Fearful leap ends in death of swimmer Odlum on East River
New York on May 19 reports Robert Emmet Odlum attempting a bridge jump between the East River span and the water below. Guards on the bridge failed to deter him as he sprang off amid a crowd, struck the water after a 126 foot fall, and died shortly after rescue efforts. Witnesses recall his prior feats and the dramatic rescue attempt by Paul Boyton’s crew.
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Jim Haggard
Paddy Ryan
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Henry E. Dixey
Odlain
Jere Dunn
Robertson
Bob
Old Slip Wharf
Muldoon
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Hagan
Police arrest crew after boat incident at Old Slip
Police placed every man on the boat under arrest while Dixey Paddy Yen Dunn and Taidoon had gone ashore before this and were safe. After a long examination at the Old Slip station reporters and other witnesses were discharged after their names were taken.
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Paddy Yen
Dunn
Taidoon
Woman Survives 246 Foot Clifton Leap in Bristol
A 22 year old woman, Sarah Ann Henley of 80 Twinnell Road, St. Phillips, leaped from the Clifton suspension bridge at about 12 50 pm into the river mud. She was saved by John Williams and George Drew, then carried to the Avonmouth booking office and later to the infirmary. Despite a critical condition and possible shock, she survived, though rumors blame a quarrel with a sweetheart. The bridge height is 246 feet.
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Clifton Suspension Bridge
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John Williams
Ashton Gate
George Drew
Avonmouth
Sarah Ann Henley
Twinnell Road
St. Phillips
Griffiths
Gordon Road
Robertson
Where's Your Mother-in-Law James Crawford Trial Madness
New York May 23. James E Crawford a Brooklyn druggist once accused of taking his mother in law to a barren island to die for inheritance was acquitted. He later faced public shouts in the streets and began showing insanity roaming naked and screaming. He is to be taken today to Flatbush insane asylum.
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New York
James E. Crawford
Sixteenth Street
Third Avenue
Brooklyn
Bellport
Flatbush Insane Asylum
Earth Landslide Threatens Pittsburg Hillside
A hillside half a mile long along the Fort Wayne railroad at Agnew near Pittsburgh is sliding at four feet per hour. Ten to twelve houses and the railroad are at risk of being pushed into the river. Rain and thaw have soaked the ground, with workers unable to stop the slide.
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Pittspurg
Penn
Fort Wayne
Agnew
Fort Wayne Company
Dead Rats By The Barrel A Maine Cat Story
A Lewiston Journal anecdote recounts a Maine tale of a brindle cat that led to a cellar cleaned of rats. The cat reportedly returned after two days with fourteen kittens, nine following in single file, with five kittens dead amid heaps of rats. The couple claims they emptied two barrels of dead rats and ended their trouble. The teller warns memory may be imperfect but insists the tale is gospel truth.
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Maine
Lewiston Journal
Lewiston
Oxford County
Massachusetts
American Engineer Eddings Trial Probed by US Consul
United States Consul Pridgen at Monclova protested to halt the trial of American engineer Thomas Eddings after finding the proceedings unfair and the court interpreters interfering with his defense. Eddings, who killed a sleeping Mexican near La Aurora station, remains imprisoned as awaiting the consul’s demand for release.
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Mexico
United States
Pridgen
Thomas Eddings
Monclova
Eddings
Mexican International Railroad
la Aurora
James
Bayard
Marriage Under Difficulties in Dakota Town
A St Paul Globe note recounts a marriage in Brown County Dakota conducted across a swollen Elm Creek on April 27 1881. The justice stood one side of the water while the couple stood the other and cried questions and answers back and forth, yet the ceremony was valid and the couple remained together, though the officiant deferred his fee.
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St. Paul Globe
Brown County
Dakota
Elm Creek
Aberdeen Pioneer
Notable Physicians Endorse Liebig Coca Beef Tonic
Professor F Se r e c r of New York City, physician and surgeon in chief at the New York State Infirmary, lends his sanction, noting among his patients Prince Nicolas Tsherbatov, Count de Sivers, Sir William MacArthur, and London's Lord Mayor. The editorial asserts the product's merit and honesty due to his endorsement.
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New York State Infirmary
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Athens
Greece
Liebig Co
Seeger
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Count de Sivers
William MacArthur
London
America
Scientific Supplement
Echere
Buffalo Extinct The Hide Hunters Finish The Buffalo
Mines City Mon Apr 24. A veteran narrator recalls the 1870s to 1880s buffalo slaughter from Montana to the Yellowstone, describing vast herds east to the Mississippi and the Platte, the conquest by hide hunters, railroads, and soldiers. He notes the extinction of the species in the Northwest, with only small protected groups remaining in Yellowstone Park and Milk River valley under guard.
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Ieard
Yellowstone
Missouri River
Miles City
Glendive
Montana
Us Og
Idaho
Buffalo Bones and Horns Trade in the United States
The article details buffalo bones and horns as valued exports with frames at 26 dollars per ton and freight 8 to 10 dollars per ton. Horns fetch 40 dollars per ton and are used for umbrellas and fans. It notes bone and horn products shipped to England, later returned as knife handles, and mentions England buying beef shanks for fertilizer. It declares the American bison extinct.
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England
Shelfield
Brewers' Association Convention Reports U S Ale Output
The twenty-fifth United States Brewers' Association convention met at Terrace Garden in New York. Delegates heard reports showing 7,461,777 barrels of ale and lager produced in 1884, naming top brewers such as Philip Best in Milwaukee and Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis with hundreds of thousands of barrels.
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United States Brewers’ Association
Terrace Garden
Henry B. Scharmann
Brooklyn
William A. Miles
H. B. Scharmann
Brewers’ Convention
United States
Philip Best
Milwaukee
J. Schultz
Anheuser- Busch Company
St. Louis
George Ehret
Ballantine Brothers
Newark
Bergner & Engel
Philadelphia
Frank Jones
Portsmouth
NHL
Beadleston & Woerz
Jacob Ruppert
W. J. Lemp
Peter Doelger
Don Seipp
Chicago
Attempted derailment of D and Rio Grande train by strikers
A dynamite blast near the Pacific Express on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad disabled the train three miles from Denver Union Depot. A heavy charge exploded under a rail, damaging the locomotive and cars. Officials blame striking workers led by Knights of Labor and the company offers a $1000 reward for culprits.
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Cal
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Union Depot
United States Court
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Quiet Man and His Revolver in Maryland Tragedy
John W. Lamar of Woodville Maryland describes a fatal confrontation with James A. Morris a man aged 50 to 60 who shot Lamar in a wagon while Lamar defended his infant child. Lamar recounts Morris forcing close, threatening to kill and firing as the revolver was pushed beneath the child. The incident ends with bystanders restraining Morris and Lamar wounded but alive.
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James A. Morris
Woodville
Lamar
Morris
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John Craycroft
Benjamin Craycroft
Wage Talks End No Conclusion Reached Pittsburg Iron Workers
May 23 Pittsburg joint conference of iron workers and iron manufacturers to set next year wage scale ended without agreement. Secret talks resumed with no press details. focus on second scale reducing from 5.50 to 6 per ton for puddling and a longstanding manufacturer push for 75 cent cut. Colored puddlers warn they will work despite possible strike, noting independence from unions. Mount Carmen area reports strike rumors with 700 idle workers, 18 percent cut prompting resignations of colliery superintendents. local miners taxed $1 to support strikers and payroll runs about $40,000 monthly.
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Amalgamated Association
Mount Carmen
Penn
Pennsylvania
Rumors of War Echoed by Russian Sewing Machine Shipment
New York reports a US company shipping about 4000 sewing machines weekly to Russia to meet urgent military clothing orders. Machines largely go directly to Russia with some routed to agents in Germany and Belgium for distribution to strategic points.
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New York
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Finance and Commerce in the Money Market Report
The local money market shows steady conditions with abundant loanable funds and steady demand for mercantile paper. Rates vary by quality with prime mercantile paper around 3.12 4 percent, call money 2 percent, and short-time loans near 8.8 percent while New York funds sell at 5 10c discount per $1000. Clearing exchanges total $10,618,217 yesterday and $59,311,284 for the week. balances were $1,460,080 yesterday and $8,538,764 for the week. New York rates and bank statements show mixed movement with loans down and reserves up as YTD figures edge higher.
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Market Reports from Boston Daily Globe May 23 1885
The report covers dairy and meat prices, cheese, butter, and creamery goods, with ranges for creamery and domestic cheeses. It notes a moderate butter market with scarce extra Western creamery, varied cheese quotes, and details on fish, flour, and fresh meats amid overall steady or soft demand.
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Granz
New York
Northern Creamery
Vermont
Chi
Market Notes on Dull Business and Price Drops
Saturday May 23 reports dull business across flour and meal with generally falling prices tied to grain market weakness. Cotton futures closed lower, wheat and corn show broad declines, oats down, lard and pork weaker, butter steady, coffee and molasses active, petroleum unsettled by favorable well news, naval stores and spirits turpentine next in line with ongoing speculation.
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Ile
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Livestock arrivals and prices at Brighton and Gloucester week end May 22 1885
Weekly market report lists Brighton and Water town livestock totals with cattle, sheep and swine figures. Prices for beef cattle per 100 lbs live weight range from 450 to 850 dollars. hides and tallow values noted. Gloucester fish arrivals include codfish, halibut, mackerel and other catches with price ranges and trade notes.
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Watertown
Gloucester
New Western Bank
New Western and Fraud Bank
Haddock
Grand Bank
Georges
Nova Scotia
Labrador
Shores
Bay of St. Lawrence
Waterbury Watch Seen as Superior Timekeeper
The Waterbury Watch is a serviceable practical timekeeper praised as a marvel of American ingenuity. It is considered better than many foreign watches at ten times the cost and thousands are in daily use by people in every walk of life.
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