Tour of Inspection by Commodore Ammon Opens Navy Yard Visit
Washington July 25 Commodore Ammon chief of the Bureau of Navigation leaves this evening for a tour of inspection of the Northern and Eastern Navy yards. During his absence Fence Reynolds acts as Chief of Bureau. A South Carolina delegation urged prosecution of Ku Klux cases be discontinued and pardons granted. the Attorney General said prosecutions were already being reprieved or pardoned where appropriate.
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Washington
Commodore Ammon
Bureau of Navigation
Fence Reynolds
Bureau
D. W. Porter
J. B. Kershaw
J. M. Lima
Illiams
Ku Klux
South
Mexico
Kansas
United States
Reed
Aspinwall
Cuba
War Department
Washington, D. C
Secretary of War
Thomas M. Vincent
East River Mystery Text and Market Demolition Headlines
Fragmented report describes a bruised woman and fractured skull near East River and a possible steamer connection. It notes market stands at Washington market facing demolition, threatening subsistence for hundreds of families and potential city lawsuits. Also reports the death of Tribune editor Abel C. Coline and a large uncontrolled fire along the Long Island railroad. A man was beaten near Brookyln, with police arresting the assailant.
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East River
Washington Market
R. Lawrence
Lea Island
Fraud and trials mix with wharf news from New York
A long report covers Brooklyn Trust Company accusations of insider withdrawals, calls on loans, and Pacific Mail Company bond plans as directors weigh financing choices. Sing Sing denial over Walworth treatment contrasts with a Lion Park clash as police quell a festival fight. Other items note government gold sales, a Connecticut case with Italian slave children, and assorted crimes and accidents nationwide.
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Pacific Mail
The
Pacific
Mail Company
San Francisco
Pavific, Mail, Company
Leza
Shompany
Bradbury
New York
Connecticut Statioe
Girone
James McDonald
Mayes
St. Joseph
Missouri
Nodawasouri
Jordan Fields
Alex. Webster
Nashville
Evansville
Webster
H. Merriman
Conway
Franklin
County
Arkansas
Little Rock
Old Methodist
Market Street
Louisville
Philadelphia
Well known Wheeling Citizen Dies of Cholera
Well known resident Captain Wilson died after illness from vomiting spells and severe cholera symptoms in Wheeling on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. physicians confirm the case as cholera.
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Wheeling
Wilson
Elderly Newport Resident Struck and Killed By Train
John Kaben A., 85, resident of Newport, L., was run over and killed by railroad cars yesterday near Gloucester. The body was horribly mutilated according to reports.
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Bee Obton
John Kaben
Newport
Gloucesoran
Deserions and Royal News From St Petersbourg Visit
The Grand Duke of Russia returns from an expedition against the Khan of Khiy to St Petersbourg. Orangemen hold a Thursday demonstration in honor of a visiting Canadian lodge member. The parliament will see Thos Brassey replace Glyn in the Commons when he moves to the Lords.
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Encia
Russia
Khiy
St. Peterap Ureday
Afon
House of Commons
Glyn
House of Lords
Temperance town of Eastern Kentucky battles liquor trade
Special correspondence from Eastern Kentucky describes a town famed for sobriety where strong drink is banned, shops along the river ferry liquor from Virginia, and law seeks to curb the nuisance. It notes a proposed Sandy Valley Railroad and reflects on a distant California trip and a somber family tragedy.
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Suatehurs
Virgina
Kentucky
Chicago
Boston
Sandy Valley
Itént tot Young Ladies The Setentfist American Review
A fragmentary excerpt discusses fabric coloring and dress preparation. It mentions starch and powder mixtures to tint fabrics and warns colors are not fast and may run when washed. A chemist named Whidlim White is noted in relation to a dress material.
Night Reflections and Saturday Dreams in Poetry
A fragmented prose poem from August Galaxy evoking intimate longing, memory, and faith. It contrasts intimate scenes of love with the calm of Sunday dawn, weaving personal yearning with religious allusion and the pull of a quiet home. The piece references Mary L. Aitres and ends on Sunday’s approach.
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Mary L. Aitres
Galaxy
Fragmented Tale Of Hired Help And Domestic Turmoil
A damaged extract recalls a Connecticut farmer reacting to a husband’s fury over a servant man’s closeness with a wife. The man fires the servant and warns his wife, then shifts to a similar incident where a hired man is found packing his trunks at the farmer Petingil’s place as trouble brews over loyalty and jealousy. Zeb answers with a defiant, blank reply.
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California
Elas S
Ripley
Ais Gry
Petingil
Connecticut
The Habit of Reading and the Time We Waste
The piece argues women often lack time to read yet emphasizes short reading in spare moments. It cites that the habit, not total hours, builds learning, noting many famous scholars read two to three hours daily. Reading briefly still refreshes the mind and spurs new ideas, with Dr John to encourage continuous practice.
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Srinath Pa Pukstan
John
Scribner’s
Water Works Board Discusses New Engines and Fountains
The Board of Water-works met with all members present. It considered tapping water pipes for public drinking fountains and debated engine specifications and cost estimates for new engines. Resolutions sought lower prices, extended staffing, and proper allocation of funds, with several names proposed for engineer positions.
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Board of Water-works
Henry Pearce
Ludlow Aprones
Asa Clark
Cincinnati Drinking Fountain Society
Reans
Scowden
Panxee
Messrah Kilurs
R. Pearce
Kilgour
Johnston
Yea
Pearce
Ways
Reinlein
Yeas
Thomas Ryan
Rahm
Hunt Street
W. E. Curtis
Hunt Streets
Thomas
Sayin
Daily Market Review summary of farm and goods prices
Market shows mixed activity with local demand for shelled corn, oats and lard steady but prices vary. Chickens in low supply fetch high per dozen, bacon demand strong with good prices for shoulder and rib cuts. Vegetables and onions retail at store rates, onions about 800 per barrel from store.
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Amol
Disputed Liberal Movement Roils H W County Politics
An article describes factions among prominent Democrats and Liberal Republicans in Greenwood and nearby areas. It notes tensions between factions aligned with Hassaurek Halstead and others, with references to labor and revolutionary rhetoric impacting the movement and local meetings at Greenwood Hall.
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H W
Allen County
Pean Lican
Sakonionuy
Greenwood
Hassaurek
Seeverall
Greenwood Hall
Hive
Haller
Hime
Financial and Commercial Movements in Steady Markets
Markets show no loss in currency and minor gains. Applications for loans are sparse. Banking houses offer steady rates and easy terms. Dealers transact at par and sell at slight premiums on government securities. Gold remains moderate in demand.
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Wm. J. Sharkey
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