PERVERSE PRIVILEGE A Forfeiture of Its Charter to be Asked of the City Council
In Curcaco on July 5 1889 striking railroad workers voted to arbitrate. The company refused arbitration and threatened to seek militia aid. Mayor Harrison may seek to forfeit the company’s franchises and place lines under city control. By July 6 200000 workers face continued disruption as police and deputies guard routes with near daily operations and looming state involvement.
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Cwrcaco
Judge Prendergant
Jones
Road
Harrison
Tmber
United States
Madison Street
Harson
Curcaco
West Division Railroad Company
Randolph Street
Doyle
Washington Street
Halstead Ondolph
Canal Street
Plaines Street
Ebersord
Banfield
Ockley
Lake Street
Ef Street
Western Avenue
Lake
Comny
Three Thousand Strikers March Toward Cleveland Mayor
In Cleveland on July 6 three thousand rolling mill workers gathered at the peach orchard hall to hear leaders urge joining the Knights of Labor and Amalgamated unions. A committee formed to pursue the idea as banners and a crimson flag were carried through the streets toward the mayor. Some spoke of breaking into the Standard Oil Works, but wage advice kept the strike limited to those already on the picket line.
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Cleveland
Peach Orchard
Knights of Labor
Standard Oil Works
Strikers Hold Meeting at Cleveland Rolling Mill
In Cleveland on July 5 fifteen hundred workmen attended a meeting to hear speeches and appoint twelve members to press officials for definite information on their demand. The crowd urged nonviolence unless the company resumes operations with different workers, when they warned they would fight for their rights.
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Cleveland
National military encampment closes in Fairmount Park
The national military encampment in Fairmount Park ends with most groups departing tomorrow morning. Lieutenant-Governor Underwood of Kentucky announced that prize winners will not be announced until Monday. The encampment faced financial losses and cash prizes are in doubt.
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Puiapetrata
Fairmount Park
Underwood
Kentucky
Trains Collide on Bridge Over Delaware River
A freight and coal train on the Central Railroad of New Jersey collided at Trenton Junction on a bridge over the Delaware River. Several cars were wrecked and plunged off the track with six train hands badly injured.
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Trenton
N.J
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Trention Junction
Delaware River
Lamb Appointed U S District Attorney for Indiana
Washington July 5 Hon John R E Lamb appointed United States district attorney for Indiana becomes the first Democrat in that post since before the war. His predecessor was Senator Daniel W Voorhees who held the office under President Grant. The nomination follows a line of Voorhees allies and signals Democratic influence in Indiana law office. The transition ends a political era and positions Lamb for future service in the federal judiciary scene.
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Dan Voorhee
Washington
John RE. Lamb
United States
Indiana
Daniel W. Voorhees
Kanan
Lamb
Voorh Lamb
Prosecution plan praised by Hoosier Democrats
A vigorous prosecuting officer will be pushed forward, with the appointment commended by all the Democrats in Indiana. The ruling party unit expresses broad support for the chosen official and his energetic approach to enforcement.
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Hoosier State
Six Mexican States for Sale Near U S Border
Rumors in Washington claim the Mexican government offered to sell six northern border states to the United States. The states Tamaulipas Cohahuila Chihuahua Sonora Lower California and Nuevo Leon would total about 840000 square miles. Railroads recently opened two of the states to traffic.
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Mexico
United States
Washington
Bayard
Washington, D. C
Tamaulipas
Cohahuila
Chihuahua
Sonora
Lower California
Nuevo Leon
American Lines of Railroads
Fatal affray in Fort Stockton ties Fraziers to Mexicans
News from Fort Stockton Texas dated July 3 reports a deadly clash between American and Mexican residents after a St Peters day celebration. James Frazier rich cattleman and son of Judge Frazier died from wounds while Crispine Sosa and Pedro Basilio were killed.
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Fort Stockton
Tex
James Frazier
Judge Frazier
Crispine Sosa
Pedro Basilio
Frazier
Pedro Sosa
James “Jagier
Measles Epidemic Fatal at St Francis Orphan Asylum
In New Haven on July 6 a severe measles outbreak at St Francis Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum has killed five children and left seventy five ill. The disease caused pneumonia in many cases and prompted postponement of the annual priests retreat. by week’s end the spread slowed but several children remain precarious.
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New Haven
St. Francis Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum
Narrow Escape of a High Wire Performer at Coney Island
A Japanese high wire artist named Valoo balked at a windy day and fell head first from about forty feet. Special Policeman John Taylor tried to save him but was struck on the nose, breaking it and leaving Valoo with only bruises as he escaped the perilous act.
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Little Coney Island
New York
Valoo
Passaic
Pan Fa
John Taylor
Taylor
Vanquieson
Baylor
Forgives Her as Bat Prays for Enlightenment
Rev Casar Cuciarini spoke Italian at St George's Society in Amayny New York replying to attacks on Catholic orders in Miss Cleveland's book. He praised nuns long service and urged forgiveness for the author and others in the United States who defend the church.
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Amayny
N. Y
Casar Cuciarini
St. George's Society
Cleveland
Washington
United States of America
Fonda rearrested in Constante for embezzlement case
ConsTANTINE Michigan July 3 Charles W Fonda recently released from Detroit house of correction has been rearrested here on a warrant sworn by Charles W Ford president of the Farmers National Bank. He faces embezzlement charges and will be examined July 6. This is the first rearrest of a prisoner discharged under the legal jail delivery decision.
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Constantine
Mich
Charles W. Fonda
Detroit House of Correction
Charles W. Ford
Farmer’s National Bank
Calf Sale Succeeds Despite Climate Risk in Massachusetts
George G. Creamer of Hamilton sells a 3 month old Jersey bull calf with Stoke Pogi’s and Victor Hugo lineage to John H. Odeneal of Jackson for $1000. The calf to be shipped in October, as climate may kill it within a year. Creamer notes high demand with over seventy applications and discusses another 3 month old calf priced at $1200 to show value of fancy stock.
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Hamilton
Mass
George G. Creamer
Jersey
John H. Odeneal
Jackson
Creamer
Stoke Pogi
Odeneal
Dreamer
Veteran returns home after twenty years in asylum
Charles S. Kingsley, a Civil War veteran, came home to Mansfield Pennsylvania after twenty years in an insane asylum in Washington. A silver plate in his head pressed on his brain, causing insanity. The operation restored his reason and memory, though much of his life remains a blank. He found his family destitute.
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Mansfield
Penn
Charles S. Kingsley
Washington
Destructive parasite threatens young New Haven oysters
A small insect growing coral like cells on seed oysters is destroying mag oysters. Of 98,000 bushels planted in the harbor, nine tenths may be lost due to this pest. Professor Verrill of the shellfish commission will investigate the issue.
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New Haven
Professor Verrill
Shell-Fish Commission
A Cure for Parsimony
A Fall River Advance item notes rattlesnake oil sells for $4 an ounce yet a man facing a large aggressive rattler in a quiet spot will overlook money if the snake will retreat and move on to another township.
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Fall River
Adolph acquitted in San Francisco case trial
In San Francisco on July 2 Adolph was yesterday acquitted of the ar and inviting misconduct. Prosecutors alleged wrongdoing involving ML fe Young, the proprietor of t ries, but the jury found him not guilty after deliberation.
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San Francisco
Cal
Adolph
ML Fe Young
The Microbe at Murcia Cholera Ravages Spain
From New York to Madrid reports recount Murcia’s outbreak with a population near 100000, thirty thousand fled, eight in ten stores closed, and cholera deaths mounting. Notable figures include Count de Valle aiding the sick, Dr Castello Tapia warning on lax quarantines, and Ferran and Pasteur debated on inoculation lifespans. Official Saturday tallies show Murcia 158 new cases and 566 deaths.
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New York
Madrid
New York Herald
Murcia
Count de Valle
Castello Tapia
Board of Health
Spain
Segura
Valencia
Alicante
Crisis in Trade Strains Canada Newfoundland Tariffs
Montreal July 3 A trade crisis grows as Newfoundland imposed duties raising flour to 1 per barrel and pork to 2 per barrel. Canadian firms warn Bonavista cargo may return. Ottawa debates a response as ships lay up and grain stores fill. Leaders press for immediate action to avoid favoring the United States.
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Montreal
Canada
Newfoundland
Kingman, Brown & Co
St. John's
N. F
United States
Dominion
The
Corn Exchange
Sir John Macdonald
Ottawa
House
Council of the Board of Trade
John Kenny
Corn Exchange Association
John Bowring
G. Bowring & Sons
St John’s
Kingston
St. Lawrence
Destructive Storms Hit Austria and Hungary
Terrific thunderstorms sweep Austria and Hungary. A lightning caused fire in Horodenka Galicia destroyed homes and left about five thousand homeless as many could not escape the flames. The report notes severe damage in several towns with ongoing storm activity.
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Austria
Hungary
Viena
Horodenka
Gallicia
Oepenees
Death tolls and damage from heat’s haunt in Europe
Lightning storms hit Visnuitz Gallicia killing eight and uprooting 10000 trees and destroying corn crops. In Csoka Hungary a church was struck killing two and injuring thirty two worshippers.
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Visnuitz
Gallicia
Csoka
Hungary
Not a good wool market in St Louis bid stalls Merino shipment
A Vermont merchant shipped 10 660 pounds of merino wool to St Louis for auction but the sale failed as bidders offered two cents below market value. The incident contrasts St Louis with Boston, implying weaker market tactics in St Louis despite its wool business prominence.
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St. Louis
Boston
United States
Nation Wool Growers’ Association
Cheshire & Williamson
3Iddiebury, Vi
Vermont
Will contest over Dickson will focuses on slave child
Sparta Georgia July 6 great interest mounts as the will of late David Dickson leaves all property to Amanda Eubanks a negra. White heirs hire lawyers to challenge the will and question the decedent sanity while claiming the child is offspring of Dickson and a slave. The will directs protection of the woman and her rights wherever she lives. The probate is set for tomorrow as the dispute unfolds.
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Sparta
David Dickson
Amanda Eubanks
Dickson
Cruelty Reported in Burned Woman Case in Campin N J
Ida Demound, a young mulatto woman, was bound and beaten on Thursday night June 26 after refusing to tell of alleged infidelity. She was later burned with a hot iron and received vitriol poured on her, before being found at her sister’s home in critical condition. Her husband Thomas Demound remains missing.
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Campin
N. J
Ida Demound
Record of a Naval Officer Who Has Risen by His Own Merit
New York July 1 Naval Constructor W L Mintonye recently detached from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and ordered to succeed Constructor Webb at Portsmouth yard. He joined the Brooklyn yard in 1864 and has been a naval constructor since 1869, guiding about thirty war vessels. He may be succeeded by Constructor Pook of League Island yard or Constructor R W Steele on special duty in New York. The post is important with significant patronage. Chief Clerk William Remsen of the navy yard was asked to resign after nine years, largely in the equipment department.
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New York
W. L. Mintonye
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Webb
Portsmouth Yard
Brooklyn Yard
Pook
League Island Yard
R. W
Yankee Yachtsmen Eye English Challenge in Trials
Preparations for a great yacht race near completion as Americans hope to keep the trophy from English cutters. Mischief, Pris cilla, Puritan and Genesta feature in competitive talk with trials expected to reveal the top boat. Priscilla shows powerful build and graceful lines. she impresses observers amid guarded cautions on rigging. New York Herald notes her trial success beating Mischief and Arrow by a clear margin in a twenty five mile run.
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Eet
New York
Bush
New York Yacht Club
Priscilla
England
Gourock
Scot
Carter
Mr. Schuyler
American Club
Yacht Racing Association of England
Beaver Webb
Mr. Webb
New York Herald
Herald
Douglass
Twins Living Over Eighty Honor Banaua Centre Residents
The enumerator of Saugus visiting Banaua Centre reports twins Stepney Brown and Mrs Warren Board man, both born in Lyndeboro New Hampshire, over 80 years old and enjoying good health as of their recent birthday in September.
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Saugus
Banaua
Stepney Brown
Warren Boardman
Lyndeboro
N. H
Mrs B E Fuller National Woman's Relief Leader Dies
Mrs B E Fuller president of the National Woman's Relief Association and widow of a soldier who died in service. A pioneer worker for veterans, first Massachusetts president of the Woman's Relief Corps, she supported campaigns in Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Connecticut. Chosen national secretary at Denver she did a grand year of work and remains devoted to the corps and the men who saved the Union. She has a grown son.
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Denver
The "Lion" Caged Buck on Trial for Highway Robbery
Pittsnoroo July 2 Dr James P Buck once a leader in fashion faces a highway robbery trial. Accuser Frederick Alpert insurance broker says Buck lured him into a woods to be robbed and to insure a man. Two footpads attacked, Buck allegedly staged a robbery and shared proceeds with them. Buck reportedly lived luxuriously and practiced similar schemes for years.
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Pittsnoro
James P. Buck
Frederick Alpert
Buck
Alpert
Ruel Durkee Dead Prominent New Hampshire Politician
Newport New Hampshire July 1 Ruel Durkee of Croydon died about 6 o clock this morning of Brights disease He was a longtime prominent Republican figure in New Hampshire politics a native of Croydon served as selectman town treasurer and member of the State House of Representatives He supported anti slavery positions and Blaine for president and was a delegate at large to the Chicago convention He stood six feet two inches and weighed over 260 pounds and was noted for his distinctive back cutoff swallow tailed coat and silk hat
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New Hampshire
Newport
N. H
Ruel Durkee
Croydon
Bright
Ince
John Hale
James Bell
United Sates
Senate
Republican Party
Newshire
Lincoln
Johnson
Ashington
James G. Blaine
Ent
Chicago
Boston Markets Quiet Trade on July Fourth 1885
Commercial notes from Boston Markets dated July 4 1885 report very quiet trade across departments with margins thin. Food items show little change with flour dull corn oats steady butter barely maintained cheese softening. apples beans and cheese prices listed for various regional grades. coal gas and coke shipments steady. overall tone cautious with buyers not pushing for concessions amid favorable cool weather.
Nova Scotia Goods Market Report and Prices
The market covers Nova Scotia and Bath including prices for fish haddock and mackerel per barrel and ton, flour and wheat prices, freight rates, fruit and citrus rates, hay and straw values, hides and skins, hops, leather, molasses, oats, poultry, peas, potatoes, rye, saltpetre, starch, sugar, teas, vegetables, and wool. It notes dull flour trade, firm winter grain futures, mixed grain futures, and variable freight and commodity rates across Atlantic routes with numerous regional price points and assessments.
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Nova Scotia
Ry Shore
Hale
Haddock
Bath
Vollock
Shore
Minnesota
St Louis
Disners
Ohio
New York
Michigan
Western
California
Baltimore
Boston
Cairo
Philadelphia
Fede
Roth
Valencia
Calcutta
Buffalo
Buenos Ayres
Rio Grande
Montevideo
Porto Rico
New Orleans
Harley
New Southern
Pembroke
Hyson
Bermuda
Rhode Island
Livestock arrivals and prices at Brighton and Watertown markets
Weekly live stock report for the week ending July 3, 1885 shows Western cattle at 525 head, Eastern 120, Northern 630, total cattle 284, Western sheep and lambs 12,720, Eastern 0, Northern 2,179 total 14,899. swine 13,171, veals 1,187, horses 319. Beef cattle dressed weight 100 lbs ranged from 450 to 850 dollars. Hides and tallow prices listed for Brighton and country hides, calfskins, lambskins, woolkins, and sheared wool.
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Brighton
Watertown
Gloucester Market Report Shows Light Receipts and Flat Prices
The Gloucester market for the week ending today shows light mackerel arrivals and no material price improvement. Total fish receipts reached 1,560,000 pounds of codfish and various amounts of halibut, hake, cusk, and herring, with fresh halibut selling at about two to three cents per pound and general prices remaining low across salt and dried fish offerings.
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Glovcrster
Arket
Georges Inks
Hrowah's
Western
Quero
Grand Bank
Cape Shore
Clu Georges
Georges
Shores
Bay of St. Lawrence
Nova Scotia
Closing Prices of Bonds and Stocks Land Stocks
Bond and stock prices listed by bid and asked figures across railroads mining and utilities. Notable entries include Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Erie Union Pacific Mexican Central and Atlantic and 20th century mining tour bonds with varied percentage changes and ex-dividend notes. Overall market activity shows mixed shifts with several issues trading near prior levels.
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Aspinwall
Bostonha
Ling Boewp
St & Mar
Lr&fs
la& Mokey
Mex
Nya
Union Pac
Mining
Tours
Alloues
Atlantic
Vis Vesiean
Lowell
Waterbury Watch Praised as Practical Timekeeper
The Waterbury Watch is a serviceable timekeeper, praised for American ingenuity and superior value compared with costly foreign watches. It is widely used by people from all walks of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
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