Sugar refinery sale and petition drive headline
Sslarshfield Times reports a Philadelphia syndicate purchases the Tay Fusnenich sugar refinery in Buffalo with 1,500,000 capital. A New York petition for pardon for Masonia grows, with over 20,000 names and expected 500,000 signatures by Saturday. Warrenwitz increases gains from outside speculation. Vanderbilt-like rise noted. Philadelphia Press relief fund for Betty and the Baby sees 22,000 pledges and $2,200 on hand toward Sergeant Mason’s family support.
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Tay Fusnenich
Buffalo
New
Philadelphia Press
Betty
Mason
Sargeant
Removals and Trials Taint Noted in 19th Century Headlines
The article recounts a county records transfer attempt in Wexford County Michigan with a bloodless transfer after a hostile crowd drove off Sheriff Dunham and his train from Manton. It covers Jesse James and Quantrill era crimes, including Ford's testim ony, the Kansas City police commissioner's statements, and a coroner's inquest, ending with reflections on outlawry and civilization.
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Wexford County
Michigan
Cadillax
Sherif Dunham
Manton Toiake
Cailillae
Wuey
Jease James
Bt. Joseph
H. H. Craig
Kansas City
Robert Ford
Charlee
Jesse James
Charles
Samuels
Dick Little
Ler
Ames mayoral race leads in week of turmoil
This week reports show Ames's liquor interests candidate defeating Lor ing, a Republican, by about 3,000 votes for mayor. Other items note the Parisian and Manitoba steamer passengers, a cockfight event in St Louis, boxing figures in Boston, and tensions among Cheyennes and Arapahoe over agency control.
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Minngepodts
Ames
Loring
Neary
Jengner
Cauuke
D. W. Catpwitt
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
St. Louie
St Lous
Youncy Rocks
Paddy Ryan
Prise Fght
Minaiaippi
Recnbes
Rome
Manitoba
Tea Typographical Union of
Cincinnati
Ten Housa
Bicuano Tl
Mason
Pugblo
Collus
Albany Penitentiary
Farley
Boston
van Kurs
Bamilton
Lammon
Landen
Lemyon
la Louia
George W. Hughey
Carondelet
George Hughey
B.st. Tamex Fry
Tone James
Kearney
Baptist Church
Samuels Homestead
Cheald Lady Slilé
Mirhours
Gundil
Miles
Glood
Rantall
Bort Reno
Cuttie
Congress
Diplomatic Shifts and Global Turmoil Highlight Turbulent Times
GableRramé will succeed Janc hini as papal secretary of state. Frat troops have been moved from Madrid to Barcelona where 39,000 workers roam streets. A Greek named Daualya sparked an Episcopal church incident in Wells. Swiss farmers migrate to the United States amid agricultural depression. Haxzas defeats Boyd on the River Tyne before a huge crowd. Ireland’s Irish-American reform talks fail to influence congressional sections. Credit Lyonnais plans to divest its New York branch. Mrs. Soren of Dublin dies in a ghastly accident. others injured returning from church. Dynsmatic blast hits Limerick police barracks. Sunk ships Yrurac Bat and Douro collide off Cape Finisterre. many aboard perish.
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Canmxal Zigliara
Janchini
Plate
Mairid
Barcelony
Sausm Bensaanny
Daualya
Wells
England
Geneva
Oberland
United States
Haxzas
Boyd
Newcastle
Tyne
London
Congress
France
Credit Lyvonnaise Banking Institution
O Divontinge Ite
New York
Mas. Soren
Dublin
Suv7ax
Atd
Weet Meath
Ireland
Limerick
Yrurac Bat
Cape Finnisterre
Hidalgo Rese
Qoraona
Explosion at Pittsburgh oil refinery racks up wide area damage
An explosion at a standard oil refinery in Pittsburgh caused extensive area coverage and damage as reports note a large hazard zone. The incident follows earlier high stakes chatter and involves significant financial implications.
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Tae Aloye
Connor & Leftins
Spencer
Lod
Waa
Hames
Standard Oil
Pittaburg
Multiple Fire and Accident Disasters Across Cities
A string of fires and wrecks caused heavy losses including $125,000 in four-block arson, a destroyed Erie station at Buffalo Port, a Bransburg car crash that collapsed a three-storey building killing two men, and a $15,000 Cincinnati blaze at Heeken Co coffee mill. Also reported were a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio line injuring several workers, a Stockton Georgia factory fire with $200,000 damage and multiple fatalities, plus a ship collision near Cape Finisterre that left twenty-four passengers lost.
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Erie
BuTulo Pinius
Bransburg
M.A. Huet
Frank McDowell
Cincinnati
Heeken & Co. Coffee-Milla
Wear Second Street
Hawkincon
Andy
Tay
Yaniton
Takats
Fremen
Tom Manigan
Tae Sore
Antonin
Joseph Yager
Hunny Wiisen Excorn
Creagh
County Gork
Treland
Crimean Record of Daring Frauds and Violent Incidents
A chaotic crime roundup reports a string of incidents across multiple locales. Arrests include liquor violations, a Bohemian murder-suicide, a bank robber sentenced for grand larceny and escape, and a governor indicted for swindling. Also noted are jail escapes, a train-wreck plot, a sailor accused of poisoning a child theft, a Chinaman found hanged, a dancer fatally stabbed during a Denver show, and other sensational offenses involving public figures and citizens alike.
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Manx Essar
Dex Moines
Josers Joxxr
Ouraba
Albuany
Grand Larcena
Froas Priton
Sevauan Brainers
New York
Mogea Az
Hie
Pietire Lisa
Guanes Bauuasa
Delaware Ant Hiduot Road
Saratoge
Mhewags Wanvey
Dixon
Tacos W. Krak
Bank of the Republic
Bhot
Otheart
Chinaman
Vigtoris
B.C
Jim Munigas
Arthur Sprague
Denver
Stan
Jimson
Kokemo
Ind
Jess
H. H. Garima
St. Louie
6Th Infantry
John Bender
Cherryvule
Jacob Balien
Chantown
Kap
Crapum
Anawshaa
Inv
Fedlinu
Genteman
J. S. Morrison Hs
Piatt Named Consul to Cork Amid Senate Scrutiny
Capitol notes recount Joox J. Piatt, longtime Librarian of Congress, being nominated consul to Cork while investigations probe public printer confirmation and the handling of Credit Industries disclosures. Blaine remarks on treaty limits and immigration echo through debates as offices weigh policy shifts and intercontinental trade concerns.
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Jane
Joox J. Piatt
Congress
Cork
Sreatixe P. Rovsns
Chicago
Washington
O Carther
RB Datpagro
Horlbat
Credit Industries
Shipherd
Blaine
Paxelpext
Arthur
Secretary ‘of the Interior
Reconstruction era budget and appointments debated in Congress
The article notes salaries for commissioners set at 5000 annually, a bill to redeem outstanding 10 certificates at market price, and debates over rights of way through Choctaw and Chickasaw lands for the Saint Louis and San Francisco road. It covers bridge authorizations on the Mississippi, use of surplus revenue for debt, and nominations and confirmations for interior, navy, and other federal posts.
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Utab
Tey
St. Louia
San Francisco Road
Houe of Representatives
Singleton
Grethant
Tiiion
Mississippi
Memphia
Puesingly Anrave
Henry M. Teller
Galorada
Interior
William EB. Chapeler
New Hampshire
Navy
William B. Hunt
Louisians
Rovaig
Aden B. Anderson
Daniel Hult
John J. Knox
Minnesota
Wall
Market Prices and Goods Report from April to May Notes
The record shows mixed demand and steady activity across commodities. Wheat, rye, barley, and flour prices appear volatile with occasional higher bids and scarce supplies, while pork, lard, and beef figures circulate with April and May cash terms, premiums, and varied shipment counts.
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Mle Breserigee
Marie Mnnavxes
Weller
Tormal
Wellee
Aoller
Chicago Market Aprils Wheat and Grains Report
Wheat was unsettled with slight gains and declines, overall activity fair. Prices swung with May and July contracts posting mixed moves while on call sales remained irregular. Oats and pork futures showed volatility as supplies and demand shifted, with multiple months quoted and notable volume in May and June trades.
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Chicago
Balcade
Wfeer
May
Jane
Tuly
Wigher
Coward
Opares
Tura
Greer
Pune
Buick
Washington editor seeks treatment amid rough medical visit
A Washington editor visited Dr Bliss for a carbuncle, but the procedure grew painful as Bliss tested the force of his scalpel. The editor protested, recalling a past remark about danger, while Bliss replied he was simply demonstrating and cut more firmly.
Health and wealth via Stomach Bitters described
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a core health aid, claiming it preserves health, prolongs life, aids digestion, and fights constipation dyspepsia liver and kidney issues, fevers and rheumatic pains. It cites testimonials from U S figures and a Canadian curé praising its cures.
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Hostetter
Gooseberries missing prompt remark at boarding school
A young lady just home from boarding school complains to the servant that there are no gooseberries, exclaiming with a humorous mispronunciation about the goose. The line reflects a playful, era-appropriate hankering for fruit and a sly glimpse into domestic life.
Congressional Debates Touch McSweeny Case and Chinese Bill
Congressional proceedings discuss the arrest of Daniel McSweeny and Autorean citizens by British authorities, amid U S protests. The Senate debates appointments of inspectors and surveyors, staff bills, and a Nicaragua canal measure, with Chinese exclusion and banking topics dominating the agenda.
Wanted a Drum Drives a Child's Wish and a Prank
A mother hopes to grant her boy a drum by prayer but a hidden father quietly places the instrument on the bed. The boy, seeing the drum, blurts out where it came from, turning the moment into a humorous moral. The Rochester Herald notes the saying Necessity is the mother of invention and its many useless children.
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Gore
Rochester Herald
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