General News Roundup from Washington and West
In a May dispatch from Washington Grant anticipates reaching San Francisco by July. The Boston area notes the Lehigh University endowments totaling 1.5 million for a library, 0.5 million for St Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, and 30,000 for St Mark’s Church, Mauch Chunk. Chief Joseph speaks at La Salle, Ill. on Indigenous affairs. An 1879 California constitution debate is summarized with Senator Farley’s cautious stance and stock‑market implications. A San Francisco execution, Indian Jack, is reported with crowd reaction.
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Allextowns
Michy
San Francisco
Jack
Shasta
Farley
California
Kearney
Wuasiixatox
Mey
Department of Eieneleiet
Journale Washington
House
Congress
Seattle
Washington Territory
Dispatch
W. F. Prosser
United States
Special Timber
Eddy's Slough
Snohomish River
Sherman Weard
Foreign Notes from Telegraph to the Jilverion
The Thunderer praises California's new constitution as astonishing and likely ruinous. In Afghanistan, Major Cavagnari and the Ameer move toward a satisfactory treaty basis. A panic in Samara follows placards claiming a May 13 fire, with troops patrolling streets all night.
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Thunderer
California
Loxpox
Times
Siuta
Cavaagnari
Ameer
Afghanistan
Paole
Seneca
St. Peterssene
Samara
Firs
Greek question spurs Franco German cooperation, Hayes veto near
Berlin reports Germany and France cooperate on the Greek question as Hayes awaits a veto message. Mills explode in Fos tens Ohio killing Carl Headley and injuring four others. Wheeler's woolen mills Salem Illinois burn, mill destroyed, losses around 100000. Shingle mill Geo W Pratt Oshkosh burns, fire threatens river milling property, losses about 45000 with 25000 insurance.
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Hayes
Berlin
Germany
France
Hussig
Risdon Grist
Fostens
Carl Headley
Wheeler
Salem
N. IL
Milwaukee Sentinel
Geo. W. Pratt
Lony
Brown's Western Remedies Advertised for Various Ailments
An old advertisement touts Brown's Liver Pills and Brown's Africa Barve as cures for scrofula skin diseases and digestion issues. It claims a published formula and lists J. W. McNert & Co of Ogden as distributors with the promise of spring and summer health benefits.
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Thad
Brown
J. W.mcnert & Co
Aly . Ogden
Senate debate over silver coinage bill and bullion profits
The Senate discussed the bill to exchange subsidiary coins for lawful money and to make coins legal tender up to twenty dollars. Amendments shifted to ten dollars, while other measures included military salaries and a contagious disease bill. The Warner silver bill faced amendments and disputes over bullion profits and legal tender values. A separate briefing described a prison murder case and a bones discovery in New Bedford, plus inmate transfers and jail arrangements.
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Senate
United States
Bayard, Booth, Ferry
Kernan
Edmunds
Thurman
Atkins
Committee On Appropriations
House
Warner
Cannon
Conger
Congress
Heagan
Robeson
Donger
Odd Deaths and Disturbances Stir Cities In One Night
In New York Edward MacAllister reports a forceful autopsy reveal Paris green poisoning as the cause of death of a wood peddler found at 119 First Avenue. The man’s true name remains unknown and a stash of money is found on him. In Dartmouth readings protest spreads through campus prompting expulsions after a public church reading denial. Elsewhere a Sheriff’s wife discovers an insane prisoner dead in his cell after a brutal head injury.
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New York
John Sherman
Ohio
Lark Charters
Absalom W. Ford
D. Jos. Bazo
Andas
Ienderson
Texas
Henderson County
Tie
Matt Doster
Doster
Boyne
New Bedford and
New York Steamship Company
Alyah 21
Chase
Barnstable
Marston
Charles F. Freeman
Varria
Mrs. Freeman
Raya
Main Street
Court House
Otober
Edward MacAllister
John the Woodman
Bellevue Hospital
MfcAllister
Johnson
John
No. 119
First Avenue
Ifa
Dartmouth College
Bartlett
Lord
Scarcity of Original Plays Ex plained
English playwright W S Gilbert writes to the London Era revealing two scenes from an original play. One fictitious scene shows a watchmaker and a customer, the other an adaptation negotiation with a manager. He notes the manager’s preference for adaptations over original works.
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Gilbert
London
Real Lipe
D. A
Lonter
Firge
Limay
W.S. Gitazer
Springtime Musings and Political Echoes
The piece riffs on spring imagery and political sentiment, noting jolting thoughts and chilly undertones. It references a “P Hacheneack Republican” and imagines public spaces, gears, and mood shifts through poetic, slightly satirical wording.
Grant Plans Arctic Trek After Indian Ocean Voyage
The quote suggests Grant will finish his observations at India’s coral strand and next year pursue a journey to Greenland’s icy mountains via Salt Rivers, outlining a bold exploratory itinerary.
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Grant
India
Greenland
Man Drinks 1000 Glasses in 1000 Hours Bet Ends in Arrest
John Appel of Madison Indiana attempted to drink 1000 glasses of beer in 1000 hours. The Chicago wagerer began well but grew rowdy, cursed at barkeepers, tore his shirt, and assaulted attendants. He ended at the station on a drunk and disorderly charge.
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John Appel
Madison
Ind
Chicago
Afr. Appel
Jackson
Bellbuckle
Chicsto
Fragmented Wordplay and Baby Reference In Odd Verse
A collection of quirky lines mocks currency, poetry, and social topics. Witty jabs touch on a baby birth, misread signs, and winter scenes while mixing odd phrases and school images. The tone resembles playful newspaper verse and satirical snippets.
Universal Catadatic Pitta Purging Pills, A Medical Claim
An advocacy piece extols a vegetable purgative pill as the best general remedy for family use. It claims extensive chemical research, universal adoption by physicians and nations, and superior curative powers. The text emphasizes safety for children and weakened constitutions and asserts the pills cleanse the digestive system effectively.
Dyspepsia Symptoms Linked to Various Ailments
A historical note describes headaches, shoulder pains, cough, dizziness, stomach upset, eruptions, bad taste, heart palpitations, kidney region pains, and other symptoms as offspring of dyspepsia, illustrating early medical views on digestion linked disorders.
Helmbolds Buchu Remedy Promises Health Restore
The advertisement touts Helmbold's Buchu as a stimulant for the liver bowels and kidneys cleansing impurities from the blood and imparting new life and vigor. It claims a single trial will convince even the most hesitant of its remedial qualities.
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Thea
Helmbold Dispensatory Offers Home Consultations By Mail
Advertises medicine price one dollar per bottle with free delivery and personal consultation by letter. Readers must mail name address age sex occupation marital status height weight and health details to Dispensatory at 217 Filbert Street Philadelphia. Dr. H. T. Helmbold emphasizes candid opinions on ailments and guarantees attentive replies from his chemist shop.
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Jetter
Filbert Street
Philadelphia
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