Wealthy New York bachelor farms on Broadway corners
A New York City society profile describes Peter Goelet, a rich old bachelor living at Broadway and Nineteenth Street who keeps a cow and poultry on his corner estate, spending twenty thousand dollars yearly to sustain this whim. It also charts the decline of former patent medicine magnates Helmbold and Ayer, the charitable strains of St. John's Guild, and the harsh winter causing hardship among laborers and merchants amid heavy snow and freight delays.
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New York
Broadway Farm
Stewart
Astor
Vanderbilt
Peter Goelet
Broadway
Nineteenth Street
Goelet
Peter
Ife
Helmbold
Europe
Theimbold
Ayer
St. John’s Guild
van Alerbilt
Riches of the Black Hills Reported By Early Prospectors
A MontenegrO correspondent describes the Deadwood and Whitewood gulches as the richest placer diggings in U S history with $3 to $4 million gold yield in 1876. Montana miners proved the claim value in Deadwood No 2 above discovery, while hydraulic works and new lodes boost outlook for 1877.
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Custer
Jenney
Tom OnvyYyenna
Black Hills
California
Montana
Deadwood Gulch
Dorado
Deadwood
Whitewood Gulch
Whitewood
French Creek
Battle Creek
Golden City
Spring Creek
Merrill & Johnson
Coals & Co
Black Hillers
Railroad Proposition in Deer Lodge Seeks Funds
The Northwest questions extending the Utah Northern railroad to Montana citing heavy subsidy demands high bond interest and lacks on run length completion safeguards route directness and class of road. It argues one hundred miles per year is too slow for building a narrow gauge prairie route.
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Deer Lodge
M.I
Northwest
Utah Northern Railroad
Montana
Green peas and strawberries tempt snowbound readers
The San Jose Argus quotes a satirical remark imagining snowbound readers craving fresh fruit and offerings from Santa Clara County. It playfully lists a sequence of enticing foods and diversions including oysters, apples, mince pie, Scotch, and a rosy cheer, with light ribald humor.
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San Jose
Cal
Argus
Santa Clara County
Conductor Henn Returns to Duty After Bridge Terror
A passenger recounts Conductor Henn’s nervousness before crossing the bridge on the rebuilt line after the disaster. He described Henn sweating and gripping his seat as the train neared the span, then declaring relief once clear of the bridge and saying he could face it again a thousand times.
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Ashtabula
Henn
Toledo Commercial
Terra Firma
Moody Evangelist Movement Attracts Curious Crowds
The Evangelist Moody thrives on gifts and anonymous offerings, recently buying and furnishing a ten thousand dollar home. He portrays a rising business for religion drawing young men from ordinary jobs into street meetings where traders and “dog-fighters” mix with scripture, hymns, and fervent prayers.
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Moody
Jesus
Russia Leads With Massive Horse Population
Russia hosts about 20 million horses, roughly 27 per 100 people, triple the density of England France Prussia and Austria. Siberia shows high per capita equines while the crown runs 20 establishments with 1 000 stallions and 3 600 mares. Private farms hold about 75 000 stallions and 700 000 mares. Annually 150 000 animals are sold at 400 horse fairs, with 200 000 offered and an average price near 350.
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Russia
England
France
Prussia
Austria
Siberia
Crown
Iron rail car built by St. Louis inventor
A St. Louis man designed an iron platform car as an experimental flat car. The iron body and wrought iron truck frames show strength and durability. The car measures 30 feet by 9 feet with a wooden floor, weighs about 14,850 pounds without brakes and roughly 15,000 pounds with brakes.
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St. Louis
Mystery Island Buyer Plans Black Cat Farm
Mansfield Island in Lake Erie is bought by a man who intends to stock it with black cats and kill their progeny for fur. He will feed the adults on fish caught by shorebound workers and later use slaughtered cat meat to feed the living cats. A Georgian is diversifying into dog farming, tanning hides, and selling leather for gloves.
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Mansfield Island
Lake Erie
Judge Davis Resigns Honor Post for Senate Return
Judge Davis cites leaving a life position with a $10,000 annual salary to pursue a six-year Senate term with half that pay, saying he wants to reenter active politics. The remark hints the presidential aura still lingers in his thinking.
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Davis
Senate
Governor General Sees U S as Convenience in Crisis
Earl Dufferin, Canada’s Governor General, in an after dinner speech, suggested the United States might view a Governor General as a convenience during the present critical juncture of affairs.
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Earl Dufferin
Canada
United States
New Three Cent Stamp Aims to Stop Stamp Forgery
Postal officials warn of government loss from washing and reuse of stamps. A new three cent stamp will be issued designed to reveal any attempt to erase the cancellation mark, curbing fraud.
Electoral commission opens Florida Hayes case debate
The electoral commission met in Washington to discuss how to handle certificates and possible behind the scenes evidence. Field Tucker and others argued about going behind the certificate while O Connor Evarts and Black prepared rebuttals as hearings stretched to Monday.
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Washington
Electoral Commission
Field
Justice Clifford
Florida
Tucker
Senator Sargent
William E. Chandler
Alabama Returning Board
Gov. Stearns
House Committee
Jonsville
Darlenville
Tilden and Hendricks
Congress
Wield
Barstow
Wisconsin
Morton
Iield
Thlayes
Ixassen
Clifford
O’conor
Tilden
Hayes
Stearns
Humphreys
United States
Black
Evarts
Commission
Romance in Nevada attracts mixed attention in Truckee
A Virginia City couple on a wedding tour married legally in Virginia City drew curious attention in Truckee. The husband described as a tall white man and the wife as a delicate Japanese woman wore Western dress, and the pair appeared very fond of each other as they toured Front street before returning home.
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Truckee
Virginia City
Front Street
Remedy for Small Pox Receives Noted Recipe
A Stockton California Herald reprint presents a home remedy claimed to prevent or cure small pox and scarlet fever. The recipe uses zinc sulfate one grain and foxglove one grain in four ounces of water, taken hourly, with smaller doses for children. It argues physicians should use it to avoid pest houses.
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Stockton
Cal
Jenner
England
World of
Science
Paris
Tschikowsky and tights spark varied early 20th century talk
The page compiles a volley of quirky notes from a past era. It mentions the Russian musician Tschikowsky and Miss Emma Abbott, remarks on stage tights, a jab at Senate representation, oversized winds, a shifting royal image, a French inventor of electric horse propulsion, and a Lexington Ky wedding of Dr Joseph J Chinn and Mrs Catherine Dawson. It closes with a somber note about the fate of the Chinns.
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Tschikowsky
Emma Abbott
Senate
Winds
Grand Duke
Joseph J. Chinn
Catherine Dawson
Lexington
Notable Judge Baggs Visits But Quiet on Presidential Question
A letter from I'riseo reports Judge Baggs appearing prominently yet claiming no involvement with any presidential settlement. He is described as imposing in presence but states there is nothing of special consequence he knows of. He is pictured as grandly important without bearing any hidden mandate.
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I'riseo
Horrific Grasshopper Attack in Kansas Rustles a Man and Horse
A Kansas encounter reports Dan Kavanagh torn by grasshoppers attracted by a green shirt. Keiser fights them off as Kavanagh is killed, horse dies, and the pair's disaster ends with the ranchmen hiding the scene. Keiser survives after severe swelling and delirium.
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Dan Kavanaugh
Kim
London
Missouri
Kansas
Lindsey
Solomon River
Dan Kavanagh
Red Keiser
Dan
Kavanagh
Keiser
Fast Time Trip to Red Cloud Agency
R. Golden loaded at this place on January 17 for Red Cloud Agency with supplies for the Indians. He completed the trip in fifteen days and arrived back here on February 1.
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R. Golden
Red Cloud Agency
Resurrection Morn and Colorado Salaries Concord
A meditation on resurrection ends as a Colorado legislative notice lists state executive and judicial salaries. The Governor’s pay is 2500 dollars with 1200 for private secretary and other salaries include lieutenant governor 800, secretary of state 2000 with 1000 for clerk, attorney general 800, supreme and district court judges 3250 each, and other offices 1800.
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Colorado
Supreme
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
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Stanley Mathews
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