Government Civil Service and Postal Telegraph Debate
Postmaster General Gresham favors a postal telegraph but warns added government employes would require a non partisan civil service with life tenure. He questions whether the public would accept such tenure in any branch of government. Judge Lawrence says Congress can regulate Western Union tariffs and denounces the company for inflating value from 15 million to 80 million and taxing the public for dividends.
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Postal Telegraph
Gresham
Telegraph Department
Lawrence
Western Union
Ohio
United States Treasury
Congress
Western Union Telegraph Company
Exposition Plan Discussed by World’s Arbitration League
At Washington on the 28th the World’s Arbitration League adopted resolutions in favor of a world’s exposition of art and industry in 1892 to mark America’s fourth centennial. The group also urged a representative congress of all nations to discuss moral and social questions and appointed a seven member committee to seek a presidential recommendation for related legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World’s Arbitration League
Washington
United States
Congress
League
Officer Noyes Killed as Mast Falls During Exercise
Telegram from Rear Admiral Crosby reports Lieu tenant Noyes of Maine killed when the topgallant mast fell during a morning exercise. Noyes, a native of Maine, had a notable naval career after being appointed from Virginia in 1864. The message was sent to the Acting Secretary of the Navy from Yokohama on the Asiatic Station.
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Crosby
Asiatic
Yokohama
Noyes
Maine
Virginia
Negro Villain Shot Dead After Attempted Assault in Georgia
In Miller County near Colquitt two African American men entered the home of a prominent society lady intending outrage and murder. She waked to their touch and fired, sending them fleeing. The next day one of the suspects was shot dead in his cell. the other remains at large.
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Colquitt
Miller County
Roscommon County Treasurer Absent With Public Funds
A. A. Atherton, Roscommon County Treasurer, vanished with about $18,000 in public funds. The sum included $36,000 attributed to the village, $35,000 to Gerrish Township, $1,800 to Harvey Emery and a poor man, plus smaller amounts to other residents and townships. His location is unknown.
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A. A. Atherton
Roscommon County
Mich
Gerrish Township
Harvey Emery
Shot Dead By Mrs Parterr
Jules Barbot an elderly actor in New York City was knocked down and robbed by highwaymen. A policeman arrived and the robbers fled one was shot and fell dead possibly by his accomplice. Barbot was not seriously injured.
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Parterr
Jules Barbot
New York City
Barbot
Seizure of Precious Stones at New York Post Office
A government detective seized two hundred fifty precious stones received via foreign mails on the 28th at the New York Post Office. The seizure room in the Custom-house valued the property at $2,500. Under new tariff laws, recipients of foreign goods may reclaim ownership by paying the duty required.
Cyclone Strikes Steamship Britannia Aboard in Transit
The Britannia, sailing from Marseilles, reached New York on the 29th after reporting a cyclone on the 26th. The captain described a sea drawn to the clouds, lightning striking from sea to sky, and winds from all compass points. The vessel was damaged, boats and rails swept away, and daylight turned to darkness before port was reached.
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Britannia
Marseilles
New York
Peculiar Libel Suit By NY Times Cited In Meeting Flap
Thomas Brown Jr a New York Democratic State Committee member sues the New York Times for libel over alleged false statements about attendance at a committee meeting seeking 50000 in damages.
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Thomas Brown, Jr
New York Democratic State Committee
The
New York Times
Governor Crittenden Prefers Prohibition to Lawlessness
Missouri Governor Crittenden, courting the voters, weighs calling an extra session to amend the Downing Sunday law for St. Louis or to push a constitutional prohibition at the next election. He says he opposes Prohibition but would choose it over lawlessness if the law is defied in St. Louis, and predicts Prohibition would win by about fifty thousand statewide.
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Crittenden
Missouri
Downing
St. Louis
Poison Plot Reached Nashville Man in Cake
Mr N M Smith of Nashville ate two pieces of wedding cake sent by Annie L Sullivan from New Albany Indiana. The cake allegedly contained strychnine and left him ill until doctors treated him. He does not know Sullivan or her motive.
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Poisoing
N. M. Smith
Nashville
Annie L. Sullivan
New Albany
Ind
Louisville
Smith
Western Union Chief Testifies Before Labor Committee
Dr Norvin Green president of the Western Union Telegraph Company testified before the Senate Labor Inquiry Committee in New York on the 50th. He praised the firm for prompt reliable service and argued that absorbing rivals benefited the public. He noted capitalization as 3500 a mile, down from 600, and opposed underground wiring as harmful to service.
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Western Union
Labor Committee
Western Union Telegraph Company
Norvin Green
Senate Labor Inquiry Committee
New York
Bunnell Arrested for Indecent Exposure on Express Train
George B. Bunnell, proprietor of Bun nell's Museum in New York, was arrested after a complaint by Mrs. Maria McGee for indecent exposure on an express train from New York. He denied the charge, claiming to be a respectable man and a Knight Templar, calling the accusation a terrible mistake.
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George B. Bunnell
Bunnell’s Museum
New York
Maria McGee
Bunnell
Punished hazing at Naval Academy leading to court martial
The Naval Academy at Annapolis orders a court martial for hazing offenders who forced cadets to expose themselves, sleep in hammocks wrong, eat soap, and perform humiliating acts. Commandant notes warnings and a legal framework kept before cadets for years. A New Orleans grand jury meanwhile urged a crematory under Charity Hospital to burn bodies of contagious disease deaths.
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Naval Academy
Annapolis
Hazers
Congress
New Orleans
Thirty Hurt As Express Train Derails At Pleasantville
An express train on the Philadelphia & Atlantic Railroad left the track near Pleasantville on the 30th after a loose switch swerved. the baggage car toppled and four passenger cars wrecked. No fatalities. about thirty injured, including Detective Houghton, Conductor Lee, B S Lippencott, Geo De Haven and Mrs M A Scott of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia & Atlantic Railroad
Pleasantville
Houghton
Lee
B. 8. Lippencott
Geo. de Haven
M. A. Scott
Philadelphia
Jersey City Butchers in Fatal Quarrel Over Business
Two Jersey City butchers, Alexander Nichols and James A. Thompson, quarreled over business and Nichols fatally stabbed Thompson with a butcher knife. A string of other brief fatal incidents followed in various states including Illinois and Georgia, with motives ranging from jealousy to burglary and personal disputes.
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Jersey City
Alexander Nichols
James A. Thompson
Nichols
Thompson
D. Newell
Chicago
Henry DuTcuer
Corunna
Mich
John Woolver
Green
W.L. Henney
J. D. McIntyre
Hawkinsville
Avr Elgin
Edward F. Joslyn
Etta Buckingham
Notting Hotel Shooting Ends in Self Destruction
Jealousy triggers a fatal act at the Notting Hotel as a man shoots himself in the head, dying instantly. The companion, D. J. McEnicur, about eighty, a former steamboat captain and Lebanon merchant, killed himself at home days earlier, leaving a wife and no children.
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Notting Hotel
D. J. McEnicur
Lebanon
McDermott the Dynamiter Remanded in Liverpool Case
James McDermott already arrested and committed at Liverpool on charges of conspiring with the dynamite party to blow up public buildings is sent for a further hearing on the 28th. Police testimony states a letter of introduction from Featherstone to Dalton was found stitched inside his coat. McDermott was further remanded after the testimony.
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McDermottt
James McDermott
Liverpool
McDermott
Featherstone
Dalton
Java’s Calamity: Vast Destruction and Loss of Life
Batavia dispatches report Anjer Tjiringine and Telekbelong destroyed by tsunamis from volcanic eruptions. 3,000 to 4,000 dead, Sunda Straits lighthouses vanished, coastlines reshaped, and new islands born. Subsequent notes raise death tolls to 75,000 with widespread ruin along the Karding range and Bantam desert areas.
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Java
Batavia
Anjer
Tjiringine
Telekbelong
Sunda Straits
Kramatan
India
Point Capercion
Strait of Sund
Krahatua
Sibisie
Bantam
Strong Wall Street stock combination forms in New York
A new alliance on Wall Street unites the Gould party John Jacob Astor and possibly Vanderbilt in a powerful bloc for stock advancement. The move signals one of the strongest concerted efforts seen on Wall Street. The report notes broader economic and social upheavals across the country from hangings to storms, hunger, and industry actions.
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New York
Wall Street
Gould
John Jacob Astor
Vanderbilt
Esau Smith
St. Joseph
Newfoundland
Helena Dreihorst
Wheeling
W. Va
Detroit
Genessee County
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Martin’s Creek
Bethlehem Iron Company
New England
Stratford-upon-Avon
Shakspeare
Canada
Buffalo
Betty Mabben
Mitchell
Mitchell-Slade
Perth
Riverdale Steamer Explosion Kills Several in New York Harbor
A boiler explosion on the river steamer Riverdale near North River and Sixteenth Street sank the boat after leaving Harrison Street at 4 PM. Three were killed, eight injured, with many others feared dead. rescuers and ambulances aided passengers as crews from tugboats and nearby yachts helped pull survivors from the wreck.
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New York Harbor
New York
Riverdale
Haverstraw
Hudson
Harrison Street
North River
Thirteenth Streets
Sixteenth Street
Office of Charities and Corrections
Garris
J. P. Smith
Zophar Mills
Charles Sisson
Charles Dymes
Nelson Magee
John Salah
Howard Gardner
Williamsburg
Yonkers
William H. Henry
Thomas Saul
Brooklyn
Edward Tallman
Tairytowns
Thomas Gregg
J. Charles Sisson
Jlot
Henry Mosher
Peekskil
Porter
Ohn Saair
Oiler
Saul
James Clark
Goerch Street
Ww. B. Chapman
Yonker
Dennis Egan
West Twelfth Street
George A. Dymes
James Tobin
Israel Lazarus
Mott Steel
St. Vincent’s
Bloomfield Street
Jay Gould
E. 8
Jaffrey
Twentythird Street
Gould
Incident in Stock Speculation Over Frost Effect
A Chicago stock speculator asked his broker to telegraph New York about how a Minnesota frost would affect Chicago and Northwestern. The reply, read as a real event, caused Northwestern shares to slip and the man sold at a loss he had helped create.
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Chicago
New York
Telegraph
Minnesota
Northwestern
Dispatch
New Four Cent Stamp Color Chosen With Jackson Profile
The Post-office Department selects a green shade for the new four cent stamp, darker than the three cent color soon retired. The stamp features Andrew Jackson. Distribution of the two cent stamp starts September 1, with changes ready by October 1.
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Washington
Post-office Department
Andrew Jackson
Ohio state news items recap deaths and legal actions
A Norwalk servant girl died from burns after a coal oil can exploded while fueling a gas stove. A Cleveland area shooting left Ep Kemp mortally wounded after a quarrel. An elderly pair of Zanesville residents died from a fall during an escape attempt from the county infirmary. Two hundred female workers at Black Hoffman in Foletio struck then returned to work after a wage demand. A Fulton County farmer was shot in a Swanton saloon dispute. A Beem team was killed by a train in Morrow County. A prisoner Hare escaped a box and was recaptured. A Van Wert woman died by self harm following a quarrel. A Cincinnati missing person returned home. Knights of the American Republic formed in Columbus. A Romney/Summit County graft case, a scaffold collapse in Ak ron killed Samuel Harris and injured others. A Perry County mine superintendent Kircher was killed by a car. Governor FoosTER pardoned two inmates John McLaughlin and Frank Lowe.
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Banana Stevenj
Halsey Draper
Norwalk
Huron County
Kemp
Fred
Cattlee
Bredhsville Road
Cleveland
Wood Seeds
Shadeville
Franklin County
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Lottie
Emily Littlefield
Muskingum County Infirmary
Zanesville
Emily
A. J. Andrews
Black & Hoffman
Foletio
Murpaula
Fulton County
Swanton
Henry Heilrich
Murbaugh
Heilrich
J. K. Beem
Morrow County
D. C
Hare
Alice
Bookkeer
van Wert
van Wert County
Wm. Rice
Hamilton County
New York
Miss Murphy
Cincinnati
Waite J. A. Koehler
Summit County
Wm. Carmichael
Samuel Harris
Wee
Akron
Harris
Carmichael
Koehler
J. B. Kircher
M. Lung
Perry County
Fooster
John McLaughlin
Moore
Frank Lowe
Cuyahoga County
Smoking Customs Across Mexico
In Mexico tobacco use is widespread from students to law courts. Children who excel receive cigars during lessons, teachers regularly smoke, and even defendants in trials may light up by borrowing an officer's cigarette if needed.
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Mexico
Cahokia French heritage endures near Chicago legend
A Buffalo Express note mentions Cahokia near Chicago where generations live apart with French customs and language, showing provincialism and strong French identity. A London jury also restricted a woman’s access to her affairs due to a bird-like head form believed to signal insanity.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Illinois
Cahokia
Buffalo
N. Y
London
Dissatisfied Kentucky Democrats Push for Corrupt Nominations
Petroleum V. Nasby argues Kentucky Democrats favor buyable nominations via large sums, urging a stronger Republican presence to curb corruption. He blames Ohio and Indiana for influence and calls for a governor candidate willing to pay for votes, reshaping local politics.
Money in Politics Then and Now Across Parties
The piece argues money dominates political life since the Republican rise, citing 1850s frauds and various alleged cases. It contends money influences campaigns regardless of party, noting its longstanding role in democracy, other nations, and future political ambitions while assuming human nature stays constant.
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Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Gould
Morton
Brady
Hubbell
Indiana
New York
Buffalo Courier
Stephen A. Dorsey
Money in Elections Aids Both Parties in Long History
The Troy Times surveys bipartisan use of money in campaigns, arguing foul play and public suspicion persist across eras. It notes many charges are exaggerated or unfounded, cites 1856 Pennsylvania, 1876 Tilden, 1880 Indiana, and Dorsey‑linked claims, and says Democrats and Republicans alike have spent substantial sums.
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Mosi¢Y
Buffalo Courier
Pennsylvania
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Tilden
Stephen A. Dorsey
Indiana
James A. Garfield
Dorsey
Andre
Samuel J. Tilden
Democratic National Committee
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
William H. English
National Democratic Committee
English
National Committee
Corsp Uny
Troy
N. Y
Critics fault Hoyne’s rhymes echoed in Swinburne and kin
A New York paper defends Paul i Hoyne’s rhymes against charges of improper rhyming, noting eight of the twelve disputed rhymes appear in the verses of Swinburne Lowell Shelley Myke Pope Wordsworth and Longfellow.
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New York
Paul i Hoyne
Journal
Swinburne
Lowell
Shelley
Myke Pope
Wordsworth
Longfellow
Lightning Strikes Boston Reporter on Mt Washington
A Boston newspaper man was struck by lightning atop Mt. Washington with only slight injuries. The report notes a book agent also struck but unharmed, suggesting the bolt may have hit him on the cheek whereas the reporter’s fate was milder. The bolt allegedly went limping down the mountain moaning.
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Boston
Mt. Washington
Norristown Herald
Clermont Courier Advertising Rates and Notices
The Clermont Courier outlines pricing for legal and transient advertisements with ten lines per square inch for first insertion and fixed cents for each additional insertion A yearly reduction is offered for advertising, with business cards limited to six lines and priced at $6 per year.
Eccentricity and economy frame a brisk page
The piece notes the Connecticut tobacco crop as excellent and imports of cigars as cheap. Oscar Wixpe is praised for clever money making without work, described as wonderfully crazy. Jersey City trims unsafe shade trees while tramps suffer heat. Secretary Chandler’s New Hampshire visit ends sadly with his mother and brother dying.
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Connecticut
Oscar Wixpe
Jersey City
Chandler
New Hampshire
Ireland to plant extensive tree program for better condition
A REGistry in Ireland records a total return of 5 958 973 trees of all kinds. Extended planting is proposed as a method to improve the country’s condition and landscape.
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Ireland
Boston Women Slow to Vote Poll Tax Shows Low Turnout
In Boston women show dwindling interest in voting rights with only forty assessed for poll tax this year. The piece notes potential absence of Mme. Bernhardt next winter and mentions other foreign ladies drawn to America. Anarman in Orange County runs a summer boarding house for city folks amid local uproar over an altercation.
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T'Ae
Boston
Mme. Bernhardt
America
Fresh buttermilk praised at bars in Philadelphia and New York
Fresh buttermilk is kept on top at many esloow bars in Philadelphia and at a few in New York. It is cooling and refreshing, wholesome and cheap, and the old tapers pronounce it bully.
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Philadelphia
New York
War pensions cost equal to earnings of one million workers
An illustrative writer estimates this year's war pensions require 100 million dollars, the amount equal to the earnings of one million laboring men for a hundred days. Senator Allison of Iowa mourns his wife’s death and has stepped back from active politics, with friends expected to intensify efforts for his re election.
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Allison
Iowa
London Smoke Costs Court Health and House Repairs
Annual London smoke damages health and property with immeasurable injury. Estimated losses reach $5,000,000, and Parliament repairs cost over $12,000 yearly.
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Tak
London
Parliament
Canada-US Postage Agreement Keeps Three Cent Rate
Canadian postage remains at three cents while a two cent prepaid letter mailed in the United States will be carried through Canada as before. The two postal systems will continue to carry letters indiscriminately under a mutual agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Oysters Drive High Trade Value Across Northeast
New Yorkers spend five million dollars yearly on oysters while Philadelphia accounts for three and a half million and Boston for one and three quarters million. Prospects for a good crop next season are encouraging and the oyster industry exceeds all other United States fishery interests in value.
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Philadelphia
California chicory finds demand in Europe for coffee blends
European drinkers favor chicory added to coffee. The root is machine cut into small blocks then dried in the sun, roasted, and finally ground in a mill for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Berlin Ad Promotes Emigration Stoppage Through Home Incentives
A leading Berlin newspaper advertises measures to curb population outflow by offering inducements to stay home. The incentives include better living chances and the prospect of securing a permanent homestead, aimed at encouraging residents to remain rather than emigrate.
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Berlin
Wire-hook contamination in Philadelphia beef shocks readers
Reports from Philadelphia describe injuries from swallowing metal hooks used to tag beef shipped from the West. The barbed hooks are deemed more dangerous than ordinary fish hooks and likened to wire binding that millers once barred from grain. Local editors call for stricter removal of such wire bound meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
West
Concord School of Philosophy Critiqued for Language Obscurity
The Providence Journal notes public ridicule of the Concord School of Philosophy, attributing the obscurity not to profundity but to a lack of clear ideas. It argues that language confusion stems from unclear thinking rather than deep study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Providence Journal
Concord School of Philosophy
Concord
Fashion Fades as Americans Embrace New Waking Face Trend
A New York World writer condemns a rising trend of cosmetics and paints shaping American beauty at home and abroad. The piece cites social events like the Marlborough fete and resort towns such as Newport and Long Branch as examples of this shift toward brighter facial presentation.
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New York World
Marlborough
Newport
Long Branch
National horse show at Madison Square Garden
A national horse show will open at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 22 and run four days. It offers eleven thousand dollars in premiums across fifteen divisions like thoroughbreds trotters and Clydesdales, further divided into 105 classes, under a prestige association of prominent gentlemen.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
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