New York Appointments By President Amid reshuffle
The president filled major New York posts naming Edward L. Hadden as collector replacing Robertson Hans Beattie to be weighbearer and Silas W. Burt to be naval cer Hadden born in 1828 in New York City led a long trading and customs career and chairs the North River bank Burt described as a strong opponent of Folger election and noted for clashes with Cleveland era politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward L. Hadden
Judge Robertson
Hans 8. Beattie
Silas W. Burt
New York City
Aletmore, Cuder & Co
Customs House
North River Bank
Alexander Hamilton
Mt. Burt
Naval Office
Arthur
Folger
Cleveland
Ex Postmaster General James advocates postal savings banks
A collection of briefs reports a broad set of political appointments and actions. Ex-Postmaster General James promotes postal savings banks while Judge Lambert Tree is urged for the Austrian mission. Other items note post office and customs staffing, new appointments, and moves in Congress and government agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Lambert Tree
Chicago
Manning
Col. Vilas
A. J. Laird
Green Mountain
Lowa
C. Herrmann
Brandon
Wis
J. B. Bunton
Rutland
Don Carlos Buell
Kentucky
Horace C. Burchard
Mint
James B. Kimball
Pennsylvania
Department of Justice
Panama
New Mexico
Congress
United States
Orme
Payson
Illinois
Washington
Casualty Record From The Blanchard Farewell Sail
The Blanchard at Milwaukee was badly burned and sunk while about to sail for Buffalo. Rev C E Loughlin, Lenox Iowa pastor, drowned with his sister en route to church. Ashton Oak area suffered heavy rain with a large skating rink blown down and a smokestack toppled. Several barns and outbuildings were destroyed and lightning struck D W Poindexter’s house. City loss tallies at $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard
Milwaukee
Buffalo
C. E. Loughlin
Presbyterian
Lenox
Iowa
Ashton
Oak
D. W. Poindexter
Personal News Notes from 19th Century Notices
The item reports the marriage of Daisy Stewart granddaughter of Gen Hunter to a Florida groom, and notes the death of Xavier Seiten’s brother Paul at sixty six from rheumatism of the heart. It mentions Hon Charles Francis Adams’s serious illness at his Quincy residence and Mr Walker Blaine’s expected summer marriage to Ettie Farnsworth of Buckhannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Stewart
Gen. Hunter
Mr. of
Florida
Paul
Congregation of Xavier Seiten
Louisville
Charles Francis Adams
Quincy
Mass
Walker Blaine
J. G. Blaine
Ettie
D. D. T. Farnsworth
Buckhannon
W. Va
Farnsworth
Boston
Criminal Calendar of 19th Century Instabilities
The calendar reports a spree of violent crimes and public misdeeds across multiple states. A minister from Wood Haven commits suicide. A riot in Toledo kills two and wounds several at a Polish Catholic church. A New Jersey treasurer allegedly misappropriates over 25 000. An assault on a girl in Columbus ends with an arrest. A Wilmington husband kills a police officer after shooting his wife. Texas reports lynchings of horse thieves and other executions. A bank president is convicted for misappropriation and given ten years. A 12 year old in Barnesville is convicted of murdering a baby she nursed by lye soaking. Elkhart lynching follows a reported race outrage. Ex-Chamberlain Church of Troy is acquitted of grand larceny. State ranger tensions flare in Laredo, Texas, with shots exchanged between E F Hall and Joe Sheely, ending Sheely’s injury and prompting ranger reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
G. W. Phillips
District of Columbia
Hayes
House of Representatives
Congress
Carrol Mercer
United States Marine Corps
New York
Panama
White House
Cleveland
Paradise
California
Golden Gate
John O’keane
Vancouver
Wash
Michael J. Cady
Bodie
Cal
J. N. Dellison
Humboldt
R. C. Perry
United States
District of Kansas
Hollowell
James M. Adams
Butler House
Senate
Geological Survey
Lamar
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Arizona
New Mexico
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Yellowstone Park
S. H. Russell
Wood Haven
L. I
Toledo
Andrew Anderson
West Hoboken
N. J
W. W
Chicago
Columbus
Louis Davis
Wilmington
Del
Peterson
Davis
Texas
James D. Fish
Marine Bank
Barnesville
S. C
Rebecca Samuels
Cc. H. Northrup
New Haven Morning News
Lizzie McCaffrey
Lizzie
John Martin
Hazel
Elkhart
Tex
Beels
Kentucky
ex-Chamberlain Church
Troy
N. Y
E. F. Hall
Joe Sheely
State Rangers
Laredo
Sheely
Hall
Sheeley
Navy Department
Jouett
United States of Colombia
Barronquilla
Liberal Party
Colombia
Treasury Department
Mayville
Pembina
Tower City
Oak
Chatfield
Kasson
Little Falls
Redwood Falls
Minn
Samuel B. Evans
Ottumwa
Iowa
A. H. Hamilton
W. E. Brewer
Portage
Wis
C. E. Dow
Bradstreet
Telegraph
Bradstreet’s
Boston
St. Louis
George R. Phillips
Providence
R. I
America
Phillips
Buffalo Bill
Red Cloud
Dr. Bland
Sitting Bull
Interior Department
Ellen Dempsey
New York Seventh Regiment
Ellen
Yale College
New Haven
Hendricks
Supreme Court of the United States
E. E. Palmer
Jersey City
Albany County
James Anderson
Lillie Anderson
Falls of Schuylkill
Stalle
Cincinnati
Rome
Roscoe Conklin
Population counts and business notices across cities
Chicago's population is listed as 700 in the new city directory while Des Moines grows to 36 000, up 14 000 in five years. Assignments involve J W Jones Co Racine lumber dealers and F S Hurlbut Co Cleveland milliners with liabilities around 40 000 and assets 30 000. The week notes 184 U S failures per Bradstreets, mostly small traders under 5 000 capital. a patriotic Renovo Pa Fourth flag spanning a mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Des Moines
J. W. Jones & Co
Racine
Cleveland
F.S. Hurlbut & Co
Renovo
Channing Church
Newport
E. Hale
James Freeman Clark
Henry Foote
Grindall Reynolds
B. F. Baer
Philadelphia
United States
Bradstreet's
Northwestern News Notes Disasters and Elections Across Midwest
Wealthy South Bend resident Artemon Corbett dies in Glendive Montana. Minnesota river drowning of 23 year old Charles Sohm at Le Sueur. G A R camp fire in Maiden Rock Wisconsin September 3. Twelve year old Frankie Hammond drowns in Black River at La Crosse. Prof R W Burton resigns Wisconsin Teachers Association presidency. Oshkosh Carriage Works stock sold to 8 D Kimbark Chicago for 12600. Milwaukee First Baptist church burgled. gold goblet and valuables stolen found in pawnshop. Shaffer a young woman teacher attacked by Mrs Farney and daughter at Clarksville Iowa. Shaffer battered, recovering. South Dakota Firemen officers elected. next tournament in Pierre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemon Corbett
South Bend
Ind
Glendive
Mont
Charles Sohm
le Sueur
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Maiden Rock
Wis
Frankie Hammond
Elihu Hammond
la Crosse
Black River
R. W. Burton
Janesville
Clarksville
Iowa
Shaffer
Farney
Hutchinson
Sioux Falls
Pierre
Grand Army Encampment Draws Vast Portland Crowd
A massive Portland Maine crowd attended the Grand Army of the Republic encampment with 25 000 in line and 20 000 in uniform. Commander in Chief Kountz spoke and a large procession, receptions, and formal addresses highlighted four days of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Cowboys Run Railside Plank Ride Near Medora Montana
A Northern Pacific traveler recounts ten or twelve cowboys from Medora blowing through town on horses. They perform reckless moves on a narrow bridge over the Little Missouri River, racing across a two foot plank and thrilling onlookers aboard the stopped train. Two riders lead the daredevil dash as the crowd gasps at the perilous crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Medora
Montana
Marquis de Mores
Theodore Roosevelt
Plains
Little
Missouri River
Weekly Report on Grant Condition Shows Slow Progress
Dr. Shrady provides Gen. Grant's medical bulletin detailing slow disease progress over a month. Notable findings include increased swelling under the jaw, infiltration toward neck glands, coarse ulceration at the base of the tongue, and a whispering voice due to laryngeal involvement, with some overall strength recovery after transfer to Mr. McGregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Market quotes for wheat corn and related commodities
Listings show Minneapolis and St Paul grain prices with No 1 hard wheat at 94c and 92c respectively, No 2 hard 90c and 88c, corn 45-46c, oats 31-33c, rye 55-66c, barley 40-60c, lard 6.62-6.65, pork 10.50, butter 10-13c, cheese 79c, eggs 11c, hay prices 8.75-13.00, flaxseed 1.35 and mesA Park 10.60-10.65, with cash oats and other cash figures listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmicaco
Mesa Park
Wauker
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Judges Rule On Hop Bitters Name Dispute
Justice Mathews and District Judge Brown heard a motion by Hop Bitters of Rochester for a preliminary injunction to stop C. D. Warner of Reading Michigan from using similar name bottle and label for his bitters. The court ruled Warner may use the words German Hop Bitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Mathews
Brown
United States
Hop Bitters Company
Rochester
N. Y
Alfred Russell
C. D. Warner
Reading
Mich
Wells W. Leggett
A. St. John
Rumors on Senator Sabin and Colombia Crisis Rise
Washington correspondent notes Senator Sabin's mixed health and affable nature after two winters in the Senate. A navy report forecasts ongoing Colombian hostilities and failed peace efforts, with government troops marching on Barranquilla and liberal leaders leading the revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabin
Washington
Cincinnati Times- Star
Senate
Minnesota Dairymen Hold Moorhead Meeting
The Minnesota Dairymen's Association met in Moorhead with 500–800 present from across the state. Speakers from New York and Chicago discussed creamery systems, dairy economics, and mixed husbandry, while Minnesota figures urged increased dairying and better barn and milk handling practices. The gathering included exhibits, speeches, and thanks to Moorhead hosts and benefactors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Dairymen’s Association
Moorehead
Clay Co
W.L. Totten
the Mercantile Exchange of
New York
United States
D. D. Curtis
New York State Dairymen’s Association
Col. C. H. Dexter
J. G. Lombard
Chicago
Col
Col. Gleney
Elgin
Minnesota
McKinstry
Winnebago City
Col. Dexter
P. J. B. Power
Manitoba Railroad Company
Northwest
James H. Baker
W. P. Totten
New York Mercantile Exchange
East
W. G. le Duc
Wisconsin
Dakota
Iowa
Manitoba
F. D. Holmes
Owatonna
Cairying
Col. Curtis
Perkins
C. C. Gregz
Camden
Lyon County
Seventeenth Annual Minnesota Medical Society Meeting in St Paul
The Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Minnesota State Medical Society in St. Paul drew large attendance. President Dr J B McGaughey from Winona gave the annual address as did Day of St Paul with a welcoming speech. Receipts were 838.36 and disbursements 407.36 leaving a 431.00 balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota State Medical Society
St. Paul
Ergely
J.B. McGaughey
Winona
Day
T. J. Hutton
Fergus Falls
D. F. Brooks
Minneiska
Lizzie R. Wass
Minneapolis
Talbot Jones
Conley
Denslow
Riggs
Ramsey
St. Cloud
A. E. Senkler
Franklin Staples
William Davis
Charles Berry
New Ulm
W. J. Masey
Rochester
George T. French
J. W. Dunn
A. F. Ritchie
Duluth
Willians
H. Hewitt
Red Wing
Charles H. Hunter
Craig
Janesville
Senkler
Hand
Hunter
Brown
Berry
McComb
E. J. Davis
Mankato
H. H. Kimball
T. Wakefield
Hutchinson
W. D. Flinn
Redwood Falls
S. B. Sheardown
C. B. Witherle
W. L. Bee
Reunion of Minnesota First Regiment Veterans at New Ulm
The First Minnesota veterans reunite at New Ulm with Capt Hausdorf and Maj Maginnis presenting a flag to the old First Minnesota. The gathering includes a mayoral welcome, talks of a Gettysburg monument, and lists regimental survivors and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm
Rown County
Hausdorf
Maj
Maginnis
First
Ladies of the First Minnesota Association
Col. Pfaender
Gettysburg
C. E. Davis
Paul
C. C. Parker
Charles Mansfield
Mankato
F. A
Winona
Matthew Marvin
Charles W. Merritt
C. A. Hausdorf
St. Paul
James Cannon
Association
Company A
Col. C. F. Hausdorf
George Pfeffer
Ernest Meyer
St. Peter
Edward Erickson
Minnetonka
Company B
Samuel Bloomer
Henry Bloomer
William Furich
Joseph Tanner
Harlow McIntire
Adam Marty
Stillwater
Charles Valentine
Minneapolis
J. P. Schoenbeck
Norseland
John P. Schultz
St. James
M. Kay
J. J. Pratt
Richfield
C. Peacems Wasioja
R. L. Gorman
St. Aul
John R. Morse
Francis Baasen
Capt
Mahlon Black
Minnesota Regiments and Knights Templar Officers Listed
Gov Hubbard refuses to free Col Bend. The second Minnesota National Guard regiment at Fairbault has ten companies with named captains. Elections filled lieutenant colonel major and adjutant posts. Knights Templar elected officers in Winona. Storm damage in Fillmore county runs to thousands with ruined orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar of
Minnesota
Winona
W. D. Cornish
Henry Berkett
Thomas Montgomery
Thomas Mee
P. P. Hubbell
William Morin
A. Hubbard
J. G. McFarlane
A. T. C. Pierson
Eugene Woody
C. L. Shaulding
C. V. Ferguson
Carimona
Canton
Amherst
Highland Townships
Fillmore County
Somehow or Other poem by George Hener
Life has a burden for every man's shoulder. Sorrow comes uninvited and lovers grow cold. Yet some how or other we worry along and find hope. Poverty's crust may be shared but prayer strengthens the back. The path grows brighter as we cope and press on toward the end.
Princess of Wales Wins Irish Hearts in Green Shamrock Attire
The Princess of Wales, during her Ireland visit, earned warm praise by donning olive green Irish poplin with a shamrock trimmed bonnet. The piece notes her tactful regard for Irish sentiments and compares her reception to historic royal efforts to win national loyalties, emphasizing the symbolism of the shamrock and the phrase Men and women by the wearing of the green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Princess of Wales
Ireland
Austria
England
Old Erin
Salt Gargle for Throat Cure Publicized by Household
The Household extols common salt gargling as a practical throat remedy. A forty year sufferer reports relief from a dry hacking cough after dissolving a tablespoon of salt in a small amount of water and gargling thrice daily. The piece urges others with throat disease to try the method.
Parrot, Owl, and a Barber shopyard Farce in San Francisco
A San Francisco barber on Bush Street adds a taxidermied owl to his shop decor. A youth mocks the display, prompting a violent farce as the blade used in the mockery injures the bird. The tale ends with the barber calmly shaving amid the chaos and a stray line about U.S. land values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Alta
Fresh
Jake
Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vilas
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Adams
Bureau of Clothing and Provisions
Adams
Smith
Garland
Ludwig
Bavaria
Hardinge Gifford
Halsbury
Madrid
Siam
Nicoli
Lausanne
Raphael
Tonquin
Tokio
San Francisco
Nea Yokohama
Japan
Gananaque
Ont
Fraleigh
Herset
William Henry Smith
Westminster
Berlin Post
Prince Bismarck
Germany
Richard Asheton Cross
Home Department
London
Beatrice
London Standard
Great Britain
General News
Northwestern News Notes
Veterans AT
Portland
Grand Army
Union
Kountz
Gen,n
Congressman Id
Gen. Hall
Maine
Gov
Robie
Gen. Grant
Mayor Deering
Kouitz
Gov. Alger
Michigan
Fairchild
Henry W. Slocum
Gen. Logan
Adjutant General
B. F. Stevenson
Springfield
Lll
Grand Army of the Republc
Veteran’s Rights Union
Grand Army of
The
Republic
Ryan
Gibbons
Woman’s Relief Corps
Grant
Benjamin Stephenson
John W. Burst
Ilinois
John A. Reynolds
Samuel
Burdett
Lucius Fairchild
Burdette
Reynolds
Burst
Selden Connor
Lewis
Atlanta
Minnesota State News
Dairymen
Minnesota Dairymen’s Association
Moorhead
J. Hill
Hill
Red River Valley
Moor
Martha C. M. Fisher
Sac
Shinshi
Waka
Kanegawa
Bay
Mrs. A
Homora
Yokohama
Wae
Skazo
Yedda
Nippon
United States Minster
Shinski
Mr. B
Sadagero
Shinshi Ku
George Hener
Royal Tactics In Color
United Oe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!