Venus Has Atmosphere and Water Clouds Through Transit
London Times notes that Venus likely has an atmosphere similar to Earth with water clouds and possibly seas. During the 1874 and recent transits an arc of light around Venus suggested refraction by the atmosphere, varying with cloudiness and transparency. Spectroscopic evidence indicated aqueous vapor, implying water-cloud weather on Venus though life there remains unconfirmed.
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Venus
Mercury
Earth
Janssen
Onse
Sun
London Times
Dangerous Funeral Appliances and Embalming Advances
The article notes undertaker practices risk spreading infections through items like chairs and ice-boxes used in home funerals. It reports Bellevue Hospital demonstrations of injecting preservative fluids into arteries as a safer alternative, claiming no more cost than ice box use and easier precautions than disinfecting burial items.
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Physicians
Boards of Health
Brooklyn
Bellevue Hospital
Scientific American
The Fifty Cent Lady and the Broadway Conductor
A Broadway omnibus tale unfolds as a respectable gentleman inserts a fifty-cent piece and battles for change. He ends up at forty cents after a comic sequence of fare grabs and refusals, while onlookers laugh and a young man finally receives his five-cent return.
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Citizens’ Movement Creditor
Y. Mail and Express
Survivor’s account of the Milwaukee Hotel fire ordeal
Mr. T. J. Anderson of Milwaukee recounts his escape from the Newhall House blaze in Chicago. He describes sliding from a fourth floor window, ice‑slicked flue, and a perilous descent via a rain spout to reach the street while witnessing deaths and rescuers in a scene of hellish flames.
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Newhall House
T. J. Anderson
Palmer
Michigan Street
Broadway
Brown
Hell
Valley of Death
Kelsey
Tom Thumb
Antisdes
Plankinton House
Plankinton
Lost Diamond Ring Rescued From a Mouse
A Beacon Street woman misplaced a $200 diamond ring after washing up. Weeks later mice caused mischief until a trap captured three mice. One mouse, soaking wet, revealed the ring caught on its foreleg, explaining the disappearance. The detail comes from the Boston Journal account.
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Beacon Street
Gir
Boston Journal
Country Seen Gaining 300 Million to 400 Million Dollars
A government assessment estimates the nation is 300 to 400 million dollars richer than a year ago. It cites growth in key sectors and improved fiscal results, signaling stronger economic momentum for the coming year.
Aldermen Jailed For Contempt Hustle At Poker
While ten Brooklyn aldermen were jailed for contempt, two draw poker games ran nearly nonstop. Ex-Alderman Dwyer won the first pot with three aces and allegedly netted five times the fines in total.
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Brooklyn
Dwyer
N.Y. Herald
Stolen Cotton Theft Leaves Dublin in Turmoil
In Dublin Georgia a bale of cotton was stolen from a Black man. The thief remained unknown as many Black residents loudly claimed innocence and accused others, creating a townwide uproar while the actual culprit slipped away unseen.
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Dublin
Champion Absent-Minded Farmer Stuns Middleburg
Middleburg Pennsylvania reports a humorous incident where a local farmer, after milking his cow, returned the milk and set the milking stool on the pantry shelf, amusing residents with his absent-minded gesture.
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Middleburg
Paris Suit Reveals Blackmail Over Love Letters
A Paris court disclosed a married man paid over 20000 dollars in blackmail to conceal from his wife that he had written two love letters to an actress. The case highlights scandal in high society and the coercive power of extortion.
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Paris
Farm and Fire Side: Practical Farming and Kitchen Notes
Reports describe cattle dying after eating flax straw and seeds left in it. Advice covers pest eggs on apple limbs to prevent tent caterpillar hatching. Recipes from Chicago papers include cream cookies rice pie Sally Lunn and arnica use for bruises. A Massachusetts Agricultural College president urges farmers to seek learning and influence in government. Instructions for preventing cream from turning bitter by dissolving salt and saltpeter are given.
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Chicago Times
Y. Post
Chicago News
Sally Lunn
Chécaye Journal
Chadbourne
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Plea for the Pig on Clean Rearing and Market Health
A Prairie Farmer opinion urges humane breeding and sanitary care for pork production. It condemns using pigs as field scavengers and feeding them unsanitary scraps. Clean quarters and wholesome green and substantial food are essential to prevent disease and secure better prices.
Mysterious Deaths At Dayton Soldiers Home Probe
Reports say a string of murders of elderly veterans en route to the Dayton Soldiers Home to claim pensions prompts an investigation. Chicago Herald notes suspicions on Dayton roughs and says at least one case can be proven with prosecutions to follow.
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Dayton
Ohio
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