Personal Recollections and Oddities From Philadelphia to Prussia
A slice of 19th century miscellany includes H S Edwards recalling a witty London editor wife, a Mount Morinb Cemetery mystery of three granite shafts, a Connellsville skull injury with brains kept in a paper bag, and a claim that Andrewsburg Germany rears 250000 canaries a year for export to the United States.
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London
H. Sutherland Edwards
Europe
Sam
John McClintock
Connellaville
Perm
Fort Pitt
Somerset County
McClintock
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Andrewsburg
Prussia
Hartz Mountains
United States
Strikes in Schuylkill Quiet as Troops Stand By
In Shenandoah and across Schuylkill County the strike day passed peacefully with troops guarding colleries yet few workers returning. About 2000 miners joined the action, total out around 130,000, while Reading Company contemplates South laborers to fill gaps. A funeral procession for John Koniski drew 3000 miners behind a hearse, marching orderly with no incidents. Governor Stone cannot intervene under state law.
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Shenandoah, Penn
Schuylkill
Schuylkill County
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Atrikera
Lehigh
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Reading Company
John Koniski
Koniski
Dowieite Elders Painted and Deported from Mansfield
Ephraim Bassinger of Bluffton and Silas Moot of Lima were targeted by a mob in Mansfield Ohio. They were stripped daubed with smokestack varnish and forced to leave after promise not to return, then cleaned with lard and benzine and sent away on a Pennsylvania train.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Dowiette
Ephraim Bassinger
Bluffton
Silas Moot
Lima
Erie
City
Pennsylvania
Porto Ricans Mock Cuba Debt Demand Amid War Records
Porto Rico protests Cuba owes repayment for funds loaned to Spain to fight Cuba. General Wood will return documents to Governor Allen with a blunt memorandum explaining no action can be taken. Also reports on settlers, frontier clashes in Africa, labor union drives, strikes, and port employment trends.
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Hava A
Cuba
Porto Rico
Spain
Wood
Washington
Allen
Navy Attacks Newport Spectacle Ends in Forts Fortunes
Newport R I Special reports a naval assault on Newport by the red fleet. Torpedo boats slipped inside to disable defending ships before forts Adams Wetherell and Greble blazed away. Battleships then engaged, with Kearsarge Texas Indiana and others under fire. torpedo boats and forts alike suffered, but forts and heavy guns secured the main action.
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Newport
R. 1
Adams and Wetherell
Adams
Wetherell
Greble
Scorpion
Eagle
Channel
West Passage
Fort Greble
Fort Adams
Lincoln
Kearsarge
Texas
Indiana
Man returns after thirty-two years to Boonton grave
Edward Boylan, once an elite athlete from Boonton New Jersey, vanished after a Caledonian games riot beside the Passaic River. After 32 years he reappears, traveling from Wisconsin where he now owns a farm, to visit his sister and brother in law Patrick Cullen and Andrew Boylan. He plans to return to his farm soon.
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Boonton
N. J
St. Mary's Cemetery
Edward Boylamn
Boylan
Edward Boylan
Hig
Patrick Cullen
Cullen
Andrew Boylan
Kelly
Paterson
Pennsylvania Iron Works
Pittsboro
Chicago
Vast Dismal Swamp fire destroys 15000 acres of timber
In Newport News special report a month long blaze in Dismal Swamp has razed about fifteen thousand acres of timber and threatens Lake Drummond. Wildlife fled. Jericho Canal dried up. fire largely confined to small pockets as bears deer and wolves move away. A separate incident notes Florence Foley forcing a robber to drop his loot at her Evanston home.
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Newport News
Lake Drummond
North Carolina
Jericho Canal
Florence Foley
Michael Foley
Evanston
Opium Seized in Havana Smuggling Case
Fourteen hundred kilos of opium packed in labeled sausages were seized in Havana. The value is about $20,000. The report also notes assorted political and social items including a Utah gubernatorial candidate and other international notes.
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Oplum
Havana
First Clash in Strike Sparks Deadly Coal Turmoil
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania deputies clashed with miners during a strike. Two people died and several were injured as gunfire and missiles flew. Governor Stone sent troops, militia were mobilized, and martial law was proposed with saloons closed and arms sales restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Street
O'Hara
Governor Stone Deploys Troops to Shenandoah Region
Governor Stone ordered three regiments of infantry a battery and a cavalry troop to aid Sheriff Toole in Shenandoah Schuylkill mining district after a conference with Adjutant General Stewart and General Goblin. General Goblin commands the provisional brigade with Flo at Shenandoah headquarters. Selected units include the Fourth Eighth and Twelfth regiments Battery C Phoenixville Governor's Troop Harrisburg and the Third Brigade Headquarters.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Stone
Toole
Schuylkill
Stewart
Gobli
Shenandoah
Goblin
Flo
Phoenixville
Governor's Troop
Monster Feast in Paris Honors Mayors of France
Paris report describes President Loubet hosting a grand banquet in the Tuileries Gardens for mayors of French municipalities to celebrate the Exhibition. Twelve kitchens, 2000 waiters, and a motor car network enabled service along four miles of tables as 20,000 guests dined on pheasants ducks chickens beef salmon rolls wine and champagne amid flowers and marching bands. The event ended with Loubet’s address and a two day series of fetes.
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Paris
France
Tuileries Gardens
Lonchet
Place de la Concorde
Palma
President Loubet
M. Loubet
M. Louhbet
Loubet
Spain's Great General Martinez de Campos Dies Abroad
Madrid dispatch reports Marshal Arsenio Martinez de Campos died at Zarauz near San Sebastian. A longtime political force in Spain he preceded Weyler as Captain-General of Cuba and his supporters say he quelled the Carlist uprising and helped place Alfonso XII on the throne.
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Spain
Alfonso
Madrid
Arsenio Martinez de Campos
Zarauz
San Sebastian
General Weyler
Cuba
United States
Campos
Alfons XII
Labor wars and railroads dominate open letter over mine strike
John Mitchell, head of the United Mine Workers, names nine railroads as opponents in an open letter to the public. Lt Hobson arrives in Vancouver after inspecting wrecks from Manila Bay. Miners demand joint arbitration across Pennsylvania anthracite. a violent incident injures a South Dakota editor. A fatal explosion at the Botemian mine in Bohemia kills thirty one and injures fifteen.
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Stazleton
Penn
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad System
Delaware and Windson Tailroad Company
Delaware
Lackswanna and Western Railroad Company
Central Railroad Company of
New Jersey
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Erie Railroad
New York
Stequehanna and Western Railroad
Surquetiannn and Schuylkill Company
New York, Ontario and Western Hartlway
Hobson
Philippines
Merrimac Fame
Vancouver
B.C
Empress of India
Manila Bay
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Frisch Glueck
Dux
Bohemia
Ofteen
Bank Loot at Rushton Highlights Vault Theft
Burglars looted The State Bank at Rushton Kansas blowing open the safe and taking currency and securities. Authorities report they found damaged vault contents and small denominations remaining, with over twenty dollars in bills missing and a few negotiable instruments likely removed.
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Rushton
Kan
Thyre
Wu Oi
Nego
Markets Report Late Wholesale Prices in New York
In New York the latest wholesale quotations for country produce are listed, showing prices for vegetables fruits and dairy items. Traders note shifts in supply and demand affecting bulk shipments and regional markets.
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New York
Hay Crop Decline and Marketnotes From New York
Agricultural reports show the U S hay crop around 52 million tons, 7 million less than last year and 16 million below the 1890 peak, with uneven yields in the Middle West and parts of New England, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. Prices rise modestly while dairy regions report pasture shortages and feeding begins.
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New York City
United States
Middle West
Missouri River
New England
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Concrete 66 1 Building Material For Walls Of High Structures
A recent Washington permit authorizes a seven story structure using concrete for both inner and outer walls. Twisted iron rails will be embedded in the concrete. Exterior wall thickness is twelve inches and designed to bear compressive strains without counting the iron reinforcement.
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Washington
Dying With the Boots On Tales From Railroad Wrecks
A collection of anecdotes from newspaper clippings about footwear at disaster scenes. Tales include a train wreck on the Delaware River Bridge where Colonel Tom Powers died and his boots were torn off, plus notes on unclaimed shoes at Hatfield wrecks and a Philadelphia Record quip about policemen growing fat from outdoor duty.
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Tom” Powers
Atlantic City
Delaware River
Hatheld
Reldom
Phiadelphia Record
Crazy claims and odd facts fill early 1900s ads and notes
A collage of sensational statements and patent medicine pitches from a Penny Pictorial era page. Claims range from insanity visions and phantom smells to cures for colds and wind pain. Notable items include Mrs Winslow soothing syrup, Piso’s Cure, Dr Kline nerve restore, and a note about South Australian rubber discovery.
Tea Growing In the South and Bird Theorizing
The Providence Journal notes high quality tea is grown in South Carolina with leaf curing raising market value beyond Chinese teas. The Pall Mall Gazette criticizes rhinoceros birds and New Zealand kea parrots, arguing civilization corrupts wildlife and that birds now prey on livestock and eat raw meat.
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South
South Carolina
Providence Journal
Hinde
New Zealand
Pall Mall Gazette
Man in Mud Fails to Reclaim Lily in Water Folly
A maiden exclaims about beautiful water as Archie Sixcap wades after a lily. He sinks waist deep in mud, fails to reach the lily, and mutters a self critical quip as he struggles back to shore.
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Archie Sixcap
Chicago Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonial offer
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages and offers $1000 to anyone it cannot cure. It claims internal action on blood and mucous membranes, promises constitution boosting results, and invites readers to request testimonials from F. J. Corway & Co in Toledo Ohio.
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B. W. Gaorg
Oak
Hall
F. J. Corway & Co
Toledo
Dragshine Hall
A. Custom House Finea
Mexico
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Birnace
Mount Morinb Cemetery
Philadelphia
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Company, Practical Chemists
Lowell, Mas
Vigor Ayer
Pedora
Comatone
Americas
Libby, McNeill & Libsy
W.l.douglas
Dougy
W. T
L Douglas Shoe CO
Brockton
Mass
Wattina
Persia
Cortez
Rath Jerep
Atlanta
Thompson
Troopa
Bahoulkill Keelan
Vietin
Boston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Mansfeld
Oho
Zion
Porto Rigo
Illinois
Iowa
Middle States
Brewster
Okanogen County
Colville Indian Reservation
Portugueae
habor_World
Galveston
New York State
Hamilton Mills
Lowell
Mase
Anderson
Ind
Lave
Budapest
Buffalo
Youngstown
NAVY
Yorts
Returna
Atention
Utah
James H. Moyle
Canada
Sahara
Ochxenfurt
Bavaria
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Francois S Jones
Buenos Ayres
Charlotteville
Lulan Clayton Jewett
Richmound
Santa Fe
Butte
Mont
Schuylkill Region
Ahenandoah
Mr. Mitchell
Sheriff Toole
Adam Boyd
Foley
James
William Mitchell
Indian Ridge
Lehigh Valley
Ornzaah
B. Godin
Tropa
Governor Stone
Marshal Campos
Martinez de Campos
Warsral Martinez DE Campos
Anna
West
Hanna
Republican National Committee
McKinley
Alexander Porter
Edgewood Plantation
Providence
India
Si. Mitchell
Kansas Fix
Husala
Russa
Pekhi
China
National Tinuk Anapande
Danvers National Baok
Ak Shite
Batho Bank
Walentt Pectinew
Armsendoratty
Phe
Pier Catergor
Roger Walcott
Thalys
Cal
Furfsh
Bartlett
Niagara
State
Enn
L. I
East
Pacific Coast
Jersey
Yong Island
Orange Co
Brussels
Duluth
Lord
Krick
Pacific Slope
California
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Oregon
Acielty
Standard
England
Standard OW Company
Cheshire
Deslers
Virginia
Seyi
Carolina
Georgia
Philladelphia
The
Corp
New York Commercial Advertiser
Penny Pictorial Magazine
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave. N
Minneapolis
Minn
Dr. Kline
Br. R. HK Ltd
Arch St
Phila
South Australia
Frey
Country Prorer
Sys
Adams’ Tutt Fratts
Tren-Tsin
Madras
Porras
Moscow
Gnova
Greece
Lydia Ebsham
Miss Good
Kirs. Pinkham
Dean Mas. Prizvaxt
Misa Pram Goon
20Th Avenue
Yestar Way
Seattle, Wash
Lions Miss Pearl Good
Dean Mags
Prrkvau
E. Speebanes
Lydiaham
Miss Prant
29Th Avenue
Yesla
Way
Wash
Lyota E
Pinnuan Mavic
Cascarets
Fee Seean
Sterling Remedy Company
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