Yellow fever deaths rise in Rio Janeiro and other news
From Washington, reports show 93 yellow fever deaths in Rio Janeiro during a single epidemic week. Also noted are a US government rail mail dispute with the Union Pacific, a spike in business failures, a new counterfeit ten dollar note, and various political, legal, and crime items across the East.
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National Board of Health
Rio Janeiro
Dillon
Union Pacific Railroad Company
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First National Bank of Milwaukee
Treasury
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Supreme Court of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Ruggles
Illinois
Various 19th Century News Briefs From Across Regions
Reports from West and South detail a New Orleans judgment for 1 9 25 607 against the city. numerous arrivals of immigrants at Baltimore. a fatal gas explosion at Vicksburgs Ref uge Oil Mill injuring several. state conventions set for June in Ohio and Iowa. Louisville tobacco shipments totaling over 1 million pounds. Texas cattle drive activity high. ancient skeletons found near Lenoir NC. an earthquake near Helena MT. lynching of Amos Bailey in Miss. Union City Ind fire loss over 250 000. multiple hangings including Gainesville Fla Columbia La and Trenton Ga. mob action kills a sheriff’s brother. suicide by spike hammer in Baltimore. Harris Co Kansas banker failure. Cincinnati drama profits rumored. a shooting kills a brother in Kentucky. Piegan Indians head toward cattle. train robbery suspects jailed with gold notes. Chicago fire tragedy. horse losses in Kentucky. East St Louis fire displaces families. Theresa Fair seeks divorce. Cincinnati clergy to push temperance. Blackfoot Agency land sale Montana. Hal Holmes on trial escapes Orange Texas. Nightingale whisky case witness Hillburn. wounding of Hillburn’s wife.
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Iris
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Nevada
Senator Fair
Blackfoot Indian Agency
Montana
Hal Holmes
Orange
Tex
Holmes
David Hitupvry
Conway County
Ark
Nightingale
Hillburn
Extradition Aims Hit Dublin Murder Conspiracy Leaders
Foreign intelligence reports indict John Walsh P J Sheridan and Peter Tynan for murder in Dublin linked to the Phoenix Park killings. Extradition demand anticipated as leaders of the conspiracy face charges while other global incidents unfold, including ship fires in Puget Sound and mass boycotts in Mexico.
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Ireland
John Walsh
P. J. Sheridan
Irish World
New York
Peter Tynan
United States
Phoenix Park
Victoria
B.C
Destruction of the Grapple Near Seymour Narrows Triggers Panic
Victonia B C May 4 John McAllister reports the steamer Grapple burned four miles from Seymour Narrows at ten oclock Sunday night. About one hundred passengers, mostly Chinamen, were in bed. Fire spread rapidly. boats crowded with screaming passengers. McAllister saved several, guiding a boat toward Valdes Island. The ship grounded near Duncan Bay, burning from end to end. Sixty lives estimated lost. Captain Jaggers and Pilot Franklin last seen. The Alexander left for Comox to forward the scene.
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Dix
Franklin
Vancouver
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Jaggers
Alexander
Comox
Dunsmire
Freeman's insanity ruling in Pocasset murder case
Charles F. Freeman, who killed his daughter in a religious belief, faced trial in Barnstable. Insanity was contested. the Supreme Court found him sane and ordered confinement at Danvers Insane Hospital. Trial revealed religious delusions but regained reason, with testimony detailing his mental shifts and remorse. The judge declared insanity denied and remanded him, awaiting habeas corpus outcome.
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Charles F. Freeman
Supreme Court
Freeman
Danvers
Lynn
Pocasset
Jonah
Daniel
Coburn
Sabbath Train Rules Set By Louisville Rail Line
Colonel Bennett H. Young, president of the Louisville New Albany and Chicago Railroad, orders no work or trains on Sundays except passenger mail trains, with perishable freight only when essential. No excursion trains on the Sabbath. camp-meeting trains banned. Employees with religious scruples must not be forced to work Sundays. Also notes Michigan State troops encampment at Island Lake starting August 3 and South cotton mills employing about 400,000 workers.
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Bennett H. Young
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad
Tam
Democratic tides ebb as Republicans gain ground in 20 year era
A Burlington Hawkeye opinion column argues Democrats misread spring election results, noting local issues shaped votes in Cleveland Cincinnati and Evansville. It praises Republican reforms led by a reformist president and Congress, contrasts Democratic inaction, and asserts long run GOP success despite past errors. Chicago Journal echoes critique of Democratic stance on Reconstruction and wartime policies.
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Pivotal Factors in 1884 Election Pivot State Indiana
A Chicago Inter Ocean analysis explores the 1884 presidential race dynamics. It tracks electoral votes, pivotal states, and scenarios with Indiana as the decisive hinge, while noting New York's crucial but volatile role and Virginia and Nevada as potential second-tier factors.
Spoopendyke's Printing Press Trial Ends in Chaos
Stanley Huntley describes Mr and Mrs Spoopendyke attempting to operate a small press. The couple clash over capabilities printing cards and chromes. A mishap sends ink, a thumb, and a press crashing, ending with the husband storming off and the wife pondering Mr Bennett's larger newspaper project.
Davis and Evarts Race in Narrow Alley Bet
In a Wormley’s dining scene Judge Davis wagers a case of wine with Mr Evarts on a 100 yard sprint. They stack to a five yard start in a tight alley between streets, Davis urging Evarts to follow and take his time as he runs for sport. Meanwhile John Bright criticizes oath making for eroding truth.
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Mc Evarts
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