Angland Blamed for Cholera Epidemic in Egypt
Saxon and Gaul. Angland loudly blamed for the cholera outbreak in Egypt. London, June 30. Market in prospect for American cereals. Panic in breadstuffs, Suez quarantine, and fears of a European grain crisis. Discussions of British policy in Egypt and Anglo French tensions surrounding the canal.
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Angland
Egypt
London
England
India
United States
Americans
New York
Chicago
Suez Canal
Bombay
Calcutta
Mbay
Tter
Tingang
Paris
France
Suez
Xe Canal
Europe
Bayt
Lord Alisbury
Ise
Syosian
Nearly 700 Mormon Converts Arrive in New York on Nevada
The steamship Nevada brought 680 Mormon converts and 22 missionaries to New York. About one third hail from Sweden with the rest from Denmark England Wales and Norway. Most are well funded to acquire land and sustain themselves for a year or two. An estimated 150,000 to 200,000 more are preparing to come. many are Monogamists despite accepting polygamy doctrine.
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New York
Nevada
Guion Line
Sweden
Denmark
England
Wales
Norway
Europe
Will of N L Dukes Found in Union Town
In Union Town Pennsylvania on July 2 the will of N L Dukes was discovered on the back of a letter. Drafted December 29 while Dukes awaited release, it leaves $2000 to Miss Mary Beeson and the remainder to his mother. Asbury Strubble named executor. witnesses are Register Connor and Sheriff Hoover.
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Asbury Strubble
Connor
Sheriff Hoover
Luck of a Lottery Prize Winner in Newburyport
In Newburyport on June 28 a lottery prize of $10,000 was won by a crew member of the schooner Lucy May. He invested $6,000 in the schooner Clara Belle and sailed with a salting master to New York, but after limited success the vessel hit Avery's Reese near Cape Ann and is reported to be a total loss.
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Newburyport
Lucy May
Clarabelle
Lanesville
New York
Cape Ann
Avery
Reese
Death from a Tack Prick Captures Lockport News
Maud Lennon, daughter of John Lennon of Lockport New York, died today from convulsions caused by blood poisoning after a tack pricked her forehead a week ago. The case is noted as highly unusual with prior irritation and inflammation. The report adds an advertisement like note about Buchu-Paiba claims curing kidney and urinary ailments.
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Lockport
N. Y
Maud Lennon
John Lennon
Cholera's Terror at Sea and Canal Disruptions Off Havre
Reports from Port Said and surrounding ports detail a deadly cholera outbreak aboard ships near Havre and widespread fear over canal traffic. Regulators and ship captains fear quarantine measures, with rumors of the Suez Canal closing and vessels delaying or avoiding transit. Passengers face travel disruptions as French and English lines reassess routes.
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Port Sarp
Suez Canal Company
Khedive
M. Grenetti
Malta
Eenall
Peninsula and Oriental Steamship Company
Brindisi
Gravesend
French Messageries Line
Bas
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Pommel
L'Inavincible
Plague blamed on English Egypt rule and sanitary lapses
London reports blame for the cholera spread on England's Egyptian administration. Spain demands strict adherence to sanitary conference resolutions. France criticizes British officers for foresight failures and lax steps, arguing the Khedive would have acted if not for English advisers.
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Boston Glove
London
Egypt
England
Europe
Death from cholera aboard vessel off Havre
Havre reports a death from cholera on a ship anchored near the port. The vessel, which arrived from Bombay via the Suez canal, had been strictly quarantined en route and is the subject of public health precautions.
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Havre
Bombay
Suez Canal
Peculiar Ailment of a Louisville Girl Amazes Doctors
Miss Ella on Magnolia avenue near Second street suffers a singular nervous disorder described as mental chorea. She retains consciousness while her speech and voice distort wildly, repeating phrases, barking, singing, and shrill screams. Convulsive movements, self striking, and limited sleep mark her condition, treated by Dr. Robert K. Porter as one of his most remarkable cases.
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Courier-Journal
Ella
Magnolia Avenue
Second Street
Robert Kh. Porter
Tragic Greensburg Bride-To-Be Struck By Losses
Miss Rose Haverman, once betrothed to Fox of Middletown, saw his death from typhoid fever end their plans. She then became engaged to David Price of Latrobe, who drowned bathing three weeks before their wedding date. She traveled to Latrobe for his funeral, learned he was buried the day before, and fell critically ill from shock and spasms.
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Greensburg
Rose Haverman
Middletown
Fox
David Price
Mr. Price
Latrobe
Miss Haverman
Editor attacked by woman in PoTTsville school dispute
Dr J R Wilson editor of Tower City Echo antagonized the local School Board and its secretary H M McElwain. While Wilson supervised horse shoing near McElwain residence a woman identified as Mrs McElwain attacked him with a heavy whip, striking for some time. The incident ends with Wilson wounded and tensions rising over school management.
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Pottsville
Penn
J. R. Wilson
Tower City Echo
H. M. McElwain
Editor Wounded After Incident at Updegrave’s Hotel
A serious injury to the editor occurred when an incident at Updegrave’s Hotel involved a motorized device linked to the School card member. Details remain scarce as investigations continue.
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Updegrave’s
Beecher Abandons Discussion of International Papers Lesson
Mr Beecher abandons Friday evening discussions of the international Sunday school lesson citing summer adjournment and self-doubt in handling the topic He calls for following Christ as a disciple from the moment one learns and stresses daily striving for an improved life plus forgiveness The audience includes Rev Edward Beecher and Henry Ward Beecher with a large turnout as the summer vacation nears
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New York
Beecher
Massachusetts
Mr. Beecher
Christ
Rochester
Edward Beecher
Plymouth
Uncle Tom
Henry Ward Beecher
Terrible collision in Chicago injures twelve passengers
Chicago July 2 A street car and Kansas City express on the Wabash road collided near the stockyards last night. The train, traveling about twenty miles an hour, struck the car carrying twelve passengers. Bert Gannon the driver was fatally injured. G. T. Reynolds and Mary Mack are among the severely injured. Several others sustained serious wounds or head injuries. The car was derailed and several tracks run parallel at the scene, delaying news until morning.
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Chicago
Wabash Road
Bert Gannon
G. T. Reynolds
Mary Mack
William Jetter
Maggie Boyle
Joln Benson
Theresa Metger
Amphibious Miss Beckwith Falls Short After 18 Mile Swim
Miss Agnes Beckwith attempted a 20 mile swim from Sandy Hook buoy to Rockaway beach. She covered 18 miles in 5 hours 7 minutes 20 seconds, faced heavy tides and rough seas, and was brought ashore near Rockaway before completing the course. Her entourage included Will Beckwith and manager William Taylor aboard the Benny Doon.
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New York
Agnes Beckwith
Sandy Hook
Rockaway Beach
Captain Webb
Fulton Ferry
Will
William Taylor
Benny Doon
Miss Beckwith
Taylor
Rockaway Point
Shooting Affair in Florence Woman Wounds Sheriff and Herself
Florence Wisconsin July 1. The wife of John Morrison fired four shots at Sheriff James Redmond of Florence County this afternoon and was wounded in the breast and leg by him. Morrison was arrested for a small misdemeanor, and the woman sought revenge. She is seriously wounded but expected to recover.
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Florence, Wis
John Morrison
James Reamond
Florence County
Morrison
Redmond
Erie
John Page
North East
Page
Yeas
Hattie Wellman
Chicago
Miss Wellman
Mr. Page
Delegation Uses Torpedo Against Old Ship in Englewood
A group from Clan na-Gael and Fenian organizations went to Englewood and placed a two pound dynamite torpedo under the stern of an old vessel. The explosion blew the ship to atoms, demonstrating the power of their weapon.
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New York
Clanna-Gael
Englewood
Beirne and Elam duel ends with Elam wounded in hip
Beirne and Elam dueled two miles south of Waynesboro Virginia at 6 AM. Elam was shot in the right hip and later worsened. Beirne escaped unhurt. Both editors traveled 201 miles to the site amid police nets and cartel schemes. Elam is reported as governor candidate for 1885.
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Waynefsboro
Richard F. Velrne
Richmond State
W. C. Elam
Richmound Whig
Here
Elam
Beirne
F. Wright
Petersburg
W. K. Chockley
Richmond
Elum
Shefley Lewis
Rockingham
John T. Lewis
United States
West District of Virginia
John WD. Snelling
Colt
Lewis Wheat
Lewis
Waynesboro
Greenbrier County
Hanover County
Hanover Junction
West Virginia
Page McCarthy
Levine
McCarthy
Royall
Ragland
White
Greenbrier
Flaman Snelling
Another Railroad Murder Reported From Paris
London reports detail another assassination on an express train arriving in Paris. An English clergyman, found dying in a first class compartment with stab wounds and rifled pockets, rode from London to Paris via Calais. The suspect was captured after a pursuit. a signal man witnessed the robbery and helped seize the assailant.
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London
Paris
Calais
Crew of Aristos Carried Off by Dutch Vessel
Captain Harding of the brig Aristos reports sails from Fayal. On July 10 in 42 latitude 68 30 longitude a Dutch ship signaled to heave to. The first mate two seamen and three volunteers boarded the stranger for provisions but were seized as the ship altered course and sailed away. The brig trailed the vessel until sight lost over the next day. ship’s name and destination remain unknown.
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Harding
Aristos
Fayal
New York
Brother Murders Sister Then Kills Himself at Throggs Neck
New York July 2 William H Seaman 24 fatally shot his sister Fanny Seaman 28 at William L Ferris residence Throggs Neck Westchester county. Seaman enraged over a broken engagement to a city woman entered by a window and shot his sister in bed then killed himself.
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New York
William H. Seaman
Fanny Seaman
William L. Ferris
Throgg’s Neck
Westchester County
Seaman
Thiage's
Ferris
Mystery Gravestone Found In Great Barrington
Workmen removing a chimney in a Seekonk area house uncover a slate gravestone reading Sacred to the memory of Eleaa daughter of Eli and Sabra Lyon died 1781. Records show Elilyon lived there in 1776 and the obituary trail remains unclear.
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Great Barrington
Mass
Seekonk
Eleaa
Eli
Sabra Lyon
Elilyon
Mystery Gravestone Linked to Old Mill Site in Bloomfield
Fragmentary note recalls a gravestone connected to a gristel and a saw mill from 1788 to 176, later moved to Bloomfield. The whereabouts of the grave are unknown, with speculation that a brick oven renovation years ago led to the stone being placed by those who later forgot its Tamilly origin.
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Bloomfield
Deadly railroad wreck near Rasselas Penn
Bradford dispatch reports a Rochester and Pittsburgh line crash near Rasselas thirty five miles from the city. A two-section derailment on a steep grade caused a passenger car to be torn apart. Five killed six wounded and several missing. Coroner’s jury ordered, inquest to follow. Names listed include Tolles Downs Clemens Hugon Mc Kee Adawno with several injured and a woman and child lightly hurt.
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Pitrsnure
Penn
Bradford
the Times
Rochester & F Pitisburg
Rasselas
Lundergain
M. Tolles
M. Downs
Robert Clemens
Barron
Seatra Rakeman
Efforts to Place Trade Dollar on Proper Footing
New York June 28 The trade dollar movement gains strength daily as it faces rejection at ferries street cars and public offices A Chamber of Commerce committee led by W W Crapp Camden Ballou Arthurs and C P Williams proposes a plan to place the coin on acceptable footing The group has received broad correspondence and many business leaders support a memorial to Congress to withdraw the coin
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New York
Amercan Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Crapp
First National Bank of
New Bedford
Mass
J. N. Camden
First National Bank of West Virginia
L. W. Ballou
Woonsocket
Rhode Island
Congress
Old German couple attempt death pact in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn on June 30 Henry Wagner and his wife Theresa, aged 75 and 74, both poor and friendless, sought death together. Wagner cut his wife's arm with a knife then harmed himself. Found alive by a mason, Theresa refused treatment while Wagner recovered.
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Brooklyn
Henry
Theresa Wagner
New York
Wagner
Theresa
The Strange Abduction of a Family at Poland Corner Me
Lewiston July 1 A boy age 10 at Poland Corner suffered prolonged bleeding from knee and finger wounds over three weeks despite three doctors efforts. Neighbors claim the family has abnormal blood flow with all boys affected and a prior fatal case. An informant cites morbid fear of bleeding as possible cause.
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Poland Corner
Lewiston
Catamaran Jesse Defeats Horse Boston In New Haven Race
The catamaran Jesse, owned by Fred Hughes of New York, beat the steel-grey mare Boston, owned by Ezra Doggett, also of New York, in a 90 mile race from New York to Stony Creek Connecticut. Jesse finished at 3.35 pm, while Boston reached Stony Creek about 8 pm with the horse reportedly in good condition. Doctor Adams of the Connecticut Humane Society reportedly planned to seize the driver for cruelty.
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New Haven
Jesse
Fred Hughes
New York
Boston
Ezra Doggett
Stony Creek
Conn
Dr. Adams
Connecticut Humane Society
Campaigning to probe Supreme Court seat price charge
A Democratic congressman-elect from Pennsylvania says he will introduce a resolution at the next Congress to investigate charges that $100,000 influenced an appointment to the United States Supreme Court. He argues the matter harms the Court’s integrity and General Garfield’s memory, and stresses the Court must be free from suspicion.
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Washington
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Garfield
Fire at Bermondsey Glue Makers Sparks Large London Blaze
A major fire at Brock ter Bevington, glue and size makers in Bermondsey London, forced many nearby tenants to evacuate belongings to safety. The blaze is among the largest seen in the area for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermondsey
London
Brockter & Bevington
Rapid Spread of the Haytian Rebellion
New York reports on July 2 that Haytian unrest is accelerating as advices indicate rapid spread. In Port-au-Prince foresters feared for their safety while seeking protection from authorities amid growing disorder.
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New York
Port-au-Prince
Great Britain Accused By Hind Of Falsified Fisheries Figures
Professor Henry Youle Hind of Nova Scotia declares a sworn statement accusing Britain’s government of altering statistical tables and suborning witnesses before the Halifax Commission in 1877. He asserts the corrected exhibits were not fixed and later flaws supported Canadian interests at the Washington treaty era. Hind cites attempts to influence U S and Canadian records, naming Sir A T Galt and others, and seeks a public hearing in England.
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Wispsor
N. S
Henry Youle Hind
International Fisheries Commission
Malifax
Ottawa
Her Majesty
United States
England
Washington
Canada
Hind
A. T. Galt
Her
A. I. Galt
Halifax
Stafford Northcote
M. P
Henry
Northcote
M. I
Northwest Territory
Disastrous Effects of Three Years Drought at Cape Colony
On board the Austrian bark Sea arriving Brooklyn after fifty nine days from Cape Town five crew from the shipwrecked Pilot's Bride tell tales of Desolation island. Madras coolies seek cigar maker work and union. A Cape Town dealer reports three year drought and famine, Kimberley mine losses, and a stock market collapse hitting diamond firms. suicides and personal crises follow the mining crisis. Officials warn European return and scarce safe investments.
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Cape Colony
New York
Sea
Segarich
Martin's Stores
Brooklyn
Cape Town
Desolation Island
Madras
Cigarmakers’ Union
H. B. Joseph
Cape Commission
Telegram
Su Pataas
Kimberley
DuToits Pan
Leydenburg
Orange Free States
Natal
Mr. Joseph
Avera
Great Central Diamond Company
Joseph
Freres
de Beers
Mining Board
Herm Wilegroos
J. R. Schonz
Manamacaland
Europe
England
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Irisharliamentary Party
Ireland
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Secrety Folger
American Rotary
Cobden Club
Lord Ampthill
George J. Goschen
M. Clemenceau
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Chartoom
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Birmingham
Liberal Party
Charles Dilke
Herbert Gladstone
House of Lords
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Russia
Tcen
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Iroquois
Aranza
Parthenia
Lorillard
Evans
Prince of Wales
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American Congress
Whitehall Street
Dublin
Arl Spencer
North Staffordshire
Sheffield
Messrs. Gye
Mapleson
Academy
Trubner Company
Confederate States
Missouri
Louistiana
Bowling Green
Bill McDowell
Murray
Belgravia
Aix la Chapelle
Louisville
Lord Jesus Christ
Mr. Leecher
Ra Enea
Mer
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Law
John Ambler Smith
Husband
Witte
Great Britain
Halifax Commission
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