News of the Week Domestic Highlights War.
A sweeping digest reports financials with the U S Treasury gold reserve at 129 million dollars. It covers murders in Ottawa Kansas and Talladega Alabama, train wrecks near Lawrence Kansas and multiple violent incidents, fires, floods and accidents across the nation alongside political and economic notes from New York and Boston.
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United States
Carrie
Bessie Waterman
Ottawa
Kan
Eticke
Santa Fe
Lawrence
Canada
New
Gland
New York
Cuank
Baltimore
Kinzun
N. Y
John Fore
Miami Valley
Ohio
D. N. Gardner
Cleveland
Burdett & Pond
South America
Poplar
Montana
Talladega
Ala
Aaron Boswell
Charles Boswell
Aaron
Hank Adams
New Jersey
A. T. Stearns Lumebor Company
Neponset
Mass
Meadville
Arnold,Constable, & Co
Dry-Sdool& Dealera
Henry C. Pedder
Herbert Baymour
Mineola
L. L
Pittsburgh
Abel, Smith & Co
Robinson, Rea & Co
Lickgoin
Petersburg
Devel
New England
Mannda
Congressional Nominations and Convention Notes
The report lists Republican and Democratic nominations across several states including Missouri, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. It notes Democratic conventions in Delaware and Texas, temperance resolutions in New York, and Colorado and Michigan party activities with candidate names such as Henry Pine W P Kellogg B F Seltz E Merton James E Exsterbrook Alva Adams and others.
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Missouri
Henry Pine
Louisiana
W. P. Kellogg
Pennsylvania
B. F. Seltz
Wisconsin
E. Merton
Massachusetts
James E. Exsterbrook
Delaware
Dover
Love
Guttte Lean
Big Horn Mountains
Wyoming
National Temperance Society
New York
Tax People's Party of
James
Nesmith
United States Sanktor
Oregon
Tate Base
Portia Ada
Giles
A. SM. Webster
Michigan
F.C. Bunnell
DW. Connally
Congressional Nominations and Political Moves Recap
The report lists nominations by district and party across several states, noting appointments by President Arthur and shifts in cabinet positions. It also mentions the death of Sultil Galbraith McMullen and South Carolina GOP conventions nominating Corbin for Governor and Straker for Lieutenant Governor.
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Kentucky
J. J. Landrum
Pennsylvania
L. E. Atkinson
goratiSrailhag
Wutterdort
A. Penny Ross
Aerson
K— Toole
Greenbackers
Illinois
Sieth
Diserter
Arthur
Walter [ Gresham
Treasury
Gresham
Sultil U. Galbraith McMuullen
Sandy Lake
I.a
South Carolina
Columbia
D. T. Corbin
D. A. Straker
Neture Hensarp
Uonnecticut
Clark L. Smedley
New Haven
Democratic ticket totals and a Baltimore & Ohio executive dies
The piece notes campaigns with Casimir Barclay for Governor and Andrew D. Wilson for Lieutenant Governor. W A Duncan is nominated for Congress in Pennsylvania Nineteenth District. The Eleventh Michigan District GOP nominates Seth Moffat for Congress. Baltimore & Kia Railroad president Jonny Garrett dies at Deer Park Maryland after a lingering illness at age sixty one.
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Taze
Colorado
Cme
Cilfean
Vast World Tensions and Disasters Span News
Reports from across the globe note a naval officer's inland voyage, severe fires in Syria, massive cholera counts in Italy, and a railway crash in Ontario. Also covered are Canadian brewers ending Prohibition fight, Osman Digma near Buakim, Peru's Caceres, and Piegan cattle tax disputes.
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Scuhurenot
United States Navy
Adagascar
Arthur
Zeitoun
Syria
Italy
Naples
Gaboa
France
Spain
Pulissa
Genoa
Canada
Toronto
Buakim
Osman Digma
Mehdi
I Caceres
Broadside of accidents and crimes across towns and nations
A blast of reports recount damage from a Bradford Pennsylvania storm near town center and wrecked bridges. Burglary in Brooklyn Indiana 16 thousand dollars in goods. Fires in Cleveland Tennessee and Fortsmouth New Hampshire. Cholera tolls and funerals listed for Europe. Counterfeiting arrests in Cleveland Tennessee. Iron trade curbs and political district results noted.
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Brooklyn
IN. Y
Cleveland
Supeg
Sd Brat
Buckingham Hotel
Fortsmouth
Italy
Naples
John
Eugene Knott
Y Rathdrum
Idaho
Joan Worsey
Robert Pharis
Tenn
America
North Carolina
Curtis H. Bragden
Georgia
J. J. Martin
Montana
Hiram F. Knowles
Wisconsin
General E. & Bragg
Mississippi
Tco Catchings
Missouri
Fourfoot Dard
William Dawson
US Officer Reports Madagascar Mission and Trade Gain
Lieutenant Mason Shufeldt of the US Navy, visiting Madagascar, details a diplomatic mission to end French coastal occupation. He describes rich mineral resources, native craft, and a potential three to four million dollar indemnity with a foreign company. discusses navigable rivers, commerce shifts, and a perilous expedition across the island, where most of the 1,918 mile journey failed from fever and hardship.
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Washlogtopoof
Tor
New York
Schnfeldt
Madagascar
Tal der Land
Tamatawe
Ova
Shafeldt
Japan
Shufeldt
Hova
Tova
Pacambou-Dinney
Liewtenant
Gree SN
Ade
Theyjlay
Two Million Dollar Theft Shocks New Jersey Firm
A clerk named Hetty Pedder and associate Sey mour embezzled from Pedder, Sey mour & Co. defalcations uncovered as police traced missing funds. Pedder lived extravagantly at Llewellyn Park while admitting to large scale frauds. charges stem from three years of concealment and false entries, prompting broader investigations.
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Amatable & Co
Lds
Aun
Constable & Co
Hetty
Sey
Europe
Ani Hg
Llewellyn Park
Orange
Afanhatum Magazine
Seymour
Pedder
Indian cattle extortions near Canadian border threaten ties
Reports from Montana and the Northwest Territory describe Indians demanding ten cents per head for cattle crossing into Canada. Ranchers pay or risk herd losses as U S and Canadian officials debate the issue. Nearby, a new cattle disease in Leavenworth alarms stock breeders while 7500 cattle near the Texas border await entry to New Mexico under border quarantine.
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Texas
Kansas
Montana
United States
Northwest
Canad
Piegan Tescye
Ft. Leod
Leavenworth
Holcombe
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Probaul Y
Dis
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Testimonial Honors Sir Moses Montefiore by Kesher Shel Barzel
A Cleveland event displays a four by three foot parchment testimonial from the Kesher Shel Barzel to Sir Moses Montefiore, England’s Hebrew philanthropist, in honor of his centennial. The piece features the order’s emblems, two side columns with 20 US lodges, Sinai‑tablet doors, and inscriptions listing Holy Land and other aims.
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Kesher Shel Barzel
Thea Poilanthropias
Bai TiMone
Martin Emerich
Moses Montefiore
England
United States
Mount Sinai
Moses
Holyland
Syria
Egypt
Koumania
Kesher Shel Karzel
Cleveland
Ohio
Dar
United
Investigation Into the Henry Execution by Greely’s Expedition
Secretary Lincoln opens inquiry into the shooting of Private Henry di Carbine by Lieutenant Greely’s officer. Diaries are searched for clues. Greely’s health and readiness to command remain in question as survivors delay arrival in Washington for the season.
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Washmeton
Liincoln
Henry di Carbine
Greely
Gils
Ig. 6
Tetary
Hineoin
Henry
Washington
Che Hbagee
Lieutenant Day
Montreal
Cape Sabine
Heroic Newfoundlander Rescues Guests Before Fire Claims Life
In Cleland New York on September 23 citizens mourn the loss of Heck a New Foundland dog from the St Elmo Hotel He saved many lives by rousing a drunken porter and guiding guests to safety He even dragged a lost baby to the door before dying in the blaze
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N. Y
Kldred
Heck
St Elmo Hotel
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Hall-Mile
Lake Ponochartrain
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Ageney
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Francis Kernochan
Pittsfield
Mays
Michigan Island
Lake Superior
Samuel Hayes
Chattanooga
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Alton Severy
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