Varying global news and domestic notes in 1877 summary
Publicans won 314 seats with Conservatives 201 in France. Riots occurred in Jiratoy, Poland, 140 perished. Plevna bombardment resumed. Turkish losses mounted. Russia reported victory in Armenia with 32 Turkish battalions and 4 artillery brigades captured. Occasional fires, mine explosions, political nominations, and economic updates across North America and Europe accompany war reports and public notices.
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Secretary's report outlines naval pay deficits and funding gaps
Washington October 16: Secretary Thompson details deficiencies totaling 1,738,641 for naval and hospital funds, arrears of pay, Beane steam machinery, timber, and other contracts. He cites Congress underfunding, temporary fund borrowing, and seeks appropriations to settle pay due and streamline annual expenditures. The document also notes a Georgia wedding by a Justice and cotton crop losses due to 1876 floods.
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Eee
See’y Thompson
Navy
Seligman Bros
London
Naval Hospital Fund
Marine Corps
Beane
Congress
Amet
Einate
Eatie
Iowa and region news highlights of political and crime events
Iowa reports a mayoral vote result in Des Moines, rail accident injuries, jail bonds for fraud schemes, and local crime bequests. Also notes temperance and asylum population growth, crop yields across counties, and libel suit against Davenport Gazette, with farm outputs in Jefferson and Jesup showing strong yields.
Dastardly Child Torture Case Surfaces in South Glen's Falls
A French Canadian named Nicholas Lavoy is accused of extreme cruelty toward his four year old son. Neighbors intervened previously as Lavoy allegedly inflicted revolting torture and risked life imprisonment for aggravated abuse. A local doctor reports the case as severe and disturbing.
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South Glen's Falls
Nicholas Lavoy
Layvoy
Streeter
Glen's Falls
Liavoy
Tiver
The Famous Magician Houdin and His Algeria Mission
The late Robert Houdin, renowned as a prince of conjurors and a skilled mechanician, was sent by the French government to Algeria. He aimed to prove sorcery false to Arab tribes by eclipsing their Mocara-like leaders, performing bold tricks under government protection to demonstrate superstition as imposture.
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Houdin
Algeria
Aris
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Arti
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Personal and Literary Fragments From 19th Century Press
A collection of short notes and tidbits: Bryant’s legal exit after losing his first case. Noyes renting in Paris from Eugénie’s ex-Empress era properties. a recipe snippet for Ginger Snaps with ginger and soda. Mrs. Hale’s enduring influence at eighty-nine and style. Belknap selling indelible ink to postmasters. Jennie June on evolving male appeal. language decline of Cornish and Breton. Brooklyn Eagle notes three prominent men mourning wives’ illnesses while continuing work, including Bailey of Danbury News.
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William Cullen Bryant
Noyes
Paris
Eugenie
Sarah J. Hale
Godey
Belknap
dJennie June
Jennie June
Picayune
Brooklyn Eagle
America
Bailey
Danbury
The Perilous World of Wall Street Trading
The piece describes Wall Street as treacherous with brokers leveraging puts, calls, and straddles. It notes Vanderbilt and Drew escaping losses, an iron box carrying five million dollars of Erie money, and that insiders can shield themselves while outsiders risk exposure. It references a figure leaving a European family a substantial income tied to New York Central.
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Sncemons
Nevada
Pereziteaon Pobrect
Germany
Great Britain
France
Commission
Ailger
United States
John P. Jones
Lewis V. Bogg
George Willard
R. P. Bland
William 3
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Vanderbilt
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Jersey
Erie
Commodore
Europe
New York Central
Miltiades Craves Secrets. Eavesdropping Ends in Trouble
Our Young Readers section recounts Miltiades Peterkin Paul sneaking to overhear talk behind a pantry door. He is nearly smothered as he tumbles into a barrel, but Benjamin Franklin rescues him, ending the episode with a lesson on listening to others.
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Jetta
Torenvon
Miltiades Peterkin Paul
Peterkin
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John Henry
Thor
Miltiades
Asbin
Benjamin Franklin
Hs Joti
John Brown
Neighborly Welcome Sparks Playful Exchange Between Children
Ruthie and Willie watch a new neighbor boy, Jack Foster, arrive with a velocipede. They compare feats and share stories of falls and sickness as antsy maid Nancy summons them to pick strawberries for lunch.
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Willie
William Henry
Ruthie
William Henry Bogart
Jack Foster
Jack
Wille
Ancy
Willie and Spiders Findings in a Garden Tale
A child inquiry reveals different quests as Willie searches for bugs and berries. The narrator, through a motherly voice, concludes that people tend to find what they seek, warning that those who fear evil are prone to encounter it. The tale reflects on attention shaping outcomes.
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Livingstone
Goma Mountains
Africa
H. M. Stanley
N. ¥. Herald
Willie
Jack
Jose
Lillie
Barr
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Downfall of a Brave Man and the Adams Express Case
The narrative recounts George L. Price a Pittsburgh to Chicago express messenger who once survived a pistol attack and became a celebrated hero. Suspicion later fell on him for embezzling funds including a $100 from a silver cask and decoy letters from the company ledgers. He was arrested in Chicago then released on $1000 bail awaiting trial as officials probe total losses.
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Texas
J. R. Ham
Edward
Stevens
George Miller
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Chicago
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Chicago Times
Treasury estimates for military appropriations 1878
Washington October 18 1877 Treasury Secretary transmits estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30 1878 and prior years to the House Speaker. Included are War Department needs with deficiencies and special items from various departments. Also notes a non-recommended annual appropriation and a new Philadelphia weekly paper Coming Style. The Gatling gun claims a 1000 rounds per minute rate.
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Congress
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Euny Eam ‘Trenstrim
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