Death to Deadlock Turned Bentons Rift to Friends
Daniel Webster and Thomas Benton long rivaled in the Senate. In 1841 a Gun on the steamer Princeton exploded, killing several including Secretary Gilmer. Benton narrowly escaped and felt the hand of the Almighty drawing him away. He sought reconciliation with Webster, who welcomed the gesture, and thereafter they remained close allies until Webster's death.
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Daniel Webster
Thomas H.benton
United States Senate
Webster
Benton
Princeton
Potomac River
Washington
Colonel Benton
Gilmer
Navy
Mr. Gilmer
Record of American earthquakes 1876 77 by Professor Rockwood
Professor C G Rockwood Jr compiles a history of earthquakes on the American continents from May 10, 1876, to November 18, 1877. About sixty five shocks are listed with regional totals and notes on the May 19 and November 4, 1877 events including a massive Peru Chile coast tsunami and widespread tremors in Canada New York and New England.
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C.G. Rockwood, Jr
American Journal of Science and Arts
California
Territories
Canada
Southern
Western States
Middle States
Central America
South America
West Indies
Sandwich
Islands
Peru
Chile
Peruvian
Iquique
Callao
San Francisco
Honolulu
Australia
Canda
New York
New England
St Lawrence River
Origin of Nail Terms Explained in Old English Usage
The text explains how nail size terms like fourpenny sixpenny and tenpenny originated as pound values per thousand nails. It traces linguistic shifts from ten pound nails to ten punny and eventually to modernized forms, noting the simplification from pounds to rough pence.
Disaster suit ends as husband found alive elsewhere
The Rochester newspaper recounts a pension and railroad suit filed after the Ashtabula wreck of December 29, 1876. Mrs Webber claimed her husband perished in the blaze and produced keys, fabric, and witness testimony as proof. A later finding showed a man of the same name in a Wisconsin pension home, alive and not at Ashtabula, invalidating the claim and leaving the woman and donor out of pocket.
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Rochester
N. Y
Eaprese
Ashtabula
Lake Shore
United States
Webber
Buffalo
Martindale
Eloquence of Trees at the doorstep declares nature's preacher
A persuasive piece extols planting many trees at home. It urges transplanting and nurturing both early and late fruit bearers to ensure year round abundance. Trees as a refining influence bring beauty and a welcoming aroma of contentment and hospitality to visitors.
Turbulent Rain Storm Floods Constantinople Streets
A Constantinople correspondent describes a five to six hour rain flood that overwhelmed the city. curb to curb waters rose knee deep, carriages stalled as blocks of stone rolled downslope, two men drowned, houses swept away, gas works failed plunging Pera and Galata into darkness, panicked crowds and a tense sultanom palace scene as lights finally returned.
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Constantinople
Pera
Galata
Washington Letter Urges New Jersey to Arm for Public Duty
A Kentucky discovered letter from George Washington urges New Jersey militia to rise united against invaders. It recalls British setback after New York and New England aid to the Continental Army and urges every man with a musket to serve, signaling wartime patriotism and resolve.
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George Washington
Kentucky
Colonel Shreve
New Jersey
New York
New England
G. Wasainetos
African Conveyance: Luanda Cabmen and Their Maxilla Carriers
The British consul at Luanda records the maxilla carriers or cabmen of the city who carry passengers in cane-bottomed sofas suspended from bamboo poles. Two men carry each pole, with a painted waterproof top and dust curtains. Hire by the hour costs a small sum, while monthly rates include daily ration money, and fares are legally established.
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Luanda
Angolia
Time's Changes in the Senate Reflect Long Passage of Years
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes seventeen years have passed since 1860 and the Senate has changed vastly. Of the old members only Bennibal Ban lin and Henry B. Anthony remain senators. The piece lists many figures such as Sumner Hale Seward Douglas Johnson Pugh Davis Hunter Toombs Crittenden Bright Wade Trumbull Yulee Wigfall Slidell and others who were in the Senate then, now dead or moved. Five states joined the Union and ten antebellum senators remain among the body.
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Senate
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ay O Bennibal Banlin
Maine
Henry B. Anthony
Rhode Island
Pitt Fessenden
Fessenden
John P. Hale
Hale
Henry Wilson
Wilson
Sumner
William Henry Seward
Seward
Stephen A. Douglas
Union
Douglass
Andrew Johnson
Aadrew Johnson
George E. Pugh
Jefferson Davis
R. M. T. Hunter
Mason
Virginia
Robert Toombs
John J. Crittenden
Jesse D. Bright
Ben. Wade
Lyman Trumbull
Yulee
Florida
Wigfall
Texas
Benjamin and
Slidell
Wealthy Widow Tosses Coins From Palace Window
In Rome during carnival season Mrs Hicks, newly married to Thomas Lord, staged a coin toss from the Antonelli palace second floor. She scattered small Roman send coins to the crowd, causing a rush and near riot as thousands watched from below. The police chief urged restraint to avoid danger.
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Hicks
Thomas Lord
New York
Tribuni
Rome
Antonelli Palace
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Webter
and. Benton
Hewan
Behm
Wagner
Europe
Asia
America
Africa
Polynesia
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