First Japanese Merchant Vessel Arrives at San Francisco
A Japanese merchant ship arrived February 23 at San Francisco direct from China with a cargo of teas. It is the first Japanese merchantman seen in an American port, flying the flag and crewed by Japanese seamen, signaling a notable shift in the island empire’s status. Peaches are sent forward in boxes here, but in the East baskets hold about half a bushel. Last week thirty five thousand baskets of peaches were shipped to New York from Sergey’s orchards amid a bumper crop. Farmers invite passersby to pick, while boys and pigs gain from the abundant fruit at rising prices.
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San Francisco
China
Japan
New York City
New Sergey
Diamonds Reported From African Field Near Cape
Advices from the African diamond field describe valua ble stones found near the Cape. A Hottentot was found with a 56 14 carat diamond offered for 10 dollars and arrested on suspicions of theft. A 50 carat stone in a claim sold for 50 dollars. A 36 carat diamond was mined from sixty feet deep. An Oscamp jeweler window shows a 6 carat African diamond for 3000 dollars gold, imperfect in color but nearly perfect.
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Cape of Good Hope
Oscamp
Vine Street
Tea and the Suez Canal Trade Shift
The article notes fears about new endeavors but records tea shipments via the Suez Canal rising from 711,000 pounds in July 1870 to 4,010,000 pounds in July 1871 and 22,112,000 pounds in the same month this year, signaling a major shift in Eastern Asia trade routes alongside the Pacific railway.
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Suez Canal
China
Europe
Cape of Good Hope
Egypt
England
Asia
Great
Cape of Africa
Shindy Over Fifth Avenue Widening in New York
A proposed Aldermen plan would widen Fifth Avenue by thirty feet and Broadway by twenty five feet, taking land from the east side. Noodles on Fifth Avenue fear loss of courtyards and stoops that define brownstone fronts, amid 40 year old grants that promised the space would revert to the city for public travel if needed.
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New York
Board of Aldermen
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Connell
Geneva Board of Arbitration Expected to Rule September 15
Rumor says the Geneva Board of Arbitration will render its decision about September 15, about three weeks away. The tribunal has labored diligently and kept proceedings strictly confidential to prevent outside interference and complications of a perplexing nature.
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Geneva Board of Arbitration
German Tenants Stir Berlin And Raise Emigration Fears
Berlin faces rent driven strains on workers causing riots and makeshift shanties as cholera fears halt shanty construction. Authorities warn of growing emigration as Germans seek a nation offering fair wages and affordable housing.
Abolish Deer Creek Nuisance Through Immediate Action
Citizens urge swift measures to fill and reclaim the Deer Creek ravine. The report cites public health benefits and cost efficiency, noting ample nearby fill material and the need to ease traffic on Hunt Street while transforming the filthy gorge into a healthful, useful space.
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Deer Creek
Hunt
Front Street
Upper Broadway
Hunt ‘Street
Local notes and oddities from a late 19th century paper
Examination finds Blanton Duncan lacking against the Government and Gen Dix not a defaulter. A Fort Plain buggy party was struck by lightning, killing the horse and leaving two men missing. Sheriff Wm Fishback and re election candidate shoots himself, cited as insanity. Memphis Appeal mocks Andrew Johnson’s congressional bid with nitroglycerin metaphor. An inventor touts a bugy buster device. Mullett inspects Chicago stone bids for the new Ringing, Rond of Trade building with quarry sources. Stone rates set by size from a nearby quarry.
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Fort Plain
N. Y
Mullett Bering
Chicago
John M. Mueller
Cincinnati
Michigan Letter Describes Saginaw Valley Growth and Lumber Trade
Special correspondence surveys Saginaw Bay region growth from Saginaw City East Saginaw Bay City and smaller towns driven by lumber and salt. It notes two hundred mills along the river with vast output, describes Sage and Co and other fortunes, and sketches the lumber camp life and rafting system.
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Detroit
Detroit River
Michigan
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw City
New York
Saginaw
East Saginaw
Bay City
America
Europe
Venona
H. W. Sage & Co
Portsmouth
McGraw
H. W. Sage
Sage
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cornell University
Quiet Belfast restored and far news from abroad
Reports say Belfast calm is back after unrest. France shows good crop prospects. Memphians suffer sun stroke deaths, and two more hot weather fatalities occur in St. Louis. Notable deaths include ex Empress Carlotta and Bishop Upfold. James Dougherty dies from stabbing, and Alfred Jordan dies after repeated whippings.
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Belfast
Carlotta
France
Memphis
Martin Wiggins
Winetka
Illinois
Bishop Upfold
P. E
Indiana
Indianapolis
Aldershott
Berlin
Spain
Cortes
Louisville Canal
Long Branch
Justice Miler
Supreme Court
T. Louis
Andrew Johnson
Gallatin
James Dougherty
Philadelphia
James Kane
Scientific Congress
Dubuque
San Francisco
Alderman McMullen
South St. Louis
Alfred Jordan
Jessie Taylor
Indiana Items From The Detroit Line Railway And Local News
The Detroit Felliver and Indianapolis railroad serves many towns from Ypsi lant to Noblesville and beyond, forecasting significant business. A fire at Union City destroyed a frame barn with crop contents worth 1500 to 2000 dollars. Fort Wayne banker George W. Durgin Jr. was sentenced to two years for embezzlement and appeals to the Indiana Supreme Court loom. A fireman on the Lake Shore line died after a fall near Kalamazoo. Bishop George Upford of Indiana Diocese died at 76 in Indianapolis. funeral set for Thursday. At Augusta station Joseph Martin killed rival Cox, Ezekiah Cox witnessed, Martin surrendered in Indianapolis. Franklin J. Newley of Cambridge City died aged. Annie Joyce, seven, perished from clothes on a stove. Centerville Camp Meeting continued with smaller attendance and a nighttime disturbance by rowdies.
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Detroit, Felliver & Indianapolis Railroad
Ypsilant
Brooklyn
Bankus
Fpeola
Auburn
Waterloo
Liberty Mills
Manchester
Denver
Peru
Kokomo
Noblesville
Union City
George W. Durgin, Jr
Fort Wayne
Northern
Indiana State Union
Kalamazoo
George Upford
Diocese of
Indiana
Indianapolis
Augusta Station
Joseph Martin
Cox
Ezekiah Cox
Martin
Franklin J. Newley
First National Bank
Cambridge City
Dayton
Ohio
Masonic Order
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the Evening Star
THE
Star Publishing Company
Cor
5Th & Vine
Evening Star
Germany
Our Deer Creek
Blanton Duncan
Gen. Dix
Wm. Fishback
Macoupin County
Washington
Cleveland
Saginaw Valley
Benth
Ieee
Jones
Annie Joyce
Centerville
Sren
Advquate Publishing CO
Jackson, Tenn
T. EF. Randolph
Hall
Sixth St
Walnut
Louis Strasser
Mporter
Walnut Street
Fth
Pennsylvania
Military Academy
Chester, Delaware CO
West Point
John Henemon
Merriam
Goodin
Pee Pa
Eniegaeare Ee Acetens
Railroads
Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad Company
Kanekakee
Tabe
Lea
Kankakee
Miller's
Oak
Westinghouse
Pulselman
Illinois Central Rilroad
Lake Street
Burnet House
Third and Vine Streets
Pearl and
Plum Streets
C.K. Lord
G. L. Bar Kinger
Sap't
Grand Trunk Railway
Montreas
Poturn
G.t. R
Kingston
Montreal
Troil
Quebec
Portland
Gorham
Meals Inc
Boston
G. T.R
Portisco Boston
Sicence V. C. R
Prescott
Ogdensburgh
Central
G T. R
St. Johns
Toronto
Port'a .d
Vermont Central
Ogdensburg
H. Shalckell
E. Reidy
Carlisle House
Fourth Street
North Side
Wm. Wilson McGrew
West Fourth St
Pike’s Opera Building
Type Foundry
Cincinnati Type Foundry Co
G. Wells
Undertakers
John F. Wiltsee
Undertaker
West Sixth Street
John P. Epply
Ninth Street
Plum
A. J. Clark
Queen City Paint Store
W. C. Peale & Bro
Central Avenue
Mhii-T
W. W. Winder
Third Street
Main
GEO. E. Stevens & CO
West Fourth Street
St. Paul’s
Kennedy
Néviek Foraine
Degrath
United States
Canadas
Central America
California
Warren Street
C. Degrath
Chas. DeGrath
MO. D. Park
Dixon
Black&berry
BR. Macready & CO
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