Grant welcomed as comrade among Grand Army of the Republic
A general orders notice announces Gen Grant mustered as a comrade of Gen Meade at a Philadelphia festivity as crowds pay elaborate respect. Also noted are obituaries and disparate items including Ex-Gov Edward Ken, burial in Bangor, and a Cleveland insurer retiring from business.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Grant
George G. Meade
Delphia
Liverpool
George B. Ely
Cleveland
Col
Ezekiel Jewett
State Museum
Albany
N. Y
Santa Barbara
C. Bracevy
Omaha
Dr. A. Sorel
Sorel
Biacque
Gev
Epward Ken
Maine
Bangor
Beaurecaan
Roumaania
Blanton Duncan
Pierrepont
England
Earl Manvers
Pierreponts
Earl
United Methodist
Methodist Protestant Church
President Hayes
Fire Kills Five Children at Little Hook NY
A house fire at Little Hook New York on May 15 burned five children to death while their parents were away briefly. The tragic accident occurred as the family returned and heard the cries of their children.
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Frank Dunnegal
Little Hook
New York
California
Marsas
Priemy
Louisiana
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Joslyn
Austin
Fifth District
Virginia
Oshkosh
Wis
W. H. Doe
Gov. Emery
Utah
Secretary of War
Tae
Green Bay
Minnesota Railroad
Winona
Minn
Grand Duke Alexis
Charites Tommey
Americas
Caraway
Albany
N. Y
Capitol
Galeries
Governor’s House
Delavan
Caswell
N. C
Sueraman
Rehm
Oban
Scotland
Blandville
Max
Philadelphia
AvsTis Humphney
Sandwich
Federick Appel
Windsor
Treasury reports large tax redemption and policy debate
Tax redemption of national bank notes last month neared 34.5 million dollars with counterfeit and stolen notes rejected in the tens of thousands. Current fiscal year redemptions approach 235 million, up 17 thousand from last year as Cabinet members dispute publishing detailed policy on the Resumption act and gold purchases.
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Sherman
I. Sherman
Treasury Department
Associated Press
Senator Morton backs Hayes policy awaiting fair trial
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Morton will not oppose President Hayes South policy until it has a full fair trial and failure proved. He discourages Republican criticism. Virginia’s Hox. John Goopr Jr. declares candidacy for Speaker. A New Orleans dispatch says the State Board of Canvassers began counting parish returns from St. Martin and New Iberia on May 19, with late-arriving boxes changing the electoral vote outlook and potentially affecting the presidential question when Congress convenes.
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A. Washington Dispatch
Morton
President Hayes
South
Hox
Joun Goopr, Jr
Virginia
Pispatcn
New Orleans
New State Board of Canvassers
St. Martin
New Iberia
Packard Returning Board
Frightful May Launch Disaster at Chester Penn
An accident at Chester Pennsylvania on May 22 during the launch of the iron steamship Saratoga crushed workers under moving rollers as the vessel slid into the river. Seven deaths are listed Edward Pawley Charles Wright Edward Burke John Nelson George Woof J J Crew Barney Cannon with three more wounded and expected to recover. A separate fire at Gloversville New York on May 22 burned twenty businesses in the village business center causing about $100000 in losses.
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Chester
Penn
Edward Pawley
Charles Wright
Edward Burke
John Nelson
George Woof
J. J. Crew
Barney Cannon
Gloversville
N. Y
ministerial crisis in france and ship incidents reported
Reports from London note the French ministerial crisis linked to Ultramontane intrigue and possible fallout with Germany. The Sidonian arrived after a deadly boiler explosion. Danish, Austrian, and San Domingo news include army reorganization orders, famine commentary, mutiny on Kate Davenport, Whit Monday balloon accident, Bismarck recall, and a Sa Domingo conspiracy arrest tied to finance mismanagement.
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London Daily New Berlin
Aselias
France
Simon
Germany
Sidonian
New York World
Tax
London Times
Shanghai
the Times
Kate Davenport
Liverpool
Dourme
Hull
England
William
Prince Bismarck
South Australia
Adelaide
Albany Isles
San Domingo
Notable 19th Century Editors and the Great Financial Day
The text recounts the life of a newspaper founder in New York, detailing his rise from poverty to helm of the New York Herald and his son’s succession. It then profiles Thomas Hart Benton, outlining his legal start, Senate career, and battles over slavery, the Bank, and the Pacific. It ends with a vivid, chaotic account of Black Friday trading volatility, a dramatic gold market day, and its aftermath in Wall Street.
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America
Charleston
New York
New York Herald
Bennett
Herald
The
James G. Bennett, Jr
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas H. Benton
Ora County
North Carolina
Nashville
Tenn
Missouri
United States
Senate
United Bank
Mr. Buchanan
Col. Fremont
Pacific
Washington
Albert Toavuma
Broadway
Dross
Speyers
Bears
Boutwell
Broad Street
Sub-Treasury
Wall Streets
New Street
Gold Exchange Bank
Cholera and plague hit Chittagong and islands after October storm
A historic report notes cholera sweeping Chittagong and surrounding islands with fifty thousand deaths and widespread pestilence after a October storm wave. It records the Edmond Phinney crew deaths at Akya on March 25 and a May cabinet reshuffle with De Broglie named Minister of Justice and Council President.
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Chittagong
India
Siet
Henry Small
Dyer
Edmond Phinney
Akya
Railroad Taxation and Related Supreme Court Points
Summary of several appellate items: Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad challenges Virginia tax exemptions. Southern Express Company clarifies consignee control of shipped goods. Eames et al. on insurance contracts valid when form complete and risks described. East Lincoln town bonds dispute assigns fault to midnight signing and agent misconduct. majority vote affirming $40,000 subscription under town election statutes.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
Commonwealth of Virginia
the of Appeals of Virginias
Ve Goon Aa Une J
Court of Ap
Southern Express Company
Dickson
Alabama
Eames
Home Insurance
Geo Appeal
Circuit Court
Southern District of Illinois
East Lincoln
Ve. Chas
Davenport
Ulinois
Ambiguous OCR Records Irish Sunday Event Figures
Fragmentary note cites Irish counties and towns with a dated numeric fragment 1870 and a Sunday event count of 95,088. The garbled text mentions Page wells persons counties and British Parliament context without clear names or a coherent event.
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Ireland
Gosing
Turks Run Up Big Debt to English Financiers
A historical table shows Turkey borrowed over 1.0 billion dollars from English capitalists since 1854, starting with 15 million to fund the war with Russia. Interest rates varied, with a late decree cutting interest in half and further suspensions amid Bosnian uprisings and the Serbia war. A rising floating debt and depreciated legal tender notes worsen finances while coin vanishes.
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Russia
India
Dante
Porte
Bosnia
Servia
Flag of the Prophet and its storied relics explained
A discussion of the flag associated with the Prophet and the sacred relics in Mohammedan tradition. It notes a turban, then a black flag made from the curtain before Ayesha’s door, and mentions the Sanjak Sherif as a revered relic tied to early conquerors and succession in Islamic history.
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Omar
Europe
Amurath III
Elizabeth
Commeres
Constantinople
Seraglio
Mohammed
Mohanna
Philadelphia
Ayeshah
Amet
Paradise
Sanjak-Sherif
Frerega
Alexander of Macedon
April Revival in Business Across Clearing-House Reports
April shows a marked business revival with totals exceeding those of January and April 1874 by about 13 percent. Returns cover sixteen clearing houses with 355 banks in multiple cities. the summary notes the national aggregate and per-city figures, highlighting San Francisco and Philadelphia impacts and a strong average daily level near $102 million in January through April.
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Cincinnati
Kansas City
Columbus
Worcester
Printing Office Fight Over Dance Draws Community Notice
At the Governor's Guardshop Brice B. Smith a printer clashed with Mrs Thompson and Miss Morris after objections to their dancing. Thompson later attacked Smith with a rawhide. he fired a galley of matter and hit her with a blow. Henry Powers tried to intervene as Byers and others separated the scene. Smith suffered minor facial welts.
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Brice B. Smith
Miss Morris
Henry Powers
Fens
the News
Smith
Powers
Thompson
Grass
Byers
Atchison
Kan
Ottoman Navy Grows With Ironclads and Steam Fleet
The Ottoman Empire built a strong modern navy driven by the late sultan's ironclad project. The Porte owns thirty ironclad ships including broadside, turret, and gunboats, totaling 106 steam vessels with 28 195 horsepower and 26 108 sailors.
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Seraglio
Europe
Porte
Aradition
England
Russia
Old Reliable William Hunter Leads State Department
The Washington Letter lauds Assistant Secretary William Hunter as a banking on-the-record Latin translator and chief clerk since 1829 and 1852 respectively, noting his near fifty years of continuous service under Webster, Clay, Livingston, McLane, Everett, Cass, Seward and Fish. It highlights his extensive knowledge of diplomatic and consular affairs and suggests his personal recollections would enrich national history.
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Department of State
William Hunter
Webster
Clay
Livingston
McLane
Everett
Cass
Seward
Fish
Washington
Emigration of Germans from Russia Sparks Mass Movement
Two hundred thousand German colonists in Southern Russia plan to emigrate to Brazil and other parts of America to avoid Russian courts and military drafts. Despite a century in Russia, loss of privileges drives them away as nationals press demands grow. Emigration has begun.
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Russia
Brazil
America
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promised Cure All Ailments
An old promotional claim extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for nerves aches stomach troubles and rheumatic pain. It asserts rival tonics merely palliate, while Hostetter's supposedly cures the disease and its cause with lasting effect.
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Hostetter
Unclear OCR sports listings with mixed team names and figures
Fragmented text shows a sports or racing listing with names like Western, Coans Western, Oats Western, Milwaukee, and St. Wrerat. Several scores and placements appear garbled, hindering precise event or date identification. readable items suggest mixed oats and track or cross entries with incomplete results.
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New York
Iin
Faeismasies Caine
Ponn—Bmoas
Ceauaeyas Basbek Sekedthaaee Ie
Milwaukee
Warat
Keganaees Civeschaekee Cireus Conn
Wno
Dan de ST. Wrerat
Kasnas
Advice on health remedies for wives and husbands 19th century notice
A dense promotional fragment urging wives and husbands to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and other pills for nervousness, headaches, fevers, and domestic irritability. It touts remedies from Dorang's Rheumatic Remedy and Cooteung bhorchatts Uterine You Saaun, claiming universal efficacy and urging readers to obtain these products via druggists or direct mail for self-help and health improvement.
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Pierce
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Centennial
Kansas Pacific W. CO
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