Cabinet Change Rumors Denied by Attorney General Williams
Washington reports dismiss rumors of Attorney General Williams resigning on March 4 as untrue and notes his strong standing with the President. It is uncertain whether other cabinet members like Hoar or Fish will depart, with Boutwell's retirement described as certain. The piece also covers Alabama and Louisiana developments and previews the Agricultural Bureau December-January report with large corn and smaller potato yields.
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Stokes murder trial ends as witnesses defend Fisk character
In New York on Jan 1 the Stokes trial neared its end with full attendance of counsel and spectators. Port er Rothwell of Grand Central testified about searching for a pistol, Vanderbi lt and Devin defended Fisk’s character, while Clark spoke of Fisk as reckless but unlikely to resort to violence. Family testimony followed about Stokes’s illness before the homicide. Jay Gould’s London operations allegedly influenced Erie stock moves, with losses and profits noted amid a market manipulation claim. The voyage of the Columbus brought rough seas and long voyage delays from Bremen.
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New Year Officials Take Oath Amid Albany Disorder
State officers across Albany and nearby jurisdictions are sworn in as the new governor and mayoral successor prepare to assume duties. The city marks New Year observances with bells, quotes, and weather relief, while debris clearance continues at the Center Street fire site and funerals proceed for townsfolk.
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Destructive Virginia fire wipes out four warehouses
Alexandria January 1 a fierce blaze on Union street consumed three three story brick warehouses used by Suet & Co. commission merchants. Five horses perished in the flames and several firemen were injured by falling bricks. Total loss about 70000 dollars. A schooner at the dock caught fire but was saved by snow fighting.
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Boston
Fire Devastates Montreal Boot Warehouse and Stores
A major blaze on St. Peter Street in Montreal destroyed the wholesale boot and shoe store of Ames, Willard & Co and the Wilcoh Woods & Co fancy goods and broom factory. Loss about 300,000 with insurance variously reported. several workers were injured or frozen as salvage efforts failed.
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Ames, Willard & Co
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Ames
Willard
Old Offender Pat Callahan Arrested in Murder Case
In Municipal Court Pat Callahan alias Peter Callahan was held for Philadelphia officers regarding a September 1870 murder in a bar room. He was arrested in Wilmington by Boston police. Also notes a spinal meningitis outbreak among horses in the Metroolitan railroad stables and the steamer Siberia arriving from Liverpool with passengers and cargo after heavy weather.
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Wift-murderer Cluck Ends Life in Jail Before Execution
INDIANAPOLIS Jan 1 Cluck the wife murderer who faced hanging Friday Jan 3 died in his jail cell reportedly from a morphine overdose. He lay ill after a morning bed rest and a stomach pump proved ineffective. A piece of newspaper or cap note tied to Governor Baker was found. A German woman aboard a Jeffersonville train suffered a severe foot injury while shielding her child in a disturbance at the depot. Donations were begun to aid her recovery.
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Death of Geo. W. Fargo in New Jersey overdose
Geo. W. Fargo died at his residence in the city Monday night from an overdose of laudanum. He leaves a wife and no children. He was a certain age and the son of Hon. William Fargo of Wells Fargo & Co. Express.
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Weather Turbulence and Rail Disaster Claim Scottish Victims
London reports tempestuous weather with shipping damage on the coast. A railway accident near Milnegagie, Scotland, seven miles north of Glasgow, severely injures forty. London court proceedings involve Bowles Brothers' Robert Bowles and a bail arrangement. Other items note political speeches, Geneva arbitration, and Marshal Bazaine inquiry.
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Bartle Frere Arem
Zanzi
Spain and the Spanish character in historical critique
General Revere laments Spain’s long era of senseless fanaticism under rulers who exploited the nation for selfish ends. He portrays Spaniards as devoted to military conquest, religious fervor, and national myths, arguing progress requires abandoning these tenets and embracing a rational standard.
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Testa Tay
Donna Christina
Spain
Golltien
Abd
Ant
Gen
Revere
Miscellaneous odds and ends from a scattered period page
A sweeping miscellany with notes on telegraph mileage, school counts, yarbfications, and a country editor's musings. Items cover cattle beekeeping tips, proposals in Congress, Vermont legislature days, Marietta rail work, New York Tombs relocation, Chicago railroad stats, New Orleans unrest easing, emigration debates, a rumored cabinet retirement denial, tax receipts, a New York fire funeral, Chicago saloon laws shifts, a Long Island pigeon match, editorial staff counts, fur buying cautions, French silk crop values, California harvest hopes, and a Baghdadlike Boston night scene of ruins and firefighting.
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