Lawton Declines Russian Mission Amid Senate Fight
General Lawton dispatches to President Cleveland declining the Russian mission to avoid Senate confirmation embarrassment. Keiley denies rumor of declining Italian Mission. Treasury reports Union Pacific payment totaling 16,809 with amounts for sinking fund and bond interest. Various federal appointments and trials noted from Washington.
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Court of Claims
Interior Department
Lewis McMullen
Port of New York
A. P. Ketchum
Brewster
Treasury Department
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Middletown
N. Y
Henry T. Kernocian
Cornelius S. Schenck
Portland
Ore
Manning
George R. Tingle
Montana
C. W. Ryan
Indiana
United States
Alaska
Joseph H. Wardell
Lamar
Census
Wardell
Cleveland
James L. Jouett
Tenth Cavalry
San Antonio
Jouett
North Atlantic
Pardons and verdicts fill East column items
The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons recommends a pardon for Solomon Israel of Erie County after ten years of a twenty year burglary sentence. Other cases George Wood Peter Riley Henry Kessler remain under advisement as most applicants are refused. Mormon converts arrive at Castle Garden en route to Utah. A judge’s opinion affirms a bank collateral case. A major court verdict awards 353 887 to plaintiffs in a Moulton estate suit.
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Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
Solomon Israel
Erie County
George Wood
Peter Riley
Philadelphia
Henry Kessler
Venango
Castle Garden
New York
Utah
Stowe
Pittsburgh
Henry Warner
Penn Bank
Thomas Hare
George P. Hamilton
George L. Moulton
Marine National Bank
Walter S. Johnson
Penrod
Merchants & Bankers’ Telegraph Office
Mercer
Leonard Withington
D. C
Indianapolis
Springfield
Mass
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
United States
Brooklyn
Baltimore
New Haven
Boston
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Lowell (Mass
Lyon
Tonawanda
N. Y
Christopher Schwinger
Flora Hay
Global seizures and conflicts span empire and frontier
Customs in Ottawa seized a New York hard ware consignment believed made with prison labor. Russia fortifies Batoum and guards key railway points amid treaty breaches. Crow Indians overrun Fort Pitt after Frog Lake massacre. two police killed. Batavia volcanoes threaten Java. Passarveau disaster destroys thousands of homes. Tennyson warns of naval decline in England Fleet poem. Paris fire wipes out a menagerie, mobs force cannibal feast on roasted animals. Iceland avalanche kills twenty four. Hudson Bay Co. rep parley with Indians who seek only arms. 250 Indians present. Ireland's John Naish becomes Lord Chancellor, succeeding the late Sullivan.
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Ottawa
Ont
New York State
Canada
Russia
Batoum
Paris
Berlin
Tiflis-Port
Battle
Tennyson
London Times
England
Gladstone
Deydisfoul
Iceland
McLean
Hudson Bay Company
Fort Pitt
Manitoba
John Naish
Ireland
Edward Sullivan
West and South News Tidbits From 1885
Reports from Jefferson Ohio to Medicine Lodge Kansas cover a murder verdict in Perry Harrington’s case, ship traffic on the Mississippi opens to the Gulf, flood deaths near Frankfort, state executions moving to the penitentiary, and multiple regional incidents.
Notable Obituaries and Incidents From Boston to New York
Emerson Leland a roller skating promoter died in Boston after a brief illness. Kate Lumsley known as the Fort Plain Faster died from consumption in Utica. Isaac England publisher of the New York Sun died at Ridgeway. Postal Clerk Wells fled with registered mail and was last seen in El Paso, possibly crossed to Mexico. Eleven men buried in snow at Homestead, Colorado. Fire in Randolph New York destroyed fifteen buildings. A feud ends in Mont Vernon with two men fatally shot. Treasury appoints flashboard to count cash. Typhoid-like epidemic near Wilkes-Barre. Weekly New York specie exports and bank stats released.
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Emerson Leland
Boston
Kate Lumsley
Fort Plain
Utica
N. Y
Isaac W. England
New York Sun
Ridgeway
Wells
New Orleans
Port Eads
el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Leadville
Homestead
Col
Hines
Randolph
Salamanca
Jamestown
Joan A. Tennis
George H. Moore
Mount Vernon
Lawrence County
Tennis
Moore
Manning
Mr. Dasham
Treasury Department
Henry A. Smith
New York
John Cassells
Washington
Treasury
Plymouth
Wilkesbarre
Europe
Havana
Senate Adjourns as Bills Move Through Lawmaking
The Senate adjourned to April 20 after a day of mostly introductions and local-interest reports. In the House, several bills were indefinitely postponed including the homestead measure and military jury exemptions.
United States Minister Witnesses Vienna Feet Washing Ceremony
Hon. John M. Francis, U S Minister to Austria, attended Vienna's annual foot washing ritual for the poor. Twelve beggars with ragged clothes had their feet touched by a sponge offered by Emperor Francis Joseph, then wiped by Archdukes of the Empire in a display of humility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Francis
United States
Austria
Vienna
Francis Josef
Empire
Three Boston-born Gentlemen Meet On State Street
The Boston Journal notes three elderly men born in 1800, 1803, and 1804 who grew up attending Master Stamford's school. It states their lineage traces to fathers and grandfathers born in Boston, underscoring their deep Boston stock.
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State Street
Boston
Pie Heist leads to jail and appeal in Lawrence case
A Lawrence episode centers on a man who steals and eats a pie. Police arrest him, the court sentences six months with a $300 bond and potential appeal. Navy bond referenced. Beware of pie.
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Lawrence
Lowell Masey
Explosion at Admiralty Office in London Causes Shock
London police investigate a dynamite blast at the Admiralty Office injuring Assistant Secretary Edward N Swainson and several clerks. Officials suspect internal malice by a coworker and note a hidden device exploded over Swainson despite guarded entry points.
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Swainson
London
Admiralty Office
Mary Anderson
Mr. Gladstone
Horse Guard
Scotland Yard
Admiralty
Duke of Edinburgh
Lords
Lords’ Board Room
No 10 Downing Street
Guards
Horse Guards
St. James Park
Edward N. Swainson
Spring dresses of beige and mushroom moire and faille
Harper's Bazar notes spring fashion favors beige pale and mushroom moire and faille francaise dresses with fan basques full backs and lace or velvet trim. Long draperies, candle-bustle silhouettes, steel springs under bustle, and Havana brown wool velvets paired with changeable silks highlighted.
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Moire
Faille Francaise
Harper’s Bazar
New York Banker C N Jordan Named United States Treasurer
Mr. C N Jordan of New York City is appointed Treasurer of the United States to replace Mr. Wyman who resigned on April 3. Wyman retires after a long tenure starting in 1863, with a prominent new post in Omaha anticipated. Mr. McMullen is named Appraiser at New York.
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C. N. Jordan
New York City
United States
Wyman
Te Omaha National Bank
Treasury Department
Jordan
McMullen
Senate
New York
Ohio Crop Report Indicates Poor Wheat Outlook Across States
The Ohio report from 723 township reporters notes wheat conditions driven by late spring and dryness, with estimates showing a likely nationwide winter and spring wheat shortage near 115 million bushels. It compares 1885 expectations to 1881 and 1883 shortages, cites disease losses, and flags good protection for wheat where present while highlighting widespread poor growth in unprotected fields. Rye follows similar trends with 88 percent area and healthy stock overall, despite localized hoof and skin issues in sheep and hog cholera.
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State Board of Agriculture
Ryre
United States
Opposition to New England Revenue Collector Appointments
Boston editors criticize President Cleveland for naming Chase Pillsbury and Troupe as Revenue Collectors in New England. Papers that backed Cleveland warn the selections hurt prestige and urge the Senate to refuse confirmation. The Boston Herald remains silent.
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Boston
Boston Advertiser
Boston Transcript
Springfield Republican
Cleveland
Chase, Pillsbury and Troupe
New England
Senate
Boston Herald
Raft collision on Kentucky River ends in twin deaths
On the Kentucky River about thirty miles above Frankfort a raft carrying Hal Cockrill and associates collided with a raft from Clay's Ferry. Pistols were drawn after heated words and both sides opened fire. Bud Parker and his brother were killed, with four others wounded.
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Louis Cook Manufacturing Company
Lewis Webster
Jefferson
Ohio
Perry Harrington
Mary Morton
Diamond Jo
Lake Pepin
St. Paul
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Medicine Lodge
Kan
Medicine River
Ohio House of Representatives
Columbus
Senate
Kentucky River
Frankfort
Hal Cockrill
Bud Cockrill
Devine
Estill County
Bud Parker
Clay
Parkers
Messrs. C. A. King & Co
Toledo
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Lindsay
Haushofer & Tissot
Akron
Denver
W. G. Britton
Hale County
Ala
Alabama
Raihway Age of the 224
Bellaire
Bellaire Nail Works
T. C. Campbell
Michael Goeb
Berner
Cincinnati
Robertson
District Court
Campbell
Rufus B. Smith
Louisville
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J. C. Steele
Cambridge
Hutchison Block
S. S. Carnes
W. A. Carpenter
Davis Block
Sam’l C. Ludcock, Attorney-at
Cosgrave
Main Street
W. D. Craic
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
Washington,guernsey County
Jebuf
J. B. Taylor
R. T.,scott
Taylor & Scott, Attorneys-At-Law
Cambridge, Ohio
Taylor and
Physicians and Surgeons
L. C. Wells, M. D
Flameceopathist
Taylor Block
Mart
J.C. Warne, M. D
Wall's Drug Store
WM. T. Ramsey, M. B
Providence Hosital
Washington, D
Hutchinson Block
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J.M. McGill
City Drug Store
Eagle Hotel
Cumberland Tannery
Geo. E. Cendree
Tf Cumberland
Hotels
Joseph Morton
Dels
Tf Eagle Hotel
W. A. Gill
Marlé-Tf
Arcade Hotel
William Weaver
Prop
Exchange Hotel
Emirek Hooousse
Corner Market
Fourth Streets
WM. Kirk
Zanesville, Ohio
Thompson
Crow
Wm. Rainey & Son
J. W. Lippincott
Beecher
Broadway
South Streets
Quaker City
Washington, Ohio
James Smith
Globe House
Cumberland, Ohio
James
Pine Street
Main
Cambridge, O
D. K. Kyle
Lambert Thomas
Harper Jefferies
Lambert Thomas & Co
Prodice and Wool Commission Merchants
North Water St
Boots and Shoes
West Main St
Apl
John Moss
Manuufacturer
City Hall
Steubenville Street
William Ogier
Public Square
Davie Block
Stinson & Co
Maine
Det
Simger Hachive
Ogier’s Drug
Seblstf
H.H. Veitch
America
Don Tdelay
H. Hallett & Co
E. McCollu
South End Mill Street
Nastawa
True & Co
Augusta
T. C. Stanley
Jgier
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Lett Book Co
Medes
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Cumberland
Blue Bell
M. Junction
Point Pleasant
Hartford
Senecaville
Morgan Jet
W.H. Atkinson
Batesville
E. C. Winstanley
Independence
Everett
East Akron
Uniontown
Greentown
New Berlin Lake Park
Canton
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Isaac Reynolds
R. A. Curran
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Angel Oil Company
Knapp’s Creek
Nice
George Cripps
Abe Buzzard
Blue Rock
Abe
Phoebe Vanderbilt
Commodore Vanderbilt
James Blaine
Fairfield County
Conn
Dominion
Congregational Union of London
Jersey
Bailey
Peoria
Vicksburg
Bloom Building
Constance Edgar
J. N. Bonaparte
Daniel Webster
Order of the Visitation
Edgar
Mary de Sales
Colorado Central Railway
Fort Colling
Wylie
Northern Packing Association
Delta
Charles Sherman Brown
Fair Haven
Brown
National Association of Chief Engineers of Fire Departments
Ohio Legislature
House
Stevenson
Finance Committee
Littler
Aley
Flouse
Allen O. Myers
John H. Littler
Betna
Miss
Pullman
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Times Democrat
Foman
Maurice Mayer & Co
Mrs. Bloom
William Bruser
Warner & Searle
Boam & Co
Robert Ernest
A. M. Scott
Joseph Podesta
Pistapetputaa
Pullman Palace Car Company
Forty-First Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
CuicaGo
Wheaton
Tfl
Court House
Lombard University
Crystal Springs
United States Treasurer
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