Rail mileage in United States stands near 180000 miles
The year ends with approximately 180000 miles of railroad in the United States as of December 31 1885 in round numbers.
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United States
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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1886
Page
2
Pennsylvania Cokemakers Strike Costs Seen
An inquiry into the Pennsylvania cokemakers strike puts company losses at 100 900 dollars and labor losses at 297 000 dollars. Compared with the ongoing great railroad strike in the Southwest, the Pennsylvania action appears insignificant.
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Pennsylvania
Southwest
Postwar ex-soldier representation across Congress
The article notes the large postwar presence of former soldiers from both sides. It states 14 ex Union officers in the Senate and 79 ex Union in the House, with 19 ex Confederate officers in the Senate and 42 in the House.
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Congress
Senate
House
Senats
Judge Rules Suicide Not A Deliberate Act Against Insurance
Judge Dyer of a United States district court rules against Accident Insurance Company of North America in a $10,000 life policy suit. The death by own action, though specifically excluded, is treated as not a deliberate act by the insured, likened to an irresistible physical compulsion.
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Dyer
United States District Court
Insanc
Accident Insurance Company of
North America
Seiphie
Guttenburg
Iowa
Mississippi
Dubuque
Terre Haute
Diaz
Congress
Crawford
Chihuahua
Republic
Horace Rumbold
Greece
Athens
Cireece
Artit
M.S. Seyton
New York
London
Wiliam C. Ackerman
Grand Union Hotel
Ackerman
Bellevue Hospital
Hardin County
Lucia George
Iowa Falls
B. F. Ackerman
Ackley
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Purvis
Farmers’ Union
Dakota
Manitoba Wrights League
Reform Party
Federal Party
St. Clair County
Ill
T. A. Canty
East St. Louis
Dr.Canty
Pat Egan
Duffy
Egan
Jeff Wilson
Lexington
Eee Sanford
Miss Moore
Port Huron
Mich
Goode
Jeff Chandler
Eppa Hunton
Charles H. Whitman
Bell Graphs Company
Senate
Coke
Mexico
United States
Arthur D. Bissell
District of
Buffalo Creek
N.Y
O. Howard
Pope
William
Emmell
Smyrna
Alex H. Shipley
Auckland
H. ©. Crouch
Milan
G. W. Bell
Webster City
C. W. Hunter House
Committee On Labor
Abraham Lincoln
Platt
Washington Territory
Washington
Dolph
Oregon
House
Kelley
Powderly
Freence
Mr. Kelley
Lawler
Illinois
Jay Gould
Board of Arbitration
Circuit Court of the
United States Circuit Court
Cameron
Sherman
Committee On Foreign Relations
Harrison
Spooner
District of Columbia
Stanford
Civil Service Reform Committee
Mitchell
Sewell
Fitz John Porter
Caleb W. West
Kentucky
Utah
Louis
Boland
Pennsylvania
Jamaica
J. J. Pre
Alabama
San Salvador
J. Cecil Leagre
England's Public Debt Not Largest Among Nations
The text disputes the belief that England holds the highest public debt. It cites England at about £740 million at 1885 year end, contrasts with France’s debt rising from £942 million to about £1.2 billion, and notes France’s debt growth despite policy attempts to curb colonial spending.
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England
France
English Divorce Ruling Threatens Cross Atlantic Matrimony Market
An English judge ruled that a US divorce obtained from an English marriage is invalid in England. The decision threatens a growing British divorce business, as many couples sought relief abroad. The trend favors stricter matrimonial laws and limits on easy divorces.
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United States
England
Great Britain
Congress Funeral Costs Prompt Reform in Observances
It is reported Congress has spent about 20,000 on funerals and 28,000 on eulogies, with eight days wasted from business and 16,000 daily costs totaling 156,000. Public concern grows that waste must end. economical observances could preserve respect without loss of tribute.
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Congress
Homeopathic Camphora Prevents Cholera Cases in Naples
Dr. Tomaso Cigliano and three colleagues report that in about 2000 families using camphora as a preventive no cholera cases occurred. They treated eighty patients after onset with four to six drops of Rubini’s camphor solution hourly, noting a 99 percent recovery in serious cases and only three deaths among the treated.
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Naples
Tomaso Cigliano
Rubini
Maceu
Orioli
Land Entry Rules for Settlers Under 160 Acre Act
Washington dispatch explains how the 160 acre land act applies to settlers not in the military service. It clarifies contiguity requirements for additional homesteads and widow rights, noting that fees and commissions are waived for new or added entries under the act, and that the 1879 act does not apply to Minnesota.
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Washington
Maj. Strait
Sparks
D. M. Taylor
Marshall
Lyon County
Minn
Minnesota
Secretary of the Interior
Mexico
Notable Officials and Legal Matters Highlight Late News
The report covers civil service confirmation for J H Oberly, promotions for several infantry officers, and Capt Harmon’s $40,000 U S Supreme Court settlement. It notes postmaster appointments in Dakota Minnesota and rising inflation indicators from Bradstreet's. Also mentions Rabbi Sonnesheim resigning after seventeen years and the Devereux estate leaving $150,000 to four children.
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Ed Chamber
Dev Ities Va
PSO
Senate
Committee On Civil Service Reform
J. H. Oberly
Ruger
Potter
Yard
Bliss
Pierson
Jordan
Capt. Andrews
Head
Third Infantry
Harmon
Miles City
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Des Moines
Fred Howard
Missouri Pacific
Knights
St. Louis
Thomas Hass
Sae
Dakota
Conway
J. W. Benning
Nitner
Minnesota
Alton
J. P. Sisson
Northwess
Blooming Prairie
M. Gutherie
Mayo
Walnut Grove
A. Way
Carlson
Harrison
House
Rabbi Sonnesheim
John Baxter
Knoxville
Tenn
Hot Springs
Financial troubles drive inventor to flee after debt and failure
Four years after John H. Hislop vanished from Milwaukee amid murder rumors, a Philadelphia letter reveals his roller mill invention failed after borrowing from Mayor Stowell. He fled due to debt and discouragement.
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John H. Hislop
Milwaukee
Hislop
Philadelphia
Stowell
Death of John Morgan and tale of betrayal in Greenville
Greenville residents recall the 1864 Morgan death near the Williams mansion and narrate a tale of betrayal involving a messenger to Gen. Gillam at Bull's Gap. Eyewitness memories recount Morgan’s arrival, the night assault, and the immediate aftermath as Union forces closed in.
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Greenville, Tenn
Louisville Courier-Journal
North
John Morgan
Texas
Gen. Morgan
Columbus
Greenville
Williams
East Tennessee
Morgan
Greene County
Gen. Gillam
Bull's Gap
Rogersville Junction
Bull’s Gap
Gillam
Tom A. Baker
Morristown
Tenn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warner Weekly Sun
Warner
Condensed General News
Canter Warner Miller
Headrick
Congressional
Logan
Messrs
Teller
Mr. Plat
Voorhees
Montana
Cullom
Hlouse
Mr.Guenther
Wisconsin
Vilas
Guenther
Postoffice Committee
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