Outlaw Buzzards Gain Sunday School at Sassafras Creek
In a log church at Sassafras Creek Pa a Sunday school forms for the Buzzards. Mrs Abe Buzzard and three children join. Fines of 30 dollars and costs are imposed on Reverends Davis and Hastings for preaching on Boston Common after a warning. A 20 million mortgage on 209 miles of South Pennsylvania Road track is recorded in Pittsburgh. Frank McGuire, driven insane by Erie County Savings Bank losses, mortally shoots his sister in Erie. The bank wrecking leaves several others lunatics.
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Sassafras Creek
Buzzards
Abe Buzzard
W. F. Davis
P. T. Hastings
Boston Common
Pittsburgh
Erie County Savings Bank
Erie
Mad fresco painter on Kansas City to Chicago trip
Louis Reaume a fresco painter from Detroit traveled to Chicago on a Wabash train. He fired on passengers and killed Patrolman Barrett before being shot by police in Englewood. The report also notes public notices of storms, pests and various crimes and political moves across several states.
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Louis Reaume
Detroit
Kansas City
Chicago
Peoria
el Paso
Lil
Englewood
Cornelius Barrett
Lieut. Laughlin
Harrigan
St. Louis
Capt. Huebler
Isaac N. Holland
Chicago and
Eastern Illinois
Barrett
Denver
Michigan
Chicago Times
Kansas
Canton
Dakota
Waseca
Minnesota
Monmouth
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Yowa
A la Crosse
Wis
Iowa
Ohio Live Stock Commission
Harrison
R. M. Reynolds
United States Treasury
Southern Hotel
Cincinnati
E. E. Loy
Harry Champlin
Loy
Champlin
Josiah McRoberts
Ninth Judicial District of
Kinois
Joliet
Woodlawn man fatally shoots brother in Cecil County
Charles P. Barnes of Woodlawn Cecil County Md shot and killed his brother in a reported domestic incident. Authorities investigated the death and dispatched officers to the scene as details emerged.
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Charles P. Barnes
Woodlawn
Cecil County, Md
Cook County Bond Proposal Fails by Over Six Thousand Votes
About 18 000 voters participated as the proposition to issue 1 000 000 dollars in Cook County bonds was defeated by at least 6 000 votes.
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Cook County
Fires at Studebaker yard and Elliott factory devastate two industries
Fire in the Studebaker Bros lumber yard in South Bend Indiana caused about 70000 dollars in losses while John Elliott & Son implement factory in London Ontario burned for about 150000 dollars. The article also notes a broad roundup of Civil War era commemorations and sports standings.
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Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Company
South Bend
Ind
John Elliott & Son
London
Ontario
Cabinet Visits New York on Decoration Day and Treasury Report
President and four Cabinet members visited New York on Decoration Day. Treasury figures show lower total revenue for ten months of FY ending June 30, 1885 versus 1884, with declines in spirits and miscellaneous receipts and small gains in tobacco and fermented liquors. A Cabinet meeting discussed continuing the New Orleans Exposition with no legal warrant. a Treasury Committee recommended silk-fiber paper be replaced in bank-notes, and the public debt fell by 4.225 million in May.
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New York
Internal Revenue
Splrits
New Orleans
Treasury Committee
Manning
Treasury Department
President appoints collectors and postmasters in multiple states
The President appointed Owen A. Wells and John B. Malony as Collectors of Internal Revenue for Wisconsin and Michigan respectively. Numerous Postmasters were commissioned in cities across Pennsylvania New Jersey New York North Carolina Indiana Iowa Nebraska Kansas Nevada Missouri Minnesota and Illinois. Additional appointments include Registers of Land Offices Receiver of Public Money Consul General and other federal posts amid a low Illinois judicial election turnout.
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Owen A. Wells
Wisconsin
John B. Malony
Michigan
J. E. Eichholtz
Sunbury
Jacob Odell
Youngstown
N. Y
George W. Evans
Ocean Grove
N. J
Henry 8. Benner
Gettysburg
Maurice Litsch
Mahanoy City
Martin A. Rutter
Meyersdale
Samuel A. Ashe
Raleigh
N. C
Olivia A. Hastings
Port Gibson
Miss
Samuel W. Hobbs
Storm Lake
Towa
Williard Stearns
Adrian
Mich
George W. Cooper
Columbus
Ind
James E. Pennell
Lebanon
J. F. Regan
Terre Haute
W. Groesbeck
Independence
G.B. Falconer
Minneapolis
Kan
C. H. Sproule
Elko
Nev
John A. R. Warner
Lexington
William Henry Ritenour
Harrisonburg
Daniel 7. O'Leary
Albany
Josephus P. Dejarnette
Chetopa
Adelbert B. Crampton
Delphi
Curtis Reed
Watertown
D. T. Charles Denby
Indiana
China
Wendell A. Anderson
Montreal
Cleveland
Isaac H. Maynard
New York
the Treasury
Albert N. Hathaway
Connecticut
Nice
George W. Julian
New Mexico
Illinois
Chicago
Charles H. Robinson
Wilmington
John C. Bixby
New Haven
Conn
John H. Farley
Internal Revenue
Ohio
T. C. Bronson
Kentucky
William H. Welsh
Maryland
Treasury
William H. Cullingworth
Richmond
F. D. Stephenson
Pension Bureau
Washington
Colorado
David F. Rakes
Ouray
Albert Moore
Joseph F. Henderson
Aledo
John McKinney
David J. Eastburn
Fowler
George W. Mellis
Iowa
John Letzel
Clear Lake
A. D. Eldridge
Kansas
Justinian Mayberry
Burlingame
George W. Dety
John R. Brant
Osage Mission
J. S. Curtis
Seward
C. E. van Pelt
Pennsylvania
A. H. Simpson
North Clarendon
H. E. Norris
Alex. Wertz
Mechanicsburg
Catherine Singer
South Carolina
W. H. Gibbons
Columbia
C. M. Wilder
Texas
C. A. Gildea
Brackettsville
W. Lambert
France and China Sign Peace Treaty in Telegram Report
A telegraph from Tientsin proclaims that all articles of the peace treaty between France and China are agreed to and signed. Victor Hugo's funeral drew over a million, with six orations at the Arc de Triomphe and the Pantheon procession. Cholera breaks out in Valencia prison and garrison at Albacete.
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Victor Hugo
Tientsin
France
China
Charles Dilke
Ireland
St. Petersburg
Russia
England
Maruchak
Tulfikar
Afghanistan
M. Lessar
London
Col. Ridgeway
Afghan
Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Pantheon
Rome
Valencia
Spain
Albacete
Charles Antoine
Hohenzollern
Hohenzolern
Prussia
Diplomate Corps
Leroyer
Senate
Floquet
Augier
Academy
M. Goelet
Chamber of Deputies
Metz
Strasbourg
Georges Hugo
Cluny
Rue Royale
Victor Hugo Funeral Orations by French Republic Sons
Six eloquent addresses spoken at the tomb of Victor Hugo by prominent supporters of the republic. The orations honor the poet’s life and influence, praising his literary genius and political legacy within France.
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Alustrious Sons
Mixed News From Wall Street to Paris Victor Hugo Funeral
Reports from New York detail stockholders electing Warren G. Purdy secretary and treasurer as the Rock Island Road moves its office to Chicago amid earnings decline. Paris observed Victor Hugo’s funeral with a million spectators, royal dignity, and tragic crowding, while various U S officials see appointments and civil service shifts.
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Rock Island Road
Warren G. Purdy
F. H. Tows
New York
Chicago
Whitney
New Orleans
Public Debt Decrease and June Debt Recapitulation
The May debt decrease totals 4.5 million with a June 1 recap showing principal debt at 1,879,996,413 and total debt 1,891,108,999. Cash in Treasury stands at 30,093,021 with gold and silver certificates outstanding and available for debt reduction totaling 366,624,966.
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Cine Saak
Cass
Iic
Vek Ieccnk
Navy Pension Fund
Esa Sennen
Damenihniek
Treasury
T Orm
Letitia Rerum Echoes in Hugo on Childrens Eyes
A translation approach to Victor Hugo's poem Letitia Rerum notes a stanza praising children. It suggests that through their eyes the world shines toward heaven, with their voyages becoming sunbeams and their tears morning dew.
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Victor Hugo
Letitia Rerum
Fragmented Quote About Spleen and Gin
The text records a garbled remark attributed to Victor Hugo about spleen and seeking refuge in an inn and gin, containing missing letters and unclear context. The fragment hints at a reflection on mood and escape through drink.
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Victor Hugo
Hersave
Tramps Cost Solano County 20000 in Year
A items list shows tramps cost Solano Cal a total of 20000 during the past year. The brief notes touch on social issues and local concerns reflected in a jumble of short captions and quotations.
Dr Taylor’s Butter Crystal Test Explained by Microscopist
Washington dispatch reports Dr. Taylor a microscopist from the Department of Culture presenting a paper to the Microscopical Society. He asserts that detecting spurious butter is now easy and certain, noting clear differences in crystalline formation and action between genuine and fake butter.
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Taylor
Washington Dispatch
Department of Culture
Son
Microscopical Society
Pain Killer originator Perry Davis at Mercer County Alms House
Perry Davis, creator of the Pain Killer, has been confined in Mercer County Alms House for several years. The Little Sisters of the Poor now run 230 homes across Europe and the Americas. A Waterbury husband persuaded his wife and mother in law to abandon corsets.
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Perry Davis
Mercer Count
Pennsylvania
Little Sisters of the Poor
France
Belgium
Spa
Switzerland
England
Ireland
Scotland
Italy
America
Africa
Asia
Waterbury, Conn
Irien Land League Member Resides in Cairo
MicHart Davir an Irien Land Leaguer stays in Cairo while M Cavier spends a year on each novel he writes and Bret Hakte works on a new California story.
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MicHart Davir
Irien Land Leaguer
Cairo
M. Cavier
Bret Hakte
California
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Ames
Baltimore and Ohio
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Harper's Ferry
Shenandoah Valley
Thomas E. Brown
Wheeling
W. Va
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E. P. Burnham
Boston
Allen
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Shackamaxon Bank
Philadelphia
William Brumm
Virginia
Lynchburg
James Winn
Tony Stefano
Zeke’s Island
N.C
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Townsend Cook
Carrie Knott
Mount Airy
Cook
Westminster
Big Bear
Strange
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Pennsylvania Company
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National Cattle and Horse Growers’ Association
Cashmere
India
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House of Commons
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County Meath
Prince Albert Victor
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Fred Grant
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Marine Bank
Scott
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Republican State Central Committee of
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The
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Simeon Draper
Charleston
S.C
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Chicago Republican
Inter Ocean
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Sun
Frank Leslie
Leslie Publications
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Toledo
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Hay
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Cal
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Perlfy Poore
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