Monument Fund Drive and Notable World News Snippets
A miscellany notes a Pine Street memorial fund seeking five cent subscriptions and celebrates the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Robert Clark in Cleveland. It reports Vanderbilt banning prize fights at Madison Square Garden, the Empress of Germany injured, and an expected Spanish heir. Also covered are law retirement moves in Dubuque, indictments in New York, and reformist chatter on court proceedings plus a long gossiping dialogue about women patrollers and urban labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Clark
Cleveland
Couglé
Vanderbilt
Square Garden
New York City
Sullivan
Wilton
Germany
Babelsberg
Madrid
Spain
C. P. Shiras
Ho. A. J. van Dazee
Dubuque
United States
Iowa
Shiras
Trius
New York
Norman McLeod
Ttd
C. Mo Milgert
Philadelphia
Peter
Arrest in St James Cathedral Shocks Congregation
A well dressed Englishman George Frederick Graves about forty was arrested at St James Cathedral during morning service by Superintendent Anderson. Graves, a music dealer from Newenalle-on-Lyne, is wanted on fraud charges under British bankruptcy law. He was accompanied by a frightened lady. the pair, both married, have reportedly eloped, leaving children in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euranto Glebe
St. James
George Frederick Graves
Anderson
Newenalle-on-Lyne
England
Graves Ia & Music
Boglaid
Myr. Anderson
Graves
Hoxame
Newbury
Polish Immigrants in Detroit Story Reflects Thrifty Settlement
Detroit residents observe Polish newcomers known as thrifty families. they rent small scrap lumber houses, pool wages from men earning ninety cents to $1.25 daily, and rely on children gathering firewood and scrap to cover ground rent and building supplies. The Polish quarter houses house several families, with ten year leases at ten dollars yearly, and the community sustains itself until homes are secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Robber Brother Fled With Paymaster's Five Thousand Five Hundred
Erasmus D Garnney paymaster for Robinson and Wallace stole five thousand five hundred dollars from a bank and divided it into two packages. He carried the money and a revolver to his house where his brother John Garnsey absconded with two thousand dollars. The two men fled through streets of the city, John escaping while Erasmus stayed to face the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erasmus D.garnney
Robinson & Wallace
John A. Garnsey
Agaa
John
Prise
Second Avenue
Twelfth Street
Third Avenue
Ernamus
Joan
Jobn
Erasmus
The Match Monopoly in Chicago Journal Tone
An expose on how the Diamond Match Company formed a national monopoly, crushed competitors, and manipulated taxes to raise prices. It argues Congress should curb monopolies to protect consumers and notes a clash between Captain Kendrick and Captain Dicken over a humorous anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Diamond Match Company
United States
New York
Standard Oil Company
Maten
Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Indi National Capitol
Fishermen Battle an Alligator Beside Opened River Log
Capt. Dicken and Mr. Kendrick fished the Ocklawabs river between Lakes Dora and Enatie. After jumping to a floating log they disturbed an eight foot alligator. Kendrick defended himself with a knife and escaped as the gator lunged, leaving marks on the log for later identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dicken
W. H. Kendrick
Ocklawabs
Dora
Enatie
Kendrick
Methods to kill Canada thistle by root pull or brine
In New Brunswick New Jersey a correspondent explains two effective cures for Canada thistle. First, after rain, pull every plant by hand with heavy gloves or boots, severing the root three or four inches deep to prevent sprouting. repeat two or three times to ensure death. Second, pour brine around each plant to reach the fibrous root, a methodPre danger warns against hired help and notes harrowing can spread plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredsman
New Brunswick
N. J
A Double Advance in Tea Prices and Cider
In antebellum New York a grocer raised tea from three shillings to forty-five cents and vinegar seller offered credit. A farmer asked why the price rise and learned cider rose due to bung-hole plug scarcity. The men paused, then prices fell back to thirty-eight cents for cider and seven cents for tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Ceuta
Fragmentary 19th century market notes with varied grain quotes
Market item lists mixed commodity quotes including wheat oats barley and corn with prices and bids. Notes appear fragmented with terms like firm quiet and steady, November and October mentions, and occasional vendor shorthand. Unclear locales and dates reduce precision but reflect routine agricultural price activity.
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Milwuacede Morker Mawanger
Osver
Lasign
Rys
Maze
Sollur
Wise Case
Koprender
Dolier Oatebor
Chicago
Apller
Acller
DateActiva Luz
Aellor
Eellor
Wellor
Bork
Valler
Aetlee
Acler
Xottar Sectober
Uta
Goller Cagh
Welloe Sa
FreighwCurn
Buffalo
Chicago Market Prices Mixed Amid Wheat and Grain Rates
August market report from Chidead Market Chicago shows fluctuating wheat and corn prices with percent changes across months and delivery months. Cargo shipments list flour and grain totals, while The Hon. Mark Alexander is noted as the oldest surviving ex-member of Congress, born in 1792 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Alexander
Congrave
Mecklenburg County
Raided Lottery Policy Shops Halt Daily Drawings
Police and district attorney agents raided the central lottery office at 263 Bowery and two printing houses, seizing records and funds. Detectives moved in at 2:40 pm after an hours long stand and arresting manager David Bernstein and several clerks while others fled or watched.
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Thia City
Ballentin
Kentucky
Tits Hiasit
Atttorney NeKeon
McKeon
M Pood
Robert Pinkerton
Esi
Lottery Company
Bowery
Taeve
Durnsim
Louisville
West Houaton Street
Verney Street
Lenyth
Pinkerton
Allen
Pinker Tox
Ube
Themeelves
Stield
David I. Bernstein
West Forty-seventh Street
John B. Simmons
Brother
Zachariah EB. Simmons
Jacob Nathan
Pleasant Avenue
Juntus Lange
John Oweul
East Forty-third Street
Joho E. Simmons
Nickjolak Dargea
Hoe
East Seventy-fifth Street
Olive Central
Uncle Amos quits preaching amid pressure and accusation
The secretary of state questions an elderly colored church caretaker in Little Rock about quitting preaching amid claims of stealing corn. He admits pressure and confesses a bed-ham incident, while a London Quaker Society message praises Joan Bright for retiring from ministry over pacifist convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos
Little Rock
Neber
Joan Bright
Society of Friends
England
Durham
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Prince of Wales
Clara S. Foltz
San Francisco
United States Circuit Court
Oregon
Deady
Troy
N.Y
Yaa
Union College
Fotter
Orion
Michigan Carbon Works
Chattanoogs
Bridgeport Road
Peart
Pertickler
Dia
Cspl
The
Yuvure
Neral
Chidead Market
Raimed
Kentucky Lottery
New York Sun
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