Balloon voyage bride and grooms survive dramatic fall
A Philadelphia professor and Mr and Mrs Sherman Hunt escaped death in a balloon ascent from Manhattan Beach. The balloon burst during descent at high speed near Fort Gopin, but all survived with only minor injuries. The wedding party had just wed and set off, drawing cheers before the dramatic plunge.
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Professor King
Fort Gopin
Bréfescor King
Richard 4
Richards
Olive Barton
Baldwin
Hugh
Golden
Anfely
Expert Arrestee in Woodruff Defalcation Case
Liner Book reports expert accountant Hay, hired by ex Treasurer Woodruff to handle treasury matters, arrested on a warrant by Treasurer Morrow for allegedly stealing 100000 in state script. Morrow says Ray removed canceled vouchers from a second box, bonded at 2000, while Woodruff’s bondsmen dispute the claim and suspect misplacement.
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B. Hay
W. BE. Woodruff
State Board
Treasury
Morrow
Ray
Legislative Committee
Justice of the Peace
John G. Fletcher
J. H. McCarthy
Dan Forbes
Woodruff
Rye export ban sparks debate and policy shifts in Russia
Aug 1 report notes initial opposition by the Czar to the rye prohibition, then a narrower move restricting rye grain, rye meal, flour and bran. Aug 10 dispatch says Russia may use wheat for army bread to reduce reliance on imports, with government inquiries into wheat stocks and transport, plus relief plans including canals, barracks, railways and forests.
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St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
Thamnind
Germany
Sold Her Twins for a Dollar in Amasta
A young woman near Isabella gave birth to twins. Mrs Albord, a farmer's wife with no children, learned of the infant's availability and offered to adopt them. The mother asked 50 cents per baby, paid and surrendered the children willingly.
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Amasta
Isabella
Alb Ord
Pine Horse Receives San Antonio Fine Trotter Porfirio Diag
Judge FB Earnest reports from San Antonio on a fine trotter named Porfirio Diag described as one of Texas' finest, though the text notes rot in the animal.
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Earnest
San Antonio Lite Fine Trotter
Porfirio Diag
Texas
Judge Earnest Names Colt Porfirio Ming for Mexico Leader
Porfirio Ming, a three year old standard bred trotter, was presented to Judge Earnest by Maj. PF W Earnest and registered in Wallace's American Trotting Register number 10176. The colt, bred at Glenswood farm Missouri, is described as trim with a rich mane and tail and lineage linking to famed American trotters.
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Judge Earnest
Porfirio Ming
Col J.B. Ripley
Glenswood
Missouri
Porfirio
Wallace
Mexico
Dine
Gate City
Laredo
Texas
Earncat
Maj
PF. W. Earnest
One Dose Enough and Old French Etiquette Recalled
A Louisiana visitor recalls 19th century New Orleans customs where young women always rode with escorts and mothers. An opera date ends badly when a Baltimorean cannot cover tickets and is mortified. A Northern suitor learns costly lessons as carriages and mothers complicate courtship. Also a pistol accident east of town leaves a man's thigh wounded but not fatal.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Detroit
Baltimore
Mamia
Albert Hagen
Bob Eire
Hughes
Bolton
Thanks to friends and editors for helping after death
Fragmented note thanks friends for help preparing the late boy and expresses gratitude to Mrs. Will Hart and Mrs. C. Kif Side. Mentions editors and a group for a watermelon treat and notes uncertain details about a forthcoming event and availability.
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Will Hart
C. Kif
Macs
W. A. Myans
Yellow Fever Fear Delays City of Washington Arrival
New York Aug 10 The Ward line steamer City of Washington, arriving from Mexican ports and Havana, is detained for quarantine inspection and fumigation. The vessel will not reach the city until tomorrow amid reports of a deadly yellow fever outbreak in Vera Cruz and surrounding areas. The article recounts funerals, a notable victim, and then lists court cases and civil actions disposed of or ongoing.
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New York
Wardlini
City of Washington
Mexican Porta
Havana
Vera, Cruz
J. J. Snowball
Wall
Atreet
Mexico
Evening Post
Vera
Snowball
Cordova
Vera Cruz
Man Falls From Train Injuring Both Feet Near Jonestoro
Will McIntarts, about thirty, fell or jumped from a moving train three miles west of town. His feet were mangled and amputations below the knee and above the ankle were performed at his home by Dr. Broyles and Bolton. His condition is critical but recovery is possible. He is married with a family. The accident followed recent news of Dave Taylor's death.
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Will McIntarts
Jonestoro
Code
Sinking Creek
Dr. Broyles
Des. Broyles and
Bolton
Ife
Dave Taylor
Police Experience in Heat Fragments
A fragmented account describes a man reeling in the heat, police involvement, and a tense scene as he resists being taken away. The report mixes garbled phrases with references to emotions, injuries, and night hours, leaving the sequence unclear.
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Stibhorm
Credit for reciprocity tied to Arthur says Hatton
Washington journalist Frank Hatton argues history should credit President Arthur with reciprocity ideas. He notes Arthur sent J W Foster to Spain on the same mission as Blaine and negotiated a similar treaty before the Senate, later withdrawn by Cleveland. He contrasts Blaine’s recent popularity with Arthur’s lasting influence and doubts about Blaine’s nomination.
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Garfield
Arthur
Frank Hatton
Washington
Grand Pacific
J. W. Foster
Spain
Blaine
Senate
Cleveland
Mexico
Gens
Grant
Prescott
Sam
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