Senator McPherson Proposes Navy Reorganization
Washington February 19 Senator McPherson drafts a bill to reorganize the navy abolish select yards including New York Pensacola and Mare Island cut pay and medical corps costs convert cadet midshipmen to officers only if qualified and abolish useless offices. The plan envisions steel cruisers new gunboats and adjusted fleet composition with a focus on efficiency and modern armament.
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Navy
Washington
McPherson
New York
Pensacola
Mare Island
Naval Academy
Oil Rig Shooter Survives Nitro-Glycerine Runaway
Harvey McHenry, a Roberts Torpedo Company shooter, rode with fifty quarts of nitro glycerine in a wagon on a icy hill in Herger Hollow. The wagon slid, the tongue broke, horses bolted, and the wagon overturned four times after nearly striking a tree. McHenry jumped to safety, was badly hurt, and survived as the nitro glycerine failed to explode under extreme jar.
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Bradford
Penn
New York Sun
Harvey McHenry
Roberts Torpedo Company
Herger Hollow
McHenry
Pope, Pastor and People in Utica Parish Rift Ended
Utica St John s Roman Catholic parish rejoiced after Pope Leo acknowledged an appeal leading to Father James Lynch replacing acting pastor Father James M Ludden. The dispute began in 1880 when Bishop McNelroy moved Father Edward A Terry away. local leaders including Senator Kernan sent the appeal to Rome.
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Utica
St. John’s
James M. Ludden
James Lynch
Troy Theological Seminary
MacNeirny
Albany
Edward A. Terry
Chicago
United States
Kernan
Opera House
Father Terry
J. J. Flanigan
Cardinal McCloskey
John Carson
Bulger
Flanigan
John D. Kernan
Brady
Leo
Rome
St.ohn’s
Tremendous Landslide at New Hampshire Quarry
An immense landslide at Eaton and Williams soapstone quarry in Francestown NH collapsed 100 feet from the surface as a blast was ready. Two men, T N Wheelock and Mr Bailey, escaped miraculously while George Sylvester was wounded and Ken Eaton assisted the injured. Bailey is in critical condition. Wheelock and Sylvester were treated locally.
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Eaton & Williams
Francestown
N. H
T. N. Wheelock
Amherst
Philanthropists sue stores over seating law in New York
Mrs Emma Yates Conkling and Mrs Carrie Williams filed complaints against R H Macey & Co Daniel & Son and Simpson Crawford & Co dry goods dealers for violating Catlins law requiring saleswomen to be provided with seats. A summons issued in each case. They vow to compel all city storekeepers to obey the act.
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New York
Emma Yates Conkling
Carrie Williams
R. H. Macey & Co
Daniel & Son
Simpson, Crawford & Co
Catlin
New York Assembly
Frozen to Death in Sight of Safety
In St. Joan New Brunswick on February 20 James Campbell, his son, and sister-in-law, traveling with two horses in a heavy storm, became lost and froze to death after seeking shelter in bags. The boy survived long enough to reach a house but had frozen feet. Solomon Dockendorf also died in the Dundas storm the same day.
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St. Joan
N. B
James Campbell
Charlottetown
Campbell
Miss McLean
Solomon Dockendorf
Dundas
Dighton Family Found in Extreme Poverty
Fall River Herald notes a man and wife with six children in dire need in Dighton. The mother was ill and a child had frostbitten feet. Neighbors supplied food and clothing while town authorities ensured ongoing aid. The mother later died, likely due to poverty and fear of the poor house kept them from seeking help.
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Fall River
Dighton
The Mormon Question Senate Passes Anti polygamy Bill
The Senate debated the polygamy bill with opposing constitutional and political arguments. Amendments limited party control in Utah and protected certain elections while targeting polygamy. The measure defines polygamy, imposes penalties, disqualifies polygamists from voting or office, and shifts registration to a presidential board. A Utah memorial requested a fact finding commission before action.
Anti Polygamy Bill Advances In Congress
Washington February 18 Mr Campbell the anti Polygamy delegate says the bill is satisfactory but not all we want Judge McBride notes it as a solid step forward and expects further legislation Senator Edmunds seeks repeal of certain Utah laws and rules to curb Mormon control over public schools The San Pete county officers including James A Fred and David Candland would be disqualified if the bill becomes law The House judiciary committee continues to study the Utah question after hearings with Josephite representatives who denounced polygamy.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
House of Representatives
Messrs. West
Brown
Utah
Congress
Board of Commissioners
Pat. Jones
Florida
Messrs
Saulabury
McCall
Pendleton
Sherman
Lamar
Ohio
Territorial Assembly
Presidente
Committee On Judiciary
Butler
Edmunds
Yeas
Camden
Coke
Davis
West Virginia
Hampton
Jonas
Pendleon
Saulsbury
Vance
Vest
Walker
Williams
Campbell
McBride
San Pete
James A.fred
David Candland
George P. Billings
William T. Reid
Aaron Hardy
Henry Beal
House
Judiciary Committee
Z. H. Gurley
E. Lesley
Haverhill Fire Destroys Business Quarter. Thousands Out of Work
A blaze in the Endicott and Arnold wooden factory on Washington Street spread rapidly through Haverhill’s business district, wiping out about sixty brick blocks and 86 firms. Some 2500 workers lost jobs, with many homes ruined and two to three tenement houses burned. Firefighters faced extreme cold and limited water as neighboring cities aided before dawn. The city’s May 1881 valuation stood at over 10 million dollars with further losses estimated in the millions.
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Lawrence
Lowell
Newburyport
Haverhill
Washington Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
Washington Square
Merrimac River
Wingate Street
Railroad Square
Witeate Street
Merrinane
A. Currier & Son
Fitts Brothers
Philadelphia
Admiral Porter
Chester
Second
Welsh Streets
Jackson
Hanlon Hose
Franklin Hose
Moyamensing
Fie
Anthony Barbour
Hanlon Company
John Vandergrift
Barbour
Vandercrift
Parry Williams
Not From This World but From Jail Curious Offers to Reed
A Washington jail letter saga reveals Charles Guiteau seeking to pay off officials to secure release. He names General Butler Judge Magruder Merrick Cox and Scoville, offering large sums and pressuring for motions, with multiple envelopes bearing private instructions.
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Reed
WasuiIno Ton
Secon
Mr. Merrick
General Butler
Macrader
Magruder
Merrick
Boston
Charles Guiteal
United States
Washington, D. C
Charles H. Reed
Rieks House
Washington, D.C
Sean
Winter Mishap Claims Several Lives in Prince Edward Island
In a brutal storm near Cardigan and West River, Solomon Doeckendorff dies, along with James Campbell his 17 year old son and Miss MacLean while en route home to Big Point. Ice conditions exhausted the horses. the son sought help, two hours for 400 yards, returning to find the couple frozen. Johanna O'Brien at Falconwood Insane Asylum, Charlottetown, reportedly attempted suicide in her cell few days earlier.
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St. Jou
Frince Edward Island
Solomon Doeckendorff
Cardigan
James Campbell
Miss MacLean
West River
Big Point
Johanna O’brien
Falconwood Insane Asylum
Charlottetown
Tragedies Reported in Newburyport
Newburyport on February 20 reports two deaths from private causes. Mrs John J Carrigan 52 shared North End residence died by suicide using rat poison after a days long spree leaving husband and four children. Mrs James H Merrion 47 wife of Overseer Merrion of Peabody Mills bled to death Friday morning from a ruptured blood vessel in the neck, leaving a grown daughter.
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Newburyport
John J. Carrigan
North End
James H. Merrion
Merrion
Peabody Mills
Sisters Johanna Lovejoy and Kate Keefe Die in DC Poisoning
In Washington on February 20 two young sisters, Mrs. Johanna Lovejoy and Miss Kate Keefe, died suddenly and are found to have been poisoned. No pursuer or motive identified. They lived together after their father died, the mother remarried, and a cousin contests the father’s will, leaving the estate in dispute.
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Washington
Johanna Lovejoy
Kate Keefe
Cupid's Pranks at Washington Pron Feb 17 Rumor News
A rumor from a Washington visiting source claims Miss Ida Farrell of Peoria is receiving attention from resident Arthur. Ida Farrell is described as H. G. Farrell’s daughter, noted as well-educated and stylish, with family sources backing the report.
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Cupid
Washington
Ilda Farrell
Arthur
Ida
H. G. Farrell
Peoria
Chester Fire Disaster Kills Fifteen at Admiral Porter Mansion
In Chester a blaze at the Admiral Porter mansion used as a pyrotechnic plant led to three explosions, collapsing walls and widespread death and injuries. Firemen Barbour and Vandergrift perished, others wounded, and a growing casualty list prompted mass funerals and inquiries.
Triple boiler explosion rocks Brooklyn flour mill
A three boiler blast at Jewell's flour mills near Fulton ferry wrecked the brick extension, killing engineer Gill Stevens and injuring ten others including ferry pilot Elias Baldwin. Bricks and timber showered streets. ferry Fulton damaged and out of service. Damage to the mill and nearby property totals about 50 100 dollars, insured for 10 000.
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Brooklyn
Jewell
Fulton Ferry
Gill Stevens
Fulton
Elias Baldwin
HH. R. Boone
Charles Schlote
William Cowan
John Nailson
Miles Welch
John Titus
Phillips
Joseph Ashford
Jewell Brothers
Hartford Steam Roilers’ Insurance Company
Murder Closes Mystery of Malone Fair Victim
George Barr of Highgate Vermont was slain on the road to the depot during the agricultural fair in Malone New York. His body was cast into the river and about $1000 was stolen. George Crawford, a local hacker, was suspected but never proved involved. He later died in Brooklyn and allegedly confessed on his deathbed to the murder and related crimes in Highgate and Swanton.
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Malone
N. Y
George Barr
Highgate
George Crawford
Brooklyn
N.Y
Rowbery
Swanton
Bedford
Freshes and flood flood Ohio river at Cincinnati
Report from Cincinnati dated February 20 notes the Ohio river at 8 pm standing six and a half feet above flood level. Water covers sidewalks and lower streets, cellars flood for blocks, and rail lines are submerged. Louisville and other river towns report rising water, flooded streets, and disrupted transport. Desha and Arkansas plantations worry as levees fail, while Helena faces four feet of water encroaching on the city.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Covington
Ohio
Zanesville
Madison
Giio Street
Carrollton
Milton
Kentucky River
Louisville
General Lynie
Carroluton
Telegrama
St. Louis
Oino Valley
Ittshurg
Cairo
Fourth Street
Gray's Alley
Austin
Mahone’s Landing
Liconia Circle
Desha County
Ark
Luke Black
Kentucky
Helena
Memphis
Vicksourg
Death After Vaccination In Warnam Vermont
Miss Flora Hare aged 154 years died after vaccination and a second inoculation on the same arm. Physicians disagree on cause with some suggesting pneumonia, others silent on the diagnosis. Virus sourced from New York. no smallpox symptoms were observed though fears persisted. The incident prompts fear over vaccination safety and a general warning to avoid the procedure.
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Middlebury
Burlington
York
Woman charged in St Albans stove death of 3 year old
Sophie Turner was arrested after a 3 year old boy died from severe burns believed to be inflicted by Turner while the child was in her care in the Block area. A 16 year old niece was also detained as inquiry proceeds and a hearing is planned this afternoon.
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Sr. Albans
Sophie Turner
Peter Gerry
Diag
Tus Globe
Turner
Clark
Sprague Divorce Case Settled Amicably in Rhode Island
The Sprague divorce suit in the Rhode Island Supreme Court was amicably settled without a trial this morning in the Kingstown court. Providence reports the matter concluded in February with no proceedings held.
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Rhode Island Supreme Court
Providence
R. 1
Sprague
Supreme Court
Kingstown
Killed by the Collision of Ice Boats
A fatal accident at Skaneateles Lake as two ice boat parties raced at a mile a minute. Julius H. Earl, a wealthy Onondaga county resident, sustained a penetrating abdominal wound from a runner and died last night.
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Syracuse
Skaneateles
Skaneateles Lake
Julius H. Earl
Onondaga County
Man Crashes Rock Hits 15 Year Old Fatally
Alleon Account of the Beautiful Snow reports that John Schowth eimer, a shoe factory worker in Philadelphia, retaliated to snowball pelting by hurling a rock striking 15 year old George Dawick in the skull. Dawick died from the fracture.
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Alleon
Philadelhia
John Schowtheimer
George Dawick
Witness Wilson Dies After Prolonged O Gorman Arnux Inquiry
Saratoga report states William Wilson, a key witness in the case over Judge Spier’s seat on the New York Superior Court bench, died Tuesday aged 75 after age and exhaustion from the extended examination. The proceedings were before Judge McFarland in the O Gorman Arnux contest.
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Saratoga
N. Y
William Wilson
Spier
McFarland
O’gorman
New York Superior Court
Milk Delivery Custom in Havana Shocks Onlookers
A Havana practice shows milk delivery by leading cows through streets before breakfast at 11 o'clock. Buyers specify desired amounts and the milkman kneels with the cows, delivering directly there, observed by passersby.
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Havana
Murderer’s Deathbed Confession Reported
A Bedford Quebec dispatch notes a voluntary deathbed confession from a murderer who killed nine years ago in Bedford. The confession reportedly came from a prisoner in Sr. Albans on February 20, detailing the long-ago crime and its motives.
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Sr. Albans
Bedford
P. Q
Frightful Colliery Explosion and War News From Europe
Paris and London dispatches report General Skobeleff prophesying a long, brutal war between Russia and Germany amid rising European tensions. An explosion at Wentham Grange colliery near Hartlepool leaves at least sixty of 140 miners dead or missing, with forty-nine more expected. In Egypt, home rule agitation gains momentum as Mahometan Benevolent Political Club members push autonomy from European powers. Additional reports cover Irish demands, Vienna insurgent standstill, Edinburgh infernal machine incidents, abolition of slavery in Egypt, and a plague outbreak near Tabreeze with dozens of deaths.
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Paris
Skobeleff
Russia
Germany
bLoise
Skoleteff
Europe
London
Wentham Grange
Hartlepool
Iryraden Grange
Durham
Alexandria
Egypt
England
Vranece
Mahometan Benevolent Political Club
Mahmonud Marandi
Arabi Ney
Turkey
France
Italy
Chimney Spark Causes Rope Staging Fall Injury
A house painter on Oliver Street was severely injured when a spark from a chimney ignited packing under a rope staging. The rope burned through, the staging fell two stories to the street, and the man, whose name could not be identified, was taken to safety by Engine Company 25 and Hook and Ladder 8.
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Oliver Street
Crosby
Milk Street
Engine Company 25
Hook and Ladder 8
Part of Bald Mountain Disappears in Valley Crash
In Asheville, North Carolina, February 20, a huge section of Bald Mountain suddenly vanished in the valley below creating a half mile square slice of terrain. The cause remains unclear, with theories centering on recent heavy snow and rain or earlier volcanic fissures, but local scientists have yet to decide.
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Asheville
N. C
Bald Mountain
Read the home life of Victoria and restless days
A fragment describes life in Victoria with nine children all named Casteria. It notes sleepless nights from a crying baby and early rising like larks. It urges watching friends and mothers and the fleeting nature of days and childhood.
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Victoria
Casteria
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