Mysterious Express Robbery and Murder Connection
In Marshfield, officials and detectives met in Chicago to question Watts the baggage man about a robbery and murder. Richard McDonald noted Watts state intents but vanished after returning to his office, later found demented and unable to recount events, with Watts’ notes missing. Authorities suspect drugging and theft by interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Rock Island Road
United States Express Company
Chicago
Watts
Bagrage
Richard McDonald
Train kills two in Prghampton carriage collision
In Prghampton N Y a Syracuse and Binghamton passenger train struck a frightened carriage on the 20th, instantly killing Mrs Philo Lander and her 12 year old daughter. The disaster adds to a string of fatal accidents and legal notices in the era as courts hear matters from insurance to murders and labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prghampton
Philo Lander
Syracuse
Binghampton
Cass
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Honor
Rebecca Morgan
Robert Morgan
United States
Lovinville
Lodge
Robert Moan
Philadelphia
Morgan
Omaha
Neb
John W. Laner
Lauer
Nebraska
Ilingis
Department of Justice
Washington
Congress
Joliet
Helena
Ark
Opera House
Wolw
Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore Railroad
Umerki
Morgan Brothers
Newburyport
Mays
Hoadly
Baystal
Poplar Blufts
France
Mouyain & Spiegel
Murcayeyills
Clay County
Tenn
Joseph Taylor
John Gillespie
Thomas Gray
London
Boverslau
Manchester
Eng
Myre
Boleyon
Avondale
Cincinnati
Watious
New Mexico
Watrous
New Hampshire
Milton Fisher
Co‘Yuradus
Pittyburg
Glandova
Chigago
Dyer & Clark
Ald. Smith
Pope
Memphis
X, Th. Galbreath & Co
Reichstag
Bigmarck
Frat murder verdict and assorted 19th century notices
A jury returned a murder verdict in a frat homicide involving dismemberment and river disposal. Ex Governor Irwin of California died after a weeklong illness in San Francisco. An earthquake rattled Wiesbaden on the 14th. Joliet arrests linked to a robbery and murder on a Rock Island express car. A Wood Street bobbin factory in Philadelphia burned, losing 28000 dollars. seventh time. The steamer Oregon sunk off Fire Island with 1,250,000 vessel value and 290,000 cargo. Influenza-like illness spreads near Canton, 3000 aided, no deaths.
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Daly
Irwin
California
San Francisco
Wiesbaden
Gaemnan Wittering
Joliet
Rock Island
Wood Street
Philadelphia
J. H. Billington & Co
Oregon
Fire Island
S. 1
Resignations Threaten Gladstone Cabinet Shakeup
Reports claim Joseph Chamberlain and James Trevelyan have submitted resignations to Prime Minister Gladstone. The premier has not accepted them, inviting a private discussion to resolve the dispute and await a final decision.
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Bis
Thair Voultions
Joseph Chamberlain
Trevelyan
Scotland
Giadatone
Overflow at Loup River Threatens Columbus and Rail Travel
An observer from Omaha reports the Union Pacific bridge at the Loup River overflowed yesterday, flooding bottom lands for miles and forcing hundreds to evacuate. Water continues rising with fear of extensive damage to rail travel and low-lying areas warned of danger. no lives reported lost.
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Coup River
Nex FE
Omaha
Union Pacific
Loup River
Columbus
Coursery
Multiple Labor Strikes Sweep U.S. Industry
The Dabow Note reports a national strike at National Tuba Works McKeesport involving 4000 workers over a 15 percent wage demand. A Knights of Labor circular prompts railroads around East St. Louis to consider higher wagon wages within three days. Akron sees Labor boycott against J. F. Sieberting. A Texas Pacific line train derailed near Marshall with a track pulled up. Fosail Creek bridge near Ft Worth burned after coal oil saturation. 1100 New York cloak makers strike against contractors, leaving 3000 workers idle. Maxwell Brothers 90x factory strike ends with concessions.
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National Tuba Works
McKeesport
Knights of Labor
East St. Louis
Akron
By &N
J. F. Sieberting
Sieberting
Texas Pacific
Marshall
Tex
Fosail Creek
Ft. Worth
New York
Maxwell Brothers
Grand Union Hotel in New York Promises Value
An advertisement extols the Grand Union Hotel in New York City offering ample, economical accommodations. It touts continental style rooms, elevator access, an elevated rail link to depots, and a restaurant with first-rate fare at reasonable daily rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Grand Onion
Young Featherbly
Sacha
Robby
Abigail Bates and the 1812 Harbor Heroine Remembered
The obituary recalls Abigail Bates of Scituate who died aged 89 and who, with another heroine, helped frighten British troops from a harbor in the War of 1812 by concealing in bushes and firing, leading the enemy to believe fortifications were ready. The piece blends local reminiscence with a flood-season anecdote about sleighing mishaps and a mining tale from Ballarat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigal Bates
Abigail Bates
Scituate Abe
Thamselven
A Quiet Obituary Tale of Ethnic Ties and Family
The notice reflects on obituary customs and how lineage and ethnicity shape communities. It contrasts Vermont and French Canadian grandparents, noting large families and the social significance of funerals, with emphasis on quiet remembrance and historical insight.
Nebraska Murderer Killed His Employer Then Held Off Pursuers
Wealthy Bart County farmer H C Steadman fired after dismissing a worker named Anderson. Anderson fled with a Winchester, a running fight killed two pursuers. He hid in a barn for nearly two days, firing on rescuers until a fire was set to force his surrender. A Berlin dispatch reports Russia expelling non naturalized Germans from Poland under a decree, with varied deadlines by status.
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Winona
Misa
Carrolition
J. M. Addell, Jr
Liddell
Liddall
Carrollton
Congressional
H.C. Steadman
Bart County
Neb
Hig
Anderson
Himeself
Winchester
Poland
Berlin
Prossia
Russia
Thie City
Herr von Puttkamer
Diet
riot in Liege ends with arrests after mob looting
A parade of unemployed Somalis in Liege, Belgium, on the night of the 18th sparked a riot. Cafes and shops were looted, gendarmes fought the mob, many rioters were wounded, order was restored, and several hundred Socialists involved were arrested.
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Ita
Gon- Sor
Liege
Belgium
Hondred Socialiste
Helgiom Saclall Dar
Sicilian Brigands Ravage Castle in Ransom Plot
A band of armed brigands stormed the castle on Sicily to seize Hood, a great grandson of Admiral Nelson, for ransom. A desperate fight followed, Hood's retainers repelled the attack, several brigands wounded and four captured, ransom the apparent motive.
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Sicily
Hood
Admiral Nelson
Ransom
Economy and extravagance in a scuffed essay
A rhapsodic piece on economy contrasts thrift with extravagance, arguing economy brings misery while extravagance offers fleeting joy. It parodies social mores, recounts anecdotes about pie making, hotel thieves, Turkish plows, and ends with a miscellany of notes on marriages and Mauna Loa.
Minstrels stranded at Beloit as landlords seize effects
Wisconsin items report Ganeesree's Zouave Minstrels stranded in Beloit after a week out. Chicago plans organize. Milwaukee laborers to work eight hours daily after May first. Mrs Bemsy Messesarn dies at Oxford supper table aged over 90. husband a War of 1812 veteran. Two large stone piers for Chicago Burlington & Northern bridge at Prairie du Chien finished. track laying to begin. Writs at Lacrosse promoted to assistant master mechanic of St Paul system. La Crosse dealer notes trade better than last year with lumber traffic expected. MoIstyne, veteran, shot and killed near Packwaukee by Belter after attempting to enter home. fellow soldier left widowed.
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Qganeesree
Biloit
Chicago
Goodwin House
Entive St. Paul
Luneen Desler
la Crosse
H Jacx MoIstyne
Belter
Knight's Cus
Packwaukee
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Molotye
Pepene
Comparny B
Fourth Wisconsin Infantry
Prairie du Chien
Lewia Randall
Guy Noggle
Gronor A. Warpyl
Lawrence
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
S.H. Carter
Trnesville
B. Conrad
Carter
Kate Hanpixa
Eau Claire
Harry Osland
George Tomar
Menomonie
E. G. Benjamin & Co
Mysterious Gentlemen and Boston Sunday School Anecdotes
In reminiscences from 1867, Ed Tobnson recalls a tall, composed man in Altoona who calmly ignored an insult from a rude laborer who challenged him as a d d Yankee. The confrontation ends with the onlooker being knocked to the platform, and the gentleman continues his walk, later identified as Geo Hancock, known for measured restraint and striking effectiveness. The piece shifts to a Boston Sunday school anecdote about breakfast at a poor children’s home and a quip from boys about beans. It also notes a Tennessee court’s sentencing of a hungry woman for batter milk theft, balancing justice after a murder acquittal.
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Prette Cadawatt
Charty Association
Nes
Haiy
Rand
Tookerson
Mulder
Geo
Flancock
Boston
Tennessee
Xen
Andover
Congress
Philadelphia
Cape Don Breeze
Boston ‘Transcript
Beethoven
Akeeters
New York
Fragmented Poetry Fragment Seeks Meaning in Night Vigil
The text presents a fragmentary religious poem with garbled lines about shepherds, night, dawn, and vigilance. It references sacred rules, memories, and protection of a flock, with troubled imagery of darkness and light and a plea for guidance from a divine guardian.
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Oles
Humorous Fragments and Quotes From Diverse Papers
An assortment of quirky anecdotes and brief items from various journals. Snippets include misread print errors, playful misunderstandings about spelling and travel tales, domestic humor over letters and music practice, and light exchanges in social settings. Also notes on a London mayor’s garbled line and a Prussian military experiment story.
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Arshfield Times
Marshfield, Wis
Thomae & Horton
Publiher
George Miller
Sandusky
Lonigville
Nashville Shore
Veron
Vth
Joseph Elsener
William Bones
Hick's
Clation
Lewistown
Hillsdale Coat Works
William Marry
Daimeb Bros
To Onv
Tossoo
Anthony Daly
Bia
Morristown
John A. Wilson
Gladstone
Sir Henry Thompson
IN & Court
HOTAR
Mownay
Senate
J. G. Batter
D. D
Knigbte of Labor
Ioreis
Zogalla
Euccesarva
NBA ES
Cockrall
Foreignature
Tounspay
Callom'y Mo- Hoo
Savce Hoar
Allison
Grand Ware
Nk Commission
Fve
Gogan
Fumay
Coke
Kanane Cavalry
Kas
Kas, August 2], 1863, By Querriling
Logan
House
Mospy
Hahen
Louisiane
Tursnay
Urihud
Bic
Billawera
Thos. A. Hendricks
Vitas
Committee of Education
Blair Gill
Towell
Hadd Ox
Treasury
Richardson
Tran
Committee On
Urns
Committee On Appropriations
Court of Claims
House Jatn
Ramwond
Committee On Judiciary
Culandir
Sanaion Hills
Toronto
Milwauker
Pooon
Paventa
High Grace
Witear—Spruig
NeSbeine Aga Wollar
Gam Neers
Sm Sats
Bomkent
Sangypernne
Baie i Gifya
Simanestagasiane
TX Banko
Larapovanrterntesnet
Hartex
OOM —Ng
Bossereesae
Bisset Erin
Toledo
Becerra
Nesha
Choros
Iber
Ballarat
Akaxkasman
Navy Yard
Boston Rocard
Bonefis
Vermont
Green Mountain State
Gaya O
San Francisco, Chronicle
Wery
Ashe
Tark
England
Germany
Italy
Holland
Spain
Turkey
China
Japan
San Jose
Matthew Arnold
Shaia
Mistress of the Chess
Bakerea
Boabe
Cox
Sirs Cox
Grant
Asia
Africa
Europa
Jove
Olympus
Ceres
Box
Cincinnatus
Rome
Kismat
Fannie Smith Rich
St. Paul
Aho
Trimble
Paria
Paris
Albany
Hera
biaTap
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Mauna Kea
White Mountain
Mokuaweowee
Java
Gettysburg
Wisconsin
Lerom
Bent Lon
Iepreas
Heing
Bape eoRn
Huom
Benedick
Pittsburg
John
Poderass
Boozeb
Saitkine
Do Jones
Rambier
R. N. Fowler
Lregard
Stewas
Boston Record
Mart. X
Montmartre
Europe
Venice
New York Sun
Mra
Srimgenbank
Mrs. C
Fouker
Prussia
Atlanta Constitution
Ernest Bots
Law Dawepapers
Tany
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