First Battlefield of the War in the Kars Region
The text identifies Kars as the early battlefield fortress in Asia, key to Armenia’s occupation and defended by Sir Fenwick Williams. It notes Kars sits on the Kars River between Ararat and the Black Sea, with Krupp guns and strong defenses, and suggests Trebizond Batoum Rizch as coastal alternatives for Russian aims.
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Rus
Asia
Kars
Armenia
Mount Ararat
Black Sea
Turkey
Persia
Fenwick Williams
Trebizond
Antifaurus
Rizch
Batoum
Butoum
Prospects in the Big Horn Province Reported by H Caldwell
H Caldwell of Green River returns from the Big Horn country with notes on rich quartz prospects on Ten Steel Shell Gray Bull and Owl creeks. He notes 25 cent pans, abundant wood and water, and danger from Indians, plus farming stock-raising potential and a smelter and quartz mill begun at Clark's Fork.
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Big Horn
H. Caldwell
Green River
Tongue River
Clark’s Fork
Green River Press
Grave Tenderfeet in Cheyenne District Deer Panic
A New England party on a Cheyenne mining district hilltop startled four elk and six white tail deer. Two Germans leveled rifles but were checked by companions. The herd bolted, and the hunters blamed the gale and their own swearing stopping, with local lore suggesting strong winds in Reach Creek Gulch.
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Cheyenne
New England States
Reach Creek Gulch
Peculiar Kentucky Mules Stir Glasgow Readers
The New York World notes Kentucky mules sent to Glasgow will puzzle Scots more than London wit. The mule’s kick is lightning quick and precise, unlike the stolid Clydesdale. He appears to wink with his hind legs and can patiently lure a victim into range by crafting a good character over years.
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Kentucky
New York World
Glasgow
London
Lord Ougham
Peter Cooper Builds First Continental Railway Engine
The notable growth of the country is shown by Peter Cooper who, after middle age, designed and built the first railway engine on this continent in Baltimore. The engine, created about thirty years ago, operated successfully on the Baltimore and Ohio Railway.
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Peter Cooper
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
N. Y. Tribune
Mississippi Republicans Fear Assassination Plot Unfolds
Mississippians react to the murder of Judge Chisolm and allies ex confederates who held posts since the war. The killings are seen as pre planned to disarm and kill Chisolm and Gilmer after Gully’s prior murder. Chisolm leaves a family. both men testified before the senate election committee in February and warned they might be murdered for their testimony.
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Missippi
Chisolm
Gilmer
Mississippi
Gully
Senate Election Committee
Not Water for Wounds Advocated by Medical Authorities
A New York Medical Journal cited a workman crushed by a 700 pound trip hammer. His hand was kept in hot water about 130 F for two to three weeks, then dressed. After three months he left hospital and nine months later could move fingers and show a useful hand.
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New York Medical Journal
Hind
Two Terrible Friends at the Inauguration Ball
A Mineral Mill youth arrives for an inauguration ball and borrows new pants. After an embarrassing remark from the owner about his attire, he borrows another pair, returns to dance with a partner, and escapes on a departing train amid comic humiliation.
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Mineral Mill
Tie
Feller
City Council urged to plant trees in Cheyenne streets
By Order of the Council Cheyenne residents are urged to plant trees around homes and public spaces. The piece suggests the city council authorize five hundred trees for the park and five hundred for principal streets to improve appearance and first impressions, citing other cities with tree-lined avenues.
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Cheyenne
Hartford
Savannah
Augusta
Lafayette
Covington
Lawrence
Denver
Marseilles
Frankfort
Berlin
Russian and Turkish forces in Europe and Balkans analysis
A detailed Western view estimates Russian strength at 275000 with 180 guns in the Caucasus and 60000 in the Danubian corps, while Turkish forces total 115000 infantry and 216 guns in Bulgaria. The piece outlines Danube crossing options, Balkan passes, and strategic routes toward Constantinople amid the Danubian and Balkan defenses.
The Family School and the Education of Citizens
The author argues American youth need strict home education to counter liberty induced zeal. Schools should teach love of law as social bedrock and nurture obedience from affection, shaping loyal citizens. Describes early authority at home and warns of mob violence starting at the fireside.
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Tome
Gleanings and International Notes Collide in Brief Digest
A miscellaneous selection notes Russia’s rough path ahead, Canadian building societies gain protections, and Greece risks trouble at sea. It cites a Covington physician fined for impure vaccine, San Francisco mint’s March coinage, and a coal lump containing a fossil oyster. Also mentions Boston’s new theatre, Philadelphia exhibit opening May 10, and Fall River South American orders.
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Canada
Greece
Cincinnati Times
Charlotte
North Carolina
Bergh
Puck
Russia
Covington
San Francisco
Norwich Bulletin
Prince of Wales
Lord Ramsay
Fall River
Mass
South America
Seattle
Puget Sound Express
Oil City
Temple Church
London
England
Joseph Ale
St. John
Boston
Abe
New York Tribune
Interior Department grants for lands within railroad limits
The General Land Office explains the 1876 act to confirm preemption and homestead entries within railroad grants. It outlines when patents may issue, how proofs must be filed, and how claims like the Heirs of John Litterie case are to be handled, including a pro forma dismissal with right to proper application.
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R. R
Interior Department
U. P
Interior
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
U. S. Land Offices
Congress
Land Department
Stvule
House of Representative of the United Sates of America
United States
J. A. Williamson
John Litterie
Northern Pacific Railroad Co
Alexandria
Onice
Minnesota
Litterie
Regina Strutt
Foreigner notes temperance contrast in America
A polite French visitor in Chicago contrasts temperance norms with his homeland. He recalls a guest being served a large pitcher of water and a friendly, smiling reception, remarking on the pleasant hospitality and the absence of alcohol in the drink. The anecdote ends with the question of why anyone would smile about water.
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Chicago
America
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Council
UREEK
Caucasus
Odessa
Sevastopol
Kischeneff
Danube
London Daily News
Nicholas
Czar
Romanoffs
Nepokoytehizky
Moltke
Military Academy
St. Petersburg
Duders
Danubian
Abdul Kerim Pasha
Buyuk Abdi Pasha
Abdi
Abdul Aziz
Bulgaria
Tulisha
Silistria
Rustchuk
Varna
Shumla
Tirnova
Nikopoli
Sistora
Viddin
Asia Minor
Michael
Ahmed Muktar Pasha
Roumania
Kischenefft
Jassy
Pruth
Galatz
Brahilov
Slobodzie
Kalarash
Bucharest
Giurgevo
Tchernetz
Servia
Widdin
Upper Danube
Sergia
Nicopoli
Ollenitza
Balkan Range
Nepokovtchizky
Dobrudsha
Trajan
Shmnila
Balkan
London News
Cape Emmet
Tarna
Burgas
Chenga
Bogza
Shumli
Karnabat
Adrianople
Osman Bazar
Sliyno
Ternova
Kasanlik
Shipka
Loyatz
Phillippopolis
Tartar Bazarjik
Lom
Sofia
Nash and
Philippopolis
Marmora
Constantinople
Sea of Marmora
Valentine Baker
U’chernetz
Nissa
Philipopopplis
Roumanian
the Family School
Brooklyn
Pasha
Philadelphia
Washington Street
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