Trade review notes gradual business improvement in June
R G Dun and Co weekly trade review reports cautious improvement across cities with no radical change. Confidence grows slowly amid gold demand uncertainty, while European credit strains and past speculation linger. Trade activity rises in hardware, dry goods, and leather, with increased money and several regional gains. U S and Canada failures total 264 for the period.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Philadelphia
Europe
London
England
Russia
Boston
BuCe
Hartford
Pittsburg
Bessemer
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
Northwest
St. Paul
St. Louis
Denver
Little Rock
Memphis
New Orleans
Savannah
Jacksonville
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
Telegraph
United States
Canada
Silver Coinage Policy Widens Cabinet Debate
Washington June 26 A cabinet meeting discussed continuing silver coinage after July 1. Secretary Foster cited the March 5 1891 act and said 140000 to recoin subsidiary silver into circulating denominations. Trade dollar bars will be coined into standard dollars, costing 5087795 to 6148281 dollars, with four months needed. continued coinage is not presently practical.
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Waasnhington
Klane
Proctor
Miller
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Congram
Connyess
President Harrison Reviews Southern Pacific Journey
President Harrison speaks to The World about his South and Pacific coast tour. He calls the trip filled with daily surprises and pride in a rising South and a united nation. He notes hospitality, respect for the flag, and growing prosperity from Carolinas and Georgia to Texas Galveston harbor talks.
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New York
the World
Harrison
South
Pacific
Carolinas
Tennessee
Georgia
United States
Texas
Biand
Galveston
BSI
President Aims to Extend Human Span With Pause Perk
The President remarks on a personal plan to derive satisfaction from a national pause, claiming it would extend the span of human existence. The statement reflects a view on climate and national appeal, though specifics are not detailed in the excerpt.
Dr John I Northrop dies after hospital delay during fire
New York reports Dr John I Northrop Columbia College geologist died after severe burns from a college cellar fire caused by alcohol explosion. A surgeon alleges Presbyterian Hospital debated admitting him for 30 minutes while he lay at the doors. Dr Sprague recounts his urgent ambulance ride and attempts to secure care at Presbyterian before Bellevue. Hospital attendant denies Sprague's account.
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New York
John I. Northrop
Columbia College
Presbyterian Hospital
Northrop
Supt. Darling
College
J. T. Sprague
Bellevue Hospital
Sprague
Dr. Briddon
Yale
Thee Presbyterian Hospital
Ony
Dr. Sprague
Sugar Trust Dissolved by New York Court
Judge Bartlett of Kings County Supreme Court dissolves the Sugar Trust and appoints receivers. The People’s Trust Company takes De Castro and Donner & Oxnard Brothers, Kings County Trust Company handles Dick & Meyer, and Brooklyn Trust Company becomes receiver for Hayvemeyer. Continuous action follows dissolution and appointment of receivers.
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New York
Bartlett
Kings County Supreme Court
Sugar Trust
People’s Trust Company
de Castro
Donner & Oxnand Brothers
Kings County Trust Company
Dick & Meyer
Brooklyn Trust Company
Hayvemeyer
Beecher in Bronze Unveiled Before Brooklyn City Hall
The bronze statue of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was unveiled at Brooklyn City Hall in a packed park. Distinguished citizens attended on the speakers’ platform while Plymouth church Sunday school and the 18th Regiment provided ceremonial elements. Gertrude Hermane Beecher unveiled the statue as President Seth Low of Columbia presided.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Henry Ward Beecher
City Hall
Plymouth Church
18Th Regiment
Pana
B. Halladay
Eeries Hall
Nite
Chapin
Ean
Arge
Pa Oie
Gertrude Hermane Beecher
Henry Eee
Seth Low
Columbia
Senate -Hereasurer
Fastest Eastward Trip to Southampton Set by Fuerst Bismarck
The steamship Fuerst Bismarck arrived at Southampton at 11:10 am, completing the eastward crossing from New York in 6 days 13 hours 10 minutes, beating the prior record. After deducting 16 hours for Queenstown to Southampton, the net time is 6 days 21 hours 10 minutes, the fastest eastward passage by any steamer.
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New Yorks
Jne
Fuerst Bismarck
Southampton
England
Columbia
Queenstown
Treasury set to alter balance sheet amid deficit drift
Washington June 24 Secretary Foster plans a Friday cabinet meeting to craft a financial policy as a Treasury deficit looms. Proposed changes would count deposits and $20 million in fractional silver as treasury cash, a move paralleled by considering silver certificates. Critics say such steps reveal fiscal strain from past Congress.
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Washindton
Treasury
Foster
Washington
Quiet Snake Dance Causes Alarm In New Mexico
Alarming reports about Indian trouble on the Navaho reservation exceed the facts. A paymaster in Albuquerque says he returned from the reservation where Indians reportedly panicked. White settlers in the area remain unsettled as details are unclear.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Navajo Reservation
Cavalry report from the front remains calm at reserve
Dispatch notes that cavalry units near See fords are advancing with no trouble observed. Some troops perform mock war dances while a few young riders show bravado. Officials at the reservation report no serious incidents or fear of danger.
Census Office reports city vs state expenditures in 1889
The Census Office bulletin compares receipts and expenditures of 100 major U.S. cities with state totals. It shows Massachusetts state ordinary spending at 4.96 million and Boston at 16.12 million for year ending Dec 31 1889. It ranks St Paul as highest city tax rate, over 27 dollars per capita, and notes wide variations across classes and cities.
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Washtaton
United States
Massachusetts
Boston
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Missouri
Ilinois
Union
New York City
Providence
R. L
Ot Haven
Conn
Lyn Fa River
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Hartford
Cambridge
Scere
Sestate Rwers
Meriden
Burlington
Lewiston
Haverhill
Manchester
N. Hf
Somerville
Taunton
Chelsea
Springfield
Lawrence
Salem
New Bedford
Bridgeport
Hanger
Portland
St. Paul
Duluth
Lightning Explosion Destroys Powder House Near Galveston
A bolt during a storm struck the American Powder Company near Eagle Grove Texas, blowing the powder house to ruin and triggering a broader explosion. The blast wrecked nearby buildings for three quarters of a mile, killed cattle, injured several people with one fatality, and caused about 20,000 dollars in losses.
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Galveston
Tex
American Powder Company
Hazard & Dupont and Laflin & Rana Powder Company
Eagle Grove
American Powder Magazine
Sought Her Boy for Years Found in Buffalo School
A mother, Mrs. Anderson, employed on Edmund Yates Review of Reviews in London, explains her long search for her son Willie who vanished in Naples six years ago. She arrived in America last April and located him at St Joseph's College in Buffalo after months of hopeful efforts. the boy initially refused to accompany her.
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Bouger
Atlanticity
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Thomas Franklin Smith
New York City
United States
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George Faeth
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Ve Orleans
Lillian Conway
Acsinger
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England
United States Treasury
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Eustis 7
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Fredeck
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Arnold Guyot
Miami (Ohio) University
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Gertrude Bowen
William C. Bowen
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Northern Pacific Age
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Nam M. Omden
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America
Sir John Macdonald
Newlands
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Edmund Yates
Review of Reviews
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Willie
St. Joseph’s College
Regimental Armory in New York Burns Down
The 71st Regiment armory on Broadway between 44th and 45th streets was gutted by an early morning fire. Estimated loss reaches 100000 dollars as walls remain, roof destroyed, and stores damaged. The facility housed 300 uniforms and arms plus ammunition boxes. The fire destroyed the armory gear and equipment of the regiment.
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Broadway
44Th
45Th St
Fandango Riot Seethes at Encal, Rio Grande Station
At Encll on the International railroad near the Rio Grande a fandango drew Mexican damsels, negro men and white men. Constable Reed tried to quell trouble, returned with Deputies Cope and Carr, who were fired upon. Cope was killed and Carr wounded. Blass Keyes died, and a white carpenter named Riebold was mortally wounded. Arrests followed as the dead were buried.
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San Antonio
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Encll
Rio Grande
Reed
Cope
Carr
Blass Keyes
Riebold
Cotulla
Negro Methodist elders discuss race and rail segregation
In Chattanooga three days of sessions by Southern colored Methodist leaders feature Bishop J W Joyce presiding. Rev L M Haygood of Mississippi condemns railroad discrimination against blacks as a race issue. A resolution calls for a boycott of railroads not providing equal accommodations, especially on Sunday trains, sparking heated debate.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Negro Methodist Churches of the
South
Virginia
Texas
J. W. Joyce
L. M. Haygood
Mississippi
Noing
Warden McHale Uncovers Planned San Quentin Prison Uprising
A San Francisco report states Warden McHale, newly in charge at San Quentin, ordered a wide search uncovering arms, ammunition, and provisions likely hidden by convicts’ friends. A secret signaling code and a planned uprising to overpower 16 guards were suspected. stringent measures are now in place.
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Curiaco
San Francisco
McHale
San Quentin Prison
Five drown in Ohio river yawl tragedy near Cincinnati
Five persons perished when a yawl capsized while floating down the Ohio river near Cincinnati at about 10 16 last night. The victims include Thomas Thurman and other unnamed men, details incomplete as authorities investigate.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Thomas Thurman
Checkers News and Events From Boston and Beyond
Edwin A. Dargin edits the American Checker Review. reports include positions 1545 1548 1547 and 2389 by multiple authors. Chess Divan meetings in Boston daily at Tremont street and Water street. Reed tour matches, contest money disputes, Reed to visit Pittsboro and Rye in July, and Dunlap retirement. Moir returns to Scotland after seven months in America with a concert troupe.
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Edwin A. Dargin
Mass
Chess Divan
Tremont St
C. Taylor's
Water St
Chicago
A. J. Dunlap
Checker
the Turf
James Moir
Scotland
America
Firework Colors and Chemicals Behind the Flames
The article explains how different nitrates and salts produce flame colors. Strontium gives red, barium green, sodium yellow, copper blue, with violet from lime, copper, and sulfur. It warns calomel fumes are harmful and that such compounds can yield striking, dangerous effects.
Lace Through Time from Russia to Calabrian Nets
The article surveys heirloom laces from Point de toile coupe to Russian guipure and Calabrian nets, detailing patterns, stitching, and origins. It notes peasant craft in Russia, Italian influence via Rome and Raphael, and American trends such as bedroom seating and lace table cloths linked to famous paintings.
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San Francisco Call
Italy
Spain
Paris
New York
Thompson
de Raphael
Father Tom Burke Prince of Preachers and His Humble Wit
Cardinal Cullen called Father Tom Burke the prince of preachers for his humor and mimicry yet he remained humble and devout. The Dominican friar wore a tonsure, told stories, sang, and could get a rise from anyone. Anecdotes recount his barbershop tonsure gag and a top omnibus prayer joke, ending with a quip from Vicar General MacCabe about travel inside the vehicle.
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Cardinal Cullen
Father Tom Burke
Ireland
Father Burke
Dublin
Thase
Bur Ce
Sncral MacCabe
Father O'Keefe
Keefe
Colored Fires For Fourth Of July Pyrotechnics
Western Druggist explains simple formulas for colored fireworks using shellac and potassium chlorate. Shellac stabilizes burn rate, chlorate provides detonation and crackling effects, while the remaining components color the flames. Slight composition changes yield red green yellow and blue hues.
Boston Dairy and Produce Market Report Summary
Boston market notes a broad mix of dairy, cheese, beans, fruits, vegetables, and wholesale staples. Listings show prices for butter, cheese, beans, apples, strawberries, cherries, cabbage, onions, and dried fruits, with varied receipts and generally easy or steady demand. Notable items include Western extra creamery butter, New York and Vermont cheese, and wide bean and corn pricing amid steady stocks.
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Boston
Ong
Franklin Co. Masa
New York
Vermont
Entra
Mont
Ohio
Iianei
New Hampshire
Michigan
Asia
Watertown Cattle Mareat Arrivals and Prices
Arrivals of livestock at Brighton and Watertown this week include cattle 3800, sheep 8260, veals 2888, hogs 22055, horses 748, Western Eastern Northern cattle 954, Western sheep and lambs 8074, Eastern shear end range 186. Prices for western beeves 4.6 to 6.00 per 100 lbs live weight, Northern center at 4.00 to 5.50. Prices for hides tallow skins, pelts 75c to 1.60.
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Brighton
Watertown
Brighton Hnectoidet
Eneapekinn
Cometra
FOR MARRIED WOMEN What Support a Wife May Claim From Her Husband
A summary of marital support at common law and state practice for necessaries. A wife may claim from her husband sustenance reasonable to his means, with limited reach if she contracts on her own credit. A recent case noted a wife may be required to accompany her husband to their domicile to avoid desertion.
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Lela R. Sawtelle
Tombstone Man Questioned by Doctor at Fine House
A Chicago Tribune item notes the tombstone man lifting his brows in inquiry as a doctor from a nearby fine house returns with a decisive shake of the head and moves on, signaling an unresolved or suspicious matter in the neighborhood.
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Chicago Tribune
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