Fraud to the City of Churches and notable crime trials
Defalcations in the Brooklyn Board of Education reach 200000 as trials unfold for the Malleys and the Mollie Maguires indictments. A Paterson man dies from a ball strike in the stomach. A Jamaica tavern keeper kills his wife and burns his hotel then suicides your editor notes a broad array of national incidents from crime to public notices.
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Brooklyn Board of Education
Maries
Malleys
Jamaica
Long Teland
Shooting Feud Leaves Man Dead In Sparta Tennessee
At Sparta Tennessee T J R Swaffords shot and killed his father in law James Scotts and wounded one of Paul s sons during a family dispute. The fight began between Swaffords and Paul and Scotts intervened.
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McMinnville
Tennessee
Haywood Meadows
Sparta
T. J. R.swaffords
James Scotts
Eli Paul
Paul
Swaffords
Scott
Swift Justice in Union County Killings
In Union County Illinois a man named Goshirt killed his child in a rage and fled to escape neighbors. A pursuing mob captured him and hanged him, the act ending in swift extrajudicial punishment.
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Goshirt
Union County
Illinois
Houston Official Uplifts Defaulter Davis in Bondsmen Suit
Nelson A. Davis late Tax Collector of Houston Texas is found to be a defaulter for over 100000 and suits will be brought against his bondsmen including William R. Baker mayor of Houston.
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Nelson A. Davis
Houston
Texas
William R. Baker
MinGtier on HI Muscle Sparks Rough Confrontation
A Maine incident describes AGlergyman and a fellow wrestler arguing over a field fate, leading to a bold physical response. The ill‑wisher is struck and pinned in a punitive exchange, illustrating a violent confrontation amid heated tensions.
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MinGtier
Aglergyman
Maine
Oeekeing
Heat records and heavy snow on the same day
On the 7th inst mercury in the Middle and Eastern States rose to 96 to 102 degrees in the shade. Bald Mountain Dakota Territory saw two feet of snow while the Black Hills reported five inches and Custer City three inches.
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Middle
Bald Mountain
Dakota Territory
Black Hills
Custer City
Fires Ravage Algeria as Drought Sparks Crisis
Forest fires sweep across Algeria driven by prolonged drought. Sixty one people died in a single day and 682 houses were burned amid a broader famine, creating a dire humanitarian emergency.
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Algeria
Wabash Northbound Train Derailed Near Shenandoah Iowa
A Wabash Road northbound passenger train No 1 derailed near Shenandoah Iowa killing one man Thomas C Leacox and injuring about nineteen others, with several feared dead. The derailment sent the train down an embankment about ten feet high and left survivors in shock.
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Shenandoah
Iows
Wabash Road
Thomas C. Leacox
Explosion at Marquete Powder Plant Blows Building Apart
A packing house of the Superio Powder Company at Marquete exploded on the 6th, blowing the structure to atoms. Eleven men inside were killed. no eyewitnesses remain to explain the cause of the accident.
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Superio Powder Company
Marquete
Horrors of Dront Forest Fires Ravage Michigan Farm Areas
Reports from Michigan describe widespread destruction in Sanilac County with loss of crops, stock, farm buildings, and fences. Richmondville village was swept by the flames. only heavy rain may curb the damage and ease the disaster.
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Michigan
Richmondville
Sanilac
Terribly Fatal Boiler Explosion Near Patoka Illinois
A boiler explosion on a Fayette County farm killed six men and one woman at a grain separator thresher. Several workers were badly scalded. names not provided. The incident occurred on Mr. James’s farm near Patoka.
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Patoka
Fayette County
Illinois
James
Indian Hemoval Advices on Utah Light Expedition
The Southern Indian Agency reports that the Lites began their move toward Utah about ten days ago. The White River Utes moved peacefully, but about 800 Uncampahlegre braves resisted and were kept with troops until they agreed to start. They showed a strong inclination to fight but eventually complied.
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Southern Indian Agency
Utah
White River
Call for Aid as Michigan Forest Fires Ravage Homes
Victims of Michigan forest fires appeal to the United States for prompt liberal aid. Devastation and death abound as property and crops are wiped out for miles, and every effort to help the suffering is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
United States
Riots in Ireland Spur Fresh Affairs Coverage
In Ireland riots intensify as authorities confront waves of unrest. Officials promise investigations and security measures amid ongoing clashes and public disorder across major cities.
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Ireland
Unrest in Limerick as Soldiers Face Mob Violence
Reports describe a riot four days ago when soldiers marching through Limerick streets were attacked by a mob. Shots were fired and several deaths reported among packers and prospectors seen along the trail east of Apache County. Lieutenant Gilfoyle recruits scouts from San Carlos, while new killings and casualties emerge from various directions amid ongoing unrest.
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Limerick
Wilcox
Gilfoyle
San Carlos Agency
New Mexico
Fragmented Explosions and Drowned Doctor Reported
At Shoonover Well Sawyer City Pennsylvania an accidental explosion killed Charles Rust and several bystanders while others were injured. Dr Howard, a Baltimore physician, drowned attempting to jump from a tug to a pier during harbor chaos.
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Shoonover
Sawyer City
Pennsylvania
Charles Rust
Bradford
Wm. Buntin
Charles Grotse
Sof Bafler
Jamiedi Pirasher
Rust
A. Or Who
Buntin
Yan Howard
Baltimore
Commercial Wharf
Howard
State of Health
University of Maryland
Daring Express Robbery Near Independence Missouri
Nine masked men stopped Chicago and Alton west express No 48 two miles west of Glendale and five miles east of Independence at nine oclock. The express messenger was beaten and shot while guarding a safe. Passengers were robbed of money and valuables as robbers fired continuously. A posse pursued the gang led by Jessie James, targeting a scene near the Glendale robbery of 1879.
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Hoebberg
Chicago
Jessie James
Glendale
Fire protection by fireproof room segregation urged
An exchange argues for reducing dwelling fires by using light iron and non inflammable room construction. Isolating each room would limit fire spread, protecting life and property. The idea envisions cheap nonflammable floors and chemical impregnated wood, with benefits seen in time before the public realizes them. North Western Lumberman.
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North Western Lumberiman
Bricklayer tips dilute acids for mortar stain removal
The text notes brick layers use spirits turpentine and vinegar to remove mortar stains from pressed brick fronts. It suggests any acid in dilute form would work, with vinegar described as a very dilute acid suitable for this purpose. It adds that agreeable advice is seldom good advice.
President Garfield Reaches Seaside Cottage After Removal
The narrative details the移oval of President Garfield to Long Branch. A guided litter carries him down stairs and into a carriage, with attendants and medical staff nearby. Spectators watch the solemn procession as the train moves toward the cottage by the sea.
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Long Branch
Ifatigue
White House
Pre. Agnew
Reyburn
Boynton
Rockwell
Elisa
Swaim
Ree
Jits
Corbin
Arrival of Train Draws Large Crowd on Hotel Piazza
The report said the train reached the depot and drew a crowd of about fifty rushing onto the hotel piazza to view its arrival. Two or three officers and the Attorney General waited on the piazza as it was ten minutes past 1 o clock when the right wing of the crowd, resting at the…
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Dr. Ellis
General Swaim
Cerey
Savas
New York Ospital
Francklyn
Gapfield
Eshe
Toston
Kim Apon
Potomac
Pees
Garfield
Preserve the White House Not to Move It
The article argues the White House should remain in its current marshy site near the Potomac, noting its historic value and ideal location. It concedes interior decay and proposes gutting the interior while keeping exterior walls, then rebuilding inside to modern standards.
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White House
Washington
Adams
Potomac
Park
Ashington
Congress
South
Michigan fire disaster leaves vast death toll and ruin
A massive outbreak of forest fires across Michigan on May 5 devastated towns in Sanilac Huron and Saginaw counties. Authorities report hundreds dead with many more homeless as Port Hope Paris and Richmondville towns vanish in flames. Aid appeals go out to the United States from survivors and officials.
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Michigan
Sanilac County
Custer
Tronty
Minden
Forestville
Moore
Argyle
Watertown
Richmondville
Carson
Charleston
Tyre
Ashley
Huron County
Verona
Forest Bay
Huron
Reris
Paris
Lane Beusch
Huron, Were Serra
Saginaw Valley
Fife
Tively
Yesree
Cass City
Marlette
Western
Forester
Marion
W. Z. Allington
Paris Township
John Fiytewater
Pune
Steen
E Day
Morris Clifpase
Donner’s Mill
Tye
Areyee
Minten
Port Sanilac
Port Hope
Huron City
Peppe
Iron City
Verona Mills
Forestertown
Abel Thornton
Christ
Thornton
John Mahall
Sarah Varkey
Igan
United States
Unlikely Sedalia Love Tale Sparks Press Friction
Peck's Sun reports a rumor from Sedalia Missouri alleging a woman has fallen in love with her husband and warns the press may erode public trust if such stories continue.
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Sedalia
Peck
Sun
Perplexing Handwriter Joaquin Minner Inspires Boston Post
The Boston Post notes Joaquin Minner crafts a unique script where most letters are uniform and many are omitted, suggesting this consistency shapes his poetry. The printer arranges type as he pleases and credits Minner for the result.
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Joaquin Minner
Joaquin
Bos
The Queen's Cashmere Shawls and Kashmiri Labor
London Truth reports on the Queen's cashmere shawls as tribute from the Maharajah of Cashmere while detailing harsh working conditions in Kashmir's shawl villages. It notes long hours crowded rooms poor pay and the جس sheen of workers' pallor and weakness despite some government measures.
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Cashmere
Delicious Valley
Government of India
Colossal Spider Collection By Carrain Houpen Arrives In Cincinnati
Carrain Houpen, newly moved from Marietta Ohio to Cincinnati, boasts a vast spider collection of about 25 000 specimens representing 4 000 species from around the world. California and New England supply 5 000 each. A single species counts 108 specimens, illustrating environmental influence. The set includes a 70 000 reference catalogue on 10 000 cards. He plans to publish a complete literature catalogue soon. Glass silk is used in Germany for filters, produced by wind drawn glass threads under heat.
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Batavia
Clermont County
Will H. Kernan
Falstaff
Blige
Carrain Houpen
Cincinnati
Marietta
Ohio
California
New England
United States
Germany
England
France
Republic
Spain
Europe
Win & Dea
H Park
ODF
Cordova
Mexico
Mt Guatamala
San Iga Rica
Brazil
Sete
Costa Ries
Anc
Anton
Cénitral America
New Orleans
Jeti
Orleans Denider
Global turmoil and crimes flood the Missouri train raid aftermath
Reports from Washington praise the President while Missouri train robbery details spark shock at a wide range of suspects. The narrative expands to European power moves at Dantzig with the Czar and Emperor William. An Australian‑style chase unfolds as undercover figures, arrests, and an Anchorage Kentucky wreck punctuate a chaotic news update.
The Council of Ten and Venetian Despotism
A historical overview of Venice's Council of Ten, established mid fourteen hundreds during turmoil, its three inquisitors wielding state power, and how their rigid rule unified governance and helped territorial gains while noble dominance faded as prosperity waned.
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Teh
Council of Ten
Venice
Four Part Glue Paste Method With Carbolic Preservation
A recipe describes mixing four parts glue with fifteen parts cold water, heating until clear, then adding sixty five parts boiling water. Separate starch paste is prepared with thirty pounds of starch and twenty parts cold water. The two are combined at boil and cooled before adding ten drops of carbolic acid. Paste is stored in closed bottles to prevent water loss and keep for years. A pig with a stubbed tail is mentioned as a humorous aside.
Trains and a Bundle on a Midnight Indiana Route
A young man on an Indiana Railroad train to Indianapolis hides a bundle thought lost after tossing it from a window at New Albany. The bundle contained the passenger's only nightgown and the incident leads to uneasy questions as the journey nears its destination.
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Mndiana
New Albany
Indianapolis
St Ae Ie
James Gordon Dennett In Vivid Portrait Of Bantering Character
A Newpot tradesman James Gordon Dennett is praised for considering others while criticized for idling his days away. Described as unassuming and young looking, he is noted for courting local tradesmen and showing utmost regard for others profits and pleasures. The piece contrasts him with wilder eras of his past.
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James Gordon Dennett
Newpot
Gordon Bennett
Eldest Mason Said to Spread Knowledge Across State
Danbury News notes the eldest Mason would cover the state with his influence if laid end to end, illustrating his vast reach and teaching reach across communities.
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Danbuy News
Advertising rates and policies in local notices
An old newspaper fragment describes advertising rates: legal notices and transient ads priced at $1.00 for first insertion, 50 cents for each subsequent insertion. A yearly rate applies to business boards with a $6.00 annual insertion.
Ohio State News Hose cholera hits country and fair profits
A garbled account mentions outbreaks of cholera, the Ohio State Fair earning about $10,000 for managers, and various injuries and incidents across Ohio. It lists accidents near Bellefontaine and South Charleston, a fatality from a polander incident, and smallpox deaths rising since May.
Nero the trap-dog and Mrs Carlyle’s pet trials
The fragment describes Nero a trap-dog owned by Mrs Carlyle and her efforts to care for him. Carlyle Sr takes Nero on runs and monitors his pain and care, while Shaye notes his suffering. Mrs Carlyle shows strong attachment to pets and servants, sometimes with mixed success.
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Carlyle
Nero
London Quarterly Review
Proper use of a file on castings and welded joints
A historical note explains using a file with light pressure to wear off thin sharp edges and avoid breaking teeth. It advises keeping a worn file for initial contact on the rough skin of castings or welds with flux and on glazed surfaces after gumming.
Fragmentary notes on local topics and names
Snippet preserves garbled phrases about elections, people named Don, Laugh, Inck, Bos Incerson, and a coffee shrub sixteen feet tall. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent events or clear context.
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Chas. W. Pegg
Efmet
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Mollie Maguires
Maurice Healy
Uniontown
Pst
Paterson
N. J
Benj. Shorrock
Ville Mercury
Eule Or
Buin
William Andrews
New York
Wall Street
London
Switzerland
Taro
W. RB. Waugh
Council Bluffs
Wheelsatiee Hirling
Swift Justice
St Birmingham
Clermont Courier
Republican Party
War Department
William F. Martin
Southwest
Lebanon
Missouri
Wilson
Fink
Eeerane
Emmie Cramer
New Lot
Zgka
James Malley, Jr
Walter
F. Malley
Blanche Douglass
Behil Aha
Steward Crump
G. W. Hulick
Hipplaces
Ary
Thomas Quinn
Common Pleas
Bancroft
Cowen
Dale Owen Cowen
James Gang
Czar
Russia
Emperor William
Dantzig
Prince Bismarck
Tha D. Sanxey
Berlin
Moody
Scotland
Gurteav
Weibedurt
Isis Bandrad
Sanaa
Fort Ees
Brown
Hedia
Goloe' Bo
John J. Oa Ofkro
OY. WeLdout
Aia Gaia Arnis
Matt
Greet Chapman
John Bugler
John One
Andy Ryan
Charley Fisk
Wm. Stilwell
John Heson
Wm. Muirsy
Wilkeson
Murray
Kana
Murray i
Tréasuer
Independence
Matt’Chapman
Neak
Whitvill
Pitts
Ivania
Cousty
Willians
William
Williams
von Aa Ps
Louisville
Anchorage
Phe
F_. Neet
Robert Jones
Kiam Maddox
Taylorsville
Wm. Minor
Breckenbridge County
H. Alford
Thomas Buchanan
Wm. A. Smith
Taylor's Station
Anna Jones
Money
Shelbyville
J. J. C. Beckham
Theo
Lorn ‘Or
Oter
Ohio State. News
Joan Alleman
Hien
Tuomas B
Wiitzutab
Lockbourne
Peter
Mosna Bras
Wae
Waite
Barrett
James Fuyz
Bellefontaine
Sosmal Eres
Gibson
Wade
la Boles
Botany
Ek Horyacent
Tae
Senera
Safari Sagoeneee
Sato Es Jagr
Mr Aten
Sidon
Sant
Joan Cesaixsky
Polanglér
Siti
Thane
South Charleston
John Tilly
Pegbi
Unionvi
Gordon Mackey
M. P
Stown
Don
Bos Incerson
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