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Friendship Weekly Register in Friendship, New York
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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1888
Page
1
Growing College Baseball Competes With Football
The item notes a rising rival to football from American colleges in baseball. It mentions General Sherman opposing Canada annexation and comments on lard supplies. Also cites a Pennsylvania oil expert predicting abundant California oil and a Popular Science Monthly writer arguing airship feasibility remains doubtful. It closes with a city inn passenger fare in Pullman cars and Wagner seating costs.
Prohibition Party Evolves and Notable U.S. Figures Cited
The Rising Tole from Omaha suggests renaming the Prohibition party to The Progressive party. It notes three wealthy congressmen who won’t answer next year’s rituals: Scott of Pennsylvania, Phelps of New Jersey, and Williams of Ohio. A Persian railroad incident and Isaiah Williamson’s philanthropy are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition
Nebraska
Omaha
Prohibition Party
Congress
Scott
Pennsylvania
Wiliam Walter Phelps
New Jersey
Beriah Wiains
Ohio
German thrift links peasants to Prince in Schaumburg-Lippe
A petty rater in the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe grows rich through mona polies and ventures and runs a Secklenburg cheese factory. He claims the edge over rivals by sending his cheese via imperial mail postage free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Principality of
Schaumburg-Lippe
Secklenburg
Baseball stars may tour Europe after Australian trip
The New York Wertz reports that American baseball players in Australia may travel to Europe before returning home. A well contested game is described as exciting and potentially dangerous, with risks to life and limb comparable to revolutions in the Balkans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Europe
New York
Wertz
Beecher Monument to Stand in Prospect Park
The Henry Ward Beecher monument will rise in Prospect Park Brooklyn with an eight foot bronze portrait of Beecher bear headed, hat in hand, cape overcoat and knotted cravat. A bronze woman and two white children will flank the nine foot pedestal, the monument costing $35,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Maori Pain Tolerance Story From Travel Narrative
A traveler recounts a Maori told tale illustrating their high pain tolerance. He describes a Maori forced into tight boots who amputated a toe with a hatchet to fit, applying plant juice to staunch bleeding, then reattaching and healing before donning the remaining boot. He cites other instances to claim Maoris are less mean to pain than Europeans.
Ferdinand de Lesseps and the Panama Canal venture
The article recalls Ferdinand de Lesseps and the Panama Canal Company, detailing his rise, role in pursuing a transoceanic waterway, and the later collapse of the project. It notes the canal’s aims, the Congress decisions, and the financial toll on French shareholders amid the enterprise’s failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Ferdinand de Lesseps
Panama Canal Company
Ema
New York
Trifusas
M. de Lesseps
Ching
Congres
Nieawiszur
Panama
Limon
Bay of Panama
la Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interoceanique de
Jabama
Shes
Canali
Panania Canal Collapse Stuns Lesseps Backers
Panama Canal affair collapses as Lesseps announces failure of the Panatea project. Only essential funds remain to avert financial crisis while the Canal company seeks government aid and depositor support. Clarius de Teson appears and calls for state assistance to avert bankruptcy amid plummeting share values and widespread concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ie Lesseps
Inq Bonis
Sui
Manassa Canal
Clarius de Teson
Evra Clearin
Sparat
Canal Ounnany
Ems
Imdeci
Id Mans
Analat Panania
Lamihelders
France
Plainz
Aidain Fumais
Torest
American Shipping Tonnage Shifts as Domestic Builders Grow
The report by United States Commissioner of Navigation C B Morten shows U S total tonnage at 4 247 015 tons with American merchant marine second to Britain. Domestic coal wise tonnage grows while foreign tonnage declines. US vessel size rises and barges powered by steam replace sailing ships. Fisheries talks with Canada unresolved and calls for retaliation to uphold laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Morten
United States Commissioner of Navigation
Marin
Britain
United States
Canada
strained Rosia Persia ties recall Howsian envoy
Amid tensions between Rosia and Persia, Teheran recalls the Howsian ambassador, signaling a significant diplomatic rift and prompting regional concern among allied powers. The move increases instability in the area and may affect trade and security arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosia
Persia
Howsian Amheader
Teheran
Direct Tax Bill Passes House With Amendments
The House of Representatives at Washington passes the Direct Tax bill with amendments requiring Senate return. Democratic votes support the chief amendment for compensating real estate movers in Beaufort North Carolina, funding of 850k, and Treasury duties to credit each state district and Territory. The bill aims to reimburse states for direct tax funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Waskinston
Senate
Beaufort
N.C
Dietel
Secretary of the Treasury
District of Columbia
Congress
United States
District Columbia
Execution of Forepaughs Elephant Chief in Philadelphia
A circus elephant named Chief at Forepaughs in Philadelphia was executed by order of the courts after becoming unmanageable. Prodded to collapse by ropes around the neck, the 10,000 pound Asian elephant died in twenty seconds. Chief had killed eleven during his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadephia
University of Pennsylvania
Epitome of Twentieth Century Tragedies and Diplomacy
A rapid digest lists multiple personal tragedies including a mother and her two children killed after a fall in New York City and a man killed by a tree collapse, along with other accidents. It notes drownings near Dwyers Tam Ithacs and a brakeman killed near Mikham Nor. It also reports U S warships Galena and Vantic sailing for Hayti and political events such as Belmont’s nomination and diplomatic appointments and retirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle States
Cankoune Schmitt
Fenny
New York City
Ensen Duraam
Mavisbureville
Fenn
Dwyers Tam
Ithacs
N.L. Eiwans S
Boston
Manivisa
Joseph Stephenson
Charlee Faappine
Gaiwani Boardman
Wappanneker
Mass
Berks
Lancaster
Penn
Ator
McSweeney
Providence
Moorman
Erie
Prrasxggin G. Fisk
Montclair
New York
Aufpmann
Khér
Alma
Fragmented notes recounting diverse events from politics to ships
A crowded summary notes deaths from a train accident near Alexanders NC and a pneumonia death in Utah. It mentions a Harrison funeral, Opium seizure in Virginia, a schooner wreck near Virginia, and multiple bank robberies and crimes. Also references performances, plays, and musical news from New York and Boston with various figures.
Washington agricultural notices and political moves in November report
The article notes November agricultural prices for corn and wheat with declines in sats and potatoes, mentions Republican uncertainty about leadership marks, and lists candidates Harrison and Morton for an inauguration ball. It also covers River and Harbour appropriations, Walter L. Bance’s Interstate Commerce Commission nomination, and a House caucus vote on Dakota statehood options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bas
Harrson
Morton
House
Calamitous World News Mixed From Bohemia to Persia
A gruesome string of tragedies spans Bohemia and Canada with victims including a female wild animal trainer killed by trutes in Hohenmanth and six froz en gypsies in Poskowitz. Reports detail drownings in Hamilton Canada and deaths from a lamp explosion in another city while fires devastate a town. The Persian Shah opens Karnn river to ships and political upheaval affects France with tremors in the Pan Canes Company crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tansma Canal Company
Paris
Poskowitz
Bohemis
Pete
Ees Vel
Saas
Gaeett
Government Law Council
Withermueny
Jasxes Titigener
Maurie Barbed
Hamilton
Canada
Hawken
Sweteerland
M.ootiadenn
Piresi- Hemmer
Troll
Bac-Sinh
Esort
Funes
Busaeie
Lanula
Py Aman
James Grosieus
Gros Ours
Michard Freeman
Persia
Karnn
Juan
Cabbage Trade Expands Toward Galveston and South America
Several cargoes of Colorado cabbage have been contracted to travel to Galveston Texas with some shipments bound for South America for army use. The cabbage crop appears set to become a notable commodity in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
South America
Coma
Prisoner Stanley Report Sparks Mahdi Hostage Anxiety
Controversial dispatches claim Emin Pasha and Henry M. Stanley have fallen into Mahdi hands near Suakim, with Osman's letters suggesting hostages and possible surrender terms. The Congo authorities and British officials weigh the implications as Suakim operations may be postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezsot
Dout
Theury M. Stanley
nVacha
Man iNona
Soudan
Zari al Simin
Suakini
Os- Nona Ani
Emin Aa
Sucey Isi
Losad
Dis- Patek
Aoogervish
Rivdifa
Imimshas
Emin Pasha
Kteatien
Bamiel
Henry Tno
Hasat
Cairo
Osman Im Losad
Oan Digma
Major Pigne
Enmtin Pasha
Equatorial
Aico
Izma
Proepokilis
Bat
Yee
Brass Court Journal
Enzfn
Sray
Gladstone
Creneral Thanion
Lord Salsbury
Stanley
Eima Pasha
Congas
Congo
Wong
Lomnion
Eminy
Henry M. Stamey
Mahdi
Usman iUrgnn
Bahr Eli
White Nile
Niefeuts
Eoin
Pretty Boy Revolt Ended In Indian Agency Ambush
A violent outbreak at Portwear agency leaves four dead and six injured. Bret Kor, drunk and enraged, attacked a squaw and her husband then fired on pursuing officers. He seized a rifle, killed two guards, shot the squaw, and then killed himself after a dramatic confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portwees
Bret Kor
Ewan
Oiv
Ediumong the
Segong
Dust Explosion Kills Three in Chicago Mill Disaster
A violent dust explosion at a Chicago mill killed three men and fatally injured another. The blast wrecked the brick structure, shattered windows for blocks, and started a fire that left nearly all interior timbers and bricks ash. Firefighters arrived to battle a blazing ruin as eight horses perished in the inferno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilel
Anucierci
Chiago
Bric Luibagotine
Dasels
Ange
Lilly
GsGn
Chiat- Viehiy
Cod
Jobnislulines
Mik
Eclipses and Evening Star Observations of the Year
The text lists solar and lunar eclipses by date and timing including Annular and Partial events. It notes visibility regions across continents and oceans and mentions positions of Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Mercury with rough monthly windows and seasonal points.
Planets Brightest and Church Time Clues in a Fragment
Fragmentary notes mention Mercury and Venus, several religious terms, and holiday markers like Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. References include calendar terms such as Septuagesima and Rogation Sunday, with unclear dates and garbled names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Pension bill aids late war sailors with disabilities
The Senate considers a bill to grant pensions to Civil War era sailors disabled by wounds or service, detailing eligibility for those with severe injuries and specific conditions. The measure outlines monthly pension amounts and eligibility criteria, referencing artificial limbs and partial incapacities. A separate note mentions a California highwayman known as Blick Bart, identified as Ch% tos ¢ Boles, with a wife and three children in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
New York
Bart
California
Decatur
Oregon
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Alrecks Woelen Manufa Woster
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Newrhei
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Peint
Pan Canes Company
Department of One Pyrene
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