King of Roumania Proclaimed as The Sprague Case set for May trial
A series of brief items notes the proclamation of a king in Roumania and a divorce case to be heard the last week in May. Other entries report dynamite smuggled into Russia, Hugh J. Jewett declining the World's Fair Presidency, a severe Ohio Valley snowstorm, and rumors of a breach of promise suit against Ashmead Bartlett. News also covers Missouri River flooding hardships in Dakota, safety fears for the Prince and Princess of Wales in Russia, the Astley belt race in England starting June 20, and Lord Beaconsfield's illness.
Women of Massachusetts Defeat Sufrage Bill in House Vote
The Massachusetts House of Representatives defeated the municipal suffrage bill by 122 to 76. A separate item reports an extensive forest fire along the line of—
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Women of
Massachusetts
House of Representatives of
Northwest Snow Melts Prompt Seeding by Mid April
The Northwest reports rapid snow melt with no flood threat. Farmers anticipate starting seeding by mid April as conditions improve.
Brooklyn youth sentenced to hang for stabbing
J F Walsh, age nineteen, was sentenced to death for killing his sweetheart Barbara Groenthal in Brooklyn New York by stabbing. The sentence sets the execution date for May 20.
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J. F. Walsh
Brooklyn
New York
Barbara Groenthal
Warning to the Pope from Rome Dispatch
A Rome dispatch reports a lady secured a private audience with the Pope and warned that a specific day and hour were fixed for the murder of the Pope and Cardinal Pecci.
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Rome
Cardinal Pecci
Philadelphia Mint March coinage totals and values
March coinage at the Philadelphia Mint reached 4 561 890 pieces valued at 8 793 400. Of this total 4 871 900 were eagles 23 292 400 half eagles and 600 500 silver dollars. Elving on Faite cept water. He declares he will live on faith till Easter.
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Philadelphia Mint
Salt Lake City Opens Second Largest Electric Light System
Salt Lake City operates the world’s second largest electric light system and it is hailed a success. The new display drew prolonged shouts of approval from the populace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Sitting Ball Arrives With Camp of Lodges at Wood Mountain
A Wood Mountain dispatch reports Sitting Ball and about 100 lodges reached Wood Mountain in the Northwest Territories on the last day of January and have remained camped near the post since.
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Wood Mountain
Prominent Kentucky Attorney Daviess Takes Own Life
John B T Daviess of Harrodsburg Kentucky, a leading attorney and owner of two large copper shops, suicided by shooting himself. No cause given beyond presumed insanity. Seawanhaka, the ship involved in a disaster killing fifty, has begun in New York.
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John B. T. Daviess
Harrodsburg
Kentucky
New York
Frigid Spring Delays Plowing Across the East
The spring remains unusually cold with no furrows plowed by April 1 across states east of the Mississippi. Heavy snow blankets Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Nebraska delaying farming and field work.
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Mississippi
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Col L N Ross cremated in Washington Pennsylvania
Col L N Ross of Massachusetts died and was cremated at Le Moyne's Furnace in Washington Pennsylvania last week. He served as colonel of the Nineteenth Ohio Volunteers and formerly sat in the Ohio Senate.
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Col. L N. Ross
le Moyne
Washington
Penn
Col Ross
Nineteenth
Ohio Volunteers
Ohio Senate
Emigration from Ireland exceeds previous year
Dublin correspondent notes 95,857 people emigrated last year, up 48,493 from the year before, despite Land League urging tenants to remain on their farms and not leave the country.
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Ireland
Dublin
Land League
Destructive Flood Rages Through Nebraska Towns
A severe flood began March 26 when the ice overflow from the Loup River swept across central Nebraska. It moved toward Columbus on the Platte, flooding the city and Benton seven miles below, wrecking bridges and inundating areas. Schuyler also faced immense damage as the raging waters continued downstream. exact extent is uncertain due to downed wires.
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Loup River
Nebraska
Columbus
Platte River
Benton
Schuyler
The Peach Crop Prospects Dismal in Maryland and Delaware
Fruit growers across Maryland and Delaware fear a failed peach season as buds fail to awaken. A Maryland farmer reports no live peach buds among ten thousand trees, suggesting widespread orchard death and an alarming condition for the coming year.
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Maryland
Delaware
Rumors Grow of General Molikoff Resignation
Continued rumors claim General Molikoff may resign as the Emperor prepares a ukase to convoke a commission on state questions. The move signals possible reforms and a formal discussion of leadership changes within the realm.
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Molikoff
Bloody Saloon Fight Leaves Three Wounded in Pendleton
In a Pendleton South Carolina gambling saloon Paul Richardson was cut to pieces in a desperate confrontation. Joe Green William Green and Milton Brown all gamblers suffered serious wounds in the unusually bloody fight.
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Pendleton
South Carolina
Paul Richardson
Joe
William Green
Milton Brown
The Greek Boundary Question and Bohemian Emigration
A Constantinople dispatch notes a rush to defend Volo with torpedoes and earthworks at Tukeri with troops occupying the entrance to the Gulf of Volo. A Vienna dispatch reports large emigration from Bohemia as Germans flee Czech political tyranny.
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Constantinople
Volo
Tukeri
Gulf of Volo
Vienna
Bohemia
America
World’s Fair Commission Delays President Decision Until April
The Executive Committee will take no action on a Permanent President until after April 15 when the Finance Committee reports subscriptions to capital stock. Members are urged to raise $1,000,000 by April 15 if transportation companies subscribe $1,000,000 and New York citizens add $1,000,000. The commission has already raised $1,000,000.
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World's Fair Commission
Finance Committee
New York
Rebellious Polish Settlement Ignites In Presque Isle County
In Presque Isle County Michigan a large Polish settlement faced violent unrest as Sheriff tried to arrest ten men for threats to burn a house and kill a man. A mob of 200 to 300 attacked him driving him away and then destroyed the witness house and forced the mother and infant from their home. The Governor was asked to deploy all available troops to quell the disturbance.
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Presque Isle County
Michigan
Formidable Herat Rebellion Threatens Ayoob Khan
A Candahar dispatch reports a strong uprising in Herat led by Mohamed Hasan Khan governor at Kushk who induced three Herat regiments to mutiny and attack Herat alongside Aimak tribes. The murder of Mohamed Jan appears to have sparked the rebellion and Ayoob Khan is besieged in the citadel.
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Candahar
Herat
Ayoob Khan
Mohamed Hasan Khan
Kushk
Mohamed Jan
Murderer James Currie Killed in Las Vegas New Mexico
Private dispatches report James Currie who killed actor Ben Porter at Marshall Texas was killed in Las Vegas on the 24th lnst in a drunken spree. A bartender who shot Currie in self defense faced a lynching attempt by Currie’s railroad friends until the sheriff and coroner’s inquest exempted him.
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Jim Currie
Las Vegas
New Mexico
James Currie
Ben Porter
Marshall
Texas
Currie
Refugees in Natal Call for War Support Over Transvaal Annexation
At Newcastle Natal English and Dutch Transvaal refugees drew a petition to the Queen citing Wolseley and Frere pledges on irrevocable annexation. They vow not to surrender towns to Boers and promise aid in war with a colonist pledging £1000. Native groups Swazis Zulus are asked to assist the resistance.
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Newcastle
Natal
Transvaal
Wolseley
Bartle Frere
November Election States List Recited by The Paper
The article lists states voting in November or on related dates and notes special cases. It includes Connecticut Delaware Florida Indiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Wisconsin and Iowa. It also notes October voting in Colorado Georgia Iowa Ohio West Virginia and September votes in California Maine Vermont August in Alabama Kentucky June in Oregon May in Louisiana and April in Rhode Island.
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Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Indiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Wisconsin
Iowa
Colorado
Georgia
Ohio
West Virginia
California
Maine
Vermont
Alabama
Kentucky
Oregon
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Remarkable abstinence case in Battle Creek
A Battle Creek woman, Mrs Henry Ingram, has reportedly not eaten since October after teeth extraction caused nausea. She absorbs nutrients via skin baths delivering beef tea and milk, amounting to nearly a quart daily, while her stomach remains paralyzed. The case raises questions about how long she can live.
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Battle Creek
Michigan
Henry Ingram
Floods to the West Hit Sioux City Area Hard
Dispatch reports Green Island swept away near Yankton with residents clinging to homes afloat. Floodwaters drown stock as bottom lands flood and steamer losses mount. Western Fontenelle and F.G. Batchelor boats sunk near Yankton while others break up in ice. Vermillion sees ten feet of water on main streets. River falls at Yankton but rises elsewhere.
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Sioux City
Green Island
Yankton
Western
Fontenelle
F.G. Batchelor
Vermillion
Washington snippets on debt bills and political shifts
A compilation notes Boarne in improving health, Senate adjournment by April 11, and March debt reduction. It covers March Treasury actions, Hart’s Indiana appointment, financial moves on five cent bonds, and discussions of Robertson and Blaine among Democrats. Also mentions burglaries at Justice Field's residence and Confederate era tariff talks with France.
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Conrxunia
Boarne
Postmaster Long
Cincinnati
Tue
Senate
Department For
R. R. Hart
Indiana
A. J. Hay
Semaeeetes Bank Examiner
A. D. Lynch
Pixcusack
Louisi
Garfield
Kate Cuase Spracue
Noyes
Paris
Mortoh
Manone
Foster
Ohio
Washington
Congress
Windom
the of Columbia
Exze
Judiciary Committee
Stanley Matthews
James
Robertson
Conkling
Platt
Arthur
Blaine
Bure Tars
Justice Field
Supreme Court
Senator Hill
Georgia
Alexandria
Virginia
GernEzal Lew Waallace
Paraguay
Aurais
General Eau
Denmark
Phillips
Court of Claims
Treas Department
Ligzuttenant
R. M. Berry
United States Navy
Mary
Helen
Hunt
Berry
Turre
France
McCullough
Aoe Eee
Eeu
Bride to marry sparks deadly gun clash at Louisville stove shop
At Bridgeford and Co stove makers in Louisville a young shipping clerk Dan Spaulding dodged a pistol aimed by Mrs Canfield the mother of his intended bride Miss Canfield. The mother fired twice but failed to discharge. Outsiders intervened and had her arrested. She vows to killSpaulding while the daughter upholds the marriage plan.
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Bridgeford & Co
Stove Manufacturers
Louisville
Dan Spaulding
Spaulding
Canfield
Oleomargarine Adulteration Probe Highlights Lardine Issue
The Oleomargarine Investigating Committee reports witnesses detailing adulteration of butter substitutes. Testimony notes lardine and oleomargarine made from offensive meat fat, melted at 120 degrees, far below lethal fat temperatures. Witness suggests license fees and $5 penalties may curb offenders as vast lardine trade harms prices and trust.
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New York Assembly
New York
Presidential Plurality Debate Warned by Official Figures
The Spirit of the Times reports updated official tallies resolving Garfield and Hancock plurality questions in the 1880 presidential vote. It adopts state totals from Secretaries of State, crediting Maine Fusion to Hancock and Virginia additions to Funder and Readjuster supporters, with a final Garfield edge stated as the established figure. A long aside on dogs follows, noting humorous dog lore and maxims in a Boston Transcript quotation.
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Spirit of the Times
Garfield
Hancock
Cincinnati Enquirer
Virginia
Maine
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Senetee
Gan Y
One-eyed Dutch boy rises to Boer armies commander
The article traces Daniel Sturgeon Joubert born 1841 in Fayette County Pennsylvania to Jacob Joubert and Barbara. After a life spanning poverty, exile, and service, he becomes commander-in-chief of all Boer armies, aided by aid from Senator Sturgeon and a path from Uniontown Jail to Dutch Congress and finally South African command.
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Jacob Joubert
Barbara
Fayette County
Holland
Daniel Sturgeon Joubert
Sturgeon
Jacob
Connellsville
Daniel
Pittsbur
Johnson
Uniontown
Senator Sturgeon
Joubert
New York
Amsterdam
Adam Joubert
South Africa
East India
Africa
United States
Admiral Dupont
Charleston
Army of the Potomac
Wetzell
Lee
Richm
Unionio
Daniel Sturgeon
Tousand
Dutch Republic
Woolg
Changi
Glass of beer kills young man in Canton boarding house
Joseph Little, 21, drank one whisky and two beers at Dorn's saloon. He gasped, collapsed, and died within minutes. Autopsy attributed death to fermentation of beer in the stomach producing carbonic acid gas that paralyzed heart and lungs. An inquest is opened as Canton locals discuss the shocking event.
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Canton
Ohio
Cincinnati
Joseph Little
Dorn
Rural flight fuels cities draining farming youth
Clara Francis in Prairie Farmer laments the shift of young rural workers toward cities. She warns that non producers flood towns with clerks and brokers, while farmers struggle for laborers. The piece argues urban pull harms farms and communities, producing a cycle of poverty and fragility.
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Dan
Beersheba
Clara Francis
New Fashion of Sleeping Splits Beds Across Europe
Peck's Sun reports a vogue for couples to sleep apart, an idea said to be popular in New York and Europe. Physicians warn of magnetism claims, while bed suppliers anticipate a bedding boom as hotels install dual beds for bridal chambers seeking guest comfort.
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The
Chicago Tribune
New York
Peck
Arriving from Naples X questioned on adventures
A fragment shows X arriving from Naples being asked by a friend about adventures in Italy. He replies no brigands, all fled from him, and hints at deliberate caution when encountering ill looking individuals to seek charity.
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Naples
Italy
Columbus Notes Reflect Slow Legislative Pace
The Columbus notes record sparse legislative news with multiple items. Topics include a safe deposit bill, a postponement on woman suffrage, potential appointments in labor statistics and internal revenue, butter and cheese regulation, and a new road opening to Dayton Soldiers Home.
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Carran
Senate
Tuer Licey
Garfield
Toledo
Tue Senate
House
Beer
Steeams
Dayton
Foster
Marcus Boggs
Chillicothe
Internal Revenue
Benjamin Coates
Portsmouth
Ohio Senate Adjourns for Death of State Librarian Kerr
The Ohio Senate, at the close of a tri weekly session on March 29, adjourned to consider resolutions on the death of State Librarian Kerr. A committee drafted tributes while debates over the Xenia Orphans' Home case and the Rosatthews abortion probe produced a censuring stance against Brundage and Mrs. John for neglect, with certain names omitted. Several bills advanced or passed, including school district annexations, land delinquency reporting, railroad authorizations, militia pay rules, and state education board composition, but some measures, such as canal alignment and certain county home items, faced defeats or amendments.
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Tue House
Col. Robinson
Barnes
House
Tux
Henry Kerr
Batavia
Columbus
State House
Wm. Tuheison
H. V. Kerr
Senate
van Cleaf, Pond and Hitchcock
Tyler
Sherman
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Leggett
Follett
Szsstons
Commercial Bank
Sullivan
Ernon
Aieas
Kerr
Entrekin
Caperendens Shaw
Miss Matthews
Brundage
Prinels
Pring
State
Seesle
Acodote Wick
Clarke Uum
Salem Township
Ottawa
Irong
Indiana
Ross County
Ohio Central
Bishop
Sheedy Seid
Bacvere
Stolen Good Story Echoes From Old Vermont Goose Tale
The London Telegraph and the Tribune credit a Vermont tale by Judge Hyde of Sudbury about his father’s geese getting drunk on aged rum cherries. The geese were plucked of feathers, dressed, and left in the barn, then restored by spring, becoming a running joke among summer visitors and later residents in New York and Philadelphia.
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London Telegraph
Germany
Judge Hyde
Sudbury
Vermont
Valley of Lemon Fair
The
Tribune
Telegraph
Con
Mr. Hyde
Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain
Philadelphia
the Tribune
New York Commercial Advertiser
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Darrius ruled with an annual income of 14.5 million dollars as egg prices rose to 48 cents a dozen provoking a sharp, modern newspaper style grumble about income compared to columnists.
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Darrius
Endangered American forests spark hunting reach on bridges
An estimate predicts the US forests will vanish in thirty years leaving hunters to improvise. The odd image has a man on a drawbridge aiming at sailors as a metaphor for dwindling timber resources.
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America
Pins Past and Present Across the United States
An article explains pin production in the United States, noting fourteen factories mostly in New England and annual output near 7,000,000,000 pins. It describes distribution, losses, and the shift of manufacturing to three New York–shipped wire companies, with England as major global supplier.
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United States
New England
Prin
New York
Cuba
South America
Canada
England
Ity
Arming His Adversary: Brown Fires at Town Marshal
James Brown, drunk at a Yellow Jacket Hose social in the old Capitol saloon, defies Town Marshal Kennedy who warns of arrest. Kennedy draws a pistol and hands it to Brown who, with the weapon in hand, shoots and mortally wounds Kennedy in a dramatic confrontation in Virginia City, Nevada.
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James Brown
Yellow Jacket
Capitol
Kennedy
Brown
Virginia
Nev
Advertising rates in Clermont Courier advertised
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient advertisements at 1.00 per ten lines for the first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. A yearly discount is offered for these ads. Business ecards up to six lines cost 64.00 per year.
Smallpox at Ironton and odd Ohio news items
Ironton reports smallpox among lambs amid heavy snows and wary farmers. Ex marshal Tolbert’s son dies after a horse kick. Urbana notes rising death rates among prominent residents. Mrs. Albright dies by suicide leaving five orphans. Hambletonian stallion Pierson dies after stomach rupture in Brooklyn. Fire destroys Wagons Works shop, $65,000 loss and 400 wagons. Multiple accidents, a murder trial ends in hung jury, and a ghost sighting near Mary Seneff’s murder location spooks locals.
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Ironton
Tolbert
Circleville
Urbana
Joan Albright
Ohio
State of
John Godfrey Smalley
Jacob Baughman
Zanesville
Steubenville
James Mahan
Wegan Mahan
John of Bronson
Tax Robinson Wagon Works
Marietta and Railroad
Zaleski
Alfred Eby
Leesburg
Viskoon
Mattox
Reese
Theodosia Burr Alliston Revealed In A Berkshire Tale
A fragmentary Mississippi of rumor recounts that Theodosia Burr Alliston, scarred by a pirate past, lived in seclusion near Stockbridge and later moved to a smaller Berkshire town. A beneficiary claims she charitably aided a former outcast and kept secrets about her identity.
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Aaron Burr
Theodosia
Berk
Stockbridge
Theodosia Burr Alliston
Laat
Jonathan Edwards
New York
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Sun
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