Rumor Cuba Sale to United States Stirs Spain
The article notes Spain publicly denied reports that Cuba could be sold to the United States for 100 million. It cites a Cortes exchange with Senor Ayala and references other scattered items from maritime losses to odd criminal cases and local anecdotes, reflecting a broad, untidy news summary.
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Spain
Cuba
United States
Senor Vildosola
Senor Ayala
Benut Vildesellas
Washington
Nyse
Porto Rico
The Mississippi Crevasse and Toll on New Orleans
Assistant State Engineer Hatch reports the Bonnet Carre Crevasse widens 600 to 650 feet with a roaring torrent cutting 50 feet into the batture. He notes four imminent crevasses at Poverty Point Wallace Plantation and above the city, warns neglect at Bonnet Carre, and details failed early action, rising flood, and vast property damage. The report also covers Omer Pasha’s death, his career from Croatia to Turkish marshal, and his Western manner.
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Mississippi
Bonnet Carre Crevesse
Lake Pontchartrain
Poverty Point
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Bonnet Carre
Moraro Plantation
New Orleans
Venice
Tonisi- Ril
Bonnet Carre Crevassa
Vickeburg
Baton Ronge
Eighit
Vicksburg
Vogue's
Lake Panchartrain
Parches
Col. Walton
Walket
Kemmerville
Eily
Population growth in Britain since 1801 and patent filings
The first census in 1801 counted 16,000,000 people and by 1841 rose to 27,724,849 with 1861 at 29,321,988. A decade more would push toward 30,000,000, roughly three-fourths of the U.S. total, while London holds about one tenth of the British Islands population. Patent applications now exceed five hundred weekly in Washington.
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Great Britain
Pitt
United States
London
British Islands
Murder in New York City Shocks Citizens
A New York City murder of Mr. Avery D. Putnam by an assailant described as deeply diabolical unfolds on a Wednesday night. William Foster and an accomplice are jailed as investigators seek the true culprit while Foster claims innocence and vows to endure ten years rather than reveal the real killer. The scene shifts to St. Luke's Hospital where Putnam, dying, dies in the presence of his wife and young son as relatives gather and a coroner prepares.
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New York City
William Foster
Avery D. Putnam
Tfoster
Cumningham
Sidney
Mann
Anth
Explosion at Hoosac tunnel kills blaster Roberts
Tart notes from a Troy paper describe Roberts standing before blasting holes in the Hoosac tunnel being killed by nitro glycerine. The blast caused a strong electric current, lamps failed, and miners fled in darkness while crying that Bill Dunn’s gang were all killed. No blame assigned.
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Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Roberts
Tox Jolly
Bill Dunn
Yellow fever ravages Buenos Aires amid neglect
Buenos Aires, capital of the Argentine Confederation, is struck by a deadly yellow fever outbreak eroding the population as hundreds die daily. The crisis is linked to neglected drainage and a poisoned atmosphere, yet American residents resist panic and uphold composure.
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Buenos Ayres
Escaped prisoners and Paris unrest dominate Lincoln paper
Ten inmates fled the Lincoln Penitentiary and remain at large amid rumors of a prearranged plan tied to the Insane Asylum fire. Paris faces a potential revolution as the Commune moves against the Central Committee, with guards and authorities blamed for the turmoil. Mercury and other minerals are warned against, and Dr Wanema's Wisecar remedies are promoted. Connecticut canvassers report English leading with a 25 vote margin amid legislative uncertainties. U S Assistant Treasurer in New York to handle bonds and gold trades this month. Also notes on shop mispricing and the choice between Silver Tipped Shoes and non-tipped footwear.
First Degree Murder Verdict in Fair Case Proclaimed
San Francisco jurors deliberated 46 minutes before returning a verdict of murder in the first degree in the Laura D. Fair trial for the killing of A. P. Crittenden. The prisoner appeared pale but unmoved as she was led from the courtroom. The outcome is viewed by most of the community as a proper vindication of the law and a rebuke to the defense.
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San Francisco
Preventive dedication and a turn to gentler medicine
A historical tone notes a shift in medical practice from harsh, invasive remedies to supportive care. It praises Hoxtetter’s Stom sol Bitters as a cornerstone of preventive medicine, claiming modern physicians favor reason over brutality and citing the Bitters as a trusted antidote to fevers, diarrhea, and dysentery.
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