Denison locale man linked to forgery case identified
Sheriff Mooney and Colonel Wright pursued a man named Frank Pierce, later identified as Frank Welsh, in Denison and Stockholm township. Post Office agent J C Brown confirmed the alias and that Welsh will be turned over to U S authorities after court bound over.
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Denison
Mooney
Colonel Wright
Frank Pierce
L. Green
United States
Nebraska
Stockholm
Forest fires rage across Wisconsin and Michigan with widespread damage
Forest fires sweep East Fork and Wedges Creek near Hewittsville as crews battle blazes. Mills and stave mill staves burn while towns from Portage to Cedar Springs report heavy losses. Grand Rapids and Dubuque note fires and odd local highlights amid dry conditions and scarce rain.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Millsville
Wis
East Fork
Charles Squires
Wedges Creek
Hewittsville
Hein & Meyer
Wood
Portage
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kent County
Cedar Spring
Pineries
Grandville
Grand Ramps
Cedar Springs
Lake Shore
Randville
Crofton
Kaskaska
Kingsley
Ashton
Alson
Cheboygan
Multitude of 19th Century Global Crises Reported
News briefs detail suicide of Jerry Pagels in St. Louis after a murder sentence, failures in W. O. Tyler paper concerns, and bankrupted firms in Philadelphia and Springfield. Reports cover forest fires in Wisconsin, rain aiding spread, a fatal rail collision near Bordentown, and a stampede of international events from Ireland to Morocco.
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Jerry Pagels
Samuel Kohn
St. Louis
B. F. Lyon & Son
Kalamazoo
Mich
W. O. Tyler & Co
Chicago
Spencer
Wis
Romeo
Galveston
Alexander Walker
Prairie Grove
Webberville
Thomas J. Mooney
National Line
White Hill
Bordentown
N. J
George Tomel
John Hay & Co
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Fancy
Fancy Bronze Works
New York
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Missouri River
Council Liaffe
Omaha
W. T. Randall
Rockton
Ills
W. O. Tyler Paper Company
John Jordan
Jacksonville, Sr
Whitley, Fosster & Kelly
Springfield
Ohio
E. L. Harper
Busted Fidelity Bank
Omaha Bee
Nebraska
Franklin
Tragic Chatsworth Niagara excursion wreck report
News records a catastrophic train wreck near Chatsworth on the Toledo Peoria Western line as a 16 coach excursion train plunges from a culvert bridge. Dozens dead many injured with scenes of hospitals and depots filling as rescuers search through wreckage.
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Chatsworth
Channel House
Falls of
Niagara
Piper City
Toledo, Peoria & Western Road
Associated Press
Peoria
J. M. Tennery
Foxum
Steamship Austria Arrives with Aug 2 Hawaiian News
The Austria reaches San Francisco from Honolulu with dispatches to Aug 2. Hawaii reports a stable new ministry and active constitution party nominations. A forged charge against ex Premier Gibson’s son-in-law F H Hayslean surfaces amid political tension as Lords threaten to block land bill amendments and back the government.
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Irish National League
Alice Barry
Knocklade
County of Antrim
Ireland
Henry V
Monmouth
Eng
Henry
France
Duke of Beaufort
Lord Raglan
Hesse
Holland
Wilhelmie
Saxe
Welmer Eisenach
Canadian Department of Fisheries
Grace
Dolpin
W. P. Sayward
Behring Sea
United States
Sitka
James G. Blaine
Dublin
Blaine
Cuba
Madrid
House of Commons
Morocco
Teola
Rabat
Navarra
Syton
Austria
San Francisco
Honolulu
New Constitution Party
F. H. Hayslean
Gibson
Gen. Boulanger
M. Ferry
Commons
Lord Salisbury
Mooney the Dynamiter in London Police Reach
London police identify Mooney once called Moonhead as the dynamiter behind several historic and recent acts. They tie him to the 1882 Glasgow gas works explosion, the Times office blast, an Ottawa Parliament attempt, and the Andre statue bombing, noting funds from O Donovan Rossa.
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London
Mooney
New York
Moonhead
Glasgow
Times Office
America
Ottawa
O'Donovan Rossa
England
Andre
Lincoln Addresses Old Settlers at Iowa Reunion
Mount Pleasant Aug 9 Robert T Lincoln spoke at the Old Settlers Reunion on Aug 6 addressing the largest audience yet. He praised Iowa’s growth since 1850 noting census figures and a high literacy rate while highlighting the settlers who founded the state and inviting continued celebration with old friends.
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Old Settlers
Mount Pleasant
Robert T. Lincoln
July Heat Records From State Board Of Health
The State Board of Health reports July temperatures from several years, noting last year set a record while 1879 was a close second. In 1986 the hottest three days were July 4 at 102.4, July 5 at 104.8, and July 11 at 104.4, while the hottest days of last July reached 97.5 on the 12th, 98.1 on the 28th, and 101.7 on the 29th.
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Marshalltown
Moline
Muscatine
Buffalo
Webster City
H. 5. Perkins
Chicago
Sioux City Journal
Irish National League
Keokuk
Ireland
Monana County
Fourth Congressional District
Ossian
Park Bluff
Iowa
Belle Fontain
Marion County
Belle Fountaine
Iowa City
Belle Fontaine
Shelby County
Dr. Cobb
Harlan
Ralph Burr
Mr. Burr
Marshall Deen
Deen
Burr
Harvey Cross
Phillips
State Board of Health
Northwest Land Availability and Ways to Obtain It
An analysis from the New York Tribune explains how emigrants can acquire Northwest land. It outlines four avenues: railroad land sales, preemption and free-culture claims, jumping disputable claims near railways, and traditional squatting with eventual title. It warns of risks, urges due diligence, and notes government fairness to honest settlers.
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New York Tribune
Northwest
Woodruff Clark
How Not to See the British Museum
A brief Atlantic essay reflects on visiting the British Museum with two trips and suggests how not to view it by rushing through its books and collections. The author weighs the Elgin marbles, Nineveh sculptures, and Nebuchadnezzar tablets, marveling at Layard and Schliemann, and urges immersive study over casual glimpses.
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British Museum
Nineveh
Nebuchadnezzar
Niagara
Changes of Fifty Years Reflected in Victorian Habits
The London Standard notes how Victoria era manners shifted over fifty years from heavy drinking and social acceptability of tipsiness to stricter sociably accepted conduct. It cites Pickwick era scenes, nine tumbler clubs, toasts at table, and dueling decline, contrasting education and morals then with later reforms.
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London Standard
Victoria
Lord Campbell
Forgetful Miss Houghtaling Baffles Chicago Doctors
Miss Laura Houghtaling, a prominent North Side socialite, has suddenly lost facial recognition while all other memories remain intact. She remembers her mother and past events, but cannot identify friends, faces, or engagements, though read and write abilities persist. Doctors see temporary memory suspension and note her recognition of her mother as a hopeful sign.
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The
Chicago Herald
Laura Houghtaling
North Side
Miss Houghtaling
Naval Armament Evolution Since 1860
The contrast notes 1860 shipboard armor under four inches of iron and under three feet of granite, while today armor measures thirty inches of iron ten to twenty feet of granite and seventy five feet of earth.
The Heights of Economy
A user asks if Freddie is economical, and a daughter replies that he turns down the gas each night to curb costs, remarking that monopolists charge high prices. The father, amused, refrains from scolding.
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Elmira Gazette
Freddie
Telling the Wrong Story
A silver wedding reminiscence turns humorous and tense as a wife recalls not meeting a Richmond picnic or writing on a parasol, disputing her husband’s tale and questioning a mystery Minnie from twenty five years ago. The exchange exposes memory gaps and pride.
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Richmond
Minnie
Smith
John
Bluefish Run Report From Great South Bay Hits Record Scores
Advices from New York indicate the Great South Bay is swarming with bluefish. Alonzo Pearsall of Babylon leads the catch with 1 505 bluefish over five consecutive days using hook and line, setting a remarkable tally.
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New York
Great South Bay
Alonzo Pearsall
Babylon
Oil Wells in Pennsylvania Counties Yield Vast Crude Supply
In nine oil producing counties, fifty three thousand wells have produced a total of 310 million barrels of crude. The value at production stands at about 500 million dollars.
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Pennsylvania
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Des Moines
Raymond Meyers
Peter Newcomer
Avon
Carter
Meyers
Mr. Meyers
T. M. Sinclair & Co
Cedar Rapids
Henry W. Rother
Lee County
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Council Bluffs
W. H. Plumb
Samuel Tod
Fort Dodge
Tod
Farmers’ Alliance
Cherokee County
Dubuque
Cleveland
Michigan
Baptists
Red Oak
Times
Daily News
Dispatches
Sofia
Prince Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Parnell
House of Lords
Balfour
Harcourt
Chamberlain
Dillon
Ferdinand of
Saxe Coburg-Gotha
Turasea
Tirnova
Whitely
Westbourn Grove
Queen’s Road
Paddington
Illinois
Mooney the Dynamiter
London Police
Robert Lincoln
Atlantic
Tribune
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