Violent 1877 Strike Across East and West
A vivid account recalls the 1877 national strike that began July 1877 on the Baltimore and Ohio at Martinsburg West Virginia. It spread to thirteen states with 15000 workers resisting wage cuts, riots in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and federal troops deployed to quell the violence. The conflict involved the Workingmen’s Party and Internationalists, leaving multiple deaths and widespread destruction as trains and depots burned.
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Pullman
Baltimore and Ohio
Martinsburg
W. Va
Pennsylvania and Erie
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
United States
America
Pittsburg
Matthews
Hayes
Workingmen's Party of
Internationals
Jouhann Moat
H Tua Echwal
Cook County
Parsons
Engel
Kenwab
Datimore & Ohio Company
Pennsylvania Company
Pitsburg
Allegheny County
Regimania
Pittsbury
Ilinois
Buffalo
Lake Shawe Road
Boston
Chicago
Chiago
He.p
Christian Endeavor Convention Welcomes 20000 in Cleveland
Twenty thousand attendees crowded the Saengerfest Hall in Cleveland amid the Christian Endeavor convention despite railroad strike travel disruptions. Governor McKinley delivered the welcome. the event highlighted rapid growth with 28,848 US companies and over 600000 members worldwide across thirty denominations.
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Christian Endeavor
Cleveland
Ohio
Saengérias
McKinley
Clark
Alness
Isev
Charlas FL Viekina
Borton
Saangarfest Wall
Phort
Monmbera
Mage Ead Bla
Lake Erie
England
Scotland
Ireland
India
Japan
Tuckey
China
France
Spain
Mexico
Canada
Valssi
United States
Presterians Alll
New York to Paris by Land Daring Earl Plans Arctic Route
Charles Franklin Murray Earl of Tunmore is in Montreal planning a land route from New York to Paris via Alaska and Siberia. He negotiates with the Hudson Bay Company for expedition equipment and aims to cross to Europe after traveling through remote Siberia. The Earl, a noted traveler, seeks royal permission to attempt the perilous journey if life allows.
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Earl of Dunmore
Charles Franklin Murray
Earl of Tunmore
Montreal
Can
New York
Paris
Alaska
Siberia
Hudson Bay Company
Varra
Earl of Bunmore
Tie
Ind
Europe
Earl of Primore
India
Caspian Sea
Pamirs
Central Asian
Pompeii Recounted in Historic Excavations and Destruction
A historical account traces Pompeii from the 1834 revival of The Last Days of Pompeii to modern digs. It argues the city housed perhaps 150,000 inhabitants and details the quake shocks and dramatic night of horror. The narrative recalls a daybreak scene observed by a naturalist's nephew and his mother, highlighting courage amid catastrophe.
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Lord Lytton
Award Lytton Bulwer
Pompeii
Sir William Gell
Chidren
Pompeii Excavations and Historic Eruption Accounts
The article traces Pompeii’s rise as a trading center and its later ruin by earthquakes and the Vesuvius eruption. It notes Roman figures and events connected to the city, describes Pliny the Younger’s eyewitness account, and outlines key excavations from the 18th century onward led by King Charles of Naples.
Comet returns and calls for science in 19th century lore
The Providence Journal notes a looming Halley era spectacle as comets blaze near Neptune. Russian Astronomical Society data teams map Italieys comet to predict its next perihelion while public curiosity grows. Separate anecdotes show social quirks and humor about domestic life and wit.
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Halsey
Uest
Matilda
Belgrade
Scimiter
Providence Journal
Sconce
Neptune
Astronomy
Prof
Glasenapp
Russian Astronomical Society
Italiey
Ile
Compass Plant Guides Travelers Through Western Plains
A western observer recalls the compass plant guiding lost travelers northward during a dark night. The magnetic caves and oriented petals aided a wagon train reaching camp two hours away after dismounts to feel the leaves.
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Wastern Plain
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Thaen
Guito
Leadville
Health and nerve tonic touted to aid digestion and vigor
An advertisement extols a tonic's effects on appetite digestion and energy, claiming it boosts health and nerve strength. It promises faster relief from constipation biliousness and stomach cramps. Also mentions Belgium Sunday postal delivery rules with a government stamp coupon system.
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Raunday
Belgium
Remarkable Patent Remedy Ad and Odd London Fashion Note
An old advertisement touts Spreepolics as a kidney friendly travel tonic claiming to ease bowels and fevers, sold in bottles by California Fig Syrup Co. A London feature follows about a woman who pursues a curious occupation of testing new shoes by wearing them long enough to remove their tight suffocating effects.
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California Fig Syrup Co
London
Wide Berth for Venomous Tarantula Encounter
A Texas native warns to give venomous tarantulas a wide berth and recalls a past close call in which a tarantula attacked, was struck with a palmetto fan, and finally crushed with a club after a tense struggle.
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Texas
Sara
Winter Wheat and Rye Trials At Salter Seed Co
Wonderful reports from over 2,000 farmers show Salter's winter wheat yielding 50 to 70 bushels per acre and rye over 60 bushels. Farmers are urged to send stamps to John A Salter Seed Co Le Crosse Wisconsin for samples and fall catalogue.
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Salter
Toosa
John A. Salter Seed Co
le Crosse
Wis
Aluminum bathtubs made in a single piece
Progress of science notes a breakthrough in aluminum casting. It has long been difficult to produce large aluminum items, but the hurdle has been overcome and pure aluminum bathtubs are now manufactured in a single piece.
Electric mosquito bar promises insect elimination
A vintage advertisement claims a device called an electric mosquito bar can electrocutely kill insects on contact. It is described with a pearly pinky color, reminiscent of enchantment, and tied to Glenn's Sulphur boon as a radiant finish.
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Mr. Potts
Glenn
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