Vast, Varied News From The Register Foreign and Domestic
The Register reports U S pensions total around 51 billion since the Civil War and notes new guano beds off Peru could yield 1 500 000 tons. It mentions a Berlin Baltic ship canal plan, a crackdown on Pekin gambling by a Chinese emperor, liquor bans at Australian rail stations, and a quip on Joan Rock Eretima’s $750 hourly pay. It covers a London baker’s tale, African language prefixes, Japan’s marriage validity, a pole claim in Lake Canon, coastal fortifications debate favoring big guns, and a Beach Haven bridge listing fifty seven wood types.
Overhead towers urged to fix urban power grid and growth
A Boston writer argues for an overhead tower system to organize all electric wires, placing four iron columns on street intersections and a square top frame. The plan would cost about 15000 dollars a mile and would cover lighting and electric transport needs.
Tone of a Piano and Dryness
A pianist warns that pianos suffer more from dryness than heat or cold and explains how over dried rooms warp the sounding board and rattle the mechanism. The suggestion is to keep a thriving plant in the room to gauge moisture and protect tone.
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Albany Argus
Poorly built English schools threaten collapse risk
A political discussion notes that newly erected English school buildings cost millions and may be structurally unsafe. The exchange contrasts American and English views on liberty, questioning who truly possesses it.
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Reading
England
Transcript: Massachusetts General Court 1622 Commonwealth Proceedings
A terse record noting Massachusetts General Court proceedings in A. D. 1622. Mentions the Commonwealth, vy, Allen, and related colonial governance actions.
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Allen
Dorchester Tavernkeeper Charged For Sating Drunken Patrons
A Dorchester tavernkeeper named Allen was cited to show cause why punishment should not be imposed for selling strong liquor to intoxicated customers. The court seized about six gallons and delivered it to church beacons aiding the poor, while the nonc found among Dorchester’s poorest sought relief from hunger and drink alike.
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Allen
Dorchester
Code of Honor and a Texas Ranger Duel in 1846
In 1846 near Marin Mexico Gen Taylor’s army witnesses a rare duel between Herman Thomas and Sam Reid after a dispute on picket duty. Randolph Ridgely acts as arbiter, arranging a sealed, rules governed duel with double barreled shotguns. The conflict ends with mutual respect and reconciliation, Thomas later dies at Monterrey, Reid becomes a noted lawyer.
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Resaca de la Palma
Sam Reid
Kosher Wine Under Rabbinic Supervision Tightens Rules
The Chief Rabbi tightens controls on Passover wine sold in the East Side. Only about six authorized Hebrew sellers remain, each requiring a certificate costing 100 to 150 dollars. California merchant Israel Lipschietz is barred from certifying Passover wine production. Approximately 40,000 gallons are sold under Chief Rabbi authorization this season.
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Israel Lipschietz
New York Sun
Hawks and Trains
A railway engine driver from Scotland reports merlin hawks exploit passing trains to catch prey. The bird flies low behind the locomotive through smoke as small birds scatter. If not successful it resumes the wake of the train to ambush another flock, claiming the hawk keeps pace with the fastest express trains.
Odd curious items from an old newspaper
A roundup of short, quirky notices includes Mrs. Mary Bruner dying at 102 with 125 great grandchildren in Derry Pennsylvania. a New Yorker jailed for $400 marital debt. a West Chester girl using a fingernail as a pen. a Pottstown family with diverse cooking tastes. gourds dating to 1787. crabs raining in San Francisco. a bull killed by a straw man. mishaps from Ohio farmers. an undertaker with a hidden telephone. a German professor with one foot in a gutter. infant prodigy Louella Graves in Kentucky. and Chester England paupers allowed knives and forks at holiday meals.
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Mary Bruner
Derry
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Pottstown
T. P. Bernxt
Curdsville
James Bethel
San Francisco
San Francisco Academy of Sciences
James Shaw
Shack
Chester
England
Indians and Whisky and the Native Drunken Spree
A historical critique describes Native American drinking practices where bands obtain liquor despite laws, with chiefs and guardians managing weapons during sprees. Women and men share the load as parties drink in turns, followed by collective intoxication and lasting social exile for violators.
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Kirk Munroe
Scribner
Transit talk at City Hall fence provokes debate
A Detroit Free Press snippet shows a citizen asking if rapid transit is favored and a back yard escape joke about a bull dog. The quip highlights public concern over speed of transit development and local sentiment. A cornet-maker remark about staying power appears as a wry aside.
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Detroit Free Press
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