Prayers and pressure swirl around Garfield in Mentor
A New York Herald despatch reports President-elect Garfield besieged by disciples and politicians in Mentor Ohio. The piece details railcar plans, private car envy among railroad men, and Garfield’s mounting anticipation, cabinet concerns, and weighty burdens as he awaits inauguration.
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Cat Meat Price Describe Odd Boston Vendor Tale
A Globe reporter encounters an elderly cat meat seller near Faneuil Hall who proudly explains his unusual trade. He describes prices from three to ten cents weekly, boasting about prized cats and joking that cats resemble humans in needs. The interview ends with a reflection on hidden livelihoods.
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Nevada credentials stand out in Senate display
The article notes Nevada's Senate credentials as unusually ornate with thick parchment, crooks and oaks, flourishes, and a large state seal in gold leaf. In East Liverpool, Ohio, a Sloan Brothers drug store fire trapped a family of nine, including a brother-in-law, amid a natural gas mishap.
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Tragic Escape Ends in Fire Myriad Deaths Family Perishes
A father saved his three year old by leaping from a front window with the child and others. Sloan broke a leg. The mother and six children, including a babe, perished from smoke as they failed to jump. Mr. Skeels also burned, likely smothered by smoke. bodies found burned to a crisp.
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Contending for a Corpse in Massachusetts Courts
Nathaniel Weld sued Gideon Walker and Forest Hills Cemetery to move his wife Mary P. Weld’s remains from Forest Hills to Mount Hope. The trial court ruled Weld may remove the remains, a decision affirmed by the full court, marking a historic consideration of property rights in human remains.
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Accident at Bunker Hill store injures Mary Gilmore
Mary Gilmore, a clerk at Charles C. Wemyss fancy goods store 232 Bunker Hill street, was burned in the face by powder from a pistol left in the shop. Ada Madden, handling the weapon, discharged it by accident. Gilmore narrowly escaped eye injury.
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Woman arraigned for intoxication in Tombs court
Mrs Minnie Adams of Tremont Street Boston was arraigned in the Tombs for intoxication after being found at Fulton ferry unable to care for herself. She arrived on a Fall River boat to visit a Brooklyn sister, became ill, drank brandy per stewardess advice, and was discharged by the judge to proceed to Brooklyn.
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Night party misidentification at New York gathering
A prominent journalist and writer at a crowded New York evening party stands in an upstairs corridor when a well-dressed unknown woman asks if he is the waiter or the chambermaid. He answers with scorn, and they both hurry downstairs amid the commotion.
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Terrific Explosion Shatters Cleveland Mine Buildings
A glycerine and giant powder blast at the Cleveland mine in IsPHTMING Mich on February 28 leveled two buildings. Worker Thomas Blackwell who entered moments before was torn to fragments and his back was found 800 feet away. Pettibone & Co. advertise gold rings at 75 cents plus stamps or currency.
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Panic Follows New Funding Bill Opposition
The New York banking sector, led by First National Bank, withdraws circulation under the funding bill, triggering money-market strain and fears of a 1873-style panic. Brokers race to cover margins as stocks plunge, Secretary Sherman steps in to buy bonds, and bankers seek a White House and Congressional adjustment to the bill amid a volatile day on the Stock Exchange.
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Panic Averts as Treasury Action Restores Confidence
The Treasury Secretary’s swift measures calmed a market panic after a volatile Friday. Large cash inflows in New York and heavy bond purchases supported stocks as prices receded from their Friday lows. The episode sparked debate in Congress over the funding bill and bank reserves, with lawmakers warned to strike the compulsory bank clause to prevent future turmoil. Uncle Rufus Hatch jokes on vaccination in Wall Street and hints at Friday inauguration superstition, ending with a talk of a large walking match and a prophecy reference.
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Cremationists Organizing In New York City The Movement Forms
A New York meeting at 24 Clinton Place launched a cremation society with fifteen men and one woman forming plans for a crematory accessible to the public. J Storer Cobb presided as members including naval officers and city officials pledged stock subscriptions of 20,000 and dues around five dollars annually while a constitution and by laws were drafted. Olive Logan commented on Fanny Davenport during a Fat Fanny Davenport lecture tour segment.
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Brooklyn
Barker's Benevolence Recalled In Household Suspicion
A man named Barker, famed for generosity, helps a visibly weary young mother with a baby and bundles on a city hill. He envisions a bleak yet hopeful home life and feels praised by a divine accounting, until his wife confronts the trio, hinting at doubt about the act.
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Hayes Character Gauged by Negro Woman Linked to Lincoln
Washington Star correspondent recounts 1864 meeting of Lincoln with a barefoot Virginia waif in a park. He gave two gold dollars and advised her, later describing how she sought entry to the White House. A flunkey denied entry to colored people, sending her to the south door where she waited two hours before leaving in mortification.
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Slang Confusion Leads to Arrest at Ball
Jones, at a New York ball, overheard fashionably coined slang and mocked a joke about the Lawnciers. He was fined six dollars after a quarrel, and the judge needed half an hour to grasp the humor of the incident.
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Bechtolsheim the Baronial Beat
Bechtolsheim the absconding Austro-Hungarian consul operated across Missouri Kansas Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota Arkansas Texas Colorado Wyoming and the Indian territory with letters from district residents claiming money sent by European friends was never received. He is from a noble Würzburg family and has a wife and children. His brother is a general and aide to the Emperor, serving as military envoy at St Petersburg. He owes $2000 beyond his consular account.
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Baltimore Ordinance Grants Tax Relief for Manufacturing Tools
The Common Council of Baltimore approved by the Mayor an ordinance offering tax relief on all mechanical tools and implements used in manufacturing. The measure applies to tools worked by hand, steam, or other motive power and to machinery and engines owned and employed by individuals, firms, or corporations engaged or likely to engage in manufacturing in the city.
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An Interesting Trip to Senate Chamber Visualizes Careers
A New York Sun item describes a Wednesday Senate scene with Hannibal Hamlin Chester A Arthur and Wheeler, portraying a Vice President elect who has served, one elected but not served, and one who has served but not elected. It also notes a Hop Bitters advertisement as a curious aside.
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Boston Stocks And Bonds Hold Tight Money Markets
The February 26 1881 Boston financial page reports banks tighten credit with loans called in and cautious paper discounts. New York funds trade at a premium while foreign exchange weakens. Secretary Sherman moves to suspend bonds and calm markets. bank statements show declines in deposits and circulation amid overall unsettled conditions. Prices for securities settle near earlier lows, with hopes that the worst may be over as traders anticipate rebound.
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Brighton and Watertown Live Stock Market Reports
Market totals show cattle 2726, sheep and lambs 4400, swine 11600 at Brighton. Western beef cattle priced high, various weights and grades listed. oxen, cows, veal calves traded by several firms. Watertown totals include sheep and cattle 4000 plus 1125 calves, with Western and Northern stock, prices for beef cattle, veal calves, and hogs given.
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Boston Markets Report Brightens Despite Money Turbulence
The Boston Daily Globe notes a generally sound business scene with rapid goods consumption and anticipated trade up once travel resumes. Wool and hides trade strengthens, leather shows good sentiment with limited activity, and staples remain fairly active. Butter weak except fresh, apples and beans in demand, corn and oats steady, and provisions restrained by France’s hog import limits.
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New York Markets Overview for February 26
The New York markets report dull tone in flour and meal with mixed price declines across grades. Cotton futures closed steady to firm with several months shown, while port receipts reached 95,605 bales. provisions and pork markets remained quiet and unchanged.
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Gloucester Fish Market Report From February Weekly Summary
Special Correspondence notes 19 arrivals this week from Georges with about 450000 pounds cash and 40000 halibut wads, 2 from the Hauks with 70 pounds halibut, and Grand Manan arrivals with frozen herring cargoes. Market active, boneless fish dealers behind orders, demand improving for medium cod, scarce mackerel in first hands, price spectrums for cod, haddock, and other shore fish listed with varied quantities and prices.
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