Massive New York fires and crimes fill East news row
A marble building on Barclay Street in New York burned, causing over $1,000,000 in losses and 17 workers helped fight the blaze. A leather store on Gold Street suffered $225,000 in damage. In New Jersey an oil train accident on the Raritan River bridge killed at least two and caused near $1,000,000 in damage. Capt. Phelan was stabbed in a New York office and identified his attacker in court. Other items note bank excess reserves, a former congressman committed to an insane asylum, a cashier defaulter, President Arthur returning to law, and various executions and crimes across the region.
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New York
Barclay Street
Riccard Shortt
Phelan
O'Donovan Rossa
Gold Street
Tuscarawas Valley
Philadelphia
Raritan River
New Brunswick
N. J
Raritan Canal
D. J. Morrell
Congress
Pennsylvania
Cambria Iron Company
Johnstown
Livepool
London and Globe Insurance Company
Arthur
Charles E. Miller
Wm. Forrester
Boston Ideal Opera Company
Baltimore
Jos. Grinnell
Boston
Wide Range of Tragic and Turbulent News Update
Reports from Oregon to Illinois and California recount drownings, murders, forays into reform, and legal actions. Notable items include a clerk in Cook County facing summons over election returns, a Washington Territory homicide of a hunter, a maniacal killing in Shaw’s Island, a clan murder in Vincennes, glanders threatening livestock in multiple counties, a parlor floor collapse at Plato, and a $30,000 discrimination suit in Lafayette. Also noted are Mormon dissensions, a Guaymas refuge, a Vincennes thief, dynamite rallies in Chicago, Chinese riot fallout in Eureka, Kansas frontier growth, and a fatal bridge collapse near Creston with multiple deaths.
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M. W. Ryan
Cook County
Haines
Illinois House of Representatives
United States District Attorney
Blodgett
Ryan
Aswand
Oregon
Alexander Jones
Grant's Pass
Wilderville
George G Bson
McClung
Applegate Creek
Shaw's Island
Washington Territory
Vincennes
Ind
Henry Strattman
Kan
Onham
Kansas City
Freeport
Til
Boone County
Peoria County
Kane County
Paaren
Plato, Ill
R. H. Goodman
Lafayette
Lake Erie and Western Road
Salt Lake City
Guaymas
Sonora
Iowa
Keokuk
Trunk
Fink
Folz’s Hall
Chicago
West Twelfth Street
F. L. Geyer
Cleveland
Ohio
International Workingmen’s Association
San Francisco
Kansas
Cincinnati
Thomas
Campbell Will
Bar Association
Connor and
Robertson
Campbell
Burlington Quincy
Creston
Lee Linn
Courier
Wabash
Wm. Hickey
Peope
Russell B. Swift
W. H. Little
The
St. Louis Chronicle
River rescue ends in tragedy on Susquehanna island
Two men crossed the Susquehanna in peril to aid the starving Roberts family on an island near Port Deposit Maryland. Mrs Roberts and a child died for want of aid while a horse and cat were killed and eaten. The grisly hunger story ends in tragedy.
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Susquehanna River
Roberts
Port Deposit
Hawkins
Bland County
Eva de Coursey
Clarence Newell
Washington County
Newell
Miss de
Post Office claims 1862 first mail car built and education and Yellowstone plan
Report cites Mailing Clerk Davis of St. Joseph Missouri as builder of the first mail-car in 1862 and Col George B er as securing an appropriation to develop the system. It notes a legislative bill for five commissioners to study Indian education and Yellowstone Park use. Also includes a public debt summary and details on New Orleans Exposition funding requests and investigations into prior spending.
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Post Office Department
Davis
St. Joseph
Missouri
George B.er
Yellowstone Park
Fourowine
Prominent Atlantans Honor Hendricks at Breakfast
Mr. Hendricks hosted a breakfast for thirty notable Atlanta citizens. He addressed a large crowd from a hotel balcony praising a result with 54,000,000 in favor by a 1,142 vote margin. Various political maneuvers and nominations unfold around Illinois, Virginia, and national cabinet discussions.
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Hendricks
Atlanta
Logan
Springfield
Ilinois
United States
William R. Morrison
Carter H. Harrison
Morrison
Harrison
Virginia
Representative Barbour
Cleveland
Albany
New York
Illinois
William M. Springer
Interior
Gorman
International Africa Association recognized by Russi and Congo plan
Reports detail Russia recognizing the International African Association and signing to join a proposed Congo Free State. Ports in Egypt may be occupied to protect subjects, while Egyptians may remain alongside. Other dispatches note attacks on church leadership, Gordon and Khartoum-related maneuvers, Indian troops, and militia calls.
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Russi
International African Association
Congo Free State
Yery
Egypt
Gibraltar
Lord Wolseley
Gen. Gordon
Soudan
Khartoum
Metemneh
Col. Wilson
el Mehdi
Cairo
War Office
London
Ireland
Wolseley
Khorti
Gubat
Gordon
England
Scotland
Reinsdorf
Keuchler
William
Niederwad
Halle
Michael Davitt
Rome
Edward Hanlan
Sidney
New South Wales
Clifford
Turbulent Janua ry ends with massacre and theft at Khartoum
London dispatch reports General Gordon slain amid Mahdi forces in Khartoum after breach of the fortress. Egyptians massacred. noncombatants harmed. women enslaved. Mahdi fortifies Khartoum, pilots in Brazil, Indiana explosion, Detroit fire, and Chicago election fraud trials feature in broader recap of recent crises and political moves.
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London
Gordon
Mahdi
Khartoum
Wilson
Brazil
Indiana
Richard Campan
Joseph C. Mackin
Chicago
Mackin
L. Pouliot
Montreal
Egypt
Pouliot
Italy
Northwest
Hornet
Kentucky
Carrollton
Toronto Presbytery permits marriage to deceased wife sister
A 27 to 12 vote by the Toronto Presbytery allows a man to wed his deceased wife’s sister. Paddy Ryan shakes at losing a match with John L Sullivan and vows to claim the championship if given a chance. The Dominion’s public debt exceeds 88 million, with Canadian Pacific seeking more funds. Presidential travel includes Cleveland’s New York visit and Hendricks’ New Orleans trip. US failures tally 330 with industry breakdowns. cholera risk prompts BOH warning to Congress. Fire hits Baltimore pork packers, Stafford Conn., and a Burlington Iowa roundhouse. Winter wheat prospects dim across states. Ottawa raises Parliament building watch after NYC intel on dynamiters. Mayors of New York and Chicago comment on the telephone.
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Toronto Presbytery
Paddy Ryan
John L. Sullivan
Dominion of Canada
Canadian Pacific Road
Cleveland
Col
Lamont
New York City
Hendricks
New Orleans
United States
Bradstreet’s
National Board of Health
Congress
Europe
G. Cassard & Sons
Baltimore
Stafford
Conn
Burlington
Iowa
Parliament Building
Ottawa
New York
New Youg
Chiea
Senate passes interstate commerce bill with nine member panel
Senate approved a nine member interstate commerce commission to regulate shipping firms with annual reports and probes into charges pooling watering stock and discrimination. Post Office and Post Roads bill proposed 1 cent second class postage. House rule changes and political caucus actions noted. Additional Senate House actions include land grants, monuments, and public buildings funding.
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Yeas
Aldrich
Allison
Blair
Call
Cameron
Wis
Chase
Conger
Cullom
Dawes
Dolph
Edmunds
F Groome
Hampton
Ay Hill
Hoar
I Jackson
Pene
Somes Ct
Nan
Monteal
Sewell
Sherman
Slater
West
Wilson
Br Canta
House
Messrs. Randall, Holman and Warner
Secretary of the Treasury
Union Pacific Road
Judiciary Committee
Washington Monument
Memphis
Arthur
House of Representatives
Tokio
Tyler
Texas
Court House
Springfield
van Wyck
Daniel Webster in Washington and the Girard College case
Daniel Webster, wintering in Washington post state service, laments Boston solid men and promissory notes while managing a vast Supreme Court practice. He argues against Girard College being for Christian moral education, loses to Binney and Sergeant who defend the bequest. Justice Story notes the arguments were learned and able.
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Daniel Webster
Washington
Department of State
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
John Tyler
Boston
Webster
Stephen Girard
Girard College
Messrs
Binney
Philadelphia
Justice Story
Calzada Tacuba Route Through Mexican History
A vivid map of the Calzada Tacuba traces the path from the Axayacatl palace area past San Hipolito and the Alvarado leap site to Popotla and Azteapotzalco. It links the old route to modern descendants, noting the highway as a living link to Montezuman heritage and the Ana huac valley's ancient tribes.
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Calzada Tacuba
Axayacatl
Cortez
San
Azteapotzalco
Anahuac
Calzada
Tacuba
Lady Gently Pranks Child on Numbers
A Free Press quotation shows a lady inviting a child to visit and joking about the child’s grasp of numbers. The innocent reply confirms learning numbers while the speaker remarks on the child's supposed disorderly habits, reflecting social behavior and language of the era.
No Title Extracted from Rhyme and Prose Fragment
A fragmented piece contrasts a man who avoids swearing lying or stealing with a shift to explosive fits when soot clouds his eye and his wife cries. It also includes a misattributed quote about virtue and danger from Demosthenes.
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Erschange
Five Die In Iowa Rail Crash West Of Creston
A Burlington Railroad accident ten miles west of Creston Iowa killed five and injured about a dozen as a New York fast mail derailed on a bridge. Rescue parties worked with axes amid wreckage and ice while medical aid rushed injured passengers to Creston and surrounding towns.
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Creston
Iowa
Dispatch
Burlington
Here
New York Fast Mail
KinuEep
Robert Brown
Mount Pleasant
Owa
Powell
New Albany
Ind
W. C. Carroll
Saquache
A. B. Cole
Grand Rapids
Mich
C. H. Howell
G. R. Hawkins
S. J. Lindsey
W. J. Davenport
M. Farrell
Prescott
Isaiah Waterman
Corning
Battle in Texas Rangers and Mexicans at Carrizo Springs
A late report from Laredo describes a bloody clash at Carrizo Springs between Rangers under Sheriff Tomlinson and Mexican forces from New Laredo. Fifty Texans pursued about 120 Mexicans, with ten Mexicans killed and five Texans wounded. One Mexican death is confirmed, and reports claim several wounded were harshly treated.
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William Marshal
Ias
Perished by the sword at Halle two anarchists executed
Berlin dispatch reports Niederwald celebration attackers Reinsdorff and Kuechler were beheaded at Halle yesterday. Kuechler shed tears and remained silent to death aided by a Protestant minister. Reinsdorff cried out Against barbarism while singing a drinking song just before death.
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Halle
Niederwald
Reinsdorff
Kuechler
Reinsdorf
Ex-Star Router Dorsey Ranch Nets $300000 in Profits
Washington special reports ex senator Dorsey who has managed his ranch profits at $300000 for last year. Ownership shares: Dorsey one half, Alley 600000, Nelson 170000, Ingersoll 230000. Ranch stock valued at $2001000. Dorsey denies paying Ingersoll any fees in star route cases and plans a European year ahead with manager. Col Ingersoll also considering travel abroad with family.
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Washington
Dorsey
John B. Alley
Murry Nelson
Chicago
Coonel S. G. Ingersoll
Alley
Nelson
Ingersoll
Europe
Col. Ingersoll
Aged 100 Centenarian Doctor Graham Dies in Kentucky
Dr Christopher C Graham a centenarian died after a short illness in Louisville at age 100, born near Danville Ky he was connected to Daniel Doone and father to Mrs Senator Blackburn and Mrs Gov Bramblett. He dictated a letter to Secretary of War Lincoln two hours before death.
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Louisville
Christopher C. Graham
Old Fort
Danville
Daniel Doone
Graham
Joseph Blackburn
Gov. Bramblett
Lincoln
Remarkable claim stirs Rochester doctors debate over Bright's disease
A Rochester Democrat article triggers wide commentary on Bright's disease and kidney failure. Dr J B Henson relays his rescue from peril and argues kidney disease often causes many deaths. Interviews with Dr Henson, Mr Warner, and Dr Lattimore discuss signs, cures, and dangers of Bright's disease and a remedy now called Warner's Safe Cure.
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Rochester
N. Y
Democrat
J. B. Henson
America
Henson
Andrews Street
Bright
Warner
North St. Paul Street
Everett
Sumner
Chace
Wilson
Carpenter
Bishop Haven
Folger
Colfax
New Orleans Medical College
Aly
S. A. Lattimore
State Board of Health
H. H. Warner
Noble character seen beyond the eyes of the crowd
The Pittsburgh Chronicle argues nobility is recognized only by discerning individuals not by the common masses. It recalls Carlyle on heroes and valets, Shakespeare’s sadness, and warns that even great minds seek solace in private virtue amid public misunderstanding.
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Carlyle
Shakspeare
Pittsburgh
Chronicle
Health is a priceless boon and should be cherished
This piece extols health as life’s priceless boon and warns it is often unappreciated until lost. It claims many diseases such as consumption and scrofula can be cured by Dr. R W Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery after other remedies fail, and notes a pamphlet on consumption is mailed for two stamps from Works's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo NY.
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R. W. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
John Bull
Missionary and Kanaka Boy Calico Rumor Remains
An excerpt from a Sidney newspaper recounts a Queensland native interview in which a Canadian missionary characterizes gods favoring calico over banana leaves. The exchange centers on who supplied the calico, with the missionary acknowledged as the seller, revealing dated racial and colonial attitudes.
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Queensland
Sidney
Chicago Tribune
Halloo Shouted After Racing for a Train Incident
A humorous exchange unfolds as two boys pass each other on the street. One shouts halloo while the other explains he is racing not for sport but to chase a train, highlighting a moment of street scene wit.
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Halloo
Catarrh Cure Claim and Odd Shipping Notes
An old remark about catarrh remedies cites Dr Sage's Remedy as a potent cure with one trial claimed to prove its efficacy. The ad notes fifty cent prices and urges trust in the product. Separately a shipment of wire spring-beds to New Zealand is announced amid a quip about missionaries on forked sticks. Caswell, Hazards & Co. promote Cod Liver Oil as pure and superior, urging patients and physicians to prefer it.
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New Zealand
Caswell, Hazzard & Co
New York
Allen
Dunuam Wayne, du Page Co
Ilinois
France
Cutaheeee
Societe Higue Percheronne
Donhem
Rose Bonheur
Prickly Ash Bitters Affected Liver Remedies
A historical advertisement claims Priority ASH Bitters cures disorders of the liver, purifies blood, and revives invalids. It promises relief from side pains, loss of appetite, headaches, billious attacks and general malaise, noting prickly ash bitters arouse a torpid liver and restore health. It also mentions curing coughs and hoarseness.
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R. M. Stevens
Wayne Powers
George Gibson
Estellville
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Aee
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Taylorsville
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Barber
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Greely
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Willis
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Westboro
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New York and New England Railroad
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Patti
Charles T. Krebs
Madison Avenue
Maryland
Aman
Horsford
Connecticut
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depo
Elvator
Grand Union
Sin
Brown
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Phila
Jace
Star
Mark
Cruzzists
Charles A. Vogeler
Baltimore, Maryland
Aickz
Satteee Sbitters
ST. Louis
Shritters CO
Gordon & Mamsey
Madisvarville, Ky
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Wen
Sul’ S
Tonie Syra
Sjjohn Bull
Smith
Bull
Appdison
A. J. Hileman
Addison
A. J. Colbom
Somerset Herald
Astoria
III
C. Mooney
R. L
Burrill H. Davis
Ostetters
J. N. Harris & CO
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Steei
J. Worth
Jacob Woodley
Dearborn St
Valentine Bros
Janesville
B. F. Booth
Saulsbury, Tenn
Beadford
Fannie Greey
Enurope
Bitters
Ssnessays
Rk. M
Auburn
Bloomingville, O
Baby Saved
Rochester, N. Y
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Battle Creek
W. J. Fairfield
W. D. L. A. Goff
Tis
R. U. Aware
Lorillard
Washington, D. C
Gardssz
St.paul
Albert Lea
Eadis Oa
Betosi
Hagan
Rock Island & Pacific Ra Y
Blue Island
Joliet
Seneca
Peoria
la Salle
Geneseo
Pullman
Missouri River
Minneapolis
ST. Paul
Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
la Fayette
Council Bluffs
Canada
R. R. Cable
Pres
T & Gen’l
Chicaco
E. ST. John, Gen’l T’k’t & Pass
R Ag’t
Man
P.O. A. i. T. A. Slocum
Peara
New ‘York
Newsdealer
Western News Co
Ace Ledger
Franklin Street
Oldiers and Heirs
Sendates
Frealars L. Bingham
Washington, D.C
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