Protests at Customs and August Weather Across the Nation
A Treasury circular directs collectors to examine protests and grant relief without Treasury referral if justified. Washington reports August 1879 was hottest since 1872 with scant rainfall. Gold transfers, immigrant arrivals, and bond issues are listed, alongside varied incidents from fires to murders, storms, political resignations, and notable deaths in cities like New York, Philadelphia, and Boston.
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Bulldogs Clash In Birmingham Crowd Watches Fight
At Birmingham Alabama a crowd of about 3000 witnessed a twenty minute fight between two bulldogs and a wild cat. The cat scratched out the eyes of its adversaries and the officers of the Ohio Penitentiary have.
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French Second Ballots Shape Chamber Majority
In France on the 4th second ballots elected 64 deputies with 56 Republicans 3 Bourbons and 5 Bonapartists. The chamber will number 459 Republicans 47 Bonapartists and 41 Bourbons, with Republicans split among Irreconcilables Clemenceauists Gambettists and Julessimon moderates. Mount Vesuvius erupts per Naples dispatch. Davis arrives in Liverpool in poor health. Ayoob Khan abandons fight against the Ameer and calls for British allies. India census lists 252,500,000 population. 550 Mormons sail from Liverpool to Utah. over 2,000 have left for Utah this season. railroad disaster in France kills 19, injures 25. Sheffield merchants plan National Fair-Trade League branch. Ecumenical Council opens in London. Tunisian Bey accused of aiding Algerian rebels. French to depose Bey. Stolp riot attacks Jewish homes. troops wound 16. Saxony public offices not closed on Sedan anniversary. Toronto man Crimmon’s wife drives him out. he drowns at Niagara Falls. Southern Ireland lawlessness worsens. troops deployed to restore order.
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Healing prospects for President Garfield with improving signs
Tur London Jancet remarks on Garfield’s wound healing in 1881. He cites normalizing temperature, steady pulse, and reduced blood poisoning as key indicators. Improved digestion sleep and mental clarity bolster hope, illustrating the healing power of a strong constitution.
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President Garfield Remains in Danger from Wound and Illness
News from Washington details Garfield's fragile condition amid fever and rising pulse. He is described as weak yet able to take nourishment, with doctors citing heat and fatigue after his long move from Washington to Long Branch. The journey is praised for careful handling and public calm, while prognoses remain guarded as surgeons monitor infection risk and sleep difficulty.
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President’s illness and heat wave reach White House record
The day of extreme heat at Long Branch pressures the President with rising pulse and temperature though later easing with cooler weather forecasts. Reports from Washington describe 102 at four p.m. and a favorable outlook from doctors while noting discharge from care and stability overnight. Meanwhile hazardous weather and fires devastate the Black Hills and parts of Michigan and Ontario, with towns destroyed and multiple fatalities.
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Educational and religious notes on Florida flora to theology
The Daytona Institute promotes a one to two year study of Florida flora for educated women. Bishop Coxe compares Easter flowers and mission offertories in churches. The China Inland Mission is a large moving body in Asia. Victoria University plans Latinless science degrees. German universities host 21,164 students in 1880-41, led by Berlin and Leipzig. The Zion's Herald notes church sex ratios and that many business leaders may not be church members.
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Woman lawyer defeats Judge Tyler in San Francisco court
In a San Francisco case Tyler versus The Hibernia Savings Bank, Judge Tyler clashed with Clara St Foltz as bank counsel. Tyler claimed women belong at home but Foltz retorted that a woman is fit for almost any work, leaving the court stifled by laughter as the default was struck down.
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Suicide Attempt By Obedient Daughter Shocks Family
A German American family near Eighteenth and Cass avenue faced distress after their eighteen year old daughter attempted to kill herself over a forbidden romance. She bought arsenic at O Brien's drug store to poison rats but ingested magnesia mislabeled as arsenic, and only learned the truth when purgative actions began. Her brother, prepared to bury the issue, learned of the deception and she later confessed, repeating the act in a moment of love sick impulsiveness.
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