Arkansas election violence and bulldozing reports emerge
In Arkansas voters face intimidation during elections as Republicans report gunfire, forced dispersals, and manipulated ballots. A St Louis Post and Tribune correspondent notes a mass turnout suppression in Phillips County, with Sheriff deputies and militia aiding efforts to deter Republican voters and secure Democratic control.
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Arkansas
Garland
Washington
Colonel Slack
Gavenor
Arkansaa
Helena
Amos
J. Stephenson
Supreme Court
Waa Ak Low
Volera
Phillips County
Sanders
Churchill
Democratic County Committee
Barlow
Philips County
Manaryera
Court House
Stephenson
Democrat
Nouth
Hidde
Elk
Suna Neko
Bislee
Tribune
Young Men Vote Choice Between Parties
An essay urges first time voters to study both parties before choosing. It extols the Republican party as a proven, unified force with a strong national record and criticizes the Democratic party for inconsistency and opposition to key wartime measures. It argues youths should align with the party whose history matches national progress and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Republic
Uist
Eyeli
The
Union
Kepee
Indianapolis Journal
Fragmentary Local News Item with Names
Readable fragments indicate a report on a raid and questioning of a person named Richards. The piece mentions travel from Wisconsin and references a person described as great, but details and full identities are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Science and industry notes on global tech and trade
A survey of recent science and industry items mentions Japan debating using earth heat, Boston reports full manufacturing space, and the Turkish Council of State allowing duty-free import of agricultural machinery. Also notes tin plate usage in U S manufacturing, an engraving of the Lord’s Prayer on micro scales, Gatling gun tests in Hartford, and photography methods by Capt Bing Paris plus tobacco-juice fumigation as a pest control alternative.
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Japan
Boston
Turkish Council of State
Ottoman Empire
Chicago Journal
United States
New York
N. F. Times
San Francisco Microscopical Society
St. Lowis
Hartford
Sandy Hook
United States Ordnance Board
New Haven Register
Bing
Paris
A Patchwork of Quips and Local Wit Across Papers
A collage of humorous clippings and odd quotes from various papers. Bits note social quips about honesty, a Berlin cornetist, Huxley, a Norfolk incident, a nursemaid tale, and a salt mine in Australia. It threads through local humor, puns, dialect sayings, and stray observations from multiple sources.
The Beautiful Land of Nod Poem Excerpt
An excerpt from Our Young Folks presents a lyrical invitation to drift to the idealized Land of Nod. The piece evokes sleep, dream imagery, and a tranquil escape from daily life, weaving lines about night voyages and the shore blessed by Nod.
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Nod
Earth
Orr
Aden
Hille Wheeler
Maryper
Pound
I'm Going to Be a Naturalist Says Mr Thompson
Allan Forman retells a humorous tale from a friend about a man named Mr Thompson who claims to study prairie dogs and owls. The story blends memory and imagination as Thompson narrates encounters with prairie dogs, an owl family, and a rattlesnake, ending with the narrator doubting the tale as a dream.
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Than
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Colorado
President Bomptey
Prax Kempton
Prof. Euelyl
Perry
Abr Thompson
Prairie Dot
Prairie Dog
Jnto
Shelina
Tharmot
Covernor
Mr.Thompson
Mr. T’hompson
Supyeast
Vin
Dudgeon
Allan Forman
Christian Union
The Whipping Post In India Parl Paper Debate
A parliamentary paper prints extracts from a Government of India letter on whipping as punishment. It shows 28 300 criminals flogged in 1879 across regions including Madras Bombay Bengal Northwest Provinces Punjaub Central Provinces and British Burma with the Northwest Provinces worst affected. The report notes a decline from prior years yet a spike during famine 1877 79 and cites unanimity on retaining whipping while urging safeguards such as class of magistrates and age limits and a possible shift to private punishment in some cases.
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Government of India
Secretary of State For India
Madras
Bombay
Bengal
Northwest Provinces
Punjaub
Cimtral
British Burmah
Northwest
Madra Presidency
India
Bnd
Supreme Government
Ford
Lordon
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Pack Richards
Science and Industry
Joah Billings
Berlin
Lowell
Huxley
North Sea
Roxton Post
Douglass Rutz
Norwich
Douglass
Danbury News
John Leech
Leech
Chicago Tribune
Australia
America
Burlington
Boston Post
Rik
Chile
Birlie
Haxinoay Mills
Cohoes
Juat
Poloreed Acon
Beautiful Land OF
Praerte Dogs House
Dodge
Grant
Richo Wiley
Cincinnati
Gs Nettleton & CO
Chicago
Ill
HALL
Fatarrh
Ryan Itrogone
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Nilo
Amarita
Enya
Spain
Druzgieta. Medical CO
Etn
Bes Doauph
Ae Lin
Anopeypiod
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