Multiple 19th century US news briefs summarized
Election returns show the first constitutional amendment passing in most counties with large majorities and a notable defeat attempt on technical grounds. Various reports cover a state senator's contempt case, a German woman murdered by her son in Louisville, and a railroad executive's son dying by suicide in Chicago. Additional items note emigration from Germany, moonshining conflicts in North Carolina, and journalistic ownership rumors in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Noble County
San Francisco
Sacramento
State Senate
Kane
Louisville
Wilhelmina Treske
Eleventh Street
Jefferson
William
Gellert Rescues Syria in Turbulent Sea Incident
The Gellert tows the Syria after the latter sails from New Orleans to Liverpool with a broken rudder and damaged stern. Sailors refuse aid and Captain Johnson abandons the Syria as it cannot stay afloat with 5000 bales of cotton and 200 tons of oil cakes aboard.
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Gellert
Ixuhlerwein
Hamburg
Syria
Johnson
New Orleans
Liverpool
Tyria
Kuhlerwelt
Horrific Burmese Sacrifices and Royal Executions Reported
The report describes 700 people sacrificed at Mandalay to restore King Theebaw’s health, buried alive under city walls rather than burned, and notes astrologers urged a capital move. It also covers the execution of Otero in Madrid for attempting to assassinate the King, detailing his arrest, courtroom sequence, and his youth.
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Mandalay
Burmah
Theebaw
Mount Shoby
Otero
Plaza di Oriente
Lugo
Madrid
Millionaire's Fortune Boldly Shaped by Mining Stocks
A narrative from The Daily Mining News follows a self made investor who arrived from Ireland as a boy and built wealth through mining plays. He details purchases of Central and Consolidated Virginia, large gains, heavy losses in Sierra Nevada and Union, and a habit of secrecy about his affairs.
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Ireland
Hudson River
San Francisco
Jhe
Daily Mining News
Central
California
Jssi
Consolidated Virginia
Sierra Nevada
Union
Tilden Withdraws From Presidential Contest
Prominent Democrat says Mr. Tilden sent a letter declining candidacy before the Cincinnati Convention and withdrawing his name due to ill health. A prior withdrawal letter was prepared two months ago but delayed by friends. Separately, the House elections committee recommends Washburn and Donnelly removal and seating actions. Richard Van Voorhees Navy officer, oldest active, dies in New York at age 97.
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Tilden
New York
Syracuse
Cincinnati
Washburn-Donnelly
House Committee On Elections Today
Manning
House
William D. Washburn
Ignatius Donnelly
Wisconsin
Richard van Voorhees
Sailwaker
United States Navy
Woman Hermit Lives A Frigid Life On Shawangunks
A Philadelphia Times correspondent from Greenville New York describes Julia Still a Georgia born recluse on the Shawangunk Mountains who supports herself from small interest income and has lived without a fire for seven years or more her cabin lacking stove or fireplace despite severe cold.
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Philadelphia Times
Greenville
Orange County
N. Y
Shawangunk Mountains
Julia Still
Georgia
Parting in Faithful Farewell Across the Jordan
A Logansport Journal poem reflects on farewell and faith as believers part for distant regions. It speaks of enduring friendship, prayer, and the hope of meeting above in the promised land beyond death. The speaker asks for remembrance and spiritual support as they depart.
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Jordan's River
Promised Land
A Matter of Habit and a City in Fire
The piece contrasts the virtue of regular habits with the need for flexibility in life. It cites a life ruled by routine, then recounts a catastrophic urban fire that devastates 68 streets and 11,464 houses, leaving over 40,000 homeless. Relief funds flow as Tsukiji and American legation properties suffer in the disaster.
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Tsukiji
Destructive Tokyo Fire December 26
The Japan Gazette reports a devastating fire in Tokyo on December 26 near Nihonbashi. Windy gale aided spread, with seven blazes, burning ships, dockyard, and prison at Ishikawa island. Over 260 people perished as families fled through smoke and flames.
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The
Japan Gazette
Tokio
Nihonbashi
Ishikawa
Sumida
Gambling dispute at Newmarket features Sir William Call and Sid ney Paget
A detailed account compares the Sidney Paget and Sir William Call gambling dispute at Newmarket with stake plays at the Turf Club. Paget downplays obligations while Call asserts a £500 settlement plan. Jervis and Aylesford dispute proceeds, and the Turf Club declines interference. A second item describes a baby elephant at the zoo, its mother Hebe guarding it as observers note the tender maternal bond and the elephant’s playful hours.
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London
William Call
Sidney Paget
Paget
Marcus Bresford
Lord Aylesford
St. Vincent Jervis
Newmarket
Lord Hastings
Marcus Beresford
Sidney Piet
Napoleon
Sidney
Bath
Aylesford
Call
Baccarrat
Jervis
Turf Club
Hebe
Philadelphia's Curious Baby Elephant Delights City Crowd
The baby elephant at Cooper Bailey stables draws crowds with 300 visitors eager for a glimpse. The young pachyderm wandered to a stack of hay and settled to sleep, while caretakers monitor her safety amid high public interest and gingerbread temptations.
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Philadelphia Times
Cooper & Bailey
Twentythird Street
Ridge Avenue
Asia and Africa suffer massive volcanic and earthquake losses
The past year saw rare African outbreaks with Ibo Mozambique destruction and July Cairo shocks. Asia endured major quakes from Himalaya Persia Java to Northwest China, with 4000 plus deaths and widespread village destruction.
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Africa
Canaries
Madagascar
Ibo
Mozambique
Cairo
Great Pyramid
Asia
Himalaya
Persia
Mianeh
Manan
Tark
Java
Smeru
Gede
Tjandjoer
Batavia
China
Kansu
Shenshi
A Yankee Egg Register Invention to Stamp Fresh Eggs
An invention by a Bridgc ort Yankee uses a rubber stamp with a movable date placed in a hen nest. When the hen lays, her foot triggers an electric disk that stamps the egg with an indelible date. The stamp is reset each evening to prevent cheating and assure buyers of fresh eggs.
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Thomas S. Dobbins, Jr
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Chicago and Pacific Railroad
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Brenham
William P. Ralston
Robert Ficklin
Waco
Will Hardwick
John French
Moon-Silviers
Statesville
N. C
Bryan
Buck Singleton
Movoon-Shiners
Singleton
John Green
Moon-Shiners
Indianapolis Journal
Tom Brady
United States
John C. New
E. B. Martindale & Co
Martindale
Brady
New
Alexander Ilson
Covington
Bovineton Umber Yard
Dubuque
Iowa
W.C. Robinson
Flower
Main Street
Western
Toronto
Breman
Burlington
Wis
J. R. Hart
Grant
Blaine
Hayes
Sherman
Washburne
Edmunds
Kansas Bolt
the Times
Kansas
James C. Blaine
Pennsylvania
Ulysses
Henderson
Missouri
New Republican Central Campaign Club
Sheridan
Republican Party
Foreign News
New York Tribune
Washington
Logansport Journal
Holmes
Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
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