The Tragic Duelist Preacher of Franklin Missouri
Seaborn Ellis, a young preacher in Franklin on the Missouri River, denounced gambling and dueling from the pulpit. After a Christmas confrontation with Maj. Jonas Sneed, Ellis killed his foe in a pistol and knife duel, then fled on horseback before leaping into the Missouri River to escape pursuers. He later resurfaced as a powerful figure in the Texan Congress and ally of Gen. Houston.
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Jonas Sneed
Howard County
Maj. Sneed
I Grambler
Sid Fortune
Hepthorn Ellis
Maj. Bueed
Old Franklin
Missouri
Boonville
Seaborn Ellis
Franklin
Fayette
J. S
Major
Ellis
Sneed
Elis
Missouri River
Texan’ Congress
Gen. Houston
The Starting Experience of Gen Bouton Good Wee as a Pistol
Reports recount Gen. Bouton once Chief of Artillery under Sherman facing highwaymen near Bun Jacinto. In a high road ambush, Bouton freed his partner J. C. Collins, shot two assailants, and escaped with their wrists chained yet intact. A man named Covington, wounded, claimed the raid aimed to force a hostage payment rather than kill.
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Bouton
Bun Jacinto
Sherman
San Gorgonia
J. C. Collins
San Jacimto
San Jacinto
Collins
Office of Justice
Kennedy
John Wakefield
Covington
E Canad
Gen. Benton
Palisades Showman Plays Draw Poker With Chinamen
Tony Pastor, awaiting a Palisades overland train, joins two Chinamen and two troupe members in a poker session. Morris wins with a queen fall while the Chinaman leads with a strong hand, prompting a $25 win for Morris and a $100 troupe loss before the train arrives.
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Palisades
Cal
Tony Pastor
Tony
Ohn
George Thatcher
John Morris
Clinaman
Morris
Thatcher
Morrie
Pat
Chinaman
John
Jack
Queen
Wandhey
Tilden Undoubtedly to Be the Democratic Candidate
Column details Governor Dennison's interview amid withershins on national issues and the 1880 campaign. He predicts Tilden as the Democratic nominee, notes possible Southern influence through Gen. Ewing and party strategy, and warns on Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments. Includes party leaders from Ohio and New York and concerns over Reconstruction debts.
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Columbne
Ohio
Chicago Tribune
Dennison
Leth
Withington
Congress
Democratic Party
Yin Thik
Tildan
Gen. Ewing
Doonison
Kopuouenn
New York
Bintea
Grant
Gua Grant
Tilden
Gene Ewing
Tooka
Gan. Ewing
Hiw
Meean
Gan. Hing
Thurman
Imi
Blackburn
Wade Hampton
House of
Republican Party
South
Cincinnas
Indtiana Urier
Cortro
Cincinnati
Backburn
Fey
Bo Tong
Cne
Ita Provininns
Pss
New Jersey
Kentucky
Delaware
Maryland
Presidentiel
How
Maseru
Thorman
Cicllan
Arcendmenta
Jiuhuaan
Confederata
London
United Sates
Soward
Johnccn
United States
Sean Fae
Moron
Cnow
Gov
Aiken
Soni Carviliva
Mara
Ganersl
Campbell
Washington
Lincoln
Supreme Court of the United States
Maine
Ita Enta
Virginia
Conpresa
Ldrd
Inittat
Prac
Democrate Party
Letter on Democratic mob violence and social castes rises
Mrs Chitahu laments violent outrages in the South, arguing mobs unite the ignorant poor and former landowners against due process. She cites incidents during the last presidential campaign and questions Democratic leaders' knowledge and approval, referencing local politicians and a financial dispute over campaign expenses.
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Fin
Corwin
le Dars
Minsivsi
Frisada
Huong
Boshanti
South
Democratcaper
Ha Kemper Jerald
R. Money
Tha
Ditriot
Cor Eres
TL D_ Mooor
Tuade
Kemper
Glencoe Massacre Echoes Shape Ottawa Meeting
Halifax Herald notes the Glencoe massacre haunting Macdonalds and Campbells for generations. In Ottawa two Glengarry Highlanders visit the Marquis of Lorne, testing forgiveness as Sir John Macdonald’s government is linked to the tragedy.
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William III
England
Glencoe
Ossian
Cona
Halifax
Marquis of
Ottawa
Marquis of Lorne
Callum Mor
Campbell
Macdonald
Maj
de Wintons
John Macdonald
John
Argyleshire Piper
Stuttering Causes and Prevention Discussed by The Voice
A historical note discusses hereditary and environmental factors in stuttering, noting how causes and effects interlock and progress over years. It urges nourishment, outdoor exercise, full lung development, and avoidance of irritants, plus careful speech practice and avoiding mimicry or peers with stuttering. A separate mention reports tents in Holyoke, Massachusetts with voices from clowns and promoters.
Assassination ends Dixon political challenge in Mississippi
A Yazoo County election dispute escalates to fatal violence as James H. L. Barksdale orders suppression of an independent bid for Shrievalty. Captain Henry B. M. Dixon is shot three times, dies the same evening, amid mob threats and Democratic Party pressure tied to the 1879 campaign and a "shot-gun policy." The report condemns mob rule and calls for abolishing such terrorism across the South.
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Chicago
Barksdale
State Democratic Committee of
Mississippi
Singleton
Yazoo County
Dion
Dizon
Ocal
Warsaw
Dixon
Moise
State Democratis
Committee of
Republic
North
Maj. Barksdale
Democratic State Committee
Democratic Party of Mississippi
Democratic Party
Ohio
Democratic Committee of
Gem
Ewing
Hainois
Ith
Americans prove gun stock machine works in England test
British Parliament ridiculed Thomas Blanchard's device for turning gun stocks. An incredulous member challenged the idea, a committee visited America, and a later envoy tested the machine at Springfield Armory using three tough stock samples. The overseer demonstrated the machine without alterations.
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Thomas Blanchard
Springfield Armory
Unclear Fragments Describe British Machine Shipment Plan
Fragmentary text references British government ordering machines shipped to England and used there from a specified day. Mentions numbers like 640 940,000 and eight machines, unclear entities and context.
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Rome
Briliin
England
A Vision of Electric Justice and the Murder Punishment
A fragment describes a laboratory style imagined electric statue of Justice in a room where a condemned murderer is brought to the chair. An electric battery powers a lever that fires a torch and reveals a balance as the judge pronounces doom. Edison is said to be commissioned to test the electric statue concept.
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Berkary
Hanif
Ncaléa
Jadge
Ead
Justice Wall
Edison
Curious histories of malingering in prison inmates
A medical officer's observation recalls a young pauper girl who endured a decayed tooth extraction without obvious pain. She then requested another extraction of a sound tooth, potentially willing to endure more procedures for a penny per tooth, illustrating varied pain sensibility in infancy. Contemporary Review describes the case.
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Phila Sunday Press Debates Phonetic Reform
In a financial page style debate the Philadelphia Sunday Press discusses phonetic spelling reform. Advocates urge eliminating the current system and replacing it with a phonetic method. The piece notes disagreement among reformers and questions whether any proposed system is definitiva.
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Philadelphia Sunday Press
Fragmentary OCR Note on Titled Year Data
Fragmentary text mentions a number sequence and unidentified figures. It includes garbled phrases about a year and an amount without clear context or identifiable entities. No coherent event or names emerge to anchor a proper summary.
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