Downfall of Gen Belknap prompts impeachment bid
The report details Gen William W. Belknap's resignation as Secretary of War amid committee findings of malfeasance in post trader deals. The House moved to impeach, forwarding resolutions to the Senate and awaiting further action.
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Wm. W. _Belknap
Belknap
Washington
War Department
Hiester Clymer
Caleb P. Marsh
Fort Sill
Secretary of War
Evans
Bing
House
White House
Clymer
Wm. W. Belknap
United States
Judiciary Committee
Bremen Gazette lampoons reader and offers mock remedy
A Bremen Gazette piece mocks a fearful reader and his imagined allergy to being shot at. The column jokes about ipecac and brimstone, derides a French foreman, and warns against demeaning the paper. It ends by offering placeholder medical advice and a pat on the back for courage.
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Bremen Gazette
Labers
Sweeney
Democratic National Convention Sets Date in St Louis
The Democratic National Convention will meet in St Louis on June 27 to nominate candidates for President and Vice President and to lay down the National Democratic platform. The choice of a Western city is seen as favorable to a Western or central candidate on a platform opposing monopolies and extending civil rights, suggesting a likely victory in the next campaign.
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St. Louis
Itaugurs
Republican Party
Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption and Colds
Dr Kings New Discovery offered by druggists for consumption coughs colds asthma and bronchitis. It cures quickly with proven merit. Trial bottle free or regular bottle one dollar.
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Dr. Kings
Dr. King
Tax on Luxuries Echoes Swift Quip on Taxing Beauties
A Congress bill to tax fashionable luxuries in the United States is likened to Dean Swift’s satire on taxing beauty in the English treasury. The narrator recalls Swift’s quip about a guinea tax on every beautiful woman to illustrate the absurdity of levying such duties.
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Congress
United States
Dean Swift
House of Commons
George III
Presidential appointments shift at White House
Levy P. Lucky moves to a post in the Department of the Interior and A S Grant Jr is named to his place with a salary of 3500 dollars a year. General Babcock remains at the White House.
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Levy P. Lucky
Department ‘of the Interior
Grant, Jr
Gen. Babcock
White House
Financial Bill Sets Silver Dollar as Limited Legal Tender
The measure frames the gold standard and currency, preserves most sections of the specie payment act, and repeals the resumption act. It provides for a silver dollar as legal tender in single payments up to 100, and smaller coins up to 20, with southern members predicting broad support due to silver's postwar popularity.
Farewell to Minister Orth in Vienna Nature
The family of Hon. Goodlove S. Orth American Minister in Vienna plans a move to Italy this week with a later return to the United States. Gen. P. Sydney Post the U S Consul hosted a complimentary dinner at the Hotel Metropole with about thirty guests. Speeches by Baron Lederer Minister Post and Orth marked the event. Orth to have a private audience with the Emperor today.
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Vienna
Goodlove S. Orth
Italy
America
P. Sydney Post
United States
Orth
Hotel Metropole
Gaunt
Austria
Mr. Orth
Baron Lederer
Post
Minister Orth
Landers holds bank stock in Indianapolis bank
The Elkhart Observer notes Landers, Wakarusa Sun's Governor candidate, owns five thousand dollars in stock at the First National Bank of Indianapolis. It argues that National Banks face scrutiny and cites bank note interest as a challenge to such institutions.
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Landers
Wakarusa Sun
First National Bank of
Indianapeolis
Elkhart Observer
Observer
Public debt drops in February by 3.27 million
February public debt statement reports a reduction of 3,272,733 dollars. The decline reflects decreased outstanding obligations and improved fiscal management across state accounts. Major reductions are noted in serial bonds and short term notes.
Ephor Murray Returns to Herald Post
Mishawaka Enterprise reports Ephor Murray resumed his duties at the Herald last Sunday and returns to his former role of writing for the paper.
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Ephor Murray
The
Herald
Mishawaka Enterprise
Delegates Named and Government Staffing Updates
Carl Schurz is listed as a Missouri delegate to the National Republican Convention. The Spain Civil War ends with Don Carlos flight, and Cuba prospects grow. The President appoints Mr Robeson as War Department head until Belknap’s successor.
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Carl Schurz
Missouri
Spain
Don Carlos
Cuba
Secretary of the Navy
Robeson
War Department
Belknap
Republican Candidates Shrink in Wake of Belknap Revelations
The piece notes widespread despondency among Republican presidential hopefuls, including Morton, after the Belknap revelations. It suggests candidates view their deserted stakes as slim and dwindling.
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Belknap
Morton
Fashionable Women Figures Questioned for Truth
A provocative gloss questions whether the fashionable set’s numbers and appearances mislead the public. The piece weighs public interest against vanity and hints at broader implications for credibility and style.
Horse Powders and Green Mountain Remedies Listed
An item notes a manufacturer producing Horse Powders, Green Mountain Salve Oat ment, Flavoring Extracts and Essences for animal care and medicinal uses.
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Eee Ind
Chamberlain
A. M. Chamberlain
Elkhart, Ind
Arusa Sun
Louisville
Weekly Courier-Journal
Couriersournale
Best
Proctor’s
Proctor’s Block
Elkhart, End
Mouslins
Jeremiah Bowen
Elkhart
Indiana
Toe
Henry T. Browning
Isaac Bucklen
Elkhar,Ind
Eleened
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