Old World Intelligence Bursts From Europe to America
European and American telegrams report Don Carlos arriving in London to cheers and jeers, Turks fighting in Bosnia, a plague outbreak on the Euphrates, French elections results, bank suspensions in London, and a series of political and legal developments across the United States including Belknap, Tweed, and court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ith
Don Carlos
Schenck
Liverpool
United States
Abyssinia
Vienna
Sth
Bosnia
Unna
Bombay
India
Euphrates
Chamber of Deputies
Emma
Lord Derby
Co-operative Bank of London
Copenhagen
Westmanna Islands
Iceland
Queenstown
Charles Brent
Falls City Tobacco Bank
Louisville
Berlin
Munster
Pension Bills Passed and Military Inquiry Telegrams Sought
A large number of private pension bills were passed. A resolution was adopted calling for copies of all telegrams orders and correspondence relating to the Military Court of Inquiry in the case of Gen. Babcock. The committee notified the Senate of Belknap impeachment action and reported discharge of that duty. A bill passed authorizing leave of absence for army officers for sixty days every two years, three months every three years, and four months every four years, without deduction of pay and allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Military Court of Inquiry
Babcock
Senate
Belknap
Market Prices for Grain Meats and Stock Pressed Florida and East Markets
New York trading data for Flour Wheat extras and No 2 Chicago Wheat with nearby futures. Prices list for barley oats corn pork dressed hogs lard cattle and sheep in multiple markets including Chicago Milwaukee and Philadelphia with cash and NRA notes. Ends with Wisconsin and East Licensure cattle and market summaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Milwaukee
East Liscnrtry
Singular death of nurse and mixed notices in England
A nurse linked to Capt Towns hend of Caldicot Hall died in a bizarre accident on a London to Nuneaton rail journey when the horse box carriage she rode in hung itself on arrival at Nuneaton. Other items note Oxford Cambridge college estates totaling 235 553 acres and a strong epidemic in Eagley near Bolton with over eighty cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townshend
Caldicot Hall
Nuneaton
England
London & Northwestern Railway
London
Universities of
Oxford
Cambridge
Wales
Liverpool Post
Eagley
Bolton
Justice Nopkins
Pickwick
Theater Royal
North Shields
John Henry Clynds
Cooper
Cartouche
Man borrows trouble without security
A man risks trouble by borrowing without providing any security. The saying warns that taking on danger or problems without safeguards leads to negative consequences.
Entertaining Fragments and Oddities From Boston to Maine
A miscellany of items notes a memorial volume for Dr. Lowe for the blind, a joke on marriage, mushroom raising urged by Scientific American, and a Maine greenhorn’s hotel sign misunderstanding. Also mentioned are a Boston Commons medal discovery, a Chicago apartment for six families, milkmen’ s grievances, and tea as a narcotic poison with nervous effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spanley
Africa
Nevada
Springfield
Mass
Ures
Daniel Deronda
Tyndall
Lord Hamilton
Boston
Boston Commons
Tay
Maine
Providence
Ohio Street
Chicago
Homer
Journal of Chemistry
The
World's Pair to feature Women’s Department at Fair
Philadelphia organizers plan a dedicated pavilion for women’s invention and industry at the World’s Pair. The idea began in 1873 with 95 090 dollars raised, followed by rapid space inquiries from abroad and across the U S. Subscriptions sum to 15 000 from Philadelphia and Ohio 9 000 from Massachusetts, leaving about 15 000 to raise with New York women aiming to cover the balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Ohio
Massachusetts
New York
N. Y. World
Santa Clara County Farmer Plans 500 Cotive Tree Planting
A farmer in Santa Clara County California intends to plant 500 cotive trees this spring. The plan outlines a sizable horticultural effort with a focus on expanding orchard capacity in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Clara County
California
Brooklyn Fire Kills Nine Residents at Catholic Aged Home
A four story house for aged people run by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Brooklyn caught fire. Nine bedridden residents died from suffocation or burns, with eight more bodies recovered later. Firefighters faced a chaotic scene as inmates urged to escape amid screams and panic while staff assisted the injured and departed to awaiting clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
House For
Francis Fessenden
Fessenden
Portland
New Yor
Little Sisters of the Poor
St. John’s College
Tie
Goose in Love Fades After Yearning for Farmhand
A farm goose mourns a lost mate and rejects other ganders. She grows devoted to the man in charge, follows him through fields and towns, and refuses food unless given by him. Her longing to be near him weakens her health as she nears death. Chattanooga Times notes the tale as a reap year license item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goosey
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cora
Uncle Charlie
Grandma Deane
Lucy Reid
Jennie
Justim Keep
Palmer Reid
Reid
Stony Creek
Lucy
Justin
Maine
Meadow Brook
New York State
Industrial summary of 19th century American production
The piece reports U S hogs packed last season at 5 067 367 and Tacoma sawmills turning out long 100 foot logs. It notes Wisconsin pulpwood shipments and 350 foundries making stoves and furnaces from iron. Nevada City eyes explosive factory. Wilmington NC mills first calico product sold to local ladies. Northwest straw paper mills plan half time to boost prices. Utah hosts seven woolen mills with over 1 000 000 pounds annual capacity. Georgia exempts cotton woolen mills from tax for ten years. Augusta mill has 25 000 spindles and paid 20 percent dividend. Miners Journal details weekly coal totals and year-to-date totals with shifts between anthracite and bituminous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tacoma
Washington Territory
Appleton
Wisconsin
Nevada City
Baltimore
Wilmington
N. C
Northwest
Utah
Georgia
Augusta
A Flower in the Wilderness Returns a Hopeful Bloom
A narrator recalls Meadow Brook's history of hardship and mercy. Lucy Reid and Justin Keep endure falsehood and class barriers, then reunite as Lucy Wheeler's arrival awakens Justin’s long-sought humanity. Farmer Keep reforms, accepts Lucy and Bennie, and finds happiness through a rekindled heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora
Uncle Charlie
Aunt Mary
Grandma Deane
Farmer Keep
Meadow Brook
Bennie
Depdét
Ife
Lucy
Lucey
Lucy Wheeler
Lucy Reid
Justin Keep
Jennie
Mamma
Charlie
Honest Love Letter with Plain Yes or No
A stationer style plea from a man to a woman asking for a simple Yes or No. He frames himself as a straightforward, honest suitor and warns that a firm commitment may not remove life’s cares. He notes his fortune, home, and name as stake if accepted and ends with the decisive question yes or no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Keep
Charlie
All Meadow Brook
Red House
Woodbury
Grandma Deane
Cora
Uncle Charlie
Dean Lady
Jover
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Cambridge News
A. Cooper
M. Jefferson
Drs. Cooper & Jefferson
Cambridge, Ohio
West Market Street
Shaffner & Beymer's
J.C. Ferbrache
Livery and Sale Stable
Times Building
Morton
Starr Hotel
West Side Public Square
Lambert Thomas
Outo
E. Harper Jeffri
Lambert Thomas & Co
North Water Street
Delaware Wharf
William A. Carr
Rainey's
Mill St
J.O. Grimes
J. Woodford
Pine Street
Maryn
Guernsey County
J. D. Taylor
T. H. Anderson
Taylor & Anderson
Attorneys-At-Law
Taylor
T. O. Mann
Carpenter and Joiner
Cumberland, Ohio
D. K. Kyle
Marble and Granite Works
Wm. M. Siens
Guernsey
Mackey’s Art Gallery
J. E. Sankey
East Main Street
Sarah Jane Moss
Connor & Dyson
Point Pleasant, Ohio
H. C. Parker
Winfield and
Church Streets
Art Callery
Quaker City
Kirk House
Grant House
W. &. S. M. Kink, Proprietors
Zanesville, Ohio
F. Hunter
M. D
Antrim
McCollum & McKinney
South End Mill Street
Mel
Tad
Montreal
Canada
Suh
Caleb P. Marsh
Washington
Blackburn
Committee On
War Department
Fort Silk
Congress
Evans
Fort Sill
Court of St. James
Gen. Schenck
Harper’s Ferry
Baltimore & Ohio
Shenandoah Valley
Taft
Des Moines
Iowa
Maj. Richards
Gen. Belknap
Michigan
Lansing
New Ve. Win. M. Tweed
Connecticut
Burnside
Providence, R. L
Central Pacific Railroad
New York Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Naval Affairs
E. F. Wolf
Wolf
Seenate
Gordon
Finance Committee
Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles Hays
Alabama
Guy R. Beardsley
Beardsley
Congressional
Beck
Kentucky
Kerry
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lincoln
Messrs
Paryvo
Industrial
Miner's Journal
Pottsville
Philander White
White House
Maryland
Mary
Charles Bruce
Ile
Uncle Phil
Charles
Squire Wheeler
Stillman Wheeler
Yender
Tll
Deacon Platt
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