Europe wheat shipments and political shifts in 19th century notes
Pirry-Eight vessels shipped 978 004 bushels of wheat from New York to Europe. Post office plans three weekly mails from England via Queenstown to the U S. A new House doorkeeper fires ex-Union assistants. Berlin foils an assassination plot on Emperor William and Prince Bismarck. Oneida Indians win voting rights in New York. Gen Silerman’s salary is about 18 000 annually. Political tensions rise over German Belgium expansion. Pittsburg grand jury criticizes railroad and state officials. Cattle seizures on the Chicago and Alton line enforce federal rest and care rules. Senate Judiciary considers unsold railroad land reconveyance to the government. funds aim to settle debt by 1905. Congress debates liquor traffic oversight with five-member commission inquiry.
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Post Office
England
Queenstown
United States
New Democratic
Berlin
William
Prince Bismarck
Oneida
New York
Wallace
Utica
Silerman
Ebbittouse
Washington
France
Germany
Belgium
Grand Jury
Pittsburg
Suirrrrs
Chicago and Alton Road
Chicago
Avra
Senate Judiciary Committee
Storrs
Central and Union Pacific
California
Treasury of
Sidney Dillon
Union Pacific
Mr. Huntington
Central Pacific
Congress
Thurman
Kansas Pacific Company
Central
Corset Liver Found By Boston Medical Students
Medical students in a Boston college dissecting a female subject found a hollow in the liver named corset liver by physicians. The dent results from years of tight lacing and was large enough to fit a grown man’s wrist. The piece warns women to avoid exposing such fates in newspapers after death.
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Boston
Mad World Chronicles Oddities And Tragedies Across Towns
A Boston Institute of Technology student dissects an old pin cushion finding 689 needles. A Ulster county youth shoots himself after hiding a consoling letter in his boot. A Reading bridegroom dies at his wedding. A Montana inventor creates an electric automaton dog. A Newburg woman testifies in a lawsuit without speaking. Lis a mad world my masters.
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Institute of Technology
Boston
Decker’s Corners
Ulster County
Reading
Montana
Newburg
N. Y
How the Texas Cow-Boy Lives
A San Antonio letter to the New Orleans Democrat describes Western Texas cow boys riding long excursions across prairies, bivouacking, cooking, drinking black coffee, and hunting meat. It credits the lifestyle as training for rangers and cavalry, noting their prowess in the late war.
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San Antonio
Texas
New Orleans Democrat
Texas Ranger
Erzeroum and Kars Fortifications in the Russo Turkish War
The report details Erzeroum at the road hub with routes to Ardahan Erzinjan Mush Bitlis and Van and notes its 6000 foot plateau cold snowy winters. It covers the ethnic makeup Turks Khurd Armenians and fortress arrangements at Erzurum and Kars including weaknesses strengths and civilian factors in a siege context.
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Erzeroum
Kars
Armenia
Black Sea
Europe
Turkey
Persia
Ardahan
Erzinjan
Mush
Bitlis
Van
Vilayet
Erzercum
Russia
Richmond Battlefields Reclaimed With Few Traces of War
The Richmond battlefields are largely reclaimed by nature. At Cold Harbor Fair Oaks Seven Pines and Malvern Hill few traces remain. Petersburg area shows even less evidence of fortifications like Steadman Hell and Damnation. The Crater and surrounding fields are owned by Mr. Griffiths with a near untouched crater house and dense brush. A visitor pays twenty five cents for a view of the Crater and a relic shed.
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Richmond
Cold Harbor
Fair Oaks
Seven Pines
Malvern Hill
Petersburg
Steadman
Helland Damnation
Crater
Mr. Griffiths
Lamb sets world rifle score at Creedmoor nine hundred yards
Thomas Lamb Jr., a reserve on the American rifle team for 1877, scored thirty bull's-eyes at Creedmoor's nine hundred yard range. The feat crowns him world champion rifleman, with a score likely unmatched and perhaps unequaled.
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Creedmoor
Thomas Lamb, Jr
Explosive bullets in warfare and hunting examined
The article explains what explosive bullets are, their construction with a hollow lead core filled with gunpowder and an explosive compound, and how the shell functions. It discusses their limited military use, dangers, and argues they are less humane than larger shell fragments, despite shooting power.
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East
The Reward of Contemnacy in a Bavarian Will
A Berlin man died poor yet left 35000 marks with most to Bavarian town authorities and 8000 marks to nine relatives and a former friend. The friend violated a coffin-no-following clause by tossing dust, triggering a codicil that grants him the bulk of the estate. Authorities suspect he knew of the codicil and will award him the fortune.
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Berlin
Bavaria
A Congressman's Romance in Michigan Roots
The Cincinnati Gazette recounts a tale of Myr. Conger a witty Michigan congressman and his first love who later became his wife. After years apart and each marrying others the widowed former couple met in Congress Gallery and revived their romance leading to marriage.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Myr. Conger
Michigan
Congress
Golden Leaf Oak of Watauga County
A North Carolina paper reports a remarkable oak in Watauga County, growing vigorously. Its spring leaves are bright golden yellow, staying that color through growth, and only turn green in autumn as frost approaches.
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North Carolina
Watauga County
N. C
Denver Pacific Railroad Straits Endanger Colorado Rail Link
The Fort Collins Express reports the Denver Pacific railroad cannot meet interest or operating costs. Advocates claim it will briefly shake Colorado Central for six months. By dubious dealings and a Kansas judge purchase, due interest was paid by Kansas Pacific, granting six months of life before possible sale. The northern section yields little revenue and may be abandoned or repurposed toward a Poudre valley line.
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Fort Collins Express
Denver Pacific Railroad
Colorado Central
Kansas
Kansas Pacific
Denver Pacific
Poudre Valley
Women Find Men Under Beds Spark Citywide Alarm
A series of anecdotes from Miss Johnson in one town to a banker's daughter in Carbon county show men hiding under beds being discovered by women who then alert neighbors or pursue the intruders. In West Virginia a man was captured and turned over to authorities, highlighting the growing risk of under-bed hiding as a burglary tactic.
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Miss Johnson
Ashland
Carbon County
West Virginia
Piute Man Ends Life After Wife’s Death at Eureka Camp
An Indian of the Piute tribe near Eureka reportedly killed himself by cutting a vein in his left wrist after his wife died of smallpox and a rheumatic attack. He bled to death before discovery, causing a stir among the tribe who plan to cremate him with traditional rites early next week.
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Eureka Republican
Piutes
Eureka Consolidated Furnaces
Buck
Tariff changes at Chicago and Northwestern and impact on Denver
The Chicago and Northwestern issues a new tariff with rates to Denver remaining lower than Cheyenne, despite Kansas Pacific seeking higher charges for Colorado Central. Rates to Fort Collins Longmont Boulder Bristol Loveland Golden and Denver stay the same, while Cheyenne receives $100 less per car on first class freight and apples.
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Chicago and Northwestern
Kansas Pacific
Colorado Central
Denver
Cheyenne
Fort Collins
Longmont
Boulder
Bristol
Loveland
Golden
Tax pro rata case argued in Omaha circuit court
The tax pro rata case, brought by the Kansas Pacific and Denver Pacific Railroads against the Union Pacific, was argued in the United States Circuit Court at Omaha. Judge Usher and Justice Poppleton presided as attorneys for the Kansas Pacific and Denver Pacific appeared with Holmes and Woolworth guiding the case for the railroads.
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Kansas Pacific
Denver Pacific
Union Pacific
United States
Omaha
A. J. Poppleton
That City
Messrs. Rogers and Wright
Towa
Judge Usher
Lawrence
Kansas
Holmes
New York
J. M. Woolworth
Sixteenth Amendment Convention to Open in Washington
The National Woman Suffrage Association announces the Sixteenth Amendment Convention will convene in Washington on January 8, 1878, gathering leaders from all major U.S. woman suffrage groups to coordinate strategy and advocacy.
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National Woman Suffrage Association
Woman Suffrage Associations
United States
Washington
Russian losses at Kars total 25000 in capture action
A Russian official report puts losses at 25000 in the Kars operation. Among killed officers are General Belinsky and Lieutenant Colonel Meli koff.
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Kars
Belinsky
Col. Melikoff
Anti Resumption Faction Vows To Block Adjournment
They insist they can and will prevent adjournment until action is taken on the pending bill.
Melikoff Pursues Erzeroum Capture
General Melikoff has undertaken the operation to seize Erzeroum, signaling a bold push in the campaign. The move aims to cut supply lines and force strategic advantage as allied and opposing forces maneuver nearby.
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Melikoff
Erzeroum
Temperance Mass Meeting at Presbyterian Church
A temperance mass meeting led by Rev. F. W. Tomkins Jr at the Presbyterian church featured music by a four man quartet with Mrs. Miller at the organ. Addresses were given by Rev. W. B. Hamilton and Col. S. W. Downey, whose remarks contrasted with typical temperance talks and included the poem Song of Ruin that drew applause.
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Presbyterian Church
F. W. Tompkins, Jr
Joslin
Whitcomb
Whipple
Inman
Miller
W. B. Hamilton
W. Downey
Col
Col. Downey
Henry Warrerson Enters New York Lecture Field
Henry Warrerson has begun teaching lectures in New York showcasing his speaking approach and topics. The move places him in the city’s academic scene as he launches a series of public talks and engagements.
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Henry Warrerson
New York
Senate panel backs printing 2500 copies of Polaris narrative
WayTE Senate committee on printing reported favorably the resolution to print 2500 copies of the narrative of the North Polar expedition by the United States steamer Polaris.
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Wayte
Senate Committee On Printing
United States
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Leader Printing Company
Wyoming
Pirry
Joyce
Vermont
Temperance
Eden
Indus
Trne
Eblis
S. W. Downes
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