Vaccination in Magila halts regional smallpox threat
Archdeacon Farrar reports East Africa’s Magila district was spared a smallpox invasion thanks to general vaccination. He notes strong uptake as people seek inoculation, boosting confidence in medical science. A Massachusetts analyst finds most temperance drinks contain alcohol, some above 40 percent. Senator Stanford compares wages for wheat harvesters across Egypt, India, and California, highlighting Californian efficiency using machinery.
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Archdeacon Farrar
East Africa
Magila
Stanford
Egypt
India
California
London Health Standout in Global City Death Rates
The Registrar General’s annual summary reports London as both one of England’s wealthiest towns and the healthiest capital globally. It includes a table comparing death rates per thousand across major world capitals, highlighting London’s favorable standing among its peers.
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Negistrar-General
London
England
Submarine Tunnel Under Port Huron River Plans Elevated
A tunnel project under the Port Huron river aims to cut the Detroit to Buffalo or Toronto route. The horizontal section totals one mile with 2810 feet submerged. The submarine segment sits 81 feet below the river surface and 20 feet in clear diameter. Initial plans for a two-track tunnel shifted to two single-track tunnels as cost estimates showed cheaper construction.
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Port Huron
Detroit
Buffalo
Toronto
Skraeggedalfass Waterfall Honeymoon and Gold Rush Site
A correspondent explains Skraeggedalfass is a Norwegian waterfall famed for wild beauty. It attracts honeymooning couples and rackmen who reportedly amass wealth nearby, dispelling rumors of innuendo and clarifying the name’s meaning.
Arbor Days Grow in Favor Across States
Pennsylvania observed Arbor Day on April 22 followed by New Jersey on the 13th for southern counties and the 22nd in northern counties, with Connecticut holding its first tree-planting on April 29. Nebraska and other Western States report profitable results from arbor days, underscoring the need to replace trees removed for various uses and urging compulsory planting where none exist.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Connecticut
Nebraska
Inter-State law may curb traveling shows countrywide
The new Inter-State commerce law will raise expenses for traveling shows, likely forcing many poorer outfits to fold. Local attractions will gain and better shows may travel with fewer rivals as prices jump by an estimated £2,000,000 annually, eroding profits for many itinerants.
Esquimaux Food Habits Questioned By Murdoch
In American Naturalist, Mr. Murdoch disputes the view that Fiquimaux eat raw food and vast blubber. At Point Barrow he finds cooked meals common, raw whale skin sometimes, and fat intake not higher than civilized diets. Blubber remains scarce for eating due to its lamp oil and trade value.
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John Murdoch
American Naturalist
Point Barrow
Murdoch
Esquimaux
Colorado Governor declares cattle import quarantine
Governor Adams issues a quarantine proclamation against bringing cattle into Colorado from Illinois Kentucky Maryland West Virginia Delaware New Jersey New York Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Missouri Kansas Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia to prevent disease spread.
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Adams
Colorado
Tllinois
Kentucky
Maryland
West Virginia
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Missouri
Kansas
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Daughter Takes Over Major Pittsburg Street Car Firm
When the secretary and treasurer of a large Pittsburg street-car line fell ill his daughter assumed control. She kept books, collected funds, paid workers, and purchased feed and stock for the company. After her father died the firm elected her to the position.
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Pittsburg
Immigration travel shifts push steamship ticket suspensions
The tide of transatlantic travel bends both ways as not only foreigners rush to the New World to earn dollars but many Americans seek opportunities abroad. Several steamship lines have halted issuing eastward tickets due to the shift in demand.
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Wheelineise
Atlante
Jo St
New World
Costs of Maintaining Foreign Lunatics in 1885 US
In 1885 the United States had about 2000 insane persons, roughly half born abroad. The average annual cost per inmate was about $110, totaling over $5 million yearly for maintaining foreign lunatics, not counting those in almshouses, hospitals, or prisons.
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United States
Professor Leslie Denounces Oil Boom as Temporary
Professor Leslie states in strong terms that the current oil and gas exhibition, lasting the next decade or two, is geologically and historically temporary and will end, a view young men may witness.
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Leslie
Work Accelerates on London American Exhibition Buildings
Work on the American Exhibition in London gains energy with more than 1,000 workers now on site. The main building flooring is being laid continuously as day and night operations proceed. A 420 foot span bridge from the Wild West Grounds connects to the main building across the railway tracks.
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London
U S fishery labor data and early cents movement in New Orleans
The article details employment and investment in the U S fishing industry across states with Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia leading in workers and New England dominating capital. It notes regional production values, citizenship patterns, and the gradual move toward cent currency, highlighting hesitations of small dealers and street peddlers.
Fatal artillery accident mars Savannah Fifteenth Amendment celebration
In Savannah Georgia a colored artillery private William Fuller was killed during a parade salute for the Fifteenth Amendment. The gun misfired as Fuller stepped forward to wipe the piece, the blast blew his arm from his shoulder and mangled his body. An inquest ruled the death accidental.
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William Fuller
Georgia Artillery
Savannah
Georgia
Commpany
J. C. Simmons
Fuller
Capt. Simmons
Murder in Cold Blood in McNair Tragedy at Jackson
A Jackson Georgia dispatch details the McNair killing. At midnight an unknown man named Jinks asked for a light and then fired from near McNair's house. McNair was shot twice more during subsequent pistol fire. Thirteen buckshot hit his neck and shoulders as tracks of three men were found but no suspects were traced. The coroner listed death by gunshot from unknown assailants.
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Jackson
McNair
Murderous Maniac Shot Dead by Plaquemines Sheriff
Raymond Butsche an overseer on Woodlawn plantation in Plaquemines Parish was shot in both legs by a criminal named Ed Williams. Osmond editor of the Plaquemines Protector was wounded in the neck as the sheriff pursued Williams. The fugitive then died after the house was set on fire and the sheriff shot him as he came out for water.
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Raymond Butsche
Woodlawn Plantation
Plaquemines Parish
New Orleans
Williams
Butsche
Charity Hospital
Plaquemines
George Osmond
Maniac
Osmond
Atlantic cable system updates leave ten active links
Ten undersea cable routes across the Atlantic Ocean remain in active operation while two have been abandoned. The shifts reflect ongoing network adjustments amid sea routes and maintenance cycles.
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Atlantic Ocean
Shooting Convicts at Governor’s Mansion Alarm Raleigh
A riot near Raleigh New York as forty convicts marching to work at the Governor's Mansion broke into the streets. A guard opened fire with Winchester rifles wounding William Hart three times and amputating his leg after he was shot, while Louis Raiford was hit in the thigh. One other convict escaped, and others fired at houses, shattering windows and alarming residents.
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Willis
Texas
Andrew McGeehe
J. B. Walker
Granville Powell
Walker
McGeche
Raleigh
N. Y
William Hart
Louis Raiford
Hart
Southern Notes and Local Disasters across Regions
A compilation of incidents includes Percival R. Dinkins killed by lightning in Sumter County D C. The Park Theatre in Jacksonville Florida and two adjoining houses burned. Two men drowned crossing the James River at Richmond Virginia. Violent events touch railroads, finance, and law enforcement with notes on a factory project, a $30,000 bond engraving payment, and a police shooting in Alexandria Virginia during a robbery attempt.
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Percival R. Dinkins
Sumter County
D. C
James River
Richmond
Trouble Between Chicago Builders and Employees Heats Up
A digest of midwestern labor unrest notes ongoing trouble between Chicago builders and their workers. Other headlines include US Supreme Court Justice Woods' death, a fatal farmer shooting in Indiana, a fire saving nuns and children in New York, and arsenic poisoning of a Kansas City cistern.
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Chicago
Justice Woods
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Kansas City
Georgia Leads South in Daily Newspaper Production
A report notes that Georgia prints more daily papers than any other Southern state, highlighting the state's strong newspaper publishing industry and local press reach.
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Georgia
Southern State
Inauguration of National Drill Camp George Washington Opens
Washington May 23 opening day of the National Drill featured soldiers from North and South in friendly reception. General Augur issued general orders naming encampment Camp George Washington and detailing daily routine. Three battalions demonstrated drill before about 3,000 spectators. The Maniton and Merrimac panorama drew about 10,000 to the museum before nightfall.
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Washington
Augur
George Washington
Reville
Light Infantry
Chester
Sarsfield Guards
Toledo
Maniton
Merrimac
Hampton Roads
Treasury cash count begins for treasurer transfer
In Washington on May 24 the count of all treasury cash begins as the transfer of office from Mr. Jordan to Mr. Hyatt starts. About seventy five staff under Duskan Huntington and Noble will tally money across the building, banks and vaults, a process expected to take two months. Paper money totals 137 million, silver 60 million, gold 250 million, fractional silver 20 million, with bonds securing circulation. Bags will replace coin counting due to crowded vaults.
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Washington
Treasury
Secretary Lauin orders land grant railroads to show cause
Secretary Lamar issued orders directing land grant railroads to justify why lands withdrawn from settlement and held in indemnity should not be restored to the public domain. One order targets roads with selections already made or those who have elected in lieu of lands lost within their grants, returnable June 27. The second covers roads yet to inform the department of their entitlement within indemnity limits, returnable June 28.
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Waashinton
Lamar
The Question of Annexation in Canada
The World reports views of prominent Canadians on annexation. After outlining Canada history and population, the correspondent notes many interviewees privately admit that commercial union would mean intimate annexation.
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New York
the World This Morning
Canada
Immigration arrivals by country in April report
Washington on May 24 notes that April saw 72,107 immigrants enter the United States versus 49,158 in April 1886. Among April entrants Germany sent 14,743, Ireland 18,204, Norway and Sweden 11,153, England and Wales 9,720, and Italy 9,604.
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Washington
Germany
Ireland
Norway
Sweden
England and Wales
Italy
Chattanooga Opens Mammoth Mower Plant With 700 Jobs
Chattanooga today raised 100000 dollars to subscribe to the Mammoth Mower and Reaper Works which will relocate from the North to this city. The venture will be capitalized at 400000 dollars and employ 700 workers.
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Chattanooga
Mammoth Mower and Reaper
Balloonist Falls 700 Feet in Iowa Death
OscaLoosa Iowa May 24 William Anderson amateur balloonist died after falling 700 feet when his balloon burst into flames from the hot air used for inflation.
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OscaLoosa
Iowa
Wm. Anderson
Presbyterians Split Over Union and Racial Policy in Mecklenburg Case
In the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly a majority favored union on condition of total political abstention and segregated Negro worship, while a minority opposed unification. Debates continue as other church matters, including a centennial celebration plan, are discussed, with Philadelphia hosting next year in 1888.
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St. Louis
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Thirten
Omaha
Wilson
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Court awards Alabama and Mississippi swamp land proceeds
The Court of Claims ruled for the State of Alabama for 18285 and for Mississippi for 41454 under the Louisiana case decision that the Government cannot set off swamp land sale proceeds against direct state tax.
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Court of Claims
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Barley birds arrive in Kershaw county oats fields
The barley birds, a major pest for oats, have reached Kershaw county in large numbers. However, the early oat crop is scarce, leaving these birds with few fields to feed on for now.
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Kershaw County
D. C
O'Brien Addresses Large Toronto Meeting as Orangemen Riots
Mr O'Brien spoke to a huge audience at Queen's Park in Toronto. Orangemen attempted to disrupt the gathering but were in a minority. The speaker expressed satisfaction with how the event ended.
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Mr. O’brien
Queen's Park
Toronto
Orangemen
Mr. O'Brien
Profit is Profit: Hutchinson’s small profit scalping habit
Millionaire Hutchinson dominates Chicago grain trading by insisting on closing out at any profit no matter how small. A young broker recalls his first order and Hutchinson’s casual definition of profit, saying a cent is better than nothing and to earn him a profit every time, even if only enough to cover commissions.
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New Orleans
St. Louis
New Oreans
Democrat
Chicago
Hutchinson
Manly
Hutch
Cicago Herald
Temperance Ad from George W Bungay on Reform Bell
A temperance advocate, George W Bungay, promotes progress and reform as the bell rings for freedom. The piece uses mechanized imagery of engines and lightning to urge temperance and the end of drink, framing reform as a bright, hopeful day.
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Apain
Geo. W. Bungay
Papal brief in favor of total abstinence urges clergy to lead by example
The text from Pope Leo XIII to Bishop John Ireland praises the Catholic Total Abstinence Union and condemns intemperance as ruinous to faith and morals. It calls pastors to preach, model abstinence, and unite in a league to curb drinking, ending with an apostolic benediction dated March 27, 1587, St. Peter's Rome.
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Ireland
St. Paul
Minn
John
Leo XIII
United States
Baltimore
Rome
St. Peter's
National W C T U Bulletin on Temperance Global Links
The bulletin notes talks of forming a Prohibition associated press and reports the Fort Worth W C T U opening a home for homeless women. It covers New Zealand temperance conventions led by Sir William Fox and praise for Mrs. Fannie Leiter’s gospel temperance appeal to Ohio penitents. It cites potential $1,000,000 US Brewers’ pledge to Texas temperance and quotes Dr Langdon Down on insanity rises after lifting spirit duties. It highlights Pandita Ramabai Dongre Methavi studying in Philadelphia to learn about American life for Hindustan and her praise of the temperance movement.
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W. C. T. U. Bulletin
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Great Britain
New Zealand
William Fox
W. Cc.t. U
Fannie Leiter
Ohio
Columbus
Robert Rae
British National Temperance League
United States Brewers’ Association
Paris
Pandita Ramabai Dongre Methavi
Hindustan
America
Philadelphia
India
Miss Willard
Joseph Cook
Boston
Are Alcoholic Drinks Nourishing A Public Debate
A fragment from The Voige quotes Prof Kapff and others arguing alcohol nourishes health and vitality, countered by medical figures such as Dr N B Davis and Dr Parker who deem alcoholic drinks harmful. The piece critiques attribution to unnamed professors and questions the authenticity of the sources.
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Kapff
The
National Society
N. 8. Davis
Medical Association of the
United States
Parker
New York College of Physicians and Surgeons
T. Richardson
M. A
M. F. BR
Carl — Bach
Leipsle
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Inter-State Commerce Commission
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Equitable Marriage Insurance Assocition
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Ayaconia
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Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Parsons, Pa
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B. C
Vermont
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Washington Light Infantry
Toledo Cadets
Marion
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Rev. Robinson
Mecklenburg County
N. C
J. Langdon Down
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