Curious Anecdotes From Diverse Fronts
Conerzssuan notes Norway’s apparent contrast with poverty and crime. Garagrine buffalo bones drive a Texas and Pacific extension industry with hundreds of wagons and teams, bones selling at $12 per ton. Rufus Haren’s August birth brings a fortune when he buys corn post birth, yielding $75,000 in a week. In Griffith Georgia a rattlesnake eight feet long chases a horse dragging a wagon with a boy aboard before being shot.
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Texas and Pacific
Rufus Haren
New York
United States
Griffith
Priest bans trade. Catholic church sued for 20000 dollars
In Fall River Massachusetts a parish priest from his pulpit forbade church members to trade with a local merchant who was expelled for joining a secret society. The merchant sued the church for 20000 dollars and attached a convent owned by the same secret society.
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Fall River
Mass
Velvet bonnet with pond-lily leaves and jeweled serpent
A daring fashion piece described as perfectly charming and original features a velvet bonnet in pale tones. It depicts pond-lily leaves with silk stems and veins, while a dark green plush snake coils around the crown, its head gleaming with bright eyes.
Japan adopts unified criminal code with reform on punishments
The article notes Japan's new criminal code replacing beheading with hanging and extending equal punishment and procedure to all social classes. It suggests this move would place Japan ahead of the United States, where wealth can influence legal outcomes.
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Japan
America
Bergnrine and Palace Sleeping Cars On European Rails
Dr Morris of Kentucky recounts two Edinburgh to London journeys in 1878 as the lone Pullman sleeper passenger. He notes long crowded drains and that she was the only traveler willing to pay two dollars extra for comfort.
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Bergnrine
Dr. Morris
Kentucky
Edinburgh
London
Beautiful Woman Suing For 5000 After Railroad Accident
Lovisz Montacun once named the most beautiful woman in America by a prize of 10000 dollars was injured on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. She now sues for 5000 dollars alleging permanent neck disfigurement. Formerly a Bowery variety show singer Miss Montague is involved.
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Lovisz -Montacun
America
Louisville and Nashville
Colossal Castor Bean Plant Reported in Hopkinsville Ky
A Hopkinsville observer notes a castor bean plant reaching fifteen feet in height with a base diameter of eight and a half inches. The stalk rises smoothly for six feet before branching, and a single leaf measures thirty inches with stem and leaf totaling forty eight inches. Six large branches extend from the plant, each as large as a typical castor bean plant, with a bean cluster two feet long.
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Hopkinsville
Editor Bennett of New York Herald Attacked by O'Connell
A New York correspondent to the Cincinnati Gazette recalls a long ago snub by Daniel O Connell that shaped Bennett's views on Ireland. On meeting O Connell in Dublin Bennett sent his card to the platform where O Connell denounced him as the editor of the vilest newspaper in the world.
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New York
Cincinnati Gazette
Bennett
Daniel O’connell
Ireland
Dublin
New York Herald
Treasure of German Empire to be revised in Span dau
The war treasure said to total 120000000 marks in gold is stored in the Julius Tower at Spandau. Two commissioners are appointed to verify the treasure.
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German Empire
Julius Tower
Spandau
Treasure Locked Behind Dual Keys in Twin Chambers
The chamber holds a treasure divided into ten lots, each subdivided into twelve parts of 1,000,000 marks. Both keys must be used at once to open the door. The total sums to 120,000,000 marks, about £6,000,000, but no interest accrues while unemployed.
Signal Service Chief Hazen Reports Advances in Meteorology
The chief signal officer emphasizes closer ties with science via the National Academy of Sciences advisory committee. He lists progress at Fort Myer and nationwide upgrades: weather bulletins, storm warnings, river reports, frost warnings, heliograph tests, Arctic expeditions, and improved observing stations. Locust monitoring shows no widespread damage.
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Tkeport
Hlazeme
W. B. Hazen
National Academy of Sciences
United States
Signal Service
Fort Myer
Signal Corps
Interior Plateau
Interior Lakes
International Bulletin
Monthly Weather Review
Mount Whitney
Cal
Arctic
America
Lady Franklin Bay
Point Barrow
Alaska
Polar
Rocky Mountain
Omaha
Grand Island
North
Platte and
Sidney
Neb
Cheyenne
W. T
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Col
Fort Sill
I. T
Fort Ellliott
Texas
Dakota
Montana
Fort Supply
L T
Fort Elliott
Tex
Man revived after freezing in Solothurn district
A man thought dead from cold near Solothurn in Switzerland was placed on the dissecting table and showed signs of life again after doctors worked to revive him.
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Solothurn
Swizerland
Treasury Finances Show Yearly Revenue and Debt Reductions
Treasury report for the fiscal year ending June 30 1881 shows revenue gains from customs and internal revenue plus bonds and notes reductions. Net revenues reach 360 782 292 with expenditures 260 712 887 and a surplus of 100 069 404 of which 90 872 261 went to debt redemption.
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Gilfillan
United States
Gilfillen
Treasury
Post Office Department
War Eagle II Smashed Against Keokuk Bridge
At Keokuk Iowa on November 5 the steamer War Eagle II was driven by eddies and currents into the Keokuk and Hamilton bridge. The impact broke a span and caused $150000 in damage while many passengers escaped with warnings and guides aiding the evacuation. Captain Jerry Wood and pilots Hiram Beadle and William Tibbles were aboard as the ship backed away from danger and passengers were escorted to safety.
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Exoxus
Iowa
Keokuk and
Hamilton
Hagia
Jerry Wood
Hiram Beadle
William Tibbles
Beadie
William Holmes
Alex
Robinson
W. D. Smith
What to Call Her In Addressing a Spouse Says Much
A Boston Herald column muses on terms of address between spouses. It contrasts affectionate forms like Queenie and My dearest hubby with formal Mr and Mrs and bleak labels such as wife and man. It notes children soften terms to mamma and papa and warns plain propriety can erode love.
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Queenie
New England
Charley
Boston Herald
Grace Daxxvna's Monument Needs Immediate Preservation
A Bam borough churchyard gravemarker of Grace Daxxvna is rapidly decaying and faces total ruin without urgent preservation measures.
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Grace Daxxvna
Bamborough
England
Henry Warp BeEcher Advocates Moral Ledger
Henry Warp BeEcher claims God maintains a list of rich men who cheat their poor neighbors, presenting a moral critique of wealth and social justice in a reflective op ed style.
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Henry Warp BeEcher
Michigan News In Brief From Howell To Lansing
Alpert Cassapy died from a well accident in Howell. Jom Simpa ns of Detroit died of paralysis. State Normal School in Ypsilanti reports ongoing tax work. Wheat prospects brighten countywide. Quebec Hotel in Hancock burned, loss under $5,000. South Haven fruit shipments show 233 140 baskets of peaches. A South Haven man owns a double headed snake. Car work association formed at Hast Saginaw with stock subscriptions. Midland youths confront a 250 pound bear. Spicer kills it with a rifle shot to neck and brain. Washtenaw Circuit Court breach of promise case Nettie S. Rushton vs John G. English valued around $10,000. President Wilder notes Michigan fruit exhibition praised in Boston. Potatoes and oats yield strong from two acres and eight acres respectively. Leighton barn fire from lanterns. steer in flames. Port Huron portrait of Granny Rodd donated to state library. South Haven carpenters in demand as building booms continue. Battle Creek reports peanut crop aiding product mix. Owosso thief firefight ends with two horse losses. Week ending Oct 8 1881 health reports show sickness causes statewide.
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Monnroz
Quebec
Hancock
Houghton County
South Haven
Anrorms
Hast Saginaw
Midland
Eli Leadbeater
Charles Spicer
Spicer
Washtenaw
Nettie S. Rushton
John G. English
Manchester
Nettie
Tom
Marshall P. Wilder
American Pomological Society
Michigan
Boston
Carrorean Tribune
J. F. McDonald
Will Hooker
Leighton
Chicago
Charles F. Hapkneton
Port Huron
Granny Rodd
St. Clair County
Laura Haven Messenger
Barrie Creek Journal
Battle Creek
John J. Griffith
Massachusetts
Owosso
Ed Gilbert
Rush
Gilbert
State Board of Health
Lansing
Open air sleeping raises health questions in Texas cities
A correspondent asks if sleeping in the open air is healthy in Texas with a cheerful note about ruddy policemen in Galveston Houston San Antonio and other cities as cited by Texas Siftings.
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Texas
Galveston
Houston
San Antonio
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Clare County Press
Conerzssuan
Cox
Norway
Saviceh
National Bank
New York Clearing House
Cmef
Eagle
Keokuk
Michigan News
Alpert
Howell
Jom Simpa
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