Local Notes on Governorship and Grant Funeral In Wisconsin
Freeport August 4 1885 General John Smith acting governor while Ogdenby attends General Grant funeral in New York City. Chalmers Ingersoll removed as Beloit postmaster. William T Hall appointed. Ingersoll a former Freeport Journal employee remains active Republican. Prohibition debate cited with Dr Leonard’s Ohio platform and Dr Hatfield’s high license stance as practical temperance policy. Funeral details for Grant outline vast public observances and processions nationwide.
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Chalmers Ingersoll
Beloit
Wiliam T. Hall
Ingersoll
Freerort Journa
Boonaa
Blaine
Grover Cleveland
Wisconsin
New York Evening Post
Leonard
Ohio
Rey Dri M Watfield
Miasouri
Hatfield
Friends of Temperance
Marriage License Boom Hits County Office
Cool weather boosts county marriage license business with two issued this week. John Gassmund and Anna Schultz applied for licenses as Sheriff Stewart accompanied Mr Addams to Elgin. County Clerk Stahl received congratulations on his birthday. Minnie Weinbold has joined the county clerk’s office as a new writer.
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John Gassmund
Anna Schultz
Sheriff Stewart
Addams
Elgin
Stahl
Minnie Weinbold
Memorial Services at Taylor's Park
Yesterday the decision set the Grant memorial services for Taylor's Park with a procession forming at the Court House at 2 pm. Civic and military groups are invited to participate, while Emmert & Burrell, Druggists, guarantee relief or the money back for coughs colds and lung complaints with Acker's English Remedy and related tonics.
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Grant
Taylor's Park
Court House
Emmert & Burrell
Agker
Instincts of Birds and Insects in Natural Behavior
The Duke of Argyll notes bird instincts from chickens tracking crawling insects to swallows taking flight after confinement. Polecats kill their young to make fresh food, while the female carpenter bee and the wasp exhibit complex instincts to protect and feed their offspring, including paralyzing prey and entombing it for later grub development.
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Tavoloo
Duke of Argyll
Adeusly
Ipscots
Sphex
St. George Mivart
Fortnightly Review
Silent Pianos and the Rise of the Mute Instrument
The New York Sun notes pianists like Josely and Liszt favor silent pianos to reduce hearing fatigue and focus on sight and touch. The mute piano, with a full keyboard but no strings or sounding board, uses weighted keys and springs for a silent practice, possibly easing strain and preserving regular pianos. It cites benefits for technique and endurance, cites notable players, and mentions price estimates around 25 to 30 dollars.
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Josely
van Bulow
Liszt
Sard
New York
Boston
Weimar
Seeaey
Fallen
Baltimore
New York Sun
Athlophoros CO
Wall St, New York
Yale Observatory time service praised as best in world
Dr Leonard Waldo of Yale College Observatory asserts the time record shows the service to be the most perfect in the country and more reliable than any in the world not even Greenwich.
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Leonard Waldo
Yale College Observatory
Greenwich
Funeral arrangements for Gen Grant in New York
Reports from New York describe plans for Gen Grant's funeral including arrival of Hancock and Grant's burial at Riverside park. Lincoln era ceremonies, guards and processions are outlined with dates, locations, and invited foreign representatives.
Denial of Grant birthplace sale sparks Point Pleasant shoptalk
Aug 4 Mirsob the Thrifty reports that claims of selling Gen Grant's Point Pleasant birthplace to New York buyers for 7000 dollars are denied while negotiations allegedly continue. Sunday excursions found guards at the old house with yard restrictions and guards selling bricks and wood fragments from the site in a brisk daylong trade at 25 cents to 1 dollar.
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Mirsob
Gen. Grant
Point Pleasant
New York
Times Eulogizes Grant and Says England Sympathizes
The Times editorial calls Gen. Grant noble and pure minded, expressing English sympathy with the United States. It notes a sense of national unity as the south and north shake hands over Grant’s bier. A royal yachts squadron meeting approved lowering flags to half-mast for his funeral.
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London Times
London
the Times
Grant
England
Grantts
Royal Yachts Squadron
Prince of Wales
Funeral Arrangements Under Way in Chicago Aug 4
Nearly all arrangements for Saturday's funeral procession in Chicago are complete with a laid out route. Tallways offer reduced fares to the city, and a large crowd is expected. Observances are planned in Milwaukee Wisconsin Detroit and other places as well. A gang at Saratoga station caused a scare while roughs entered Mt MeuGregor railway. Emma Fowler the telegraph operator threatened to shoot intruders.
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Chicago
Milwapukes
Madwell
Wis
Detroit
Speculators Seek Grant Catafalque After Funeral
In New York Governor Hill states the catafalque and coffin cart intended for General Grant’s funeral procession should belong to the United States government, while speculators push to possess the ceremonial wagon for exhibition after the services.
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Aupany
N. Y
Gan. Grant
Hill
United States
Esase Ball Caroaco, Aug. 4 baseball results
In Caroaco on August 4, Monday schedule shows league games with Boston 3 against St Louis and Providence 9 against Detroit, plus an association game at St Louis where Cardinalita 3, Louis 1.
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Esase
Caroaco
Boston
St. Louis
Providence
Detroit
Louis
Cinalonati
Woman in Supreme Court Divorce Case Fires Revolver at Court
In San Francisco Aug 4 a woman calling herself Mrs William Sharon wife of a former senator created a scene in a United States court building, pulling a pistol and threatening to shoot during a document examination in a chancery master session. She was disarmed and escaped. officials deem her unstable after a recent Supreme Court remand.
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San Fraciaco
William Sharon
United States
Bentley
Monater
William Stewart
Sharon
Stewart
United States Marshal’s Office
Evane
Bharon
Master In Chancery
Sarah
Tage
Court
Supreme Court
Ate
Mr. Sharon
Belmont
Skating Rink Literature Stirs New York Town Scandal
George Gilbert, once an instructor at the Alhambra Skating rink in Auz. 4 New York, is jailed on an arrest in eastern Pennsylvania for abduction of Clara Falstick. Letters and photos from society women in a satchel sparked gossip as fathers and husbands view materials at the police chief’s office. Gilbert, calm about pleading guilty, faces potential divorce suits emerging from the scandal.
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New York
N. Y
George Gilbert
Pennsylvania
Clara Falstick
Alhambra
Gilbert
Schroappel
Oswego County
Rachel
Bin
Easton
Delay in Paying Pensions in Washington
Washington officials report delays in pension payments due to a legal requirement that all government agents settle remaining balances with the treasury at year end. Gen. Black explains officers must return balances. past practice of carrying balances and overdrawing will end, with funds withheld until proper returns are filed.
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Washington City
Gen. Black
Treasury
Destructive Sunday Fire Destroys Esplanade Docks
Toronto Fire reports the Aug 4 blaze at an eight story glucose factory caused a half mile of domes to burn along the Esplanade south side. Vessels at the docks burned, sailors leaped or swam to safety, tugboats rescued many. one guard, Henry Wort, is believed dead. Estimated loss tops $1 million with uncertain insurance figures.
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Toronto
Esplanade
Henry Wort
Cattlemen Represented at Washington
Washington July 4 An interview occurred between Messrs Hunter Rainwater Denman and Mabry representing cattlemen with leases in Indian Territory They met Secretary Lamar after arriving Saturday night The aim was to press for an extension of the forty day period allowed to remove stock from the reservation Secretary Lamar listened but deferred comment noting the delegation will seek an audience with the president.
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Washington Dry
Messrs
Hunter
Rainwater
Denman
Mabry
Indian Territory
Lamar
Thief Escapes After Robbery in St Paul Neighborhood
A masked burglar robbed the Merriam residence in St Paul on a Monday morning after a tense struggle with manager Oaks. Mrs Merriam was grabbed by the wrist and a pistol brandished to threaten her. The intruder forced Merriam to reveal valuables including diamond studs, shirt buttons, and a gold watch valued at $630 before fleeing. Police protection demands rise amid public panic and capital interest.
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St Pary
Minn
Oaks
Hoe
W. R. Merriam
Law and Labor Protest Attracts Amalgamated Association Debate
In Minneapolis on Aug 4 the Amalgamated Association convention heard protest over convict labor and wage disputes amid a Minnesota land case. Judge Blodgett overruled a demurrer in Corydon Marri man et al v Chicago Vincennes & Danville rail road, involving foreclosure and consolidation issues with Chicago & Eastern Illinois. The court delayed ruling on a receiver's confirmation in another case, while a King Remington suit centers on $600,000 of real estate in Minneapolis and a disputed mortgage security. The cases proceed after vacation, with several parties awaiting further arguments and accounting.
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Cercado
Jorge Blodgett
Corydon
Marriman
United States Supreme Court
United States District Court of
Chicago
Illinois
Danville & Wingonneas
Blodgett
Saldy
American Rapid Telegraph Company
New York
Boston Safe Deposit Company
Safe Deposit Company
Rapid Telegraph Company
Bankers and Merchants’ Company
Minneapolis
Minn
King
Remington
Philo Remington
Protest Against Convict Labor Contracts by Labor Federation
The Labor Federation in Washington City on August 4 prepared a protest against Secretary Manning’s award of a public work contract to Brainard & Co, which employs convict labor for the Peoria post office. It denounces the lowest bid basis, urges a policy aligning with eight hour laws, and calls for government work to avoid contractors, pay fair wages, and bar convict labor.
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Labor Federation
Washington City
Federation of Labor Unions
Secretary of the Treasury
Manning
Peoria
Brainerd & Co
Sena
Treasury
Publica
Amalgamated Association to Meet in Wheeling for Convention
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers will convene in Wheeling West Virginia likely through Saturday. President Weiha will not seek re election and several candidates for the post are named. Key issues include admitting nail headers to membership and wage scale disputes from last June. The Bay City strike continues into its fourth week with lumber cut down by 125 million feet and no settlement in sight.
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Amalgamated Association
Wheeling
Bay City
Mich
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ONGE
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