Random 19th Century World Snippets and Notes
A scrambled collection of brief items notes Vern the composer son of an inn keeper Miss Ilunp Redmark seeks a Minnesota post office Coxpers killed in Peru with wings of forty feet Our Lawrence Kansas stores sell toothbrushes An Ellijay Georgia egg pie oddity St Lawrence bridge spans 9144 feet World records tobacco and weights Italian troops cigars kite by Prof Davis Duke of Westminster income 12.5 cents per second Cliff Dwellers archaeology secretary Smokeless powder Leonard Mason Alabama first post office named Bissell Galena weight 4000 pounds Pig trio near Boston GA Pullman cars in South Africa Miss Funtrr government engraving first woman contract Pittsburgh church debt oil well Belle Quebec emigration to US Albany carriage imports 1814 Fine mulae bark textile A large ax 3890 pounds Maryii man sells hog buys horse Frank James and William Dalton saloon Roanoke College Choctaw graduate World's Fair teapots Countess Ugarte orange seed death lungs Kendig 82 old Philadelphia officer dredge cannon Savannah river stable ammonia cure for smallpox New York maze mirrors Prince Bismarck upright Rock Island Esnorado town Susannah Chadwick pensioner 74 Alprica Aldrich daughter pianist.
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Vern
Ilunp Redmark
Minnesota
Peru
Lawrence
Kan
Uen
Ellijay
St. Lawrence
Europe
United States
Yosemite
Davis
Newport
Duke of Westminister
C. N. Green
Society of Cliff Dwellers’ Archeology of America
Leonard Mason
Alabama
Bissell
Galena
Joplin
Indian Territory
Boston
Pullman
South Africa
S. BE. Funtrr
New York
Pittsburgh
Frexco
Quebec
Albany
N. Y
England
South Sea Islands
Athens
Frank James
William Dalton
Chicago
Roanoke College
Virginia
Evprivar
Tokio
Japan
Wuar
William McMillan
Atlanta
Charles Stewart Parnell
St. Louis
Missouri
Henry Ward Beecher
Tyme
Countess Ugarte
Austria
Charles E. Lambert
Williamsport
Oue
Philadelphia
Daniel Kendig
Savannah
Prince Bismarck
Tur Rock Island Railroad
Esnorado
Kansas
Colorado
Susannah Chadwick
Emporium
Elihu Chadwick
New Jersey
Alprica
Aldrich
Italy
France
Boiler Ends Collapse Traps Dozens on Ohio River Steamer
A boiler explosion on the steamer Ohio near Wolf Island, below Cairo, Illinois, left twenty-two deck hands and passengers badly burned and six dead before reaching Cairo. Second mate Cyrus Myers of Cincinnati drowned after leaping into the river. Many injured were sent to U.S. Marine Hospital. ten of sixteen there were expected to die. The boat was towed upriver and passengers sent on by rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Ill
Mississippi River
Wolf Island
Ohio
Cincinnati
Memphis
Wm. Sturstman
St Louis
Hampton Collins
Thomas Woods
Cyrus Myers
R. W. Crews
Danville
Fred Neal
Columbus
Miss
Chas. Jackson
James Howard
Roebloom
Gilbert Childress
Nashville
Calder Tate
Wm. Jackson
Washington, Pa
Wm. Henry
Albert Robinson
George Washington
John Ralph
C. J. Patterson
White
Cook
W. H. Dickey
Newport
Rogues
U. S. Marine Hospital
Wm. H. Dickey
Aaron Burr Johnson
Orange
N. J
Anxiety over Chicago Columbian Exposition costs grows
In Chicago on May 9 anxiety spread among backers of the Columbian Exposition. A commission member warned the fair may fail financially, yet supporters emphasize its wide educational value for America, especially the West. Sunday openings loom as crucial, with crowds projected from domestic regions, not foreign attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuiiaco
America
Northwest
Philadelphia
MONGY
Uncontrollable Train Wreck Claims Ten Lives in Lafayette
A Big Four lightning express train, traveling from Chicago to Cincinnati, derailed near Lafayette Indiana around 1 am. The engine jumped the track on a sharp curve after crossing a bridge over the Wabash river, collapsing nine cars and wrecking baggage mail and express cars. Victims include Theodore J. McMahon and Charles H. Myers of Cincinnati, with numerous injured passengers and workers. Fireman Otto Jesserson and engineer Michael Welch among the dead. cause remains unknown due to deaths of the only two who could explain the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Chicago
Cincinnati
Wabash River
Theodore J. McMahon
American Express Co
Charles H. Myers
Charles Long
Lebanon
A. R. Chadwick
Shelbyville
Michael Welch
Indianapolis
Sterling McInnes
Urbana
Ill
Otto Jesserson
Charles Seahill
Molder
Charles Meyers
John Ivehnen
Charles Rouse
Wm. Graze
Frankfort
S. Bergenhouse
Milwaukee
Henerson
Jefferson Reese
Kemper
Richard Jones
Pontiac
Lewis
Leffler
Fowler
J. N. Vickery
C. W. Carnahan
State Avenue
Harry Elder
President restricts interviews drawing wide criticism
Cincinnati May 9 The Enquirer reports Washington reaction to the president’s order not to grant personal interviews to candidates for office except by invitation. Critics call it uncalled for and an affront to American citizens while supporters argue it speeds selecting qualified aides. The piece notes civil service reform tensions and doubts about public reception and implementation. Time will tell.
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Cincinnati
the Enquirer
Washington
Cleveland
President Names New U S Ministers and Consuls
The president announced multiple diplomatic postings including Alexander McDonald of Virginia as envoy to Persia, Wallace S. Jones of Florida as consul general at Rome, Steven Bonsal of Maryland as secretary to China, and James B. Taney of West Virginia as consul at Belfast, among others in Europe and the Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. McDonald
Virginia
WaAshtgton
Alexander McDonald
United States
Persia
Wallace S. Jones
Florida
Rome
Steven Bonsal
Maryland
China
James B. Taney
West Virginia
Belfast
Alfred D. Jones
North Carolina
Shanghai
Charles F. Lyons
New York
Zanzibar
Harvey Johnson
Georgia
Antwerp
Benjamin Lenthier
Massachusetts
Sherbrooke
Harrison R. Williams
Missouri
Costa Rica
Ralph Johnson
Ft. Erie
Henry P. DeBullet
Texas
Theims
James C. Monaghan
Rhode Island
Chemnitz
Charles Schaefer
Kansas
Vera Cruz
No Room for Crooked People Detains Danish Author
New York May 8. Martin Kok a Danish author and translator will be detained on arrival and sent back. He was convicted April 10 of a minor crime and served a short term in Copenhagen jail. After release he planned to settle in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Martin Kok
Kok
Copenhagen
America
Vienna Faces Heavy Snow Storm Delays Rail Traffic
A heavy snow storm began at noon Saturday in Vienna causing widespread snowfall across Hungary and blocking railway traffic due to deep drifts. Weather disrupted travel and daily routines as crews worked to clear lines.
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Vienna
Hungary
Queen Victoria calls Gladstone and allies to Windsor table
London reports Queen Victoria chaired a Windsor meeting with Gladstone Harcourt Salisbury and Churchill to end Ulster conflict. The outcome signals reduced bloodshed and civil war talk in Ireland.
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London
Victoria
Gladstone
Harcourt
Salisbury
Churchill
Windsor
Ireland
Robbers' Plans Frustrated in Kas City Bank Threat
Conry Kas May 8 The Starr gang rode into Conry to rob a bank but found armed citizens waiting and fled quietly without taking any money or valuables, ending the attempted heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conry
Kas
Starr
Appointments Named for Office in Territorial Courts
Washington May 9 The president announced several appointments including H W Smith of Utah as associate justice of the supreme court of the Utah territory Everett E Ellinwood of Arizona as attorney for the United States for the Arizona territory John S McNeilly of Mississippi as U S marshal for the southern district of Mississippi Nat M Brigham of Utah as marshal for the Utah territory and Wm K Mead of Arizona as marshal for the Arizona territory
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Washington
H. W. Smith
Utah
Supreme Court of the
Territory of Utah
Everett E. Ellinwood
Arizona
United States
John S. McNeilly
Mississippi
Nat. M. Brigham
Territory of
Wm. K. Mead
Carlyle W Harris Executed by Electricity
Carlyle W Harris was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison at 12 40 PM His demeanor remained calm to the end The first contact occurred at 12 40 and the current ran 553 seconds The execution drew immense interest not seen since the early electric chair experiments at Sing Sing with four men previously subjected to the device
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle W. Harris
Sing Suxe
Carlyle Harris
Sing Sing
Slocum
Smiler
Jugbo
Wood
Lizzie Borden Trial Moves to New Bedford Court
Lizzie Borden was removed from Taunton jail in a closed carriage with Sheriff Wright and taken to New Bedford. She appeared in the superior court and pleaded not guilty. Trial set to begin early in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Borden
Taunton
Mass
Wright
New Bedford
Scarlet fever outbreak hits New Martinsville Tyler county
Scarlet fever is raging in New Martinsville with four cases in nonfamily households and one in each of two other homes. The city council has taken no action to curb spread, provoking public indignation in Tyler county West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Parkersburg
W Va
New Martinsville
Tyler County
Large Attendance at the Fair in Caicaco
A large crowd visited the Caicaco fair on Monday far surpassing any day since opening. The bright sun drew many attendees as broad avenues filled with thousands of gaily dressed women and men enjoying the holiday atmosphere.
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Caicaco
Government Exhibits Chief Heads Chicago Installation
Washington May 9 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Willetts who also presides over the government exhibits board left for Chicago Monday to supervise the installation of the displays.
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Washington
Cleveland Issues His Ultimatum by President in 1893
The president prohibits personal interviews with office seekers after May 8 1893 citing overload of applications. He will host only specially invited visits or scheduled hours and asks senators and representatives to stop introducing constituents during designated times. Applicants are warned that persistence harms their chances.
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Cleveland
Washington
Executive Mansion
Wage Cut at Duquesne Works and New Hydraulic Strippers
Workmen at Carnegie Steel Duquesne Works confirm a 20 percent wage reduction for about 300 furnacemen starting Monday. Sunday tests will evaluate a new hydraulic stripper process in billet manufacture, potentially retiring about 100 workers if successful.
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Duquense
Carnegie Steel Co
Pope aiming encyclical on pacification and disarmament
Paris dispatch reports the pope plans an encyclical urging European powers to pacify policy and seek disarmament, possibly following talks with the German emperor. Italy Austria Spain Belgium and Russia are said to be informed, with Russia reserving but likely to join. A Stanford code for international law is also noted as a potential outcome.
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New York
Herald
Paris
Ilis
Germany
Italy
Austria
Spain
Belgium
Russia
France
Stanford
Harrison
Leland Stanford University of California
Saved from the Gallows in Nashville Murder Case
In Nashville on May 9 Ed Gilliam, a mixed race man, died after being found in the yard as dawn broke. An inquest ruled death from internal hemorrhage with no violence proven. Gilliam had murdered Pat McCormick and nearly killed his brother, facing first degree murder charges and potential life in prison.
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Nashville
Tenn
Criminal Court
Ed Gilliam
Gilliam
Pat McCormick
Banks Aid Treasury by Gold Exchange in St Louis
St Louis banks plan to deposit more than two million dollars in gold with the sub treasury on Tuesday to exchange for treasury and national bank notes. The move follows an unsolicited offer from ex-Gov D R Francis on behalf of several banks after a Saturday meeting with Sub Treasurer B G Farrar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
U. S. Treasury
Sub-Treasury
Treasury
National Bank
D. R. Francis
B. G. Farrar
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Ade
Et.m.co
Ine, Wils
Douglas
Yous
Brockton
Bias
Hamlin
Mason & Hamlin
IN Organ and Piano CO
Fifth Aves
Wabash
Walnut
Kansas City
Vlilk
Swing Tobacco
TLE
J. Stephens
Hazeltine
Warren
E. Ing
Apvertiser
Vyertisemer
Wes
Harrison, Ohio
City Hall
Peter Ebertz
Joseph Bernhard
State Street
Oalland
Senable
John Knepfie
Market St
Harrison, C
Dak Bros
Proprietors OF the
Dearborn
Citizens’ Bank
General Banking
Frank Bowtes
Wothl
Boc Cde
Cee
Carnegie
The
Valley House
Greed Stable and Wagon Shed
Moerlein’s
Duncan & Duncan
Market and Vine
National Bakery
Market Street
Henry Schott
Tohn H. Ragan
Central Cycle Mfg. CO
Indianapolis, Inc
Makers OF
Ben-Hur
Bigygles
Kendalls
Kendall
Mann
Bedford Co
B. J. Kendall
Geo. C. Cainey
Rocs
Ark
Pendall
B. J. Kev
AU Druggiete
Propric- Bot Ay
Pr. B. J. Kendall CO
Enosburgs Falls, Vermont
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