War talks and political factions ripple through the nation
Reports from New York and Washington detail army opinions on dismissals linked to an advisory board, plus commentary on rail purchases from Britain and political shifts in Congress. Charitable efforts and public outcry accompany local incidents and legal cases across several states.
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Purte
New York
Toalay Uotig
Pat‘Tson
Generale Pope
McDawell
Porter Cate
Patterson
Congress
T S Troy Fenene
Foreign notes and world items in Bohemia and beyond
A collage of brief items dated April 5 covers Bohemia hosts battling rinderpest and cattle standstill, a U S steamer under quarantine in Portsworthy, Turkish politics with banishment talk, Egyptian Arab conflict and slave depots, Garibaldi, Cambridge defeated Oxford in rowing, Cetywayo peace pretense, the Pope welcoming Victoria, St Gothard tunnel finances, Italian deputies on Milan disturbances, and a string of humorous notes on currency and society.
Theatrical News and Plans Across Major U.S. Stages
Mapleson signs a three year lease for the Academy of Music with plans for new opera houses in New York. Keene funds a new project. Wallack plans twenty West Coast nights before California tour. Booth's troupe backs against Italian opera. Teresa and Mirzio joining future operas. Our South, Golden Calf, and Pinafore on schedules. Ada Cavendish to open Wallack’s in May. William Astor funds Porter murder case defense. Marian Ward implicated in Nathan shooting.
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Academy of Music
Gilmore
Forty-Second Street
James T. Keene
Lester Wallach Lan
J. Fl. Waverly
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Grand Opera House
Cincinnati
Olympia
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the Park
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Catherine Rogers
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Elanidard
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Luly
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Doe Jefferson
Broolyn Park
Makees Rankin
Williamsons
Williamsburg
Ada Cavendish
Wallacks
Rosalind
Williamy W. Astor
John T. Raymond
Curtie
Porter
Marian Ward
Nathan
Barrett
Amendment on executive response to State Legislature passed
In Congress at Washington on April 5 the amendment preserving the executive’s right to answer a State Legislature or Governor was approved 85 to 4 with Republicans abstaining. Discussion included proposals to strike section ix and eliminate the objectionable statute, while commentary noted Democratic gains in Chicago and Wisconsin signaling shifts in public opinion.
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Lowe
Conger
McMahon
Sparks
Chicago Inter Ocean
Haye
Davis
Chicago
Carter Hanison
Cursewell
Wisconsin
Bragg
The Metric System Adoption Across Nations in 1879
A statistical review notes the decimal metric system is legally established or accepted in twenty six states with about 695 million people, including France Belgium Germany and Italy, while England Canada and the United States keep it optional or limited. It adds that four states use non decimal systems and that by 1879 a majority of civilized states recognize the metric system.
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France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Austria
Hungary
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Roumania
Greece
Frazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
England
Canada
United States
British India
Rusia
Turkey
Venezuela
Switzerland
Mexico
Japan
China
Polite to Death Anecdote of Lord Norbury
An Irish anecdote recounts Lord Norbury presiding over a Longford riot case with six defendants. He accidentally condemns only five. after correction the judge apologizes and orders the sixth man, Martin O Rouke, to await execution, a misstep the narrator oddly calls acceptable.
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Lord Norbury
Bentley Olay
Longford
Martin O'Rouke
Dencas
Imade
Solitare
Arnica remedy claims in St Neale market notices
Local notice from J.W. McNutt & Co Ogilen promotes Arnica healing salve for sores ulcers cuts burns frost bites bites and sore eyes. The ad markets the product as superior and valuable with claims of universal physician approval and health benefits.
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Ogilen
Er. S Daly
Bismarck Moves to Tax Foreign Shipping Amid Tense Times
Reports from Paris and Rome detail moves by Bismarck to tax ships with foreign crews while the French Senate votes on emergency aid to Communists. A Galveston fire destroys the ship Lancaster with 1800 bales of cotton. A Vatican envoy is favored for Munich, and royal ceremonies loom in Burma with unrest anticipated. Lahore dispatches note British agent talks improve Kabul negotiations. Austrian Consul at Widdin faces expulsion and mistreatment over a minor hotel dispute.
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Cabul
New Free Press
Widdin
Pedigree Not Valued If Horse Fails To Race Fast
Opinion piece mocks overemphasis on horse pedigrees noting performance matters more than bloodlines and suggesting buyers pay only for proven speed. The author argues speed over lineage drives value in racing circles.
German Elixir Kaiser's Elixir Promoted Despite Opposition
Scarcity of precious metals mirrors the claimed value of Dr. Aug Kaiser s celebrated German Potomanis Elixir for throat and lung ailments. The ad touts rivals’ efforts to block it, asserts unique cures for coughs colds consumption and bronchial issues, and urges asking J W McNutt & Co for the genuine bottle bearing the Pruselan Coat and Dr Aug Kaiser’s signature.
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J. W. McNutt & Co
Arma
Avg Kaieer
Healing powers of Agsha praised by physicians
The notice claims Agsha cures sores ulcers cuts bruises frost bites and eye sores, advertising Brown's Aznica Sanveia as a superior remedy by J. W. McNutt & Coy Ogden.
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Aznica Sanveia
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Brown's Liver Pills Advertised for Headache and Liver Disease
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Noted Brown’s Foular Family Medicines for Sale
Ogden firm McNutt & Co announces sale of Foular family medicines by OW. Brown’s notices indicate stock available and pricing details.
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Ow, McNutt &Co
Ogden
Willy
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