Measles and many tidbits fill volume eighteenth page
Volume XVIII lists measles and diphtheria in New York, a Brussels 1888 exhibition scrapped, and various notes. It reports George M. Pitt’s large Chicago tax value, a Vienna toboggan craze, a mass of oddities from Postmasters wages to a transylvania nugget, and local curiosities such as a rattlesnake necktie. The items span cities like New York Chicago Cincinnati Boston and London with diverse topics from law to literature and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Toronto
Prussia
Kansas City
Board of Trade
Nebraska
America
Transylvania County
N. C
Glasgow
Burns
Dunoan
Charleston
Sabine Pass
Mary Lapp
Chicago
Syracuse
Irwin County
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Alabama
Ovid
Constandia
Lord Lonsdale
Violet Cameron
Europe
United States
P. Donav
New Orleans
Honduras
Cincinnati
Rupert Treat Paine
Boston
Ann Arbor
Mich
New York City
Winkleemeier
London
New Brunswick
N. J
Muscatine
Smith
Henry
Wisconsin
Titipu
Canada
Columbus
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Portugal
Benedict Arnold
Kingston
N. Y
India
Ex-President Arthur Dies at His New York Home
Ex-President Chester A Arthur dies at five o'clock Thursday morning at his Lexington avenue residence in New York City after a stroke of cerebral apoplexy. Family, doctors, and officials react. funeral set for Monday at Church of the Heavenly Rest with burial in Albany Rural Cemetery. national mourning flags half mast and cabinet members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Arthur
Lexington Avenue
Sherman W. Knevals
Rollins
United Press
Sherman
N. Knevals
George Peters
Mr. Arthur
Dr. Peters
Nellie
McElfrey
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Fifth Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
Albany
Washington
Seth B. French
Charles Miller
Hamilton Fish, Jr
D. P. W. McMullen
Aaron J. Vanderpoel
Supreme Court
Custom House
United States
Mr. Vanderpoel
Supreme, Superior and Common Pleas
General Sessions Court
Bedford
Peters
No. 12
West Twenty-ninth Street
Bright
New London
Church of Heavenly Rest
Troy Road
Cleveland
McElroy
C. A. Arthur, Jr
New York Central
Schofield
Bayard, Whitney and Lamar
Vilas
James C. Reed
Executive Mansion
Washington, D. C
John McElroy
Grover Cleveland
White House
Chester Alan Arthur
Endicott
Garland
Supreme Court of the United States
Bayard
N. Y
Hill
Havana
Charles Cook
Chester Allan Arthur
New York City
New York State
Garfield
Cho Ce
David B. Hilu
Wa. Grice
ColumBous
State House
Chester A. Arthur, Jr
Ohio
J. B. Foraker
Boston
Anarchists and Knights in Local Assembly Action
District Assembly No. 24 Knights of Labor met and adopted resolutions alleging manipulation of judicial machinery in the Anarchist trial. They condemn the verdict as part of a capitalist conspiracy and pledge to seek clemency, appoint a committee for the Governor, and urge local assemblies to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.of L
Criminal Court
Burial Rites for Former President Arthur Move to Rural Cemetery
Obsequies for ex President Arthur begin with no house service. Pallbearers including Blaine Evarts Sherman and Hayes attend. Casket borne from residence, processions form, service at church on Forty-fifth Street. Coffin travels by train to Albany, grave service brief as dusk settles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur
Chester Allan Arthur, Jr
Nellie
McElroy
Caws
Haynesworth
Miss Arthur
Cohoes
N. Y
Cleveland
Vilas
Martin T. McMahon
John H. Draper
Edmunds, Sherman
Logan
Evarts
Hawley Morrill
West’andrman
General Stone
Governor Hill
Forty-fifth Street
Fifth Avenue
James G. Blaine
Benjamin F. Bill Beecher
Chain Evarts
John Jacob
Schofield
John Sherman
R. B. Hayes
Raynsford
St. Paul
R John A. Logan
Oyard
M. Depew
Leonard
Parker Morgar
Margan
Vanderbilt Avenue
Grand Central Depot
Woodlawn
Albany
Common Council
Grant Club
Grain glut in Red River Valley as crops soar
A Fargo dispatch reports the Red River Valley wheat crop surpasses estimates and fills elevators and warehouses. Farmers stack sacks outside towns as Manitoba road rails run short. 4,900 cars sit tied up at Duluth. Rail movement of grain is unprecedented.
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CuicaGo
Fargo
Dak
Red River Valley
Duluth
Mae
Tornado damages Girard Kansas church. injuries reported
A tornado struck Girard Kansas this morning moving southwest to northwest through the residential section. The storm path was fifty to seventy five feet wide and demolished lighter buildings while sturdy structures withstood the shock. Total damage estimated under 8000 dollars and several people were injured, including at the Presbyterian church where worshipers were present.
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Girard
Kan
Presbyterian
Crank Schuyler disrupts Arthur funeral crowd
A crank from Rondout New York attended the Ex-President Arthur funeral in Albany with a pistol aimed at President Cleveland but dropped the weapon and fled, causing a brief commotion without injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Schuyler
Rondout
N. Y
Cleveland
Albany
Arthur
Fatally Burned Girl in Wheeling Oil Can Explosion
In Wheeling West Virginia on November 22 Elsie Kennedy twelve years old died from burns suffered when an oil can exploded as she was filling a lighted lamp at her parents home near the Top Mill. The accident occurred before daylight.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Elsie Kennedy
Lamps in Liberty statue torch to be kept lit
New York report states the lamps in the torch of the Liberty statue were relit tonight and will be kept burning thereafter by the Lighthouse Board, marking a continuing commitment to the monument.
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New York
Lighthouse Board
Farm tragedy ends in double death near ners
Anderson Inc reports a farmer Wm. H. Bid die was shot and killed while working on his farm near ners. A. Maynard then killed himself. Local authorities confirmed the double death, with investigators detailing the sequence of events and ongoing inquiries.
Mills Worker John Sanford, Family Left Childless in Sudden Night
John Sanford of Sanford Missouri drew his monthly pay and handed his wife the money at six after she prepared supper. He worked until eight and returned to find his two babies on the floor, crying. Their mother had run away with Sherburn, an old admirer, leaving the children alone.
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John Sanford
Sanford
Sherburn
Ers
Man in fine suit to shine in society
A man wearing a neat suit is expected to stand out in social circles, with observers noting his refined appearance and poised demeanor as he attends prominent gatherings.
Anarchist Plot to Blow Up Chicago Water Tower
A Chicago paper reports anarchists renewing agitation and discussing plans to blow up the water tower on a stormy night to start fires in multiple locations. Police watch groups. Captain Schaae offers no specific fears or public plans, citing lack of authentic information.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Lehr Und Wehr Verein
Easil
Schaae
Reverend Joshua Norton Pleads Guilty Over Anti Prohibition Message
In Indianapolis a city Reverend pleaded guilty to sending obscene material through the mails and violating the mail laws after sending a hostile note on an Indiana Phalanx wrapper. He was fined five dollars and warned to curb similar acts in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col Unists, Inc
Joshua Norton
Indiana Phalanx
Prohibition
The
Phalant
Wrothg
United States District Attorney
Norton
United States Grand Jury
Gentleman
Indianapolis
United States
Death on the Lakes as Two Lumber Schooners Go Ashore
In a late 19th century Detroit dispatch from Frankfort a blizzard and gale drove two lumber schooners to shore on Lake Michigan. The Menekaunee and Marinette wreckage yielded eight to nine crew losses, with at least one body found and ten or more feared dead aboard other vessels, including the Lucerne lost off Point Chequamegon with all hands.
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Detroit
Frankfort
Manistee
Here
Herring Creek
Matthews
Menekaunee
Marinette
Racine
Wis
Duluth
Minn
Lucerne
Point Chequamegon
Infant burned to death near Lima farm home
At Martin Grove farm two miles southeast of Lima Ohio the infant child of Mr and Mrs M Bryant burned in a shawl fire. Mrs Bryant left to milk the cow and the shawl caught fire from the fireplace. The seven year old son found the baby and cried to his mother but she could not reach the child in time to save it.
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Lima, O
Fire devastates Cincinnati clothing houses with losses
The November fire at Mack Stadler Co and M L Fechheimer, located at 107 and 109 West Third Street, caused estimated losses of 610000 with about 551000 insured. It began from an old stove on the second floor. Captains Halstead and Higginson and firefighters Susakamp and Kuhn were wounded by falling timbers, their lives despaired of.
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Cincinnati
Mack, Stadler & Co
Fechheimer
West Third Street
Halstead
Higginson
Susakamp
Kuhn
A Highwayman's Fate
Nov 21 Fort Keogh Montana reports the remains of Jim Swan alias Jack Sheppard were found in the Big Horn Mountains. He escaped the sheriff while handcuffed and starved due to his manacled state. A knife and revolver with empty chambers lay beside him.
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Curiaco
the Times
Fort Keogh
Montana
Jim Swan
Jack Sheppard
Big Horn Mountains
Bank Robbery Strikes San Antonio Grocvy Store
In San Antonio Texas on November 21 a bold burglary targeted Jacob Dilling’s large grocery store near police headquarters. Between two and four this morning the burglars drilled the safe, stole 2000 in cash and notes worth about 1000, then exited through the front door.
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San Antonio
Texas
Jacob Dilling
Dilling
Death of Charles Francis Adams Sr in Boston
The Hon. Charles Francis Adams Sr died at 8 30 am today at his Boston residence after five years of brain trouble from overtaxing his mind during literary work. He was the third son of John Quincy Adams, born August 16 1807 in Boston.
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Charles Francis Adams
Boston
John Quincy Adams
Fenian Martyrs Anniversary Observed at Glasnevin Cemetery
In Dublin on November 21 the anniversary of Allan Larkin and O'Brien’s 1867 Manchester execution was marked with a procession to Glasnevin Cemetery. Wreaths were laid on their graves amid visits to Fenian monuments including O Donnell the Phoenix Park informer.
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Allan Larkin
O’brien
Manchester
Glasnevin
Wreths
Othe Fenian
O’donnell
Carey
Phoenix Park
A Professor's Mishap with Ostrich Egg Explosion
In New Haven Cr on November 21 Dr Barbour of the Peabody Museum attempted to test a freshly received ostrich egg. An explosion shattered the room and knocked the professor unconscious. The egg measured eighteen inches in circumference.
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New Haven, Cr
Barbour
Peabody Museum
New Haven
Killers of the Horse Thieves in Albuquerque
In Albuquerque New Mexico on November 21 Marshal Maguire and Officer Henry tried to arrest horse thieves Charley Ross and Kid Johnson. Ross shot Henry through the heart and Maguire through the lung. The suspects fled and escaped.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Marshal Maguire
Henry
Charley Ross
Kid” Johnson
Ross
McGuire
Navy vessel classification report reduces fleet to few first rates
Washington November 21 report from the Bureau of Construction and Repairs shows the Navy now has two first rate vessels, ten second rate, twenty third rate, and seven fourth rate ships, with the latter group including two torpedo rams.
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Washington
Bureau of Construction and Repairs of the Navy
Diphtheria Scare Strikes Ishpeming Dances and Dues
Diphtheria epidemic leads Ishpeming Michigan officials to ban all dances and public meetings. Schools shut and church services canceled by order of the board of health.
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Ishpeming, Micn
Board of Health
Bond Arrangements For Fotheringham Release
Sedalia Missouri November 21 it is learned definitely that friends of David Fotheringham the Adams Express messenger suspected of complicity in the robbery have completed arrangements for securing his release on bond the amount of which is to be determined Bondsmen will be businessmen from St Louis Sedalia and Richill
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Fotheringham
Sedalia
David Fothingham
Adams Express
Busi
St. Louis
Richill
Arbitration to settle Perry County fiction dispute
The Eversole and French fictions in Perry County Kentucky have signed an agreement to submit their differences to an arbitration committee. The panel's decision will be final and binding.
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Perry Cunty
Fire destroys multiple clothing houses on Third and Pearl
A morning blaze at 3 o clock in Cryarxnatt destroys five large clothing and millinery stores along Third street and Pearl street. Fire spread quickly to nearby buildings, reaching Marcus & L. Fecheimer’s rear. Damages by 6 am exceed a half million dollars.
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Cryarxnatt
Third Street
Race and Vine
Pearl Street
Fedeimer
Bettman Bros
Benckman & Co
Ol . Metzger
Quiet Obsequies for General Arthur in New York
Funeral services for General Arthur will be austere. The remains will not lie in state and, after the service on Monday, will go directly to the Rural cemetery in Albany. Only the family attends the church. The oak casket will bear a silver plate engraved with his name and date of death.
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New York
Arthur
Mondy
Albany
Doctor R H Scott’s posthumous heart removal amid burial
CenTrALia Ita Nov 19 Dr R H Scott who died here feared burial alive and asked his heart be cut out after death to prevent it. The heart was removed and replaced in the body before burial as the Board of Education and Masonic and professional order members with teachers and students attended the service.
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Centrralia
Ita
R. H. Scott
Board of Education
Masonic and Professional Order
Seven Days' Failures Across Nations Rise Again
The latest seven day period shows 242 total business failures in the United States and Canada, up from 231 last week and 186 the week before. Western and Southern regions report far above average casualties, while other areas remain comparatively light.
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New York
United States
Canada
Nearly as Cheap as Daylight Gas Discovery
Columiana Ohio November 19 J J Johnson a local physician is reported to have found a process to make nearly half a million cubic feet of gas from a barrel of oil. The remaining oil residue still costs only its price as a lubricator.
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Columbiana
J. J. Johnson
Death of Peter Shinkle Prominent Covington Father dies
Cincinnati November 19 Peter Shinkle father of Amos and Vincent Shinkle Covington millionaires died at his Covington home at 11 o clock He was ninety two years old and a man of much prominence.
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Cincinnati
Peter Shinkle
Amos
Vincent Shinkle
Covington
Cholera Outbreak Hits Insane Hospital in Buenos Ayres
Cholera has broken out in the Hospital for the Insane in Buenos Ayres with eighteen affected, two deaths. Nine new cases and five deaths reported at Rosario in the last 24 hours.
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Buenos Ayres
Rosario
Terrible Ocean Disaster Found Ship Failure in Pacific
London reports a vessel carrying native laborers home from Queensland plantations foundered in the Pacific Ocean with 140 lives lost. Initial advices confirm the tragedy and ongoing inquiries seek details.
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London
Queensland
Pacific Ocean
Jefferson Bowling reprieved to March 25
Jefferson Bowling, condemned to die December 3, receives a gubernatorial reprieve from Governor Foraker extending the sentence to March 25. The delay stems from ongoing appeals and clemency review. Bowing is kept in detention as officials reassess the case.
Jones Spry hanged for Ada Coleman murder in Natchez jail yard
Natchez Mississippi November 19 colored man Jones Spry was executed by hanging in the jail yard for the murder of Ada Coleman. Local authorities carried out the sentence as the community watched the grim end to the case.
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NatcHetz
Miss
Jones Spry
Ada Coleman
Discharged Militiamen Employed at Pack House
Cuicano November 19. A large packing house today hired two members of the First Regiment who had been discharged by their former employers for obeying the Governor’s call and joining the State troops at the stockyards.
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Cuicano
Coal Vein Five and Half Feet Found in Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon Illinois reports a coal vein five and a half feet thick struck this morning. The coal is described as the finest quality and said to resemble anthracite in hardness and luster. Local miners and officials anticipate strong demand for the high grade fuel.
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Mt. Vernon, Ill
Landslide Strikes Pittsburgh Express In Frightful Crash
At dawn a massive landslide from a bluff near the Monongahela river crushed the Pittsburgh Cincinnati and St Louis Limited as it entered Pittsburgh. Eight passengers seriously injured, one likely to die, with cars Alsatia Williamsport and Yarr eon wrecked. Passengers aided at Monongahela House and local hotels.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad Limited
Cincinnati
City
Point Bridge
Smithfield Street Bridge
Monongahela River
Bennett
New York
Monongahela House
Seventh Avenue
St. James
Alsatia
Williamsport
Yarreon
Pullman
T. W. Degroot
Can
Gassha
Philaelphia
J. K. Lewis
Terrible Death in Sandville Fire Claims Two Girls
A fire at a Sandville home near Marion Indiana killed two young girls and left the building destroyed. The Johnson family escaped in night garments while the two daughters, ages seven and nine, perished in the flames. The elder girl served as a Sandville public school teacher.
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Marion
Ind
Marion, Inc
Sandville
James Johnson
Johnson
Minnis
Analeis
Reorganizing the Navy Under Whit ney Plan
Secretary Whitney signed an order consolidating into the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing all functions related to purchasing navy supplies and their storage. The move marks an initial step in Whit ney’s broader plan to reorganize the Navy Department.
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Washington
Whitney
Navy Department
Department
Navy
Ballybunion Eviction Battle Sparks Large Clash in Kerry
In Dusurn on November 18 a large mob of about five hundred attacked bailiffs backed by police during an attempted eviction in Ballybunion County Kerry. The cattle seized were rescued after a severe fight injuring several men on both sides.
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Dusurn
Ballybunion
County Kerry
Indictment Likely for Arensdorf and Nine Confederates
Sioux City Iowa reports an indictment against Arensdorf for the murder of Rev Haddock. Bills are expected against nine claimed accomplices Plath undrath Trelcher Sherman Bismarck Gauder Leader Peters and Leavitt as accessories. The conspiracy question will wait until the January grand jury session.
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Sioux City
Arensdorf
Haddock
Plath
Undrath
Trelcher
Sherman
Robbers Break Into Bartier Home Steal 10000 Dollar Bucket
Three masked men entered Matthew McKeever's house in Oakland Township last night and after an hour long fight injured his sisters Margaret and Jane. They seized a bucket containing about $10,000 and escaped.
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Bartier
Matthew McKeever
Oakland Township
McKeever
Margaret
Jane
Jail inmates escape through wall hole in Crawford County
Corypon Mo Nov 18 reports three county jail inmates escaped Leavenworth jail while sheriff was away. The men fled through a hole in the wall and crossed into Kentucky via the Ohio River.
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Corypon
Crawford County
Leavenworth
Ohio
Kentucky
Child dies after arsenic access in home near Manton
This morning three year old son of Joseph Boxwell seven miles east of Manton ate arsenic pills left within reach. He suffered convulsions and died at two o'clock this afternoon.
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Manton, Inc
Joseph Boxwell
Frost and Ice Hit Texas and Mexico Fruit Areas
Frost and ice spread from Laredo to Monterey Mexico damaging fruit and vegetables. San Antonio hydrants froze, a rare event. Temperatures moderated significantly across the state by nightfall.
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Laredo
Tex
Monterey
Mexico
San Antonio
Gale on Lake Michigan Destroys Vessels
A terrible gale on Lake Michigan caused great damage to shipping with thirty vessels grounded or driven ashore. Many sailors perished as some ships were lost with their entire crews.
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Caicaco
Lake Michigan
Tornado Demolishes Vitriol Works at Thompson Company
A tornado struck the John L. Thompson Chemical Company near West Troy, Troy, on November 18. Six workers suffered burns and cuts but none died. property loss is estimated at $10,000. A canal boat was blown into the canal and drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N. Y
John L. Thompson Chemical Company
West Troy
Colonel Moore Named Surgeon General
WasurxeTon November 18 The President appointed Colonel John Moore of the Medical Corps to be Surgeon General in place of the retired Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasurxeTon
John Moore
Medical Corps of the Army
Murray
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W.topp
Paola
Teddy
George White
Bullock’s Bayou
Concordia Parish
White
Anarchists
Knights
CuricaGo
Chester A. Arthur
Higheral
Kansas
Schuyler, the Crank
Liberty
Lakes
Lake Superior
Our Navy
South America
Jeff Bowling
Panhandle
Moore
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