Lincoln Tower memorial stone laid in London by Thames Embankment
The memorial stone for the Lincoln Tower was laid on Thursday July 9 after a warm afternoon. The tower rises 200 feet along the Thames Embankment with stone walls and durable materials, featuring British and American symbols and a unsectarian, inclusive design. Speakers praised emancipation and international goodwill as the event ended with prayers and ceremonial speeches.
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Lincoln Tower
England
Newman Hall
Thames Embankment
Westminster
London
Lincoln
Numerous Global Updates Include Smallpox in Jamaica and Oil Find in Indiana
Reports note widespread smallpox in Jamaica and a New Haven Indiana well yielding oil as good as coal oil. Other items cover Mexico’s growing Protestant churches, San Francisco fair openings, US wheat and corn exports, and debates on women’s suffrage within Methodist bishops.
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Jamaica
Kilpatrick
Chile
Mexico
San Francisco
Washington
New Haven
Ind
Methodist Episcopal Church
Simpson
Bowman
Haven
London
Baltimore
Robert Laird Collier
Chicago
Leicester
England
United States
Venango Republicans Write in Favor of Col Watson for Congress
In a letter the Venango County group urges publication of Col Watson’s qualities, praising his civic conduct, business acumen, and knowledge of state and national issues. They acknowledge support may anger Ledger and Erie Gazette editors but insist Watson would be a capable U.S. representative if nominated.
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Republican Congressional Conference
Col. Watson
MAIL
Col. Curtis
Congress
Republican Party
Eric
Warren
Venang
Council
Washington
Ledger
Erie Gazette
Pittsburg Disaster Destruction Flood Roars Through Suburbs
The Pittsburg disaster Sunday night unleashed a torrent from a water spout or cloud burst. In Butcher's Run about 20 million cubic feet of water fell in an hour and a half, lifting wooden homes and crushing brick structures. About 125 bodies recovered, fifty missing, twenty bridges swept away. relief subscriptions soar with rapid pledges.
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Pittsburg
Butcher’s Run
Erie Gazette laments mail and politics two term rule
The Erie Gazelle questions the Erie County two term rule and mocks the Mail for backing friends. It notes conferees must represent the people honestly before further public debate. Indian frontier war talk and a Congress nomination in the 25th district wrap up with Canada’s oil outlook.
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Warren Mail
Erie County
Erie
Warren
Mr. Mar
Erie Gazelle
Mail
the Gazette
Beecher Tilton affair Still under church committee scrutiny
The Venango Spectator notes the Plymouth Church inquiry into the Beecher Tilton scandal remains unfolding. It criticizes sensational coverage while detailing meals of letters and sworn statements, Tilton's arrest for libel, and Beecher's vacation as witnesses are examined.
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Plymouth Church
Court of Justice
Venango Spectator
New York
Tilton
Woodhull Nest
Beecher
Caesar
Mrs. Woodhull
Tiltons
Woodhulls
Stowe
Republicans Praise Address as Major Yearly Political Document
The New York Times calls the Republican Congressional Committee address the year’s most important political document. It reviews pre 1861 Democratic governance, claims Republicans stabilized in 1861 era, cites success in war, credit and growth, and urges renewed public support while noting remaining reforms in currency and transportation.
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New York Times
Republican Congressional Committee
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Soldiers of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Reunion
Lirrie Valley hosts the annual reunion of the Soldiers of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties on the first Tuesday in September. The event gathers veterans from both counties in a long running regional observance.
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Lirrie Valley
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua
The Poor Man’s Friend Allen Nominated for Auditor General
The Our National Progress notes strong support for Gen Allen for re nomination as Auditor General. It praises his fair handling of claims, caution on doubtful payments, courteous treatment of all people, and a personal history as a laborer shaping a humane, Republican administration. It predicts a large victory if nominated.
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Colored Men of
Pennsylvania
Our
National Progress
Harrisburg
Auditor General
Allen
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Fifteen Year Old Freeman
Forestville reports Frederick Mixer, son of John A. Mixer, killed instantly by a discharge from a gun while hunting with cousins. The event, witnessed by a frightened parent, follows a funeral turnout and recalls a prior drowning incident in the area. Separately, Williams faces a bank robbery case in Conneautville with defalcations and a plea deal discussed by district officials.
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Forestville
John A. Mixer
Frederick
Buffalo
Mixer
Fred
J. B. McClanathan
Fredonia Censor
Williams
Conneautville
Pittsburg
Reed
Cometdoom Prediction Sparks Delinquent Bill Alert
An August 20 destruction date for all terrestrial life is ridiculed yet prompts a push to belligerent subscribers to settle small debts before any alleged catastrophe.
Burrao Ladies Urgently Fund Union Monument Plan
The Burrao ladies push to erect a square monument in Niagara city under the Union Monument Association. Horatio Seymour serves as president of the effort.
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Burrao
Union Monument Association
Niagara
Jioratio Seymour
State News Roundup Highlights Events Across Pennsylvania
Philadelphia faces smallpox concerns while Allentown reports 260 peanut stands. The list cites many items from across the state including a Lancaster girl, a Harrisburg couple married 56 years, and Luzerne sending a charged incendiary to an asylum. It notes railroad leadership, fairs, wells, and fish spawning rules.
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Philadelphia
Allentown
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Luzerne
Louisiana
Scranton
North-East
the Patriotic Order, Sons of America
Robert Thompson
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company
Clearfield County
Geological Survey
Clearfield
Meadville
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
Shrewsbury
York County
Bellefonte
Brady’s
Bend Tron
Snowwhite
Lebanon
Heidelberg
Germany
Lancaster County
Beaver
Mercer County Agricultural Society
Stoneboro
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Baldwin
Shenango Valley Agricultural and Manfacturing Society
Greenville
Weldly & Co
Tamaqua
Garber
Mumma
Krause
Coyle
Parker’s
Petrolia
State Board of Fish Commissioners
Commonwealth
Sam Josephs
Pittsburg Flood Described at Butchers Run
Reporter recounts the Pittsburg flood on Butchers Run with wrecked glue works owned by C Hoover & Co. and testimony from Mr A Goal. Witnesses describe roaring water like Niagara Falls and note that survivors escaped uninjured despite toppled houses and debris. The U S signal observer found no storm indications Sunday night.
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Butchers Run
C. Hoover & Co
Coal
Niagara Falls
United States
Grasshoppers Rapidly Move Westward Across States
Sr Pavun notes grasshoppers spreading west from the east, likely reaching Wisconsin and perhaps Illinois before the season ends. Gardens in the city are overrun and latecomers can only deposit eggs for millions of future pests. Other states will report the scourge next year if the current movement continues.
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Sr. Pavun
Wisconsin
Illinois
Ravine Choked by Dead Slaughterhouse Waste in Allegheny City
July 30 report from Pittssura describes Butcher's Run ravine filled with slaughterhouse debris and carcasses, including hundreds of horses and possibly some humans. Hot sun worsens stench and risks pestilence as workers struggle to clear the blockage amid dense population nearby.
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Pittssura
Allegheny City
Butcher’s Run
Deptis
The Logo Taken. Rothschild and Seligman Arrange Large Loan
Negotiations for the balance of the five percent fundded loan ended with August Belmont Co and J and W Seligman Co. subscribing for 45 million dollars at par with six months option. Banks to be paid one quarter of one percent and to cover transport costs. Treasury officials confident bankers can place the full loan.
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Washieton
August
Treasury Department
American clubs open England tour with Liverpool game
The two American baseball clubs visiting England played their first exhibition in Liverpool. The Athletics defeated the Red Stockings in ten innings by 14 to 1. The attendance was large and the play drew considerable applause.
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Loxton
England
Liverpool
Athletics
Red Stockings
Prom notes prompt outgrowth of Beecher scandal interests
The Hartford Courant notes the promissory outgrowth of the Beecher scandal and predicts religion remains unharmed. It argues public indignation will sweep away reformers’ subterfuges and restore purity in marriage, while condemning reconstruction theories as demoralizing. It also reports Angell v McHenry decision awarding about 60 000 with future claims potential and continued suit.
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Hartford Courant
Beecher
Brooklyn
C. D. Angell
James McHenry
London
Erie
Glidden
Youngstown
Ohio
Mr. A
Vorestville
New Mexico Apache City and Missisippi Valley Trade Survey
Gen Crook’s 19th century campaign reveals a 200 mile square land tract with ancient ruined cities and a secluded population of about 1800 near the New Mexico border. Capt Manning gathered local truths while Jesuit accounts from the 1520s to 1530s align with modern descriptions. The Mississippi Valley earns the title granary of the world with vast land tracts and huge wheat, corn, and oats production across ten western cereal states.
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Crook
W. C. Manning
New Mexico
America
Mississippi Valley
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
High Water Damage Strikes Kentucky and Ohio
A severe Sunday night storm drenched Kentucky and neighboring states, driving Licking River floodwaters across the Ohio. Dozens of barges and coal boats were sunk or moored loose, with losses around 100000 dollars and twenty barges missing. Crops suffer as wind tears corn. a Newfoundland letter notes unusually cold summer. Livers Regulator advertised for sale by Hageltine in Warren.
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Orangeburg
South Carolina
Utica
Little Falls
St. Petersburg
Russia
Frangman” Foote
Andy Johnson
Tennessee
United States
Foote
Buffalo
Louisiana
England
Crvermswatt
Kentucky
Licking River
Ohio
Williamson’s Coal Pleyator Co
Indiana
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Thomas Morris
W. Cadman
John McCalmot
Annie E. McFarland
Sam
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Garland
Jennie E. Porter
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Racitel
John W. Ballard
Ross Marsh
Mary Platte
Bernhardt Platte
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J. W. Willard
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Russell House
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Carver
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P. Bysecker
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Holesale
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J. F. Wells & Co
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