Repenting at Leisure The Unhappy Union of Two Souls Not Mated
Hartford April 16 The elopement of Nellie Hubbard youngest daughter of ex governor Hubbard and her marriage to coachman Frederick Shepard is followed by a Connecticut divorce Mrs Shepard has secured. The tale traces their 4 year separation after a secret 1879 Westfield marriage and a Hartford early life together ending with a divorce for abandonment.
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Nellie Hubbard
Giovernor Hubbard
Frederick Shepard
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Hubbard
Nellie
Bin
New Haven
State Street
British Volunteer recounts Civil War naval feat at Beaufort
A reader titled British Volunteer recalls the Seneca bombardment of Fort Walker and Fort Beauregard, detailing a daring circumnavigation to strike from the rear. He credits the volunteer with waving the U S flag on Chapman's Island, prompting a Confederate surrender and praise from Congress. The account links Captain Smith’s later fate aboard the Congress at Hampton Roads.
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Detroit Free Press
M. Quad
Walker
Beauregard
Sherman
Seneca
Smith
Beaufort River
Fort Beauregard
Congress
Chapmian
Bower
Greenhorns
Hampton Roads
Irish Immigration Exposes England's Emigration Scheme to USA
A 19th century analysis alleges England funds and promotes pauper ships to America. It claims Major Tukes and a government backed Emigration Society import destitute Irish to relieve Britain at American expense. The piece cites a U S law curbing immigration and requiring return of unsuitable passengers.
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England
America
Goverment
Major Tukes
Flukes
An Autograph of Lincoln
A Washington Post note recounts President Lincoln endorsing a drummer boy’s discharge during the Civil War. The boy, ill and unable to obtain a surgeon’s discharge, received Lincoln’s stamp of approval to be sent home, and his mother retrieved the discharge shortly afterward.
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Washington Post
Abraham Lincoln
Adjutant-General’s Office
War Department
Illnois
President Lincoln
Relic Quest Fails as Lincoln Handwriting Kept Intact
A war drummer's death prompts his mother's pension claim. Papers were sent to the adjutant-general to obtain Lincoln's indorsement as a souvenir but relic hunters could not obtain a true copy. By law the documents will be kept intact and preserved.
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Adjutant-General’s Office
Lincoln
Man Who Built and Helped to Manage Many Railroads
Philadelphia Times reports Coffin Colket president of Chestnut and Walnut streets railway and of Philadelphia Norristown Germantown line died yesterday of ossification of the heart. Born 1809 in Epping New Hampshire, he began railroad contracting at 21 and helped build bridges for the Baltimore and Ohio. He helped form and direct several major lines, including the Central Railroad of New Jersey, with partner John Sterns. A family Coffin lineage of New Hampshire settlers, he shunned politics despite a long career in railroading.
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Philadelphia Times
Coffin Colket
Chestnut and
Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, Norristown & Germiuntown
Mr. Colker
Epping
N. H
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
John ©. Sterns
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Somerville
Mr. Colket
Coiket
New Hampshire
Twelve Thousand Men May Strike if a Reduction is Formally Demanded
Pittsburgh April 4 No formal demand has yet been made by coal operators to miners to work at three cents instead of three and a half, but such a demand is expected any day. Operators argue low coal prices do not justify higher mining rates. Miners threaten resistance and a general river and railroad pit strike could idle 12,000 men.
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America
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Ines
Australia
Some of the Queer People in This World
A humorous sketch catalogues peculiar human traits ranging from a man breaking his back by sneezing to a Wyandotte thin man shaving nicks to a long nosed resident on Blank street. The piece notes many oddities and ends with a remark on the abundance of strange people.
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U New York Tribune
Kansas
Wyandotte
Blank Street
New York
Highest Bridge Claims Spark World Record Debate
The New York, Lake Erie and Western bridge near Alton is disputed as the world’s highest railroad viaduct by Lia Nature which cites the Gariulet bridge in France as superior. The Gariulet span measures 1800 feet long with a central arch 413 feet high, while the Erie bridge reportedly runs 2051 feet long and reaches 301 feet in height.
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New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Alton
Lia Nature
Gariulet
France
Great Central Arch
Erie Bridge
Substituted gunpowder demo at Indianapolis mill
Dr Fields of St Louis demonstrated a gunpowder substitute at a rolling mill yesterday. Two ingredients when mixed become an explosive with seven-tenths greater force than gunpowder. when separated they are non explosive. He touts a patent and claims the material can be made for about seven cents per pound versus powder at about five times that price.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fields
St. Louis
A Harbinger of Spring in Circus Bill Bloom
The Cincinnati Times-Star notes spring approaches as circus billboards appear before the robin and violet unveil themselves, signaling the season’s annual start despite lingering winter. The piece frames the circus advertising as a sign of changing days and renewed public interest.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Tornado Kills Ten in Arkansas and Damages $50,000
A recent tornado in Garland county devastates a German settlement, killing three people. Montgomery County reports two deaths, bringing early totals to ten with property losses around fifty thousand dollars.
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LiTtle Rock
Ark
Garland County
Montgomery County
Death by Cigarette Smoking Cited in Savannah
Young Echols died in Rome after a forty eight hour illness. The attending physician says congestion of the lungs was caused by his habit of smoking cigarettes, marking a death attributed to cigarette use in the Savannah News.
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Savannah News
Young Echols
Rome
Brown's Iron Bitters Claims Long-Standing Indigestion Cure
A fragment advertises throat bronchial and lung disease treatment, urging two stamps for a large self-help treatise from WORLD's DISPENSARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Buffalo NY. It ends with J M Cutts of Lawrence MA praising Brown's Iron Bitters for curing years of indigestion.
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World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
J. M. Cutts
Lawrence, Mass
Extravagant youth seizes yacht then loses it in legal wr angles
New Haven April 16. Frank W Hinman a Boston yacht buyer fell behind on payments for the Prospero, a schooner yacht. Hill owner libelled the vessel. friends bought it to avert loss. Hinman previously seized the Winsome amid guardianship disputes. Probate actions press Mrs Hinman’s insolvency as debts mount.
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New Haven
Salem Harbor
Boston
Frank W. Hinman
Hill
New York
Young Hinman
Long Island Sound
Arthur Marsden
Lis
Hinman
David 8. Parker
New Bedford
Supreme Court
K. Bush
Malley
The Business Outlook and Critical Period of 1881
In April 1881 the article argues the United States faced a severe but passing financial crisis driven by Garfield’s assassination, crop failure, and railway conflicts. It credits cautious finance leaders for stabilizing markets, notes decreased ventures and loan activity, and highlights recovery signals including stock rallies, strong railway reports, favorable crop prospects, and lower interest rates.
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New York
Garfield
Dr Brices Queer Ghost Story Revealed in Hunt Tale
In the Hill country Dr Brices and officers breakfast after sport when he awoke to a figure at his bedside. He realizes it is his sister from England, faints, and later notes the vision. Sixteen present record the incident including Sir John Malcolm. Months later the sister dies as predicted, leaving two children in his care.
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Brices
Professor de Morgan
Briggs
Dr. B
England
Aghost
Sir John Malcolm
Judge Cone Lectures Gamblers in Georgia Court
Forty years ago Eatonton Georgia was seen as a gambling hub with cockfighting and horse racing. In a 1845 or 1846 case the grand jury charged forty defendants, all pleaded guilty, and Judge Cone fined each ten dollars plus costs while delivering a moral lecture. He then ordered a future case titled State of Georgia vs Judge Cone for gaming with a plea of guilty and a fine of one hundred dollars plus costs.
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Eatonton
John W. Ashurst
Cone
A Smart One Legged Jug Maker in Dixie
The article notes most jug ware in the South is made above Athens from clay found in streams. It describes handcrafting on a foot‑powered wheel, drying, firing, and glazing. A man can make about 100 gallons daily, while a one legged moker in Jackson county can produce around 200 gallons. Jugs sell for about four cents a gallon at the works.
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Dixie
Louisville Courier-Journal
South
Athens
Jackson County
Farmer Peck Dies at 78 in Paducah Neighborhood
John Peck, a frugal 78 year old farmer of the Benton road area eighteen miles from Paducah, passed away at his residence. He was widely respected in the local community for his honest character and simple lifestyle.
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Farmer Peck
Paducah
Benton Road
John Peck
Peck
Thoughtful Schenectady Town Council Humble Valet of Streets
An English visitor recalls Schenectady as memorable for its streets where locomotives once ran and locals watched from holes in the pavement. He notes the town council left safe spaces for aged citizens to crouch as engines passed, a precautionary measure reflecting care for residents.
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Syracuse
Schenectady
N. Y
Boy of Arkansas Refuses to Name His Father
A White County Arkansas boy aged eight remains silent about his father's name. His esteemed parents, and the community, have tried many ploys to elicit the name, including withholding boots, yet he persists in not uttering or naming his father. He shows deep respect by following his father around the farm for long periods.
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Louis Globe-Democrat
White County
Ark
Two Professions and One Business in New York
A club conversation contrasts Rev. R Heber Newton and General Newton, noting both share the same occupation of removing obstructions from Hell Gete Tableau, highlighting a humorous mix up about Newtons and their work in the city.
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New York
Hell
Diverse U.S. notes: rents, poisons, forests and sponge trade
The item lists: tenements renting for 12 dollars monthly in Fort Worth Texas. A richmond Virginia spring of gravel and iron ore. North Carolina forests covering 40 000 square miles of pine chestnut oak maple beech and hickory. In Talladega Alabama a family of eight and two guests nearly fatally poisoned by lubricating oil mistaken for cotton seed oil. Detroit Free Press quips prosperity of the South linked to Northern drummers at poker. In Montgomery Alabama a man fells wood and frogs emerge from a hollow log. Key West sponge fleet of 70 vessels and about 600 men on a cruise brings roughly 300 000 dollars to the city. sponge recently sold for 3 dollars a pound. The Palm Paper Company of Washington plans a 150 000 pulp mill in Jacksonville or Fernandina Florida to process palmetto pulp at twenty tons per year.
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Richmond
North Carolina
Talladega
Ala
John T. Adams
Detroit Free Press
Montgomery
Key West
Palm Paper Company
Washington, D. C
Jacksonville
Fernandina
Fla
How to Make Money in W Wall Street
Explanatory pamphlet mailed free at address Wilbur Fy Hubbell 46 Brot NY. The item notes guidance on investing and wealth building with a promotional tone, reflecting early distribution of financial tips through mail order.
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Wall Street
Wilbur FY Hubbell
Brot, N.Y
Old Time Prayer Meeting Highlights Beecher Influences
New York April 13. At Plymouth prayer meeting Mr Beecher spoke of men who shaped his early life and religious outlook. He recalled his father’s honesty and duty, Charles Smith the emotional side of faith, and his brother George Beecher whose early death showed religion’s power to change character. He cited Dr Hushnell, General W H Harrison, and Bushnell as pivotal influences, praising Bushnell’s truthfulness and service.
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New York
Plymouth
Beecher
Tims
Bin
Mr. Beecher
Hin
George Beecher
West
H. Hushnell
Cincinnti
Paul
Bushnell
Dr. Bushnell
W. H. Harrison
North Bend
Lawrenceburg
Harrison
United States
Bushnel
Grace
Jane
Dr. Kushnell
Cincinnati
Curious Bits From Many States and Provinces
A Near Concord man and his son drank nine barrels of cider since last fall. Hannibal Thompson, Auburn Maine, boasts a tough tale of swallowing two seven-pound flat irons when drunk. William Starbird from Jefferson New Hampshire writes his brother he is alive after forty years missing. Augustus Hall of Meriden Connecticut failed to name an administrator in his will. Colt’s young maker’s wooden revolver model sits in Hartford. A Brattleboro Vermont baby weighed 7 pounds at birth and is healthy. A French Canadian Bangor family with five pairs of twins en route to Ottawa. A Maine collection hides a silver spoon paid with silver for a mill, melted and cast. The Book of Ruth hints at advertising land sales. A millbridge boy of striking silence may speak at adulthood. The first English postage stamp appeared about 1842 43 and New Haven’s postmaster Mitchell used a personal stamp before US issue. Hopkinton Rhode Island patriots auction votes for general officers, winner paid five cents. A Fall River man grieves his wife’s death then remarries quickly. A Massachusetts widower is noted for no-nonsense behavior after bereavement. Wells Health Renewer ad promotes vigor and digestion.
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Hannibal Thompson
Auburn
William Starbird
Jefferson
Augustus Hall
Meriden
Conn
Colt
Hatford
Brattleboro
Bangor
Odtawa
Maine
O Ruth
Boaz
Norwich Bulletin
Millbridge
England
E. A. Mitchell
New Haven
United States
New
Hopkinton
R. I
Providence
Fall River
Massachusetts
Finance and Commerce Outlook for 1883 Money Market
The article reports a week of tight money and rising rates easing into demand. Banks show willingness to lend while brokerage rates improve. New York funds discount and reserves rise. Clearing house exchanges total $10,025,120 today and $74,018,241 for the week. outlook expects easier money and stronger trade.
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Prime Corporation
New York
Tnerensad
Boston Markets Reports Quiet Tone in Commercial Trade
Market updates show steady apple and bean prices but overall low trade volume. Boots, shoes, butter, cheese, and coffee markets mix with careful demand. various grains and produce exhibit limited movement. sentiments indicate cautious business, with several sectors facing subdued activity.
New York Markets Report End of Week Trading
New York markets show mixed activity with wheat easing slightly yet overall steady. Cotton and corn prices move on Western crop updates while futures shift for April May and June deliveries amid modest trading and lingering volatility.
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SatTunpay
Fantur
Liverpool
Bnish State
Win Ah
Stearves Do
Gloucester Fish Market Weekly Arrivals and Declining Prices
Special correspondence notes arrivals from Georges Bank and Western Banks totaling about 1.1 million pounds of codfish and halibut, plus smaller lots from the Banks. Prices for codfish, haddock, pollock, and halibut are falling, with fresh and frozen offerings and various byproducts listed in detail.
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Gloucester
Goa
LIVE STOCK MARKETS BRIGHTON AND WATERTOWN WEEKLY TOTALS
Weekly livestock arrivals shown for Brighton and Watertown ending Friday April 13 1835 include Western cattle 1620 Eastern cattle 131 Northern cattle 714 total 2465 Western sheep and lambs 14800 Northern sheep and lambs 2171 Eastern sheep and lambs total 16971 swine 14950 veals 1226 horses 164 Beef cattle prices per 100 lbs live weight list extra quality first second third and Poorest grade oxen with various prices. country skins lambskins and other items noted.
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Watertown
Wright
Teltow
Cauifskins
Godobies St
Lambskins
Leeson
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