General News Digest from Van Wert March 30 1877
A long miscellany notes Rhode Island election on April 4 General Beauregard and Early enter New Orleans lottery news of Dublin Lent ball at the castle six English youths bound for the Black Hills and London cricketers to tour Boston Philadelphia Hoboken. German soup houses rise in distress Belgian and German manufacturing slow Russian hut orders.
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Rhode Island
Beauregard
Early
New Orleans
Dublin
Castle
St. Patrick’s Day
New York
Black Hills
Lord Harris
London
Boston
Philadelphia
Hoboken
Germany
Mrs Hounslow's Experiment in a Paradise of Roses
A Cincinnati style tale follows Mrs. Hounslow as she crafts a social experiment to wed her son Lawrence to Flora Furlong, while Louise Mandell charms him from behind, and Miss Furlong’s dinner becomes a comic catastrophe revealing true affections. The piece interweaves family pretensions, class anxieties, and a lively circle of cousins and suitors set in a country house. The outcome exposes the limits of scheming maternal love and the flash of genuine connection in Louise’s bright presence.
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Lawrence
Mrs. Hounslow
Louise
Flora Furlong
Flora
Lawrence Hounslow
Fanny
Clay
Louise Mandell
Cousin Fanny
Cleopatra
Miss Furlong
Kate Farley
Wilder
Kate
Wrence
Mr. Wilder
Maria
Griffin
Hebe
Philter
Paradise
The
Cincinnati Gazette
Daniel Boote
Third
Walnut Streets
Gilbert Avenue
Sycamore Street
Walnut Hills
Hammond
Boote
John Thomas
Mr. Boote
Mr. Thomas
Mrs. Boote
Thomas
Flora of United States rich with trees and woody plants
The flora of the United States includes over three hundred trees and more than eight hundred woody plant species. About two hundred fifty tree species are common in one region, with around one hundred twenty growing to substantial size.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Republic
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Illinois
Tennessee
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Commercial
London
Edinburgh
Mme. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Andrew Johnson
Allison
United States Marshalship
Georgia
Tilden
Hayes
William Nelson
United States
Utah Territory
John D. Lee
Wisconsin
Vernon County
State Senate
Proposal to name California after Eli Perkins
A Detroit Free Press note reports Eli Perkins proposing naming a California landmark or region after himself with a select option described as having a very thin top. The fragment outlines a naming idea but lacks full details or approval status.
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Detroit Free Press
California
Eli Perkins
Eli
Fire protection fountain crowns spire of new Catholic Church
From the Virginia Enterprise a feature describes a fountain atop the church spire in Gage City. A vertical iron pipe travels to a 170 foot cross, jets forming a fan as sun light highlights a roseate glow. The system is designed to douse the spire and roof in case of fire.
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Virginia
New Catholic Church
Can't Forget Her Dead Boy Grace Greenwood Washington Letter
A reflective piece on Civil War memory. The writer struggles with postwar reconciliation, admitting bias against Confederate leaders and a lingering sense of loss from battlefield deaths. He forgives individual soldiers but not the generals or government for the war's outcome.
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Grace Greenwood
Washington
Richmond
Andersonville
Mississippi
West Point Graduate Faces Disability Removal Fight
Pierce M B Young, Georgia congressman and Confederate general, sought to have his Civil War era disabilities removed. Thad Stevens taunted him with questions about his past in a raid that burned a rolling mill, then declared removal and the bill passed the next day.
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Pierce M. B. Young
Congress
Georgia
West Point
Washington
Thad
Stevens
United States
Pennsylvania
Young
Hardin County Democrats See School Struggles and Reform Talk
The Hardin County School Commissioner criticizes local schooling noting many substandard school-houses, higher dog maintenance costs than school funding, and a push by residents to improve pig raising over education. He suggests political shifts could aid schools. Cleveland Leader discusses Howells and Hayes related political appointments and eligibility implications.
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Hardin County
Kentucky
Hardin
Cleveland
William D. Howells
Atlantic Monthly
Governor Hayes
Hayes
Howells
New England
Thrifty Boston Woman Misused Wedding Funds
A young Boston woman set up a subscription for a letter carrier, then married him and diverted the funds to cover wedding tour expenses.
Monkey Kills Himself With a Cannon at Arsenal
A pet monkey named Jocko at the United States Arsenal in Summerville pulled the lanyard of a firing piece during a salute. The cannon misfired and the animal’s body was blown apart, with remains scattered across the area, illustrating a fatal curiosity.
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Atlanta
United States Arsenal
Summerville
Jocko
Jail Inmate Whisky-Oyster Caper Revealed
A keeper at Albany jail found several cans labeled oysters actually contained whisky, exposing a covert attempt to smuggle spirits into the jail. The discovery followed an inmate suspicion of unusual fondness for canned oysters.
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Albany
Name Change Question Sparks Debate in Argus
Dana questions changing the party name while arguing it remains strong. The Argus editor notes no need to alter the Democratic tombstone name either.
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Dana
Argus
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