Oxford Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia Destroyed by Fire
Weekly News Review notes a Philadelphia fire destroying the Oxford Presbyterian Church with loss around 160000. It also reports mint output of 1 cent bronze pieces and other national items including Grant’s Chicago visit, Meeker era tensions, and various political and industrial updates.
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Oxford Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mint
Andrew Troy
Smethport
Troy
N. Y
Boston Dispatch
Erastus B. Bielow
Government bonds sales circular invites bids for safety bonds
Secretary Sherman issues a circular inviting proposals for the safety of one million dollars of six percent interest bearing bonds known as the sixes of 1881. The bonds to be purchased will be applied to the sinking fund. Congressman Bingham has introduced the measure.
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Sherman
United States
Sinlang Fund
War reports and political turmoil across continents
News items describe a barbaric war on New Cala bar in Africa with executions of prisoners, a near assassination attempt on the Russian czar near Moscow, tensions in St. Petersburg and Egypt, Irish agitation led by Parnell in Castlerea, and Turkey and British affairs including Spain sending troops to Cuba. Also mentioned are a French minister's resignation, a Dublin arrest, and a Windsor Castle royal review.
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New Calabar
Africa
Russia
Moscow
Parnell
America
Golos
St. Petersburg
Germany
Alexandria
Egypt
United States
South America
Peru
Bolivia
London Times
New York
Waddington
Abyssinia
Thomas Brennan
Dublin City Bakery Company
Land League
Dublin
Spain
Cuba
Bay of Bengal
Cannes
Castlerea
Balla
AG le Royer
Brennan
Castlebar
Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Military honors in Zulu war and global events headline
Officers and men who distinguished themselves in the Zulu war are awarded the Victoria Cross and other decorations at Rorke s Drift. Reports note European winters, Cuban reform debates, a Havana bound steamer sinking with six missing, and a new Spanish cabinet formed under Canovas del Castillo amid regional famines in Silesia.
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Rorko
ML da Lessops
Prance
Nicaragua
Madrid
Dipatch
Spain
Cuba
Europe
Hakim Khan
Tura
Epee
Rogcommon
Liverpool
Havana
St. Petersburg
cDbe
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Premikw
Silesia
Congressional Session News Highlights and Nominations
Senate credentials for Henry Baldwin were sworn in. Bills debated include treasury note payments in legal tender notes and US note as sole legal tender, and limits on refunding bonds. Nominations were sent for Fourth Auditor and various Internal Revenue collectors and Indian Agents. House and Senate adjourned to January 8 with many bills introduced and resolutions proposed.
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Senator Ferry
Henry P. Baldwin
Senate
Beck
Bayard
United States
Mr. Ingalls
Wood
House
Weaver
Goode
Yorktown
Finlay
Indian Bureau
War Department
Garfield
Charles Beardsley
Iowa
Treasury
Internal Revenue
L. B. Crocker
Ilinois
Alfred M. Jones
Illinois
Howard M. Kutchin
Wisconsin
Charles Hatton
Michigan
Wyoming
Morrill
Carpenter
Gillette
Congress
Journal
Voorhees
Secretary of the Treasury
la Rouge
Masere
West
Kirkwood
Walker
Representative Lay
Paddock
Missouri River
Teller
Colorado
Hoar
F. J. Burton
Eat Seginaw
Mich
George B. Folsom
Taylor’s Falls
Minn
Thomas 4. Presswell
Duluth
Paul C. Sletten
Crookston
Robert B. Harrington
Beatrice
Neb
Land Office
Soren T.istoe
Fergus Falls
Alexander I Buckworth
North Platte
Clark
Missouri
Alfred M. Lay
Morrison
Hill
Bingham
Chalmers
Calkins
Ryan
Senate Finance Committee
Lnst
Postmaster General
Sheridan
Davia
W. Va
McCrary
Eighth Circuit
Lucien B. Crocker
Pound
F. Wood
Myers
Newberry
Jones
Texas
Price
Town
National Bank
Wells
Messrs. Myers
Ireland
Warner
Fire Eccentricities at Soyster Property in Deadwood
Deadwood reporters describe cleanup on the lot once owned by Sam Soyster’s Ark. A damaged trunk revealed ladies’ garments of Mrs. Soyster, burned to ashes, and a pocket contained $75 in greenbacks that survived. Earlier, Judge McLaughlin’s safe yielded gold dust melted to a lump and another sum of paper money escaped untouched.
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Deadwood
Sam Soyster
Ark
Cyrus Cylinder Reaches England Describes Dynasty Entry
A translated Terra-corra Cyrus cylinder arrives in England detailing his lineage and his entry into Babylon, outlining royal ancestry and early conquests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus
England
Babylon
Hunter survives bear and buck attack in Potter County tale
Dr. Bob Grier and companions trek near Coudersport when a deer charges. Grier uses a knife after losing his rifle, clinging to a tree as a bear and a ruptured buck surround them. Companions Sutton and Cole seek help. Cole neutralizes the buck then defeats the bear with three shots. Seven lumbermen arrive to aid Cole, who sustains ear injury but survives. Mrs. Lewis later frees a shell from her ear aboard a Atlantic voyage.
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Jersey Shore
Philadelphia
Bob.Grier
Potter County
Coudersport
Grier
Bob
Sutton
Cole
A Strange Experience with a Tiny Ear Shell
Mrs. Jennie Lewis of Reno returned from Europe and revealed a shell lodged in her ear for over thirty years. As a child she heard a roaring sound from a shell but it slid into her ear, moved deeper, caused occasional pains, and resisted extraction. A painful surgical attempt in Illinois failed, with bleeding, and the shell remained for two more decades.
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Atlantic
Jennie Lewis
Reno
Europe
Lewis
Illinois
The Oyster Cultivation Methods in the United States
An extract from Scribner's Monthly reports Johns Hopkins University research showing American oyster eggs fertilized in the lab. It notes European methods rely on in-shell fertilization, while Americans will place artificially fertilized eggs in favorable waters. State action and communal benefit urged for scalable propagation.
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France
Europe
Remarkable Preserved Bodies Across Centuries Expose Tomb Secrets
The London Examiner reports astonishing finds of ancient remains. Edward I's tomb opened January 2 1770 after 463 years revealing near perfect remains. Canute unearthed 1779 at Winchester Cathedral after 750 years with bodies preserved. Other cases include Roman soldiers in Ireland. A 1666 fire exposed Bishop Braybrook after 262 years with intact features, and Prince Rodriguez of Convent de St Domingo found preserved after 250 years. Torture marks noted on Rodriguez.
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Edward I
Canute
England
Winchester Cathedral
Ireland
James II
Astley
Warwickshire
Thomas Gray
Marquis of
Dorset
Henry VII
Robert Braybrook
London
St. Paul’s
London Examiner
Vermonter urges American obelisk instead of Egyptian monument
A Vermont writer to the New York Evening Post condemns New York for visiting Egypt for a monolith under 100 feet high. He advocates erecting an American stone to show future generations what could be done. He cites Woodbury Vermonts giant granite block 230 feet long and 4080 tons.
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Vermont
New York Evening Post
New York
Egypt
New England
Woodbury
A Horse’s Revenge Against a Cruel Carter in Paris
Paris corre spondent reports public outrage at horse abuse as a carter flogged sixteen tons of coal up a hill. A horse struck back forcing the crowd and police to intervene while the driver was beaten and dragged by the animal's bite and hooves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Protection
Paris
London
Carter
Boulevard Bessieres
The Late Editor of the London Times Delane’s Reign and Controversy
The obituary reviews John T. Delane who led the London Times for thirty-six years. He built a great paper, shaped its national stance, and faced libel battles and a famous Cobden clash. His 1841 appointment at age twenty four saw two decades of dominance before a controversial decline after resigning two years prior.
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John T. Delane
London
London Times
England
The
Times
Delane
Mclane
United States
Richard Cobden
The Solar System and Our Cosmic Heritage
Prof. Proctor describes earth and moon as remnants of a vast past. He argues the solar system formed from matter gathered into a great disk, with planets evolving from central solar influence. He suggests all things, including air and dust, originated from the heavens and reflects on the distant future.
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Earth
Prof
Proctor
German embalming liquid patent shared with Berlin consul
The U S consul in Berlin reports a German patent for preserving the dead. The solution consists of alum saltpeter potash and arsenic acid in boiled water, then glycerine and methylic alcohol added. Embalming saturates bodies with the liquid, using 14 to 5 liters per body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Berlin
Kreismann
Department of State
Germany
Condemned Rhubarb Deemed Useless by Drug Examiner
Boston authorities condemned nearly 4000 pounds of rhubarb stated as worthless medicine by order of the Stevial Drug Examiner of Boston. The material was to be disposed of under the United States Drug law by burning or exportation. Since burning was not possible it was thrown overboard below the outer light, with the Boston market and public warned.
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Custer
Washington
Tay
Pbis
Congress
Alfred M
Lay
Missouri
National
Board
Detroit River
Senate
Sherman
Hayes
Edmunds
Vermont
United States Supreme Court
Justice Hunt
Colorado
New Mexico
Stevial Drug Examiner
Boston
United States
Boy With Talent for Drawing Pursuing Dentistry
A notice seeks a boy with proven drawing talent to study dentistry, indicating early interest and potential for a dental career. The call highlights artistic skill as a pathway to professional study.
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South Park
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James G. Jenkins
Reuben May
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McDavitt
Butler
Republican Senatorial Advisory Committee
Congressman Bingham
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