Washington Gossip Sparks Canal Clash and Scandal
Washington rumors reveal Secretary Evarts faced pressure over a canal message, while President Grant dismissed White House clerk Charles Chapman for immorality. Sherman’s Ohio concerns fuel talk of a faltering campaign as delinquent tax records surface against him. Chapman’s conduct involved away-from-office affairs and lodgings in New York with a congressman’s associate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Charles Chapman
Charlie
White House
Chapman
New York
Congress
Pagenas Re
Grant
China's Military Power Examined by The Japan Mail
An analysis cites China’s population between 350 and 400 million amid famines and uprisings. Troop numbers are unreliable, with evidence of deception and inconsistent counts. The Eight Manchu banners form the core force, totaling about 105,000 in 1860, with large provincial garrisons. overall military value remains limited by dispersal, logistics, and arid transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Formosa
Shanghai
Bevely Butcher’s Wife Accused Of Infidelity
Beverly residents reported a near-tragic scene as Charles Porter a North Beverly butcher confronted his wife’s alleged affair with Mark Harris a freight engineer. Porter hidden in the home confronted the couple the pistol misfired Harris fled to Boston and Porter pursued with warrant while the wife took the child and left city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Beverly
Charles Porter
Mark Harris
Eastern Railroad
Porter
Harris
Boston
Edmondson the Dry Giant Roars Through San Antonio Saloon
L A Edmondson, over six feet tall and bearded, stormed a military plaza saloon demanding beer. He gulped four quarts in quick succession, roared for a three gallon bucket, and overwhelmed a small man who tried to stand among his wild, cavernous mouth and maniacal laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Edmondson
A Quirky Barroom Tale About Rum, News, and Loss
A colorful vignette describes a barroom scene where a patron demands beer as chaos erupts. Reported sounds echo from Cuba to Russia, with a bursting keg and a whiskey bell causing a clockwork mishap. The incident triggers a sudden drop of 8000 drinks statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Gothearmoukichoph
Hezekian
Texas
Ozeroff Case Reveals Abusive Marriage and Snow Feeding Incident
The report details John Bannister Ozeroff of Everett now jailed amid an inquiry into his wife's death. It traces his life from Russia to New York, his poverty aided by photographer Alrum Bogardus, and repeated abuse of his wife. Rumors of murder followed, but investigations found no body, as neighbors noticed a freshly washed floor and a baby cared for by others. The piece notes the Russian vice consul’s dealings and hints at the wife's mental instability, plus background on a barometer description and glycerine mercurial science details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bannister Ozeroff
Everett
Rufus R. Wade
Alexander 8. Williams
New York City
Ivan Ozeroff
John Bannister
Russia
Ivan
Ozeroff
England
New York
Aimity Street
Qozeroff
Pegrep
Alrum Bogardus
Ozcroft
West Twenty-fourth Street
Bogardus
D. B. van Emburgh
West Thirty-first Street
Foundling Asylum
Captain Williams
Oxeroff
Charles Slosson
Slosson
Borgardus
Mr. Slosson
Barclay Street
Jersey City
W. Brandt Storer
Storer
Prince Charlie
Napoleon
White & Co
Rough Treatment Drives Georgetown Man From Town
A Georgetown dry goods merchant, Peter A. Nason, fled after circulating damaging stories about a young woman he planned to marry. Citizens warned him to retract, but he refused. A tar and feathering threat led to a mob sending him from the town with eggs, horns, and a crowd escort to the depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter A. Nason
Georgetown
Nason
Salem
Haverhill
Seventeen Years Apart Reunited In New Hampton
J Connell and Ellen his wife reunite after seventeen years apart. They fled Ireland together to New Hampton, Connell later wandered to Colorado and Nevada before returning with $40,000 saved to buy property near town and live with his wife.
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New Hampton
New York State
J. Connell
Ellen
Ireland
Ryerson
Connell
Reuben C. Mead
America
Mrs. Connell
Colorado
Nevada
Here
Future that a smoking culture will prevail everywhere
London Truth predicts a future where smoking is permitted in all places and universally accepted. It argues smoking carriages will disappear, and people will smoke openly in churches courts and drawing rooms. It suggests parents should raise children in a tobacco atmosphere, even recommending an Irish nurse to smoke in the nursery daily.
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London
Born on the Rail A young mother bears a son on a train
A young married woman, not over twenty, gave birth to a baby boy between Malden and Boston on Conductor Wyat's train after boarding at Lawrence. The mother was cared for by the conductor, and after arrival in Boston the woman was taken by carriage to the Chardon Street home. She is a resident of the city and will likely return home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Boston
Wyat
Lawrence
Somerville
Chardon Street
Wedding Delay Over Puzzle Boss Claim at Capitol Hill
In Denver Rev Mr Waltham officiated at a fashionable Capitol Hill residence where guests waited from 3 to 6 20 pm for the bride. The bride revealed she would be boss if the 15 puzzle was completed before the marriage. The groom claimed completion but headache followed. Telegraph money transfers touted via Maverick bank to major cities nationwide and into Canada as a new service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Mr. Waltham
Capitol Hill
Frank
Maverick Bank
Montreal
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
San Francisco
United States
Canada
Tremont Temple Mortgage Move At Special Meeting
At a special Tremont Temple Society meeting members voted to mortgage the Tremont Temple estate to Provident Institution for Savings for 150000, replacing the old 125000 mortgage expiring April 1. The new loan carries a more favorable interest rate. The assembly also authorized officers to raise 150000 for rebuilding.
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Tremont Temple
Tremont Temple Society
Provident Institution For
Accley
Stors
Glycerine Barometer Invented By J B Jordan Of London Mining Record Office
Description of a glycerine barometer by J B Jordan details a copper lined cistern five inches deep ten inches diameter with a filtered vent and a main tube twenty seven feet long connected to the cistern. The device uses a cotton wood filter and a soldered joint to enter the atomizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Jordan
London Mining Record Office
Kearneyites Lose Bid in San Francisco Election
In San Francisco on March 31 a sweeping Citizens' Protective Union victory was reported over Kearney and his ally Freund. Burns won state senate with a margin over 3,000, while the Citizens' ticket for Freeholders led by 12,400 to 8,000 for Working Men Democratic. Rumors of fraud and malpractice followed, including ballot legality questions and protests by Mayor Kalloch and others. The majority for the Citizens' ticket was near 7,000 as counting continued.
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San Francisco
Kearney
Freund
James M. Burns
Citizens
Freeholders
Workingmen Democratic
Citizens’ Protective Union
Freelon
Superior Court
Kix
Freeon
Kalloch
Gannon
Fraud Upon the Sea Trial of Two Men Opens in Canada
The trial of Captain William H. Tower and Howard C. Thomas for scuttling the barque Brothers' Pride began in St. John New Brunswick and adjourned to today. Prosecution cites a $71 760 insurance pool. the case draws cross-border attention as the first of its kind in Canada with a life sentence potential. Thomas, a boatswain, confessed in New York and implicates Tower. Tower’s counsel calls the confession a fabrication. If convicted, insurers may pursue most of the loss despite prepayments. The Canadian penalty for scuttling ranges from life imprisonment to at least two years.
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St. Joan
N. B
Wiliam H. Tower
Howard C. Thomas
Supreme Court
Canada
United States
Thomas
New York
Tower
Cardenas
Carleton
Treadwell Cleveland
Lloyds
Captain Tower
Messrs. Kerr and
Palmer
Cleveland
Hull
Behemoth Beef Export Plan Cools Air Not Meat
The London backed International Trading Company, led by Captain McNulty, plans to ship Boston slaughtered beef to London using floating refrigerators that chill air rather than rely on ice. Patented cooling machinery from McNulty, Burleigh, and Dalton would drop air from eight atmospheres to minus 74 below zero in expanding cylinders, enabling ships to keep meat at about 38 degrees. Boston will host plants and 15 steamers, each about 1400 tons, with an initial aim of one 500 ton vessel per week and annual exports beginning next month. The venture seeks large Texas and western cattle sources, with beef routed via New Orleans or Chicago to stock the vessels. The project, backed by £1,000,000 capital in London and substantial Boston ties, promises to transform transatlantic meat shipping and potentially monopolize the trade if patents hold.
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T. McNulty
New Orleans
Charles Burleigh
Fitchburg
James Dalton
Philadelphia
McNulty
London International Trading Company
London
Boston
Captain McNulty
Europe
South
Texas
West
New York
England
East Boston
Chicago
Brighton
International Trees Company
Globe
East
Michigan man fires on furniture seekers in domestic dispute
In Comstock Michigan Andrew Brown, living with his daughter-in-law who had separated from her husband, forced her out with furniture. A father-in-law and neighbors retrieved the furniture. Brown shot John Dunbar mortally wounding him and barricaded the house. Authorities arrived as Brown lay dying after a nitrate of silver overdose.
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Comstock
Mich
Andrew Brown
Brown
John Dunbar
Kalamazoo
Cyclone Levels Barns and Uproots Trees in Dinwiddie County
A Saturday cyclone in Dinwiddie County Virginia damaged barns and stables on T. F. Jones near San Marino. Outbuildings on F. A. Jones and Dr. C. G. Zehmer farms were demolished, K. R. Atkinson’s kitchen and barn lifted from foundations. Servants narrowly escaped. Immense pines uprooted, roads blocked for miles. described as the most destructive cyclone ever in the area.
England's Great Belle and Heiress in Essex Romance
London World reports rumors of a marriage alliance between Prince Leopold and Miss Maynard are unfounded. Miss Maynard, heiress of Easton Lodge near Dunmow, Essex, is noted for £30,000 yearly income and charitable ties of the late Viscountess Maynard.
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England
London
P Prince Leopold
Miss Maynard
Maynards
Essex
Dunmow
Easton Lodge
Audley End
Down Hall
Viscountess
Maynard
Euston
Nice
Profits of Beet Sugar From Maine Beet Sugar Co at Portland
The Maine Beet Sugar Company reports to 1700 beet growers on last year’s results. Average 100 acre crop yielded nine and a half tons with extremes up to thirty. 9000 tons delivered produced 56 000 dollars for beets, 6 000 for storing, 10 000 for fuel, 37 000 for labor and expenses, total 107 000. Sugar and molasses sold for 110 000, leaving 3 000 toward machinery and fixtures costing 60 000, plus state bounty. The firm invites growers to renew contracts for at least one acre each and notes limited ability to expand tonnage.
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Maine Beet Sugar Company
Portland
Haverly Plans American Style Theatre in London
The manager J H Haverly aims to expand his theatre empire by establishing a London venue run entirely in the American style. He seeks a lease on a London theatre or plans to convert a building if needed. His project promises unique, riskier ventures with modern American productions aimed at attracting large audiences.
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J. H. Haverly
Haverly
England
London
Disappearing Patent Medicine Swindle Lands in Court
James H. Lansley lured partners with promises of Dr Lingleys and Leon cheery mountain beverages and a Warren Medical Instrument Company stake. He built a Mill Street lab and Milk Street office, staged grand stock, but January shipments were fake wooden packages. Partners stand to recover only about $2000 invested as swindle unravels.
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James H. Lansley
Bowker Street
Poston
W. Proctor
Needham
W. B. Crafts
Newton
Lamley
Mill Street
D. Langley's Son & Co
New York
Milk Street
Tr. Langley
Antileam Langley
Lucky carelessness pays off for a socialite in Louisville
In a Louisville Courier Journal tale a county woman bought Louisville and Nashville stock under $40 a share. She delayed selling after misplacing the stock certificate, watching prices rise to the nineties and then 141 before selling. Her initial laxity yielded a 250 percent gain. losing the second certificate could have increased the profit further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Blessed Babies in Newport Show Ideas
A Newport correspondent suggests a summer baby show featuring notable families. Names include Lady Randolph Churchill, Minnie StevensPaget, Lady Mandeville, the Bennett Hell baby, and a new Astor baby with prominent mothers. The piece portrays babies as central to next season in Newport society.
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Newport
Rndolph Churchill
Miss Jerome
New York
Minnie Stevens Paget
England
Princess of Wales
Lady Mandeville
Yznaga
Alice
Montague
Bennett-Hell
Astor
Paul
Prohibition Clash Over Hats Draws Moral Boundaries
The Pilot remarks on a Massachusetts prohibition clergyman who claims slouch hats side with license while upright stovepipes back temperance. It jokes about a boundary between vice and virtue and contemplates banning slouch hats alongside lager and cider. The piece notes Puritan forefathers wore slouch hats and quips that the moral beaver hides a brick as well as its simpler cousin.
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Massachusetts
Seymour ns Strong Candidate in Empire State Prospects
The Cincinnati Enquirer portrays Mr. Seymour as a strong presidential possibility both in and out of New York. It notes he carried New York in 1808 and that his gentle, cultured, democratic nature and long, honored service would bolster the party’s chances if nominated.
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Seymour
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Empire State
New York
Peace Mission Proclaimed by Treasury Secretary Note
The secretary of the treasury encourages a peaceful mission to Ireland aboard the Constellation, urging the crew to proceed without guns to foster amicable relations. His directive frames peace as a victory on par with war and emphasizes reconciliation over combat.
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Ireland
Pilgrimages to Buffalo by invalids seek famed dispensary
Thousands of invalids travel to the World's Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo to consult the medical staff famed for scientific treatment of chronic diseases. The page promotes Dr. Pierce's medicines including Gobies Medical Discovery, ellets, Compound Extract of Smart-Weed, and Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, touting the World’s Dispensary Medical Association and an Invalids' Guide-Book offered for ten cents postpaid.
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Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Sage
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Crow
John Sherman
Ohio
Washington
Edward Thornton
Special House Committee
Thornton
Evarts
Inter-Oceanic Canal
Sherman
Capitol
House District Committee
Lgu
Sriamy
Peking
Artar
Banner Corps
Chihli
the Whangdoodle
Ozeroff Again
Man
Beef Exportation
Mer
W. A. Paine
Perkins School
Brockton
Simmons
Ghabol
Ean Ene
Aed
Jous
Srson’s
Ana
Petroleum
Ceteris
Onavie
Williams
M.D
Geo. C. Goodwin & Co
Weeks & Potter, Smith, Doolittle & Smith, and
Carter
Harris & Hawley
Mass
Geo. C. Goodwin& Co
Weeks & Potter Smith
Doolittle & Smith
Cutler Bros. & Co
Jno. W. Perkins & Co
W. F. Phillips & Co
Talcott & Co
Mosen & Co
Hartford
Alonzo F. Wood
J. H. Kieck
New Haven
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