Local farm rents fall as landlords cut rates in England
Telegraphic reports from England note widespread anxiety among landowners in Norfolk Lincolnshire and Yorkshire over failing crops and rents. Many tenants are retained after rent reductions while some large owners plan to farm their properties themselves. Some landlords have slashed rents by 20 to 30 percent for three years to ease the downturn driven by poor harvests and large American food imports.
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America
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New York
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Debtor’s silver bullion deposit plan passed with split vote
The plan would issue certificates equal to bullion value and redeemable in standard dollars. Silver dollars from bullion redeemable for the public debt payments and government expenses. Market value set by average weekly New York and San Francisco bullion prices. The amendment passed 106 to 160 with the speaker casting the deciding vote.
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United States
New York
San Francisco
Extra Session Deliberates on Appropriations in Senate
In Washington May 16 the Senate resumed consideration of the legislative and executive appropriation bill. A joint committee amendment provides 5000 for artworks, another 20000 for diplomatic and consular services at the President's discretion. Debates touch army funding and General Schenck's wartime service amid party tensions.
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Honorable Tamility and the Generous Stranger
A trembling miller and his wife dine with Gen Bauer near Tusum. Bauer, a soldier of fortune, reveals to the couple that he is their long presumed dead elder brother born in the same mill town. He then invites all to a lavish meal at the mill and proudly points out his birthplace.
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Law on transferring cases to U S courts and coinage debate continues
Morning hour resumed debate on a bill to transfer cases from state to federal courts. McLane defended the measure while Warner criticized repeal of a section tied to the judiciary act of 1789. The session then shifted to coinage statutes with extensive discussion and votes on amendments, including Ewing's silver coinage provision. The House adjourned until Tuesday after a decisive roll call on Springer's amendment.
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Lil
Warner
Belford
Ewing
Springer
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Foreign notes on Ottoman debt talks and Austrian politics
The Porte ends talks with the Ottoman bank on a 20 million pound loan and plans to restart unifying the general debt with a French syndicate. In Vienna Joseph Byraks w Plece reports the Reichsrat closed as the Emperor urged preserving monarchy prestige amid eastern questions and patriotic sacrifices.
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Lightning Devastates Chico Street Blocks At Night
A major lightning strike in Chico last night destroyed two blocks of the business district. Judge Asa Packer died in Philadelphia on a late night visit at age seventy three. Over eighty houses burned or were evacuated as inhabitants fled to fields. A death by suicide of auditor Maynard is reported from Mokeleomna Hill. Subscriptions to four percent refunding certificates reach 15,808,720 total. The Presbyterian Assembly at Saratoga urged memorials against trains and steamboats on Sundays. Berlin authorities convened a congress of 22 towns voting 68 to 4 against proposed duties on corn and cattle.
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A Utica Practical Joke Ends In Frantic Rescue
Mrs Plillerton staged a feigned poisoning scene after a quarrel with her husband. He rushed for medical aid and a stomach pump, but she suddenly revived and revealed it was a joke. The husband distraught, the farce escalated before the ruse collapsed.
Silver coin from General Jackson era shocks Cincinnati
A crate of silver coins valued around $20,000 arrived for deposit at the Fourth National Bank on Third and Walnut. The half dollar pieces bear the American Mint date before 1834 and have never entered circulation, part of $75,000 shipped from Pittsburgh to multiple points. The coins’ origin and purpose remain a mystery fueling debate on their fate and value.
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Advent Season Powers Trusted by Silent Water Seer
A Pennsylvania farmer claimed to help locate lost Charley using a "simedee" power said to foretell events when held over running water. Mr. Rosa notes many Americans believe in such supernatural guides, especially in farming regions, and see astonishing cures in various superstitions despite modern times.
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Purge of Carwartio Pitts Noted as Superior Purgative Pill
An old advertisement extols a purely vegetable purgative pill claimed to be the best and most effective for all purgatives. It promises gentle action, safety for children, and broad curative power, suitable for weakened constitutions and digestive derangements. Local dealer Abb Dearens is listed.
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Kaiser Elixir Promises Cures Amid Rival Jealousies
Advertises Dr. Aug Kaiser s German Pnmonic Elixir as a universal cure for throat and lung ailments. Claims opposition from rivals and asserts authenticity by Prussian Coat of Arms and Dr Kaiser signature on 75 cent bottles with a 25 cent trial. Sold by J W McNute & Co.
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Brown's Western Remedies Advertised in Ogden
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