Vast array of odds and ends in a 19th century column
Miscellaneous notes touch on health habits, farming, travel, crime, notable people, and curiosities. Items include Delaware peach crop promises, a Norwegian wedding railway fare, Capt. Andersen vacationing editor, a two foot banana plant sight, a giant West India hummingbird, and a deadpan survey of global popes and pirates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi P. Morrow
Leavenworth
Kan
Norway
Andersen
Russia
Austria
Inez Surrey
St. Louis
Cary Bacon
Chicago
London
West India
Pettigrew
Pittsburgh
United States
Washington
Curtis
America
Wie
Albany
Missouri
Miami
Infanta Isabella
Spain
Pacific Northwest
United Kingdom
Germany
A. St. Louis
Georce Penn
George Oatmeal
Mercer County
W. Va
Recron Ahlwardt
Reichstag
Lancaster
Cutcage
Corpus Christi Tex
Kaiser Wilhelm
Berlin
Monument Unveiled For Executed anarchists at Waldheim
About 30,000 witnessed the unveiling of a 19 foot granite monument to Spies Parsons Fischer and Lingg in Cuba. Loyal anarchists from Bohemian Polish and German groups carried blood red flags while Lucy Parsons attended but did not speak. William Holmes led the first address arguing the leaders were murdered and monopolists manipulated press. The ceremony featured a choral Ben Marseillaise and a bronze heroic group of a woman defying foes placing a wreath on a fallen comrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Parsons
Fischer
Lingg
Lucy Parsons
Albert Parsons
William Holmes
Samuel Fielden
Marseillas
Weinert
Five Suspected Crooks Nabbed in Buckeye Cash Job
Police in Fort Wayne Indiana arrest a gang of five believed to be behind a Buckeye store robbery that netted $600. Among them are John Kai Florence Kain and Ethel Mings with two loaded revolvers found in their rooms. Authorities note connections to Cincinnati and Toledo as evidence suggests a dangerous crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kai
Florence Kain
Cincinnati
Toledo
Mrs. Mings
Memorial Tablet for Victoria Disaster Victims Planned
London reports indicate a memorial tablet may be erected in the cathedral listing officers and men who perished when the iron clad Victoria sank. Elsewhere in Europe cholera deaths are falling with declines noted in France and Marseille. Dr. Kempster’s transatlantic disease study awaited on his return midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Victoria
St. Paul
George F. Brown
St. John
Saul
England
Kangaroo Court Hears Murderer’s Year-Long Sentencing
Walter E. Shaw, who killed his mother and an aunt by throat slitting last March, was sentenced in Houston to be hanged in July. He denounced the court as a kangaroo proceeding, praising the end of the trial while blaming his lawyers for the delays. The crime was described as Texas’s most fiendish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Walter E. Shaw
Shaw
Texas
President Cleveland Spends Quiet Sunday at Country Residence
Washington June 26 The president stayed at his country home all day Sunday receiving only cabinet members and prominent friends. With Mrs Cleveland away at Buzzard's Bay he spent hours reading papers submitted by department heads and reviewing state affairs in solitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Washington
Buzzard’s Bay
Court Martial Expected for Rear Admiral Markham
Longpon June 26 Rear Admiral Markham is expected to be court-martialed along with officers of the Caperdown, which carried his flag as second in command of the squadron when it collided with the Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longpon
Markham
Caperdown
Victoria
Second Hannau ballot defeats social democrat Hoch
In Hannau Hesse Nassau the second ballot shows Burgomaster Stab conservative 12 736 Hoch editor social democrat 11 726 Conservative majority 1 010 The result marks Hoch’s defeat in the district election
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hannau
Hesse
Nassau
Hoch
Stab
Dolphin Yacht Fitted in New York for White House Use
The cruiser Dolphin known as the president's yacht is being fitted in New York for possible summer use by President and Mrs. Cleveland though they may not sail, as both dislike the sea. Secretary Herbert and his daughter will join the vessel in late July for a cruise along the New England coast aiming for Bar Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dolphin
President
New York
Cleveland
Herbert
New England
Bar Harbor
Young Bynum Son Injured In Horseback Accident
Charles By num, 19, son of Representative Bynum of Indianapolis, was thrown from a horse Monday at about 5 PM in Washington. He struck his head on a curb, was taken to Emergency hospital in serious condition, treated there, then moved to his father's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Bynum
Representative Bynum
Indianapolis
Thirtieth Anniversary of Gettysburg Observance Plans
General Scho field, with war secretary approval, arranges troop presence at Gettysburg on July 1 and 3 for the thirtieth anniversary of the battle. Federal representation will be small due to the cost of a large movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Washington
The President's Outing in July Plans
Washington dispatch notes President Cleveland likely to depart for his summer retreat at Buzzard's Bay in early July. He will stay at the White House for at least a week and may accept Senator Camden's invitation to fish in West Virginia in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
Buzzard's Bay
White House
Camden
West Virginia
War Department Discontinues Old Guns at Posts
The War Department on Monday issued an order to discontinue firing the old ten inch smooth bore guns at posts equipped with the modern 3 inch rifle. The change aims to familiarize troops with the use of the newer weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington
Barnum Monument Unveiling Planned for July Fourth
Washington reports Treasurer Morgan, who chaired the Barnum statue committee, has accepted an invitation to attend the Bridgeport Connecticut unveiling on July 4 for Phineas T. Barnum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
Washington
Morgan
Phineas T. Barnum
Bridgeport
Victoria’s Ironclad Disaster at Tripoli Collision
Tripoli reports detail the British fleet led by Victoria and Camperdown colliding in near shore maneuvering. The Victoria is fatally damaged by a ram strike and crush as both ships turn, followed by the explosion of boilers. Screams, maelstrom-like suction, and a deadly vortex claim many lives as the vessel sinks bow first amid spinning screws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoll
Tripoli
Victoria
Camperdown
Edinburgh
Nile
Sans Pareil
Tryon
Admiral Markham
Adm
Markham
Aleid
Silver dollar issue and fractional coin shipments totals
Washington reports the week ending June 24, 1893 saw standard silver dollars from mints and treasury offices amount to 383,444 dollars versus 432,489 the prior year. Fractional silver coin shipments from the 1st to the 24th totaled 627,824 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Gatling Gun Contract Reported With Buffalo Company
The department confirms a contract with the Gatling Gun Co of Buffalo for twenty Gatling guns for field service at a total cost of £25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Gatling Gun Co
Buffalo
Hazing defendants bound over in Delaware assault case
All hazers except three appeared before Mayor Culver on assault and battery charges Friday morning and were bound over to common pleas court in 3100 bonds. Damages of 10000 each were filed in common pleas against multiple named hazing defendants for injuries and ongoing suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Hazers
Culver
Common Pleas Court
F. M. Marriott
Percival H. Wilson
Orlando C. Hawn
Wilton W. Brown
Joseph RB
Ralph Harold
Peter Adams
Holway Farcar
Wilbur B. Moorman
Wm. H. Imais
Harry O. Belt
Walter B. Evans
Calvin S. Welsh
Charles W. Phillips
Adulterated Food Crises Highlight Ohio Report
State dairy and food commissioner F B McNeal released annual findings showing 534 articles analyzed with 341 adulterated and 193 pure. During the year 136 prosecutions were filed. outcomes included 3 guilty pleas, 15 trials resulting in conviction, 15 acquittals, 2 dismissals at defendant cost, 6 dismissals at state cost, and 6 pending in justices courts. Five convictions were appealed and are now in higher courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CoLumbus
F. B. McNeal
Black Pepsin Under the Ban in Ohio
Columbus dairy regulators outlaw black pepsin sold to dairymen claiming to double butter yield. Commissioner McNeal warns the two-ounce package containing salt annalo and rennet costs about three cents to produce and sells for 2.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dairy and Food
McNeal
Convicts Attempt Escape From Ohio State Prison
Columbus June 24. Eugene Williams colored of Lake County Frank Shields of Delaware County and Chas King of Cleveland attempted to escape from the state prison Friday using a knotted rope. They chose the east hall as the scene while deputies and officials waited in concealment. They were captured by Deputy Warden Playford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Eugene Williams
Lake County
Frank Shields
Delaware County
Chas. King
Cleveland
Playford
East Hall
Jeptha Miller Dies Suddenly In Cincinnati
Jeptha G. Miller, renowned Cincinnati carriage maker, died of heart trouble at 9 15 am Friday. He collapsed while riding a Walnut Hills car with a son, just outside the Jeptha Miller & Sons Co carriage repository at 22 West Sixth street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Jeptha G. Miller
Walnut Hills
West Sixth Street
Jeptha Miller
One Failure Causes Another
Cincinnati stock exchange note reports the Marine Dry Dock Co. owners Samuel W Coffin and Albert J Coffin assigning all assets and liabilities of about 50 000 to Wal P Collins and Judge Peck due to money market stringency and Crane Co lumbermen failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Samuel W. Coffin
Albert J. Coffin
Marine Dry Dock Co
East End
Wal. P. Collins
Judge Peck
Crane & Co
Fire Strikes Masonhouse Again. Villagers Vow to Curb Arson
Springfield dispatch reports Postmaster Lem Mitsch’s Brighton, Ohio home burned for the third time in six months. He and his wife escaped, and the village faces heightened danger as residents demand swift capture of the incendiary. Bloodhounds will aid the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Lem Mitsch
Brighton
Double Tragedy Suspected in Akron Domestic Case
Akron Ohio June 24 reports a likely double tragedy as Jacob Hajnacki a rolling mill employer about forty five shot his wife three times then stabbed himself in the breast and drank chloroform Jealousy is blamed by physicians who fear neither may recover from the wounds and self inflicted poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Jacob Hajnacki
Bradford Milling Co. Assigns to Attorney Gatch
Bradford Milling Co. assigned Thursday afternoon to Attorney Lewis L. Gatch. Assets and liabilities both listed at $60,000. Cause cited is money market stringency. No preferences were given. The company manufactured milling machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Milling Co
Cincinnati
Lewis L. Gatch
Cloud Burst Destroys Part of Main Street at Corning
A terrific cloud burst struck Corning Ohio at 11:30 on Thursday, flooding Main Street as water rushed down the hill west of town. The flood washed away part of the foundation of the new Mercer hotel, causing extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
O. Corning
Main Street
Mercer Hotel
Western Union to Resist Nichols Law Tax Case
In Columbus on June 22 the Western Union Telegraph Co. announced it will challenge the Nichols law tax on corporate rights and values, contending the statute is unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ColumBus
Western Union Telegraph Co
London letter carriers seize many empty purses
Letter carriers report finding numerous empty purses in letter boxes. Pickpockets increasingly drop purses in mail slots rather than on sidewalks, as part of a curious trend observed in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Underground River Near Charlotte Described
An underground river runs near Charlotte North Carolina. It lies forty five feet below the surface, spans seven hundred feet in width, and is six feet deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte, N. C
Diphtheria Fears From Stored Motpy Apples
Motpy apples kept in cellars are linked to health risks as they may cause diphtheria, prompting concern about traditional storage practices and public health implications.
Pansy Leaves Used to Guard Furs and Woolens
A reader note explains that pansy leaves spread among fur and woolen garments help protect against moths, describing a simple home remedy for preservation of clothing.
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Inpiete
Nce Stapleton
Gotts Magazine
Bly
Lenox
C. B. Topp
Clyve
Lippincott
Owen Winster
JuLian Howe
Aachitecture
W. E. Henley
T Parker
Italy
Anni P. Mc Jrossnight
More
Munds
Tt’s
All News Lealers
Spincott's Magazine
Philadelphia
L’ Art de Lafiode
Paris
W.J. Morse
New Yorker
With & CO
Swing
Searle & Corton
BUICK
Ile
Laporte
Inds
TICE
Minnesota
Nesrih
Dakotas
Idaho
Lel Tea Eadache
Garfield Tea CO
Tiffin
Olio
Wake
Phil
Pate Soto
K.—E
Bes
Portunit
Harrison, Ohio
City Hall
Harrison, O
Galland
Peter Ebertz
Joseph Bernhard
State Street
EH Garrison
Ohio
Calland
Sonable
John Knepfle
Golgars
Market St
Harrison, C
Dak Bros
Proprietors OF the
Dearborn
Weeles
General Banking
Soanse
Frank Bowles
China
Cottonwood Falls
Emporia
Garfield
Algona
Waldheim
Europe
United States Marine Hospital
Asia
Toulouse
Nimes
Montpelier
Cette
Lorient
Vanne
Marseilles
Gillicia
Kempster
Wisconsin
Kangaroo Court
THE
Wilo State News
Valley House
Greed Stable and Wagon Shed
Moerlein’s
Duncan & Duncan
Market and Vine
Fcalls
the National Bakery
Market Street
Harrison
Henry Schott
Prop
John H. Ragar
City Hal
Harri
Central Cycle Mfg. CO
Indianapolis, Inc
Makers OF
Ben-Hur
Bigygles
Pneumatis Tire
Cashion Tire
Kendalls
Kendall
Maxyn
Bedford Co. Pa
B. J. Keenday Co
Paine
Geo. C. Cainey
Tittle Rock
Ark
B. J. Kenpaut
E Proprie- Gerd
B. J. Kendall
Enosburgh Falls, Vermont
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