Modoc War Drama Reports Modocs Attack On Hasbrouck Force
San Francisco May 12 dispatch from Lava Beds says Capt Hasbrouck command was surprised by Modocs. Four soldiers and one Warm Spring Indian were killed. six soldiers and one Warm Spring Indian wounded. Captain Jack and 30 Modocs engaged. twenty five Modoc horses captured. Canby’s uniform seen, outside aid suspected. Canby funeral set. General Canby arrival details, Indianola interment planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hasbrouck
Jack
Canby
Davis
Seized goods in trunks concealment lace and cigars
New York officers seized a large haul of laces kid gloves silks and cigars hidden in trunks with false bottoms after inspection on the Maine coast. The items were confiscated amid ongoing customs action and investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maine
Arlington amphitheater to serve Decoration Day crowds
Washington preparations for Decoration Day include a permanent amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery for 5000 seats and a speaker’s stand, cost about $10000, to serve the Grand Army of the Republic on future Decoration Days. The Polaris survivors are being coordinated for transport to Washington, with ships or trains arranged as needed. Other items note Whitelaw Reid sued for libel by Ben F. Butler, and dispatches from Governor Kellogg on Louisiana unrest and militia orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisserwatel
Gene
Arlington National Cemetery
Grand Army of the Republic
Law Reid
Ben. F. Butler Messrs
Hinkle and
Arrick
Benj. F. Camp
Whitelaw Reid
The
Triune
Reid
Chase
Kellogg
New Orleans
Badger
Podeteran
Martinsville
Teche
de Blanc
U. S
Orleans
W.H. Clarke
American Press Association
Washington, D.C
Louisiana
Longstreet
Wm. P. Kellogg
Funeral Obsequies for Chief Justice Chase Held in Senate Chamber
The May 13 funeral rites for Chief Justice Chase took place in the Senate Chamber with the President, Cabinet, and Congress in attendance. Dr Tiffany led the services. Rev Brown and Rev Peony preached, and the procession moved to Oak Hill Cemetery where the casket was laid in a temporary vault before private interment on Governor Cooke’s lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chase
Senate
Congress
Tiffany
Sureme Court
Cleveland
B. Payton Brown
Peony
Pennsylvania Avenue
Georgetown
Oakhill Cemetery
Wedders
Metropolitan Church
Br Ge
Washington Streets
Oak Hill Cemetery
B. P. Brown
Mr. Brown
God
Jesus Christ
Dr. Tiffany
Governor Cooke
Diamonds hidden in valise spark new robbery confusion
In Rochester on May 13 the valise of Mr. J. Ormsby containing $15,000 in diamonds was found last night in a private office. A caller had mistaken his own valise for Mr. Ormsby's, leading to the alleged Osborn House robbery.
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Rochester
J. Ormsby
Osborn House
Chicago Jubilee Preparations Expand For June Music Event
Chicago reports energy behind the great Jubilee in May with railroads offering excursion rates. Twenty five thousand pamphlets will illustrate the scope and design of the Jubilee. An honesty dedication ball is planned. Governors of Northwestern states have been invited and accepted.
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Chicago
Carcano
Congressional Convention in St Louis Addresses Planned Excursions
May 18 report from St Louis notes Mayor Brown received a reply from Governor Woodson agreeing to speak at the Convention. General Bassey Judge Kinnard and Mr Armstrong of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce were introduced to coordinate excursions from Galveston. One hundred nine Congressmen from twenty eight states signaled attendance along with Governors Noyes Ohio Woodson Missouri Walker Virginia and Austin Minnesota.
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Str. Louis
P Pester
Brown
Woodson
General Bassey
Judge Kinnard
Armstrong
New Orleans
Noyes
Ohio
Missouri
Walker
Virginia
Austin
Minnesota
Judge Durell Urges Grand Jury to Probe Colfax Crime
Judge Durell of the District Court admonished the Grand Jury to fully investigate the Colfax affair and indict the principal movers regardless of status. He urged rigorous enforcement of Ku Klux laws and condemned attempts to deny rights of colored citizens. The St Martinsville affair calms as Badger’s force plans return. a Royal Street fire on Saturday night caused about 100000 dollars in property loss.
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Durell
Cyuarge
St. Martinsville
New Orleans
District Court
Grand Jury
Pani Sh Yen
Colfax
Legislaon
Badger
Royal Street
Fresh political unrest in Hempsted County Arkansas
Letters allege Gov Baxter appointments lack citizen approval and trigger opposition. Sheriff Vance fled toward Camden after warnings that he could not exercise office within Hempsted County. He recounts a two mile running fight with pursuers before escaping. Washington residents reportedly hold warlike stance to bar Judge Kingston from holding court. Sheriff remains at Arkadelphia awaiting Judge Kingston's decision.
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Little Rock
Hempted
Baxter
Hempsted
Vance
General Assembly
Camden
Washington
Judge Kingston
Arkadelphia
Centennial Commission reconstituted at Philadelphia exhibition
The Centennial Commission reassembled and read many communications. Judge Campbell of Indiana plans a brief absence and requests temporary Secretary Smith continue in office. Oregon’s Mr. Duten offered a resolution to coordinate transport with railroads and steamships to provide affordable travel and lodging guidance for visitors, with appointed agencies in counties and cities to supply information and issue travel certificates.
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Centennial Commission
Judge Campbell
Indiana
Smith
Duten
Oregon
Committee On Transportation
United States
Philadelphia
Eta
Lofty iron column aims to outdo world’s heights
A Philadelphia manufacturer plans a one thousand foot open work iron column to illuminate the Centennial Exposition grounds with a Drummond light. The piece notes Rouen and Strasbourg spires, two Glasgow chimneys, and Bunker Hill Monument as comparative landmarks, questioning beauty over height.
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Philadelphia
Rouen
France
Strasbourg
Chemical
Glasgow
Bunker Hill Monument
Numerous Civil and Criminal Updates From Across Regions
Smith & Over fail as New York tea dealers. New York horseshoers win strike. Tweed to plead to fifteen indictments. Oceanic sails after repair. Salary-stealers excursion extended to Galveston. H C Chapman elected NYSE president. Hillohen to be hanged in Baltimore June 13. Governor Ferry wary of Indian scare. Hempstead sheriff arrives at Little Rock. Samana Bay letter notes Peninsular sovereignty. Wheeler expedition to start from Washington. McDonnell prosecution concluded in New York. Dimmick suicide in Bloomingburg. Farwell withdraws for Maine governorship in favor of Kent. James Fitzpatrick stabbed in Memphis. suspect Thomas arrested. St Paul Railway land grant rumor confirmed. Official notice to follow. Merchant Ormesby loses 15000 in misdelivery. Dalton arrested in St. Louis for 1871 murder. Postal cards total reaches three million. Black Bess dies after fall in Mazeppa. Jayhawker Jennison arrested in Leavenworth. Iowa backs Justice Miller for Chief Justice.
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Smith & Over
New York
Tweed
Oceanic
St. Louis
Galveston
H. C. Chapman
New York Stock Exchange
Hillohen
Baltimore
Samply
Ferry
Washi
Vance
Hempstead
Arkansas
Little Rock
Samana Bay
Peninsular
Wheeler
Colorado
Mexico
Arizona
Washington
McDonnell
John C. Dimmick
Bloomingburg
N. A. Farwell
Maine
Judge Kent
James Fitzpatrick
Memphis
John Thomas
Thomas
St. Paul
St. Croix
Joseph Ormesby
Osborne House
Rochester
John G. Dalton
Thomas Wallace
Blain’s Falls
Lawrence County
Leo Hudson
Mazeppa
Leo
Jennison
Foreign News Snapshot From European Voters To Khiva Advance
Bonapartist wins seat in French National Assembly from Rochelle and a Lyons radical elected. Spain’s final vote may yield 350 Federal Republicans and 40 opposition. Berlin reports no assassination attempt on Emperor William. Count von Itzenplitz resigns as minister with successor undecided. British Conservatives push federal republican idea. Oscar and Sophia Wilhelmina crowned in Sweden. Oscar to be king of Norway July 18 at Drontheim. French cabinet split over electoral bill. Simon and Remusat oppose changes, Say supports reform, Goulard and Dufaure demand two years domicile to vote. Khiva reportedly taken after Khiva expedition. Vienna financial catechism unsettles Europe, bourse down $100 million. US securities down $10 million in Germany. London mood sagging amid investor anxiety over US and European capital markets.
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National Assembly
Rochelle
Lyons
Spain
Berlin
William
St. Petersburg
Count von Itzenplitz
Ministry of Commerce and Public Works
Birmingham
England
Great Britain
Assembly
M. Jules Simon
Count de Remusat
M. Leon Say
M.M. Goulard
Dufaure
Khiva
Tashkend
Fort No. 1
Bowkan Hills
Kizil Kum
Lower Oxus
Vienna
Europe
Germany
London
Expensive Royal Funeral in India Described in Letter
A London Times letter details the cremation of the Maharajah of Jodhpore. The corpse wore brocade robes and jewels worth 65000 dollars. Elephants carried gold and silver coins to spectators to scramble for as Brahmins received alms and residents shaved their hair in grief. Wives and concubines sought burnings but were limited by custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
London Times
Jondhpore
Relic of the Good Old Days In Detroits Alley
A Detroit Free Press note recounts a whitewashed tale where a sanitation worker in an alley enters a barn and overhears a father scolding a son with a series of whacks and shouts. An officer witnesses the scene, noting Detroit may still hold a lone pioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Local tragedy on Newportside boat ends in suicide attempt
A man, unnamed, boarded the Newportside boat about eight last evening and tossed a fifteen cent stamp without taking change. He then moved to the boat’s far side and stepped overboard, with no further details or witnesses available.
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Newportside
Caldwell letter seeks committee for Hall widow and orphans relief
The letter from Joan D Caldwell urges Mr Greenwood to chair a committee formed to secure relief for Mrs Hall and her children. It notes Hall’s memory and protection, argues for placing funds in a bank for their support, and requests prompt action.
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Greenwood
Iles Greenwood
Charles Francis Hall
Hall
Joan D. Caldwell
Imported Birds Sewn to Enliven Parks and Orchards
The Cincinnati Society of Acclimatization plans spring imports of fifteen European bird varieties to curb insects and brighten parks and woods. It urges clergy teachers and parents to foster humane treatment of birds, seeing moral education as key to preserving songbirds. Andrew Erkenbrecher and Armin Tenner sign as secretary and president.
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Cincinnati Society of
Europe
Andrew Erkenbrecher
Armin Tenner
Missionary Anniversary of Women’s Foreign Society
The Women’s Foreign Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church marks its third anniversary this week. An executive committee of delegates from branches across the United States will convene at St Paul’s M E Church with sessions to plan reports, finances, and missions for the coming year. A public meeting at Trinity M E Church will feature talks on women teachers Bible readers and physicians at missionary stations.
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Women’s Foreign Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Ghureks
Bolas
New England
W. F. Warren
Lindsay
J. E. Latimer
New York
W. B. Skidmore
J. H. Knowles
Joseph Hillman
Philadelphia
J. L. Keene
Edwin A. Johnson
W. A. Rand
Cincinnati
Geo. E. Doughty
D. A. Lathrop
Clasan
Northwestern
Jennie F. Willing
Nellie Seymour
Mary Brown Hill
St. Louis
L. A. Prescott
A. F. Newman
St. Paul’s M. E
Trinity M. E
Paul’s
Frank Willard
Ladies’ College
Evanston
Illinois
Estimated Receipts and Expenditures of the School Board 1874
The 1874 school board funds and taxes committee presents receipts and expenditures figures. Revenues include state levy and special levy, tuition, furniture, incidentals, and colored schools. The report notes a deficit of about 223,664 due to city council levy cuts and district expenses, with a plan to reduce the deficit to 10,511 by year end through economy.
Police Court Docket On Disorderly Conduct Fines
Fragmentary police court report shows multiple individuals fined for disorderly conduct and related offenses. Names and details are garbled but indicate fines, costs, and temporary holds with some cases to appear or be dismissed later.
Mozart Society of Milford Plans Permanent Wilmington Milestone
The Mozart Society of Milford met at Exposition Hall to judge its readiness for the May Festival. Despite early doubts, rehearsals improved and the group earned praise from competent judges. Led by President Mrs Harding conductor George B. Nichols organist Rev Mellish, the society aims to become a permanent institution with a possible concert soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart Society
Cinnati Chorus
Milford
Mrs Harding
George B. Nichols
Mellish
Covington and Newport Medical Society to Meet Tonight
The Covingses and Newport Medi Society hold a monthly meeting at Dr. Jessup's office on Sixth Street. Sheriff Percival has dismissed one deputy. Deputy Grand Master Pitts will start a new Lodge of Odd Fellows in Demonsville tomorrow night.
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Covingses and Newport Medi Society
Jessup
Sixth Street
Percival
Pitts
Lodge of Oddfellows
Demonsville
Lexington
Covington & Pound Gap Railroad
John Marshall
J. E. Stevenson
Hood
Big Bone Springs
Rudolph Schultz
United States Circuit Court
Linsey Woolsey lecture and bar resolutions mark Newport report
A lecture titled Linsey Woolsey by Rev. Isaac Errett was set for tonight at Fellows Hall to benefit the Christian Church of Campbell County. The Campbell County bar adopted unanimous resolutions mourning the death of Hon. Joseph Doniphan, praising his integrity and urging justice, with committee appointees to present them to the chancery and circuit courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Linsey Woolsey
Thefellows’ Hall
Isaac Errett
Christian Church
Campbell County
RB. T. Bakeren
Providence
Joseph Doniphan
Bar
Chancery Court
Doniphan
Gee R. Fearons
O. W. Root
R. W. Wilson
Chancery and
Eugelistic
T. L. Jones
George B. Hodge
C. W. Root
J. W. Menzies
R. W. Nelson
Tiers
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Redskins
General Canby
Portland
Hawkins
York City
Edwin G. B. Garcia
Paraguay
McKay & Aldus
Boston
South American Steamsire Company
NIKON
Nixon
Pfeiffer
Miss Faithful
Emily Faithful
James Lyon
Richmond
Greeley
Russia
Orr
Train
George Francis Train
Oyer and Terminer Court
Jersey City
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Horseshoers
Boss Horseshoers’ Association
Mary Jane Bracken
Jeremiah White
White
Waashingtor
Secretary of the Navy
Malloy
St. Johns
Bay Roberts
Bhief
Tory
the Centennial Commission
Oscar H
Sophia Wilhelmina
Sweden
Oscar
Norway
Drontheim
Capt. Hall
Ory
Marchnt
Joseph Ee
Erty
L. Gohande
Molly Radians
Enoy Ragrabey
Ana Seni Baxter
James A. Oates
Pike’s
Opera Bouffe
Planche
Paris
Ee Oates
Arlin
Cotton & Kemble
Wood
Wood's
Moran & Manning’s
National
Nat, Hyams
Fox
Jenkins
Covington
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