Kirksville excursion probes coal fields and rail extension
Prominent Quincy businessmen visited Kirksville to inspect coal mines beyond the town and to study the proposed western extension of the QM and P road. They toured mines owned by Porter Mining Co, noted rich timber belts along Rye Creek, and discussed potential daily coal trains and lower transport costs. The route would pass near the Chariton River with timber and farm lands augmenting regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Halon
Kirkeville
Kiresville
North Missouri
Tur Willa
J. L. Porter
TNF
Kirkaville
North Missouri Coal Fleld
Macon
Ottumwa
Iowa
Porter Mining Company
Kirksville
Milanes
Missouri
St. Louis
Porter
Q, ML. & Plr
Rye Creek
Chanton River
Kirkville
Grand River
Grundy
Harrison
Praiie
Nodaway
Atchison
Platte
Dee
Eddy family ”materialized spirits” tour shocks 1900s readers
In Chittenden VI the Eddy family staged spirit exhibitions that drew public comment. Operated in a dark room, their apparitions emerged from a cabinet as “materialized spirits,” advertised widely and reportedly profitable, drawing scrutiny from contemporary observers. The piece notes strong media hype and local fascination with spiritualist displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Ratie King
Eddy
Chittenden
the Eddys
Great American Whistler and the Editor Room
A humorous vignette from an old newspaper sketches a Western editor coaxing a young man to whistle through a crescendo of requests from Norma to Molly Darling. The persistent but failing performance ends with the editor leaving the room amid the lingering whistle and the narrator declaring the scene satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recheater Democrat
Alwys
United States of America
Ing A.lively
Air
Sawannee
Norma
Molly Darling
Wester
Pen Portrait of Peter Cooper Across a Century
A Simon pure tribute outlines Peter Cooper as tall and dignified with fair hair and a muddy complexion. He lives with son in law Abram Hewitt, a congressman, in modest comfort. The piece recalls New York’s growth from 33,931 residents to a thriving republic built on unselfish republican virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br. Abram S. Hewitt
Congress
New . York
Chambers
Peter Cooper
Melvin Craver Almost Buried by Ice Cake at Rock-bottom Dam
A youth named Melvin Craver narrowly escaped being buried when a small ice cake he rode near the Rock-bottom dam drifted toward the river middle. Spectators near the Water Works watched as he battled the waves with rubber boots and a board, nearly slipping under before help arrived.
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Binghampton Republican
Melvin
Craver
Death of a gambler and the postal parcel system gain
New York reports the passage of a congressional parcel post law that boosts mail delivery by allowing heavy packages at low per ounce rates, harming express companies. It notes the death of Johnny Hill or Cooley Keys, a famed New York gambler, in a garret, and surveys fashion trends for spring attire, including fabrics, hats, and prices in dress.
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Companis
New York
Congress
Mail &i
Washington
Postoffics Department
Johnny Hill
Cooley Keys
Cooley
Paris
Broadway
Oxford
Inens
Grenadines
Jane
How They Charge in Paris Noted in a Quick Tale
An American housekeeper staying in Paris relates a humorous example of how French tradespeople and mechanics set their prices. The anecdote depicts the peculiar bargaining and billing style observed by locals and visitors, highlighting cultural contrasts in customary charges.
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Paris
Massacre in the Naga Hills shocks Calcutta to New World
A Calcutta to New York World letter details a brutal massacre of an English survey party in the Naga Hills. Lieutenant Holcombe and Captain Badgely were killed or wounded as 200 Nagas treacherously attacked after friendly exchanges. At least eighty were killed and many wounded. two regiments are to be sent forward.
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India
Calcutta
New York
Saya
Naga Hills
Bach
Canby
Dr. Thomas
United States
Lieut
Holcombe
Badgely
Chennel
Royal Topographical Survey
Eastern Frontier
44Th Regiment
Sylhet Frontier
Sechsangor
Dikhoo
Luck- Impore
Soons
Jaypore
Luckimpore
Nabang
Earl
Dilli
British India
Nages
Ecsip
Unclear massacre orders reach Naga hills amid fighting
Fragmentary OCR notes reference mass killings and vows of vengeance. It mentions regiments ordered to root out villages in the Beene and Nina TumeeoSe areas of Naga Hill, with instruction to attack all villagers there. The passage is poorly legible and lacks clear dates or names.
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Beene and
Nina Tumeeose Naga Hill
Dying African Lion Jim Ends Tumultuous Career
From the New York Herald of April comes word of Jim the African lion, once the star of Barnum and Langworthy shows, lying in a dying condition at the Hippodrome. His savage temper and history of killing and maiming span a remarkable career, with Jim credited as having killed one man and thirteen other animals, after a life of violent escapes and near-release from taming attempts.
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New York Herald
Thia
Jim
London
Pompey
Parker
Admiral
Ardent
Edinburgh
McArthur
Mr. Barnum
van Amburgh
Heaven
Charles White
Bata
Ephraim and the Spelling-School Hero
The Buffalo Courier recounts Ephraim, famed spelling school champion, whose mastery of words and tongue twisters made him a national figure. In a dramatic contest at a join town, he and rival Conia faced a silent letter and a diphthong, ending with Ephraim’s triumph and the crowd roaring for his lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephraim
Ephet
Welchman
Grasshoppers Multiply In Garden Eggs Report
A Warrensburg resident found that four bottles of juvenile grasshoppers hatched from garden eggs grew into millions in days proving winter did not halt them. The report warns that warm weather will unleash a vast pest crop on nearby fields as eggs remain plentiful in soil. A St Louis dispatch notes the steamer Paragon burned at the levee and sank in eight feet of water, valued at $70,000 new with $20,000 of insurance and cargo loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrensburg
Democrat
A. H. Gilkeson
St. Louis
Paragon
First Presbyterian Church Plans a Grand New Temple
The First Presbyterian Church of this city proposes a Gothic style stone church at Eighth and Broadway on its lot. Architect Robert Bunce’s plan features a 900 seat auditorium, radiating aisles, concealed end seats, and a tall octagonal spire. The building will include a library, parlor, Bible class rooms, and a large basement with kitchen and offices, all ventilated and steam heated with stained glass windows and frescoed interiors.
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First Presbyterian Church
Eighth and Broadway
Chas
A, Savage
Webster
J. R. Arthur
George Bittleson
J. R. Dayton
John Seaman
John Tilson
H. J.gardner
Lucia Collina
Christy Tilsons
Chicago
Indianapolis
Bunce
Robert
3Irman
Aie
Los
Broadway
Eighth
Eighth Street
Eixty
Golid
Eighth and
First Presbyterian
Quincy
Open Windows for Spring Air in Trains
A New York Times style note argues spring travel will rise as warmer weather returns and long winter smoke fades. It discusses the discomfort of closed cars, the difficulty of opening windows due to passengers with neuralgia, and simple etiquette like asking others before raising a window to share fresh air.
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New York Times
Brains and Diet Theories On Food Shapes Minds
The article surveys Liebig’s dietary science linking food types to intellect and temperament, citing ancient and modern examples. It lists case summaries of notable figures such as Charles A. Dans, Cornelius Vanderbilt, James G. Bennett, Jay Gould, John Kelly, and John Morrissey, detailing their diets and alleged mental traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Graphic
Baron Liebig
Department of
Moller
Charles A. Dans
The
New York Sun
Deacon Richard Smith
Boss” Carpenter
G. Washington Childs
Jie
Robert Hall
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Casa 3
James G. Bennett
Derald
Jay Gould
Licenaees
Zimes
Tribune
John Kelly
Brian
Bordbme
Kilmeny
Kilmore
Tove
Dief
Fragmented OCR Finds Mixed Nonsense and Diet Theory Notes
A garbled excerpt mixes drink names like whisky and cocktail with scattered words and phrases. It references editors, personality traits, liberty, and a stray remark on diet and its effects on physiology and intellect, ending with a sentence about a cor Ney theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Gala Patrick
Gorills
Fees Brown & Bos
Ora
Coatsburg Aims To Become County Seat With Funds
Camp Point Journal notes Coatsburg residents strive to become county seat, offering to donate a site for county buildings and contribute 40 000 to 50 000 toward construction. The piece recalls historic splits between Quincy and Columbus over county organization and hints at possible renewed action under constitutional changes.
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Camp Point
Coatsburg
Quincy
Columbus
Adams County
Quoted Text on Lorenzo Dow and Biblical Illustrations
From Beribner's Monthly a quip heavy with religious humor recalls Lorenzo Dow the oysterman preacher and his vivid use of scripture. It contrasts a lean oysterman with a well fed stable horse and ends with a warm image of a mother hen scratching for her young.
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Beribner’s Monthly
Lorenzo Dow
Luke
Rage with the flood on Lehigh Valley train
A Philadelphia Times account details a perilous flood chase on the Lehigh Valley Railroad ten miles above Pittston. A passenger train struck deep floodwater with an advancing tide, the engineer hesitating as passengers endured ice and water crashing the rear car. At Caxton the roundhouse flooded, telegraph nearly abandoned.
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Philadelphia Times
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Pittston
Mr. Packer
Engues
Caxton
Western patents issued week ending March 16 1875
A list of United States Patent Office issues reported by W. B. Richards names inventors and cities across Illinois Iowa Missouri and beyond. Notable entries include Lubricating Cans Pan forming Machine Water Meter Steam Pile drivers Car Starter Burglar alarm and Harvesters among others with reissues for drills for well boring.
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United States Patent Office
Trease
Western Patent’ Office
W. B. Richards
Galesburg
L. F. Belts
Chicago
Geo
A. Bowers
A. Guthrie
D. D. Hardy
Delavan
T. T
F. Cole
D. D. McCulloch
Kankakee
L. M. Gorham
Rockford
M. E. Lasher
Champaign
H. Lucas
Pekin
M. M. Miller
Moline
Henry Otto
Bloomington
J. R. Benitt
J. B. Whitcomb
Farmer City
Sol Kub
Jefferson City
J. Walsh
J. Dutot
Newton
Ft. F. Marshall
Liscombe
C. Snyder
Belle Plaine
Missouri
W. T. McGhee
Wheeling
B. F. Phelps
Kansas City
J. M. May
Cedar Rapids
Lows
Crow steals clothes pins in village tale
A Sanilac Jeffersonian note recalls Ely Brown’s crow Jim who delights in removing clothes pins from a line. Mrs. Brown scolds, and the bird nonchalantly retrieves each pin, carries it to the roof, drops it at the eaves, then repeats until all pins are gone.
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Sanilac
Ely Brown
Fires, executions, and votes marked in scattered notices
A Central Land Company building burned in Huntington West Virginia with losses around 29000. A Maryland residence burned last night killing two children. Treasury directs destruction of 1,498,000 legal tenders. Trials in Brookville Ontario sentence Greaves and Sparham to hang June 23 for murder by abortion. A farmer near Muncie Indiana shot, killer arrested. British officials target 3000 participants for Centennial Exposition, Ireland and Northern England may be represented. Fire destroys Fairbury Illinois business block and Masonic hall. losses 35000, insured 20000. Barrett leads for mayor of St Louis by 800 votes over Stoltz and Maguire. rest of ticket elected. Mr Bingham in Cheyenne reports to Indian Commissioner.
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Central Land Company
Huntington
W. Vs
Loas
N. R. Birds
Cressfield
Secretary of the Treasury
W. G. Greaves
EB. B. Sparham
Brookville
Ont
Sophie E. Burnham
Greaves
Muncie
Ind
A. Harrison
Snell
Harrison
Chambers of Commerce
Great Britain
Ireland
Engoga
Fairbury DL
Masonic
Odd Fellows
Barrett
St. Louis
Stoltz
Maguire
Bingham
Cheyenne
Opening of the Case on Wednesday in Turner Forgery Trial
The Chicago Times reports the first day of the Turner trial before Justice Haines. Prosecutor Barnum outlined forged deed allegations and noted ejectment suits by Rodolphus K. Turner in the name of George Kibbe. Key witnesses described revolved around George W. Hill and a trunk of forged documents found with James Reed and others aiding the scheme.
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The
Chicago Times
H. A
R. K. Turner
Barnum
United States Court of the Northern District of Illinois
Rodolphus K. Turner
George A. Kibbe
Springfield
Mass
Turner
George W. Hill
Rodgers
Tussett
Bir. Hill
Circuit Court
Justice of the Peace
Alr. Barnum
Baroum
Geo
A. Kibbe
Aicten O'Hara Harrell
Blodgett
Geo. W. Ijill
Janes Reed
Quincy
Ill
Reed
Harrell
Boone
McGoveren
Air. Lieutenmeyer
Sivett
Trust Witnega
Hill
United States
P. P. Robinson
Robinson
Joseph Hoxie
Hoxie
J. J. Y. Scammon
Scammon
Ijiill
Chicago Land Company
James Fanning
Fanning
Philadelphia
James Eed
Scala
New York
James C. Lawrence
Saratoga
Reea
Gen Spinner's Successor Named Treasurer of U S
John O New, chosen to succeed Gen Spioner as Treasurer of the United States, is 42 with a private fortune built by his own industry and banking skill. Former Indiana official ties include Quartermaster General under Gov Morton, Finance Board member, and head of First Nations Bank. He will move his family to Washington mid race. income about 20000 annually.
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Spinner
Washington Star
John O. New
Gen. Spioner
United States
Morton
State of
Indiana
Gov. Morton
Esshier
First Nations Bank of Indiana
Indianapolis
Ifo
Europe
Washington
Gunfight in Brownsville Court Office Kills Clerk
In Brownsville Tennessee Robert Midlin clerk of the court was shot and killed in his office by two brothers Henry and Ely Band. Henry, a lawyer, and Ely confronted Midlin over clerk fees. Allchin tried to seize the pistol as one brother opened fire, killing Midlin with eight or nine shots. The Band brothers were prominent citizens.
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Brownsville
Tenn
Robert Midlin
Henry
Ely Band
Allchin
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