Reverend McClurkin resigns from Reformed Presbyterian seminary
News from Seattle County reports Rev J K McClurkin of the Alleghany Theological Seminary announcing his resignation from the chair of theology and history at the upcoming evpod meeting in Seattle. He cites constitutional and religious grounds, predicting a likely move to the United Test. The split within the church deepens, recalling a 1833 crisis.
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J. K. McClurkin
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary of
Alleghany
Evpod
McClurkin
United States
Supreme Court
Republic
McCinents
Reformed Presbyterian Church
United Test
Deadly strike at Franklin coal mines in Seattle plan
In Franklin county Seattle May 20 a violent mine dispute escalates as six hundred black and 250 white miners arm for clash. Pinkerton detectives and deputies deter crossing lines while 675 newly recruited black workers arrive from St. Louis to replace strikers. Two militia companies poised to intervene as tensions rise.
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Seattle
Wash
Franklin
Pinkerton
New Weesle
Cee
Hey
Oregon Improveoon Company
Rat Poison in His Soup at Hens Georgia
James Jarrett, a Jackson county farmer, whipped his daughter Fannie after discovery of her meetings with admirer Robert McRae. She later admitted adding rat poison to his soup, leading to his illness and arrest of the family.
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Hens
James Jarrett
Jackson County
Fannie
Robert McRae
Bob
Jarrett
Panehter
Thor Tenday
Pete
He Who Dies Pays All In Mexico Tragedy
Don Juan Garcia Viaz, a ranch and grocery operator opposite Rio Grande City, San Antonio, killed himself after bidding his family goodbye. He climbed a tree, tied his feet, and hanged himself, breaking his neck. A written card inside his pocket read He who dies pays all.
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San Antonio
Tex
Don Juan Garcia Viaz
Mexico
Rio Grande City
Eade
Texan slays wife then flees into Mexico
Dorato Midnina killed his wife Mathilde in Rio Grande City, then swam the river to the Mexican shore amid a hail of bullets. He reportedly laughed at pursuers once safely across, after Mathilde had earlier separated from him two weeks prior. The account describes his sudden attack as he entered the house.
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Rio Grande City
Tex
Dorato Midnina
Mathilde
Aho
Buried at 650 Pounds In New York Home
Mrs Margaret Mulhaney who weighed 650 pounds was buried from her home at 43 Hamilton Street in New York. The coffin measured 37 inches by 20 inches. Thirteen strong men carried the body to the cemetery in an undertaker's wagon as no hearse could manage. A double ecrave was needed and sixteen men lowered the coffin safely into the grave.
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New York
Margaret Mulhaney
Hamilton St
Duel Among Planters Near Liberty Hill Ends With Wounds
In Charleston D C on May 23 a duel under a modified code occurred near Liberty Hill between P H Cheatham and John Whatley two leading planters. After a challenge both fired in turn until harm befell both men Cheatham fired 11 shots Whatley five Both sustained serious non fatal wounds and a rematch is rumored upon recovery
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Charleston
D. C
Liberty Hill
P. H. Cheatham
John Whatley
Cheatham
Painter Banvard Died at 75 in Watertown
John Banvard, famed artist of the Panorama of the Mississippi, died May 17 at Watertown, aged 75 years. Born in New York, he began painting in Louisville, then traveled rivers on a stock boat to study scenery, spending 16 months on preparatory work and creating a vast panorama that drew crowds in New York, Boston, and London. Sacramentan reports a separate note on locomotive thefts.
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John Banvard
Watertown
New York
John
Louisville
Ohio
Mississippi
Mississppi
Mis
Sin
York
Boston
London
Man with locomotive thefts linked to multiple crimes
Short, a jail inmate with a mania for stealing locomotives, is tied to several incidents from Oregon to California. He allegedly stole and ran a Portland engine to Oregon City, escaped after Selegomh kept the track clear, and resurfaced in Sacramento. A Fresno wreck last December, resulting in two deaths, is traced to a runaway engine linked to Short. A $2000 reward was offered for his capture for trial in the State prison.
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Short
Portland
Ore
Oregon City
Selegomh
Sacramento
Fresno
Ad People
Mercer grand jury charges Salvation Army with noisy worship
The Mercer county grand jury presented members of the Salvation Army for loud drums and tambourines and boisterous shouting. They assert worship rights exist but not when exercised to harass others. this marks a rare use of grand jury action against the Army in the Opie States.
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Trenton
N. d
Mercer County
Salvation Army
Opie States
Steam freight venture eyed by English syndicate
May 21 Chicago to Liverpool reports an English syndicate planning a fleet of 10 freight steamers via the Great Lakes and Atlantic. Critics say regular traffic and paying rates are lacking, leaving lake and ocean rates nonpaying amidst skepticism about feasibility. May 22 Amhers reports Dave Seville, 21, of Columbus, convicted for prize fighting in Nelsonville, after a second trial. Frank McHugh, Tom Mackey, and "Red" Ennessy face indictments for participating.
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Hunter
Crown Point
Theodore Hunter
Anns Murray
Anna Murray
Cuipaco
Ill
Chicago
Lawrence
England
Amhens
Dave Seville
Columbus
Arthur Majesty
Ohio
Nelsonville
Athens County
Spanslounger
Frank McHugh
Fght
Tom Mackey
Red” Ennessy
London
Russia
Great Britain
Faith curists driven from Troy after fever death
An Indianapolis dispatch reports a mob forced a group of Christian scientists and faith curists from Troy, Ohio, to flee town after a boy died of a malignant fever. The move followed the family’s reliance on faith healing instead of medicine, causing fever to spread and sparking violent town sentiment. The curists, trying to attend to a woman, were pressed to depart by a hurried route to a distant rail station.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Losantville
Troy
Dalton brothers and gang captured after train robbery
In the Sac and Fox reservation east of Oklahoma City United States marshal and fifth cavalry located the Dalton brothers and the Wharton station robbers in a cave. A gunfight ensued. one Dalton was killed and one cavalryman wounded. The remaining gang members were captured.
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St. Louis
Dalton Brothers
Santa Fe
Wharton Station
Sac and Fox Reservation
Oklahoma City
United States
5Th Cavalry
Daltons
Chicago fair behind schedule eyed by ex mayor Creiger
Ex mayor Creiger voices concern that Chicago's 1893 world's fair will miss its May 1 opening. He predicts buildings may be unfinished by three months and doubts Congress will grant delay.
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Chicago
Opium on vessel and Irish federation plan noted
The report notes opium aboard a schooner with it likely discharged at Honolulu if Hong Kong cargo. A New York meeting formed to aid home rule in Ireland, creating the National Federation of America. Also covered are a murder suicide in England, mine deaths in Alabama, bank failures, land openings, and various legal and social events across the United States and Canada.
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Honolulu
New York
Peasane
Ireland
Canada
Jong v. Fox
Thea Gopseneeane
Manny Fines
National Federation of America
Frank Turk
Engl
Turk
Pratt Mines
Birmian
Ala
Roe
Moore
Marsh
Keystone National Bank
Sears
John Bardsley
Philadelphia
Keystone Bank
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
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Sam Rowe
Louisville
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Newton
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Edward Man
Hartshorn Pond
Freehold
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A. B. Morini
Newfoundland
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Robert Hamilton
Carlyle W. Harris
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Esther Warburton
Barclay Warburton
Henry E. Dixey
Harry
Jacob Gasser
Jacob Hausenbeck
Fred Rey
Castile
Eee
Canadian Trade and Labor Congress
Ottawa
Sirohn Macdonald
British Columbia
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John R. Johnson
William H. Dunning
Detroit
Smythe
Johnson
Margaret Yytrey
Peterboro
N. H
Harrison
Cape Jay
Charles Howard
York & New England Road
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Solomon Grant
Beaufort
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van Brunt
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Henry Oliver
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Right or Left Handed Theories from Scribners Magazine
The article surveys theories on the origin of right handedness, splitting into anatomical explanations that claim a universal physical cause and cultural or habitual explanations that suggest handedness arose from usage and social convention. It discusses how each class would need to account for both preference and dexterity in individuals.
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Scribner's Magazine
Mana
Gladstone Plans Attack as Portuguese Clash in Africa
Advices from a Portuguese colony on the Pungwe report a clash between Portuguese forces of about 750 men with four guns and the British South Africa Company's expedition led by Commissioner H. H. Johnston. Seven Portuguese were killed. British losses unknown. The Ma gicienne and Pigeon arrived at Beira after a May 12 collision near Massikessi.
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Pungwe
South African Company
H. H. Johnston
Magicienne
Beira
Mashonaland
South Africa
Massikessi
Umtassa
Parnell Thrives on Opposition in London Report
London dispatch surveys Charles Parnell amid McCarthy pressures and press attacks claiming he is diminished. It notes he appears improved, moves with confidence in the House, and opposition spurs renewed resolve in Ireland’s cause.
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Parnell
London
Mr. Parnell
McCarthy
O’shea
Pernll
Ireland
War in Chili Report From Balmaceda Reorganization
News from Chile describes Balmaceda reorganizing the army into seven divisions led by Gen Velasquez based in Valparaiso. Navy divisions under Admiral Viel patrol Valparaiso and northern targets while rebels form a congress with Admiral Montt as president. Rebels seize Valdivia Osorio and Copiapo, and a naval bombardment at Caldera kills many civilians.
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Finance
Chili
Balmaceda
Velasquez
Valparaiso
Oscar Viel
Government
Almirante Lynch
Mapocho
Sarrento Aldea
Almirante Condell
Lota
Luatrio
George Montt
Valdivia
Ocopiapo
Caldera
Esmeralda
Aconcagua
Santiago
Insurgents Losing Ground in Chile War Report
Paris reports indicate the government forces, loyal and disciplined, scored naval and land successes. The Almirante Condell attacked insurgent transports at Iquique, engines mutinied after losses, and Imperial bombarded Iquique. Condell then captured Taltal with many prisoners. Insurgent positions described as critical.
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Paris
Chilian Legation
Santiago
Almirante Condell
Tquique
Tacna
Imperial
Iquique
Mirante Condell
Taltal
One Lamp Three Deaths in London Fire
Lord Romilly upset a lamp in his drawing room causing a fatal fire. He was found unconscious and died in St George's Hospital. A housemaid Blanche Griffin and cook Emma Lovell were also found in the blaze and died. The report also covers destitute Hebrews fleeing Russia, naval safety talks on Newfoundland, influenza impact on London’s poor, and Sir Redvers Buller’s illness.
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Lord Romilly
St. George’s Hospital
Blanche Griffin
Emma Lovell
Gladstone Seeks Censure Over Manipur Disaster
London May 21 Mr Gladstone, resting from illness, plans to lay the Manipur catastrophe before Parliament. He aims to assign blame to the Indian government and press for censure of ministers if Lord Lansdowne and Calcutta officials are not discarded. He seeks to sway English voters to blame Salisbury’s administration.
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Manipur
London
Gladstone
Lord Lansdowne
Calcutta
Salisbes Everames
Reet
Dreens For Dinner Poem Fragment In Family Scene
A Youth's Companion verse depicts Tommy collecting greens on the farm with a jackknife and pail. A toddler with a tin container brings Johnny jump ups and windflowers, eliciting auntie’s praise while Baby protests the dish calling it dreens for no dinner because Tommy did not do enough.
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Tommy
Baby
Floating post offices tested on sea routes by 1900s
Washington reports early success of sea post offices with 10 in operation on vessels. Since April 9 the Havel carried mail from Bremen and Hamburg to New York, delivering 80000 unregistered and 11000 registered letters plus printed matter. Clerks from New York and railway mail service handled distribution. inland delivery times varied from six hours to several days depending on destination.
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West
Sea Post
Bremen
Hamburg
New York
United States
New York City
Arties
Cod
Distemper Feared as Equine Pink Eye Spreads in New England
A widespread equine illness described as equine distemper spreads across New England, reaching Boston and Mystic. The report notes rapid spread among farms, with up to 60 horses affected near Boston, and outlines symptoms and a controversial homemade treatment regimen involving whiskey, quinine, and a furnished powder, urging prompt care and caution against unproven purges.
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Boston
Mystic
Jesse Hanson
Jock Bowen
Theorse
New England
Boston Commercial Market Prices for Butter Cheese Eggs and Grains
Boston market report lists Butter prices across northern creamery Vermont New York and western imports with variances in extra and first grades amid moderate demand. Cheese and Eggs show softer cheese quality and firmer egg demand with regional price quotes. Beans, Fruits, Vegetables, Hay, Groceries, Flour, Corn, Oats, Fish, and Tobacco sections provide current quotations and receipts for the week, noting declines in butter and mixed market trends across staples.
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Dasper Bashel
Medina
Risseta
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White Cape
A Woman's Dress Exchange Behind Gentle Facade
A secret dress exchange operates among modest women, hidden by gentility. A female proprietor brokers gowns for other women, profiting while her husband remains unaware. Women desiring to sell cast off finery use this market, with brokers taking a share of each sale as gowns move through discreet networks.
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Mme, B
Noc Mally
Paris
Watertown Cattle Market Arrivals And Prices
Week’s arrivals at Brighton and Watertown include cattle $251, sheep 8043, veals 2876, hogs 2467, horses 780. Prices show western heifers about 6.50 per 100 pounds live, hides and tallow prices listed, country pelts 75 cents to $1.50.
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Brighton
Watertown
Datryaktus
Pigeons of Vienna and Venice Mentioned in Paper
The article notes Vienna pigeons belong to no one and are protected by law, with many caught secretly. It cites St. Mark's pigeons in Venice tied to a tradition dating back to 877, referencing Palm Sunday customs and pigeons gathering on church roofs amid a declining republic.
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St. Mark's
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Stark
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