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Newspaper

Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1878

Page

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Ten new Life Saving stations planned by Congress

WasmingTon dispatch reports 8 I Kimball of the Life Saving Service and Capt Merriman visiting lake coasts to identify sites for ten new lifesaving stations. Hayes appoints Thomas Helm as Register of the Land Office at Kirwin Kansas. Several Treasury and court developments follow.

WasmingTon I. Kimball Merriman Congress President Hayes Thomas Helm Kirwin Kan Frank Campbell U.S

Frontiers to be set after Berlin Congress seen in London reports

London news on the 17th says Greek revolt continues in Thessaly and Epirus while frontier limits are to be determined per the Berlin congress. The Madrid funeral for Queen Mercedes occurred on the 17th. A Turkish aggression report details a Russian firing on an unarmed British boat near the Gulf of Saros. Austria to occupy Bosnia around August 1. In France, 5000 coal miners in Auzon strike for higher pay and eight hours. Berlin dispatch notes France proposing a joint protest with powers over Turkish outrages in Thessaly.

Perugia London Bosnia Vera Cruz Yucatan William Madrid Cuba Constantinople Enhh Gulf of Saros Order of the Garter Lord Beaconsfield Augusta Duchess of Bader Babelsberg Lord Salisbury Shumla Turkey Roumelia Thessaly Epirus Mercedes Spain London Times Gulf of Saros Ing Nimely BPRS Austria Auzon France Berlin Russia ApMiral Hornsy W. H. Smith Admiralty Todleben Varns Shamila Melbourne Australia Rome Tanger Rose Marie Sinn Anne Drouin Marseilles Drouin San Benoit Aquarium N. Y Cumberland Presbyterians Colby University Maine Knoxville Tenn Parson Brownlow Church Revels Mississippi African Methodistic Church Richmond Ind Michoacan Garrett Biblical Institute Illinois Greenland British America Mexico New Haven American Board Universalists Methodist Episcopal Church New York Cincinnati St. Louis Republic of Honduras Camaya National College South Louisville Alabama General Conference Maine Congregational Churches Auburn Gov. Robinson Canada Presbyterian Church Reformed Board of Education Board of Domestic Missions Board of Publication Church Building Fund Board of Foreign Missions Alfred Colquitt Bishop Pierce Messrs. Moody and Sankey Baltimore Young Men’s Christian Association Moody Northfield Mass Indiana Indianapolis Philadelphia Simpson Ayung McCloskey Isville Edinburg Commonwealth of Judah

Hostile Indian outbreaks loom as Umatilla conflict escalates

Across several dispatches from San Francisco and Portland in July the Umatilla Agency reports growing hostilities. Forsythe and allied columns strike enemy camps. Captain Miles and Col. Sanford converge from multiple directions as 96 friendly Indians fight the hostiles, tallying 14 dead and 20 captured. Meanwhile Tulare settlers seek protection as Tenday of the Bannocks warns of possible outbreaks.

San Francisco Portland Yakima Valley Agency Joseph Squires Wilbur Moses Kittellas Valley Yakima City Simcoe Reservation Umatilla McKay Cotton Creeks Sanford Miles Col. Barnard Grande Ronde Lewiston Weiser Bannock Buffalo Country Boise City Tenday Lemhi Salmon City Ce Ee Connier Baker City Col. Forsythe Robinsville Grant Power Clear Creek Robins H. H. Broman Malheur Agency

Testimony Reveals Alleged Bribery Ties in Jones Weber Case

On July 17 witnesses testified about Joseph W. Jones signing Weber's name to the Anderson Weber agreement and denying oaths. John B. Dula, former parish judge, described intimidation charges and a bribery scheme tied to E. L. Weber including payments of 10 and 35 dollars to influence testimony. L. Weber disputed Dula's bribery claims and acknowledged lending money to Dula.

New Oxyteans T. M. J. Clarke East Feliciana E. L. Weber Weber Howe Committee Ula Dula New York Geo. A. Swasey West Feliciana Washington Senate Committee Veber New Ogeans Morris Marks Sherman-Anderson New Orleans Times D. A. Weber New Obleans Julius Green Howard Thornton John Legarde West Feliciana Parish Cox Green J. N. Hagens New Orleans Custom House Howe L._F. Baugan West Feliciana Rish Oscar Holt West Baton Rouge Packard Alain Baugnion New Oneine Ren Rt Ley Joseph W. Jones Anderson-Weber Smedley John 8 Returning Board Gov.Cox Dala Armstead Duncan Martin St. James Parish Deis Swasey L. Weber St. Martin Atlantic City N. J Danforth Morrison Jas. E. Anderson Anderson Democratic Committee Wickliffe C. J. Powell W. W. Leake Col. Powell E.K. Russ

Ancient Colorado Desert waterways sparked by natural shifts

The piece links 1873 surveys to a drying gulf invaded by sediment from the Colorado River. It describes a once coastal desert now 150 miles inland, with the river damming a saltwater lake and experts noting small current changes could reconnect it to the sea.

Colorado Desert Colorado River Mexico Gulf of California San Bernardino County Southern Pacific Railroad Gulf Colorado Yuma California Arizona Sentinel

Interview with Count Andrássy on congress plans in Berlin

A Berlin interview report quotes Count Andrássy judging the congress prospects and maps out a horse shoe shaped Turkish empire. He jokes about Berlin gardens and camel rides, and notes Vienna as charming while confirming a long audience lasting hour and fifty five minutes.

The Wasp Berlin Andrassy Turkey Congress England Austria Vienna

Lincoln Undermines Eloquence With a Simple Flaw

In Sangamon County Circuit Court a notable anecdote recalls Abraham Lincoln countering an eloquent opponent. Lincoln spotted a flaw in the lawyer’s dress, specifically the standing collar buttoned wrong, and used it to break the jury’s spell and undermine the argument.

President Lincoln Bateman Sangamon County Lincoln Abe

Wisconsin man develops longer artificial honeycomb claim

A Wisconsin man struggled for years to devise artificial honeycomb while a Michigan man completed a similar effort in three months and a bee with a two inch stinger loomed in the background according to the Detroit Free Press.

Wisconsin Michigan Detroit Free Press

Burgoyne Howe Plan Driven From Philadelphia Collapse

Benson J. Lossing summarises a British strategy for 1777 to seize Champlain and Hudson valleys and isolate New England. The piece centers on Charles Lee’s treachery, his past with Burgoyne, the secret plan to subjugate the colonies, and Howe’s pivot to Chesapeake Bay leading to Philadelphia’s fall and Burgoyne’s defeat.

Champlain Hudson St. John’s Sorel New York New England St. Lawrence Hudson River Albany Burgoyne Wm. Howe Continental Army Philadelphia Charles Lee Washington Portugal Braddock Monongahela Abercrombie Ticonderoga Lee Royal Service America Congress New Jersey Cornwallis Ashington Delaware Gen. Howe Howe Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia Chesapeake Delaware Bays Lee’s Chesapeake Bay Buryne Brandywine Creek Benson J. Lossing Harper’s Magazine

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