World News Clippings Present Earthquakes War Debates And Disasters
News items report a Berlin conference stance on the Greek frontier and a Turkish position awaiting renegotiation. A Manila Luzon earthquake devastates villages, with 320 dead and many homeless. Ex Empress Eugenie arrives in England. Hazeldean sinks with five crew lost. Turkish battalions expand to 800 per unit in Europe. Col Johnson killed in Cuban skirmish. Bismarck health worsens, seeking rest. A Lake Brienze steamer capsizes drowning 16. Australian Parliament votes no confidence. Turkey rejects surrender of Janina Larrissa Metzovovo but seeks talks. Burrows defeated by Ayoob Khan with British Indian force annihilated. Remnant escape.
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Turkey
Berlin
Manila
Luzon
Fuu
Eugenie
England
Hazeldean
Europe
Col
Johnson
United States
Cuba
Prince Bismarck
Kissingen
Lelor
Lake Brienze
Switzerland
Janina
Larrissa
Metzovovo
Zen
Burrows
Afghanistan
Ayoob Khan
Fast for thirty days ends with mixed signs
Dr. Tanner's condition fluctuates as he nears day thirty one of a prolonged fast. The latest readings show weight around 1281 pounds and a weaker status with a temporary mucus vomit yet he remains hopeful about completing forty days.
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Tanner
Pottaville
Middleton
Mount Washington
Buffalo
Fire and accidents span several states with losses
A Quincy fire destroyed six manufactories and homes causing damage over 150000. Two girls burned fatally after coal oil fire set by Firhels near Dean Missouri. Creeks killed a Cherokee and wounded another near Gibson Station Indian Territory in reprisal. Wheat and winter wheat harvests reported across Nebraska Minnesota Dakota and Illinois. Kansas murderers Bender and Kate linked arrest near Fremont South. Yellow fever fears aboard a Newcastle England ship to Mobile. A Kingston North Carolina farmer jailed thirty days for kissing another man's wife. Memphis tightens quarantine on Lower Mississippi points.
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Quincy
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakota Territory
Tinois
Bender
Kate
Kansas
Fremont, Neb
Newcastle
England
Mobile
Kingston
N.C
Memphis
Mississippi
Democratic Candidate Gratz Brown Seeks U S Senate Seat
The Maine Democratic and Greenback State Committees met in Augusta to pool issues fundraise and mobilize speakers for an aggressive campaign. West Virginia Democrats nominate Col J B Jackson of Parkersburg for governor. Ohio Greenback Convention in Columbus names state ticket including Charles A Lloyd D Seneca and D W Londen Brown County as supreme court judge.
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B. Gratz Brown
United States
Missouri
Maine
Augusta
West Virginia
Col. J. B. Jackson
Parkersburg
Ohio
Greenback
Columbus
Charles A. Lloyd
Seneca
D. W. C. Londen
Brown County
Supreme Court
Charles Bowsall
Columbiana
Board of Public Works
Amos Roberts
Knox County
Harvey Kellogg
Lucas
L. T. Foster
Mahoning
Nine foot shark caught in Potomac to be stuffed for Smithsonian
A shark measuring nine feet was caught in the Potomac near Washington. The specimen will be preserved through stuffing and placed in the Smithsonian Institute for public display.
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Potomac
Washington
Smithsonian Institute
Tanners Fast and Public Notices Across the Nation
A health update notes Dr. Tanner’s morning condition with stable pulse and temperature during his fast. Separate items report Bennett’s execution in Toronto, Chicago leading in baseball, Grant’s San Pedro and Canon De Lagna venture, and General Hancock’s new command. Census counts from Nebraska Oregon New York Minnesota Illinois. The George Washington schooner seizure by Spain near Cuba prompts diplomatic notes.
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Sid Dr. Tanner
Bennett
George Brown
Toronto Globe
Toronto
Chicago
Cincinnati
Grant
San Pedro and Canon de Lagna
New York
Boston
Europe
Hancock
Department of the South
Augur
Nebraska
Oregon
New York State
Minnesota
Illinois
George Washington
Philadelphia
West Indica
Cuba
State Department
Washington
Dangers of Swings and Hammocks Warned by Health Monthly
Dr Foote's Health Monthly warns swinging can cause serious injuries and death. An English girl’s peritonitis is linked to constant swinging and a separate hammock accident is noted. Secure and inspect swings and hammocks and supervise children to prevent careless or excessive use.
New Ice Floor Debuts in London Rink
A novel skating floor has been laid in a London rink. It is the invention of Dr Calantarients of Scarborough.
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London
Calantarients
Scarborough
Peor's Railway Manual 1880 shows huge 1879 rail mileage gains
The Peor's Railway Manual for 1880 reports 84,233 miles in operation out of 86,497 in 1879, with 4,721 miles built that year the largest since 1872. It lists regional gross earnings, net earnings, and dividends by New England, Middle, Southern, Western, and Pacific railroads, and notes a deadly July excursion steamer collision on the Detroit river.
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Peor
Oper
New England
Middle States
Western States
Pacific States
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Railroad
Pacific
The Case Against Standing Work in Shops and Offices
The article argues that forcing workers like shopgirls and telegraph clerks to stand while serving or working is a burden that drains energy, reduces service quality, and reflects caste. It likens it to tyranny, noting the impact on both workers and customer relations and urging humane work conditions.
Sheep theft sentence in Perm judged by czarist law
A peasant convicted of stealing a sheep is sentenced to twenty blows, wearing the sheep’s skin, and being paraded through village streets with local houseowners striking him as he passes. The case illustrates rigid czarist legal interpretation and echoes from Massachusetts to Connecticut river towns.
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Perm
London
Aph
Eaten by Mountain Lions in Gunnison Country Death
Leadville reporters recount a prospecting tragedy in the Gunnison districts. A man attacked by mountain lions was devoured after a days long survival struggle. He was found nearly unconscious and revived with brandy but could not eat, and his condition remained dire as relief arrives.
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Gunnison
Leadville
Arkansas River
Pitkin
Jookeron
Tius
Western Medical Association
Putnam County
Indianapolis
Box
New Albany
Galen Bray
Worthington
Greene County
Jeannie Hogan
Bennie Aldrich
Jeffersonville
Abe
Inprana
Lucex Barnsour
Connecticut
Nation recalls growth since 1789 as boastful note from Boston Post
The Boston Post summarizes America’s 1789 population and infrastructure as it contrasts with modern scale. It cites 33,000 post offices and 265,000 miles of post roads, vast telegraph lines, thousands of schools and churches, and immense farm values and outputs, highlighting cotton mills and production milestones.
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Boston
New England
Rocky Mountain
Boston Post
The Pole Quest and Its Scientific Promise
The article extolls polar exploration citing Prof Henry and J M F Maury. It argues observing the North Pole would advance tidal, wind, ocean currents, and magnetic knowledge, enriching natural history and aiding arts and life through broader scientific insight.
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North Pole
Pole
Prof
Henry
J. M. F. Maury
Unknown lands and blank ocean areas loom in explorations
An excerpt discusses the mystery of vast regions on the globe now blank on maps. It notes the allure of occult powers and secret chambers, and the questions explorers seek to answer about whether the blank areas are land or water.
Stranger from Freeport dupes Chicago gambler in pork scheme
A Chicago case tells of a plausible stranger who lured a Freeport investor into a pork investment ploy. The plan aimed to steal $1,000 from the capitalist and his partner, but the first investor was ousted after a rival won $2,000. The tale ends with the Chicago man fleeing, while the agent prepares to recount his loss.
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Chicago
Calhoun Place
Freeport
Gilly
Rachel Morris
Spiceland
Minton Starr Vawrer
North Madison
Indiana Republican
Madison
William Giles
Tippecanoe Township
Carroll County
Marshall County
James van Valkenburgh
Plymouth
Susan Suiggers
West Township
Walnut Timber Raft Reaches New Orleans From Arkansas
The towboat Ida delivered a walnut log raft of unusual size to New Orleans, part of a 10 million foot order from Bridgeport factory. The 400 by 208 foot raft held about 600,000 feet with 2,500 logs, 2,000 walnut and 500 cypress. Logs were cut by 200 Canadians and will head to New England by rail, under Col. S. M. Markel who has Liverpool orders.
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Ida
New Orleans
Arkansas River
Bridgeport
White
St. Francis
Arkansas
New England
Col. S. M. Markel
Missouri
Liverpool
Scientific American
Ancient bog butter analyzed by Wigner and Church
Analysis of two ancient butter samples finds one Irish bog butter about a thousand years old with 0.6 percent volatile fatty acids and 0.42 percent soluble fatty acids while insoluble fatty acids are 99.48 percent and contain 9 percent oleic and 91 percent stearic palmitic acids. The Iranian tomb sample dates to four to six centuries BCE and shows little decomposition with a slightly rancid appearance.
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G. W. Wigner
A. Church
Iran
Big Cotton Planter Col Richardson Dominates World
Mississippi figure Col Richardson is described as the world's largest cotton planter with substantial holdings and aggressive farming operations. The report highlights his prominence in cotton production and ongoing influence in agricultural circles.
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Col. Richardson
Mississippi
Sonn
Items of Interest From Abroad and Local Notes
A digest of varied items notes Denmark’s population at 1,980,675 and Britain’s labor injury figures. Observations cover English wealth trends, Irish emigration, salt of the earth trades, a Russian stove invention, a Havre de Grace man in women’s clothes, a San Francisco Chinese merchant family, railroad rope adoption, a Dallas murder, and notable epidemics, births, deaths, and census shifts across Indiana towns.
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Texas
Denmark
Faroe Isles
Glasgow
Mount Vesuvius
Berlin Zoological Museum
Bayard
United States
Senate
Richard Bassett
England
Memphis
Ireland
Emerald Isle
T. A. Brecklebark
Great Britain
Havre de Grace
San Francisco
J. D. Galnaway
Dallas
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Edward Schroeder
Alfred Lefevre
Oakland
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Washington Notes
Railway Statistics
Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity
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Mon- Toc
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Molders’ Union
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Mamie
Peoria
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Springfield
Mass
Utier
N.Y
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Wheeling
W. Va
Harrisburg
Utica
Asia
Paris
Republic
Chicago Times
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COS
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Del
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Connecticut River
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Conway
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St. James
Armant
Chicago Tribune
Massachusetts Teachers’ Association
Jay Govup
Tarrytown
Hudson
le Grand Lockwood
Conn
Prussia
Will Wintss
Wallacks
Edwin Booth
Clement
Indiana News
South Bend
Corydon
Joan
Davis
Floyd and Clark
Marion
Grant County
Salem
Jasper Stevenson
Noblesville
Sam Kiger
Farger Smayorr
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