Plan for minority representation in Congress proposed
Washington reports a bill for state redistricting after each census to create districts voting for two or three or more members, ensuring minority representation. It would assign a separate district for the additional member, notably aiding colored representation and addressing Blaine’s objections to current South lacking representation.
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Hit
Washington
PML
Congress
House
Rhods Island
Florida
Blaine
South
Blaine Inquiry Falters Over Funds and Partisan Hurdles
Washington reports the Teller Blaine committee admits no funds for a full probe and adjourns, with Blaine urging immediate work. Expected to cripple the investigation as Senators cite a $20,000 appropriation shortfall, Senate rivalries, and reluctance to reopen the Southern question.
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Teller-Blains
Blaine
Konth
Senate
Hollond
Foreign News Dispatches From Across the World
An official dispatch from the Viceroy of India confirms the Amcor of Afghanistan fled from Cabul to Turkistan. Reports tell of snow in Europe, Nihilist activity in Russia, and widespread suffering in England. Jalalatad and other frontiers see troop movements, while Madrid and Berlin note political upheavals and legal actions.
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Amcor
Afghanistan
Cabul
Turkistan
Thyra
Denmark
Duke of Cumberland
Copenhagen
Ziat of Ducsmber
Great Britain
Europe
Russia
England
F Ormarice
Jalalatad
Rowne
Hulgaria
Madrid
Supreme Court of Justice
Muncai
Buleiman Pasha
Damad Pagha
Onler
Lan
Snowstorm wrecks and boiler blast headline the East
The heaviest snow storm in eight years hit New York and Canada as the schooner Charles Bell wrecked at Thumb Gap Island on the coast of Taina with four men lost. A boiler explosion at Troy, New York, killed Alfred and Charlie, water-tender, and another crewman.
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New York
Canada
Charles Bell
Thumb Gap Island
Taina
Troy
N. Y
Alfred & Charlie
Thanes
Big St Louis bridge sold in foreclosure topples markets
A list of varied 19th century items reports the St Louis bridge sale for 2 million under mortgage foreclosure, murder arrests in Nebraska and Wisconsin, a Quaker killer confession, infant births, a Cleveland bridge dedication, disappearances near Caledonia, election canvass shifts, a Texan murder verdict, and arrests at illicit distilleries with seized cancer cure rumors.
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St. Louis
New York
D. Richards
Harreson
Nebraska
Steubenville
Ohio
Harleson
Janesville
Wis
Malinda Mack
Washington Notes on Berlin Mission and Foreseen Appointments
The note discusses Gov Hartranft’s Berlin mission claims, ex Gov Hammay as a candidate, and a Comptroller ruling on a $24,000 appropriation. It mentions the Senate investigating electoral count fraud and Blaine committee funding, plus upcoming distributions from the Agriculture Department and Commissioner Ladue’s outlook.
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Hartranft
Pennsylvania
Berlin
Hammay
Min- Aghote
Washington Dispatch
Senate
United States Department of Agriculture
Ladue
Miscellaneous Gleanings From The Philadelphia Dispatch
Two Russian steamers purchased in Philadelphia sailed that week ahead of the Berlin congress. Gen Alphens Williams, Detroit congressman, died after long illness, leaving a modest estate. Two Grand Trunk freight trains collided in Trenton Ontario, killing two workers. The State of Louisiana wrecked near Ireland with no lives lost. Cannibalism and carrion eating reported among wretched people in Brazil. Fred Grant to join his father on a world tour. Pennsylvania coal combines slump, prospect of cheap coal. Eighteen insurgents executed at Guadalajara by order of Mexican troops.
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Thomas Gawble
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Brazil
Fred. Grant
Pennsylvania
Pisces
Mexico
Guadalajara
Political points on Blaine inquiry and Bayard candidacy
The Blaine investigating committee set an open-door policy after adjournment. Senator Bayard offered a resolution to require the President to submit testimony. Garland demanded specific charges, and Blaine originated the inquiry with a formal set of specifications. Bayard formally entered the presidential race, basing headquarters in Wilmington Delaware with wide party support and ample funds.
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Fles
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Geptleman
New Orleans
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Bayard
Washington
Han
Wilmington
Del
New York
Fragmentary Notice From Garbled OCR Test
A damaged OCR snippet describes a night scene with a person wearing a nightcap facing another figure in a bed. The text is incomplete and contains garbled names and actions, preventing a clear report of events or identities.
Injustice Debated in France’s Courts and Beyond
Summary of two French cases raised by Marambon to the Assembly. A 36 year old inn keeper, wrongly condemned for murder, spent 15 years in hard labor before pardon and later died. heirs seek 160,000 francs compensation. A separate trial of a woman accused of attempted assassination of Henry IV showed a judge’s coercive tactics. she confessed but was later found innocent and released. The piece also notes global grain production versus consumption and bread price impacts, quoting Russia, Europe, and Britain.
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Dussud
Varambon
Henry IV
Letters, Greeley, and Bayard Taylor remembered in memoir
Bayard Taylor and Norace Greeley recollect early 1840s encounters with Horace Greeley. Taylor recalls terse refusals and later guidance that shaped his rise at the Tribune. The narrative highlights Greeley’s strict yet fair critique, mentorship, and the discipline that followed.
Grain Production in Europe and America
The article compares continental and American grain output, noting Europe totals about 5 billion bushels with Russia leading at a third, Germany and France near 520 million each, Austria 500 million, and the United States about 1.6 billion, roughly equal to Russia. It discusses per head yields and broader implications for U.S. production relative to Europe.
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Europe
Russia
Germany
France
Austria
United States
Monetary crisis plan belted with bullion and certificates
A Western Washington correspondent reports Alexander H Stephens insists severe monetary strain demands action not merely talk. He advocates unlimited bullion issues with gold and silver certificates legal tender to inject liquidity, stamping bars for rapid circulation, and resumption relief to revive business, arguing current money quantity harms labor markets.
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Alexander H. Stephens
Washington
Western Journal
Stephens
Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
First US coal shipment reaches Europe from Reading
Information at the State Department reports a ship-load of anthracite coal from Reading, Pennsylvania has arrived in Geneva and sold at a handsome price. The Charge dAffaires in Switzerland believes a large, profitable market exists for American coal, especially in France, Spain, and Portugal.
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United States
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Portugal
Who Wil Come from the Burlington Hawk-Eye
A quoted snippet ponders sentimental ballad lines asking who will come when the grass grows over me. The note questions authorship and hints at a joke about a fence repair and a cow. The tone resembles a rural newspaper aside on music and local humor.
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Burlington Hawk-Eye
Savage duel in Baltimore and Louisiana tragedy
Report of a bloody duel in Baltimore between Wood Hinds and William M. James from the Fifth land regiment. Thirteen shots fired, both wounded, with James four hits and Hinds three, amid a store confrontation over a threatened marriage. A separate Louisiana duel ends with both men dead after Talbert and Holmes fired simultaneously.
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Hinds
Moore & Co
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Ames
Jamea
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Shreveport
Holmes
Ben Talbert
Talbert
Taolbert
Holnes
Uniform Militia System Proposed By Federal Authority
A plan outlines a militia uniform system where states receive money and arms to equip troops with fatigue dress uniforms for active service while full dress is kept for other occasions. It calls for ten Brigadier General level inspectors, annual inspections, rifle-range setup in each state, and a yearly color stand for the best disciplined regiment.
How to Detect Scarlet Fever In Early Stages
The article explains scarlet fever detection by noting numerous pinhead red skin spots that are crowded yet leave free pale skin between clusters. It highlights a pale mouth area, fewer facial spots, flat not elevated lesions, and contrasts with measles. Mouth and chin lack spots with a pale look and red throat glands.
New Postal Bill Details Registration for Second Class Rates
Washington correspondent reports the House bill on mail reclassification requires publishers seeking second class rates to register annually with the Postmaster at the place of amplification. A $1 annual fee per certificate is charged and registrations can be revoked if the publication fails to meet public information and paid subscription criteria. The bill creates four classes of mail matter and adjusts rates for second class, books, and miscellaneous printed matter.
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Washington
The National Militia Plan For a National Guard
Gen McClellan Hancock Couch and Franklin draft a national militia plan raising annual funds to 1 million dollars plus another 1 million for arms and equipment. A five officer board from regulars and guards apportions funds by East, West and South divisions with presidential appointment on governor recommendations.
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Geo. RB. McClellan
Geom
Hancock
United States Army
Couch
Manasachusetta
W. B. Franklin
Connecticut
National Guard
Hog Cholera Study Report Aims to Explain Disease Spread
Congress funded ten thousand dollars to investigate swine diseases. A commission across Indiana Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri North Carolina Virginia and western New York has prepared extensive reports. The findings suggest the disease mainly affects lungs, challenging the term hog cholera, with experts including H J Detman Law D W Voyles and Salmon contributing to a report due to Congress.
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Chicago Tribune
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Cornell University
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New Albany
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Salmon
Scientific American
Walking Shot-Pouch Vendetta Leader Scarred by Bullet Storm
Jerry Little, a Breathitt county rival faction leader, has suffered extensive bullet wounds across his body. A Louisville Courier-Journal account notes scars on his feet, legs, arms, face, side, breast, back, shoulders, head, and neck after multiple ambushes and buckshot hits. He reportedly endured 27 buckshot fragments and nine wounds in one incident, yet survived, leading to claims of a charmed life.
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Trike
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Sackson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Three Curious Children of James Howard Lose Sight at Sundown
A seafaring family on Ocracoke island faces a striking condition as the three children go totally blind each evening at sunset. In the yard they lay down their playthings and seek shelter, then sleep until sunrise when sight returns as though unharmed. Researchers note the pattern appears daily with no lasting impairment.
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James Howard
Ocracoke Island
Unclear fragment notes ages and incomplete fight record
Fragmentary text mentions ages eight to ten and a brief fight reference with garbled names and abbreviations. No coherent event details or entities clearly identifiable for a full card item.
Lockyer Claims Element Transmutation with Copper to Calcium
London Daily News reports scientists including Mr. Norman Lockyer achieved copper volatilization in a glass tube then dissolving the residue to reveal calcium by spectroscopy. Repeated tests allegedly show nickel turning to cobalt and calcium to strontium, challenging the view that elements are elementary and that chemistry may require revision.
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Norman Lockyer
Lockyer
Priestly
London Daily News
Tragic public whipping ends in gunfire fatality in Virginia
In Nance county Virginia Moses Ford a laborer on the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad was jailed for stealing ten dollars worth of property. After a sentencing whipping at the post Ford shot himself twice, dying from the second shot after his skull was blown apart. The incident inflames debate over the whipping post. Also reported Blood a Cure for Rheumatism details Henry Stanley of Antioch treated by bathing in warm blood and consuming beef blood with sheep pelt wraps, leading to swift recovery and mobility restoration.
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Nancemond County
Moses Ford
Seaboard and
Roanoke
Ford
Virginia
Henry Stanley
Antioch
Stanley
McMaster
Branley
Antioch_Ledger
Moffett Liquor Tax Yields Less Than Hoped
The Moffett liquor tax in Virginia yielded 240,700.19 in net product, with total license and expense figures. officials blame lax enforcement and evasion by liquor sellers, while Dr. Moffett promises remedies to improve collection.
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Moffett
Virginia
Friends of the Movement
The Last Feather and a Monkey Salute a Terrier
A monkey in full costume sits on a barrel as a terrier lunges. The dog pauses, puzzled, then the monkey tips his hat. The dog retreats, tail between legs, overwhelmed by the playful exchange.
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Illinois and Michigan canal and school stats summary
The Joliet and canal figures show 1878 boat clearances rising to 2,808 through guard lock, with 2,377 in 1877, while a separate census-like tally lists literacy and school metrics. Reports note 212 new schoolhouses, 101 districts with no school, and per pupil cost of 7.49 dollars. Local indebtedness totals by county and township are announced as forthcoming from the State Auditor.
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Christ Church
Sincz
Chicago
Lanpis
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Tug State Superintendent of Schools
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Trachern
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Mter
Diphtheria Advice From Dr Snow Urges Clean Air and Water
Providence physician Dr E M Snow urges parents to remove causes of diphtheria by disinfecting vaults drains ceaspools and boiling well water before drinking The report claims nearly all cases arise from impure air or water in or near homes and notes the remedy is simple and practical A Gronom editor seeks to meet a play with a brick thrown at the office window last Sunday night.
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