Varied oddities and incidents reported across states
The itemized survey lists a 1300 dated Spanish coin found by a farmer near Pattersonville, a Siamese twin trove near St. Albans Bay, Vermont, a $2 million loan awarded in Columbus Ohio, and fires discovered early in a recent spree. It notes postal fraud, a wallet theft, a Cincinnati woman suing a sewing machine firm, India’s heavy fatalities from wildlife, and Moscow arrests. Also covered are lumber movements in Pennsylvania, asphalt paving in Boston, and Dutch colonial estates in Manhattan turning wealthy. Additional items mention the Orbit fire festival, Oregon salmon, and British Museum library access, with various technical notes on lighting and laws.
Weekly Condensed Telegrams Report War and Politics
Washington dispatches show renewed effort to pass the Warner silver bill before adjournment and updates on pensions for James Shields widow and children and Colonel Fletcher Webster’s family. Gen Miles readies a northern mobilization, while Reynolds’s pardon case stirs LDS resistance fears. Robots of the era also report shipboard accidents, Turkish and Egyptian finance matters, and a Kentucky jailhouse tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Friends of
Warner
Congress
Fred Darglas
Hayti
United States
J. M. Langston
Senate
James Shields
Fletcher Webster
Daniel Webster
Bull Run
Washinton
Yoo .m
Thin Beaty
Hill
Georgia
Iist
Juan Mormons
Heynoldg
United States Attorney General
Uve Grand Jury
Reynolds
Cannon
TRE
Garland
Bayard
Conkling
Carpenter
McCrary
Dillon
Fires at Cape May and Point Breeze Cause Massive Losses
Fire reports from Cape May and nearby Point Breeze detail extensive damage on the 13th. Losses span hotels warehouses and oil facilities, with totals near a half to a million dollars and insurance coverage noted, including Warder Frew Co and Standard Oil. Additional blazes in Louisville and Quincy add to the mounting toll and wharf damage at Point Breeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Columbia
Cape May
Jaase
Toxday
Secombe & Perkins
New & Car
Joey
Grand Raps
Debinet Teporta
Bluetirle
Morel
D.C
Willett & Co
Herbert & Wright
Quincy
Seeauty
New Haven
Glend Balls
Aucor
Cincinnati
Theiss
Iran
Point Breeszo
Guarel
Hadeon
Warder, Frew & Co
Atlantic Stormpe Company
Standard Ol Company
Hall
Dallara
PH Inapenputa
Point Breeza
Point Breeze
White Standard Oil Company
Theae
Mine Explosion Kills Two at Mauch Chunk on the 12th
Casualties report a coal mine blast at Mauch Chunk on the 12th leaving two men dead and several injured. A16 year old Buan died near Mr Planzant in Isabelly coun eatiob from an accidental gun discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauch Chunk
Atex. Buan
Planzant
Isabelly Couneatiob
Vesuvius Erupts Sharply. Balkans Frontiers in Flux
Cablegrams from June 12 report Vesuvius entering a new, rapidly escalating eruption. London dispatches say Serbia ceded frontier districts to Bulgaria under Russian pressure. A Bulgarian threat near Prepalic prompts Armant battalions to posture on the Servian frontier. A June 22 diplomatic note notes Horace Maynard and U S officials dining with the sultan. Hayes friendship conveyed. sultan asks about General Grant gifts.
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Napies
Vesuvius
London
Servia
Bulgaria
Brarapr
Armants
Servien
Prepalic
Horace Maynard
United States
Turkey
Hean
Maynard
Hayes
Grant
Massachusett spinners go on drike and storms hit towns
General notes report 15,000 Masqautnetts spinners strike as severe weather disrupts several towns. A violent tornado damages Trenton New Jersey with no deaths, while a cyclone harms Sandergonville Gu and Des Moines sees numerous fish raining from the sky. Cadences of legal and political items follow, including a libel verdict of one cent, railroad toll inquiries, and a bishopric election in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N.J
Sandergonville
Des Moines
Iowa
T. FE. Ballard
T. H
McLain
Journal
Tippecanoe
Sanatuca
Mth
New York Central Railroad
New York Greenback
Syracuse
New York
Utica
Cedar Rapida
Major Thompson
Clark
Dino
R. Reynovws
Bigamint
Hae
Thunderstorm kills several in Boewixt and Utah court fight looms
A storm shelter tragedy near Boewixt Indiana leaves two dead and multiple injured as a thunderbolt strikes a shed. Separately Utah reports a legal bid to appoint a receiver and restrain Brigham Young estate executors over alleged estate misdeeds, while other dispatches describe wage disputes, looms of mill shutdowns, and a fatal flood at Buffalo Gap Beaver Creek with numerous drownings.
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Pool
Boewixt
Ind
14Ar
Perons
Mike Waymen
Lew Sharwen
Geo
James
Joel Line
Lorenzo Stover
Dr. W. Green
Samuel Gay
James Hedley
Shebael Padame
Tom Quinlan
David Conynphain
Ttremises
Hedley
Vober
Sarr Lane
Utah
Eanla A. Young Nas
Brigham Young
Geo. A. Cannon
Albert Carrington
Brigham Young Jr
Third District Court
United States
Shaughannessey and
McCormick
Jao. Taylor
Mormon Church
Deanwood
Buffalo Gap
Beaver Creek
Moore
Rhodes
Oliver Rhodes
Frank Reed
Clyde Rhodes
Cliff Rhodes
Moode Rhodes
Mills County
Towa
Sidney Stage Road
Deadwood
Milla
Lowa
Bisole Hills
Montgomery Brothers
Clark
Milea
Central Pacific Railroad
Pige One
Gen. Grant
Angie
Almaya
Medford
Reforming Worker Rations With Coffee and Eggs
A London Lancet correspondent notes that providing coffee with half sweet milk, eggs, hot toasted bread and butter every two and a half hours keeps workers warm and healthy in cold water, costing far less than grog. He urges trial to replace grog to reduce stimulant myths and boost productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Lancet
Haye
Congressional Summary Towpay June 0 Senate and House actions
Senate and House proceed on appropriation bills, adjournment resolutions, and various measures. Key items include a Senate reference to the appropriation bill, a resolution for adjournment on June 17, passage of a judicial expense bill, army and telegraph cable bills, and district of Columbia payroll debates. Notable votes show party-line divisions and several absent members.
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Senate
House
Committee On Appropriations
Cola
Committee On Finance
Warner
WBE
Messie
Gordon
Williams
Jones
Nev
Hampton
Davia
We Va
Cockrell
Grover
Ransom
Ingalla
McDonald
Withers
Morgan
Johnston
Npa
Anthony
Bull
Blaine
Butler
Windiam
Edwards
Hamlin
Hoar
Whyte
Padduck
McMahon
Cameron
Teller
Bayard
Kernan
Wallace
Voorhees
Beck
Merrill Ferry
Alliamn
Bruce
Farley
Plumb
Randolph
Sharon
Tursday
Morrison
Committee On
Ways and Wenns
Congress
Hurria
George Washington
Gurfeld
Yeas
Stevenson
Cartiale
Clymer
Whittharre
Knott
Manning
Nicholls
Persona
Rathwell
Slemons
Smith
N.J
Saith
O. Tuvener
Bayne
Briggs
Cowgill
Daggett Hall
Humphrey
Joyce
Kviffer
O'Neill
Ward
Wik
Young
Ohio
Thunsday
Gen. Shields
Dawes
Mrr
Hill
Mississippi
United States
Herbert
Judiciary Committee
Robinson
Conger
Maxey
Neward
Fainay
J Em. Pound
Secretary of War
Chippewa
Morton
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Fernando Wood
Bennett
Public Land
McCook
Cincinnati
Clark
Missouri
James Shields
Vannerman
Chandler
Committee On Commerce
Committee On Public Land
Arkansas
District of Columbia
Summitee
Army
Corps of Engineers
Mosopay
Fiane
Mr. Springer
Wuenras
United
One Lucky Bullet Saves Hundreds of Lives in Natal
In the Rorke's Drift action a Zulu attacker nearly breaches the storehouse. Corporal Atwood of the Army Service Corps fires from a ground-level hole, aiming at the ground, seconds before a firebrand would ignite the thatch. The shot fatally wounds the Zulu, averting a wider attack. Also notes Prof. Mormenak suid's Vega arrival at Behring Strait.
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Edinturgh
Yeatamané Durkan
Rorke’s Drift
Atwood
Natal
Zulia
Miscellaneous Fragments On Temperance and Oddities
A string of humorous vignettes and social notes reflect on temperance, public behavior, and quirky anecdotes. Stories mention a vast loss of forests to baseball bats, school Greek tutoring by a sixteen year old, political quips, church seating, a widower’s Alabama marriage, drinkers at odd hours, and a Maine or Montana convention gag. The collection blends rural witticisms and city talk with playful quotes and local color.
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Haven Isler
Eusat
Bob Ingercoll
San Francisco
Norristown Herald
Alabama
Minsus
Boston Charity Tale Reveals Deceitful Relief Request
A Boston charity worker recalls helping a distressed applicant who claimed need for aid but used the funds to buy a four-button kid glove pair and a cat for a stage performance. The tale underscores caution in relief decisions.
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Pattersonville
St. Albans Bay
Vermont
Tao Sinking Fund
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Uncen Sas” Ia
India
Oade
Tim
Dousine
Moscow
Siberia
Golus States
Pine Creek
Lock Havoc
Allegheny
Boston
Manhattan
New York City
Orbit
Nishi-Novgorod
Pacific Canal
Oregon
Britinhs Museum
Connecticut
Brettia
Orpheus
Koanigsburg
Antox Heme
Chicago, Rock Island
Cuic
Davenport
Iona
Lesvea A
Cairo
Sarah
Bertha
Addie Woods
Hitle
Otter
Debria
Detroit
de. Samuel 8. Harris
Chicago
Michigan
House of Bishops
St. Pane
Indiana
Yellowstone
John McDonald
Thomas Patarson
5Th Infantry
Fort Keogh
Nora
Tae
Trunk Railways
National
Duloo
Uilger
Coliues
Klou Bilves Sain
Girth
Sean United
National Bank Nots
Abe
Ban Degremirarion
United S Ten
Intereat
Patel
Iberator
Sauciesenkartoffelbruchsauerkrautkrautkranzwuurat
Saveisenkartofalbruchsauerkrautkranzwouane
Ysis
Thejon
Congressional
Teab
Buthey
Slater
Eck
Tourman
Calt
Note
Coxe
Ones
Vuek
Davis
Aspender
Denen
Blu
Pratt
Ghandier
Kyliogg
Kallis
Conaling Kirkwoudl
Saunders Awe
Mormenaksuid
Behring Strait
Europe
Agia
Suez Canal
Moundavilla
Sumer
Turner’s Falls
Montana
Charien Augaptua
New Jersey
Houston Transcript
Elko
Visiorn
Ruat
Boston Advertinar
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