Foreign Legations Track U S Inventions Patent Theft Warning
Oregon-era article notes foreign legations in Washington attach military officers to monitor American gun and artillery advances. It lists rifles and breech loaders such as the Lee, Remington, Mauser, Martini Henry, Evans, Peabody, Burton, Chaffee-Reece, Hotchkiss, Winchester and Lebell rifles, their inventors, and national adoptions or imports. It warns of foreign adoption or theft of U S designs and cites auctions and production capacity.
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Washington
Sgnal
Feu
Sprinefield
Frankford
United States
Europe
Lee
Sally
Austria
Austrias
G. R. Remington
Hepburn- Kesamarton
Remington-Keene
ington-Lee
G. R
Remington
Whipple
Norway
Siveden
Denmark
Republic
China
Egypt
Colombia
Madagsscar
Manser Mane
Lion
Agifle
Germany
German Artories
Mauser
Remington Armory
Supreme Court of the
State of New York
Speicer
Russia
Peabody
Martini
Henry
Scotland
Great Britain
Turkey
Frovidence Tools Company
England
Afghanistan
India
Burton
Ward Burton
Burton Lea
Winchester
BB. Hotchkins
Philadelphia
Mr. Albee
United States Army
Worry
Connecticut
France
Green goods swindlers rake in fortunes amid sawdust men
The New York Graphic notes the rise of green goods swindlers and their vast, hidden wealth. Leaders like Charley Johnson, Joe Little, Harry Parmley, and Barny Mcguire command large gangs while police say prosecutions are rare.
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Sime
New York
Graphic
Charley Johnson
Walt Tol
Nall Eury
Johnson Bug
Ife
Joe Little
Wml
Harry Parmley
Mr Pariney
Broadway
Union Square
Thirtieth Street
Barny Mcguire
Mike
Barney
Mauirels
Spot
Isis
Bustiozen
Ottera
John Wilkinson
Mr. Wilkinson
Faith Cure Scandal Sparks Doctor Visit Report
A World article notes rumors at the Faith Cure society last evening claiming a regular doctor was seen leaving Mrs De Faith’s house. The exchange hints at previous faith cures and current medical intervention amid public interest.
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Omaha
Strikes and Lockouts Rise in United States 1887
The Chicago Times reports Lindstreet's figures show 834 strikes and lockouts in 1887, up from 350 in 1886, with 840 854 workers involved. Bradstreet's data indicate 542 strikes last year, 63 percent for higher wages, and 211 3% strikers. Lockouts rose and fell across industries, with notable long actions in Philadelphia clothing, Preston Rhode Island rubber works, and Monongahela coal.
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Lindstreet
United States
Bour Bureau
Washington
Labor Bureau
Bradstreet
Bureau
Apo Zar
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Rochester
New York
Bennett’s Snow Shoes Set to Travel East from Virginia City
Norfolk era snow shoes once worn by Wells, Fargo & Co. superintendent Bennett head east from Gold Hill to Chicago, Toronto, Montreal and Canada before reaching Norway Maine and Niagara Falls. The 10 foot long Norwegian pattern boots, made of white ash, were tested during a Sierra Nevada crossing in 1867, a blizzard that left 22 feet of snow at two summits.
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Virginia City
Nev
WP. Bennett
Teame
Wells, Fargo & Colin
A.palr Ag
Pacific Coast
Gold Hill
Chicago
Toronto
Montreal
Canada
Norway
Niagara ‘Falls
John J. Valentine
Wells, Farno & Co
Pacific
Bennett
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Weiss, Fargo & Cos., Express
Serrias
Jaimeson
Fresh Pond Hill
Virginia Gite
John W. Mickay
Bryant
Kingsbury
Lake Valley
Curgon
Golles
State House
The Blizzard Terrible Cloud-Bursts: An Eye Witness Experience
A Boston Journal correspondent explains blizzards as cloud-bursts of ice dust with great extent and violence. He recalls a January 1873 storm in Northwestern Minnesota, describing sudden onset, ferocious wind, extreme cold, and near-impossible conditions for those stranded, including his own near-miss while isolated on the prairie.
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Boston .Journal
Bude
New
Brigland
Atlantic
Cured by a Spirit Doctor’s Advice in Florence
A Florence resident Louis Ferlui recounts how a Paris based spirit medium led to his recovery from severe anemia. The family followed the medium’s guidance to Florence where the magnetism healer then treated Louis for two months, restoring his health and earning ongoing thanks from the family.
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Sebistino Ferlui
Florence
Italy
Religio- Phiosophical Journa
Paris
Louis
Land
Venice
Jess
Youngest mother claim shocks Oconee County readers
Augusta Chronicle reports a startling claim from Oconee County that a girl married at age nine and became a mother before ten. The article notes the girl, described as well developed for her age and weighing 146 pounds, married to a 45 year old man. The family, white, later moved to Alabama. current whereabouts unknown.
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Oconge County
Alabama
Augusta
Maj Stofah Obscured by Rumor in Washington Critic Tale
In a Washington Critic note, Maj Stofah is described as overweight, a fact others had already recognized. The anecdote recalls a late night conversation where he jokes about his “shape” while colleagues size him up, reflecting social commentary on appearances.
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Maj. Stofah
Verg
Washington
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