Mysterious Sunshine Rain Falls Over East St Louis Yard
Residents flock to the Baileys yard at 106 North Fifth Street as a strange sunlit drizzle pours from leaves and falls from the clear sky. Witnesses describe a continuous rain beneath Lombardy poplars, with observers collecting water samples and pondering natural or miraculous causes while the street becomes crowded with curious spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Bailey
Canton
Mackintosh
Baileys
East St. Louis
Anarchic New York Street Fakirs Sell Parody Excursion Tickets
A spoof notice from New York mocks street vendors selling a comical excursion ticket for a 1966 Moonlight Excursion to Delirium Grove. It describes carnival antics, fake bands, jokey punishments, and absurd details like free tickets for all and a COUPON entitling a hearer to a seat in the fresh air, with chaos and satire throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Menger
Parkrow
Ann
Nassau Streets
Delirium Grove
Fog Island
Oeraston Fid
Distillery Alley
All Nation Board
White Beans
California Belle Becomes Koreshan High Priestess
Mrs. Frederick Castle once Ella O Brien, a Alameda beauty and former Encinal City belle, converts to Cyrus Teed's Koreshan unity in Chicago. She leaves her husband Frederick Castle, who seeks divorce in New York custody of two minor children, as she travels to Estero Florida to join the Koreshan colony as high priestess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Cyrus Teed
Frederick Castle
Ella O' Brien
Alameda
Cal
Cyrus W. Teed
Chicago
Castle
New York
Ella O'Brien
Encinal
Bay
Miss O'Brien
Miss O Brien
John T. Fleming
Gulf Coast
Florida
Koreshan Colony
San Francisco Examiner
Wheelmen Fight For Free Bicycle Shipping On Wisconsin Railroads
Wisconsin wheelmen push a bill to bar railroads from charging for carrying bicycles, arguing wheels are not baggage. Railroads counter that bicycles require extra baggage cars and should not be treated as personal baggage. The debate will hinge on a state supreme court decision. Also noted is Salvation Army founder Alice Lewis seeking a Navy gunboat for a naval branch, with Booth-Tucker aiming to fund a cruiser if denied. The Raleigh’s September target practice off the Florida coast yielded accurate shots at the Carmelita hull, validating percussion shell use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
State Supreme Court
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Alice Lewis
Naval Branch
Salvation Army
Great Britain
Ireland
Washington
Cleveland
Salvation Navy
Booth-Tucker
Atlantic
Navy Department
Raleigh
Florida
Navy
Carmelita
Man guards wife’s tomb in Brooklyn Evergreen cemetery
Jonathan Reed spends most of his leisure time protecting and maintaining the vault built after his wife’s death in 3 years. He describes two hermetically sealed coffins and a homelike tomb with bead portieres and portraits. Reed says visitors’ growing numbers led cemetery authorities to curb access while vowing to continue his vigil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jonathan Reed
Evergreens Cemetery
Brooklyn
Reed
Cemetery Association
War settlement via three cornered talks with Spain
The Pittsburg Dispatch outlines a possible diplomatic path to end the Cuban War by a new treaty with Spain. It suggests Spain grant Cuba local self government similar to Canada in exchange for U S ratification of a broader agreement, while noting Senate hesitations over any renewal of Spanish rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Spain
Cuba
United States
Canada
United States Senate
Pittsburg Dispatch
Charles Gavin
Cabi ix
Young Gavin
Jacksonville
Fla
Documenta
Ochoa
Manav lands sale of farm to pay costs in suit
An Ohio sheriff posts notice to sell James Bentley’s farm in Pymataning Township to cover costs in the suit against Mark A Hanna & Co of Cleveland over a disputed gold claim tied to the Clara furnace at Sharpsville. Bentley, deranged, believes his farm hides a vast quartz mine worth millions, though the case has long failed in court. The sale aims to satisfy a small debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Thompson
Mercer
James Bentley
Pymataning Township
Mark A
Mark A. Hanna & Co
Cleveland
Sharonville
Bettles
Pittsburg Dispatch
A Novel Campaign Trail in Missouri by Hillis
Missouri Populist lieutenant governor candidate James H. Hillis tours the state in a covered prairie schooner with a three man musical troupe. They perform at stops to draw crowds of farmers and yeomen, eschewing trains for a plain wagon campaign that emphasizes accessibility and homey entertainment.
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Misouri
James H. Hillis
Hillis
Mr. Hillis
Roe
Harley Moling
W. D. Hunt
McFall
Gentry County
Missouri
MoFal
Indiana
Kentucky
Gentry
Harrison
Beno
Faust
Hillin
Pullman
Senate
Counterfeiting Fears Over New U S Bills
Secret Service warns of counterfeits flooding in as new one and two and five dollar notes debut. Experts say design beauty masks ease of forgery. public familiarity will take a year, aiding counterfeiters. Vigilance remains high as probes find no solid links to suspects yet.
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Secret Service
Logas
Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Secret Service Bureau
Washington Star
Demorest
Free
Wells
al Y Ieee
Deepie
Patherna
Bettie Demorest Publishing Co
Pia Apwertien
Ser Verde
Lanark Gazette
Mad Lee
The Searching Hoodlum in Knights and Towns
A broad critique catalogues a roaming bicyclist menace across cities, urging laws and penalties for dangerous riding. It cites a Missouri example where severe penalties apply for injury or endangerment, and includes statistical notes on crime, prison labor, dancing declines, and economic trends.
Fragmented 19th Century Journal Notes on Religion, Baseball and War
A mosaic of short items covers Beugs' salve ads, a nonsectarian Jewish unity sermon by Rev. Levy, and varied sports and war notes. It notes baseball standings with Cincinnati slipping after a strong early run, reports on Cuban conflict violence, Mexico’s independence day customs, and potential Turkish protectorate moves amid sultan’s rumored instability. The collection blends ads, sermons, sports, and international affairs in a snapshot of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
J. Leonard Levy
Temple
Israel
Levy
Mohanaoeion
Dentel
Dr. Lavy
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G. P. Schaurer
Tierra de Fuego
Moses Yo Ransom
C .S. Ransom & Co
Joseph F. Loubat
J. H. Connor
Ransom
Alaska
Cook's Inlet
Canadian Pacific
Ompany
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ash Kennedy
Winnipeg
Brotherhood of Engine:ta
Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
North American Beekeepers Association
National
Beekeepers’ Union
Beekeepers
Hood
Order OF Reg Chainers
New York World
The
HANNA
Ohio
Father Sutter
Karluk
Sanu Francisco Chronicle
Pim
Tackson
Jonathan Carver Olainn
Jonathan Carver
Gann
Carver
Misssissippi River
Jease Thames
Florence Gordon
Jon Herron
J.D. Thatcher
East Aurora
N.Y
Boston
Tarmaer
Huntish
Europe
Street Railways
Massachusetts
St. Louis
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Professor Sering
Berlin Academy of Agriculture
Sering
Li Hung Chang
Grant
Lord Salisbury
M. Ribot
France
Isaac N. Burch
General Grant
New York City
Percy Gaunt
Atlantic Canal
Lewes
Del
Delaware
Bar
Adelina Patel
Adelina Patti
Brecon
Walea
Grintieel
Peel
Neue Ny
Carroll D. Wright
Gladstone
Turkey
Porte
Andrew Jackson
Cenene
Buchanan
Buenos Ayres
Lerres
Daviess Cumote
Mt. Carroll
Sonnes Oetip
Jewry
Solomon
Cris
Wirich
Ne Kay
Creeosille
Baen
Hogan's
Ned
Howe
God
Baltimore
Reds
Clevelands
Baltimores
Cincinnatic
Cincinnatia
Pittebargs
Chicagos
Lamiavilles
Clevelanda
Mexico
Father Hidalgo
Egypt
Ars
Astoria
Ajtile
Castor
Oantoria Fa
Eizeen
Inter Ocean
Tas
Eet Een An Ee
Thams WY Natit
Ana
Iisa
Chicago Gazette
DE Frog9
Wie
Gula the
City Drug Store
Saue
Peorm
St. Lenis
Kausaa City
WO Keaven
Maui
Jaemie Sgeararey
Castomia
Chapper
Northern Marble Railroad
Les Siven
Yorks
Mt Rainier
Betweon
Metitene
St Paul Minto
Maganieta
Castoria
Taranta
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