Dynamite outrages spark storms over banking and theater in New York
Broadly satirical column recounts London dynamite outrages, Cisco’s bank failure exposing Mrs. Green’s securities, O Donovan Rossa and Kimball the church builder in Brooklyn, Wallack’s theatrical flop by Eric Bailey, a polar frost paralyzing New York markets, and stock shorthand on scarce money.
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Jay Gould
Sage
Huntingdon
Custom House
Ohrhaps
J. J. Cisco & Co
Mrs. Green
Cisco
Mr. Cisco
United States
Dynamiters
O’donovan
New York
New York City
Ireland
Our
Irish Revolutionary Party
Va’ Donovan Rossa
O' Donovan Rossa
Journal
Phelan
Kimball
Brooklyn
First Lutheran Church
Jordan
Providence
Wallack’s
Ene
Barry Wall
Brunswick
Eric
Mr. Bailey
Cheek
Lyons
Broadbrim
Whisky Heist Tale Highlights Quick Cash Plan
A man spends years seeking a bank cashier post and years more teaching Sunday school before attempting a Canada grab. Weeks ago a Chicago stranger opened with 200 barrels of whisky and raised 3500 on a chattel mortgage, then swindled a landlord and rode a palace car out of the state. An inspection found one real barrel of whisky and 199 barrels of water, and poor water at that.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Chicago
Train Sundays on the C. N. W. Ray for 1885 Dates
The notice lists C N W Rail dates for 1885 with Sunday runs east and Saturday nights, including March 22 April 12 May 3 24 June 14 July 5 26 August 16 September 2 8 October 18 November 8 29 September 20 and more. A Monday morning after each Saturday evening date will bring a passenger train west.
Train wreck near Cromwell leaves multiple dead and injured
At 2 30 p m Sunday last the west bound passenger No 3 on the C B Q railway crashed through a bridge one mile and a half west of Cromwell. The smoker derailed after hitting a defective rail with cars overturned and sleepers falling. Several persons were killed or wounded and taken to Creston for care.
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West Pound
Cromwell
Creston
Summit
The Liquor Tariff and Hard Times Cause
A letter argues hard times stem from liquor tariffs and overproduction of beer and whisky. It claims annual liquor costs reach 1.4 billion, bread 500 million, meat 303 million, and goods 505 million, with 3 million children in ragged streets and 100000 buried in drunkard's graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aple
Storm sweeping the country brings heavy snow and rail disruption
A Chicago dispatch describes a severe storm moving from the Gulf of Mexico into the Midwest and Great Lakes region. Snow drifts clog streets and yards as horse cars struggle, with no trains leaving. Storm brings mixed rain and snow across Ohio Valley toward Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
Gulf of Mexico
Haseen
Lake Region
Buffalo
St Lawrence
Lake Michigan
Duluth
Aain
Ohio Valley
Pittsburg
Mississippi
Wall Street Panorama of Gossip and Power
A vivid Wall Street scene contrasts a vigilant detective at the Sub Treas ury steps with sharp eyes for thieves and crooks to the rapid stride of Jay Gould and the austere figure of Collis P. Huntington. The crowded mart shows wealth, crime, and railroad titans moving through a tense urban noon.
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Wall Street
Mart
Dives
Lazarus
Sub-Treasury Steps
United States
Jay Gould
Collis P. E Railroad King
Awe of Ice and Island Threaten The Brig in Cape Horn
The crew endures brutal Cape Horn weather with hail snow and icebergs. The narrator describes near disaster as the brig battles towering seas and two advancing icebergs, while Deacon’s reckless wheel incident tests leadership and courage aboard.
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Cape Horn
Banyard
Royal Yards
Ailon
Deacon
Leo
Yorker's Hair Balsam Promises Restored Hair Color
The ad describes a pallid washed out complexion and discolored hair, promoting Yorker's Hair Balsam as a remedy to restore hair to its original brown auburn or black shade, claiming moss like hair can become lively and shiny again.
Glidden Steel Barb Wire Offered By Bingham & Co
A car load of Glidden Steel Barb Wire is now on offer at Bingham & Co with lower prices than inferior wire. Compare costs before purchasing to ensure quality fencing material.
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Bingham & Co
Madness and mutiny aboard the brig amid perilous seas
Aboard the brig the narrator contemplates Deacon's madness and the treasure myth while wary crews debate truth. He consoles Miss Franklin at tea, recalls past hopes, and weighs risks of exposing the buried money against the mutinous crew. The ship edges toward icebergs as danger and longing mingle with memories of England.
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Deacon
Banyard
Liverpool
Sam
Miss Franklin
Bayport
England
Kent
Cape of Good Hope
Captain Franklin
Mr. Slee
Mr. Sloe
Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup Promoted by Local Vendors
Mr Westerman’s shop offers Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup as a trusted remedy for colds asthma bronchitis and consumption. Patrons are assured of its wide reputation and the store provides a trial bottle free to introduce the product.
Perkins & Son Advertise Fresh Market Meats and Goods
Perkins and Son promote fresh beef pork mutton veal ham sausage lard and tallow with market quality and tender juiciness. They invite Ames and nearby residents to patronize their shop. A Clinton city clerk reply notes no official liquor sales but unofficially drinking venues remain unchanged under the prohibitory law.
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Perkins & Son
Ames
Clinton
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Illinois House of Representatives
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Price
Price Bakintg Powder Co
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Boone
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J. L. Bartlett
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Solier
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Circleville
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