Strikes and arrests dominate New York and national news
A 15 000 street car drivers strike in New York halted surface transit until a noon offer for twelve hours. Arrests include Bradford clerks Christie and King for 60 000 embezzlement and broker Huntley for fraud. A lynching in Eatontown New Jersey and a civil suit by Vermont heir Alexander Stewart are reported. Internal Revenue foresees large year end gains with six months already up 1.5 million dollars.
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New York
O'Donnell
Wyoming Valley
Susquehanna Coal Eet
Nanticoke
Thomas Christie
Horatio King
First National Bank
Bradford
P. H. Huntley
Sam Johnson
Eatontown
N. J
Herbert
J. R. W. Sloane
Allegheny City
Alexander Stewart
Vermont
United States
New Y
Jo Hilton
Stewart
Benjamin F. Whelden
A. V. Kaurz
Eighth Infanty
San Francisco
Mexico
Confederacy
Internal Revenue
Escanabe Lighthouse Keeper Cremated After Fire
Mrs. Mary L. Terry, eighteen years keeper of the Escanabe Michigan lighthouse, died in a fire that destroyed the structure. Other items note legal fights, divorces, and labor boycotts in Chicago and Des Moines, with various disputes over alimony, lawsuits, and union activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Terry
Escanabe
Michigan
Scoville
Charles J
Guiteau
Moran
Semitic
Twore
McCore
Chicago
Eigh
Goldsmith
Philadelphia
Peter Burritt
Elgin
Jennie Doud
Joseph C. Price
Des Moin
Valentine Eter
Colamba Indiana
Arquette, Hontonagon
s-Assembly of
Kentucky House Row Sparks Street Confrontation
In the Kentucky Legislature an altercation erupted as Rep William Jackson invited Rep Robert Theme to the street. arrests followed by Speaker Offutt. A separate incident reports a burning dairy near Owensboro and the lynching of A Wirener in Virginia. Governor orders militia to Pulaski County to quell armed miners threatening laborers. A Atlanta church conflict sees Rev Dr Armstrong suspended for five years amid protests over new evidence. Public opinion in Atlanta largely backs the rector.
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Kentucky
William Jackson
Robert G
Offutt
Owensboro
Wirener
West Virginia
South Virginia
Greenwood
Pulaski County
Armstrong
St. Philip's Church
Atlanta
Beckwith
Cunningham
Wellsville
County Infirmary
Little Sisters of the Poor
Cleveland
Bellows & Dickey
Sheriff Street
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Ohio
Woskd Nataheen
Mae
Stont
Cuyahoga
Erie
Clinton
Ohio Senate
Springfield
Committee On Labor
Knights of Labor
Cincinnati Board of Public Works
Imports of American meats dominate middle England counties
ConsouL Houghes notes meat imports far exceed other goods in bulk and value in middle English counties. Secretary Bayard cites consul resignations tied to the notarial fees bill, forecasting reduced incomes for London and other consuls if enacted. Knights of Labor strike on Gould roads. Studebaker workers quit over wage offer. Schumacher mills in Akron burn with $1,000,000 loss.
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Consoul Houghes
England
Bayard
London
Liver
Manchester
Birmingham
Bradford
Tunstall
Abovrt
Knights of Labor
Gould Roads
Southwest
Marshall
Texas
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Schumacher
Akron
Ohio
Barnum Succeeds as Iron Cliff Manager in New York
Ex Senator William H. Barnum retires as general manager of Iron Cliff Mining Co. John Abeel of New York succeeds him. Reports from Canada say six mounted police were killed near Regina and Edmon ton and Saskatchewan officers faced defiance. The Senate Military Committee backs the Fitz-John Porter relief bill with a Democratic majority likely. Sewell and Logan to file majority and minority reports respectively. Ohio Supreme Court upholds contempt ruling in Dalton case. Iowa House orders trial of Judge Hayes for aiding liquor-law enforcement opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilniam H. Barnum
Iron Cliff Mining Co
John Abeel
New York
Canada
Regina
Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Washington
Senate Military Committee
House
Fitz-John Porter
Cameron
Sewell
Logan
Senate
Hoar
Jones
Nevada
Sabin
Pike
Ohio Supreme Court
POUNDMAKER LINE OF BRAVES LIBERATED AT STONY MOUNTAIN
POUNDMAKER and eleven of his braves were freed from the penitentiary at Stony Mountain shortly after a formal bid for clemency. The Canadian Department of Marine and Fisheries cites oath calling for action amid political tensions. Representatives of five Central American states sign an accord to restore cordial relations between Nicaragua and El Salvador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poundmaker
Stony Mountain
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Nicaragus
Salva
Poem theft case tied to fatal Mexico deal in San Francisco
Customs officials seized items worth 4000 dollars in San Francisco amid a case involving two Mexican men, one killed and the other fatally wounded in a controversial deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mexico
Gladstone Home Rule Morley Appointment Sparks Debate
The report notes that Gladstone maintains pressure on home rule while some colleagues resist. John Morley is named Chief Secretary for Ireland and if Morley loses at Newcastle, Peirwell offers to secure him an Irish seat. The discussion covers Irish Parliament plans and party unity.
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Venice
Pir
Gladstone
Ireland
Kilkenny
Monte Carlo
Métuneo
Reiniae EY
H Stowell Roeel Ieene
Liverpool
London and North Western
Prince Krapotelwe
France
Ham
Bemieaa
Dublin
John Morley
Green Isle
Morley
Newcastle
Piewell
Oil and rail strike notes and the death of Senator Miller
Reports detail a tax strike and railroad work stoppages affecting the Gould Southwestern system with thousands idle. Limited rail service persists from St Louis on the Missouri Pacific. Also reported is the ninth Trenton oil well at Lima Ohio flowing sixty barrels daily, House pension talks for Mexican War veterans, the burning Egyptian Monarch in New York harbor, and the death of Senator John F. Miller of California prompting formal House resolutions and adjournment.
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Gould Southwestern
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
United Sates
Lima
Ohio
Trenton Rock Oil Company
House Committee On Pensions
New York Harbor
Monarch Line
Bnt
Hogan
Hannible and St. Joseph Company
Joan F. Mixer
California
Washington
Stoneman
Miller
Logan
National Tribune of
West Virginia
F. H. Ross
Indiana
Senate
Knights of Labor
Vance
Committee On
Civil Service Reform
Stanford
Thomas R. Hi
Wisconsin
Mene
North Carolina
Morrow
Sonia
Auty
John F. Miller
Congress
Payne Investigating Committee Resumes Columbus Work
The Payne bribery investigating committee in Columbus resumes sessions after a week idle. Testimonies implicate ex Representative Kahle with offers to influence votes. Reamy denies any such conversations or authority to offer money. Additional witnesses include Judge Meuser and Dr. Jameét, with statements about Brunner and Brunner’s alleged payment jokes. The panel plans further hearings, with Cook and Baldwin scheduled to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Payne
United States Senate
Kahle
Putnam
Reamy
Kehle
Payne Compen
Jacob Meuser
Gallion
Pendleton
Mmittee
K. Donavin
Jameét
Seneca County
Brunner
L. A. Russell
Cleveland
Lee
Ohio
Gernot
George W. Hull
Hull
Russell
Cook
Cincinnati
Baldwin
Supreme Court ousts Cincinnati police commissioners ruling
The court sustains the Governor removal of the Cincinnati police commissioners and upholds the Governor’s action about Lieut. Mallen’s reinstatement finding the removal proper. The Chief of Police Hudson is not removed and the Mayor gains police control as conservator of the case. A syllabus will follow.
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Supreme Court
Cincinnati Police
Hudson
Smith
Moore
Supreme Ae Hilice
Mallen
Pollett
Cincinnati
Miller testifies on alleged bribery by John R. McLean
Isaac J. Miller of Cincinnati testified before the Senatorial Election Investigating Committee that, before a law shifted police control from the Mayor to a police commissioners board, John R. McLean offered him 1000 then 2000 then 3000 dollars to claim commissioners would appoint more police than the Mayor. McLean also offered to support Miller for Mayor and contribute more funds. Miller declined. Miller, a leading Democrat and late county Democratic committee chairman, aided a nonpartisan push for fair elections.
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Isaac J. Miller
Cincinnati
Board of
Councilmen
Ohio
John R. McLean
Miller
Committee of
McLean
Democratic Committee
Havyes-Tilden
Old Lady Recalls Burst Grindstone Death Story
The anecdote recalls a mill accident where a grindstone exploded killing four workers. An elderly woman, recalling the piece, stores a spare grindstone, takes insurance, and uses a pie board for protection while water is poured over the stone and a placard is stuck in a hole. She laments the near disaster of her house being blown apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dous
Detroit Dialogue Sparks Nickel Fare Joke
A street scene from Detroit features a sharp-witted exchange at the Postoffice corner. A boot black is asked about the steamer’s price and replies with a nickel, prompting a quip about funeral costs in Detroit.
Mistletoe Shipment From Florida Draws Town Talk
A parcel of mistletoe arrived in the village from Florida’s Everglades, eliciting chatter in a locale about fashion and tradition. The note suggests enduring beliefs in immortality and escalation as timeless themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everglades
Florida
Minneapolis Tribune
Small Stepping Stones Shape Family Happiness
A fragment from a 19th century proverb collection notes how minor irritants strain families. It warns a single cold word can ruin love, while tender feelings are easily wounded, suggesting many women and men confront quiet daily troubles. The text attributes these thoughts to a writer named Jesse in a clipped, older style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Ohio Legislature Bills Face Quorum and Health Board Debates
Ohio Senate and House debates feature quorum concerns and bills to set a state Health Board, regulate banking and education bodies, create a monument fund, restrict second hand dealers, and expand veterans relief programs, with measures on county finances and public works awaiting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
State Board of Health
Ak Cadon
Maritta
Ohio
Lansaeee
Saremeanen
Iouse
Common Pleas
Toledo House of Refuge
Senate
State Board of Public Works
Toad S
Guirnchen
Ngsint Cinwing Boards of Health
Barber Shop Perjury Exposed In Courtroom Exchange
In a St Paul Herald report a witness testifies about a barber shop visit claiming a haircut and hour long stay with no conversation. The prosecutor moves to charge perjury, but the judge orders the testimony set aside and sentences the witness to five years hard labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blank
Udge
St. Paul
Boiler iron becomes brittle after long service says Carmichael
Peter Carmichael told the Scotch Institution of Engineers that iron in boilers grows hard and brittle after over a dozen years, especially when directly heated. He warned that sixteen to seventeen years is long enough at 40 to 45 pounds pressure and that longer use risks plate cracking and rivet failure as shown in two nineteen year boilers.
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Scotch Institution of Engineers
Peter Carmichael
Folklore Quips Blend Wits Across 19th Century Papers
A jumble of humorous quotes from Philadelphia and New Orleans papers reflects early 20th century wit. One line likens war to an empty whisky barrel while other maxims joke about vanity, fortune, and stout bags.
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Goliath
New Orleans Picayune
Hades
Explorer's Transcontinental Route Narrows Baggage
Mr. Henry M. Slantey, an African explorer, recounts to travel through the Dark Continent with a heavy book collection. As his party shrank, books were dropped, leaving only the Bible to reach the Atlantic coast. Shakespeare, Sartor Resartus, Norie's Navigation, and the Nautical Almanac were discarded along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Slantey
Atlantic
Carlyle
Norie
Zinga
Silver candlestick heirloom from Gen Toombs relic
An ornate solid silver candlestick from Georgia’s Gen Toombs era is described as a tree with branches and a fountain at the base where a fox and deer drink. Weighing twenty four pounds it cost eight hundred dollars and is to be passed down to the family as an heirloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toombs
Georgia
Debates on Blair education bill and pensions plan
Congressional debate centers on the Blair education bill and a pension appropriation. Senators discuss race segregation provisions, treasury policy on education funds, and plans to fund white and colored schools in the South. The House handles pension bills and building cost extensions amid partisan tension.
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Florida
Cot. Hamm
ogoSoft
Warner Committee
Essaltyee
Spe
Secre Manning
Treasury de Enton
Sexaton Harrison
Indiana
Senate
Allison
Anc
Leon
Logan
Frye
New Jersey
Evarts
Weaver
Iowa
House
Interior Department
Ane Brace
Sen- Sant
Hawk
Eads Aes Bil
Ouresentatives
Treasury
Peoria
Souths and Territories
District of Columbia
Alaska
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Richard III and Richmond at Bosworth Field in 1485
An analysis notes Shakespeare’s dramatization of the Bosworth Field clash. It follows Richmond’s pursuit toward Stoke Golding and the crowned victor’s lineage, highlighting the enduring fame of Richard III and tracing his Plantagenet ancestry through several noble lines.
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Shakspeare
Richmond
Richard III
Bosworth Field
Cheshire
Ricard
Richard
Edward II
Lionel
Clarenc
Edmund
Duke of York
John I Gaunt
Henry
Castile
Prof. Hexxy Darwinoxp on soil work and termites
Prof. Hexxy Darwinoxp argues that without thorough agriculture there can be no succession of crops and nature uses others to do the work. He notes earthworms till soil in England, transferring nutrients through their bodies and casts, while in hard soil other agents are needed, with Prof. Jraummond citing the termite or white ant as effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hexxy Darwinoxp
Darwin
England
Jraummond
James K. Jones Arkansas Senator Biography
James K. Jones of Arkansas, born September 29, 1839, in Marshall County Misc. He served as a private in the Civil War, then pursued law and entered state politics. He served in the Arkansas State Senate, led as president, and was elected to Congress, later taking the U S Senate seat March 4, 1885 with term expiring March 3, 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Jones
Arkansas
United States Senate
Marshall County
Misc
Poyle
Arkansas State Senate
Senate
James D. Walker
Campaign seeks inquiry into Capt Emmet Crawford killing
A U S Senate resolution calls for State and War secretaries to probe the death of Capt Emmet Crawford US Army slain by Mexican troops on January 10 1836. Crawford born Philadelphia served in multiple regiments and earned brevets. the incident occurred on Mexican soil about 200 miles from the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet Crawford
Senate of the
United States
Secretaries of State and War
Senate
United States Army
Crawford
Philadelphia
Enliasa
Seventy-first
Pennsylvania
United States Colored Regiment
Thirty-seventh
Third Cavalry
Anu‘l
Crook
Quieting Noise: Spermaceti Ear Plug Advised by Harper’s Bazar
A Harper’s Bazar item suggests a pea sized spermaceti ointment packed in linen as an ear plug to block noise from machinery bells crowds and dogs. It claims the method soothes nerves and permits quiet during rest or silence periods but offers no medical validation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Bazar
How the Speaker Makes His List
An 19th century description explains how the Speaker allocates 335 members to about fifty committees in a week or ten days. A chart tracks each member, checks mark assignments, transfers, and reshuffles as needed, with members seeking favorable placements influencing but not forcing the process.
Young Man Returns From Colorado With Mines Tale
A report from Ax Eastern describes a young man’s health trip to Colorado and his claim of buying a silver mine for 63000. He recounts forming a company and selling stock for 7000, sparking incredulity from an older man who suspects a connection to the deal.
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Colorado
Old Man
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Ty Republican Paper
Usiness Directory
Soulphn
Hi. Devngton L. Camron
van W. Winn
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Ibcam Razor
Bert Gerry
W. Slagle
Schoonover
Thompson
Peaslee & Enos
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J. F. Deatrick
Karst’suilding
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Defiance
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W. C. Travis
Krotz & Mors
First Streets
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Las
A. B. Aarris
Ohn P. Cameron Sarris & Cameron
Defiance, Co
Charles E. Bronson
LAW Real Estate and Collecting
Harvey Bro’s
T. Sutphen
Woisiffer
Frank W. Knapp
Wecheimer
L. Blanchard
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J.I. Hale
Defiance, Ohio
Karst & Tenzer
Perry Street
Wabash Depot
C. H. Lindenberger
Fancy Steam Dye Works
F. Heitzwable
Practiayer & Cleaner
May ‘Sly
L. E. Beardsley
Third Sts
Deatrick & Sumners
Corwin & Kiser
Eureka
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American Union Sewing Machine
Williams
J. L. Scott
Stone Front
Baltimore
R. Brown, Baker
Fourte and
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Toledo
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J Hanter
Newark
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Youngstown
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Logan County
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Oxford
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John May
New Lisbon
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Navarre
Pulte
J. W. Lewis
Licking
West Jefferson
Fitchville Township
Norwalk
Chicago Times
Plain Job Printing
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