George Bliss Expense Dispute In Star Route Trial
Treasury auditor questions Bliss bills for expenses beyond per diem in the Star route trial. The Attorney General’s allowance is challenged. Comptroller Lawrence to decide. Settlement withheld pending opinion. Also reports on juror mental decline after Guiteau hanging and hog cholera claims being nearly eradicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bliss
Exrense
First
Reynolds
Treasury Department
Bliss
Lawrence
Widows of Fenton Hardere fundraised by Irish Galveston men
Irish residents in Galveston Texas subscribed 750 dollars for the widows and children of the men executed in Dublin after the Phoenix Park murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton Hardere
Galveston
Texas
Dublin
Phoenix Park
Legislative Gamblers in Texas Indict Bill for Gambling
The Grand Jury in Austin indicts forty to fifty legislators for gambling. Several indicted individuals left money with counsel to plead guilty and pay the minimum fine rather than face trial. A night theft erased all grand jury indictments from the County Clerk’s office. Notorious Barber brothers captured after a fierce gunfight near Tripoli Iowa. rewards posted by Illinois and Iowa authorities.
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Legislative
Texas
Grand Jury
Austin
Grand
Barber Brothers
Sheppard
Fayette County
Illinois
Iowa
Tripoli
Murderer Lynched After Jail Raid In Missouri
A mob of about 200 men smashed the Hermann jail doors just after midnight and hanged Whitney to a tree near the jail. Whitney, a James-Stripe desperado, with accomplice Collier, robbed stores in Gasconade County on the 19th and tried to burglarize Bern, where they killed Burchard son of the store owners. Whitney was executed for that crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Hermann
Whitney
James Stripe
Collier
Gasconade County
Burchard & Lukes
Bern
Young Burchard
Seduction Claim Sparks Fatal Shooting at Copper Mines
At Charlotte on the 5th Thomas L. Shields shot and killed Joe G. Silton superintendent of the Maryland and Charlotte Copper Mines. Shields says Silton seduced his sister and refused to marry her. Shields surrendered himself to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Thomas L. Shields
Joe G. Silton
Maryland and Charlotte
Shields
Silton
Mary
Chicago Bricklayers End Strike With Open Work Rule
Six hundred Chicago bricklayers held a session and agreed to return to work for any employer who does not assign a non union foreman. The move effectively ends the strike and is seen as a collapse of the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Seven Men Buried After Milwaukee Elevator Burst
The Northwestern Elevator Company building in Milwaukee collapsed when a 150000 bushel wheat surge caused walls to fail. Seven tramps nearby were seen earlier and presumed buried. Loss totaled 5000 dollars. A Georgia case followed a wedlock birth with a black man named Cooper alleged as father. the father was killed by the girl's father in a verdict of justifiable homicide and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Elevator Company
Milwaukee
Ben Brookins
Baldwin County
Cooper
Terrific Powder Explosion Shatters Hutchinson Shops
Hazard Powder Company's Hutchinson Kansas magazine containing 1300 pounds of powder was struck by lightning on the 6th. The resulting explosion shattered nearly every glass front in the city, tore buildings from foundations, and knocked plastering lamps and clocks a mile away. A dwelling 300 yards distant was riddled by flying bricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazard Powder Company
Hutchinson
Kansas
A Priest's Intolerance Sparks Clerical Debate
Anso nia Connecticut priest Father Byron refuses to visit Catholics under care of Protestant doctors, drawing strong denunciation from local priests. The controversy will be reviewed by the bishop.
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Father Byron
Ansonia
Conn
Seven Drownings Across Missouri and Nearby States
Multiple drowning incidents reported in Missouri and surrounding areas. George and Mrs. Redhair perished crossing a swollen creek near Breckenridge, Ira Perdus and Miss Townsend drowned trying Muddy Creek near Warrensburg, and Henry, William Temple, and August Kalke drowned when their skiff capsized on the Missouri River opposite Glasgow. Separately, Robert Lee of Collinsville, Alabama, swindled stamps from a mountain village postmaster, flooding funds and papers, leading to arrest after a large stamp purchase and a costly watch. Silverton, Colorado faces two arson attempts, threatening a terrorized town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
George Redhair
Breckenridge
Ira Perdus
Pettis County
Miss Townsend
Muddy Creek
Warrensburg
Henry
Wm. Temple
August Kalke
Missouri River
Glasgow
Alabama
Robert Lee
Collinsville
Ala
Driskel
Post-office Department
Frey
Atlanta
Lee
Chattanooga
Medical preparation seized as dynamite at Rio de Janeiro
Customs authorities in Rio de Janeiro confiscated a large shipment described as petroleum or petroleum jelly, compounding a fine on the agent who argued the goods were medicinal. He appealed to the inspector and offered proof, but the goods were not returned. The agent cabled New York owners to seek redress from the Emperor. A murder conspiracy was uncovered in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland, with several arrests anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
New York
Poisons, executions and wars in global dispatches
Berlin reports 143 soldiers poisoned at Posen with dangerous condition. Fifty burned alive for witchcraft in Sherbro District on the Gold Coast. Hicks gains a great Soudan victory killing 500 Arabs with two of his men dead. Dublin denies Invincibles poison tale. Central News supports it. Alexandrian incendiaries found guilty, sentenced to death. eighteen officers convicted. Lasker leaves for England to stay five months. Kilmainham Jail sentences for Marchioness speeches noted. Chile treaty expected. primary education reform in Belgium. investigations into widespread poison use by Invincibles. US Colombia aid for coal deposits interest. Paris arrests for forgery bail. anarchist surveillance in Paris.
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Herr Lasker
Berlin
England
America
Davitt
Healy
M. P
Quinn
Kilmainham
Dublin
Senate
Chile
United States
Colombia
Grn
John May
Rio Hacha
Chamber of Representatives
Paris
Philip PaRrt
Brussels
Barber brothers lynched after jail escape at Waverly Iowa
The Barber brothers, Iowa desperadoes, were taken from the jail at Waverly on the 8th by a mob and lynched. The mob leader was a brother of Shepard, whom the Barbers killed last fall at West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber Brothers
Iowa
Waverly
Shepard
West Union
Illinois
State Board of Agriculture
Michigan
Ohio Republicans Nominate Foraker Governor at Columbus Convention
The Ohio Republican Convention in Columbus endorsed a pro protection platform and nominated Judge J. B. Foraker for governor by acclamation. William G. Rose won the lieutenant governorship. Keifer, Upson, Doyle, Crowell, Earnhart, Oglevee, Brown, DeWolf, and Weltz received other key nominations. Speeches highlighted tariff policy, temperance taxation, civil service reform, and state finances. The gathering adjourned sine die after final ballots.
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Columbus
Joseph B. Foraker
Cincinnati
Wm. G. Rose
Cleveland
J. B. Foraker
William G. Rose
WM. Hanford Upsom
Akron
John H. Doyle
Toledo
Supreme Court
Dwight Crowell
Ashtabula Co
M. B. Earnhart
Miami County
John F. Oglevee
Clarke County
J.C. Brown
Steubenville
D. F. Dewolfe
Board OF Public Works
Leo. Weltz
Clinton County
Pratth Republicy
Rvi
Republican Party
Congress
National Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Assembly of
Ohio
Arthur
General Assembly
Cvil
Perry
Foster
Sherman
Benjamin Eggleston
Judge Foraker
D. Kemper Watson
Dalzell
Eighteenth
Senate of
United States
Ple
Uni
Senate
Covert
Acer
J. Warren Keifer
Warner M. Bateman
Upson
Dwight C. Crowell
Henry C. Taylor
E. L. Dewitt
Franklin
W. C. Lemert
Bucyrus
Daniel Pabst
Crawford
Sterrett
Troy
Keifer
Joseph R. Johnson
Youngstown
Earnhart
Dr. Scott
Martin A. Jamison
Warren
C. L. Kurtz
Athens
Daniel Staley
Shelby
John C. Brown
Brown
Dan McFarland
Scioto
Jonathan Rose
Guernsey
Samuel Case
Wood
Leo Weltz
Clinton
E.R. Doane
Bickham
A. L. Conger
Weltz
Henderson
Case
McFarland
Central Committee
Nominee Joseph Benson Foraker Born in Highland County Ohio
Joseph Benson Foraker, born July 5 1846 in Highland County Ohio, hailed from Delaware lineage via his grandfather who settled at the Rainsboro vicinity. He served from private to captain in the Civil War, graduated from Cornell in 1869, read law in Cincinnati, married Julia Bundy in 1870 and has four children. He became a judge in 1879, resigned 1882 for health and practice, and resides at Walnut Hills Cincinnati.
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Joseph Benson Foraker
Highland County
Delaware
Rainsboro
James Reese
Hillsboro
Cornell University
Cincinnati
Sloan
Julia Bundy
Jackson
Superior Court
Walnut Hills
Going It Blind at an Auction Sale of Packages
A 19th century recount from Harrisburg Patriot details an Adams express sale of unclaimed goods. Crowds watched curious packages opened, with many items surprising buyers. One man bought a box for a dollar and revealed six pairs of baby hose, prompting laughter and quick exits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams’ Express
Adams
Harrisburg
Aerial Project aims at two mile high Atlantic crossing
Scientists pursue an eastward air current two miles up to carry air vessels across the Atlantic. London and Paris Aeronautic Association join transatlantic aeronauts with experiments to start from Newark and aim for Spain. If the air wave proves steady, future voyagers may outpace steam and rail while remaining free from electrical disturbances. The Boston Supreme Court occasionally issues ten divorce judgments per hour, notes the Boston Herald.
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Atlantic
Pall Mall
London
Paris Aeronautic Association
Polo Grounds
Newark
Spain
Chester Post-Express
Supreme Court of Boston
Boston Herald
Northern Ohio crops suffer heavy rains across six counties
Reports from a dozen localities in six Northern Ohio counties say late rains swollen rivers and streams and caused great crop damage. Corn is destroyed or badly damaged. vegetables are also harmed and farmers are discouraged.
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Ohio
Darke County Grand Jury
Radford
Fremont
Northern Ohio Fair Association
Glenville
Cleveland Club
Fair Association
Cleveland Driving Park Company
William Edwards
W. B. Fasig
S. T. Everett
David McClosky
W. J. Gordon
Thomas Oxworthy
George W. Short
Henry Larimore
Milford Township
Knox County
W. R. Hudson
Blanchester
Washington Township
Sandusky County
John Conroy
Conroy
Benjamin Hickman
Chesapeake
Southwestern
Cincinnati
Taylor
Chillicothe
Columbus
Dexter
Board of Education
Foster
William D. Beninger
Summit County
Ohio State Commissioners of Fisheries
Toledo
Sandusky
Lake Erie Islands
East Liverpool
Columbiana County
Scott
Burgess
Charles McClure
Bellefontaine
Logan County
George Donaldson
Canton
Stark County
Brownsville
Wa. Zimmerman
Milton Arnold
Zimmerman
Harry Whitacre
Wellsville
Bayard
East Rochester
Woman Dies After Morphine Act In Georgia County
A sixty year old woman in Chattooga County Georgia driven to desolation by domestic trouble died by morphine. She washed dishes set the table cleaned the house wrote a letter disposing of her effects then went to bed and died. Real estate near the East River bridge sees prices rise sharply with homes on Washington Adams and Sands streets selling at about fifty percent above a year ago. A Pike’s Peak tramway is planned costing about 100000 dollars to speed visits to the summit. John B Gough notes a decline in lecturing as audiences favor music and theatre.
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Chattahoochee County
East River Bridge
Brooklyn
Ashington
Adams
Sands Streets
Sun
Pike’s Peak
Agi Aibater Tribune
Advertising Rates for Clermont Courier
The Clermont Courier publishes legal and all transient advertisements at one per square for the first insertion and fifty cents for each additional insertion by the year.
Liberal cut helps advert space at six dollars per year
A trimmed rate structure allows business notices to be printed for six dollars annually, with space limited to six lines. The change aims to broaden affordable exposure for local advertisers and streamline publication costs.
Lynching of Whitney at Hermann Missouri
A mob of about two hundred forced the jail doors at Hermann and hanged Whitney, murderer of young Burchard, after breaking in. Whitney and accomplice Collier had robbed stores in Gasconade County earlier, then tried to burglarize Purchard and Lakes, shooting Burchard as he died. Jailer surrendered keys under pressure. Whitney prayed aloud before being hanged in a wooded area. Authorities planned a fall term trial, while threats of further lynching arose.
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St. Louis
Hermann
Whitney
Burchard
Collier
James Stripe
Gascortade
Purchard & Lakes
Bein
Tuifhg
Young Burchard
Wrecked at Sea Off Hereford Inlet Captures a Family Tragedy
The schooner Fannie A. Bailey, captained by Manson Hume Jr., ran ashore in thick fog on Hereford Inlet. A storm capsized lifeboat attempts. the captain saved his wife and son but lost crewmen and the vessel 19 years old, hailing from Portland Maine. Lifesaving stations aided the rescue of survivors.
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Cape May
Fannie A. Bailey
Manson Hume, Jr
Hereford Inlet
Windsor
Philadelphia
Barnegat
Ieadeoward
Holt
Ludlam
Hume
F. Bruce
Thomas Shields
Harry Huling
Harry Worden
Charles Dailey
Harrold
Portland
Production of Gold and Silver in the United States 1882
The 1882 gold and silver yield reached 32.5 million and 46.8 million dollars respectively, with gold down 2.2 million and silver up 0.8 million from 1881. California saw the largest gold decline due to hydraulic mining disruptions, while Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico led silver gains. mint deposits totaled about 62.3 million dollars split between gold and silver, with most silver directed to coinage and other uses.
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United States
California
Oregon
Nevada
Idaho
Dakota
Montana
New Mexico
Guiteau juror goes insane after case
Washington report details juror P J Sheahy from the Guiteau trial being sent to St Elizabeth Hospital for the Insane. He believed Guiteau was insane and that the jury should have so found but feared the unanimity and public clamor. Insanity worsened after the execution. he is confined in an asylum cell. Also notes the death of Addison Gardner, Rochester NY official, aged eighty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Guiteau
P. J. Sheahy
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Sheahy
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Galtena
J. Shelby
Weetinetee
Bares
Vevertale
Department of Agriculture
Jerome C. Collins
Jeannette
Navy Department
Civil Service Commissioners
At Washington
Lyman
Cartrarms Joux P. Watxon
Third Cavalry
Fort Apache
Tax Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Joux Boxer
Geo. Hathaway
Rockwood
Tenn
Fletcher
Tiptonville
Miss
Leon Carbello
Somers
M. R. Brown
Grannville
W. Busks
Henry Madison
Suwanee
Bradford
Henry W. Green
Hasry Oak
Bellect
Belleville
Nicketus
Thomas Cannon
Macon
Cannon
Nickells
George Marshall
Thomas Edwards
Edwards
Marshall
Tomas Parris
Isaac Adams
Fairfield Plantation
New York City
First National Bank
Theodore Martin
N. Y
Memphis & Charleston Railroad
Lagrange
Harry Roberts
Lee Transcomb
Tom Fansmith
Tom Atkins
Arkansas
Rees Kilpatrick
Thomas Franklin
John Dilbeck
James Sands
J. A. Powell
van Buren
Pope
Conway
Logan
Bellfield Pa
Chas. F. Sidell
Seaday
Pittsburg
Robt. Wilson
Lidell
New York & New England Railway
Quincy Street Bridge
Boston
Adelaide
Smith
Patrick Dempsey
Cornelius Clarke
Colorado City
Silverton
Col
Carrick-on- Suir
County Tipperary
Ireland
Rman
Sth
Posen
Sherbro
African Gold Coast
Soudan
Hicks
The
Freeman’s Journal
Central News
Alexandria
Suleiman Daoud
Mahmoud Sand
Cyrus Jefferson
Warsaw
Jefferson
Red Wing
Minn
Grorce A. Hine
Gertie Rowe
Waukesha
Wis
Elbert M. Stephenson
Lawrenceburg
Stephenson
Massachusetts Senate
Cape Cod Ship Canal Company
Mexico
Crook
Wacor
China
Tonquin
Harpeer
State OF
MR. Sherman
Peiple
Christendom
Committee On
Wm. McKinley
Covention
Lakes
Cuyahoga County
Cuneo
Minor M. Kirby
Wyandot
Rose
Kirby
John B. Gough
Clermont Courier
Addison Gardner
Rochester
M. Y
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