Savannah News reports Florida Ship Canal viewed as raid plot
The paper claims the Florida Ship Canal company seeks to raid Florida lands and the public treasury. A Florida man debunks invulnerable alligator myths, noting buckshot head shots and tasty alligator steak. Jefferson letter in Baltimore hints sickness kept him from July 3, 1826 exercises.
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The
Savannah News
Florida Ship Canal Company
Florida
Wuart
Thomas Jefferson
Baltimore
Weightman
Boat Remains Found Beneath New Orleans Foundation Dig
Workmen digging the building foundation in New Orleans uncovered the wreck of an 80 foot long boat buried 8 feet below the surface. In the hull human bones were found and authorities have not yet identified the vessel or origin.
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New Orleans
Hardy’s heroes often are architects in his novels
Observers note that many Hardy protagonists are architects, reflecting Hardy’s own training before literary success redirected his career.
Marx Twain's Life on the Mississippi due in London and Boston
Critics in England hail Marx Twain's Life on the Mississippi as his best work and indicate strong support from American readers. The volume is set to appear simultaneously in London and Boston within days.
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Marx Twain
Indian Affairs Circular Cuts Off Tribal Coffee Tea Sugar
The commissioner of Indian affairs directs non treaty agency agents to stop supplying Indians with coffee tea sugar and tobacco except as compensation for labor performed, aiming to keep Indians on reservations and reduce Indian service costs.
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Indian Service
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
California placer gold discoverers rush inland from Guaymas
Reports of placer gold finds in California gain credibility as parties arrive in Guaymas with coarse gold. The mines lie fourteen miles inland from Angel Gardia bay opposite Buron Islands, a harbor with water and timber. A large expedition has departed Guaymas and a rush to the new diggings is expected.
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California
Guaymas
Angel Gardia Bay
Buron Islands
Patti Returns to Craiggnos Castle to Fan Fare
Patti was warmly welcomed back to Craiggnos Castle as villagers in festive dress gathered with flowers and flags. A royal salute rang out while the singer’s carriage moved to the castle where the household gave money clothes and food to the poor.
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Patti
Craiggnos
Civil Service Rules in Post Office Cite Grammatical Errors
Amusement arises in department circles as the civil service rules for the Post Office are found to contain more than twenty grammatical errors. Mr Blackfan, superintendent of foreign mails, is a noted civil service advocate who helped the commission establish boards of examination.
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Civil Service
Post-Office Department
Civil Service Commission
Blackfan
Foreign Mails
Directional planting as a method to control strawberry runners
An experienced cultivator notes strawberry runners extend in one direction away from the old runner. By orienting plants so the main runner side faces north, the plant will send runners south. Those planning beds should remember this directional growth to reduce spread.
New Railroads in West Could Boost Wheat Lands
The New York Tribune argues rail expansion across the West will raise wheat output without new acreage or settlers. Transportation costs currently limit production, and every mile of railroad completed could lift yearly yield by 10 to 300 million bushels. A foreign market showing price support could spur a 20 to 60 percent production rise within three years.
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New York Tribune
Elopement Foiled by Night Run to Jeffersonville
A Fairfield youth Joseph Shield and Miss Annie Meyers married in Jeffersonville after a daring trail by buggy. Two men pursued them from Farmers Home but failed, as Shield and Meyers slipped away by rope from a hotel window and sped toward their new life amid a racing chase.
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Joseph Shield
Fairfield
Young Shield
Rey
Messeur
Wenzel
Market
Jeffersonville
Annie Meyers
Hastier
Market Street
Louisville
Care of Harness Offers Oiling Guidance for Harnesses
A Detroit Post item notes general neglect of farm harness care and presents oiling methods. Different approaches exist from washing with soap and water then neats-foot oil to saturating with castor oil and lamp black first. Proper sequence preserves leather, aids cleaning, and extends life.
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Detroit Post
Turned State's Evidence in Saddle Theft Case
A man on trial declares he will act as his own state’s evidence and admit stealing a saddle. The judge questions the plan but the defendant insists and finally confesses he stole the saddle himself before leaving the courtroom. Arkansaw Traveler reports the incident with humor and surprise.
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Lemen
Arkansaw
Wood Fuel Use Among Mexico's Impoverished Regions
The article notes that mahogany, ebony, rosewood and cedar are used as fuel by the poorest people in some parts of Mexico. It highlights resource strain and social hardship linked to reliance on scarce timber for heating and cooking.
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Mexico
Stamp Collecting Mania and Million Stamp Investors
A veteran stamp dealer explains global sourcing to Skyville readers, noting rare Belgian stamps worth thousands and a boom in collectors. He cites 6,500 known stamps, high prices for key issues, match-box and medicine revenue stamps, and international sales from London to Paris. The piece traces origins to 1862 London and claims over a million serious collectors today.
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United States
Madison Avenue
London
Paris
Brattleboro
Baltimore
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Mount Brown, Esq
J. E. Gray
British Museum
N. Y. Sun
Yankee Word After All
A Salem New Hampshire term for a dapper young man called a dude spreads from local usage to New York. The word, two syllables, supposedly coined in Salem, is used for a range from a dapper fellow to esthetic youths and even loved ones. An English visitor’s remark at a rich club helped propel its notoriety.
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New England
Salem
N. H
New York
Springfield Republican
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Said
Kes B. Cook
Winona
Minnesota
the Register of Deeds
National Bank
E. C. Walton
Board of Commissioners
T. E. C. Walton
Charles Hrrewcoen
John Blair
Hospital For Insane
Yankton
Dakota Hospital For the Insane
Eee
W. L. Dow
J. R. Sanborn
Territory of
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Board of Trustees
R. B. Wagner
W. J. Dow
H. A. Jerauld
F. J. Dewart
Valentine
Dodge
J. F. Nicholl & Son
Civil Engineers
Ezioroow
Daota
Central
C. OP Sallaghan
Alex. Eriksen
Callaghan &Co
Parker Bros
P. O
Proudfoot & Bird
Architects
Illinois Sts
Dak
Horace Bodd
M. Pettengill & CO
New Haven
Conn
P. Hubbard
GEO. P. Rowell & CO
BM. Pettengill & CO
Dauchy & CO
H. Bates
N. W. Ayer & Son
Cincinnati
H. Parvin & Sons
E. N. Freshman & Bros
Chicaco
K. Miller & CO
Sterling & Brown
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