Pardons in Congress Stir Disgrace to Government
A Washington speaker claimed pardons were sent South and endorsed by decades of misdeeds, suggesting corruption by government officials. The Weekly Journal urges increased circulation and asks readers to recruit subscribers, noting Mr Hempstead Gratiot of Washington city died of diphtheria, a grandson of Gratiot's Grove prominent in local affairs.
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Washington
Congress
Deaty
Gari
Diptheria
Washington City
Hempstead Gratiot
Major Fidward Gratiot
Gratiot
Geiena Gazette
Fires and accidents crowd late 19th century notices
Summary of varied incidents: a New York church destroyed by fire. Hoosac Tunnel workers suffer a fatal blast. a Minnesota mill death by scalding. a wooden wedding story. suicides and burglaries. Ottawa elopement prank. kerosene lamp explosion injuring a captain. Paris pay rates for literary work. Prussian war costs. multiple fires in Arnold’s Grove and other towns. diplomatic exchanges in Paris and Washington. a new Freeport daily journal.
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Paris
M. Jules Jfanin
Austria
Bavaria
Saxony
Wartemberg
Baden
Frankfort
Hesse Darmatrdt
The Zanes in the Ohio Report on Child Brutal Death
A man David Moore and his wife of New Lexington Perry County Ohio were arrested for the murder of a nine year old bound girl. Postmortem showed severe beating with a stick and internal injuries. Neighbors intervened to stop a brutal beating. preliminary examination began with Square Fagley amid crowd threats of lynching.
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Ottawa
Canada
Julia Walter
John Welsh
Larry Lawler
Julia
Edwards
Zanes
Ohio
Corrcier
David Moore
New Lexington
Perry County
Moore
Ballroom incident and tragic school fire report
An evening at a ball ends with Bill P insult apology attempts after a refused dance. A separate report recounts a fatal schoolroom fire in Central City where a young girl of eleven dies from clothing flames. The Cairo paper notes a Franklin Wisconsin church fire destroying a wooden structure and priest’s clothing.
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Arnold's Crrove
James Maynes
Correll
Forcodd Mirror
Messrs
John Munroe & Co
No. 8
Wall Street
Firan
Vicksburg
Elmira
N. W
Philadelphia
Skavatina
Mason County
Bill P
Bill
Will
Yam
Boston
Sexroot
Gia
Central City
Centralia
Erwin
Cairo
Pemper St. See
Winter coal use tips and ignition advice
A period piece advises housekeepers on economical coal usage to improve heating. It warns against piling fuel in thick layers, explains the difference between fully ignited white flame and blue smoke from unburned gases, and notes unburnt coal can still be usable. The piece promotes experimenting with small changes to save winter costs.
Christmas Bells Poem Fragment by Longpellow
A fragmented poem recounts bells rung at Christmas as the world shifts from holiday peace to war. The speaker recalls a sight of goodwill, then artillery sounds drown the chorus, leaving a grim note that hatred persists and justice promises ultimate peace on earth.
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Evening Journal
Sughchibe
York
Hoosac Tunnel
St. Anthony, Minn
Melanethon Smith
Princetom
Hiram Bennett
Bennett
Jilian Journel
Hahn
Louisiana
St. Louis
Fort Riley
Pacific Railroad
New Orleans
Congressional Committee
Carroll Mirror
Nashville
Hong Kong
China
Corea
Ferdinand Rothschild
Baron Lionel de Rothschild
London
J. JD. Jones
New York
Cowes
Hope No. 1
Waynesburg
United States
Crouse
Nance
Shafer
Mt. Carroll Mirror
Racine Journal
Sui
John A. Dix
France
M. Berthemp
Charles H. Hart
the Numismatic An Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia
Art
Freeport
James S. McCall
Norrit-West
Freeport Journal
Freeport Evening Journal
Wranklin
Wis
Longpellow
Christine
Earth
Otten
Egrier Ciengo
Rd Ge Eetu
Fracpert OG TK
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