General Grant worsens in bed as doctors battle fever
New York March 30 General Grant endured a dreadful night with breathing difficulties and throat irritation. Doctors increased sleep aids despite pain while family remained at his bedside. By morning he slept several hours, showed improved comfort, and surgeons planned continued care through the night. An earlier report noted his fragile state and the risk of sudden dissolution. A later bulletin stated he slept from 3 to 7 AM, with no new fever, and that respirations and throat inflammation were easing under treatment.
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Grant
Conen Tian
Fordyne
Barker
Sands
Douglas
Shrady
Clarence
A. Seward
C. P. Huntington
Henry Clews
Huntington
Shirady
Harrison
Scogtons
R. Douglas
Aglas
I Dougly
Salem
Duncan McKenzie
Peabody
Legg’s Hill
Almshouse
McKenzie
Alexander and
Catharine McKenzie
Pictou, N. 5
Mary Tufts
Malden
Perkins’ Shop
Walter Fitzpatrick
Parker House
Main Street
Popeey
Swampscott
Marshal Skinner
Perkins
Heath
Peabody and
Medford
Grant in rapid decline as he nears death
New York March 30 The Telegram reports General Grant ailing rapidly and may not live more than twenty four hours. By noon he was moved to his bed and receiving visitors was restricted to doctors and family as doctors warn the end may be near.
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New York
General Grant
Douglas
Mark Twain
Will of Cornelius Erwin Allocates 400000 for Charities
The will of Cornelius B. Erwin of New Britain, filed from Hartford Conn, provides about 400000 for public and charitable uses. principal beneficiaries include 50000 for a women's home and 50000 for a public purpose in New Britain.
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Conn
Cornelius B. Erwin
New Britain
Bequests And Donations In Will Distributions Noted
The will allocates 30000 for a park and cemetery including a chapel. It provides 30009 to New Britain Institute as residuary legatee, plus a further 100000 to follow. Residence to South Congregational Church for a parsonage with 25000 to maintain it and 12600 for a new church chapel. Smaller bequests go to Episcopal and Baptist churches and 5000 to New Britain Club.
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Episcopal Ad Baptist
New Britain Club
Maniac Invasion Sparks Fatal Home Struggle in Albany
W Davenport of 91 Grand street Albany, lately declared insane, bursts into the Mosher home in Bethlehem. He assaults George B Mosher and son George I Mosher, leaving the elder with a deep scalp wound and the householder in critical condition. Davenport is bound and removed to Albany. the son and father recover from shock.
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Herman W. Davenport
Grand Street
Alban
George B. Mosher
George I. Mosher
Bethlehem
Moshers
Davenport
Mosher
Albany
Duel at Wichita agency ends in two cowboy deaths
Kansas City reports from Fort Reno describe a Western style duel at a Wichita agency in Indian Territory. Frank Copeland a cowboy and John Foster a half breed scout faced each other at 15 paces and both died after firing on the call of three. Both men had previously killed their man and were famed crack shots in the Indian country.
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Fort Reno
Wichita Agency
Indian Territory
Frank Copeland
John Foster
Copeland
Foster
Iron trade revival as mills resume operations
Pittsburg reports several iron mills moving back into full production amid expectations of wartime demand. Kimberly & Co. of Sharon Pennsylvania plans to restart entirely on Monday to fill a foreign armor plate order. Moorhead mill is producing Russian armor plate and Wayne Iron Works is fulfilling outside contracts.
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Pittsburg
Europe
Kimberly & Co
Sharon
Penn
Moorhead
Wayne Iron Works
Cincinnati Democratic slate nominates mayor and officials
Cincinnati March 24 George Gerke was nominated for mayor by the Democratic city convention on the first ballot with 187 votes. George Heran was nominated for city treasurer Jourdan Thomsen for city prosecutor and Vemnes Ringerald for judge of the Police Court. Pendleton’s slate was defeated and McLean and Stephens led the Lean slate nomination success.
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Cincinnati
George Gerke
George Herancourt
Jourdan, Thomsen
Vemnes Ringerald
Nnally A McLean
Thomas J. Stephens
Pendleton
Indian camp found. six dead snowshoers in Pine River area
Capruuac Michigan March 27 Two woods men found an Ottawa Indian camp on Pine River with seven band members. Only one Indian girl survived after four days without food. The men carried her to a settlement and buried the six snowbound bodies. The wandering band was unable to move due to deep snow and weakness.
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Capruuac
Mich
Pine River
Ottawas
Blinded by an Explosion at Cochran's Chemical Works
Michael Clancy, a worker at Cochran's chemical works, was seriously injured this afternoon while repairing a large iron retort containing boiling sulphate of soda. The retort exploded striking him in the face and chest. He sustained severe cuts and burns from falling iron fragments.
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Everett
Michael Clancy
Cochran’s Chemical Works
Rons
Riel’s Revolt Provokes Fight with Mounted Police
Reports from Manitoba describe Louis Riel assembling recruiting rebels to challenge Dominion authority. Major Crozier’s mounted police clash with 200 to 300 insurgents on Beardy reserve. Twelve policemen killed, eleven wounded, Captain Moore fatally shot and amputated. Middleton cites 500 fighting men but vows a decisive strike. Public prayers and patriotic sermons accompany troop movements to the Northwest.
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Wryserre
Man
Louis Riel
Lord Wolseley
Manitoba
Crozier
Carlton
Moore
Riel
Hobart
Beardy
Ducklake
Emment
Pestqndey
Middleton
Toronto
Halifax
N.8
Aun McMillan
Chalmers Church
Change in Steel Tubes Through Mandrel Pressing in 1880
In 1880 New York, a brass and copper pipe maker experimented with mild steel as a substitute. He used a plate over a die and a mandrel to shape steel into seamless tubes with uniform thickness and bore. The process required no tool changes and offered cost advantages over brass and copper.
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New York Sun
Notable Cleric Born in Balston Spa in 1812
Born at Balston Spa in 1812, he served as vice president of the American Bible Society and held leadership roles in the New York Protestant Episcopal Missionary Society.
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Balston Spa
The
American Bible, Society
New York Protestant Episcopal Ty Missionary Society
Seven Generations Family Dines Together at Hollisrox Table
Hollisrox Mass March 25 A family of seven spans four generations and four surnames sharing a daily meal. Roles include great grandfather great grandmother grandfather grandmother two fathers two mothers two husbands two wives two sisters one son one son in law one daughter one grandson one great granddaughter one niece one grandniece one treater and niece one nephew one nephew one whnele one aunt two great aunts one great grandaunt a father in law one mother in law one ther in law one sister in law and two ns. The youngest lacks a father and the average age is 51 years. Where is a family of equal size under one roof that can beat it.
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Hollisrox
Mass
Eter Iying
Twenty Years A Hermit in Kentucky Found Brother in Slab Hut
Daniel Smith of East Machias Maine reached Waco Kentucky to visit his brother Captain Larry Smith who had vanished from Maine over twenty years ago. Larry lived as a hermit in a six by four foot slab hut on a farm near Waco, hunting most days and working for locals when possible. He spoke of a sailor past and travels among foreign lands and Indians, yet kept his identity largely hidden. The discovery follows prior newspaper coverage of the hermit.
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Cisce Wyatt
Daniel Smith
East Machias
Larry Smith
Waco
Maine
The Lion and Bear Clash Over Afghanistan Boundary
A British publication reviews growing hostilities between England and Russia over Afghanistan for fifty years. Russia seeks western Asiatic influence and India, prompting naval mobilizations in Devonport Portsmouth Chatham and Pembroke. Locals anticipate militia calls as India reports 50 000 Caspian troops and Afghan frontier patience.
Hard Times Offer for Subscriptions and Commissions
A newspaper notice promotes a hard times subscription offer with rates for single and multi month plans. It advertises 1.00 for 14 months to single subscribers and six copies for 14 months at 5.00 or six months for 50 cents. It promises agents a large cash commission and says a circular is given free to each applicant.
War News From Canada and New Weapon Tests
Alarm in Calgary and mobilization across Manitoba and the Northwest Territories as rebels push toward rebellion suppression. Up to 6000 troops planned, 2000 already on the move. Indians feared to join Riel. Civilians fear a hard campaign with reinforcements from Ontario, Toronto supplying 500 volunteers. Meanwhile steel gun barrel research reports a cannon test at Sandy Hook showing a 75,000 psi water pressure and a 100 pound solid shot through an ultra thin wall.
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Edmonton
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Northwesterritories
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lake Superior
Dominion
Fort Carlton
Prince Albert
Irvine
Mounted Police
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Riel
Winnieg
Qu'Appelle
Middleton
Qu’Appelle
Battleford
Teir
United States
Ontario
Sandy Hook
Artillery Corps
Indians Pose War Threats in Manitoba Settlement
Reported war-path activity in WigniPec Manitoba as locals arm for defense. Pow-wow excludes government interpreter while six police guard post under Captain McDonald. Reinforcements and arms sought as emigrant shelters and bridges fortified. rebels at Duck Lake suffer heavy losses and new battalion being formed under Lieutenant Colonel Osborne Smith.
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WigniPec
Man
McDonald
Fort Carlton
Cate
Duck Lake
Coone
Osborne Smith
Ling
General Middleton on Northwest Half-Breed Revolt
Ottawa March 30 General Middleton comments on the Northwest revolt amid calls from Colonels Tyrwhitt and O'Brien for volunteers. The militia minister says extra regiments would be accepted if needed.
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Northwest
Ottawa
Ont
Tyrwhitt
M. P
O’brien
Ronetar Schultz India
Postmastership Battle in Augusta Maine
In Augusta Maine the fight over appointing a postmaster intensifies after Blaine’s defeat. Morton backs Maine Democrats fear outside influence and Cleveland supporters flood letters and petitions. The Maine delegation pressure and local voting patterns shape the nomination outcome as May nears.
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Maine
Augusta
Morton
Blaine
Senate
Cleveland
Congress
Lot M. Morrivent
Death of President Winston at Mutual Life
In New York on March 28 flags at the Mutual Life Insurance building were lowered to half mast in memory of Frederick S. Winston president of the company who died of paralysis in Fernandina Florida last night. He was
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Frederick
Fernandina
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Long-lost brother returns after twenty years in Kentucky
A fragmentary family tale from Waco Kentucky recounts Jamel Smith recognizing a long-lost brother, once a sea captain and Minnesota lumberman, after decades apart. The wanderer, presumed sane by a local attorney, travels to tend property and shares a meal with kin, while family history hints at Maine roots and European voyages.
Burial of the Picmy Queen in Chicago Dwarfs Perform Desert Burial
In Chicago last week the N Chubbas display queen dwarfs who mourn their pygmy queen and her death after a child perish. They perform a Kalihora style funeral with red and black markings, blood tracings, and chants before refusing ground burial. The coffin is lowered at Forest Home cemetery, and the keeper plans further exhibition tomorrow.
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Cutcaco
West Side
Kalihora
Africa
Esrin
Forest Home
Rng
An Opportune Lodger In NC Ends in Tragedy
In Wapesnoro North Carolina on March 26 two women sheltered an Irish pedlar for the night. A negro intruder demanded money and the pedlar shot him dead as he tried to flee. The dead man was later found to be a neighbor in disguise seeking the money the women had received. The case makes the local man a neighborhood hero.
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Lavine
Pedler
Pegie
Theer
Gold in Dakota sparks great excitement near Bismarck
News from Bismarck North Dakota reports excitement over rumored gold discoveries twenty three miles north of the city. Seventy or more men have staked out claims as reports of gold and silver quartz emerge. Experts note specimens show minerals including feldspar and pyrites amid quartz.
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Bismarck, Dak
Bismarck
Britain's Afghan Policy and Indian Defense Policy
The article argues that British policy aims to keep Afghanistan intact as a buffer between Russia and India, preserving British control while delaying Russian advances. It details commissions, military mobilization, and parliamentary positions, noting uncertainty over whether Russia will concede or move to war as Britain seeks stability on the frontier.
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Mediterranean
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Aden
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Herat
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Ameer
St. Petersburg
Karl Granville
Earl Granville
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M. de Giers
London
Transport Department
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Satlants
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Arizona
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Negotiations Continue After St Petersburg News
London reports the House of Commons was told by Marquis of Hartington that latest St Petersburg advices are more promising, though negotiations remain in progress. Britain steps up orders for canned goods to Chicago and discounts rumors that American canned meats are adulterated as unfounded.
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House of Commons
Marquis of Hartington
St. Petersburg
Chicago
Massed Forces On San Salvador Frontier Threaten Central American Conflict
Reports from Central America say President Zaldivar at Santa Ana commands 10,000 troops facing Barrios with a similar force. Costa Rican General Fernandez enters Nicaragua to aid against Barrios as Mexico withdraws its delegation from Guatemala. The City of Dallas carried returning American laborers from Port Barrios amid Guatemala unrest. Barrios reportedly has 38 cannons and 20,000 men, with General Menendez overseeing San Salvador frontier defenses and Honduran General an aiding with a 15k-strong force. Mexican troops stationed at the Exposition are ordered home by revenue officials.
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Allahabad
Nizam of
Hyderabad
Scinde
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Ndia
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Wasmarton
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Santa Ana
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Iica
Zalinski Battery Gun Demonstration At Fort Lafayette
A large crowd witnessed Lt. E L Zalinski’s pneumatic dynamite gun test at Fort Lafayette New York bay proving an electrical fuse system using a small battery inside a shell. The experiment fired a six pound Nobel’s gelatine payload at 60 yards, shattering brick and boiler iron targets and demonstrating multi point simultaneous explosions. The device, developed with the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company, aims to provide reliable timed detonations for naval fortifications and ships of war.
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Fort Lafayette
New York Bay
E. L. Zalinski
Fifth Artillery
Fort Hamilton
United States
Navy Department
Pneumatic Dyna Rate Gun Company of
Spencer D. Schuyler
Zalinski
Nobel
Glasgow
France in turmoil as Ferry ministry teeters after Tonquin losses
Paris erupts over a Tonquin dispatch announcing General Negrier wounded and a French retreat from Langson amid Chinese attacks. French losses are unconfirmed but feared. Paris braces for a cabinet crisis as the government faces a motivated push to resign after a narrow confidence vote.
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Tonquin
Hanoi
Langson
Dong Dong
Haram Ooentains
Cla
Pep
Sengkol
Negrier
Prthr
Songkai
Gesieget Ce
Tae
Journal Des Debats
Conech
Grevy Effort to Form New Cabinet Amid Paris Uproar
Paris chaos erupts as President Grevy presses to form a new ministry after Ferry’s cabinet faces Chinese campaign fallout. Deputies clash in a pandemonium chamber while calls for resignation echo. ministers’ proposals rejected and Ferry resigns amid mobs and jeers.
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President Grevy Seeks New Cabinet After Resignations
Paris March 30 President Grevy has accepted the Ferry ministry resignations and is consulting with leaders to select a new cabinet. The move follows a political shift as he gathers support among key figures for the reorganized government.
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Paris
Grevy
Ferry
President Grevy Presides Over the Council of Ministers
Paris reports President Grevy presided over the council, urging prompt decisive action on the Chinese question. The ministers sought a 200 million franc credit and immediate mobilization of two army divisions with four brigadier-generals. Admiral Courbet’s fleet would be reinforced by 10,000 sailors and marines and additional warships.
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Paris
Council of Ministers
Grevy
Poggenn
Admiral Courbet
Premonitions of War in Army Supply Market
A March 27 visit to New York arms firms reveals cautious talk on wartime orders. Remingtons and United States Metallic Arms Company report no confirmed deals from England or Russia, while Smith & Wesson echoes no fore orders. experts say wartime demand would boost army supplies.
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England
Russia
Remingtons
United States Metallic Arms Company
Ansonia
Smith Wesson
Jeraen
Alias for Maiden Alas for Judge San Francisco Marriage
Judge Finn marries 70 year old landowner Hastings and 19 year old Lillian Kunst in San Francisco. Hastings, founder of Hastings College, is said to be worth millions and recently vanished, sparking rumors of a legal papers matter and possible elusion.
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Clinton Hastings
Lillian Kunst
Finn
Hastings
Hastings Law College
Berkeley
Lake County
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