England in 1879 Marches the Sunshine of Society
The report surveys England and Europe on health, law, and culture, noting ministers of religion as the healthful occupation, depictions of modern fires, nitrate deposits along Peru, and American land laws. It mentions New York cathedral plans, European marriage fertility, luggage handling debates, and a speculative future where a powerful editor rules the world via telephones and advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jules Verne
Paris
Chicago
It Cannot Last Forever Words of Comfort for Burdened Souls
Lilla M. Alexander offers a hopeful verse from Once a Week stressing that hardship is temporary. The poem suggests reciting lines like It cannot last forever to lift spirits during daily annoyances and disasters. It promises relief as storms pass and brighter mornings arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilla M. Alexander
Hymn Scrap Changes Fate In Frontier Saloon Trial
Rod Kimberly faces mock court for alleged theft in a rough town. A torn page from his mother's hymn book, read aloud by a stranger who becomes his brother Phil Kimberly, sways jurors and leads to a postponement and new inquiry. The hymn rekindles family memory and mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wader
Yeself
Rod Kinberly
Rod
Lila
Anyemother
Davis
Livi
Jerry Davis
Nilo Agin
Noice
Tie
Ian
Plat
Kimberly
Turtle
Det
Lee
Sunset Mine Discovery by Mina Ingraham
Nest among the mines of the area lies the Sunset mine discovered two years ago by Mina Ingraham stepdaughter of Meylette. She found ore while exploring with her family and marked a cliff pool as sun struck Elk Range ridges. The site was prepared as a discovery stake and leased about fifteen months ago to the Gillespie Brothers who formed the Sunset Mining Company and began operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina Ingraham
Meylette
Interaham
Elk Range
Gillespie
Sunset Mining Company
Uepen Teal Chrontele
Fiftyth Congress Work Summary Amid Vast Bill Totals
A historical overview notes the Fiftieth Congress breaking records for bills introduced passed and vetoed. House and Senate totals reach about 12 650 and 4000 respectively with 1400 laws enacted. President Cleveland issued 150 vetoes and allowed over 200 laws without signature amid a 316 day session. Major measures failed include tariff welfare and education acts while the Omni bust Territories Admission bill granted statehood to North and South Dakota Washington and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Cleveland
Interstate Telegraph
Warsaw
Freemen's Bank
Congress
Bheriden
Mra. Logan
Frank A. Blotri
Washington
Pakota
Department of Agriculture
Department of
Abor
New York
Cenmion
United States Navy
North
South Dakota
Montana
Nicaragua Canal Company
United States
Panama
Samoa
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Phyl Sheridan
General Rosecrans
Lst
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
United States Express Company
Adams Exress Company
Sexyral Harrison
Civil_Service_Commission
Ace
Wanders
Hig
Warto Hansa
Bis
Garland
Fuller
Lamar
Coonel Lamont
Olasting Lim
Tlon
Lille
Pon
Arxenat Crank
House of Repreventatives
Government of
West Virgin
Till
Tne
Musical and dramatic notes on actors and theaters
A London and New York theater roundup lists Mrs Langthy sailing to London and Henry Irving turning fifty-one, with notes on Barnett worth 725000, Crarna Moris born in Cleveland, and many others. It mentions opera premieres, tours by W J Seanlan and the Minnie Douglass Opera Company, and updates on Lotta, Mary Anderson, and Rosita Mauri among the era’s stage figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langthy
London
Lawrence Barnett
Hetasi Monsesca
Poland
Henry Irving
Ifty
Crarna Moris
Cleveland
Ohio
Barry Benehanpt
America
Hannigax
New York
W. J. Fronence
Bonbon
Schubert
Modjoska
Edwin Booth Nart Sesson
Manz Vas Zanpt
Madrid
New York City
Mary Aierson
English Provinces
United States
W. van Dyk
Minnie Douglass
Towa
W ” —Alulay
Roumania
Weimar
Germany
W. J. Seanlan
Great Britain
Ireland
Liverpool
Aes Dn
Sei
Fork City
Lotta
Poria
Max. Pansy
Bay
Drury Lane
Julies
StockFratm
Jennie Lind
Hng
Norma - Axmowme
Toads Ballet
Paris Grand Opera
Apri
Rosita Mauri
Manda
Fannie Maskele
Mildmay
Pisce
Prominent Figures and Royal Notices Across Empires
A garbled string of historical notes reports on deafness of a ruler, births, wills, and honours. Mentions include Witidan Winvow born in Ohio, Victoria's will of 1876, the Dutch king’s struggle with death, China’s emperor with boots, John Wasanderies insured for a fortune, railway magnate Hrangaoa aged circa fifty five, Jon Buenever school age, Carlas Walker promoted to Commodore, James Russell Lowall marking Washington’s Birthday birth, Ls Gitano B. Calvon Vermont director of many firms, German Emperor launching a Court Circular, Ernest Henry Crances Decils a German palaeontologist, and a Madagascar queen’s grandmother dying near one hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court von Metrx
Russia
Witidan Winvow
Ohio
Quren Victoria
Mosto
Tur
Netherlands
China
Hay
John Wasanderies
Hrangaoa
Jon Buenever
Carlas WalKker
Bureau
Navigation
James Russell Lowall
Washington
Ls Gitano B. Calvon
Vermont
Ernest Henry Crances Decils
Peologiat
Mada- Gascar
Ten Die as Canada Express Crashes Through Bridge
A St George Canada Great Western branch line disaster left ten dead and thirty wounded when the St Louis express plunged through an iron trestle bridge east of St George. The engine and tender cleared the bridge while the passenger car fell into the ravine, with rescuers hastening amid fires and cries for help as bonfires lit the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Bridge
Canada
St. George
Great Western
St. Louis
Somersantt
Mart
Aawa
Crossont
Briggs
The Forger of the Parnell Letter Ends His Life
An Englishman believed to be Richard Pigott was arrested in Madrid under the alias Ronald Ponsonby. He died by shooting himself after a telegram from the British Foreign Office led to his arrest, and authorities recovered papers and a small amount of silver in his pockets. The death by self-inflicted wound matches Pigott’s profile as the forger of the London Times Parnell letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Pigott
Madrid
Spain
Ronald Ponsonby
Pigott
London Times
Parnell
Indrid
Foreign Office
Ponsonby
Paris
London
London Standard
Trigott
Forsign
Desbordes
Tonquin
China
North Sea
Brasxai
Cmsve
Tur
Bir
Juliaty
Voncefotes
Sra Torgessyin
Gabon Charga
Mnetry
Funetica
Ma. Grapstont
Mr. Parnell
Mr. Morles
Ireland
Geo. Wuurs
Canada
Brantfort
Leo XIII
Rome
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tront
Supreme Court
Fuler
Thavenerabha ‘annibal-Hamlin
Committee of Arrangements
House of Representatives
Carlisle
Senate
United States
Court of Claims
Supreme Court of the District
District of Columbia
Windom
Minnesota
Ferry
Michigan
Govis
Foraker
Ohio
Cockrell
Missouri
Olact
Hoar
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Senator Cullom
Alindi
Chamber
Senator Ingalls
Morton
Harrison
Itr
Butler
New Gold Fever Sparks San Diego To San Francisco Stampede
Despatches from San Diego report richer gold finds near Ensenada sparking intense excitement. Steamer shipments bring heavy gold dust to San Francisco while old miners flood in, towns run out of bacon and tools surge in value, and exploration continues along an eighteen by twenty mile zone with lasting water sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Ensenada
Lower California
San Francisco
California
Pacific Coast
A Towns Title Wallace Idalia Change of Owners in Minutes
Wallacer Idalia induces rapid town upheaval after Interior decision in Allen v Morrill about land validity with Hour half breed scrip. Town located with cancelled scrip. two committees draft plan to hold only certain lots. Residents shift fortunes with sudden wealth and poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Das Ho
Secretary of the Interior
Allen
Morrill
Car- Ter Frothier
United States Land Office
Copur d’Aleno
Newley Gleanings Of World And Nation Briefs
A collage of brief notes: Turkey and Adriano near panic. Panama Canal stalled. Paris Exhibition opens May 4. Italy has five 100 ton battleships. Texas bans concealed weapons. Canadian Indian population 125 381. New York reports 49 equity sorts of poverty preaching. Parnell fight costs 500000. Sweden Sweden Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Italy
Wort
Panam Canal
Paris
Hoxocuny
Hawa
Adrianople
Turkey
Texas
Canadian Dominion
New York City
North Ching
Parnell
Aweden
Joasacota
Ita
Russia
Kioto
Japan
Tisai
Plymouth tragedy burials and Pennsylvanian crimes reported
The Eastern and Middle States record a Plymouth squib factory disaster burial with nine in Shawnee Cemetery and one in Catholic Cemetery. A Jamestown farmer is killed by masked robbers. Multiple fires, drownings, and political notes follow, including West Virginia election certificates and Treasury contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle States
Plymouth
Penn
Shawnee
Maggie Lynch
Henman i Vmbergin
Jamestown
Auouiz
Tiston
John Belcher
Nicholas Donohue
Connecticut
Roveur Sick
Franz Bigel
New York
Henny A. Gouen
St Boston
Mass
Epwaup Conurnx
Ason
2. T. Adams
Livonia
Centsus Lake
Stesmer Kill von Kull
Central Railroad
New Jersey
Elizabethport
N. J
Inauguration Day Parade and Ceremony for Harrison Morton
Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton were inaugurated amid a lavish Washington pageant. Decorations covered Pennsylvania Avenue and public buildings, crowds gathered in rain, and the procession moved from Willard’s to the Capitol. Harrison took the oath, delivered the inaugural address, and reviewed the parade from the White House grounds as bands played and flags waved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Harrison
Levi P. Morton
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Treasury Building
Treasury
Harrison
Morton
Solarius
Willard’ Hotel
TNE
S;cial
Grover Cleveland
Pennsylvania National Guards
John F. Hartrante
Clevgland
Garfield
Gibson
Regular Army
Cavalry
Infantry and Artilery
National Guard
District of Columbia
Daciirate
Ling
Executive Mansion
James A. Beaver
David Hastings
Cleveland
Hoar and
Cockrell
Seventieth Indiana Infantry
Harrisons
Hoover
Thaescart
Segular Calvary
Fertiiny Calvary
District
Columbia
Fifteenth Street
Hannibal Hamlin
Supreme Court
Senate
Wtho
Diplomatic Corps
Wnn
Pennsylvania
Hartranft
Ohio
John B. Foraker
Georgie Cadets
William Warner
Myrom M. Barker
Grand Army of the Republic
Old Sailors
H A. Barnum
John ‘J.O' Brisa
White House
Galute
Cleveland vetoes Direct Tax bill in Senate fight
President Grover Cleveland returned the Direct Tax bill to Congress unsigned. He argued the proposal exceeds constitutional power and would unjustly tax citizens, warning the plan invites sectional discord and inequity. Senate debate followed, final vote 45 to 0 to sustain the veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cleveland
Senate
Grover Cleveland
Executive Mansion
Yeas
Deficiency Nearly Tires and a Half Million Bushels
Statistician Sheridan of the Dakotas reports a wheat shortage. He cites 1888 crop data for March 2 1889 showing 20 percent on hand for consumption or sale, 30 percent consumed in Territory, 20 percent shipped out, 6 percent in prior years, and a total 37,495,549 bushels raised. Estimated needed for bread and seed is 11,384,504 with a projected shortage of 9 415.85 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Dakotas
Dakota
Boy Emperor Weds In Exclusive Chinese Ceremony
A report details the marriage of the Emperor of China, an ultra-private ceremony with diplomats invited but the public largely excluded. Emphasis contrasts famine in the provinces with the lavish event, noting the emperor's youth and the grand banquets and gifts surrounding the nuptials.
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England
Agent Ao
Syuthe Kan
Peruvian
Kansas
Mulhall
Europe
Scotland
Holland
Sweden
Austria
Sweitzerland
Elangary
Denmark
France
Bave
Syant
San Francisco Chronicle
The
New York Historical Society
Fiost
Richmond
Vaz
States of the Union
Atlanta Constitution
Worcity
New York Graphic
Ti Hung Chang
Berkshire
God
Tree
New England
Great West
Lower
Wallacer Idalia
Thruro
Philadelphia
Yanabor
Africa
Dies Urg
Pexas
Linksburg
Pawtucket
Ina McCautegy
Deat
Howard Anderson
Wilbon
West Virginia
John D.atcherson
J. M. Jackson
Thompson
Turley
Carter County
Finn
Milwaukee
Wis
E Jenner & Cos
Arizona
Lecontra Jaye
Henrico
Mr. Hynes
Desatur County
Tenn
Tennessee
Tiver
Johnson County
Ind
Tne Chilian
Chili
Poath
MNS
Arnjabuin Harrison
Steet
Ingalls
Ts Corps
A. A. Wilson
J. M. Wright
Cunaday
Cutlom
Caskrell
Ics
Norton
Anson M McCook
Edmunds
John B. Clark
Hoare
Caprio
Elia W. Halford
Harrkon
Sai Tien
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