House Passes Army Bill and Sundry Civil Appropriations
The House approved the army appropriation bill on the 16th, with a $300,000 amendment for a military post near Chicago. The sundry civil bill totals $23,714,798, down from prior estimates, and includes $514,200 for the Congressional library and $658,600 for U.S. courts expenses. Increases cover $275,000 for the Rock Island dam and $50,000 for the Rock Island bridge.
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Chicago
Randall
Congressional Library
United States
Rock Island Dam
Rock Island Bridge
Kaiser Friedrich Death Reported in General Army Order
Emperor William II pledges unity with the army after the death of Kaiser Friedrich, praising ancestors and the army's traditions. He vows fidelity and obedience, invoking the lineage from William I and the crown prince, and expects the army to honor their shared duty in peace or storm.
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Kaiser Friedrich
William II
Germany
William I
Rince
Train Robbery on Missouri Kansas Texas Express Near Verdigris
Dispatches report a bold hold up on a southbound MK&T Express at Verdigris Bridge. Two robbers entered the open baggage car, robbing the messenger of about $8 and a package while shots injured a mail agent and a passenger who died from a neck wound. The leader identified himself as Captain Jack.
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Muscogee
Indian Territory
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Express
Verdigris Bridge
Charles Colton
Harry Ryan
Ben C. Tarver
Mank
Rosebud
Texas
Chicago
Captain Jack
Robbery on Northern Pacific Express Between Stations
A west bound Northern Pacific express was robbed between Big Horn and Myers stations after a masked gang fired on the locomotive near Junction City. A light signaled the robbers as the train slowed and three shots were fired. About $1,000 was taken and several bystanders sustained injuries.
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Big Horn
Myers
Junction City
Captain Trumbridge Sues Ed Stokes For Damages
Brewster Kissam, counsel for Captain Trumbridge, has filed suit in Kings County Supreme Court for $10,000 damages against the Hoffman House proprietor after a New York City brawl leaving the captain confined to his room for several days.
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Brewster Kissam
Trumbridge
Ed Stokes
New York City
Supreme Court of
Kings County
Hoffman House
Fears Confirmed Stanley Expedition Troubled
Letters from the Congo confirm fears that trouble has befallen the Stanley expedition raising concerns about the group’s fate and safety.
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Stanley
Congo
Joy for Four Hearts at Garfield Mansion Wedding
In Mentor Ohio last week a double wedding joined Mollie Garfield daughter of the late President to J Stanley Brown former private secretary and Harry A Garfield son to Belle Mason daughter of James Mason chief Lake Shore Railroad counsel. Rev W V W Davis presided in the Garfield library with two bridesmaids each.
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Belle Mason
J. Stanley Brown
Garfield
Mentor
Ohio
Mollie Garfield
Harry A. Garfield
James Mason
Lake Shore Railroad
Garfield Mansion
W. V. W. Davis
Worcester
Mass
Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church
Massachusetts
Mr. Brown
Miss Garfield
Harry Garfield
Miss Mason
Presbyterian Church
Deathbed Scene of Germany's Emperor Frederick II
A Berlin dispatch portrays Emperor Frederick's painless final hours before death at 11 12 pm. The Empress orders family present as the dying ruler shares a last gesture with Chancellor Bismarck, seeking reconciliation. Doctors monitor pulses until the end.
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Frederick
Germany
Berlin
Bismarck
Mackenzie
President grants clemency to several condemned men
The President pardons George L. Weber of Montana for second degree murder and commutes or pardons several other inmates including George Smith of Arkansas, John Bishop of Minnesota, John R. Barnes of Utah, John Sevier of Cherokee descent, Zial Riggs of Utah, Barney C. Shirley of Arkansas, W. P. McConnell of Montana, and R. D. Jones of Utah. John Q. Adams of Missouri receives a four month sentence after commutation from six months.
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Cleveland
George L. Weber
Montana
George Smith
Western
Arkansas
Indian Territory
John Bishop
Minnesota
John R. Barnes
Utah
John Sevier
Western District
Zial Riggs
Barney C. Shirley
W. P. McConnell
R. D. Jones
John Q. Adams
Missouri
Trade Review Shows Cautious Hope Amid Slow Improvement
R G Dun & Co reports a cautious week with only a slight trade uptick and ongoing uncertainty. Buyers hold to immediate needs, sales are hampered by cold wet spring, and retailers stockpile. Crop prospects steady though winter wheat losses grow clearer. Money is abundant, bond prices rise, and Treasury offers support.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Locust Invasion Reported In Dubuque After Long Gap
A Dubuque Iowa dispatch notes vast swarms appearing over two days raising concerns as seventeen year locusts return after nineteen years absence. The piece hints at expected continued hatching and agricultural impact.
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Dubuque (Iowa
Seventeen Year Locusts Invade Area In Vast Numbers
A Wheaton dispatch reports seventeen year cicadas swarming in large numbers. The insects emerge from ground holes about a half inch wide, molt quickly, and cling to shrubs and trees. They feed on currant and maple leaves and also attack potato vines and arbor vitae, raising fears of damage to shade and fruit trees.
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Wheaton
Political Conventions Nominating Slates Across New England
The Maine Union Labor party met in Waterville and named W. H. Simmons for Governor with a platform supporting greenbacks postal banks government telegraphs railroads service pensions income tax secret ballot and homestead laws. The Maine Republican State Convention at Portland nominated Edwin C. Burleigh for Governor on the first ballot.
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Maine Union Labor Party
Waterville
W. H. Simmons
Maine
Portland
Edwin C. Burleigh
Blaine’s
Cleveland
Blaine
Vermont
Montpelier
Henry M. Seeley
Mrs Sheridan dies at 87 in Somerset Ohio
Mrs Mary Sheridan mother of Gen Philip H Sheridan died at her Somerset home on the 12th at age 87. Born in Ireland in 1801 she came to the United States with her husband John in 1829 and lived in Somerset thereafter. Surviving children include Gen Philip H Sheridan Col Michael V Sheridan and Col John J Sheridan who was with her at death.
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Phil Sheridan
Somerset
Mary Sheridan
Philip Sheridan
Ohio
United States
Albany
N. Y
Michael V. Sheridan
Col
John J. Sheridan
Indian Territory
Indian Widow Averts Hanging In Nevada Murder Case
Piute Willie Dunn killed Charlie Winne mucca grandson of Winnemucca near Winnemucca Nevada by throat stabbing. Indian judges sentenced Dunn to hang. the department halted the execution and the US Marshal moved him to Carson. The widow opened the killer’s scalp with a club in front of the reservation crowd.
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Piute Willie Dunn
Charlie
Natches
Louisville grocer Jacob Doll dies by own hand
Jacob Doll a Louisville grocer for fifteen years shot himself to death in front of his wife after stating he felt unable to live due to failing health. Mrs Doll, distressed by the event, later attempted suicide with the same pistol. Doll left an estate valued at about $15000.
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Jacob Doll
Doll
Virginia Authoress Weds J A Chanler in Virginia Home
Miss Amelia Rives and John A Chanler of New York married at Cascade Hill near Charlottesville Virginia in a small family ceremony with four or five intimate friends. The date was moved from September to avoid newspaper glare. They plan a Castle Hill honeymoon then a trip to Europe.
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Virginia
J. A. Chanler
New York
Amelia Rives
John A. Chanler
Cale Hill
Charlottesville
Miss Rives
Castle Hill
Europe
Anarchist's Tool Aboard City of Cleveland Bomb Found
A barrel of fish on the steamship City of Cleveland from Cleveland to Detroit held a dynamite bomb. The barrel, part of a shipment by John Kingsborough to Ryan & Bourke, was opened the next day and the bomb thrown into the river. The manifest suggests the device was placed after leaving the Cleveland warehouse.
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City of
Cleveland
Detroit
John Kingsborough
Ryan & Bourke
Mob Violence Tangles Florida Black Man's Death
Dennis Williams, a Black man, died after a mob assault linked to a prior incident in Ella ville near the Tallahassee area. The clash followed an alleged wounding of a White man by Williams at a lumber depot, sparking lethal mob action.
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Dennis Williams
McCormick
Ellaville
Fla
Tallahassee
Williams and McCormick Shooting Sparks Turmoil at Suwanee
In the Suwanee River area guards left with a bound black man faced lynching after a mill superintendent tried to seize a loaded pistol Williams resisted and fired wounding McCormick in the shoulder. McCormick's popularity heightens the shock and unrest swells as word spreads of potential Black retaliation.
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Suwanee
Williams
McCormick
Rich Cascade Nugget Found by Two Prospectors
Two prospectors from British Columbia's Cascade Range arrived in Ottawa with a forty two pound lump of nearly pure gold. They had it tested, sent to Montreal for melting, and declined a five thousand dollar buy offer. They refuse to reveal the find location and plan to seek mining rights before returning west.
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Cascade Range
Ottawa
Ontario
British Columbia
Montreal
Prohibitionist Rev J H Wilson Nominated in Indiana
The Prohibitionists nominate The Rev J H Wilson for Congress in the Tenth Indiana District. The Republicans nominate Solomon G Comstock in Minnesota Fifth District and if elected will succeed Knute Nelson. Walter I Hayes is renominated in Iowa Second District. Charles C Townsend is nominated by Republicans in Pennsylvania Twenty Fifth District. Abner Taylor is nominated by Republicans in Illinois First District.
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Congress
J. H. Wilson
Indiana
Solomon G. Comstock
Minnesota
Knute Nelson
Walter I. Hayes
Iowa
Charles C. Townsend
Twenty
Pennsylvania
Abner Taylor
Ilinois
Widower Remarries Sister of Deceased in Quiet Service
Near Jeffersonville Indiana Reverend F A Andrews conducted the funeral for Mrs Wascom then a marriage was requested that evening. The widower, 73, wed the bride, 71, who was the sister of the woman buried hours earlier. This was Wascom three marriages with all wives being sisters and the second ceremony noted as unceremonious as the third.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
F. A. Andrews
Wascom
Garland Health Forces Temporary Cabinet Shuffle
Washington dispatches report Attorney General Garland is seriously ill with rheumatism shingles and debility. President Cleveland has urged him to leave office and recover at Hominy Hill Arkansas, advising a stay there for recovery. Garland plans to depart the city soon.
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Garland
Washington
Cleveland
Hominy Hill
Arkansas
Millers National Convention Adopts Wheat Duty Resolution
The Millers' National Convention met in Buffalo and adjourned to Milwaukee in 1889 with C. H. Seybt elected President. A resolution favoring removal of the wheat duty was adopted, sending a copy to the House Tariff Revision Committee.
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Millers
Buffalo
Milwaukee
C. H. Seybt
House of Representatives
Timber Boom Releases 80 Million Logs at Cloquet
A lumber boom in Cloquet Minnesota released about 80 million feet of logs, causing no reported losses but triggering alarm along the river. Minneapolis lumbermen began guiding their logs into Coon Creek as a precaution.
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Cloquet
Minn
Minneapolis
Coon Creek
Congress Debates Fisheries Treaty and Tariff Actions
Senate open session hears Mr Gray support ratification of the fisheries treaty while post office and District of Columbia appropriations rise by 1.55 million and eight hour work rules for letter-carriers set with 1600 more carriers. House clashes over Mills tariff bill and free list strikes. international arbitration resolution advances. Senate adjourns amid quorum issues and vacancy notices.
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Gray
Senate
Hoar
Sherman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Post Office
District of Columbia
Chandler
United States
Woodburn
Nevada
Cox
New York
House
Dougherty
Florida
Waves and Means Committee
DeLiLom
Illinois
Gibson
Louisiana
Committee On
Stewart
Bynum
Indiana
Kelley
Manila
Secretary of the Treasury
Hale
New England
Blair
Agricultural Department
Agricultural Department and Post Office
Rock Island Arsenal
Iith
House Military Committee
Alfred Pleasonton
Chicago
Townshend
West Side Dog Steals Cheese In Slow Nibble Spree
Buffalo Courier reports a West Side dog with an odd appetite stole twelve cream cheeses stored in a laundry. The dog hid cheeses under rubbish, unwrapped them with paws, and ate one each day for two weeks, linked to bulldog lineage.
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West Side
Buffalo Courier
A Bright Youth with a Morning Eye Trick
An Austin parent complains about a boy who cannot find a bootjack and replies with a witty answer about eyes. The tale suggests the boy will grow into a boss night watchman or a policeman, hinting at future success despite current blunders.
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Austin
Spectacles Stolen in a Humorous Audience Exchange
An offbeat moment unfolds as an astronomy lecturer recalls a terrible accident he witnessed while an elderly spectator jokes about where to buy eyeglasses, revealing a playful clash between memory and mislaid sight.
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