Hazael Wins Six Hundred Miles Race at Madison Square Garden
Hazael holds the pedestrian world championship after winning the 600 mile race in New York. Fitzgerald finishes second with 577 miles, Noremac third at 565, and Sullivan last after a grueling final day. Prize distribution totals near £50,000 with Hazael receiving half plus stake money.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Tike Globe
Hazael
Charlie
Fitzgerald
Noremac
Hughes
Lepper
Leap
Lep
Rowell
Sullivan
Saratoga
Vint
Scott
Panchot
Duryea
Hiazael
Hart
O’leary
Krohne
Orl
Vegran
Bel Tees Eee
Howard
Inrolne
Butygerald
York
Crown
London
Pegram
New
Weston
New Yo
Newark
Ever Rowell
E Vondon
Soveees Hughes
Ework
Idan
Rowell Defeated as Overtraining Said to Cause Collapse
Dr. James Taylor diagnosed Rowell’s breakdown as caused by overtraining and lack of medical guidance. He noted Rowell trained too finely and began the race without proper medical supervision, with dizzy spells and a late corrective treatment. The episode sparked speculation amid large wagers, but no sale accusation emerged.
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New York
Taylor
Rowell
Hazael
Lepper
Rowell's Training Fault Cited After Race
The report notes that Rowell became unfit not due to vinegar or lack of medical care but from weeks of training that overworked him. Dr. Taylor testified that Rowell had been trained too fine, impairing his condition rather than strengthening it.
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Rowel
Taylor
Rowell
Is Brigham Young Still Alive
An Omaha visitor in An Organized anti Mormon conversation asserts Brigham Young is alive. He claims a body seen in Salt Lake resembled Young but was another man and describes a planned resurrection to maintain faith among Latter Day Saints. A Josephite corroborates the plan while a retired army officer allegedly disputes resemblance of the remains.
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Salt Lake
Brigham Young
Young
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith
Smith
Utah
Omaha
Brigham Youn
Josephite
Disgruntled Democrats Rally For New Departure In Kentucky
In Lovimsvil Li on March 6 the Union Democrats held a large meeting to push departure from Bourbon influence. Ex-Lieutenant-Governor Jacobs urged action as resolutions called for harmonizing Kentucky’s constitution with the U S and for support of the 13th 14th and 15th amendments. They urged non-discrimination in office tests and protested monopolies whip bans and immigration.
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Union Democrats
Jacobs
Union Party
Court of Appeals
Democratic Party of
Kentucky
Tate
Ethuls
United States
Dunn Scandal Roils Bethany Church in Philadelphia
Gossip swirls around Rev. Dr. J. B. Dunn pastor of Bethany Church at Twenty second and Bainbridge streets amid unverified rumors of improper relations with Sunday school girls. An unnamed mother defends her daughter Annie Hammond denying any truth to the accusations while Bethany's official board investigates with no corroboration found. The Globe reports Dunn is briefly at San Mateo Florida after a recent surgical procedure.
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Penn
J. B. Dunn
Boston
Bethany Church
Twenty-second
Bainbridge Streets
Annie Hammond
Lowbard Street
alLone
Miss Annie
Dr. Dunn
Brown
Dunn
GLOBE
San Mateo, Fla
Acrostic in Jail Reports Crime and Massacre News
A jail acrostic poem admonishes a prisoner in Washington. The Gazette carries reports of the Mathison massacre near Colorado Chiquita by Tonto Apaches and two men killed by nitro glycerine near Bradford. A Rhode Island inquiry clears Senate officials of bribery charges.
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Washington Post
Washington
Denver
Col
the Tribune
Thomas Mathison
St. George
Utah
Arizona
Colorado
Chiquita
San Francisco Mountains
Mathison
Tonto Bay
Beecher Lecture Denied by Local Church Committee
Oberlin officials report the First Church executive committee will not grant church space for a Henry Ward Beecher lecture due to general objections to Beecher. The decision reflects concerns over his views and suitability for the church venue.
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First Church
Congregational
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Canadian M. P. Attacked by Crank on Way to Commons
Ottawa March 6. While C. W. Weldon M. P. was en route to the House of Commons last week he was assaulted by a crank named Sullivan. He was knocked down with a club and kicked unmercifully before the assailant fled.
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Ottawa
Ont
C. W. Weldon
House of Commons
Sullivan
Collapse rumors shake Boston as Charles A Sweet & Co suspends
Reports from New York claim a Boston banking house failed, triggering market chatter. Charles A. Sweet & Co. at 40 State Street suspends with heavy exposure to Massachusetts Central and Toledo Delphos Burlington bonds. Officials expect a complete failure avoided, pledging to pay credits in time.
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Boston
Charles A. Sweet & Co
Charles A. Sweet
George W. T. Riley
A. W. Perkins
Walter H. Sweet
State Street
Massachusetts Central Railroad Company
Toledo, Delphos & Burlington Railroad Company
House of Jewster, Sweet & Co
Massachusetts Central
Sweet & Co
Toledo, Delphos & Burlington Railway
C. A. Sweet & Co
Lowell
Mesars
Firu
Messrs. Sweet & Co
Toledo
Delphos & Burlington
Differential Freight Rates Discussed at Produce Exchange Session
An advisory committee on differential freight rates held its first public hearing at the Produce Exchange. Members include ex-Senator Thurman of Ohio, Elihu B. Washburne of Illinois, and Judge Cooley of Michigan. The committee heard arguments from the Produce Exchange on rate differentials and related views.
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Produce Exchange
The
Exchange
Thurman
Ohio
Elihu B. Washburne
Illinois
Cooley
Michigan
Prodtice Exchange
Failures Up 17 From Prior Week in U S Reports
New York March 6 report shows 152 failures in the United States to Bradstreet's for the past week an increase of 17 from the prior week and 18 more than the same week last year. Several impor duties and industries are noted with rising defaults in payments and business activity.
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New York
United States
Bradstreet’s
Regional Failure Totals Rise in Early 1900s Report
The record notes rising failures across regions with Massachusetts showing a surge in small failures and Mississippi hit by floods and crop shortages. It lists Middle States 31 failures, New England 32, Southern States 36, Western States 43, and California plus the Territories 10.
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Massachusetts
Mississippi
Middle States
New England
Southern States
Western States
California
Territories
Rossi Collapse Ends Italian Opera Run at Whitney's
Italian tragedian Signor Rossi quits after manager Chizzola drains resources. Milnes Levick says salaries two weeks late and losses exceed 316000. Rossi allegedly took 15000, pays to take company to New York, with further settlements sought for other cast members.
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Rossi
Whitney's
Grand Opera House
Chizzola
Milnes Levick
Rosai
New York
Signor Rossi
C. A. Chizzola
Milnes Levi
Lizzie McCall's Deed and the Accidental Shooting Theory
New York report describes Lizzie McCall Walls reaction after husband’s death autopsy shows bullet lodged between third and fourth vertebra near larynx. Path judges say bullet path suggests accidental shooting as defense for Mr Wall.
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New York
Justice Church
Lizzie McCall-Wall
Bird
Wall
Mysterious Post Office Clerk Vanishes from Manchester
Captain James M. House, a ten year post office clerk, abruptly left on leave claiming a Boston trip to meet his wife. A Worcester postmark letter explains his intent to disappear. his accounts are exact, and he asks that pay be sent to his wife.
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Manchester
N. H
James M. House
Boston
Worcester
House
Stevens
Cooa
Odd Fellowship
Fragments of a turbulent 19th century day in news
A cyclone demolishes a Baptist church in Doda City Texas while talks of a classical school for Americans in Athens arise. Port-au-Prince endures a smallpox epidemic with fifty daily deaths as Mississippi logs lag. A Utica man dies after drinking whiskey on a bet.
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Athens
Port-au-Prince
Upper
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John G. Ebring
Utica
N. Y
Thomas Marvin
Adrian
Mich
Las Vegas
N. M
Meysenberg Shoe Company
St. Louis
Henry Jones
Raleigh
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Blake
Cuba
Morris Noel
Giddings & Wapa
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Byram
Miss
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Souprette
Marrison
Cleveland
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Baker's Corners
Charles
Andrew Jackson
Chicago
Iroquois Club
Palmer House
New Jersey Senate
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Virginia
Thomas Matheson
Arizona
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H. C. Bowen
Henry C. Bowen
New York Independent
Seymour
St. Johns Hotel
Buffalo
N.Y
Valley Mills
Bosque County
Tex
Post Office Department
New York
W. F. G. Shanks
Josh Hart
Astor House
Education Department of
Japan
John Ward
Mount Pleasant
Penn
Glendale
Minn
Alderwan H. O. Jones
Brooklyn
George A. W. Stuart
Brooklyn Board of Education
Madison Square Theatre
Alex. Byers
George Larocque
Edward Corby
Corby
Byers
Tucson
Fort Lowell
San Carlos
Finance and Commerce. Money market and stocks in flux
The report notes a steady early money market with rates near last week, firming later and closing firm. New York funds and foreign exchange show strength, with large gold shipments and a mixed stock market led by Louisville & Nashville and Denver & Rio Grande. Wall Street remains stringent, brokers active, and prices volatile through the week.
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Prime Corporation
New York
Frances
United States Securities
Tim
Wall Street
Denver & Rio Grande
Louisville & Nashville
Hannibal & St. Jo. Preferred
St. Paul
Missouri Pacific
Wyee Cent
Ohio
Mississippi
Boston
Joe
Union Pacific
Erie
New York Markets Report March 4 Flour Cotton and Grains
Market steadier with moderate demand. Wheat and oats mixed with small gains in wheat and firmer cotton prices. futures easing slightly. Receipts and prices span flour rye corn and cereals. coffee sugar and molasses in varied demand as freight rates and refining prices shift.
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Patna
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Elaine
Oladjje
LE Wile
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Maine Central
Jacksons
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Hoeft
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Louisiana
Rangoon
Rye
Stooks & Bush
Turka Island
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Trapani
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Pye
Oye
Southern
Western
Jane
Chisdo
New Orleans
Silve Oid
American
Montevideo
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Cette
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Cork
Commercial matters Boston markets itemized trade notes
In Boston markets reports show broader trade improvement across departments despite storms hindering interior movements. Apples supply ample and market quiet. beans demand light and prices barely supported. roots and shoes see mixed activity with quiet shipments and ongoing spring goods orders.
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Boston Daily Glong
Department of Trade
Cur
New York
Gloucester Fish Market Report Shows Strong Cod and Halibut Prices
Special Gloucester market notes detail weekly fish arrivals totaling 540000 pounds cod and 181000 pounds haddock with 2250000 pounds herring. Prices quoted for Georges cod and Bank cod reflect firm levels amid market scarcity. halibut, haddock, and other species listed with varied rates and byproduct sales.
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Sunday Globe
Gloucester
Georges
Haddock
Newfoundland
Seth
Livestock Markets in Brighton and Watertown Week Ended March 4 1882
Arrivals totaled 2206 head with Western cattle 1664 Eastern cattle 292 Northern cattle 350 and total livestock 2206. Sheep and lambs 3200 Western plus 2001 Northern and Eastern sheep. swine 14437. veal 415. horses 128. Beef cattle prices listed per 100 pounds live weight with various grades. hides and tallow prices given for Brighton area.
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