Vast array of 1877 world news and local items in Chubbryenne
The issue lists wheat prices in Salt Lake City, political deaths, international diplomacy, and domestic events. Highlights include Justin McCarthy's death in London, Bismarck talks, Grant's plans for Caprera visit, and U S troops in West Virginia and Maryland. Also notes strikes on Lake Shore road and economic concerns in Nevada and Pennsylvania.
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Salt Lake City
General SuperMan
Helena
Montana
Justin McCarthy
London
Gustin
Prince Bismarck
Count Andrassy
Stephen IF
Nye
California
National Board of Trade
Milwaukee
Grant
Garabaldi
Caprera
Great Britain
Cuba
England
Germany
Washburn
Berlin
Pennsylvania
Independent
Greenback Party
Dublin
Biggar
Parnall
House of Commons
Twain on Ah Sin stagecraft at Fifth Avenue Theatre
Mark Twain delivers a playful speech praising the T'wain-Huarte production Ah Sin in New York. He lampoons the backstory of its creation, noting stagecoach breakdowns, a poker subplot, and deliberate edits to shorten the original sweeping epic.
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Mark ‘I'wain
New York
Bret Harte
Unrequited Journalism Reflects On Press Labor
The passage extols hard working journalists who labor constantly to please readers, read many papers, and craft editorial content. It laments the low pay and scant thanks they receive, arguing readers and politicians undervalue proper editorial service and deprive society of informed discourse.
Boy Watches Mother Prepare For Workingman's Party
A boy feels gloom as winter wood piles rise in the yard and his mother plans him for involvement in a workingman's party, signaling a household's political preparation amid cold season.
Lemons a Cure for Consumption in News of the Day
A correspondent reports a lemon remedy for consumption, advising boiling lemons in water, extracting juice, sweetening, and drinking up to four dozen times daily. If bowel issues occur, reduce and then resume a dozen, claiming two cured patients as proof and noting dramatic weight gain and long life potential.
WACETIA and assorted 19th century musings and gossip
A column of varied notes, jokes, and social tidbits referencing Peabody Museum items, political quips, literary figures, stage and theatre figures, and humorous asides about dates and manners. It includes remarks on Mary Mapes Dodge, Nast, Ingersoll, and Benedict Burgoyne, among others.
Perpetual Almanac Cuff Stud Markets Courtroom Gags Auction Bands
A Parisian novelty cuff stud promises day and month reminders to century end. A Lock Haven woman feigns fainting to attract male comments, then regains composure and attempts a kick. A minister discusses heart purity while a boy sniffs fruit cake. A street vendor performs swift three rotten two green peaches manipulation. Discusses church missions fund votes and fashion shifts. Germany’s auction music bands inspire American imitators.
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Lock Haven
Foreign Missions
Germany
United States
A human Whirlpool at Omaha Depot as Westward Train Departs
Benj F Taylor vividly描画 Omaha rail depot scene on departure to the West. The rush of travelers, trunks, and bags swirl like a caldron while two quiet figures remain: a gray suited, cigar smoking veteran and a calm traveler bound for San Francisco. The scene ends with the train pulling away toward the plains and the Golden Gate as the empire moves onward.
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Benj. F. Taylor
Omaha
West
Still Life
United States Mail
Norway
Montgomery
Sphinx
San Francisco
Gibraltar
Canton
Lot
Golden Gate
British Markets Shaken by American Meat Imports
English journals complain that American meat imports disrupt British markets, cut farming profits, and depress agricultural land values, undermining primary producers and rural economies.
Large Chicago Pond Linked to Halsted Street Clashes
A thirty to forty foot deep pond near the Halsted street viaduct in Chicago, once a fishing and bathing spot, now stinks and is the subject of rumors that it served as a burial ground for slain strikers after the Halsted street battles with police during labor unrest.
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Ture
Chicago
Halsted Street
Ballasted with Silver on Ruby Hill Railroad
The Eureka Sentinel notes that the Ruby Hill railroad is ballasted with silver ore, with ore trains spilling load along the track for miles. Assayers value earth deposits up to 60 dollars per ton, making recovery uneconomical. Wetting loads near Virginia City helps no longer here due to furnace moisture costs.
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Ruby Hill
Virginia City
Nevada
Eureka Sentinel
Leprosy in British India and other regions report
Surgeons in British India publish leprosy findings. Dr Planck estimates at least 10 000 lepers in the northwest provinces of Bengal, with about one third driven to beggary. Leprosy commonly appears between ages 30 and 60 and is not contagious. it is hereditary. In Canton and Fukien provinces China, about LU,UUU lepers are noted, Canton hosts many cases. Leprosy is rare among Australian aborigines and has lately appeared more in Europeans visiting the East and West Indies.
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British India
Planck
Bengal
China
Canton
Okien
East
West Indies
Busy Georgian's Bold Request Tamed by Mr Clay at National Hotel
During the 1860 compromise talk a Georgia lady and her husband visited Mr Clay at the National Hotel. He apologized for the interruption, but the woman insisted on a brief interview and then asked to be kissed, which Clay granted, humorously noting it was an honor neither sought nor declined.
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Alivedale
Quenry Clay
Georgia
Clay
Lley
Sue
Kentucky
Maude
al. Clay
Shiv
Mr. Clay
Hayes Praises Judge Key in Manchester Speech
In Manchester New Hampshire Hayes defended appointing Judge Key as Postmaster General saying despite initial disappointment he now believes Key is improving and will prove a reliable Yankee after a tour through New England.
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Hayes
Manchester
N. H
Judge Key
New England
Nez Perces Might Promote General Howard AP Agent
The text suggests the Nez Perces could spare General Howard for promotion to Associated Press Agent. It notes his cheerful way of delivering dreary intelligence and implies his service would be invaluable in that role.
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Nez Perces
Howard
Associated Press
Demurrer Filed Re turnd on US Indictment Counts
McGsr's attorney moves to dismiss 455 counts as time barred and 1,108 as duplicative prosecutions under double jeopardy claims. The action targets the scope and validity of the federal indictment in the war case.
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MclGsr
U.S
Ice Sells Cheap in Key West Amid August Heat
The note says ice costs ten cents a pound or three pounds for twenty-five cents in Key West. It remarks locals drink liquor plainly and quips in frontier style about ice in August, highlighting scarcity and heat.
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Key West
Nicaraguan Canal Project Seeks Global Subscriptions
Tris announced the inter-ocean canal through Nicaragua would cost 18 million dollars and take five years to finish. He said no congressional appropriation would be requested, but subscriptions would be opened worldwide.
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Tris
Nicaraugua Canal
Congress
Brattleboro Band Impresses President With Vermont Renditions
The Brattleboro band played familiar airs to favor the President who praised it as the best he had heard in the state. Energized by the compliment the ensemble launched into Father dear father come home.
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Brattleboro
Hayes’ Twenty-third Ohio Reunion at Fremont on September 14
The Twenty-third Ohio veteran regiment reunion will be attended by President and generals Sherman Sheridan Crook Cox Howard Carroll and other celebrities at Fremont on September 14.
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Sherman
Sheridan
Crook
Cox
Howard
Carroll
Hayes
Twenty-third Ohio
Fremont
One Republican Senator Remains in Kentucky Senate
The Kentucky legislature will have a single Republican senator next winter after six last year were conciliated out.
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Kentucky
President to Visit Fremont Ohio Next Month
The President and his party returned to Washington last evening and will depart for Fremont Ohio early next month.
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Washington
Fremont
Ohio
Secretary Sherman to enter Ohio senatorial race against Matthews and Garfield
The report states Secretary Sherman will declare as a candidate for the Ohio senatorship opposing Stanley Matthews and Gen. Garfield. Removal of Forsythe, surveyor of the District of Columbia, will be followed by other changes due to incompetency and dishonesty. Personal property assessed in Pioche Nevada will drop sixty percent from last year as merchants stock shrinks and move to other camps.
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Sherman
Ohio
Stanley Matthews
Gen. Garfield
Forsythe
District of Columbia
Pioche
Nevada
Moore to Prosecute Boynton for Malicious Libel
Ex Special Agent Moore intends to prosecute Gen Boynton for malicious libel over recent charges unless the President orders an investigation.
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Moore
Gen. Boynton
Postage Stamp Sales Show Small Loss Despite Large Volume
A claim that government business always loses money is challenged by a recent report. Out of 7 560 000 dollars worth of postage stamps sold, the loss amounted to only 18 dollars, indicating efficient handling despite high volume.
Cincinnati Commercial Express on labor question
The Cincinnati Commercial expresses willingness to be pleased yet admits limits in uncovering Judge West’s insights on the labor issue. It notes the paper regards Mr. West as recognizing the subject’s importance.
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Cincinnati Commercial Express
Judge West
West
Savannah Gala Days With U S Troop Review
The gala days in Savannah Georgia arise for a review of United States troops. Three soldiers guard the city and their parade excites the town as they dress up and come out for a show.
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Savannah
United States
Ex-Senator Cameron remark on party alignment noted
The article notes Cameron’s claim that an Ohio Democratic result in October would predict a Pennsylvania Democratic win in November. It suggests historical patterns show off year sympathy in these states remains consistent with Cameron’s view.
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Cameron
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mansion of Divine Bliss Bone Company of the Golden Mountains
A Chinese society in San Francisco decorates the walls of the Chinese quarter with scarlet and black letters. Its aim is to gather fragments of the departed Celestials and transport them safely to their native land.
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Divine Bliss Bone Company
Golden Mountains
San Francisco
Joyce Whisky Thief Plans Move to Colorado Read Books
Joyce, the released St Louis whisky thief, aims to avoid politics and Trascality and relocate to Colorado to read. He states he endured punishment for personal sins yet believes he has borne more than his share of guilt, likening his fate to being a scapegoat burdened with jubilee sins.
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Joyce
St. Louis
Colorado
Equal Justice
Lost fortune letters seek Wm H Gregory heir in England
There are unfound sums of money in Europe awaiting claimants. An inquiry concerns William H Gregory, son of Aaron Gregory of Egerton Bolton Lancashire England, a railroad engineer about 35. He has inherited a large English estate and should contact D J Cook in Denver with any information.
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Europe
Wm. H. Gregory
Aaron Gregory
Egerton Bolton
Lancashire
England
William
D. J. Cook
Denver
New Jersey Dems in upheaval over governor candidate
The New Jersey Democracy faces internal strife as Senator McPherson pushes Leon Abbey for Governor while many Democrats resist the move. Observers believe a strong Republican nominee like Courtland Parker could win the state.
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New Jersey
McPherson
Leon Abbey
Courtland Parker
Morton’s Career Praised in Indianapolis Journal
The Indianapolis Journal lauds Senator Morton, stating he did more for the state than any public man. It notes his illness is improving and cites confidence he will resume his Senate duties at the extra session.
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The
Indianapolis Journal
Morton
Senate
Public stance on measures from President Hayes
President Hayes states he will not discuss measures or defend them. He says if they are wrong people will understand, if right they will be approved. He offers to defer judgment of his public conduct to present and future assessments.
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President Hayes
President Hayes Receives Warm Welcome in Vermont and New Hampshire
The president's reception in Vermont and New Hampshire is reported as warm and enthusiastic. Observers note his conciliatory policy, reform efforts, and the return to prosperity are more popular with the masses than critics suspect.
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Hayes
Vermont
New Hampshire
Russian Imperial Guard strength and commanders cited
The dispatches quote the Imperial Guard numbering 77,097 men with 50,000 bayonets 7,500 sabres and 144 field officers. It notes 86 horse artillery guns and names the commander as Czaro witz while Lieutenant General Gourkha is described as commanding a cavalry division from Balkan raid fame.
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Imperial Guard
Russia
Czarowitz
Gourkha
Turkish Foreign Minister Documents Russian Atrocities
The Turkish foreign minister reports that Russian troops entered Lovats, killing fifteen hundred women and children. He says every Mussulman house was looted and the area nearby laid waste, with women forced to flee and some abandoning their children to escape violence.
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Lovats
Mussulman
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