Miscellany of Odd News and Public Notices
Quoted revival of religion urged for business revival. Tom Sankey’s father, in Pittsburg court, is a former legislator and tax collector. Kentucky horse Lexington’s death blamed on swallowed food blocks in skull. Found bank notes worth 40 000 near Philadelphia river. some unsigned and stolen before the rebellion. A Har tings Minnesota “GumorD” case. Edward Erfurth buried, Catholic rites refused. burial ultimately outside consecrated ground. Chicago Times dispute over ex-mayors’ ties to an Aurora affray. a Little card requested. Russian education data from 1873 show 22 635 primary schools, 935 000 boys, 185 034 girls. one pupil per 79 inhabitants. Swedish carver Octegren makes chessmen symbolizing German conflict. emperors vs pope piece setup. Irish King-Harman burial torchlight custom. vast procession to Royal Church vault. East naval workers cut from Navy Yard war footing chatter. Three facts fully x0-
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Empire
Grant to appoint Up sop as Indian affairs commissioner
Washington reports unconfirmed by high authority that President Grant has offered the job to William H. Upson of Detroit. Judge Advocate General Holt is retired and William McKee Dunn named to fill the vacancy, no assistant judge advocate general to be appointed due to a new law. Also listed are House seats contests across several states, naval and canal project notes, and budget figures including light-house and revenue data.
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Washington
Grant
Indian Affairs
Wm. H. Upsop
Detroit
Joseph Holt
Army
Wm. McKee Dunn
Congress
House of Representatives
Alabama
Bomberg
Haralson
Florida
Finley
Walls
Clinois
Lemoine
Farwell
Louisiana
Spencer
Morey
Breux
Darrall
Mascachusette
Abbott
Ve. Frost
Minnesota
Cox Va. Strait
New York
Lowry Ve. Norton
South Carolina
Spain
Atlantic
Pacific
Nicaragua
Breto
Greytown
Commission
Europe
American
California
Ordnance Department
State Department
Havana
Valmaseda
Barstow
Chicago
Increases in Navy Yard Staffing and Repairs Across States
The Portsmouth navy yard is expanding daily with more employees. Brooklyn receives orders to commission ten monitors at once. Albany reports unsafe capitol building due to contractor negligence, while Cincinnati and Connecticut face crime and public safety concerns. Frank Boll, a Moody Sankey style preacher, now rents the Academy of Music to meet demand.
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Cranes O'Coxon
New York
Capitol
Albany
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dayton
Connecticut
von Haven
Watherfield
xEnn
Moody
Sankey
Academy of Music
Methodist Episcopal
Frank Boll
West News Summary From The Times
Reports from the East note brisk canal closures as weather turns cold. In Toledo a Paymaster died from a car collision injuries after four months. A New York banking panic eased as deposits met demands. A Milwaukee paper traces a missing boy Bailey Ross and market rumors claim wheat control by McGeoch & Co. and a looming corner.
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Jone A. Looan
Jons E. Camentrr
Toledo and Wabash Railroad
Toledo
Brorne
New York
Gen. Babcock
Wasurxatox
D. C
Hon
P. Oe Dyer
United States
Loula
A. B
Milwaukee City
Dalies
Bailey Ross
Des Moines
Howe
McGeoch &Ce
Amd
Setsonan
Swestien
Defamation suit filed over damages in Wisconsin town
James sues John for defamation seeking 25000 dollars. A. B. Hussrty, longtime resident of Muir Michigan, died there recently. There are 279 patients at the Northern Hospital for the Insane of Wisconsin.
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James Gues John
A. B. Hussrty
Muir
Mich
Northern Hospital For the Insane
Wisconsin
Fifth Maryland Regiment Declines Escort for Vice President
The Fifth Maryland Regiment offered to escort the vice president’s body to Boston but the offer was declined. Arkansas lawmakers adjourned to honor the late vice president, with courts in Montgomery Alabama also paying respects. Marietta Georgia reports Cyrne Dial’s gold mine yields rich quantities, dirt in yards containing gold. John Durham notes from Dial’s yard a pennyweight per pan and two pennyweights from two rocks. The tale of Slushber, buried near Greenfield Tennessee, was stolen recently, believed seized by physicians for skeleton preservation.
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Maryland
Massachusetts
Boston
Arkansas
Montgomery
Ala
Marietta
Cyrne Dial
Cherokee County
Georgia
John Durham
Mr. Dial
Dial
Greenfield
Explorer Hexar M. St Taney Praised by Royal Geographical Society
International dispatches report praise for Hexar M. St Taney from London as Africa exploration notes are highlighted. Liberia news describes widespread abandonment and mass migration to Latrobe amid distress.
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Hexar M. St Taney
Afnca
Royal Geographical Society
Society
Liberia
Latrobe
Corst von Annim
Holden
Ateleoran
London
Alexandria
Khokand
Suez Canal
England
Madrid
Paupe Casaanac
Dueliat
Paris
Whomred
Belleville
Namanghan
Kiptohacks
5 Aygplett
Brn
J.J. Tnivon
Commons
Midenrey
Goldsmith Maid in California and winter plans announced
Wilkes reports Goldsmith Maid is in California under Badd Doble for the winter. If she stays sound, she will attempt to beat the best times at one two and three miles before spring when she is bred to Gen. Washington out of Lady Thorne. Fox hunt near Hackensack, New York fails as riders dogs and drivers all lose. Dion brothers win billiards title with Joseph taking championship. Weston draw and walk challenge line. Nine entries in 30,000 California race with 27,000 in entry fees.
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Wilkes
California
Gen. Washington
Gen
Knox
Lady Thorne
Hackensack
New York
Huntemen
Dion Brothers
Joseph
O'Leary
Weston
Trials and crimes noted from Madison to Indianapolis
Reports detail acquittal in the Zwery trial for Thornton’s shooting in Madison Wisconsin. Dr Davis and wife of Ottawa Canada sentenced to hang for malpractice death but commuted to life. Jail escapes at Jeffersonville Indiana and seduction cases in Chicago and Indiana. Various arrests and a death by pistol near Pleasanton Kansas, with related theft and fraud cases in St Louis.
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Zwery
Madison
Wis
Thornton
Davis
Ottawa
Canada
Jane Vaughn Gilmore
Solucer
Kankakee
Chicago
Walter
Tom
Indianapolis
Axax
Brooks
Pleasanton
Kan
Hhusband
Atret
Besn
M. Lodis
Atresia
Collapse of a Mine Near Wyoming Valley
A letter from Wilkesbarre reports the Chauncy and Grand Tunnel mines near Plymouth and Nanticoke suffered the worst mining disaster yet in Wyoming Valley. About 125 miners left at noon on the 10th as the mine caved two hours later, with boulders hurled from the tunnel mouth and a powerful shock described as an earthquake.
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Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania
Wyoming Valley
Chauncy
Grand Tunnel
Plymouth
Nanticooke
Roberts
Indian Affairs Warn of Officials Removal Over Fraud Ring
A Topeka dispatch reports Washington signal that Enoch Hong and Agent Gibson may be removed. A ring of speculators allegedly defrauded Pottawatomie Indians near Topeka by pretending certain tribal members in Indian Territory were dead, with administered estates and fraud proceeds around $20,000.
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Topeka
Kansas
Washington
Enoch Hong
Gibson
Osage
Pottawatomie
Indiana
Yopeka
Indian Territory
Final Execution in Monroe for Double Colored murder
Five thousand mourners, mostly colored, gathered in Monroe Iowa to witness the execution of Tony Nellum and Alice Harris for the murder of Henry Harris. Alice Harris died without a lengthy struggle while Nellum fell and was restrained as deputies ended the sentence forty minutes after the fall. The two confessed, with Nellum’s ax murder of Harris in bed tied to the bayou body disposal.
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Monroe
Iowa
Tony Nellum
Alice Harris
Henry Harris
Aloe
Court House Square
Nellum
Ouachita Telegraph
Alice E. Harris
Perros
Syursaska
Eaetion
Herris
Alice
Doubtful Treaty Talk on Mexican Cession Sparks Speculation
A San Francisco dispatch repeats sensational reports that a treaty would cede land north of the twenty-sixtakes from the Gulf to the Colorado river as compensation for U S demands. It claims Mexican lands would be sold to capitalists, with railroads engaged. The Mexican Consul calls the tale a canard.
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San Francisco
Cal
Call and Chronicle
Washington
Congress
Mexico
Lo Grande
Gulf of California
Californis
United States
Texas Pacific
M. G. Pritchard
Centennial Race Possibility Attracts Big Purse For Jerome Park
The American Jockey Club weighs a grand centennial purse of 15000 to 30000 for a major race at Jerome Park next season. If funded, two or three English racers may enter, open to all comers with weight for age. The purse size could affect hotel and railway support.
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American Jockey Club
Jerome Park
Nee
Ie O Meneaes
California
Pers
Tesey Pany
Joker Club
Banks push repeal of two cent stamp on checks
Wilmington and Philadelphia banks unite to urge repeal of the two cent check stamp law. A circular asks area banks to sign petitions for Congress to remove the stamp requirement, citing surveillance of depositor transactions and costly burdens on banks. A special agent will present the petitions once signatures are collected.
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Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Congress
N. S. Commercial
Von Bulow on American Audiences and Composers
In a lengthy interview, the pianist remarks on American audiences and newspapers, praising reverence for masters and lively press coverage. He notes German critics’ differing habits, laments beer culture among Germans, and reflects on the American enterprise and potential for new composers.
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von Bulow
Germany
Hartford
England
Dr. Damrosch
Handel and Hayden Society
Brooklyn
Arion Choral Society
Arion
Gambrinus
Apollo
America
Wagner
Bavaria
Goethe
Schiller
Benmett
Mendelssohn
Balfe
Ballivan
Balivan
Gilbert
Ancient Relic Unearthed Near San Bernardino
A striking circular stone artifact, carved with grapevines and intricate wreath work, was recovered from Whitewater Creek area. The plate shaped relic features a central wreath of flowers and detailed patterns, suggesting advanced artistry by a past civilization unknown to history.
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Ban. Bernardino
Cal
San Bernardino
Arizona
Indiana
British Columbia
A Novel Wager Tied to Election Result in Toledo
Two workers argued over the Pennsylvania election and bet on Hartranft’s fate. When Hartranft won, W. must play a hand organ on Price's corner from 7 to 8 PM Saturday, with a box for charity contributions. If the other candidate had won, the second man would perform instead.
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Pennsylvania
Hartranft
Hartran‘t
W. Woul
Summit
Madison Streets
Toledo Blade
Swift Lilliputs in Tennessee Stirs Smithsonian Find
In Sparta Tennessee graves yield pigmy remains about twenty six inches tall. Smithsonian Prof Henry retrieves skeletons and artifacts, suggesting a new scientific field beyond prior discoveries like Fall River armor and Dighton rock hieroglyphs.
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Dean Swift
Tennessee
Gulliver
Geckers
Sparta
Prof
Henry
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Fall River
Spiritualistic Feat Claims to Perform the At
A fragment suggests a spiritualistic performance claim is being presented. Details are unclear and no specific names or locations are readable. The note appears to reference a demonstration or event described as spiritualistic.
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Progeister
Cwantzs
Francis Apass
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Kentucky
Acrosa
Shenandoah Valley Bank of Virginia
Hartings
Minn
Edward Erfurth
The
Chicago Times
Aurora
Burg
Times
A. O. Little
Little
Octegren
Emperor Wilhelm
Augusta
Bismarck
Herr Falk
Landwehr
Ireland
King-Harman
L. H. King-Harman
Boyle
Royal Church
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