Thunderstorm Kills Three in New York Cabin Collapse
In McKinney’s New York during a heavy storm, three men were killed when a rockfall crushed their cabin at the base of a cliff. A fourth man took shelter in a shed. Other items note a steel rail meeting in Long Branch to cut production, a Troy hanging for wife murder, a Farmington bank swindle thwarted, Adriana Brinckle released from a lunatic asylum, John Roach assets vs liabilities, a cholera case in Camden, and various local incidents including typhoid at Morris Plains and a railway assault in Anderson Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney's
N. Y
Bessemer
Long Branch
James Horace Jones
Troy
Rome
William W. Warner, Jr
Farmington
Boston
Wanzer
Adriana Physick Brinckle
Pennsylvania Lunatic Asylum
Harrisburg
John Roach
Camden
N. J
Margaret Kealey
Ireland
New Jersey Asylum For the Insane
Morris Plains
Anderson
Thomas Crepps
Jotham Carpenter
Jesse Umberfield
Port Chester
Young Carenter
Carpenter
Foresters drill prize provokes anger at Detroit grounds
A Detroit Foresters drill awards the home council first prize and the Cleveland Club third, provoking departure by steamer home. Kansas City endures heavy rain flooding cellars and roof collapses. Ohio tornado damages crops and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Home Council
Cleveland Club
Kansas City
Hancock County
Ohio
Vincent J. Scott
James W. Marshall
California
General Land Office
Independent Order of Foresters
Chicago
Illinois
Ball Park
Carrier, Heath & Co
Essexville
Bay City
Mich
Brennan
C. P. Judd
Northwestern Labor Bureau
Nevada
The
Territories
Denver
Col
Judd
Kansas
Colorado
Daniel Abagh, Jr
New Philadelphia
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
Waukesha
Helen Hunt Jackson
San Francisco
Arthur
Century Company
Oregon
Washington Territory
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Wyandotte
Kan
United
Chasteen Hughes
Topeka
3. M. Smith
Chickasaw Nation
L T
David Hunton
Charles Marlow
Ralph Howard
Mr. Hardcastle
Harry Edwards
Marlow
Herbert Kelcey
Hastings
George Paxton
Tony Lumpkin
Harry Hawk
Stingo
Edwin Wight
Diggory
Daniel Leeson
Population figures and gas flow update from the era
The Minnesota State census lists St. Paul population at 111,397 and Sa Siteneapelia at 129,200. Daily natural gas aggregate flow from Findlay, Ohio, now exceeds six million feet, signaling growing energy activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
St. Paul
Oe Siteneapelia
Weaeer
Notable deaths and crimes reported from across states
A heavy bank at Louisville along the canal killed one and injured two. Ex congressman Mallory of Kentucky died on his farm near LaGrange. Mexican murderers Aldana and Chevarria hanged in Laredo. Henry Fregse hanged near the Ohio River. Buck Anderson, a Cherokee, killed at Fort Smith resisting arrest. A Palm? at Palatka sparked by a mill fight between rival Amazons. Two men killed by razor duel as women arrange another razor duel. Four children of Simon Ashley murdered at Graham, Georgia. house burned to hide the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Mallory
Kentucky
LaGrange
CuRristino Aldana
Caledonio Chevarria
Laredo
Texas
Henry Fregse
Ohio River
Simon Ashley
Graham
Cotton Prospects Lift South Merchants Hopes
A more hopeful tone is reported among merchants with better cotton prospects in the South. Interior merchants are encouraged as demand and purchasing rise beyond earlier expectations.
London Flogging Sparks Tory Parlor Plot and Political Shifts
Reports from London describe a sensational flogging of Mr. Pearce by Mr. Francis over a betrayal linked to Pearce and his parliamentary bid. The piece lists varied political moves across Britain, from church disestablishment to railway finance, with notes on foreign affairs and society events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pearce
Francis
Vatican
Bas
Wabash Railway
Duke of Richmond
Scotland
Jesse Collings
Henry Labouchere
Richard Dillwyn
M. de Briza
Stanley
Africa
Legion of Honor
Cabul
Colerridge
England
Amy Augusta Jackson-Lawford
Sarah Bernhardt
M. Damala
Anlo
Davitt
Parnell
Macedonia
Caspian Sea
Officers to rejoin regiments amid Endicott order
A list of army officers on detached duty who must join their regiments following Secretary Endicott’s order. Names include Captains Gregory Dutton Wherry Davis Roberts Wharton and Chaplain Mof, with several first lieutenants from multiple artillery and infantry units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endicott
J. F. Gregory
Clarence E. Dutton
Schofield
Evaunces James Allen
First Soraices
Robert T. Emmett
Ninth Artillery
H. B. C. Dunwoody
Fourth Artillery
Robert Craig
Oscar F. Long
Fifth Infantry
W. M. Wherry
Sixth Infantry
Guy Howard
Twelfth Infantry
Davis
Fourteenth Infantry
Joseph A. Sladen
Hague Infantry
Cyrus S. Roberts
J. 8. Wharton
Ninth Infantry
L. Ward
Twenty
George G. M
Treasury Department
United States Treasury Department
American Express Company
Europe
New York
Navy Department
John Roach & Son
Roach
Walker
General Land Office
Northern Pacific Railroad
Sparks
California
Oregon
Congress
5 P Jiudd
National Labor Bureau
Colorado
Mies
War Department
Fort Reno
Cheyenne
Arapahoe
Post Office Department
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
New Zealand
Ex Gov Carr seeks Carlisle for Speaker in Democratic caucus
Ex Governor Carr of Pennsylvania seeks Carlisle’s nomination for Speaker in the Democratic caucus next winter, representing only himself. Randall likely stays with his party, Hayden repudiates conspiracies against Cleveland, and Ohio Democrats urge removal of Republicans in federal offices while mildly endorsing the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
Randall
Vick
Hendricks
Waukesha
Wis
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
President Cleveland Goes to Adirondacks for Summer
A dispatch from Au Sable Forks New York reports President Cleveland and Dr Ward passing en route to the Adirondacks. They were greeted by local officials and taken to Prospect House Upper Saranac Lake for a few weeks stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Adirondacks
Au Sable Forks
New York
Werd
Albany
H. D. Graves
Paul Smith
Prospect House
Plattsburg
N. Y
Ward
Upper
Saranac Lake
Au Sable
Louis Riel
Winnipeg
Port Colborne
Ontario
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pullman Palace
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Montreal
Riel
Northwest
International Arbitration Society
Governor General of
Canada
Healy
Corwin
Northern Pacific
Napoleon
Gazelle
United States
S M Felton explodes off Chestnut Street wharf Philadelphia
A boiler explosion on the steamer S M Felton near Chestnut street wharf Philadelphia damages the forward section injuring about twenty five passengers. The vessel owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Company, insurers include London and Liverpool Globe. Cause under investigation, suspected foul play with a cartridge placed under the boiler head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Felton
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Theennsylvania Railroad Company
London and Liverpool Globe
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Fort Reno
Frank Murray
Dick Covart
Dick Jones
Bob Woods
Bloomington
Ilinois
Michael Brothers
Hutchinson Kansas
Indianapolis
Navy Department
Navy Yards
Mare Island
LaPeer
Michigan
Marseilles
Sisteron
Alpine
France
Joan B. Guthrin
Pittsburgh
United States Treasury
Washington
Cressyn
Pennsylvania
Wale Gov. Gray
Michigan Road
Central
South American
United States
Department of State
Uruguay
Argentine Republic
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Maxwell tied to Preller murder arrives with police
Walter H. Lennox Maxwell alias T C D Aughier and Hugh M Brooks, the man suspected in the C Arthur Preller murder at the Southern Hotel, reached St Louis from San Francisco amid 2000 to 3000 onlookers. Maxwell refused to discuss the case, claiming no involvement and denying all statements. Detective Tracy questions his mental state but believes his silence is aimed at self preservation. Trunk maker Charles Bileger identified Maxwell as the purchaser of the trunk used to conceal Preller’s body. Maxwell will be delivered to the Sheriff and jailed tomorrow, with further legal steps to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Indian Territory
Fort Scott
Kan
Chicago
Territory
St. Louis
Wichita
Austin Cattle Company
Anthony
Harper County
Signal Bureau
Dakota
Prof
Forbes
Illinois
Walter Lennox Maxwell
C. Arthur Preller
Rockford
Ind
Walter H. Lennox Maxwell
T. C. D'Aughier
Hugh M. Brooks
San Francisco
Tracy
Halstead
Maxwell
Preller
Maxwel
Auckland
Harrigan
Charles Bileger
Preler
Southern
Apri
Vast Grant Tomb crowd at Riverside Park overwhelms city
The New York telegram reports about 40,000 people filed past Gen. Grant's tomb at Claremont last Sunday. The vast throng formed long lines by noon, filled roads to the park, and filled the Knoll and lawn with visitors. Extra police and civil detectives guarded the scene with no disorder observed. Visitors lingered to view the Hudson panorama and the soldiers camp. entrance paths near One Hundred and Thirtieth Street were closed for safety. One guest noted Captain Fessenden, and Lieutenant Brownell, linked to the Ellsworth shooting, was among the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegram
Gen. Grant
Claremont
Hudson
Fessenden
Liutenant Brownell
Ellsworth
Alexandria
G A R backs national Grant monument in Washington
General S S Burdett, commander in chief, reports to reporters that Gettysburg and Springfield encampments favor a Grant monument in Washington. He notes 300,000 members would donate 10 cents each, and urges a distinctive G A R monument funded by the nation rather than private gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatch
S.S. Bartlett
Gettysburg
Springfield
Bardett
Gen. Grant
Washington
Grand Army
R. B. Hayes
Grand Army of the Republic
Grant
Burdett
General Grant
Congress of the United States
National Treasury
Enormous Population Rise in St Paul and Minneapolis
The St Paul and Minneapolis census shows 111,397 and 129,200 residents respectively. From 1870 to 1880 St Paul grew 107 percent and Minneapolis 259 percent, with 1880 to 1885 gains of 168.6 percent and 175.5 percent. Ramsey County up 70,313 and Hennepin up 41,722.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ramsey County
Hennepin
Butler Prepares Indorsement of Cleveland Administration
Washington telegraph reports from Massachusetts that Ben Butler will soon openly back the Cleveland administration. The Sunday Capital claims Butler, aiming to regain control of the state party, has about 50,000 loyal followers and will profess support for the President while remaining a Blaine man at heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Massachusetts
Ben Butler
New York
Gendler
Blaine
Three Pullman Sleepers Seen in Columbus Ga
A report notes that only three Pullman sleepers have ever appeared in Columbus Georgia with two on Mardi Gras excursion trains and one occupied by Janauschek. A Southern authority on barbecues states it takes ten hours to roast a whole ox. A Georgia Congressman has signed petitions of sixteen men for the same. Georgia Legislature bans intoxicating liquors traffic. Adventists claim the world ends May 14, 1886. Violinist Edward Remenyi tours China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
Janauschek
Georgia
Eee Chicaco
Rock Island & Pacific Railway
East End
Atlantic
Pacific
Rock Island
Chicago
Joliet
Craws
la Sallie
Peoria
Geneseo
Moline
Illiois
Davenport
Ascatine
Washington
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
West Liberty
Iowa City
Des Moiines
Indianola
Winterset
Knoxville
Audubon
Harlan
Guthrie Centre
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Gallatin
Trenton
Iton
Kansas City
Missouri
Leavenworth and Atchison
Kansas
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Watertown
Dakota
Ihs
Union
Missouri River
Aite
Territories
Tee MenBee
Tankakee
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Sam
United States
Canada
Gs R. R. Cable
Ohio State Fairs List and Cleveland Strike Report
A compiled list notes fairs across Ohio with towns such as Clinton New London Jamestown Medina Sandusky Fremont Union Wood Athens and more, dates ranging August to October, and venues like Tri State Fair in Toledo. The Cleveland iron workers strike looms with idle mills and relief aid, plus reports of a mass fatality on the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago line and a cattle deal gone wrong with John Biggs fleeing $2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
New London
Urbana
BA Clarke
Hamilton Wellington
Wellington
Jamestown
Clermont
Boston
van Wert
Geauga
Burton
Aackbsegennene
Medina
Medina Village
Smyrna
Sandusky
Fremont
Union
Marysville
Wood
Tontogany
Athens
Guernsey
Washington
Portage
Venna
Ageneed Findlay
Butler
Hamilton
Nscces
Mahoning
Canfield
PTB
Sok
Georgetown
Harrison
Cadiz
Toledo
Iron Workers
Cleveland
Bethel
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
Story of Ward’s rapacity and Grant’s gold gifts
T. C. Canwronp recounts a tale of Ferdinand Ward's greed. Gen. Grant, visiting a New York board meeting from Long Branch, received a ten dollar gold piece as a director's fee which he gave to Mrs. Grant. Ward later learned of the habit and exploited each family member, leaving none with more than a hundred dollars when the failure struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Canwronp
Ferdinand Ward
Gen. Grant
New York
Long Branch
The Hon John Key Bankruptcy Warning From Overwork
The Sunday Herald reports Hon John Key of Tammany Hall nearly collapsed from overwork and constant worry. It cites irregular mental strain harming kidneys and liver, urges Warner's Safe Care as a tonic, and notes Mr Kelly suffers nervous dyspepsia signaling nerve fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Key
Tammany Hall
Bank of Vigor
Warner
Kelly
Sunday Herald
How I View Cynics and Their Weathered World
The speaker contrasts cynics with hopeful outlooks, arguing that one bad view does not taint the many good in life. He recalls personal ups and downs, condemns cynics who blame fate for all beauty, and suggests restraining or removing such sour views rather than celebrating them. He concludes that many possess kindness and beauty, contradicting cynics’ claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Brown
Outdoor Life and Air in a Mild Climate, A Nation’s Breath
A prologue on the human instinct for outdoor living and the mind’s drift toward conventional comforts. It argues that shelter, clothing, and air influence health, noting the healing vigor of outdoor life and the need for clean air as domestic art lags. The piece contrasts fashionable waste with the vitality found in outdoor sleepers and wary urban dwellers.
How the rubber ball is made in old days
A detailed old process describes shaping a ball from strong blue yarn wrapped around hard rubber, baked to remove moisture, cemented to retain form, then covered with horse hide in two S shaped pieces. The final ball is weighed for correct mass and then coated to resist deformation.
Gander of Billy Mascott Causes Local Laughter
A tale from the Dry Wash region reports Billy Mascott's gander routinely taking the Lyre from the front gate on Thursdays. The bird carts light items through the village, even chasing shopkeepers for change after a mock heist, then returns with the loot and a plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Mascott
Jim Bindsoe
Maine Senator Frye’s Son Praises Red-Cou Cure Remedy
Wasnixoton DC reports the son of Senator Frye of Maine recovered from a severe chest cold after using Red-Cou Cure. He endorses it as pleasant and safe. Dr Cox calls it the best remedy and notes it contains no opiates or poisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnixoton
D. C
Frye
Maine
Cox
A Comic Tale of a Fat Drunk Printer in Moonlit Night
A humorous anecdote describes a portly printer in a linen duster too large for him who, drunk, is helped along by two companions. They lure him into a saloon, and in moonlight at a lamp post they fix him upright, cap missing, bald head glistening like dew, before returning to the tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al O. K
French coup phrases and their varied meanings
A St Louis Globe Democrat excerpt explains a French term used to express forcible, effective action. Examples include coup de grace a finishing blow coup de main a sudden attack coup de glace a first glance coup d etat a violent political measure coup de soleil a sunstroke and coup d theatre a surprising substitution in events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Education lifts men to many callings, says Dr McCosh
Dr McCosh of Princeton rejects the claim that educated people cannot find work. He says he does not know of any case where education harmed a person. If healthy and industrious, education qualifies for a dozen roles while ignorance limits one. Education used properly enables advancement in any labor sphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCosh
Princeton
Small pamphlet offers lifesaving medical guide
A tiny book titled Dr K V Pierce's treatise on diseases of women promises help for women with specific troubles. The pamphlet, illustrated with wood cuts and color plates, costs ten cents in stamps and is available from the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. V. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Train confrontation with conductor over head outside window
An international train to San Antonio features a darkey sticking his head from a car window. The conductor angrily orders him to keep inside noting the ticket in the hat and mocking the rider’s brains. The item also cites Dr Pierce pills and warns about poison in striped stick candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Darkey
Texas
Publishers Clash Over Grant Biography Claims
The American Publishing Co of Hartford accuses Grant’s publishers of copying original features from their earlier biography including the Fort Donelson letter the young Grant portrait and the horse buying tale. Also referenced is the Grand Union Hotel ad and Caswell Hazzard tonic for fever and debility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Publishing Co
Hartford
Conn
Gen. Grant
Grant
U. S. Grant
Fort Donelson
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazzard & Co
New York
The Young Ladies Mirror as Aid to Reflection
A feature notes the mirror described as a young ladies best friend and their look ing glass, praised for supplying aids to reflection and enhancing self perception. The tone suggests a social trend valuing personal appearance and grooming.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Milwaukee
Grant's
Riverside Park
Edward Remenyi
China
Ohio News
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Massillon
Simons’ Livertor
Dr. 8. H. Hartwell
Canton
John Biggs
Lima
Calvin Stiles
Biggs
Stiles
Tiles
Orr
Heskett
Blake Bros
Dayton
Hocking Valley
Straitsville
C. C. Harris
Findlay
A. N. Foreman
Eaton
Foreman
Harris
Cynic
Mr. Blaine
Longfellow
Government
New York City
Baggage
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union
Garden of Eden
Eve
Vassar College
Thos. Bass, Sr
Steelville
Gerwan
A. Vogeler Co
A. Vouller
J. M. Moore
All Dru
Kups & Malt Bitters CO
Devon
Mica
Viegar Bitters
Man and
Beast
Sndge Bitters
Prickly Ash Bitters Co
Reed's Temple OF Music
State St
SE Dri Regulator CO
Lemont
Centre 7S
Lear
Valentine
Syment
P. W. Ream
Ada
George Stevenson
Pierce
Wancen
Perry Davis
Pain Killer
Rochester Morning Herald
Hop Bitters Company
Rochester
Collatinus D. Warner
Reading
United States of America
Collat
Nus D. Warner
Stanley Matthews
Henry B. Brown
Court of Chancery
Collgtinus D. Warner
Tur Hoxonas le Morrison R. Waite
Walter 5. Harsha
U. S
C. D. Warner
iCal Jones
Milo B. Stevens & Go
Washington, D. C
Cleveland, D
Detroit, Mich
Chicago, Ill
Jones
Binghamton
Binghamton, N.X
Isaac Thompson
John L. Vhenuoumen
F. A. Burr
X. Wi
Burr
National Publishing Co
R. A
Lorillard
Morgiana
C.O. D
Express
State Street
J.C. Hoffman
Jefferson
Wisconsin
Pond
M.D
Aurora
Kane Co
Life OF
A. E. Davis & CO
Washington St
Leav
Atc
ANSAS
Thi Wing
Rayisox
Louis Eee
E. ST. John
Hagan
Syracuse Bolt Company
Syracuse
Dr. C. McLane
U.S
Fleming Bros
Rel
N. U
F. W
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