Lightning Strikes Miss Grant in Lancaster County
A Lancaster County woman Mina Grant was struck by lightning while threading a needle at a doorway during a severe storm. She regained consciousness after rushing to a neighbor for help, a needle still embedded in her hip. Other reports include a fatal lightning strike near Chester and various local notices of church, school, and infrastructure developments.
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Lincoln Journal
Mina Grant
Lancaster County
Mark Miles
Chester
Mr. Miles
Frankfather
Lincoln
Weekly Review of Disaster News and Rail War
Domestic column reports numerous fires and wrecks across the United States with losses totaling tens of thousands of dollars. Notable items include a nine car train wreck near Castroville Texas and major Chicago fires at Turner Packing Co and Lake and Franklin streets. Also covered are oil-well losses, forest fires in Algeria, crop drought in North Carolina, and a major railroad rate dispute among Vanderbilt lines and others in Chicago with proposed $5 to $10 fares and plan shifts on Grand Trunk and Michigan Central routes.
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Chicago
Lake
Franklin Streets
Texas
Arizona
United States
M. Huston
Galveston
Lexington
West
Columbus Muquirer Sun
Senator Brown
Central Hills
Deadwood
Dakota
Homestake Company
Rosebud
Siberian
Cape Serdze
Samuel Rider
Northwest
Griggsville
Illinois River
Missouri River
Tiffany
San Carlos
White Mountains
Fort Apache
Cebisque Creek
Camp Thomas
Mountain Courier
Richmond
James
Tucson
Toto Basin
Price
Gila
Pedro
Zens
Rocky Canon
Wilcox
Department of Arizona
Saginaw Valley
St. Louis
Tuscola County
Mich
Saginaw
Cio
Richmondville
Carson
Charleston
Tice
Delaware
Maden
Custin
Santa County
Bingham, Sherman
Paris
Huron County
Remond
Henry Cole
Tusula
Parla Township
Diebut
Watertown
Dennison
Thornton
Lee
Board of Trade of
Baltimore & Ohio
Grand Trunk
Vanderbilt Lines
Pennsylvania Road
New York
Boston
Vanderbilt Roads
Buffalo
Erie
Michigan Central
Vanderbilt
New York Central
Pennsylvani Company
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
Cleveland
Toledo
Sheep Breeding Company Forms in Mississippi
A remote sheep breeding company is formed in south Mississippi about 150 miles from St. Louis. It plans to acquire 30 000 acres on the Ozark side, start with 4 000 sheep, use fencing to cut labor costs, cultivate the land soon, graze on blue and tame grass, provide winter feed and shelter, and add improvements as needed.
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Orp
Mississippi
St. Louis
Ozark Mountains
Michigan
Fashion and virtue in women across generations
The excerpt decries fashion bound women as weak and lacking character, praising healthy robust motherhood as the source of noble outcomes. It argues great biographies cite strong minded, virtuous mothers and warns against neglecting justice to others.
Notable Crimes and Unfolding Incidents Across Cities
A roundup of violent acts and sensational incidents from multiple locales. John Kemmel kills wife, burns tavern, and hangs himself in Jamaica L I. A Wall Street broker’s wife fatally shoots herself after a quarrel in New York. A duel in Warren Virginia injures a principal and leads to arrests. Rebel George Knowlton is jailed in Chicago awaiting transfer to Dakota for a 1871 murder. A wrong man killed by a Georgia deputy. Milwaukee family tragedy prompts arrest. A White House visitor in bathing attire threatened the President, later admitted to an asylum. Chicago inmate John C Neal engages in a chaotic spree injuring several bystanders, culminating at the armory.
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John Kemmel
Jamaica
L. I
Milton Andrews
Wall Street
New York
New York Sun
Warren
R. Y. Camp
Jay
Scott
George Knowlton
George
David Ranett
Fort Pierre
Chicago
United States
Dakota
New Hope
Georgia
Dennis
Posse
Milwaukee
Herman Hilton
Paul Kimmer
Kimmer
Hilton
Executive Mansion
White House
Mary Louise Feminger
Broadway
Brooklyn
Paris
John C. Neal
Lark Street
David Fagin
William Springcord
Clark Street
Henry Johnson
Polk Street
Thomas Flynn
Mr. Wolf
Strugrie
Wolf
Irish reformer Bradlaugh to contest Commons seat again
Bradlaugh issues a manifesto to the English urging support as he plans another bid for the House of Commons. He asks protection against unlawful violence while campaigning and references ongoing Fenian rumors in Ireland and England. He seeks continued public backing amid international reports from France Africa Russia and the U.S. angle.
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Ireland
Bradlaugh
House of Commons
England
Train Robbery Near Glendale Missouri Involves Heavy Losses
A westbound express train near Glendale Missouri was robbed by an estimated dozen to sixteen men. Passengers lost money and jewelry while Express Messenger Fox hid and later opened the safe under threat. Backed by a pursuing posse of about 1000 from Kansas City, Governor Crittenden urged action and local authorities prepared to pursue the robbers.
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Glendale
AnceRenge Nck
Frank Lombard
Jack Hazelbacker
Crade
Independence
Hazelbacker
Express
Fox
Burton
F. T
Frank Burton
Fonte
Jesse James
Alton
Rock Island
Pullmans
Westlake
Winston
Louis
Post-Dispatch
Kansas City
L. Foote
Missouri Pacific
Dr. Lemistran
Milwaukee
M. Mead
Savannah
N. Y
A. 8
York
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Peter Berry
Wm. Haynes
Gunnison
Col
J. C. Howe
St. Louis
L. A. Yerkes
Detroit
Julia and
Fannie Smith
Indianapolis
Fleet
Ohio
Eli
A. L. Davis
Albany
A. T. Smith
Chicago
C. O. Camp
Ft. Scott & Gulf Railroad
New York
Kansas
Camp
A. S. Express Co
To Blind Vengeance Over Guiteau Case Sparks National Scruple
The piece defends Washington authorities for shielding Guiteau in a lawful jail, denounces mob violence and lynching, and warns that acting on vengeance would degrade the nation. It argues the Constitution guarantees a fair trial and condemns any mob action as barbaric.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Gaiteau
Guiteau
Ayers
United States
The Old Highland Chieftains Portrait in Diminished World
The piece sketches Highland chiefs and their tenants as embattled by poverty and fading culture. It notes education abroad, narrowing worldviews, and a cycle of local vices. Hospitality remains lavish, yet visits from outsiders are rare. Highland gatherings are marked by hard drinking and local talk.
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France
England
Cause and Effect Disease Health Remedy Advised
A period ad from Mirror and Farmer promotes Kidney-Wort as a cure for disease by removing obstructions to organ function. It urges trying a box or bottle to preserve health and implies physician endorsed reasoning.
James Delivers Cakes Rejecting Unequal Shares
In a brief scene a boy named James distributes two cakes to his brother. He bites one cake and then passes it to Tommy with the remark that the other cake is smaller, noting the cakes were the same size.
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James
Tommy
Remarkable claims for Hop Bitters cure all
The passage argues that a remedy made from common plants like Hope, Buchu, Mandrake, and Dandelion can perform marvelous cures. It asserts universal belief as pastors, doctors, lawyers, and editors testify to being cured, urging faith in the product.
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Oll
Young
Rich
Quiet Handling of Cows Key to Milk Quality
The article explains that milk is secreted from the blood and that excitement in cows before or during milking harms butter yield and can cause fever in children. It urges calm, gentle handling to ensure safe, usable milk and notes disease links to stressed cows.
Wit and Humor from Ithaca Hums and Vermont Tables
A collection of light anecdotes and quips from early American humor. Jokes span clergy, marriage, farm life, and social missteps with a gentle rural tone. Mispronunciations, puns, and social observations highlight small-town wit and timeless wordplay.
Best tunes of 1710 to 1740 in sacred and secular music
The article traces early hymn tunes and the split between sacred and secular music coda. It notes Purcell as a model, Handel’s arrival in 1710, Watts before the movement, and Giordini and Cambridge as tunes. It mentions the Lady Huntington circle and Miss Ford, culminating in a tune for the meter All ye that pass by to Jesus draw nigh.
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Charles Wesley
Purcell
Societie
Watts
Handle
Hayden
Countess of Huntington
Giardini
Moscow
Tomaso Giordini
Cambridge
Miss Ford
Lady Huntington’s
Jesus
Draft Horses Improve United States Stock and Utility
The Michigan Farmer notes large imports of Norman-Percherons, Normans, and Clydesdales will raise U.S. draft stock. It praises the refined Clydesdale with rounded sides and broad loins, now a handsome, temperate, strong runner for heavy urban trucking and lumber work.
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United States
Europe
Mich’gan
Secret History of Enemies Reveals Shared Sorrow
A reflective line suggests that if we knew each enemy's secret history we would find sorrow and suffering in every life, enough to disarm hostility and foster empathy.
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Scott's Building
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Ray Vanwinter
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W. Kyle
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Nebraska News
Norton & Bell
Norfolk
Bass
Bell
Carter Station
Wyoming
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Congress
Maj. Lightner
Bonesteel & Turner
Omaha
Western Cornice Works
Thirteenth Street
Blue Spring
Beatrice
Plum Creek
Blair
Kendall & Smith
North Bend
Culbertson
Denver
Elkhorn Valley Railroad Company
Neligh
O'Neil City
St. Paul
Springdale
Edincott
Lincoln & Fremont Railroad
Saunders County
Colored People of
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Furnas County
Blue Springs
Genoa
Weekly Review
Castroville
Prince Frederick
The
Netherlands
Hendrick B. Wright
Wilkesbarre
Clapp
Hanover
Mass
St. Louie
Bradford
North Carolina
Algeria
Turner Packing Co
Scranton
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
New Haven
Standard Coal and Iron Company Incorporated
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Pacific Coast States
Cincinnati
New Mexico
Guilfoyle
Here
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Star
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Physicians and Surgeons
S O. Whaley
OscroLa
H M. Mills, M. D
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Omica
East Side
Main Street
P. Waller, M.D
Jefferson Medical College
Hawkeye Street
A. Jackson, M.D
Medical College
Sweden
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Uncil Bluffs, Nebraska City
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Exon
Peoria Abla
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MTS
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Canada
J Porter
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Hotels
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Beebe
State Street
Polk County
J. B. Mitchell
J. F. Monson & Bro
Ao B. Mitchell
Onner
Undertaker
Rth
West Corner Square
City Barber Shop
Fred. Blau
Shiloh
F. A. Schouler
Osceola Bank
Mickey, Nance
Morrill
Omaha National Bank
Chemical] National Bank
J. H Mickey, Albinus Nance, C. H. Morrill
D. Muir
Crime and Criminals
U. S
Abbey Spinning Company
Oldham
Freto
Grevy
Gambetta
Jules Ferry
Chamber of Deputies
Africa
Tunis
Roustan
Russia
America
Kieff
Missouri Desperadoes
Ebbers
MILM
Ithaca
Mose
Vermont
Rhode Island
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