Ship canal dream surges as canal projects rise anew
In 1881 observers recall long European wars and privateering, noting American merchant shipping losses and a pivot to foreign vessels. The piece surveys historic canal ideas from Erie to Mississippi routes and rebroadcasts optimism for a Isthmian Panama and Corinth projects, predicting a future transcontinental waterway shaping commerce.
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Dee
France
Great Britain
America
Washington
Europe
Alabama
Keersage
Almos
Ameriga
England
Marshalls strange printer Alf Whip and a gang rumor
A Marshalltown printer nicknamed Alf Whip astonishes locals by printing a large sheet in the Times office then leaves town without paying his board bill and escapes with a jivery team. The tale includes a buck on ice and a venomous snake incident as a drummer recalls odd farm scenes. The piece also mentions the James boys of Nelson county Kentucky, praised by locals as peaceful at home yet criminally infamous, with warnings to strangers asking about them.
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Alf
Marshalltown
Iowa
Times
James Boys
Nelson County
Blaine and the earning power of professions
The text argues money comes from trade and resource extraction rather than teaching or preaching. It cites Senator Blaine as a example who earned wealth through sawlogs and resource-related work, noting his prior roles as teacher and statesman but highlighting the limited income from those paths.
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Senator Blaine
Secarcely
Blain
Moorish tempering secret claimed by Sedalia smith
A report from Sedalia Missouri says Mr Miller has revived a version of Moorish steel tempering. The method allows ordinary butcher knives to be driven through the hardest iron, reviving legends of Damascus and Toledo edge retention.
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Damascus
Toledo
Mr. Miller
Sedalia
Missouri
Westminster Abbey Dean Announces Farewell
A late cable reports that the dean has announced his resignation from Westminster Abbey. The message notes a significant change for the church and its community as plans unfold for succession and future leadership.
Star route scandal verse mocks MacVeagh critics
A pseudo ballad ridicules Attorney General MacVeagh over the Star route prosecutions. It references figures such as Postmaster Janes and Windont in a satirical verse, terms like cabinet, saints, and Pelphi line imply broader political fault lines without detailing formal charges.
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Wayne
Windont
James
Blayne
Trayne
Janes
Layne
Remsyne
A Polygamous Congressman Named Cannon Defeated
A partisan tirade accuses William Henry Cannon a Utah delegate with four wives of fraud. The speaker cites his naturalization issues, court challenge, and congressional pay, asserting Cannon’s removal over polygamy and foreign status.
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Congress
Utah
Cannon
United States Court
Garfield memorial hospital drive seeks nationwide support
The Garfield memorial hospital committee reports mailing 60 000 circulars nationwide outlining its purpose and asking for contributors. Secretary Blaine sent appeals to important consulates abroad to influence courts, and auxiliary commissions in large cities are being organized to raise about 1 200 dollars from Washington's prominent citizens.
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Garfield Memorial Hospital
Blaine
Washington
United States
Princess Louise and Marquis of Lorne Wedding Report
A long running tale of the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne is revisited with reports of a one sided love and a reunion in Liverpool. The rumor claims she initially resisted and returned to England but new cables claim she met him and went home.
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Marquis of
Liverpool
Mystery Fire Rumor Nets Sightings on Lake Michigan
A bright blaze was seen about fifteen miles from St. Joseph on Wednesday and reported from Sheboygan and a Milwaukee bound propeller. No wreckage was found and the blaze led officials to suspect a passenger steamer or steam barge may have burned and sunk with all on board.
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Lake Michigan
St. Joseph
Sheboygan
Milwaukee
Real estate in Iowa and value shifts discussed
A clipped report notes Iowa real estate values and market conditions with emphasis on local buyers and price trends. The fragment mentions ownership stakes and potential tax or assessment impacts informing residents.
Judge Cox rules informant in Star route case infamous
In Washington Judge Cox ruled the Star route information infamous and ordered the case discharged, noting indictments should have been used. The decision followed a crowded courtroom as Assistant Attorney General Cook argued that government action would proceed via grand and petit juries, despite post event national distress and ongoing prosecutions. Public officials dispute that the government is barred, noting the information preserves statute limitations and potential indictments exist beyond the Walsh cases. Public sentiment largely holds the government’s failure as final regarding Brady.
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Washington
Criminal Co
Cox
Wm E Cook
Corkhill
Cour
Post Office Department
Walsh
Post Office
Brady
Ferry Boat Capsizes Near West Troy Mills
A ferry skiff owned by Giles Leroy capsized near Burdan’s wharf on the river to haul West Troy mill workers home. Heavy rain and south winds caused high water. Lifesavers pulled men from the rudderless craft as boats searched for bodies. Henry Leroy’s body had been recovered, with prior similar fatalities nearby.
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Times’ Troy
Giles Leroy
Fort Schuyler
Burdan
West Troy
Burdan’s
Thos Fox
Ads
Cox
John Kennedy
Charles Picket
John Lever
Cort
Hattie M. Betts
Linda M Newman
Harvey Robinson
Betts
Newman
Henry Leroy
Mine Break at Prairie Creek Hits Streator
A bed of Prairie Creek broke into a Chicago Wilmington Vermillion coal mine at Streator injuring only four workers who escaped. The breach flooded the shaft with quicksand and water, wrecked tools and most but two mules, and caused an estimated $16,000 in damages. Pumping and repairs will take four to five weeks.
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Prairie Creek
Chicago, Wilmington & Vermillion Coal Company
Streator
America
Return of Alliance Reverberates in Arctic Search Debate
The Alliance returns from a fruitless Arctic search for the Jean Nette. The Chicago Journal argues against renewed expeditions, citing previous losses and the futility of chasing a geographic myth.
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United States
Steamer Alliance
Arctic
Jeannette
Chicago Journal
Guiteau Court Hearing Opens with Jury Selection
The Crimin al Court room opens with Guiteau present and his sister beside him. District Attorney Corkhill Porter and Davidge represent the government while Scoville and Leigh Robinson defend. Guiteau argues to speak, jurors are questioned, and five are sworn as the panel is expanded with seventy more names drawn. Guiteau reads a prepared speech to defend his actions, claiming Garfield died from malpractice and praising divine instruction to fire. The exchange with counsel reveals tension over postponement motions and the prisoner’s desire to proceed.
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Walter S. Cox
Gusteau
Scoville
Corkhill
Porter
New York
Davidge
Washington
Leigh Robinson
Smith
Guiteau
Robinson
Guitéau
Scoxille
John H Harlin
Fred W. Brandenberg
Chas. G Stewart
Harry J Bright
Thos. I] Langley
James A.garfield
Garfield
Gen Garfield
Republic
Gen. Garfield
Republican Party
Witnesses summoned in Guiteau trial face defense
Boston dispatch reports defense witnesses named as Norwood Damon David Erskine and Francis L Union to report in Washington on the ruth inst. John W Guiteau ordered to bring thirty six letters and two family Bibles for evidence. J H Neves declines to testify claiming Guiteau is not insane and declares the assassin born with a mischievous genius.
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Joe Guiteau
Boston Dispatch
Guiteau
Oace Norwood Damon
David Erskine
Francis L. Union
Washington
Ruth
John W Guiteau
Oneida
J H. Neves
Scoville
Prize Fight Planned for $5,000 Featherweight Title
Frank W Writs of New York and Holden with backers met Saturday at Land Point, the historic Heenan Morrissey battleground, to finalize arrangements for a $5,000 featherweight championship contest scheduled for the sixteenth inst.
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Frank W Writs
New York
Holden
America
Land Point
John C. Heenan
John Morrissey
Cure of a Scrofulous Sore by Cuticura Remedies
Rev Dr Sorofula recounts a parishioner’s scrofulous sore treated with Cuticura Reform Remedias internally and externally. The poison feeding the disease is driven out, with gradual restoration of health and vitality.
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Tan
Fo Brown
Esq
Barnwell
Cuticura Remedias
Sanford
Allsts
Weeks & Potter
Boston
Mass
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Cleveland
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