15 Nov 1873
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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1873
Page
1
A long financial dispatch details October debt recap and currency totals, with notes on private bank losses, railroad troubles, and bank circulars. It reports distressed firms like Jay Cooke & Co, A W Sprague, and Claflin & Co facing liquidity issues, plus treaty talk and stock movements across cities, ports, and railroads.
The article reports Consul-General George Butler's description of Said Pasha as cultured and rich, ruling Egypt with vast wealth beyond Haroun and Raschid. Butler notes Pasha's 27 palaces, four wives, a large harem, and monthly income between 9 and 10 million dollars, with a bid for kingship opposed by European treaties.
An anecdote recalls Napoleon III's intervention to stabilize grain and meat markets. He would order large supplies, loan money, and guarantee shipments to ease bread shortages, detailing a trusted aide instructed to borrow 60,000 barrels and secure Odessa and New York flour to soothe the poor.
A Springfield Mass Republican reprints a Rhode Island view contrasting the Sprague firm led by Gov William Sprague with Brown & Ives. It describes wealth, influence, investments, and political power centered in Providence and the state’s industries and politics.
Prof G. C. Riley of St. Louis envisions a 1970s future where Southern Atlantic and Southwestern states host silk reeling plants. He cites Missouri’s southern counties and abundant osage orange as suitable silk food, arguing silk could be produced cheaply with cocoons grown locally or imported from the Pacific coast.
The Scientific American lectures warn that camphor acts as a nervous stimulant in moderate doses and irritates the stomach in larger amounts, risking convulsions, excessive nerve irritation, and potential death. It cautions against home use due to its dual actions and dangers.
Wisconsin re elects Liberal Governor Taylor over Washburn by 5 to 8 thousand. Minnesota selects Davis Republican for Governor. Virginia shows Conservative victory by large margin. Chicago municipal race favors Colvin’s People’s ticket over Bond. New York statewide majorities favor Democrats. Brooklyn and Detroit elect Republicans. Ames wins in Mississippi by 15 thousand. Farmers ticket leads in twenty seven counties of Illinois. Bishop Ealy dies in Lynchburg and actress Laura Weene dies in New Jersey. General Wardee dies in Wytheville.
General Baker reports 16 105 net pensioners admitted and 10 223 dropped for various reasons in the year ending June 30 1873. Net gain 6 182 raises total pensioners to 238 111 across all classes. In New York the Tweed trial opened with a protest over Judge Davis and the judge vows to take no action on the paper as the case proceeds.
Reports detail suspected shipboard deaths among officers and passengers after a blaze, a false French ministry resignation, and arrests in France over a kidnapping plot. Dominion Parliament opens with a new cabinet lineup and prorogation announced. Spain reports a Carlist victory amid shifts in leadership and insurgent clashes in Cuba despite major Republican losses.
The passage recalls a mix of theater anecdotes and social asides. A newsboy incident prompts a witty exchange with a shoemaker wine merchant, followed by a joke about a sherry cobbler. An actor delivering a servant's line is heckled, then defends his benefit plan to win audience favor.
A historical note details Memphis deaths during the height of yellow fever, outlining the surge in fatalities and the impact on the city’s population and public health responses.
A Letter From Europe recounts a multilingual shopping moment where a visitor tests a French or Italian shopkeeper’s understanding. The dialogue features gestures and mis communications, with emphasis on price, deception, and cultural clash in a vivid travel note.
Timber lasting through ages in salt mine galleries and pilings shows that impregnation with gall or immersion in water improves durability. Brick and stone structures decay faster without protective measures. External paint extends life, but does not halt internal dry rot once started.
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