Elizabeth Garrett Rumored to Control $20,000,000 Fortunes
The Warner Weekly Sun notes Elizabeth Garrett, unmarried sister of the president of the Baltimore and Ohio, is said to command a neat sum of 20 million dollars and growing. Florence celebrates the completion of the Santa Maria dei Fiori cathedral, a project started six centuries ago, amid two weeks of tumultuous festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Garrett
Baltimore & Ohio
Santa Maria Dei Fiori
Florence
Jersey City man vows carriage ride after fortune aim
Peter Krandt a Jersey City resident vowed never to ride in a carriage until he was worth 500000 dollars. He died recently worth 498500 dollars and his body was laid to rest with the casket seen as riding to the graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Krandt
Jersey
State law orders alien landowners to become citizens or sell
The legislature has passed a bill approved by Gov. Ogles compelling alien landowners in the state to become Americanized citizens or relinquish their holdings after six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oglesby
Railroads Report Strong Early 1887 Earnings Under New Law
About 110 railroads publishing monthly traffic footings show earnings for the first two months of the new railroad law totaling 52,400,000 versus 45,200,000 in 1886. Authors caution the gain reflects broader business improvement rather than a full $7,000,000 law effect in April and May.
Colonel Grant Denies Sale Of Washington Residence
Colonel Fred Grant emphatically denies his mother bought back the Washington home from the Vanderbilts and rejects that they have transferred it to her. He often denies reports about his father and family matters, and these denials are considered conclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. Grant
Washington
Grant
Massachusetts Law Allows Suing the State in Superior Court
Massachusetts passes a statute enabling any person to sue the state in the superior court. Cases will be heard before three judges rather than a single judge and jury, ending the traditional rule that government cannot be sued in its own courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Unrest in Honolulu as King Fortifies Palace
Report from Honolulu describes a near revolution atmosphere with the king fortifying his palace and widespread discontent among locals. British and American residents seek consular aid to dispatch warships for protection while the king’s lavish spending and stalled public improvements fuel the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Ireland’s Parliament and the Union of 1800
The passage describes Henry II’s conquest of Ireland, the Irish parliament dating from 1173, and its dissolution in 1800 by the Act of Union. It notes English crown control, the governor’s appointment, and claims that Irish members’ votes were bought, leading to Britain making laws for Ireland amid protests and occasional revolutionary acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Henry II
England
Kingdom of
Massive Blaze Destroys Union Stock Yards Complex
Fire in Chicago at the Union Stock Yards roared through the tank room of Chicago Packing and Provision. A tank explosion sparked multiple fires across the vast facility, wiping out the main building and its contents except the curing room’s roofless walls. Armour & Co pork barrels were also lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Chicago Packing and Provision Company
Armour & Co
Wall Street Sees Panic Over Gould Death Rumor
On Friday a rumor of Jay Gould's death and tight money sparked a stock market panic. Declines hit Manhattan 41, Missouri Pacific 106 to 92, Western Union to 53 4, and Kansue and Texas about 5. Fisher steadied the market by buying heavy at 44 to 25, later aiding a late recovery. Bond trading was lighter. overall it was an exciting day with no lasting damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Exchange
Jay Gould
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
Western Union
Kansue
Texas
Vacilie
Fisher
Lackawanna
Northwestern
Colt
Reading
Cleveland
Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
de. Parker
London
Dakota
Kampeska
W. G. Record
Iowa
van Buren
J. H. Heinrich
Wisconsin
City Point
W. E. Breakey
Richwood
J. T. Solon
la Crosse
Masonic Temple
W. D. Thomas
Colorado
Grest
Pueblo Works
Butte
Mon
Journal de Comercio
Brazil
Chicago
Bricklayers’ Union
Minnesota
Good Prospects for Trade Amid Bank Failures Globally
R G Dun Co notes Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati failure spreads risk and strains liquidity. Depositors may recover nothing, eight banks face losses, and rehypothecation of collateral entangles unrelated creditors. Despite strain, money, collections, and general business remain favorable, with large July Treasury disbursements anticipated and crop prospects improving. Local notes mention Racine death tribute, Pierre attorney Thomas Wolfe, and Freeman Clark’s Rochester obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dun & Co
New York
Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati
P Ctanbogh
Treasury
Vast Victories and Turmoil Dominate Wide World Ledger
A jumble of reports includes Corbett scandal publicity and a hospital assault, Senator Stanford's vast land purchases near Los Angeles and Pomona, fire devastations in Louisville and Dayton, terror in Kentucky vendetta violence, labor strife in Worcester and Chicago, and political notes on pensions, postmasters, and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Detroit
Stanford
San Joaquin Ranch
Los Angles
Pomona
Sawyer, Walace & Co
Louisville
Todd Tobacco Warehouse
Banner Job
Kane's Hotel
Simon Livery Stable
Ainsley, Cochran & Co
Glover and Dirrer
Boone
Dayton
Wash
Ter
K. E. Hawley
A. Rothly & Co
Clendennin & Miller
Arthur Oppenheimer
Bank Failure Case Expands to Conspiracy Charges
The Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati failure draws new conspiracy allegations. Powell, with Burnett approval, seeks re-arrest of Harper Baldwin and Hopkins on charges of conspiring to defraud by issuing three $100,000 drafts to Wiltshire Eckert & Co. and misreporting bank reserves to the currency controller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity
National Bank of Cincinnati
Chicago
Powell
Burnett
Messrs
Harper
Baldwin
Hopkins
Wiltshire, Eckert & Co
Commercial National Bank of New York
B. Ff. Hopkins
United States
National
Hogan
Aes
Beatie
Rene T Osito
Horrible Death from Hydrophobia in Gurnee
A man in Gurnee died after a week of great suffering from hydrophobia due to a bite from a terrier weeks earlier. The case highlights dangers of untreated rabies and warnings about pet bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gurnee
William A. Hammond
Hammond
Santana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warner Weekly Sun
Fred. C. Kile
Warner
Wall Street
Racine
Wis
Pierre, Dak
Thomas Wolfe
Sioux Fal's
Sheboygan
Freeman Clark
Rochester
N. Y
Chet Smith
Hurley
Wic
Tte
Biinal
A. H. Terry
New Haven
Worcester County
Mass
Knights of Labor
Lasters
Knights
Augustans’ Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Rock Island
Springfield
Cora Lee
Charles Graham
Emma Malloy
Hushad
Graham
Lee
Hoskins
T. J. Lammyon
Batavia
W. Shoemaker
Graettinger
TX. Osher
Hodge
G. H. Pallady
Prolo
J. H. Sesota
Rose
H. Jelbrock
Wiscons Odanah
Te B
Eld Moyen I
Seagass
Min
Union Hi
W. Schusider
Dako
Piscka
J. PF. Loverick
Wheeler
D. Ly
Siorage
Ian
Gov. Hill
Woonsocket
Dak
Ben Soloman
C. H. Podd
West
Jake Sharp
Lovis
Thomas H. Glover & Co
Sawyer, Wallace & Co
T. B. Parish & Co
Annie Bender
Main
Mar
Nindly
Tenth Streets
Kentucky
Rowan County
Cook Humphreys
Samuel Goodwin
Martins
Humphreys
Tallivers
Goodwins
Craig Talliver
Solomon Bradley
John Martin
White Pelfrey
B. Caudelle
Baumgardner
Mason Keeton
Craig Tolliver
Tolliver
Morehead
Cottage Hotel
Hogg
Logan Boys
Bud Tolliver
Jay Tolliver
Hiram Cooper
Cate Tolliver
Lamar
Montana
Catherine
E. Anteine
Belgium
W. A. Little
Prescott
J. Koch
Milwaukee
H. Thomas
Indian Ford
N. D. Frank
Hunt
A. Nichola
Sparta
A. Englerth
Norwalk
W. H. Yaddell
Ohro
J. Ambler
Montreal
Buffalo
Silver Lake
Kenosha County
Whites
Waupaca
Mellette
T. W. Childe
Nela Mahito
J. H. Boehr
Louise J. Crandall
Serece G
Junius
Morgan
Metropolitan Museum of New York
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Earl of Westmoreland
Henry Fane
Charles Blair
Migo Jones
Kimball
Union Pacific
Omaha
Berore
Pacific Railway Commission
Tech
W. W. Corcoran
Baird
Smithsonian Institution
Dan Lamont
Orson Kenney
Land County
Elmira
Cork
Plunkett
William O'Brien
London Lancet
Frederick William
Prince of Wales
Greece
Denmark
Saxony
Germany
Cambridge
Aldershot
Col
Soudeikin
Fiiberia
Miss Clinch
Paria
Merillon
Stewart
Mrs. Stews
Cincinnati
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!