Pizarro Leads Wagers With 12485 Dollar Win
The Hegister notes Lorraro’s horses earned 58295 dollars last year, with Pizarro taking the largest share at 12485. Senator Isham G. Hannis of Tennessee is described as a sharp lawyer with a Malay General look, clever oratorical cadence, and firm grasp of Senate rules. A NY Post quote questions Irish immigration’s decline and potential shift in magazine focus to the kitchen era between 1840 and 1880 and native American help.
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Isham G. Hannis
Tennessee
Senate
New York Evening Post
Dairyman fined for scarlet fever dairy outbreak in Dundee
In Dundee a dairyman used an unventilated dwelling as a dairy while a sick boy toiled nearby. His wife and servant handled milk and vessels, spreading infection to 17 people over four days, four of whom died. He was arrested and fined £5. Additionally, notes on St Andrews University rector retirement and scholars' views on Gladstone Ruskin Northcote and other speakers.
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Dundee
Scotland
St. Andrew’s University
Lowell
Gladstone
Ruskin
England
Scotch University
Stafford Northcote
Trevelyan
Sickles
Europe
New York
England Englanders report 1883 vital statistics and Soudan notes
Quarterly return shows UK population 35 639 060 England and Wales 26 770 744 Scotland 3 825 744 Ireland 6 042 572. Births 271 892 deaths 148 827 marriages 119 428. Diarrheal death rate across towns 2.1 per 1 000. Soudan explained as Nubia Darfour and related regions. Detroit Sickles gas case and steam vessel boom in Britain contrasted with sailing decline. Alderman exposes bribery via envelope of 31 000 in Chicago politics.
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England
United Kingdom
England and Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Breslau
Munich
Brooklyn
Berlin
Sage’s warning on praise after death and duty to live
A weary sage finds a crowd mourning a good man. No one praised him in life. The old man says posthumous praise does not ease undertaker bills, urging instead to help the widow. Moral: focus on practical charity. Also notes Massachusetts per capita wealth at $1500, the state’s high average.
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Wisconsin
Jermanfoun Telegraph
Wyoming Politicians Plot to Oust Two Men For Cash
In Cheyenne during 1881 82 a Wyoming Territorial Legislature member named Smith allegedly plotted to settle his debts by coercing Landlord Jones of the Railroad Hotel and broker Luke Murrin into paying or canceling bills. The ruse involved Fancing debts, arranging payoffs, and a final departure as guests toasted with drinks while the two hosts later debated who owed whom.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Smith
Jones
Senator Tabor
Murrin’s
Murrin
Lief
Bacchus
Harry
Laramie Boonerang
The Science of Scent in Fox Hunting Discussed
Land and Water surveys scent phenomena in fox hunting across England. Varied winds, soils, and ground conditions affect hounds performance with pastures often yielding better scent than arable land. Crowded fields and overzealous huntsmen reduce success. never let the fox get far ahead to preserve scent.
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England
Lord Fitzharding
Somerville
Beckford
Two Brothers Duel Over Wife in Grand Russian Family Tale
An aristocratic pair in St Petersburg, sons of a noted Russian clan, differ from peers after graduation. The elder marries, grows estranged, while the younger loves his sister-in-law. Passion erupts, a duel ensues, the elder is wounded, the younger unharmed, and the couple ultimately divorces the wounded husband and marries.
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London
St. Petersburg
Jeunesse Doree
Hushband
Tom Saved Then American Railroad Shares
A New Yorker staying in Paris hears a servant ignite papers in a hotel fireplace. Investigation reveals the scraps belonged to a permanent guest. The collector gleefully notes half a dozen papers, and declares Tom saved. The papers prove to be American railroad shares, of little value. The scene ends with a quote about not interrupting others in discourse.
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Paris
New Yorker
Bill Nye Resigns Postmaster Job In Laramie City
A humorous official letter documents Bill Nye resigning as Postmaster at Laramie, detailing a toast to prosperity, jokes about stock and stamps, and instructions for closing the office. The piece culminates with a schoolroom scene where Nye resists authority before punishment by a stern teacher.
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Laramie City
W. T
Washington
Tand
Deacon Hayford
Bob Head
Postailiée
Billt Nyx
Mastered Him in Sharon School Struggles for Order
A Massachusetts winter school at Sharon faced discipline issues as older pupils chased teachers from classrooms. John Sykes, a Harvard graduate known more for grit than size, was hired to restore order with a firm yet conciliatory approach. He began by seeking pupil cooperation but stood firm on expectations as trouble arose with Bill Gates among the students.
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Calloway
Sykes
Bill
J. S
Boston
S. E. Gazette
Sharon
Mass
John Sykes
Harvard
Bill Gates
Jeff Davis Manacled at Fortress Monroe
Ben Perley Poore recounts Secretaries orders and Captain Titlow s use of iron restraints on Jefferson Davis at Fortress Monroe for resisting and shying a tin plate. Davis fought removal, endured scuffle, then calmed, tears and apology followed. Irons were removed by the same officer who placed them, restoring Davis s standing among rebels.
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Jeff Davis
Fortress Monroe
Stanton
Confederacy
Titlow
Davis
Mr. Davis
Captain Titlow
Washington
Ben. Perley Poore
He Has Him Bald Headed Funny Exchange
A humorous exchange contrasts two citizens one bald headed with a beard and the other hairy on top but bald on chin. They jest about brain heat causing hair loss with a Portland twin claim and notes on Neapolitan mortars and early brewing lenses.
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Boston
Houston
Portland
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Lorraro
Pizarro
Prof. Lazensy
Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbus, O
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Egypt
London News
Damon E. Sicknxs
Detroit Free Press
Great Britain
Chicago News
Clyde
Tyne
Tay
Frith
Tees
Wear
Mersey
Acmcaco
Lindley Murray
Bridewell
Chicago
Massachusetts
Alexander Stephen
Georgia Statesman
Washington Republican
Georgia
Atlanta
Kimball House
Ed. Calloway
Aboud Schangin
Bishop Beckwith
Locke
Bill Nye
Naples
Athens
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