Fire outbreak in tenement kills several inmates in New York
The Cannon Street fire trapped occupants as it spread rapidly. Joseph Batzkie and Mary Basbivki leaped to escape and perished, while Batzkie's family suffocated. A policeman and Lynch suffered fatal injuries attempting rescue, and other details cover a series of violent events and Indian peace commission notes.
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Cannon Street
New York
Joseph Batzkie
Mary Basbivki
Batzkie
Nad Lynch
Charles Drews
Franklin Stichler
Lebanon
Joseph Taber
Drews
Stichler
Joe Raber
Indiantown Gap
Raber
Myron A. Buell
Cooperstown
N. Y
Combs
Storms and fires rage across the nation with multiple deaths
Reports detail deadly weather and accidents from Leadville to Michigan. Frosts freeze travelers near Mosquito Pass, a stagecoach wreck kills a passenger, and a team migratory hazard leaves a man missing. In California a tunnel explosion kills workers, while Grand Haven vessels face a brutal gale with several ships wrecked and lifeboat rescues. Flat-lands and cities report fires, murders, lottery crackdowns, and government indictments in ongoing tumult.
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SDP
Rible
Newmen
Mosquito Pass
Leadville
San Jose
Santa Cruz
Cal
San Francisco
Linkle
Johnson
Lake Michigan
Grand Haven
Mich
J. A. Holmes
Margaret Dall
Holmes
Gen. Paine
Grand Haven Bar
Robert Howlett
Prex & BausnHer
Illinois Street
Lake Shore
Chicago
Wheat and Corn Foresee Strong Yields Across Regions
The Department of Agriculture reports a 26 million bushel rise in wheat and a 200 million bushel near 15 percent uptick in corn compared with last year. Tobacco holds at 98 percent of 1878 output. Southern inland and Mississippi Valley show notable gains. Kansas and California decline. Texas dips in Southern states.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Ohio River
Missouri
Kansas
California
Texas
Atlantic Air Coast
Union
Mississippi Valley
Pacific States
Turkish Cabinet Moves Toward Russia Alliance Strongly
A Constantinople dispatch reports a strong tendency in the Turkish Cabinet to form a real alliance with Russia. The Grand Vizier and Daman Pasha advocate close understanding, and the Sultan may be won to their views amid tense European diplomacy.
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Constantinople
Russia
Daman Pasha
Wolverhampton
England
Unveiling of the Thomas Statue in Washington
The Army of the Cumberland unveiled a equestrian statue of Gen George H Thomas in Washington on November 19. A crowd of about 50 000 attended with many civilians and soldiers present including most generals except three. The ceremony featured a procession from Pennsylvania Avenue to the statue circle with state poles and battle panels. Stanley Matthews spoke as Hayes accepted the statue and paid tribute, while Sherman McDowell Van Vliet and Slocum spoke in the evening with McCrary and oving present.
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Havana
United States Supreme Court
United States Patent Office
Atlantic
Brest
France
Cape Cod
Mass
Europe
America
Grant
Chicago
Galena
Army of the Tennessee
Haverly’s
McVicker’s Theater
Palmer House
Col
Fred Grant
Chicago Club
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The
Loyal Legion
Protestant Orphan Asylum
Second Regiment
Lake Ontario
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Washington
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Ward
Sheridan
Jeff C. Davis
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Gen . T. Crittenden
Massachusetts
Vermont Avenues
Fourteenth
M Streets
Army of the Cumberland
Anderson, Sherman, Buell
United States
Sherman
McDowell
van Vliet
Slocum Presdent Hayes
McCrary
Oving
Government Estimates for Fiscal Year 1881 Totaling 136 Million
Washington reports detailed War and Navy Department estimates for the year ending June 30, 1881. War Department costs total 29.5 million for military and 7.56 million for public works, including river and harbor improvements and fortifications. Navy est imates reach about 14.5 million, with further amounts for Indian service, foreign affairs, revenue collection, mints, and Treasury operations. Overall, the grand total of estimates is 136,347,129 with current-year appropriations at 162,405,648 including pensions arrears and District of Columbia needs.
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Washington
War Department
Naval Establishment
Indian Service
Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Interior Department
Houses of Congress
Congress
District of Columbia
Early English peasant diet before 10th century
The text notes that Indian corn potatoes squashes cabbage and turnips were unknown in England until after the 9th century. It states peasants subsisted on bread made from barley ground in a hand-mill.
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England
Eight hints for relieving catarrh and home remedies
A writer offers home tips for catarrh relief including strong saltwater inhalations, pine tar smoke therapy, and dried mullein use. It notes limits of saltwater, describes smoking methods, and cites mullein’s potential benefits for head cold. Additional passages discuss consumption hygiene concepts and industrial employment trends for 1918 New York, ending with a reflective note on a coming winter.
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Les Mondes
Nice
Florida
The Dinner Time Threat in a Washington Home
A Washington couple produced a sensational all night scene when Miss Carson’s cooking lecture inspired a somnambulant wife to menace her husband with a carving knife and fork. The wife declared the only way to reach his heart was through his stomach, prompting the husband to sleep in a separate room thereafter.
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Miss Carson
Washington
Charlotte Cushman
Lady Macbeth
The Waning Tramp and City Relief Trends
The piece notes a sharp drop in street mendicants and professional tramps amid general business improvement. It observes fewer relief applicants, and police reports show fewer after dark lodging or meal seekers, implying a broad reduction in visible hardship.
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Commissioners of Charity
Why the Thanksgiving Day Thursday became the tradition
Historical notes trace Thanksgiving to Plymouth after 1621 and describe evolving practice. From singling out a day for gratitude in the early colonies to a national proclamation by Washington in 1784, followed by Lincoln era proclamations and then annual presidential observance. The last Thursday of November became the standard.
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Plymouth
Massachusetts
Washington
United States
New York
Virginia
Lincoln
In a Quandary
Queensland faced a rabbit plague as weeds decimated pastures. Rabbits multiplied while devouring everything, so a shipload of weasels was released to hunt them. Weasels thrive as rabbits vanish, leaving Queenslanders to consider who will hunt the weasels next.
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Los Pinos
Sowerwick
Douglas
Johnson
Gen. Adams
White River
Ouray
Gen
Adams
Adame
Queensland
Fire in Edinburgh memoir scene sparks rapid escape
In Edinburgh a narrator recalls waking to flames and seeing a street ignite as houses burn fiercely. The family markets documents and silver into trunks while four upholsterers are hired to help, turpentine casks explode behind them, and neighbors panic while the fire is contained.
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Edinburgh
Trotter
Mary Somerville
Army of the Tennessee elects officers at Chicago meeting
At the annual Society of the Army of the Tennessee meeting in Chicago last week officers were elected for the next year. Sherman was named president General Dayton recording secretary Hickenlooper corresponding secretary Force treasurer. A list of vice presidents included Reynolds Illinois Spooner Indiana Lynch Ohio Ware Missouri Chadwick Michigan Higley Iowa Hubbard Minnesota Bryant Wisconsin Landrum Kentucky Cobb Nebraska Raymond Dakota Banc Utah. The next meeting was set for Cincinnati.
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Society of Th Army of the Tennessee
Chicago
W. T. Sherman
L. M. Dayton
Gn. A. Hickenlooper
F. Force
G. J. 8. Reynolds
Thlinois
Ben Spooner
Indiana
Frank Lynch
Ohio
W. E. Ware
Missouri
C. C. Chadwick
Michigan
MC. A
Higley
Iowa
L. F. Hubbard
Minnesota
George E. Bryant
Wisconsin
W. J. Landrom
Kentucky
Amasa Cobb
Nebraska
J. B. Raymond
Dakota
M. Mr. Banc
Utah
Cincinnati
Berkshire Land Sale Amid Agricultural Low Mood
The agricultural downturn in England noted 830 acres of freehold land sold in Berkshire for 33500 dollars. The farm’s rent previously stood at 2750 dollars, with 1250 dollars due in tithes and land tax. In the last three years the rent fell to 1250 dollars, leaving the landlord only 350 dollars after taxes and tithes.
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England
Berkshire
Prospecting in Georgia's gold region grows apace
Prospecting in the Georgia gold region proceeds with strong zeal as practical miners keep arriving. The Flat Woods have transformed into a bustling mining area resembling a miniature Black Hills, signaling active search and new settlements.
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Georgia
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