Mills in Lawrence to reopen. 4000 rejoin work
Lawrence mills reopen after a year’s closure, restoring employment for about four thousand workers. A 700 foot embankment slip near Glen Erie on the New York Lake Shore and Buffalo line caused track collapse. a new route will circle the cavity. Royal Netherlands steamship pier at Jersey City partly destroyed by fire causing sixty thousand dollars in losses. Coal prices are expected to rise with growing demand. Gas explosion in Sharpsburg Pa killed two. streetcar was derailed. In Pittsburgh a coroner’s inquest cites a bone fragment from John Ostermeir crushed in a rock crusher. Curran elected president of the International Boiler Makers Brotherhood. Three inches of snow fall in Derby Line Vt. Wilkes and Goldsmith Maid die in New York area. Mrs Edward Brown, Boston lawyer, disappears, likely to Canada.
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Lawrence
Mass
New York, Lake Shore and Buffalo
Glen Erie
Royal Netherlands Steamship Company
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Sharpsburg
Pittsburgh
John Ostermeir
Thomas J. Curran
New York
International Boiler-Makers’ Brotherhood
George Wilkes
Wilkes
Spirit of the Times
Goldsmith Maid
Fashion Stud
Mas
Edward Brown
Boston
Canada
Daniel B. Hill
Roswell P. Flower
Frederick Cook
A. A. Chapin
Dennis O’brien
Lawrence J. Fitzgerald
Nathan Sweet
Bertha
Cape St. Francis
Labrador
Louisville
Kentucky
Evansville
Indiana
Phillippoplis
Alexander
Russia
Bulgaria
Roumelia
Portland
Oregon
Lewistown
Idaho
Pierce City
Govenam
China
Ohio
Poorman
Henry C. Harris
North Star
William Westfall
Quincy
Robert Barnes
Quaker City
Millard F. Marsh
Vickon
Samuel Walker
Dunbridge
William M. Davis
Mohin
Jerome Stormer
Michigan
Nuncia
John J. Wiseman
Bradley
Josiah E. Harding
Moline
William W. Pierce
Julia RK. Santos
Santos
Whallen
United States
Ecuador
Swatara
Vanetic
New Orleans
Treasury
Washington
Washington Navy Yards
Treasury Department
Germany
York Heaven
Pennsylvania
Rock Springs Mines Force Resumes as Tensions Mount
West dispatches report miners returning to Rock Springs Wyoming with Chinese laborers and a few white mechanics. White workers refused to work. officials and reports hint at martial law talk and anticipated Knights of Labor strikes along Union Pacific. Other western notices include hog cholera outbreaks, mill fire losses, and lynching cases in Idaho.
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West
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Wilcoxen
Lewiston
Indianapolis
Indiana
Central
Bewiston
Idaho
Daniel Frazier
Pierce City
Seattle
W. T
St. Louis
Omaha
Knights of Labor
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Geiss
B. O. Clark
Coal Department
Des Moines
Iowa
Oklahoma
Joseph Fisher
Waubeck
Anamosa
Nila
Vin
Mr. Fisher
Drunken quarrel ends in distiller’s death. lynching and jailbreaks reported
A drunken quarrel near Stanford Kentucky ends with William Ball, a famed distiller, shot by his son George. In Johnston District of Columbia an alleged murderer was seized by a mob, shot, and left for dead, later reviving and dying after implicating lynchers. Ten convicts escaped a Hearne Texas plantation and raided a hotel, stealing male troupe garments. New Orleans finances sag, with unpaid city workers. Cumberland Maryland reports jail escape after Sheriff McMillen’s absence.
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Stanford
William Ball
George
Johnston
D. C
Hearne
Texas
New Orleans
Cumberland
McMillen
Peter Baker
Emanuel Johnson
George and
Charles “Baker
Krutzer
William V. Dy
Various government actions and a bizarre presidential missive
The report covers Paymaster General Smith seeking an injunction in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to halt Navy Department proceedings alleging lack of court martial jurisdiction. John W. Mackay presses the General Land Office for a 250000 payment to Bank of Nevada for surveying advances. Commissioner Sparks plans a thorough investigation before paying the claim. The President refuses to accept Surgeon General Hamilton’s resignation from the Marine Hospital service. A curious letter arrives urging the President to resign by Oct 2 and claiming Grover Cleveland as acting president. The writer, Henry M. Kerp, warns acts after Oct 3 would be void, and addresses Cabinet officers as Acting Secretary with various instructions and diplomatic cautions. He ends with Drex et mon droit.
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Smith
Hive
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Secretary of the Navy
John W. Mackay
Washington
General Land Office
Bank of Nevada
Sparks
Hamiton
The
Marine Hospital Service
Henry M. Kerp
United States
National Military Home
Virginia
Grover Cleveland
Bayard
Black
Washington Telegram
Dorman B. Eaton
Civil Service Commission
Cleveland
Eaton
Arthur
House of Representatives
Grant
Sponent
Civil Service Act
Republican State Convention nominates Davenport for Governor
At Saratoga on September 22 the New York Republican State Convention elected Davenport as Governor on the third ballot after an initial multi-candidate field. Carr won lieutenant governor, and the ticket included Wood, Uhrich, Thomas, and Van Rensselaer. The platform urged civil service reform, river-coinage repeal, tariff protection, and labor measures. Davenport's background includes Congress, state offices, and trust roles.
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New York Republican State Convention
Saratoga
Warner Miller
James W. Husted
Davenport
Carr
Morton
Seward
Swinburne
Low
Warren
Drexel
Bliss
Cornell
Evarts
Stalin
Charles Andrews
General Carr
Tra Davenport
Steuben County
Joseph B. Carr
Renscelear County
Col
Anson 8.Wood
Wayne County
James W. Wadsworth
Livingston County
Charles F. Uhrich
New York County
Edward B. Thomas
William V. van Rensselaer
Seneca County
Senate
Ire Davenport
Grand Army of the Republic Soldiers’ Home
Davenport Female Orphan Asylum
Charles, C. Sweeney
Galveston
Tex
Otto L. Threlkeld
Salaria
J. G. Cocke
Brazos de Santiago
Thomas Hardeman
Macon
Wm. W. Brown
Charles B. Draper
Oconomowoc
Wis
Warham Parks
B. D. Meek
Eureka
Ill
T. B. Jeaphert
John S. Cottrell
Fort Scott
Kansas
T. F. Robly
T. 8. Reely
Elyria
Ohio
T. E. Bishop
F. D. Durton
Batesville
Ark
J.8. Thomas
Wm._L._ Williams
Melrose
Mass
Susan E. Eastman
Adrian Foote
Ashland
James H. Jones
E. A. Pueschal
Bakersfield
Cal
H. A. Wickwane
Oliver T. Dale
Monticello
Ind
W. J. Huff
P. D. Stevens
Sacramento
Chris Green
Riel Hanged in Effigy as Kingston Scene Draws Thousands
A large crowd witnessed Riel's effigy hanging in Kingston Canada. Amid other distressing events, Mexican Congressman Omana faces murder trial for killing an American. A freight wreck on Lake Shore Road left crew trapped but uninjured, and the rest of the day saw factory fires, smallpox outbreaks in New York and Montreal, drownings off the Dominion coast, and a fundraising push at an Irish National League convention to aid Parnell with parliamentary subsidies.
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Collingwood
Ont
Aukam & Co
Troy
N. Y
Jenks & Co
Sand Beach
Mich
Grand Street
New York
Montreal
St. Johns
Dominion
Irish National League of America
Riot at Paris meeting injures many including English vocalist
A Sunday gathering of anarchists in Paris ended in a riot wounding numerous participants. Among the injured was Mrs Weldon, an English vocalist, who sustained injuries during the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Weldon
Vocaliat
Five Stories From The World21
A six months term release in London prompts Trafalgar Square rejoicing by admirers. Severe rains cause floods across Southeastern Spain amid a deadly cholera wave with over 100000 deaths. Spain apologizes to Germany, accepted by Prince Bismarck. Christine Nilsson concert in Stockholm triggers a fatal crush of seventeen and a balcony fall at the Grad Hotel. Turbulent Balkan and European tensions rise as Bulgaria Roumelia union disputed, Ottoman protests threaten Berlin treaty rights, and Belgrade hosts anti annexation protests. Afghan regiments depart Cabul for Herat as reform pledges echo in London with Chamberlain. Newman Ball’s royal jibe stirs minutes of derision.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Spain
Madrid
Prince Biemarck
Christine Nilsson
Stockholm
Sweden
Conéert
Macedonia
Alexander
Bulgaria
Roumelia
Porte
Chamberlain
Newman Ball
New York Convention Nominates Gubernatorial Ticket
The New York Democratic State Convention nominated Daniel B. Hill for Governor and Roswell P. Flower for Lieutenant Governor along with other statewide officers. The slate also included Frederick Cook, A A Chapin, Dennis O'Brien, Lawrence J. Fitzgerald, and Nathan Sweet for various posts. The front page item notes shipping, postal, and international dispatches alongside appointments and incidents.
Civil Service Reform Letter from President Cleveland 1885
The note to Hon. Dorman B. Eaton expresses regret at his resignation from the Board of Civil Service Commissioners. It urges steadfast support for reform, outlines the benefits of merit-based appointments, and commits to maintaining the reform effort while ensuring legal enforcement. Cleveland asks Eaton to stay until November 1 and expresses confidence in his continued dedication to civil service reform.
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Washington
Dorman B. Eaton
Board of Civil Service Commissioners
Friends of Civil Service Reform
Grover Cleveland
Dry-Goods Clerk Turned Partner Quote
A Chicago News anecdote shows a dry goods merchant testing a hopeful salesman by asking how he would handle a lace counter scenario. The lad suggests praising a lace piece to the man and letting the woman finish the sale, prompting the merchant to seek a partner rather than a clerk.
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Chicago News
Illness to health through Red Star Cough Cure
Mr Joseph Hickson of the New York West Shore and Buffalo Railroad writes of a Torontonian girl who fell ill with bronchitis for weeks. Despite various treatments she improved after using one bottle of Red Star Cough Cure. The Boston Traveller recalls Gen Fremont remarking I was a poor man once but now I owe millions. A Connecticut youth of 22 marries a widow aged 73, signaling unusual matches.
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Joseph Hickson
Toronto
Canada
New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railroad Company
Dominion
Boston
Gen. Fremont
Merritt
Nahant
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Bearns
Myers
Sens
Chicago
Milwaukee
East Liberty
Buffalo
Screiares
Eaton and Cleveland
Civil Service
Merit Bsystems
Siberia
Dalay
Alexander II
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Mozart
St. Nicholas
West Point
Drum
Frederick Schwatka
Mme. Nilsson
Opera House
Grand Hotel
Atresa
Fietveen
Americhyme
Oalioep
Connecticut
Invalides’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
America
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Dalmatia
Stockton
Bovton Bulletin
Fall River
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazzard & Co
Congress
Chicago Ledger
Franklin Street
Parasx
H. F. Sides
Fort Branch
Isaac Thompson
Perry Davis
Rorneey
Ely
Prickly Ash Bitters CO
Kansas City
Gatarah
Owego, N
Cari Pretzel’s Weekly
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Tetral Depot
Grand Union
New York City
Somerville Journal
Lyon
Finy
Charles A. Vogeler
Corate A. Vogeler
Baltimers
Valertine Neaville
Meath
Bee
Standard
Liverware Co
J.C. Hoff
Jefferson
Wisconsin
Mexico
WM. Armstrong
Valparaiso
PISO
R. U
Lorillard
Bane
Burr
Kesenman
Dress National Publishing Co
Chicago, Ill
Vinecar Birrers
EA. McDonald Drug Co
Waahineton St
Pletare Gallery
Montgomery Ward & Co
Wabash Avenue
Milo B. Stevens
Syracuse Bolt Company
Syracuse
York
T. Lou. Ponte
Agen
Tno
State St. Chienee
J. E. Gardner Army and Navy
Farsa. Ie
Bradong Iste
Army A
AV Iniment CO
Oz Ae Oa
LaSalle St
Binghamton, N
James Bagley
C. & Mwinkle
Athlophoros Co
Wall St
Hev
J.P. Skeaman
Norwich
F. L. Pond
M.D
Aurora
Kane Ce
Ats
Eaven
A, Bage
Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Ross Tral
Fiat
Eran Pier
Atlantic
Eest
Sali Cera
Ehuase
Pairfield Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
West Liberty
Iowa City
Indianola
Winterset
Knoxville
Pon
Aune Gite
Sonustt Bluffs
Jones
T Suett
Ints
Union
Fts
Bascenger
Missouri River
Sigep
Ion
Iene
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Dakota
Seneca
Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
Lafayette
Council Bluffs
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Deane
Unitates
R. R. Cable
ST. John
Colonie
Cord
State St
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