Foreign and Domestic News From Europe and America
Reports from Paris Berlin and Vienna cover a wide range of events. Elector Diaz successor chosen in 1830 while a 24 000 nail makers strike in London and a large loan deal in Russia are noted alongside political testimony on Louisiana elections and figures tied to the Grant administration.
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Germany
Republic of Mexico
Diaz
Tax International Monetary Congress
Paris
Loxpon
Woman's Rights Congress
M. Martin
Julia Ward Howe
Boston
Russia
Rothschilds
Blackwater
Bailieborough
Ireland
Austria
Berlin
Vienna
William
Teplitz
Babelsberg
High Adventure on the American Rail with Seth Martin
Seth Martin and Tom Atkins defend a specie train against a gang attempting to rob it on a darting night run. They hijack a rival locomotive, thwart a trestle strike, and save the cargo as the bridge caveins, with three outlaws drowned and two fatally hurt.
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Seth
Seth Martin
Dartford
Dartford City
Tom Atkins
Seti Mastin
White House
Colon
Tom
Seeder
Atkins
Bob Franklin
Buffalo Creek
Hallo
Rcalps
Oxon
Terie
Tps
Tom Dial
Pilot
Cassell
Republican Conventions Set for Early Fall Across States
The New York National Convention nominated Gideon J. Tucker for Judge of the Court of Appeals. Nebraska GOP sets a state convention for October 1. Massachusetts GOP conference scheduled for September 18 in Boston. Maine Republicans renominated Governor Connor.
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New York
Gideon J. Tucker
Court of Appeals
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Boston
Maine
Gov
Connor
Financial and Industrial News Highlights of 1878
Government receipts from internal revenue for the year ending June 30 1878 totaled 111 089 319 01. An expected silver coinage of 3 to 4 million in August. Rioters drove workers from the foundation site of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington over pay. A New York Tribune correspondent notes likely a larger labor strike May emerge in Pennsylvania spreading to other states and sectors. Chicago elevators show wheat 267 081 bushels, corn 928 365, oats 71 157, rye 47 129, barley 256 323 totaling 1 570 055 vs 1 769 126 last year. Union Bank of Cedar Rapids Iowa begins liquidation.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
New York Tribune
Pennsylvania
Cutcago
Union Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Forgery Suspect Swann Absconds in Williamsburg Township
J H Swann treasurer of Williamsburg township Ohio is under suspicion for forgery and has disappeared to avoid penalties. authorities say he is short in his treasury accounts. A correspondent from Winona Minnesota describes vigilante frontier justice and mob actions in Monroe Indiana.
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J. H. Swann
Williamsburg Township
Ohio
Peres Barsuznav
Michael Daulthier
Canton
Winona
Minn
Monroe
Court House Square
Rail misalignment near Wigan due to sun heat in En
A railway line on the Northwestern route near Wigan warped by intense sun heat bending the rail and sleepers into an S shape. Similar event occurred elsewhere, causing disruptions and prompting safety checks on track stability.
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Wigan
Northwestern
Debts and Famine in Labrador Coast Crisis and 19th Century Bank Failures
A Labrador correspondent reports starvation on the Labrador coast as fisheries depart, traders abandon provisions, and scurvy spreads with five of forty in a settlement surviving. Quebec promises aid with provisions clothing and medicine. The piece shifts to 1873 half-year business failures, noting a 25 percent rise and higher liabilities, while citing mitigating factors like open winter and tariff debates. It ends with an unrelated advertisement for Louisville Medical College catalogues praising cost savings and broad student representation.
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Labrador
Journal de Bec
Quebec
Congress
Harvard
Maas
Kentucky
Louisville
White Horse Mirage Seen by Parkersburg Farmers
A group of three to four farmers near Parkersburg West Virginia reported seeing a white horse in the sky, described as swimming and moving at a forty five degree angle. They observed a white ring and a moving form for several minutes before it vanished, with both belief and skepticism noted.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
The Costly Vanity of Arsenic Beauty
A Sacramento Bee report describes a young woman drawn to arsenic in pursuit of a fashionable complexion and hair color. She initially seemed to improve but soon suffered severe headaches insomnia and mental decline, ending in confinement in a Stockton prison.
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Sunn Canpansananh
Living Dead
Stockton
Sacramento Bee
The Press and the Duty to Elevate Public Judgment
The editorial discusses journalism’s wartime role shaping truth and urges both public and press to expand the field's reach. It calls for readers to patronize worthy work and for editors to broaden intelligence and justice, strengthening press freedoms and national liberty.
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Gavent
Gaio Editoral Association
Portraits of Sengell Miller in London Drawn in Lender Writings
The fragment describes Sengell Miller, now in London, through quotes from Lender about his personal appearance and views. It notes Miller’s refined forehead, deep gray eyes, defiant yet melancholy expression, long hair, chestnut beard, and childlike manners as depicted in the writings.
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Ra Peet
Sierras
Sengell Miller
London
Seca
Medical Education Costs and Savings Across Regions
The article compares medical college costs in the Atlantic states with those in the West, arguing that Western schools offer substantial savings. It notes lower two-course fees and total costs in cities like Louisville and Chicago, plus potential extra benefits such as an additional lecture cycle and earlier entry into Kentucky’s medical programs.
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New York
Philadelphia
West
Louisville
Chicago
Cincinnati
Atlantic Cities
New England
Atlantic States
Louisville Medical College
Kentucky School Medicine
Louisville Moochesi College
Kentucky School of Medicine
Tuly
Association of Americn Medical Colleges
Bemtescher
Ovecher
Kentucky Dchoel of Medicine
Impertinence in Society Questioned over Personal Details
A Washington Post remark objects to gossip about a mature single lady’s age and condemns asking a society person, such as a Colonel, for his regiment numbers or service scenes as an insolent interruption to private matters.
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Washington Post
Milestones on the Road to Health in Digestive Recovery
Milestones on the road to health note digestion recovery and renewed activity of liver and bowels as progress toward healing. The text warns against reliance on Hostetter's Bitters, claiming performance declines when used and that true restoration comes only as the cause is removed.
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Iit Wim
Cookery Note for Bread Mudge Mold Baking
Two quarts of flour sifted with four teaspoonfuls Dooreys Vast Power. Two tablespoonfuls of butter or lard. One pound and a quarter of sugar dissolved in two and a half cups of milk. Spice to taste and bake molds.
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Doorey
Heart Regulator praised for heart disease cures
Dr Graves Heart Regulator wins praise for curing various heart conditions as a trusted remedy. A Man New Hampshire firm reports forty sales in three months and endorses its effectiveness. The tonic, sold 50 cents to 1 dollar, is widely used in hospitals and households.
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Heart Regulator
Grace's Save for Travelers on Rail or Steamers
Travelers by rail or boat should carry Grace's Save for immediate aid in accidents. It relieves Burns Scabs cuts wounds bruises and sprains and aids in curing felons ulcers erysipelas corns old sores and similar conditions.
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