Three Young Persons Drowned in Washington State
Treasury agent reports dire conditions along the Rio Grande with insecurity and Indian depredations. Senate Foreign Relations Committee weighs ratification of a supplemental treaty with amendments, amid calls for investigation and debates over executive actions. Public notices urge conciliation within the Republican Party as electioneering heats up.
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Eoial
Abbott
Treasury
Deyarimen
Secretary of Treasury
Rio Grande
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
House
Tate
Fort Randall
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Casserly
Sunday Chronicle
the Chronicle
Republican Party
Ureiss
Eight hour movement and Tammany plan changes
In New York on May 20 a push to reorganize the Tammany Society drops the secret element and opens meetings to outsiders. A Steinway Hall concert and Beethoven Männerchor banquet honored composer Fragg Abt, with large attendance. Fires ravage Long Island woods near Yaphank destroying over three thousand cords of wood worth about $2,000. G A R Decoration Day plans were announced, and a mass carpenters meeting looms over the eight hour movement. A bank robbery netted $8,400 in coins and cash. checks payments halted as detectives probe. Washington briefs note several appropriation bills moving through Congress, tariff progress, and adjournment timing. Brooklyn reports Beecher praising labor unity and a major Myers & Lowenstein varnish works fire causing about $100,000 loss and two injured firefighters.
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New Yor
Tammany Society
Fragg Abt
Steinway Hall
Beethoven Mennerchor
Fifth St
Long Island Woods
Yaphank
Long Island
Grand Army of the Republic
Union Home School
Academy of Music
Cooper Union
Herald
Washington
Senate
House
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth Church
New York
Myers & Lowenstein
Hunter’s Point
Fire causes panic as veil of child ignites at church
In Chicago on May 20 a child’s veil caught fire at an altar during a ceremony at the Desplaines and DeKoven streets church. The resulting rush to the doors caused a wild scene but no fatalities. The door and veil were damaged with no explanation for the fire.
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Chicago
Desplaines
DeKoven
Drownings In Skiff And Pleasure Boat On Lake Pessia
Two boys named Herman Miller and Willie Schmidt drowned after a skiff sank last evening with one older youth swimming to shore. A pleasure boat on Lake Pessia capsized in high winds, killing Kate Lanagan Nellie Conlin and James Beck, ages 17 18 and 14 respectively, none recovered. The incidents mark the season's first drownings and drew strong sympathy.
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Gascia
Destructive Flint Fire Blots Out Several Buildings
A major blaze in Flint, reported in Detroit on May 20, caused $140,000 in losses, with not over $50,000 insured. It began at C Roosevelt's livery stable with twenty one horses, then swept to the Irving House and Warner Block. The blaze destroyed Parets & Sons harness and leather stores, Andrews retail tobacco, Rush's eating house, Gibson & Elson's livery stable, and Hicks & Co.'s warehouse.
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Detroit
Flint
Eeanere
C. Roosevelt
Irving House
Warner
Hamber Merchants, &c
Parets & Sons
Andrews
Rush
North Second Street
Gibson & Elson
Hicks &Go
Suicide of a Scotchman from Mobile on the Mary Houston
MEMPHIS May 20 John Moore a Scotchman living in Mobile suicided day before yesterday by jumping overboard from the steamer Mary Houston a few miles above Napoleon while laboring under an attack of mania potu His effects are on the Houston Four children aged two to twelve years were burned here by burning coal oil used to kindle a fire The eldest started the blaze One died in an hour two more not expected to live The youngest was burned severely Later three of the children have died and the fourth will hardly recover
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Memphis
John Moore
Mobile
Mary Houston
Napoleon
Houston
Water spout devastates countryside near White Swan Dakota
Iowa dispatch reports a terrific rain storm on May 15 caused a huge water spout to descend near White Swan Dakota. It covered the ground for miles with water eight to thirty feet deep. No injuries, but stock losses and damage to the Mississippi river telegraph line were noted.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Dakota
White Swan
Fire destroys Iowa Illinois warehouse and cars in Herod
In Bloomington on May 20 a blaze at the Herod warehouse owned by KraW & Robinson consumed 50,000 bushels of corn and two Illinois Central freight cars. The Illinois Central freight depot suffered slight damage. Total loss estimated at about 3000 dollars.
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Bloomington
Herod
Kraw & Robinson
Illinois Central
Ilinois Central
Fire destroys building and machinery of Craft & White
A large building on Delaware street owned by Craft and White wagon makers burned yesterday afternoon. The structure and machinery were destroyed with an estimated loss of 25000 dollars, insured for 15000 dollars.
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Trenton
Craft & White
Weather and Sentinel Market Update From May 19
Weather synopsis for Monday shows clear, pleasant conditions across the South, Middle States, and New England with westerly winds. Northern areas may see light rain near the Ohio valley and Upper Lake region. No dangerous winds expected. Also notes new Aquarius Sentinel proprietors' debut and Articles of Association signed by John Fishback, L. G. Matthews, and Thomas F. Ryan. may lead a Democratic, independent paper critiquing leaders and officials.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Valley
Middle States
New England
Ohio Valley
Upper Lake Region
Ae Lis Sentinel
John Fishback
L.G. Matthews
Thomas F. Ryan
Fishback
Matthews
New Albany Ledger
Sentinel
Louisville to New York Rail Line Announced May Implement
Kentucky items report a Louisville to New York route with a double line of Pullman sleeping cars starting Monday May 50th. Other notes include moonshine arrests by Deputy Ashcraft in Louisville and Monroe County, a Paducah line contract covering over fifty nine miles, Kentucky Military Institute cadet exams beginning in May with June 6 commencement, and scattered district electoral and regimental news from Baltimore to Greenup with references to local races and the Battle.
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Louisville
Cincinnati
New York
Eli Rhoten
Isaac Hicks
Monroe County
United States
Ashcraft
Paducah Kentuckium
Paducah
Memphis
SR Lapae
Fires, trials, and riots ripple through early 20th century courts
Disjointed notes report rioters in Pennsylvania and New York quelling fires in woods, a Paterson treaty section report, a sentence for Baker and others, around Ohio shop boy incidents, a Boston court sentencing for a felonious assault, a man in New Orleans committing suicide, a Russian fleet officer’s Shanghai letter, and a broader Robeson Committee report. Other items include Maryland enforcement act trials, a Pittsburgh railroad death, Vernet artwork sold for Chicago relief, a hydrophobia death in Louisville, a 19 February marriage in New Orleans, a Maryland election official guilty finding, two Marshfield hangings for murder and robbery, and Indian raiders stealing mules from Sixth Infantry near Bear Creek.
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Pennsylmia
New York
Paterson
H Baker
Evans Nan
Xenia
Ohio
York
Boston
New Orleans
Shanghai
Alexis
Honolulu
San Francisco
Robeson
Blair
Michigan
Maryland
United States
Baltimore
Henry Collins
Pittsburgh& Connellsville
Pittsburg
Vernet
Louis Phillippe
F Ee
Chicago
George W. Murdock
Anne Arundel ‘County
Charles Weller
Marshfield
Chas. Waller
Sixth Infantry
Fort Supply
Indian Territory
Fort Hays
Kansas
Bear Creek
Indiana items of local interest and incidents
Rev Joseph Large resumes pastorship at Trinity Episcopal Fort Wayne. Lafayette reports seventy seven gin mills licensed in twelve months. Logansport votes against Holly water works preferring straight water. Knapp, the Paoli postmaster, rumored seen near Evansville. Morristown Junction ticket office broken with about 27 dollars missing. Dr Elder Morristown caught a three feet eight inch fish weighing 8.5 pounds. State Teachers Association next meeting at Logansport starting December 31. Citizens Loan Fund Society articles filed in Indianapolis with 97 subscribers and 100 capital stock. Warsaw resident allegedly divorced from nine wives remains unhappy. A Terre Haute blacksmith’s son badly bitten by a dog. a Col L G Parker horse ran away, killing a son. Poem and sermon alludes to mills of damnation. Boy Thomas Cooper drowns in river at Terre Haute after attempting to swim. Festivities for decorum expected. known orators invited to a preparatory event.
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Joseph Large
Ft. Wayne
Trinity Episcopal Church
Lafayette
Logansport
Holly
Knapp
Paoli
Evansville
Morristown
Terre
Democratic primary indorsements and local incidents lead Headlines
Local Democrats back Greeley and Brown with instructed delegates while a glass blower was seriously cut in a drunken row on Second Street. Reports note sheriff candidates J. J. Macklin and John Scott prominent. Additional items include a stabbing in Buena Vista, a concert planned for June, and a bridge company veto over stock yard plans near the city.
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Mike McBreen
James Maney
Second
Bear Scott
Carlisle
United States
Jesse D. Bright
8. P. Chase
Baltimore
Independence
J. J. Macklin
Jno
Scott
Ofice
Clergy rites and council meet in city notes
Rev Mr Spillman baptized three candidates yesterday and Bishop Smith confirmed five. The Brazee v Stone suit may settle the city difficulty. The City Council as Board of Equalization meets this evening. Maxey assessment public reaction is favorable. German Lutheran congregation hosts a picnic at Chadwick's grove with ideal weather and a large turnout expected.
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Brazee v. Stone
Smith
Newport
Maxey
Chadwick’s Grove
Pioneer reunion at Court House park highlights county history
The Butler county Pioneer Association held a reunion at Court House park Saturday with about 11 A M start and Apollo band music. Attendees on stage included Dr. Ed Evans Fergus Anderson Benj De Bolt M C MaeMakin and H T Earhart among others with City Council members present. A city welcome and tribute to county progress followed along with pioneer songs and thanks to the council. The same day a Democratic mass-meeting set a county nomination convention for June 16 1872 and locals advertised various civic events and entertainments for July.
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Butler County
Benj. DeBolt
Thos. L. Rhea
Peter Cummings
Samuel Johnson
John Longfellow
Peter Troutman
John Garver
M. C. MaeMakin
H. T. Earhart
Jacob Troutman
Edward Evans
Fergus Anderson
Benj. de Bolt
M. CU. McMakin
Syst
Local police report captures two day arrest spree
Police announced 57 arrests in two days while Sa Tax station guests numbered 41 for the latest nights. Detectives recovered a stolen horse and buggy in Newcastle from Mr. C. A. Kollman. An engine accident killed a valuable horse at George and Elm. Joper Swixe departs for Brooklyn to attend a Methodist conference. Temperance lectures slated at Mound street Baptist Church. Coroner investigates Tim Leahy’s death from a quarrel. An inquest verdict supports the facts. Police court items note fights, thefts, and drunkenness with several sent to the House of Refuge or fined.
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Tim. Leahy
Dwyer
Eighth
Accommodation Streets
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Mr. McGlese
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Tom Burke T
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Institute of Mercy
A. T. Goshorn
David Fitzgerald
Sarah Regan
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Sarah
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House of Refuge
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