Collapse of the Biggest Corner on Chicago Wheat
A Chicago Board of Trade collapse topples the Rosenfeld Hamill clique and two firms, wiping out millions as June and July wheat crash. Short sellers, railroads, and farmers are drawn into a market panic, with widespread bankruptcy risk for brokers and heavy losses across the wheat trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
M. Rosenfeld & Co
Hamill & Brine
Revenfeld
Clique
Maurice Rosenfeld &Co
C.J Kershaw & Co
Irwin, Gresn & Co
Priess Idvane
Dakota
Board of Trade
Northwest
Shorts
Tle Com
7Th Hout
Chi
Etthew Rapp Killed by Lightning Near St. Joseph
St. Joseph dispatch reports Etthew Rapp a prominent farmer living east of the city was instantly killed by a bolt during a violent overnight storm. He rose in the night to check the storm, and a single temple to temple wound appeared as he fell into his wife’s arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Etthew Rapp
Rapp
Apache uprising largely quiet at San Carlos
An official War Department report notes sixteen Indians are absent from the San Carlos reservation while those remaining are reported as quiet and tractable, de-emphasizing the so called Apache uprising in Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
San Carlos
Erikson Claim Urges Ice Discovery Proof in London Exhibit
A cable dispatch reports Norse exhibit curators in London seek to prove ice was first discovered in 985 by an Icelander from Leif Erikson, aiming to ahead Columbus by antedating discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teif Erikson
Columbus
Ican
London
Leif Erikson
Colum
Nina Van Zandt Dying in Chicago Dispatch
A Chicago dispatch reports Nina Van Zandt, wife of August Spies, is failing rapidly in health and may not live to learn the court's decision regarding her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina van Zandt
Chicago
of Court
New Hampshire Legislature Names Chandler as Interim Senator
The New Hampshire Legislature selected William E. B. Chandler to fill the unexpired term of the late United States Senator Tike. Chandler secured full Republican support and will serve as interim senator pending further action by the party and state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
William EB. Chandler
United States
Tike
Markets Show Wheat Corner Panic and Strong Cattle Hogs Prices
The Markets column reports a wheat corner panic at the Chicago Board of Trade with declines in June July and August futures and high speculative activity. It notes cattle receipts pushing down prices at the Chicago Stock Yards, hog prices rising to 5.25 for prime lots, and sheep sales with Texas sheep averaging 2.50 to 5.10. It also lists scattered price quotations for grain and live cattle across multiple markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Wheat Corner
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Texas
Evictions at Bodyke and Prince in London visit noted
Evictions at Bodyke Ireland proceed with protests and arrests as authorities pursue enforcement. In Berlin, Dr. MacKenzie and German specialists advise the Crown Prince’s health, with Virchow confirming positive microscopical findings and plans to return to London. Ver Nome Turkey earthquake kills 120 and injures 15. General Arede among the injured. In Parliament, Russia’s railway progress near Afghanistan discussed. Frick Coke plant resumes at 124 percent wage raise, ending the strike and breaking the syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodyke
Ireland
MacKenzie
Berlin
Virchow
London
Crystal Palace
St. Petersburg
Vernome
Turkestan
Arede
Semiretcinsk
House of Commons
James Fergusson
Russia
Afghanistan
Sarakhs
London Clergyman Accepts Call to New York Church
Rev. E Walpole Warren of London accepts the call to Holy Trinity Church in New York City. He is son of Samuel Warren author of Ten Thousand a Year and described as a low church man.
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E. Walpole Warren
London
Holy Trinity Church
New York City
Stephen Tyng
Warren
Samuel Warren
Lansdowne
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Annapolis, Md. Are: First, Robert Stocker
Minnesota
Frank W. Hibbs
Elliott Snow
Utah Territory
John H. Ewing
James G. Blaine
Wash- Pa
Washington
White House
Governor Hill
Albany
N. Y
Boston
California
Wealthy donors fund New York Episcopal cathedral drive
Cornelius Vanderbilt J J Astor and D Willis James each subscribed 109000 to a fund for a great New York Episcopal cathedral. A Cooper Union Prohibition mass meeting, chaired by General Clinton B Fisk, denounced liquor traffic and the Ives pool bill and offered labor sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J. J. Astor
D. Willis James
New York
Cooper Union
Clinton B. Fisk
Massachusetts
Iowa
Republican State Central Committee
Des Moines
Hamphire
A. B. Thompson
Concord
Solon A. Carter
John B. Clark
Manchester
Washington
Chicago Herald
Cleveland
West
Adirondacks
St Louis
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Omaha
Chicago
Vilas
Madison
Wis
Valentine Butsch
Boulder
Col
AF. Safely
Walter Kirkpatrick
Virden
Lil
Geo. W. Cox
Thomas M. Ochiltree
Rushville
Ind
Sarah Hackleman
James *. Cooper
Mt. Gilead
Ohio
Abner Ustick
Albert C. Robinson
Green Bay
W. C. Bailey
James W. Wilson
Boston
J. K. Dawes
Powderly
Labor Party
Land Commissioner blocked further patents to railroad lands
Land Commissioner told purchasers lawyers that no more patents can be issued for lands north of the line in Nebraska to Burlington and Missouri River Railroad since the company has already received 200000 acres beyond its entitlement. The report covers weekly trade, production dips, strikes, and crop prospects across the United States and Canada with notes on iron, wheat, money, and labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
Nebraska
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
Land Office
United States
Canada
R G. Dun & Co
Ren
Pittsburgh
Wiither
Chicago
Northwestern
Troy
N. Y
Michael Kennedy
Michael Casey
John Clifford
Kennedy
Carpenters’ Union
Knights
Farmer's Review of
Pennsylvania
Connellsville
Mob Lynching and Robbed Justice Reported in Multiple States
A Mansfield dispatch notes two black men entered a sleeping room to assault two women. a mob hanged W. L. Washington while Levi Abraham escaped. In Missouri Christian County a local man Mob Meadows was assassinated. In Xenia Ohio Peter Betters was hanged after mob invasion and prison break. A Texas mob lynched “Dago Joe” near Austin, Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
W. L. Washington
Levi Abraham
Mob Meadows
Christian County
Missouri
Ozark
Xenia
Ohio
Peter Betters
Stinson Bros
Jamestown
Ballard
Betters
Fair Grounds
Martha Thomas
Dago Joe
Austin
Mississippi
Railroad Land Grants Under Investigation Reveal Large Selections
A comprehensive report prepared for Pacific Railroad Commissioners shows land grants to Union Pacific Central Pacific Kansas Pacific and other lines. It lists total grants with numbers selected and patented and notes most other firms have largely patented their allocations.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Pacific Railroad Commissioners
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Minnesota boards charge railroad with unfair millstuff rates
The Minnesota Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a complaint against the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad. It accuses higher millstuff rates to Wisconsin Iowa and Illinois for Farmington Northfield Faribault and Owatonna residents compared with St Paul Minneapolis Stillwater and Eau Claire. The alleged 714 cents per hundred from St Paul versus 18 cents from the towns has closed flour mills and caused job losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Interstate Commission
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Farmington
Northfield
Faripault
Owatonna Boards of Trade
Minnesota Business Men’s Association
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
St Paul
Minneapolis
Stillwater
Menomonee
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Mississippi River
Fires and Accidents Hit Several New England Areas
A wagon-load of nitro glycerine cans exploded near Olean New York killing Lem Hart whose mangled remains were found miles away. A passenger train had a serious accident near Pownal Station Wisconsin injuring seven including the Phillips excursion party from Boston to California. The German bark Elsa sailing from Wilmington to London was picked up in the Channel and towed to Dungeness where she sank after likely collision. Havemeyer sugar refinery in New York burned causing about 1.75 million dollars in losses including liquids sugar bone black and machinery. insurers cover a fair portion. A Raher Kaufman quarry near Leesport Pennsylvania blast failed and fatally wounded Francis Kaufman and Philip Shaeffer with three others injured. Five killed and many wounded by a dynamite cart ridge explosion at Inman mines near Chattanooga Tennessee. In Kalamazoo Michigan three boys Willie Kellogg Frank Leo Samuel Way drowned in lakes near home and Frank Morris of Plainwell drowned after boating in Pine Lake while intoxicated.
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Olean
Lem Hart
Pownal Station
Phillips
Boston
California
Elsa
Wilmington
N. C
London
Dungeness
New York
Havemeyer
Raher & Kaufman
Leesport
Francis Kaufman
Philip Shaeffer
Chattanooga
Tenn
Inman
Kalamazoo
Mich
Willie
Grand Army of the Republic Opposes Cleveland Attendance
Des Moines Grand Army post adopts resolutions barring Cleveland from a national encampment and denounces his veto of pension claims. Gen. Sherman hopes Cleveland attends the St Louis parade. says he will stand beside him if present. Also reports Apache war rumors in Arizona and local trustee fraud denial in Yankton.
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Des Moines
Grand Army Post
Grand Army
Cleveland
W. T. Sherman
St Louis
St. Louis
Tucson
Arizona
Santa Catalina Mountains
San Carlo
Eskiminzines
Dakota Insane Asylum
Yankton
Pascoe
John Keeley
Holiness in Conversation and Its Consequences
A compendium on holy conduct in speech urging restraint from foolish talk, recounting Rev. Elbert Osborn’s habit of linking health remarks to praise, and urging constant salvation as a wearing garment. It contrasts with the cigarette factory scene described in vivid detail, noting long hours, lack of ventilation, and the dire atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Salvation
Elbert Osborn
New York
Death as the universal fate of mankind
The passage reflects on death as humanity's inevitable end, noting that people rarely contemplate mortality until it touches them. It compares life to fading leaves and fleeting blossoms, asserting that even kings are not spared by nature's inexorable law and generations rise and fall like grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lamb
Bible Praised as Light and Guide in Various Voices
A compilation of quotations extols the Bible as a source of mercy peace and wisdom. Noted figures including James Beattie John Quincy Adams and Sir Matthew Hale praise its illumination guidance and enduring value for life suffering and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Quincy Adams
Sir M. Hale
Canaan
Berridge
Hot Water as Medicine in Digestive Health
The article advises sipping hot water slowly for up to thirty minutes to cleanse the liver and intestines over six months. It warns against drinking too much with meals, notes optional additives such as ammonia, clover blossom, and ginger, and suggests remedies for thirst, diarrhea, and constipation while highlighting hot water’s soothing, anti spasm effects.
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Alimentary
Centenarians, veterans mark aging lives across regions
A survey of long lives notes Antoine Irvine of Galveston recently died at 100. Cornelius Driscoll of Lower Cove Nova Scotia is 101 and active. Hendal Whidden, 96, Windsor Nova Scotia, a 1812 militia pensioner, still resides there. John Crossman died in China Missouri at 96 leaving a large family. Mrs. Nancy Gorman, 91, sang at New Haven Baptist festival and drew acclaim. Christina Osborn of West Point Pleasant Va. was believed dead at 96 but $8,009 found tucked in her apron. Mrs. Mary Crow of Marion County Va. claims 111 and shows Youth returning in her hair. Charles King of Middleton Mass. 106, still walks five miles and collects two pensions from 1812 and an Indian War.
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Galveston
Antoine Irvine
Cornelius Driscoll
Lower Cove
N. S
Maine
Windsor
Hendal Whidden
John Crossman
China
New Haven
Nancy Gorman
Christina Osborn
West Point Pleasant
Marion County
Virginia
Mary Crow
Charles King
Middleton
Mass
Danvers
Ottawa
Newfoundland Rescues Terrier Tormented by Noisy Can
A frightened stray dog is chased by a crowd when a tin can tied to its tail rattles behind him. He seeks shelter with a friendly Newfoundland that frees him by gnawing the string and tossing the can away, ending the torment. The scene is recounted in St. Nicholas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Man Unseen Returns From Water Missed By Boys
At a Berlin swimming school a crowd searched for a man they believed had drowned after vanishing beneath the water. The diver was the pool's own instructor who, after entering near the steps, reemerged at the far end, unseen by onlookers who assumed a drowning had occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lincoln on the Stump and Civil War Hearings
Rev. Dr. Geo. C. Noyes recalls Lincoln on the stump in Jacksonville 1858 during Douglas contest. Lincoln appears homely and weary in crowds, yet rises to eloquence about freedom and the irrepressible conflict, transforming into a prophecies of a free nation. The narrative moves to a western ranch encounter with a generous cowboy who invites travelers to rest and dine, stressing frontier honor and hospitality.
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Lincoln
Jacksonville
Douglas
United States Senate
Mr. Lincoln
Springfield
Pricipal
Savery
Browne
Abraham Lincoln
Wife slips him a shopping list before train ride
Jen kin s wife hands a note of many items to fetch. He hurries home with two lemons and an orange, but she laments he did not complete the list claiming all could be bought in ten minutes.
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Jenkins
Sampie
Johnnie
Baby
Tring Up His Record
The anecdote from Josh Billings recounts his first failed lecture in a New Jersey town with seven attendees and a hotel landlord confrontation. He later returned to New York, then succeeded in a later engagement where a packed audience filled the hall, and he credited closing that past chapter with his eventual success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Billings
New York
Greeley
New Jersey
Mr. Shaw
Chicago Mail
Reb Burdette's War Service in Illinois Infantry
The piece recalls Reb Burdette entering Company C, Forty-seventh Illinois as a private in 1862, serving under Lincoln's proclamation, enduring short stature yet proving loyal with a musket. It notes his familiarity with General Grant, strained relations, a Banks expedition ride with pay, and a marginal critique of feudal behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reb Burdette
Lincoln
Forty-seventh
Illinois Infantry
General Grant
General Banks
Ed River
Pleasant Hil
Atchafalaya Bayou
Lippincott’s Magazine
Cromity
Indolent Liver Action Repaired by Bitters
An indolent liver fails to secrete bile. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is urged to stimulate activity. The remedy removes right side discomfort, nausea, coated tongue, indigestion, and headaches from bile flow problems. Regularity of bowels improves, preferred over harsh purgatives. also claimed to cure fever and ague and rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
Dakota dreams and family wishes in a Dakota Bell mock dialogue
A child asks about a future office in the Dakota Territory as his mother jokes about imperial ambition and a veterinary surgeon post. In Terre Haute Ohio Charles F Powell reports Polish chickens cured of croup with St Jacobs Oil on bread, then notes the next day the sick chicken could not be identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
New York
Empire State
Dakota
Territorial
Dakota Bell
Terre Haute
Champaign County
Ohio
Charles F. Powell
St. Jacobs
Irish pattern designer thrives in Boston wages rise
An Irish pattern designer working in a downtown ready-made clothing shop moved from Boston earning 5000 dollars a year to a rate of 7500 dollars annually in the new city. He works few hours daily yet supplies enough crayon ideas and precise sketches to stay ahead of numerous cutters and many tailors. His coat vest and trouser expertise covers everyday sizes, his style is original with mathematical precision and a free outlook, making him a genius to which enterprise pays tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York Times
Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Cure
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for blood impurities and skin troubles including pimples and scrofula. It claims to treat lung consumption, liver complaints, and indigestion, and notes sale by Hazard & Co. of New York and related products like Juniper's Tar Soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Golden
Golden Medical
Aekrers & Ioriguerie
Hazard, Hazard & Co
New York
Dr. Pierce
Pr. Pierce
Pierce Ehtad
Innocence and Sugar: A Child's Sweet Deception Tale
A playful anecdote shows a child insisting oatmeal is too sour despite adults urging otherwise. The episode ends with the mother declaring the taste sweet, while Kitty protests that it remains unsweet. A dubious medical ad at the end advertises a book for delicate diseases.
New Milwaukee and St Paul Line Opens Sioux City to Manila
Beginning June 5 1887 the Carcase Milwaukee and St Paul Karpwar Company will open its new line between Sioux City and Manilla. Trains run through without change from Chicago to Sioux City via the Chicago and Council Buffs Division. The route creates a direct link between Eastern Southern and Central Dakota Nebraska Central Iowa and Northern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sioux City
Yankton
Carcase, Milwaukee and St. Paul Karpwar Company
Manilla
Chicago and Council Buffs Division
Pullman
Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
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Crozier Iron and Steel Company
Roanoke, Va
ESA
Senyerse Sneer
New Moss
Owen
Detroit
Fall River
Lynch
Frick Coke Company
Scottdale
National Railway Commission
New York Tribune
James Beattie
Washington Post
Big Dry Creek
W. Z. Hornaday
Jones
Coloxel OcuritRekr
Isaac Thompson
Arthur Shurtleff
Kota
St. Jacobs of
Une
Kitty
Amma
Bac
Dr. Harter
Hood
J. S. SaxpEn
Pottsville
C. I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Radway
Gowrie
Holly, Mich
Kim
York City
R. Ss
Beasties
A. Ag
Richmond
Ceiney
M.D. Bort
Benson
Ib & Powell
Indianapolis
Earth
NaTion- L PceLisMine Co
Lakeside Bidz
Atherbon E Company
Three Oaks
Mats
Pensions
Metropolitan
Des
Caarornap Co
Ark
Numene Remady Co
LaFayette
Ted
M. J. Wilson
Parrisberg, Poinsett Co
Jonessore, Craighead Co
Amy Court
Dee
Craighead Co
B. Winsom
Cal
Saecenes
Humane Remedy Co
Ferry St. Lafayette
Indiana
Wall
Randolph
LS & G
Secret Service
Arcade
France
Benhou
M. W. Dunham
Wayne
DuPage Cos
Song Boor
Wizard Oil Company Chicago
M ‘Reston Sohe Kaaetiva Oy
DR. Arter
Eure
P Marter Sessous CO
Williams
Sliams Mpg. CO
Cleveland Land
Chichester
Saint
C.n. U
Towser
Procter & Gamble
Nobod
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