Gold and fire and trials in 1872 era news
The Dixon Sun reports 1872 gold highs and lows in New York. John A Brown dies at 85 in Philadelphia. Fire destroys Colt's Willow Ware Hartford building. Daly's theater loss. Susan B Anthony jailed over voting rights. Fires, murders, and legal cases across the Midwest and East 1872- chances of clemency and dispatches.
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John A. Brown
Phiadelphia
Colt’s
Willow Ware Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Susan B. Anthony
Albany
Daly
Fifth Avenue Theater
Fifth Avenue
Rumors of Russian Loan Market Move and European Tensions
London reports a large Russian loan to be offered, seen as backing an aggressive Asian policy by the Czar. Britain’s year end revenue reached 78 million dollars. Germany prosecutes Catholic journals over a Papal allocution. Von Roon named to lead Prussian Ministers. Russia offers to reveal plans to Britain with English officers allowed aboard. An American citizen is jailed in Hungary for disrespecting Emperor Francis Thammat. An English traveler faces three months’ imprisonment. Cuban insurgents report clashes, though censorship may color reports. The insurgent activity continues to rise across the island.
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Asia
Great Britain
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von Roon
Council of Ministers
Russia
United States
Hungary
Francis Toamat
Austria
Congress in Brief Mownway Jan 6
Senate actions include resolutions to probe Louisiana and Arkansas electors and to study modes of selecting a President and Vice President. Measures on bankruptcy repeal, Mackinac National Park designation, canal bills, militia pay, Sioux City entry port, and U S note convertibility were noted. Credit Mobilier probes seek stockholder info. a Geneva arbitration monument plan was rejected. a White House suitability inquiry was adopted. public sessions for the Credit Mobilier panel were approved.
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Morton
United States
Judiciary Committee
Ferry
Mackinacosa National Park
Hovusk
Hawley
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Mississippi
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Parker
Missouri
Orr
Sioux City
Iowa
Hooper
Wilson
Ind
Credit Mobilier
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Smith
N. Y
Washington
Sargent
White House
Credit Mobiler
Why Dew Falls and How It Forms
A concise explanation of dew formation by moisture in the air and surface cooling. It clarifies that dew is not condensation from bottles or stones but moisture from the air that deposits on cold surfaces. It notes that dew forms on cloudless nights due to radiative cooling demonstrated by Wells with thermometers at varying heights.
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William M. Evarts
State Department
Belknap
Cowan
Wells
Earth
Tux odor of tansy will keep insects away from peach trees
A note advises using the strong odor of tansy to deter insects around peach trees. The method suggests natural protection for growers seeking minimal chemical use.
Five Hundred Counterfeiters on Trial at Once
A massive Moscow trial concluded on November 21 with 500 prisoners, over 200 convicted. The case revealed a vast, cross‑society counterfeiting ring, including six French printers, with sentences ranging from hard labor to death.
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Russia
Russian Empire
White Sea
Volga
Black Sea
St. Petersburg
Kremlin Palace
Kremlin
Ural Mountains
Population changes and Maine ship building tonnage rise
Full returns of population and social statistics are printed. Maine built 40 000 tons of shipping last year from 134 vessels totaling 34 086.86 tons among eight districts, with partial returns for four districts raising the estimate to 40 000 tons.
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Maine
miscellany of odd facts and observations from a bygone era
A montage of eclectic statements on obesity of trivia from发 various places. Notes on ships, politics, religion, industry, and social customs appear, including references to Indiamen, churches, breweries, public health, and schooling. The tone blends curiosities with sensational claims, typical of a pasted newspaper page.
Louisville Woman Tricks Talker Record with 410 WPM Claim
Louisville residents tout a woman who allegedly speaks 410 words per minute. Report notes the feat as a local curiosity and mentions surrounding attention from observers and media outlets.
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Louisvillee
Doctor exposes smallpox scare on Boston horse car
A Boston physician loudly announces a passenger in a horse car has smallpox after sniffing the air. Most passengers flee, except a middle aged woman with a large bundle. He inspects it and discovers a dead child’s corpse, dying of smallpox, inside.
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Boston
Cushman Engagement Praised by Chicago Critics
Chicago papers hail actress Charlotte Cushman for a McVicker's Theater engagement described as the most successful Western show to date. The veteran performer, though advanced in years, is said to retain and even enhance her celebrated dramatic power with age.
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Charlotte CusHman
Chicago
McVicker’s Theater
Miss Cushman
Youngest editor and handsomest man on the metropolitan press
Jerome B. Srimison succeeds Croly as manager of the New York World and is described as the youngest aging editor and the handsomest man on the metropolitan press.
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Croly
New York World
Metropolitan Press
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