Disorderly train incident and related legal cases
A jumble of incidents is reported including a night patrol of a cork pit scene, a fatal train track accident near Lucan Ontario killing James and Matthew McGrath and Ellen Blake, with a baby injured. It mentions Gov Sprague, Miss Huda’s skeleton theft case, a double murder in Allentown, and political electors tied to Lincoln. Also noted are California wine shipments, a Chicago streetcar cable ordinance, and a divorce suit involving Mrs Sprague.
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Ont
London, Huron& Iuc
Malway
Cware
Iphasing
James McGrath
Matthew Mc‘Grath
Ellen Blake
A. Phild
Kate Sprague
Antanin Corbitt
New York
Putthe
Sandivorna
Sprague
Ooer Aeticroatiee
Chicago Council
Southside Street Railway Company
Huda
Swo
Windsor
Pike County
Toth
Thowes
Jacob Goxel
Allentown
Joseph Bayder
Crum
Gozelé
Robert T. Lincoln
Illinois
Clarence A. ‘Seward
W. H. Seward
Lin‘coln
Lincoln
Marder
Boremus Mond
Sherff
Whead
Bailiwick
Sprague Shves
Cmt
Rhods Island
Mni Sprague
Conkling
Big Immigration Wish Baffles Little Traverse Next Season
State news notes Little Traverse expects a big immigration wish for the next season as Van Dougherty of Berrien Springs continues a practice of giving flour to every widow in the village at Christmas. This year 36 sacks were needed. A new depot at Washington on the Air Line extension from Bongo to Rochester is described as a horrible looking affair. A disturbance by roughs in Adrian leaves one badly cut, one arrested, others whipped. A seven year old boy in Jackson is injured after a fence incident. A road from No Lumber Camp to the river is iced over, with heavy loads hauled on the ice. A shingle mill boiler exploded, killing engineer Frank Wilkins and night watchman Frank Ainuly, injuring others. The annual meeting of the sheep-breeders’ society at Hastings elected officers. Nashville News reports Frank Reynolda dreaming of a terrible accident.
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Little Traverse
van Dougherty
Berrien Springs
Adrian
Juckeon
Smith
Au Sable
Vesta‘burg
H. Marrick
James A. Sweery
Hak
Albert Kent
John J.keeple
J. M Hagar
Nashville News
Frank Reynolda
Pico
Wood
Edward Coldwau
Periniasion
Callison
Hibbert
Congress adjourns for holidays amid Capitol scenes and garish Christmas displays
The Senate returns and clashes loom as Congress ends its session to enjoy Christmas. Reports describe the Capitol’s neglect, rival debates, and a holiday rush seen in Washington streets with markets full of toys, greens, and crowded shops. Authorities plan proposals for Potomac drainage and a national library, while debates over the electoral reform bill continue.
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Lamar
Senate
Gt Eadb
House
Conkling
Lauer
Mesum
Weiver
Starky
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Boone
Paris
Washington
London
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Great Republic
Potomac Marabes
National Library
Playing With Fire in Congress Over Electoral Disputes
The piece argues that the first week of Congress shows no effective remedy to avoid repeated crises in presidential elections. It criticizes the Morgan resolution and calls for a clear federal law to resolve certificate disputes, warning that without action democracy risks becoming anarchy every four years. It condemns both parties for inaction and urges decisive legislation to fix the constitutional gap.
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House of Congress
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Rpblicans
Democrats
Roberon
Kent
Johnson
Lini
House
Lelear
House of Sulness
Hancock
Garfield
Fragmented Odds and Ends in a Littoral of Miscellany
A garbled cache of antiquated lines recalls passersby, bets, and faded gossip. Names and places blur in clipped exchanges, with curious asides on commerce, marriage, and travel amid a collage of talking gloves and watches. The piece captures a disjointed slice of daily life and social chatter from a bygone era.
Reverend Adams and the Feathery Pulpit Prank
Massachusetts clergyman Zutdiel Adams faced critics for sharp wit and blunt tales. To honor a timid neighbor’s pledge, he staged a loud sermon by dumping feathers through broken pulpit panes, then resumed, claiming blessings as feathers flew.
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Zutdiel Adams
Massachusetts
Adams
Adiunsind
Beverages and meat broths for invalids in period fare
An article from the Christian Union by Miss B. Sooril of Massachusetts General Hospital details beef juice extraction methods, jelly and jelly-like drinks with port wine, raw meat prep, sweetbreads, oat meal gruel, lemonade preparation, and tips for tempering drinks for convalescents, stressing doctor guidance and careful eating.
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Christan Union
B. Sooril
Massachusetts General Hospital
Annie Pontir
Reminiscences of the War from the Boston Transcript
The account recalls Ohio regiment veterans and memories of Cold Harbor and Mina battles. Aged humor and danger mix as a sutler’s extortion memories, a smoker’s fate, and a comrade’s headlong explosion are described. A six footer recounts a skirmish near the Ber Munda front with a wary, boastful yet cautious tone.
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Boston Transcript
Ohio
Cold Harbor
the Mina
D-House
Bermunda
How a Young Inventor Worked and the Blake Latch
A historical note on the old door latch before knob latches gained popularity. The inventor Mr Blake recounted how he studied the worst made general latch in New Haven, copied it, and produced the Blake latch patented around 1830. By 1845 Norfolk latches were seen in a Philadelphia rolling mill.
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Scientific American
Frederick Smith
Blake
Mr. Blake
New Haven
Philadelphia
Amber and amber mines in Prussia and global notes
The article describes amber deposits off the Baltic coast in Prussia near Memo and Tengseng with veins beneath the surface. It explains royal protection laws and penalties, mining licenses, methods of gathering amber after storms, and the yearly yield from quarter to three quarters of a million dollars. It also mentions related curiosities about ginseng and ancient beliefs.
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Prussia
Baltic Sea
Memo
Mohammedan
China
Teutonic Court
Ins Museum
United States
Woodard's Sulphur Medicated Nest Eggs advertised
Poultry men and city and country people are urged to use Woodard's Sulphur Medicated Nest Eggs to prevent lice and ensure healthy fowl. Sold by J. S. Waits & Co.
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Woodard
J. 5
Waits & Co
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Fred Goodrich
Marshal
Mich
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Edward D. Millve
Peck & Miller
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Green Street
Mr. Midler
Lis Tara
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Jillsdale
Laird
Scotland
Thomas
Owkney
Swoth
Larke & Parksr
Gilbert Lark
Mabefali
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Thord
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H. J. Brugnines
Joux Cawoop
John Adam
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Peraong
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Kingabury
Marshall and
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Brewer Block
Michigan
Githoun
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Galil Counve Eld
George Ingersoll
Catharina Devereoaux
Thomas Devereux
Eptete
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James Lee
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Marshall Statesman
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Jackson, Mich
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W. M. Bennett & Son
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George. Ingersoll
State of
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Aaron
Augustis Little
George Inge
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Margaret McNamara
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