Expedition memoir of the 1846 Donner party remains
A compact retelling of the failed 1846 Donner party crossing to California, focusing on Reed and Donner's group, the starvation and bitter hardships in the Sierra, the search for provisions, and the eventual rescue efforts that brought survivors to Fort Hall and Butter’s Fort, with Lake Donner named for the event.
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Jordan
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Patwick
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Donnor
Read
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Missouri
Mr. Stanton
Chicago
Stanton
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Harry
Donyer Brothera Ware
Edvanes
Walter Herron
Bite
Sierra Nevada
Horton
Herron
Bear River Valley
Sutter
Horace
Moles
McCutcheon
Ettke
Tes
Geo McKinstry
Fort Sacramento
Iuka
Mountiius
Laewnow
Spitzer
Lymsolt
Lachenn
Llessant
Wm. Murphy
Baylese Williams
Multo
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Neve
Jacob Donner
Samuel Rhoc
Shinehardt
Amith Ara
Degento
Borcy
Mrs
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Milton Hiliot
Riza Wianes
Arosa
Murphy
Laturoy
Illinois Education Superintendent Annual Report Statistics
From the Illinois Superintendent of Education report come figures on public school enrollment, teachers, and wages. It lists total pupils, male teachers, value of school property, monthly wages, and averages for both male and female teachers, with several illegible or damaged entries.
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Tinpis Sekoo Ptatiatics
Illinois Superintendent of Education
Luitrraoe
Cseseees
Toschera
American beef imports rise to Liverpool markets
The London Daily News correspondent reports American fresh meat becoming a key trade branch. As steamship links mature, shipments to English markets will grow, with American beef priced 20.3d per pound below ordinary butcher rates. Liverpool weekly supply runs about 600 long, sent to London and West End reading clubs, then Birmingham reducing local beef prices in Leicester, Nottingham, and surrounding towns.
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Liverpool
London Daily News
New York
London
Westend
Birmingham
Leicester
Nottingham
Shofield
Russians Face Native Uprising Rumors in Turkestan
A clipped report discusses remote Russian forces in Central Asia facing potential ambush by native groups. Similarities are drawn to Sitting Bull's country as natives are portrayed as capable warriors. A Constantinople-origin claim warns of a large Turkestan army being overpowered and exterminated, suggesting swift repercussions if rebels succeed. An advertisement from the Clipper seeks a dourag worker to manage a disputed Mexican silver claim, offering free transportation and pay.
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United States
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William H. Vanderbilt
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Cornelius Jerenish
William FL Vanderbilt
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Cornelius Exeould
Cornelius Jeremiah
William H. ‘Vanderbilt
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Abell
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Detroit
Newark Herald
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Baginaw Valley
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Baginaw County
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Central Asia
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Beat Authority
Wind Shadows of the Southwest Threaten NJ Trees
At a Chicago meeting of the Nursery and Tree-Planters Protective Association H W B Cleveland outlined how southwest winds injure foliage and sap, causing northeast lean in many trees. He urged forest shelter, windbreaks, and mulching with straw or plant debris to protect vineyards, orchards, and delicate woodland varieties.
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Chicago
Nursery
Tree-Planters’ Protective Association
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New Jersey
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Italy
California
Lake Michigan
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Vanderbilt’s Religious Reverence and Endowment Legacy
The late Commodore Vanderbilt admired Bible reverence and attended services though not a church member. His stories include coarse language from his steamboat days, while his philanthropy funded churches and helped Vanderbilt University, with key gifts shaping the institution’s opening in 1875 and growth toward training ministers.
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Old Moravian Church
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Mercer Street
Charles F. Deama
Vanderbilt University
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Methodist Episcopal Church
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York
Ohio Republicans Back Resolutions On Presidential Inauguration
The Republican caucus in the Ohio General Assembly introduced a series of resolutions opposing Democratic actions and violence tied to the presidential election. They affirm Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler as duly elected and call for adherence to constitutional authority, condemning bribery, falsehood, and intimidation.
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President and Vice President Elect Visit Columbar
The President and Vice-President Elect arrived in Columbar Ohio for a brief visit. Wheeler was presented to the Senate and House, then left for Washington as President Hayes watched. The event marked a formal reception by Hass and local officials.
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Ohio
Chicago
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Hass
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Senate
House of Representatives
Hayes
Fragmented 19th Century Dispatches and Innovations Across Europe
A jumble of clipped notes covers US and European topics. Debated Alabama settlement outcomes, telegraphy breakthroughs in portraiture, and crime detection advances. Reports touch on sea commerce, railway safety, and iron car concepts amid fragmented excerpts from various papers.
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