Court awards damages in Lake Shore Standard Oil traffic case
A Cleveland court ruled for Schofield Shurmer Teagle in a railroad oil dispute against the Lake Shore Railroad. The jury awarded $5,883.30 for 58,883 barrels of oil priced 10 cents higher per barrel than Standard Oil’s rate, plus a $1,000 punitive damages for unequal treatment. extra storage costs were disallowed.
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Cleveland
Schofield, Shurmer & Teagle
Standard Oil Company
Lake Shore Railroad Company
Schofield, Shurmer
Schofield, Shurmer’ & Teagle
Thes Standard Oil Company
Pipestone branch extended from Woodstock to Pipestone
The Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line extends its Pipestone branch eleven miles westward from Woodstock Minnesota, enhancing service between Woodstock and Pipestone.
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Pipestone
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Woodstock
Minn
Cotton crop estimates and railway extension in Minnesota
The Valley Division of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad extends from Waterville west to near Mankato, about twenty miles. The cotton crop for 1884-6 is estimated at 5,800,000 bales, while the prior season yielded 5,714,000 bales.
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Tom Cannon Valley
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Waterville
Minnwest
Mankato
President elect Cleveland attends church with old friends
President elect Cleveland has joined a pew at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington. Reverend Bartlett, pastor and longtime friend of Cleveland, was also a close friend of his father, the late Rev. Stephen Grover Cleveland of New Jersey.
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Cleveland
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington
Bartlett
Stephen Grover Cleveland
New Jersey
Wisconsin Central to Build Chicago Line If Dispute Persists
Wisconsin Central officials say they will start constructing a line from Schliesingerville near Milwaukee to Chicago unless the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul decide on the use of the track.
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Wisconsin Central Road
Chicago
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Schliesingerville
Milwaukee
Court Ends Tumwar in Spink County Records Sent to Ashton
The Spink county dispute nears end as records move back to Ashton after a court decision. A stay of proceedings and a new injunction are likely sought by the Redfield group. Writs and processes are peaceful despite county seat troubles, and bloodshed is avoided.
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Tumwar
Spink County
Dakota
Ashton
Redfield
Corea Uprising Reports Massacre and Disappearance
The evolutionary outbreak in Corea occurred during a royal entertainment for the British Minister and guests. On signal the king's son and ministers were massacred, the queen disappeared, and a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops. The king sought protection from Japan, foreign residents remain safe, and motives for the rebellion are unknown.
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Corea
Bartholdi Pedestal Plans Toward June Completion
Hon William M Evarts says the Bartholdi Pedestal Committee must raise funds and see no accidents to finish the pedestal by June 1 The goddess installation would take three months with ceremonies planned September 3 marking France recognition of US independence The National Democratic Committee names fifty Washington leaders to arrange the presidential inauguration chaired by Colonel James G Berret General Phil Sheridan Admiral Porter and George Bancroft among others
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William M. Evarts
Bartholdi
France
United States
National Democratic Committee
Washington
James G. Berret
Phil. H. Sheridan
D. D. Porter
L. Z. Leiter
W. W. Corcoran
George Bancroft
No Love Like a Mother's Looming Faith in Duty
A poem-like piece extols a mother's love as supreme and unwavering. It contrasts maternal devotion with other familial affections, praising a mother's steadfast guidance, forgiveness, and protective influence, even amid sin or sorrow and eventual loss.
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Song
Robert Tagersoll
Felix Ader
Ingersoll
Ingersollian
Ays
Society For Ethical
Florence Fleming
Charles Fleming
Christtiamegate Seae
Tam
Mr. Fleming
Judge Saunders Tales of a Giant Catfish
A humorous reminiscence from old Judge Saunders who repeats many stories about a big catfish. A friend tests him on the precise weight, and the judge deflects with a series of quips about what he said yesterday and when he saw the fish.
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Miss Lovejoy
Mr. Fleming
Iis
Hove
Texas
Judge Saunders
Bob
Stomach Bitters Promoted For Liver Health And Systemic Benefit
An advertisement extols Hoatet ter's Stomach Bitters as a liver regulator improving digestion and bile secretion without harsh purgatives. It claims nationwide health benefits including malaria rheumatism kidney ailments and debility. A secondary note mentions a statistical table ranking European railway mileage by country.
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Hoatetter
Catholic College endorses St Jacobs Oil as pain cure
The Catholic College and J D Gingaley promote St Jacobs Oil as a trusted pain remedy priced at 50 cents per bottle. Harvey claims a land squatting stance near the Colorado River canyon and now charges visitors to view the site for twelve dollars. A skating rink in Douglas Maine bars those with visible African ancestry and requires a Spaniard to prove nationality.
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Catholic College
J. D. Gingaley
Sec’y
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
St. Jacobs
Harvey
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Douglas
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Leipzig
Ulster
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