Bernhardt Welcomed Amid Cheers at New York Dock
A crowd greeted Sara Bernhardt on her arrival in New York as Mrs. Lincoln, widow of the president, stood aside amid a scene of jostling longshoremen and spectators. Bernhardt and companions descended first and boarded carriages, while Mrs. Lincoln, aged and ill, waited with her nephew before being escorted inside.
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Lincoln
New York Herald
Abraham Lincoln
France
Bernhardt
Mme. Colunder
Abby
Amerique
Mrs. Lincoln
New York
Licoln
the Bernhardt
Buck hunter tale from Pro mochiito Beegum Stand
The Brookhaven Ledger reports an old hunter Mr J D Blue of Lincoln county says a buck has fed on cowpeas for two years. A hound Spot bayed, a shot killed the buck at Beegum Stand. The deer weighed 177 pounds dressed. The gun tale includes brass Kentucky seal medallion with 1799 and a porcupine quill with frontier inscription.
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Brookhaven
Miss
J. D. Blue
Lincoln County
Kentucky
Vermont mother advocates rhetoric studies for daughter
A Vermont mother says she wants her daughter to study rhetoric because she can’t fry pancakes without smoking up the house. The remark highlights concerns about speech and daily life in a household context.
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Vermont
China in Salem and Portland Abduction Alleges Justice Mockery
A Portland Bulletin excerpt catalogs a racist episode where a Chinese man allegedly plots to abduct a Portland woman by using a Salem larceny warrant. Sheriff Ramsey and Officer Henline escort the suspect to the train, while guardians plot new warrants amid accusations of foreign deceit. The piece also sketches sensational tales from Russia and light satire about manners, law, and social conduct.
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Portland
Oregon
Salem
Ramsey
Metropolis
Slix
Henline
Ah Hoy
Lin Hoy
Mermaid from Japan Astonishes San Francisco Crowd
A San Francisco man named Chas A Doyle claims to bring a real mermaid from Japan. The creature is half human and half fish with a three foot length, human head and torso, scaly fins, and a fishlike back spine, said to be larger than the New York Aquarium specimen. The report mixes the mermaid description with notes on a new dance called the raquet and ends with Governor Colquitt's inauguration and the Fifth United States Artillery band playing Yankee Doodle.
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Japan
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New York Aquarium
Gov. Colquitt
United States Artillery Band
Georgia
General Hancock Supports Garfield Victory Belief
Gen Hancock champions pure patriotism and opposes New York Roses agitation over the state's vote. He asserts Garfield was elected and should be inaugurated without fuss, praising Hancock's memory as honored and selfless.
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Hancock
New York
Garfield
First Comptroller Rules on Lost Bearer Bonds
The first comptroller of the Treasury holds there is no statute on paying lost bearer bonds. After sufficient time and clear proof of ownership, the government may pay the bond upon the execution of a proper bond of identity.
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Comptroller of the Treasury
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