World News Roundup Stirs Europe and Americas
A scattered digest reports fires in Ireland and Briansk with vast losses. It notes amnesty protests in Hyde Park and a French budget move for a Channel tunnel project. Other items describe floods in Indiana and crop damage along the Wabash, plus war-bottle messages found near Chicago.
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Ex President Andrew Johnson dies in Tennessee aged sixty six
Ex President Andrew Johnson died at his daughter Mrs. Browns home in Carter County Tennessee from paralysis and heart disease on the morning of the sixth. He was sixty six last December. News reached President Grant at Long Branch and public offices were ordered draped and suspended in his honor. The funeral at Greenville Tennessee was conducted by the Masonic Lodge, many dignitaries attended, and tributes were paid across the nation.
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Kentucky and Wisconsin election notes and Mississippi nomination
Returns from Kentucky show similar Democratic majorities to prior election. A Wisconsin Temperance convention in Janesville nominated a state temperance ticket. The Mississippi Democratic State Convention met at Jackson and nominated W. L. Hemingway for state treasurer.
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Death of Ex President Johnson Reported in Tennessee
A telegram from Greenville Tennessee reports former President Andrew Johnson died at 2:30 AM at his daughter Mrs William Brown's home near Carter's Station. He had suffered paralysis and heart disease after a long ride and fatigue, with medical care coming late. The events trace his last days in the Johnson family circle and the swift spread of news to Bristol and beyond.
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State Fairs for 1876 Thrill A Daring Cherry Kiss
A vivid fragment describes a daring scene at a state fair in 1876 where a girl risks a kiss to retrieve a cherry held by her lover between his teeth. The tone evokes popular spectacle and playful romance of the era.
Illinois News Notes From The Central Section
A compilation of Illinois data shows tax values across counties, crop yields, and postal changes. Reports highlight surges in flour production, orchard and wheat conditions, bank earnings, and canal tolls with judicial notes on railroad crossings and registry law disputes impacting November elections.
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Street Cars in Paris Seen by Lucy Hooper
Lucy Hooper writes from Paris that American tramways are gaining favor in the city. The Paris cars are smaller and elegantly painted with gilt village names, offering regulated passenger limits and movable safety bars. The conductor’s whistle sounds homelike, though bells are missed, and observers predict gridironing of Paris similar to Philadelphia with a possible line connecting lower and upper districts.
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Do Clothes Make Belcher a Mister in The Story of Sevenoaks
In this August installment from Sortbner, Jim Fenton muses on how clothing transforms a man into a Mister. Mr Benedict asks if dress defines Belcher, while Belcher contemplates the pressure of appearances and whether stripped clothes reveal the real man.
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Odd Passenger Disturbs Detroit Car Ride
A Detroit commercial traveler wore a linen duster and straw hat as seven women seated separately fled their spots to avoid him. Later a man with a brass watch-chain and glass-diamond set entered the coach and six women moved closer to the car, remarking that such behavior is not right but persistent.
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