Symmetry in an ancient skull and a moral verse scene
A Century old find at the Royal College of Surgeons accompanies a poem on mortality. The piece recalls a skeletal relic and its symbolic, ethereal eye. Nearby, Denison and San Antonio dispatches report a murder of Fort Wichita postmaster Henry Rich, and multiple fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal College of Surgeons
London
Morning Chronicle
Denison
Henry Rich
Fort Wichita
Indian Territory
Caddo
Fort Sill
Frank Martinez
Martinez
Richard Thurman
Bustle at New York Custom House Sparks Cloth Incident
A steamship passenger at the New York Custom House was found with forty yards of broad cloth wrapped around her. The Boston Post comments that a duel is not a fight to settle honor but a mbtosis of getting one's name in the papers.
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Richard Lee
Glasgow
Richard
Mark
Noah
Moses
Heaven
God
Sheba
Solomon
King Solomon
Custom House
New York
Liirerie
Boston Post
Luther Hostig Dies by Own Action in Galveston
In Galveston on the 4th inst, Luther Hostig is reported to have died by his own action. The event is noted in a brief obituary style record with essential names and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Hostig
Galveston
French labor unrest risks political upheaval, warns Galveston News
The Galveston News cautions that rising labor strikes in France threaten political tranquility as agitators push toward extremes. It notes past shifts from monarchy to republic in 1848, the danger of the red movement, and the potential for the Paris commune to gain momentum alongside labor unrest, urging measured action to avoid disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Lamartine
Commune
Paris
Galveston
Paper Clay and the Paper Price Trend
The piece notes rising paper costs and scarce materials, cites clay banks as an inexhaustible raw source, and questions the depth of the recent paper boom. It observes iron prices leading declines and predicts a general downward correction across manufactured goods with a regulated market level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tron
Paper bricks praised as a possible Wisconsin and San Francisco impact
A California correspondent argues paper bricks could transform housing and industry. He notes Wisconsin mills producing bricks from pulp and aquatic rushes, claiming paper bricks are lighter, movable, and suitable for damp climates. He cites fibrous materials, deserts, and even paper shoes as proof of broader feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Wisconsin
San Francisco
Statewide danger in Texas politics urged by Waco Telegraph
The Austin letter in the Galveston News warns that Texas contests over representation are really a fight between Maxey and Throckmorton supporters for the U.S. Senate. It argues voters must choose legislators who serve the public good over personal machine politics and reject captive dependence on any single aspirant, stressing the need for a first‑class people’s legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Galveston News
Texas
United States
Maxey
Throckmortion
Throckmorton
Coke
Waco Telephone
Wellborn criticized for limited impact in Congress
The Gainesville Register notes broad dissatisfaction with Representative Wellborn after two years in office. It argues the Texas third district, the nation’s largest, needs a working, capable member and laments his flowery, sophomoric style. The piece also discusses female suffrage and constitutional language implying women voting rights.
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Gainsville Register
Register
Congress
Wellborn
Texas
United States
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C. W. Johnson
Graham
Young
R. Hollingsworth
J. A. Woolick
Belknap
QO. KE. Finlay
Graham, Young Co
Young, Palo Pinto
Stephens
Jidjoining
J. H. Davidson
Young County
Ryus’ Drug Store
Westside Public Square
Drs. Price & Atkinson
Onatabisias Albatian
Ryus
N. M. Reagan
M. D
Graham, Texas
West Side Public Square
Orth Oak Street
Arnold
Creham Hotel
R. W. Richards
A. B. Gant
Real Estates
Graham City
A. B. McLoud
B. B. Carrett
J. Christopher
SRA Fladm
PSA
San Antonio
Commerce Street
Brenham
Bob Johnson
Chappell Hill
Lee County
Johnson
Charleston
News and Courier
Agricultural Department of South Carolina
Ryus & Kumpe
Jeff's Saloon
Billiard Hall
S. Fk
J. J. Bower
Joker & Confectioner
J. F. Riggs
Palestine
Athene
South Side
Thos. M. Colley
J. M. Silliman
Gamage & Grewe
S. M. Luckett
James McKey
McCarver
John Adams
R. G. Hamill
John R. Heartsill
Peck & DeBoat
Andrew Davis
L. D. Lilliard
Orsicana
Teegler Marshall
Ifie
Nd Recorder
T. H. Conner
Architithc
John Meisterbans
Tad AM
TEXA
City Market
J. HH. Curtis
Graham Hotel
Fenry W. J. L. Kane
Cashies Banking House
Henry Warren & Co
Weatherford, Texas
Gray
Gan
TUL Gray Medicine CO
Mechanic's Block
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