Emigration surge and curious notes from old papers
A mosaic of brief items: Canada to California migration outpacing five-year sums. Persian dance troupe en route to Paris. U S Chief Justice and court clerk salaries. literary notes on Hebrew novels. Montreal legal actions over taxes. varied anecdotes on hats, Pasadena forestry plots, and a Cincinnati land boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
California
Persia
Paris
United States
Quebec
Superior Court
Montreal
John
Mott Street
Joan
Melican
Johnny Bliss
Thomas Boothby
Perry
Ill
Aeronaut
Pasadena
Santa Monica
Cal
State Board of Forestry
Clara Moore
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Newport
Bobby
Hartford
Matthew
Mark
Luke
Hatchet
Smithville
Jones Murry
Connellsville
Yom Green County
Texas
Murry
Gulf Coast
Cedar Keys
New York
New Jersey
Germany
Europe
Paris Society Women Turn To Indoor Tennis This Winter
The study of astronomy is the latest fact among the women of Paris, etc New York society people who can find nothing else to do will play tennis indoors this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York Society
Vienna authors propose bachelor tax to fund schools
The writers at Vienna advocate a levy on bachelors to raise funds for educational institutions. The proposal suggests directing new revenue to support local schools and improve educational facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
French barber bets 1000 francs to shave twenty five men
A Paris barber bets 1000 francs that he can shave twenty five men in a row with one hand tied behind him. The wager hinges on speed and balance as he promises to complete all shaves without pause.
Chinese Emigrants at San Francisco Port
Over the last thirty five years 335 204 Chinese emigrants arrived at the port of San Francisco. Of this number 196 263 have returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francsco
Italian Immigrants Work in Organ and Peanut Industries
A decade saw about 150000 Italians arrive, contributing to the organ and peanut sectors through skilled labor and steady industry involvement.
Electric fishing line sparks bell alert for hooked fish
A new electric fishing line kills a fish the instant it bites and rings a bell on shore to wake the fisher. The device combines immediate snag control with a tactile alert to nearby anglers, potentially changing night fishing routines.
Not a Soul Saved headline fades from papers
The excerpt notes newspapers describe an awful accident with the phrase Not a Soul Saved, a stance seen as overstepping typical reporting boundaries. It suggests the phrase may push beyond journalistic limits for a single sensational headline.
Eastern parties plan boler and machine factories at Tacoma
Eastern parties arrange establishment of boler and machine factories at Tacoma Washington with iron to be supplied from nearby mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma, W.T
Florida Grower Raises World’s Largest Orange
A Florida grower reports the world’s largest orange, measuring fifteen and one half inches in circumference and weighing two pounds two ounces. The fruit is slated for shipment to Belfast to the home of the biggest Orangemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Belfast
Fresno citizens raise funds for fire victim and son loss
Fresno residents gathered more than 1400 dollars for Emil Hansen after a fire destroyed his home and belongings and claimed the life of his 2 year old son on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Cal
Emil Hansen
Rights Holders Debate Webster Unabridged Future
Parties with rights threaten no new editions of Webster's unabridged for years leaving questions about future inclusion of words like rats chest nuts dude and other terms. The discussion centers on lexicographic control and language evolution affecting the dictionary's scope.
London association seeks hospital for hair disease treatment
A London association plans a hospital dedicated to trichology with specialists and periodic lectures. Demonstrations will accompany care as bald heads, including the coming man, are addressed to the extent possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Valuable Mound Builder Relic Found Near Dadesville
A green stone carving showing a duck body with a human face was unearthed in a field near Dadesville Alabama. The exquisitely carved image sold to a Pittsburgh collector for 250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dadesville
Ala
Littsburgh
Egyptian officials propose protection for Arabian art monuments
Osman Pasha Ghaleb the director of ecclesiastical domains with Franz Pasha and Grant Bey drafted a memorandum to the khedive. It calls for the reservation and protection of Arabian art monuments in Egypt, which have been neglected until now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osman Pasha Ghaleb
Franz Pasha
Grant Bey
Khedive
Egypt
Oldest U S consul Sprague at Gibraltar since 1846
Horatio J Sprague is the longest serving US consul in continuous service. Appointed to Gibraltar in 1846 he is a fixture, though his post is not a sinecure with a salary of 1500 dollars a year and annual office expenditures of 7000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Horatio J. Sprague
Gibraltar
BravDley Claims Pequot Heirship in $7,000 Trust
Truman BravDley of Birmingham Conn claims to be the last survivor and sole heir of the Pequots. He says $7,000 is held in trust by a trustee appointed by the judge of the Superior Court of Littlefield County and will apply to the next legislature for the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman BravDley
Birmingham Conn
Lttlefield County
Pope Leo XIII Revenue From Three Main Sources
The papal income totals about 1.57 million dollars yearly. Interest from Pius IX’s legacy funds about 625,000 dollars, Peter’s Pence contributions around 415,000 dollars, and the Apostolic Chancery receipts including titles and privileges about 520,009 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepe Leo XIII
Pius IX
Peter
Apostolic Chancery
Leo XIII
Kara Fatma Returns to Constantinople Acknowledged Hero
In Constantinople Kara Fatma the Kurdistan warrior visits the Turkish capital. The Ottoman government recalls her wartime leadership of Kurdish volunteers from the Crimean era and now grants a monthly pension of 5000 pastors. She is described as tall and hawk faced, wearing national dress, a saber, and captain’s insignia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PrepPrLe
Constantinople
Kara Fatma
Kurdistan
Segular
Turkey
Qltoman
Fowa News Items From Des Moines to Davenport
Des Moines negotiates for a cotton factory while Oskaloosa touts nine literary societies. A Chicago and St Louis express wrecked near Ely on December 28. three passengers seriously injured. Articles filed for Tabor Northern Railroad with 120000 capital from Tabor to Hillsdale or Glenwood. Local murder case and insanity verdicts at Waverly and Oskaloosa. Garvin killed by a coal yard accident in Dubuque. Grand Mound fire destroys Janser House and stores for over ten thousand dollars. Davenport news includes railroad facilities expansion and a postal telegraph petition. hogs shortage closes Davenport packers. new Davenport Business Men's association formed.
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Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Chicago and
Secretary of
Tabor & Northern Railroad Company
Tabor
Fremont County
Hillsdale
Malvern
Glenwood
Mills County
Waverly
Billings
S. H. Kingsley
Holt
Jarvis
David
Hites
John Fall
Dubuque
Patrick Garvin
Chicago & Northwestern
Garvin
Thos
Murry
Sioux City
Prophet Foster
Davenport
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Northwestern
Lavenport & Dubuque
Lyman
Council Bluffs
Registry Law Declared Unconstitutional in Iowa Case
Judge Stone of the Superior Court ruled the registry act unconstitutional in a suit by Col. Clark against the Fifth Ward election judges. Clark, absent in Des Moines for U S Court duties, was denied voting due to lack of registration. The ruling cites Capen v Foster and similar state cases, saying the legislature may not deprive a voter of constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cepar Rarpios
Stoneman
Superior Court
Col. Clark
Fifth Ward
Des Moines
United States Court
Massachusetts
Capen
Marquis Issues Hundred Writs of Ejectment at Woodford
Tom Marquis of Clanricarde has issued one hundred fresh writs of ejectment against tenants on his Woodford estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Marquis
Clanricarde
Woodford
Waverly Coroner’s Jury Finds Billings Killed Kingsley
The coroner’s jury in Bremer county Iowa ruled that W S Kingsley died December 21 1887 from a pistol shot fired by M E Billings. Jurors found the killing deliberate premeditated felonious and with malice aforethought. Attested by Coroner T D Ford and jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WaveRly
Dillings Kingsley
State of Iowa
Bremer County
U. S
Iowa
T. D. Ford
M.E. Billings
Epward Knorr
J. A. Bacust
E. A. Dawson
Des Moines Growth Shown In City Improvements
Des Moines papers report 4,492,633 in public and private improvements for the year 1337, with 857 new residences and 31 business structures. Manufactured products valued at 14,455,200 and wholesale trade at 26,551,859, totaling 51,891,207 in city business. Population listed at 51,350 from canvass for a new city directory by the Des Moines Real Estate Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Des Moines Real Estate Exchange
Reading Railroad Strike Tests Strength Between Company and Knights
The Philadelphia and Reading strike, led by the Knights of Labor, idles 59,000 workers and threatens fuel supply across Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and New York. Most locomotives are housed, trains limited, and coal stocks dwindling amid potential factory closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Knights of Labor
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
New York City
P. W. Hawman
New District Assembly
Schuylkill Valley
Palo Alto
Reading Road
Various Local Tragic and Political Happenings Across States
Reports from Arkansas to New York detail a vigilante hanging near Rector after a double murder, Chicago debates on the Democratic convention with New York favored by Cleveland’s camp, and Western rail lines contemplating rate cuts. Also noted are deaths from fires and accidents, a fire mill explosion with no injuries, and the sudden death of missionary secretary Rev James Powell in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Gazette
St. Francis
Arkansas
William Harring
Rector
Chicago
Wm.l. Scott
Erie
Cleveland
New York
National Committee
Western States Passenger Association
Chicago & Alton
Minnesota & Northwestern
Wisconsin Central
Read & Co
Pitsford
Rochester
James Powell
American Misionary Association
Brooklyn
N. Y
Global Turbulence and Political Moves Reported Worldwide
A westward hurricane and heavy snow cripple Greece with many ships wrecked in the Gulf of Patros. In Puerto Rico a high wave swept away fifty three houses and killed eleven in a cemetery. Gladstone’s London visit drew public cheers and protests while mass crowds greeted Mandeville in Ireland after prison release. Massowah reports Abyssinian King John urged to sue for peace as Italians celebrate. In Lower California US colonization policy debate continues with officials arguing no danger and Americans a minority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Figaro
Munich
Portorico
Anorther
Gladstone
London
Sandwich
Lord Northbourne
Spaight
Killaloa
County Limerick
Howarden
Chester
Massowah
Abyssinia
John
Mitchellstown
Ireland
Mandeville
Ile
Antalo
Algrab
Adowah
Mexico
Lower
California
Diaz
Texas
Pacheo
Bloody details emerge on Key family murders
Gregg of a St. Louis firm describes in New Mexico reports from No Man's Land of the Key family killings. He recalls a Kelly house meal stop, a one story hut and barn, several decomposed bodies buried under a house and near the barn, including a woman and a man believed to be J. T. Taylor. The Kellys have vanished likely to Mexico. The son and daughter appeared under twenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whatta Kah
Gregg
St. Louis
No Man’s Land
Key
Kelly
Oak City
J. T. Taylor
Kellys
Old Mexico
Keene Votes Solidly Republican and Dakota Division Reflected
Keene New Hampshire supported Republican candidates. The Northwestern Breeders Association met in Chicago on the 12th. Beach Healey and Conway dry goods dealers of New York failed for 60 000 dollars. The Dakota division vote totals show Northern Dakota against division by 10 99 majority and Southern Dakota for division by 13 988 majority. Total division majority 3 938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Breeders’ Association
Chicago
Beach, Healey & Conway
New York
Ihe Dakota
Northern Dakota
Southern Dakota
Baltimore Sun reports on House Ways and Means panel
The Baltimore Sun outlines Speaker Carlisle's completed Ways and Means committee assignments before recess. It notes Cox objected to fifth place, a New York delegation pressed for a New Yorker, and Cox became the first new member though seeking the chair. The panel lists Mills, McMillan, Breckinridge, Cox, Bynum, Turner, Wilson, Kelly, Brown, Reed, McKinley, Ryan. Holman to be removed from Appropriations for Public Lands chair. Townsend to head Military. House holds off on full notices amid factional pressure from members seeking favored committee slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimor Sun
Way and Means Committee
House
Ways and Means
Carlisle
Cox
New York
Mills
McMillan
Clifton Breckinridge
W. C. Breckinridge
W. D. Bynum
H. G. Turner
W. .L. Wilson
W. D. Kelly
Thomas Brown
Notable Readouts From Public and Personal News
Ex Senator Davis of West Virginia saves 3 million dollars. C R Taylor United States minister to Liberia resigns. Mrs Inghalls wife of the Senator is a hardworking political student. J W Gare Co of Toronto failed for 750 thousand assets 100 thousand. Prof Taylor estimates earth crust fifty two miles thick. Mrs Mary A Gilbert of Gloucester Mass reaches 101. Baroness Bunpertre Covutts fortune increased by 9 million bequest. Miss Gorpos 20 is deputy United States marshal at Trenton New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Taylor
Miss Gorpos
United States Marshal
Trenton, N. J
First tie in years sees no colored men in House
Miss Exters M D receives eighteen thousand five hundred dollars for preserving fine things for the Queen of Corea. Snyper, the museum wonder, who for three years walked constantly, dies in Indianapolis Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Miss Exters
M. D
Corea
Snyper
Indianapolis
Julian Hawthorne Gets 21000 for Editing Detective Tales
Report says Julian Hawthorne was paid 21000 for editing Inspector Eamies' detective stories. The arrangement details remain undisclosed and the project is described as a new venture in mystery literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Hawthorne
Inspector Eamies
Notable figures and disasters reported in Stamford and Spain
Geo A Hoyt of Penn in Coal Co was found dead at Stamford Connecticut. An earthquake struck Resistance Span destroying twenty houses and causing multiple deaths. Mrs Jos Jenkins of Glen Garden received a $900 government pension on her 100th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Hoyt
Pennin Coal Company
Stamford, Conn
Resignance
Span
Jos Jenxins
Glen Garden
JOAQUIN MILLE Advocates Cremation at His Private Pile
Joaqu in Mille demonstrates a personal cremation concept by constructing a funeral pyre atop his hillside property near San Francisco. He argues cremation offers simplicity and dignity outside conventional burial norms.
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Joaquin Mille
San Francisco
Lady Campbell Wins Queen's Sympathy For London Visit
Lady Campbell secures favor from the Queen and travels to London to claim a duty aboard her Jad ship, seeking a prominent role in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coin Campbell
London
Philadelphia church fair selects most popular woman
At a Philadelphia church fair last week Mrs Blaine defeated Mrs Cleveland by 50 votes in a contest to determine the most popular woman in the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Blaine
Cleveland
Sultan's harem revolt leads to distribution of wives
The Sultan of Morocco faces a revolt within his harem as forty ladies are allotted to officers of the guard. The action signals a dramatic shift in court intrigue and power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Guard
Prohibition Mayor Candidate Wins 29 Votes in New Bedford
The Prohibition candidate for mayor in New Bedford Massachusetts received 29 votes in the municipal election where 4567 ballots were cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
Inter State Commission Rules Equal Rail Accommodations
The Inter-State Commission orders that railroads must provide colored passengers equal accommodations to white passengers when fares are the same, enforcing parity in service and pricing across races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-State Commission
Concord mayor vetoed salary raise bill overturned by board
Mayor Rosertsey of Concord Ohio vetoed a bill to raise his salary from 500 to 1000 dollars. The board of aldermen overrode the veto and enacted the pay increase.
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Rosertsey
Concord, H
Board of Aldermen
Congressman Kenny Still Feeble Yet Improving Health
Congressman Kenny, known as the Father of the House, remains in feeble health but shows rapid improvement. Doctors warn a full recovery hinges on avoiding overwork and strenuous effort.
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Congressman Kenny
Illinois Governor Performs Fiddle Duel with Tennessee Leader
Gov. OGl essy of Illinois reportedly rivals Gov. Taylor of Tennessee as a fiddler. At Chicago's Grand Pacific Hotel he seized a violin from a black musician and played a lively breakdown to the crowd's delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Oglessy
Illinois
Gov. Taylor
Tennessee
Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago
Darkey
Country Club Track Named for Mrs. Cleveland
At the Country Club near Washington a track has been laid out around which members can speed their horses. The track is named Folsom Circle in honor of Mrs. Cleveland, whose permission was granted for use of her name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Washington
Folsom
Cleveland
Justice Warren's Wife Amelia Warner a Washington Society Leader
Amelia Warner, born in Lyme Connecticut, is described as a beauty and belle in early life. She married Justice Warren as his second cousin and is now, health permitting, a leading figure in Washington society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnier Justice
Death of Veteran Locomotive Engineer Wadham at Brainerd
Toere reports Wadham an early English railway man who began in the business on the road in England and later worked in Canada and the United States. He served twenty five years there and never caused a fatal accident or collision. He passed away in Brainerd Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toere
Brainerd
Minn
Wadham
England
Busiess
Hs Eating
Canada
Doorkeeper Isaac Bassett Celebrates 56th Senate Service Anniversary
Isaac Bassett, veteran senate doorkeeper, marks fifty six years in official service. Began as a 12 year old page with Daniel Webster, has long chronicled private lives of public figures, and plans to publish his life journal after death, a potential historical contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Basset
Senate
Bassett
Daniel Webster
Various Global Snippets Highlight 19th Century Scenes
A collage of items notes Standard Oil influence on Atlantic refineries and a proverb for February rain. It cites Cornell and Vassar yells, Astor guards, an Indian weeping dogwood, a West Indies lace art fan, and Philadelphia’s urban trials. Also covered are a D.C. penitentiary revenue, Lewis island deer raid, enameling a lady’s face, English evangelical drawing room meetings, Huntington bridge progress, California emigrant tickets, a campanero clock bird, Chattanooga’s burnt Wesley chapel, Pensacola baby care via a washtub, New England jewelers shadowing, and looming blacklists amid trade failures.
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Atlantic
St. Catherine’s
Cornell
Vassar
Astors
India
New York
West Indies
Philadelphia
Boston
Columbia
D. C
Lewis
Scotland
Africa
Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Chattanooga
Tenn
Soddy
Pensacola
Fla
New England Jewelers’ Association
Providence
Chicago
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the Tribune
Fairfield
C. M. Mecelroy
Maria
Cadillac
Mich
Indiana
Governor Hill
J. J. Dunlap
Waterford
Creat
Reading Railroad
Reading
Sweigerd
Port Richmond
Daily News
Dispatches
M. D. Babcock
Almo House
Almshouse
Exeterborough
West Pittston
Annie McMullen
Bessie
Bell Smith
Chauncey, Ill
W. W. Weber
Dover
Wm Weber
Canal Street
Wilfred Weber
Holland
Manhattan Island
Weber
Calumet
Louisiana
Waen
Ironwood
Dispatch
Wakefield
Wis
Wakefield Bank
Haywood
Westscott & Murray
R. A. Morris
Big Springs
Tex
Benj. Vonilomaz
Adele
East St. Louis
Gus Trossard
Vonilomaz
Trossard
Jack Fiasson
Llowesville
John O'Donnell
O’donnell
Hassan
O'Donnell
Jacksonville
Crawford
Neb
William Stance
Ninth
United States Cavalry
Fort Robinson
Congress
Boulder
Colorado
Isadore Pierce
Foreign Intelligence
Greece
Gulf of Patros
Keene, N. H
Davis
West Viginia
C. R. Tayior
Liberia
Mrs. Ingalls
J. W. Gare & Co
Toronto
Ont
Mary A. Gilbert
Gloucester
Bunpertre-Covutts
Tif Tribune
Trisune
Lima
Canton
Azores
San Jose
John Pitts
North Adams
Jr. M
Japan
National Guard of
London Gamins
Trafalger Square
Boston Solons
Huntington
Ohio River
Covington
Chesapeake and Ohio Division
Ashland
Richmond
The
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