Legislature Enacts Apportionment Bill for Senate and House
The legislature passed the apportionment measure by a large majority. Senate vote 27 to 4 with Allen dissenting. House 67 to 30 with Stone and McJunkin voting no. The plan places Warren and Erie in one Senate district and separates Warren from Venango in Assembly districts, aiming to shift party majorities in upcoming elections.
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Gov
Geary
Republican Victory Dominates Congress and State Legislature
Election returns show Gen Chipman 15199 to Merrick 11084 in a 26183 vote national result with 15 of 22 delegates Republican. In New York the Democratic majority in the Legislature is aided by Winans, whose actions draw Republican condemnation and calls for resignation.
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Winans
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Jamestown
Chautauqua County
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Assembly
New York City
Reuben E. Fenton
Ku Klux activities and mob actions in Kentucky and region
The Commercial reports a Wolfe county Ku Klux group carrying out a whipping spree leaving eleven white victims. The Courier Journal notes a Winchester mob demanding jailer release of two Webb brothers after a murder arrest, while mining disputes near Wilkesbarre show partial settlement and continued coal production. Central Pacific Railroad earnings rise with 1871 profit forecasts.
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Louisville
Wolfe County
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Fountaine Webb
Gavitt
Central Pacific Railroad
Prairie notes from Cuatn Lake Centre April 1871
A fragmented 1871 letter from Cuatn Lake Centre describes a thawing Minnesota spring with ice melting, early greens, and garden chores. The writer laments tool shortages and household labor, critiques gender roles, references Bret Harte and Johnny Steele, and closes with humorous moaning about farming and editing.
Proclamation for Senate convening on May 10 1871
President Ulysses S. Grant issues a proclamation calling the United States Senate to convene at noon on Wednesday May 10 to receive communications from the Executive and act as required by the report of the Joint High Commission. The call is dated April 20, 1871 in Washington.
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Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of legal tender act
A Washington dispatch notes the Supreme Court will rule on the legality of the legal tender act, likely affirming its constitutionality and affecting contracts since passage. Justices Miller Davis Strong Swayne Bradley voted for validity while Chase Nelson Clifford Field dissented. decision to be announced May 1. The President and private secretary earlier toured Indianapolis with Senator Marton amid enthusiastic reception.
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Riot Reveals Postwar Violence Tainting Dresden Region
Report from Momruis dated April 24 describes arson and burglary at the office of ex-sheriff David Scaeffers in Weakly county. A colored trio, led by William and Ed Johnson, faced arrest as a later masked group seized a train near Ralston and found Ed and Bill hanging in the woods.
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Republican Victory in District Territorial Election Is Reported
Washington April 10 The first territorial election in the District produced a Republican triumph credited to careful canvassing and broad support. Democrats protested coercion claims while Republicans won 15 of 22 House seats and Gen Chipman carried the Delegates seat by 4115 votes. Bonfires and a Forney serenade marked the victory as speakers urged unity under Grant in 1872 and warned of Democratic power plots linked to British traders.
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Frosts Hurt Fruit And Election Night Reports
Frost across the state damaged fruit crops while election returns show Kellogg winning in the Second District over Kendrick and Starkweather, with other district results and rail line funding news. A Georgia u nion article notes Custer and Young meeting, and Peoria rail clash ends with injunctions. Spurgeon mocks paying congregations in a sermon.
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