Wonderful Discoveries in Gheorgia Spark Mining Frenzy
A Spring place Georgia report says giant gold veins at Fort mountain now yield silver riches causing nationwide excitement. The top deposit on Tyler land near Dalton and Tilton promises vast ore, with surface richness and high ton values. Firms flood in as a railroad push and large offers arise, yet owners refuse a 328000 dollar bid.
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Grant facing Vanderbilt judgment sparks sale of possessions
A Republican reporter notes New York reports that Gen. Grant's personal property including swords medals and pictures along with his farms and city houses are to be sold to satisfy William H. Vanderbilt's judgment. Prominent locals like W W Corcoran Gen Beale and Gen Van Viiet discuss the matter while Gen Beale speaks of Grant's poor health and family concerns. In Philadelphia Gen Sherman George W Childs and A J Drexel plan a meeting at Drexel's bank to discuss aiding Grant in the face of the Vanderbilt judgment as Sherman travels from New York to join the talks.
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Worcester telegraph officers named and city crime note
The Worcester and Nashua telegraph company elected officers with Charles S. Turner re-elected president and B T Hammond clerk and treasurer. Joseph Webrey a Jew pack peddler was stabbed and robbed. Patrick Hickey is under arrest. The Worcester and Shrewsbury railroad plans to issue 30000 in first mortgage bonds to refinance debt and improve property.
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Worcester and Shrewsbury Railroad
Shipping Interests A National View of American Shipping
Washington reports on Jarvis Patten’s first annual review of U.S. shipping. He notes slow relief effects from recent laws amid world overproduction, praises American wooden ships, and urges measures to boost shipbuilding costs, seamen training, and international rules, including an aviation code for sea safety.
Sedgwick Plummer, Harvard Law Grad, Dies in Almshouse
Sedgwick L Plum mer of Gardiner Maine died last night at the almshouse. A Harvard College and Dare Law School alumnus, he served in the Massachusetts legislature, edited the Gardner Transcript, and inherited about 50000 in real estate. He squandered his wealth, led an intemperate life, and was confined to the poor farm within the past two years.
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Gardner Transcript
Notable New Hampshire Deaths and Public Affairs Review
Distinguishes New Hampshire citizens die in the year including ex Gov Harriman Judge Stanley and others. The piece notes longevity among fallees with many aged 90 plus and lists names across public life and business. It also covers expected Senate appointment talk and a Supreme Court nomination of Hon. George A. Bingham. Includes obituary of Rev C A Harper and Mrs Sarah Hubbard Gilchrist with notes on church changes and local civic matters.
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Supreme Court
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Sarah Hubbard Gilchrist
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Charlestown
Henry Hubbard
House of Representatives
Lecture on Wiclif and Fourteenth Century Changes
A London sermon by Rev. William Burnet Wright discusses John Wiclif and the fourteenth century. It links Wiclif to the spread of scriptures and notes era vast social shifts including commerce, Parliament, and peasant uprisings amid war and plague shaping Europe.
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Wiclif
Our New Solons Composition of Massachusetts Legislature 1885
A compact survey of the new Massachusetts legislature for 1885 detailing returning members sketches of experienced lawmakers, party leaders in both House and Senate, and the key questions likely to come before the bodies.
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Funeral of Orphans in Brooklyn Fire Obsequies
The funeral for 21 orphan victims of the St. John's Home for Boys fire in Brooklyn was held Saturday. The remains lay in three black walnut coffins as Rev Fathers Mahoney Creighton and Brossnan conducted the requiem mass. They were interred at Holy Cross cemetery in Flatbush after a foggy day that hampered ferry travel.
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Stoughton G A R Fair Drawings Settle Long-Running Controversy
In Stoughton on December 28 a St John Chawbre post 72 G A R fair dispute was resolved after a group of six disinterested citizens took charge. The drawn prizes featured items such as a $1000 Go-as-you-please club trip to Manchester, a Harper buggy with horse, a parlor set, a piano, an organ, a gold watch, and cash gifts. The event was financially a failure, with under 4000 tickets sold and total prizes at $5000.
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Bombing Attempt at Plunket Woollen Office in Hinsdale
Springfield reports an early morning bomb attempt at the Plunket woollen company office in Hinsdale. A sock with explosive was placed under the building and detonated sideways, causing light damage. No suspects named though some workers reportedly hold a grudge against Superintendent Sunderhoff, who was recently shot on a nearby railroad track amid heightened fear of a fresh attack.
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Tender derailment injures none as house is damaged
A disabled locomotive tender leaving a Portland repair trip derailed at Hallowell station in AuwansTa Me. The top of the tender slid 25 feet down an embankment, destroying a shed and a small house two miles below at Richs ice house. A family inside was frightened but unharmed. Night trains continued service.
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Mt Washington Record Sprint Ascent In 2 Hours 22 Minutes
Mt Washington observatories report a dramatic temperature swing from 18 to 20 degrees below zero in the valleys while the summit froze at 166 above. Winds reached 70 to 80 miles per hour with a brief gust to 120 as the anemometer blew off. James Richard Carter of Carter Rice Co Boston completed the base to summit ascent in two hours and 22 minutes.
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Dense fog halts steamboat departures in New Haven and Baltimore
New Haven reports fog so thick that the New York and New Haven steamboat did not depart after 10:50 PM and expects no midnight sailing. In Baltimore Dense fog suspends Chesapeake Bay navigation with the Norfolk boat delayed until near noon and the Philadelphia boat not yet arriving.
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Fatal shooting at Miles City dance leaves two dead
Dr Paul Minn reports the death of cowboy Bob Roberts at a Miles City dance after a confrontation with desperado Bob Sullivan. A rifle shot killed Roberts and wounded Dr Carlin’s infant child, who died. Dr Carlin and child died instantly. Sullivan remains at large amid a pursuing posse.
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Spanish Consul Denies Cuban Filibuster Landing
New York Dec 28 Senor Suarez Juanes consul general of Spain at this port officially denies that Maximo Gimez has landed with any filibustering expedition on the Cuban coast He also discredits the report regarding the revolt among the troops of Vuelta de Argita.
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Hendricks at Yale for 1885 commencement address
The Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana, vice president elect, has consented to deliver the annual address before Yale alumni and graduating classes at commencement on June 23, 1885 in New Haven.
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Naval Pay, Albatross Cruise and Revenue News
Secretary Chandler warns navy pay beyond Dec 31 will be a government debt. officers and sailors continue duties. Albatross sails from Washington to Norfolk then Gulf cruise to study Gulf of Mexico fisheries while tilefish suspected near Cape Hatteras. Internal revenue receipts for five months total 47.32 million, with declines except fermented liquors. Spanish treaty negotiations hint at sugar and tobacco concessions. Frelinghuysen says no withdrawal. Inaugural committee additions include Schurz Menning Ottendorffer. Rodney remains memorial grave in Buenos Aires. Hawley seeks London 1886 American exhibition funds. Trenton back in Nagasaki area reporting quiet.
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Exhibition Attendance Grows, Nearing Completion
Attendance Saturday evening was very good and the exhibition grows in favor daily. It is now in an advanced state that it may be called complete except for the New York consolidated company exhibit which will finish when lamp sockets arrive. With favorable weather a largely increased attendance is expected for the coming week.
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Forgery Defendant Surrendered after Indictments
ASBURY PARK N J December 28 Frank Patterson the subject of 42 forgery indictments surrendered to authorities and was placed in Freehold jail by his bondsman today.
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Meeting of Gloucester fishermen on reciprocity treaty
About 160 delegates from New England fishing ports gathered in Gloucester City Hall to discuss the Washington treaty impact on fisheries. Officers were elected, including President Corliss and Treasurer Jordan, with resolutions urging the U.S. government to restore rights lost by the 1818 treaty or provide compensation.
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Leopold Morse
P. A. Collins
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Tragic farm well drowning near Dahlgren
Mrs Williams of Hamilton county Illinois in a despondent act cast one child into a well and tied another to her dress before plunging in. Both children drowned along with the mother. The incident occurred Friday near Dahlgren.
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Paquet the infidel dead and other late 1900s notes
Paquet the infidel of Toronto who was paralyzed while denying eternal punishment is dead. River coal miners in Pittsburg paused a strike for a half cent per bushel rise. Rev Dr Moss ex president of Indiana University denied he admitted falling. Ottawa reports more robberies of mails on the Canadian Pacific railway. Cameron's Niagara Falls in Winter bought by H H Warner for about 30500. New Orleans horse car drivers strike halting city transit. James M Bailey, former 16 American National bank bookkeeper, arrested in New Orleans after stealing 10000. Edward Hickey arrested in Chicago with 4000 dollars in furs from East Saginaw robbery. Dr J H Senner resigns Milwaukee Herald editor post to take foreign editorship of New York Staats Zeitung. N R Smith and Eldridge Forsyth of Dotsero, Col were snowbound. Smith frozen dead, Forsyth near death. Griswold opera house Troy lowers admission to 50 74 and 15 cents. matinees 25 and 59. Rand’s opera house matches. Staats Zeitung faces criminal libel indictments for Chicago editors. J H McArthur of Winnebago Miss shot. dies after hours. Paul Steinel jailed at Oshkosh. Steinel says McArthur took fees for legal work. Simmons, Louisville treasurer of L N railroad, fled Christmas with 44000 shortage. investigation shows 34698 short. Company believed secured.
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