Emperor to Ems and diverse 19th century events
A Berlin dispatch reports the emperor will travel to Ems on Thursday. Garibaldi memorial services were held on Staten Island. A Trenton stock factory burned with $12,000 loss and 200 workers unemployed. A Syracuse man killed his stepdaughter and a suicide followed. A grain warehouse fire in Chicago caused $100,000 loss. Colonies push to annex Pacific islands. Ex-president Chapin died in Springfield born 1798. A lake crossing near Hampsville Ontario drowned a mail carrier and a woman. Gould’s yacht logged speeds over sixteen knots in Philadelphia. A bogus diploma case led to arrest in Philadelphia. Scoville seeks name change in Chicago. Italian laborers rioted at Haverford. sheriff summoned. Litta near Blooming ton ill but improving. A Philadelphia court voided Major Nickerson’s decree. Dallas dispatch notes cattle drive over 200,000 head through Albany. Albert C Ives sails to help start Dispatch in Paris July 1.
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Berlin
Ems
Garibaldi
Staten Island
Stock
Trenton
New Jersey
Benjamin Morley
Syracuse
New York
Mia
Luélla Hynes
Douglass, Stewart & Forrest
Sixteenth Street
Chicago
Dr Wagner and Co Offer Private Health Cure Services
An advertisement for Dr Henry Wagner and his partners at 343 Larimer Street Denver Colorado promotes treatment of chronic diseases in men and women and surgical operations. It claims cures for piles fistula varicocele and hernia without knife or caustic and promises guaranteed recovery from seminal weakness with a $500 forfeit if unsuccessful. The notice urges free consultation and lists The Young Man's Pocket Companion by Dr Wagner at $1.25 plus mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summer Street
Beaver
R. Wagner
Wagner
Henry Wagner
Denver
Colorado
H. Wagner
Governor to Call Extra Session Over Capitol Plans
Telegraphic dispatch reports Governor Grant will convene an extra Colorado legislature session to review proposed capitol building plans and address defective laws. A separate Philadelphia note describes a mysterious robbery of stock and cash totaling 10 400 in value from the American Railway Supply and Universal Printing firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Grant
Colorado
Philadelphia
American Railway Supply Company
Universal Printing Company
First Named Company
Beagle Shot by Sehmond? Accusation Sparks Fatal Shooting
Omaha June 9 Budd Beagle of Falls City was shot through the body at Salem today by John Leid and will die. Leid says Beagle was crimedly intimate with his sister.
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Omaha
Budd Beagle
Falls City
Salem
John Leid
Leid
Beagle
Cadet Graduation Spars With Baltimore Frigate Action
A report from Annapolis says Cadet Green received his diploma as twenty graduates applauded, including Glasscock Webster and Gray. Captain Ramsey ordered the trio to the frigate Santee and barred their graduation.
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Baltimore
Annapolis
Green
Glasscock
Webster
Gray
Ramsey
Santee
Chicago Cattle Market Brisk Prices Rise With Light Supply
Chicago cattle receipts 900 head with brisk trading and prices showing a 5 to 10 cent advance. Good to choice shipping steers 5.40 to 5.75, common to fair 5.00 to 5.40, stockers 3.25 to 4.90, Texans 4.00 to 5.20. Sheep receipts 100, market quiet and steady with ranges from 2.00 to 5.00 and yards cleared at close.
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Chicago
Racing sharper Palmer linked to old Paris robbery case
London reports Palmer known as Irish Lord Palmer and Hamilton, his accomplice, robbed editor Williamson of a New York paper ten days ago. Maxim, an electricist, caught yesterday on a Rouen Dieppe train, identifies Palmer as the man who robbed him in Paris in 1881.
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London
Maxim
Rouen
Dieppe
Paris
Palmer
Lord Palmer
Hamilton
Williamson
New York
Officials Censured by Grand Army over Mining Stock Scheme
The Grand Army of the Republic denounces the Veteran Mining company for circulating stock solicitations East and censures department officials for aiding the scheme. Mines’ claimed location lacks verified titles and their value is questioned. Rome notes the pope refuses audience to Errington, signaling potential Irish policy shift. Errington departs for England in Vatican embarrassment.
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Denver
Grand Army of the Republic
Veteran Mining Company
Department
Rome
Errington
Vatican
England
Varian Testifies Kelly Attended Prison Aid Meeting
Dublin report says Varian of the Prisoners' Aid Society told the lord lieutenant that Kelly was at a society meeting at 8 p.m. on the Phoenix Park murders night. He later awaited news of a reprieve as the crowd prayed and the black flag flew over the jail. A young woman cursed James Carey, the informer, and the crowd dispersed.
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Dublin
Varian
Aid Society
Phoenix Park
Kelly
James Carey
Payne laid to rest in his homeland after long exile
Washington June 9 remains of John Howard Payne author of Home Sweet Home are laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery with a national funeral tribute. The procession includes government leaders, judiciary, military and diplomatic corps. A 14 foot monument crowned by a bust commemorates Payne with Latin style inscription.
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Washington
John Howard Payne
Congress
Army
Navy
Oak Hill Cemetery
John Aloward Payne
Marine Band
Robert 8. Chilton
Payne
Leigh Robinson
Hallelujah Chorus
Handel
Philharmonic Society
Philharmonic Society and Marine Band
Jesus
Van Wyck Feud Oversees Mail Route Controversy
Chicago dispatch notes Fort Niobrara and Deadwood mail route dispute tied to Van Wyck personal feud with Valentine. Gresham unhappy at publication of Van Wyck letter before receipt at post office. He cites General Elmer and Chief Clerk Lyman as trusted to handle the matter.
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Chicago
Washington
van Wyck
Post Office Department
Fort Niobrara
Deadwood
Valentine
Gresham
Elmer
Lyman
Court of appeals upholds no new trial for Ashland killer
The Louisville court of appeals affirmed the lower court ruling denying a new trial to Wills Craft. He is accused of first outraging then murdering a girl named Gibbon and later setting the house on fire where the girl, her companion, and her brother were found dead.
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Louisville
Court of Appeals
Wills Craft
Ashland
Gibbon
Chinese editor describes murder plot against publisher
Wong Chin Fee, editor of a Chinese American paper in New York, claims Chin Pon Tip was arrested for an assassination attempt. Fee alleges Tip acted for gamblers, planned in Chicago, with rewards of 1000 and 500 for killing or hurting him. Tip allegedly fled after the plot was found and later robbed a Cincinnati dry goods house before sailing to China.
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New York
Wong Chin Fee
Chin Pon Tip
Fee
Tip
Chicago
Cincinnati
China
San Francisco
Tabor Draft Sparks Treasury Department Scrutiny
Washington sources report a $65,000 draft drawn by ex Senator Tabor and protested at the Treasury. The money, deposited in a Colorado bank, was tied to a land sale for Denver’s new post office and courthouse. The process involves multiple officials from the attorney general to the register of the treasury before payment can be made. Tabor is criticized for rushing and opaque methods.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Tabor
Colorado Bank
Court House
Denver
United States District Attorney
Register of the Treasury
United States
Bruce
Eclipse observed on Caroline Island by international expeditions
The total solar eclipse of May 6 was successfully observed on Caroline Island in the South Pacific by American French and English teams. Vulkan was not visible. Several good photographs of the corona and spectrum were captured.
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San Francisco
Caroline Island
South Pacific
Rates Cut on Meats by Railroads Between Chicago and Ohio
Due to light traffic the pool on Chicago to Ohio river routes lowered meat rates from fourteen to five cents per hundred. The group set a temporary seven cent rate for meats at a meeting held here and scheduled another meeting in Cincinnati in a few days to decide on broader freight changes.
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Chicago
Ohio River
Cincinnati
English Brig Flag Incident at Corunna
The English brig hoisted a Fenian flag with a green ground and white cross. The English consul sent a messenger to lower it, was rough handled, and Spanish coast guard sailors boarded the vessel to remove the flag. An inquiry has been instituted.
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Corunna
Arbitration bid overpayments in post service suits
In June 1882 agreements were made among George Bliss and Robert G. Ingersoll to refer government claims of overpayments to Richard A. Elmer for arbitration. Elmer recommended action citing revised statutes, but the attorney general ruled arbitration not binding. suit commenced March 8 seeking about $300,000 from the Salisburys Parkers and others linked to star route contractors.
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Washington
George Bliss
United States
Robert G. Ingersoll
Salisburys
Parkers
Richard A. Elmer
Elmer
Court Overrules Rehearing in Cadet Engineer Leopold Case
Chief Justice Drake announces the court’s decision overruling motions for rehearing in Cadet Engineer Leopold’s case. The original opinion stands as matured judgment. Navy orders Leopold to join the steamer Yantic heading to Arctic regions. The president approves twenty five miles of the Northern Pacific railway in Montana. May mail service shows net increase of 9590 dollars after savings. steamboat service up 5189 dollars. Teller aims to spend all legally possible on stock cattle for Indians.
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Washington
Court of Claims
Drake
Leopold
Chandler
Supreme Court
Navy Department
Arctic
Northern Pacific Railway
Montana
Star Mail
Teller
Secretary Chandler Backs Navy Yard Consolidation Plan
Memoranda from the navy yard commission led by Commodore Luce propose closing eight yards and reorganizing remaining facilities to cut costs. Mare Island should stay active. Pensacola to close. Norfolk to stay intact. Washington to become a naval arsenal. League Island to close pending plans. New York to stay first class. New London to be dropped. Portsmouth deemed indefensible to ironclads. Some debate over Boston and Portsmouth yards remains.
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Concord
N. H
Chandler
Navy Yard Commission
Luce
Congress
Navy Yard
Mare Island Navy Yard
Pensacola
Norfolk
Washington Yard
Naval Arsenal
League Island
Naval Station
Department
New York Yard
New London
Naval Asylum
Thames
Boston
Portsmouth
Free cure recipe offered for youthful errors and nervous weakness
A missionary in South America discovered a remedy claimed to cure youth disorders and nervous weakness. The notice invites readers to send a self addressed envelope to Rev. Jasmin T. InMAN of Station D, New York City, to receive the recipe free of charge.
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South America
Jasmin T. Inman
New York City
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Weekly Leader
Telegraphic News
Gould
Buchanan
Frances M. Scoville
Charles Guiteau
George Scoville
Frances Maria Howe
Philadelphia and
Chester County
Haverford
Chester
Mile
Marie Litta
Bloomington
Illinois
Pyme
Court of Common Pleas
Philadel
Nickerson
Dallas
Albany
Albert C. Ives
New York Times
The
Dispatch
L. 8. Chamberlain
James Gordon Bennett
DR. Wagner
Telegraphic
Chicago Cattle Market
Brown
Gent
Cowniek & Whitcomb
Cheyenne, Wyo
Edwin C. Burt
Burt & Mears
Butterick
Arete Nantes
Sco Bena Ana le
Eone
SUN
Ivorces
Stamp
W .H. Led
Broadway
N.Y
Geo
P. Rowell & Co
Spruce St
N. Y
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