Millions for defence push to expand steel for Army Navy
Senate pass two bills from Coast Defenses Committee to spur steel manufacture for ordnance armor and coastal fortifications. Army bill allocates 3 million dollars over six years from 1887 for plant construction and steel production, plus 5 thousand for fortifications. Naval and Army gun factory projects set costs under 1 million each at Watervliet Arsenal and Washington Navy Yard. House proposals include steel ram ships and fisheries protection measures with penalties for foreign vessels and crew.
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Senate
United States
Watervliet Arsenal
West Troy
N. Y
Naval
Washington Navy Yard
House
Secon
Secretary of the Treasury
Singular Accidents Reported In A String Of Tragic Incidents
A sequence of bizarre and fatal mishaps is recounted. R F Simpson of St Elmo Michigan died after his infant’s finger bite led to blood poisoning. A Omaha child Wilurg swallowed a silver dollar at age three. two years later it remains in recovery and shows blood poisoning signs. Dan Reilly of the Cyclops Mine near Hailey Oregon escaped a snow slide after a daylong dig. Freeman Arrington of Augusta Georgia suffered electric shock while repairing a billiard hall lamp. recovery promised though speech is paralyzed. Florence Alabama merchant Barber died after a rear attack into the eye with a lead pencil poison. A Marne man chopping wood injured his boot, leading to a mistaken belief of a cut foot and a long, painful trek home.
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R. F. Simpson
St. Elmo
Mich
Wilurg
Dan Reilly
Cyclops
Hailey
Freeman Arrington
Augusta
Florence
Ala
Barber
Marne
Manning Resignations Signal Bank Shift in NY
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Manning will be replaced as President of the Western National Bank of New York with Treasurer Jordan as Vice President. Both resignations rest with the President, expected to take effect after Congress adjourns. Assistant Secretary Fairchild tipped for department head as Jordan stays until April 1. Bank capital limited to 3 million, stock applications totaling over 4 million, and business to begin about May 1.
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Jordan
Washington Dispatch
Manning
New Western National Bank
City of New York
Congress
Department
Fairchild
National Game Notes On Baseball Headlines
The Detroits report March 10 for a trip south and every Kansas city to have a pro team next year. Indians rise in baseball as Legg of Oshkosh is a born catcher. New rules keep catchers busy mainly throwing. Left-handed pitchers fear the changes less than righties. Managers nationwide prepare for the season as Ben Folsom leads a British baseball nine. Harvard and Manchester once played a record twenty four innings in 1877. The Southern League adds Memphis and New Orleans among others. several stars move between teams. President Young hopes the 1887 NL race tightens to a finish audience.
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Detroits
Kansas
Real Indians
Legg
Oshkosh
Cleveland
Ben Folsom
Sheffield
England
Harvard College
Manchester
Boston
Mass
Memphis
New Orleans
Charleston
Neshvailp
Ravennahy
Mobile
Birminghan
Young
Tax shifts show Elk City Post Office value drop
The notice states ten years ago the Elk City Post Office was valued at 1600 dollars and now it is valued at 100 dollars, illustrating regional tax changes.
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Elk City
Train Kills Pedestrians on Eastern Railroad Track
Reports describe a fatal accident where pedestrians were struck by a train near Masxkep, with accounts of attempted robbery and minimal looting. The event is part of a wider set of distressing news including bank deposits rising in New York and a political shift in Indiana.
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Middle
Pentessett
Cepa
New York City
New
York City
Streppen Lamister
Lyme
N. B
Mark Donaldson
Sopra Conepon
Willimantic
Conn
SixTEEN national banks organized in January
January saw the organization of sixteen national banks. Twenty five witnesses will be subpoenaed in Texas to testify on a political outrage the Senate Elections Committee must investigate. Over two hundred petitions from across the country were presented in the Senate by Senator Blair protesting Sunday mail trains. The Interstate Commerce bill was signed by the President, with five Commissioners to carry out its provisions to be appointed by Mr. Cleveland. Nominations by President Richard A Jones of Oregon include Frank Allyn of Iowa as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Washington, James H. Wright of Missouri as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Arizona, and Ernest A Mann of Florida as Consul at Gothenburg.
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Texas
Senate Elections Committee
Senate
Blair
Inter State
Cleveland
Richard A Jones
Oregon
Supreme Court of the Territory of Washing
Frank Allyn
Iowa
Supreme Court of the
Territory of Washington
James H. Wright
Missouri
Supreme Court of the Territory of
Arizona
Ernest A Mann
Florida
Gothenburg
Global Pestilence and Fires Claim Several Lives Across Regions
Reports describe a deadly pestilence and famine among Manitoban Indians, multiple family deaths from a house fire near Rockport Canada, and a schoolhouse fire in St Monique Canada killing four girls. War rumors pulse from European capitals as Amonians clash with Abyssinians in Sudan amid Italian reinforcements. A Cuban town notes eleven centenarians, all women, headed by a 111 year old. Lambeth Palace marks 1787 consecration anniversary with bishops from Britain and America. Bishop Potter recounts the church’s American history in a keynote address.
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Evirtorr
Rockport
Canada
Soudan
Italy
Las Lumas
Sall
Cuba
St. Monique
Lambeth Palace Chapel
London
Episcopal Church
America
Amon
O Canterbury
Witchester
Potter
Lyman
Church In
Daring Rescue on Pittsburg Express Ends in Shootout
Five armed men seized control of a Cleveland bound express at Ravenna after boarding in Allegheny. They overpowered Capt. Hoehn and Detective Hulligan, wounding both. Hulligan later died. Prisoner Harry McMunn was abducted during the ambush and is believed to have escaped with his captors.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Cleveland
Hosho
Hulligan
Harry Mcunn
Allegheny
McMunn
Ravenna
Hoehn
Ant Ina
Captain Hoehn
Company Formed to Dredge Carson River for Quicksilver
A company is formed to dredge the Carson River at Burns for quicksilver. Eighteen miles of riverbed have been located and estimates suggest that at least 40 million dollars will be realized from the operation.
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Carson River
Burns
The Wi Bridge Disaster Fire Claims Many As Montreal Express Derailed
A Vermont White River bridge disaster on a Saturday morning left about 35 dead and 30 injured as two passenger coaches and two sleeping cars derailed from the wooden 650 foot span. Flames consumed the wreck while rescuers struggled amid extreme cold and ice. Dozens perished in the fire. victims included a college student, Edward Dillon, who died after being trapped beneath wreckage and flames.
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Wi Bridge
Vermont Central Gadl
White River
Vermont
Montreal Express
Montreal
Boston
Springfield
Mass
St Albans
Central Vermont
Grand Trunk Line
West Hartford
Central Vermont Railroad
Aotaty
White River Junction
St. Albans
Bieiserod
Rutland
Thomas Pingree
Train wreck on bridge near White River Junction
Brakeman Parker described being on the second car when the train left the rails near a bridge. Fire spread rapidly as emergency crews, physicians, and local residents rushed to the scene. Dartmouth College students Edward F. Dillon and Albin G. Veazey struggled to escape a crushed berth, Veazey fighting free after hours of effort and a partially severed arm.
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Parker
White River Junction
Edward F. Dillon
Albin G. Veazey
Dartsmouth College
Dillon
Veazey
Veaze
Fause
Emi
Passengree
Butcher Grorce ScuAEFFER Falls and Is Hoisted Unto Meat Hook
Grorce ScuAEFFER, a East Saginaw butcher, slipped from a ladder and became impaled on a meat hook, leaving him suspended six feet above the floor for about twenty minutes before help arrived. The report notes that U S medical colleges have graduated over thirty three thousand physicians in nine years at a rate near four thousand annually.
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Grorce Scuaeffer
East Saginaw
Mich
Rivi
United States
Quack Remedies and Odd Discoveries Appear in Ad Blend
An assortment of patent medicine claims and curiosities fills the page. Highlights include Prof Cc A Donaldson’s long effort to cure rheumatism, then praising St Jacobs Oil. a Georgia discovery described as a yellow, rocklike substance. Red Star Cough Cure touted for severe coughs. Dr John Pohlman’s tooth decline theory. Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for menstrual issues. Pierce’s Pellets for various ailments. Paris bicycle prevalence prompting police rules. and Swamp-Root kidney and bladder remedy amid regional notes on wolves in the Texas Panhandle.
Rheumatic Remedy Adverts and Testimonials From 19th Century Papers
A collage of claims for Dr Pardee's Rheumatic Remedy promises wealth, free distribution, and a cure for rheumatism. It includes testimonials from GEORGE DOANE praising rapid relief after three days, a shop foreman who notes weight gain, and a general assertion that rheumatism is a blood disease. The piece blends sensational pricing, health cure claims, and personal endorsements from early advertising.
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Dr.Pardee
Marc
Lib
George Doane
Goodger & Naylor's Shoe Factory
South St. Paul Street
Griffith Street
E. W. Howell
No. 2
College Street
Dr. Pardee
Pardee Medicine Co
Rochester
N. Y
Catarah
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Dem
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Oate
Terre Haute
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Louisville
Washington
Coash
Sturtevant
Edward Frank Dillon
Stories
Cc. A. Donaldson
St. Jacobs
Georgia
Professor Williams
Delaware
Price
New York
John Pohlman
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N.Y
The
Texas Panhandle
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Lowell
C.L Hood & CO
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Oston
Coneriuas Tees
Ait Watertown
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Aday
Rocuesrex
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O. N. Crittento
Piso
Druggis
Nife Glee
Lydia FE
Pinkha
Jones
Sladder
Nohamton Binghamton
T. Tantre
Wilt Alams Me’g CO
Ad Sun
ASS Piation
Water Street
Elmmira
Silverware Co
J. Big Pre
East Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Yate Ave
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Francis Brill
Heurstean
Loxe Istaxp
N_Y
Thurston
Pest
Holly, Mich
Pete
Saleemen
Eee Fireeman PS Co
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Brighton, Myers &Heira
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P. Dean
Sioux City
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Valentine Bros
Radway
Dr.radway
Radway's
Christ
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Marietta
Sumriner & Mocusser
A.W. McCormick & Son
Washington,d.c
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James River Va
Claremont Farm Colony
Sarevecs
J. F.manctila
Claremont, Va
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St. Andrew's Bay
Nvantia
Ina
Ita Pacelyy
St. Andrew's Bay Railroad and Land Company
St. Andrew's
Andrew's Bay
R. and Land Co
Main St
Park Row
St. Andrew’s Bay
Cole
Beautiful Bay
Janey Onieek
Ft Andrew’s Bay
Altoether
St. Drew’s Bay
Zens
Galt
Pensa ‘Athington and
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Wm. F. Birk
Shaft
Knapp
Gwynedd
Lewark
Abasha
Davis
Hillsboro
John Cord
Hanna
Ind
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Shive
Geo
W. Davis
Jaz
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2Th Ward
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Iavan
Schuyler
St. Paul, Minx
Steven
Kansas City
J. A. Sullholt
L. E. MacKusick
Rm Allen
Philadelphia
T MacGrory
Wm. H. Bower
J. P. Haines
Marshall
Shipley
Commerce
Troy
Geo. R. Collins
Fifth St
E. Hendrick
First
W. E. Chatterton
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