Congress Passes War Flags Loan and Monument Funds
The Senate and House approved a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to loan 200 flags to Charlotte North Carolina for Mecklenburg declaration celebrations and to loan flags for a Richmond fair to fund a home for maimed Confederate soldiers. A $25,000 appropriation was advanced to cover Washington monument ceremonies. Various other bills passed or advanced, including land settlement actions and a shipping bill, with adjournments and routine tariff debate noted.
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Senate
House
Secretary of War
Charlotte
N. C
Richmond
Morris
Washington Monument
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Lamb
Venezuela
J. E. Wheelock
United States
Forney
Oreon Pacific Railroad
Willamette River
Salem
Oregon
Flathead
Kootenay
Pend d’Oreilles
Montana
Garland
Committee On Territories
Wicker
Key West
Fla
van Wyck
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
West
Hornset
Public Debt Decline and Arm Forces Budget Notes
April public debt drop estimated at 5.25 million dollars. House sub committee caps telegraphy price at twenty five cents per twenty words nationwide. Army appropriation year estimate 26.89 million. actual 24.25 million, 422,800 less than prior. Supreme Court to hear patent appeal rights of Interior. Judge Wylie excludes Price testimony in Kellogg case. verdict not guilty. April debt decline 5.252 million. totals in treasury and certificates listed. Michigan Soldiers' Home bill favors $250,000 construction. total U.S. interest bearing debt stands at 1,256,572,350.
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House
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Supreme Court
Wylie
United States District Court
Washington
Ist
Price
Kellogg
House Committee On Military Affairs
Michigan
Major NY industry strikes and prominent city losses
The Clinton Stove Foundry in Troy shut down due to non-union labor. Utica asylum superintendent faces cruelty and tax complaints. Joan Astor donates 200000 to New York Cancer Hospital. Senator Anthony debilitated by brain softening, likely ending Senate tenure. Brid ge reports pleuro pneumonia not present in cattle. Long NY Fire Department chief Bates retires after 38 years. A Duane Street fire causes 540000 damage, Van Valkenburg Leavitt insured for 100000. James Keene’s Wall Street shock follows his failure. Fire at Presque Isle, Me. next.
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Clinton
Troy
N. Y
Utica
Joan Jacop Astor
New York
Anthony
Rhode Island
Congress
BridGe
Pattison
Washington, Pa
Bates
New York Fire Department
Duane Street
van Valkenburg & Leavitt
James R. Keene
Wall Street
Presque Isle
Ex Governor Matthews Dies at His Lewisburg Home
Aged ex governor Henry M Matthews died at his Lewisburg West Virginia residence on the 28th. The report also covers a string of violent incidents including a fatal ambush during a farm robbery in Kanawha County and a deadly bank raid in Medicine Lodge Kansas.
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Henry M. Matthews
Lewisburg
W. Va
Jack Woods
Kanawha County
Woods
Albert Woods
Mary Woods
James Johnson
Henry Baker
Benjamin Bogardus
Sawyer
Kalamazoo Asylum
Sargeant
Fred Echenberger
Meyers
Peter Bolden
Deborah Gravatt
Mrs. Curtiss
Caroline Shearer
Caroline Lang
Medicine Valley
Medicine Lodge
Kan
E. W. Payne
George Geppert
Stureis
Chicago
Laura Williams
Iowa
Nevada
California
Maine
Oregon
Wisconsin
Virginia
Blaine
Massachusetts
Vermont
Edmunds
New Hampshire
Florida
Butler
Michigan
Allen Ingalls
Disastrous Pan ama Fire Ravages Buildings
A severe blaze at Pan ama on the 27th alt. destroyed many wooden structures housing stores of petroleum spirits and gunpowder. An armed mob attempted plunder during the fire and several were killed after being fired upon by property owners. Loss estimated at 500000 dollars, Hamburg insurers among principal losers.
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Panama
Hamburg Insurance Offices
Portsmouth
Bombay
William Whitely
London
Prince of Wales
Queen’s College University
Kingston
Ontario
E. F. Fitzgerald
Victor Martin
Paris
Rome
Gordon
Khartoum
Bedra
Bagdad
Busybody
Queen Adelaide
Whitlock
State of Florida feared lost after long overdue voyage
Late dispatches suggest the steamship State of Florida en route New York to Glasgow is sunk at sea after seven to eight days overdue. Reports note two empty life boats found and a possible dynamite explosion aboard. Passengers include Mrs. Ward and several Taylors among others.
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State of Florida
New York
Glasgow
Florida
Devon
Rome
Liverpool
P. Ward
Henry Wood
Lillian W. Wood
E. Wood
May Shackleton
Ohio
James Cruishank
Braddock
Andrew Tarus
Thomas Williamson
Thomas Taylor, Jr
Amy Taylor
S. Taylor
Anna Taylor
Ada Taylor
Abraham Williamson
Chicago
Brisbin
Clearfield County
Hoover, Hughes & Co
Ir. Donovan
State of Florida Vanishing Mystery Sparks Atlantic Alarm
News from New York and London report rumors the State of Florida may have exploded by dynamite or been wrecked off the Atlantic. Lifeboats were found with no occupants while signals indicated a shipwrecked crew. The 4000 ton Glasgow built steamer left New York with 34 cabin and 50 steerage passengers under Captain Saddler as investigators weigh accidental blast versus foul play.
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New York
State of Florida
England
Florida
O’donovan Rossa
London
Rossa
Glasgow
Rome
State Line
J. W. Saddler
P. Ward
Cleveland
Henry Wood
M. E. Wood
E. Wood
Lillian W. Wood
May Shackleton
Wellington
Walter King
James G. Graham
Canada
James Cruikshank
Braddock
Andrew Tarus
Thomas Williamson
Thomas Taylor
State
Austin, Baldwin & Co
State Line Steamships
Devon
Bristol
City of Rome
Liverpool
Dastardly Deed In Adamsville Poisoning
Two Harrison County sisters Della and Anna Jones died after eating sugar laced with poison. A forged note claimed to be from Della’s fiancé John Morris directing them to eat the sugar and destroy the envelope. A stranger and shilling paid the delivery are sought as officials work a clue. A lynching mood looms pending arrest.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Adamsville
Harrison County
Della
Anna Jones
Jones
John Morris
Morris
Violent Wind Storm Destroys Property in Rochester
A May storm in Rochester New York sent winds from the southwest reaching 60 mph at 9 30 and 75 mph by 11 30, breaking the signal station anemometer. Several blocks were unroofed houses blown over trees uprooted and store fronts shredded. Dozens of pedestrians were injured with some fatally likely.
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Presque Isle House
Greeley
Thetis
Arctic
Tallapoosa
Admiral Porter
Chandler
Lincoln
General Hancock
Sandy Hook
Brownlow Hix
Scott Hill
Charles Spurlock
Alvin Woods
A. J. Woods
St. Albans
W. Va
Kanawha County
Woods
Adkins
Boone County
Spurlock
Charlestown
George W. Trapvng
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York
William Pitt Palmer
Brooklyn
N. Y
National Federation of Trades
Emma Bickel
Philadelphia
William Menon
Workingmen’s Protective Association
Connellsville
Scottdale
Schuylkill
Pennsylvania
Pottsville
Hackscherville
Shenandoah Valley
Tamaqua
Shawangunks
Catskills
Storm King Mountain
Cornwall
Haverstraw
Blue Mountains
Washington
Broadway
Fourth Street
Rochester
United States
Prison for habitual drunkenness under assumed name in Philadelphia
A fine-looking old lady was sent to prison recently by a Philadelphia Judge for habitual drunkenness. She lived on Arch street and moved in exclusive society. Her husband, now dead, left her an estate she dissipated by intemperance. She has two sons, one an officer in a National bank and the other a physician with extensive practice.
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Philadelphia
Arch Street
Female clerk reaches 1800 grade in federal payroll
Miss Mary Van Vranken of Geneva Ontario County New York, formerly with the Internal Revenue Bureau, is promoted by Commissioner Evans to an $1800 clerkship. This marks the second time a female clerk has attained the $1800 grade across all departments.
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Mary van Vranken
Geneva
Ontario County
N. Y
Internal Revenue Bureau
Evans
Buffalo Express
Sandal Islands Popular Pacific Health Voyage Resort
The Sandwich Islands attract Pacific Coast travelers seeking health benefits via sea voyages, with tourism to King Kalakaua's domains doubling in the past year according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Sandwich Islands
Pacific Coast
Europe
East
King Kalakaua
San Francisco Chronicle
Wool Growers Elect Delegates for National Convention in Chicago
The Ohio State Wool Growers Association met in Columbus with county officers and officers of the State Board of Agriculture to appoint a resolutions committee led by W. N. Cowden and J. G. Blue. They urged restoration of the 1867 wool tariff, called for protective legislation, and instructed delegates to advocate these principles at the Chicago convention on May 19.
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Columbus
State Wool Growers’ Association
County Wool Growers’ Association
State Board of Agriculture
David Narpster
J. G. Blue
Messrs
W. N. Cowden
Guernsey County
J. W. Cowden
Greene County
E. R. Caswell
Erie County
Columbus Delano
Chicago
Charles Stoolfire
John Pow
United States
Ohio
Congress
Ohio State Wool-growers’ Association
State Association
National Association
Wool-growers
Ashland County
G. W. Ryall
R. F. Welch
Ashtabula County
H. Talcott
A. A. Saunders
Belmont County
W. E. Bunday
J. C. Hoge
Carroll County
Edward W. Lee
Butler County
T. N. Bonham
Champaign County
S. E. Morgan
Abram North
Clark County
Dr. Hazard
F. M. Wilson
Clinton County
J. W. Denver
Columbiana
A. W. Campbell
Coshocton
T. Hummerickhaus
J. J. Parish
Crawford County
D. C. Boyer
Rev. Monnett
Cuyahoza
M. P. Lawrence
Darke
Townsend
Joseph Whitely
Delaware County
R. K. Willis
C. Warnstaff
C. Caswell
Fairfield County
W. B. Carlisle
Franklin County
A. E. Sprague
R. R. Jameson
Fulton County
W. D. Crout
Gallia County
E. W Rutherford
J. J. Maxton
J. W. Pollock
M. D. Williamson
Colonel Brooks
Miami County
Isaac Walcott
G. Dye
Monroe County
T. G. Nelson
T. P. King
William Lope
Morgan County
E. J. Hyatt
W. R. Goddard
Morrow County
M. Purvis
F. C. Stanley
Muskingum
James Calvin
Perry County
Charles Carter
T. B. Skinner
Pickaway County
Isaiah Hulse
J. A. Blaine
Portage County
R. P. Cannon
Richland County
C. W. Hall
Sandusky
S. K. Ames
J. W. Miller
Seneca County
A. P. Soal
Hardin County
J. W. Emmons
J. C. Stevens
Harrison County
W. B. Law
J. B. Jameson
Huron County
S. W. Thomas
H. W. Townsend
Jefferson County
B. W. Cope
John Moore
Knox County
J. B. Clapp
W. L. King
Licking County
C. Stoolfire
L. D. Paige
W. J. Cully
J. L. Custer
Israel Reese
H. W. Howe
E. F. Hobart
Logan County
W. W. Fisher
J. W. Welch
Lorain County
Erastus Campbell
Professor Townsend
KR. W. Close
Lucas County
C. W. Ketchum
Madison County
E. M. Watson
Bellaire Nail Works opens first steel nail plant
Steel Nails. Beare. April 28. Today the Bellaire Nail Works began producing steel nails with a new process expected to revolutionize the business. The venture involved a quarter of a million dollars, stockholders report success, and the Bellaire plant claims a market edge as others eyed joint ventures in Wheeling and Benwood but stayed independent.
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Beare
Bellaire Nail Works
Wheeling
Benwood
Bellaire Works
The Mexican Bank Fusion
Mexico reports the combined national and mercantile banks will sign statutes today. Moetzlin, acting for French capitalists, will advance $4,000,000 toward a £9,000,000 total. negotiations in Europe seek $6,000,000 for Gonzales' administration and $10,000,000 for the next administration. Stock in the merged banks rises rapidly.
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Mexico
Moetzlin
Europe
Gonzales
Devastating Fires Sweep Across Pennsylvania Towns
Fires and strong winds ravage towns from Scranton to Williamsport. Moosic Powder works at Jermyn destroyed with one dead and two injured. Large timber losses exceed $1,000,000 in Brisbin and surrounding areas. Dozens of families homeless, relief supplies urged. trains delayed by fallen timbers and bridges.
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Moosic Powder Company
Jermyn
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
Powder Company
Tobyhanna
Wilkesbarre
White Haven
California
Bear Creek
Lehigh Valley Railway
Albert Lewis & Co
Ashland
Ashland Fire Department
State Miners’ Hospital
Northumberland County
Charles Woods
Mine Hill Gap
Hontzdale
Brisbin
Hoover, Hughes & Co
Opera House
George Pearce
W. H. Phillips
F. & J. Somendinger
J. C
J. W. Hooker
George Gould
George Rhoades
Jones & Prosser
Church of God
Moore & van Dusen
Henry Roach
Odd Fellows’ Hall
M. Burns
R. H. Powell
Relief Committee
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hoover, Hughes &Co
John Maurice
Mt. Vernon
R. H. Powell & Co
Williamsport
Philadelphia and Erie
Drifthead
Kane
Lycoming County
Tioga County
Tioga
Thompson
Arnot
Morris
Antrim
Andrew Kaul
Spring Run
Elk County
Center
Clearfield
Foolish Stabbing Prank Leaves Man Wounded in Norwich
A young man named Mussell in Norwich pretended to stab his friend Dennis Coughlin to amuse a crowd. The fake blows misdirected the knife as Mussell turned his wrist, but he forgot to turn and Coughlin was seriously hurt with a wound between the seventh and eighth ribs near the heart.
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Norwich
Conn
Mussell
Dennis Coughlin
Coughlin
Coughlan
New Haven Register
Two Young Women Earn Living in New Orleans by Bookkeeping
In New Orleans two young women earn forty eight dollars a month by keeping books and have bought and are paying for a cozy little home for themselves and their mother.
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New Orleans
Public official payoffs term varies by country
In Canada a tainted payment to a public official by a contractor for favors is described as tsimony a term used locally. In the United States a similar notion is referred to as a perquisite a typical American synonym.
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Canada
The
States
Vision of Northern Nebraska as a premier bluegrass region
An optimistic forecast declares Northern Nebraska destined to become the world’s finest blue grass region in the not distant future. Local leaders envision expanded cultivation and growing recognition for the area’s musical landscape.
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Nebraska
Eatonton Postmaster Serves Forty-Nine Years
In Eatonton Georgia the town has long trusted its postmaster who has held the office for forty nine years, marking a notable tenure in local civic service.
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Eatonton, Ga
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