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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1883
Page
1
Agreements Signed for Postal Money Orders with Hawaii
A postal money order pact between the United States and the Hawaiian Islands was signed by Postmaster General Gresham and the Hawaiian Minister. Effective January 1, 1884, money orders can be issued in U S offices payable in Hawaii and vice versa, aiding subscriptions and small mail orders. It is expected Hawaii orders will exceed those drawn locally.
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Hawaiian Islands
Ith
Gresham
U.S
Hawaii
Commission to investigate pork interests in the United States
President Arthur to appoint a five member commission to examine hog raising and packing sectors. The panel will include a New York Chamber of Commerce representative, a Chicago Board of Trade representative, two experts, and one appointee by the President. The move follows foreign market pork bans.
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Arthur
United States
New York Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Board of Trade
California land frauds foiled by special agents
The General Land Office has not received details of proposed land frauds in California yet. Reports from thirty special agents deployed by Congress show many frauds, large and small, prevented nationwide, with schemes centering on evading laws that limit accumulation of large land blocks.
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California
General Land Office
Congress
Department
Resignation of Norfolk Postmaster and Political Ties
The Norfolk Virginia postmaster Rue has resigned his federal appointment to focus on party duties as a state senator. The move follows no constitutional prohibition, per the Post Office Department, with resignation offered in trust to his party. The note references a presidential proclamation about the World’s Industrial Cotton Centennial in New Orleans in 1884.
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Rue
Norfolk
Post Office Department
United States
Virginia
Theater Bridge Collapse Injures Cast in New York Rehearsal
During a rehearsal of Othello at Colville's Fourteenth Street Theater in New York on the 11th a bridge failed beneath Frederick Price and supernumeraries, sending them thirteen feet. Price dislocated an ankle. Mrs. Ann De Forest fractured ribs. Kate Burns suffered back injury. August Nelson broke a leg. G W Bradley dislocated a foot. Thomas Monahan thigh contusion. Thomas Ryan eye injury. The cause remains unknown.
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Colville
Fourteenth Street Theater
N.Y
Frederick Price
Price
Ann de Forest
Kate Burns
August Nelson
Disastrous Railroad Collision Near Hunter's Point
A Long Island Railroad collision between the Flushing and Manhattan Beach trains on the 11th near Hunter's Point killed three passengers instantly and badly injured many others. Both trains were full of passengers and the escape of all but three from instant death was deemed miraculous.
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Long Island
Hunter’s Point
Flushing
Manhattan Beach
The Prout' in Virginia Ended
The protracted drouth in Virginia ended on the lith with very heavy rains. The downpour came too late to save the corn or avert crop damage already caused by the drought.
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Virginia
Verdict Against New York Elevated Railroad Company
Major John T. Harrold wins $30,000 damages from the New York Elevated Railroad Company for injuries in a collision. The company appeals and the general term of the Supreme Court affirms the judgment.
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Weary Vedict
John T. Harrold
New York Elevated Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Terrific Affray Between Cowboys in Elbert County
A bloody affray reported from the McLain Rancho in Elbert County involves eight cowboys. A quarrel between two men led the group to a room where they attempted to settle the dispute by their own rules.
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McLain Rancho
Elbert County
Prize Ring Fight Ends in Fatal Firearm Riot
In the melee a lamp went out and a general fusillade with firearms erupted. Three men were instantly killed and three seriously wounded, while the remaining two escaped unharmed.
Wrentham Mormons Found Guilty In Dedham Trial
In Dedham Massachusetts on the 11th the Superior Criminal Court verdict found the Wrentham Mormons guilty. Jackson L. Evans received three years in the House of Correction. Catharine B. Cable and Katie L. Whitney sentences postponed for further investigation. The case drew public notice for alleged immorality claimed as spiritual power.
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Dedham
Mass
Superior Criminal Court
Wrentham
Jackson L. Evans
House of Correction
Catharine B. Cable
Katie L. Whitney
Opening of the Baltimore Oriole Festival in Baltimore
The opening on the 11th began with a procession of steamers escorting Lord Baltimore up the harbor. Rain postponed the grand fireworks and street parade. The city welcomed many visitors, including a large number from distant Southern States.
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Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
Fracas Leaves Men Wounded and Even Killed in Separate Incidents
Near Cheyenne W Y Z a man framed Moore attacked and killed James Knight and J H Weasel as they slept in their tent and robbed them. Mason Hourtock and son W H Hurlock mill owners of Trinity Texas were mortally wounded by an employee named Roseman on the 12th. Joseph Seballos was fatally stabbed in New York by Merlin Sento amid a quarrel over a window raise.
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Cheyenne
W. Z
Moore
James Knight
J. H. Weasel
Mason Hourtock
W. H. Hurlock
Trinity
Tex
Roseman
Joseph Seballos
New York
Merlin Sento
Dow
Turkish license law settlement with United States
General Wallace informs the Porte that the United States will accept the new license law if Americans are treated on an equal footing with other nations. The Porte replies there will be no nationality discrimination. The question is regarded as settled.
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Wallace
United States
Turkey
The
Porte
Western Union Declares Quarterly Dividend
The Western Union Company Executive Committee recommends a regular quarterly dividend of 1 percent. Earnings for the quarter ended September 3 are reported to show a surplus of $100,000.
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Western Union
Western Union Company
New Orleans City Treasurer Impeached by Council
The City Treasurer Walsh is impeached by the New Orleans City Council and suspended after a court mandamus restored him. Impeachment follows his refusal to cash a warrant dated by the council for not conforming to the city charter.
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City Council
New Orleans
Walsh
Deaths of Two Prominent Editors
Mr Hues J Hastines editor and proprietor of the New York Commercial Advertiser died at Monmouth Beach New Jersey on the 12th from injuries after being thrown from his carriage. DuHartes J Foster editor of the New York Sportsman died on the 12th at his Astoria Long Island home of heart paralysis.
Cadets Dismissed by Naval Court Martial
The Naval Court martial recommendations to dismiss cadets Benjamin Trapnell Archibald Campbell Ellsworth P Berthall and Franklin Moeller for hazing were approved by the Naval Academy Superintendent and orders were issued by the Navy Department on the 12th.
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Mazieg
Naval
Benjamin Trapnell
Archibald Campbell
Ellsworth P. Berthall
Franklin Moeller
Naval Academy
Navy Department
Severe South Carolina Wind Storm Strikes Coast
A violent wind storm hit the South Carolina coast on the 12th. At Smithville gusts reached 93 mph for seven hours, unroofing houses, washing away wharves, and damaging fisheries. Pilot boats were blown ashore or sunk, with only two vessels holding anchorage amid widespread destruction. Old pilots say the storm surpassed all prior experiences. Nearby Newfoundland reports five schooners lost on August 29.
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South Carolina
Smithville
Newfoundland
Cholera Probable in This Country Next Year
Chicago physicians forecast possible cholera outbreak in the coming year or years. They urge thorough sanitary precautions at municipal and personal levels to curb potential epidemic risks.
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Chicago
Noves
Reception for Lord Chief Justice Coleridge in Newport
A brilliant reception was extended to Lord Chief Justice Coleridge at the New port Casino on the 13th. In replying to a toast he said Americans honoring him were honoring their mother country.
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Coleridge
Newport Casino
Samuel L Blaine Dies in Ravenswood West Virginia at Seventy
Samuel L Blaine, uncle of James G Blaine, died at seventy in Ravenswood West Virginia on the 13th. He lived much of his life in Maysville and was among four men there who voted for Abraham Lincoln in 1869, for which he was burned in effigy.
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Bdath
Samuel £. Blane
Samuel L. Blaine
James G. Blaine
Ravenswood
W. Va
Maysville
Abraham Lincoln
Lehigh Sophomores Involved in Harassment Incident at Bethlehem
Members of Lehigh University's Sophomore Class visited a young man named Collins from Altoona to harass him. Collins jumped from a window eighteen feet to the ground, fracturing a foot bone and suffering additional injuries, sidelining his studies for a period. The same group subjected another freshman to a mock examination. one hazer has been expelled with more expulsions likely.
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Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Collins
Altoona
Hazer
Land reform proposal at Trades Union Congress
Joseph Arch urged radical changes in the land system to put idle waste land into productive cultivation. An amendment to declare land government property was added and the resolution was adopted, aiming to curb emigration.
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Trades Unions’ Congress
Birmingham
Joseph Arch
Relief Boat Crushed by Ice Near Cape Sabine
The Proteus and Yantic sailed from St John s June 29 to aid the Greeley party. The Proteus was crushed by ice July 23 and sank in four hours near Cape Sabine. Provisions for the Greeley party were lost. The crew escaped in boats, trekked over six hundred miles of ice and water, and were rescued by the Yantic which returned to St John s. Eskimo narratives offered conflicting accounts of the Greeley party s fate.
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Tee
Proteus
St. John’s
Greeley
Cape Sabine
Cattle disease spreads across England and disturbances abroad
The cattle disease reaches nearly all of England causing widespread unease with some regions reporting only American beef. Scotland reports no outbreak yet while Croatia faces peasant unrest and Canton China sees a five hour riot dispersal. Christine Mvsson sues in Paris over her late husband estate. A theatre panic in Carlsbad injures many as a Norwegian ship sinks in the English Channel with several drownings. Military fire in Croatia leaves fifteen dead.
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England
Scotland
Croatia
Agram
Canton
China
Christine Mvsson
Paris
Carlsbad
English Channel
W Montrose fined and chained for distributing gazette in Atlanta
W Montrose received a $1,000 fine and twelve months on the chain gang after distributing the New York Police Gazette in Atlanta under Richard K. Fox. The paper had been banned in Atlanta for five years.
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W. Montrose
New York Police Gazette
Atlanta
Montrose
Richard K. Fox
Police Gazette
H.J. Hunt
Department of the South
Army
Hancock
Greely
Proteus
Signal Service
Washington
B. M. Bateman
Byron
Kansas City
Hazelton
Harding
Treasury Department
Joan L. Jones
Ampherstburg
Ont
Detroit River
Lareara Miller
Richmond Va
Charles Lee
Union League Meetings in the South
The Executive Committee of the National Union League plans a series of Southern meetings to be addressed by prominent Northern men on political and educational topics. The first gathering will be held in Atlanta early in November.
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Union League
National Union League
Alanta
Narrow Escape From Death of an Aero Naut
Canadian aeronaut Harry Warner performing daily ascents at the Pittsburg Exposition building endured a dramatic incident on the 13th. A mile and a half up the balloon caught fire, he lost control, and the craft plunged into a house, then toppled to the ground. Warner was nearly insensible from gas and fright, bruised but alive.
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Harry Warner
Pittsburg Exposition
Warren
Monroe citizen Redfield dies by suicide in cemetery
Prominent Monroe resident H J Redfield was found dead on his cemetery lot after shooting himself twice in the head and once in the chest. He left a note and thirty eight dollars for funeral expenses, with no known motive.
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Hox
Herman J. Redfield
Monroe
Mich
Alexander Woorsley
Clement
Bonham
Tex
Worsley
Cairo
Kate Cotton
Clifton
Arizona
Billy Delaney
Henry Sawyer
Golden Spike Completes Northern Pacific Rail Line
Helena sees Villard lead excursion to site near the Mulin Tunnel as the last spike is driven sealing 1980 miles from Duluth to Tacoma with 674 miles of branches. Evarts traces road history from Whitney to Perham and Cooke while New York marks the moment via Western Union telegraph signals.
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Norther Pacific Railway
Villard
New York
Duluth
Tacoma
William M. Evarts
New York City
Asa Whitney
Congress
Great Lakes
Columbia River
Josiah Perham
New England
Jay Cooke
Evarts
Thompson’s Junction
Puget Sound
Northern Pacific Railroad
Western Union
Broad Street
Banks Reject New Postal Notes Causing Nuisance in Chicago
Chicago bankers coordinated through the Clearing House Association refuse to handle new postal notes and orders on deposit citing extra labor and risk. Officials say cash from the post office is easier, while merchants seek convenient small payments. bankers anticipate similar actions in other cities as postal notes gain use.
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Chicago
Chicago Clearing House Association
Gage
First National
Atarker
D. T
Fatal Jealousy in Georgia Dance Scene
In Black Shear Georgia a brutal tragedy unfolds at a Pierce County rural dance as Miss Mabel Smith fights off Miss Roxy Wilson over a wealthy suitor. Wilson wounds her aunt and twice stabs the lover, but is restrained as the crowd acts. The accused 19-year-old girl is in custody while family fortunes and funds are cited in the case.
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Black Shear
Pierce County
Mabel Smith
Roxy Wilson
Wonu
Nasby Urges Tariff for Revenue in 1884 Democratic Pivot
In a cantankerous yet pointed analysis Nasby argues the Democratic path to power lies in a single tariff plank. He insists post offices and customs houses drive policy, urges a unified revenue tariff stance for Pennsylvania and Illinois, and calls for reform without betraying party interests.
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Petroveum Y. Nas
Statesman
Democratic party’s platform attack on Republicans and reform
A Washington Republican opinion denounces Democratic leaders as plotting to align with Republicans on policy while biasing the public against the GOP. It attacks tariff stance, ballot manipulation, education, and Civil War legacies, urging the party to present honest leadership and reject Democratic pharisaic claims. Museums and political figures like Tilden are cited as corrupt exemplars.
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Republican Party
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Democratic Party
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Iland
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Europe
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Mexico
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Plains of
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Jefferson Davis
Tweed
New York
Barnum
Samuel J. Tilden
Empire Club
Sugar Beet Factory Aims To Boost Minnesota Economy
Minnesota plans a new sugar beet factory with European machinery and expects it to be ready for operation next spring. The note reflects broader 19th century industrial optimism and regional agricultural development.
Humorous Snippets From Various Papers Mixed Wit
A collage of quips and vignettes from multiple papers. Jokes about hats and hens, one eyed citizens on a trip to Frankfort, parlor quips on parasols, and light satire on fortune and governance. A humorous slice of early 20th century small-town wit.
Rights of the Ball in England Judge Rules Highway Trespass Exception
Lord Coleridge in Queen's Bench Division says a landowner bears loss when cattle trespass on unfenced land adjoining a highway, even in towns. An ox entering a shop doorway while driven through a street is not liable for damage, as driving cattle in streets carries inherent risk. Authorities cited support the view, applying country field logic to urban streets.
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Lord Coleridge
C. J
Queen's Bench
New Jersey Law Journal
New England
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