Letters From Gen Gordon to Wolseley on Khartoum Relief
Excerpts from Gordon letters and the Blue Book dated 1884 outline relief plans for Khartoum. He cites five steamers and pine guns at Metemneh, warns of potential long resistance, and urges prompt troop reinforcement. He notes four months of provisions and plans for river routes, with warnings about the Mahdi and ongoing Arab fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Gordon
Wolseley
Khartoum
Gordon
Metemnel
Col. Stewart
Kennaar
Metemneh
Siatin Bey
Mussulmans
Supton Bey
Abakel
Abyssinia
Sennar
Galahat
Perae
Mahdi
Berber
Dongola
Bearber
Sendan
Lord Wolseley
Mansho
Omiduran
Nile
Wad Halfa
Massawah-Suakim-Kessaia
Massawah
Egypt
Soudan
Abu-Klea
Lower Egypt
Sentence of the court martial on Gen Swaim verdicts and sentence
The court martial found Gen. David G. Swaim not guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman but guilty of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline. He was suspended from rank and pay for three years as President Arthur returned the record for reconsideration of the first charge and issued related guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasurxuton
Swaim
Arthur
Moerrow
Executive Mansion
David G. Swaim
Chester A. Arthur
Gen. Swaim
Judge Advocate General's Department
Bateman & Co
Col. Morrow
Gen. Swaima
Bureau of Military Justice
Col
Guido WN. Lieber
Ceneral
Delaware Lackawanna and Western reelected officers and board
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad held its annual meeting February 21 and re elected the old officers and board of directors with W H L Appleton replacing Abram Vernes. Share votes totaled 286000. The company reported gross earnings for 1884 at 31,311,992 with operating expenses 23,008,147, net earnings 8,303,545, rentals and interest 5,114,322, yielding a balance of 5,790,523. There was 385,033 spent on equipment and track, leaving net profit for the year 2,805,491 equal to 10.7 percent on capital 26,200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
New York
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
Ald
W. H L. Appleton
Abram Vernes
Question Raised on Manning Eligibility as Treasury Official
A report questions whether T ot Manning of Albany can serve as diary of the treasury due to stockholding in Commercial National Bank. Judge Purcer previously ruled a secretary may be a bank stockholder, noting no prohibition on stockholding in a corporation. Past secretaries faced similar concerns, but objections were unfounded as the law bars dealing in public securities or commerce, not stock ownership.
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Yaset Navon
T.ot Manning
Albany
Treasury
Commercial National Bank
Jadce Lawrence
Epon
Qey
Judge Purcer
Branch
Congress
Johnson
Worthington consecrated Nebraska bishop in Detroit church
Rev. George Worthington of Detroit was consecrated bishop of Nebraska at St John s church Detroit with Bishop Coxe of New York presiding. Bishops Seymor Bissel Gilespie Potter Harris McLaren and others participated in the ceremonies and a sacrament communion followed the sermon.
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George Worthington
Detroit
Nebraska
St. John’s Church
de Coxe
New York
Wilson
St. John's
Mich
Coxe
St. Jean
Seymour
Springfield
Bissel
Wisconsin
Gilespie
Western Michigan
Potter
Harris
Michigan
McLaren
Chicago
Oliver and Goodale
Dean Millspaugh
Chinese in British Columbia Report Recommends Tax
Ottawa reports the Chinese commission presented to parliament advocates strict regulations and a $10 tax on all Chinese entering British Columbia. Revenue would fund an inspector to track numbers and conditions, with provincial acts to regulate domestic affairs.
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Ottawa
Ont
Chinese Commission
British Columbia
Dominion
Sailor's Tempest and Parental Hope in Massey Verse
The poem contrasts a sailor's joyful longing for a peaceful home with the peril of war at sea. It chronicles storms, the risk of death away from family, and the duty to protect and sustain loved ones. Massey frames the sailor as a universal parent, whose orphaned child evokes every parent's stake in perilous duty.
Death by Own Action On Ice Bridge At Niagara Falls
A man about five eleven in a brown overcoat and dark attire killed himself on the ice bridge near Niagara Falls around 5 30 PM after arriving from the East earlier in the day. He carried forty three dollars and an open faced gold watch with initials C W. His cuffs bore N W as investigators noted. The case was reported from Buffalo New York.
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Jeremiah C. Dayton
Jerry
New York
Bowery Boys
Jerry Dayton
Morgan
Daryton
Dayton
Marcel
Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
C. W
N. W
Jerry Dayton Crashes Fear as Shell Fire Breaks Units
In the Fair Oaks engagement Corporal Dayton trembles under exploding shells while the narrator urges him back to rank. Dayton begs to be sent rearward to aid a wounded man, loses his musket and arm, then stays with the file-closers as courage fails and the line buckles under pressure.
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Jerry
Dayton
Jerry Dayton
Fair Oaks
Casey
Stradella
White Oak Swamp
Kearney
Couch
Keys
Ever
Anon
Corporal Dayton
Goliath
Colt
Dear Little Hands Forever Missed at War
An elderly narrator recalls Civil War combat near a rebel line, witnessing Corporal Jerry Dayton fall to buckshot, and reflecting on lost beloved children. The piece merges battle memory with a poignant monologue of grief, ending with a Louisville Courier Journal note.
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Heavenly Gate
Louisville Courier Journal
Cannon Ball Sensates Tale From Napoleonic War
From London Family Herald, French savant M Boutihouse recounts near-death at Wagram. A cannon ball supposedly severed his legs, sinking him into the earth. Dawn reveals no wound as surgeon proves legs intact, leaving Boutihouse grateful and astonished at the misperceived loss.
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London
M. Boutihouse
Napoleon
Wagram
M. Boutibouse
Waterless Land and a Colonel’s Lost Hope
In a Bedouin desert chapter the nomads survive on scarce water and grain, guiding trade caravans and storing water in hidden wells. Gen R E Colston’s account contrasts parched warfare logistics with Bedouin frugality and sharp water economy amid a separate tale of Col Poland’s family tragedy. Rupert Poland grows with the Dr Bradley family in Bundapore, far from England, as past losses haunt his parents.
Rupert Poland Found at Last in London Ward
In a London hospital ward, a doll's house prompts a reunion as a wary boy named Rupert, long believed dead, is found by his mother and Colonel Poland. The tale follows their year of search through workhouses and streets, and the gift becomes a bridge to family restoration.
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Wells
London
Rupert
Poland
Bessie
Bradley
Dr. Bradley
Col. Poland
England
Mrs Poland
Martin Poland
Poplar
Seven Dials
Land's End
John O’ Groats
Martin
Eastend
Bob
Ada
Mamma
Shoreditch
Papa
Preventing Ergotism in Cattle From Wet Meadows and Hay
Dr Halsted warns ergot thrives in wet seasons and low wetlands. To reduce risk cut hay at or soon after flowering and drain wet land. Keep animals stabled and hydrated in cold periods, change feed if poisoning is suspected, and avoid feeding ergotted hay. Severe cases require euthanasia.
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Dr. Halsted
Catholics and Sunday recreations clash with Puritan Sabbath
The Freeman's Journal regrets that Roman Catholics sometimes show primness and horror in discussions of Sunday recreations and argues they should not imitate the Hebrew Sabbath in Puritan fashion.
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Freeman's Journal
Legacy of Bridal Color Customs Through Time in Caswell’s
In Caswell's Family Magazine for November the piece surveys historic bridal and bridesmaid customs. It notes the favored palette of gold tissue and grass green symbolizing youthful joy, and recounts rites from tossing stockings to the benediction posset. It also covers dowry practices, the dow-purse, and duties of the best maid in Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caswell's Family Magazine
Herrick
Hesperides
Horace Walpole
Miss Berry
Cumberland
Scotland
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H. H. Gerelish
Taylor
Gladstone
Northcote
Elis Ashmead Bartlett
Manning
Bishop Worthington
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R. E. Colston
Tamai
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Poor
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