Fires devastate Virginia City in a multi million loss
A massive blaze in Virginia City consumes the Consolidated Virginia hoisting works, Ophir and California stamp mills, and surrounding buildings. Wind-driven flames and explosions leave a three-quarters mile long ruin, with total losses estimated between 3 and 5 million dollars. Officials report widespread property damage, unsettled insurance, and extensive disruption to mining operations.
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Virginia
Trp
Fiest
Jochale Elie
Telegraph
Express
Ophir
Consolidated Virginia
San Francisco
Virginia City
Consolidated
Virginia Hoisting-Works
California Stamp-Mill
Ophir Works
The Meek Sage of New England Mills and Love
In a social club tale two men hear a veteran recounts his youth in New England. He deserted a glamorous society to love a factory girl Pearlie, saved her from a mill fire, and learned a nameless birth and humble life led to a quiet, content ending with marriage and a child.
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London
Cheshire
Gloucester
Osfordshire
Norfolk
Phere
England
Wales
Carel Pattenson
R. W. Porter
North Platte
Sidney
Neh
Patterson
George Vanderburgh
Jack Raymond
Mrs. George
Mr. Raymond
Jack
Tsay
George
Europe
Judith Delmar
Belle
the Avenue
al Saratoga
Vanderburgh
Jacob
Ife
Smith
New England
Boston
New Hampshire
Daisy
Margaret
Judith
Saratoga
New York
Vanderburgh Mansion
Royal Judith
Watson & Co
Congress
Vanderburghs
Pearlie
Tam
Charles
Dack
Wife
Harper’s Weekly
Market Snapshot of Beef and Wheat Across New York and Chicago
New York live stock and provisions prices show beef cattle at around 10.00, hogs about 5.50, sheep 4.50, and flour and wheat futures with No. 2 Chicago wheat near 1.26 to 1.27. Chicago figures list beef ranges up to 5.60, pork mess around 20.50 to 21.00, lard at 13.35, with flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley prices provided for current trading days.
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New York
Chicago
Northwestern
Milwaukee Spring
Reeves
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Grant 1875
President Ulysses S. Grant issues a national thanksgiving proclamation urging the people to gather in places of worship on Thursday November 25 to offer thanks for divine mercies and continued liberty amid peace and prosperity. The document notes national blessings, protection from calamities, and asks citizens to abstain from secular pursuits while prayers are offered.
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Star Verlin
Sot Cureaet
Vou Arnim
Tur
United States
Virginia City
Wasninetos
God
Venetus
Ulyases
Grant
Washington
U. 8. Grant
Iastiron Fisu
Devastating Fire Leaves San Francisco Block Partly Wrecked
A daylight blaze on A street near Taylor rapidly swept across the southern business district, engulfing ten blocks and threatening the Gould & Curry works. The fire reached the Territorial Enterprise and Chronicle offices, Piper's Opera House, and the Consolidated Virginia depot and hoisting works, with water scarcity forcing attempted explosions. The mill at California mine and Ophir hoisting works burned as the flames advanced eastward, ultimately consuming hotels and churches before dying out as fuel ran low.
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San Francisco
Tuer
Taylor
F Street
Union
Sutton
Dispatch
C Street
Territorial Enterprise
Chronicle
Piper
Consolidated Virginia
Comstock Lode
California
Virginia
Ophir
Taylor Street
Bank of California and
Wells Fargo
Gould & Curry Works
Guns and armor clash through the ages in the arms race
The article reviews ongoing European gun and armor development, noting Krupp and England's giant cannons, and envisions future battles of iron and steel. It recalls historic examples from 1478 to the 1800s, including Turkish, Russian, and British guns, and ends with a Tennessee girl’s playful dare about a kiss.
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Tha Krupp
Armstrongs
Krupps
Whitworths
Scutari
John Duckworth
Straits
Royal George
Cowper
Beejapore
Sattara
Moscow
N.Y
The Decoy Trunk Robberies At Rail Depots Warned
A analysis piece compares trunk thefts at railway depots to Sinbad style tricks and explains a decoy trunk with a false bottom used to grab and haul away bags. It notes robberies rising, sometimes swapping valuables for similar bulk items, and cautions detectives to keep pace with such clever schemes.
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Sinbad the Sailor
Polonius
Laertes
Constant Electric Lamp by Lodygin Introduced in St Petersburg
The article describes Lodygin’s constant electric lamp using a single charcoal stick heated between two electrodes inside a sealed nitrogen-filled glass cylinder. Multiple sticks can be used, with current passing from battery to lamp through insulated contacts. Oxidation is prevented by nitrogen, preserving charcoal dimensions. the device earned the Lomonossov prize. It also notes France’s telegraph plan to push private wires for broader private communications.
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Lodygin
St. Petersburg
Lomonossov
St. Petersburg Academy of Science
A Dolls Wedding Lesson From Lucy Larcom
Ivantoe and Mimi dolls vow to obey or not speak for harmony. Fenwick warns, Mimi defies with wit, and the couple vow silence as ideal behavior. The scene praises quiet coupling and calls it a model for couples observing wedding-day manners.
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Ivantoe
Mimi
Caterpillar and rose tale and Nettie Neal homeopathic cure
A collage of children stories and moralizing moments unfolds: a talking caterpillar and rose exchange barbs about loveliness, while Nettie Neal grows from procrastination to prompt obedience after her mother’s patient, homeopathic lesson. The piece blends fables with domestic anecdotes.
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Cheago
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Centralia
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Renial
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United
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National Gold Bank and Trust Company of
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Commissioner of Pensions
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Navy Department
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