Tilden Declines renomination for presidency due to health
A published letter from June 10 1884 by former President Tilden renounces further national candidacy. He cites advancing age and declining strength, urges reform through government machinery, and expresses gratitude to supporters while stating he cannot undertake another campaign or administration.
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New York
Daniel Manning
Democratic State Committee of
United States
Cincinnati
Democratic Party
Republic
Tilden Announces Public Career End
Samuel J. Tilden states he has exhausted his capacity for public labors and submits to God, declaring his public career forever closed. He reflects on strength past and future, and implies resignation from political life.
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Samuel J. Tilden
Two Sisters and Lovers Behind Burnings and Murder
A late 19th century crime tale from Roane County details Mary and Eve Ledson and their husbands K K Reynolds and Telburn Hall plotting to rob and burn George Williams house in August 1878 to conceal theft. Peter Cook, a special constable, investigated, was killed, and evidence tied the couples to the crime with confessions and a staged accident.
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Wheeling
W. Va
George Willams
Roane
Peter Cook
Cook
Mary
Eve Ledson
K. K. Reynolds
Telburn Hall
Williams
Willama
E. K. Reynolds
Ledson
Rainier wreck survivor reports voyage and rescue
Captain Morrison, late master of the American ship Rainier wrecked on reef while sailing from Philadelphia to Asia, arrived on the City of Rio de Janeiro. He recounts sailing August 9, 1883 with 73 000 cases of petroleum, ship split by a half tide reef, rescue by natives, Essex rescue, Jaluit relief attempts, and arrival in San Francisco June 4.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Morrison
Rainier
Philadelphia
China
Japan
Rio de Janeiro
China and Japan Trading Company
Klogo
Equator
Cape of Good Hope
Norfolk Island
New Caledonia
Hebrides
Margaretta Island
Said Island
Lydia Island
Jaluit
Bonham Island
Ujai
United States
Essex
Yokohama
Calabria
Ulan
Armstrong Island
Saigon
Hongkong
General Mosby
Marshall Group
Ujal
Tragedy near Pine Valley as wife elopes with lover
In Pine Valley Pennsylvania on June 13 a long scandal ends with the deaths of Jabez Grant and serious injuries to Joshua Willig. Mrs. Willig fled with Grant after a confrontation with Willig’s son Henry. Willig lay dying as Grant’s efforts to pursue failed the pursuit. Mrs Willig reportedly fled with seven thousand dollars and her husband’s property titles, possibly heading to Baltimore.
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Pine Valley
Penn
Jabez Grant
Joshua Willig
Vine Valley
Willig
Henry
Grant
Wallly
Gorman’s
Baltimore
Hailstorm Ravages Sheep Ranch in Mussel Shell Region
Helena dispatch reports a Tuesday night hailstorm that broke backs of lambs and stunned others, drove harnessed teams to bolt, and drowned Ralph Berry when his team tangled in harness. The storm left widespread flood and a tree measured by circumference the next day.
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Helena
Mon
Ralph Berry
Coast defence plan outlines vast interior waterway network
A preliminary army and navy commission report proposes an Atlantic Gulf coast defense line from near Cape Cod through Long Island Sound to New York Harbor and down to the Gulf, via canals and rivers to the Mississippi delta. Data volume delays full reporting. a $10,000 appropriation funds compilation.
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Washington
Army and Navy Commission
Atlantic and Gulf Seaboard
Cape Cod
Buazard's Bay
Long Island Sound
New York Harbor
New Jersey
Delaware River
Chesapeake Bay
Elizabeth River
Virginia
North Carolina
Cape Fear
Florida
Guy of Mexico
Gulf
Mississippi
Rio Grande River
Congress
Chandler
Benet
Washington Deadlock on Electoral Count Bill Signals Delay
In Washington on June 15 the prospects for passing a bill to regulate the electoral count look poor this session. Eaton moved a Senate substitute and defended it, while Pryor’s attempt to finish his speech failed from exhaustion. The House may keep the post office bill moving, but agreement with the Senate seems unlikely as party factions clash over counting procedures and joint conventions.
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Washington
Eaton
Select Committee On Laws
Senate
Pryor
Himesterday
House
House of Representatives
Hoar
Avery
House approves post office bill amendments keep fast mail
Washington June 2 The House finalized action on the post office appropriation bill conference report accepting most Senate amendments while rejecting five key changes. The fast mail provision saw heated debate but the House increased the allocation to 250000, preserving rapid transcontinental service that benefits the West and South with faster links to eastern cities.
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Washineton
House
Conference Committee
Senate
Post Office Department
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Mr Lovering Seeks Pensions For Veterans In House
Washington June 14 One of the most constant attendees at Friday night House sessions is Mr Lovering of Massachusetts He pushed five pension bills through the House two benefiting Massachusetts Nelson Gannon Wakefield and Maria H Sargent Linden The measure would grant eight dollars per month to all soldiers and sailors of the Civil War Gov Cleveland of New York and his adjutant general signed petitions in support Also Governor Cameron of West Virginia and mayors of Richmond and Harrisburg sent petitions The measure is supported by John A Andrew of the Grand Army of the Republic of Boston.
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Loverine
Washington
Lovering
Massachusetts
Nelson
Gannon
Wakefleld
Maria H. Sargent
Linden
House
Representative Lovering
Cleveland
New York
Cameron
West Virginia
Richmond
Harrisburg
John A. Andrew He
Grand Army of the Republic of Boson
The Alabama Claims Court Looks Ahead to Summer Break
Washington June 14 The Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims will not hear new cases before the summer vacation, as the court aims to finish all business currently before it.
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Alabama Claims
Washington
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Amendments to Mexican Pension Bill Raise Big Spending Question
In Washington on June 16, Republicans caucused to act on revising all amendments to the Mexican pension bill. The key Ingalls amendment would remove the arrears limit, potentially adding about 250 million dollars to pension costs. The caucus agreed to admit the amendment with scope limited to cases filed before January 1, 1885.
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Ingalls
Tilly
Lugails
Memphis Seeks $350,000 for Mississippi River Protection
Memphis asks federal funds to guard against river encroachment endangering public buildings. city officials say river advances threaten safety and seek appropriation of 350000 dollars to fund protective measures.
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Wasiiaton
D.C
Jane
Memphis
Mississippi River
Remarkable deaf mute speaker Buoech Whipple of Ledyard
A New London Day feature on Buoech Whipple aged about sixty living in Ledyard famed as a deaf mute with sharp perception who converses with strangers and speaks to crowds. He communicates orally with family and friends though lips are partly hidden by a moustache. A Mystic River mass meeting two years ago saw him address 500 people and his wife talks with ease as if hearing.
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New London
Buoech Whipple
Ledyard
Mystic River
Mr Whipple
Whippie
Mr. Whipple
Tin
Impostor George Livingstone Tries Farm Purchase Ring
Me condenses a tale from Ba n a on i Maine. George Livingstone claimed to buy Nealley farm for 12000 then vanished after borrowing 15 dollars and stealing shirts from a Latkin worker. He took Nealley’s horse to Lagrange and is believed headed West. Some think partial insanity explains his behavior while others fear he will strike again in Piscataquis.
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Banaoni
George Livingstone
Nealley
Livingstone
Latkin
Orrington
Mr. Nealley
Lagrange
West
Kennebec County
Ome
Piscataquis
Unparalleled Alabama court verdict shocks Scottsboro
In Scottsboro Alabama a jury at 11 a.m. convicted George Smith Asbury Hughes George Hughes and John Grayson of arson. Sentences followed at 3 p.m. with Smith and the Hughes brothers to be hanged and Grayson to life in the penitentiary. The crime involved robbing an elderly New Englander Porter on Sand Mountain of over $5000 and burning his house, which led to his death. Ten others remain jailed on capital charges.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Scottsboro
Ala
George Smith
Asbury Hughes
George Hughes
John Grayson
Smith
Hughes
Grayson
Supreme Court
New
Fatal Jump From Moving Train Ends Tragic Hotel
On a West Shore train near Fairview New Jersey Buffalo Bill troupe member Henry Dunker was accused of theft during a joke. Dunker leaped from the car door as a revolver was drawn, suffering head wounds at forty miles per hour and was taken to a hospital where his chances were described as grim.
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New York
West Shore
Buffalo Bill
Fairview
N. J
Henry Dunker
Dunker
Tragic molten iron spill at Newport Tron and Pipe Co
At noon an alarm summoned Newport firemen to the Cincinnati & Newport Tron and Pipe Company building. A ladle of molten iron overturned, pouring over workers. Joan Van Ausdel, the pli boss, died. Henry Howard was severely burned. Thomas Bonnten and Thomas Schwetzer’s father were badly burned. The molten metal solidified, leaving a grisly scene and worsening injuries.
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Newport
Cincinnati & Newport Tron and Pipe Company
Joan van Ausdel
Pli
Henry Howard
Thomas Bonnten
Jadie Wiain
van Ausdel
Thomas Schwetzer
Boy Heroism in River Tragedy Near New Haven
A sailboat capsized in the Quinnipiac river at Red Bank, drowning Thomas Nugent aged 13 and John T. O Connor aged 15. James Egan, nine, tried to save them but failed, and all three were in the boat with him when the incident occurred.
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New Haven
Thomas Nugent
John T. O'Connor
Quinnipiac River
Red Bank
James Egan
Accident in East Rock Park Wounds Swede Man
In New Haven on June 15 Lewis Jacobson a Swedish man was tossing an empty wine bottle in East Rock Park. The bottle caught in a tree and broke, its shards fell onto him causing a frightful back wound from which he nearly bled to death.
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New Haven
Lewis Jacobson
East Rock Park
Greenwich Explosion Sparks Irish Dynamite Plot Claims
London and Cairo dispatches describe a Greenwich house blast that injured a man with a blown off left hand. Police say dynamite manufacturing chemicals were found and suspect Irish dynamiters, while the wounded man proves to be a scientist and not a culprit. Other items note Dongola desertion, a tax plan in Spain, and Lincoln bypoll results.
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London
Greenwich
aAdoan
Iis
Lonpoy
Belng
O'Brien speaks on the Modern Irish Member in Glasgow
William O'Brien, MP for Mallow and United Ireland editor, told a Glasgow Irish meeting that he exposed castle officials’ villany before judges and urged unwavering national independence. He warned against conciliation with ministers and praised Irish members in Parliament. The gathering adopted a resolution backing the Irish party and pledged to strengthen it at the next election.
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Glasgow
William O'Brien
Mallow
United Ireland
House of Commons
Karl Spencer
United — Ireland
O’brien
The Fall of Berber Camp Despatch Reports Massacre
Government sources confirm the fall of Berber after a garrison fought bravely until ammo ran out. Rebels overran the works, massacring soldiers and most citizens, with about fifty survivors. Governor Hussien Pasha Khalifa was wounded and captured. About 30,000 Arabs advance toward Dongola.
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Berber
Hussien Pasha Khalifa
Dongola
Startling dynamite plot against German Emperor unearthed in Munich
Munich reports a large dynamite cache beneath the Niederwald monument and a mine hidden along the imperial procession route. An antiarchist plot aimed to assassinate the Emperor, crown prince, chancellor and other dignitaries. Heavy rains reduced the blast potential, yet samples show dynamite retained power.
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Munich
Munich Gazette
Germania
Niederwald
Europe
Seven Socialists Executed in Spain Rescue Attempt
In Jerez seven Socialists condemned for the Manonegra outrages faced execution. As dawn broke crowds swelled with Socialist supporters and members of the Black Hand Society aiming to free the prisoners. Police and guards prepared for the expected clash as the effort unfolded in the Spanish town.
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Black Hand Society
Jerez
Madrid
Spain
Soctal
Quincy claims boy is original Charlie Ross confirmed by cousin
G W Moran of Troy New York a cousin of the missing boy identifies a Quincy youth as Charlie Ross after he asserts the gypsy abduction ten years ago from Texas to Missouri. The boy bears the same scar and vertebral mark and recounts his capture and life with gypsies, with lines of inquiry ongoing toward conclusive proof. Moran plans to take him to Philadelphia for further verification.
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Quincy
Lil
Tri Eity
Charlie Ross
G. W. Moran
Troy
N. Y
Texas
Missouri
Lis
Moran
Philadelphis
Her
Ross
Slave to Opium Tragedy Strikes Baltimore Woman
In Baltimore a well dressed woman identified as Mrs. N Porter was found unconscious in a back street by two policemen. She was taken to City Hospital after suffering chloroform stupor induced by opium addiction traced to a former New York schoolteaching career and a Pennsylvania oil operator husband who died. She described being assaulted in a restaurant and purchased chloroform intending self harm. Her recovery is expected.
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Baltimore
N. Porter
New York
Pennsylvania
Porter
Courted Through a Knot Hole Prison Romance Ends in Marriage
In Scranton Pennsylvania a 16 year old Mary McTague and 24 year old Matthew Rogers formed a secret courtship through a cell knot hole. Rogers was jailed for assault while Mary faced a petty crime. Upon court order Mary was released to wed Rogers at Father MacManus residence and then returned to jail as Mrs Rogers.
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Scranton
Penn
Mary McTague
Lackawanna County
Matthew
Rlogers
Trogers
Rogers
Mary
Father MacManus
The Bottom Dropping Out at No 4 Colliery
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on June 11 a massive ground collapse near Delaware Lackawanna & Western No 4 colliery at Poke Hollow sent tremors at breakfast. Houses crumble as the ground sinks two minutes across with wells losing bottoms. No deaths but injuries reported and fear of water famine.
Campbell Bribery Case Hears Notes In Cincinnati
The Bar Association filed grave charges against T Campbell, District Court hearing deferred a week as Campbell faced another case. The jury in the Campbell bribery trial failed to agree seven for acquittal five for conviction.
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Cincinnati
Bar Association
T. Campbell
Colonel Campbell
Campbell
Cotton Crop Prospects Improve Across Texas
The News reports from over two hundred Texas points across seventy six counties show cotton condition much improved in the last three weeks. Rain harmed lowland plants but uplands benefited, signaling a late season yet likely full average crop. Every Cody admires hair and may gain it with Ayers Hale Vigor.
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Texas
Galvision
Tex
Frosts In Summer Time Damage New England Crops
Reports from Hampden Norfolk and other counties across Massachusetts and nearby states detail extensive frosts on June 16. Strawberries, early vegetables, corn and cranberry bogs suffered large losses. potatoes, beets, squash and vines also damaged. Widespread warnings of financial losses and replanting needs accompany the frost scene.
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Springfield
Mass
Hampden County
West Spring- Held
Agawam
Feeding Hills
Wilbraham
Cape God
Norfolk County
Sharon
Foxboro
Wrentham
Dover
Needham
Canton
Dedham
Norwood
Walpole
New Hampshire
N. H
Northern Railway
Marshfield
Pembroke
Long Island
Port Jerrenson
L. L
Crops Destroyed by Frost Hits Middlesex and New Hampshire
The report describes a severe frost in Middlesex county on Saturday night causing major crop losses. It notes two frost events this season and growing crops damaged, leaving farmers disheartened. In New Hampshire, a similar frost on Saturday night with a 38 degree reading damaged early vegetables and set back crops statewide.
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Middlesex
Supbung
Middlesex County
Jack
New Hampshire
Prevenvone
N. H
Heavy Damage in Wareham Frost Destroys Crops
In Wareham on June 16 frost in lowland districts wiped out beans and potatoes and damaged cranberry vines and blackberries. Several thousand dollars in damage reported.
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Wareham
Heavy Frost Ravages Crops in Bristol County
A heavy frost Saturday night caused extensive damage to crops in Bristol County including Beptorp and nearby towns. Early vegetation is nearly destroyed, impacting farmers and local agricultural prospects.
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Bristol County
New Beptorp
Grant Jr Sued for Fraudulent Conveyance in New York
Leopold Myer, assignee of Mauritz Bauer, filed in the New York Supreme Court against U. S. Grant Jr, Sarah Cudlipp, and J. B. Chaffee. The suit alleges a contract for two houses and lots worth 42000 with 1000 paid and 7000 due at conveyance, but claims Grant conveyed to Cudlipp for 50000, mortgaged the premises, and transferred mortgage interest to Chaffee. It asserts the transactions were fraudulent and that Grant remains the real owner.
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New York
Supreme Court
Leopold Myer
Mauritz Bauer
U. S. Grant, Jr
Sarah Cudlipp
J. B. Chaffee
Grant
Mees
Rab Cudlipp
Boy Dies After Shock From Telephone Wire Incident
Conn June 13 Emil Schult heiss about 11 was killed while tampering with a Thomson- Houston electric light wire. He held a telephone wire attached to the live line and suffered a fatal shock instantly.
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Emil Schultheiss
Thomson- Houston
Drummer Boy of Shiloh author J D Johnson dies at 42
J D Johnson longtime Louisville and Cincinnati paper man died yesterday of consumption at age 42. He served as a drummer boy in the Fourth Kentucky Regiment at Shiloh and inspired the song The Drummer Boy of Shiloh.
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Shiloh
Louisville
J. D. Johnson
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Battle of Shiloh
Three thieves flogged in Cleveland court verdict
In Cleveland three men sentenced to 100 lashes on the bare back were flogged today in Fort Smith Arkansas. One of the condemned died within half an hour after the punishment. Authorities report the punitive measure carried out under local judicial authority.
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Fort Smith
Ayk
Clevelow
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Rochester
Monea
Alabama
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Tron
Mr. O'Brien
M. P
Cairo
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Merber
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Lincoln
John Hinde Valmer
William
Wilkesbarre
Cody
Ayer
New England
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Avansta
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Freeman
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North Creek
U. S&s. Grant, Jr
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