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Garibaldi hopes Krupp guns and ironclads become plow shares but the day seems distant. John Leigh of Oconto is named the maddest man in Wisconsin after voting for his opponent and seeing that opponent win by one vote. Despite a law, game destruction on the Western plains continues. Gov Thayer cites elk killers who took 100 hides as cruel. A San Francisco judge rules an uncle and his niece can wed where statute silent on such unions, twenty years on, separations delayed by consanguinity.
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Agrarian Society of
Rome
Wisconsin
John Leigh
Oconto
Plains
Gov
Thayer
Nebraska
San Francisco
California
Harper's Magazine
Zealand
Tennyson
Parker
United States District Court For
Western District of
Arkansas
Fort Smith
United States
Boudinot Party
Ross Party
Edwin Forrest and the Dog of Montargis Portrait
Edwin Forrest cherished dogs and, on the first landing of his Philadelphia home, he displayed the painting of the Dog of Montargis. He called it the portrait of the best friend he ever had, a companion from his early trials and even during his Western tour in the melodrama he once performed.
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Edwin Forrest
Philadelphia
Montargis
Ireland crime decline in 1874 crime report notes
The 1874 criminal statistics for Ireland compiled by Dr. Neilson Hancock show a four year decline in serious crime with 6662 indictable offences, the lowest since 1864. Agrarian offenses drop sharply from 824 in 1862 63 to 233 recently. Also Bristol Cathedral may memorialize Bishop Butler who served 1738 to 1750 and died 1752.
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Ireland
Neilson Hancock
England
Bristol
Butler
Durham
Talbot
Bristol Cathedral
Saintly explorer letters spark massive missionary gift
Mr H M Stanley is not an explorer but his letters from the Victoria Nyanza inspired African missions. He described King Mtesa as a Mohammedan with 300 wives yet friendly, signaling potential for Christian efforts. A single donor gave £10,000 to the Church Missionary Society, supported by the liberal wing of the English church.
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H. M. Stanley
Victoria N’yanza
Mtesa
Church Missionary Society
Lew
War Department to Fund Rebel War Records Project
The Secretary of War may ask Congress for a 50000 dollar appropriation to finish compiling the official reports and military correspondence of the war of the rebellion in the Adjutant General's office. Eighteen volumes of about 500 pages each have been prepared up to fall 1862, with the entire work expected to reach about seventy five volumes including Confederate records.
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Secretary of War
Congress
Adjutant General’s Office
Cambridge audience enjoys Funny Auction reading
Mrs Scott-Sippons told Cambridge listeners she was urged to read much Shakespeare but the crowd preferred the nonsensical tale of a sale of old bachelors to old maids. They then cheered the following Shakespeare piece lustily.
Vice President Wilson and His Original Family Name
The Cleveland Herald notes that Mr. Wilson was born Colbath and changed his name at twenty one to match a famous biography he admired. A shoemaker by trade, he continued diligent work at his bench, turning out fifty pairs of brogans weekly. His brother still bears the Colbath name and works as a congressional door-keeper.
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Wilson
Colbath
Congress
Cleveland Herald
Wilson Henry Wilson
Farmington
New Hampshire
Natick
Mass
Mechanics
Harrison
Massachusetts
Whig Party
State Senate
Senate
Pittsburg
United States Senate
Edward Everett
Grant
An Idyl of the Moselle ends in exile from Trier
A vivid scene unfolds around Trier and the Moselle where Krescent and Max, siblings with a seamstress mother dead, dream of a new life with Karl. Krescent falls gravely ill and resolves to leave Trier with Max, fleeing a town that has failed them, moving toward unknown towns where work awaits.
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Max
Krescent
Trier
Karl
Double marriage saga of Princess Beauffremont ends in legal tangle
The Empress Eugenie pushes a match that collapses amid scandal. The Princess Beauffremont marries again through a Dresden divorce and Greek church rites, creating parallel spouses under French and European law. Complexities include bigamy risk, custody, and lineage naming, while Russian and Greek authorities approve the civil and religious unions.
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Eugenie
Valentine de Chimay
Prince de Beauffremont
Brest
Paris
Chateau
Madame
Armoire
George Bibescu
Moldavia-Wallachia
Dresden
France
Bibesco
Beauffremont
Europe
de Beauffremont
Madame B. B
Grasshoppers Surging in Northern South Australia
Grasshoppers are appearing in alarming numbers across the northern districts of South Australia, prompting concerns among farmers and authorities about potential crop damage and the need for monitoring and control measures.
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South Australia
Democracy's Record and Wilson's Life in Dispute
A Cincinnati Commercial piece attacks Democratic misrule, citing debt, defalcations, and war during 1830s–1860s, then recounts Vice President Henry Wilson's upbringing and career. It notes his shift from farming to politics, his long service in Massachusetts and national roles, and details his fatal paralysis after a series of health declines.
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Cincinnati
House of Representatives
Washington
Benjamin G. Harris
Maryland
Harris
Democratic Party
Farewell to War Supporter Reflects on Civil War Views
The speaker condemns the Northern war against the South, calls it a brutal atrocity, and laments Democrats backing the war. He recalls voting against military funding in Congress and facing censure from Radicals for a prayer asking God to spare the South from subjugation.
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Union
South
North
Congress
House
New York 359 Personal Crisis Reports 1870 71 72
Over three years 1870 1871 and 1872 there were 359 personal crisis reports in New York with 132 Germans. Among them 275 were male and 84 female, ages ranged from ten to eighty six. Self destruction peaked in summer with August more than twice December. Clerks were the most represented occupation.
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New York
Health Rules for Cold Weather Living
To prevent chills and fever avoid damp early morning air except during exercise and do not stay outside to cool. Do not fatigue, sleep eight hours in twenty four. Use only pure water for drinking and cooking. Wear flannel underclothes year round. Keep feet dry and warm.
Philadelphia Mint Coinage Output in Year Ended 1875
The Philadelphia mint produced 12 318 500 one cent coins in the year ending June 30 1875.
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Philadelphia Mint
If I Had Leisure Says A Farmer And Others
The speaker notes that with leisure he would fix a fence, alter a stovepipe, or improve work, but reality shows time spent idle and delays. A farmer, wheelwright, mechanic, and merchant imagine leisure would change habits yet evidence suggests busy schedules and missed tasks.
Senator Orris S Ferry of Connecticut Dies at 48
Orris S. Ferry born August 15, 1823 in Bethyl Connecticut died Friday November 17. Yale graduate, lawyer, judge of probate from 1849, Connecticut state senator in 1855 1856, State's Attorney 1856 1859, U.S. Representative in Thirty sixth Congress, Union army officer rising to Brigadier General. Elected to Senate March 4 1867, re elected 1872 to serve until 1879.
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Orris
Ferry
Bethyl
Connecticut
Yale College
Senate
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Lafayette
Foster
Joseph R. Hawley
Brooklyn Whisky Merchant Faces Charges
Brooklyn figures linked to illicit whiskey trade under scrutiny amid broader corruption claims. Investigators describe a pocket operation distributing contraband spirits through informal channels, with potential ties to organized networks and local officials. Further action pending.
Advertising rates in Clermont Courier announcement
The Clermont Courier lists ad rates offering a liberal annual reduction for advertisers. Business cards limited to six lines pay six dollars per year.
Longing for Rest Across the Two Worlds
Poetic meditation on craving eternal rest and peace beyond earthly life. The speaker longs to lay down weary limbs and close troubled eyes, hoping for comfort in an afterlife where heaven is visible. Refrains on saying good night echo a desire to escape time and grief.
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Earth
Heaven
Perils and Patches in Public Morals and Law
A collage ofquirky musings and sharp notes spans verse and prose. It cites poems and sayings on life and fate, recalls humor about annexation and marriage, quotes Spurgeon and Harper’s, and reports Judge Parker ruling that a white man marrying an Indian woman does not gain citizenship, signaling federal allegiance remains US.</s>
Gardens of Morocco Exceed Damascus in Rose and Flower Wealth
A traveler notes Morocco’s groves of rose trees and flower farms rival Damascus and the Valley of Mexico in extent and value. The climate, cooled by Atlantic and Mediterranean breezes and Atlas snows, supports palm, orange, lemon, olive and almond cultivation. Morocco’s fertile soil, within five days of London by steam, yields vast vegetable wealth despite harsh cultivation and begs Western capital to develop its resources.
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Morocco
Damascus
Mexico
Mediterranean
Atlas
Algeria
Talifat
London
Sexton Report Details Grim City Burials
A San Antonio sexton presents burial records with precise notes such as a infant burial: John Smith male aged three days. The entries underscore meticulous, if morbid, accounting of deaths and demographic details in local records.
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San Antonio
John Smith
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