Spectacle of Female President Rider Draws Eye
Review Dispatch notes Bruva Lockwoop as a presidential candidate riding a bicycle. It envisions a female president atop an observably audacious wheel on Washington’s asphalt. It then cites mining disaster figures: 971 fatal British mining accidents in the latest year vs 76 in 1882, plus 1,054 and 1,126 deaths. Twenty-five fire damp explosions caused 134 deaths, vs 35 explosions and 250 deaths in 1882.
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Bruva Lockwoop
Washington
Coal Mining Act of
Great Britain
Chicago
Wm Kurtz
Lincoln
James Gonpon Bennett’s Global Housing Occupancies
James Gonpon Bennett holds multiple notable residences including a Fifth Avenue home, a Fort Washington address, rooms at the Herald, a Newport villa, and a fine Paris establishment. The text notes these properties are ready for occupancy and that he has more houses than any other American.
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James Gonpon Bennett
Fifth Avenue
Fort Washington
Herald Establishment
Newport
Paris
Veil of Color Changes Amazes Physicians in Virginia Man
Wasuinatox Weis a 70 year old man from Warren County Virginia visited Hagertown Maryland recently and drew attention because his skin has changed to white. The transformation began sixteen years ago and now nine tenths of his body has lost color leaving medical men puzzled by the case.
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Wasuinatox Weis
Warren County
Virginia
Hagertown
Richest farmer Nichol as Anchorena dies in Buenos Ayres
Executors report Nichol as Anchorena, the world’s richest farmer, died two months ago in Buenos Ayres. His estate includes 1,710 square miles of land, 152,000 cattle, 410,000 sheep, and total value around £2,400,000. He inherited £200,000 from his father thirty years ago. Wood pavement to be abandoned in London for restored Macadam amid concerns over eye and lung health. The Italian warship Ruggero di Lauria will bear multiple heavy guns, a 5,000 horsepower engine, keel laid 1881, cost 20,000,000 francs, named for aCalabrian admiral.
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Buenos Ayres
Nicholas Anchorena
Malta
California Harvest Worker Accused of Cat Mutilation
A Solaro harvest worker in Fairfield is arrested suspected of mental instability after torturing cats. He allegedly collected body parts and offered money for black cats. Police found $54 plus numerous cat parts in his pockets.
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Solaro
California
Fairfield
England Wedding License Mixup Forces Second Ceremony
At a wedding breakfast in England a bridesmaid asked to see the marriage license. The clergyman had not asked for it, the groom left the task to the best man, and he forgot. The marriage was invalid and the party broke up. The ceremony was repeated the next day.
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England
Monument Planned for Francis Scorrier in Golden Gate Park
Trustees of the James Lick estate will spend 60000 for an expensive monument to Francis Scorrier, Maryland native and author of the Star Spangled Banner, who died in Baltimore in 1843 at age 64. A grandson, James R. Key of Stockbridge, painted the Golden Gate picture that won first prize at the Philadelphia Centennial.
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Francis Scorrier
Maryland
Baltimore
Golden Gate Park
Francisco
James Lick
James R. Key
Boston
Stockbridge
Golden Gate
Philadelphia
Florence Nightingale on Cholera Sanitation in India
Florence Nightingale argues cholera is not transmitted person to person and that isolation, quarantine, and cordons fail. She insists the only prevention is improving sanitation through scavenging, limewashing, and sanitary works to healthful conditions.
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Florence Nightingale
India
Exhibition of stock under blue glass lights at Philadelphia fair
An article describes a Philadelphia Agricultural Fair exhibition using blue glass lights to study stock growth. Heifers, colts, pigs, and poultry are shown to prove advances in farming under the glass. A colt three months old allegedly develops bone and muscle beyond typical three year olds.
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Philadelpha Agrcult
Choleric Crime Sparks Greed Amid Epidemic Scandal
In Mimea near a palace, a well to do husband, strapped by greed, plans to burn his wife’s clothes to hide funds from cholera relief. He wheels the garments toward Gette, but is attacked en route and found dead across the wheelbarrow, his face twisted in death.
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Thin Palace
Gette
Hutchinson Adopted Into Seneca Nation in Canada Powwow
Ex-mayor Charles W. Hutchinson of Utica was adopted into the Seneca tribe, taking the corn planter name as Uticans accompanied Gov. Squires to the Onondaga reservation. The ceremony featured music, dances, speeches, and a large gathering of Six Nations representatives.
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Charles W. Hutchinson
Utica
New York
Squires
Washington Territory
Onondaga Indian Reservation
Councils of the Six Nations
Hutchinson
Young man’s amputated leg seems to move in grave during disinterment
The Dayton Democrat reports Clark, who lost a leg in a railroad accident, felt pain and described his limb’s cramped position as workers exhumed the box. Timekeeping at bedside and grave matched actions to within seconds, and the patient later slept peacefully after the limb was freed.
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Dayton Democrat
Clark
Henry Clark
The Foolish Peasant and the Wolf Fable
A peasant fleeing a wolf climbs a tree but the wolf shames him for lacking tree-climbing skill. The wolf urges him to come down, offers a fair chance, then eats him. Moral warns about exploiting opportunities and misapplied finance.
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Free Press
Legend of Rheingrafenstein and the Ebernburg Castle
The article savors German lore in the Rhine valley, describing Ebernburg and Rheingrafenstein ruins and the devil’s legend of construction. It notes 10th century origins, Vesuviuslike porphyry pillars, sunset hues, and a tale of Faust-Goethe’s era with local reactions to occult science.
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Kreuzenach
Naha
Rhine
Lbernburg
Alsenz
Nabe
Ebernburg
Franz von Siekingen
Clits
Liethenfels
Rheingrafenstein
Satan
Rheingraf
Jackass
Ibernburg
Franz von Sickingen
Kreuznach-Grammar School
Johann George Sabellicus
Faust
Goethe
Old Town
Margery Deane
The
Boston Transcript
Miss Oldmaid Rescued by Pinfeather in Hudson River Tale
A humorous tale recounts Miss Oldmaid nearly drowning in the Mackinaw river after falling in, rescued by her suitor Pinfeather and his Newfoundland dog. She declares deep gratitude and romantic intent, but he dismisses her vows with a quip about bones, leaving her affections unreturned.
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Miss Oldmaid
Hss
Pinfeather
Ponto
Dail
Desdemona's Bed Altered Stage Position Draws Critique
A theatre critique notes Signor Salvini moves Desdemona from the alcove to a front position, altering the bed scene in Othello. The reviewer argues this changes the stage effect and misreads Shakespeare, who has Othello command stillness as Desdemona lies on her deathbed.
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Desdemona
Othello
Temple Bar
Signor Salvini
Shakspeare
A Mother's Play Room Keeps Children Quiet
A New York Morning Journal report describes a mother who creates a dedicated play room for her children. She paints the bare floor, heats the space with a small stove, and decorates walls with magazine pictures and wall art. Five labeled boxes store toys, and a nursery rug adds supervised play.
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Wiach
New York Morning Journal
Life in a Russian Province Debates Courtship Rules
A social critique describes strict etiquette in Courland with stiff bows and constant female surveillance. It notes limited early interactions for unmarried couples and the cotillion as the main flirtation dance. After betrothal, public affection returns with overt public displays until the marriage settles into routine.
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Courland
Brautigam
Brand
Dancing on Saturdays Under Sabbath Rules in Sweden
In parts of Northern Sweden it is described as a crime to dance on Saturday nights while Sunday nights are allowed for dancing. The Sabbath begins at 6 pm Saturday and ends at 6 pm Sunday, framing a strict weekend dance ban with a single rest period on Sunday.
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Sweden
Democratic Demonstration at Columbus 1884
A Columbus Ohio telegram describes a massive Democratic gathering with trains from 150 miles bringing crowds to Comstock’s Opera House for speeches by Hayard Hendricks Pendleton and others. Gov Mendricks spoke of reform and a changed administration as Gov Cleveland sent a letter urging voters toward good government and honest administration.
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Columbus
Ohio
Democratic Party
Democrate
State House
Comatock
Opera House
Hayard
Delaware
Allen
Thurman
Bayard
Senate
Hoe
Hayen
Wheeler
Republican Party
Blaine
Carl Schurz
Indianapolis
Indiana
Gow
Breckenridge
Augat
Btlson Hutchina
Thomas A. Hendricks
Robert M. Molane
George H. Pendleton
John A McMahon
Y W. Bar
Cleveland Executive
Aldany
Bicol
Prerceek
Gnover Cleveland
Butler speaks at Grafton County fair in Plymouth New Jersey
Gen. Butler appears at the Grafton County fair with Moody Merril. He notes mixed politics among listeners and urges producers to reap rewards from labor. He criticizes Democrats on tariffs and railroads and campaigns for independent thought, warning revolution implies the bullet. Butler is cheered at the end.
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Plymouth
N. J
Grafton County
Butler
Moody Merril
Association
Chicago
Gen
Jackson
St. John
Gen. Butler
Logan and Generals Welcome at Wheeling Visit
Large crowd greets Gen. Logan Gen. Torrence and other officials at the Wheeling reception The Washington and Jefferson College senior class is presented to Logan and he remarks at the event The afternoon parade forms and moves to the State Fairgrounds with lengthy speeches and a grand fireworks display at night Republican tariff discussion led by W D Kelley at the Opera House
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Wheeling
W. Va
John I'rew
The
Intelligencer
Orrence
Gen. Logan
W. D. Kelley
Washington and Jefferson College
Blaine
Logan
Goff
Powell Clayton
W. P. Hubbard
State Committee
Col. Anderson
Ohio
West Virginia
Torrence
Political Notes On New York City Mayoral Race
Joan Kenny declines Tammany nomination for mayor of New York. The Independent is more active in Massachusetts than regular Democrats. The San Francisco Bulletin predicts California Republicans may win four of six House seats with all six currently Democrats. Editor McCoung wagers Col. Hooker that Cleveland cares less about New York and bets Vermont won’t give Blaine a 24,000 majority. Gen Butler proposes fifty speeches in New York.
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Joan Kenny
Tammany Nomination
New York
Massachusetts
San Francisco
California
McCoung
Buffalo Courier
Col. Hooker
Vermont
National Republican Committee
Cleveland
Hooker
Blaine
Chicago a world lumber market amid vast timber piles
The Evening Journal notes Chicago as the world's largest lumber market with at least 600 million feet worth about 200 million dollars stacked in the city. It describes major districts along the South and neat branches, urging visitors to view the vast, busy timber hubs near Twenty second and Thirty fifth streets.
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William Gorlz
Suuperior
Cook County
Lake View
Chicago
Evening Journal
Passenger fares fall as Be Louis pool collapses
Rates between Chicago and St Louis slide into demoralized territory after the Be Louis pool collapse. Scalpers offer tickets at 2.70 to 3.70 dollars reducing price, implying railroads supply tickets at about half price. William Bowles, prominent Montgomery County citizen, dies at Hillsboro.
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Chicago 1
St. Louis
Milroads
William Bowles
Montgomery County
Hillsboro
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