Captain General Jovellar Seeks Retention of Predecessor Powers
The government faces Captain-General Jovellar who insists on retaining the powers of his predecessor or resignation. President appoints Caleb Cushing as Minister to Spain, replacing Sickles, with confirmation expected in a few days. Key West described in detail as a strategic naval hub with Cuban refugee majority. Attention also on Edgar Stewart filibuster risk at Baltimore harbor and ongoing US stance against Cuban expedition threats. The Franklin Hall affair narrative reveals Hall’s disclosure of a grim Arctic discovery once linked to Lady Franklin, now resurfacing after Hall’s death.
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Caleb Cushing
Spain
Sickles
Cushing
Senate
Baltimore
Edgar Stewart
Cuba
Sir John Franklin
Hall
Lady Franklin
Greenland
Polaris
Capt. Hall
Franklin
Burriel Removed From Eastern Department Command
Spain’s home government relieves Burriel of command of the Eastern department and orders him to report to Madrid at once. The action stems from his attack on the present administration in a proclamation issued last week.
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Burriel
Spain
Butcher Burriel
Madrid
The Virginian Sinking Near Wilmington
The Virginius sank on the night of the 26th off Wilmington New York reported by the Ossipee’s commander. Lt Cmdr Haswell described rough seas after departure from Tortugas with the vessel leaking and the tow line in place before the loss. The Navy secretary received the dispatch confirming the sinking.
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St. Louis Democrat
WashHineron
Secretary of the Navy
Ossipee
Virginius
Wilmington
New York
Haswell
Tortugas
Virginius Sinks After Leaking Amid Gale
The Virginius, leaking and with fires out, sank eight fathoms deep as the Ossipee carried away the crew at dawn. Boats ferried survivors by 7 a m, then the Virginius settled and sank, top-masts visible. A separate report details an immigration swindle by Papin in New York, exploiting 23 Italian immigrants who were promised land with only a binding fee paid.
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Teiach
Waters
Virginius
Woodrow
Ossipee
Charleston
Grandi
New York
Papin
Port Royal
Brunsen’s
United States
Europe
Crop reports on hogs and winter wheat across states
The National Crop Reporter from Jacksonville shows total hog fattening across Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Ohio Tennessee Kansas Missouri Indiana and other listed states is eight point one percent lower than 1872, with state declines ranging from five percent in Illinois to twenty one percent in Tennessee. Feeders report all marketable hogs sold. average weight loss per head varies by state, and winter wheat sowing this season rises about eleven and a half percent in multiple states.
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National
Jacksonville
Minois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ohio
Tennessee
Kansas
Missouri
Indiana
Patther
Illinois
Kentucky
Strange Flame Near Ophir Shaft Startles City
At about one this morning residents in western Virginia City witnessed a column of flame fifty to sixty feet high rising from a shaft near the old Ophir works. Miners approached, smelling no smoke, but saw a pale, corpse-like light and steel blue tin pails.
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Virginia City Enterprise
Ophir Works
Ghostly shaft light seen in snow glow at old mine
Miners and bystanders describe a half hour display inside a shaft where white heat, dazzling fungus like splinters, and a rising fiery column produced a warm air scent and temple pains. Believed to result from phosporated gas from deep underground chambers, intensified by atmospheric mixing.
Republican plans grand improvements for 1874
The St Louis Republic announces expansion from forty eight to fifty six columns and increased facilities, pledging independence and vigorous coverage. It outlines a growth in circulation despite critics, with daily, tri weekly, and weekly editions aimed at broadly disseminating news and commentary.
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The
Republican
Mississippi Valley
Iain T
Terms for newspaper subscriptions and club rates
Daily terms list one year rates for single and multiple copies with discounts. Tri weekly and weekly rates shown, with errors and misprints in figures. The notice references club additions, agent commissions, and payment methods including drafts and registered letters.
Publish Bess for ae i 600 Engravings beats 6 and Caissen Plate
A Rochester New York item notes a German edition at Zemee viewed with emphasis on engravings and plates. It mentions numbers 600 and 6 and references Caissen Plate and a first added edition. The item reads as a cataloging brief with unclear context and partial names.
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Bess
Zemee
View
Rochester
N.Y
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Geckin Galletin
James
X Jarvis
Jovellar
Key West
Atlantic
Straits of Florida
Gulf of Mexico
the Virginius
Wilmington, N. C
Chicago
St. Louis
HA. Jandt & Sons
H. A. Jandt & Sons
Miinois
Madison County
OUR Boot & Shoe
Philadelphia
Prospectus
St Louis
News Journal
Troy
C.F. Clark & Co
Grocers
Edwardsville, Ills
Fred.allwarter
Clay
Troy City
Mite
Atreet Stes Mlinois
T. B. Spalding
Andrew Mills
PEACE
Risser & Rawson’s
Robert Williamson
James M. Anderson
Notary Public & Surveyor
Hilincis
John L. Purviance
tNa_and
Aiopx Insurance Co
A. Ly
James Downie
Glazlier
Market Street
James M. Sryybold
Joseph Kiesel
Troy, His, Y
Rail Road Boot Shop
Andrew Klein
Main Street
John Deimling
Tyr
Benet Shmitt
Boot and
Troy City Exchange
Felix Droll
John Baumgartner
Mike Kelly
Billiard Hall
Edwardsville
Ills
St. Louisa
John Diehle
T. H. Bell
Smith
Anton
Bupnaver
Clay and
Washington Streets
J. L. Mumme
Co. M. Schwartz
Witness
John J. Hefty
Church
Agyle
GEO. Knapp
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