Postoffice Agents in Louisiana and various national appointments
The U.S. Postoffice Department sends a special agent to Louisiana to evaluate Chapman's and Durlo's unconfirmed postmaster appointments amid fears of mob violence. Additional notes cover government staffing changes, treaty issues with Mexico, revenue totals, and other administrative actions across the federal government.
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Postoffice Department
Louisiana
Chapman
Clinton
East Feliciana Parish
Curlo
St. Francisville
West Feliciana Parish
Very
Syms
Durlo
Ellen Rizpah
Provincetown
Mass
Cuba
Dunham
Court of Claims
Senate
Thomas A. Osborne
U. S
Chile
Dunkards
Ohio
Evarts
James Gilfillan
A. A. Wyman
A. D. Hazel
Pennsylvania
Barber
G. A. Sheridan
Key
Devens
Mississippi
McLellan
Kemper County
Miss
Mexico
United States
Texas
Washington
Mariscal
Treasury Department
Sherman
Utah
Mountain Meadow
John Tyler
President Tyler
Richmond
Notable Events Across Cities On The Fourth
The pay of railroad workers fell 10 percent on the 2d at the Northern Central and Baltimore and Potomac lines. Lightning hit oil tanks at Millerstown Pennsylvania destroying about 40000 barrels. Peter B Sweeney case moved then settled in New York with a 400000 city payment. Gold 450000 shipped to Europe. Prescott inaugurated NH governor. Tweed release hoped soon. New York Custom House Commission adjourned.
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Northern Central and
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
Millerstown
Peter B. Sweeney
New York
Boston
Hartford
Pope Pius X
Union Savings Bank
Bath
Peter B. Sweetley
Europe
Benjamin F. Prescott
New Hampshire
Concord
Tweed
New York Custom House
Fire devastates Onota Michigan and wildfires rage nearby
The town of Onota Michigan was destroyed by fire on the first, leaving 700 homeless and causing losses of about 100000 dollars. Fires burned in woods west and south of Au Sable as residents battled the blaze. Baseball results show Chicago 12 Cincinnati 5 and St Louis 6 Louisville 5 on the fifth. The South Carolina House defeated a bill banning intermarriage. An attempted wreck on the St Louis and San Francisco line killed three and wounded others.
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Stephen Johnson
Republican
Democratic
National Independent Party
Cooper
Cary
United States
South Carolina
Wright
State Supreme Court
Ohio
Columbus
Iowa
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Billings
U. S. District Court
New Orleans
Johnson
Republican State Auditor
Jamel
Market
Bay
Galveston
Tex
T. W. Ferry
Michigan
International Typographical Union
D. R. Streeter
Detroit
Indianapolis
Sth
Hendricks
Europe
Boston
Hartford
Louis
Onota
Mich
Au Sable
New York
San Francisco
Caton
Richardson
E. L. Atkinson
Young Men’s Christian Associations
John V. Farwell
Milwaukee
Wis
B. A. Lytle
Suffalo
Multiple European and global events reported in brief
A roundup notes arrests in Paris over insulting President MacMahon and local officials in St Denis. The Queen of Holland died. France moves to tighten newspaper licenses and prosecute false public reports. Gortschakoff states Russia seeks Bulgaria autonomy and Romanian and Serbian independence, with Armenia cession non Erzercum. Trains delayed by caterpillars in Canada. Serbia plots to depose Prince Milan. Widcombe Bridge collapse near Bath kills and wounds. A Greek ministry forms with Canaris premier. Egypt and Abyssinia peace. Turkey’s debt at 927 million. Suez calm. free navigation for all but Russia. Vatican jubilee receipts reach 6.5 million lire. Berlin expects Turkey peace with England. Paris Republican clubs closed. mobs attack Jews in Dombari injuring eleven. 90,000 ducats stolen. Oxford offers Grant honorary DCL. Pall Mall Gazette urges Britain to hold Egypt. cil sentenced to five months and fined.
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Paris
St. Denis
MacMahon
Holland
Gortschakoff
Lord Derby
Europe
Bulgaria
Roumania
Servia
Russia
Armenia
Bayazid
Erzercum
Canada
Milan
Montenegro
Widcombe
Avon River
Bath
England
Canaris
Egypt
Abyssinia
Turkey
Porte
Suez Canal
Vatican
Berlin
Dombari
Oxford University
Gen. Grant
Pall Mall Gazette
Turbulent Asia Minor War Updates and a Cyclone Toll at Mt Carmel
Constantinople dispatches report discouragement in official circles over defending Asia Minor against Russia. Turkish forces face supply and leadership problems as Russians attack and Montenegrin forces devastate villages. A decisive battle near Kars yields Turkish losses, while Danube front hopeful. A cyclone at Mt Carmel Illinois devastates a 3,000 population town, killing thirteen and injuring many as hundreds lose homes and property. Relief efforts organized by local authorities seek aid for the affected families.
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Constantinople
The
Asia Minor
England
London Times
Varna
Rustchak
Shumia
Kars
Stozer
Nicsic
Podgoritza
Moussa Pasha
Diarbaki
Euphrates Valley
Mukhtar Pasha
Heuprikay
Erzercum
Danube
Vienna
Caucasus
Caspian Sea
Sukum Kateh
War Update Rumors and Actions Near the Danube Front
Reports describe heavy fighting and shifting positions along the Danube with Turkish and Montenegrin forces suffering losses. Turkish forces claim successes at several points while Russians concentrate pontoon trains at Widdin and a large 218,000 man new levy is ordered.
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Danube
Giurgevo
Maljat
Attor
Bodar
Constantinople
Ploesti
Zara
Duga Pass
Kristac
Old
Servia
Kars
Widdin
Olti
Erzercum
Mukhtar Pasha
Nicopoli
Ardahan
Spitz
Russia
Ellenton Conspiracy Trial Ends With One Acquittal
In Charleston, June 3, Chief Justice Waite brought in the jury for the Ellenton conspiracy cases. Only A. W. Atkinson was acquitted after a six to six split on the rest. The ten other defendants were released on bonds, with counsel doubting future trials. The charged men are eleven white Aiken County residents accused under the Enforcement Act of conspiring to impede David Bush's political rights.
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Charleston
D. C
Waite
Ellenton
A. W. Atkinson
Aiken County
David Bush
Lawn Fashion Brims with Light Material Appeal
Lawn dresses and hats made from the same light fabric gain favor as the season advances. The cheerful maidens embrace lawn styles, showcasing a bright and airy look suited to warm weather.
Eastern War Shifts on Danube and Asia Fronts
London reports Russian forces expanding along the Danube from Galatz to Kala Fat but river bars hinder crossing before summer. Turkish forces in Asia appear neglected, with Erzurum and Erivan supply lines shaping a slow, cautionary campaign as both sides marshal large concentrations and rely on strategic moves.
Distances on Military Map Shape a Quadrilateral
A Levant Herald correspondent notes distances by crow flight from Trebizond to Batoum Erzeroum Kars and Constantinople to Trebizond. Each leg measures 80 miles and the crow flight to Trebizond from Constantinople is 500 miles. The layout suggests a possible strategic squeeze by Osmanlis.
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The
Levant Herald
Kars
Batoum
Constantinople
Trebizond
Erzeroum
Osmanlis
Turkish Army at Trebinje Dispatch Fragment
A dispatch from Ovealuk to the Zimes reports a Christian doctor involved in the Trebinje area. The fragment mentions martial movements and a possible humanitarian role, but details remain sparse.
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Trebinje
London
Ovealuk
Zimes
Turkish Account of Affairs in Asia Minor
London reports on June 7 detailing Mukhtar Pasha's nine battalions at Koprekos while the Turkish right and left occupy Delibaba Gurdji Baggaze near Erzercum with forty battalions and four artillery batteries. Russian forces flank Olti and Soghauli Dagh with a forward detachments toward Van near Bendimahon.
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London
Asia Minor
Mukhtar Pasha
Koprekos
Delibaba
Gurdji
Baggaze
Erzercum
Olti
Nariman
Soghauli Dagh
Van
Bendimahon
Turks and Montenegrins clash near Krstaz and Goransko
An Ostrok correspondent reports Turkish forces under Suleiman Pasha attacked Montenegrin defenses at Krstaz and Goransko on June 8. Vukovitz’s lines held until retreating to Duga, with about 3,000 Turkish deaths and 700 horses captured from a relief column. Antivari flank and Beran detachment threaten Montenegrin rear as reinforcements arrive.
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London
Ostrok
Goransko
Suleiman Pasha
Krstaz
Vukovitz
Duga
Sacha
Muralovitza
Vienna
Nikita
Prercisca Pressika
Duga Pass
Wassowic
Antivari
Fire destroys Glover Sanford hats in Bridgeport blaze
A devastating fire at Glover Sanford & Sons hat factory in Bridgeport last night began in the fourth story dyeing room. The building 280 by 50 feet four and a half stories tall collapsed walls and debris trapped workers. By 10:30 the fatalities grew to several men identified among eight recovered and two more bodies believed buried. Losses include building, machinery, stock around 250000 with 150000 insurance. about 15000 hats and 250 workers affected. water supply proved inadequate for firefighting.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Glover, Sanford & Sons
J. O. Acker
George Acker
O. J
John Gallagher
Edward O’toole
Charles F. Dart
Hugh Smith
John Maloney
Wm. McIntyre
John Tomlin
John Killenbeck
Coyne
Child questions widow and widower tale in Haston Free Press
A mother explains widowhood to a five year old, who replies he would court another girl if his wife dies. The piece contrasts ongoing country business with lack of money, reflecting rural life.
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Haston Free Press
Ohio News Roundup: Political Appointments and Local Tragedies
Alfred C. Anderson seeks U.S. minister to Hayti with strong black support. Ohio Governor names brigadiers and colonels, while treks of rail executives and college science programs unfold. Multiple accidents, drownings, arson-like illnesses, a wedding scare, and a Greenback Convention slate appear amid state notices and Sunday School Union reports.
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Charles W. Karr
Henry C. Young
W. H. Phillips
Dan. A. Grosvenor
Henry G. Neubert
L. C. Weir
Allan T. Brinsmade
Seth M. Laird
Charles C. Goddard
George K. Nash
Steward H. McBeth
William Betts
John V. Gibson
Jewett Palmer, Jr
William H. Taylor
Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College
Columbus
Ohio
Pear Ray
Delphos
Willliamm Boyd
Canal Winchester
Evam Wirurovus
Withrous
Warren Pierce
Garrettsville
E. R. Overholt
Wadsworth
James McDonald
West Liberty
Greenback
Stephen Johnson
Miami
John B. Powell
Columbiana
John Jenkins
Tuscarawas
Samuel E Adams
Cuyahoga
Supreme Court
Charles E. Bonsall
Marshall O. Wagner
Lucas
Board of Public Works
Jacob Riblett
Crawford
J. C. Logan
Mahoning
Joan Ruta
Wyoming
Hamilton County
Ohio Sabbath-school Union
Delaware
Clyde
Rescue
Norwalk
Crescent
Tiffin
Bellevue
Washington Court House
William Lamum
State Department
New York
Secretary of the Navy
Pennsylvania
Army
Engineers of
Congress
Washington Dispatch
Chicago Tribune
Thomas Howlett
Toledo
Robert Schilling
John T. Shryock
Muskingum
Diabolical rail sabotage thwarted near Wood End Station
A St Louis to Richland train derailment near Wood End Station led to multiple deaths and a raid by an alleged crew. Four suspects Oliver Gibson Greenstreet Long were arrested and held in Richland while others remain at large. Detectives Eagan and Langston pursue remaining members as officials recover evidence and investigate the failed plan to rob passengers.
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St. Louiis
G. C. W. Rogers
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Wood End Station
Oliver
Richland
George Gibson
Allen Greenstreet
James Long
Young Oliver
Eagan
U.S. Marshal
Langston
Springfield
Wonderful Time-Piece by Newcastle Watchmaker
Theodore Rohrer of Newcastle has devised a gold stud timepiece. The unit includes a miniature watch in a gold stud set with a small compass like appearance. Winding and setting occur via two linked studs, and the dial mirrors a clock with a pendulum that runs correctly in any orientation.
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Theodore Rohrer
Newcastle
Rheumatism Keeps Charley from Meeting Sweetheart’s Father
A humorous line from the Oz City Derrick notes the moment a young man asks his sweetheart to fetch her father while the father, troubled by rheumatism, sends her back with a polite message that he cannot come down.
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Charley
Oz City
Bank Robbery in New York National Exchange Bank
A boy entered the New York National Exchange Bank and asked the cashier about a package. While the cashier turned briefly, the youth fled with $10,000 from the bank vault area.
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New York National Exchange Bank
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Cambridge
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Shaffner & Beymer’s
Lizzie Hollingshead
Amr
Ambridge,ohio
J.C. Ferbrache
Times Building
Cambridge, Ohio
Morton
Starr Hotel
Joseph Morton
West Side Public Square
ST. Lawrence Hotel
Zane
Lon. B. Cook
Zanesville, Ohio
William A. Carr
Rainey
J. Woodford
Pink Street
Mar
Guernsey County
D. Taylor
T. H. Anderson
Taylor & Anderson, Attorneys-At-Law
Taylor
Wm. M. Sions
Guernsey
T. O. Mann
Carpenter and Joiner
Cumberland, Ohio
D. K. Kyle
Marble and Granite Works
Mackey’s Art Gallery
India
Wm. Ogier
Boot & Shoe Maker
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Public Square
Sarah Jane Moss
Cambridge, O
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Art Gallery
Quaker City
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M. King
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J. W. Lippincott
Beecher
Col. Broadway
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Fairview, Ohio
J. F. Dubois
McCollum & McKinney
South End Mill Street
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Foreign Intelligence
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Ill
Cairo & Vincennes
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George Brines
William Newkirk
George Watkins
Geo. Moore
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John A. Edgar
Charles L. Poole
Fred Goak
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Thomas Higbee
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Charles Burton
Mrs. Duerer
M. J.hobberton
Robert Parkinson
Illinois
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T. J. Shannon
Shannon & Beal
Relief Committee
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Olu
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Mostar
Connecticut
Alfred C. Anderson
Hamilton
Hayti
Joan 8. Farrow
Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Railroad
Sandusky
Cleveland
J.G. Frazer
Robert Cowden
Galion
J. E. Huff
Wm. S. Heade
F. R. Loomis
Medina
B. J. Loomis
Lafayette Coffman
Liberty Township
Fairfield County
Richard McGee
New Concord
St. Louis & San Francisco
Woodward Station
Samuel Richardson
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