Texas Pacific Rail Plan Promoted for Government Aid
A Washington correspondent reports Texas Pacific requests a government guarantee to cover 5 percent interest on bonds for 25 years, not to guarantee principal. The plan argues benefits to industry and national revival, acknowledging partisan and sectional politics but citing potential gains for 1876 and beyond.
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Congress
Washington
Texas Pacific Company
United States
Union Pacific
Union Pacifics
Pacific
Texas
Death of Reverdy Johnson at Annapolis Mansion
Reverdy Johnson, eminent statesman and jurist, died suddenly on the 10th while a guest at Gov Carroll’s Executive Mansion in Annapolis Maryland. Born May 21 1796 in Annapolis he was near eighty. He trained at St John’s College and gained a large Maryland practice. He helped report Maryland Court of Appeals decisions before a long career.
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Maryland
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Taylor
Peace Congress
United Rajess Senate
St New Orleans
England
Charles Francis Adams
Alabama
United States Senate
Baltimore
Reverdy Johnson
Gov. Carroll
Annapolis
John Johnson
St. John's College
Court of Appeals of
Harris & Johnson
Railways Offer 25 Percent Fares for Centennial Travel
Philadelphia reports railroad agents prepare for summer travel to the Centennial. Round trips east of Omaha see a 25 percent fare cut, with 30 day tickets valid May to October 31 and extended stopovers allowed. Chicago to Philadelphia 82 dollars. Chicago to New York 33 dollars. Pacific lines not yet joining, four trunk lines to build a model station at the grounds. Trains run every twenty minutes New York to Philadelphia day, plus night sleepers.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore American
Omaha
Pacific
Pacific Coast
New York
Chicago
Concert
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Wolf Story at Bennett's Livery Stables Captivates Richmond Crowd
Dan Halloway a railroad conductor, living in Richmond, entertains a group at Bill Bennet's livery stable with a wolf tale that becomes a comic chase. As listeners slip away to avoid the climax, Halloway whips out a revolver to compel Bennett to stay and hear the ending, while spectators outside gleefully watch the scene unfold. The narrative ends with Halloway delaying the finale to teach Bennett about wolf habits and hunting methods, leaving an impression on all. The second portion discusses Elihu Burritt’s view on New England farms losing to city life, as young farmers depart, leaving estates to Irish and German buyers, and calls for moral reflection on rural decline.
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Dan Halloway
Richmond
Indiana
Hoe
Bill Bennet
Bennett
Halloway
Dan
William Staid
Bennett A
William
Thousad
New England
Tome
Population by States in 1875 Reveals Varied Growth
The Boston Advertiser notes uneven population growth across states based on partial 1875 censuses. Eleven of fourteen states studied show trustworthy gains, with notable annual increases in Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Wisconsin, while Texas and Nevada data are incomplete or estimated.
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Boston
Texas
Michigan
Kansas
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Wisconsin
Ecclesiastical notes on unions and missions across faiths
A collage of religious items discusses a proposed 1877 union of Methodist bodies, historic sermons, and the New York Methodist scene. It cites evangelistic efforts in India, a table of Protestant missions in China Japan and Siam, and a found manuscript claiming early North American colonization, with skepticism about Lisbon earthquake related claims.
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Bng
Evarts
Mr. Beach
Mr. Beecher
Warren Hastings
Rufus Choate
Carlyle
Guilise
Centry
New York Conference of Mormons
New York Independent
George Lansing Taylor
Methodist
New Haven
Rabbi Wechsler
Narayan Sheshadri
Mision
Bethel
India
Talna
Laborem
Europe
N. Y
China
Japan
Siam
Giang
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Iphaea
Avemci
Azores
North America
Lisbon
Howitt
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Barry D Pfvrences
Dan Hallosway
Atiomi
Elihu Burritt
New Engeh
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Navy Department
Tretia
Previe
Huron
Alert
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