Garfield illness claims audit and railway post office data
The Garfield illness claims audit reports a $25,000 demand for professional services from Dr. Hamilton. Interior actions include suspending Indian Agent Diggs and appointing Clark. McGillicuddy resigns. Railway post service annual miles and salaries cited, with massive mail figures. A deadly Philadelphia Penn celebration mortar explosion kills six and wounds twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garfield
Hamilton
New York
Aes
Arth 1
Jonathan Diggs
Colorado River Agency
John W. Clark
McGillicuddy
Pine River
Secretary of the Interior
Railway Postal Service
Dunree
United States
Interior Department
Antho Us
Wash& Post
Department
Counry
Mixed news brief with elections and accidents across states
The report lists congressional nominations in several states with renominations noted and highlights transport disasters from New York to Pennsylvania. It also covers a derailment on the Albany Susquehanna line with deaths, a fatal train cab fire near Hackensack, and a Bowdoin hazing injury with damages awarded.
Various National and Local Political and Criminal News Digest
A sprawling recap notes political nominations and elections in Illinois and Missouri, a crane of trials and arrests including Mrs. Scoville in Chicago, Dr. Hunt as president of the Public Health Association, and deaths from yellow fever and other causes. Fire and train events, robberies, poisonings, and natural shocks are reported alongside technological and transportation milestones.
American Consul dies in Goderich Ontario
The American Consul at Goderich John Hibbard died recently. Reports from Montreal note insanity cases of Rev. Thomas Nicholson and Mrs. J R Boyce escaping custody and dying at Hotel Dieu. An Egyptian defense team was chosen with Arabi Pasha to be aided by foreign counsel. Mexican border clash left four officers dead and four captured. goods cited as American prints were seized. Dublin’s National League urged Irish tenants to unite against landlords and prepare for self-government. Troop installments arrived in London after a period of unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goderich Ont
John Hibbard
Thomas Nicholson
J. R. Boyce
Hotel Dieu
Montreal
Arabi Pasha
Broadley
Eve
Napier
Sungdamn
Acer
London
Pnt Mg
Vast World Turmoil Report Highlights Riots and Disasters
A wide sweep of events is described: a floor collapse in Hanley England injuring Salvation Army members. cholera in Corea with high fatalities. Arabi Pasha visited by Broadley and Napier. riots in Lyons. Tunis debt settlement with France. a proclamation in Corea. a Manila cyclone. Khartoum siege and Egyptian losses in Sudan. an assassination attempt in Belgrade. a Neva fire with massive losses. Afghan governance unrest near Herat. stockmen clash with Mexican officers. a fatal hurricane in England. Manila cyclone housing impact. Arabi Pasha prosecution abandonment in Egypt. Kordofan siege news. and the collapse of Ava Horr & Co. in Hamilton Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanley
Eng
Salvation Army
Kingdom of
Corea
Arabi Pasha
Broadley
Napier
Arabi
Lyons
France
Tunis
Iietman
Manila
Philippine Islands
Cairo
Egypt
Khartoum
Central Africa
Alexi-el-Kader
Giegler
Milan
Belgrade
Neva
St. Petersburgh
Ameer
Afghanistan
Herat
Cabul
Sonora
England
Channel
London
Alexandria
Kordofan
Ava Horr & Co
Iron Merchants
Massacre Reports and urban incidents fill Cairo dispatch
Cairo reports confirm Egyptian losses in Soudan as Khartoum defense aims falter with 1000 garrison and 6000 assaulting forces led by the False Prophet. Separate notes cover a Kentucky arson, Hopkinsville fire losses, Arctic famine, Pensacola yellow fever, a stagecoach robbery near Leadville, and Mrs Langtry’s New York premiere ticket sale.
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Cairo
Egypt
Soudan
Khartoum
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Louisville
Klingbite
Stillwater
Mian
Holcomb
Hopkinsville
Arctic
Alaska
Pensacola
Fila
Leadville
Col
Malta
New York City
New York
John H. Bagley, Jr
Greenback
Pennsylvania
Joseph G. Yale
John Keegan
Richard Macer
Philadelphia
Stockton
Walsh
Cincinnati
Welsh
King’s Chapel
Boston
Adelaide Phillipps
Marshfield
Alexandria
Arabi Pasha
Romance at Judge Bowie’s Deathbed Marriage
Judge William Bowie of Maryland lay dying when his daughter Ella wed Dr. N S White as the ceremony carried out at the bedside. The cleric officiated and the couple were thus joined in a deathbed union as the judge’s condition worsened to typhomalarial fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
William Bowie
Montgomery County
N.S. White
Ella
Dr. White
Bread and Cheeks Red From Wine Tale
A father tells his son that bread makes cheeks red, and the boy replies with a witty doubt about the amount of bread his father has swallowed. The exchange turns on a playful, moralizing kitchen moment.
Sailor Prods Preacher as Crowd Sees Weathered Sermon
A sailor in the congregation heckles the preacher for slow delivery. The minister responds with a wry remark about weathering the sermon, and the audience smiles at the exchange.
Indian Bureau Report Urges Increased Education Funding
The commissioner laments agent procurement delays and small current appropriations, urging $1,000,000 now to save future costs. He criticizes cash annuities and liquor among Indians, calls for stricter laws, and notes the need to prevent land intrusion. Indians in schools total 252,366 nationwide. 8 attend Carlisle Hampton Forest Grove. 5,249 average attendance. Industrial training expands with 101 schools and 1,428 acres under cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Salt Lake City
Congress
United States
Alaska
Five Civilized Tribes
Carlisle
Hampton
Forest Grove
Weather and frost warning network expansion by Army Signal Office
Washington reports eleven new stations added and enhanced warnings for Texas cattlemen and tobacco, cotton, orange growers. Plans include a United States weather chart in the farmers bulletin and local observer instruments, plus frost warning telegraphs to sugar and tobacco regions and Northwest rainfall data for grains. Annual cost under 450000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Texas
United States
Farmers
Louisiana
Florida
North
Terrible North Adams caboose accident injures thirty three
The North Adams freight yard disaster involved the Deerfield engine and a loaded caboose. Thirty five men crowded inside suffered severe burns and injuries. Eight killed or dying. Doctors tended the injured as steam and hot water sprayed during the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
Charles Wells
James Bostly
Deerfield
Zoar
John Flynn
John ©. Madden
Peter Barry
Quinn
J. Peckham
Troy & Boston
Engineer saves passengers as New Brunswick train fire breaks out
On the New Brunswick way train from Jersey City to Newark and points beyond the engineer A J Steele braced and reversed the locomotive after flames issued from the cab near Marion. The train slowed on the Hackensack bridge as firemen extinguished the blaze and Steele was left severely burned. his recovery is doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Brunswick Way
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Newark
Elizabeth
Rahway
New Brunswick
Marion
Hackensack Bridge
A. J. Steele
Steele
Orter
Gorilla Preserved in Alcohol Stuns City Chronicle
Report notes a recently arrived gorilla preserved in alcohol, described as in excellent condition for display. The details appear in the Chronicle's city column, highlighting the unusual exhibit and its handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thie City
Connecticut Girl Dies After Eating Ice Cream
A Connecticut young woman recently died of a burning fever after consuming ice cream. The incident is cited to illustrate dangers tied to dairy treats and preservation of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Marble Staircase Tiles At Paris Hotel De Ville
The grand staircase in the new Hotel de Ville in Paris will be fitted with Carrara marble steps, each costing thirty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel de Ville
Paris
Mississppi river sawdust flow tied to city mills
Minneapolis reported 79 532 cords of sawdust flowed into the Mississippi from water mills in the city last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Mississippi
French Society Decrying Use of Atomic Weapons
A Paris based society voices strong opposition to the use of atomic weapons. Representatives argue for international restraint and heightened diplomacy to prevent catastrophic consequences.
Arabi Defense Outlines Dispute Over Alexandria Massacres
Cairo dispatch reports Arabi denying knowledge or responsibility for massacres in Egypt during the war. He argues the British bombardment was unjust and fueled by haste and miscalculation. Arabi blames British forces for provoked violence and cites loyal conduct to the Sultan and the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Arabi
Alexandria
Tari Tah
Egypt
Seymour
Unitarian, Hawaiian and London Education Commentary
A collection of notes on education and religion discusses Wisconsin hazing, a New Center pastor, school conditions harming intellect, a Unitarian conference in Saratoga with big fundraising, Hawaiian students studying abroad, a Tokyo map school model, and the London Truth editor advocating shorter school hours and early moral training for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin University
Eaa
Ahte Caleba
Ao Newa
Bell
Unitarian Conference
Saratoga
N. Y
American Unitarian Association
Tte Wade Theological School
Cleveland
Ohio
Wade
Christian Union
Maryland
Philadelphin Ess
Dairy industry growth and regional cheese output in 1880
Professor Willard estimates a thousand-cow butter factory could cost 3000 dollars as dairy prospects improve due to eastern dairying decline and western supply. The article notes rising cheese factories near Montreal and Ontario milk quality debates, with Wisconsin leading in dairy and cheese production in 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Chicago
New York
Montreal
Ontario
Enland
Wisconsin
Vermont
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Maine
Missouri
Virgo T
Humorous Snippets and Dairy Talk Filigree
A collage of light anecdotes and farming notes. Jokes about stove legs and weddings mix with advice on dairy cattle, urging farmers to cull poor performers, keep records, and favor top milkers. Cites Alvord on butter losses and Franklin County figures for 1886.
Deadly feud ends in triple shooting and deaths in Knoxville
In Knoxville on October 19 General Joseph Mabry Major Thomas OConnor and Joseph Mabry Junior were killed in a swift gunfight sparked by an old feud over property transfer. OConnor president of Mechanics Bank shot Mabry and then turned on Mabry Junior who fired back. all three died within minutes amid bystander injuries. Major OConnor, noted as the wealthiest man in the state, and the Mabry family had recent acquittals in another murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaw
Liberty League of America
Tax
American Public Health Association
Indianapolis
Ezra M. Hunt
New Jersey
Chicago
Frances E. Scoville
George M. Scoville
Guiteau
Knoxville
Tenn
Eveese Bocarnos
Talladega
Ala
Josefa N. Dolin
United States
Oregon
Tae
Robert Ford
Jease James
Wood Hite
Plattsburg
A. Wambold
Johnsville
Thomas Reynolds
Madison
Wis
Durango
Col
Art Eastman
Missouri
Congress
J. H. McLean
George Bain
Tan
Robert Paine
M.E. Church South
Aberdeen
Miss
Turnity
Williams
Arizona
Texas
Jacksonville
Ark
John Brady
Mary Anne
St. Domingo
Norfolk
Hugh Young Purviance
Baltimore
Cook County
Illinois
Scoville
Andrew McFarlane
Dlinois
Lambert Tree
Ogden
Utah
Cannon
Leavenworth
Kan
Pensacola
Fla
Wichita
Ohio
Newman
Townsend
New York, Chicago & St. Louis
Cleveland
Yerkes
Paris
A. Backs & Sons
Detroit
San Francisco
Mary Ann
Indiana
Laredo
Tex
Joseph A. Mabry
Thomas O'Connor
Joseph A. Mabry, Jr
Mabry
O'Connor
Fair Grounds
Mechanics’ Bank
Gay Street
O’connor
Getera
Young Mabry
General Mabry
Joe
Moses Lusby
Don Lusby
Will Mabry
Patent Office annual report cites patent and trade mark counts
Commissioner Marble presents the yearly Patent Office report to the Interior Secretary. It records 308 patent and trade mark filings, 17 715 patents granted, 1 709 trade marks registered, and receipts of 43 864 dollars with expenditures 651 719 dollars leaving a 279 145 dollar surplus. The findings urge a twelve year patent term for foreign first filings and call for legislative clarity on label registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marble
Patent Office
Secretary of the Interior
Supreme Court of the District
Commissioner of Patents
Railway Post Offices in 1882 Operated Across Vast Network
Washington reports 769 railway post offices in 32 cars and 1 462 apartments, covering 87 865 miles of railroad with 3 570 clerks and salaries totaling 5 484 779 dollars. They handled about 433 300 450 pieces of mail plus registered items. 83 casualties occurred with 3 clerks killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Congress
Pittsburgh druggist’s boast about newborn misleads crowd
A Pittsburgh druggist, praised for his baby, deflects with a claim that the infant is not his prettiest. The remark appears in a brief, humorous exchange reported by the Pee Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pee Telegraph
Starch Paste Removes Stains from Bed-Ticking
Chicago News notes that raw starch mixed with a little water forms a paste that generally removes all stains from bed ticking. The tip emphasizes a simple cleaning method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Health Advice From a Laughing Woman
A quoted woman recalls a decline in health and credits worry turning to laughter as a cure, illustrating a humorous take on illness and resilience.
Wheat production proves unbeatable by any power
The Detroit Free Press asserts that a country capable of cutting 550 million bushels of wheat in a season cannot be subdued by any power on earth. The remark underscores wartime agricultural strength and resilience amid global pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Best Cow in Milk: Hard to Judge Across a Herd
The article argues dairy cows defy easy judging as milk quality varies yearly and by season. It notes milking performance, profitability, and cream quality resist quick tests, suggesting taste and cream rise indicate richness, with practical limits of scales and lactometers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eepi
Tokace
Alvord
Rutland
Vermont Dairymen’s Association
Franklin County
Mass
Odd or Even Beans Bet Leads to Bust
A man witnesses a street hustle in which a youth, calling a box a tan box, offers a bet over odd or even beans. The observer recalls the trick and agrees to a five dollar stake, hoping to teach the bet to remember.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinzua
Warren
The Dairyman as a Model of Skill and Discipline
The essay argues butter and cheese making demand sharp thinking and constant learning. Dairymen must study herds, visit other dairies, attend fairs, read pertinent books, and travel. Cleanliness and avoidance of tobacco are essential to protect milk and butter quality.
Woman from Binghamton Claims Quick Shoemaking Feat
Mrs. Carrie Chase of Binghamton New York proclaims she can peg a pair of shoes faster than any man in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Chase
Binghamton, N. Y
Rhode Island Weekly Sued Over Obituary Poetry
A Rhode Island weekly newspaper faces a lawsuit over its publication of obituary poetry. The suit alleges rights violations and seeks damages, raising questions about memorial wording and editorial choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rode Island
Feeding the Chickens and the Doughy Rescue
Maxy and Dolly visit with Brosie Miller while the sun tightens the chores. They rush home to feed Speckle's chickens but only find flour and water dough. the chickens are found stuck together in a lump of paste under the gooseberry bushes and are freed with an hour of careful care by Mary Katie and Pap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Maxy
Dollie Mayo
Pshaw
Dolly
Brosie
Monroe
Dollie
Old Speckle
Sony
Mamma Mayo
Katie
Mary
Papa
Harnesed
Uae
Babemaire
Brosie Miller
Martha's Parlor Manners Delighted Guests Praise Child
A young girl named Martha serves water with grace to two Indies visitors. The ladies commend the child's kindness and sweet manners describing her as one of the loveliest children they have met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Mathews Mirrored Etiquette In Home And Parlor Contrast
A reader jokes about Martha’s outward politeness in public versus rude, stubborn behavior at home. The unnamed speaker, addressing family manners, laments that true civility should begin in the kitchen as well as the parlor, citing domestic inconsistency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milne
Marth
Marthe
Martha
Zion’s Herald
Learning to Ride a Horse A Lesson for Girls and Boys
The article discusses why few girls learn to ride and few boys teach them. It describes the horse as a thinking four-legged animal with temperaments good or bad and stresses that riding requires a calm gentle rider with brave heart and steady hand. Only those with such stay off wagons and trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dioceses
Dobbin
Ike
Barnard
St. > As
Care of Bed Clothing for Winter Tidying
Advice from the Evening Post on preparing winter bed coverings. It covers airing and cleaning mattresses, washing and starched tick covers, cutting and hemming double quilts, and decorative edge finishing with worsted or crochet. It emphasizes practical, frugal methods and child friendly comforters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D& Ill
Ieee
N. F. Evening Post
Rainbow light and sound experiment described in early science notes
A fragment explains a beam of sunlight creating a rainbow through a glass vessel with silk and openings. Sounds vary by spectrum, with red light producing stronger sound, and other colors yielding different audible effects. The text smells of early physics observations and experimental descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Pega
Local City Sees Record Traffic Accidents in Year
A chaotic year in the city saw more traffic crashes and injuries than prior periods, with officials noting rising speeds and congestion. Police and safety groups urge expanded enforcement and road improvements to curb incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunde Cael Ee Lin
Train on the New York Cent line suffers derailment
A fragmented report notes a derailment on the New York Cent line fifty miles from an unspecified origin, with three stops mentioned. Details are incomplete but the event involved a derailment on a sectional rail route, affecting service between two towns. No injuries or official statements are provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arom
Neaplantes
Mysterious Shark Revered as God in African Coast
Fragmentary notes describe a shark in African waters named Jon Jon by locals. Observers claim the creature is worshipped as a god and that its lure draws reverence, while reports mention human victims with uncertain timelines.
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the Intelligencer
Iowa
Christine Deeeeee
Dom Boones
William Penn
Abner Ll Benyon
Pacific National Bank
Europe
Marie Prescott
Sait
Rhode Island
Harry J. Spooner
Jonathan Chace
Edgar
Dean
Fielder
John G. Mc Conchy
Samuel Cayou
Wendell Philps
Albany & Susquehanna
Otero
Susquehanna River
R. C. Storrs & Co
Dedham
Hadson River
Rhinecliff
Ellis P. Phipps
Timothy P. Redfield
Banko
John W. Russell
William L. Strong
William E. Robinson
John Hardy
W. H. Early
Joan J. Penrose
Abram
Charles A. Org
Bowdoin College
V&y
Hackensack
Henry P. Roberts
United States Circuit Court
Theodore N. van Heusen
Perry Belmont
Nicholas Muller
Joan Arnot
Manhattan Insurance Company
Phenix Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Madison Square Garden
Society of Friends
Chester
John G. Whittier
Joan Elis
The
Indian Bureau
Signal Service Office
Sandwich Islands
Japan
California
Yale College
Glasgow
Areata
School of the Nobles
Tokio
London Truth
Ashland
Neb
Hinckley
Chicago Herald
Violet
Violet, Dearest, Do You Play That Tune Often?’’ Asked Hugh Montressor
Hugh
Boston Transcript
Austin
Texas Salings
Phil
Continent
Jenkinson
Courier-Journal
the Commissioner of Patents
the Post-office Department
Migs Hadith Baxter
Aeearr
Wat Bees
M E. Samgster
Bath
Are Were Fury
Pyee
Aline
Harry
Edith
Wee Harry
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