Parody of world events fills a crowded news sheet
A sweeping summary of diverse items including Senator Logan’s ill wife in Chicago, mass population shifts near London, pigeons smuggling watches in Switzerland, immigrant steamers docking in New York, railroad accident tallies, wildflower vistas in the West, Joaquin Miller’s fortunes, party organization in Columbus, flag stories from Calais, land wealth in Illinois, Mark Twain’s quips, a tree’s odd growth in Wyoming, a prominent pensions appointment, a French noble in prison, the Channel tunnel project, a parrot show, Belle Boyd in Philadelphia, and Uruguayan press suppression, with notes on chemistry of plants and a sensational pursuit tale in St Louis.
Belleville Snakes and Derby Promises Across Lands
The Toronto Mail notes a ten foot snake in Belleville, Canada, and reports horses thriving at sea while L E Meyers gained three pounds en route to England. Frankfort bankers back a German university in the American West and a Carson City incident features a marksman hitting five bullseyes at 200 yards. A vote buying scheme in Albany is linked to Harrisburg lobbyists. An Episcopalian preacher Lorillard pledges Derby winnings to a church, and a Canadian ark builder plans to convert his craft into a grain hul k after the predicted doomsday passes.
Dying Girl’s Bequest Funds Stone Church For Poor
Nine years ago Fannie Smith on her death bed asked Rev. Samuel A. Mutchmore of Philadelphia to build a church for the poor. He fulfilled her wish by erecting a massive stone church costing $60,000, funded by donors drawn to the girl’s dying bequest.
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Fannie Smith
Samuel A. Mutchmore
Philadelphia
Lion on the loose terrorizes California neighborhood
A large California lion was spotted after a woman fleeing with her four year old daughter. The child was bitten but not seriously hurt when the animal dropped her and fled to the mountains. The lion lingered nearby for days, drove a timber seeker from a canyon, and a reward was posted to capture it. Last Thursday in King City Missouri, Benjamin C. Porter and Miss E. Copeland wed. Porter, nearly 70, and the bride 65, had a romance paused forty five years ago. In Missouri, a wife mocked her neglectful husband with a dinner trick then left a note inside a dish.
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California
Santa Barbara
Benjamin C. Porter
E. Copeland
King City
Porter
St. Joseph
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Delia
Eben
Dover
John
Baden Baden
Three Kingdoms
Douglass Visits Maryland Slave Estate He Once Escaped
Frederick Douglass visited the Lloyd estate in Maryland last week. He was welcomed by the grandsons of his former master and entertained in the plantation mansion where he once played as a slave boy. He spoke warmly, drank to the family, and blessed all present while honoring former slave descendants who gathered to greet him and recall his youth.
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Frederick Douglass
Lloyd
Maryland
Douglass
Garfield’s son to wed Miss Bradley of Mentor Ohio
The youngest son of President Garfield plans to join Williams College and is engaged to Miss Clamie Bradley from Mentor Ohio. Report says friends knew of the engagement before Garfield’s presidency and that Berkshire interest recalls the Bradley family. The Pittsfield Journal notes the long engagement should not hinder happiness.
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Garfield
Williams College
Clamie Bradley
Mentor
Ohio
A Maine landlady and the boarders that built a fortune
Delia Rogersons boarding venture in Croftsborough, Maine, brings growing drama as one elderly lodger stays on and a one hundred dollar gift sparks a fortune. Mrs Clements death reveals Delias chance to inherit large wealth, changing fortunes and friendships as townsfolk recount the tale.
Richards Civil War Record Endorses Richards for Lieutenant Governor
The Cleveland Leader confirms Hon Reese G Richards enlisted at 19, saw action from South Carolina to Knoxville, endured capture and seven months in rebel prisons, escaped in 1865, and served as inspector with General Curtin. The bio portrays him as brave, capable, and fit to succeed if needed.
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Richards
Cleveland Leader
Reese G. Richards
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Charleston
Maryland
Ninth Army Corps
South Mountain
Antietam
Fredericksburg
North Virginia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Black River
Jackson
Tennessee
Knoxville
Wilderness
Spottsylvania
Petersburg
Danville
Columbia
Charlotte
North Carolina
Foster
Tomato training by a housewife tips for bountiful harvest
A housewife endorses a method for tomato training. Build a tall compost hill with manure and chicken manure, stake it, and guide growth. Remove side shoots above leaves, tie stems to the stake, and prune to force first bearing branches from the main stem. Continuous trimming improves size, quantity, flavor, and reduces rot or drop.
Social reform in English upper class manners
An editorial asserts intoxication and profanity lose prestige in refined society. It notes shift away from drinking and swearing in England and America, expecting decency among the upper classes to spread downward. The piece casts tipsiness as vulgar and forecasts broader cultural improvement.
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Hartford Courant
Society of Gentlemen
England
America
The Difference of Age From The Mt. Vernon Republican
A collection of brief observations and quotes on topics including Gladstone and English finance, England's tax paying power, and local notions about jug trains for Kansans. It also notes regional language quirks with Connecticut women and a Southern remark, as cited by the Courier-Journal.
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Mt. Vernon
Gambier Street
Connecticut
Courier-Journal
Child asks father to simplify sermon meaning
A boy asks his father to remove the meaner parts of the sermon so he can understand it. He repeats the request, seeking a plain explanation of the message heard that morning.
Captor brigands of Salonica hold Suter for ransom
A London Standard correspondent recounts Mr. Suter's six week captivity near Izvor by two brigand bands led by Aristidi with Ghiorghi Katzaro and Nicola. He describes nightly moves, bound arms, armed sentries, and brutal camp life, alongside foraging, drinking, and card games amid religious observances.
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Aristidi
Ghiorghi Katzaro
Nicola
Suter
Salonica
Macedonia
Daring stagecoach robbery near Pagosa Springs shocks Colorado
A bold late night attack on Sanderson & Co. passengers near Pagosa Springs yields about 1000 dollars in cash drafts and valuables. Four masked riders with revolvers commandeer the coach driver Charley Gates and seven passengers, then replace a stolen horse before fleeing. Passengers left flat broke, commerce skeptical about future mail orders.
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Pagosa Springs
Sanderson & Co
Charley Gates
Amargo
New Mexico
Denver & Rio Grande
Lduango
Colo
Rights of settlers on railroad lands shake West
Judge Lawrence held that refunds for overpaid land under railroad grant laws pass with the property. Nathan Alspach paid double minimum for a quarter section near Augusta Kansas, later found outside the ten mile grant. he sold the land but did not transfer rebate, so the claim accrued to his vendee after the First Comptroller ruled the refund follows the estate. Treasury rejected the claim.
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Washington
Lawrence
Treasury
West
Congress
Nathan Alspach
Augusta
Kan
Alspach
Hhis
Dangerous toy pistol sold to boys in Southside
A groceryman sold two dozen so called Army toy pistols marked Army but without makers name. Boys fill with blank cartridges and sand or buck shot. Ex Senator Lord tested one by loading buck shot and firing into a board. The weapon is dangerous, could injure eyes, and should be suppressed under law to prevent casualties.
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Army
Southside
Lord
Cincinnati
Late Doctor Opens Charge for Medicine
An 18th or 19th century anecdote tells of a doctor dining in unfamiliar surroundings where a glass and medicine were claimed as items to be charged. The host disputed, the doctor insisted, and the dispute over unpaid medicines arose after meals. Also note a civic issue about Sunday free converts on Boston Common.
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Coleman
Uuality
Boston Common
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Delila
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Gladstone
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