Public debt and treasury notes dominate July update
July debt rose by 6.1 million dollars with cash in treasury at 282.9 million and gold certificates at 2.79 million. The note redemptions totaled 123.99 million, funded largely by checks and bank credits. pensions arrears used a special fund, and four percent loan issues stood at 740.8 million with 730.9 thousand remaining. The Halifax Fishery Award case was reopened, with an American naval presence planned for inshore fisheries, while currency redeems and bank note liquidations were reported alongside varied domestic and international items.
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Fever cases rise in Memphis and yellow fever tolls rise
Twelve new fever cases were reported in Memphis on the 30th ultimo with no deaths. In Havana during the weekend ending July 26, yellow fever claimed 117 lives. By July 80th ult two deaths from yellow fever occurred in St. Louis, both refugees from Memphis.
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Mystery Jewelry Box Hides Long Lost German Peddler Treasure
Two men found a cache of ear rings and pins beneath a fallen tree on the Harrisburg hill. The chest decayed and could not be removed, suggesting it hid for decades. Local lore ties the find to a German peddler murdered by suspected county neighbors who fled west with their goods.
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Juggler Joseph Nicole Survives Belle Isle Boat Disaster
On Belle Isle riverfront a small boat with five people capsized after Joseph Nicole the juggler reached for an oar. Lifesavers and volunteers, including a Frenchman and others, rescued floaters while Nicole guided the craft to shore. Names of the missing drawn from the crowd with a somber return to safety.
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Planets and Earth's Safety in Solar Influence Debate
The letter argues against planetary doomsday theories, asserting Venus and Earth exert stronger solar influence than outer giants. It explains gravity-based tides and distance effects, contending planetary alignments near perihelion do not threaten Earth, noting such events have not occurred in historic times and won’t soon.
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Sign mixup highlights Mrs Mrs Mrs title confusion
A Detroit reader describes a millinery shop sign mix up where a painter left extra s in Mrs Mrs, prompting a joke about marriages. The woman explains title usage Mrs means married or widow, Mrss indicates two marriages, provoking discussion of social titles.
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Ohio anti bribery act sections on elections
Historical act supplemental to an earlier election purity law outlines penalties for bribery related to voting. It bans candidates from offering money or gifts to influence electors and sets fines up to 2000 dollars and prison terms for various offenses. The bill covers candidates, non candidates, nomination votes, and enforcement rules. Signed by James E. Neal and Jabez W. Fitch, and passed May 1 1879.
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Law of entry gates in rail travel linchpins court rulings
A New YorkTribune summary notes railroad and ferry gate rules on entry. Travelers may be kept out before entry but once inside a car or boat area a passenger cannot be expelled for entering through a forbidden gateway if already seated. Damages awarded in two similar Jersey City cases. Ladies car enforcement cases upheld with guard authority.
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Youthful Churchgoers Spark Quiet Evening Skirmish
A Yonkers Statesman brief notes a young couple who attend Sunday services and, upon returning home, engage in a minor altercation that ends their evening entertainment. The incident is described as a small domestic dispute reflecting community sentiment toward church attendance.
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