Suicide at Desk Shocks Washington Clerk from Ohio
Miiam D. Bodine, a clerk in the Sixth Auditor's office, shot himself at his desk in Washington on the 18th, placing a pistol to his heart after showing low spirits. The Treasury and Navy frauds report notes on counterfeit currency and misused purchases, while Garfield Statue Committee selects a site near the Capitol for a future monument.
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Miiam D. Bodine
Ohio
Auditor’s
Washington
Solicitor General
Treasury Department
McCulloch
Secretary of the Treasury
Chief Brooks
Secret Service Division
Beardsley
Navy Department
Army of the Cumberland
Maryland Avenue
Capitol Grounds
Capitol
Army
Sautelle
Batcheller
Hughes
Philadelphia
Violent incidents and industrial woes reported in Pennsylvania
In Pleasant Unity Howard Brighel and Charles Ross quarreled. Ross fatally stabbed Brighel with a knife after Brighel struck him with a bat. A tomb of an Indian chief near Binghamton yielded ancient implements. Sharon Iron Company workers faced layoffs. PittsburghFactory workers face wage cuts. multiple accidents reported including a fatal incline car crash in Pittsburgh. A Tecumseh Lodge treasurer was arrested for embezzlement. a New York wedding featured Mrs Astor’s daughter Caroline aligning with Marshall Wilson. Philadelphia mill owners plan wage reductions affecting thousands.
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Pleasant Unity
Howard Brighel
Charles Ross
Ross
Brighel
Binghamton
N. Y
Sharon
G. W. Wilson
W. W. Copeland
Joseph Pennell
J. B. M. Told
Samuel Strayer
W. G. Hamlin
Charles E. Bostwick
United States Revenue Department
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Elba Iron Works
Mount Olive
John Darragh
Western Pennsylvania
Connellsville
Erie
Edward Brownman
Liebel
State Street
Lehigh & Susquehanna
Perryville
Caroline
Astor
William Astor
New York
Marshall O. Wilson
Richard J. Wilson
Philadelphia
Amastodon Found On Shrewsbury Farm In Mass
Reports say a massive amastodon was found on the William Maynard farm in eastern Shrewsbury Massachusetts a few days ago. The creature is said to be about fifteen times the size of a ordinary horse and the exhumation of the other remains will be vigorously pursued.
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Amastodon
William Maynard
Shrewsbury
Mass
James 8. Swan
New London
Conn
Brown
Rhode Island
William P. Sheffield
Senate
Anthony
Daniel Manning
National Democratic Committee
Mary M. Fryer
Albany
N. Y
Cleveland
Tilden
Nolan
Banks
Telegraphers’ Benevolent Association
New York
Mount Olivet
Greenpoint
L. I
Felix Adler
Creighton
Haverhill
Katie Gilmartin
Josie Branbar
William Anson Wood
The
Wood Reaper and Mower Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Templeton
Arthur Clark
Albion
Costa Rica
Elizabeth Schmidt
Jersey City
N.J
H. G. de Rossett Lamar
Gazaway B. Lamar
Savannah
Supreme Court of New York
Hugh McCullough
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Henry Camp
Wilmeyer
Adam Mertz
Brush Valley Tralin
Pa. S
Elias
Daniel Torrance
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Ohio & Mississippi
Commodore Vanderbilt
Juda A. Gallup
George G. Sumner
Connecticut
Cedar Hill
Old People's
Hartford
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New Haven
American Congress of Churches
Congress
John G. Stevens
Jersey
Carr & Hobson
Bergen Point
N. J
Notable incidents across the nation and region
Otto Fuchs of Brilliant Ohio wounds himself amid personal crisis. Saloon-keepers in St Joseph Missouri fined $200 and denied licenses for two years. Hon. Joseph E Brown re elected to the US Senate from Georgia by two votes. Cook County returning board reports 500 extra Bond votes, breaking Illinois legislative tie. Toisnot South Carolina devastates by fire causing $25,000 loss. Michael DeYoung shot in San Francisco. Adolph Spreckels arrested. American Woman's Suffrage Association meets in Chicago with speakers. Captain Sam wrecked near Hodnot's Bar. A deadly disease spreads through Buchanan Wise and Dickinson counties Virginia due to poisoned water amid drought.
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Brilliant
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St. Joseph
Grub
Joseph E. Brown
United States Senate
Georgia
Cook County
Bond
State Senate
Illinois
United States
Toisnot
S. C
Wilmington & Weldon
San Francisco
Michael H. DeYoung
The
Chronicle
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Claus Spreckels
DeYoung
Spreckels
American Woman’s SuTrage Association
Chicago
Cutler
Lucy Stone
Sam
Montgomery
Selma
Ala
Hodnot’s Bar
Buchanan
Wise
Dickinson
Virginia
Advices from Dongola and Congo Conference items
Reports state on September 30 two General Gordon steamers were disabled by rebels near Khartoum. A Tweed Ontario small pox outbreak worsens as doctors abandon the sick. Two French men on the Napanee Tamworth Quebec Railway were killed by an explosion near York Ontario. News from Dongola says British relief expedition advances to Khartoum with Gordon idolized. Cairo reports 16 000 British in Egypt with 2000 south of Aswan and only two regiments in Cairo. Joe Kasson announces Henry M Stanley named technical delegate to the Congo Conference for America.
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Ont
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Egypt
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Joe A. Kasson
Berlin
Henry M. Stanley
Sad Cannon Explosion Wounds Many In Valley Town
A late night celebration in Valley New York ended in tragedy when a cannon misfired during a fourth salute. Ellsworth Kirk died from injuries after the blast while others suffered severe burns and eye injuries. The injured included Fred Kirk Geo Hess Henry Evlin Sumner Rosebrooks Albert Winters and Elijah Bastion.
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Hansry Valley
N. Y
Ellswort Kirk
Jay
Fred Kirk
Ells Worth
Geo
Hess
Henry Evlin
Sumner Rosebrooks
Ainger
Albert Winters
Elijah Bastion
Cattle Raisers Hear Plans on Rail Rates and Trail
At St Louis the cattle convention adopted a resolution congratulating Cleveland and Hendricks. A $1,200 Virginia relief donation was sent to Lynchburg. A committee was named to press railroad living rates, with a threat to build own line if unmet. Proposals on the National Cattle Trail and widening the trail to six miles were discussed and approved for further action.
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St. Louis
Cleveland and Hendricks
Merchants’ National Bank
Virginia
National Bank of
Lynchburg
West
Committee On
Congress
Petition for standard musical pitch urged by German makers
A petition signed by leading German musicians and instrument makers asks Prince Bismarck to establish a normal musical pitch by law for the empire and ideally for other nations. The piece explains historical shifts from 422 vibrations per second toward higher pitches, harming singers who cannot adapt, and notes international pitch discrepancies hindering performances and instrument values.
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Germany
Prince Bismarck
England
Beethoven
Handel
Adam
St. James’ Hall
Covent Garden
Sims Reeves
London Times
Canvass results and early 1876 business news summary
The New York canvass sets elector footings for Democrats Republicans Prohibition and Butler groups with leaders named. National business failures rise to 277 with Western and Southern spikes. Boston meets to press Congress on currency bankruptcy law and trade pacts. D A Garfield heirs guardianship linked to Tucker. Wilmington fire destroys fifteen buildings including Commercial Hotel and stables.
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Ppara
Priest
Carson
Ottendorfer
Harris
Miller
Ellsworth
Butler
O’donnell
Campbell
United States
Canada
Boston
Merchant's Exchange
Congress
Mexico
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Edward Atkinson
P. A. Collins
Leopold Morse
A. A. Ranney
Alex. K. Davis
Mississippi
Ames
Canton
Miss
Colored Methodist Church
Amos A. Southwick
Ashtabula
Tweed
Stoco
Canadian Pacific Railway
Congressman Tucker
Virginia
President Garfield
General Garfield
Garfield
Tucker
Wilmington
N.C
Proposed rear illuminator for locomotives to light station grounds
The Chicago Times reports a plan from railroad leaders to add a second headlight behind the engineer’s cab. A rear floodlight would illuminate the train and, when stationary, shine on station grounds, a grand improvement for travelers.
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Tett
Chicago Times
Florida explorer’s volcano claim ends with sulfur springs
A Florida explorer asserts discovery of a famed volcano, but investigators identify the feature as large sulfur springs. Sulfuric vapor, not smoke, fools observers, revealing a mistaken landmark rather than a volcanic eruption.
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Florida
Riots Erupt as Diaz Nears Presidency in Mexico
In Mexico on November 22 riots flare nightly over a bill converting English debt and funding commissions. Federal troops clash with protesters outside the Chamber as Diaz faces scrutiny before his impending swearing in. A Gonzales son leads cavalry as guards disperse the rioters amid tension.
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Mexico
Diaz
Gonzales
Terrific Explosion of Atlas Powder in Worcester
A blast during water pipe work at a Worcester site killed Matthew Hare and injured Andrew Wickham and John Madigan when frozen Atlas powder thawed in a clay kettle. The blast shattered nearby homes, broke hundreds of panes, and shook cottages a mile away at Lake View.
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Worcester
Mass
Matthew Hare
Andrew Wickham
John Madigan
Lake View
Fire destroys New York Central depot in Avatia New York
In Avatia New York the New York Central Passenger depot burned after a coal stove exploded in the ticket office. Firemen could not muster enough pressure to douse the flames, and the three year old structure was entirely consumed. Agent Butler reports all tickets and cash for the day burned with the building. Trains face no serious delay.
Oswald Ottendorfer Electors Win New York Plurality
The New York State Board of Canvassers declared Oswald Ottendorfer headed Electors won a plurality in the state with Zenas C. Priest 563 154, Robert Carson 562 005, Democratic plurality 1 149. The board chair Secretary of State Carr opened the session and the meeting adjourned after the declaration.
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Albany
N. Y
State Board of
Jobwork and Advertising Services Offered by The Herald
The Herald announces a complete outfit of the latest job material and full readiness to perform all kinds of job work on the shortest possible notice.
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Cit Hall
Steubenville Street
Bible Translation and Educational Notes Across Currents
The report surveys religious and educational themes including a Zulu Bible translation and numerous church and school developments. It notes 150 Anglican churches in Europe, Yale faculty agreeing to semi annual exams, Methodist schools serving freedmen, a planned Ezra Cornell statue by Story in Rome, and Texas Conference conversions. It also mentions French girls high schools called lycées, a critical view of St Pauls Cathedral, hazing debates, a London church novelty after service, left handed penmanship in American schools, and Greenville Female College uniforms in blue black cashmere with velvet trim and high crowned hats.
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Europe
Yale
Cornell University
Ezra Cornell
Story
Rome
Syracuse Journal
Texas Advocate
Texas
Sankey
Boston
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Italy
Christendom
Richmond
St. John the Divine
Greenville
S. C
Palmetto State
Quotation Fragments and Humorous Snippets Gathered Across Papers
A collage of witty lines and anecdotes from several newspapers includes quips on generosity and advice from the New York Graphic, musings on employment from the Chicago Tribune, and light humor on suffrage, organ voluntary, mistaken visits, elopement plots, cannibalism gags, and a muddy school day misadventure with a child named Tommy.
Improvement of Plants What Is Gained by Cultivation
This passage argues that all cultivated plants originate from wild forms and improve only through soil conditioning and tillage. It cites how turning soil and exposing it to air sun and moisture restores and even enhances seed quality, while neglect leads to deterioration as shown by a wheat crop case from Sir J. B. Lawes cited by the New York Times.
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J. B. Lawes
N. Y
Australia’s Darling River Near the World’s Top Rivers
Australia reportedly hosts a major river named the Darling, considered the third longest in rank and navigable for about 2,345 miles, highlighting a surprising inland waterway in a continent famed for aridity.
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Australia
Brown Study in Colors and a Slang Phrase
In a brief exchange from the Rockland Couriers Gazette a couple discusses a young wife catching a slang meaning. David analyzes money and a quarter million while Dora muses on vermilion and a painted town. The scene ends with David burning his newspaper.
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David
Dora
Rockland Couriers Gazette
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