Locust Plague Ravages Algeria Threatening Crops and Railways
A cricket swarm devastates Algeria ruining vegetation and causing a pestilence as dead bodies clutter fields and disrupt train operations.
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Algeria
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1888
Page
1
Insurance at Chicago dry goods firms
A Chicago insurance agent notes several large dry goods houses maintain dedicated staff for insurance. He says the average line of insurance per risk is about $5000, while many firms carry $1,000,000 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chichago
Tenders Sought for Great Eastern Steamship Dismantling
Obituary reference marks the Great Eastern as the greatest ship. clipping notes tenders invited to take out paddle engines shafts paddles boxes and sponsons from the steamship lying at the Tail of the Bank near Greenock with request for good references and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argonaut
London
Great Eastern
Greenock
Death by self act shocks Vienna society
Stephen von Kegel a wealthy handsome Austrian heir to over 20 000 000 florins and noted sportsman shot himself on his father estate near Stuhlweissenburg after being last seen at Buda Testh in excellent humor. The cause remains a profound mystery and Vienna society is in an uproar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Stephen von Kegel
Empire
Buda Testh
Stuhlweissenburg
March 1888 Maritime Losses by Flag and Vessel Type
A foreign authority lists March 1888 maritime disasters by flag and vessel type. Sailing vessels show losses by nation led by Germany and Norway with 17 and 17 ships respectively, plus 12 missing. Steamers report six British and two Norwegian losses. Causes include strandings, collisions, fires, foundering, abandonment, and condemnation.
Baltimore memorial gymnasium for women college
Mr. B F Bennett of Baltimore funds a new women's college gymnasium with steam heating and modern ventilation. The New Orleans Times Democrat notes it will resemble the college building, include a swimming pool and walking track, and feature world class conveniences and appointments.
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B. F. Bennett
Baltimore
New Orleans Times Democrat
Women’s College of
Experiments Show Limits of Cyclist War Machines
Spring English military trials reveal cyclist gear failing on hills and rough terrain. The machines including a four-man carriage for a Maxim gun and the eight-wheeled Centipede broke down or collapsed, with many minor accidents in two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Woke photobook proposal eyed for 1976 centennial vault
The Epoch laments a Chicago photographer nearing completion of a ten thousand portrait collection. He plans to store it in a memorial safe set to be opened in 1976 with biographical notes on each subject. The piece questions posterity's reception and calls the project a potential cenotaph.
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Chicago
United States
Republican Convention Debates Endorse Harrison Nomination
The Republican National Convention in Chicago runs six days of balloting and platform debates. Benjamin Harrison of Indiana wins the presidential nomination on the sixth ballot. Morton of New York is chosen as vice president as the party affirms protectionist policy and pledges civil service reform.
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Brazil
Ireland
Congress
United States
Europe
America
District of Columbia
Cleveland
Democratic House of
Lincoln
Douglass
Foraker
Harrison
Gresham
Allison
Alger
Blaine
McKinley
Grant
Haymond
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Boutelle
Maine
Epinpure
Manley
Paris
Sherman
Ohio
Hoar
Michigan
Senator Farewell
Illinois
Depew
New York
Hastings
Pennsylvania
Henderson
Iowa
Davis
Minnesota
Mahone
Virginia
Proctor
Vermont
Thurston
Nebraska
Williams
Arkansas
Morton
Phelps
New Jersey
Bradley
North Carolina
B. K. Bruce
Mississippi
W. T. Thomas
Texas
Pigeons Shelter Sparrows During Blizzard Display Kindness
A Brooklyn gentleman finds pigeons stiff from a March storm and discovers sparrows tucked beneath their wings for warmth. The sparrows also suffer from the blizzard, dying by the millions as food and water vanish on city streets.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Orthodox Cat Shares Friday Fish Fervor
A Brooklyn Catholic woman owns a large tomcat that only comes home for Friday dinner when fish is served. The cat may fast other days or seek fish elsewhere, but he always appears ten minutes before the Friday meal and rejects meat. One episode involved cold tripe that seemed fishlike. he tasted it, buried it in the yard, and later found the dog had eaten it. Since then he returns only for Friday dinners.
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Brooklyn
New York Sun
Sea Captain B. B. Sharp Obituary Notice in Nautical Paper
The San Francisco nautical paper announces the death of Captain B. B. Sharp veteran navigator. It notes he has gone aloft among the stars he loved and left behind lunar observations and plain sailing for aspiring captains and mates.
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San Francisco
B. B. Sharp
Overtaxed Brain Said to Haunt Young Student
A humorous dialogue portrays Old Mrs. Bently and Old Mr. Bently discussing a young student boarding with the Hendrickses who is ill from overstudying. The punchline notes the doctor says he has formation of the brain.
Bridge grant for Americus railroad sparked by Crisp bill
Washington diary notes a bill by Judge Crisp to authorize the Americus Lumpkin and Preston railway to build a Chattahoochee crossing. Macon bidders Carlin and Brown win $2,700 contract for Macon Federal Building approaches, lowest bid. Morgan Calloway Jr wins Johns Hopkins English fellowship worth $500. Sheridan's condition praised and the President to attend University of Virginia exercises. A White House visit and invitation to Mrs Cleveland follow, and the President receives two large watermelons from C B Vail of Augusta marked for the next President.
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Crisp
Americus, Lumpkin and Preston Railway Company
Chattahoochee
Carlin & Brown
Macon
Macon Federal
Morgan Calloway, Jr
Georgia
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
University of Virinia
Charlottesville
White House
Oak View
Cleveland
C. B. Vail
Augusta
Fires half of Dubow destroys town in Pennsylvania
A large fire leveled half of Dubow Pennsylvania on Monday injuring the town. Other reports include a fatal shooting in Kentucky and a heat linked death toll published from New York. Also noted are Washington mourners at an Emperor’s memory and a large Cornell commencement attendance in Ithaca New York.
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Dubow
Jacob Doll
Sons
Monay
Washington
Germany
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Comptroller
First National Bank of
Talladega
Ala
New York
Jas. W. Lee
Norfolk
Work of the Flames Greensboro Fire Destroys Block Near Depot
Sunday dawn blaze gutted a large wooden block near the R and D railroad freight depot in Greensboro. Firemen saved adjoining structures after an hours work. Losses include Thomas Bailey 1750 Thomas D Garrett 1500 Van Cannon and Hiatt 600 Mrs McDonald 750 Wm A Day 600 W K Buchanan 4500 A H Dudley 500 M Larky 950. Fire started on second story near the aisle between Larky and Day stores.
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Greensboro
N. C
Thos. Bailey
Thos. D. Garrett
van Cannon & Hiatt
Mrs. McDonald
Wm. A. Day
W. K. Buchanan
A. H. Dudley
M. Larky
Larky
Day
Invented in a Dream Ice Sled by Pittsburg Lawyer
A Pittsburg lawyer conceived an ice sled propelled by a traction wheel after dreaming skating. He describes treadles and cranks to power the rotary motion, claiming speeds around twenty seven feet per second and adjustable wheel sizes for greater speed. His guiding and stopping arrangements are outlined as well.
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Pittsburg
Twin States News from North Carolina Highlights
Salisbury forms campaign club and Young Men’s Democratic Club appears in Ashville. The Sea Coast Railroad opens to Wrightville with 1000+ attendees. Horticultural Society fixes next State Fruit Fair in Raleigh on August 8. Cartoogeechee skull exhumed in Florida now at Parke Davis depot. Wheat and cotton crops show poor yields with delayed harvests and May rains.
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North Carolina
Salisbury
Salvation Army
Statesville
Wilmington
Pineville
Shelby Military Institute
King’s Mountain
John Booth
Henderson
Ashville
Mt. Airy
Sea Coast
Ocean Beach
Wrightville
State Horticultural Society
Raleigh
Jas. Lay
Gaston County
Charlotte
Cartoogeechee
Billy Bowlegs
Florida
Parke Davis & Co
Buncombe County
Busbee Mountain
Multiple incidents span Columbia to Greenville in a turbulent week
Raids target gambling dens in Columbia while a cyclone and hail strike the area Friday. I. O. Adams, a C and G conductor, died by his own hand in Columbia Saturday night. Public building costs in Greenville stand at 50 000. Two Greenville shops owned by J N Poole and W M Howell shut by the Sheriff. A house near Easley burns, 11 500 loss. First locomotive for C K and W arrives at Laurens depot. Yorkville fire destroys Dobson store and two brick stores, about 30 000 loss with 20 000 insured. Governor commutes sentences of Horace Greeley and Mary Jones. Westminister High School closing exercises progress under Prof E R Doyle. Pink Ellison tried for killing Henry Brownlee. verdict manslaughter. two years in penitentiary.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
Ill
Jones
James A. Garfield
James G. Blaine
Grant
Logan
T. W. Gansaulus
Republican Party
J. M. Thurston
Nebraska
General Fremont
Fred Douglas
Wise
William Mahone
Virginia
Mr. Mahone
Mr. Wise
Thurston
A. Northrop
M. M. Estee
California
C. W. Clisbee
Michigan
M. Griffin
Wisconsin
W. M. Ruell
Tennessee
M. Lynch
Pennsylvania
Sea
Columbia
I. O. Adams
Greenville
J. N. Poole
W. M. Howell
Richard Lenhart
Easley
Yorkville
T. M. Dobson & Son
Horace Greeley
Mary Jones
Westminister High School
E. RK. Doyle
Pink Ellison
Court of General Sessions
Henry Brownlee
Pelzer
Ellison
Brownlee
Dead and Wounded After Virginia Train Wreck
The bodies of Charles Mayo telegraph operator and Lee Makely fireman were found buried beneath the engine after the wreck near Pope's Head Run Virginia on Saturday. Dead include Edward Hantzman engineer H T Post baggage master. injured include Thomas Hardy Mrs Judge Gaines Mrs Goldsburg Jacob Hammell and Edward Taylor. Cause of the accident not definitely known.
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Charles Mayo
Lee Makely
Pope’s Head Run
Virginia
Edward Hantzman
H. T. Post
Thomas Hardy
Judge Gaines
Warrenton
Goldsburg
Baltimore
Jacob Hammell
Creamer
Pennsylvania
Edward Taylor
Waterloo
Quicksand Physics: How Mica Slips and Sinks
A description explains quicksand as a mix of fine mica particles with water. The smooth mica layers allow sliding, so heavy objects sink until reaching a solid bottom. In contrast jagged sand grains pack tightly under weight, forming a solid mass.
Odes to Enduring Friendship in Henry E. Orr’s Verse
A Virginia verse paragraph extols aging friendship and steady character. It highlights old faces, voices, lips, hearts, and hands as sources of truth and solace, contrasting them with newness and inconsistency, urging steadfast support of enduring bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Orr
Humorous miscellany from old times and cartoons
A collection of light jokes and quips referencing Ancient Greece, musical terms, butchers, horsemen, mosquitoes, and social foibles. Includes exchanges about marriage, religious notices, classroom antics, and train passengers with punchlines reflecting era humor and manners.
Kind to His Little Boy in New York News
A brief, human interest sketch describes a father promising a small boy a drum and a short visit from his mother, with the father expressing kindness as he departs. The scene conveys domestic tenderness and family ties in a city newspaper tone.
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Bobby
New York
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Conkling
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Flora
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Newpark
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Virginia Midland Railroad
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Jacksboro
W. W. Terrell
Terrell
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John Littleton
National Review
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
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Pullman Company
Savannah
Little Sisters of the Poor
Beverly Thornton
Fred Matthews
Thad Jones
Chattanooga
W. J. Tuttle
John Orton
McMinn County
William Weir
Dayton
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Twin States
Eouth Carolina
C. K. and W. Railway
Laurens
J. B. Humbert
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Leadville
Ilife
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Lillie
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