News of the Week Foreign Skirmishes and Disasters
A sweeping digest notes Dean Stanley’s US visit, Nihilist disclosures before death, and tensions among Albanians and the Porte. Reports cover a British International Rifle Tournament bribery acquittal, South American tensions, floods and shipwreck losses, and fires devastate Las Vegas and Columbia.
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Winter Palace
London
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Katerkol
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Porte
T Marshman
Political shuffle as party nominations hit several states
Reports from Portland Maine and other capitals show a tangle of party moves. Barnum declines a Bridgeport congressional bid while Republicans claim strength in several districts and state offices. New Hampshire, Dakota, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Missouri party conventions nominate governors and key officials amid election talk.
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National Democratic Committee
Congress
Bridgeport
Portland
Mey
Reed
Frye
Lindsay
Ladd
March
St. Louis
Col
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Milo Blair
J. O. Broadwell
L. A. Thomas
W. Q. Dallmeyer
H. H. Harding
Howard Barnes
Register of Lands
Adam Theis
Thé .Democrats of
New Hampshire
Concord
Frank
Jones
Col. W
Washington Notes Census to Begin in October
Secretary Schurz has returned to Washington as plans for an Indian census proceed. An October 1 start is expected for enumeration with four Supervisors appointed. July and August internal revenue receipts reached 21 161 789 dollars, up from 19 137 215 last year. A spike in silver dollar demand pleases treasury officials. At the U S Arsenal two soldiers Joyce and Berry were killed instantly while handling a Gatling gun.
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Far West
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Michael Joyce
John C. Berry
United States Arsenal
Washington, D. C
Milford Shindell and Uriel Graves Electors at Large
Returns from Vermont election complete show Republican Farnham winning the governorship by 25 033 votes. Electors at large named and congressional nominees listed for the second through sixth districts. Dr R V Pierce of Buffalo resigns his Congress seat.
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Milford Shindell
Uriel Graves
E. A. Treadway
J. H. W. Onion
Samuel W. Pierce
Oliver Pryan
Nathaniel Sener
Vermont
Farnham
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Congress
Eight Months Breadstuffs Exports Top Records
For the eight months ending Aug 81 breadstuffs valued at 181 856 766 were exported from the United States up from 137 914 047 in the same period of 1879. A Montreal bank robbery saw a paying teller leave a box unlocked and a thief steal over 7 000. Death rates in major cities show Chicago 26 New York 34 Brooklyn 42 Philadelphia 32 Baltimore 24 Boston 25 Cincinnati 25 New Orleans 23 per thousand.
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Montreal
National Board of Health
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Cncinnati
New Orleans
Elizabeth Zane and the Fort Henry Powder Run
A 17 year old girl volunteers to retrieve gunpowder from a house outside Fort Henry during a siege by Indians led by Simeon Girty. Despite intense fire, Elizabeth Zane crosses open ground, carries the powder back in a tablecloth, and delivers it to defend the garrison.
Dramatic Notes On Opera Stars And Theatre
A survey of upcoming careers and tours in 1880 includes Bernhardt and Patti in Europe and America, with plans for Madame Parr in Paris and Polloni Franchi as impresarii. It notes Tranoff’s death, Maas resigning Leipzig post, and Mary Anderson’s birth. previews season strength with Salvini Bernhardt Gerster and potential Nilsson return, plus reflections on Sothern and stage acting standards.
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Melange
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Tranoff
Rubini
Italy
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Signor Salvini
Madame Parr
Paris
Theatre Des Nations
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Franchi
Semiramide
Mefistofele
Madame Patti
Louis Maas
Theodore Thomas
United States
King’s Conservatory
Leipzig
Maas
Mary Anderson
Sacramento
California
Louisiana
Mary Chapman
Felicita Westval
Henry Wieniawski
George Honey
J. B. Omahundro
J. R. Plauche
John Brougham
T. L. Donnelly
E. H. Majilton
Ole Bull
Tom Taylor
Adelaide Neilson
George Washington Dixon
New York
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
George Jordan
James EK. Murdock
George Clark
O’neal
Miron W. Lefifingwell
Wm. S. Burton
Tom Placide
Sol. Smith
Artemus Ward
Mapleson
Strakosches
Sorsery
Harper
Lord Dundreary
Sothern
Joe Miller
Louisville Courier-Journal
Boston Boxer Beans and Other Domestic Tips
A collage of kitchen notes and household hacks includes a method for baked beans using nonprboiled beans and fat pork, a tip to store wine bottles in unused fireplaces to prevent corks from bursting, and several simple recipes and food tips. The scribbled items reference baking, gelatin desserts, pastry, fish soup, and a Paris court anecdote amid eclectic domestic advice.
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Boston
Carsur
The Bachelor's Proposal to Ragged Lady
An old poem recalls a bachelor offering to sew buttons for a ragged lady under a shady apple tree. He courts with promises of dress and elegance but she rejects the proposal, noting his ignorance of rags from faces. Years pass and both remain as they were.
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Bitton
Avrapp
Etree
Miss Bugged Lady
Ragged Lady
Heroic Girl Saves Fort Against Five Hundred Attacking Forces
An account from St. Nicholas notes Elizabeth’s self sacrifice inspires brave resolve as the small garrison holds out until relief arrives. The young girl’s courage allegedly saves all inside the fort and defeats five hundred assailants, with fuller details in Mrs. Ellet’s Women of the Revolution.
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Elizabeth
Effect of Smoking on Boys
An Eastern paper argues that smoking on boys is improper as it leaves a disagreeable odor on their clothes and arouses suspicion in mothers. The piece warns smoking can lead to dangerous outcomes, even likening it to a rock hurled at the smoker’s head.
Small Man's Frustration Grows With Tall Sons
Toddlekins once content with being small laments his three tall sons and wife cutting down old clothes to fit him. He says the situation finally made him angry as the family grows.
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Toddlekins
Science at Breakfast Delivers Whimsical Kitchen Science
A light feature on breakfast science playfully explores kitchen experiments and curious ideas. The piece uses humorous asides about ham and eggs to illustrate how daily meals can spark scientific thinking and curiosity.
Markets Report Ledger Ends Quietly on J 7
Market notes show mixed activity with modest gains in early trading and thin turnover. Investors await release of key economic data as traders adjust portfolios and monitor commodity prices for direction.
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