Disaster Aboard the Steamship After Island Wreck
Captain and officers recount the sinking after striking near Mar s Island amid heavy westerly gales. Survivors, about 429 aboard, were saved or landed with aid from islanders and fishermen as boats wrecked. Rev Mr Ancient and others assisted amid the chaos.
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Santhrosland
Enard
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Quartermaster Owens
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Atham
Isand
Brady
Clancy
Edmund Ryan
Ancient
Card
Tek
Ees
Otharledrene
Fey
New York
English novelist recalls Sheridan and Lincoln meeting in Washington
Edmond Yates describes bustling scenes at Washington during inauguration events. He notes General Sheridan and his staff, General Sherman, easy access to high officials, Boutwell at his desk, and a presidential audience where Lincoln era handshakes contrast with Grant’s softer grip.
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Washington
New York Herald
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Gancitum
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Sheridan
Chicago
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Tom Murphy
New York
Sherman
Duke of Cambridge
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Tower Hill
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Treasury
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White House
Christy Minstrels
London
Band of Brothers
Hutchinson
Lincoln
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Local Post Office Clerk Near Death After Stamp Licking
A clerk at the Indianapolis Post Office nears death from illness tied to his act of volunteering to lick and moisten stamps for young ladies at the window. The doctor warns he must start the evening with the saliva in his system or die.
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Indianapolis
M. Young & Co
Greenwich St
New York
Livingstone
Africa
Stanley
Vatley Publishing Co
Chicago
Boston Girl Falls In Hairpin Incident Ings Skull
A Boston girl sustains a skull injury after a fall caused by a hairpin incident reported by local newspapers. Authorities investigate the faint details of the mishap and its impact on the girl’s condition.
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Hamilton
Buchu & 1
Andelson
Ite Tuta Moe
Farmer Answers April Questions for Freeport Journal
In reply to the Commissioner of Agriculture, the neighborhood reports no cattle plague but some diseases and a few deaths. Hog cholera rare and mild. No sheep disease. Epizooty affected horses late last year. some died, others debilitated, with symptoms of lassitude and coughing. A current horse illness resembles distemper. Wool minor remaining. cattle and sheep wintered well. Winter losses similar to last year. Demand for sheep strong and prices high. Winter wheat and rye damaged but may recover. a severe November start and late April snowstorm stirred doubts about spring.
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Freeport Journal
Notes on Wheat Varieties and Yields Across Regions
A Minnesota correspondent of the Farmer's Union notes three crops of Odessa Wheat beside Scotch File and reports yields three to five bushels more per acre than other varieties. He mentions a 600 bushel request for distribution and cites several claimed varieties including Eureka and Red Osaka. Fire wheat and Pride of Butte are discussed with unusually high yields, and Oran Early Spring Wheat is being distributed by the Department of Agriculture, with possible Algerian origin.
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Minnesota
Farmer's Union
Commissioner of Agriculture
Osaka
Butte
California
Wm. van Woert
Butte Co
Cal
Oran
Department of Agriculture
Algeria
The Catalpa for Timber on Western Prairies
The catalpa is a fast growing tree when young but slows after 10 to 15 years and remains small at maturity. It fruits fuel uses fence posts and durable timber but it is native to warm climates and winter kills near New York City. Planting on the plains should be experimental and trees propagate from seed cuttings and root cuttings in moist soil.
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New York City
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