Unlikely Exposition Sparks Mexican Patriotism Tale
A chaotic scene at a Baton Rouge exposition includes Gen William G. Jen and party entertained by the mayor. A dramatic account follows of James Jackson of Georgia, once a U.S. Senator, and a lethal duel involving a past duel linked to an English-born antagonist. The piece recounts a Savannah river duel ending in Jackson’s fatal wounds and his later death in Washington.
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Noeshville
Wm. G. Jen
Baton Rouge
Mexico
State University
Brien
James Jackson
Georgia
United States
Flo
Gov. Wells
Soupon
Col. T. Watkins
Savannah
Jackson
Washington City
Foreign laborers at Vanderbilt tunnel work scene
A correspondent describes immigrant workers on the Southern Pennsylvania rail line under Vanderbilt, noting Italians Hungarians and Swedes primarily subsist on inexpensive foods like ice fats snails and angle worms. They save money earn meager wages and hope to return home wealthy, while Philadelphia battles damp cold weather and a rise in respiratory illness.
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Mr. Vanderbilt
New Southern Pennsylvania Railroad
Shoeing the Mare and Maud the Trotter’s Corrected Feet
A Cincinnati Commercial Gazette report details Dr. Robergeard and Mr. Bonner explaining hoof deformities in Maud the mare. They describe fore and hind toe foreshortening, heel adjustments with calkins, and the ongoing rasping regime to restore balance, lengthen stride, and aim for a faster season.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Mr. Bonner
Culkin
Maud
Lexington
Calkins
Maude
Plants in Money and Money in Plants a Curious Claim
A Hungarian scientist allegedly grew tiny plant-like organisms from bank notes, claiming they are real plants despite their microscopic size. The names Saccharomyces cerevise and Pleurococcus monetarum are cited. The text suggests these tiny organisms multiply on money without the owner noticing.
Reading stone-cutter studies butterflies an amateur naturalist
Henry Strecker of Reading works by day as a stone-cutter and by night pursues naturalist studies. He draws on stone, writes and prints his own pieces, and has the largest knowledge of butterflies among contemporaries. People can be swayed to mirth but not to forced tears, Arkansas Traveler notes.
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Chicago Tribune
John Henry
Stmter Ocean
Henry Strecker
Reading
Americas
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