Longevity Notes From San Jacinto To Rochester
A wave of aging stories spans the United States from San Jacinto California to Rochester New York. Notable centenarians include Katherine Couche who just turned 100 and Aunt Louisa Ezlin 108 in Vevay Indiana. Several claims of great age appear in accounts of Georgia and Missouri figures, as well as a Virginia-born elder recounting memories of antebellum days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorianoan Tidian
San Jacinto
Cal
Aceopechman
Tocco
Katherine Couche
Rochester
Harriet Bellamy
Butler
Virginia
Kentucky
Takeo
New Orleans
Wiseman
Africa
Louisa Ezlin
Vevay
Ind
Indiana
Ohio
Perry County
Louisa
Bill Eglin
Indianapolis
Hale
Baseball notes from early league action and player moves
Johnny Troy named manager of the New Haven club. Detroit’s roster cost money but paid off. Madden and Conway are excelling in the box. Ryan of the Chicagos refuses a set infield salary. Kelly will receive a big Boston welcome in Chicago on June 25. Two one armed pitchers exist, Ed Robbets and England, with O Rourke showing versatility for the New Yorks. Hardie Richardson of the Detroits hit the club’s first home run in Detroit earning a year of free grooming. Several catchers and pitchers now play first base, including Hecker Sweeny Milligan and Reipschinger. Mountain moved from pitcher to infielder. Nashville sold Larry Corcoran to Indianapolis near 1000 dollars, a deal both clubs regret for missing the higher price known later.
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Johnny Troy
New Haven
Detroit
Madden
Conway
Ryan
Chicagos
Chicago
Kelly
Boston
Ed Robbets
Jersey City
England
Sandusky
O. O'Rourke
New Yorks
Hardie Richardson
Detroits
Hecker
Sweeny
Milligan
Reipschinger
Mountain
Nashville
Larry Corcoran
Indianapolis
About Women and Notable Women of the Era
A compact social sketch highlighting New York women such as a woman shoemaker and Mrs. Cleveland with parasols. It notes Queen Kapiolani crossing the White House threshold, Lilian Nordica tracing lineage to a revival preacher, and Mme. Duplessis Kergemade’s groundbreaking election to a state education council. It also mentions Mrs. Cleveland’s photos selling well, with profits of seven thousand dollars in eight months, and describes Mrs. Phelps, wife of the London ambassador, as a striking figure with distinctive hair and features.
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New York City
Cleveland
Kapiolana
White House
Robert G. Ingersoll
New York
Lilian Nordica
John Allen
Mme
Duplessis Kergemade
Inspectrice Generale Des Ecoles Maternelles
Membre du Conseil Superieur de
V Instruction Publique
Washington
Notable Obscure Figures and Linked News Bits
Reports detail health rumors about Mr. Parnell and wealth builder Elias Higgins. John Tyler becomes grand worthy patriarch in Virginia. Japan assigns youth H Nire to naval academy. Rev F S Smith, author of My Country, ’tis of Thee, aged 79. Jay Gould travels fast with aides. new Turkish envoy described. Choate preserves Washington address on Washington’s successor. Sir Lionel Sackville West plays tennis. William Nixon to wed Agnes Dolph. wedding gifts noted.
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Parnell
New York
Elias S. Higgins
John Tyler
President Tyler
Sons of Temperance
Virginia
Whitney
Naval Academy
H. Nire
F. Smith
Chicago
Jay Gould
Washington
The Laundry in Mexico
The Kansas City Star correspondent depicts river washing by lavanderas across Mexican cities where wells are scarce. Women squat by streams using flat stones as washboards to scrub garments, then dry them on rocks while rivers supply most water needs. The piece notes widespread water use, river pollution concerns, and daily life around rivers and towns.
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Mexico
Kansas City Star
Chiquita the Mexican Hairless Wins Prize at Show
Miss Helen Dauvray’s Chiquita, a Mexican hairless dog valued at 10000, placed near Me Too and drew crowds with copper-toned skin and soft eyes. Dauvray, attended by a matronly caretaker, received curious gossip from onlookers about grooming and show routine at the New York Tribune report.
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Helen Dauvray
Chiquita
Spratt
Mr. Smith
New York Tribune
New Arrival and City Observations in Comic Fragments
A collage of comic exchanges and brief vignettes from the era includes a World newspaper snippet about a man threatening self harm in Central Park and a discussion of state versus Nebraska law. Other items show a Bosworth style jab at social norms, a janitor exchange, a pet pun, and light banter on chairs, charity, and lies.
Fielding Manor and Turn of the Tide at Opera House
The Mitchell Dramatic Company presented Fielding Manor to a fine audience at the Opera House with strong performances by Gail Rathbun Celeste Coughlin Blanche Durell and Mabel Silsby. Tonight a three act drama Turn of the Tide features Rathbun Martin Barker Lindsay and Parmelee, followed by More Blunders than One. The event included floral tributes and a funeral service for Hon. J. W. Cari noted for his public works.
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Mitchell Dramatic Company
Opera House
Gail Rathbun
Celeste Coughlin
Edith
Fielding Manor
Lady Ogden
Blanche Durell
Mabel Silsby
Rathbun
Herman Clyde
R.D. Martin
Col. Ellsworth
Pepper
James Runder Jack
McDonald Rube
Lindsay Lugie Aldrich
Rebecca
Lou Abbey
Lillian Lacy
Clyde
G. V. Parmelee Frisky
Celeste Couchlin
Capt. St. Morris
Susie
Jones
Lillian
Old Melborne
Young Melborne
Brap
Larry Hodlagen
Louisa Lovemore
McDonald R.D. Martin
Nelson Heysett
Wee
Gall Raubun
G. V. Parmelee
Mabel Silshy
Huron hosts grand chapter officers and banquet
The grand chapter held its annual session in Huron and elected officers Collins V. Pratt M E Grand High Priest John F. Shrader V E Deputy Grand High Priest John Davidson R E Grand King Henry S. Williams R E Grand Scribe George N. Rathman R E Grand Secretary. About 300 masons are in the city for the grand lodge meeting tomorrow morning and a banquet for visitors is planned in the evening.
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Grand Chapter
Collins V. Pratt
Flandrau
M. E
John F. Shrader
Rapid City
V. E
John Davidson
Bismarck
R. E
Henry $. Williams
Aberdeen
George N. Rathman
Mitchell
Grand Lodge
City
Huron Budies
Water from artesian well spurts at Groton near church
On June 16 Groton reported a water flow northeast of the Episcopal church connected to the artesian well. The muddy gray water streams from a crack under the church toward the Presbyterian church, with a pole measuring depths of sixteen feet in places. Locals visit the spot as authorities assess the phenomenon and debunk fears of town flooding.
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Groton
Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Funeral of Hon I W Card in Mission City Iowa
The funeral of I W Card a leading attorney in the state was held at the Baptist church in Mission City Iowa on June 16 with a large attendance and notable mourners.
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Mison cCity
Iowa
I. W. Card
Say
Baptist Church
New Dependent Pension Bill From Grand Army of the Republic
Madison Wis June 11 The adjutant general of the Grand Army of the Republic works to issue a key document for a dependent pension bill to Congress. The draft sets evidence standards for dependent parents and outlines monthly pension benefits for veterans with three months service and disability. It also outlines survivors’ placements on the pension roll if a veteran dies leaving a widow or children.
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Madison, Wis
Grand Army of the Republic
National Pension Committee of the
United States
Captain Ko ber Returns From North on Mutual Life Business
Captain George C. Kober, a jovial district agent for Mutual Life Insurance of New York, has just returned from a ten day northern trip. He insured many lives, including Governor Church, with a $10,000 policy. He remains in the city this week and invites inquiries about life insurance, promising clear explanations.
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George C. Kober
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
Governor Church
Northwestern railroad commissioners seek liberal ICC interpretation
Sr. Pawn Juneth reports the Northwestern states railroad commissioners convention urged liberal construction of the fourth section of the interstate commerce law and asked the ICC for an official interpretation. They also authorized the executive committee to summon the next meeting before Congress convenes after a day of visits to suburban resorts, with the Dakota trip abandoned.
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Sr. Pawn
Railroad Commissioners
Northwestern States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Dakota
The Chicago Boodle Case Opens Sixth Week
The sixth week of the McDonald McGarigle boodle case began as the State Attorney entered court after 10 am. McGarigle was recalled by the defense and testified on perquisites, explaining free house rent and hospital physician services totaling $300 beyond salary. A bill detail was shut off. Ed McDonald faced cross examination as the defense closed their case.
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Caicaco
McDonald-McGarigle
McGarigle
Ed. McDonald
Only a Few Bad Indians Leave San Carlos Apache Agency
General Howard reports to the war department that only sixteen Apache warriors have left San Carlos agency, while the remaining group remains unsympathetic and disinterested in the departure.
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Washington
Howard
War Department
San Carlos Agency
Panic in the Coffee Market Shocks New York Trade
The New York coffee market was announced in a state of panic as prices fell sharply today. Over the past six days the decline totals about five cents per pound, with values dropping below Saturday levels and triggering widespread market concern.
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New York
Concord senator election yields Chandler majority
Concord New Hampshire June 14 The ballot result in both house and senate this afternoon gave Chandler a clear majority and he was declared elected. Coffee market steadies after panic. New York reports firmer prices with a half cent gain.
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Concord
N. H
United States
House
Senate
Chandler
New York
Various Inventors and Facts From 19th Century News
A broad scan of scientific and practical notes covers fire losses estimated at 150 million dollars annually, steam polishing in Boston, and Molokanoff the wealthiest tea merchant. It notes Dermatine for soles, aluminum casting by Dr. Carroll, Edison on wireless telegraphy, a Baltimore foot measuring machine, sunlit fire draft explanations, early steamship crossings, and Harlem park penalties for kissing. It also mentions the first omnibus in New York, Gen. Davis signing many checks with one gold pen, military step rates, Grant memoir sales, and Crawford’s Saracinesca set around Vatican council times.
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C. C. Carroll
Meadville
Thomas A. Edison
New York
Florida
South
Baltimore
Harlem Park
W. W. H. Davis
United States Pension Agent
Philadelphia
United States
Word meanings and a lawmaker's bill reading joke
A mixed set of notes discusses word origins and usage from around the world and then recounts a humorous legislative anecdote. A Pennsylvania Dispatch report cites a lawmaker asking a senator to craft any bill merely to read in place, highlighting curiosity over purpose.
Working Him Nicely and a Husband’s Poser
A husband cracks a riddle about women who avoid marriage being like angels’ visits, the wife’s response elicits a polite laugh, then the comic exchange shifts to a money request. The caller notes a figure of $307 and a witty reply from Join.
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John
New York Sun
Unseemly Haste in Chicago Wedding Rumor
A pair of satirical quips recount a proposed second marriage by pork expert Mr. Lard, divorced six weeks earlier, and his would‑be bride Miss Sparerib of Wabash avenue, with a sharp social observation on prior marriage.
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Chicago
Not In Any Man's Road Pittsburgh Spoonful
In Pittsburgh city Union Depot Mr B F Jones says Blaine is not in any man's road for the nomination. He notes Blaine's 1884 support and that a crowded field will form next year. Police eviction incident involves the Bodyke family as meat and water are poured on officers. a sick boy expelled, siblings arrested. Davitt and Cox draft notice to landlord warning of illegal eviction action.
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Pittsburgh
Penn
Blaine
B. F. Jones
National Republican Committee
Union Depot
New York
People
Messrs
Davitt
Cox
Seriously Left an It Were
A fragment from Youth's Companion quotes a speech where Brudder Jones is corrected about his election status. The speaker asserts that Jones was not re elected but rather seriously diselected, illustrating a playful view of political fortunes.
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Brudder Jones
Sam
Mortgage Sale Notice for Davison Dakota Property
Default on the 1884 mortgage by Euphia Watchins and heirs prompts a public foreclosure. The notice states the debt total of 347.80 with 200 principal plus 47.40 interest and 75 attorney fees, seeking sale on July 11, 1887 at Mitchell Court House, Davison County Dakota Territory, describing Section 25 Township 102 containing 160 acres approx. Mortgagee Barnes and attorney Hitchcock announce sale at public auction.
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Euphia Watchins
Davison
Dakityi
Barnes
Territory of Dakota
Hay
Court House
Mitchell
Territory of
Dakota
Territory
Towit
Mitchell, Dak
A. B. Barnes
A. E. Hitchcock
Mortgage Sale Notice in Davison and Sanborn Counties
Public notice of mortgage foreclosure by Richardson Brothers on Davison and Sanborn county lands in Dakota Territory. Taxes and interest due total fifteen hundred eight dollars eighty one cents, plus attorney fees. Auction set for July 23 at 2 PM at Mitchell courthouse front door.
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Michael I. Shannon
Davison
Pitt
Richard
Brothers
Iow
Sanborn
Dakota
Davison County
Sanborn County
Territory of Dakota
Djkota
Mitchell
County of Davison
Mitchell, Dak
A. D
Richardson Brothers
Winsok & Mentzer
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