HEMMED IN BY FLAMES AT 233 SEVENTH STREET
A four story brick tenement at 233 Seventh Street owned by George Taylor catches fire. Fireman Thomas F. Connelly and tenant families escape with courage and quick actions as Mrs Connelly and three children are saved from the upper floors. Fire damages total about 3500 dollars with 2500 dollar building loss.
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New York
Seventh Street
George Taylor
S. Newburger R
Thomas F. Connelly
S. Mannheimer
Henrietta Wall
Petzel
Mr. Connélly
Hook ‘and Ladder Company 11
Fifth Street
Mr. Petzel
Mr. Mannheimer
Mr Petzel
Misses Wall
Mr.Annheim
Pat Henry
Vconnelly
Mrs. Connelly
Hearn
Murder in Oxford A Russian peddler killed by mob dog
Intelligence from Oxford North Carolina reports the murder of a Russian Jewish peddler named Farber in a county woodlot. A group of men released a large dog to attack him and then buried the victim in a shallow grove while dividing his pack contents. Authorities expect to arrest the others involved.
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Oxford
N. C
Pedler
Farber
Farrer
What Bayard Expects of Cleveland
Senator Bayard writes from Washington reflecting on the incoming administration under Cleveland. He thanks the correspondent for opinions on reform and condemns abusing methods that have shaped government. He hopes the new authorities will pursue genuine reform and prevent wasteful effort.
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Bayard
Cleveland
New York
The
Evening Post
Senator Bayard
United States Senate
Washington, D. C
Honest man and reform message from T F Bayard
The writer praises an honest administration as a cure for corruption and a tax system freed from selfish interests. He argues ministerial civil service will improve through moral independence and relief from machine influence, expressing hopeful expectations for reforms. Signed J M Rosse to Tarrytown.
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T. F. Bayard
J. M. Rosse
Tarrytown
Rev Anthony Walker Hanged After Murder Confession
Marshall Texas January 24 Anthony Walker a colored preacher born in Alabama in 1847 was hanged for the murder of Will Henry a white man. He confessed to being hired by Henrys wife who offered land cash and herself. Judge Booty sentenced him stating mercy and preparation for death. Walker wrote verses in jail and a printed specimen was sold to support his wife and children.
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Itm
Halivile
Henry
Booty
Walker
Bayside Boy Attacked by Giant Spider Near Bayside Depot
James Waite’s nine year old son John was bitten on the right arm by a large dark bluish black spider in a Bayside outhouse. The arm swelled to over twelve inches, a reddish ring appeared, and the boy suffered nausea and weakness. Despite treatment, his condition remains critical with some signs of improvement. The incident occurred December 18 as the family lives near the railroad depot on Long Island.
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New York
James Waite
Bayside
L. I
John
The Murdered Lover and the Wandering Spirit Mystery
In Younastowyn Pennsylvania on the Burghill Greenville road James Harbush killed his daughter's sweetheart, Richard Lewis, and buried him in a meadow. The daughter died pining, and on Harbush’s deathbed he confessed. A brilliant shifting light near the burial ground mystifies locals, said to be the broken-hearted girl or Harbush seeking forgiveness, a spirit too large for a will-o'-the-wisp.
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Younastowyn
James Harbush
Vernon
Burghill & Greenville
Mary
Richard Lewis
Harbush
Rock Ridge
Irl
Carried off by the wind on a moving Maine Central train
William Tracey of Gloucester was blown from an express Boston to Gloucester train near Oak Island at about fifty miles an hour. He landed in marsh land and escaped with minor injuries, wandering dazed before being treated in Lynn and sent home.
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Tracey
Lynn
Cattle Killed by the Cold in Texas
The cold snap across Dawns and Texas reports appalling losses of cattle and sheep. Dry summer left ranges bare and unable to support life through winter. Estimates suggest 30 percent of cattle and 60 percent of sheep statewide may perish, with Bosque County seeing half its sheep die. Total losses likely near 40 million dollars.
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Dawns
Tex
Leased for a Thousand Years
The Shin necock Indians of Shinnecock Hills, whose ancestral lease spans a thousand years, plan to sue over a sale made by trustees. A syndicate led by Austin Corbin bought the land for $20,000, claiming sale validity despite alleged lack of full tribal consent.
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Southampton
L. I
Shinnecock Hills
Austin Corbin
Oklahoma Boomers Clash Over Land Openings
A Kansas dispatch reports Oklahoma colonists in Kansas towns push to open lands in the Indian Territory. Leaders claim federal opposition and hunger siege threats, while U S troops mass at Leavenworth to enforce orders. Boomers number about 375 with 400 soldiers prepared to act if attacked.
Boomer Terror Suppressed as Troops Diverted at War Dept
At the War Department in Washington a despatch from General Hateh says the force of boomer insurgents totals 400. He reports troops have been distributed to prevent joining the party and to cut off their supplies, aiming to quell the movement.
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War Department
Washington
Hateh
Senators Discussing Oklahoma Crisis in Senate Today
Washington January 22 The Oklahoma dispute dominates Senate debate over a clash between U S troops and colonists led by Couch near Stillwater. War Department orders mass troops to outnumber invaders if no peaceful exit occurs. Debate centers on 1866 treaties with Creeks and Seminoles and the policy allowing settlement of whites in Oklahoma. Plumb resolution adopted. West’s plan to press interior on Indian land pauses for now.
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Oklahoma
Washington
General Augur
War Department
United States
Senate
Payne
Indian Territory
Couch
Stillwater
Cimarron River
West
Plumb
Dawes
Secretary of the Interior
Duel Between Husband and Wife in Virginia
News from Newbern Virginia reports a terrible domestic incident at Wallace's Switch. Jerry Love a mountaineer had a quarrel with his wife some weeks ago and the situation escalated to violence. Details are sparse but authorities are investigating the case.
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Newbern
Wallace
Jerry Love
Wife and husband fire in house. husband dies in self defense
A quarrel over possession of a house leads to both spouses firing pistols. The husband Love returned armed to threaten possession. After a brief talk the wife refused reconciliation. She fired. two shots hit Love, one wounding him fatally in the stomach. The wife was arrested but acquitted on self defense.
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Love
Bristol
Agai
Poker in the Country Jackpot Tale Sparks Local Draw Poker Craze
A New York Snt item recounts a village draw poker night where two young women joined in a five cent ante, twenty five limit game. One player won the pot with a one pair of deuces after a bold bluff by Jack. Police and saloon bans follow as poker clubs flourish from Port Jervis to Elmira and beyond, drawing rail workers and locals into the pastime.
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New York Snt
Olean
N. Y
New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Boss Dry Goods
Ste
Jack
Jenny
Allie
Hornellsville
Port’ Jervis
Port Jervis
Twenty Second Street
New York
Goshen
Middletown
Honesdale
Penn
Elmira
Linghamton
Rovers
The Lillian in a Case Storms to the Gold Coast Voyage
The Lillian B Jones sits iced at Commercial wharf after eight months at sea from the Gold Coast of Africa to Boston. Captain John W Canh recounts a brutal five day storm with two gales, heavy freezing spray, and crews frozen and overawed by the near catastrophe before reaching Cape Cod light and Boston harbor eight months after departure.
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Lillian B. Jones
John W. Canh
Lilian
Gold
Africa
Cain
Boston
Monhegan
Cape Cod
Gail
Hurricane in West Virginia Leaves Shelters Smashed
A central West Virginia storm wrecked forests and outbuildings, leveled fences for miles, and damaged the Winfield jail. No deaths. residents injured include Alfred Sisson and his wife trapped by a fallen tree roof, released the next day. Several narrow escapes noted, including a tree crushing a home near Point Pleasant.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Miies
Winfield
Alfred Sisson
Point Pleasant
Sisson
Big Cotton Swindle Testimony Implicates Baum Lowenstein
Easton says Baum Lowenstein Cammack and he were the only ones involved in the big cotton swindle. The scheme planned to divide 107000 dollars evenly, with Cammack stealing 19000 over his share. He denies county attorney promised leniency for testifying. He to be reexamined and will reveal more damaging facts.
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Dallas
Tex
Easton
Baum
Lowenstein
Cammack
Woman Says She Was Fooling Over Stolen Watch
J Brooks Jay reports his gold watch stolen from Prospect Street in Woxturn Mass on Saturday night. Police questioned a domestic helper from a neighboring family, who had been visiting the home. The watch was recovered and the helper claimed she meant to return it today.
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Woxturn
Mass
J. Brooks Jay
Prospect Street
Rsan
Brooks
Boy swallows mercury thermometer bulb in store accident
Ten year old son of George Bidwell swallowed a broken thermometer bulb and about two inches of glass from his father's store in PrrrsFiELp Mass. The bulb contained mercury and doctors fear it may prove fatal. Local physicians and Albany experts are examining the case.
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Prrrsfielp
Mass
George Bidwell
Albany
Expermantin
The Generous Bosom of Senator Hoar and Levi Jackson Scams
Worcester reports Levi Jackson, a long familiar con artist, convicted on three counts for obtaining money by false pretences. The piece catalogs his varied schemes from landlord improvements to borrowed cash, shop orders for priests, cabbage and hay deals, and his elusive, bold travels across towns. He faces a five year sentence, with prospects of similar punishment in the current term.
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Worcester
Levi Jackson
Jackson
Senator Hoar
United States
Levi
Hoar
Sprague
Thayer
Pleasant Street
Johnson Magee
Manchester
N. H
Leicester
Callahan
Salem Square
A. H. Hammond
Hammond
Drennan
Hopkinton
Gloucester
Liberty Bell Travels From Philadelphia to New Orleans
Philadelphia reports the Liberty Bell weighs one ton and bears a 1751 cost of £100. Farrells safe wagon and six horses lead a parade with 500 policemen to the Pennsylvania rail depot for a New Orleans Exposition voyage. Pittsburgh watchers see the bell pass at 9.30 with Mayor Fitton aboard and J W Pope singing, then depart at 10 for Cincinnati.
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Philadelphia
Farrell
Independence Hall
McClurg
Pennsylvania Raiload
West Philadelphia
Ola Revolutionary Relie
New Orleans
Pittsburg
Union Depot
Fitton
McCleary
Liberty Bell arrives in Cincinnati for New Orleans voyage
Thousands of citizens gather at the Little Miami station to glimpse the Liberty Bell as it arrives en route to New Orleans. Mayor Stephens and local reception committees greet the historic artifact, with estimates of about 50,000 viewers during the day.
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Cincinnati
Little Miami
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Stephens
McCanna Wilbur funeral case ruled in Justice Court
In Woonsocket January 24 Judge Wilbur tendered the McCanna versus Wilbur case. The court ruled funeral expenses of a first husband must be charged to the estate absent a contract. If a contract existed the burden of proof lay with the testimony. Since the testimony was insufficient the defendant won and the decision was appealed.
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Woonsock ET
R. L
McCanna-Wilbur
William McCanna
Jeddiah Wilbur
Justice Court
Wilbur
Finance and Commerce in the Money Market Report
The article analyzes loanable funds supply and subdued demand, noting New York on cost and Boston on silver in treasury drafts. It covers bank rates, mercantile paper, short-term loans, and call rates, plus New York funds, clearing-house totals, and recent bank statements with weekly comparisons and broader us market failures.
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Boston
New York
Treasury
New York City
Prime Corporation
Frances
R.G. Dun & Co
Telegraph
United States
Canada
Commercial Matters Boston Markets
The Boston Daily Glone notes trade remains fair in all principal branches with a rising price tendency and no expected setback. Flour remains quiet, butter firm, cheese steady, and eggs beans and other domestic receipts hold firm amid solid demand. Apples show seedy quality with varied prices, beans market firmer, butter and cheese prices supported, and coal coffee corn eggs and feed quoted with cautious strength across markets and regions.
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Boston Daily Glone
Fim
Salea
Live Stock Markets at Brighton and Watertown Week Totals
Arrivals for the week ending Friday January 28, 1885 show Eastern cattle 39, Northern 221, totals across cattle and sheep and lambs reaching 17,304 for beef cattle and related stock. Prices cited for beef cattle per 100 pounds range from 7 25 to 6 2, with hides and tallow rates listed for Brighton and county tallow.
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Brighton
Watertown
Brighton and
Gloucester Fish Market Sees Stable Prices Amid Cautious Trade
Gloucester January 24 The fish market remains near last week’s levels as demand strengthens with the season, but no boom in prices. Fresh cod and other catches are scarce due to cold weather, with prices expected to rise for late caught fish if new arrivals lag. Receipts remain light with codfish around $8 per quintal and halibut selling at various local quote levels.
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Canada
Aroostook Co
Maine
Tyee Igand Sega
Cadiz
Gao
Powaerea
Fanneil
Pembroke
Huron
Bae
Mohawk
Zeerial
Hyson
Twankay
Hiya
Ae Om Kono
Bouchong
Min Slater
Correy Negro
Cererman
Eawrae
Worcester
Worcester County
Commons
New
Bath
Nova
Newfoundland
Shore
Gloucester
Grand Bank
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