Fragmented 19th century notes on senators and odd tales from a dusty issue
A sprawling miscellany reports senators who chew or smoke tobacco, naming Beck and Edmunds among others, with Georgia’s Brown noted as a strong chewer. It also chronicles a young Chinese emperor’s bride selections, two American boys’ world travel, Grant’s farm life, the Thomas Paine society, and university remarks on growth and need for a new art hall, plus Michigan murder mysteries and a Sebastian River hotel project in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phew Folucco
Te House
Tobscco
Amake
Chew
Senate
Beck
Call
Edmunds
Fair
George Harris
Heart
Jones
Florida
Logan
McPherson
Morris
Saulsbury Vance
Voorhees
Whitthorne
Wilson
Maryland
Denver Academy of Music Burns in Fast Denver blaze destroys building and nearby offices
A morning fire at the Academy of Music in Denver destroyed the structure and adjacent properties including the Rocky Mountain News building and Goode & McClintic. Western Union Telegraph service was wiped out, with heavy losses to instruments and relays. Several injuries and a fatality were reported as fire spread rapidly through the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Academy of Music
Academy of Mose
James
Academy
Rocky Mount News
Goode & McClintic
Western Union Telegraph Company
Tim Right
John Kiney
Enright
Hughes
Neier
Mision
Innettrance Sao
Mountain New l
Terrible explosion at powder works kills ten in New Territory
An explosion at the Atlantic Giant Powder works between McKainsville and Crancesville N T on July 2 at 7 oclock destroyed the mixing hole area. Ten men were killed and ten to twelve injured as the building and bodies were scattered for hundreds of feet. Names listed include Charles Jackson, Joseph N Kinner, George Ammerman, George Hankill, Theo Bryan, Charles Milburn, George King, John Smith and two Laubachs.
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Prier
Oelock
Atlantic Giant
McKainsville
Crahkesville
Louse Oreniles
Mifoot
Charles Jackson
Joseph N. Kinner
George Ammerman
George Hankill
Theo, Bryan
Charles Milburn
George King
John Smith
Laubach
Annual Crop Report Summarizes U S Grain Yields and Prospects
The report notes winter crop strength with total wheat forecasts near record levels, spring wheat hurt by frost and drought with lower expected output, oats showing slight acreage gains but reduced yield, and barley and oats cited as excellent with increased plantings. Corn stands well and early potatoes look promising, especially in the western regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Issa
Shipments of forest products from Saginaw and Bay City ports
June saw Saginaw River shipments of lumber 10,000,000 feet and 800,000 lath pieces with 90,000,000 shingles while year-to July 1 totals reached 217,771,000 feet lumber 110,000 lath pieces 20,121,081 shingles. Bay City freight rates held at 1 1 2 per 1,000 feet to Buffalo and 15 to Olio ports. lumber with slower movement and fewer carriers. An accident on Altron street in Boston and Malden killed John Measures and family, while an Ark sawmill boiler explosion killed four men and mortally wounded two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw River
Porte
Bay City
Buffalo
Olio Porte
Hazleton
John Mensures
Ot Stoneham
Mane
Altron Street
Boston and
Malus
T. R. Adams
Atkins
Ark
T. St. Adams
John Wilson
Nelson Clark
James Anderson
John Wells
Clark
Rebellions Abroad and Domestic Turmoil Reported
Reports say all northwest rebellion prisoners at Stony Mountain are freed except Big Bear and one conspirator, with clemency likely. Across the empire, Liberal fortunes fade as Tories gain ground, fires scorch the university hall at Bristol, and disturbances erupt in Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony Mountain
Big Bear
Himelf
Gladstone
University of Bripsxele
Toa
Syndicate Chamber of Trade
Ualer
Morocco
England
O'Conn
Tre Lands
Great Britain
Dublin
Arresto Thuanayi Hie
Senate and House Debates Over Pension and Canal Bills
A fragmented report shows the Senate dividing over a river and canal package with 153,000 for Sturgeon Bay Michigan canal and pension measures dominating the session. Senators Edmunds Ingalls opposed the canal rider while Conter defended it. the House concentrated on veto messages and heated partisan debate.
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Jviy
Sey
Petipond
Senate
Barker Tel
Sturgeon Bay
Michigan
Edmunds
Ingalls
Conter
Horse
House
Assembly
Death of Ex Lieutenant Governor Sessions
Ex lieutenant governor Alonzo Sessions died at his home four miles west of Ionia after several weeks illness. He leaves a wife Celia and seven children. Sessions, born 1910 in Marcellus New York, held many roles including Berlin township supervisor and justice of the peace, served in the state legislature, helped organize a national bank at Ionia, and was lieutenant governor from 1576.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sessions
Alonzo Ses
Ionia
Monte Sessions
Marcellus
Onondaga County
N.Y
New York
Bonington
TSC
White Pigeon
Mich
Tenia
Wilder Nnes
Berlin Township
Ienin County
Wil Timber
Lincoln
National Bank
Tonia
Foarmerst Mutual Fire Insurancy Company
Re Publicins
Electorial College
Celia
Dexter
Junia County
Mr. Sessions
Michigan
Prince Edward II Election Signals Conservative Majority
The election in Prince Edward Island shows non sympathy with secession, with nineteen conservatives elected of thirty, preserving a conservative government majority. The fishery issue dominated the campaign. Berlin hosts a South American exhibition in September featuring farm produce from Argentina Uruguay extracts and Brazilian woods. Minister Foster vows the Dominion will stand firm to protect Canadian fisheries rights, supported by Britain.
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Prince Edward II
Wight
Berlin
Uruguay
Brasil
Fisherlow Foster
Dominion
Old-Time Fishing of New England Boys Sixty Years Ago
An elderly fisherman recalls life aboard early New England fishing ventures. He describes soaking and salting mackerel, the tight crew, and the dangers at sea near Cape May, Mount Desert, and Newport. He notes gear, routines, and curiosities of port life, including parsites and peculiar terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Besos
Hierald
Capes
Delaware
Cape May
Apa Tate
New York
Brookyn
Warlige Eliang
Barnegat
Fistinge
Selina
Thant
Thiger
Aiuil
Neetata
Liverpool
Mount Desert
Dune
Allen Deard
Wee
Newport
Mott
Thorne
Hoplawahe
Sue Fe
A Journalist in a Riot in New York City
A reporter at The New York Times describes rioting on Filly-thind Street and Third Avenue. Flames engulf offices and homes, vigilante mobs loot and assault, as Provost Marshal Capt. Jenkins’s residence is attacked and thousands surge through Lexington Avenue causing chaos and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usos
Hoseard
New York Times
Cornu
Filly-thind Street
Third Avenue
Etary
Capt
Jenkins
Telowaig
Hughes
Owen
Willie
Loxlhetol
Jewelles
Lexington Ave
Fewer than expected vast cities across the globe
The author notes that fewer than fifty cities worldwide exceed 200000 residents, with Britain nine, France three, Germany five or six, China about nine, India eight or nine, and the United States nine or ten. He cites census data and reflects on historical capitals and future growth, contrasting old capitals with modern population scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
France
Indy
Germany
China
Sonny
India
United States
Contin
Grillorence
Voniows
Piia
Verona
Bologna
Warsaw
Cratow
Antwerp
Ghent
Hotterdam
Leyden
Leipsie
iNew York
A Peculiar Letter of Credit in Ohio Lumber Deal
A man seeks to start a retail lumber yard in a small Ohio town and uses a former employer as reference. A jobber receives a vague report that fails to push immediate shipment. The letter hints at reliability yet warns that a stranger might distrust the man’s failures.
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Ohio
Bin
the Limberman
What Freedom for Anarchy Means
The New York Tribune argues that tolerating anarchist propaganda threatens the republic. It warns that allowing schools to teach crimes and countermanded authority invites increased police burdens, armed militia readiness, and costly outbreaks, risking immigration-influenced radicalism and social panic.
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New York Tribune
A Debatable Point of Etiquette and a Tennessee Farm Tale
A discussion on the etiquette of hosts and guests deciding when to retire for the night ends with the host or hostess’s duty to speak first about the lateness of hours. The item shifts to a Tennessee farmer in Newberry who tends 170 chickens and one turkey despite the strain of daily tasks.
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Newberry
Tenn
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ALMA
Piemue
Mantehoeria
Pekin
Fred
Willie Gerster
Cincinati
Dayton
Toledo
Grant
Buck
Westchester County
Chitlee
Jesse
Grant & Ward
Col Grant
Thomas Paine
Angell
Univers
Chicago
Sebastian
John
Ames
Willits
Joseph
Mos
Foury
Coarles
Clouston
Ambors
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