News Condensations From The Worth Almanac
The Alabama legislature repeats the drum tax at fifty dollars. Memphis and Little Rock railways face court action February 27. Jonathan Warner of Ohio bought the old Cagle gold mine in Moore County for 16000. Tennessee adjutant general reports 259504 men liable for duty. South Carolina cotton output to lag by about sixteen percent from last year. Port Lavaca beef packing plant slaughtering 100 beasts daily. Georgia Board of Health probes hot springs and Savannah epidemic origins. A New Jersey capitalist buys 35000 acres in Scott County, plans a railroad town near Cincinnati. Judge Trigg of Memphis seeks added pay of 125000. Louisiana sugar crop around 200000 hogsheads, about a quarter of national need. Louisiana cotton crop short 35–40 percent, 66 percent sold. Crop logistics described as unprecedented. Mike Mice Leath of Knox County weighs 320 pounds at eleven. 4'8" tall. Seven cars of silk worth about three million pass Omaha. Virginia City merchants push Nevada senators for pine sage bill and silver monetary revival. Minnesota wheat capacity declines, spring wheat shifting toward pastry use, Juddstee noted. The wind hampers grain export expectations, hoping for substantial barrels this year.
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Alabma
Memphis
Little Rock
Stoke
Jonathan Warner
Ohio
Cagle
Moore County
Adjutant General of
Tennesse
South Carolina
Port Lavaca
Tera
Georgia State Board of Health
Savannah
New Jersey
Stott County
Cincinnati Boathinn
Trigg
Louisiana
United States
Mike Mice
Leath
Knox County
Tenn
Omaha
Virginia City
Nevada
Sarin
Jouve
Medan
Minnesota
Foreign upheavals and misadventures across continents
A jumble of telegraph items reports child welfare concerns in Morpigen and Irie s Rhineland, diplomatic apologies from Minister Washburne in Washington, and a Tokyo style mix of European and Asian unrest. Posts note Abyssinian renewal fears, Madras distress, and the Panama situation with Andes steamer news. Revolt forces in Gar sie region, and maneuvers near Antiquia as Trujillos seizes Manteales. Peru refuses allies to assist in Vargasio battle efforts.
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Morpigen
Iries
Rhineland
Washburne
Grant
Duke Deonzes
Miniister
Toreien Adiie
Philadelphia
Captein
Washington
Prench
Standard
Alexsairia
Khudive
Aterman
Csleutta
The
Times Raya
Madras
Bombay
Stare
Panama Star and Herald
Andes
Garsiepein
Generale
Acosta
Camargo
Antiquia
Hiemeral Trujills
Manteales
Manalia
Kenndorim
Amsint
Vargail Towit
Revolutionary Party
Commodore Vanderbilt’s condition and distant balloon relics
Ambiguous notes describe Commodore Vanderbilt’s health and a found balloon remnant near the coast. A human skeleton was said to be in the basket with a pocket hook and blurred papers, suggesting a mystery figure possibly Prince among Paris era escapees. The report then shifts to the United States national bank stock statistics and wealth distribution.
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Commodore Vanderbilt
Ibis
Prince
Paris
United States
Washington
Alaake
Europe
Asia
Africa
Congressional Proceedings on Amendments and Mourning
The House debated Schleicher and Kerr amendments and adjourned for mourning duties for Speaker Kerr. Later actions included electoral count procedures, war claims amendments, and committee appointments, with investigations into post office issues and navy pay provisions. The Senate considered contested elections court ideas, presidential salary veto, Arkansas cavalry relief, Nebraska districts, and Pembina territory naming, ending in executive session and adjournment.
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Schleicher
Kerr
Ale
Joan
Ole Tien
Knott
Piel View
Frye
Mississippi
Alabama
Platt
Hewitt
Hind Penn
New York Post Office
St Mfr
Plath
Wleck
Howlit
New York
Harkner
Springer
Willa
Hill
Ena
Urate
Goulefteim
Waller
Committee On
Plien Wien
United
Senate
Unitedates
Benatar Wright
Threvets
Clayton
Fourth Arkansas Cavalry
Mitchener
Nebraska
Desperate Struggle for Ipe Fire Tragedy at Charites Theater
Eyewitnesses recount a panic at a Brooklyn theater during a distant performance. Spectators describe seats torn apart, people climbing over others, and frantic shouts as a fire and crowd surge turned the gallery into a deadly crush. Victims are described among the prostrate, with witnesses noting gruesome scenes and rapid attempts to escape through dense smoke and collapsing ranks.
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Brooklyn
Alfred Uaones
Meeks
Atal
Philip Waneer
Himnan Balnge
Fire sweeps Little Rock mill block. losses run high
A devastating blaze broke out in the Miller & Pengel block at the corner of Markham and Sherman Streets in Little Rock. The fire damaged three brick buildings and a two story drygoods house, with a liquor shop nearby, and threatened the Levee and Water Street area before being checked. The incident destroyed the Masonic lodge lodge rooms and the grand lodge secretary DoF Bieler’s offices, with total losses approaching sixteen thousand dollars as stock and fixtures burned. Firefighters and nearby workers aided in containment while some goods were saved from Miller & Pennel’s store.
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Lily
Little Hock
Arky
Jondr, McDowell & Co
Votton Fastors
Miller & Penzel
Markhin
Sherman
Miller & Pennet
Baal
Miller & Pongel
Volmer
Hina
Rand
Little Took
Ort Smith
Pidge Jones
McDonnel
Hewlveny
Ecmett Fe Bheelked Jones
McDonald & Chia
Hauser of
Thay & Co
Ore Jeana
Momphd
Aine
Arkmans
Miller & Pengel
Amd
Dof. Bieler
Grand Lodge
Royalian
Desperate Lover Murders Farmer Then Kidnaps Daughter
A man named Bond violently killed L. Hill at his home four miles from Shelby Depot after a quarrel over Hill’s daughter. He fired through a window, then shot Hill again, and killed the mother before abducting the girl Bettle. Bond fled toward Mr. Nickle’s house with the terrified girl, pursued by authorities.
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Hinelf
T. Nickleberry
Mra Nickleherrs
Sebing Soltie
Bond
Win
Colowan
Matt
Gils
Lima
Ded
Iinferer
Pune Calwahd
Meniphia Alninar
Mr. L. & Hill
Shelby Depot
Memphia
Ohio
Hill
Inez Bunciy
Flill
Hillsant
Hutt
Tor
Nickle
Jill
Tragic Fire Tragedy Funeral Procession in Greenwood
Reports detail a devastating theatre fire at Progks ty, with one hundred charred bodies removed to the old Adams Street morgue. A massive funeral cortege moved slowly through Greenwood as thousands gathered, while workers laid seventy-nine coffins in a central trench for Episcopal burial services.
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Fenenit Tagedy
Timien
Wigone
Adams Street
Permons
Greenwood
Fey
Noah H. Schenck
Episcopal Church
Walpa
Ladien
The Action of Lime in Farm and Household Practices
A Rural New Yorker style essay details lime uses to improve soils, fix nitrogen, and boost crop yields. It cites experiments and anecdotal farming methods, including applying lime with manure, draining lands, and practical manures, plus a farmer’s note on lime benefits for oats wheat and beets.
Early maturing livestock fetch higher market value
The text notes the benefit of animals maturing earliest for profitability in feeding and market readiness. It cites hogs reaching two hundred fifty pounds by ten months as worth more than heavier animals needing longer to fatten, and suggests faster growth improves returns for cattle and hogs, with rambling remarks on drainage and soil costs.
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Planta
Trene
N.Y
Planting Holes and Tree Nursery Advice from Tandon Gardens
A long, practical note on planting trees, emphasizing shallow holes to suit root fibers and well-drained, mellow soil. It warns deep holes retain water, advises against bottom stones, and discusses choosing nursery stock by species and age for success.
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Tandon Gardens
Sioux treaty and Rosebud battle note in Black Hills report
The report argues the miner in the Black Hills did not violate the Sioux treaty until after Indiana ceased to regard it and notes the small force under one thousand defeated Biting Bull’s band at the Rosebud weeks before Custer’s defeat. It suggests the government’s liberal policy toward the Sioux was repaid by continued raids from the border.
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Gevens Groens Manga
Black Hills
Indiana
Ue Fixet
Les
Biting Bull
the Rosebud
Custer
Flo Senti
Leap Day Frivolities and Christmas Frauds in Odd Bits
A patchwork of quotations and anecdotes from letters, jokes, and imagined scenes. The pieces lampoon minor faults, shopping schemes, and social mishaps with playful dialect, literary riffs, and mock advice about behavior, dress, and holiday cheer.
Body Finders Work Seine River Dead for Reward
The article notes rewards offered by Paris authorities for corpses found in the Seine and brought to the quay. River boatmen profit from bodies found downstream, buying bodies for five francs and sharing profits with upstream finders. Bodyfinders act as a grim adjunct to police, with cases of multiple corpses found in a day.
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Stevust
Parle
Seine
Helne
Phar
Ile
Paris
Kuleide
Dringlue
Kingle Day
Philadelphia Telegraph
Suspect Theater Plot Echoes in Old Si Armchair Gossip
In a fragmented 19th century style exchange, rumors swirl about a theater visit by a man named Tiandle and financial impropriety. The conversation touches on suspicion, impersonation, and possible tricks to conceal wealth tied to a freedman’s bunk, with veiled threats and caution about a white man’s supposed plan.
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Johan
Jilin
Definition of Floating Debt in Railroading
The Railroad Argus explains floating debt as smaller unsecured claims owed to locomotiv e and car builders, dealers, conductors, enginemen, track workers and others. They bear little or no interest or principal, and are rarely cashed. after growing large, they may be converted into bonded debt secured by secondary mortgages and finally resolved by road lawsuits, eliminating the floating claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eos
Owe
Railroad Argus
Beant
Croup and Diphtheria Deaths Reported in 19th Century Notes
Fragmented OCR notes reference croup and diphtheria deaths linked to a 26 year old, with mentions of MeLaal’s Cough and Lang Theatine Globulew. The text cites conditions like hoarseness and throat issues, with scattered names and addresses such as Chestnut and Louis, indicating a medical ledger or column item.
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MeLaal
Crete
Allied
Louis
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Judy
Pat
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Poe
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Sein
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