Local Trade Directory Listings Across Downtown
A dense OCR of business ads lists attorneys and firms with addresses, ornamental trees, photographers, painters, PC items, plumbing supplies, gas fitters, pictures and mouldings, sewing machines, stove makers, trunks and bags, tea and coffee dealers, brushes, and wholesale liquor firms anchored by multiple locations on Main, Walnut, 4th, 5th, Vine, and nearby streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith & Rolison
Vine St
Peoples Gallery
H. Slatter
Rupert Clarke & Co
PEACH
John Gibson & Co
Thomas Gibson & Co
Vine
O. Porter & Co
Central Avenue
Bet
GREAT
Avantic & Pacifico Tea Co
Wownegn's Tea Co
Sycamore
Bromwell ManuuFact’ An Co
Ferguson & CL
Mourning and Wedding Millinery by Mrs Richardson
Mrs M A Richardson, importer of Paris millinery, offers mourning and wedding headwear from 152 West Fourth Street with short notice execution.
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M. A. Richardson
Paris
West Fourth Street
Death of Prince Albrecht of Prussia
Paris stirred by imperial plots as details emerge on Seward case and a large reward is posted for Waterford Bank robbers. Reports note losses from the Cambria fire and ongoing investigations into political tensions in Europe.
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Waterford
Paris Faces Bomb Threat After Thiers Receives Consignment
Paris reports a box of bombs sent to Thiers with a threatening letter claiming a thousand boxes in Paris. The government tightens guard posts and surveillance as Bona partists may strike. Thiers met Marshal MacMahon and the Permanent Commission to discuss next steps.
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Paris
Thiers
Napoleon
France
M. Thiers
Marshal McMahon
Permanent Commission
Anxiety Over Bismarck’s Health After Albrecht’s Death
Berlin reports Prince Albrecht of Prussia is dead. Anxiety grows over Prince Von Bismarck’s health as he leaves Berlin for an indefinite period with his physician. He departed the city yesterday.
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Bismarck
Prince Albrecht
Berlin
Prussia
Prince von Bismarck
Daring Bank Robbery at Saratoga County Bank
In Waterford New York on Oct 15 eight masked men bound the cashier and family and forced him to open the vault. They seized bonds and cash totaling 350000 to 300000 with 100000 hidden in special deposits. The bank offers 10000 reward for arrest and 10000 for return of securities.
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Waterford
N. Y
Saratoga County
van Hoevanurgh
van Hoevanburgh
Mags
Ajay
Aurora Borealis Tribute and City Debt Increase
In New York on Oct 15 a brilliant aurora display drew crowds. Authorities announced heavy city debt increases and mournful tributes to William H. Seward, with flags at half-mast on public buildings and mourning signs across East and North rivers. John Kealey faced murder arraignment in the Doolan case, with more testimony to come.
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New York
John Kealey
David Doolan
Jones’ Woods
Wm. Robb
Seward
Castle Garden
Stock Exchange
Board of Aldermen
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Liberal Republicans Open Campaign Amid Debt News
James Anthony Froude starts lectures in the city tomorrow. James O Briens letter accepting the Apollo Hall mayoral nomination is published. The Liberal Republican address criticizes election costs and Credit Mobilier, urges fund raising, and claims potential gains in 20 states. A Democrat conference at Spengler House followed by a report of a forty million debt rise from city bonds for schools and works.
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James Anthony Froude
James O’brien
Apollo Hall
New York
Republican State Committee
New York State
Indiana
Ohio
Georgia
Greeley
Brown
Pennsylvania
Hartranft
Credit Mobilier
Jno
Blaine Talks Saloon Crusade at Board of Trade
In Curia co, Speaker Blaine urged Chicago leaders to back Sunday saloon closings and support a 1 a.m. closing ordinance. He praised the Board of Trade for its enterprise and ability, and urged civic pride and perseverance to aid Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Board of Trade
Curiaco
Common Council
Chicago
Bordell bonds in railroad suit prompt major damages claim
Boston reports a pending suit over Bordell bonds of the B and H railroad seeking about 4 million dollars against trustees John S Eldridge Mark Healy and Henry N Farwell. The case hinges on bond retention duties tied to underlying mortgage notes and may be heard at the December Suffolk Supreme Court term.
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the Lane
Aurora
Boston
B., H. & Erie Railroad
Jno
Supreme Court
Suffolk
Charles Lane
Dorchester
United States
Robert Shepard
Howland Island
Pacific Ocean
Ravenstein
Music Hall
Lane
Insurance losses from Cambria Fire hit multiple firms
The Oct 15 Philadelphia report lists New York Eastern and foreign insurers with ten thousand dollar risks on the Cambria Iron Works fire in Johnstown. Insurers include Ina and Phenix Hartford Royal Liverpool London & Globe Citizens New York and People Worcester. four more New York and England firms covered five thousand dollars each. Total property insurance totals two hundred thousand dollars. The North Fourth street warehouse fire caused a ten thousand dollar loss fully insured.
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Cambria
Philadelphia
New York
Eastern
Cambria Iron Works
Johnstown
Ina
Phenix
Hartford
Royal Liverpool
London & Globe
Citizens
People’s
Worcester
Queen and Arctic
England
North Fourth Street
George A. Russell & Co
F. Holly
E. Kaufman
Funeral of Statesman Seward in Auburn on Oct 15
The body of William H. Seward lay in state in a rosewood casket at Auburn N Y after a drizzling rain on Saturday. Thousands viewed the remains in the library and parlor before a church service led by Rev Dr Brainard. The procession traveled in heavy rain to Fort Hill Cemetery for burial beside his wife and daughter.
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Auburn
N. Y
Maeve
Thurlow Weed
Samuel B. Ruggles
John Biglow
George Dawson
G. E. Baker
George M. Vannott
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Morgan
Wells College
John Brainard
St. Peter Church
Dr. Brainard
Mr. Hale
Botter
Reed
Doty
Episcopal Church
Seward
Frederick W. Seward
Wm. H. Seward
Clarence Seward
George Seward
George Seward, Jr
Olive Bisley Seward
E. D. Morgan
Richard Schell
Common Council
Board of Education
Fort Hill Cemetery
Fort Hill
Train wreck at Centerport injures engineer firesman fatally
The Northport train on the Long Island railroad ran off the track at Centerport on Sunday. The engine and smoking car toppled down a forty foot embankment. Engineer John Baker was severely injured and the boiler exploded, fatally scalding the fireman.
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Brooklyn
Northport
Long Island Railroad
Centerport
John Baker
County Seeks 100 Teachers Amid Regional Debates
Iowa counties plan to hire 100 teachers as districts evaluate staffing needs. In Michigan a university professor lectures convicts at the State Penitentiary prompting reactions from the New York Mail which claims the inmates were never sentenced. Breslau hosts a Catholic general meeting with 1 436 attendees including Silesians Breslau residents and delegates from Berlin Vienna and Poznań.
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Iowa
Michigan University
New York Mail
Breslau
Berlin
Vienna
Sden
Posen
Prince Napoleon Arrives in Geneva as Catalonia Tensions Rise
Foreign dispatches report Prince Napoleon arriving in Geneva escorted by French agents. On the Iberian front Carlists in Catalonia arrest several including furloughed soldiers while Ferrol remains calm under Marshal Bregna who blocks insurrectionists at the arsenal after 1500 Ferrolto Judas dissidents retreat. Berlin fog lifts on Bismarck health with the Gazette denying a three month leave extension.
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Geneva
Napoleon
Maprio
Catalonia
Ferrol
Marshal Bregna
Corunna
Judas
Berlin
Bismarck
Weather Report From Washington Early Morning Oct Fifteen
Synopsis for the past twenty four hours reports rising barometer and fresh northerly to westerly winds with occasional rain. Clearing conditions expected on the lower lakes and Middle States while South Atlantic and Gulf states show cool clear weather. Southerly winds shift with falling barometer and cooler clear conditions in parts of New England and the Middle States.
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Washington
Lower Lakes
Middle States
New England
Gulf
South Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Michigan
Minnesota
Gulf States
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Ohio Valleys
trans-Mississippi
Puget Sound Timber Trade Expands Across the Coast
The Puget Sound region in Washington Territory harbors vast fir forests ideal for ship building and mills. Shipment totals rise from 136,692,512 feet in 1869 to 118,856,561 feet in six months to July 1, 1872, with forecasts of trade doubling in four years despite tonnage shortages. The Northern Pacific railroad’s Kalama to Puget Sound segment spurs growth as rail and land grants fuel expansion.
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Puget Sound
Pacific
Washington Territory
Oregon
Washington
The
Sound
Callao
Tahiti
London
Mexico
Australia
Russia
New York
China
Valparaiso
Honolulu
Panama
Calcutta
Victoria
Kalama
Olagua
Seattle
Olympia
Portland
Columbia
Northern Pacific Railroad
Northern Pacific
New York Mail
A Queer Revenge On Eastern Rail Line
A resident along an Eastern road refused to buy tickets at the office and paid fares on the train, incurring ten cent extra charges each trip. Daily riding led the conductor to urge buying at the office, but the passenger swore he would not spend a cent on the company, having an oath against them.
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Aren
An Old Law on Chignons and Matrimony Brought to Light
A seventeenth century English law is recalled, warning that any woman who uses scents paints cosmetics washes artificial hair or other adornments to seduce a man into marriage would face penalties similar to witchcraft. The piece highlights the stringent social controls of the era and suggests such rules would cause widespread upheaval today.
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England
Old
Richmond Enquirer
Grant
California Press Attacks Laura Fair Verdict Acquittal
A collage of editorials condemns the Laura D. Fair acquittal amid calls for criminal trial reform. The Chronicle and other papers urge changes while the Call and Sacramento Record frame the verdict as a peril to public rights. French rail plans to defend Paris prompt defense and regional use.
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California
Laura D. F
Laura D. Fair
Alexander P. Crittenden
Sacramento
Cain
Anecdotes of a Pioneer Methodist Preacher and Brash Newport Bullies
The article recalls a pioneer Methodist preacher famed for bold talk and plain speech. It narrates incidents from his early ministry, including a river baptism threat to a bully, a Nashville Conference moment with General Jackson, and a horn soaping prank that sparked loud rebukes and a dramatic chase to confront the culprit.
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Nashville
Jack
Jackson
General Jackson
Indiana
Celeb
Desperado
Cole
Storing Grain breakthrough for wheat storage at sea
The New York Bulletin reports a French army proposal using portable sheet granaries with a vacuum seal to store wheat. The device vents exhaust through a valve pipe and gauge, keeping grain moisture free and insects dead after six months. Memphis news recounts a steamboat rescue of a poodle by a bold adventurer and a maid.
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New York Bulletin
Paanches
Fragmented reminiscences mix war tale and a rescue at Buffalo
An old French officer recalls a battle with the Prussians and a moment when a front line was steady. The story shifts to a tale of two boys and two girls at BoPie Creek near Buffalo where a girl nearly drowns until a dog saves her life and the other children pray for their playmate.
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Reha
Monsieur
Perior
Buffalo
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Peasy A Jenney
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G. B. Holst
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W. Francis
Main
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Rosen J. Crrear
Maris & Meyer
Boots
Peas
Benevolent Associations
Currom Guild
M. C. Absoctation
Vine ‘Omen
Eis Parsnel
Court Stailors
Bethel
So Public Landing
Robert Clarke & Co
Alfred Warren
George E. Stevens & Co
J. R. Hawley
E. M. Davis
J. W. Lawson
Porter
Hi. B. Ecerlmann
Brass Founders
PowRktt & Co
St. Tos
Gisson & Co
Bromwell Manvracr’ng Co
John Roberts
St. Gronne
Eorge W. Ritter
Grand Central
UIT & Vegetable Dealers
G. Breitenbach & Co
B. Hayman
EJ. Wes
FANCY
Oy H. Revas
N. W
American
Lorillano
C. Brewrus
America
Law's
St. Anton
W. M. Richardson
Liverpool
Erman American
Overaker & Law
Guo
W. Nerf & Co
Cincinnati
J. Burnett
Washmoton
Goodman
J. W. Itwell
LI Union Mutual
S. W. Johnson
National OF
U.S
G. M. Riggin
EquiTaste
W. D. Mansfield
W. H. Murphy
T. F. Randolph
E. Butterice & Co
Beckwith
American Agriculturalist
Scientific American
Orange Judd
New York Independent
Hearth and Home
Phrenological Journal
American Desese, &c
Ac Leust
P Goodyear Rubber CO
Great Jones At
Rock River
Orient
West
Great Northwest
W.M. Kennedy
Dixon, Ik
Daily Evening Star
Prince Albrecht of
Mr. Seward
Aurora Borealis
Republican Committee
Auburdt
Mr.Seward
Chattanooga Times
Alabama and Chattanooga
J. H. Miller
Magnolia
Messrs. Britton & Moore
New Orleans
Col
R. Y. Stratham
Magnelie
Piney-Mead
California Agriculturist
Simon Stata
Sacramento City
Memphis
Helena
Vicksburg
Louis
St. Louis
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