Grant Hosts Greek King Aboard U S Steamer Vandalia
The weekly notes report General Grant entertained the king of Greece at luncheon aboard the U S steamer Vandalia in Athens. Other items include Austria’s continued ire, Turkish Protestant charter approval, and political maneuvers in Congress on silver, tariffs, and public debt.
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Greece
U. S
Austria
Layard
Turkey
Senate
Paris Journal
Morrill
Bayard Taylor
Germany
New York
Berlin
Washington
New Hampshire
House
Polk
England
Armenia
Russia
Pickers Court House
South Carolina
Raum
Kellogg
New Orleans and Pacific Railway Company
Alexandria
New Orleans
Texas Pacific Railroad
Texas Pacific Company
Colorado
Senate Committee On Commerce
Alexander N. Benard
Boston
Bosnia
Belgrade
Charles Wilkes
Poland
Gen. Grant
Athens
St. Petersburg
Prince Battenberg
Cyatennas
Bulgaria
Sunset Cox
Barnum
Boston Dispatch
Tewksbury
Hayes nominates Hoyt Wisconsin Governor of Wyoming Territory
The Chicago Times reports President Hayes nominated John W. Hoyt of Wisconsin for Governor of Wyoming Territory. Gov. Thayer, a Nebraska man and former U S Senator, faces removal pressure amid controversy over a Wyoming judge re assignment bill. Paddock and Davis clash over motivations and legality while Thayer defends his actions and the legislative assembly’s move.
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Chicago Times
Washington
Hayes
Senate
John W. Hoyt
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Ehoyt
Territories
Gov. Thayer
Hoyt
Thayer
Nebraska
United States
Peck
David Davis
Davis
Grant
Paddock, Teller
Saunders
Welkin
Ioyt
Guv. Thayer
Judge Peck
Paddock
Cameron
Times
the Times
Crook County
Sitting Bull
Legislative Assembly
Evanston
Green River
United States Senate
Legislative Assembly of
Congress
Sioux policy and Arctic peril dominate frontier dispatches
Dr. James Irwin warns the Sioux must be subdued by force or left to Shoshone scouts while Crook campaigns. Arctic exploration ends in tragedy as officers and crew endure frost bite, amputations, and ghastly hardships aboard the Alert. only Nellie the dog and a cat survive the voyage home.
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James Irwin
Red Cloud Agency
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Crook
Sitting Bull
Spotted Tail
Red Cloud
Black Hills
Sumner
Petersen
Nellie
Black Hills Railway Project Moves Forward This Year
Union Pacific directors resolved to push the Black Hills railway construction this year with a rapid start in April. Jay Gould led the enthusiasm as Rapid City is eyed as the northern terminus, with 125 miles to be completed and the line possibly extending into the Hills before fall. Cheyenne may serve as the starting point for the venture.
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Black Hills
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Bee
Jay Gould
Rapid City
Tar Leader
Cheyenne
Postoffice News and Stationery Stand to Open Soon
Postoffice News and Stationery Store run by Pollard & Co will set up a news and stationery counter in the Postoffice building within a few days. The stand will stock the latest newspapers and a broad selection of stationery.
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Postoffice News and
Pollard & Co
Postoffice
Mars-Tf
Female Education in Eygypt Progress in Egypts Female Schools
A report on two Cairo girls schools shows rapid growth after Princess Tshesma Hafi Khanums sponsorship. The first palace school now educates about 450 girls from diverse backgrounds, with a five year course and support for the poorest via a dowry fund. A second school serves domestic work with 147 pupils. A third is planned. by end of year, further expansions are expected under the Ministry of Public Instruction.
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Europe
United States
Washington
Pensacola
Baltimore
Alice
Campbell
Porto Cabello
New Brunswick
Senate Territorial Committee
Indian Territory
Tim Pensylvania Senate
Congress
Paris
Servia
England
Egypt
Existnce
East
Tshesma Hafi Khanum
Miss Whately
Cairo
Ministry of Public Instruction
One more unfortunate a tale of ruin and despair
A lament on a young woman lured by false promises to ruin. The piece contrasts a loving home with a life in New York and abroad, showing grief-filled consequences for family and self. It closes with a plea for forgiveness and condemnation of seduction and societal judgment.
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New York
Prosperity of France and Southern California Climate
A contemporary notes France’ s postwar prosperity with higher tax yields, strong agriculture, and envy from neighbors, contrasting with Germany’s depression after war. It also describes Southern California’s mild climate, year round outdoor work, abundant fruit, blue Pacific waters, and crowded Los Angeles hotels.
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California
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean
Naples
Florida
Los Angeles
Pat's Dream A Dream of Punch With the Pope
A man named Pat, Irish by birth, relates a morning dream in which he meets the Pope who offers a drink. He contemplates alcohol at a warm kitchen lamp with lemons and sugar, wakes before drinking, and laments not taking the punch cold.
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Emerald Isle
Pat
Silk Ribbon Like Threads Reported From Cremona Factory
A Cremona silk factory run by M. Garibaldi allegedly produced silk worms weaving flat ribbons instead of cocoons, ten inches wide and over twelve feet long. Similar large scale ribbons were observed in 1833 at Alexandria's silk works, with specimens kept in a museum.
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M. Garibaldi
Cremona
Alexandria
Gilo
Keidy
Museum of Naturad
Dusin
Liverpool Mail
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Jordon
Dr Luna
Cuba
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Maces
Belisario Peralta
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
France
America
Royal Engineers
San Francisco
GrEoran Q. Cannon
Utah
Black Sea
Falmouth
Ropgins
Treasury
Agent Irwin
Black Hills Railway
Lyapen
Passon Ea
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