Polish Priest Advice Eases Cleveland Strike
Polish workers at Cleveland Rolling Mill may return to work within days after a sermon by their priest. He argued the strikers misunderstand the situation, urged a calm response, and warned violence would weaken their cause. He said Poles are mostly citizens loyal to the United States and supported by authorities against rival strikers.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
Manseer Gardiner
Chisholm
Rolling Mill Company
Roling Mill Company
United States
Maine and New England News Roundup of Local Incidents
A coastal New England digest reports on a Maine militia muster in Augusta on August 24 to 26, a Salem crew’s junket to Bath, Brunswick town meeting on July 15 for water works, a rare black vulture shot in Eliot, and varied crimes and accidents across Maine and New Hampshire. It notes insurance milestones, farm stock losses, a Portland robbery of a diamond satchel, a Bridgeport baby mishap, a janitor’s death in Portland, and a Lawrence North Andover theft chase ending with the capture of Malcolm Matheson.
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Maine
Augusta
William Chase
Alingtons
Mass
Salvation Army
John Bourk
Boston and Albany
Worcester
Farmer J. ©. Pillsbury
Palmyra
Concord
N. H
D. B. Desmond
H. B. Roberts
Boston
Porter
Joseph Knights
Portland
Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Pittsfield
Mershal Neal
Lawrence
Jowell
John
Maxwell
Dover
Lim
Huldeb Vasburg
Old Ladies
Lowell
Abner and
Philander Coburn
Topeka, Salina and Western Railroad
Belfast
Jess
Marckson Cor
Dawson
New Haven, Conn., Water Company
Harry Y. Leavitt
Barrington
James HalcMullan
High Street
Old Orchard
Boston and Maine
Bridgeport
Peak’s Island
Bosworth Post
Charles Wilcox
North Andover Centre
John Harmon
Wilcox
Batchelder
Griffin
Salem
Malcolm Mathewson
Ohio and national political currents cited in diversified notices
The letter lists multiple political moves and personnel changes: Chairman Cogan backs Thurman for Ohio governor. K R V Moore resigns Bangor postal post July 15. a Portland Press charge against Postmaster Palmer links politics to bloodlines. I R Collector Bradley of South Carolina retires as Pick ens Sentinel editor to curb offensive partisanship. Edward Cooper rises as a possible New York governor candidate. Manning selects George B Church as a Treasury special agent. Col A London Snowdon resigns Philadelphia mint post amid critique of his name. Gray Me post office renewal likely despite a Republican incumbent due to no local Democrat interest. The National American questions The Voice’s support for Noah Davis for New York governor on prohibition. The Voice states commitment to a solid prohibition platform. Tammany Hall’s behavior post-election deemed largely stable, with caution against future shifts. John Sherman criticizes Foraker temperance stance amid party splits and saloon politics, urging accountability.
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Cogan
Ohio Democratic State Central Committee
Thurman
KR. V. Moore
Bangor
Vanceboro
Portland Press
Palmer
Internal Revenue
Bradley
South Carolina
Pickens Sentinel
Edward Cooper
New York
New York Sun
Manning
George B. Church
Justice Church
The
Treasury
Central
Col
A. London Snowdon
Philadelphia Mint
Abraham
Portland Argus
Gray
Washington
Portland
Voice
Tammany
Grover Cleveland
Tammany Organization
N. Y. Herald
John Sherman
Foraker
Sherman
Cleveland
Ohio
Voters’ Union
Mills Gardiner
John
Crowley Sees New York GOP Beat Depends on Cleveland
Washington July 12 ex congressman Richard W Crowley western New York Republican says Cleveland has steered the Democratic course wisely and could win New York next November if he avoids major errors He notes New York and Brooklyn divisions fading and urges Republicans to accept a united Democratic outlook He also predicts Tammany Hall will back Cleveland and cautions Republicans not to assume victory from Democratic splits He adds Cleveland is a young leader shaping his party with fresh ideas.
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Washington
Richard W. Crowley
New York
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Crowley
Tammany
Tammany Hall
Times
Garland
John Roach
Dolphin
Wicked London exposes shocking crimes across Europe
The Pall Mall Gazette disclosures ignite a European scandal detailing widespread vice in London. The report cites police corruption, procuresses, and rescue efforts, naming bishops, magistrates, and rescue societies while calling for legal reforms to protect women and end brutal exploitation.
Attorney General Rules Dolphin Contract Void No Binding Deal
Washington July 12 Attorney General Garland says the government cannot accept the Dolphin built by John Roach, no contract exists, and large payments may be recovered. He holds the ship lacks speed and strength, workmanship is defective, and any acceptance is void. funds paid may be recovered from Roach.
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Washington
Garland
Whitney
Secretary of the Navy
John Roach
United States
Dolphin
William E. Chandler
Congress
Advisory Board
Naval Advisory Board
Roach
Court of Equity
Supreme Court of the United States
National Bank Vs. Insurance Company
Navy to Appoint Foremen by Businesslike Examination
Secretary Whit ney orders Capt. Kirkland to form a board to exam applicants for foreman positions at New York Navy Yard. The process emphasizes business knowledge and character, not just technical skill, with potential personal interviews for top candidates. Similar notices go to Norfolk Portsmouth and Washington yards.
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Washington
Whitney
Kirkland
New York Navy Yard
Navy
Navy Yard
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Washington Navy Yards
Treasury clarifies Canada transit rules under treaty limits
Washington July 12. Treasury explains the July 2 circular on merchandise transit through Canada by rail and water. Under Article 29 rail only routes remain allowed US to US and Canada to US. Article 30 permits mixed rail and lake transport. Act of March 3 1883 ends Article 30 after July 1 1885. Goods via transit manifests through Canada are now entered as imports from foreign contiguous territory unless domestic production is proven. Welland canal use to be reviewed further.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury
Canada
Oswego
Congress
Department of State
Department
Port Reil
Part Water
Welland Canal
Welland Railway
Speaker Carlisle Talks of Politics and the Silver Question
Speaker Carlisle visits Washington and reviews Kentucky views on Cleveland's administration. He says most Kentuckians favor the president, though some dissatisfaction persists over policy and delays in removing Republican officials. The general sentiment remains supportive.
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Carlisle
Washington
Kentucky
Cleveland
Dying General Grant Comforted by Quiet Day on July
Gen Grant slept from 10 PM to 4 AM and again until 8 AM without cocaine or medical treatment. He appeared rested and outdoors in the morning, listening to hymns and receiving visitors including Gov Hill and J. W. Drexel. A chapel service by Rev Dr Newman preceded a moment of notable clarity from the ailing commander as family and officials watched closely.
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McGregor
Gen. Grant
Gov. Hill
J. W. Drexel
Senator Arkel
Guv. Hill
Mr. Drexel
W. J. Arkell
Pingzeu
Cottege
Nellie
Government Likely to Allow Louis Riel Escape
Ottawa reports indicate Sheriff Chapleau will attend trial in his official capacity to hang Riel if sentenced to death. Many believe Riel will evade the gallows and flee the country, with Orange and French Canadian factions pressuring Macdonald to act. Similar rumors say he may be spirited across the border to the United States soon.
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Louis Siel
Ottawa
Ont
Chapleau
Northwest Territories
Kiel
Northwest
Riel
Sir John Macdonald
United States
Prisoners Escape From Kennebec Jail in Augusta
Augustus Gove escaped from Kennebec jail in Augusta after a prison break at 5 PM. Edward Cunningham fought guard prompt at the stairs but was captured. Turnkey Daniel R. McFadden restrained Cunningham. Gove had robbed Royal Quinby in June while Cunningham faced charges for Morrell & Gordon’s store robbery in Renfield in May.
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Augusta
Augustus Gove
Edward Cunningham
Kennebec
Daniel R. McFadden
Gore
Cunningham
McFadden
Gove
Morrell & Gordon’s
Renfield
Royal Quinby
Colombian rebels routed at Calamar in Magdalena river clash
Senor Becerra, the Colombian minister in Washington, received a Bogota telegram stating Barranquilla rebels, intent on ascending the Magdalena, were routed at Calamar. Their 36 vessels damaged by an ammo ship explosion. most rebel leaders likely dead or wounded. Government gunboat already at Sabina la port. authorities tightening munitions and provisions controls. News of final subjection awaited.
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Washington
Senor Becerra
Bogota
Barramquilla
Magdalena River
Calamar
Sabanila
Strikes idle mills and salt works in East Saginaw
On July 12 all river mills and salt works were shut by strikes. At Warren and Hastman’s salt works two striking employees, colored men George and Charles Davis, were seriously injured in an assault. No other violence reported, meetings planned in Carrollton Saginaw City and the area, Tayba...
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East Saginaw
Mich
Warren & Hastman’s
George
Charles Davis
Carrollton
Saginaw City
Tittabawassee
Mob Hangs Man After Seizing Jail Near Towson
At dawn a large armed mob surrounded Towson jail and demanded the surrender of Howard Cooper who had been imprisoned for the April 20 assault on Miss Kate Gray. Sheriff Knight resisted but the mob overpowered him and hanged Cooper at a tree nearby.
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Saltimnora
Towson
Sheriff Knight
Howard Cooper
Kate Gray
Knight
Destructive Belfast fire claims two lives and many horses
Belfast Maine July 12 a major blaze destroyed the Belfast Livery stables and Howes block setting multiple shops and homes ablaze. Two men Twombly and Casey died. extensive property losses struck H N Lancaster Belfast Livery A A Howes Bean and others. Firemen praised for heroic work amid total damage estimated near $59 000 with limited insurance.
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Belfast
Belfast Livery Company
High Street
Howes
Main
High Streets
W. C. Tuttle
Tuttle
H. N. Lancaster
William Weeks
Weeks
Custom-house
Mr. Weeks
Livery Company
N. Mansfield
Hiram W. Trundy
Newis
Joseph Bean
F. A. Green
Bean
Whitmore
New England House
A. A. Howes & Co
Masonic Temple
Howe
Main Street
Chase’s Corner
Wesley Twombley
Jobin Casey
Twombly
New Engeland House
Casey
Pwombley
Carey
Ihe
McCabe
Charles Baker
A. A. Howes
Albany
N. Y
North Pearl Street
Rufus H. Townsend
John A. Luby
Fred Wallen
Daniel Wheeler
James A. Gray
Piano Factory
Boston
Horace Ware
Clement Hanson
Turnpike
Salem
Nathaniel Stackpole
Dorchester Avenue
Perkins and
Day Streets
Roxbury
Perkins Institute For the
Spec
Frank Jacobs
Triffire
A. Skengru
Trezront Street
Tremont and
Prentiss Streets
Prince's Berlin scandal shocks court nobles in Sans Souci
A 35 year old prince, kin of Emperor William, hosted an orgy at Sans Souci then at Aidler's in Berlin. A fight with Lieut. Prittwitz led to the lieutenant’s disgrace and suicide. The prince is under military arrest. condolences came from the Emperor. The Berlin Financial Situation follows with unsettled money markets and steady tensions.
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Lieut
Prittwitz
Silesian Cuirassiers
Hohenzollern
William
Destructive slide on Owl's Head Mountain near Jefferson
Despatches describe a massive landslide on Owl's Head above the Oscar Stanley farm near Jefferson Station New Hampshire. The slide 30 feet high carried trees, debris, and two miles of track, destroying Stanley's house and barn and injuring Donald Walker, with John Boudreau's farm also devastated. Authorities estimate over 1,000,000 tons of material roared down after heavy rains, drawing crowds from surrounding counties.
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Cheney Mountain
Jefferson Station
N. H
Willey
Cold Brook
Globe
Oscar Stanley
Stanley
Donald Walker
Walker
John Boudreau
Whitefield
Jefferson and
Indications Prohibition Question to Factor in Campaign
Special dispatch from Dayton, Ohio, July 12 reports zeal in enforcing prohibition. A saloon keeper, Joan Pflum, faced repeated arrests after refusing to close, freed by habeas corpus each time. Prohibitionists push a petition to bar him from selling to eight named drinkers, while opponents claim the men are respectable. The eight sued the movement for slander. looming vote may influence the coming state election with both parties exposed to the backlash.
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Dayton
Joan Pflum
van Buren Township
Pfum
Print cloths market remains quiet with steady cash prices
Providence R I July 12 The print cloths market shows little demand this week yet prices stay firm at 3¢ cash for 648 and 25g for 56 x 60. Manufacturer stocks rose by 2090 pieces to 454000, vs 364000 a year ago. Week’s sales totalled 14000 pieces over five days, vs 34000 last year. since Jan 1, 1885 total sales 781000 pieces. This week’s sales include 14000 pieces of 4s extras spots and early delivery at 3c cash.
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Providence
Court Rules Funds Stay With Jedijah Lodge After Forfeit
The circuit court in Baltimore Maryland ruled that the district grand lodge of Bnai Brith has no right to lodge funds or the endowment fund held by the Jedijah lodge after its charter was forfeited. Equity does not aid enforcement of forfeitures and penalties. The decision unsettles Hebrew community members whose order is entirely composed of its members.
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Baltimore
Grand Lodge of
B'nai Brith
Jedijah Lodge
LimA Dispatch on Arrival of Tovar and Officials
LimA July 12 report from Galveston states Dr. Tovar and staff with Gen. Mas and other officers traveled from Chieta to Lima by special train arriving at SP.M. They were welcomed by the ministers of state and taken to President Yglegas residence. Government troops in central departments reportedly under Gol Buesta and marching toward the capital.
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Lima
Galveston
Dr. Tovar
Mas
Interior
Chieta
Sp.m
Statinn
Ygleegas
Gol
Buesta
Minnie Cook capsizes on Lake Minnetonka. eight dead
In a morning storm on Lake Minnetonka the steam yacht Minnie Cook capsized. Eight Minneapolis residents perish including former mayor A C Rand and his wife Mary and two sons. Two bodies recovered. others feared lost as large boats struggled to reach shore. The storm raged with high waves, rain, and hail, causing great excitement in Minneapolis and St Paul.
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Allon Board
Minneapolis
Minn
Lake Minnetonka
Minnie Cook
A. C. Rand
Mary Rand
Harvey
Frank
J. R. Coykendall
Kate Coykendall
George McDonald
A.C. Rand
John Coykendall
Coykendall
Paris syndicate signs with European and North American Short Line railway
Ottawa reports the Paris syndicate of capitalists and the European and North American Short Line railway company have signed the agreement. A Count a Hantiere partner has sailed from Paris to New York. The contract with the Canadian government will be executed before August 1.
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Ottawa
Ont
Paris
Short Line Railway Company
A’ Hantiere
New York
Government of Canada
Convicts recaptured after shootout at state prison
At Richmond Virginia four convicts escaped during services at the state penitentiary. A pursuit began with guards and citizens and ended with three prisoners recaptured two firing pistols. Edward Green was wounded in the hip and leg, Hugh Nixon hit by squirrel shot, Joseph Pauley retaken uninjured. Two citizens Peyton Hundley and Wesley N Smith were wounded. Hundley mortally. Green jailed for horse stealing 24 years Nixon for rape 11 Pauley for murder 8.
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Richmond
State Penitentiary
Edward Green
Hugh Nixon
Joseph Pauley
Peyton Hundley
Wesley N. Smith
Hundley
Green
Nixon
Pauley
Car passenger dragged by bridge bolt in New Bedford accident
New Bedford July 12 An open car crowded with passengers passing the New Bedford and Fairhaven bridge. George Holden clothing snagged on a rail bolt and he was dragged to the ground rolled over injuring him internally likely fatally dislocating his shoulder and hip. Other passengers Eugene Barrows George Williams Henry Clark M Dyer were thrown or injured. The company faces possible damages suit. Also news of fishery and church affairs.
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New Bedford
Mass
New Bedford and
Fairhaven
George Holden
Eugene Barrows
George Williams
Henry Clark
Boston
M. Dyer
Fall River
R. Hammond
Hammond
Chatham
Block Island
C. A. Proctor
St. James’s Episcopal Church
Notable 19th Century Figures and Society Notes
A wide column of society gossip cites Dr John Alcock on Victor Hugo, Adelina Patti writing for Harper's, Kerry Gow's Joseph Murphy fishing, Hugo’s circle in London and New York figures at Old Orchard. It notes Blaine at Old Orchard, Jones considering Europe trip, Arthur’s son among girls, and Spurgeon drawing large London audiences.
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John Alcock
Victor Hugo
Mme
Adelina Patti
Harper’s Magazine
Joseph Murphy
Kerry Gow
Banger
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Jackson
N. H
James G. Blaine, Jr
Old Orchard House
Old Orchard Beach
Frank Jones
Europe
Arthur
Judge Redman
John B. Trafton
Maine
Washington
Mr. Spurgeon
London
Phillips Brooks
Lee Holds Governor Nomination Bid In Virginia Race
General Fitzhugh Lee expects the democratic nomination for Virginia governor with Manone as his rival. Despatches report grasshopper swarms in Coahuila prompting fears of famine, three new smallpox cases in St Henri, and hospital outbreaks in nearby towns. A Hillsboro cattle firm leader, W A Jackson, vanishes amid creditor seizures. A Buffalo girl’s assault case draws attention as authorities investigate. A Troy con man duo Dr Jeffords and Dr Engle Quincy are arrested after attempting to sell jewelry and gambling gear.
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Virginia
Manone
Eagle Fass
Kansas
Coahuila
Mex
Montreal
St. Henri
St. Jean Baptist
Boucherville
W. A. Jackson
W. A. Jackson & Brothers
Hillsboro
Tex
Texas
John Nelson
Buffalo
N. Y
Peter
Berg
Thomas Smith
Halloran
Jake
Troy
Jeffords
New York
H. Engle
Quincy
Engle
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E. W. Lamb
Thornton
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E. G. Danforth
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Edward Harland
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