05 Feb 1879
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1879
Page
1
San Francisco reports a suspension between Sutro Tunnel managers and Comstock mines over diverting water from the lightning drift. Sutro engineers connected the tunnel to winze lower levels and bulkheaded to return water to Savage, while Bonanza talks aim at a compromise after several conferences.
Jan. 31 reports from St Petersacns and across Europe describe Prof Botkin urging burning of infected villages and relocation to healthful areas. Germany bans certain imports and felt goods to curb plague spread while Russia and France navigate political shifts in the Chamber of Deputies and government reforms. The Afghan Ameer arrives near the Russian frontier amid ongoing military actions and policy debates in Washington and Ottawa.
A sweeping slate of late 1800s briefs: births and deaths in Baltimore and Germany. bank failures in Alabama and New York. a San Francisco powder explosion. antelope and ice-road farming in Kansas and Minnesota. fever in Jewell County. cold waves with animals perishing. emigration trends to Kansas. rising sheep herds near Crook Creek. Winnebago City mills burning bran for fuel. numerous 1878 marriage licenses in Wabasha. ice and water shortages around Taylor Falls. corn syrup factory plans. Minnesota rail and canal notes. clerks’ payroll cuts discussions. loggers on ice roads. fish shipments from Martin County. bran pressing experiments in Minneapolis. Wabash steamship plans. Des Moines fire alarm system. Keokuk ice harvest. and a sprawling miscellany of regional developments.
Reports indicate the Ameer remains intent on a visit to St Petersburg despite efforts to dissuade him and may arrive by the end of February. He appears astonished by his treatment amid a turbulent set of parliamentary and bank trial details across Europe and America.
A scattered summary notes moods and events across Iowa. Little work at the state capitol and a Glenwood asylum with 120 feeble minded children. About 250 drive well cages on file in Des Moines Federal Court. Tramps found in Ottumwa are sent to work on a stone pile. A Marshalltown excursion to Cuba forms. Forest City sits twelve miles from a railway. Ottumwa packing houses ship ten to fifteen carloads daily to Liverpool.
An account describes the Penitentes sect in northern New Mexico, detailing Lenten rituals of self harm and public crucifixion. It notes extreme fasting, back lacerations with knives, cactus whips, and bloody dress, with cross worship and pilgrim processions observed on Good Friday.
A collage of jokes and wry observations from a Meriden Recorder page. Bits include gendered put‑downs, quips on aging, a seedy window sign exchange, army surgeon humor about tooth drawing, and playful wordplay with names like Lalla Rookbery. Also notes on biblical humor about Ephraim and a fire insurance aside about smoke.
The Cork Irish American group notes a postponement to study Irish newspaper reactions to Cork officials denying a Grant reception. Opinions split among Irish Americans on Grant, with threats of disruption and funds shortfall delaying plans for a meeting and advertising.
Public notice states the business of the Ogden Jrxd box will be settled by the undersigned and all communications regarding it should be addressed there. Ricwano DALLARTINE, d3byS7-E-Fourtly Streets Ogder.
A tribute to Mrs. Mary Ann Wilson, noted for thirty eight days during Grenada pestilence and other epidemics. The piece recalls her tireless nursing from Grenada to Memphis and Savannah, praising her as a noble woman who aided the sick and dying for forty one years.
Mrs Sophia Green administratrix of William F Green will file a circuit court bill in Baltimore to construe the late husband's will. The document, written in lead pencil on a Bible flyleaf, leaves life estate to the widow with power to sell or borrow, a bequest of 200 to George Adams and a house bequest to Fisher. Heirs after the widow include Joseph Green August Green Amish Falkenstein and others across Maryland and West Virginia, with probate already admitted.
John C. Catler, agent for the Provo Woolen Mills in Salt Lake City, announces an immense stock of woolen goods for sale. The ad touts first class quality at cheap prices and offerings for wholesale or retail use for every family in the territory.
The readable parts describe a stray mischief theme and a billiard player idea. It mentions a cheese citer and a person named Bevites with unclear roles. The passage is largely nonsensical, lacking coherent events or clear subjects.
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