Diverse 19th Century News Highlights From Across Regions
The period notes diverse items: Christiancy divorce, a New York corner case on Jemons, Philadelphia smallpox threat, Michigan forest fires abated by rain, JowA cheese gold medal in England, New York prohibitionists, tobacco price rise from a short crop, European gold flow, promising fall business, Ontario cattle deaths from drought, Mormon influence linked to Apache outbreak, Ecumenical Conference favors arbitration and Christian schools, Albany bribery indictments postponed, Ben Ingersoll profits from lectures, Iroquois wins St Leger in England, Illinois liquor dealers seek national convention in Chicago, Oregon cattle migrating to Montana then Chicago market, Burnside death from heart ventricle spasm, Pennsylvania Railroad train-time reductions, banks owe revenue taxes, Henry Ward Beecher cured of hay fever, Gen Pope on Indian policy, New York police close pool halls, Land League resumed with fury, call for higher taxes on pocket weapons.
Mixed News Items From United States and Australia
The Boston Public Library notes that some Christian families shield the Old Testament from youth. An Indianapolis scientist claims to can trigger rain via a 100 keps powder explosion deep in a well. Senator Ben Hivy risks fatal cancer spreading after tongue surgeries. The Indianapolis Sentinel considers presidential recovery tied to medicine and prayer. Australia hopes to challenge U.S. meat in England with 120 tons shipped to Liverpool. Star Route savings cut by Postmaster General to 0.5 million by Sept 18, aiming for 2 million by Jan 1.
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Indianapolis
Paracline Lunette: French milliner patents Paralune shield
A French milliner unveils the paralune an article to ward off moonray exposure from those previously unprotected. The device promises protection against the blighting lunar rays for fair lunatics and others affected by moonlight.
Sermon Lithographs Sell Cheap in Chicago Market
Advertises lithographed sermons for sale in Chicago at thirty five cents each. Claims current market offers low prices and criticizes poor pulpiteering.
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Chicago
Destructive Typhoon Hits Chinese Coast Near Shanghai
A powerful typhoon battered the coast near Shanghai driving ashore more than 200 vessels. Among wreckage is $3,000,000 worth of tea from the Jorges stored for shipment washed away. The Methodist Ecumenical Conference urged Britain to end opium support.
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China
Shanghai
Methodist Ecumenical Conference
Great Britain
Canada and Ontario seen reshaping ties with Britain
The London Truth contends that Canada and Ontario drift toward eventual federation with the United States due to business and political links. It also highlights Brsour Rimpson as the most notable figure in the Wesleyan Ecumenical Council sessions in London, describing him as tall, dignified, and influential in debate.
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London
Canada
Ontario
United States
Brsuor Rimpson
Miss Cooke Wins Twenty Mile Race At Minnesota Fair
Miss Cooke wins the twenty mile race at the Minneapolis fair by about a hundred yards finishing in 47 minutes 50 seconds. One of her horses named Emma Dixon collapsed and died as she dismounted after completing the sixteenth mile.
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Miss Cooke
Aliss Jewett
Minneapolis, Minn
Fair
Emma Dixon
Fall River mill output surpasses New Orleans in 1877
A New Orleans paper argues for cotton mills in Louisiana noting Fall River’s 1877 cotton output. It claims Fall River produced 340000 bales while New Orleans handled 1300000 bales, asserting greater efficiency or value.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Fall River
Heat Kills River Fish. Cow Scorched in Flash Flood District
Michigan correspondents report in the burned district the intense heat killed the fish in the river and they rose to the surface by hundreds. In Eckland a cow headed for the river became mired and cooked so thoroughly that she fell to pieces when pulled out.
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Michigan
Eckland
Meanest man in Boston closes store for prayer day
The so called meanest man in Boston shut his shop for two hours on the President’s day of prayer so his workers could attend. He then docked each employee two hours for lost time.
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Boston
Agricultural Bureau reports crop conditions worsening amid drought
The monthly Agricultural Bureau report notes sharp declines in cotton, corn, and tobacco due to prolonged drought. In Missouri and Kansas farmers report damage from the chinch bug affecting corn crops.
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Agricultural Bureau
Missouri
Kansas
Woman seeks divorce from two husbands in Chicago court
A Chicago woman petitions for divorce from both spouses. One husband deserted her and wed another woman. she remarried believing him dead. She seeks release from the second marriage as valid but wishes annulment due to its invalidity.
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Chicago
French savan urges repeal of pork import ban
M. Leon Chotteau a French commercial savan who toured major U S cities and spoke to Boards of Trade has published letters to the French Foreign Minister and Chambers of Commerce urging repeal of the law prohibiting American pork imports.
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M. Leon Chotteau
United States
Boards of Trade
France
Pension bureau ring hinted by Dudley amid fraud probe
Commissioner Dudley hints at a ring within the pension bureau that has profited from fraudulent pension claims. He is reportedly pressing a member of the ring to become a government witness to uncover remaining accomplices.
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Washington
Dudley
Pension Bureau
Nine Methodist clergymen split on Rev. Dr. Thomas heresy trial
A church court of nine Methodist clergymen tried Rev. Dr. Thomas of Chicago for heresy. Vote totals show four for and five against on atonement, three for and six against on inspiration, and one for and eight against on future punishment. The report suggests his heresies gained traction in the church.
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Dr. Thomas
Chicago
Thomas
Royal warrant creates Gallery Lodge of Free Masons
The Prince of Wales issues a sign manual warrant forming a new lodge titled The Gallery Lodge. It will be confined to juniors and gallery reporters, with His Royal Highness presiding and appointing officers as specified.
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England
Prince of Wales
Russian diphtheria epidemic reported with high child deaths
Russian journals describe horrific diphtheria outbreaks across communes and parishes. Reports say all children under fifteen have died in some areas as the disease spreads from Bessarabia since 1572. Pattawa province reports 15 543 cases and 18 765 deaths.
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Russia
Bessarabia
South Empire
Pattawa
Tragic lynching follows brutal murder in Louisiana
A Louisiana woman Jane Campbell killed her two children aged ten and twelve with a pine knot for disobedience. After the inquest, a mixed white and black mob dragged Campbell from her cabin near Dyke's Mill and roasted her alive at a stake despite her screams.
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Litter Rock
Jane Campbell
Dyke’s Mill
General Ambrose Fee Burnsides Rhode Island Senator Dies
Gen Ambrose F Burnsides a Rhode Island senator died suddenly at Bristol on the morning of the 13th aged 57. He was a West Point graduate who served in the Mexican War and the Civil War rising to Major General. He had held major public trusts including Governor of Rhode Island and had begun a second Senate term. The piece notes his bravery, honor, and patriotism. The column also mentions a Springfield liquor trade session and a Chicago Woman's Christian Temperance Union session urging prayers for the President's recovery, drawing a contrast between the two groups.
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Ambrose Fe, Burnside
United States
Rhode Island
Bristol
Indiana
West Point
Liquor Dealer’s Association of Illinois
Springfield
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Chicago
Escalating Hostilities with Apaches Prompt Army Reinforcements
The article urges strong military response against Apache raids in Arizona and along the Southern Pacific Railroad. It advocates reinforcing troops with volunteer fighters and waging a harsh campaign until native forces are exterminated or subdued, criticizing the current peace policy as inadequate.
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Arizona
United States
Southern Pacific
Alarming World News From 1880s Era Dispatches
Reports from New York to London cover relief funds for Michigan sufferers, Mormon arrivals for Salt Lake City, anti Judaism emigration, Irish unrest, and political maneuvers on home rule. Boycotted licenses for Irish publicans, land meetings in Clonakitty, and bone shipments to Bristol fertilizer firms are noted.
Embezzlement Probe Tightens. Numerous National Issues Highlight
The Board for Education faces a bond indictment of up to 10 000 as part of an embezzlement inquiry with a shortage estimated at 107 600. Other items note weather broad effects, Guiteau’s secret cell transfer, China and Japan dispute over Loo Choo Islands, and coastal defense moves.
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Lyn Board For Education
Guiteau
China
Japan
Loo Choo Islands
England
Mason
Pittsburg
Sheldon
New Mexico
Cooper Institute
New York City
Washington
Carr
Cibieu
United States
Arizona
Mattoon
Hostley
Vallandingham
New Orleans
State National Guard
Ministers' sons praised as future authors teachers editors
Ex Governor Hendricks of Indiana comments on ministers' sons, noting they are generally good people who become authors, teachers, and editors. He adds that when such men turn worthless it may stem from lacking business training and insufficient religious guidance from their parents.
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Hendricks
Indiana
Band contest awards first prize to Jonesboro band at Anderson
A chaotic hoard of items reports a 19th century miscellany. The Jonesboro band wins first prize at a band contest in Anderson. Other notes include a Madison brass band for women, a Connersville cathedral proposal, violent incidents, a Wabash horse disease, and Underground Railroad stations near Wabash and La Fontaine.
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Anderson
Jonesboro
Gebert
Madison
Connersville
St. Gabriel's School
Bill Myers
Jesse Meharry
Lydia Wilson
Lafayette
Willie Brown
James Brown
Sugar Creek Township
Shelby County
Nat
Garrish
Fortville
Charley Shaffer
Wabash
Earnest Jacobs
Decatur
Jack Davis
Mark Austin
Winchester
Davis
Harrisville
Austin
Brown County
John Hickey
Lafontaine and
Elias Thomas
Canada
la Gre
Liberty Pike
Richmond
Fort Wayne
The Sold Wife Revealed by New York Reporter
A New York reporter interviews Mrs Lauter who says her husband sold her to a lover for one dollar. She calms reticence and begins a spicy tale about her life, mentioning Sam, age about 32, and her love for Jansen despite distrusting her husband.
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New York
Plot to Assassinate General Washington Uncovered in New York
An 1776 New York plot by Tory conspirators aimed to kill Gen. Washington while aiding the British and blowing up magazines. The mayor and an armorer were arrested, with guards and confederates implicated. executions followed. The plan involved Gov. Tyron and Thomas Hickey, whose capture halted the scheme.
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Washington
New York
James Thacher
Massachusetts
Gov. Tyron
David Ramsay
Thomas Hickey
Goose Rearing Proves Most Profitable Among Poultry
The passage notes that goose rearing yields the highest profits in favorable conditions. It remarks that poultry breeding overall has expanded greatly in recent years, with geese highlighted as especially lucrative.
Imagination as a Gift for Education and Growth
The text extols a lively imagination as a valuable gift for education tutors and learning. It contrasts imagination with barren soil, suggesting nurture for diverse seeds and ideas.
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