Vast, Disjointed Notices Span Firelosses to Trials in Several Cities
A compilation of chaotic clippings reports fires at Chicago warehouses destroying millions in goods, a brutal murder trial ending in Illinois, public executions in Nebraska, and various national events from New Orleans to New York, including political conventions, emigration rumors, and railroad disruptions. The item lists losses, trials, and notable deaths, with scattered references to crop yields, rail and maritime news, and international tensions.
Senate Debates on Elections and Federal Laws Endlessly Prolonged
Fragmented OCR article recounts Senate and House debates over repealing election and senate employee laws, with remarks by Conkling, Blount, and others. Mentions Army Appropriation, Speaker dynamics, party conflict, and scattered notices about notable figures and curiosities.
Debated Army Appropriation Bill Sparks Revolutionary Tone
The Senate debated military funding and proposed amendments to the Army Appropriation bill. Leaders like Bayard and Garland challenged calls for rapid reform while defending constitutional boundaries and the need to avoid partisan disruption. Several amendments were outlined, including currency, rail regulation, eight hour protections, and tax provisions, with vigorous speeches on executive power and legislative prerogative.
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Bayard
Air
Maxey
Gayard
Fandlatante
Simon
Stoner Selmi
Len
Garland
Arkannay
Dlatov
Ron Sarkar
Conus
Supreme Court
Lavin
Aulngla
American Congress
Calle de Partinan
Raine
Eynly Armice
Howe
Athon
Down
Mx Davin
Jankaon Wold
Jackena
Avinda
Amoniment
Stephens
Long Contested Sult and Postmaster Case From Polk Era
A Bangor Maine item recaps a 1840s legal fight over letter postage on newspapers, involving Postmaster Col William Teall of Syracuse and Miss Felton. The suit climbed from a justice court to the U.S. Supreme Court, with rising costs and a government defense. the court upheld the prior rulings, while a later violent end marred the tale. The piece blends other notes on remedies, cautions, and curiosities from the era, including Indian lore and medical oddities.
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Bangor
United States
Syracuse
William W. Teall
Polk
Congress
Cave Johnson
Kentucky
Col
Teall
Washington
Felton
Charles T. Eicks
Onondaga
Hicks
Col. Teall
William J. Aven
Court of Appeals
New York
Justice of the Peace
Court of Common Pleas
Supreme Court of the State
Supreme Court of the United States
Seward
Hair trade from dead and living tresses shocks Victorian readers
Scientific American details how modern demand for live hair fuels a vast, shadowy market. Paris, Marseilles, and England drive a global trade in human locks, including combings and discarded hair from pauper bodies, with tens of thousands of pounds exported yearly.
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Auvergne
Brittany
Paris
France
Marseilles
Spain
Orient
Two Sicilier
England
America
Swatow
China
Europe
Scientific American
Tim Finnegan Names Mines After Night of Violence
A Salt Lake Tribune recounts a Prescott saloon scene where Tim Finnegan slept off whisky as gunfire killed a bartender and two men. The storyteller claims Finnegan’s nap led to the naming of nineteen claims after him amid a chaotic mining camp scene. The tale shifts to an Indian account of Custer’s death and a stampede aftermath.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Tim Finuiegen
Prescott
Jake
Tin Finnegan
Kingdom Come
Tim
Custer
Indiana Eny
Caster
Animals Help and Town Fire Rumors in News Snapshots
The article shares a string of short items: a monkey near Alexandra Palace relieved by a dentist after toothache. a Berlin Zoo bear regains sight after cataract treatment and winks in joy. Leadville, Colorado, a wooden city, fears fires as carpenters rebuild repeatedly after early blazes. new houses rise daily while vast California land remains idle vs 6 million acres cultivated.
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Alexandra Palace
London
Berlin
Leadville
Eldorado
Colorado
Grand Hotel
Paria daily doctors reveal odd notes and forecasts
Fragmentary OCR verse and notes reveal a mix of quoted sayings, population glimpses, and scattered facts. It mentions doctors publishing a daily, a high water mark, a priest confessing tastes for novels, and various global snippets from Paris to Chicago. The jumble shows period newspaper miscellany tone with countless disjointed details.
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Paria
Jusrin Cook
Chicago
Boston
Geneva
Switzerland
Atlanta
Paterson
N. J
Belpre
Catgrossia Hydraulic Mining Company
WatLacy
New Mexico
Paris Mint
Cam Co
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Italy
Horrible accident at rolling mill in Cleveland Ohio
A water boy William Raleigh was burned alive when a red hot iron bar twisted and wrapped around him at a Cleveland rolling mill. Fire burned through his clothing as workers freed him. he died minutes later amid horrific cries. The report also notes Woolwich arsenal output of 6000 bullets per hour and a 20 ton Canadian breech loader ordered for Canada.
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New-York City
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Bor
Bos
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Fother Sxonsrawy
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Alaska
Department of Agriculture
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Canada
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Logan
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Alabama
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Loven
Lown
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Conrea
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Egypt
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Tue
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Leadville
McCoin
Princeton College
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Grant
Pacific
Atlantic
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Ronin Als Tox
Gordon
Committee On Commerce
Lovick Pierce
Georgia
Stanton In
Lnst
Washington
Evward Cray
Richmond
James Knaron
Norfolk County
Axxa Lewis
Cincinnati
Mitty
Statesman
Teste
Donald G. Mitchell
Jersey
English Channel
Nati
Cleveland
Ohio
William
Raleigh
Woolwich Arsenal
England
River Thames
Russia
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