Uncertain notes on America and emigration in 1880s Philadelphia
A fragmented 19th century column reports British parliamentary inquiry topics a California irrigation project and a somber domestic incident in Cornwall. It notes a new Mount Bona observatory planned for the University of California, details California ghost towns, goats bred for wool, and an odd Massachusetts parson prayer. It mentions the Gily of Richmond voyage, Castle Garden immigrants tally, and a projected surge of Scandinavian, Irish, English, German, and Russian Mennonite migrations to the United States with a 100 000 person forecast by January 2 next.
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New York
Liverpool
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Steader
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Haimburg
United States
Norway
Sweden
Slao
Ireland
England
Germany
Week's Work in Washington Reports Bills and Scandals
A Washington summary notes minister Hchenok is very ill with little hope, and a large sale of 4 percent refunding certificates nears $12 million. House committees push agriculture inquiry. income tax bill fails on suspension rules. Buckner bill caps presidential salary at 25,000. Hoyt indicted but not suspended. Diplomatic fund proposed, double standard discussed, and plans for national bank note withdrawal outlined. Mississippi river commission bill moved with 175,000 cap. Silver coin subsidies debated with twenty-one amendments. Engraving bureau reports heavy refunding certificate production, with 2,000,000 bundles daily and demand outpacing supply.
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Washington City
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Representatives
House of Representatives
Buckner
United States
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Aaya
Hoyt
New Jersey
Alegert Stoudulent
Airost Company and Savings Bank
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Banking and Currency Committee
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Mississippi
Gibson
Mississippi River Commission
Misalasinpi
Secretary of War
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Senate
Enhsidiary College
Paasage
Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Indictments in murder cases across states fuel October trials
Reports state Fitremas the Pagasset and his wife face murder indictments for actions on the 12th and will stand trial in October. Cuev of Police Kennedy arrives in Milwaukee from Virginia with Alex Collen, a defaulter. Andrew Masking, a dissipated factory worker, fatally beheads his wife in Danielsonville then commits suicide. In Albany May reports, Leonard Chamberlain, deputy sheriff, shoots John Frederick during a dispute involving Col. Walter B. Church. Mark Gray found insane after testimony regarding Edwin Booth incident. to be sent to asylum. Seely Hasspy, a gambler, robbed an inmate of $200. officer Maloney shoots causing critical wounds. Dixon Telegraph editor TenacS Botkeuas mourns death of son John B. Bourduyan in Arizona. Alys Smith implicated in murky dispute. Manley shot by H. H. Littell after attempting to attack a railway buggy. serious wound. Augusta Georgia reports two colored men, Tom Joey alias Sitterwhite and Henry McKced alias Cartello, involved in a 1876 murder. motives include jealousy. McLeod details on hangings reveal confessions and remorse.
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Danielsonville
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Albany
New York
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Walter 8. Church
Criminal Court of Chicago
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Edwin Booth
W. Va
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San Pedro
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Augusta
Georgiz
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Sitterwhite
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Cartello
Apling
Columbia County
Jones
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Death and evacuations span Europe amid war updates
Reports from Rome and Constan tinople outline the death of an African explorer and a marquis, with Italian and Austrian forces advancing unopposed in key zones. Steamship lines pledge to move tens of thousands of troops and horses to Bourgas between May 16 and June 15 as evacuations continue.
Fires Ravage Arcadia and Other Cities in May Reports
Fires damaged businesses and homes across Arcadia Wisconsin Troy New York East Saginaw Michigan and Scranton Pennsylvania with losses totaling tens of thousands. Sears Hollands store losses reach about 225000 insured 14000 and 4000 other buildings burned. A Palmer Fuller lumber yard fire destroyed the dry house with millions of feet of shingles and lumber. Estimated total losses near 162000 to 100000.
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Seranton
Tobugbtani
Scranton
Union
Palmer & Fuller
Althrough
Propritora
Calamitous Northern Wisconsin Storm and Related Fatalities
A sweeping northern Wisconsin storm on the twelfth caused extensive damage and fatalities. Multiple deaths were reported including McQuacy of Elkhart Indiana and Bermer of Pekin Illinois, both struck by runaway teams. Other victims included a hunting accident, a boiler explosion, and a lightning strike near Columbus Indiana. A New York tramp theft and a Jersey incident were noted, along with a dam breach on the Pesob river and a lumber log jam affecting twenty five million feet of timber valued at about forty thousand dollars in losses.
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Frank Carter
Bogota
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Maz
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Haulst
Hames
McAdnais
Columbus
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Victor
Court House
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Tudianspolix
Lobeuye
Frightened Horses Cause Yancey Crash and Fatal Fire in Angola
A wealthy Nye bouneern citizen George Harnat riding with Miss S. Wella was knocked down by frightened horses on Main Street injuring Squire Kennedy. In Angola a fire destroyed Dr W W Southworth’s kitchen residence, killing him as his wife faints from shock. A Toronto railway wreck at Carleton Junction injured several including James Govilert Hans and Morris Morrixon. many escaped through windows.
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Angola
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Southworth
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Loronto
James Goviler-thans
Merchnt
Trey Cub
Sizable mining strike and rail expansion plans surface
Reports describe miners receiving threatening notices as labor unrest grows in Indiana and Wisconsin. A Milwaukee railroad proposal seeks Oshkosh to Hortonville branch funding with city bonds. A Cincinnati music gathering for the North American Senger Bund is planned with a 2000-voice chorus and large orchestra. At Wooster College a campus clash between classes triggers a campus-wide brawl with suspensions likely.
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Gex
Siemman
Indian Territory
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Noriotuus
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Ind
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Commie
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Wooster
Pittsburg
Ttiv
Woman Attacks Editor Over Corpus of Currant Cake
An enraged reader entered the Weekly Petaluma Pengine office and assaulted the male editor after a column on a new method for currant cake. The encounter followed a discussion about mixing washing soda and corn meal with eggs and butter, ending with a bizarre blow to the editor.
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Sun Francie News
Hop Bittery Promises Cure for Ailments Across Cases
A garbled historic note describes a remedy called Hop Bittery claimed to cure various conditions. It asserts patients improve from the first dose and continue until full strength returns. The text mentions a product named Peoyerba and hints at medical use in additional columns.
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Cers
Historic veto urging limit on federal use of army at polls
Fragmentary speech urging Congress to prohibit military interference in elections. It cites the constitutional basis dating to 1789 1792 and warns against deploying army or militia at voting places. The text references Lincoln Jackson and Washington era precedents, arguing strong limits on federal force to protect voters.
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Lincoln
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Uuluwe
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Jawa
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Union
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von Bachan
Wheat Ring Tied Milwaukee Market Tightens Assets
A Milwaukee wheat market saga centers on Gov Young and partners planning a vast $1 2 million stockpile backed by Jim Keane and eastern financiers to corner No 2 wheat. The ring holds prices firm amid emigration and uncertain European demand as traders fear heavy losses if the scheme collapses.
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Magus Smith
Wella Young
Jima Keene
Milwaukee
Angua Smith
Young
Jim Keane
Nioe
Mr. Smith
New York
Ila Men Can Live at Great Heights in Tibet
A London Times correspondence discusses comfort at extreme altitudes. Mr Webber, from Grindewald in Bwitzer land, claims long stays at over fifteen thousand feet in Thibet with elevated pulse and respiration. He notes faster fatigue, breathlessness, headaches, and harsher effects on guides, arguing human physiology limits to high living altitudes.
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London
Webber
Bwitzerland
Gurla Mandbata
Curious Cave of Kidnapping in Paris
A Paris tale tells of a tailor who vanished wife after a year of marriage and a Belgicump trip. Years later in New York he remarries, then in Paris spots a woman resembling his first wife in a cab and hotel. The wife says she was kidnapped for three months by an unknown man while her husband went to America.
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Cornwall
Tran
Vancelury
Satterwhite
Peter Luk
McLeod Ficket
Paris
Corraspondeure
London Telegraph
Belgicum
Auteuil
Farry
New York
Avenis Friedland
Champs Elysees
Avenue D'Evlau
Bret
America
Orer
Old Bachelors and Old Maids A Quirky Portrait
A humorous critique contrasts old bachelors and old maids, noting bachelors drink strong liquor and require many servants, travel with staged meals, and fear marriage, while old maids cook, sew, endure faded youth, travel lightly with simple comforts, and hope not to be laughed at for marrying late. It highlights social expectations and gendered stereotypes with affectionate irony.
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Maida
Missouri Pioneer Families Build Homes From Logs
An elderly observer recalls settlers moving from the east to Missouri in the 19th century. They traveled with little, 160 acres each, built cabins from logs and later transformed them into homes. They endured hardship, hunted for meat, and taught their children, whose descendants became solid Missouri families.
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Missouri
Costa Marahan
The Pernicious Habit of Tight Lacing in Ladies
A cautionary piece argues that tight lacing damages health including liver lungs and stomach, causes facial redness and skin eruptions, and harms digestion and appetite. It condemns vanity over health, noting a small waist is deformity and urges a comfortable, well developed figure rather than compressed form.
A Massachusetts Teacher Fields New Classroom Method
A Massachusetts teacher writes to the National Journal of Education about a desk mounted to face away from pupils. The setup prevents whispering and play, forcing attention. He claims students do not gain from conventional recitation, as benches place backs toward the teacher and communication by sign is eliminated.
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Mutgsachusetts
Natlanel Journal of Education
Hydrophobia to England and deadly cases abroad
Fragmented report notes rising hydrophobia concerns in England and mentions deaths from hydrophobia abroad. Text is garbled and incomplete, but indicates fear and public health attention on rabies cases in the period.
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England
Supreme Court Ended Term Fat with Volume of Appeals
A Chicago Telegram report on the Supreme Court’s term shows 176 cases argued and 117 submitted, with 1294 decisions in the docket. The court sits three years behind due to growth in appeals, aided by a new law raising the minimum for appeals to $2,500. Most cases involve New York Illinois District of Columbia Louisiana Missouri and Pennsylvania, with municipal bonds a notable feature. The United States appeared as a party in 91 of 379 dispositions, while private parties appeared in 105 cases.
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Naga
Odges
New York
Ilinois
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Missouri
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Court of Claims
Illinois
Union
Delaware
United State
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Kansas
Arkansas
Lown
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Cblergo Tinva
Monster of Tenleep Sighted Off North Carolina Coast
Reports from Wilmington describe a large, unidentified sea creature caught by Capt. Chadwick near the western bar. The six-hundred pound monster measured seven feet long, with a turtlelike shell back, broad head, and multiple rows of teeth, sparking debate whether it is a turtle, devil fish, or other unknown species.
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Chadwick
Tok Alpisa
Nick
Smithfield
How He Beat lilu Boston Transcript reminiscence
A garbled reminiscence set in Chicago contrasts old country life with a train depot encounter. A hackman narrator negotiates a seven dollar fare with a wary partner, avoiding a larger charge as police loom and plans unfold in a unsure, convoluted scene.
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Jehu
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Pard
Manik Ant
Er Ut
Jook
Polleagan
Bisa Seomne
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