A Confederate Secret Revealed by Gen Frost in Missouri
Gen D M Frost told members of the Southern Historical and Benevolent Society a state secret about Union efforts to unite Confederate armies west of the Alleghenies. He claimed Gen Albert Sidney Johnston opposed a western boundary from the Ohio to the Pacific, and that Missouri could raise 100,000 men for the Confederacy. The disclosure provoked indignation among ex Confederates in attendance.
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D. M. Frost
Southern Historical and Benedent Society
Missouri
Arkansas
Pillow
Columbus
Albert Sidney Johnston
Alleghanness
Johnston
Richmond
Ohio River
Pacific Ocean
Frost
St. Louie
Freight rates rise on trunk line with no effect
A garbled passage notes freight charges on a trunk line and a buyer of Dr Bull s Cough Syrup at the old price of 25 cents per bottle. A town man is described as wandering into a bramble bush, gouging his eyes, then purchasing Salvation Oil, reflecting unclear local lore.
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Lisayer
Reservation Lands Sioux lands sale under Sioux act rules
The Interior Department issues instructions to the General Land Office commissioner to govern sales of lands ceded by the Sioux nation under the 1889 act. It sets escalating prices 1.25, 0.74, and 0.50 per acre over three, two, and remaining years and requires payment at final proof, with five years residence and army service credits. The price is fixed at the date of original entry, applying to subsequent settlers who enter and abandon as well.
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Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
United States
Ex-Sidiers
Sugar Schedule Agreement Cuts Sugar Duty Significantly
Senator Jones reports discussion among senators on the currency volume and tax reform. Republicans finalize a sugar schedule lowering duties on raw and refined sugar, with substantial revenue impact and no bounty. The plan aims to reduce sugar prices for consumers and limit price-raising power of the rolls.
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Jones
Nevada
Senate
Trna P
Mambera
Finance Committee
Repblican
Criminal Trial In Charleton Ends In Murder Verdict
Robert James hired two men to murder his father to gain the estate. The trial in Charlenton DC showed he paid each killer $500 and the jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree. Nearby at The Point Ned River Grand Forks NC Harty shot Tom Kirk in the forehead and temple. Harty surrendered and is jailed as Kirk fights for life after alleged interference with Harty’s daughter.
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Charlenton
D. C
Robert James
Jamea
Ned River
Grand Forks
N. C
Harty
Tom Kirk
Casualty report from rail work and flood threats
Reports describe Sam Johnson, a war brakeman, injured by an Eastern Dock train at Superior Wisconsin as eight cars passed over his right leg. Levee breaks north of Vickaburg Ming and at Lunar Ark threaten Granville and Yazoo region, with floodwaters set to flood the town and nearby areas. Levee board and railroad authorities are working to stop the breach.
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Sam Johnson
Superior
Wic
Vickaburg
Ming
Lunar
Ark
Miller's
Aix
Arkanean City
Granville
Dese Creek
Yueton River
Levee Board
Trence
Foreign Gossip Telegram From Rio Janeiro Report Disease Spread
Telegram reports yellow fever reaching Campinas and Rao Paulo. Mr Verey Knox, Ulster Protestant backed by Mr Parnell, chosen by the Cavan constituency convention to replace the late MP Joseph G. Biggar.
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Rio Janeiro
Campinas
Rao Paulo
Verey Knox
Parnell
Cavan
Irland
Joseph G. Biggar
Personal welcome for Gor Campbell at Pittahiire rental club
An enthusiastic reception on the 18th welcomed Gor Campbell of Ohio by the Rental club of Pittahiire Pennsylvania. John R., a prominent Democrat of the city, declared they were glad to welcome him and predicted he would appear to favor the party in 1892.
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Campbell
Ohio
Pittahiire
John R
Mixed News From Across States and Nations
A jumble of brief items notes New York brick merchants Caleb Kuavalla and Elihu Frost with a $36 657 4 assignment, the William Johnson schooner launched at Camden Maine fully finished, Jubal Early donating 1000 for a statue unveiling May 29, and a Hartford Indiana incident where a rescuer saved a child near an oncoming train. Also covered are Hayward Wisconsin license votes, Pettigrew backing an Indian school bill, a Wisconsin Bible ruling, Providence baseball club funding debates, and Denver Rio Grande’s South Dakota line reopening after landslides.
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Prince W
Charles H. Nickerson
Brick Commission
New York City
Caleb Kuavalla
Elihu B. Frost
William Johnson
Somers’ Point
N.J
P. B. Rose
Lynnwood
Camden
Balfoat
Lee
Jubal M. Early
Hayward
Wis
Pettigrew
Chamberlain
Con
Iil
Circuit Court
Rock County
Wia
Supreme Court
Kidgerton
Texchore
Providence R. T
Brackett
New Havenm
Allen
Providence
Inet
Cumbers Mountain
Durango
Tramp Aid Plan Faces Boone City Backlash
Boone Iowa residents back a no work no food policy as officials adopt a plan to manage vagrants. Citizens insist on a strict system where tramps must work for meals, with the secretary coordinating aid efforts and the town enforcing the blacklist on repeat offenders.
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Concil
Boons
Iwoa
Aasigos
Citiznna
Boone
Department Report on Depression and Farm Prices
A March department of agriculture report, cited by statistician J T Dodge, notes low farm prices and rural discouragement, yet less severe than abroad. Causes include overproduction, supply demand law, middlemen, and speculative drags. proposes diversification and local processing to restore profitability.
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Department
J.T. Dodge
Department of Agriculture
Larma
Dodge
India
Kansas Farmers' Alliance Foreclosure Alarm Letter
The Kansas Farmers' Alliance issues a startling open letter to the Kansas delegation in Congress accusing a single South ern Kansas law firm of foreclosing 1800 mortgages. It warns that 1800 homesteads are being transferred to capitalists, bringing servile tenantry and risking homes across the state amid failed party promises and ongoing eviction efforts.
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Kansas Alliance
Kansas Farmers’ Alliance
Kansas
Kangan
Congress
Kangas
Europe
Kansas Farmers Press Urgent Relief Demands in Congress
The passage urges immediate action on money, transportation, and land ownership to ease distress of Kansas families. It argues white Kansans have rights equal to those of Southern colored citizens and notes over 100,000 ballots backing these demands. It warns registrars will soon heed constituents’ voices.
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Congress
Kansas
South
Serious Railroad Accident at Lavalle Wis on CNW rail
A collision between two passenger trains at Lavalle Wisconsin on the Chicago & Northwestern line injured four passengers seriously and several others mildly. Train No 4 on the siding struck the vestibule train between the baggage car and smoker, telescoping a coach. one man suffered a fractured skull, two may die from spine injuries, a woman Miss Jessie Hume was bruised, and the engineer of the vestibule train is blamed by some officials though responsibility is not yet clear.
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Lavalle
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Jessie Hume
Pleasant Grove
Minn
Nova Scotia
Brown's Bronchial Troaches Remedy Ad
Consumption cure claim. Advertisement promises relief for coughs colds and throat trouble. Promotes prem to readers via mail order from New York. Mentions 5 cent cigars and praise from Punch while touting European style remedies.
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Mf. C
Paul Street
New York
America
Favorite Prescription Promises Cure for Female Ailments
Newspaper ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a positive cure for leukorrhea and menstrual disorders. It claims effectiveness for womb illness, bearing down, and "The Change of Life" with a related book offer. Addressed to Worth's Dispensary Association in Buffalo, NY.
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Tia
Abe
DeLeon
Florida
Dr. Jeur
Pierce
Func
Worth
Muprcat
Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N.Y
Sunday School Tales Stirred by Boyish Wit
The Boston Traveller recalls a Sunday school class where a teacher used the Babylonian captivity to dramatize the lesson. A patriotic pupil quipped that no nation is big enough to carry off all the children, ending the scene with humorous realism.
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Boston Traveller
Hera
Mail pouch found near Bloomington after theft alarm
A mail pouch transferred from the Big Flour to the Chicago and Alton at the Union depot in Bloomington Illinois was found in a nearby field with scattered open letters. Officials believe no valuable mail was stolen.
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Union Depot
Bloomington
Chicago & Alton
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