Funeral of Napoleon III in London Draws Immense Crowd
London reports the Prussian court in mourning for Napoleon III with Eugenie unable to attend the funeral. Cherished imperialists and English nobles join a long procession from the late emperor’s residence to the chapel. The Prince Imperial leads mourners, about thirty thousand spectators watch quietly as the coffin lies in mortuary chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Eugenie
Chiselhurst
Napoleon III
London
Borneen
Aris
Prince Imperial
Jerome Napoleon
Prince Joachim
Achilles
M. Rouher
Pee
Southwark
Father Goddard
Lutz
St. George’s Cathedral
France
Prince Napoleon
Durant resumes testimony in Credit Mobilier inquiry
In Washington on January 16 the Durant testimony before Mr. Poland's Credit Mobilier Committee continued. Durant said Brooks received stocks and bonds and explained contracts for the Union Pacific construction. He stated no personal knowledge of Congress using stock to influence legislation and claimed the bonds belonged to the company, not him. Bushnell also testified, expressing belief the dispute stems from a misunderstanding and that the stock should be worth seventy five cents, with other details noted about donations and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Poland
Credit Mobilier Committee
Durant
Brooks
Union Pacific Railroad
Brooke
Congress
Legislaion
Ames
Credit Mobilier
Niblack
Dudhe
Harlan
Carpenter
Wisconsip
Committees Probe Credit Mobilier and Rail Debates
The Other Committee reports testimony by H C Crane and C S Bushnell. Rollins cites book access issues for Pacific Railroad. Durant examined UP cost and contracts. Butler and Spofford argue Boston fire relief credits before Ways and Means. House discusses secret detectives and rail freight policy.
Tweed Trial Progress and Local Murders Report
New York reports a monotonous Tweed trial with objections overruled as Richard A. Storrs testifies to vouchers bearing the defendant’s signature. A brutal murder at 414 East Eleventh Street leaves Mrs Sheflin dead with multiple wounds. husband George Shefflin suspected but fled. Grand Jury indicts Sharkey Scannell and King for murder. Underground Railway work begins near Seventy ninth Street with 300 men. final completion expected January 1 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tweed
New York
Richard A. Storrs
Board of Supervisors
Paardey
East Eleventh Street
Ann Sheflin
Sharkey
Scannell
King
Toomps
Seventy Ninth Street
Weather Report From War Department Dispatch
Weather report from the War Department Chief Signal Officer dated January 16 forecasts easterly to southerly winds and cloudy conditions across New England and the Mid-Atlantic, with rain likely. The South Atlantic and Middle States see rain and wind shifts, while the Mississippi valley and westward area expect clearing, cooling trends, and lower temperatures eastward over the Upper Lake region.
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War Department
Washington
New England
South Atlantic
Middle States
Mississippi Valley
Upper Lake
Regio’ Ee
Tennessee
Minnesota Sufferers and State Aid Urged by Governor
The governor urged immediate state aid for storm sufferers as details emerge from the great blizzard. Reports from Brown and nearby counties list numerous deaths including Sam O’Keon and Christian Heg, with many found frozen or missing. travel is blocked and stock losses are reported. A petition asks for wire fences along prairie roads to reduce future accidents.
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Minnesota
Pau
Prairies
Brown County
New Ulm
Red Wood Falls
Renville
Chippewa
Yellow Medicine
Wood Center
Fergus Falle
Sam. O’keon
Christian Heg
H.R. Wells
Preston
Moore County
New York Jeweler Robbed at Tremont House in Chicago
A Chicago report states jeweler Mills was robbed of nearly twenty thousand dollars in watches and jewelry at the Tremont House while at dinner. His room was entered and trunks broken into. The same issue notes the German National Bank rumor subsiding and a Lumberman's Insurance assignee predicting a twenty percent dividend to creditors.
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CuHrence
New York
Mills
Tremont House
Scandinavian Nk
Lumberman’s Insurance Company
Legislative notes from Columbus session and appeals
Senate passes bills exempting dentists from jury service and restricting nuisances. New bills include Hamilton county fee fund payments, railroad fraud prevention, religious board education incorporation, and horse thief detection companies. A Missouri joint session elected L V Boggs U S Senator. Maine temperance convention discussed elder clause. a Richmond Indiana clergyman fined for wife beating. steamships Manitabon and North German line noted in Baltimore sailing and arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Jan
Senate
Morris
Case
Schiff
Hamilton County
Putnam
Judiciary Committee
Curtiss
Smith
Montgomery
Ferguson
State Board of Agriculure
Munson
Cess
National Banks Must Restore Capital Under Impaired Stock
Congress reports an act requiring banks with impaired or missing capital to restore it within three months after notice, via shareholder assessments, with receivers possible if unpaid. Additional provisions ban certain court actions before judgment and bar use of "national" in nonbank names with penalties. The bill also covers congressional inquiry into lobbying fees and confirms amendments to the army appropriation bill of 1871 regarding Pacific railroad bond interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wshington
Senate
Sherman
Committee On Finance
Enac. &c
Controller of Currency
United States
Duse
Farnsworth
Select Mobilier Committee
Wilson’s
Union Pacific
House
Detectives Accused by Thief of Burglary Plot
Wesley M Cameron visited an ark-house with a thief named William McClellan who has many aliases. McClellan alleges detectives Geo Carr and Jack Orr instigated and shared proceeds of a burglary and urged a second theft during the French Band period to steal gold watches for $50 each. Orr denies the claims and says he never met McClellan until arrest. The mayor's investigation is promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley M. Cameron
Ark-House
Wm. McClellan
Charlies Theemas
Cameron
Geo, Carr
Jack Orr
Mr. C
McClellan
Durin
Carr
Orr
M.C
Thomas
Xenia
City Officials Lose Chamber Furnishings Over Unpaid Claim
Deputy Sheriff Brown served a writ of judgment on the city after contractor Dorsey, who repaired Observatory road, won $500 in court for flood damage. With thirty days passed and no city payment, the county seized all furniture from the Council Chamber and City Clerk’s office, now under watch. The City Solicitor filed a bond to contest the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Dorsey
Observatory Road
Council Chamber
Wreck of U Chillingham Castle Claims 26 Lives
Reports from London and other cities detail a maritime disaster as the ship U Chillingham Castle wrecks en route from Shields to Malta with twenty six drownings.
River News Weather Brisk Rain Favors River Flow
Wet and cloudy conditions prevail with intervals of rain and a favorable outlook for more water. The river level remains falling at 14 feet 2 inches in the channel as fog disrupts arrivals. levee business continues and packets report strong activity. The Juniata ship reached the ways today as conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juniata
Indictments, elopement, and court verdicts in Independent county
The grand jury indicted Laura B. Scott and Samuel Morgan for grand larceny and Isham Williams for burglary. Stanton Wayman Jr and Miss Jeanie French eloped from Independence and married in Cincinnati. Squire Tebbs awarded F H Renz $20 in a drug store dispute. Alfred B Hymer won $1300 against Short-line railroad for land damages and failure to build a station and two cattle guards after embankment work on Bank Lick creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura B. Scott
Samuel Morgan
Isham Williams
Stanton Wayman, Jr
Jeanie French
Independence
Cincinnati
Squire Tebbs
F. H. Renz
Dr. King
Sixth
Main Streets
Florence Ritter
Circuit Court For
Independent
Alfred B.hymer
Bank Lick Creek
Wyoming Epizooty Spread Reaches Territory
Reports note an outbreak of animal disease in Wyoming Territory. Kentucky Legislature again debates moving the capital. A bottle of strychnine is found in Stokes’s vacated cell. Samana Bay and peninsula sold to a New York company with a capital of twenty million. Edwin Forrest’s Shakespeare collection sold in Philadelphia. House Public Works committee details spending of 000. Spain denies receiving a note from Secretary Fish on slavery or colonial reforms. Secretary Fish forwards Mueller’s letter on the Cape Kaparine project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Kentucky
Stokes
Samana Bay
Peninsula
New York
Edwin Forrest
Philadelphia
House Committee On Publics
Fish
Apie Mueller
Newport Box Nuisance Ends as Fare Evasion Emerges
Newport authorities abandon the box nuisance for collecting fares on the streetcar after finding many riders skip deposits. Died in Sacramento Louis Brizzalara left about three thousand dollars in estate. Col D Hounshell and A T Root clergy lawyers clashed in Cincinnati over depositions but were separated with no serious injuries. City purchases government standard weights and measures for market inspectors to enforce bychers weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport Street
Louis Brizzalara
Sacramento
California
Col
D. Hounshell
A. T. Root
College Building
Walnut Street
Cincinnati
Esterday
City Sewerage Board Hears Progress and Contracts
The board met at the usual hour and heard a weekly report from Sewerage Engineer A. A. Gilbert detailing progress on city projects. C D John Ryan & Co. contracted to clear Liberty street sidewalks and remove debris ahead of paving. Final McLean avenue estimate of 10,806.93 was presented and approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilteee
A. A. Gilbert
John Ryan & Co
Liberty Street
McLean Avenue
Commercial Travelers Organizes Benefit Association
The Commercial Travelers form aBenefit Association with a five dollar membership fee and a five dollar death assessment. Members must be salesmen or travelers, meet Saturdays, and have traveled for work at least twice weekly. Officers elected: President L C Weir, Vice President E M Bemis, Secretary J Maddox, Treasurer S B Davis. executive committee named. Meeting adjourned to next Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sereri
Treasuer
Cincinnati
L. C. Weir
E. M. Bemis
J. Maddox
Davia
C. Ludlow
Ww. T. Cooper
Charles Churchill
J. N. Doby
T. £. Elliott
Odd Fellows Protective Association Exposition of Benefits
The exhibit details the Odd Fellows Protective Association founded December 21, 1867, its five year operations, 300-plus members, and benefits paid to families of deceased members totaling $13,368. It notes admission fees of 225 and annual assessments of 125, with funds allocated to Protective and Contingent accounts and minor current expenses. A merger with the Jews Widows and Orphans’ Association is being considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd-fellows'Protective Association
Odd-fellows
Tte
Lodge
The
Order In
Hamilton
Twente
Sun
Association
Jaly
Gan Contingent Fund
U.S
Eebicom
C.ent
J.C
S. D. Smith
Davis
Board of Trustees
B. Innes
R. J. Williams
A. Kittinger
B. C. True
Robt. Sutton
Local Items and Notices From Dayton Area
A Dayton shoe store robbery left about 400 dollars in goods missing after a Monday incident. A Private Detective Snowden was arrested for theft and, after promising to restore the goods, was robbed on the promise. John Spoffer, 90, passed away at his son’s Main Street home, leaving many friends. The Atheneum in Columbus hosted a two day engagement for H J Sargent's comedy company and the French play Fernande. Mrs Elizabeth Stiebelman died near Dayton after a lengthy illness. Anna Helriggle celebrated her third wedding anniversary with friends joining in the celebration. Union prayer meetings at M E Church continue to draw steady attendance. A 13 year old youth fell into a canal near the Xenia depot and drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Billet
Wayne Stree
Snowden
Montgomery County
John Spoffer
Main Street
H. J. Sargent
the Atheneum
Columbus
Fernande
Anna Helriggle Cele
M. E
Dayton Sees Population Growth and Church Plans
Dayton Kentucky reports a population near 3200 with growth since three years ago. Episcopalians plan to build a handsome church next spring, along with schoolhouses and other public buildings enhancing the city. A Sabbath school event to benefit the charge is planned, with substantial support expected.
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Kenton Street
Dayton
Adileaux
Ita
Ubsir
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Engenie
Wilson
H.C. Crane
Rollins
Pacific Railroad Company
Bushnell
Surolly
Union Paific Railroad
Butler
Alley
Credit Ohiller
Thayer
Hawley
House Committee On Commerce
Hale
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Phelps, Dodge & Co
Ways and Means
Benjamin F. Butler
Spofford
Ways and Eans
Boston
Weather Report
Jay Eee
Tag N Linois
Chicago & N North
Chicago
Brashear
E. M. Davin
H. B
Ford
Oren
Mr. Wilson
Missouri Legislature
Col. L. V. Bogg
U. S
Maine
Richmond
Ind
Allan Line
Baltimore
Liverpool
Remen
Congressional
Xlil Congress
Schonvaloff
Spain
Cuba
Ish
Sickles
Cortes
Porto Rico
Tripple
Don Carlos
Rion
Department of
Landes
Lisson
Rio de Janeiro
Parana
Oprssa
Broussels
Charleroi
Paris
M. Belcaster
Vatican
River News
Covington
Newport
Sewerage Commissioners
Elizabeth Stiebelman
Lion
Bour
Xenia Depot
Dayton, KY
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