William Henry Harrison on twenty dollar silver note
Tan Wert Sulletin notes the William Henry Harrison vignette to appear on the twenty dollar silver certificate under the silver bill. Fremont is named as the last surviving Major General from the early war era joining McClellan Halleck and Wool. Stanley lectures expand to fifty six nights weekly starting November 11. Wag Yin Wan of San Francisco buys 15,000,000 acres in Tehuantepec to establish a Chinese city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Harrison
Fremont
McClellan
Halleck
Wool
San Francisco
Wag Yin Wan
Tehauntepec
Tur the world’s tallest schoolgirl from Riednaun
A German girl from Riednaun is said to be eleven years old and six feet tall. The article notes she is the tallest schoolgirl in the world and comments that lofty learning should be within her reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
Riednaun
Germany
Austrian sculptor Frieprien Brrr unveils marble to bronze method
In Paris, Austrian sculptor Frieprien Brrr reveals a process to liquefy marble and cast it as bronze at a lower cost than traditional methods. The technique promises affordable reproductions and new artistic possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieprien Brrr
Paris
Jury Selections Restricted to Christians Under New Edict
A new directive states that only individuals of the Christian faith may serve on juries unless special approval is granted by the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Justice. The policy outlines criteria for exceptions and the role of religious affiliation in civic duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior
Justice
Colored Macon Dentist Claims Finger Extraction Speed
A Black dentist in Macon Georgia allegedly uses only his fingers to extract teeth. He says his grip is as strong as forceps and that he can pull teeth faster and with less pain than dentists who use instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Tikopore Trion Declares Paris Seclusion End
Tikopore Trion emerges from a Parisian retreat to assert he will not return to America. He claims society there wronged him, saying he defended himself but was beaten, framing his departure as a response to alleged mistreatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tikopore Trion
America
Thin Sheft Iron Rolls Raise Paperlike Light Issue
In Pittsburgh, SHEFT-IRON is rolled so thin that twelve thousand sheets form one inch and light passes through as through tissue paper. Moscow police chief bars street paper vendors lacking uniform cleanliness and tidiness in appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
North Russian railroad linking Archangel to Vologda proposed
Project plans call for a railroad from Archangel to Vologda to connect the extreme north with the interior. Merchants of Vologda, who maintain extensive trade with Archangel natives, are the contractors on the enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archangel
Vologda
Russian Empire
Europe gains faster telephone links and hospital service links
Tax long distance telephone spreads across Europe as London and Paris near union by phone and Prague and Budapest are connected. Brussels and Paris maintain telephone correspondence. Dr Hamilton, U S Surgeon General, left for Europe to place physicians at immigrant ports under the Marine Hospital Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Paris
Prague
Buda Pesth
Brussels
Telebone
Hamilton
United States
United States Marine Hospital Service
Notable Trip and Portraits Highlight Georgian Era Society
Miss ANNA Brewster travels from Nagasaki to Vladivostock for a Siberian frontier pleasure trip, a rare American lady venture. Lord Rosbery at Berkeley Square displays a Gilbert Stuart Washington portrait, among the few life portraits. Elm Grove census joke shows 592 total with equal gender-age groups. M Soyer calculates a 70 year epicure’s food intake totaling tens of thousands of items and a forty ton weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Brewster
New York
Reamy
Japan
Siberia
Nagasaki
Vladivostock
Siberian
Lord Rosberry
Berkeley Square
George Washington
Gilbert Stuart
Stuart
Lord Shelburne and Bates
Elm Grove
W. Va
Springfield man guards nation’s finest egg collection
A Springfield resident possesses six rare eggs valued at 10000 dollars. The eggs include stone stork of Newfoundland, eider duck, cormorant, golden eagle, hawk, and turkey buzzard. The collection has taken years to assemble and requires constant care. any accidental break could ruin it and cause foul aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Newfoundland
Bismarck Adopted Son Surprises Prussia
The article recounts that during the Franco Prussian War Bismarck found a baby boy on his pillow near Paris. The mother said her husband was killed at Sedan and she could not care for the child. Bismarck sent the infant to Berlin for care. the son grew to a model young man devoted to Prussia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Paris
Sedan
Berlin
Death of Dr. C. fl. E. Peters Astronomer at Hamilton College
Dr. C fl E Peters of Litchfield Observatory Hamilton College New York, died at forty seven after thirty two years in the post. He discovered forty eight peenanits the largest count by any one man and rivaled by Prof. Watson who hunted objects between Mars and Jupiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Fl. E. Peters
Litchfield Observatory
Hamilton College
New York
Hamilton
Prof. Watson
Mars
Jupiter
United States Congress and Illinois politics highlights
A condensed review notes Senate and House actions from July 29 to Aug 1 including tariff debates, a proposed World’s Congress of Labor commission, and District of Columbia budget items. It reports Michigan Industrial Party nominations, Illinois bond authorization for the World’s Fair, multiple fire losses, and weather and local incidents across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tursday
Senate
House
United States Commission of the World
Congress of Labor
United States
Mexico
Society of the Red Grass
District of Columbia
Raum
Messrs. Merrill
Sawyer
Smyser
Goodnight
Martin
Revenue and debt figures in United States fiscal report
From Washington on the 29th John W. Mason reports total collections for the fiscal year ended June 30 at 142 594 697 dollars, up from 130 894 434 dollars. The public debt stands at 1 584 532 068 with cash 705 145 956. Seven days ending the 1st show 189 business failures, compared with 199 prior. The President urges Congress to curb lottery use of mails. an English syndicate buys 33 U S glass factories for 3 800 000 dollars. Decrease in debt since June 1889 totals 21 078 822.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John W. Mason
Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
United States
Treasury
Evolutionary squadron arrives in New York after long cruise
A eight month foreign cruise ends as the American squadron of evolution reaches New York on the 29th. The Commercial Gazette of Pittsburgh marks its 104th anniversary that day, tracing back to 1786. Various local calamities and deaths follow, including a major fire in Seneca Falls, a flood victim list from Johnstown, and multiple accidental deaths across New England and New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commercial Gazette
Pittsburgh
John Scull
Allegheny Mountains
Pennsylvania
James B. Reilly
Congress
Pew
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Johnstown
Jeremiah Miller
Mechanicsburg
Sally Brown
Colchester
N. H
Aerusticay League Clubs of
Saratoga
Braddock
Warwick
R. I
Keesar
Miss Anderson
Niagara River
Youngstown
Magnolia
N. J
Charles H. Tongue
England
Multiple Executions and Nominations Reported Across States
The 29th saw Anton Nowak kill his wife before taking his own life in Cleveland. Henry Bivins was hanged in Scranton Mississippi for a murder in April. North Dakota elects Burke, Allen, and Johnson for state offices in a Grand Forks convention. Congressional bids include Bryan, Van Wyck, Harlan and Breckinridge among others. Prohibitionists nominate candidates in Maryland and Michigan. Drought devastates cattle in New Mexico Arizona and parts of Colorado. Tennessee Republicans nominate Baxter and Smith for governor and judge respectively. Industrial and legislative actions unfold in Illinois and Michigan with funding and governance implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Nowak
Cleveland
Henry Bivins
Scranton
Miss
Henry Feig
Rerusticans
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Captain Burke
Fargo
Roger Allen
M. H. Johnson
Congress
James P. Walker
Marshall Arnold
R. P. Wilson
Maryland
G. W. Covington
Edward Liggins
W. J. H. Glock
Mr. Moulton
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Old Mexico
Tennessee
Nashville
Lewis T. Baxter
W. M. Smith
Harrion
Beeb
Ayer
Chicago
Ilinois Senate
House
Lansing
L. 8. Ives
A. P. Codington
James D. Adsit
Explosion at Pellisiz mine kills 120 miners in France
Fire damp blast at Pellisiz coal mine in St Etienne destroys 120 miners and burns about 50 more. Separate reports note mutiny suppression in Argentina, edict actions in Russia, unrest in San Salvador, and a train accident in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pellisiz
St. Etienne
France
Buenos Ayres
St. Petersburg
Russia
London
Hargan
Argencine
Soudan
San Salvador
Ezeta
Rivas
Patrick Downey
McLaughlin
McNeil
Toronto
Ont
Gerbieh
Egypt
Senate Moves to Move Grant's Body to Arlington
A United States Senate resolution proposes relocating General Grant's remains to Arlington National Cemetery. Ed ward D. White's Louisiana Senate term beginning March 4, 1891 was presented, and tariff bill discussion continued in both chambers. A Russian plot against the czar was uncovered with high-ranking officers dying by suicide. A hotel fire in Farina Illinois destroyed two blocks. multiple deaths and injuries followed. Fatal poisonings in Georgia and New York recovery cases were noted alongside train collision deaths near Redmond Indiana. Baseball standings for the week ended the 24 show mixed results across the leagues with several clubs posting sub-.600 records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pius
United States
Senate
General Grant
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Edward D. White
Louisiana
Eustis
House
Russia
St. Petersburg
Farina
Ill
Walker
Benton
Martha Davis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Redmond
Ind
Spencer F. Pritchard
New York
Joan D. Pulse
Warren
W. A. Booxe
Gordon County
Lalley
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
San Salvador revolt crushed as Ezeta executes Rivas
General Antonio Ezeta’s troops defeat General Rafael Rivas at San Salvador after a forty hour siege. Rivas is captured near the capitol and publicly executed on the Plaza Reinal. The uprising end restores order and prompts inquiries into the conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezeta
Rivas
LA Lipertap
San Salvador
Republic
Antonio Ezeta
Guatemala
San Satraporr
Geronimo Pou
Congress
Central America
Republic of
Salvador
Celman
Lonpoy
Times
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republi
England
France
Argentine
Syndicate Buys All U S Tableware Factories
An English syndicate has bought every major U S tableware factory including Findlay’s thirty three works. The transfer occurs December 10 with plans to shut high cost plants and boost output where fuel is cheaper. Average price per factory is $100,000, totaling about $5.5 million. negotiations began last winter and first payment has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Patriarchs Multant
Battery D
Rebekah
Military Council
Auditorium Hotel
Patriarchs
Lake Front Park
Lake Front
Generalissimo
Chicago Zouaves
Independent Order of Odd-Yellows
Swedish Resident Slays Sweetheart in New Milford Murder
Andrew Borjesen climbed a shed and broke into Homer Buckingham's Northville house at 3 30 am and cut Emma Anderson’s throat. The domestic had vowed to marry him in Sweden last March but refused after he drank. He had loaned her 30 dollars for passage two weeks earlier and was captured by a bystander crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mitrokp
Conn
Andrew Borjesen
Homer Buckingham
Northville
Emma Anderson
Sweden
The Fair Season Complete List of State Exhibitions
A comprehensive schedule of fairs and expositions across the United States listing cities and dates from Birmingham Alabama to San Antonio Texas and beyond. Major events include Chicago, Inter-State shows, and regional fairs in Rhode Island Maine Missouri New York California Oregon Indiana Michigan and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Birmingham
Chicago
New York
California
Sacramento
Chicago Exposition
Colorado
Puerto
Bebe
Inter-State
Memphis
Shreveport
South Bend
Ind
Racine Exposition
Rhode Island
Providence
Creston
Blue Grass Palace
Connecticut
Meriden
Delaware
Dover
Weeen
Detroit International
Georgia
Mbo
N. J
Town
Des Moines
Kansas
Topeka
Kansas City Exposition
Kentucky
Lexington
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Maine
Lewiston
Minneapolis Exposition
Minnesota
Hamline
Southern
Rochester
Missouri
Sedalia
St. Louis
Momenee
Lil
Hay Palace
Montana
Helena
Nebraska
Lincoln
Nevada
Reno
New England
Worcester
Mass
New Hampshire
Grange
Tilton
New Jersey
Waverly
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Syracuse
Alba
Pennsylvania
Elmira
North Carolina
Raleigh
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Portland
Ore
SUEDE
Ohio
Columbus
Omaha Exposition
Oregon
Salem
Eastern
the Dalles
Ottumwa
Coal Palace
York
Western
Washington
Piedmont Exposition
Atlanta
Speed Association
Narragansett Park
Southern Exposition
Montgomery
Ala
Tennessee
Nashville
Texas
Bexar
Dallas
Silaseee
Texas International
San Antonio
Tri-State
Toledo
C. J
Vermont
White River Junction
Walla Walla
West Virginia
Wheeling
Wilmington
Del
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Insurgents Endure Buenos Ayres Fighting Amnesty Declared
A thousand men killed and 5000 wounded as the ironclad fleet bombarded Buenos Ayres. Government house damaged while commerce resumes. Telegraphs reopen signaling peace across Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Plaza Victoria
New York
Galveston
Argentine Republic
Cholera News From Across the World
Japan reports 239 total cholera cases and 114 deaths by Aug 14 amid rising numbers. Mecca districts face an epidemic with about eighty deaths daily. Valencia sees diminishing cases, while Archduchess Maria Valeria marries Archduke Francis Salvador at Ischl with renunciation of succession rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Japan
Nagasa
London
Mecca
Maprin
Valencia
Vienna
Maria Valeria
Austria
Archduke Francis Salvador
Ischl
Man Shoots Servant at Clay Street Residence
Louisv inor Ky Aug 1 Peter Mc Crary shot and mortally wounded Annie Stakin a servant at 631 Clay street after she refused marriage He attempted suicide twice the first shot grazed his skull the second knocked out teeth tore lips and part of the jaw He was not seriously hurt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisvinor, Ky
Peter McCrary
Annie Stakin
Clay Street
McCrary
Death of George L. Schuyler Aboard Electra Ship
George L. Schuyler of New York, oldest New York Yacht Club member and founder, guest of Commodore Gerry on the flagship Electra off New London, was found dead in his cabin Wednesday morning at age 80. He was a descendant of the historic Schuyler family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
George L. Schuyler
New York
Gerry
Electra
New York Yacht Squadron
Pequot House
New York Yacht Club
Mr. Schuyler
Schuyler
Tornado Strikes Newport Kentucky Wrecks Homes
A thunder shower in Cincinnati areas spawned a tornado in Newport Kentucky. J A Scharlett had three houses unroofed and a two story brick home on Whittier street was blown down. Peter Ader’s roof landed in front of a frame dwelling and Addison Pipe & Steel Co roof torn away. No injuries reported with damage estimated between 15000 and 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinanati
Newport
J. A. Scharlett
Whittier Street
Peter Ader
Addison Pipe & Steel Company
A New England Storm Leaves Quiet Towns in Shock
Severe thunder and wind storms swept New England with reports from Rockland Randolph Old Orchard Laconia and surrounding areas. An 18 month old child died in Rockland as lightning struck a house while a father and three children were injured in Randolph. Old Orchard saw two lumber sheds topple and a tornado carve a half mile path through pines, destroying 100000 feet of timber. In Laconia a partly finished building collapsed trapping a carpenter who was badly hurt. Property damage was reported across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Rockland
Mass
Milliken
Laconia
N. H
John Austin
Carpenter
Work of the Flames. A Hungarian Colony in Braddock Destroyed
Fire in Braddock, Pennsylvania, destroys 38 houses in a Hungarian settlement, leaving 125 families homeless. Water shortages constrained the blaze to two acres. two local fire companies aided. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars. Nearby items include horse deal in Lexington, a 105-year-old death in New Hampshire, a Newport post office robbery, large European gold shipments, a millionaire death, and a double tragedy in Micnanicsaura involving a wife and self-inflicted gunshots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirrspuren
Braddock
Monongahala
Hungarius
Illinois World Exposition Bill Passes Adjourning Sine Die
The Illinois Legislature adjourned after approving the World Columbian Exposition bill. The measure limits land use, authorizes park and public grounds arrangements, and allows eminent domain with strict time bounds. The plan includes issuing up to 5 million dollars in Chicago bonds for expo improvements, repaid within thirty years, funded by district taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprinarreig
Iiinois
Illinois
City of
Chicago
Ilinois
Cook County
Superior Court
Park Commissioners
Park District
Patent No 1 Issued to Samuel Hopkins In 1790
Washington reports that on July 31 1790 the United States issued patent No 1 to Samuel Hopkins for making pot and pearl ashes. The year 1790 saw only three patents while 1889 yielded 33 360. The Patent Office records show progress in arts and sciences from 1790 to 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Samuel Hopkins
United States Patent Office
Indecent Novel Blocked by Post Office Officials
Post office authorities declare Count Tolstoy's The Kreutzer Sonata indecent and order postmasters in New York and Chicago to stop its transmission through the mails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tolstoi
Kreutzer
New York
Chicago
Cat erpillar Invasion Threatens Texas Cotton Crop
Millions of caterpillars have invaded fields in Texas near Austin and along the Brazos river. Planters and farmers are poisoning them as the pest could seriously injure the state's cotton crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Brazos River
Lightning Kills Mary Quigley In Abingdon Storm
A severe tempest in North Abingdon Massachusetts injures Thomas Sheridan and his wife and young son while Mary Quigley, 20, is killed instantly. Fire and destruction follow as residents cope with the disaster and its aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Abingdon
Mass
Thomas Sheridan
Mary Quigley
Sheridan
Arizona Census Population Figures Reported
Census returns show Arizona population at 57 000 excluding Indians. Tucson leads towns with 5 185 residents, Phoenix 3 119, Prescott 1 84 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
A. T
Arizona
Phoenix
Prescott
Two Cousins Found Dead in Louisville Ambush
In Louisville Kentucky on August 2 two cousins named Coghart were found dead with pistols in hand near Hazard. Shots entered the back and breast as if from a game at cards left on a stone between them. Authorities believe they were shot during a robbery after playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovuisville
Hazard
Coghart
Famine in the Soudan Reported From Cairo Dispatch
A Cairo report dated August 2 notes famine in the Soudan with deaths from starvation averaging 100 daily in some areas. Local conditions prompt relief concerns and aid calls from authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Soudan
President Harrison Urges Congress to Halt Lotteries
President Harrison calls on Congress to act against lottery swindles. He points to mail use by lottery operators as essential to their reach and urges strong federal legislation to purge the mails of lottery advertisements and remittances. The message includes a Postmaster General letter and a compilation of prior laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Congress
Washington
Louisiana Lottery Company
Postmaster+ General
House of Representatives
North Dakota
Louisiana
Louisiana State Lottery
United States
Lottery Company
National Capital
District of Columbia
Postal Service
Post Office Department
Post-office Department
Benjamin Harrison
Executive
Interesting figures collections by the Internal Revenue Bureau
Commissioner John W. Mason reports total fiscal year receipts at 142,504,697 dollars, up 11,700,262 from the previous year. Spirits brought 81,687,375. tobacco 33,958,991. fermented liquors 26,008,594. Illinois led states with 54,876,691 and the Fifth Illinois district collected 22,855,639.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Bureau
WaAshington
John W. Mason
Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
Illinois
Kentucky
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Indiana
New Jersey
Virginia
Wisconsin
Explosion in French Coal Mine Kills 120. 35 Burned
Paris reports a fire damp explosion at a St Etienne Polish coal mine on Tuesday. One drift trapped workers as gas ignited from lamps. The mine burned, guarding crews found many bodies at the shaft mouth and twenty hours into recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French
Paris
St. Etienne
Victorian sealing fleet reports 15 747 skins valued at 140 000
Victoria reports the sealing fleet has taken 15 747 skins worth about 140 000 dollars. With ~28 vessels the fleet’s outfitting costs ~8000 each, signaling large annual impact on Victoria. Behring Sea fleet could surpass 35 000 skins totaling around 3590 000 if luck holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Behring Sea
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Sulletin
A. ARNOLD # CO
Explorer Stanley
Chief of Police
Moscow
M. Soyer
the News of
Charles A. Lytler
Supreme Court
O. J. Atkinson
Joseph H. Barnum
H. A. Herbert
H.C. Turner
Live Oak
Fla
Kelley Stewart
John Hawkins
Nathan Crome
Greensburg
Walnut
Tenn
Duquesne
Philip Hacke
Fine
Union Cattle Company
Gilmore
Neb
Baker
New Milford, Conn
Spain
Boren Bay
N. F
Red Bay
Labrador
Bern
Unser Fritz
Gelsenkirchen
King’s Land Road
Odd-Fellows
Yankeeland
W. C. France
Red Wilkes
A. Smith McCann
McCann
Coxcorp
Chichester
R. 1
Brown Bros., & Co
von Hoffman & Co
Reidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co
Morton, Bliss & Co
Robert Robertson
Iowa
Micnanicsaura
North Mountain
Laws For the Fair
Caterpillars
Peat
Fatt River
Dusky
Fred Bowers
Owosso
Mich
Garfield
Kikolajow
Glacia
Lazard Freres
L. von Hoffman & Co
Boons
Baltimore
Charles York
Bengies
Meeks
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