Pete McCartney Arrest Report Amid Counterfeiting Bust
New Orleans dispatch reports Pete McCartney, a known counterfeiter released from the Michigan Penitentiary, arrested again after a wave of clever counterfeit $1 notes altered to look like $50s. Detectives traced John Wilson from Texas, who masked himself with whiskers and mustache and was found with counterfeit tools and a bundle of flawed notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete McCartney
Michigan
New Orleans
Daily Press
John Wilson
Texas
Dave
Wilson Ein
Grograise
Ashington
Horrible Murder in Chicago Details of Grisly Crime
A Chicago telegram reports a grisly murder at a two story building at 1519 State Street. Zeph Davis, a Black man, assaulted a young girl, choking and stabbing her, then hid the body in a closet and planned to bury it. He was arrested next day in Forreston Illinois and confessed. the girl's body was found in the closet later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
State
Zeph Davis
Young Mu
Brete
Forreston
Inl
Lees
Tragedy at Spanish Camp over land suit ignites murders
Texas dispatches report a brutal crime at Spanish Camp sixty miles west where Mexicans, negroes and whites inhabit a remote settlement. A Black man was set on fire, five people killed, two burned in a dwelling, and another body found hanged. The violence stems from a land title dispute decided in favor of the Black residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Spanish Camp
Fire destroys Missouri Deaf and Dumb Asylum in Fulton
A large state building with three wings at the State Institution for Deaf and Dumb in Fulton burned, costing about half a million dollars with only 55 thousand dollars insured. One hundred eighty five pupils were housed there but were moved without injury and will be cared for by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Institution For Deaf and Dumb
Fulton
State Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Double lynching in Clinton Kentucky jail scene
A Cairo dispatch reports a large armed mob surrounded the Clinton jail in Hickman County to seize two Black men, Sam Price and William Reamus, accused of murder. The crowd hanged the prisoners from a tree beside the jail after removing them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Clinton
Hickman County
Sam Price
William Reamus
Opinion Affirms Coy Bernhamer Conspiracy Judgment
Justice Harlan in Indianapolis on Tuesday delivered an opinion affirming the District Court judgment in the Coy Bernhamer conspiracy cases. The ruling covers all points on writ of error and motion for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andernhamer
Justice Harlan
Indianapolis
District Court
Grand Army Pension Debate and Treasury Notes Bill
Senate resumed work on the grand army pension measure with Call's amendment to cover Mexican War and Indian War service. Senator Sherman proposed authorizing 100 percent note circulation backed by bonds but limited by paid in capital. Various appropriations for public buildings and sites in Bar Harbor New York Tex Bay City Milwaukee and other locales were listed with amounts including 1 500 000 and 125 000 for Indian land and Milwaukee projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Call
Mexico
Sherman
Comptroller of the Treasury
United States
Maba
Bar Harbor
Old World Cable Notes From Vienna and San Remo
London dispatch reports Count Kalnoky has returned to Vienna after talks with Emperor Francis Joseph and Count Andrassy. Austria and Russia seek clarifications before backing a note on Prince Ferdinand and Bulgaria while recognizing his throne claim. A Royal betrothal plan cites Prince Albert Victor and Princess Alexandra. Prince William may skip San Remo due to illness. Cancer symptoms rise in the Crown Prince, with German doctors unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Count Kalnoky
Vienna
Perth
Francis Joseph
Count Andrassy
Russia
Austria
County Kalnoky
Prince Bismarck
Prince Ferdinand
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Prince of Wales
Albert Victor
Alexandra
Greece
Victoria
Duke of
Sparta
San Remo
William
Presidential party returns to Washington after Florida trip
The Presidential party arrived in Washington early Sunday morning from Florida and the South. Due to the odd hour, few people were at the station. They rode to their homes and rested indoors. The reception for the President and Mrs Cleveland and the party was hearty and enthusiastic. They were delighted with their trip. Belle Cora Fellows of Pierre will marry Chaska, full blooded Indian, in
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Florida
South
Eveland
Land of Flowers
Cora Fellows
Pierre
Chaska
Financial and Industrial: US business failures rise last week
The report notes 183 business failures in the United States last week, up from 163 in the same week a year earlier. Antal failures overall reached 2,112, vs 2,141 in 1887, reflecting ongoing trade conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
United States
Disastrous ferry explosion and dynamite blast detailed
Dispatches recount a deadly ferryboat Julia disaster at South Vallejo California with 30 to 40 lives lost as passengers on deck were hurled overboard and a wharf fire spread to depots. Separate reports describe a Union Pacific Overland Flyer collision at Cotton Nebraska killing one engineer and injuring others, plus a Fourth Street dynamite explosion burying several drillers and injuring nine, with three mortally injured.
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Francesco
Julia
South Vallejo
Cal
Steen
Remen
Mmen
Piercin
Union Pacific Railway
Cotton
Neb
Michael Powell
Duluth
Fourth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Michigan district returns show Beymour ahead by 42 points
Official returns from the Eleventh Michigan Congressional District give Beymour the Republican a 42 vote plurality over Breen. A Washington dispatch reports bitter wrangling over National Democratic Convention location with administration supporters prevailing on date while four ballots favored San Francisco, St. Louis, Chicago, and New York for the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Beymour
Breen
Washington Dispatch
Thorn
Barnum and Gorman
White House
Scott
Gorman
National Democratic Committee
Washington
San Francisco
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Louie
New York
St.uis
Toledo
Kansas City
Caatti
Sténvc Teboceucune
Eciss
Fen Foose
Louis
CREO
The Criminal Record and Notable Indictments
A west bound Southern Pacific train was robbed near Stens Posse Arizona by two masked men who forced the crew to uncouple the mail and express cars and rifled Wells Fargo valuables. In Chicago grand jury indicts William B Tascott for murder plus burglary. he remains at large despite police pursuit. Nearby Springfield Missouri Albert Adair and L J Kenworthy are whipped by five men. Bald Knobbers are said to be responsible. A Mohican Ohio feud sees two constables shot as they seek their father from rival sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Sten
Posse
Arizona
Wells, Fargo & Co
Chicago
William B. Tascott
Amos J. Snell
Tascott
North America
Springfield
Albert Adair
L J. Kenworthy
Mohican
Ohio
Milwaukee man sits on train track after pledge breach
A Milwaukee resident Robert Lindwarm reportedly sat on a railway track with a whisky bottle, claiming he had broken a pledge but would not again. The report notes ongoing relief efforts and restored supplies from Mount Vernon Illinois, with work on ruined buildings and attendance by sightseers remaining high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lindwarm
Milwaukee
Mount Vernon, II
Hood
Court ruling on fort Dearborn sale and harbor rights
Justice Harlan reads the Chicago decision in the famous fake front case. The Illinois Central loses harbor bed claims while city control over three blocks and Dearborn Park is affirmed. Riparian rights stay with the city with state consent, and the 1869 act is declared repealed as valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court Room
Justice Harlan
Chicago
Bar Pein
Harlan
Blodgett
Legal P
Old Fort Dearborn Reservation
United
Randolph
Monroe Streets
City of
Chi
Illinois Central
Draft Fisheries Treaty Passed to Senate by President Letter
President Cleveland transmits the fisheries treaty to the Senate with a supporting letter. The document outlines exclusive and common fishing zones, navigation rights of the Strait of Canso, licensing provisions, penalties, provisions for supplies and repairs, and reciprocal duties to be ratified by Britain Canada and Newfoundland alongside new import rules.
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J. Chamberlain
L. Sackville West
CharLes Tupper
Washington
Canada
Newfoundland
Senate
North America
United Tes
Plema Aries
The
United
Treaty aims to delimit British Canadian waters under Article One
Provisions outline a mixed commission of two British and two American members to delimit waters, bays, creeks, and harbors. charts to mark lines. terms for replacement of absent commissioners. and specific boundary lines and exceptions in Atlantic coast regions including Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Quebec areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United States
North America
Canada
Newfoundland
Great Britain
Pointe More
Baie Des Chaleurs
Ans
Birch Point
Miscou Island
Acquere Au Point Light
Bay of
Miramichi
Point Escumipae
Tabisintac Gully
Egmont Bay
Prince Edward Island
West Point
St. Ann Bay
Nova Scotia
Cape Smoke
Point Acorn
Fortune Bay
Connaigre Head
Brunet Island
Fortune Head
Sir Charles Hamilton Sound
Cape A
White Island
Peckford Island
Merasheen Island
Long Island
River Island
St. Mary's Bay
Agreement for Two Year Fisheries Modus Vivendi Proposed
British and American plenipotentiaries present a two year temporary arrangement for Atlantic coast bays and harbors. US fishing vessels would pay a $1.5 per ton license for bait supplies and crew logistics, with licenses waived if US duties on fish oils are removed. Entry and transit limits apply with a 24 hour cap and no shore contact. The pact aims to smooth relations while awaiting ratification.
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Washington
Senate
Great Britain
Strait of
Canso
Canada
Newfoundland
Department of State
London
Grover Cleveland
United States
Atlantic
Secretary of the Treasury of
Government of
Labrador
Dominion
Newfound
Parliament
Custom House
Magic stone hydrophone from Colorado var demonstrates water absorption
Some opaque white variety of hydrophone from a Colorado locality shows the power to absorb more than its own volume of water. When water is poured slowly it becomes white and chalky then transparent. George F. Kunz notes the property and the finder suggests using the “magic stone” in rings or lockets to reveal hidden photos or hair at will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
George F. Kunz
Arkansas
Sheep Breeds for Forage Grazing and Soil Types
The best sheep choice depends on soil and pasture. Southdown crosses suit native ewes that forage much of the time. Merinos suit large flocks. heavy breeds need more feed and care for success.
Nervura Nerve Tonic Promoted As Cure All
An advertisement extols Dr. Greene's Nervura Nerve Tonic as a powerful vegetable remedy for nervous exhaustion and related ailments. It claims to prevent prostration, insanity, and physical decline, offering personal consultations with Dr. Greene at 35 West 14th Street New York and a price of 1 dollar per bottle.
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Greene
Dr. Greene
Page
Becaus
Express and Post Office
Hi. G. Root
M. C
Peart St
New York
Stekete
U. S
Steketee
Geo
A West Virginia Bear Pen and Bee Eye Study
A Cincinnati Enquirer feature describes Uncle Jimmy’s bear pen with nine trapped bears fattened for meat and the trapping method using a lowered toothed trap and pole release. The piece then shifts to an exposition on bee eye structure, detailing compound eyes with thousands of facets, the queen worker and drone counts, and the mosaic versus single-eye theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Jimmy
Ee Ware
Sam
Myself
Frank
Mr. Bear
Paget
Goldsmith
Cheshire
Millar
Lowne
Hickson
Murray
Laments on Lies and Truth in Arkansas Traveler
The speaker mocks those who claim virtue while hiding crimes. It contrasts falsehoods meant to cover bad deeds with the genuine shame revealed when promises fail. The text critiques self-serving lies and hollow assurances in a folksy voice.
Borrow trouble and the tiger of disease in verse
An Exchange mocks worry and lending trouble while an Epoch ad frames disease as a tiger. An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments including weak back and functional disorders, promising relief for distressed women.
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Eatest
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginers
America
P. M. Arthur
Brotherhood
Arthur
Pacific
Burlington
Naperville
Ill
Aurora
Galesburg
Keokuk
Lincoln
Conny
Financial and Industrial
Sete
Ottawa
New England
International Company of
Hartford
Congress
Louis A. Sayre
Austin Flint
Allan McLane Hamiton
Hofmann
T. F. Bayard
William L. Putnam
James B. Angell
Interior Waters
Washington, D. C
Col. Yerger
Boston Journal of Health
West Virginia
Hostetter
Marion Vanderpool
Cain Creek
Louisa Miles
Marion
Anderson County
Tennessee
Whitley
Williamsburg
Lallus
Arkansaw Traveler
John
Cesar
Coven
Palestrina
J. M. Marx
M. D
Gabriel
E Wells
Jersey City
N.J
Rover
CaTarre
Staples & Covell
Spearma Eng
Staples
Covell’s
P. O
A. Blocum
Pearl
Great
Kidne Wee Wells
Pensions Ham
Wathingtoe, Dc
American School of N
Wis
Sn A
Jax Bronson
Detroit
Mich
Warrae Ve Apieset
Moody & CO
Cincinnati
Baraxt
Beate Ollegr
Kidder
EB. Ross & CO
Ieee
meeRpe
Ferd
Wel
Hit. Rit
Ely’s
ELY Bros
Greenwich St
N.Y
United Race Fire Arms
Ee Oil Company
Maus
W. H. Staaxo
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Hood & C O
Lowell
Mass
C. 1. Hood & Co, Apothecaries
Eiek
Siicean Sap
Basra
Tower
J. Towen
Siummeng St
Bost
S Jacobs Ol
Druagiata
Charles A. Vogeler Co
Balto., Md
Pierch
Pierce
Chemical Laboratory of World's Dispensars Medical Association
Buffalo
R. E
Wits Alge
Saualy
W. Havsenen
Ithaca
N. Y
Tromas J. Rvanina
Enq
Pine Street
Cou
Queen City
Suapen Tel iGo
Northern Pacific
Tenet
Dakota
Montana
Clybournare
Wisconsin
Adum
Ww. C. BH
Goulds & Austin
Lake ST. Whicago
Illinois
Owens
Piso
Ceresta
G. H. Ingraham
Amsterdam
D. B. Dyche &Co
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