Random global notes of curiosities and rumors
A garbled roundup mentions Meral Coates, Pe ersynVANIA expenditures on riot coverage, India production estimates, bees in Kansas, Liverpool railway electrification, a German donor offer about inhabited celestial bodies, Storrs estates demand, Caple tafists land claims, Mrs Jobn A Logan marriage rumors, Mrs Lotran’s name change, and a Boston Herald note on Herr Jolann Most's penitentiary sentence for threats after Chicago anarchists' hanging.
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Boston Herald
Court of Inez Resort
New York
Claim ties Ney officer’s son to Jasper Tennessee teacher
Tri reports that a son of Marshal Ney, Napoleon’s premier lieutenant, lives in Jasper Tennessee. It states the father was not executed, but sent to America aboard with his old anchors, where the son became a schoolteacher in South Carolina and is buried, named Peter Stuart Abram. The tale mixes truth and fiction, but remains intriguing.
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Tri
Marshal Ney
Napoleon
Jasper
Tenn
Tie
Amerles
Oe Ved
South Carelina
Peter Stuart Abram
Railroad fares and passenger use urged by ComMrtctal Gazette
The ComMrtctal Gazette argues a well managed railroad could profit carrying passengers, noting regular riders deserve fair treatment, and long distance travelers should receive steady rates. It advocates reduced rates for excursions and a general, uniform rate structure to boost regular passenger volume.
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ComMrtctal Gazette
Man Named Weyman Faces Hangs for Murder in 1885
A historical report notes Samuel Weyman facing capital punishment for a murder in 1885. After multiple trials, he is again convicted in Livingston County and sentenced to hang. The article discusses legality of execution methods and the evolving view of the death penalty.
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Aman
Samuel FE. Weyman
Livingaian
Woyman
Past Week in News From Home and Abroad
A condensed weekly roundup reports steamboat fare between Cincinnati and Louisville revived at a higher rate, a national convention of post office clerks scheduled for Pittsburg, and religious and political developments across Missouri, Texas, and Philadelphia. It notes arrests, labor actions, a major bank inquiry, railroad strikes, and a broad set of incidents from Louisville to Detroit, with further items on floods, famines, and notable deaths and legal rulings.
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Louisville
Pittsburg
Baptist Churches of Missouri
Pertie Springs
Waller
Freeman
Forerest
Texa
Philadelphia
New Irish Federation of America
Pargell
Arnold Siegfried Jahn
Turner’s Societies of the World
Chis
Turner
Detroit Commercial Advertiser and Home Journal
Eosla
ES. Iy
Curerency
Bob Ross
Gene Oral Jackson
Wing Ok
di Toy
Sacramento
Cal
Alawee-Lorraine
Hhenish
Prussia
Saar
William Gordon Cumming
Elginshire
Scotland
John Wardell
Desho County
Avi
Fred Steinman
Dax
General Sturm
City of Mexico
Mia
Dayton
St. Paul
Arthur
Boudinot Crumpton
Fort Smith
Ark
Samuel M. Morgan
Judge Hall
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Peruvwla
Mary
Wichita
H. B. Gorn
Constantion Demara
Joe Costallo
Steppe Ferry
Pinkston
Grant Werived
Chicage
York Prades
Chenaly Seeks Immigration Policy to Preserve Nationality
Foreign write up shows Herr Chenaly urging his scheme to preserve the nationality of immigrants in America. The article notes suppression of the slave trade and mentions Africa’s tribes as war captives offered to be traded or sacrificed.
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Herr Chenaly
America
Africa
Suit Hears Dramatic Courtroom Closure Over Secretary Post
In July 6 proceedings Judge Blodgett halted a women’s crowd in the World’s Fair board election case for Phoebe Cousins. Attorney Colonel Robert Rae argued to preserve her secretaryship amid courtroom applause and disputes, as the gallery briefly erupted before the marshal ordered the room cleared.
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Phoebe Cousins
Gurteaco
Phosics Cousins
Board of
Lady Manors of the World's Fair
Judge Biodwotry Court
Robert Rae
Miss Cousins
Mize Cousins
Indy
Augusta Kimball
George Jones
Ouliog
Waite
Western Wing Gathers For Speakership Fight
Washington special reports Hoge r Q. Millk of Texas will launch a western speakership campaign opposing eastern democratic notions. He plans a Mississippi speech in two to three weeks and will announce his platform there. If Millsdough cannot secure a caucus majority, Springer could inherit Milles strength as Texas blocks other western contenders. Morrison and Carlisle wing reformers shape presidential sentiment while Bret Springer factions seek healing with Morrison.
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Alle
Kpeaker
Chicago
Washington
Hoger Q. Millk
Texas
Springer
Chap
Morrison
Carlisle
A Good Move started in Chicago to end padrone system
Illinois officials moved to dismantle the padrone network in Chicago claiming many children from Italy were smuggled into the city for forced begging. Reports allege some youngsters were drugged to fake illness to solicit alms, with cases highlighting organied exploitation.
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Illinois
Mane
Lal
Child Alois Zimmerman Arrives in New York on Steamship Alice
Three year old Alois Zimmerman arrived in New York with his mother after fleeing Austria. The pair left their home to escape danger and seek safety in the United States aboard the steamship Alice.
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Avery Mall
Radical Death Beliefs from Col Sam Wood Letter
The State Journal reprints a five year old letter from the late Colonel Sam Wood written to his family on death bed thoughts. He argues death is a transition not an end, rejects church dogma, calls for no funeral rites, and expresses faith in continued spirit life and the brotherhood of man. He envisions earthly duty over religious ceremonies and urges living to solve world problems.
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State Journal
Sam Wood
Cowie
Heaven
Hell
God
Man
Aximore
Amanigind
Bank of England Cuts Rates Amid Markets' Caution
London policy moves lower discount rates as global money markets show subdued demand. U.S. reports say reductions influence London conditions with negligible excess liquidity. A Berlin cable notes chemist Bombel claims a Koch lymph purification process amid financial and scientific headlines.
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Berlin
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Kansas Agitator
Varnety
Kansas
Irs
Peersynvania
Coke
India
Liverpool
Germany
Storrs
Caple
Jobn A. Logan
Lotran
Wallick
General News
San Francisco
Boies
Towa
Alexander Clark
United States
Iinleter
Liberia
State Department
Wood
Death
Timmer Tatty
London
Bank of England
Phievis
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