Alarming Civil War Spread In Colombia War News
War in Panama reports a nationwide crisis with civil war in Cundinamarca Boyaca Santander and Magdalena. Heavy interior fighting, and a battle at Tunja in Boyaca where Commander General Montirfar and another general were killed as Radical and Conservative factions clash against President Nunez government.
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Cundinamarca
Boyaca
Santander
Magdalena
Cauca
Radial Party
Nunez
Tunja
Montirfar
Robbery of Jewelry From German Exhibit Case
In New Orleans on January 15, thieves stole nearly $1,000 worth of cat’s eyes in oxidized ornaments from P. P. 21 in the German section of the Exposition Building. Albert Webb, a merchant from Grimstend Würtemburg, owned the pieces arranged in two show-cases locked with a fragile lock pried open by a small iron tool. Only a few items remained. detectives have been at work without success.
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New Orleans
Explosion at Lieven coal mine in Pas de Calais
Paris reports a gas explosion at Lieven coal mine in Pas de Calais. Forty eight men were inside. twenty eight bodies recovered. Most perished from falling debris as fire damp caused galleries to collapse. Cause under investigation.
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Paris
Lieven
Pas le Calais
France
Levin
Orphan Girl Vanishes After Swindling Neighbors
In PriorsBurGH Pennsylvania on January 15 a fourteen year old orphan girl Gertie Dickson who arrived from Alliance Ohio stayed with Mrs Conway at 7 Seneca street. She vanished last night taking jewelry and cash worth over 3200. Investigators found she had been systematically swindling neighbors by soliciting loans for her benefactor. Exact total unknown.
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Priorsburrgh
Penn
Gertie Dickson
Alliance
Ohio
Conway
Seneca Street
Gertie
Prospects of an Extra Session in Congress
Washington January 15. The present Congress is rapidly expiring with only forty six days left. Only two of fourteen appropriation bills have passed. A dispute exists between the Houses over the Naval bill needed for the navy this year. It is possible Cleveland may call the next Congress into an extra session soon after taking his seat.
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Washington
Congress
Cleveland
Lieutenant Greely’s Illness Alarms Friends In Washington
Friends of Lieutenant Greely report his illness worsened since last Saturday with delirium and congestive chills. Officials say he is no longer in immediate danger, attributing the condition to overwork and anxiety.
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Lieutenant Greely
Washington
Suspending Notice From Oliver Wire and Partners
The Oliver and Roberts Wire Company and Oliver Bros. and Phillips, of this city, have given notice of suspension. Liabilities are reported at three to five million dollars, and assets are not expected to exceed liabilities.
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Oliver & Roberts Wire Company
Oliver Bros. & Phillips
Wyoming Governor Hale Dies After Illness at Forty Eight
Governor Hale of Wyoming Territory died this evening after a lingering kidney illness. He was appointed governor by President Arthur on August 3, 1882. His former residence was Glenwood, Iowa. He was forty eight years old.
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Hale
Wyoming Territory
Arthur
Glenwood
Iowa
Professor Silliman Dead at Yale College
Professor Benjamin Silliman of Yale College died tonight in New Haven after a period of illness. He remained conscious nearly to the end as heart disease led to dropsy and uremic poisoning.
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Benjamin Silliman
Yale College
Shocking Accident In Elevator At Bissell Works
Gerrit Keyes was killed at the Bissell Sweeper Works in Grand Rapids by an elevator accident. His scalp was torn off and his neck broken, in a shocking fatality reported January 14.
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Mica
Gerrit Keyes
Bissell T Sweeper Works
Walsh Confesses to 1882 Meade Bank Killing at Warpaca
Warpaca Wisconsin January 14 on his death bed Thomas Walsh confessed he was the man who shot and killed banker Meade in 1882 at Warpaca and that Alfred Vandecar was tried for the crime.
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Wis
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Day
Meade
Alfred Vandecar
Murderer Hanged for 1885 Charleston Murder in Tioga County
George Traviss executed in Wetussoro jail for the murder of Martha Sylvia at Charleston on April 3, 1885 and burning the body to hide the crime. He later claimed to have bought the catte. Convicted on circumstantial evidence only. Also reports David J. Clark fined and sentenced to one year in prison for counterfeiting in Milwaukee.
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George Traviss
Martha Sylvia
Charleston
Tioga County
Catte
Mulwaukee
David J. Clark
Clark
Dyer
U. S. District Court
Ae Dewr
Havin
Annie von Vassen
von Vassen
McBride
East Liverpool
Charles Borpeer
Toledo
Advertising rates and business cards in old newspaper
The notice outlines advertising rates for Glermont Gowier and transient adverts, charging six lines for first insertion and fifty cents for each additional insertion. A yearly liberal reduction is offered, with business cards limited to six lines at $6 per year.
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Glermont Gowier
Kisgal
Senate Passes Grant Retirement Bill After Eulogies
The Senate voted nine times against, passing Edmunds bill to place General Grant on the retired army list with his presidential rank. Southern Senators praised Grant’s public service, while Cockrell opposed, arguing retirement lists should not honor voluntary ex-service. The measure awaits House consent and potential substitutions, with Grant supporters hopeful for action this session.
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Edmunds
Washington
Voorhees
Mr. Cockrell
General Grant
Brewster Shot and Dies in New Orleans Office Affray
Robert Brewster state registrar of voters died at 2 am after being shot in an affray at the Mascot office. Aged 44, Irish native and longtime ward politician, he previously served as criminal sheriff. Osmond and Zenneck were arraigned. Osmond remanded without bail for murder. Zenneck granted $10,000 bail. Houston bail set at $2,500.
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New Orleans
Robert Brewster
Mascot
Brewster
Ireland
Osmond
Zenneck
Houston
Explosion at Solvay Works Wrecks Plant Roof and Injures Tally
At the Solvay Process Soda Ash Works near Syracuse on January 13 a four ton distilling vessel exploded blasting seventy five feet into the air. It crashed into a building, tore off the roof, damaged machinery, with about 40 000 dollars in losses. Fifty workers present twelve severely burned or wounded. In Wilkesbarre a January 15 derailment caused by a misplaced switch killed fireman A L Evans and fatally injured engineer John C Rice. No passengers were hurt.
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N. Y
Solvay Process
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Valley
Stony Creek
A.L. Evans
John C. Rice
Ex Vice President Schuyler Colfax Dies in Omaha Depot
Ex Vice President Schuyler Colfax collapsed and died at the Omaha depot in Mankato Minnesota after arriving from the East. He walked three-quarters of a mile in thirty degrees below zero and passed away about five minutes after entering the depot. Doctors attribute the death to the cold and over-exertion triggering heart failure.
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Mankato
Minn
Schuyler Colfax
Omaha
Cattle disease prompts statewide quarantine order
Widmixeton Del January 13 Governor Stockley issues proclamation declaring contagious pleuro-pneumonia in the state. It orders all diseased cattle quarantined and directs sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to enforce all provisions of the 1881 act.
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Widmixeton
Del
Stockley
Strikes at Oliver Plow Works Raise Guard Alert in South Bend
South Bend reports no new strike developments while Oliver Chilled Plow Works remains guarded by Veteran Guards detachments. Military units stand ready for any fresh disturbance, with more trouble hourly anticipated.
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South Bend, Inc
Oliver Chilled
Too Much Mud in the Boiler
A portable saw mill boiler exploded eight miles south of Smithfield Station on the Pan Handle Road at noon injuring two and killing three men. Victims named John Evans Harold Evans and William Armstrong a boy. Injured include J P Evans severely burned and Walter Morrison with a broken leg. Cause was unclear.
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Steubenville
J. R. Wilson
Smithfield Station
John Evans
Harold Evans
Wm. Armstrong
J. P. Evans
Walter Morrison
Tobacco factories resume work in LyncHeart area
Encouraging news from LyncHeart Virginia dated January 14 reports four large tobacco factories starting production today with more preparing to begin. The operations employ over two thousand laborers, many of whom had been unemployed for months. Separately in Washington state, the Brfolk Knitting and Cotton Manufacturing Company, shuttered for four months, will reopen tomorrow.
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LyncHeart
Brfolk Knitting and Cotton Manuing Company
Laborers Crushed at Charleston Fertilizer Works
A collapse at the Wilcox Gibbs & Co. fertilizer works in Charleston on January 14 crushed two laborers and injured a third. The incident occurred in the morning and prompted responders to remove the victims. Authorities began investigations into the cave-in and safety conditions at the plant.
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Charleston
S. C
Wilcox, Gibbs & Co
Charleston, S. C
Connecticut Senator Platt Renominated by Legislature
Hartford January 14 The Republican caucus of the Connecticut Legislature renominated Orville H Platt for U S Senator His election is assured by eighty two majority.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Orville H. Platt
U. S
Pennsylvania Senate pushes trade dollar as legal tender
Harrisburg reports that January 14 the Pennsylvania Senate adopted a resolution urging Congressmen from the state to use influence to make the trade dollar a legal tender. January 15 the Republican caucus nominated J Donald Cameron for U S Senator.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Senate
Pennsylvania
J. Donald Cameron
U. S
Infant remains found near Bis Rock Bridge in Franklin
Four infant bodies aged one to three were discovered buried in rough boxes near Bis Rock Bridge in the city's lower end. One infant had been buried recently, provoking major excitement among residents.
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Franklin
Bis Rock Bridge
Agriculture report cites record 1884 corn wheat oats outputs
The Department of Agriculture's forthcoming annual report states 1884 corn production at 1,795,600,000 bushels, wheat at nearly 515,000,000, and oats at 588,000,000. All three totals are presented as the largest on record.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
World editor Edmund Yates appeals verdict doomed
January 16 in Loenvig. Edmund Yates, editor of the World, faces imprisonment for libel against Lord Lonsdale. The Court of Appeals today dismissed his appeal, leaving the four months’ sentence in place.
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Loenvig
Edmund Yates
the World
Lord Lonsdale
Conart of Appeals
Philadelphia moves to keep Liberty Bell in town
On January 16 an organized effort formed to stop sending the Liberty Bell to New Orleans. Several gentlemen reportedly contributed a large sum to pursue legal action to keep the bell in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
New Orleans
Execution in Edwardsville for 1883 murders
Edwardsville Illinois January 16 William Felix Henry was hanged here for the murders of Henry Ross and Henry De Puezh in March 1883. He spent the night before the execution playing a French harp.
Granada Shaken Again as Earthquake Ignites Panic
Maprin reports another tremor in Granada on January 16 sparking renewed fear among residents. Officials urged calm while experts reassessed aftershocks and structural safety.
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Maprin
Granada
Congress Session Notes From Washington Meant to Outline Bills
The report covers Senate and House actions in January on public lands, bridges, and tax matters. It notes amendments to a bill to prevent unlawful occupancy, authorized use of force to remove fences, and bills approving rail and banking changes. Also mentions retirements, pensions, and procedural adjournments amid memorials for Schuyler Colfax.
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Committee On Public Lands
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Feterzon Davis
Alsou
U. S
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Schuyler Colfix
Wasuiseton
Washington
Mississippi
Memphis
McCulloch
Orin
Housez
Bohl
William Allen
Ohio
Hadley
Board of Public Works
California toward a beekeeping boom in Lompoe region
In Lompoe California about 150 tons of honey will be stored by bees this winter though less than a fifth of the bee range is used. Thousands of sage brush acres will stay, so apriculture is set to grow as a leading California industry.
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Lompoe
Cal
California
Forest tableau table decoration by New York florist
A New York florist created a table centerpiece that resembled a miniature forest. It features spruce, pine, hemlock and other branches with pine needles, cones, leaves, moss and twigs, plus perched partridges, squirrels, owls and hawks among the foliage to evoke forest life.
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New York
Opium Smoking Spreads Among Indians in British Columbia
Reports state that Chinese have introduced opium smoking to Indians in British Columbia and that the indigenous population is said to be more infatuated with the drug than the Chinese themselves.
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British Columbia
Ten-year-old Thomas Lahey Sentenced Five Years Peni
Thomas Lahey a Hamilton Ontario boy aged ten has been sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for habitual theft.
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Thomas Lahey
Hamilton, Ont
Senate and House pass bills in Columbus proceedings
Sta te news item from Cotempus reports Senators introduced measures authorizing Belmont County to borrow for courthouse, redefining juror handling and witness testimony, and House actions including cemetery land sales, juvenile reform transfers, and civil process adjustments. Columbus notes cover canal access, inspections, telegraph pole rights, and law reforms with emphasis on education, taxes, probate, and embezzlement definitions.
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Board of Education of Wilmington
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Ohio
House
Reform Farm
Columbuss
Belmont County
Houser
Common Pleas Court
de Bonis
Columbus
Cincinnati
Miami and Erie Canal
Colrmbus
Sherman Letter from the March to the Soca Fics Charges Against Jeff Davis
General Sherman publishes a long letter to Secretary Lincoln detailing charges against Jeff Davis, defending his St Louis speech, and recounting evidence of conspiracy, treason, and confederate papers. He describes seizing Davis papers, Georgia and North Carolina events, Stephens remarks, and calls for full publishing of war records while praising Lincoln and the Grand Army.
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Iam
Military Academy
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Arnold
Burr
Confederate Congress
W. T. Sherman
Hearing Mixup Over Washingtons Birthday Gives Judge Laughter
In Portland, Oregon, Judge Bellinger and counsel J W Whalley joked over postponing a U S Court hearing from December 22 to December 23 thinking February 22 was Washingtons Birthday. The mixup was revealed when Bellinger later discovered the date was February 22, not December, prompting further humor among the lawyers.
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Bellinger
J. W. Whalley
Mr. Whalley
Mr. Bellinger
United States
Rose
Jurge
Deady
Hemet
Portland Oregonian
Lincoln's Boyhood in Indiana Sketch of Lincoln's youth
Corning from the Chicago Tribune recounts Abraham Lincoln's early years in Spencer County Indiana. It details his poverty stricken cabin life, his devout mother Nancy Hawks, his hunger for books, daily walks to Booneville to hear lawyer John A. Breckenridge, and the removal to Illinois in 1830. The piece notes Lincoln's deep affection for his mother and the moral influence shaping his character, ending with a tribute to his rise from rustic origins to the presidency.
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Rockport
Indiana
Lincoln
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Spencer County
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Sarah
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Larnin
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Warwick County
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Ren
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Elkin
Kentucky
Nancy Hawks
Studebaker Brothers
South Bend
Ind
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Illinois
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Humanity
Chicago Tribune
Perjury trial notes oath error with left hand
A Michigan perjury case revealed the defendant raised his left hand instead of the right while taking an oath, raising questions about the validity of his testimony and potential impact on his legal responsibility.
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Michigan
Mini Gerome Canvas Sells For 3000 Dollars
Mr J W Mackey paid 3000 dollars for a tiny Gerome canvas described as Rei sized like a pocket handkerchief. The sale highlights the market value of small but significant art works.
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J. W. Mackey
Gerome
Hawley Publishes Interview with President Arthur
Connecticut Senator Hawley releases his interview with President Arthur from August, detailing his conversations about the Republican National Committee, Blaine support, and party expediency. He clarifies his stance on unity, campaign strategy, and the aim to elect the party in 1884.
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Hawley
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Mites
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Blaine
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Jones
Acti
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