Peace plenipotentiaries and world headlines from 1878
Ex Governor Wexts of Louisiana in Washington. The Sultan telegraphs the Czar for armistice. Public debt January shows a decrease of 1,668,076 dollars. Samoa rebellion defeated. Remonetization of silver discussed in New York. Britain, Greece, Austria, and Europe move on Russian policy and war prospects. Bureaucratic charges in San Francisco examined. McGarrahan claim revisited in Washington. Clifford dines at the White House. European powers plan joint action to curb Russia. Trade dollars not legal tender. Greek troops ready to occupy Thessaly Epirus. Providence Island appeals for aid after hurricanes. Rio Janeiro reports new Brazilian ministry. Industrial League opposed to tariff. Johnston seeks Virginia seat. Pacific railroads hearing ongoing. Paris Exposition commissioners named.
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Wexts
Louisiana
Washington
Cooper Institute
New York
Samoa
Dr. Talmage
Clifford
White House
Supreme Bench
Count Andrassy
Europe
Russia
Austria
Vienna
Major Burks
President Hayes
Tilden
W. E. Chandler
Formosa
Go Called
John Chinaman
Congress
Turkey
Thessaly
Epirus
Macedonia
Athens
Old Providence
United States
Constantinople
John W. Mackey
W. 8. Keys
Nevada
The Stranded Metropolis Wreck Tale and Rescue Failures
Washington reports describe the Metropolis stranding on Currituck Beach with 260 aboard. Only 160 saved as life saving efforts faltered. hundreds perished or lost at sea, bodies strewn along the shore.
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Washington
Signal Service
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Metropolis
Currituck Beach
Currituck Lighthouse
Kittyawk Station
Philadelphia
Brazil
Madeira and Memorca
Ankers
Paul J. White
Lehigh Navigation Company
James T. Moore
Mr. Collins
Lan McQuillan
Norfolk
Cygnet
Collinjack
Richard W.brooke
Brooke
Baltimore
Collins Bros
Telegraphic Ticks From a Turbulent Time
Russian troops arrive at Jassy as reports note no whisky tax cut and steady wool demand in Philadelphia. North Topeka bank closes for repairs. China opens postal savings and money orders. Vanguards occupy several towns in the region. A fire levels Landrie's mill in Quebec with no insurance. Grand Duke Nicholas reaches Adrianople by rail. Grant backs Hayes southern policy as prudent and needed. Providence County savings bank is mentioned.
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Jassy
Congress
Chicago
Philadelphia
Citizens’ Bank of
North Topeka
Kansas
China
Boboski
Haskio
Dematies
Kirk- Kilissa
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Adrianople
Hermanik
Gen
Grant
Hayes
Providence County Savings Bank
Quirky Bits and Local Jokes Spur Lighter News
A collage of witty items from humor to oddities. Notes on theater bills, pumpkins, ringers, a circus treasurer joke, city notes on coroners, quirky letters from ministers and editors, and playful dialect bits about candidates and travelers.
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Boston
Elder Mathews Echoes In A Blood Stock Sale Prank
Charles Mathews the elder mimics Mr Tattersall during a blood stock sale. The echo repeats auction phrases prompting Mr Tattersall to start at one hundred guineas. Silence breaks as Mathews unexpectedly wins the bay filly by Smolenska, leaving the crowd amused.
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Charles Mathews
Swine in the South Promises Farmer Independence
Swine raising in the South has risen this year, signaling potential independence from Western packers as law and order improve. Stock security from thieving laborers increases, and fewer hogs fail to mature. Laborers take active interest in hogs, sheep, and poultry as they see improved rations from home-raised food.
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South Hans
South
Scandal and Gossip Undermine Quiet Neighborhoods
An old acquaintance notes the burden of scandal in society. The passage laments neighbors who pry into others affairs, spreading idle reports and lies that harm reputations while truth lags, urging restraint and discretion.
Foreign goods and public life notes from a late issue
A miscellany cites global manufactured goods by region, then moves to social commentary and science with Gold leaf films, mine disasters, trade data, and humorous anecdotes. It includes Charley Ross, James J. Brinsley Sheridan, jokes, sermons, storms, and daily life vignettes.
The Wealth of Monte Christo Surpassed by Amazon Wealth
A Philadelphia Zimes interview cites two South American gentlemen describing Bolivia as the Amazon watershed with 3,000 miles of navigable tributaries and isolation from trade. They note high fortuitous riches, yet minimal revenue growth since 1625, and urge opening the land via the Madeira rapids. The piece ends with an advert for Tang Liniment, praising its healing powers.
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Amazon Valley
Philadelphia Zimes
Venezuela
Grenada
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Amazon
Mount Bimie
Tropics
Spain
Andes
Madeira
Colonel Church
California
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Cory
San Francisco
Postoffice Department
McGarrahan
Supreme Court
Luttrell
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Florida
John
J. H. Ankers
Hampton Roads
Pawtucket
R. C
Glover’s Corners
Mass
St. Benoit
Tobart Pasha
Batoum
Bergman & Co
Providence County
Czarovitch
Lom
Society of the Red Crescent
Bosphorus
Manchester
Eng
Philip Watson
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Ashtibula
Ohio
Joseph Brant
Geo. Clemens
John Sutter
Tim Sullivan
Jones
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Quebec
Landrie
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Gen. Noyes
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Roe Shallo
Zhong Belysay
Kalakua
Dell
Providence
Ireland
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New York City
Kita
Connecticut
Kentucky
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New Hampshire
New Jersey
Indianapolis News
A. E. Outerbridge
Philadelphia Assay Office
Franklin Institute
Outerbridge
ChamLey Ross
Sitt
SeaAnci- Inc
Charles K. Ross
Charley Ross
Ross
Charley
Mr. Joss
Glasgow
Scotland
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Wrigh Blantyre
the Tribune
Ciat
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Unite States
Memphia
Tennessee
Chile
Thomas Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Tom
Adam
Weel
Joe Simpson
Noebody
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Clemantha Fidelia Dobbs
Betty
Sahara
Murther
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Neb
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Monte Christo
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