Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Advert for Blood Purifier
A heavily worded 19th century advertisement extols Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure-all for dyspepsia blood impurities and consumption. It promises Liver and kidney cleansing, strengthens digestion, treats malarial diseases, and claims efficacy against scrofula eruptions and other humors. Aimed at readers with chronic stomach, skin, and lung ailments, it urges purchase and notes pricing and mailing details from the Buffalo New York address.
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Ierce
Pierce
Pierce’s Golden Medical Dis
Drerce
Seri
Lorid
S Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Buffalo
Zanesville as Ohio State Capital and the McIntire Legacy
Volume XVIII recounts Zanesville's brief tenure as the state capital from 1809 to 1810, the Zane and McIntire families shaping early Muskingum County. It details Ebenezer Zane, John McIntire, and Isaac Zane, their roles, rescues, land grants, the 1809 capitol building, and Meigs and other governors, plus McIntire’s endowment and the John McIntire Children's Home.
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Ohio
Chillicothe
Zanesville
Cincinnati
Lancaster
Marietta
Zavesville
Muskingum
Putnam
Isaac Zane
Logan County
Zanesfield
Logan
Champaign
Zane
Gardiners
Longs
Ebenezer Zane
Ohio Valley
St. Clair
Wheeling
Martin's Ferry
Bridgeport
Ohio River
Wheeling Creek
Wheeling Island
Absalom Martin
Rebecca Zane
John
McIntire
John McInt
Zanegwille
General Assembly
Edward Tiffin
Senate
Jonathan Meigs
Nathaniel Massie
Meigs
Middletown
Connecticut
Yale College
Detroit
Supreme Court
Samuel Huntington
George Tod
David Tod
Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
U.S. Army
Supreme Court of Louisiana
St. Louis
U. S
District of
Michigan
Barr
U.S. Senate
Madison
General Assembly of
Muskingum County
John McIntire
Amelia McIntire
Main Street
Alexandria
Ebenezer Granger
M. M. Granger
Fountain
William Culbertson
Loomis
Azelie
Distressed Statesmen and the Mileage Pass Controversy
Washington March 28. Railroads plan to end annual passes as presidents and managers allege widespread abuse by Congress members. Law grants ten cents per mile for round trips, yielding substantial profits to many senators and representatives. Calculations show San Francisco to Washington travel earning about 2500 dollars per member, with passes often used to deadhead long distances. Abuses include funeral committees charging government travel costs and large lists of pass holders on railroads’ black lists.
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Washinetron
D. C
Congress
San Francisco
Pacific Slope
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Coronet Wins Ocean Race With Ten Thousand Prize
The Coronet wins the Ocean Race finishing off Queenstown in 14 days 23 hours 34 minutes 46 seconds ahead of Dauntless. The vessel logged 2949 nautical miles with seven heavy gales making the voyage perilous yet the crew held strong. The Cork Yacht Club signaled the victory as the Coronet entered Cork Harbor in full sail amid stormy seas.
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London
Queenstown
Royal Cork Yacht Club
Cork Harbor
Greenwich
Missouri Governor Signs Sunday Law Shuts City Activities
St Louis with Governor Marma Duke signing the bill brings the city under a strict Sunday law. It closes saloons and beer gardens halts streetcar service suppresses newspaper publication and forbids all manual labor and most traffic.
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St. Louis
Marmaduke
Missouri
Weir Ordered Surrender to Michigan Authorities
A Department of Justice warrant requires the surrender of Dr. Weir to Michigan authorities for the murder of Mabel Clarke in Oscoda. Weir faces the transfer with alarm as he returns to his old home, Lonpoy.
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Lonpoy
Ont
Weir
Michigan
Mabel Clarke
Oscoda
Department of Justice
Noted Erig Doctor Ends Life Over Delusion
Dr. A G Ely aged 67 prominent physician worth 150000 suicided at his Girard home March 27 by taking morphine. He believed his property was slipping away, a delusion that prompted the self murder.
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Erig
A. G. Ely
Girard
This County
Yachts race offer in transatlantic return duel
New York on March 28 Richard K Fox informs owners Bush and Colt of Coronet and Dauntless that he will offer a five thousand dollar cap for a return race between the Fastnet Ireland and Sandy Hook New Jersey upon their approval.
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New York
Richard K. Fox
Messrs. Bush and
Colt
Coronet
Dauntless
Fastnet
Ireland
Sandy Hook
N. J
Father Ryan Arrested Over Plan of Campaign Link
Duriay March 28 Father Ryan of the Albertstown branch National League was arrested at a hospital yesterday for refusing to testify about his ties to the Plan of Campaign. He was taken to Dublin.
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Duriay
Father Ryan
Alerbertstown
The
National League
Dublin
Thirteen-year-old boy killed by railroad accident at Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne Missouri on March 28 William Miller aged thirteen rode a tender break beam of a locomotive on the Wabash line. He fell and struck his head on a rail, suffering a crushed skull and fatal injuries.
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Fort Wayne, Mo
Wm. Miller
Leavitt Testifies in Haddock Murder Trial Details
Sioux City March 28. Harry L. Leavitt theater manager testified he saw Arensdorf shoot Haddock and described the events leading to the murder with specifics from the Had dock case.
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Sioux City
Haddock
Harry L. Leavitt
Arensdorf
Woman Jump Attempt on Shore Line Train Near Norwood
Miss Jessie Thurston and her mother Mrs Kendall leaped from a moving Shore Line train near Norwood six miles from Providence. Mrs Kendall suffered a broken arm in four places and head and body bruises, while Miss Thurston had only minor facial scratches. They were traveling from Jacksonville to Portland, Maine, with Miss Thurston recently affected by a relative’s death.
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Providence
R. 1
Shore Line
New York
Norwood
Jessie Thurston
Photographer poisoned by chemicals at Nabb Station
Lexington MD March 27 William Hendricks a photographer at Nabb Station became poisoned while mixing a bath of cyanide of potash and other deadly drugs. He unknowingly dipped a sore finger into the mixture and his hand swelled. His whole body is now swollen and recovering seems unlikely. The physician says he endures excruciating pain.
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Lexington
Wm. Hendricks
Nabb Station
Arthur Memorial Tablet Inscription in St Johns Church
The brass tablet in the south transept of St. John’s Church recalls Chester A Arthur, the twenty first President, a church member who helped erect the 1884 window to his wife. he died November 18 1886.
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Washington
St. John’s Church
Chester Alan Arthur
United States
Poisoning death in Seymour Missouri shocks town
Mrs. Matt Cooley, after returning from the M E Church, took about three grains of a powder she believed to be quinine but found to be sub acetete of plumbage. She suffered spasms and died within half an hour despite attempts to aid her.
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Seymour
Matt Cooley
M. E. Church
Quick Work In a Criminal Case
Roxomo Inp March 26 Beecher East aged about twenty four burgled Eldridge Fletcher grocery at one this morning and was jailed until circuit court opened. He pleaded guilty, sentenced for two years and shipped to Michigan City Penitentiary at 4 30 p m
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Roxomo
Inp
Beecher East
Eldridge & Fletcher’s
Michigan City Penitentiary
Tragic Fire Fatality In Local Soap Making Incident
Anpersox, Inc. reports a fatal accident on March 28 when Nora Addison aged fifteen daughter of John Addison living nearby was making soap. Her clothing caught fire and she died within minutes amid the blaze.
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Anpersox, Inc
Nora
John Addison
Here
County seats moved as records seized in Minn. raid
Under Governor McGill's proclamation a band of 25 armed Slayton citizens arrived at Currie yesterday and removed county building records to Slayton, named by the proclamation as the new county seat.
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Sr. Paw
McGill
Slayton
Minn
Currie
Goldenson Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
In San Francisco on March 28 the jury convicted Alexander Goldenson of murder in the first degree for the November 10 killing of schoolgirl Mamie Kelly. The verdict caps a high profile case in which the defendant faced a grave charge and the victim’s identity drew close public attention.
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San Francisco
Alexander Goldenson
Mamie Kelly
Child Suffocated in Hookstown Bedroom Incident
In Wellsville Ohio on March 27 a ten month old child died after a girl placed clothes over the baby's head while putting it to bed. The mother, Mrs Scully, had entrusted the task to the girl.
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Wellsville
Hookstown
Austrian Minister Arrives in Washington
New York dispatch reports E. Von Tavera, newly accredited Austrian Minister to Washington, arriving yesterday aboard the steamship La Bretagne from Havre.
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New York
E. von Tavera
Washington
la Bretagne
Havre
A Little Mistake Lena Learns English Slang
A brief excerpt from Harper’s depicts Lena, newly near Germany, proud of her English, yet misusing slang after hearing a hoax by young John. She says, Oh Master Vonny, dat story is not dick enough, illustrating language learning quirks.
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Lena
Germany
John
Vonny
Harper's
Steamer Chesapeake Burns In New Madrid Fire
The steamer Chesapeake, owned by Captain W. P. Hall, operating in the Memphis and Tiptonville trade, caught fire yesterday morning at New Madrid Missouri. Value set at 20 000 with insurance of 15 000.
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St. Louis
Chesapeake
W. P. Hall
Memphis
Tiptonville
Tenn
New Madrid
Wisconsin Snow Causes Widespread Delays
Milwaukef Wisconsin reports heavy snow across the state from last night and today averaging a foot in Milwaukee and heavier in the north. Trains are generally delayed by drifts but no blockades are reported.
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Milwaukef
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin passes rail pass bill for lawmakers and officers
The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill requiring railways to furnish annual passes valid in Wisconsin to all members of the Legislature, elective state officers, and members of the courts or record.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wreck of the Scotia beached to save passengers at Long Island
The steamship Scotia, ten days overdue from the Mediterranean with 800 Italian steerage passengers, ran ashore at Fire Island after engines failed. Coast guard and Blue Point Life-saving Station crews worked through a gale to land nearly 200 aboard a breeches buoy and surf-boat before rescuers arrived. The ship carried fruit macaroni and wines. she had been from a sister ship sunk near Naples by Italia.
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New York
Blue Point
Long Island
Coast Guard
Mediterranean
Bay of
Naples
Italia
Scotia
Fire Island
Oregon
Sleeper Telescoped In Ohio Railway Crash
A Pittsburgh report says a 1 am crash near Leetonia Ohio on the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago line killed engineer William Beall of Allegheny who was under the engine repairing a leaking airbrake hose. One passenger was fatally hurt and seven others seriously injured in the rear end collision.
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Pittsburgh
Leetonia
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Chicago
William Beall
Allegheny
Chinamen Released from Jail in Murder Case
You Singana Rock Sing, two Celestials linked to the murder of Lou Johnson, a Chinese detective killed in St. Louis two years ago, were freed on recognizance. The circuit attorney and others recommended release since the sole witness, Quong Seng, has become a lunatic and cannot testify, leaving little to gain from continued detention.
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St. Louis
Rock Sing
Lou Johnson
Quong Seng
Temperance appeal sent to brewers and saloonkeepers
Chicago clerks at the Women's National Christian Temperance Union offices issue a nationwide appeal urging brewers distillers rectifiers and wine dealers to quit the trade and join the temperance movement. The appeal states that much of the current denunciation of saloon-keepers should be directed at the liquor industry's heads and sources.
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Chicago
Women’s National Christian Temperance Union
Centenarian James Hubbard Ill. Dinner Postponed
In Granapolis March 25, centenarian James Hubbard, nearing his 102nd birthday, lies very ill. The Tippecanoe Club had organized a dinner in his honor for Saturday, but the event is postponed indefinitely amid concern for his recovery. Hubbard’s family has notable longevity, with his great-grandfather reaching 106, grandfather 102, and father 98.
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Granapolis, Inc
James Hubbard
Tippecanoe Club
Hubbard
Postmaster W. T. Kirk Dies in Atlanta
Dr W T Kirk recently named postmaster of Atlanta died this afternoon. His predecessor R T Gill, also Cleveland appointee, died a few weeks ago.
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Atlanta, Inc
W. T. Kirk
R. T. Gill
Cleveland
Horrific Alms-House Accident Leaves Inmate Burned
Meager details reach Loversville Kentucky of a deadly alms-house fire at Jeffersontown. Eliza Betzhole a twenty year old lunatic inmate died when burned during the guard's absence from his cart.
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Loversvil_le
Jeffersontown
Eliza Betzhole
Centenarian Visits Parkersburg for Pension Inquiry
Parkersburg West Virginia March 25 Mrs Jane Bumgardner of Boaz West Virginia an elderly woman over one hundred years old visited the city today to pursue a pension. Despite her age she remains spry as a fifty year old and is active in seeking support.
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Parkerspurg
W. Va
Jane Bumgardner
Boaz
Moore verdict in breach of promise suit for 75000
The jury in the breach of promise case of Mrs. Harriet A. Moore versus Moses Hopkins, a well known millionaire, returned a verdict for $75000 for the plaintiff. The suit valued at $251000.
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Repwoop City
Can
Harriet A. Moore
Moses Hopkins
Three Men Struck by Express Train at Leighton Station
Three laborers were struck by a Baltimore and Ohio express train at Leighton Station near Prrispores Pa on March 25. Two men were killed instantly and the third was fatally injured.
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Prrispores
Leighton Station
Here
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