Terrible disaster as trains fall into Georgia chasms
Cu at Trancoca Tenn April 15. Two wrecks on Western Atlantic Railroad near Big Shanty Georgia at 2am due to heavy rain. Three killed instantly, three fatally wounded, twelve passengers and five freight hands injured. Mail agent Ed Merrill burned in mail car. Freight and passenger engines and fifteen cars plunged into a torrent, rail bed washed away, fire consumed wreckage.
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Trancoca
Tenn
Western
Atlantic
Big Shanty
Georgia
Atlanta
James Everett
Burial of Gypsy Queen in Dayton Woodland Cemetery
The queen of the gypsies in the United States was buried in Dayton Ohio today at Woodland Cemetery. Died March 10 in Greenfield Tennessee, age about 44, mother of eleven with eight surviving children. Large gypsy encampments gathered in Dayton for the funeral and tribute.
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Dayton
United States
Mark Jeffers
Woodland Cemetery
Greenfield
Tenn
Federer
Cincinnati Pike
Intense Excitement in Cuba New York April 15
Advices from Havana dated the 10th report feverish excitement across the island after Aguero landing. Censorship delayed news of Aguero departure from Key West and insurgent landings. Government misled and troops redirected, while clashes and insurgent growth intensify. Catalan Spaniards increasingly favor annexation to the United States.
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New York
Havana
Aguero
Key West
United States
Burial of Charles Reade at his request beside Laura Seymour
The London funeral for Charles Reade was private with few literary friends present including George Augustus Sala and Edwin Arnold. Reade requested burial beside Laura Seymour, the actress and lifelong friend.
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London
Willesden
George Augustus Sala
Edwin Arnold
Charles Reade
Laura Seymour
Long Island Fiend Pleads Guilty
Rugg, a Black defendant, pled guilty to murder after a demurrer on technical grounds was overruled. His counsel plans a motion for change of venue. Trial scheduled for April 21.
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Long Island
Love Island
Treasury issues warrants for tobacco tax rebates
Wassington reports the Treasury Department has issued warrants since March 19 for about sixteen thousand tobacco tax rebate claims totaling roughly $1.4 million. Payments are issued at about eight hundred daily and are expected to finish in about forty days.
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Wassington
Treasury Department
Straits of Mackinaw Open as Ice Clears in Escanaba
Escanosa Wis April 16 All the ice moved out the lower bay last night and the Straits of Mackinaw are now open allowing navigation to be resumed.
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Escanosa
Wis
Straits of Mackinaw
Fever Claims Thirteen In A Day At Vera Cruz
Yellow fever prevails in Vera Cruz with thirteen deaths reported in one day last week. Among the deceased is C. E. Powers once associated with the Mexican Central Railroad. The American consul fell ill but has recovered.
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Vera Cruz
C. E. Powers
Mexican Central Railroad
Mob Hangs two murderers in Breathitt County Ky
Mr Sternine Ky April 15 at Jackson Breathitt County Henry Kilburn and Ben Strong two murderers were taken to jail and hanged by a mob friends of Kilburn patrol the county heavily armed swearing vengeance on the lynchers
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Mr. Sternine
Jackson
Breathitt County
Henry Kilburn
Ben Strong
Friends Kilburn
Exports values for cattle and beef products in 1884
Wasainetos April 14 1884 reports March export values for domestic cattle bats beef pork and dairy products totaling 5 610 905 dollars down from 10 434 325 in March 1883 for the month Beef and pork exports for January to March 31 1884 amount to 21 657 582 dollars versus 31 205 190 in the prior year Dairy exports for the eleven months ended March 31 1884 stand at 15 204 043 dollars versus 12 003 9772 in 1883
Fire destroys Hubbard hardware shop and kills three in Affeldt saloon
A wind toppled the ruined Hubbard brick hardware store at Grand Haven after a blaze. Affeldt saloon suffered a collapse killing Daniel Affeldt Emma Affeldt three and Michael Murphy. Mrs Affeldt and Hugo survived behind a cupboard. Frederick Affeldt and Frederick Long escaped unharmed.
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Dertrorr
Mica
Hubbard
Grand Haven
Daniel Affeldt
S. Juistema
James Barns
Affeldt
Emma Affeldt
Michael Murphy
Daniel
Emma
Aguero Movement in Cuba Reports From Governor General
The Spanish Minister says the Aguero party, about eighteen to twenty men, has split into detachments marching toward Cienaga while Spanish troops pursue. The rest of the island remains tranquil. Rumors in New Orleans mention a second expedition organized in the United States against Cuba, but no location or departure point given.
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Washington
Cuba
Aguero
Cienaga
Bien Orleans
United States
Fatal family quarrel ends in instant patricide
In Bridgeville Delaware April 16 Chas Shenton a 60 year old farmer in Dorchester County Maryland was shot and killed by his 24 year old son Frank after a dispute over the son's wild habits. Frank fired a pistol from two feet away and the elder man died at his son’s feet. The son surrendered and showed remorse as the tragedy unfolded on the family lawn.
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Bridgeville
Det
Chas. Shenton
Lakes District
Dorchester County
Frank
Faraday Sets Sail to Lay Mackay Bennett Cable
The Faraday will depart Woolwich on Monday with 1500 miles of cable, the American shore end of Mackay Bennett’s new line from Havre to Boston. Fleming Jenkins will direct laying between Dover Bay Nova Scotia and Cape Hedge Mass, with construction of a cable hut at Rockport opposite Thatcher’s Island. The vessel will then lay the European end after completing a section.
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New Yorks
Faraday
Woolwich
Thames
Mackay-Bennett
Havre
Boston
Fleming Jenkins
Sir William Thompson
Dover Bay
Nova Scotia
Cape Hedge
Mass
Rockport
Thatcher
England
Emancipation Day Procession in Wasureron
April 16 celebration in Wasureron marked the Emancipation Proclamation anniversary with a massive parade. Officials estimate nearly ten thousand participants in a disciplined military display and broad civic participation. Streets crowded, many houses decked with flags to create a holiday atmosphere.
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Wasureron
What Stanley Intends Doing
The Times reports Henry M Stanley plans to leave Africa on a long leave of absence and begin a new exploration venture. He aims to reach a Egyptian station in the Mombutter country near the Wek lemakua River from the Congo region, a task General Gordon once intended before Khartoum.
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Stanley
London
the Times
Henry M. Stanley
Europe
Africa
Congo
Mombutter
Weklemakua
Gordon
Khartoum
New Jersey Proclaims Forestry Day Holiday Observed
New Jersey adopts a Western tree culture idea. Governor Abbott proclaims Friday as Forestry Day with a school holiday for students to plant at least one tree. He predicts Forestry Day will become an established holiday statewide.
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New York
New Jersey
Abbott
Shelby Gold Find Draws Excitement in Ocean County
Granple Rapids Michigan April 16 excitement runs high in Shelby over new gold discoveries in good paying quantities. Rich ground found on a rock bed at eighty feet depth. Gold first appeared in sand from a drive well with about twenty dollars per cubic yard. Area of deposit remains uncertain.
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Granple Rapids
Mich
Shelby
Ocean County
Montreal River Flood Deluge Submerges Low Areas
April 16 report from Montreal notes water flooding low sections of the city. At point St Charles residents use rafts while Bonaventure Street sees waist-deep water. Ice-packed river risks breaking up, threatening lake ice and further damage to property if weather persists.
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Montreal
Point St. Charles
Bonaventure Street
Unknown murderer hanged in Arizona jailbreak case
Tucson April 15 at one o clock this afternoon Joseph Casey was hanged for the murder of Jailer Holbrook during a jail break attempt last April He refused to reveal his true name or background.
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Tucson
A. T
Joseph Casey
Holbrook
Liquor Dealer Rule Reverses Earlier Ruling
In Washixerton on April 16 the First Comptroller of the Treasury ruled that a liquor seller who at one time moves five gallons of various liquors qualifies as a wholesale dealer. The decision reverses Judge Brown of the Eastern District of Michigan.
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Washixerton
Comptroller of the Treasury
Brown
Michigan
River flows down in Baton Royee as planters drain fields
On April 15 in Baton Royee, the river steadily declined. Planters aim to save most of their seed-cane and employ drainage machines to protect crops.
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Baton Royee
Whisky and Blood Riot in Braddocks Pa
A brutal clash at Edgar Thompson Steel Works in Braddocks between thirty to forty Hungarians and Poles left three men seriously wounded. Citizens formed a vigilance committee to quell the riot, five rioters were jailed, and bail was set at 500 dollars each. Names include Joseph Miller, W M Smith, and Albert Woleski among the wounded.
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Pittspurg
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Braddocks
Joseph Miller
W. M. Smith
Albert Woleski
Bruggerman’s Row
Trial of Frank James for conspiracy to rob government official begins
In Huntsville Alabama on April 17 Frank James faces trial charged with conspiring to rob A J Smith a government official. Smith testified four miles from Florence on March 11 1881 three men halted him took 5000 in government money and 200 of his own bound him then released him. Witnesses could not positively identify the prisoner as one of the robbers.
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Cuattanooga
Frank James
Huntsville
Ala
A. J. Smith
James
Jesse James
Billy Regan
James Hill
Dick Liddell
Smith
Florence
Muscle Shoals
Thomas Peden
Mr. Smith
Desperate gunfight ends with Moore brothers wounded
In Phillips County Arkansas a posse led by the sheriff confronted three horse thieves named Charles Squire and Joseph Moore. Charles was shot in the back and stomach, Squire was gravely wounded and likely to die, Joseph escaped as the posse returned fire and suffered no injuries.
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Helena
Ark
Phillips County
Charles
Squire
Joseph Moore
Charles Moore
Squire Moore
Moores
California Wheat Prospects Elevate Crop Yield Outlook
Edwin F. Smith secretary of the State Agricultural Society reports from advice through April 11 that the California wheat crop will likely surpass 1880 yields and exceed last year by about sixty percent, barring unforeseen factors, with only May and June north winds in the Sacramento and San Juan Valleys posing a concern.
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San Francisco
Edwin F. Smith
State Agricultural Society
California
Sacramento
San Juan
Government negotiates large Franco-Egyptian loan in Mexico City
City of Mexico reports negotiations with a Franco-Egyptian Bank representative for a 20 million dollar loan split as 10 million to the current government and 10 million to the in comite administration with 3 million to be advanced immediately. Negotiations are viewed as likely to succeed with Dr Ramon Fernandez named to manage the English debt settlement.
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City of
Mexico
Ramon Fernandez
Explosion at Craiges Bridge targets horse cars in Boston
Boston reported two men fleeing in a vehicle after a loud blast near Craiges Bridge. Investigators found a powder can containing an explosive ignited by a cap and fuse, aimed at a horse car passing the area at the time. No injuries reported.
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Boston
Craiges Bridge
Trial of Frank James in Huntsville Report
In Huntsville the James trial heard defense objections to witness Liddell due to a prior horse stealing conviction pardoned in Missouri. Liddell testified that Frank James Jesse James and Bill Ryan planned a train robbery from Nashville via Kentucky, then returned to Nashville before Ryan’s arrest. The witness and Peden matched on men and horses except beard color. prosecutors face a weak case so far.
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CH atTanooga
James
Huntsville
James A. Liddell
Missouri
Liddell
Frank
Jesse James
Bill Ryan
Nashville
Kentucky
Ryan
Frank James
Peden
Chinese Again Routed Near Hung Hoa in Tonquin
Telegram from General Millot, Hanoi dated April 16, reports French forces routed the enemy near Hung Hoa. Citadels of Phulam Tram were destroyed where Black Flags led, as units retreat to Northern Tonquin. French advance along the Dai river aims to pressure the foe and seek redress for missionary killings. General Delisle moves to Ninhbin to monitor retreating forces.
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Paris
Millot
Tonquin
Hanoi
Hung Hoa
Phulam Tram
Dai
Bacninh
Shankhoa
Delisle
Ninhbin
Gold Discovery Near Pike's Peak Sparks Denver Excitement
In April reports from Denver claim a new gold discovery near Pike's Peak, seventy five miles southwest. Crowds from neighboring towns rush to the camp as Canon City Fairplay and Leadville lines run supplies and transport grows. The mineral is said to be carbonates with assays near one hundred ounces of gold. Denver mining men await more reliable details.
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Denver
Col
Pike’s Peak
Canon City
Fairplay
Leadville
Boiler Explosion Wrecks Building Wounds Two Soldiers
A boiler exploded at the garrison in Brownsville Trex April 18 inflicting serious injuries on Sergeant McNally of Company G Ninth Infantry and Private Mooney. McNally suffered facial and eye scalds while Mooney endured chest burns and internal injuries. Both believed to be fatally hurt as the entire building was wrecked and boiler fragments were found half a mile away.
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Brownsville
Trex
McNally
Ninth Infantry
Mooney
Georgia Flood Shuts Rome in Historic Inundation
In Rome Georgia on April 18 floods reach 392 feet above low water mark, rising two inches hourly after a Tuesday storm. The city suspends business and gas is cut off as the Post Office and Telegraph office close. Travel halts and crops suffer widespread ruin.
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Rome
North Georgia
Postal Telegraph System Contract Move Approved by Committee
Washington April 18 The house committee on post offices and postroads, on motion of Representative Ward, adopted by 20 to 1 a resolution declaring it expedient to adopt the contract system of postal telegraphy. The subject will be further discussed at the next meeting as steps are taken to formulate the bill.
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Postal Telegraph System
Washington
Representative Ward
House Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
Executions Reported in New York and Georgia Murders
Theodore Hoffman was executed in White Plains for the murder of Zif Marks a Jewish peddlar. In Greensville Georgia Tobe Turner was hanged for the Merriwether County murder of a man named Shuttles. Turner attempted suicide three times in the last two days.
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White Plains
N. Y
Theodore Hoffman
Zif. Marks
Greenvlle
Tobe Turner
Shuttles
Merriwether County
Turner
Merchant reaches Khartoum reports Tegeba defeats Mahdi
A dispatch from General Gordon dated April 9 says a merchant reached Khartoum from El Obeid after a twelve day journey. He reports the Tegeba tribes have twice defeated the Mahdi with heavy losses, and that the Mahdi is now as completely hemmed in as General Gordon.
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Cairo
Howard Society Meets to Promote US Washington Bureau
London April 18 at a Howard Society meeting it was announced the society will cooperate with American Prison Societies to create a central criminal statistics bureau in Washington. A courteous letter from President Arthur was read on the subject.
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London
Howard Society of London
Bureau For Criminal Statistics
Washington
Arthur
Suspect Spaulding Fatally Shoots Self in Dockside Arrest
New Haven Cr april 18 Charles A Spaulding suspected in jewelry theft was arrested last night. While the detective ate lunch Spaulding fired five shots and was fatally wounded remarking he could not bear the disgrace of arrest.
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New Haven
Charles A. Spaulding
Spaulding
Congressional News Roundup April 16 18 Senate and House actions
From XLVIIth Congress reports a Senate discussion to revive General of the Army, the Missouri River Commission bill, and state land protections. House tariff debates, pension measures, and post office actions. Executives consider South Carolina war arms balance, Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers site, and bankruptcy bill progress.
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Wasitiington
Senate
Sabin
Morgan
Judiciary Committee
Paul Stroback
Alabama
Conger
Committee On Commerce
Miami and
Sandusky
Dolph
Committee On Public Lands
Illinois
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
House
Morrison
Cox
New York
Messrs
Russell
Blount, Chase and Jones
Washington
Cockrill
Secretary of War
South Carolina
United States
Colorado
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Messrs. George
Wilson
Hoar
Springer
Sherman
Committee On Library
Houss
House Committee On
Post-offices
White
Kentucky
Murray
Utah
Carlisle
Carlise
Philadelphia Dog and Bee Tales From a Patchwork Column
A Philadelphia report blends odd dog antics, a transmigration belief, and a bee’s tiny tools with a postal card anecdote. The piece also notes a Bradford attorney’s license case testimony and a wry courtroom remark about truth-telling.
Public Health Committee to Investigate Adulterated Imports
Washington April 17 Representative Beach announced that the House Committee on Public Health will report a resolution authorizing inquiry into the extent and character of adulterated food and drugs imported into or exported from the United States. The panel is to sit during the summer recess.
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Washington
Beach
House Committee On Public Health
United States
Joint Committee backs adverse report on newspaper copyright bill
Washington April 18 The Joint Committee on Library by unanimous vote directed Senator Sherman to report back adversely the bill he introduced with Henry Watterson urging granting copyright to newspapers This action blocks the proposal and signals Senate opposition to extending newspaper copyrights.
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Washington
Joint Committee On Library Today
Sherman
Henry Watterson
River flood harms rail line and river works
Ellsworth Maine April 18. The Union River water remains at its highest point in years and keeps rising raising fears for booms and dams. Serious washouts along the shoreline hinder train operations and threaten coastal facilities.
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Elllsworth
Union River
Chestnut Tree Seen Shrinking by Evolution Says Doctor
A Chicago Herald quote asserts the chestnut tree is fast vanishing as part of a natural evolutionary shift toward sturdier species like the oak. The authority describes historic forests as rapid and loose growing, giving way over ages to compact, durable trees, predicting the chestnut’s doom.
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Chicago Herald
Colorful house paints grip Atlanta across classes
The St. Louis Post Dispatch observes a universal craze for bold paint in Atlanta. Negro shanties and mansions alike are tinted with green and red, with residents experimenting in novel and grotesque effects. A notable citizen has clad a fine house in blood red with jet black trimmings, an eye catching though not disagreeable result.
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Atlanta
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Kansas widow claims vast Arkansas land under 1793 Spanish grant
Mrs. Miles, a Kansas widow, asserts ownership of £300,000 worth of land in Van Buren and Cleburne Counties, Arkansas, under a Spanish grant dated 1793. Chécago Fumes.
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Miles
Kansas
van Buren
Cleburne Counties
Ark
Fatal shooting in Harrisburg as aunt fires loaded pistol
In Harrisburg on April 18 Annie Wagner was killed when her aunt Mrs. Mader, unaware the pistol was loaded, playfully pointed it at her niece. The incident occurred in a family setting with tragic consequences.
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Harrisburg
Annie Wagner
Mader
Tragedy Near Limerick Station Claims Local Cleric
The Rev William H Pauling of Lawrenceville Chester County Pa was struck by a fast express train Saturday evening a short distance above Limerick station and died yesterday. The incident occurred in a rural Pennsylvania area, prompting local officials to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision.
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Baltimore American
William H. Pauling
Lawrenceville
Chester County
Limerick Station
Limerick
N. S. Graphic
Government pays last Arlington purchase money to Custis Lee
The final installment of the Arlington purchase price was paid by the Government to General G W Custis Lee, son of General Robert E Lee, marking Arlington as the last entailed property in the United States.
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Arlington
G. W. Custis Lee
Eastbound teachers weary of Arizona mining toil
The Denver Tribune notes the strain of staffing Arizona schools as educators from the East are lured away by the temptations of lone mining camps, signaling ongoing recruitment and labor challenges in the Southwest.
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Arizona
Denver Tribune
Indians Profit From Sassafras Roots Trade
Local notes report that people from the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation are profiting by collecting sassafras roots. The roots are sent to Lunalo where Rawea is employed to process them at a steady pace, yielding good earnings.
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Cattarraugus Yy
Sassafras
Lunalo
Trains’ Vibrations Move Mercury Box On Ground
Experiments show an express train one third of a mile away agitates a mercury and tin amalgam setup on a heavy plank for two to three minutes. A horse-drawn vehicle passing 400 to 500 feet away also caused brief mercury movement when wheels hit stones.
Actor claims long nose necessary for tragedy roles
An old actor voices the opinion that only those with a long nose can play tragedy, noting humorously that such a feature and nosiness have caused much real tragedy, per the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
Ohio Senate Advances Hamilton County Courthouse Bill
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed the bill to rebuild Hamilton County Courthouse. House reconsidered and adopted a resolution to purchase 1850 copies of Williams Supplement at $2.50 each. Reports show $100,000 remaining in state treasury and $4,952.50 with relief commission unspent.
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Coromsus
Senate
Hamilton County
House
Ohio State Relief Commission
Treasury
Cincinnati
Secretary of State
Common Pleas
Law Journal
ColumsBus
Court of Common Pleas
Lincoln Park
Board of Education of
ColumsBous
White
Messrs. Cogan
Myers
Primrose
Numerous Ohio tragedies and official acts across cities
A roundup notes multiple deaths by self harm, gunfire, or accidents, including Mrs. Louisa Bozhm and Dr. John Torn, plus suicides and fatal injuries of Ira May, David Quayle, Elmer Baker, and others. It also records appointments, court actions on the Scott law, arson and inferential crimes, and a state order transferring ordnance to the arsenal.
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Louisa C. BozHm
Monroeville
Jupez von Marrets
Police Court
Cincinnati
Heapty
Henry Daun
Blacksmiths’ Union
Cleveland
Senate
Ira May
Circleville
David Quayle
Wellsville
Quayle
Frederick Roper
Youngstown
Cottage
Elmer Baker
Dayton
Philip Sweinn
Pearl McKenny
Hamilton
Liberty
Ind
Far West
Pearl
District Court
Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court
W. B. King
W. S. Cappeller
Hamilton County
Adjutant General of
Ohio
Veteran Guards
John Crack
Delaware
Eppiz Magee
Mingo Junction
Marine Railway and Dry Dock Company of
C. K. Shunk
Republican party’s claim to support and self-purification
The piece argues past Republican triumphs do not guarantee loyalty. future reliability rests on the party’s ability to meet new demands, purge corruption, and act with wisdom and justice. It cites Credit Mobilier and Star Route investigations as proof of self-policing, and critiques Democrats as corrupt. It ends urging support for the party as the only efficient agent for progress.
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Republican Party
Pene
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Republican Mr
Credit Mobilier
England
Democratic Party
Dorsey
Cis
Aed
Toledo Blade
Clermont Courier Advertising Rates
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient ads at six cents per line for first insertion and ten lines per square, with fifty cents for each additional insertion. A liberal yearly reduction is offered for advertising, and business cards up to six lines are available for six dollars per year.
Democracy's Jumping Jack on Tilden's House Visit
An Indianapolis Journal article reprints a Baltimore Sun report on Governor Tilden, portraying him as aged yet sharp of hearing, with John Bigelow guiding interactions. The piece mocks Tilden's withdrawal from interviews and argues the Democratic push for his 1876 legacy is a desperate maneuver.
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Tilden
Baltimore Sun
John Bigelow
Gramercy Park
Bigelow
Mr. Tilden
Tilden le
Brian
Democratic Party
Pantaloon
Indianapolis Journal
Quiet confidence as 1884 nomination looms in Chicago
The piece urges Republican delegates to Chicago to be conservative and independent, listening to public sentiment across New Jersey Pennsylvania Indiana and Ohio. It lauds Lincoln Garfield and wartime leaders while warning against rancorous zeal for any candidate. A Madrid comic editor gets eight years for poking fun at the King.
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Chi
Abraham Lincoln
Garfield
Arthur
Edmunds
Blaine
General I
Sherman
Chicago
Newark
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Republican National Committee
State Committee
Albany Jr
Madrid
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Committee On Public Health
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Ohio Blind Asylum
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