International and domestic note roundup from rHaE News
A Paris transmission reports 14 million francs paid by Russia to the United States for war matériel. Berlin Tax International Congress admits Greece with consultation voice. Floods in Coromandel New Zealand and a failed Sydney Exhibition. European Turkey carving discussed as Britain and Austria press claims. Peruvian floods cause 1.5 million dollars in losses. London actor Charles Matthews dies. Belfast riots kill several. Beaconsfield-Bismarck talk cited. U.S. Missouri party conventions nominate candidates. Potter and Matthews committees hear testimony on the Anderson-Weber guarantee. Oregon returns show Whitaker leading Congress, Beekman leading governor.
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Paris
United States
International Congress
Berlin
Greece
Congress
Coromandel
New Zealand
Sydney
New South Wales
Arsenal
Belgium
Frere Orban
Gortschakoff
St. Petersburg
Bulgaria
Turkey
Rue
England
Austria
Lambacque
Peru
Charles Marthews
London
Belfast
Ireland
London Times
Lord Beaconsfield
Prince Bismarck
Montpelier
George L. Waterman
W. H. N. Bingham
Jerome W. Pierce
George E. Royce
A. L. Grisror
Mason
Supreme Court
Gireso Hayden
St. Louis
J. M. Greenwood
Kansas City
Missouri National Party
Sedalia
Capt
Jonks
New Orleans
Sherman
Anderson-Weber
John Sherman
Weber
Stanley Matthews
Senate Committee
Washington
James G. Anderson
Matthews
Potter
Anderson
Senate
Oregon
Whitaker
Hines
Campbell
Beekman
Thayer
Wilkins
Deaths and honors mix in early December notices
Personal items report William M. Vermiye founder of Ver milye & Co. died in New York at age 77. Princeton grants Doctor of Laws to Gen. Sherman and Gov. McClellan. Ohio ex congressman Vance deemed insane by Gallipolis Probate Court. A Cleveland wedding links Senator Bruce and Miss Wilson. Rupert M. Deveras named U S Marshal of North Carolina. William Rhinelander estate valued around 50 million.
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William M. Vermiye
New York
Vermilye & Co
City
Princeton College
Wm. T. Sherman
George B. McCiellan
New Jersey
Vance
Ohio
Gallipolis
Col. Vance
Athens
Miuuer
United States
Cleveland
Bruce
Mississippi
Wilson
Europe
Rupert M. Deveras
Stephen A. Douglas
North Carolina
William C. Rhinelander
Arctic voyage from New York seeks Sandy Hook after sailing
General Eothen departs New York bound for the Arctic in search of Sandy Hook with Col. Gilder predicting a two year absence. Valley Forge commemoration near Norristown Pa. Liberia emigration rises as 69 colored colonists sail from New York. Riots in Indiana coal fields prompt troops under Gov. Williams and Gen. Sheridan protection appeals. Hanlan wins Morris-Hanlan boat race in Pittsburgh in 37 minutes.
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Eothen
New York
Arctic
Sandy Hook
Col
Gilder
Valley Forge
Norristown
Liberia
American Colonization Society
Coal Creek
Indiana
Gov. Williams
Tux Morris-Hanlan
Pittsburgh
Hanlan
National Association of American Homeopathic Physicians
Putin Bay
Ohio
National Eclectics
Detroit
Mich
Tere
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Gov. Smith
Gen. Sheridan
Montreal
Can
Canada
United States
Treasury Department
Keota
Iowa
Humphrey Davy
Macxerzim
Mexico
Newtown
Valdez
Mackena
True
Beaver Creek
Bell
Badger Creek
Chesapeake Nail Works
Harrisburg
Republican State Ticket Nominated at Des Moines Convention
At the Des Moines State Convention on June 19 Democrats renominated incumbents by acclamation. The ticket included Secretary of State J A T Hall, State Auditor B R Sherman, State Treasurer George W Pomis, and Register of the State Land Office J K Powers. J F McJunkin, J H Rothrock, John S Ranner, F J Holmes named for other statewide posts. Hon James Harlan presided. Maine Democrats met in Portland on June 18 with Alonzo Garcelon among speakers.
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Des Moines
J. A. T. Hall
B. R B. Sherman
John 8. Ranner
Supreme Court
F. J. Holmes
James Harlen
Tax Democrats
Maine
Portland
Alonzo Garcelon
Vanderbilt gains control of Michigan Central and rail network
The Michigan Central railroad passes to the Vanderbilts with 210,000,000 votes in Detroit. They now hold the Southern route and Atlantic and Great Western, placing the New York and Erie under strong restraint and allowing rate influence nationwide. Chicago elevators report 1,444,802 bushels of wheat and other grains, down from 4,094,669 last year.
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Michigan Central Railroad
Vanderbilts
Detroit
Great Western
New York and Erie
New York Central
Vanderbilt
Seaboard
Crtcaco
Two lynchings and multiple executions widen crime toll
Reports state two men in custody for assaulting Mrs. Graves near Mitchell Tennessee were taken from jail and lynched by armed mobs. Hawaman's day saw six murderers executed nationwide including Sherry and Connelly in Chicago for Hugh Mc Connville's murder. Other hangings occurred in Paris Illinois Chillicothe Ohio Little Rock Arkansas Frederick Maryland and more. A St Joseph bank robbery and Baxter Springs counterfeit arrests add to a volatile crime wave. Aworen Omaer of Fall River Mass pleads guilty and receives twelve years plus two days in solitary confinement.
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Chicago
Charles Alias
John Barnes
Paris
Elijah Bardwell
Edgar County
Barnes
Perry Bosher
Chillicothe
Ohio
McVey
Baxter Springs
Kas
Aworen Omaer
Fall River
Mass
Proceedings in Congress June 19 1868 reorganizing army and transfers
The Senate and House feature committees on army reorganization and moving the Indian Bureau to the War Department. Nomination actions include Fenton, Groesbeck, Walker, and Lawrence. A planned bank note retirement bill fails. a joint resolution on loyal owners and enemy aid passes. Other measures, including franking and railway regulation, are debated or stall.
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Francis A. Walke
United States
Vilver
Groesbeck
Walker
Fenton
Charles B. Lawrence
Ilinois
Conkooknee
Hovex
Ewing
National Bank
Treasury
Yeas
Conger
Banig
Indian Bureau
Beales
Hooker
van Vorhes
Oldest white elephant of Siam dies in Bangkok temple
The Times of India reports the longest living white elephant, born 1770, died in Bangkok last November. The revered creature bowed only to the King of Siam and received elaborate funeral rites with a procession of boats, priests, and nobles. The event drew tens of thousands, with temples and boats adorned for the ceremony on the Menam river.
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The
Times
India
Bangkok
Kingdom of
Siam
Valles Saglitets
Menam
Menama
Improving on Richelieu by journalism’s old aphorism
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that most newspaper writing is done with the pen by editors and suggests reviving an aphorism to favor wit over force. The piece hints at modern editors abandoning intellectual warfare for softer fibers.
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Richelieu
Jenneils
Corps
Moore
Louisville Curier-Journal
Report of the House Judiciary Committee on presidential election
The Judiciary Committee outlines objections to a bill proposing a presidential election count by a federal commission. It argues Congress cannot undo a predecessor’s electoral tally or grant a court power to review it. It cites impracticalities and warns against jurisdictional overreach while urging legal remedies for offenders and preservation of evidence. Three Republicans add a dissent against certain conclusions and implications. A separate note recounts a violent incident in North Manchester where Wells shot Miller after confrontation over a retraction, fatal to Miller.
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House Judiciary Committee
Hartridge
Congress
Judiciary
Ak Desaint
Hoa Bename
United States
United Grotoc Te Enet
Congresa
Washington
Supreme Court of the
Maryland
Frye
Conger
Lapham
House of Representatives
Miller
Wells
Journal
North
Manchester
Ind
Cor
Chicago
Timea
Perch Puns By Chicago Breakwater Fishermen
A summer afternoon on Chicago breakwaters hosts a trio of a journalist a scientist and a preacher sharing jokes. They try to explain why fish are perch while noting the perchers mirror their luck in catching fish. A closing exchange declares Lake Michigan has no whares, ending with a debate on clergymen and puns.
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Chicago
Way
Lake Michigan
Record of Royal and Imperial Assassination Attempts Across Europe
A chronology lists attempts on rulers from 1848 to a recent Berlin event, naming figures such as the Duke of Modena, Queen Victoria, Napoleon III, King William of Prussia, and Emperor William. It notes incidents in Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Greece, and Peru, including Lincoln’s 1865 assassination and a 1878 shooting attempt on William II.
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Europe
America
Duke of
Modena
Robert Pate
Queen Victoria
Lefeloque
Frederick William IV
Prussia
Marseilles
Napoleon III
Francis — of Austria
Vienna
Libzens
Victor Emmanuel
Ferdinand Charles ,Jr
Parma
Champs Elysees
Giovanni Pianeri
Raymond Fuentes
Isabella
Spain
Bartoletti
Gibaldi
Grillo
London
Napoleon Iti
Orsini
King William
Oscar Becker
Baden- Baden
Dossios
Amalia
Greece
Princess of Oldenberg
Athens
Paris
President Lincoln
J. Wilkes Booth
Ranceniell
Czar Alexander
St. Petersburg
Bois de Boulogne
Michael
Servia
Radnarowitch
Amadeus
Col. Gutierrez
Balta
Republic of
Peru
Molas
William
Germany
Emile Henri Max Hoodel
Lehmann
Grand Duchess of
Baden
Berlin
Recreations of the Ancients Hat Tale in Roman Camp
A Burlington Hawk-Eye summary recalls Paulus Zimilius arriving at Cannee with a battered last summer hat. The hat, dented and oddly battered by bricks and a water melon, becomes a humorous eight hundred year joke among Roman leaders. Emilius and Varro exchange wry quips about a consular hat.
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Paulus Zimilius
Cannee
Arro
Milius
Emilius
Hannibal
Varro
Emilus
Terentius
Ilius
Rome
Aimilius
Meas
Amazemen
Varro Aimilius
Burlington Hawk- Eye
Fatal Shooting Affray In North Manchester Journal Office
In North Manchester a fatal shooting occurred between two rising young men, one the son of a Lutheran minister. Hugh Wells Jr., son of Rev. Hugh Wells, killed Andrew B. Miller, a teacher by profession now in the collection business. The men were friends turned rivals after a published quip scrawled on Miller’s door.
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North Manchester Journal
Hugh Wells, Jr
Hug Wells
Andrew B. Miller
Miller
Louisville
Uderneath
Young Wells
the Indiaman
Warsaw
Ian Forth
Com
Death of Porter Rockwell Described as Salt Lake Noted Mormon
The obituary recalls Porter Rockwell a prominent Mormon Danite who died suddenly in Salt Lake. It notes his feared role in the Mormon troubles in Illinois and Missouri including the Boggs shooting, leadership of the Danites, and alleged crimes. He was a friend of Joe Smith and Brigham Young, with a recent 1857 indictment and $10,000 bail pending trial.
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Porter Rockwell
Salt Lake
Illinois
Missouri
Gov. Boggs
Destroying Angels
Joe Smith
Brigham Young
Aiken
California
le Ae
Man Sentenced in New York for Unloaded Pistol Case
In New York a man was sentenced to penitentiary for one term after an unloaded pistol incident at Siethen. The case involved the man failing to present a loaded weapon and the court delivering the punishment.
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New York
Pe We
Siethen
Wormley Conference secrets reshape Hayes era narrative
Senator Hill from Georgia disputes the Wormley Hotel Conference influence on the Hayes administration. He details forty two ex Confederates pledging to oppose vote counting to avert civil war, while denying a formal party agreement. The account highlights secret actions and high stakes around the 1876 electoral crisis.
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Senator Hill
Georgia
Wormley Hotel
Senate
Mr. Hayes
Louisiana
South Carolina
Packard
Chamberlain
Nicholls
Wade Hampton
Hayes
Hill
Agreen Wr
Times
Electoral Commission
Florida
House of
Humane fishing urged by Forest and Stream editor
Charles Hallock argues anglers should kill fish humanely after catching them. He cites evidence of fish sensation and memory and urges mercy by methods suited to fish size, noting humane handling enhances sport without needless suffering.
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Charles Hallock
Forest and Stream
Ocean dredging reveals teeth survive longer than bones
The author notes bones disappear in the ocean while teeth endure longer under seawater. Teeth resist seawater despite being not bones, leading to a debate whether the residue is due to brine or another solvent effect, with speculation about the bottom of the sea showing unusual findings.
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Jeffrey
Nature as a Plagiarist in a St Louis Courtroom
Two brothers named Thomas in a Rochester Democrat recount where identical twins caused courtroom confusion. The Circuit Court rule limited witnesses to one attorney per side, but the brothers swapped chairs to imitate each other, exhausting the opposing lawyer. A judge quips that nature had committed a mischief in their case.
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St. Louis
Circuit Court
Thomas
Yestery
Thomases
Rochester
Half a Million Die in Madras Famine Census
A census in Madras shows more than 500000 deaths from starvation out of a 2 million population, despite heavy relief efforts. Authorities warn the South India total may approach six million losses, highlighting a severe dearth not matching the era’s abundance.
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Madras
British India
South India
United
Barbershop Mixup Inhalts Noted In Odd Claim
A peculiar scene unfolds as a man sits for a shave and assorted grooming items while an eager barber halts his chatter to avoid a noisy disruption. The exchange hints at a comic misunderstanding amid a busy New Year rush.
Noted Baltimore Benefactor Thomas Winans Dies at Age 98
Thomas Winans once headed Baltimore's fortune at about 20 million dollars born in 1820 in New Jersey. He trained as a machinist and worked with Harrison Eastwick in Russia securing locomotive contracts then returned to Baltimore to build a stylish home and pursue innovations in ventilation and shipbuilding. He patented an abandoning turning device for carriages on rail and contributed inventions while spending days in his workshop.
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Baltimore
Thomas Winans
Ross Winans
New Jersey
Russia
Harrison & Eastwick
St. Petersb
Moscow
Winans
Winans’ Wharf
Death of a Distinguished Journalist
Obituary notes the death of John A. Mac Gahan, longtime Daily News correspondent in Constantinople. It highlights his career in Europe and Asia, his coverage of Paris, Khiva, Spain, the Bulgarian atrocities, and the Turkish campaign, and mentions his birth in St Louis in 1837 and relatives in Toledo Ohio.
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John A. MacGahan
Constantinople
News
MacGahan
Central Asia
New York Herald
Paris
Khiva
Don Carlos
Spain
Arctic
Daily News
Turkey
Mr. Nun
St. Louis
Toledo
Ohio
London
Grand Charter Oak stove shelves offered with flexible options
The Grand Charter Oak line will provide both automatic and permanent shelf options for stoves. The manufacturer warns of a patent dispute over automatic shelves, pledges vigorous defense, and invites dealers and households to inspect a sample shelf before purchase.
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St. Louis
Dooney's Yeast Power Promotes Light Nutritious Baked Goods
The best and most economical housekeepers praise Dooney's Yeast Power for producing light wholesome and nutritious biscuits rolls muffins waffles and cakes. It is cited as the cheapest and most economical baking agent available.
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Dooney’s Yeast Powper
Dr Graves Heart Regulator for heart cure and relief
Dr Graves Heart Regulator claimed to cure heart disease and related ailments including rheumatism nervous sleeplessness and general debility. It is advertised with testimonials and pamphlets from F E Ixcaris Concord NH and is sold by Winnert's Fever and Acus Tonic and by various druggists.
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Concord
N. H
Cons
Withoft
Waeriock, Finlay & Co
New Orleans
ALL Daveersts
Sheridan's Condition Powders: Pure Worth the Price
A readable note urges buyers to avoid trash and insists Sheridan's Condition Powders are strictly pure and worth their cost. The fragment uses promotional language urging value and quality as a defense against low-priced imitators.
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Sheridan
Vague Pediatric Toothache Remedy Claims Noted
A fragment describes a product claimed to prevent all dental diseases in children and relieve pain for mothers, noting its use during the teething period. The text is incomplete and stylistically reminiscent of historical advertising.
Reading the Paper to Catch Ads and the Dont Forever
The article urges readers to scan all important news then study the advertising and the Dont Forever rollout. It stresses noting attention to advertisements as they hold guidance and warnings.
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Waite
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Chamber of Duties
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Wood Ter Ping Tobacco
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GER & CO
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Kia
Thoresig
Excelsior Manufacturing
N. Main &J
Duendaas Dick & CO
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Anwlication
Farry
Iker
Hore
Anthon
Lunbor
Miles
Packart
Mate Bourd
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