National Butter and Cheese Association plans April meeting
Indianapolis reports the National Butter and Cheese Association will meet April 28 at the Board of Trade rooms with the Tile Makers' Association electing J. J. Stringer of Kokomo as President and J. W. Billingsly of Indianapolis as Secretary. Meetings will then be annual, next in December in this city.
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Evictions in Ireland and Political Squares in New York
A New York Tribune dispatch reports Irish eviction distress with hundreds cast into freezing weather, Lord Gormanston named among hard landlords, and famine conditions widening. It also covers Tilden and the Democratic nomination, GOP chances in Chicago, and Whitelaw Reid’s emigrant train departing with forty-three homeless children and sixteen adults. A Santo Domingo fire destroys Samana’s business district, with $1.5 million loss and pillage, plus a London steamer damaged by an iceberg and a poison-weed incident in Brooklyn. The Greenback Labor party meets in Albany with J L Wright chairing.
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Forger Walter Sentenced Twenty Years Penal Servitude
William Henry Walter, examined at the Mansion House and committed for trial on a £900 Bank of England check forgery, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to twenty years penal servitude. He pleaded guilty to all charges including other forgeries and uttering bogus post office orders. Anne Noral Walters was discharged. London March 24. Parliament prorogation speech outlines dissolution and general election plans.
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Locomotive Sulks and aixplains its temper at the depot
A veteran engineer recalls a sulky engine that refused to run, then explains how some locomotives act like humans. He tells of past failures, near disasters, and the idea that engines need care and consistent handling to perform. The piece also highlights railroad lobbying in New York and a Detroit anecdote about a man waiting nine years for thanks from a girl he saved.
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Murder and suicide follow wife’s return from the West
Elmira New York March 24 Sidney Green killed his wife in Lawrenceville Pennsylvania and after a pursuit fatally shot himself. The wife had recently returned from the West as details emerge from the Committee on Credentials and a recess is noted.
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Shermans clash over Apaches and policy stance
A Civil War era memo details Interior Department and War Department tensions over Victoria’s band of Apaches at San Carlos versus Hot Springs. It notes cost to feed families, military expenditures, and a critique of policy, ending with a signed remark by General Sherman.
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Why He Kicked Himself
A Frederick man recalls a narrow escape on an unused railroad side track. His foot caught in a frog as a train neared he freed himself by removing his boot and kicking himself in frustration at his folly.
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Plot to Bomb Winter Palace Discovered by Berlin Police
Berlin police uncovered a plot to blow up the Winter Palace and sent detailed designs to St Petersburg via special couriers ten days before the catastrophe. One of the palace officials responsible later shot himself, while the other suffered a paralytic stroke.
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Full and Empty Stomachs
A business man returns home from a long day and enters a tense mood. The wife avoids delay, the children watch him, and dinner progresses with quiet routine. After soup and roast beef, conversation begins, and laughter returns as the husband’s harsh expression softens into a contented, moonlit calm.
Winter Wheat Losses in South Russia From Frost
Frost hits south Russia winter sowings of erf wheat, causing significant damage to crops. Breeding and protective measures are discussed as responses to the early cold spell.
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