April matanzas declares 517 slaves free in Cuba
Doorman reports that in the province of Matanzas Cuba 517 slaves were declared free in April. A Salvation Army meeting in Washington featured an address by a converted man. Congress has ordered construction of a new National Library building styled after the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doorman
Matanzas
Cuba
Salvation Army
Washington
National Library
Congress
Capitol
Melon with Hidden Possibilities Sparks Whimsical Line
A light verse hints at a Southern watermelon that smiles and invites curiosity about its unfolding potential while confirming it remains a melon at heart.
BriseMek steel made at Chattanooga from NC ore
North Carolina ore was used to produce BriseMek steel at a Chattanooga plant marking a first. The facility has a daily capacity of eighty five tons.
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BriseMek
Chattanooga
North Carolina
Remarkable January Warm Spell in Laconia
In Laconia New Hampshire a few days ago the thermometer rose to eighty degrees above zero. The unusually warm spell left ice a foot thick on local lakes and snow lingering in the valley areas.
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Ar Laconia
N. H
Nebraska farmers test box elder as sugar tree
Nebraska farmers experiment with box elder as a sugar producing tree. Samples of molasses and sugar from the sap reportedly resemble the Vermont article in taste and aroma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Vermont
Treasury Orders Bear to Seek Ame thyst Crew Northward
The Treasury Department in Washington has ordered the revenue steamer Bear to depart San Francisco for a cruise as far north as possible in search of the crew of the wrecked whaler Amethyst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Washington
Bear
San Francisco
Bribe Convicted Aldermen Face Sing Sing or Fine
The New York aldermen convicted of bribery face ten years in Sing Sing, a five thousand dollar fine, or both, as determined by the court in its discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sing Sing
Pittspur man unveils telegraphic handwriting device
A Pittspur man has created a telephone that transmits a written message in identical handwriting. A company is formed to run this new electricity marvel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittspur
Dime museum freak found in Lawrence County DC boy with tail-like spine
A twelve year old boy in Lawrence County DC has been found with a spinal column extended into a wagging tail beneath a thick hair growth. Local authorities report the discovery as a new exhibit of medical oddity drawing public curiosity.
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Lawrence County
D. C
Jury verdict against Penn Bank directors in solvent claim
Pittsburgh jurors awarded McMullen 24623 dollars against the Penn Bank directors alleging they knew the bank was insolvent when they induced him to withdraw his deposit. The ruling touches nearly 1 million dollars in total stake.
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Pittsburgh
McMullen
Penn Bank
Lovelace jailed over breach of promise suit in New York
Lovelace a New York man valued his love at 100000 dollars and deserted his sweetheart who was not worth the sum. He is jailed for bail default of 5000 dollars in a suit for 25000 dollars for breach of promise.
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Lovelace
New York
New Jersey Boy Gripped by Hydrophobia Mystery
Doctors struggle with Thomas Smith a boy in New Jersey afflicted by hydrophobia though he was never bitten. His fear grew from his sister Nellie being bitten and he developed the illness in sympathy. Four men were needed to restrain him during ravings.
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New Jersey
Thomas Smith
Nellie
Captain and wife mark 74 years of marriage in Westport
Captain Alfred Taytar of Westport Connecticut and his wife recently celebrated their seventy four year wedding anniversary. He is ninety five and she ninety two. Captain Taylor says he has lived under every US administration.
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Alfred Taytar
Westport
Conn
Taylor
United States
Utah Judge Rules Mormon Legislature Overstepped in Offices
Judge Zane of the U S Court in Utah sustains Governor Murray and rules that the Mormon Legislature cannot place church agents in the Auditor and Treasurer offices of the territory. He declares Governor Murray's appointees to be legal and defeats the legislative move.
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Zane
United States Court
Utah
Murray
Remarkable snake tale from Lewiston Maine ends in tragedy
A Bostonman tale from Lewiston Maine tells of a young man afflicted for months with unexplained illness. A snake allegedly emerged from his mouth and was seized by his sister. The act caused fatal rupture as the snake's tail had grown into his body, killing the brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Irish National League Calls for Unity and Home Rule Support
The executive urges branches to hold citizens meetings with representative men, push resolutions endorsing home rule and land purchase schemes, and close ranks to avoid discord. The message emphasizes unity and focused action during this period.
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Gladstone and
Parnell
Irish National League of America
Robbery trial witness links youth to counterfeit ring
Erasmus Suprrany testified he worked as a twelve year old messenger in a New Orleans counterfeiting outfit led by a Texas ex mayor. He named partners including the then New Orleans mayor, city officials, judges, the police chief, and a future Baltimore judge. The group produced Mexican coins and U S bills circulated by city banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erasmus Suprrany
New Orleans
Texas
Baltimore
United States
Dartmouth Alumni Prepare for Webster Monument Dedication
Daniel Weinstein leads Dartmouth College graduates as about half of the 4000 living alumni plan to attend the Webster Monument ceremony at Concord on June 17. The date marks Bunker Hill, Webster’s landmark speeches, and the unveiling milestones of the monument in 1825 and 1843.
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Daniel Weinstein
Dartmouth College
Webster
Conword
Bunker Hill
Corher
Bunker 11
Dartmouth
Senate passes measures and reports amidst varied action
The week’s sessions feature a $300,000 appropriation for extending the Executive mansion, Payne denial of bribery charges, and bills on internal revenue officers and land ownership. Senate debates post office steamship mail plans and river harbor measures as broader political and local upheavals unfold nationwide.
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Tursday
Senate
Ohio House
Payne
Breckinridge
Internal Revenue Officers
Internal Revenue Laws
United States
Wedmesday
Post Office
Hatch
Friar
Dawes
Department of Agriculture
Sixty seventh anniversary celebrated in America
Opposition groups marked their sixty seventh anniversary on the 26th. Silver dollars totaling 206052 were minted in the week ended the 4th, up from 162998 last year. Grant birthday events occurred at Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington on the 27th. Treasury floated new shipping rules for Chinese seamen. A federal labor inquiry left for St Louis on the 2th, and the National Base Ball League opened its championship season on the 2th ult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington
General Grant
Waite
Manning
House Committee
St. Louis
Treasury Department
Louis Lemerfrielp
Richard J. Lee
Labor Upheaval and unrest across multiple cities
Three thousand workers in Williamsburg foundries strike for ten percent raises. Pittsburgh’s Curven Brothers & Parus mill shuts down amid a three hundred strong wage dispute. New York sees thirty arrested for conspiracy amid boycotts. Austin Mississippi floods two counties after levee break. Anarchist Johann Most indicted in New York. Ex-President Arthur shows slight improvement. New York signs Saturdays half holiday bill. Forger George Edwards arrested in New York. Third Avenue cars used by southern and western crowds. Grand jury condemns boycotting as a harmful force. Labor claims of eight hour limits spread across the country with tens of thousands voting or striking.
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Williamsburg
N. Y
Curven Brothers & Parus
Pittsburgh
New York
Austin
Miss
Mississippi
Johann Most
Arthur
Him
George Edwards
Third Avenue Railroad Company
New York Grand Jury
Bradstreet
West and South News Roundup Shows Violence and Disasters
A Galveston quarrel ends in a fatal stabbing and suicide. In Springfield Missouri a murderer is hanged while near Topeka Kansas a lynching occurs. Apache raids in Santa Cruz valley Arizona leave many dead as cavalry pursue. Elk Garden West Virginia miners face starvation as revolts spread. Milwaukee factories shut to dodge eight hour pay. A Minnesota barn burns with stock lost. Alabama honors Jefferson Davis amid Confederate memorial preparations. Mississippi flood damage widens Tunica and Coahoma. Arkansas valleys break up with large gaps. Oregon holds convention nominating Thomas St Cornelius for governor and Binger Hermann for Congress. Chicago furniture firms threaten eight hour closures.
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Joan Berke
Galveston
Tex
Edward
Amos
George E. Graham
Springfield
Fritz Rupin
Topeka
Kan
Freimuth
Santa Cruz Valley
Arizona
Casita
Calabasas
Elk Garden
W. Va
Milwaukee
Barney Kishen
Northfield
Minn
Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Ala
Austin
Miss
Tunica
Coahomy
Oregon
Portland
Thomas St. Cornelius
Binger Hermann
Vilas
Chicago
Foreign Intelligence B, 26th Greece disarms and arbitration
A summary of recent international notes notes disarmament by Greece on the 26th with the Powers fleet leaving Greek waters and Turkish arbitration. The Dominion Government on the 24th ordered release of an American schooner at Baddeck Cape Breton for fishery law infractions. A papal mandement from Cardinal Taschereau arrived in Montreal on the 4th condemning the Knights of Labor as a secret anti religious group. Advices on the 2nd report five Austrian towns burned by incendiaries with ten dead. A fire at Wilkinson's Mills Beeston England caused $759,000 loss. Incendiary attempts at Mandalay Burma caused greater damage than recent fire. Irish statistics show 4,477 evictions and 26 outrages in three months.
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Greece
Turkey
Baddick
Cape Breton
Cardinal Taschereau
Montreal
Knights of Labor
Austria
Beeston
Eng
Wilkinson’s Mills
Incenpiarntess
Mandalay
Burmah
Ireland
Labor agitation and debt figures across cities and states
On the 1st eight hour agitation spread nationwide with Chicago suspending freight and major works closed. Milwaukee St. Louis and Cincinnati echoed similar action with New York Boston and Philadelphia labor meetings and shorter hours. Chicago saw about 65,000 on strike, Milwaukee around 30,000, New York about 40,000. Sam Jones and Sam Small began a three week revival in Baltimore. Public debt stood at 1,454,057,547 with cash 77,050,000 and April decrease 10,956,887. Weekly exchange volume across 26 clearing houses totaled 3,771,957,706, up 12.4 percent from last year. D L Moopy started an eight day revival in Chicago. Nebraska and Western Iowa crop prospects looked good. A coal vein was found in Cheyenne County Kansas. Apaches raids near Tombstone left 19 dead, many wounded, property and livestock losses heavy. U S troops moved cattle from Texas out of Indian Territory. The Senate was not in session. Cox proposed a Chinese immigration bill with indemnities. A bill on selling twelve million acres to a settlement of Chinese Territory appears noted.
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Kansas
Topeka
Pantana
A. T
India
2St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
John Holland
Hetkeman
Lynenens
Mendy Jones
Kirksville
Jope Woop
United States Court
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bank of Marietta
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Ohio
Cleveland
A. L. Conger
Akron
Chicago
Mississippi
St. Paul
Northwestern
Tomas Browne
Congress
Milwaukee
Berriars
O. S. Langan
Bluffton
St. Louis
Congressional Labor Committee
J. M. AnMstro NG
Perryville
Ark
James Walker
St. Augustine
Fla
George Carroll
Searcy
S. W. Floss & Co
Baltimore
Keystone
Arkansas
San Francisco
L. & E. Emanuel
A. L. Bancroft & Co
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Sam Jones
Sam Small
National
Base Ball League
New Yorks
Bostons
Kansas City
Chicagos
Kansas Citys
Washington
Nationals
Philadelphias
Detroits
Reading Clearing-Houses
United States
D. L. Moopy
Nebraska
Iowa
Cheyenne
Apviers
Tombstone
Indian Territory
Texas
Senate
Cox
Setidian
George A. Schilling
Cigar-Makers Union
Nation Stores
Coopers’ Assembly
Northside
Milwaukee & St. Paul Company
Burlington Road
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & Alton
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Rock Island & Pacific
Grand Trunk
Chicago & Eastern
Ilinois
Chicago & Atlantic
Michigan Central
Louisville
New Albany
Chicago & Northwestern
Pan-Handle
Wabash
Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne
Ilinois Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Gresham
Ebersold
Ubrich Hall
Philip D. Armour
Chicago Packing and Provision Company
Armour
Palmers House
Lucas Square
Guano Rapids
Mich
Kent
New England
Planing Mill
Hamilton & Dayton
Bostox
Trades Union of Carpenters
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
Plumbers’ Union
Detroit
Prrissuren
Allegheny
Columbus
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Minos
Toilers Demand Eight Hour Day Movement
Dispatches show eight hour labor protests were limited outside Chicago. Milwaukee saw 3000 brewery workers strike, plus FE P Allis Co and other trades swelling local numbers to near 5000. St Louis, St Paul, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Akron, Boston, Pittsburgh had small actions. New York carpenters staged a late demo with orderly police presence. Overall strike totals unclear.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
FE. P. Allis &Co
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Akron
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago Labor Peace Holds After Eight Hour Move
Chicago reports show no violence as eight hour demands gain ground across manufacturing, lumber, freight yards, and railroads. Thousands gain shorter hours, with unions from bricklayers to packers reporting concessions. violence avoided though tensions rise near dispatch points and major packing houses.
A Gala Day in the South at Davis Montgomery Inaugural Spot
Jefferson Davis visits Montgomery Alabama and addresses a vast crowd at the capitol grounds. He recalls the 1861 oath as president of the Confederacy, praises Southern liberty, notes wartime sacrifices, and receives enthusiastic cheers from a rain-soaked audience. Mayors and officials participate as banners and flags decorate the city.
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Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Ala
Mr. Davis
General Gordon
Capitol Grounds
Commerce Street
Dexter Avenue
Capitol
Reese
Alabama
Exchange Hotel
William L. Yancy
River Flood Wipes Out Levees from Helena to Old Town
A raging river overruns levees from ten miles below Helena to Old Town, inundating all lands from Helena to Laconia. Water sweeps through breaks ranging from 100 feet to half a mile, threatening Tunica and Coahoma counties. Iron Mountain railroad sections between Helena and Marianna lie ten inches under water.
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Helena
Ark
St. Francis
Mississippi
Arkansas
Old Town
Laconia
Austin
Tunica
Coahoma
Iron Mountain
Marianna
Mass Meeting in Wasnixeton Supports Gladstone for Ireland
A mass meeting in Wasnixeton addressed by Randall and featuring speeches from Senators Van Wyck and Riddleberger and Representatives O'Hara Anderson Phelps McKinley McMillen McAdoo Butterworth Lawler and Harmon showed broad backing for Gladstone and Parnell. Letters from Sherman Logan Tilden and others were read and dispatches sent to Irish leaders.
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Gladstone
Wasnixeton
Ireland
Randall
van Wyck
Neb
Riddleberger
O'Hara
N. C
Anderson
W. Va
Phelps
N.J
McKinley
McMillen
New Jersey
Oglesby
Illinois
Blair
Parnell
Notorious Grahm Lynched in Missouri Jail Mob
In Springfield Missouri on April 28 a masked mob hanged George E Graham, accused of murdering his wife Sarah on the Molloy farm last September. The body was recovered later at Paxson’s undertaking. Coroner Vanpoose and Prosecuting Attorney Palmer gon conducted the inquest. The note on the body threatened further killings and warned witnesses to stay silent. Graham, once married to Cora Lee, had prior prison terms and was linked to Emma Molloy. Police arrested the involved women. Graham denied complicity.
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Springheld
George BE
Graham
Sarah E. Graham
Molloy Farm
Donnell
Paxson
Z. Vanpoose
Palmergon
George E. Graham
Hell
Sarah Graham
Hecate
Green County
Donnevi
Cora Lee
Mrs. Molloy
Molloy
Springfield
Awful Revenge by Kansas Vigilantes Ends Murderer’s Death
Reports from Topeka recount a savage vigilante killing in Seward County. Fritz Rupin, accused of murdering Jacob Freimuth’s wife, was captured by a posse and dragged to death by a horse after a brutal lariat strangulation. Freimuth, driven mad by the crime, killed himself. The body lay on the prairie, unburied.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Topeka
Jacob Freimuth
Seward County
Fritz Rupin
Rupin
Mississippi River levee breaks near Memphis and Helena
A Mississippi river levee on the east bank broke at 7:50 p.m. forty-two miles south of Memphis, flooding areas including Beaver dam Yazoo pass and White Oak bayou. The breach, ten feet wide, threatens Tunica Coahoma Quitman and Sunflower counties with potential crop losses as farmers face rising floodwaters. A Helena Arkansas report notes another breach three-quarters of a mile above North Helena at four p.m. floodwaters advance rapidly. the fifty-foot-wide break threatens the northern town area below Walker Street.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Austin
Miss
Beaver Dam
Yazoo Pass
White Oak Bayou
Tunica
Coahoma
Quitman
Sunflower
Menpms
Helena
Ark
North Helena
Walker Street
Boycotters Worsted At Bake Shop Boom
New York April 28 Mrs Gray the famous bake shop keeper faces a failed boycott that boosted her business to full capacity. Thirteen boycotters face grand jury indictments while she receives over 2000 letters of sympathy and encouragement and more than 1100 dollars in cash gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The President and the Chinese
The retiring Chinese Minister Cheng Tsao Ju bade farewell to President Cleveland. In his farewell address, the President pledged cordial respect for China and urged mutual, beneficial commercial relations between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cheng Tsao Ju
Cleveland
China
Grant Birthday Celebration At Metropolitan Church
In Washing ton on April 28 the sixth fourth anniversary of General Grant's birthday was observed at Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church with Dr. Newman as pastor. The church reached capacity and hundreds were turned away while Chief Justice Waite presided. Senators Sherman Myarts and Brown Georgia, Congressman Long Massachusetts, and John S Spence Tennessee delivered addresses praising the patriotism and memory of General Grant, who was a former member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WashingTon
General Grant
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
Newman
Waite
Sherman, Myarts
Brown
Georgia
Long
Massachusetts
John S. Spence
Tennessee
Foreign Gossip Tales From Courts and Seas Across Europe
A patchwork of curiosities and society notes from Europe and Britain. Items include Princess Eulalie’s bridal dress cost, balloon experiments in France, Victoria’s household budget, court mourning dress discipline, a launch christening by Lady Campbell, Moscow’s large drug shop, and weather induced mine signals in Britain. Also stories on Doomsday manuscript storage, London snow disposal, a German purse ruse, Danish butter laws, and Bellini autographs found in Naples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Campbell
Europe
Vienna Medizinische Zeitung
Moscow
Woldemar Ferrein
Catching a Shark on a Tropical Sea Night
A coastal voyage recounts a dramatic shark encounter off Cuba. The crew fights a sixteen foot shark alongside the ship using improvised weapons, finally subduing it and claiming triumph with grisly efficiency. Sailors savor the victory as the monster’s remains are disposed of and butchered for keepsakes.
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Gould
Wis
Allis Works
Falk
Central Labor Union
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Ing&t
Piente
Union Square
John Swinton
Omaha
Central Chair Factory
Rochester
Piqua
Betz & Son
Grand Haven Mich
Curtin
Congressional Investigating Committee
The
Knights of Lieber
Martin Leona
Congressional Committee
Francis
William McMillen
Missouri City and Foundry Company
Impet
Sir Harris Nicholas
Lord S
Nicholas
Sir Harris
Norristown Herald
Wilkes County
Athens
Sle
Atlanta Constitution
Colorado
Ucoan
Grant
Euelalie
Spain
France
England
Scotland
Weather Service
British Office of Public Records
London
Blumerstrasse
Blumenstrasse
Denmark
Naples
Bellini
Carmelo
Ernani
Gulf
Cuba Ward
Z. L. Wakeman
Chica
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