Self-destructive pact and Massachusetts debt recital in 19th century item
A Freie Press printer Grovor Bassendorf and a woman who left her husband plotted suicide in New York’s Central Park. The article also reports a Massachusetts population of 1,941,465 and a detailed debt recap showing bonds, refunds, and total state obligations ending with a projected debt drop of about 5.26 million after interest payments.
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Grovor Bassendorf
Freie Press
Jersey City
Central Park
New York
Bassendorf
Massachusetts
Boston
Detroit Free Press suit ends with six cent verdict
Jonas H. Rowe sued the Detroit Free Press for 25000 damages over charges from divorce proceedings. The jury awarded Rowe 6 cents. The Bloomington item notes various short notices including a burglary at First Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson’s home and other brief items from across the region.
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Jonas H. Rowe
Detroit Free Press
Fee Press
Bloomington
Jil
Stevenson
Rosenfeld & Kauffman
Cincinnati Clothiers
Detroit Post
W. C
C. A. Nimocks
Minneapolis Journal
Union Pacific
Carbon
Wyoming
Louisville
Colo
Salt Lake City
Edward Brain
Brain
Zane
Four Negroes Hanged by Mob in North Carolina
Four African Americans, including a woman, accused of multiple murders were taken from jail in Chatham County and hanged by a mob. The riders mounted on horses were given five minutes to confess or pray, then each was left hanging as prayers ended.
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General Assembly
State of
Ohio
Ollowss
Chatham County
North Carolina
Piedras Negras
New Laredo
Mexico
Abilene
San Angelo
Tex
Texas
Petersburg
Virginia
Mahone
Butler Mahone
Tennessee
Georgia
Chattanooga
Tenna
Doctor to Study European Cholera Spread by Commission
Dr. E. O. Smaxespratr of Pennsylvania is commissioned by the President to visit European countries where cholera exists. He will investigate its cause, progress, and prevention and report to Congress at the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Smaxespratr
Pennsylvania
Congress
Massachusetts Republicans unveil Springfield ticket for governor and allies
At Springfield the Massachusetts Republican Convention nominated a full slate led by Governor George D. Robinson with Oliver Ams as lieutenant governor and Henry B. Pierce as secretary of state. The platform calls for civil service reform, tariff changes, suspension of silver coinage, and protectionist aims while urging vigilance against disfranchisement of Black voters. Also noted are Virginia and Colorado party moves, federal civil service changes, and new consular appointments including Owen McGorr and John Cornwell.
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Massachusetts
Springfield
George D. Robinson
Oliver Ams
Henry B. Pierce
A. W. Beard
Chas. R. Ladd
E. L. Sherman
Hoar
Virginia
Lynchburg
M. W. Beckley
Richmond
Colorado
Wilbur F. Stone
Supreme Judge
Morgan
Alabama
Civil Service Commission
Dorman B. Faton
Gregory
Thoman
South
Col. Codman
Owen McGorr
Ecuador
John Cornwell
Texas
Cairo
Thomas R. Jermyan
North Carolina
Montevideo
Lewis G. Reed
New York
Barbadoes
Trade and trade winds in 1880s United States report
Bradstreet weekly commercial summary notes 172 failures in the U S this week compared with 140 prior and similar figures in 1884 83 82. Woolen and cotton goods demand eases while raw wool remains active and coal and iron show mixed signals. interviewee Dockray cites West controlling most Mexican trade but warns English firms gain ground. MacDonald predicts Riel fate by Privy Council England and possible suppression of French Canadian rebellion. A train wreck near K Canadian Pacific Row kills one American and injures several while Count Zacharoff faces domestic ties in Bristol.
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United States
Bradstreet’s
Bracetreet’s
East
New England
F. A. Dockray
Mexico
Sir John MacDonald
Riel
Privy Council of England
Sir John
Dominion
Count Zacharoff
Powers meet at Constantinople over Roumelia issue
Representatives of great powers assembled in Constantinople on the first to discuss Roumelia but failed to act and await instructions. The crisis widens and a general war seems possible unless immediate intervention occurs. Defensive preparations continue in Roumelia amid frequent conferences.
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Constantinople
Roumelia
Rumored Europe Crises and Royal Upheavals
Smalley telegraphs that Roumelia revolution holds no decisive phase and war remains possible as powers delay action. A Bulgarian deputation sought the Czar's approval for Roumelia annexation. a Servian Bulgarian frontier clash was reported. Germany and Spain reach understanding over the Carolines. Spain’s Yap claim conceded. Denmark may see abdication and Parliament friction with King Christian IX noted. Also reports Card Carlotta insanity and a Latin monetary union lasting to 1877. journalist Fred Hassaurck dies in Paris.
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Roumelia
Smalley
Elsinore
Denmark
Bulgaria
Germany
Spain
Caroline Islands
Carolina
Christian IX
Frederick
Folke
Belgium
Fred Hassaurck
Cincinnati
Paris
French election shock as conservatives win big seat gain
Across France the chamber vote produced surprise with conservatives securing ninety three seats, defeating two Cabinet ministers and forcing a second ballot in two contests. Cabinet mates faced unexpected losses while other global items include a deadly Mississippi pistol duel and a fatal railroad accident near Fergus Falls.
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France
Chamber of Deputies
Holly Springs
Mississippi
S. W. Mullins
W. W. Watson
Watson
Mullins
W. H. English
Indianapolis
Hendricks
W. H. Ish
Holman
George Whitfield Carr
George William McKee Dunn
Washington
Horace P. Biddle
Supreme Court
Anna Jomine
Muskegon
Chicago
Grand Haven
Michigan
Moultrie County
Ilinois
Irish National League
Brooklyn
New York
Chas
Stewart Parnell
Hancock County
Missouri
John Lane
James Lamb
Lamb
Lane
Mennick A. Richardson
Fergus Falls
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
John Robinson
Wahpeton
D. T
French
Liberty Gas Case Distorts Sheep Sale Report
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Liberty Gas and a case involving Baccus and HAST, with references to sheep. The readable portion hints at a legal or civil matter tied to an inquiry or report, but key names and dates are unclear.
Four Years of War Reflections and Republican Appeal
A political speech recalls Civil War victories from the Northwest to the Mississippi, praising Union triumphs at Antietam Gettysburg and Atlanta. It urges a ceasefire, criticizes Northern Democrats, and extols Republican achievements in homesteads currency and national credit. The speaker appeals to young men to support the party’s wartime leadership and postwar policies.
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Vention
Towa
Gulf
Mississippi River
Kentucky
Tennesse
Georgia
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Sherman
Antietam
Gettysburg
Potomac River
Grant
Rapidan
Rappehannock
Wilderness
Spottéylvania
Cold Harbor
North Anna
Chesapeake
Rio Grande
Confederacy
Commissariat
Monona County
Rtg
West
Republican Party
Hoar’s Convictions and Call for Unbending Public Sentiment
Senator George F. Hoar speaks in Boston aligning with Sherman on manhood suffrage and political freedom. He urges sticking to God’s truth, predicts majority support, and says a steadfast Republican revival will renew victories and melt injustice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Hoar
Boston
Sherman
Massachusetts
Hoar
Republican Party
Democratic Ticket Spark Sparks Split in Press Ranks
The New York Sun and World cheer the Democratic ticket while the Staats-Zeitung, Oswald Ottendorfer’s paper, denounces the ticket and condemns the Cleveland reform cause as betrayed. It questions Grant’s past stance on the bloody shirt policy and contests aiding Democratic papers with a calamity claim.
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New York Sun and World
New York Staats-Zeitung
Oswald Ottendorfer
Cleveland
Burglars Struck at Cotineant and Crestline
Reports detail burglaries at Cotineant and Crestline with injuries and theft. A 63 year old man, A. J. Herndon, hanged himself at Carey, while Stephen Genslinger of Piqua Fire Department killed himself. A quarantine on cattle from several states was issued in Ohio. The Washington tornado relief fund reached 16300 dollars. Kenyon College improvements include Ascension Hall and Hubbard Hall under roof, funded by Mrs. Bliss.
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A. J. Herndon
Carey
Washington D. H
Oxford
Sigman
Scott's Mines
Cambridge
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Kentucky
Crestline
William Boales
Stephen Genslinger
Piqua
Ambrose Merry
Olive
Thein
Church of the Sacred Heart
St Toledo
Mattie Goodleff
Chicago Junction
Central Hotel
David C. Pelton
Gambier
Kenyon College
Ascension Hall
Old Kenyon
Hubbard Hall
Bliss
Columbus
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Defiance County Express
D. T. Elmer
Business Directory
T. Sutphen
J. H. Ber Eaten
Martin
Michael Gorman Abram Razvor
Job Enclich
Bert Gerry
Weeee F. x. Thompson
Peaslee & Enos
Court Street
Clinton, Areka
K. V. Haymaker
Honest AT Law
W. L
J. F. Deatrick
Karst
Clinton and
Thirdstreet Defiance
Milton
Orcutt
Ralston’s Block
Court House
Defiance
W. C. Travis
Krotz & Morse
Clinton
First Streets
Henry Hardy
Wolaster Block
B. Harris
Ohn
P. Cameron
Sarris & Cameron
LAW
Stone Front
de Bros
Ae Counties
Ijn Wolsiffer
Frank W. Knapp
Wertheimer
J. J. Hale
Defiance, Ohio
Karst Tenzer
Perry Street
H. Lindenberger
Deflance
R. T. Potterf
Tan
Willams Undertaking Rooms
American Union Sewing Machine
G. H. Williams
Baltimore
R. Brown
Corwer
Fancy Steam Dye Works
F. Heitzwable
A.martin
Erin
DeFiance County
Defiance, Defiance CO
D. Widmer & Son
Jackson Street
Ash Ad B. & C
Toledo
Carlings London Ale
Star Bakery
H. Gherke
Warren and
Grant Sts
2D Ward
House
A. Lee
OUSE
Joan G. Warwick
Senate
United States OF America
JamEs S. Robinson
State of Ohio
Wuereer
James 5. Robinson
I. James
S. Ropinson
State
L. E. Beardsley
Third Sts
Deatrick & Sumners
Corwin & Kiser
Eureka
Oberlin College
Inchatse
Conservatory of Music
Lake Shore
T. Marsh
Sec
Oberlin
J. L. Scott
L. Blanchard
Undertaker
Cor. Clinton and
Fifth Sts
Old Stand
M.H Davis
Prin
Prop
Szxator Ransom
Vance
Newburgh
N. Y
West Shore Railroad Company
St. Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk Railway Company
New Britain
Conn
Chamburg
Franklin J. Moses
Clarke & Co
Solar Iron Works
Pittsburgh
Henry Smith
William Heath & Co
London
Heath & Co
Smith
Heath
James Donnelly
Edward Berry
Pepper
Donnelly
Affar
Indian Territory
Navy Pen Pacific Kicent
Soveee
United
Cone
Dane
Minn
Corp Weather
William Bookwater
Circleville
Samuel Tibbs
John O'Brien
Co’e & Dodge
Stockton
Cal
Coxnerris
Bayard
Porsign
Europe
Mdie
Emma Nevada
Pars
Raymond Palmer
Birmingham
England
Morris
Johnson
Everest
Tift
America
Salvini
Republican Gospel
Democratic Party
W. P. Hepburn
Des Moines, Iowa
Thase
Treasury
Appleuse
Indiana
Carlyle
Electoral College
House of Representatives
Chisham
Matthews
Iowa
Sa Remalitions Party
Tyan Mocratic Party
Iss
Alaska
Louisiana
Union
Chicago Tribune
Col Gene Ie
Ohio State News
Eliza Steel
Fort Recovery
Barnum
Cincinnati Enquirer
Coraddale
Warren County
Addison Frybarger
Priscilla Frybarger
Addison
Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore Railroad
Goshen
Fryberger
Dickey
Pampel
Abram Kappenburg
Tiffin
Plymouth
A. Kappenburg
Kappenburg
Youngstown
Jacob Schreenbaker
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Sue Piersell
Wellsville
L. Danziger
Stark County
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