Widespread Dispatches Report Global Turbulence and Incidents
Telegraphic market notes from San Francisco quote subdued grain prices with wheat barley and oats listed. Reports from Washington detail the president’s arrival, domestic homicides, frontier tensions, a deadly powder mill blast, Indian police arms policy, Maine election results, shipwreck survivors, star-route prosecutions, Blaine on civil service reform, and multiple yellow fever outbreaks across Gulf and border towns with ensuing evacuations and guard actions.
Duel powder controversy and other 19th century notes
Telegraphic notes recount a Hamilton Purdy duel pistol dispute with judges, seconds, and a aborted fight over weapon choice. Also reports a hurricane at Winstead injuring residents, Hazel's murder sentencing, St John reelection opposition, Woodworth death in Los Angeles, and assorted mining and political tidbits from Michigan to Arizona.
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Tomme-Toxe
William Milliken
Hamilton
Pordy
Republican
Theerfaph
Edward McGowan
Jurnal
Judge McGowan
Tramilton
Purdy
Mrurres
Hartworp
Winstead
Anna
Sam Hazel
Local Humor and Oddities From a City Stage
A fragment of a 19th century column mixes jokes about women inventors, a Democratic club meeting, and a humorous drill by Erin Rangers in front of Knox's saloon. It includes remarks on landlords, a scherzando exchange with a deacon, and an exaggerated tale of Arizona explorer Tom Conwix with wild, fantastical descriptions of Aztec times and a dramatic river of destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herarp
Grace
Ty. M
Erin Rangers
Knox
Caytain Tracey
Liutenant Girlyn
Army chaplain shares a Georgia house tale of kisses and faith
An army chaplain recalls a humorous Georgia incident as a young man is told not to pay more than twenty dollars to a minister. Helena's flirtations are described amid a risqué exchange. A cheeky boy on a fence prompts a cautious moral. The tale ends with a blunt parental backstory and a wary verdict on propriety.
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Blaine
Carcaco
Ill
Tee 7Rédune
New York Evening Post
Carl Schurz
Post
Virginia
West Virginia
New York
AusBaxr
Saratoga
Neary
Gov. Cornell
Folger
James W. Wadsworth
Walter A. Wood
John H. Stalin
John C. Robinson
Dix
Arthur
Conkling
Jay Gould
Cornell
Warner Miller
Pennsylvania
Helena
Steiies
Georgia
Sam
Denver Exposition Finds Stone Idol and Ancient Panel
Mr. McGregor shows a carved Indian idol with a cross on its back, likely Pueblo origin, now owned by Mrs J. C. Witer of Georgetown. Also displayed is a large stone cup, a decomposed cave-porphyry specimen, white mica, gypsum leaflike terraces, and a fossilized image framed at cabinet ends, depicting a mountain scene from a mine shaft discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
J. C. Witer
Georgetown
Wining Revie
Territorial News and Mining Highlights in the Southwest
The report mentions Tom Fitch returning to Arizona, Tucson seeking a public library, and Phoenix involvement in a regional effort. Calabasas progress is noted as is a rich silver strike at Camp Wood mining district near Prescott. Purdy of the Epitaph faces arrest for concealed weapons. A child dies after rattlesnake bite in Ferguson valley. Santa Rita copper mines produce fifty tons daily with a forty stamp mill and twenty ton furnace. Clifton copper mines sold to a Scottish company for 3 million dollars, including Ironzfellow, Coonado, Queen, and Metcalf group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Woodworth
Los Angeles
Ohio
Tennesee
Calumet & Heels
Michigan
Hancock
Michigam
Oscuras
N. M
Rcnnes
U.S
Hirmm W. Hoag
David 8. Criswell
Francis Hine
Dean Richmond
Tucson
Prescott
Camp Wo d
Santa Rita
Clifton
Ironzfellow, Coonado
Queen
Metcalf Group
Globe AEWs and Copper Camp Prospects At Globe
Intelligence reports reveal Cicero Grimca hid tools for escape inside the jail and was found with a revolver files knife and a saw. he is now chained securely. Old Globe Copper Co reports weekly production at 94270 pounds with total shipments near 90955 pounds, while camp Thomas notes about a hundred WW trees along the road. Mack Morris mine shaft stands at 100 feet with seven level drifting and La Plata plans new sinking once hoisting works arrive. Boiler for the engine en route from Willcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero Grimca
Camp Thomas
Globe
Mack Morris
la Plata
Witlcox
Water Supply in Ancient Alexandria Described
Historical note recounts Cesar and Egyptian defense during the Alexandria siege. It cites Lord Bacon and Hirtius on efforts to find fresh water, including wells and springs, to thwart Roman occupation. The narrative notes Ganymede as Egyptian general and details the tense balance between water access and treason fears.
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Cresar
Alexandria
Samual Crompton
Lord Bacon
Ciear
Inchient
Hirius
Ganymede
Cesar
Aulus Hirtiu
Egypt
Pardonium
Phares
Abadion
Vienny
Jeacir
Hirtius
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Neb
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Omaha
Sidney
Salt Lake
Santa Cruz
California Powder Company
Tufts
Teller
Maine
Avevera
Robie
Pissted
Chase
Vinton
Eustis
Congress
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Ont
D. A. Tinkis
Christine Morrison
Asia
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Point Barry
Chicago
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Northwestern States
Elaine
Union League
Yellow Meyer
Bostos
Mass
Arthur C. Wade
Care Henry
Galileo
Hampton Roada
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Matrawonas
Pexsacola
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Rio Grande
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Heinosa
Camargo
Mier
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Wasatseton
Mexico
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Garveatox
Fort Brown
Camp Smith
Pensacola
National Board of Health
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Requeca
Hidalgo
Carno
Woolseley
Seymour
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Alexasplaria
Cairo
Ministry of the Interior
Damietta
Port Sato
Arabi Pasha
Toul Ba Pasha
Edward Malet
Briush
Wolseley
Lowpox
War Office
Benha
Lowe
Ismalia
Panama
Eny
Fotua
Janjo
Husnenyo
Conception
Whatsros
D. C
Nathan Bennet
Melville
Danenhower
New Youk
Daneshower
DeLong
Navy Department
Delmonico
San Babert
Cal
Pont San Pedro
Robeson
Congress Campen
N.J
Granik Central Depot
City
Avaurn
Black Jack
Antonio Garcia
Ayers
Garcia
Marquis of Lorne
Crowley
Lee
Chinatown
Mohawk
Atany
Mohawk Valley
Manderville
Hudson Railroad
Lonnox
Sir James Anderson
Nebraska
Omawa
J. Sterling Morton
Cincinnant
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Guy Hall
Boston
Beacon Park
Edwin Shorne
Wasthe Tox
Women's National Industrial League
Peter Cooper
Rosecrans
Wm. Corcoran
Ontrancoca
Shieriff
Conway
Knoxville
John Taylor
Supreme Court
Sweetwater
Simmon
TornxEpo
Mitchell & Rowland Lumber Company
Mollie Dalton
Browning
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St. John's
Vulture
England
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Shamrock
Thistle
Bedad
Democratic Club
Palander
Hono Ena
Judre Porter
Tom Conwix
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Casa Grande
Soneralint
Shoul
Noah
Inferno
Thomas
Newspper Row
Twain
Denver
Denver Exposition
Tom. Fitch
Phoenix
Calabasas
Santa Catarinas
Adam Feott
Ferguson Valley
Ferman Remedy
Newralgta
St. Jacobs
Dealers IN Medicine
A. Vodeler & CO
Taltimore, MD
Globe Aews
Old Globe
Long Island Company
Buffalo
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Glote Copper Company
Soas
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Newell
Haven Ferry
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J. M. Garcia
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Thomas Atorrow
Thomas G. Greenhaw
Maricopa County
Territory of Arizona
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