Notes and News From Monticello and Nearby Areas
Monticello and surrounding regions report varied incidents. A diesel-cutter collision near Fort By Havana leads to two officers injured and mixed weather impact. A train derailment near Evansville causes a smash with no loss of life. Officials discuss a monument project and a German theatre fund drive advances. The day’s events include a city police veteran in Columbus and political notes from New York and New Jersey.
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John Cluck
Wachtel
Europe
Evansville and Nashville
Dayton
Mr. V
Penzance
Henry Wakeman
Columbus
Napoleon defends France Free Trade stance in England report
Loxpon August 5 Napoleon declares France will not let Free Trade principles be torn apart. The Count and Countess of Paris have gone to Paris. A Constantinople telegram notes a tramway opening for public use. Lady Franklin visits Bradford with a banquet. Minister Schenck to cruise with Commodore Ashbury aboard Livonia, then tour Switzerland. The Sultan's schooner Alive defeats Livonia in a race for the Prince of Wales.
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Loxpon
Napoleon
France
Paris
Constantinople
Franklin
Bradford
Schenck
Ashbury
Livonia
Switzerland
Prince of Wales
Russia Offered Intervention After Sedan In Dispatch
A Paris dispatch reports Empress Eugenie cited Russia as a friendly power asked to intervene to preserve French territorial integrity after Sedan’s surrender. Emperor Alexander sent a post-surrender dispatch offering peace without ceding French lands, but the 4 September revolution and Empress Eugenie’s flight thwarted intervention. Russia’s neutrality was declared to King of Prussia as the Republic formed.
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Eugenie
Emperor Alexander
Youk
Paris
France
Sedan
Russia
Alexander
Cunican
Europe
Prussia
Jules Favre
Empire
Government of
National Defense
Vensailles
Chamber
Rossel
Thiers
Prince of Wales made Grand Patron of Irish Freemasons
A dispatch reports the Prince of Wales has been installed Grand Patron of the Free Masons of Ireland. Separately, the ship White Jacket en route from Bombay to Hull was totally lost near Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean.
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Orator
Prince of Wales
Free Masons of
Ireland
White Jacket
Bombay
Hull
Roderigues Island
Indian Ocean
California Pacific Railroad Not Yet Transferred
In San Francisco ex governor Bigler is reported in a dying condition. The article notes suffragists active in San Francisco and Stockton and mentions Eureka, Nevada, in a brief political context.
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California Pacific Railroad
Vier
Bigler
Dropey
Del
Sam Francisco
Stockton
United
Eureka
Weather Dispatch Signals Widening Storm Reach
Weather report from August 5 notes a broad area of low pressure extending from the upper lakes to the Mississippi and Atlantic, with threatening weather and local storms. Predictions expect slow rise in barometer and a mix of wet and clear conditions across regional lakes and rivers, including Missouri and Ohio basins, as preparations and markets reflect volatility in crude and refined goods.
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California
Upper Lakes
Hes Stuart
Mississippi
Atlantic
Fire in West Kansas City Shocks St Louis Officials
Fire in West Kansas City area reaches St Louis, insured value listed as $4900 with a $1000 potential payout. August 5 report notes damage and authorities investigating the blaze and its impact on local property.
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West
Kansas
City
St. Loums
Widow of Ogden hotel keeper arrested in poisoning case
Comrisz August 4. The widow of Harrison, keeper of the White House Hotel in Ogden, who died suddenly, was today arrested on suspicion of poisoning her husband. Also notes about Mormon women fleeing with other men in the Hareem story.
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Harrison
White House
Ogden
River News: vessels aground and water levels steady
River conditions report 4 feet on Portland bar and 3 feet at French and Flint Islands with the Mary Millar and Ada Heilman aground at French Island. Leclaire to be up tonight. Bermuds from Cincinnati arrived. Shannon delays to Tuesday. Star sails for Owensboro. H S Turner to be paid off and reshipped on Mary Millar. Freight loss from Nat Williams lighter set at 100 dollars. Weather clear and 90. Monongahela falling with 24 inches in channel. Billy Parsons to Parkersburg. Naomi to enter trade Monday. weather 87.
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Times and Chronicle
Loupvi.le
Portland Bar
French Island
Flint Island
Mary Millar
Ada Heilman
Leclaire
Cloverport
Bermuds
Cincinnati
Shannon
Star
Owensboro
H. 8
Turner
Los
Nat Williams
Prrrasure
Monongahela
Billy Parsons
Parkersburg
Naomi
Market Roundup of Commodities and Prices
August 5 reports from Milwaukee and other cities show flour steady to dull with mixed wheat prices, corn moves quietly, oats moderate, and lard and bacon steady. Wheat and flour values vary by grade, with freight and vessel activity noted. tobacco, cotton, and whiskey trade activity appears in brief notes.
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Milwaukee
Bsc
Lake Ghls
Oswego
Porto Rico
Ohio
Indiana
Carrie Kounts
Susie
Cacaco
Market Quiet. Fabrics Show Limited Movement in New York
New York on August 4 reports a generally quiet market likely to stay calm for a time. Demand remains weak for many items with prices far below former levels. Some fabrics such as Augusta 33 inch sheets and Canton flannels show small advances as buyers seek quick sales amid soft conditions.
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Geomir Peewlly
Augusta
Dwight W
Indian Head
Laurel H
Pocasset
Pepperell
Beer Carris Receipts and Stock Prices In 1900 Ledger
The fragment notes receipts and stock valuations with prices per unit and weights. It lists Lilinoia and Indi consignments, cwt weights, and per item pricing, including a 1 Ite car of prime at 11c and multiple head counts for the day.
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Lilinoia
Market Reports Show Sluggish Beer Receipts and Steady Prices
Receipts totaled 404 cars for Carrie-The and 443 cars for epee last week as the market remained stagnant. Indiana rrav and related lines show mixed activity with prices around 450 dollars for lamb and 800 dollars for other items. Holders seek 475 and offerings at 450 amid no real trading, while Canada and arenas list varied activity and price points.
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Indianarrav
Canada
Arenas
Isda Artae
Averag
Indiana
Building Associations Boost Town Prosperity Edits and Openings
Money sold in Building Association No 2 last evening at 38 percent. Four associations are lifting town prosperity as citizens petition Cincinnati papers to remove a local reporter. Cummins ville teachers prepare for County Teachers Institute at College with travel aided by new Hapnfield street and First street openings. Local examiners review candidates for Cummins ville School vacancies. discussions continue after papers are checked. Officer Henn arrests German Everaman amid disputes over furniture damage and domestic objections.
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Cincinnati Morning Papers
American
Cumminsville
County Teachers’ Institute
Hapnfield Street
Colersta Pike
Tall
First Street
Spring Grove
Board of Examiners
Fanny the Terror of Police and a Jail Escape Artist
A narrative describes Fanny as a notorious figure evading wage enforcement and police, praised for craft and stealth. She escaped City Jail three years earlier by scaling a high wall with a rope fashioned from a blanket, donned men’s clothes, and fled to Petersburg where she worked as a shoemaker before returning to drink and trouble. The National Educational Convention in St. Louis August 22 is expected to draw many prominent educators and civic interest, with municipal groups planning entertainment for delegates.
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Fanny
Sale
Petersburg
St. Louis
Board of
Eda
Injunction Granted Delays District Improvements Bond Filed
Indemnity bond posted after injunction halts governor backed projects in Wasatotox district. Court order bars bond issuance for district improvements. Plaintiffs seek protection against potential losses if Supreme Court overturns injunction. Work halted as Washington state appears unsettled.
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Times and Chronicle
Wasatotox
Supreme Court of the District
Washington
Italian Procession Aims to Review Candidates for Legislature
New York August 5 P M Italians held a meeting to review and present trusty candidates for Legislature and extend organization citywide. Also included is a weekly bank statement with figures on legal tenders deposits and circulation ending today.
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New York
I Italiang
Covelty
Gorihae Lak Wight
Dominmiate
Wheat prices mixed in early trading on weekly report
Prices show slight declines for extra and No. 1 white while No. 2 white holds around a dollar. Amber and new white varieties vary, with small changes across grades and suppliers noted as activity softens in the market.
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Rca
Treadwell
France After Defeat and Debt in Immediate Aftermath
The text discusses France’s collapse to German forces and the subsequent perception of France as dead. It analyses public confidence, government borrowing, and the enormous national debt incurred during the war. It cites figures on indemnities, loans, and the expansion of debt by 1871, noting the vast resources and frugal habits contrasted with wartime financial demands.
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France
Bismarck
Acm
Fragmentary Recipe Merger From Aged Text
A garbled OCR passage hints at a historic food or medicine prep. It mentions salt and food quality, a tonic or medical use, and references to camomile. No clear people places dates or events are identifiable from the readable segments.
Treatment for gapes using carbolic acid fumes
Musselman describes a method for treating gapes in birds by heating a brick with carbolic acid and placing it in a box with chicks. The fumes suffocate the worms. birds recover upon air exposure. The box is kept covered to trap fumes and prevent burns.
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FP. Musselman
Oswego man uses tanbark to deter apple borers
E A F Oswego New York says placing a bushel of tanbark around fruit trees prevents borers. He reports no weed growth under the mulch, and claims trees protected by tanbark rarely suffer borers. Quince trees treated likewise thrive and stay borer free.
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ANT Mse Nooke
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Fayette County
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Lebanon
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Ite Pike
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Ind
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Crystal Palace Pharmacy
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N.Y
Wilson Bros
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Ea Loa Ieee and Circus
Wood’s Theatre
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Hart
Ryman & Opera
Sam Site
Weeater
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J. L. Griswold
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T. C. Raen
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J. W. Gosling
Ea Tees
Coeania
CaRnnia GeRs Geo
Ana Foret
Heventh Street
Youse Corner Chapel Society
Coustey
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