Arthur's Superstition and Renomination Talk in New York
Chicago August 2 President Arthur arrives in New York from Louisville amid ovations while a misthrown stone spurs fears of danger. Reports link his New York visits to a planned renomination push in 1884 with stalwart leaders signaling four delegates at large from Illinois. The piece traces alleged “cards” being played by Arthur and allies to secure party support as rumors spread after each New York stop.
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Republican State Committee
Confed erate Bond Pay ment Schemes Mocked in New York
In New York on August 2 press reports quote Governor Butler and Judge Lochrane dismissing English schemes to force Confederate debt payment as empty. Senator Morgan and others condemn the plan as a trap, noting Confederate bonds are invalid and southern credit will not be jeopardized by foreign coercion.
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Train Derailment On Vermont Route Wreck Kills One
A Vermont railroad accident derailed a whole train three miles north of Troy on the southeastern line to Montreal. One Derby woman died and about fourteen were seriously injured. Telegraph operator Johnson, seventeen, failed to flag trains due to a late station master. Wrecked cars and engine burned. six bodies consumed. total loss estimated at 75000 dollars.
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40th United States senator ballot summary and state convention
In Concorp August 2 the 40th joint ballot produced Pike with 97 votes while Burns and Chandler shifted. Pike gained 8 from yesterday and was not yet elected. The 42nd ballot showed Pike with 18L votes and a majority declared. The Minnesota Democratic State Convention nominated W. W. McNair for governor and B. L. Wrazes for lieutenant governor.
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B. L. Wrazes
River and harbor improvements report for Charleston and Savannah
Colonel Gilmore reports on 1870s 1880s river and harbor works in South Carolina Georgia and Florida. Charleston harbor work advances include jetty extensions and mattress foundations while Savannah harbor improvements focus on dams waterway contracts and wing dams. The Savannah River improvements Augusta Savannah aim for five foot depth with new channels. Proposes a new 80 000-dollar appropriation to sustain operations amid funding gaps.
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Carey’s Assassi His Prolituury Trial The Cape Town Shooting
Cape Town July 11 dispatch reports O Donnell examined for the murder of informer James Carey aboard Kinfauns Castle. Carey shot in neck then twice in back. he dies in twenty minutes. O Donnell claims motive to kill after learning Carey’s identity from a Cape Town paper. A young woman accompanied him. he’s described as a 45 year old Californian digger, six feet tall with gray eyes. The case sparks Irish nationalist excitement in New York with conflicting claims about Carey’s identity and the Mansion House plot links. Thirty-nine guns fired in Syracuse set off by Carey’s killing. two gunners injured in a misfire.
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Dublin
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London
Like View
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Ireland
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Hanover Square
Hotel Fire Rips Galveston Pavilion and Nearby Buildings
A pavilion in Galveston owned by City railway company burned, with several nearby structures also destroyed. Drummer Robert Springer died after leaping from a turret window. Fire cause unknown. total loss about 50,000 with 25,090 insured. A late Tuesday blaze at J T Turvey wholesale grocer’s store caused 20,000 loss. Powder explosions shattered nearby areas injuring Davis, who may not recover. Separately in Thomasville, Mitchell house hotel burned, origin in kitchen, losses around 45,000 with insured 36,000. goods also damaged including Lyman department store and J Forbes furnishings, fully insured or covered.
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Negro Education Speech by Rev Atticus J Haygood
The Rev Atticus J Haygood of Georgia argues the education of the Negro is essential humanity and that both races deserve equal access to elementary schooling funded fairly. He notes census trends, illiteracy dangers, and that the ballot requires educated voters while urging Christian commitment to uplift all.
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