Two Miners Die In Coal Mine Accident At Shenandoah
A fall of twenty five tons of top coal at Shenandoah colliery killed two miners and fatally injured a third. Separately a powerful tremor across the Atlantic coast from Philadelphia to Portland caused alarm in New York City and neighboring areas. A Wall Street bank in New York closed its doors amid a reported $200,000 shortage tied to cashier J P Dickinson absconding. The New York State Labor Convention backed a mechanics lien law, outlawing the truck system, and expanding protections for workers and immigrants. Congressional probes likely follow cannibalism rumors from the Greely expedition as officials downplay some claims while acknowledging possible foundations.
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Shenandoah
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Portland
Mains
Cleveland
New York City
Wall Street Bank of New York
J. P. Dickinson
New York State Labor Convention
Utica
Mechanica
Western Rifle Association to Hold Annual Tournament Near Milwaukee
The Western Rifle Association plans its annual tournament at Western Union Junction near Milwaukee from August 25 to 27 with numerous money and badge prizes. Also reported are gaps in health and crime news across the nation, including a cattle fever outbreak in New Mexico and a house fire fatality in Kansas.
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Western Rifle Association
Western Union Junction
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Ocesnica
China
Gov. Sheldon
New Mexico
Helena
Montana
Here
Pe Tute Town
Lemars
John B Dawson
Pension Bureau
Washington
Samtel Bnancy
Wyandotte
Kas
Henry Glass
Glass
South Perry
Ohio
Post office findings spark calls for reform in New Orleans
A special commission's survey of the New Orleans Post Office finds no organization or discipline, reports mail sacks repurposed as hammocks or sold, and notes a postmaster's son in a sinecure while salaries require immediate readjustment. Exposition managers plan Bartholdi statue display before Bedloe Island. A Louisville firm asks Pittsburgh pig-iron makers to idle furnaces for four weeks to boost prices. In Catlettsburg Kentucky a warehouse fire kills three men and injures others, with several still hurt.
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New Orleans
Olds
New Orleans Exposition
Bartholdi
Bedloe
G. H. Hunn, & Co
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Catlettsburg
James McKenzie
David Kinner
John Graham
Robert Miller
Samuel Kelly
Postmaster General to visit Hartford and Springfield factories
The Postmaster General will personally visit the Hartford and Springfield stationery factories under contract amid allegations of extensive fraud. Investigators believe hundreds of thousands may have been misappropriated with possible inspector collusion. Hazen declined to comment in Washington.
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Hartford
Springfield
Gam. Hazen
Wash
Quiet GOP effort shifts House balance in 1880s race
A Washington telegram to the Chicago Times reports Republican committees quietly working to flip Democratic control in the House. It notes 78 districts with a 5-vote margin and that carrying 40 could give Republicans a House majority, while detailing nominations and comments from figures like William L. Scott D Wyatt Aiken Gen Butler Seton Curese and Blaine amid Cleveland scandal coverage.
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Chicago Times
House
William L. Scott
Congress
Democras
Erie
Pennsylvania
Wyatt Aiken
South Carolina
Butler
Boston
Democratic Organization
Massachusetts
Democratic National Organization
Democratic Party
Massachusetts Democracy
Seton Cuasee
Maine
Blaine
Ball
Buffalo
Gov
Cleveland
Boston Herald
Buffalo Dispatch
John M Cowie
Halpin
Washington Dispatch
Gen
Gunnor
Logan
Conkling
Lake Maranacook
Emery A. Storra
Chicago
Col. Snowden
Philadelphia
Robie
Dingley
Pacific Railways Loan and Diplomacy News
An American railway firm in Mexico reports restoration of diplomatic ties between Mexico and England after Maximilian. Canada’s Railways Minister says the Pacific Road can finish its continental track with the remaining government loan. Locusts devastate crops in Southern Mexico and Yucatan. Thousands rely on governments as many US furnaces run at three eighths capacity. International Tiny Passenger Agents met in Denver with about 150 members and many guests.
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Mexico
England
Maximilian
Miniister of
Pacific Road
Yucatan
United States
Denver
Foreign powers reassess Sino French mediation and war risks
The article notes likely French terms accepted by China and an American minister to settle Gaulx and Celestials tensions. A Sebastopol hurricane killed twelve and damaged property, while Austrian hailstorms disrupted two districts. Madagascar's queen ends negotiations with France and orders wartime readiness. Belgium quarantines all Mediterranean ports as harvest weather dominates Europe.
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J. Russell Young
Sebastopol
Austria
Madagascar
Ropes and Crop Prospects Amid Global Reports
The report notes fine rope quality and optimism for a large crop. British forces in Egypt rise from 8 000 to 10 000 troops. Heavy rains in Upper Hungary cause widespread damage with villages swept away and people drowned. The congress revises the French Constitution rejecting amendments to abolish the presidency by universal suffrage, abolish the Senate, and bar princes of former dynasties from residing in France.
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Egypt
Upper
Hungary
Congress
Diverse party nominations and political notes across states
The piece lists Democratic and Republican nominations from Georgia Michigan Missouri and Arkansas plus remarks on executions cannibal rumors and various party conventions. It notes Gen Rh Alger and others for Michigan, Marmaduke in Missouri, Boles in Arkansas, and details on Greely and Henry. It also covers theater fires and congressional nominations.
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Georgia
Atlanta
H. D. McDawiel
N. O. Barnett
A. Wright
RB. A. Hardman
Aey
Clifford Anderson
Hardman
Michigan
Detroit
Rh. A. Alger
A. Luce
Harry A. Conant
Edward H.butler
William C. Stevens
Gen
Minor
Newell
State Land Office
Moses Taggart
Herschel Gass
James M. Ballou
State Board of Education
J. R. Berry
S.A Duke
J. A. Bates
Jacob Tneber
J. B Ward
Greely
Charles B Henry
Grrcely
American Bankers’ Association
Sumtoga
Lyman J. Clinge
Chicago
International
Denver
Webster
Buffalo
Rawliay News of
Philadelphia
National Association of the
Ex-Union Prisoners of War
C. Shanklin
Cleveland
Beach Street
Boston
North East
W. E. Fuller
Congress
Maj
Conger
Dallas County
A. Jd. Holmes
Iowa
John Cliget
Rexton Stevenson
Newerrey
Irish National League of America
Faneuil Hall
Alexander Sullivan
James Mooney
Charmin
Thomas Sexton
William Redmond
Parnell
Butler's Presidential Candidacy Moves Through New York Area
As Gen Butler declares intent to run, New York City and state figures from Tammany Hall to labor groups discuss potential votes. Blairce in Rochester Buffalo Syracuse and Albany show Butler drawing Irish, Greenback, and labor voters, with mixed expectation across cities and counties.
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Albany
Cleveland
Butler
Greenback Labor Anti Monopolists Nominate Bauer Letter
Indianapolis reports the release of General Bauer’s letter declaring his bid as the candidate for the Greenback Labor and Anti Monopoly parties. The document signals his intention to run and outlines the political stance of the coalition in the upcoming race.
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Indianapolis
Bauer
Greenback-Labor
Butler candidacy dominates Massachusetts political chatter
In Boston the Blaine opinion in The Journal says Butler’s bid would settle the Presidential question if major papers back him. Republicans expect Blaine to lose support in New York New Jersey and Connecticut, while Massachusetts politics show Butler polling around 15 000 with estimates as high as 50 000 amid four tickets and a complicated field.
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Indiana
New Albany
Butler
John O. Greene
Cleveland
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Ohio
California
Blaine
Boston
The
Journal
Tammany
New York Sun
State Committee
Massachusetts
Butler’s Greenback Nominations Stir Political Wagging
Democratic and Republican leaders debate Gen. Butler’s stance on Greenback and Anti Monopolist tickets. Republicans say he won’t win Irish support, Democrats contend he siphons dynamite Irish votes and could tilt the election into the House, aiding Cleveland. McPherson calls him a bull in a china shop, predicting Labor Democrat gains and mixed effects on Blaine supporters.
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Butler
Blaine
Cleveland
Post
Inshman
McPherson
Republican Committee
Chicago
Getting More Amiable Tammany Aligns with Cleveland Hendricks
A New York special notes Tammany leaders growing amiable toward the Democratic ticket as Gov. Hendricks's presence in the East softens Chicago convention tensions. The piece says Tammany will likely support Cleveland and Hendricks, signaling a union of factions soon.
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New York
Tammany
Hendricks
Kelly
Chicago
Cleveland
Butler letter clouds Saratoga canvass with three candidates
In Saratoga an interview notes John Kelly saying Gen Butler's letter changes the race. With three candidates the canvass will be very complicated. Predictions are premature. Butler is popular with workers and expected to draw a large vote once his letter is published.
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Lockport
Ben Butler
National
Greenback Labor Party
Butler Club
Butler
Holly Water Works
Cleveland
Pendleton
Hartland
Lawrence J. McPartlin
National Greenback Party
Niagara County
Troy
Daily Labor Organ
Saratoga
John Kelly
The Mormon Victory and the Utah Commission
Private advices from Salt Lake City say the late sweeping Mormon triumph was not unexpected due to Congress inaction last winter on Edmunds bill recommendations. Gov Ramsey, as commission chairman, laments monotony of duties while other members feel discouraged they could not curb polygamy in the Territory.
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Washington
Utah Commission
Salt Lake City
Congress
Commission
Ramsey
American Prospectors Murdered in Mexico
A Mexico dispatch reports American prospectors killed in the Sierra Madre. Henry Natere, a New York miner, was murdered by robbers. The piece notes rising political murders and cites Tolentino's forces executing opponents. A man near Zaragoza was found murdered with dismembered remains. civil officers witnessed the incident.
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Mexico
Henry Natiere
New
Yorminer
Sierra Madre
Nueva Leon
Tolentino
Zaragosa
PurspueH Showcases Nation’s Largest Bridge Variety
PurspueH claims the largest variety of bridges in the country, featuring handsome structures from all architectural styles and materials. The display highlights multiple bridges as examples of diverse design.
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Purspueh
Skin of Florida rattlesnake sent to National Museum
The eight foot two inch rattlesnake skin from Florida was forwarded to the National Museum in Washington. A note mentions Gov. 81. John left home at age twelve, married at nineteen, and became a widower at twenty.
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National Museum
Washington
John Man
Cannibalism in Greely Expedition Horrors Revealed
Navy records in Washington detail grisly acts during the 1884 Greely relief mission. Survivors reportedly ate flesh from their dead comrades as hunger and frost ravaged the party. Charles B. Henry was shot for theft amid the starvation and his body was later found stripped of skin and flesh.
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New York
Navy Department
Washington
Greely
Chandler
Petit
Henry
Schley
Charles B. Henry
Robert S. Oberfelder
Sidney, Neb
Earthquake Touches Funeral Scene in Amityville and Nearby
A Sunday funeral in Amityville amid the service for Lewis Ingler Jr. was disrupted by an earthquake. Mirrors cracked, walls cracked, and mourners fainted while the coffin was moved to the hearse. Chimneys toppled in East Norwich and Jamaica. A New Jersey woman, Mrs. Charles Scheler, died a few hours after the quake.
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New York Telegram
Lewis Ingler, Jr
Amityville
East Norwich
Presbyterian
Jamaica
Fleetwood
Charles Scheler
Plainfield
N. J
Various oddities and notes from headlines and trivia
A jumble of items mentions a bull frog in Fleetwood a mineral water myth at Saratoga a Harvard grad's plan for a race themed novel Florence Nightingale's enduring reverence smuggling watches in Canada yellow fever cattle attacks a Californian Indian recovering gold from Shasta County an insane Connecticut inventor a locomotive Brady era safety tip for nervous Boston women and a remark on paper money value.
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Fleetwood
Saratoga
Proy
Greener
Harvard
Florence Nightingale
Europe
Canada
Mexico
Shasta County
Connecticut
Boston
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Sachem
Tamman
Enid
Clinton Furbish
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Thomas Dennehy
Independent Labor Party
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