Rifle match at Dollymount Ireland ends with American victory
The weekly news notes the American team winning the Dollymount rifle match in Ireland with a total score of 1292 to 1280 after tied 500 yards. Laird wins the £10 cup and Scott receives a Spencer cup. Spectators include the Lord Lieutenant and Lord Mayor of Dublin.
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Paris
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Garcia
Robert Raikes
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London
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J. H. Vincent
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Renton
Freight Train Collision Near Altoona Kills Two
Domestic intelligence reports a collision between freight trains on the Pennsylvania railway near Altoona causing two deaths and the destruction of twenty five cars. Census figures show Philadelphia population 847 542 and Erie 28 565 with a gain of 9 000 since 1870. During Yale Harvard boat race in New London Dr F W Lincoln and Mrs William Appleton were killed after being thrown from a railroad car. Congressman De La Matyr has been
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William Appleton
Boston
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Washington notes on banks coinage and population
Comptroller reports sixty one national banks organized in the year with capital 7 352 070 and twenty liquidations totaling 2 601 000. Coinage for the year surpassed 84 000 000 with nearly 28 000 000 in silver. Census head Gen Walker estimates U S population near 48 000 000 based on fragmentary data.
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United States
Walker
Political Points and Party Moves Across States
J Don Cameron declines the National Republican Committee chairmanship for health reasons from White Sulphur Springs. At New York, Marshall Jewell and S W Dorsey were elected chair and secretary. Greenbackers claim wins in several states. Hancock English backed by Democratic figures. Connecticut Greenbackers nominate Henry C Baldwin for governor.
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Connecticut
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Arkansas
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Texas
Maine
Mississippi
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Kearney
Democratic Workingmen’s Party of
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Democratic Party
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Franklin
Tilden
New Haven
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Fast mail between New York and Chicago restored
Miscellaneous notes report the fast mail service between New York and Chicago is re established. Edwin Booth sails for Europe and a Canadian racer owned by Dawes of Lachine suffers a broken leg while racing. An American man of war is dispatched to Cuba to probe recent outrages on vessels.
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Lieut. Thompson
Canadian Mounted Police
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New England
Greenville
Mich
J. P. Cook
Cook
Troy Mills
A Fast Clergyman
A retired city clergyman was hired to conduct a funeral in an adjoining town. He rode a veteran horse, pulled the reins to speed up, and the horse bolted, leaving the procession behind in a cloud of dust. The minister and horse vanished from view, causing embarrassment to all involved before a satisfactory explanation was offered.
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Rochester Herald
Planting Himself to Grow
A playful child named Willie is described as kneeling by a tall sunflower with sand on his feet. He declares he is growing into a man by planting himself beside the flower, while his parents observe with wonder at the child’s cheerful self-portrait.
The Three Boys and the Talking Dove at Peppergrass Store
A notice seeking errands triggers a crowd of boys led by Johnny Jarvis Charlie Warner and Louis Brown Each shows promise but Peppergrass tests arithmetic and character Louis Brown is chosen for a trial while Charley Warner and Johnny Jarvis are rejected for curiosity Peppergrass then hires Johnny for tea and coffee weighing duties as the dove Pearlie aids his decision.
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Charlie Warner
Louis Brown
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Law and Morality in a Family Desertion Case
The New York World notes a suit by William Remsen against his father in law John Hay for $10000, with $500 won, examining English law on wife ownership and desertion. It discusses prosperity of marriage, parental interference, and the mother in law’s rights and morality, raising questions about gift of a bride and a husband’s recourse.
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William Remsen
John Hay
Remsen
Mr. Hay
New York World
A Galveston Man Detains a Tramp in His Street-Sleeves
A Galveston man, shirt sleeves and hatless, chased a tramp from his home and urged a policeman to hurry. The man joked about paying ten cents for streetcars and joked he’d supply tramps for the city at that rate. The exchange shows his bustling, exhausted state after the chase.
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Galveston
Hancock’s Twin Brother Practice Spotlight in Minneapolis
Ges Hancock, a twin of the notable figure, is identified as a practicing lawyer based in Minneapolis, highlighting the family’s professional legacy. The note emphasizes the sibling’s legal career and city residence.
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Ges. Hancock
Minneapolis
Historical land totals and gold mining notes
The article recounts public land totals, Civil War enlistment figures, and historic gold mining claims. It cites 100,992,640 acres as a vast public domain, notes 2,688,523 men called for service with many desertions, mentions California’s 1840 gold yield and a 78 pound nugget found in Cabarus county, and references early mining in the Blue Ridge region.
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United States
California
Rowing County
North Carolina
Cabarus
Blue Ridge
Aerial Machine Planned by Spanish Officer Described
The Militaire Wochenblatt reviews a Spanish artillery officer’s aerial machine. It uses two air bags hydrogen buoyancy and compressed air ballast to control height and direction with rudders and a gravity shift. The design mimics bird flight by altering lift and drag to steer the craft.
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Amilitar- Wochenblatt
New York
Successful Woman Miss Alice Bennett Graduates and Leads
Massachusetts native Miss Alice Bennett becomes the first woman admitted to Pennsylvania University and earns the top exam score of 49. She is elected Superintendent of the Woman's Department at the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, after earlier serving as demonstrator of anatomy at the Medical College of Philadelphia. Bennett, age 29, overcame family skepticism and built a strong medical career including a notable self reliance incident with a mad dog during early studies.
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Alice Bennett
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania University
Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital
Miss Bennett
The
Medical College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Hardly Prepared for Death, Ailing Woman Hesitates
A clergyman asks if the dying woman is prepared for death and she, weakly, contemplates unfinished tasks like carpet, paint, and curtains. She muses if she can wait until next Monday, noting her large family and absence of a daughter. The woman ultimately recovers.
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