Various 19th Century Quick Takes and Oddities
A jumble of notes references royalties for Innocents Abroad, New England knitting, and Typescript punning. It lists New Jersey land values, early ice cream history tied to Washingtons inauguration, and a San Francisco mint gold recovery from burnt carpet ashes. It mentions President Cleveland’s foreign names at the world fair and a Rouseville telegraph operator child.
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Washington
City of
New York
Dolly Adams
Government Bureau Opens Earlier and Expands National Bank Note Output
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing now opens at eight and closes at six, adding two hours daily work to meet demand for national bank notes. Capacity reaches 110,000 notes per day, with average note value just over $1, making output value around $230,000 daily, excluding reissues.
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Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Payiag
Congressional battles and bank finance debates abroad
The session adjourned with Senate not in pension on the 14th and House keying on silver questions. Bills to increase national bank circulation, repeal federal election laws, and regulate immigration moved forward as party lines split on fiscal policy and banking stakes.
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Senate
House
Committee On Rules
TRE
Wilson
Vuk
Bayner
Hlend
United States
Voorbees
Global storms and disasters strike across continents
A chaotic report details thunderstorms and flood damage in Free Britain and Europe. It notes drownings in the Adriatic coast, a French steamer sunk near Marseilles, railway accidents near Naples, a Hungarian quake killing fifty, and a Baltic gale overwhelming a coast town.
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Free Britain
Vomatey
Tels Vicueres
Austria
Marseilles
Octeville
Orderisl
Naples
Rome
Eperies
Hungary
Toyya
Mattonata
Adriatic
Dom Duan
Minnita Fruit
Driton
Aostermoun
Baltic
Elapsad
Rushia
Imany Beate
Seventen
Diverse 19th century notices mix labor, finance and politics
The report compiles late 19th century items: a Tepe Wan note on miners and pensions, a wage cut affecting Pittsburgh district workers, seafaring bargainings at Victoria and Bering Sea implications, a Bank theft arrest in St Paul, iron and steel renewals in Allegheny, Detroit river channel work approval, and Senate actions on banking and Treasury debates. The text blends labor disputes, municipal and federal decisions, and crime reports.
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Tepe Wan
Chow
T. Walters
Teeneas
Vermilion
Aetaf Jaume
Pittsburgh
Cnt
Lear Sealers
Victoria
BOC
Bering Sea
National Bank
First National Bank
St. van
Minn
James Howard
Lindsay & McCutcheon, Iron and Steel Manufacturers
Allegheny
Amalgamated Association
Tax Dominion
United States
Detroit River
Lime Kiln
Senate
Waarbington
Voorhees
Fire destroys vast mill district and lumber works
On August 14 a fire swept Milleenapalle Island’s northeast area, destroying Cedar Lake Ice Company, Doerr works, and several mills. Losses include Cedar Lake Ice $8,000 and Lintges, Connell & Co $15,000, with many wagon works and planing mills totalled or heavily damaged. Fire spread rapidly due to winds and lumber piles, drawing aid from St Paul and local crews.
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Milleenapalle
Lens
Acu
Mixxearotin
Minn
Incen- Clariva
Cedar Lake Ice Company
Lce
Chork
Doerr Works
Lintyres
Commell A Coy
Chamalenhart
Onion Wagon
Cedar Lake Tee Company
Clark's
Hox Company
Lintges, Connell & Co
Calon Wagon Works
Hout Island
Nelson
Ty Min
Rier Bank
Wilcos Com Pny
Chatterton Mall
Buchus Wall
Hovequill Smith & Corrigana
Nelson ‘Lemmy & Co Mills
Marshath Street
Criek
Pope of the Minneapolia
Altoni
Cotige Coy
Prado
Sto Paul Amd
Marncape
Basen
Ted
Fiat Boujtenay
Sip
Fire Devastates Nelson Mors and Cos Plant and Yard
A major blaze tore through the Nelson Mors and Cos storage complex and stock yards, destroying a four story building with a killing department warehouse and fertilizing unit. Firefighters battled the flames as two hundred men were employed to control the blaze and prevent spread to adjacent properties. The fire disrupted multiple operations and caused extensive losses across the facility.
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Stoca
Nelson Mors
Minteapelis Launch Marks Second New Navy Warship
The Minteapelis was launched at 210 ppm on August 14, becoming the second screw warship built for the United States Navy after the Columbia. Expected for initial tests in four weeks, the Minneapolis ship exemplifies the era’s fastest merchant design with high speed and a strong defensive battery for potential combat.
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Leommercoe
Othe United States
Columbia
Minneapolis
Robbed of Her Geta in Villa Clare Robbery
Me to Philoe King of Villa Clare loses diamonds valued at 1000 in a home night raid. At 1 am three masked men with revolvers forced the couple to surrender jewelry, Mrs King handed over the brooch, ear drops and rings while Mr King fled for help before the robbers escaped with the loot.
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Denavas
Wis
T'hiloe King
Villa Clare
Mrs. King
Highland
Mrs King
Mr. King
Cheap Sreeretens the Weot tours for harvest regions
An article describes low rate excursion plans from the North Western Line offering trips to Northwestern Iowa, Western Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Manitoba, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. Tickets go on sale September 1 and October 10, 1098, valid for 20 days, with return passage on victory trips. Contact WW A Thrall, Chicago for rates and mailed information.
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Weet
North Weat
North Wratern
Pointe
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Brouth Dakota
Manitoba
Nebraska
Aviorado
Wyoming
Utah
WWA
Chicago
de North Western Malway
Peoria
ST. Louis
Burlington
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Indian Territory
Texas
Montana
Cen
Opening Cherokee Strip Proclamation Promises Soon Arrival
The Missouri Pacific Railway distributes a free pamphlet detailing resources climate and routes in Indian Territory Oklahoma and Cherokee Strip ahead of President Cleveland's opening proclamation. The pamphlet promises practical data and guides for potential settlers and travelers.
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Cherokee Strip
Cleveland
Missouri Pacific Railway
Poigta
Anthony
Arana City
Kiowa
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Charokee Strip
Townson
Early 1900s Botanic Bitters Advert Parody
An exaggerated advertisement touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for liver trouble and bile flow, claiming relief from rheumatism and other ailments. The spoof text imitates period tone with misspellings and garbled phrases resembling an old newspaper puff.
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Kuimey
Ted
Troy Press
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