Arizona volunteer fears loom over planned raid on San Carlos
In Arizona, organizers claim to guard against Indian threats yet some fear a raid on the San Carlos reservation. Agent Wilcox warns the interior department this course would be disastrous. Brady’s Dublin execution draws crowds with no disturbance and no statement from the gallows. The War Department orders recruits at its fifteen stations as enlistments surge due to expiring terms, not desertions.
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Arizona
San Carlos’ Reservation
Wilcox
Department of the Interior
Brapy
Trish
Lord Cavendish
Burke
Phenix Park
Dublin
Brady
War Department
Death of Isreal Washburn Jr. noted in Maine line
The Washburn family updates include the death of Isreal Washburn Jr. of Maine in Philadelphia from paralysis at age 70. He served five terms in Congress before the Civil War and governed Maine in its early war years. Survivors include B B Washburn, W D Washburn, and Charles A Washburn, all Maine natives. Also mentions Apache strength in Sierra Madre and General Crook's plan to subdue them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Isreal Washburn, Jr
Maine
Philadelphia
C. ©. Washburn
Wisconsin
B. B. Washburn
Minois
W. D. Washburn
Minnesota
Charles A. Washburn
California
Congress
House
Sierra Madre Mountains
Ohio
Crook
Bluff Over Federal Debt Shapes Union Pacific Fate
The piece notes the growing burden of government bonds backing the Union and Central Pacific rails from 1894 to 1898, totaling over 130 million with interest. Foreclosure looms if unpaid, prompting calls for act to refinance, while private owners push for continued net earnings contributions.
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Sidney Dillon
Union Pacific
Union
Central Pacific
Congress
Ogden
Atchison and Rio Grande
Pacific
Recognition of George Edward Stanley as consul for Pacific states
The president appoints George Edward Stanley as consul for California Oregon and Washington Territory residing in San Francisco. Debates rise over export values from April 1883 and year-to-date figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Edward Stanley
California
Oregon
Washington Territory
San Francisco
National Deaf Mute College
Garfield
Italy
United States
West Point
Army
War Department
Secretary of War
General Land Office
Commussioire Dudley
Dudley
Jane
Fronter crowns French Derby winner amid European turmoil
News from Europe covers Catawayo’s defeat with heavy losses, Castris’ Fronter triumph in the French Derby, and political shifts. The Irish scene reports Dublin conspiracies, trials, hangings, and sentences linked to Phoenix Park and Breen- era tensions, plus the pope’s letter debate and a jury threat case.
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Catawayo
Castris
Fronter
Arrvorts
Vienna
Triente
Chamber of Deputies
Toxquin
Paris
Carnal
Wappington
William
Bismarck
Berlin
Prolonged Rain Wrecks Midwest Corn Crop
Dispatches from Minnesota and Iowa report extensive corn planted in the region rotting due to persistent wet conditions. In Portugal a dynamite blast at a village fete near Lisbon killed four and injured several others. The bark Arabia crew in Gulf of Finland suffered smallpox fatalities on the voyage from New Orleans to Revel. The captain fined 800 crowns for port violations at Helsingfort. A Pan coast coal mine accident near Scranton Pennsylvan ia left four men badly injured. Free losses last week included Leadville Colorado and Staffordville Connecticut amounts.
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Migoia
Iowa
Lisbon
Portugal
Arabia
New Orleans
Revel
Gulf of Finland
Helsingfort
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Leadville
Colo
Staffordville
Conn
Bridgeport
Violent Outbursts Reported Across Several Cities
A mob hanged Pausland and Maud in Montery Mex after accusations of murdering contractor Wickland. Joshua Franklin was found murdered near Fort Recovery Ohio, with Henry Sleve arrested as a suspect. Henry Fuewine was hanged at Pittsboro Mississippi after a failed suicide attempt. A warrant for P J Sheridan of New York connected to the Phoenix park killings remained unresolved. In Averne Missouri a store robbery ended in Burchard being killed and a robber reportedly lynched. In Chicago an attacker shot Anthony Connelly after a dispute with Harry Curtis, alias Robert Bruce, the assailant wounded.
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Pausland
Maud
Wickland
Montery
Mex
Joshua Franklin
Fort Recovery
Henry Sleve
Henry Fuewine
Pittsboro
Misc
P. J. Sheridan
New York
Phoenix Park
United States
Sheridan
Averne
Missouri
Burchard
Harry Curtis
Robert Bruce
Chicago
Third Avenue
Harrison Street
Anthony Connelly
Connelly
Conspiracy Case Heads to Jury by June First Week
General notes note Colonsi Inasxsony expects the star route conspiracy case to reach a jury by early June. The interior secretary denies Northern Pacific Railroad permission to withdraw from settlement and entry of indemnity lands beyond original alternate sections. Kentucky Democratic convention nominates ex-Congressman Procter Knott for governor with a platform endorsing public schools and proposing a state constitutional amendment to modernize the constitution.
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CoLonsi
Secretary of the Interior
Northern Pacific Railroad‘company
Procter Knott
Disabling Disease and Stomach Bitters Relief
An 19th century health ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion bilious headaches and nervous fog. It argues a foul stomach dulls the brain and boosts anxieties and recommends daily use through the season for those prone to indigestion and related ailments.
Northern Pacific awards Wisconsin division contract
Hugh Richards and L A Dauhey of Jackson Michigan secure the contract to build the Western Wisconsin division of the Northern Pacific from Interior City to Ashland, a sixty mile stretch. The deal signed at Brainerd sets a two year completion target with a price near ten thousand dollars per mile. Dauhey will base at Superior City while Richards caches his operations in Ashland.
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Northern Pacific
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Hugh Richards
L. A. Dauhey
Jackson
Mich
Interior City
Wis
Ashland
Brainerd
Richards & Dauhey
Mr. Dauhey
Superior City
Myr. Richards
Hop Bitters Promoted As A Safe Health Aid
An advertisement extols Hop Bitters as a popular medicine for general wellbeing. It claims to strengthen the body without a whiskey taste and compares it to bone-set tea, urging readers to try it for feeling unwell.
Kring Dies in St. Joe Hospital After Escape Bombshell
Charles F. Kring, once celebrated for evading punishment for Dora Broemster’s murder in St. Louis, died this morning in St. Joseph hospital from internal hemorrhage after his recent release on bail following a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Chas. F. Kring
Dora Broemster
United Statea Supreme Court
St. Joe Hospital
Brown's Iron Bitters Promoted for Various Ailments
The advertisement targets ladies and sufferers of neuralgia hysteria and other complaints, claiming Brown's Iron Bitters offers unmatched relief and rivals.
Notable tycoons voyage and mortality reflections
Vanderbilt sails toward Europe while Jay Gould traverses the western regions. The piece muses on whether wealth and power affect humanity, noting that both men will die someday and the world will continue largely as before. It frames the question of value in riches long after their lifetimes.
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Vanderbilt
Europe
Jay Gould
Racine Cyclone Devastates City Leaving Dozens Dead
A Racine Wisconsin cyclone wrecks homes and injures many as darkness falls. Buildings lifted or destroyed from North Main to Haglish street, with fire and medical crews overwhelmed. Illinois damages also reported as the same storm tracks eastward.
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Lake Michigan
North Main
English’ Street
Fisher
Fred Falk
Haglish Street
Wisconsin
High Street
Milwaukee Street
Petura
Douglass Avenue
Beach
William Baumans
Bettray
St. Clair
Father Mathew
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Policeman Griebiel
George Bucher
Chicago
Brotherhood of Humanity
Milwaukee Market Mildew of May 21 Prices and Shipments
Market report shows flour steady with modest demand. corn and oats quiet to weaker. rye and barley softeners. provisions falling. dairy and eggs firm. Live hogs higher. wheat and corn nominal to Buffalo. receipts: flour 11,420. wheat 18,225. barley 19,886. ship- ments flour 8,721. wheat 1,700. barley 5,080.
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Milwaukee
Mesa Park
Buffalo
Chicago Grain and Livestock Prices in Quiet May Session
Flour prices steady with mild gains across wheat futures and cash sales. Corn and oats show unsettled but generally higher trends, with rye and barley weak or nominal, flax seed firm, and pork and lard advancing modestly in the cash market. butter softens and creameries report mixed dairy quotes.
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Chicago
Oxller
Saved Only To Be Lost In A Grim Chicago Tale
A grim Chicago Tribune recounts Richard Irwin returning home to his wife Clytie Stiggina after a day of sorrow. A telegraph reveals their inherited fishery, but Irwin’s heart breaks and he dies from a fatal emotional shock as Clytie watches, realizing he talked himself to death over lemon pie and strange fish lore.
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Chicago Tribune
Richard Irwin
Clyti Stiggina
Boston
Emerson
Clyti
Richard
Richard Inwin
Clytie
Jacob's Oil Fame From Racket and Rescue
A servant girl fell and nearly cracked her skull but was saved by Jacob's Oil in a famous claim. A Goshen steamboat captain injured by a boiler explosion found relief in the same restorative remedy praised as the all healing lotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacob
Goshen
Jacob
The First Victim Brady Hanged In Dublin Crowd Gathers Quietly
Joe Brady was hanged at eight o'clock as a vast crowd gathered outside Kilmainham Prison. A strong police and military presence kept order while Brady faced the scaffold with quiet firmness. The coroner ruled death a ruptured spinal cord and observers noted swollen features and a split tongue.
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Dublin
Joe Brady
Brady
Canton Kennedy
St. James Couroh
Father O'Reilly
Bradorgis
Ole
Hearge
Ae Brady
Joe
Sam
Liverool
Freckles and Kissing Theory Debated by Correspondent
The writer notes conflicting beliefs about kissing affecting freckles. Some argue it increases freckles, others say it removes them, based on summer and winter observations. They offer to aid Sweet Twenty-Seven with practical experiments to settle the question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gavanta
Dyspepsia Cure Claim and Circus Manager’s Wealth
A crabby dyspeptic dismisses claims that Dr Guysott's Yellow Deck and Sarsaparilla permanently cure dyspepsia while noting the remedy promises to strengthen digestion. A circus manager named Cole reportedly earned $4,000,000 by age 33.
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Dr. Guysott
Guysott
Cole
Advice to Consumptives and Charity Bent Texas Governor
Advice to consumptives promotes Dr Pierce's Gold Medical Discovery as superior to cod liver oil for lungs and strength. Mentions charity by Governor Ireland of Texas. Satirical note on peach crop reporting and editors' undergarments trimmed with Medici lace from The New York Commercial Advertiser.
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Pierce
Wonp
Ireland
Texas
New York Commercial Advertiser
The Execution of Daniel Curley in Kilmainham Jail
A Dublin report details the 8:10 am execution of Daniel Curley, leader of the Invincible Society, by hanging. The piece describes crowds, rituals, Curley’s calm demeanor, prayers, the escort, and the immediate autopsy and inquest verdict of death by hanging.
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House of Commons
England
Gladstone
Great Britain
Telegraphic
Washington
Quebec
Prince Edoward
Wapakoneta
Clarks T. Hawxine
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Ten Wyck Mansion
Whitehall Road
Albany
Forrigh
James Mullett
Thomas Doyle
Daniel Curley
Tux Pope
Irish National League
Rome
The
Freeman’s Journal
Frizganrris
Skin the Goat
Mr. Burke
Pheaix Park
Matthias Brady
CRIME
Racine, Wis
Illinois
Racine
St. Luke’s and
St. Mary’s Hospitals
Rochester
Grand Prairé
Wabash Junction
Loose
Bunker
Chicago Market
Phaix Park
Marwood
Dustin
Kilmainham
Invincible Society
Inchicore Road
Curley
Quiley
Canon Kennedy
Mr. Findlater
Maa
Gildea
Alice Zimmerman
Frank Zimmerman
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