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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1881
Page
1
Washington July 31 official bulletins say the President’s condition improves steadily with higher pulse and temperature, better appetite, and gradual healing. Doctors discuss locating the bullet about five inches below the navel and two inches to the right of the median line, while the wound heals and comfort increases.
A physician states the President's wound is healing at the surface with deeper parts not yet, notes a stable recovery and appetite returning. He describes Boumiss milk digestion, reduced drainage, and indicators of strength, while predicting eventual full recovery despite possible lingering pyemia.
Washington reports tests on the Bell apparatus confirm the bullet lies in the anterior abdominal wall five inches below the navel and three and a half to the right of the midline. Doctors Bliss and Renew praised Professor Bell's instrument and advise against probing while the President remains in his present condition. safe removal will be possible later.
An elderly Irishwoman aboard a South End streetcar last Tuesday moved toward a man reading an evening paper and spoke, reflecting a local moment of grief over the President’s continued illness.
A woman and a man discuss the President’s health in a colonial tone, noting reports that pieces of a fractured rib were removed. The exchange focuses on prayers for his recovery for the country and his family, reflecting solemn concern.
A published statement by Bud McDaniels details the 1874 Wells Fargo express robbery on the Kansas Pacific near Kansas City. The plan was directed by Jesse James. McDaniels and accomplices seized the train, unlocked the safe, and fled with about $10,000 plus jewels, then McDaniels later confessed in Lawrence, naming James and others.
Two Yokohama departures, the Lord of the Isles and the Glenartney, raced 14000 miles for the New York tea market. The Lord of the Isles crew claimed delays from storms and engine trouble, while the Glenartney sailed faster to finish six hours behind, averaging about eleven knots.
Washington July 31 an attache said only Chin Lan Pin would be recalled and a younger minister will replace him. Chin Lan Pin, over 70, seeks return to China. Chinese boys ordered from local schools will go to Europe under monarchies jurisdiction to counter republican ideas. The government fears unfriendly US sentiment toward their race.
New York July 30 William Dickey a draughtsman and engineer who knows John Holland says a submarine boat was built for Holland in 1876 It was successful but stored in the Passaic river The purchase was funded by John J Breslin a Fenian skirmisher Holland's torpedo ram is larger and includes air purification diving gear and a trap at the bottom Some believe the boats were made for the Fenians.
In San Francisco on July 31 a third assassination attempt on Bishop Philip Klingen Smith, famed Mor mon church figure who exposed the Mountain Meadow massacre, succeeded as his body was found in a Sonora Mexico prospect hole. Circumstances suggest murder after the Lee conviction. The bishop warned the church would kill him.
John McCombe of East Greenwich and Miss Isabella Wright of Apponaug were walking on railway tracks when a steamboat train approached from behind. They stepped onto the other track just as the Newport express rounded the curve and both were crushed to a shapeless mass by the passing trains.
San Francisco report says 10 year old Lillian Smith displayed rifle skill rivaling Dr. Carver by breaking 10 glass balls in forty events and hitting 46 of 50 balls thrown in a demonstration, showcasing precision and steadiness beyond expected for her age.
Grace Courtland describes herself as a sharp stock predictor and critic of rivals like Gould and Vanderbilt. She recounts predicting the Idaho disaster and wheat moves, asserts no spiritualist powers, and predicts a market shift tied to the president’s fate while praising Keene and Sage and recalling past interviews with Anna Dickinson.
A Washington special reports the congressional yorktown commission and the yorktown centennial association have agreed on a complete plan. The Temple farm will host a military encampment under Colonel Craighill. Water supply, wharves, and troop layouts are to be prepared. Final plans and funding will be settled in Richmond.
August 1 dispatch from BisMarck, Dak. Sitting Bull, aged over 60 per Scout Allison, views a Northern Pacific locomotive with trepidation, shrugs off riding it, and joins chiefs and kin in a government ambulance to Sherman House. He hosts a quiet reception with White Dog, Scarlet Thunder, Four Horses, High as the Cloud, and Bone Tomahawk, selling his pipe for $100 and autographs for $2 to $5.
Fred Crowell of Cambridgeport was shot in the right breast when a loaded musket discharged after being mishandled as he hunted near Livermore Maine. The wound perforated the chest and damaged the upper lung yet Dr. Alonzo Garcelon reports the patient through a perilous crisis with daily dressings and cautious care.
Reading Penn July 31 Thursday evening while William G Deturk and family were riding their horses were frightened by a dog that ran out and caused the carriage to break apart Mr Deturk was instantly killed his wife and son were seriously injured and Mrs H H Hole his sister was severely injured Also a terrible explosion at Woolner's distillery in lower Peoria Ill last evening killed Max Woolner and injured sixteen others with a list of wounded including Ignatius Woolner John Kirkland Henry Williams and others
A bottle found at Hunting Point Hall's Harbour Halifax datelined July 31 reports a paper note stating the ship Edgar sprung a leak on the fifteenth day from Parrsboro with a mutinous crew, two shots fired by the captain, boats taken, and shortages of provisions and water. Ke' Edgar hailed from Yarmouth and sailed from Parrsboro last month for England.
In Detrott on July 31 a small house at Muir burned to the ground. Alonzo Derrick and his wife lived there with six children. The blaze started in the upper chamber where three children slept, including an 11 year old deaf mute. The others aged 8 and 5 perished in the fire and their bodies were gathered as an unrecognizable mass and buried in a single coffin.
New York reports the European wonder reached Bunnel's Museum Friday and will debut Monday. The two headed girl displays two distinct personas above the waist and shares one body below.
An American interview with Archbishop Croke in Dublin discusses Irish land reform. He doubts the Gladstone bill will settle the agrarian question, warns of Lords’ possible changes, and advocates a strong popular movement to force fair terms from landlords. He also calls for independent labor legislation and envisions a confederation with Ireland, England, and Scotland within a federal empire structure. The interview covers the coercion act’s mixed effects, Laborers needs, and the future of Irish self-government.
Mrs. Ann McKiernan, poor widow of Montreal, obtains one half of the $1.6 million estate left by Philip Donagher, who died unmarried in San Francisco in 1878. The other half is divided between another brother and sister after protracted contest by pretended heirs. Mrs McKiernan returns with a full settlement and gains over $500,000 after costs.
In MonteReea, Que on July 31 the feast of St Anne marked the close of a ladies retreat at the Church of St Bridget. Mme Octave Gandreau 65, crippled by a winter fall and using a crutch, sought aid through St Annes intercession after months of unsuccessful medical care.
Excitement grips Richmond as Mount Zion Baptist Church bells toll at midnight for several nights. Rev John Jasper believes the sun moves and illness casts a shadow over his church area Jackson Ward 1. Locals suspect ghostly visitors while police seek the source of strange ringing in a district famed for mysteries.
Jim Keene heads two projects to spread ideas and commerce with Jobo Mackay and others including George D. Roberts. A new tag rape company with $10,000,000 capital is said to be subscribed. a meeting today. Keene also leads a river freight venture buying 63 steamers and 120 barges to cut costs by $800,000 yearly and ship grain and provisions to Europe, acquiring warehouses along the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers with further plants planned in New Orleans and other river locations. A Friday meeting set complete plans for this week.
Five children of Thomas Killeen were poisoned by Eliza Barteley a colored servant who said she was avenging being called nigger A 3 year old girl died and the others may recover Albany July 31 a man claiming to be adjutant general attempted to enter the old Capitol with an unloaded gun after a struggle he was jailed Naval Board recommends three classes of fighting cruisers gunboats for river service iron and wood ships to be built Washington July 31 Madison's Montpelier sold in Orange County Virginia at auction to J S Carrington for 20000
Washington July 29 ex contractor Walsh sues S P Brown for 1000 alleging note and claims Brown aided by Brady to obtain pay increases on Prescott Santa Fe Star route. Denials, loans, and signatures probed as trial may reveal methods of expediting contracts. Brady, Brown tied to lumber business. Walsh seeks recovery amid wider probes into Star route fraud and forthcoming court actions.
RicuMont July 30 In the Churchman Thomas Marvin posed as a wealthy Western widower seeking a governess. He won a local young lady, settled 30000 bridal portion, drew 800 via Chicago bank which was cashed here, then fled. Draft protested, detectives pursued. The bride-to-be found in Auburn New York en route home under friends care. Suspect fled likely to Canada. The crime sparked local excitement.
New Orleans reports at 4 AM the gauge change from five feet to standard on the Chicago St. Louis and New Orleans line, 550 miles to Cairo plus 21 miles Kosciusko branch, trains running by 3 PM in all directions in the era’s greatest gauge-changing feat. Illinois notes in Proria that internal machines captured in England were manufactured there, per a person connected with the Irish movement.
New York reports Collector Robertson took possession of the custom house today while General Merritt remains in service until formal retirement on Monday morning.
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