Back Taxes Warning Prompts Delinquent Notice Jan 1 1878
Missouri law offers tax delinquents relief until January 1 1878 but after that the collector may file suits in county courts. Costs include attorney fees up to ten percent and sheriff commissions, with property sale to satisfy debts. The piece warns residents to settle back taxes or face court action, with bleak example costing twenty three dollars in one case.
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Legislature of
Missouri
Anidehall
Poand
Monk Co
Clinton
Parlelan Police Officer’s Odd Defense in Suicide Case
In a troubled incident a Parlelan officer explained he did not intervene to stop a man from hanging himself because he believed the man had already hanged himself to dry. The dispatch notes a surreal, blunt rationale amid a fatal event.
Untitled tale of a theane globe incident
A cryptic fragment describes a man named Tenec examining a curious globe and a gentleman doubting life’s meaning. The scene shifts to a moment of revelation as the globe’s creation is questioned, ending with the observer’s puzzled reaction to the apparent event.
Duration of the Pope Reign Longest Papal Tenures
The article reviews papal reign lengths from St Peter to Pius IX, noting Pius VI held the longest at about twenty three and a half years, with Pius IX near fifty years. It mentions Sylvester II and Adrian as shorter reigns and claims Queen Victoria was the only European monarch older than a reigning pope besides others.
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St. Peter
Holy See
Pius VI
Pias
Sylvester Ft
Pius
Ilahue
Cardivela
Queen Victoria
Europe
St. Peter's
Pilladelphis
Simmons Liver
Telegrapla
Messenger
Macondia
Sitting Bull Comissioner Visit Fails to Satisfy Chief
A Times dispatch from Fort Worth dated Oct 17 reports the Sitting Bull Commission met Sitting Bull but failed to obtain terms of settlement. General Terry outlined a presidential offer to end hostilities with a free pardon, but Sitting Bull rejected peace and joint talks ended as commissioners returned home.
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Glitweg Bull
Garcano
Sitting Bull Commission
Fort Worth
British Northwest Territory
Fort Benton
Zist
Sitting Bull
Menon
Gen. Terry
Frain
United States
Cone
Senator Duck of Kentucky Pushes Gold Premium Bill
Kentucky senator Senaster Duck introduces a Wednesday bill to pay one half of customs duties in legal tender notes and the other half with gold to fund interest. The measure aims to end depreciation discounts on notes and restore the silver dollar, asserting the plan wipes out gold premium. James L. Bock, a vigilant worker, backs the bill to stir the banks, per K C Times.
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Senaster Duck
Kentucky
Senate
James Lb. Bock Moana
Julia C. Calhoun
Senate Chamber
Shinga
K. C. Times
Missing Man Detected by Shirt Testimony
A man senses a missing item after inspecting a clean shirt. He replaces it with another shirt and continues to sleep, never mentioning the incident despite the odd behavior. The brief notes the curious sequence and lack of explanation.
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Ile
Fragmentary historic note on pardon and hush money
The garbled text references a person named The Intent and Drineley Sheridan threatening to cut off funds, a humorous exchange about borrowing a shilling, and a diverted pardon obtained by an unnamed actor. The passage is unclear but hints at a pardon connected to financial pressure.
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Drineley Sheridan
Scottish minister probes Adam’s nature in rustic exchange
A Scotsman is asked what kind of man Adam was. The minister, listening with a keen ear, replies with a local comparison to Jo Simpson the horer cooper. The exchange reveals rough speech and rural humor about character and behavior.
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Jo Simpson
Horer-Cooper
Danbury
Johny 7
Tommy Miggs
Treasury Estimates For Military Establishment 1876
The secretary of the treasury transmits appropriations estimates for the military establishment for the year ending June 30, 1876, with detailed figures from the War, Treasury, Post Office, and Navy departments. Also includes rivers and harbors, fortifications costs, and a note that the permanent annual appropriation of 1,031,453 is not recommended.
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Secretary of the Treasury
House of Representatives
Secretary of War
Bula
jAliary
Con
EPCME
Congress
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