Proposals to widen streets and storms of 1878 news
A scattered 19th century news montage discusses Chicago street widenings to improve traffic around parks and delays for drivers. It notes Akron elopements, political buzz in New York and Ohio, rising oil wells in Pennsylvania, the plague near Moscow, and wheat crop records. It reports on a convention to nominate a state ticket, debates on machinery and labor, Grant and Hayes politics, and a new Pension Bill debated in Congress. The piece includes brief notices on railways, mail arrivals, and local transit.
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Russia
Our Gotham Letter reveals a curious moral and market view
A Gotham City letter from January 28 laments the toughness of a figure like Major Bagstock yet praises kindness shown on return. It narrates a gold mine tale in Gotha, a New York doctor billing no charges, and a millionaire widow’s payment of 6000 dollars for skill. The writer notes farm profits, cow versus cotton wealth, and a shift in wealth from cotton to dairy and corn.
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Morley
Major Bagstock
Achilles
Napoleon
New York City
Gotha
Appleton
Bond Street
Iierance
Apriscely Pocron
Tee
New York
Millionair
Cotton
Ohio Senate and House Actions In Early Session
Ohio legislature reports third readings and passage of several bills. Chief Engineer gains voting role in Public Works board. bankers and brokers face penalties for special deposits. Appointments include Athens trustee, and state tobacco inspector confirmed. Petitions on temperance, soldiers orphans home, and liquor ban discussed. Additional measures cover sinking fund investments, courthouse and water works funding, and codification rules. Senate debates include a branch asylum plan and insurance valuation proposals amid a busy lawmaking period.
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Lexare
Grove
Senate
Board of Public Works
Lord
Alexander
House
F. 5
Logan County
Greet
Butler County
Brown County
Columbiana County
Naking
Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Boyes
East Liverpool
Foster
Ncan
Meuser
Williamson
Daizell
Clough
Wright
W. M. Armot
Stokes
Armstrong
Cincinnati
Howland
Hovde
Levering
Guizens
Morrow County
Haley
United States
Sullivan
Norton
Ohio
Herrick
Elyra
Lorain County
Swain
Selars
Beer
Richards
Irwin
Enaly
Neoway
Jackson
Supreme Court
Houst
Kenton
Hardin County
Feater
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Ians
Veei
Y Bu
Dawson
van Cleat
St Mn
Public Health Board Duties and Disease Survey
The Board shall supervise disease prevention for humans and domestic animals and appoint officers to inspect cattle fish poultry and plants. It will prepare a comprehensive county by county atlas showing climate geology topography and disease epidemics and will study means to prevent malady exposure to vapors and combatants.
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Turing
O'Briens Pardoned Murder Case Baffles Courts
The nation’s capital reports a landmark case in which a pardoned murderer’s wife risks a bigamy charge. Details spanGen Grant Hayes influence and a child custody dispute, with congressional focus on the District of Columbia and Boss Shepherd era debts and claims. The piece notes debates on paying Southern claims and critiques rebellion financing. The era’s legal and political tensions shape this evolving story.
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O'Brien
Gen. Sherman
Gen. Grant
Faget
Mr. Hayes
Bigimy
Cousts
Blaine
Eaton
Bisine
Filis
Bragg
Wis
District of Columbia
Congress
Boss Shepherd
Act of Congress
Shepherd
Fragmented note on drying with bag method
A fragment mentions dirt and moisture being managed by placing a substance into a paper bag then applying heat or time to dry it. Specifics are unclear due to incomplete text.
Variety of Humorous Clips and Curious Observations
A chaotic collage of quips, cartoons, and anecdotes from old papers includes jokes about debt and bankruptcy, Irish banter, odd fashion pins, and a parade of tiny curiosities. It also quotes scholars on spectrum science, courtroom quips, and domestic advice on handling sheep with care.
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al Besh
Pennsylvania
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Grant
Claas
Iiser
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Hed
Aahtabwin, OK
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Baal
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Ashinba Ohin
Odline Centre
Winset
Benpite
Hayes
Empire State
Washington
Solitier
Pension Office
Sud
Mingara
N.Y. Herat
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Chi Il
Coschernad
P.M
Aleig All Petoatpatees
Abbott
Geo
Pass
Neeivals
Ashtabula PF
Bepawt
York At
White
Rumeny
P. F.good
Good & Randall
Hetail Tealer
Odes Ant Yard
Sweet Railrond
Crossas
Asetanula
Hall
William Smith
Piporter
OUR
Gotham
Ohio Legislature
Rok
J. H. Bugbee
Pierce’s Block
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Ella
Tering Both
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Westie
Paaily Declarance
Weil
The
Asphi Pinal
T Mae
Ioea State Register
St Louis
Chicago Times
Graphic
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L' Homme
Picayune
Mike
Budlad
Pat
College Argus Alexonant
Dallas
Tex
Corporation
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Warners
Heatel
Bird Balancia
Herald
AES Teaemapct
el Mentary
Lockyer
Hoxton Advertiser
Amison
Landam
Berlin
Pace Highway
Dru
Burtany
Paul
Biddefort
Jerusalem
Evening Post
Maine
Balaavm
Otserver
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