Town lots at Hardy and a busy election slate
Hardy town lots sell quickly amid a busy period as Valparaiso forms a temperance board. Blair mayor votes split racial lines with a colored candidate receiving 75. Near West Point a colony of Germans settles. Kearney district bonds sell at par. Missouri River flooding prompts boat, deer, and stock concerns across multiple counties.
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Valparaiso
Blair
West Point
Kearney
Missouri
Schuyler
Murder and elopement shocks Laramie City
Reports detail a double tragedy and a political scandal as J Munda elopes with J A Johnsons wife after stealing a large sum. In Laramie City a freight conductor Pierronet fatally shoots Road master Graves. arrests follow amid lynching threats. In Chicago Henry Smith fatally shoots Daniel Connors in a drunken brawl.
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North Carolina
J. A. Johnson
Laramie City
Charles Pierronet
C. H. Graves
Pierronet
Graves
Daniel Connors
Henry Smith
Chicago
Clark Street
Taylor
Cook
Connor
Smith
Srose
Cornors
Aftershocks and ruin in the Aegean island disaster
The report describes widespread devastation across towns such as Laho Aronima Anahastas and Kallimoria. Death tolls reach hundreds with thousands homeless 50 000 camped in the southern island. Relief efforts progress as fear and panic linger and a Greek priest warns of further danger amid continuing shocks.
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Aronima
Anahastas
Ohio
Kallimoria
Thocloptem
Kallamagsia
Washington Notes and Virginia Political Tussle
Reports from April detail Edmunds returning to the Senate in frail health, Kirkwood reshaping the pension bureau, and Democrats hinting at quorum collapse. Jorgensen leads a Virginia Republican push for a straight ticket, while Garfield weighs relief for Dakota floods and a socialist jibe from Katz. International sanitary talks stall with 28 governments unable to agree.
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Kirkwood
Pension Bureau
Beck
Senate
Dakota
Garfield
War Department
Interior Department
Jorgensen
Virginia
White House
Washington
Senate Debates Marked by Filibuster and Cross‑Fire in Virginia Row
The session saw a failed motion to enter executive session by 20 to 19 and a sequence of speeches led by Senators Cameron and West. West warned Democrats would stand firm against Republican interference in Virginia, while Beck, Mahone, Hill, and Hill’s exchange spotlighted vote-buying accusations and party strategy as filibustering continued.
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Senate
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Cameron
Veat
Republican
Commonwealth
National Republican Party
Democratic Party
West
Yeas
Burnside
Michael Boynton
United States
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Harris
Hill
Georgia
Seaheniek
Chamber
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Rolling
Hurt
Mr. Hill
Pennsylvania
Farley
Morgan
Brown
Republican Party
Hawley
Benevolent Youth Tale Prompted by a Cent Gift
A benevolent father asks his young son about a good deed and learns the boy gave a cent to a poor child. The child explains he bought a three cent stamp thinking it was harmless, revealing a mischief and innocent misunderstanding.
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Joseph Matusek
Wilson Precinct
Colfax County
McGraw
Annie Morrisey
Highland Precinct
Lancaster County
Annie
Johnny
First Vessel Griffen Laid Above Niagara Falls in 1679
The keel of the Griffen, described as the first vessel built in western waters, was laid six miles above Niagara Falls in 1679. A vivid clothing description follows, noting imported black satin dresses with ombre shading from crimson to flesh tones and garniture in crimson bows.
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Niagara Falls
Griffen
Sarah
Hop Bitters Promoted as Cure All Remedy
An advertisement extols Hop Bitters as a simple pure harmless cure that keeps blood pure and organs active. The column claims thousands have been saved and urges readers to try the remedy.
Fragmentary Toledo ad copy notes life blessings
An OCR fragment from a Toledo advertisement offers scattered phrases about blessings and gratitude, mentioning Kidney Pad Co and unclear wording. The readable bits suggest a generic promotional tone with no clear event or outcome.
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Pad Co
Toledo
Flood Strikes Dakota Bottoms Refugees Seek Aid
A Yankton dispatch reports widespread flood across 227000 acres in Yankton Clay Union counties with Vermillion and nearby towns inundated. Volunteer crews led by Capt Wheeler and Capt Lavender rescue hundreds, supply lines form from Yankton, and subscriptions raise relief funds as missions target 130 people without provisions.
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War Department
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Big Sioux
Surveyor General’s Office
Dakota
Yankton County
Clay County
Union County
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Meckling
Burbank
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Jefferson
McCook
Missouri River
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Benton
Washington as a City A Washington Letter
A Washington Letter extols the city as among the world’s finest and destined to be its most beautiful capital. It cites a Supreme Court judge praising local scholars, notes a French engineer’s old plan for the capital, and recalls his insistence on sticking to that vision despite opposition.
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Remedy Claims for Kidney Disease Promoted in Odd Ad
An ad-like block touts Kidey-Wort as cleansing blood and curing kidney disease and liver disorders. It claims thousands have benefited and urges readers to try the product despite odd spelling and phrasing.
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