The Veteran Telegraphers Excurtsion On Lake Michigan
A large crowd from two Civil War era telegraph groups met on Captain David Cochrane's steamer John A. Dix at Cur iaco Illinois for a Lake Michigan excursion. The event highlighted the telegraph service in the Civil War and its dispatch, cipher work, and casualty figures while noting ongoing pension discussions and rail rate debates.
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Curiaco
Ill
David Cochrane
John A. Dix
United States
Lake Michigan
United States Military Telegraph Corps
Morse
Mississippi
Atlantic
Virginia
Washington
Rosewater
Omaha Bee
General Rosecrans
House
Senate
Ohio Moves to Limit Passenger Rates to Two Cents
Ohio efforts target a maximum passenger fare of 2 cents per mile. The New York Central and Hudson River road is restricted by its charter from charging more than 2 cents per mile within New York State.
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New York Central
Ohio
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
United States
Chicago
Rand McNally
Standard Oil Trust
Seaboard
Jay Gould
Jay
Hudson River Road
New York
Harrison’s Letter of Acceptance Expected Next Week
Indianapolis dispatch notes General Harrison has expressed firm views on tariffs and protection, opposing sweeping revenue cuts and backing American manufacturing. He aligns with the Chicago platform and will visit the Lake Erie islands next week where his acceptance letter will be completed and released upon his return.
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Inpianapolis
Harrison
Chicago
Lake Erie
Denver Times
Lily's Dream Balm Endorsed for Hay Fever Relief
Reverend H A Smith of Clinton Wisconsin testifies to immediate and lasting relief from hay fever using Lily's Dream Balm. He warmly recommends it to others suffering from hay fever and related complaints.
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Covert & Cheever
Lily
H. A. Smith
Clinton, Wis
Boy’s display of mag nolias ends in street confrontation
A boy about twelve selling magnolias and pend lilies on Park Row before the Post Office attracts a larger vendor. An Italian man around twenty shoves the boy into a gutter, injuring him, then the boy returns to his curbside stand.
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New York Morning Journal
Park Row
White man in Bahr El Gazelle District tied to Stanley
A Suakim dispatch confirms reports of a white man in Bahr El Gazelle District. The figure Abu Digna leads a large force with many half naked fighters, fueling belief the white man is Stanley. Khalifa of Khartoum mobilizes 5200 troops, Negus of Abyssinia vows to seize Khartoum amid alarm. A fish trust organizes likely rebates.
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London
Suakim
The
Times
Bahr el Gazelle
Abu Digna
Niam Niam
Stanley
Khalifa
Khartoum
Negus
Abyssinia
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Pacific Ocean
Vladivostok
St. Petersburg
Russia
San Francisco
Europe
Tyrol
General Harrison
Pittsburg
Greeley
Walnut Street
Madison Avenue
H. A. French
E. Brooks
Denver, Colorado
Alaska
New Orleans
A. Ico
Weld County Abstract Office
Weld County
MONEY
Tozloan
Hunter and West’s Bank
James Lb, Phillips
Colorado
Paine
Wells, Richardson & CO
Burlington
H. A. Arcurr
M.D
Oxford &J
Brooklyn, N. Y
Tax Centaur Company
Fulton Street, N. Y
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