News of the Week Foreign Dossier from 19th Century Fronts
A dense chronicle reports Paice Louis Naronzox reaching Belgium near the French front to monitor elections. tense telegrams discuss Plevna and Schipka Pass battles as Turkish and Russian forces exchange blows with heavy losses. Other items note Mexican politics, Chilean and Montenegrin actions, and various domestic financial and political developments.
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Paice
Louis Naronzox
Belgium
London Times
The
Lom
Assif Pasha
Tius
Vienna
Ardahan
Asia Minor
Ad Gomes
Pera
Suleiman Pasha
Schipka Pass
Fort &J. Nicholas
Paesawent Drs
Mexico
Rio Grande
United States
Canales
Department of Matamoros
Diaz
London
Pleyna
Porte
Oeman Pasha
Bucharest
Osman Pasha
Plevna
D. D. Spencer
Chicago State Savings Institution
Liverpool
Moville
Ireland
Constantinople
Great Britain
Zolosto
Nostre
Duga Pass
Trebinje
Larissa
William Henry Fox Taxser
MacMahon
Czarowicz
Mehemet Ali
Bilela
Chicago 1877 robbery report with multiple Iowa items
A late 19th century Chicago dispatch details a frontier era robber gang ambushing a passenger train near Big Springs. Officers pursue seven to thirteen bandits across the region after capturing guards and seizing cash, watches, and tickets. Coroner verdicts in Four-Mile Creek and various Iowa incidents add to a volatile period.
Daring Railroad Express Robbery At Pacific Springs Station
A late night train heist at the Pacific Railroad station near Omaha involved two masked men who forced Conductor Patterson to relinquish a valuable instrument. Officials describe the assailants as Algerian in appearance and note the incident occurred around 10 45 pm. Investigators are pursuing leads as union officials confirm details received early this morning.
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Big Springs
Lorris
Chicago
Patterson
Miller
McCarthy
Sydney
Bradley
Worth Platte
Iiia
Black Hills
Omaha
Clark
Andy Riley
Cumings
Trinée
Ae Lig Springs
Pacific Railroad
Palms
Union Pacific
Jerely Bucir
Alger
Art
Personal and Literary Oddities Across Time
There are reports of 190 to 200 Charley Rosses found. Rebecca Taylor, nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital 1826 to 1860, died in Boston aged eighty six. pension continued to death. Brigham’s son asked, Do you know me, father, as he prepared to die. Sitting Bull noted as Ojibway-born, Fort Garry graduate, once called Charley Jacobs. John Taylor Johnston sunk a million in New Jersey Central stock in two years, praised as reckless wealth. Davenport Brothers’ death in Sidney after knot-untangling feats. Pilgrim Society’s $32,300 gift funded Faith statue, donor secret. Henderson, Kentucky refused council bid over bribery oath. Samuel Griswold Goodrich Peter Parley once stayed in St. Louis, a lady praised him as benefactor of the rising generation.
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Charley Rosses
Rebecca Tayor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Brigham
Sitting Bull
St. John’s College
Fort Garry
Charley Jacobs
John Taylor Johnston
New Jersey Central
Philadelhia Press
W. H. H. Davenport
Pilgrim Society of Massachusetts
Faith
Oliver Ames
Henderson
W. H. Lewis
Chicage Journal
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Peter Parley
St. Louis
Remembrance and Reverence for Stark and Family Echoes
A narrative recalls General John Stark of New Hampshire and the Battle of Bennington. It blends family affection, wartime leadership, and posthumous reverence, noting Stark’s courage, mercy, and steadfast command while weaving in vivid scenes from battles and local reminiscences. A Manchester correspondent recounts Stark’s humanity and strategic insight for a broader Chicago Tribune audience.
Fiji Correspondent Describes Curious Morning Scene
A correspondent reports a Fiji morning scene where country people move about with baskets and woven items. The passage describes watchful routines, simple tasks, and small acts of daily life among residents, capturing a tranquil, communal mood.
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Fiji
Stark of Bennington remembered in centennial tribute
The Bennington centennial evokes General John Stark’s famed courage and energy. Vermont and New Hampshire folk recall his leadership at Bennington and Saratoga, with stories passed down by families about his memorable address to the troops.
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Bennington
Stark
America
Nington
Saratoga
John Stark
Vermont
New Hampshire
Molly
Degen
Ill treatment of an English artist in Italy case ends in release
The incident follows J Giles Vice-Rector of the English College in Rome as he travels near Rome Napoli. He is detained after a Brigadier misreads his papers including a priest’s permit. The confusion centers on names and dates, leading to night detention in a guard-house before transfer to Sora and eventual release.
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Italy
J. Giles
English College
Rome
Naples
Sora
Miltiades Peterkin Paul and the Orchard Heist
A comical tale from the Wide Awake issue follows Miltiades Peterkin Paul as he climbs a tree for stolen fruit. He fills his pockets, then falls with a bump. his cry for help echoes as Solomon Sly appears and feigns reluctance to assist, delaying a possible rescue.
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Miltiades Peterkin Paul
Mr. Solomon Sly
Tam
Saens Rownjohn
A Country Wash Day and a Struggling Little Dog
In a rustic country setting Genies mamma and three aunts wash clothes by a riverside. The children play with Ring the small dog, who later stiffens from the heat and cold water, appears in pain, and is lifted to dry in the sun as Mammas concern grows. The scene blends family warmth with a tender, humorous distress over Rings limp, shaky movements and the puzzling feverish heat.
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Gente
Mamma
Genie
Ring
Bo Genie
Fragmented Local Sports Note With Fuzzy Upset Tone
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a basketball or ball game moment with a player referred to as a big boy, a foul called upstairs, and a tense exchange. Readable names or clear actions are missing, leaving an unclear scene of players and a referee.
Opium habit leads to lenient sentence in theft case
Emma Simpson, 36, appeared in the Court of Criminal Correction charged with stealing shoes from James Smith of 924 Biddle St. After testimony she claimed morphine addiction impaired her actions. Judge sentenced her to one month in the Work-House. A Globe-Democrat reporter later detailed her fifteen-year morphine ordeal and cravings.
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Court of Criminal Correction
Judige Caay
Emma Simpson
James Smith
Biddle Street
Globe- Demecrat
Lois Globe-Democrat
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