Various 19th Century News Bits From New York Press
A roundup of items includes West Chester postmaster William Shields' suicide after confusion in duties, a child trafficking case in New York judged for a wealthy insurance wife, Mrs. E. D. Morgan’s death, Becky Jones freed from Ludlow Street Jail, Grant’s testimony on firm wealth loss, Schumacher & Ettlinger fire losses, F. S. Wixston noted as founder of American life insurance, a Delphi River corpse identified as editor S. Conant, cattlemen in Oklahoma to depart, potential Anglo-Russian war tensions, and President Cleveland’s church pews and social plans.
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William Shields
Arthur
West Chester
Lieb
New York
van Vorst
E. D. Morgan
Edwin D. Morgan
Supreme Court of New York
Becky Jones
Ludlow Street
Gen. Grant
Grant & Ward
American Life Insurance
Winston
Delaware River
Trenton
N. J
8. S. Conant
Harper's Weekly
West items mix Iowa politics and national events
The Iowa Attorney General ruled Cattell the de facto State Auditor with warrants paid by the State Treasurer. Reports note Texas Pacific lands opened in Tucson, Stager died in Chicago, and living notables linked to war and industry. Other items include Chicago theater expansion, ice on lakes, smallpox claim, British beef contracts, and a Kansas City murder self defense acquittal.
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Iowa
Cattell
Texas Pacific
Tucson
A. T
Anson Stager
Chicago
Stager
J. H. McVicker
Prindiville
Michigan
Buffalo
Joseph Aitaria
Illinois Street
St. Patrick's Day
British War Department
Woolwich
Oxith Stein
George Fredericks
Kansas City
Atchison, Kan
D. C. Miner
Jesse Crall
Michigan Carbon Works
Detroit
Isaac Burke
Oakland Cemetery
Ind
DovaeuLas R. Halle
Bridewell
Mike Weaver
Treasury Department
Art
San Francisco
John Kane
Colusa County
Fletcher
Missouri
St. Louis
Buchanan County Court House
St. Joseph
Recorder of Deeds
Perry H. Smith
Northwestern Road
Georgia court tosses Rev Smith suit over free gospel on railway
The Superior Court of Georgia dismissed Rev J A Smith's suit against the Marietta Railway for preaching to laboring conscripts. Fire damage in Charleston West Virginia tolls $170000. valve was plugged with iron. Chapmen, a noted sportsman, dies by his own hand at Hot Springs Arkansas. Mark Twain ferry boiler explosion at Mound City kills five and wounds four. Katzenberger convicted of manslaughter in Ellicott City Maryland sentenced to nine years. William Neal part of a trio who murdered and burned victims in Ashland Kentucky. executed amid armed guards. McAllister Illinois coal mine爆 explosion kills twelve. Ponce de Leon anniversary observed at St Augustine Florida.
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Superior Court of Georgia
J. A. Smith
Marietta Railway
Charleston
W. Va
Au Chapman
Hot Springs
Ark
Mark Twain
Memphis
Mound City
Jos
A. Katzenberger
Ellicott City
Emeline Miller
Willliam Neal
Ashland
Grayson
McAllister
I.c
Ponce de Leon
St. Augustine
Fla
Danish Minister Appointed to United States
Washington reports Secretary Washington announces Washington appoints P. de Lovendry as Minister from Denmark to the United States. The piece notes Attorney General Garland intends to stay on civil service lines and spare efficient clerks, with Sunday work barred for clerks. It also says Treasurer Wyman and Kimball may be retained, others to be replaced. Cleveland nominates Cox to Turkey, Ham to Dubuque master, and Ross to Bloomington postmaster. A Mann ing circular discusses curtailing clerks’ numbers.
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P. DE Lovendry
Berlin
Denmark
United States
Garland
Washington
Wyman
Kimball
Treasury
Cleveland
Samuel 8. Cox
New York
Turkey
M. M. Ham
Dubuque
Thomas J. Ross
Bloomington
Manning
Foxe
Political Pulse Shapes Nation and Cities
The Mormon dissents on territorial sovereignty clash with Congress. Texas requires out of state firms to keep a state office or face penalties. Chicago Democrats nominate Harrison for mayor and others for city posts. A mandamus suit against Auditor Brown is dismissed in Des Moines. Niagara Falls reservation bill advances in New York Assembly. Pennsylvania Senate approves a congressional apportionment bill with nineteen Republican and nine Democratic districts. St Louis Democratic mayoral nominees are David R Francis and William L Ewing. Tennessee repeals Railroad Commission law 56 to 35.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Texas
Democracy of
Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
William M. Devine
John G. Neumeister
Peter J. Ellert
Sherman
Cattell
Brown
Des Moines
New York Assembly
Niagara Falls
Pennsylvania Senate
St. Louis
David R. Francis
William L. Ewing
Tennessee Railroad Commission
Frightful Fires Sweep Small Towns and Canadian Uprising Fears
Reports detail nine buildings burned in Stevens Point Wisconsin fourteen in Frankfort Indiana eight in Hale Missouri three in Stuart Iowa a livery stable and thirty seven horses destroyed in Urbana Ohio and extensive damage in Covington Kentucky. Dispatches describe rising tensions from Prince Albert to Duck Lake with half breed land disputes and a suspected rebel uprising led by Riel aided by Indigenous bands as Canadian mounted police struggle to contain the insurgents.
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Wis
Frankfort
Ind
Hale
Stuart
Iowa
Urbana
Ohio
Eee
Boston
Covington
Prince Albert
Duck Lake
Dominion
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Riel
Col
Irvine
Fort Carlton
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Ottawa
Quebec
Kingston
Cincinnati
Texas
Northwest
Canadian Mounted Police
D. W. Caldwell
Cleveland
Couch
Oklahoma
Middleton
Qu'appelle
Ontario
Lake Superior
Moore
Maj. Crozier
British Balloon Recon Carries War News From Africa To Europe
Gen Graham shifts camp near Tamai while balloon corps reconnoiters enemy positions. London reports balloons aiding British observations against El Mahdi forces. Cabinet plans Afghan frontier delimitation with Russia. Indian army officers abroad ordered back. Earl Granville discusses Russia Turkey alliance rumors. Scarananga & Co liabilities rise to 1 million pounds after wheat slump. Reserves and militia called up to meet Dufferin’s demand for 25 000 troops. Prince Orloff dies at Fontainebleau and Oxford wins a race title.
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Tamai
London
el Mahdi
Russia
Europe
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Turkey
England
Scarananga & Co
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Madagascar
Dombrau Orran Mining Company
Trappan
Austria
Silesia
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Moravia
James G. Cunningham
James Dalton
Harry Burton
Prince Orloff
Fontainebleau
Oxford
Thames Defeats Cambridge In Sculling Race
In Sydney N S eight event Hanlan beat Beach by six lengths while Thames defeated Cambridge by three lengths. The report notes ongoing international rowing results and related sports updates.
Four Story Brick Block Fire on Monroe Street
The National Printing Company and Bradner Smith Co. paper dealers burned to the ground on Monroe near Deartown Chicago. Loss is about 370000 fully insured. Charles R. McConnell, president of National Printing, was among those affected. a similar blaze destroyed their firms about a year earlier.
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Deartown
Chicago
National Printing Company
Bradner, Smith & Co
Charles R. McConnell
Bradner and Smith Company
Supreme Court of the United States
James Sargent
Hall Safe and Lock Company
Cincinnati
Hall Company
Sargent
Philadelphia
Sullivan
McCaffery
City of
Savannah
New York
Hatteras
D. J. Foley
Port Antonia
Foley
Paris
Lang-Son
France
Pais
Chamber of Deputies
Jules Ferry
Rebecca Weasley
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Winnipeg Battle Dispatch Reports Casualties and Rebellion Tone
Ottawa reports Major Crozier's force met rebels at Beardy's Reserve near Duck Lake and retreated to Fort Carleton with ten civilians and two policemen killed and several wounded. Rebel losses said to be eighty. Fenian links, US detective action, and militia offers follow as Ottawa plans international notes.
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House of Commons
Col
Irvine
Jo Macdonald
Fort Carleton
Winnipeg
Maj. Crozier
Duck Lake
Beardy
Major Crozier
Prince Albert
Bavery
Constable Gibson
Mounted Police
Arno d
John Morton
W. Napier
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William Settiot
Charles Hewitt
Robert Middleton
James Anderson
D. McKenzie
D. McPhail
Alex. Fisher
Howe
Gilchrist
Garrett
F. Gordon
Smith
Wood
Miller
Volunteer Corps
Capt
Moore
A. McNabb
W. R. Markly
Alex. Stewart
Fenian Brotherhood
Northwest
United States
Carleton
Imperial War Authorities
Rebellion Rumors Grow Over Riel Uprising
Reports claim the government suppresses news while the Riel revolt gains momentum. A prisoner says Riel commands six American cannons and 1,500 entrenched men near Duck Lake as he gains support from hundreds of American Indians.
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Riel
Duck Lake
William Neal Hanged for Ashland Murder After Long Fight
The Notorious Ashland Ky murderer William Neal was hanged after a long pursuit for evidence. He proclaimed innocence before execution in a field near Ashland. The case traced to the Gibbons residence fire and murders in 1881, with Ellis Craft and George Ellis implicated and executed or jailed.
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William Neal
Ashland
Grayson
Neal
Mount Sterling
Gibbons
George Ellis
Ellis Craft
Fannie Gibbons
Emma Carrico
Robert Gibbons
Elis
Catleltsburg
Craft
Catlettsburg
Lexington
Notable Miscellany From Earlier Times
A quirky mix of trivia: a 9 year old Rohxbury boy weighs 130 pounds. towns warn of a corn famine in Maine and New Hampshire. Prute Indians excel as farmers on Pyramid reservations in Nevada. a ton of gold said buried yearly by those who die here. Elizabeth Granger nears 100 in May. a Saco mill set a boards-cutting record. Rockland reports high dog density. a telegraph feat of 72 messages on one wire. Grant lights two cigars since December but dislikes them. Andover votes $1 for town expenses. Kaiser Wilhelm remains sole survivor figure of Knights of the Iron Cross 1813. Florida seeks New England immigration per pumpkin joke. Salvation Army SoupIeks must sign twelve month pledge not to court losses after enlistment. The steamer Louisiana makes a record NY to New Orleans voyage in five days nine hours fifteen minutes.
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Johnny Austix
Roxbury
Maine
New Hampshire
Nevada
Elizabeth Granger
Pittsfield
Mass
Saco
Rockland
Gen
Grant
Andover
Kaiser Wilhelm
Maj. von der Lochan
Knights of the Iron Cross
Fioripa
New England
Salvation Army
Hallelujah
Nominations Move Through Senate as Postmasters Named
March 25 and March 27 nominations listed. Samuel O. Cox named Envoy to Turkey. Postmasters appointed include Shannon Erie and Wortham Sulphur Springs among many others. Senate postpones some treaties and schedules adjournment to March 30. Daniel McConville confirmed Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department.
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Senate
Samuel 8. Cox
New York
United States
Turkey
Henry C. Shannon
Erie
William Wortham
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Robert O. Denton
Gainesville
Henry C. Cassidy
Youngstown
Ohio
Henry D. Black
Coshocton
Willis G. Neff
Greencastle
Daven- Iowa
M. Ham
The
Herald
Buque
Iowa
Joseph Lander
State Center
Wm. R. White
Prescott
Ark
Thomas C. Crenshaw Jr
Internal Revenue
District of Georgia
Aquila Jones Sr
Sadnapeth
Ind
Osbun Shannon
Lawrence, N
John Mileham
Topeka
Kan
N. C. Ridenour
Clarinda
Town
Vincent J. Lane
Wyandotte
Lizzie H. Ficalen
Chareston
Claiborne W. Bowman
Yazoo City
Miss
Sherman
Beck
Mahone
Daniel McConville
the Treasury
Post Office Department
James E. Neet
Versailles
Henry D. Beach
Henry C ¢Assing
John Milham
Kas
J. M. Dearmond
Davenport
M. M. Ham
Dubuque
Gaines
Internal Revenue District of Georgia
Professor Huffs to Chop Wood After Greeley Quip
In this Arkansas Traveler vignette, Prof Mayerhuff vows to chop wood for health and savings after Horace Greeley quips about universal wood chopping. He orders an ax, but struggles as cold weather looms, bringing in only small sticks and a misdelivered grab bing hoe before collapsing.
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Prof. Mayerhuff
Horace Greeley
Mrs. Mayerhuff
the Woodman
Jane
London Hats and Wit Across the Nation
A collage of social vignettes on London dress codes and wit, from aristocratic hat habits to editor quarrels in Paris and stray travelers in California. The snippets reference high hats as status, a faux pas at a Dallas fair, and aphorisms on wit, health, and conversation.
Red Star Cough Cure Praised By Officials And Doctors
The Washington Daily Post reports Dr O Grothe and Dr Samuel K Cox certify a vegetable cough remedy free from narcotics. Public figures from Maryland Kentucky and New Jersey praise Red Star Cough Cure for throat and lung relief amid concerns over opiate syrups and impure drugs.
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Washington Daily Post
America
Philadelphia
O. Grothe
Brooklyn Board of Health
University of Kiel
Germany
Samuel K. Cox
Yale
Washington
Kilackburn
Kentucky
Backburn
Senator Gorman
Maryland
J. H. Bagley, Jr
New York
Wm. Mutchler
Pennsylvania
J. H. Brewer
New Jersey
Hart B. Holton
J. P. Leedom
General Post Office
J. H. Gravenstine
F. B. Conger
Senator Conger
Michigan
Board of Health
District of Columbia
Boards of Health
Awful winter voyage on a locked railcar tale
A Chicago tramp recalls being trapped in a railroad car for three weeks on a winter journey ending in San Francisco. He describes scarce food and hope, then details a cache of meats crackers cigars champagne whisky and even alcohol powered heat. The tale highlights a desperate but oddly festive escape.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Chicago Herald
Fashion and health tips blend in early 20th century ad blur
A string of promotional notes discusses ladies dress at breakfast, Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription priced at one dollar, hotel rates at the Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central, and Horsford’s Acid Phosphate advertised as an appetizer with a testimonial from Dr Morris Gibbs.
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Horsford
Morris Gibbs
Howard City
Mich
Red Star Cough Cure praised amid city cases and oddly varied notes
An Omaha editor attacks opiates in cough syrups and touts Red Star Cough Cure as a pure vegetable remedy endorsed by health boards. The excerpt then surveys camels, Tartars, Job’s biblical herd, and a poetic critique of old pills, finishing with a Purifying Prickly Ash Brithers claim for constipation relief.
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Boards of Health
Latrobe
Baltimore
Commissioner of Health
John Bull
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