The Cave Demon Haunts Ned and Tim on Island
Ned Nevers and Tim Austin pursue Klink the Cave Demon on a secluded island. They uncover a condemned old man at a stake and a hidden cave mouth guarded by a loaded rifle. A dangerous plan unfolds as they confront the demon and glimpse a possible crime connected to Job Bradwine.
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Tim
Ned
Klink
Ned Nevers
Austin
Tnis
Job Bradwine
Houghton
Mr. Bradwine
Bradwine
Soner
Dishonoring the Flag and Jeffersonian Democracy
Chicago Tribune reports on flag poles bare over Washington offices of Lamar and Garland on the Fourth of July, linking this to Cleveland’s Jeffersonian democracy stance. It argues Mormon and Democratic loyalties align with local self government and oppose national sovereignty as the flag is dishonored in Salt Lake City and Washington.
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Jefferson
Tammany Society
New York
Washington
Lamar
Garland
Jake Thompson
Salt Lake City
John Taylor
Brigham Young Jr
Jorge
Tammany
Chicago Tribune
Maine man in Washington hints Blaine in public life again
A well known Maine resident visiting Washington says Blaine’s acquiescence to the November result shows he remains in the public eye. He may return to Congress or the Senate within two years, possibly seat a future political move after his literary task.
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Washington
Blaine
Senate
Congress
Senator Hale
Milliken
House
Small
Hale
Frye
Washington Dispatch
Boston Advertiser
Dismissal Row Within Department of Justice Causes Outcry
Washington special reports that General Ewing, former Appointment Clerk, faced a selective firing after the Attorney General handed him a list of removals. Ewing, not on the list, later received his own discharge via a special messenger, provoking bitter complaints from his friends about the method used.
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Washington
General Ewing
Department of Justice
Ewing
Pleasure's Sad Ending on Lake Minnetonka Yacht Sinks
Ten people including ex Mayor Rand and wife perished when the Minnie Cook capsized during a July Lake Minnetonka excursion. The party's social circle and business ties highlighted Minneapolis society as divers searched the lake and recovered survivors and bodies.
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Rand
Lake Minnetonka
Minnie Cook
Narrows
New England
St. Louis Landing
Lafayette Pier
Jayzatta Bay
Lafayette
James Carroll
Wayratta Bay
Engineer McDonald
Ames
John Coykendall
Coykendall
Fate of the Dolphin: Garland ruling on Roach contract
Attorney General Garland holds the Dolphin cannot be accepted and finds no contract between John Roach and the Government. He says funds paid to Roach were without lawful authority and may be recovered, with potential equity action against the vessel itself to follow the money. The decision cites defects in speed, strength, and workmanship, and allows Whitney to seek remedy for workmanship issues if the contractor will make the vessel satisfactory.
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Washington Dispatch
Garland
Whitney
John Roach
J. Garland
Congress
Naval Board
Naval Advisory Board
Secretary of the Navy
Apne Ring
Monney
Roach
United States
Dolphin
Court of Equity
Skillful Surgeons Remove Fifty-Five Pound Tumor
Bloomington Indiana reports a remarkable operation on Mrs. Sarah Owens, mother of Congressman elect Owens. After a five hour ether anesthesia an incision twenty two inches long revealed a fatty tumor weighing fifty five pounds removed by four men. She recovered consciousness with little sensation of the operation.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Sarah Owens
Owens
Independence Man Dies at 111 After Long Life
Christian Mann, Missouri's oldest resident, died at his Wayne City home at 111. A Virginian by birth, he lived in Kentucky and was a Daniel Boone contemporary. He claimed to have voted in every Presidential election since Washington, only twice supporting defeated candidates, and remained healthy until death.
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Independence
Christian Mann
Missouri
Wayne City
Virginia
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Rothschild Loan to Egypt in Million-Plus Deal
Tur Rothschilds have loaned Egypt 1 250 000 until September. A Boston woman who invented a corset has made 50 000 in three years.
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Tur Rothschilds
Egypt
Boston
Agricultural Outlook Improves for Illinois and Nation
The July Agricultural Department report shows cotton improves with good growth conditions and scarce droughts from Virginia to Texas. State averages rise, with Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin showing gains in corn and wheat prospects, and a total national crop estimate near 363 million bushels for grain across major regions.
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Washington Telegram
Agricultural Department
Gulf States
Virginia
Texas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Baker, Brooks
Dougherty
Jackson
Madison
Montgomery
Elmore
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van Zandt
Titus
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California
Oregon
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
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Atlantic Coast
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Iowa
Ohio
New Jersey
Michigan Wheat Yield Report Shows Record State Crop
The Michigan crop report for July estimates wheat statewide at 25,373,682 bushels, up 356,407 from 1884. Southern counties average 17.27 bushels per acre, northern 16.39, with 1,480,055 acres planted. Eleven months ending July 1 show 8,468,513 bushels marketed, 1,900,000 bushels still in farmers hands. Other crops vary in condition, apples promise 52 percent southern and 62 percent northern.
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Michigan
Disease Anthrax Strikes Dan Seamen Cattle in Palmyra
State Veterinary Surgeon Atkinson reports cattle on Dan Seamen's farm have anthrax, a contagious disease. Three cows died in days, and a handler's hand became inflamed after contact with infected material. Pasture should be moved from low to high land and strict quarantine enforced.
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Palmyra
Wis
Atkinson
Dan Seamen
Seamen
Sioux City Population Surges to 18530 in Five Years
A Sioux City census report shows the population reaching 18 530, up from 7 366 in 1880, a 151 percent rise. The correspondent notes Iowa cities lack similar growth and predicts 1885 will bring notable material development despite hard times.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Iowa City
Two Great Fishermen Returns From Woodmont Trip
Washington dispatch reports the Presidential party returning at night from a Woodmont fishing trip in excellent spirits. Postmaster General Vilas praised the outing as magnificent. The President caught a fine string of black bass.
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Washington Dispatch
Woodmont
Vilas
Ex President Arthur Salmon Fishing on Cascapedia River
New Richmond dispatch notes ex president Arthur serene by his son during a salmon fishing trip with Mr. R. G. Dun on the Cascapedia river. In three years the party caught 300 pounds of salmon with the effort of the renowned angler and his companion.
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New Richmond
Canada
Arthur
R. G. Dun
Macksburg Oil Field Expands Amid New Facilities
Ohio capitalists complete arrangements to improve oil transport from the Macksburg field to Parkersburg for refining. Production rises to about 3000 barrels daily in late June, up from 300 a day a year ago. Ventures spread in surrounding county as wells near oil-bearing rock. Wildcatting active within thirty miles of the field.
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Ohio
Macksburg
Parkersburg
Tragedy near Martinsville ends in fatal shooting
About three miles north of Martinsville Charles Chalender was fatally shot by Gage Frazer after Chalender attacked the Thompson Frazer party in a buggy confrontation. Frazer surrendered, claiming self defense. Chalender died about an hour later.
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Martinsville
Charles Chalender
Gage Frazer
Chalender
Charles Thompson
Thompson
Frazer
German farm hand left fatally injured in city attack
John Zettinger, 24, a German farm hand, lay dying at the City Hotel after two assailants robbed him of his watch and $20 then battered him as he tried to leave town. Two witnesses, including two women, can identify the suspects. Jack McGagin and Joseph Hoar were arrested on suspicion with Hoar claiming McGavin and another companion participated.
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Youngstown
John Zettinger
Jack McGagin
Joseph Hoar
Hoar
McGavin
Farmer unearths pile of old coins near Racine claim
Adney Larson finds a cache on his farm seven miles from Racine consisting of mostly foreign coins dating to 1700s and totaling about $1,000. Local lore links treasure legends to Morgan's 1863 retreat, but the coin types suggest earlier foreign origins.
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Adney Larson
Racine
Larson
Morgan
Notorious Hamilton Williams Charged in Newark Divorce
Anna Williams sues for divorce from Hamilton Williams alleging extreme cruelty. She claims he pointed a revolver at her, threatened to shoot and kill, and attempted to choke her and throw her out of the house. They wed less than two months ago before he fled the town.
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Hamilton Williams
Newark
Anna
Dayton Child Brutality Case Under Police Probe
A girl who sold artificial flowers on Dayton streets sought liniment from a physician to treat back bruises inflicted by her father and stepmother. The physician referred the case to the police. the child says she was forced to sell a set quantity of flowers or endure whippings, helping support the family for a long period.
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Dayton
Proposing Amendments to Articles Two Three and Ten of Ohio Constitution
General Assembly proposes amendments to article II section 2 article III section 1 and article X section 2 to be submitted to electors on the second Tuesday of October 1885 changes county officers election timing and term to not exceed three years as provided by law signifying a statewide constitutional revision effort.
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Gener Assembly
Ohio
General Assembly
State of
John G. Warwick
Senate
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