True Texan gunman at Highland Falls shooting West Point rival
Beaumont Buck of Texas shot John G. Thompson Jr of Ohio at Colonel Huses preparatory school in Highland Falls after a hazing feud. Buck, a 20 year old printer and West Point aspirant, fired from six feet causing a through and through wound. Buck surrendered to a magistrate while peers recall his abrasive temper and prior threats.
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Newnora
N. Y
Beaumont Buck
Texas
John G. Thompson
Ohio
House of Representatives
Washington
West Point Military Academy
Huse
Highland Falls
Buck
Thompson
West Point
Avery
Military Academy
Olin Wellborn
Congress
Whittaker
J. L. Allston
Young Allston
Scott
Highland Falls Academy
Mar
Reginald M. Huse
Tearean
W. B. Ayer
Stewart
United States Academy
J. G. Thompson, Jr
Chase
Academy
Dallas Herald
Senator Ferry Tied to Another Scandal Report
Reports in Washington allege Senator Ferry has recently been seen in intimate terms with the wife of an army officer staying at the National Hotel. The story notes that several nights ago he was detected in a compromising situation.
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Washington
Senator Ferry
National Hotel
Unclear Assault Report Hides Deeper Story In Chamber
A girl of sixteen drove him from the chamber with a walking-stick and blocked his eye. A correspondent examined his eyes this afternoon and found them all right, but the rest of the tale remains unsettled and unresolved.
Duel Near Richmond Endangers Editor Elam
The Richmond Whig editor Elam was involved in a morning duel near Richmond with Thomas Smith, son of ex Governor William Smith. Elam was probably fatally shot in the mouth by revolver fire after a harsh critique of Governor Smith’s war conduct. Smith disappeared and all participants remained reticent.
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Richmond Whig
New York
Herald
Richmond
Williams
Elam
The
Whig
Thomas Smith
William Smith
Smith
Flam
Poisoned Death Probe in Weymouth Man
Dr C C Tower and colleagues led an inquiry into the death of Edward Nelligan a South Weymouth laborer. An autopsy revealed arsenic poisoning and investigators pressed the district attorney’s office while suspicion centered on the deceased’s wife though no tangible evidence emerged.
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C. C. Tower
G. C. Pratt
T. Bailey
Coward
Subterranean Travelling and New York Underground Rail Plan
A revived underground railway project in New York promises a two-tunnel system from South Ferry to Forty-seventh Street with stations every 500 feet. Civil engineer Walter J. Morris outlines five cent fares, electric lighting, and a safer, cleaner tunnel with continuous noiseless tracks within 18 months to two years of start, pending governor approval.
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New York
South Ferry
Harlem
Walter J. Morris
City Hall Park
Stret
Forty-seventh Street
Vanderbilt Roads
Christiancy Divorce Suit Gives Wife $150 Alimony
In Washington equity court Judge Haynes set alimony at 150 dollars monthly to begin May 1 for Lillie M. Christiancy in her suit against Isaac P. Christiancy. The judge also ordered the plaintiff to pay defense counsel 300 dollars within twenty days, noting the husband’s $10,000 yearly salary.
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Washynton
Isaac P. Christiancy
Lillie M. Christiancy
Equity
Congressman Willetts
Michigan
E C. Ingersoll
J. N. Oliver
Haynes
Denton
Forrest
Cuban Supplies Scandal Tied to Montreal Vessel
Montreal dispatch reports that 25 Cubans traveled from New York to Canada via Montreal in May, with some heading to Toronto and Kingston. A steamship Attila was found to carry ball cartridges in sardine boxes, prompting a search. The Cuban captain was fined 40 dollars for leaving the wharf without notice, while inspectors pursued a ship search with Quebec interviews and questions about Spanish consular knowledge.
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Montreal
Bleakly Street
New York
Canada
Toronto
Kingston
Quebec
Convil
Doucett
Dufort
Lord Dufferin
Acrobatic English Spiritist at Munich Meetings
An English medium calling himself Eglinton headlines German reports from Munich. Mehr Licht lauds his feats with hidden hands and an invisible pianist, while Suddeutsche Presse notes the sensational acts of levitation and table turning, casting doubt on the linking explanations.
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London Globe
Eglinton
Mehr Licht
Suddeutsche Presse
Munich
England
Mr. Eglinton
Gabriel Max
Herr Max
Medium Eglinton’s Secrets Shine, Munich Trip Ends
The piece exposes Eglinton as a clever acrobat who earns more with private shows in dark rooms than public displays. It notes that while the Munch paper’s proofs failed to sway believers, they unsettled the medium, who fled Munich on the first available train without awaiting travel expenses.
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Mr. Eglinton
Greenbackers Arrive in Chicago for Convention
Delegates pour into Chicago for the Greenback national convention to be held at the Exposition building starting Wednesday. Maine-led delegation arrives by special train with ex-Councilman Fogg and Mr. Springer amid 600 delegates already at Palmer House. Denis Kearney rumored in city. a decorated special train with 300 delegates passes Montreal en route to Chicago.
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Chicago
Exposition
Maine
Fogg
Springer
Buchanan
Indiana
Palmer Oase
Greenbackers
Luther
Denis Kearney
Greenback
The
Arty
Montreal
B. F. Butler
Talmage Presides as General Synod Debates Masonry
In Brooklyn on June 7 the Reformed General Synod convened at 11 am with Rev. T De Witt Talmage leading prayers. Morning sessions yielded no major action. Afternoon considered reports on Free Masonry and oath-bound secret societies sparking a heated debate.
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Talmage
General Synod
Brooklyn
Reformed General Synod
T. de Witt Talmage
Church of Christ
Lepeltak
Moses
Porter
R. H. Pruin
The Cincinnati Convention and potential candidates
The Washington Post editors weigh Cincinnati nomination possibilities for 1880, favoring Seymour if he accepts and noting Tilden would not seek the race. They see Bayard, Morrison, Hancock, Blaine, Field, and Grant as potential contenders with varying strengths in New York and the Pacific states.
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Washington
Washington Post
Tilden
Cincinnati
New York
Seymour
Chicago
Post
Bayard
Hancock
Grant
Blaine
Morrison
Judge Field
Windom
Pacific States
Unrequited Love Drives Woman to Insane Pursuit in Mass.
In western Massachusetts a young woman abandoned for a wealthier rival slowly slipped into insanity. After a period at Hartford asylum she and a friend visited a church where the wedding proceeded with her former fiancé as groom. She fainted and left, later recovering but enduring a lengthy confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Hartford Asylum
A Texan Rumpus Two Thieves Shot After Fatal Home Robbery
Despatches from Dallas report a farmer Bradley near Clear Lake Collins county stored 200 dollars. A stranger staying at his house witnessed a murder scene as two robbers from Pruett and Mrs Bradley lay dead after a single gunfight. The man claimed he fired in defense.
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Galveston
Dallas
Bradley
Clear Lake
Collins County
Pruett
Church Roof Falls on Congregation In Ohio Storm
A violent wind storm near Mount Carey Hancock county Ohio blew down a church roof trapping worshippers. Twenty were injured and two died including Rev Strout H McKinley with several others severely hurt such as George Greiser and his daughter A Cartwright Laura Peebles and E Nuremaker among the injured.
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Crxcrinxat TI. O
Mount Carey
Hancock County
Strout H. McKinley
George Greiser
A. Cartwright
E. Nuremaker
Arnold Boys
Laura Peebles
Lynch Law for a Murder in Charleston West Virginia
William A. Cope n was admitted to bail for murder of Lou Matheney on May 1 in a quarrel over a young lady. A mob of about 100 took him from his home on Big Sandy Creek and hanged him yesterday morning.
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Charleston
W. Va
William A. Copen
Lou Matheney
Big Sandy Creek
Market Report on Money, Bonds and Stocks June 8 1880
The week shows quiet money markets with ample currency and low discounts. New York funds slip at par call, while bank reserves rise and silver may become scarce. Railroads and bonds hold steady with modest gains, and a historic trunk line pool plan aims to standardize passenger receipts from June 1 1880, potentially ending scalpers and commissions.
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State Street
Eapen
Prime Corporation
New York
Frances
Eastern Railroad
Ogdensburg and
Lake Champlain Railroad Company
Cheshire
Cheshire Railroad
Keene
N. H
Monadnock
Fink
Hugh J. Jewett
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company
George D. Roberts
Pennsylvana Railroad Company
John W. Garrett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
W. K. Vanderbilt
New York and Hudson River Railroad Company
Boston Markets Laboring Under Poor Demand For Commodities
The Boston Daily Globe notes limited demand across apples, beans, boots and shoes, and several commodities. Prices for apples, yellow eyes kidneys, and various leather and hardware items show modest activity while dry goods, coal, copper, iron, and cotton markets exhibit steadier trends or mild declines.
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Orrick
Boston Daily Globe
Phi
New York
Vermont Choice Creamery
Franklin Coune Vt
Choice Dairy
Western Choice
Nova Scotia
Boston daily globe market report on live stock June 2
The Boston Daily Globe lists market totals for cattle sheep and lambs swine veal calves and other items with prices. Western and northern cattle are noted and sales by local dealers such as W Scollans D Keenan and J A Hathaway Up are recorded along with bid prices for working oxen milch cows and veal calves.
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Boston Daily Globe
Bricuron
Massachusetts
Brighton
Maine
W. Scollans
Durham
Ayrshire
D. Keenan
J. C. Libby
Rackliffe & Vinal
G. W. Hollis
Th. Swink
John P. Squire
Charles EH
North
Niles Brothers
M. Pike
W. Scollons
Soa
M. T. Shackett
Kimball
Stacia
W.H. Bardwell
Hollis
Taylor & Harpin
Berry & Long
Michigan Shores
Shores
Busaca Talon
Lac
J.A. Hathaway
Rene
Parca
J W Taylor
H Adams
Aldfrich & Johnson
Gloucester fish market week totals and price lists
Gloucester reports 124 fishing arrivals for the week with Georges Bank and Western Banks contributing cod and halibut volumes, mackerel landing fares, and prices for large and medium Georges cod. Fresh halibut and other whitefish show steady demand and varied rates. only limited mackerel arrivals remain.
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Georges
Haddock
Eastport
Shore
Labrador
St John
California
Louis
Ivols
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Innesota
Choice Bakers
Wisconsin
Russia
Rockland
Gloucester
Fshing
Rand
Hake
Parity of Family Medicines and Hop Bitters Claim
A Rochester visit highlights Hop Bitters as a distinct tonic differing from traditional vegetable bitters. The article praises their hops, buchu, mandrake, and dandelion blend for stomach, liver, kidney, and nervous ailments, claiming wide usage and endorsements from chemists and users alike without the adverse effects of other bitters.
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Rochester
Mercantile Review
A Voice of Endorsement for Hop Bitters
A letter from Gilliland in Pittsburg praises Hop Bitters as mild and effective for strength and digestion. Dr A Pratt of Scranton testifies to its usefulness for debility and chronic diseases. Leonard Whitbeck notes long term benefit and widespread local use, with a bedridden patient improving after three bottles.
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Gilliland
People's Advocate
Pittsburg
Bay City
Mich
Hop Bitters Company
A. Pratt
Screnton, Wis
Tam
Leonard Whitbeck
Hop Bitters Testimonials Across States in 1879 1880
Letters from multiple readers claim Hop Bitters eased indigestion bilious attacks lung and heart distress and other malarial climate ailments. Testimonials range from Thomas G Knox Ludington H T Alexander Paulding John Field and Mrs Julia G Cushing Ashburnham detailing relief and renewed health after using the medicine.
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Battle Creek
Mici
Hot Bitters Co
Thomas G. Knox
Ludington, Mich
H. T. Alexander
Ashburnham
Mass
Julia G. Cushing
Hop Bitters Praise From Many Readers
Vignettes from customers across the United States attest to Hop Bitters curing kidney issues neu ralgia hypepsia and skin sickness. Letters from Rodney Pearson Mat tie Cooper J P Maget Henry Knoche and Mrs James Betts describe relief and restored health after using several bottles amid doctor skepticism and high demand.
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Walhend
Kansas
Mars
Mattie Cooper
Cedar Bayou
Texas
Hop BittTers Co
Galveston
J. P. Maget
New Bloomfield
Miss
Hop BirtTens Co
Henry Knoche
Alcoholic Fatuity and the Hop Bitters Cure Claim
A chronic drunkard fears life without alcohol and is told that Hop Bitters offers a perfect cure. The claim asserts the tonic will restore the stomach liver and kidneys to normal function and save the drinker from the curse of alcoholism.
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Weymouth
Subterranean Travelling
Cincinnati Convention
Democrats
Financial Matters
Boston Money and Stocks
Review OF the Week
United States
Sherman
Atchison
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Boston & Providence
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Clinton
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
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Council Bluffs
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Sinking Fund
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New York Central
Philadelphia & Reading
Rutland Railroad Equipment
Brokers’ Board
U.S8
U. S
First Board
First Cate
NM & SP
Cin, San, &C
Lt R& Fista
Geiss LI Soy
Foo Ao
OXLU
NY & NE
Hart & Bh
Phil, Wil& Bud
Union Pac
Pac
Union Pacific A&by
Minties
NY &N Eng
Railroa
Tue Hill
Sity &S Fils
Conver Falls
Franklin
Boston
K& Tree
Tee
Eee
Petre de Call
Huron
Baeo
P & Ark
Allouez
Boston Markets
Gopper
Barbadoes
Cienfuegos
Geoh Oats
Calcutta
Western
Elaine
Pete Bealton
Houston Rase
Bush
Avenue
Boston and Western
Aevel
Psge
Teige
Ipu
Watertown Union
Noston Daily Glone
Watertown
Gloucester Fish Market
John A. Dodge &Co
Wall Street
Paulding
John Field
Rodney Pearson
Milton
Del
James Betts
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