Storm Year Strikes Wall Street and Jersey Shore
New York City on August 24, 1877 reports storms sweeping the coast with 50,000 on Coney Island and hotel damage. Swinton, Thompson, and labor organizers push for a million in funds to force capital to pay laborers, while rail and telegraph stocks rise as investors gamble. Rubenstein’s murder case ends with confession by a new suspect highlighting detective risk and public trust. A peculiar natural history find reveals a squirrel nest preserved inside a hollow tree trunk, with animal remains encased by growing wood.
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New York
Swinton
Thompson
Justus Schwab
Coney Island
Ocean At
New Jersey
Simpson Bani
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Jay Gould
Telegraph
Keene
Gould
J. G
Confrave
Atlantic & Pacific
Wall Street
New Street
New York Central
Vanderbilt
Lake Shore
Rubenstein
Sara Alexander
Comes & Inza
Huber
Alexander
Pletro
Recreation in the Country and a Remarkable Maple
An essay extols farm life as refreshing away from city bustle and highlights practical farming gains for youth and health. A Michigan clipping reports a rare natural curiosity near Grand Traverse Bay, noting a maple cut for timber yielding forty five feet of trunk and a three foot diameter section at mid height.
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Christian Union
Marshall Statesman
Justus Francis
Yuba
Grand Traverse Bay
Rail timetable notes from multiple lines in 1877
A dense timetable lists trains north to Sioux City, west to Chicago, and east to Freeport with passenger, mail, and freight options. It includes departure and arrival times from Freeport, Chicago, Rock Island, and connections to Aurora Rochelle Oregon Mt Morris Forreston, plus officers and agents names and the line’s 1877 revision date.
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Ghicagt & Iowa
Freight & Forreston
Mt. Morris
Rochelle
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New-York
Fris- Hse
Seneca
Boston
H. R. Sorvens
A. L. Pettingill
ML. Pettingill & Co
State St
Boston, Mass
Mr. IL
R. Stevens
H. Tuckex
Agit Mich
Washington Street
I. R. Stevens
Journal Bookbindery Journal
Cor
Chicago
Bridge Streets
Avast
Burron
Grand Traverse Herald
Traverse City
Mich
Fincay
Sioux City
Mrrow Sua
Freeport
R.H. Honore
W. H.stannery
Tickel Agt
Gen. Pasa
Whitelnonion
J. A. Cotton
Agt
Aurora
LIUAY
Oregon
Forrestun
F.e.hinckley
Goodyear
OO Fsbare
Tleman
Genta
Befura
Goodyear Rubber Curler Co
Bexin
Broadway
New Yorks
Johnathan
Boyer
Stephenson Street
Soualindy
Brussels
N. B
Jonathan Boyer
Jacob Kline
van Buren and
Baylog
Jacob Klind
Dobbins
Amy
Dobbins, Bro. & CO
Phila
Frfeport
Illinois
Pace Valle
Decom- del Slitessse Resersrenresse Ceperace Nevetseeee
Leach
Wilson & Adams
Philadelpha
Waniy
D. Prynni Jones
Ford
B.A. Lehmann
Washington, DC
Young Tluber
Tae
Martin Brubaker
Geo bEge i
Hale
Nols
Stephenson Couns
Henry W. Wales
Bari Screamer
Lewie Doerr
Mlizabeth Doerr
Joseph Doerr
Charles Doerr
Jpseph Doerr
Stephenson County
Lewis Doerr
Stephenson
Tunda
Hyatyatx
Llinois
Maddy Zimmerman
Minos
Igas
Henry W. Wats
Daniel Kreamet
Barron & Barnant
Alty’s
Jerome B. Hazen
Stephensonounty
Sala
Hannah Hazen
Mall
Adireas
Goodyear's Rubber Curler Co
P. O
Bergman & Dorman
Andy Lebricher
Kyles
Prices
Achenbach, Ditzler & Co
Averill
Dus
Athily
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