29 Aug 1876
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1876
Page
1
News notes an intense auction atmosphere over coal sales in New York with telegram exchanges and price rumors. It mentions international tensions, Servian and Turkish reports, and speculation about Ottoman leadership, alongside scattered local notices and personality mentions from Michigan and Wisconsin.
A blaze in San Francisco forces more than two hundred families from their homes as firefighters battle the flames and residents scramble to safety. The incident disrupts a downtown neighborhood, with authorities assessing damages and outlining shelter provisions for those displaced.
Washington reports that the 4 1-2 percent bonds have been withdrawn from national banks. The move affects financial markets and indicates adjustments in government debt instruments amid ongoing monetary policy discussions.
In New York this morning burglars raided Wagner's mathematical instrument store and Eurich's warehouse, seizing goods valued at about 20,000. They loaded the express wagon and escaped, leaving few clues for investigators.
Frono Gur reports from Wytheville, noting striking topography and valley orientations. He describes Kanawha and Roanoke river braiding, fossil rock strata, and a fertile Garden district once owned by Gov. Floyd, now hosting salt works operated by Stuart and Palmer with gypsum mining, a new branch railroad, furnished housing, a hotel, church, and funded teachers. He cites Eagle Rapids dam and logs, urging dam repair for winter transport and local industry.
The forecast calls for a falling barometer with increasing southerly to easterly winds. Expect generally warm, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rain areas accompanying local storms.
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