President's Louisiana stance fuels Senate naval bill debate
Washington dispatches from December 14 to 18 report the Senate Naval Committee backing a ten vessel sloops of war plan with wood or iron construction and private yard fulfillment, plus a House panel proposal to raise the President's salary from 25 000 to 50 000 annually. The missive also notes attitudes on Louisiana politics and federal recognition efforts amid Pinchback faction tensions.
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Alabama
Louisiana
Senate
Credit Mobilier
Washington
Montgomery
Ala
W. H. Smith
General Assembly
George H. Williams
Washington, D. C
R. H. Erskine
New York
Boston
Philaiphia
Baltimore
San Francisco
Committee On Banking and Currency
Italy
Totaly
Marsh
Fish
Armotr
Capprocen
Senate Naval Committee
House
House Committee On the Judiciary
United States
John McEeery
New Orleans
John McEnery
Gro. H. Williams
Ogden
Williams
Anthony
Morton
Ind
George E. Spencer
Sherman
Ohio
Committee On Finance
Great Britain
Unite States
Pomeroy
Oklahoma
Chandler
Mich
Bureau of Immigration
J. Cragin
N. H
Committee On Naval Affairs
Secretary of the Navy
Testimony in Credit Mobilier Case Sparks Debate
The McEnery Committee heard calls to present testimony before a final decision by the President. McComb testified, denying personal knowledge of Ames bribery but admitting knowledge of a congressman receiving stock, and a Democratic member was named as seeking stock to influence House votes.
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McEnery Committee
Ey General
McEnery
Credit Mobilier Committee
McComb
Pennsylvania
Oakes Ames
Congress
Credit Mobilier
Brutal murder shocks town as father Kills two daughters
In Lumbiana Ohio, Erleen G Porter killed his three year old and one year old daughters with a hatchet while the family gathered by the fire. He fled to Leetonia, was arrested, arraigned before Justice Rohrbaugh, and committed for trial amid calls for lynching.
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C. Lumbiana
Erleen G. Porter
Henry F. Flickinger
Porter
Minnie
Leetonia
Rohrbaugh
Insurrection Rumor Suppressed Amid Fatalities Abroad
Maprio reports a suburb insurrection that was quickly quelled after a clash night before. twenty killed or wounded in the turmoil. In London, snow and gales disrupted telegraphs as the Elbe arrives from Aspinwall. Paris notes a political move over a supposed French liberation, while steamships, weather, and floods affect Europe.
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Maprio
Cortes
Martos
London
Aspinwall
Lady Doughty
Schenck
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Paris
Gustave
Nantes
France
M. Barthe
Section of
Seine
Loire
Berlin
Bismarck
Council of Ministers
Brussels
Tambre
Charleroi
Reconciling Courts Improve Justice in Danish West Indies
The Danish West Indies establish reconciling courts to settle disputes before legal action. Judges aim for amiable settlements, with a second meeting if needed, then a certificate to proceed. without certificate after initial demand, suits are barred. Nine tenths of cases reportedly settle at low cost. Debutantes in Washington include Nellie Grant’s relatives and Judge Bartley’s daughter. Deep Artesian well in St Louis reaches 2199 feet with salty water.
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Washington
Nellie Grant
Miss Madge Oe
General Dent
Miss Fish
Secret Fish
Sophy Radford
Admiral Radford
Miss Kilbourne
Europe
Miss Bartly
Judge Bartley
Nice
General Sherman
St.Louis
Senate Debates on Boston Relief Bill and Education Funding
The Senate debated the Boston relief measure with proposed lumber exemptions and referred the bill to the Judiciary Committee after a lengthy discussion. The House considered reimbursing William and Mary College for wartime destruction with a condition tied to open admission for all races, amid opposing views on racial inclusivity and civil rights precedents.
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Mr. Wood
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Caldera
Chivess
W . J. Randall
Postmaster General
House
L. Myers
College of William and Mary
Virginia
Shanks
Ind
J. Perce
Miss
United States
Critcher
Mississippi
Mr. Perce
Debating Civil War Reforms and Tax Office Abolitions
The House debated a measure on firing responsibility at the college amid conflicting reports of arson. Votes showed party splits as the bill failed passage. Senate amendments to abolish Assessors and Assistan Assessors of Internal Revenue were debated and largely concurred, with a Treasury agents provision later rejected.
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Yeas
Ete
House
Senate
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Committee On Ays and Means
Butler
Mase
Russia at a Crossroads Between Progress and Poverty
The piece contrasts Russia’s grand canal and military display with harsh social realities. It cites doubled drunkenness, hospital and school shortages, deadly factory accidents, and mass homelessness from floods. It questions state priorities and condemns brutal labor conditions while praising fiscal frugality in instruction.
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Dalton
Sea of
Azoff
Cronstadt
Russia
Board of Instruction
Kopeck
Central Asia
Jerusalem
Titus
New City Board of Waterworks Powers Enacted
A 1873 act creates a Waterworks Board with broad powers over contracts, salaries, and city improvements. It requires council approval for large expenditures, sets advertisement rules for bids, and details contract modification limits. The act abolishes prior offices and takes effect May 1 1873. Also notes a metal string violin invention and historian Edward A Pollard's illness.
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Toe
Board of Improvements
Commissioners of Sewers and Platting Commission
Board of Improvements and Platting Commission
Mrs Greeley Remembered For Edgy Faith And Iron Will
A fragment from a New York Commercial Advertiser reminiscence portrays Mrs. Greeley as steadfast and eccentric. It notes her Graham diet with Horace Greeley, her vegetarian zeal, and candid carryouts of radical ideas. The piece highlights her Universalist beliefs and devotion to philanthropy alongside Mr. Greeley’s patient support.
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Yrof. Youmans
Mr. Greeley
Horace
R. Greeley
Mrs. Greeley
Ben Adhem
Wilberforce
Howard
Returning Japanese Young Women Arrive in New York
Miss Bijo Yoshimas and Tido Moogendo, two Japanese young women, arrive Sunday with Mrs. T. Antisell of the Capron Commission en route to Yokohama. They came here with the embassy last winter and were educated in the East, learning English and adopting American fashions. They are stopping at the Grand Hotel and sail on the next steamer.
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Bijo Yoshimas
Tido Moogendo
T. Antisell
Mori
Moquedo
Yoshimas
Mooguedo
Grand Hotel
Lene
San Francisco Bulletin
Reconstruction of Saal work framing and safety concerns
Autobiographical notes describe Mr Crow and Mr Foley overseeing a framing project with iron rafter supports and scaffolding. The account questions load bearing, brace integrity, and safety measures after a scaffold failure near Millcreek with mentions of specific workers and dates, indicating concerns about structural stability and supervision.
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Crow
Foley
Teuw
John M. Biain
Moraine Manan
R. Foley
Las
Case
Ose
Aaron Ha
Koti
Stowden Fas
Rattlesnake Lore and Remedies From Prairie Tales
The text describes rattlesnakes on the prairie, their warning rattle, and how people react. It notes that not all snakes are venomous and recounts a cure using a penknife and gunpowder, though this is presented as folklore. It mentions the rattlesnake’s rattle bones and how the sound signals danger.
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Ina
Tim
Artificial odor device touted by Lyons Progress expert
A Lyons Progress report describes a vime-dreseer's invention of an artificial odor device. The article notes the device is meant to emit scents instantly, while a frost risk is feared and night obstructions may hinder operation.
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Lyons
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