Assassination Attempt in Naples and Global Turmoil
Reports from Rome to Toronto describe a knife attack on Kine Humperrt near Naples where a cook assailant was wounded by the King. The incident sparks national outrage amid broader European tensions and Turkish debt talks. Flooding in Rome and unrest in Austria and Chile accompany economic updates and a New Jersey bank closure.
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Toronto
Canada
Naples
Italy
Signor Cairoli
Turkey
Cyprus
Asia Minor
Europe
Rome
Passenante
Humbert
Escury
Santiago
Chili
Manzanillo
New Grenada
Lemberg
Austria
Panama
Norwich
England
Perth
International and domestic notices in brief from a historic week
A summary of conventions in Indianapolis Columbus and Chicago on suffrage railway regulation and foreign trade. US government buys sterling exchange for Halifax award. Fires hit Bradford Richmond and Fort Howard. Steamer Ludwig missing. US British arbitration notes debate treaty terms. Riot in Mount Sterling KY leaves two dead. Currency redemption changes planned for 1879. Scoville scolds Sheridan over quotes about the Indian service.
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Woman's National Suffrage Association
Indianapolis
Convention of
Railway Commissioners
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago
Southwest
East
Mexico
South America
George W. Morris
Kentucky
United States
Sterling Exchange
Halifax
London
Bradford
Virginia State Penitentiary
Richmond
Fort Howard
Wis
Ludwig
Rotterdam
Jersey City
N. J
Lorp
Evarte
Mount Sterling
Washington
New York
Scavanz
Gen. Sheridan & Rap
Indian Service
Personal notes and appointments from political figures
Personal Secretary to the Foreign Office presents a testimonial to Lord Cafferin praising his Canada course. Ressell B. Haktxon appointed Chief Assayer at Helena. Senator Vyooxures aims to push legislative change to make the trade dollar legal tender. Tarxi elected to French Academy. Lewis See Brown elected President of the American Humane Society. Fremont, Governor of Arizona, supports moving Indian affairs to the War Department.
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French Academy
Eowis See Brown
Chicago
American Humane Society
Baltimore
Grex
Fremont
Arizona
War Department
President’s Southern Policy Toned by Election Returns
Washington dispatches show the President resisting any image of change to Southern policy while stressing enforcement of constitutional equality. Reports cite Pennsylvania votes for Hoyt and Dill, and predictions of Democratic gains in the Forty sixth House. Other notes mention court actions over Alachua canvassing and Wisconsin and Nebraska results affecting party power.
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Tue
Washington
South
Perseyivania
Hoyt
Dill
Mason
National
Lane
Forty
Randall
Democrate
Ma de la Marya
Indiana
Supreme Court
Basra
Bisbee
Congress
Hull
Wisconsin
Qatar
Nebaska
Su Kaive
Finile
Grave Robbing Surges in Ohio and Local Crimes Hit Reports
A string of crimes includes a four-grave desecration at Woodlawn Cemetery in Zanesville Ohio pursued for fourteen miles before escape. Lawrence Remy of New York assaulted his wife then cut his own throat, wife likely to survive. Reep Wallpee, longtime Philadelphia Union League Club clerk treasurer, disappears leaving a confession of a $3 misappropriation.
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Woodlawn
Zanesville
Ohio
Lawrence Remy
New York City
Do. Reep Wallpee
Philadelphia Union League
Address of Non Mormon Women Against Polygamy in Utah
A Salt Lake City meeting adopts an appeal to Mrs. Rutherford B Hayes and all U S women urging Congress to curb polygamy in Utah By exposing endowment houses and the Mormon hierarchy the statement calls for public action to delay Utah’s admission to statehood until polygamy is abolished and asks ministers and Christian groups to circulate signatures and support nationwide pressure.
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United States
Salt Lake City
Utah
Rutherford B. Hayes
Congress
Mormon Church
Anzona
Idaho
New Mexico
Wyoming
Slippers, a Picture, and a Suit of Clothes
A young couple exchange gifts and sharp notes as a tailor demands payment. A girl receives her lover’s portrait in a frame with a bitter note about the unpaid suit. The tailor’s agent and the girl’s father complicate matters, leading to legal pressure as the young man is urged to settle.
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Temple of Fame
Woman challenges court after claim of vagrancy
A court asks what the woman is charged with and an officer calls her a dead beat and vagrant. The prisoner offers to prove herself innocent, mentions Moll Wright, and a mock threat leads to the officer beating the court while the judge releases her.
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Moll Wright
The True Aim of Journalism Essay by a Young Writer
A young man submits a lengthy essay exploring journalism’s purpose and responsibilities. He argues for accuracy, fairness, and serving the public interest, urging journalists to resist sensationalism and uphold trust. The piece reads as a thoughtful meditation on press ethics.
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Mr. Gumbs
Cambria County
Cambria
Dick Turpin
The
Milky Way
Cambria Mercury
Alexander Jones
Gumbs
Kansas
Far West
Foxtown Fusilier
Foxtown Flash
Forty Sixth Congress Senate after March election snapshot
A historic roll shows Republicans 31 Democrats 43 Independents 1 and doubtful 1 for the Senate post March 4. The list names lawmakers by state including Davis Blaine Hamlin Ferry Windom Wade and Morrill among others, with party labels and terms reflected in the era’s party lines.
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Senate
Alabama
Fragmented Roll Call Page with State by State Listings
An OCR damaged page shows party tallies and candidate names across multiple states including Alabama Connecticut Florida Georgia Indiana and more. The list features Democrats Republicans and Greenbackers with varying counts and several candidate names interspersed. The fragmentary text includes partial dates and misc. misspellings across the rostering of electors.
Amusing Quips and Murky Gossip of Newspaper Era
A long reminiscence catalogues editor habits and rival jibes across American papers. It recounts sharp quips about drunkenness, pert remarks on editors, and sly taunts from California to Maine, ending with notes on public notices, science snippets, and cultural curiosities.
fragmented Tennessee and Alabama local listings
A damaged OCR fragment lists multiple towns across Tennessee and nearby states with scattered numbers and place names. The fragment hints at seating or census-like data but provides no coherent event or readable context.
The Sanitary Effect of Housework Upon Women
An article notes that sedentary life linked to many female illnesses. It cites Popular Science Monthly and observations by a Manchester physician on women’s diseases to argue reduced household labor worsens health without proper occupation.
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Popular Science Monthly
Ggge
Manchester
Primary Cause of a Distant Symptom
Nervousness is not usually a disease but a consequence of digestive weakness. Tremors anxiety headaches and insomnia stem from a troubled stomach and liver inactivity. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is promoted as a premier remedy to protect the nervous system and relieve these symptoms.
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Hostetter
A Reliable Life Insurance Policy
A promotional notice touts a life insurance policy and a supposed medical product, claiming safe funds and assets and presenting Dr. Pierce references as a form of health relief. It lists unnamed agents and urges payment of a nominal amount.
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Dr. Pierce
A Man of a Thousand and a Doctor's Hemp Cure
A Dr H James experimented with Lycian Hemp and reportedly cured his only child of consumption. The notice asks readers to send two stamps to cover expenses and directs correspondence to Craddock & Co., 102st Philo, naming the paper.
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H. James
Craddock & Co
Philo
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