Fragments Reflect European and American Political Currents
The text surveys diverse political items from 1886 including Strasbourg permit talks, Irish Home Rule debates with figures like Davitt and Chamberlain, and a London platform scene. It notes legislative moves in Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, and reports shifts in Rhode Island party strength and local elections, with Democratic gains and Republican counters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsell
Strasbourg
Alsacey
London
Sulivan
Dubbeare
William
Mr. Chamberlain
Davitt
Irish Sea
Ireland
Fragmented 19th Century Notices and Names
A garbled collection of phrases references Providence newspapers figures like T. W. Conway and James G. Blaine. Mentions of medical devices, patent appliances, political figures, and a pioneer named Thomas plus Catharine Lorillard Church in New York appear amid disjointed fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
T. W. Conway
Cleveland
James G. Blaine
Thomas
Republicraft
Mich
Catharine Lorillard Church
New York
Coppinger
Blaine
Election dispatches shape governor race and state board
A fragmented report from dispatches and official returns shows Republicans holding a 27 to 15 Senate, with four cities in play, amid efforts to secure prohibition and liquor traffic rights by the Legislature. Local opinions and amended dispatches influence the statewide outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyoming Territory
Edward Palmer Turner
New York
Mozambique
James Semple
Crcuit
Supreme Courts
United States
Illinois
Pennsylvania Senate
Rhode Island
Providence
Newport
West Greenwich
Warwick
Senate
House
Jiffa
Eovernor
Republic
Lansing
Fire devastates Maumee rolling mills near Toledo
In the Toledo area, the Maumee rolling mills, eastern suburb, valued at 200000 dollars, burned extensively. The incident spilled gas from Findlay may aid rapid rebuilding. Separately, the bark Susan from St John bound for the West Indies sank after collision with an iceberg. five crew drowned and three survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Dakota
Maumee
Toledo
Findlay
Susan
St. John
West Indies
Industrial and financial outlook and distress signals
The weekly outlook notes Henry Bower & Co. of Philadelphia failing with liabilities around 506000. Gas found near West Covington Kentucky at 60 feet. Subscription to sink a Laporte well. R G Dun & Co reports unsettled conditions from the interstate commerce act with high shipping costs and rate disputes. Iron output for Q1 1887 at 1,638,036 tons. Large New Jersey fruit crop anticipated. Chicago Labor party pushes to push out socialists. Winter wheat and rye affected by drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bower & Co
Philadelphia
West Covington
Laporte
R G. Dun & Co
New York
Chicago
Pacific Lines
Southern Rads
New Jersey
Labor Party of
Rail lines, docks in Manitowoc and new railway ambitions
Railroad intelligence notes significant purchases of Manitowoc docks by the Burlington and Northern Road. The Pennsylvania Company resumes through-ticket sales over major western routes. Manitoba Road expansion near St. Paul to Helena aims for six to seven miles daily with two hundred carloads of material per day. Minot, Dakota work started. Florida rumors link Richmond Terminal to Georgia Central and Florida Railway. Santa Fe plans an industrial town near Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
Wis
Burlington and Northern Road
Pennsylvania Company
Pittsburgh
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Hannibal and St Joseph
Kansas City, St Joseph and
Council Bluffs
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Helena
Minot
Dakota
Florida
Richmond Terminal Syndicate
Georgia Central Road
Florida Railway and Navigation Company
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Kansas City
Winged stallion kills man at Westfield Corners
A resident, Sir John Hogan, was knocked down and killed by a savage stallion at Westfield Corners. The report records the fatal incident with clinical detail and local response.
Debauch and bloodshadows follow Delaware annuity payment
A half yearly annuity to Delaware Indians at Vinita Indian Territory leads to riotous excess and a white man’s murder by an Indian. Patrick McCarty hanged at Fort Smith for Mahoney brothers killings. Shade Fareborough executed at Clayton. Walter Ridgely, Arkansas farmer, killed seven Murphys amid hidden rifle wounds. Nebraska City jury imposes death for wrecking a Missouri Pacific train and engineer De Witt slain. Panhandle trainmen plot theft of over 100000 freight. Captain Wm Fields murdered near Eufaula by Canning. Parker captured after robbing Paymaster Bush. A mob in Ripley Mississippi shoots Williamson after venue change.
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Vinita
Indian Territory
Patrick McCarty
Fort With
Ark
Mahoney Brothers
Shade Fcearbrough
Clayton
Aia
Walter Ridgely
Murphy
Murphys
Ridgely
Nebraska City
David Hoffman
Missouri Pacific
James de Witt
Pittsburgh
Wm. Fields
United States Indian Police
Eufaula
Canning
Charles H. Parker
Great Wall wallpaper works destroyed by fire in Chicago
John J. McGrath & Co on Wabash avenue, Chicago, reports total loss of stock and fixtures worth about 520000 and building loss near 100000 after a blaze that destroyed the great wallpaper establishment. Other items note prairie fires in Kansas, robberies on the Panhandle system, and various legal and civic updates.
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John J. McGrath & Co
Great Walllpaper
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Atchison (Kansas
Norton
Graham
Kansas
Tie
Millbrook
J. BR. Dunlap
Dennison
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Panhandle
Dunlap
New Phildelphi
Steubenville
Cincinnati
Columbus
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Brown County
Nebraska
Sargent
Joseph Arnold
James Bohan
Alfred Lee
Delaware
Wilmington
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
New London
Illinois
Jersey City
Eighth Precinct
Inter State Commission hears petitions against high freight rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission considers petitions from Boards of Trade in Georgia and Oregon seeking relief from excessive freight charges. The Mobile & Ohio Railroad asks to keep local rates and meet water routes by lowering junction scores amid solvent concerns. A letter from T M Cooley confirms the commission will rule on whether the interstate law applies to express companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield Corners
John Hogan
Iowa
General Assembly
United States Supreme Court
Taschereau
Quebec
Knights of Labor
Holy See
Society of the Knights of Labor
United States
Deady
United States Circuit Court
Portland
Ore
Oregon and
California
Oregon
Chicago
Civil Service Commission
Seneca Nation of Indians
New York Supreme Court
Erie
New York
Washington Telegram
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Dolph and
Mitchell
Boards of Trade
South
North
E. B. Russel
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
Co Express Company
Sim
Ist Inst
Express Com
T. M. CooLey
Indictments Strip Chicago Corruption Ring, Grand Jury Says
A grand jury reports over three hundred indictments against Chicago area figures including county commissioners, contractors and merchants. Instances detail kickbacks, inflated contracts, and fraudulent pricing with numerous named individuals and alleged schemes across city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kissane Explains New York Forgeries and Odd Life Twist
Kissane says he staged a large venture shipping goods to New York aboard the Martha Washington, insured the cargo, and planned to redeem forged notes if the steamer had not burned. He, age 20, faced risk and later lived quietly in Sonoma County, marrying well and drawing interest from San Francisco figures.
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Sonoma County
San
Cleveland
Kissane
Martha Washington
Mr. Burton
United States
Canada
Burton
William Kissane
C. W. Doubleday
Walker
Nicaragua
Hisgane
Kissané
New York
Hart
San Francisco
Sonoma
Hearst
Rogers
William
Lake Carriers Object to Rail Rate Cuts and Water Route Competition
The Lake Carriers Association telegram to the Interstate Commerce Commission argues against allowing rail lines to charge less for long hauls than short ones, insisting this would perpetuate illegitimate road competition with waterways. It requests a hearing time and vows a prepared representative to present opposing views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Carriers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lake Carriers’ Association
Present of a Hat Sparks House Debate in Arkansaw
The Arkansaw Traveler reports a Sandstone Knob member detailing his record on accepting presents after being accused of taking a hat. He argues there is no constitutional bar and mocks critics while recounting a local tale of a man refusing gifts but later taking someone’s wife, illustrating distrust of such claims.
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Ioners
County
J. J. McCarthy
G. C. Klehm
M. W. den
M. Wasserman
Adam Ochs
W. J. McGarigle
H. A. Varnell
W. H. Gray
Grand Jury
County Board
Klehm
Arkansaw
Sandstone Knob
Buckley Brown
Gum Bottom
Constitution
Speaker
Watson
Clark
Lorena
The Romantic Career of William Kissane in Early California
The article chronicles the life of William Kissane a wealthy Californian also known as William Rogers recounting a forgery indictment in New York that survived 33 years. It notes a $18 000 fraud loss to Chemical Bank plus past alleged crimes losses and acquittals including a steamer fire and murder case reflects a gilded American career later moving to California where he ran a Sacramento store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Rogers
William Kissane
California
New York Court
Chemical Bank
Cincinnati
Mississippi River
United States
McLean
Helena
Ark
Kissane
Californa
William K. Nin
Sacramento
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Pinancial
Railroad Intelligence
Southern
Garfield
Washington
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
First Street
Maryland Avenue
Whitney
Tlon
Atlanta
Boston
Live
American Fishery Union
W. Morrison
Valeria
Louisville
New Albany
Corder
Guthrie
Noah Pritchett
Burt
New Liberty
John Killeen
the Interstate Commission
County Commissioners
The
Make
New York Telegram
Shakspeare
Charles Ledyard Norton
St. Nicholas
Pater
Pater Familias
Johnnie
Toehnnie
Boston Courier
Easant
Miss Gil
Mr. Cassignole
Yonkers Statesman
St. Peter
Germany
India
Persia
Ciero
Mght
Gentlman’s Magazine
George
Mrs. Gabble
Hallett & Co
Petter
Ty Adam
Young Horse
Skee
N’ Ane
Rane
Bowery
Dames
Demoiselles
Boston Post
Stegna
Piute
Hamilet
Tia
Hiappy , Si
Ames
Cc Ncessseessenesseenee Sneeke
Pomk
Milwaukee
Ji Desucun
Ryre
Ee Nee Reeseweees
Pork—Mess
Eae Heeme Sud
WrHtat
Escser Sr
Detroit
Michigan
ST. Louis
Eekees
Ciuncinnat
Briscen Veneunese Os
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