Achilles heel of British rule in India raised by Russian threat
An article weighs two rival views on Indian loyalty and disaffection amid fears of a Russian invasion. It cites Arminius Vaamberg, Colonel Mikhanek, and Soboleff, contrasting Indian princes offering troops with British justice. It argues India’s unity under Britain vs. native dissent, ending by questioning India as Britain’s vulnerability.
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Great Britain
Indian
Afghanistan
India
Lidia
Russia
Arminius Vaamberg
Vamberg
Charles Marvin
Herat
Af- Epennan
Mikhanek
Ali Khan
England
Soboleff
Skoboleff
Central Asia
Asia
Ugland
Niin
Mussulman
Hindoo
Lord Dufferin
Scindia
Gwalior
Olkar
Indore
Nizam
Soudan
Maharajah
Mysore
Bhopal
Cashmere
Nepaul
Rajpoet
Panjab
British India
Skoboletf
Jess
Commodore Garrison Dead in New York at 76
New York May 1 Commodore Cornelius K Garrison died suddenly at his residence 4 Park Avenue in his 77th year caused by heart paralysis. once among the wealthiest men in the United States his fortune dwindled after bad investments and railway losses. He married Miss Letitia Randall in 1877 and left a daughter Mrs Van Auken at his bedside. Funeral will be at his late residence on Monday.
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New York
Commodore Cornelius K. Garrrison
Park Avenue
William K
Silver Creek
Long Branch
Commodore Garrison
United States
Commodore Vanderbilt
Commodore
Letitia Randall
St. Louis
Grant
van Auken
Perilous Hunter’s Pass Crash Claims Four Horses
A freight sleigh descending Independence Pass near Aspen slides off a narrow defile and plunges 2000 feet. Four horses tethered to the sleigh fall to their deaths, one horse survives by snagging its harness on a tree. The driver is unable to help. Aerial cliffs tower above as the wreckage cascades down the gorge.
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St. Louis
Chapman
How to Get Healthy
A Pittsburg Dispatch report quotes a prominent physician explaining lung health. He prescribes deep full breaths, shoulder elevation, and forced expirations to expand the chest and improve ventilation, asserting these exercises can double vital capacity and relieve chest troubles when practiced regularly.
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Pittsburg
Contractor Hogan Sues Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
James Hogan of Ashland Massachusetts sues the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in U S Circuit Court district of Massachusetts for 50600 alleging breach of contract on mason work for a branch line. He claims unpaid monthly estimates caused work stoppages and substantial loss, noting contractors souring over recent strikes.
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United States Circuit Court For
District of Massachusetts
James Hogan
Ashland
Mass
F.S. Nickerson
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Hogan
Mason
Miss Cozzens Mistook City Cab For Hire Ride
Washington Critic tells of Miss Phebe Cozzens visiting the city on inauguration day. Fatigued, she hailed a passing cab and entered with three men who had hired it for themselves. They later left, giving orders to take her safely to her hotel, leaving her wiser though much chagrined by the mix up.
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Washington
Phebe Cozzens
Miss Cozzens
Militia and Miners Clash in Lemont Quarry
The United Nailers of America press for a 20 percent wage rise. Reports say a collision occurred between strikers and militia at Lemont Illinois with troops firing and killing two men. About 2000 workers formed a line around the quarries as Joliet militia arrived amid fevered excitement.
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Chicago
Lemont
Joliet
Coal Miners Threaten Nationwide Ohio Strike
May 4 Cleveland report says a planned strike by about 6000 miners in Triscarawas and Cannelton valleys began today. In Cannelton district 260 workers quit. operators cite a 60 to 75 cent per ton rate set in Hocking valley as undercutting. Richards' Coal Company has lowered pay, prompting further walkouts as others follow suit.
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Cleveland
Triscarawas
Cannelton Valleys
Canton
Cannelton
Hocking Valley
Richards’ Coal Company
Nailers declare wage war on Amalgamated Association
The United Nailers of America announce a June 1 wage scale from Bellaire Ohio that matches the Amalgamated Association for steel and iron nails. The move is seen as a declaration of war against the older union, which seeks 20 percent more for steel nails.
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Piersevilre
Penn
the Commercial Gazette
United Nailers of America
Bellaire
Amalgamated Association
Six Hundred Strong In Collinsville Coal Strike Return
Collinsville Illinois May 4. Six hundred striking coal miners are expected back from Belleville today. Leaders urge no violence while a large force of deputy sheriffs and deputy city marshals were sworn in to guard workers. The Major issued a proclamation warning strikers not to interfere with people or property. Trouble seems likely.
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Collinsville
Belleville
Protest of the Mormons Heralded Across Utah Regions
A network of Mormon tabernacles read a declaration of grievances and protest directed to the President and United States. The document defends plural marriage and religious liberty, laments federal opposition, urges a fair Utah commission, and notes Utah’s bid for statehood amid alleged alien governance. Separate items recount teetotaler Senator Garland and a Cambridge child anecdote.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Arizona
Mormon Tabernacles
Mormon Church
United States
Supreme Court
Mexico
They Make Money at It
Chicago Herald notes thirty-three Chicago women own and run restaurants. Most are small eateries, but two or three operate larger, more ambitious ventures with differing menus and customer bases.
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Chicago Herald
Chicago
Women Run Chicago Saloons and Profitable Liquor Stores
The piece notes many women manage Chicago saloons and liquor shops, including about twenty waiters in one, with women commonly succeeding as keepers due to meticulous attention. It cites around one hundred women owning saloons, often as inherited ventures, and highlights The House of David on Clarke Street owned by Mrs Chorn ton with estimated monthly profits around $800.
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Chicago
House of David
Clarke Street
Chornton
Death Preferred to Chicago
New York police report the suicide of Edward Cushman, a nearly 80 year old man with Berlin origins who lost farms in Orange County after bad investments. Found hanged at a malt house on East Thirty-eighth Street, he had planned to move to Chicago to live with daughters. his son-in-law Dr. Kneuper noted years of mental decline and insanity as possible cause.
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New York
John Darmody
Twenty-first Precinct
East Thirty-eighth Street
Darmody
F. J. Kneuper
East Seven Street
Edwar Cushman
Kneuper
Second Avenue
Chicago
Kuenper
Portland Prohibition Efforts Face Traps and Tricks
Portland authorities battle a seasoned network of liquor smugglers amid the citys role as a rail hub. Officers contend with deceptive labels and clever packaging while enforcing new laws. A decline in arrests accompanies a rise in grocery trade, as public figures celebrate apparent success despite drifting intoxication on the streets.
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Portland
Marshal Andrews
Neal Dow
Prohibition
Finance and Commerce Market Report
The money market shows no change with ample idle funds and higher dividend payments. Borrowers stay moderate, rates ease, and prime mercantile paper sits around 4 percent with other paper near 5 percent, while banks cater to favored patrons and call loans run 2 to 3 percent. The week’s bank statement is unfavorable with loan declines and reserve gains, excess over required capital rising to about 55.1 million. Regional failures edge lower, bond prices steady, and New York stock activity mixed amid firm Consols and firmer mining issues.
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Prime Mercantile
Prime Corporation
Ow York
New York
Alta
Dorrense
KK. G. Dun & Co
Mereante Agency
United States
Canada
New York City
Meon
Chicago
Sabape
Sixty Eight Indictments On Oklahoma Question
The United States grand jury at Topeka has returned separate indictments against sixty eight colonists who camped at Arkansas City accusing them of rebellion and inciting actions against federal authority. One sweeping indictment covers the remainder.
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Kansas City
United States Grand Jury
Topeka
Oklahoma
Arkansas City
United States
Cleveland
Halloway
Garland
Couch
Will Increases Bequest To Aged Sister
In Windham County a dying man directs a lawyer to leave £500 to his needy sister but gradually raises the amount to £2000 amid protests from his wife and daughter. The tale ends with the lawyer’s long kept secret leaking as a warning about greed.
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Windham County
Squire
Financial Manager. Texas sittings and a Dallas woman boasts business sense
Mrs. Peterby of Dallas tells a reporter she bought a rocking chair at auction for 2 dollars and values it at 3 dollars, claiming a dollar profit and defending women’s business acumen. Mr. Jeter questions the purchase while the exchange underscores thrift culture.
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Texas
Peterby
Dallas
Mr. Jeter
Stupi
Typhoid deaths rise in Plymouth tied to water supply
Four deaths were reported in Plymouth yesterday with physicians noting a growing death toll and new cases. Relapses during convalescence are common and often fatal. Dr. Davis identifies the illness as typhoid fever, caused by the local water. A light feature from Vassar follows.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Plymouth
Davis
Boston Daily Glone May 2 1885 Market Summary
The issue reports steady prices for apples with top lots at 250 per barrel and varied quotations for cranberries beans butter cheese and coal. It notes active demand in corn and coffee markets, a weak to steady trend in dairy and creamery products, and fluctuating flour prices amid outlooks of a poor winter wheat crop and potential spring shortages.
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Orfice
Boston Daily
Marketwire listing on hides, hay, fish and commodities
Demand for foreign hides remains weak with prices largely unchanged. Agents report Calcutta cow hides and buffalo skin rates alongside Madras goats and Buenos Ayres shipments while hay demand stays firm at 19 20 per ton. Commodity listings cover fish, fruit, hops, resin, molasses, maple sugar, oats, poultry, potatoes, peas, rye, starch, sugar and teas with scattered gains and steady to softer tones across items.
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Calcutta
Buffalo
Buenos Ayres
Rio Grande
Starz
Montevideo
California
Western
Madras
Cave Good Hope
New York
Couttisn
Georges
Nova Scotia
Dry
Indy
Hake
Haddock
Pati
Pollock
Shore
Novas Scotia
Turkey
Valencia
London
Swale
Choice
Ise
Porto Rico
New Orleans
Callon
Varley
Houston
Hebrons
Aroostook Co
Maine
Jersey
Choice Canada
Fannell
Pembroke
Imperial
Hyson
Young Hyson
Twankay
Hyson Skin
Ni Cougen
Souchong
Uvlong
Dupans
Brighton and Watertown Livestock Arrivals and Prices
Week ending Friday May 188. Arrivals show Western cattle 45 and Eastern 84 with Northern 610 totaling 1689 head. Sheep and lambs from Western 7000 Eastern 0 Northern 2851 total 9851. Swine 17835, horses 615, Venus 648. Beef cattle dressed weight prices range 400 to 350 per 100 pounds. Hides and tallow prices per pound listed for Brighton and country.
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Brighton
Watertown
Venus
Svesteerees
Serersccee
Market summary of staples on Saturday May 2
The market was quiet with buyers favored by prices. Cotton futures opened buoyant but closed dull with May at 10.68¢ and several other months lower. sales 81,000 bales. Grain futures showed mixed moves with wheat and corn active yet uneven. spot wheat declined slightly but export demand steady. Provisions and fats were steady to firm with lard and pork values, and groceries showed dull coffee and firm raw sugar. Naval stores and spirits turpentine traded with some vigor before closing.
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Worcester County
Cumberland
Clearfield
Nova Scotia
Acadia
Sydney
Rio
Java
Lagua
Jamaica
St. Domingo
Cape
Aroostook County
New York
Vermont
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Europe
Spring Wheats
Spring Wheat Bakers
Minnesota
Wheats
Choice Western
Choice Southern
St Louis
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Anguat
Stade
Cuba
Philadelphia
Kentucky
Fish Market Slumps Amid Long-Standing Price Drops
The week ending today sees the fish trade collapse with minimal activity. Prices plunge to their lowest in fifteen years as travel salesmen pause and firms cut expenses. Fresh supplies abound with halibut and codfish priced down across large and small lots, while various prepared and regional fish varieties also show softening values.
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Grand Bank
Nova Scotia
Labrador
Shores
Extra Ieee Bose
Waterbury Watch Described As Practical Timekeeper
The Waterbury Watch is praised as a serviceable useful timepiece and a marvel of American ingenuity. It is deemed superior to many foreign watches at ten times the price with thousands in daily use across diverse segments of society.
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GLOBE
Waterbury
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Saturday Evening Gazette
Trowbridge
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Boston Money Market
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Erie
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Burg
Pal
James
Vassar
Boston Markets
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Brighton and Watertown
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the Waterbury
Waterbury Watch and Chain
the Weekly Globe
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