Geneva Conference Likely to Adjourn Pending Arbitration
The Times predicts a probable adjournment of the Geneva Conference until the indirect claims issue is resolved to Americans’ satisfaction. An Hastings dispatch reports the steamer Baltimore damaged in a collision near the English channel, forcing a port call at Hastings and safe landing of all passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Times
Hastings
English
Baltimore
Bremen
English Channel
Government to prose cute army officials in maladministration probe
Paris on May 2 reports the government will prosecute army officials charged with maladministration. An investigation may begin soon, followed by rigorous prosecutions of the offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Shakespeare Statue Unveiling Planned in Central Park
Cloudy morning in New York with a storm likely, as Central Park prepares for the unveiling of a Shakespeare statue featuring an Bryant oration and Edwin Booth poem. Eight hour movement gains ground among workers, yacht racing results noted, and a fatal knife wound occurs in East Fourteenth Street. Steinway piano workers strike for eight hours, and a Broad Street defalcation loss nears $48,000 with broker and customer impacts. Stokes case at Court of General Sessions. Albany impeachment court sets July session. Brooklyn fire at Works in Newton Creek causes $4,000 loss and burns laborer Thomas Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Park
Shakspeare
William Cullen Bryant
Meteor
Dant
Cary
Thos. H. Armstrong
East Fourteenth Street
Armstrong
Steinway
Broad Street
G. R. McElwain
E. P. Selmsmer & Co
Stokes
Court of Gyer and Terminer
Amnesty bill signed and military court martial actions reported
The President yesterday signed the Amnesty bill. A committee including Thomas P. Robb of Georgia Tobias J. Meate of Mississippi and Richard P. Savage of California was appointed to investigate Mexican matters. W A Fourth infantry was cashiered and imprisoned for thirteen years. Lieutenant Champion’s sentence was remitted. Senate discussed premature publication of treaty correspondence with senators denying responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Georgia
Tobias J. Meate
Mississippi
Richard P. Savage
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Four Skeletons Found While Digging for Cellar in Memphis
In Memphis on May 23 workmen digging for a cellar uncovered four skeletons at Gayose and Shelby. Three victims were adults. No clue to the mystery. Separately, W A Macon L N Clark J Vaughn and Fayette Southall and son of Salisbury Tenn were taken into custody by a U S Deputy Marshal on charges tied to the enforcement act over threats against Stringfellow a white teacher of a negro school following arson threats and a large white response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Gayose
Shelby Streets
W.A. Macon
L. N. Clark
J. Vaughn
Fayette Southall and Son
Salisbury
Tenn
U. S
Large Republican State Convention in Springfield
Springfield May 23 Large Republican States Convention the biggest yet with about six hundred delegates and many spectators Judge T J Logan chaired and urged freeing rebel leaders Davis and Toombs as monuments Ex Governor Oglesby nominated for Governor by acclamation Liberal party leaders from across the state met at Masonic Hall with Jesse K Dubois in chair and E P Johnson and Herman Te secretaries They called for a thirteen member State Central Committee to organize a Liberal mass convention in Springfield June 26 and to form Greeley and Brown clubs statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
T. Logan
Davis
Toombs
Oglesby
J. L. Beveridge
Chicago
Geo. H. Harlow
Edmund Bates
Belleville
Jas. K. Wdsall
Dixon
C. E. Lippencott
Masonic Hall
Jesse K. Dubois
E. P. Johnson
Henry County
Herman Te
Cook County
Greeley
Brown
Dubois
Mass Meeting Aims to Ratify Greeley Brown Nominations
In New Orleans on May 22 a notice headed by Generals Beauregard D W Adams and other ex confederates calls for a grand mass meeting at the St Charles Theatre Saturday night to ratify the nominations of Greeley and Brown. William Carroll a Philadelphia gunsmith died last night by self inflicted throat cutting amid temporary insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Beauregard
D. W. Adams
St. Charles Theatre
Greeley
Brown
William Carroll
Gunsmith
Philadelphia
Weather Outlook for Washington and Northeast States
May 22 forecast shows the lowest barometer moving north east through northern Middle and New England states. Cloud and rain extend east tonight. Thursday brings clear pleasant weather from the lakes to the Eastern Gulf and South and Middle Atlantic coasts. Winds shift west to north in New England. no dangerous winds expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle
New England
Lakes
Eastern
Gulf
Middle Atlantic
New Englain
Supersedeas Delays Chicago Double Murder Trial
Augustus Van Buren wins a supersedeas from Chief Justice Lawrence delaying the death penalty review for Gregory Pervis to September at the latest. The case originally slated for execution on the 28th faces postponement amid trial irregularities cited by counsel. Mortality in the city for the past week registered 181.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouton
Benton
Iron Moulders’ Association
Destruction of Filbert Street Planing Mill and Blind Factory
A planing mill and blind and sash factory at 21 Filbert street in Philadelphia burned completely yesterday evening. Losses are estimated at 25 000 with stock and machinery insured for 2 200. The building was occupied by Gibson Graham Co and John Yeager, owned by J Hunt with a mortgage of 10 000. Further insurance details are unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Filbert Street
Gibson, Graham & Co
John Yeager
J. Hunt
Greeley Letter Seals Baltimore Convention Vote
Ottumwa Iowa May 23 The Ottumwa Democrat reports tomorrow's issue will publish Mr Greeleys letter of acceptance settling the question. The Democracy will nominate Greeley and, with Liberals, press his claims before the people rather than pursue a passive policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
Ottumwa Democrat
Jeffersonian Democracy
West
Marine News Arrivals Include Baltimore Scandinavian and Australia
Southampton reports the arrival of the steam ship Baltimore from Baltimore and Rhine from New York. Liverpool notes the steamship Scandinavian from Portland New York May 22 and the steamer Australia from Glasgow has arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Baltimore
Rhine
New York
Liverpool
Scandinavian
Portland
Australia
Glasgow
Locusts Sweep Bourbon County in Mass Emergence
Reports tell of great locust swarms across Bourbon County as the season’s outbreak grows. The wider national scene shows political, legal, and social unrest with trials, strikes, and policy debates shaping public life across multiple states.
Pleasant weather and civic notes in local scene
Local says picnics abound while river business slows. Smallpox devastates Dayton. Council session this afternoon. Molders strike remains a fixed fact. Post-office expected on Feadtein square. Greeley club starts in Twenty first ward. Streetcar routes to resume. Bristol weighs cutting street laborers lunch. Parson’s sermon ends with admonishing children to obey parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Feadtein Square
X “Greeley Club
H. G
Boston
Oscar
John Street
Central Avenue
Bristol
William
Deborahs portrayal sparks debate at Pike's theatre
The audience witnessed Kate Bateman and Janauschek's rival Deborahs with contrasts in character. Leah appears cold and brilliant, while Janauschek's Deborah is warm and passionate, provoking dramatic with love challenged by social judgment. The National show earns praise though audience curtain calls drew critique. The Eclectic Medical Institute held spring and summer lectures with seventy four students and forty three degrees awarded including Doctor of Medicine to listed graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah
Pike’s
Kate Bateman
Miss Bateman
Janauschek
Leah
Jananéchek
Joseph
Macbeth
Levick
Amity
Davies
Duprez & Benedicts
Electic Medical Institute
The
Eclectic Medical Institute
Henry Magee
Oliners
Andrew Jackson Smith
Indiana
Frederick C. Felsing
Wisconsin
Richard W. Beasley
Illinois
Jacob F. Lewis
Martin L. Holt
Ira F. Palmer
Isaac Prince
Ohio
Geo. D. Dee
John M. Tobias
Henry F. Wildasin
Willie D. Jones
Mississippi
Gustav F. Walker
Louisiana
Henry, W. Taylor
Wm. F. Gemmill
Haskell R. Wood
Harvey H. Payton
Alvin C. Low
Samuel V. Duncan
Iowa
Isaac M. Vail
Cicero ¥. Clark
Ilinois
John Ross Smith
Linus E. Russell
June Abbott
Charles Yeakel
Wm. M. McKelvy
R. Wesley Johnson
Phil. B. Dakin
M. D
John H. Tilden
Illnois
J. Herbert Clark
Canada
Daniel C. Baldwin
Kansas
John Sauts
E. W. Scholey
Wm. L. Newlin
Wm. C. Liner
Texas
Henry C. Maynard
Michigan
John A. Kind
Missouri
Charles, P. Cathcart
Palmer Wilber
Charles L. Spangler
Arthur Weir Smith
Idaho
John W. Grayham
George E. Moyce
A. M. Potter
Knights Templar Reunion Attended by Indianapolis and Dayton Delegations
Under Hanselmann Commandery, Knights Templar hold a reunion in the city with Indianapolis and Dayton contingents. Delegations arrived overnight and morning, paraded to Fountain Square and Walnut Street House, then marched to Exposition Hall for drills. Evening events include a 6 o clock program and a banquet. a separate benefit entertainment is planned at Dodsworth Hall in Cumminsville for Catholic orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Hanselmann Commandery
Indianapolis
Dayton
Fountain Square
Walnut Street House
Exposition Hall
Dodsworth’s Hall
Cumminsville
Colonel Jones backs Greeley Brown oppose Baltimore nomination
Colonel T. L. Jones ex member of Congress advocates for Greeley and Brown and rejects any nomination by the Baltimore Convention. Newport and Covington send council committees to Louisville for a Short Line railroad board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Jones
Congress
Greeley
Brown
Baltimore
Newport
Covington
Short Line Railroad
Louisville
City Council weighs Court House plans and taxes
A special session adopted plans for Court House improvements and instructed sealed bids for the work. The City Attorney was told to draft an ordinance taxing lottery and policy dealers. Gas extension terms and lamp costs were examined. The wharfmasterJoe Benn report backed reinstatement. A colored Republicans mass meeting supported party unity and condemned bolting delegates. A freethrow fine was imposed on Holden and Mead for streetcar vandalism. A runaway milk wagon horse caused citywide disruption. Sheriff Macklin denied quitting as an independent candidate. The hat of a suicide victim drew visitors to the suspension bridge toll house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Covington
John Benn
Michael Moore
Benn
Moore
Mr. Benn
W. M. Wakefield
Craig Street
Highland Cemetery
Methodist Church
Madison Street
Second
Wm. Blackburn
W. J. Hamilton
Kenton County
Louisville
Isaac E. Black
Charles Eginton
R. D. Cross
J. H. Dixon
George Holden
Wim Mead
Baker
Macklin
Suspension Bridge
Philip Freytag
Race Street
Twelth
Thirteenth
Cincinnati
Miller Matthews elope fails at Hamilton hotel
A young couple registered as Mr and Mrs Matthews of Miamisburg Ohio at a Hamilton hotel after a train stop. The father tracked them down and found his daughter asleep with the man. the man was jailed by the sheriff for the night. The city council met with various routine actions reported including a tax proposal and gas questions. The Sabbath School Exhibition at Lawrence street Congregational Church drew a large crowd and concluded well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pughs
St. Julien
Matthews
Miamisburg
Ohio
Allen
Schmidt
Giffen
Holbrook
Second Ward
Reily
Third Street
Basin
High Streets
Richard Cole
Mandel Shuler
Fire Department
Thomas Reed
H. H. Wallace
George Dye
Henry Beardsley
Board of Equalization
John W. Sohn
A.F. Hume
Israel Williams
Cole
Elliott
Tretman
Lane
Iost
Rump & Harper Livery Stable
London Dispatch On Baltimore Wreck and Washington Treaty Claim
News from Hastings reports the steamer Baltimore wrecked on flat rocks six hundred yards off the beach with a 16 by 7 feet hole. Admiralty officers aided in lightening cargo as the vessel lies full of water. Secretary Schenck informed Earl Granville the U S Government denies Sir Strafford Northcote’s Exeter Chamber statement on indirect damages and a formal Northcote declaration with British Commission signatures will be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Baltimore
Hastings
Admiralty
Schenck
Earl Granville
United States
Strafford Northcote
Exeter Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Geneva
Northcote
House Acts On Reimbursement, Bonds And Trusses
In Washington on May 23 a House bill to reimburse Missouri for stores furnished during the rebellion was referred to the Military Committee. A Conference Committee ordered Senate amendments to a House bill abolishing tribal relations of Miami Indians. Senate amendments to a House bill for re issuing bonds in place of defaced or destroyed government bonds were concurred in. A bill was passed providing trusses for ruptured soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Missouri
Military
Conference
Senate
Shakespeare Monument Unveiling in Central Park Delayed
The ceremony planned for 3 P M to unveil the Shake speare monument in Central Park will likely be postponed due to persistent rain at 2 P M with no sign of clearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Torx
Shakespeare Monument
Central Park
Detroit Strike Ends as Workers Resume At Old Wages
In Detroit May 2 the Houghton strike ended last night after strikers met and chose not to resume work. Leading businessmen spoke amiably, and the group voted to return to work at the previous wage. A procession and music followed as they surrendered to company offices amid cheers. Loss to workers from the weeklong strike amounted to 360,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Houghton
Local Police Court Adjourns Burglary Case Then Trials
The Donahue group case was set for two and a half hours of witness testimony and arguing. Donahue bound over 1500 dollars, Sullivan Owens and Gibbons 300 dollars each, Cassidy discharged. Sweeney Cockerill and Fogerty tried for assault on David Fitzgerald and robbery of a 75 dollar silver watch and chain on May 19. An old Baltimore witness testified he was intoxicated and knocked down on Court Street Canal. others corroborated. The record notes Sweeney still under 2000 dollars bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahue
Sullivan
Owens
Gibbons
Cassidy
James Sweeney
Michael Cockerill
Pas
Fogerty
David Fitzgerald
Baltimore City
Court Street
Canal
Sweeney
Accident on the O M Rail Line near Delhi posts injuries
An early morning crash on the O M road near Delhi injured a man reading a newspaper on the track. He was struck by a locomotive, sustaining severe leg injuries and internal trauma. his name was not known. Separately, August Gustetter faced a $200 fine for gaming devices after a local keno bust. A buggy collision injured J J Quinn, and a ten year old boy named Welch drowned after falling from a steamer at the Cathedral picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Reading
Maddox
Newman
Davis
August Gustetter
Gustetter
Straub
Ds. J. J. Quinn
So Ahd Divan
Sis
Fifth Street
Welch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Evening Star
American Press Association
West Tennessee
England
York
Albaanay
Biooklyn N. Y
Kings County of Works
Newton Creek
Thomas Sullivan
Ilglinwors
Orlean
Marine News
Bourbon County
E. P. Mellvaine
Pennsylvania
Erie
Hoffman
Gregori
Penn
Delaware
New Jersey
Barnard
Albany
Fisk
New Haven
Connecticut
W. P. Carroll
Dr. Gyles
Lowden
Huston
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Catawba River
8. C
Thos. Mays
Jefferson Davis
Breckinridge
Main and
Johnson
Sixth and
Bakewell
Lexington Pike
Hamilton
Lawrence Street Congregational Church
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!