Big match and political clashes dominate New York and Washington
James Keene accepts a ten thousand dollar challenge to Lorillard in the American Jockey Club autumn meet while Washington Dispatches report Seward likely to China and Dana Evarts maneuvering amid Chinese immigration talks. O'Leary plans belt prize and future six day walk. Cavalcade covers Alaska, Randall election, and cabinet shifts with mixed domestic and international updates.
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the Herald
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Pierre Lorillard
American Jockey Club
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Veter
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Seward
Flood Devastates Farm Communities With Destruction Near Szeczotn
Reports from Foreign Notes detail massive flood damage with 2000 farm houses ruined and relief efforts ongoing. Authorities say no more provisions are needed and the waters may not subside until July, signaling prolonged disruption.
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Szeczotn
Diverse 19th century notes spanning cholera deaths to cattle holdings
Reports include Dale county cholera deaths among hogs, Prattsville liquor licensing fees, large cattle herds and land owned by Miller & Lux, and a vast range of coastal cholera and flood impacts. Colorado content notes quiet Leadville, Deadwood markets with high prices, and a peak in western migration reflections. Georgia and Texas items discuss schools, peninsular cedar pencils, slings, and regional economic shifts.
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Augusta
Florida
New York
Europe
Macon
Alabama
The Longest Tunnel in the World
The Gothard tunnel becomes the world’s longest at 13 481 yards with 3 600 yards left to bore. Italian laborers toil in extreme heat in eight hour shifts, returning exhausted yet cheerful, as surgeons and hospital facilities stand by the construction site.
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Gothard
Mont Cenis
Goschen
Airolo
Kastelhorn
Witty snippets from a bygone era on manners and mischief
A collage of light anecdotes and quips from a past era. Topics range from frugal bargains and pocketbook advice to witty exchanges about dancing masters, misers, and social foibles. The piece includes jokes about foreign lands, clever retorts, and humorous miscommunications among everyday people.
Senate adjourns after recess over New Hampshire vacancy
Washington March 18 The Senate adjourned after a morning recess and a motion to adjourn prevailed. An objection blocked the seating of Senator Bell of New Hampshire appointed to fill the Wardleigh vacancy and the case remains unsettled until tomorrow.
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W. U. Telegraph
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Bell
New Hampshire
Wardleigh
Opening of Session Chooses Randall Speaker on First Ballot
A large crowd witnesses the session opening as Randall wins the speakership on the first ballot with lit votes Garfield 125 Wright 13 Kelly I The clerk cites governor certificates and state seats as prima facie rights to seats The Kansas claim is debated and oath of office given to the speaker then to members The session adjourns after drawing for seats and a petition clash over Ohio seats
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Clymer
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Sendrick BD. Wright
Barlow
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Kelly
Wright
Garfield
Kellog
O'Reilly
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Presen
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Signexing Soiled Down and Exhausted Travel News
The last of the Russians left Adrianople as Paul Boyton resumed his swim toward New Orleans. Grant and his party departed Ulharta for Batignon and Singapore. Belgian explorer Waushier died of dysentery in Central Africa. Vernet near Vichy tows were destroyed by fire. one hundred pallars perished. A Verlit dé clar shows twenty Russians aboard a Caspian sea crossing, rumor suggests they are headed for Baty.
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Ualalta
Baignon
Singapore
Waushier
Central Africa
Deaf Peddler Arrested For License Violation
An itinerant peddler posing as deaf was nabbed by the marshal for selling chromes without a license. He paid a $15 fine after a comic misadventure in court with a Chinaman involved in a murder case, then rode away seeking new marks to con.
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J.J. Matthews
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Logan
Reichstag President Threatens Removable Speaker
The Reichstag speaker Liebknecke faced a threat of forcible removal from the tribune as tension arose at the end of his address. The scene was described as highly unsettling with unclear details.
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Liebknecke
Farming In Holland Described In Midland Report
The north Midland farms sit barely above sea level on spongy rich muck, subdivided by canals with thousands of windmills pumping water. Villages cluster neatly, roads are paved, and distances are measured by hours of travel. Cattle stables are spotless with hay storage above, and cheese production is common.
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Midland
From Molasses to Fortune Walnut Candy Maker's Rise
A Philadelphia poor man turned candy maker faced ruin when molasses burns. She improvised by adding walnuts and naming new nut candy acenba cake. The taste sparked school demand, growth to larger shops, and national reach. She later sold the business, retired wealthy, and now lives in a walnut‑carved home.
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Nerves and Noises In City Life
A writer laments urban uproar from peddler cries to elevated railway clanks. He lamports the need for a device to mute disagreeable sounds and turn noise into music, suggesting Edison might invent an earcovering to create harmony.
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Edison
Scratched Self in Doubtful Hotel Overnight
A fragment quotes a Russian gentleman confessing he spent the night in a doubtful hotel and scratched himself so much he worried about awakening someone named Govedeki. The line appears as a humorous or awkward dialogue vignette with unclear context.
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Tify
Govedeki
Court Etiquette in Prince Albert’s Court
The piece recalls strict etiquette in the royal circle with maid of honor mishaps at court. A singing maid refused a queen’s command to sit and sing, another sat in the prince consort chair, and an equerry apologized for wearing trousers instead of knee breeches at dinner.
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Peeresa
Cate
Madame R and Parisienne Guests Share Late Evening Gossip
Madame R and an 8 Parisienne crowd arrive after eleven at a friend's home. A guest teases her for being late and coquettish while she jokes a slow maid delayed her hairdress. The remark prompts a wry exchange about beneficial consolation in the social setting.
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Madame R
Parisienne
Madam R
Memory of Booth’s extraordinary recall in Richmond wager
In Richmond Virginia Booth showcased an astonishing memory by reciting an eight to ten stanza poem from memory after reading it aloud to five friends at his hotel. He then quoted another selection verse for verse with the same clarity, despite never having seen the poem before.
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Booth
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Fragmentary lines reveal a family kitchen mishap
A distressed speaker notes a mother constantly failing and an incident where she has emptied the cupboard of essential items, leaving a scene of disarray and concern for meals.
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