Passage on a Vessel Loaded with Shooks for Havana
Special correspondence from Boeron on May 23 describes the Uranus, a three masted schooner of about 500 tons, dockside in Port land with cargo bound for Havana. The journalist recalls harsh conditions, a quarrelsome captain, and the grueling daily duties of sailors as they depart for a rough Atlantic voyage.
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Boeron
old _Portland
Havana
Europe
Maine
Finnan Haddie
Longfellow
Tay
Heemarrow
Grin- Ib
Anecdote of General Les Found by a Doctor
In a brief reminiscence a general named Les is described meeting and interacting with Dr. Cutting, an incident that illustrates military life and wartime camaraderie. The fragment hints at a chance encounter and the everyday humor or observation arising from such meetings.
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Les
Dr. Cutting
Buffalo Bill Show Draws British Attention Across London
The Buffalo Bill Wild West show captivates London audiences with portraits of Indian leaders and riders. John A. Whitley and Capt. Burnet Landreth organized the exhibit in America and London. Cody’s career spans hunter, trapper, scout, statesman, and star of stage dramas portraying western life, earning royal notice and popular songs in theaters. Red Shirt gains royal attention after meeting Queen Victoria, while Buck Taylor and other notable figures remain central to the display’s enduring allure.
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William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
London
John Robinson Whitley
Philadelphia
America
D. Landreth & Sons
Union
Burden of Agriculture
Plains
Nebraska
Prince of Wales
Gladstone
Burlington (VI) Free Press
Red Shirt
Victoria
Princess Louise
Beetles and a Bostonite in Red Dog Saloon
In Red Dog a Boston man Samuel Standish Winthrop clashes over eating beetles in bean soup with locals and a rough waiter named Tarantula Bam. A lightning exchange ends when Winthrop collapses and dies amid the tense dining room scene.
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Sameel Standish Winthrop
Rammel Standish
Boston
Harvard
Browning
Vandyke Brown
Red Dog
Jim Wild
Maj. Coldeck
Judge Lynch
Onio
Winthrop
Cvver
Sinnor
Bia Moyers
Col Tarheel
Samuel Standish Winthrop
Carlyle
Patti
Michéal Angelo
Michael
Oneville
Warchea
Brooklyn Eagle
Irish Editor William O Brien Tours Canada Amid Protests
The Hon William O Brien editor of United Ireland arrived in New York May 9 on a speech tour through Canada denouncing Lord Lansdowne and evictions at Luggacurran. He traveled on the Umbria where a meeting party met him by tug, then went to Montreal to speak at the depot and Albert hall amid cheers and groans. A later walk with J A Mulligan and Cahill sparked a shower of missiles injuring Cahill. the trip continued in Attaws and other cities as Canadians reacted with heightened tension between league and anti league factions.
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William O'Brien
United Ireland
New York City
Canada
Lord Lansdowne
Luggacurran
O'Brien
New York
Umbria
New York Bay
Montreal
William O'Briez
Cloran
Albert Hall
J. A. Mulligan
Montreal National
Cahill
Asion
League
Sateens Offered at Reduced Yard Price
L. O. McIntire advertises a lively fabric sale featuring a beautiful assortment of sateens priced at 12 1 2 cents per yard, down from 20 cents. The message emphasizes value and a limited offer from the store.
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L. O. McIntire
Boots and shoes offered at low prices by A G Meng er
A G Meng er announces in 1887 he will serve all old and new customers of The Gazette with boots and shoes at the cheapest prices. A humorous insert promotes Herman Broeker's gasoline stoves, urging wives to choose from a wide variety.
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A. G. Menger
Herman Broeker
The Late Justice Woods and Supreme Court Prospects
The piece notes Justice Woods is buried in Newark Quebec and sketches potential successors among national Democratic leaders. It discusses the rarity of retirements, current justices’ ages and terms, and how cabinet or attorney general nominees historically fared, with several judges nearing retirement and others aging into long tenures.
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Supreme Court
Twoods
Newark
Democratic Party
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Cleveland
Preenart
Reney
E. Rockwool Hoar
Mamacntorney Generador Pierce
Woode
Waite
J Bradley
Miller
Field
Justice Strong
Washington
Judge Field
California
Bradley Ixteen
Harlan
Kentucky
Stanley Matthews
Gray
Blatchford
New York
Offica Rot
Besa
Bes of
Guy Bars
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Eastport
Portland
Boaton
Virgil
Dante
Lucifer
England
Esren
Sons of Liberty
North America
France
Haven
Anaster
Pean L. Wareuan
OQUA
Queen Victoria
Queen To
Buck Taylor
Texas
LED
Detroit Free Press
Puck
W. T. Sinclair
Real Ecstate
Douglas County
Counties
Wyandotte, Livenworth and
Jefferson
Lawrence
Tonganoxie
Lota
Fairmount
Fall Leaf
GEO. Bis
Kansas
Cgeorce Leis
the Gazette
Justice Woods
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