Various 19th century incidents flood New York East news
A range of events including Mrs Locuae Yscvor Duprey’s habeas corpus in New York Supreme Court, a fire causing $125000 damage at a Pa brewery, mill layoffs in Manayunk, a fatal blaze at Blockley Almshouse, and fears over ships at New York harbor. Also reports of Ward’s Marine Bank indictment, Fall River mill moving to Mexico, Dr Helmbold released from Norristown, 28 feared dead in the Philadelphia almshouse fire, Field’s birthday celebration, a Pittsburg glove fight, and a large glass factory resuming in Pittsburg employing 250 men.
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Locuae Yscvor Duprey
O’dopovan Rossa
Supreme Court
New York
Magis- Paes
M. Y
Ing
Manayunk
Blockley Almshouse
West Philadelphia
Ferdinand Ward
Marine Bank
Fall River
Mass
Mexico
Henry Helmbold
Norristown
Helmbold
Philadelphia
David Dudley Field
Cyrus W. Field
Pittsburg
Charles McCoy
Adam Welton
Vivid Crime and Disaster Roundup Across States
A Chicago grocer’s clerk traps a burglar in an ice box. Fires wipe out eleven stores in Missouri and top of Des Moines and Big Rapids mills burn. A 12 year old fatally kills a playmate in Michigan. Indiana boiler blast kills one. Chicago sewer gas deaths rise to nine, five dead. Whisky fueled violence in Indian Territory. Illinois to hold State Fair in Chicago. Norwich Ohio mansion burns. Porter and Mrs Atkins suspected in arson. Brazil Indiana iron works explosion kills one, injures many. Poorhouse fire in Monticello ill kills three. Shreve Ohio tragedy ends with Peters suicide after rejection. Detroit pork packing fire destroys meat and cash. Snow blockades collapse coal and iron works. Oregon deer train massacre and Utah rail deaths. Zanita at McVickers thrives. Bella’s dancing sparks big crowds. William Frazier cremation near New Albany. Boise City press wars erupt in violence. Grand View revival ends in mania. Alta Utah avalanche kills eighteen. Hocking Valley aid suspends for miners. Kankakee tramp captured for assault, jailed in Chicago.
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Joan T. Lane
Gurley Street
Chicago
L. Aulman & Co
Des Moinés
Darrah
Big Rapids
Mich
John Parke
Davidson
Grosvenor
McDaniel & Wright
Franklin
Ind
Nion
Kinzie
Indian Territory
Illinois Board of Agriculture
Hiram Atkins
Norwich
Ohio
Atkins
Opty
Emanuel Porter
Seth Ak
Porter
Tral Iron Works
Brazil
Indiana
Monticello
Shreve
Laura Chester
Wilbur Peters
Peters
Hammond & Standish
Detroit
Foel
Rockyill
Cadillac
Oregon
Oregon Short Line
Medford
Utah and Northern
Wood River
Zanita
McVicker's Theater
Senorita Bella
Telegraph
William Frazier
New Albany
Boise City
Idaho
Grand View
Alta
Utah
Bingham
Hocking Valley
Sakra Nelson
Andrew Sheffler
Kankakee
Aude Tee
Sheffler
Buried Woman Revives in Grave After Night Disturbance
Near Okoncko West Virginia a Miss Cox died suddenly and was hastily buried. Dogs raised a disturbance at the grave during the night, the tomb was reopened next day and the woman had revived, lacerated her body in a terrible manner during the struggle in the coffin and died of suffocation. Alexander Morrox, son of one of the Acadians driven from Nova Scotia by...
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Okoncko
W. Va
Cox
Alexander Morrox
Nova Scotia
Notable 19th Century American Political Shifts and Local Incidents
Summary of varied items: a British planter and former Mississippi era statesman died in Louisiana. indictments in New York over alleged payment for an infant’s burial. a Kentucky distillery fire caused substantial insured losses. a Black man hanged in Alabama for murder. cotton planters in New Orleans reelect Col Moorehead and Farmers Congress backs Robert Beverly for Agriculture. Virginia taxes under dispute with Cameron proclamation on coupon acceptance. two colored men shot while derailing a Galveston rail line. Jacksonville fire at Percival block and Barnett residence causes major loss. Maj Clark of Bryan Texas commits suicide.
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Louisiana
New
Sanford Jackson
Selma
Ala
Tur National Cotton Planters’ Convention
New Orleans
F. C. Moorehead
Farmers’ Congress
Col
Robert Beverly
Virginia
Mr. Cleveland
United States
Jacksonville
Florida
Maj. Clark
Bryan
Texas
Farm animal returns show mixed gains and value drops
The Department of Agriculture reports increases in horses four percent mules three cattle three and swine two with a small drop in sheep values. Cattle value totals reach 1.107 billion dollars while other domestic animals total 2.456 billion. Cotton marketing and state picking dates shift slightly earlier. A Chicago customs letter praises civil service reforms and reduced office pressure. Violence at Welcker's Hotel ends with Mahone arrested. House approves 5000 for ex Union soldiers encampment at Lake Minnetonka.
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Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Collector of Customs
Chicago
Civil Service Commissioners
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
London
House of Representatives
Brutleer Mahone
Senator Mahone
Welcker
Washington
Minnesota
Lake Minnetonka
Illinois and Michigan Legislatures Scramble for Senator
The Illinois Legislature in a Feb 11 12 13 session balloted for United States Senator with no quorum in both houses and Morrison receiving 74 votes to Haines 1 in joint ballot. The Indiana Senate passed a dynamite regulation bill and Michigan proposes a tobacco habit prevention bill. Senator Lamar comments on President elect Cleveland noting his plain manner yet strong will and gravitas.
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Mlinois
United States
Er Haines
William R. Morrison
Indiana Senate
Michigan
Illinois
Lamar
Cleveland
Tuelinois
House
Senate
Morrison
Haines
Bishop
Explosions Kill Thirteen at Yale Colliery Near New Glasgow
Reports detail an explosion at Yale Colliery near New Glasgow Nova Scotia with thirteen men killed or suffocated and many wounded. The fragmented notice spans multiple incidents from criminal acts to corporate failures and notable deaths across North America.
British General Killed at Bir Teb
Dispatches from Egypt report the death of British Gen. Earle during the storming of Bir Teb. His mission aimed to move up the Nile toward Abu Hamed, seeking reprisals for Col. Stewart’s murder. News notes tightening access to Parliament galleries, increased security, and debates over Sudan and Indian reinforcements amid broader war anxieties.
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Egypt
Earle
Birteh
Nile
Abu Hamed
Stewart
Sas Gan
House of Commons
Law Courts
Liberal Party
England
London
Wolseley
Graham
Suakim
Canada
Vitoria
Therish
Cole and Cox
Samoan Islands
Germany
France
Turkey
Sultan Abdul Hamid
de L’isle
Langson
Avalanche of early 20th century crime and disaster reports
Mrs Yseult Dudley bound over on $3,000 bond for grand jury action in a shooting case. Ellsworth the Millwaukee chief of police resigns after an investigation into improper rewards. A Burlington train collision at Galesburg killed fireman James McCartney. John Moore arrested in Pittsburgh for robbing the mails. marked bills found. A deadly explosion at a Gibraltar powder magazine kills seventeen. Chicago faces severe coal shortages with soft coal nearly exhausted while hard coal remains ample. Funeral clashes in Paris over German flag in Jules Vallès procession. Lillian M Vigus reports sailors rescued after shipwreck near Pensacola. In San Francisco Judge Sullivan awards Sharon divorce alimony and fees. Federal appropriations and army matters advance in Congress. Aberdeen Massachusetts to get a $75,000 public building. Grant retirement bill defeated after long debate.
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Yseult Dudley
O'Donovan Rossa
Ellsworth
Millwaukee
Walliker
Elsworth
Burlington
Galesburg
Illinois
James McCartney
John Moore
New York
Pittsbugh
Pittsburgh
Speese
Moore
New York City
Gibraltar
England
Chicago
Paris
Jules Valles
France
Lillian M. Vigus
London
Larsen
Alfred
Pensacola
Liverpool
Sullivan
San Francisco
Sharon
Miss Hill
Senate Honored by Joint Session Vote Debates Cleveland Result
The Senate and House debated the 1884 Electoral College count with Vice President’s proclamation and Edmunds dissent. The joint convention declared Grover Cleveland’s majority, while Senators Springer and Ingalls urged Judiciary Committee review and dissent resolutions. A joint resolution thanked Britain for the steamer Alert. House and Senate approved measures on preemption repeal, inland mail, Erie post office, and Detroit building funding amid budget talks. The Texas Pacific land grant forfeiture bill failed 0 to 19 to advance, while river and harbor bills and post office appropriations moved through committees and floor votes.
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Moraux
Alabama
Senate
House
Galveston
Sandy Bay
Sen Edmunds
House of Representatives
Tellers Saeed
Thomas A. of
Indiana
United States
Keifer
Springer
Grover Cleveland
Judiciary Committee
Blackburn
Mr. Springer
Edmunds
Sei
Sherman
Conger
Ingalls
Bayard
Hoar
Chicago
Erie
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New Orleans
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McPherson
Blair
Hocking Valley
van Wyck
Congress
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Allison
Brown
Call
Cullom
Dawes
Dolph
Frye
Hale
Harrison
Jackson
Lapham
Manderson
Mitchell
Morgan
Morrill
Palmer
Pike
Platt
Pugh
Sawyer
Sewell
Wilson
Payard
Beck
Butler
Cameron
Wis
Cockrell
Coke
Fair
Garland
Hampton
Hill
Jonas
Jones
Fla
Maxey
Miller
Cal
Slater
V. van Wyck
West
Williams
Sioux City
Niobrara Valley
Union Pacific
San Francisco
Bil
Payson
Holman
Turner
Georgia
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Committee On Railways and Canals
Passage from a London letter on social climbs and artillery gains
A London letter notes a young alcoholic who returns to the House of Lords after a long absence, facing a policeman who questions his status. It then discusses military progress from 68-pounder artillery to modern heavy guns, and odd market curiosities including cured porpoise and introduced Mexican canary with a softer voice.
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House of Peers
London
Alta Snow Slide Destroys Salt Lake Mining Town
A devastating avalanche hits Alta at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon burying three fourths of the town and killing sixteen residents including James Watson, Mrs Ford and several workers. Rescue efforts rush to reach remaining survivors as relief expeditions prepare.
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Salt Lake
Alta
Littte Cottonwood
Emmet Hill
Valero
Grizzly Flat
James Watson
Andrew S. White
Barry Gilson
Emma
Tucker
Vallejo
Stickley’s
Wallace
Powers
Simpson
City Rocks
Evergreen
Timothy Madden
John Ford
Death of a centenarian Auntie Wilmore dies at 116
Special Chicago Times report from Wilmington Illinois notes Auntie Wilmore known as Nancy Cass Wilmore died in the city at age 116. She may be the oldest person in the state, with a life history remembered on her deathbed detailing birth in 1769 in North Carolina and early family movements to Kentucky and Alabama.
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Wilmington
Chicago Times
North Carolina
Samuel Cass
Shakertown
Sally Wales
Nettie Taylor
Kentucky
Alabama
Andrews
Keeney
One Against Sixteen Levee Contractor Fights Mob
J M Jackson a levee contractor near Sun Rise Mississippi faced about sixteen armed men. He fired six shots with a six shooter, wounding three who later died. He fled then surrendered and was acquitted in self defense.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. M. Jackson
Sun Rise
Miss
Jackson
Unemployed in New York Reach 75 000 Mark
New York City sees an estimated 75 000 men and women out of work. Breakdown includes women 30 000, longshoremen 3 000, Italians 6 000, cloak makers 10 000, tailors 5 000, furniture workers 3 000, printers 1 069, bakers 800, waiters 1 900, and other trades totaling the remainder.
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New York
Texas County Treasurer Robbed of 23000 in Linden
Two masked men broke into the Linden residence of Cass County Treasurer P B Kinkead last Friday night. They pistol whipped Kinkead and escaped with 1000 in cash and 22000 in state securities belonging to the state or county. No arrests reported.
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Texas
Queen City
Tex
Linden
Cass County
P. B. Kinkead
Kinkead
Five Suns Visible in Clinton Wis Strange Sky Event
At 11 o clock yesterday five suns appeared in the sky at once linked by a large bright circle. Elderly residents say they never saw such a sight and predict an unprecedented storm. In another note a Uran judge rules Territory wives have no rights in court and men may dispose of property as they please.
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Clinton
Wis
Territory
Rochester Man Ships 1775 Arm Chair to President Cleveland
Grerce H. Ricker of Rochester New Hampshire shipped an old-fashioned arm chair dated 1775 to President Cleveland. An Eastern paper suggests Mrs Ysenlt Dudsley deserves six months to practice in a shooting gallery.
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Grerce H. Ricker
Rochester
N. H
Cleveland
Ysenlt Dudsley
Yale student Yawn Poow Lee lectures on Chinese Women
A Yale student named Yawn Poow Lee earns a livelihood lecturing on Chinese Women. The piece notes the costs of printing newspapers in Acanee are higher than elsewhere in the union. A Minneapolis firm ordered 1,000 boxes of chewing gum from Bangor Maine. Harvest straw in Harvest straw, New York, is described as the greatest brick manufacturing center in America.
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Yawn Poow Lee
Yale
Minneapolis
Bangor
Remarkable Rochester Letters Verify Dr Henson Cure
The Cleveland Herald reports letters from Rochester endorsing J B Henson M D claims of recovery from Bright's disease after using Warner's Safe Cure. Citizens including Mayor Parsons and church officials attest to the statements' truth and the remedy's life saving effects.
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Cleveland
Herald
Rochester
N. Y
Democrat and Chronicle
J. B. Henson
Henson
H. H. Warner & Co
J. B. Heston, M. D
Foote
Hi. H. Wansen & Co
R. Parsons
Wa. Pureete
Union and Advertiser
W. D. Savart
Monroe County
Edward A. Frost
Tt. Perxen
J. M. Davy
Congress
Roches
Joux
Morcan
Monroe Co
Hiram Stacey
W. C. Rowxiey
Monroe
Living Church
Chicago
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Bright
Warner
Isnanu Foorr
D. D
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Roe
Window Satyr: Upscale Man Traced by Town Crowd
A dignified young man reads from a second story window as Sunday bustle begins. Passersby react oddly and comically, with a citizen alarmed, noses rubbed, a fat woman furious, a cab driver wary, and two boys below cheering with pea shooters, all under New York Times narration.
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New York Times
Expensive Botanicals Versus Mineral Drugs in Medical Practice
Dr Foote's Health Monthly notes that profits from drugs vary. while potent mineral drugs can be diluted to low cost, many botanical remedies remain costly. The piece highlights hydro chlorate of cocaine as an expensive anesthetic used in eye operations, costing about $8 per gram and $3,500 per apothecary pound. It compares lab work in botanical medicine, where many herbs yield small valuable extracts, to the difficulty of rapid fortune in a busy practice.
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Foote
Simple home made china cement recipe
A brief recipe describes mixing lime or calcined plaster of Paris with the white of one egg to create a quick setting cement. Apply a small amount to the edges of a broken item, press together firmly, and the cup or plate bonds quickly becoming as strong as before.
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Paris
Ram Known for Picking Persimmons by Head Butting Trees
A Sandy Creek Township ram named J. A. Adcock distinguishes persimmon trees from other growth and shakes fruit down by striking the trees with his head from a distance while standing on hind legs. After dropping the fruit, the animal eats them and wanders off until hungry again. The ram once raided apple trees in the same manner.
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J. A. Adcock
Sandy Creek
Henderson
N. C
Diamond unearthed in Virginia dazzles buyers and dealers
A laborer in Manchester, Virginia uncovered a large diamond worth attention. The stone, examined by Richmond dealer Mr. Tyler Sr., was sold for 1,800 dollars and later cut in Boston to become the Morrissey diamond. Weighing over ten carats after cutting, its market value rises to about 8,000 dollars and it bears a single small dark spot.
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Manchester
Chesterfield County
Virginia
Tyler, Sr
Richmond
Boston
Morrissey
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