Crop Report Details Wheat and Cotton Area Changes
The Agricultural Department reports a winter wheat area reduction of about 7.02 percent nationwide with Illinois down 18, Ohio 14, Michigan 10, Indiana 9. Spring wheat rises in Dakota and western regions while Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota fall. Cotton area increases in all states except Florida, with a 2.02 percent preliminary rise totaling near 19 million acres and varied state condition scores.
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Agricultural Department
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Labor Troubles at Verplanck Point Brace Pinkerton Guards
Verplanck's Point on the Hudson is under martial law as thirty Pinkerton detectives guard Rodermond's brick yard amid labor strife. About 500 workers across twelve yards face union disputes, with several assaults and indictments of ring leaders. Rodermond plans suits against Westchester County. authorities are paralyzed and tension rises in this river town.
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Verplanck
Fisher
Richard Rodermond
Rodermond
Lynch
McGuire
Verplank’s Point
Westchester County
Verplanck’s Point
Pinkerton
Monterose
Robbers Foiled on Cincinnati Train Bonded by Bravery
A gang of masked tramps wounded baggage master Joe Ketchum in four places and killed J. H. Zimmermann during a failed Express car ambush near Delhi. Fifteen shots were fired. one robber fell, others fled as police and citizens scour the riverfront and dispatch trains to pursue. Two suspects arrested. Ketchum's wounds are fatal.
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American Express
J. H. Zimmermann
Joe Ketchum
Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Chicago
Zimmermann
Delhi
Here
Ketchum
Ketchum Tell
Stff
Zimmerman
Kentucky
J. H. Zimmerman
Express
Joseph Ketchum
Robbery ends in death after boy tortured by thieves
Wiemra Kansas June 10. Thieves raided the home of Mrs. Crocker and fled with valuables. The hired boy Dennis was later found bound and gagged in a damp cellar after two days of torture. He died Friday and an armed mob searches for the culprits.
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Wiemra
Kan
Gould suffers chronic insomnia as he aids West journey
Dr Curzon, family physician of Missouri Pacific chief H H Clark, reports Jay Gould ill with insomnia and frail but improving after treatment. Gould recently visited Winfield Kansas to inspect the D M and G railroad before returning to St Louis.
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St. Louis
Curzon
H. H. Clark
Missouri Pacific
Jay Gould
West
Gould
Winfield, Kan
Hotel proprietor William George dies after horse poisoning incident
William George of Spring View Lone Prxr Neb died from a disease contracted while caring for his valuable horse a week after the horse was shot by State Veterinary Surgeon Gerth. The illness caused severe ulcers on his skin and profound agony before death.
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Lone Prxr
Neb
William George
Spring View
Ifa
Gerth
Mr. George
Potter Arrested for Blackmail and Larceny in New York
James Brown Potter was arrested on charges of blackmail and larceny after following his estranged wife to Burnham Rigby the artist's studio. Rigby accuses Potter a former collector of embezzling funds while Potter claims Mrs Potter influenced the accusation to remove him. Police compare the case to a prior Hatch Scofield episode.
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New York
James Brown Potter
Burnham Rigby
Potter
Rigby
Hatch-Scofield
No Improvement in His Condition for General Sheridan
Washington reports General Sheridan showed no worsening but a troubling rise in cough and lung congestion over the last twenty four hours. Despite earlier notes of rest and stable pulse the latest bulletin says coughing increased and restlessness grew with quicker, stronger pulse and more frequent respiration.
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Washington
Sheridan
The Outlook Hopeful by Reason of Good Weather
The Pailures New York June 9 reports seasonable weather and better crop prospects lifting business activity. No tariff changes expected this year and money available at cheap rates ease gold export fears. Grain prices soften, pork stable, stock market dull but with slight recovery. US weekly failures total 235 including Canada 28, Pacific coast 42.
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New York
United States
Canada
Pacific Coast
Railways Add 2,271 Miles of Track by June
Rail industry reports from January 1 to June 1, 1888 show 2,271 miles of railway laid. 1888 likely to exceed 5 figures in miles, with a strong chance of reaching 10,000 and possibly 12,000. 1887 saw nearly 13 miles laid, the record year for construction.
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New York
Railway Age
Grasshoppers Threaten Northwest as State Mobilizes Aid
Grasshoppers by the million in Otter Tail County alarm residents of Minnesota. Entomologist Professor Luger reports Rocky Mountain grasshoppers hatching. Governor McGill dispatches four carloads of material to make machines to destroy the pests, signaling grave concern over a potential widespread outbreak.
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St. Paul
Minn
Luger
The
State University
Otter Tail County
Rocky Mountain
McGill
Metathesis slips yield half-warmed fish and bowed eye
A Spectator writer cites clerical slips where transposed letters distort phrases. One example says we knew what it was to have a half-warmed fish in our hearts, another that we should not bow the eye to a needle.
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Spectator
Pen and penmanship shape a writer's fate
A collection of wry quips on writing ambition and success. The Somerville Journal notes that fame comes from content, not tools, while a grammar lesson jokes about verb forms and a visiting merchant quips on Washington and business prowess.
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Somerville Journal
Adulterated Lard Test Promises Quick Detection
A report from the Agricultural Department describes a simple chemical test to detect cottonseed oil in lard. By mixing lard with sulphuric acid and observing color changes in a test tube, dealers and households can identify pure versus adulterated lard in about a minute.
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Agricultural Department
Thomas Taylor
Science
A Legal Quibble and Humble Health Notes
A Kentucky court humorously debates slander with a beard versus a bare face and a judge contemplates a course of sprouts. The piece recommends Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters to revive vigor and cure ailments, then quips on education costing a father money.
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Kentucky
Arkansas Traveler
Earth
Porous Plaster Endorsement From New York Reader
A 20 year user of ALLCcook's Porous Plasters reports benefits for fatigue nervous energy and debility when worn on the back. The note claims relief for sore throat coughs colds indigestion and kidney issues with no skin irritation. Sent by D. Fredricks dated March 17 1885 at 770 Broadway New York.
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New York
Allccook
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