Transit of Venus Described from an 19th Century Perspective
The piece explains the transit of Venus as a Celestial event, its rarity, and the effort behind observing it. It details the motion of Venus, its size relative to Earth, and the historical challenge of measuring the solar distance. It discusses ancient methods, geometric principles, and the evolution of astronomical estimates toward Cassini-era values.
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York Herald
Rhin
Atibe Es Maeasoy
Venus
Venur
Young
Moushau
Serosa
Doles
Sara
Cuurst
Duderoe
Perio
Transit observations of Mars on the sun’s distance debate
Readers are shown a historical discussion of Mars distance estimates linked to sunlight and transit observations. Observers at Washington Greenwich Cape of Good Hope Pulkova Santiago and Williamstown note concordant results, while detailing the upcoming Halley era method and the coordinated stations across polar to equatorial regions for synchronized timing and photography to refine solar distance calculations.
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Hally
Strone- Mer
St Helens
Halley
Lobe Atech
Venus
Mars
Mode
Earth
Washington
Greenwich
Cape of Good Hope
Pulkova
Santiago
Williamstown
Australis
Alaska
Siberian
Boathc Pole
Seteibe Ocean
Tha. Essiern
Siate
The Lustanne large snake tale from Wood County
A Toledo Commercial writer relays rumors of a giant snake seen near Bowling Green in Wood County. Peter Freese of Bellemore reportedly encountered a 25 foot serpent along a road west of Portage during wood fires, measuring a broad body and cat eye sized eyes, then fled.
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Toledo
Bowling Green
Wood County
Quanty -Wooda
Peter Freese
Bellemore
Portage
Freese
Perry and the bear in a mountain brook encounter
From the Del Norte Prospector: Perry watches a frisky chipmunk near a mountain brook as gray hair and old memories surface. A bear appears, they tussle in a peculiar scene, and Perry, armed with a knife, defends himself. The bear weighs 860 pounds and Perry yields 11 gallons of oil from the carcass.
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Perry
The
del Norte Prospector
Tiny Wig Gaffe Steals Show At Grand Opera House
A small dancer in the Black Crook act dropped her Japanese wig during a China Japan sequence. The crowd roared with applause as she continued dancing wigless, later regaining and wearing it backward. The moment sparked the night’s wild acclaim and became the standout incident.
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Grand Opera House
New York
China
Japan
Kirulfy Brothers
Murder at McGuire’s saloon ends in death
James McGuire, owner of McGuire’s saloon and restaurant on Hampshire Street, was fatally stabbed by John Joyce, a peddler who had been boarding there. Joyce, who loaned a knife, attacked around 10 o’clock, hitting McGuire in the arm and back. McGuire bled to death before 11, after a coroner’s inquest was ordered. Joyce was arrested and awaits grand jury indictment.
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Hampshire Street
James McGuire
McGuire
Salcon and
Snd
Bow Jk Asa Saat
Byrd
Hampshire
John Joyce
McGuire's
Joyce
James
John McGinnig
Meinoie
Kuife
McGinnis
Mecuire
Agen
James McGuire, Jr
Joyce Paseed
Hamphire Street
McGuire’s
Hew
MecGuire
AlcGuire
Bifle
Calaboose
Ireland
Quincy
Detroit
Brown
E. R
Seeborn
E. Ellis
Bolton
T. EB. Duran
Henry Head
John Crockett
Eb.’ Littlefield
J. M. Grantham
Hugh Smyth
Henry Smith
Jesse Landrum
J. T. Bradford
McGinpin
Jas. McGuire,Jr
Jas. Tate
E. Sechorn
Lagter
James. McGuire
Garibaldi
Toronto Globe
Newas
Harmodius
Italy
Cavour
Garitaldi
Hinnabal
Garibilli
Quincy College Rebrands as Johnson College Opens New Term
The fall term closes and winter term opens at the rebranded Quincy College, now Johnson College. Examinations showcase student proficiency, with strong faculty leadership and plans for broader study offerings, improved management, and larger enrollment to 200.
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Johnson College
Wny
Quincy
Adams
Johnson
Public trial of Abbess Mitrofania shocks Russia
A Hustern Bud correspondent reports from St. Petersburg that the Journal de St. Peters burg published Brausel Conference notes as the Abbess Mitrofania trial grips the empire. Public scrutiny of church abuses rises, judges erratic, and calls for reform echo through the audience. The Abbess has been convicted and sentenced, but further consequences for church privileges are feared.
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Moscow
Hustern Budget
St. Petersburg
Saya
Journal
de St. Petersburg
T-Em
Mitrafania
Mitrofania
Msecow Sud
Resumption of Specie Payments and Treasury Plan
Secretary of the Treasury argues for resuming specie payments, outlining the need to redeem legal tender notes, limit currency expansion, and prepare a gradual but definitive path back to coin. It proposes converting notes to bonds, loans if needed, and bank reserve requirements to restore stable credit and public confidence.
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United States
Stapledges
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Mente Ee
Horder
Witc
Isnd
United
Cass
Rency
Jeremiah Horrox First Observer of Transit of Venus
The article recounts Jeremiah Horrox near Liverpool who predicted and observed the first transit of Venus. A devout young astronomer, he corrected Kepler tables, calculated the next transit, and witnessed Venus crossing the sun, dying at twenty two. His vision preceded later global observations by 130 years.
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St. Nicholas
Venus
Jeremiah Horrox
Liverpool
England
Horrox
Hoysstrono
Beila
Herrox
Richard Rittenhouse
Longfellow Seen At Funeral and Cambridge Home Tour
A New York World letter recounts Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at Agusain funeral with Cherubini’s requiem in a flower scented Cambridge chapel. It notes his aging appearance, three daughters, and a bustling residence often visited by locals and travelers seeking a glimpse of the poet. A visitor once asked his name. he replied I live here.
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Henry
Martha
Leninel
Varxba
Louisa
Slimmer
Blumer
Suimmer
New York
Edga Dean Proctor
Moulton
United States
Fullerton
Benjamin J. Silman
Pallerton
Tracey
Miss Proctor
Beecher
Bowen
Tilton
Brooklyn
Henry J. Raymond
Butler
Geo. Butler
Justifica
Beeecher
Meg Ts
Vance
Wee
Brooklyn Zagia
Tracy & Co
Sullivan Ahould
Misa Proctor
Heresay
Longfellow
New York World Saga
Agusain
Old College
Cherubini
Cambridge
Teekera
Poets
Reverend Mountebant Shows Sermon in Theatrical Style
In the New York Sun, Mr Talmage displayed a clever stunt by asking for police protection while delivering his sermon at theatres yesterday. The plan drew a crowded audience and resembled a moral circus, suggesting he could have earned wealth and fame as a circus manager if not in the ministry.
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Mountebant
New York Sun
Talmage
Engineer dies at post on Union Pacific near Cheyenne
A Union Pacific engineer delivering a passenger train in the Cheyenne area fell seriously ill but kept the locomotive at high speed to reach Cheyenne ahead of schedule. Before relief could take over, he told the incoming engineer to take the engine and died within minutes, demonstrating notable grit.
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Creyenne
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Balt
Smuggling bust unfolds with Paris costumes from Lyceum troupe
New York dispatch reveals a fashionably dressed woman posing as a Soldene Opera member to clear eight trunks of Paris costumes duty free. Chizzola, Lyceum manager, denied any engagement. trunks later found at a Broadway residence, contents valued between five and twenty thousand dollars. Officials continue investigations with more developments anticipated.
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Boston Globe
Soldene Opera
Lyceum Theater
Paris
Sue
C. A. Chizzola
Lyceum
Chizzola
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Treasury
The Duties of a Cardinal from the Pittsburgh Commercial
The article explains the rank and roles of cardinals as the Pope's closest ecclesiastical body. It notes they form the Pontiff's senate and are styled as secular princes, ranking with electors and potential successors to St Peter. It mentions three cardinal classes and suggests American faithful may soon gain this distinction.
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Pitteburg Commercial
Domenec
St. Peter
America
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