Change at Civil Service chief eyed as Keim replacement
Washington reports hint that Keim may be replaced as Chief Examiner of the Civil Service rules with Charles Lyman named in his stead. The President is said to have refused Keim's commission while a dismissal of Captain E O M eagher Condon is not being pursued.
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Washington
Keim
Charles Lyman
Foucer
E. O’meagher Condon
Supervising Architect
The
Treasury
Nebraska
John J. Knox
Internal Revenue
Hoogers
de B. Raspotesn Kem
Civil Service Commission
Lyman Commission
Irish Governor of Limerick jail retires amid abuse complaints
The Governor of Limerick jail has retired amid reports of harsh treatment of suspects. Other items note Lord Carlincrorp refusing to press broad cattle import bans but pledging to enforce existing controls. Commutations and sentences in Ireland, plus Armenian and Belgian cases, also reported. A Paris wedding tragedy ends with bridegroom killed by rival and the killer’s suicide.
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Limerick
Lord Carlincrorp
Central Chamber of Agriculture
London
Patrick Delaney
Cavendish
Burke
Ireland
Timothy Kelly
Dublin
Kelly
Armenia
Armenian Review
Constantinople
Puippart
France
Bradlaugh
Northampton
Bismarck
Schultz
St. Dennis
Paris
Multiple 19th Century News Items From City and Frontier
Reports include Col onnel Torres defeating Apaches with 300 troops in the mountains leaving 11 dead and 5 soldiers killed. Chicago Mayor vetoes a Telegraph pole ordinance. Afghan Shinwari battle with 200 killed. Chinese laborers attacked near Lytton British Columbia with whites burning camps and injuries. Amasa Stone’s suicide in Cleveland due to ill health and losses. a dueling carriage procession in Chicago ends with quit. President replaces Baltimore Internal Revenue Collector Detty with Sellman. 156 U.S. business failures that week. Joan Carter killed after a confrontation near Scottsboro Alabama. Mrs Joan Ennis attempts to shoot Dr Purnell in Memphis over alleged broken marriage promise.
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Ear Yesee Feet Feeter
Coe Oar
Stowell
Milwaukee
H. M
Miller
Miller & Holtz
New York World
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis
Chicago & Alton Road
Bloomington
Iil
James Fleming
Dave Jones
Fleming
Art Springfield
Mass
Dwight C. Thurber
Powers Paper Company
Rufus Smith
New Haven
Conn
Augustus Hyland
James H. Finnegan
Fred Catlin
J. Goodwin
Edward Warren
David J. Shields
George B. Catlin
Lester Jackson
Tennessee
Memphis
Kansas City
Dodge City
Kansas
New York
Wales
Madison
Wis
David Nichols
Kenosha
Charles Luther
John Spurr
Nichols
Bartholdi
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Marine Hospital
Richard Butler
Baltimore
Adams
Communipaw
N. Y
Whiteside County
Ill
Henry Speigle
Speigle
Sterling
Lacrosse
Jas. Eagan
Eagan
Grand Rapids
Marvin Fenner
John Hesler
Highland Station
Bap Johnson
E. Burk
James Francis Malloy
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Malloy
Kansas Sportsmen’s Association
Forest Park
Ottawa
The
Colonnel Torrres
Torres
Harrison
Chicago
District Telegraph Company
A&a
Ameer
Afghanistan
Shinwarris
Lytton
British Columbia
Amasa Stone
Cleveland
Ohio
Bomanville
C. H. K. Muller
Wm. Boshorn
C. Irving Detty
Internal Revenue
John Fl
Geo. Waller
Joan Ennis
H. W. Purnell
Mysterious mice devastate clover fields near Lancaster
Reports from Lancaster farmers describe tiny mice burrowing under roots and destroying whole clover fields within a week. In other news, Anderson Locke murderers were captured in Boyd County and brought to justice near Jackson. Wilmington offers $100000 to reroute Ohio Midland Railroad survey through the city. Twenty five Cincinnati saloon keepers contest Scott law constitutionality.
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Lancaster
Anderson Locke
Jackson
Boyd County
Wilmington
Ohio Midland Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Saloon-keepers’ Association
Wm. Speer
Delaware
Speer
Chamberlain
State Board of Agriculture
Knox County Grand Jury
Frank Darcey
Milton Barber
John Geib
Robert Forsythe
Mary Forsythe
Wm. H. Smith
Marion Smith
Jefferson Finca
Jackson County
Barney Humes
Mabel Vanness
Lima
Mabel Humes
Sarah Payne
Wm. Crotty
Aaron Scott
Crotty
Grand Lodge of Ohio, Knights of Pythias
Indianapolis
Ohio
Indiana
Greentown Coal Company
Greenstown
Henry Bockelman
Cleveland
Grerman
Crazy Joe
Benjamin Phillips
East
Phillips
Young Phillips
Foster
Ulysses S. Marvin
Akron
Court of Common Pleas
Fourth Judicial District
Tibbles
Ohio State Board of Agriculture
Joan Hickman
Unionville
Delaware County
J. L. Stouey
Flowers for Home Church and School Gardens
The piece urges parents and teachers to beautify home and school grounds with flowers in spring. It argues flowers ennoble and educate children, promote happiness through plant knowledge, and even invite church communities to cultivate floral displays despite objections to stray plants. A well kept garden enhances appeal and attachment.
Wallace denies complicity in Pennsylvania frauds under Democrats
The ex Senator William A. Wallace known as Coffee-pot Wallace denies aiding election frauds in 1858 and 1867 and refuses to name responsible conspirators while asserting innocence. He concedes crimes occurred and hints at naming others in the future amid ongoing Pennsylvanian political turmoil.
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William A. Wallace
Pennsylvania
Wallace
New York
Seymour
Grant
Hoffman
Griswold
Philadelphia Telegraph
Democratic State Committee of
Philadelphia Press
Democratic State Committee
Blair
Huntingdon
Centre
Mifflin
Perry
Juniata
Tyrone &Learfield
Clearfield County
Clearfield
Centre County
Phillipsburgh
Rush
Samuel T. Shugert
John K. Robinson
Shugert
Democratic Party
State Committee
Philadelphia
Ninth and Arch Streets
Troy
N. Y
Times
Gould Wins Tempers With Glasgow Reporter In Texas
A Glasgow journalist pressed for an interview with Jay Gould during a Texas visit. Gould escorted the reporter onto his palace car and, ten miles from town, had him set down on a sandy plain to walk back in the hot sun. A separate witticism notes a dropped egg is a small matter in the burly bustle of life.
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Jay Gould
Norristown Herald
The Democratic Plight in 1884 Tariff Debate
The piece surveys the 1884 Democratic tariff dilemma from Maine to California. It notes internal splits over whether to demand revenue tariffs or protectionist planks, the risk of alienating free traders, and forecasts a difficult race if the party cannot unite on a tariff stance. The Iowa Leader’s stance is cited as guiding salvage options.
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Maine
California
Hancock
Democratic Party
Democratic National Platform
United States
Sam Randall
Iowa
West
Jeinder
N. Y. Tribune
Free Ballot in the South Under Scrutiny and Fraud Allegations
A Hawkeye editorial questions Southern voting practices and alleged fraud in elections while noting growing Republican sentiment in Virginia North Carolina and Mississippi. It cites Ranney of Boston doubting fair southern elections and reports Government action against ballot stuffing. South Carolina resists punishment. A Connecticut man fails to domesticate canvasback ducks in Maryland waters.
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Democratic
South
Dixie Land
Ranney
Boston
Committee On Elections
House of Representatives
Willard
Sout
Carolina
South Carolina
Burlington
Connecticut
Maryland
Boaton
Farmer’s Come On Sparks Quick City Romance
A gaunt farmer converses with a buxom widow on a westbound Lake Shore train. He proposes marriage and vows to brighten his lonesome Ohio farm, while she coyly considers the offer. They disembark at Union Depot and plan a marriage spree, with the widow returning to Gee-Ohio to become its new heroine.
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Lake Shore Road
Cleveland
Oll
York State
Ole Gee-og
Kalker
Gee-og
Union Depot
Aotel
Advertising Rates for Legal and Transient Notices
The Glermont Gourier lists ad rates: legal and transient ads at $1 per square (ten lines) for first insertion and 50 cents for each additional insertion. A yearly liberal reduction is offered. Business notices up to six lines cost $6 per year.
Humorous Bits From Old Newspapers on Language and Manners
A collage of quips and anecdotes from various papers mocks social pretensions and linguistic slips. It riffs on citizen duty, culinary quirks, Piute marriage lore, monetary debates, and a string of lighthearted misreadings and mispronunciations in classic newspaper style.
Japanese Shampooing in Tokyo Districts Described
In thickly populated Tokyo areas blind shampooers with long sticks move through streets calling their fee for a complete shampoo. The piece notes employment for the blind that combines healthful exercise and income, praising the therapists who use hands to massage and knead muscles while fitting medical claims about tabes dorsalis headaches lumbago and convalescence.
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Tokio
City Hall Dispute Ends In Quick Settlement
A quarrel between two men outside City Hall over five dollars ends with a passerby prompting questions about debt. The debtor denies owing anything and agrees to seven dollars after the bystander suggests a settlement to avoid court. A satisfactory agreement is made on the spot.
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Tewantt
Érott Free Press
Sweden to build large match factory in New York state
Reports note several science and industry items including Swedish matchmakers proposing a large northern New York plant, durable glass shingles produced in Pittsburgh, a German patent for iron cast ties with silicon, and Qu en ville remarks on salicylic acid water treatment for expeditions. The piece also discusses insect diversity, naval recoil concepts, Nordenskjold’s Greenland expedition plans, candle and soap makers shifting to vegetable grease, and the tallow tree's cultivation for European use.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post
Quesneville
Societe d'Hygiene
Humboldt
Berlin
Prof
Nordenskjold
Greenland
Auleitsivikfjord
Europe
France
England
India
South Carolina
China
Promising Virginie youth echoes in a dated note
A fragment from a Virginie youth expresses pride in an original composition and reveals a view of early American knowledge, noting that without Devas the speaker believes they would have remained ignorant of America beyond its native peoples.
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Virginie
Devas
America
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Theresa Fare
Jas. G. Fair
Nevada
8. B. Halliday
W. H. Sinclair
Havana
Lang, Robinson & Co
Brooklyn Bridge
Tas
Massachusetts House
Senate
Oakes Ames
Congress
Jons CaLitanan
Winchester
Auburn
Art Ashland
Continental
Risley
Tuus
Louisiana
New Orleans
Mississippi
van Wagoner
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Walker
Phil. Thompson
Harrodsburg
Walter H. Davis
Peterssure
W. Va
Lewis Carter
Southampton County
Denver
Col
DeKas
Texas
W. W. Dillard
Henry Sims
Great Iion
Dillard
Sims
Irish Land League
Brady
Halifax
Mitwavukkes
Wrs
Dispatch
Chicago and Northwestern Road
Msine
Tus
Union
Bogardus
Erb
Nashville
Tenn
Agricultural Bureau
Michigan
Illinois
Missouri
New Jersey
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Oregon City
Ark
Sam Hester
van R. Elliott
Elliott
Hester
Morrison Heady
Normandy
Detroit Post
Glermont Gourier
Philose
John Brown
Boston Post
Jim
Erie
Boston Transcript
Lea
C. Picayune
Barclay Street
Mintz
Quinz
N. Y. Herald
George
Science and Industry
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