Polar vessels frozen in ice near Behring Straits relief planned
Intelligence reports Swedish polar vessels trapped above East Cape at Behring Straits. An expedition for their relief is forming. Notable deaths include Henry Vincent and Harriet Grote. Bank of Glasgow stock reception fell short of target. Regions report floods in England and Scotland, Turkish paper money depreciation, and various international dispatches amid crises.
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Great Britain
Multum in Parvo and Odd Bits From Various Times
A collage of quirky notes from a bygone era. Anecdotes span a Texas sheriff chasing a nine year old murderer, New England railroads ending half fare clergy passes, a Danville jailer claiming to be George Washington, and a Napoleonic hat auction. Other items include moving plants, legendary figures, odd court banter, and curious local sightings with a mix of humor and sensationalism.
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Boston Transcript
Necrology of prominent figures for 1878 compiled by Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune lists a yearlong necrology of notable figures across fields such as politics military law theology science and arts including names like Alpheus Williams Gideon J. Pillow John Young and William Cullen Bryant with entries grouped by labor and nation across the United States and Europe. The catalog covers politicians abolitionists generals judges scholars and artists and ends with a personal crisis vignette about a poor woman selling her hair and a shopkeeper's price reflecting hardship.
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New York
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Frank Welch
Nebraska
Gideon J. Pillow
George Thompson
Leeds
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Poland
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Arizona
Wisconsin
Charles C. Burleigh
Fitz-Henry Warren
Massachusetts
Alcantara
Venezuela
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Jean Jacques Fary
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William Hayter
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Effingham Lawrence
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John van Dyke
New Jersey
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Tennessee
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W. W. Vaughan
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John B. Kerr
Charles M. Conrad
Mercer Strouse
Pennsylvania
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Ohio
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North Carolina
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Auggustus C. Hand
Robert Hamilton
John Allison
New Orleans fever study and Bryant commemoration noted
The Congressional Joint Yellow Fever Committee met in New Orleans on the 30th alt with Senator Eustis named Chair man. Drs Holliday and Jloscomb affirmed the fever’s origin in New Orleans tied to city waste and neglect. A Bryant Commemoration at the New York Academy of Music honored William Cullen Bryant with an extended address by George William Curtis. The Teller Investigating Committee held in Washington appointed a sub committee to travel and take testimony to report later.
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Market Report for Grains and Bids in New York
New York on January 4 reports Flour White Wheat Extra at 4555.22 dollars while Wheat No 2 Chicago shows mixed quotes. Oats Western Mixed runs 203 cents with several minor variations in millet and milwankee notes. Local bid activity remains steady as traders assess supply and demand.
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Not a Penny More and the Human Hair Market
A Herald reporter recalls a pitiful Christmas Eve scene on Fourteenth Street. A tall somber woman in a shabby black dress enters a store selling human hair, glances around, and approaches the counter with downcast eyes as a well-fed clerk watches.
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Foreign Gossip This Week Mixes Politics and Odd Tales
A roundup of varied items including Kuirow Pasua the Circassian Turkish Vizier, Pasua formerly PM to the Bey of Tunis and author of a progressive Quranic view, and Count Porochi’s shifting will leaving a large income to charities. Also notes on a London scandal, ComC Cuyne’s polar scheme, rescues at sea, a Caledonian Bank joke, and Prof Anson von Werner seeking extra funds for a grand Berlin Congress painting with gilding costs.
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Chicago Times
Republican policy on Southern issue risks national split
The writer warns Republicans against reviving sectionalism over the Southern question and currency, arguing it would aid Democrats and boost Bayard’s candidacy. He condemns Blaine as tainted, suggests Grant’s path through bribery, and critiques Butler’s influence and carpetbagger fears. The piece reflects deep postwar tension and calls for mutual understanding to settle the South's concerns.
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Political Inferiority and Republican Conceit in Our County
A critical polemic attacks the Republican party for conceit and claims of superior intelligence. It argues Democrats defend a written Constitution and universal freedom, contrasting with Republican faith in flexible expediency and pedantry. The piece lauds Jefferson and Jackson as founders of a democracy aligned with universal liberty.
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Blaine on Representation Sparks Southern District Critique
The piece rebuts Senator Blaine's claims of unequal representation, arguing there are no unique Southern injustices in districting. It cites Alabama, North Carolina, and Mississippi, noting Democratic dominance and Republican packing, and compares with Northern states, highlighting gerrymandering as not exclusive to the South and criticizing Blaine's rhetoric as hypocritical humbug.
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German Railways Gave Wartime Capacity and Weakness
German militar y periodical figures show on Jan 1 1878 Germany had 30303 kilometers of rail vs France 23380 with 2500 strategic lines in France and 600 mercantile lines in Germany. German network supports forty army corps with 10297 locomotives and vast rolling stock though 87 administrations complicate wartime control while French lines unite into seven associations.
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