Dandelion Bloom Sparks Fashion and Library Facts
Fashion folk declare the dandelion a beautiful flower while a vast library collection in Washington grows. A Portland schoolma am Georgia Rattan is noted as a suggestive name amid discussions of tender ministrations. The Congressional library houses 615,781 volumes and about 200,000 pamphlets, the largest such U S collection.
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Portland
Ore
Georgia Rattan
Congressional
Washington
United States
Legislature Passes Large-Scale Auto Coupler Bill
The New York Legislature approved by a large majority a bill requiring all freight cars in the state to be equipped with automatic couplers.
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New York
1889 A Year of Weather Extremes and Disasters
The year 1889 is described as memorable due to early heat followed by severe May frosts and floods that caused widespread life and property losses, creating an extraordinary historical record.
Census by Electric Machines Promises Perfect Reports
The next census will use electrical census machines to collect names. The census collector will record names as usual, but the final report will be rewritten and printed by a novel device claimed to be incapable of making a mistake.
Statement Tackles Government Offices Held by John Smiths
A writer notes more than a thousand John Smiths hold government posts in the country. He argues such facts provoke reflection on the legend of Pocahontas saving the original John Smith, seen by some as an act of kindness with unforeseen consequences.
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John
Spiders Used as Cooking Utensils Across the Nation
A Boston maiden asks what use are spiders in a thirty stanza poem. While spiders may be out of favor in Boston, in other states women find them handy utensils to cook meat.
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Boston
Women’s Liberal Association Honors Gladstone With Bracelet
Mrs Gladstone receives a bracelet from the Women’s Liberal Association in London as part of a celebration of her golden wedding. The event featured Mrs Ann Pearsall Smith delivering the best woman’s speech of the evening.
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Ann Pearsall Smith
Women’s Liberal Association
London
Gladstone
Disaster at Bradfield reservoir embankment failure 1864
The 1864 Bradfield reservoir collapse near Sheffield cost about 250 lives and caused property damage valued at 1.6 million dollars. Charles Read praised the incident in his novel Put Yourself in His Place.
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Bradfield
Sheffield
Eng
Charles Read
Alaska Coastline Larger Than United States Claim
A claim asserts Alaska's coastline exceeds that of the United States and its territory spans eleven hundred islands. The text describes Alaska as an empire in extent with a vast interior still untouched by civilization.
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Alaska
United States
Deed Signed by Daniel Boone Found in Murray County
A Murray County Georgia gentleman possesses a rare deed to a Kentucky land tract bearing Daniel Boone as witness. The aged document shows Boone's handwriting clearly despite its musty, yellowed condition.
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Murray County
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Millersburg Widow Missed Pension After Name Change
Mrs MALINDA SKELLEY of Millersburg Pa missed 5575 after marriage. She had applied for a pension years ago and received a grant with a voucher. She had changed her name to Mrs Anderson eight days earlier and the instrument had to be returned to Washington.
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Malinda Skelley
Millersburg
Anderson
Washington
British Gun Boat Buzzard Visits New York Harbor
A rare sight in New York harbor, the British gun boat cruiser Buzzard appeared detached from Bermuda squadron to carry dispatches to New York for cable transmission to the British Admiralty.
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New York
New York Harbor
Buzzard
Bermudas
European Potato Trade Shifts Highlight Britain Demand
Official Agricultural Department statistics for the past decade show five European countries import more potatoes than they export, averaging 13.5 million bushels in net imports with Britain taking 10 million. Germany France and Portugal export more than they import, Germany leading at 10 million annually. The United States imports 1.7 million bushels more than it exports, while Canada exports about 1.9 million more than it imports.
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Agricultural Department
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
France
Portugal
United States
Canada
Admiral Porter Hosts State Dinner Amidst Ah Sin Scene
The report notes Admiral Porter hosting a Washington state dinner where Ah Sin the Chinese servant assists at a door when a gas collector presents a bill. The scene leads to a dramatic bow and the Celestial’s display before the dining party and the navy's head. It also covers Wyoming moving toward statehood with a constitutional convention set for Cheyenne. Paris exposition shows strong American presence with Edison's 493 contributions exhibited in electrical machinery, the largest display in the hall.
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Admiral Porter
Washington
Ah Sin
Navy
Wyoming
Congress
Cheyenne
America
Edison
Washington News Roundup From The Week
The week in review notes diplomatic appointments Charles L Knapp consul general to Montreal and Alexander Reed consul at Dublin Justice Gray wedding Secretary Noble and the Indian Affairs chief resignations Postmaster moves Fort Omaha land purchase and flu fears at Johns town floods and deaths in seven days Seattle fire destroys the business district and news of gun violence and local executions in various states including Iowa Prohibition nominations and notable crimes and trials across the country
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Charles L. Knapp
New York
United States
Montreal
Alexander Reed
Wisconsin
Dublin
Justice Gray
United States Supreme Court
Jennie Matthews
Stanley Matthews
Washington
Noble
John H. Oberly
Hamilton
Johnstown
John C. Kelton
Drum
Canada
Johnstown Flood Toll and Aftermath Reported
Estimates of flood fatalities vary from eight thousand to over twelve thousand with officials and registrars counting bodies in Cambria and Conemaugh valleys. About 3,113 bodies recovered. relief pours in from across the nation as thousands assist in cleanup and aid efforts.
Cyclone devastates Lamar County and causes injuries
A cyclone struck the southern Lamar County region in Texas on the fourth, damaging crops, fences, houses and barns and injuring several people. The storm moved eastward across the area, with widespread destruction reported as residents faced the aftermath.
Johnstown Flood Aftermath Grows Daily as Death Toll Rises
The Johns town disaster report tallies 5 115 bodies with 1 000 volunteers clearing streets and 10 000 workers needed for three decades of rebuilding. Authorities survey reservoir failure while disease and overcrowding fuel pneumonia fears and orphans number about 500. Civil engineers and coroner’s inquest point to negligence by the Pittsburgh Fishing Club.
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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Susquehanna
Noraine
Ujion
Johnstown
Bureau of Registration
Cambria
Morrellville
Kernville
Conemaugh
McConnaghy
Hastings
Peter Kelley
Rosendale
N. Y
Pittsburgh
Williamsport
Beaver
Johnsrows
Booth and Flynn
Flynn
Bigelow
Corps of Engineers
P. M. Carrington
United States Marine Hospital
South Fork
Woodvale
Conemaugh Valley
St. Marks’ P. E
Hector A. P. Diller
Peter Fitzpatrick
Cambria City
Millville
Centennial Evening and Obituary Notice Note
A editor receives a request to publish an obituary as a friend hears of the deceased. A playful exchange unfolds about a centennial evening invitation. The piece mixes humorous vignettes from a busy newsroom with anecdotes of a burglar, a rat trap, and a London fashion scene led by a duchess. It blends social quirks and headlines.
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Bippy
New York
London
Health of Johnstown Valley Declared Excellent After Flood
The State Board of Health reports the health in Johnstown and vicinity is excellent with no epidemic in sight. Dr. Groff notes river water is unlikely contaminated by the drift and that mud and sand protect remains. Governor Beaver pledges $1,000,000 for relief with a state commission to oversee cleanup and policing.
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Johnstown
Beaver
State Board of Health
George G. Groff
Groff
Stone Bridge
Pittsburgh
Hurlbut
Christopher Kemple
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cambria Ironworks
First National
Savings Bank
John Diebert & Co
James McMillan
Diebert & Co
McMillan
William Flinn
James B. Scott
William McCreery
General Hastings
General Beaver
Philadelphia
Hastings
Child Maggie Thompson Found Dead in Leuth Home
In Cleveland Ohio on June 10 the body of Maggie Thompson, long missing amid city alarm, was found in a Leuth family cellar nearby the Thompson residence. The head was severed and the child horribly mutilated. The Leuth family were immediately arrested and police intensified their investigation. The Leuths had no prior known connection to the case.
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Johnstown
Mother Earth
Cleveland
Maggie Thompson
Leuth
Thompsons
Two Women Agree to Die. One Carries Out Suicide
In Ottawa Illinois on June 10 Mrs. William Lyons killed herself by strychnine after agreeing with her sister in law Mrs Lapero to take poison over a husband’s alleged infidelity. Mrs Lapero backed out and is held for investigation amid suspicions of malice. In Columbus Ohio on June 10 Governor Foraker will seek a third term after consultations with Republicans and gubernatorial candidates.
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Ottawa
Ill
William Lyons
Lapero
Foraker
ColumBus
Kemmiler Case Appeals Delay Auburn Execution
Avnury June 10 Warden Durston of Auburn prison was informed that an appeal has been filed in the Kemmiler murder case. The Buffalo killer, sentenced to death by electricity at Auburn during the week of June 24, now has an execution stay pending the appeal.
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Kemmiler
Avnury
N. Y
Durston
Auburn Prison
Buffalo
Luke Dillon Attacks Cronin Case in Inquest Testimony
Luke Dillon of Philadelphia testifies at the Cronin inquest that Cronin feared for his life from Alexander Sullivan and accuses Sullivan of harboring murderous motives. Dillon details Sullivan’s influence in Clan na Gael and asserts Cronin was murdered for opposing Sullivan, while recounting prior trials over Clan funds and Cronin’s distrust of allied figures.
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Luke Dillon
Chicago
Cronin
Ocurence, Tune
Danilel Brown
Dr. Cronin
Brown
Philadelphia
Clan-na-Gael
Ireland
Sullivan
Alexander Sullivan
Feeley
Boland
le Caron
Dillon
Coughlin
Beggs
Executive
United States
Dr Gallagher
England
Gallagher
Leonard Swett Dies a Prized Northern Lawyer in Chicago
Leonard Swett longtime Lincoln ally and prominent Northwest lawyer dies in Chicago after a long career in law and politics. Born in Maine he studied Greek and Latin, joined the Mexican War, befriended Lincoln in Bloomington, and rose to defend high profile cases. He helped shape Lincoln's 1860 campaign, served as a trusted adviser, and later practiced in Chicago until his death following illness. He married twice, first to Laura R. Quigg and then to Maurie Decker, leaving a substantial estate.
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Leonard Swett
Chicago
Swett
Bloomington
Lincoln
Lyman
Northwest
Ilinois
Turner
Oxford County
Waterville College
Colby University
Portland
Howard & Shipley
Lafayette
Ind
Mexico
Fifth Indiana Infantry
James H. Lane
United States
Kansas
Vera Cruz
Robert Morris
New Orleans
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen
Ty Logan
J.T. Stewart
M. F. Linder
Edward D. Baker
Edward Hannegan
Illinois
Illinois State Senate
Market Street
David Davis
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Quicksilver Mining Company
Alameda
California
Washington
Times
Alexander Sullivan
Hanford
Joseph C. Mackin
Leslie Carter
Chicago University
Hope
Gresham
Laura R. Quigg
David Quigg
Quigg
Leonard H
Maurie Decker
A Big Blow in Arkansas City Wrecks Buildings
A cyclone swept Arkansas City on a Saturday night wrecking the Methodist and Baptist churches ten stores and residences. The Arkansas elevator roof blew onto the Missouri Pacific depot tracks and several fright cars were demolished. Two young deaths of Kate Walton 15 and Tody Walton 9, both colored, reported. mother Mrs. Walton severely injured and another daughter Lizzie Walton hip dislocated.
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Arkaansas City
Ark
Arkansas
Missouri Pacific
Kate Walton
Tody Walton
Unprecedented Flood Toll Shocks Nation at Johnstown
Philadelphia June 7 report cautions the Johnstown disaster dwarfs concurrent floods in New York Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania. It cites up to 20000 lives lost and property damage surpassing 30 million dollars while detailing ongoing relief efforts and municipal, state, and national responses.
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Philadelphia
Johnstown
Hagrispune
Beaver
New York
Washington
Equitable Life
Maryland
West Virginia
Old Virginia
Pennsylvania
Conemaugh Valley
Mississippi Valley
Virginia
Geneseo
Monocacy
Potomac
James
Rappahannock
Appomattox
Steuben County
N. Y
Williamsport
Richmond
Petersburg
Staunton
Danville
Johnnstown
United States
Nebraska Claims 1,000,000 Inhabitants
The State Superintendent reports the state population at about 1,000,000 from a school census total of 316,805. The school population since 1885 has averaged a 20 percent annual increase.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Will Buy American Tron Harbor Construction Materials
A Japanese paper reports that Tokyo will reciprocate U S actions by purchasing from America the ironwork and other materials needed to construct a harbor at Tokto in response to the United States returning 1.5 million dollars of Shimonoseki indemnity.
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San Francisco
United States
Shimonoseki
America
Tokto
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Jackoy Walker
Frank Davey
James A. McMillan
Cambria Iron Works
Mineral Point
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Whitelaw Reid
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Grante’l
Murat Halstead
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