Political Advices from New Jersey and Old Virginia
Special Dispatch from Washington reports Governor Ward of New Jersey says Republicans run a thorough canvass and will carry New Jersey for Grant and Wilson. Knights Templar, stirred by a brass band, paid respects to the President and Cabinet, while letters from Virginia indicate Republicans will carry that state in November.
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New Jersey
Old Virginia
Ties and Chronicle
Wastxeter
Ward
Grant
Wilson
Knights Templar
Providence
R. I
Republican Campaign Committee
Virginia
Rumors on U S Mexican border protests widen
The report cites rumors that Attorney General Wil intends to act after the election to establish a commission. It discusses a Rio Grande Commission and a Mexican commission, contrasting their findings on disorders blamed on organized society. It notes alleged bribery and calls for a special convention to settle disputed matters.
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Washington
Rio Grande
Texas
Mexico
Races Set for October Trotting Purses in Chillicothe
Special Dispatch from Chillicothe Ohio reports two trotting purses today at 2 PM. The farmers purse of 50 dollars features Gypsey Queen ridden by Baumen and Jennie ridden by Yeger Dice. The merchants purse of 225 dollars lists Bonnie ridden by Grace and Bridget ridden by Green with Nickter as top pick. Mohawk Jr. arrives for the free-to-all race tomorrow as crowds fill the town.
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Times and Chronicle
Chillicotag
Baumen
Lancaster
Gypsey Queen
Yeger Dice
Portsmouth
Jennie
Dr. Grace
Bonnie
Green
Bridget
W. C. Grinnett
Carrie Nickter
Nickter
Mohawk, Jr
Exodus from Alsace and Lorraine prompts mass departure
Mail advices report a mass exodus from Alsace and Lorraine with 18,000 leaving in two weeks and Havre counting 1400 choosing French nationality. The exodus reduces local populations to about 10,000 in Meta, with 25,000 German groups remaining to watch. Germans note the shift as a strategic impression.
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France
New York
Alsace
Lorraine
Meta
Havre
Fires Destroy Five Dwellings in LaGrange
Kentucky dispatch reports a morning fire in LaGrange that destroyed five houses. Damage estimates vary and insurance statuses for several residents are noted, with one building owner moving stock before flames spread. A separate Kentucky missive notes a later fire in Fort Frankfort causing substantial, insured losses before men and servants’ quarters were spared.
Caleb Cushing Remarks on Damages Claims and Travel
Hon Caleb Cushing arrived yesterday and discussed the arbitration board. He indicated the damages coin claims will not reach two millions and commented on the nature of legal opinions and travel plans, noting he did not go to England.
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New York
Caleb Cushing
Yestery
Saas Cothedy Anishea
Cushing
England
Tayhote
Incomplete will document detailsEstate bequeaths heirs and securities
Fragmentary OCR reads like a personal will draft. It mentions a late homestead or estate in Auburn locality, division among four sons, a named executor, and uncertain total value around two hundred thousand dollars. The text is garbled and unclear on precise holdings or beneficiaries.
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Sven Seemy
Gee Securities
Aubern
Irish Catholic Union delegates in Philadelphia reception
Delegates to the Irish Catholic Union attended a complimentary last evening at the Catholic Phil. Li Institute in Philadelphia. An address of service was delivered by the Mw. of Louisville. Over two hundred teas already arrived, and others follow.
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the Catholic Benevolent Union
Philadelphia
Ms “Nion
Catholic Phil. Li Institute
Re the Mw
Louisville
Freight and rail reforms debated at Board of Trade
Resolutions urged a national freight classification and federal powers to curb extortionate charges. Members pressed Congress to legislate rolling stock allocation, liability of railways to merchants, and state law boosts for weighing freight. Debate touched centralization fears, immigration policy, and regional power, with a Bay excursion noted for delegates.
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New York
Seite Board
Eet
Erié
Indelphie
Isaacs
Richmond
Rie Richmond Chamber
Pot
Cincinnati Board of Tra
United States
Congress
Busby
Pennsylvania
Branch
Washington
SisilWays
Federal Congress
Rowland
Cincinnati
New Haven
Chickering
TR +ton
Boston Commercial Exchange
Vtny Nga
Troy
Serene
Boston
Authens
Boston Board
Saneek Lee
Wawelat
Mae Pi
St. Louis Union
Great Sacramento race ends with driver fined
In Sacramento the great race for a $100 purse featured two horses Maid and Occident. Occident won the first heat in 2 21 84, Maid led early and claimed several seconds. Jim Boff, driver of Maid, was fined one hundred dollars for driving into the Maid, sparking denouncement from best drivers about jockeying in the race.
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Sacramento
Cal
Jendee
Re Maid
Ahnes
Aes Siena
Maid
Occident
Vevident
Ngternity
Vaca Station
San Francisco
Jim Boff
Ae Maid
Poor Weather and Faff Face Off Course
A scrambled line notes a poor time yesterday and hints Faff will likely be ruled off the course in the future. The terse OCR fragment implies suspension or disqualification considerations amid ongoing competition.
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Imade
Faff
Minister Nelson and Wall Street Rumor Clash in 1886 Era
Minister Nelson arrived from Mexico to address the Long Island Baptist Conference where open and close communion was debated and a resolution affirmed Baptist doctrines. A Wall Street rumor linked a local firm, valued between 75 080 and 100 000 dollars, to a failure tied to hearing operations. A whisky fraud case stirred by the US Attorney paused as a commissioner adjourned until Friday.
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New York
Nelson
Yesterdy
Mexico
Long Island Baptist
Stock Exchange
Wallstreet
Ceserang
United States
Whie
South Carolina Returns in Provisional Governor Race
In Charleston by October 1 results show Moses and the Republican ticket carrying the South District with a likely majority. Perry, a former provisional governor under Johnson, is nominated for Congress, facing Wallace as the opponent. Lime bolters ticket, Tomlinson governor candidate, and quiet, early returns.
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Perry
Johnson
Congress
Wallace
Wit Tomlinson
Harleston
Satpek
Epg
Moses
Arrests for Alleged Ballot Fraud in Scranton Officials
New York reports on October 17 that Scranton Pennsylvania officials including the mayor and postmaster were arrested on charges of ballot tax stuffing and bribery. Several other prominent officials are implicated with about twenty cases already in hand.
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Scranton
Penn
Bowshi
Atlidayits
Tammany Convention Nets City and County Ticket
In New York during October the Tammany Convention completed its city and county ticket for the forthcoming election, marking the slate of candidates to face rivals in the campaign.
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New York
Tammany Convention
Congressional Nominations in Six Districts
Candidate list for six districts includes B F Butler Republican Sixth Massachusetts with Charles P Thompson Democrat, Sixth Massachusetts. W W Eaton Democrat in the Fourth Connecticut. Gen J R Hawley Democrat in the First Connecticut. Erastus Wells Democrat in the Second Missouri.
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B. F. Butler
Massachusetts
Charles P. Thompson
W. W. Eaton
Connecticut
J. L
Butler in Indiana speech sparks clash over spoons and lies
In North Vernon Indiana General Butler denounces Hendricks and rival rumors. He defends his wartime actions, cites fed aid to starving families, street cleaning, and hospital support in New Orleans. He accuses political opponents of falsehoods and questions spoons remarks and loyalty.
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Hendricks
North Vernon
Butler
Waas
New Oceans
War Department
Ananias
Sapphira
Lempores
Ihatsines
Sisters of Charity Atri
Caroline Hospital
Jane
New Orleans
Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury
United States
Thomas A. Hendricks
Blackguard
Peshtigo Rebuilding After Fire in Wisconsin Year Later
Correspondent recalls Peshtigo a year after the devastating October blaze. Once a thriving lumber town with mills churches and hotels it has risen again with rebuilt church schoolhouse mills and stores. A new handsome church was dedicated on the exact site of the old one.
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Chicago Journal
Peshtigo
Cocaherina
Peshtigo Company
River traffic and river levels reported for Oct 17
Special dispatches note multiple river movements as Ella Hagh Rok and Mountain Oak travel to Cairo while Burksville and Ella Hu operate between ports. River levels show fall near Louisville and rising at falls and Portland bars. New Albany reports stationary levels and delays. Henderson Packet Company negotiates charter of Maine Rayon. A J Ross sells stake in K C Gray to Capt Yerkes.
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Times and Chronicle
Evansville
Ella Hagh
Louisville
Henderson Bir
Portland
Portland Bar
French Island
Cairo
New Albany
Henderson Packet Company
Maine Rayon
A. J. Ross
K. C. Gray
Yerkes
Opening of Yokohama Yeu rail line and other reports
The article notes the Yokohama to Yeu railway opened by Prince Nicholas of Montenegro and reports on various items: Sultan’s pledge to punish Turks attacked at Leposa. New Yorks total registrations reaching 66,512. Arkansas State Fair opening with record attendance. William Chuck found guilty of first degree murder in Indianapolis and to be hanged. Stokes defense testimony about a pistol in the hand of Fixk not widely credited in NYC. John L. Martin charged with embezzling 26,000 at Cratesville National Bank. a Brooklyn child caused a crib fire with matches. a Starr County Texas sheriff killed opposing a disturbance. a robbery of $4,000 from a Houston Old Colony Railroad clerk. a Rio Grand City shooting and flee to Mexico. Grand United Order of Odd Fellows celebrates 26th anniversary in Washington with 150 lodges in district and 900 total members.
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Montenegro
Leposa
New York
Little Rock
William Chuck
Indianapolis
Stokes
Fixk
John L. Martin
Cratesville National Bank
Pennsylvania
von Eet
Comm Street
New
James W. Woods
Old Colony
Hoston
Ret
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. Com
District of Colum
Order
Washington
District of Columbia
Senator Morton amid scandal denied by Indianapolis residents
The Indianapolis Journal defense portrays Governor Morton as suffering illness in 1865, denying charges of dissipation. It rebuts slanders about his corruption, citing his war service, intense labor, and social standing. Residents across parties reject the calumnies as wartime fabrications aimed at weakening the Republican leadership.
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Indianapolis Journal
Morton
Senator Morton
Lincoln
General Washington
Iris
Republican Party
The
Sentinel
Indianapolis
Tle
Boundary War Frays Over Potomac Waters Rights
A Maryland Virginia dispute over a boundary line includes control of water rights, oyster beds, and tidal lands in the Potomac. A joint commission met recently but offered no compromise, with both states firm on their claims.
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Maryland
Virginia
Potomac
Eee Va
Man Spitting Tobacco Witnessed by Passersby
An elderly man at a window spat tobacco over bystanders and faced potential charges. The court case moves forward with an appeal to the higher court as observers question the legality of the act.
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Pwnd
Wholesale Murder of Female Children in India
An eyewitness report from the Central Provinces details widespread infanticide and skewed gender ratios. Village visits show many areas with vastly more boys than girls, with practices varying by caste and locality. Officials praise improved trends under British rule and enlightened leadership, noting reductions over time and the role of governance in curbing the crime.
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Central Provinces
America
Ooderbore
Agra
India
Fast India Company
Amusing Fragments From The Golden Age In America
A chaotic collage from The Golden Age and related pieces mocks modern pieties with caricatures, gossip, and unrealistic utopian boasts. It sneers at transmuting metals and lampoons social pretensions, ending with a critique of a Geneva church mass bequest.
Shall We Have Pure Elections
A Lafayette Indiana editorial accuses Republican and Democratic operatives of illegal voting and urges removal of fraud to protect ballot purity. It cites specific cases in Greencastle Clinton Adams counties and warns of the Indiana election’s risk if fraud continues, stressing the need for clean government and orderly ballots.
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Lafayette Dad. Courier
Alverd
Eres Batherbox
Democratic Committee
Ste
Ublicans
Tammany Ring
New York
Indiana
Percetane
Greencastle
Clinton County
Adams County
Hereditary Transmission of Fear in Sheep
In England farmers report that war noises from army operations frighten sheep, causing long lasting effects across generations. Observers note that distressed flocks may become timid after exposure to guns and cannons, a phenomenon seen when dogs harass a flock.
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England
Deserted Wife Advertises Runaway Husband in Hawaii
A Kauai woman seeks Wahineaca, her husband, in a late Hawaiian paper. She declares she will consider him dead if he does not come forward or advertise within thirty days and plans to remarry.
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Hawai'an
Koloa
Kauai
Wahineaca
Ants Invited as Pest Control Partners in Central America
A Picayune writer urges readers annoyed by pests to embrace ants as allies. He notes a small terrier ant field in Central America and muses on how such ants might multiply, potentially countering cotton-worms and similar troubles, questioning how they spread and prevail.
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New Orleans Picayune
Central America
Egypt
Parthia Neva collision in Mt George Channel
The Parthia sailing from New York to Liverpool collided with the Neva from Liverpool to Bombay in Mt George Channel. Parthia sustained slight damage. injuries to the Neva not reported. Parliament plans to reassemble on December 1.
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Nevay
Liverpool
Bombay
Parthia
New York
Mt. George's Channel
Mercy declines Democratic Liberal nomination for Congress
Henry A Mercy declines the Democratic Liberal nomination for Congress in the Highth Massachusetts District, Boston October.
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Boston
Henry A. Mercy
Congress
Highth
Massachusetts
Local Officials Charged in Election Incident in Wilkes-Barre
A dispatch from Wilkes-Barre reports Hoyt and Shoemaker and Mayer Locéries of Scranton and Mevonur Necessor Gaies of Pittston have been cited on charges related to vote irregularities at the recent election.
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Wilkesbarré
Saps Titernal
Hoyt
Congress
Ey Mayer Locéries
Scranton
Mevonur
Marriage Row After Simple City Court Service
A young couple elopes and marries in a tower district apartment after a simple ceremony attended by six friends of the groom. The bride’s father, Stapedig, pursued disclosure and attempted to intervene but was restrained by police as the couple, now married, faced his threats of revenge and a will dispute.
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Kenwood
Tower
Brogd
Train crash near Chelmsford injures several passengers
A passenger train of the Eastern Counties Railway left the track near Chelmsford and the car slid down a bank, breaking apart. No deaths are reported and the injured are being attended to.
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Lexus
Eastern Counties Railway
Chelmsford
Magnificent Caribou Mine Rumored to Yield Imperial Silver
Gossip from Caribou Colorado describes the Caribou Mine eight hundred yards west of town at ten thousand feet. The vein reportedly runs sixty three feet wide with ore from seventy five to one thousand dollars per ton and a vast network of lodes extending toward Middle Park and beyond. A discovery shaft depth yields over two thousand dollars per ton in ore, with hundreds of acres claimed and rich timber and grazing lands nearby.
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Caribou
Colorado
Ana
Csutotrets
Walona
Betthders
Golconda
Snowy Range
Middle Park
Dawley
Aber Iae
Mince
Anid
Adige Mike’s Deminicats Opera Ninth Dietric
Fragmentary text mentions a Deminicats opera run with a ninth element titled Dietric. Limited readable facts prevent full coverage of event, participants, or place. Summarizes a partial reference to a musical work and its position within a larger sequence, with no verifiable details.
Pennsylvania Democrats decide against nominating ticket
The Democrats of Pennsylvania issued a statement through their Executive Committee announcing there is no need to nominate an electoral ticket. The dispatch notes a decision made yesterday in Harrisburg amid internal discussion.
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AO Hearrisburs
Democrats of Pennsylvania Mit
New York church fire bids government gold sale
A New York church fire prompted bids for government gold. Details note St Andrews Episcopal Chinely at Rick, with losses around 20 000 and various fiscal figures totaling about 70 million. An advertised sale of 4k and 0 million was sold in one lot.
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New York
St. Andrew's Episcopal Chinely
Rick
Stoter Isham
HSL
Debate on Government Aids to State Works at Buffalo Meeting
At a National Board of Trade session, Buffalo Board of Trade argued for conditions on federal aid requiring states to cede control of projects and private ownership. M. Haz zard of Buffalo urged Erie Canal expansion as vital for national commerce, while Opayke of New York warned against sacrificing New York water works for western benefits and urged postponement.
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National Board of Trade
Buffalo Board of Trade
Ir. Mhazcard
Buffalo
New York
Hazzard
England
Opayke
West
Special Airpatches T 6 Percent Movement
Arrival and departure details list passengers Carrie III Ada Heilman John Lumsden Evansville St Joseph Memphis City of Quincy New Orleans and more with times from 4 PM to 11 PM plus a weather note warm and hazy.
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CarRie, III
Carrie Kounts
New Orleans
Ada Heilman
Cape Guardeau
John Lamsden
Evansville
St. Joseph
Memphis
Tweed Trial Motion Faces Adversity in Court
In New York on the Over and Tenadiner Court to-day the motion to request a judicial cut against Tweed faced opposition. The proceedings showed continued resistance from opposing counsel as the judge weighed the arguments and potential impacts of the request.
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New York
Towboat Barnhill Clears Wreck in Monongahela Area
The Monongahela river scene reports a wreck removal by the towboat Barnhill for Janes Kin of Parkersburg. Oakland towboat to run a trial from Sisantay as water reaches five feet. Weather mild with improving but uncertain river conditions.
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Barnhill
Janes Kin
Parkersbury
Suinsfield Briger
Shany
To-Day's Markets Special Dispatch to the Times and Chronicle
The oil market and several regional oil prices appear mixed as markets report quiet trading. Prices for crude vary by location with limited activity noted at Parker's Landing and Philadelphia, while Port towns show slight fluctuations and overall steadiness.
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Times and Chronicle
Prrraavra
Parker's Landing
Fretis
New York
The Cigar Ship Patent Extension Review
Extension of the Winanseer patent for spindle ships rekindles interest in a ship design started twelve years ago in Baltimore. The hull mimics a spindle to reduce rolling and drag, promising greater speed and safety with over a million dollars invested. Trials abroad, two vessels built, one in England and one in Russia, with stronger engines planned. Experts praise the concept and foretell a possible cross Atlantic test voyage pending successful trials.
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Europe
Baltimore
England
Russia
Atlantic
Wheat markets show activity across Detroit and Washington
October reports from Detroit and other markets describe firm and active wheat trading with large receipts and steady to slightly lower prices. Corn and oats show modest demand. flour and pork futures hold steady though pork and lard trade varies. Multiple regional prices are listed for No 1 and No 2 grades, plus notes on butter, sugar, and whiskey markets.
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Washington
Sheboycon
Green Bay Club
ToLepo
Michigan
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Cuba
Porto Rico
Cholee
August Huth case over public works dispute verdict favors defendant
The August Huth vs public works case concerning damages to garden and cellar along the Miami Canal banks yielded a verdict for the defendant. Board of County Commissioners met with full attendance and approved $50 for a culvert on Nickol road, with remaining costs charged to landowners. Bills for jail, court house, printing, and various services were approved, including lumber, gravel, and legal supplies. The State of Ohio vs Myers for horse stealing ended with a not guilty verdict.
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Miami Canal
Sinner
Kumber & Gilmore
Anne
Mirkin
Board of County Ng Gps
Pursueni
Minntes
William Nickol
Hanover Township
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Gillin
A. Dingfelder
War
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Legtember
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St. Clair Uigs
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Audiver
F.C. Barnett
Madison Township
Charlies D. Vorkes
Court House
J. TE. Vatrick
Preble County
James McCechan
Hedars
Beard
Calverts, &c
Jacksonburg
Henry Trader
Recondet
Jeanne
State of Ohio
Press Points from the Titusville Press
A collage of quirky items from Ohio and Pennsylvania towns notes a girl’s distress, a Cleveland official’s misdeed, sandal fashion from Saratoga, and a law capping the price of a wife. It also mentions a Trackville cow, a German neighborhood issue, and a Terre Haute postal clerk joke with a man scared by a letter.
Albany Knickerbocker reports a tragic Bethlehem feud over mixed marriage
The Albany Knickerbocker recounts a sad event in Albany city arising from a marriage between the heiress of a Bethlehem farmer and a Black man. Tensions erupt in the lower city as the couple's union stirs strong prejudice and social strife amid harvest and daily life.
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Bethlehem
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