Colliery Explosion in Wales Kills Six
News in brief reports an explosion at a Welsh Rhonada valley colliery that shakes houses two miles away and leaves six dead. Other items note favorable spring wheat prospects in England per the Mark Lane Express, an attack on temporary County Clare magistrate Liesd in Bodske, Ireland, and outrage reports from Swineford.
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Rhonada
Wales
England
Mark Lane
Liesd
County Clare
Bodske
Ireland
Swineford
Bulgaria
Russia
Edinburgh
Scotland
Parnell
Avondale
Kader Pasha
London
Cairo
Colonial land offers in Canada and early notices from 19th century
Reports outline land terms in Canada with 2 per acre refund on settlement. U.S. crop acreage up about 3 percent to 16.5 million. Firms like H O Kenyon failed. Onoko launched in Cleveland. Banks suspend payments in Mecon Missouri. Notables: Stephens turns 70. Judy Powell dies at 113. Slate of New York dead. Wilde speaks in Chicago. weekly mortuary list includes May Wightman and John E. McDonough. Weston of Peterboro marks 10th birthday. Sheffield founder dies. aging printers Ragland. ex Yale president Wolsey honored. David Alban found dead. Meacham dies in Washington.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Washington
H. O. Kenyon & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Cleveland
Ohio
Alexander H. Stephens
Congress
Judy Powell
Pittsburgh
Daniel Slate
New York
Dan Jin
Mark Twain
Franklin MacVeagh
Wiliam May Wightman
Methodist Episcopal Church South
John E. McDonough
Eve. E. T. Weston
Peterboro
N. H
Joseph E. Sheffield
Yale Sheffield Scientific School
John Porter
Nes Ragland
Rockland
Wolsey
Yale
David Alban
Washington County
A. B. Meacham
Modoc
Presidents appointments and political shifts noted in congress
The text lists multiple appointments and political moves including Frederick A. Tuttle named Governor of Arizona, George P. Dunbar as Collector of Internal Revenue for Ohio, William H. Armstrong of Pennsylvania as Railroad Commissioner, and Representative Carlisle doubting tariff commission passage. It also mentions legislative deadlock shifts, a Nebraska seat, Newberry inviting Mahone to Washington, Garfield monument fundraising appeals, Tennessee debt act invalidation, Porter’s interview with the President, Zion’s Co operative Mayor elect, Carr’s release, a coroner's finding in Washington, Guiteau’s sister urging GAR field, a White House diplomatic dinner, and hotels denying colored jubilee singers.
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Frederick A. Tuttle
Arizona
George P. Dunbar
Ohio
William H. Armatrong
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
Kentucky
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
New York
Tammany Democrats
Tilden Democrats
Majors
House
Nebraska
Newberry
Mahone
Washington
Richmond
Howe
United States
Supreme Court of
Tennessee
Fitz John Porter
Arthur
Gedy Grant
Porter
William Jennings
Zion
Co-operative Mercantile Institute
Salt Lake
Gen. Carr
Willcox
Sotelda
Scoville
Fire and crime report from early 20th century incidents
A Columbia Ohio theater treasurer found a cocked revolver at his nose and saw a purse vanish with receipts. A locomotive spark ignited an oil tank in Olean New York, setting further fires. Dielmann Co piano case factory fire in New York caused major loss. a fireman died. Potomac road tunnel near Baltimore killed five laborers by a locomotive. one man died and others injured.
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Columbia
Ohio
Olean
N. Y
Dielmann& Co
Twenty-first Street
New York
Potomac Road
Baltimore
Akron Ohio railroad collision and multiple fires report
Serious in iljde by a railroad collision at Akron Ohio. The Glenmorag brought to New York ten persons rescued from the steamship By hama wrecked on her voyage from Porto Rico to New York. These were the sole survivors of a passenger and crew list of thirty. Also an extensive woodenware works at Warren Pa burned. The Chester Pa military academy destroyed by fire, cost 125000, with 143 cadets in attendance. Orlando B Potter owner of the World building in New York held in 5000 bail by the coroner. Ed Harter, Steubenville murderer, out on bail, fell from a ladder and fatally wounded. A fire damaged Louis ville candy factory for 100000.
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New York
Byhama
Porto Rico
Warren
Military Academy
Chester
Col. Hyatt
Orlando B. Potter
World Building
Ed. Harter
Steubenville
Ohio
Louizville
Outlaws Hit Crane’s cabin raid near Albuquerque
Reports say three outlaws looted travelers 13 miles west of Albuquerque at Crane’s. A deputy led a citizen party to a cabin. a bloody clash ensued. The bandits were killed, one attacker died, two wounded and sent to Fort Wingate. A. M. Sotelda died two days after the shot. Clarence Barton survived his wounds. Arthur Dwight Billings, notable actor, committed suicide in New York. Wood Hight, James brothers kin, arrested in Tennessee and sent to Missouri. Capt. Malloy netted four armed men near Kansas City. Yale street brawl disrupted by New Haven police. Mrs. Meyers of Jefferson Wisconsin drowned herself amid domestic trouble. Judge Snell fixed straw-band cases at 21000 each for appearance before the Grand Jury.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque
Crane
Clarence Barton
Arthur Dwight Billings
New York
Wood Hight
James Brothers
Tennessee
Missouri
Malloy
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
New Haven
Yale
J. F. W. Meyers
Meyers
Jefferson
Wis
Snell
Washington Police Court
Congress Debates Polygamy Bills and Public Works
Senate and House actions cover anti polygamy measures, revenue, and territorial issues. Bills on governors for gas flow, public buildings, and a 325 member House are discussed amid executive confirmations. Nominations include New for Treasury assist, Drew for California marshal, Van Arman for Arizona secretary. appointments await final votes. Public notices include Columbus Leavenworth buildings and a Dakota statehood vote.
President and Senate Action On Appointments and Apportionment
The President sent Wakefield C. Frye of Maine as Consul General at Halifax and nominees for Milwaukee pension agent and Western Michigan district attorney. The House passed the new Electoral Apportionment bill setting 325 Representatives after March 3, 1883, with at large elections allowed for increases and state legislatures to decide decreases. Memorials against polygamy in Utah and Jewish mistreatment in Russia were blocked in committees. The Army captaincy for Thomas Little was defeated. The Agricultural Appropriation bill seeks 302480 dollars. A report on Indian Territory says no lands are open for settlement, with remaining tracts held by treaty. A proposal to extend U.S. criminal laws over Indian lands was presented to the Indian delegation in Washington and is expected to gain approval.
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Kan- Baa
Senate
Fort Larned
Kansas
Samson Goliath
Congress
Logan
Ingalls
Peoria
Vet
Jefferson City
Harris
Chattanooga
Col Itucker
Davis
Secretary of War
Chicago
Persia
Young
Herndon
Territories
Lake Pontchartrain
Mississippi
McDill
Edmunds
Vance
South
Arthur
John C. New
Indiana
Treasury
E. H. Nevin Jr
Philadelphia
Great Britain
Oates
Herbert
Massachusetts
House
Committee On Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
United States Senate
West
Pendleton
Sherman
House of Representatives
Garfield
Dakota
Columbus
Erie
Leavenworth
Internal Revenue
Seaton
Anderson
Kellogg
Louisiana
New Orleans
Col. Rochester
Army
Ed Ferguson
Milwaukee
Margden
C. Burch
Michigan
Wakefield
C. Frye
Maine
Halifax
Utah
Russia
Thomas Little
Caplaincy
Valentine
South America
Indian Territory
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Washington
Notable Crime and Tragedies From Across the Nation
A compilation reports James G Allison hanged in Indiana Pennsylvania for patricide. Susan Most of Lancaster beat her mother in law to death and confessed, hoping someone would kill her. Guadalajara rivals duel and perish at Westover Indiana. Howard White and Ela Shores, youths, referenced in a separate tragic note. Mrs Garfield shows restraint toward an assassin, while Mr W H Gardner dies as a veteran Boston lawyer. A Trimdon Grange mine disaster claims 129 lives. fire losses expected to rise. Signor Joses in Chicago praised for King Lear on stage at McVicker's Theater.
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Susan Most
Lancaster
Guadalajara
Mexico
Westover
Ind
Howard E. White
Ela Shores
Sidney Shores
Signor Joses
McVicker's Theater
Chicago
Leer
Daniel Webster Outwits Cockneys in Marshfield Meadows
Charles Lanman recounts how Daniel Webster, famed for his hunting and fishing exploits, helps two Boston snobs cross a bog then jokes that he is not at home but would dine with them later. The incident ends with the Cockneys never visiting Webster at dinner.
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Mr. Webster
Boston
Old Webster
Instructions for a Portrait Session from an Old Postcard
The piece advises on posing for photographs with tips to stay focused on the floor until asked to steady, practice a calm expression, and begin when the photographer shows the square box. It suggests holding a steady prop like two corncobs, avoid paying in full upfront, and notes that plain appearances can produce successful pictures.
Nature as remedy in herbal tonics warnings against minerals
Profound statement extols nature over mineral poisons in healing and longevity. It urges using vegetables and herbs such as Yellow Dock Sarsaparilla Juniper Celery Calisaya Bark and other plant tonics. Claims Dr Guyson's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla strengthens weak nervous debility digestion kidneys and blood, offering lasting benefit.
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Nature
Guyson
Leer T. Cormens
Hamilton
Ohio
Ireland's Curse on Potatoes and National Decline
A discussion on how the potato's introduction harmed Ireland by reducing nourishment and steadiness of the people. The text argues the crop caused laziness, unstable brain development, and diminished national status, noting resilience despite poverty and critiquing reliance on potatoes for family sustenance.
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Ireland
Theater reform urged by earnest Chicago letter writer
An earnest advocate from a gaily paper cites a Chicago discussion on theater morals. He notes a contract clause to bar vulgarity, requiring two managers to keep a lively troupe within bounds. Reform is needed as salacious performances attract crowds while modest Lumle valley sits in shame.
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America
Lumblevi Tri
Stansiard
Chicago
Dr Pierce Pellets Replacing Harsh Liver Pills
The passage notes a shift from harsh crude medicines to Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets. Sugar coated and small, they are promoted as a less drastic purgative using concentrated vegetable extracts, replacing prior large tablets.
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Dr. Pierce
Brazilian Slavery End Will Take Over Thirty Years
The extinction of slavery in Brazil is proceeding slowly. Emancipation began in 1970, but about 1,500,000 bondmen remain in the country, indicating a long path to full abolition.
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Brazil
Consumption Cure Claims Notable Relief and Anecdotes
A patient in Arkansas reports improvement after using Dr. Prencz’s Discovery and Pelleta for consumption, claiming nine bottles brought relief and mobility. The column also notes unrelated anecdotes about Quakers, a joke about keeping a spouse after death, and a series of brief items on health products and miscellaneous curiosities from the era.
What a Scotch Clerk Says
A fragment from 1881 includes letters and notes mentioning medical tonics and patent remedies. The text references Safe Kidney and Liver Gara, Iya E. Piskwaas Vegetable Compound, and Uncle Sam's Nervé and Bono Liniment along with a murder trial note describing jurors praying and a guilty verdict.
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Trigroxt House
Carcase
Ill
Chicago dry goods house expands to six floors
H. Keith & Co and Rexin & Co announce a greatly enlarged spring trade for their Nations and Millinery Chicago business. Their mammoth six floor store, 160175 feet, holds an immense stock, with lines expanding yearly and global sourcing from Europe. Also a pest control ad promotes Trough on Rats at 15 cents per box.
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H. Keith & Co
Tribune
Chicago
Europe
Thirty Days Trial of Voltaic Belts and Other Electric Appliances
The Voltaic Belt Co Marshall will send Electro-Voltaic Belts on trial for thirty days to men with nervous debility and related troubles, guaranteeing restoration of vigor. Also promotes Daylight Liver Pills, Dr Winchell’s Teething Syrup, Punecop-Livenom, and Carboline for hair and skin, with statements from physicians and druggists.
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Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Bfich
WN. B
Wincaerr
Dr. Winchell
How to Secure His Wealth From Impure Blood Tonic
An old advertisement touts SCOVILL'S SARSA PAHILLA AND STELLINGIA and BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP as cures for derangement from impure blood, promising health restoration and claims of treating syphilis, kidney weakness, malaria, nervous disorders, and general blood disorders. Also mentions DR. NOGER'S WORM SYRUP eliminating worms.
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Scovill
Noger
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