A Heroic Defence at O Fallon Creek Siege
A Bozeman Herald correspondent details Maxwell family and four men with two women defending a fort near O Fallon Creek on the Yellowstone, four days of siege by Sioux and Nez Perce, with a relief by Colonel Baker. Maxwell, wife and May Maxwell among the defenders, endured bombardment, water scarcity, fort construction, and attrition while repelling attacks and caring for the wounded.
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Herald
Bozeman
O'Fallon's Creek
Yellowstone River
Tongue River
My. Maxwell
Miles City
Little
Old Stanley
O'Fallon Hills
Patton Creek
Mr. Maxell
Mr. Maxwell
Fort Keogh
Mr.Benton
George Tharland
Snow Slide Rescue At Heint Mound Mine
An avalanche swept three miners from the Heint Mound mine as they returned to work after a three day absence. Richard Huxter was buried, two others escaped, and William E Hall led a perilous search in darkness. After hours of digging, a survivor was found by his foot, minutes after rescue.
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Salt Lake
William E. Hall
Richard Huxter
Mr. Hall
Prince of Wales
Hunter
Tie
Remarkable Rifle Shooting by Dr Carver of California
A California correspondent endorses Dr Carver of California as a skilled marksman with a gun. The letter confirms prior reports of his extraordinary shooting and claims he can surpass all his past feats, with plans to display his talent in the East this summer. Dr Carver, a dentist by profession, is praised as a gentleman and adept fowler.
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Carver
California
Droctor
Dr. Carver
Ragardus
Doctor Carver Shatters 885 Glass Balls At Oakland
A California dispatch reports Dr. Carver using a rifle to break 885 glass balls out of 1,000 tossed from twenty feet. The event, held Feb 23, lasted three hours and three minutes including stoppages, with several Eastern men in attendance.
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California
Oakland
Carver
Fight Between a Sea Lion and a Sturgeon
On the Oakland Ferry route yesterday morning a sea lion and a sturgeon fought a dramatic battle in the bay. The seal attacked the sturgeon at the gill openings while the fish slapped the water with its tail and fought back with powerful bursts. Blood stained the water as the sturgeon was fatally wounded, seized by the tail, then killed. the seal towed the carcass beneath the waves.
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Oakland
Fran Oakland
San Joaquin
Damages Awarded in Church Alienation Case in Court of Common Pleas
A Bryan dispatch reports Joseph Lichty sued John Holdewan and others for $10,000 alleging wife alienation within a Mennonite Church of God group. After excommunication and avoidance rules kept the wife from her husband, evidence showed church authorities urged religious compliance. The jury awarded Lichty $2,500, a verdict that drew strong public reaction.
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Mennonite
YHR
Bryan
Obie
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Court of Common Pleas
Church of State
Joseph Lichty
John Holdewan
Church of God
Mennonites
John Lickty
Mennil
Holland
Tea effects and adulteration in green and black varieties
The text details how black tea often provides lasting exhilaration and energy, while green tea can cause nervous and digestive disturbances in some, especially new users. A mixed black and green tea is common. It then discusses widespread adulteration practices, including coloring agents and filler teas, with historical notes from London sanitary inquiries and calls to seizing falsified lots and reducing black tea duty to curb green tea fraud.
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Sanitary Commission of London
Robert Fortune
London
Congo
China
England
Custom House
Snake bite toll in India exceeds seventeen thousand
The article notes a striking Hindu religious prejudice that forbids killing snakes yet reports that 17,000 human lives were lost in India last year to venomous snake bites. The contrast highlights a public health crisis and cultural conflict.
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India
Tin imports from England in first month over three years
Imports of tin into the United States from England in the first month of 1876 1877 and 1878 were about 1333 1275 and 875 tons respectively. Tin plate imports from the same country in the same months totaled about 4874 7343 and 3408 tons.
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United States
England
Random Aphorisms and Odd Facts from 19th Century Notes
Collections of quips and curiosities including remarks on love and beauty, superstition, empire figures, piracy near China, social notes on Hindoo widows, English labor costs, Magna Charta literacy, and a sprawling array of curios about Russia, Philadelphia coal, Columbus landfalls, and a case of a German shepherd-like tale involving St Vitus’ dance and an Australian wife.
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Maxwell
Culfee
Tortskin
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Mintre
Wta
Peter the Great
Texas
Duke of Kent
Queen Victoria
Island of
Jersey
English Channel
Constantinople
Europe
Ton
Chinawen
Russia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pacific Rural Press
San Francisco
Japan
Pa-out-shu
America
Capitol
Virginia
Richmond
Bahama Isles
Columbus
San Salvador
Bahamas
Louis Philippe
Washington
Gen. Jackson
Australia
St. Vitus
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