September crop prospects and assorted national notices
The September crop report notes cotton below August at 82 percent and reveals large expected yields for wheat oats and rye with tobacco strong at 94. European demand and imports dominate analysis. A banker J H Squier died by suicide. Fort Sander reservations and Baton Rouge sites transferred to Interior. Exposition map of original states prepared. Immigration cautions issued. Land Office seeks 108 special land-title agents. Various criminal, financial, and weather items follow, including mergers, fires, and deaths. Arkansas governor results show Hughes 99,972 to Boles 66,736.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
London
J. H. Squier
Washington, D. C
Fort Sanders
Baton Rouge
Interior Department
New Orleans Exposition
United States
France
Spain
Mexico
Treasury Department
Commissioners of Immigration
McFarland
Congress
Chippewa
Eau Claire
Chicago
Peoria
Henry Lamb
Fairfax County
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Potomac
E. J. Scott & Co
Portsmouth
S. D. Stoner
M. J. Scott
Burnside
Ill
John Wilson
Jennie Estinghausen
Breeden
William Sherman
San Francisco
W. T. Sherman
East Liverpool
N. W. Walker & Co
Cleveland & Pittsburgh
Cook County
Lyman F. Trumbull
E. G. Asay
W. F. Storey
Chicago Times
Arkansas
Hughes
Boles
Multi-incident 19th-century news brief from New York area
A large varnish kettle exploded at Cragnin's Japan works in Brooklyn burning one man and fatally injuring four others. Other items include fires destroying oil tanks in Oil City and Olean, New York, Telegraph company changes, a steamer bringing Mormon migrants, a railway derailment injuring crew, bank suspensions and resumptions, tobacco crop notes, a drowning incident in Welland Canal, a Salem farewell to missionaries, Maine election returns, a mine fire loss, a savings bank reopening, and a skeleton found at Beaver Glen with a murder accusation lingering about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaft
Tompkins
S. B. Wakeman
Courtland Palmer
James Emott
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Supreme Court
Merchants’ National Bank
Philadelphia
Baxter
William H. Brown
Bay State Iron Company
Norway Iron and Steel Works
Boston
Mass
New York
Henry
Pittsburgh
Beaver
Hice
Lowrey
William W. Messer
East Boonton
N. J
A. M. Bowser
Obadiah Haymaker
Murraysville
Coal Miners’ Association
Washington, Pa
United States
Canada
Stafford & Co
Pawtucket
R. I
Dighton
Barrowsville
Pawtucket and
Warwick
R. L
Cragnin
Japan Works
Brooklyn
N.Y
James Hodgkins
Sydney Myron
John Monahan
John Conway
George Jeffreys
National Transit Company
Oil City
Olean
United Pipe Line
Western Union Telegraph Company
George Jay Gould
Augustus Schell
Wyoming
Liverpool
New York, Lackawana & Western
Big Flats
Elmira
National Bank of New Brunswick
Runyon
Hill
Burger, Hurlburt & Healy
New England
Ohio
Ilinois
Indiana
McIntyre
Kennedy
Miline
Lamphire
Benyons
Welland Canal
Llth
Salem
American Board
Turkey
Japan
Austria
China
Africa
Clark
Lackawana Coal Company
Scranton
St. Petersburg
Fatal lightning and storm toll across states and nations
The report lists multiple deaths from lightning and accidents near Shawneetown Indiana, Milwaukee Wisconsin, and Alpena Michigan along with a Louisville firm swindle, a political ticket in Wisconsin, a robbery in Cleveland, a large Dakota fire, Red Men officers elected in Springfield Illinois, a mill and lumber disaster in Alpena, a Baltimore fire, a railway spike completion in Memphis, a Detroit skating rink collapse, and flood damage in Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rogers
Joseph Rogers
Joseph Joiner
Shawneetown
Circuit Court
Payne, Wiley & Co
Louisville
Payne
Albert R. Tapping
Winfred C. Dewey
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Democratic State Convention
Madison
L. D. Fratt
A. C. Parkinson
Hugh Gallagher
Frank Falk
George W. Silvermpin
Ole 8. Holum
Conrad Krez
Cleveland
C. M. Akers
Savings
Letcher
Mitchell
Dakota
Grand Council of the
United States American Order of Red Men
Springfield
Ill
W. H. Hyronemous
Tennessee
Gregory
Indiana
Sagamore
L. E. Bechardt
New Jersey
Charles C. Conly
Pennsylvania
Wampum
Joseph Pyle
Maryland
Charles H. Litchman
Massachusetts
Alpena
Mich
Thomas Sears
Wilson & Co
Baltmore
Frederick Roeder
Louisville, New Orleans & Texas
New Orleans
Memphis
Detroit
Eau Claire
Chippewa
Cholera Ravages Naples Amid Widespread Suffering
Dispatches report 966 new cholera cases and 328 deaths in Naples in the last 24 hours as gloom deepens among the poor. Other items note the Mignonette case legal stance, a forger gang linked to anarchists found by Vienna police, a Midland Ontario fire causing $30,000 loss, and John M. Francis presenting credentials to Emperor Francis Joseph.
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Naples
Parker
Vienna
Midland
Ontario
King Street
Queen’s Hotel
Dominion Avenue
John M. Francis
Austria
Francis Joseph
Funeral rites mark Geneva for Secretary Folger
Funeral services in Geneva New York honor Charles J Folger former secretary and judge. President Arthur Governor Cleveland and officials attend. The burial occurs at Glenwood Cemetery with a simple Presbyterian service and a final reading at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
N. Y
Folger
Seneca Lake
Franklin House
Charles J. Folger
Presbyterian Church
Arthur
Chandley Frelinghuysen
Gresham
Hammond
Cleveland
J. B. Lewis
S. H. Verplanck
R. J. Swan
W. E. Sill
A. L. Chew
J. Prouty
S. E. Smith
Z. W. Whest
Sammel M. Blatchford
New York
Garrett Smith
St. Peter's Church
Albany
Glenwood Cemetery
Insane mother attacks children in New York home
Joseph Thompson, a Norwegian fisherman in Stapleton, New York, reports his wife Mrs. Thompson severely wounded daughter Mamie after she stabbed her in the neck with a bread knife amid a family quarrel. Mamie bled profusely and may die. Katie fainted. The mother is under guard at police headquarters. doctors judge her mind affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Thompson
Stapleton
R. L
Mamie
William Scott
Katie
Minnie
Mrs. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Dr. Monter
Guard Shoots Telegraph Operator in Hocking Valley
Wm Colli son the Smoky Hollow telegraph operator was shot by a guard named Beatten Monday night and died instantly The incident occurred as guards protected coal operators property amid existing tensions. Ohio miners held a state convention to discuss the situation but showed limited demand for a general strike while pledging a united front to keep prices. Cincinnati reports Governor Hoadly asked to keep militia three companies in Hocking County fearing a riot if withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine-Sentinel
United States District Court
Indianapolis
Woods
Blaine
Rupert Hos
Tarrytown
N. Y
C. C. Burnett
Cleveland
Congress
Ohio
Arcarnato Wincut
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Ravendam Springs
Ark
Mount Washington
N. H
Montgomery Oil Works
Norristown
Joun Harris
Michael Cully
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Port Blanchard
Luzerne County
Costello
Flannery
Miners’ Association
Pittsburgh
Havana
Pierre
Dakota
First National Bank
Palace Theatre
National Association of Fire Engineers
Chicago
Long Branch
D. F. Sweenie
Henry A. Hill
A. C. Hendricks
Cincinnati
Muskegon
Mich
McLane
Hoadly
Hocking County
Reunion of the Army of the Cumberland in Rochester
Rochester N Y September 10 indications point to a large attendance at the reunion of the Army of the Cumberland to be held September 17 and 18 Major W H Lambert of Philadelphia will deliver the oration and the poem will be read by Benjamin F Taylor of Chicago Generals Sheridan Rosecrans Logan Butterfield Cist Fullerton Morgan McCook Porter Wood Woodford ex Governor Curtain and Trenton among others will be present Trunk Line railroads will sell round trip tickets at one and one fourth single rates good until September 30
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Army of the Cumberland
W. H. Lambert
Philadelphia
Benjamin F.taylor
Chicago
Sheridan
Rosecrans
Logan
Butterfield
Cist
Fullerton
Morgan
McCook
Porter
Wood
Woodford
Curtain
Trenton
Bateman Confesses to Murder of Two Girls
Oliver H. Bateman, jailed in Savannah, Missouri, confessed to a St. Joseph Gazette reporter last night detailing the August 31 double murder and outrage near Flag Spring. He says he is ready to meet his fate and faces probable lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Str. Joseph
Oliver H. Bateman
Flag Spring
St. Joseph
Terrigle Cyclone Ravages Clear Lake and Nearby Towns
A cyclone struck Clear Lake Wisconsin destroying most of the town and killing three people. The storm wrecked homes and barns, left families destitute, with others reporting multiple funnels and high winds at White Bear Lake and Stillwater Minnesota causing property damage and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Wis
Fei
White Bear Lar
Minn
White Bear Lake
Duluth Railway
White Bear Station
Dellwood
White Bear
Bill Stills
Leip House Pier
Stillwater
Marine
David Lyman
Fair Grounds
Broad World Figures Tap America and Industry
A roundup of disparate statistics from 19th century sources covers U S industrial output with 36 million linen collars and 3.36 million shirts made annually in Troy New York. It notes New York City fires linked to rats nibbling matches and broad labor employment figures across sectors. It also cites tea-plant introductions funded by the Agricultural Bureau, Hudson Valley lumber activity, and national employment by sector. Other items include shipping losses near Britain, track gauge changes on American railways, and a famed Glasgow built sailing ship. The Greely polar expedition tally lists animals captured over two years. Swiss statistics summarize employment and economic roles, rents, pensions, and fundholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N. Y
Troy Times
New York City
United States
Washington Star
Fort Edward
Giens Falls
Hudson
Albany Journal
Great Britain
Committee On
Iron Mountain
Missouri
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Road
Chicago Herald
Glasgow
Messrs. Hamilton & Co
Russian Petroleum Clouds German Oil Market
Pittsburgh September 11 Russian petroleum has been laid down in Germany cheaper than American oil triggering comment from industry leaders. Fred Fisher notes Russian oil yields only a quarter illuminating oil while American crude yields three quarters. A Bull argues U S exports show no harm from Russian competition with rising shipments to Europe Asia Africa and Australasia. Export growth suggests 1884 will exceed 1883 and 1875 to 1883 trade with Asia and China expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Germany
Fred Fisher
Russia
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australisia
China
Calamity at Enterprise Distillery Kills Seven in Explosion
In Prexty Illinois yesterday a cooker explosion at Enterprise Distillery killed seven workers including Andy Duffin his head severed E Duflin and E Welsh also died J Murphy engineer fatally scalded. Propr proprietors face criminal negligence charges as the building owned by Spellman and Doehney is a total wreck with losses near $25000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prexty
Ill
Enterprise
Andy Duffin
E. Duflin
E. Welsh
J. Murphy
Spellman & Doehney
General Strike Threaten Miners Across Pennsylvania
In Williamsport on September 11 officials of the Amalgamated Association of Miners and Laborers ordered strife in Clearfield County bituminous districts. The move could idle 15 000 to 20 000 workers and targets the company store system while aiming to widen into western central and northwestern Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Amalgamated Association of Miners and Laborers
Clearfield County
John Britt
Wases
Pennsylvania
Three Men Seriously Injured During Arrest Riot
In Montana Pa September 11 a cloth ing peddler who had a large order from Selaves and Polanders was beaten when resisted. He returned with reinforcements and warrants. Three slaves were arrested Tuesday and rescued by their countrymen as a riot erupted injuring three residents, likely fatally. Most rioters hid in the woods yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Fears of Indian Outbreak After Cheney Lynching
Portland report notes Indians in the region grow sullen and insolent after a lynching in Cheney Washington Territory. The Umttillas tribe, longtime white adversaries, protest the victim’s innocence and clash looms as some wear war paint and threaten serious trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Cheney
Washington Territory
Um Tillas
Idle Musings and Witty Snippets From Early 19th Century Columns
A collage of aphorisms and humorous brief passages from various papers. It alternates between reflections on time and opinion, quips about fashion and table linen, jokes about dogs cats and suitors, and light social commentary. Many items are attributed to named papers like the Philadelphia Call and Burlington Free Press, with a British influence through Southey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southey
Lowwell
Michigan
Burlington Free Press
Farmer Furrow
N. Y. Journal
Mail and Express
Philadelphia
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Cambridge Herald
Cambridge, Guernsey CO
Mahaffey & Ogier
J. C. Steele
Cambridge
Hutchison Block
Marlé
W. A. Carpenter
Davis Block
Sam’s c. Ludcock
Cosgrave
Main Street
V. D. Craic
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
Guernsey County
Physicians and Surgeons
C. A. Moore
Post Office
Jens
L. C. Wells, M. D
Flameceopathist
Taylor Block
Cambridge, Ohio
Davis
Herald
J.C. Warne, M.D
Wall's Drug Store
Carnes
Pine Street
Main
Cambridge, O
D. K. Kyle
Marble and Granite Works
Lambert Thomas
EE. McOpher
Boots
West Main St
John Ross
City Hall
Steubenville Street
William Ogier
Public Square
Syinson & Co
Portland, Maine
WH. T. Ramsey, M. D
Providence Hosital
Ational Medical Dispensary
Hutchinson Block
J. R. Downar
Eagle Hotel
Cumberland Tannery
Geo. E. McEndree
Cumberland
Hotels
Hagle Hothel
B.S. Hering
Antrim
William Smith
Exchange Hotel
Caldwell, Ohio
John W. Robinson
Erim Elouse
Corner Market
Fourth Streets
WM. Kirk
Zanesville, Ohio
Thompson
Crow
Farmer's Hotel
Mill Street
Wm. Rainey & Son
J. W. Lippincott
Beecher
Broadway and
South Streets
Quaker City
Washington, Ohio
James Smith
Prop
Globe House
Cumberland, Ohio
James Canady, Prop
Ozier
Grug
H.H. Veitch
sOnd
Trug & Co
Augusta
Maine
E. McCollum
Anza
Hallett Boox Lit
Wortland
U.S
T. C. Stanley
Ogier
Hom Pav Aheatirat
H. HauLerr
Perland
Y. Ry. Ce
Blue Bell
Point Pleasant
Hartford,Senecarville
F. M. Atkinson
Menager
Fitsburgh
New Comerstown
Going Wes P
Cincinnati Express
Columbus
Express Mail Express
Limited Express
Eastern Express
Dennison
tExcept
New Comnerstown
St. Louis
Central Standard Time
W. i. Kier
James McCrea
Ford
Agi
News OF the
Beaver Glen
John Ireland
Ira Tompkins
Foreign Intelligence
Secretary Folger
The
Hocking Valley
Bateman
Greely
N. Y. Herald
Switzerland
Additon
Russian Petroleum
Wit and Wisdom
Mulberry
Mrs. Mulberry
Emeline
Middletown Transcript
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