Fullerites of Petersham Seek Divine Guidance and Reform
The Fullerites, a 20 member community in Petersham Connecticut, live on farinaceous food dress plainly and claim direct divine guidance. Prof Tyndall advocates reform of executions arguing for instantaneous doom via Ruhmkoff coil to replace gallows. In England Ritualism progresses with vestments in 251 churches, 716 candles on altars, and 870 candles lit during Communion.
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Petersham
Prof. TynDatt
England
Memorial project at Stratford on Avon proceeds
Tax Shakespeare Memorial Association of England advances plans to build a theatre library and picture gallery at Stratford on Avon. The site is cleared, groundwork for an ornamental garden around the theatre is under way. The note also mentions rail iron mills in the United States and a Chinese emigration commission meeting in San Francisco on October 18.
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Tax Shakespeare Memorial Association of England
Stratford-on-Avon
South
North
United States
Chattanooga
San Francisco
California
Congress
Death of Henry Bewhey Head Of Dublin Tract House
Henry Bewhey founder of the Dublin Tract House and creator of its distribution network died at 72 after years of philanthropy. he spent his wealth to send out 500000000 tracts in multiple languages at his own expense. The drought around North Adams Massachusetts has dried up factory streams forcing most plants to run on steam as the Hoosic River bed runs dry in places.
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Henry Bewhey
Dublin
Christ
North Adams
Mass
Hoosie River
English minister in Chicago mocks England sizing up America
The Reverend Brook Herford recently arrived from England to lead the Unitarian Church in Chicago shows growing Yankee arrogance. He jokes that England seems small and relates a proverb about fear of dark streets in England, illustrating an American self view.
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Brook Herford
England
Unitarian Church
Chicago
Boston South Boston reclaiming land and new wharf front
The South Boston area is rapidly being reclaimed with the sea-wall near completion and four docks under construction. The enclosed State area will cover about 12 000 000 square feet, creating extensive wharf frontage and a new Northern avenue. The Boston Wharf Company is filling eastern flats, with 100 acres of solid ground to be ready for occupancy within a year.
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Boston
Boston Wharf Company
Centennial orations and a vast coal sale in week
News of the week reports the two day long coal auction by the Delaware and Hudson and related prices for steamer, egg and stove coal. It notes prices causing gloom for operators and possible suspension of work unless tolls and labor costs fall.
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States of the Union
Delaware and Hudson, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Companies
Scranton
Cormert
Henry Ward Beecher
Alt
Francis D. Moulton
Brooklyn
New York
Cheyenne
Pennsylvania
Toledo, Peoria & Wabash
Supreme Lodge of the World of Knights of Pythias
Philadelphia
Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals
Paris
Bordeau
Havre
Marseilles
Lyons
France
Matamoras
Lehigh and Eastern Railroad
Erie Road
Port Jarvis
Wast Tar drawing completes atchison land meeting
The Wast Tar drawing of the Kansas Land and Immigration Association at Atchison finished August 26. The Price villa assigned to No 190736 and Gluck’s block to No 122880. Dispatches from Yellowstone report Crook and Terry pursuing Sioux with limited supplies and potential end of the campaign.
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Kansas Land and Immigration Association
Atchison
Gluck
Yellowstone
Bismarck
Crook
Terry
Rosebud
Powder River
Little Missouri River
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Black Hills
Fetterman
Tux Grangera
San Francisco
Cankakee River
South Carolina
Chamberlain
Montgomery
Prairie
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Big Horn River
Berthard Agency
Vienna Talks Hint At Balkan Settlement Terms
In preliminary peace discussions among Paris treaty signatories including Russia, it was proposed to keep Prince Milan on Serbia’s throne, make Sergia pay a war indemnity, and grant Turkey a garrison on a Serbian fortress near the frontier. Reports also mention possible Russian moves toward Belgrade and occupation risks along the Danube.
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Porte
Alexinatz
Leiderndorf
Murad
Madrid
New Zealand
Belgrade
Tchernayeff
M.lan
Horvatovich
Furtuxz
Cuba
Paris
Alsace
Loraime
Bait
England
Montenegro
Turkey
Bervia
Imongi
Bank of England
Lisbon
the Times
Iris
Vienna
Russia
Milan
Sergia
Turaz
Bervien
St. Belgrade
Pee
Eerivs Heron Sr
Fire sweeps block in San Francisco destroying hospital
About 11 p m on the 28th a fire at a Brandon street box factory sweeps a large block in southern San Francisco. The German Hospital, a brick building with about seventy patients, is destroyed. Over 200 poor families are displaced and the loss may reach 500000.
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Brandon Street
San Francisco
Brandon, Townsend
Third
Fourth Streets
Central Pacific Railway
Aril O
A. W
Wagner
Mathematical Instrument
Enrich
New York
Maiden Lane
Broadway
State Tax Co
Zorek Yates
St. James Parish
Kelley
Stoddard
Savannah
Ariz
Ackerhausen Brothers
South Street
Libby, Bartlett & Kemble
Derury
Kine
Little Rock
Newton County
Arkansas
Lyons
Iowa
M. A. Disbrow
Janes Murrey
William Dawson
Dayton
Murphy
Dawson
Montpelier
Sma Wells River
Laughley
Parkernburg
Mariyseette Cbair Co
Baltimore
Train wrecks and deadly assault mark a grim week
A south bound passenger train on the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad near New Orleans wrecked when a bridge failed. Four were killed and sixteen wounded. In St Louis BrazaMix Mrronxin shot his wife and fled but was arrested. A Brussels fire destroyed thirty one buildings causing about 100000 dollars in losses.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Jackson
BrazaMix Mrronxin
St. Louis
Brussels
Campaign Moves Across States and Conventions
Aug. 26 arrivals in Cincinnati for Hon. Milton Bayler as thousand-strong crowds greet him. Gen. Logan opens Chicago canvass at Central Hall. Republican and Liberal conventions name electors and pledges. Greenback meeting in Chicago drafts currency reform appeals and set up national committees. Prohibition party in Exton nominates Crommins and calls for reform of whisky rings.
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Milton Bayler
Cincinnati
Tilden and Hendricks
Grand Hotel
Bayler
Joan. A. Logan
Chicago
Central Hall
Wabash Avenue
Gen. Logan
Samuel F. Carey
Peter Cooper
Steward
Greenbacks
Illinois
Moses W. Field
Detroit
National Executive Committee
H. M. Houton
Hayes
Hendricks
Congress
Greenback Committee
Tremont House
Messrs
Carey
Sidney
Myers
Banfield
Houton
Bayne
Exton
Prohibition Party of
Connecticut
Joseph Crommins
D. D
Wesleyan University
Rogers
R. P. Cowles
John A. Rockwell
M. 4
Dean
Army of the Tennessee to hold tenth annual meeting in October
Washington reports the tenth annual Army of the Tennessee meeting will occur October 18 and 19 with the unveiling of Gen. McPherson’s statue. Senator Logan will deliver the oration as the journey of T W Ferry aligns with the Senate opening. John Tyler Jr. and W B Redman named U S Attorneys for Florida and Mississippi districts.
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Army of the Tennessee
Gen. McPherson
Senator Logan
T. W. Ferry
Senate
Washington
Florida
W.B. Redman U
Marabhi
Mississippi
Fragmentary Denver shop interaction described
A garbled OCR segment depicts a quiet exchange in a dry goods store with a key phrase What do you want John. The text references an affable gentleman and a character named Celestih and John, with unclear actions or outcomes.
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Denver News
Ibair
John
Funeral of Mr Kerr Draws Large Citywide Tribute in New Albany
At New Albany Indiana August 25 business houses closed as a token of respect for the dead Speaker. A vast procession formed by about twenty societies including Masons Odd Fellows German societies and Societe Francaise moved through the streets for interment at the northern cemetery. Gov Hendricks and state officers attended with many citizens. The Rev S Down of the First Presbyterian preached a moving funeral sermon. Burial rites by Jefferson Lodge No 104 followed the service at the grave where Gov Willard rests nearby.
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New Albany
Ind
Willard
Kentucky
Indiana
Masons
Odd Fellows
Societe Française
City
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Washington
Kerr
Down
Lrst Presbyterian Church
Jefferson Lodge
Mr. Kerr
Gov. Willard
Gov. Hendricks
Gen. E. Keen
Department of the South
Costly Fiddle Case at Pork Shop Ends in Theft
A ragged itinerant musician enters a pork butcher shop for sausage and leaves his fiddle as pledge. A well dressed man offers high sums, tries to buy it, then a final offer tempts the beggar to sell. The owner returns the Stradivarius, but the dealer’s card proves worthless and no buyer at the Grand Hotel is found.
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Grand Hotel
France
Pay For Creative Work In Past And Present
An Economiste writer argues authors and actors should be better paid than in the past. Corneille earned few crowns, while Madame Angot profits show modern works yield large sums. Lekain earned £80 at the Theatre Français compared with Mme Rachel who made nearly £3000 a year plus leaves. The piece notes theatre tax, costly productions, and loss of noble seats.
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Economiste
Corneille
Madame Angot
Lekain
Theatre Francais
Voltaire
Mme
Rachel
Eloped for Europe Skit Scene in Mid Ocean
A short, fragmentary note from the Cape Ann Miss Advertiser theorizes a second dory near the Centennial attempting an Atlantic crossing. It references Captain Johnson and the Osaisanialiohe center and mentions a Brittle and a Riggs with degrees noted.
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Europe
Cape Ann
Miss
Atlantic
Johnson
Sr Nigheda
Eryan
Elopement attempt on a clincker boat near Atlantic shores
A small decked vessel with a single hatchback approached a larger ship. A man named Charlee Mattheson manned the boat and claimed to be eight days out from New York bound for England. He appeared nervous and evasive and left within ten minutes after a brief visit aboard.
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England
New York
Charlee Mattheson
Clincker
Atantic
Romance of Napoleon Linked to Dresden Chateau
Dresden correspondent notes a love affair in Dresden during Napoleons era centered on Count Kielmansegge and a young bride who became the emperors mistress. She was sentenced to death but spared only to lifelong imprisonment in a ruined Pisnen chateau with strict confinement and a crimson neck badge.
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Napoleon
Dresden
Detroit Free Press
Pisnen
Count Kielmansegge
Chateau
Kielmansegge
Proposal for Sunken Sectional Tubes Across Channel
The plan by Bishop and Nursey advocates two parallel cast iron tubes laid in the Channel bed between Dover and Cape Gris-Nez, 22 miles, with elliptical outer dimensions 17 ft 8 in by 14 ft 8 in and brick lining, designed to support a potential pneumatic system.
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P. . Bishop
P. F. Nursey
Engli
Bishop
Dover
Cape Gris-Nez
Tragedy Aboard Train Near Kellswater Claims Life
Passengers on a London Globe report describe a gunman firing on a man in a field beside the line near Kellswater. The attacker then bludgeoned the victim while onlookers appealed for help and police pursued the suspect as alarms spread toward Belfast on the eve of July 12.
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London Globe
Kellswater
Belfast
Seb Oh Tetera
Kells
Wellewater
Mad
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