County Superintendent Candidates Announced in Douglas County
Candidates for county superintendent of public instruction in Douglas and Dallas counties announce their bids subject to Republican county conventions. J. C. Banta may run for Superintendent of Public Instruction in Dong-Jan county pending convention decision. City Board of Education held monthly meeting approving tax levies and reports. janitors re-elected. 7 and 3 mills tax rates set. funds approved for annual reports. A runaway team injured the driver near Mud Creek. a child of A Henley is gravely ill.
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Douglas County
Republican County County Convention
C. B. Mustarp
J.B. Vaughan
Schole
J. C. Banta
Dong- Jan
Dallas
Counse
Board of Education
Leenaniog
McAllaster
Miller
Clarke
Honnold
Smith
Howard
James
Bowes
W. McAllaster
Masors
John
Aton
Beals
McCage
J. Hamilton
Weather forecast for lower Missouri valley today
For the lower Missouri valley expect occasional rains and partly cloudy skies. Winds shift from northeast to southwest, likely becoming southerly in the north, with falling barometer and little to no change in temperature.
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Washington, D
Missouri Valley
Sumner County Selection Delegation Elected in Aug
Wellington Kans Aug 7 At the Sumner county convention the delegation to the state convention was chosen with instruction to back St John for governor and Captain J H Forbes for secretary of state J G Wood Thos A Hubbard Ww Harvey J W Forney C C Hall and L A Pickering also named were L A Hamilton for county attorney A B Mayhew for representative L A M Lange for probate judge and P V C Pool for clerk of the district court Hamilton noted a temperance victory The Southern Scourge Galveston Texas Aug 7 The schooner Henrietta from Matamoras with yellow fever on board to Ship Island for care SEVEN DEATHS AND EIGHTEEN CASES Matamoras Mex Aug 7 Seven deaths and eighteen new cases in the past day Noted citizens Brownsville Texas Aug 7 Yellow fever attacked the mayor and other notable residents prompting objections to doctors visiting Matamoras
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Sumner
Wellington
Kan
Sumner County Covention
St. John
J. H. Forbes
J.G. Wood
Thos. A. Hubbard
Ww. Harvey
J. W. Forney
C. C. Hall
L. A. Pickering
L. A. Hamilton
A. B. Mayhew
L. A M. Lange
P. V. C. Pool
Mr. Hamilton
Galveston
Tex
Henrietta
Matamoraa
Ship Island
Matamoras
Mex
Brownaville
Desperadoes Rob Bluff Dale Stores in Tex Robbery
Gazette report from Dallas says five robbers were captured after a posse overtook them in Hardin county Texas during a Sunday robbery at Bluff Dale. The gang destroyed goods and took large sums from merchants. one robber was wounded.
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Little Rock
Dallas
Bluffdale
Texas
Hardin County
Colored man Edward McElroy killed resisting arrest
Cincinnati August 7 The Gazette reports Edward McElroy a colored man was killed while resisting arrest. One officer was wounded in the confrontation.
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Cincinnati
the Gazette
Frankfort
Edward McElroy
Death of a Valuable Horse Loveland
Friday evening Mr H K Foster drove home when the well known stallion Loveland dropped dead after rupture of a blood vessel. Loveland, a bloody bay sixteen hands high, born March 27 1872, was famed for fine trot ting action and form. He was by Deimonico out of Grey Eagle in the Hambletonian line, with a long noted dam lineage tracing back to American Thoroughbred stock.
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H. K. Foster
Loveland
Deimonico
Guy Miller
Rysdyk
Mara
Jeanette
Grey Eagle
Proposal for Water Works Defat ed
A special council session approved a vote on a water works connect grants franchise and hydrant contracts. Polls opened 4 to 7 p m yesterday. Ward results show overall 161 for and 499 against.
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Connect
Proactive measures against nuisances urged by city marshal
Marshal Prentice announces immediate prosecution of residents who maintain nuisances such as manure piles garbage and offensive matter behind homes or businesses unless abatement occurs at once. Also notes social notices of a wedding and obituaries, plus a new railroad surveyor appointment and local ads for summer goods.
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Marshal Prentice
Star route trial defense drops Brady reports shocking court
In Washington the star route trial saw the court exclude Gen. Brady fiscal year 1876 reports offered to show Brady pressed Congress for sub contractor protections. Similar reports were ruled out. After some testimony Ingersoll said his clients were through, prompting surprise and a recess.
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Washington, D.C
Gen. Brady
Brady
Congress
Ingersoll
Dorsey's
Montafac Writes a Letter From New York
Senor Mon tufar late minister from Guatemala issues a letter denying resigning motives and errors attributed in press accounts He states no money or territory annexation was discussed with Blaine, mentions mediation for Guatemala Mexico tensions, and notes his resignation followed his August 3 letter to General Barrios signed Lorenzo Monruan
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Montafac
New York
Montufar
Guatamala
Washington
Blaine
Central America
United States
Cuatamalaj
Mexico
Toeneral Barrios
Loneszo Moxruran
New National Officials Named for Various Posts
Washington Aug 7 General Grant and W H Trescott named as commissioners to negotiate a commercial treaty with Mexico. J A Saebin surveys Albany port. Col C Herone surgeon general US Army. W H Hawk associate justice of Arizona. M Barry at San Louis Potosi. F W Rice in Siam. Aung Aspinwall William L Welch piano Florence. Postmasters F J Jacko Charleston Mo William M Parks Cherryvale Kan.
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Washington, D. C
Grant
W. H. Trescott
Mexico
J. A. Saebin
Albany
Col. C. Herone
United States Army
W. H. Hawk
Colorado
Arizona
M. Barry
San Louis Potosi
F. W. Rice
Siam
Aspinwall
William L. Welch
Florence
Blind Jim Captured in Kansas Raid
James Parton, alias Blind Jim, arrested in Larned Kansas for the July 6 killing of Stoney at Flagstaff Arizona. He claims self defense. Once a local resident, he has a violent history including shooting at his brother. Arizona authorities offer a 500 reward for him and accomplice Brown. He is jailed awaiting Arizona officials.
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Blind Jim
Larned
Kas
James Parton
Stoney
Flagstaff
A. T
Arizona
Brown
Lightning strikes Stamford church. two feared dead
Livid Lightning at Stamford Virginia Aug 7 struck the Presbyterian church spire, igniting the building. Supposed two men perished. William Brown colored was rescued but seriously injured. Roswell Hoyt residence also destroyed. Total loss $33000, insurance $26000.
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Stamford
Venn
Presbyterian
William Brown
Roswell Hoyt
Mob surrounds jail for alleged assault suspect Holmes
Cincinnati Aug 7 The Gazette reports a mob formed around the jail near Natland at midnight aiming to seize Holmes a Black man charged with outraging a little girl. They nearly breached the walls before Holmes was found to have been removed earlier.
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Cincinnati
the Gazette
Pomeroy, O
Holmes
Natland
Dry spell threatens remaining wheat harvest in Michigan
Wet warm weather in Detroit on August 7 slows Michigan harvest hopes. Two thirds of the wheat statewide is gathered, but the final third risks damage from the unsettled conditions, as showery heat persists.
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Detroit
Mich
Fatal Wreck Near Winnodoro Hits Several Dead and Injured
A westbound East Line train from Jefferson Texas wrecked near Winnodoro Texas. Conductor Fowler Mail Agent Charles Harper Ex-Agent J H Rosser and a possenuer named Ferro were killed or injured. Several others injured in the crash.
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Shreeveport
East Line
Jefferson
Texas
Winnodoro
Fowler
Charles Harper
J. H. Rosser
Ferro
Peacemaker Shot at Picnic in West Virginia
Special reports from Farkersburg say John Bradly was shot in the back at a Devil s Hole picnic in Rich County during a fight between Jerry Deem and another man. The wound is reported mortal.
Farmer fatally attacked near Eminence Kentucky
Eminence Kentucky reports a farmer Jas Londen was attacked by a fisherman named Collins who stabbed Londen through the heart after a dispute. Collins fled and Londen died from the wound. Emergency responders were alerted but Londen did not survive.
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Lewisville
Vourier-Journal
Jas. Londen
Collins
Londen
Ilias
Hase Ball Yesterday Between Philadelphia and Providence
Philadelphia beat Providence 3 to 2 in yesterday's game with tying runs noted. Other score reports show Allaghaney defeating Actives 11 to 3 in a Peading fixture.
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Hase Ball
Philadelphia
The Only Operatives in Cohoee Reopen
Harmony amilla reopened this morning but only twenty operatives resumed work in Cohoee New York.
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Cohoee
N. Y
Harmony Amilla
Vaventy
Senate Adjournment and Bills in 47th Congress
Washington Aug 7 Congress debated adjournment with a plan for Saturday closure after approving House bills on pensions and taxes. Senate approved a dormant measures package, including a Mississippi River bridge project and ship building inquiries, while addressing labor reform and a wage per diem for Wheeler.
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Senate
Washington, D.C
House
Ramsey
Wheeler
Secretary of the Navy
de Long
Mississippi
Iowa River
Iowa
Plumb
Brown
Congress
John F. Slater
Conn
South
Blair
Committee On Education and Labor
United States
Hilgert's Hilarity Victims List Totals 146000
Philadelphia August 1 Up to this afternoon the evolving victim list for Chas M Hilgert, an escaped member of John Hilgert's family, includes Merchants Bank 000, Philadelphia National Bank 44000, Halles Kennedy brokers 3260, Evans Edwards & Sons coopers 2500, Maitland & Phillips New York 50000, Kingston National Bank 1695, Newbold & Sons note brokers 5619, George C Carson & Co 177401, Providence Life & Trust Co 23000, J Lowther Welsh 250, Remsen & Tate 26000, macaliahanys 22500. Total 146000.
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Philadelphia
Chas. M. Hilgert
John Hilgert
The Eastern Races at Saratoga Aug 7
Disturbance won the first race a four-mile dash with Minnie second and Col Sprague third in 2:55. Jim Merson led the second race over one and one fourth miles with Farce second and Long Tan third in 2:13 7. Baby won the one mile event with Churchill second and Tom Barlow third. Turfman captured the hurdle race in 3:36 after Raner finished second.
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Saratoga
Minnie
Col. Sprague
Jim Merson
Farce
Long Tan
Baby
Churchill
Tom Barlow
Turfman
Raner
Tima
Lightning at Long Branch claims four injured
Lightning struck a summer house in Long Branch on August 7 and tore out a window. Four people were injured, including a police officer believed fatally hurt, as investigators assess the scene.
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Long Branch
Returning to Work at Old Prices Prompt Nine Lightsers Return
Workers including Amafet Asta Mai and nine colleagues returned to work today at previously used wage levels. The move signals a shift as operations resume under former pricing terms, with management citing stability and market conditions.
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Amafet Asta
Mai
Indignant Citizens Rally Over Dam Rebuilding Fight
In Cleveland area a court injunction backed Hydraulic Company to rebuild a dam after Strawboard Company tore it away claiming water pollution. A 400 strong crowd, including 50 Italians and 12 carpenters, seized the site and blocked work. Police kept peace. after riots the crowd dispersed. City officials and mayor urged restraint. work halted at 5 pm with no progress. Residents vow to resist rebuilding citing water pollution concerns.
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Cleveland, O
Akronia
Hydraulic Company
Strawboard Company
Italiana
The
Lane
Marans Company
Quint
Akron
Train robber Maurice Bricker arrested in Kansas City
Maurice Bricker, a train robber and escaped convict known in Pennsylvania, was arrested in Kansas City. He and three others received a life sentence in April for robbing a train near Philadelphia. Bricker, 30, was traced here after a May prison escape by two other robbers. The hunt for his companion continues.
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Kansas City
Maurice Bricker
Pennsylvania
Bricker
South Mountain
Philadelphia
Trains Bridge Collapse Kills Three Near Greenup
A bridge on the Peoria Decatur and Evansville railroad across the Embarras river near Greenup collapsed yesterday evening under a freight train. Engine and eighteen loaded cars plunged, killing Charles Allen and A. Cooper and seriously injuring engineer M. B. Covetine and brakeman George Forbin. The defect was credited to a faulty structure.
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Chicago
Embarras River
Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
Greenup
Charles Allen
A. Cooper
M. B. Covetine
George Forbin
First Victory in Bayo County Reported
Cincinnati dispatch says Republicans carried Bayo county for the first time. A Gazette note from Kentucky mentions the county win as a historic result. A separate item reports a coal mine explosion in Washington Indiana fatally injuring a man and a boy.
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Bayo
Cincinnati
A Gazette
Cattleberg
Bayo County
Washington
Ind
Quiet Alabama election report in Montgomery
Montgomery Aug 7 elections for governor secretary of state attorney general superintendent of education treasurer auditor and general assembly members are quiet with no disturbances. Democratic strength conceded and few Republicans running for the legislature yet returns are meagre and incomplete.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
General Assembly
Boot-Headed Horror at Eastman Camp Meeting Tragedy
In Macon Georgia on August something a deputy killed a fleeing prisoner named Jake Tuiropy at a colored camp meeting in Eastman. Enraged mob surged, chased the deputy into a house where an innocent white man James Harvard was mortally shot and beaten. The mob mistook Harvard for the deputy.
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Macon
Eastman
Jake Tuiropy
James Harvard
Steamer Gold Dust Explodes Near Hickman Ky
The steamer Gold Dust blew up and burned to the waters edge and sank 200 yards north of Hickman Kentucky. Seventeen persons were killed and forty seven were wounded. The captain was wounded slightly. A tug with physicians left at eight o clock p m for the scene of the disaster.
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Cairo
Hickman
A New Evasion in Prohibition Trial
Leavenworth Kansas August 7 Today after the case of the State versus H W Gillet and J J Malone under the prohibitory law had gone to trial before four jurors by agreement one juror refused from concessions serves to sit on the jury and so had to be dismissed and the defendants discharged.
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Leavenworth, Kas
H. W. Gillet
J. J. Malone
Fires sweep Gardiner Maine destroys sixty dwellings
Gardiner Maine August 7 A fire rips through the manufacturing district and spread into upper streets burning sixty dwellings and forcing three to four hundred men from work. Winds drive flames along Bridge High Middle and Spring streets with looting reported and one old lady named Cluff feared dead. The blaze damages Moore Brown planing mill and Maloney Brothers shoe factory suffers seven thousand eight hundred dollars in insured losses.
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Gardiner
Maine
Augusta
Hallarwell
Moore & Brown
Cabbasse
Drouth
Bridge Street
Hames
Ridge Street
Middle
Spring
High Street
Methodist Church
Cluff
Balloon ascent ends in tragedy on trapeze bar
A Saturday afternoon in Mayenville Ky reports a United States Virgin... man, a native of England, drowned after a balloon ascent on a trapeze bar failed and the balloon drifted into the Ohio River. Name not provided.
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Mayenville
United States
Vircus
Ovio
England
Yellow fever stalks aboard Henrietta from Mattamoras
In Galveston on August 7 reporters note suspicious sickness aboard the schooner Henrietta arising from Mattamoras, with one death reported. The item then shifts to ads praising Woodward’s Blackberry and Kino as a bowel remedy, including a testimonial from William Satu of Bio Springs dated March 13, 1875, and a notice about John Donahue robbed near the bridge last May.
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Galveston
Tex
Henrietta
Mattamoras
Woolward
Blackberry
Kino
Missouri
Kansas
William Ssatu
Bio Springs
Round Corner
Lawrence
Lindley
North Lawrence
Lildéwom
Jobe Douskhue
John Donahue
Desire Donahue
Markets Report New York August 7 1281
The markets section notes money rates at 3 1 percent per annum and discounts for prime mercantile paper at 6 percent. Prices shown include Ex. B 8 steady at 41.854 with demand 94.29, and details on government bonds with extended yields and New 4s.
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New York
Poterling
Kansas City Produce Market Report August 7 188
Market firms for wheat corn and butter with active shipments and cash sales. Wheat No 1 cash and August and September bids shown. corn receipts and mixed No 2 No 3 sales. oats and butter steady. eggs market slim yet active with price per dozen noted.
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Kansas City
Vonumerenst Sodientor
Kansas City Stock Market Report August 7 1882
The Commercial Indictor lists cattle receipts at 3654 with market steady and moderate activity. Native steers average 1002 pounds fetching 83.25, cows 250 to 340 pounds Texas steers 965 to 1005 pounds at 3.80. Hogs receipts 105 with light offerings. a lot at about 111 pounds. Sheep receipts 44 steady with natives around 3.50.
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Karsas City
Lanbas City
Texas
Louis Stock Market Summary of Cattle and Prices
Louis Aug 7 1883 cattle market reports steady prices with steady supply. Texans and native cattle show best steers around 24.50 per head, native cows about 4.00 to 4.50, native shipping steers steady near 6.00. Receipts and shipments described, markets quiet with little change.
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Louis
Chicago Produce Market Overview Aug 7 Recording Prices
Chicago market notes show flour and wheat movement with No 2 red winter modestly active and higher. corn oats rye and barley mixed. butter eggs hog prices steady to weak. bulk meats steady. Receipts listed for several grains and fats with varying demand signals.
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Chicago
Chicago stock market brief Aug 7 1958
Market notes show mixed cattle and hog activity with receipts and prices varying across categories. Cattle demand moderate to firm with exports and range cattle figures. hogs and sheep shipments and price ranges listed amid overall firm to steady movement.
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Waicago
Joe
Comsmon
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