Writ of habeas corpus denied for Dr Mudd and co defendants
Washington report notes the denial of the habeas corpus petition for Dr Mudd, Samuel Arnold, and Samuel Spangler held at Dry Tortugas. The summary covers fractional currency redemptions and broader U S financial figures, plus overseas and domestic news briefs ranging from rail accidents to political unrest and military actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington News
Dr. Mudd
Arnold
Spangler
Tortugas
National Bank
United States Treasury
Washington
United States
General Land Office
Brownsville
Neb
Omaha
Hast Saginaw
Mich
Humboldt
Pacific Railroad Company
DOD Sp
Clippings and Drippings from a Busy Era
A rich collage of curiosities and oddities from 19th century press items. Notes on artists, poets, marriages, births, criminal acts, local lore, and sensational snippets from Hartford to New York, Saratoga to Boston. Highlights include fond mentions of Elliott the painter, O'Reilly poems, a Worcester bank cashier on vacation, a wealth of quirky incidents and social curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Miles O’reilly
Worcester Bank
New York
Commodore Nutt
Minnie Warren
Thomas H. Seymour
Hartford
Conn
George Rose
Arthur Sketchly
United States
Spurgeon
Alexander Dumas
Victor
Hugo
Lamartine
Thurlow Weed
Brussels
Switzerland
London
Blind Tom
Danbury
Tom
Cuba
N. Y
Inaccurate OCR of Textile Yardage History
The fragment discusses historical textile print-work figures from 1594 to 1856, mentioning BYGH print-worka and a yearly production in yards, with a monetary value cited as $85,000,000. It estimates 6,006,009 applications in operation in the United States, over 2,000,000 on cloths for printing and related yardage figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Senate
Williams
South Carolina
Atlanta
Georgia
Louisiana House of Representatives
Orleans
Arkansas
Montgomery & Mobile
Follard
Ala
Escambia River
J. F. Warren
Pierce
Concord
Sheridan
Kansas
Waukegan
Denver
Colfax
Schofield
Schuyler Colfax
Denver City
Hays City
Arrapahoe
Fort Dodge
Third Infantry
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Iowa City
Joe
Allen
London
Niagara
Victoria Falls
Zembest
South Frida
Prudata
Reverdy. Johnson
England
Ted
Corporation of
Heffield
Nottingham
St. John’s Church
North Nottinghamshire
Madagascar
Montreal
Excise Service
New York
National Mercury
Transvaal Republic
Ludorf
New York Times
Victor Hugo
Paris
Hugo
Ezila
Yyistates
Tales of Tobacco and a Small Boy Voice
Fragment from a child narrator describing tobacco use and perceptions. Mentions cabbage leaves as fake tobacco, wooden toy pipes, a boy named Leroy with a cigar, a sister named Nancy, and a brother who smokes a pipe. Includes family reactions to the scent and a line about an Injun meal made from tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
California
New Orleans
Joe Coburn
Scannel
New York City
Tippah County
Miss
Eprinfield
Mass
Chicago
P. Butler
Grassy Point
Hudson River
Hudson City
Wifllin B.mbiteh
Télyoke
Htaad
Albert
William
Enoch Arden
Saddle Rock
New: York World
Auburn
N. Y
Charles Howe
Erie Canal
Buffalo
Albany
New Egypt
N. J
Thomas B. Jones
Ocean County
Boston
Edgefield & Kentucky Railroad
United States
New York
Saratoga
Congress Hotel
New Jersey
Walter Raleigh
Nancy
Leroy
Andy
Deaf Marine Exposed as Imposter After Hearing Test
A Marine aboard a deaf ship pretended total hearing loss for months. Surgeons doubted the infirmity and sent him for punishment. An experiment by Dr. Lind revealed the deception when a voice whispered I am bay to tell you you are invalided. The impostor was punished and sent back aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ser Hospital
Lind
T Hospital
Doctor Chow
Mani
Lager Beer Not Intoxicating Says Local Chronicle
A Pittsburgh Chronicle item reports a man stating lager beer does not intoxicate, claiming he can drink many glasses and still walk straight. The piece references a German figure and ends with notes on railway development in India, including mileage and financial guarantees by the Indian government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
England
Farragut
Athens
Spain
Garibaldi
Naples
Montreal
General Williams
Halifax
N. Y
Whelan
Thos, D'Arcy McGee
Ottawa
Canada
Japan
Belgium
Sierra Puebla
Mexico
J. J. Roberts
Liberia
Baltimore
Cork
Ireland
London Times
United States
Aden
Arabia
London Daily News
Reverdy Johnson
Wilkins
Nova Scotia
Manchester
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Vine Street
Fragmentary notice from a distant page item
A damaged OCR fragment references a report involving a mule, a pie, and a bye, with unclear names and places. The readable bits show scattered terms Moe, Bye, Kan, and Mbp, suggesting a local notice lost in transcription. The item lacks concrete actions, dates, or entities to confirm a single event.
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Wensot
Brooklyn
Atlantics
Unions
Morrisania
Boston Caulkers
Athletic Base
Philadelphia
Williamsburgh
Athletics
J. H. Mower
Tonawanda
America
New York State
Texas
Hoosac Tunnel
Monongahela
Walter Grown
Portland
Henry Coulter
Michigan
Benton Harbor
Hippocampus Fies & Wreck
Dunbar
Speaker Colfax
San Francisco
Idaho
Fort Boise
Eagle Eye
Boston Post
New Yorker
Niagara Falls
Newark
Hamburg
Prussia
Isabella
Russia
Moscow
Ana
Roman Beene
London Standard
Alabama
Toronto
Baron Beust
Austria
Europe
Scotland
Tipperary
M. Charlier
M. Lauguet
Omnibus’ Company
Penobscot
Toledo
Ohio
Sinaloa
Nashua
N. H
New Bedford
Moses How
Elder How
John H. Eastburn
Delta
Bimla
Indian Railways
the. Markets
Barlay
Repearaeepese
Rpebees
Sr. Louis
Iya
Crali
Bawe
Mae
Ang
Yter
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