Hayes backs removal of Mormon political power
A late report claims President Hayes favors depriving Mormons of political influence. The piece also notes a week of severe cold across the Northwest with St Paul at 40 below zero and Chicago at zero. It details a Bangor arson-arsenal incident, Grant party plans, and a violent robbery in Delphos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Frederick Vowles
Mr. Houston
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
New Orleans
St. Paul
Chicago
Cincinnati
Bangor
Maine
State Arsenal
Adjutant General’s
Augusta
American Peace Association
National Bank of North America
John Welsh
Washington
Welsh
Foreign notes from the era report weather, disease, and disasters
Weather in Paris milder. pleuro-pneumonia hits cattle in Australia. heavy fog over London at Christmas. Lord Mayor's Irish Relief Fund nears $10,000 in London by Wednesday night. A colliery explosion near Rohton injures eleven seriously, three fatally. Iron masters of North Staffordshire issue circular restricting further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Australia
London
Lord Mayor
Rohton
England
Iren
North Staffordshire
Carnegie Gift to Dunfries Free Public Library Declined
Andrew Carnegie of New York offers £5000 for a free public library and recreation rooms in Dunfries. The town council is divided and the Provost withholds a casting vote due to doubts over permanent maintenance. In London, Arthur Orton’s solicitor denies a writ of error was sought under Dr. Kenealy and says the case won’t reach the Lords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
New York
Dunfries
Scotland
Carnegie
Arthur Orton
London
Kenealy
Lesays
House of Lords
Missing Key Prank Ends With A Laughing Confession
East end man Mr Smith visits neighbor Mr Jones over a garden key mystery. Mrs Jones hunts for the key while Smith and Jones share a pipe. Jones reveals the key was in his pocket all along and jokes about wearing keys around his neck. No further outcome known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Jones
Lucifer
Smith
Fish Hilled by Electricity in Nassau Pond
A Leck Grand Duchy of Nassau report describes a thunderstorm flash that destroyed every fish in a pastor’s pond. The dead fish floated on the muddy water surface with half boiled appearance, yet no external injuries were found. scales and fins remained intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leck
Grand Duchy of Nassau
Cause and Effect and Oddities in a Narrow View
The article cites Hop Bitters as a remedy for indigestion and nervousness, linking stomach weakness to health. It notes Italy’s murders and robberies, a Canada butter tasting tale ending with Kamouraska joke, and rail safety deaths from track walking. It reflects sensational miscellany and moralizing health tips.
Handy Husbands and the frugal handyman ethos
A column extols the value of the handy husband who fixes, paints, and patches around the home. It contrasts his thrift with generic labor costs, recounting practical tasks and costs saved by self-reliance, from carpentry to locksmith work, in a humorous domestic vignette.
The Striking Duke of Portland Dies at Welbeck Estate
A late 19th century notice recalls William John Scott Bentinck fifth Duke of Portland who died in his 50s after a taciturn life spent managing Welbeck Estate. He never married and maintained rigid distance from others as tenants and local clergy observed his demand to be passed by. Ownership and title pass to his nephew Lord Howard de Walden. The page also promotes Kidney-Wort and notes a Mississippi swim wager where an alligator frightened spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Pinkers
Delphos
Ohio
David Fox
Jesse James
Kansas City
J. W. Whichers
Pinkerton
Independence
Fox
Quantrell
Long Branch
Red Bank
N.J
Cooley
Freehold
Samuel Kearney
John Harris
Jobn Ricketts
Baltimore and Ohio
Camden Station
Baltimore
Winans’ Station
William John Scott Bentinck
Duke of Portland
Welbeck
Howard de Walden
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St Prices
Rcoats
Dels
Browning
Reet
Philadelphia
Peggisis
Ters
Uce
Havein
Celes
Chimmell
Buyle Piss Cpest
Third Street
Chester
Yous v. Rice
Market Street
Carpenter and Builder
East Eighth Street
John Grundy
Fifth St
Market and
Welsh Sts
Gregg
Qreug & Plumley
Mt. W. Plumley
Carpenters and Builders
Edgmont Avenue
Cheater
Joseph Cornog
Edgmont Anentve
George Bottomley
Edemont Avenue
Pavovar
P. Boylen
Jebwheler
West Third Street
Lumber and Coal Yard
Edgmon
Yellowstone
Girard Avenue
Pasehly
Hester Confectionery
MES. A. Bechtel
Eris Heringle
Seventh St
Dew
A. Bechtel
Saylor
Choice Family Coals
Steve
Egg & Chestnut
the Ice Cream
Holf Jay Se
Jonathan Pennell
Edgment Avenue
Chester, PA
L G James
Tucker
Ruffier
Wrigley
Board and Sale Stables
Clarence
Lam
Dolton
Cheeeal ST
H. B. Davis
Concord Ave
Japan
Choice
Navy
Fine Cut
Ovard
Apadewig Penn Street
Aint
Entwisle’s
Pen Street
Ceriteim
Front Street
Chester, Po
Penn Street
Italy
Naples
Canada Paper
Pye
Mississippi
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