SAILORS SURVIVE AND THREE PERISH IN SEA HORROR
A Rockport bound schooner Almon Bird sinks off Boon Island after a winter voyage from Windsor Nova Scotia to Alexandria. Five crew survive adrift in a small open boat for days amid freezing spray and hunger. A rescue by Cora Lee at Pigeon Cove brings them ashore to care.
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Rockport
Mass
Cora Lee
A. C. Packard
Pigeon Cove
Almon Bird
Rockland
Alexandria
Windsor
N. S
Cape Ann
A. J. Bird & Co
Boon Island
Charles Chapels
Horace Small
Patrick
William Harriman
Allen Small
A. B. Henderson
Fred Hamilton
J. J. Drinkwater
William H. Harriman
Prospect
Charles Chaples
Friendship
Allen Smail
Deer Isle
Horace Smail
Patrick Hogan
Smalls
Monhegan
Seguin
A Coin Causes Cough Then Safe Expulsion
In Kineston New York, tailor Robert Tattiender swallowed a ten cent coin while playing with his children. Weeks of severe coughing and fear of consumption ended when the coin, stuck in his throat, suddenly dislodged during a violent fit, curing the cough. Also in New Haven a Chinese student, Chin-Chin Chan, was beheaded in Hore Kong for corresponding with a local girl.
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Kineston
N. Y
Robert Tattiender
I. Bernstein
Washington Avenue
New Haven
Conn
Chin-Chin Chan
Yale College
China
Hore Kong
Sherman Canvass and Emery Claim in Senate Report
Washington reports the Senate committee on claims favorably recommends paying A. H. Emery 225000 for testing machine costs after prior allowances. The piece links Sherman’s 1880 canvass tactics to treasury investigations, citing Canaday’s role and Lamphere’s reprimand over hotel and travel expenses.
Guiteau Trial Echoes Edge Toward Verdict
Reported developments from the Guiteau case describe his guarded cell, preparations for a closing defense, and firm ward decisions. A Baltimore dime museum offered 1800 dollars for his embalmed body while Scoville readied further arguments. A tobacco bill to ease labeling requirements also moves in the House.
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Guiteau
General Crocker
Baltimore
Scoville
Star Route Cases Arrests in Major Contractor Conspiracy
Special Attorney George Bliss filed charges in Police Court against a Star route contractor group led by A. E. Boone and including G. G. Cabell J. B. Henderson and a woman identified as K. M. Armstrong. The group allegedly filed 13 110 worthless bonds to win 500 contracts, with bonds manufactured by N. Hough E. J. Sweet W. S. Barringer Martin Wells J. N. Minnix Charles H. Dickson James W. Donohoe and William W. Jackson. Sweet Hoyt Barringer Minnix Donohoe were arrested. warrants issued for five others. Boone escaped by barricading his door but will be arrested. The inquiry cites A M Gibson and Shallcross as assisting.
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Washington
George Bliss
Justice Snell
Star Route
A. EK. Boone
Messrs
G. G. Cabell
J. B. Henderson
K. M. Armstrong
N. Hough
E. J. Sweet
W. S. Barringrs
Martin Wells
J. N. Minnix
Charles H. Dickson
James W. Donohoe
Willam W. Jackson
Snell
Sweet
Hoyt
Barringer
Minnix
Donahue
Shallcross
Boone
Senator Logan Proposes Pension Law Amendments in Washington
Senator Logan introduced a bill to amend the pension law raising the attorney fee limit from 10 to 25 dollars when arguments are made, and fixing 10 dollars otherwise. It directs delivery certificates to the pension agent with the attorney agreement. The bill broadens oath declarations, allows pension from filing date, and enables widows and minor children to be paid from their claim date if filed within five years. It also bars pension agents after July 4, 1882 until deemed trustworthy by the Interior secretary.
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Washington
Logan
Secretary of the Interior
Precautions to Prevent the Spread of Small-Pox
Washington dispatch notes the railway mail service head cites order 75 to guide actions against small pox. Mail service may suspend trade between infected localities and others. report actions immediately to avoid departmental responsibility. Also included are Senator Logan on Fitz John Porter and Garfield's past stance, with reference to a speech future written form.
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Washington
Thompson
Railway Mail Service
Post Office
Postmaster-General
Senator Logan
Fitz John Porter
Unprecedented 1881 Marine Losses Across Nations
The Tribune lists 141 British, 15 American and other national steamship losses in 1881 totaling about 200000 tons with 80 vessels stranded, 30 sunk by collision, 40 foundered and 7 burned. Sailing ships lost numbered 236 with multiple nations affected. Two steamers bound for New York from Europe, City of London and Henry Kaye, remain missing.
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New York
the Tribune
France
Germany
Norway
Austria
Belgium
Brazi
Holland
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Leach
Europe
City of
London
Henry Kaye
Woman Inspired to Separate Married Couple Arrested in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia woman, long active in church circles, sent scores of letters urging a wife to leave her husband William H. Anderson. Police watched postal boxes and arrested the 40 year old writer, who says she was inspired to split the pair after meeting Anderson. She was also wanted on blackmail charges against several businessmen.
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Philadelphia
William H. Anderson
Jennie Blank
Andersons
Anderson
Episcopal Church
Clara Louise Kellogg
Memphis
Milan
Teno
Mr. Pond
Miss Kellogg
Mixa Kellogg
Miller
Man Confesses Murder After Jailfire Mob Precinct Fury
Philip Ogley was murdered in his home which was burned to conceal the crime. Henry Anderson swore Graham killed his uncle for money. a mob freed Graham and hanged him at a telegraph pole. Also notes General Butler buying Harris Community land in Chautauqua for 91000 and its Oneida style beliefs.
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Toresa
Philip Ogley
Henry Anderson
W. E. Graham
Ogley
Graham
Buffalo Express
B. F. Butler
Chautauqua County
Our
Harris
Portland
Butler
Thomas Lake Harris
Oneida
Tragic Fall At Jarrettsville Blacksmith Shop
In Beam Maryland Thomas Briley, a prosperous local farmer, forced entry into a locked blacksmith shop through a window. He became entangled, head injury worsened through the night, and he died a few hours after rescue from a lockful scene.
Insane Woman Dies After Sixty Day Fast in Virginia
Chloe Ann Violet, an insane Maryland woman, died in Alexandria after a long self imposed fast begun under a delusion that God commanded death by fasting. Though she claimed a sixty day period, she received small milk feeds and meat extracts at times. She reportedly went forty three days without food.
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Washington
Chloe Ann Violet
Alexandria
Three Men Held on First Degree Murder Charge in Rail Wreck
Emanuel Evans Nathaniel Lewis and John Shaughnessy faced a hearing in Youngstown Ohio for wrecking a Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago line near Alliance last September killing the engineer and fireman. Lewis son George age 10 testified detailing each defendant role and the group was sent to jail awaiting grand jury action.
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Youngst Town
Emanuel Evans
Nathaniel Lewis
John Shaughnessy
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne & Chicago
Alliance
George
Lewis
Infidel killer defiant in Tombs death cell
In New York on January 9 William Syndram, sentenced to be hanged for murdering Mrs Clare, remains defiant in Murderers Row at the Tombs. He reiterates that hanging is played out in New York and declares he does not believe in heaven or hell, mockingly predicting a warm reception from satanic majesty.
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New York
William Syndram
Clare
Heaven
Hell
Aristides Welch Stock Farm Sold to Commodore Kittson
Aristides Welch the famed Erdenheim breeder in Chestnut Hill has sold his stock farm and about eighty horses mares and colts including Alarm Reform and Maggie B B dam to Iroquois to Commodore Kittson of Minnesota for 100000 dollars cash. The negotiations concluded in New York City and transfer papers are being prepared.
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Philadelphia
Aristides Welch
Erdenheim
Chestnut Hill
Alarm
Reform
Maggie B. B
Iroquois
Commodore Kittson
Minnesota
New York City
Explosion at powder magazine devastates Oskaloosa
In Oskaloosa Iowa three boys used a rifle on new year prize night and triggered a powder magazine containing 5600 kegs. The blast wrecked plate glass fronts and houses, killed or maimed several, and caused damage estimated at not less than 30000 dollars. The magazine belonged to A L Spencer.
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Oskaloosa
John Phillips
Gerald Joyce
John Stedman
Monroe
Young Phillips
A. L. Spencer
Public Square
Market Street
Panic at Funeral Crowds Salem Church Quincy
During Rev. Simon Kulennoelten's funeral in Salem Church Quincy DL crowds surged when a gallery railing broke. About 40 persons were injured, with several fatally hurt. Mrs. Spiker, Mrs. Dadenman, and Miss Beade among the dead or dying. Emma Ridder, Jennie Mayer, and Mrs. John Fischer badly injured.
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Quincy
St Quincy
Simon Kulennoelten
Salem Church
Foo
F. Spiker
Dadenman
Iady
Beade
Emma Ridder
Jennie Mayer
John Fischer
Indian Depredations Reach Sonora Two Bands Raid
The Star reports from Hermoville Sonora that two bands totaling about 500 led by Chiefs Chris and Jo have raided Mocleyum Sahmipa and Arizhe. They killed Superintendent Woebwerling of Lampazos mine, fourteen men six women and four children. General Ortega moves from Hermocillo with a large force toward Chia pass to pursue. The raiders are armed with repeating rifles and carry around 1800 rounds of ammunition.
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Ari
the Star
Hermoville
Sonora
Chris
Mocleyum
Sahmipa
Arizhe
Woebwerling
Lampazos
Ortega
Hermocillo
Chia Pass
Explosion at Pearl Street Worksite Near Edison Plant
A copper generator with acid solution used for sealing tubing joints on Pearl Street between Pine and Wall streets exploded last week. One Edison worker, Mc Grath, was slightly burned. The device stood on the sidewalk and was tampered with by a stranger. No other damage occurred. In Minnesota, John Douglass and two others were killed or fatally injured by a dynamite blast at Point Douglass.
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New York
Pearl Street
Pine
Wall Streets
Edison Electric Light Company
McGrath
Edison Company
Tastings
Minn
John Douglass
Point Douglass
Lost Legatee Found After Twenty Five Years in New York City
A $10 000 legacy and accrued interest, left by lawyer John Baker to the orphan daughter of John Kirby, was paid after the legatee aged 21. Executed by John Roach, guardian Salem Marks misplaced custody, later traced to the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, then living with Mr and Mrs McMahon between Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth streets and Second Avenue. The surrogate confirmed identity and ordered payment, highlighting how one can disappear in a great city for decades.
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John Baker
New York
John Kirby
John Roach
Salem Marks
Orphan Asylum
Sisters of Mercy
McMahon
Eighty-third
Highty-fourth Streets
Second Avenue
Ble
Asylum
Vermont Deacon Elopes With 17 Year Old Neighbor
Deacon Benjamin F Sheldon of Bristol Vermont and Miss Jennie Clark, 17, longtime church member and pupil, ran away to New York with Sheldon leaving wife and two daughters. Sheldon, 40, employed at Bristol Manufacturing, had recently entangled funds via a mortgage and sale of belongings, straining the family.
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New York Sun
Benjamin F. Sheldon
Adventenurch
Bristol
Jennie Clark
Deacon Sheldon
Bristol Manufacturing Company
Hehuas
Sheldon
Brandon
Samuel Stewart
Clark
New York City
Speldon
Sleeping car firms set for merger amid railroad war
A Chicago special to the Star reports that negotiations between the Pullman and Wagner sleeping car companies neared success after two years. A Gould and Vanderbilt alliance to place Wagner cars on Goult's Western lines prompted the Pullman company to seek terms as George M. Pullman hinted a consolidation would soon occur.
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New York
The
Star
Chicago
Pullman
Wagner
Jay Gould
William H. Vanderbilt
Goult
Pullman Company
George M. Pullman
Richard HH Dana's Last Hours in Rome
Richard Henry Dana died in Rome on a Friday after a brief illness from lung inflammation due to a cold caught during a visit to St Paul’s Basilica. He remained conscious to the end, attended by his wife and daughters. The report also notes international dispatches on Egypt, the Panama Canal, Irish industry, and Emperor William’s regent plan.
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Rome
Richard Henry Dana
Basilica of St. Paul's
Notable Obits and Reports From Across the Nation
The column lists deaths and incidents including Senator CC C Clay in Huntsville Alabama aged unknown, James Isom in Kentucky with gunpowder saliye, and Samuel Bickley at 100 in Flint Michigan. It notes the Bank of Prince Edward Island reform, Wexel & Degresa contracts with Mexico, a Hillsboro jail escape, a grand yacht launch, Beecher’s response, and various local and political events. It also reports a poison death in Oakland California, a missing Pine Bluff Black planter found in a swamp, Quebec lottery plans, Merritt rebating rent, and legal claims over General Conway, plus Hayes train worker Unglaub honored and a Canadian widow’s mysterious disappearance.
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CC. C. Clay
Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
James Isom
Rhcumonda
Bank of
Prince Edward Island
Wexel & Degresa
Pennsylvania
United States
Hillsboro
N. C
James Gordon Bennett
Newburg
Henri Say
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn Board of Education
Prince Edward Island Lunatic Asylum
James Cameron
Second Presbyterian Church
Oakland
Cal
Verrin Halloway
Ark
Washington
Merritt
French
Thomas W. Conway
Justin D. Fulton
Brooklyn
Fulton
Conway
John M. Unglaub
Hayes
Carolina Gauthier
St. Julie
Can
Francois
Spalding Rests On Glue Claim After New Albany Arrest
Henry C. Spalding was arrested for plain drunkenness in New Albany Indiana. He told a reporter he is the inventor of Spalding's glue claiming a New York patent and a one cent royalty from a man who allegedly beat him in a court case by arguing he was a minor when the contract was made. He says the other man earned a million dollars while he suffers financial distress.
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New Albany Courier-Journal
Henry C. Spalding
New Albany
Ind
Spalding
New York
New York Failures Show Mixed U.S. Trend
The Dun and Co weekly failures report 146 nationwide, down from 1881's closing week. Eastern states 16, Western 85, Southern 54, middle 24, Pacific 9, New York City 5. Troubles persist in the South while other regions improve. New York City retail scenes remain moot with no sign of change.
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New York
Kh. G. Dun & Co
Middle
Pacific
New York City
Jay Gould Elected to Wabash Railroad Presidency
Solon Humphrey resigns as president of the Wabash St Louis and Pacific railroad. Jay Gould is elected by directors to fill the vacancy and will assume active management on his return from a line trip. The move places Gould in control as Humphrey steps aside.
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New York
Solon Humphrey
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railroad
Jay Gould
Road
Humphrey
J. Gould
Read the home life of Victoria and restless days
A fragment echoes a Victorian home life theme with poetic lines about restless days and teething children. It references all friends and mothers, watching precious girls and brothers, and mentions sleepless nights by squalling as larks rise each morning.
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Victoria
Oni Rae Aine
Jacias
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