30 Oct 1880
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1880
Page
1
The campaign heats up over the forged Morey letter on Garfield and the Chinese question. Detectives close in on the letter’s author as Democrats denounce manipulation while Republicans tout exposure showing signatures real but document forged.
A Mary Ann Connor marriage ends in tragedy with a will leaving six thousand to her husband amid alleged brutality. Reports from Belton of a fatal shooting of James Derrick and injury to John Kemp. Indiana governor kin murder link and Beauchlein murder tale in Lendville. Bonds forged and seized, a Savannah distillery raid, and a sharp Erie and Western rail rate move from Lafayette.
The article notes New York City maintains roughly 2,300 to 2,400 police officers, about one for every 400 residents. It highlights civic groups urging greater protection and order in the metropolis amid population fluctuations and urban concerns.
The note laments depleted supplies and finances while hoping for guidance from a true prophet. It mentions worn dials and a dwindling ceremonial bin and pocketbook as signs of hardship and anticipation of relief. The tone seeks reassurance through spiritual leadership.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a small glimpse of surface words about a stationer and a shop, but no clear names, dates, places, or event details to confirm a complete story or outcome.
A jumble of items reports Greek cabinet shifts led by Lew Steward in Illinois and Garfield support, Austro German alliance gains, Belgrade ministerial crisis from Austrian pressure, Halifax harbor damage from gal e, Turkish Persian alliance against Kurds, Newmarket Welter winner Slut, Grant reception in Nikos, Augusta Wisconsin fire destroys business, Jesuit tribunal meeting date, Montenegro Turkey talks resume, new US Mexican railroad progress toward Mexico City, Victor Heimberger nomination in New York district, Clyde Kansas stable fire with 40 horses, Woodward to recount St Louis, Garibaldi resignations reversed, presidential party to Santa Fe then east, London match bid £500, Hungarian parliament opening, France imports grain from America, Batouni relief fund exhausted, and a Crooklyn forger on Garfield Morey letter.
Remedy for cataracts dentition throat and mouth ailments with a nosy injector for surgery type use. Sold by J. W. McNutt & Con. Ogden and CC Ornjaby Logan at 50 cents per bottle.
The readable portions describe a December or January dispute with names like Jace and Lida in New York and include a monetary note of five pounds. The text is heavily garbled and lacks a clear narrative or event.
A collage of brief dispatches notes editor sentencing for libel against Bismarck in Betracn Courict, Parnell remarks in Galway urging unity with America, pope reaffirms temporal power, a Manchester telegraph fire destroys central wires, Russian naval movement from Cronstadt, Irish Constabulary redeployment near Curragh, Ameer murder in Cabul reports, telegraph landlines cut, Ireland’s link to America, Franco Canadian capital subscription, and a yacht accident near Amsterdam with missing students.
Advertisement touts Green's August Prowse for dyspepsia bile liver disorders and related symptoms. It promises quick relief with a trial bottle at ten cents and a regular bottle for seventy four cents, urging readers to trust a neighbor's cure and visit druggists Win Drives & Son.
Cripit Mostuier reports readers’ vague dread of a dark unseen color. The Detroit Free Press comic life of Garfield sketches a grocer who extends credit to Washington politicians, Garfield then bills for codfish debt and moves his trade, a satire touching on political whitewash.
The column surveys a wide range of performers and events from New York to Copenhagen. It notes Campanini in New York, Capoul planning a France tour, Minnie Hawk singing for the Queen of the Belgians, and Levy's cornet terms. Wagner critiques the Marseillaise, and the Salsbury Troubadours tour London audiences. High praise greets Cincinnati and Philadelphia concerts, while Parry’s Welsh opera is staged in Cincinnati. Wilhelmj sua violins, and Carl Rosa’s and Mackenzie’s companies are active in Edinburgh. A Danish debut by Marie Van Zandtla draws record crowds and royal praise, with a strict Danish custom of no curtain applause until the finale.
An Irish porter closes shutters in rain, questions arise about why in shirt sleeves. A Galveston tale features a darkey, a minister, and a humorous exchange about fatigue and cotton picking. A Galveston man jokes with Uncle Mose while temperance ties the punchline to principle.
The twelfth annual issue lists total publications at 9 723 with breakdowns by frequency and state counts. New York leads with 1 259 titles, followed by Pennsylvania 635 and Illinois 833. Nevada is noted as the only state where dailies outnumber weeklies. Foreign language papers total 558 with German ownership at 41 percent. states and languages show German, French, Scandinavian, Spanish, Dutch, and others represented.
At year end 3879 about 0.000000 acres of Polessia marshes were won for agriculture through 657 miles of canals. About half a trillion acres are already arable and have added 14,000,000 to national wealth.
George Alfred Townsend notes breezy letters from England about bathing customs at Brighton. He assesses English swimmers as skilled yet warns of treacherous currents and nude briton forms seen offshore. He compares English, American, French bodies, hats, shoes, and bathing dress with a satirical, observational tone.
A fragment advertises Luverne hay wagons and Dr Winehell’s Teelblug Strap claiming rapid relief. It warns of stomach issues and toothache remedies. Sold by druggists in limited quantities with quantities and payment details unclear.
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