Assessments and industry notes in the Midwest and South
The article reports Iowa railroad property valued at 28 334 739.70 dollars, a claimed petroleum vein struck near Cabot Missouri on the Memphis Eastern division, Diamond Match Company acquiring two small plants to control major U S factories, and Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that a wife can recover gambling losses from her husband. It also notes Dr. Graham of Kentucky, father-in-law of Congressman Blackburn, turning 100 in October with plans for a grand Louisville dinner.
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Cabot, Mo
Memphis
The
Supreme Court of Kentucky
Dr. Graham
Kentucky
Blackburn
Louisville
Montezuma
Gideon Wilson & Tate
Union Block
J. E. McIntire
James McCormick
Ida Grove
Iowa City
W. A. Cline
Corning
Stubbs
Polk City
Polk County
Des Moines
Nelson Banning
Jackson County
Opium Duty Increases Looming In July
A San Francisco firm paid 98400 dollars on one opium invoice as duties rise from six to ten dollars per pound in July. Lake Champlain residents hunt for scattered 1739 1740 Spanish coins after finding a few pieces. A Philadelphia heraldry article spurs talk of ancestral crests prompting a bureau of information. Miss La Forge, Washington writer, died, widowhood linked to grief over her lover Lieutenant Chipp. Viennese authorities require wives consent for balloon ascent, noting potential domestic precedents.
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Lake Champlain
Philadelphia
Bureau of Information
Miss la Forge
Washington
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The
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Paulding Miss
J. M. Bid
Paulding
W. M. Brame
Jasper County
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Montgomery County
John Barnett
Barnett
Vaughn Hillton
Nankfee County
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Sher Ff
Mantree
Crro Gordo Gurads
A.J. Ringo
Manifee
Thomas Clark
Risgo
Ringo
Outaw
Columbia College Plans Coed Four Year Course
Trustees propose a program to admit young women for a four year course under college supervision with graduates earning the same honors as men who complete the regular curriculum. Antiquities from Cairo reveal Abasside tombs in a domed hall with stained glass and detailed inscriptions. Santa Fe in New Mexico marks its 353rd settlement anniversary from July 3 to August 3 with Zuni displays a Spanish tournament and races, though distance may limit attendance.
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Columbia College
New York
Santa Fe
N. M
United States
Miss Howard in China Treating Viceroy’s Wife Draws Attention
Miss Howard, an American woman doctor in China, treats the wife of the Viceroy and faces many wealthy ladies who refuse a foreign male physician. Her success highlights demand for female physicians in the Far East.
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Miss Howard
China
Far East
London Cleric Attacks Cathedral Altar as Campion Riot
In St Pauls Cathedral London George Campion tore down the cross and altar candlesticks provoking a fine of five pounds paid by a friend. The incident drew calls for asylum or hard labor as public opinion swirled around a religious fanatic rift. Meanwhile in Chihuahua the influx of Americans boosted land values wages and construction demand with masons and laborers seeing sharp pay increases.
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George Campion
St Paul's Cathedral
London
Miss Cynthia Cleveland A Pioneer Lawyer And Temperance Leader
Detroit News reports Cynthia E. Cleveland rose from a Pontiac dressmaker to a Michigan temperance leader, then to Dakota where she led the State Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She became the first woman admitted to the Dakota bar and won her first liquor license case in court.
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Detroit ‘‘News
Cynthia E. Cleveland
Pontiac
Michigan
Dakota
Woman's Christian Temperates Union
Judge Advises Young Lawyer to Sharpen Judgment
An old judge told a young lawyer he should pick feathers from his imagination and stick them into the tail of his judgment, a metaphor urging imagination tempered by practical judgment.
Iowa Items Report Diverse Events Across The State
Iowa items describe the state fair dates, building booms in Sac City, a new opera house, and a hop yard in Crawford County. Also noted are fires, drownings, suicides, temperance divisions, railroad accidents, and a catastrophic steamboat explosion near Lakeville with multiple fatalities and survivors.
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Sac City
Prohibition Nominee and Fires Highlight Week
The weekly review notes Dr. Isaac N. Quimby named NJ governor at the Prohibition State Convention. It reports fires in Boston Brooklyn and Louisville with losses and casualties, plus a Bear Creek wreck killing Richard Hays. Earthquakes in Kentucky and a murder confession in Arkansas also appear among varied items.
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New Jersey
Isaac N. Quimby
Jersey City
John T. Loomis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Steamboat Explosion Kills and Wounds Described
A steamboat disaster leaves several dead and others hurt with several more missing as authorities investigate the blast. Twelve people reported harmed, with firefighting and rescue crews on the scene.
Little Girl Recounts Milk Source At Grandfather’s Farm
A girl visiting her grandfather in the country refused milk there. Back home she said she did not drink any milk, and revealed grandpa squeezed it from an old cow, prompting surprise at the source of the milk.
Double Murders and Fights Reported Across States
Reports from May 22 recount a Jerseyville Illinois shooting where Walter Dundsen killed Nellie Dodson and wounded himself, an Ottawa ferry fight where James Healey and Henry Noetrick died, a Omaha saloon shooting killing John Barker alias Martin, a Mrs Shrote held as principal, and a New Orleans duel near the Mascot incident reflecting on Justice Todd’s son.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Walter Dundsen
Nellie Dodson
James Healey
Cairo
Henry Noetrick
Birds Point
David Todd
Justice Todd
Joseph Levesy
New Orleans
Todd
Foreign minister protest and Irish Parnell support in Cork
A brief dispatch notes the English Foreign Minister sending a message of regret to France over Madagascar actions. In Cork, Ireland a Parnell testimonial meeting led by the mayor raised 250 pounds and adopted a resolution praising Parnell and thanking Philadelphia for support.
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Madagascar
Ireland
Cork
Parnell
Philadelphia
Russia
Decaying Race in Sandwich Islands Stirs US Notice
A Danish or American style dispatch reports Hawaii's shrinking native population from 250 900 in Kamehameha's era to under 70 000 today. It highlights high rulers' lavish spending, royal salaries and widespread poverty among natives, including numerous lepers, with concern over future US interests.
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Sandwich Islands
Kamehameha
State Department
Comley
Moleki
Kanaka
Fail Flood
Hawaii
United States
Arthur
Old New Orleans youths in 1840s society and schooling
George W. Cable recounts a past city of crowded sidewalks and two story cottages. He notes educable children playing outdoors amid French and Irish influences, with fires, police battles, and riverfront perils shaping a shared but unrecognized civic interest.
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George W. Cable
Old
New Oreans
Mississippi
Lafayette
He that defends an injary is next to him that commits it
A terse adage emphasizes that defending an injury aligns a person with the wrongdoer, suggesting moral proximity to wrongdoing and accountability in public virtue discourse.
Washington Matters A mêlange of appointments and reports
Treasury reports allege fraudulent pre emption entries in Denvir district and clarifies tariff 85 percent limit for leaf tobacco. New appointments include Walter Evans as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Henry Lord as Register of the Land Office, and Abraham C Waippe as Receiver at Creeksburg Dakota. Postmaster General Gresham to supervise sub contracts. Gresham eyes reform of Baltimore post office lapses. Chinese consulate to open in New York. St Paul and Stour City Railroad appeal to Interior. National Bank of St Paul authorized with 530 capital. Kickapoo lands appraisal planned in Kansas.
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Greeley
New York
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Signa Service Office
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Walter Evans
Louisville
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Christian County
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Murtch
National Committee of Coored
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Lontsvile
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Department of State
Chili
Gen
Ijgiesi
Peru
Thal
Ingeroll
Ingerroll
Lookout Mountain Observers Endure Fierce Storm
One of six refuges in a small observatory on Lookout Mountain during a sudden and violent storm. The party describes a terrifying ascent and descent amid raging winds, crashing timber, and a cloud mass rolling over the peak, ending at sunset as rain-soaked clouds melt away.
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Chattanoora Commercial
Lookout Mountain Point
Observatory
Lookout
Man At Hotel Falls Down Staircase
A hotel guest tumbled the entire flight of stairs and was helped by servants. When asked if he was hurt he replied that he was fine and used to descending that way as a life insurance agent.
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Marshalltown
Sanford
Bedford
Taylor County
Jerome Bennett
Clinton
Mulberry Ghost Tree Tells Philadelphia’s Osteological Tale
A mossy stump beside the Academy of Natural Sciences recalls a chilling Philadelphia saga. A mulberry grew from the grave of Rev. McInness after trustees dug up his coffin, bones scattered, the tree devouring the remains. The tale links two churches and a scandal over the private cemetery established in 1824.
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Roger Williams
Agnes Dancap
Republic
Philadelphia
Thirteenth Street
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Filbert
Isaac McInness
Duncan
Baltimore
Twelfth and
Walnut Streets
Blackwell
John Palmer
Dr. McInness
Pastor McInness
Bleckwell
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Ecftio
Mount Moriah
Pastor Mcloness
Chestnut Street
Digging Up Indian Graves in Ohio Mounds Unearths Gold
Explorers reveal rare finds in Anderson township altars including copper pendants covered with gold sheets and meteoric iron ornaments. Mica, stone, clay, and shell adornments point to a cultured pre-contact people burying dead in stone boxes along the Ohio.
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Ohio
Madison Square
Farmer brings three daughters to court for breach of promise
A prosperous farmer near Reading, Pennsylvania, filed three separate suits for breach of promise against the editor of the New Orleans Picayune. The editor muses that one egg per day is the best a hen can do, showing his thoughts on the subject.
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Reading
The
New Orleans Picayune
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