Berlin Design Festival and Austrian Royal Court Notes
A fragment from a Berlin event describes three great designers invited to compete in a world design contest near Florence with palace proceedings. It mentions nearness to Pratoleno and the festival room readings, plus Cunard owning Nevill's Holt and a polo fatality involving Sir Bache's brother. The Austrian royal notes discuss Empress daughter Stephanie Clotilde and Crown Prince Rudolph, their ages, and a betrothal timeline with third cousins.
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Berlin
Budsay Palace
Pratoleno
Florence
Sendy
Cunard
Nevill's
Holt
Leicestershire
England
Sir Bache
Troubles With Great Guns Troubling Britain and Italy
The piece surveys recent gun failures from Woolwich to the Italian Duilio and Thunderer turrets. It compares the Woolwich and Armstrong systems, notes rising powder charges, and warns that despite advances, a percentage of catastrophic failures remains likely.
Ancient New World far older than European claims
A Chicago Times summary argues the New World predates European discovery, with Kansas and California finds suggesting ancient inhabitants long before the glacial era. It cites Professor Marsh fossils at Yale and Huxley lectures, and notes mound builders and Central American ruins as part of a broad antiquity thesis.
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New World
America
Marsh
Far West
Yale College
Huxley
New York
California
Pacific
Kansas
E.P. West
Kansas Pacific
West
Aliat
Colorado
Ohio
Central America
Valley of the
Somme
France
England
Logy
Hemisphere
St Louis
Debate Over Heavy Gun Construction and Safety
The article discusses methods to reduce initial pressure in large guns while maintaining overall pressure, and notes ongoing debates among ordnance experts about the best manufacturing methods. It cites limited global production, highlighting Elswick, Woolwich, and Krupp as major makers, and mentions recent accidents with 38 and 100 ton guns prompting revisions.
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Elswick
Woolwich
New York
Restored to Sight A Methodist Preacher Born Blind
A Missouri case tells of M F Wells who, after a cataract removal, gained sight after thirty six years of total darkness. Wells, a southwest Missouri preacher born in North Carolina, had blind parents and three blind children. Eye training will be gradual as he relearns to identify objects and names. Louis Globe-Democrat report.
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Tota Arkness
Missouri State Institute For the Education of the Blind
Morgan Street
M. F. Wells
Williams
Wells
Missouri
Methodist Protestant Church
North Carolina
Mr. Wells
Mr. Wolla
J. Williams
Louis Globe-Democrat
Chinese Colonies in Louisiana Reported Along Lake Borgne
An 1830s Times item describes two to three Chinese settlements on Lake Borgne shores in Louisiana. It notes about 800 Celestials in one settlement growing rice and gathering shrimp, sending supplies to French market stallkeepers to obtain life necessities. It adds a remark about the Sultan’s three hundred cooks and poor broth.
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Europe
Chicago Times
Lake
Borgne
Democratic plotting and party feuds in the North
A compilation notes tensions among Democrats in Pennsylvania New York Minnesota and Maine with mentions of Wheeler Donnelly Voorhees Springer and Tilden. It cites letters and accusations about seizing House majorities, unseating Republicans, and influencing the 1876 political scene.
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Wée Asunieaele
Wheeler
Congress
Hugo -Preyer
St. Louis
United States
Ignatius Donnelly
Minnesota
Washburn
Donnelly
Dan Voorhees
Dan
Daniel
Kansas City Journal
Bay
Leslie Coombs
Samuel
Gramercy
Tilden
Chicago Times
Ind
Congressional Committee
South
Voorhees
Chicago Journal
Solon Chase
Democratic Party of
Maine
Casa Stones
Keau-Ignatius Donnelly
House Committee On Elections
Springer
Finley
Tilden Confidant Finlays Letter Exposes Democratic Plot
The Springer Finley controversy lifts the curtain on Democratic machine operations. Finley, a close Tilden associate, asserts a plan to seat Donnelly to gain House control for a potential Electoral College shift. He urges immediate action to prevent criticism and uphold Democratic aims.
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New York
Donnelly
Democratic Congress
Minnesota
Mans Tilden & Co
Tilden
Mr. Tilden
Springer
Winley
Finley
Indianapolis Journal
Springer-Finley
Washurn
J. Tilden
Oregon
Washington
The
Genetee
Snide
Statistics on Democratic Congress from Confederate Army figures
The Washington Republican presents numbers showing two thirds of Southern Democrats served in the Confederate army while less than a quarter of Northern Democrats did in the Union army. It notes Republicans with Confederate service none and highlights the broader share of Union veterans among Republicans.
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Washington Republican
Okolowa
Congress
Confederacy
Republicana
Astoy 2
C.ceuee
Union Arm
Union Sur We Sens
Ncrthor Aimy
Neitherarmy
Exoduses and politics rise from Democratic rule in the South
The article argues the South’s political and racial strife caused a postwar Black exodus to the North. It links emigration to Democratic misrule and predicts a counterflow if Republicans regain power. It cites witnesses before congress and warns that a Democratic win would accelerate the flight while a Republican victory would stem it.
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Democratia
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Europe
South
Congressional Committee
Nanne Ca
Congress
Coness
Detroit Post and Tribune
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Ferie
Eperia
Dullie
Monitor
Merrimac
Hinde
Ben Hill
Kellogg
Spofford
Hill
Senate
Maryland
Nebraska
Sammy Tilden
Lincoln
Tat
London
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