Duel With Pocket-Knives Ends in Captain Clark's Death
Captain Clark once with the Freedmen's Bureau and linked to a Catahoula parish plantation died after a knife duel with Mr. Jacob Garrett. The confrontation followed a dispute over Clark’s alleged plantation interest and concluded with both men injured. Clark died twelve hours later.
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New Orleans
Captain Clark
Freedmen’s Bureau
Blackwater
Jacob Garrett
Catahoula Parish
Clark
Ciarrett
Garrett
Arosa
Oon
Mr. Garrett
Vast Coal Mine Disaster Near Lugan Tore Through Saxony
In Saxony near Lugan a thousand five hundred foot coal pit collapsed on July 7 burying 102 miners. Rescue plans aimed to reach bottom with a sinking process to recover bodies while officials face blame from angry crowds. Diamonds In The United States: California diamonds spark debate on future mining and wealth as specimens impress at the Academy of Science and Governor Lyon’s Idaho gems prompt cautious hopes.
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Ctormin
Lugan
Saxony
Onil
Ony
United States
California
Academy of Science
East Indies
Brazil
Serra Fino
Silliman
Istoria
Broadway
Academy
Whitney
Indies
Igte
Lyon
Idaho Diamantis
Idaho
Territorial
Manchester
James River
Richmond
James
Rende
Georgia
North Carolina
Boston
Contmerce
Pall Mall Gazette on English orators and speech
The Pall Mall Gazette criticizes English speakers, arguing many orators fail to be understood due to mumbling and poor articulation. It laments consonant heavy speech and suggests clearer pronunciation requires decisive opening and closing of the lips.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Woman Recovered Part of Claim in Morphine Death Case
Mary Brown says she recovered 3500 dollars from Dr Wins ton in Nashville for the death of her husband by morphine overdose. The claim totals 10600 dollars. The case centers on medical fault and damages in the Nashville area.
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Mary Brown
Winston
Nashville
Reminiscences on Maximilian Lived in Mexico by Auvergne
A Paris Figaro writer, M. Auvergne, recounts portraits of Maximilian, his habits at Chapultepec, and court life in Mexico. The piece notes his scientific interests, routine from four to nine, the simple dinners with Empress Carlota, and anecdotes about looters and courtiers including Lopez and Bombeille.
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Maximilian
Mexico
Paris Figaro
M. Auvergne
M. d’Auvergne Snys
Danton
Desbarrolles
Chapultepec
Archduke
Europe
Fsnally
Havana
Lopey
Queretaro
Lopex
Lopez
Imperial Chateau
Che Gneard
Palatine Guard
Count de Bombeile
Carlotta
Legion of Honor
Harvard Class of 1817 Holds Boston Reunion
Harvard's 1817 graduates gathered at the Revere House in Boston for a Saturday evening reunion. Notables absent included George Bancroft, with survivors listing Caleb Cushing George B. Emerson Joseph Coolidge Roy Samuel d. May of Syracuse ex Mayor Green of Cambridge Col Jus. We. Sever Charles WH. Warren Stephen Salisbury David Leo Child Samuel EB. Sewell and Rev Dr Stephen H Tyne.
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Harvard
Revers House
Boston
George Bancroft
Caleb Cushing
George B. Emerson
Joseph Coolidge
Roy. Samuel d. May
Syracuse
Mayor Green
Cambridge
Jus. We. Sever
Charles WH. Warren
Stephen Salisbury
David Leo Child
Samuel EB. Sewell
Stephen H. Tyne
Beacon Thomas Clark Dies Suddenly After Sermon in Norwalk
Beacon Thomas Clark of the Baptist Church collapsed and died instantly after concluding an exhortation during a conference meeting in Norwalk Connecticut on Sunday.
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Norwalk
Conn
Beacon Thomas Clark
The
Baptist Church
Moral influence of coffee and wine on the mind
A paragraph from a French Academy séance reports experiments on self with coffee and wine as sole foods. The subject describes rapid shifts from cold selfish intellect under coffee to calm benevolence under wine, noting heightened sensitivity and altered motivation. The author groups foods into two classes: those affecting intellect and motion, and those affecting sensibility.
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French Academy of Science
Marvels in Paris Exhibition Draws Private Viewers
A Paris private exhibition showcases a vast marvel collection of emeralds turquoises sapphires and diamonds. A jade boat and opal cup feature among prized pieces valued in the millions of francs. The exhibitor invites touch then locks the items away before returning to a restaurant as sovereign observers arrive.
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Paris
Cobnoisseurs
Ibis
Ata
Ansat
European Fashion Critique and Notable Local Reports
A European tourist tires of a famed chignon style, noting its inferiority and mass appeal. The piece records a death by dropsy, nickel mining in Pennsylvania led by Joseph Wharton, a Michigan rattlesnake bite anecdote, the Lindell Hotel safe recovery in St. Louis, and meteoritic stone collections in Calcuttia and Paris, highlighting global curiosities and local industry.
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Pennsylvania
Fourtean
Lancaster
Gap
Joseph Wharton
Philadelphia
Camden
Notable 19th Century Figures and Events Highlighted
A roundup of brief items includes President Johnson presenting a Japanese tycoon with a gold watch. John Mortissey’s Wall Street gains of over 200000. the death of Sir William Laf wrence in London. Robert Hendershott’s career shifts from drummer boy to railway conductor. Ren Poxly Poore’s esteemed associations. Captain Duncan’s Mediterranean excursionists and Conan Dabney’s hospitality at the Azores. Charlotta Cushman’s Rome years and US consul E Cushman. an Albion man’s family dispute over 1500 in furniture. Harvard College class of 1817’s 50th anniversary honors listing alumni distinctions.
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Johnson
Japan
John Mortissey
Wall Street
Congress
William Lafwrence
London
Robert Henshaw Hendershott
Rappahannock
Poughkespsie
Union Pacific Railroad
Fort Sedgwick
Omahe
Ren. Poxly Poore
Flon
Henry W. Hilliard
Victoria and Albert
Carlotta
Dabney
Dr. Webster
Boston
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance ad and cures notice
An advertising notice touts Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance of Milwaukee with 17 500 members and assets over 2 300 000, describing its governance by policyholders and profits shared among them. includes a piano shop ad and Holloway’s Pills claims with medical assertions and widespread drugstore availability.
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Northwestern Mutual Life Iasurance Company
Lwaukee
Daggett
PAW
Kellogg
Ofica
Main Street
Milwaukee
Azid
Pyapopsia Cure Promoted Amid Digestive Remedies
An odd historic note touts Con's Dysapopsia Garo as a universal cure for indigestion and stomach disorders. The claim emphasizes its rapid effect against dyspeptic symptoms and related ailments, presenting it as the most wonderful remedy known.
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Yieida
Con
Misleading Mandrake Pills Promoted for Liver Ailments
An old advertisement touts Dr. Schenck’s Mandrake Pills as cures for liver diseases and biliousness. It claims the pills relax secretions, promote bile discharge, clear obstructions, and aid digestion. The copy promises safety and efficacy, urging readers to ask for the remedy and noting stamps with the doctor’s likeness.
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Variana
Biliona Diaordara
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Elas
General Intelligence
Balgo
Father Taylor
Turin
Geneva
Artford
Brebanan
Mich
Lindell
St. Louis
Gen. Donaldson
Cal. Donaldson
Geological Museum of
Calcuttia
Charlotta Cushman
Rome
Sanitary Fund
E. Cushman
Emily Stebbins
Misa Cushman
Thomas Reed
Albion
Orleans County
Harvard College
Navy
Supreme Court
Congres
Massachusetts
Musle
H. N. Hempsted
Alain Street
Holloway
Stig
Namera
Acme
Nat
Cork
U. H. Ham
DRAKE
New Ferk
Olence
Ogden
Order St
New York
GomVarsium
Ibn
Rolure
Edward & Wilson
Mayiewly
Wilamabarg
Kings Co
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