Base Ball Now Booms With Spalding's World Tour Crew
New York reports A G Spalding and his party of top baseball players arriving in good health after a world tour. A reception by a local committee accompanied by a brass band greeted them aboard the Adriatic and the Starin as they moved to quarantine and then to the Fifth Avenue hotel for the welcome.
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A. G. Spalding
San Francisco
White Star
Laura M. Stalin
Joseph J. O'Donoghue
Nick Engell
Johnn M. Ward
Dewolf Hopper
Digby Bell
J. W. Spalding
Governor's Island
George Wood
George Floyd
Marcus Mayer
H. E. Abbey
W. W. Kelly
Mr. Johnson
Cleveland
Teigh Lynch
Spalding
Fifth Avenue Hotel
All Americans Finish Northbound Tour Ahead of Chicago
Nearly 32000 miles traveled the All Americans report a financial success with receipts covering all expenses and a sizable surplus. Captain Hanlon hints at Pittsburg as a future stop while others anticipate the team’s strong health and readiness for next season. The party attended the Brooklyn game and saw The May Queen at Palmer's theater.
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Spalding
Leigh Lynch
United Press
Chicago
Chicagos
Hanlon
Pittsury
Brooklyn
Palmer's Theater
Ida Lewis Rescues Uncle in Newport Harbor
Ida Lewis keeper of Lime Rock lighthouse saves her 70 year old uncle who fell overboard while returning from fishing near the harbor. The rescue occurs in Newport Rhode Island with her boat reaching the exhausted man. In Chicago a cab accident leaves a 10 year old girl dead after a horse stumble frees a door and she falls under wheels. the driver is arrested and an inquest is planned. A Rhode Island special election for legislature proceeds with heavy campaigning and Republicans leading early. Washington reports Capt Herbert Beecher, son of Henry Ward Beecher, dismissed from customs service amid serious charges.
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R. I
Wilson
Ida Lewis
Newport Harbor
Henry Lewis
Lime Rock
Effie Willer
W. A. Piller
Arkansas City
Ark
Columbus
Ohio
Dearborn
van Buren
McCoy’s Hotel
Rhode Island
R. L
Customs Service
Washington
Port Townsend
Wash
Telegraph
Herbert Beecher
Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Beech erDismissal Tied to Treasury Scrutiny at Port Townsend
Secretary Windom ordered Capt. Beecher dismissed after a full treasury investigation. Beecher had been appointed special agent of the treasury by Manning at Port Townsend following failed confirmation by the commerce committees. The probe linked Beecher to opium smuggling papers found on Gardner in Ogilensburg, N Y, a year earlier, triggering the dismissal decision.
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Capt. Beecher
Treasury Department
Port Townsend
Gardner
Ogilensburg
N. Y
Beecher
Windom
Poverty in Panama After Canal Labor Suspension
A Panama dispatch reports Brunet, liquidator of the canal company, says Slavin Contracting has ended work and the company will assume control of its shops and materials. Other firms have rescinded contracts and the canal line shops, work, and unfinished labor will be taken over. about 6000 workers, including Jamaicans and Venezuelans, have left by steamship, with another similar exodus expected. Poverty rises as fuel and housing run low and remaining empty houses are torn down for lumber to cook.
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New York
Panama
Jacquier
Brunet
Canal Company
Paris
Slavin Contracting Company
Harrison's Southern Policy and Chilean Trade Report
Washington April 8. Harrison signals recognition of Southern protectionists to redraw party lines away from race. Wealthy, educated former Democrats may enter GOP if race issue is dropped. In a separate note, Romeyn reports Chile trade in 1687 shows US exports $3.2 million of imports totaling $48.63 million, with US flag on only 221 of over 15,000 ships.
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Washington
Harrison
South
James W. Romeyn
Valparaiso
Department of State
Chili
United States
Chillian
Ex-President Cleveland Back in New York
Ex-President Cleveland arrives from the South with partner Mr. Stetson meeting him at the depot. Mrs. Cleveland is not among the welcome party as he heads to the Victoria. Also notes presidential appointments and various weather and local happenings across the region.
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New York
Cleveland
South
Stetson
Victoria
Proclamation Urges Thanksgiving for Washington Centennial
President Harrison issues a proclamation recommending April 30 as a national day of special thanksgiving marking the centennial inauguration of George Washington. The text calls for prayers across churches at 9 a.m. and notes congressional approval of the holiday, with Catholic services planned in Baltimore led by Cardinal Gibbons.
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Harrison
New York
George Washington
Republic
Benjamin Harrison
United States of America
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Rich placer diggings near Bear Paw mountains reported
Helena April 8 news describes rich placer diggings in the Bear Paw mountains north of Fort Benton. Parties arrived with large quantities of gold dust, sold some to Fort Belknap merchant Thomas O'Hanlon, and claimed daily proceeds of 8 to 10 dollars per man with one man totaling 90 in a day. No rush yet. closest rail is fifty miles away. Also reports on Black Sands mines near Lampoc promising a bonanza with new gold-extraction method.
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Bear Paw
Black Hills
San Francisco
Lampoc
Gas in a coal mine injures workers near Duquoin
An explosion in the New Muddy coal mine near Duquoin Illinois last night wounded several men and boys, with two fatally burned. The incident follows other regional disasters as the area reels from fire and structural losses across nearby towns.
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Duquoin
Ills
Duguoly
Settlers threaten Pigman as eviction tensions rise
The Settlers warn Chancy Pigman Dear Sir that continued meddling will provoke divine judgment and threaten crop failure. Once part of the Settlers union, Pigman is feared to reveal secrets. The organization now stands ready to defend their homes, even to death, and evictions have been suspended for now.
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Pigman
Settlers’ Union
A Nebraska Farmer Killed for Money He Had Just Borrowed
Nebraska dispatch reports Edward C Mayer living near Imperial was murdered in the sand hills eight miles from Imperial after borrowing $500 to prove up his homestead. He spent $250 in Imperial then walked home with $250. a witness who accompanied him vanished and his pockets were rifled and a bullet found in his brain.
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Omaha
Neb
Grant, Neb
Edward C. Mayer
Imperial
Chase County
Sand Hills
A Nice Quiet Orderly Lynching in Grainger County
A Knoxville dispatch reports John Wolfingbarger, accused of Sheriff Greene’s murder in Grainger County, was secretly hanged by a five man mob at Rutledge. The incident was described as calm, with no public excitement, echoing funeral quiet.
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Nashville
Tenn
Knoxville
John Wolfingbarger
Greene
Grainger County
Rutledge
Champeny Bros Special Linen Sale Opens This Week
A large shipment arrives at Champeny Bros offering linen stock at a special sale from Tuesday to Saturday. Napkins at $8 per dozen, table linen at $32.25 per yard, carpets at low prices, kid gloves called the Paul Foster, and over 200 white goods patterns. Sioux City prices listed for cambric and muslin. Also mentions a $1.50 ladies shoe from The Shoe House of Mitchell.
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Champeny Bros
Paul Foster
Lonsdale Cambric
Sioux City
Coates Cotton Tc
Lawrence LL Muslin
Shoe House of Mitchell
Gry Goods Company Announces Closing Out Sale
The Gry Goods Company offers a closing out sale on all items from their line. They promote sympathy for fire victims and promise the largest South Dakota selection of carpets and rugs with best bargains, along with underselling guarantees. Women’s shoes and summer underwear are offered at cost.
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South Dakota
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