Russia and Britain in Eastern Question and U S Congress
The notice surveys European tensions with Russia and Britain over the Eastern Question. It reports Russian troop moves and mediation efforts, debates in the British House of Commons, Gortschakoff’s replies, and possible concessions. It summarizes Senate and House actions on fiscal and military bills, Doorkeeper elections, and currency measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrichal
O'Leary
America
England
House of Commons
Russia
Cettinje
Montenegro
Nikita
Ireland
Earl of
Leitrim
Rome
Vatican
Russian Empire
Germany
Gortschakoff
Europe
Lorde
Lord Beaconsfield
Lons Granville
Earl of Derby
Earl of Carnovsn
Stafford Northcote
Mesars
Giladstone
Hardy
Prince Gortschakoff
Low Salisbury
London
San Stefano
Asia
Turkey
Great Britain
Bucharest
Ghika
Gottsachakoff
Charles
House
Congress
Committee On Appropriations
Polk
Senate
Commissioner of Agriculture
Pacific Railroad
National party convention and varied political notes
A summary of late political moves and incidents: Pennsylvania to host a State National party convention on May 6 in Philadelphia. Massachusetts bans liquor misuses and imposes license limits. Rhode Island Republicans claim a 3,000 plurality as Greenback votes total about 600. Reports cover New York City bank failures, Blair resolutions deemed inoperative, a deadly stage accident in Pawtucket, oil train collision near Slatington, and other federal and local political jitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Party
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Rhode Island
New York City
Atty Glen. Gweyn
Maryland
Wwashington
Blair
Pawtucket
KR. I
Volante
Jennié Fowler
Frankin
Westfield
Mass
National House of Representatives
Steuben County
N.Y
Bath
Seth He
Thensault
Moses
South Carolina
Sauth Carolina
Texas
O Department Iin
Washington
Dome
Congresa
Mexico
Idatis
DeGro. B. Szrmour
Wellest Savings Bank
Masseschusette
Boston Samae Ape
Boston
Lincoln County
Vaisated Eorsberty
United State Ar
Woldermann
Ilers
Delsieay
Fedhiog Cismall
Furp
Erecta Ears
Donngtan
Market price report across New York and other cities
New York and Baltimore market notes list grain and commodity prices for flour winter wheat and cash markets. Prices cover wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, pork, lard, beef, sheep, and butter with bid ranges and cash figures from New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Baltimore, East Liserey and Philadelphia markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Chicago
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Sheen
East LisEerty
Starring Man’s Feast and Harsh Trial in Snowbound Journey
A man named Paquette endures a brutal ordeal after leaving a shanty during a blizzard. He faces starvations and cold while wandering toward farmhouses, seeking help. After days with scant food, he collapses at a village where a passerby provides modest aid before authorities note excessive eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paquette
Ottawa
Raucous April Folklore and Egg Toss Carnival
Old timey clipping details village traditions with Maypole style play and a wedding being planned after games. Women and men compete in egg toss and foot races amid bands and revelry as crowds cheer and prizes are awarded.
Easter Games In Germany Show Peasant Festivities And Dress
An old account describes Easter celebrations in Germany with peasants viewing the holiday as grand. Weddings are linked to the day, costumes feature bright colors, and girls wear short skirts with braids while boys wear white breeches. Dancing on the green inspires regal appearances and village games vary, with leading youths organizing daylong activities and house-to-house revelry.
Fire devastates Steuben County Poor-House with 25 women and children
A Saturday night blaze at the Steuben County Poor-House in Bath destroyed a brick building filled with 25 women and children on the upper floor and 17 men on the lower floor. Ford, an epileptic inmate, set his bed alight. two inmates died amid smoke and flames as the roof collapsed within 30 minutes. Authorities censured the county for unsafe conditions and lack of fire protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steuben County
Bath
Hornellavile
Ford
Eli Carrington
Carrington
Foreign Gossip and Social Sketches From Around the World
A Petersburg society forms travel groups for youth with science study and national discovery. Greenwich Observatory logs 4 454 hours of daylight in London since last February. sunshine adds 1 286 hours. New York wholesale grocers and Western merchants show activity. Earl of Beaconsfield noted for lavish dress and curls. French salons discuss happiness with La Fontaine and Racine. Molere averts suicide by proposing public act. Midhat Pasha draws English drawing rooms’ praise yet jokes about shooting the Grand Vizier if ruler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Royal Observatory
Greenwich
Eng
London
New York
Earl of Beaconfield
England
Ateul
la Fontaine
Racine
Stine Molere
Midhat Pasha
Turk
Midhat
Mystery of a Lost Mail Package From New York to Cherokee Nation
A New York dealer reported a missing package sent to Mrs. J T Ewers of Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation. Postal inquiries traced a discarded wrapper with hair advert and the long pursuit led to the Dead Letter Office in Washington where the blonde hair packet was finally found and returned to Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jims
Dee 5
James
L Shaw
Human Barr
J T Ewers
Fort Gibson
Cherokee Nation
Tod
Office of Inquiry
Gibson Station
Shaw
Ike
J H Purdy
Jackson
Palway Mail Service
Wol Hunt
Railway Mail Service
St Louis
HC Hall
Indianapolis
Hall
French
Hollo
Washington
Theodore Mail
Vail
Hazen
Physician's Dietetic Experiment At Oxford Lecture
Dr T L Nichols of Malvern described a personal dietetic experiment begun November 5 at Salisbury Hall Oxford Street. He ate chiefly bread fruit milk and vegetables with no meat or stimulants and questioned smoking's value while medical authorities debated optimal daily food quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury Hall
Oxford Street
T. L. Nichols
Malvern
Beleofortz
A London Dog Show Visit Through Barking Spectacle
Laura Skeel Pomeroy recalls a London dog show with fierce bloodhounds that howled at a rope acrobat. The scene shifts to owners retrieving pets at four, dogs eager for travel, and a terrier duo in pockets, including a Skye and a Yorkshire toy dog with a scarlet Ulster. The tale ends as they part at King's Cross with a fond farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skye
Yorkshire
Ulster
Charley
King's Cross Station
Laura Skeel Pomeroy
St. Nicholas
Mark of Subjection Loss of Nose and Ears in Enslavement
Accounts from the East describe vanquished peoples deprived of noses and ears as a slave mark. Stories cite tribes and conquests where facial mutilation signified subjugation, with references to ancient Central Americans, Ashanti prisoners, and other historic practices as trophies of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrera
Ashantee
Ramgeyer
Herbert Spencer
Papa Fetice
Savage Jaguars and Lions in Texas and Arkansas
The article recounts encounters with jaguars dubbed the Mexican lion and mountain lions in Texas and western Arkansas. It describes jaguar size, hunting behavior, and a dramatic pursuit of an antelope, plus sightings of mountain lions and panthers in Adena-like rocky ranges and the Cibolo region, with vivid observer impressions of their roar and presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Arkansas
Texas
Patagonia
Concho River
Cibolo
The Little Ash-Pickers of Boston Narrates Rosa and Billy
Emma E. Brown describes Rosa the very first ash-picker at fifty barrels in an alley between Boylston and Newbury, finding a copper boiler and old boots. She follows Billy the coal picker to dumps in East Boston with a boy named Tommy, and a poor girl driven to the dump. Junk shops on Church Green benefit from ash-pickers, while old debris fuels industry from paper to lamp shades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chcago Tribune
Jos
Theil and
Biblical Fame
Job
Norristown
Geevus
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Charlie
Charlie G
Frank
Papa
Clinton
Courant
Rosa
Boylston
Newbury
Tony
Butittle Rosa
Billy
Albany
Boston
Tommy
Tsay
Daddy
Sean
Gora
Coat
Church Green
Summer Street
Emma E. Brown
Baby’s Incredible Save Lingers In Tragic Tale Of Bayley
The New Orleans Times recalls Henry P Bayley in a storm wreck near Bahamas where his mother and brother perished. Surviving passengers searched the coast and found the seven month old infant clinging to a shrub amid sand and surf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Bayley
G. W.R. Bayley
New Orleans
New York
New Orleans Times
It Wasn't Father Aite Waixe And The Side Play Incident
Eyewitnesses describe a chaotic scene as a group of boys plays near a residence during the National game. A man, said to be carrying a legacy, exits a location appearing disheveled yet sparkling like a new pin. The crowd recalls odd remarks about hair and elbows as confusion erupts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob
Aeds Almort
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congressional
Treasury Department
Treasury
Committee On
Naval Affairs
Thurman
Butler
James Shielda
Missouri
Messrs. Butler Apdox
Geo. H Pendleton
Ohbte
Blaine
Bragg
Clymer
Gen Shields
Cox
Messrs. Hale
Blackburn
Chas. W. Field
Georgia
James Shields
Randolph
John H Trent
Tennessee
Field
Shields
Springer
Trent
United States Army
Finance Committee
Murrill
Secretary of the Treasury
Wood
Ways and Means
Thur Markets
Paryo
Bostom
Catirornia
Yosemite High Falls
Keeter
New Jersey
Ewrerett
Mary
Seribas
Turka
Glasgow Times
Provereuicus
Towa
Worcester Press
New Bedford
Danbury
Washington Territory
Wall Ledge
Burlington Hawk- Eye
San Francisco Bulletin
Neghboring
St Nicholas
Steuben
John Lubbock
Lee
Sir John
Lor
Henny Beaders
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!