Weekly Leader on Divorce Times in Chicago
The piece notes divorce times in Chicago shrinking from an hour to thirty minutes under a new standard and mentions Mr. Minn rising in the amusement world while John McCullough, Lawrence Barrett, and Mr. Keene loom as rivals. It also discusses New York as pivotal in the next presidential race with Mather A. Arthur viewed as a leading Republican candidate. A separate item has Moses denying any murder plot and admitting he sold his deceased wife’s photographs, not to doctors.
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Chicago
Mr. Minn
John McCullough
Lawrence Barrett
Mr. Keene
New York
Mheater A. Arthur
Moses
Dantzig
Paris
Sian
Biberian
Germany
Orde
Jetat
Lisa
Spi
Panama Canal Labor Plans in 1889 Finish Date
Moses Waterman in charge of labor and supplies says the Panama Canal project will be finished in 1889. Currently 8,000 men work on the project with 6,000 Japanese laborers to be added next month.
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Moses Waterman
Panama Canal
Rumors of Cabinet Changes Stir After Congress Meeting
The report suggests that after Congress convenes two or more of Mr. Arthur's official family may depart. Regrets are expected to be few and far between as the rumor mill runs.
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Banquoo
Congress
Mr. Arthur
Silver dollar vaults provoke tremors for Burchard
The article notes that 30 million silver dollars lie in U S vaults beyond outstanding certificates prompting Superintendent Burchard to fear the bank's holdings pale in comparison to France which keeps six times as much silver in reserve though its directors show no concern.
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Burchard
United States
Bank of France
Cabinet officer hints at 1884 re election bid
A cabinet official leaks word that President Arthur may seek re election and views himself as the lone figure to marshal the Republican forces in 1884. The report notes shifts from earlier statements denying a second term and touches on building activity across several cities in 1883.
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Arthur
United States
Warshal
Ben Harrison
Henry Watterson
Congress should aid territories to publicize mineral and agricultural resources
The Denver Republican urges Congress to fund territorial exhibits at expositions. It argues territories, as wards of the federal government, lack cash but hold wealth to showcase, and that even a modest appropriation would save wasted national schemes while promoting western resources. It calls on Colorado delegates to support a bill and for territories to act before Congress reconvenes.
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Denver Republican
Congress
Colorado
Washington
On the Trail of Hungry Joe and a Kansas Ranch Swindle
A Kansas cattle man Benjamin Ashley travels to New York to meet a smooth confidence man famed as Hungry Joe. After a string of large cash deposits and a forged web of lies, Ashley sells a half interest in his ranch to conspirators for $14,000 and sails to Liverpool. A London‑bound imposter later poses as Ashley, prompting the real owner to reveal the ruse and identify the con artist Henry Barnes.
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R. Dickson
Brower House
New York
Ashley
Joe
Mr. Ashley
Broadway
Benjamin Ashley
London
Sone
Kansas
Abilene
Kan
Europe
Mae
George
Henry Barnes
N. 1. Times
Supreme Court announces Bresnahen vs Hallock Brothers decision
The Wyoming territorial supreme court met at 10 o clock to deliver its ruling in Bresnahen versus Hallock Brothers et al. The case grew from the Delmonico hotel and Washington Market collapses with Dawson Hawes as builders and Hallock Brothers on the bond. Bresnahen won $5 000 damages. the district judgment was affirmed and the court adjourned. Judge Parks wrote the opinion and all justices concurred, with a likely path to the United States Supreme Court. The adjournment is set for November 22, 1883.
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Wyoming Territorial Supreme Court
Court House
J. B. Sener
Samuel G. Parkas
Gustave Schnitger
United States
Rshal
J. B. Blair
Bresnahen
Hallock Brothers Et. al
Delmonico Hotel
Washington Market
Atlas Block
Sixteenth Street
Dawson & Hawes
Hallock Brothers
Supreme Court
Hallock
District Court
Parks
Supreme Court of the United States
Huge silver lead ore vein found near Santa Clara Utah
A discovery thirty miles west of St. George near the Santa Clara river unveils a gray carbonate vein fifteen feet wide at the surface. Assays indicate twenty ounces of silver per ton and seventy percent lead, with iron-rich gangue and a wax-like melt. The limestone-hosted vein runs along a long croppings trace, signaling a lively Utah mineral season ahead.
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St. George
Santa Clara
Utah
Zion
Salt Lake
Cure for Consumption Promised by Old Physician
Retired physician claims a simple vegetable remedy can cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and related throat and lung conditions and nervous debility. He offers to mail free of charge the recipe in German French or English with full directions to any requester, addressed to W A Noyes 149 Power’s Block Chester N Y.
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East India
W. A. Noyes
Power's Block
Chester
Royal Baking Powder Compared With Andrews' Pearl
Government analysis shows Andrews' Pearl contains more cream of tartar and greater leavening power than Royal Baking Powder. Dr Collier, Washington, notes samples from dealers, and the official comparison omits Andrews' Pearl for good reason.
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Royal Baking Powder Co
Andrew
Andrews
Royal
Perm Collimr
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Andrews & Co
Thomas Lydon
J P Harkins
The
Royal Co
Collier
Andrews Pearl Baking Powder challenged for alum proof
The Royal Co. and others offer $1 000 to $5 000 to anyone who can prove, by a fair mutual test, that Andrews' Pearl Baking Powder contains alum or injurious substances. The challenge claims purity and strength backed by a government chemist, though no public citation is provided.
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Royal Co
Andrews
Tryer
Peerless Florestan Cologne Perfume Ad
A brief advertisement praising Florestan cologne for its refreshing aroma and long lasting fragrance as a peerless perfume for the toilet.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Burt
Wyoming
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Bresnahen-Mallock
U.S. der, of Agriculture
Washington, D
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Dept of Agriculture
Pearl
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Water St
Milwaukee
Michigan Ave
Skinner Bros. & Wright
Leading Clothiers and Merchant Tailors
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Great Britain
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Mestic Fir
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Mr. Beecher
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