Western Minnesota Crops Threatened by Grassworpnns
A scan of recent dispatches reports Grassworpnns destroying crops in Western Minnesota. Other world and domestic items: resignations, deadly incidents, labor and emigration moves, and political shifts across the Americas and Europe. Names and places include Fisz, Greece, Peru, Buenos Ayres, Galveston, Columbus, Texas, and London.
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Minnesota
Sec
Fisz
San Francisco
Peru
Buenos Ayres
French Evacuation Begins As Treaty Indemnity Paid
In line with the treaty, France has paid part of the indemnity and German troops are withdrawing from Rouen and Amiens and the Somme Lower Seine and Ente departments. Rosert Burrus, who killed Severns in Newburgh last winter, hanged himself in Auburn State Asylum for Insane Criminals. Davis Creek bridge on the Chesapeake and Ohio line collapsed, killing two workers and injuring others. The New York Cuban Junta has been recruiting in Montreal for an expedition, enlisting officers and about 200 men.
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France
Germany
Peru
Tywaney National Banks
Chicago
Galveston
Express
Colum Is
Texas
New York
Grouse Francis
Ireland
Eui
Ymblic
New York City
Lisbon
Vulcan
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Coalport
Tomas A. Scorr
E. L. Boruxesxe
China
San Francisco
Elia F. Badger
Gexmat Starrz
Winnipeg
United States
Gers
Cyoox
Cuba
Cherry Street
Deelin
Geman
Brooklyn
Ito Thurman
Ohio
Atlantic
Western Railway
Philadelphia
Kirk
Nevada City
M. Thiers
Tu Horseshoers’ Protective Union
North Midland
Reilwaan
Chesterfield Station
Cottonwood
Kansas
William Chem
Adeline
Rouen
Amiens
Somme
Lower Seine
Ente
Rosert Burrus
Mr. Severns
Newburgh
N. Y
State Asylum For
Auburn
Davis Creek
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Montreal
Howan Advertisement Works Description of advertising effects
A long anecdotal list explains how repeated exposure shifts a reader from indifference to action. It tracks progress from initial inattention to eventual purchasing urge, noting rising recognition, consideration, and financial readiness stages before the final purchase.
Bill-Posting and Posters in the United States
About 275 professional bill posters operate in the United States, employing two to twenty men each and supporting roughly 800 people. Posts cover city streets with witty notices, costly printing, and varying rates for posters, hand bills, and theater or circus advertising. The note includes anecdotes of clever campaigns and a brief, separate reflection on mothers and a Paris insurgents offer to Oregon.
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United States
Candy Fred’s
Woon Wor
Accrer
Paris
France
Oregon
Theis
Explosion Destroys Washington Arsenal Magazine and Storehouse
A serious explosion at the Washington Arsenal mag azine used for pyrotechnics destroyed the building and nearby storehouses. Four barrels of powder were in the structure, which collapsed and damaged adjacent buildings, shattered windows, and tore bricks through a neighboring blacksmith shop. The 6000 stand arms building suffered heavy damage, roofs were ripped, trees stripped, and fuses and shells scattered. A guard was thrown from bed by the blast. no local residents were injured. Initial losses were estimated near a half million dollars, with later estimates lower.
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Washington Arsenal
Vigi lancee Committee in Montana Forcing Confession
A notable vigilante proceeding in Montana targeted Davis of the Davis family over a long‑standing and alleged illicit relationship with Hoyt widow of a man slain years earlier during a chicken theft. Davis was hanged by rope, offered a chance to confess, refused, and was released by a Justice of the Peace before fatal outcomes occurred.
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Montana
Davis
Hoyt
Esquire
Doney
Justice of the Peace
Rattlesnake Tale From Lynchburg Neighborhood
A Virginia paper recounts a Fall raccoon hunt where a rattlesnake attacked several hunters. One warned to stay still as a large snake crossed his chest, followed by more snakes. dawn revealed four small ones, all killed near hollow stumps.
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Lynchburg
Execution At Greenville Court House Va A Frightful Scene
Report of the 2005 execution of Thomas McGiffin at Greenville Court House Virginia. A crowd watched as the rope twice failed, the drop finally took, and the condemned man died after about twenty minutes. The incident prompted fear among onlookers and a later burying near the scaffold.
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Thomas McGiffin
Greenville Court House
Fashion Notes and Dress Trends Foretell Higher Fall Prices
Fashion notes observe fewer boutonnieres and blue grosgrain croquet pavilions. Prophesied rise in silks and dress materials this Fall. Lockets made from ten dollar gold pieces opened to hold a similar sized space. Summer saeques in white lace with wide borders and oak sleeves pair with black silks. Casual remarks on baldness cite hat-wearing in offices. French child haircuts feature a fringe front and longer back to avoid eyes.
New Method of Trou-Making for Iron Smelting
English mining engineer Mr George Fowler proposes a new iron smelting method. He argues current practice uses air at the furnace base creating carbonic acid and carbonic oxide as it rises. His design generates carbonic oxide outside the furnace by passing a limited amount of nix over ignited fuel, then forces it into the furnace near the top to deoxygenate ore and fuse metal and slag.
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George Fowler
Stowaway meets deadly fate aboard Idaho voyage
A poor Englishman, Mark Auburn, hid in the Idaho’s hold at Liverpool to reach America. Discovered at sea, he was kept on deck, then jailed on return to England. He later escaped through a window, crawled the hawser, and fell drowning in the dock, his body sent to the Morgue. A separate tale from Fresho Tulare Inyo counties describes a tremor prone wild region with ghostly lore and unexplained ground sounds.
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Mark Auburn
America
Idaho
Liverpool
Aubwn
Reck
Great Britain
Auburn
England
V. Fark Sun
Fresho
Tulare
Inyo
Pestilence Ravaged Buenos Ayres Amid Filth and Fleeing Population
The Rev Mr Ash, Chaplain of the British Legation at Buenos Ayres, notes a plague in a 180000 population where two thirds fled and about 20600 died. Daily mortality ranged 400 to 600. City water, drainage and wells were problems. Interments reached 540 on April 18. Decline began April 16 but years are needed to repair the damage.
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Tae Ira-Parep Crry
French report on forced female deportations to Cayenne
A French source claims 1,500 women Communes are sent to Cayenne aboard the Nereide and 2,500 more from Toulon aboard the Ceres and the Amazone. The piece, though perhaps circumstantial, depicts despair and asserts none have been legally tried, provoking indignation.
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Goxe
Cayenne
Nereide
Toulon
Ceres
Lengthening Screw Steamers by Cutting In Two
In Scotland the method lengthens screw steamers by cutting the hulls in two on a patent slip, drawing apart, filling the gap, then returning to sea. The Garrison was lengthened by 30 feet, boosting capacity from 250 to 1280 tons with no speed or crew loss. A Norwich Reflector item adds a humor note on a husband caught kissing the hired girl and a bald cure.
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Ennarncixe Sreanens
Scotland
Granton
Constantinople
Berres
Norwich
Ohio
Curious $50 Bill Saga Involving Rose and Brannigan
New York gambler T Rose allegedly won ninety dollars in a Brannigan run gaming house. He tried paying a hotel bill with a $50 banknote, was refused as counterfeit, sought aid from John Morrissey, and Brannigan was arrested before experts declared the note genuine and Brannigan was freed. The parties then reportedly settled at Delmonico's.
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New York Hivening Post
T. Rose
Patrick Brannigan
John Morrissey
New York
Brannigan
Rose
United States
Shields
Clark Bros
Chambers Street
Delmonico’s
Robbery in Broadway Crowd Nets Thirty-Five Thousand
In a crowded Broadway corner near Warren street two men staged a fall as a cover and one robbed the other of thirty five thousand dollars in a swift audacious plot. The crowd reacted with quiet laughter, and no one halted the scheme or pursued action.
Corean reply rejects intercourse with Rodgers
A Corean letter to Admiral Rodgers declines contact, cites past encounters with Sebiger in 1865 and French visitors, asserts long national civilization, and asks why Western ships cross the sea. It denies land claims or trade, and refuses intercourse or further inquiry about the ship destroyed by Gen. Sherman.
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Admiral Rodgers
Sebiger
Sher
Hasgpome Mex An exchange on handsome hotel nuisances
An exchange ridicules handsome young men as nuisance figures in hotels. It warns fathers to bluntly curb such youths, arguing many are conceited and brainless, with soft heads and hands, and that many end up harming themselves or boring ladies with opera tunes at the piano.
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Mozoner
West End
Tasmanian Devil Described In English Magazine July
An English magazine excerpt by Mr. Leakey profiles the Tasmanian devil as a savage, gluttonous marsupial. It notes the beast’s ferocity when provoked, its relentless fighting nature, and its stubborn, cage-bound behavior. The piece emphasizes its independence from training yet highlights its predictable frenzy and endurance in combat.
A Russian Steam Bath at Dodskoi Experience
A descriptive account of a Russian steam bath at Dodskoi detailing the sequence of warming activities. Wetting the head to prevent headaches, throwing water on the oven to generate steam, deep heat, heavy perspiration, being scrubbed with brushes, basins of hot water, snow dash, and a final rest in an anteroom with coarse towels. Coffee and tea afterward leave bathers drowsy and ready for a nap.
Boy Suffocated in Brewery Cistern at West Dubuque
A fifteen year old boy, step-brother to a brewery owner, was lowered into a six foot cistern to drain remaining water. Dense foul air suffocated him. a rescue attempt by another worker failed, and the boy died shortly after reaching the bottom. The victim’s mother lives near Eagle Point.
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West Dubuque
Eagle Point
Glass Beads Made By Blowpipe Process At Venice Factories
Beads are formed by blowing heated glass into bulb shapes after drawing out glass into tubes. Venice factories cut colored tubes into small pieces and mix them with ashes and sand. The mixture is stirred, heated in an iron pan, and agitated until smooth rounded beads emerge with cleared bores.
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Venice
Office shooting in Pittsburg involving Loveridge and Henr Ty
In Pittsburg, S M Loveridge was shot in his office by Morris K Henr Ty from Utica Michigan. The incident references names and a location but details are limited in the fragment.
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Pittsburg, PI. S
Loveridge
Morris K. Henr Ty
Utica, Michigan
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Howan Advertisement
Oubin
Lyraums
Fort Fetterman
Red Cloud
Dodskoi
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