Great Beecher Sermon Draws 83 Admits At Plymouth
Rev Henry Ward Beecher led Plymouth Church in Brooklyn on May 4 with flowers filling the pulpit as 83 candidates were admitted. He emphasized personal revival, the shepherd motif, and the idea that health of the soul comes from correct use of all faculties under God, not from inherited depravity.
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Party Jealousy Sparks Clash Over Robert Lincoln Candidacy
A private Republican circular circulated among delegates argues against nominating Robert Lincoln for president or vice president. It questions his achievements and emphasis on lineage, contrasting him with other notable figures while urging adherence to core American principles.
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Fall River Spinners and Weavers Near End of Strike
Fall River spinners and weavers show signs of ending the dispute with a meeting adjourned without action. A two hour interview with Crescent mill strikers and treasurer Covel failed to reach an agreement over Overseer Murray. Strikers plan to meet Monday to decide on returning to work as several mill men predict the strike waning though the union remains firm. short time adoption may occur next week.
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Bequest to fund aerial navigation experiments in Bridgeport
The Milwaukee brewer Maxwell left 500000 for aerial navigation experiments. Bridgeport inventor Charles F Ritchel is named one of the executors to disburse the first 100000 for Ritchel's flying machine. Plans for large scale arrangements are set to begin immediately with grand promises by midsummer.
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Woman Driver Polly Martin Beats Highway Thieves
Attleboro profile of Polly Martin, a longtime mail and express driver, recounts a notorious Thanksgiving night confrontation with a gang. She describes hauling mail, telegraph messages, and valuables, including a sack of gold, while facing snow drifts and dangerous passengers along her eight mile route through Farmer's, South Attleboro, and Oldtown.
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Prospects for the Peach Crop
The largest Delaware peach receiver in the city says no positive outlook can be given. He notes Delaware peaches reaching Boston come from a 160 mile stretch along the Pennsylvania railroad region. Frost threatens all the crop, with later frosts more damaging in the north and lave frost feared for the south, where soil quality lowers tree value.
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Delaware peach crop expectations and shipping routes noted
The report discusses a heavy coming crop of Delaware peaches with about 250000 half-bushel baskets shipped to Louisville last season. It notes peaches moved by water from Chesapeak Bay area to Philadelphia and beyond, with harvest timing uncertain due to frosts and potential drenches in June or July.
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Great Walk ends with Fitzgar's victory and record pace
New York May 3 reports the six day pedestrian contest at Madison Square Garden with 15,000 watching. Forty contestants competed as records shattered. Fitzgerald and Rowell lead in a brutal finish with miles, laps, and prize money detailed for top finishers.
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Infuriated Calabrian Soldier Slaughters Lombards at Barracks
In Pizzofalcone castle near Santa Lucia Naples a Calabrian private Salvatore Misdea killed six soldiers and mortally wounded five others in a nighttime attack after taunts about Calabrese patois. He fired nearly sixty rounds, was captured alive, and cited hatred of Piedmontese and Lombards. he had a brigand past and is 21.
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Davitt quits politics to seek Australian move
London May 5 Michael Davitt announces his decision to abandon politics and emigrate to Australia. He cites failure of land nationalization efforts in Ireland and says he can better support himself there with friends and opportunities. He remains critical of Parnellism and notes Catholic bishops aid to Parnell's land purchase scheme amid Irish agrarian distress.
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Plucky Staten Island Girl Fights Off Intruder
Jennie Goff and her sister Mary, seamstresses ages 19 and 16, lived alone in Rossville when a black intruder entered their cottage. Jennie, awakened by a grip on her throat, defended herself with a light and fists, knocking the man down and later securing him with neighbors. The assailant, named Wilson, fled but was captured nearby after a struggle.
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Engineer's instinct halts express as rail wired for sabotage
Albany locomotive engineer John Donohoe saved a westbound express near Albany by stopping in blizzard conditions after sensing danger. He traced the peril to unspiked rails likely sabotaged by prisoners’ confederates, and credited recovery to Warner's Tippecanoe in addressing long-standing dyspepsia that plagued his nerves and health.
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Finance and Commerce Market Report May 3
Financial notes from State Street show steady money market conditions with bank discounts and collateral rates varying by security type. Weekly exchanges and gold shipments are reported alongside bank reserves and call loans, with mixed activity across rails and mining stocks in a broad commodity and securities market snapshot.
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Market reports from Orrick Boston Dairy and Goods
The Boston Daily Teer notes continued price declines across dairy and commodity markets. Butter cheese eggs and dried goods show soft demand, with Western creamery products and Northern daily lots quoted at reduced rates amid slower sales and lower bids.
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New York Markets Toll on Dull Trade Across Commodities
Wheat futures rose up to 8 cents on June and July contracts amid cautious shorts. Corn and oats also advanced in light activity while cotton futures declined, and provisions markets showed buoyant lard and steady butter with mixed spot results.
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Gloucester Market Summary of Codfish and Halibut Arrivals
Special correspondence notes 21 arrivals last week from Georges Bank Western Bank and the Banks with 420 000 pounds codfish and 164 000 pounds halibut. Lists prices for large Georges, Western Bank, bank cod and haddock, halibut, hake, cusk and prepared fish. Also reports Labrador herring trout pickled codfish tongues sounds and other seafood products with varied prices and knife.
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Brighton and Watertown Markets Arrivals Week Ending May 1884
Arrivals of livestock at Brighton and Watertown for the week ending Friday May may 1884 show Western cattle 1086 Eastern cattle 185 Northern 1025 total 2255 Western sheep and lambs 800 Eastern sheep and lambs Northern sheep and lambs 2914 total 0 7 L4 Swine 14686 Veals 6727 Horses 308 Prices of beef cattle per hundred pounds dressed weight ranged from 450 to 750. First quality 675 Second quality 525 Third quality 0 0 0 Poorest grade of oxen 800 0 0 0 Prices of hides and tallow not fully legible.
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