Tornado Toll and Political Talks in 1877 Dispatch
A long column recounts a Washington meeting of the Potter Investigating Committee with no formal proposal. It notes marriage in D C, Treasury receipts rise in 1877, naval committee actions, currency notices, and various global tensions. It also describes extensive tornado damage across Wisconsin with multiple fatalities and property loss, plus a lengthy sermon satire about Copernicus.
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Baseball score and distant feats dominate early report
Baseball results show Boston defeating Providence 12 to 10. A New Yorker rode 305 miles in 14 hours and 1 minute using fifty horses. A Brooklyn tobacco works was seized for revenue fraud. Russian officials discuss ordnance with a Boston firm. Confederate cemetery ceremonies attract thousands in Baltimore. Firemen Camp Harper and Parker die in Hartford. Russian officers reportedly plan ships for conversion to cruisers. Pennsylvania legislature adjourns for the session. militia readied amid labor tensions. Women's hotel at Stewart to convert to general use proves unpopular. Mrs. Hayes and daughter trout fishing reported in New York. Lightning kills two in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
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Electoral votes rule and state returns in federal count
Senate report by Mr. Edmunds outlines that a single state return cannot be rejected without both houses voting, while multiple returns trigger a concurrent decision by each house on electors, aligned with a state tribunal. Pennsylvania Democrats nominate Dill for Governor and others as party platform attacks Republicans. Vermont Republicans nominate Proctor and Page, praise Hayes, oppose reopening election questions. Indiana Greenback nominees push for fiat money, abolish bank issues, and oppose specie resumption. New York Greenback Reform meeting set for Syracuse July 23. Massachusetts Prohibition set for Sept 11.
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England Urges Calm as United States Prepares Duty
The London Times asserts Britain has little to fear from Alabama or Fenian threats and expresses confidence that the United States will perform its duty.
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Vienna Faces Congress Meeting Next Month on Paris Treaty
Vienna reports the government holds strong to expectations that the Congress will convene next month to discuss Paris Treaty changes. The plan calls for joint action by the powers though Russia will not participate.
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Peace prospects rise as Cabinet session advances
London reports The Standard notes the Cabinet Council met three hours to discuss peace terms and will resume. It says progress is evident with prospects of peace brighter, the Czar firm on Bessarabia retrocession, limits on Bulgaria discussed, and potential indemnity reductions under pressure.
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No Dissensions and the Congress Will Meet
London reports the Times leader stating there is no cabinet dissension over the Vienna congress and that invitations will wait on England and Russia explanations. Preliminary requirements from England are conceded and no failure is anticipated.
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Empress of India Capsizes on Grand River Dam
In Galt Ontario the pleasure steamer Empress of India with about eighteen aboard capsized over Blaine's dam. All on board fell into the river. The next day seventeen passengers were aboard the Empress of India with nine rescued. the list of the missing includes H J Jaffray James Montgomery Ed Wren Andrew Jackson John Frazer Frederick Cane Robert Elliott and David Scott. Only Jaffray's body had been recovered at that time.
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Mississippi Negro Inventor Ben Taylor Patents New Steam Engine
Ben Taylor of Rosdale Mississippi returns from Washington with a patent for a rotary steam engine. The design places steam at the wheel perimeter, claiming triple force with constant power and reduced machinery. Inventor praised as a mechanical genius likely to elevate steam use and cut costs.
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Early Petersburg brick dwellings date to 1710
The article notes Petersburg’s first brick dwelling was built in 1710, two years before the city became the seat of government, and that around 670,000 inhabited houses are present.
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Electric light for streets and buildings by L B Fuller
Brooklyn inventor L B Fuller develops an induction electric machine with armatures and coils that generate steady currents for telegraph use and lighting. He patents a low cost lamp not requiring clocking gear, claims long burn and softer light while boosting brightness. Fuller foresees widespread gas replacement and notes trials in Brady Factories and Paris chocolate works.
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Oratorical display by Jasper at Richmond's Concert Hall
The Rev. John Jasper of Richmond spoke to a several hundred audience about Copernicus with humor and grave emphasis. He spoke in a slow voice, noting his age and self-described education while outlining his spiritual gift and stance on Bible ideas.
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Verdant Constituent Delivers Quick Witty Shock in Congress
A North Carolina visitor, lacking a card, tries to meet Gen. Vance in the Western District. He offers a blunt description of visiting North Carolina manners, elicits a puzzled Doorkeeper, and is revealed as a clever intruder by a Raleigh Observer correspondent.
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Margaret Preston Poems on Petrarch in Harper's May Issue
A brief note from Hawk-Eye reviews Margaret Preston's May Harper's poem on Petrarch and Laura. It recalls Petrarch's famed heartbreak and his long life despite sorrow, joking that he was a heartbroken fraud with dyspepsia, while praising Preston's sense of the poet.
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City Marshal hogs geese nuisances spotlight editorial
The Quincy Whig editorial highlights four communications concerning the City Marshal regarding nuisance issues including hogs geese and other disturbances.
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