Admirals to Lead Navy Moves Amid Fleet Readjustments
The Navy plans shifts with Admiral Worden taking command at Annapolis and Admiral Strong steering the North Atlantic squadron. Key vessels will be moved to northern yards for layup due to seamen shortages and the manpower needs of large ships.
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Key West
Franklin
Admiral Worden
Monitor Fame
Annapolis Navy-Yard
Admiral Strong
North Atlantic
Navy Yards
Twentieth-Eighth General Assembly Adjourns in Illinois
The adjourned session of the Twenty-Eighth General Assembly of Illinois virtually closed last Saturday as trains carried away many legislators. On Monday only ten representatives and three senators, including the president, were present. After receiving executive word approving several bills, both houses adjourned to Tuesday for final adjournment. A total of 187 bills were passed during the session.
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Twenty-Eighth General Assembly of Illinois
Springfield
House
Senate
Farragut Prize Money And Distribution Details
Prize money for the Farragut engagement is $530,000 with an additional $200,000 bounty for destroying Confederate vessels. The prize list has been sent to the fourth auditor. About 2,500 to 8,000 officers and men share in the awards. The Farragut estate is to receive about $85,000, while the division commanders get one fifteenth each and others are paid in proportion to rank.
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Farragut
United States
Local Pride as Public Enemy to Town Prosperity
A town pride misused by critics undermines prosperity and damages credit. Chronic slanderers harming local enterprise invite collective harm, as envious rivals spread rumors to undermine the community. A single spiteful slanderer can do measurable damage to outlook and values.
Batchelors and Mothers-in-Law in Reform Debate
A witty curio on marriage norms in the United States argues that the conjugal nation faces shifting tastes and social pressures. It suggests taxing extravagant daughters and ambitious mothers to curb bachelor scarcity, noting the busy divorce courts and mixed social trends.
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Batchelors
United States
Republic
Dr Livingstone Dies Aboard Journey To Zanzibar
The steamer Malira reached Suez at 11 PM as Arthur Laing and Jacob Wainwright oversaw Dr Livingstone's remains. He suffered months of chronic dysentery, grew weaker, and died about midnight after a hut was built for his deathbed. His body was transported via Bisa country to Unyamyembe then Zanzibar, with organs removed for burial and a ceremonial inscription carved on a tree.
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Suez
Arthur Laing
Jacob Wainright
Livingstone
Muilala
Lake Bemba
Bisa
Ketumbo
Nassick
Dr. Livingstone
Jacob Wainwright
Susa
Unyamyembe
Cameron
Murphy
Dilion
Kasakera
Unysamyembe
Zanzibar
County Officials Salaries and Clerk Hire Provisions
The text outlines annual pay levels for Pantera, Sheriff, County Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Ex Officio Recorder, Ex Officio Assessor, County Treasurer, Deputy Assessors, and the School Superintendent. It specifies base salaries, added sums for clerk hire, and that all excess fees go to the County Treasury. The School Superintendent is set at four dollars per day for 200 days plus all commissions, with no other allowances.
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Pantera
Eaih
Burning of Sugar Plantations in Cuba In March
A Havana letter reports widespread arson on Cuba sugar estates with insurgent blame from Cubans and Spanish authorities. March 18 at Jaguayason saw extensive sugar field fires near Remidos, with 300 acres of sugar destroyed and 300 acres of wheat prepped for mill. Volunteers deployed to protect estates amid rampant destruction.
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New York
Havana
Jaguayason
Remidos
Maria
Acatch
The Monster Snow Plough of the Sierras described
An early account details the giant Snow plough used on Eastern roads and in the Sierras. Weighing 45 000 to 55 000 pounds, it resembles a two story iron structure. It hurls snow fifty feet skyward and uses a prow and apron mechanism to throw snow aside while the Central Pacific line runs multiple engines to push it.
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Sierras
Central Pacific Railroad
Family Groceries Promises Best Goods at One Price
An advertisement from N. E. announces complete departments with select stock and the firm’s aim to maintain the old reputation by offering top brands, strict one price policy, and equal business terms. It invites patronage, calls customers to inspect goods and compare prices, and notes N. E. accepts country produce with high quotations. Corner of Main and Market streets, Troy, Illinois.
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Smith's
Old'atand
Cor
Market Atrect
Troy
Illinois
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