Body recovered from wrecked steamer Jennie Gilchrist
The Davenport Gazette reports Jennie Gilchrist victim Henry F. Thomas of Moline identified from the ill fated steamer. Coroner Morris to hold inquest at 9 AM. Wreck hull remains bottom upward. salvage work to continue and more remains may be recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Gilchrist
Cameron
Eiter
John
Twelfth Street
Knox
Mani
Henry F. Thomas
Moline
Ben
Coronee Morris
Jennie Gilchriot
Davenport Gazette
Rumor of Arrest at Hyde Park Sparks Public Curiosity
A sensational rumor claims Officer Joseph Loyd arrested a well dressed man from Canaga for felonious conduct who carried letters allegedly by Charles J Guiteau about President Garfield's death. The story cites seized documents and possible telegraphs to Attorney Corkhill. Also notes the Grand Encampment I O O F Springfield with 150 delegates, reports, degrees conferred, and officer installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Joseph Loyd
Kensington
Peineyiies
Canaga
Charles J. Guiteau
Garfield
Lloyd
Guau
Corkhill
Atyence
Washington
Springfield
Senate
Matheny
John P. Foss
Steamer Bohemia Brings 160 Jewish Immigrants to Spain
The Bohemia arrived Tuesday with 160 Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution in Russia and Germany. Assisted by the Alliance Israel Universelle, the voyage included kosher meals from the Russian frontier to New York. Immigrants are described as agripulturists awaiting winter work and eventual settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohemia
Spain
Russia
Germany
Alliance Israel Universele
Steamship Company
New York
Police corruption trials and administrative actions urged
A severely garbled report discusses trials for negligent police actions and administrative measures for implicated officials. Deputy Collector Ernest A. Therman of Illinois faces embetlement charges in New York and is held on bail, with Chicago authorities reporting the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prns
Ernest A. Thermalen
Caltion District
Illinois
New York
Chicago
Untitled reflection on daughters and social change
Fragmentary lines discuss daughters and education versus making ready made goods. The text hints at marriage, domestic roles, and observed social shifts with tense imagery of home life and children. The tone resembles a moral meditation on gender expectations and labor.
Corpse Viewing as Public Spectacle in Paris
An unsettling scene near Notre Dame describes a glass-front viewing room where the dead lie nude except for cloth, watched by a crowded hallway of living spectators. Report cites a daily demand for fresh corpses, a grim fascination with rigidity, and a mural of drowned and murdered bodies, reflecting a decadent urban appetite for death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Satealia
Paris
Havana
Prentice Mulford
San Francisco Chronicle
Lord Lorne's Costly Magazine On a Busy Train Scene
A passenger on a Union Pacific train refuses to surrender a two dollar magazine after a seller, a frightened boy, and a stern man clash over ownership. The man insists he bought the magazine on the Uta Northern Road and asks the boy to leave him be as the conductor identifies the man as the Marquis of Lorne. The piece notes stamps and Berlin’s museum exhibits in passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Goodwin
Peanutter
M Boy
Uta Northern Road
Neraska
Chicago
Connecticut
Orph
Onder
Marquis of
Lorne
Nye
Wheat yield drops 29 percent amid drought and insect damage
The Department of Agriculture reports 1881 wheat per acre averages at 10 percent of bushels versus 13 1-10 last year, a 29 percent decline amounting to about 100 million bushels. Interior western states suffer drought and insect ravages, with area records suffering while quality remains variable in November corn yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Illinois
Edwards Street
Moline
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Edwards
Beat Rock Island
Des Moines Prohibits Sunday Theatrical Concerts
City Council passes ordinance banning theatrical and concert business on Sunday nights while other items note a physiology history by Dr Biss and police seizure in Bradford England. Diphtheria and smallpox rage in central and southern Russia as a tariff convention plans in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Biss
Century Magazine
Bradford
Yorkshire
Eng
England
Russia
New York
Kairwan
Lurgere
Paris
Gabez
Susa
American Bible Society replies to Connecticut group charges
The American Bible Society issues a detailed response defending its annual report as frank clear and correct. It asserts no inaccuracies and says any public distrust stems from Dennis of the Connecticut Society and his accountant, exposed by Harris of New London who aided Dennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bible Society
Connecticut Bible Society
The
Dennis
Connecticut Society
Harris
New London
Bible House
New York
Indy visitor vents on prices and rail-thin manners
A country youth in St Louis notes rising hotel board prices in Indianapolis stock yards. Landlord raises board rates without notice while boarders vow to patronize a talcon bar across the street. After a week the old rate returns. Stock men eat and drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
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Lord Lorne
Berlin
Indy
St Louise
United States
Cassell & McKeever
Cood Clothing
Mexs
Simon Hirsch
Gaylord, Parker & CO
Henvy ‘Street
Henry Curtis, JB
Rock Island County, Ill
Enwaago
J. Jupp
Theone Price
Moline, Illinois
Tage
George Stott
Ealeb
Molina
A. M. Hubbard
Iea
Anteed
Brymer & Co
Reimer Reimers
ART
Wea Niettre
Bass
Keep
Main Street
Lynde
Molin
McGraw Tvaby
Gale Stanles
Henry Harwood
E. L. Cook
Dellstresta
Goult
Levi F. Cralle
ITY Express
Maduon
W. Bakery
Harwodd
A. A. Fyelender
Mead
Lorene Eer
Henry Errest
Ohn C. Moore & Co
Dence
Cemetery Road
Acob Altz
Basse, A and Hair Dersges
Ander
Oline
Nional Bank
Dw.ly
D. C. Tilton
Mapes’ Store
Library Street
Great Metropolis
Kansas
Atorison
Council Bluffs
Omana
Chisage, Rock Island & Pacido Railway
Wien
Tseo
Leater
Idawoss
Lewis & Lewis
I Bank
Rodman Arenas
E. Mapes
Beacham
B. Davison
Teean AD
Orris
Tre Gwe
Weed Vel
Gordon
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