Rumors of War and Global News From the Era
A patchwork of late 19th century items notes tensions between China and Japan, goop discoveries in Australia and the New South Wales region, and social notes on Lincoln’s widow and Mormon missions. It records political votes, legislative changes, trade figures, and cultural notices including Longfellow’s death and a Cincinnati May festival lineup with notable soloists.
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Japan
New South Wales
Queensland
Comet expected to rival 1880 sighting in six weeks
A new comet discovered by Prof Wells of Albany is approaching Earth at 2,000,000 miles per day and should be naked-eye visible in about six weeks. It started 164,900,000 miles away and resembles Donati's comet of 1558 with a small perihelion distance.
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Pro. Wells
Albany
Donati
Chicago
Lowell
Vulcan Powder Factory
San Francisco
Swaim
Mason
Aneta
Ind
Billy the Kid
Minneapolis
New York
Oberlin
Ohio
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ida Smith
Richmond
Senate
David Davis
Sherman
Barnum
Morgan
J. M. Nash
Cincinnati
New Memphis
Jeannette
Scheutze
Irkursz
D.T. Lawson
Pittsburg
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Southland
Lousiana
Myra Clark Gaines
New Orleans
J. Y. Christmas
Washington
W. G. Whitney
Gaines
O’leary
Galveston
Moscow
Russia
Mark Lane
Pelton
Poulet
England
Father Feehan
Rathdowney
Ireland
Humbert
Rome
Vatican
Sara Bernhardt
Chamber of Deputies
Burnaby
Dover
France
Boulonne
Franz Josef
Austria
Vienna
William
Germany
Italy
Spain
Morocco
Dreamland
Havre
Geneva
United States
Trish
Thurles
London
America
St. Petersburg
Nihilisti
Little Garder Street
Rourke
O Egan
Naas
Dublin
Foster
London Globe
Longfellow
London Docks
Woolwich
Panama Canal Company
Ingersoll
Congress
Worcestershire
Ngland
Ryder
United States Fish Commission
Jacksonville
Florida
Sweden
Stockholm
New Hampshire
John
Harris
Valparaiso
Chile
South America
Africa
Toronto
Mansion House Jewish Relief Committee Receives 320000
The Mansion House Jewish Relief Committee has received $320,000 in donations. The gift boosts relief efforts and supports the organization’s ongoing aid programs.
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Mansion House
Jewish Relief Committee
Congressional Summary March 22 Senate and House actions
Senate passed the diplomatic appropriation with amendments and continued work on the lifesaving service bill. In the House the Chinese immigration bill was further discussed.
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Senate
House
Senate and House Action on Immigration and Tariff Bills
Senate reports several bills and moves Indian appropriation to committee of the whole. Tariff commission bill is debated. House continues discussion of the Chinese immigration bill and rejects Kayson amendments limiting exclusion to ten years. The bill passes with strong approval.
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Senate
Coalendar
House
Kayson
Yeas
Senate and House bills advance in spring session
In March, the Senate reports several bills including a joint resolution for printing Mr Blaine memorial address which was adopted. Life saving service and tariff commission bills are discussed. In the House private bills were considered.
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FrRuipay
Senate
Mr. Blaine
Life Saving Service
Tariff Commission
House
Legislative committee meeting with pension bills considered
The Committee of the Whole reported and passed one item. An evening session reviewed private pension bills before adjourning until Monday.
Senate tariff bill discussed. House debates DC measure
Monday reports the tariff commission bill further discussed by the Senate while the House takes up the District of Columbia bill as a special order without final action.
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Tariff Commission
Senate of Congress
Senate
United States
Congress
House
District of Columbia
Man's Boasted Government and Women's Political Equality
A critique of male dominated government arguing that four and a half million soldiers and a billion dollars are needed for peace time, condemning license-based social control, and urging recognition of women's political equality as essential to a better republic. The author questions the Christian civilization of the nineteenth century and calls for a new societal element to improve governance.
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7G Wallace
The Growth of the Beard Across England and America
A historical look at beards in public life noting shifts in fashion from the 19th century. It cites early bearded MPs like George Frederick Muntz, Duke of Newcastle’s beard after war, Prince Albert’s mustaches, and Ulysses S. Grant as the first bearded U.S. president while Lincoln wore heavy chin whiskers.
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New York World
Broadway
Picadilly
England
United States
Mr. Labouchere
House of Commons
George Frederick Muntz
Birmingham
Duke of Newcastle
Lord Aberdeen
George Rishizen
Regland
Prince Albert
Firsit
Charles I
President Grant
Lincoln
Superstitions of Kentucky Negroes
A Louisville Courier Journal writer outlines various Kentucky Black superstitions. Foretelling death follows funeral processions and a dog’s back howl. a long snake hung near a peach field signals profit. turning back on a task is countered by a left finger cross in the path. a stutterer is cured by a blunt, crude act. bewitching methods employ a bloody knife and live lizards, while an owl warns a targeted victim. A poisonous snake bite remedy involves whisky and a specific ritual with a black and white tailed chicken.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
History of the Smallpox Across Ages and Continents
The essay traces smallpox from medieval beginnings in England and Arabia to its spread via crusades through southern Europe, reaching Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and the Americas. It notes vast mortality, linking survival to ignorance and neglect, and honors enduring courage in suffering as well as in battle.
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Edward Richardson
Mississippi
South
Great River
England
Arabia
Europe
Norway
St. Domingo
Mexico
Iceland
Greenland
Tyrian Purple Color of Ancient Magenta Described
Tyrian purple, the magenta hue of ancient times, is explained as the color associated with historic textiles and royal insignia. The phrase highlights its unique dye lineage and famous use in classical civilizations.
A mosaic of odd news items from the era
A curious column lists diverse snippets from 19th century life including saloon counts, bridge projects, fashion, estate planning tricks, pensions, a giant catfish in a hotel parlor, whale fishing on Delaware Bay, a dog-eared goat match, Hebrew population notes, gold ore finds, a Florida railway headlight invention, and a remarkable historical diamond ring with intricate enamel work tied to Indian and Persian craftsmanship.
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St. Louis
Niagara
Omaha
Tilden
Garfield Monument Fund
Kalamazo
Lincoln
Chicago
Cairo
Ill
Delaware Bay
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
New England
Georgia
John Brown
Sarah
Treasury Department
Florida
Mexico
United States Treasury
Sacramento
Menges
A. T. Stewart
Manatee County
Pickens
Colorado
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Harry Garfield
Lulu Rockweill
Col. Rockwell
Bryce Wright
Delhi
Ali
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Legilature
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Western Lakes
Erie Causal
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Liverpool
Henry W. Longfellow
Gareld Memorial Hospital
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Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
State Department
Daniel McSweeny
Commission
Wisconsin
Missouri
Materna
Mozart
Handel
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Schumann
Faust
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Nuernburg
Canton
Berne
Switzerland
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Ilinois
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Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
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Agricultural Department
Maine
Supreme Court of the
Canada
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