Senate Passes Jersey Shore Rail Plan Amid Heavy Debate
The Legislature moves to back the Jersey Shore Pine Creek and Buffalo Railway with six million bonds replacing Pennsylvan ia Railroad debt. The bill links construction to sinking fund actions and guarantees by major lines. Senate vote split 20 to 12. House approval follows after swift debate and critiques of haste.
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Jersey Shore Pine Creek and Buffalo Railroad Company
Senator Olmsted
Potter
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Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Railway Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Company
Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Railway
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Northern Central
Philadelphia and
Reading
Commonwealth
Allegheny Valley Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Buffalo and Washington Railway
M’kean County
Erie and Allegheny Railway Company
Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Erie
Jersey Shore
Pine Creek
Buffalo
Pennsylvania
Senate
Olmsted
Wallace
Lowry
Purman
Buckalew
White
Brooke
Billingfelt
Court of inquiry into Oneida tragedy condemns British captain
The court found the Oneida collision deliberate and the captain's conduct was cold blooded and inhuman. Witnesses report the captain boasted of damaging the Yankee ship and neglecting passengers. The commander has been suspended, with public anger demanding harsher punishment. Emigration figures show 1869 arrivals 258,989. Germans Irish and English dominate, New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania host most newcomers. The first jurors including women sworn in Wyoming prompt debate on the term gentlewomanly.
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Bombay
Yokohama
Lieut
Clemens
Ocean
Arthur Wellsley Eyre
Eyre
Commissioners of Emigration
New York
Bureau of Emigration
Germany
Ireland
England
New York State
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Laramie
Wyoming Territory
Grand Jury
Woman's rights advocate argues for Senate seat
A woman's rights proponent says women should hold the U S Senate seat yet notes there are already many older women there.
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U. S. Senate
The Actor Paid Five Hundred Dollars in Theatrical Rumor
A theatrical report notes an actor receives $500 while being “supported” by his wife. The piece critiques the stinginess of some men and the burden on wives who share little or no earnings.
Tennessee Reconstruction Bill Sparks Political Clash
General Butler drafts a Tennessee reconstruction bill charging Governor Senter with fraud and seeks voiding the election, new registration, and fresh vote. Democrats and some Republicans oppose, arguing Congress can intervene to guarantee a Republican government for the state, as in Georgia. Also, £2 Yerger, Mississippi killer, escaped jail on the 14th with guards distracted by absent keeper. Gov. Alcorn orders pursuit.
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TresNessee
Gen. Butler
Tennessee
Gov. Senter
Congress
Georgia
Yerger
Alcorn
Canpirr H B Martin Claims Cardiff Giant Father
Canpirr H B Martin of Town asserts he fathered the Cardiff Giant by quarrying a gypsum block near Fort Dodge and shipping it to Chicago for sculpting by Solley. He then buried it on the Newell farm to astonish the public amid hoaxes and public curiosity. A second note recalls a clash between Democratic Senators Linderman and Nagle in the Senate Chamber over a police bill, ending with a minor injury to Nagle and a bloody nose to Linderman.
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H. B. Martin
Town
Cardiff
Fort Dodge
Chicago
Solley
Newell Farm
Senate
Linderman
Bucks
Nagle
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Rail Road elects new board of directors
The annual election of the Pennsylvania Railroad board occurred the week before last. Elected were J. Edgar Thomson Josiah Bacon Wistar Morris George Black Samuel T. Bodine Joseph B. Myers Edward C. Knight Washington Butcher John M. Kennedy and John Rice. Also notes Attorney General Hoar faces cabinet dignity questions after Senate rejection. The House approved a bill granting the widow of the late Secretary of War pay of Supreme Court Judge for one year amounting to 8000 dollars.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
J. Edgar Thomson
Josiah Bacon
Wistar Morris
George Black
Samuel T. Bodine
Joseph B. Myers
Edward C. Knight
Washington Butcher
John M. Kennedy
John Rice
U. S. House of Representatives
Stanton
Supreme Court
Police Bill Passes Senate Amid Geary Objections
A new Police Bill for Philadelphia passed the Senate on Friday, addressing several of Governor Geary's objections and awaiting final approval. The measure aims to revise police powers and oversight, with supporters urging quicker implementation.
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Philadelphia
Senate
Geary
Ludge Strong Joins Pennsylvania Supreme Court Bench
A. Ludge Strong of Pennsylvania took his seat on the Supreme Court bench on the 14th, marking his formal accession to the high court. The ceremony and implications for state jurisprudence are noted in regional dispatches.
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A. Ludge Strong
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Senator Cameron Praises Pennsylvania Industry in Petition Rally
Senator Cameron presented a petition from Schuylkill County miners calling for protective legislation. He praised Philadelphia and Pittsburgh as engines of growth driven by coal, noting PA’s wartime service and the cities’ modern prosperity and living standards. The petition was referred to the Finance Committee.
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Schuykill County
Pennsylvania
Committee On Finance
Commonwealth
Cameroun
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Pittsburg
Gettysburg
Paris proves barrier broken for women in medicine
Kate Putnam, daughter of a New York publisher, earned entry to a Paris medical school after challenging the professor who demanded male attire. She proved herself capable, finishing high in exams with the top mark Ire satisfait, and inspired by her success, an English student was admitted as well. A cobweb wedding in Iowa and various brief items follow as part of a miscellany.
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Paris
Providence Journal
France
Kate Putnam
New York
Sle
Recerar
Europe
J. H. Schenck
Philadelphia
Schenck
Jenkins Praise Mirrors Mutual Amity at White House
The Pall Mall Gazette lauds the scene of Prince Arthur being assisted into his overcoat by President Cleveland's valet Jeames. The piece says the moment unites nations in peace and links of friendship, despite the bloodshed elsewhere.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Jenkins
Prince Arthur
White House
Washington
New York
Pall Mail Gazette
Angel of Peace
Arthur
Obituaries of Hudson Shuler Brown From 1870
In Russellburg on March 2 1870 Albert Hudson son of W M and O M Hudson aged 21 years 5 months. In Conewango March 18 1870 Catharine Shuler aged 83 years. In Brokenstraw township March 2 1870 Matilda Jane wife of John Brown aged 64. She aided the sick and dying and her memory remains to be cherished.
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Albert Hudson
W. M
O. M. Hudson
Conewango
Catharine Shuler
Brokenstraw
Matilda Jane
John Brown
Egister
Register
Warren County
Orphan's Court
Said
Hollis King
Hollum Vail
Wm. M. Hudson
Melissa Smith
Clarissa M. Howd
James Catlin
Frederick Miles
Old Subsidy Target Pomeroy Noted by Senate
Kansas Senator Pomeroy nicknamed Old Subsidy is listed to the Senate. Louis Kossuth plans to return to Hungary to end his career. Mrs. Scott-Siddons escapes a railroad accident uninjured. The Czar breaks a temperance pledge. Judge Strong sworn in as Supreme Court justice. Sighs bring relief, pine knot hides a petrified Indiana snake.
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Pomeroy
Kansas
Senate
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Main St
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Warren, PA
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Hungary
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Edward A. Wilson
Williamsburg
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Cedar Street
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Freehold
James Whiteley
R. Lottsville
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