Toronto Board seeks wider law making of all persons
A chaotic review of scattered items notes proposed Parliamentary action to expand Board of Trade membership to all engaged in trade or commerce in Toronto, with various unsettled items on governance and enforcement. The report also covers tax figures, city finances, and a mix of local incidents including accidents, strikes, and international news such as emigration concerns and European conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Actus
Toronto
Perons
Canadian Pacific
Escape by Gas: A Near-Death Experience Shared
A narrator recounts a staged asphyxiation incident at an opera house where a faulty gas fixture slowly filled a dressing room with coal gas. She nearly died, revived after medical aid, and reflects on the fear of death and the ease of her escape, noting prior plans to boost audience turnout without proper safety measures.
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Opera
Smash at St Thomas injures three railroad workers
A Michigan Central yard engine crossed onto the main line at St Thomas and was struck by a freight train. Fireman Arch McKay was buried under wreckage and severely injured. Fireman HH Donnelly and brakeman A McCaffrey were hurt, with injuries ranging from head wounds to torn clothing. Both engines were demolished.
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St. Thomas
Michigan Central Yard
Arch. McKay
HH. Donnelly
A. McCaffrey
Dug Up At Pompeii Gives A Glimpse Of A Dead Man
In a museum case a Pompeian lady’s rouge pot and a doctor’s instrument evoke a vivid scene. A wall message from seventy nine years after the birth of Christ shocks readers with its stark display of a man’s death on a November day nearly two millennia ago. The writer portrays the horror etched on the victim’s face as findings stir public imagination.
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Pompeii
Empress in Waiting as German Empire Shifts
The death of Emperor William I triggers a swift transition to William II with Unser Frits proclaimed King of Prussia and German Emperor. The English wife of the Crown Prince reacts with distress while the state duties intensify for Count Radolinski as secretary to the new monarch. The Empress-to-be inherits a vast private fortune once settled for her life, shaping court society.
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Unser Frits
Prussia
Morrel Mackenzie
San Remo
Count Olinski
Radolinski
Count Radolinski
William
Prince William
Press Censorship in Russia Highlights Paper's Irregularity
The London Maid publishes a Moscow editor A Gawuk letter to an English subscriber detailing harsh Russian press censorship. He explains years of regular output followed by sudden irregularity due to confiscations, bans on sale, and the 1887 eight month prohibition ordered by Minister Tolstoy.
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London
Gateuk
Moscow
England
Russia
A. Gawuk
Atkoff
M. Gatzuk
Home Department
Tolstoy
Evn
M. Gateuk
Accident Report in Galt Area Injures Mrs Hackett
Mrs Hackett wife of D Hackett Singer agent in Galt neighborhood fell in her yard and broke her right leg near the ankle. Neighbors aided until a physician arrived and described the fracture as serious. A separate fatal incident near Rocton killed a man named John Riddie during tree cutting when a falling tree struck him. He leaves a young wife, married last summer.
An Opera of Great Antiquity in Early Theater
A fragmentary account recalls a wise man who built a playhouse nearly three millennia ago to entertain with wit music and banter. It mentions philosophers senators and gallants, the charm of melodies, and performers, detailing a historic stage venture. The text blends antiquity with theatrical lore and vivid personae.
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Solomon Kad
Dressery
Plum Culture Dangers and Care Highlighted by Orchard Losses
Insect control, thinning, and careful cultivation are urged after extensive curculio damage and cold winters. The article notes that heavy cropping without thinning stressed trees, causing limb loss and distorted form. It promotes prompt removal of black knot and consistent manuring to prevent leaf blight and improve flavor. It lists four main drawbacks: neglecting cultivation, curculio infestation, black knot neglect, and leaf blight from poor cultivation.
How to Grow Mushroom Beds in a Dark Cellar
Advice on building two mushroom beds in a dark cellar using strong manure urine mix, fresh horse bedding, and wood soil. It explains forming a 15 to 20 inch high bed against a wall, inserting spawn with a dibble, and rotating beds for steady harvests while avoiding overheating.
Calls for Chickens Across the Nation Refer to Hog Herd Commands
A quirky survey notes how farmers in several states lure pigs with varied vocal cues. Pennsylvanian uses Pig-pig pig piggie while North Carolinian repeats Pig-i, Indiana calls with Whoo-ee, Buckeye with Seo s00 s00, Kentucky rumbles Poohe, and a Dakotan uses a shrill whistle. Pigs appear eager to respond to feeding regardless of the language.
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Li Hoceier
Kentucky
Poultry Production Tops 640 Million in United States
A distant reader learns that 640,000,000 polars represents the yearly poultry product in the United States. The figure reflects both production and consumption from Uncle Sam’s poultry yards, underscoring a substantial national poultry industry.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Practical farm notes on winter feeding and mushroom farming
A set of 19th century farming tips discusses winter stability and water troughs, cattle value, milk yield, butter quality, and a mushroom plantation in a disused Edinburgh railway tunnel. It mentions hay, clover, oats, and manure effects on soil, with figures on sheep and crop production from historical years.
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Edinburgh
Sweating System Debate Dominates House of Lords
The House of Lords hears a vivid debate on the London sweatshop misery. Lord Danraven leads a probe into illegal dens where workers toil seventeen to eighteen hours daily for subsistence, while inspectors struggle to enforce laws and the rich peers profit. Mr Labouchere warned legislators threaten liberty more than thieves.
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York
London
East End
Toilers
New York
House of Lorde
Lord Danraven
America
Board Trade
England
Ireland
Labouchere
Christendom
Changing American Character Through Festive Centennial Observance
An English newspaper suggests the Centennial signals a shift in American character toward festivity and pageantry. It contrasts past frugal living with postwar wealth growth, noting increased public spending on commemorations like the Constitution, while plain living remains a fiscal necessity for earlier eras.
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America
London Telegraph
Ickens
The
Telegraph
Republic
Richard
Benjamin Franklin
Cornwallis
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Their Pet Names
A humorous catalog lists state nicknames and playful epithets for each, from Maine’s foxes to California’s mocked “beef heads,” and adds odd, garbled endings suggesting uncertain OCR letters across many states. The piece reads like a regional quip, noting rivalries and local color through these monikers.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Green Mountain Boys
Massachusetts
Bay State
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Cali
Sears
Rovers
Equatters
Utah
Pol
New Mexico
Stats on war estimates and life spans amid diverse reports
The article cites Sir Charles Tu presenting war ending estimates for June 30, 1889, totaling 35,421,440 with a reduction of 8,000 from last year. It notes a coroner’s finding in a murder case in Cobourg and discusses life expectancy in New England and Rhode Island, global language use, beer and spirits consumption in the UK, a German loan and per head debts, and then reports on New York potato prices and imports, contrasting U S and European farming labor costs and urging American farmers to improve preservation and handling for cheaper spuds.
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Dominion
Charles Tu
Boston Herald
New England
Nantucket
Rhode
Kirchoff
Halle
British Board of Trade
United Kingdom
England
Scot
Ireland
Green Isle
Berlin
German Empire
Praeda
Ess
Eee
Great Britain
Ftorow
Cnc
Sceene
Austria
BATT
Hungary
Russia
Germany
New York City
Europe
Descent Into a Sandstone Cave of a scalpless Madan
A narrator explores a strange cave carved into a hill by a Malan Indian who lost his scalp in battle. The dwelling, carved bones and wall designs, depict large snakes swallowing men and a legend of an underground passage tied to a serpent spirit.
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Jason I
Russia and Bulgaria in the Berlin Treaty dispute
The piece analyzes Russia’s refusal to recognize Bulgaria’s status under the Berlin Treaty and its push to discredit Prince Ferdinand. It notes Germany’s possible support and the plan to urge Turkey to act, while pondering what would happen if Turkey or Bulgaria rejects the move and Ferdinand’s immediate deposition seems likely.
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Russia
Bulgaria
Berlin
Ferdinand
Bismarck
Turkey
Germany
If Were a Boy From a Journal of Education
A reflective piece imagining youth with a cheerful outlook and self discipline. It urges kindness courtesy and self improvement, citing President James Walker and Dr W’s teaching as enduring guides. The author contemplates saying no to unworthy aims and strives to deserve happiness.
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James Walker
Harvard College
Dr. W
Journal of Education
Italians in Abyssinia Aim for Massowah Port Control
The Italian Abyssinian campaign appears cautious as Rome seeks a secure hold on Massowah, the only sea port for trade. Italy aims to fortify surrounding terrain to protect access, while Ethiopian forces are urged to stay within fortified positions. King John’s position on transit rights to the sea remains pivotal in this tense negotiation.
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Abyssinia
Italy
Massowahi
John
Vilege
Massowah
Odd Incident in Court Details Show Fractured Testimony
A court record notes an odd incident when a witness described a marriage claim involving her husband. The testimony centers on a disputed property map and attachments claimed to be significant to the case. The fragment hints at later sworn statements but remains unclear on definitive outcomes.
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