Vast array of snippets mix in era's snapshot
The text compiles diverse notes from a period newspaper, mentioning figures like Glenn not elected as California governor, Montreal bishopric concerns, Sojourner Truth, Vanderbilt in Baltimore, Alaska territorial plans, and various items on royalty, crime, industry, and courts, all revealing a broad collage of late 19th century concerns and personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
California
Bistop Fabrick
Montreal
Hgo
Columbus
Fom
England
France
Robert G. Ingersoll
Ashtabula
Erna
Glasepal Fitz John Bowen
New Jersey Central Railway Company
Norristown
Ueen
Victoria
House of Commons
Wm. Marshall
Whitewater
Wis
Empress Elizabeth
Austria
Duchess of Marlborough
Marlborough House Relief Fund
Alabama
Georgia
East
Tennessee
Indiana News In Briefs From Across State
The Indiana items report Hollinger found in Elkhart river near Goshen after disappearing December 4. Cambridge City buggy crash injures Turner. Rick orders McDonough to quit smoking. McDonough fatally stabbed. Meredith duck hunting death near Jeffersonville. Williams struck by locomotive near Sullivan with prior fatal fires around DePauw glass works. Burglars steal $600 from Emmons store Manila. Dorsh store Milroy also robbed. Emmons goods recovered near Rushville fair grounds. Ferryboat drownings at Cannelton with one man saved. Centerville postmaster Thaddeus Green dies after wartime injury enabling service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Turner
Cambridge City
Turner
Christian Rick
Terre Haute
Thomas McDonough
Rick
Benjamin Meredith
Jeffersonville
David Williams
Sullivan
DePauw Glass Works
New Albany
DePauw
W. L. Emmons
Manilla
Robert Dorsh
Milroy
Notable Tangle of Global Notes Sparks Public Curiosity
A roundup of scattered international items reports Henry O Neil’s death, retirements of Prince Gortschakoff, troop shipments from Tbhikistan to Chatte, Victoria’s continent visit with German Emperor, Secretary Sherman’s bond outlook, George de Cassagnac’s deputy election, a flag at Dublin home rule meeting, French senate vacancies filled by Millaud and Vallier, Paris smallpox警告, Mahomed Jan following growth, a major fire near Seadwarre destroying twenty five houses with five lives lost, Herr Szlavoy replacing Von Imahon as Austro-Hungary finance minister, Irish distress bill amendments in Commons, Prince William’s betrothal to Caroline Mathilde, Wisconsin Democratic convention moved to May 12, and the Eau Claire tenement residence case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry O'Neil
Berlin
Prince Gortschakoff
Queen Victoria
Sherman
George DE Cassagnac
Garnier de Cassagnac
United States
Dublin
Lyons
Millaud
Vallier
Paris
Mahomed Jan
Seadwarre
Austria
Herr Szlavoy
Baron von IfmaHon
Austro-Hungary
House of Commons
House of Words
Prince William
Germany
Caroline Mathilde
Schleswig-Holstein
Barnard
Alexander Meggett
Eau Clare
Wisconsin
Death of Charles Rice in Berlin from tiger mauling
Charles Rice died in Berlin Prussia months after injuries from a royal Bengal tiger in his cage at Hoboken stables. He previously tested animal temperaments by placing a large crossbreed dog with two untamed polar bears and a Russian black bear, which showed the dog asserting control. The group of beasts traveled on the Rhein to New York and remain together aboard with other wildlife including elephants yaks ibex deer kangaroos and monkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henky Warkodd Beecher
New York Herald
New York
Methuselah
Beecher
Marie
Colorado
Yale College
State Archives
Saxony
Porcelain Regiment
1St Dragoons
Frederick William
Prussia
Poland
Chevalier Wikoff
Europe
Wikoff
William IV
Andrew Stevenson
United States
Queen Victoria
Disraeli
Bulwer Lytton
Chevalier
England
Gladstone
Thirier
San
Charles Rice
Berlin
Rhein
Charles Reiche & Brother
Tenth
Hudson Streeta
Hoboken
Reiche
Mr. Rice
Atlantic
The Hudson River Ice Crop Declines Hurting Labor
The Hudson river ice harvest is failing as many ice houses stay empty. Kingston alone loses about $100,000 and families of workers face distress. Expected rate hikes of about fifty percent in New York. Companies move crews to Maine and pull supplies from New England to cope.
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Hudson River
Kingston
New York
Maine
New England
Court intervenes as Illinois Midland plans Peoria line use
The United States Court orders Receiver Gems to operate 200 Joustern Line cars on the Illinois Midland line into Peoria despite Commissioner Fink’s objections. Fink has been notified. The dispute centers on whether other lines should cede traffic or allow Illinois Midland to capture business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
High Joint Executive Railroad Committee
Peorie
Illinois Midland
Gems
Peoria
Fink
Illinois Midind
Ireland's Woe Report From Herald Relief Fund Visitor
George H. Hepworth describes his Irish famine inspection across Roscommon and Sligo. He details abject misery, hunger, and skeletal families, urging Americans to increase gifts to stave off starvation until harvests and seed potatoes arrive. He plans to visit Mayo and Donegal next week.
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Apri
Ireland
Mayo
Donegal
George H. Hepworth
Relief Committee Feeds Starving Family Amid Hunger Strikes
A witness describes huts with three rooms where a relief committee provides meals to a family in dire poverty. The home has a peat famine driven by wet weather, a cow seldom present, and a crowded sleeping space with thin blankets. Hunger forces improvised sleeping and food deprivation.
Small Bills and Prayers Shape New York Politics
Ex-Treasurer Spinner recalls Governor Marcy era when reforms blocked small denomination notes and prayers at sessions. He notes 1837–1838 financial strain, Whig surge led by Seward, and the 1838 general banking law enabling small bills and stricter currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steward
Marcy
Spinner
New York
Assembly
Democratic Party
Whig Party
William H. Seward
Cnes
Bill Seward
Bill Marcy
Seward
Potato Drying Plant Proposed Near Fresno
The Fresno Republican reports plans for a new drying and canning establishment near Fresno to preserve potatoes for year round markets. A cash market for locally grown fruits and vegetables could spur production and potentially attract up to $1,000,000 in future investment if the venture succeeds this year. A $1,000 donation was raised quickly for the project but the Fruit Company declined it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Cal
Fresno Republican
Fruit Company
Turning Down Glasser
Louisville journal notes a trend of public figures avoiding wine at social events to align with temperance ideals. The piece cites Senators Maxey Cockrell Cameron and the President and wife as examples, praising the White House atmosphere and temperance principle. An unrelated anecdote about Hayes kissing a girl’s fingers ends with a street altercation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville & Urier Journal
Maxey
Texas
Cockrell
Misouri
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Washington
White House
Mr. Hayes
Mrs. Hayes
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Sullivan Union
J. A. Hays
pYs
Chicago
W. H. Vanderbilt
Baltimore
Walters
Vanderbilt
Reverdy Johnson
Monument Square
Johnson
Alaska
Congress
Senate Committee On Territories
Russia
Andrew Jackson
Nashville Banner
Kentucky
Lewis
Jackson
Major Lewis
Bowling Green
Brazil
Mary Sawyer
Sawyer
L. L
Spurgeon
Jonesville
Oliver Wilson
Indianapolis and St. Louis
Supreme Court
St. Mark
Philadelphia
St. Louis
House
Reagan
Kansas
P. A. Sawyer
Legislative Committee On
Dixon's
Glasgow
Ferry
Basutoland
Cape
Melikoff
Vladetsky
Seamar Thomas
Barque Brothers Pride
Major Reno
Senate Post Office
Washington City
Knight
United States Senate
Blaine
University of Tennessee
Perkins
Supreme Bench
Indiana
Hollinger
Elkhart River
Goshen
NWEWS
London
Herald Relief Fund
Hesten
King Harman
Elhannon
Roscommon
Sligo
Tler
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