Bears and battles across a restless world in war notes
A quirky tale from England describes a bear jailed in a pig sty for a night as a thief hunter on the trail of a fat porker. Dispatches detail the Tel el-Kebir battle in Egypt with Arabi Pasha’s forces entrenching, and a later report confirms Kel–Kebir's capture by the British. Also noted are the Texas fever outbreak in Cayuga County and broader draft substitution reimbursements debated amid union strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Amnion
New York
Canal 13
Tifa
Tel el-Kebir
Arabi Pasha
Fie
Kelo-Kebir
Widespread 19th Century Global Events Report
Report covers births in Indiana and Wisconsin, retirement plans in St Louis, imports to New York, and local and international notes. Mentions unions, strikes, harbor wreck discovery near Erie, Manhattan Beach plans, and unrest in Ireland and Egypt with military actions.
Multi-incident Crime Wave Report From 19th Century Accounts
A garbled 19th century crime list details killings and assaults across several regions. Notable items reference an express messenger killed near Glebe Arizona, a Horace Donnelly murder by William Toole, and a Port Jervis farmer Jessa Manderville’s rifle death. Other entries describe manslaughter indictments in Patterson New Jersey, Lincoln Illinois, and robberies near Ashland Illinois. A Melbourne arrestee was wounded by O Farrel in a separate incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roan
Glebe
Arizona
Andrew Hall
Express
Ss. Joseph
Horace Donnelly
William Toole
Wilcourin
Lews Cox
Ashland
Ill
Box
G. A. Tuckle
New South Wales
Salt Lake
Nuan
Elkhorn
Ind
Neil
Eliot
Hin
Bik Ciiteen
Crames McManey
Mount Pulaski
John Carlock
Solomon Matheny
Unclear ledger end of cablegrams and trials
Cablegram snippet notes Tuy Hon Hannibal Bantin in Gibraltar. Bradford firm Warour & Som fails with 800000 in liabilities. Cape Town reports mortality. Also mentions Hungarian town trial of numerous women accused of poisoning husbands with thirty five guilty. scattered cryptic phrases imply broader unrest and foreign sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal Bantin
United States
Spain
Gibraltar
B. Warour & Som
Bradford
England
Cape Town
South Africa
Ima Elungarian
Numerous Disasters and Incidents Across The Nation
A flood of terse reports details accidents and disasters from Rome to Cincinnati, Wilmington to Canton. Wrecked ships, fires, mill bankruptcies, disease outbreaks, and violent incidents are cataloged, with figures on damages, casualties, and sweeping events nationwide.
From the Capital Chief says tax collection steady this season
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue reports smooth collections this season as the bank tax moves proceed, with Patrick Gonzaga noted in official capacity in Chicago as a key figure in tax administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Collect i
Patrick Gonxza
Chicago
Chief signal officer promoted amid cabinet shuffle
Signal station chief Greece B Cammer is promoted to chief signal officer. Secretary Foucer returns to the capital. Bonds allotment for game days likely delayed. Admiral Wren reports lakes lighthouse condition as creditable after inspection. A secret society forms to expose politicians who use abandoned women in departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
B. Cammer
Department of Jurtice
Foucer
Enaital
Ttme
Aran Admirad Wren
Lighthouse Board
Sox Washington
Departmente
James Crawford
Mint
Carson City
An Sra
San Francisco
Habena Corpur
Field
Congresa
Ima
Sin
SosLyn
TOE Tariff Commission
James M. Constable
New York
Port Office Department
St. Paul and
Breckenridge, Minn
Canadian Post Office
Emerson
Winnipeg
Manitoba
George Washington
National Capital
Signal Bureau
Asaint
Wiin
Cac
House ‘Representatives
Folger
Navy
Freliognoyeen
Lincoln
Colorado Springs
West Point cadet Fred Grant famed for pugilistic clashes
Fred Grants four year cadet career at West Point was marked by constant fistfights. A July incident with a plebe over a remark about George Washington led to a major brawl. He later fought over duty tasks, earning a reputation as good natured yet combative, per the Boston Herald.
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Asp
Brazos
Fred Grant
West Point
Cades
Plebs
Legion
Grant
Cadet Corps
Grants
Peorge Wathingtom
George Washington iv
Boston Herald
Stomach Jitters and Bitters Promoting Kidney Action
A damaged 1889 notice discusses Mtostovier's Stomach Jitters as a tonic improving kidney and bladder activity. It claims bitters purify blood by reducing bile, restore secretions, and aid malaria and constipation. Mentions nurses bound for Egypt and a German Crown Prince's military ambitions restrained by his mother.
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daUcalo
Mtostovier
the Prince of Wales
Garman
Brackenbury Mistake Shifts Irish Talent to New Post
London dispatch reports Jerkinace’s appointment as assistant under secretary in the Irish office, sparking Irish members’ satisfaction not for Jerkinace but for Clifford Lloyd who they fear may miss the post. The Brackenbury retirement tale unfolds dramatically after a telegram duel with Earl Spencer revealing a resignation misstep.
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Egypt
Fort Spencer
Earl Spencer
Co. Brackenbury
Lord Spencer
Thie
Col. B
Milwanner Market Grain Prices and Offers
Milwanner Miwaugex August 28 reports low demand with firm wheat for No. 3 cash at 10d. Sugar at 1.63, Sept 1.00 bid, Oct 0.99 bid. Various commodity quotes include rye and burley with mixed acceptance, and freight values for flour and barley.
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Milwanner
Miwaugex
Atendy
Tomina
Burley
Moos Park
Auller Cast
Stoudy
Pharley
Luarley
Chyeaga Markee
Cmroaco
Acller
Aeliex
Reller
Chicago Spring
Caicage Springs
Aoller
Yeller
Wliggilgg
Aeller
Njig
Alice Tnouary
Wade
Soilor
Angie
Lise
Agricultural Market Report with Mixed Prices and Demand
The report lists commodities like wheat, barley, flax, and butter with varied quotes. Prices show steady or rising demand for some staples while others move slowly, with notes on seller and buyer rates and monthly ranges across several months.
Married Folks Would Be Happier If Home Trials Werekept Quiet
A reflective prose piece urges couples to avoid public airing of quarrels and to cultivate kindness, shared burdens, and mutual support. It argues that recreation strengthens marriage, favors simple attire over display, and treats spouses as human partners rather than idealized angels, quoting Sremdey Onerier on leisure and harmony.
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Reir
Sremdey
Mrs Bree of Mississippi in Atlantic City Society
Mrs Bree the former Mississippi senator’s wife and current United States Treasury register rests quietly in Atlantic City where she remains a noted figure in high society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bree
United Statea Treasury
Atlantic City
Fall term begins at North Western Business College Madison Wis
The fall term of the North Western Business College and Academy in Madison Wisconsin begins on Monday September day. The odd phrasing suggests a brief notice in a college column likely announcing the start of classes and term dates.
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North Western Business College and Academy
Madison
Wis
Bronday
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marshfield Times
Marshfield, Wie
Ie Calle
Cayuga County
Pennsylvania
Alexandria
Port Said
Mediterranean
Suez
Red Sea
de Lossepa
Aguedagt
Ismailia
Port Zeid
Sues
Cairo
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York Times
Albany Journal
Conkling
Cornell
Jay Gould
Gould
Weer
Fowler
Farag
Oshkosh
Borkford
Til
Lozman
St. Louie
Mowat Leonard
Guebeld
Jamentown
Mich
Tuggins
Kanaan
Minneapolis
Polypoimla
Atatletics
Erie
Manhattan Beach
Jono Island
Queen Anne
Youngstown
Oise
John Brown
Osiwatomis
California
Chisage
Ogiden’s Grove
Sherif Mann
W.P. Nixon
Pinkerton
Come Cerpanita
London
Langfellow
Dublin
Patrick, Walsh
Trish
Sone
Furmar
Leahy
Killarney
Heveroura
Oveidallah
Torres
Sonora
Guaymas
Middleborough
Port
Trafic
Saez
Tamaitia
Aboukir
de Lescepa
Tosp Spencer
Grey
Tig
Tard Daferin
Ismeilia
Tel-el-Kebir
Rawleh
Owey
Lia
Hewitt
Suex Canal
Seymour
Rome
Moody & Co
Cincinnnati
Delaware
Boston
Franklin
Pine Ridge
Red Cloud
Woram
Leavenworth
Republic
Tuuae
Brownsgile
Haw
Matamoran ix
Texas and Pacific Road
Abilene
Wai
Ngain
Yurow
Rio Grande
Texas
Sarzeon Murrey
Memphis
Brownsville
Matamorna
Bardett-Contn- Bartlett
Cheen
Ara Ronely
Omhdagin
Eves
W. Welles
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