Salvation Army members arrested for street singing in Rochester
Rochester report says Salvation Army members were arrested for singing while parading the streets and jailed that night. A Millerstown fire destroyed the Schreiber House Odd Fellows' Hall Herald office and two stores with losses around thirty thousand dollars.
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Eichtern
Salvation Army
Rochester
Thay
Milleratown
Schreiber
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Herald Office
Betheerem
Crop reports show large yields across territories and damages to crops
Statistical agent Baynes reports spring-wheat in Dakota at 26 million bushels and Minnesota at 44 million. Nebraska yields 30 to 40 buss per acre for winter wheat and 20 to 25 for spring. Other crops in Nebraska and Minnesota fare well though potatoes suffer locally. News spans illnesses deaths freight accidents and fires including a child’s summer complaint in St Louis, a Montana cattle fever, a Greenley miner’s wife murder suicide, and a Devil’s Lake fire destroying 41 buildings.
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Baynes
Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Ilinois
St.Louis
Hamilton
Annie P. Bilver
Mexico
Joan C. Bacha
Las Vegas
Cincinnati
N. A. Adams
Manhattan
Colorado
Kansas City
Glick
Holcomb
Greeley
John Shea
Shen
Devil's Lake
Oak
F James
Rankkin
Neb
Texas
Montana
North Platte
J. C
Harrison
Indiana Banking Company of
Indianapolis
Barmum
Detroit
Commercial Bank of Brazil, Ind
Tésasreta Gre
Clay County
Musselahell River
Meagher County
Elkhart
Ind
Supreme Court Rules School Superintendent Interference Illegal
The Virginia Supreme Court has declared that an act from the last legislature prohibiting School Superintendents from interfering in political matters is unconstitutional. In Louisville Kentucky a tannery fire at SACER & Co. caused about 60,000 dollars in losses, with a fireman fatally injured. Nearby, Kendrick Holland and Victor Eloi, wife murderers, were hanged in New Orleans. A Princess Anne Maryland man was shot by I J Wills over a daughter's marriage. Leith Stonewall Jackson veteran fatally shot his cousin John Rawlings in Leesburg Virginia amid a quarrel. Both men were prosperous farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Virginia
Caaruts F. Sacer & Co
Louisville
Kendrick Holland
Victor Eloi
Munderers
New Orleans
Cart
L. T. Davis
Princess Anne
I. J. Wills
Davis’ Daugher
Enr Leith
Stonewall Jackson
John Rawlings
Leesburg
Washington Postal Revenue Shrinks After Rate Cut
Returns from 159 letter carrier post offices for the quarter ending June 30 show revenue down by 350,316 from the same period last year. If trends continue, yearly receipts fall about 2,000,060 compared to the prior year due to the 2 cent letter-post rate. ARTHUR has left Washington for summer vacation, Lin Ugein is the only Cabinet member in the capital. Lieutenant Echwatke, Arctic explorer, resigned his army commission and may seek a lucrative post abroad. The Treasurer’s report shows about 6,006.32 in the Treasury, with a shortfall of roughly 15,000,000 noted in rapid changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postwices
Arthur
Washington
Linugein
Echwatke
United States Army
Gisi Biston
Cost Estimates From Historical Relief and Gold Certificate Debate
The discussion centers on the proposed approach to a potential $100,000,000 bailout as gold certificates end by law. It notes the Greely relief expedition cost about $700,000 while the estimated cost stood at $500,000.
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Greely
Prohibition Nominees and Party Realignments Highlight National Scene
The National Prohibition Convention in Pittsburgh named Jonny P. St. John as presidential candidate with William Daniel of Maryland for VP. Delegates discussed abolishing liquor taxes and woman suffrage. Democratic and Greenback figures eyed strategy in New York and Wheeling as Butler and Cleveland figures linger in unofficial debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonny P. St. John
Kansas
Maryland
John E. Bryan
Georgia
Longstreet
Pittsburgh
Pensions and Indian Affairs
R. H. McDonald
California
John P. St. John
Kansans
William Daniel
Indianapolis
Dwiggins
New Democratic National Committee
New York
William H. Barnum
Necticut
F. C. Brince
Massachusetts
Democrats
West Virginia
Wheeling
E. Willis Wilson
GreercEe O. Jones
Greenback Committee
New York State
Charles Jenkins
Ohio
Gen. Butler
Jones
Butler
Greenback Party
State Central Committee
P. A. Collins
National Labor Party
Chicago
Gen
Gov
Cleveland
St. John
National Democratic Notifiction Committee
Capitol
Albany
Vilns
Likely Mary Anderson joins Clementine nuns in Catholic circles
The Lowdown reports persistent chatter that Mary Anderson may become a Clementine nun. The Eleho shield was won at Wimbledon by the Irnhule team in England.
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Mary Anderson
Iruh Nile
Wimbledon
England
Hamilton
New Orleans
Toulon
Annie P. Silver
Port Anderson
Miss
Hampton
Congressional News and Political Moves Amid Turbulent Times
Reports outline W. W. Culbertson's self inflicted gunshot wounds in Washington amid a troubled mood from alcohol. The Democratic Convention in Columbus nominated Joseph H. Outhwaite while George Converse faced renomination defeat due to tariff stances. West Virginia Republicans coalesce with Greenbackers nominating Maxwell for governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Culbertson
Congress
Kentucky
National Hotel
Washington
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph H. Outhwaite
George L. Converse
Collins
Boston
Massachusetts
Democratic Committee
West Virginia
Greenbackers
Maxwell
SauMon
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Nebraska
Colorado
Isay
Salmon
Joan C. Montgomery
Emma Bond
Christian County
Upmeier
Cincinnati
Nathan Miller
Marysville
Kan
Luning
Nev
Cornwall
St. Petersburg
Russia
New York
Zimmerman & Forshay
Mrs. Hendricks
Collision tragedy as steamer Laxham sinks after crash
Reports say 130 people died when the Laxham struck the Gijon amidships and sank within twenty minutes. Passengers and crew clung to wreckage as the Gijon began to sink hours later, boats unable to hold all aboard. Knives fought for access as chaos ensued.
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Gijon
Deaths in Marseilles after disaster. mixed nationalities
The tally shows 798 French 322 Italians and 13 Spaniards among the dead with one American merchant among casualties. A Cairo observer reports a June 21 Gen Gordon letter claiming safety and stockpiled provisions but funds scarce. Khartoum encircled by Mahdi forces as Gordon hopes to escape with rising Nile aiding steamers. Also noted are 3000 divorce suits started in France under the new law.
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Chalers
Marseilles
Cairo
Kassala
Gordon
Khartoum
Gorion
Nile
France
Traveler on Milford turnpike encounters digging man
A Buffalo Express legend recalls a traveler on the Milford turnpike in Pike County Pennsania who stops before a hut where a man digs earth to make a small garden. The traveler comments on poverty and the digger asserts he owns only a half acre of land.
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Buffalo Express
Old Milford
Pike County
Pennsania
Mor mons Install Wives as Hired Girls Claim Escape Polygamy
The article claims Mormon leaders install wives as hired workers to shield polygamy from public acknowledgment. It notes perceived church secrecy and seeks to challenge long standing marriage practices. The piece suggests social and religious tensions surround these accusations.
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DHE
Jake Tribune
Prohibition Convention Opens in Pittsburgh on July 23
The National Prohibition Convention met in Pittsburgh with over 400 delegates. Gideon L. Stewart led the call to order and W T R Nelson read the call. C L Ross welcomed attendees as the hall's historic site was noted and Stewart spoke on liquor and slavery links.
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Pittsburgh
Gideon Lt. Stewart
W. T R. W. Nelson
Chicago
C. L. Ross
Stewart
Republic
William Daniel
Maryland
John Brown
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Maine
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Nebraska
Dakota
Ohio
New Jersey
New York
Missouri
Tennessee
Texie
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
W. C. A. Blanchard
Ilinois
Samuel Dickey
Woodbridge
Dickey
Prohibition
S Committee On Finance
National Executive Cottee
Committee On
Prohibition Convention Nominates J. K. St. John for President
Delegates in Pittsburgh at 9 10 a m with prayer hear speeches from California and New York figures declaring J K St John as the preferred candidate. The roll call proceeds with support from Frances Willard and numerous state delegates, ending with a unanimous vote of 602 and a closing chorus of Glory Hallelujah.
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Daniel
Leer
New York
Mosher
Maryland
Washington
California
Babcock
Dr. McDonald
McDonald
George C. Christian
J. K. St. John
Far West
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Frances EB. Willard
St. John
St. John’s
Massachusetts
Mr. Hanney
Michigan
Batterlee
Minnesota
Gov. St. John
Kansas
New Hampshire
St.John
Indianapolis
Hopkins
Committee On Resolutions
Prohibition Party Declares Platform at National Convention
A Prohibition Party platform denounces liquor traffic as a social and moral peril and calls for nationwide repeal of permissive laws. It urges federal prohibition in DC and territories, constitutional bans for new states, woman suffrage as ally, and Labor support for reforms. The convention names The Prohibition Party and nominates William Daniel for Vice President.
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Republican Party
Blaine
Logan
Democratic Party
Congress
District of Columbia
United States
America
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Kansas
Iowa
Prohibion Party
Miner
Massachusetts
Committee On
Prohibition
Mise Willard
Prohibition Home-Protection Party
Prohibition Party
Caroline Buellet
Connecticut
George P. Rogers
Minnie Mosher Jackson
Savannah
William Daniel
John P. St. John
Penn
Daniel
Babcock
California
Seine
Maryland
Bition
Vice
Soene
Plagueside View of Marseilles Cholera District
A Marseilles dispatch describes the cholera district with scenes of squalor in Rue Caisserie and Capelette. It notes closed shops, fetid waters, rotting debris, and crowded estaminets while detailing hospital mortality and brutal conditions in Pharo and Toulon.
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Marseilles
New York Times
Rue Caisserie
Calette
Ship Canal
Toulon Road
Quartier
Capelette
New York
Pharo
Toulon
St. Pierre
Bbe
Pharo Hospital
Rembrandt
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Loline
Miners’ Amalgamated Association
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Ensign W R. Cnampers
Loch Iarry
St. Johns
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Ae Id Sa
Milwaukee
Cc Cssseer
Ccc
Seccaseees
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Peenetanersees
Indianapg
Indianapolie
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National Convention
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San Francisco
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