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Wast Potey Seeks 39 Privates and Rail Route Book
Wast Potey places thirty nine more candidates for shoulder straps and calls for enlistment of thirty nine privates. The Pennsylvania Railroad issues its Annus Summer Excursion Route Book 1885 with over one thousand routes guiding summer trips to Eastern resorts and points of interest. General Waitas notes Grant era salary bans remain, while posts seek dual offices. Ohio politics, Hendricks, Foraker, and a bitter election climate are discussed, with temperance and Georgia polls cited. Valencia cholera cases surge. public health cautions issued. A New York colored Zion church sale follows a civil dispute. Ah Mon case spurs police reform debates. A river race adds a faster craft, signaling eight-day travel ambitions for ocean steamers.
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