Government denies report on political bank examiners
The Comptroller of the Currency denies the published report that special bank examiners were appointed in Ohio and other states for political purposes. The note lists various wartime and civil appointments and schedules, including chart name erasures by the Chief Signal Officer and a pending payment to seizing officers. Treasury seizures, mint bullion, and Civil Service exams are also outlined with dates and procedures.
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Ohio
Hazen
Howgate Lake
Cape
Howgate
Greely
Owgate
Chandler
Washington
New York
New Hampshire
Nichols
Commodore Upshur
Casey
Washington Monument
Brackett
Treasury
Mint
United States Treasury
United States
Treasury Department
New Orleans
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Civil Service Examination
Chicago
Civil Service Commission
St. Louis
Patent Office
Department of Agriculture
Bureau OF Statistics
Mimmo
Secretary of the Treasury
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Europe
Remington Nephew Commits Suicide In Bowery Hotel
C W Remington, 55 and nephew of the Ilion Remington family, hanged himself to a gas bracket in his New England Hotel room after illness and financial troubles. The report covers multiple brief items from politics and crime to transit fare cuts and local incidents.
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C. W. Remington
Remington
Ilion
N. Y
New England
Bowery
Rhode Island
G. P. Wetmore
Newport
George Carmichael, Jr
Kent County
United States
Canada
Western Union Telegraph C
David Brooks
Philadelphia
Gilbert Leigh
M. P
Big Horn Mountains
Wyoming
England
New York
Canon Leigh
Dave G. Perry
New York Capitol
Pierrepont Edwards
London
Prince of Wales
Royal Agricultural Gardens
South Kesington
Walter Sherwood
Congress
Pennsylvania
Father Mathew
Apostle
Temperance
Lackawanna
Luzerne
New York Supreme General
New Haven
Leo Brigel
Allegheny City
Bertie Black
Joseph Gates
White Township
Johnstown
Gates
Robbers flee after violence as scene ends in haste
Report notes a quick departure of robbers firing revolvers from a house. Details reference a separate Greenville event on the 10th and a tallied Pennsylvania Sabbath School Association Secretary’s report listing 8 147 Sunday schools 4 678 scholars 21 650 teachers and officers 110 085 teachers meetings 1 853 normal classes 92 church absorptions and a $207 debt credit balance.
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Pennsylvania Sabbath School Association
Greenville
Missing Cotterel sought after meeting for school fund payout
The ex-Auditor of Henry County Indiana W. W. Cotterel, missing, planned to meet Commissioners to repay 3600 dollars to the school fund. He likely could not make the payment and fled. Also reported fire deaths and various crop, railroad, criminal, and civic notices across states, with multiple local incidents and organizational elections.
Explosion at Hamilton powder mills kills four in Cumminsville
Reported blast at Cummins ville Ontario factory leaves William Murray Henry Sibbles George Matthews and William Heatherington dead Albert Culp and Doherty badly burned with life chances uncertain Cause of explosion unknown Also notes broader war era items including French fleet supply issues Russian university closure and other international dispatches
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Hamilton
Cumminsville
Ontario
William Murray
Henry Sibbles
George Matthews
William Heatherington
Albert Culp
Doherty
Daniel
Kieil
Ostran
Moravia
Faraday
Nova Scotia
Canada
Coney Island
N. Y
Chadwick
London
New Guinea
England
Madagascar
Derbyshire
Staffordshire
Mouvitas
Catania
Meridian Congress ponders Bethlehem as prime meridian
In Washington a Meridian Congress session urged placing the prime meridian through Bethlehem citing Christan dating. Separate items report a Unionport Ind whisky warehouse fire destroying 2062 barrels valued at about 170000 with two thirds insured. a Washington City arrest of James the resurrectionist with two assistants. Philadelphia electrical exhibition drawing near 297000 visitors. a Petersburgh Va snuff factory fire. Mrs Granger will probated with $159,900 to kin. a Brockton lamp explosion kills Mrs Reynouds. a fatal crushing at Republic Ironworks. a coke car wreck near Hamburg injuring several. Theodore Perry and Henry Rowland obituary notices. a Livingston Wis burglary theft of 899 cash and 20000 notes.
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Meridian Congress
Washington
Bethlehem
Christ
J. G. Roach
Unionport
Ind
James
Washington City
Tur
Philadelphia
A. J. Campbell & Co
Petersburgh
Republic Ironworks
Hunker’s Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hamburg
John Layton
Goodwin
Thompson
Springer
Theodore Perry
Henry Rowland
New York City
J. Allen
Livingston
Wis
Huge Wave Strikes Hyde Park Inlet. Ten Workmen Drowned
A massive wave tore from its foundation a timber crib and small cabin built on piles at the Hyde Park inlet in South Chicago. Ten of fourteen laborers aboard the platform were drowned as the sea rose. four survivors reached shore after clinging to timbers and rope. Names of the dead and injured listed by the contractor group.
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ChicaGo
South
Hyde Park
Cheltenham Beach
Peter Theis
Pir
Chicago Life Saving Station
W. H. Hein
WW. A. Corbyn
Lewis Ainsworth
Andrew Ainsworth
Charles Manski
Charles Falk
Smith
Otto Moncowski
Klause Clausen
Win. Entre
Four Russian nobles duel amid headlines at Mt. Carmel
In Mt. Carmel a duel erupted after Rosa Andrigo learned of Count Ludwig’s love. Frank Budman, a bookkeeper, fired first but Count Ludwig returned fire. Budman was wounded in the shoulder. Rosa tended him as he was moved to a bedroom for care.
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Philadelphia
Mt. Carmel
Rosa Andrigo
Poland
Ludwig Armapuski
Andrigo
Count Ludwig
Rosa
Frank Budman
Budman
Chicago
Bucman
Ludwig
William Butler
Burglary Raid Hits Perry NY Mills Markets and Offices
A four-man professional burglary in Perry New York struck Noble & Son's coal office Tomlinson's mill Sweet's market and Tallmadge's wagon shop. Loot included 21000 Arkansas levee bonds 25000 mortgages 875 cash and 3150 cash. Tools from Tallmadge's shop used to open safes. detectives on alert with a 250 reward.
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Buffalo
Perry
N. Y
Noble & Son
Tomlinson
Sweet’s Market
Tallmadge
Nobles & Son
Arkansas
Sudden Death of a Decoration Day Originator
Seneca Falls N Y October 9 General John B Murray died this morning after being stricken with apoplexy while receiving a banner for the Plumed Knights He was one of the originators of Decoration Day and led the first procession to lay flowers on soldiers graves
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Seneca Fallls
N. Y
John B. Murray
Antique clocks fetch record sums in New York sales
A New York dealer received 800 from the wife of a millionaire for an Amsterdam made Dutch clock from 1734. He also hoped to fetch 500 for a San Domingo mahogany sideboard with inlaid panels and mirror back currently in stock.
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New York
Amsterdam
San Domingo
Government seeks coal powered offices in Russia
The Russian Government pushes to replace wood with coal to save forests. A prize is offered for the best apparatus to use coal in government offices despite lacking reliable stoves or heaters.
Engineers Estimate Niagara Falls Flow Difference Measured
Three civil engineers estimated Niagara Falls water flow with a two quart difference between the highest and lowest figures. The Buffalo Express notes the variation among expert measurements.
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Niagara Falls
Buffalo Express
Madagascar Tradesman Fined or Housed for False Weighing
A Malagasy tradesman caught listing short weights faces a choice of paying five oxen and five dollars or serving one year in prison with chain labor. The sentence reflects harsh penalties for fraud in trade practices.
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Madagascar
Embargo on Imported Rags Boosts Paper Prices
The embargo on rag imports drives up paper costs as mills absorb most remaining stock and price increases spread. Industry leaders warn of reduced quality and supply, urging possible shifts to wood and shorter work hours to meet demand. The General Land Office reports 1884 sales of 27.5 million acres and calls for land policy reforms.
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New York
Barcelona
General Land Office
McFarland
Land Office
Congress
Rich Silver Mines Found in Murray County Georgia
News from Murray County Georgia reports a stock company formed to mine rich silver ore at Fort Mountain base. Ore taken at eleven feet assays one dollar per pound and crowds gather from many directions to witness the discovery. The find is described as the richest silver mine yet seen in the South.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Murray County
Georgia
Fort Mountain
Genoa Debates 400th Anniversary Tribute to Columbus
Eight years from now marks the four hundredth anniversary of Columbus discovery. Genoa residents discuss their gift, with plans to send twelve Genoese sea captains to land where Columbus first stepped, or to ship the Columbus statue for temporary exhibition in the New World.
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America
Genoa
Italy
Columbus
Garibaldi
New World
Piazza di Colombo
Queen Victoria’s new will and royal wealth note
Labouchere reports Victoria’s new will in London while stating Prince Albert left at least 3 000 600 and Nelson bequeathed 2 500 000 to the Queen. The piece argues wealth never satisfies, noting millionaires are the poorest and those with 500 000 are near-poor. The Pittsburgh Times lists twenty-two boys drowned in Pittsburgh last summer.
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Labouchere
London
Victoria
Prince Albert
Nelson
San Antonio
The
Pittsburgh Times
Missionary party leaves St Louis for China voyage
A group sent by the General Board of Missions and the Woman's Board of the Southern Methodist Church arrived at the Southern Hotel en route to China. The Atlantic division includes Professor Bonnel, Miss Paygood, Miss Atkinson, and Rev. O A Dukes with Miss Phillips and Miss Dora Hamilton joining in St Louis. They visited the Exposition and had lunch at the Mercantile Club before sailing from San Francisco on the City of Pekin bound for Shanghai.
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St. Louis, Mo
General Board of Missions
Woman’s Board
Southern Methodist Church
Southern Hotel
China
Bonnel
Georgia Female College
Paygood
Atlanta
Atkinson
Alabama
O. A. Dukes
South Carolina
Atlantic
Phillips
Missouri
Dora Hamilton
Texas
Lewis
Mercantile Club
San Francisco
Pekin
Shanghai
Presbyterian Church Burns in Cnicasco Fire
The Rev Dr Kittridge’s Third Presbyterian Church on Ashland Avenue in Cnicasco burned from 10:30 yesterday morning. Two alarms and fifteen steamers fought the blaze. Stone building reduced to debris by noon with losses estimated at 200000 to 250000 dollars. insurance undetermined. Dr Kittridge had arrived from Philadelphia two days earlier.
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Cnicasco
Kittridge
Third Presbyterian
Ashland Avenue
Philadelphia
North Carolina Exposition Draws Northern Investment
The State exposition near Raleigh attracts significant capital from the north. A buyer contracted 500,000 feet of black walnut timber from McDowell & Co for a northern piano maker. An agent secured two mica mines for Utica investors, and three gold mines in Davie Buncombe and Mitchell counties were reported sold. Cyrus W. Field heads a syndicate for one mine, with about 1,000,000 dollars invested in lumber tobacco and agriculture in the state.
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Raleian
N. C
North Carolina
McDowell & Co
Utica
Davie
Buncome
Mitchell
Cyrus W. Field
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W. A. Carpenter
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Cosgrave
Main Street
Wv. D. Craic
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
Guernsey County
Febutt
Physicians and Surgeons
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Postoffice
L. C. Wells, M. D
Flomceopathist
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E.j.blair,m.d
Herald Fice
Cambridge, Ohio
C. Warne, M. D
Wall's Drug Store
S. S. Carnes
Pine Street
Main
Cambridge, O
D. K. Kyle
Marble and Granite Works
Lambert Thomas
Harper Jefferies Lambert Thomas & Co
Produce and Wool Commission
North Water St
Bel McPeprek
West Main
C. Bellis
John Bmoss
City Hall
Steubenville Street
William Ogier
Public Square
Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
WM. T. Ramsey
M. D
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National Medical Dispensary
Washington, D. C
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J. R. Downar
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Cumberland Tannery
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Caldwell
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Wm. Rainey & Son
J. W. Lippincott
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Quaker City
Washington, Ohio
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Globe House
Cumberland, Ohio
Ozier
H. H. Veitch
Poet Aze
Tarz & Co
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Jiaine
E McCollum
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Hallerr
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T. C. Stanley
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Limited
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
St. Louis - Pulliuan Palace
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Kkee
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Ijn
James McCue
Menezer
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WORD
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Pittaburgh
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W. W. Cotterel
Henry County
Indiana
Vienna
Alexandria
Justice Clark
Ohio State Board of Agriculture
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
E. S. Ingraham
J. R. Spragge
Toronto
C. Safford
Richmond
Planing
Potts
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Francis’ Marble Works
John Hayes
Carlson
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific
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Cornish
A. McD. McCook
Fort Douglass
Annie Colt
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EU Claire
Cyrus P. Wheeler
Elyria
Nettie
August Huntington
Bishop Whipple
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Faribault
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Garrett
Henry Cummins
Postal Telegraph Company
Frank M. Gillett
Henry Roesmer
John L. Sullivan
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Australia
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Syracuse Iron Works
Syracuse
Charles E. Hubbell
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Kirke
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Palmer
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Union
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Chicago Harbor
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the Buzzard
Lancaster, Pa
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Joe Buzzard
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Diller Clark
Buzzard
Lancaster County
Eli Hiney
Ephrata
Abe Buzzard
Charles Ballinger
Joe Clifford
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Decoration Day
Herain
Crop Report
Cuba
Presbyterian Church
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