Multiple 19th century notices mix indictments and commerce losses
Indictments involve Wertter and Work for defrauding Marine Bank of New York with Ward, facing up to ten years. West Shore Road sale to Morgan and partners for 22 million. Jay Cooke residence robbed in Chelton Hills with valuables. Exports from New York weekly near 5.7 million. Circular stock moves tied to Sage bonds and Massachusetts rejection. Fenian meeting exonerates Chief Executive for charity. New York imports weekly 6.7 million. Fatal construction accident at No 44 Morris Street in Jersey City. Washington brief suggests tariff reform may be modest and revenue-focused under President Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Cooke
Chelton Hillis
New York
CyRus W. Frevo
New York and
New England
Kimerif
Russell Sage
Wheat acreage varies across states with mixed outlooks
Telegraphic reports from the inter wheat region to the Chicago Times note Illinois shows lessened acreage but good prospects for several cars. Michigan sowed normally with thrifty crops. Indiana reports larger acreage and generally excellent condition though some fly damage. Kansas increases acreage and bets on better chances than last year. Nebraska looks well with similar area but uncertain favor. Ohio area reports better condition than earlier periods. In Indianapolis, Vice President Hendricks funeral processions drew crowds as officers escorted the hearse. President Cleveland debated travel, eventually staying in Washington. The Salt Lake ordinance against lewd conduct was declared void by Chief Justice Zane. Mayors of Iowa cities with populations over 4,000 plan a Des Moines meeting to discuss liquor policy. The Cattle and Horse-growers' Association near St. Louis concluded its second annual convention, naming Chicago as next venue in 1886. Federal troops drove Burke & Martin cattle from Oklahoma lands and burned their buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
Ilinois
Michigan
Indiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Ohio
Indianapolis
Hendricks
Court House
Cleveland
Washington
Feneral
Ss Gaseee
Salt Lake
Zane
Iowa
Des Moines
Cattle and Horse-growers’ Association
St. Louis
Chicago
Burke & Martin
Oklahoma
North
Tennessee Street
Theamily
Thomas A. Hendricks
Lakes
Wisconsin
General Grant
Great Warrior
Mr. Hendricks
Mrs. Hendricks
Cooper
Meridian Street
Yer
Oenewal
Doctor Thompson
Harry Morgan
Tom
Sole W. Leet Ce
Notable Fatal Shootings and Train Disasters Reported
In Atlanta Henry C Pope fatally shoots Colonel Albert Howell after a confrontation over train arrivals. A North Carolina narrow gauge train derails near Gastonia injuring twelve. another train falls into a river at Warm Springs killing an engineer and fireman. Galveston notes two bloody figures, while Epaulet the stallion sells for 22500 in Lexington. Antoine Pellegrini dies in a New Orleans street duel. A yellow fever death is reported in Galveston.
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Atlanta, Ga
Henry C. Pope
Albert Howell
Istitution Co
Pope
Howell
North Carolina
Gastonia
Warm Springs
R. Oe Me Ee
Galveston
R. G. Lowe
The
News
Lexington
Robert Steele
Philadelphia
Antoine Pellegrini
New Orleans
Charles Camp
Tex
Treasury reports dime shortage and mint coinage actions
Secretary Manning dismissed a clerk for impertinence to a stranger asking about office business. Treasury notes rising demand for 10 cent silver, and about $40,000 in dimes were coined at Philadelphia to meet it. Mint leadership told to coin all incurrent silver as needed. Cabinet meeting discussed President's message agenda and order of topics with Attorney General Garland urging judiciary reorganization.
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Manning
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Washington Telegram
Congress
Washington
Garland
Beeth
Political intrigues mix with naval misfortunes in era dispatches
Reported jockeying surrounds Senator Cockrell and rivals as candidates for Missouri posts emerge. Federal appointments include Surveyor of Customs for St. Louis and various posts across Arkansas and Washington Territory. Prohibition wins in Atlanta reflect shifting political currents as international conflicts unfold. The City of Pekin tale adds piracy and violence to a turbulent news week.
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Apportenist
Lark Hicoms
Cockrell
Missouri
Washington
Newt
Senator Cockrell
Senator
Tion
Col. James
St. Joseph
Grand Army
Philadelphia
Cleveland
H. 8
Huidekoper
Richard D. Lancaster
St. Louis
Oliver P. Remick
Marine Service of
United States
M. L. Cormack
Grand Forks
Dok
Dakota Territory
Robert V. Yeakle
Little Ark
Little Rock
Ark
Henry C. Tipton
Melbourne
Herrson
Chester H. Warner
Colfax
Washington Territory
Walla Walla
Bartholomew Coffey
Salem
Oregon
Umatilla
Jacob Schoenhof
New York
Tunstall
J. Parke
West Virginia
Prince
William K. Ramsay
Arkansas
Camden
John R. Thompson
Edward D. Porter
John, Mo
Jamess. McGee
Paris
D. W. Scott
Galena
John Marcus
Hamilton
Lloyd N. Lease
Tiffin
WH. Cannon
Merrill
Wis
Robert J. McNally
Keeseville
Frank White
Murfreesboro
Tenn
October Trade and Frontier Notes in Brief
October reports show grain supplies and market activity with wheat and corn stocks tallied by the New Produce Exchange. Mexico’s Linares town joins a revolt against Nuevo Leon’s state government. A frog lake massacre trial in Canada results in one full execution and several commutations. U S business failures through late November total 10,086 with prior weeks varying. Montreal opens a subscription to aid Reil’s family. The Idaho steamer reports rich Casiar gold fields near Victoria with claims yielding 250 to 400 dollars daily and a haul of 70,000 in gold dust from Douglass Island.
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Wren Werber
New
We Produce Exchange
Linares
Martinez
Nuevo Leon
Ontario
Frog Lake
Battleford
Northwest Territory
Dressy Man
Charlebois
Big Bear
Northwest
United States
Bradstreet
Issa
Issi
Montreal
Reil
Canada
Idaho
Sitka
Alaska
Victoria
B. C
Cassiar
Servian Retreat in Bulgaria and Balkan Upheaval
Reports state the main body of Servian troops has been expelled from Bulgaria as King Milan plans a final stand against Prince Alexander. Gener al Jovanovitch, blamed for recent defeats, has died by his own action. Carlist uprisings in Spain and a Madrid death of Marshal Serrano are noted amid broader European tensions.
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Bulgaria
Milan
Alexander
Jovanovitch
Danube
Slivnitza
Wsaribrod
Drogheda
Ireland
Callan
Parnell
House of Commons
Allan Line
Buenos Ayres
Montreal
Glasgow
Spain
Marshal Serrano
Adrid
Caceres
Lima
Iroy
Widdin
Vienna
London
Telegraphic News Roundup From Across the World
Reports reach Fort Apache of hostiles killing White Mountain Indians and tension rising as retaliation fears spread. Other dispatches note British advances in Burma, a fatal fire accident in Providence, and multiple court and personal incidents across the U.S. including suicides, assaults, and political outcomes.
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Drv
Get
Cook
Hendricks Dies in Indianapolis at 5 in the Afternoon
Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks dies in Indianapolis at 5 o clock after a brief illness described as malaria with stomach pains and a chill. President Cleveland orders national mourning and half mast for thirty days, with offices closed for the funeral.
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Edritr
Maxstor
Wasco
United States
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indianapolis
Washington
Guoven Cleveland
Telegrams of Condolence Pour In From Nation
Messages from President Cleveland and senators flood Mrs. Hendricks as condolence telegraphs arrive from across the country. The paper notes condolences from distinguished men of both parties in this hour of national mourning.
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Cleveland
Mrs. Hendricks
Empress of China rebukes officials over memorials and party gain
The Empress shows sharp reprimand to an official Fan for presuming to address her with a memorial. The piece notes that such behavior will not deter others and that Fan is handed to the Board of Punishments. It contrasts Chinese restraint with Western views on party government and hints at Ming era precedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Fan
Mariner
Pall Mall Gazette
Fragmented political wit from Fol Burdette
The speaker remarks on shifting political labels and ethnic tensions in provocative satire. He cites Beecher Curtis Mangasarian and mocks Garrisons abolitionist roots, imagining a grand fusion of religious and political identities amid a stormy, multilingual era. The tone is humorous yet pointed about American public life.
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Mr. Beecher
Cleveland
Not a darned bit
A Brunswick Telegraph quip recalls a boy who asked a Saccaro doctor about tooth pulling. The doctor charged twenty five cents and promised no hurt if the boy felt nothing. The tooth came out with no protest, prompting the remark that the boy’s calm self control would have made him rich.
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Brunswick Telegraph
Locust Swarms Threaten Pacific Coast Farmlands
On the Pacific Coast from California to Oregon locusts pose periodic pest risks with three species present. The Rocky Mountain locust stands out for its flight power and vast swarms darkening skies as observers report clouds high above the Rockies. After decimating a region, they flee to seek new fields and pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oregon
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountains
Curious hops vine learns to climb like a child
The Belfast Me Journal notes a hop vine's slow growth. It compares the plant to a baby and a kitten, saying the vine needs guidance to climb and grips a pole only after being taught. It likens early growth to eyes opening and eventual climbing ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
The Crowded Hotel humorous anecdote from Harper's Weekly
A comic vignette recalls a tourist and a clerk debating a bill with a billiard table charge. Oliver Westvect Hornes is described as living in a house painted red bright yellow with green accents.
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Harper’s Weekly
Oliver Westvect Hornes
Mourning Procession for Hendricks Funeral Plans
The body of Hendricks is moved to the courthouse where a solemn state viewing precedes a grand funeral procession. Indiana officials and military groups arrange a multi-division march from New York and Illinois streets to Crown Hill Cemetery, coordinating hearse, carriages, civics, and guards.
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Defiance County Express
D. T. Elmer
Defiance County
Defiance, Defiance CO
Business Directory
ST. Sutphen
J. H. Bevngton
M. Bb
Ae Pleas
Aneed Shoes
J. F. Deatrick
Page Atlaw
Notary Public
Karst
Clinton and
Third Streets
Defiance
Milton E, Orcutt
Ayaan Atlaw
T. Office
Ralston’s Block
Court House Defiance
W. C. Travis
Krotz & Mor
Clinton
First Streets
Henry Hardy
Wolsifer Block
B. Marris
P. Cameron
Sarris
Charles E. Bronson
LAW Real Estate
Harley Bro’s
Sutphen
Woilsiffer
Frank W. Knapp
Wertheimer
Hale
Defiance, Ohio
Karst & Tenzer
Perry Street
Wabash Depot
H. Lindenberger
Baltimore
R. Brown
Baker and
Desserin
Fourte and
R.T. Potterf
L, Blanchard
Undertaker
Cor
Fifth Sts
Old Stand
Willams Undertaking Rooms
American Union Sewing Machine
G. H. Williams
Fancy Steam Dye Works
Heitzwable
Op Perry Street
May ‘Sly
H. Gherke
Warren and
Grant Sts
Ward
Corwin & Kiser
Eureka
Beardsley’s Gallery
L. E. Beardsley
L. Scott
Anakee Us
Stone Front
A.martin
SRD Ratating
D. Widmer & Son
Rnew
Jackson Street
Wabashad B. & O
Cincinnati
Toledo
Carlings
Star Bakery
Os Supreme Court
Treasury
Mr. Gladstone
Pirot
Madrid
War Office
Alexandria
Cairo
Dongola
Providence
Rhode Island
Patrick Fitzgerald
J. B. Mannix
Archbishop Purcell
Squine
Lamar
Londow
Tur
C. E. Ressepuie
Ludington
Fayette Brown
Norwich
Birdie E. Schroyer
Solomon Schroyer
Schroyer
J. S. Hossetter
Minerva
Stark County
Robert Harlan
Jo Hueston
State Supreme Court
Evan BuLuano
Bloomingdale
Mich
Grorce Dincer
Ravenswood
Illinois
ASD
Milwaukee
Chooner
Enews Oats
Wareat
Rye
Pateree Ponk—Mess
Pere Perrier
Terry
Warat
Worth
T. F. Bavana
Dhrad
Rome
Mae
Ape - Morgan
Harry
Satan
Agen
Mr. Morgan
Thomas A. Henric
Thomas Andrew Hendricks
Zanesville
Muskingum County
John Hendricks
Madison
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Towatit Greensburg
Hanover
Major
Thomson
Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
Holman
A. P. Hovey
Fees En Colfax
Wes
Henry 8. Lane
Gov. Hendricks
Senate
Oscar B. Hord
Col
A. W. Hendricks
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
France
Conrad Baker
Tilden and Hendricks
Endricks
Hancock
English
Joseph E. McDonald
Ind
Winslow
Pierce
Edmund S. Wasnxortos
D. C
Canon B. Harrison
Grance F. Epuusps
Olle
Grerce Heaviy
Hovernor Hill
T. A. Hendricks
State of
Davin B. Hitt
T. DE Witt Talmage
T. de
Ade Powers
Orry
U. T
T. A.hendricks
W. Powras
Yoorhees
D. W. Voornem
Gareham
President Cleveland
Ma Wasuivotox
D.C. Novah
Mra
Phan Og Husband
Ands Bay Ly
Tor
Pacific Coast
Capitol
Neral Pageant
Ispianarotis
George W. Koontz
New York Street
Ilinois Street
Edward Hawkins
Illinois Street
James L. Mitchell
Ohio Street
William F. Christian
Washington Street
Fire Department
Webster
Indianapolis Light Infantry
Ross
Arshal
Market Street
Circle
Tennessee
Vermont
St.ad W
Light Infantry
Catafalque
Nema
St. Paul's Cathedral
Delaware Street
Cirle
Crown Hill Cemetery
Metropolitan Police
Marshal Kneffler
C. L. Holsteux
All Militare
Ass Cy
Koontz
AX *Harles A. Zollinger
8. K. Fletcher
Austria
Arthur
Lincoln
Garfield
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