Illinois Editors Enjoy National Capital Trip and Mount Vernon Visit
Correspondent from Washington describes Illinois editors touring Mount Vernon and Washington’s Tomb aboard a chartered steamer Arrow. Senator Logan and several Representatives joined the party with wives and daughters, as brass bands played patriotic airs along the Potomac in delightful weather.
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Wasurcrox
D.C
Illinois
Ilinois
Mount Vernon
Potomac
Minois
Logan
Clements
Burchard
Barrierc
Fort
Murdie
McNults
Myra Bradwell
Duty to our Fellows and Decorating the Graves
A sermon on Leviticus 19 17th and 18th verses links moral duties to social harmony and national reconciliation. Rev Isaac Moses honors both Union and Confederate graves, urges sympathy for all mourners, and urges love thy neighbor as thyself guiding wartime conduct and postwar unity.
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Isaac Moses
Reform Congregation
B’nai Sholom
Israel
Han
United States
Tne
North
South
Rabies in Dogs A Guide to Early Signs and Final Symptoms
The article outlines two conditions for rabid dogs and details early behavioral changes such as loss of liveliness, depraved appetite, and unprovoked snapping. It notes at-large dogs show sullen, unalert behavior. later stages feature ropy mucus, hoarse bark, drooping jaw, swallowing difficulty, and hind limb weakness. Observations emphasize that dogs may keep master contact, respond to kindness, and not always display extreme fury.
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Sanderson
London
Simal
A Louisiana Romance From The Picayune
A Louisiana romance unfolds in New Orleans as a gentlemanly father and his daughter visit a magnolia grove. A poor boy, denied by others, kneels to present a magnolia to the girl, whose wealth and grace are contrasted with the boy’s ragged status, yet he offers with genuine admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Picayune
Magnolia Grove
Accident in Montgomery County Va Injures Two Men
A serious accident in Montgomery County Virginia involved Afr. Thomas Wilson who prepared a pistol like cigar filled with powder handed to Mr. Carr to give to an idiot negro. Mr. Long snatched and lit it causing an explosion that tore out three teeth and blinded Mr. Carr. Joseph T. Eccles of Hillsborough is mentioned as a favorable Republican candidate for Congress in the Sixteenth District.
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Rochefort
San Francisco Chronicle
Montgomery County
Afr
Thomas Wilson
White Sulphur Springs
P. Carr
J. O. Long
Greenville
Joseph T. Eccles
Hillsborough
Congress
Eccles
Ulnats
Opposed to strewing flowers on rebel graves in Decoration Day
The writer praises past observances but condemns honoring rebel dead with flowers. He argues Decoration Day should honor Northern soldiers while avoiding reconciliation with the Confederacy. The piece condemns blending honored dead with traitors and warns against sentimental ties to the South.
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Gatessone
Hoya
Thag S
Peroer
College Ark
S. A. Gardiner
Orchard City
Burlington
Gardiner
South
Fees of New York dentists and surgeons in the period
A New York observer reports high dental and medical fees with physicians earning modest incomes from office practice and calls. Surgeons charge $5 per ordinary visit, $25 to $250 for operations, and some cases reach $1,000 to $4,500. Dentists ask $5 to $30 per tooth plus higher rates for exams and operations, with yearly incomes cited from $5,000 to $50,000 and long waits for new patients.
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New York
Willard Parks
Geneman
James R. Wood
Carnoclan
Alkingon
Europe
General Hurlbut seeks naval academy exam from district
Tele telegrams report General Hurlbut will undergo a competitive examination for appointment to the Naval Academy from his district soon. The piece also notes Chief Justice Dixon of Wisconsin may resign to form a Milwaukee law partnership.
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Telegerazs
Hurlbut
Naval Academy
Dixon
Wisconsin
Supreme Bench
Milwaukee
Peoria County
Rapi Township
Washington
Joan
Treasury
New York City
Robert Reid
Helena
Ark
Elisha W. Cannon
Cannon
Friends
Williams
Congress
Oregon
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Beveridge
United States
Chillan
Santiago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Fort Madison
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
Sangamon Circuit Court
Clarrett
Jas. J. Wolverton
la Salle
St. Louis
Chicago
Bancombe
P. W. Harts
Springfield
Rummel
Supreme Court
Insect Eating Birds the Farmers Best Friends
Palmer argues insects ruin crops and that restoring native birds will curb pests. He cites bluebirds and swallows as vital allies, details birdhouse tips, and urges farmers to provide nesting homes to rebalance ecosystems and protect orchards.
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New York Evening Post
Frank HB. Palmer
Boston
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of
Mr. Palmer
Afr
Palmer
Planetary Flirtations and Celestial Events
A historic calendar of celestial happenings lists Mercury at sunset June 27, Mara and the Sun in conjunction July 6 morning, Jupiter and Venus near August 12 evening, a partial annular eclipse on October 10 visible in Asia, Venus at its closest November 10, the December 10 transit of Venus across the Sun, and Mars and Venus close on December 15.
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Mercury
Mara
Jupiter
Venus
Asia
Africa
Europe
Mars
Modern Tartuffe Lafosse Faces Bourges Court
The Correctional Tribunal of Bourges, as reported by Pall Afall Gazette, tried and condemned Jean w ep tistes Lafosse born 1815 Villebandoo. A former preacher who swindled, he served multiple prison terms, forged documents, and later wore a hospital attendant role before again donning the surplice.
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Balzac
Bourges
Pall Afall Gazette
Jean Weptistes Lafosse
Villebandoo
Mount St. Michel
Pre
Brest
Lafore
Raynal-Duplisals
Ill Result of Cumulative Voting in Pennsylvania
An early Pittsburgh Commercial critique explains cumulative voting as used in a Lancaster county directors election. A minority used seven votes per share to concentrate on four directors, outvoting the majority’s seven nominees and seizing control. The example shows 400 minority shares beating 600 majority votes, rendering the minority effectively equal to the majority in a two‑seat race.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Lancaster County
Reverend Burglar Arrests Shake Bayou Barataria Church
A story from Bayou Barataria near Algeris Louisiana details Reverend Madison Lewis a Black pastor who burglarized Afra Patterson’s grocery and home then used a church fund selling stolen goods to his congregation. Police arrested him as others from the flock were also detained and church services suspended.
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Madison Lewis
Bayou Barataria
Algeris
Afra
Patterson
New Orleans
Madison
Calaboose
Barrataria Bayou
Fearful Plot Frustrated On Parker City Railroad Trestle
Four men led by Terrence Clune and John Phinney were arrested for attempting to derail a Parker and Karns City Railroad train crossing Bear Creek. The plan aimed to send a four-car passenger train into a deep ravine, with rails pulled and spikes removed. Detectors W W Clay and Darius Magee tracked the case, leading to successful arrests.
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Titusville
Parker City
Penon
Terrence Clune
Emlington
Penn
John Phinney
Bear Creek
Parker and Karns City
W. W. Clay
Darius Magee
Clerical Anecdote on Foreordination and Pulpit Exchange
In a Boston Congregationalist tale, Rev. Dr. Storra asserts decrees foreordain a pulpit exchange with Rev. Dr. Osgood. Meeting mid-journey, Osgood counters by choosing to preach in his own pulpit, implying a break with divine decree, while Storrs contemplates uncertainty of predestination.
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Boston
Storra
Braintree
Osgood
Springfield
Oagood
Dr. Good
Dr. Osgood
Horace
Dr. Storrs
Longmeadow
Of With the Old Love
A New England woman, engaged to one man, runs away with another on the eve of her wedding. The elopement occurs as the bride is ready for the ceremony, with the first lover marrying her in a nearby village. The tale, relayed by Troy Vimy, frames a dramatic interlude of passion and haste.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Lake Shore
Michigan
Jeneth
United States
Bruce Adams
United States District Court
Iowa
Vinton
Adams
Farnham Street
Bierkower
Miss Hayland
New York
Saratoga
Troy
New England
Na 2
Murder case links Costley to Hawkes death in Boston hotel
Boston detectives find an envelope bearing Costley’s name with pistol cartridges like those found in Hawkes's brain at the Hanover hotel where Julia Hawkes was murdered. A matching shoe and a buggy seat clue tie Costley to the crime, with authorities molding a circumstantial case as the body’s transport and river disposal are traced.
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Boston
Hanover
Costley
Julia Hawkes
Thasa
Philadelphia Centennial Arms Show Relics and Notable Figures
Boston Post notes a Philadelphia Centennial display featuring Gettysburg relics and remarks on notable figures. It mentions ex governor Stone of Iowa declining an anti monopoly bid, and Judge Duff not seeking Congress in the eighteenth district.
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Boston Post
Colorado
Nashville
Gettysburg
Wm. M. Stone
Iowa
Congress
Oskaloosa
Joncaboro
Andrew D. Duff
Moses
Northampton
Mass
West
Cincinnati
Sodom
Gomorrah
Peoria Farmers
Brimfield
Louisiana
Agricultural College of Iowa
Rankin
New York
Detroit
Blilwaukeee
Grand Rapide
Brake
Stranger at Little Rock hotel robs stamp rack incident
A man visiting Little Rock asked to buy stamps at a hotel. A bystander offered stamps and six cents for the taken ones. The stranger grabbed two stamps, returned the rest and the money, then angrily declared stamps would not be accepted and left muttering in offense.
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Arkansian
Little Rock
New York
Aca
Spologica
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Mt. Vernon
Washingto
Italy
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Hollingsworth
Wastington
Union
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Maryland
Dlinvis Ladivatad
Boa
Tue Bann
Clemeits
Jon Brown
Weotz
Mattoon Journal
Taylor
Whitney
Bailey
Geo. H. Harlow
Wadher
Tome
EG Merritt
Giris
Ays
Deacon Phillips
Capitol
Omarrow
Rant
John Overend
Ireland
Mary Horsefeldt
San Francisco
San Diego
Steamboat Slough
Sacramento River
Ubach
Miguel Aquino
Gordon & Hastard
Diego
Chicago Tribune
Springfield Journal
Peoria Transcript
St. Louis Democrat
Quincy Whig
Boomington Pantograph
St. Loui Globe
Dean Stn
Ile
Joan A. Logan
London Morning Post
Corps
Metaire Ridge
A. Guillotte
Piseros
Bradshaw
Sandsy
Pollah Hexites
England
Stefen Poles
London Standard
Count Schonvaloff
Poland
Memorial Services
America
Galesburg
Hebel
News York Enyopleaend
Omaha
Nebraska
Wyoming Hall
Edith Hayland
Omaha Republican
Wyoming Territory
Kansas City Board of Trade
Air
Robinson
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Texas Central Road
Kansas City
Galveston
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Rockford
Ways and Means
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Starkweather
Kankakee
Lafayette, la Salle and
Clinton
Sheldon
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Indy
Donaldson
Island Ten
Murphy
Granger
Rheims
Meaux
Rennes
Conderaey
Our
Anon Om Telegraph
John H. Yeager
Belleville
Advocate
Rutz
Jackson Te Whiz
Tribune
J. Sellers
J. N. Patterson
Cotton Grove
Sellers
A. J. Sellers
Stratchrway
Potters
Jackson
Ech
Ellera
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