News of the Week Highlights from 1882 York State and Plains
Two Cohoes mills resumed stronger production on the 16th with the strike ending. NY, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad to open October 1. Yellow fever in the Rio Grande region deemed not epidemic. East River bridge work delayed to late next year due to material shortages. A gravel train derailment at Poughkeepsie killed two and gravely hurt two. Sioux uprising threats near Pipe Ridge Agency. Red Cloud agent warned of removal by October. Smugglers drowned near Bowie Arizona after a cloud burst. Robbery at Charlton New York yielded 800 in cash and 150000 in bonds. Apaches raiding Sonora Valley. over 100 killed near Ures in a month. Brownsville and Matamoros report yellow fever cases and deaths. Coal mine blaze near Cumberland MD endangers property. New head tax on alien passengers by steamship lines. Bankers Convention at Saratoga Springs notes debt relief and river improvements in the South. Louisville rescue of a nine year-old from a strong river current. Universal Postal Union reports per-capita letters varied by country. global average about three and a half. White and colored workers clash on Memphis Kansas City line. intimidation of black workers. Ex-County Treasurer Dunper of Berks sentenced to three years hard labor and embezzlement refund. Weekly U.S. business failures rise. Texas mail quarantines due to yellow fever. Treasury vaults hold 118 million in silver currency. Apaches raid Sonora Valley under Juh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
N. Y
New York, Chicago & St. Louis
Tuk National Board of Health
Rio Grande
East River Bridge
West Shore Railroad
Poughkeepsie
Omaha
Neb
Pipe Ridge
McGillicuddy
Red Cloud
Gilchrist
Tucson
Arizona
Sonora
Ures
Brownsville
Texas
Matamoras
Cumberland
Rovertson
New York City
Bankers’ Convention
Saratoga Springs
Henry
Mobile
Alabama
W. H. Perkins
Mississippi
Charles H. Roots
Little Rock
Arkansas
R.M. Nelson
Selma
George 8. Coe
New York
L. J. Gage
First National Bank of Chicago
J. Thomas Smith
Baltimore
Daniel Annan
Maryland
Ohio River
Universal Postal Union
Great Britain
United States
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
France
Memphis & Kansas City
Apam M. Dunper
Berks County
Tex
Post Office Department
Washington
Treasury
Sonora Valley
Juh
Chiriéghua Chief in Pursuit of Mexican Forces
A Chiriéghua chief faces a grave situation as widespread outages hinder communications while a large Mexican force presses the chase. The pursuit closes in, heightening tensions and prompting cautious movements among local communities.
Political conventions and nominations sweep the nation
Reports from Saratoga and other cities on 16 to 18 September reveal the National Bankers Association meeting in Saratoga with George Coe delivering opening remarks, the New York Anti Monopolists calling a state convention for September 13, and multiple party nominations across Indiana Iowa Virginia Ohio Missouri and others. The American Woman Suffrage Association announces its Omaha meeting, and General Singleton runs as an Independent Democratic candidate in Illinois. Kentucky reports a large Democratic win for Appellate Clerk. A. McCauna becomes President of the American Microscopist Society. The Connecticut Republican State Convention is set for New Haven, while Massachusetts Greenback Party nominates Butler for governor and a full state ticket with a platform seeking wealth checks, debt payoff, eight hour workday, opposition to National Banks, and universal money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bankers’ Association
Saratoga
George 8. Coe
New York
United States
Huw
Georgia
Atlanta
Wisconsin
Charles G. Williams
Virginia
J. Henry Rives
Kentucky
Fighth
William O. Bradley
Illinois
William H. Barlow
South Carolina
John H. Evans
John J. Hemphill
George W. Dargon
John Paul
N. J. Hammond
Louisiana
Andrew S&s Herron
West Virginia
Eustace Gibson
Greenback
Ilinois
J. C. Borner
Iowa
D. M. Clark
Missouri
William Quayle
Gage
B. F. Parker
Marshalltown
T. O. Walker
John Foley
William Thompson
J. H. Timmerman
Supreme Court
H. F. Benarden
L. A. Palmer
Charles FE. Bronson
American Woman Suffrage Association
Omaha
Neb
B. F. Marsh
Robert M. Mayo
B. Hooper
Michigan
J. C. Burrows
Indiana
Mark L. de Motte
Ohio
John P. Leedom
Arkansas
James K. Jones
John J. Kleimer
James N. Burns
Martin L. Clardy
Charles H. Morgan
New Jersey
Henry 8. Harris
Towa
C. T. Gilpin
H. J. Rhodes
Readjuster
R. R. Farr
Singleton
Congress
Henry
A. McCauna
American Microscopist Society
George D. Wise
John Cosgrove
J. Bowen
Connecticut
New Haven
Massachusetts
Greenback Labor Party
Boston
B. F. Butler
International turmoil and notable deaths spill into report
Dublin honors freedom as Parnell and Dillon receive the freedom of the city. Bailey & Son cotton mills at Bolton, 50 000 spindles, burn with $300 000 loss. Ex Lord Mayor E Dwyer Gray fined and jailed for alleged newspaper matter. Mont Blanc climbers die after fall. Asiatic cholera reported aboard a Faynes bound vessel. Ducrot dies in France. Czar coronation set for October 1 in Moscow. Corean insurrection, London report of royal assassination. Gladstone urges Judge Lawson’s removal. Bishop Merriman dies in Grahamstown. Parliament adjourns to Oct 24. Juan Elverad hanged in Socorro, New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Messrs
Parnell
Dillon
Ireland
Bailey & Son
Bolton
England
E. Dwyer Gray
The
Dublin Freeman’s Journal
Gonat
Sermatt
Switzerland
Mont Blanc
Faynes
Avagusti Ducrot
Russia
Moscow
Corea
London
Lonpoy
Gladstone
Lawson
Grey
Nathaniel James Merriman
Grahamstown
South Africa
Socorro
N. M
Juan Elverad
Burglary at Vienna Palace and Armenian Regional Fear
Reports describe a burglary at a Vienna palace with theft of a count’s orders and antique art. An 18th century envoy from St. Petersburg notes Erzeroum fears Russia may seize Asia Minor to the Bosphorus. In County Galway Ireland a man named Joyce and his family were murdered on the 17th, local suspicions link the Joyces to details about Lord Ardiloun’s bailiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Pispatcu
St. Petérburg
Erzeroum
Armenia
Russia
Asia Minor
Bosphorus
Joyce
County Galway
Ireland
Joyces
Lord Ardiloun
Egyptian War News Brews as Arabi Faces Proposals and Attacks
Alexandria dispatches on the 15th-18th report Arabi Pasha seeking support from Ulemas to depose the Turkish Sultan, while Wolseley arrives, fortifies Suez positions, and prepares a two‑column land assault on Aboukir. The Porte withdraws troop plans, and casualty-free evacuations and troop counts are noted as Cairo reports Arabi’s forces totaling about 172,000.
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Alexandria
Arabi Pasha
Turkey
Mecca
Wolseley
Khedive
Suez Isthmus
England
Egypt
Meks
Constantinople
Himn
Tripoli
Porte
Arabi
Cairo
Naval Operations and Global Notables Reported in Alexandria Dispatch
An Alexandria dispatch details a daytime naval strike on Arabi Pasha’s position along the Mahmoudieh Canal with evening ceasing fire. Casualties include four English soldiers and an estimated 300 Egyptians. Additional reports note Port Said and Ismailia occupied by British forces, Suez Canal traffic halted, and Suez Canal Company reaffirming neutrality amid tensions. The piece also covers yellow fever aid in Texas, Matamoros and Brownsville cases, a Georgia senator’s funeral, Apache clashes in Sonora, a railway accident in Minnesota, and political shifts in Texas and Utah, plus a note on Lt. Berry and crew from the Rodgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Arabi Pasha
Mahmoudieh Canal
Ramleh
Port Said
Ismailia
Hewitt
Suez Canal
de Lesseps
Suez Canal Company
Paris
Texas
Hamilton
Brownsville
Matamoras
Senator Hill
Georgia
Atlanta
Sonora
Sarharupi
Trinidad
Anoka
Minn
Tuz Democrats
James F. Miller
Congress
New Burnside
Turer
Boyle
Ireland
Tur
Utah Commission
Salt Lake
Mormon Church
Navy Department
Washington
St. Petersburg
Remains Of De Long And His Men Interred On Snowy Delta Hill
Chief Melville oversees a mausoleum built on a solid rock hill forty versts southwest where De Long and his men were buried. A driftwood cross stands atop a pyramidal wooden box tomb, with a granite-like stone mound and a cross engraved WHO DIED OF STARVATION IN LENA DELTA OCTOBER 1881. Lieutenant G W De Long.
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Melville
Illinois Presidential Post Office Salaries Set for 1884
The published list shows the Post Office salaries in Illinois as adjusted and to govern until the next adjustment in 1884. These figures reflect the latest official determinations for state offices and clerical pay scales.
Dr Schweinfurth Narrow Escape in Alexandria Mob Siege
German explorer Dr. Schweinfurth narrowly escaped death during the bombardment of Alexandria as a mob accused him of signaling to the fleet. He and a companion hid on a balcony then fled to a garden, barricaded doors, and appealed to Christians in the Coptic Church before police and German authorities secured safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schweinfurth
Alexandria
Cologne
Egypt
Zulficar Pasha
Schweinurth
Moharrem- Bey Gate
Illinois Items Reported Accidents and Crimes in Several Cities
A retrospective of Illinois incidents chronicles a fatal carriage runaway in Rock Island injuring Miss Julia Levi of Philadelphia and Miss Bertha Kohn of Des Moines while Max Kohn rode nearby. Other reports include wrecks injuring Mrs Anderson, a theft by a depot policeman, a fatal duel of blows in Pulaski County, a Chicago wife and husband murder suicide, a bridge collapse near Greenup with fatalities, toy pistol lockjaw recovery, and various local fires, drownings, and assaults across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Max Kohn
Bertha Kohn
Riegelman
Des Moines
Julia Levi
Philadelphia
Miss Levi
Mattoon
Anderson
Price
Wabash Depot
Jacksonville
Allin
Pulaski County
Douglas Heathcote
James Goodwin
Paul Tollner
Chicago
Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
Greenup
A. W. Pitner
Thomas McDonald
Boston Avenue
Michael Callaghan
West Lake Street
William Parks
Frank Thornton
Wabash Road
Jerseyville
James Savage
Decatur
Hoy Schurren
Thomas McCabe
Schurren
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Flow de Long
Lena Delta
G. W. DE Long
Bulun
Col. N. ¥. Herald
Jeanette
Dr. J. M. Ambler
J. J. Collins
W. Lee
A. Gortz
A. Dressler
H. Erichsen
G. W. Boyd
N. Iverson
H. Knack
Alexia
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Aledo
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Ros Alton
Amboy
Gap
Livenfield
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Ed Marshal
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Beardstown
Belleville
Maynard
Bunker Hill
Minoak
Bushnell
Moline Hee
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Mount Jarrell
Arlyle
Mount Morris
Mount Pulaski
Carrollton
Mount Sterling
Carthage
Mount Vernon
Cenralia
Murphysburg
Champaign
Naperville Saae
Charleston
Naeshvillesmy
Chatsworth
Natl Stockyards
Chenoa
Plano Elmwood
el Paso
Pontiac O
Englewood
Princeton
Evanston
Eureka
Rochelle
Fairbury
Rock Falls
Fairfield
Rockford
Farmer
Freeport
Fulton
Sparta
Geneva
Warren
Hyde Park
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Watse
Joliet
Wiubeese
Kankakee
Waverly
Kewanee
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