Czar Visit Called Off Amid Cossack Turmoil Abroad
A cable dispatch notes the Czar forgone a planned visit to Novo Teherkask due to Cossack unrest and revolutionary pressures. Reports mention Afghanistan’s Ameer mobilizing five thousand men for revenge after a massacre, and Parnell seeking the forger of a letter supporting Cavendish and Burke’s assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novo Teherkask
Mr. Manning
Afghanistan
Parnell
Dublin
Cavendish
Burke
Biggar
London Times
Jersey
Russia
Notable Visitors and Deaths Reported in Timeframe
Reports from San Francisco and Chicago recount high officials and royals visiting, including the Queen of the Sandwich Islands en route to London for Victoria's jubilee. Notably, Lt J W Danenhower, survivor of the Jeannette expedition, killed himself at Annapolis Naval Academy. Other items note James G Blaine's Chicago arrival and several veteran deaths including Waterloo veteran Martin Schneider and ex Congressman A J Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandwich Islands
San Francisco
Washington
London
J. W. Danenhower
Naval Academy
Annapolia
Chicago
Oswego
James G. Blaine
Walker
Emmons Blaine
Grand Pacific Hotel
Blaine
Martin Schneider
Waterloo
Fort Wayne
Ind
A. J. Weaver
Falls City
Neb
Weaver
James Jewell
United States
James Russell Lowell
John E. Blaine
Hot Springs
Ark
China
Frederick Leopold
Prussia
Prince Louis Esterhazy
Austria
Financial and Industrial Notes From Various Locales
A oil strike near Herschel Pennsylvania in Kankakee County signals leases and wells. Major labor and corporate actions include a nationwide strike by Louisville Cincinnati Pittsburgh and Cleveland molders and multiple business assignments. Newaygo furniture losses, Cincinnati dealers liabilities, Baltimore clothing firm assignment, and a Springfield New York landowner declares a general assignment. Knights of Labor local New York revolts against Pow derly. Procter and Gamble proposes profit sharing. Weekly business failures total 171 in the US and 28 in Canada with a mix of transport rate impacts and a $5 242 000 redemption of trade dollars to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel
Kankakee County
Pennsylvania
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Furniture Company
Newayao
Michigan
Boston
Louis & Co
Charles Weil Jer
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Lincoln rumors on Union Pacific line and new railroad axes
Rumors from Lincoln credit the government with taking over the Union Pacific main line and reorganizing independent branches into a Lincoln Denver and Portland system. Alexander Mitchell of Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway died in a New York hotel of pneumonia. He was born in 1817 in Scotland and led several rail lines including the Milwaukee and St Paul Road. His fortune is estimated above $20 million. Armour of Chicago and Plankinton of Milwaukee are named for the St Paul presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Denver
Portland
Alexander Mitchell
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Northwestern Road
Congress
Wisconsin
Martha Seed
Milwaukee
John J. Mitchell
Messrs. Armour
Chicago
Plankinton
St. Paul Road
Mitchell
Delaware House Passes High License Bill on Liquor Sales
The Delaware House approved a high license bill by 15 to 6 setting liquor license fees from 40 dollars in Wilmington to 200 dollars for villages and country taverns and restricting druggists to pharmacy prescriptions only with a single sale per prescription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware House of Representatives
Wilmington
Massachusetts House
Henry F. Merritt
Illinois
Chemnitz
Edward F. Bingham
Interstate Commerce Debates and West Coast Relief Plea
Legislators and businessmen from the Missouri Valley and Southwest push for cash basis dealings with railroads and press for curbing courtesy exchanges. River men in Cincinnati plan to challenge Southern railroads at Atlanta, arguing river traffic and long and short haul rules. San Francisco leaders urge suspending section 4 only if relief favors rapid transit and proportional rate relief, with petitions from Pacific lines and Chicago boards of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Valley
Southwest
Kansas City
H S Rodigers
League of American Wheelmen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Covington and Cincinnati Bridge Company
Cincinnati
Atlanta
West
South
W. T. Garrett
California Manufacturers’ Association
San Francisco
Charles H. Tweed
New York
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
William Belknap
St Louis
George Gray
Northern Pacific
Britton
Goddard
Gray
Canadian Pacific
C. M. Wicker Telegrapha
Board of Trade and Merchants of Chicago
Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
East
Peoria seeks halt to long and short haul clause effects
A Peoria delegation asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend the long and short haul clause arguing no grain could be shipped from Peoria and whisky could not be sent to California. Other items note Donovan’s arrest bail, Allen named District Judge for Southern Illinois, and a Spaniard Pedro Garcia jailed in Mexico for libel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Interstate Commission
California
Lawrence Donovan
Brooklyn Bridge
William J. Allen
Alinoa
Ontario
Pedro Garcia
el Paso
Texas
Paso del Norte
Mexico
Chihuahua
Garcia
Spot
Kilpatrick
Deckertown
N. J
Browne & Co
Kalamazoo
New York
Key Weat
Sherman
Cuba
Matagas
Atlantic
Tragic Virginia Fire Claims Two Bowles Girls
In a farm house near Seven mile Ford Virginia two Bowles girls died in a fire while three other people suffered fatal injuries. A devastating cyclone swept Isle of Wight County Virginia causing destruction to homes outhouses fences and uprooted trees. Three people were killed and several injured. An explosion in New York's new aqueduct killed two men and mangled five others. A collision near Huntingburg Ltd killed three laborers and injured several. A coke train incident near Fuller Station killed the engineer and crushed two crew. The schooner Active sank off Cape Flattery drowning five white men and twenty eight Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven-mile Ford
Virginia
Bowles
Isle of Wight County
New York
New Aqueduct
Huntingburg, Ltd
McKeesport Road
Fuller Station
Patrick J. Egan Sentenced for Votes Office Misconduct
Patrick J. Egan deputy recorder of votes at St Louis has been sentenced to two years in prison. Court records show the official pleaded guilty to misusing duties and falsifying records. Prosecution highlighted impact on local election integrity and called for monitoring reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Egan
St Louis
Multiple News Briefs From Across The Nation
A varied Chicago hotel Mormon party faces polygamy arrest after Elder Baker provokes a warrant. Washington denies Cleveland second-term talk with speculation over West. Kansas tragedy at Mortimer ends in murder-suicide over property. Ireland tenants get fresh terms as Lansdowne policy. Germany funds Simplon tunnel. Hawaiian Queen welcomes Boston hospitality. Boiler explosion injures twenty in New Jersey. Inter-State Commission suspends rail line section for 75 days. Major Benteen’s service leads to reduced sentence. Harmony mill in Cohoes closes affecting 600 workers. Pittsburgh nails wages cut to 2.25. Montreal hit by flood. 10 000+ unemployed. Dr Fitzpearren jailed for abortion. NY and BK cops enforce Sunday closing. Ben Richardson swindled by ghost gold. Ontario backs Ireland against coercion. Swanzey box factory suspended due to Inter-State Law. Muldrow orders land maps for Jicarilla reservation on San Juan front. Florida senate race: Pasco leads Democrats. Goodrich ahead for Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baker
Washington
New York Post
Cleveland
West
St. Louis
Mortimer
Kansas
L. V. Halifield
Marquis of Lansdowne
Ireland
National Council of Germany
Simplon
Alps
Hawaiian Islands
Boston
Patterson
N. J
Tur
Inter-State Commission
Atoffison
San Francisco
F. W. Benteen
Harmony Cotton Mill
Cohoes
New York
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Ben Richardson
Harlem
California
Ontario
Swanzey
N. H
Muldrow
New Mexico
Jicarilla
Florida
Pasco
Goodrich
Death of Alexander Mitchell Railroad Leader in New York
Alexander Mitchell president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad died at the Hoffman House New York after a malarial trouble and bronchial pneumonia. He had planned retirement and wintered at Villa Alexandria Florida. Survived by wife son John L Mitchell an adopted daughter and a sister in Aberdeenshire Scotland. Estate estimated between 15 and 25 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alexander Mitchell
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Hoffman House
Mitchell
Kean
Milwaukee
Florida
Mr. Mitchell
Dr. Kean
John L. Mitchell
Metropolitan Opera House
Edward Bradley
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Aberdeen
Peterhead
George Smith
Chicago
Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company
Chicago, Milwaukee and
John L
Dr. Mackie
Life terms for Schwartz and Watt in Kellogg Nichols murder
After a 30 day trial, Schwartz and Watt are found guilty of Kellogg Nichols murder and sentence to life in the penitentiary. The jury reached a verdict after about five hours seclusion. Nichols, an express messenger, was killed on the Rock Island train near Morris. About $20,909 was in a package in the safe car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Ledergerber
Congress
St. Louis
Hite
Union County
Hoboken
N. J
M. H. Murphy
Morris, Ill
Watt
Schwartz
Express
Nichola
Morrin
Dil
Chattanooga
Tenn
John Ray
William Carson
Messenger Kellogg Nichols
E. H. Robinson
Kellogg Nichola
Rock Island
Chicago
Morris
Clever Colored Women Highlight New Roles Across Nation
The article profiles Amanda Eubanks of Rome Georgia as the wealthiest colored woman paying taxes on 400000 dollars in property inherited from a white father. It notes colored women advancing in media law and medicine with examples in Philadelphia New York and New Orleans Picayune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Amanda Eubanks
Rome
Philadelphia
Charlotte Forten
Frank Grienke
Atlantic Monthly
New York City
New Orleans
The Sunday School Lesson on Exodus and Joseph
A Sunday School lesson from Chicago Standard reviews Exodus chapters 1 14 and the life of Joseph. It discusses embalming in ancient Egypt its religious meanings and the Josephs character and Christ type parallels. The piece notes Exodus divisions and the Pharaohs oppression and includes brief historical context on Egyptian rulers and brick making in Thebes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Standard
J. M. Coon
B. C
Joseph
Moses
Land
Goshen
Egypt
Hey
Canaan
T. Smith
Browne
Ephraim
Jacob
Smith
Jehovah
Lord
Chris
Christ
Thornley Smith
Jerome
Canon Cook
Murphy
Israel
Keil
Parker
Thermes III
Rameses II
Nubia
Perao
Cook
Thebes
Reksbara
H. W. Phillott
Labor Gains and Democratic Losses Across Three Cities
The piece analyzes 1884 and current city votes in New York Chicago and Cincinnati, noting Labor gains at Democratic expense. It cites Mayor Hewitt, Judge Peckham, and reflects on Republican persistence, detailing vote splits, cities, and implications for the party in the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pi Sons
Illinois
Hewitt
New York City
Peckham
Court of Appeals
Henry George
Hamilton County
Rhode Island
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Ne Seers
Dubuque
Knights of Labor
Democratic Party
Philadelphia Press
Color Line Stirs Southern Drill News Across States
The Alabama military companies refuse to enter a Washington National Drill over the inclusion of colored troops. Texas units San Antonio Rifles and Belknap Rifles follow the Montgomery Blues and Greys, and Atlanta Rifles in boycotting due to race. The piece argues the old color line remains an obstacle in both Old and New South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Rnit
Washington
Texas
South
San Antonio Rifles
Belknap Rifles
Greys
Montgomery
Rifles
Atlanta
New South
Old South
Grady
Des Moines Register
Nepotism critique and 1888 election outlook voiced
The piece cites Democratic and Cleveland era appointments as nepotism, noting E. L. Pugh of Alabama as the seventeenth relative of Senator Pugh in office. It quotes McPherson doubting Democratic success next year and predicts Labor party impact in key states, with Wise citing possible Republican gains in several Southern and midwestern states. It discusses electoral strategy for 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Cleveland
White House
E. L. Pugh
Alabama
Pugh
Interstate Railway Commission
McPherson
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Indiana
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio experiences and incidents from Kent to Belmont County
Reports from Ohio detail an explosion near Prof. Thomas Sanford in Kent after an infernal device failed, a bull injuring a Newark man, a fatal scalding of a child in Akron, a boy killed by a train near Xenia, and multiple local notes. Additional items include a new Jackson Board of Trade, emigants on a Mt. Vernon train, church and school appointments, pardons, and a tornado affecting Belmont County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Thomas Sanford
Sanford
Ohio Farmer
Ohio
Robert Loyd
Newark
Jane Davis
Board of Trade
Jackson
J. M. Tripp
Isaac Brown
George Pugh
Larry Ratchford
Xenia
Dayton
Ironton
William McGarry
Homeworth
Columbiana County
Alliance
Mt. Vernon
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago
City
Bellaire
Miami Congregational Conference
Kentucky
West Virginia
Springfield
Cincinnati
M. J. Ezekiel
Saxe-Meiningen
A. J. Chapman
Holmes County
Columbus
Fred Heasel
N. A. Sims
P. J. Sullivan
Jim Poston
Simon Gerard
James Zeiner
Bowersville
Liston
Herbert Hanes
Delaware College
Bellbrook
Dayton Asylum
Harry M. Clark
Chillicothe
Little Miami Road
Plainville
Foraker
Bishop
Harrison Monument Association
Groesbeck
Pratt
Pataskala
John Hicks
Ohio Penitentiary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Defiance Co. Express
Defiance, Ofio
Teimer
the News
Gladstone
William O’brien
Lord Lansdowne
Court of Common Pleas
Supreme Court
Allen G. Thurman
Supreme Court of Ohio
Efort
Thurman
Pinancial
Railroad Intelligence
Interstate Commerce
Jennie Boemer
Active
Cape Flattery
British Columbia
Grosse
Penner
Warnai
Artute
Serene
Carrig
Buiren
Louis
Pork—Mess
Indianapolis
CaTrLe
Dem
Lab
Seitol
Ubionine
Wise
Tennessee
North Carolina
Ohio State News
George
Shepherd
Hillsboro
Frank
Henry Bittman
Akron
James Conners
Lancaster
Pomeroy
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