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Branford Gleaner

Location

Branford, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1879

Page

5

Russian Nihilist Solovieff Hanged in St Petersburg Field

Alexander Solovieff, 23, an alleged Nihilist and would-be assassin of Emperor Alexander II, was hanged at Smolanski field in St. Petersburg after a hurried trial. He faced the crowd with firmness as troops formed a square around the scaffold, a priest beside him, and soldiers guarding the area to prevent demonstrations.

Alexander Solovieff Vietel Tribunal Ag St. Petersburg Smolanski Field Solovieff Pscoff Alexander Ile Fort Ferropen Lovely Karakozoff Russia France Solovie Sweden Italy Paris Catania Chamber of Deputies Paul de Cagsagnac Foist Parole England Mantua Berlin Emperor William Germany Prince of Orange Netherlands William Berli Rhine Burmah

The Czar and the Cholera in Russia

Adolphe Racot contrasts 1832 cholera turmoil with modern times as the Czar faces a mob at the Admiralty. The Emperor commands fear and repentance, pledging to end the plague, then travels to Peterhof. Today guards and iron cars frame the ruler's journeys, reflecting changed times.

Adolphe Racot Paris Russia Admiralty Building Nevsky Prospect Admiralty Square Peterhoff St. Petershires Alexander St. Petersburg Livadia

Water Content Range in The Rick Tid ThielAaé OvOnm

The text notes a water content range from fifty five to sixty five percent in the described sample. It presents a measurement estimate without context of substance or method.

Bette Bey

Long list of 1878 world events from a dated obituary to a flood

A collage of incidents from 1878 includes family feuds over a chicken in Sherburne, fatal lightning strikes on Rev George Clark’s cottage, drownings in Salem harbor, a Pittsburgh iron workers conflict ending, legal tender rulings in New York, a Mrs Honora Lacy carriage fire, Jersey City murder trials, brutal New York murder scenes, oil refinery fires near Philadelphia, a Chicago to New York journey record, and various political and legal developments across the United States and abroad.

Oll Charles Fifield Wm. O. Pinkham William Rowell Salem Mass Fittsburgh Blatchford United States Circuit Court New York B. Chittenden B. F. Butler United States Supreme Court Senator Edmunds General Butler Honora Lacy Wilmington Del Chester County Richard H. Smith Mrs. Smith Bennett Richard Harrigan Smith Jersey City Pacific Avenue Edward Parr Philadelphia Jane L. de Forrest Hull Alonzo Hull Forty-second Street Broadway Mars Ifall Jire Atlantic Refining Company Schuylkill River Phildelphia Lake City Chicago Boston

Senate Reports and Bills on Mississippi River Improvement

Senate actions include a report with amendment for a Mississippi River Commission, a public lands pre emption bill, repeal of the test oath, and amendments to appropriation acts. Militia and election law bills discussed, with votes on resolutions and a monument bill for George Washington's birthplace. Adjourned amid speeches and assignments to committees.

Howse Clymer United States Atkina Committee On Appropriations Southern Claims Commission Secretary of the Treasury Atkins Ohio McMahon Harris George Washington Cox New York Committee On Foreign Affairs Russia Knott Judiciary Committee Omaha Niobrara River Baker Indiana Hostetter Committee On Civil Service Reform Senate Herbert House Conger Lamar Booth Committee On Public Lands Committee On Eaton McDonald Coke Committee On Finance Warner Groome Jones Florida McPherson Finance Committee Messrs Bayard Kernan Houston Congress Committee On Privileges and Elections Demp Ind Hill Dem Blaine

Desolate Mountain Meadows Remembered As Massacre Site

An Indy visitor recalls Mountain Meadows once a lush paradise now barren and haunted after the 1858 massacre of emigrants. The Salt Lake Tribune notes bones buried and a warning monument solemnly testifying to vengeance and loss amid claims of a curse. An ad promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for voice restoration. The Mendelasohn Piano Co. advertises pianos at factory prices.

Indy Mountain Meadows Salt Lake Utah Tribune Pierce Mendelasohn Piano Co East 15Th Street N. Y

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