Anarchist Lingg Refuses Statement in Jail
Chicago November reports say Louis Lingg refused to sign any petition for gubernatorial clemency during a German language interview with Attorney S Zeisler in the county jail. He asserted he would hang rather than help petitioners and denied placing bombs. Also noted were grapes sent to the condemned and rumors of a prison break plot by anarchists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louis Lingg
S. Zeisler
Captain Black
Put-in- Bay
Lake Erie
Neeba
John Brown
Parsons
Engel
Fischer
Ing
John Banfield
Pittburgh
George Engel
Saya
Gray
Michael Schwab
Samuel F.eden
R. B. Kyle
Tower Hill
Appomattox County
Oglesby Receives Mixed Messages on Mercy Pleas
In Springfield on November 9, Governor Oglesby reports that anti mercy petitions now trail those supporting execution. He has received more telegrams and mail opposing commutation than favoring it, though he also endures threatening letters with noted contempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Oglesby
Illinois
W. H. Parsons
W. H. Parsons Has Addressed Along To Gov. Oglesby
A. R. Parsons
Fire destroys Pierce and Canterbury oil works Boston
Telegraphic briefs report Pierce and Canterbury oil works in Boston wiped out by fire. The plant valued at 110000 with heavy stock losses. Also noted are railroad fare hikes to the Pacific coast from the Missouri River from 60 to 80 dollars starting January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce & Canterbury
Boston
Pacific Coast
Missouri River
Willig
Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association
Racine
Willis
Supreme Court of the State
The Old World and Beard River Harboro Treaty Notes
The excerpt discusses a proposed cession of Beard River Harboro by Hawaii to the United States as a precondition in a treaty. It hints at a policy to avoid conflict if the American government maintains restraint. The passage suggests an epidemic issue nearing its end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Eratic
St Cook
Col
Rod Grant
New York City
John J. Fellows
Delaney Ricoil
Fellows
Henry Ad
Buffalo
Foraker
Blo
Maxwell A. ‘ Ie
State University
B. B. Davis
Roberts
Iowa
Chicago
Oregon
New
Virginia
Senate
House of Delegates
Hiddicao
Ey Gartaubanian
Sylgenia
Philadelphia
Quay
Oth
Lovering
Ames
Cook County
Beard River Harboro
United States
Fires and Accidents Report Amid City Destruction
In Newman Building cellars an explosion is investigated with two holes in the wall between buildings and a possible second detonation. A fireman’s body from the Vernon wreck is identified as near Two Rivers dispatches. Destructive forest fires burn in Illinois Ohio Indiana and a Minneapolis apartment house and three homes burn for over $19 000 in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman
St. Louis Telegram
Sion
M&m
Newman Ing Et Als
Devery
Firiag
Bill
Vernon
Lake
Michigan
BOM
Stak
Ninetean
Wis
E. BR. Boland
Milwaukee
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Minneapolis
Fulton & Peters Bankruptcy in Wilmington Ohio
The failure of Fulton & Peters coal and grain dealers in Wilmington Ohio is announced with assets and liabilities totaling $50,000. The report notes a related printers union strike in St Louis for higher wages and mentions the wholesale mill Teane owner B Rosenthal Co with a value of $71,000 in Western Taion Tele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton & Peters
Coal and Grain-Deaters
Wilmington
Ohio
Union Ay Printers
St. Louis
Agkbogattig
Millit Teane
B. Rosenthal & Co
Mss Wester Taion
Body and Arson Tragedy Reported Across Several Cities
A grim digest of violent events from Hebron to Cincinnati. John Hodel killed his wife and perished in a house fire. five others, including two children, are noted dead. Separate dispatches describe a Salt Lake express robbery near Grand Junction, a mass disturbance in Tahlequah, and a brutal murder in Louisville with a suicide note. Reports also cover anarchist debates, executions in Kentucky and Alabama, and police dismissals of sensational Pittsburgh rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebron
Conn
John Hodel
Hodel
Anna Sachs
Sonia
Cleveland
Pueblo
Col
Salt Lake
Denver and Rio Grande
Grand Junction
Tahlequah
Indian Territory
Louisville
Charles Brownfield
Brownfield
Charles B. Brownfield
W. F. Braner
W.F. Bruner
Tuck Agee
Lexington
Kentucky
Henry Robinson
Union Springs
Ala
Robinson
Crow Indians Engage Troops In Montana Skirmish
Reports from Montana recount a Crow council at the Little Horn river where hostilities with General Ruger’s troops escalated. Corporal Sampson was killed, two privates wounded, and a leader named Sword Bearer reportedly slain during fighting as the Indians retreated toward the agency. Separately, a circus disaster in St Louis caused a wild depot panic when lions tigers and other beasts escaped, but were captured. In other items, the Civil Service Commission plans rule changes, Cincinnati bars Jack O Hara from membership, and wheat corn and oats stocks are listed while Philadelphia faces leprosy cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Faber
Mason City
Iowa
Thomas Jefferson
Batursay
Montana
Huger
Ethen
Rugar
Ruger
Charles Sampson
Eugene Melloy
Clark
Little Horn
Agency
Civil Service Commission
St Louis
Cay
Union Depot
Alain
John Robinson
Ecircus
Tankal
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Jack O’ Hara
Philadelphia
Board of Health
Four Condemned Anarchists Face Mercy Pleas and Bomb Findings
Chicago reports outline petitions for commutation for Parsons Spies Schwab and Fielden amid calls for mercy while Engel Lingg and Fischer resist. A major find reveals four bombs hidden in Louis’s cell, tied to the condemned men, prompting forensic and jail actions as chaos spreads from the Gallows debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Parsons
Spies
Schwab
Fielden
Engel
Lingg
Fischer
Condemel
George Francis Train
Supreme Court
Omaha
Edward Devine
Western Newsman
Cock-Rocheville
Cock-Roche
Toronto
George Francis Taam
Canad
America
Haymarket
Thomas Owens
Jenny a'nd Goldschmidt, Swedish singer, dies near London
Jenny a'nd Goldschmidt born in Stockholm October 16 1821 rose from child prodigy to Stockholm opera prima donna. She studied in Paris with Garcia, performed in Berlin London and Boston before marrying Otto Goldschmidt in 1852. She later settled in England after living in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny A'Nd Goldschmidt
London
Stockholm
Sweden
Paris
Garcia
Europe
Berlin
Europ
United States
P. T. Barnum
Boston
Otto Gollechmidt
Germany
England
Dr Moses Gunn Dead Giant of Medicine Remembered
The Chicago surgeon Dr Moses Gunn died of a malignant liver disease. A renowned authority in surgery he led Rush Medical College as chair and educated many students with rapid judgment and wit. Born 1832 in New York, he began in Ann Arbor shaping medical education before moving to Chicago after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Gunn
Chicago
Depot
Joe Ges Og
Gross
Philadelphia
Slayter
Buffalo
Gunn
Rush Medical College
Ontario County
N. Y
Old College
Geneva
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ann Arbor University
Spies Portrayed as Clean and Dutiful in Haymarket Aftermath
A descriptive note from Carcase dated November 5 asserts Spies is neat in appearance, unlike an anarchist, and outlines city police protection measures after the Haymarket bomb. It highlights vigilance at precinct stations, armed readiness, and praises Capt. Schaack of the Chicago force for pursuing the anarchists since the deadly blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Haymarket
Owens
Spies
Schaack
Haymarket Square
Captain Schaack Leads Chicago Police in Anarchist Crisis
Captain Schaack and a citywide force tighten watch on jailhouses, armories, and public buildings as anarchists face possible execution or clemency. Scouts guard Judge Gary's home and State's Attorney Grinnell. citizen militia drills continue. guards overlook the jail and scaffolds are readied for new executions. Within the jail Nina Van Zendt and reporters clash while Arbieter Zeitung rails against the Supreme Court and U S justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt
Capt. Schaack
Chicago
Haymarket
Civic Militia
Board of Trade
Chicago Avenue
Harrison Street
Grand Jury Room
Criminal Court
O'Neill
Nina
Nina van Zendt
Sister
Fulz
Arieiter Zeitung
Federal Supreme Court
United States
Republic
Supreme Court
Washington
George Francis
RH. Devine
Western Newsman
South
Clark Street
Cook County
George Francis Ain
Jes
FE. Devine
Coeck-Roche
Lord Jeffries
Lingg's Girl Shifts From Black to Bright Apparel
Eda Miller once known as Lingg's girl appeared at the jail in light clothes after two days in somber attire. Friends noted Lingg objected to the black garment and urged her to wear lively colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eda Miller
Diamond cutting factories of Amsterdam and famed jewels
In Amsterdam a leading diamond industry thrives with large cutting factories four or five stories high. Workers polish gems on top floors after beam engines and flywheels power the machinery. Many world class stones including the Koh-i-noor have passed through these rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Brazil
Koh-i-noor
Frank I. Stockton
St. Nicholas
Post mortem exam defined in American Analyst dialogue
A wife asks about a post mortem examination and learns it lets the victim verbally testify against the assailant and is written down. The husband assures his wife he will not look down on her for lacking education.
Selling off at cost in clever drug store gag
A customer heckles a druggist about a bogus cure for consumption while the proprietor explains they are selling off postage stamps at cost. The exchange mirrors a Puck magazine joke about wartime shortages and price slashing.
Novel Electric Whistles Replace Bells in France
French experimenters describe electric whistles as a novelty replacing bells. The device uses a small brass tube with tuned apertures that opens against a spring inside a compact communicator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metapious
France
Medieval Interest Laws And Persecution In England
The passage notes that in the fifteenth century Christians were forbidden to take interest and Jews acted as moneylenders, leading to persecution. It also states that under Edward VI England banned interest altogether for religious reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Edward VI
Penny stretched to 5700 feet of wire in Scotland
A curious experiment in Scotland showed how a single penny could be turned into a long length of wire by extending it into 5700 feet of conductive material. The feat demonstrated practical physics of metal value and resistive properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Government pays millions yearly for patent medicines
The passage notes that the country spends roughly twenty two million dollars annually on patent medicines consumed domestically. It highlights substantial public expenditure on patent remedies and implies concerns about the value and regulation of such purchases.
The Gilded Youth and Quiet Deeds
A Boston Post reflection on how public praise fades while subtle virtue yields lasting benefit. It notes the greatest good comes from quiet action, and that speaking out sows while restraint reaps.
Personal Charms and the Art of Vocal Culture
A reporter visits Mme Gray, renowned for Oratory and Physical Culture, who claims vocal and physical training can remove most defects. She explains women gain bust and waist refinement, better posture, and health benefits, while noting some injuries cannot be cured. The Syracuse School of Oratory and Physical Culture is highlighted as a lasting institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme Gray
Mme. Gray
Warner
School of Oratory and Physical Culture
Syracuse
N. Y
Horrors of Nightmare Move Through Press and War Tale
A roundup notes the American Newspaper Directory listing 15420 papers in the U S and Canada with regional gains and losses, then shifts to a French physician report of a nightmare attack on troops at Tropea. An artist recounts a nocturnal haunting where a phantom dog and ghastly vision paralyze action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurent
la Tour d’Auvergne
Palms
Calabria
Tropea
London Exchange
Dog Story In A Night Of Drink And Sleep
A doctor recalls a dog story about a friend’s dog left outside while boys and others roamed downtown. The dog investigates broken champagne bottles and a sleeping master who returns, mistaking the site, then nods off as the milkman arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Allri
Maria
Newspapers Introduced in Constantinople in 1541
The New York Graphic notes the first Constantinople newspaper, Aztarar Bizantian, and explains how early readers were unprepared for daily news. It describes the subsequent growth of Turkish and other language papers, with Akhtar as a key example, its editor Mehmed Tehir Effendi, and the limited, government‑censored content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Constantinople
Oscanyan
New York
Aztarar Bizantian
Europe
Legion
Menti Akhtar
Star
Valide Khan
Felicity
Mehmed Tehir Effendi
Siam
Rnits
New York Graphic
Noted Cincinnati Lawyer Cites New York Reform Spasm
A Cincinnati lawyer recounts New York’s crackdown on crime, citing cases like Mrs. Cignavale sentenced to death for murder, Reade awaiting punishment for wife killing, and Greenwell’s Brooklyn murder conviction. He blames sensational newspapers for pressuring juries and fueling reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
The
Enquirer
New York
Metropolis
Cignavale
Reade
Greenwell
Brooklyn
Lyman D. Weeks
Jacob Sharp
Stomach Bitters Bring Dyspepsia to Peace Again
Corrected with Hostetters Stomach Bitters, indigestion and dyspepsia symptoms fade. After a course of this remedy, the liver and bowels regain function, relieving heartburn, pain, fullness, and biliousness, with improved digestion and renewed vigor.
Yankee chair maker teases English visitor with wit
An American chair manufacturer escorts a visiting Englishman through his large shop. The Englishman questions how the Yankee can keep selling so many chairs. The owner quips that sitting down has not gone out of fashion yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Prep Press
Elmira Merchant Prefers Work Over Vacations
A local Elmira merchant boasts he never takes two days away from his store in ten years. He says in the summer he stops advertising for a few weeks and still finds more rest in his shop than in the White Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
White Mountains
Legendary Catarrh Cure Promises Reward for Uncured Case
Public health notice cites chronic catarrh symptoms and declares the Dr Sag s Catarric Remedy fools gold for failure to cure. It warns thousands suffer annually and risk consumption. The advertisement touts a $300 reward and druggists selling the remedy for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Sag
Temperature Driven Power Storage Mechanism
A steam era invention uses steel and brass frames to compensate thermal expansion and drive a coil spring. The system employs crossbars levers racks and cog wheels to convert expansion or contraction into continuous rotational force stored in a coiled spring without fuel use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ager Tt Res
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Benefit for Health
A vintage advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy. It claims the tonic balances coloring of the skin from morning to night and offers relief for scrofulous affections and lung and liver impurities with unfailing results promised by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Wisconsin Central Line gains popularity in Northwest rail service
The Wisconsin Central Line is praised for its growing role in Northwest transportation. The railroad offers rapid service between Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Minneapolis with superior dining cars and Pullman sleepers. It runs solid sleepers between Chicago Ashland Duluth and mining regions of Northern Wisconsin and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Chicag
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Pullman
Chicago
Ashland
Duluth
Wisconsin
Michigan
Of Tuz Yourns Companion Weekly for 1889 Offer
The Companion is enlarged and finely illustrated with colored covers and full-page pictures. Twenty pages per issue. Free copies to new subscribers who pay 1.75 for a year through January 1889. The weekly literary paper offers much value for a low price.
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Fred Grant
Parsons, Lingg
Engsl
Cape Colony
South Africa
Haymaret
Inbor
Lberty
McCormick
East St. Louis
Attock Yards
A. Stries
Samuel Fielden
Anarchists
New Y York
Carne
Carsia
Sean
ST. LO
Detroit
Berr Carr
Hardee Bay
East Liberty
August Spies
Knight of the Razor
Mrs. Parsons’ Basket
Lingg’s
Boston Post
Tur
Ohio Farmer
Z Lemaker
Middle- Jansen
Burgh
Regi
Geo. P. Rowell &C
Territories
Alaska
Canada
Kansas
Nebraska
Keystone
Buckeye
Pennsylvania
Newne
Influence of
Pierce
T’aragrapher
Scott
Gosre
Ino, D
Alabama
Sioux City Journal
Henry Ward Beecher
Cincinnati Telegram
David Kennedy
Rondont
Col E. Z . Judson
Ned Buntline
T. A. Slocum
M. C
Pearl St
Lyon
Hood
J. L. Rover
Marksburz. Ky
Luther D. Rovers
East Thompson
C. L. Hood &O
Apothecari
Lowell
Mass
Tris
Agen
TR Smith
J. B. Sutter
Propriators
Sx. Bours
Jay
Brongn, Betton Ae
Thtaethaarssenaeraes API Paea
B.steves Metropol'n Bik
Ivanca
Opiuk
Moody's
Moody & CO
Cimeinnati
Thoranghis
bRvany
Brysineas College
Paffale
Ernans
Bex
Kidder
Ertec
Gar Hense
WM. F. Kiddver & CO
John St
N.Y
Ry W. Tansint & Co
Teatrey
Mhem
G. Root
Newark
Aowers
Wrand
A. J. Tower
Ps Pea
Poweh
Conriner
B. G. Lavoeesece & Co
Crete
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