09 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1879
Page
1
KK Williams, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is noted in a transition update. Williams led the court during a pivotal period and is referenced in a brief notice of the change in leadership.
The Sun's leader lauds Democrats for a weak postextra session showing while predicting a political turn, and New York dispatches report silver faction threats and renewed battles over senate committees. Other items note convention tensions in California and Fort Stanton suicides, with party jockeying in New York and Ohio rumors.
Burned to Death in Scranton July 3. a ladle of molten steel toppled, killing Jas Murty and wounding Henry Long who dies, foreman John Humphreys crushed at Cornel Co mines. Socialist agitation reportedly planned July 4 and 5 processions in major cities to demand an eight hour law. Postal authorities order counts of letters and packages for September. White Hen Rugalns Morsea noted 700 stolen horses from Red Cloud agency. posse comitatus restricts intervention. Reports say president may summon Congress for marshals’ fees. no extra session planned.
The Times reports Minister Falk's resignation over Vatican reconciliation attempts. Vienna notes liberal losses in Reichstag elections. London dispatches state forty five Nihilists trials ended with six sentenced to prison and the rest acquitted. A Glasgow coal pit explosion kills fifty. Chelmsford’s peace talks with the Zulu king hinge on cannons and hostages, with booty and indemnity contested. Havana reports a Cape Haitian government assault leaving many dead or wounded and many arrests.
News from Santa Fe New Haven Ottawa Singlestown Atlanta recounts of hangings after prison breakaways and feuds. An Italian condemned for two murders is hanged in Las Vegas while other crimes include a boy charged with poisoning, a feud killing, a suspected murder in a rural setting, and a brutal stabbing in Atlanta with a scheduled execution for Jim Alford on August 8.
Two fishermen on Lake Johnson in Florida fought off a ten foot alligator that attacked their boat. They killed the monster after the animal knocked the boat onto shore. The forty? foot hide was taken for tanning and measured sixteen feet. Inside were four terrapins and various woods.
A California dog at Priest’s hotel near the Calaveras Big Trees learns stage timing. The dog now preempts chickens from the yard for dinners, matching chicken kills to the number of stage passengers. A hunter returns to find his bag empty, and the dog reappears with a bird to share with him.
Reports suggest famine relief progress in Cashmere as new measures target shortages. Secretary Schurz considers visiting Indian agencies during the summer to review aid efforts and coordinate action with local authorities.
A concise quote notes a sharp contrast between a successful and unsuccessful attempt at self-harm. It emphasizes the fine line separating outcomes and reflects on the gravity of such actions.
A fragment warns readers against sensational ads selling blood purifiers and liver tonics. It notes products like Brown's Liver Picts and extracts sold by J W McNutt & Co in Ogden Utah and through western dealers, urging caution over quack remedies and misleading headings.
A young man seeks one more drink at a tavern driven to despair by delirium tremens. He pleads with the landlord to refuse selling to the newcomers, recounting his own ruined prospects. The landlord vows this will be the last drop he ever sells.
A Kentucky tale reports a gentleman and his two sons marrying a widow and her two daughters. The elder man flees with one daughter in law, the son elopes with his stepmother, and the remaining siblings flee with the remaining sister in law to avoid being in law.
A Didgewood farm laborer married in New York in 1802 a German girl aged sixteen who bore three children. The wife’s frugality hid a secret bank trust for a son in Germany, with $1,500 accumulated over sixteen years. The husband learns at death that the accounts were in the wife’s name and in trust for the German child.
A young clerk clashes with a customer over grammar at a green grocers on Woodward Avenue. The woman asks about lettuce and is rebuked after the clerk corrects her, claiming she lost a potential sale. The incident ends with a warning to apologize if she returns.
Not long ago in Calcutta two tigers escaped from their enclosure. One was killed, the other fled to Botania Garden where it killed a guard. Panic spread as the tiger hunted livestock. An armed native was killed. Seven riflemen eventually killed the beast with an ox tether at the gate and a roof stakeout.
The Cincinnati Commercial notes chess players should avoid pawnbrokers and jokes that unions near marriage lead to renewed fuss. Garibaldi lies ill on a narrow bed yet speaks with bright eyes and warm sympathy. The piece playfully comments on matrimonial engagements and home stretch epigrams.
Fragment from a 79 dated clipping discusses overcoming ignorance via unity and help. It weaves a verse about a warrior, a romantic lady, a humorous doctor, and a playful note on composing rhymes. The piece ends noting Sharon's heat and a decent nose line.
A collection of quirky items, dates, and names from a Chicago era paper. Mentions include the Zulus, Jes se Davin, Father Roberts, Cardinal Minning, Tinafore at Oshkosh, and Eads dredge boats. Topics span finance, marriages, gold finds, law grants, and public curiosities with an industrious, scattershot tone.
The report attributes various pains including shoulder ache cough dizziness sour stomach eruptions and heart palpitations to Dyspepsia. It notes kidney region pain and claims thousands of other painful symptoms arise from the digestive disorder.
An advertisement claims Helmbold's Buchu stimulates the stomach bowels and kidneys to healthy action cleanses the blood of impurities and imparts new life to the system. A single trial should convince even the hesitant of its remedial qualities.
An 19th century advertisement offers medical consultation by mail for a fee, promising evaluation and a candid opinion on cures. It requests personal details including name address age occupation and health, and notes competent physicians will respond. Payments of one dollar are required with letters sent to Dispensatory Philadelphia.
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