Postoffice changes in Nebraska and a Pierce tragedy
Weekly Nebraska mail notices list new postmasters in Adrain Brown county Heemer Cuming county Allen Fonte Nunda Loup county Mrs Addie Masters Bossereet Frontier county Gil bert L Barr and Peach Grove Sarpy county Robert Hishal Mrs Puans Bopy Found. An Omaba Republican report says the body of insane Mrs John Pugh was found near Pierce after an accidental drowning following a search by authorities and Santee Sioux Indians.
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Nebraska
William van Vleck
Postoffice Department
Adrain
Brown County
Robert H. Clapton
Heemer
Cuming County
Allen J. Fonte
Biers
Mary A. Rogers
Nunda
Loup County
Addie Masters
Postmas
Bossereet
Frontier County
Gilbert L. Barr
Berne
Webster County
Peach Grove
Sarpy County
Robert A. Hishal
Short Creek
Kate Pugh
Fox Home
Pierce
Death by hanging ends prison sentence for Thomas Cooper
Thomas Cooper a colored inmate sent from Omaha in August for six years burglary died by suicide in the Nebraska Penitentiary. He hanged himself from a cupola platform using a 175 pound rock, after the keeper called the line to fall in. Officials note his cheerful conduct and lack of known relatives.
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Thomas Cooper
Omaha
Nebraska Manufacturing Company
Cooper
Nebraska notes show growth and changes across cities
Grand Island plans a free public library while Oakland eyes an opera house costing 4000. Hastings, Beatrice, and Lincoln report fires, bonds, and local events. A squash contests Beatrice with a 23 pound specimen. Creighton grows to 750 population. bridges and creameries move forward amid accidents and civic projects.
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Grand Island
Oakland
Humphery
City of
Red Cloud
Juniata
Mary Cruger
Creighton
Lincoln County
Pierce County
Mammoth squash yields record weight at Oxford Register
A large squash grown near Oxford Register Office drew attention as seven fruits on a vine boasted weights from 1% pounds to 212 pounds for the central specimen. Mr. Davis Peak, north of Oxford, reported the beam at 212 pounds avoirdupois, with the plant thriving without fertilizer indicating rich soil and careful cultivation.
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Oxford Register Office
Davis Peak
Governor Cleveland Attacked Outside Albany Medical College
Albany dispatch reports Samuel Boone of Chemung county assaulted Governor Cleveland near the medical college while seeking a pardon. Boone was restrained by Dr. George Houghton, later arrested. case set for Wednesday. Boone and wife had followed the governor, threatening harm. Boone deemed a crank.
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Albany
N. Y
Cleveland
Medical College
Samuel Boone
Chemung County
George Houghton
Boone
Houghton
Dr. Houghton
Boardman Smith
Supreme Court
Auburn
Elmira
Stanchfield
Executive
Long-Absent Father Reunites With Family In Georgia
An Acworth, Georgia report tells of Wilson, presumed dead after fleeing for California during the gold fever era, returning fifty-five years old and wealthy. He seeks reconciliation with his former wife, discovers a son who has a family, and funds their move to join him in California where he is said to be a millionaire. Wilson then travels on to New Orleans.
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Acworth
California
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
New Orleans
A Good Many Failures In 1883 In Business And Health
The report notes 10 568 business failures in the United States and Canada during 1883 some large and some small and adds that many failures stem from ill health. It recommends Brown’s Iron Bitters as a family remedy to restore health and prevent further failure.
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United States
Canada
Brown
Providence Wins League Pennant Sparks Hub of the Universe Debate
The Fall River Advance notes Providence claiming the league pennant and a victory glow in baseball, urging Boston to curb its Hub of the Universe boast and accept Boston’s role as a back seat, signaling a shift in bragging rights and sporting discourse.
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Providence
Boston
Fall River
Grain prices and local disasters across early 1900s
Farmers near Fargo offer No 1 hard wheat at fifty five cents. A gas explosion damages the Central Pacific mill in Lawrence Massachusetts fatally injuring two workers. Canadian hay exporters receive potential refunds of duties totaling one million dollars. H B Scott & Co Pittsburgh warns three hundred workers of a ten percent wage cut. About a thousand South Carolinians are invited to migrate to California farms with travel paid and deducted from wages. Volney Bull dies in a fire after trying to rescue his mad brother. A Chinese prisoner in Portland commits suicide in his cell. Postmaster General Hatton and the Mexican minister agree on a US Mexico postal rate agreement. Henry Villard’s Oregon railroad lease is upheld by a Portland judge. Boston youths push Belva Lockwood for president with Mother Hubbard costumes. John Haschka, an ex-patient, shoots his wife and disappears into the woods. A German jewelers’ association forms in Providence as trade failures reach thirty nationwide with total liabilities over one million dollars.
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Albert Whitmore
Kenesaw
Omaha Hardware
Lincoln Journal
Samuel Leland
Lincoln
Grand Lodge of Locomotive Engineers
E. H. Sheldon
George W. Sheldon
Elkhorn
E.h.sheldon
Boone
Auburn
Chemung County
Eagle Street
Executive Mansion
Capitol
Cleveland
Executive Chamber
Fairbanks
Auburn Prison
Central Pacific
Lawrence
Mass
Canada
Washington
H. B. Scott & Co
Pittsburg
South Carolina
California
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Henry Villard
Northern Pacific
Judge Deahy
Portland
Boston
Belva Lockwood
Mother Hubbard
John Haschka
Providence
Foreign Notes and World Events Aired Across Columns
News briefs report Bernhardt’s quiet seaside retreat and a Danish Bulgarian conflict. A Thai Nguyen clash in Tonquin yields heavy losses. Dublin sees Sulivan’s funeral with officials in attendance. European royalty urge Brunswick succession talks with Kaiser Wilhelm. A Hungarian arrestee reveals dynamite plans. Rogers faces a libel assault charge over The Man from New York. Congo talks open to Austria Russia Italy. Cholera cases rise in Naples and Salerno. Belgian liberals push for dissolution. clericals resist. Muarkey Bennett cable rebates favor big users. French Alexandria indemnity urgent for residents. Queen’s Speech outlines franchise bill aims with no redistribution mention. Gordon’s Khartoum defence eulogized.
Universal day chosen by meridian congress
Capital briefs note a resolution for a universal day defined as a mean solar day starting at mean midnight of the initial meridian. The report lists fiscal year resources and expenditures for Commissary General McFeely and details on relief funds for Ohio and Mississippi flood sufferers. It also reports H D Coke & Co suspending payments with liabilities and a Tennessee bond case involving 7 million dollars in outstanding railroad bonds.
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International Meridian Congress
McFeely
Ohio
Mississippi
H. D. Coke & Co
Tennessee
Southern Railroad
Political Notes Highlight Late Campaign Moves and Reactions
The report surveys candidates and statements across states. Daniels, a prohibition vice presidential hopeful, plans southern focus after November. Grace nominated for New York mayor, while Indiana Governor candidate Caulkins recovers in Chicago. Ohio Tenth District contest includes a protest about voting irregularities. Butler addresses violence in the south and a Chicago poll supervision debate. Greenback backers push to erase Democratic names from fusion lists and discuss a straight greenback ticket.
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Daniels
Academy of Music
New York
William R. Grace
Edson
William Caulkins
Indiana
Chicago
Frank Hurd
Ohio
Butler
Oswero
R. G. Holbrook
Vulcan Iron Works
United States
the Times
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Supreme Court arguments attract wide counsel array
Governor Hoadley of Ohio opened for bondholders and General Hazen spoke on the meteorological service crisis. Hazen notes seven teen stations closed due to underfunding, praises prediction advances, and urges more stations. He cites Arctic expedition plans and Greely’s execution, recommends congressional inquiry into blame and criticizes Arlington for rations spoilage at Cape Sabin.
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United States Supreme Court
Hoadley
Ohio
Hazen
Greely
Congress
Arlington
Cape Sabin
Incendiaries destroy property in Augusta and other crimes plague era
A series of scandals and violent incidents sweep across cities. In Augusta a blaze caused $100,000 in damage while W H Dempsey of Washington faces indictment for navy procurement fraud. Canadian Pacific workers face Sunday work charges. a Chicago trader’s brother is murdered and the suspect dies by suicide. Cattle poisoning appears in Ontario and arson and hangings unfold in Shreveport and Salt Lake. A Wabash train fight ends with stabbings after a Democratic barbecue event.
Devastating Carthage Fire Sweeps Through Village
A great loss as Carthage New York burns nearly all of its island industries and hundreds of homes. The fire destroyed seventy five acres of residences, many buildings and the town's school and church facilities. Firefighters from Watertown Louisville Booneville and Utica battled the blaze as residents faced panic and displacement overnight.
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Carthage
New York
Black River
Tris
Watertown
Louisville
Booneville
Utica
Ovce
Local Fire Devastates Property In Carthage Losses Reach Half Million
The blazes left many unemployed with aid urged for those in need. Money can be sent to Alien C Kellby and C P Ither of Carthage, trusted to assist affected residents. No lives were lost. property loss exceeds half a million though insurance may cover less than a third of it.
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C. Kellby
C. P. Ither
Carthage
Relief of Greely Described by Commodore Schley
Commodore Winfield Scott Schley submits his report on the Greely relief expedition detailing the voyage and the rescue inside Greely camp. He recounts the dying scenes of Greely and Connell, and notes the hardships of Brainard Ames Hospital Steward Arierbuck Ellison and other survivors.
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Winfield Scott Behley
Ames
Brainard
Frederick
Arierbuck
Ellison
Commodore Schley
Cattle Breeders Set Second Chicago Convention Plan
Announcement from HOS. STURGIS secretary calls second annual meeting of the National Convention of Cattle Breeders to be held in Chicago on November 13 and 14 1884. Delegates from prior and new groups urged to attend and join in forming a national association. A joint meeting with the Illinois state board of agriculture is noted and decisions pointed toward a Saint Louis gathering after Chicago. Local officials emphasize continuity of conventions and broader participation.
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National Convention of Cattle Breeders
Chicago
Association of Cattle Breeders
J. Gb.kimnell
Ariculture
George B. Loring
United States
Cor
Fisher
Illinois State Board of Agriculture
St. Louis
Hos. Sturgis
Sec'y
A Great Cattle Suit In Circuit Court
A Denver special reports a U S circuit court trial before Judge Brewer involving Jeremiah Mann of Nevada versus B C Bloomfield with Robert Tillett and Henry Trass. Mann alleges 2000 Oregon cattle sold and lost drifting south in 1870s storms. Bloomfield denies taking or converting cattle. defense cites severe winter deaths with carcasses seen such as herds of 300, 400, and 1000. Jury returns $254 718 75 verdict for Mann after 24 hours deliberation.
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Denver
United States
Brewer
Jeremiah Mann
Nevada
B.C. Bloomfeld
Colorado
Robert Tillett
Henry Trass
Wyoming
Hocky Mountains
Mr. Mann
ISO
Oregon
Munn
Bloomfield
Mann
Geary
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Cassidy
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Pp. C. Story
Webster City
Chrisman
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Hussey
Henry Lowens
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Deliva Murphy
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Shreveport
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Ind
Collopen
Henry Guier
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Prince
Womaun
BTU
Los
Schley
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