Democratic Party praises laborer alliance and blasts radicals
The Democrat urges laborers to stay with the Democratic party, blaming the radicals for past legislation and arguing public self labeling as a thief harms workers. It notes a Toledo district post office appointment dispute with Hayes and Matthews and warns the radical faction carried the district by a narrow margin, threatening defeat if the postmaster remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Hayes
Stanley Matthews
Republican State Executive Committee
Corruption at the New York Custom House Report
The third and final report of the New York Custom House Commission condemns corruption and maladministration. It calls for immediate reorganization, dismissal of the force, and a shift to a new, merit-based system, including plain uniforms to curb swindling. The weighers’ salaries and idle duties are highlighted as excessive. A San Francisco note reports a council for Indian affairs with Captain Wilkinson aiding the process and tribes gathering for talks, listing numerous tribes and an expected turnout of 3,517 people with about 1,500 warriors, amid unease and reported impudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Custom House
Cincinnati Gazette
Washinerox
New York Custom House Commission
San Francisco
Spokane
Wilkinson
Howard
Wilkins
Simms
Colville
Lakes
Pen d’Orribes
Wise to Try the Democrats Editorial
Jeffersonville News argues workers have grievances but suggests trying the Democratic party first before forming a new party. It contends the Democrats are more in touch with the masses and likely to adopt constitutional requests within established government principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Democratic Party
Party of the People
W. M. L. f Chicago Tribune Suggestion Note
A Memorandum to Workingmen conventions mocks orators with blunted hands and tools. It claims Kentucky's Governor McCreary is the youngest governor, handsome and ambitious, aiming for the Senate, per correspondents. It jokily notes a shaved chin for talkative women would end with more dead barbers than undertakers.
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W. mL. fChicago Tribune
McCreary
Kentucky
Turkish gendarmerie organized by Colonel Baker
Cross and Crescent. Constaxuxoria August 22. The new Turkish gendarmerie is now organized under Colonel Valentine Baker. Dispatches from Bucharest and Shumla report 14000 Egyptian troops attempting to cut the railway between Kustendji and Tehernova, and Turkish forces attacking Rustendji from the opposite side. Reports describe Turkish success at Schipka and renewed Russian pressure, with ongoing fighting and strategic moves around Bulgaria and the Dobrudscha.
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Constaxuxoria
Valentine Baker
Loxpox
Bucharest
Kustendjt
Tehernova
Silistria
Rustendji
Shumla
Schipka
Tirnova
The Indian War raport from Hole in the Rock
Reports from Hole in the Rock station describe hostiles moving toward Henrys lake and Tetcon basin. Howard and Bainbridge led scouts on Comas Creek. a skirmish killed one and wounded seven. Indians stole about two hundred horses and telegraph lines were cut. Forts at Helena and Fort Hall note limited progress as Nez Perces and Bannocks depart to fight.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Hole In Rock
Diho
Henry’s Lake
Tetcon Basin
Howard
Comas Creek
Capt
Bainbridge
Fort Hall
Howards
Montana
General Sherman
Helena
Sal Lake
Oran
Pleasant Valley
Wasiixetox
Terry
Sitting Bull
Chicago
Nez Perces
Hole In the Rock
Ridge Station
Idahho
Snake River Bridge
Fort Hunt
Acexey
Inano
Fort Hill
Hol
Rock Station
Dynamite Experiments Kill Cattle and Horse Accident
Reports from Dudley England describe Javud and Water and Mr Thomas Johnson testing explosive charges on cattle with fuse and detonator. Electricity triggered identical charges instantly killing three animals. A separate Greenville incident notes a seven year old boy losing part of his ear after a horse bit him, surgeons hoping restoration is possible.
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Thomas Johnson
Dudley
England
Red Hill Dudley
Johnson
N. A. Ledger-Standard
Greenville
John
George Davis
John &. Davis
Davis
Strikes Disrupt Ciruses and Traction Engine Patent
Strikes hinder circuses and menageries traveling by rail with Barnum and Forepaugh losing a week’s movement and suffering heavy losses. W. H. Davidson of Ada Ohio patents a 5000 pound portable traction engine capable of self propulsion and pulling 1500 to 1800 pounds on ordinary roads and seeks space at the state fair.
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Barnum’s
Forepaugh
Chicago
W. H. Davidson
Ada
Ohio
The dog that will follow every body
A fragment notes a dog that trails behind people and is described as not worth a cuss. No clear event or named entities present.
Fourth of July Goat Rampage Ends in Goat's Death
The Erie Dispatch reports on an incident where five West Side youths strapped firecrackers to a goat. The blast sent the animal airborne, toppled a boy, toppled others, and caused chaos across a street scene. The goat died, a book agent and a passerby escaped unharmed. The piece ends with a call for vengeance for the goat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Dispatch
William
Dan Rice
P. S
King of Gaboon dies 160 Year Old Ruler Succeeds
A Civilized African ruler known as the King of Gaboon died early in May at age 160. His eldest son Audaunte succeeded him, broke up the harem, freed 120 slaves, ended human sacrifices, and pledged to open Gaboon river trade and inland roads to traders.
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Gaboon
Audaunte
Passing Away and the Continuity of Life
This reflection compares human generations to forest leaves falling in autumn. It suggests that while people pass, their passing leaves behind a fertilizing power that enables new life to emerge and endure through future summers and winters.
Blue Jeans campaign and political defense in Indiana
A Chicago based column rails at violence elsewhere while praising Indiana Governor Williams for resisting harsh measures. It endorses Blue Jeans Withinos for president, lauding labor sympathy and British press endorsement. The piece shifts to a Wisconsin divorce oddity, then reminisces about Postmaster General Francis Granger and Judge Collamer, ending with a humorous aside about a Mikigan trapper’s tale and Lydia Thompson’s blondes.
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Jimmy
Covington
Pittsburg
Hite
Chicago
Baltimore
Indiana
Williams
Withinos
Labor
Wisconsin
Francis Granger
John Marron
Judge Collamer
Congress
Mr. Marr
Department
Michigan
Donaldson
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Big Manistee River
Detroit, Mich
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Cincinnati
Deacon Smith
Cross and
Loxpux
Sulina
Zimmerman
Dobrudscha
Constantinople
Salonica
Olympus
Adrianople
Bulgaria
Yeni Sagh
Baghaiz
Laneli
Chain Baghaiz
Balkans
Porte
Mukhtiar Pasha
Loxvos
Germany
Kustengi
Sohipka Pass
Plevna
Osman Pasha
Nicholas
Mukhtar Pasha
Magarajikh
Yakinlar
Biela
Ignatieff
Galatzin
Karlsbad
Sophia
Orchardix
Hoxpos
Prenova
Gabreva
Osman Bazar
Gourki
St. Petersotre
Golos
Cor
Sistova
Simnitaza
Turnomagorel
Red Cross
Viessxa
Sofia
Cincinamati Gazette
Cuampatan
Inn
John C. Chapman
Rautoal
John F. Rittenhouse
John McFarland
Lexington
Rittenhouse
Chas. Rockwood
McFarland
Samuel Marfield
Circleville
Marfield
Monticello
Decatur
J. 3. Forney & Co
Burlington
Iowa
Pemberton B. Harris
Richmond, Lad
Mary
Mrs. Brown
Julia
Dil
Lydia Thompson
Shelbyville
Leeds
Monroeville
Mery
Franklin County
Toaci Grounds
Bradford
Richmond
Fort, Wayne
Matt Brown
Adnan
Mike Crutloo
Tom Hanlon
Kokomo
Brak Mehols
Indianapolis
Indiana Woman's Suffrage
Katvltstown
Sam. McDonald
Terre Haute
Lostcreek Township
J. Randall
Harding
The
Herald
Sol Hathaway
Post
Indianapoli
Redington
Jackson County
Dian
Fox
Keduicastle
Agbury Institute
Miami
Lake
Connersville
Davis County
Elisha Hayatt
August Pope
Andrew Jackson
Gravelton
Elkhart County
Baltimore & Olio
W. P. Gates
Tipton
L. H. Cunningham
Madison
Jefferson County
yWe
O. J. Gaston
Gordon
Franklin
Ind
Star
India- Napolis
Morton
Bliss
Washington
Robert Graves
David Harrison
Clarence Harrison
David
Mike Sullivan
Harrison
Sullivan
Mrr. Fox
Columbus
Dabnbert & Sargeant
Wmn
Reynolds
Washington, D. C
Jettersontville
Bernard Miller
Jettersonville
Woodward Avenue
Canada
Rhine
Pintin
Canada Shore
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Field
Eastham
Swinger
Logansport
Gordon Setter
Kent
Justice of the Peace
Supreme Court
Lon” Hubbell
Putman County
London Saturday Review
Hope
Bartholomew County
State of
Board of Commissioners
Town of
County of
Bartholomew
Horace F. Howell
James A. Dason
Llowances
Chas H Hubbard
Y. B. Western
Wim Katies
We Western, Jr
Albert Brinker
Win Western
David Stein
Chas Bishop
Addison Wayt
Are
Janes C. Remy
George H Glick
John H Adams
Ccec
Albert Lowden
Enum
Male
Benj
Kobbe
John Frische
Jackson
Philip Rhoads
Wayne
San McCray
German
Dushua
Norton
Flatrock
Henry G Green
Nineveh
John Monroe
Ag Harti
Henry B Blessing
Elections
Thos d Kobbe
Benj Whittington
Pritting
Kerr & Wright
Danforth
John Stader
Cox
Ohno Up
Rominager
Hawcrevk
Strickland
Lucas Covert
Clifty
H Brumfield
Chay
Win Nichols
Enuin
Win Stewart
Joseph McFall
McCalla
Mahlon Hayes
Frank Reisner
Thos A Suckett
Poor
Ueberroth & Richter
Poo Bsy Lund
Essesee Repeutterestensensanceteene Etaene Keller & Brockman
LG Redman
Rodmay Ah Burgess
George Datin
Benj Gaskill
David Harden
John Coovert
AL D
Geo Carruthers
Wm Duoniay
Rhode Moran
Morgan Sackett
Keith
Satuels
Wovel & Co
Salmon & Gilbert
McCormack & Sweeney
Gaslight & Coke Co
Buseh & Sons
Court House
Silas L Thompson
George W Arnold
Daquest
Smith
Sweeney
John Daup
Joshua Hubbards
Geo B Mostaugh
Silas Bray
HS Wells
Louis Mackey
Daniel Granger
Charles Schaub
Marcus Hallowell
Simeon Stapp
GM Butler
Richards
Watson Merrick
Jain White
John Waite
Jobn White
John Conup
McFall
St Muir
Samuel Jolly
Joan Vaup
Daniel MccCiiutic
Wiliam Stewart
DF Long
William Nichols
Peter Blessing
JM Wallace
John Mehbaffa
G Schwartzkopf
FT Crump
JI G Schwartzkopf
J Byudson
Elizabeth Weakly
Nccelenry
A Meyer
John T Stevens
DW Adams
J Taylor & Bro
Jabez Hammond
W B Burford
Peter Grass
Richard Carter
Brown Bros
George Wagner
Ccenuue
Geo Schofield
A McCorkie
Pris
George Miller
Cuenee
Sae
Thos Brown
Asylum
George M. Gilbert
Griffith’s Block
O Bank
Charles A. Hubbard
Pallas Theater
Hogue & CO
D. Johnbull
Bull
Suttn
Dr. John Bull
John Bull
Joan J.sutrn
Louisville
Frank Wilt
Second Ward
George Kitzinger
Main
Louisville,Ky
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