Old Man Appointed Postmaster Drowns Self in West Chester
The article reports William Shreeps, recently appointed Post master at West Chester Pennsylvania, drowning himself due to confusion over duties. It also notes other New York items including a child custody case, a governor’s testimony about Grant Ward collapse, a major lithographic fire, and a Trenton river corpse identified as Harper's Weekly editor S. S. Conant.
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William Shreeps
Arthur
West Chester
Lieb
New York
van Vorst
E. D
Edwin D. Morgan
Supreme Court of New York
Becky Jones
Ludlow Street
Gov
Grant
Grant & Ward
American Life Insurance
Winston
Delaware River
Trenton
N. J
Conant
Harper's Weekly
Iowa AG declares Cattell as de facto State Auditor
The Attorney General of Iowa rules Cattell the de facto State Auditor and states warrants drawn by him must be paid by the State Treasurer. Other items note TexasPacific lands opened at Tucson entry rush, Anson Stager death, J H McVicker theater expansion, ice on the Great Lakes hindering travel, smallpox case in Chicago, British army beef contracts, Stein acquittal, Atchison liquor fight, Detroit gas explosion, Oakland Cemetery fire, divorce of Dovelas R Hae, Appraisers' Building site survey, San Francisco wealth and wife dispute, Missouri officials missing, Buchanan County fire, and Perry Suits' death.
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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
Woolwich
Orto Stein
George Fredericks
Kansas City
Atchison, Kan
D. C. Miner
Jesse Crall
Michigan Carbon Works
Detroit
Isaac Burke
Oakland Cemetery
Ind
Dovelas R. Hae
Chicago Clearing House
Mike Weaver
Treasury Department
Chioa
San Francisco
John Kane
Colusa County
Fletcher
Missouri
St. Louis
Buchanan County Court House
St. Joseph
Recorder of Deeds
Law Library
Perry H. Suits
Northwestern Road
Georgia court tosses Rev J A Smith suit over gospel preaching
The Superior Court of Georgia dismissed Rev J A Smith's suit against the Marietta Railway for preaching to its convict employees. A Charleston fire loss is estimated at 170000 after a boiler safety valve was found plugged with iron. Chapmen, a known sportsman, died by his own hand at Hot Springs. The Mark Twain ferry boiler exploded at Memphis and Mound City, killing several and wounding others. Joseph A Katzenberger was sentenced to nine years for manslaughter in Ellicott City. WritaM Neat, last of the trio who murdered and burned two girls and a boy, was executed at Grayson with 100 armed guards. Twelve miners died in a McAllister coal mine explosion linked to blasting powder ignition. The anniversary of Ponce de Leon's 1512 landing was celebrated at St Augustine on March 23.
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Superior Court of Georgia
J. A. Smith
Marietta Railway
Charleston
W. Va
Chapman
Hot Springs
Mark Twain
Memphis
Mound City
Jos
A. Katzenberger
Ellicott City
Emeline Miller
Writam Neat
Ashland
Grayson
Con
McAllister
Ponce de Leon
St. Augustine
Fla
Danish Minister Appointed to United States
Washington reports Washington appoints P. De Lovenary as Danish Minister to the United States. Attorney General Garland plans to stay in the civil service track and keep efficient clerks. Sundays work barred. Treasury chiefs Wyman and Kimball are to be retained only, others to be removed as replacements are found. Cleveland nominates Cox to Turkey, Ham to Dubuque, and J to Bloomington post. Manning issues circular on curtailing clerk gauge at customs.
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P. de Lovenary
Berlin
Denmark
United States
Garland
Washington
Wyman
Kimball
Treasury
Cleveland
Samuel 8. Cox
New York
Turkey
M. M. Ham
Dubuque
Thomas J
Bloomington
Manning
War talk and presidential plans in Washington notes
Washington discussions push towards possible England Russia conflict as naval strength estimates surface. President Cleveland plans pew allocations at two churches to avoid preference while Nice Cleveland handles White House social duties and may not travel next summer.
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Washington
England
Russia
Naval Bureau of Intelligence
Cleveland
Nice Cleveland
White House
Mixed political items test the 19th century agenda
The notice surveys several political moves: Supreme Court limits on territorial sovereignty. Texas bill to staff railways with $1,000 monthly pay. Chicago Democrats back Carter Harrison for mayor and others. Sherman and Cattell mandamus suit dropped in Des Moines. New York Assembly considers Niagara Falls reservation. Pennsylvania Senate approves a congressional apportionment. St Louis Democrats back David R Francis for mayor. Republicans nominate William L. Ewing. Tennessee Legislature repeals railroad commission law by 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
Agai
Brown
Des Moines
New York Assembly
Niagara Falls
Pennsylvania Senate
St. Louis
David R. Francis
Ublicans
William L. Ewing
Tennessee Railroad Commission
Canadian rebellion and Northwest unrest dominate Midwest briefs
Dispatches describe fires razing nine Stevens Point buildings and many other losses across Wisconsin Indiana Missouri Iowa Ohio and Massachusetts. Reports cite Riel rebellion plans in the Northwest and Manitoba troop mobilizations amid skirmishes with rebels, plus Canadian militia moves and a Nickel Plate Railroad receiver appointment.
British Balloon Reconnaissance and Far-Flung News
Gen Graham moves camp closer to Tamai as balloon corps scout the area. Balloons aid British observations of El Mahdi’s forces. Russia Afghan frontier delimitation urged by Britain. Indian army officers on furlough ordered back. Earl Granville discusses a Russia Turkey alliance with London envoys. Scarananga & Co liabilities near £1,000,000 after wheat decline. Lord Dufferin pressed to send 25,000 troops or appoint a Viceroy. Madagascar hurricane sinks ships. 17 dead. Mining explosions bury 40 in Austria Silesia. 56 die in Moravia. Cunningham and Burton charged with treason-felony. trial ordered. Prince Orlov, Russian diplomat, dies at Fontainebleau.
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Tamai
Sondon
el Mahdi
Russia
Earl Ranville
London
Turkey
England
Scarananga & Co
Lord Dufferin
Austria
Silesia
Baron Rothschild
Moravia
James G. Cunningham
James Dalton
Harry Burton
Prince Orvorr
Fontainebleau
Orropd
Tye
Varsity
Merga
Thames Triumphs Over Cambridge In Sculling Match
The London race details a Thames victory by three lengths over Cambridge in the Syd es event. Reports note a surge of global tensions, economic issues in Moscow, and military movements as the Russian-Oriental situation unfolds amid cautious government statements and continuing war anxieties.
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Cambridge
Sydes
Hanlan
Per
London
Glandstone
Russia
Graham
Berber
Suakin
Langson
Dong-Dang
Longkoi
Briere de l'Isle
Four Story Monroe Street Fire Damages Chicago Paper Firms
A four story brick building on Monroe near Dearborn housing National Printing Company and Bradner Smith Co. paper dealers burned to the ground. Loss estimated at 370000, fully insured. Charles R. McConnell, president of National Printing, noted theatrical manager. Similar fire last year affected his firm and Bradner Smith Co.
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Dearborn
Chicago
National Printing Company
Bradner, Smith & Co
Charles R. McConnell
Bradner and Smith Company
Supreme Court of the United States
James Sargent
Port Antonia
Foley
Philadelphia
Paris
Langton
France
Pais
Chamber of Deputies
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Lang-Son
Jules Ferry
Cemenceau
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Tonquin
Grevy
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Riboit
Rebecca Weasley
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Penlentary
Dominion police retreat sparks Metis rebellion fears
Fort Carleton report dated March 27 describes heavy fighting with rebels and the deaths of ten civilians and two police, plus multiple wounds among civilians and constables. Government suspects Fenian involvement with Northwest rebellion and orders detectives and militia readiness. Public calls for wiping out Metis rise amid tensions.
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Col
Irvine
Jld
Fort Carleton
Prince Albert
Gibson
Etergee
Arvod
Mounted Police
John Morton
Ee James Y
Les Hewitt
Robert Middleton
James Anderson
D. McKenzie
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Howe
Garrett
F. Gordon
Smith
Wood
Miller
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Moore
A. McNabb
W. R. Markly
Alex. Stewart
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Eee
Unauthorized Riel Rebellion Report Stirs Alarm Near Duck Lake
The account claims Gabriel Riel leads a growing revolt with six American cannon and 1,500 men entrenched near Duck Lake. It reports thousands of Indigenous allies are joining, suggesting a more serious uprising than public was told.
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Riel
Duck Lake
Notorious Ashland Murderer William Neal Hanged
William Neal, the last Ashland murderer, was hanged after appeals failed. The case tied to the Gibbons residence fire and deaths of Fannie Gibbons Emma Carrico and Robert Gibbons, with earlier mobs and trials surrounding Ellis Craft and others. Neal proclaimed innocence to reporters and friends before death.
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William Neal
Ashland
Grayson
Neal
Mount Sterling
Aseither Ietaane Evont
Mr. Gibbons
Ellis
Ellis Craft
Fannie Gibbons
Emma Carrico
Robert Gibbons
Catleitsbur
Catlettsburg
Lexington
Craft
Meneses
Selections From an Uneven Maine New England Scrapbook
A stray mixture notes a 9 year old Roxbury boy weighing 130 pounds and a Maine New Hampshire corn famine concerns. Nevada Pyramid reservations prosper with Proto Indians as farmers. Claims a ton of buried gold yearly and a 100th birthday near May. A Saco mill man cut 49100 feet of boards in one day. Rock Lamp Mass reports dense dog population. Seventy two messages sent via wire phone. Grant lighted two lighters since December. Andover Maine town meeting focuses on expenses. Salvation Army court cases and a swift steamer voyage from New York to New Orleans are mentioned along with pumpkin perennials in New England immigration chatter.
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Jouxxy Austix
Roxbury
Maine
New Hampshire
Nevada
Burzanerh Grancer
Pittefield
Mass
Saco
Rock Lamp
Grant
Andover
Snessee
Sven Gor
Knights of the Iron Cross
New England
Salvation Army
Hallempees
Nominations and Confirmations Stream Through Senate Session
The President sent nominations to the Senate on March 25. Samuel Cox and others were named Envoy Extraordinary and Minister and for other posts. Thomas Crenshaw Jr. was confirmed as Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Georgia. Postmasters listed include Neet Versailles Ky Beach Coshocton Ohio and several others. The Senate met in executive session March 27 then adjourned to Monday the 30th.
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Senate
Samuel & Cox
New York
E Wie Stee
J. Py 'Eorden Culoh
Thomas Til
J TL
James E. Neet
Versailles
Frederick Sates Stevens
Thomas C. Crenshaw Jr
Internal Revenue
District of Georgia
Jones Sr
Osburnon
Lawrence
Mileham
Tien
Sherman and Eck
Mahone
Committee On Public Buildings
Daniel McConvillee
Ohio
The
Treasury
Post Office Department
Henry D Beach
Coshocton
Henry C .Cassidy
Youngstown
John Milham
Tepe
Has
Vincent J. Lane
Wyandotte
Kan
J. M. Dearmnd
Davenprt
Iowa
M. M. Ham
Dubuque
Joseph Lander
State Center
Henry C. Bhannon
Erie
Robert O. Denton
Gainesville
Tex
William A. Wortham
Sal
Springs
John Cunningham
Mattoon
Ill
Knox Hall
Kenton
Til
Serden Lester
South Bend
Ind
Willis G. Net
Greencastle
David C. Irwin
Lake City
Man
George W. Cate
Stevens Poinis
Thomas C. Crenshaw, Jr
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I Shall Chop Wood for Health and Saving Money
In a humorous Arkansas Traveler vignette, Prof Mayer resolves to chop wood after Horace Greeley quips about rheumatism. He orders an ax, works three hours to split two sticks, complains the wood is not enough, and finally collapses from exertion as a hardware mistake delivers a grabbing hoe.
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Prof. Mayerhuff
Horace Greeley
the Woodman
Jane
London hats and social status in a jovial coronut
A London correspondent notes Gentlemen need not buy new hats yearly. A used tall hat signals substantial position, while a poorer man with a bright new hat may be judged less. The piece contrasts modest nine shilling hats with aged, imposing hats worn by “Greystones.”
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London
London Cor
Boston Bulletin
Fragmented Snippets and Quips From A Varied Page
A collage of joke lines and brief notes includes a misquoted editor story, a Mississippi River sediment claim on Gulf waters, social quips from the Texas fair era, and a remark on Sierna Valley California. The entries mix humor, science, and travel contrasts with dated prose.
Red Star Cough Cure Endorsed by Public Figures
A Washington Daily Post summary reports Dr Grothe and Dr Cox certify a new vegetable cough remedy free from opiates or poisons. Public officials and physicians across Maryland and Washington endorse Red Star Cough Cure, praising its safety and throat and lung benefits for children and adults.
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Washington Daily Post
America
Philadelphia
0. Grothe
Brooklyn Board of Health
University of Kiel
Germany
Samuel K. Cox
Yale
Met
Washington
Blackburn
Kentucky
Backburn
Senator Gorman
Maryland
J. H. Bagey, Jr
New York
Wm. Mutchler
Pennsylvania
J. H. Brewer
New Jersey
Hart B. Holton
J. P. Leodom, Esq
Ohio
House of Representatives
Messrs
Ed A. Clark
E. A. Carman
Agricultural Department
Thomas & Miller
H. E. Weaver
Missisippi
General Post Office
J. H. Gravenstine
Sane
F. B. Conger
Senator Conger
Michigan
Board of Heath
District of Columbia
Boards of Health
Incredible winter jailbreak on the railroad car
A Chicago tramp recalls a brutal winter journey with Bent-Nosed Jack trapped in a boxcar en route to San Francisco. They survived three weeks by scavenging crates, meats, crackers, champagne, whisky, and an alcohol stove, turning the harsh voyage into the “greatest lay” of the era for two roamers.
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Chicago
San Francisco
de Box
Fashioned in Dawn: The Breakfast Table and Womens Health
A Pittsburgh Chronicle quotation argues that dress reveals social standing and propriety at meals while praising Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for women’s diseases. It notes a price reduction to $1 and claims the medicine is a great physician.
Red Star Cough Cure Endorsed by Health Officials
Analysis shows the only pure vegetable cough syrup that is harmless and effective is Red Star Cough Cure. Mayor Latrobe of Baltimore and the Commissioner of Health publicly endorsed this discovery.
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Boards of Health
Latrobe
Baltimore
Commissioner of Health
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