Oldest Cape Cod resident John J Almeida thrives at 114
Provincetown, Mass. reports John J Almeida, born in Flores about 114 years ago, as the oldest inhabitant on Cape Cod and perhaps in New England. He is said to be hale and often seen walking the streets, never riding in cars or carriages. The copper syndicate backs price rises claiming laborer benefit, a claim some deem doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
Mass
Cape Cod
New England
John J. Almeida
Flores
New Jersey Assembly Considers Prohibition on Intoxicating Crop Growth
A bill is introduced in the New Jersey assembly to ban growing any crop used to make intoxicating drinks. It would affect hops apples peaches corn rye and other crops. Observers doubt farmers will abandon these articles soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Assembly
Washington Territory Pushes for Statehood Based on Growth
Washington Territory argues its 200000 population and vast natural resources, with multiple seaports, justify admission to the Union. It notes it has twice Oregon’s population at statehood and presents strong economic potential to support a new state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Territory
Dakota
Territory
Oregon
Relic Seekers Damage West Mister Abbey Art
Archdeacon Farrar notes a rash of relic hunters who vandalize memorial works at West Mister Abbey. Bas relief heads, including Washingtons, are repeatedly knocked off by unscrupulous collectors, harming the dead’s memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdeacon Farrar
Westmister Abbey
Washington
Longfellow Statue Fund Seeks Remaining in Portland
The proposed Longfellow statue for Portland Maine costs 10000 dollars with not quite two thirds raised. Ten dollar subscriptions are solicited to complete the fund. The pedestal uses New Hampshire granite twelve feet high and sits in State Street Square. The statue is expected from Rome next summer. Maine sculptor Simmons is crafting the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
New Hampshire
State Street Square
Rome
Simmons
Maine
Newspaper Ideals and the Press Mission
The Congregational Club of Central New York discussed "Newspaper Ideals" in Syracuse. The Journal praised the talk but argued the secular newspaper’s mission is practical and business driven, and must fulfill its obligations to exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Club
Central New York
Syracuse
Journal
Ladies on Aurania Include Viscountess Montserrat
Among Aurania passengers from England was Lady Cook Viscountess of Montserrat formerly Tennie C Claflin sister of Victoria Woodhull now wife of a wealthy European nobleman. Fourteen years earlier Victoria Woodhull and Tennie drew wide attention in London and sparked Beecher Tilton controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurania
England
Lady Cook
Viscountess
Montserrat
Tennie C. Claflin
Victoria Woodhull
Victoria C. Woodhull
London
Tennie
United States
Beecher-Tilton
Pittsburgh Makers Ready to Arm Nation with Steel Armor Plates
Pittsburgh manufacturers have solved cast steel gun production and now plan armor plate output. The Bessemer mill at Homestead will soon produce steel armor plates weighing 30 000 pounds, a feat unprecedented in American metallurgy. Large 15 ton masses demand immense handling capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Bessemer
Homestead
Tracheotomy Explained As A Life Saving Measure
The wind pipe or trachea carries air to the lungs and back. When throat disease obstructs breathing a silver tube is inserted below the glands to restore respiration. The procedure does not cure the disease, only relieves suffocation. General Grant’s case and Crown Prince’s illness are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
February Agriculture Report Shows Shifts in Farm Livestock
The February statistics show rises in horses mules and cattle and declines in sheep and swine. Horses lead gains at about five percent with nationwide strength and larger growth west of the Mississippi. Total livestock value surpasses previous year by eight million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Als
Washington News in Brief Nominations and Bills
Postmasters named by the president include E F Donnelly of Whitewater Wisconsin and John Wetherred of Tacoma Washington. Speaker Carlisle orders removal of fruit and cigar stands. House committee reports adverse on Gifford and BakerDakota bills with omnibus territorial bill forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Donnelly
Whitewater
Wis
John ©. Wetherred
Tacoma
Wash
Carlisle
House of Representatives
Gifford
Baker
Dakota
House
Nelson
Committee On Indian Affairs
Moorhead, Leech Lake
Messrs. Baker and Gifford
Springer, Mansel
Haye
Struble
Symes
Montana
Washington
New Mexico
Prominent Figures and Society Notes Across Cities
A collage of brief items: D. R. Locke of the Toledo Blade known as Petroleum V. Nasby dies at his Toledo home. Gen. A. Anderson ill with erysipelas in New York. Dr. Melanchton L. Ruth ushers at weddings including Gov. Gordon’s son in Washington. Lizzie Kelsey the actress dies in New York. Sheridan birth details debated. Grovenor cites Ohio birth. Mrs. Blaine’s sorrow sways political choices and possible withdrawal from a presidential bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Browning
D. R. Locke
Toledo Blade
Petroleum
V. Nasby
Toledo
Gen. A. Anderson
Northern Pacific Railroad
Everett House
New York
Melanchton L. Ruth
United States Navy
Gov. Gordon
Hallett Kilbourn
Washington
Tracy
Agnes Ethel
Buffalo
William T. Harney
New Orleans
United States Army
Manacer Potter
Union Pacific
Lizzie Kelsey
Jarret Palmer
Gen. Grosvenor
Congress
Athens
Ohio
Gen. Sheridan
Somerset
Phil
Sheridan
Massachusetts
Blaine
Augusta
Emmons
Notable 19th Century Suicides and Legal Actions Develop
Developments report Guthrie believed murdered in his Marissa Illinois home but died by self inflicted action. District Attorney Fellows of New York plans to present the Gould and Sage complaint to a grand jury. Boston lawyer Crowley flees London to urge Boston firm Russell Cameron Maxwell to handle his estate. Cincinnati dealer Kebler, brother of Charles Kebler who killed himself amid forgery exposure, also dies by self inflicted action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Marissa
Fellows
New York
Jay Gould
Russell Sage
John C. Crowley
Boston
London
Russ, Cameron & Maxwell
Cincinnati
Abbott Kebler
Charles Kebler
Charles
European winter guest list and political shifts in 19th century headlines
The widows of President Garfield and Gen. McClellan stay in a Paris hotel for the winter. Rumors place Sir Henry Holland as future peer and Baron Henry de Worms as undersecretary for the colonies. Sir Michael Hicks Beach becomes president of the Board of Trade. Lord Lansdowne to Canada’s governor general. In Mexico City a con artist jailed prep for Mexico. In Guayaquil a Spanish priest excommunicates judges provoking mob violence at the bishop’s palace. Galway sees sentences for municipal officials in Klunt arrival demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
George B. McCellan
Paris
Henry Holland
Baron Henry de Worms
Michael Hicks-Beach
Board of Trade
Lord Stanley of Preston
Lord Lansdowne
Canada
Charles Benson
Brooks
Mexico
Madame Patti
Guayaquil
Supreme Court
O'Sullivan
Ashe
Galway
Klunt
Venezuela asks U S aid over Venezuela British Guiana boundary
Venezuelan Consul General De Silva in New York claims British invasion of Venezuelan territory is just a first step toward wider encroachment that would turn South America into a British India. He warns of loss of the Orinoco key and appeals for Monroe doctrine support from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
British Guiana
de Silva
New York
South America
United States
Major Fires Across North America and Europe Cause Heavy Losses
Snow storms sweep across the continent as Swiss towns report seven metre depths. In North America a Collins Paper Manufacturing plant burns at North Wilbraham Massachusetts. Gustave R. Favre wholesale hardware building burns at Montreal with $140000 loss. Elmira New York Daily Advertiser office fire causes $60000 to $70000 damage and total Elmira losses reach $250000 with insured share about half. A fireman Charles Bentley is critically injured and a student William Nailor is missing. A freight wreck near Galena at a St Paul and Kansas City line bridge kills a man and wrecks the iron bridge costing $36000. Trains are diverted to Illinois Central while repairs proceed. replacement on their own line will take time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave R. Favre
Montreal
Avila Denning
Elmira
N. Y
Daily Advertiser
Advertiser
Charles Bentley
William F. Nailor
Bethel
Sullivan County
Commercial College
Galena
St. Paul
Kansas City
Chicago, St. Paul
Illinois Central
Freeport
Dunbar
Mount Vernon
Crews
J. C. Murray
M. E
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Eufferer
Winona High School Dedicated and Other 1900s News Bits
Gov McGill addresses the dedication of Winona's new high school. Chicago names Capt George W Hubbard chief of police succeeding Frederick Ebersold. Seymour wins Michigan Eleventh district congressional race by 200 to 300 plurality. Billings county attorney Sam H Wildy declared temporarily insane. New Jersey constitution error could release prisoners since 1875. Rock Island Railroad plans 1200 miles of extensions costing 30 million dollars. Paris Gibson reports Manitoba Railway contracts for 55000 tons of steel rails and 600 miles of Montana extensions. Sophia Hungerford of Woodberry High School involved in an incident at Druid Hill Park with a young man. she fired two shots after him. St Louis financiers plan steel steamboat on upper Mississippi to cut trip times. cost 50000 dollars. Interstate Commission holds under color line ruling in Heard vs Georgia Railroad. case requires equal accommodations for passengers paying the same fare, with caveats for separated cars if accommodations for colored passengers remain equal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
McGill
George W. Hubbard
Chicago
Roche
Frederick K. Ebersold
Seymour
Michigan
Billings
Mont
Sam H. Wildy
Yellowstone County
New Jersey
Court of Common Pleas
Wallstreet
Philadelphia
Rock Island Railroad
Denver
Gulf of Mexico
Great Falls
Paris Gibson
President Hill
Col. Broadwater
Montana
Manitoba Railway
Baltimore
Sophia Hungerford
Woodberry High School
Druid Hill Park
St. Louis
Mississippi
Iown Ironworks
Dubuque
St. Paul
Interstate Commission
William H. Heard
The
Georgia Railroad Comny
Atlanta
Charleston
D. C
Tennessee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Waitha A. Emmons
Emmons
Mitchell Republican
Edmonton
Cunningham
Northwest Council
Lac la Biche
Riel
Iowa
Churchville
Warren County
Dakota
Volin
S. J. Patrick
Woodward
C. C. Thomas
Wisconsin
Sperbeck
C. A. Goodyear
William Brush
Dakota University
Mitchell, Dak
Washington
Mr. Milburn
House
Brush
Leland Stanford
Gideon Bourdeau
Queen's
Manitoba
Richard Snyder
Cadett
Philadelphia & Reading
Westerly
R. I
Martin L. Scott
Deer Lodge
Metropolitan Board of Police of
Boston
Grand Rapids
Mich
Miss Brandt
A. 8
Brandt
William McK. Gatchell
New York
National Anti-License League
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Gatchell
United States Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Board of Managers
St. Cloud Reformatory
Gordon E. Cole
United States
Robert G. Evans
Minneapolis
C. K. Davis
Republican National Committee
Davis
H. K. Belden
Minnesota
Ely
Vermillion Range
Tower
Faribault
Pacific Coast
Twin Cities
St. Paul & Duluth
Omaha
F. Davis
St. Cloud
Clearwater
Wright County
Ramsey County
George la Blash
Hastings
Peter Johnson
South St. Paul
Rea
John H. Murphy
Wisconsin Central
Duluth
Peter Barrett
Pete
Barrett
Tolefson
Capitol
Austin
Colorado Springs
Bishop Ireland
Republican National Convention Plans for Chicago Holdover
The executive committee of three of seven of the Republican National Committee works in Chicago to finalize convention plans. The Grand Pacific Hotel hosts the national committee offices as in 1880 and 1884, with seating for about 7000 and daily ticket access for delegates and visitors.
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Chicago
National Republican Committee
Clarkson
Conger
Clayton
National Committee
Grand Pacific Hotel
Citizens’ Committee
Citizens’ Committee of Chicago
Death of Nasby editor David R. Locke in Toledo
David R. Locke known as Nasby and long time editor of the Toledo Blade died in Toledo on the 15th from consumption. Born September 20, 1833 in Vestal New York he founded several papers and created the Nasby letters that shaped Civil War public opinion. His career included plays books travel sketches devotional poems and a fortune estimated at a million.
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Petroleum
V. Nasby
David R. Locke
Bucyrus
Ohio
Mansfield Herald
Findlay Jeffersonian
Lettera
Finality in Blaine Nomination Outlook Asserted
Charles Emory Smith, editor of the Philadelphia Press, says Blaine has taken himself out of the presidential nomination race and would not re fuse even if the convention offered. He notes a remote hypothetical that Blaine could not reject a unanimous demand, but believes this possibility is not real.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia Press
Mr. Blaine
Pennsylvania
Blaine
Cyclone Rips Mount Vernon Illinois. Death Toll Grows
The Mt Vernon Illinois cyclone devastates much of the city destroying 500 buildings. Crews block and Mt Vernon mill suffer major damage while the county courthouse and schools are wrecked. Early tallies place deaths at 29 with many injured as volunteers and officials mobilize aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Methodist
County Court House
Rere
Crews
John Crewa
Chicago
R. L Stratton & Co
George Ward
G. H. Harnell
Notable Deaths in Local Tragedy Are The Yearwood Family Among Victims
A list of deceased individuals includes Mrs Russell Dewey Mrs John H Waters and baby Henry Waters David F Yearwood and wife John C Murray Charles Cummings engineer Mary Westbrook James Bearson Mrs Holcomb Dr John Yearwood and wife Col Cooper Samuel Yearwood and wife George Purcell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Dewey
John H. Waters
Henry Waters
David F. Yearwood
John C. Murray
Charles Cummings
Mary Westbrook
James Bearson
Holcomb
John Yearwood
Col. Cooper
Samuel Yearwood
George Purcell
Disaster Toll Mount Vernon Area Storm Leaves Destruction
A sweeping storm causes many injuries and several unidentifiable bodies near Mount Vernon and Centralia NL. Names listed include Mrs. Jones and Keith Dodson among the injured. Churches sustained heavy damage and fear of further harm looms as the high southwesterly wind continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jones
John Dodson
Josie Sutton
John Shew
Lawler E. Legg
Henry Waters
Laura Lisenby
Charles Ellis
C. Gelbraith
Charles Wier
Westbrook
Amanda Bearden
W. H. Hinman
Lizzie Bennett
J. C. Hanbrick
Charles Pool
Corinne Hanbrick
Brownlow Hawkins
Albright
Henry Ellis
Milicroft
Joel Howard
Steve Maxey
van Maxey
Frank Holcomb
Ina Holcomb
Centralia
Mount Vernon
Sheridan Says He Will Not Seek Presidents Nomination
Gen. Sheridan told a Washington AP agent he has no presidential ambitions. He rejected any bee in the bonnet and said he would not accept a nomination or leave his military career for civil office under any circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Washington
Associated Press
Gen. Sheridan
Republican Convention
Causton wins in West division Southwark parliament seat
Causton Gladstonian secures 3 638 votes to Bedall Unionist 2 444. last year Cohen Liberal led Bedall 2 453 to 2 966 before resigning. The result reflects a competitive local contest amid shifting party dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwark
London
Causton
Bedall
Cohen
Fatalities in Dakota Blizzard Hit 105 In South Counties
The Mitchell Daily Republican reports 105 storm deaths south of the seventh parallel from Jan 12. County tallies show Brown 1, Minnehaha 7, Turner 9, Davison 1, and 22 other counties with various losses, while 43 counties were surveyed for exact figures. Stock losses may reach 2000, with Douglas county hardest hit at 500 missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Mitchell Daily Republican
South Dakota
Avora County
Brown
Bon Homme
Brule
Beadle
Buffalo
Campbell
Charles Mix
Codington
Clark
Davison
Dickey
Day
Douglass
Edmunds
Faulk
Hanson
Hyde
Hand
Hutchinson
Hughes
Jerauld
Kingsbury
Lake
Lincoln
McCook
Minnehaha
Potter
Spink
Sully
Sanborn
Turner
Walrath
Union
Yankton
Aberdeen
Mitchell
Douglas County
Aurora
Slayer of the Chicago Millionaire Solved by Police Probe
Chicago police identify Wm. B. Tascott as the suspect in the Snell murder after linking burglaries with his movements. He is described as a 22 to 23 year old, 5 ft 8 in to 5 ft 9 in, 165 pounds, with a pale complexion and blue eyes, last seen in brown gray striped attire carrying a ringed cane and russet valise. He has a criminal history including Kentucky penitentiary time for burglary and recent living arrangements with Mrs. Henrietta Owsley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Snell
Wm. B. Tascott
Tasecott
Banfield
Kentucky Penitentiary
Henrietta Owsley
Young Tascott
Owsley
Tascott
Chief of Police of
Pension Bill Backed by Grand Army Leader
John P. Rea, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, discusses a pension bill's passage and possible approval by President Cleveland. He recalls a Jan. 19 talk with the president and notes the bill would aid veterans who served in the Civil War and suffered disabilities without hospital records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John P. Rea
Grand Army of the Republic
Cleveland
Lord Dufferin to become ambassador to Italy and other notices
Lord Dufferin accepts the post of ambassador to Italy while Sir J. Saville Lumby will retire in August. In Anaconda Montana William Martin shot and killed Patrick Reardon over a $6 debt as Reardon boarded at Martin’s house. Frank N. Gage, son of the late John N. Gage, was divorced from his wife, with details kept secret. Democratic notices, fishing treaty reactions in London, and various crimes and obituaries follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Dufferin
Italy
J. Saville Lumby
Anaconda Mont
William Martin
Planters’ House
Patrick Reardon
Reardon
Martin
Frank N. Gage
Chicago
Joe Rolette
Turtle Mountain District
Dakota
Little Shell
Congress
A Northern Visit Turns Temperance Tale in Massachusetts
A South to North visit by cousin Joe Saunders reveals a temperance household where families secretly sample liquor. Uncle Tom Saunders and relatives share hidden spirits, while Joe endures near a week of repeated toasts and merry drinking before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Saunders
Connecticut River Valley
Old Hampshire County
Massachusetts
Billy Saunders
Joe Saunders
Uncle Tom
Joe
Hannah
Joseph
Jim
Seek thy purpose and endure thy distant goal
A verse excerpt from Pakenhamty in Spectator urges steadfast self reliance and inner resolve. It counsels living by inner law, ignoring others' malice, singing one's song, and pursuing a fixed future, with patience until the long day’s journey ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pakenhamty
Restful sleep and healthful habits for vigor and recovery
From a Wide Awake Exchange, the article urges regular sleep to restore energy and health. It links fatigue to poor blood health, ventilation, or uncomfortable clothing, stressing a nap before noon and nighttime rest over stimulants. It warns against working too hard and the neglect of proper rest as a public health issue.
Grant fund not lost if trustees sue over investment
A New York World correspondent reports that the 250000 dollar Grant fund raised by George Jones remains recoverable if not properly invested. Trustees may sue Jones, the Morgan estate, and the third trustee to reclaim the funds if the Wabash property cannot be charged. The Grant family could pursue full recovery, with liability seen as clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York World
Joseph W. Drexel
George Jones
Grant
State of
New York
Wabash
Jones
Morgan
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Brainerd Dispatch
NG Ersoll & Wieland, P Tiers
Minnesta
Washington News
Stockslager
Range
Helena
Charles 8. Cary
Olean
the Treasury
Alexander McOcue
Cary
Democratic Committee
Randall
Commissioner of Agriculture
Europe
Fisheries Commission
Charles Tupper
W. H. Steel
Broomer
J. Punnell
Black River Fails
W. Kelly
Milton Junction
C. Heldstab
Rice Lake
B. Davis
Wild Rose
T. Halversen
River Falls
H. H. Wheeler
Boscobel
Hammond
Wolsey
P. Chaffee
Rapid City
P. Carroll
Caledonia
R. W. Philips
Castle Rock
Eleanor B. Goodfellow
Henry Goodfellow
U.S. A
Manderson
United States Surveyor General
Nebraska
Secretary of the Interior
Criminal Calendar
North Wilbraham
Collins Paper Manufacturing Company
Switzerland
Ill
Sdes
J.J. Manton
J. J. Hiserman
Donner & Co
C. D. Coox
R A
Johnson
Reuthher
G. W. Post
D. H. Wise and Sudspeth & Co
H. Watson
J. F. Watson
Howard Bros. & Co
Bank of G. W. Evans
G. W. Morgan
J. R. Powerson
W. E. Jackson
Mount Vernon Milling Company
G. P. Ward
Murray
Court House
Supreme Court House
Eddie Maxey
Chamberlain
Cox
Springer
Sage
United States Court
Benjamin E. Hopkins
Fidelity Bank
Hopkins
Democratic National Committee
Hill
Theodore Tilton
Brooklyn
Minnesota News
Henry Marten
St.Cloud
Unity Church Society
H. Price Collier
Judge Collins
F. . Searle
D. W. Bruckart
G Reynolds
G. W. Stewart
Henry
Janeaville
Janesville
Peter Monson
Monson
Charles F. Clark
Clark & Frost
Third
Robert Streets
Dale Street
Foley Bros
St. Cloud & Hinckley
Hinckley
West Superior
L. L. Baxter
District of St. Cloud
Baxter
Herman Harms
Utica
Winona County
Wabasha
W. L. Coon
Mankato
Mr. Coon
Duchess County
America Seminary
Fond du Lac
Via
Second
Minnesota Cavalry
Adrian
Rock County
James Kilpatrick
Secretary of War
Upper Duluth
Lake Avenue
Minnesota Avenue
Martin Callanan
St. Peter
Church & Graves’ Manufacturing Company
Muller & Gogreve
Edward G. Spillman
Register of the Land Office
Devils Lake
Henry G. Lord
L. T. Spillman
Cameron
Pierce
M. H. Day
North Dakota
Chicago Millionaire
the Times
Senate
Gideon Bordeau
Queen’s
Augusta Hetzke
Max Gilman
International Distillery Company
West
Des Moines
Rock Island
Amos J. Snell
William B. Tascott
Curtin
Allison
Henry C. Grote
Fred Behrens
Bertha Simonds
Grote
Behrens
Black River Falls
Price
Angel of Mercy
Colo
L. F. Lindsay
United States Land Office
Rayner
Leopold Morse
P. H. Kelly
Mathew
Anna Gardner
Milwaukee
Marine Record
Croesus
Newburg
Perkins
Bill
An UD
Grant Trust Fund
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