Dublin Protests Proclamation of the League in Torrential Meeting
A Dublin Rotunda mass meeting denounced the League proclamation with massive turnout. Lord Mayor chaired the main gathering with ex-Commoner Leamy and T. P. Gill at overflow meetings. English and Scottish members spoke as John Dillon and William O'Brien urged defiance yet urged calm in provocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Rotunda
Leamy
T. P. Gill
Professor Gilbraith
League
John Dillon
William O’brien
Robbery on Lake Erie and Western Passenger Train
On a Lake Erie and Western train between Indianapolis and Noblesville a sleeping passenger accused a fellow rider of stealing his watch and pocketbook. A passenger drew a pistol and threatened the suspect, who yielded the items, but no arrest was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie and Western
Indianapolis
Noblesville
Ind
American Legion of Honor Reports Insurance and Assessments
At the Supreme Council in Washington the order reported benefit insurance of 183 million dollars and about 4 million dollars collected and paid over the last two years. Eighteen assessments were called in the year ending June 3, 1886, and twenty one in the year ending June 30, 1887. The average death rate was 1 074. The constitution was amended to disallow new beneficial members over 45 and to require each initiated member to contribute to the benefit fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion of Honor
Supreme Council of the American Legion of Honor
Washington
Convention Called to Organize American Try Movement
Executive Committee of the American try issues call for a Philadelphia convention on September 16 and 17 to perfect the movement. Aims include immigration restriction, naturalization law revision, suppression of polygamy and intemperance, support for free schools, and labor problem solutions. A letter from Mr. denies involvement or sympathy with the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Philadelphia
St. Louis Leads In American Association Championship Race
The circuit standings show strong performances from five clubs with Indianapolis at 27 wins 61 losses and a 306 percentage. New York trails with 50 wins 40 losses while other teams contend as the schedule emphasizes a tight pennant chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion
Eben
Soo Cree
New York
Seuss
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Union Looks to Raise Wages Across North America
The International Stave-Molders' Union threatens a general strike if wage hikes of 10 to 15 percent are refused. The 16,000 strong union has strongholds in Pittsburgh Toronto Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Stave-Molders’ Union
United States
Canada
Pittsburgh
Toronto
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Diplomatic Protest and Cope over Balkan Affairs
The Russian Embassy protests Prince Ferdinand's accession to the Bulgarian throne while Moscow rejects recognition. ASt Petersburg notes equal concessions in Afghanistan frontier talks with Afghanistan and hints Germany may allow temporary Bulgarian occupation with defined terms. Berlin plans tax and insurance bills as Emperor William recovers, Crown Prince advised rest in Venice. A Thames regatta reports spectators pulling a hay barge under London Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Porte
Ferdinand
Burgarian
Russia
Afghanistan
Germany
Bulgaria
St. Petersburg
Princeland
Aelaen
Berlin
Reichstag
William
Mackenzie
Venice
River Thames
London Bridge
Emperor William Improves as Irish League Plans Continue
Report notes Emperor William's health improving while Irish League meetings proceed despite a recent proclamation. Loughrea and Armagh branches vow to persist in their National League activities, continuing organizing efforts amid the decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emperor William
Irish League
Loughrea
Armagh
National League
Presidential travel plans and notable obituaries flash by
Colonel Lamont to depart directly for St Louis on Veiled Prophet's Day then Chicago by Oct 5. Obituaries note Mrs William Ogle of Newburgh and several figures: Prof O Fowler, Spencer F Paird, Alvan Clark, and Rev John T Dobbins of Camden. Dobbins famed for marrying 5000 couples, earnings around 25000 in 18 months. Cleveland and Cabinet await Centennial celebration in Philadelphia September 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamont
St. Louis
Chicago
William Ogle
Newburgh
N. Y
O. & Fowler
Spencer F. Paird
United States Fish Commission
Wood's Hall
Mass
Alvan Clark
Cambridge
Melinda R. W. Paine
Anna
New York
Ocean Grove
N. J
John T. Dobbins
Camden
Dobbins
President Cleveland
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New Jersey
Pennylvania
Indiana Treasury Faces Near Cash Exhaustion
Indiana faces a drained general fund with only enough to cover current expenses through December. Counties may volunteer to advance land, no obligation exists if state owes nothing. State institutions may suspend work as funds run dry, due to prior legislature omissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Snl
Lemke
General Assembly
R G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Flood
Mackay
California
Ives & Co
New York
Political Parties Nominate State Officials Across Three States
The Pennsylvania Republican Convention at Harrisburg nominates William H. Hart for Treasurer and Henry W. Williams for Supreme Judge while endorsing tariffs and immigration limits. Nebraska Prohibition names A. O. Abbott for Supreme Bench and others for Regents. United Labor Party revises platform with postal banks and a state ticket includes Giergs, Wider, Cum M ong, Feeley, Sweet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
William H. Hart
Henry W. Williams
National Administration
Congress
State Senate
Gladstone
Parnell
James G. Blaine
Nebraska
Lincoln
A. O. Abbott
Crete
Supreme Bench
L D. Newell
Richardson
Hilton
Central City
State University
Syracuse
United Labor Party
Henry George
Clarendon Hall
Greenbuk Labor Party
Henry Giergs
New York
Victor A Wider
Knz
B. H. Cummong
Montgomery
Dennis C. Feeley
Monroe
Ty Renus A. Sweet
Broome
Jury indicts bridge foreman for negligence in arson case
A Coroner's jury in Chateworth Illinois orders Jinnony Coughlin foreman of Section No 7 held for grand jury examination at Pontiac after finding fires were started by section men near the bridge. Timothy Coughlin accused of disobeying orders and leaving burning material as a dry windy day aids spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateworth
Jinnony Coughlin
Pontiac
Iir Coughlin
Timothy Coughlin
Coughlin
G. Sidenberg & Co
Mercer Street
New York
Republican City
Neb
Montreal
York City
Enfield
Eighty-seventh
Illinois Regiment
White
Hamilton Counties
Fatalities and injuries from early 19th century naval mishaps and tragedy
During a sham battle two cannons misfired injuring many. The steamship Atlas collided with the schooner Lizzie Wilson off Barnegat N J and sank, taking the captain's wife and daughter and two seamen to their deaths while Atlas rescued Captain Chadwick and three sailors. Near Marion Indiana Mrs Newton Lightfoot was shot by her son who mistook her for a burglar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlas
Lizzie Wilson
Baltimore
Boston
Barnegat
N. J
Chadwick
Marion
Ind
Newton Lightfoot
Criminal Record and Regional Unrest Amid Turmoil
Not guilty verdicts in the Morehead Kentucky murder trial of the Tolliver gang members raise questions of due process. Reports describe White Caps terrorizing the southwest, deterring testimony and protecting criminals. Railroad wrecks strike Maryland and Ohio. a mob executes Jerry White in Valentine Nebraska after a brutal assault. In Chicago, jail boondoggling and gambling flourish as Walter & Babcock dies from a mysterious wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Youngs
Green Mannin
Morehead
Kentucky
Howard Logan
Tolliver Gang
Indianapolis
White Cape
Orange County
Baltimore and Ohio
Ellicott City
Pennsylvania
Bayard
Ohio
Cleveland and
Pittsburg
Valentine, Neb
Jerry White
Hoffmann
Long Pine
Valentine
Connelly
White
Chicago
Clover
Walter
Mixed notes report charity, politics, and industry shifts
The article notes the Grand Army of the Republic disbursed 253936.43 in charity to 26606 beneficiaries. It covers Venezuela's Blanco seeking U.S. arbitration with England over Orinoco seizures. It mentions a U.S. strawboard trust and the American Bar Association at Saratoga. It reports late rains hurting crops but improving pasture and notes Douglass returning from Europe with views on Egyptians and Negro heritage. Work on the Red River Valley Railroad in Manitoba progresses with grading to finish and track laying to begin next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Blanco
Venezuela
New York
Oronoco
England
United States
Bianco
South America
American Bar Association
Saratoga
George G. Wright
Des Moines
C. C. Bonney
Chicago
West
Dakota
Fred Douglass
Washington
Europe
Egypt
Red River Valley
Manitoba
Market Prices Across Cities Show Widespread Wheat and Corn Shifts
The report lists price movements for WHEAT and CORN across New York Chicago Milwaukee St Louis Toledo Detroit Cincinnati and East Liberty with No 2 Red No 2 White and No 1 Hard varieties and Mess and Creamery products. Cents per bushel and per hundredweight figures appear alongside regional quotes indicating a broad trend of fluctuating prices and quality grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornx
Chicago
Carrie
Demond Cassina Wiki
Milwaukee
Toledo
Wreat
Cumming
B. Nance
Rae
Detroit
Sana Coecencaves Ie
Iewis Sa Keseenscunass
Cincinnati
S. Sc
Apnea Whueat
Indus Scence
Ccsccevsssss
Ieee Cater
Kos Cies
East Liberty
Fania
Nansesence Beens
Clarkson Shines as Chicago Beats Detroit in Series
The Chicago and Detroit clubs split a pivotal three game set, with John Clarkson superb on Saturday and Monday, delivering pitching mastery and clutch hits. Detroit executed a late defensive trick in eighth inning to edge Chicago, while season tables show leading pitchers and bats across the league and notes on star players and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Mike Kelly
New York Giants
Phillies
New York
Boston
Giants
Pnd
John Clarkson
Sat
Clarkson
Getzein
Bennett
Detroit Battery
Pfeffer
Sullivan
Williamson
Pretzel
Getz
Detroiters
White Stockings
Pittsburgh
Pittsburghs
Dan Brouthers
Thompson
Brouthers
Ward
Wise
A. G. Spalding
Asbury Park
Mr. Spalding
Sporting Goods
A. G. Spalding & Bros
Fog
Hines
Denny
Rowe
Kelly
Richardson
Ryan
Connor
Anson
Wood
Nash
Merrill
Emmet Seery
Stearns
Detroits
Hanlon
Chicagos
Ganzel
Tate
Myers
Flint
Daly
Morrill
Jerry Denny
Burns
Honesdale
Sunday
Marshalltown,ia
Louisville
Cambridge, Mass
Darling
Erie
Clinton
van Helren
Pacific Coast
Baldwin
Pittsburg
Singer's Throat Hinders Performance in Pittsburgh Chronicle
When a singer's throat is raw you can't expect her songs to be well done. The Pittsburgh Chronicle remarks on how vocal strain affects a performance and audience reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wen
Pittsburgh Chronicle
A Good Joke Returns Help to Ailing Family in Distress
An anecdote from Sabbath Reading tells how a practical joke on an elderly laborer backfired into a generosity lesson. A professor and student secretly placed dollars in the man’s shoes, uncovering his family’s poverty and prompting gratitude to heaven for the two gifts.
Prayers as Lever to Move World and Light in Spain
A Western business leader recalls kneeling prayers as lifesaving force while an African explorer credits a mother’s prayers from afar for guidance. The essay reflects on faith as a sustaining power and describes a Canary Islands hotel once a Spanish convent with scenes of local life by a fountain and surrounding street activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archimedes
John Wesley
Seaboard
Canary Islands
Lope
Cervantes
Calderon
Garcilasso de la Vega
Raffaelle
Spain
Lower
Congo
Ailing Woman Recovers After Flowers Reach Her Home
A Chicago woman long confined to bed improves after flowers arrive from suburban woods, carried by visiting hands and the breeze. Her husband helps, the home brightens, and soon she is on her feet singing with a bird. A Burdette anecdote follows about husbands and invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mail
Mr. Burdette
Mr. Puffer
John O’howdy
John
Physicians Vaccinate in Multiple Places
An article notes American physicians vaccinate in three locations while London public vaccinators are directed to operate in four places. Instructions require at least four vesicles or vesicle groups, creating sufficient vesiculation on the vaccination day weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
London
Pacific Coast immigration boom to Washington Territory and Oregon
The Oregon immigration bureau head notes unprecedented arrivals to the Pacific coast with northern expansion from California. Prospective settlers are well moneyed and aim to stock raise or dairy farming, predicting rapid take up of government and railroad lands as the California and Oregon line nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Oregon Immigration Bureau
Washington Territory
Oregon
California
International Line
California and Oregon
New York Tribune
Thoughtful Dog Dialogue from Old Irish Court Scene
A fragment from a court dialogue shows Finn the game-keeper and Culbertson discussing a supposed dog killing. The Judge comments on honesty and presumptions, noting schemes to raise a gentleman’s feelings by feigning harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culbertson
Finn
A Peculiar Coin
A Peculiar Coin notes a humorous exchange where Brown shows a dollar he claims as a novelty belonging to him, provoking Jones to ask why it differs from ordinary dollars. The caption reflects a Free Press line about ownership and the coin’s unique status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Jones
Arkansas Traveler on Life Luck and Family
An Arkansas traveler muses on timing and happiness. He compares life to picking apples, noting green ones must be picked early or rot, and warns that praise from friends may mask truth and theft. He reflects on the rarity of good people from bad families and the unlikely sight of roses in a fennel patch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansaw Traveler
Hood
G. H. Stratton
Westfield
Mass
C. L Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Rapwar & Co
Henry Kenwort
Money and Pleasure Clash in A Chance Conversation
An elderly adviser cautions that money alone brings no happiness. The young man scoffs at wealth, listing extravagant indulgences like terrapin, trips to Europe, canvas-backs, late mornings, opera nights, and tailor-made companions, preferring a contented mind with steady income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ype
Europe
Painless Negiation and Gentle Stimulants in Diet Therapy
The article argues against drastic medicines and praises Hosteetter's Stomach Bitters as a milder remedy for chronic constipation. It emphasizes the preparation’s gentle action to invigorate the intestines, promote normal bile secretion, and support natural digestion without weakening the system.
Marine and Fresh Water Fishes Influence Each Other
A lecture notes that fish influence one another by sound and action. A shoal may follow a leader to food at a distance, and trout appear subordinate to a head ruler along the flotilla. The idea extends to marine species like herring and bass as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Carter
Harvest Excursions on Great Rock Island Route
The Great Rock Island Route will sell round trip tickets on August 30 September 20 and October 11 for trips from Kansas Nebraska Northwestern Minnesota and Dakota. Tickets are valid 30 days from sale date. For details contact E A Honproox Chicago Illinois. Also promoting Lyon's Heel Stiffeners via dealers in Buffalo and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Rock Island
P. Ry
Kansas
Nebraska
Iwo
Minnesota
Dakota
E. A. Honproox
Chicago
Burlington
Complexion Remedies and Humors in Dr. Pierce Ad
An old advertisement extols skin beauty through balancing bodily humors. It claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery purifies the system, improving complexion by removing wastes and improving health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Telegraph
Radbourn
Whee
Cnc Accenesaasiess
Whitney
Oie
Madden
Havewannes
Buffinton
M. Baldwin
Twitchell
Insae
Boyle
Eves Ee Cseeee
Svesescerecs Decssees
Cocenene
MIT
Stemmyer
Sbésounees
Coorrg
Benes. Ay. Clements
Maha Oe
Boston Gazette
Gem City Business
Porcine
D. L Musseman
A. M
Gem City Business College
Quincy
Aes
F. H. Stephenson
Buffalo, N. Y
Lyon
Pes
Dr. J. & Comms
Owensville
Scott
Washington Post
Brewster Safety Kein Holder Co
Holly
Bain Ko
Ely
Radway
Youréa
A. C. Mid. K
Rapway
Payne
WW. Payne& Sons
Elmira
South Canali Street
Dey Street
Wales
Capreaa Pre de
WM. F. Kinder & CO
Secret Service
Grannan
NAN Detective Bureau
Arcade
Kage
Frazer
Kidder
Jestown
Mags
Mark Twain
Richard Proctor
Hans
W.W. Astor
Judah P. Benjamin
Dr. Minor
Columbia Law
Yale
University of Penn
Wellesley College
Ava
Ets
Wizard Oil Company
Loblers
Pierce
Chemical Laboratory of World's Dispensary Medical Association
Beis
Tue Best Gatrartic
SOF
Clymptoms OF
Catarre
Price, Socents
Uiole
W. Harever
Ithaca
AHD SrTiva
Thomas J. Rosata
S. Laws
Shane
TAREE
Eur Rossams
Runyon P
Cohembs
Osen Eays
Seomarrh
Procter & Gamble
Williams
Pice
St. AL Gengen MS Mpu. CO
Ceveland
Drnagram
C. B. Gy
Cmm
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!