United States population and global notes in brief
A digest of varied facts: U.S. doctor-to-population ratio varies by estimate. Pennsylvania enacts penalties for harming song birds. Canadian government wary of Mormon influx. Chinese arms buildup cited. Bradlaugh calls for high wage gains in Queen Victoria era. Russia lagging in war tools. 150,000 Alsace Lorraine men evaded service since 1874. U.S. school age about 20 million. Sunday school attendance around 7 million.
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Alsacé-Lorraine
United States
Maine Farm Mortgages Drop One in Twenty Says Telegram
The New York Telegram reports Maine farm mortgages have fallen from nineteen in twenty to one in twenty. The note contrasts this with broader trends and mentions foreign powers debating whether war correspondents may join future campaigns.
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Maine
New_York Telegram
Land Bubbles Shrink as Cheap US Plots Vanish
The Chicago Sun reports dwindling cheap land across the United States as speculative holdings surge. Analysts warn that rapid offloading and rising prices threaten access to farmland and development opportunities.
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United States
Chicago Sun
Literacy gaps mark Wyoming in national ranking
Wyoming shows the lowest literacy percentage among states and territories, with Dakota, Oregon, and the New York area following closely. The note highlights a perceived regional disparity in educational attainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
New York
Dakota
Oregon
Prediction of iron substitute within twenty five years
A Detroit Free Press forecast claims a substitute for iron may be found within twenty five years. The article notes the assertion comes from an unnamed Fahkeo who reportedly makes the discovery claim.
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Tone
Detroit
Aree Press
Lumber markets shift as centers lose influence
The Sun reports lumber is reaching markets from more places, while Goodall's Sun notes the influence of traditional lumber centers on the market is waning.
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Lumber
Goodall
Sun
Poverty Viewed as Disease by Amos G. Warner
Amos G. Warner recently submitted a paper to the American Statistical Association arguing that poverty functions as a disease. He does not claim it has distinct causes but treats poverty as a malady affecting society and policy.
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The
American Statistical Association
Amos G. Warner
World news notes and oddities from a late 19th century paper
A collage of brief items mentions Norwegians leaving for the United States, John Wanamaker’s plan for employee profits, President Garfield’s lonely death, the Johnstown disaster, a massive 1887 Chinese river flood, Pisa’s lottery sale of the Leaning Tower, Arctic expeditions, and Esquimish river mentions, with fragmented phrasing throughout.
Johnstown Recovery Progress Amid Restoration Efforts
Reports from Johnstown Pennsylvania describe early restoration work after the flood. State supervision, militia protection, and rapid business reopening are highlighted as 1500 workers begin tasks at the Cambria Iron and Steel Works, with merchants and residents already resuming trade and rebuilding.
Various 19th Century U.S. News Snippets From Eastern States
Reports cover drownings on the Monongahela near Pittsburgh. New Jersey Supreme Court upholds Jersey City Charter Act. Lehigh Valley fast express wreck at Buckar Notch injures eleven. Chicago orders lead to arrests in a Cronian murder case. a seven year old farmer hanged himself near Waynesboro. Democratic National Committee names Calvin Brice chairman. tributes to Barnum and Dawson. Army of the Potomac holds twenty first reunion at Orange. Johnstown under military rule and relief efforts led by General Hastings. Johnstown debris cleanup by Col Douglas. West Point diploma awards to Castilo Boveatti’s case. Fall River mail robbery arrest. New Hampshire Republicans nominate W. E. Chanpur for U.S. Senate.
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Bugar Notch
Penn
Charles McDonalo
John J. Moroney
New York City
Byrnes
Chicago
Elias Snowberger
Garret
Waynesboro
National Democratic Committee
New York
Calvin
Brice
Ohio
W. A. Barnum
Barnum
F. W. Dawson
Charleston
D. C
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Orange
Dorough
Johnstown
Hastings
Saldiene
A. Douglass
Baltimore and Oho
Beaver
Pennsylvania
Sneevan
West Point Military Academy
Castilo Boveatti
W.E. Poiniirs
Fall River
Mass
AV. E. Chanpur
United States
New Hampshire
Ais
Tein Uw
Maine College de See
Washington
Cleveland
Clarkson
Bostons
Focerty
Philadelphia Tea
Downwar
Pittsburg
Three Keefes
Asm
Bavrr
PiTseuRe
Bannust
Witt Whire
W. O
Bae
Pircner Beas
Johnsig
Johnston
Boston
Anson
Jerry Denny
Indianapolis
Eyp
Kansas City
Joan D. Lone
Maggchusetts
Austinggl Waco
Paris
City Giants
Trenton
Gorhams
New Yor
New Hares
Easton
Bostosese
Brouthers
Big Dan
Joan Morrill
Maroon
Harry Waimont
Australia
Trainmaster's family slain amid grim yet fruitless reports
A delirious railroad worker from Alcove D C killed his wife and two children by throat slaying. The coroner's jury in Chicago named Sullivan Coughlin and Woodruff as conspirators in the Cronin murder plot. Damages from floods and fires dominate the grim dispatch with multiple killings, rescues, and disasters across Indiana Illinois Virginia Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and Ohio.
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WilLhane Anderson
Alcove
D. C
Indiana
Chicago
Alexander Sullivan
P.O. Sullivan
Daniel Coughlin
Frank Woodruff
P. H. Cronin
Cronin
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Virginia
William Atkinson
Ironwood
Mich
Ashland
Lawcesee
Edward Steele
Fort Wayne
Cleveland
Ohio
Seth Murray
Vincennes
Inn
Grinnell
Iowa
Epwakpd
Palmer Turner
Robert Turner
Corydon
Ind
Patrick A. Warp
Indianapolis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Washington News Roundup of 188$
The monthly government crop report notes cotton, winter and spring wheat, oats, rye and barley conditions. The President names Thomas J. Morgan as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, replacing John H. Cherry. Postmaster General Wanamaker backs the Sunday rest movement and will limit Sabbath work to essential duties. A court martial limits Captain Armes to confinement within 50 miles of DC for five years. The President plans a Deer Park Maryland visit. Secretary Rusk faces many invitations to speak. New US Marshal for Northern District of New York appointed. Navy orders white paint for metal-covered ships and Kearsarge to Haiti amid continued domestic conflict. President Harrison’s daughter and family tour Cap May, NJ.
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United States
Thomas J. Morgan
Rhode Island
Indian Affairs
John H. Cherry
Wanamaker
Armes
Beaver
District of Columbia
Washington
Deer Park
Rusk
A. E. Baxter
New York
Elmira
Harris
Sreta Eras
Secretary of the Navy
Kearsargon
Hayti
Oort Hallison
Scott
Wagton
Capa May
N. J
Fire in Jin area destroys town. many dead
Report from Austrian Galicia describes near total destruction of a Tar town in Jin with heavy loss of life. Royal visitors, the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended the Paris Exposition and ascended the Eiffel Tower. The text also mentions Ar Villas Nouvelle near Toulouse and a family line including father and mother and four men.
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Jin
Galicie
Waled
Eifel
Ower
Ar Villas Nouvelle
Toulouse
France
Radaughan
Paris Exposition sketches and distant events of the day
The report lists visitors to the Paris Exposition including a ascent of the Eiffel Tower and marriages in London. It notes Cardinal hats given to Paris bishops, ship crews strike at Liverpool, a Montreal dealer's bankruptcy, Stanley’s expedition arrival at Lake Victoria Nyanza, a laborer’s murder in France, Burrato Bili's Paris show benefiting Johnstown relief, a massive Chinese fire at Suchow, and a Paris cabmen strike hindering Exposition visitors.
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Eifel Tower
Duke of Portland
Sland
Dallas Yorke
London
Lincoln
City of Rome
Liverpool
Monntreal
Lerrer
Urur
Lake Victoria
Nyanip
Stanley
Emin Pacha
Angara
Rouguet
Serris
Berris
Torouse
France
Burrato Bili
Wild West
Paris
Johnstown
Suchow
Cabmen
Electric storm and disasters sweep wide region
An extensive storm caused widespread damage across the East with numerous buildings struck by lightning and several fatalities. At Johnstown the blast removed wreckage with dynamite still used, a protest to Governor Beaver led to halting further blasting. The report also notes disasters from Mexico to France, and various political and criminal updates, including Cronin case twists and highlevel appointments.
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Johnstown
Beaver
Lynchburg
W. T. Winners
Kentucky
Wooprurf
Cronin
Chicago
Alexander Sullivan
Coughlin
Six Men Die in Texas Desperate Gunfight Over Warrants
The confrontation occurred late at night when Constable Wilson and his posse tried to execute a horse theft warrant on a white man who resisted. Firearms were drawn from both sides, ammunition exhausted, leaving four white and two colored men mortally wounded and about five others seriously shot. The incident reportedly ties to a group known as Tot something and is linked to activity near the Bull Mountains between the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers in Dawson County, Montana.
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Givens PemeTexas
Namel Wilson
Tha
Bull Mountains
Yellowstone
Missouri
Dawson County
Montana
Devastating Atlantic Storm Strikes New York and Surrounding Areas
A mid afternoon thunderstorm swept the Atlantic coast causing deaths in Brooklyn and Newark, with buildings toppled in Bushwick and fires ignited by lightning at St. James Church. Across New England and the Middle States, widespread damage includes destroyed bridges in Vermont, wrecked mills in Holyoke, and substantial property losses in New Jersey communities.
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Atlantic Seaboard
New York
Brooklyn
New England
Middle States
Evernand-Cooper Avenue
Bushwick
Beavers
St. James's Catholic Church
Jay Street
Chapel
Elizabeth
N. J
St. Aloysius Church
Newark
inSringfield Avenue
Herman Matis
Solomon’s Leather Factory
Anne Quirk
Elmwood
Mass
Quirk
St. Albans
Lambert
Sheldon
Holyoke
Water Power Company
Cabot Street
Connecticut River Railroad
Treaty Signed Over Samoa Settlement Details
The Samoan Conference agreement to govern Samoa under joint German and American control moves toward final wording after U S ratification. Samoa would elect a King and Viceroy with a Senate of chiefs and elected representatives, impose duties, and a special court would handle land issues. Germany receives indemnity for losses. England acts as arbitrator in disputes. Status quo holds until December pending U S Senate ratification.
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Samoa
America
Germany
England
Canadian Cruisers Ordered to Seize Violating Vessels
Ottawa dispatch reports the Dominion Government instructs Government cruisers to seize American vessels violating fishery laws when evidence warrants. The policy tightens after last season’s zero seizures, spurred by mackerel runs along the coast with many American boats nearby. One seizure has occurred, the American schooner Mattie Winship, later freed after a $1000 bond.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Pel
Mattie Winship
Hanging Men by Contract License Issued in Springfield
A Springfield license grants incorporation to the American Executing Company in Chicago to carry out executions for death sentences. The three incorporators Stephen Lawson ME Clear Jacob A E Iffert are coal dealers with no prior execution experience. They pledge to hire competent operators and liaise with U S sheriffs, promising error-free executions and proper apparatus, with arrests for any misdeeds.
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Springfield
Chicago
Stephen Lawson
ME Clear
Jacob A. E. Iffert
United States
Roof of rock collapses at Gaylord mine in Plymouth
A cave in at the Gaylord mine in Plymouth Pennsylvania traps miners during morning work. Four men die instantly and several others are fatally or seriously injured as the roof collapses on a large breast.
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Gaylord
Plymouth
Penn
William Wiz
Matthe Oe
Various World News Items From A Mixed Bulletin
Fragmented notes report crop conditions in Texas and Kansas, storms in France, new laws in Illinois and Mexico, and trade shifts. Mentions include U S Treasury surplus 53 million dollars, cotton and rice crops, a cable plan from Ostend to the United States, and a railway to Mount Pilatus.
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Fiori
Kansas
Paola
Kan
Garpet Renovator
Barer
Castor Oil Trust
Ostend
Belgium
United States
Cinlt
California
Mexican
Mount Pilatus
Switzerland
Yankton
Dakota
Florida
Argentine Republic
New York State
Harvann
Yule
Broadway and Foreign Theatres Dominate News of Arts
A collage of theater industry notes reports London opera houses, new opera projects in New York, and Paris fashion affecting Italian opera. Highlights include Lupty Thompson’s manager's finance, Mrs Dallas-Glyyx’s death, Gos Williams’ vaudeville hire, and a rookie Berlin-Polish opera prodigy in London. Also mentions Czar’s hostile mood toward Germany and Persia's Shah, with plans for Russian troops if England concessions occur.
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London
Towa
Lupty Thompson
Jost
CastraLrto
Passart
New York
Philadelphia
Dallas-Glyyx
HaninGcas
CoLonet
John A. McCark
Geraldine Almar
Burrato
Paris
Boulanger
Manny Adelina Patti
Buenos Ayres
Gus Williams
Herrmann
Macon
Enwin Boorn
Maria van Zandt
Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Omaha
Germany
Persia
England
Baseball's World Grows With US and Foreign Clubs
The article notes rising interest in baseball across the United States and Australia, with clubs forming quickly in multiple cities and even plans for Paris exhibitions. It reports on players, team movements, and management trends, including Cleveland’s strong form, Boston labor, and umpire debates.
Me den farmer ax murder shocks New Hampshire village
Lucien Freeman, 30, killed his mother Mrs. Orville Freeman and John Morgan with an axe at a Meriden area farmhouse near Me den New Hampshire. Freeman attacked his mother after entering her room then turned on her, while also killing himself in a violent spree. Sheriff arrested him and found the bloodied axe nearby.
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Lucien Freeman
Orville Freeman
John Morgan
Sherif
Lucien
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the Register
Geo. W. Frirs
Epritor
Scotland
Northwest Provinces
Chins
Bradlaugh
Russia
Norway
Detroit Free Press
John Wanamaker
Presient Garfield
Atlanta’ Constitution
Jupiter
Kong-Ho
China
Pisa
Lord Lonsdale
Arctic Zone
Moose McMeare
Esquimsur
Dent
Cambria
James MacKouight
General Hastings
Fourteenth Regiment
Ahanter
Pennsylvania Railroad
General Gastings
Johpstown
Pedpte
Seers
United States, Army
Corps of Engineers
Willet’s Point
Burbank
West Point Engineering Corps
Byean
Unstings
Ohnastown
Jifa
Rogers
Cambria Company
Solnstown
Bureau of Transportation
Citizens’ Relief Committee
James B. Scott
Baltimore and Ohio
Tittsburg
Bureau of Information
Fitler
Debrenner
William H. Kembla Gant
Fhe
Suan Wu
Nes Ding
Peking Sauk
Ate
Crus
Canada
Eastern and Middle States
Dalton
S. E. Fields
Dennis Taylor
Fields
Taylor
Harrison
Blaine
Windom
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Wakefield G. Frye
Halifax
Joseph A. Leonard
Shanghai
Zachary T. Sweeney
Indians
Constantinople
Oliver H. Dockery
North Carolina
Rio de Janiero
Oliver H. Simonds
Colorado
St. Petersburg
George W. Roosevelt
Brussels
Levi W. Brown
Glasgow
Mexico
Zanzibar
Africa
Emin Bey
TRE
Turkey
Nanples
Italy
Rhone
Kirschman
William ‘Sempte
Allegheny City
Judge McLats
Savanna Fo. Savings Institution
Commissioner
Or Pensions
Haute-Marne
Alliot
Fr Constable
Texas
Berlin
Rock Falls
St. Louis
Atlanta
Seattle
Washington Territory
Jalisco
Wichita
Kay
James L. Lawrence
Atlantic
Providence i. 14
Providence i. 14 Dealer, Who Handled 4% Harvess Last Spring,atys Hg
Boorn
Barrett
San Francisco
Cal
Bar Harbor
Wetport
Hanna Maria Hansen
Arthur Irwix
Washingtons
Victoria
Britis
British Columbia
Aday
Washington St
Americ Uctation
Taist
Mii Athletic
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Columbus
Louisville
Axz
Iucien Freeman
Goversmel
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