Congressional Outlook in the New Session of 46th Congress
The editorial predicts a cautious start to the new session with both parties aiming to avoid deep factional fights. It notes Republican unity on finances but internal splits, while Democrats face challenges from Southern Bourbon influence and intra-party fractions. Bills loom on tariffs, railroads, indemnities, and army reorganization amid political tension. The piece fears partisan squabbles may hinder useful legislation.
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House of Representatives
Washington
New York
Hayes
Thurmas
Percy Hotspurs
Bayard
Blackburn
Warner
Congress
Alabama
Frances
Wood
Lermsee Canal Debate Draws Strong Rail Rivalry
Railroad advocates vow to oppose the project while conceding its broader commercial value. They argue a single railroad boosts U S resources and immigration, yet stress the canal's necessity for national benefit and future gains.
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Lermsee
United States
Rail magnates warn of looming railroad power
A reader cautions that consolidation of power among Jay Gould Van derbilt and others could dominate Atlantic Pacific traffic if mergers push north from Ogden and threaten rivals. The piece warns of possible political economic leverage, urges communities to build own lines and for government to control overland routes to prevent such a union.
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Jay Gould
Ogden
Kansas
Mexico
Vanderbilt
Samuuel J. Tilden
Gould
Texas and Pacific
Northern Pacific
Central Pacific
Tilden
Atlantic
Pacific
Wallstreet
Finance
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York
The Origin of Originality and Literary Theft
A Boston gathering honors Oliver Wendell Holmes as Mark Twain confesses to unwittingly borrowing Holmes's dedication for his book. Holmes forgives, noting that ideas are often born from reading and listening. The piece extols reading, cites Edison as an imaginative genius built on prior knowledge, and urges diligent study to earn lasting credit.
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Mark Twain
Boston
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Tolmee
Sandwich Islands
Holmes
Clemens
Markin
Doctor Holmes
Mr. Clemena
Edison
Hoe
England Faces Irish Rebellion and Global Tensions
The British government cracks down on Irish agitation with arrests for sedition and a police eviction at Loonamore amid ongoing Ireland United States aid debates. Amid Afghanistan fighting and the Eastern crisis, Irish hopes rise as Republican pressures grow, with large funds and possible Canadian raids discussed.
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Davitt
Killen
Daly
Loonamore
Dempsey
Ireland
United States
England
Afghanistan
Russia
America
Canadas
In . I. Tribe's Show Windows
A brief fragment notes a shopper’s prompt choice in a shop window leading to a purchase. The text suggests a consumer scene without clear names places or dates. It lacks full context to form a complete news item.
Wewrmuen Offers Wide Selection of Wines and More
Local catalog promotes Driver and Son on Main Street Ogden offering wines liquors cigars medicines and related goods for purchase. Contact details imply availability of a broad assortment through a single supplier.
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Driver & Fon
Main Street
Ogden
Ati
Editor Seeks Neutral Publication Through Campaign Close
A forthright call urges editors to publish a new issue until the presidential campaign ends while avoiding political opinions and puffery, aiming for balanced coverage free of advocacy.
Louisiana Republicans Denounced as Corrupt Politicians
A fragment accuses Louisiana Republicans of being the corrupt body of political thieves that has endured in the American Union, framing a harsh critique of state political leadership.
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Trg
Storrono-Kerioce
Louisiana
Panama Isthmus Survey Bill Sparks Senate Debate
Yesterday Acklin introduced a bill authorising the president to appoint officers for a survey of the Isthmus of Panama. The measure faces opposition and is not likely to prevail.
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Acklin
Panama
Ann Xowius Lord Lytton's Life Endangered
An apparent assassination attempt targeted Lord Lytton yesterday with two shots fired. The barbed report notes the shooter was a drunken East Indian, and Lord Lytton remains under medical care as details emerge.
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Ann Xowius
Lord Lytton
East Indaman
Montenegrina Albaniana Battles Hint at Renewed War
Reported fierce clashes between Montenegrina and Albaniana leave about 1000 dead and 2000 wounded. The piece frames the fighting as the first of a sequence of strategic moves by Russia and Turkey and signals a renewed war on the Eastern question.
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Russia
Turkey
Sympathizing With Fishermen and Freight Brakemen
In those cold and wintry times there are two classes of men with whom we should sympathise. The fishermen on the Atlantic coast and our overland freight brakemen. Any effort toward their improvement will honor the memory of the originator.
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Atlantic
No Cornish Comedians Yet in the United States
The piece notes there are no Cornish comedians performing in America while contrasting other nationalities like English, Yankee, Irish, German, and Chinese acts. It comments on language and dialect distortions as factors in comedic reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jordaan
Liquor Store Seizure Reported Amid Holiday Shortages
A fragmentary item notes a liquor store at Main Street and another location, with references to taking jugs and filling them for holidays. Details are unclear and garbled, but it appears to reference a crackdown or activity surrounding liquor storage.
Van Zile Ventilates on Polygamy and Utah Statehood
The Times interviews Hon. Philip T. Van Zile D L D about the Sixteenth Amendment and its impact on Utah statehood. He argues it would trigger Mormon control of state government and harm Gentiles, while voicing criticism of grand jury perjury and urging action against offenses in his presence. The piece questions if Utah admission would worsen Gentile conditions and notes local constitutional provisions and minority representation.
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Thtins
Leing
Itoma
Inter
Philip T. van Zile
Srst
Utah
van Zilesaya
van Zile
Nemesia
Mera
Tham
van Tila
Mormaen
Sa Hla
Eupacia
Gentilea
Aleyance
Republic
Midnight Street Run Ends in a Laughable Flight
A dawn incident in town sees a man try to bluff two sleeping men with a revolver but flee after a sharp pistol click. He proved to be a harmless Bacchus devotee disturbing locals, leaving only a coat tail and a loves letter as clues. Local papers suspect a resident comic prankster.
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eHello
George
Bacchus
Union Pacific Express Receives Ore and Bullion Loss Report
The Union Pacific Express Company received four bars of silver from the Ontario mine valued at 3758.45. A shipment stoppage at Altahan affects ore movement while Vallejo and Ohio districts plan new mills. Receipts at McCarrick & Co include two Morgan cars and other consignments totaling 14500. A Scorpion mine sample shows 729 ounces silver and 20116 ounces gold valued at 13146 per ton.
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Union Pacific Express Company
Ontario
Altahan
Vallejo
Ohio
Utah
Haa
Frisco
McCarrick & Co
Cara Morgan
Chicago
Old Telegraph
Germania
Nevada
Scorpion
Wind River Gold and Silver Mining Company
Valuable Cargo In Freight Train Passage
Yesterday's Central Pacific freight train brought in a rare cargo and the Union Pacific took out a similarly valuable load. Among the regular freight were six cars of silkworms bought in China by Mr Savio and a group of Italians. The consignments to Italy, with total value possibly in the millions, suggest further investor gains.
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Central Pacific
Union Pacific
Loada
China
Savio
Italy
Death of Henry Hosking in Seventeenth Ward
Henry Hosking an old church member died at his home in the Seventeenth Ward last evening. Born in Connecticut he joined the Church early, served in the Mormon Battalion, and remained firm in his belief in the gospel as revealed through Joseph Smith. He was a skilled wood artisan on the Temple Block and well liked by associates. He was over fifty years old.
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Henry Hoskins
Seventeenth Ward
Connecticut
Mormon
Joseph
J Yoara
Aga —Neice
Hill's Chances in Nevada Murder Trial Delayed
The George Hill trial in Elko Nevada was postponed from Thursday. All evidence was taken yesterday and the judge reserved his decision until 10 o clock today. The article notes strong penalties for those with blue stamp in the West.
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George Hill
Elko
Nevada
Hill
Cruelty Case Reported Over Lame Cow on Fifth Street
A reader warns of animal cruelty on Fifth Street where a family owns a cow and calf. The calf suffers a running sore on a hind leg causing lameness and nausea to passersby, with officers urged to inspect and intervene if needed due to poor carcass quality.
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Fifth Street
Delaraville The Villard Tournament Under Way
Reed defeats Smith and Whitbeck outruns Wheeler in a Balk Lake tourney update. Josh Arthur unavailable while Ogden leads a small group of participants amid local, unsettled territory reports.
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Villard
Balk Lake
Reed
Smith
Whitbeck
Josh Arthur
Ogden
Ogden First General Conference Minutes Reported
The First General Conference for the Primary Associations of Ogden met at the Ogdens Tabernacle on a December Saturday in 1879. Sister E R Snow led opening remarks with ward associations providing singing and prayer, followed by child inquiries on church history and faith healing as Elder F S Richards spoke.
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Ogden Upfeld Tin
Ogdens Tabernacle
Mencing
E.R. Snow
Firet-Ward Association
Bieter Jane
Richards
Segond Ward Association
Son
Third Ward Association
Our Lovely Deseret
Charlotta Rudd
Emily Newman
Frederica Wideberg
Fourth Ward Association
Marion Troseder
Rieter Snow
Jana
Richarda
Snow
John Taylor
Farmr Place
Fourth Ward
Sieter Sarah Merrick
Mystery of T J and the Saloon Rumor Unfolds in Town Tale
A nameless saloon tale explains the mystery of "T J" as patrons guess what the initials stand for. The Irish barkeeper calls out Have yez seen Tay Jay to-day as accusations of debts and cheap whiskey fuel suspicions.
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T. J
Ilwayd
Tay Jay
Infelicity on Fifth Street Endangers Night Scene
A husband returned home to find a drunken intruder in his wife’s chamber. Police ejected the man after a heated confrontation. the intruder later threatened murder. The erring husband reports the rival’s unlawful claims and the incident awaits further action.
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Fifth Street
Accident Crashes Hook-and-Ladder Truck at Freight Depot
At about eleven o’clock yesterday forenoon Wilford Hincholff of the Union Pacific freight depot suffered a severe accident while a heavy hook-and-ladder truck was being moved. Forewheels slipped, the hind wheels, and the vehicle overturned crushing him beneath ladders. Dr Carnahan attended. prognosis improving.
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Wilford Hincholff
Union Pacific
Death of Fred Gilmer Widely Known in Territory
An obituary note from Ingham reports the death of Fred Gilmer, brother of Jack Gilsner, in a Stewart mine accident. His loss causes sorrow across the region as details remain sparse and the event is described as premature.
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Jexortey
Ingham
Fred
Gilmer
Jack Gilsner
Stewart
Trains Run North of Logen Despite Earlier Warning
An error in reporting freight delays for Utah and Northern near Logen is corrected. Trains, including passenger and most freight, have continued to run with likely only minor interruptions. Mr. Thatcher leads an effective team to minimize delays and keep traffic moving.
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Utah and Northern
Logen
Thatcher
Preliminary examination in Hill shooting case held in Elko
In Elko Nevada Friday evening George Hill faced a preliminary examination for the shooting death of a man named Smith. The Justice reserved judgment until yesterday morning and remanded Hill without bail to answer before the next Grand Jury. An eyewitness now in Ogden says Hill was the aggressor and testimony was explicit and conclusive.
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George Hill
Smith
Elko
Nevada
Hill
Ogden
Elke
Hil
Pare Wines and Liquors Main Street sale notice
Pare Wines and Liquors invites customers to visit Geo H Tribe's Liquor Store on Main Street to sample fine ola Wines and Liquors and stock up for Christmas. The notice emphasizes quality products and urges early purchases for the holiday season.
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Geo. H. Tribe
Pedestrian six days endurance race planned in San Francisco
Announcement invites entrants for a six days tan bark pedestrian tournament starting December 29 at 10 PM. Awards include a gold watch for the distance leader and cash shares from net proceeds, with entry fee set at 100 dollars. Wells Fargo Bank acts as trustee. entries close December 10 and may be mailed or telegraphed to manager Mark Thrall at 331 Kearny Street.
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Pacific Coast Peastrian League
Bis
League
Wells, Fargo & Co's Bank
Tragauzer
Neo
Olivers
P, MclIntyre
Stewart
Mattarson
Wells, Born & Co
Bink
Mark Thrall
Kearny Street
Letter on gold refining and speculation from 1879
The writer states a plan to refine gold from ore and notes profits of about 85 dollars in three weeks. He mentions testing metals, nitric acids, and separating gold from base material, and predicts a boom in gold bullion markets in Aden and potential employment for hundreds.
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Barton Joxertoy
Cnet
Cuperi Mg
Aden
Shencea
Rudd
Weber County
L. D. Rev
Present Sale at G H Tribe’s on Fourth Street
Early holiday sale offers a wide stock of fancy goods at G H Tribes. Local shop advertises an extensive assortment with many items to choose from for gift giving.
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G. H. Tribe
What Are Their Nawes? Railroad Boys Cause Disturbance
Yesterday morning three young followers, two of whom work on the cars, burned open a house door, created a racket, and frightened female inmates with threats of violence. The ten are to be discharged if their names can be ascertained by superiors. a thorough inquiry into their identities is urged to curb such disorder.
Snowbound valleyers seek new farms as settlers migrate west
This morning four inches of snow fell and temperatures hovered around 80 cooling the firebound locals. Many residents from the valley have moved to Castle Valley and Grand River to take up farms while others head toward Monty Chera way and nearby towns amid Ute war fears. Wheat, potatoes, and other goods rise in price as war rumors and frontier mobility reshape the region. Ephraim, Mayfield, and nearby towns report few cases, with cautious optimism and scant commerce in this unsettled season.
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Eniton
Castle Velley
Gonre
Monty
Grand River
California
Miscus
Ephraim
Mayfield
Wife alleges abuse by husband in Capes letter
A Capes reader, Euitanera Sucatex Capes, complains of domestic violence by her husband John Sharles. She says a drunken husband assaulted her 16 year old son and struck her with a babe’s arm, seeking publication to check the conduct. The editor notes the writer is responsible for the statements.
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Mr. Elston
John Sharles
Euitanera Sucatex
Capes
Abov
New Ice Breaker Plow Unveiled at UE Me R R Shops
A newly built powerful plow at UE Me R R shops in the city showcases an improved plan. It can batter down a stone wall of considerable thickness and clears obstructions without throwing debris toward the track, signaling a notable advance.
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Dee
Tribune
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Sach
Enrance
Henry Hosking
Delaraville
T J. Tae
Hu Ina
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Prof
Rudd Hag
Mery
Sanpete
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