California Constitution Debate Heats Up In State Vote
From San Francisco and New York reports the battle over California's new constitution intensifies. Opinion polls show strong statewide support outside San Francisco, while city opponents warn of calamity to prosperity. The piece notes editorials, political figures, and a looming election with heavy registration and risk of fraud precautions.
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New York
San Francisco
California
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Cole
Dave" Terry
Volney E. Howard
Knott
Robeson
Chittenden
Kelly
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Morton
Conger
Yeas
Greenbackers
Barlow
Russell
Chalmers
Ft. Pillow
Atkins
White
Caar's letter to the Sultan seeks friendship amid danger
May 6 dispatch notes the Caar's letter urging guards against internal strife and announcing evacuation orders. Obnetscheff, the Czar's messenger, urged direct understanding with Russia as a safeguard. Reports from London and other cities cover railway losses, riots in Cork, rail tariffs, and various regional developments across the United States.
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Caar
Obnetscheff
Fractional Currency and a Distant Echo of Genius
A fragment from a 19th century piece contrasts Jefferson’s saying on appetite with a grocer’s pencil math scene. It also quotes a bumptious old gent and a conductor, then shifts to Edison’s sound magnifying devices as misdirected genius, noting the community’s desire for a device to absorb sound.
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Ohio
McDonald bills poll troop ban and Senate debate on Kellogg case
May 6 report from Washington notes Eaton's bill prohibiting army and navy at polls with amendments for invasion defense and legislature convening gaps. Senate lawmakers discuss Kellogg Spofford seat, with Saulsbury to continue inquiry as Conkling and Sherman clash over adjudication and motives. Adjournment follows.
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Sherman
Congress Debates Utah Statehood and Cuba Slavery Resolution
Senate amendments on expenses and Utah statehood are debated. A joint Cuban slavery resolution urges the President to press emancipation in Cuba, citing humanitarian and international law grounds while seeking cooperation with other governments.
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Utah
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Spain
Illinois pays more internal revenue than any state in the Union
The article notes Illinois collects the highest internal revenue, surpassing New York, Pennsylvania, and California combined. It also mentions various items from railroad schemes in Cincinnati to local crime, beekeeping, livestock disease, and political notes scattered across states. Names include Wash McLean Patrick Roach Oliver Perrin C W West and Dr W W Jones.
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Ilinois
Union
Ita
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Cincinnati
Southern Railroad
Wash
McLean
Patrick Roach
Oliver Perrin
C. W. West
John B. Gibson
Gibson House
Cincinnatti
Charlotta Bence
Shillito’s
Lewis & Livingston's
W. If. Andersons
W. W. Jones
Toledo
Waite
Fort Edwards
N.Y
Sir Walter Scott's Malachi Malagrowther and the Pound Note Conflict
A detailed review recounts Sir Walter Scott adopting the Malachi Malagrowther persona to oppose England’s plan to suppress Scottish one pound notes. It notes his rallying effect on Scots, the ministry’s retreat, and Scott's rising stature, framed alongside medieval and biblical tales used as moral parallels.
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Liverpool
Bruchwardine Waverly
Corn stalks and corn crop woes from Georgia notes
A garbled excerpt mentions a single corn stalk in Georgia, a tall or balf inch height, and a concern about crop health or yield. The fragment hints at early growth and potential impact on harvest in the region.
Medical Symptoms Cited In Historical Report
A fragment lists discomforts including headaches cough dizziness sour stomach eruptions bad taste in the mouth upset of the heart pain in the kidneys and numerous other painful symptoms. The text appears as a stray medical symptom catalog.
Selmbold's Buchy Patent Remedy Notice
An advertisement extols Selmbold's Buchy as a tonic that stimulates the liver bowels and kidneys to healthy action cleanses blood of impurities and restores vigor. It claims a single trial will convince even the most hesitant of its valuable medicinal qualities.
Petrifaction Case Shocks City Leader's Death Mystery
A Pittsburg dispatch reports Benjamin Singerly 62, longtime state printer, died suddenly in 1876. His coffin weighed 393 pounds and pallbearers guarded the funeral. Remains reportedly petrified turning brown like stove paper, with eyes sunk. Burial plans moved to Laurels Hill Cemetery as weight surged to 925 pounds for transport to Philadelphia.
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Adams Express
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Helmbold Ad Offers Home Consultations by Letter
A Philadelphia druggist advertises medical consultation by mail for one dollar. Prospective patients must provide name, address, age, sex, occupation, health details, and a description of their ailment. Competent physicians will respond with information on the disease and a candid view on a cure.
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