Atlanta Lawyers Faced With Hefty Legal Fees Debate
The Atlanta paper notes remarks on large postwar legal fees among prominent lawyers. It cites Gen Toombs Lochrane and Mr Hill collecting substantial sums in cases such as Metcalf Brunswick Albany Kimball House and Kimball matters. A pending Cherokee Railroad dispute with Henry Clews & Co. may bring further sizable fees.
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Atlanta
Zierald
Gen. Toombs
Court House
Lochrane
Hill
Metcalf
Brunswick and
Albany
Kimball
Kimball House
Henry Clews & Co
Cherokee Railroad
The Girl That Spelled Us Down Poem Fragment
A poem fragment traces the name Mary Baker through ages ten sixteen twenty one, detailing beauty and growth with a royal romance motif. The piece, attributed to Benj F Taylor in the Laporte Chronicle, blends nostalgia and ritual imagery.
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Mary Baker
Benj. F. Taylor
Laporte Chronicle
The Borrowed Tools
A pair of neighboring farmers Samuel Thompson and Nathan Holmes differ in farm upkeep and results. Thompson builds skill, saves grog money, buys tools gradually, and boosts yields. Holmes lags, borrows tools, and loses time and money. Holmes adopts Thompson’s method, stops drinking, and gradually acquires tools leading to better sheds, repairs, and profits.
Monte Sharps and Granger Duel on B. and M. Train
A B and M train between Kearney and Lincoln staged a three card monte scene with a capper. A granger bet $500 and won $1000 before the card failed to reveal the correct card. A knife flashed as the granger defended against swindle and departed with his winnings. A Lincoln Star reporter later identified the cattle drover Gil Hawkins from San Antonio, Texas.
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Kearney
Monte Sharp
Granger
Monte
Lincoln
Star
Gil Hawkins
San Antonio
Tex
Hawkins
Chicago
Wweb
Sur
Curious Dead Letter Letters Baffle Post Office
The Washington Star reports two odd letters received on the same day at the Post Office Department. One from Jerseyville Illinois seeks a missing husband and is addressed in a malformed sender line to any lawyer, causing it to go to the Dead Letter Office. The second, dated April 2 1875 from London asks if Baron Otto von Strauz has called for letters since December and how to address them, with a note from Augusta von Strauz. The Postoffice seeks information on the baron’s whereabouts, fearing illness or foul play.
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Samuel Thompson
Nathan Holmes
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Holmes
Thompson
Holmes
Thomas
Tom
Washington Star
Post Office Department
Jerseyville
Ill
Ravana, Porter Co
Ohio
Ravenna
Colville Road
Notting Hill
London
Baron Otto von Strauz
Aurgussta von Strauz
Postoffice Department
Partridge
Beecher
Elizabeth Palmer
Mr. Tilton
Woodhull
Lansing
Louisiana
Senate
Clinton
Delano
Postmaster-General
Augusta
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Drain tile business on Ohio River wanes as capitalists consider pause
The drain tile sewer pipe and chimney top trade once widespread along the Ohio River has diminished recently. Several investors now discuss halting operations for a period due to reduced activity and prospects.
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Ohio River
Lord Mayor Hosts American Rifle Team in Dublin
Banquet planned in Dublin with the Lord Mayor hosting the American rifle team as they arrive for the international contest. London’s Lord Mayor set to host a state dinner at Mansion House after the event. Paul Boyton to attempt the British Channel crossing on May 27 from Cape Grisnez to Dover.
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Dublin
Ireland
London
Mansion House
Paul Boyton
Cape Grisuez
Dover
Charleroi
Brussels
Prince of Wales
United Grand Lodge of Masons
British Association of Agricultural Engineers
England
United States
Multiple Crises Reported From National News and Trials
The article covers Mint investigations, indemnity payments, a New York Clubhouse fire, Beecher case testimony developments, spiritualist disclosures, trial progress for Tilton and Woodhull, and calendar notes. It cites regional events in St Louis, Chicago, Augusta, Memphis, and Texas border reports, plus political and infrastructural updates.
Miners Family Evicted: Shootings Leave Two Dead
An attempt to eject the O Connell family from a sheriff sale property resulted in gunfire killing two people and mortally wounding a third. Reinforcements arrived from Wilkesbarre and the murderers were arrested. Ex Senator Schurz and family left for Europe on the 29th after a complimentary banquet with W. M Evarts presiding. union pacific trains resumed service, Weber furniture factory in Detroit burned causing about 300000 dollars in losses.
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O’connell
Brough
Wilkesbarre
Schurz
Europe
W. M Evarts
Union Pacific Railroad
Weber Furniture
Detroit
Market Quotes From New York and Chicago Trade Floors
Prices for flour, wheat, barley, oats and corn are listed in New York and Chicago markets. Pork, lard and cattle figures show steady to active trading, with hogs and sheep quoted in East Liberty and Chicago scenes. Cattle ranges and hogs vary by region, including New York, East Liberty and Chicago, with cash and June option notes.
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New York
Chicago
Milwaukee
Northwestern
Vic
Destructive Oshkosh Fire Cuts Through Business District
A northern wind-driven blaze in Oshkosh Wisconsin devastated the business district, burning Morgan Brothers mill amid sparks from Spalding & Peck. Thousands fled as flames spread from lumber yards toward Main Street. steamers fought the fire until nearby cities sent aid and engines were abandoned to save lives.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Chicago Times
Chicago
Spalding & Peck
Morgan Brothers
J. N. Davis
Main Street
W. IH. Doe
Division Street
Gill
High and
Market Streets
High Street
Thompson & Sprague
Williams Street
Webber’s Block
Fond du Lac
Berlin
Ripon
Neenah
Menasha
Sheboygan
Memory and mastery of the Mississippi described by Twain
A River Pilot's Memory argues memory as the essential skill for pilots on the Mississippi. The piece compares exact recall of river details to knowing New York streets, cites how leadsmen cues test memory, and praises disciplined mental training as crucial to piloting. It also notes cannel coal as a pure fuel from Clarion County, Pa.
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United States
Clarion County
Various World Notices on Industry and Incidents
The item surveys shifting woolen mill wages, planned Chicago iron and steel works, rising lake freight prospects, and Ethiopian and Paris progress notes. It reports Duke Charles's ophthalmic study, a meerschaum pipe exhibit in Pesth, Vermont sugar tapping stats, and a Cleveland rolling mill feat of 11,224 feet of steel rails. It also recounts a Ottawa butter basket mystery and Eva Marcus’s fire survival method at 189 Broadway.
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Chicago
Charles
Austria
Louis
Bavaria
Rothanied
Munich
Turkey
Mr. Andrassy
Count Andrassy
Kowates
Vermont
F. E. Ray
Wilmington
Cleveland
Shanghai
China
Pekin
Ottawa
Canada
Eva Marcus
Broadway
Cineinnati Enquirer
Inferno on Main Street Engulfs City, Explosions Roar
A devastating fire overwhelmed Main street, threatening the entire city. Efforts to rescue goods and move civilians failed amid chaos as buildings collapsed and gun store powder explosions echoed. Firefighters and volunteers fought bravely to save the Post Office, bank buildings, and other structures.
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Main Street
R. L. Briger
Percy
First National Bank
Catches Cannon Ball Exhibition at Mabille
Paris cor respondent describes Hollum an American at Jardin Mabille who catches a fired cannon ball. He bet 5000 francs to perform under strict conditions and succeeded, wearing leather gloves and paper cuirass. The writer warns the stunt risks a dangerous accident, likening it to a head in a lion's mouth.
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Jardin Mabille
Folies 3Ergeres
Hollum
Pierre Veron
Monde Illustre
Vernon
Mabille
Paris
Holium
Holtum
Paris Cor
New York World
Beetle Eggs Survive Four-Year Seal In Bottle
The Tur Ashtabula Telegraph reports Rev H J Bruce collected beetles in India with native hunters. Bottled in alcohol and hermetically sealed, a vial dried, yet eggs revived after nearly four and a half years, producing a live beetle measuring about 0.15 inches.
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Tur Ashtabula
Ohio
India
H. J. Bruce
America
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