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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1879
Page
1
KK Williams, formerly Chel Iastls Supreme Court, is named as a resident or notable occupant in the Peery Block on Fourth Street in Oregon Utah.
The Kentucky vote shows Blackburn leading for governor with 1,756 and Evans 1,555 in Lixixetos. local representative races favor Democrats, while Republicans gain seats in some areas. statewide call for constitutional convention fails. Reports from Louisville indicate a sharp drop in Democratic turnout and continued Republican presence in the legislature.
The August 5 foreign notes recount a rail disaster between Nancy and Vezelis with four killed eleven seriously injured and forty with minor injuries. It also covers Alsace Lorraine governance nominations and various international items, including a rumored Spanish royal marriage and British debates on Afghan and Zulu affairs.
Amid newly surfaced papers, Benedict Arnold’s letter from West Point to Col. Pickering details wartime shortages. The quartermaster notes no funds or stationary. Pickering replies none in treasury and no supplies. The exchange illustrates the harsh trials behind America’s birthright.
The Prince Imperial writes from Faighdad on April 20 detailing his decision to serve as a staff officer rather than command an irregular corps. He explains swift, self advised choices, his desire for experience, and his resolve amid criticism while noting the Island disaster opened a campaign opportunity in Africa.
Fifteen yellow fever cases reported to the board of health in Menruis with one new death. Four new cases and three deaths noted in Menrnis. In Wasatxoton the board plans to requisition five hundred tents from the secretary of war for Memphis, to be forwarded promptly.
Report from Garguells Spain describes a protestant meeting at Garguells near Figueras invited by Gens d Armes where pastors were arrested. A woman driver exposed the names of police record writers.
The column notes widespread rains boosting Georgia apple yields and a pine crop claim in Key West. It mentions Orange County tax books lost, Lena Umbright’s suicide in Sioux City, cattle arrivals at Ogallala, Archie Brown to stand trial in Newton, a drowning in Des Moines County, and a boiler explosion injuring workers in Sacramento. A Lick Observatory site mockup is planned, plus a Deadwood magnetic ore find and a Lead City accident. The Wabash line targets a Chicago status by January 15.
Two fishermen on Lake Johnson near Tallahasse, Florida, fought a ten foot alligator that boarded their boat twice. They killed the monster after fetching an axe, cutting in half its length, and securing its sixteen foot hide. Inside were four live terrapins, three knots of wood, and mud.
An extraordinary cyclone at Collinsville Illinois lifted a horse and buggy from a funeral outside a church. The horse was crushed to bone and jelly, with the buggy shredded into fragments after tumbling 200 feet and striking the southwest corner of Clinton and Main. Mr William H McKeagh witnessed the scene.
A two room house near the Beauvoir dwelling is said to hold an unequaled reference library for Davis. A southern journal notes he believes the collection will serve as the authoritative defence of the Confederacy and acknowledges the gravity of his task.
A New York Sun editorial argues that in the United States all men are equal before the law regardless of religion. It condemns any attempt by Mr. Austin Corbin to exclude Jews from railroads or hotels, deeming such tyranny un-American and dangerous to Republican freedoms.
An advertisement extols a remedy as universally prescribed by eminent physicians. It lists many alleged ailments linked to dyspepsia and claims the tonic cures headaches, nervous debility, liver and kidney issues, catarrh, and a host of digestive and systemic complaints with bold assurances.
Prof John Fiskers lectures on Americas Place in History delivered in London win wide acclaim in Washington and London. The article notes discussions about retirements among army officers and pending nominations after Congress reconvenes.
An advertisement touts YELMBOW'S BUCH as a tonic that stimulates the liver, spleen, and kidneys to cleanse the blood of impurities and impart vigor. A single trial is claimed to prove its powerful remedial qualities.
Patients may send their details to 1217 Filbert Street Philadelphia for a medical opinion with a one dollar consultation fee. Competent physicians will handle correspondence and provide the nature of the disease and a candid opinion on a cure.
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