Diverse 1880s News Bites Stir Readers Across U.S.
A mixed roundup notes Michigan adopts ballot reform law and a Hamburg, Missouri girl tries rum as fish bait. Harvard’s Bancroft becomes oldest living grad. Chicago court voids Jewish divorces. Gettysburg marks 26 years since the battle. Los Angeles to sewer the sea. Longfellow’s daughter photographed. immigration slows by 7,000 monthly. Vanderbilt reportedly bids 1.6 million for the Secretan collection. Elizabeth Drexel’s wedding cost 5,000 dollars. Crop prospects look bright. 1889 promised bountiful. China grove tree in Greene County Georgia. Dakota and Minnesota crops recover after drought. A London physician warns kissing spreads disease. Detroit council faces contractor bribery claims. Mexican land for Black emigration officials. Vermont Senator Morning at 79 with 35 years in D.C. Bride celebrated as an elder, sparking cake questions. Illinois coal output hits a record. foreign-born deaths double as a statistic. Cameron’s early success tale. Scientific American touts carbolic acid on beds for sleepers. Julian Paunceforte sails to England. S P Pirrstax weds after six-hour courtship. Excursion steamer death follows a playful dunk. President Taulase’s California duchy shrinks. borax and alkali rich waters hold fish. Steamer ships carry many steerage passengers to Europe. Forsythe County tragedy ends with a self-tying knot. Freedman Helmax aims to mine gold from teeth of the dead.
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Michigan
Groner Bancroft
Harvard
Gettysburg
Los Anoris
Cal
Anta M. Longfellow
Ben Buten
W. K. Vanderbilt
Elizabeth Drexel
United States
Dakota
Minnesota
Detroit
Mexico
Senator Morning
Vermont
Washington
Missouri
Ilinois
Tarr
Simon Cameron
Julian Pauncerfote
England
S. PL Pirrstax
Arkansas
Sarah Jackson
Chicago
New York
Paixer
TuLase Duke
California
American
Europe
America
Forsythe County
Freedon Helmax
Garrett County
W. Va
A Strange Sect Called Boylites Spreads in South Carolina
Cotumara July 10. Boyle, once a Methodist near Lynchburg Sumter County, founded a new sect known as True Light Baptists or Boylites. They reject paying ministers, claim all members are inspired preachers, allow women to preach, deny the Old Testament, accept only favorable New Testament passages, abandon Sabbath observance, and deny racial differences while denouncing other denominations. They are described as ignorant and widespread through Sumter, Darlington, Kershaw, and Chesterfield counties.
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Cotumara
Boyle
Lynchburg
Sumter County
True Light Baptists
Lynch's River
Sumter
Darlington
Kershaw
Chesterfield
God
Burglars Shot by Kansas Farmer as Wife Aids Escape
Ed Hyatt a Kansas farmer woke to burglars John Chambers and John Chesser breaking in ten miles north of Kansas City. Hyatt fired three shots, wounding Chesser who died of a stomach wound that evening. Chambers fled but was arrested. Mrs Hyatt aided in the struggle and helped subdue the assailant.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Olathe
Kas
John Chambers
John Chesser
Ed Hyatt
Here
Hyatt
Secretary Rusk Creates Editorial Division for Reports
Secretary Rusk establishes an Editorial Division to edit and summarize division bulletins from the Department. Advance sheets will pass through the division, then be re phrased in plain language for farmers and the general public.
Ontario crop report predicts strong fall wheat with mixed outcomes
Reports from Ontario and western Quebec indicate fall wheat well above average, spring wheat barley and oats near average, peas slightly below average, and roots and fruits near failure.
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Tononto
Ontario
Quebec
Steam Presses to Be Replaced in Engraving Bureau
Wasmarmorox July 10 Secretary Windom has declined the Milligan Steam Press Co offer to continue steam plate presses in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing at one cent a thousand. The presses will be replaced by hand presses at once.
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Wasnmarox
Windom
Milligan: Steam Press Co
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Losses From Flood in Johnstown Estimated at 8.655 Million
Secretary Davies reports a conservative total flood loss of 8.655 million dollars for Johnstown and surrounding boroughs. The tally includes private firms, schools, churches, borough property, and individuals with 491 filings awaiting action, plus an estimate to cover new cases.
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Johnstown
Jonxstown
Davies
Board of Inquiry
Cambria Iron Company
Johnstown Manufacturing Company
Westmoreland Natural Gas Company
Drs. Beale
Trautwein
Quarantine Stations to be Closed on Balance of Budget
The Marine Hospital Bureau notified quarantine stations that due to reduced appropriations three Atlantic coast stations, one Gulf coast station, and two Pacific coast stations will close October 1. Each remaining site will have one officer and one watchman.
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Washngtox
Marine Hospital Bureau
Atlantic Coast
Gulf
Pacific Coast
Baltimore Becomes Wicked City in Court Set
Baltimore selectors add an extra summer term to the criminal court for the first time. The June 9 decision plans a new jury, with nine murder cases on the docket among many liquor law violations and violent offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Criminal Court of Baltimore
Mae
Rather Peoples
Indian graduates leave Government School after five years
One hundred seventeen young Indians from tribes in Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Indian Territory, New Mexico and Arizona finish a five year course at the Government School in Ispian Secnoor Caruisye Pa. Six are regular graduates. All speak English. The young men have trained as mechanics and farmers, while the girls are instructed in household duties and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ispian Secnoor
Caruisye
Dakota
Montana
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Arizona
Sullivan Beats Kilrain in 75 Round Bare Knuckle Match
New Orleans reports John L Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain after seventy five rounds in Richburg Mississippi for 10000 a side a diamond belt and the world title Sullivan plans this to be his last fight Kilrain won the first fall and first blood but Sullivan secured the decisive knock down to win the championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oaleans
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Richburg
Miss
Sullivan
Kilrain
West Virginia Bar to Meet at White Sulphur Springs
The West Virginia State Bar Association will gather at White Sulphur Springs on July 20, preceded by the Virginia Bar Association at the same location. The National Bar Association will meet there on July 30 with many prominent lawyers expected to attend.
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White Sulphur
Cuanm Leston
W. Va
West Virginia State Bar Association
White Sulphur Springs
Virginia ‘Bar Association
National Bar Association
Strangers Attack Man With Vitriol in Minneapolis Street
In Minneapolis Massachusetts July 3 Henry Hage was assaulted by a stranger who threw vitriol into his eyes. The attacker then robbed him of unspecified belongings before fleeing the scene.
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Minneapolis
Mass
Henry Hage
The Verdict on South Fork Dam Failure
The coroner's jury finds the South Fork Dam owners responsible for the deadly flood near Johnstown. They report inadequate waste weir and weak construction, faulting the owners for failing to secure the dam for thousands in the valley below. They recommend immediate relief payments totaling 1,186,000 for 2,650 families with average 323 each.
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Jonestown
Board of Inquiry
Conemaugh Valley
Cummins
Beaver
Relief Commission
Ellen Hite
Evans
James M. Schoonmaker
Johnstown
South Fork Dam
South Fork
Irish American Republic Association Plans Land Syndicate
Chicago July 6 – Prominent Irish Americans form the Irish-American Republic Association to raise funds for land development and a navy and army. They propose sending representatives to Canada and Latin America to establish a Franco Irish Republic, aiming to colonize Canada with 1,000,000 Irish and Irish Americans.
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Chicaco
Itas
Canada
Ontario
United States
England
Bragg Dropped From Grand Army Post
At Wisconsin Dac July 8 the Grand Army post voted 3 to 1 to drop General Bragg from its rolls over dispute about the Pension bill. Bragg had gone to Mexico as minister, then wished to pay dues, but members argued he was never legally a member despite being the post's first commander.
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Fz Dac
Wis
Grand Army Fost
General Bragg
Bragg
Mexico
Official trial of the Gunboat Petrel planned next week
Washington July 3 The gunboat Petrel official trial is slated for next week. Columbus Ironworks of Baltimore who hold the contract are paying the government 200 dollars daily penalty for failure to meet the contract for several months. The trial board is ready. no date from contractors yet.
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Washington
Petrel
Columbus Ironworks
Baltimore
Navy Department
Desperate gun battle leaves six dead or wounded near Gate City
In a July fight six miles from Gate City two colored men are killed and three wounded after a chaotic exchange between craps shooters. Henry Nichols fired on Johnson White. a posse on a dummy car pursued him. Nichols and Bob Dickson were killed while Will Smith Jack Chaney and Jeck Saunders were badly wounded.
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Brmurxenam
Ala
Gate City
Henry Nichols
Johnson White
Nichols
Bob Dickson
Will Smith
Jack Chaney
Jeck Saunders
Fragmentary town notice hints at rapid spread and dwellings
The readable lines describe a rapid spread in town with about forty dwellings mentioned. The text fragments reference business houses and residences but lack full context or clear events.
Signal Bomb Explosion Kills Two Children in Boston
In East Boston a large ship's signal bomb burst during Fourth of July fireworks injuring a group of children. George Hoffman aged 16 died instantly while Frank O'Connor aged 10 died en route to hospital. Other boys, including John Green 11 and David Burg among several, suffered severe injuries.
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Boston
George Hoffman
Frank O’connor
John Green
David
Joseph and
Borton Burg
Joseph Monahan
Bernard Doyle
Precautionary Measures On Cattle Transport
Secretary Rusk issued a circular directing railroad managers and agents to prevent exportation of diseased cattle and to suppress pleuro pneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals.
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Washington
Rusk
United States
Ten Blocks Burned in Major City Fire
Bortensgure W T reports a devastating blaze on July 6 destroying ten blocks of the citys best business area. Nearly 100 families left homeless and two hundred houses totaled. Estimated loss reaches about 2 million dollars with 750 thousand in buildings and 1.25 million in goods.
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Bortensgure
W. T
Suggestion for flag design with central star pattern
The War Department received a note from Mrs. C. C. Coffin wife of Carlton Coffin proposing that thirteen stars form a central star on a blue field and the remaining twenty-nine be arranged around it.
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Washington
War Department
C. C. Coffin
Carlton
Six More Bodies Taken to Morgue After Tragic Fire
In Johnstown Pennsylvania six additional bodies were removed to the morgue. All are unrecognizable with four women and a child among them and a man believed to be James Young. Undertaker Henderson suggested cremation due to the horrific condition of the corpses.
Farmer's Ass Attack Report From Lathrop Mo July
A brief item from Lathrop Missouri dated July 6 reports a wealthy farmer named Dr W Crawford has lost twenty bitten. The fragment notes a farmer incident tied to an animal attack but details are unclear in the damaged OCR text.
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Lathrop, Mo
W. Crawford
State Intelligence Bulked in 19th Century Dispatches
Hon. Isaac R. Lexypen named trustee of the State University replacing Judge Banta. Columbus council raises saloon license to 250 dollars. Fred Walker near Shelbyville injured by self-binder needle. Salvation Army post to be established at Waynetown. Edinburg wins toll abolition for roads entering town. Augusta converted to farm lands. Samuel Engle found dead near Winchester aged seventy-five. Sawyer Rivers of Shelbyville charged with counterfeiting with prior crimes. O. M. Laypus attacked by dogs near Spencer. Lesmee sentenced to life for killing Sheriff Jones in Marion. Shelbyville adopts electric lights. Richmond belt railroad work. Alonzo Woollpert arrested at Peru for poisoning horses. Three people poisoned by canned salmon near Knox. Rushville raises saloon license. legal protests deem license non-contractual. Richard S. killed at Vincennes while boarding train for theft. W T Purpouer’s balloon crash near Decatur. ladders to aid Lake Michigan fishing. Record strawberry shipments from Albany to Chicago. $175,000 value. Zollinger Rifle contingent to Indiana Legion encampment in Indianapolis. Accidental shooting kills Spencer Township boy. Russell Davin dies in wagon mishap near Monroeville. Connersville boys injure Willie Snyder with gas-pipe explosion. Greene County plans to drain marshes for fifteen thousand acres. Dept Commander C M Travis reorganizes Steele Post No. 9 at Rockville. Dispute in Clark County over druggists warned. local doctors’ prescriptions under scrutiny. Dr. Lreeman aged seventy dies at Center Point. Howard Searfair noted Kokomo involvement.
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Isaac R. Lexypen
The
State University
Banta
Columbus
Fred Walker
Shelbyville
Salvation Army
Waynetown
Edinburg
Ohio
Kentucky
Illinois
O. M. Laypus
William Mills
Spencer
Joan I. Flesmee
Sheriff Jones
Marion
Richmond
Alonzo Wooolpert
Peru
Knox
Rushvilleity Council
Richard SuHieps
Framingham
Mass
Vincennes
W. T. Purpouer
Portland
Decatur
St. Joe
Lake Michigan
New Albany
Chicago
Zollinger Battery
Zollinger Rifles
Ft.Wayne
Indiana Legion
Indianapolis
Clarence Butterfield
Spencer Township
Harrison County
Lis Riffe
Russell Davin
Union Township
Adams County
Monroeville
David
Connersville
Willie Snyder
Snyder
Greene County
C. IM
Tra‘vis
Steele
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ODON
Indiana
South Carolina
the King of the Ring
Conemaugh
Grand Army
State Intelligence
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