Quicksilver Mine Hinted in Black Hills Report
Sioux City man reports to a Chicago paper a rumored discovery of a vast quicksilver mine in the Black Hills. He cites Father Du Smett and General Stanley, notes limited supply and that only two majors are mined in Spain and California, asserting the mine could be worth hundreds of millions.
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Iater-Ocean
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Sioux City
Collins
Gen
Stanley
Father du Smett
An Todian
Bin
du Smett
General Stanley
Mr. Collins
Black Hills
Spain
Almaden
Santa Clara, County
California
Bris
EM Perkins on Saratoga Girls and city profiles
The author rank orders women from U S cities noting traits from Detroit’s wildness to New York’s chic style. He includes Richmond as anxious to marry, Chicago as flirty and harsh, and Montreal with clumsy dressers. Graphic credits Albert S Brown of Mississippi as a brigadier general at nineteen.
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Washington
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Richmond
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Louisville
Cincinnati
New York
New Orleans
Mobile
Montreal
Albert S. Brown
Mississippi
Long Career Politician Prefers Honest Labor Over Office
In a letter Mr. Brown recalls his rise from blacksmithing to high office. He notes for him the path from father’s trade to Legislature, Congress, Circuit Judge, Governor, and Senator, all without defeat. He laments political speeches and offices, praising artisans over seeker's life.
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Congress
Brown
Custer era fears and later crime reports in the West
A long, mixed dispatch discusses gold prospects in the Black Hills, pioneer exploration history, and cautionary notes about entry rights. It then recounts grisly killings near Gunnison and Kiowa, cannibal and forger legends, and a brutal public hanging, followed by how to fireproof buildings and a survey of world population and major cities.
Centenarian Judge Brazel Harrison of Michigan Passes
An obituary notes Judge Brazel Harrison of Schoolcraft Michigan who died at 104. A nephew of President Harrison and famed in The Bee Hunter, he settled Kalamazoo County in 1827 as its oldest white resident and first county justice of the peace. He fathered seventeen children and left 203 descendants, all with one mother.
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White Pigeon
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Taos
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Ben. Butler
Sujan
India
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Samoan Islanders Described In Colonial Narration
The narrator praises Samoans with European features and strength while criticizing white intrusion. He notes their simple life, love of beauty, and nonchalance toward missions, land sales, and cotton. he details fashion, hair dye, kava use, and a misalignment of Sunday observance due to missionary calendars.
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Five Horse Thieves Lynched in Colorado
Denver reports a mob hanged five horse thieves at Middle Kiowa Elbert County after a pursuit following arrests near Running Creek Greeley mares and two mules were stolen. Sheriff Alexander Barren had Tip Marion in custody and others, including Dick Thompson and Jasper Marion, were detained or pursued as the crowd acted.
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Joshua Marion
Jerry Williams
Elbert County
Alexander Barren
Tip Marion
Running Creek
Colorado Springs
Gomer’s
Bill
Greeley
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Jasper Marion
Jasper
George Farhion
Thompson Brothers
Prigoner
Schedule of the Beechers and a near miss in Belleville
A Springfield Massachusetts correspondent traces the Beecher family from Wr Lyman Beecher through Catharine Mary Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher. In Belleville Missouri a would be assassin attacked Rev J P Davis on August 25 with a seven barrel revolver. the attacker fled after Davis took the weapon, described as a small delicate man with a feminine voice prompting speculation it could be a woman.
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Edward Beecher
Yale College
New England
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Perkins
Ede Ward
Belleville
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Davis
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South High Street
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Mrs Helen Seal recounts alleged Mormon cruelties in Utah
Mrs Helen Seal from Salt Lake City accuses Mormons of coercion and polygamy pressure in Utah. She says women face threats and deprivation while husbands adopt polygamous practices, with escape routes blocked by fear of Danites. She warns England against emigrating to Utah.
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Helen Seal
Salt Lake City
England
Utah
America
East
Governor Moses Fearfully Seeks Guard During Ku Klux Rumors
A sensational report narrates Gov. Moses of South Carolina seeking protection after rumors of Ku Klux activity. He and Senator Patterson petitioned Captain Ogden for 200 troops, Gen. Kershaw rushed to Washington for more, but the guard did not arrive and the local colored militia stayed away as the supposed attackers roamed Columbia. A separate note mentions a proposed milk delivery plan by the Boston Milk Association with returnable bottles and side racks for easy reuse.
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Rocky Mountain News
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Return of Col Forsyth from the Black Hills Expedition
Col Forsyth of Gen Sheridan's staff returns to Chicago after an interview detailing the Black Hills region. He describes the country as a valley system with ample water and grass, discusses access routes, Sioux reservation claims, and the potential opening of the land for settlement and mining. He notes gold in alluvial washings and iron ore nearby, and mentions plans to push emigration and possible new treaties with the Sioux.
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Sheridan
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Forsyth
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Pere Hyacinthe Resigns as Cure at Geneva
Pere Hyacinthe resigns from his Cure position in Geneva citing a split with the Reformed Church over Liberal and Catholic directions. The Geneva Supreme Council accepted the resignation and condemned the rationale, while signaling concern over priestly influence and dissent from Rev H Lovon whose sermons challenge Catholic doctrine. The move leaves him with few followers and an independent stance within the church.
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Chicago Tribune
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Supreme Council of the Church
Layson
H. Lovaon
Little candidate Walters upends town with empty crowd
A spry oddball from Fort Wayne, described as an ornithorhynchus candidate for Congress against Holman Hamilton, toured Huntington with a scrap-book, sought a crowd for his speech, but only drew thirteen listless listeners as he read from his manuscript.
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Haltingtong
Aks
Amon’ Walters
Fort Wayne
Congress
Holman Hamilton
Davy Miller
Uncle Davy
Walters
Huntington Democrat
Partially Successful Attempts to Cross the Sound
John F. Tracy attempted to cross the Sound in a small rowboat pulled by a large kite. The cord around his leg caused pain and parted, dropping the device into the water. He planned a second launch with a bigger kite, but wind conditions likely thwarted the effort.
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Herald
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Seaside Park
Mr. Tracy
W. W. Harrall
White Mountains
Mr. Harrell
Lightning Stroke Kills Companion in Platte River Ride
George Fullington of Denver recounts a lightning strike on a Platte River ride to Cheese Man’s ranche. His companion, George Miac hael Micarel, died. Fullington survived with burns and tremors, the horse killed, and both bodies later brought to Denver.
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George Fullington
Denver
Col
Cheeseman
Mr. Fallington
Micarel
McCulloch Denies Treasurys Post In Chicago Interview
The Chicago Tribune reports Hon. Hugh McCulloch, former U.S. official now in London, stays at the Palmer House. A Tribune reporter asks about a rumored Secretary of the Treasury offer. McCulloch says there is no truth and would not shift from banking to public service.
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Chicago Tribune
Hugh McCulloch
United States
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Palmer House
Tribune
United States Treasury
Tally One For Tom And Oddities From The Courier
A humorous note from the Auburn Courier mentions a giant beer tank map of Auburn at the center of the universe, likened to Fort Wayne's city map from a mammoth Gazette edition. The piece cites playful rival references and a botanical anecdote about Septennis psoriasis and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Auburn Courier
Auburn
Fort Wayne
Gazette
Giddy Susan B. Provokes A Silly Schoolyard Scene
A fragment describes Susan B seated on a knee with giggles and a playful interruption as Naughty Bessie enters and runs off, leaving a lighthearted, chaotic moment captured in a juvenile vignette from an Ohio State Journal page.
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Susan B
Bessie
Nhen
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