Nolle Prosequi in King Indictments Ends Tammany Case
District Attorney Phelps in New York orders nolle prosequi on fourteen indictments against William E. King, a prominent Tammany figure who recently resided in London. King seeks immunity or restitution in exchange for testimony against confederates. He has been a recurring name in the ring, with hopes of returning home.
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Phelps
New York
William E. King
Nolle
King
Tammany Ringstéra
Hag
London
Asa Dodge Smith
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
Chauncey Rose
Terre Haute
Ind
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Vigo Orphans’ Home
Richmond
Morton
Grant
Garibaldi
Caprara
Vermont Celebrates Centennial in Bennington
Vermont marked the state's hundredth anniversary with a Bennington ceremony on the 16th drawing about 50 000 people including President Hayes and several secretaries. Dartmouth President Bartlett gave an oration while Bryant sent a commemorative poem and a banquet followed the parade through Green Mountain State.
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Vermont
Bennington
Rio Grande City
Texas
High Court
Ancient Order of Foresters of the
United States
Newark
N.J
Ava
Hayes
Evarts
McCrary
Devens
Key
Bartlett
Dartmouth College
William Cullen Bryant
Green Mountain State
St. Louis
A series of white collar and violent crimes reported
A Montreal silk robbery worth between 50000 and 80000 was staged by T J Claxton Co. A Chicago branch mint was shut down by a lone man forging trade dollars. At Oak Mills Kansas a triple homicide followed by a quick lynching. A domestic dispute led to Bob Scruggs killing a man and later being executed by vigilantes. In Central City Irish immigrant Owen Ryan fatally shot John Williams who died after a brutal retaliation.
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T. J. Claxton & Co
Montreal
Canada
United States Mint
Chicago
Oak Mills
Kay
Bob Scruggs
Scruggs
Lynch
Owen Ryan
John Williams
Central City
Col
Williams
Ryan
Colorado Central completes line to Georgetown with ceremony
Economic reports from Lyons France note silk trade failures including a 1 million dollar loss. Treasury official McCormick says railroad troubles in Europe have weakened confidence but declines are temporary. Swiss loan of 6 million francs subscribed six times. Bareny Ivey Lee dry goods firm at 359 Broadway New York fails with 2000000 liabilities. Chicago Burlington and Quincy declares a 4 percent semi annual dividend. Ninth annual session of the National ...
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Colorado Central
Georgetown
Col
Lyons
France
McCor
Mick
United States Treasury Department
Europe
Bareny, Ivey & Lee
Broadway
New, York
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
National
Fires cause casualties and wide losses across cities
Reports describe multiple fires including children burned in Flushing New York from kerosene blast, Berwick Pennsylvania lumber property destroyed, the City of Madison steamer fire near Ratine Wisconsin with total loss and no insurance, the Mat White tug explosion on the James River with missing crew, Gayville near Deadwood fire wiping out most of town, Guelph Ontario hardware store fire with insurance, Anoka Minnesota lumber yard blaze destroying 5 million feet of lumber and Montreal elevator fire with substantial damage.
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F.M. Travalley
Flushing
N. Y
Ee Fink
Berwick
Torsteamer
Madison
Chicago
Michigan Shore
Ratine
Gayville
Deadwood
Guelph
Ont
J. Horeman
Anoka
Minn
Montreal
War in the East reports Russian losses and Turkish gains
London dispatch dated Aug 16 says Russians halted by renewed Turkish efforts in the Balkans suffer heavy casualties and population losses. Russian forces fall behind as sickness grows, transport deteriorates, and Turkish aid from Asia strengthens, raising fears for Russia’s Bulgari an front and widening Turkish prospects.
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London
Chicago
Turkey
Gourka
Schipka Pass
Sistova
Nikopolis
Asia
Bulgaria
Russia
Plovyna
Echdes
St. Petersburg
Europe
Roumelia
Sagen Sue Jie
New “York
Vibrand Bhue i
Vizenna
Suleiman- Pasha
Mehemet Ali
Dante
Asia Minor
Alurks
Ruseiane
Sulina
Danube
Bulgarian Front Shifts Forces as Winter Campaign Looms
Late dispatches report a withdrawal of the larger portion of forces under Gen. Zimmerman in the Dobrudseha to bolster the immense army under Grand Duke Nicholas in Bulgaria. Turkish leaders reportedly anticipate a winter campaign with active preparations in Constantinople.
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Zimmerman
Dobrudseha
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Indian Tribes Clash Leaves Seventeen Lipan Dead
A GaALyresTon special reports a fight in Mexico between Kickapoo and Lipan tribes resulting in seventeen Lipan fatalities. A German effort to stamp out the Colorado beetle covers over twenty five acres in one location. Germany sends a fleet to Salonica after the Ottoman release of officials in a massacre that killed the German Consul.
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Gaalyreston
Mexico
Germany
Salonica
The Field Mice Menace and Nature’s Policemen
The article explains how field mice ruin crops by gnawing bark and uprooting seeds, causing orchard and garden damage across Europe and the United States. It notes that pest control shifts with predator removal, urging protection of hawks owls snakes and other natural enemies to curb mouse plagues.
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St. Nicholas
Europe
England
Scotland
United States
Tolok
Parallel to the Present Russian Campaign
A historical comparison notes the 1773 74 campaign where Romanzoff crossed the Danube near Braila and besieged Silistria before shifting to Varna then Turtokai. Turkish cavalry and strategic withdrawals shaped the campaign as Suwarrow and Kamisky defeated forces at Shumla Rustchuk Bilistria and forced peace negotiations. The piece links plague events in Constantinople to later 1829 occurrences.
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Danube
Crimea
Bessarabia
Romanzoff
Braila
Silistria
Varna
Turtokai
Suwarrow
Shula
Rustchuk
Bilistria
Kamiski
Shumla
Constantinople
Kellogg Family Genealogy Work Seeks Cooperation
Kellogg announces a project outlining the Kellogg family genealogy in the United States from the mid seventeenth century to the present. Interested parties should contact publisher Rufus B. Kellogg in Green Bay Wisconsin for circulars and outline of information desired.
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7Rufus _B
Kellogg
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Goulds Involvement Rumored in New York Tribune
A profile notes Jay Gould as a special partner in Wm Belden & Co and indicates he does not hide ownership of the New York Tribune. Once a country editor, Gould reportedly enjoys journalism and sometimes writes pieces for Whitelaw Reid with actionable instructions.
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Wm. Belden & Co
Jay Gould
New York:Tribune
Séndlé
Whitelaw Reid
Three Pioneers Massacred by Indians in the Black Hills
An eyewitness report from Deadwood to the Milwaukee Sentinel describes a brutal massacre on Centennial prairie near Crook City. A wagon train carrying two men and a woman was attacked by about twenty Indians. the men were killed, and the woman fought back before being overpowered and mutilated. The attackers scalped the men, looted the wagon, and killed the woman, whose body was found mutilated and the victims buried at Crook. The outpost travelers were from Brainard, Minnesota, returning home after a spring stake.
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Deadwood
Milwaukee Sentine
Bismarck
Centennial Prairie
Crook City
Waggomen
Crook
Brainaré
Minn
Death of Child in Hydrophobia Case at Police Headquarters
A four year seven month old boy, Martin Lorenza, died after a hydrophobia presentation following dog bites. The case included dilated pupils, foaming, convulsions, and narcotism before death at 9 p m. A post mortem found slight spinal cord changes but no internal organ disease.
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Martin Lorenza
Lorenzo
Martin
McWhinney
New York Herald
Diamonds Shine at the Pierrepont Reception
Attendees at the Pierrepont reception displayed diamonds of astonishing value. The contrast was noted with admiration as Eugenie lingered near the throne at the Tuileries while commentators remark on American ladies gaining favor with jeweled gifts such as earrings, pendants, brooches, or bracelets.
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Sau’ ‘Francisco
Paris
Countess of
Caithness
America
Pierrepont
Eugenie
Tuileries
Fragmentary lines on marriageable widow remark
Readable fragments show a remark classifying a widow as marriageable and noting public spirit. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or full attribution.
Horter’s Ocean Joke Ends With Oyster Stink
A Colo rado man named Horter, ordered to sea air, moved to Atlantic City where he bought a cartload of oysters mistaken for stones. He planted 800 oysters in the garden, causing a terrible stench until neighbors learned the shells were oysters. He then sold the cottage and moved to Long Branch as a prank.
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Horter
Colorado
Far West
Atlantic City
Atlantic
Hortér
Mr. Horter
Long Branch
Brown
Philadelphia Bulletin
Coal Supply Constraints on Pacific Coast Mines
A mining engineer asserts Pacific coast coalfields in California Oregon and Washington lie above cretaceous strata and may yield limited future coal. He predicts California and Oregon mines cannot be relied on for much more coal with Washington Territory and British Columbia providing the home supply. The piece notes imminent exhaustion could feed apocalyptic forecasts of mankind fleeing temperate zones.
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United States
W. A. Goodyear
California
Oregon
Washington Territory
Goodyear
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Young men face life’s hardships after college doors close
The piece recalls twenty three graduates stepping into life's ocean to battle with fragile futures. Some work in small trades, others stay at home with widowed mothers while a few pursue distant jobs. The tone reflects struggle, resilience, and uncertain paths after college life.
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Teantontra
Burlington
Locust conditions across the northwest and border states
Dr. Packard reports that heavy spring rains and cold weather killed many locust eggs in Colorado and neighboring states. Swarms were seen in Colorado and Dakota but few young locusts developed overall. Migration patterns suggest limited future outbreaks if seasons remain cool and wet, with uncertain odds for border-state invasions next summer.
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A. S. Packard, Jr
United States Entomological Commission
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Dakota
Denver
Greeley
A. H. Arnett
Morrison
Max Clark
Longmont
Kansas
Nebraska
Julesburg
Col
Union Pacific Railron
Joseph Ramsay
Texas
Laramie City
Custer
Black Hills
Cache
Malhade
Franklin
Farmington
Salt Lake
Pleasant Valley
Fort Benton
Missouri River
Bitter Root
Yellowstone River
Baker's Battle Ground
Clark’s Fork
Sun River
Missouri
Gallatin
Madison
Jefferson
Port Benton
Marias
Milk River
South Saskatchewan River
Wood Mountain
Sitting Bull
United States Boundary Line
Fort M’leod
Northern Pacific
Fort Peck
Wolf Point
Bismarck
Jamestown
Minnesota
Iowa
Rocky Mountains
United States
Northwest
Black Hill
Yellowstone
A Citizen’s Mistake And the Gingerbread Row Drink
In Newark Ohio during strike fever a citizen entered a saloon behind the Gingerbread row and drank despite mayoral saloon closures. He felt burning in his stomach, rushed to a doctor, and revealed a three inch hole in his shirt front where he had dropped a smoking cigar-stump, mistaking it for his own mouth.
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Newark
Iranians Eye Mount Vesuvius Roar and Nighttime Ascent
Iranians express unusual excitement over Mount Vesuvius with stories of interior sounds likened to a sea roar and crackling logs. Observers fear lava may open a passage endangering the observatory. About thirty people, including ladies, nightly ascend the mountain to view the spectacle.
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Vesuvius
Shipbuilding Timber Promises New Pacific Coast Fleet
Yexnnow fir is looming up as a ship building timber. They have built forty nine vessels of it within a year on the Pacific coast capacity 1000 tons at a cost of $520,000.
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Pacific Coast
Ring Wearing Prohibited for Mechanics in Ancient Rome
The note recalls a historical rule in Rome that banned ring wearing among mechanics and men of low status, illustrating a social restriction once enforced in ancient times.
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Rome
Horses and roadsters key to Hills region broadside
The region shows promise as a mining venture meets with favorable reception. Observers note strong interest in local horses and roadster trades aligning with the Hill country outlook and potential development in the mining sector.
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EWA
Polk County
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Polk
Wotaved
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Gay" Oficer
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Et ‘Hai
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Tolman
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Price
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Nigstf
Columbus, Neb
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Olive Street
HSS M. B. Jay
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Butler Counties
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Dxawine
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Lucy
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Rio Grande
National Educational Association
Louisville
Toy National Grand Grove of Druids
Washington Observatory
Hall
Mars
Grover
Harpine
Oel Hathaway
Saturday Herald
Jonathan Taft
Cincinnati
Western Union
Atlantic and Pacific
Einancial and Industrial
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Burlington Glass Works
Hamil
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Uralshoppers
Dr. Packard
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