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Branford Gleaner

Location

Branford, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1879

Page

4

Timely topics on wealth and property in Europe

Late estimates place France and Ireland ahead of Great Britain in private and public wealth. France values private land and naval assets, while England shows larger personal property and real estate gaps. The comparison notes vast estate areas and property contrasts across Britain, France, and Ireland.

Great Britain France Hee Navy Mina Tie Ireland England

Memphis cleanses city to dodge summer fever plague

Memphis reports better sanitation in the former taxing district after charter repeal. The season shows a low fever death rate with no deaths in the first half of June, raising hope the city will avoid a recurrence of last year’s plague this summer.

Memsphis Memphis

Giant German farmer’s wife births five children at one time

Mrs Schuler a six foot four inch 245 pound German farmer’s wife in South Australia astonishes community by giving birth to five children three boys and two girls Neighbors donate small articles and money a sixpence subscription is started The case is forwarded to the secretary for the colonies in London for presentation to the queen Victoria as mother of a large family may be suitably rewarded

Victoria Lewis Smith Rochester N. Y New York Parthe City William H. Vanroad Jérome Bonaparte Madame Bonaparte Newport R. 1 Eugenie England Louis South Africa East Texas Frank Fegley Morris Schmeyer John Schmidt Fred Ettinger Charles Derr Wilson Derr Benjamin Keck William Null Frank Heimbach Wilson Haring George David Edward Burns Daniel Hess Lehigh Iron Company Syracuse Olive C. Holmes S. N. Holmes Alfred T. Sanford H. H. Sanford Chicago University Onondaga Lake South Holyoke Mass John Kemmler Annie Ludmilla Amy Hull Register Allison Wyman Jackson Buffalo Dunkirk Canada Willam Savage Lewis W. Snyder James Harkins Williamstown Larkins Schuylkill River Philadelphia George W. Clulds Pennsylvania University Columbia College Princeton College Lake Shore O E Britt Edward Marshall Russia Land and Liberty Central America Panama Aizpuru Aspinwall Airpurn London John Astley Daniel O’leary America Rowell E. P. Weston Ihe John Ennis Harding Weston Ennis Brown Ita Queen Victoria Chiselhurst Berlin German Cours Ingenie Agon Donaldson Colina Murray Glasgow Montreal St. Lawrence Cape Laroche Reindeer Cape Town Imperial G. W. M. Reynolds Azipura Algeria Turkey Egypt Tewfik

Corrected Colorado silver yield figures for 1879

A New York staff correspondent in Leadville corrects inflated rumors about the carbonate belt. The Leadville camp is estimated at 10 to 11 million dollars, Colorado state output around 25 million, with other silver fields adding only modest gains.

New York Leadville Colorado

New York City to Heat Homes as Steam Pipes Granted South Canal

The Holly Combination system gains city approval to lay steam pipes in streets south of Canal Street with conditions. A $50,000 bond restores streets, 25 percent rate discount to city users, $150,000 payment after 150,000 feet laid, and 3 percent city share if investment yields over ten percent. Upon satisfactory completion to Canal Street, mains may extend further.

New York City Canal Street Commissioner of Public Works

Collier Discharged as Probate Judge in Iowa Case

In Calloway county Iowa Mr Collier candidate for Probate Judge promised to discharge duties for half the legal fees about 2600 dollars a year. The Supreme Court ruled his offer violated law and public policy, declaring the office vacant and ordering a new election.

Collier Calloway County Iowa Supreme Court Coloway County

Brave Fireman Rescues Child From Oncoming Train

Charles Jones, a mail train fireman from Riverhead to Greenport, saved a two year old boy when a child lay on the track near Jamesport. He swung from the pilot and pulled the child clear as the locomotive rushed forward, then remained in place until the train stopped amid cheers. A minister blessed him and the boy was taken to the station agent in Jamesport.

Charles Jones Riverhead Greenport I. I Jamesport Jones

Rome Sentinel Brevities Minute Oddities And Ads

A collection of humor and miscellaneous notes including a Swimmer ruler of Egypt dive, an eel handling joke, Leadville about ventilation, a hats fashion quip, an English misread word and an advertising anecdote about a diary found in a Clayton vest. It also mentions Fred Long of Indiana and Jane Little's brief marriage and divorce with a pun on names.

Egypt Clayton Fred Long Indiana Jane Little

Comet sighted by Rochester astronomer and other 19th century notes

Rochester astronomer Lewis Smith reports a bright comet with a short tail. The file lists a series of incidents from East Texas mine explosions to a Boston murder arrest, counterfeits, shipwrecks, and political turmoil across the US and Europe with many named individuals and places.

Washington Monument funding and Senate action summary

Congressional actions include favoring a resolution to let the Washington Monument Commission spend up to 64000 for foundation completion. Senate passes Army and Judicial Expenses bills with party votes, adjourns, and a Privileges and Elections investigation panel advances. A conference report on Judicial Expenses is adopted and both houses send measures to the President.

Kansas Wallace Conference Committee Conkling Senate Messrs Carpenter Blaine Bayard Hill Thurman Burnside Committee On Privileges Electi Spofford-Kellogg National Board of Health Washington Monument Beck Crapo Committee On Banking and Currency Conway National Bank Conway Mass Lapham Judiciary Committee Conger Atkins Acklen Bouck de la Matyr Elam Evins Felton Ford Forsythe Gibson Gillette Herbert Jones King Lowe Murch Myers New Parsons Whister Richardson Stphens Steverson Thompson Upson Weaver Yocum

Political maneuvers and finance bills in Congress session

The Senate political and financial measures dominate the day with bills on extra pay for Congress employees, a joint resolution on silver monetization, and proposed investigations into revenue collection. Debates include the Darien ship canal resolution and legislative approval processes, with adjournments and votes recorded.

Ingalls Wallace Senate West United States Burnside Darien Committee On Foreign Affairs Congress Conference Committee Beck Committee On Finance Chandler Vance North Carolina Messra Conkling Blaine House Committee On Appropriations

Pallbearer quarrel ends in dying man’s recovery

A dying husband near Pittsburgh stops a funeral plan when he rejects a chosen pallbearer saying he dislikes the man. He worsens briefly, then recovers and walks the streets again. The item reflects a local anecdote from the Pittsburgh Telegraph.

Markets Report From Beef to Wheat Prices

Beef cattle live weight quotes from Owa and Chicago area markets with hogs, sheep, and dairy products listed. Prices for flour, wheat, corn, oats, barley, hay, and petroleum products shown across multiple markets including Philadelphia Buffalo and Baltimore with regional price ranges and notable spread between grades.

Hope—State Sccce Esas State Penn West Western Creamery HeecadeRridees Philadelphia Cccusesee Sseseee Ereres Ccscsseae Oata Brighton Sesvenessee Cessencuesrese Lainvs eUetbe Tea Seaces Cvecee Cceuvasseenneenecanseecsersee Baltimore, Fleur’ City Hay Timothy

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