Fire Destroys Leick Building as City Firemen Battle Blaze
A three story Leick Building owned by George A Miller burned after flames spread rapidly from Oliver's picture gallery. Firemen, aided by Water Witch, battled two and a half hours to control the blaze. Several stores stored goods across the street, and the roof collapsed as crews saved stock. insurance coverage ranged from 1000 to 3900 on different properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. We
Sixth
Hampshire Streets
LEICK
George A. Miller
Ayers
Maine Street
Oliver's Picture Gallery
Miller
Nort America
Philadelphia
Royal
Liverpool
Franklin
Ghant
Quincy
Oliver
Stampshire Street
Jeff
Renfrew
Hampshire Street
Detroit Fire Insurance Company
Manhattan
New York
Humboldt
New Jersey
James Jarrett
Col
Prince
THAT MARCH TO THE SEA Inter Ocean On the Chicago Tribune
A skeptical take on the Chicago Tribune’s shifting stance about Sherman and his march to the sea. The piece mocks the paper’s polemics and uses a Pickwick scenario to illustrate perceived overreactions and duress in editorial defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-Ocean
The
Chicago Tribune
Sherman
the Tribune
Atlants
Tbe Sea
Uns
Capt. Dowler
Pickwick
Bath
Dowler
Tam
Mr. Pickwick
Emidl Larcher
Pam Cad
Portrait of Damasy The Gaulish Ancestry And Obesity
Portrait notes Damas as an ottaroon with slight hair kink, a eighth part African blood, and living social life among Gauls. Blue eyes, broad noble brow, bold, capable air, though obesity mars the lines from his father. moustache adds artistry. references his former purity of line. The Galary for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damas
Gaul
Adroluy
New York's Greatest Lawyer Charles O'Conor Profile
From Hartford Times correspondence, Charles O'Conor, about seventy, is presented as New York's famed lawyer. The piece notes his lean wiry frame, intellectual prominence, unshowy exterior, and unconventional dress including a notoriously worn hat dragged through Broadway with a humorous legend about its sale to the bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hartford Times
Charles O'Connor
O'Conor
O’conor
Broadway
O Conor Denies Popularity Yet Shows Quiet Charity
The text notes Mr. O Conor’s aversion to public opinion and society, comparing him to Horace Greeley. It highlights his steady Broadway walks and low public profile, yet acknowledges his pleasant companionship and uncommon generosity in charity, surpassing some wealthier peers in giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greeley
Ile Ias
Broadway
New York
Mr. O'Conor
Husband shoots wife in Halsted Street tragedy
A Chicago West Side murder unfolds as John Condon shoots wife Mrs Condon through the heart then shoots himself in the right lung after a quarrel over alleged improprieties with another man. Police arrest Condon as he lies wounded while neighbors report a violent domestic dispute escalating from jealousy and alleged infidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiesgo Tribune
West Side
South Haunted Street
Randolph
Washington
Condon
Rockford
John
St. Louis
Kellogg
Pekin
Melvin
Chicago
Northwestern
Justice Hammill
Haunted Street
James Condon
Twelfth Street
Bia Preso
Broom Street
Halsted Street
Charles Walrath
Condons
Jason Smith
Lewis Smith
Lstter
Smith
Blore
Blairs
Bia Wire
D. K. Weaver
Afra
Madison Street
Sergt. Byrne
Edward Laughlin
Inman Street
Gold in the Black Hills era misleads hopeful miners
The piece weighs skeptical toward sensational reports of gold in the Black Hills region. It notes cautious geologists, warns that phrases like seven to twenty five colors per pan are inflated, and stresses that true yields are modest. It recalls Pike's Peak excitement and Colorado hardships, contrasting early hopes with costly, risky realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Far West
Chicago Inner Ocean
Placer
Janney
Colorado
Fort Laramie
Missouri River
Platte
California
Counterfeiter Arrest and Boston Letter Tale
A young man Peirce Nving, with accomplices, was arrested after attempting to pass a counterfeit twenty dollar bill in Seehorn and Quincy. Police recovered another counterfeit note, revealing intent. The report also covers a Boston letter from Joseph Leder case, detailing blackmail accusations and a warning to a married lady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peirce
Seehorn
Quincy
Johnson
Quincy,Alton & St. Louis
Brad’s
June Marriage Records at County Clerk Office
The county clerk records June marriages including Henry Kuhn to Lizzie Murzell Edwin C Foster to Aliss Belle-Dale Chas P Welles to Ellen S Best Iserah C Peal to Belle Seward J R Hanson to Josephine Bowman J H Pepple to Belinda D Strick Rufus Hammond to Anna Good C W Thompson to Belle Nichole C D Bennet to Hathe A Wooters Lewia Woodson to Julia A Johnson J W Veach to Julia Bimson John Daul to Annie Ebel Samuel Thomey to Mamvra Butler Charles W Bird to Lacy Hog Michael Earnst to Annie Dwight H Walker to Mildred A Leach Samuel S Huat to Fannie Miller Calvin H Smith to Ida V Sommers John H Epple to Annie E Lammen James Williams to Martha Wood eon D D Hadsell to Ida Mr Deleplain W F Pearce to Maria Vanvyater Sie Anderson to Amends Trim e John Redmond to Rose Burns Clarence Myera to Maria Hubert Jesse Walker to Mary E Champion Benjamin Lightle to Margaret E Wage Sree Jones to Julia Harding L Q Lott to Sarah E Welche
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kuhn
Lizzie Murzell
Edwin C. Foster
Aliss Belle-Dale
Chas. P. Welles
Ellen S. Best
Iserah C. Peal
Belle Seward
J.R. Hanson
Miis Josephine Bowman
J. H. Pepple
Belinda D. Strick
Rufus Hammond
Anna Good
C. W. Thompson
Belle Nichole
C.D. Bennet
Hathe A. Wooters
Lewia Woodson
Julia A. Johnson
J. W. Veach
Julia Bimson
John. Daul
Annie Ebel
Samuel Thomey
Mamvra Butler
Charles W. Bird
Lacy Hog
Michael Earnst
Annie Mr. Dwight
H. Walker
Mildred A. Leach
Samuel
Fannie Miller
Calvin H. Smith
Misa
Ida V. Sommers
John H. Epple
Annie E. Lammen
James Williams
Martha Woodeon
D. D. Hadsell
Ida
Deleplain
W. F. Pearce
Maria Vanvyater
Sie Anderson
Amends Trime
John Redmond
Rose Burns
Clarence Myera
Maria Hubert
Jesse Walker
Mary E. Champion
Benjamin Lightle
Margaret E. Wage
Sree Jones
Julia Harding
L. Q. Lott
Sarah E. Welche
Storm wrecks and rescues amid heavy tempest at sea
The Eden ashore with all crew saved, Trujillo broken, Capt Lanens and son drowned, Jules Borde ashore, Pearl of the Ocean sunk, Egeria sunk by English bark, Laura McLenan with Capt Harris wife and seven children drowned. Total deaths expected around fifty. Pacific Steam Navigation's Limena sent lifeboat to wrecks five times saving sixty lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Eden
Trujillo
Lanens and Son
Jules Borde
Laura McLenman
Harris
Mills
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Limena
Price Confesses To Deep Laid Conspiracy In Beecher Trial
New York World reports Joseph Loader arrested on a criminal charge tied to testimony in the Beecher Tilton case. Price’s sworn confession, obtained by defense counsel, alleges a broad conspiracy involving Loader, Price, and others. Evidence suggests major credibility questions and timing details around witnesses and diagrams of Tilton's house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
New York World
Joseph Loader
Herald
Beecher
Tilton
J. J. Price
Fenac
Caa A8
Loader
Brooklyn
New York
Judge Morris
Frank E. Dana
Ludington
Weise
Porter
Morris
Dana
Shearman
Ae Loader
Joseph’ Loader
England
Jetta Firm
Theodore Tilton
John J. Price
Jt. J. Sladvere
Dusness
Claremont Avenue
Fulton Avenue
Lesder
New York Herald
Wilcox
F._D. Moulton
D. Morris
Drew
Mr. Tilton
Whitestone
Alr
Schemerhorn Street
Jackson
Schultz
Kings Counties
Henry Barton Beecher
Col. Beecher
Thomas McReilly
Louder
Afr
Tracy
Mr. Hill
Mr. Shearman
Juan Cortina the Border Bandit Chronicle
An extended profile of Juan Nepomuceno Cortina, a Texan frontier antagonist. The piece traces Cortina’s life from early horsemanship and gambling to his Mexican war role, his 1860s raids across the Texas border, sieges near Brownsville, and subsequent campaigns against U.S. and Mexican authorities, ending with a retreat into Tamaulipas and ongoing guerilla warfare contexts. Includes notes on Belknap and broader border tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Cortina
Kansas City Times
Rio Grande
Belknap
Texas
Izhter
Indiana
Someboy
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina
Cortina
Sierra Madra Mountains
Brownaville
Col. Trueman Cross
U.S. Q. BM
Taylor
Army of Observation
Porter
Brownsville
Spears
Alatamoras
Connecticut
Cortion
Neil
Tamaulipas
Nueces
United States
Mexico
Bj. Ueintzelman
Capta. Stoneman
Ricketts
Rangers
Cortins
Palo Alto
Tamaulipaz
Rio Grande City
Mistamoras
Swiggs
Tos Rancho
Confedera
Tamau
Inside La Roquette Prison The French Scaffolds Revealed
A visiting account details La Roquette Prison in Paris, describing cell blocks, diet, discipline, and harsh punishments including fettling with strait waistcoats. It notes condemned cells, a public yet policed execution process, and the executioner Roch in a measured, cold manner.
State Board Secures Rail Rate Concession for Ottawa Fair
Hon D. Fisher secretary of the State Board of Agriculture announces Chicago and Alton Railroad Co will transport freight to the Ottawa State Fair at the regular rate and return free upon presentation of the board secretary's certificate. Officials say the concession avoids violating state railroad law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Fisher
State Board of Agriculture
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
Ottawa
Springfield
The Poor Man's Filter Description
An exchange describes a simple filter named The Poor Man's Filter. It uses a nine inch diameter pot about one inch deep with a sponge over the drainage hole, two inches of charcoals, a second layer of clean sand, and three inches of clean coarse gravel. It can sit over an earthen jar, yielding pure drinking water.
Baltimore Officer Shot at Dinner Table in Local Hotel
Maj J Lyle Clarke a noted Baltimore citizen was shot while seated at the St Cisir Hotel dinner table by a young man Hi A Brewer of Georgia D C Brewer was arrested and admitted he was driven to avenge a sister’s wrongs. The wound is not fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lyle Clarke
Baltimore
St. Cisir Hotel
Hi. A. Brewer
Geor. D.C
Accessories in Whisky Frauds in Milwaukee Case
United States Commissioner Bloodgoal adjudicated a whisky cage in Milwaukee last week. The ruling centers on the duties of rectifiers and the penalties for destroying books or failing to preserve them. Victor Schlitz, a registered rectifier and wholesale liquor dealer, was ruled not guilty as there was no proof that he committed the offense. Charles Schlitz operated the business through agents since 1860 with Victor as his son and principal agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bloodgoal
Milwaukee
Eage
Germany
Victor Schlitz
Thia Atatac
Becaus
Charles
Cha
Schlitz
Internal Revenue
Charles Schlitz
Unites States
Benedict
Cheap bread for the poor in winter harvests foreseen
Crop reports from England and Europe grow more favorable as the season advances. France, Germany, Hungary, and the Southern Provinces of Russia report luxuriant wheat and promising future harvests with no frost or late frost damage evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Germany
Hungary
Russia
Santa Barbara Rose Crowned King of Noisettes
Santa Barbara scene claims the champion rose of the world, the King of Noisettes, measuring sixteen and three quarter inches in circumference. It spans over six inches from tip to tip of Ita petals. The shoot reaches three feet in length and grew on the trellis of Dimmick, described as a delicate lemon scent and the largest rose on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Cal
She R. Dimmick
Treasury reorganization appoints new cashier and War charges head
J O Gilfian is designated to discharge duties of cashier of the Treasury and Ms J J W Powers assumes charge of the War charges. The Treasury reorganizing includes many minor changes. The treasurer's office counted feuds as the new system imenced work tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Gilfian
J. J. W. Powers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Geo. A. Miller
Tribune
Thomas
Hood
A. S. Grant
Gen. Grant
Althout
Grant
Boynton
Cincinnati Gazette
Confederacy
Gen. Thomas
Meridian
Mobile
City Point
Mobile Bay
Canby
Savannah
Augusta
U.S
Savannah River
Chattahoochee
Columbus
Georgia
Atlanta
Macon
Wilmington
Seacoast
Nashville
Lee
Army of the Potomac
Mississippi
Granta
Damasy
Weaver
Cautous
Loughlin
Dunne
Topping
Smith & ‘Weason
Butler
Alwldin
Monte Cristo
Sindbad
Black Hills
Boston
Globe
H.W. Morey
Leder
Beecher-Tilton
Morey
Joseph Leder
Leader
Loetur
Lavy
M. W
Mengsid
Joaeph Lavel
Leeder
Valpi Raiso
Alay
Chilisa
Valdivia
Esmeralda
la Roquette
Gamres
Hazird
Atrail
Bacquet
M. Rocher
Oc Caphas
Provinca
la Requette
Aga
Troppmann
M. Roch
Victor Hugo
St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad
Thin Besach
MaunsGay
Missouri
Kansay
Pesas
Hannitat
Hannibal Fair
Hannibal
Carthage
Barlington
Toledo, Wabash & Western Kava
Neelyville
Hannibal Napiga
Barry
Ilinois
Quincy, Alton & St. Louis
Hull
Milville
Uae
Blackberry Run
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