Grant Hosts Greek King Aboard U S Vandalia Luncheon
General Grant entertained the King of Greece at luncheon on board the U S steamer Vandalia. The event occurred while the vessel was in Athens during a diplomatic visit amid ongoing European tensions and domestic political maneuvering in Washington.
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Raum
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New Orleans and Pacific Railway Company
Alexandria
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Texas Pacific Railroad
Texas Pacific Company
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Senate Committee On Commerce
Alexander N. Beard
Boston
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Belgrade
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Poland
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Athens
Tne House
Governor Hoyt Nominated to Wyoming Governor Seat
Washington reports President Hayes nominated John W. Hoyt of Wisconsin for Governor of Wyoming. The move shocks Wisconsin senators who favored Hoyt for a territorial post, while Governor Thayer faces removal amid debate over a Wyoming judge’s districting. Paddock and Teller vow to oppose Hoyt, while Cameron urges confirmation. The Times defends Thayer and clarifies Peck’s reassignment, framing it as necessary and not an insult to the President or Senate.
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Times
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Sitting Bull
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Green River
United States Senate
Legislative Assembly of Wyoming
Thayers
Congress
Sioux Outlook and Arctic Sufferings Feature Two Reports
Indian Agent Dr. James Irwin urges military discipline to curb Sioux, fearing Sitting Bull may raid the Black Hills. Also, a British Arctic expedition recounts extreme frostbite, amputations, scurvy, and harrowing hardships aboard the Alert with improvised winter routines.
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Red Cloud Agency
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Crook
Sitting Bull
Spotted Tail
Red Cloud
Black Hills
Black Hills Railway Project Backed by Union Pacific Directors
At a recent Union Pacific board meeting the Black Hills railroad plan was approved to proceed within the year. Jay Gould and other directors showed strong enthusiasm for the enterprise, with work to start in April and push 125 miles of track rapidly. Rapid City may become the northern terminus with Cheyenne possibly the starting point.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Bee
Jay Gould
Rapid City
Tar Leader
Cheyenne
Postoffice Newsstand to Open at Postoffice Building
Postoffice News and Stationery Store by Pollard and Co will set up a news and stationery stand in the Postoffice building within a few days. The counter will feature current newspapers and a select stock of stationery.
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Postoffice News and
Pollard & Co
Postoffice
Maré-Tf
Female Education in Eygypt advances in Egypt
A new wave of female schools in Cairo, led by Princess Tshesma Hafi Khanum, has educated about 450 girls in three years. The programs span five years with diverse subjects and include a dowry fund from needlework proceeds. A second school serves domestic work, and a third is planned, with the Ministry of Public Instruction backing all efforts to transform Egyptian womanhood.
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East
Tshesma Hafi Khanum
Miss Whately
Cairo
Ministry of Public Instruction
One More Unfortunate Tale Recalled in Verse
A long lament recounts a young girl seduced by deceit in New York and abroad. Her betrayal ruins a once peaceful family, leaving parents bereft and siblings broken. The poem frames sin and exile, pleading for forgiveness and memory of the fallen.
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New York
Prosperity of France and Southern California Climate
A contemporary notes France's postwar recovery with rising taxes and strong agriculture, contrasting constitutional envy with Germany's depression. It also urges Southern California climate praise, citing year round outdoor work, abundant fruit, fishing from the Pacific, scenic beauty, and crowded hotels in Los Angeles.
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France
Germany
Europe
California
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean
Naples
Florida
Los Angeles
Pat's Dream and the Pope's Punch Ambition
A humorous tale shows Pat dreaming of sharing a drink with the Pope, who offers hot or cold punch. Pat, Irish in tone, recalls the kitchen visit and wakes up hoping he had taken the cold option, leaving him distressed by the missed sip.
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Emerald Isle
Pat
Curious Silk Worms Produce Ribbon Like Silk
A silk factory in Cremona reports worms that instead of cocoons spun a silk ribbon ten inches wide and over twelve feet long. Inquiries reference a similar 1833 Egyptian case with two inch wide ribbons up to sixty feet, partly kept in a museum in Liverpool.
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Cremona
Toon Paumue
Alexandria
Gilo
Lenow
Museum of Natural i History
Lurin
Liverpool
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