Criminals at Large Declared in New York City
Officials certify six thousand criminals at large in New York City across all classes. Authorities warn residents and urge cooperation with law enforcement to identify and apprehend suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Glass lamps spark Edison strike near Newark
About three to four hundred workers at the Edison Electric Light Works near Newark New Jersey walk out after a boy was discharged for breaking many glass lamps. The mass action reflects labor tensions tied to factory discipline and safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Electric Light Works
Newark
N.J
New Grant Five Dollar Silver Certificates Announced
The upcoming series will be ready for issue soon. The notes feature a Gen. Grant vignette on the front and a facsimile of five silver dollars on the back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Grant
Anniversary of Shay's Rebellion Marked in Massachusetts
Last week Massachusetts observed the anniversary of Shay's rebellion noting the event seems minor now but was a stirring episode a century ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shay
Massachusetts
Army officer Major Benteen investigated for drunkenness
Major Benteen from Reno's command at the Custer massacre era is being investigated for drunkenness while on duty at Fort Duchesne Utah. The officer is noted for a brilliant record as a daring cavalry leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benteen
Reno
Custer
Fort Duchesne
Utah
Krupp’s Income Tied to Arms Race in Germany
The passage claims Krupp has the largest income in Germany by producing a major war gun for one power and an even bigger weapon for another, fueling a profitable rivalry between nations through escalating armaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krupp
Germany
Boston Tailors Form Independent Protective Association
About three thousand Boston tailors withdraw from the Knights of Labor and organize a protective association. They allege dissatisfaction with Knights leadership, displeasure over the unsuccessful last strike, and blame toward some superior officers for the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Knights of Labor
Knights
Sibley gift boosts Ithaca mechanical arts school endowment
Carnell University in Ithaca receives a new billionaire level gift as Hiram Sibley of Rochester plans a 250000 dollar donation to enlarge and improve the Sibley school of mechanic arts. The university already benefited from prior large gifts including the McGrew legacy of 1500000 and ex-President White’s library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnell University
Ithica
N. Y
McGrew
White
Hiram Sibley
Rochester
University
Sibley School of Mechanic Arts
Reagan Narrowly Wins Texas Senate Election After Ballot Shifts
On the thirty first ballot in the Texas legislature for United States senator Reagan trailed by three votes before changes shifted votes to elect him. He has long served in the current house and was a Confederate congressman, with his fame tied to the Reagan interstate bill later passed by Congress after amendments and consolidation with Senator Collins of Illinois' bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
Reagan
House
Confederate Congress
Congress
Collins
Illinois
Senate
Wilson
Iowa
Hoar
Beck
Yeas
Aldrich
Dolph
Merrill
Allison
Eustis
Flair
Riddleberger
Berry
Frye
Sherman
Blackburn
George
Spooner
Blair
Gorman
van Wyck
Tler
Stoc Neney
Achey
Call
McMillan
Ransom
Cameron
Mahone
Sawyer
Parnell
Mitchell
Stanford
Iray
Payne
Teller
Hampton
Pugh
House of Congress
Congrésa
Secretary of the Treasury
District of Columbia
Belmont
Committee On Foreign Affairs
China
Russia
Germany
J. McCrary
Abraham T. Grigg
Pension Bureau
Hawley
Committee On
Committee On Military Affairs
Springer
Court of Claims
Bayne
United States District Courts
Peters
Ayl
Indiana Territory
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway Company
Cuthbert Stone
Potter
Hendrickson
Wood
Hewitt
Thacker
Halvorson
Comstock
Durant
Minnesota
Stevens
Winona
Goodrich
Bowen
Mr. Smith
Smith
Akin and
Triax
Finance Coittee
Akin Gete
Truax
Supreme Court
Minneapolis
Archie Brown
New London
Malvina
Vina Paul
Capt. A. Paul
Duluth
Rockville
Stearns County
D. H. Weir
South Side
Wright County
Strait
H. A. C. Armatrong
Custer Post
Rochester
Elias B. Birge
St. Paul
Alfred 8
Stillwater
Aikin
South Carolina
Gettysburg
Post Office Department
Beaver Falls
Bird Island
John McNeely
le Sueur Center
Waterville
le Sueur
J. N. Sanborn
Windsor
Louisa
David Lefebvre
Casper Bloom
White Bear Lake
David Guerin
William J. Applegate
Princeton
T. C. Roberts
Hammond
H. A. C. Trompeson
Lyman Hollis
Luverne
Dakota
Lydia 4
Nelson
Horton
Detroit
Walter Brown
W. H. Humphrey
George B. Hall
J. D. Buell
Andrew Baker
Monticello
L. A. Youmans
East Chain Lake
Edwin Barlow
Columbia
McInnerney
Marystown
Scott County
Alfred Perkins
Beioit
Wis
Father Jean
Bishop Henessy
Hayes
Bishop Hennessy
District Court
William Comstock
Auburn Penitentiary
Madison County
Father McGlynn
la Crosse Edison Electric Light Company
la Crosse
Col. F. A. Copeland
Washburn Lumber Mill
G. van Steenwyck
W. H. Holcomb
Y. Hyde
D. A. McDonald
J. E. Rutan
Pioneer Register of
Salem
Dak
Orlando
Florida
Woodstock
Mississippi
Dubuque
East Dubuque
H. Gunderson
Eau Claire
Allen Cameron
Edwin Booth
Cincinnati
Ohio
Weather Service November Report Shows Verification Rates
The official weather service report for November tallies 9,626 predictions issued daily thrice. Of these, 770 failures, 608 one-quarter, 1,665 half, 1,664 three-fourths, and 4,919 fully verified. Verification percentages by category include weather 77.42, wind 72.02, temperature 73.44, overall 75.29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Service
Vindication for General Stone in War Service
Gen Charles P Stone recently vindicated after early war arrest and confinement at Fort Lafayette. He was restored to rank and back pay, sent to Gen Banks in New Orleans, and later distinguished himself at Port Hudson. His postwar career also brought fame in Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Stone
Washington
Fort Lafayette
Stone
Gen. Banks
New Orleans
Port Hudson
Egypt
Nelson Advocates Profit Sharing To Avert Strikes
N O Nelson of St Louis endorses profit sharing after a year with his workers. His plan includes a 5 percent dividend on salaries, cash or interest certificates, plus 10 percent to a relief fund, 10 percent to a surplus fund, and 2 percent for an employee library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. O. Nelson
St. Louis
Nelson
Hartford to be retired from service at San Francisco
The Hartford, Admiral Farragut's famed warship, has decayed for years and will be retired. Secretary Whitney says funds to restore her are better spent on the new navy. The vessel gained fame when Farragut captured New Orleans in 1862 and notably during the 1864 battle of Mobile Bay when he lashed himself to the rigging to direct the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farragut
San Francisco
Whitney
Fort Jackson
Fort St. Philip
New Orleans
Mobile
Fort Morgan
Gaines
Hartford
Sergeant Lyons
St. Paul
Hennepin County
Seagrave Smith
M. C. Russell
Lake City
Whitewater
Wis
Will
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Methodist
James Davenport
Paul
Richard A. Jones
Rochester
Washington Terriory
State Teachers’ Institute
Waseca
Milwaukee
James Foley
Congress Debates Defense Ship Purchase Bill and Pension Measures
Senate learns Evarts seeks funds for John Ericsson Destroyer and ten enlarged steel vessels for harbor defense with 112000 and 2000000 appropriation. Debates on pensions, railroad ethics, and public posts continue as Meagher and Hunner widow pensions rise. House advances appropriation bills and naval and diplomatic measures amid votes on ethics and appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evarts
New York
Senate
John Ericcson
United States
Ingalls
Treasury
Congress
Sawyer
Wisconsin
Plumb
Beck
Port Angeles port of entrance bill and other actions
The House and Senate considered a mix of bills and reports. A Port Angeles port of entrance proposal emerged, while a joint resolution sought preservation of official and legation papers. Other measures covered prison labor bans, mackerel fishing rules, and indemnity for Rock Springs losses with China. Eulogies followed for several late figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph
Committee On Commerce
Port Angeles
Puget Sound
Washington Territory
Morrill
United States
State Department
House
Callendar
Senate
Edmunds
Commission of Fisheries
Hoar
Rebel and Union Feud at St Marys Academy During War
At St Marys academy near Notre Dame Indiana in 1864 a band serenade sparks a clash between Southern rebel girls and Northern Union supporters led by Minnie Sherman wife of Navy lieutenant Thackers. Sister Angela removes rebel flags. Minnie delivers a sharp rebuke and a brutal slap as tensions flare during a Washington’s Birthday ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Sherman
Meridian
Miss
St. Mary's Academy
Notre Dame
Ind
Minnie Sherman
Lieut
Columbia
Angela
Papal envoy to explain Catholics' stance on septennial bill
Breslau reports Monsignor Kopp the Fulda bishop will address Catholic electors to back Prince Bismarck's septennate bill, aligning papal stance with Prussian ecclesiastical policy as the upper house debates the new bill. Rome notes Kopp may be named Breslau bishop, while cardinals critique Cardinal Jacobini's Munich dispatch on the septennate bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breslau
Monsignor Kopp
Fulda
Prussia
Vatican
Prince Bismarck
Reichstag
Kopp
Rome
Jacobini
Munich
Minnesota Legislature Adopts Numerous Public Works and Legal Reforms
The Minnesota Legislature reports from the session include approval of bills authorizing bonded sales for county projects, city and village expansions, and new public works. It covers revised liquor licensing penalties, expansion of school and hospital provisions, and amendments affecting real estate, probate, and county administration. The Senate and House pass bills on bonds, ferries, bridges, and fort Ripley land sales for a future soldiers home, plus railroad rate guidelines and insane asylum funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope
State Board of Corrections and Charities
Great Bend Township
Cottonwood County
Freeborn County
Janesville
Waseca County
Waseca
Polk County
Anson Northrop
Fort Ripley
Ward
Messrs. Ward and
Comstock
Senate
Child
Compton
Fercus Falls
Eaton
Canada
Edwards
Clark
Fergus Palls
Halvorson
Albert Lea
Albertsen
Smith
St. Paul
Ion
Costello
Yellow Medicine
Joeurkhardt
Mississippi River
Wabasha
Hayden
Winona
Finseth
Pine Island
Whiteman
Swenson
Burkhardt
Higker
Crandall
Sreele County
Durant
Stillwater
Proaser
Potter
Snider
Reeese
Committee of the Whole
House
Donnelly
Henderson
Sibley
St. Charles
Isanti County
Prosser
Anderson
Thacker
Bowen
Keiler
Burkhardt Nachbar
Welch
Child Nelson
Oswald
Wood Gibson
Shields
Hail
Yeas
Brown
Day
Iven
Buckman
Dodge
Jonneom
Chapman
Johnson
Edwarda
Lende
Clough
Goodrich
Trua
Belle Plaine
Scott County
Nackbar
Shako- Scott County
Congress
Minnesota River
Helle Paine
Bixee
Otterneom Y
Ten Mile Lake
Minneapolis
Bethany Ketler
Stearns
Wright Counties
Daniele
St. James
Watonwan County
Hennepin County
New Ulm
Lake County
South Stillwater
Hali
Nine Mile Slough
Fergus Falls
Gibson
Austin
Mower County
Minnesota
Benton County
Backman
Chatfield
Red Wing
Lake Minne- Washta
Carver County
City of
St. Peter
New Patents List From Wasuixeron Telegram
The Special Telegram reports patents issued today listing inventors and places across Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Dakota. Names include J C Bonnell Burlington tree transplanting device C D Harsin Des Moines hat protectors and F Kunkel Milwaukee repeating firearm plus many others across towns such as Independence Muscatine St Paul Racine Kenosha and Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasuixeron
Iowa
J. C. Bonnell
Buriington
C. D. Harsin
Des Moines
Mary FE
T. C. Young
St. Charles
C. C. Bmalley
Mauitenoc
L. B. Stowell
Grand Rapids
Buckle
Minnesota
C. Buisson
Wabasha
A. L. Conklin
Spring Valley
G. W. Cushing
St. Paul
W. H Faresham
Minneapolis
C. B. Askew
KR. Kk
Tichenor
Henning
Dakota
E. A. Grady
Walworth
Harrow
J. Fawcett
Weet Union
Not prepared to name territorial appointments yet
He would not announce appointments to territorial offices for several days after returning to the capital. He said he would not communicate lengthy messages to the legislature at present and, as judge, saw the need for legislation but had not tracked the legislature’s work closely. He denied any delay in his confirmation and rejected ungrounded accusations against Gov. Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Gov. Pierce
Princess Henry of Battenberg in Disgrace Over London Visit
The prince attended the Iddesleigh memorial at Westminster Abbey then went to Drury Lane theatre on arrival. A telegram from Portsmouth warned of fog preventing crossing to Cowes, keeping him at Buckingham Palace overnight and prompting a second outing to the circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labouchere
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Drury Lane
Prince Henry
Osborne
Solent
Portsmouth
Alberta
Cowes
Wroth
Prince Onry
Rail washouts halt trains across two states
Flooding and washouts disrupt service on multiple lines. A turtle bridge at Council Hill near Galena, Illinois, was washed out stopping passenger and mail transfers. A Minnesota and Northwestern freight train derailed, ditching six cars into the Maquoketa River near Durango.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupuere
Council Hill
Galena
Illinois Central Railroad
Minnesota & Northwestern
Maquoketa
Durango
Snowbound on a trail with ballet troupe and wife
A dialogue recalls a snowstorm trapping a storyteller for fifteen hours. He mentions twenty two ballet girls in his car and a wife present. The tone mixes hardship with surprising companionship during the ordeal. The exchange hints at peril and resilience.
Must Have a Clear Head
A fragment shows a waiter and a caller, Horace, discussing restraint during business hours. A young man avoids alcohol while explaining he must visit the bank to cash a check for real estate business, seeking to stay clearheaded for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace
Chinook Expected As Montana Stock Improves
Special Telegram from Herena Montana reports a chinook coming with warmer weather. Temperatures near zero statewide. Fort Shaw notes a storm this morning with temperatures dropping from 33 above to 6 below. Geyser Station records 4,000 Hay Bros. sheep strayed in the recent storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Herena
Mont
Independent
Fort Shaw
Benton
Geyser Station
Hay Bros
Leadville Minister Invites Society Young Man to Church Social
A humorous exchange has a Leadville minister inviting a hesitant Society Young Man to the church social. The young man declines, citing his pistol being repaired, and the minister offers to lend him a pistol for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Society
Chamberlain offers crofter bill if scotish MPs approve
London Feb 7 Mr Chamberlain offers to introduce a crofter bill in parliament if the Scotch members approve his leading the party. Parnellites are incensed, fearing the home rule question would be sidelined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chamberlain
War speculation quieted by European authorities
The Standard's St Petersburg correspondent claims no war in Europe is likely, while the Berliner Nachtrichtia reports Gen Von Moltke warned the situation is serious and authorized Conservative electors to make his warning public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Standard
St. Petersburg
Europe
Berliner Nachruchtia
von Moltke
Proceedings of the 1887 Minnesota Farmers Alliance Meeting
Abstract of the state Farmers Alliance annual meet held in St. Paul notes that many issues were discussed including pending legislation. The report lists charters issued, finances, and committee appointments. A resolutions package urges rail reform, tariffs, grain inspection, taxes, and university farming programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Ual
St. Paul
Sprague
J. Diamond
Blue Earth
W. H. Brewster
Grant County
A. A. Osborne
Dakota County
J. Barnard
Pipestone
J. J. Dowling
Chicago
Dana
George W. Haigh
Reuben Rarick
W. J. Botkin
J. N. Jones
W. P. Armstrong
George W. Sprague
J. J. Furlong
J. J. Carson
J. F
Knights of Labor
Hugh Campbell
Gov
McGill
Gen
Barrett
Eric Olaon
Martin County
Donnelly
Charles Canning
Norman County
H. E. Boen
Otter Tail County
John Diamond
Blue Earth County
District Alliance
Mower County
Capt
G. W. Haigh
Blue Barth County
F. L. Nichols
McLeod County
Andrew Richmons
Washington County
E. H. Atwood
Stearns County
J. A. Jones
Breckenridge
Thomas ©. Hodgeson
Farmers’ Alliance
State Farmers’ Alliance
of Tike
State Agricultural Society
State Horticultural Society
State Alliance
Cincinnati
Land Office Chief Cites Dakota Entry Cancellations
The General Land Office commissioner informs House Appropriations Chairman Randall that cancellations in Dakota arise from abandonments relinquishments and contests. He notes no exact totals but estimates cancellations from relinquishments abandonments and contests make up about half of all original entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Land Offices
Randall
House Appropriations Committee
Dakota
Minnesota dairy convention presses for oleomargarine bill passage
The State Dairy Men's Association urged immediate passage of the oleomargarine bill at its meeting led by President Fowler. Speeches supported creamery superiority, cow feed, and improved dairy practices, with officers elected and resolutions calling for legislature action on farmers institutes and dairy education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
E. G. Potter
Men’s Association
Goodrich
Emery
F. Dexter
Chicago
M. H. Lamp
E. K. Pickett
Freeborn County
Dexter
Durham
J.H. Mourad
Howard
Messrs. Smith
Mourad
M. H. Lamb
V. Holmes
C.S. Smith
Minneapolis
Corbett
St. Paul
McGinnis
Minnesota
Prof. Northrop
University of the State
College of Agriculture
Northrop
State Experimental Farm
State Institution of Learning
Felow
Frank Gifford
Shakopee
E. Marvin
Pochester
F. D. Holmes
Owatonna
Maj. McKinstry
Charles le Vesconte
Hastings
A. M. Johnson
Albert Lea
H. C. Howard
P. A. McKinstry
Winnebago City
Fr . Holmes
Holmes
Holstein-Friesan Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stainerd Dispatch
Ingersoll & Wieland
Holman
Committee On Appropriations
Rogers
Committee On Judiciary
Thomas Francis Meagher
Hunrer
Commodore Spicer
Atlantic and Pacific Ship Railway Company
Tehuantepec
Morgan
Hale
Franklin Sweet
Jesse Campbell
R. K. Bennett
Catherine Sarler
James KR. Baylor
Cox
Committee On Civil Service Reform
James
Rock Springs
Wyo
Morrow
J. McCreary
Mexico
Central and South America
Brazil
Measra
Arnott
Beach
Logan
Collom
Manduson
Sabin
Reed
Representative Price
the Pope
Denver
Loxpox
Chamber of Deputies
War
Strasburg
Berlin
Alisace-Lorraine
Minnesota Legislature
YEAL
Hixon
Keller
2Hild
Eenle Vaurant
Kiteman
Hall
Fays
M. Backman
T. Chapman
Eadwenson
Wallmark
Hoard
Daniels
Ives
Brainerd
Northfield
Northern Pacific Junction
Siegel Lake
Lyons County
Boards of County Commissioners
Ting
Ous
Board of County Commissioners
Chippewa
Beoker
Borough of
Crookston
Pettit
Keyes
Johnarud
James B. Beales
Green
Newell
Gregory
Committee On Railroads
Committee On Insane Hospitals
Rochester Asylum
East
West Wings
Silver Creek
Fifth Street
Messrs. Compton and
Fergus
le Sueur Agricultural Society
Sleepy Eye
Ramsey County
Chaska
Third Street
Anoka
Wadena House
Lee
Lquor
Farmers Alliance
State of
Seach
James Beales
Ilasca
Scheffer
Marcus Johnson
J. Johnson
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Ing
J. A
Eet Nobles
Arnon Hanson
Nordvold
Ong Hattlestad
Barker
Hoppin
Plowman
Bennett
Koward
Bjorge
Hurd
Pratt
Iverson
Baffnin
Bunge, Jr
Johnstad
Sevatson
Colby
Jones
J. N
Shoemaker
Wm. R
Shuler
Slaven
Knox
Dunne
Kreis
Swertwondt
Ellingson
Latham
Bistes
Tompkins
Evenson
Low
Toussey
Finthern
Millar
Waistrom
Fiyon
Naeseth
Williams
Wollan
Nays
Alexander
Engiehard
M Tea
R.M
Fariey
Psi
Beatty
Freeman
Powers
Boedigheimer
Champlin
Heisler
Ogers
Cloutier
Ryan
Cullen
Kummer
Skinner
Dickmann
Lehman
Tenbert
Dornfeldt
Light
Trawicky
Duane
Lucas
Vandervelde
Elmquist
Lum
Warren
McArdle
Cleveland
Hulligan
Ravenna
Hoehn
Peter Smith
Columbus
Kensington
Gov. Church
Battenberg
Detroit Free Press
Minnesota Farmers’ Alliance
Merriam
Gov. Rice
Kiehle
Agricultural College
State University
John A. Logan, Jr
Youngstown
G. 0
Dalemoe
Sioux Falls
Miczen] Phillips
Medford
Horace Heath
Heathville
Spencer
Minnesota Dairy Convention
State Dairy
Alire
Hastings Neb
Shackelford
David & Co
Winch’s Drug, Music
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