Century of news items from a late 19th century bulletin
A collage of brief notes covers elephant extinction worries, flood losses in West Virginia, stamp manufacture moving from New York to Philadelphia, Mrs. Cyrus W Field and New York City’s freedom box, Knights of Labor in Australia, Tioga flood papers, Rome s Vatican Hebrew Bible, Eretka Gerster’s voice recovery, Queen Victoria’s succession plans for the Prince of Wales, centennial petroleum wells in Pennsylvania, cancer hospital patient stats, and malt liquor sales by state and city in 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus W. Field
Municipality of
New York
Mr. Field
Owmg
Victoria
Prince of Wales
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Osborne
Balmoral
Prince Albert Victor
Marlborough House
Secretary Rusk Receives Quirky Plea On Marital Aid
A Wyoming Territory farmer thanks for seed shipments and notes it is hard to build a new country without wives. He says Territory sentiment favors women who wish to marry honest settlers and adds that good homes await lonesome East spinsters with equal political rights for women and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Wyoming Territory
Maine Women Employed Across 50 Professions in 19th Century
Statistics show women in Maine engage in over fifty employments from cotton manufacture to the professions. Most work in manufacturing with about seven thousand employed and an average weekly salary of eight dollars. One portrait crayon artist earns sixteen dollars. A woman runs a newspaper, another owns a large orchard, a dozen physicians practice, and several Universalist ministers are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
News of the Week From Washington
In fear of a general war in Europe investors seek foreign capital. Major Alexander Sharp, paymaster, retired. Chinese servants on the steamship Alert may be denied land under the Chinese Exclusion Act. Public debt stands at 1 641 777 309 with cash and debtless funds. Newman, jailed for fraud, inherits 500 000 from San Francisco uncle. Seven days ending the 2d report 191 business failures. total 6 859 since January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Alexander Sharp
United States Army
Batchellor
Lst
United States
Alert
San Francisco
Honolulu
Treasury
Manton D. Newman
Dunne
Destructive Storm Affects New Jersey Cities And States
A rain storm on the 530th alt caused heavy damage across New Jersey towns including New ark South Orange and Orange valley where hat factories suffered and water reached second-story windows. Bloomfield Montclair Plainfield suffered extensive property loss as a large submerged plain. Other items note a $60 million Standard Oil purchase of white lead firms, a Concord New Hampshire storm with unroofed arsenals, a 125 year old elm uprooted, a Niagara cyclotone at Ellis Corners, Dr W B Roberts death, union splits in Brooklyn, and multiple national notices from Massachusetts to Johnstown relief funds with figures and dates from late last month. Patched reports include Kilrain fight arrest, Plymouth Pilgrim monument progress, and various local misfortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Newark
South Orange
Orange Valley
Bloomfield
Montclair
Plainfield
Standard Oil Company
United States
Concord
N. H
Arsenal
Ellis Corners
Ulster County
N. Y
W. B. Roberts
Titusville
Page
Brooklyn
Canada
Knights of Labor
E. H. Rollins
New Hampshire
Appledore House
Isle of Shoals
Sistult
Connecticut Rubber Company
Norwich
Conn
Repuublicans of
Massachusetts
Boston
Relief Commission
Johnstown
Beaver
Francis L. Capen
New York
John L. Sullivan
Lowry
Mississippi
Kilrain
Plymouth
Mass
Joan L. Sullivan
O’brien
Lst
South
Connellsville
Fred Parr
Carthage
Ist
W. F. Jonyson & Co
Watkins Glen
Watkins, N. Y
Nathaniel Chase
Father Chase
Andover
Herman Peterson
Pittsburgh
Denmark
Violent storms and disasters sweep Midwest and South
A violent storm damaged crops in New Madrid Missouri and nearby areas while floods along Duck Hill Mississippi overflowed large creeks. Debris and destruction were reported at Tiptonville Luzelle Landing and in several states.
Reward offered for arrest of suspected murderer in Snell case
Mrs. Henrietta Snell of Chicago renews a $50,000 reward for the capture and detention of William B. Tascott, the man suspected of murdering her husband Amos J. Snell. The reward remains valid for one year from the date.
Gladdestons marked by gifts from across Britain and abroad
Foreign intelligence notes the golden wedding of William E. Gladstone celebrated with gifts from Britain and foreign admirers. Reports from Cuba, Winnipeg, Japan, and Crete describe disasters, political turmoil, and military movements, including an earthquake, shipwrecks, a murder suspect surrender, and revolts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William £. Gladstone
Great Britain
San Luis
Cuba
Winnipeg
Martin Burke
Cronin
Bain
Chicago
Kivnsion
Japan
Kumamoto
Thetis
St. Michael's
Behring Sea
Arctic Ocean
New Bedford
Mass
Point Hope
Kiou-Siou
Crete
Sistult
Couronneat Duerrees
Paris
Turkey
Baseball standings and varied world events summary
Weekly NL and AA standings show Boston 0.649 New York 0.618 Philadelphia 0.544 Cleveland 0.545 Chicago 0.12 Indianapolis 0.42 Pittsburgh 0.305 Washington 0.342 St Louis 0.575 Brooklyn 0.00 Baltimore 0.575 Athletic 0.576 Cincinnati 0.34 Kansas City 0.400 Columbus 0.67 Louisville 2.25 Western leaders Omaha 0.5 St Paul 0.613 Minneapolis 0.425 St Joseph 0.450 Sioux City 0.447 Denver 0.440 Des Moines 0.7 Milwaukee 1.74. veterans encampment defies orders. Indian land sale attempts. Halstead poised for Senate run. oil discovery at Portland, Michigan. miners’ families suffer hunger in Spring Valley. mine explosion near Ishpeming kills five. Elixir claim tested. many die from bloody flux in Warsaw. Burke surrendered to Chicago. Stephen Girard suit over will worth $15 million. battles near Toski Egypt with heavy losses. Treasury rule on Canadian merchants. heavy rainfall hits New York. coal strike arbitration due soon. bodies of three drowned girls recovered. weekly clearing-house totals $14.29 million, up 4.7% from year prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Chicago
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Washington
American Association
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Athletic
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Columbus
Louisville
Western Association
Omaha
St Paul
Minneapolis
St Joseph
Sioux City
Denver
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Standing Rock
Murat Halstead
United States Senate
Portland
Mic
Spring Valley
Ishpeming
Mich
Noah Clark
Warsaw
Martin Burke
Stephen Girard
United States
Our Forefathers Monument Dedication at Plymouth Mass
The grand National monument honoring the Pilgrims was dedicated in Plymouth Mass. A large parade drew sons and daughters of Plymouth and visitors from afar despite rainy weather. The celebration opened at sunrise with a Battery A salute and bells, as crowds arrived on morning trains to view the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prymouth
Mass
Breckinridge
Kentucky
John Boyle O'Reilly
Plymorum
Grand National Monument
Sons and Daughters of
Plymouth
Battery A
Monument Dedication by Masonic Grand Lodge Observed
The ceremony featured a band choral by J. K. Paine and a powerfully written song of praise by R. W. Thomas Pow er. Pilgrim Society president ex Governor Long spoke as Grand Master Henry Endicott and others delivered scripture, prayers, and libations, marking the monument’s formal dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Grand Lodge
J. K. Paine
R. W. Thomas Power
Temple Quartet
Long
Pilgrim Society
Henry Endicott
George H. Whodles
Pilgrim Fathers Commemoration Features Oration and Poem
In a gold toned gathering Governor Long chaired the event with Congressman Checkenridge as orator. Breckenridge delivered an eloquent address while John Boyle O’Reilly recited his poem The Pilgrim Fathers. Lieutenant Governor Brackett, Senator Hoar and others spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Thomas Power
America
Pilgrim Society
Governor Long
Congressman Checkenridge
Long
Breckenridge
John Boyle O'Reilly
Brackett
George F. Hoar
Henry Cabot Lodge
William Cogswell
E. A. Morse
James G. Blaine
Congress of American Catholics Set for Baltimore in November
A national gathering of Roman Catholics will begin November 11 in Baltimore to mark the centennial of the hierarchy. Cardinal Gibbons supports it. bishops will issue credentials through local dioceses. The congress aims to show unity in faith and loyalty to laws, with the Catholic University of America opening in Washington coinciding with the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battimore
United States
Carroll
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Catholic University of America
Washington
Forest fires blot sun as Montana towns burn
Aug 2 Helena reports fires across western Montana. A black smoke cloud covers the region near Missoula and Helena while forests burn and ash covers buildings and sidewalks. Officials estimate up to $500,000 in timber destroyed as fires creep toward Granite and Phillipsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
M. T
Missoula
Oulder Canyon
Phillipsburg
Granite
Lightning strikes Alburgh barn killing horses injuring many
Lightning hit H J Lowles barn at Alburgh on a calm day killing two horses injuring other animals and prostrating several people nearby. No storm within two miles accompanied the strike in the unusual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sr. Anpaxs
H. J. Lowles
Alburgh
Remarkable Train Collision Near Odessa
A horrific crash near Odessa on Thursday involved two passenger trains colliding. Eighteen coaches wrecked, with several passengers killed or injured in the incident near VPetchouglao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessas
Vpetchouglao
Eigh
Bold thief robs Kansas City jewelry store of diamonds
A daring thief entered F G Altman’s Kansas City jewelry shop on a Friday afternoon, stealing about 1500 dollars worth of diamonds and five pairs of diamond earrings. He fled through a saloon to an alley and a bookstore basement before escaping by hack. Police describe multiple disguises and ongoing hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
F. G. Altman
Mr. Altman
Altman
Niagara plans aim to harness falls with vast power
An Aug 3 meeting of Niagara Hydraulic Electric Company directors in Alexandria Va discussed reports and plans to use water power at Niagara Falls. The firm holds Ontario government rights for Horse Shoe Falls and Hamilton water-controls. Plans include tunneling above the falls, a Maid-of-the-Mist access road, and power lines to Buffalo Lockport Batavia Clifton Hamilton and more within forty miles. A New York stockholders adjourned meeting at Hotel Bartholdi is set for Aug 6 to finalize arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Hydraulic Electric Company
Wasninday
Nigara Hydraulic Electric Company
Alexandria
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Horseshoe Falls
Hamilton
Niagara River
Maid-of-the-Mist
Buffalo
Lockport
Batavia
Clifton
Bank Teller Confesses Theft Of 24000 In Wheeling
West Virginia bank teller Harry Seybold confessed to embezzling 24000 dollars from the Bank of Wheeling last May. He exonerated co worker George Hennig, said the funds were moved to his house, and later deposited 12000 in banks. About 214000 recovered, bond set at 4000, and the bank faces estimated losses up to 55000 over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Pirrssurgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Harry Seybold
Bank of Wheeling
George Hennig
Hennig
Seybold
Himself
George Arkle
Johnston Paces Mile in 2 06 1 2 at Cleveland trot meet
Johnston wins clear to beat Mand 8’s 2 08 1 2 record pacing a mile in 2 06 1 2 on the Cleveland track. Budd Doble drives as 5 000 spectators note rain threatening. Allerton of Independence trots 2 22 14 to approach his record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Johnston
Budd Doble
C. W. Williams
Allerton
Independence
Fire destroys Ripley manufactory district in Ohio
A Times Star dispatch from Ripley Ohio reports a 2 am blaze that wiped out all manufactories from Locust to Sycamore streets. The Ripley Mill and Lumbering Company plant burned, along with the Phanix foundry owned by John P Parker the Kadys piano works and most interiors of the Ohio Valley Piano Company. Estimated loss stands at 20000 dollars. Meanwhile an epidemic of bowel complaints rages in Warsaw and Hamilton with fifteen deaths and eighty cases under treatment amid wet weather cool nights and hot days. The illness has appeared in Canton and Kahoka Missouri as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
Crxersnatt
Ripley Mill and Lumbering Company
Locust
Sycamore Street
Mill and Lumber Company
Phanix Foundry
John P. Parker
Kadys Piano Manufactory
Ohio Valley Piano Company
Hamilton
Warsaw
Canton
Kahoka
Assistant Secretary Tichenor Falls Ill at Treasury Office
Washington Aug 3 Assistant Secretary Tichenor was taken ill in his Treasury Department office yesterday morning and had to be removed to his home for treatment. He has long been in bad health and has worked hard since returning from New York to address tariff issues, but the strain proved too much. His principal ailment is acute rheumatism, complicated by other ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
Tichenor
Treasury Department
New York
Great Destruction Floods Sweep New Jersey Towns
The great storm August 1 caused extensive floods across New Jersey including Feltville Scotch Plains and Plainfield with dams washed away and homes swept under water. Property losses reach tens of thousands with mayor Job Mole and several businesses badly damaged. Pennsylvania and Virginia also reported heavy floods with dams breached and rail tracks washed out, but no lives reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Puararireto
N. J
Feltville
Here
Seeley’s
Scotch Plains
A. D. Shepard
Derby Fur Mill
Cedar Brook
Plainfield
Job Mole
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Eugene Lane
Somerset Street
Martin
French
Blimm
Hiram
Ryerdson
Washington Valley
Watumpka Falls
Coddington
Stony Brook
Union County
van Suckle
Paterson
County Bridge
Passaic
Heledon
Porapepata
Schuylkill
Manayunk
Market Street
Gray’s Ferry
Bautimone
the Sun
Danville
Atlantic
Virginia Midland Railroad
Lynchburg
Sandy River
Sandy Creek
James River
Greenback Principles to Shape National Convention Platform
National Greenback Committee Chairman George O Jones will issue a letter stating the Cincinnati convention on September 12 should focus on restored fraternity and American nationality while opposing sectionalism and English control. It calls for addressing money, debt, trusts, transportation, and trade issues to boost business and labor prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George O. Jones
National Greenback Committee
Cincinnati
Board of Trade
Floods Raze Watkins Glen as Cloud Burst Wrecks Gorge
A cloud burst near Watkins Glen N Y floods the village, washes away bridges, and halts rail traffic while causing extensive property damage. News reports describe high water in Schuylkill river at Philadelphia and major flooding across eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with several bridges destroyed and lives endangered.
Great performances in Cleveland trotting meets record trips
At Cleveland on Thursday about 10,000 watched Axtell lower the three year old record to 2 14 4 for a mile with a running mate, beating the Minneapolis mark. W J Gordons Guy then lowered his own record to 2 10 4 for the silver cup, after a slow start. A $2,500 purse accompanied Axtell’s feat. In Minnesota, a bid to secure a one cent per mile rail rate to Milwaukee failed, leaving one fare on all lines to the G A R encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Axtell
Guy
W. Williams
Independence
Minneapolis
W. J. Gordon
Industrial trends and production in early 20th century markets
The text surveys diverse industries and stats including Alaska salmon canneries with 19 operations producing 350,000 export cases, Southern cotton goods shifting to finer fabrics, and Southern ironworkers’ use of black labor at 40 percent lower cost. It notes malt liquor sales of 25,000,000 barrels nationally, major consumption in New York St Louis Chicago, factory inspections in New York State, maize and wheat yields, and a shagreen leather process from snark skins used for small cases and ornaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
United States
Chicago
St. Louis
Alaska
New York State
Board of Inspectors
Masked Bandits Rob Train Sleeper Near Kan-sas City
A St Paul sleeper on the Wabash Western express out of Harlem was held up by two masked men who looted $175 cash and two gold watches before fleeing toward Kansas City. Conductor John Roach fought back with a lantern blow, a shot narrowly missing him. robbers, described as youths 20s, vanished on a dirt road. Police organized posses to scour the area amid rumors of a Jesse James revival and a recent daylight jewelry store theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansan City
Kansas City
St. Paul
Harlem
John Roach
Roach
Jesse James
Thousands of Vets Rally for Milwaukee Encampment
Milwaukee reports Great enthusiasm as Nebraska colonels select a 3000 veteran camp site. Col Cook says the commander’s order will not deter attendance. Wisconsin veterans arrive en masse and others seek accommodations. Washington notes the National Encampment committee asks Navy to deploy war vessel Michigan for display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MilwauKee
P. A. Gatecell
S. H. Morrison
Nebraska City
Brad P. Cook
Lincoln
Nebraska
Cook
Wisconsin
Washineton
Secretary of the Navy
Michigan
Violent Wind Storms Damage Indiana Towns
A southwest wind and rain storm swept Newburg Indiana on Sunday morning causing extensive property damage. The Newburg furniture factory was leveled, J Folz home unroofed and flipped, and C F Hopkins dry goods house unroofed and flooded. Several dwellings were damaged and reports claimed two houses between Newburg and Booneville were demolished with possible fatalities. Losses are not yet estimable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Evansville
Ind
Newburg
J. Folz
C. F. Hopkins
Booneville
Cloud Burst Destroys Crops Near Sparta Church
Corrieville Mississippi reports a cloud burst near Sparta Church seventeen miles west of Grenada washing away cotton and corn for miles. A man named Mr Inman in camp with his family woke to rising water and saved two children but lost a 2 year old daughter in the flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrieville
Miss
Sparta Church
Grenada
Inman
National Grocers Association organized in New York
The National Grocers Association has been organized in New York. Its aims are to curb abuses from increased production and distribution capacity and to combat price dumping and quality declines caused by sharp competition. The group urges fair trade and ethical practices across the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National
Grocers’ Association
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San Wert Hulletin
John A. Arnold & CO
Frank M. Derry
Mocking Bird
Guthrie, Ky
Norristown
Charles F. Steel
The
Order
Australia
J. H. Putnam
Tioga
Conemaugh Valley
Vatican
Rome
Julius
Julian
Mme
Eretka Gerster
Bologna
the News of
New Madrid
Tiptonville
Luzelle Landing
Duck Hill
Errett
Jack Bellie
Bellie
Robert Craig
Crawfordsville
Inu
Zebedian Lee
Findlay
Hermanville
Edward Griffin
J. W. Griffin
Lin Thorntan
Joliet
Tukke Omaha
Neb
Metz, King & Co
Neak Anderson
Kokomo
Diamond Plate-Glass Works
Bistult
Lizzie Wurrell
Annie McCabe
Alice McGillan
Menominee River
Norway
Peru
Tud
Charles Dilver
Henry Smart
Jones and Rosenberger
Belle Ward
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Oxford
Maryland Prohibition Party
Glyndon
D. E. Stone
Frederick County
Montana
Idaho
Peruville
Henrietta Snell
Amos J. Snell
William B. Tascott
Galena
Harry Seabald
Mobile
Ala
Terre Haute
Cleveland (Q
Republic
Marquette
Yuames
Waverly
Iowa Union Labor Party
Coleman
Warren County
GuNison
Cal
Nellie Kingman
Volga
Woonsocket
D. T
Fred Rheineking
Dayton
CL Clark
C. M. Hull
Bolivar County Democrat
Rosedale
L. A. Weissinger
Bolivar County Review
Dow
Huton
Hyatt
United States Treasury
Reserve Fund
Odessa
Niagara
Greenback Principles
Watkins’ Glen
Eomma
Watkins
Glen Creek
Franklin Street
Decatur Street
Northern Central Railroad
Puadelpata
Schuylkill River
Pencoyd Iron Works
Samuel Dallas
Brandywine Creek
Westchester
Downington
Williamsport
Susquehanna
Schuylkill Valley
Conshohocken
Greenbrook
Feltvville
Fanwood
Cadmus
Minnawuker
G. A.B. Council
Miller
St. Paul Road
National Grocers’ Association
Pemproxee
Fred Allen
Marcus Howe
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