Pursuit of Life and Death as Bliss Guides President
After the shock of the shooting, doctors gather to treat the President with Dr Bliss as lead physician and Drs Agnew and Hamilton as consultants. Bulletins praise progress, plans for moving to Long Branch are approved, and Bliss is praised if recovery had continued. The President dies, drawing harsh critique of the attending doctors.
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Bliss
Agnew
Hamilton
White House
Dr. Bliss
Dr. Hamilton
Blaine
Lowell
London
Washington
Long Branch
Parasite Fish Feeds On Electric Eel Despite Shock
An authoritative note describes a small parasite fish two to three inches long that preys on the electric eel. The fish remains unaffected by the eel's powerful shocks equivalent to fifteen Leyden jars. This detail highlights a surprising marine interaction and the eel’s vulnerability to parasitic predation.
Two Girls Stop Train. Lemon Flavor Melon Experiment
Three items describe varied curiosities from early times. A brief report notes two girls halting a passenger train on Fall River and Warren road to buy a paper, causing the conductor's justified indignation as the uphill train required backing a half mile for a fresh start. Another paragraph mentions a lemon-flavored watermelon experiment by inserting a lemon aboard the vine to absorb juice. A third item urges extending signal service to daily atmospheric electricity observations across the United States. A final snippet promotes Boston’s fourteenth Mechanics’ Association exhibition, highlighting its comprehensive halls and numerous attractions.
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Fall River
Warren Road
Rigi and Goldau: Alpine Railways and a Catastrophe
A travel letter from August 31, 1881, details the Rigi mountain and its railways with dramatic views of the Lake Lucerne panorama. It then recounts the 1806 Rossberg slide near Goldau, describing the landslide, ruined villages, and the long scar across the landscape as Byron and Dr Zayof Arth testimonies frame the catastrophe.
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Lake Lucerne
Rigi Kulm
Rigi
Zuag
Lucerne
Switzerland
Alps
Kussnacht
Gessler
William Tell
Tell
Lake of
Rigi Kaltbad
Staffel
Rigi Scheideck
Knistbad
Canton
Appenzell
Unterstetten
Dossentobel
Dossen
Scheideck
Burgenstock
Vitznau
BR. R
Lake Zug
Goldau
Rossberg
Rosaberg
Byron
Rosenberg
Russberg
Zug
Zayof Arth
Marianne
Francisca Ulrich
Francisca
Lowertz
Schwanau
Seawen
Steinen
Olten
Vale of
Arth
Lake of Lowertz
Rousberg
Paris
Roesberg
Bussingen
Rothen
Auction Sale of Noyes Estate Rescheduled to 19th
The weather shifted from hot, disagreeable days to a fierce storm. Clouds blackened from the northwest, winds rose, and heavy rain drenched the area. By midnight, temperatures plummeted and at seven the next morning the thermometer hit 36 degrees, a 44 percent drop in twenty four hours for this season.
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Noyes Estate
Town Council and Court of Probate Monthly Meeting
The Town Council and Court of Probate met in the Council Chamber on Monday with full attendance. Probate accounts for William Paull Eliza J Coggeshall and Mary A Sandford estates were examined and ordered recorded. Guardianship of Joaquin minors assigned with bond. Administrators named for Dimon Bradford and other estates with bonds and appraisers listed. Petitions for sale of real estate and personal property granted. Wills validated, executors named, and inventories approved. Widow Bridget McWay and Caroline M Oxx cases noted with allowances and notices.
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Mary Joaquin
Francis Joaquin
Antoine Joaquin
Manuel Joaquin
Anna Joaquin
Bond
Francis Joseph
Joseph Francis
Manuel Sylvia
William J. Dimon
William Dimon
Charles H. Davis
David
Wilcox
Charles Fales
William Bradford
Manton E. Bradford
William R. Taylor
LeBaron Bradford
William 3. Taylor
Samuel M. Lindsey
Isaac Liscomb
Bridget McWay
Patrick McWay
William Toye
John Toye
Hugh Holmes
Robert McKay
Hugh McGovern
Clark Whitford
David McCaughey
Ruth G. Holmes
Charles A. Liscomb
Edward E
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George M. Jewett
Thomas G. Holmes
Caroline M. Oxx
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City of the Sainta
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Atlantic Monthly
Littell
North American Review
Burlington
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Preserey & Green
Washington, D. C
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General Assembly
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Columbia
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Exeter
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Hope and
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Samuel P.colt
Westminster Street
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Pawtucket
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Mary
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Phoenix Marine Journal
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Fail River
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Gannon
Schr
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Springer
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N. Rubber Co
M. Monson
Tyler
Seth Paull
Republic
Gladding
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Gray
Mt. Hope Bay
Brussels
Rhode Island
Flint & Co.'s
Emporium
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Warren
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S. C. Corwin
Choice Groceries, &c
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Ely
Elys
Bristol Druggists
Z O&flycow
Sggas
J. EB. Phillips & CO
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Greenwich Street
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William H. Spoon LeBaron B. Colt
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J.D. Waldron
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Nathan N. Cole
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Benj. L. West
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G. W. Easterbrooks
Chas. B. Munro
N. R
Pearse, Jr
Rich
Pearse
A. E. Burhside
OVWN
R. I
Pope
Bristol Gas Liaut Co
KR. I
Board of Directors
Ally WM. J. Miller
Spot Te Setarad
Elizabeth P. Reynolds
Peter Gladdinu
Robate Court
Town OF
George W.jewetti
George W. Jewett
James BR. Jewett
James B
Mary L
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