Turbulent Global Affairs Though Gunpowder Explosions Hit Alps
Reports from St Gothard tunnel in Switzerland confirm ten workers killed with several injured after a recent gunpowder blast. Mexico’s Diaz regime faces money troubles and shaky governance while Paris presses for peace and arbitration. Dispatches from Bombay advise the Simla note on British envoy affronts and potential amends.
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Turbulent Times Touch U S Ports and Leaders
Movements of May dates include yellow fever in Memphis and Vicksburg rising deaths, passenger casualties from a steamer disaster near New Orleans, and a Marine disaster from Norwalk. Debates over silver coinage and legal notices accompany cabinet changes. Notables include Hayes's return to Washington and resignations in Patents.
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Central Pacific Railroad Earnings and Public Debt Highlights
The report shows Central Pacific railroad earnings for eight months totaling 10,592,644 with a grand tote of 5,991,917 bushels of barley this period and 3,500,275 last year. The public debt statement as of October 1 lists lawful money debt at 1,500,000 and certificates of deposit at 40,716,000, among other items.
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Wales
Memphis Death Toll and Fear Surrounding the Plague
Mr. Dobb describes a city overwhelmed by a deadly outbreak as funeral processions flood the streets and coffins pile along sidewalks. He recalls families wiped out daily, nurses scarce, and scenes of misery that shake even stout men. The disease is seen as a plague, not yellow fever, with an atmosphere of poison affecting residents and visitors.
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Memphis
Epidemic scenes and street barricades in New Orleans tale
A New Orleans letter describes fever fear banished by calm, with barricades on Enterpe and Carondelet streets and sawdust on Carondelet tracks to muffle hoofs. A milkman clashed with residents, a revolver fired, and neighbors report intensified sickness while doctors move about. The piece blends local fear, heroic stoicism, and urban oddities amid an ongoing outbreak.
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No further entrants enter with a good one
A terse vow announces firm action against any man who presents another "good one." The line signals a strict stance and immediate consequence for future competitors. The tone implies a readiness to suppress subpar or dangerous challenges.
British farm stock decline alarms The Times
The Times warns of looming trouble for British agriculture as arable land and livestock offerings shrink. Data show post 1866 gains followed by declines after 1874, with cattle and sheep numbers dropping by 1877, despite high meat prices.
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Ornithologist Elliot Cones Opposes Sparrow Killing Penalties
Ornithologist Elliot Cones voices renunciations toward sparrow killing penalties. The discussion cites notations from American Natural history notes and references the Resers opinion on pigeons and sparrows.
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Duel on Delaware Street Ends in Death on River Border
A Texas era tale recounts a contested duel between Williams and Jackson over a face insult on Delaware Street. They fought with pistols and knife after a morning stand, Williams killed by a throat wound from Jackson, who later died of wounds at Gettysburg. Williams was buried privately.
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Peculiar Humour and Essays from a Bygone Paper
The text recounts a misprint era joke about a gold headed cane presentation to Dr. Mudge and a hog at a factory, then shifts to a discussion of yellow fever facts. It notes misprints caused odd scenes and recounts early theories about yellow fever elevation limits and historical outbreaks on Mexico’s table lands.
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Notwithstanding the much talked of financial d
A compact notice notes a financial dispute overshadowing events with a focus on the broader context and unnamed stakeholders. The brief hints at rising tensions and a call for clarity amid ongoing deliberations affecting local interests.
Elopement Tragedy Endures as Farm Family Despairs
A Chicago Times tale from Illinois tells of a farm girl who marries a dissolute husband amid parental opposition. After a life of abuse and want, she attempts an abortion with fatal result. Her suicide drive ends with a neglected burial and a grieving father seeking justice for his daughter.
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Wman
Unknown regions of the globe and their vast extent
An English writer lists four untraversed areas forming about one seventh of the world. The Antarctic region is the largest, with roughly times Britain in extent, followed by the North pole area, Central Africa, and Western Australia. Total unknown territory is estimated at about 11.6 million square miles.
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Word of Warning to Counterfeiters in Advertisements
A caution against counterfeiters of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The notice warns that imitation bottles and advertisements will be punished, including counterfeit trade marks and spurious separations. Imprisonment is implied for offenders.
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Hostetter
Witnort's Tonic Promoted as Malaria Remedy
An advertising notice touts Witnort's Tonic as not a cure all but a catholicon for malarious diseases. It claims to restore spleen health along riverbanks, bring vigor, banish chills, and recommends Wilbott's Anti-Periodic as kept by Warerocs, Fixing & Co. of New Orleans.
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Grace's Sanveio Salve Promises Household Savings
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