New York City Churches Ordered to Adjust Doors for Fire Safety
The New York City department of buildings surveys all city churches and orders doors opened to swing outward to prevent blockage in fire or panic. It also requires other safety alterations as needed. The warning mirrors broader fire safety concerns raised by the Holyoke disaster.
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Holyoke
New York
Department of Building
Prince Edward Island
James M. Frawley
Lagrange Street
Boston
James Batton
Winslow
Detroit
Mich
Kemble
Farnham
C. E. Martin
Steel rails to replace iron on California roads
The article notes a shift to steel rails, tracing it to the Bessemer process. A California road ordered 10,000 tons recently as manufacture costs fall due to improvements. The trend favors steel roads and timely replacements.
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California
Cotton report shows no area reduction and compares states
The Department of Agriculture June cotton report says the threatened reduction in area did not occur nor did last year’s reduced area enlarge. State comparisons show North Carolina 102, South Carolina 106, Georgia 96, Florida 99, Alabama 104, Mississippi 102, Abshines 101, Texas 108, Arkansas 101, Tennessee 92. The condition report is the best in five years except 1872. Also noted are smuggling claims about Chinese at Honolulu and a melon opium case aboard a steamer.
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Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Abshines
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
New Hampshire
Committee On Elections
Raymond
Harding
Yeas
Maine
Portland
Selden
Connor
Court of Appeals
Albany
N. Y
Supreme Court
William M. Tweed
Ohio
William Allen
Samuel F. Cary
Indiana
Wilmington
Del
Cincinnati Gazette
New Orleans
Vicksburg
American Empire
Columbus
Louisiana
Democratic House
National
Credit
Honor
United States
Ogdensburg
Democratic Party
New York
Tilden
Julius
Butler County
John M. Millikin
Mr. Millikin
India
Rascality
Cuarutes Norpuort
Forest Resources and Locust Study Proposals Across Germany
The article notes large state managed forests in Hanover with 900000 acres and Prussia having about a quarter of its area forested, much privately held. It highlights established forest administrations in Thuringia and the Hartz and calls for a government commission to study locust habits and movements. Senator Ingalls asks the War Secretary to direct military observers in the Northwest to monitor reports.
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Germany
Black Forest
Hanover
Prussia
Thuringia
Hartz Mountains
North Germany
Ingalls
Northwest
Miners Guilty of Conspiracy in Clearfield Case
Thirty two striking miners in Clearfield Pennsylvania were found guilty of conspiracy. Judge Orville sentenced them in three classes. The first class led by John H Joyce and including John A Maloney Ralph Parks Geo McGowan Thomas Barkdale and Mathies Mayer received costs twenty five dollars fine and one year in prison. The second class of thirteen received twenty five dollar fines and sixty days imprisonment. The third class of thirteen had sentences suspended due to acting under leaders. Xingo Parks National Union secretary attended and wept after sentencing.
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Clearfield
Orville
John H. Joyce
Miners’ Union
John A. Maloney
Ralph Parks
Geo. McGowan
Thomas Barkdale
Mathies Mayer
Xingo Parks
National Union
World population and religious affiliations tally
A global population estimate lists 2,350,000,000 people, with regional totals for America 72,800,000 Europe 587,000,000 Asia 789,000,000 Africa 188,000,000 and Australia and Polynesia 6,300,000. Major sect counts include Roman Catholics 195,000,000 Protestants 57,130,000 Mohammedans 490,000,000 Buddhists 349,000,000 six oriental churches 6,500,000 other Asiatic religions 260,000,000 Pagans 200,000,000 and Jews 6,000,000.
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Globe
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Polynesia
Eight members join Sioux treaty committee
The committee to treat with the Sioux has grown to eight members. Invitations were sent to more than needed, and eight accepted. The names include Wm. B. Allison Iowa Bishop E. R. Ames Maryland F. W. Palmer Illinois Brig. Gen. Alfred H. Terry US Army Hon. Abram Comings Missouri Rev S. D. Hinman Dakota G. P. Beauvis Missouri John W. O Brine New York. Joe W. Dwyer was named Secretary.
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Wm. B. Allison
Iowa
E. R. Ames
Maryland
F. W. Palmer
Illinois
Alfred H. Terry
United States Army
Abram Comings
Missouri
S. D. Hinman
Dakota
G. P. Beauvvis
John W. O’brine
New York
Joe W. Dwyer
California Air Aids but Foes Spark Debate on Pleasant Climate
The piece weighs the charm of California’s air against its nuisances. It contrasts the North’s cold with the South’s wildlife and Rome’s pests, noting California’s atmosphere as delightful and uplifting yet offset by ants dust and mud, suggesting even a cautious soul might avoid excess happiness there.
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Rome
California
Fieas
The Air We Inhale and Our Bodies Work
An article explains daily air intake and respiration. It notes an average adult breathes about three hundred cubic feet or two thousand gallons of air in a day, totaling around seven hundred thirty thousand gallons per year, and compares this to food intake and the body’s continuous bellows-like function.
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Timothy Doughty
San Francisco
Pennsylvania
Large French Canadian Families at Brunswick Mills
The Brunswick Telegraph editor cites several large French Canadian mill families in Brunswick Maine. He notes a couple with twenty four children including a fourth wife, a brother with twenty five children in Montreal, and three new arrivals totaling thirty seven persons.
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Brunswick
Montreal
Swanzey and Somerset remember 200th Indian war start
The towns of Swanzey and Somerset Massachusetts and Warren and Barrington Rhode Island note the 200th anniversary of the 1675 start of the Indian war observed on June 22.
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Swanzey
Somerset
Massachusetts
Warren
Barrington
Rhode Island
Desperate Deed At Nimes Assize Court Involving Sancho Case
A Spanish couple, Jaime Sancho and his wife, lived in Beaucaire with eight thousand francs saved. A Spaniard Jose Vaque and Francisco Sancho attacked Mme Sancho, bludgeoned and garroted her, then stabbed her six times. She survived, identifying the assailants. both were found guilty. Francisco Sancho sentenced to death, Vaque to life imprisonment.
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London Times
Assize
Nimes
Jaime Sancho
Beaucaire
Tarragona
Grande Rue
Jose Vaque
Sancho
Praty
Marseilles
Vaque
Mme. Sancho
Francisco Sancho Y Caretta
Spain
Francisco Sancho
Notabry
Montpelier
M. Miller
Learn to Smoke and Be a Philosopher
A husband explains that passion fades after the honeymoon and uses a car analogy to justify indifference. He urges his wife to accept routine and adopt smoking to calm nerves and aid digestion. The dialogue satirically questions the persistence of romantic ideals in marriage.
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Puss
Political Notes on Democratic and Republican Currents
A compilation from several papers discusses Democratic and Republican stances and rhetoric. It notes divisions within the Democratic Party, calls for unity in the Republicans, and critiques Mississippi and Ohio political dynamics, including inflation vs hard money, race tensions, and state governance.
Advertising Rates for Clermont Courier
Legal and transient advertisements are 1.00 per square for the first insertion ten lines and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly advertisers receive liberal reductions. Business cards up to six lines cost 6.00 per year.
A Wind Haunts a Walnut and a Pine by Newcastle
A seaside scene near Newcastle recalls two ancient trees the walnut and the pine. The speaker recalls boyhood driftwood and a wind that grows into a distant cannonade, ending with a tale that the walnut wood shaped the admiral’s coffin.
Fragmented musings on manners and culture endure in print
A collection of aphorisms and satirical notes covers politeness, education, money, honesty, and social norms. It lampoons etiquette, fashion, religion, gender roles, and literary tastes with wry humor, citing church, court life, and a Western critic’s take on Lotus Leaves.
Danger of Public Life and Self Ownership in Public Office
The Terre Haute Express argues public office corrupts private life. It recalls John C. New, once a respected Indianapolis citizen, becoming a target of gossip and sensational accusations after entering public life. The piece questions whether public honor can offset violations of individual rights.
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John C. New
Indianapolis
Mr. New
Cincinnati
Peoria
Terre Haute Express
Satire on Apache views of in-laws and civilization
The quote notes that Apache people forbid all intercourse or conversation between fathers-in-law and daughters-in-law or between sons-in-law and mothers-in-law. It contrasts this with claims of modern civilization, calling into question who is truly savage or civilized.
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