World News in Brief From a Busy Week
A concise telegraphic digest covers events worldwide. Rothschilds withdraw from Brussels monetary conference. U S outlines aims while England plans Uganda troop presence. Germany seeks a Spain US style treaty. Russia sentences 22 cholera rioters to death and exile 50. Panama boodle beneficiaries named in Paris. Bismarck appears in Berlin during rail journey. Parliament debates army bill as Monetary Conference acts. London stocks rally after Jay Gould’s death. Bath’s monetary plan rejected at Brussels.
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Rothschild
Brussels
Mercury
United States
England
Uganda
Germany
Spain
Russia
Siberia
Paris
Bismarck
Berlin
International Monetary Conference
Michael Davittia
Tristan
London
Jay Gould
Bath
Washington News From the Capitol and White House
General Hosecrans is very low and unlikely to rally. President Harrison’s annual message read in both Houses. No social events in the White House this session. Hale proposes Canada commercial retaliation. West starts a movement to settle unproductive Indian lands. Civil Service report condemns political use of government employees. Harter of Ohio pushes a bill to discontinue silver purchases and invest in gold. Blaine may receive a culture. A House bill proposes 75 million in deficiency bonds. Ocean mail service costs cited. next year request rises to 1.375 million. Foster says Gould’s death won’t disturb finances. Congress convenes for short session. Vest mistress at Ivanhoe, Ill., resigns to Democrat after Cleveland’s election. Chicago World’s Fair fears repeal of Sunday closing. no further funds requested. Major deficiency in Justice. Postmaster figures’ assistants reshuffled. Ex-Governor Gear named Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Rev Dr Scott’s funeral at White House, body taken to Washington, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hosecrans
Harrison
Con
White House
Benator
Hale
Canada
West
Civil Service Commissioner
Harter
Oni
James G. Blaine
House
Treasury
Ocean Mall
Secretary of the Treasury
Foster
Gould
Congress
Ivanhoe
Ill
Cleveland
Chicago
Domestic notices and obits span across states and incidents
General domestic items report various events including Gould's body placed in Woodlawn Cemetery New York Margaret Mather ill in Omaha forcing dismissal of her company John Miller dies mysteriously on a Frisco train in Texas The Dr Briggs heresy case resumes with little progress Victor Fish and George Buser accused of defrauding Bond Bros of 5000 D C Crawford returns to Texas to stand trial for murder 26 years old Edison-Wheatinghouste suit in New York City appeals court involves millions Two farm hands near Lincoln Nebraska die on the job after robberies and attempted murders Booch Mead dies at Davenport Iowa aged 83 who witnessed Elijah P Lovejoy funeral sermon in 1887 Who is chairman of the Republican Massional Court Carter or DeYoung political question
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N. Wilczinski
Greenville
Mins
Gould
Woodlawn Cemetery
New York
Margaret Mather
Omaha
John Miller
Fort Smith
Texas
Dr. Briggs
Victor Fish
George Buser
Bronx City
Bond Bros
D. C. Crawford
Kansas
Federal Court of Appeals
New York City
Edison
Booch Mead
Davenport
Elijah P. Lovejoy
Alton
Masienal Cou
Carter
DeYoung
Wash Boyer May Face Hanging for Other Murders
A scattered report list notes Wash Boyer, serving 20 years in Ténnesses for patricide, could face hanging for additional killings. The item also covers cabinet strife in Democratic ranks, a murder capture in Pauls Valley, a family death blamed on robbery, cattle disease in Kansas, Mexican receptions, court actions over Mrs Barnaby’s poisoning, and various local incidents across the U.S. including political shifts and bizarre anecdotes.
Markets Summary From New York and St. Louis Reports
Market notes list cattle at 3.90 to 5.10 with middling wheat, corn, oats and cotton prices shown. cattle and beef values appear with varied grades and prices. The Missouri section references mixed western futures and notes general market context, though much of the text is garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ted
Reek
Louis
Electric Brevities Lead to Grim Seem of Lamented End
President Heidt of Heidt Lumber Co in Birmingham is found dead in his office with a bullet at his head and a pistol nearby. Whether accidental or self-inflicted remains unclear as the case unfolds. In Colorado two hundred Polish families prepare to colonize, while Wyoming Governor elect Osborne faces a tough race and Cheyenne House politics. Lisale Borden reportedly insane, and a 10-ton rock falls near Newcastle from a comet.
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Heidt
Heidt Lumber Company
Birmingham
Ala
Colorado
Osborne
Wyoming
Statehouse
Cheyenne
Lisale Borden
Newcastle
Colo
Missouri Geology Board reports progress across counties
State Geologist Winslow submitted a monthly report to Governor Francis chairing the Board of Managers. Field work visited Lincoln, Schuyler, Phelps, Franklin, Scott, Mercer, Grandy, Shelby and Monroe counties with about 110 square miles mapped in St Francis and Washington. Lab work analyzed clays and mineral waters while reports and maps on iron ores and minerals advance. Various corporate incorporations and legal notices appear, plus local court and road funding developments and social notes from Springfield and Carthage.
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Winslow
Francis
Bureau of Geology and Mines
Lincoln
Schuyler
Phelps
Franklin
Scott
Mercer
Grandy
Shelby
Monroe
St. Frinceis
Washington
Various 19th Century Notables and Memorial Projects
A survey of notable items includes ex-gov Peck's writing tied to Pop's Bad Boy at age 43, a plan to honor Mrs Felicia Hemans in Liverpool, a Kentucky cattle dealer shipping 700 Durham cattle to England for Christmas including some for Queen Victoria, and 28,000 visitors to Robert Burns' Ayr birthplace last year. Also, Kaiser orders German empress portraits in army barracks, Mrs Mary T Whitney becomes Boston's Second Unitarian pastor, Grand Duchess Nicholas Alexandrovna to move to Jerusalem with ten nuns, Oliver Wendell Holmes' class dwindles, and Albert Pike statue gifted by Mrs Winnie Bear Hoxie to the Scottish Rite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
Pop
Felicia Hemans
Liverpool
Kentucky
Durham
England
Queen Victoria
Robert Burns
Ayr
Mary T. Whitney
Second Unitarian Church
Boston
Nicholas Alexandrovitch
Kiel
Jerusalem
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Albert Pike
Supreme Council of the
Scottish Rite Masons
Winnie Bear Hoxie
Pike
Sugar and Spice and a Witty Newspaper Snippet
A collage of quips and exchanges shows a sharp voice on money, letters, servants, and a failed attempt at humor. Fragments reference a keg of powder, a talk of a servant, a parlor visit, and a spilled ink incident, with chatter about a man blown away by a porous plaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fogg
Mrs. I
Joggs
Mabel
Frank
Miss Weighty
Simpkins
Dacobs
Cured Coughs and Health Remedies Parade in Page Teasers
The clipping showcases a collage of sensational health claims and humorous quips. It features testimonials for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Salvation Oil and Beecham’s Pills, plus cartoonish lines about hygiene, digestion, and a lad’s mischief. The tone mimics a bustling 19th century newspaper’s miscellaneous health and humor notes.
How I Wrote Ben Har Told by Gen Lew Wallace
A fragment from Youth's Companion praising its writers and articles. Mentions price and subscription details, with assorted advertisements for remedies and products, including Cook remedy Co and California Root Tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Har
Lew Wallace
Tuk Yotrin
D. Martin
San Francisco
California
Royal Baking Powder Promises Finest Bread and Cake
The ad extols Royal Baking Powder as the purest and strongest, claiming it yields the lightest, most digestible foods. It warns against substitutes and gifts tied to cheaper powders, alleging they contain alum, lime, or sulfuric acid and render food unsafe.
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RIEF
Wash Boyer
Charles Stricter
Paul's Valley
I. T
Dannabower
Pittsburg
Robert Rankin
Monmouth
American Health Association
Mexico
Diaz
Thatcher Graves
Denver
Barnaby
Providenc, R.L
Colorado Supreme Court
Misouris City New
Clark
Mary Clark
Dennis Galvin
Mary
Jacob Gerber
Philadelphia
O. W. Noyes
St. Joseph
United States’ Senate
Dr. Graves
Colorado Springs
J. F. Handy
Presbyterian College At
Sun Hill
Jackson County
Missouri
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
New Orleans
Seligmans
Buffalo
Jas. A. Watkins, Jr
Little Rock
Ark
Buck Olsen
Dorchester
New Brunswick
Olsen
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Pennessee
Missouri News
Consolidated
Kansas City
St. Louis Railing Works and Foundry Company of
St. Louis
Capital
C. J. Kauss
W. F. Street
P. L. Botts
Irish-American Building Association of
Citizens' Home Building and Loan Association of
Milan
Sullivan County
Capital Stock
Weber Gas and Gasoline Engine Company
Incorporators
G. J. Weber
Thos. Volrath
Independence
Dr. Wasson
Justica Prewitt
Mercer County
Vickim
William Jones
Lineville
Phillips
Buchanan County
Bac
S.C. Woolson
Silas Woodson
Criminal Court
Woodson
Springfield
Sedalia, Marshall and Northern Road
Pettis
Dia Woolley
Susie Cooper
Hoy
Dent
Clerobes
Miss Cooper
Francia
Blate
Benator Hines
Thos
Minteer
Chillicothe
The
Blate Horticultural Society
Carthage
Billson Opera House
Johony
York
Dr. Bull
Washington Star
Fannie Dignam
Mott St
Salvation Oil
Beecham
Picayune
Dallas News
Cook Remedy Co
Neb
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