Notable Gossip and Obits from 19th Century Columns
A collage of society chit chat and notices includes Charley Brere Estorp’s eccentric gift pranks, Professor Townsend Glover’s Baltimore death at 70, Jonh Wanamaker’s $50,000 aid to the Philadelphia YMCA, Luther descendants traced in Berlin and Denmark, Windsor knighthood questions, a Michigan hair turning oddity, Empress Eugenie in Carlsbad, Boucicault’s railway praise, Damala’s stage return, Newfoundland Governor Maxse’s passing, Chandler widow’s scholarship aid, and Ben Botter’s famed Lowell stables with a buckskin veteran horse.
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Lorp
Charley
Brere Estorp
Princess of Wales
Townsend Glover
Agricultural Department
Baltimore
Rio Janeiro
Jonhn Wanamaker
Young Men’s Christian Association
Philadelphia Association
Martin Luther
Ministry of Public Works
Berlin
Jacob
Margaretha
Denmark
Wagner
Windsor
London
Devereux
John Brown
Brown
Hinton
Mich
Eugenie
Carisbad
Evans
Philadelphia
Helmeoun
Egypt
Boucicau Limington
Del
Damala
Sara Bernhardt
Maxse
Newfoundland
Balaklava
Charles Reade
Zachariah Chandler
Chicago Women’s Medical College
Severn
Aries
Ben. Botter
Lowell
Ile
Sprague
Rhode Island
Freight wrecks, injuries, and local notices across Nebraska towns
Across Fremont Ord and surrounding towns a series of incidents are reported. A wagon was wrecked after a steer-backed incident. no injuries beyond a broken wagon. A freight derailment near Antelope left nine cars damaged but no injuries. Various local events include church organ praise, a first marriage license in Brown County, and plans for street lamps and waterworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Journal
Peter Wulf
Sidney
Cheyenne
Brown County
Falls City
Henry Weick
Baraday
Greenwood
Allen
Kearney
Stuart Ledger
Mr. Orcutt
Sioux City & Pacific Railroad
Ainsworth
Orcutt
Lyons
Bancroft’s
John Steen
Wahoo
Internal Revenue
Phelps Nuggett
S. L. Greeley
Hitchcock County
Greeley
Juniata Herald
Minnie Buzzell
Chicago
Woman’s Medical College
Minnie
Sioux City & Pacific
West End
Ord
Christian Church
Valparaiso
A. M. Post
Ww. Marshall
Fremont
Columbus
Billy Fitz
Madison County
O'Neill
O’brien
Inman
Benjamin Griebel
Jefferson
Beatrice
Broken Bow
Cedar Rapids
W. West
Dublin
Maples
Hazle
Blair
Hanging on the tree placard reads protect wives and daughters
A casualty story notes a man hanging from a tree with a placard declaring that wives and daughters must be protected, signaling a stated motive or call to action amid the incident.
Murderer Mosier Arrested After Cheyenne Slaying Feud
Henry Mosier alias Moore, tied to the James Knight and J H Wenzell killings near Cheyenne for robbery, was captured in Louisville Colorado. He predicted lynching and said he must die once reached Cheyenne. News also reports Apache attacks near Antelope Springs and ongoing Irish, Russian, and Australian dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mosier
Moore
Jas. Knight
J. H. Wenzell
Cheyenne
Wenzell
Louisville
Colorado
Tombstone
Arizona
George Ward
Amos Williams
Sonora
Crook
Casas Grande
Joaquin Terrezos
Terrezos
Terrible Boiler Explosion at Sligo Iron Works
A massive boiler explosion at the Sligo iron works flagging department in Pirrspure Pa. injures nine workers and kills three with four more fatally, scattering wreckage across Lake Erie railroad shops and nearby homes. The upright boiler split into fragments, the coroner orders a jury, and losses are estimated at about ten thousand dollars plus damages to railroad property and houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirrspure
South Side
Sligo Iron Works
Lake Erie Railroad
Charles Douglass
John W. Allen
John McGagigan
Monongahela River
Sligo
Sligo Iron Works Are Owned By Philips, Merrick & Co
Erie
Louis House
W. M. Stewart
Christ. Miller
Yellow fever panic as Guaymas towns flee and deaths rise
A San Francisco dispatch reports twelve Americans fled Guaymas as fever ravages the city and Hermosillo and Mazatlan see similar outbreaks. Indiscriminate burial by locals leads to possible burials of living patients. Merchants close shops while fear drives mass exodus and reinforced medical squads battle the epidemic.
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San Francisco
Hermosillo
Mazatlan
Guaymas
Mexico
Board of Health
Fire destroys offices on Spruce Street in North Platte
A frame building housing Babb & Chute law office and an adjacent Park & Van Dorn store were gutted by flames this morning. Firefighters and citizens prevented spread to nearby structures. Loss estimated at 1,200 on buildings and 5,000 on stock. W. H. Babb suffered severe facial and hand burns. Origin undetermined.
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Omaha
North Platte
Spruce Street
Fifth
Sixth
Babb & Chute
Park & van Dorn
Nation
W. H. Babb
Proper Remedy for Summer Bowel Complaints
Every family should be provided with a bottle of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for bowel complaints in summer. It is the only preparation in the market that can always be relied upon. It is pleasant and safe to take.
New York Republicans Nominate Cad for State Official Posts
At Richfield Springs New York on the 19th the state GOP convention unanimously named Gen Joseph B Carr for secretary of state Ira Davenport for comptroller Pliny I Sexton for state treasurer Silas Seymour for state engineer and surveyor and Leslie W Russell for attorney general The platform lauds President Arthur's administration and calls for civil service reform tariff reform and fiscal policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph B. Carr
Ira Davenport
Pliny I. Sexton
Silas Seymour
Leslie W. Russell
Republican Party
Arthur
Democratic Party
State Department
Maryland Democratic State Convention Nominates Ticket in Baltimore
The Maryland Democratic state convention met in Baltimore at noon on the 19th with ex Governor Philip Francis Thomas as temporary chairman. Committees on credentials organization and resolutions were named and the body recessed briefly before nominating a ticket headed by Governor candidate Robt M McLane, attorney general Chas B Roberts, and comptroller Gen J Frank Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore
Philip Francis Thomas
Thomas
Robt. M. McLane
Chas. B. Roberts
J. Frank Turner
Lieutenant Greeley Reported Dead by an Esquimaux
London reports from Scrabster via Prof Nordenskjold that Dr Nathorst on the Sofia with Captain Nilsson anchored near Cape York on July 27. An Esquimaux interpreter Vans Christian told of an American expedition leader Kasleigh and another member dead with others returning to Littleton Island. The Sofia met the Proteos at God Haven on July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nordenskjold
Scrabster
Associated Press
Ice
Nathorst
Sofia
Nilsson
Cape York
God Haven
Esquimaux
Vans Christian
Walstenholm
Kasleigh
Smith Sound
Littleton Island
Christian
Proteos
Lady Franklin Bay
Fearful Suffering in Brittania Wreck Survivors Told
Captain Alfred Galston of the Brittania recounts a shipwreck off the coast last Monday. The crew endured hours on deck before escaping on a raft. a heavy sea washed away responders until only four survivors remained, including the captain and eight others. Nineteen perished, among them Galston’s wife and children, all English residents. Two children survived briefly but died from fright or exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Galston
Brittania
Wardly
Leav
Galston
England
Leech Lore At A Detroit Drug Store A Curious Exchange
A Detroit drug store draws attention with a white jar of live leeches from Holland. The druggist explains their historical use in bloodletting and treats how they attach to the temples, then explains a modern bulb method. Local boys catch and sell leeches to shops while some pursue leech oil trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Post
Tribune
Holland
Detroit
Webster
Ecorse
New York
The Pig Among the Roses at Boston Dinner
A tiny pig appeared at a fashionable Boston dinner, placed on a bed of Marshall Neil roses with a lemon in its snout and a blue pond lily on its tail. Guests rose in surprise as the host praised the Chinese cook while the animal was served and tasted amid champagne toasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Marshal Neil Roses
Timothy Hay Sees Notable Business Season Success
Timothy Hay reports strong profits this season and anticipates continued success through year end. The item notes a broader context that seventy nine geographical societies exist worldwide with a combined membership of 38,000 at year start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Hay
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Sabbath
Prayhoot Atel Thureday
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Lastaan
Hick
KR Wheller
Las
Ieuoa, Nebraska
Roe Ata Certato
Wi Mills
Jttorney
Per Aspaterit
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Kyle
Nebraska
EL King
Atomney
Notary Public
Y ‘Sceu
Lettstuiine
Atorney
Law
Wey Dudes
Tornly-At- Law
I. Esvave Collecting and Insurance Agt
Jury
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Eterasy
H M Mills, M. D
Ikolaa
Oma Mentreet
Uxtula, Nebraska
Jefferson Medical College
Teers Bank
Kisiness Carde
Ceneral Millinery Store
KS Meco
Ota von
Bates Goods
West Hide
Es Ik Monson & Bro
John Bo Mitchell
Nsurang
Essin Nebraska
J Mason
Siciqn
Hratp
H.t.arnold
Arabka Nayal Bank
Neb
Perorvery
Traders National Bank
New
Vink Naat
H. "T. Arnold
D C. Place
WELCH
Brooklyn
Hllay
Osceola Bank
Ceola, Neb
Buy and Sell Exchange
Alnint
Nance
C. H. Morrmu
J. A. Mickahy
Omaha National Bank
Chemical National Bank
Fairfield
News OF the
Apollo Commandery
K. T
International Convention of
Toronto
Edgerton
Dakota
Portland
Ore
New Jersey
Jonathan Dixon
State Board of Health
Illinois
Belmont’s
Babylon
N. Y
John Metz
August Nichols
Mare Island Navy Yard
Congress
Navy Yard
Fairlawn
Scranton
Enterprise Carriage Company
Cincinnati
William Faxon
Navy
Gideon Welles
Hartford
Diamond Match Company
uThe Supreme Lodge of
Oda
Providence
R. I
Minneapolis
Junius Brutus Booth
Washington
J.F. Gardner
Ouray Indian Agency
Niobrara
Fort Randall
J.R. Miner
Post Office Department
Northern Pacific
B. H. Church
Sterling
Ill
St. Louis
Rock Island
Masonic Temple
Peoria
Til
Ohio & Mississippi Road
Seymour
Marengo
U.S
Woodward
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Kingston
Pittsburg
Gem City
Arthur L. Beebe
United States Military Academy
Folger
Lill
United States
Nell
Ireland
Sullivan
M. P
O’donnell
Cape
Carey
France
Ferry
Italy
Rome
Victor Emanuel
Guion Line
Oregon
China
Pekin
Irish National League
America
CRIME
Harry Mosher
Big Creek
I. T
Taylor
Tipton
Gray
Paris
Texas
Grays
Richmond County
N. C
Archie Johnson
Johnson
Carrick-on-Shannon
Thomas Power O’conner
Galway
League
Marlow
United Ireland
Russia
Czarina
Southampton
O'Donnell
Bow Street
Frederick Flower
Crown
High Seas
Admiralty of
James McDermott
Australia
Kavanagh
Joseph Hanlon
Joseph Smith
Phenix Park
Melbourne
Europe
Switzerland
Salvation Army
Geneva
Vatican
Cardinal Simeoni
Catholic Church of
Cardinal McCabe
London Times
County Donegal
Canadian
Londonderry
Massachusetts
Lodge
State Central Committee
Orvin P. Gifford
Charles R. Codman
Tewksbury
Butler
George D. Robinson
Oliver Ames
Dawes
Committee On
Democrats
Pig Among the Roses
Huntsville
Ala
J. T. Ridley
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