Discharge of Department Clerks Prompts Political Debate
Washington June 28. Chiefs of bureaus work on removing clerks slated for Tuesday. Changes expected in Navy Treasury and Justice departments with new appointments and reforms. Representative Hill of Ohio advocates repealing the civil service law, praising some appointments and criticizing others as politically driven.
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Ian
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United States
Department of Justice
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Eldy Muldrow
Union of the Grand Army of the Public
Portland
Fishery Clause Interview with Secretary Bayard
Secretary Bayard says a temporary six month arrangement with the Dominion government preserves fishing rights until January 1886. Fishermen may enter Canadian ports buy bait wood and ice without Canadian regulation penalties and fish in British American waters as before. A joint commission may be proposed by Congress to review the issue, depending on legislative action.
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West
United States
Dominion
Congress
England
New York Port Officials Appointed by President
President names Edward L. Hedden as collector of the port of New York to succeed Robertson. H. S. Beattie becomes surveyor and Silas W. Burt naval officer. Appointments surprise amid late political suspense as crowds gather.
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Hans
Beattie
Burt
Wasuhington
Edward L. Hedden
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Silas W. Burt
White House
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County Democracy
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Logan Reveals Manning Plan To Dismiss Two Collectors
Washington June 26 General Logan met Secretary Manning to learn whether revenue collectors at Quincy and Cairo Jr would be kept or removed. Manning said both would be dismissed for suitable replacements and changes would spread through districts. Logan pressed about soldiers objecting to dismissals and Manning advised stating removals are for cause with replacements from veterans, often switching party affiliation.
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Man calling himself Son of Man disrupts White House visit
A tall white-clad man with red whiskers, calling himself the Son of Man, appeared at the White House speaking of angels. He claimed travel from California via the Golden Gate and fled toward Philadelphia after an encounter with officials. An assistant doorkeeper hurried to the police station as the incident unfolded. Flowers spilled along the path as the man fled, name unknown.
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Baltimore & Potomac Station
Post Office changes eyed in Washington predictions
Washington June 27. The Post Office Department is poised for shifts including the retirement of Marr from the first assistant postmaster general’s office to a 1600 clerkship and the promotion of E C Fowler to Marr’s current post. Likely retirement of Walker on July 1 followed by a friend of the postmaster general as his successor. Walker, longtime Indianapolis Sentinel man, came to Washington at Judge Jesham’s urging and would have remained but was asked to stay until his replacement arrived.
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M. Walker
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Indianapolis Sentinel
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Ilas
Alter
Blockade policy argued in US Colombia talks
In Washington June 27 the Bayard Becerra exchange on Colombian port blockades is released. Bayard defends free ships free goods free flag protection and condemns paper blockades and hostile ships treated as enemies, not pirates, as American policy. The report also notes Navy Yard issues at Mare Island and upcoming West Point officer vacancies.
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United States of Colombia
Bayard
Postmaster at Vergennes Resigns Over Shortage
Washington June 27 A Vermont Vergennes postmaster resigns after an inspection reveals a cash shortage and general mismanagement in the office. Postmaster Johnson steps down as the investigation continues.
President suspends mint director Burchard. Kimball named successor
Washington June 27 The President suspended Horatio C Burchard director of the mint to take effect July 1 and appointed James P Kimball of Pennsylvania to succeed him.
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Horatio C. Burchard
Mint
James P. Kimball
Pennsylvania
Burchard
Justice Department examiner post not abolished says Garland
In Washington on June 27 Attorney General Garland rejected reports that the examiner office at the Department of Justice would be abolished. He states some examiners will be appointed to replace the seven discharged. General R B Ayers is expected to be promoted to brigadier general upon General Augur's retirement next month. Postmaster General Vilas issues order placing money order inspectors and free delivery inspectors under the supervision of the onhet inspector of the Post Office Department.
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Department of Justice
R. B. Ayers
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Italia Sinks After Striking Point. 65 Drowned
Lima dispatch reports the steamer Italia struck a steep point near Lomas at about 2 AM Friday, sinking within fifteen minutes in deep water. Of 134 aboard, 65 drowned. Survivors total at least 67, including the captain, first officer, and about seven passengers. Twenty five children among the dead.
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Galveston
Tex
Italia
Wallenda
Lomas
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Pisco
Salinasay
Pisca
Callao
The Victim of an Adventuress
Cyrus Clark Vandeventer, a Buffalo aristocrat, secretly married Lena Degrass known as a Russian countess. He fled to Europe after the facts emerged and has now returned. She has agreed to grant him a divorce for a fee, having used his credit to furnish a lavish home since marriage, allegedly conscripted at Nagara Falls while he was under stimulants.
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Cyrus Clark Vandeventer
Buffalo
Lena Degrass
Canada
New York
Europe
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Vandeventer
Nagara Falls
New gold discovery on Snake River Oregon reported
Omaha dispatch reports a genuine new gold discovery in Union county Oregon near Eagle Creek mountains at the Powder and Snake rivers junction. Pine Valley camp with 200 men forms, daily influx about fifty prospectors, Durkee and Baker City about thirty miles away serve as rail access.
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Oregon
Union County
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Blaine to wed Miss Farni quan of Buckhannon this summer
Wheeling dispatch says reliably that Mr. Walker Blaine son of James G. Blaine will marry Miss Ettie Farni quan daughter of ex Governor D D T Farnsworth of Buckhannon this summer. The couple met while Miss Farnsworth attended a musical school in Ston.
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D. D. T. Farnsworth
Buckhannon
Farniquan
Ston
Buddensiek Sentenced to Ten Years in New York
In New York on June 23 Charles A Buddensiek the contractor convicted of manslaughter was sentenced by Recorder Smythe to ten years imprisonment and the payment of a fine.
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New York
Charles A. Buddensiek
Smythe
Old World News on British Cabinet and Empire Moves
A long survey of British politics details the freshly formed cabinet led by the Marquis of Salisbury, the expected declaration of principles, and anticipated re elections. It notes potential shifts in Ireland, Egypt, and trade policy, plus regional cholera outbreaks, naval news, and European tensions.
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Stafford Northcote
Michael EB Hicks Beach
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William Henry Sith
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William Hart- Dyke
Edward Gibson
End in Anglo French War Warns De Lesseps
In Paris M de Lesseps warned that Britain must withdraw from Egypt to avoid an Anglo French war. He favored restoring the 1841 agreement under which Mehemet Ali’s family would reign perpetually as viceroys in Mahometan succession with the eldest family member succeeding. Maprio reports Congress has voted the Cuban budget, with expenses near 31 million dollars and revenue not stated.
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M. de Lesseps
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Mehemet Ali
Indian Cowboys Fight in Southern Colorado Violence
Denver reports detail Indian attacks in southern Colorado near Durango. Cowboys clash over alleged horse theft, killing one Indian and wounding others. In Montezuma Valley a settler Genther and his wife are shot as a house burns. Genther dies and his wife saves children. Indications point to rising unrest with hundreds of Indians reportedly ready for war pending official findings.
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Needham’s Corner Berry Grower Tracks a Century of Fruit
Joseph Shed Needham, longtime strawberry and small fruit grower at Needham’s Corner on the Newburyport turnpike, expanded to four acres with four varieties led by Bidwell and Charles Downing. He yields about 4000 quarts in a season, ships to Salem and Lynn, and runs a cider mill averaging 1200 barrels a year, with a peak of 2300 in one year. His crops have faced weather setbacks, including a winter wipeout in 1858 and freezing of raspberries last year.
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Newburyport
Virginia
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Charles Downing
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Salem
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Rev Sidney H Russell Dies By Self Inflicted Wound
New York June 27 Rev Sidney H Russell 29 a native of Illinois recently graduated from Union Theological College committed death by own action by cutting his throat with a razor at Woodhaven L I He had served in one pastorate the Presbyterian Church of Woodhaven and was to be ordained soon He was a close student and often complained of pain in his head The act occurred as he prepared to shave himself in the morning his head nearly severed from the body and appeared to be an impulsive act.
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Lynchings of Indian Territory horse thieves reported
From Gainesville Texas June 26 information reaches that a gang of horse thieves tied to earlier lynchings was pursued by Burlington officers and Indian Territory posses. A series of hangings followed on Washita river and Mudanah Se with eight and then four members killed. Names of the men are not given.
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Remarkable Woman Susan King Gauged Real Estate Fortunes
Susan King, a quiet West Side figure famed in New York real estate, rose from twenty five cents to a fortune of about half a million by advising on land values. She educated daughters with music and drawing, educated herself in tea trade in China, and aided causes led by women’s progress leaders while traveling the world and guiding property deals with unmatched acumen.
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Gotham
Pittsburg Dispatch
New England
India
Susan King
New York City
Maine
Portland
Susan
Ines
Milam and Mouty Noted For Plain Dress In Town
The excerpt describes Milam’s plain dress and manners making her blend into the street, while Common Sense shoes are praised as a longtime practical aid before fashion trends. The reference to Mouty suggests another local figure noted for similar ordinary presentation.
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Mysterious adventures of student Edward Palmer puzzle Albany readers
Edward E Palmer a college student wandered dazed to Mr Beckers residence in Albany County last Wednesday. His brother from Brier Hill arrived with a friend and found Palmer unable to recognize visitors while recounting a blurred journey from Jersey City to a park area. He described two men and being bound and robbed, with Central Park and a cave mentioned, raising questions about his fate and path home from Jersey City to Becker s Corners.
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Thousands on Strike in Wabash Shops Lockout
Thousands of Wabash railroad shop workers remain idle as the lockout enters its second week. In Moberly 400 workers held a mass meeting with Mayor attendance amid rumors the company may reopen next Monday. Leaders vow solidarity if full restoration of work is not achieved. Knights of Labor support is pledged though not all are members. General Manager Galmage is portrayed as a tough opponent, with the strike described as a continuation of a contract dispute from three months ago.
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Moberly
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Decatur
Ilinois Abash
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Imen
Interesting Points in Commissioner Tra del Report on Congo Trade
In Washington June 29, W P Tisdel, U S commissioner to the Congo, reports that Boston ships are the only regular American link to Congo trade, annually delivering canned goods to the lower coast. He notes American cotton goods may not be cheaper than English, but American hardware, cutlery, wooden houses, lumber, and Yankee notions could reach traders along the coast at lower prices than European goods, though transport to those traders remains uncertain.
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W. P. Tisdel
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Congo
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Lisdel
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General Grant Refreshes at Mount McGregor
Mount McGregor June 29 General Grant woke refreshed after a night of rest. The cottage group is pleased by his favorable condition as the confinement and bad weather previously worried the family. He slept soundly after midnight and rose feeling less oppressive weakness. Dr Douglass anticipates another bath chair ride in the warm part of the day.
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Innocent Boy Hanged Near Neola After Ride to Confirmation
In Iowa near Persia a 16 year old boy named Hays vanished after riding to Neola for confirmation. His body was found seven miles north of Neola, tied hands and feet and suspended from a tree. A mob of about 199 men searched for suspects believed earlier jail escapees seen by Hays. In New York, Tammany leaders urged President Cleveland to appoint William Dorsheimer as U S district attorney in place of Elihu Root, after endorsement by Tammany Hall.
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Elihu Root
Taumany Hall
Perma
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Dorseimer
Milwaukee Storm Causes Severe Damage Across City
A violent rain and thunderstorm drenched Milwaukee last night, striking about six houses with lightning and causing heavy overall damage. No fatalities have been reported, though reports from surrounding areas indicate the storm was unusually severe and widespread damage accumulator.
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Death of a Wealthy Philadelphian
Hon. William H. Ashhurst a wealthy Philadelphian and former Rhode Island legislator died at his Beach Street cottage after a brief illness. The Newport casualty occurred this morning with the public learning scant details beyond the cause and duration of the illness.
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William H. Ashhurst
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Ten Years at Auburn for Aged Financier Fish
James D. Fish, former president of the Marine National Bank, was sentenced by Judge Benedict in U S Court to ten years’ imprisonment at Auburn Prison for misappropriation of bank funds and false entries. The age 65 banker left Ludlow Street Jail for Auburn with his son Irving and daughter by his side as relatives wept.
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After Twenty Years a War Separated Mother and Daughter to Meet
Corumans Ohio June 28 A reunion looms as Mrs Annie Lewis of New York and her daughter, adopted and later sent to the Institution for the Blind, prepare to meet after twenty two years. The mother’s husband and son fell wounded at Gettysburg. she never found her child until now.
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Annie Lewis
New York
Gettysburg
Remarkable faith cure in Indianapolis student joins Catholic church
Rose Warren, daughter of Hancock county former legislator, recovered from a fall causing spinal concussion after a night of prayer at Oldenburg Convent. Bishop Chatard notes the cure followed prayer, not medical treatment, and describes the case as remarkable. Warren expresses desire to become Catholic as recompense to her father.
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Rose Warren
Hancock County
Oldenburg
Chatard
Warren
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Miss Warren
Richest boot black in America in Saratoga headline
At Saratoga Patrick Malloy is described as the wealthiest boot black in the country, opposite the Adelphi Hotel. He owns two houses and a sizable bank balance, explaining his riches as savings from starting life with another boy who invested elsewhere. A Boston visitor once praised him, tipping a dime and two dollars to help him on his way.
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America
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Forests Can Rebound After Fire and Timber Harvest
Banner notes forests often recover after fires and logging. Spruce can return to useful growth in seven years and pine recovers quickly. On the Saco river neglected pastures sprout pine again. In Denmark town eighteen acres sold last fall, winter cut 675000 feet of pine for $6 per thousand, totaling $4050. fifty years ago the same lot was open field with no pines.
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