Noted Deaths and Distinctions Across America
Mason Fox died at Danville Kentucky. A Boston grand jury indicted Parson Downs and Mrs. Tabor for adultery. Cary Spreckel sent 2000 dollars to a Hawaiian leper home. Fundraising for a General Grant monument reached 104258 dollars in New York. Preston Powens plans a sculpture school in Denver. The steamer Hudson sank on Lucas bar, cargo valued at 15000 dollars. Bret Harte’s son Lawrence Barrett’s company added Francis K. Lanks. A sculptor began a Hendricks death mask bust. M Movin holds autographs of every French academy member. Chadbourne, once a famed union soldier, dangerously ill at Saco mayor. James Warp, Chicago congressman, gave wife his salary. Representative Smalls seen through gold rims. Baltic canal to readiness in seven years. London trip time saved. Rev Asa Tannen, pioneer minister, died. Benjamin Lauru Sr of Pittsburgh sold rail turning rights for 309 dollars daily for sixteen years. Von Mourxe to sign autographs, returns letters with signature in corner.
Rcures Hater urges NYSE to build new gambling hub
Rcures Hater urges the New York stock exchange to erect a spacious building costing about $5,000,000 to prevent Chicago from gaining control of gambling from the Atlantic coast.
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Rcures Hater
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
Atlantic
James Gilvillan Heads Bronze Factor as He Claims Signatures
James Gilvillan rises to a bronze position as he asserts ownership of a vast stack of currency bearing his signature. The story notes he could call upon large sums in five ten and twenty dollar bills, highlighting his financial reach and the symbolism of the bronze honor.
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James Gilvillan
Utah man Angus Cannon vindicated by federal high court ruling
In a case involving Angus Cannon of Utah indicting under the Edmunds act for unlawful cohabitation, the territory supreme court’s judgment was affirmed by the federal supreme bench, sustaining the prior conviction.
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Angus Cannon
Utah
Supreme Court of
Territory
Federal Supreme Bench
Minister's daughter alters Lord's Prayer with biscuit line
A minister reports teaching the Lord's Prayer to his young daughter who then repeats it with a humorous twist requesting daily bread or biscuit and honey if you please. The anecdote captures a child’s playful misquote of a sacred text.
New York Banks Increase Specie and Reserves
New York banks raised specie by 2,438,400 and reserve funds by 2,371,150 in the week. Their total reserves exceed the legal requirement by 359,554,338.
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New York
White Elephant Burmah Dies and Triggers Mass Funeral
The sacred white elephant of Burmah, housed near King Theebaw’s palace, died on Sunday. British authorities ordered an immediate funeral, drawing a vast crowd of mourners.
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Burmah
King Theebaw
Young Indiana attorney jailed for horse theft
Wil A. Kearney of Logansport Indiana, who moved from Cleveland to Blaine in 1884 and toured the state giving speeches, has been sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for stealing horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil A. Kearney
Logansport
Indiana
Cleveland
Blaine
Cabinet rejects alliance with Parnellites promises county bill
After a two hour session the British cabinet, confident of Whig support, chose not to pursue or accept any alliance with the Parnellites. It will, instead, submit a bill establishing county government in England and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ireland
Richmond Preacher Reports England Lecture Tour Offer
Parson Joan Jasper, a renowned colored preacher from Richmond, says he was recently solicited to tour England for lectures. He also recalls a man offering him 400 dollars to deliver his major address on "The Sun Do Move" in a northern city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Jasper
Richmond
England
Paris memorial tablets mark Mirabeau and Foy deaths
Paris authorities set two commemorative plaques on the Chaussee l Antin. Number 42 bears Mirabeau's death in this house on April 2, 1791. Number 62 notes General Foy, born in Ham on February 3, 1775, died in this house on November 28, 1825.
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Paris
Chaussee l'Antin
Mirabeau
Gen. Foy
Ham
Salvation Captain Seeks Jesus for Brother in Prison
A Salvation Captain asks a convict if he has found Jesus since imprisonment. The convict replies he has seen no sign, inquiring about the brother’s tier level within the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarp
Jesus
Princeton Professors Contribute Articles to Britannica
Prof. Johnston of Princeton outlines writings for the new Britannica edition including pieces on William H. Seward and Winfield Scott. Prof. Cameron also contributes the Princeton article, aiding the forthcoming volume.
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Johnston
Princeton
Encyclopedia Britannica
William H. Seward
Winfield Scott
Cameron
Noted Tribune engine chief Patrick O Rourke dies
Patrick O Rourke who lent Hor ace Greeley 1000 to start The New York Tribune and has managed the engine and press rooms since then died of heart disease. Foreman and stockholder Thomas N. Rooker remains alive.
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Patrick O'Rourke
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Thomas N. Rooker
Inaugural Address Iowa Prefers Protection of Industry
Iowa seeks purity of the ballot and a protective American policy, urging safeguards against fraud in elections, support for labor and industry, fiscal prudence, and moral reform. The address traces slavery, rights of freedmen, taxation, currency, civil service, and calls for arming the state with savings, education, railroads, and prohibition measures. It endorses arbitration boards, militia readiness, and a soldiers home, while urging biannual elections and women’s suffrage experimentation.
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Iowa
South Carolina
Mississippi
Delaware
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ujyon
Iowa agricultural society elects officers and directors in Des Moines
At the annual meeting in Des Moines on January 13 the state agricultural society elected H. C. Wheeler president John R. Shaffer secretary Geo H. Marsh treasurer and named directors John Hayes Fitch B. Stacy Mr Baldwin F N Chase and B Wells. A finance committee was chosen O. S McNeal E S Fonda and Harry Fulton. The next fair was placed on the new fair grounds in Des Moines. President Smith spoke and Shaffer reported. Also noted were a suicide by QO F. Coons an Amended articles filing by Cypress Lumber Co of Burlington a murder verdict in Marshalltown and a Thirty fourth Iowa Volunteers reunion planning meeting in Chariton January 22 1886. Jefferson County Farmer's Club discussed oleomargarine and buttering and proposed laws to ban selling non dairy substitutes and to appoint a dairy commissioner with funds.
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State Agricultural Society
Des Moines
H. C. Wheeler
Sac County
John R. Shaffer
Jefferson County
Geo. H. Marsh
Polk County
John Hayes
Montgomery County
Fitch B. Stacy
Mr. Baldwin
Pottawattamie County
F. N. Chase
Linn County
B. Wells
Boone County
McNeal
Scott County
Fonda
Mitchell
Harry Fulton
Lee
Smith
Shaffer
QO. F. Coons
Express
Herndon
Coons
Cypress Lumber Company
Burlington
Iowa
Marshalltown
Nate Bainsbarger
Hardin County
Come West Young Girl Katie Erb Makes Lone Journey
Ten year old Katie Erb left New Jersey alone bound for Cheyenne Wyoming with a tag bearing her name and destination. Her mother is described as notorious and her father is in Cheyenne. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children took charge and wrote to the father requesting funds for her travel, which he provided to cover her fare.
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Jewark
N. J
Dispatch
Katie Erb
Cheyenne
Wyo
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Governor urges constitutional convention and reforms in Iowa
The governor reviews state charities and public institutions as prosperous, discusses auditor of state issues with J L Brown and J W Cattell, and endorses reforms including a constitutional convention. He calls for a banking and insurance bureau, a public buildings office, and stricter liquor laws, plus judiciary changes and state immigration, soldiers home, and mental health measures. A coal mining safety note follows, plus a temperance plan advocating officer informational duties and penalties. A farmer's son Louis Delisle died after being injured during a chase in below zero cold. Postmaster appointments and a fire at Arcade skating rink highlight local items with losses and insurance.
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J. L. Brown
Brown
Jonathan W. Cattell
Cattell
Prisoners’ Aid Association
Orphans’ Home
Louis
Thomas Delisle
Council Bluffs
Delisle
Mr. Delisle
Willow Slough Bridge
Senate
Wilson
Iowa
Bureau of Public Documents
Interior Department
Seymour
T. Hotchkiss
Greene
Frank Lingenfelter
Palmyra
John D. Eddy
Plainfield
Peter Fries Sherrill
Iowa City
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company
Mount Holly Insurance Company
Tlinois Insurance Company
Alton
Des Moines
E. Y. Clapp
Disease strikes cattle and horses in central Illinois
A fatal illness spreads through mildh cows across central Illinois counties attributed to moldy rotten corn. Symptoms include fidginess and collapse with many deaths. Horses are affected too, with fatalities reported in a simultaneous outbreak resembling epizootic illness.
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Illinois
Tribune Job Printing Ad Copy
Advertisement notes Tribune job printing services offered for all descriptions with neat prompt execution and reasonable rates at Tribune job rooms.
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the Tribune
The Persistence of an Intruder at His House in Richmond
A Baltimore correspondent recounts how Confederate President Jefferson Davis, resting at home, refused to spare two German deserters despite intense pleas led by Mr. Eggling. After a tense night, Mr. A. secured a reprieve with Davis’s reluctant consent, and the two prisoners were saved just in time.
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Richmond
Baltimore
Grant
Gen. Lee
Petersburg
Jefferson Davis
Eggling
Davis
Mr. A
Mr. Davis
Many Minds and Many Lives in a Patchwork Herald
A reflective verse fragment from Goodall's Chicago Sun and Gorham Mountaineer noting many minds, birds, tramps, churches, cats, bees, and old maids in varied lives. The lines sketch a collage of diverse figures and quirky observations.
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Goodall
Chicago Sun
Gorham Mountaineer
Thunder used in Rip Van Winkle stage collapse at Clunie Opera House
Realistic thunder for a mountain scene malfunctioned when the thunder operator fell through the ceiling, dropping plaster on the orchestra. Audience reacted with laughter as the injured stagehand was rescued and the performance continued, though damage to wall papered decor occurred.
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Clunie Opera House
Sacramento Dee
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Danville, Ky
Boston
Parson Downs
Mrs. Tabor
Cary Spreckel
General Grant
Preston Powens
Denver, Col
Lucas Bar
St. Louis
Francis K. Lanks
Bret Harte
Lawrence Barrett
Hendricks
M. Movin
French Academy
Paut Chadbourne
Saco, Me
James H. Warp
Representative Smalls
National House
Baltic Canal
London
Asa Tannen
Benjamin Lauru, Sr
Pittsburgh
von Mourxe
Board of Arbitration
Capital
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Unon
Republic
Red Cole
Europe
Pensions
United States
Mexico
South
Central America
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
Congress
New England
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Geosit
France
State Normal School
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Friends of Education
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Fox
Wisconsin
Hennepin Canal
Telegraph
Iowa Capital
Iowa Enterprise
Agriculture
Jona
California
Colorado
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Lincoln
General Assembly
Kay
Liver League
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Thirty-fourth
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Chariton
Jefferson County Farmer’s Club
Tribune
Jeff Davis
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