Vexed issues hue of Cuba and numerous global notes
Report covers Cuban incident with Spanish claims of three mile limit. Also notes Denver comic editor facing libel suits, Indian Territory land case, Pyramid Lake schools, Ute treaty disputes, Grant's company, and Anglo American iron and rail trade moves. Includes accidents, obituaries, and international updates across Britain, Turkey, Italy, Austria, Greece, Russia with various military and political developments.
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Denver
Col
Payne
Indian Territory
United States
Wichita
Kan
Schurz
Piutes
Pyramid Lake
Ouray
Washington
Gen. Grant
San Pedro
Canyon de Lagua
Connecticut
New York
Boston
Wimbledon
Brown
Farrow
Oregon
Camas Prairie
H. C. Nicholson
Kentucky
Patent Office
Edison
Chatham
Mass
Ensign Eldridge
Neilson
Brooklyn
Sweden
England
Board of Trade
Chicago
Khedive
Vanderbilt
Dissonk
Adirondack Mountains
Wisconsin
Notorious Abductions and Murders Run Riot Across States
The report catalogs a string of violent crimes including editor George S. Evans’s arrest for incest and infanticide in Louisville Kansas. Abraham Martin’s brutal assault on his wife. a West Portage assailant killing a drunk man. a mob lynching in Kokomo Colorado after a police murder. John King fatally attacking Paul Smith in Correville. Mollie Maguire linked killings in the Schuylkill coal region with a Tamaqua murder. Johnny Lyons’s assault on Rachael Semmons near Yonkers. and a Washington DC native Diggs choking and brutalizing Mrs Ischiffely in Montgomery Maryland, with the assailant captured after a savage night.
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George S. Evans
Louisville
Kan
Abraham Martin
Abbeville
D. C
West Portage
Charley Norton
Kokomo
Col
Leadville
John King
Paul Smith
Correville
Cincinnati
King
Smith
Schuylkill
Mollie Maguire
Tamaqua
Johnny Lyons
Rachael Semmons
Yonkers
Lyon
John Diggs
Dorsey
Washington, D.C
James Ischiffely
Montgomery
Interior telegram on Arizona Indian unrest and liquor misuse
The Interior Department received a telegram from Indian Agent Ludlow atasa Grande Arizona reporting Indians there were intoxicated on home brewed liquor killing each other and that he requested military assistance from Fort McDowell.
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Interior Department
Ludlow
Asa, Grande
Arizona
Fort McDowell
Germany Advances in Iron Trade Boosts Wire Exports
In recent months Germany has made steady progress in iron trade as some firms previously inactive engage in business now. Large quantities of wire are being shipped to England reflecting the upturn.
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Germany
England
Baltimore
J. T. Ringgold
Telegram
Lafayette
Mpd
W.S. Lingle
Prop
Drs Moines
Iowa
State Leader CO
Wataska
Ills
M. H. Peters
Iroquis Co. Times
Wausau
Wis
Mark H. Barnum
Word of Liberty
Lost heir case links Cumberland youth to Rome trader
A chancery case traces Isaac Atkinson of Cumberland who vanished in 1838 and was presumed alive. James Anderson, a Cumberland educated trader in Rome, later emerged as the last heir. Isaac learned of his lineage only in 1876, died in 1877, and his family reached a compromise with his children.
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Court of Chancery
England
Isaac
John Atkinson
James Anderson
Rome
Italy
M. Stripe
Pleasant Hil
Missouri
P. M. Dix
R. M. Fowler
van Wert
Ohio
James Pettit
Convoy
George Beamer
Con
Chicago and rural commodity markets mixed amid steady livestock
Chicago market notes limited activity across wheat corn and oats with varying closing prices for July August and September. Barley and rye show quiet to active shifts while live stock prices ease: cattle firmer with mixed grades and hogs dull with lighter weights selling around 4.90 to 5.00 dollars and 4.60 to 5.00 for heavy types.
Cattle and Sheep Prices Steady at Local Supply Fair
Local supply fair reports steady prices from last week for cattle and sheep. Cattle listings include best shipping 4.85 to 5.10, butchers 430 to 4.75, feeders 3.00 to 3.70, bulls 2.25 to 3.75, and Philadelphia and New York quotes around 5.15 to 5.25. Sheep show supply steady with prime heavies 20 to 25 cents higher, demand rising for the heavier weights while overall prices 3.80 to 4.75 depend on quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aoe
Philadelphias
Grain market notes steady prices in Cincinnati report
Cincinnati market report shows wheat active and firm with No 2 Red at 93 94 and 94, No 2 Amber at 9 9 1 2c, corn firm at 40 cents cash and 40 cents August, oats steady with No 2 mixed at 33c.
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Cincinnati
Grain Price Snapshot From Toledo Markets
Dull and high grade cereals listed with wheat varieties White Michigan Red Wabash Amber Illinois and No 2 prices. Corn firm mixed grades with No 2 at thirty nine cents. Oats prices shown for No 2 August and Michigan readings.
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Michigan
Illinois
Grain prices in Milwaukee base futures quoted
MILWAUKEE. WHEAT-Advanced and steady at 1.02 for No 1, 0.93 bid for No 2 and July, 0.89 for August, 0.56 for September, 0.81 for No 3, 0.70 for No 4. Rejected nominal 0.60. CORN- Firmer at 0.35 for No 2. OATS- Quiet at 2.34 for No 2. Rye- Firmer at 0.76 for No 1. Barley- Firmer at 0.73 for No 2.
Chicago Wheat Irregular and Commodity Quotes
New York Wheat prices show irregularities with bids around 1.06 to 1.07 for Wheat. Chicago markets report mixed levels and No 2 Red Winter around 1.0734 with other grain bids noted. Corn quiet with No 2 at 247 cents. Oats show quiet trading with multiple grades from 42 to 39 cents range.
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New York
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wheat and grain prices in Baltimore market report
The Baltimore market shows Flour steady to firm with Western feed at 3.00 to 3.75, extra 4.00 to 5.00, and Family flour around 5.25 to 5.37. Wheat prices range from 0.70 for rye to higher Western futures, with oats active at 41 to 42 cents for Western White and 39 cents for mixed.
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Baltimore
The Dreaded Gamb ling Saloon On the Continent
Terrible stories tell of gamb ling saloons across Europe where fortunes and savings vanish in hours. Women are among the most reckless players and the addiction destroys families, driving some to death by suicide or ruin. The Casino network even has a room for scandals and servants’ investigations. Ecstasy and despair mix as gambling grips minds and hearts.
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United States
Lawrence
Treasury
Garden of
Monaco
Ecstacy
Wit and Wisdom from a Lax-Livin' Proverbialist
A roughspoken speaker riffs on reputation, prudence, and folly. He mocks clever schemes that misfire and praises hard earned wisdom, noting that success is not always tied to cunning and that conscience matters more than flashy rhetoric. He warns about distrust and the dangers of overreach.
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Enny Phun
The True Secret of Happiness in Marriage
The article argues many marriages fail due to husbands failing to sustain the attentions and gentleness that won their wives. It warns that rough speech and neglect destroy domestic happiness and urges men to preserve manners, care, and thoughtfulness after marriage as the path to lasting harmony.
The Woman Traveler and Her Endless Shopping
A long critique of women’s shopping abroad, contrasting travel for culture with a constant pursuit of lace gloves and hats. The piece argues that women value retail opportunities over grand architecture, preferring perishables to palaces and delaying cultural appreciation for future trips.
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Alhambra
Grenada
Carera de Genil
Martino
Museo Nazionale
Naples
Europe
Travels Through Damascus Markets and Bedouin Life
The narrator describes Damascus interiors and gardens, praising a Greek hotel, then moves into the bustling picture bazars. Turks Syrians Maronites and Druses mingle as Bedouins ride by on Arab mares with lances while Friday markets draw crowds and traders.
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Damascus
Desert
Palmyra
Coin Craze Lifts Interest in 1879 Dimes and Dollars
Philadelphia numismatists report rising demand and rising prices for 1879 dimes quarters and half dollars as scarce mint runs of 1879 drive premiums. A local collector JE Mason Jr owns a rare 1796 Washington silver dollar with a noted history tied to early coin designs.
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Philadelphia
JE. Mason, Jr
Washington
Tree climbing fish Anabas scandens in Indian rivers
A naturalist description of Anabas scandens known as the tree climber. The six inch brown fish from Indian rivers travels overland during dry seasons and can climb trees sometimes up to five or six feet. Debate persists on how its air filled cavity supports gill function out of water.
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Cuvier Anabas Scandens
India
Windham
Theophrastus
A Family Blessing for 29 Cents
Glimax Glimax limax Salv promises a universal cure all for skin and related ailments in humans and animals. It claims twenty five years of use with no failures and markets as an Arnica based compound with multiple extracts sold by druggists everywhere.
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Messrs
Evans & Evans
Delphos
Ohio
W. H. Pennell
van Wert
Hill & Wilson
Charles _ Foster
State of
John Stewart
Court of Common Pleas
van Wert County
Mary Dary
Stewart
Moffat's Life Pills and Phenix Bitters Advertised
Purportedly the most successful medicines unveiled by an eminent physician since 1835. Moffat's Life Pills claim a vegetable basis and cure for malarial diseases liver issues and general debility. Phenix Bitters advertised as a remedy for sleeplessness nervousness dyspepsia and female complaints with numerous certificates claimed. Sold by J P Mills at 85 Liberty Street New York.
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Moffat
North
South America
Page
Woffat
J. P. Mills
Liberty Street
New York
Warner
Craig
Bright
Warmner
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Hoy Wert
the News
Leavenworth
Kansas
Home Intelligence
Mobile
Ala
Milwaukee’s Industrial Exposition Association
Kaw
Joseph Pedrahita
Cuba
Col. Johnson
Potomac
Smithsonian Institute
New Brunswick
N. J
Coney Island
Cuban
Denton
Power
Winnipeg
Manitoba
H. T. Dexter
Omaha
Thirteenth Street
Racine
Chloe Bates
Newburg
Troit River
Garland
Mamie
Detroit
Hudson River Tunnel
16Th Street
Jersey City
Louis de Pourtales
Agassiz
Massachusetts Museum of Comparative Zoology
Beverly
Preston Creckinridge
Sangamon County
John Breckinridge
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Railroad Intelligence
Chicago,St. Louis
New Orleans
Louisville and Nashville
Illinois Central
Randolph Street
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
East St. Louis
Kansas Division
U. P
Jay Gould
St. John
Union Pacific Railroad
Western
Gilmore
J Ury Moorman
Edward Schroeder
Alfred Lefevre
Oakland
Cal
Quebec
Skobelot
Eugenie
Plymouth
Eng
Monterey
Kinston
N.C
Hiss
Internal Revenue
District OF Columbia
Capitol
Treasury Department
Secretary of War
War Department
Meade
Navy Department
N. B
Congress
Gilfillan
Admiral Wyman
Canto
Santiago de Cuba
Wyman
Government
House Committee
Interior, War and Navy Departments
Post Office Department
Department of Justice
Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
National Hospital For Insane Persons
Army
Foreign News
Great Britain
Abdurrahman Khan
Ameer
Afghanistan
House of Commons
France
Aberdene
Wales
Beaconsfield
Ireland
House of Lords
Turkey
Constantinople
Porte
Humbert
Castellamore
Italia
Lapanto
Austria
Prince Eugene
Pola
Mediterranean
Greece
South Africa
Capetown
Basutoland
Russia
Skobeleff
St. Petersburg
Globe
Novoe Vremya
Service
Kushki Waukud
Candahar
Ayoob Khan
Helmand
Hydrabad
Ayoob
Britah
Criminal Bulletin
General Markets
Coun
Joe Septemer
Rykr
Caseetvess Moe
Dros
East Liberty
Toledo
Pennsylvania
Michusige
Texas
Gambling Abroad
Josh Billings
Paris
Trautz-Bauzonnet
van Wheet
Eal
Hoaglin Township
Tully Township
Benton Township
Paulding County
Latty Township
Union Township
Jackson Town
Glimax
OL. Ostheimer
Wagstmann Sr
van Wert, Ohio
Berlin
Wkim & Son
Aultman & Taylor Threshers
America
Mansfield
Mendon
J. E. Heppeard
E. Noble
Raya
Wm. T. Exline
James Knight
Albert J. Roller
Eli Slentz
J. H
Thomas Cully
Joseph W
Mary E
Sarah E. Moser
James M
Rosana A. Moser
Samuel 8. Chilcote
Charlotte M. Chilcote
W. H. Mozier
John &, Farnam
Drayinge
Pauling
Wall Street
Ines
Dover
William Fowler
Reubin W. Fowler
Martin H. Fowler
John D. Fowler
Catharine R. Karnes
Ann M. Stripe
P.M. Dex
D. Price & Shissler
Oxford, C
Mt. Holyoke
Helen Peabody
Prox Bate Court
Wah Wert County
Samuel McClure
C. L. Wallis
Leibig
U.S. Patent Office
A. Snow & CO
Washington, D. C
Webster & Wise
van Wert County Bank
Jas. Boss
Lullow Ins
Robert J. Culverwell
Culverwell Medical CD
Ann St
N.Y
P. O. Box
Fiore
Warner’s
H. H. Warner & Co
Rochester
N. Y
L. F.gackenheimer, van Wer
Saxtorp
Ted
McGuffy
M.H. Tuttle
Mississippi River
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