Immigration, finance and military notes from Washington
Canadians to the United States number 52,810 in ten months. Chinese laborers via British Columbia violate Anti Chinese law in California. Clearing houses report week ending the 23d with 1,009,008,613 in exchanges, up from 992,148,477. General Crook ordered to Washington to discuss Chiricahua captives. Silver dollar production 211,999 for week. 205,499 previous year. President issues executive order re Internal Revenue Districts. districts reduced from 126 to 82. Major Wasson convicted by court martial, dishonorably dismissed and sentenced to 18 months hard labor. Cabinet discusses assisted immigration. New York customs order to block paupers. Treasury cancels 100,000,000 in bonds. Commander Mullen dismissed for intoxication after Ashuelot rock incident. Postmaster at Washington race declined by David B. Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Treasury Department
California
British Columbia
Crook
Lincoln
James R. Wasson
United States Army
New York
Commissioners of Immigration
Mullen
United States Navy
David B. Parker
Runaway son thief robs farmer of 8500 dollars in Pa
A farmer near Glen City Elmer Snyder was surprised by a man posing as his runaway son who robbed him of 8500 in cash and bonds. The same period reports drownings, fires, business failures, ship canal plans, university milestones, rail washouts, and crop damages across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen City
Elmer Snyder
Chicago
Saratoga Lake
John Stryker
New York
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Henry Ward Beecher
Fulton
Robert Collyer
John Barry
M. P
Low
Beecher
New York Commissioners of Emigration
Milford
Mass
William P. Burke
James R. Davis
China
Japan
Massachusetts
Cape Cod Ship Canal
Stephen Alexander
Princeton College
R. N. Parks & Co
Burlington
University of Vermont
Lafayette
Pennsylvania
Ashland
Wilksbarre
Scranton
Stroutsburg
Lancaster
Portland
Bethlehem (Pa.) Iron Company
Harvard College
Harvard
Yale
New London Conn
Harvards
Levi D. Jarrard
New Brunswick
N. J
Bangor
Conyngham
Isaac A. Briggs
Wesley Lyon
Emil Brie
Samuel Semple
Mount Holly
Bath
N. Y
Multistate Floods and Disasters Lead News Roundup
Reports detail Charles T. Goodman found dead in Cleveland harbor after missing cashier status and a $7,000 defalcation. Floods flood Illinois and Missouri rivers, devastating Alton Alton area, Tecumseh, and Cairo with losses in the millions. Fire destroys Planters Cotton Seed Oil Works in Algiers. tornado hits Ellenton. widespread rail washouts and public disorder across Kansas Missouri Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Goodman
Lake Shore
Cleveland
Alton
Atchison
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Missouri
Algiers
Elberton
Big Nemaha
Nebraska
Tecumseh
J. Lane Borden
Mansfield
Jenkins
Northern Pacific
Heron Siding
Montana
McGeoch, Everingham & Co
Chicago
Sheerir
Little Missouri
C. T
Illinois
Mississippi River
Cairo
Wright & McCord
Merrill
Wis
Supreme Court of Ohio
Jefferson
Tex
Garfield Monument Committee
Lake View Cemetery
Michigan
Collinsville
Ala
Iowa Republicans
Des Moines
Baren R. Sherman
H. Manning
Akers
Judge Reed
Arthur
General Assembly
Hubbard
Minnesota
St. Paul
C. R. Gilman
Fred von Baumbach
Charles Kittleson
Greerere Fox
Thomas Ryan
Pullman
Weburt Ray
C. H. Ross
Lampasas
Wilmington
Del
Lexington
Robert E. Lee
Pope
Milan
Tenn
Berry
Garland
Yell
Arkansas
Summerville
S. C
Charleston
Langtry Secures Jersey Cottage at Long Branch
A Brooklyn obituary notes the death of a Dutch con artist in New York City area after a long career of twenty seven years. The deceased, aged seventy four, was born in Amsterdam. Meanwhile the Jersey Lily Mrs Langtry has secured a summer cottage at Long Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennel Joe 7
C. Bierlage
Netherlands
New York Centre
Brooklyn
Amsterdam
Langtry
Long Branch
F E Flannigan Tragedy and Canada Land Policy
A boat upset drowned Michael Flannigan and his son near Hamilton Canada. The Canadian Government halts land sales and grants due to emigration influx to Northwestern Canada. Mention of recent heavy fighting at Mira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Flannigan
Hamilton
Can
Canada
Dourine
Mira
River tragedy and financial woes dominate late July notices
Five in a family drowned in the Ohio River below Madison Indiana after a steamer wake tipped their skiff. Widespread counterfeit coins detected in New Orleans. US weekly business failures rise to 165. half‑year totals reach 4,637 with $66 million liabilities. Cholera deaths in Damietta rise daily. Postmaster Frank Conger named to succeed deceased. Winnipeg fire explosion injures several. Montreal hardware merchant Kirpy fails for $120,000. Cot tonwood Falls burned out. Nebraska floods drown 17. Public hangings reported in Arkansas Maryland Georgia. Smallpox spread among Arizona Indians. Drowned bodies found near Staten Island. New York liquor and cigar trade to push out the trade dollar. bullion banks echo in Chicago.
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Ohio
Madison
Ind
New Orleans
United States
Damietta
Egypt
Frank Conger
Michigan
Washington
Tullock
Winnipeg
R. H. Kirpy
Montreal
Cottonwood Falls
Kan
Nebraska
George Lake
Cambridge
Toney James
Darien
Stater Island
New York
Chicago
The Great Flood and Subside in the Mississippi
Reports from St Louis and surrounding areas on June 27 describe the Mississippi River cresting at 34 feet 9 inches and beginning a slow decline after 26 days of flood. River men expect the worst to be past though the June rise may still come. widespread inundation remains from East St Louis to Chester and across Illinois, with thousands displaced and crops ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mississippi
Market Street
Upper
Missouri
Bowman’s
Cahokia Creek
Venice
Brooklyn
Bloody Island
Jarrett’s Station
East St. Louis
Alton Road
George Edmonds
Newport
Chicago & Alton Track
Youree
Fred Rabish
William Roberts
Madison County Ferry Company
McMullin
Chouteau Island
Chouteau
Capt. Roberts
Chouteau Bottom
Madison County
Madison
Chester
Carondelet
Ilt
Fish Lake
Smith’s Landing
Harrisonville
Grand Tower
Illinois
St. Mary’s
Bailey’s Landing
Welsh
Randolph County
Kaskaskia
Cape Girardeau
Cottner Levee
McClure
The June Rise Coming in from Missouri River
June 26 reports show the Missouri River at St Joseph rising to eighteen feet ten and a half inches with a gain of one and a half inches since morning. Engineer D W Church notes a five inch rise at Bismarck in twenty four hours and expects the June rise to reach St Joseph in about eight days. Hannibal is the only railway operating from the city besides Atchison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kan
Sioux City
Nebraska City
Omaha
Nemaha
Platte
Yellowstone
Upper
Missouri
Rushville
Glasgow
Kansas City
D.W. Church
United States
Bismarck
Hannibal
Atchison
Chester
Ill
Water Street
Bois Brule Bottom
Chester Bluffs
Bluffs
Kaskaskia
Sherlock
Bird’s Point
Cairo
Floods Reach From Mitchell To East St Louis
A reporter and crew traveled by hand car from Stanton to the flooded zones. Water rose and fell at Mitchell and Nameoki as residents counted changes. Flatboats ferried people to safety while crops and livestock suffered heavy losses along the Illinois and Missouri regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straynton
Ill
Mitchell
Nameoki
Kinder
St. Louis
Namcoki
Chicago & Alton and
Indianapolis & St. Louis Railway
Compulsory Education Bill Passed in Illinois Legislature
Springfield, NL June 26 The Illinois House and Senate approved a bill by Senator Walker to make education for children eight to fourteen compulsory. It authorizes City Boards of Education to enforce attendance at public or private schools and sets penalties for noncompliance with fines from five to twenty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
House
Senate
Walker
Boards of Education
Board of Education
Tragic Dervio Puppet Theater Fire Kills Forty-Seven
News from June reports a blaze in Dervio Italy during a puppet theater show. Ninety spectators including many women and children fled or were trapped as a Bengal light ignited straw and firewood. Forty-seven died and twelve were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dervio
Italy
London
Lake Como
Trade dollar boycott spreads through New York and Chicago
New York notices warn trade dollars won’t be accepted after July 1 and are worth about 85 cents. Merchants brokers and workers push discounts, with some paying 90 cents while others offer 85. Debates rage on redemption, with mint data showing 35,959,360 trade dollars issued and Chicago banks following New York to purge the currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. & A. Frey
Cortlandt Street
DOW
Mint
Chicago
Fatal Winnipeg Warehouse Blast Kills Fire Victims
A frame warehouse at Arthur and Albert streets in Winnipeg owned by J. H. Ashdown burned Friday night. A storage of gunpowder exploded as flames spread to nearby buildings injuring many, with George Seale dying and James Yule critically injured. The blast damaged windows blocks away and prompted calls for a Grand Jury investigation. Ashdown faces a potential arrest as underwriters assess losses estimated at 5,000 dollars for the fire and up to 4 000 to 5 000 dollars for shattered glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnnipeg
Manitoba
Arthur and
Albert
J. H. Ashdown
Murray
McRobie
James Yule
City Electrician
George Seale
Chief McRobie
Fire Department
Frank Carr
J. S. Chamberlin
William Sinclair
James Bowie
McGuire
Jack Wilson
Ashdown
Grant
Grand Jury
Montreal
Cole
John Watson
Walter Rutherford
Archie Grant
Leslie Farrell
Smith
C. W. Moberly
Jones
Yule
Nephew of Jefferson Davis Accused of Cruel Prank
The Pittsfield Journal reports a compositor at the Journal office is a Davis family nephew. As a boy of eight he attended a hanging and later declared himself sheriff, executing a negro slave by suspending him from a tree until death, then received a severe spanking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
Journal
Jefferson Davis
Proverb Origins Include Ancient Worldwide Sources
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes common sayings like You carry coals to New Castle originate far from England. It cites You carry oil to a city of olives as a Hebrew adage three thousand years old and You carry pepper to Hindostan as an Eastern proverb of great antiquity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
England
John Bull
Chicago Inter Ocean
Trowel Lafayette Used in Vermont University Corner Stone
Mr. George Leonard of Huntington Vermont holds the trowel used by General Lafayette to lay the corner-stone of the University of Vermont, a historical artifact displayed among local treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Leonard
Huntington, Vt
General Lafayette
University of Vermont
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