Notable 19th Century Events From Topeka News T:
AB Walder dies of bowel inflammation in New York on the tenth. The Kaw river flood at Lawrence damages the dam, estimated loss ten thousand. Brazilian royalty Emperor and Empress arrive in New York with ceremonies. The Senate Territories Committee backs Pembina as a new Dakotan territory north of the 38th parallel. Governors portraits proposed for capitol rooms. Lincoln emancipation statue unveiled amid ceremonies on the fourteenth, marking the eleventh anniversary of his assassination.
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Senate Committee On Territories
Pembina
Dacotah
Abraham Lincoln
Choosing a Sheep Breed for Profit and Management
The article advises starting with Merino crossbreeding to suit local markets and herd sizes. It notes Merinos suit fatigue resistance and flocking behavior, reducing herding costs. For beginners, common grade Merino ewes are recommended if available, with Merino rams to yield sturdy, good-shearing offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southdowns
Cotswolds
Lincolns
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Shelton
Border unrest and planned rail tickets to convention
Reports describe heavy border fighting along the Texas Mexico line with lawless bands and hostile intent. Officials say Herze government chiefs left Suttornia to resume conflict by the fifteenth, while Baron Rodich returns to Ragusa. Railroads announce round trip convention tickets for May 24 with several lines selling fares.
Effort to replace Agriculture Commissioner Watts with Alfred Gray
The Champion urges Alfred Gray as successor to Hon. Frederick Watts, Commissioner of Agriculture. If a change occurs, Gray is hoped to receive the appointment.
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Frederick Watts
Alfred Gray
Gray
Kansan Wool Growers Face Wolves and Dog Law Hurdles
The article discusses Kansas sheep husbandry noting the state’s wool industry shows resilience with disease-free flocks in many areas. It highlights pests like dogs and wolves as obstacles, argues for educated public opinion, and stresses that well-managed herds near five hundred head improve profitability. It also includes a temperance parable from Pennsylvania and a critique of vague advertising practices in local papers.
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Kansas
Phéep
Witness Confronts Spiritual Guides at Public Meeting
A distressed woman cried out about judgement before God, denouncing false guides as a hush fell over the assembly. The deacon and physician averted their heads as the meeting leader asked if any licenses should be granted for selling spirits, and the room resounded with a unanimous No.
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Pennsylvania
Dse
Dea
George N. Wide
Mass
Alfalfa Culture Report From California Observations
Lawrence resident Mr. B F Akers writes from California detailing two months of residence and his observed findings on alfalfa culture after gathering information on the crop, sharing practical insights from his statewide study.
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B F. Akers
Lawrence
California
Alfalfa Prospects in Kansas and the West
The author notes alfalfa thrives in Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas valleys with irrigation, yields six to ten tons per acre and up to eighteen tons in certain California plots. Long taproots reach moisture, aiding drought resistance. exceptions include gumbo and clay soils. Specimens of burr clover and alfalfa are sent, with plans to offer seeds at cost to genuine farmers.
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Larkwell
Kansas
Miscuti
California
E. J. Baldwin
Los
Angeles
Missouri
Arkansas
Disastrous 1875 events recap December list
Chronology of notable 1875 events in December including a Buffalo rail collision with many deaths and injuries, the Sunnyside steamer sinking, Pauline Dejazet and Bb Avery deaths, Herzegovinian Christian massacres, the Atlanta wreck, a Chicago murder in a barrel, and Germany approving a canal purchase. Also mentions explosions, political moves, naval actions, and other disasters.
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Buffalo
Sunnyside
Hudson
Pauline Dejazet
Bb. Avery
China
Atlanta
Chicago
Germany
London
Goransko
Europe
Malaysia
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Tweed
Ludlow Street
Nankeen
Vaterans
Ville de Brest
Amerique
Forty-fourth Congress
Yorkshre
Congress
Kentish Knock
Mediterranean
Malta
Gibralter
John Ross Browne
Cuba
Paul Frederick Leopold
Prince of
Rolling Fork
Mississippi
Bremen
Lima
Perus
France
England
Turkey
Thompson
Fanieres
Brussels
Zanzibar
Lenaie
Earl Derby
Edinburgh University
Huausta
Peru
Pau Handle Road
Queenstown
Dillingham
Menanda
Glengyle
Bhuffa
Porto Rico
Valmaseda
Jovellar
Coscrtl Ae Us
Goliath
Texas
Hava
Francé
Canal
Barth
Quake and War News Chronicle from a Turbulent Month
An eclectic late December record notes earthquakes in Virginia and Switzer land failures, rebellions in the Malay Peninsula, large troop movements from Cairo to Abyssinia and to Cuba, a Bar el Arab royal palace fire, a Manila storm, a Nitchitta battle, a Philippine hurricane, Malay suppression, and political shifts in Spain Austria and Venezuela alongside a Boston robbery and a century anniversary event.
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Virginia
Malay Peninsula
Cairo
Abyssinia
Cuba
Earl Stanhope
Switzerland
Royal Palace
Bar-elova
Cincinnati
Hernami
Varlists
Manilla
Nitchitta
Wm. A. Richardson
Hinds
Phillippine Islands
Isabella
Spain
Austria
Turkey
Boston
Venezuela
Republican delegate convention set for Topeka May 24 1876
The Republican delegates convention in Topeka Kansas will convene at Representative Hall on Wednesday May 24 1876 at 2 p m to choose two delegates and ten alternates for the Union Republican National Convention in Cincinnati Ohio June 14. Delegates represent each district with two seats in the 1877 legislature and district conventions are urged May 13 1876 with central committee guidance. Proxy voting is not allowed. Joan Gurarim chairman J Jay Bucks secretary.
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Kansas
Representative Hall
Topeka
Republican Party of
Cincinnatii
Ohio
United States
Joan Gurarim
Ch.m. J. Jay Bucks
Democratic State Convention Topeka Kansas 1876
The Democratic Party of Kansas calls a state convention in Topeka's Hall of the House of Representatives at 3 p.m. on May 18 1876 to pick delegates and alternates to the St Louis national convention. County mass meetings on May 6 1876 will choose three delegates and three alternates per district and send results to Topeka. Loyal Republicans reformers and other citizens are urged to attend and unite for a government based on patriotism and public welfare.
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Democratic Party
Kansas
House of Representatives
Topeka
St. Louis
State Central Committee
United States
Jonny Marty
H. Mites Moons
Newspaper Subscriptions Offer From Leavenworth Papers
An offer to subscribe to the Leavenworth Daily Times and the Republic for 6.50 per year and to separate the Leavenworth Weekly Times and the Republic for 2.50 per year. The text shows an advertising pitch for combined and separated subscriptions.
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Leavenworth .Daily Times
BrOTHER JONITHAR’s Vast Colonial Reach and Resources
The Topeka Blade notes BrOTHER JONITHAR began in 1776 with vast territory and people, now a family of 43 million across 37 states and nine territories. It lists 65,000 miles of rail, $2.5 billion in agricultural value, $70 million in annual gold output, 1,000 cotton factories, 680 daily papers, 55,300 weeklies, and 625 monthlies, among many other items.
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Jonithar
Topeka Blade
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