A Miscellany of 19th Century Curiosities and News
A compilation noting a locomotive explosion, a Micawa woman fends off a bear with a kick, the Grant widow’s age, St. Louis cremation agitation, Nevada honey industry rise, census of rabbits shot, and varied items from fashion to politics. Includes Patti, suffrage talk, taxation, and public notices across U S towns.
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General Grant
St. Louis
Jeux Dar
Nevada
Camas
Patterson
Mason City
Prince Komatsu
Japan
Queen Victoria
Martha Washington
Mar
Patti
South Americ
Susax B. Anthony
Kansas City
Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
Char Les Gardiner
Indianapolis
Beva Lockwood
No Midnight Mass Prohibited in New Orleans by Archbishop
In New Orleans a circular from Archbishop Leroy bans the Christmas midnight mass across the diocese. He cites public disorder at prior celebrations and the need to protect the dignity of Catholic worship. The decision follows incidents of revelers in churches and disturbances during last year’s Christmas Eve services.
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New Orleans
Leroy
Arcubisto
Woman Confesses to Aged Murder In West Virginia
Lu Berry, inmate at Ann Peuffer’s house of ill repute in Massiloy, confesses involvement in the murder of Fred Watkins at Volcano near Parkersburg WV. She names the Watkins wife and a farm hand as accomplices, says the body was cast into a cistern then moved, found in a doom condition by Berry and a neighbor woman. Police at Parkersburg confirm the facts via telegraphic correspondence.
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MassiLoy
Lu Berry
Ann Peuffer
Fred Watkins
Volcano
Parkersburg
W. Va
Watkins
Horrible Hydrophobia Fatal to Local Girl
Barbara Elizabeth Grund sixteen daughter of Louis Grund ex chairman of the Republican City Central Committee and a quarryman and contractor died of hydrophobia after a dog bite eight days earlier. The bite occurred from a two month old puppy that had stayed indoors and never mixed with other dogs. Two physicians treated her as symptoms rapidly worsened until her death yesterday.
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St. Louis
Louis Grund
Republican City Central Committee
Barbara Elizabeth Grund
One Mormon Bishop Deserts Utah with His Legal Wife
A Utah bishop Lester Herrick abandons polygamous life leaving three families and a California property estate. The article notes church leaders misdeeds, trials, and mounting pressure on polygamy, citing other bishops like John Sharp and Cannon.
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Utah
Depen
Lester Herrick
Herrick
Ogden
California
Bishop Herrick
Chure
Judge Powers
Salt Lake City
John Sharp
Utah Central Railway
Sharp
John Taylor
Cones
Cannon
Church
New Type-Setting Machine Aims to Do Ten Times Work
Washington reports a new type-setting machine that costs 500 dollars per unit and promises to let one man match ten workers. It speeds up setting type for daily newspapers, melts used metal after printing, and could shave minutes from news production, delivering quicker updates to readers.
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Washington
Christmas Night in Bethlehem Told by a Family Poem
A Victorian scene unfolds with a sleigh ride and winter wonder as a father and mother recount the Christ child story from Bethlehem. The tale emphasizes humble homage by the wise men, the life of Jesus, and moral guidance for children to live noble, temperate, and true.
Down the Chimney A New York 1800 Christmas Tale
In a snowbound mountain home John Comstock warns his wife they must leave for village chores before Christmas, while neighbors help and a hidden stash of cash raises danger. A midnight intruder, revealed as neighbor Hiram Otwood, attempts to seize the money but is thwarted when the wife alarms them with a horn. The tale blends suspense and old fashioned frontier wit.
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John Comstock
Santa Claus
Parson Stanley
John
Hiram Otwoon
Hiram
Willie
Henry
Kris Kringle
Noble Red Man
Weit
Hiram Otwood
Ethel
N. Y
Laura
Gus
Algy
Maud
Harper’s Bazar
Job Shuttle
Jack
Job
Christmas Fragments From Austerity and Wishlists
A collage of holiday humor and sentiments from cartoons and jokes. Father of twins, stockings, dictionaries as gifts, and Santa letters mingle with childlike planning and family banter across papers such as the Chicago Ledger and Y Journal.
Natural Gas Explosion at Kokomo Well No 2
A Kokomo Natural Gas and Oil Co well exploded around 8 30 p m injuring about thirty five spectators who had gathered near the site. The blast started a fierce fire as gas gushed from the drilled shaft and burned men many with facial and hand injuries. Authorities and workers rushed to control the blaze as the incident raised questions about safety at the site.
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Kokomo
Kokomo, Inc
Kokomo Natural Gas and Oil Company
Adolphus Picket
Hon
N. Loop
Lia Lane- Gee
Stewart
John Daly
Mac Maudlin
Walter Hackett
Magion Price
Blake Ream
Fred George
Dave Frazee
Josh Brown
Mr. Utsier
Mr. Hawkins
Lou Leeds
Oldest American Susanna Warren Dies in Indian Territory
A Seminole Nation letter reports the death on the fifth of Mrs Susanna Warren in Indian Territory. Born in St Augustine Florida in 1750 she was likely the oldest person in the United States if not the world. She was a former slave who fled Pensacola with other Spanish slaves when Jackson captured the town. She lived among the Seminoles until the second peace treaty and removal to Indian Territory.
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St. Louis
Pensacola
Jackson
Indian Territory
Fire destroys engine-house at Catholic Protectory in Westchester
A Westchester block engine-house adjoining the Catholic Protectory overheated and burned completely tonight. The 1,480 Protectory boys were in dormitories, remained asleep, and escaped harm as flames roared beneath their windows. The loss is estimated at 50,000 dollars and insured.
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New York
Westchester
Not Guilty Verdict in Campbell Case
London reports the Campbell case verdict found not guilty for both Lord and Lady Campbell. The jury added a rider denouncing General Butler for failing to appear as a witness, while the judge condemned the cowardly act of attempting to imprison his wife in Paris.
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Lord
London
Dec. W
Campbell
General Butler
Lord Campbell
Paris
Fire tears through Stump fruit evaporator in Armada
A midnight blaze at John H. Stump’s fruit evaporator in Armada injures proprietor Stump, who attempts rescue of his sister Elizabeth Stump, 22, but is thrown down by flames. The building is consumed and Elizabeth’s body is later recovered from the ruins, burned beyond recognition.
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Detroit
Armada
John H. Stump
Eizabeth Stump
Stump
Miss Stump
Dying Wife Reveals Murder and Robbery Claim in Ricamonp
A dying wife of Richard Shinnick, former Ricamonp saloon keeper now West, says he killed and robbed a man about a year ago and hid the body under the floor. Authorities seek the alleged murderer based on her statement.
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Ricamonp
Richard Shinnick
Twelve Thousand Saloons in Ohio Tax Figures
Ohio auditors report shows 11930 saloons statewide with 3941 taxed at 200 and 2959 at 100 each. Total taxes and penalties reach 2144120.71. Counties listed include Hamilton with 445 at 100 and 200 taxes, Clermont, Warren, Montgomery Day ton, Cuyahoga, Lucas, Franklin, Erie, Stark with varying 200 and 100 assessments.
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Columbus
Auditor of State
Hamilton County
Cler County
Clermont
Warren
Montgomery
Franklin
Erie
Stark
Died for Love in Westchester County
Thos Haviland, adopted son of W H Cramer of North Castile, West Chester County, was found dead in a bay-mow with throat cut and a noose beside him. At nineteen he was said to have been smitten with a pretty young neighbor, suggesting suicide.
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New York
Thos. Haviland
W. H. Cramer
North Castile
West Chester County
Mussel Arrested in Christman Murder Case
William Mussel was arrested near Greencastle Mp on December C near Eaton Ohio for the murder of David Christman. He was working on a farm when questioned and does not deny his name though claiming ignorance of the crime. He will be taken to Ohio for trial.
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Greencastle
William Mussel
Dav'd Christman
Eaton
Ohio
Post warns Turkey over coquetting with Russia
The Dec 19 Post argues Turkey should drop its doubt about Russia and warns that Britain has sacrificed to uphold Turkey’s integrity. It states any hesitation by Turkey will push England to counter Russia’s threats with swift measures to impress the Porte the policy is against its interests.
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Loxpon
the Post
Turkey
Russia
German immigrant Forced into service in King William's army
Charies Stuben dyck a German immigrant who settled in Platteville Wisconsin returned to Germany to visit relatives and is reported to have been arrested on arrival and compelled to serve in King William's army according to friends in Galena and Platteville.
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Galena
Charies Stubendyck
Plattesville
Wis
Busiess
Germany
Re Atives
Stubendyck
William
Great Texas Land Suit Decided
Laredo dispatch says the Texas Mexican Railroad case against Berega grant settlers in Zapatica County, covering seventy leagues and about one thousand residents, was ruled in favor of the defendants in the State District Court.
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Gavestox
Laredo
Texas Mexican Railroad
Berega Grant
Zapatica County
Indians Reach Satisfactory Treaty With Gros Ventres Mandan Arickaree
A Pioneer Press dispatch reports the Indian Commission returned from Fort Berthold with a satisfactory agreement from the Gros Ventres Mandan and Arickaree nations. They cede lands north of the forty eighth parallel and the larger area between the Missouri River and Fort Buford. They will take lands in severalty on their diminished reservation as the commission departs for Fort Peck Agency Montana.
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St. Paul, Minn
Bismarck
Pioneer Press
Indian Commission
Fort Berthold
Gros Ventres
Missouri River
Fort Buford Reservation
Fort Peck
Montana
Train Derails After Hitting Cow on Rio Grande Bridge
An express train on the Denver and Rio Grande road struck a cow on a curve near the Gunnison river bridge this morning, derailed and plunged down the river. Engineer Welch and Fireman McConnell were killed instantly. other passengers were uninjured as the remaining coaches stayed on the track.
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Denver
Denver and
Rio Grande
Gunnison River
Welch
McConnell
Redmond Served With Conspiracy Summons in Rent Scheme
Dusurn Dec 20 Mr William Redmond a Parnellite M P for North Fermanagh was served with a summons to answer a charge of conspiracy for acting as trustee of rents under the plan of campaign.
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Dusurn
Wiliam Redmond
House of Commons
North Fermanagh
Paying the Dow Law Tax in Cincinnati
Under the Dow liquor law Cincinnati tax revenue reached 58030 pounds paid at the county treasurer's office on Saturday.
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Dow
Cincinnati
Oleomargarine Tax Collections Reported
Washington December 19 press report shows government revenue from the first month of oleomargarine tax operation reaching four hundred thousand dollars. The figure reflects federal collection efforts under the new levy. The measure targets manufacturers and distributors in the dairy fat substitute market.
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Washington
Jury verdict in Groton murder case splits Baker couple
The East Cambridge trial ends with Mr Baker acquitted on the murder charge and Mrs Baker found guilty of murder in the second degree. The case concerns the alleged killing of Mrs Susan nah Prescott at Groton.
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Boston
Baker
East Cambridge
Susannah Prescott
Groton
Local Hanging Fades After Scaffold Collapse
In Spartanburg, Bob Jeter, a Black man, was executed by hanging today. He collapsed on the scaffold, the scene described as pitiful as the punishment proceeded under Charleston wired dispatches.
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Charleston
D. C
Bob Jeter
Spartanburg
Pitil
Boodler McQuade Gets Seven Years
New York dispatch reports ex Alderman McQuade was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined for corruption related offenses. The case drew broad attention as a high profile public official faced possible extensive penalties.
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Boodler McQuade
New York
McQuade
Avalanche Claims Seventeen Smugglers in Vicenza Cave
Rome dispatch reports seventeen smugglers hidden in a Vicenza cave were killed by an avalanche yesterday. Rescue teams recovered the bodies and authorities began investigations into the incident and its circumstances.
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Rome
Lear Vicenza
Boy, fourteen, fatally shot while playing revolver
Hutt Ixp December 20 James Adams, fourteen, was probably shot accidentally while handling a revolver at his home. He asked for home charities before the door slammed shut. The Telegraph notes the incident as a tragic household accident with emotional pleas from Adams.
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Bunker Hutt
James Adams
N. Ff
Feil from a Third Story Window in Cincinnati
Dec 19 Louis Hammer fell from a third story window at 525 McMicken avenue and was instantly killed.
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Feil
Louis Hammer
Mc Micken Avenue
Banker's son clears Wall Street losses in major speculation
New York December 17 It was announced in Wall Street that Simeon Wormser the banker has settled all losses by his son from recent speculations amounting to 300000 to 400000 dollars. The young Wormser led the attempt to bull Reading despite the market drop.
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New York
Wall Street
Simeon Wormser
Young Wormser
Tramp Uprising Ends as Lancaster Workhouse Resumes Work
Lancaster Dec 17 The tramp insurrection at the Lancaster Work-house ends as inmates resume stone-breaking after thirty six hours without food.
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Lancaster,a
Lancaster
Miner’s Home Invasion Ends in Injury Near Detroit
A Champlain area incident near Detroit involved a masked intruder entering a miner’s home, binding Biss Tibbel, and escaping with him. Mrs Tibbel was injured, stabbed during the assault and left in serious condition. Police reported the incident occurred in the miner’s residence during daytime abandonment.
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Detroit
Champion Ars
Gribbell
Biss
Tibbel
Attemimg
Bbell
Express Hits Buggy Kills Policeman Ex Officer and Boy
In New York on December 1 a Philadelphia express struck a buggy at New Brunswick Station. Moses Ryne, a former policeman, and a boy named Terrence Ace were killed instantly as horse and buggy were smashed. Ryne leaves a large family.
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New York
Philadelphia Express
New Brunswick
N. J
Moses Ryne
Terrence Ace
Ryno
Largest locomotive sent to Seattle weighs 291000 pounds
A locomotive bound for Seattle Washington is described as one of the country’s largest engines. It weighs 291000 pounds and is a ten wheel locomotive suited for the cascade switchback route.
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Seattle
W. T
Cascade
Brittle skirmish in Dec. E. jungle report
Fragmentary dispatch from Raxcoos details a clash between British troops and rebels in the jungle. The mission ends in bloody combat with casualties described as heavy on both sides. Rebels reportedly retreat into the jungle after fighting fades.
Government receipts and outlays in early December
Washington reports that receipts so far this month total a little over $6,000,000, averaging nearly $1,000,000 per day. Expenditures for the same period amount to $9,000,000, about $7,000,000 less than the receipts.
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Washington
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