Terrible Fitchburg rail disaster and other dated events
A Fitchburg line east bound passenger train plunged 200 feet after embankment failure near Bardwell's Ferry and West Deerfield on a Wednesday dusk, killing six and injuring many. Ports of Cork petitioned for home rule. Irish and British debates feature Gladstone and Sinn Fein. Riots hit Lyons and Laredo. fires devastate East St Louis yards. Reports cover ships, rail wages, and labor clashes across North America with multiple fatalities and arrests.
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Fitchburg
Bardwell’s Ferry
West Deerfield
Beta
Halifax
Plumisland
Elseemlaw
Guyon Island
Cape Breton
Laredo
Texas
Secretary of the Interior
Sparks
General Land Office
Cork County
Provo
John Taylor
George Q. Cannon
Gladstone
House of Commons
Tauroa
Wellington
Christ Church
New Zealand
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lord Randolph Churchill
Russell
Yeas
Belgium
France
William EF. Forster
Westminster Abbey
Earl Spencer
Earl Rosebery
Lyons
Giraud
Capitol Commission of
Wyoming
Capitol
Hill Street
Cheyenne
New York
Broadway Railway
Windsor Visitors and Lecture Draw Local Attendance
Windsor report notes W B Howard and George Osterhout visit for business, Teller departs for Denver, and a Greeley delegation calls on Saturday. Dr De LaMatyr of Denver gave a lecture on government at the new church with proceeds for a new carpet. Rain began Monday night, followed by snow Tuesday, signaling abundant spring moisture.
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Windsor
the Tribune
W. B. Howard
George Osterhout
Teller
Denver
Bruce Johnson
Greeley
de LaMatyr
New Church
Hard Times and Board of Trade Meeting Actions
The note urges household economy during hard times and advertises Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup with prices and samples. At the Board of Trade meeting amendments to by laws were postponed, yard accommodations near the railroad discussed, a market building approved with up to $300, and a plan to publish Weld county resources. A. W. Jones resigned from statistics. George W. Currier appointed. Adjourned to meeting at president’s call.
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Board of Trade
Weld
A. W. Jones
Committee On Statistics
George W. Currier
Weld County Treasurers Report Notes Bond Status 1886
A Greeley Sun excerpt includes Weld County finances with no debt, zero interest, and no bond maturities. It quotes Deputy W H Nice detailing tax valuation about 8.49 million and property value near 20 million. The report notes water and gas works as none and asserts no bond defaults or planned issues.
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Greeley Sun
Chicago
Weld County
G. W. Currier
Weld
Ans
Greeley
W. H. Nice
Renovating tonic for laborers through Bitters
A promotional note extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for mentally or physically laborious avocations. It claims to renew energy, boost digestion, stimulate the liver, restore appetite, and aid repose, with safe ingredients and broad social endorsements.
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Hostetter
Denver Junction News Briefs From The Gazette
The Citizens Bank opens April 10. Train No 1 runs in two sections due to heavy passenger traffic. A major rainstorm drenched the county from Thursday night to yesterday afternoon. D Castetter raised the frame for his new hotel this week and carpenters rush to finish a 24 by 40 foot two story building with a 24 by 24 dining room and eight sleeping rooms upstairs.
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the Gazette
Citizens Bank
D. Castetter
Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup Ad
Wild Cherry and Tar relief for throat and lung issues with simple remedies. Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup shown as a household cure for Oughs colds croup and bronchitis. Priced 50 cents and 1.00. Samples free. Flower & Petrikin sell it.
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Fort Worth
Grand
Brunswick-Balke Company
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
East St. Louis
Cahokia Creek
Great Bridge
Four Courts
East St Louis
George McKinis
Colorado Springs
Canon City
Hollingsworth
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Pacific
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
California
Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Powderly
St Louis
Jay Gould
D. A. 101
Crook
Department of Arizona
General Miles
United States Court
Salt Lake
Oklahoma
Manning
Minneapolis
Boston
Howell Edmunds Jackson
Tennessee
Sixth Judicial District
Baxter
Senate
Irish National League
Mr. Parnell
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Kansas City
A. Russel
Rocky Ford
Washington Territory
Nolan
New Mexico
Sterling
The
Sterling News
J. C. Kendel
North Platte
Nebraska
John Woollens
Estes
T. L. Watson
R. L. Bowden
J. M. King
L. M. Judd
John McClure
Lee Goodwin
W. 8. Jenkins
FE. H. Elmer
Salsbury
Mr. Salsbury
Longmont
St. Vrain Canyon
Hetzel
Plymouth Rock
Prohibition
Citizens
Andy Matthews
H. H. Burch
Nicot
Wolfe & Gibbon
Boulder
Akron
Pioneer Press
Colorado
B. F. Smith
Lincoln Land Company
Dr. Bosanko
Flowers& Petrikin
Bucklen
Arnica
Denver Junction
James Flynn
Boot and Shoemaker
Hunter Block
Reivoval
Walnut Street
Madison Avenue
H. A. French
Duncan Taylor
Main Street
Greeley, Colo
Canal and Tunnel Company
Office
Hale & Hotchkiss
Artur Hotchkiss
Robert Hace
Notary Public
New Grocery Firm
Daniels & Graham
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