Journeymen Brewers Adopt Resolutions at Detroit Convention
The National Convention of Journeymen Brewers in Detroit adopted resolutions denouncing Powderly for opposing the sale of intoxicants and praising the Executive Board for backing him. The Knights constitution bans anyone connected to liquor traffic from joining, and the group condemns aiding journeymen in their fight against capital. Delegates, nearly all German, contemplate political involvement only to back anti prohibitory candidates.
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Journeymen Brewers
Aege
National Convention of
Detroit
Knights
Newfound land Storm Toll Shrinks Fleet And Raises Prices
Reports from Halifax and St. Pierre describe disasters during the recent gales on the banks. The schooner St. Pierre sank with sixteen men lost while French cod fleets report fifty deaths. One hundred vessels damaged forcing withdrawal from fisheries and a September catch cut by about 20 000 quintals with prices up fifteen percent.
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Newfoundland
St. Pierre
Halifax
N. B
Railroad Flood Damage Extends from Colorado River to Dragoon
A Tucson report says flood destruction to rail lines is greater than first believed. Washouts span from Colorado River to the Dragoon Mountains east of Benson with a fifty foot high fill washed out on Dragoon grade eight miles long and gaps between Benson and Tucson. Repair may take three weeks before trains can pass.
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Tucson
Arizona
Colorado River
Dragoon Mountains
Benson
Tucccon
Railroads Gobbling the Best Land in Arizona
Surveyor General John Hise reports no land surveys were made due to lack of funding. He seeks favorable surveying funds next year as many fertile valleys remain unsurveyed and settlers petition for surveys. He cites concerns that the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad block of land was surveyed carelessly or criminally, with watering spots aligned to railroad sections.
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John Hise
Arizona
Sparks
Atlantic and Pacific
Newspaper Delegation to Accompany President on Western and Southern Trip
Washington reports Col Lamont says about two hundred newspaper representatives asked to accompany President Cleveland. The plan allows one rep from each of the two leading press associations on the Executive train. Some papers will send specials on regular transport to cover stops. Postmaster General Vilas and Secretary Lamar may join in parts of the trip.
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Cleveland
Washington Telegram
Col. Lamont
Vilas
Lamar
BasE Ball Pennant Race Hooks Attention With Five Leaders
The league pennant race is very interesting with five teams well up and striving hard. The record of games won is appended. Telegraphic Brevities note over a thousand cigarmakers locked out in Boston over apprenticeship disputes. Four workers injured as roof trusses collapse in the new Jewish synagogue at Judd and Clinton in Chicago.
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Boston
New
Judd and
Clinton Streets
Chicago
Old World notes on Ireland riots and Doane release
The Spanish government releases American missionary Doane from Manila prison after arrest in the Caroline Islands. In Ireland, Mr O'Brien faces arrest and court in Kilkenny era events with rioting, police clashes, and a fatality at Lisdoonvarna. An Afghan ameer is gravely ill.
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Doane
Caroline Islands
Manila
O’brien
Mitchellstown
Dublin
Sexton
House of Commons
Barrow
T. P. Gill
M. P
William O’brien
Kingstown
Ireland
Crick
O'Briens
Constableieham
Lisdoonvarna
County Clare
Ameer
Afghanistan
Personal notes from historic clippings
Radbourne of the Boston Baseball Club faces suspension for careless play. Former South Carolina governor and three term congressman William Aiken, 81, dies near Charleston. he owned many slaves before the war but opposed secession. Abbie Ferris and G A Crossman wed before 5,000 at Rock County fair in Janesville. guests gave many presents. J L Brown, a traveling salesman, tied to a Cincinnati clothing house.
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Radbourne
Boston
William Aiken
South Carolina
Congress
Charleston
Rock County
Wis
Janesville
Abbie Ferris
G A. Crossman
JL Brown
Cincinnati
Gainey
Bie
Tony
Death of California Governor Bartlett Reported in San Francisco Telegram
A San Francisco telegram announces the death of Washington Bartlett, Governor of California. Bartlett, a conservative, incorruptible figure, faced kidney disease and overwork. Born in 1824, he came to California with the 1849 gold rush seekers, bringing a printing press and taking office after long public service. He planned to retire during his winter in St. Petersburg.
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Bcthrop
United States
Russia
St. Petersburg
San Francisco
Washington Bartett
California
Bam Francisco
Bartlett
Ofnia
Weekly business failures in US and Canada reported
R G Dun & Co lists 152 US failures and 22 Canada for the week, total 74 across Canada. Colby Duncan & Co. plant makers of New York placed in receivership with about 195000 liabilities. Davenport of Boston collapses due to Wheeler & Co. New Haven. Chipman Holt coal dealers of Philadelphia fail amid Pennock & Co. and Powell & Co. assignments, assets 288000 liabilities 217000. Richmond tobacconist Thomas Flourney Jr and Montreal firm Bessette Lefort Co assign. Flourney liabilities 59000 and last firm 60000. Shamokin area miners affected by stake stoppages.
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United States
R G. Dun & Co
Canada
Colby, Duncan & Co
New York
Bessette, Lefort & Co
Montreal
Flourney
Shamokin
Prohibition Convention Nominates Slates and Suffrage Plank
At Worcester the Massachusetts Prohibition State Convention names W. H. Earle for governor and other officers while pushing a prohibition platform that denounces licensing and calls for a constitutional prohibition amendment. A compromise allows municipal woman suffrage to be submitted by the Legislature.
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Massachusetts
Worcester
Neal Dow
W. H. Earle
John Blackmer
Amos E
Chelsea
J. H. Kilborn
Lee
Allen Coffin
Union Labor and Greenback Party of
Pennsylvania
Williamsport
Union Labor Party
Cincinnati
Charles Keyser
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
H. D. Bunker
Hollidaysburg
Washington
Porter
Tennessee
Bayard
Gov. Porter
Democratic Party
Missouri
Railroad Executive Appointments by Chicago Rock Island
A Rock Island circular announces E. St. John as General Manager. A Kimball becomes Assistant to the President. W. G. Purdy is elected Vice President in addition to Secretary and Treasurer. J. F. Phillips is named Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
E. St. John
A. Kimball
W. G. Purdy
J. F. Phillips
Fires and Accidents Across Regions Report
Detour reports the schooner Niagara sank in a storm eleven miles from Whitefish Point with thirteen aboard including the captain’s wife. A Newfoundland gale on August 26 caused extensive damage and loss of life to ships on the banks. A cattle train fire near Clinton killed most cattle. a Needmore revival hall collapsed injuring many. Lewiston round-house and five locomotives burned. several mills and a tannery burned in Canada. Newark tenement fire killed two. an Atlantic Express collision at Peoria killed an engineer and injured others.
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Cheboygan
Mich
Niagara
Australasia
Whitefish Point
Clements
Ashland
Ashtabula
St John’s
N. F
Dog Island
St Pierre
Newfoundland
Clinton
Needmore
Tenn
J. M. Carter
Logan
Lewiston
Montreal
Porter
Min
Newark
N. J
Middlesex Street
Atlantic Express
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Peoria
Ohio
Sealed Islands report and late 19th century rail dispute
Reports from the Department of State warn cholera spreads in Chili. The San Francisco built cruiser stem cast weighs 16,000 pounds for a new government vessel. Treasury Agent Tingle lists seal slaughter on St. Paul Island with 30,000 seized by marauders and calls for armed protection. a $130,000 Warsaw donation to the Methodist missions is announced. weather crop notes reference corn, frost, and pastures. a conflict between Evansville and Indianapolis Railroad and farmer J C Palmer over crossing rights ends with arrests and bonds.
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Department of State
Chili
San Francisco
America
Washington Telegram
Treasury
Tingie
Seal Islands
United States
Seal
Russia
Tingle
St. Paul Island
Rush
Challenge
Anna Beck
W. P. Sawyer
Dolphin
Grace
Lottie L
Angel Dolly
Anna
Mary
Ellen
Alfred Adams
Warsaw
Ind
C. C. McCabe
Board of Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Elijah Hayes
Nebraska
Minnesota
Kansas
Michigan
Illinois
North Carolina
Upper
Vermont
Evansville
Bald Knob gang convictions under Kuklux law reported
In Jefferson City Missouri United States Court two members of the Bald Knob gang are convicted for beating and intimidating homestead settlers under the Kuklux law. The gang has terrorized Bald Knob and Gowen counties in the southern region.
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Jefferson City
Bald
Gowen
Haddock murder case jurors impaneled and verdict expectations
The Haddock murder trial jury is seated with over fifty men in the pool. The defense contends peremptory challenges exhausted, predicting the defendant Fred Munchrath Jr. will implicate the real suspect if pressed.
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Fred Munchrath, Jr
John Arensdorf
Arensdorf
John Thomas Ross
Baltimore
Ross
Emily Brown
Anderson Perry
Perry
Shade Sunshine
National
Talequah
Indian Territory
Long John
Sequoyah
Leavenworth
Indiana
James Wilson
Crawford County
White Cap
White Caps
Wilson
Ildebrand
Jefferson City
Chicago
Drs. St John and Dell
John Irwin
E. Blake
John Freer
George Marsh
McGarigle
Morris
Ill
Sarah Dodge
Walter
Shadowing the Reds in Chicago Anarchist Watch
City detectives guard 150 alleged anarchists and key witnesses in Chicago. Officials say the guard extends to jurors and state witnesses with plans to counter possible Supreme Court outcomes and potential trouble. Hidden dangers and dynamite rumors are noted, with coordinated police vigilance across New York Canada and Chicago.
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Chicago Herald
Chicago
Supreme Court
Ebersold
Gary
Cation
Thompson
Grinnell
Aldine Square
Rice Street
Haymarket
New York
Canada
The Grand Old Man Letter from Gladstone on Constitution Invitation
London dispatch quotes Mr. Gladstone declining a ceremonial invitation to an American constitutional celebration. He cites limited strength and time, fits of jealousy among rivals, and his belief the century of national advancement will continue. He trusts moral ties between Anglo portions of the race will grow closer.
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London
Gladstone
Ipuid
W. E. Glapstone
Riddleberger Arrest Stirs Winchester Aftermath
The arrest of Senator Riddleberger for contempt of court sparked strong reactions in Winchester Virginia where Judge Newman maintains calm, while supporters and enraged citizens influence the tense local mood.
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Riddleberger
Newman
Winchester
Plans Adopted for New Catholic University in Washington
A Baltimore special reports bishops and priests gathered to approve plans for a new Catholic University. Washington City is selected as site. work to begin this fall. Rev. Dr. Keane is named first rector with a building committee including Archbishop Williams and Bishop Keane. Estimated cost eight million dollars, seven hundred thousand already secured. Theological department to open first under the Order of St. Sulpice.
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Keane
Baltimore
Catholic University
Cardinal Gibbons
Corrigan
New York
Williams
Boston
Ryan
Philadelphia
Ireland
St. Paul
Richmond
Spalding
Peoria
Harry
Dakota
Maes
Covington
Farley
Washington City
United States
Thomas Waggaman
Washington
Caldwell
Order of St. Sulpice
Morning wake up call from a robin
A four year old named Joy resists rising as her mother urges her to get up. The robin outside the window seems to exhort Joy to join the day, claiming it hears its own children awake. The scene captures a quiet domestic moment from the Quincy Optic.
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Mamma
Little Joy
Robin
Quincy Optic
Rainy respite and lessons in patience
A fragmented reflection notes rain after a drought invites staying in to avoid wet efforts and to tackle weeds afterward. It pivots to a religious anecdote misrendering the creation story and suggests humanity's varied constitutions across races as a curious aside.
Clara Kellogg Returns with Worth Gowns for Farewell Tour
Clara Louise Kellogg prepares a fall homecoming tour with at least four new Worth costumes for her European visit. The renowned soprano will headline the farewell performances, showcasing couture designs as part of the stage presentation.
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WuHeEn
Clara Louise Kellogg
Worth
The New Mormon President Woodruff Leads Apostles
The circular from Wilford Woodruff, President of the Apostles, declares the twelve Apostles hold the presidency of the Mormon Church. Woodruff, born March 1 1807 in Hartford Connecticut, has long served as missionary and leader and remains in hiding with the faithful.
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Mormon Church
Wilford Woodruff
The
Apostles
Church of Jesus Christ
Twelve Apostles
George Q. Cannon
Joseph Smith
Joseph
Woodruff
Hartford
Conn
Oswego County
England
Report on Patents and Wild Beasts In One Dispatch
Washington dispatch notes Patent Office shows 40 678 applications in the year ended June 30 1886 with 21 732 patents granted and a surplus of 168 401. It also covers defalcation losses from a clerk and urges more room and restored model hall and library. Separate items describe the American mountain lion’s strength and feats reported from Fort Keogh and a Montana hunter’s pursuit of a missing lion.
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Benton J. Hall
Washington Dispatch
Patents
Secretary of the Interior
Levi Bacon
Anarchists Hopeful Of Supreme Court Appeal
Imprisoned anarchists deny anxiety over their fate and mock visitors as they await verdicts. They plan possible appeals to the United States Supreme Court on constitutional grounds including denial of public assembly and free speech and self-incrimination. They cite Justice Field and expect the case to set a lasting precedent.
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United States Supreme Court
Chicago
Fielden
Supreme Court
Justice Field
Stanford
Federal Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Obscure race tale of spectacles and stubborn pace
In the race course of life a pair of spectacles watches an old man and a bachelor race on the track. The man with the glasses leads the pace while the other falls behind and never passes. The winner secures victory by a neck as the others lag.
Parrel Outburst Sparks Folly and Humbug Mockery
A fragment describes derision as a character mocks a parrel and shouts about fools and humbugs. The archaic phrasing evokes street theater and public derision without clear event details or names.
Nonsensical OCR fragment from a late era paper
The readable text is fragmentary and lacks coherent events or identifiers. It shows muddy phrasing and no clear persons, places, or actions to summarize into a news item.
Toxxon and the science of happiness and virtue
The text presents Toxxon as a method to occupy oneself and avoid existential doubt. It frames the approach as a useful science for happiness and virtue, suggesting practical guidance to prevent questions about life’s purpose.
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Toxxon
Baseball catchers muzzled to stop biting the umpire
A Boston Post quip notes why catchers are muzzled. The joke says to prevent biting the umpire during disputes over decisions.
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Boston Post
Postmasters Paid Under $1,000 Fall To Fifty Thousand
The total number of postmasters receiving less than $1,000 per annum is 50,582. Of that number 44,005 are paid between $400 and $520 a year.
Prohibition States Seem to Drug Liquor Says Washington Poth
In a pithy remark, Washington Poth notes some people talk ten days without advancing an idea while liquor in prohibition states appears to be drugged. The quote critiques lengthy speeches and the effect of prohibition on liquor discussions.
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Washington
Reds to Hang Supreme Court Backs 1906 Rail
The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the Cook County Circuit Court verdict in the 1906 case of August Spies and seven others of the Chicago anarchist trial. Albert Parsons Michael Schwab Samuel Fielden Adolph Fischer Louis Lingg George Engel sentenced to death. Neeebe fifteen years. Court held no error, ruling was unanimous and vo lv. The decision not yet released to press.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Ottawa
Supreme Court
Cook County
August Spies
Albert R. Parsons
Louis Lingg
George Engel
Oscar Neebe
Gary
How Rain Clouds Form From Air Temperature Changes
A reader learns rain begins when air cools and water vapor condenses into tiny droplets. As air chills on mountain tops or by wind, it releases moisture that forms clouds and, when droplets combine and grow heavy, falls as rain.
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Colorado
Rocky Mountains
The Leather Money of Venice's Doge in Holy Land
In 1123 Doge Domenico Michieli led a crusade to Syria and Palestine and entered Jerusalem in 1124. Moneylenders advanced funds on stamped leather tokens bearing his sword pommel and arms, creating the “Michieletti” currency later redeemable in Venice and added to noble arms.
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Domenico Michieli
Venice
Syria
Palestine
Jerusalem
Doge
Nesting golden-winged woodpeckers found with nineteen young
A nest in a dead tree hole held nineteen fledglings in good condition and up to thirty five eggs were found. Sportsmen report large numbers feeding on dogwood berries in autumn. The birds’ bright feather colors make them a popular hats ornament.
Dove hunter on Roberts Island fatally shoots boy
Jonnx Girsox of Roberts Island California shot a wild dove near his house and then, seeing something larger, fired again and killed his 13 year old.
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Jonnx Girsox
Roberts Island
Cal
Catbird Sings Drawn Out Opera Over Cherry Meal
A neighborhood scene features a catbird perching before a meal and entertaining residents with a lengthy, pleasant melody lasting over thirty minutes. The playful bird's song provides comic relief as it serenades during cherry season.
Clever Crow Outsmarts Neighboring Dog At Dinner
Joan Extuis of Vere Pa reports her intelligent crow outwits a family dog at mealtime. The bird stealthily approaches, snatches the dog's tail, causing the dog to spin and drop the coveted food, leaving the crow safely beyond reach.
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Joan Extuis
Vere Pa
Drinking Water Before Breakfast Affects Gastric Digestion
The text explains how a goblet of water before breakfast clears stomach mucus, distends the stomach, and promotes a smooth flow of gastric juice. Warm or salt water aids circulation, stimulates peristalsis, and speeds digestion, with cautions for frail individuals and chronic stomach conditions.
Ran Till He Died Emu Tale From Youth's Companion
A juvenile emu captured near a house is kept in a stable and runs continuously for hours. Despite initial calm, the bird races around until it dies four and a half hours after confinement, having seemingly traveled about forty miles. The description notes emus as flightless runners from Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Frank
Emus
Prince Albert Checks On Osborne Farm Visitor
While at Osborne Prince Albert the late husband of the Queen rose early and wandered the farm. He knocked on a farmer's door and asked if the master was in. The servant said yes but not downstairs. The Prince asked to leave his name and the servant suggested Prince Albert. The man then signaled and exclaimed Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborne
Prince Albert
Price and durability of shoes and calf uppers
A customer and dealer debate value with six dollar hand sewn shoes versus five dollar pairs. The customer requests a twelve dollar French calf upper pair, claiming it will last a lifetime for a man over fifty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Rahway Advocate: Man Who Paints Town Red Spots on Nose
A Rahway Advocate item notes a man known for painting town red often has traces of paint on his nose, reflecting his lively personality and frequent public appearances.
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Rahway Advocate
Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets Described as Cute
A reader praises Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets for thorough work with no fuss or pain. The description emphasizes the pills as neatly effective and well behaved, calling them the cutest little things in their class.
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Pierce
Consumption Can Be Cured
Dr. J. and Comas of Owensville Ohio claim Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites has cured four hereditary lung disease patients. All advanced cases showed coughs chest pain rapid breathing fever emaciation. weights rose from 16 to 28 pounds and they no longer need medicine.
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Pierce
Golden
Golden Medical Bisway
Java
Luis
Pieros
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
OPIN
Sureess Re Pensions Siensesste Tei Zenieahs Powela
Indianapolis
Ind
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