Free libraries by town count in Massachusetts Gazette
The Gazette notes that of 454 Massachusetts towns and cities 521 contain free libraries. It also reports New England lost about 40 000 people last year to Canadian emigration. Mentioned are a Augusta Georgia carpenter with four sons named Gould Vanderbilt Rockefeller Armour and a note on early electricity use and a Chinese Heavenly Foot society with strict marriage vows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New England
Canada
Joan Floyp
Augusta, Ga
Jay Gould, Vanderbilt, Rockefeller
Phil Armour
Italian Doctor Finds Fasting Does Not Weaken Muscles
Recent investigations by Dr Manea, an Italian physician, show that fasting for twenty four or thirty six hours has no influence on muscular power. The study notes no loss of strength despite extended fasting periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manea
Veteran Nashville & Pulaski conductor keeps perfect record
Davy W G Kron has led the secAccommodation train since 1857 and never missed a trip, now 72. In Toledo a court fixed maximum life-damage at 10000 dollars, though carrier judges may not be bound by the ruling. In Copenhagen a woman who detained a thief received a diamond brooch and wedding proposal from a journalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy
W. G. Kron
Seccommodation
Nashville & Pulaski
Tenn
June Ricks
Toledo
United States
Copenhagen
N. Y
Police
Moody birthdays mark family ages in two states
Dwiear L Moody the evangelist turned 58 in San Antonio Texas while his mother Betsey Holton Moody celebrated her 90th birthday in East Northfield Massachusetts. In Britain a bill to end plural voting aims to equalize votes by income for farm laborers and landlords. Peter Brigham, Vermont native, donated 1,000,000 for a Boston free hospital, to be invested for 25 years and grow toward nearly 5,000,000 when access occurs seven years hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwiear L. Moody
San Antonio
Tex
Betsey Holton Moody
East Northfield
Mass
Great Britain
Eie Nteen
Peter B. Brigham
Vermont
Boston
Disabled soldiers aid letters reach pension office in Washington
Queer English letters and affidavits flood the pension office, praising a claimant as a county committee member who bury disabled soldiers. An elusive "wonder doctor" Axotuen is found in Germany as a shepherd named Ast in Badbruch, drawing crowds of over 1,000 visitors seeking his advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Office
Washington
Germany
Ast
Badbruch
January cold boosts coal demand and output in clash
The severe January February weather altered daily coal use by about 100000 tons and pushed January production to 3,000,000 tons, 800000 more than coal firms agreed. Attempts to curb output failed due to extraordinary demand from the cold. Woo Jax of Ashland Kentucky anonymously funded groceries for a needy family. In New York a charity collector donated six dollars at Wat's washee house. There is yet hope for the heathen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woo Jax
Ashland
New York
Wat
Washee House
Petition aims to shield governments from liquor and opium sale
A World’s Christian Temperance Union petition, signed by four million people in fifty languages, seeks global protection against intoxicants and social vice and plans to present to leaders of civilized nations. Also notes New York clubman Hower Osborn’s reckless life, wealth, debt, and the dangers of self centered living. Claims long cold winters kill microbes, yet microbes and diseases persist and thrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Christian Temperance Union
Hower Osnorn
New York
Osborn
Epitome of the Week from the Fifty Third Congress
Proceedings of the second session summarize actions in February on bonds sale rules, silver coinage debates, pensions for Mexican veterans, and naval and Indian appropriation bills. House and Senate measures include bridge authorizations, constitutional amendments on liquor and citizenship, and a drought relief seed appropriation. Adjournment set for Feb 23 with continued naval and pension discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Tursday
Vilas
Don Carlos Brell
U.S. A
Wisconsin & Duluth Bridge Company
St. Louis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
United States
Weroxespar
Wolcott
Missouri River
Sioux City
Turus Bay
Fripway
Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Commissioner reports patent activity and notable deaths this week
The Seymour report notes 20803 patents granted and 12920 expired by limitation in 1594. Frederick Douglass died suddenly at his residence near Washington on the 20th at age 73 from heart failure. Waite, ill, killed himself. Mrs Mary Mel Foster elected DAR president. Washington’s birthday observed. seven day US business failures total 302, up from 270 prior week and 2838 year to date.
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Seymour
Frederick Douglass
Anacostia
Washington
Waite
P. Bogdanoff
Legation
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Mary Mel. Foster
United States
Isid
Multiple 19th Century News Snippets on Fire, Obits, and Elections
Fire devastates Hamilton business district causing an estimated loss of 400000. Obituary notes read Benjamin F. Prescott and William Murphy, both prominent figures, with Murphy linked to Gen. Sam Houston’s era. American Publishers Association meets in ninth annual convention amid bond oversubscription. New York’s foreign flag ban signed into law by Gov. Morton. Knapp elected American Newspaper Publishers’ president. Brouch jailed for drunkenness in Philadelphia. Rhode Island prohibitionists nominate Smith Quimby for governor. Four hunters found frozen to death 49 miles outside New York. Arbuckle Bros. mills suffer 300000 in damages with several employees injured.
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Hamilton
N. Y
New York
American Publishers’ Association
London
United States Bonds
Benjamin F. Prescott
Epping
N. H
William ©. Murphy
Sam Houston
Texas
Philadelphia
Arbuckle Bros
Gov. Morton
C. W. Knapp
Liquor Raids, Birthday Milestones, and a Capital Move
South Carolina raided country stores for large liquor shipments in tomato cans as William Scott celebrated his 100th birthday. A Missouri legislature proposed moving the capital to Sedalia. California passed a measure banning hats in theaters. North Dakota house defeated woman suffrage 31 to Finn. In Lindsey, Ohio, partial destruction marked an incident in Sandusky county. A Sandusky farm cave yielded skeletons of three men and sixteen horses.
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South Carolina
Ayt Delphos
William Scott
Missouri
Sedalia
California
North Dakota
Finn
Lindsey
Sandusky County
Multiple Tragedies and Political Moves Across States
A mosaic of 19th century calamities and events spans from Michigan and Missouri to Alabama and Nebraska. Fires kill families near Star City and in Hot Springs, with frozen deaths and a suicide following jealousy. Wealth shifts for John Geiger in Nebraska, political threats in Alabama, and party nominations in Michigan reveal a nation wracked by violence, hunger, and power struggles.
World tour by William J. Thaler begins in Montreal
Montreal reports William John Thaler plans a seven year pedestrian world tour starting April 15. Across the globe the piece notes trials of Paris journalists, French casualties with pirates in Tonquin, a failed British parliamentary move on cotton duties, a Persia earthquake catastrophe, Formosa executions of riot leaders, and a Brampton family mass mental illness case.
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Montreal
William John Thaler
Paris
Tonquin
House of Commons
Rosebery
Koutchal
Astrabad
Persia
Formosa
Brampton
Ont
Senate Defeats Railway Pooling Bill in Vote
Senate defeat leaves railway pooling bill stalled as 42 to 24. The Indian appropriation bill advances and Matt W. Ransom’s nomination as minister to Mexico is confirmed. House passes extra monthly salary for House and Senate employees. deficiency bill reading nears completion. James W. Lawrence sues for $160,000. notable deaths include Grex Carr wart veteran and three time NYS secretary of state Joshpa AB Carr. violent incidents highighlighted.
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United States
Senate
Matt W. Ransom
North Carolina
Mexico
Isaac I. Gray
House
James W. Lawrence
Minneapolis
Grex
Joshpa AB. Carr
New York
Troy
Tyres
Smith and Cox
Osborn’s Gap
Louisville & Nashville
Greenville
Ala
James
William Toole
English
GreenGee W. MccBripe
Oregon
John Dolph
Birmingham
Waine
A. J. Walker
Terre Haute
Ind
Samuel Dana Horrox
Washington
Our College
Beaver Falls
Fred Brooks
Baltimore & Ohio
Mansfield
Carr
Henry W. HowGate
United States Signal Service
Washington's Birthday Observed in Cities with Archbishops Speech
Reports from cities nationwide note Washington's birthday observances. In Chicago Archbishop Ireland addressed Union League audiences urging civic duty, voting as sacred. He warned against indifference to politics and praised American citizenship and the ballot as a duty and mark of manhood.
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Ireland
Chicago
Cwenco
Washington
National Congress of Women
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
New York
Denver
Norfolk
McKinley
Ohio
United States
Patton
Michigan
Union League Club
Union League
Archbishop Ireland
Republic of America
The
Republic
Amon
America
Ohio Miners Distress Spurs Official Inquiry
A government commissioned inquiry by leaders from Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus and Toledo reports miners in the Hocking and Sunday Creek valleys earned only 75 to 125 dollars last year due to a national strike and could earn 1 to 8 dollars daily with regular work. About one third of 10 000 to 12 000 miners and their families totaling nearly 15 000 people are in distress. Prospects are bleak with miners saying there are at least 50 percent too many workers for available jobs and many plan to relocate or seek other work.
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Cortumnus
Gov
Mckinley
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Hocking
Sunday Creek
Death Overtakes Frederick Douglass in Washington
Obituary notices Frederick Douglass dies suddenly at 78 in Anacostia Heights. Born slave in 1817, he rose to global prominence as an abolitionist, orator, and public figure. His career included U S marshal and recorder posts, diplomacy, and advocacy for women's advancement. A North Carolina legislature adjournment tribute honors his legacy.
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Frederick Douglass
Wasminetox
Anacostia Heights
Frederick Douglas
Maryland
Col. Lloyd
William Lloyd Garrison
Europe
Hawaiian Gazette Denies Cruelty Claims in Hawaii
The Hawaiian Gazette of February 5 questions reports of cruelty by Hawaiian officials toward Capt. Davis and others to extract revolution details. It states a personal investigation found the allegations untrue and urges foreign readers to dismiss such stories as false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
San Francisco
Davis
Hawaiian Gazette
Gazette
Ex-convict Who Led Crawford Bank Escaped Capture
Omana Nebraska February 21 Discovery shows Albert Whipple once Bank Crawford president was a Fort Madison Iowa convict from 1886 to 1888 for ticket forgery. From Coin Iowa he ran as Burlington railway agent, learned shorthand in prison, later joined the army and army stores, then banking. He remains at large.
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Omana, Neb
Albert Whipple
Crawford (Neb.) Bank
Fort Madison
Coin
Burlington Railway
Fire at Ledgerwood bakery claims six lives in Hot Springs
A Friday dawn fire at the Ledgerwood bakery on Ouachita avenue Hot Springs Ark swept through boarding houses and cottages, killing four women and two men within an hour. Six boarding houses several storehouses and fifteen cottages were destroyed, with total losses around 75000. A north wind fanned the flames but spared the main business district. The fire consumed areas on Ouachita Sealey Malvern Woodbine and Orange streets.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Rep
Ledgerwood
Ouachita Avenue
Ouachita
Sealey
Malvern
Woodbine
Orange
Mississippi Has Corn To Sell For First Time
A Mississippi dispatch reports the state has a corn surplus and is shipping corn west for the first time. Kansas City grain houses now have buyers in Mississippi. The dispatch notes corn can be grown at twelve cents a bushel and would be profitable at twenty-five cents, even vs cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baurmornt
Mississippi
Kansas City
Irwin Found Not Guilty but Ordered to Pay Costs
George M. Irwin, operator of a blind pool, was found not guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses in a sealed verdict opened Monday. He was ordered to pay the case costs. Irwin quit business last October amid raids on pools, with estimates placing deposits from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 and about 10,000 depositors at peak.
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Pirrspuren
George M. Irwin
Irwin
Republicans Sweep Pennsylvania Municipal Elections
Pennsylvania voters backed Republican candidates across cities towns and boroughs on Tuesday with Philadelphia alone reporting majorities from 45 000 to 50 000. Returns indicate Republicans held or widened their margins for mayor tax receiver council police magistrates and school directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinapenina
Philadelphia
New York Passes Law Prohibiting Foreign Flags onPublic Buildings
Gov Morton signed a law on Washingtons Birthday banning the display of foreign flags on state, county, or municipal buildings. An exception allows foreign flags if the guest country is publicly proclaimed by the governor or mayor. The Odessa earthquake report says Kuchan near Astrabad suffered a devastating quake with thousands believed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anpany
N. Y
Morton
Loxponx
the Times
Odessa
Kuchan
Astrabad
Drought Proof Field Corn Yields in Dry Spell
Salter's Yellow Dent corn yielded over sixty eight bushels per acre in 110 days without rain, far exceeding US averages around twenty. The ad promises a free seed pack and catalogue after sending in, while other items promote travel guides and cheap rail fares, quoting humorous quips and brokered travel routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salter
Department of Agriculture
United States
John A. Salter Seed Company
LaCrosse
Wis
Kean to Perform Shore Acres at McVickers Through Feb
Thos W Kean, eminent tragedian, begins engagement February 25 at McVickers Chicago with Shore Acres remaining until February 24. Take the Queen and Crescent Route to Knoxville and Asheville via Cincinnati. Direct line with solid vestibuled trains offers the shortest 90 miles from Cincinnati.
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McVicker's
Chicago
Shore Acres
Thos. W. Kean
Knoxville
Asheville
Cincinnati
New On
Queen & Crescent
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Illinois
China
Javon Garkel
Star City
Mich
John Geiger
Neb
Kolb
Alabama
Detroit
Joseph E. Moore
Lapere
Supreme Court
Roger W. Shutterfield
Grand Rapids
Charles H. Hincklay
Muskegon
University
Lansing
Myron H. Walker
Colorado
la Grange
Enos Randell
Mocking Valley
Jacksonville
Pla
John L. Sullivan
St. Joseph
William Walsh
Emanuel Barker
Harry Bonner
Foreign Intelligence
Washington's
Ohio Miners
Prederick Douglass
Hoyt
Santo Domingo
Fred Douglass
Miss Pitts
New York State
Recorder’s Office
N. C
General Assembly
Gen. Lee
Pennsylvania
Atlanta Constitution
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Christian Endeavorers
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Rh. O
McCorsier
Big Four
Eben
Florida
Southeast
Biiard F. Hill
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mariota
Atlanta
Lookout Mountain
Battle Field
Atlantic R. R
Pracy
Jeanie Anderson
Kirsty
South March Ltd
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Tennessee
Virginia
River Junction
Clark Sti
C. W. Humphrey
E.I.R. R
E. Third St
St. Paul, Minn
Law and Order Society
South
Louisville & Nasheville
Lema
West
C. P. Armone
Louisville
Guo
L. Cross
California Fig Syrup Co
Puck
Detroit Free Press
Ely
J. W. Davidson
Alt Yat Law
Monmouth
Warren Street
Hood
Parilla
E. Crast
Fresno
Dr. Kilmer & Co
AtDruggleta
Inghamton, N
Vaughan
Mrs. Hen
Aughan’s
Exsw
State Bt
Doug Lee
Brockton Mass
W. L. Douglas
Scott
Scott & Bowne
N.Y
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