Robins, Royals, and Grasshoppers in Early Reports
The Logansport Pharos notes international talk of vigorous peace policy amid czarist and German leadership chatter. It mocks partisan fearmongering and cites a Denver grasshopper scare as Colorado anticipates a summer outbreak. reports an Indianapolis oratorical contest and Oshkosh fire lessons, warning Chicago faces renewed fire risk.
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Denver Transcript
Colorado
Sherman
John the Baptist
Government targets whisky ring in western states seizures
The text describes a long standing whisky ring evading taxes, its ties to government officials, and Secretary Bristow's action seizing thirty three large establishments in western states. It notes the ring’s power, reforms initiated, and expected follow up as revelations threaten the organization. It also mentions Vice President Wilson’s southern trip and Republican leaders Kelley and others commenting on southern sentiment toward the government.
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Whisky Ring
Ita
Bristow
Washington
Ring
Confession of Wrong in Reconstruction Policy by Two Leaders
The Vice President and another leading statesman admit their past support for Republican reconstruction policy was wrong after observing the south. They hope to repair the south’s injury and replace hate with peace, urging Radical leaders to visit the region to learn the truth as Wilson and Kelley did.
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Bayr
Wilson
South
W. D. Kelley
Congress
Philadelphia
Republican Party
Nashville
Kelley
Beecher Scandal Sparks Jury Pressure and Suspected Interference
A juror accuses Judge Neilson of improper approaches amid Beecher case coverage. The Sun outlines alleged detective activity by both sides, with Bingham and Tuttle involved and adjournment chatter over Woodhull testimony and witness plans.
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Sun
Beecher
Neilson
John F. Bingham
Erie Railway Company
Fisk
Shearman
Middletown
Orange County
N. Y
Tuttle
Erie Company
Bingham
Brooklyn
Tilton
Mr. Beach
New York
Brooklyn Court House
Ar. Beach
Fullerton
Newbury
Tommy Shearman
Evarts
Diet and mind linked to meals in celebrated sayings
A column notes Hippocrates and others arguing appetite shapes intellect and character. It cites Johnson, Addison, Lamb, Ariosto, Shelley, Newton, and Byron, detailing their meals and foibles to illustrate how food influenced temperament and behavior.
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Hippocrates
Johnson
Ford
Tate
Joseph Addison
J Hieonn
Ariosio
Shelley
Newton
Lord Byron
Franklin on abstinence and rational excuses
The passage recalls Benjamin Franklin pondering abstaining from animal flesh. He admits hesitating between principle and inclination until recalling that a cod yields small fish, prompting him to question why humans should eat them. He notes the ease of using plausible pretexts to justify inclination.
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Benjamin Franklin
Witness Stand Attraction Spurs New York Trial Buzz
Mrs Gen Robinson owner of the Woodhull house testified she leased the mansion furnished and sat on a sofa bed yesterday. The assertion targets Stephen Pearl Andrews who claimed no sofa bed existed in the Mme Roland mansion, impacting the Woodhull trial narrative.
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New York Times
Woolhull
Claflin
Gen. Robinson
Woodhull House
A Girl's Revenge in a Sicilian Circus Tale
A jealous Florina, famed lion tamer in a traveling circus, learns her lover betrays her. After a brilliant performance she taunts him and, when he denies faith, declares and enacts deadly revenge by urging lions to kill him with her whip.
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Sicily
Florina
You Got Him Boss A Serio Comic Lift Gone Wrong
A Richmond Virginia railroad station tale tells of an engineer backing a train to take an extra car when a black worker get caught between the cars and knocked breathless. A second black man whispered Boss you got him to cover the mishap and vanished. The fireman later explained the squeeze, but the sly observer believed it deliberate.
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Richmond
Enquirer
Richmond & Danville
Magnirer
Dream which was not Ali a Dream and related notices
A Georgetown dispatch reports John Andrews, a colored preacher who killed his wife, captured after a dream-led search by Henry James and companions. The article also contains sharp comment on Secretary Delano and Red Cloud, noting tensions and political jokes amid frontier-era discourse.
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Georgetown
Del
John Andrews
Henry James
James
Andrews
John
Mr. James
Darky
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Chicago
Niagara
NEW Garly Breakfast
Ball & Naylor
CGO Market Street
PUMFP
Fanning Mills
J. B. Messinder
Superior Fanning Mills
S.E. Corner Canal and
Elm Streete
John Roots’ Bitters
John Roots
Seneca Street
Buffalo
Van_Schanck
Stevenson & Reid
R. J. Connolly
BO P.S
Broadway
A.gleitz
Loganaport
Ind
Ali
Delano
Red Cloud
Great Father
Boston Globe
James McTaccart
Locarro
101
Marxer Sr
Rpimadmbarn
Fourth Sts
K. Ss. Barnes
Market St
Barnett House
Hialine
Western Coal Yard
Ors
L. P
C.E. Gridley, Watchmakers & Jewelers &8 Market Street
Rosenthal & Mack
CA AL
Dr. Fitler
J. P. Fitler
M.D. Adante
C. H.wing
Media
Penn
Hopalyse
Thox
Murphy
D.D
Frankford
Highstown
N.J
Buchanan
Clarence
Towa
G. Gmith
Pittsford
N.Y
Jos. Beggs
Falla Church
Tusat
Jas
Finegan
Ames Thomas
G. W. Nafe
Thomas & Nafe
James Thomas
Royal Center
St Omtey
Chicago Street
Dr. Thomas
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