Samuel J. Tilden dies after long illness at Greystone
The article chronicles the death of Samuel J. Tilden at Greystone on August 4 following a three day illness marked by diarrhea and heart failure. It details his last days, decline from paralysis, and the devoted care by Miss Anna Gould and Drs. Simonds and Swift, with notes on his remarkable memory, diet, and routines. It also offers a lengthy biographical sketch of Tilden's early life, political awakening in New York, legal career, key cases, and public service from youth through to his influence in Democratic politics.
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Samuel J. Tilden
Greystone
Charles E. Simonds
Samuel Swift
Miss Gould
Mr. Tilden
The
Hudson
Anna Gould
Henry Tilden
Aeek
C. E. Smmoons
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Hi House
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Guernseys
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Tilden
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Mr. Ilden
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Yale
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University of New York
Ofice
John W. Edmunds
New York
Pine Street
Martin van Buren
Congress
Wilden
Nathaniel Tallmadge
United States
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Columbia County
Ildens
Tallmadge
Silas Wright
Friends
Polk
Azariah
Flagg
Feenseey Ae
Pittiing
Giles
Flag
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Supreme Court
Emott
Floge
James K. Polk
John L. O'Sullivan
Daily News
Silas Right
News
Whig
Wright
State Assembly
City of New York
Burdell
Bond Street
Cunningham
Cumberland Coal Company
Maryland
Speculation on Salisbury's Course and Irish Policy
The article surveys British politics as Parliament assembles under Salisbury era. It notes speaker election, writs for seats, and upcoming Queen's speech on the 19th. It critiques Gladstone as a poor parliamentary leader, analyzes Liberal Unionist Conservative ties, and comments on Dublin receptions for Londonderry and Hicks-Beach amid lingering home rule tensions.
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Westminster
Arthur Wellesley Peel
South Paddington
Randolph Churchill
West Bristol
Michael Hicks-Deach
East Birmwingham
Henry Matthews
Cambridge University
Cecil Raikes
Isis of Wight
Sir Richard &. Webster
Plymouth
Sir Edward Clarke
Edinburgh
St. Andrew's
John Hay MacDonald
Hateshire
J. PB. B. Robertson
Liverpool
Walton
J. G. Gibson
Brighton
W. T. Marriott
Devon
W. H. Walrond
Croydon
Sidney Herbert
Wigtonshire
Sir H. Maxwell
East Marinebons
Beresford
Sheffield
Eccleshaft
E. Ashmead-Bartlett
West Down
Lord Arthur Fill
Middlesex
Enfield
Viscount
Gladstone
el Tate
Libe
Lord Aberdeen
Lord Carnarvon
The
Freeman’s Journal
Peel
Frederick Cavendish
Liberal
Marquis of Londonderry
Michael Hicks-Beach
Dublin
Paris notes and foreign dispatches mix unrest and finance
Gleaned from foreign files of the week, Paris attracts 150000 new canal bond subscribers amid panama news. Afghan boundary talks near conclusion. Baden State Railways chief cashier arrested for embezzlement. Reports of monarchist gains in France elections and strained Russia Turkey ties frame a volatile European scene.
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Paris
Panama Canal Company
Xieany
Aix
Ahegust
Frederick A. Stanley
Board of Trade
Prince Bismarck
Catalonia
Lord Lonsdale
Newcastle
Violet Cameron
Onry KE
Lacey
Earl of Dunraven
Jenee Whistler
Eney Club
Couregay
Discontent in Holland and looming troubles in Europe
London writer reports on a socialistic outbreak in Holland with riots at the Great Dormen Hotel near a leading hospital. He notes a vulnerable Dutch throne, strong socialist presence in Amsterdam and The Hague, and misreporting of leader Danela Boovenhing as arrested. Authorities fear a severe autumn with worsening trade gloom and a hard winter.
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London
Allen Thorndyke Rice
Holland
Dormen
Amsterdam
Hague
Euro
Danela Boovenhing
The
Ing
Jacks
Belgium
Rioting in Belfast Streets Leaves Many Dead and Wounded
Terrible rioting in Belfast results in eleven killed and about 180 seriously wounded. A clash between Catholics and Orangemen escalated as police and soldiers charged rioters, with houses wrecked and shots fired. Violence continued into Thursday with cycles of attacks and reprisals amid widespread panic and injuries.
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Kane
Orangemen of
Belfast
Gemitany
Monay
Grand Duke claims Liszt remains for Bayreuth burial
Bayrevurn August 2 The Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar seeks Liszt remans to be buried beside Goethe and Schiller. Wagner festival to continue. Abbe died at Herr Frolichs house near Wagner villa after illness during festival. delirious, then death. Queen Victoria sent laurel wreath for Liszts tomb. British despatches report renewed fighting in Burmah and military regime plan. Sir Herbert Macpherson chosen for command in India.
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Saxe Weimar
Liszt
Goethe
Schiller
Herr Frolich
Wagner
Carrie
Togeday
Victoria
Bayreuth
Burmah
Dacoits
Lave
China
Gladstone
Herbert Macpherson
Heidelbergs 500th Anniversary Celebrated With Delegations
The University of Heidelberg marked its 500th jubilee with delegations from many nations, graduates, and about 5000 attendees in Feste Halle. A welcome address was given by the burgomaster, Emperor William and the Grand Duke of Baden were cheered, and the Choral Union performed the jubilee Swan song with words by Scheffel and music by Achmer, who directed. Deputies from foreign universities met, electing M. Zeller as general spokesman for the festivities.
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Heidelberg
University of Heidelberg
Halle
William
Baden
Scheffel
Achmer
Wolff
M. Zeller
Prairie Fire Near Forest City Wipes Out Farms
A spreading prairie blaze in Potter county near Forest City, Dak., raged for days and left farmers destitute for winter after burning along a twenty mile Missouri river bottom. Report notes heavy losses and near destruction of Forest City.
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ChicaGco
Pierre, Dak
Forest City
Potter County
Missouri River
Fortune of 70000 Found by New Haven Worker
August 3 report from New Haven states Michael Poronto, an employee at the Fair Haven rolling mill, has returned from Canada claiming an estate of 70000 left by his father twenty years ago. The property is tied to a misdated and fragmented note mentioning Poolphus and a younger probate context amid unclear references.
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New Haven
Michael Poronto
Fair Haven
Canada
Owie Twentrare
Roperty
Poolphus
Probbex
RIGHT MEN LOST IN FOGS OFF GLOUCESTER FISHERMEN
Eight Gloucester mariners stranded at Grand Bank after fog while trawling. After four days adrift with no food or water, they were rescued by French vessels and landed at St Pierre. companions from Gloucester schooners Lizzie J Greenleaf William H Oakes Frederick Garing and others endured similar ordeals before reaching St Pierre and Lamaline.
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Hatrfax
N. Y
St. Pierre
Mia
Gloucester
Michael Tobin
Levi Jewett
Lizzie J. Greenleaf
Colin Mackintosh
Grand Bank
Remplazante
Rebuffet
Lars Olsen
Oliver Sansen
David A. Story
St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Dory
Faery
Charles Crojan
Chris Clausen
William H. Oakes
Riberia
St. John
N. B
Ireland
Greene
Hey
Eliza
St. Pierce Bank
Lamaline
Lamaiine
Love Waits Half a Century at Johnston Wedding
In Johnston Rhode Island a small crowd witnessed the marriage of 70-year-old Mrs. Sarah Lee and 65-year-old Deacon David L. Weaver, former schoolmates who reunited after four decades in New York and Rhode Island. The ceremony at 9 15 PM on the Old Slinlinedy road featured lanterns, a park Street Church officiant, and a cake fruit ice cream and lemonade reception. the bride baked the fruitcake.
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Providence
K. L
Johnston
Sarah Lee
David L. Weaver
New York State
Rhode Island
Park Street
Edith L. Steere
William T. Smith
Florrie B. Steere
Howard Holbroo
Daughter Saves Father From Drowning Near Lachine Rapids
Montreal report says George A. Greene and his daughter sailed from Ogdensburg to Lachine. A bridge being built over the river with night lights confused the party. A rope across the water caused the launch to crash, capsizing and throwing all into the rapids. The daughter divested her life preserver to the father and then returned to rescue him, guiding him to shore.
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Montreal
Ont
George A. Greene
Ogdensburg
Lachine
Lachine Rapids
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Greene
Chicago Heiress Elopes With Married Man of Bad Repute
The South Side sensation involves Miss Madeline Kessler a 22 year old Chicago heiress who eloped with Alfred Rickaert known as French Fred 48, husband of Mme Philomena Chequette. Both French Canadians from Montreal, Fred has a long criminal reputation and was married in 1885.
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Chicague
Ill
Madeline Kessler
Alfred Rickaert
Fred
Fourth Avenue
Mme. Philomena Chequette
Hie
Montreal
Chicago man’s estate valued at 200000 amid elopement tale
A Chicago resident for over thirty years, described as an old settler, left a $200,000 estate. Madeline, his only daughter, is said to have fled with a clerk from the pension office in Washington after an elopement on a Michigan Central train likely headed to Canada. She was described as large and innocent and never slept away from home. she took no clothing or money.
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Gilbert
New Lebanon
Webster
Nicholas Biddle
Mr. Tilden
Democratic Party
United States Bank
Tilden
van Buren
P. Tall We
Chicago
Madeline
Washington
Michigan Central
Canada
Secret Service Captain Shot by Wife in Alleged Accident
In Curcaco on August 7 Captain Wallace W. Hall, longtime Secret Service officer, was found dead at his Wabash avenue home. His wife, Annie Cox Hall, claims the shooting was an accident during a struggle over a pistol after a string of domestic troubles. Mrs Hall is in custody. The case hinges on disputed motives and repeated quarrels, with the father of Mrs Cox supporting her version. The tragedy followed Hall’s recent resignation from service amid illnesses and personal woes.
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Watlinace Hall
Secret Service
Curcaco
Wallace W. Hall
Annie Cox
Wabash Avenue
Hall
Veryill
All
Captain Hall
Smith & Wesson
Was It a Flying Stone Mystery Stirring Portland Gossips
The Portland Globe reports a strange event near a Kennebec river cemetery where three neighbors heard a loud rumble and saw a stone-like object fly over during a funeral. The rock vanished in bushes. despite searching, no rock was found. The tale caused wide excitement and forebodings among locals. The three men are reputable, making the account credible to many residents.
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Portland Globe
Kennebec River
T Polaebereves
Grave Robbery Try Rocks Richmond Family Wealth
News from Montreal August 5 reports a bold grave robbery attempt at the English Protestant burial ground in Richmond Quebec. Four strangers loitered near the tomb, dug a large four foot hole, left tools marked H T New York, and disappeared toward Montreal. Detectives hunt the suspects as relatives vow fierce pursuit and possible ransom motive behind the plan to steal remains of George K Fosser, a wealthiest resident who died in 1884 with a fortune over 1.5 million.
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Monntreaal
Richmond
P. Q
A. T. Stewart
George K. Fosser
H. T
New York
Montreal
Richmon
Forest fires devastate Spencer and threaten Colby
August 8 dispatch reports vast damage from Wisconsin fires in Marathon and Clark counties. Spencer, a 1000 resident town on the Wisconsin Central, faces about 200000 dollars in losses with two large saw mills a depot a wood turning factory several churches a schoolhouse a Music Hall and many homes destroyed. A northeast gale fanned the flames as residents fled and many were burned. Thirty five families are left homeless and uninsured. Lumber firms Peced W J Clifford P A Thayer and O Neil Brothers suffer heavy losses with limited insurance.
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Milwacker
Marathon
Clark
Spencer
Colby
Chippewa Falls
W. J. Clifford
P. A. Thayer
O'Neil Brothers
Hartland Cyclone Destroys Twenty Houses and Wrecks Crops
A cyclone hit Hartland yesterday demolishing twenty houses and damaging crops. Sixteen cars were blown from the Santa Fe tracks and telegraph wires are prostrated for two miles west. No serious injuries reported. The storm affected nearby towns, but wire outages prevent full details. Extensive damage reported overall.
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Rap
Hartland
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Rocked the Boat Causes Drowning at Cedar Lake Picnic
At a Swift packing house outing at Cedar Lake Indiana a rowboat with five employees capsized after some began rocking it. Two young people drowned including Miss Julia Sullivan and a male companion, while others survived. The incident occurred yesterday during a lake picnic.
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Swift Company
Cedar Lake
Ind
Julia Sullivan
Uade
Annie Offners Confession of Crime to Her Father
In Romney, a dramatic case unfolds as Annie Offner admits shooting Benjamin Brooks after a strained romance with the man. The incident, blamed on jealousy over an expected marriage, is questioned by coroner evidence and witnesses, with a trial planned for September.
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Annie Offner
Freight Train Fire Tramps Burned Near Eggleston Elevator
A freight train near Eggleston was derailed and burned after an elevator fire spread to the track. Seventeen cars burned. nine tramps were in the vicinity, four died, three injured, two escaped. Names include James Cumings, Thomson, Adam Young. R. R W. Martin identified as burned. Cause believed lightning. Work crews cleared the line by 3.00 p.m. yesterday.
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Eggleston
Baeng Hg
James Cumings
New York
Thomson
Chicago
Adam Young
Germany
R. R W. Martin
Illinois
Cat boat wreck near Rockaway ends in rescue effort
The cat boat Mary Kelley capsized off Rockaway beach during a squall with John Grell and sisters Mary and Ida Peters aboard. Grell swam with Mary to safety, then retrieved Ida and the group clung to the overturned vessel until a fisherman guided them to Rockaway village. All survived. Grasshoppers described as very numerous in Cane County, with crops at risk from the pest.
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John Grell
Mary
Ida Peters
Rockaway Beach
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Rockaway
Ida
Ree
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