Diverse 19th century notices span rent, law, society
New York landlords claim 30,000 with $40,000,000 rent. Nebraska bans slander as offense. various items mention Franklin’s cent, a Lima barber ad, a New York divorce card, college societies, Missouri hangings, and worldwide demographic notes. Also notes on railroads, New Jersey law, and prominent figures in Chicago, Vienna, and San Francisco.
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New York City
Nebraska
Franklin
Lima
New York
McCoin
Princeton College
Missouri
Cincinnati
Paris
United States
Chicago
Lamar
Bayard
Hern Krover
Essen
New Jersey
Piggs
Dump
General Schenck
Washington
Ropert T. Lincoln
Springfield
Illinois
New Jersey Senate
George M. Puritman
Congress of Churches and Christians
Robber Ring Arrests Panhandle Train Crew in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on April 11, fifty six Panhandle railroad employes were arrested after a two year pattern of stealing from freight trains. Investigations tied eighty Panhandle freight crews to wholesale loot, with merchants across Kansas City and the South filing loss claims. Estimated thefts may reach two hundred thousand dollars, not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand.
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Pittsucton
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and
Railroad Company
Gilkinson
Second Avenue
Panhandle Railroad
Pittsburgh
Panhandle Road
Kansas City
South
Nebraska Train Wrecker Convicted of First Degree Murder
James Hoff man found guilty of murder in the first degree for wrecking a Missouri Pacific passenger train ten miles from the city. Engineer James Dewitt died, several injured, property damage of at least fifty thousand dollars. Bell testified Hoff man did the act. jury deliberated briefly, verdict delivered after rapid read.
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Nebraska
Missouri Pacific
James Dewitt
James Bell
David Hoffman
Hoffman
Bell
Hyde Park Demonstration in London Draws Mass Protest
The Hyde Park demonstration in Lossex today protesting coercion in Ireland drew an estimated 150000 people. About a tenth of London's five million gathered at various points, with Mrs Gladstone and Mr Herbert Gladstone receiving cheers from the balcony of Edward Majorsbank at 134 Picadilly Park Lane. The crowd cheered for the Grand Old Man and the Grand Old Woman for over two hours.
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Hyde Park
Ireland
London
Gladstone
Herbert Gladstone
Edward Majorsbank
Picadilly
Chinese torpedo boat claims world speed record
London reports a Chinese government torpedo boat built by Yarrow & Co. achieving twenty four knots. The remark questions why the English Admiralty has nothing comparable and notes English vessels fail to reach their estimated speeds.
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London
Yarrow &Co
Young wife commits suicide in Wayne township
Wooster Ohio April 11 Mrs B F Sonnendecker daughter of Peter Spangler longtime county resident. She had been married only a few weeks and hereditary insanity is cited as the cause for her death at her home in Wayne township.
Remarkable coincidence ties two railroad deaths
In Peoria on April 11 a remarkable coincidence is disclosed. Pat Conroe was killed on a railroad here, and his brother died in Pennsylvania by the same method on the same day and hour.
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Peoria, Inc
Pat Connore
Pennsylvania
Young Lady Killed in a Mine at Chamberlain Colliery
Miss Minnie Keller of St. Clair Pa was killed by an explosion at Chamberlain Colliery in Pottsville on April 11 while visiting with a party of young people. Three others were badly injured in the accident.
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Pottsville
Minnie Keller
St. Clair
Chamberlain
Plan to Stop Depredations by Reed Birds in Carolina Rice Fields
Washington reports South Carolina rice planters suffer yearly from reed birds or bobolinks. After costly gunnery and ammo, the Agricultural Bureau proposes using trained hawks. A German falconer says he can train hawks and begin work by August 21 to confront the birds.
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Carolina
Washington
South Carolina
Agricultural Bureau
Ornithological Department
Dominion cruiser tightens fishery controls off Beaver Harbor
St John’s April 8. The Canadian cruiser Vigilant chased an American fishing boat off Beaver Harbor in a bid to enforce the 1818 treaty and bait sale restrictions. Captain McLean says the pursuit signals strict enforcement, with a Middleton in reserve ready to serve again as a fishery cruiser.
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St. Jouns
N. B
Dominion
Beaver Harbor
Bay of Fundy
Eastport
Vigilant
Black Harbor
Head Harbor
Quoddy River
McLean
Middleton
Boiler Blast Kills Four at Indian Run Mill in W Va
A boiler exploded at William Morris sawmill near Harrisonville in Ritchie County yesterday afternoon, destroying the mill and killing four men. Injuries included severe scalding and burns to J Scott F Lindsey and G N Williamson. two other workers were badly hurt and several more injured by debris. Cause believed to be low water and sudden cold-water restart by the engineer.
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Parkerssure
W. Va
Indian Run
Harrisonville
Ritchie County
William Morris
J. Scott
F. Lindsey
G. N. Williamson
Williamson
Scott
Lindsey
Flyn
Holiday
Moore
Wholesale robberies implicate seventy five in rail car thefts
Prrissancu April 11 report says 75 railway workers including conductors and brakemen plotted long running thefts on the Pittsburgh Cincinnati and St Louis line. Police arrested many after a citywide sweep. value of looted goods exceeds 300000 with operations spanning three states.
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Prrissancu
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati and
Norman L. Smith
Gas tragedy in Shaw Hotel leaves two men unconscious
Alvin Hill, twenty, son of the Adams County National Bank president at Decatur, Indiana, and G. W. Archibald, about fifty, a Pleasant Hill dry goods merchant, locked their room and blew out the gas at Shaw Hotel. The landlady found them unconscious after noon. Archibald revived partially and was sent to County Hospital.
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Alvin Hill
G. W. Archibald
Shaw Hotel
Hill
Archibald
Adams County National Bank
Decatur
Ind
Pleasant Hill
Mourners See Recovered Body Of New Jersey Girl
In Ranwar New Jersey on April 10 the murdered girl's body and clothing were displayed at the morgue drawing about two thousand visitors. Her face was layered with cut flowers and reportedly improved in appearance. Some who viewed it claimed recognition, but investigations showed statements inconsistent with authorities. District Attorney Wilson warned Undertaker Ryne not to bury the body without an explicit order. The funeral is scheduled for tomorrow with the body to be placed in a receiving vault.
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Henry D. Conswell
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Vienna
Northern Pacific
M. Lacombe
Germany
Vatican
Pope Leo
Prince Bismarck
Ohe
New York Herald
Alaska
Union
Meissonier
Ids
Frederica Benanrte
East Thirty-second Street
New York
Turree
Black Hills
Bismarck Times
Kingston
N. Y
Kissane
Titus
Rogers
Greeley
Col
Washington
Turcrank
Patti
Turkey
Cleveland
New York City
Benjamin Richardson
Harlem
Richardson
Ranwar
N. J
Wilson
Ryne
William Taylor
Upper
Congo
Annie Taylor
Boston
Boston Globe
Theodore Parker
Beecher
Plymouth
Rocky Mountains
United States
Miss Duke
Basil Duke
Kentucky
Maud Tarleton
Baltimore
Emery A. Storrs
J. J. Astor
Children’s Aid Society
North Borneo
Frank Hatton
Cincinnati
America
Amanda Eubanks
Rome
James Thomas
St. Louis
Lindell
Springfield
Grover Cleveland
Mass
Henry E. Abbey
England
Abbey
N. Y. Sun
Attempt on Czar’s life in Vienna reported
Vienna telegraphs and Berlin confirms a fresh assassination attempt on the Czar occurred last Wednesday. A man and a woman with concealed bombs escaped arrest after the action, the suspect standing at No 14 steps of an uninhabited house. The man is thought to be an accomplice unaware of the arrests.
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Morning Post
Vienna
Berlin
Wife dies after lamp attack during quarrel
In Meadville, during a family quarrel, Mrs. John Buchholtz grabbed a lit lamp and struck her husband. The lamp exploded, engulfing both in flames. He dragged her from the burning house, but she died early this morning and he is dying from severe burns.
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Pittsporch
Commercial
Meadville
John Buchholtz
Buchholtz
Enormous meteor lights Marion sky in blue glow
O Mannon reports a large meteor crossed from west to east over Marion at 8:20 PM. The blue light lit streets clearly enough to read print, appearing about the size of a dessert plate and visible for about a minute.
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Mannon, O
Marion
Remarkable Walnut Tree in Lewis County Farm
A large walnut tree on J. P. Jenkins farm in Lewis County, Parkerburg area, splits into two major branches about four to five feet high. One branch bears black walnuts while the other yields butter or white walnuts. The bark shows a natural mix of both varieties and the tree is likely over a century old.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
J. P. Jenkins
Lewis County
Printing Office Foreman Classified Two Drummers Ad
A New Ledger note recalls a misprint where a foreman in a printing office ran an advertisement headed Musical seeking two drummers while the context indicated two commerce travelers were wanted.
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Musical
N. ¥. Ledger
Meet Friends by Running Down the Street to Catch a Train
A playful note suggests that running along the street to catch a train guarantees meeting every friend you have. The quip emphasizes social chance and communal small talk in public transit scenes.
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Philadelphia
Cali
Kansas liquor law raises petition signers for drug stores
In Torgka Kansas on April 10 the new liquor law requires twenty five women signers to any petition to open a drug store and compels liquor buyers to swear before a notary public about their intended use and that the liquor is not for beverage.
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Torgka
Kas
Kansas
Murder in Boarding House Leaves Laborer Dead
Lovursville report from Cerulean Springy details a brutal murder and robbery in a railway laborers' boarding house. Roommate Purdy survived as police investigate, with a suspect named Tompkins linked to the crime.
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Lovursville
Cerulean Springy
Tompkins
Purdy
Mint invites designs for silver dollar and minor coins
The Director of the Mint, approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, issued a circular seeking obverse and reverse designs for the silver dollar and minor coins. An award up to $500 will be paid for each accepted design set. The invitation targets renowned artists to study the mint cabinet patterns in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Mint
R. S
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Philadelphia
Frightful Death At Missouri Mill
A thirteen year old son of John Johnson of Decatur Missouri was fatally injured in a planing mill while attempting to place a belt on a grindstone pulley. He was caught by the belt, drawn into the line shafting, and crushed. His arm was torn from his body and he died almost instantly.
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Decatur
John Johnson
Grocer Found Asphyxiated In Milwaukee Hotel Room
Geo Schwalbach, a grocery and dry goods dealer from Allentown Wisconsin, arrived in Milwaukee to purchase goods. He rented a room at Dix's Hotel, failed to appear this morning, and was found dead in bed with the room gas filled. He blew out the light before retiring, and his condition is reported as doubtful for recovery.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Geo. Schwalbach
Allentown
Dix
Butler deposition on Twiggs swords and silverware
General Butler testified in a court of claims suit describing how the Twiggs swords and silverware captured at New Orleans were obtained and what happened to them. He said the items were last known to be in the Treasury Department.
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Washington
General Butler
Court of Claims
Twiggs
New Orleans
Treasury Department
English colonies eyed near Los Angeles for emigrants
Lonpoy reports a movement to establish English colonies around Los Angeles and to lure settlers to Lower California. English churches plan to buy land for churches and small lots for Christian workers. If the coercion bill passes, Irish emigration would rise. Widespread distress in England drives agents to recruit skilled workers for ships.
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Lonpoy
Los Angeles
California
Ireland
England
Immigrants Land 4273 at Castle Garden in a Day
Four thousand two hundred seventy three immigrants arrived today at Castle Garden marking the largest single day intake this season since the facility began reception. The arrival reflects continued steady migration through New York with officials noting the record turnout.
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New York
Castle Garden
Pope proposes steps toward Vatican China diplomacy
Paris April 8 The Pope has forwarded to the French Government proposals aiming to bring about an understanding with France regarding the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and China.
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Paris
France
Vatican
China
First Gun of the Season by Vigilant Chases Yankee
A Canadian fishery cruiser Vigilant sighted an American fishing vessel within the three mile limit near Heaver Harbor. After firing a blank shot the Vigilant gave chase but the Yankee refused to heave to and eventually escaped, marking the season's first gun by a Canadian cruiser.
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St. Joan
N. B
Vigilant
Heaver Harbor
Mare’s leg amputated in America first of its kind
A brood mare at Norman Barnard’s stock farm near Avondale broke a leg and was set by Dr Ewing. After renewed breaks the limb was amputated following a consultation with Dr Huldekoper of the University of Pennsylvania. The operation, the first on record in America, left the animal doing well.
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Pestchester
Norman Barnard
Avondale
Ewing
West Grove
Huldekoper
University of Pennsylvania
America
Riot Flare Up Over Ward Election Sparks Battle in Litchfield
An Inter Ocean report from Litchfield Illinois describes a political riot after a Tuesday city election. Two alderman factions Concedine and Thorpe clashed for First Ward seats. The melee lasted about two hours. police were powerless. Many men were injured and fears of further clashes prevail tonight as both sides reportedly regroup.
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Chicaco
Litchfield
Ill
Concedine
Thorpe
Kissane Accuses Darr of Blackmail Over Silence
In Sonoma Kissane, ill at home, told an interview that General Darr sought to buy his silence with a specified sum. Hart, Kissane's New York lawyer, says he will return to California to confront Kissane's enemies once matters are settled.
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San Francisco
Kissane
Sonoma
Darr
New York
J. B. Hart
William Kissane
California
Dustlike snow covers Aveusta area in April
Aveusta Wisconsin reports about an inch of snow that fell Tuesday night. The surface looks like dust or ashes and the entire region is described as covered with the same yellowish snow, a mysterious weather phenomenon observed in the area.
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Aveusta
Wis
Prohibitionists Win Rankin County Election
Jackson Mississippi April 7 Prohibitionists won the Rankin County election defeating whisky interests in the Jackson area. The results block liquor advocates from establishing a presence near Jackson.
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Jackson, Miss
Reorganized Latter Day Saints hold Kirkland Temple Conference
Cleveland April 7 The reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints or Non Polygamous Mormons is hosting a conference at the old Mormon Temple in Kirkland Ohio, erected fifty years ago by Joseph Smith and followers.
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Cleveland
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
Latter Day Saints
Old Mormon Temple
Kirkland
Ohio
Joseph Smith
Theaters Seek ICC Suspension For Season
In Chicago on April 7 a large meeting of theatrical managers resolved to petition the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend season provisions of the law. The move aims to ease a hardship the railroads interpret as applying to theater professionals.
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Chicaco
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Canvass Shows Mayor Smith Wins with 681 Plurality
The official canvass of Crxcorsnati city election results is complete. Unofficial tallies show Mayor Smith with a 681 vote plurality.
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Crxcorsnati
Smith
Fire kills Calvin Douglas family in Shelbi na residence
In Shelbi na Missouri on April 7 a house fire killed Calvin Douglas and his two young children who were left alone inside the home.
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Shelbina
Calvin Douglas
Death Penalty by Electricity Bill Fails on Third Reading
Clarkspere April 7 reports the Pennsylvania Legislature failed to pass the electricity based death sentence bill on its third reading. The action ends the measure for now with no immediate implementation.
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Clarkspere
Pennsylvania
License Defeated in New Jersey Assembly
Trenton New Jersey April 7 In the assembly last the license bill was defeated.
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Trenton
N. J
Assembly
Recruits pull down German flag at Zabern Alsace
A disturbance at Zabern Alsace yesterday saw about twenty recruits involved in pulling down the German flag from official buildings. Several individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident.
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Lonnox
Zabern
Alsace
Two Laborers Die From Fall At Broadway Building
In New York on April 7, workers Peter Murray and Edward Alvord fell from the seventh story of the new No. 41 Broadway building and were killed instantly. Both men were laborers employed on the construction site.
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New York
Peter Murray
Edward Alvord
No. 41
Broadway
Ohio Amended Dairy Law and Public Notice
Ohio amends dairy law detailing true naming and labeling of dairy substitutes. Provisions require clear labels and prohibit misrepresentation of oleomargarine and imitation cheese in commerce within the state. The notice cites New York enforcement figures and urges public support to uphold the food laws statewide.
Rupture of railroad rate agreement splits east and west lines
Carriaco April 7 report says failure to agree on a rate basis for Mississippi river points and Missouri river business triggers a break between eastern and western lines. Freight billing between East points and Missouri River via Chicago stops, with local rates added at Chicago, making Chicago routes costlier than St. Louis. Western lines vow to resist eastern demands by any means.
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Carriaco
Chicago
St. Louis
Unsurveyed public lands remain across states
The article notes substantial untapped public land in several states including about 9,000,000 acres in Colorado and 12,600,000 in Arizona, followed by large totals in California, Dakota, Nevada, and other states, indicating broad potential for future exploration and use.
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Colorado
Arizona
California
Dakota
Florida
Idaho
Minnesota
Nevada
Montana
Utah
Washington Territory
A Little Nonsense And Public Morals Jokes
A collection of brief jokes and quips from various publications on manners, flirtation, and social behavior. The humor lampoons naive advice about parenting and boardinghouse interactions, with lines on notaries, silk quilts, mistaken identities, and mischief at the post office and photography studio.
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