Jefferson Davis on War, Slavery and Leadership in Mississippi
A Philadelphia Press roving correspondent interviews Jefferson Davis at his Mississippi home. Davis discusses Garfield’s assault, civil service, Lee and Jackson, Gettysburg, the Confederacy’s collapse, Reconstruction, and slavery’s role, with reflections on Stevens, Toombs, Memminger, and future Southern prospects.
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Philadelphia Press
F. A. Burr
Hkeauvoir
Mississipi
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Mr. Davis
Garfield
The Prize Snake Story Tickling 171 Rattlers to Death
Williamsport Pennsylvania Son and Banner recounts a man and companion escaping death by tickling rattlesnakes to numb them. They subdue 17 snakes plus one large constrictor, decapitate many, transport the giant snake home, and claim a self trained performer that dries clothes by squeezing them dry.
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Williamsport
Penn, Son and Banner
Kate
Unusual cadaver shooting to locate Garfield bullet
The New York Sunday Truth reports on doctors from the University of New York attempting to locate President Garfield’s bullet by shooting at cadavers. They used a large bound body in pose similar to Garfield, with several trials by different doctors, resulting in wall damage and little other effect, then examined the bodies to discuss bullet positions. The account ends with a note on John Swinton’s anticipated reaction.
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New York
Garfield
Saio
Faneuil D. Weisse
Guiteau
Firs
Hamilton
Nec
Weisse
John Swinton
Bible Society
Children of Light
Bille B Society
Taylor
The Nihilist in San Francisco Tale at the Chronicle
A controversial Nihilist visits San Francisco and disrupts the Chronicle editorial room. He airs a tall tale about Governor and Steve Gage riding to Golden Gate Park, debating hack fares, and a dramatic race to save a coal sale. The cabman asserts monopoly pricing and extorts concessions before racing to sheriff Smith's sale.
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Virginia City Chronicle
Comstock
San Francisco
Chronicle
Stanford
Steve Gace
Bay
Gace
Kevroey Street
Bush
Steve
Mr. Gage
Lyzness
Golden Gate Park
Gage
Cabbr
Smith
Unconcenius Youths Debate Philosophy In Washington Night
A fragmentary scene shows a young man and a woman under West End stars. They discuss spiritual truth, nature, and Pythagoras amid casual banter about ribs and summer plans, ending amid tangled ideas and a restless social scene.
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West End
Washington
Pythagoras
Deas
The Year and Future Bend in God’s Great Thought
A reflective verse fragment notes duty aligns with divine plan as seasons pass. The speaker implies fate is shaped by a higher will, and human limits yield to the year’s course. The mood is pensive about time, work, and the providential order guiding outcomes.
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Ansinesa
Barge Charitable Society
American Bible Society
United States
Bible Society
Outrage Over Medical Professor Fire Bullets into Cadavers
A New York Sun letter condemns Professor Weisse for firing British bulldog bullets into cadavers at the University Medical College beside Bellevue Hospital. The writer cites testing on a suspended cadaver tied to the President’s posture, urges immediate prohibition, and warns of fear and harm to public trust in medical science.
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New York Sun
John Swinton
the Sun
Vaneuil de Weisse
Weisse
University Medical College
Bellevue Hospital
Paneuvil D
Weise
Weisens
Birin
Professor Weisse
Medical College
Clashes Over Religious Doctrine Spark Public Call for Action
The letter critiques a ceremony as profaning the body's sanctity and urges Christian clergy to denounce it. It calls city authorities to act and the people to unite in stopping the practice at once, dated New York July 10 by Jons Swinton.
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New York
Jons Swinton
The Soldene Mouth Tour Draws Western Circuit Crowds
Emily Soldene and her troupe tour small Western towns performing Billee Taylor and Olivette. The article notes her fame for a unusually large mouth and its remarkable movements, comparing it to famed figures. A Nevada engineer reportedly planned a mathematical survey of the mouth’s dimensions to publish later with diagrams.
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Kansas City Times
Emily Soldene
Billee Taylor
Olivette
Soldene
Emily
Bernhardt
Alchoty
Lotta
Kroger
Roz
Granger
Davenport
Nevada
Sweet is the Rose Poem Fragment by Edmund Spenser
Fragmentary OCR of a poem by Edmund Spenser describes sweetness contrasting with tough or sour elements. The garbled text lists traits like rose, lover, courage, and wealth with corruption and temptation themes, concluding with a rhetorical question on endless pleasure and desire.
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Cyrus
Almost Headless Woman Proves Remarkable Health
Louieville reports a astonishing case of resilience as Joan Platte, burned near her head, survives with most of her face and skull gone. She remains conscious, endures erysipelas, and continues to live on liquid nutrition while expressing determination to recover, aided by treatment and Kidney-Wort with a message to rejoice in health.
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Louieville
Joan Platte
Ancestral Homesteads of Scituate Tales of Duty and Decay
A lengthy tribute to Scituate's founders and notable families, detailing Cushing and Cushings legacy, colonial deeds, and early witchcraft trials. It laments neglected graves, mentions Indian raids near the harbor, and recalls the town’s rugged architecture and ancestral lands that remain tied to old deeds.
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John
Massachusetts
Nathan
William
Aeat
Supreme Bench
Walnut Tree Hill
Scituate
Washington
Caaling
Perez Simmons
Cushing
Judge Cushing
Orf
Judye Cushing
Plymouth
Seituate
Silent Standish
Winslow
Hatherly
Rocky Swamp
Assinnippi
White Oak
Burnt Plains
Kent Street
Ket
Susen
New England
Plymouth Colony
Jimmy Hope Bank Robber History and Exploits Summary
Notorious bank thief Jimmy Hope, about 60, captured in San Francisco. Described as skilled, audacious, and well-connected, with a long record across major robberies from 1869 to 1874. His reputed wealth ranges from 100000 to 500000, with aliases and associates including Leslie and McCoy members.
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Jimmy” Hope
San Francisco
Mark Shinburne
Baron Scnindel
Autie
Germany
George Leonidas Leslie
Yonkers
America
Manhattan Bank
Bleecker Street
John
Hope
Wellsboro Bank
Beneficial Savings Bank
Philadelpha
Kensington National Bank
Philadelphia
Milford
N. H
Saratoga County Bank
Waterford
N. Y
Third National Bank of Baltimore
First National Bank of
Quincy
Leslie
Eudy” Huches
James
Frank McCoy
Jim” Brady
Illiterate Voters in U S and South Reach Millions
A Albany paper report from Professor Gardiner estimates 1 580 000 illiterate voters nationally and 1 123 000 in the Southern states. It notes 21 to 22 percent illiteracy in totals, cites 1877 riots by northern voters, and warns illiteracy as a danger to democracy with urban growth driving the trend.
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Albany
N. Y
Gardiner
Albany Academy
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Chio
North
Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure for women's ailments
Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is advertised as a remedy for many diseases peculiar to women. It claims to relieve headaches neurazia disordered nerves weakness and mental shocks, asserting effectiveness for kindred ailments through domestic use.
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Warner
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