After Ten Years The Escape of John Boyle OReilly
The Pilot carries a detailed memoir by John Boyle OReilly recounting his 1869 escape from a Western Australia penal colony. He details Maguire and Father McCabe’s roles, the bush journey, the sea voyage aboard the Vigilant, a perilous landfall at Bunbury, and eventual capture avoidance aboard the Gazelle. The tale ends with his transfer to the Sapphire and onward routes to Liverpool and Philadelphia.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
West Australia
United States
Australia
Avid KR. Gifford
Western Australia
Patrick McCabe
Ang
Roderique
Indian Ocean
Boston
Liverpool
Bombay
Philadelphia
Weather Bureau Frontiers Expand Telegraph Lines
The Globe reports on the Signal Service extending telegraph lines along western frontiers and across the country, linking Denison to San Diego and Bismarck to Fort Ellis. New instruments like The Farmers' Indicator aid rainfall prediction, while international radar and daily charts advance meteorology.
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Washington, D. C
Fort Davie
el Paso
Denison
Texas
San Diego
California
Bismarck
Fort Ellis
Burera
Keogh
Custer
Deadwood
Fort Assinaboine
Nulk River
Congress
Fort $1
Indian Territory
Fort Eliot
Forts Reno
Supply
Canadian River
Lem
Signal Service
United States
Rome
International
Washington
Zulu War Ends In Chelmsford Victory At Ulundi
Historic dispatches describe Lord Chelmsford’s forces defeating Cetewayo’s Zulus at Ulundi after a fierce engagement, with heavy Zulu losses and British casualties limited to ten dead and fifty-three wounded. Wolseley marks war as virtually ended and plans troop withdrawals.
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War Office
Zalus
Cetewayo
Chelmaford
Garnet Wolseley
London
Loxpox
Cape Vincent
Lord Chelwestord
Chelmsford
Brants
Cgetewayo
Isandula
Remulus
Yuo
Ulundi
Caelmsford
Skirmish and massacres tied to Montana frontier patrols
Reports from Montana and Dakota Territory describe a Sioux band attacking near Mussel Shell river and at West Point Indian agency, with two Indians killed in a pursuit led by Lieutenant Wright. A separate dispatch notes large Sitting Bull forces in the Little Rocky Creek region and cavalry actions under General Miles and General Sheridan, amid a shifting, dangerous frontier landscape. A lengthy piece on Spence Pettis, imprisoned in Concord, recounts his troubled origins and family history, ending with reflections on his fading health and potential imprisonment.
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Fort Peck
M.T
Buford
D. T
Mussel Shell River
Liges
Seventh Infantry
Wright
Badland
Iges
Bismarck
West Point Indian Agency
Missouri
Joseph Lambert
Lambert
C. T
Beaver Creek
Montana
Clark
Sitting Bail
Miles
Sitting Bull
Little Rocky Creek
Sheridan
Carcado
Indiana
Company
Second Cavalry
Milk River
Porcupime River
Little Rocky
A Black Fiend His Determined Efforts to Kill a Woman
Mrs. Catherine Jackson a colored woman accused William Poage a colored boot-black of felonious assault. Poage allegedly threatened and attacked her after she refused his advances and later threw vitriol on her arms chest and back causing severe burns. He was brought before Justice Murray at Jefferson Market police court.
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New York
Catherine, Jackson
William Poage
Poage
Murray
Jefferson Market
Jackson
Dr.unter
East Twenty-ninth Street
Have the American Fishermen Rights
Captain James L Anderson of the Cadet reports from Ashpee Bay C B about mobs threatening his seines while squid fishing for Grand Banks bait. He estimates losses over 1600 dollars and questions what rights American fishermen have and what 5,000,000 was paid for, asking if they have government protection or must arm their vessels to enforce rights.
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Gloucester
James L. Anderson
Grand Banks
Ashpee Bay
C. B
F. J. Babson
Goodwin
Bay State
Detective Nabs Paige at Broadway Charged Man Held for Trial
Detective Schmittberger of the Thirtieth Street station arrested Paige at 1145 Broadway where he is employed. He appeared in court in the charge and was committed to await trial in default of $2000 bond.
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Schmittberger
Thirtieth Street
Paige
Broadway
Persecuted Race at Summer Resorts Excluded Jews
New York July 23 The debate over excluding Jews from Manhattan beach continues. Judge Hilton reaffirms his stance on hotel Israelite relations and would act as before if needed. Levy the cornet player earns 450 a week at Manhattan beach and is friendly with Corbin, president of the hotel group. Proprieties at Brighton Beach and other Coney Island hotels express varied views, with some denouncing Corbin’s policy. The Sun recalls General Grant’s anti Jewish order and connects it to the Corbin family through marriage to his sister.
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Conoord
England
Archibald Bell
Virginia
Virginia Selden
Archibald Selden Bell
Fontaine Pettis
Sfontatine
Spencer Pettis
Spencer
Murray Street
New York
Columba College
Bell
Mr. Bell
Robert
Archibald
Archibald Selden Ball
Oualy
Englan
Ietter
Cornwall
Virnia
Mr. Freshfield
Mater
J. Spencer Pettis
Pettis
Jesson
Spence Pettis
Manhattan Beach
Tribune
Saratoga
Hilton
Grand Union Hotel
Levy
Corbin
Brighton Beach
Coney Island Beach
Sun
General Grant
Coal Supply Secrets From Great Companies
New York July 21 A year of rumors about coal trade combines and missteps at Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company prompt price moves. Gowen raises price twenty five cents a ton to justify miner raises and influence Delaware and Hudson. Trade foresees 23 million tons this year and contemplates a two to three week shutdown to match rising demand and stabilize output.
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New York
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
Gowen
Delaware and Hudson Company
Favorable Outlook for Creenbackers in Maine Districts
Special correspondence notes Maine Republican hopes hinge on capturing close districts to regain the next legislature. Greenbacker strength grows in York, Hollis, Biddeford, and Androscoggin regions with key gains among voters, while party unity and opposition splitting may decide outcomes in Cumberland, Oxford, and Kennebec counties.
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Boston Globe
Auagusta
Maine
York County
Biddeford
United Action
Shapleigh
Acton
Newfield
Hollis
Buxton
Kittery
East Lebanon
Sanford
South Lemington
Lyman
Greenback
Democratic
Androscoggin County
Minot
Poland
Auburn
Lewiston
Dennivons
Greenwacker
Cumberland County
Portland
Bridgton
G&y
Freeport
Percival
Weatbrook
Gorham
Deering
Nehemiah Smart
I'nis
Yarmouth
North Yarmouth
Windham
Standish
Hart Baldwin
Tobias Lord, Jr
Terrific Explosion in Quarry Kills and Injures Workers
A premature sand blast explosion at a stone quarry near Terrific Explosion, Heat Tixepon, Penn, today killed and maimed multiple workers. Michael Ryan of Philadelphia and Joseph Ronceroni suffered fatal injuries, while A M Keith was blown apart and James Davia lost hearing. The blast occurred during construction of a new penitentiary, throwing debris over yards and causing severe damage.
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Tixepon
Penn
Michael Ryan
Philadelphia
Joseph Ronceroni
A. M. Keith
Oovers
Ryan
Ronceroni
Keith
James Davia
Shipbuilding in East Boston declines as free trade ideal rises
The East Boston shipbuilding era began around 1840 and peaked 1850 to 1860 with 200,000 tons built at about 50 dollars a ton. Major builders included Samuel Hall, Donald Mackay, Paul Curtis, Robert Jackson, Henry Ewell and others. Fall followed the California boom and Civil War, with competition from iron steamers, higher material costs, duties, and port charges eroding sailing vessels’ profits. American shipyards downsized as free trade and tariff stress favored foreign fleets, while local yards like Jackson Townsend Campbell Brooks and Abiel Gove lingered small.
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East Boston
Messrs
Samuel Hall
Donald McKay
Paul Curtis
Robert Jackson
Henry Ewell
Pratt & Osgood
Sampson Brothers
Hugh McKay
Gove
California
South
Island Ward
America
Boston
Gaston
Smith J. Townsend
Campbell & Brooks
Abie Gove
Smith and Townsend
Samuel Adams
Mr. Brooks
Freeman
Abiel Gove
Fine Corp
Abuses of Dumb Beasts Aboard Ocean Cattle Ships
Henry Bergh reports from Europe on American cattle shipments to England noting general ventilation failures aboard steamers. He urges more space per animal, criticizes lack of skilled butchers for injured beasts, and warns irregular shipowners chartering vessels without proper transport arrangements.
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New York
Henry Bergh
Europe
England
Catte
Buford murder verdict delivers life sentence for murder in first degree
The Buford murder case jury at Owenton Kentucky returned a guilty verdict of murder in the first degree and the prisoner was sentenced to life imprisonment. An unrelated advertisement urges readers to advertise for summer boarders in the Boston Daily Globe on page 4.
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Owentoon
Buford
Boson Daily Globe
CARBOLLINE hair treatment hailed as cure for baldness
A 1877 Pittsburg Commercial notice extols CARBOLLINE as a petroleum based deodorized hair treatment. It claims to restore thinning hair, stop dandruff, and restore natural color with rapid, lasting effects through scalp penetration. It traces origins to Russia and notes chemical deodorization enables delicate handling.
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Russia
Eau de Cologne
Pittsburg
Carboline Hair Restore Claims from Davisville Testimonial
Davisville in 1878 receives bold claims of CARBOLINE restoring hair loss. Testimonies from Chase Whiek, James D. King, Joseph E. Pond Jr., W. H. Brill & Co., and Gustavus F. Hall describe rapid regrowth after weeks of use, with promises of continued growth and full restoration.
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Davisville
Chas. Langley & Co
San Francisco
Chase
Ewoue
de Hamalacine Ie
James D. King
Joseph E. Pond, Jr
North Attlepero
Mass
Gustavus F. Hall
Oates
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Maguire
Father Mac
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Bunbury
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New Bedford
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Australan
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Busbh
Vasse Road
Kelly
Patrick
Louis
Whisper Aguire
Geographe Bay
O'Reilly
Gossume
Nroon
Johnson's
Trivel
Sand Valley
Gail
Gifford
Gazelle
Martin Bownan
Beaumont
Vid Jobineop
Henry Hathaway
Gilford
Martin Bowman
OUR Weather Bureau
the Globe
Africa
Edgell
Royal Lancers
Lord Chelmeford
Sir Garnet Wolseley
United Kingdom
Carey
Wolseley and
Cape
Wolseley
Concord
Massachusetts
Manhattan
Grant
Maike
Dirigo State
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Baldwin
Franklin County
Jay
Wilton
Carthage
Strong
Phillips
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Avon
Oxford County
Parview
Sagadanoc County
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Phippsburg
Georgetown
Woolwich
Arrowsick
Bowder
Richwond
Perkins
Somersett County
Augusta
Skowhegan
Detroit
Greenbackers
Kennebec County
Waterville
West Waterville
Solon Chase
Weat Waterville
Winslow
Vansalboro
Lincoln County
Davis
Maine Standard
Repubhlican
John Sherman
Sherman
Corporal Davis
Greenback Party
Shipbuilding
East
James Galagher
Allegheny City
W. H. Brill & CO
Fifth Avenue
Eee
Raeesburg, Pa
Holoyke
Carboline
Car’ E
Kennedy & CO
Canadas
Great Britain
Gale
Geo
Goodwin & Co
Weeks
Doolittle & Santa
Cutler Bros
Carter, Mare & Hawley
Mase
Jno
W. Permkins & Co
W. F Phillips & Co
Falcott & Co
G. Moses & Co
Hartford
Conn
Bush & Co
Silas Diesmore Ee
Om & Co
Worcester
Alonzo Nee Klock
New Haven
Spec
Annes
Hg Chambers
Calder & Co
Oliver Joungon & Co
Masog Chapin & Co
Providence
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