Attempted Capture of Washington by Tories in Ettrick Gorge
A historical tale recounts a 18th century plot to seize George Washington at Ettrick's house near the Hudson. Washington, warned by a patriot daughter, tests the ruse with Life Guard in English uniform and his captor is mistaken for a prisoner, altering trust and fate in the valley.
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Harper's Magazine
Linton
Washington
Ashington
Newburgh
New Windsor
Avoca
Ettrick
Hudson
Highlands
West Point
Pote
Ettrick’s
Thort
Cosh
New Rail Line Promises Fast Eastern Westward Travel
A new trunk line showcases grand passenger coaches and sleepers described as the finest yet from the Pullman Palace Car. It promises swift east to west routes with reliable connections, while S. W. Snow manages passenger operations in Chicago.
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Ikack Teseetiod
Pullman Palace
S. W. Snow
Chicago
Folger
Lyman Blair
Blair & Blair
Blair
Civil Service Commissioners
Defendorf
C. C. Clark
Mahone
Norfolk Navy Yard
Dezendorf
Lyman
Clark
Milwaukee
Diamond Match Company
Oshkosh
Lyon, Short & Co
Pittsburg
Monongahela
Gem City
St. Louis
St. Paul
Austro German alliance eyed as disarmament talks loom
News from Abrena England notes Belgium and Holland customs union near. Bis mark backs scheme seen as step toward a German Zollverein. Austro German alliance viewed as against Russia and France with neutrality plans in possible war. Reports on cotton wages and varied global events follow.
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Belgium
Holland
Bismarck
Zollverein
London
Russia
France
Germany
Austria
Lancashire
Manchester
Juan the Nugget Rover and the Sutter Mill Raffle Heist
A San Francisco reminiscence tells how Juan, a Mexican corral keeper at Rincon Point in 1846, financed a nugget raffle at White Man's Bar. Desperado Jimmy from town and his gang plot to seize the prize, leading to a fiery riot, escapes, and a county pursuit.
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San Francisco
Res
Juan
Rincon Point
Marshall
Sutter’s Mill
California
Malditos Americanos
Modo Verde
Sonora
Jimmy
Joe Bell
Micky Free
Joe
Micky
Rube
Gringo
Greaser
Mic Free
Gavle
Sherif
Papas Patient Story From Swast Joban Doctor
A fragmentary tale recounts a six year old and a doctor speaking of a mother’s concern for a patient named Job. The clipped text hints at family care and medical attention in a domestic scene.
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Riewegen
Job
Free trade a sham and national folly in debate
A critical essay argues that free trade has failed Britain and allies, citing America France and Germany as successes of protectionism. It questions railway and naval impacts, rail against apostle John Bright, and notes historical shifts from protection to free trade and back.
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Robert Peel
Free Trade
John Bright
England
America
France
Germany
Australia
Suez Canal
Iowa voters urged to back Governor Sherman in election
West Union Republican Gazette condenses an editorial from the State Register arguing the Iowa campaign hinges on prohibition and Weaver’s attacks on Allison. It defends Governor Sherman’s administration as honest and urges voters to support the Republican governance and prohibition stance.
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Weaver
Allison
Iowa
Sioux City
U.P
Congress
Wilson
U. P. RR
U. P
Lincoln
Sioux City & Pacific Railroad
Missouri River
John I. Blair
James Harlan
Secretary of the Interior
Comae
Gen. Weaver
Clinton Herwich
Baron R. Sherman
Sherman
Republican tariff talk opens Dubuque campaign at opera house
Col. Henderson opens the Republican campaign in this city with a tariff discussion. He argues the need to raise 290 million in import duties and claims Democrats kept free list items and duties on lumber zinc ore and rice. The event drew a dense audience despite heavy rain.
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Dubuqere
Col. Henderson
Opera House
House
Judge Kinng
West
Carolinas
Water Temperature and Health in Demorest’s Monthly
An essay argues hot water may be safer to drink than raw water. It cites poisons in untreated water, contagions via air and water, and risk from sewage-tainted wells. It notes China’s habit of boiled water and European wine avoidance due to polluted supplies.
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Demorest
China
Eure
Iowa Democrats face Irish American voters on free trade
The piece argues Irish Americans in Iowa will oppose free trade policy backed by Democrats. It cites Rev. John Brazill and Alderman M. H. King, warning free trade would pauperize Ireland and harm wool manufacturers, urging Iowa Democrats to avoid alienating Irish voters in October.
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Lowa
John F.brazill
M. H. King
Iowa
Orton
Ireland
Rt Solato
Democrats of
Nan
Ore
Seanaie-taehe
Reminiscence of a Child and Lost Home
A narrator recalls a vanished child and a long vacant chair. Tiny shoes and a bed are relics of a bright past, stirring sad memories and tender affection. The passage closes with time's passage and certainty of death in the Home of Evermore.
Farm Work and Animal Feeding Insights for Fall
A farmer’s guide cites fall tasks and pig and cattle feeding tips. It discusses manure spreading, ground preparation for next year, and how to optimize gains from corn fed to pigs in September. It highlights the impact of age on cattle and sheep gains, and argues profits rely on expanding livestock rather than sole wheat farming.
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Council Bluffs Fair
Eame Barton
Yetzer
Atlantic
S. Hill
Colored Jubilee Singers
Ottumwa
Cass
Wapelly
Pinkeye
Towa
LeMars Werchants
Whitford
Texas
Treasury
Kentucky
Valley of the
Ohio
Carrolltown
Lawrenceburg
Ferdinand Mayer & Co
New York
Levy Bros. & Co . Clothes
N. York
York “Tribune
Ng Mile
Goa
Lettentia Tibet
le Ely
Mae Ea Pol
Setember
Nature
Gaeta
Historic Woman Emma Jacobs Dies in Philadelphia Almshouse
Philadelphia Special reports Emma Jacobs known as Mrs Rev Amos Thompson died at the almshouse. Once linked to James Buchanan as a youth, she later accrued a fortune with Berkeley Place houses and charitable visits. Her life ended after years of poverty and a lingering illness, with plans to fund her expenses by selling clothing.
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Philadelphia
Amos Thompson
Emma Jacobs
Lancaster
James Buchanan
Buchanan
Emma. J
Miss Gardner
Itis
Jacobs
Cherry
Eiage
Thompson
Blackly Almshouse
Moyamensng
Berckley Place
Gi Chambers
Great Criminal Lawyer's Opinion Leaves From Diary
Hon A B Richmond argues alcohol fuels most crimes and murders in the country. He claims over a thousand criminal cases stem from drunkenness and cites sixty three homicide cases, forty nine linked to strong drink. He endorses Prohibition as a law to prevent crime disease and poverty by banning liquor.
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State Register
Circuit Court
Polk County
J. ¥. Madden
T. W. Stewart
Stewart
Madden
Des Moines
Given
James Wright
Bloomfield Republican
Wright
Bloomfield
Capt. Hull
Iowa
Indiana
Amanzila
J. A
Harvey
Ges Moines
Delaware County
Montana
Town College Library
Worcester
Mass
meHbe
Piedmont Church
Will
Pepe
Cogswell
San Francisco
Dubuque
Logan
Fcriune
Council Bhiffs
Onc Om
Cross
McKune
Kimball
Re P
Mento
Guthrie
Mill Dam
Samuel Wisner
Sacramento
Cal
Knights Templar
Astey
Joseph
Nye, Sr
Lucius E. Campbell
Ashbel A. “Noyes
Knights
Hardin County
Towa
United States
Lake County
A. B. Richmond
Commonwealth
Fragmentary OCR notes on Dakota territories and townships
Incomplete text discusses Brown county in D C aut eight congressional townships and fractional sections. Mentions Dakota counties larger than Delaware with 2,05 square miles and references to Gracid Forks Pembina and other places. Contains garbled terms and unclear layout.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Brown County
D. C
Ode Island
Severa
Dakota
Delaware
Gracid
Pembina
Fragmentary confession on theft and virtue in wary speech
A brief, disjointed dialogue recounts a youth claiming a policeman warned him after a theft. The speaker questions motives of goodness and mentions a curious phrase about the sea settling when it marries, revealing fragmented reflections rather than a clear event.
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Cornell College
King
Europe
Robert Pipkin
Keokuk
Buena Vista County
Huetings
Nebraska
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Salix
Ida County
W. W. Dickenson
Linn County
Amherst
John Leake
Fort Dodge
Carroll
Farmers’ Bank
Clinton
Harrison County
George Washington
Northurst
Nilsson
Cape York
Good Haven
Hans Christian
God Haven
Wolstenholm
Amedicen
Kaslegh
Lady Franklin Bay
Sofia
Smith's Sound
Boston
John V. Hamilton
Military Academy
Peotone
Ill
Red River
Lousiana
Kansas City
Ruby Hill
Nevada
Sullivan
Hanlan
Abrena
Egypt
Cairo
Assicot
Canton
Rajah
Waddington
Great Britain
Marquis Tseng
Annam
Tonquin
Davidson County
Tenn
Tennessee
Ashville
Dayton
Brownwood
Little Rock
Ark
Creek Nation
Indian Territory
Spiecee
Feynon and
Chuchale
Liberal and Progressive Party
Bell Farming Company
Qu’ Appelle Valley
Manitoba
Canada
Lafayette
Ind
Emma
Cephas Atkinson
Thompson County
Georgia
Indianapolis
Grand Pacific Hotel
Black Sea
Vistula
Africa
Mapper
Transvaal
Secocoeni
Henry A. Stanley
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Congo
Moniteur de Rome
Vatican
Holy Sea
Irish National League
Bandon
Cork
Tallow
County Waterford
Spain
Italy
Narodraja Wolja
St. Petersburg
Count Tolster
Interior
Tolster
Ekaterihoslav
Narodraja Volja
Petrogalanski
Schiriajoff
Caverly
Calema
Mazatlin
Panama
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Andrewson
Republican Party
Jobs Askham
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