News of the Week from the Era of Lewes and Eliot
George Henry Lewes is dead and George Eliot’s husband. Brussels bank fraud cases sentence a President and a manager. Turkish ministers reshaped. Fenian Tierney released to America. German Emperor returns. British Afghan victory described. Ishtiat Parliament met. Queen’s Speech hints pacification of Europe under Berlin treaty. England’s West of England Bank suspended. Afghanistan possibly divided by England and Russia. Pension cuts for ministers proposed. US diplomats in Belgium and Netherlands not funded. Schurz defends Indian policy. civilizational approach urged. military not suited to teach farming to Indians.
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George Henry Lewes
George Eliot
Bank of
Belgium
Brussels
Tierney
O'Connor
England
America
Suleiman ‘Pasha
Germany
Berlin
Rolwrta
Pemwar Pass
Afghanistan
Europe
Great Britain
France
Russia
Spain
Austra
Italy
Brazil
Mexico
Japan
China
Chile
Peru
United States
Belgiam
Netherlands
Denmark
Switzerland
Joint Commission
Indian Bureau
Military Department
Schurz
Indian Service
Interior Department
Domestic Intelligence Briefs from East and Midwest
Reports detail a $50 million purchase of city property in New York and a Vanderbilt relation’s marriage to a German. Obscure notes cover Orville Grant’s return home with impaired faculties, Niobrara Indian raids, Chicago rail dividend details, and packing-house worker strikes. A Yankton grand jury recalls ex Lodian Agent Livingsten. Episcopal Bishop Wilmer’s death in Louisiana.
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New York
Niobrara
Nebracka
Northern
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Chicago
Namber
Unit States Court
Yankton
Thoveford
Pr Livingsten
Crow Creek
National Greenback party names officers in Washington meeting
The National Greenback party executive committee elected Fop Dewees of Pennsylvania as Chairman T J Durant of Washington as Treasurer and Alexander Fronk of Connecticut as Secretary. They issued an address predicting continued success and denouncing the banker's power and party division.
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National Greenbrick Party
Washington
F Op Dewees
Pennmylvania
T J Durant
Alexander Fronp
Connecticut
United States
Traideney
Ancien
New York
Mays
Autaas Honda
Chereenanmcapation Cran Industrial
Party of the Bones
Republican Party
Diemmeratuearty
Vastione
Public debt rise and new appointments amid Washington notes
November public debt climbs by over 3.25 million as debt service and Halifax bond payments are cited. President appoints Henry K. Peete to New Orleans Mint post. a long list of federal posts across major cities is named or confirmed. Debates on Indian Bureau transfer to the War Department surface, with Barstow opposing the move and arguing army aims clash with religious outreach.
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Halifax
Henry K. Peete
Titans
New Orleana
Guy Hahn
Alan Veen
Tle
A. Meritt
Charles IL Graham
Cantonia
Alan Wo Thur
Thomae Mililoine
United Piaten Awnstant
New York
Cartel Tates Comenls
Qudeen
Raz
Mosly
Vinita
Hong Kong
Ann
Prune
Para
Henry Buggles
Connecticut
Malta
Eugene Keboyler
Birmingham
Wm Thompson
Dennet
Columbia
Southampton
Juha
Whit
Miriam
Brazil
Newton Potts
Pennsylvania
Stomden
Conna
Bolivia
GO Harn
Railroad Presidents Extend Pool for Westbound Freights
Leaders of major trunk lines in New York decision to continue the westbound freight pooling for five years from January, with percentage reviews by Commissioner Albert Fink who holds broad authority. Current pools cited: Erie 36.5 percent, New York Central 36.5 percent, Pennsylvania 40 percent, Baltimore and Ohio. Eastbound rates also to be maintained.
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Great Trunk
New York
Albert Fink
Erie
New York Central
Permsylvania
Baltinore
Gina
Congress debates monetary policy and war debt actions
The report outlines discussions in the Forty-Fifth Congress on trade dollars reestablishing silver content, Treasury vacancies, and military and appropriation matters. It notes a Senate session with mentions of Sherman waivers, tax payments, and various committee actions.
Death Rate in Cities with World Health Comparisons
An early 20th century report notes death rates per 100 in Hills Hier and Washington leading global cities, with foreign city mortality higher than American ones. It also mentions a boxing heavyweight champion and a London dancer profile among scattered items.
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New York Health Department
Washington
Viernes
Anton Sue
Nveta Carnow
Irving
Telah
Toheatta
Mwasana
Henrie
Absa Shaeayiey
Tramp Hilleard Hanged After Lone River County Shooting
In Little River county Arkansas a tramp named Hilleard abducted Farris from Tillnow demanding money. Farris was shot and escaped to a farmhouse. Citizens pursued and captured Hilleard who was hanged on a tree nearby.
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Little River County
Ark
Hilleard
Farris
A Biblical Christmas Dinner and Reporter Riff
A curious handwritten dinner bill based on biblical and Shakespearean plates is presented with quail partridges and wine in a playful feast outline. A long prose sidebar discusses the ideal reporter as a moral guide and varied press duties.
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Palestine
Amos
Cat Predation on Rattlesnakes Near Gila Land
A cat owned by Chas. Baker, a granger reclaiming desert land on the Gila opposite Mohawk, hunts rattlesnakes. The cat stalks and pounces, catching snakes by the neck and biting the vertebrae as they retreat.
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Baker
Gila
Beast of Burden? Snakefight Seen in Arizona
Arizona Sentinel reports a brutal scene where a man battles venomous snakes, tearing free coils with claws and killing several before authorities intervene.
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Arizona Sentinel
Miles Endorses Interior Indian Bureau and Police Plan
Gen Nelson A Miles argues the Indian Bureau should stay in the Interior and be controlled by the army to prevent wars. He dismisses calls to transfer to the War Department and proposes a pastoral plan to civilize Indians through staged assimilation and guardianship.
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Nelson A. Miles
St. Paul
Army
Indian Bureau
War Department
Interior Department
Philip
Agmentature
Arta
Albany Vault Robbery Echoes Van Rensselaer Theft
A reported vault robbery near Albany recalls a 1844 Van Rensselaer family theft. Robbers sought valuables from a churchyard vault, moving wealth to New York, then the South and West. Separate Rochester brewery accident injures two fatally and severely wounds five others with falls from scaffolding.
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St. Mark’s
Albany
van Rensselaer
van Rengselaers
Ton Broveh
Schuyler
New York
California
Droll Blunders From Blundered Texts Across Readers
A collection of humorous misreadings and malapropisms prompted by letter swaps and garbled phrases. It cites train scares, pulpit slips, wedding vows, exam slips, ferret mishaps, and clerical gaffes, noting the unintended meanings and comic errors with regional and literary examples.
Whisky Exports Surge as Four Month Trade Figures Rise
The article reports US whisky exports totaling 3.3 million gallons in the last four months and 5.5 million for the year ending June 30, with projections to exceed 10 million gallons if current trends persist. It notes production over 19 million gallons in the four months and 15 million for the same period a year earlier, and mentions rapid western Minnesota settlement and record immigration.
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United States
Misdirected Murmurs in a Farcical Medical Scene
A drunk doctor and a inebriated patient misinterpret each other as the physician mutters about the state of the patient. The mix up leads to a humorous or dramatic misunderstanding as both are too intoxicated to notice the confusion.
A Noted Indiana Institution Visit
A visitor describes the Woman's Prison and Reformatory for Girls in Indiana as the world’s first of its kind, praising specific reform efforts. He notes about 200 inmates, many under 12, and commends Mrs Hendricks and Sarah Smith for humane governance, education, and orderly conduct.
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Indiana
Indianapolis Cort. Louis
Hendricks
Woman's Prison
Reformatory
Sherborne
Mass
Cxs
Sarah Smith
Haave
Sarah Smuth
Desertion Reports and Urban Ripoff Tale in Detroit
A mixed Detroit Free Press item reports Army desertion figures from a General of the Army’s summary and then pivots to a cautionary urban anecdote. It notes rising desertions, calls it an evil, and describes a tall man on Woodward Avenue luring victims with whispered advice about an ink stain and unfastened tie to steal seats.
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KeNate
Pauiluck
Merk
Honda
Matthews
Imis
Pta Demdwatern
Mager
Ai Handalph
Saulsbury
Harri
Aaron
Fraser
Lert
Wey
Rattan
Crate States
Devi Haley
Walle
Merny
Dirty Wana
Binobe
Natal
Rane
Uubetie
Ellie
Geach
Mme
Aden
Peti
Wtantpett
Adel
Woodward Avenue
Detroit
Anecdote of Lincoln and the Reform Gambler
W Penn Clarke of Davenport Iowa relays a Civil War era tale. A traveling lecturer known as Green the reformed gambler joined the Union army after being wounded and later sought a commissary appointment at the White House. Lincoln recalled him and granted the request saying many know him more than the President.
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W Penn Clarke
Davenport
Iowa
Lincoln
Green
White House
United States
Horrific Tank Fire Claims Two St. Louis Workers
Two men, John Leich and Henry Weise, died at the Belcher sugar refinery in St. Louis after being trapped inside a tar-lined 18 by 4.5 foot bone black tank during a cleaning and tarning operation. A lantern ignited the tar, flames filled the tank for about fifteen minutes, and both bodies were recovered burned beyond recognition. The incident halted work as officials investigated the accident.
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St. Louis
Belcher
John Leich
Henry Weise
Herman Munsberge
Ourder
Weighing a Christmas Turkey by Balancing Loop and Weights
A humorous Christmas tale shows a family debating a farmer’s unweighed turkey. A student tutor rigs a balance using a broom handle and a flatiron to measure weight, concluding the bird weighs about 24 pounds, confirmed by Albro.
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Herm
Albre's
Aden
Colege
Maggie
Albro
Mrs. Simpson
Singular wedding service read in city court
Within three months a wedding ceremony was read to a couple here. The bride held a sizeable fortune settled upon herself, leaving the husband unable to touch it. The gentleman was unaware of the arrangement and the wedding was tailored to benefit the lady.
Woman and man vow love and duty amid cheeky quip
The piece notes a couple swearing to love and honor with no explicit pledge to share worldly goods. A joking punch line cites the Danbury News man advising girls not to marry unless they can support a husband. The Pittsburgh Telegraph quote adds humor to the reflection.
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Caledonian
Lancashire
Hampshire
Pall Mall Gazette
Lim
Toby
Oxford
Cambridge
Kang
Tarael
Saul
Paul
Samanta
Leome
Exarinee
Wisconsin
Board of Maneation
Thas
Aid
Aulaeli
Mnswell
Dean Alfort
Waceite Bashc
Robespierre
Elamate
Wallang
Sydney Smith
London
Teing
Tsay Ding
Vuk
Danbury
Pittsburgh Telegraph
Illinois items show policy, cattle, and governance notes
Illinois items report a life policy of 20000 on a person in a company considered sound. Texas ranch cattle totals rise for Hangzorp Brotuens. The state treasury details November receipts and disbursements. The Drainage amendment passes, with 205000 yes votes and 6088 no, and clerks' votes reach 148796.
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Hon
A. Bucesaster
Hangzorp, Brotuens
Wapella
Texas
Commercial Fire Insurance Company
Litchfield
Board of Penitentiary Commissioners
M. B. Campbell
Joliet
A. W. Heise
Farmers
Exposition Building
Chicago
Illinois State Board of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Yale
Nureyner
Springfield
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Hayden Mill Injures Many
A boiler explosion at Hayden mill ruins the neighborhood injuring several workers. Richard Berry, 16, died instantly. Richard Freeman, 18, died soon after. William Lewis, 17, fatally injured. George Bell badly hurt but may recover. John Tumor severely scor3d. Mick McCarty gravely injured. Newman the splitter fractured both legs. The boiler was thirty feet long, with three water gauges, and debris flew across a street to a yard 300 feet away.
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Hayden
Richard Berry
Richard Freeman
Bowerhouse
William Lewis
George Bell
Bnt
John Tuinor
Mick McCarty
Newman
Colin Des
Ova? Journal
The Apple in the Bottle Mystery from a Grandmother’s Parlor
A narrator recalls a garden revelation after finding a tiny apple growing inside a crystal vial tied to a tree. The tale traces experiments with a cucumber and a bottle, showing how life seemed to flourish within sealed glass and cork.
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Childe
Delunteal
Hutt
F.chhange
Son killed mother in Allegheny after drinking
A 60 year old Mrs Fullerton visiting her son was beaten with a wooden tool after both drank whiskey. She died two days later from injuries. The son, described as young, was arrested and jailed for trial. The report notes a claim by Hindu scientists that the earth is 4,000,000 years old.
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Allegheny City
Hinpoo
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