Turbulent War News and Political Moves Across Europe
Reports detail heavy Turkish losses at Plevna with 77 cannons captured and 10,000 prisoners sent to Bucharest. Os men Pasha captured. Serbians prepare to cross into Turkish territory. Russian forces push Turks back at Krasna as mediation talks respond to the conflict. Domestic unrest includes Texas tax protests and a stalled Deficiency Appropriation bill in Congress.
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Eea Mpus
Osman
Pasha
Van
Sinan
Bucharest
Osman Pasha
Plevna
Krasna
Osman Pasa
Porte
Aneos
Mn Dres
Ole
Russia
Turkey
Italy
Germany
Austria
England
Con. W. EY
Moiilitary
Pagha
Prorogation and Global Turmoil Reported in Brief
The article notes the Queen proroguing Parliament to January 17. It reports French ministers and officials, Turkish refuge movements, Crete suppressions, a German 1878 deficit, Italy’s government, Spanish royal marriage dispensation, Cuban revolution fallout, Western Canada shocks, and Haiti’s Baez crisis amid rising tensions.
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England
Francie,ce
M. de “Farcera
M. Waddington
M. Bordoux
Gen. Borel
Admiral Pothnau
Ma- Do Say
Besica Bay
Crete
Italy
Spain
Cuba
Francisco Cespedes
Othe
Maximo Gomez
Paimy
Canada
Haiti
Baez
Resignation Shocks Court of Claims Bench
Personal Hon G E Lortza, the sole Democrat on the Court of Claims bench, has resigned causing shifts in the court. Senator Baise plans a Arkansas Hot Springs visit to test the therapeutic baths amid unsettled political weather.
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G. E. Lortxa
Court of Claims
Baise
Arkansas
W. Ganzerz
Baltimore Tur
United States Senate
Richard McCormick
Ceerab
Senate turmoil over Conkling Gordon clash discussed
Report from the Washington wires details a heated Senate executive session where Senator Conkling of New York accused Senator Gordon of Georgia of issuing orders to the chair. The exchange intensified when Gordon urged outside settlement, prompting Conkling to threaten further retaliation.
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Eileen Net Ak
American Electrical So- Taloneum Sonar Opto
Woman's Foreign
Methodist Episcopal
Seaman
Tribune
Washington
Senate
Conkling
New York
Georgia
Gordon
Goradie Aahootie
Large financial failures shake early 1900s markets
Newark Savings Institution in New Jersey failed with about 11 million in deposits. New York dry goods firms Adriance Robbins Co. and James Leahy failed recently. Taunton Savings Bank suspended. Chicago hog receipts for the first three days of last week totaled 161000. Continental Telegraph Co organized with 14 million capital to link New York with major cities. Marsh Harvester Co assigned for creditors. Springfield Savings Bank failed and several Chicago banking firms went bankrupt. Wheat and other grain stored in Cortland elevators total 2 536 701 bushels. An oil boom near Deadwood Dakota promises superior petroleum. Pennsylvania coal firms form a cartel to fix shipments and prices.
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Newark
N. J
Adriance, Robbins & Co
James Leahy
Taunton
Mass
Chicago
Continental Telegraph Company
New York
Jaster & Co
Marsh Harvester Company
de Kalb
Tux Springfield (Jr.) Sevings Bank
Henny Greenzpach &Co
Deadwood
C. T
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Reform Ticket Opposes New York Custom House Appointments
A mass meeting in Chicago last week backed remonetization of silver while Bostox ran on a reform ticket in a municipal election. Opponents included meng wigan Tax President, with Farley described as a Democrat elected by a strict party vote.
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Bostox
Wigan
New York Custom House
Chicago
Benster
Ornia
Sargent
Farley
Fires and Casualties Strike Several Locations
A hotel in Beringer City Pa burned to the ground injuring a guest fatally while multiple dwellings and a store were destroyed. Helena Ark saw a major blaze causing about 50000 in damage with only a portion insured. An incendiary fire damaged the Lake Forest pear farm and another near Baltimore Md left Cephas Buseels and Samuel Washington among those affected.
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Beringer City
Helena
Ark
Lake Forest
Secsid
Samuel
Washington
Baltimore
Cephas Buseels
Crime, lynching and bank collapse across scattered reports
Disjointed notices describe lynching plots and executions in small towns, robberies in Purkville Alabama, a George jail escape, and a search for a suspect tied to a killing in Gil son. The piece also notes W F Exmicott, president of the failed Central National Bank in Chicago, leaving the bank with unsafe securities.
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Raxpe
Coronep
Jatien McClerdan
Bantrop
John Jone
Mariana
Kande
Selestairg
Richard Robinson
Knox County
Richmond
Gilson
W.F. Exmicott
Central National Bank
Chicago
Senate committee considers plate of elections for president
Wenveemay reports a Senate resolution authorizing a committee to examine the qualifications and procedure for elections and the office of vice president. The document references officers and a panel discussion in the chamber about the arguments for and against the proposed changes.
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Friaay
Lefor. i. Senst
Secretary of the Interior
Committee On Civil Service
Camneron
Wisconsin
House
Matthews
Hereford
Senate
Edmunds
Mexico
Rio Grande Societe
Conk
Hamim, Howe
Wood
Soca
Seaiap
Maarters
Wenveemay
Ily
Edmunde
Peruit
Aleo Ie
Peper
Night camp meeting in Macon draws wild worship and trance
A Macon correspondent reports a late camp meeting under a leaf arbor where a crowd sways to torchlight rhythms. A negro woman in a trance lay rigid for hours while a flamboyant elderwoman in a feathered bonnet danced, shouting Hal lelujah and claiming wings to fly to glory.
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Macon
Althoug
Infant birth and death rates across Europe in historical table
Dr. Proust presents figures showing births per thousand falling in the century across several European nations while infant death counts vary widely. Bavaria records high infant mortality, Scotland low, with France Italy England Belgium and Turkey noted in the data. The author cautions that Turkey’s figure might exceed Bavaria’s, though reasons remain unclear.
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A. Proust
Prussia
Enand
France
Bavaria
Scotland
England
Belgium
Italy
Turkey
Predictions of a cold spell after hot years
Astronomer Ro Royal Smith of the Royal Observatory cites thermometer data to warn Britain of recurring heat waves in 1845 46 1858 1867 68 and predicts another cold spell around 1879 80 with a rough half year margin. He notes minimum temperatures mirror past heat peaks and that cold weeks follow roughly a year and a half after heat waves.
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Ro Royal Smith
Royal Observary
Britain
Military weekly exposes French war footing and secrecy
The Militar Wochenblatt cites French mobilization plans detailing man and horse totals for campaign and territorial forces. It condemns state secrecy as vain and claims France can mount a war footing with about 1.74 million personnel and 2,952 artillery pieces.
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Militar Wochenblatt
Witzleben
Spend Fiicks
Avenir Militaire
Csemmeet
French War Administration
France
Framce
Algeria
The Finest Cathedral of Fifth Avenue Nears Completion
The Catholic cathedral, twenty years in building, faces final work delayed by funding but should soon finish its pure Gothic design. Exterior towers, parapets, and pinnacles remain, with interior height creating a spiderweb ceiling effect. About $1.5 million spent, foundation laid by Archbishop Hughes in 1558, towers 235 feet taller as work progresses.
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Fifth Avenue
Cathedral of
Notre Dame
Paris
Dame
Notre Dame Ny Reing
Hughes
Newe York
Forest Loss Threatens U S Timber Supply and Waterways
An 19th century style summary notes rapid forest stripping will shorten timber availability within twenty years and disrupt water supply for navigation. It urges private landowners to foster forest renewal and careful timber sale control, citing the Interior Secretary’s annual report.
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Good Ee
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Old World Candle Customs and the Yule Log Tradition
The article traces the Christmastime use of large wax candles in Western and Eastern churches as the light of Christ. It discusses how the Yule log originated from rural England customs and spread alongside church advances, mentioning bishops and regional spread in Virginia and the Southern States.
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England
Virginia
Dining room scene in Mott Street Chinese restaurant
The New York Sun describes a crowded dining room at 36 Mott Street where Chinamen gather during off hours. Spoons and crockery are china, ducks are dried and hung, a duck stew is served with rice, greens come from dried leaves, tea is sipped from small cups, and the aroma of burned oils fills the building.
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Mott Street
New York Sun
Iowa Wheat Boom Shown By Cerro Gordo Letter
Eli Perkins in Cerro Gordo County Iowa reports wheat yields exceeding one million bushels for the county and describes soaring land values from five to fifty dollars per acre. He notes vast grain shipments to St Louis and ongoing rail movement of wheat and flour toward Burlington and the Mississippi.
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Eli Perkins
Cerro Gordo County
Towa
New York Sun
Cerro Gordo
Cerro County
Iowa
Union
Snewer
Cano
Lee
Cedar Rapids
Northern Road
St. Louis
England
New Orleans
and South
Mannesota
Burlington
St. Louisa
Mississippi
American Workers Migrate to Britain Citing Better Markets
The State Department cites a Manchester consul report on American laborers traveling to Britain for carpentry, masonry, and mining jobs. It warns of improvidence among workers seeking distant opportunities without guaranteed employment, risking destitution and reliance on consular aid, which US officers cannot provide.
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State Department
Washington
Manchester
United States
Great Britain
London
Glasgow
Derbyshire
Atlantic
Deranged Passenger Jumped From Moving Pennsylvania Train
William Cushman on a fast eastbound line near Carney's station leaped from a train traveling about forty miles an hour. He threatened workers, fired at a telegraph operator, set a signal tower ablaze, and was captured at daylight after being driven from the car and pursued by firemen.
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William Cushman
Pennsylvania Road
Carney’s Station
Pittsburgh
Carney’s
Wheagan
Tes H
Remarkable dog tale from Vernon County journey
A Vernon county man named Ewing recounts a strange incident on a trip toward Joplin. A dog that traveled with him persisted in grabbing the horse reins, prompting Ewing to shoot the animal. moments later the dog’s body was found by the roadside after Ewing recovered his overcoat.
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Ewing
Vernon County
Macy
Short Creek
Joplin
Fragmented Memoir Passages From Chicago Times Letter
A Washington Letter from the Chicago Times recalls a former married life of luxury and isolation. The narrator laments relentless social obligations 300 calls weekly and constant receptions while seeking influence, music connections, and political favors to sustain a carefully crafted life.
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Will
Bettie
Chicago Times
Washington Letter
Amateur detective halts cattle thieves at church
Wa. Doorey confronted two cattle thieves during a church service in White Sulphur Ky. with a pistol. He arrested the suspects in front of a gathered preacher and congregation, then resumed the service, telling the minister to continue the benediction.
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Doorey
White Sulphur
History in Our Common Schools Ridpath History Praised
Review lauds J C Ridpath History of United States for schools as elegant and accessible with charts maps portraits and cuts. praises its connected narrative and instructional value while noting appealing design by Rickers Jones Brothers & Co Ohio.
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United States
J. C. Ridpath
Irving
Monsense
Tupper
Composes Sacceeen
Toren
Rickers
Jones Brothers & Co
I, Ohio
Steamship model aims to sail on sea motion at Church and Barclay
The New York Evening Mail reports a model steamship on a Church and Barclay street corner that will be powered by sea motion. The inventor describes an iron platform at the stern and a hinged keel to translate water pressure into viby motion driving the machinery as the vessel rolls.
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Church and
Barclay Streets
New Yorkvening Mail
Campaign Slander Against Dr Pierce in Senate Race
The piece cites a Buffalo Commercial editorial from October 23, 1577 accusing rivals of printing bogus analyses to discredit Dr K V Pierce. It describes Pierce’s early career, his inventions, advertising methods, and claims the attacks aim to undermine his integrity and candidacy for the Senate.
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K. V. Pierce
Buffalo Commercial
Pierce
Paratus
Senate
Dickens Little Folks and Other Works Advertised
An old time small ad notes Dickens Little Folks series with selections like The Child Wife and The Boy Joe, plus a new edition of Little People. It promotes post paid pricing and subscriptions to the New York Tribune or the Independent. Also an advertisement touts a patent remedy for rheumatic and other ailments with certificates and broad claims of cure.
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Charles Dickens
Dar
Dextd
Coppeetick
Joe
Pickwick
Little Pain
Dombey
Darley
Sert
New York Tribune
Independent
Joux
Axpegsox
Hartford
Conn
An Yeast the nunGrdud TM articles Doory's open ianned for
Fragmented OCR text mentions Vienna rola and recipe, unclear context. Readable bits suggest culinary notes and a call to try a palatable dish but specifics are missing.
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Doory
Vienna
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