Five Held In Nihilist Meeting At St Petersburg
In St Petersburg police raided a Nihilist gathering and arrested five individuals. Simultaneously Senor Zorilla, once a top ministerial figure in Spain a decade ago, is identified as leading an insurrection pushing his nation toward civil war. Germany dispatched a scientific expedition to Egypt to study cholera origin and spread and to identify preventive measures.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Senor Zorilla
Spain
Egypt
Death rumors swirl over Cetewayo fate in telegraph clues
An international rumor suggested Zulu King Cetewayo was dead after a telegraph implied he was en route to BEL tests, fueling speculation of murder. The fragmented report hints at tension between communications and royal safety while offering no official confirmation.
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Tne
Cetewayo
Telegraph
Bel
Depositors Riot at London Bank Demands Urged
In London a group of bank depositors stormed a small bank over inability to withdraw on demand. They wrecked the premises before police were called and declined to intervene.
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London
Eng
Chicago Doctor Reports New Orleans Health Strong
Dr Jonn IL Raccu back in Chicago reports New Orleans health and sanitary conditions excellent. He states no reason to fear yellow fever or cholera outbreaks in the South. The Sanitary Council, of which he is a member, is taking every precaution to prevent introduction of either disease from abroad.
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Jonn IL. Raccu
Chicago
New Orleans
South
Leprosy Admissions in Hawaii 1865–1879 Rise to 1027
Honolulu figures show 1027 lepers admitted to the asylum from 1865 to 1879, with 668 having families. The data suggest many cases in unsettled areas remain uncounted while American and European settlements report a decline in the disease.
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Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Bohemian printer allegedly sets barn blaze in Wisconsin
Frid Skrewor of Caledonia near Racine, a Bohemian printer, argued with his mother over writing to his father in the old country. He slept in the barn, his mother then alarmed a fire at a nearby neighbor. The next morning his body was found among the ruins. authorities suspect the mother set the barn fire in an insane episode.
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Frid« Skrewor
Caledonia
Racine
Wis
Harsh Realities of Corean Life for Foote’s Mission
The report on Foote the newly appointed minister to Corea notes difficulties of residence life. He occupies a crude wood and paper house amid hovels and filth. Extreme climate and scarce fuel contrast with the need to import most food and supplies from abroad.
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Corea
Foote
Corean
Remarkable suicide wound puzzles doctors in Cleveland
Mrs Garrison a young bride in Cleveland Ohio shot herself in the head with a pistol. She remained conscious, walked, and cheerful. A probe traced the ball through the skull, yet doctors found no real hope of recovery. The case is deemed remarkable by the medical team.
Saint Louis claimants press on Washington land rights
Str. Louis claimants sent an agent to Washington City to defend a claimed interest in a large land area within Washington including South Washington and much of what is now the capitol grounds. They contend James Greenleaf’s government sale was a lease for 99 years and seek a deed for all property valued around 3,000,000 dollars. Edmondston, their representative, aims to settle with current occupants on that basis.
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Str. Louis
Washington City
Washington
South
Capitol Grounds
James Greenleaf
Iz Fee
Samuel B. Edmondston
Greenleaf
Edmonston
Quebec
Canada
Atlanta
United States
Treasury Department
Department of State
Spain
Cuba
Chicago
Haworth
Chiloeco
Indian Territory
Lawrence
Kan
Genoa
Neb
Pittsburg
Pai
Janes Price
Philadelphia
World’s Doings Report on treaties and events
The World’s Doings itemizes a Mexico Germany treaty claim of favorable terms for Germany, tax and military service exemptions, and a note on various political moves including Michigan Prohibition conventions, Irish and English matters, U S bond redemptions, Spain’s Cuba policy, Indian schools progress, and multiple urban incidents. It also covers strikes, court actions, riots, fires, and a fatal railroad disaster in Kentucky with a massive explosion and widespread damage.
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Mexico
Germany
Michigan
Eaton Rapids
Chicago
James Carey
London
Wim. E. Forster
Ireland
John Devoy
The
Irish Nation
New York
August Belmont
Georgia
Tragedies and notes from a chaotic era in brief
Reports detail a completed section of the Northern Pacific Railway near Millang tunnel and a call for a commission to inspect it. Yellow fever deaths at Pensacola Navy Yard, a Chicago arrest for counterfeit money schemes, and a disastrous crowd crush at a Triennial assembly. Nebraska City murder suicide by Ezra Douglass’s wife, a Chicago hotel incident, a Cincinnati shooting and suicide, and a major fire at Franklin Pennsylvania’s Eclipse Oil Refinery.
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Secretary of the Interior
Northern Pacific Railway
Millang Tunnel
Penascola Navy Yard
Washington
Dude Black
Joff Anwstnona
H.C. Bechtele
Chicago
Colorado
San Francisco
Grand
Nebraska City
Ezra Douglass
Commercial
Cincinnati
Ohio
Burt Scheibel
Josie Stubb
Scheibel
Darton
Eclipse Oil
Franklin
Kansas City troubled by debt and police cuts
Kansas capital faces a 12000 dollar floating debt and empty General Revenue funds. Mayor and Council split on relief as police, marshal, street crew pay cease, lights cut, leaving the city in darkness while efforts to balance the budget continue.
A Bad Day for Railroads in Winchester Kentucky
A loaded car with four hundred kegs of blasting powder on a Winchester siding ignited when an accommodation train rear collided. Two men were killed and five injured as engines and cars exploded and a depot roof collapsed. Local agent C. D. Emmons faced blame over the four day powder delay.
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Painiv Horrywanx
Erie
Hatfmain
Charlotte
Mich
Raymond
Banker's Rothschild
Mt. Sterling
Lexington
Kentucky Central
Winchester Crossing
Schuler
Randolph
Michel
America
Winchester
Kentucky
H. P. Mason & Co
Chesapeake & Ohio Trunk
Mount Sterling & Lexington
Chesapeake & Ohio
Charles C. McMichael
Hubbard Taylor
Randolph Martin
Dennis Schuller
Baxter
Schuller
Augustus McKim
Johnson
Frank Mockersmith
Hawks Brothers
C. D. Fimnons
Chesapeake &Ohig
Emmons
Tragic Railway Death Near Omaha Extension
A young 23 year old named Burdett, a section gang member, was found dead on the Missouri Pacific Omaha extension track. He had been drinking with companions and slept on the rails, run over by an east bound special train. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death. a letter from his sister in Osborne, Missouri, is the only clue to his family.
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Omaha
Missouri Pacific
Burdett
Osanha
Beim
Mien Hill
Osborne
Gloucester train aid saves collision at Beverly
A Gloucester Branch train left Rockport with about 2000 dollars collected from passengers. At Beverly the air brake failed and two men, a switchman and an engineer, acted swiftly to reverse and back away, while the switch was opened to let an incoming Portland train pass safely. Proposals seek to raise the reward to 3000 and divide it between the two men for preventing disaster.
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Mass
Gloucester
Eastern Railroad
Rockport
Beverly
Portland
Open Switch Causes Fatal Train Collision in Charlotte
An open switch led to a passenger train from Atlanta colliding with a freight engine in Charlotte, killing fireman W. S. Farris of Atlanta. No other injuries. Engine couplings and mail car badly damaged. The accident was caused by the open switch.
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Charlotte
S.C
Atlanta
W. S. Farris
Train strikes steer on Chesapeake and Ohio line
A special Chesapeake & Ohio train traveling at about forty miles per hour struck a steer on an embankment yesterday. On board were General Echols, Vice-President and Manager, General Superintendent Brown, Huntington, General Freight Agent Mitchell, and many guests. Engineer Miles and Fireman Swift of Elizabethtown were badly scalded along with other injuries. The train and cars left the track but all aboard were shaken. no serious casualties reported.
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Carro
Snn
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
General Echols
Brown
Huntington
Mitchell
Miles
Swift
Elizabethtown
Various Obituaries and Anecdotes From 19th Century News
A compilation notes: Professor Foster’s mother died after a fall at sixty seven. Capt Webb once saved a relative and later risked his life for others. Miss Primeo abandons riding due to health and will live with her mother in Colorado. A Nevada magnate earns about 9 million yearly with exhausted mines. George Whitefield’s remains lie under a Newburyport pulpit visited by a relative. Barnum show star Eugene Chapontop now cooks in Syracuse. Senator Jones of Florida recalls Ireland but prefers the future. Chester A. Arthur marries Lucy Contestor in Indiana. groom gives a pony ornament. John Tolland travels from Bentonsport to Nashua to spend years near a married daughter. Edison says he has quit inventing. now a businessman, money comes from inventions. Col. George L. Perkins, ninety-five, urges agents to refuse trade dollars destined for China.
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Torprxka
Capitol City
Baxter Springs
Joan H. Watson
Emporia
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Port Williams
Leavenworth
Atchison
First Congregational Church
Longton
Eck County
Baptist Church
Greenleaf
Butler County
Church of the United Brethren
Constant
Cowley County
Peach Grove
Peach Grove Township
Iley County
Wyandotte
Murray
Mary Morton
Martha Houston
Strong
Eldorado
Ottawa, Osage City
Council Grove Railroad
Japan
Brewer
Supreme Court
Amos Plunk
Plumb
Emporia News
Vers
Ape
Growan Fincou
Topeka
Parker
Charley Johnson
Shawnee County
Richards
Taylor
Harvey County
Frank Murray
Lincoln
Neb
Newton
Abiline
Max Levy
Agricultural Department of Prussia
Departments of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Waterloo
Der
Missouri
Charles Davis
Davis
Kingman
Abbie Canfield
Hey. T. H. Canfield
Iowa
Miss Canfield
Leavenworth, Topeka & Southwestern Railroad
Leavenworth West
Capt. Webb
George Whitefield
Old Presbyterian Church
Newburyport
Mass
Mrs. Walsh
Savannah
Gra
Eugene Chapontop
Barnum
Syracuse
N.Y
Senator Jones
Florida
Ireland
Old Country
Chester A. Arthur
Lucy Contestor
Darlington
Ind. T
Chicago
Inter Ocean
John Tolland
Bentonsport
Nashua
N. H
Chicago Tribune
Thomas A. Edison
Tama
Ws Herald
Connecticut
George L. Perkins
Norwich
Norwich & Worcester Railroad Company
China
Nonsense and Travel Humor Snippets
A collage of quips from old era newspapers. Jokes about seaside resorts not being as high priced, a girl quips about joining a bird protection society, a tale of a man who failed to “comp” a bull and other light humor. A railroad anecdote ends with a child's remark about a salary joke regarding the conductor.
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Athuitic
Detroit Post
Society For the Protection
Gaston Trenserint
All Nedson
Oman
Arkansaw
Prithee
Paul
Drake
Traveller's Magazine
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Wall Street
New York City
St. Louis
Bush & Son
Pacific Coast
Treasury
Marine Hospital Service
Rober Mannegra
Vera Cruz
Virginia
Richfield Sparinas
Hanlan
Courtney
Galveston
Texas
Owen
Marine Guard
Pensacola
Fla
United States Rolling Mill Company
Canon City
Colo
E. M. Mooney
Helena
Davenport
Ligutenant .Taylor
Navy Yard
Civil Service Act
Interior Department
Second National Bank
Warren
EK. M. Fitch
Thomas B. Kirby
Tennessee
Postoffice Department
Houghton, Milling& Co
Boston
Houghton
Kirby
Telegraphers’ Brotherhood
Martin Brapney
Terrill
Kansas State News
Atchison, Kans
Professor Foster
Middlebury College
Vermont
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