Tax Bank and other items from Hamburg and Dubuque
The Tax Banking House of W. W. Smith in Hamburg closed with C. A. Danforth appointed assignee. Liabilities may reach 100000 with assets around 45000. Notable losses include A Hydinger 7200 and T.90 Morgan 9100. Other losses from 50 to 10000. CLARA STANLEY died suddenly but coroner determined death by self poisoning. A tramp ghost features in a fanciful note. A divorcees gossip harms a marriage, a woman hangs her license on lamp posts. In Center Twp Dubuque County two men fight over a dog after a shotgun attack. The Town State Fine Stock Breeders’ Assoc meets in Marshalltown Dec. 2. Late Sor’r Von Comitn proposes school-law changes to unify studies and standardize graded curricula, not texts. Coal miner Michael Higgins killed in Des Moines coal mine. Current prices in St. Louis show various staples and meats with fluctuating ranges.
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Tax Banking House
W. W. Smith
Hamburg
C. A. Danforth
A. Hydinger
Morgan
Preston, Kean & Co
Chicago
Clara Stanley
Farmer Clay
Jersey Ridge
Center Township
Dubuque County
State Fine Stock Breeders’ Association
Marshalltown
Sor’r von Comitn
Michael Higgins
Sypher
Des Moines
St. Louis
Charleston Harbor action drives Confederates from Morris Island
Civil War era report describes Dahlgren ironclads advancing into Charleston Harbor and a sudden Union assault that pushed near Morris Island pickets. Fort Sumter opened fire at dawn with heavy cannon as daylight revealed intense bombardment and a mule-driver volunteer delivered ammunition amid supply shortages and disrupted routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tase
Dahlgren
Fort Sumter
Morris Island
Hartford
Conn
Charleston Harbor
Huron Wreck off North Carolina In Storm
Turbulent Atlantic storm drives the United States man of war Huron onto the Nagshead reef near Kitty Hawk. About 100 officers and men lose their lives, 34 saved, while rescue efforts from Norfolk and Hampton Roads rush to aid survivors. Causes range from compass errors to engine failure amid the fierce Friday night gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
North Carolina
Chicago Times
Atlantic
Kitty Hawk Beach
Hampton Roads
Gulf of Mexico
Signal Office
Washington
Resolute
Norfolk
Swatara
Fortune
Ryan
Isstar
Boston
Bismarck and Family of a Princess in Hazy Memoir
An obscure fragment notes Bismarck and a princess figure in a scattered, unclear reminiscence. The text meanders with misread names and partial phrases, offering little coherent detail about persons, dates, or events.
Fragmented reminiscence of a doctor’s decline and family strain
A man recalls a successful early medical practice, a happy marriage, and two children, then describes a rapid social decline. He notes his wife’s unwavering support and prayers as he deteriorates, without explicit details of the turning point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iri
Ants
Milnes and Miltiades Clash in Shadowy Scene
Fragmentary text recalls Milnes and Miltiades amid a looming, shadowy figure. A tall, menacing presence advances as a dust-filled night scene unfolds with urgent, unsettling language. The account preserves strong names and eerie events without graphic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milnes
Miltiades Peterkin Paul
Effie Angell Hosts a Lanksgiving Dinner for Dolls
Effie Angell Plans a special Lanksgiving dinner at her home with her doll family and a bright white dressed genie. She invites Mamie Hart and Johnny, plus Clara Weston, Snowflake, Whitenose, and other hungry children from nearby families, sharing cold chicken, currant jelly, frosted cake, and milk in a tiny pitcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tauess
Effie Li
Effie
Mamma
Clara Weston
Mamie Hart
Johnny
Mamie
Mrs. Hart
Tana
Lea
Various 19th Century News Snippets
The clippings cover tales of a missing boy’s father funding a costly search, a poet’s ode to Wagner predicting his US visit, a towering Indiana senator, Alice Blaine’s facial injury from an accident, land ownership disputes between Coburn and Waddingham, Conger’s romance and marriage tale, and Academy of Natural Science notes on ants surviving extreme heat and cold with observations by H C McCook and Lincecum.
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Charley Ross
Sidney Lanier
Wagner
St. Louis
America
Lanier
Blaine
Alice
Coburn
Maine
United States
Wilson Waddingham
New York
Canadian River
New Mexico
Conger
Michigan
Congress
Allery
Chicago Tribune
Academy of Natural Science At
Philadelphia
H. C. McCook
Lincecum
Texas
McCook
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monger
Mada
Tidewater
Atlantic Ocean
Benate
Bu Gaio
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
M. A. Butler
Bouthallon
Edzoun Wamend
Ma Sellen
Messrs
Ant
Bouth
Shen Mance
Treasury
Oklahoma
H—mittee
Colorado
House
Feally Hidi
Oryue
United
Stig
Suzzman
Fidel Savings Bank of
Iles Selbrick
Third National Bank of Chicago
Mquidaion
J. Irving Pearce
Bank of
Ham
Fremont County
Iowa
United States District Court
Wen
E Court
Tax Central National Bank of China
Com. Co
P. Ryan
Massachusetts
Simonds
New York City
Smith
Mallory
Allis
Greanbeck
Juper Geord Grennelt
Greenfield
Mass
Ass't-Lee’y McCormick
Workingmen’s Party
Hogeey
Bingham
Temperance
United States Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Wm. P. Kellogg
Louisiana
Henry M. Spofford
Beach
Churchill
Junto
Workingman
Haynes
Greenback
Lst
Motehka
Piergos
Rahova
Widdin
Closs
Carr
Howaare
Tyson
Florence
Nimntilick Harbor
Cumberland Gulf
Gulf
Bucnanest
22D
Rustchuk
Rej Mehemet Ali
Vienna
Russia
Turkey
Rochet Ap
Rome
Italy
Nevesich
Giurgevo
Deman Pasha
Plevna
Bertin
HaLifax
Great Britain
A. T. Galt
Peru
Mehemet Ali
Morice
Krama
Montenegro
Scutari
Tue Sultan
Consantinople
Sige
Howard
Sherman
Credit Hepesand
Montana
Tongue River
Camas
Joseph
Miles
Rae
Fort Leavenworth
Indian Bureau
Modeca
Oregon
Lapwal
National House of Representatives
Sdih of OF Nations
P Yan
Peterton Twa
Hooker
Howes
Hunter
Charles A. Dana
New York Sea
Vicronsa' Oxo
Lassa
Leith
Iowa Beate News
Thomas Brayxon
Miecourt Vattey Junction
Mule of
Sumter
Huron
Sven
Astein Cor
Boston Post
Robert L. Case
Anne
Robert L
Pecans
Joan
Mep
WN. Y. Evening Post
Wm. C. Gilman
Samme
Gilman
Satan
Bismarck and Family
Biemarck
Papa
Miltiades Gg
TUR
Caby
Ipsay
Wes
Keith
Anton
John Henry Jack
Miltiades
Peter Peterkein
Paul
Miltiades Peterkin
John Brownjohn
Nursery
Effe
Fox
Sumeer
Heter
Swees
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