Eruption of Vesuvius dominates news of the week
Naples dispatches report continued violent eruption on the 27th with twelve dead and twenty injured, villages San Sebastian and Massadi somma destroyed, inhabitants fleeing. Vesuvian activity includes ashes, lava flow cessation, and frequent lightning. Townsfolk return as danger wanes.
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San Sebastian
Massadisomma
Tito Inver
Ponticelli
Cercola
St. George
Portici
Nellie Grant
Queen Victoria
Paris
Spain
Miss Nellie Grant
Nho
London
Alabama
United States
Natore
England
America
A. Madrid
Tandela
Navarre
Govyornqonot Terone
Berlin
Bismark
Matamoras
Brownville
Texas
Emile Castelar
New York
Army
Navy
Navy Went-To-The-Polia In Regiments In Ling of Batto
Madrid
Guipuzcoa
Hueska
Antioch
Syria
House of Lords
Earl Granville
Earl Derby
Bombay
Livingstone
Java
J’ Union
Don Carlos
Don Alphonso
Mrs Sherman Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder in New Haven
Mrs Sherman, earlier tried in New Haven Conn on multiple indictments for murdering husbands and children by poison, has been found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to State's Prison for life. The Hercules Life Insurance Company of New York was declared bankrupt, with no money in its treasury.
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England
Attroads
Beck
Going Snake District
United States Marahial
Washington
80Th
Columbia
J. A.C. Martin
Jas. Garnett
Garnett
Villians
Geneva Board of Arbitration
Great Britain
Siacareciser
Treasury
Cave
Pacific Railroad Company
Intercat
United States
Charleston
Omaha
Lebonti Creek
Fort Laramie
Sherman
New Haven
Conn
Hercules Life Insurance Company
New York
Political happenings across states and parties in May
The report covers impeachments, nominations, and conventions. Land Commissioner Edmonds faced impeachment hearings in Michigan. New York Assembly impeached Judge Barnard. North Carolina Democrats nominated Merriman for governor and Hughes for lieutenant governor. Vermont Republicans backed Grant and Colfax. Liberal Republicans nominated Greeley and Brown. Cincinnati hosted reform gatherings and Irish Reform League endorsements.
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Michigan State Senate
Charles A. Edmonds
Overnor Jo . Zaeni
Committee of Seventy
New York City
New York
North Carolina
Greensboro
Merriman
Vermont
Ballona Falla
Philadelphia
Ohio
Labor Reform Party Executive Committee
Cincinnati
Judge Davis
Florida Senate
Harrison Reed
Democratic State Convention
John Hughes
John W. Graham
Wm. M. Shipp
John A.womack
Hottman
Horace Greeley
B. Gratz Brown
Missouri
National Committee
The
Irish Reform League
Greeley
Brown
Repubtican
Congressional Moves On Cherokee Lands Relief and Naval Pay
In the Senate on the 27th the bill for relief of settlers on Cherokee lands in Kansas passed. The Naval Appropriation bill was reported from the Committee of the Whole with an amendment on daily hours, which was rejected. The Post Office Appropriation bill was taken up for a second reading and amendments were agreed to.
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Kansas
Navy Yards
Rogers
Raleigh
Nordina
Indiana
Newton County
Oxas Pacific Railroad Company
Acuit Railroad Company
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Dakota
United States
Connecticut
Jonathan Trumbull
Roger Sherman
Arkansas River
House
Texas Pacific
Court of Claims
Dill Wan
Fort Madison
Secretary of the Treasury
Wisconalo
Washhipton
Idaho
Judiciary Committee
United States District Court
Fort Gibson
Indian Territory
Wendell Phillips
Massachusetts
Germany
Post-Office
China Mail Service
Montana
Bitter Root Valley
Indiso
Indian Territory of Oklahams
Washington
Committee of Conference
Committee On
North Carolina
Tariff and legislative actions reviewed in late 1871 sessions
Reports from the Senate and House recount a long series of measures. Tariff debates and committee actions, pension bill revisions extending wartime benefits, and changes to land and railway laws are noted alongside adjournments and recess votes amid ongoing appropriations talks.
Treasury detectives and restrictions on agency employment
The report urges limitations on Treasury detectives hiring and requires agents to file a written statement detailing the claims they intend to pursue. The committee’s report was approved by a vote of 79 to 77, and the session adjourned. The recess on the 4th will be for general debate.
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Ment
Treasury
Nevera
Over-Work and the Cost of Mismanaged Labor
Rev. Wm. Alvin Bartlett argues in the Chicago Pulpit that American life overburdens body and mind. He warns against mismanaged work that exhausts the soul and stresses the need to balance intellectual and physical toil with religious obligations.
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Equator
North Pole
Alvin Bartlett
Chicago
Flirtations and a Lost Glove Stir Diplomatic Party
A tale centers on Mr Bancroft at a balcony flirtation with a New York woman. He requests to be called George and jokes about a dropped glove that prompts a humorous diplomatic moment at the reception.
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Bancroft
New York
Mr. Bancroft
Miss C
George
London Hatter Advertises as United States Legation Hatter
An London hatter runs an advertisement claiming status as Hatter to the United States Legation, highlighting a prestigious diplomatic clientele and appealing to fashionable clientele seeking embassy influence.
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London
United States
Legation
Bitter notion of bitters and a claim for California Vinegar Bitters
The narrative questions the use of bitters as a healthful tonic and contrasts them with alcoholic drinks. A friend quotes Dr. Walker's California Vinegar Bitters as an exception, noting it contains no alcohol and serves as a vegetable tonic and alterative.
Dr Pierce's Medicine Promises 1000 Dollar Return
An advertiser touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery offering a $1,000 return to any buyer if the remedy does not equal the stated cure. The claim targets bronchitis severe coughs and early consumption and is presented by the proprietor. The note cites a specific address 612 for purchase.
Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders Directions
The text lists dosing instructions for Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders. It prescribes a tablespoonful nightly for a week, then the same amount every other night for four to six nights, and the same for a sick cow, with double the amount for a peat? and twice as much for an ox. A little fuel salt is suggested as advantageous.
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Sheridan
Anodyne Liniment Promoted For Back Pain Relief
Reports describe severe spring 3 k Anodyne Liniment cases including a 45 year old man unable to work for four years. Instructions advise washing the back then applying the liniment cold and rubbing in. Public speakers and singers are urged to use Brown's Bronchial Troches to clear the voice and aid after vocal strain. Troches touted for coughs and colds.
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Brown
Elastic Trusses and Hairdressing Ad Notice
An old advertisement promotes Bar nett's Cocoaine for hair care and claims Bar nett's Cocoaine is a constant toilet accessory. It also touts Elastic Trusses as superior and invites readers to request circulars from the Elastic Truss Go at 683 Broadway New York and to mail for catalogs from Alfred Watho Central Avenue Cincinnati Ohio.
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Burrore
Broadway, N
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