Crop Prospects Report Mixed Across Regions
Advices from 150 points in the Northwest suggest 1875 wheat at 65 percent, oats 79 percent, corn 91 percent of average. Some damage from storms but yields overall near or below average, with late rains boosting grass and feed. Southern areas show abundant crops, though drought hurts Georgia and South Carolina corn. Cotton prospects uncertain but likely above 4 million bales. New England fruit and apples mixed. New York area harvests delayed as rains slow collecting.
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Chicago
Northwest
Ilinois
Iowa
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Ohio
Dakota
New York
Wabash
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Macon
Columbus
New England
Delaware
Florida
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Beecher Sermon Draws Record Mountain Attendance at Twin Mountain
Mr Beecher preached to an audience estimated at 4000 to 5000 on the Twin Mountain platform, with 21 cars from Portland Plymouth Stanstead and Fabyan House and 140 vehicles from nearby cottages and hotels. He noted hopes for larger future accommodations and defended his Sabbath worship against charges it encouraged Sabbath breaking. The sermon text was Romans 14 17 and stressed righteousness peace and joy as signs of the Kingdom of God.
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Twin Mountain Howse
N. H
Portland
Plymouth
Stanstead
C. E
Fabyan House
Beecher
Boston
Mr Beecher
Carlists Defeat Government Troops at Arduna Victory
In Arduna the Carlists defeated Government troops driving Alfonsists from the field with heavy losses. They captured prisoners, artillery and ammunition. A royal conscription decree from Maparip sets October deadline with 8000 reales exemption price. A royal commission will be sent to the Philadelphia Centennial exposition.
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Paris
Arduna
Maparip
U. S
Herzegovinian Rebellion War Moves to Herzegovina
A dispatch to the Standard says Turkish regiments in Romania and Bulgaria are ordered to march to Herzegovina. Insurgents have burned villages and massacred Mohammedan families. The Porte reports Servia and Montenegro assure neutrality amid the Herzegovinian crisis.
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Tonpvon
Romania
Bulgaria
Herzegovina
Constantinople
Sublime Porte
Servia
Montenegro
Cholera Threat in Constantinople and Nearby Cities
Levant Herald reports rising cholera in the region with Constantinople warned to improve sewer and water systems. Damascus records 1118 cases and 506 deaths from July 5 to 12, Antioch 115 cases and 66 deaths from July 6 to 11, Aleppo reporting none. Sanitary measures including deploying Galata Serai trained doctors to Beyrout are planned, with Cabouli Pasha presiding over the Sanitary Commission last week.
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Constantinople
Kassim Pasha
Kassim Pasha Ditch
Antioch
Damascus
Aleppo
Vale of Damascus
Sanitary Council
Marco Pasha
Galata-Serai
Haidar- Pasha
Beyrout
Cabou
Grain trade outlook tempered by weather and yields
London dispatch reports the grain market in cautious mood amid potential weather risks. It notes a possible rise if storms worsen, but time remains to secure a large portion of wheat in good condition. French crops show less damage. U S supplies and old wheat stocks influence markets. hop prospects worsen amid weather.
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United States
Congress
Tne
Marshall
McCullough
Maryland
Wallace
Daniel Webster
London
the Times
France
Steamship Boyne Wreck Off Brest With Crew Safe
The steamship Boyne, sailing from Brazilian ports to Southampton, was lost off Brest. All crew and passengers were saved. Also noted are delegates heading to the U S Centennial and $100,000 in Duncan Sherman & Co letters redeemed as letters arrive from across the continent.
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London
Boyne
Southampton
Brest
U.S
Paris
le Rappel
Philadelphia
Extradition Treaty Under Consideration by Federal Council
Berlin August 14 reports that the Federal Council will soon review a unified extradition treaty between Germany and the United States to replace separate state agreements. Clerical submission notes that Catholic clergy with state appointments in Posen have submitted to ecclesiastical laws.
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Berlin
Federal Council
Germany
United States
Posen
Washington
Religious War Impending in Herzegovina Reported
Advices from Herzegovina indicate the insurrection may take on a religious war character. The dispatches cover financial and commercial items from London Liverpool Havana with rates, bullion, cotton, sugar, and exchange notes, reflecting markets and prices in mid August 1865.
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Vienna
Herzegovina
Financial and Commercial
London
U. S
News
Eric
the Times
Bank of England
Liverpool
Orleans
Havana
D. C
United States
Paris
Jesuits Banished From Costa Rica Report
A private letter from a Costa Rica resident says Jesuits who entered from Guatemala were halted near the capital. Congress, with 2000 Masons petitioning, debated their fate. The Mason President and allies overruled protectionists, and Congress voted $1500 for their needs before ordering the Jesuits to leave the country.
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Costa Rica
New York
Republic of
Guatemala
Congress
Congress Hall
Army Worm Invasion Hits Nova Scotia Farmlands
August 14 report from Halifax notes Yarmouth and Shelburne counties invaded by army worms. Farmers in Halifax county report damage confined to the eastern region, affecting crops and daily farm work.
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Nova Scotia
Talifax
Yarmouth
Shelvourne
Halifax County
Miners Face Violent Night as Shots Ring Out in Pottsville
Pay day turmoil erupts with multiple shootings and deaths across Pottsville and nearby towns. Squire Quyther is shot dead while drafting a warrant for a man named Love who fled. At Shenandoah a beer seller is killed during a drunken attack. Mahanoy City sees a saloon brawl leaving three wounded. Bully Bill among the injured, later jailed.
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Pottsville
Squire Quyther
Love
Quyther
Shenandosh
James
Mahanoy City
Christian Bankower
Bully Bill
Wall Street detective and forged bonds scare New York
A Wall Street detective reports forged securities totaling around $500,000 ready for market. Arrests of bond forgers Roberts and Gleason disrupted the plan, with authorities tracing the operation to William Rae and Edward Hall. Moody and Sankey arrived, and telegraph rates between Boston and New York were raised 25 percent. The steamer Octavia is being watched off the coast amid overdue rumors.
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Moody and Sankey
Boston
Octavia
New York
Andy” Roberts
Frank Gleason
Central Railroad
Ludlow Street
California and Oregon
Hatch
William Rae
Commodore Levy
United States Navy
Fifth Avenue
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Roberts
Gleason
Steve” Raymond
Buffalo
Erie
Ripley & Co
Pine Street
Raymond
England
Edward Hall
California
Oregon
Cary City
Pennsylvania
Allentown
Union Pacific
Hall
Gleason and Roberts
S. P. White
Portius B. Roberts
Aymer
Jersey City
New York, Buffalo and Erie
National Bank of Elmira
Moody and Sanket
Edward L. Kalbfleisch
Cuyler’s Church
Brooklyn
Western Union
Atlantic and Pacific
Washington
Albany
Uruguay
Europe
Newark
Grant Visits Fair Point N Y As Honor Guests Arrive
Rev Richard Newton preaches to children as President Grant arrives by carriage through decorated streets. Grant tours town aboard Josie Bell, joins Sabbath school sessions with thousands in attendance. His schedule includes sermons, platform talks, and a rapid travel plan toward Bristol and Boston.
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Fair Pont
N.Y
Richard Newton
President Grant
Fair Point
Jamestown
Alonzo Kent
Josie Bell
U.S. Grant, Jr
Oliver Hoyt
N. Y
Grant
Deems
Vincent
Fowler
Northwestern University
Tourjee
Boston
Ostrander
Perling
Maysville
Buffalo
Bristol
Albany
J. H. Vincent
O. H. Fowler
Notable Rutherford County Lynching of Jesse Woodson
Prominent Rutherford County men are said to have lynched Jesse Woodson after a prolonged jury summons delayed trial. Woodson confessed the murder of Mrs Jarratt. the body bore seventy shots. He was hanged on the same limb used for earlier hangings of Joe Copeland and Joe Woods. Measures to punish the mob have begun.
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Louisville
Rutherford County
Jesse Woodson
Jarratt
Joe Copeland
Joe Woods
Alleged Huge Fraud in Northern Pacific Foreclosure
New York reports the Northern Pacific Railroad foreclosure case as the era’s greatest fraud. A congressional probe will cover about fifty million acres of public lands. Bondholders say 30.4 million cash appeared, 17.281 million paid for construction, leaving 13.119 million unaccounted. German bondholders report two land companies profited at 2.50 per acre when values were 10 to 20. Germany-based bankers sought State Department contact.
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Story
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Secretary of the Treasury
Hepburn and Griswold
Wallace
Knox and Lee
Justice Strong
New York
Mercury
Washington
Northern Pacific Railroad
Germany
United States
State Department
Lulu Defeats Goldsmith Maid in Record Trotting Heats
Rochester August 14 with 15000 to 20000 in attendance as Lulu wins four consecutive heats in the free for all, taking the title from Goldsmith Maid. Rarus Mollie Morris Eva place in early heats. American Girl fades as Lulu dominates. Bangor and Saratoga brief results follow with multiple race summaries.
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N. Y
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Goldsmith Maid
Bangor
Saratoga
Chicago
Driving Park
Rarus
Mollie Morris
Eva
Carrie
Nettie
American Girl
Maid
Girl
Ese
Nerea
Hall
Frank Munson
Clifton Bay
Bangor Trotting Park
Bully Brooks
T. Sullivan
B. G
V.C. Hall
Windham
Vik
Phil. Sheridan
J B
Wheelcen
Andy Johnson
Waldo Chief
Sultana
Khadamanthus
Acrobat
Rutherford
Caroline
Dexter Park
Frank
Colonel Wayne
Prince
National Camp Meeting at Old Orchard Beach Ends With Conversions
Old Orchard Beach reports on the tenth National Camp Meeting with small attendance but strong interest. Sermons by Rev Patterson and Rev Munger are noted, along with a powerful address by Rev W H Boole on Romans 3:22. Large Sunday crowds and ongoing religious services mark the gathering, despite some misunderstandings between associations.
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Mr Patterson
Maine
C. W. Munger
South Berwick
Armatrong
Canaua
Alton Bay
Boston
Tabernacle
Mr Inship
Inskip
Clark
New York
Denman
New Jersey
Partington
Portland
W. H. Boole
Christ
Gardiner
Mr Townsend
N. C. Clifford
West Waterville
Isaiah
W. T. Jewell
J. B. Lapham
Paris
Rail accidents shock multiple states in August reports
Reports from Ohio to Massachusetts detail a string of rail accidents. An Ohio and Mississippi line trestle crash near Beaver Creek injures few, with possible sabotage suspected. Rockaway Branch wreck near Jersey City injures crew. Rock Island conditions worsen near Holmesburg. New Jersey Midland track washed near Pompton Oakland. South Berwick freight pileup in Maine. a fatal Northampton crash on the New Haven and Northampton line.
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Louis
Ohio and Mississippi
Beaver Creek
Huron
Brooklyn
N.Y
Rockaway
Southern Railroad
Long Island
Rockaway Village
Jersey City
N.J
Holmespurg Junction
Pennsylvania Road
Philadelphia
New York
New Jersey Midland Railroad
Pompton
Oakland
Portland
South Berwick
Springfield
Mass
Richard Clancy
Hatfield
New Haven and
Northampton
Fall River Operatives Vote to Continue Vacation
Polls opened early for French workers at Harman's store with about 3000 votes by noon in favor of resuming work but later the tide shifted. A total of 3807 ballots decided to keep the vacation with 2520 for continuation and 1387 to return on Tuesday next.
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Fall River
Harman
Tramps Shoot Providence Proprieter at Wanton House
Two tramps visited the Wanton House in Johnston at night. After being fed they demanded liquor. Refused, one pulled a revolver and wounded proprietor James E. Phillips in the hand. The assailants fled, pursued toward the Connecticut line.
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Providence
Wanton House
Johnston
James E. Phillips
Connecticut
Old Fifty Second Regiment Reunion in East Hampton
Springfield notes that about seventy veterans gathered for the Fifty second Regiment reunion in East Hampton. Col H S Greenleaf of Syracuse was elected President and Rev J B Moore of Greenfield became Vice President. Next reunion is set for Shelburne Falls. Moody the revivalist stayed overnight at Massasoit House and will visit his Northfield home before returning to Springfield to resume work later.
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Mass
East Hampton
H.S. Greenleaf
Syracuse
N. Y
J. 8. Moore
Greenfield
Shelburne Falls
Moody
Massasoit
Northfield
John McDonald
Wm. Mason
Portland
Portsmouth
N. H
Strawberry
Mount Sinai
Internal Revenue
A. M. Smith
Eaton
Smith Sparkles
Lotus
Chamberlain
Viva
Call
Gracie Merrill
Davenport and St. Paul
Oxford
Four Die After Sedative Mix At County Insane Asylum
At St Louis on August 15, four inmates died after a sedative mixture was administered to calm them. The liquid contained capyium extract, morphine, atropia belladonna, bromide potassium, and conium, with conium being a stronger, new ingredient. Eleven patients received teaspoons of the mixture between 10 PM and 2 AM, provoking intense scrutiny of Dr Howard and calls for restraint in nurses’ administration amid coroner inquest testimony.
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ST. Louis
County Insane Asylum
Howard
Firesstrike at Provincetown and Nearby Towns Reported
A North West Provincetown fish barrel factory and a marble worker's tower area burned this morning with $1500 in losses for Reuben Nickerson and $2000 for G. Fairbanks. no insurance. Toledo Water Street brick buildings damaged. occupants lose $20,000. An unoccupied Barnstead house and barn burned. loss $800. Perot's brewery in Philadelphia partially burned. loss estimated $10,000 to $50,000. Taylor Perry mill dye house in Bridgton partially burned. loss not large.
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Massachusetts
Reuben Nickerson
G. Fairbanks
Cooper
Toledo
Water Street
A. T. Stewart
New York
Barnstead
New Hampshire
Concord
George Chesley
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Perot’s
Bridgton
Maine
Taylor & Perry’s
A. G. Bartlett
Albany Street
Frank Schlipp
James Campbell
Bartlett
Schlipp
Fellows Street
Magog Place
Pine Alley
F. Schaffe
Magog
Thomas Wilde
Charles Orisi
Military order warns of altered Indian supplies during inspections
The order from Chicago headquarters details army officers being sent to inspect supplies for Indians at remote delivery points. It warns inspectors to guard against changes in quantity or quality before delivery at agencies, noting risk of fraudulent transactions during original stores inspections.
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Chicago
Army
Interior Department
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