Antiquity of Shipbuilding and Navigation Revealed
The article traces Phoenician seafaring from Sidon through Troy and Ophir, notes early English and American wreck laws, and details United States lighthouse, revenue marine, and quarantine services. It highlights coast guard development, life-saving stations, and the long history of maritime health practices from Venice to the U.S. Marine Hospital Service.
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Sidon
Cyprus
Rhodes
Greece
Gaul
Spain
Mediterranean
B. C
Straits of
Gibraltar
Tyre
Senir
Lebanon
Bashan
Indies
Egypt
Hirshah
Homer
Solomon
Ophir
Mount Araratt
Europe
Henry LII
England
United States
Massachusetts A Humaine Society
Cohasset
Mariner
Maine
Texas
Revenue Marine Service
Fes Republic
Brewster Island
Boston Harbor
General Court
Massachusetts Bay
Boston
Secretary of the Treasury
Revenue
Light Case Board
Revenue Marine Bureau
Collectors of Customs
Navy
Corps of Engineers
Army
Venice
Lazarus
Seamen’s Hospital Service history and finances noted
The article outlines the development of the Seamen’s Hospital Service, its rising costs and commissions, the creation of medical examinations for appointments since 1873, hospital dues totaling £272,465 76 and expenditures of $868,395 28 for the year ending June 30, 1877, and the five officer grades from supervising surgeon general to assistant surgeons. It highlights reforms, personnel upgrades, and emphasis on seamen’s physical exams.
Ingenious Westerner predicts the end of Christianity in America
A. L. James of Eau Claire Wis argues from church capacity and attendance ratios to forecast a rapid decline. He cites decades 1850–1900, showing a shrinking share of Christians, claims a 1900 disappearance, and compares European statistics to American trends.
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New York Sun
A. L. James
Eau Claire
Wis
America
United States
New York
Europe
Spain
Italy
Terrific tornado cripples Maine city with $25,000 to $60,000 loss
A violent tornado struck Bangor Maine at 5 30 pm on Tuesday causing widespread damage. The court house roof was torn off, churches and saloons were unroofed, logs flooded the river, and houses barns and awnings were blown down. Loss estimated 25000 to 60000 dollars.
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Bannor
Universalist Church
Centre Street
Norombega Hall
Exchange Street
Daniel O'Leary
Kenduskeag
Edward Hatboro
Veazie
St. John
James Street
Albert Moore
Odd Fellows’ Hall
A. L. Dennison
Harover
Brewer
St. John's Catholic Church
Bangor
Pierce
Stanford Chase
Lander
Mount Hope Road
St. Mary's Church
Enchanted Violinist Lieges Jersey Woman Tale
Atlantic City reports a sensational story about Benjamin Faeder a Philadelphia violinist with Hassler's orchestra. A mother in law and aunt oppose his affections for Faeder's wife and daughter leading to separations and scandal in New York and Philadelphia. The tale ends with the mother’s hysterics as the couple departs.
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Atlantic City
Benjamin Faeder
Hassler
Philadelphia
Bressler
New York
Faeder
Chestnut Street Theatre
Leipsic
Mrs. Faeder
Gentleman Tries Gains From Unclaimed Savings Deposits
A New York lawyer plans to locate missing persons or heirs tied to uncalled for savings bank deposits older than twenty years. The scheme targets records likely held by the state controller, framing the business as legitimate and potentially profitable through locating heirs or heirs’ gratitude.
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New York
Hartéo d Courante
Statesman Ben Hill Dies After Long Illness in Atlanta
Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill, a prominent Georgia figure and former U S senator, died at 6 15 a m in Atlanta after a prolonged cancer battle. The report details his war record, Reconstruction stance, and career from Georgia legislator to Confederate leader to U S senator, noting surgeries and illness in his final months.
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Senator Hill
Georgia
Provisional
Confederate Congress
Montgomery
Ala
Hill
la Grange
Fort Lafayette
Macon
Atlanta
Baltimore
Horace Greeley
Ben Hill
United States Senate
John B. Gordon
Mr. Greeley
Alexander H. Stephens
Gordon
Congress
Jesse Hoyt Dies, Noted New York Grain Merchant at 68
Jesse Hoyt, a leading New York grain businessman pivotal in western U S development, dies at 68. Born in New York, he rose from clerk to prominent railroad and elevator investor, directing lines from Milwaukee to Lake Michigan and shaping shipments via major rail and financial firms. He helped build East Saginaw, Milwaukee elevators, and chaired several railroad ventures.
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New York
Jesse Hoyt
Hoyt
House of ©. & L. Dennison & Co
Western States
East Saginaw
Mich
Michigan
Flint & Permarquette
Chicago & St. Paul
Northwestern
Great Erie
Jersey City
Merchants’ Exchange National Bank
Home Insurance Company
Commercial Insurance Company
New York Elevated Railroad
First recorded theft in ancient tombs reshapes Egypt lore
A Viennese lecture highlights the 1100 B C thefts from royal tombs, mummies unearthed in Thebes, and a cache including 39 mummies with nine kings. The vast trove, recovered from a hidden ravine, reveals royal tombs emptied by ancient authorities and later scattered by Arabs.
Marital misery ends in suicide of railway auditor
Des Moines city reports the death by self-inflicted means of C. A. Wetton, auditor for the Les Moines and Fort Dodge railway. He moved to Des Moines in January, married in Princeton in April, and with his wife lived on Fifth Street. Neighbors noted his growing sullenness and nervousness, and he became fretfully watchful of his partner.
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Des Moines
C. A. Wetton
Les Moines & Fort Dodge Railway
Princeton
Fifth Street
Belle of Newport dazzles guests with lavish dresses and diamonds
A Newport season profile lauds a young New York widow at Ocean House, noting ninety-one dresses and costly outfits valued up to 50 000. It questions the extravagance as many toil for daily basics while praising her taste and wealth.
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Belle
Newport
New York
Ocean House
Tiffany
Lost in a fog sailors survive voyage to safety
Fishermen Joseph A. McDonald and Julius Johnson of the Restless of Gloucester were lost in fog on July 3 while trawling the banks. After a night in a dory and day of desperate rowing, they signaled unsuccessfully to their own ship, found a French vessel at anchor, and were rescued. Ten days aboard the Victor of Lunenburg cooled their ordeal before reaching Tarbay Newfoundland, St John’s, and Boston.
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Joseph A. McDonald
Julius Johnson
Restless
Gloucester
Leeward
Victor
Lunenbure
N. 8
Tarbay
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Boston
London Weather as Vast as Earth Says Leander Richardson
Leander Richardson reports from London for the Chicago News that the city has extreme and varied weather, shifting from midnight-like mornings to brisk noons and dramatic thermometer swings. He notes locals call even a slight blaze a Jog and jokes about the Strand residence of the author of a famous travel couplet.
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London
Leander Richardson
Chicago News
Greenland
India
Coral Strand
Strand
Fox and cat duel over henhouse in Madison scene
Early one morning in Madison Connecticut a fox approached a hen house near Mr. Crampton s home. A cat blocked the fox and prepared to fight causing the fox to retreat. The fox later returned and, with the cat withdrawn, escaped with a chicken.
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Crampton
Madison
Conn
Marriage and Bridal Tour in a Balloon
In Rockford on August 21 preparations are complete for a balloon ascent on the 29th a young lady and gentleman will wed in the balloon and take a tour to the clouds
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Rockforpd
Washington's Oak at Mount Vernon Destroyed by Lightning
A gigantic oak known as Washington's oak at Mount Vernon was struck by lightning and destroyed a few days ago. The tree was famous as the president's favorite resting place after long days, and it carried historic associations tied to his daily routine.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Washington’s
Lottery Dealer and the Grand Jury Debate
A correspondent to the New York Star reports on the futility of a recent raid on policemen and notes first hand that the grand jury discussed the propriety of indicting a lottery ticket dealer.
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New York Star
New York
Grand Jury
Foreman challenges jury over lottery tickets in indictment vote
The foreman placed his pocket-book on the table and urged the otor crowd to do likewise to test for lottery tickets. After inspecting all pocket-books, the foreman promised to vote for indictment if a majority lacked tickets, but the challenge was rejected and no indictment followed. People will buy lottery tickets, and all seven powers cannot stop them.
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Otorr
Lord Salisbury Holds Gladstone In His Grasp A Portrait
The piece argues Lord Salisbury as House of Lords leader can dictate policy over Gladstone in the Commons. It depicts the Lords as a shadowy, powerful chamber and contrasts Tory dominance with Liberal splits, claiming reform promises failed and Beaconsfield style jingoism abroad.
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Gladstone
House of Lords
T. P. O'Connor
New York Sun
Lord Salisbury
Lor Salibury
House of Lorda
Mr. Gladstone
House of Commons
Disraeli
Stafford Northcote
Salisbury
Was it a sea serpent seen by Martford yachters at Bustard Bay
A Hartford party camping near Monument Beach recounts a dramatic sighting of a large aquatic creature off Buzzards Bay near Wings Neck Light. They describe a 25-plus foot sea serpent with a bulldog head, yellow belly, dark gray back, hair on the tail, long feelers, and a doglike bark as it approached their yacht Jessie before vanishing and reappearing near the black buoy.
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Monument Beach
Charles IL. Pierce
Davia EK
Guild
H. E. Faunce
William H. Vaughan
Hartford
Bay
Liberty Kneepan Banquet for Journalists in Statue Interior
Courrier des Etats Unis reports a breakfast held inside the kneepad of Bartholdi’s Liberty statue model. Twenty guests sat around a long table reached by pulley, as workers and blue sky framed the scaffolding and braces. The statue will stand forty two metres high, surpassing Rhodes and Maggiore. Journalists witnessed the progress on the interior knee area and the big toe extends beyond the robe.
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Liberty
Courrier Des Etats Unis
New York Bay
M. Bartholdi
Rhodes
Lake Maggiore
Bartholdi
St. Charles Borromeo
Log whistle wakes Toronto resident with ear ringing
A Toronto resident troubled by constant ear ringing woke at 4 am after hearing a monotone whistle. He thought it came from his brain due to smoking and took bromide to ease the sensation. Moments later the source was found to be a log whistle on the lake.
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Toronto Globe
Oronto
Le Bal des Canotiers at St Germain This Sunday Evening
London Truth reports on a July or August ball at St Germain where dancers receive no payment. The fast can can thrills spectators as women in bathing dresses mingle with nautical attire. Bathing costumes feature oil kin caps and extravagant trims while partners plunge into the river to cool overheated dancers.
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London
St. Germain
Blackmail clash at treasury blooms in street scene
August 20 on Fifteenth street in front of the treasury a heated encounter occurred between Hon. Kenneth Raynor solicitor of the treasury and Mrs Moseley a well dressed woman linked to a Michigan tobacco firm. The exchange ended with Raynor accusing her of blackmail and ordering her from his office amid threats of exposing the case to the press.
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Wasainecron
Fifteenth Street
Treasury
The
Washington Loboy
Kenneth Raynor
Taylor
North Carolina
Joan Sherman
Congress
Neas
Mra
Moseley
Michigan
Raynor
Orm
Muneley
Joan
Berkeley Springs
Italy Sees 11 481 Matrimonial Appeals Across Regions
Archivio di Statistica shows 11 481 divorce appeals in 1866 to 1879 across Ancona Aquila Bologna Brescia Cagliari Casale Monferrato Catania Catanzaro Florence Genoa Lucca Messina Milan Naples Palermo Parma Rome Turin Trani Venice. Milan Florence and Turin bear most, South Italy least, with 5106 jointly filed, 1269 by husbands, 4945 by wives. adultery departure bad treatment threats and offences cited. article 152 civil law implicated. over half appeals failed. women generally found less at fault than men.
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Italy
Archivio di Statistica
Ancona
Aquila
Bologna
Brescia
Cagniari
Casale Monferrato
Catania
Catanzaro
Florence
Genoa
Lucca
Messina
Milan
Naples
Palermo
Parma
Rome
Turin
Trani
Venice
Euiny
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