Governor Plaisted Defends Executive Prerogatives in Maine
In a Portland August 7 release, Governor Harris Plaisted defends the governor’s sole right to nominate and appoint, rejects council-dictated vacancies, denounces the council and Republican party as usurpers, and laments spoils-system rule while praising Jeffersonian principles and Lincoln’s preserved union.
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End of the Great Western ashore after Oakland pier fire
The Great Western a 1800 ton bark once a coastwise coal carrier lies ruined at the Oakland wharf after three fires destroyed the pier. Beached near Saucelito the hull will be burned for iron. Once a grand liner from Liverpool to Newark she carried 80,000 passengers and saw 116 voyages with no crew losses.
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Saucelito
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Mystery Surrounds Makarios Death In Tsarist Russia
A letter from St Petersburg reports that Archimandrite Makarios, a top Russian religious figure, died mysteriously after a scandal involving a Nihilist woman and a gold and jewel csum. The prelate faced questions over a secret liaison, and new rumors swirl as a successor is named amid intrigue.
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St. Petersburg
New York Herald
Russia
Moscow
Mer. Makarios
Mgr. Makarios
Alexander III
Myer Makarios
Iguatieff
Mar. Makarios
Alexander II
Arcamangrite
Owever
Iannot
Eccentric Ludwig of Bavaria Flees to Bayreuth Parsifal
The eccentric Bavarian monarch Lud wig Ludwig attended Parsifal at Bayreuth then secretly left Castle Berg on July 26. He departed by a special train arriving near town at a track-waker cabin before reaching his hermitage lodge in disguise.
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Castle Berg
Doctor Levi Wilson of Uxbridge Curiously Rich and Notorious
A New York Times profile portrays Levi Wilson as a mysterious Worcester County figure, rich from opaque sources and linked to seduction, breach of promise, and blackmail cases. The article traces his rise from a poor cotton mill worker to a hotel owner and real estate operator, with deposits of large sums via Philip L. Moen of Worcester and a web of lawsuits, marriage promises, and alleged frauds across New England.
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Levi Wilson
Uxbridge Village
Flo
Poiip L. Meen
Washburn & Moen
Bislavian
George FE. Verry
Wilsop
the Times
Maggie Dunlavey
Ruggles
Raggles
Hatti Engiey
Thas
Hospital Trust Company of Providence
Enyuleys
Protecting Her Poets Wisconsin Poem Theft as Grand Larceny
Wisconsin courts convict a man of grand larceny for stealing a poem valued by the author at 500, sending him to the penitentiary for one year. The piece argues for a literary valuation committee to set fair prices and avoid injustices in theft cases across Wisconsin poems.
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Wisconsin
Chicago Times
Chicago
Death of James Thomson Sparking Freethought Interest
London correspondent reports on the death of James Thomson the author of City of Dreadful Night. He was a modest freethinker and retiring radical whose death was caused by starvation. Officials say many would have helped if asked, but none did.
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Bradlaugh
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Lord Dexter’s Defence Against Garden Robbers in Newburyport
Verbatim handbill allegedly printed eighty years ago by Lord Timothy Dexter claims a gang of dawn trespassers stalks his garden for peach stealing and egg hunting. He summons “Datharians” and other named rogues to return his fruit or face divine retribution and sending his Son Sam to Babylon for bloodhounds.
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Timothy Dexter
Joseph Norfolk
Salen
Lord Dexter
Bangor
Prospect
Bucksport
Charles Robbits
Robbins
George Crockett
Crocketts
Robvins
Vehement Threats Furnace Infernal Doom in Odious Rant
A sweeping tirade threatens brutal pursuit across continents ending in doom. The speaker, aboard a barge named Lily, vows to escort "thieves, reptiles, vagabonds" to a mythic underworld, invoking Charon and Lucifer in a ritual of eternal punishment at a volcanic site.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Newfoundland
Keelgebub
Italy's Interest in Egypt and Garibaldi's Heir
Ricciotti Garibaldi, son of Anita and General Garibaldi, leads an Italian sentiment in Egypt and may aid Arab support against Britain. Morosini notes Italy hosts the largest European colony there and supplies doctors, painters, teachers, and tradesmen, with Italian influence shaping policy and commerce along the Levant.
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Nice
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Levant
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Mediterranean
Savage Leopard Treated by Dr Watts In New York Exhibit
A Globe reporter witnessed Dr. Al Watts treat a six year old 226 pound leopard aboard a ship bound for his city menagerie. The animal, purchased for 1500 dollars with a mate, refused food after a sixty two day voyage from Africa. Ropes and buckthorn extract eased the creature during a staged restraint, yielding quick improvement and a grim note about feeding.
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Africa
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Wild steer roams New York streets from avenue A to Fourth Ave
A red wild steer escaped a Forty fourth street slaughterhouse and ran nearly three miles through Manhattan streets. It toppled a fruit stand, charged pedestrians, and hid in Henry E Webb's drug store before police and Bergh agents cornered it. A bystander was injured, and the animal was killed by a rifle shot after a long chase. No owner claimed the carcass.
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Sixty-third
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Presbyterian Hospital
Henry E. Webb
Fourth Avenue
Sixty-fourth Street
Henry A. Webb
Mr. Webb
Reiling
Dome
Martin Bruns
Daniel Monahan
Edward Simonds
Mr. Bergh
Seventy-third Street
Bruns
Seventh Regiment Armory
Tyre
Brons
Twenty-second Street
Glove Gossip at Seashore House Romance
A tale at Old Orchard Beach recounts a Harvard senior who courted a mysterious beauty with amethyst eyes. During a midnight dance he asks for an answer. she sends back a glove and later a crumpled note revealing her reply My answer is yes.
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Old Orchard Beach
Harvard
Grand Army reunion in Maranacook draws 4000 attendees
At Maranacook Maine on August 13 a Grand Army of the Republic reunion drew about 4000 people. Events included birch canoe, potato and sack races, blind punt and wheel narrow races, plus daylong dancing and boating. Col A. Farnham opened the gathering and the G A R commander-in-chief spoke briefly. The day passed in orderly, well received celebration.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Oldtown
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Shower of Stones Phenomenon Reported in West Virginia
From Wheeling West Virginia August 14 reports detail a remarkable stone shower from the sky striking near Isaac Housacker's farm three miles from Fairmont on the West Fork river. Stones vary in size and appear burned or melted, some quartz limestone sandstone or flag. Dr Carney at Fairmont collects samples for experts.
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Fairmont
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Carney
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Tenn
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Sylvanus Shaver
Beojawick. Shaver
Dr. Carney
Garibaldi Poem Translation From Caprera Sealed Note
Garibaldi's physician Dr Albanese remains at Caprera. A Naples journal prints a translated poem by Garibaldi praising Caprera's liberty and isolation. The piece reflects Garibaldi’s gratitude for the immortal spark and tie to the Eternal amid exile and disdain for tyranny. Also notes Walton ventures on Wall Street and a job notice for general housework at the V E A Office.
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Caprera
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