Relatives Overrun the Home in a Visit Tale
A narrator endures a flood of visiting kin including Uncle Silas Aunt Melicent and the Speakwells who swarm his home for weeks. He plots to rid himself of them by claiming Western Union stock losses while planning to exact repayment later, only to see his relatives depart and vow they will not return.
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Silas
Melicent
Joab
Jenkinses
Birdsalls
Kitty
John
Foundling
Mr. Mansewell
Louisa
Speakwell
Mr. Speakwell
Miss Wilmerdings
Martha
Cousin Poyntz
Johnny
Western Union
Tv & Policeman
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Meeker Defers Lecturing Plans After Rescue
Miss Josephine Meeker returns from Leadville with Ralph and stays at Wentworth House. She rejects offers to lecture or write a book, prefers rest in Greeley, and worries about the Los Pinos peace commission. She fears Ute resistance, supports Ouray but doubts troops’ protection, and will brief friends before deciding on public appearances.
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Josephine Meeker
Leadville
Ralph
Wentworth House
Miss Meeker
Denver
Greeley
Billy Arlington
Los Pinos
Ouray
Adams
Peace Commission
Utes
Engagement rivals end this Cleveland romance at Christmas
A Cleveland betrothal collapses when a belle confronts Augustus So and so with a drastic ultimatum. He declares freedom by canceling the engagement, while she vows marriage by December first and a $50 000 breach of promise claim. The pair quarrel, reconcile briefly, and plan a Christmas wedding.
Knox a Bold American Hero of the Revolution
The article honors Henry Knox born Boston July 25 1750 of Scotch Irish descent who rose from a poor background to lead artillery in the American Revolution. It notes his marriages, close ties with Washington, key actions at Dorchester Heights Trenton Monmouth and Yorktown, and his role as secretary of war before his death in retirement.
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Napoleon
Toulon
Boston
Jed
Knox
Lucy Flucker
Thomas Flucker
Gage
Eral Ward
Cambridge
Bunker Hill
Weenton
Washington
United States
Thomas
Dorchester Heights
New York
Fox
Delaware
Lod
Gen
Trenton
Monmouth
Lee
la Fayette
Count de Rochhambeau
Hartford
West Point
Arnold
John Andre
Andre
Yorktown
Grant
Ney
Washingington
Navy
War Department
Henry Knox
General Knox
Continental Congress
Why Gladstone Has No Birthday Party
London Echo reports that a National Birthday Banquet for Mr. Gladstone was proposed for December at the Agricultural Hall with leaders John Bright and Thomas Burt named as organizers. Internal Liberal resistance and pressure led Gladstone to decline, to avoid potential disruption of Liberal leadership.
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Gladstone
Agricultural Hall
John Bright
Granville and
Liberal
Thos. Burt
Morpeth
Labor
House of Commons
Samuel Morley
Agricural Hall
London Echo
Bunko schemes prey on strangers in city streets
A Cincinnati report describes a bunko den on Longworth street roping in out of town victims and stealing cash and a large check. The victim alerted Squire Marchant, leading to the arrest of Hall. locals warned victims to seek magistrates of good repute as police fail to shut down the racket. A rural man from Eaton, Ohio lost over $20 to a lottery scam after a prolonged bunko chase and false prize claims.
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Bunko
Bunko den
Longworth Street
Race
Squire Marchant
Hall
Geo. W. Ryan
John Ryan
Eaton
Joseph Beau
Beau
Racestree
Gibson House
Bean
Cincinnati
Wanted to See the Editor and a Fall from Grace
A man on a streetcar recounts a night in Springfield ending with a police fine and a newspaper account exposing his false name His wife soon sees the report and a row follows He notes the local Republican paper carried every detail, sparking his eternal embarrassment
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Springfield
Music Hall
Godfrey Elihu
Springheld
Mass
Senate Deliberations On Currency And Indian Affairs
In Washington reports show Senate actions on financial policy, including resisting greenback reductions and upholding legal tender. Debates touch Morrill’s debt relief bill and treasury measures while studying Indian removals and treaty compliance with Colorado Utes.
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Washington
Pony Sipre
Senate
United States
Wallace
Ferry
Chandler
Naval Affairs
Baldwin
Morrill
Carpenter
Treasury Department
House
Garfield
Col. Gibbs
Seventh Infantry
Battle of
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Paddock
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Plumb
Secre of War
Secretary of War
Board of Engineers
Detroit River
Detroit
McDonald
John R. McLean
Circuit Court
Southern District of
Ohio
Missouri River
Hill
See of the Interior
Colorado
Teller
Bailey
Hereford
Charleston
West Virginia
Secretary of the Interior
Cummmulcslinc
Indian Affairs
N. ©. Meeker
Eut
White River Indian
Wuerens
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Ute
Voorhees
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Someire Remeine
Smithsonian Institute
West
A. M. Lay
Bayard
Committee On Finance
Congress Debates Debt Refunding and Public Works
Washington reports show the House considering a limit on interest rates for future bonds and measures aiding veterans. Bills include restoring Freedmen's Savings, railroad gauge expansion, gold and silver certificate plans, and a Christmas recess from December 23 to January 6 with pension and military aid discussions ongoing.
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Washin
F. Wood
New York
Delangh Spainy
Weaver
Goode
Yorktown
Virginia
Tinental Congress
Cornwallie
Harris
Washington, Cincinnati and St. Louis
Tide-Water
St Louis
Garfield
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Gillett
Congress
United States
Asken
National Grange
O’connor
South
Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company
Saling Menger
Representative
Clark
Lay
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Morrison
Hill
Bingham
Chalmers
Calkins
Ryan
Pound
States
Wood
Myers
United States Treasury
Frost
Ireland
Iowa
Newberry
Jones
Texas
Price
Bedford
Wells
Committee On Ways and Means
Blount
Prevent Diphtheria With Home Sanitation Measures
A physician outlines practical steps to curb diphtheria focusing on pure air and water, cleaning wells and cellars, removing decaying vegetables, avoiding stored potatoes, eliminating stagnant water, and ensuring sunlit rooms. If symptoms appear, seek a doctor promptly.
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Detroit Evening News
Eight armed men assault freight train in Alabama incident
A telegram from Elmore County reports eight Ohio men armed with axes and timber attacked a freight train near Birmingham. They broke into several cars and found eatables before being stopped. The group was arrested and jailed.
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Birmingham
Eele
Elmore County
Aen
Ohio
Sellers' Liver Pills and Cure Claims Highlighted
An OCR fragment touts cures for chills and consumption with "Pise's Cure" and "Bellers' Corup" as products. It claims boxes priced 25 cents or a dollar for larger doses, noting a box includes "Mary's Health" and other health goods.
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Mary
Baltimore Market Movements on Flour Wheat and Provisions
Market report from Baltimore notes flour steady and firm with no change. Wheat prices rise for western new crop and red varieties, with mixed lots and futures quotes around 63 to 68 percent. Oats firm at mid forties, rye up slightly, butter steady, eggs scarce and quiet, coffee firm, sugar quiet, petroleum and oil steady, whisky firm around 1.14.
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Baltimore
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Grain and hog prices edge up in Chicago markers
Chicago markets report flour firmer and wheat active with No 2 red winter around 130 to 131. Rye steady, oats active, corn higher with cash and January bids near 42. Pig products mixed with dressed hogs at 5.40, lard lower in bid ranges, bulk meats softer, whisky in good demand at 1.12.
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Chicago
Cincinnati Market Prices and Receipts Report
Cincinnati December 9 price report shows flour firm at 700 on fancy, wheat strong with choice white around 134, rye quiet to firm near 95, pork easier about 14, lard dull around 75 to 76, bulk meats dull, bacon quiet, whisky firm and active at 111, butter steady to weak with Western reserve 22 and prime 18 to 20, linseed oil firm with heavy and light ranges, receipts 12,001 and shipments 573.
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Cincinnati
Choice Western Reserve
Central Py Mer
Ogs Duight Gale
Toledo Market Report Notes Wheat Prices and Clarity
Market brief from Toledo Ohio lists wheat prices with various grades such as amber and No 2 red winter, alongside values for No 2 white and other cereals. The fragment references dates and futures like February March and January, with scattered figures and uncertain items indicating steady Clover prices.
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Toledo
Dee
Nikkos
Grain Market Report from New York Trade
New York reports mixed grain prices with flour values ranging from 525 to 675 for various grades. Wheat futures show No 2 spring at around 1 47 with others fluctuating. rye and oats follow, while eggs remain dull with Western salable lots and active demand for mess eggs at 12 75 to 13 25.
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New York
Western
Ohio
Dry Goods Market Sees Steady Advance In Cotton Goods
New York December reports cotton goods steadily advancing with Amoskeag ticks up in most prints and prints quiet but firm. Solid prints scarce while bunting and worsted goods receive strong orders. Woolens remain in demand and firm with carpets showing an upward tendency.
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New York
Wheat and flour prices at Detroit market report
Detroit market report shows flour quiet and wheat active with old milling extra nominal prices. Not white wheat bids lift to 1364? and January 138 percent, February 144 percent. Receipts total 31,000 bushels with no shipments.
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Detroit
Mber
Petroleum Market Steady in Cleveland Trade
Petroleum trading in Cleveland today shows no change with standard white oil at 10 degree test priced at 934. The market remains quiet as dealers await further pipeline and demand signals in the region.
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Cleveland
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