Immigration Tide and Utah Mormon Growth Report
Immigration is expected to add 400000 people via European steamships this year. A Mormon report notes Utah with 111820 members, 600 losses, 1500 gains, and over 100000 in church receipts. Kentucky juries remain white, but a U S judge ruled such convictions void. Fundraising begins in Washington for a sick women’s home with Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Waite donating rooms.
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Europe
Annual Conference of the Mormons
Utah
Kentucky
Barr
United States Court
Washington, D. C
Washington
Hayes
Waite
Connecticut Act on Railroad Color Blindness Examinations
Connecticut lawmakers adopt measures to guard travelers by requiring color blindness and visual defect screening for railroad workers. The act authorizes medical expert led exams and imposes penalties on companies hiring unqualified staff.
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Connecticut
Iron and steel production gains in 1879 report
The report by Mr Swank secretary of the Tron and Steel Association shows 1879 pig iron output at 3 070 875 tons the highest in U S history with 697 blast furnaces active and 44 under construction. Steel rails production nearly doubled since 1876 at 1 047 506 tons in 1879, up from 597 174.
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Swank
Tron and Steel Association
United States
Payne and Cherokee removal debate sparks Georgian assault
Joan Howard Payne argued for Cherokee removal in the South provoking a band of Georgian crackers. They assaulted him and held him prisoner in a log hut during a long carouse. They sang Sweet Home to mock him, and he replied he did not expect to hear it in such circumstances. The mood reversed and he received unexpected kindness.
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Joan Howard Payne
Sweet Home
Germany Still Burdened by War Costs After Decade
A decade after the German defeat by France, more than one billion dollars was exacted as punishment. Germany has spent the funds on war preparation while maintaining costly machinery. Only about 30 million remains as a reserve. the burden weighs heavily on the German people, who endure a paradox of victory in defeat.
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France
Germany
Fraudulent ticket scheme at National Republican Convention in Chicago
An elaborate swindle sold ordinary convention tickets with first second and third session coupons. Door keepers detached one coupon on day one, leaving holders with two stubs. Brokers circulated the tickets in hotel lobbies claiming season validity by showing the remaining coupons.
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Chicago
Fraudulent Convention Tickets Swindle Exposed
Report cites how con artists sold third party tickets claiming admission to a convention on the second and third days. Unsophisticated buyers paid from 3 to 30 dollars, believing they were getting a bargain. Real outcome left buyers angry and swindled.
Convent tickets sold trigger street clash at Palmer House
A bystander sells three convention tickets at 15 each in the Palmer House corridor. Col Rosevell Hill of Brazil Indiana, on crutches with one leg, rebukes the sale asking veterans not to be excluded. The seller taunts him. Hill strikes and knocks the man unconscious, tickets vanish and are not seen again.
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Palmer House
Col
Rosevell
Hill
Brazil
Ind
Col. Hill
Chicago Ticket Distribution Blamed at National GOP Convention
Turre reports loud complaints in Chicago over ticket allocation for the National Republican Convention. Weekly press ignored while large city dailies claimed seats for reporters though many had few. Strikers and ward politicians gained access as veteran soldiers begged for admission, provoking strong denunciations from hundreds of weekly paper representatives.
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Turre
Chicago
New York
Chicago Ward
Coffin Trade in Moscow Blends Craft and Comedy of Death
A Moscow undertaker industry mixes repair and hire of coffins with a curious habit among rich residents who buy their own coffins to store groceries at home. Widows often rent ornate caskets for funerals while the plain boxes rest in readiness for interment, as order returns the splendid shell at the churchyard gate. The article notes rats gnawing at edible stores inside coffins kept by households.
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Moscow
Four New York to Southampton Yacht Races Feature 60,000 Prize
An September ocean steam yacht race from New York to Southampton England has a 60 000 prize. Four new steam yachts are entered the Corsair Stranger Yosemite and a fourth vessel built for James G Bennett. Corsair built in Philadelphia 179 feet 6 inches long 23 feet beam 11 feet draught and 3800 tons displacement. Stranger similar model to Corsair built for George A Osgood. Yosemite under construction at Chester PA for William F Belden with 200 feet length overall and 24 feet beam. Bennett’s yacht is still in early stages of construction in Newbury.
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New York
Southampton
England
Corsair
Charles J. Osborne
Philadelphia
George A. Osgood
Wall Street
Yosemite
Chester
William F. Belden
Stranger
Newbury
James G. Bennett
San Francisco Man Sues Dentist Over Unwanted Extractions
A San Francisco man visited a dentist while temporarily insane and demanded all his teeth be extracted. The dentist refused, but the patient insisted and had the work done. After regaining his senses he sued for 5000 dollars under California malpractice law.
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San Francisco
California
Woman’s Vote Threat to Morality and Home Values
A poem argues against women gaining voting rights, claiming it would corrupt modesty, elevate vice, and erode family structure. The speaker asserts that governance belongs to men, warning that enfranchised women would abandon home life, and that humanity would decay into a "common herd" without angel guardians.
A Woman Warns of Slouchy Wives and Wealth
A dated essay argues marriage hinges on affection and home life not luxury. A speaker denounces untidy wives, extols neatness, and recounts a log cabin example where simple, clean living yielded happiness. She urges men to marry for love and women to keep a tidy, economical home.
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Hope
Eldorado
Cupid
Baby
Household Sage Advice from a Bygone Era
A column offers varied home remedies for ink stain removal skin softening and wart treatment. Recipes include Geran ink stain remover with alum amber sulphur and saltpeter, glycerine alcohol lotion for hands, and onion washes to deter flies from frames. Also notes thawing frozen plants, and camphor alcohol scalp treatment.
The Man with a Glass Eye Attracts A Passenger
A Kansas Pacific train scene shows a man with a glass eye staring at a woman for miles. He explains the eye is glass and harmless, despite the unnerving behavior, and the journey ends with mutual amusement and a pleasant ride.
Nervousness and Self-Control Decline Ills
The piece argues nervousness falsely signals illness and leads to wasted money and worry. It notes nervous people cannot erase unease from the body but can reduce harm through self-control and self restraint better than medical treatment. It discusses vanity and skepticism, urging practical self-discipline over doctors.
Man Receives Marriage Certificate From Distant Daughter
A St Louis man learns of his 15 year old daughter's marriage through a marriage certificate mailed by the daughter while she was away at school. The notice reveals the unexpected nuptials as his first word of the event.
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St. Louis
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