Important Capture at Key West Florida
Frederico Gil Marero, a Cuban resident of Key West, was arrested on a charge of possessing dynamite materials after arrival of the Mallory steamer from New York. U S District Attorney affidavit, U S Marshal warrant, and Commissioner Locke custody him in jail with $2,000 bond. Authorities found fuse detonating caps and dynamite manufacturing instructions in his baggage.
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Key Washt
Fun
Mallory
New York
Frederico Gil Marero
U. S
U.S
Locke
Marero
Key West
Galena
Fierce Berber Capture After House-to-House Fight
In Camp on June 12 rebels seized Berber after defeating a garrison and massacring most civilians. Egyptians fought bravely until ammo ran out then were overwhelmed. Governor Hussen Pasha Khadir was wounded but spared and held by rebels. About 30,000 Arabs gathered to capture Dongola.
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Carnp
Barber
Berber
Hussen Pasha Khadir
Dongola
State Bank of West Virginia Fails in Cuarneston
The State Bank of West Virginia in Cuarneston, W Va, closed with liabilities of 119000 and assets of 115000. Depositors include 38000 held by the bank. Rumors of 50 percent pay and possible 20 percent are spreading as officials prepare an investigation. A coal digger Stevenson and a negro drayman Jones reacted violently to losses. Stevenson was jailed as a raving madman.
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Cuarneston
W. Va
State Bank of West Virginia
West Virginia
Stevenson
Jones
West Virginia boy allegedly sacrifices mother and sister
In Wreetins, June 12, a Baptist Church meeting at North Creek drove Andy Adams to religious frenzy. Neighbors found his mother and three year old sister dead in the sparsely settled home. The mother had a mashed head and the girl was slain with her throat cut. The boy, claiming the Lord commanded the sacrifice, is in custody as meetings are halted.
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Wreetins
W. Va
Andy Adams
North Creek
Tragic Farmhouse Fatality in Michigan Family
Dispatch reports at Leon Price farm in Coopersville a mother in a temporary insanity gave strychnine to her three children and herself. The eldest, age one, died before help arrived. two other children are recovering. Mrs Price’s own recovery is doubtful.
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Detroit
Mica
Coopersville
Leon Price
Mementoes of the War Bill Moves Through Congress
Senate approval opens a plan to return to rightful owners items seized during the Civil War. Boxes in the Treasury hold jewelry silverware portraits watches and other mementoes collected by Union troops or sent from hospitals at Point Lookout. While monetary value is modest the emotional worth for families is immense. Naval Commander Gregory Dead. Boston reports Commander Samuel B. Gregory aged 71 passed away Saturday.
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Washington
Senate
House
South
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Secretary of War
Point Lookout
Swedish Baron Seeks Subscriptions for South Pole Expedition
Baron Nordensjold of Sweden arrives in London seeking subscriptions to fund his South Pole expedition estimated at £200,000. The Spanish Government has pledged partial funding for the enterprise.
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Loxpox
Baron Nordensjold
London
South Pole
Bishop Simpson II in Philadelphia Illness Critical
The illness of Bishop Simpson is critical in Philadelphia. A morning physicians’ consultation at the bishop’s residence reported his condition improved but still very ill.
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Philadelpsa
Simpson
Tilden Declines renomination for the Presidency
Samuel J. Tilden, worn by public service, declares to Daniel Manning he will not seek further political office. He asks for private life and faith in God, stating his public career is now forever closed after decades of labor and reform.
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New York
Samuel J. Tilden
Daniel Manning
Democratic State Committee of
State of
United States
City of
Democratic Arty
Republic
Samven J. Tilden
Campaign funds ban for government officers and workers
The House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the general deficiency appropriation bill. It would prohibit members of Congress delegates clerks employees and government contractors from contributing money to campaigns. Offenses carry a 5000 fine up to three years imprisonment or both. Democrats expect quick passage in the House. Republicans tie support to civil service reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
House
Congress
Senate
Indiana crop prospects show gains over last year
Indiana crop reports indicate wheat oats and grass favorable, but cool wet weather harms early corn. Indiana estimates 33.4 million bushels, Illinois 31.2 million, Ohio 32.0 million. Corn and oats condition improve over last year, with planting area down modestly in all three states. Hay shows a small gain.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Army of the Potomac Society reception at Brooklyn Academy
The Society of the Army of the Potomac held a public reception in Brooklyn. General Newton opened the event, Major Low gave the welcome, Horace Porter delivered an oration honoring the army and General Grant. A poem was read by John Savage. Grant was elected president. next annual meeting set for Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of the Potomac
New York
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Brooklyn Academy of Music
General Newton
Major Low
Horace Porter
General Grant
John Savage
Society
Baltimore
Credit Mobilier Suit Orders Receiver Removal Action
In the U S Circuit Court Judge Butler ordered Oliver Ames removed as receiver in the Rowland Hazzard v Credit Mobilier case. The receiver must close the testimony against granting the petition within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credit Mobilier
Philadelphia
U.S
Butler
Rowland Hazzard
Credit Mobiler
Oliver Ames
Defaulter William Morgan Sentenced to three years
Hartford June 11. William G. Morgan, a defaulting agent for the New York firm Putnam & Earle, is sentenced to three years in the State prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
William G. Morgan
New York
Putnam & Earle
Distinguished Nuptials at Concord Dinner
Boston June 12 Miss Elizabeth Hoar daughter of Hon E D Hoar and Samuel Bowles of the Springfield Republican were married at Concord tonight Ex Secretary Evarts and Senator Hoar were among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Concord
Elizabeth Hoar
E. D. Hoar
Samuel Bowles
Springfield Republican
Evarts
Senator Hoar
House committee backs unseating Morey for Campbell in Ohio race
The House Committee voted 8 to 4 along party lines to report for seating Campbell over Morey in the contested Seventh Ohio District election case. The party split reflected partisan lines in the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee
Morey
Campbell
Ohio
Gordon Leaves Khartoum As Mahdi Advances
Cairo reports indicate General Gordon is on the Nile toward the south while El Mahdi moves on Dongola with about 35 000 troops. Major Kitchener warns that Dongola falling could make saving Egypt nearly hopeless before Ramadan.
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Cairo
Berber
Gordon
Khartoum
Nile
el Mahdi
Dongola
Abu Hamid
Kitchener
Egypt
Michigan Crop Report Shows May Favorable for State
Detroit June 13 The Michigan crop report notes May weather was generally better than last year. Wheat and grass grew well, spring seeding did well, but dry spells threaten crops if extended. Wheat is thin and spotted especially on clay land. Southern counties report 91 percent condition, northern 98 percent. state total yield estimated near 400000 bushels. Seed corn mostly Michigan grown. 15 percent failed to germinate. Oats 99, barley 98, oats and pastures 97, clover 97 with 4 percent clover seed failing. Sheep and wool data from 517 townships show 1417000 sheep shorn in 1883 yielding 7904000 pounds wool. current year sheep count rises by one half percent.
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Michigan
Detroit
Secretary of State
Bull Run
Appomattox
Fort Henry
Doneleon
Pittsburgh
Amie Corinth
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Missionary Ridge
Vicksburg
Richmond
Gettysburg
Antietam
the Wilderness
Five Forks
Petersburg
Bil
George
Bill
Wisconsin
Uyser Army
America
Pblic
United States
Chicago
Mst
Helone
Grand Army
Grand Army of the Republic
Order
Ey A Cesson
Muander Rde
Illinois
Department of State
Fort Sumpter
Rim
Union
Beetle Attack Delays Steamer Connecticut at Perceys Reach
Captain Harvey Temple of the steamboat Connecticut reports a near midnight attack by a swarm of beetles near Perceys Reach. The insects filled the boat forcing men from their rooms and causing the engine to stop during a fifteen minute battle. Dead beetles covered the deck afterwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AuLpany
N. Y
Harvey Temple
Connecticut
Percey
Tilden Declines Candidacy Clarified by New York Dems
The Evening Chronicle asked Samuel J. Tilden if he endorsed the Missouri Republicans interpretation of his declination letter. Tilden sent the query to the New York Democratic State Committee and received a reply stating his declination is absolute and he will under no circumstances be a candidate. Daniel Manning of the New York Democratic Committee conveyed the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Evening Chronicle
Samuel J. Tilden
Missouri
Publicly Shot in Salt Lake in Territorial Execution
A Salt Lake dispatch reports Fred. Hopt alias Welcome was executed today by deputized officers. The condemned chose shooting over hanging under Territorial law. Supreme Court Acting Governor Thomas and appeals to Washington refused to intervene. He faced death bravely for murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Salt Lake
Fred. Hopt
Welcome
Hopt
Supreme Court
Thomas
Washington
City Council Lifts Liquor License Tax to $200
In Campen New Jersey on June 13 the City Council raised the liquor license fee from 95 to 200 dollars. The high license tax affects druggists who must obtain licenses on the same terms and fees as saloons, a measure echoed in recent spring elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campen
N. J
Regula
Postage Act Enforces New Newspaper Rates
The President has approved the act setting second class postage at one cent per four ounces for non publishers or news agents. The Postmaster General issued an order confirming the law is now in force and must be prepaid with stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WashtineTon
Congress
Fish Indicted Former Bank President In U S Grand Jury Probe
New York reporting James D. Fish ex president of the Marine National Bank was indicted by a United States grand jury for banking law violations. Rumor spread tonight that he was rearrested by a U S marshal and taken to a hotel by custodians after the indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James D. Fish
Marine National Bank
United States Grand Jury
Fish
United States
International Copyright Treaty Rejected by Senate Panel
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported adversely on the international copyright and patent system treaty. After brief discussion, the committee rejection followed the treaty already ratified by twenty four governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Midnight Elopement Stuns Family in Philadelphia Call
A Philadelphia Call item describes a dramatic elopement where a daughter left with the family coachman at midnight. The distressed father recoils at the scandal, lamenting gray hairs and bereavement, while the servant confirms the elopement and casts doubt on the prince rumor.
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Jedediah
Philadelphia
Rector Refuses to Christen for Marital Consent
The Rector of Hardmead Newport Pagnell England refused to christen a farmer without congregation consent. The farmer declined and was married by a clergyman less strict in this demand.
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Hardmead
Newport Pagnell
England
Clerryyman
Senate and House debate on pensions and river works
June reports from Washington outline Senate actions on Mexican pensions with proposed service requirements, contracts to Indians, and a 3 p.m. adjournment. House focuses on River and Harbor Bill amendments, including Galveston harbor safeguards and Eads jetty costs. Sessions cover postal telegraph measures and electoral count discussions.
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Washington
Senate
Beck
Committee On Judiciary
Vorhees
Secretary of the Interior
Harrison
Morgan
Howser
Morrison
Illinois
Committee On Ways and Means
House
Ochiltree
Galveston
Texas
Eads
Sherman
National Academy of Science
Dawes
Committee On Indian Affairs
Indian Territory
Voorhees
Hovst
Dorsheimer
United States
Europe
Holman
Committee On Railways and Canals
Stone
Hill
Allison
Butler
New York
Committee On Finance
Morrill
Vance
van Wyck
Missouri River Commission
Cox
New York Harbor
Ithout
Sewashington
Cameron
Wisconsin
Ryor
Pryor
Enate
Cuban revolutionary leader General Gonzalez arrives in New York
General Gonzalez, a key Cuban revolutionary figure, reaches New York after three years in Moroccan and one year in Spanish prisons. He escaped recently and plans to join Aguero in new movements. He describes Africa prison life as cruel, with families exiled, extreme confinement, and brutal discipline.
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New York
General Gonzalez
Morocco
Spain
Aguero
Africa
Hiester Clymer Dies After Sudden Paralysis at 57
Hiester Clymer of Reaping Pennsylvania died suddenly this morning at age fifty seven from paralysis. He served six years in the State Senate and later represented the Berks District in Congress from 1873 to 1881. His brother Major Clymer lives in Newport Kentucky. He ran for Governor against Geary in 1866.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reaping
Husband shoots wife by accidental gun discharge in Edwardsville
Herman Ritter, an Edwardsville attorney, accidentally shot and killed his wife while cleaning a pistol this afternoon. He was overwhelmed with grief after the fatal mishap in Illinois. A Boston paper notes Stanford's horse withdrawal following his son's death in Italy. An old bay fisherman links lobster appearances with financial panics every seven years. A Philadelphia vessel recently arrived with five hundred bushels of mussels attached to its hull.
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Edwardsville, Ills
Herman Ritter
Leland Stanford
Italy
San Francisco
New York Bay
Philadelphia
Ohio News Briefs Report Tragedies and Crimes Across State
A young man, John T. Emery of Ward Brothers, was found dead in Columbus after hanging himself following financial ruin. Ada and Defiance see fatal accidents. Mary Spilling and Dollie Laughlin died in a Fairview fire. A hotel clerk, William Myers, narrowly survived a throat slashing by Anna Roach after a room denial. Lightning destroyed a Youngstown home. others face injuries from earth collapse near Zoar Station and a gunman suicide. Devil fish sighted near Defiance. insane Maria Buckland dies of starvation in Champaign infirmary. Penitentiary school opens, job-office competition rises. Stigers store in Harwood loots and arson mark a spate of crimes. Postmasters listed for Cloud, Stephens, and Ural.
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John T. Emery
Ward Brothers
Columbus
Ohio
James E. Campbell
Tilden
Payne
Wa. Reepy
Ada
Fairview
Harrison County
Mary
Frank Spilling
Dollie Laughlin
William Myers
Russell House
Defiance
Anna Roach
Myers
Roach
George Elser
Youngstown
Mr. Elser
Brewer
Zoar Station
Pauvip Kitz
New Middletown
Mahoning County
Klitz
Mr. Grorce Stryker
Highland Township
Mr. Stryker
Tare
Maria Buckland
Champaign County Infirmary
J. M. Stigers
Harwood
Morrow County
Hannah Hodges
Odle Creek
Portsmouth
Waier Ed Jones
Bee Line
Bellefontaine
New York
Cloud
Morgan County
John A. Chambers
Stephens
Adams County
Frank M. Grimes
Ural
Vinton County
Daniel Wood
Peru Township
Madisonville
J. W. Purcent
Cincinnati
C. W. H. Weber
Cincinnati News-Journal
Edgar M. Johnson
J. R. McLean
Ohio Bar
Supreme Court
Memorial Day Oration by L W Perce in St Joseph Mich 1884
Hon. L W Perce of Chicago delivers a Decorated Day oration praising the Union veterans, warning of secession’s ghosts, extolling Garfield's peaceable defense of the Republic, and urging younger generations to emulate veteran virtues while honoring living survivors and fallen comrades.
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L. W. Perce
Chicago
St. Joseph
Mich
Garfield
House of Representatives
United States
Congress
Union
House of American Liberty
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Hamilton
Jackson
Webster
Clay
Republic
Haines
Appomattox
Monsieur Talleyrand
Baron Macaulay
de ‘Lacqueville
American Republic
Union of the United States of America
DeTocqueville
Amercan
America
Gulf of Mexico
Libby
Uison
E Union Lines
Science and Industry Highlights Include Strawberries and Grafts
Four million strawberry plants were set in West Tennessee this spring. A new shot-making process eliminates tall towers. A Dakota town plans a 1000 hog per day pork-packing plant. A Pasadena inventor claims grafting tech boosts efficiency for 1200 vines in ten hours. Cameron: water tests for zinc, new horse control bit, and a Boston fire brigade water tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Tennessee
Yankton
Dakota
Pasadena
Cal
Dr. Vinke
St. Louis Courier of Medicine
Bes
Texas
Boston
Denison
Fort Worth
Waco
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Chicago Journal
N. Y. Sun
Thomas Stevenson
Guy's Hospital
Areent
Insurance Brigade
Boston Post
PITH AND POINTS QUIRKY JOTTINGS ON LIFE AND LANGUAGE
A mosaic of wry quips and clipped anecdotes from various papers. Silly lines on maple sugar, saving china, handwriting, and social foibles. playful dialog and social observations, ending with a family joke about butter.
Memorial inscriptions at Yalo City Cemetery noted
Headstone inscriptions recall Georg M. Hance born Frederick County September 30, 1805 died Yasco City October 2 185, aged forty eight days. Opposite side memorials honor John M Hancock born Fairfax County Virginia December 8 176? and died Yasco City March 18 185?. The inscriptions state two sons of John Hancock lie here in the memory of their father and his role in the Declaration of Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yalo City
Miss
Eorg. M. Hance
Frederick Oanty
City
Opposte
John M. Hancock
Fairfa
Virginia
Yasco City
John Hancock
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Clermont Wouvier
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Hiester Clymer
Massachusetts Ploughman
Faust
Johnson
Science and Industry
Bosom Transcript
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Marie
Skye
Algernon
Fanic Avenue
Lanvinville Co
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Lowell
Grace
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