Credit Mobilier testimony and Wilson Committee notes
Executives and lawmakers convened in Washington as the Credit Mobilier inquiry advanced with Judge Poland's panel in executive session. Dickey, Stevens' partner, testified to Stevens' nonownership of Credit Mobilier or U P stock. The Louisiana investigation featured testimony on voter suppression and blank affidavits. The Wilson Committee prepared its report while awaiting Dodge of Iowa and weighed Dodge’s forthcoming testimony.
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Credit Mobilier
Washington
Poland
Wilson
J. Dickey
Thaddeus Stevens
Stevens
U. P. Railroad
Dickey
Louisiana
Committee On Elections and
Privie
Chevler
U. S
Packard
Robinson
St. Ae
Durrell
Ely
Wilson Committee
Dodge
Iowa
Will
Electoral College Count Returns Grant Victory in 1878
The joint convention of the Senate and House, in a prolonged session, counted Mississippi and Arkansas votes while discarding several objections. After debates over Georgia and Louisiana, they affirmed Grant and Wilson as President and Vice President elect for four years beginning March 4, 1877, with adjournment after declaring the outcome.
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Dent
United States
Sherman
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Hoar
Georgia
Horace Greeley
Edmunds
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Yeas
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U. S
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Mr. Beck
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
B. Gratz Brown
Missouri
B. G. Brown
New York
Charles J Jenkins
George
Alfred H. Colquitt
N. P. Banks
Massachusetts
Gen. Banks
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Ind
Mr. Potter
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Kentucky
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Henry Wilson
Sheldon
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Wilson
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Ambler
Boyee
Committee of the Senate
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Speer
Garfield
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Isis
Union Church Organizes in Rome and Jail Return
A Union American Church was organized in Rome on the last Sunday. A clerk applicant who could bear confinement answered after seven years in jail. A Dayton machine shop employee Terry suffered a severe head cut severing an artery while chiseling. A New Orleans court clerk was told reporters may not inspect records pending cases. Esgomere County Teachers Institute meets Saturday with papers on practical education by Higley Wilson Holbrook Forbes.
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Rome
Terry
Glen & Pease’s
Dayton
Durell
U. S. Court At
New Orleans
Esgomere County Teachers’ Institute
Higley
Wilson
Holbrook
Lebanon
Alex. Forbes
Cleveland
Vigilance raid in Dodge City Leaves Two Dead
A vigilance committee raided a dance house in Dodge City on a Sunday afternoon. Two men were killed identified as Charles Hill alias Texas and Ed Williams, described as desperate frontier characters. The rifle assault left both men severely wounded and in grave condition.
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Dodge City
Charles Hill
Texas
Ed. Williams
National Association of Pearl Manufacturers Reelects Leader
The Pittsburgh meeting of the National Association of Pearl Manufacturers yesterday reelected John Beac of Albany as president for the upcoming year. Other officers and committees related to the association's activities were discussed, with plans for ongoing industry efforts announced.
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Asserciation
Apieve Manufacturers Commie
Pittsburg
Yeaterday
Beac John 8
Albany
N. Ee
Jo Prenereritnae
Immigrant Shipping Line Tangles Estate Dilemma
Children’s Aid Society weighs a case tied to European immigrants aboard a steamship at an Atlantic port. The estate’s condition would determine if beneficiaries may receive a legacy, with the estate described as embarrassed and unsettled.
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Europe
Fire department saves Mobile costs with two engines
Worthy of Consideration notes that Mobile plans a two-engine fire unit cutting insurance rates for the city. The Insurance Board reduced rates by one quarter to three quarters on many risks, forecasting an annual city saving of over $9,000. The piece cites H. J. Boxp of Cincinnati as the general agent.
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Mobile Register
Wvce Ohacer Y Firey Keel
Appleacy Miss
H. J. Boxp
West Fourth Street
Cincinnati
The Beauties of Bible Language by Professor Chadburne
A scholarly discussion on how nature shapes biblical language. The piece argues that natural imagery across books conveys God's grandeur and moral message, citing lilies, hills, and the whirlwind speech to Job as demonstrations of divine beauty and power.
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God
Job
Solomon
Professor Chadburne
The Enduring Knocker and the Call of the Door
In Scribner's February issue a nostalgic defense of old fashioned door knockers. The piece argues knockers announce visitors to all the household and cannot be ignored like a bell, citing Biddy’s private duty and the public call of the knock.
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Bridget
Dinah
Biddy
Parti
Scribner’s
Brain wasting and remedies in early 20th century lectures
A Leeds medical lecture by J Crichton Brown discusses brain wasting with notes that women recover more quickly than men and earlier onset improves prognosis. He credits Radcliffe for cod liver oil and hypophosphites as nerve supporters and notes opium tincture and ether may help when other remedies fail.
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J. Crichton Brown
Leeds School of Medicine
Radcliffe
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the Pacific Railroad
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Union Pacific Railroad
Ashton
Thevernment Counsel
Goat Island
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Senate Military Committee
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Samuel G. Brown
South Carolina
Lexington
Williams
Congressional
Bucyrus
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Nee County
J ‘Ig
Bdoor-Knoeckers
Orleans
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