QUA COAST DEFENCES. A CALL FOR HEAVY GUNS ON GULF SHORE
A Boston Globe special correspondent argues Gulf coast forts near New Orleans are dangerously underarmed. It details Fort Jackson and Fort St Philip deficiencies, proposed 12 and 10 inch rifles, and urges timely federal funding to deter modern ironclads in any war, warning of grave losses without armament.
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Boston Globe
Wasurvetox
Gulf Coast
Commonwealth
Jackson
St. Philip
Mississippi River
Engineer and Ordnance Corps
Congress
Rodman
Fort St. Philip
Fort Jackson
War Secretary
Fort St. Pojip
Bell
Bigelows
Lake Pontchartrain
Ship Island
Chief of Engineers
Fort Pike
Fort Macomb
Chef Menveur
Bat-Trapa
New Orleans
Spain
Virginius
Mose
Hoowever
Ordnance Department
Fort Morgan
Wen
Biloxi
Miss
Case Mave
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
Morris Island
Wagner
Conld
Uber
Ordnance
Morgin
Mobile
Fort
Dauphin Island
Morgan
Channel
Washington
Delaware
Gaines
Sarrancar
Pickens
Gulf
America
Great
Chief of Ordnance
Beauregard
Shipsgland
England
P. Ware, Jr
Boston
Mackenzie
New York
Ubridge
Eugene A. White
Mass
R. E. Bowen
Millbury
Schellhass
GLOBE
G. H. Powell
Cuttingsville
J. W. Lightfoot
Weatheriden
Cona
C. H. Hallock
Springfield
Mase
Davis
Bowen
South Boston
Barker
Davidson & CO
Nassau St
N, Y
Wfm&wy Ly
J. J. Bouckhout & CO
Buffalo
N. Y
Eng,and Medical Institute
Tremont Row
Macauley’s
Louisville
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Beer drinking feats in Cincinnati breweries prompt caution
A Cincinnati Commercial report recounts extraordinary beer drinking feats by brewery workers and locals. Credible witnesses describe Farbaugh and Klein consuming vast volumes during shifts and wagers. The piece notes daily volumes, age based limits, and high wages fueling the culture of constant drinking.
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Cincinnati
Farbaugh
Peter Farbaugh
Jacob Kiem
Klein
Mike Beck
McMicken Avenue
Vantzy
Kauffmann
Helmick
Helmlock
Bear Fight Ends In Humiliating Retreat At Saloon
In a gritty Randolph Street scene a bear and two men clash as Grete and Martin pin the beast. The bear’s trainer begs a final cash stake while a brutal hug leaves the animal felled and the crowd stunned. A reviled method of entertainment ends with a tainted payday and a cautionary aftertaste.
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Detroit Free Press
Flint
Pere Marquette
Brain
Zoological Garden
Ayip
Martin
Jess
Brigado
Grete
Hunyado
Bear
Randolph Street
The War Power of Europe and Military Build-Up
A critical survey of European armaments shows rising budgets and longer enlistment in Russia, large standing forces in Germany, and growing military strains across Austria Hungary and Italy. The piece links these trends to waning treaty obedience and renewed emphasis on force over diplomacy.
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Europe
Russia
Austro- Hungary
Italy
England
Germany
Landwehr
Landsturm
Bismarck
Rhine
Napoleon
London
Prince Christien
Great Britain
France
Austria
Gertschakeil
Schleswig-Holstein
Napoleon III
Vorussia
European Council
French Republic
Chess Match Mackenzie Hosmer Set for Chicago Battles
Boston reports official terms for Mackenzie versus Hosmer chess match to be played in Chicago. Five wins required, drawn games do not count. Hosmer provides Captain Mackenzie with expenses. Proposals include ninth Mason Potter game and ongoing plans for the Fifth American Chess Congress.
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Mackenzie
Hosmer
Chicago
Hartford Times
Mason
Potter
Messrs
Mr. Potter
Maryland Democratic Platform Adopted at State Convention
At the Baltimore Democratic state convention a platform was adopted urging strict economy and impartial taxation, reform of civil and criminal laws, free elections, credit maintenance, debt funding at low interest, and opposition to 1876 fraud while criticizing Republican state rights violations. A separate Paris dispatch reports a massive fire in Chatenois, Bas Rhin, rendering over 2000 people homeless.
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Baltimore
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Paris
Chatenois
Department
Bas Rhin
Strasburg
The World's Checker Book Promotion and Correspondence
A Cambridgeport based ad notices William R. Barker and Charles F Barker offering The World's Checker Book with twenty two openings and 355 games plus 24 positions. Includes pricing for board and cloth covers and mail delivery, plus a stream of reader letters and game records from Barker and others.
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William R. Barker
Charles
Barker
Price
William R
Charles F. Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
Move notation from Bristol Draught Player game report
Mr. D Kirkwood and others feature in a Bristol Draught game between R Martin and J Robertson. Notes include Martin move sequences, drawn results, and a Robertson remark that any different move would lose, reflecting period commentary on strategic play and player reputations.
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Glasgow
Charles F. Barker
Mr. D. Kirkwood
Barker
D. Kirkwood
Kirkwood
R. Martin
J. Robertson
Bristol
Martin
Robertson
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White
Jack
Heffner
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Drawe
New England Chess and Checker
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Bugbee
Isaiah Barker
New England
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Murray
Busby
New England Chess and Checker Rooms
Tecate
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Fife
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J. A. Maynard
Checker News
Old Colony
Reader
Joshua Bibbs
Checkers
Bibbs
Montgomery County
Simmons
Socrates
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J. H. Zeilin & CO
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Dravelin
Sloan & Co
George St. Cincinnati
Port Corden
N. J
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Baxter & CO
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Ottery
Kentucky
General Assembly
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Williamson & CO
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James Pyle
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Esterbrook’s
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Ckealves Wwarters
Louisiana State Lottery
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Bankers
Hup Bitters Mfg. Co
Rochester
N.Y
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L. A. Sayre
Gouraud
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Mme
M. B. T. Gouraud
Bond Street
Sherman & CO
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Fultonville
Martina
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Martines
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Ann Arbor
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J. Soephe
Banon
Ohio
J. Te Dietz
Ashland
W. Saljej
Augusta
Maine
H. Hallett & Co
Portland
Circular Institute For Young Law
Maplewood
Pittsfield
Stinson & Bon
Portland Maines
Atyles
Excelsior Card Co
Northeford
Conn
J. E. Townsend
Belle Pisin
Minn
Geo
I. Reed & Co
Nasssu
Address True & Co
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Louisville Courier-Journal
T. J. Commerford
Courier-Journal
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Stone, Wt
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Stowe
Vermont
Winte Fe River
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Hoston
Mansfield Hotel
Montreal
Lake Champlain
Burlington
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Canada
Whit Su&wytt Ek.c, Bailey
Stowe, Vt
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