Bill for a Washington New York Government telegraph line
Hon E B Washburne of Illinois introduces a bill to build a government telegraph from Washington to New York City to be a mail line with uniform rates, three cent stamp requirement, free government use, and a $100000 appropriation. Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Other short notices follow about various tools and machinery.
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E. B. Washburne
Ofllinois
Washington
New York City
New York
United States
Committee On Post Offices and Post Roads
Western Patents Weekly Dec 18 1866 List of Issued Patents
The Frenvfort Evextxna JOURNAL lists weekly United States Patent Office issuances for the week ending December 18 1866. Names and hometowns accompany each patent entry including inventors such as Richard Bristol St. Clair Michigan for Water and Steam separators and Albert Windeck Peoria Illinois for Corn Planter among others in Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Missouri and Iowa.
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United States Patent Office
Frenvfort Evextxna
George Th. Chapin
Chicago
Ilinois
Ira W. Bartleté
Otter Creek
Thlinois
Richard Bristol
St. Clair
History of skating traced from ancient legends to England and Holland
The article traces skating origins back eight centuries, citing the Edda, German and Dutch notes, and Fitzstephen. It notes early Dutch emphasis on speed, Dutchwomen skating long distances, and English frost-time skating practices with poles and iron tips, highlighting historical attitudes toward the sport.
Western News Arrangements with McCreery as Chicago Agent
The Timeserves J L McCreery is appointed Chicago agent for Northwestern Associated Press to collect revise and transmit dispatches for western readers. The Dubuque Herald notes his appointment follows a publishers meeting designating him to transmit AP dispatches and other news to Northwest daily papers with reciprocal exchange of local telegrams from Chicago.
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J. L. McCreery
Timeserves
Chicago
Northwestern Associated Press
Iowi
New York Associated Press
McCreery
Northwestern Daily
Associated Press
The
Ourneadand
Republican
Journal and Republican
Northwest News Digest by Telegraph and AP Dispatches
A compact bulletin compiling notes from the Northwest telegraph service and Associated Press dispatches received in Chicago Journal. The roundup covers regional items from multiple districts with concise updates and brief notices.
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Northwest
Associated Press
East
Chiergo Journal
Winter humor from Gris in Skating and Winter
Gris writes to the Cincinnati Times with humor about winter pleasures and mishaps. The piece celebrates skating and sleigh riding while noting winter’s chill, frozen wells, and playful mischief among boys and girls. It mixes light satire with anecdotes about skates, snowballs, and pranks, inviting readers to enjoy winter traditions.
Multilingual Othello at Winter Garden Stirs Conversation
A singular dramatic plan announced for a Saturday at the New York Winter Garden features Boguimil Dawison as Othello in German, Edwin Booth as Iago in English, and Meutha Schiller as Desdemona speaking German and English, promising a near-wrecker of a production. Also noted are a Sugar Grove incident where Aaron Roselmen’s fall on ice injured him while skating with his children, and a London inventor’s ear ring fastening that avoids piercing.
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New York Winter Garden
Aaron Roselmen
Sugar Grove
London
Two Henry Greens in Illinois House Cause Addressing Confusion
A report notes two Representatives named Henry Green from Ju Vaviess and McLean Counties. It warns letters to either lawmaker must be carefully addressed to avoid misdelivery by the other Green. Also, Peter Smith a German miner on Franklin Street was found dead in bed after months of poor health. He held a share in a Rarick and 10 mine. Fire losses include 300,000 at Elmina and 75,000 at Elmira, with insurers mostly in New York. Governor Oglesby will not pardon Mollie Trussell, who must serve one year. A French court ruled the term female constitutes an insult, affecting 204 words.
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Uller
Kolsen
Holland
Norway
Carr
Murray
Groningen
Seafses
England
Fitzstephen
House of Representatives
Henry Green
Ju Vaviess County
McLean County
Green
Peter Smith
Franklin Street
Elmina
N. Y
Insu- France
Wartford Insurance
New York State
Elmira
Oglesby
Mollie Trussell
Femaile
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la Crosse
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Peoria
I. BB. Winship
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Willard P. Brooks
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