Insanity claims for exiled Russian author Tschernyschewskij
The New York Volks-Zeitung cites Nicolai Spasskoff that the Russian author Tschernyschewskij, exiled for Socialistic writings, has been insane since early this year. An eye witness describes his 1864 execution scene and subsequent Siberian imprisonment leading to prolonged torture and mental collapse.
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New York Volks-Zeitung
Nicolai Spasskoff
Vienna
Tschernyschewskij
Spasskoff
Wilujsk
Irkutsk
Tschernyschevskij
Kasan Place
St. Petersburg
Kasan
Gossudarstvennyj Prestupnik
N. G. Tschernychewskij
Russia
Dschernyschew‘skij
Siberia
Nertschinsk
Mahone in Person at Norfolk Yard Draws Voter Pressure
Washington letter reports Senator Mahone traveled to the Norfolk naval yard to pressure foremen and laborers for Readjuster votes. He warned officials they would face consequences for the yard vote, while his son Butler Mahone served as clerk to the Senate Agriculture Committee. The piece notes dissent among local Readjusters and shifts in county offices, including Briggs Mahone’s sheriff role and potential Democratic nomination.
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Washington
Mayy Yard
Mahone
Navy Yard
Mayo
Varney
Virginia
Senate
Norfolk
Jerusalem
Southampton County
Briggs
A Woman of Resources Makes Daring Cross Nation Voyage
A retrospective tale recalls Susie Raper’s 1869 1870 exploits in Elko and Humboldt counties her escape from law into New Mexico and Indian Territory joining Capt Payne and a group of emigrants to seize fertile land. The piece shifts to the Maggie Hennecke case describing a river death found near Jones Island with a suspect abduction trail that authorities pursued, and notes the ongoing grief of her mother.
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Elko Independent
Elko
Humboldt
Nevada
Susie Raper
Elko Press
Uncle Sam
Bayne & Roper
United States
Susie
Red River
Texas
Milwaukee
Maggie Hennecke
Jones Island
Williams
Bues
Whitehead
Mason
Maggie
M. FH
The
Humane Society
Hennecke
Whitewater
Kansas
G. B. Brown
Hastings
D. T
Borden
Hamilton
Lincoln City
Neb
Nebraska
Kidnapping at Baku Sparks Russo Persian Tension
A Swedish wife of a Finnish Nobel company official was abducted near Baku in January. Four Persians seized her on a lonely road, transported her to a Persian craft, then to Teheran where she is said to be confined in a royal charrm. The affair may trigger diplomatic exchanges between Russia and Persia.
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London Daily News
Baku
Russia
Persia
Nobel
Teheran
Southern hotel cooking sparks call for better inns
A Georgia paper derides southern hotel cooking as vile and blames poor cuisine rather than scarce ingredients. It argues eastern and western visitors would flood the region with better hotels and money if proper fare and caretaking were offered, suggesting hotels on sand hills could outshine mills.
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Georgia
Adams and Belmont at a Discount
Boston Sunday Bridget recounts a tale of college and school boys acting as supes on stage. Two diminutive youths, Tom Belmont and Adams, were forced to strip by the supes captain for size, revealing one a New York banker’s son and the other the great great grandson of a U.S. president.
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Boston
Bridget
Hovard
Supes
Tom Belmont
Adams
Ahbich
New York
United States
That Bad Milwaukee Boy Explains a Wild Funeral Ride
A badly hurt youth on crutches recalls a funeral carriage mishap. He describes driving a hearse horse for a minister, the crash into a fence, bystanders dousing him with water, and bystanders freeing the wagon amid chaos, while a police officer and crowd react.
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Julius
Cesar
Waukesha
Mary Ann
Fragmented Wit and Snappy Observations in Clipped Wit
A collection of humorous quips from various papers including lines about politics, weather, teething time, and social norms. Notable items joke on party politics, prohibition, and human habits, with playful lines about cyclones, footwear, and marital roles.
Stolen Scraps and Curious Courtroom Tales Across Pages
An odd bundle of items from the era includes ship cargo losses with tomatoes from Key West and a disputed maternity case in Omaha. It also notes a Florida shark clock joke, a photograph mystery involving Frederick Marsden, and a linguistic critique of biblical terms. The Washington reporting describes two sisters vying as widows in a Stax Route trial with local spectators and legal scrutiny.
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Key West
Omaha
Law
Florida
Sharp
Clinton
Baltimore
Frederick Marsden
W. A. Lily
Philadelphia
London
Darwin
Elijah
Frederick Leighton
Washington
Baltimore Sun
Ramer
Peck
Dorsey
SICK ROOM SCIENCE AND HOME CARE TIPS
A fragment from a 19th century home remedy column outlines methods for ear care with chloroform, nourishing invalids with brandy mixtures, and preparing simple foods. It advises warm, comfortable clothing for nursing mothers, slippers by the bed, and crocheted wool slippers with leather soles for night care.
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Berlin
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C. H. Tise
Jacob Tise & CO
East Side Court House Square
Winston, N. C
Sea Hardware, &c
Robert D. Johnston
Merchant Tailor
Nable Winston, N. GC
Mitchell
Learrr
Lewine Macaine Co
Richmond
W. P. Ormsby
Main Street
Manufacturi
Blackwell & CO
Durham, N. Cc
England
Augusta Chronicle
Belmont
North Caroli
Arkansaw
Pittsburg
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Whitehall
Wiserss
Wiggy
Georgia Major
Brussels
Chicago Eye
Lanerry
Upor
Manning
Whiston Sentinel
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