Hill Resigns and Yellow Fever Fears Rise in 1890s
The Treasury committee report on Supervising Architect Hill is published. Yellow fever reappears in Mexico with no US spread this season but raises next year quarantine worries. Hill resigns effective October 1 to pursue private life in Washington. Warning issued against advertising notes imitating currency. fines apply. Pensacola reports ten fever cases among citizens, two new, two with symptoms, Navy forces fever free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Architect Hill
Secretary of the Treasury
Hill
Washington
Mexico
United States
Congress
Treasury Hill
Folger
Pensacola
Secretary of the Navy
Commandant Welch
Pensacola Navy Yard
Forging a Congressman’s Name Leads to Jail Time
Wm S Whiteford was committed to jail on the 20th after being charged with forging checks totaling about 3700 on the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives. The forgeries used the names of United States Senator Gorman and Congressman Talbot. Whiteford had previously served as private secretary to Gorman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm S. Whiteford
House of Representatives
United States
Gorman
Talbot
Whiteford
Weiss Beer Brewers Assn Seeks Suspension of Tax Tags
Representative pleads before the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for a suspension of tag operation on receipts. Decision withheld. Cadet Beebe dismissed for conduct. Pensacola Indian land cession discussed with Sen West and Delegate Maguire. Indians request cattle and farming tools citing famine after buffalo disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval
Pensacola
West
Maguire
Four Lives Lost on Lake Erie Steam Barque Oakland Wrecks
The steam barge Oakland traveling between Bay City Michigan and Erie Pennsylvania foundered in a heavy gale on the night of the 16th. Captain George L. Stevens of Cleveland and three crew members drowned. The storm raged along the coast with fears that other vessels may have suffered similar fates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Oakland
Bay City
Mich
Erie
George L. Stevens
Cleveland
Reported Finding of Charlie McComas
Private dispatches from Silver City New Mexico announce the finding of Charles McComas the young son of Judge and Mrs McComas who were massacred by Indians in Arizona months ago The parties who have him claim a reward of 15000 dollars which is said to be paid
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie McComas
Silver City
N. M
Charles McComas
Twelve Persons Lost at Seca
The dark Britannia sank near Sable Island off Halifax in a gale. The captain's wife, three children and eight crew members died, including the first and second mates. The captain and three sailors were rescued after three days on a raft, two of the captain's children perished on board or after rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seca
Britannia
Sable Island
Halifax
Yellow Fever Panic in Mexico Spreads Fear and Flight
Reports from Guaymas Hermosillo and Mazatlan describe malignant yellow fever with fatal results. Citizens flee to the mountains as authorities employ Indians to bury the dead. Surgeon General Hamilton acts to prevent introduction of the disease into the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Guaymas
Hermosillo
Mazatlan
Hamilton
Minister's double tragedy in Brooklyn apartment murder attempt
Newark Methodist minister James Kemle tried to kill his wife and himself in Brooklyn on the 18th after a quarrel with his wife at his mother’s home. He stabbed his wife in the throat and then slashed his own throat before leaping from a fourth story window. Neither is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kemle
Newark
N. J
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York Journals Initiate Price War
A rate war began in New York on the 18th with the Times cutting its price from four cents to two. The Tribune quickly followed, lowering its price from four to three cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Times
Newspaper Prices Drop To Two Cents
The Herald reports a price reduction to two cents and cites the Tribune explaining the cut as sharing profits with readers. It notes continued liberal spending on columns to serve a large, upscale audience while keeping prices affordable.
Gambling Act Circumvented by Animal Card Deck in Tennessee
The Tennessee Legislature branded gambling a felony but a revived pastime uses a 52 card deck illustrated with reptiles and wild animals. Players call the cards by animal names to dodge indictments under the Felony Act. In Colorado at Ute Creek a fight left three dead after Don Macedonio Aragon killed two and wounded four before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Memphis
Colorado
Ute Creek
Col
Don Macedonio Aragon
Aragon
Fatal West Shore collision at Syracuse kills three workers
A construction train on the West Shore Railroad collided with a hand-car at Syracuse New York on the 19th. Fifteen platforms with one hundred fifty workmen were piled up in a mass. Three men were instantly killed and twenty severely injured some of whom will die. The accident was caused by the hand-car not stopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Shore
Syracuse
N. Y
Banquet at London Honors Ex Post Master General James and Ex Mayor Grace
A London banquet to honor Ex Post Master General James and Ex Mayor Grace of New York, hosted by Mr. Gillig, spotlighted calls for a daily London New York mail service. James urged cutting money order and registration fees, expanding parcel post facilities, and reducing postage to one penny per half ounce between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James
Grace
New York
Gillig
Desperate Thirst Aboard Mercury After Newfoundland Drift
The Mer cury, a French fishing schooner returning to St Pierre from the Grand Banks, rescued two Newfoundland fishermen Walsh and Matthews adrift six days in a dory. Delirious, Walsh reportedly opened a vein and drank his own blood to quell thirst. They were hoisted aboard by rope as Captain Hiscock and three Medianna crewmen also came aboard, while the rest of the ship's crew remained missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
N. F
Mercury
St. Pierre
Grand Banks
Foundland
Walsh
Matthews
Hiscock
Matches Cheaper As Diamond Co Lowers Prices
The Diamond Match Company of Milwaukee, owner of Oshkosh factories, issues price lists with over fifty percent wholesale reductions. Case prices drop from 5.10 to 2.50 to 2.75, with discounts for large buyers. The article declares the great match combination broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Match Company
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Sensational San Francisco Divorce Suit
General Winfield Scott Keyes of San Francisco files for divorce from his wife alleging she was previously married to James O'Brien Kelly of Sweet Chalybeate Springs Virginia, a fact unknown to Keyes at the time. Mrs Keyes denies the charge as a prominent San Francisco society figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Scott Keyes
San Francisco
General Keyes
James O’brien Kelly
Sweet Chalybeate Springs
Keyes
Alabama Official Faces Defalcation Case
Tax Collector T. J. Britton of Hall County Alabama is a defaulter for seventeen thousand dollars. Friends say there was no intentional wrongdoing. The defalcation reportedly persisted for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
T. J. Britton
Hall County
Ala
Wrecks on Great Banks Seal Fatal Gale Toll
Information from Burin and Fortune Newfoundland reports two more wrecks on the Great Banks during the August gale. The bark Flying Arrow with seven crew and the schooner Freedom with six crew were lost with all hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Down
Burin and Fortune
N. F
Great Banks
Flying Arrow
Freedom
Bicycle Tournament in Springfield Wins and Records Set
At the Springfield Massachusetts bicycle meet Cory of Boston won the one mile scratch race in 2 51 4 5 smashing the previous record. Sheet Higham won the twenty mile world championship race with a 6m 2s time to break the record. Fifteen thousand spectators witnessed the events and the purse totaled 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Cory
Boston
Sheet Higham
Taytor Statue Cevet Dedication Near Louisville
Kentucky erected monument to memory of General and President Zachary Tanner was dedicated at the Taylor Homestead five miles from Louisville. Prominent men and Mexican War veterans attended. ceremonies were imposing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taytor
Cevet
Kentucky
Zachary Tanner
Taylor
Louisville
Two Men Fatally Poisoned at Camp Point Ill
C B Ward and Chas Johnston were accidentally poisoned at Camp Point on the 20th after drinking what they believed was bitters from a quart bottle bought at a drug store. Both men died shortly after. A third man who shared the drink suffered spasms but is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Ward
Chas. Johnston
Camp Point
Ill
Boiler Explosion at Ligo Iron Works Kills in Pittsburg
A boiler explosion at Ligo Iron Works in Pittsburg on the 20th destroyed the building and hurled iron and brick fragments across the area. The blast caused loss of life and extensive damage to nearby structures within a wide radius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligo Iron Works
Pittsburg
Explosion Shakes Town Leaving Dozens Injured and Dead
An explosion of unknown cause shattered a town district, shaking buildings and blowing out windows. Three workers were killed immediately and about fifteen were injured, with twelve believed certain to die. Authorities are investigating the blast’s origin.
Massachusetts Prohibitionists Nominate Almy for Governor
Prohibitionists held a Boston convention on the 20th selecting Charles Almy of New Bedford as their nominee. They argued Republicans will abandon temperance principles, so Prohibitionists must abandon Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Boston
Charles Almy
New Bedford
Murders and suicides cross paths in multiple states
Reported killings and self inflicted deaths spread across Virginia Illinois Florida and Alabama. Incidents include three men robbing Washington Odell’s home near Ridgeway Virginia with a $2000 theft after threatening Odell’s wife, a self inflicted death by Henry Lipphardt of St Louis over business woes, Gane Green slain by Jo Reed in Steubenville Alabama, Minnie Bradford a 17 year old in Mt Vernon Illinois taking morphine, Joix Jernvis fatally shooting Claddius Bonney in Princess Anne County Virginia, Agness Ralt a 23 year old German girl in Glasgow Missouri drowning after a love related act, and B Wilson shot by Raulersons at White Sulphur Springs Florida during a business dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Odell
Ridgeway
Odell
St. Louis
Henry Lipphardt
Gane Green
Steubenville
Ala
Joh Reed
Minnie Bradford
J. B. Bradford
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Joix Jernvis
Claddius Bonney
Princess Anne County
Nihilistic act shocks Czarina aide at St Petersburg
A St Petersburg dispatch reports a chamberlain attempted to place Nihilistic documents in the Czarina's apartments and, fearing consequences, killed himself. Authorities sought to suppress details of the incident. In Geneva, the International League of Peace and Liberty urged Congo neutrality and a permanent arbitration tribunal to settle treaty disputes, to be sent to European and American powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Africa
International League of Peace and Liberty
Geneva
Congo River
International Congress
Europe
America
English Cotton Trade Debate at British Association
At the British Association for the Advancement of Science session in London on the 20th the English cotton trade’s condition was discussed. The general opinion held England does not fear foreign competition, while Sir William Wheelhouse blamed free trade for the commercial lull and urged a return to protective tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Association For the Advancement of Science
London
England
William Wheelhouse
Massacres at Alexandria and Global Dispatches
Two men condemned for participation in the Alexandria massacres following Arabi Pasha’s evacuation were hanged on the 17th. England reports a sharp rise in foot and mouth disease among cattle across agricultural districts. A Paris dispatch notes China’s proposal to accept a French protectorate in Anam if Tonquin is evacuated. Brooklyn’s James MacDermot, detained in Liverpool for dynamite plot complicity, is released. An Irish dispatch reports a cholera death in Sligo County Hospital. Efforts seek Charles Russell to lead O Donnell’s defense, with a central fund-raising committee forming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Arabi Pasha
England
Paris
China
Anam
Tonquin
James MacDermot
Brooklyn
Liverpool
Ireland
Sligo
Charles Russell
Dundalk
O’donnell
Greenland Ice Desert Probed by Nordenksjold Expedition
Nordenksjold and his party penetrate Greenland to 369 kilometers from Reykjavik reaching seven thousand feet altitude. They report an ice desert with no inland open water and milder weather on the eastern coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordenksjold
Greenland
Reikjavik
TRE
Secretary of the Treasury
Vienna
Pekin
Prince Tun
R. G. Dun & Co
New York
Hil11
Berlin
Kurhaus
Pittsburg
Knights of Labor
Frank K. Foster
Cincinnati
Cobden Club
Ohio and national state news items digested
Norwalk paper dealers Hramet Wriest Bros assigned to J R Kennan with assets of four thousand and liabilities three thousand. Lancaster man John Graber killed when a runaway wagon threw him. Jackson County treasurer M C Keenan disappeared with eleven thousand one hundred thirty six dollars. Attorney general says retail druggists may owe Scott law tax. Jeweler Joan Harrington died by self-administered strychnine in Columbus. Youngstown assault and attempted rape on a 65 year old woman. suspects to be arrested. Cleveland mother bears a monster born with two heads four arms four legs two hips. stillborn. Cincinnati reunion for ex Secretary of the Irish National Land League to speak October 11. Eastern Ohio miners seek ten cent per ton raise. possible strike. Tariff convention of Columbus had three hundred delegates. mass meeting with six thousand attendees. Boston and Cincinnati notes on various deaths and accidents. Debate over Civil War era Bloody Shirt smears and party loyalty featured in national commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hramet Wriest Bros
Norwalk
J. R. Kennan
John Graber
Lancaster
M. C. Keenan
Jackson County
Hollinsworth
Joan H. Harrington
Columbus
Waltham
Mass
MorcGan
Youngstown
Robinson
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Fourth and
Elm Streets
Joan Wormsley
Fremont
Joan Coffelt
Northwood
Logan County
Harper
Anna Glen
Mahoning County
James McEwen
Otis Iron and Steel Works
Young McEwen
Hickenlooper
Board of Public Works
Cincinnati News Journal
Thomas Brennan
Irish National Land League
Dublin
Ohio
John McBride
State Miners’ Association
Judge Lawrence
Green B. Baum
McKinley
Bruce
A.S. McClure
Figure Heads and Money in Politics Across Parties
A Detroit Post and Tribune opinion urges Democrats not to overemphasize personal candidates, arguing independent voters seek party direction on tariffs currency and reform. It defends money use in campaigns as legitimate when honorable, noting Garfield’s integrity and criticizing Dorsey letter revelations as mudslinging. It contrasts political money with religious and moral fundraising, calling such critique pharisaical humbug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Tribune
Hancock
Garfield
Democratic Party
Indiana
Dorsey
Philadelphia Times
General Garfield
Thomas C. Platt
Ohio
Missionary Board
Bible Society
Temperance Organization
Detroit Post and Tribune
Growth of cities hides game animals in old hunter tale
Mr Felix L Oswald cites Colonel Boone on a vanished American wilderness. He describes deer, elk, bears, buffalo, turkeys and pheasants once abundant from the Kentucky River to the Blue Ridge, noting buffalo ranges fading to a few zoological gardens and the surrounding plains now distant from modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix L. Oswald
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
North America
Colonel Boone
Kentucky River
Great Plains
Blue Ridge
Alleghenies
Buffalo Springs
Buffalo Gap
Buffalo Range
British North America
Texas ‘Panhandle
Utah
Arkansas
Mississippi
International Railroad
Florida
Oregon
Highland
Prakie
North Carolina
East Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
The Stomach Not Central to Digestion Says Youth's Companion
A summary of observations from Youth's Companion arguing the stomach is not essential to digestion. It notes the stomach’s motion aids contact with glands, its vomiting can be nervous in origin, and digestion can occur outside the stomach using pepsin. The piece discusses nerves, gastric washing, and alternative food introduction methods.
Jocular Magistrate At Sedgley Court Sparks Commons Debate
Report from Parliament recalls a Sedgley Police Court July 16 remark where a magistrate allegedly told a mother if she were his wife he would strap her and that she deserved the strap. Sir W Harcourt said the remarks were good tempered and not to be taken seriously, urging magistrates to avoid bench jokes and suggesting clerks warn when a joke is forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
P. A. Taylor
Home Secretary of
Sedgley
Spearee
Sir W. Harcourt
St. James
Advertising rates and business card pricing notice
A legal notice lists advertising charges for transient ads at per-square rates with ten lines for first insertion and fifty cents for each additional insertion. It mentions a yearly liberal reduction for advertising and business cards, noting pricing for six lines per year.
Various Early 20th Century Science And Industry Notes
The Elmira factory turns out two to three hundred augers daily the only industry of its kind in New York. A Pennsylvanian inventor Bromily claims a fuel free power multiplier. A Georgia farmer predicts melon syrup yielding acre for acre with lighter land tax. The South hosts 191 cotton factories surpassing New England outside Massachusetts. A Maine inventor improves the tin birch canoe with air-dain compartments. Prof Vololini proposes a chemical method to dissolve fish bones with acids and oil protection. A side door escape for passenger cars is described for accidents. The Germantown Telegraph notes East-West shifts in agriculture, urging wheat export to Europe. A German inventor proposes a split-ship bow design to retain voyage capability after separation, debated by the Hamburg Courier and New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
Georgia
Blief
New England
Massachusetts
Pulaski (Tenn
Maine
Vololini
Bresley
Cincinnati
Germantown
Seaboard
Europe
Hamburg
N. Y. Sun
PITH AND POINTS OF SCATTERED CARTOON JABBER
A stitched collection of quips and witticisms from various papers. It lampoons social pretensions and manners with jokes about income, etiquette, courtship, and frontier life. The piece quotes multiple sources and highlights shifting attitudes in late 19th century America.
Austrian Railway to employ women as road guards
The Austrian Railway Administration has decided to hire women as road guards on the same terms as men, expanding equal opportunity in frontline railway roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austrian Railway Administration
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chief Brooks
Secret Service
National Bank
U.S. Treasury
Brooks
Herald
the Tribune
Florida Ship Canal
Florida Ship Canal and Transit Company
St. John’s River
John C. Williams
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Cc. E. Liewellen
Quincy
Boston Herald
William P. J. Morris
Swatow
Boston Post
Abel
Cain
Grant
Democracy
Greeley
Law and Order
Republican Party
Natchez (Miss
Germont Courier
Science and Industry
N. O. Picayune
Chalmers
Polly
Mr. Smith
Joe
WN. D. Picayune
Jesse
Detroit Post
Jimmy Cannon
Wyoming
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!