Juno's widow Alice to come to this country
Volume XVII records a miscellany of 1880s topics. Notes include 407 newspapers in London, California rainfall, fashion trends, a cougar in Oregon, multi language tax messages, a Paris American colony around 3,000, Mormon census of 1880 at 110,377, a Siam steel steamer built in Wilmington, and various light items on society, crime, weather, and industry. The piece reflects broad, era-wide public interest in demographics, transport, and culture.
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Juno
Alice
London
Eee
Texas
Paris
EMPTY GRAVES IN DECatur GA BODY SNATCHERS WORK
Decatur Georgia is stirred by graveyard desecrations and a sexton’s suspected complicity. Witnesses report missing bodies from God's Acre and nearby plots, with investigators led by Mayor Kirkpatrick inspecting Read’s grave and others for further evidence.
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Decatur
Joe Smith
George Ben
Atlanta Medical College
Israel Sanford
Vaughn
Smith
Simon Read
God’s Acre
Sanford
Read
Kirkpatrick
Austin
Marshal Chivers
Atlanta
Rumpus in Ohio Senate over Hamilton County contest
In Columbus January 22 the Ohio Senate debated a resolution to take up Hamilton County contest cases in open session. A row followed as Democrats refused to vote and Chair ruled four Hamilton County members could not vote. The report was adopted by 17 Republicans, then Democrats adjourned and reorganized a second Senate. Conflict of authority may spark further trouble.
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CoLumbus
Senate
Kennedy
Hamilton County
Committee On Privileges
Washington
Dakota
United States
Edmunds
Sayng
House
Warner
Ohio
Townsend
Ill
Mr. Warner
Snowden
Browne
Rogers
Ark
Herbert
Ala
Committee On Naval Affairs
Boutelle
Secretary of the Navy
Norfolk Navy Yard
Norfolk
Shai Dicbaten Wales
Walthall
Mississippi
Hoar
Potomac
Morgan
Alabama
Congresman Rankin
Wisconsin
Seacoast Fortifications Recommended by War Board
Washington reports the Fortifications Board urges a major coast defense program with an estimated 126 million dollars needed for a full system. It recommends a 21 million dollar appropriation this session to start plant for heavy ordnance, establish two government foundries, and build torpedo boats for harbor protection.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Fortifications Board
Congress
Chinese Danites in St Louis Murder Trial
In a Chinese murder trial the defendant was revealed to belong to a secret society with Danites tasked to kill any traitor. The assassins are called The Order of the Golden Hatchet. A Chinese witness refused to provide information, fearing assassination within a month. Several members of the Order operate in major cities to remove objectionable Chinese men.
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St. Louis
Danites
Order of the Golden Hatchet
Te Society
Mendacious Merchant Aims At North West Trouble
Ottawa January 22 a Calgarry merchant Ferland known for trading with Northwest Indians has spread sensational tales of a Borine threat. Sir John MacDonald arrived vowing no signs of trouble and agents report reserves quiet and satisfied.
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Ottawa
Ont
Calgarry
Ferland
Northwest
John MacDonald
Cavalry Stable Fire Destroys Fifty-Eight Horses
In Fr. Custer Mount on January 22 a large cavalry stable burned today destroying fifty eight horses. The blaze at the post caused significant loss to the unit and prompted immediate response from local crews. No injuries were reported.
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Custer
Mount
Indian Commissioners Back Planned Native Rights Stand
Washington January 22 The annual conference of the Board of Indian Commissioners and representatives of missionary societies Indian associations and others adopted a resolution in favor of standing by treaty rights of the Indians and elevating them before dissolving tribal relations and dividing lands in severalty A second resolution against Congressman Townshend Illinois bill to organize the Indian Territory into a U S Territory was unanimously adopted.
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Washington
Board of Indian Commissioners
Missionary Societies
Indian Associations
Standin
Townshend
Illinois
United States
Queen Opens Parliament with Speech on Ireland and War
The Queen appears at the Lords and reads the address declaring friendly relations with great powers. She notes the Afghan boundary settled and Burma annexed for peace under General Pendergast. She condemns Irish agitation and promises measures to protect rights and extend powers, with bills on county councils and Irish governance, glebe land sales, Scottish Highland relief, Railway Commission powers, and education reforms.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Halsbury
Alexander
Bulgaria
Theebaw
Burmah
Pendergast
Spain
England
Germany
Carolines
Pease
Reland
Great Britain
Ireland
Scotland
Railway Commission
Royal Commission On Education
Squire Bishop Sued For Damages Over Bogus Indian Marriage
Lumberton jurist faces a $1000 damages suit after a Croatan Indian claimed he was swindled by a clerk who agreed to perform a sham wedding for two young men dressed as a woman. The pair sought licenses for a phantom ceremony then fled after payment. The squire later pressed charges as the officiant fell ill and the case proceeded.
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Lumberton
Squire James Bishop
John 1
Sen
Squire
Bisho Mony
Davis Furneyhough
Richard Ro
Parti
Poor-house Fire Kills Five Inmates In Jackson County
A county poor-house in Jackson, Mississippi, burned at 1 am killing five inmates. Names and ages given include Dolly Martin 60, Kate Avery 70, Jane Atkins 70, Boynton 92, Charles Eliot. Building cost 12,000 dollars, origin unknown, inmates rushed into 10 below zero cold, many naked. John Doherty saved three lunatics. one 19 year old imbecile was rescued from bed. Thirty paupers brought to the city. one likely to die from exposure.
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Jackson
Mica
Dolly Martin
Kate Avery
Jane Atkins
Boynton
Charles Eliot
Oynton
Charles Ot
John Doherty
Wm. Mills
Sanders
A Fated Family Deaths Alarm Philadelphia
In Philadelphia, George M. Palmer Jr. dies at 22 in a family marked by seven deaths in twenty months. The family, long exposed to mysterious illnesses and suspected lead poisoning, prompts doctors to investigate water quality, while neighbors fear a large scale poisoning case. Palmer’s broker business suffers as fear grows.
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Philadelphia
George M. Pabmner, Jr
Offer Street
Geo.almer
Otter
Igog
Taylor
Board of Health
Starck
Palmer
Fatal Mine Collapse Buries Two Miners Alive in Ellangowan
At Ellangowan Colliery in Manony City Pennsylvania on January 21 a ten ton fall buried Jacob Branshire and Nicholas Cannute alive while two laborers were only scorched by rock. Rescue teams recovered the bodies an hour later. The two injured workers were not fatally hurt.
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Manony City
Jacob Branshire
Nicholas Cannute
Ellangowan
Branshire
Cannute
Beef-Slaughtering Schemes Advance in Kansas City
The Times reports the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad will build stockyards at Argentine near Kansas City with 30000 to 36000 cattle capacity and large packing houses as soon as permissible. An Eastern firm with eighteen butcher shops in New York Philadelphia and Baltimore has bought land for a major packing house to supply dressed beef to its eastern markets.
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Kansas City
the Times
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Indian Territory
Texas
Argentine
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Tragic Train Wreck Near Albany Missouri
A passenger train on the Des Moines and St. Joseph branch of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy system derailed after a broken rail about miles west of Albany. Fifteen aboard, all killed or injured. an elderly man Miller of Palmyra Iowa died instantly from a broken neck and crushed skull while the engine stayed upright.
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St. Josepu
Des Moines & St. Joseph
Chica
Burlington & Incy
Albany
St. Joseph
Miller
Palmyra
Iowa
Sinking bore hole sought to reach trapped miners in Nanticoke
In Wilkesbarre on January 21 relatives of miners entombed at Nanticoke oppose certainty of death and decide to drill a six inch bore hole at the site. Experienced miners think the victims may have been dead some time but the hole will be sunk to calm relieved relatives and aid any possible survivors.
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Wilkesbarre
Nanticoke
Distressing Doubie Drowning Near Dawson Pa
A skating party on the Youghiogheny River ice ended in tragedy when a young lady named Fisher fell into an air hole. James Marshall, attempting the rescue, also fell through as the ice broke. Both were swept under and drowned. bodies not recovered.
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Dawson
Youghiogheny River
Fisher
James Marshall
Rumored revolutionary expedition leaves from Marseilles
Reports from Paris claim a planned revolutionary expedition against Spain is being organized in France and is set to depart from Marseilles. Swirling rumors specify a French base for the operation and imply imminent action.
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Maprid
Spain
France
Marseilles
Treasury replies on called bonds held by national banks
The Secretary of the Treasury informed the Senate that out of the $10,000,000 call, $5,095,850 in bonds are owned by national banks and deposited with the Treasury to secure their circulation.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Ingalls
United States Treasury
Fire destroys frame tenement in Boonville tragedy
A frame tenement house in Boonville occupied by colored residents burned at 7 30 pm. Anna Reed colored and her two children perished inside the blaze as neighbors watched unable to aid them. Firemen fought the flames but the building was a total loss.
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Booneville
Anna Reed
Chinese Starving In Victoria Demands Aid From Merchants
January 21 dispatch from Victoria reports dire hunger among Chinese residents. Many beg, most areas report break ins. Mayor orders Chinese merchants to fund relief for starving countrymen as soup kitchens are discussed.
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Victoria
B. C
Tragic Fireclaims Child in Perry Township
In Zanesville Ohio on January 21 a young daughter of Henry Darner of Perry Township died when her clothing caught fire while warming herself before a blaze. Despite efforts to stop the flames the child was burned to death.
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Zaanesville, O
Henry Darner
Perry Township
Father's Death Follows Daughter's Marriage Shock
January 25. Michael Flaherty's daughter announced her plan to marry weeks earlier. The wedding occurred in the morning. on returning from church the father collapsed and died from heart disease, blamed on the distress caused by the marriage.
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Cantos
Michael Flaherty
Daghter
Mexican Pension Bill Amended by House Committee
Washington January 25 The House Committee on Pensions added an amendment to the Mexican pension bill and directed its report to the House. The measure would allow the Interior Secretary to place on pension rolls the names of surviving officers soldiers and sailors from the Mexican war for 1845 to 1848 or their widows with monthly benefits, excluding those with disabilities who were removed.
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WasHineTon
House Committee On Pensions
House
Woolfer
Secretary of the Interior
Snow slides kill six at Excelsior and Crystal Basin mines
In Poverty Gulch near Crested Butte a cabin slide at Excelsior Mine killed three miners Wm. Alexander John St. John and Mr Goss whose bodies were recovered today. A second slide in Crystal Basin killed Robert Corey and Henry Collins. Slides occur daily with anxiety for other camps.
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Gunnison
Col
Excelsior
Poverty Gulch
Crested Butte
Wm. Alexander
John St. John
Mr. Goss
Crystal Basin
Robert Corey
Henry Collins
Seattle not guilty verdict fuels anti Chinese sentiment
A Tacoma dispatch reports the jury has found all fifteen prominent Seattle citizens and officials indicted under the Ku Klux act not guilty. The city erupts with enthusiasm and a strengthened conviction that Chinese residents must leave.
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Portland
Oregon
Tacoma
W. T
Seattle
Hard Winter in Scotland Deep Snow Cripples Railways
Edinburgh reports confirm the severest winter in twenty years with two feet of snow. Sheep perish and wild birds flock to towns for food while railway companies struggle to keep trains running.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
New Haven Doctor Reports Ten Starvation Cases a Year
A New Haven medical examiner says he handles about ten baby starvation cases annually. He recounts a recent death of a child fed on parent food and notes the cause as starvation due to parental ignorance, urging awareness to prevent such tragedies.
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New Haven
Old Lady slain near Henderson by a Negro. mob lynches suspected murderer
Henderson January 24 a Union County negro Calvin Simpson broke into the home of Mrs Graves an old white woman. She and two daughters fled but the woman was clubbed to death. Simpson captured and jailed. A mob later seized him from jail at Vansville and hanged him to a tree, riddling the body with bullets amid claims of ongoing murders in the area.
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Henderson
Calvin Simpson
Union County
Poseeen Simpson
Simpson
Vansville
Journal
Calvin Impson
Seven Hickory County Brothers In Mental Flight To Jacksonville
Seven brothers and five sisters from Hickory County, Missouri, who invested all their money in a mythical Nevada silver mine, became insane after the loss. The group, traveling to the Jacksonville asylum, was described by the local lunatic commissioner as raving maniacs on their journey.
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St. Louis
Jacksonville
Oe Arnold
Hickory County
Nevada
Two Confidence Men Impose on Evangelist Steve Holcomb
In Louisville on January 24, R D McKelvey aged 25 son of David McKelvey mayor of Allegheny City Pa was arrested at the request of evangelist Steve Holcomb who charged him with obtaining money under false pretenses McKelvey and partner Robert Brooks once converts at Holcomb's Gospel Mission posed as earnest exhorters and borrowed funds claiming to start a peddling business Brooks and McKelvey who had served terms in prison have prior records of confidence schemes in other cities and McKelvey eloped with Miss Lizzie Elliott a Holcomb congregant who works in a shoe store Investigations reveal the two men are seasoned con artists in multiple locales
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Steve Holcomb
Louisville
Louissvville
R. D. McKelvey
David McKelvey
Allegheny City
McKelvey
Robert Brooks
Olcomb
Gospel Mission
Sobh
Eleven More Bodies Recovered From Newburg Mines
Wueeine West Virginia January 24 Eleven more miners bodies have been recovered from the Newburg mines. The dead lie in varied poses with limbs extended or contracted, their faces burned black from the blast. Three corpses recovered yesterday show especially severe mutilation, one man lying face down with head on an arm, a pose once thought to aid air supply but miners doubt this survivor scenario.
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Wueeine
W. Va
Newburg
His Mother's Dream Comes Sadly True in Wyranports
J S Conner of Stella Nebraska arrived to take a telegraph operator post at Missouri Pacific Depot in Wyranports Kas he was found dead in his bed at Ryans Hotel the morning after arrival He had blown out the gas and suffocated A letter from his mother stated she had dreamed he was dead
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Wyranports
Kas
J.S. Conner
Stella
Neb
Missouri Pacific
Ryan’s
Ead
Turkey Builds Naval Force Fearing Greece Action
London dispatch reports Turkey is mounting its strongest naval preparations to deter Greek moves. A separate note from January 24 states the army will halt orders to cross the frontier, signaling border tensions amid rising war talk.
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London
Turkey
Greece
Neighbor reports woman found dead after fall into fire
In Hawkinsville Georgia a neighbor who called in found Mrs Johnson at home lying by the fireplace. Her head and hair were burned and her clothing burned off. Authorities say she may have fallen into the fire in a fit. The scene resembles a fatal accident.
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Hawkinsville
Gaa
Johnson
Idaho cattle shipped to Chicago via Oregon Short Line
Eighteen cars of Idaho cattle fat on clover were loaded today for Chicago market. It marks the first winter-fed cattle shipment of the season over the Oregon Short Line. The run averaged thirty miles an hour.
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Chicago
Spano
Idaho
Oregon
Senate Debates on Electoral Count and Dakota Reservation
The January 21 congressional update covers Senate moves on a Dakota reservation split and an electoral count amendment proposed by Sherman, with reactions from Edmunds and Evarts. House actions include pension debates, restrictively applied widow pensions, and a misde meanor for prosecuting claims.
A New Incandescent Lamp Patented in Germany
Mr Max Mather has patented in Germany an incandescent lamp that requires no vacuum in the globe. He overcomes the fusion danger by using a filament made of mixed conductors and insulators such as magnesia and porcelain clay saturated with metal salts. The filament heats to incandescence and salts reduce to metal, creating a conducting path that resists melting.
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Max Mather
Germany
Mr. Mathél
Hats at funerals ward off cold air tradition
At Theodore Bergner's funeral in Philadelphia the gentlemen were asked to keep on their hats during the graveside service. The move aims to spare attendees from lingering in cold air and colds, challenging the old custom of standing bareheaded.
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Philadelphia
Theodore Bergner
Parrott rifle guns reach near seven thousand yards
The text notes extensive experiments with guns in recent years and states that the 100-lb Parrott rifle is calculated to deliver its ball effectively to 6,910 yards, just under four miles, indicating advances in long range artillery performance.
Pearl fisheries of Mexico controlled by single company
The entire pearl fisheries of Mexico from the mouth of the Colorado River to the Central American boundary are now controlled by a single company, consolidating power over this valuable marine resource.
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Mexico
Colorado River
Central America
Grandfather clock refuses to run after time change
A century-old clock at Green Cove Florida balked at standard time, running erratically until set to sun time when it began keeping regular time again. The piece is described as the old grandfather clock of lyric fame.
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Green Cove
Fla
Damage from jack rabbits in Tulare County estimated
It is estimated that the damage caused by jack rabbits in Tulare County during the past season amounts to 860,000 dollars, reflecting widespread agricultural impact across fields and crops.
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Tulare County
State Senate Session Notes From Columbus January Events
The Columbus dispatch outlines Senate activity from January 19 to 22 with discussions on privilege and elections, tax and road bills, policing, education and juvenile laws. It records proposed amendments, committee actions, and budget items affecting counties Chelsea Toledo and Brown County, including road improvements, school director terms, and tax forfeiture measures.
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Columbus
Janu
Hecemer Kennedy
Hoppe
Ely
Eee
Newark Township
Locking County
Eltzgroth
Dallas County
Common Pleas
Aew
McBride Omeres
Board of Public Works
Silon
Committee
Senate
Lucas County
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Ilton
House
Hovass
Sonshibit County Infirmary
Fayette County
Congress
Sabaicoe Columbus
Jamey
Png
Cincinnati
Huron County
Courts of Common Pleas
Boards of Education
Brown Cou
Board of
Edu
Toledo
Ohio Notes: deaths reunions and a gas well update
James Wells died at Wellsville at ninety seven. A reunion of Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1850 officers is discussed. Lieutenant Governor Kennedy received a beech gavel for Senate president. Albert Heinman, a Youngstown skater, lost through ice. Mrs Rosenzweig sues Akron for 10000 damages over sewer accident. Scottish Rite reunion in Cincinnati May 11 12 13 1886. Wm Bend ing swallowed morphine and jumped into the Scioto River. Neste Co gas well at Fremont torpedoed, plans to drill many wells. Ohio winter wheat crop protected by snow. Cylinder head failure at Circleville Strawboard Works causes 40000 loss. The report ends with a fragment about a mother and novice.
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State of
Ohio
Cincinnati
Columbus
Wm. Bending
Scioto
Strawboard Works
Circleville
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