Daniel Shugrue seeks Ella Larrabee's pardon marriage terms
Brooklyn dispatch details Ella Larrabee 18, imprisoned for larceny, and Connecticut farmer Daniel Shugrue visiting Her in wardens room to demand she reform and marry him, offering release and a farm if she vows to stop stealing. The interview reveals tension and shifting vows amid prison routine.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Daniel Shugrue
Connecticut
Ella Larrabee
Kings County
Ella
Warden Green
Daniel
Miss Larrabee
Haughnty
Mr. Green
Cleveland
Eila
Rescue at sea ties German bark to New York brig
The German bark Scalia rescued the crew of the brig F. I. Merriman after a hurricane left both vessels damaged. Scalia captain Hoffschild died at sea. he took command of the Merriman, which had sailed from Charleston with hides. The two ships met September 21 near the trades limit. survivors aboard Merriman included two living crewmen and the captain and mates of Scalia had perished.
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Nickerson
Imate
Bermuda
Mito
Hoffschild
Merriman
New York
F. I. Merriman
Frederick Scalia
Scalia
Charleston
S.C
Scalla
Hausenild
Elopement Sparks Springfield Society Scandal
Springfield captures a sensational elopement as Charles H. Miller and Miss Emma Towne wed secretly in New York after a Boston visit. Mr. Towne, a wealthy Hampden Street manufacturer, rejects the match, forcing the couple to marry quietly with Rev. E A Reed. Emma Towne, active in church work, faces a troubled welcome at home. Miller, 24, a gifted pianist with no trade, previously served as an advertising agent for the Springfield Union.
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Springfield
Elrelées
Charles H. i. Miller
Miss Emma
Edwin E. Towne
Tobacco and Clear
Towne, Fuller & Co
Hampden Street
Mr. Towne
Miller
Springfield Union
Emma
Boston
Palmer
New York
E A. Reed
Towne
Youngirl
New York City
Townes
State Street
Hope Congregational Church
The
Blackman Ouse
Eminent Lawyer Nearly Duped by Bunco Man in Cleveland
Hon. Emory Storrs of Chicago narrowly avoided loss after a well dressed stranger, posing as a son of a Chicago banker, sought money claiming an earlier robbery. A detective confronted him as Storrs lent twenty dollars, demanding repayment and prompting the crook to vanish up the street.
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Cleveland, D
Emory Storrs
Chicago
Mr. Storrs
Kennard House
Nickerson
Storrs
Joe
Meriden Tale of Six Skeletons From German Murder Plot
A Berlin cable reports six skeletons found in a Turzig tavern cellar near Rummelsberg. One is B Fuerstenberg, a local merchant missing after entering the tavern. Police seek tavern keeper Carl Seifert, now in Meriden, who showed wealth after April and bought land. The German consul says Seifert has not been arrested. Police chief Ford visits New York to confer, while Mrs Seifert denies knowledge of the bodies. The incident stirs German circles in Meriden.
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Meriden
Berlin
Turzig
Rummelsberg
Germany
B. Fuerstenberg
Carl Seifert
Turzi
Seifert
Ford
New York
Fuerstenberg
Mines Fire Halts Entry at Straitsville and Land Run Coal Fields
Engines from Logan and Lancaster aid firefighting as heavy smoke and gas prevent mine entry. Flooding may be required, risking heavy costs to the company during the market season.
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Logan
This Place
Lancaster
Straitsville
Land Run
General Butler Starts State Tour From New York
General Butler left New York at 11 o clock with Hon. F O Wylie of Wisconsin to address Paterson New Jersey at 1 30 pm then speak at the Catholic Institute and Hamilton Park in Jersey City. Tomorrow evening he departs on a forty six town and city tour of the state.
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General Butler
New York
Belle Boyd Appears as an Avenger
In Dallas on October 11 Mrs F M Hammond known as Belle Boyd says her daughter Grace aged about sixteen was betrayed on June 23 by a young man named Gotton. Hammond says Cotton called at night and she shot him in the arm in a case she calls attempted blackmail.
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Belle Boyd
Dallas
Tex
F. M. Hammond
Grace
Gotton
United States Now Largest Manufacturing Nation in World
Report by Chief Nimmo of the Bureau of Statistics shows U.S. factory output seven times foreign trade value, home consumption five times Britain’s exports, and domestic use far outweighing imports. The 1884 merchandise trade totaled 1.408 billion dollars, with exports 724 million and imports 608 million, while specie exports exceeded imports by 29.7 million.
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Washington
Nimo
Bureau of Statistics
Secretary of the Treasury
Great Britain
Ireland
France
United States
Europe
Sik
Nimmo
Boston Interests Clash Over Halifax Old Maid's Will
Boston residents contest a Halifax will of Eliza Ann Wilkie valued at about 26 061 dollars 22, claiming mental incapacity and undue influence. The Court of Probate upheld the will, noting Wilkie's eccentric attachment to cats and independence, with costs to the losing party and a potential appeal by A. Stuart Hamilton.
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Halifax
Eliza Ann Wilkie
John Menger
J. N. Ritchie
Sophia L.P. Hamilton
A. Stuart Hamilton
Boston
Hamilton
David Stan Clarke
Wilkie
Tere
Miss Wilkie
Mr Menger
Novel brick machine draws crowds at Mechanics Fair
The fair showcases a brick making machine that converts clay into bricks rapidly, surpassing hand labor by producing about 25 000 bricks daily versus 2 240 by ten gangs. Exhibits include an electric railway and shoe machines, with increasing attendance and excursions planned to boost out of town visitors.
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Fairy
Old Mechanics” Fair
Electrc
New Engand
Old Mechanics
Dudley Rebuked Over Pension Favoritism Charges
Everett P. Wheeler sent a letter to President Arthur alleging that Colonel W. W. Dudley the pension commissioner is absent from duties to canvass Ohio Republicans and allegedly orders pensions favored for Ohio and Indiana voters over others. Wheeler calls for immediate examination of these charges and accuses the reform lobby of exploiting veterans.
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Dudley
New York
Everett P. Wheeler
Arthur
Ee Bureau
W. W. Dudley
Republican Arty
Ohio
Indiana
Civil Service Reform Association
Soldiers of the Union
Discrimination in Vote Canvass Denounced by E P Wheeler
The text protests orders that favor voters in doubtful states in a presidential canvass and penalize others. It calls for revocation of such orders and for pension pleas to be considered impartially without discrimination. The signer is Evirery P. Wheeler.
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Evirery P. Wheeler
Vaudeville figure Mat O Reardon dies in Louisville hospital
Mat O Reardon a famed songwriter and performer, originator of the tumbleronicos, died in Louisville City Hospital at 8 pm after years of hard drinking. Born in Ireland about 45, his best known song My Dream of Love Is Oer inspired his decline. His funeral will be funded by funds from New York actors.
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Louisvil
O' Reardon
Ireland
O’bearnon
Actors’ Fund
New York
Miss Emma Larson and sister ride across continent on horseback
Cheyenne reports Emma Larson and her younger Wisconsin sister completed an eighteen month journey begun in spring 1889. They rode about 5000 miles west to San Francisco and back, crossing the continent by horseback with noted restraint and independence. The sisters revisited Cheyenne in July of last year during the trip.
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Cheyenne
Wy. T
Emma Larson
Wisconsin
San Francisco
Wilds
How He Robbed the Mails Confession of a Canadian Baggageman
Morgan a baggageman on a Canadian Pacific train confessed to stealing money letters from mail bags. He described using bags tied with cotton rope and a padlock. by reversing the rope twist he could loosen the mouth and reach in for plunder. Post office officials will replace bags to close the loophole.
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Ottawa
Morgan
Canada
Dominion
Governor General Visits Halifax Amid Public Festivities
Halifax witnessed a busy day as the Governor General arrived with his party for a reception at the Parliament building and reviewed the October race meeting. A spectator died of a heart attack at the reception and two boats capsized near the harbor causing four deaths.
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Halifax
Old City
Dominion
Lord Russell
Parliament
Inverted cone cyclone devastates Van Buren township
News from Finprey shows a cyclone passing east to west through Van Buren township and southern county, tearing down forests buildings and fences. The cone shaped storm moved about sixty miles per hour with no lives lost despite great damage. In Nashville a Mormon family of six arrived, a boy and girl aged 10 and 12 harrowed in a cart, ankles swollen and bleeding, as they claimed to travel west from Lewis County seeking safety.
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Finprey
van Buren Township
Nashville
Tenn
Lewis County
Howgate Stripped of His Honors
By order of Chief Signal Officer Hazen the names Howgate Lake Cape Howgate and Mount Howgate will be erased from the charts brought back by the Greeley party and Lieutenant Greeley will be asked to designate other names. The Greeley party were ignorant of Captain Howgate's embezzlements until after their rescue. Lieutenant Greeley has been granted two months absence on surgeon's certificate.
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Howgate
Washington
Hazen
Howgate Lake
Cape
Greeley
Greeley Arty
Electrical exhibition draws near 297000 visitors in Philadelphia
Attendance at the Philadelphia electrical exhibition surpassed estimates with about 297000 visitors. The management reported 17000 to 20000 people passing through the turnstiles yesterday and the total turnout for the event topped expectations. Death of a Lumberman in Bangor is noted with Colonel George Fuller formerly postmaster dying in Denver at 46. He left the Bangor post office for Michigan lumber work and reportedly hauled the largest log contract for a single firm, earning about $160000 in a year.
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Philadelphia
Bangor
George Fuller
Denver
Col
Michigan
Meridian congress backs Bethlehem as prime meridian
At the Meridian congress meeting on October 11 the suggestion was raised to place the prime meridian through Bethlehem. Clergy who endorse the idea argue that since years are counted from Christ's birth, marking his birthplace as the prime meridian is most appropriate.
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Washington
The
Meridian Congress
Bethlehem
Christ
Minister Pursues Editor Over Printed Phrase Change
A minister seeks a newspaper society editor over a printed line that altered the meaning of an attribution. The article originally stated the spirit moved him to leave town for a season, but appeared as the sheriff moved him to go out of town for a reason.
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Merchant Traveller
Sheri
Political phone call exposes 1880s party fundraising tensions
A heated telephone exchange between National Committee chair Jones and candidate Blaine reveals pressure for big subscriptions, cross‑state loyalties, and brokered promises. They discuss donors Worthington, Beard, Lodge, and Gove, with talk of Ohio, New York, and Boston schemes and looming majorities.
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National Committee
Blaine
Boutwell
Knight
Lodge
Worthington
Baird
Ohio
Jones
Central
Warren
New York State Committee
New York
Chairman Jones
Mr. Blaine
Jay Gould
New England
Robinson
Mrs. Blaine
Boston
National
Young’s
State Committee
Sixth Congressional District
Jesse Gove
John D. Long
Stone
Massachusetts
McPherson
Jesse
Jesse McPherson
Beard
Boston Custom House
Edmunds
Jonrs
Olio
Boston Journal
Qaim
Burt
Rice
Hoar
President Arthur to Marry Miss Tillie Frelinghuysen
The Cincinnati Graphic reports, on private information, that President Arthur and Miss Tillie Frelinghuysen are engaged. The wedding is planned for the second week of January and the bride will honeymoon at the White House, a historic first.
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Cincinnati Graphic
Arthur
Tillie Frelinghuysen
Frelinghuysen
White House
English in Yankee Land a Philadelphia Note
A passage notes common misuses in American speech, contrasting words like clever and smart, depot and station, elegant and very good with examples. It illustrates readers’ misunderstandings and humorous misreadings of expressions in everyday language.
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Philadelphia
Finance and Commerce in the Week's Money Market
The week shows a slight rise in activity and firmer rates though quotations vary little. Banks supply deposits, mercantile prices stay generally low, note brokers trade cautiously, outside banks loans rise, cross-exchanges at the clearing house total 64.6 million, and Boston bank statements show gains in loans and deposits with excess reserves.
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Oey
York
Boston National Banks
Boston Markets Report From Orrick on October 11 1884
Commercial matters in Boston show no major improvements in trade across leading sectors. Coal, flour, apples, beans, butter, cheese, cannel coal, coffee, corn and fish prices move modestly with firmness in some dairy products and quiet markets in others as imports and exports adjust to season and weather.
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Orrick
Boston Daily Ghout
New York Markets Edge Down in Mixed Commodities Report
Trading on October 11 shows wheat futures dull after decline with No 2 red November at 87 1/2 to 88 1/4 cents, oats firmer, corn mixed, rye steady, and Indian corn higher but moderate activity. Lard futures slide during late advance while pork and butter hold, cotton closes barely steady with inches of demand fading, and crude petroleum bonds see a drop on Christie well concerns.
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Canada
Privne City
Japan
Christie
Boston area fish market report shows wide supply and high volumes
Gloucester traders report continued strong activity with large shipments from the south and west. Codfish, halibut, pollock, mackerel, herring, cured fish and swordfish appear in sizable quantities at varied prices while fresh fish remains steady and ug rates hold near last week.
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Glouuchester
Pas
Bay of St. Lawrence
Georges Boclaiees
Nova Scotia
Ey Shore
Addae
Livestock Arrivals for Brighton and Watertown Week
Arrivals of cattle sheep and swine listed for the week ending Friday October 10 1884 at Brighton and Watertown. Totals include cattle 1082 Eastern castle 356 Northern 56. lambs 4840 Eastern sheep 57 Northern sheep and lambs 7546. swine 93395. veals 420. horses 322. Beef cattle priced per hundred pounds live weight from 86 50 to 89 50 with quality graded. Hides and tallow prices noted for Brighton.
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Brighton
Watertown
Nowsrares
Eastern Castle
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Evans & Doane
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Wee Ri
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Wiscon Cen
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Wey Mining Companies
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Hake
Haddock
Pollock
Mackerel American Inspection
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Faney
Winter Nesota
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Db Sa
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Gloucester Fish Market
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