Arrival of Greely Relics and Greely Reunion on Thetis
The Greely relief squadron arrived yesterday aboard the Tennessee at Portsmouth. Secretary Chandler met with Commander Schley and Captain Greely to greet his wife, Mrs. Greely, and his mother, amid tears and reunions. Lieutenant Greely and family shared a poignant homecoming, with official thanks from Chandler and vivid, emotional scenes aboard the Thetis.
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Artie Explorer
Pemtsugurn
N. H
Youder State Room
Schley
Chandler
Greely
Mra Greely
Portsmouth
Tennessee
Mra. Greely
Gnerly
Lieutenant Greely
Seley
Thetis
Explorer
Urgrave
Ibope
Mr. Chandler
Wilkie
Swindler Captured After Bold Missouri Survey Scam
John K. Dearing, a civil engineer, deceived Neosho business men by posing as a Gulf Road ally to extend a line to Fort Smith Arkansas. He procured payroll funds, married a local heiress, and fled to Colorado where frauds continued. Colorado Springs jailed him. Missouri plans extradition after authorities conclude there. In other news, U S House committees probe U.S. steel plant capacity for war vessels as rail agents halt cattle shipments to north due to scabies fears.
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Colorado
Missouri
Joriax
John K. Dearing
Golden
Col. Dearing
Newton
Neosho
Dearing
George H. Nettleton
Gulf Road
Lie
Joplin
Sam McKee
Re Gut Management
Fort Smith
Ark
Southwest City
Den
Bentonville
McKee
Gulf
Kansas City
Barleg
Colorado Springs
Vasarraros
House
Randall
United States
Record Beaten at Narragansett Park by Jay Eye See
At Narragansett Trotting Park crowds packed the grandstand as Jay-Eye-See shattered the world trotting record with a 2 10 0 mile, driven by Ed Either and followed by Maxey Cobb. H B Winship and mate Phallas also produced fast times as racing officials and spectators witnessed the famed performance amid favorable weather and a large turnout.
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Narragansett Park
J. H. Blowers
Case
Cranston
Griffin
Murphy
Golden
Crawford
Providence
Sprague
Lucy
Lady Thorn
Goldsmith Maid
John Shepherd
Boston
Frank Stearns
Swansea
E. G. Windsor
Jay-Eye-See
Maud S
Phallus
H. B. Winship
Ranning Mate
Frank and
Mate
Maxey Cobb
Artillery
Johnny Murphy
Isidore Colenfeld
Azato
Maudy
Bitchers
Mr. Cuase
Black
Bithers
Andather
J. S. Case
Ratting Ste
H.B. Winship
Phallas
Chicago
Mixey Cobb
Bouil
Four Candidacy for Hemp and a Vigilante Lynching Threat
A series of poisonings near Taylorville sparks suspicion on Spradley and farm hand Ingram. A vigilant committee offers a $500 reward for arrests, orders Spradley to leave within ten days, and notes Ingram’s arrest. John Berhwil prodded a confession by whisky influence. Bethell is murdered en route to town, and a sheriff’s posse heads to Taylorville amid lynch threats.
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Booxville
Iev
Joly
Taylorville
Spracley
Esmed Ingram
Sprachey
John L. Berhwil
Ingram
Spradley
Bethell
Spratley
New England Farm Accounts Prize Report
Brasgreen Mass August 1 1885 Farmers kept accounts after a 1883 plan from New England Mute with prizes for best year. Forty two accounts for year to April 1 1884 showed profits in most cases and an average net profit of eight percent on $185000 invested. Losses linked to drought and disaster. First prize went to H C Russell North Hadley for 19.02 percent profit on capital.
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Whats
New England
Brasgreen
Mass
Boards of Agriculture of
New England States
Stockbridge
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Homestead
H. C. Russell
North Hadley
New Brunswick
Union Pacific in Congressional Grip and Company Surrender
The Union Pacific confronted congressional action that demanded payments to the government and halted dividends, with $718,314 deposited in the Treasury. Edmunds and Thurman steered terms that forced concessions from the railroad, while the House pushed for action and the Senate resisted. The piece outlines the contested authority and the broader stakes of the railroad’s finances and legal exposure.
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Bowrven
New Yoas
the Times This
Slong
Washington
Union Pacific
Edmunds
Thurman
Gould
Edmund
Chas
Francis Adams, Jr
Dillon &S
Congress
Treasury
Dillon
Adams
Boston
Senate
Edmunds Fays
The
Pacific Railroad Committee
van Wyck
Railroad Committee
Judiciary Committee
Hoar
Wall Street
Mr. Edmunds
Ould
Exports and Imports Balance in U S Foreign Trade
From Wasatsarox D C July 31 report shows a 72 298 907 surplus for the last fiscal year versus 100 658 488 the prior year. Exports totaled 740 554 00 0, a drop of 85 325 842 from the year before. imports stood at 667 714 563, down 55 466 351. Minister Lowell at Malvern College noted education growth and Harvard’s founding legacy.
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Wasatsarox
D.C
United States
St. James
Mavens
Exa
Lowell
Malvern College
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Ica
Market P Reports Lower Prices and Mixed Beef Demand
A late market summary shows weaker vegetable and dairy note with steady eggs and mixed cattle activity. Beef and pork prices vary with steers averaging around 5.00 to 5.50, hogs higher, lambs strong, and provisions for job lots steady to firm, while grains and oats face softer cash quotes and limited demand.
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Texas
Uriet
Isaine
Yanwe
Garis Brink
Texas Me
Asceneser
Iioid
Auust
Epo
Hood
How to Prepare Wool for Market
Guide notes proper wool handling from shearing to sack filling to maximize value. Emphasizes keeping fleeces intact, folding neatly, tying with twine, and avoiding bulky piles. Discusses sack filling, dust control, and classification of burrs and burry wool with price implications.
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San Francisco
Surviving Sufferer and NY Dudes Trade Grim Talk
Two New York men Curtis and Morton discuss violent fantasies while leaving a club, mentioning a thunderbolt death in a grim, garbled debate. The fragment ends with a stray quote about land yield and high development from Prairie Farmer.
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Dim Curtiss
Tom Morton
New York
Consylvania
Curtiss
German Emigration and scattered Victorian notices
Fragmented notices discuss German emigration on the West Coast of Africa and royal favor towards emigration, then shift to a string of advertisements and quips. The text mentions Prince Ismarck, various European titles, medical tonics, and miscellaneous consumer items with brief, non-coherent anecdotes and claims.
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