12 Feb 1879
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1879
Page
1
News from New York and Washington reports on Gov. Tilden's expected appearance before inquiry committees, cabinet letters about patronage, the cipher investigation with J Madison Wells and others, and related political tensions across the capital.
The Senate debates Chinese and Norse immigration bills with committee actions and notices. A joint resolution seeks three experts to study yellow fever history in Havana, while a pension bill for Capt. Watkins’s widow advances. A women’s political disabilities bill passes after discussion and heads to the President.
Lightning bolts to 600 and 31 in billiards with Slosson 221 and Gallager 206. The Europa pneumonia appears among Bootle cattle near Liverpool. Paris says amnesty for communists excludes Rochefort Piat and Fallon. Dispatches dispute Sitting Bull crossing the Canadian border. The Kate Watters mutiny ends with officers killed and crew mutinied on the Hong Kong to Foo Chow voyage.
An OCR fragment discusses Free port dharald advice about honoring ancestors, mentions bricks made of paper and light hats, and includes a romance excerpt where a man holds a golden hoa above waves while calling for help.
The Senate amendments to the naval appropriation bill failed to unite with the House, a conference produced a disagreement and a further conference was ordered. Sparks reported the Indian appropriation conference as substantially passed by the House. The House agreed to district and circuit court terms for Colorado and moved into the private calendar. A night session was ordered but adjournment moves and quorum questions shaped the day until a recess at 7 30.
East Saginaw police ordered to arrest every boy seen practicing sleighing after the death of a bright local boy. Michigan railroad suit seeks 105000 from Jackson Central and Manufacturing for alleged inducements to build cars. Calhoun County ports push a legislative petition to force insurers to pay full policy amounts and penalize overvaluation.
The amnesty question is referred to the Chamber of Deputies bureaus. The Republican Lefts name Albert Brera, brother of the President, as candidate for Vice Presidency. Reports from London Feb 7 note allied dispatches and policy moves amid other international items.
A miscellany notes abolition bill introduction. An execution date marks Richards turning 22 years 1 month old. John Compton ex postmaster of Columbus convicted in Lincoln for stealing from registered letters. Oliva, linked to the Mitchell Ketchum burners, valued at 100000 dollars with promises to lawyers. Cheyenne fugitives captured after heavy losses. Carroll county denies dram shop licenses. William Stunt of Schell City dies from injuries. A sheep thief lynched near Hopwell. Col. M. Tierman of Cameron shoots himself. A cornshock frost death near Warensburg. Mount Pulaski coal bore to 280 feet. Marshall county poorhouse crowded. Rockford mayor outfits bootblacks and newsboys. Illinois count notes 7000 Patrons of Husbandry granges and hog weigh data. A Cayuga man frozen with amputations. Insolvent bank dep osition crime bill. A doctor finds a family frozen and starved in Ford county. One horse dead frozen, others in peril. neighbors aid.
A collage of quips and witticisms from various papers. Musings on music, law, royal wives, name stamping on toothpicks, a fisherman's muttered plea, a Methdist minister's daughter, and quail shooting humor mingle with frontier jokes and stage banter.
A collection of anecdotes shows journalists trading barbs and clever digs. Rival editors trade quips about weddings, capital punishment, and new heads for papers, the humor rooted in self possession and sharp satire across California, Michigan, Idaho, and the West.
The Buffalo Commercial recalls Horace Greeley sparing Bayard Taylor with blunt praise and sharp rebuke. Taylor once faced Greeley’s question about a millinery poem signed by Taylor’s initials, and Greeley asked what made him publish such “sick hog-wash” leading Taylor to wonder if he had been blessed or kicked.
In recent years scientists discuss a possible link between forest destruction and grasshopper surges. They note locusts breed in open plains with few birds, low moisture, and abundant sun exposure, and deforestation in Asia Minor has coincided with grasshopper outbreaks. The suggested remedy is large scale tree planting.
The Chambers' Journal recounts a true tale of a teen girl pronounced dead after a long illness. The grieving mother, refusing to accept death, tried a fruit knife with two blades and elixir, hoping life remained. A revived breath, a fluttering heart, and the girl awakens, sparking joy and an heirloom legend.
The text surveys Louis Adolphe Thiers as a complex figure. It notes his resistance to titles, constitutional monarchist stance then president of the Republic, distrust of universal suffrage, and his self confident wit. It extols his roles as historian orator philosopher and editor and hints at forthcoming philosophical works.
A reflective verse laments lost youth and vanished blessings. The speaker longs to regain the vigor, dreams, and innocence of earlier days, acknowledging grown wisdom yet yearning for what time has stripped away. The plea asks simply to recover the least cherished yet most valuable past.
Fragmentary dialogue describes a family preparing to travel home with a daughter and asks not to leave a light shining on the front gate. The text is informal and lacks verifiable names or events.
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