Contested seats and observatory tale dominate quick notes
The item discusses contesting seats in Congress, funding investigations, and a plan to unseat incumbents. It also mentions Professor Watson’s novel observatory built from a deep well in Wisconsin, plus political shifts in Alaska, South Carolina, and Missouri, and a note on New York’s election blame.
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Washburne Observatory
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New, York
Herald
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Mining and railroad notes from the region show delays and prospects
Reader reports detail assents per share taxes, proposed Nevada Southern Railroad to Grantaville, and Belmon t mill plans. Mines, dumps, and ore movements dominate, with arrests, fires, tunnel progress, and a looming legislative session shaping local industry and transport for spring.
Fire devastates Insane Asylum at St Petersburg in wild blaze
The Tribune reports a major fire at the St Petersburg Insane Asylum around 8:30 p.m. damaging the northwest wing and basement. Many patients were moved or escaped on foot or by wagon convoys. Several perished or remain unaccounted as crews saved the main building. Recovery crews and local authorities hurried to relocate bedding and clothing to nearby towns.
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J. P. Newmse
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Robert Play
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