Monopolies in America and Irish Home Rule Debate
London dispatch surveys American monopoly and labor unrest. It notes Knights of Labor power, Mackey’s challenge to monopolies, and editorial hopes for split capital. Also covers Biggar’s mockery of Forster, Ireland’s self gov hints, Parnell Healy leaders, and Waddington Beresford dinner scandal.
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London
New York
United States
England
Europe
Boston
Indiana
Knights of Labor
John W. Mackey
California
America
Biggar
Forster
William Edward Forster
Ireland
Irland
J. G. Biggar
Indignant crowd protests Spanish refugees in Chaves
London reports a riot in Chaves Portugal where residents protested the authorities refusal to shelter Spanish political offenders. The mob attacked officials with missiles, troops fired to dispersed the crowd wounding ten, and patrols now prevent gatherings as fear of further trouble grows.
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London
Chaves
Portugal
Spain
Fire at London insane asylum kills six inmates
A blaze at Dr Boyd's private insane asylum in Ealing broke out at dawn and quickly spread. Six patients died when the roof collapsed, many others were injured as inmates were rescued amid inadequate water supply and fierce flames.
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London
Ealing
Dr. Boyd
Father Mother and Three Children Under the State Charge
In Waltham on August 20 Frank Green was jailed for intoxication. His wife Rosanna, who later drank herself, fled with their three children aged 6, 3, and 17 months. Both parents were sentenced to two months in the house of correction. The two older children were sent to the almshouse. the youngest initially went to jail but was later placed with the mother after a new mutimus.
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Waltham
Frank Green
Rosanna
House of Correction
Adams
Extraordinary five generation Lambert family in Boston area
Five generations remain alive led by Mrs. Lambert of South Boston aged 75. Her daughter Mrs. Clapp, 53, wife of Amos Clapp of the Boston Journal, is grandmother to 87 year old Mrs. Ella Plumer. Plumer’s husband Joseph A. Plumer long served Boston assessors and registers of deeds. Mrs. Ballard, 21, lives in Gloversville with a child born last Friday August 10, unnamed.
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Lambert
Mary Ballard
Gloversville
N. Y
Clapp
Terrible Mining Accident in Reath Cornwall Booth Shaft
In Reath Cornwall a mining shaft accident killed twelve miners who fell when the rope to the cage slipped. Several more were seriously injured or fatally harmed as they descended to work.
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LonpDon
Rearuth
Cornwall
Quaker City belle dies of lockjaw after foot injury
New York August 15 Mrs Ashurst Bowie of Philadelphia died in great agony from lockjaw after a splinter of wood entered her foot while rolling nine pins. She was a prominent Quaker City belle.
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New York
Ashurst Bowie
Philadephia
Quaker City
Treaty of Mentor reshaped Republican unity in 1880
The Sun traces the 1880 Republican reconciliation. Garfield invited Grant and Conkling to Mentor, forging unity after fierce factional wrangles. The Arkansas style pact led to a large Warren Ohio rally, with over 60,000 attendees, marking a pivotal shift in party leadership and strategy.
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New York
Philadelphia
Cameron
Garfield
Treasury
Morton
Marshal Payn
Crowley
Blaine
Barnum
Fifth Avenue
Marston
Indiana
Ohio
Mentor
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Mr. Conkling
General Grant
Senator Conkling
Conkling
Warren
Wanderings of a New Hedford Man Returns Home
Thomas G. Hunt, missing since June 19, arrived Aug 20 in New Brororo with William A. Abbe and Henry Pierce. He was taken to his father-in-law Jonathan Bourne’s home. His mind is unsettled but recovery is expected after rest. He recalls from Trenton to England and Chicago, then Montreal, Windsor Hotel Elizabethtown, and a possible England stay. A letter from Cambridge Eng reached his brother-in-law Pierce, adding to concerns of a distorted memory. George Swain had offered a reward and witnessed Hunt in Elizabethtown. Swain refuses to press questions about Hunt’s whereabouts.
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Hedford
New Brororo
Thomas G. Hunt
Elizabethtown
N. Y
William A. Abbe
Henry Pierce
Jonathan Bourne
Trenton
England
America
Chicago
Montreal
Westport
Windsor Hotel
Bourne
West
Cambridge
Eng
Pierce
Hunt
George Swain
Swain
GLOBE
Exasperated man seeks absolute divorce against Supreme Court justice
Pleasant Henderson of Knox county sues for absolute divorce from wife Josephine. Justice Alfred M. Craig of Illinois is named as co respondent. Son testifies of serious accusations and a pistol incident. Legal firms decline retainer due to Craig’s influence. Case now with F Murphy of Galesburg. Henderson warns against filibustering and Western methods. Mrs Henderson praised as Knox county’s hand somest woman.
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Chicago
Pleasant Henderson
Knox County
Josephine
Alfred M. Craig
Supreme Court of Illinois
Hendersons
Craig
Ustice
Anderson
Dakota
Mrs. Henderson
Romantic wedding under stalactite arch in Luray Caverns
In Luray Virginia on August 20 William H Hober and Miss Belle F Cocklin of Mechanicsburg were married beneath a vast stalactite arch in the Bridal Hall after touring the caverns. The ceremony echoed through the caves as guests celebrated with Rev W S Bogart officiating and the couple received warm congratulations. Vanderbilt and Captain Jacob Vanderbilt at the Glen House left for Saratoga, gifting $3000 to student waiters as a token of appreciation for their efforts in pursuing education.
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Luray
William H. Hober
Belle F.cocklin
Mechanicsburg
Yenn
W. 8. Bogart
Hober
Vanderbilt
Glen Hovusg
William H. Vanderbilt
Jacob Vanderbilt
Glen House
Saratoga
Fabyan
S. R. Vanderbilt
The
Glen
A Lady's Adventure With a Snake in Sheridan
Miss Lizzie Brooks, a young woman from Sheridan Pennsylvania, went for a walk with a companion near her father’s home when a black snake in the woods caused a sudden sharp sensation around her waist. She was quickly overwhelmed and believed she was being constricted as the incident began.
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Sheridan
Penn
Lizzie Brooks
Snake entangles woman as dress concealment fails
A large black snake, about six feet long, coiled around a young woman's waist under a summer dress in a sudden attack. Her companion freed her as the reptile trailed away, and Miss Brooks fainted on reaching home.
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Miss Brooks
Virginia Readjusters and Mahoneites loom in 1884 race
Washington reports a vigorous fall campaign in Virginia as Readjusters ally with Democrats and colored voters to defeat Mahone. Mahone leads a coalition including straightouts. Wickham and Barbour emerge as key Democrats while Riddleberger vows charter forfeiture against the Orange and Alexandria railroad if Democrats lose.
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Washington
Virginia
Parson Weeeey
Mahoneites
Mahone
William C. Wickham
Senate
John 8. Barbour
Congress
Democratic Executive Committee
Alexandria
Virginia Midland Railroad
Riddleberger
Doctor Dies After Facial Carbuncle Advised by Drugstore Clerk
Dr. Frank L. Rea assistant demonstrator of anatomy at the College of Physicians and Surgeons died from a malignant facial carbuncle after an apparently minor treatment. The incident began with a prickling sensation on his lip and a druggist’s attempt to pluck a hair, followed by dramatic references to his impending death and a fatal spread of infection through facial veins to the brain.
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Chicago
Frank L. Rea
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Bea
Eagle
A Brother's Vengeance in Irish Rebel Narrative
Captain P. J. Coleman claims Lord Hartington provided the information linking Carey’s death to the Irish Republican Brotherhood leaders. He alleges Hartington sought revenge, pushing for trials and exposing informers, including Carey’s escape and the Kilmainham release, as part of a broader plot. Coleman asserts the sources are authoritative.
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New York
P. J. Coleman
Mansion House
London
Carey
Lord Hartington
India
Frederick Cavendish
Coleman
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Kelly
Brandy
Curley
Hartington
Kilmainham
England
Cape Own
Burke
Hanlan
Kavanagh
Smith
Australia
O'Donnell
Judge Jere Black death ends long career of statesman
Yerk Pa August 19 Judge Jeremiah H Black former attorney general and secretary of state in Buchanan cabinet died at 2 am in his 74th year after bladder stricture and enlarged prostate resisted treatment. Funeral 5 pm Tuesday at his home with simple rites, interment Prospect Hill cemetery. Also: Strowg Vermont August 20 Jesse Town and wife and Mrs Solomon Stockwell were riding when carriage overturned. Mrs Town died, Town badly injured, Stockwell seriously hurt.
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Yerk
Jeremiah
Black
Buchanan
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Strowg
Jesse Town
Solomon Stockwell
St. Albans
Mr. Town
Explosion at Eclipse Refinery Triggers Huge Oil Fire
Pittsburg August 20 Franklin Oil Refinery fire last night sparked by a tank explosion. Flames and smoke rose hundreds of feet as seventeen small stills and benzine tanks burned. Two rail cars and several buildings damaged. No lives lost, but several workers severely burned. Loss at least 100, with firefighting aid from Oil City and Franklin crews.
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Pittsburg
Franklin
Porn
Reno
Lake Shore
Oil City
Ridgeway
Brennan
Three Powder Mills Blown To Atoms In Nova Scotia Blast
A massive explosion at Acadia Powder Company's Waverly works near Halifax wiped out three mills, killing one man and injuring several others. Henry McEwan, returning to a mill, was hurled from the building and found nude and scorched. Two workers nearby were knocked unconscious, with others damaged by flying debris as the mills collapsed. Only one man survived by leaping into a water flume to escape the blast.
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Hallifax
Acadia Powder Company
Waverly
Henry McEwan
Munmer
McEwan
Smith
Miller
Hero on Pennsylvania Track Sacrificed to Save Boys
A man on Pennsylvania road saw two boys walking on a track as an approaching train neared. He shouted, grabbed them, and pushed them clear, but the train struck him, severing his head. The boys survived. The event highlights quick action and tragedy.
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Pennsylvania Road
Murder of Kentucky Farmer by Neighbors at Camp Creek
In Bracken County Kentucky near Hults on Camp Creek George Patterson a 20 year old farmer was murdered by Squire Cabler and his brother Tom after a dispute over a purchased horse and a demanded debt. Patterson died after walking a mile to seek aid, declaring the murderers would not be arrested. The Cablers fortified their log cabin and threaten armed defiance.
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Kentucky
Defiance
Brookville
Bracken County
Hults
Camp Creek
George Patterson
Squire” Cabler
Tom
Camp Ereek
Cabler
Squire
Patterson
Vanes
Tom Cabler
Cablers
Ares
The Sad Escapades of a Worcester Girl Charged In Court
A Worcester girl aged 18 known as Jennie Smith faced a Philadelphia magistrate on larceny charges after a bracelet theft by a colored man named Fred Barnes. Bond set at 300 dollars as her troubled background with elopement, race, and conduct are recounted.
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Worcester
Philadelphia
Fanny Smith
Bradshaw
Camden
Fred Barnes
Spruce Street
Smith
Mass
Barnes
Jennie
Jenny
Wees
Peter Quinn
Cast Street
Jaden
Four Miners Burned in Gas Explosion at Lost Creek Pit
Pottsville Pennsylvania August 20 an explosion in No 30 breast on the west side of No 2 at Lost Creek colliery owned by Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company burned four miners seriously likely fatally The blast was caused by fire boss John Alouth 46 entering with a naked lamp The concussion blew rocks and timbers as rescuers retrieved workers Williams Parfit John Kolisky and Thomas Ferguson were among the injured carried home on stretchers Wives and mothers gathered at the mouth hoping for survivors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Penn
Breast
Lost Creek
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
John Alouth
Williams
Killed On His First Trip After Leap From Car
August 20 Sharon Heights. Conductor A Hewitt of the Providence freight was killed while alighting between cars. His head was decapitated. the body dragged a mile before the train stopped. Hewitt, about 30, had just been promoted to conductor after Conductor Murphy died similarly. His funeral was that day.
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Sharon
A. Hewitt
Providence
Sharon Heights
Strout
Hewitt
Mourain
Murphy
KR. L
Sullivan Defeats Morgans in Stone Drilling Match
In a ten hour contest at Beaver Brook, Sullivan drilled 227 inches to Morgans 213. The Salem versus Lawrence trial of skill drew $1000 a side with twenty five drills. Sullivan led at noon but surged ahead in the afternoon to win the record inches and the prize.
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Salem
Lawrence
Beaver Brook
Jeremiah Sullivan
Hudson
John Morgans
Portland
Morgans
Sullivan
Morgan
Return of the Era Whaler After Seventeen Months in Pack Ice
The whaling schooner Era of New London arrived at St Johns bearing news of a twenty three month voyage from Hudson's Bay. Captain Clisby reports 360 barrels of oil and thirty eight quintals of bone aboard. The ship was trapped in pack ice for seventeen months and only recently escaped.
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St. Johns
N. F
Era
New London
Bay of St. Johns
Hudson's Bay
Clisby
Cape Chudleigh
Labrador
Greeley
Cape York
Jackman
Eagie
Ireland
California grain yields rise with record wheat output
The grain exchange committee reports California wheat production this year at 53 million bushels, up 14 million from last year, and barley output totaling 15 million bushels, up 2.6 million.
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San Francisco
Grain Exchange Committee
California
President and senators ill with cholera morbus on tour
Chicago dispatches dated August 18 report President and Senators West and Rolls suffering from cholera morbus during a mountain journey. The travel has proved more fatiguing than expected and the laxative effects of alkali waters persisted into the roughest mountain stretch, with the President described as seriously unwell and AP reports allegedly doctored to ease anxiety.
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Chicago
Camp Arthur
Fort. Eilis
Mon
West
Rollins
Associated Press
Terrible Rain Storm Tops Northwest Ontario
Toronto reports a fierce storm yesterday in northwest Ontario with thunder and lightning. In Listowel water reached two feet in streets as buildings and bridges were washed away, and damage to property was extensive. At Wingham the Maitland River rose twelve feet washing out the railway bridge and track. Country roads flooded four feet. large quantities of standing grain destroyed.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
Listowel
Wingham
Maitland
Yellow Fever in Pensacola Raises Navy Yard Quarantine
Advices from Pensacola report six yellow fever cases to date with one death. If Surgeon Owens’s daughter is afflicted, a cordon surrounds the navy yard and the illness has not yet reached Pensacola town.
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Pensacola
Washington
Owens
Navy Yard
Kilted While Trying to Save Life in Philadelphia
Philadelphia August 20 John Elliott aged 70 lost his life Thursday morning while attempting to rescue two young boys from danger. He left his home with no intention of gathering coal when he acted to save them. The heroic act ended fatally for Elliott, who is mourned by his family and community.
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Philadelphia
John Elliott
Newport Tax Assessors Value City Wealth At High Total
The Newport tax assessors, after valuing the real estate at 20 29 000 and personal property at 6 463 400, set the city total at 26 992 400. With seven months of taxes, the levy stands at 172 761, a figure that may indicate Newport's unusually large wealth for a city of 14 000.
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NewPort
Cattie Dying for Want of Water
Despatch from San Antonio reports heavy cattle losses in southern and southeastern ranges due to a prolonged drought and lack of water. The Galveston dispatch dated August 20 cites widespread animal deaths and water scarcity affecting cattle herds.
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Cattie
Galveston
San Antonio
Riot at Coatbridge Leaves Leaders Arrested After Struggle
Police quell renewed clashes between Irish Home Rule supporters and Orangemen in Coatbridge. Twenty leaders arrested after fierce street fighting. both factions attacked officers during the first charges. Reinforcements deployed as authorities fear further trouble.
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Dupin
Coatbridge
Orangemen
London
Expelled from His Church by Beating and Ordered Out of Town
Dr Isaiah Simpson a Winnesbure dentist and church member was waylaid by six masked men while returning home with his sister. They beat him severely and forced him to flee the county within ten days after a prior confession and expulsion from his church. The assailants also restrained his sister to prevent alarm. The man had previously housed an orphan girl and sent her back to North Carolina in a state of illness, with his wife away in Charlotte. He fled with his property disposed, leaving town for parts unknown.
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CoLtumata
8. C
Isaiah Simpson
Winnesbure
8.C
Simpson
North Carolina
Charlotte
Tragic Waterspout Death Near Lincoln Nebraska
Mrs Lulu Crosby wife of a Boston bound traveler died last Friday after a waterspout engulfed their buggy near Lincoln Nebraska. Crosby survived the flood but found his bride dead amid wreckage and carried her body home for burial. The couple had wed only a month earlier.
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Nebraska
Kansas City
Lulu Crosby
Boston
Lincoln
Neb
Crosby
Willing to Chance Her Name In Colorado Romance
Milwaukee August 20 Mr Frank R Sher win a New York operator and former dry goods merchant found romance after his wife died in Paris. He wooed Miss Gilpin daughter of ex Governor Gilpin of Colorado despite parental opposition. The Governor tried to marry her to another suitor but she married Sher win and they are now traveling in the East. It is said Sher win has speculated wisely and is now worth wealth.
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Milwaukee
Frank R. Sherwin
New York
Sherwin
Paris
Gliuchter
Gilpin
Colorado
Ktimore
Timore
Mr. Sherwin
Miss Gilpin
Cranks Hayes Letter Sparks Capitol Hall Scene
Washington August 18 Visitors at the Capitol were startled by a crank in the hall of representatives. He claimed a letter from ex President Hayes promised him an office and grew loud until escorted out by a policeman. The letter proved genuine and the man, once a prosperous Ohio merchant, lost his money and mind after chasing a capital position. He will be sent back to Ohio.
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Washington
Hall of Representatives
Hayes
Ohio
White House
Bears Hammer Stocks Spark Market Break In New York
New York August 20 bears push stocks down after three days of gains. Holders dump holdings as prices slide sharply with Denver and Rio Grande, Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Western Union, Wabash and Canada Southern among the hardest hit. Rumors circulate but lack authentic sourcing.
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New York
Denver
Bears
Hillard
Gould
Rio Grande
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Western Union
Wabashes
Canada Southern
Thunder Storm Damages Areas In Queen's County
August 19 a severe morning storm swept the western Queen's county with heavy rain and hail. Lightning struck the new non Chapel at Hye Park causing about 300 dollars in damage. At Garden City a tree struck by lightning injured twenty of a flock owned by the A. T. Stewart estate.
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Lona IsaAno City
Queen’s County
Hye Park
Garden City
A. T. Stewart
The Cotton Caterpillar at Work
The cotton caterpillar affects neighboring plantations in Columbia County, boring blooms and weakening leaves. Fields in Sutier County report worm damage and expect further losses as pests attack.
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Columbia
8. C
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Monopolies
Irish Party
Cord Beresford
M. Waddington
Dublin Freeman’s
Gladstone
Parliament House
College Green
Ealy
Parnell
Healy
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Prince of Wales
Admiral Kepprl
Charles Beresford
Fort Mers
Annan
Lord Beresford
Beresford
Mr. Waddington
Vanity Fair
Alfonso
Madrid
Mr. Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Millionnaire
Storey
M. P
London Echo
Carnegie
Wolverhampton
Coleridge
Tewksbury
Davitt
Mrs. Lambert
Fata
MR. Hunt
Supreme Court
Underground
Virginia Readjusters
Old Dominion
Lord Martington
Jere Black
Eclipse Refinery
Arctic
Arthur
Canada
Maskea
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