Mass ex-governor jailed in East Cambridge scam
East Cambridge Massachusetts reports say ex governor Moses of South Carolina received six months for obtaining pretenses. Elsewhere fires destroyed properties in Troy and Philadelphia causing two deaths and losses around 250000 dollars. A bank bookkeeper fled with 50000, and other figures involve railroads and legal seizures. Panish Sherman arrested in Syracuse over estate mismanagement.
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Moses
South Carolina
New York
Jay Gould
Hudson
Troy
Everett House
Philadelphia
Second
Front
Chestnut
French
Palmer & French
Spice Mills
Fairport
N. Y
Medical Journal of
Gen. Grant
Thomas Panish Sherman
Syracuse
Hamilton White
Wall Street
Batavia
Ferren
Russell Sage
Citizens’ Law and Order League of the United States
C. C. Bonney
Chicago
Edward Vogely
Butler
Desperado Calvin Pierce Executed by Vigilantes in West
Reports recount Calvin Pierce, a West Territory desperado, killing a young miner W H Newcomb with a pickax and fleeing. A miners vigilante committee captured him and hanged him from a nearby tree. The body remained suspended briefly before burial, in a violent frontier justice episode.
Scourth Spars Fire Tragedies Across Ports and Crimes
A series of calamities reported across states includes the Ida Darragh cargo steamship fire at Memphis burning the hold and nearby vessels City of Helena and wharf-boat, with losses over 100000 dollars. In West Virginia Arthur Jackson, 18, shoots a man, is arrested after a dance, and is later lynched by a mob. A Shelbyville lynching for assault, a Fort Worth wholesale house fire, the E V Olive fruit schooner wreck with five lives lost, a Wellsburg gas explosion killing mangled corpses, and a New Orleans boxing bout where Lange breaks a hand and Rooke wins on injury. A Georgia fight ends with Marsh al Gassige and Deputy Manning shot near New Braunfels, Texas.
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Perry
Babe Ellison
Shelbyville
Tenn
Brown
Fort Worth
Texas
E. V. Olive
Dixie Island
Mobile Bay
Wellsburg
W. Va
New Orleans
George
Lange
Rooke
Marseal Gassige
Manning
New Braunfels
Train gang riot ends in multiple deaths after post office heist
During a post office robbery transport to the penitentiary, prisoners opened fire killing two guards and wounding others. A woman leapt from the train and was killed nearby. Yeager was later shot dead after pursuit. In Baltimore a woman aged 86 died in a house fire. In Petersburg, Virginia, Roberta and Christophine Clay, sisters aged 16 and 18, died in a separate fire.
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James Pitts
Yeager
Seya Snes
Ann BowLine
Baltimore
Roberta
Christophine Clay
Petersburg
Monument Dedication Attended by Sherman Lee and Arthur
The Washington Monument dedication on Saturday February 21 featured Gen Sherman and staff followed by militia from Boston Richmond Philadelphia. Speeches by Senator Sherman W W Corcoran Col T L Casey and President Arthur echoed the ceremonial mood. Gen Horace E Carron died later in Washington from a cold contracted at the ceremonies.
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Washington Monument
National Capital
Sheridan
Boston
Annchmond
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John D. Long
Robert C. Winthrop
John W. Daniel
Horace E. Carron
Washington
Gen. Grant
Japan
Illinois Senate Elects Logan in First Senator Ballot
In Springfield on Feb 18 the Illinois Legislature cast its first ballot for U S Senator with Logan receiving 101 votes, Morrison 94, Haines 4, Ward 1, Lawler 1, and Smith 1. A third ballot on Feb 19 produced Logan 100, Morrison 94, Haines 4, and 6 scattering. The session continued amid other state and national political notes including a Sioux Falls constitutional convention bill and Oregon Senate election turmoil.
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Illinois
John A. Logan
W. R. Morrison
E. M. Haines
James H. Ward
Frank Lawler
John Smith
Springfield
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Morrison
Haines
Scattering
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Gress
Alaska
Portland
Ore
Salem
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Gen. Grant
Illinois Senate
House
Fitz John Porter
New York State
Minnesota
Nationwide business failures and urban disasters in 1884 era
Weekly report notes 254 U S failures versus 273 prior week with many under $5,000 capital. Canada down to 33. Dispatches from Cincinnati, St Louis, Boston, Chicago, and St Paul cite weather and rail disruption reducing trade. Fire destroys Philadelphia business district and Mountain Institute in New York. fatalities include Mrs King and others. Numerous fires and train wrecks cause deaths and injuries across several states. Irish Nationalists discussed in relation to Sudan conflict.
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United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
St. Paul
Mexico
Eads
National Guard
New York City
Charles M. Weep
Milmine, Bodman & Co
Toronto
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Nile
Queenstown
Philadelphia
Pine Street
Sixteenth
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Mountain Institute
Chappaqua
N. Y
New Britain
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Ark
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Ohio
Lockland
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Grafton
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Grex McApanis
No. 1
General Smarratp Graham Plans Heavy Use of Artillery
Reported appointment to command the Suakin Berber expedition indicates a push to use artillery freely. Orders sent to the Chatham Naval Depot call for 20,000 loaded shrapnel shells to be shipped within its days. The Woolwich Arsenal is noted as the destination, with continual production of artillery material.
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Libevt
Smarratp Graham
Chatham Naval Depot
Woolwich
British Shelling, Gordon Letters, and Extradition News
Dispatches report Gen Buller began shelling Arab lines on February 15 with well directed fire that damaged the enemy. Maj Wardrop and twelve men executed flank firing on three hills, creating the impression of reinforcements. Elsewhere, Russian movements alarm frontiers as Britain contemplates strategic positions. The Congo Conference closes, Briere de l Isle vows to expel Chinese from Tonkin, and Gordon letters from Khartoum reveal urgent reinforcements requests. Three failed hangings in Exeter, and Cunningham Burton dynamiter case notes in London. Russian travelers flood Kabul, fueling annexation fears.
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Slatin Bey
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Exeter
England
John Lee
Emma A. W. Keyes
Home Secretary
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Burton
London
Cabul
Ice Bound Rivers Threaten Coal and Craft Losses
Dispatch from Pittsburgh reports ice bound Monongahela rivers risk $1.5 million in coal and craft along the river. Weather moderates but a sudden break could cause great damage after weeks of buildup.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Monongahela
Jos. L. Sicknell
Detroit Post
William A. Montgomery
Goshen
Indiana
Annie Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Swaim
Arthu
Morrow
Wabash Railroad Company
Springfield
Illinois
Texas and Pacific Road
Gabe Goebel
Ed Turner
Engin
Pasengers
Moore
Bishop
St. Louis
New York
Low
Brooklyn
Grace
Anti Foreign Labor Bill Passes Senate Amid Senate Action
Congress debated the Anti Foreign Contract Labor bill which the Senate approved, prohibiting aliens entering the United States under labor contracts and declaring such contracts void. The session covered harbor improvements, river projects, and various appropriations amid partisan exchanges and procedural rulings.
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Clair Fats
Michigan
Committee On In Affairs
Cs Wyck
Nebraska
Em Speer
United States Dietstetudge
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Galveston Harbor
Harbor Board
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McLean Va
Broadhead
Discharged Dispatcher’s Drunken Night At Memphis
During the war Brown, a Memphis train dispatcher, drank with companions and became so drunk he could not direct trains. He hid on the job, sidetracked all trains, shut his office, and went to bed. The next day he was discharged.
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Memphis
San Francisco Argonaut
Ancient Samos Tunnel Discovered by Governor
A tunnel about five thousand feet long, built at least nine centuries before Christ, was found on Samos to supply the old seaport with drinking water. It remains intact and contains water-tubes around twenty five centimeters in diameter with cleansing apertures. the tunnel is bent in the middle, reflecting limited ancient measuring tools.
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Samos
Herodotus
Best Man Dilemma and Fines Reflect Wives and Justice
A comical early Chicago note questions consent by silence in a wedding quandary between Al phonso and Gus. Other items recount a boy who pursued knowledge by night and days, and a pair of fines in the Dominion where a husband beat his wife drew monetary penalties, implying harsh domestic justice.
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Chicago News
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French saving banks allow married women to open accounts
A reform lets mixers and married women open accounts in French government savings banks without parental or spousal authority. The remark about Dickens notes he never accepted the title grandpa. A man may freely urinate for 257, old, if he follows the proper scheme.
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Grandpa
Complex industrial notes reveal US gun cotton and terra cotta lumber
An article surveys American production of gun cotton at a Newport torpedo station shifting from reliance on England, plus advances in terra cotta lumber from mixed sawdust and clays. It cites Panama Canal machinery orders, Porto Rico port needs, and enamel chemistry for artistic use including photographic applications.
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England
Tor Station
Newport
Panama Canal
Ros
Spain
San Juan
Porto Rico
Europe
Great Britain
Dundee
Germany
Philadelphia
City Hall
Capitol
Hartford
Dresden
Political Campaign Echoes Through American History
The Newark Sun traces seven major presidential campaigns from 1800 to 1860, noting battles between Federalists and Democrats, Jeffersonian abolitionist sympathy in the North, and the shifts that shaped parties for decades. It highlights Adams, Jefferson, Jackson, Van Buren, Clay, Cass, Lincoln, and the Civil War’s abolitionist consequence.
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Thomas Jefferson
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South
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Martin van Buren
Jackson
Henry Clay
Cass
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Fremont
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Lincoln
United States
New England Sobriquets and City Names Recalled
A look at popular state nicknames in New England from Maine to Rhode Island and city epithets for Boston New Haven and Lowell. The piece contrasts regional education levels and laments uneven schooling while noting fashion notes on a polonaise for dinner ends with a quirky roast beef quip.
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New England
Boston
America
Athens
New Haven
Elms
Lowell
Chicago
English Cooking the Best Praises British Diet and Roast Beef
Olive Logan argues in the Philadelphia Times that English food provides the healthiest, most substantial nourishment. She cites roast beef, steaks, boiled mutton, potatoes, and suet pudding as core fare, scorns French and American extremes, and urges choosing a balanced national cuisine for robust health.
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Cuisine Francaise
Olive Logan
Philadelphia Times
Hyde Parke
John Bull
America
Avery
Artificial limb with mercury mechanism fails
An artificial limb maker recalls a hand devised years ago using concealed springs cords and a mercury column to close the fingers when the elbow flexed and the arm inclined. The design produced loose joints and lateral motion and mercury leaks spoiled operation, rendering the device useless per the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
Distinction Without Difference at Penitentiary Tour
A well known railroad lawyer touring a penitentiary with several ladies pauses at a cell. He jokes with the convict who admits to being in the same business, revealing he is a train robber. The scene highlights a sharp exchange during the inspection.
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Walt, Podtner
Arkansaw Traveler
How Meals are Served in New Orleans
A Rochester Herald correspondent describes New Orleans eating habits: mornings feature coffee and bread or Creole pastries, with light breakfasts common. Breakfast rarely heavy, midday light lunch at a saloon, big evening meal around six, no regular supper unless after theater. Restaurants abound and meals are served hot at reasonable rates, reflecting climate and local custom.
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New Orleans
Kochester Herald
Diplomatic Corps Nobleman Adds Bachelor Title to Cards
A Washington based diplomat with many military and noble titles had them engraved on his visiting cards. His prestige impressed local girls until a friend joked that he should also add the word bachelor. He added bachelor to his titles, completing a humorous custom. The anecdote comes from American Queen.
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Washington
Arkansas Pronunciation Sparks Family Banter
In a Texas Siftings comical exchange, Carter's elder child Arabella Corde lia from Vassar corrects her father's Arkansas pronunciation. The father retorts, while the mother jokes about pausing the apple-saw and Bellar checking the glare to see if she’s made a jack-aw of herself.
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Vassar
Texas Siftings
He Giveth His Beloved Sleep Sermon Gaffe
A deacon, nodding off during a sermon, asks the minister to repeat the text. The minister quips that the exact words escaped him as he notes he giveth His beloved sleep, a witty New York Sun line.
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New York Sun
What the Sexton Said. Mt. Vernon Place Church Sexton Recovers
Mr Lewis Edwards, sexton of Mt. Vernon Place Church in Washington DC, suffered a severe cough and chest pains for months. After trying various remedies he used the Red Star cough cure and experienced complete relief.
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Lewis Edwards
Mt. Vernon Place Church
Washington, D. C
Bent Finger Wedding Tale in Newark
A Newark wedding reports a bride aged 18 bent her finger to stop the groom from passing the ring over the second joint. She believed if the ring passed over the second joint the husband would rule her for life, else only supremacy would be hers. The groom is 40 with matrimonial life experience. An unrelated ad fragment follows for Dr Pierce’s Compound Extract of Smart-Weed and a Rochester florist name appears.
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Newark
New Jersey
Gentleman Feeds Traveler and Companion in West Virginia
A wandering gentleman shares food with a traveler, companion, and their horses at a West Virginia house. He offers payment, but the woman refuses, taking only a quarter to glance at occasionally, noting no money has come into the house for a year. The farm and store meet basic needs. Goethe’s warning about money and time follows. A medical ad urges stamps for cure guidance. A cowboy narrates, and another ad condemns narcotics, praising Mrs. Pinkham’s Compound. A prayer note closes.
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West Virginia
Oak Lawn Percheron Stud and Brown's Bronchial Troches
Aads praise caution in buying medicine while praising Allen's Lung Balm and Brown's Bronchial Troches. The article highlights Oak Lawn breeding near Wayne Illinois with Dunham and large Percheron imports from France, plus Colorado range stock and stallions. It notes 35 miles from Chicago and 3,000,900 dollars in imports to date.
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Great West
Wose
Oak Jawn
M. W. Dunham
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Wonderful Remedy Promises Cure for Chronic Ailments
Drs. Starkey and Palen advertise a vitalizing treatment at 1109 Girard Street Philo for chronic diseases. They claim patients and physicians are surprised daily by its results and invite readers to request information about the treatment.
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