The Limes. MarshfieldWis on Deepening Canal and More
Various brief items note Turnelland canal to be deepened fourteen feet, Russia abandoning claims to the Zulfkar Pass, a constitutional liquor license case to be argued before the imperial privy council in Ottawa, and a pacific coast man who hanged himself and bathed to ease undertaker trouble. Panic in Canary Islands over cholera, Spain’s early outbreak death toll of 61 000, and a US commission report on Central and South American trade travel. Reports on Wisconsin woman suffrage convention at Whitewater with speakers, a Paris belle’s cosmetic bath mishap, Ohio’s fattest man Norris and his casket, urban female population excesses, reinstated hanging in Minnesota and related notes, a Lewis England highway case, Atlantic Constitution on black education in Georgia, and Atlanta colleges with 2 000 black children in public schools.
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Atlantic Constitution
South
Georgia
Atlanta
Egoh
Railways consolidation eyed in Upper Peninsula and Midwest
Reports note plans to consolidate the Marquette Houghton and Ontonagon and the mineral Range Railways amid damages from storms. A Lafayette Terre Haute line seeks incorporation with 1,000,000 capital. Also records Emissunsoo funds, New Mexico supply shipments, and Chinese emigration remarks by Russell Young in Canton.
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Emissunsoo
Hancock, Mich
Houghton
Ontonagon
Philadelphia
Neith C. Arthur Pedler
St. Capers
New Mexico
New York
Cortland
Lafayette
Newtown
Wabash
Terre Haute
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Annarbor
Mich
Alger
Engel
Michigan University
T. 3L Cootsy
Knapp
Jeux Russell Yeoung
Ching
Canton
Hong Kong
América
Crime Cloud Looms Over Town as Embezzlers Face Allegations
A New York servant girl stole a tie box with thirteen thousand dollars and valuables from her employer and remains at large. Beaver Falls secretary Gorvix is jailed for embezzling ten thousand from a local Building and Loan. Brennan brothers and Rogney arrested in Kenne l for obstructing the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. Hiram Aldridge in West Virginia faces charges of beating his mistress, mob interference noted. A major Brazilian treasury note counterfeit scheme is exposed with Lucius White in jail in St Louis. several suspects arrested elsewhere. A Washington Indiana quarrel leaves Meredith charged with firing at Fagens. Fagens dying, Meredith heir to a wealthy family.
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New York
Gorvix
Beaver Falls
Brennan Brothers
Rogney
Kennell
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
H. Wairx
Hill County
Texas
St. Louis
In & Echome
Hiram Aldridge
Weealing
West Virginia
Lucius White
Water Merepira
Dan Fagany
Washington
Ind
Meredith
Faux
Fagens
Multiple Fires and Accidents Roil Several States
A series of disasters reported include a fatal suicide at Yorkville Michigan and fire losses across Illinois Nebraska and Mississippi. Incidents include a 17 year old death in a cemetery near Yorkville and destruction of four stores a dwelling a skating rink and a billiard hall in St Ignace Michigan with $20000 loss. A A K Lawyens dry goods store Hillsboro Illinois damaged $18000. Shepard Hayes creamery Nebraska City Nebraska burned. Lowe insurance 7000 losses at Lowe engine house with fire. Stevens brothers stables near Spencer Illinois burned with hay and feed losses. A Natchez Jackson and Columbus train derailed near Jackson Mississippi killing three crew and injuring eight. Nitro glycerine factory explosion near Bradford Pennsylvania destroyed. A Charleston South Carolina cyclone wrecked quarter of the city causing million dollar losses. Tile works at Cubs Fulton county Illinois burned. no chance of saving the buildings.
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Frank Move
Yorkville
Wiveourin
St.Ignace
Mich
A. EK. Lawyen
Hillsboro
Shepard & Hayes Creamery
Nebraska City
Neb
Lowe
Tnsurance
Stevens’ Bro
Areck
Spencer
Joss
Natchez, Jackson and Columbus
Jackson
Mississippi
Fiat
Bradford
Pen
Charleston
International tensions and incidents across Europe and Americas
Reports note contraband firearms seizures on the Rio Grande frontier and a Battersea fire at Plumbago Crucible Works causing $500,000 damage with casualties. The Cologne Gazette backs improved Germany Spain ties. Britain’s Parliament debates cabinet confidence amid Parnell criticism. Dublin hosts a banquet. Salisbury plans Europe talks.
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Rio Rand
United States
Battersea
England
Cologne
Carolines
Germany
Spain
Ameillian
Dabdlix
Parnell
London
Dublin
Tae Glove
Marqaia
Salisbury
Abroad crises and colonial ventures cited in late 19th century dispatches
The piece surveys international tensions and imperial schemes with Tax Veseiche Zeitung condemning German colonization in Zanzibar and Saxry's rumored Central Africa expeditions. It notes Bismarck Katynky talks with limited progress on Austro German unions, a naval court martial suspension, consular appointment to Shanghai, Cuban filibuster fears, added postal workers, treasury transfer rules, and Colorado citizenship policy for aliens.
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England
Veseiche Zeitung
Zansibar
Saxcry
Tam
Central Africa
Mohammed
Samuda
Varzin
Prince Bismarck
Count Katnoky
Smith
Julius Stabel
Shanghai
China
Stabel
Washington
Treasury Department
Cuba
Florida Reya
Canton
Chicago
Cincinnati
Columbus
Des Afainee
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
Omaha
Pittsburg
St. Paul
Scranton
South Bend
Ind
Springfield
Ohio
Toledo
Zavenville
Register of the Treasury
United States
Interior
Colorado
Howe Decorative Notes Reveals Novel Home Decor Trends
Notes on leather splashes for washstands novel decorative ideas. File-floss in popular shades. Large original fans over doors. Chiatz pattern ware ations and all over decor. Ebony tables with trumpet creeper motifs, decorative baskets, and chain suspensions enhance fireplaces. Hang broom to reduce yearly clutter. Stained glass lights brighten porches and corridors. Roman style house aprons with oriental embroidery. Carved oak chests with metal hinges listed among furnishings. Vases with dragon heads and varied colors cited as imports. Rich table scarfs feature silks, gold, and appliques in demand.
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Howe
Chiatz
Unusually Large Apple Prospects Across New England and Europe
Reports from New England and other states indicate a bumper apple yield this year despite a true bear year for trees. Heavy frosts last year left many orchards barren, reducing the crop to about three quarters of average, yet still larger than typical non bearing years. A Liverpool cable confirms English apples good but below early hopes, with shipments impacted by cholera districts.
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New England Homestead
New England
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
England
Liverpool
Europe
Wedding Dress Change Error Highlights Honest Retail
In a Boston store a woman who paid for a wedding outfit received $10 too much in change but only learned after returning home. A door-walker advised counting change. the woman thanked him for the safeguard. Boston lawyer Sidney Bartlett, 86, is valued at about $13 million from railroad speculation profits.
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San Francisco
Boston
Aha
Sidney Bartlett
Terrible Canton Flood Destruction Reported
Washington dispatch recounts catastrophic floods around Canton from a late June storm. Over 10,000 feared dead or missing as villages vanished, crops ruined, rice prices spiking. Cities like Sez Ni City flooded, embankments breached, survivors clinging to rising ground amid rising waters. Observers describe mass drownings, widespread displacement, and grim scenes including a bride found drowned in a river.
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Washington
Canton
Yirini
Sez Ni
Antiquated Architecture Shown Along City Streets
A survey of historic city buildings reveals old style houses and shops along Market, Third, Decatur, and Filbert streets. Many three story structures with steep roofs show century old features, dormers, and distinctive brickwork. Some storefronts retain odd bulk windows and a lion-shaped 1747 sign.
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Third
Market Streets
England
Decatur
Market Street
Seventh
Seventh Street
Filbert
Eighth
Peat
Eighth and
Ilbert
Eighth Street
Second Street
Dock and
Spruce
Delaware
Green Tree” Insurance Company
Antiquated Philadelphia Houses and Horse Age Guide
The article surveys old Philadelphia streets near Seventh to Ninth, Walnut, and Union, noting dates like 1784 and 1812, hip roofs, carved doors, and former aristocratic rows now repurposed. It also includes a guide to aging horses by tooth development, listing stages from birth to thirteen years with dental changes and total teeth count.
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Seventh Street
Ransom
Keventh
Eighth
Ninth Streets
Fifth Street
Pine
Union Street
Fifth
Walnut
Walnut Street
Washington Square
York Row
Seventh
Hight
Spruce
Third
Green
Soms
A Newfoundland Dog Delights a Boston Household
A Boston household boasts a Newfoundland named Lion who "understands" conversation. When praised for being gentle with the children, Lion nods and wags his tail, but moans with dejection at times over disobedience. The piece also notes Notre Dame’s endorsement of Red Star Cough Cure for coughs and throat irritations amid health officials praising its safety.
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Boston
Lien
Lion
Tai
Bere Lion
United States
Notre Dame
Govaistown
Baltimore
Boards of Health
Brooklyn
Something Worse Than s Dog
Jonathan and Smith discuss a furious dog pursuing Smith as he fled inside. The dialogue shifts to a heated remark about a landford and Alabama prohibitionist, with references to whisky and hypocrisy.
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Philadetnbls
Jonex
Smith
Midnight Murder Burglary in Geneva Suspects Sought
Two policemen John McNeil and City Marshal Grant were shot near the courthouse in Geneva. A coroner's jury convened as investigators pursue theories linking recent burglaries to the killings. A revolver found near Mrs Whaley's yard fuels speculation. victims left families behind.
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Geneva
John McNeil
Jaga
Joseph Grant
Aiong
McNett
McNatt
Grant
Mme
Plato
McNew
Cirridor
New York Anti-Tramp Law Passage Described
The article explains a state act defining tramps as rovers and beggars, with penalties up to six months hard labor or up to three years for crimes like unlawful entry or threats. Residents of towns may arrest violators and bring them before a justice. The law excludes children under 16 and certain disabled or resident rovers.
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Atate
Color Blind in One Eye and Other Oddities in Color Perception
The Americus Recorder notes a person described as a max who sweats on one side of the face and reports on a tattle about color perception tests. An examiner asks about flag colors and fish colors while an engineer responds with greens and reds, illustrating a humorous or puzzling chromatic misunderstanding.
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Witte
Ait
Max
Americus (Ga
The Ten Dollar Note's Tragic Life in a Bank Drawer
A ten dollar note narrates its life from printing in the treasury to its journey through a debtor’s drawer, a thief’s grasp, a saloon, a murder case, a widowed mother, a gambling loss, and a coffin, ending in a bank drawer awaiting its uncertain fate. The tale blends wealth symbolism with stark poverty and crime.
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Rocky Mountain Kawn
Treasury Department
Bureau
Lisasma
Abel Jones
Prestal
In & town Capes Cod French family tale of a cook
A Belgian army veteran in Cape Cod creates cookery experiments that astonish neighbors. A music teacher interprets for a planned courtship with a Triad girl while an old Irishwoman interrupts with a tale of a tempting dish. The story ends with a macabre twist and a moral about hard times.
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Cape Cod
Black Sand and Powder Tale From a Canal Packet
A captain and clerk aboard a canal packet recount a tale of mistaken black sand misidentified as powder. The story ends with a near disaster as wine, powder, and a candle nearly cause a catastrophic explosion aboard the Erie canal boat.
Provisions for an Ocean Steamer
A historical note on ship victualing lists extensive quantities for passengers and crew. Butter, hams, biscuits, grapes, almonds, figs, jams, dried beans, rice, onions, potatoes, flour, eggs, and barrels are itemized. Fresh meat and fowl vary by port with estimates of two bullocks and sixty sheep as a typical load, while summer travel drives higher consumption of poultry for soups.
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Faw
Fantiltons Colorea Tay and Local Discussion
Mrs Judge Peterby of Austin laments a colored cook named Matilda Nowbilt who pleases men yet remains high toned. A back yard chatter reveals a Sunday companion beyond weekdays. Garfield County Colorado reports 737 single men and 68 unmarried women.
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Judge Peterby
Austin
Matilda Nowbilt
Mrs. Peterby
Texas Billings
Garfield County
Colorado
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Gr. Pergisbung
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Oltara
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Canary Islands
Tae Commission
Arthur
Central
South America
Congress
Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association
Whitewater
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F. M. Eye
Olympia Brown
Evelyn Mason
Fay
Tr Journal of Chemistry
Mansfeld
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Onder
Minnesota
Michigan
Senate
Maine
Lewis
Junge
Telegraphic
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Capitol
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High & English
Buffalo Firm
Kun-in
Market Place
Soma
Philadelphia Record
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Alabama
Healough
Prosperous
George W. Arundel
John McCaullough
Bloomingdale Asylum
McCullough
Arundel
Mr. McCullough
Harald
Tower
Art, Shrlling Se “Genre Ltd
Epaz
McAnalf
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Bowie
British Isles
Clark
Erie Canal
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Buffalo
Sopar
Looden Tors
Fantiltons Colorea Tay
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