Counted Electoral Votes in Joint Session Elected Cleveland Hendricks
Washington February 11 Senate and House counted the electoral votes in joint session and Grover Cleveland and Thomas A Hendricks were declared elected president and vice president for four years beginning March 4 1885. The ceremony featured formal readings amid crowded galleries and spirited remarks.
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Five Days Snow Bound On A Chicago St Louis Train
A Wabash line passenger train left Chicago last Sunday night and reached St Louis this morning after five days trapped two hours from the start by a monstrous prairie snow drift. Passengers, weary and hungry, consumed edible provisions as relief trains rerouted to supply points, prices soared, yet no one froze. After three days of confinement, another Chicago train arrived. two engines finally broke through the drift after a day and a half of hard work.
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John Kelly Illness Report From Rockaway Beach
Tammany leader John Kelly has been ill for some time and did not take part in public affairs. A Brooklyn Eagle special from Rockaway Beach says he traveled there seeking a cure from the air, stayed at Waters Hotel, then returned to New York as his condition grew worse. Medical staff call his condition critical though visitors report slight improvement.
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One Killed, Two Injured As Timber Truck Falls Slope
At Ashley in Wilkes Barre County the rope broke on a timber truck being lowered into a coal slope. The truck plunged 1500 feet, throwing five mine carpenters from it. William Stanley was killed while four others were badly hurt and two may not survive.
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Field birthday reception at 123 East Twenty-first Street
New York on February 13 marked David Dudley Fields eightieth birthday with a reception hosted by his brother Cyrus W Field at 123 East Twenty-first Street and 125, attended by judges, members of Congress, governors, and Legislatures from many states. Notables included ex Vice President Hannibal Hamlin and ex Governor Banks of Massachusetts. Messages arrived from General Grant Yale ex President Woolsey and Governor Hoadley. The Field family present: Stephen J. Field age 88, Cyrus W Field 65, Stephen W Field 63.
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Secret Labor Meeting Sparks Discontent in Wheeling
In Wheeling on February 15 a secret gathering led by Hungarian miner Tanapa, an accredited organizer of the American Anarchists, aimed to form a lodge of revolutionists amid six months of unemployment and rising poverty. Participants are reticent about the movement.
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Townsend's Letter from Calvert Maryland Founder-Cold Weather Out West
George Alfred Townsend discusses Cleveland's cabinet and the national mood, recounts Western cold and transportation disruptions, and muses on cholera, Mahometanism, and world affairs. He praises William Penn as a founder, critiques Calvert, and contrasts democratic toleration with colonial history while noting a harsh winter across the Midwest and speculative geopolitics.
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Bear kills woodsman in Green Mountains ordeal
SANDGATE Vermont February 14 Eliphalet Turner a spruce gum gatherer was found mortally wounded east of here after a Sunday night encounter with a large black bear Turner fought with his spruce knife sinking the blade into the animal in a desperate struggle both man and bear rolled down a hill Turner died at a nearby cabin Lamberson a fox hunter found him and the bear’s body lay nearby Turner's father a Green Mountain Boy died in a similar way sixty years ago.
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Under Water All the Time Arrival of the Ontario at Portland
The Ontario arrived in Portland after a 14 and a half day voyage from Liverpool reporting the worst passage in seven years. Heavy gales, severe cold, and ice caused massive exposure but no major accidents. The ship carried 20 passengers and 1340 tons of cargo. Also noted were the Cunard Gallia and Anchor Line Furnessia arrivals with ice and storms reported.
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Hunter and guide Charles Hubbard dies in Princeton
Charles Hubbard, famed New Jersey hunter trapper and guide, died in Princeton at 45. A Union veteran, he was a favorite among Princeton College students and old grads nationwide. Known for sharp shooting, taxidermy, and snake training, Hubbard spent years with Professor Scott of the College of New Jersey in the Far West.
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Bridgeport Base Ball Champions Rumors and Pairings
Meriden Republican notes Bridgeport State League team lineup rumors for the coming season. The column lists players nicknamed for strength and fielding, while newspapers claim champions status. Also mentions Coca Beef Tonic endorsement by Liebig Company with medical proscribed praise and a physician editor's quotation.
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Fierce and Fearless at Abu Klea Riverside Stand
London correspondent describes a January 19 battle near Gabut where British forces under Colonel Wilson held a zareba against a large enemy force. The fight ends with a successful riverward march, heavy casualties for the attackers, and the column reaching the Nile near Metemmenh. General Stewart was wounded. Cameron and Herbert killed.
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