Central trades union adopts platform in New York
The Central trades union organization in New York approves a platform calling for bans on child labor under 14 and convict labor, a mechanics lien law, equal pay, a labor statistics bureau, and a national currency issued to the people. Jay Gould and his wife and daughter depart New York for California, with possible stops in San Francisco Laredo and the City of Mexico. health reportedly improved after a week of a cold.
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Central Trades’ Union Organization
New York
Labor Statistics Bureau
Jay Gould
California
Southwest
Gould
San Francisco
Laredo
City of Mexico
Bennett to voyage Azores cruise in new steam yacht
James Gordon Bennett arrived from Europe on Saturday. He plans to return with his steam yacht Naumana once ready to sail from Newburg later in the week. If the yacht meets expectations he will depart on an extended cruise to the Azores and Canary Islands with a party of friends.
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James Gordon Bennett
Europe
Newburg
Mr. Bennett
Azores
Canary Islands
Brilliant Northern Lights Shocks Chicago Telegraph Lines
An unusually bright aurora borealis lit Chicago Sunday night with a clear corona reaching near the tenth. Telegraph lines failed without batteries as lines between Chicago and New York Omaha Milwaukee operated on atmospheric electricity, while Chicago to St Paul was cut off after no warning to disconnect.
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Chicago
New York
Omaha
Milwauke
St. Paul
Jeannette Disaster Details and Territorial Convention Idea
Dr H C Ledyard in Siberia shares account of the Jeannette sinking after ice entrapment in 1881. The letter recalls the crew’s perilous retreat across ice to blue water, and notes a proposed Wyoming territorial convention urged by Acting Governor Morgan to unite mining interests and form planning committees.
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H. C. Ledyard
Siberia
Frisco
Irkoutzk
Ledyard
Lieut. Danenhauer
Jeannette
Herald Island
Bennett Island
Lena River
Melville
Morgan
Cheyenne
Gov. Morgan
A. T. Stewart & Co to Discontinue Business and Sell Stock
Announcement states A. T. Stewart & Co will discontinue their dry goods business and offer their entire stock of merchandise and all mill properties for sale. After Mr. Stewart's death Mrs. Stewart transferred her interest to ex Judge Hilton, who with Wm Libby formed a partnership to continue the business. Hilton paid a million dollars for Mrs Stewart's interest and the firm has begun closing operations, including surrender of the Broadway and Chambers Street wholesale store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Stewart & Co
Stewart
Hilton
Wm. Libby
Wyoming at Mining Exposition Promoting Territorial Resources
The piece urges strong Wyoming representation at a mining exposition to showcase the territory’s diverse resources. It highlights gold ores from Sweetwater and Table Mountain, silver from Hartville and Muskrat Canyon, copper from Rawhide Buttes, mica from Whalen Canyon, coal from Uinta and Carbon counties, and petroleum in the northern Black Hills, urging broad advertising to attract global attendance.
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Wyoming
Sweetwater
Douglass Creek
Cummins City
Silver Crown
Table Mountain
Big Horn
Black Hills
Hartville
Rawhide Buttes
Copperopolis
Carbon County
Uinta
Carbon
Laramie
Sweetwater County
Big Horn Mountains
Albany
War on American Industries in Tariff Debate
The essay argues free trade advocates, including a New York Times writer, disagree on tariff aims and tactics and share a common goal to attack American industries by opening ports and altering taxes. It critiques calls to reduce duties while taxing necessities and stresses the burden on workers and the poor.
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New York Times
Congress
England
Cheyenne City Praised In Drovers Journal Correspondence
The Chicago Drovers Journal reports Cheyenne has grown to about 3,500 people in fourteen years with substantial improvements. It notes brick building costs, an opera house at $40,000, orderly streets, granite paving, a flourishing Stock Growers club, and strong local capital. Mayor J M Carey leads a thrifty city with growing banks and planned permanent improvements.
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Chicago Drovers’ Journal
Cheyenne
OC. Halliwell
Magic City
J. M. Carey
Cheyenne Club
Stock Growers’ Association
Cheyenne City
Omaha
Scientific Miscellany From the Cheyenne Leader
A roundup of 19th century science notes including plant pests, electricity storage efficiency, gas and water mains connections, gold assays in California and Australia, an Egyptian obelisk claim near Rome, lipotypes and earth shape proofs, cassium isolation, Sahara sand heating, Simeon winds, cannon blast range, Waterloo thunder heard in England, French telescope sales, Flam marion book demand, Jura village movements, Mont Cenis and St Gothard tunnel ventilation, and a proposal to cool tunnel air with water.
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Russian-Turkistan
California
Australia
Alessandrina
Rome
DeMaes
Piazzi di Sano Luigi di Francesi
Senate
P. L. Sclater
Herr Setterberg
Sahara
Simeon
Burkhart
W. H. Preece
F. R
Waterloo
France
A. Camille Flammarion
Flammarion
Jura
M. Girardot
Doucier
Murigne
Lake Chalain
Mont Cenis
St. Gothard
A. Pressel
Alps
Kidney Wort Promises Cure For Kidney Diseases
Public notice promotes Kidney Wort as a cure for kidney diseases with claims of rapid remedies. It urges trial for those using nitre and similar tonics and notes economical dry form versus liquid. Also advertises a lottery style prize distribution in Louisville on April 29 with $112 400 in cash and tickets $2. Dare & Collins market the product.
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Commonwealth Distribution Co
Louisville
WELLS
Richardson & Co
Prop's
Qwill
Borlington
A Mormon Election Described in Salt Lake City
Mr. L Kabis attended the Mormon election in Salt Lake City and reports a large crowd in the tabernacle about eighteen thousand. A preselected slate was announced and those in favor voted yes without a negative vote being called. Taylor was elected president and the officers followed from him. The piece notes Mormon displeasure over the Edmunds bill and possible plans ahead.
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L. Kabis
Salt Lake City
Great
Mormon Tabernacle
Cheyenne
Kabia
Kabis
Tabernacle
Taylor
Mormon Church
How to Get Well Series Claims Kidney Wort Heals
Thousands suffer from kidney and bowel ailments and are urged to use Kidney Wort. The ad claims the remedy acts on the kidneys and bowels, expelling poisons and renewing health, with hundreds testifying in the Pittsburgh Post.
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Pittsburgh Post
The Revolution Complete in Public Opinion of Cough Remedies
Public opinion now favors Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar after widespread use in five thousand cases of lung and throat complaints, with only one failure. Also advertised are Piker's Toothache Drops, A G Bitters for mountain fever and stomach disorders, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup praised for teething pain and calming soils of children. Dare & Collins sell these remedies nationwide.
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Hale
Dare & Collins
Addams & Glover
Mrs, Wislow
United States
Jan’dawlyeod
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Hart
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Ruth
Thompson
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Stewarts
Stewart & Co
Jeannette Disaster
P.O
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D&c
Daniel F. Beatty
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Petersburg
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Ributun Rat
General Assembly of Kentucky
United States Circuit Court
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