Notable Deaths and Disasters Highlight Early 1880s News
A wide ranging log lists political shifts and ecclesiastical changes including James L Gillespie declining Lieutenant Governor bid and Rev Thomas A Sharkey elected as Northern New Jersey bishop. It notes deaths of Jacob Abbott Buckstone Major General Hooker and others, plus disasters like a Levoy Kansas lamp explosion and Moorish floods’ impact.
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Thomas A. Sharkey
Bishop Odenheimer
Northern
New Jersey
Death of Senator Chandler in Chicago Disturbs Detroit Circles
The body of Hon. Zachariah Chandler was found in his bed at the Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago on the morning of the 1st. A jury ruled death from cerebral hemorrhage aided by a cold taken during a speaking engagement at Jamesville Wisconsin. Chandler, born December 10 1813 in Bedford New Hampshire, aged 66, was a long time Detroit figure. He served as Detroit mayor, U S senator, interior secretary, and Republican committee chair. His remains were taken to Detroit on the 2d with large delegations. The report also notes Yellow Fever in Memphis with new cases and a death, Dr. W B Winn among the ill, and weather turning cold with ice in Memphis gutters.
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Zachariah Chandler
United States
Michigan
Chicago
Jamesville
Wis
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Mr. Chandler
Bedford
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Whig Party of
Lewis Cass
Christiancy
Interior
Grant
Republican National Committee
Senator Christiancy
Peru
Chandler
Eugene Hale
Maine
Memphis
W. B. Winn
National Board of Health
Forest City
Ark
Harrison Station
Mias
Committee of Safety At
J. OW. Johnston
Victor
Sith
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Junan
McGregor
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Cuanas
Jefferson County
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Pursp
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Hving
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Omaha
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F. Skiles
Anamosa State Prison
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Oifes
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Michigan Central Depot
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News and Notes From Across the World and Nation
Reports from Los Pinos Del Norte and Richmond describe prisoners from the White River massacre and a fatal barn fire sparked by alcohol. Paris, Simla, and Rome wire updates discuss politics, Afghanistan turmoil, and European alliances with Egypt. American and Indian affairs, fires in Parker and Mount Washington winds, plus missionary convention news complete the clippings.
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Austria
Germany
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Arizona
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Tornado del Midto
Fort Craig
Tucson
Fort Wingate
Parker
Pennsylvania
American Missionary Association
Chicago
E. 8. Tobey
Boston
M. E. Strichy
New York
Proclamations Seek Peace and Justice in Occupied Districts
Ties and the chiefs are urged to maintain order in control zones and to consult with General Roberts. The Russian report claims General Torgukasoft suffered a fresh disaster in Turkastan. The Woman’s National Christian Temperance Union in Indianapolis reports 146 officers and delegates in attendance and Frances E. Willard elected president. The Comptroller notes increased currency circulation and a drop in National Bank reserve since 1875. Chief Signal Officer Meigs cites station expansions and weather verification accuracy. General Grant arrives at Omaha with a warm reception and banquet. A Bulgarian ban on English and Italian telegrams is noted alongside a fatal mining explosion in Mill Creek, Pennsylvania. Jesse James is reportedly killed near the Indian Territory by detective George Shepherd.
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Roberts
Torgukasoft
Turkastan
Woman's National Christian Temperanes Union
Indianapolia
Bistult
Brooklyn
N. Y
M. A. Woodbridge
Ravenna
Ohio
Caroline B. Bull
East Hampton
Con
Rother Pugh
N.Y
Septembur
National Hank
Myer
Bunenet
Flaga
Lghts
Meigs
Grant
Omaha
San Francisco
Shutagardin Pass
Delaware
Hudson
Mill Creek
Chicago
M. A. Mclean
Fort Scott
Kansas
Jesse James
George Shepherd
Kansas City
Indian Territory
Jones
Jesse
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Hayes 1879
President Rutherford B. Hayes proclaims a national day of thanksgiving to be observed on November 27 1879. He urges the people to abstain from secular cares and gather in worship to praise Almighty God for blessings, peace, and the nation’s prosperity. The document is dated November 8 1879 with the seal of the United States.
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Hayes
Mayen Washington
Rutherford I. Hayes
United States
Washington
Rurakurouw
Illiam M. Evants
Coils of a Serpent Claim a Wild-Beast Tamer
Karolyi, a famed Magyar handler, died in Madrid after a twenty foot boa constrictor coiled around him during a public performance. The crowd cheered mistakenly thinking his groan was part of the act as the snake crushed him with a single squeeze.
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Europe
Karolyi
Madrid
Aigheane
Rolyis
Serpent at stage strangled athlete endures brutal grip
London Telegraph reports a giant serpent killed a performer with its constricting coils on stage. The creature kept a corpse pinned for over an hour until attendants lured it away with milk. Post mortem showed eighty seven bone fractures and near instantaneous death due to spinal disarticulation.
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Karolyn
Zondon Telegraph
Iowa State News highlights and violent events
A compilation from the Iowa section notes suicide by J J Johnston at Victor after hanging discovered in a hayloft. Other items report factory fire losses near Davenport, railroad property burns, a long running grafting debt issue, a fatal German language note typed tragedy, and prison escape attempt at Anamosa State Prison.
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