King Indictments Dropped as King Confesses for Immunity
District Attorney orders nolle prosequi on fourteen King indictments. King, once a leading Tammany figure, seeks immunity after returning from London and offering restitution or testimony against confederates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pstps
New York
William E. King
Nolle
King
Tammany Vingsters
Hases
London
Asa Dodge Smith
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
Chauncey Rose
Terre Haute
Ind
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Vigor
Richmond
Morton
Grant
Garibaldi
Caprera
Vermont centennial pageant and mixed world news brief
Vermont celebrated the hundredth anniversary of statehood with 60,000 attendees including President Hayes and Dartmouth's Bartlett. Other items note Mexican desperadoes demanded under extradition, Druids and Foresters meetings, battles and telegraph deals, and war reports from Europe with Turkish and Russian forces amid lending activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Bennington
Rio Grande City
Texas
High Court
The
Ancient Order of Foresters of the United States
Newark
N. J
Ave
Hayes
Evaris
McCrary
Devens
Key
Bartett
Dartmouth College
William Cullen Bryant
Green Mountain State
Tus
St. Louis
Silky robbery and brutal crimes across North America
A Montreal silk heist valued at 50 000 to 80 000 dollars targets T J Claxton Co. A Chicago mint burst by a lone man who produced trade dollars. In Oak Milla Kansas a 4 Tememix tragedy leaves three dead after a farmer abuses his wife and is lynched post surrender. In Central City Colorado an Irishman fatally shoots a miner, who dies after slamming his killer with a rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmert & Co
Milwaukee
Tur
Mat White
James River
Fortress Monroe
Gayville
Deadwood
D. T
Guelph
Ont
J. Horseman
Anoka
Minn
Montreal
T. J. Claxton & Co
Canada
United States Mint
Chicago
Oak Milla
Kan
Bob Scruggs
Scruggs
Maine
Alabama
New York City
Aritew
Lawrence
Mass
Liverpool
Oberlin
Lexington Gazette
Kentucky
Belgium
France
Fall River
India
Mohamm
Perroneum V. Naspy
Confederat X Roads
United States
Aya Robert E Owen
H. W. Jackson
E Lob
Exewry
Peru
Nevada
W. H. West
Ohio
Lincoln
Bellefontaine
New York Bulletin
New York Central
Hudson River
Areca
Pennsylvania
Exet
West Lines
Vase
Baltimore Ciocin
Financial and Industrial Highlights of 1887 Markets
Tax Colorado Central railroad reached Georgetown with ceremonial spikes including one valued at $1,000,000. US Treasury official McCormick says railroad troubles dampened European confidence. decline in 4 percent bonds viewed as temporary. Swiss loan oversubscribed. Emuney Ivey Lee failed with liabilities of $200,000. CB&Q declares 4 percent semiannual dividend. National Board of Trade session notes wide topics. Chicago elevators report large grain stocks. US government receipts for year ending June 9, 1887 hit $269 million with outlays of $245.5 million.
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Colorado Central
Georgetown
Col
McCormick
United States Treasury Department
Europe
France
Emueny, Ivey & Lee
Gry-goods
Broadway
New York
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
National Board of Trade
Milwaukee
Postal Telegraph
Repre- Cmbaco
United States
Foreign News: Lipan Indians Massacre and German Actions
Seventeen Lipans killed in an Indian general foreign news item. A Tur Colorado beetle outbreak covers twenty five acres in Germany despite eradication efforts. Germany sends a fleet to Salonica after Ottoman officials linked to a massacre, including the German Consul, were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Salonica
Indian massacre near Crook described in vivid detail
Eyewitness account recalls a brutal attack on an ox train near Crook with two men and a woman overtaken by twenty Indians. The husband and one man are killed, the woman is overpowered and disfigured before they scalp and mutilate. the witness escapes to Crook nine miles away as the attackers loot the wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tyner
Crook
Bismarck
Brainard
Minn
The Mischief of Field Mice Warns of Wildlife Balance
St Nicholas notes mice quietly cause damage in forests orchards and gardens. Moles squirrels and owls are blamed but natural predators keep numbers down while winter feeding drives bark gnawing harming fruit trees nurseries and seeds. The piece urges respect for birds of prey and balanced pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Europe
Scotland
United
Stalwart Citizen Drinks In Gin Gerbread Row Fire
A Newark Ohio saloon ban amid strike fervor led a man to sneak a drink on Gingerbread Row. He burst into a doctors office claiming burning pain and a hole burned in his shirt front. The doctor noted a hot inside burn and a dropped item between waistcoat and shirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Harry
Diamond display dazzles at Pierrepont reception
An account notes a diamond display among ladies at the Pierrepont reception, praising the gems as bewildering in value and comparing the scene to Eugenie on the throne. It reflects American views on costly jewelry as marks of female favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierrepont
Eugenie
America
Tieman
San Francisco
Paris
Locust sightings and migration patterns across the Rockies
A report across multiple states describes grasshopper and locust activity in 1877. Observed swarms flight paths extend from Colorado into Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Dakota, with later movements toward Minnesota and Iowa. Predictions note uncertain invasions for the upcoming season and emphasize broad western spread due to wet cool weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. 8. Packard, Jr
Denver
Greeley
A. H. Arnett
Morrison
Max Clark
Nebraska
Colorado
Julesburg
Col
Union Pacific
Texas
Wyoming
Laramie City
Custer
Black Hills
Utah
Cache
Malade
Franklin
Farmington
Salt Lake
Idaho
Pleasant Xy
Montana
Fort Benton
Missouri River
Bitter Root
Yellowstone River
Baker's Battle Ground
Clark’s Fork
Sun River
Missouri
Gallatin, Adheon
Jefferson Valle
Marias
Milk River
South Saskatchewan River
Wood Mountain
Sitting Bull's Camp
United States Boundary Line
Fort M’leod
Southwan River
Northern Pacific
Dakota
Fort Peck
Wolf Point
Bismarck
Jamestown
Minnesota
Iowa
Rocky Mountains
United States Northern Line
Kansas
Black Hill
Ellowstone
Abbot Invites President and Mrs Hayes to Gethsemane Monastery
The Rt Rev Abbot of the Community of Trappists at Gethsemane Kentucky invites President and Mrs Hayes to visit the monastery during their Louisville trip. If Mrs Hayes accepts she would become the first American woman to enter a Trappist abbey. The Gethsemane monastery, founded 1848, features spacious rooms, rare paintings, and strict vows of silence and austere living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community of Trappists
Gethsemane
Hayes
Louieville
Empire
Republic
Mra
Dubuque
Iowa
Citeaux
France
Barythe
Mountain Observatories Myth Tested in Rocky Mountains
A study by Profaice finds high mountains do not reliably improve astronomy. At Hue river observatory only two of fifteen nights were exceptionally fine, with transparency higher but steadiness slightly less than New York. Lick Observatory might perform better on flat ground. southern regions like New Mexico could offer favorable conditions, though winter limits high altitude work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Hue River
New York
Lick Observatory
New Mexico
Tragic Suicide Follows Drinking Spree in Cal
A well educated man, previously reformed, ended his life on July 5 after promising to die from temptation he could no longer bear. He spoke of his last spree and went drunk on the Fourth before taking his own life early the next morning.
The Danube War Collapse and Balkan Front Developments
A detailed review chronicles the Danube crossing by Russian forces and the Ottoman response. It notes Abdul Kerim and Redif Pasha’s roles, battlefield movements at Sistova and Nikopolis, and the rapid Turkish court-martial purges as the Porte seeks to regain initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geen
Danube
Bulgaria
Balkans
Tirnova
Abdul Kerim
Constantinople
Dobrudscha
Braila
Redif Pasha
Sistova
Biela
Shumla
Porte
Mehemet Ali
Sharbla
Simnitza
Ahmed Hamdji Pasha
Warder
Rustchuk
Nikopolis
Ahmed Pasha
Silistria
Vidin
Bajazet
Sigismund
Europe
Onlis
Mussulman
Gen
Aistetbuiet
Cee
Eeek
Chuk
Gouin
Suleiman Pasha
Raouf Pasha
Plevna
Prath
Gressive
Yntiene
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Tere
Rio Grande
National Educational Association
Lonisville
Ux National Grand Grove of Druids
Wis
Washington Observatory
Hall
Mars
Guonor C. Haspixe
Sol Hathaway
Saturday Herald
Indianapolis
Harding
Hathaway
Queenstown
Tue
American Dental Convention
Baltines
Jonathan Taft
Cincinnati
Western Union
Atlantic and Pacific
Demartin
Pacific
Chicago Tribune
European
Turkey
Gourka
Schipka Pass
Asia
Russia
St. Petersburg
Roumelia
New York Herald
Vienna
Asia Minor
Sulina
Zimmerman
Nicholas
Financial and Industrial
Politicon
Saratoga
N. Y
National Free-Trade League
Semerang Scauny
Patent Office
Carwnek
P.M. Lavalley
Gesih
Flushing
Ick
Madison
Ravine
Mr. Horter
Horter
Atlantic City
Atlantic
Rome
Black Hille
Caithness
California
Cor
Grasshoppers
Dr. Packard
Western Territories
Yestow
Commercial Notes
Washinoton
Tax New Haven Journal
Oxk
United Kingdom
South America
West Indies
Paterson
Evarts
Evarta
Washington Notes
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Smith
I Poe
Interor
Schurz
Sitting Bull
Fort Buford
Joseph
Nez Perces
War Department
Washington
United State
West Virginia
Maryland
Lanxp
Williamson
Wisconsin
Minls
Stillwater
St. Croix
Mississippi
Land Office
Cement
Reade
Miss Blake
University of Edinbar
Italy
Cou
Prussia
Bavaria
Austria
Sweden
Ily
Livi
Lington
Gere
Pure
Orleans
Davaed Tixts
Menge, Coteale & O
Hatcu
Universal
Leaven & Wells
Waverly
Aracowan & Wa
Ware
Tamry
Graefenberg
Graefenberg Co
Hofmann
Heecsadentns Ogee
Burrer—Choice Creamery
Aia Wikeena
Ena Ccouevacs
Arena
NaWe
POE
Toledo
Michigan
Seca Couta
Ecas
Ener Eer
Cess
Moeas
Peeve
laameRe
COE, Yongl & CO
St. Karats
Geo
Reamere
Revolver
Soo
Marshall
Engiewlewood
Dyces Beard
BAKER
Sinines St
Chromes
Astente
Rd’s Sons
Boston
Osgood
Tee James R. Osgood & CO
Riverview Academy
Otis Bisbee, A. M
Hallett & CO
Portland
Perpe Sorguum
Chapman &Co
Jackson
Bert
Atpa
Peter
Arkansas
Bates
H. J. Maurer
Iron Mountain
Clark Street
Ays
Niitlyvls
Momiguaessinaeenne
Trunham Pianos
Dunham & Sons
Huset
Botti
W le. Clarke
Providence
L.re.e. Insurance Company
City OF
James Buell
Agneyoct Normal School
Indiana Valparaiso
Indiana
Be Brown
Mt. Babbitt
Paldict
sTas.iisHeo
Sfniup Mitt Company
Yram Piaon Cincinnati
BesTrSmuThpe Pararing
Wa Es Milling Machinery &, Somygee Mllers
Frankice Gun ci Inn
Gans
Tamnarr
Wall St
Nea
Hook
Man
Perastromep
Alwagabandy
Pandas Dick & Cos Genwine
American Newspaper Union
UNION
ST. Paul
Southern
Srane & Fostar
Park Row
Richey
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