Mortality at Appalling Levels as Grip Spreads Across Cities
News of the week reports a severe influenza outbreak, with Chicago recording 1081 deaths in seven days and 200,000 people ill. Crowded hospitals, overflowing undertakers, and numerous deaths mark a city-wide health crisis. другие города, включая Dubuque Pittsburg Lima and Brooklyn, report rising cases and pneumonia fatalities amid worsening weather.
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Cniiaco
Til
Chicago
Calvary
Tomlinson
Crowley
Charles T. Parkes
Rush Medical College
Soren Olson
Matthew Gaylord
Dubuque
Dunugre
Confessman D. &. Henderson
Allison
Lima
Ay Christman
Neculm
Pittsburg
Pittspine
Penn
Allegheny
Wilkinsburg
Captured La Grippe Microbe Reported by Dr Gentry
Dr William D Gentry of this city claims to have captured a microbe of la grippe after trapping dust on a blank slide and examining it under a 1170 power microscope seven microbes appeared in the field He later found the same microbes in the mucus of a patient and described their seven-line distinctive form Hammond notes the epidemic rivals cholera in severity and worse weather may worsen the outbreak.
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la Grippe
Curiaco
William D. Gentry
Gentry
Hammond
Affairs in Chili Prompt Naval Move to Pacific
Washington March 24 Apprehensions about the unsettled Chili situation lead the Navy Department to send Admiral Brown commander of the Pacific station to Chili. He will sail within a fortnight on the San Francisco transferring his flag. The Charleston will join the San Francisco as soon as possible amid limited official details.
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Chili
Navy Department
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Pacific Station
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Charleston
Tracy
Johnston praised as able Confederate general at funeral
Gen. C. O. Howard, commanding at Governor's Island, served as pallbearer at Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s funeral. He spoke of Johnston as the ablest Confederate general in the field, noting Johnston’s tender heart and remarkable strategic instincts in wooded, rivered terrain and sudden storms.
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C. O. Howard
Governor’s Island
New York
Joseph E. Johnston
Gen. Howard
Sherman
Johnston
Fair Oaks
J Ecnetene Sas Peres
Maniac Holds Train Aboard An Insane Attack
Ottawa dispatch reports a Swedish man on the Soo train to Union depot brandishing a jack knife. A deadly struggle ensued with a conductor, brakeman, and a veteran constable. the mob overpowered the maniac and bound him as six men restrained him for transport to prison.
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Ont
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Arnprior Etation Ae
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Passaggers
Body of C. G. Davis Recovered From Utopia Wreck
In Gibraltar on March 28 the body of Mr. C. G. Davis of Boston, a saloon passenger who died when the Anchor Line steamer Utopia sank after being rammed by H. M. S. Anson, was recovered by divers. The corpse, identified by a watch, was placed in a leaden coffin for shipment to New York.
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C. G. Davis
Boston
Mass
Utopia
Anson
New York
Tobey Ex-Postmaster of Boston Dies at Brookline Home
Edward Silas Tobey Jray a representative New England merchant and former Boston postmaster died after a long life of public service. Born April 6 1813 in Kingston Massachusetts he was son of Silas Tobey and grandson of Samuel Tobey judge of the Taunton court. A pioneer in steamship ventures he helped finance public causes and supported education serving as Dartmouth trustee Bradford Academy and Institute of Technology trustee. He was Boston postmaster appointed December 9 1875 by President Grant. He leaves several children.
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Boston
Tobey
Harris St
Brookline
Edward Silas Tobey Yray
Kingston
Mass
Silas Tobey
Mississippi
Merimack
Christian Commission
Dartmouth College
Bradford Academ
The
Institute of Technology
Congregational Association
American Missionary Society
Dr. Kirk
Snowstorm Hits Nebraska and Iowa with Heavy Snow
Despatches from Omama and across the state report the winter’s largest snowstorm. Snow covers six to thirteen inches with drifted areas. Rain and snow spread, with Missouri seeing heavy rains, irrigation prospects improve, and river conditions cause damage including a wrecked bridge near Boone threatening High Bridge, the longest Iowa structure at 2200 feet.
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Neb
Missouri
Kansas Pacific
Santa Fe
Colorado
Denver
Des Moines
Boone
High Bridge
Iowa
Governor pursues rewards in masked mob murder near Duncan
Topeka reports Gov Humphrey received an official note from Cheyenne county attorney detailing the murder of farmer Thomas Duncan by a White Caps mob on March 16. A $200 reward is offered for each of the criminals. The mob stormed Duncan's home, shot him, and dispersed after threatening to raze the house. Duncan had allegedly pilfered grain.
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Topeka
Kan
Humphrey
Cheyenne County
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Duncan
First French spoliation payout to Philadelphia widow
On March 24 Wasumeton reports the treasury issued the first payment in the French spoliation claims to Mary Ann Buchanan Smith of Philadelphia, 89, receiving $13,000. Her father John Smith Jr. was a merchant in Baltimore. brother Gen Samuel Smith served in Congress. A second payment of $7,000 went to Harriet E. Wilder of Worcester, aged 50, whose husband Nathaniel Eaton of Norwich suffered losses from similar French depredations.
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Wasumeton
Treasury
Mary Ann Buchanan Smith
Philadelphia
John Smith, Jr
Baltimore
Samuel Smith
Congress
Friendship
Legees
Ers
Rogers
Hanoriet E. Wilder
Worcester
Mass
Nathaniel Eaton
Norwich
Conn
Danger of Another Indian Outbreak
Washington March 24 The War Department is gathering information on the probabilities of a spring outbreak among the Dakota Indians at Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies. Reports from army officers serving as agents are not reassuring. Peace hinges on prompt and adequate distributions of appropriations. any excessive pinching could spark revolt.
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War Department
Dakota
Army
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
Washington
Collision at Racine Junction Kills One and Injures Several
A Northwestern railroad collision at Racine Junction killed one man and left two seriously injured while three others were injured to varying degrees. A mail car baggage car and five freight cars burned. The wreck involved both northbound passenger and freight trains and caused extensive damage and loss of cars.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Northwestern
Racine Junction
Passen
Pan G
Arom & Seemen
Italians Mass Meeting in London Ends in Failure
A mass meeting of Italians in Holborn Hall London on Friday night to protest the slaughter of their countrymen in New Orleans failed to achieve its aims, described as a pitiful failure.
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Holborn Hall
London
New Orleans
London hall scene described by reporters and organ grinders
Audience mainly news pe reporters with a small Italian cluster around Saffron Hill, once a notorious London area. Organ grinders of the metropolis mostly recruited from that group. No person of importance attended. The hall was not half full.
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Newspe
Saffron Hill
London
Man Held on Suspected Murder Charges in New York Case
A young man using several aliases including William Allen was arrested in East Wakefield New Hampshire on Wednesday on suspicion of murdering Carl Ruitinger in New York a month earlier. The report also notes various other incidents from across the region including shipwrecks robberies and trials.
A New Irish Party in Sligo Election Fight
The report details a Newfoundland France dispute and a debated Belgian neutrality amid British, French, and Russian interests. Lord Salisbury and Lord Knutsford discussed English protection of Belgium with Mr Currie as King Leopold pressed for cooperation.
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San Remo
Lord Knutsford
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Belgium
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Antwerp
Meuse
Ely
Newfoundland
France
House of Commons
Egypt
Charles Dilke
Tomorrow's Papers
Stones and Sticks in North Sligo Campaign
The North Sligo election campaign sees Parnell met with hostility at Strand Hill and forced to retreat to Sligo as anti-Parnellite groups push through Tireragh toward Drospore est. Clashes leave Pinkerton with a cut head and several injured as police intervene and protect both sides. Archbishop Walsh’s Rome visit signals potential Irish political shifts and a possible uniting Catholic party backbone to influence relations with Britain.
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North Sligo
Parnell
Strand Hill
Sligo
Messrs
Sexton and
Collery
Maurice Healy
Michael Davitt
Tireragh
Templeboy
Drospore Est
Parnellites
Pnd Club
Michael
Rome
Walsh
Themerald Isle
Pia
United Catholic Arty of Ireland
Araepe le
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Woule
Court of St. James
Healy Suffered Eye Injury and Teeth Lost After Assault
Cork reports Timothy D Healy injured in an assault by Michael O Brien Dalton. Healy not only lost sight in his right eye from broken spectacles but also lost five teeth from a second blow. Dalton apologized to Healy. Leghorn Bank suspension and two large business failures shock Italy. A leading financier’s death by suicide adds to the financial distress amid higher taxation.
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Timothy D. Healy
Michael O’brien Dalton
Healy
Dalton
Leghorn
Bank of Leghorn
Italy
Dreibund
Jince Bismarck
British warship Egeria seeks Pacific cable route
New York reports the British man of war Egeria will visit Vancouver after two years of ocean bed exploration to map Pacific cable paths from Australia to Canada. The voyage surveys potential routes, with the longest leg around 2700 miles among stations totaling about 9000 miles. Hayti seeks U S protection. Admiral Gherardi reportedly fails to gain Mole St. Nicholas as a naval coaling station, Hayti demanding protectorate terms beyond U S policy.
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Vancouver
Egeria
Pacific Ocean
Australia
Canada
British Columbia
Pacific
Hayti
Uncle Eam
Washington
The
Herald
Gherardi
Mole St. Nicholas
Haytian
Herards
Liberal Party Nominates Ballen for Ecuador's Chief Magistrate
The Liberal party nominates Don Clemente Ballen as its candidate for Ecuador's chief magistrate with elections set for next September. In Quito on Mardi Gras day a significant uproar arose in the capital amid local tensions and protests.
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Liberal Party
Don Clemente Ballen
Ecuador
Capi
Quito
Irregular Irish secret societies worry British at London ports
The British government watches Irish secret societies amid a split in nationalist ranks. American agents of Clan-na-Gael and other Fenian links are in London, with close port surveillance. Sensational plots resembling the dynamite era are feared as the period’s tensions rise.
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Chili
Caddera
Taltal
Presient
Balmaceda
Vienna
The
Times
Germany
United States
Switzerland
Coke Riot Strikers Attack Frick Coke Works in Morewood
Frick's Morewood coke works are attacked by about a thousand strikers at 2 a.m. destroying ovens, rail track, and windows. Arrests made. rioting reported at Leisenring and Leith with property damage. Scattered clashes feared as labor leaders seek to quell unrest amid warnings of a potential war between operators and organized labor.
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Penn
Frick
Morewood
Greensburg
Leisenring
Leith
Scottdale
Jimtown
West Lessenring
Uniontown
H. ©. Frick Coke Company
Pers
Cleveland in control of his presidential canvass
A newspaper piece argues that Grover Cleveland personally runs his campaign. It notes few other viable Democratic candidates exist, despite strong opposition from some Democratic papers. The piece asserts Cleveland shows indifference to New York public opinion and that his position remains secure.
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Mr. Cleveland
New York
Cleveland
Frugal shopper spots economy trim in sale counter
In a Detroit Free Press snippet a woman browsing a store sees old fashioned trimming marked at a deep discount. She offers to buy the whole piece while a clerk jokes about economy. The brief exchange highlights thrift and market humor.
Tales of a Typewriter Maundered Path to Victory
A dialogue about learning to use a stubborn typewriter. One speaker admits struggle and vows to master it soon. In a humorous twist, the other suggests an unlikely solution, jokingly proposing marriage to the young seller as a last resort.
Inferred Engagement Rumor Stirs Courtroom Talk
A judge remarks on a young woman named Miss Maney and a rumor of her engagement to a homely suitor. The exchange hints at social expectations and misgivings, with the judge noting assurances about the engagement. The fragment reflects courtroom banter and local gossip from the period.
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Edwin A Durgin Checker and Chess Meeting Notes
Edwin A Durgin of Boston lists contact points for the Chess Divan and moves for checker and chess players. Daily meetings at Taylor's Liberty Square room 8 and at 210 Trevant Street address. Mentions Position numbers 1528 1530 1531 with notes from American Checker Player dates.
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Edwin A. Durgin
Mass
Trevant St
Taylor's
Liberty Sq
M. H. C. Wardell
White
Correspondence on play credits for Problem 1528 in Gone
James Brown of Woonsocket argues for shared credit with Reporter for Problem 1528 in Gone. He notes he demonstrated a win in Tescheleit’s play and provided a draw, and explains Tescheleit’s play had been published previously in THE Giant. He adds the editor’s absence delayed earlier appearance and expresses pleasure in giving Mr. Brown due credit.
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James Brown
Woonsocket
R. J
Tescheleit
Mr. Brown
Chess and travel notes from May visit to the United States
James Hill of Peddington England plans a May US visit with his family while George Tracey of Kinderhook New York enters a 72 hour go as you please race. Pittsburg players boast top headquarters and East Side meetups appear at Pollock's. Scotland’s Bryden and Fris begin championship play in Glasgow. James Reed of Chicago is world champion by default as Wyllie misses April 1. The Sydney Bulletin tells of Wyllie’s hotel tariff tale in Brisbane and a Scottish lodger’s move to a budget lodging on Spring Hill.
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Peddington
Eng
United States
George Tracey
Kinderhook
N. Y
Pittsburg
Bozton
Providence
Rt. 1
New York
Pollock’s
East
St. Co
E. Quimby
Saccarappa
Messrs. Bryden
Fris
Chicago
Minneapolis
Sydney Bulletin
Wyllie
Queensland
Brisbane
Rex
Snuff Boxes and Old-Time Checkers Masters
A fragmented reminiscence traces checker players from Joshua Sturgis era to Bennetts snuff box lore. It recounts Wyllie’s late-night games, old club contests in London, and the four snuff boxes made for Bennett with three gifted to friends, as noted by Martins and Liverpool Mercury.
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Sturgis
Georgev
Seeley
Bennett
Jenkins
Dawson
John St
Tottenham Court
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Andrew Anderson
Brown
Anderson
Replinnett
Martins
Liverpool Mercury
Dr Howard Crosby Dies After Long Ministry and Civic Work
New York March 29 Dr Howard Crosby died at his home 116 East 119th street at 6 43 p m His end was peaceful and in sleep he passed away He wrote farewell messages to absent son and daughter in Egypt and three home relatives He was born February 27 1826 and educated at the University of the York 1844 He led Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church from 1868 and taught at the University of the City of New York He helped found the Society for the Prevention of Crime in 1877 and was a leader in reform efforts He authored religious works and Greek texts and served as moderator of the United States General Assembly in 1874
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E. Ea
Will Ham
East Wakefield
N. H
Carl Ruitinger
New York
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Newmore
Frederick Hanson
Dolce
Rochester
Ten
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Knights of
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Amsterdam
N. Y
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Ozark
Butte
Mont
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Tennessee River
Mussel Shoal Canal
United States
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Mississippi
Manitoba & Northwestern
Canadian Pacific Railways
North Dakota
Edmonton
Eureka
Canadian Pacific
Bottineau
Manitoba
Poomne Washington Moss
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Moss
Henry Buckhester
Baltimore
England
Virginia
Cape Henry
Chambers St
Washington St
Lot M. Morrill
Charleston
Twenty-third Street Surface Railway Company
City of
Kinney Tobacco Company
Cigarette Trust
Camille Tombeah
East Templeton
Alfred Bradley
Prescott
Loomer
Ottawa County
Ont
Oseph Prudhomme
Irish Nationalist Federation of
Dabnp
Iisiamentary Pot Om
America
Brown, Howard & Co
New
Croton
D. Reynolds
Meyers
Montreal
Syracuse
Texas
Miles
Peage
Amelia Christiansen
Padow
Brooklyn
Mark
St. Louis Stampvine Company
Niedringhaus
Ape Manne Company
John D. Lewis
Philadelphia
Lewis Protective Bureau of Civil Rights
David A. McBurnie
Chicago
2D Infantry
Nion Army Agust
Ile of Gety
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Gettysbanders
Jasper
Ala
Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad
Ensley City
Lastctober
Pass of Alabama
Chesapea
Kincaid
Howard Crosby
East 119Th St
Egypt
Ir. Crosh
New York City
Wbenezer Crosboi
Washin
Illiam Bedlow
Philanthropis Fus
University of the York
Rutgers Colle
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
University of the Ciy of New York
Pad Ats
Ee Ee Ais Alee
Columbia
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Society For the Prevention of Crime
Young Men’ Christian 1Ation
Lyman Beecherer
Yale Divinity School
William Bedoe Crosby
Society of the Cincinnati
Crosby
Puck Speaks Slower to End Stuttering Frustration Review
A brief page note describes a performer struggling with stuttering while delivering lines. The text captures a moment of frustration as the speaker asks for slower pace to avoid stuttering and to allow clearer articulation.
Commercial Matters Boston Markets Butter Prices And Dairy Rates
Boston markets report steady butter with firm receipts and varied dairy goods prices. Listings cover creamery products, oleomargarine, cheese, eggs, hens, vegetables, fruits, nuts, canned goods, flour, grain, mackerel, hides, salt, starch, seed, and tobacco.
Arrivals of Livestock at Brighton and Watertown Week End
Arrivals of livestock for the week at Brighton and Watertown show cattle 2680, sheep 4641, shores 168, veals 1763, bogs 30086, horses 532. Western cattle 2428, Essien and Northern cattle 952. Western mp and lands 4820, Eastern sheep range from western ves at 6.50 per 100 lbs live weight. Northern at 25.50 to 07.50. Prices of hides, tallow, skins and more in Brighton market. Lambskins, country hides and calfskins listed with prices in cents.
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H. & Masa
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White &Care
Brighton
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Pond
Cadiz
Bend
Trapant
Turks Island
Uva
Sean Inescea
Kentucky
Watertown
Essien
The Airs Were Numerous Opera Quip
A Chicago Inter Ocean joke lampoons a listener named Passifer blaming a noisy next box for bad hearing. Hojack asks about the show and Passifer notes the box occupants “put on more airs than the orchestra played,” a wry line on manners at the opera.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Hojack
Passifer
Wit And Repair In A Harvard Lampoon Exchange
The dialogue spotlights Bagley who has grown witty of late by stamping, giving him time to craft clever repartee as colleagues remark on his quick retorts.
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Harvard Lampoon
Bagley
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