Sun Spots and Cyclones Debate with Prof Hough at Chicago
A Chicago Inter Ocean interview with Professor G W Hough, chair of astronomy, questions the asserted link between sun spots and weather. He explains sun structure, spots as holes in the photosphere, and argues against solar weather theories while offering scientific insights into solar activity and corona concepts.
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Houzh
Chicago University
Inter Qecean
G. W. Hough
Chicago
London
Earth
India
A Curious Prophecy From Nostradamus in Paris
A fragment from The Paris notes a Nostradamus prophecy foretelling 1883 events in France a royal death abroad three days hidden then a Corsican claimant marching on Paris with partisans. It cites a Pretender battle at Paris gates and a looming Chambord relapse. An Oswego, New York man lit a pipe with a ten dollar bill.
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The
Paris
France
Wille
Comte de Chambord
Jerome
Amusing an Editor Visits Yellowstone Party Arrives from Europe
William Hardman editor in chief of the Morning Post of London arrives in New York with his wife as part of a party visiting Yellowstone Park. At Rufus Hatch's invitation they stay at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and explore the city before heading West. Hardman, longtime Surrey County sessions chairman, is billed as Judge Hardman among the Yellowstone visitors and is sought by locals as he tours Broadway and notable spots.
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Harry Jennings
Captain Jennings
Adriatic
Mr. Jennings
Yellowstone Park
Rufus Hatch
Longfellow
Hardman
Tennyson
Lonefellow
Jennings
Avenue Street
Surrey
14Th Street
3D Avenue
Mr. Hardman
Tam
Tien
Joe
N. F. Tribune
Europe
William Hardman
Morning Post
London
Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York
West
Broadway
Fifth Avenue Hoctel
Brunswick
Harrison
A Dead Give-Away on a Scalped Train Ticket
A traveling Hebrew man and his older companion board a train using a scalped ticket. The conductor questions the passenger’s name, learning the name mismatches the ticket. The man jokes about his Irish sounding name Patrick Moriarity, and plans to pay the fare to the next stop. The exchange ends with an offer to ride to the stopping place.
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Isaac
Moses
Mr. Coondogter
Dees
Patrick Moriarity
Dem Coondogter
Patrick
Extraordinary Memory of William Lawson in 1757
A mathematician William Lawson of Edinburgh died in November 1757. He attempted to multiply the numbers 1 through 40 by memory, starting at seven in the morning and finishing at six in the evening. The result was a 48‑digit product, verified on paper and displayed as a framed wall record. He taught Latin to his pupils that day as usual.
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William Lawson
Edinburgh
Lawson
Belgravia
Hartford Woman Reignites Love After Loss Marries
Twenty years after a Hartford engagement ended with a fiancé's death Christine Roberts aged belle of Hartford marries David Dawson of Morrisonville aged seventy three. The match arose as she saw in him the likeness of her former lover and she chose to wed.
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Christine Roberts
Hartford
Conn
David Dawson
Morrisonville
Hartford Post
Dakota Journal quotes on marriage and labor ethics
A Dakota Journal quotation cited by the Chicago Inter Ocean argues that a girl with no money in Dakota is respected by the community as much as one with wealth, while a man can earn wealth. It endorses marrying for love and working for money as a universal maxim.
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Dakota
Dakota Journal
Chicago
Inter Ocean
The Lending Issue in Democratic Party Campaign
The piece argues the central 1870s Democratic platform is not tariff specifics but defeating Republican greed and corruption through Democratic power. It contends the real issue is party restoration, liberty, and honest government, with reform as the aim and democratic doctrine as the path to national unity.
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Democratic Party
Party of Ideas and Progress
Republican Party
Democratic Party Seeks Harmony to Secure Early Victory
A historic note from the American Register urges appealing to the voting masses and entering the campaign with strong hopes of success. It argues the party can gain broad support by promoting unity and avoiding division, potentially settling the outcome in advance.
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Democratic Party
American Register
Dorsey Corroboration and 1880 Republican Corruption
The St Louis Republican asserts the 1880 Republican campaign in Indiana used vast funds to buy voters. It cites Stephen Dorsey and associates, alleging millions were diverted from the Treasury and spent to sway the election. It connects Delmonico’s endorsement in 1851 to current leaders, urging voters to oust the “scoundrels.”
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America
Stephen W. Dorsey
Steve
Garfield
Indiana
Dorsey
Treasury
Delmonico’s
Republican Party
Arthur
St. Louis Republican
Court and jury torch the Polk state treasurer case
The piece laments the Polk trial and Democratic bias in Tennessee courts. It rails at Republican editors and predicts blood washed justice, then notes various brief items from San Francisco and New York papers. It mentions a San Francisco shoe trade with Germans predominating and a Woodstock death case misreported as suicide. It ends with Minnesota border blunder splitting two counties along 65 miles.
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Polk
Tennessee
thePolk
Detroit
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Woodstock
Ulster County
N. Y
Minnesota
St. Paulo
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