Laura Bridgman At Home Near South Boston Institution
A visitor profiles Laura Bridgman in her home near the South Boston institution for the blind. The account praises her composure, intelligence, and progress in communication via manual alphabet and touch, noting her pride in sewing, bead work, and daily routines. Dr. Howe’s method and Bridgman’s modest finances are described, with a call to support her through her $2,000 bequest.
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Laura Bridgman
Institution For the
South Boston
Laura
Slowe
Leura
Mother
L. N. Bridgman
Christian Union
Ward Estate Suit Reveals Medium Aided Ventures
Captain Eber Ward died in Detroit last January leaving a four million dollar northwest empire of timber lands mills railways ships and mines. The probate fight over his will unveiled use of mediums for investment tips and political guidance amid family discord and alleged hereditary insanity. The jury’s disagreement ended a long court battle leaving reputations shattered and heirs embittered. In a Milwaukee note a local literary figure is praised for restrained demeanor and bright blue eyes.
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Eber Ward
Detroit
Northwest
Michigan
Philadelphia
McCulloch
Johnson
Captain Ward
Iflis
Cabbage John
Howard
Chandler
Ward
Infinite life in the universe debated at Proctor lecture
Boston audience hears Prof Proctor discuss the probability of life beyond Earth. He argues that many discoveries support a vast, possibly life filled cosmos while acknowledging limits of human perception and the vast scale of space and time.
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Professor Proctor
Profettor Proctor
Boston
Earth
L'Fe
Solar
Solar System
Colored vote in Mississippi described amid recounting schemes
The Cincinnati Commercial reports increased black participation with whites in Mississippi voting amid government noninterference. It describes vote buying with dollars and drinks, intimidation, and literacy-based ticket printing ploys. It notes improved race relations in Jackson and forecasts Democratic gains, while Republicans concede a collapse of their Mississippi wing.
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Cincionati Commercial
Tans
Ames
Pola
Jackson
Mississippi
Danbury Scholar Quips On Taste And Speed
A Danbury scholar, while drafting a composition last week, asserted that an ox does not taste as good as an oyster but can run faster, a remark reflecting playful comparison from the local mind.
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Danbury
Mississippi Bond Repudiation Sparked Constitutional Debate
A Holly Springs correspondent reports on a Mississippi constitutional amendment tied to a long history of state finance. In 1838 the Legislature chartered the Mississippi Union Bank with capital of fifteen and a half million dollars and gave state bonds up to five million dollars as circulation backing. Bondholders won a legal suit in the Supreme Court, but in 1842 the Legislature refused payments and passed resolutions repudiating the bonds, harming the state's financial reputation.
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Louisville
Courier-Journal
Holly Springs
Mississippi
Mississippi Union Bank
London
Supreme Court
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New York
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France
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Milwaukee
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OLD
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Territorial Penitentiary
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Missouri
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Pope
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Vanderbilt
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G. F. Train
Sergeant Bates
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Wass
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