Counterfeit Bills Plague Camden Widow Cashing in on Fraud
Multiple items report counterfeit ten dollar notes circulating from Cincinnati to Camden and Philadelphia arrest of engraver Wm L Thompson. Other notes cover Seabury anniversary services in New York and New Jersey, a Peabody glue plant fire losses, a contempt jail sentence related to a New York will, Hocking Valley strike losses, a Portland woman bequeathing property to the government, and Notre Dame parish strife in Fall River with protests and upcoming prosecutions.
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Cincinnati
Camden
N. J
Wm. L. Thompson
Philadelphia
Samuel Seabury
Trini- Church
New York
Christ Church
Ord
Rebrcca Jones
Hammersleys
Fifth Avenue
Ludlow Street
Liberty
Nancy Gould
Portland
The
Treasury
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Fall River
Mass
Montanas growth and crime storms reflect era
The report notes Montana's population near 84,000 with 900,000 cattle and taxable wealth between 50 and 60 million dollars as statehood earlier sparks talk. Alongside, banked by robberies, murders, fires, train wrecks, and disasters across Indiana to Kentucky, Chicago to Utah, reporting a string of fatal blasts, arson, and legal rulings in a turbulent national scene.
Frightful Hempstead Rail Disaster Kills Twelve
A north bound Houston and Texas Central express fell through a bridge into Clear Creek near Hempstead Texas. About two miles south of Hempstead the embankment collapsed at around 1 am. The accident drowned twelve passengers and wounded forty. Rescue efforts were heroic but the scene was horrific with mangled bodies and many unidentifiable.
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Hempstead
Texas
Houston and
Texas Central Railway
Ear Creek
Austin
Tex
Clear Creek
Fed
Washington News Roundup on Banks and Officials
In the United States 191 new national banks were chartered this year, adding about 15 million to national banking capital, with eleven banks failing in the period. The State Department directs consular medical examiners for ships from London and Paris to deter cholera. Court-martial proceedings against Judge Advocate General Swaim proceed after rejection of lack of jurisdiction. James H. Marr remains chief clerk since 1831, while William Hunter stays in the State Department since 1529. Civil service changes promote Otis P. G. Clarke to Commissioner of Pensions and Calvin B. Waller to First Deputy. Pension disbursements for December may use surplus to New Year. In a five-mile bicycle race John Prince beat Elsie Von Brumen with a two-minute head start. Prince finished in 19 minutes 45 seconds.
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United States
Department of State
London
Paris
Swaim
James H. Marr
William Hunter
State Department
Otis P. G. Clarke
Pensions
Calvin B. Waller
Stcre Tarky McCvunxocy
Washington
John
Prince
Elsie von Brumen
Vermont Legislature Explores Surplus for School Use
A joint resolution in the Vermont Legislature asks Washington to divide Treasury surpluses among states for school purposes. The report notes election results and political comment from Washington with multiple state tallies and party leaders.
Loss of the Andrew Johnson and other events in Pernambuco
A dispatch reports the loss of the ship Andrew Johnson bound from Cale to Hamburg after a collision with the British vessel Thirlmere. Thirlmere arrived at Pernambuco with Johnson’s surviving crew. Other notes include cholera scares in Buenos Ayres with strict French vessel quarantine, earthquake shocks in Ontario and New Hampshire towns, high immigrant totals at Castle Garden, Canada talks on a Niagara Falls international park, wage cuts in Branford lock-works, reduced coal mining prices in Maryland, and strikes by Walsenburg and surrounding mines.
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Pernambuco
Andrew Johnson
Cale
Buena
Hamburg
Thirlmere
Johnson
Buenos
Kingsville
Essex County
Ontario
Concord
Hopkinton
Hillsboro
Bradford
Warner
N. H
Castle Garden
New York
Ee Dee Alexander Campbell
Dominion of Canada
Niagara Falls
International Park
Branford
Conn
Cumberland
Maryland
Walsenburg
Colorado
Ware
Father Egan
Duncan
Thorne Hill Church Affray Wounds Man. Stock Troubles Reported
From Thorn Hill Ontario Cague suffered a broken thigh in an affray and life is said to be in danger. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad reports capital stock of 14783900 and an accumulated wealth of 47750000 with no share sued. William B Fitch of Kingston NY, a blue stone dealer and Democratic elector, failed for 150000. A Halifax dispatch notes a life boat with eleven wreckers from the steamer Inverall capsized off Pictou Island in a northerly gale. eight drowned and a shore rescuer who rowed out lost an oar and drifted away.
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Cague
Thorn Hill
McCague
Baltimore and Ohio Road
William B. Fitch
Kingston
N. Y
Inverall
Pictou Island
Proclaimed bishops and world events excerpt
Perenzo XIII proclaims new bishops in Philadelphia Helena Manchester Ysby Vancouver. El Mahdi loyalists march on Dongola with 12000 and 9000 men against tribes. Paris frost slows cholera. German Reichstag results show protectionist tilt with shifts among parties. Kaiser Wilhelm’s accident linked to fainting fits. Nile expedition difficulties plague Canadian boatmen. French capture Tamsui. Annamite auxiliaries behead 500 Chinese at Kep. Alfred Edmond Brehan dies. Lushington elected Lord Rector Glasgow. Arnold tours America again. Baron von Stieglitz leaves $750 million fortune. Socialist vote totals 650,000.
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Reichstag
Kaiser Wilhelm
Amoy
Tamsui
Shanghai
London Times
Kep
Berlin
Alfred Edmond Brehan
Lushington
Glasgow University
Matthew Arnoldl
America
Baron Alexander von Stieglitz
Rebels Besiege Amderman as Gordon Fails to Break Siege
Dongola reports rebels massed again at Amderman near Kartoum on the White Nile. Gordon sent two steamers to shell them, but both withdrew after Krupp fire disabled a paddle. The clash follows a sequence of fighting and disruption on the riverfront.
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Amderman
Kartoum
White Nile
Gordon
Chicago
Cook County
Brand
Leman
United States
Logan
Contagious Cattle Diseases and Cotton Crop Prospects
Dr Salmon's report notes cotton yields per acre in Washington with state figures showing Virginia 180, North Carolina 175, South Carolina 152, Georgia 135, Florida 105, Alabama 130, Mississippi 175, Louisiana 190, Texas 145, Arkansas 200, Tennessee 160. Drought and late frosts affected production but overall output likely higher than 1883, with good color and minimal storm damage.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Gulf Coast
Florida
Alabama
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Great Corn Crop Yields Then and Now Across Regions
The November reports show corn yields surpassing 1.8 billion bushels at about 26 bushels per acre. The arid regions near the 100th meridian once seen as barriers now produce heavy, high quality maize, with northern belts showing 25 to 75 percent higher value. potato yields average near ninety bushels per acre, totaling over 190 million bushels.
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Great American Desert
100Th Meridian
Contagious Cattle Diseases Dr Salmon Reports
Dr D E Salmon chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry submits to the Commissioner of Agriculture a voluminous report on contagious diseases in animals. It details the Kansas cattle outbreak and concludes ergotism from ergot fungus as the cause. Recommendations include changing feed, ensuring quality nutrition, administering physic, and soft food to purge poison. Water supply may influence ergot intake and disease progression.
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D. E. Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Commissioner of Agriculture
Kansas
Salmon
Dont Get Left as Nation Expands Resources and Wealth
A contemporary passage argues rapid growth in population and crops shows progress outpacing stock-market panics. It notes 1873 population about 40 million, now 57 million, wheat from 281 million to over 500 million bushels, corn from 932 million to about 2 billion, oats rising sharply, and warns that delaying enterprise leads to being left behind as the train of development speeds ahead.
After Election News Call to Steady Business Revival
The New York Sun urges a return to regular pursuits after the election. It notes abundant resources, factories, and cheap transport, yet widespread business stagnation. It argues lower prices should revive affairs and business leaders can help by calmly considering the situation.
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The
New York Sun
Business Outlook for New York Merchants
A New York businessman forecasts improving mercantile prospects for the rest of the year. He says merchants who ignore political excitement are calculating better conditions ahead.
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New York
Washington Monument tops world in height at 520 feet
The Washington Monument reached 520 feet 10 inches, surpassing Cologne Cathedral spire at 515 feet. Completion is expected in 25 days with the cope stone finished and a copper socket for lightning protection. Daring visitors climb to the cap while workmen face curious crowds and watchful guards. A New Yorker named Dougherty reportedly carved his name at the very top.
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Washington Telegram
Washington Monument
Cologne Cathedral
New York
Dougherty
Waite Court Rhythm and Early 19th Century Tidbits
Clippings note Justice Waite never missed a court session while a young Granville youth eloped with his foster mother in West Virginia. French bachelors taxed, Americans taxed by marriage. Easter lighting for St Peter’s Rome. Stoxes rumored to wed a millionaire widow after Fiske killing. Paris plans an elevated road by 1889 with fifteen miles in service. Owens Murray prize fight shifts gold and silver mine fortunes in Butte City. Washington furnished houses rent from 75 dollars to 3733 dollars monthly. A Kansas editor regrets walking to a hop at the Opera House due to bad roads.
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Iam Johnson
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W. Va
Cole
France
America
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Rome
Epward
Stoxes
Jim Fiske
PakRis
Iris
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Washington
Kansas
Postal Service Costs in Northwestern Offices for 1834
The report outlines local piece handling costs, postage services, and collected revenues for northwestern free delivery offices including Bay City Bloomington Burlington Chicago Council Bluffs and several Michigan Iowa and Wisconsin towns. It also details expenditures estimates for the fiscal year starting July 1 1885 and discusses railroad transport and salary items, plus crew costs.
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Bay City
Mich
Bloomington
Burlington
Chicago
Movnes
Dubuque
Iowa
Ieee
Ind
Madison
Wis
Quincy
Lansing
Rockford
Springfield
Terre Haute
Ottumwa
Kalamazoo
Keokuk
Somat
Pans
Post- Rdu
Hedoununun Bnn
Department
General Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Post Office
Collections in the Northwest Fiscal Year Revenue Totals
The annual report of the Collector of Internal Revenue lists district by district collections for the year ending June 30, 19d4 across Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Nebraska and Wisconsin. Notable figures include Howard Knowles Illinois at 13 036 354 and John W Hill Illinois at 4 525 with other district totals ranging from tens of thousands to over eight million dollars.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Illinois
Joel D. Harvey
Lucien B. Crocker
Albert Woodcock
Richard Rowett
Howard Knowles
John W. Hill
Jonathan Merriam
David B. House
Jacob Wheeler
Charles W. Pavey
Indiana
James C. Veach
Will Cumback
Horace McKay
William W. Carter
George Ave Ee
Seleventh
Thomas M. Kirkpatrick
Iowa
John W. Green
James E. Simpson
John Connell
John W. Burdette
Sampson P. Sherman
Kansas
John C. Carpenter
Michigan
James H. Stone
Harvey B. Rowlson
Charles W. Watkins
Henry C. Ripley
Minnesota
Albert C. Wedge
William Bickel
District of
Nebraska
George W. Post
Inspection and German pork embargo in Saunders report
J H Saunders of the USDA reports at the Hamburg International Exhibition that German public opinion, if U S meat is inspected under proper supervision, would likely remove the embargo. He notes curing salt may reduce trichinae risk and urges clear proof and presentation to Germany, while condemning lack of inspection for American meats.
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J. H. Saunders
United States Department of Agriculture
Hamburg
Commissioner of Agriculture
Germany
Arizona Governor Calls for Immigration Limits and Land Reform
F A Trittle reports Arizona’s unsettled land grants to Atlantic and Pacific and Texas Pacific Railroads hinder settlement. He urges law restraining Mormon immigration, sinking artesian wells, a federal geological survey, a branch mint, and granting Arizona a presidential vote and a voting Congressional delegate.
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F. A. Trittle
Arizona
Secretary of the Interior
Atlantic and Pacific
Texas Pacific
Congress
Arizonia
United States
India Wheat Yield and Exports Reported in Washington
Official agricultural returns show India’s total wheat area at 26 million acres with a yield around 94 bushels per acre, totaling about 242 million bushels. India exports 42 million bushels in 1883, with about 20 percent of the crop eligible for export. Britain imported 141 million bushels of wheat last year, including 67 million from the United States and nearly 19 million from India. Also noted are a Chinese doctor in Victoria curing incurables, Birmingham coal at the New Orleans Exhibition, and stray quips about generosity and public water impurity in Paris and Berlin. Charlotte Corday is said to be descended from poet Corneille.
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Great Britain
Washington
India
United States
Russia Shortens and Extends Recruits Service Years
Under a general Russian military law, ordinary recruits face six years with the colors and nine in reserve. Educationally favored youths may serve three years, gymnasium graduates six months, and university graduates three months. Yet university graduates now face a year of obligatory service, and gymnasium graduates eighteen months, reflecting limited substitution of education for drill.
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Russia
Curious mix of patent remedies and curios on Fleet Street
A collage of ads and observations notes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets for various ailments, lists relics in shop windows such as Newton’s pipe, Mo reau’s cigar stump, and Duval’s riding boots. It mentions Juniper Soxo, Lupia Pinkham, Kidney-Wort, Prickly Ash Berries, and Tar Mason & Hamlin pianos with period tone and promotional flair.
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Pierce
Fleet Street
London
Isaac Newton
Marshal Moreau
Leipsic
Claud Duval
Beau Nash
Bach
Remarkable Cure of Consumption Promoted by Dr Hall Balsam
Dr M H Hirsdale of Kenawee Illinois reports a dramatic recovery from a severe lung illness in a neighbor's wife after using Dr William Hall's Balsam for the Lungs. She recovered after about six bottles and regained ability to do housework, witnessed by the doctor. Also advertised are Rough on Coughs and Grand Union Hotel offerings in New York.
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M. H. Hirsdale
Kenawee
Wm. Hall
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