Vast News in Brief From Across the Nation
A Washington telegram reports widespread foot and mouth disease in the United States prompting Agricultural Department aid to stock owners for extirpation. Atlantic storms predicted in September. life saving stations on the Jersey coast warned. August revenue at 10.5 million dollars, up 1.0 million from 1879. First railway mail service in Arizona to begin September 20 from Yuma to Benicia. Creeks and Cherokees threaten clash in Indian Territory. Premature blast injures Chinese workers on the Canada Pacific railroad. Yorktown monument site chosen near Temple Farm. Grand Rapids reservoir breach releases 4 million gallons, causing $50,000 property damage. Four men in Meridian confess plans to rob and kill in post offices. Vera Cruz bound steamer wrecked off Florida. 29 aboard lost. Golsby of Jasper County dies after arsenic laced watermelons, a gruesome mystery. Swiss student Epwanp Bearing killed in Switzerland. Hartford wife killed by drunken husband. Small-pox cases in Troy. Alameda warehouse burns, $200,000 loss. Richardson hanged in Wilmington for killing his mother-in-law. Thirteen buildings burn at Schaghticoke, losses $150,000. Des Moines hosts Iowa Democratic State Convention slate. several state officers named. Colored and Delaware conventions note regional political moves. Presidential Electors chosen. numerous Congressional nominations listed across several states.
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Political Nominations Across States Reported in Conventions
The text lists several party nominations: EB M Boynton for Congress by Tax Greedbackers of the Sixth Massachusetts District, Uyrue D Prescott renominated by Republicans of the Twenty third New York District, and George C Ludlow nominated for Governor by New Jersey Democrats on the fourth ballot. It notes additional nominations in Michigan Illinois Georgia Minnesota Alabama and California with named candidates and parties. It also mentions a Montreal minor attempting to import stock lacking duties and confiscated at Richford Vermont. Massachusetts and Kansas conventions are described with full tickets and leadership. New York City Democrats plan to unite on legislative and Congressional nominations.
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Des Moines
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Martin
Topeke
Kansas
Delaware
Dover
Houston
Congress
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C “Bherwin
Michigan
F. T. Chester
Wisconsin
Cétgreséman
E. & Bragg
Maryland
George W. Covington
M. G. Orner
Texas
John H. Reagan
Georgis
Philip Cook
D. B. Culberson
Kentucky
James M. McKenzie
Missouri
Cengresman
R. P. Blan
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Massachusetts
EB. M. Boynton
New York
Uyrue D. Prescott
New Jersey
Trohtun
George C. Ludlow
Jaws
H. Mallory
Jamesa W. Sheldon
United States
Richford
Worcester
Charles P. Thompson
Alpha E. Thompson
Topeka
St. John
Democratic Party
New York City
Foreign. Naval demonstration in Turkish waters to start
Iris reports a Turkish naval demonstration will commence on the 15th Inet. A Mapai dispatch notes a pontoon bridge test on the River Ebro collapsed, with ninety seven of a battalion of troops falling from the bridge. A steamer Hardwick foundered at sea with all hands lost except one. House of Commons rejects Lords amendments to Employer's Liability Act but extends its operation from two to seven years. Yellow fever deaths in Havana reach twenty eight for the week ending August 28. William Henry Wix, early Punch figure, dies in London. US Secretary Lowther seeks author views on a copyright treaty protecting books made in the US. Germany says gold payments not suspended. General Roberts disperses Ayoob Khan's forces near Candahar, capturing twenty seven guns. Sultan of Turkey authorizes cessation of Duligno to Montenegro. A Chihuahua citizen offers 2000 dollars for Victoria scalp and 150 dollars for each warrior scalp.
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Tragic double murder shocks Newberry County fishing trip
Henry Grier of Newberry County discovers the bodies of his two sons in a river after a fishing trip. Both youths had fatal bullet wounds, suggesting foul play as authorities note. Nearby reports describe floods, epidemics, heat waves, and wrecks across the region.
Th Burnside disturbance leads to fatal duel and fires
A chaotic scene near Burnside ends with Wilson firing on McCormack after a knife threat. McCormack dies, a fire destroys hotels near Chicago stock yards, and several other incidents including suicides and assaults are reported alongside travel and women’s guidance on packing and money handling.
Fasting Tale Stirs Crowd in New Orleans Market
In a New Orleans street scene at the French Market, Uncle Wash and other clerks discuss Dr. Tanner’s starvation exhibition. Wash claims his brother endured sixty days without food, noting he drank wine and ate after sundown, prompting a lively debate and a disrupted meeting.
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New Orleans Picayune
Eight years as the ideal school starting age
The article cites Dr. Jaconi recommending children not be sent to school before eight, citing brain development, fat and phosphorus levels, and growth of the nervous system. It notes Froebel and Kindergarten as suitable environments for regulated activity, memory and imagination training, with full education emerging around age eight.
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Jacobi
Fatal Stagecoach Wreck Near Sacramento
A stage from California and Oregon to Redding for Yreka ran off a hill near the Sacramento ferry after the brake failed. The coach and horses rolled down a steep bank, trapping a man and a woman passenger. The lady was fatally hurt and the driver and other occupants were severely injured or killed.
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