Postmaster Gresham Sustained In Lottery Case
News of the Week reports that the President will sustain Postmaster General Gresham against the New Orleans National Bank lottery decree. It covers the public debt statement for November 1883, including Navy Pension Fund figures, gold and silver certificates, and the total debt. It also notes unrest in Texas labor areas and a drowning incident near Erie, Pa.
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Gresham
New Orleans National Bank
New Orleans
Post Office Department
National Bank
Navy Pension Fund
Beaia
Treasury
U.S
GT Ae
Fitzgeralds Indignation and Soldier Paper Plan
W. W. Fitzgerald, suspended pension attorney, starts a Washington publication named Citizen Soldier to air his grievances. He attacks the great dailies for aiding alleged monopolistic persecution and says attacks on him are attacks on his clients the soldiers. He vows to die with the harness on under the old flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Fitzgerald
Washington
Citizen Soldier
French Claims Awards From Washington Session
Awards granted by the French and American Claims Commission list claimants and sums against the United States. Alexandre St Martin of New Orleans receives 500 dollars plus 5 percent interest, Nicholas Drouet of Galveston 200 dollars, J L Bacroix of Donaldsonville 500 dollars, J Rateau of Donaldsonville 500 dollars, J A Bohn of Cleveland Tennessee 4500 dollars, and G Bonginval of Gterdtamdet-IO receives an award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French and American Claims Commission
Washington
United States
Alexandre St. Martin
New Orleans
Nicholas Drouet
Galveston
J. L. Bacroix
Donaldsonville
J. Rateau
J. A. Bohn
Cleveland, Tenn
Washington Dog Tax Sparks Prosecutions and Tax Debate
District Commissioners plan a two dollar dog tax on each taxpayer's bill amid a claim of over ten thousand dogs in Washington. non taxpayers owning dogs face prosecution. War Department orders a Court of Inquiry into the Gretcléy relief expedition failure. General Sherman transfers command to General Sheridan in Washington without ceremony. Comptroller Knox denies national bank authority in the Indiana Territory, citing noncitizen status for applicants under the Bankrupt Act. Judge Otto, longtime U.S. Supreme Court Reporter, resigns. will be succeeded by J Bancroft Davis.
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Washington
Taz War Department
Indiana Territory
Otto
United States Supreme Court
J. Bancroft Davis
Suit for $50,000 filed over alleged false imprisonment
John Collins son of E. K. Collins a New York steamship owner sues his step mother Mrs. Sarah J. Collins for 50,000 alleging false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. He says she caused his May arrest on a perjury charge to deter him from contesting his father's will which left most property to her.
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John Collins
E. K. Collins
New York
Sarah J. Collins
Life Sentence for Forgery by Noted Thief in New York
Raymond, alias Steve, was sentenced to life imprisonment in New York for forging coupons of Union Pacific Railway bonds. A veteran criminal, he has spent about twenty five years confined for various crimes. The judge said the penalty reflects the new code's stance on forgery, underscoring the seriousness of the offense.
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Steve
Raymond
Union Pacific Railway
New York
London
Spain
Cuba
Afghanistan
Ghilvais
Marquis of Lansdowne
Canada
Bank Swindler Arrested In St Louis
A young man using the name Nourse was arrested in St Louis on the 2d for attempting to swindle the Commercial Bank. He planned to deposit 500 then withdraw most, then deposit a draft of 4600 from Evansville Indiana’s Merchants' National Bank on the Leather Manufacturers' Bank of New York. He called with a 3500 check and was seized.
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Nourse
St. Louis
Commercial Bank
Merchants’ National Bank of
Evansville
Ind
Leather Manufacturers’ Bank of New York
Suit filed over Democratic reward for election law violators
During the last Pennsylvania state campaign W A Hensel chairman of the Democratic State Committee circulated hand bills offering a reward of one thousand dollars for the arrest and conviction of any person violating election laws. B J Wilmoth a detective caused the arrest of two repeaters who pleaded guilty and now sues for the reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
W. A. Hensel
Democratic State Committee
Commonwealth
B. J. Wilmouth
Railroad Laborers Riot Over Wages at Gibraltar
Twenty one Pennsyl vania Railroad workers on the Schuylkill branch at Gibraltar five miles from Pittsburgh were paid off and discharged on the 2d after becoming rebellious and demanding higher wages. They then drank heavily and intimidated fellow laborers.
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Schulkill
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gibraltar
Pittsburg
Business failures in U S and Canada for week ending May 2
The report lists seven days of business failures across the United States and Canada as reported to R G Dun Co of the New York Mercantile Agency. This week totals 215 failures, up from 218 the previous week and 243 the week before.
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United States
Canada
R. G. Dun & Co
New York Mercantile Agency
Tabor Wins Near Twenty Thousand in Denver Suit
The ex Senator Tabor case against William H Bush concluded in the Denver Superior Court with a verdict for Tabor near $20,000 on the $30,000 balance. Bush’s counterclaims totaling $18,500, including aid in procuring a divorce, were not allowed. Bush plans an appeal.
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Tabor
William H. Bush
Denver
Col
Bush
Coroner’s inquiry blames railroad for Fort Edward Bridge tragedy
At Troy New York on the 24th the Coroner’s July inquiry into the Fort Edward Bridge collapse while a passenger train crossed found negligence by the engineer department and railroad Superintendent for permitting heavy trains to cross at fifteen miles an hour and the Chief Engineer for not inspecting the bridge.
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Troy
N. Y
Fort Edward Bridge
Grand Jury Sued For Damages By Officials
Dr. J. T. Lutz and D. W. Caruth, indicted Police Commissioners of St. Louis, have filed suit against the Grand Jury seeking $50,000 each. They claim the Grand Jury had no right to read or publish accusations except by indictment and that it exceeded its official duties in doing so.
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J. T. Lutz
D. W. Caruth
St. Louis
Grand Jury
Disappearance Mystery Ends With Indiana Find
Mary Churchill of St Louis who vanished weeks ago was found at Indianapolis on the fourth, working in the laundry of the Indianapolis Insane Asylum under the name Jennie Lockwood. Identified, she said she fled home in August with two dollars and had done nothing since to be ashamed of, refused to explain, and went home with her father willingly.
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Mary Churchill
St.Louis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Insane Asylum
Jennie Lockwood
Convict Mooney Found Guilty in Illinois Murder Trial
A jury in Joliet Illinois returned a first degree murder verdict against Mooney for killing his cell mate Anderson with a knife in their solitary cell. The sensational trial included exhumation of the victim and display of the head to prove the wounds.
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Mooney
Jolliett
Ill
Anderson
Street fight in Philadelphia over politics turns violent
A political dispute on the Philadelphia streets on the fourth led to a general brawl with stones and knives. James Dougherty suffered multiple cuts, Dennis Kelly was cut and kicked about the body, and three men named Carroll Duffy and Smith were severely injured.
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Philadelphia
James Dougherty
Dennis Kelly
Carroll
Duffy
Smith
Foolish farmer loses eleven thousand in oven fire
West Millcreek Pennsylvania farmer Leibh attempted to hide his money from burglars by moving it from a safe to an unused parlor stove oven but his wife unknowingly started a fire that burned eleven thousand dollars.
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Farmer Leibh
West Millcreek
Express Thieves Arrested In Chicago Robberies
Henry Longstreet and Gordon Ostrander were arrested in Chicago after being linked to a string of robberies from the United States Express Company. Ostrander worked for the company, hiding express goods in Rock Island Line cars and stealing small packages. Longstreet attempted to sell the stolen items and was taken into custody during the act. The total losses remain undetermined.
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Henry Longstreet
Gordon Ostrander
Chicago
United States Express Company
Rock Island Road
Longstreet
Tragic Crimes Reported Across States
Reported killings and violent acts span Camden Pennsylvania and nearby areas. James Young, a Camden lawyer, found dead in the Delaware River with wounds suggesting murder. A croquet game near Woodbury New Jersey ends in tragedy as Rudolph Hines’ wife falls unconscious and dies after his kicks. Joan Ashenback near Cincinnati shoots at his wife then self in a suicide attempt. L. J. Williams, a Galveston lawyer, gunned down by a prominent citizen George Eckles. In Columbiana County Arkansas near the Louisiana border, a late night incident occurred.
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James Young
Camden
Delaware River
Woodbury
N. J
Rudolph Hines
Joan Ashenback
Cincinnati
L. J. Williams
Galveston
Tex
George Eckles
Columbiana County
Ark
Louisiana
Notable homicide cases and a politician suicide
Ephraim Bandy killed Wm. Scott over an old grudge at Scott’s house. Kate Townsend, queen of New Orleans demi monde, was stabbed by her alleged husband William Sykes. she left 200000 dollars in property that goes to him. Arthur B. Johnson, New York politician and lawyer, shot himself at his Utica home amid alleged spree-related despondency.
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Ephraim Bandy
Wm. Scott
Kate Townsend
Demi Monde
New Orleans
William Sykes
Arthur B. Johnson
New York
Utica
Two Vessels Sink in Channel Collision Off Holyhead
Reported in the 81st, the steamer Holyhead from Dublin collided with the German steamer Alhambra from Liverpool to New York twenty miles off Holyhead. Both sank at once. Alhambra crew all lost and two of Holyhead’s drowned, with later dispatch stating sixty drowned. British reactions run through Dublin Press and United Ireland.
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Holyhead
Dublin
Alhambra
Liverpool
New York
World and Local Briefs Breeze Through Daily News
Comptroller of the Currency urges a statute of limitations on war claims. Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise visit Liverpool with city luncheon. Rev Pollano’s marriage to a colored woman stirs Arkansas. Richmond and Virginia riot tension rises after Danville clash. 150 police sworn in. Richmond Light Infantry sent to Danville. English tragedian Irvin G opened second New York week in Louis XI. praised. US asks Canada for postal savings bank details. Harrison Steel gets license to build $3 million steel works in Harrison Illinois. Supreme Court rules insane self-killing not voids life policy. Galveston Council asks Captain Eads for 20-foot water depth. payment on completion. Missouri tornado causes deaths and damage. William Swinburne, pioneer locomotive builder, dies at 78. Fraudulent drafts linked to Evansville Bank surface in St Louis. Rupert Evans, formerly charged with horse stealing, granted gubernatorial pardon.
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Srecono
Upton
Marquis of Lorne
Princess Louise
Liverpool
J. G. Pollano
M. E. Church
Arkansas
Richmond
Virginia
Danville
Richmond Light Infantry
Irving
New York
Louis XI
Dominion
United States
Postal Savings Bank
Canada
Harrison Steel Company
Bessemer Association
Harrison
Steel Works
U.S. Supreme Court
Galveston
Eads
Missouri
William Swinburne
Paterson
N. J
Evansville National Bank
S Bank of New York
St. Louis
Rupert V. Evans
Berkeley County
Mi Va
Ohio News in Brief Ranges From Murders to Fire
George Horny sentenced to be hanged February 8 1884 at Ashland for murder of Harvey Williams. Gustave Hermann age nineteen shot German dairyman Martin Hess near Cincinnati after being ordered off his farm. Wesley Johnson suspected in Williams murders as clothing stained with blood links to Johnson. Various incidents include a missing Krurz Locany from Columbus, a fatality claim against Johnson’s alibi, and local official actions. Additional items note anthracite coal discovery disputed near Akron and a large Willoughby fire.
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George Horny
Harvey Williams
Ashland
Gustaave Hermann
Martin Hess
Cincinnati
Krurz Locany
Columbus
Wesley Johnson
Ae. W. Williams
Johnson
Henry A
Trassler
Ofent
Otis Huguhes
Campbell’s Creek Coal Company
Tuscarawas Valley
Akron
PoLtuy Miller
Cynthia Turl
Elk Township
Noble Clungy
Turl
Ray
State Bar Association
Superior Court of Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Clyde
Sandusky County
Timims Wolfstein
Willoughby
Cleveland
E. P. Pond
Pond
McConnelsville
James Brand
Oberlin
Bronson
Henry Ward Beecher
Warner
Gates
State Dental Association
Franklin County
Foster
Ohio
The
United States
Washington Masters
Portage County
George Stenfus
Louisville
Star County
Common Pleas Court
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
Chicago
Stenfus
Piotrowski's Nabbed in Nihilist Plot Against Bismarck
Piotrowski, claiming to be a Russian actor, was arrested at Dirschau on charges tied to Nihilist efforts to kill Bismarck. He admitted travel from Dantzic via Riga with Nihilist money, and police found morphia tools and a poem. Swine entering Canada rules also tightened with bonds at warehousing ports for export slaughter.
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Piotrowski
Dirschau
Bismarck
Dantzic
Riga
Ottawa
Canada
Sarnia
Windsor
Amherstburg
Mining Camp Editor Praises Songstress In Vivid Critique
The editor of a mining camp newspaper offers a colorful critique of a popular singer. He praises her range from bird-like upper notes to bass textures and a spiritual treble that he says makes every man imagine celestial harp strings on his head.
Danville Race Riot Flares in Virginia City Streets
The Danville violence leaves seven killed or mortally wounded and many injured as white and colored crowds clash. Soldiers and police restore order, with leaders urging a quiet election and liquor stores to close ahead of the legislature race.
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Danville
Walter Holland
C. G. Holland
Thomas Seward
Commonwealth
Junius Hall
Ned Davis
Arlington Hotel
Jere Smith
Peter Walters
Charles Adams
Edward Bapniey
Thomas Keene
C.G. Holland
Democratic Congressional Committee
J. A. Seward
Richard Valentine
R. M. Hubbard
George Coleman
the Ptey
Hubbard
William Coleman
Greys
C. G. Cabell
Congress
James Wood
Cabell
Aiken
Peter Walter
Johnson
Blackwell
George C. Cabel
Harrisburg
Richmond
Virginia
William Mahone
Banquet Menu Delights Socorro Paper Calls Sumptuous
The Socorro New Mexico banquet bill of fare featured baked beans hot slaw pickled tripe potato salad pickled heart pickles rye bread wheat bread and cheese as described by the local newspaper calling it sumptuous.
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Socorro
N. M
Letter Enclosing Fifty Dollars Traveled to Europe and Asia
A letter sent from Paterson New Jersey months ago carried fifty dollars in pursuit of a man in England. It trailed him through Italy Turkey Egypt and China before returning home without success and bearing twenty eight different kinds of stamps.
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Paterson
N. J
England
Italy
Turkey
Egypt
China
New Utah Limestone Shows Remarkable Phosphorescence
A white crystalline limestone found near Salt Lake City displays strong phosphorescence unlike any known limestone. The rock glows red when struck or heated, with a white or blue-white phase upon fading, and can reappear after cooling and reheating though weaker each cycle. Observed by W. Y. Observer.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Becquerel
Enterprising merchants and scattered notes across regions
A collage of short items notes trade dollars taken at par by merchants in large cities, salaries and materials totaling 300000 dollars spent by two Natchez cotton mills in a year, new Hartford labor hours 7 30 am to 4 30 pm, wolves killing sheep in Wayne County Missouri, half the Florida orange crop likely shipped West, slow fruit maturation, Paris fashion favors dining then suicide, Lumpy Jaw affects cattle jaws in Chicago, anti Mormon proselyting tactics in the South, French forces in Tonquin and the Chinese Legation in Paris, Chicago criminals feeling safe behind legalities, cigars labeled Key West or Havana may be seized, and Ohio presidential vote expected near 800000 next year following 529498 in 1872, 659771 in 1876, and 724967 in 1880.
Berlin Ladies of Fashion Prefer Local Bargains Over Paris
The piece notes Berlin women’s fashion choices reflect practical shopping, not politics, as they save by buying at home. It comments on growing popularity of American players and authors in England, predicting increased home appreciation of American genius.
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Berlin
Paris
England
America
Tea blamed for more illnesses than beer in doctors notes
English doctors say tea drinking causes more mental and physical ailments than beer. French doctors reportedly echo the claim, substituting wine for beer in the same assessment.
Vessels faced 287 disasters in 1881 82 life saving year
A St. Louis man found his grandfather's whisky jug while cleaning the garret. The jug contained liquor and sparked a tale of family rage for antique crockery.
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United States
St. Louis
Ex-detective in Phoenix Park murder case drives suicide attempt
Eugene O Neil says persecution by Fenians ruined his character and led him to try death with a blunt razor. The article notes complaints about postal notes showing two yellow faces with a green back, causing eye strain. two clerks have reportedly been temporarily incapacitated by the strain.
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Eugene O'Neil
Phoenix Park
Salvation Army
Survey report warns on polygamous Mormonism dangers
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Congress and the President were warned about polygamous Mormonism in Lt Stansbury’s Great Salt Lake survey report from thirty years earlier. An English flour seller was fined one hundred dollars for adulterating flour with alum. A medical officer warned daily bread from such flour would cause serious health harm.
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Tuhe
Philadelphia Ledger
Congress
Great Salt Lake
Stansbury
Cheshire Burglar Proved Brother of Robbed Home Owner
A burglar entered a Cheshire residence and stole jewelry and money. Police traced the thief through pawnshops and arrested him, identifying him as the brother of the man whose house was robbed.
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Cheshire
England
Oysters in Bulk Demand Pushes Prices Across Regions
Oyster dealers report roaring demand likely to raise prices. Even poor families buy fried and stewed oysters. Railroads distribute them nationwide while grocers in interior towns post signs reading Oysters in Bulk.
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Martin C
Geteon
Raowel Varseunee Pi
H. Surry
Quincy
Shaii
J. A
Bust Gas Works
Rane
Atlanta
Steet Bearevogs
Balci
rEn
Jone Ak Waren Sts
Cincinnati, Ohio
Anakesis
Ste Nee Beet
the Cheapes
Pamphleti& Taylor Co
Mansfield, Ohio
Priores Saiacon
Paye
Lacey
Sollerr
Reula
Imlin
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the Public Debt Statement
John W. Eyster
Giles Russell
Fred C. Kilsy
Charles Brown
Erie
Texas
King
Texas Central
Fitzgerald
Senator Tabor
United Ireland
National League
Freeman’s Journal
Irish Times
Arthur
Shakespeare
Schiller
Goethe
Victor Hugo
George Sand
Moliere
Poussin
Vauban
Turenne
Vandyck
Jupiter
Saturn
Apollo
Mercury
Pall Mall Gazette
Natchez, Miss
New England Railway
Hartford
Wayne County
Florida
Tonquin
France
the Evening Journal
Key West
Havana
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