Michael Davitt Life Of Devotion And Exile Revealed
A biography from Murphy & McCarthy outlines Michael Davitt born 1846 in Mayo, evicted during the famine, later imprisoned and released, then a key figure in the Irish Land League. It traces his factory years in Haslingden, anti Catholic riots, Fenian links, Dartmoor and Dartmoor prison experiences, aerals to America for the land league, arrests, trials, and his enduring campaign for tenant rights leading to the New Departure and international tours. Davitt’s latest arrest in February is noted as of Portland prison.
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Messrs. Murphy & McCarthy
Michael Davitt
Irish National Land League
D. B. Cashman
Ireland
Straide
County Mayo
Crowbar Brigade
Davitt
America
England
Haslingden
Manchester
Lancashire
Wesleyan School
John Wilson
Birmingham
Murphy
Irm
Rochdale
Bacup
Hastingden
House of Good
North of England
Chester Castile
Chester Castle
John Joseph Corydon
Corydon
Wilson
Clerkenwell
Newgatee
Millbank
Manayunk
Pen
Dulin
Phew
Parnell
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon
Central Provisional Council
Tremont Hall
New York
John Dillon
League
Mr. Davitt
Joneswood
West
Omaha
Neb
Pacific Coast
Portland
Atlantic
Youngest Recruit Claims 11 Year Old Enlisted in 1863
A District of Columbia youth named William O Mara, born August 27 1849, says he was 11 years 10 months when enlisted for three months in Captain McDermotts company of Jackson Guards in the Fifth Battalion DC Volunteers. He produced a discharge dated July 1861 and an evidence record. He asserts he witnessed the first Union casualty and was among the first to cross into Virginia.
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District of Columbia
William O'Mara
D Street
Thirteenth
John McDermott
Jackson Guards
District of Columbia Volunteers
O’mara
Virginia
A Bed in a Bath How a Young Man's Slumber Was Rudely Intercepted
A humorous piece from Eau Claire recounts Harry Morrison sleeping in a bath tub after lounges fail to soothe him. He drifts into dreams from vice-presidential campaigns to arctic expeditions, until his brother-in-law rescues him mid snore.
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Harry Morrison
Eau Claire
Chippewa Falls
Harry
Charles Francis Adams
Walrus on Board Odulia Aboard From Liverpool To New York
A British bark Odulia sailing from Liverpool to New York carries a tame walrus named Senor captured by Captain De Abortiz thirteen years ago in Behring Strait. Senor weighs about 411 percent pounds, has tusks six feet three inches in girth, and four feet four inches long. He answers to his name or a whistle, loves beer, sleeps in sun, and dives to chase fish when calm. He was once bitten by a shark but defended himself with tusks. He is loyal to the captain and shows distress when separated.
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Victoria
B. C
Liverpool
New York
de Abortiz
Behring Straits
Senor
Cape of Good Hope
The Navy Yard and the Wasteful Repairs Debate
A Charleston Navy Yard feature argues that annual appropriations fund idle labor and antiquated hulks. It claims repairs on old ships like the Hartford and Ossipee mask real mismanagement, keeping men employed while avoiding new construction.
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Hartford
Virginia
Oes
Navy Yard
Oregon and the public works in decay and delay
A distressed worker questions ongoing jobs as old ships like the Oregon face replacements and losses. The piece laments ruined machinery, torn boilers, rotting wharves, and a government that maintains lavish payrolls while public facilities deteriorate and the public bears the cost.
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Oregon
Connecticout
Pennsylvania
Sunday Shaving Not a Sabbath Offense in Ohio Barber Cleared
In Cleveland Judge Tilden finds State v Craft abstains from religious duty. Sunday labor ban is a police regulation not a religious observance. The barber who shaved a customer on Sunday is acquitted, noting no legal Sabbath exists in Ohio and shaving may be a mere toilet act.
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Cleveland
Tilden
Probate
State of Ohio
Henry Craft
Jassingey
Sat
Ohio
Supreme Court
Hirioom
Ohio State
McGatrick
Wasson
Spoiled His Racket in a Deadwood Saloon Fight
Detroit Free Press recounts a Deadwood style bragging duel in a saloon where a gambler boasts of his violence and grit. A rival, half comical in bravado, challenges him while warning of a quick pulp if provoked. The exchange ends with threats over a password of danger and showdown.
The Strawberry Fad Across New England Markets
The article traces spring strawberry trade from Southern early arrivals to peak in Boston. It surveys berry varieties, origins, and traits, notes how native Virginiana dominates American stock, compares Wilson and Downing as market standards, and describes seasonal flow from Florida to Oswego and California. It notes packing, transport, and how grocers prize firm, uniform fruit.
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Merrie England
Germany
India
North America
United States
William Cullen Bryant
Albany
Boston
Oswego
White Mountains
California
San Francisco
Alameda
Contra Costa
Marin
Pacific
Deadly weapon cannon begun at Read ing iron works
A cannon project at the Read ing iron works in Pennsylvania aims to triple the range of existing guns. The 25 foot long bore six inches wide will include four powder pockets to accelerate a 150 pound shot after leaving the chamber. An expert panel estimates a ten to twelve mile range with a 130 pound powder charge.
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Scott Foundry
Reading
Penn
Two Men and a Kitten Plan Bath to Havre in Tiny Dory
Mr Join Traynor and Swede Ivar Olsen prepare a 14 foot Acomaten dory for a Bath to Havre crossing. The craft carries two men and a kitten with canned provisions, a water tank, lamp stove, and a ballast system to ride upright if capsized. They aim to sail 3560 miles in about two months, leaving late June, and name the boat The City of Bath for exhibition before the voyage.
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Join Traynor
Tennessee
Ivar Olsen
Bath
Havre
Prance
Mr. Williams
Georgetown
Traynor
City of
Two con men stun barbershop crowd with unlikely reunion
In Murray's Third Street barbershop a rough duo, claiming varied pasts from soap factories to glycerine firms, engaged barbers and patrons in odd chatter. Both men revealed themselves as recently discharged convicts from different towns and, after shaving, left together to celebrate, refusing to reveal names.
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Murray
Third Street
Green and
Jefferson
New Jersey
Lensth
Columbus
Indianatay
Jeffersonville
Wardner
Frankfort
Palyrebiate Indiana
The Innocent Gag Ends With a Spring Quip
A humorous exchange unfolds as Shuttle avoids a stubborn gag about moving this spring. The banter spirals into a playful shove and a stubborn refusal to concede the seasonal question.
Queen to Build Lodge in Ballochine Balmoral Estate
The article notes plans for a lodge for royal use in Ballochhine division of the Balmoral estates near a spot known as Dantzig. It describes Swiss style architecture with dining and drawing rooms and several pleasant apartments. Construction aims to start immediately so the lodge is ready before the Queen’s August Highlands return.
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Ballochhine
Balmoral Estates
Dantzig
Highlands
Mismatched Mates and the Case Against Early Marriages
The essay argues against marrying young, claiming men mature slowly and seek intellectual equality. It contrasts youthful infatuation with later partnership, noting bright but sarcastic women can unnerve younger husbands. It advocates waiting until about thirty, citing better compatibility, ambition, and fewer ruined oats.
Bergh's Advocate Whipping Post in Temperance Letter
Henry Bergh of New York urged in a temperance letter that a whipping post be placed near rum shops to lash husbands who beat wives and others for causing drunkenness. He argued such punishment would reduce suffering of women and children.
Perihelion Perils Warn of Hot Summer Ahead
An 19th century style warning argues sun drift from planetary influence will cause a hotter summer and higher mortality. It cites a Orange New Jersey doctor praising Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure after a patient with Wright's Disease reports rapid improvement, urging disease prevention and health care.
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Warner
D. W. Bartine
M. D
D. D
Orange
N.J
Wright
Guy
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Detroit Free Press
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