Spate of Fires and Appointments Across Belleville and Washington
Reports from Belleville LL describe mine workers setting fire to a coal seam, hindering extinguishing efforts as the blaze spreads. In Washington, Jay Knox, acting US comptroller, is placed in charge of the Internal Revenue Bureau awaiting a presidential appointment to fill the Raym vacancy. A lightning strike on the Standard Oil complex in Jersey City ignites vast oil stocks, consuming over 50 000 barrels and causing about 1 million dollars in losses. six lives are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Knox
United States
Revange
Washington
Gen. Raym
Prent
Standard Oil Company
Jersay City
Post office costs rise under fourth class changes
A report indicates expenditures for fourth class postmasters will exceed old law projections by about $600,000, with settlements due by October 3 when the two cent postage rate takes effect. The issue centers on new commission structures and the need to balance accounts across affected offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris
Post Ofice Department
United States duty on Irishmen indicted abroad
The text suggests expected discussion on delivering Irishmen indicted in Ireland, arguing such talk is useless. It asserts the United States government has a clear duty per treaties, and that policy should not be swayed by external pressures or gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
United Stattes
Java
Tailroading criminal in prison sets swift justice
A fragment describes Tuan as a Jersey specimen and notes a burglar was taken into custody Saturday and confined by Thursday after an eight year sentence. It highlights swift, inexorable justice with no delays or appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuan
Jersey
Closing Arguments Grafted In Long War of Words
In the Star Route trial, lawyers prepare closing remarks. Jurors face a flood of verbose rhetoric from several attorneys. The case centers on alleged killing to delay services for large pay, with the jury poised to decide after the lengthy presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jp Witho
Kor
Buss
Cave
Ibigumore
Tima
Rendy
President delays appointment after resignation
Kus notes the president awaits returns from counties before naming a successor to Commissioner Ranm. About fifty ex-convicts filed claims in two days, with 200k in prizes mentioned. Illinois senators push for Mr Matthews, a once unknown candidate, while many others seek the post. The president is urged to appoint promptly a capable man who can live without an office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kus
Washington
Matthews
Briss Attacks Dorsey Over Star Route Piracy Claims
Mr Briss directed sharp questions at Stephen W Dorseys handling of Star route piracy allegations as he cited twelve routes assigned to Dorsey that were moved quickly after possession plus implications tied to the MacVeagh post office and law department. The defendants face a possibly hostile jury pool and await a reply to Briss strong arraignment of their practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Briss
Stephen W. Dorsey
Feczeu
Dorsey
Kot
Tames MacVeagh
Postolice and Law Department
Yoles
Political and transportation notes fill questionable reports
Monday work on a narrowed railway project by Capt Bada faces a likely veto again by Governor Butler. A poorhouse farm discovery at Budals New York proves insufficient for mining viability. Steamship arrivals bring emigrants. New York World sold for 400000 dollars. Investigation into Supervising Architect Hill delayed by absent Washington officials. An explosion in Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania kills two. nearby graves overturned by blast force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bada
Butler
Budals
N.Y
Boston
Wedaradsy
Ireland
Taa
New York World
Jey Gould
Jseph Paliver
St Luin
World
Pbtreday
Tau
Charece
Hill
Ant
Washington
Wilkecbarre
Maury Sombaiones
Fragmented 19thcentury notes on trials and disasters
A chaotic report mentions Delaney's death sentence for Primat Park murders, Tinovay Kerry's third conviction for Phoenix Park killings, and broad political shifts in Prussia and Rome. It recalls an explosion at Dedsiper mine with dozens missing, French actions in Indochina, and Britain’s alleged dynamite plot revelations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cubs
Biswaren
Ryichetsy
Berlin
Tie Ceai
Delaney
Primat Park
Tinovay Kerry
Phanix Park
Vatican
Rome
London
Turday Vna
Dedsiper
France
Honoi
Ponquic
W. Lorquin
Annam
Tes Freeman
Goblin
New York
Criminal plots and political bribery claims in early Texas and New Jersey
Garza County Texas reports depredations by cattle thieves linked to Cottasettxs. An ex speak er of New Jersey assembly faces charges for attempting to bribe Assemblyman Armitage in Newark. A New York group claims 100 members and aims to organize under the Irish revolutionary banner Dynamite society. Paymaster in the U S Army admits a forged robbery tale and a large embezzlement, with $5 300 missing and $41500 more disclosed to superiors as repayment by accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garza County
Texas
New Jersey House
Representatives
Elizabeth
Armitage
Newark
Amanog
O’donovan Rosna
Jemune
New York
Waston
United States Army
Fort Worth
Offictra
Multistate Accidents and Storm Tie Up Railways
A Wednesday incident at Helens Montana shook residents when a farm house col lapsed near New Philadelphia Ohio injuring several people. A New York Third Avenue elevated line collision between two trains near 60th and 70th streets caused one fatality among firemen. A boiler scalding on a street left commuters injured. Halifax authorities monitor Fenian plots alleged to have been hatched in Philadelphia. Severe storm battered Nowraxey Illinois and southern Wisconsin with damage broader than previously reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helens
Montana
Tits Boor
New Philadelphia
Ohi
St Jeant
Third Avenue
New York
Sixty-ninth
Seventiach Atrecia
Land Leaguers
Philadelphia
Damage from storm hits farmsteads and towns
The report describes farmhouses and outbuildings blown down and people injured during a storm. In several areas, farmers suffer property damage and residents in towns near Rack and Janeaville report debris and destruction affecting farm property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton
Leo Courty
Family
Janeaville
Witoonain
Alcrebie Darbage
French minister Roysrax expected to return home
The French minister Roysrax is reported to anticipate returning to France and may not come back. He is likely to be sent as minister to Turkey. Details about other officials and plans, including a possible relocation of the president's entourage and postal exports data from March 1883, are noted amid fragmented lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Roysrax
France
Turkey
BolsGidre
Ths
Normere Pacific Millroad
Montana
Min Kouri
Department of Chatte Hies
Conzcla
Ireland
Conaula
United States
Fragmented Early 20th Century Trade Ledger Entries
A jumble of commodity figures and terms shows irregular trade data with references to wheat, flour, barley, butter, pork, and freight values. Names and places are unclear, but entries suggest prices and shipments for May and June, including totals for flour and grain movements and adjustments to various lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weller
Sitaly Moe
Lord—Primo Vtaam
Seiler
Burno
Atondy
Barlay
Market Rumors and Price Flags From May 18 Trade
Reports show active price movements across pork beef and eggs with quotes like May sellers, July and September futures and high volatility. Notes reference Chicago markets, with figures for various grades and commodities, plus ongoing unsettled quotes and slight activity shifts in dairy and whiskey categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uaiaev
Firat
Reguies
Wheel
Detmani
Seler
Selier
Chicago
Aellar
Melor
Seltge
Iunos
Eallar
Fair Comand
Rowx and Sowers
Aeller Tune
Gilor
Stordy
Search for Bodies of Firemen After Tank Explosion
Jersey City NJ residents search for four firemen and a boy killed when an oil tank exploded and destroyed the National Storage Company works at Cawan Point. Charred human bones were found in two spots under iron, placed into a keg as the search continued with water dragging failing to yield more clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey Ciry
N. J
National Storage Company
Cawan Point
Widow clarifies general Wayne book date in 1830
Mrs Wayne widow of General Benny C Wayne writes that The Sword Exercise was published in 1830 and not after the war as claimed. She notes the book was widely read in the old army where Gen Wayne was held in high esteem.
Bekonings of Sickness Promoted by Stomach Bitters
Fragmented ad copy touts Hestubter's Stomach Bitters as a central remedy for early sickness and debility. It claims the tonic nourishes nerve and digestive health, relieves dyspepsia, and restores bowel function, promising vitality and improved mental well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hestubter
Mgdjeske Opens Four Week SF Engagement
Mgdjeske began a four week engagement in San Francisco last Monday evening. Her next season starts September 13 in Chisago under her own management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgdjeske
San Francisco
Chisago
Brown
Leon Bitte
Timothy Keating
Philadelphia
A Yankee Girl's Pluck In Paris Action Against Harasser
Lucy Hooper lauds a American girl who, in Paris, defended herself against a French lecherous suitor by striking him with a horsehair whip. The assailant wore the Legion of Honor and followed her after others present, finally fleeing as cabmen and onlookers cheered. The tale ends noting the начать—an American girl standing up to harassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Hooper
Philadelphia Ledger
Avenue de‘Opera
Legion of Honor
Agan
Werman Iseullers
Paris
Ald Cabman
Mademoiselle
May Apiary Advice on Colony Management and Comb Foundation
The American Agriculturies May issue urges rapid brood growth and strong conditions for a coming harvest of white clover and raspberry honey. It advises uniting weak colonies, using brood from strong hives, superseding poor queens, moving hives cautiously, smoking bees, and using comb foundation to secure frames and prevent foundation failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Agriculuries
Anime Journal
Spiculture Ag
Diseases of Live Stock Epidemics and their impact
The article discusses recurring livestock epidemics, comparing them to human plagues. It notes public concern, legislative actions, and the difficulty of determining causes, urging focus on prompt diagnosis and response to protect horses, cattle, and sheep, with historical references to past outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Teléerapl
Bridge Triesty One Miles Long Across Lake Pontchartrain
A Sunday excursion by railroad officials examined the New Orleans and Northwestern railroad trestle work over Lake Pontchartrain. The completed trestle will total about twenty one and a half miles with coastal and lake spans. Piles, caps, stringers, and ties are laid to form a solid deck, with rails and guard rails in place. The project, described as one of the South’s grandest railroad undertakings, uses immense quantities of lumber and supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleane Feaguce
Soptranton
New Orleans
Northestern
Seopie’s Avenue Canal
Pilagia
Pearl River
South
Niles
Golden Ceogs Honor Granted To Long Serving Women
An imperial proclamation notes Germany awards the Golden Ceogs to women who have served in the same family for forty years or more. Six recipients have earned the distinction, with the latest timing placing the award at a figure just under 893 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Unclear OCR Fragment on Oil and Racing Payoffs
Fragmentary text mentions a congressman or speaker, Si Jacobe Oiling, and Dan Mace as a champion driver. It references Sacobs Oil Bottle and a frat place with odd spellings, suggesting a garbled race or oil industry note with unclear facts and no verifiable events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobe
Dan Mace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marshfield, Wis
Belleville, LL
Pitwaoes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!