Bombardment Threat Looms as Fortifications Rise
July dispatches from Lonpox to London describe Admiral Seymour’s ultimatum to Egypt to abandon Alexandria forts. If Arabi Pasha resists, bombardment will begin. Reports detail war preparations, troop movements, and naval dispositions as tensions escalate toward potential hostilities around Alexandria.
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Lonpox
The
Times
Admiral Seymour
Arabi Pasha
London
Alexandria
Marabout
Seymour
Khedive
Arabi Bey
United States
Loroox
England
Feulaus
Stone
Bogus check swindler nabbed in Baltimore case
Samuel Lewis alias E A Folger, a known fake check man, was arrested in Baltimore after attempting to rent a piano at Smith Stevens piano factory. He used worthless checks drawn on various banks to purchase goods, luring merchants with promises to pay. Seven charges filed. investigators believe he swindled multiple victims across several weeks.
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Baltimore
Samuel Lewis
E. A. Folger
Lewis
Smith & Stevens
William J. Hess
KE. A. Folger
Hess
Man slays wife in street dispute in Chattanooga
Hosea Green an ironworker separated from his wife confronted her in the street yesterday seized her about the waist and asked if she preferred death or life with him She chose death and Green cut her throat with a razor She will probably die
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Hosea Green
Hor
Green
Patrons At Bijou Opera House Identify Couple
In New York on July 10 the Tribune reports a young Yale graduate and friend overheard recognizing a couple leaving the Bijou Opera House after Patience. The man and woman identified were Blanche Douglass and Walter Malley walking arm in arm on West Twenty-seventh Street.
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New York
the Tribune
Bijou Opera House
Patience
West Twenty-seventh Street
Yale
Blanche Douglass
Walter Malley
An Immense Crop of Wheat
Reports on the wheat crop from all counties in Springfield Illinois up to July 1 show conditions 6 percent above average and 57 percent better than last year. Southern and central areas have harvests completed with excellent quality. Central regions face sprouting and soft ground delaying harvest, affecting reaper use.
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Springfield
Nebraska Crop Report Indicates Good Yields Across Counties
Crop reports from thirty eight counties show harvesting of rye and barley has begun in western and southern counties. All crops promise a fair yield with corn oats and wheat unusually large in three counties damaged by hail. Corn recovering and overall yield likely to match last year's average. Fruit abundant along the Missouri river.
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Omaha
Neb
Missouri River
Waterspout sweeps Arkansas and Missouri fields
A waterspout in Bear Creek Arkansas and Taney county Missouri extended over half a mile in width and swept away corn and wheat fields and much stock. No lives were lost.
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Bear Creek
Ark
Taney County
Museum proprietor bitten by rattlesnake likely to recover
New York report states Professor Worth, owner of a Bowery museum, suffered a severe hand wound Friday night but is expected to recover. He credits his survival to a liberal dose of whiskey taken immediately after the bite.
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New York
Worth
Bowery
Liebig Company's Coca Beef Tonic praised by journals
The American Homopathic Observer notes the Coca Beef Tonic as a legitimate pharmaceutical product distinct from patent nostrums. It is deemed invaluable for those run down, nervous, dyspeptic, or bilious, earning endorsements from homopathic and allopathic journals.
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Homopathic
Liebig Company
Whitthorne Labels Robeson a Liar in Naval Scandal Clash
In a heated House scene on July 6, Tennessee Representative Whitthorne openly denounces Secor Robeson, accusing him of crooked Navy Department administration. Robeson defends himself with fiery rhetoric, invoking investigations and a charged exchange that ends with a bill passage and Whitthorne’s personal explanation. Notes mention Mason’s gunshot claim and Newburgh celebration delegates.
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Washington
Secor Robeson
Navy Department
Representative Whitthorne
Tennessee
Committee On Naval Affairs
Robeson
Whitthorne
Whitthorne Who Fixed Upon Mr. Robeson
Mr. Robeson
Mr. Whitthorne
Congress
Reduction in Taxes Proposed by Bensemer Katis
Washington July 8 The Senate Republican caucus endorsed several internal revenue changes to reduce taxes by about 40 million dollars including cutting Bessemer rails to 20 per ton abolishing the 25 percent sugar duty and applying McKinley style duties to hoop iron. The plan aims to aid the country and the Republican party while delaying adjournment until mid August with further tariff debates and an early move to the river and harbor bill before other appropriations.
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Washington
Senate
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Mahone
Virginia
Beck
Kentucky
House
Congress
Tariff Commission
Plumb
Republican Party
Hoar Falls to Ingalls in Debated Bankruptcy Bill Clash
In Washington on July 9 Senator Hoar clashed with Senator Ingalls over delaying action on a uniform bankruptcy bill. Ingalls accused Hoar of candor issues while Hoar protested postponement and urged disposal in the current session. The bill was laid aside until next session amid lighthearted banter. The National Federation of Labor Unions later adopted resolutions urging unions to send representatives from each local.
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Washington
Senator Hoar
Senator Ingalls
Ingalls
Hoar
Kangas
Massachusetts
National Federation of Labor Unions
Eacan
Poisoned Waters in Schuylkill River
Pottstown July 9 residents report discolored river water as a poisonous substance kills thousands of fish. Rumors point to mine drainage from the coal region entering the Schuylkill and moving toward the Delaware. Citizens vow action amid warnings of unusable water and polluted streams.
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Schuylkill Valley
Pottstown
Schuylkill River
Sebuylkid
Delaware
Hidden Hoard of Silver and Gold Found in 1044 Spruce Street
In Philadelphia on July 9 Jane and Susan Shaw, two elderly sisters, left estates to kin. Executors unearthed four chests packed with silver and gold totaling 21 800 dollars. Judge Ashman awarded the money to Jane Shaw's estate after showing Susan exhausted funds and could not claim the assets.
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Philadelphia
Jane
Susan Shaw
Spruce Street
Charles
Nything
Susan
Harles
Forsyth
Shaw
Ashman
Orphans’ Court
Ashuon
Jane Shaw
Unlucky Somnambulist Leaps From Third Story Window
A man identifying as Thomas McDonald, about 53, from Thames Street Newport, jumped from a third story window at 123 South Water Street during sleep. He suffered serious head injuries and multiple broken ribs, internal injuries suspected, and was taken to Rhode Island Hospital after emergency treatment.
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Providence
Thomas McDonald
Thames Street
Newport
South Water Street
William H. Palmer
McDonald
Rhode Island Hospital
One More Victim to the Careless Handling of Firearms
Dover New Hampshire July 9 a sad shooting accident occurred Thursday Two young men were target shooting with a pistol in Rev John B Richmonds barn on Washington street Miss Annie R daughter of Rev Richmond went to the yard and a shot fired from Eayward Frosts pistol struck her jugular vein and she bled to death in under ten minutes The deceaseds family is among the most respected in the community and is deeply bereaved
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Eayward Frost
Murderous Cowboys at St John’s Arizona Town Duel
Nine Mormon cowboys rode into St John’s Arizona, opened fire on townsfolk, sparking a general gunfight. James Vaughan and Nathan C. Tenney were killed, Dixie Green wounded, Nat Green and Harrie Green captured or jailed after the adobe-house standoff. Local leader Nat Green and four others fled. others surrendered.
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Tucson
Arn
The
Star
St. John’s
Nat Green
James Vaughan
Nathan C. Tenney
Dixie Green
Porate
Nat
Harrie Green
Boy Falls From Roof In Providence Streets
Harris C. Aldrich, 7, wandered to a roof and walked in a gutter before losing balance and falling to the sidewalk. Rescued by two women, he sustained a fracture of the left leg above the knee and minor injuries. Doctors assessed no other serious danger.
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Providence
R. I
Harris C. Aldrich
Frederick J. Aldrich
Willard H. Greene
Hersey
Leonard
Repression Bill Adopted by the Commons in July
London news reports a heated Commons debate over the Irish leaders and the suspension of Parnell. Gladstone’s motion to suspend O Donnell passes 181 to 1, with urgency passed 269 to 31. Irish leaders threaten action as the repression bill moves, and further July sessions and amendments follow amid defections and resignations threats.
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Lonxpox
Parnell
Gladstone
O'Donnell
Lyon Playfair
O’donnell
Gladatone
Lewall
London
House of Commons
Wall
Justin McCarthy
Trish
Parnellitea
Commons
Ireland
House of Lords
Loxpoy
W. H. B. Portman
George Russell
Dustin
Orange Societies
Ladies’ Land League
Italeo
Reconciliation Rumor Trails Christiancy Divorce Case
In Wastinotox July 9, Chris tiancy and his young wife, soon to be divorced, met at her home. She beckoned him inside with a smiling display of a paper, but he withdrew with cold words after a brief exchange. The scene fueled talk that Cortallancy’s suit might be withdrawn, though he insists the case will proceed and no reconciliation is intended.
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England
Egypt
Paris
Cabinet Council
France
Europe
Italy
Voltaire
Prince Hohenlohe
Lord Lyons
Republique Francais
M. de Freycinet
Bismarck
Suez Canal
Alexandria
Admiral Seymour
Wastinotox
Christiancy
Indiana Avenue
Saar
Mra
Christianey
Cortallancy
The Wrecked Adeline Iceberg Story From Captain Watts
Captain John Watts of the British bark Edeline recounts the collision with an iceberg off June 14 near New York bound from Sunderland to Christiania. After four days afloat, the crew abandoned ship, saved papers and provisions, and reached Gloucester, Massachusetts, aboard two boats before meeting the schooner Mary F. Chisholm.
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John Watts
Edeline
Gloucester
Mass
Sunderland
England
New York
Christian Lund
Norway
Mary F. Chisholm
Result of fooling Sad death of a Providence boy
The funeral of Arthur R. Jerauld, 12, occurred in Providence R I after injuries from rough play last year. He was kicked near the spine and later struck on the head with a stone, leading to paralysis, blindness, and loss of speech before death. Police investigated but parents did not pursue the matter.
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Arthur R. Jerauld
Providence
R. L
Greatest Oil Strike on Record in Cherry Grove Penn
Oil producers in Warren county Pennsylvania and local dealers celebrate Murphy well No 2 at Cherry Grove as United Pipeline connects to the flow The strike is hailed as the greatest on record with estimates of 4000 barrels daily based on the nearby Mystery well No 646 which produces 800 barrels per day The market is demoralized with a closing price of 50 1 2 cents per barrel the lowest ever reported
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Pirtseurg
Warren County
Penn
Cherry Grove
United Pipeline
Oil Wen
Spiritualist Slade Confesses at Lant Ottawa
Spiritualist Slade, who arrived from Belleville after police exposure, confessed imposture in Ottawa Ont after being given five minutes to leave. He demonstrated his methods to avoid jail during the confrontation with authorities and the Belleville police.
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Ottawa
Ont
Slade
Belleville
Fight With Smugglers Near Piedras Negras
A Piedras Negras telegram reports a battle between eighteen contrabands and forty soldiers under customs orders ten leagues from Piedras Negras. The clash left two troops dead and more than forty bales of goods, forty horses, nine smugglers, and several guns captured.
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Chicago
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Custom House
Deaths of General Skobeleff in Moscow
General Mikhail Skobeleff died suddenly in Moscow at age 38. Born near Moscow in 1846, he rose through the Russian military to command in Khiva and Plevna, winning honors from the Emperor. Crowds gathered in Moscow for the funeral rites, with the body lying in state and slated for burial at his estate in Riaza.
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Prince Dolgorouki
Grand Duke
Alexia
Nicolas
Moscow
Skobeleff
Mikhail Dimitriyevitch Skobeleff
Military Academy of
St. Petersburg
Turkestan
Michael
Lomakin
Coluwn
Khiva
McGaher
Kaufman
Khokan
Makaram
Adrian
Kutokan
Russia
Tekke Turcumans
Hotel
Dassaux
General Skobeleff
Riaza
Extensive Log Drive Reaches Windsor VT From Canaan
The 60,000,000 foot log drive owned by Connecticut River Lumber Co. arrived in Windsor Vermont after starting at Canaan in April. About 150 men and eight horses are involved. They expect to move the logs to Olyoke Massachusetts in August.
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Windsor
Canaan
Connecticut River Lumber Company
Olyoke
Mass
Buffalo man ends life after assault on wife
Adam Simon struck his wife on the head with a bung starter then cut his throat. The wife, who remains unharmed, learned of his death from an epileptic fit. He had been regarded as a lunatic for years and left a memorandum cursing his brothers, planning to dispose of about $200 in property.
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Buffalo
Adam Simon
Boy shoots at child with toy pistol in Vermont
In Northfield Vermont on Friday night Louis Marcatt aged 14 loaded a toy pistol with a blank cartridge and a double B shot and fired at five year old Frank Jangraw son of Alexander Jangraw. One shot cut the scalp and another entered the abdomen but did not cause serious injuries. Marcatt was arrested.
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Northfield
Louis Marcatt
Montpelier
Frank
Alexander Jangraw
Marcatt
Guiteau’s Bones Bleaching for Exhibit at Museum
Guiteau's bones have been stripped of flesh and placed on the Medical Museum roof, where they are undergoing a bleaching process in preparation for display.
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Guiteau
Washington
Seventy-year-old murderer Moses Grinnell jailed for life
Newport Rhode Island July 9 Moses Grinnell aged seventy who was convicted last May of shooting Charles H Thomas in Tiverton Rhode Island two years ago has been sentenced to life imprisonment in State prison.
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Newport
R. L
Moses Grinnell
Charles H. Thomas
Tiverton
Thurlow Weed Revealed as Entirely Blind at 1812 Veterans Dinner
Thurlow Weed attended the 1812 veterans annual dinner in New York on Tuesday and it was disclosed that he has been completely blind for two weeks. His general health remains fair aside from the blindness.
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New York
Thurlow Weed
Youth Murders at Troy Picnic as Playmate Fires Accidental Shot
In Troy on July 9 a 15 year old youth named Murphy was fatally shot through the heart by a fellow boy during a picnic. Both boys were fooling with revolvers when the accident occurred.
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Troy
Murphy
Poverty of Engineer Melville's Family Rumor
Philadelphia dispatch reports a pay cut for Engineer Melville has left his wife and children near want. The note highlights family hardship stemming from the salary reduction and its impact on daily sustenance.
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Engineer Melville
Philadelphia
Melville
Destructive Kaueas Tornado Hits Kansas Towns
A destructive tornado swept Columbus Kansas Wednesday causing uprooted trees, wrecked buildings and near complete destruction of structures. Girard reports indicate two deaths, Peter Crawford and James Arrowsworth, with extensive damage across the area.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Columbus
Greie
Girard
Peter Crawford
James Arrowsworth
Bee Sting Fatality Near Napaver Ontario
Nathan Briscoe, a farmer of Ernestown, was stung on the forehead while handling bees near Napaver Ontario last week and died within fifteen minutes. The incident underscores the dangers of apiculture and follows other bee related fatalities in rural areas.
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Nathan Briscoe
Ernestown
Woman kills policeman during pursuit at Dakota home
July 9. Mrs. Runkle shot and killed Patrolman Alderman after pursuing a prisoner on her premises. Alderman was mistaken for a tramp during the confrontation.
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Dakota
Garfield anniversary draws twenty five thousand to Lake View
In Cleveland Lake View Cemetery 25 000 visitors attended last Sunday to mark the Garfield assassination anniversary. In Marysville Ohio Colonel Noah Orr, known as the Ohio giant, is dead at age eight feet tall. Four Foley children in Burlington Vermont were poisoned after eating wormy green currants.
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Vishtore
Lake View Cemetery
Cleveland, O
Garfield
Marysville, O
Noah Orr
Burlington, Vt
Foley
Labor celebrants as iron strikers gain wage scale
The Western Iron Strikers report progress as puddling mills at Alikanna Ohio and Leechburg Pennsylvania sign the new wage scale and plan to restart. Bay View Mills and LaClede Mills also resume under Cincinnati agreement while Secretary Martin voices cautious satisfaction.
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St Louis
Cincinnati
Jarrett
Bay View Mills
Martin
Alikomna, O
The Freight Handlers Strike Endures Hardship and Tension
July 8 New York report shows the freight handlers strike unchanged. Workers on Pennsylvania lower piers demanded back pay while a queue of trucks waited to unload and freight moved slowly. Italians faced attacks in Battery Park as pier activity dwindled and loading shifted to floats and other locations.
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New Yor
Pennsylvania
Battery Park
New York Central
Hudson River
Marclay Street
Krie Ae
Upder
Pennsylvania Railroad
St. John’s Park
Workers Win Small Pay Rise to Restart Steamer Unloading
On Thursday night the Johns Hopkins steamer arrived from Lattimore and the regular 22 yardmen refused to unload unless paid ten cents more per hour. Night wages were 30 cents, and the delay slowed market deliveries of garden produce. Friday morning the day crew was paid 30 cents and the unloading resumed. By evening many workers returned after Captain Sampson granted the requested advance.
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Johns Hopkins
Lattimore
Morket
Sampson
Chicago Iron Workers face mill changes and strikes
In South Chicago Bradley and Terrence of Calumet Iron and Steel say no wage increase. plan to convert mills to steel and abolish paddlers. At St Louis rolling mills resume under Cincinnati agreement with 600 workers returning. Helm bacher’s forge in doubt. Cohoes Harmony Mills denies returning to work at reduced pay. 50 strikers hired for Chicopee mills. Montreal boot and shoe factories face 5000 to 6000 workers poised to strike. North Chicago Kay View mill reaches amicable settlement. Downtrodden workers seek wage increases in New York and Cincinnati while street cleaners press for higher pay.
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Messrs. Bradley and
Terrence
Calumet Iron and Steel Company
Bay View
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Albany
Harmony Mills
Cohoes
Harmony Mills Company
New York
Chicopee
Mass
Pittsburg Knights of Labor
Old Colony
Buffalo Free Presse
Courier and Commercial
Atrikera
Montreal
Que
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Wis
Swank
American Iron and Steel Association
Philadelphia
Shoe Cutters’ Union of Cincinnati
Board of Arbitration
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Donahue
Eckhart
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