Turbulent headlines and disasters fill late 19th century papers
The article recalls prominent figures and events including Grant’s reception in England, the death of John Lothrop Motley, and changes in U S treasurer and Montana District Attorney posts. It notes Rhode Island army reunion arrangements, plus a series of tragedies and disasters such as Union South Carolina’s oil fire, a St Louis railroad wreck, drownings in Albany and Mohawk, and a devastating Mount Carmel tornado with extensive damage and fatalities.
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Ber
Laros Tro
Slarper “& Brothers
Grant
England
John Lothrop Motley
America
London
George Schneider
Chicago
United States
Wyman
Gilfillan
J. B. Reed
Hartford
Serastus Brooks
New York Evening Express
Prince of Wales
Fletcher Harper
New York
Eri. Harper
Gen Ord orders border protection and pursuit powers granted
Gen Ord, commander of the Department of Texas, gains discretion to pursue border incursions into Mexico if needed. The Texas administration vows to stop border bandits and depredators, asserting the US will act if Diaz cannot prevent armed incursions.
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Ord
Department of Texas
Texas
Diaz
Mexico
United States
Ten Broeck
Uio
America
Louisville
Dave Miles
Post Office Department
American Photo-Type Company
New York
Miles
Lame Deer
Sitting Bull
Presbyterian General Assembly
Chicago
General Assembly of the South
J. L. Martin
Michigan
James Owens
Vermont
Martin
Owens
New York Custom-House Commission
Chamber of Commeres
Treasury Department
Deadwood
Pierson
Central City
Fairview
Explosion and rail disaster claim several lives
A gunpowder blast at Nudson hs Company works in Winnipeg killed five children and injured others. A Lebigi valley railroad train derailed last week, four cars went off an embankment, six people died and many were badly hurt. Lightning struck an oil tank at Millerstown causing damage in the oil regions.
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Union
8. C
St. Louis
San Francisco
James Healy
Joseph Grace
Albany
N. Y
Healy
Demand
Cohoes
N.Y
Nudson Hs Company
Winnipeg
Weiss
Lebigi Valley
Millerstown
Duberdier
Paris
MacMahon
Sophia Frederica Matilda
William II
Holland
William I
Wurtemberg
Netherlands
Pius
Vatican
Rome
Peter
Leace
Egypt
Abyssinia
Shah
Amethyat
Economic and military summaries from the era weather chart
The report covers April trade totals with exports at 44 million and imports at 42 million, ten month balances, currency and debt figures, failures of Glass Brothers and Maschutze, and notes on public debt. It also reports on swine disease losses and crops, stock exchange troubles, and international conflicts with Crete, Russia, and Crete uprising alerts.
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Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Glass Brothers
New York
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Indiana
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Chicago Tribune
Northwest
Kansas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
London Stock Exchange
Bradford
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Treasury
Pacific Railroad
United States
Maus
Pee Pba Creale Rdanes
Maschuetz, Mack & Co
Geo. J. Wolff & Co
Cincinnati
Civil Service Reform Moves at New York Custom House
Hayes backs commission findings to cut 20 percent of staff at the New York Custom House Naval office and Surveyor's office, aiming for a strictly business, partisan free revenue system with merit-based appointments and no political influence on hires. The report and president’s note appear in the May 16 executive communication. other items cover political investigations, church calamities, press cases, and regional diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Sheik-ul-Islam
Siberian
Caucasus
Batoum
Khattabani
Kabetite
Constantinople
Portelas
Dardanelles
Bay of Smyrna
New York Herald
Vienna
Ardahan
Custom-House Commission
President Hayes
New York Custom House
Secretary of the Treasury
Custom House
Naval Office
Surveyor’s Office
Sherman
Hayes
Executive Mansion
Washington
Dear
R. B. Hayes
Ohio Democrats Set July 25 State Convention in Columbus
The Ohio Democratic State Central Committee and leading men decide to hold the State Convention in Columbus on July 25. In Norwich Connecticut, Republicans win the mayoralty with Col. H. H. Osgood and the full ticket by an average majority of 650.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Democratic State Central Committee
Columbus
Norwich
Col. H. H. Osgood
Penn's Extract Household Remedy Ad Card
An advertisement touts Penn's Extract as a reliable household remedy for pain cuts burns and bruises promising consistent results and urging readers to give it a trial.
Prometheus and Modern Health Remedies
The piece laments modern ailments as a “dreadful monster” consuming vitality and urges relief through Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe stimulant superior to liquor, touting benefits for malarial fevers, dyspepsia, liver complaints, rheumatism, nervousness, and more.
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Man
Prometheus
America
Quack Remedies and Patent Medicines in 19th Century Ads
A collage of drug advertisements touts Durang's Rheumatic Remedy, Witord's Tonic, Graefenberg Catholicon and Pega Pills, Yeast Powder by Doorey & Buernser, The Ledger subscription offer, Health Journal copies, and asthma relief with Joxas Wairconms's Resepy and Hofmann's Hop Pills.
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Graefenberg Marshall
Graefenberg Co
New York
Doorey & Buernser
Joxas Wairconms
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Washington, D. C
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New Orleans
Chicago Ledger
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New Health Journal
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Marshall, Mich
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Wallett & Co
Portland
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Jackson
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Petersburg
Rose Hay
Vibrator
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Wlix
Nichols, Shepard & CO
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Mich
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Pond!sex Therac
Pond’s Extract CO
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BA & CO
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Keep Manufacturing Co
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James Buell
Pittsburgh
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James P. Ludlow
Calgary Baptist Church
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Cal
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Thomson
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Trade Bars
Florence Machine Co
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Meyer Bs Baitomer
Wain St
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Louis
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