Washington notes blow to currency and ports
Treasury reports over two million in United States notes and gold and silver certificates reduced to pulp. Immigration law concerns may exclude two thirds of Mormon immigrants. Queen Victoria marked sixty fifth birthday with Washington dinner. Patent Office receipts expected near 1.2 million. International trade figures show 1883 imports 733 million, exports 811 million. Colonels and officials announce Indian affairs cuts. coffee and tea supplies to Indians limited. Bridge opening in New York Brooklyn draws presidents and dignitaries. various trials and accidents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Quren Victoria
Marble
Patent Office
Public Service
Ingersoll
Tuer
Indian Affairs
Indian Service
New England
Western
Southern
Middle
Pacific States
Pacific States and Territories
New York City
Canada
Gresham
Foreign Intelligence Loss Of Bark Il Sapere At Sea
The bark Il Sapere traveling from Buenos Ayres to New York with hides and ostrich feathers foundered at sea a few days ago. Loss estimated at $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
New York
Cyclones and tragedies sweep Indiana and other events
A cyclone plowed through Western and Central Indiana on the 28th killing twelve at Clay City and seven at Neal's Mill with many injured and property damage including Shelby and Johnson counties. An incendiary fire spree hit Minneapolis with losses over 100000 dollars on the 29th. Other reports note a Chicago bricklayers strike ending, a fire destroying a Bowling Green Va home killing two children, Rhode Island’s General Assembly opening, a petroleum price rise at Bradford, a Fort Smith hurricane unroofing buildings, a Boston building fall injuring several, the death of Sister Gabriel Semmes, a drowning of Ex Alderman John Geiger and wife, a Gainesville merchant shooting his bookkeeper, and a Shreveport cattle-dealer killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerstner
Chicago
United States Express Company
Cleveland
Denver & Rio Grande Road
Gunnison River
Delta
Col
Duncan
Emery
Fox
W. L. Howard
Nevada
Howell County
Moody
Maries
Miller Counties
Overton
Neb
Leander Coleman
Baton Rouge
John Cray
Jack Hinton
Helena
Ark
John Taylor
Clarendon
Hugh Ingram
Joseph Young
Texarkana
Lakeville
Cal
Mount Sterling
S. H. Seamans
Milwaukee
Millers’ National Association
United States
Hamilton
Collinsville
Neche
D. T
Providence
Detroit
Tombstone
A. T
Crook
Guacanupe
Sierra Madres
Mary Kelley
Avington
Kan
Indianapolis
Ind
Milton G. Foreman
Traders’ Point
Willis Shannon
Wheeling
W. Va
H. B.derrick
Marianna
Louise Armaindo
W. J. Morgan
Canada
William Woodside
Ireland
Morgan
Woodside
St. Clair
Madison Counties
Louisiana
J. B. Watkins
Panhandle
Texas
Joan Zoor
Christian Mucho
Acard
Walter Davis
Harrodsburg
Phil Thompson
Nall
Atlanta
Belleville (I
Rose Hill
Renicke
Amiel Dencreutz
Martha McDaniel
Cedar Hill
Church
Hiram Guillness
Denereuty
Staleigh
N.C
E. D. Buckley
San Antonio
Tex
Helenwood
Tenn
John
Riley Cecil
Smith Brothers
Luther
Thompson
Smiths
Smith Senior
Cecils
Indiana
Clay City
Neal’s Mill
Shelby County
Johnson County
Edinburgh
Minneapolis
Minn
St. Clair County
Ill
Tae House
R. R. Jarvis
Bowling Green
Tuer General Assembly
Rhode Island
Bourne
Bradford
Fort Smith
Southern Hotel
Boston
Mary Gabriel Semmes
Convent of the Visitation
Baltimore
John Geiger
Cincinnati
Great Bridge Opens in Gala Brooklyn Celebration
May 25 reports the formal opening of the Brooklyn Bridge to the public with a grand pyrotechnic display. crowds in New York and Brooklyn lined streets, officials including President Arthur and Governor Cleveland attended, and a nationwide display of flags and decorations marked the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Great Suspension Bridge
East River
Arthur
Cleveland
Chicago Tribune
Berlin
Germany
Nord Deutsche Zeitung
London
Times
Opening of Brooklyn Bridge Parade and Celebrations
Festive decorations along Columbia Heights and riverside routes as Colonel Roebling and Mayor Low’s homes lead a grand display. A 20‑guard escort accompanied President Arthur and Cabinet from Park and Fifth to Fifth Avenue Hotel amid cheering crowds. The Seventh Regiment led the New York procession across the bridge to City Hall Park, while Brooklyn’s line moved from City Hall to the New York Tower for the formal opening. Fires, chimes, and whistles accompanied a spectacular fireworks finale as both cities celebrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Heights
Roebling
Mayor Low
Brooklyn
New York
Great Bridge
Seventh Regiment
N. G
State of New York
Emmons Clark
Park and
Fifth Avenues
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Madison Square
Arthur
Edson
Frelinghuysen
Folger
Gresham
Chandler
Brewster
Marshal McMichael
District of Columbia
Allen Arthur
T. J. Phillips
Rollins
Cleveland
Ludlow
New Jersey
Fairbanks
Vermont
Stryker
Slocum
Littlefield
Rhode Island
Carr
Robertson
Cox
William Windom
Keifer
Brooklyn Bridge
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
City Hall Park
Common Council
City Hall
New York Tower
Twenty-third Regiment, National Guard
Law
Society of Old Brooklynites
Hancock
Atlantic
Upshur
Port of
United States Army
Brooklyn Station
Columbus
Greene
Trinity
St. Paul
J. S. T. Stranahan
Twentythird Regiment
Littlejohn
W. C. Kingsley
Levy
Abram
Hewitt
Dr. Storrs
Eanal Highway
Heights
A Triumph of Engineering Seile Bridge Story
The text recounts the 1866 7 winter that spurred a Brooklyn to Manhattan bridge project. It details Kingsley’s role, Roebling’s appointment and death, Washington Roebling’s leadership, and the massive 276½ foot towers. It explains caisson foundations, cable fabrication, and the final crossing timeline through 1878.
Brooklyn Bridge Lengths and Costs Reported in Detail
Statistics describe construction timeline from January 3, 1870 to completion in 1883. They specify river and land span lengths, total length 5,989 feet, width 85 feet, four cables of 154 percent inch diameter, and wire lengths. Also include tower foundations depths, bridge height, roadway grade, and estimated cost rising from 10 million to about 15.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seile
Great Bridge
East River
Brooklyn
Fulton
Hellgate
Governor's Island
Staten Island
William C. Kingsley
John A. Roebling
Brooklyn Tower
Roebling
Washington A. Roebling
E. F. Farrington
New York
High Water
Miners Clash With Militia in Collinsville Strike Riot
In Collinsville Illinois a major clash between militia and strikers erupted after weeks of Madison and St Clair County protests. Five hundred shots fired, one miner killed, another fatally wounded, and many injured. Women led surrounding mob actions, tore up tracks, and forced mines to close as authorities struggled to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collinsville
Ill
Madison
St. Clair
Hamilton
Taylorsville
Edwardsville
Virden
Barkley
Springfield
Rose Hill
West Belleville
Reineck
Belleville
Louisville & Nashville
Anthony
St. Clair County
Fred Hoffmester
William Starkey
James Blanchard
Martin Carroll
Elmer James
Taylorville
Another Phenix Park Assassin Hanged in Dublin
Michael Fagin, convicted of the murder of Under-Secretary Burke in Phenix Park, was hanged at Kilmainham Jail. The execution went quietly as police and military maintained order. Fagin had expressed innocence to relatives and priests, while his mother pressed a petition to the Queen. Canon Kennedy attended, the black flag flew at eight, and a small crowd prayed outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Michael Fagin
Burke
Phenix Park
Kilmainham
Fagin
Canon Kennedy
Young Man Dies After Spider or Snake Bite
Reading, May 29. In Meckville a 21 year old named Peter Strause died after a bite in woods. He suffered swelling, fever, blurred vision, and gangrene in the throat, unable to eat or drink, dying in spasms. Doctors offered no relief as the illness spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Meckville
Peter Strause
Strause
Five Persons Killed in a Feud at Helenwood Tennessee
HELENWOOD TENN MAY 29 A bloody feud story reports that three Smith brothers fought John and Riley Cecil with pistols. Both Cecils were killed and the two Smiths wounded. The feud traces back four years when the Cecils killed the Smiths father and two years later the Smiths killed two Cecil brothers. Also noted death of Prof. Gabrielle Gustav Valentin, German physiologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helenwood
Tenn
Smith
John
Riley Cecil
Cecils
Smiths
Cecil
Gabrielle Gustav Valentin
Death on a Broken Railway Bridge
A Denver & Rio Grande passenger train crossing a weakened Gun nison River bridge in Utah Friday derailed as the bridge gave way. The engine and tender disappeared, cars and baggage floated away, and witnesses report multiple deaths and many wounded. Engineer W Durian and fireman confirmed killed. Mail Agent Rudolph rescued after drifting downstream. Special excursion cars from San Francisco were aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Denver & Rio Grande Road
Gunnison River
W. Durian
Rudolph
San Francisco
Ring Found Among Waste Papers at Stark Paper Plant
Hattie Hall of Stark Paper Company North Ben a found a solitaire diamond ring among waste papers while sorting. Its value is estimated at 125 dollars. Two other rings were found with stones torn from settings by a machine during the week. Rutland Herald
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Hall
Stark Paper Company
North Bena
Rutland Her
Kentucky Counties Without Telegraph Wires
Forty Kentucky counties lack any telegraph wire within their borders, signaling a sparser communications network and potential regulatory or infrastructural challenges for regional correspondence and business communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Defiance County
Frank C. Culley
Lefiance
Ohio
Lansingburg
N. Y
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rand
Pender
Hayti
Rome
Arthur Wilkes
White & Runk
Troy
Pennsylvania
Pattison
Charles
Bird Milliken
New Brooklyn Bridge
Thomas Welsh
Welsh
George Sharswood
Benjamin Bunker
Bunker Hill
Norwich
Nicholas Vandenburgh
Schuylerville
Jacksonville
Fla
Earl Granville
Bulgaria
Mrracoang
Guayaquil
Central America
Veintimilla
Havana
Cube
M. Edouard Laboulaye
Paris
Vars
France
Osteromfeld
Prussia
Steubing & Co
Ont
China
Tonquin
Uxbridge
Van
Armenia
Alexander III
Russias
Moscow
Halifax
Roumania
London Evening Papers
O’donovan Rossa
Peter J. Tynan
America
England
Michael Fagan
Phoenix Park
Great Britain
Decker & Marv
Northampton
Liverpool
New Orleans
Marquesas Keys
Marquis of Lorne
Sierra Madre Mountains
Vienna
Foreign Intelligence
Don Carver
Gainesville
Mies
Charles Arnold
Shreveport
A. J. Northcutt
A. L. O’neal
Brooklyn Academy of Music
St. Lawrence River
Maintenon Aqueduct
Parkesburg
Schein Miin
Kenons of
Taylor Ne
Powder and Ball
Amazon
the Czar
Kremlin
Empire
Czarowitz
Granovitla
Granovitla Palata
Russia
Novgorod
Treasury
Academy
Paul I
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!