Voyage of the Alvira Wreck Through Winds and Currents
The Alvira a Portland brigantine lumber carrier wrecked off Georgia in December 1883 drifted for months under Gulf Stream currents and cycles of gales. Reports from British and French ships, sightings with one mast standing and canvas in rigging, and a curious buoy wedged between wreck and bobstay mark a long uncertain voyage to the Azores and Cape Verde Islands.
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Gulf
New York
Gulf Stream
Alvira
Red
Atanzas
Cape Hatteras
Stout
Jamaica
Cuba
Glenware
Agast
Azores
Fayal
Cape Verdenne
Columbus
Ory
Capé Verde Islands
Harkness
Long Island Sound
London
S. S. Graw
Henderson
Capetown
Cape Palmas
First of the Series of International Yacht Races Not Finished
Heavy fog and light NW wind delayed the start of the first international yacht race between Puritan and Genesta. Luckenbach carried the cup committee to the scene as Genesta and Puritan received time allowances from official measurements. The event proceeded under New York Yacht Club rules with detailed sail measurements and deductions for length and masthead.
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Luckenbach
New York Yacht Club
Messrs
J. F. Tams
Phil Schuyler
Jules Montont
Charles Stebbins
J. R. Busk
C. A. Minton
Puritan
Genesta
Oevesedess
Aintiies
Puritan Leads As Race Declared Off For Time Violation
The race was declared off at 9.35 due to failure to finish within the prescribed time. While the final yacht positions remain unknown, prevailing opinion holds that Puritan maintained her lead.
Edward A Rollins Dies in Hanover After Visit to Rollins Chapel
Edward Ashton Rollins of Philadelphia died in Hanover at dawn after arriving with his family on August 13. A Dartmouth College graduate of 1851, he funded Rollins Chapel last June and attended its opening exercises. Born December 8, 1828 in Wakefield, he practiced law, served in the New Hampshire legislature and as Speaker, later led the National Life Insurance Company and Centennia National Bank. Funeral services are set for 9:30 in Rollins Chapel with remains to be taken to Great Falls.
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Baltimore
Harvard Law School
Somersworth
Internal Revenue Department
Washington
Philadelphia
National Life Seaatanes Company
Centennia National Bank
Rollins Chapel
Great Falls
Desperate Attempt of a Young Girl to End Her Life
Worcester September 7. Nellie Everett 21 of Sutton attempted suicide by throat cutting with a razor. Family found her wounded in her room as they hurried to church. she survived but is not expected to recover fully. Her act is blamed on temporary insanity linked to her father’s asylum confinement.
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Worcester
Solomon Levery
Sutton
Nellie Everett
Labor's Field Day Parade in New York City
Twenty five thousand workmen marched in solid formation down Broadway with banners and mottoes such as Boycott the Tribune and Boycott Peter Doelger. Numerous bands played as the orderly procession drew crowds and featured many out of town organizations.
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New York
Broadway
the Tribune
Peter Doelger
U.S. Grant
Salt fish market firm amid light catch in Wellfleet
Wellfleet reports a firm salt fish market as demand grows while catches remain light. Weekly receipts end last night show only 515 barrels of mackerel landed, mostly from off Maine where fleets are dispersed and seines and weirs yield poor results.
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Wellfleet
Maine
Patent Granted for Sewing Machine Power Substitute
A Philadelphia firm received a patent for an apparatus to run sewing machines. The device serves as a substitute for foot power, aiming to reduce labor and fatigue for operators.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Oil Works Fire Threatens Cleveland Again
Fire at the Standard Oil Works on Kingsbury Run in Cleveland spread oil to tanks and stills, causing explosions and fires. The entire fire department battled the flames from 2:45 AM, preventing river spread. early estimates put losses at about $60,000 in oil, building, and machinery. The blaze recalls a historic 23 year old oil fire.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Works
Kingsbury Run
Determination of a Poertland Man Became Suddenly Insane
Henry Place a Portland Missouri resident of means suddenly went insane in which he drew about $1600 from a stranger, attempted to seize a carpet bag, claimed he was dead poisoned by his wife and sought to confront his wife while planning to marry her, was arrested by Marshal Andrews after the conductor halted the train. He insists he died from slow poison and wants to handle his affairs.
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Portlane
Henry
Place
Portsmouth
Marshal Andrews
Brave Belle Betts and Her Husband Thank Captain Lund for Rescue
Captain Lund of the Furness line steamer Durham City receives a heartfelt letter from Captain Betts and his wife Belle praising the rescue from the sinking schooner John G. Ferris. They express gratitude for food, safety, and kindness aboard, name crew members, and wish Lund a safe voyage home to his family.
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Lund
Furness Line
Durham City
Betts
Belle
John G. Ferris
GLOBE
Captain Lund
Frigno
Galbraith
Dagoall
Carey
Jacobson
Fulwoye
Berts
Belle M
Woman from Chicago Recovers After Park Suicide Attempt
Mary Burg, a young Chicago woman, slowly recovers in New York after a failed suicide attempt in Central Park. A bullet remains near her heart, doctors fear probing could endanger her life. She refuses to explain her act, mentioning a discarded ring and baggage check. Authorities search for missing items and her likely trunk at Grand Central. She is German by birth with a French accent and remains under arrest pending further action.
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New York
Mary Burg
Chicago
Central Park
Police Saperintendens Wall
Anot Ning
Grand Central Depot
Wall
A Serious Dilemma from a Long Branch Letter
In Baltimore Sun a West End social scene recounts a comely matron over 200 pounds struggling to read her time from a waist hung watch. After stretching the chain and twisting her head, she cannot see the dial and must ask another lady nearby to glance and report the time.
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Long
Baltimore Sun
West End
Cow with the cholera draws crowd in Buffalo street scene
A cow with colic drew a large audience at Main and North Division streets as a news boy stood nearby with papers. He suddenly awakened to business sense and shouted that papers with cow news cost one cent, highlighting a brisk local economy moment.
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Buffalo Courier
Main
North Division
Murder in Port Jefferson as Pharaoh's Son Found Dead
The body of Pharoah, son of King Pharoah of the Mon tauk tribe, lies in the bay with a battered face. Authorities suspect murder and are seeking two Negroes last seen with him. An inquest is scheduled for today.
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Port Jaferson
L, IL
Pharoah
Brooks will probate notes large bequests to missions
The will of the late Augustus Brooks probated in SAveM Massachusetts allocates 1000 to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 500 to the American Missionary Association 500 to the Massachusetts Home Missionary Association with the remainder to nephews and nieces after 3000 is paid to Miss Ellan Pitman and Nathaniel Dike serves as executor.
Death of Nathan Mills 107 in Oxford Neck
Wilminetron Delaware September 2 Information reports the death of Nathan Mills a 107 year old colored man in Oxford Neck He was a former slave of the late Hon Benjamin M Bowdle and father of nineteen children He witnessed five generations of his family and grandchildren.
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Wilminetron
Del
Nathan Mills
Oxford Neck
Benjamin M. Bowdle
Nat
Rao
Europe in turmoil as imperial rivalries flare high
A sweeping survey outlines Germany Spain and Italy clashing over colonies and spheres of influence. It covers Britain Ireland and French and Turkish interests, with panics on War, Russian intrigue, and rising nationalist tensions across Europe, including anxieties about the ballot and Gladstone’s health.
Three Indiana township trustees disappear after alleged fraud
Vinceynes Indiana September 4 three township trustees of Davis county have vanished. Charles H Grown trustee of Washington Steele John Grimsley and John Clark are accused of issuing fraudulent orders and fleeing with funds. The county commissioners called a special session amid fears of losses though funds are thought safe. Estimates of the missing money range from two hundred thousand to three thousand dollars, sparking wide alarm.
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Vinceynes
Ind
Davis County
Indiana
Charles H. Grown
Washington Township
Davies County
John Grimsley
Steele Township
John Clark
Barrhip
Ada
Board of County Commisioners
Railroad land case shocks Kansas rail line ruling
Judge Brewer of the United States Circuit Court in Leavenworth ruled in a major equity dispute involving the Kansas City Lawrence and Southern Kansas Railway Company. The government charged the firm with unlawfully holding 27,000 acres of Allen County farm land and related lands. The court held that the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe could not transfer its rights.
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Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Brewer
United States Circuit Court
Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Kansas Railrod Company
Allen County
Topany
Missouri, Kansas & Sees Railroad Company
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Red Banner Martians? Chicago Brass Bands Lead IWW Parade
In Chicago on September 6 a large Internationalists demonstration drew about 4000 marchers under a red banner. Brass bands played martial airs as crowds gathered from all quarters, singing the Marsellaise. The route ran from Market Street square to Ogden's Grove, with speeches by German and English speakers and a bloodied flag presented to the Metal Workers' Union.
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Chicago
Market Street Square
Madison
Randolph Streets
Metal Workers’ Union
Ogden’s Grove
Aic
North Central and South American Exposition Planned in New Orleans
Captain J Pinkney Smith announces a new North Central and South American Exposition to open in New Orleans on November 10 1885. The venture, a $500000 capital venture, aims to boost trade between 56 million U S and 48 million South American producers and consumers, inviting leaders from the United States Canada Spain and Brazil to the opening and inviting European exhibitors.
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J. Pinkney Smith
New Orleans
United State
United States
Canada
Brazil
Europe
Youngest Union Soldier Notified by War Dept
The War Department informs Mr Herbert Fay of this city that records show he was the youngest man enlisted in the Union army during the rebellion. He enlisted at age eighteen, serving in a cabes churing the rebellion.
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ColumsBus
Herbert Fay
War Department
Starving Amid Riches in Pennsylvanian Miners
A New York Sun report from Pittsburg on August 27 details dire conditions for Pennsylvania miners. It notes widespread poverty despite rich resources, with wages as low as seven tenths of a dollar per day, heavy rents, and company stores exploiting workers. The piece links debt, education loss, and crime to the Molly Maguire era and labor unrest in Scranton and Pittsburg, highlighting dangerous mines and powerful unions under Powderly.
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Pittssura
Pennsylvania
Nature
Penn
Philip Ginter
Scranton
Powderly
Knights of Labor
Lehigh
Powerty
Blue Mountains
Franklin B. Gowen
Reading Railroad
Mollies
James McParlan
Pinkerton
Pottsville
Mauch Chunk
Bat
Wilkesbarre
Pittsburg
Association of Miners
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Iron and Steel
Amalgamated Association
United States
Scouts Refuse to Fight on Eve of Battle
A Guadaloupe Canyon dispatch reports Captain Crawford’s scouts refused to fight. He ordered their surround and disarmament and they are en route to camp under guard. Geronimo’s death is confirmed. Lieutenant Davis had another skirmish with the Indians. outcome unknown. Renegades seek surrender on condition of safe return to their reservation, but field note says a war of extermination will be waged.
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Tucson
Ari
Guadaloupe Canyon
Saora
Crawford
Geronimo
Davis
Grant Funeral Expenses Underestimated Cost Debate
New York reports General Grant's funeral cost will be far less than rumored figures. General Perry on Governor's Island says total will be under 20 000 dollars with 5000 dollars for carriage hire as the largest single item. The bill covers government expenses plus transportation and a special funeral train gifted by the railroad.
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New York
Grant
Perry
Governor's Island
Sam
Washington
Mount McGregor
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Death of Rev Stephen H Tyng Sr Former St George Rector
New York September 4 Rev Dr Stephen H Tyng Sr died at his Irvington home. He led St George's parish 1845 1878 and spoke against slavery during anti slavery campaigns. Born March 1 1800 in Newburyport Mass he graduated Harvard at 17 and served in Georgetown Philadelphia and the Church of the Epiphany before joining St George's in New York in 1846. Survived by wife and seven of eleven children.
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New York
Stephen H. Tyng
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
St. George's Parish
Newburyport
Mass
Law
Sunny School
Tyng
Immigrant brothers find missing kin with aid at Hawkins street
Two Irish immigrants arriving in New York last Wednesday lost their cash to a thief. They sought help from the Police and Wayfarers Lodge on Hawkins street. Edward Riley assisted, arranging temporary lodging and placing an ad in The Globe for their Boston relatives. On August 25 the sisters of the missing woman read the notice and met the travelers the next morning.
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New York
Boston
Wayfarers’ Lodge
Hawkins Street
Edward Riley
Sisters of the Lady
Riley
Ears Shaved Regularly By Swell Gentlemen
The Gazette notes a fashion among fashionable young men to have their ears shaved weekly or biweekly. It contrasts elderly men with thick ear hair and a growing trend of barbers shaving ears as a regular service, with at least a dozen customers at one shop.
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the Gazette
Extraordinary wedding of William Harrell and Sallie Wilson
In Pierce county Georgia yesterday, 40-year-old farmer William Harrell wed 16-year-old Sallie Wilson with her father's consent. The ceremony, described as remarkable, led the couple to Macon for a wedding tour before returning to begin their married life. both parties are listed as white.
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Atlanta
Pierce County
William Harrell
Sallie Wilson
Major Spence
Macon
Five Foot Rattlesnake Captured Near Lynnfield Hotel
Residents report killing a rattlesnake over five feet long near the Lynnfield Hotel last week. They claim the creature, with eleven rattles, is rivaling a previously killed monster from two years ago and will be exhibited.
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Lynnfield
Lynnfield Hotel
Whale bone sale stirs market amid price drop
In New Beprorp on September 3 the sale of about 20 000 pounds of whalebone at 210 per pound caused a sensation as last sales reached 326 per pound. The market reacts to reports of a good arctic season.
Boy of 16 Weighs 304 Pounds Stuns Town
Middleboro reports a 16 year old boy weighing 304 pounds, a striking figure for the town's September 2 notes. The remarkable weight draws attention to local health and youth size observations.
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Middleboro
Death 10 The Chinamen In Wyoming Miners Riot
Report from Rawlins Wyoming describes a deadly attack on Chinese workers in Rock Springs. Ten charred bodies found near Chinatown, plus five shot fatalities and many wounded as white miners rallied, burned homes, and forced Chinamen into the hills. Coroner cites unknown assailants. suppression and evacuation followed amid broader anti Chinese tensions in the mining districts.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Rock Springs
Chinatown
Coal Department of the Railroad
Pani
Knights of Labor
Chinese Minister Protests Atrocity Reports From Wyoming
The Chinese minister in New York has gone to Washington to present protests to the secretary of state over recent atrocities in Wyoming Territory. The San Francisco consul reports dispatches from Chinese residents in Wyoming seeking protection and says similar pleas have been sent to Beijing. The San Francisco consul promises all possible measures to prevent further outrages.
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New York
Washington
Wyoming
San Francisco
Wysming
Dynamite Wagon Explosion Kills Four Near Campbellford
Reports say a wagon carrying dynamite exploded near Lakefield, Ontario, killing two men and two horses. The blast, felt for miles, shattered windows and tore up trees and fences as remains and fragments were scattered along the road. The victims, from Tweed, were aiding removal of the dynamite when it fell from the wagon.
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Toronto
Campbellford
Lakefield
Martin
Simmons
Gee Place
Tweed
Peterboro
Mob Attacks Jail After Street Car Killing in Tennessee
In Chattanooga Williams shot and killed street car driver Polk Mitchell after being ejected from a car. A mob stormed the county jail at night, the door was battered down, and a man was reportedly hanged as shots rang out. Pleuro-Pneumonia convention in Lexington, Kentucky discusses suppression efforts amid spreading cases.
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Chattanooga
Cuartanooga
Tenn
Charles Williams
Polk Mitchell
Williams
Doctor Sherman Offers Nonoperative Rupture Cure in New York
Dr A Sherman proclaims a nonoperative rupture cure free from labor detainment and long-term trauma, detailing outcomes such as improved perception nervous health and vitality. He advertises in Crawford Prince 251 Broadway New York with mail order option for 10.
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A. Sherman
Percey
Crawford
Prince
Broadway
New York
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