Gladstone helps carrier with beer barrel in Chester district
In 19th century England a Chester area carrier recalls being helped by Mr. Gladstone while unloading a barrel of beer for a farmer near Moore Lane. The premier assisted, joked with the carrier, and declined a pint, then walked on. A bystander later learned the helper was Gladstone.
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Brymbo
Queen's Ferry
William Griffiths
Tinkerdale
Griffiths
Mr. Gladstone
Northrop
Chester
Moore Lane
Mr. Disraeli
Howarden
Lady Margaret
Margaret Hughes
W. H. Gladstone
London
Mrs. Gladstone
William
Golly
London Echo
An Incongruous Empire and Varied Codes Across Bavaria
The article notes Germany’s ununified legal system as Bavaria shows seven jurisdictions. It cites 2.1 million Bavarians under the Bavarian code and other large groups under the Napoleonic, Wurzburg bishopric, Bayreuth, Austrian, Solms, and Coburg codes, arguing the nation must standardize law for lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Bavaria
The
Palatinate
Bishopric of
Wurzburg
Principality of
Bayreuth
Redwitz
Solms
Coburg
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Deputy P M Bert Thompson Faces Postmaster Appointment
A deputy postmaster nominee named Thompson faces a decision about securing the post. The young man marked his public debut at a society event on Sunday.
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Depury
Thompson
The
Society of Man
Battle Hymn Echoes From the Campfire Narrative
The New York Graphic recalls how Mrs Howe's Battle Hymn faded beside the stirring John Brown ballad sung by Jerome Leonard. The passage frames wartime morale, loyalty to soldiers, and enduring personal memories of a war era.
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Philadelphia
Frank Howard
John Brown
Graphic
Jerone Leonard
Russel
Kan
Leavenworth
Leonard
Kansas Volunteers
John A. Martin
Kentucky
Tennesee
Canaan
Happy Land
Jerome
Boston Harbor
Tripone
Arlen Waomar
New York Graphic
Moral Tales: Woodchuck Fox and The Wise Bee
A fable from Detroit Free Press features a woodchuck losing his den to a fox who claims Might makes Right. Boys trap the fox, the fox protests as learned humans knock him down. MORAL highlights that might cannot replace right. The Wise Bee tale shows a laboring bee who quits then returns thriving, prompting reflections on labor and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodchuck
Reynard
Large butterfly collection documented by Strecker
Johns Hopkins notes Herman Strecker of Reading Pennsylvania, a stonecutter and night worker who has the world’s largest butterfly collection. He draws, types, and prints his work, published a comprehensive North American catalogue with all synonyms. Strecker employs collectors worldwide and possesses hundreds of unique specimens.
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Johns Hopkins University
Herman Strecker
Reading
Philadelphia Ledger
General Gordon on Death and Duty Amid Sudan Campaign
The London Telegraph quotes General Gordon from Sept 11, 1877, as he nears Khartoum during a Sudan expedition. He writes of life as a burden, lacking family ties, and seeks a fearless companion who despises money and fame. He views death as release and endurance as a test of faith.
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Gordon
Sharia
Khartoum
Ignatius Loyola
John Wesley
Bramwell
Gordon Cal
Why Women Dress Says Envy Drives Fashion Among Women
The San Francisco Chronicle asserts that women dress to incite envy in peers, not to please men. It argues envy is a natural female impulse fueling dress costs, with girls showing innate color and fabric sense while boys show none.
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Kearny Street
Birthrigit
San Francisco Chronicle
Hints on Horse Breeding and Mate Selection
Advice warns against using unhealthy or ill tempered animals and emphasizes avoiding inbreeding. It recommends clear goals, sourcing the finest bloodlines, and selecting well made, temperate mares and purebred stallions for successful breeding programs.
The Last Gasp of a Humorist Tim Tarsney Sits in Horr’s Seat
The Hon Tim Tarsney succeeds Horr in the next congress and, during Horr's absence, sat in his chair at the house. Horr returned and joked that Tarsney was not entitled until March 4. Tarsney explained. Horr admitted no hard feelings and said he was glad to be out of public life.
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Tim Tarsney
Horr
Tarsney
New York Third Avenue
Dr. Benton
Eltham
Kent
Sergt. McCaine
16Th Regiment of Foot
Dreadful romance tops New York Star tale of buried alive daughter
In a Fifth Avenue hotel interview a detective explains a case of a man hired to shadow a stranger. The man’s motive ties to a tragedy a seventeen year old daughter buried alive after morphine overdosage. The story recounts the father’s grief and the villagers’ reaction and ends with a note on the detective’s ongoing relationship.
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Inspector Byrnes
Fifth Avenue
Charlie
Stanger
West Virginia
Baltimore
New York Star
Exiled French General Lefebre Desnonettes Finds Refuge in Alabama
The article recounts exiles fleeing Bourbon persecution including General Count Charles Lefebre Desnonettes, a former Napoleonic cavalry leader who joined Alabama settlers after Napoleon’s fall. Desnonettes, famed for service from Marengo to Waterloo, avoided a 1816 death sentence and sought safety in the United States, sharing bonds with Napoleon during the retreat from Moscow.
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Bourbon
France
Austerlitz
Jena
Wagram
Josephine
Marie Antoinette
Charles Lefebre-Desnonettes
Napoleon
Alabama
Marenzo
Waterloo
Desnonettes
United States
Vesnonettes
Moscow
Grain Statistics Report on Corn and Wheat Stocks
The agriculture department reports 374 per cent of the last crop held by farmers, with 75,000,000 bushels remaining. Stocks in the middle states total 39,000,000 bushels, the south shows 145,000,000, and the west 490,000,000. Exports are about 25,000,000 bushels, and merchantable corn stands at 87 per cent. Wheat in farmers' hands is around 33 per cent of a 169,000,000 bushel crop, with improved bread use and some poorer wheat fed to stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Middle States
Iinois
Missouri
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Turkey Ghost Surprises Chicago Storekeeper
A Chicago firm received a consignment of dressed turkeys. One bird sprang from a barrel and, after eluding capture, was killed by a porter. The turkey, exposed to subfreezing temperatures for over a day, survived plucking before meeting its end by the knife.
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C. S. Brownell & Co
Chicago
Mr. Gobbler
Chietwo Inter Ocean
No Specie Payments in France Bank policy cited
The Bank of France is accused of effectively refusing to sell gold by imposing a premium on bullion when dealers seek large remittances. As exchange to London rises, the premium rises too, discouraging withdrawals and driving buyers toward checks on London. The piece notes France exports gold when profitable.
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Bank of France
England
Pall Mull Gazette
Exchange
London
France
Vast Arctic of Ducks Surges Through Chesapeake Bay Ice
Report notes millions of ducks crowded into open water during a Chesapeake Bay ice jam creating rich hunting opportunities. A single shot was said to kill thirty two ducks. The piece also surveys Minnesota politics and a string of varied anecdotes from revival panics to oil finds and streetcar reliability.
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Chesapeake Bay
Minnesota
William
Williams
Interior Department
North Carolina House of Representatives
Salvation Army
Troy
Salvationists
Arengo
Wyoming Territory
Bath Creek
Fifth Avenue
New York
Herr Baenkelsaenger
Oli
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Detroit Free Press
Fontainebleau
Elba
Gen
Demopolis
Tombigbee
Lefevre-Desnonettes
Col
Nicholas Raoul
Sinabaldir
Murat
Naples
Caroline
Raoul
Big Prairie Creek
New Orleans Times-Democrat
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