Central American telephone service reaches San Savvanor
Jan Wert bulletin notes San Savvanor as the first Central American republic to provide telephone service across its territory. The piece highlights social figures Miss Harrim Blaine Miss Wanamaker Miss Fuller Miss Harlan and Miss Campbell as rising Washington society roses for winter. It also comments on the shift from French to English usage in Montreal over the last decade and reports Governor tionpo pardoning Charles Collins, previously sentenced for life in 1875 for a murder now shown as not committed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Savvanor
Harrim Blaine
Wanamaker
Fuller
Harlan
Campbell
Garden of Washington Society
Tionpo
Georgia
Charles Collins
Sunday observance agitation spreads to Russia in St Petersburg
Tur reports that Sunday observance agitation has reached Russia with 1,200 merchants in St. Petersburg declaring readiness to close shops on Sunday. The movement grows as merchants advocate rest and religious observance amid economic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
St. Petersburg
Counterfeiters in U S Largely Italians, Treasury Report Says
A Treasury division report credits Italians as the leading foreign group in counterfeit activity in the United States, accounting for about 46 percent of foreign arrests in the past year. The finding highlights how organized criminal networks operate across borders, with Italian nationals prominently involved in the illicit trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury Division
National Secret Service
Bavarian King Ludwig Debts Referenced in Rich Official’s Pay
Krxe Orro of Bavaria earns 4,291,944 marks yearly about a million dollars. From this, $250,000 is deducted to pay off King Ludwig’s debts. The size of those debts is shown by the note that fifteen years will be needed to eradicate them entirely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krxe Orro
Bavaria
Ludwig
Iowa tribe sale of lands to the government
Members of the Iowa tribe, now eighty three in number, own two hundred thousand acres of rich farming land. They are set to sell the property to the Government, averaging more than two thousand four hundred acres per person.
Oldest Post Master in West Virginia Since 1841
James H. Miller of Gauley Bridge is likely the state’s oldest post master. Appointed during William Henry Harrison’s administration in 1841, he has served continually for nearly fifty years. At over eighty, Miller remains remarkably active for his age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Miller
Gauley Bridge
W. Va
William Henry Harrison
Mr. Miller
Johnstown to inter unknown head with memorial records
Work on removing the unknown head and interring it in a dedicated plot advances in Johnstown Pennsylvania. A neat headstone plan will mark each grave and a full description of each body with memoranda of identifying articles will be kept in a permanent record. The piece notes General Hart ranft as a Mason who recognized a Confederate officer’s Masonic sign at Antietam and sent him to the rear as a prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Hartranft
Pennsylvania
Antietam
Counterfeiters in Russia and Royal Jewels Revealed
A New York report claims two American financiers circulated near perfect counterfeit rubles across Russia, risking Siberian doom. The Kaiser’s new imperial regalia includes a three pound crown with 109 diamonds and a sapphire topped by his Empress, while his wife receives 105 diamonds and eleven large pearls. In Maine, elderly residents in Oxford County are noted for unusually long lifespans as families visit neighbors. General Raum, a Washington pension official, nears sixty and is praised for hospitality alongside his wife and blended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Wilvelm
General Rava
Washington
Justice Field
Congressman Reed
Raum
Bard
Avon
General Raum
Babbitt Wealth and Soapworks Flourish in New York
The fortune of the late B Babbitt is estimated at 5 000 000. His six immense kettles of boiler iron in New York factories have a total capacity of 3 500 000 pounds and require 216 000 worth of raw material to fill before boiling. The joke in trade asked what it costs to keep the kettle boiling. Much of the factory machinery is his own invention and he had a high order of inventive genius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. T. Babbitt
New York
Mr. Babbitt
Babbitt
Astor status and odd claims told in a dated column
A Georgian smoker’s pipe supposedly over two centuries old prompts arithmetic on tobacco use and compound interest. The piece touts Jon Jacon Astron as America’s richest man at about 150 million, mentions Astor’s age, looks, and social circle, and notes his child William Waldorf Astor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Jacon Astron
New York
Thomas G. Shearman
Astor
Thomas Gibbs
South Carolina
Fowler
Cincinnati
George HL. Pendleton
Ohio
Mr. Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Arthur
Italy
Government finances and counterfeiting activity of the year
The report of the Commissioner of Customs shows a favorable settlement of over $250 million for the government and over $20 million in settlements against the government. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing reports $615.79 million in face value of notes and bonds printed. Secret Service Chief John Bell notes 430 arrests for counterfeiting, with 165 foreigners arrested including 6 Italians, and $477,081 in counterfeit notes captured. Thanksgiving proclaimed for November 28. US and Canadian business failures for the week ended November 1 numbered 229 and 88 respectively, with declines since June 30, 1888 totaling $15,965,944. The public debt stands at $1,625,521,576 with cash in Treasury $45,335,762 and debtless cash $1,060,950,677.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Customs
Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing
United States
John
Bell
Secret Service
Tim
Ist
Canada
Treasury
Multiple 29th events reported from 19th century items
A batch of brief items notes: Heston & Erben wool dealers of Philadelphia failed for 350000 on the 29th. the New York baseball team won the world championship by defeating Brooklyn 3 to 2 in game nine, NY holding six victories. An explosion in Scranton killed three. Emma Beckwith nominated by Equal Rights party for Brooklyn mayor. Gun maker Krvr r to establish works near Pittsburgh. Lewis Andrews dies at 109 in Pottersville. T De Witt Talmage sails for Holy Land. Tradesmen's Bank of Conshohocken closed, cashier missing with 50000 shortage. Mayor Grant bans street music in NYC. Hiram A. Jones, pioneer pony express founder, dies at 70 in Newburgh. Two more bodies recovered at Johnstown. one identified as John Schrantz of Allentown. Arctic loss reported for Lucretia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heston & Erben
Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyns
Scranton
Emma Beckwith
Equal Rights Party
Brooklyn
N. Y
N. Y. Krvrr
Pittsburgh
Lewis Andrews
Pottersville
T. de Witt Talmage
Brooklyn Tabernacle
City of Paris
Newburgh
Johnstown
Ist
John Schrantz
Allentown
Arctic Ocean
Lucretia
New Bedford
Mass
Cronin murder case testimony and assorted 19th century notices
Witnesses from Camp 20 testified about the Cronin murder case on the 29th, Mrs Dinan supported her husband’s account of a white horse, and various incidents across the nation were reported. Convictions, fires, wrecks, deaths, property losses, and public notices form a mosaic of events from Topeka, Denver, Glendale, Massena, Kansas City, St. Paul, Helena, Shinnston, Camden, Shelbyville, Somerset, and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp 20
Cronin
Glendale
Pullen
Ansel Gillett
C. C. Easterpay
Massena
Armour & Co
Kansas City
St. Paul
Marvin
Relief Committee
Dakotas
Harry Norman
John Childers
Helena
Ark
Epward
Exner
Shinnston
W. Va
Ebert
Chicago
John Manning
Camden
D. C
South Carolina
Chronology of Trials and Trials and Reports in Brief
A digest of contemporaneous notes reports insanity pleas, hangings scheduled at Fort Smith, storms in Colorado and Nebraska, crop and livestock losses in Kansas and Colorado, train crashes near Easton Colorado, and Cronin murder trial witnesses including Jonas Carlson detailing cottage rentals and Burke as the man who used the alias Frank Williams.
Foreign Intelligence and World Turmoil Report
London advices say two hundred homes burned in Scutari. Guatemala’s Santa Rosa district erupts as government forces shoot prisoners. A massacre in South western New Guinea targets Rev. Mr Savage and Missionary Society staff. Gillette details Cronin murder in Winnipeg jail. Burke says Clan na Gael killed Cronin for secrets. Glasgow carpet factory collapse kills fifty. Guatemala revolution ends with government victory and executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scutari
Santa Rosa
Guatemala
Tur
New Guinea
Mr. Savage
London Missionary Society
Howe
Baker
Gillette
Winnipeg
Man
Dr. Cronin
Burke
Carlson Cottage
Dan
Dennis Coughlin
Pat Cooney
Silverman’s
Cronin
Clan-na-Gael
Isl
Glasgow
Scotland
Proclamation admits North Dakota and South Dakota as States
A proclamation issued on the afternoon of the 2d declares North Dakota and South Dakota admitted to the Union simultaneously, a historic first for twin states joining together. Other items note a Fort Worth grocer's failure, the Cronin murder case witness, quarry blast deaths, a shipwreck off Cape Hatteras, and various fires and accidents across the country.
The Cronin Murder Witnesses Testify on Camp 20 Methods
Witnesses for the prosecution describe the inside operations of Camp 20 as the trial reveals how the murder was organized. Testimony outlines steps, locations, and key players, highlighting the chain of events from planning to execution and the authorities’ pursuit of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp 20
Witnesses detail Cronin disappearance in Clan na Gael case
In Chicago on Oct 29 the Cronin case heard Mrs. Conklin describe the abduction scene and the buggy driven by a stranger. Frank Scanlan testified Cronin last seen alive about 7:30 pm on May 4 as he entered a buggy and handed Scanlan keys. Other witnesses, including Captain O'Connor and Patrick McGarry, described camp meetings, alleged spies, and calls for reform within Clan na Gael, with cross-examinations revealing tensions and questions about Cronin's fate. Adjournment set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Cronin
Mr. Scanlan
Patrick Henry Cronin
County Cork
Ireland
Frank T. Scanlan
Cronin
Delto- American Company
Fifth Day of Cronin Trial Highlights Clan na Gael Testimony
Chicago October 30 reports show witnesses testifying about Clan na Gael activities Camp 20 Columbia Club. John F Beggs senior guardian and members Burke Coughlin Cooney O Sullivan are cited along with discussions of spies embezzlement and a secret committee. Witnesses describe heated speeches by McGarry Powers and Beggs amid calls for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cronin
John F. O'Connor
United Brotherhood
Clanna-Gael
Order
Columbia Club
Forrest
Clan-na- Gael
Foster
Beggs
O'Connor
John F. Beggs
Martin Burke
Dan Coughlin
Patrick Cooney
Patrick O'Sullivan
T. F. O'Connor
Andrew Foy
Camp 20
LeCaron
England
Ireland
Parnell Commission
Longenecker
Burke
Coughlin
O'Sullivan
Cooney
Andrew J. Ford
Patrick McGarry
Richard Powers
McGarry
Powers
Alexander Sullivan
How Camp No. 20 Paved the Way for Dr Cronin Murder
In Chicago the Cronin trial recounts Clan na Gael history with Captain OConnor stating he heard a minority report read in Dr Cronins camp. Witnesses name Camp 20 members and secret committees, with Beggs presiding May meeting and reports to Beggs alone. The testimony links Irish society figures to the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp No. 20
Dr. Cronin
Chicago
Cronin
Dennis O'Connor
Clan-pa- Gael
T. F. O'Connor
O'Connor
Patrick Henry Nolan
Coughlin
Beggs
Cooney
O' Sullivan
Burke
John F. Beggs
John Collins
Collins
Cronin trial yields witness accounts and trunk link
In Chicago on November 1 the Cronin case heard George Reilly and James Quinn recount a March 1889 remark about a Northside Catholic. W P Hatfield tied a trunk bought by J B Simonds to the bloody trunk used in the murder. Major Sampson and William Lynn testified about a plotted assault on Cronin, while Edward Throckmorton described Simonds seeking rooms for a man needing medical eyes treatment. Court adjourned to Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cronin
George Reilly
Dan Coughlin
James Quinn
Reilly
W. P. Hatfield
A. H. Revell & Co
J. B. Simonds
Carlson Cottage
Evanston Avenue
Simonds
John W. Sampson
Major
William Lynn
John C. Garrity
Coughlin
Sampson
Edward G. Throckmorton
Knight & Marshall
South
Clark Street
Cronin Trial Passes Sixty-Three Witnesses In Cronin Case
At Cu riaco Nov 4 the Cronin trial continued with sixty three witnesses examined. Prosecution linked the victim to the white horse Dinan’s horse and tied Burke to O Sullivan Beggs and Coughlin in a web of relationships. Senator Kennedy, Burke’s counsel, withdrew reportedly due to conflicts with other lawyers and pressure from Forrest. Charles Carlson described cottage entry and bloodstains while Martin Martinsen identified Burke as the man who hired him to move furniture to the Murderers Cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronin
Burge
Kennedy
Mlatter
Curiaco
Lake View
Camp 20
Beggs
Martin Burke
John F. Beggs
Camp 2
Coughlin
Burke
Cooney
O'Sullivan
Senator Kennedy
Wisconsin
the Herald
Forrest
Chicago
Charles Carlson
Williams
Martinson
Expressman
Winnipeg
Hynes
Lindgren
Hammond
Ind
Carlson
Kunze
Johanna Carlson
Halkan Martinsen
South Clark Street
Martinsen
Chicago Avenue
Market Street
Belmont
Ashland Avenues
South
Clark Street
Simonds
Carlson Cottage
Mortenson
Burke Identified as Man Who Rented Carlson Cottage
In the Cronin trial Mrs. Annie Carlson detailed the renting of the Carlson cottage by Frank Williams and identified Martin Burke as the man who used that name. Jonas Carlson testified about Burke’s visits, the lease terms, and rental payments, noting footprints and signs of a struggle at the scene. Burke smiled when Carlson identified him, confirming the recognition. John Garrity corroborated a plot to slug Dr Cronin. Separately Hiram A Jones, 70, died in New York, a former custom house official and Erie railroad administrator who helped start pony express routes.
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Caus
Wygoham Paxton
Locker
Lewis
Howard
Kentucky
Memphis
Tenn
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Peraza
Venezuela
Vlt
W. P. Hatfield
Chicago
Cronin
J. B. Simonds
Carlson Cottage
Evanston Avenue
Dr. Cronin
Simonds
L. A. Russell
Cleveland
Ohio
James Edward Calhoun
Abbeville
S. C
John C. Calhoun
South Carolina
Avaton Rice
Louis Heck
Evansville
Ind
Jeupge Parker
Fort Smith
Ark
Colorado
Nebraska
Turovanport
Iowa
Kansas
Easton
Col
Longenecker
Gillette
Burke
Winnipeg
Carlson
Annie Carlson
Frank Williams
Martin Burke
Jonas Carlson
O'Sullivan
Williams
Mr. Carlson
Beggs
Coughlin
John C. Garrity
Major’ Sampson
Garrity
Sampson
Newnura
N. Y
Hiram A. Jones
Custom House
New York
Erie Railroad
Manuscripts of Authors and Their Paper Habits
Observations on famous writers and their drafting methods show a range from neat note paper by GeoRGE SAND to slate drafts by Lew. WALLACE. Charles Dickens and others filled vast sheets, while Miss Brappen used torn envelopes and scraps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ancorr
Mark Twain
Cuarlees Dickens
Jerrono
Charles Reade
Victor Hugo
William Black
R. D. Blackmore
Lew. Wallace
Ourpa
Miss Brappen
Wilkie Collins
Lucy Stenn Blackwell
Woman’s Journal
Secretary Rusk Forecasts Quick Pleuro-Pneumonia Eradication
The 1900s report from Secretary of Agriculture Rusk urges a national meat inspection law and praise for agricultural reform. He cites budget needs, compares U S spending with Britain, Germany, France, and Austria, and highlights farm institutes, forest regulation, and irrigation. Pleuro-pneumonia is reported under control in New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Maryland with optimism for eradication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Great Britain
Germany
Brazil
France
Austria
Rocky Mountain
Great American
Kansas
Wichita
Indian Territory
United States
Kings and
Queens
New York State
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Bureau
Three Lives Lost In Gale Off Cape Hatteras
The schooner Flora Rogers nears Charleston with rescued mate and four crew from the Jennie Rosalin. Captain Barlow and his wife drowned as the gale drove them north of Cape Hatteras. The steward crushed by a falling main boom. Rescue occurred after sailing from Savannah to Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Hatteras
Charleston
8. C
Flora Rogers
Jennie Rosalin
Savannah
Providence
Charleston Harbor
Gulf Stream
Barlow
North and South Dakota Admitted by Presidential Proclamation
North and South Dakota were admitted to the Union by President Harrison who signed proclamations at the White House. Dispatches report economic retrenchment plans for North Dakota, bans on liquor details, and a first twin-state admission. Crowds cheered in Aberdeen Bismarck and Pierre with bands, parades, bonfires, and speeches as residents celebrated the new states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North and
South Dakota
Washington
Harrison
North Dakota
States
Congress
Blaine
Mellette and Miller
North
Two
Dakotas
Twin States
James G. Blaine
Aberdeen
S. D
Mellette
Bismarck
N. D
Union of States
Main Street
Pierre
Court House
President Harrison Proclaims Thanksgiving Day in 1889
The President designates Thursday November 28 as National Thanksgiving and prayer. Harrison urges citizens to assemble in places of worship, praise Divine Providence, and bless the nation’s peace and harvest prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Washington
Benjamin Harrison
United States of America
United States
Arrival from Pineville refutes six killed by Howard band
A man arriving in Louisville from Pineville says reports that Judge Lewis and his party killed six members of the Howard band in the recent fight are false. He states only one man was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Pineville
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Jan Wert
Joan A. Arnold & CO
Prop’s
Montreal
Siberia
Paris
Robert Gray
Sullivan Andrews
Edward Andrews
Europe
Mr. Pottle
Oxford County
Crizen
Eatonton
the News of
John Wood
Shelbyville
Wood
Minneapolis
Pillsbury and Washburn Mills
Somerset
Chicago & Alton Railway
Union Pacific
Thomas IF. O'Connor
Executive Committee
Triangle
William Trafford
Grafton
Indiana Supreme Court
Niles
Mich
Monroe
Davis
Bender
Labette County
Kan
Kate Bender
Seth U'T
Tuy
Chicago && Alton Railway
Seth
Bellaire
Foreign Intelligence
Barbour County
W. Vz
Apvices
Suknirr Ruynotos
W. A. Holmes
Eugene Middleton
Yuma
Riverside
A. T
Brownwood
Tex
Tue
William Turnbull & Co
Key West
Fla
Stanley
Victoria Nyanza
Zanzibar
Hle
Hume
Jasper James
Jacksonville
Cairo
Thomas F. O'Connor
Clanna-Gary
Foy
Clan Na Gael
Harry Owen O'Connor
Clan-na-Gael Society
United Order of Deputies
George Sand
Robert Louis Stevenson
Charlotte Bronte
Santa Fe
Texas
CuicaGco
Cook County
Twombly
Buford
Rock Island Railway
South Englewood
Grant Cottage
Syracuse
E. P. Clark
Utica
Mount McGregor
Times-Union
del Pina Bros
San Francisco
Cal
Hong Kong
China
Canso
Penzance
Aden
Bombay
Madras
Penang
Singapore
Uncle Sam
Arizona
Guone
A.T
Holmes
Globe
Reynolds
Middleton
Joseph Kota
Ottawa
Ill
Blanchard
Georgia Barthiewitz
la Salle
Guelph
W. H. Harvey
Baxter Springs
Council of the
Indian Commission
Atlanta
M. H. Kellogg
College Temple
Newman, Ga
Brown
Fort Worth
Joseph H. Brown
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