Destructive May cyclone tears through Indiana counties
A western and southern Indiana cyclone left extensive damage across Fountain, Clay, Owen, Johnson, and Shelby Counties. It killed several people including a woman and child near Covington and two men near Edinburgh, with numerous buildings, mills, and barns wrecked. The storm also damaged churches and trains, with meager reports of total casualties.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fountain County
Clay
Owen
Johnson
Shelby Counties
Covington
Robert Brower
Clay City
Clay County
Thompson
Jette & Witse
John Craft
Christian Williams
Fred Pfeiffer
Craft
Patricksburg
Owen County
Coats&Smaltz
Edinburgh
Johnson County
C. W. Lee
Jarrett Demings
John
Daniel Lane
Cincinnati
Greensburg
Adams
Neal’s Mill
Eel River
Brazil
Joseph Seely
George Kay
John Williams
Shelbyville
Chris Girton
Henry Girard
John Colby
David Conger
Robert Titus
Norristown
Samuel Spellman
Continental
Wilson Fleming
David Masee
Mat Smith
Geneva
Job Tindale
John Howard
Thomas Jones
John Guelest
Joseph Mount
John Hungate
John Carter
Frank Deming
Quiet at Belleville and Collinsville Mines Amid Tension
Reports from Belleville Michigan and Collinsville Illinois describe miners crowding streets and calm at nearby pits. The Reinecke mine remains under militia protection as workers keep to a machine mine with a prior agreement, while Abbey Mines Nos 3 and 4 in Collinsville operate with full crews and stable wages.
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St. Louis
Belleville
Associated Press
Reinecke
Collinsville
Abbey Mines
Battle at Belleville Mines Ended in Fatal Clash
The Belleville district saw a militia clash with striking miners and women allies. One miner died and several were wounded as militiamen fired on the mob near Rose Hill and Reineck mines after weeks of strikes in Madison and St Clair counties.
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Belleville
Collinsville
Ill
Madison
St. Clair
Hamilton
Taylorsville
Edwardsville
Virden
Barkley
Springfield
Rose Hill
West Belleville
Reineck
Louisville & Nashville
Anthony
St. Clair County
Fred Hoffmester
William Starkey
James Blanchard
Martin Carroll
Elmer James
Taylorville
Horrible Fate: Young Man Dies From Suspected Snake Bite
Reading Pennsylvania reports the death of Peter Strause aged twenty one from a snake bite suffered while working in the woods four weeks earlier. Severe swelling and rapid decay of health followed with teeth loosening and gangrenous throat ending in death despite medical aid. Authorities suspect a copperhead or spider bite.
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Reading
Meckville
Peter Strause
Strause
Humboldt statues unveiled in Berlin ceremony
Statues of brothers Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt were unveiled in Berlin in a ceremony attended by the German Emperor.
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Alexander and
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Emperor of Germany
Berlin
Prof. Gabrielle Gustav Valentin Dies
German physiologist Professor Gabrielle Gustav Valentin, renowned in his field, has died. The obituary notes his contributions to physiology and his leadership in early 20th century science.
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Gabrielle Gustav Valentin
Illinois State News Highlights From 1882 Biennial Education Report
Illinois public instruction report ending June 30 1882 notes school population figures and adds various local incidents. Robbins P Dunn jailed seven years for attempted murder of his wife who survived. Calf disease ravages Fayette County herds. Legislature to let governor veto objectionable items in appropriation bills. Cyclone in Morgan County kills thirteen with eight from Liter. Other items include cattle theft swindles in Menard County a death by self destruction in Bloomington and a Rockford garroting robbery.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Public Printing Office
Robbins P. Dunn
Bloomington
Dunn
Fayette County
Henry Gilfler
Macon County
Menard County
Philip O’ Neil
McLean County
Jewett
Cumberland County
Stark
Stark County
John Smith
Lincoln
Logan County
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Robert H. Tinker
Rockford
Winnebago County
Morgan County
Liter
Daniel Bryant
Atlanta
Sugar Creek
William Turner
Auburn
Sangamon County
Springfield
Illinois
Illinois Legislature Adjourns Amid Quorums and Vetoes
Senate sessions report no quorum on several days with adjournments to late June. House votes advance multiple appropriation bills for state institutions, rail and education measures, and a veto message from the Governor on a Firemen’s Benevolent Association fund bill. Adjournments noted to June 11 and June 2 with various readings and orders.
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Senate
Housse
Senatte
House
Ina
Firemen’s Benevolent Association of Chicago
Carbondale University
Eastern Insane Asylum
Pontiac Reform School
Cook County
Illinois River
Second Reading
Third Reading
Normal University
State Board of Agriculture
Joliet
Central Insane Asylum
Committee On Rules
East St. Louis
Jacksonville Insane Asylum
Chinese Gambling Ring Exposed by Hidden Bench Cache
A San Francisco Call report details police raids on Chinese gambling dens where no implements were found. An overturned bench revealed a concealed drawer stocked with lottery tickets, ink, and brushes, hidden by a spring lock to defeat evidence.
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Birdsall
Travers
Jackson Street
San Francisco
Immigration Trends Turn Russia Into A Gateway For Germans
ThePalil-Mall Gazette reports a shift in population flow with 770000 foreigners entering Russia in 1881 while 743000 Russians left. Over annual average 250000 more arrive than depart, driven by German industrial settlement in Russian Poland and other regions. The influx sparks Russian protests over German firms and land use.
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Russia
Russian Empire
Muscovy
Russian Poland
RPT
Palil-Mall Gazette
Practical tips from home and garden writers
A collection of domestic hints on orchard management, beans, nuts and salt as a remedy, pasture safety, improvised barometers, moth control in carpets, fertilizer use from Mexico, and a delicate dessert pudding recipe using gelatine eggs cream and lemon or vanilla flavoring.
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San Francisco
Mexico
San Francisco Chronicle
N. Y. Post
Tea Tasters and Their Grueling Trade in Tea Industry
A New York Star excerpt examines tea tasters employed by importers in China Japan London and New York. It details the arduous duties the tasters perform from palate tasting to judging merchantable grade while avoiding intoxication and preserving tasting power. The piece notes high pay but a punishing eight year usefulness and describes manipulation of tea blossoms to produce costly brews sold in Japan and China.
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China
Japan
London
New York
Arizona
N. Y. Star
Seven Year Old Miss Calls For Supper In Ice Cream Crisis
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt a seven year old girl pleads for her father to come in to supper from the side stoop while a gentleman chats at the gate. She warns that the ice cream will melt if he delays.
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Miss
Detroit Free Press
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