Turbulent News Dispatches From Global Conflicts
Reports describe salvage of 99 rescued from a pit exploration while 14 horses lay dead near the shaft. Dispatches cite uprisings threatening Christians, fears of forces moving toward Uskub Mitrovitza and Eptres, and violent suppression plans. Paris notes awards to public instruction bodies in multiple states amid European instability. Emperor William fully recovers, marking a return to leadership.
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Mehemet Ali Pashe
Albania
Uskub
Mitrovitza
Eptres
Apirtoris
Paris
Statements of Public Instruction
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Pennsyvania
Kansas
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Winioor
Epidemic News From 1867 Reports Across Cities
The report details an epidemic with 104 deaths and 65 new cases in a county, noting 19 and 12 colored respectively. It mentions fever patterns, weather swings, and deaths among yellow fever survivors, plus outbreaks in Vicksburg New Orleans and San Bernardino with substantial damage. Reports include military engagements, storm damage in Ohio and Canada, and fires.
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Zee Lee
Kentucky
Board of Health
Ao Medical Corps
Howard Associaion
Langstaff
Howard Association
New Orleans
Belica
Vicksburg
Knights of Malta
Albany
N. Y
Canada
St. Paul
Snake River
San Bernardino
Cal
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Toronto
Evie
Dispatch
Memphis
Howards
J. H. Smith
Medical Corps
Grenada
Bradford
N. B
Ite
Company O
Inoit National Cunard
St. Louis
Tax Grand Lodge
Baltimore
May's Landing
N. J
Governors and political moves in early 19th century states
In Massachusetts the Independent Greenback party backed Gen. B. F. Butler for governor at Beeton on the 11th with Prohibitionists nominating Rev. Dr. Miner at Worcester. Other reports note Oregon’s legislature convening on the 9th and Thayer’s majority, New Hampshire nominating Frank A. McKeon on the 12th, and Eaton Winier heading Tennessee’s ticket after Emerson Etheridge declined. The Massachusetts Democratic convention was held around Sept 17, with Butler’s nomination amid excitement and the rest of the ticket listed including Arnold, Strauss, Cushing, O'Reilly, and Skibbings.
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Aeove
Massachusetts
B. F. Butler
Greenback Party
Beeton
Dr. Miner
Worcester
Jepar Kelley
Congréss
Philadelphis
Oregon
Thayer
Hox
Frank A. McKeon
Governo
New Hampshire
Concord
EM. Winier
Tennessee
Emerson Etheridge
Gyp. Butler
Fohn F. Arnold
Charles M. Strauss
Caleb Cushing
J. Boyle O'Reilly
Stato Central
Treasury suspends payout order and National Bank depository circular
The Secretary of the Treasury suspends the order paying silver for greenbacks to an undetermined date. A new circular designates 120 national banks as depositories to receive standard silver dollars from the mint at no charge. The seventy first call for redemption of 5 20 bonds of 65 is issued for 5 000 000 to 3 000 000 principal and interest payable after December 16 at the sub-treasury. Elevators report 1 444 785 bushels of wheat and 3 384 798 of corn among other grain totals. the Comptroller notes solvency and historic creditor losses across the national bank system.
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Financial and Industrial
Sexaman
Hhis
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Sub-Treasury
Omiaso
Comptroller of the Treasury
Fed
Union Pacific Mail Robbery Gang Reported Formidable
Information forwarded to Jay Gould by intendent Clark describes a large gang organized to rob the mails, the express, and passengers on Union Pacific trains. The group is said to be too strong for State authorities and U S troops may be required to counter them.
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Jay Gould
Intendent
Clark
Pacific
Expres
Union Pacific
United States
A Romance of the Border on the New England to Minnesota Route
An aged New England woman learns of her son’s Indian wife and grandson from Minnesota. She travels by rail to find them, pays the tribe to locate the family, and returns with the child to Connecticut. The tale ends with the grandmother’s affectionate bond and the boy sharing peaches aboard the train.
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Connecticut
Birk
D.T
Ani
Minnesota
New England
Northern Pacific
Aes Ieas
Harvard
Winona
Minn
Sagacity of Animals Overrated in Observations
A fragmented note argues public trust in animal insight is overstated. It cites barnyard fowls reacting to eclipses, dogs predicting death, and cows spreading noxious qualities, with references to an old magazine as the source.
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Ion
Lou Lovelace
Jenlocus 4
Revolutions in Mexico Report Lively Turmoil and Military Moves
Late Mexico items describe revolts and clashes near Jalapa with robbers defeated and booty recovered. Congress supports American enterprise interests while the government sends troops to the Rio Grande to break up bands and secure the frontier. An incident ends with a man killed by an alligator after a half hour of charming the reptile.
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Jalapa
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Rio Grrande
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A Grim Night in Memphis Slums Amid Fever Deaths
A reporter chronicles horrific scenes in Memphis streets near St. Martin and Beale, describing fever-stricken households, dying children, and a deadly spread among three men at No 32 St. Martin Street. A local doctor notes repeated infections and a disinfecting failure at the Whitmore House as fear and despair grip the city.
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Beale Street
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Dick Smith
Whitmore House
Adams Street
Shocking Epidemic Incident in Memphis Environs
Memphis residents recount a deadly fever outbreak in 1873. Dr. E. P. Watson, noted for his medical work, died amid reports of his body found on an old mattress with minimal furnishings. Sergeant McIirey of the Signal Service discovered the scene and suspected foul play or a rapid decline during delirium.
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Memphis
E. P. Watson
Watson
Epi
Sergt. MclIirey
Signal Service
Dr. Watson
Sunk Describes Grenada Visit In Wake Of Tragedy
St Louisan I A H who spent three weeks in Grenada reports experiences with J E Heberex and Dr Mountain. They visited Mia, a widow who lost husband and three children in a week, and she described the toll as tears filled by sympathy. The party also met Mrs Mamta Aay Tom l and observed a Grenada death toll and ongoing hardship.
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St. Louis Republican
H. Sunk
Grenada
Hebex
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Ead Dr. Mountain
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Mia
Fareball
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Wee Ae
Heber
Ples
D. M. Bishop
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Soul-Harrowing Scenes in Vicksburg
Vicksburg cor reporter describes a plague crisis with dire suffering across families. Calls for nurses, funds, and provisions as death toll climbs and cases surge beyond 1853 levels. Details a father and seven children dying in one home and a mother dying leaving four children, with Sisters of Charity aiding the orphaned pair.
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Vicksburg
Howards of
Peor
Old Marine Hospital
City Hospital
Sisters of Charity
Culture and Humor in Western Farm Life
An analysis of rural Western life shows farm houses with refined taste in furniture and a hunger for solid reading. Farmers enjoy British and American poetry and novels, with Hawthorne admired, while coarse humor persists in farm speech. The piece argues Western humor evolves through refinement, yet preserves earthy flavor.
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Hawthorne
Western Lakes
Opp
Ohio Mississippi River
Pepe Hs
Wen
Sokol
Ner
Scribner
The Home Doctor Cold Feet Remedy
The feet require more frequent washing than the hands with frequent friction to promote circulation and warmth. A person cannot be healthy if the extremities are habitually cold.
Air Quality Warnings From Early Medical Texts
A historical note warns that exhaled air quickly becomes unfit to breathe, even when diluted with ten parts fresh air. It stresses constant ventilation of sleeping and living rooms to prevent poisonous air buildup and preserve life.
Remedy for Typhoid Fever by Dr Netter Authenticated
A new typhoid remedy by Dr Netter of Strasburg has been published and officially authenticated. It involves a decoction of barley water and honey to be used for throat and mouth washing to remove organic deposits and aid tonic effect.
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Netter
Strasburg
Eel Brings Slow Family To Supper In River Tale
A Boston Globe snippet describes an eel that pauses then drifts downstream before returning with its delayed family for supper, a brisk natural vignette about river life and food gathering behavior.
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Boston Globe
Inventions and Ironies Across A Curious Ledger
A garbled mix cites Cerral locomotives seen as unlikely, Chinese bridges 1000 years ahead of a discovery, and Mexican Mr Miever Kun claiming 1873 phonograph invention. London Times’ Joan Wauker is noted, Alabama crops promise low prices, and German Austrian law bans sale of dead fish with tanks and killings described.
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Miever Kun
Joan Wauker
London Times
Alabama
Explains Yellow Fever to Pate in Odd Dialogue
A verbose dialogue at a warehouse features O14 Si explaining yellow fever to Pate amid peculiar slang and readings. The excerpt weaves in scattered notes on public health, earthquakes, and distant science, with brief mentions of grafts on storms and people enduring illness.
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Pate
A Cure for Diphtheria Uses Brimstone Remedy
The article describes using a teaspoonful of brimstone flowers in water as a gargle and swallow to treat diphtheria. In severe cases, the sulfur is blown into the throat, and if gargling is impossible, the fumes are inhaled from burning brimstone. Brimstone purportedly kills all fungus species in humans and animals. Dr Field reportedly never lost a diphtheria patient in his long practice.
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England
Field
A Homely Cure for Bile and Indigestion Use of Chewed Leaves
The article relays Cassell's Family Magazine on a simple remedy for indigestion. Chewing various green leaves outdoors and swallowing the juice is said to soothe dyspepsia by stimulating saliva and a mild tonic effect. Suggested leaves include vine, spruce, laurel, currant, rose, mountain daisies, rush bark, and grasses with taste guiding selection.
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Cassell
Family Magazine
Warm baths and cold baths contrasted in London Lancet
An article notes warm baths dilate skin vessels and ease fatigue while cold baths stiffen muscles briefly. Moderate temperatures in both methods refresh and stimulate body functions, with warm baths reducing energy expenditure for heat production.
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London Lancet
Ursula Wolcott and the making of a governor
An OCR readout recounts Ursula Wolcott's courtship of Matthew Griswold at Black Hall on the Connecticut coast. Their cautious, witty pursuit leads to a betrothal and the future governor's rise, with Ursula steering the pace and finally prompting Mathew to speak and wed, shaping Connecticut leadership for years.
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W. Gheenstidhe
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Martha
Ursula Wolcott
Old Con
Knitting Needle Test Reveals Milk Water Dilution
An experiment with a knitting needle dipped in milk shows that adding even small amounts of water prevents the liquid from adhering to the needle. The outcome changes as water is introduced, indicating lower surface tension or cohesion in diluted mixtures.
Mr. Hale and the Eels at Rockport Brook
A Rockport tale describes Mr. Hale feeding eels in a brook behind a lot. The fish learned to approach him and take food from his hand, with the man noting a growing bond as he interacts with the creatures.
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Rockport
Hale
Chen
Industrial shift drives shoe making toward machine production
A historic contrast outlines how five years ago hand labor dominated shoemaking in New England with workers often switching trades by night. By 1877 manufacturers in the United States produced about five million sewn shoes and 55 million pegged shoes, with 85 percent of work done by machines. uppers cut by band saws, stitching done by wire thread, and rapid machine operations enabling production at high speed. The letter from Kerr in Woodhull Illinois mentions consumer exchanges and a Botaxie Map Co order, reflecting broader industrial and commercial activity of the era.
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New England
United Sates
Californias vast wealth and famed bells described in 19th century text
The article compares California mining and agriculture values with global outputs, noting gold and silver production and crops. It also highlights Moscow’s great bell, detailing its weight and dimensions against other famous bells and listing international church bells for context.
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Princeton Thanlogicel
Asia
Burmah
Anham
Corea
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California
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Antwerp
Oxford
York
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Benton Tribute Remains Cited by Boston Policemen
The remembrance from the late Thomas H. Benton recalls a long public life and adherence to his mother's wish for total abstinence. He recounts pledges made in youth not to drink and his lifelong commitment to sobriety, noting it shaped his conduct and usefulness. The piece mentions Boston's oldest policeman, aged 79, in connection to city life.
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Thomas H. Benton
Moe
Prompt Reform of Bodily Evils and Remedies
Fragmentary OCR note discusses reform of bodily ills and mentions stomach bitters as a restorative. References to America Britain and Spain and to home use. Ends inconclusively with acknowledgment of a remedy and preventive claims.
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America
Paris Prize Meet Report Highlights Winners
The text notes prizes won in Paris with mentions of medals and highest awards. It references a medal in a competition and indicates satisfaction with the results, though the OCR is unclear on specifics and participant names.
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Paris
Graces Hapemnan Wonper For Worxsnior Repairs 25 Cents
A health remedy ad notes Graces Hapemnan as a ready fix for accidents in factories dye-houses and printing offices. The box treats cuts bruises burns poisoned skin and eruptions. Price listed as 25 cents per box.
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Seattle
Oir
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