Various Oddities and News Snippets From 19th Century Era
A sweeping mosaic of curiosities and facts about royalty, geography, science, and society. Notable items include Queen Victoria’s rumored wealth, Arctic owls shot on Long Island, Archaic horticulture, the Dom ProrRo throne sale, and a Chariton County post office named Mike. Also covered are botanical patents, colonial exploits, and reform-era public notices.
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River Banks
Reno County
Kas
Long Island
Heapum Big-Liar
Europe
Dom ProrRo
Chariton County
Mike
Bismarck
United States
Georgia
Butt
L. E. Buccaman
Cat Canon
Cal
Algol
England
Dominion Fathers
Jerusalem
Farmer Drisko
Jonesborough
British India
Keeley
Crow Reservation
Montana
New York
Stanley
Toronto
John Livingstone
Livingstone
Francis Moorg
George Washington
Younger
James Gang
Northfield
Minn
James Boys
Koch
Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Count von Moltke
Schliemann
Richard A. Proctor
Mission Heights
San Diego
Spain
Huelva
Andalusia
Huelva Harbor
Milwaukee
Prof
Phelps
Mexico
Louisiana
Joan Ross
Bushyhead
Boudinot
Louisville Courier- Journal
Noor
Pittsburgh Detectives Crack Major Counterfeit Ring
Detectives in Pittsburgh report a large counterfeit silver dollar conspiracy, with nineteen suspects under arrest and $1,100 seized from a central New York depot. Italian operatives, including Ello Darige and Nelson Maggorina, attempted to cash the coins at the Black Bear hotel before police intervened. Authorities say the money was produced in New York and sent to various cities, with no molding equipment found in the Pittsburgh raid.
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United States
First
Pittsburgh
New York City
McSweeney
Ello Darige
Nelson Maggorina
Black Bear Hotel
Lincoln Avenue
East End
Central Station
New York
Weather record and storm impacts in South Dakota
Sioux Falls reports ten days of delightful weather with street sprinklers out and a baseball game set for the 27th. A severe cold snap hit Lyndonville Vermont with 40 below and 30 below the next morning. Statewide reports indicate the storm is the heaviest of the season and railroad traffic is greatly impeded. Summit Station notes the storm as the worst in years.
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South Dakota
Sioux Fall
Lyndonville
Summit Station
Abandoned Maine Farms Reported In State Study
Labor Commissioner Matthews releases Maine abandoned farm statistics showing 3,310 farms abandoned covering 254,513 acres with a combined assessed value of 1,243,769 dollars. Assessors do not generally provide reasons for abandonment.
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Matthews
Maine
Saloon Whisky Contest Turns Fatal in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee Ben Sharp and Marshall Quillan both negroes drank in a saloon while white men pledged to buy rounds. Each finished a pint and began a second before Sharp collapsed and died. Quil lan is reported dying.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Ben Sharp
Marshall Quillan
Sharp
Quillan
Police Chief Shot Dead in Gainesville Ga Incident
Police Chief Kittrell of Gainesville Georgia was shot and killed by Bob Pruitt. Policeman Lowry arrived after the shooting and killed Pruitt. The clash stemmed from an earlier insult by Pruitt’s daughter to a young white woman, leading to the attempted arrest and fatal confrontation.
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Kittrell
Gainesville
Bob Pruitt
Lowry
Pruitt
Chief Justice W D Simpson Dies in Columbia
Hon. W. D. Simpson chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court died at his Columbia home Friday morning of heart disease. Flags are at half mast on public buildings.
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W. D. Simpson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Rochester Fire Fatal for Mrs Diedrich and Three Children
A Rochester fire early Friday morning claimed the lives of Mrs. John Diedrich and her three children. The blaze origin remains a mystery as investigators seek clues.
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Rochester
N. Y
John Diedrich
Galway MP John Pinkerton pledges resignation if urged
John Pinkerton member of Parliament for Galway and supporting Mr. Parnell says he will resign his seat if his constituents desire it due to his allegiance to Mr. Parnell. The statement outlines a possible political move amid coaching of party alignment and public opinion.
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John Pinkerton
Galway
Mr. Parnell
Fire Damages Large Block of Businesses in Wisconsin
A fire in Viroqua Wisconsin destroyed nearly a full block of business houses. The blaze caused estimated losses around 150 000 dollars with the Joss property listed among the totals.
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Virequa
Wis
Joss
Lymph Successful in Leprosy Treatment Report
Reports from Madrid indicate Koch's lymph has been successfully used in the treatment of leprosy. The medical note suggests improvement in patients undergoing the therapy developed for dermatological and reconstructive outcomes.
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Madrid
Koch
Pope’s Encyclical on the Social Question Nears Completion
Advices from Rome report Pope Francis has finished a draft encyclical on the social question after a year of study with economists and bishops worldwide. It outlines distributive justice, critique of capitalism, state intervention, and remedies beyond morals, and is expected to appear before Easter as the Church seeks to steer social and democratic reform. The Pope’s health is described as robust and unlikely to shorten his work.
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Rome
America
Associated Press
Big Foot Captured Surrender Widens End to War
General Brooke dispatches from Department of the Platte reports Major Whitesides and a Seventh Cavalry battalion capturing Big Foot and his band near Porcupine creek. About 150 surrender. Hostiles in Bad Lands surrendering, with relief expected at Pine Ridge by Tuesday. Short Bull and Kicking Bear move toward Pine Ridge, troops’ movement influencing surrender.
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Department of the Platte
Brooke
Whitesides
Seventh Cavalry
Big Foot
Porcupine Creek
Pine Ridge
Bright Eyes
Short Bull
Kicking Bear
Pine Ridge Agency
White River
Battle on Porcupine Creek Sparks Heavy Losses
A Pine Ridge Agency special to the Omaha Bee reports a bloody clash on Porcupine creek between United States troops and hostiles. About fifty soldiers killed or wounded amid fierce fighting as Indians fled toward a ravine. Captain Wallace slain, Lieutenant Garlinton wounded.
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Omaha Bee
Pine Ridge
Porcupine Creek
United States
Bright
Forsythe
Company K
Wallace
Varnum
Garlinton
Big Foot
Seventh Cavalry
Tin in Texas Discovered on Colorado River Llano County
Civil engineer Louis Giraud arrived in San Antonio with tin ore samples from Llano County on the Colorado River. The cassertite ore is found in workable quantities near the Ballinger Iron Hill, with the deposit covering a large area. Professor Comstock, state geologist, notes daily new discoveries and about sixty deposits located, highlighting widespread excitement and potential value of the find.
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Louis Giraud
San Antonio
Tex
Llano
Colorado River
Llano County
Ballinger
Comstock
Beggar Andrew Carr Laid In Fine Casket In New York
Theland native Andrew Carr who was once a driver and later a beggar lay in a fine casket in New York on Sunday night. He left bank books showing deposits totaling $1,700 to his landlady who had rented him a dingy room for eighty cents weekly and rarely paid. Carr was eighty years old.
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Andrew Carr
New York
Carr
Theland
Fatal Quarrel in Tennessee City Ends in Shot Wound
A quarrel between Dr. C. N. Moody and Bud Gunn in Tennessee City left Moody shot in the abdomen with the bullet severing the intestines. Physicians deem the wound fatal. Gunn fled and remains at large.
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Tennessee City
C. N. Moody
Bud Gunn
Gunn
A New Silver Dollar for Pan-American Circulation
The Pan American Monetary Conference to meet in Washington next week will create a new silver dollar. The currency is planned to circulate throughout the American republics.
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Pan-American Monetary Conference
Washington
Lottery President Dauphin Dies In New Orleans at 53
Dr M A Dauphin long time head of the Louisiana Lottery Company and native of Alsace Lorraine has died at his New Orleans residence Sunday afternoon at age 53. He led the company for twenty years and was a prominent figure in state affairs.
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Es Lottery
Dal
M. A. Dauphin
Alsace
Loraine
Louisiana Lottery Company
New Orleans
Snow in the West Virginia Mountains Deepening
Snow has fallen in the West Virginia mountains to an average depth of thirty six inches with some spots banked to eighteen feet, shaping a heavy winter scene across the range.
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West Virginia
Theater Fire Hits Bijou in Minneapotis
The Bijou Theater in Minneapotis burned on Sunday morning causing a loss estimated between 39 009 and 40 000 dollars. Investigators worked to assess damage and determine a cause.
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Minneapotis
Old Year and New Year Verse by E. B. Lowe
A reflective poem contrasts the fading Old Year with the coming New Year. It ponders joy and pain brought by time, praising renewal while acknowledging sorrow, as the call for healing and kindness to the homeland appears in Good Housekeeping.
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E. B. Lowe
Grace Tremaine and the New Year Poem of Fate
Grace Tremaine, a sensitive dreamer, endures poverty after her father’s ruin. She pens poems in hardship, is mocked by a wealthy debutante circle, and a forged glint of fame arrives when Walter Fletcher discovers her verse. A kind act yields aid, yet Grace’s fate diverges from the happy ending. Years later Fletcher’s wife, the once-suffering Grace, captivates society, while another path remains possible.
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Race Tremaine
Grace
Fifth Avenue
Beauty
Walter Fletcher
Frank Rand
Gonder
Frank
Walter
Ethel Winter
Adele
Grace Tremaine
Grace Tremaing
Drake
June Weather in North Dakota Sees Unseasonal Warmth
North Dakota experiences extended summerlike conditions with no subzero days this winter. Farmers plowed fields throughout the season while residents recall no similar Missouri slope history. Monday morning felt balmy like June as men wore straw hats and linen coats and women used parasols in Bismarck.
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North Dakota
Missouri
Bismarck
Another Hanging Arranged For
W Blaney who murdered his grandmother Sarah Blaney and aunt Caroline M Blaney on May 2 was sentenced Monday in Baltimore by Judge Stewart to be hanged. Governor Jackson will designate the time. The prisoner showed no concern, bowing and smiling to acquaintances in the courtroom.
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W. Blaney
Sarah Blaney
Caroline M. Blaney
Baltimore
Stewart
Jackson
Boy Dies From Hydrophobia Near Fort Worth
Charles Rice, a farmer's son eight miles from Fort Worth Texas, died from hydrophobia after a dog bite weeks earlier. The dog had been bitten last summer by a mad dog but did not go mad, leading to a mistaken belief the new bite was harmless.
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Charles Rice
Fort Worth
Tex
Rice
Counterfeiters Lurk In Montana Near Gray Cliff
U S Marshal Devoe found a deserted cabin near Gray Cliff on the Crow Reservation with coin making gear for silver dollars. A man named Frank Ellis was arrested at the locality and refused to speak.
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Montana
Devoe
Gray Cliff
Crow Reservation
Frank Ellis
Archer Bond Case Ruling Makes Sureties Liable
Judges Fowler and Burke of Maryland issue a written opinion sustaining the demurrer ruling in the Archer bond cases. The decision holds the bondsmen liable for defalcations by ex State Treasurer Archer between February 13, 1888, and November 18, 1889.
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Archer
Fowler
Burke
Maryland
Kans City businessmen form league against high insurance rates
Business leaders in Kansas City organize a league to oppose rising insurance rates, calling for reforms and collective action to curb premium hikes and protect local commerce. The move reflects concerns from merchants and insurers about affordability and business viability.
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Kansas City
Robbery on Pullman Car Strikes Camden Man
Camden man Hellett, after selling horses in Boston, was asleep on a night Pullman train when robbed of 7400 dollars Saturday night. Local authorities investigate the incident and pursue leads to recover the funds.
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Camden
Hellett
Boston
Governor appoints Robert F. Taylor to Florida Supreme Court
The Governor appointed Robert F. Taylor of Gainesville as Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Mitchell.
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Florida Supreme Con't
Robert F. Taylor
Gainesville
The
Supreme Court of Florida
Mitchell
Destitution in Oklahoma Governor Bergs Report
Governor G Bergs of Oklahoma reports great destitution among people in his territory while he is in Chicago urging aid and attention to suffering residents. The message emphasizes widespread hardship and calls for relief measures.
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Oklahoma
G. Bergs
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Mr. Cooper
Tom Cooper
Aurora, Jr
Pope
TIN
Texas
Colorasdo River
H.s
PNET
Mr. Rand
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