Cholera alarms and global dispatches reported
News briefs note Toulon ship crew abandoning vessel amid a cholera outbreak and five cured cases by pure oxygen. Lord Granville cites Chinese Gordon safely at Khartoum. Russian engineer Todleben dies as cholera spreads. Poland relief aid tops $100,000.
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Toulon
Lord Granville
Gordon
Khartoum
Francis Todleben
France
Poland
Loulon
Mason
Marseilles
Notable early 1880s US appointments and deaths listed
Chicago papers recount Allan Pinkerton's death. Birth details of a newborn in Newcastle Ohio. Nominations for Utah Chief Justice by the President Charlie Zane in Springfield Illinois. LL D honor for Senator Ingalls. General Egan's fall and detention in New York. Labor Commissioner nomination for John Jarrett Pittsburg. Diplomatic posts named: Kasson to Germany Taft to Russia Francis to Austro Hungary. Richmond, Byers, Williams named for consular roles. Notable deaths include Rear Admiral Ammen's wife and war chaplain J D Jones Saratoga and Arlington Hotel proprietor James Dennison.
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Chicago
Allan Pinkerton
Edinburgh
Scotland
George H. Jacobs
Newcastle
Ohio
Charlies &. Zane
Springfiel
Utah Territory
Senator Ingalls
Williams Filege
Thomas Egan
Meade
New York
Bridewell
John Jarrett
Pittsburg
Arthur
John A. Kasson
Germany
Alphonso Taft
Russia
John M. Francis
Austro-Hungary
Lewis Richmond
Portugal
Samuel H. M. Byers
Rome
Ramon O.williams
Havana
Ammen
Washington
Indianapolis
J. D. Jones
One Hundred and Seventeenth New York Regiment Infantry
Saratota
N. Y
James P. Dennison
Arlington Hotel
Financial and Industrial Update: Debt Totals and Industry News
Last regular monthly public debt statement shows interest bearing debt of 1.226 billion and total debt 1.830 billion with cash in treasury 392 million. Placed items note June decrease of 9.2 million and interest details. Also reports shutdown of five cotton-duck mills at Woodberry Maryland affecting about 1200 workers, and railway actions with Lake Shore Road on Pittsburgh line. The Age of Steel features ninety letters from builders and manufacturers indicating good trade and full-capacity production, while price weakness is blamed on recent failures and low confidence.
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Seccseseeseee
Navy Pension Fund
Ceeseee
Sessseesee
United States
Eceanosambe
M ‘Treasury
Etre Ood
Emmena Inaenneeentiaemiadnee Ead
Pacific Railway
Transportation Service
Ecc
Eee
Eebshees
Stee
William Hooper & Sons
Woodberry
Lake Shore
Pittsburgh
Akron
Ohio
Newcastle
Age of Steel
St. Louis
Mixed 19th Century News Items Highlight Policy and Crime
The dispatches report diverse events from the Cherokee Nation to U S and Mexican politics. It notes wire fencing removals by a territorial sheriff, Diaz's overwhelming Mexican presidency, and Society of the Army of the Tennessee meeting plans. It includes embezzlement by ex State Treasurer Churchill, Independence Day observances, Gun accidents, a cholera quarantine, liquor sales changes, and a fatal shooting in Texas.
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Sapastas
New Laredo
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
United States
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Lakinnetonk
Sherman
Grant
Thomas J. Churchill
Arkansas
Washington
Jefferson
Republic
Geni McCellan
Henry C. Bowen
Woodstock
Conn
Bert Henry Ward Beecher
Franklin Fisk
Chicago
Gen. McClellan
Lossing
St. John
Joseph Cook
Boston
George H. Baker
Philadelphia
Asden
Iowa
Kate Shelley
John F. Curran
Barthodi
Paris
Grand Haven
Mich
Grand Rapids Heavy Artillery Company
Louis Smith
Edward Sebring
Clarendon
Patrick Connelly
Mobile
Ala
TuHe Gulf
France
Th Chholera
Louisiana House Rejects Prize-Fighting Ban Vote
In Louisiana the House defeated a bill to prohibit prize-fighting by 42 to 48. The Illinois Democratic State Convention at Peoria nominated Arter H Harrison for Governor Henry Seiter for Lieutenant Governor Michael J Dougherty for Secretary of State Alfred Orendorff for Treasurer and delegates-at-large John M Palmer William R Morrison John C Black and Lambert Tree for Chicago. The platform condemns the current high tariff as unjust and misrepresented.
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House of Representatives
Yeas
Peoria
Arter H. Harrison
Henry Seiter
Michael J. Dougherty
Alfred Orendorff
John M. Palmer
William R. Morrison
John C. Black
Lambert Tree
Chicago
Ilinois
Hich
John H. Oberly
State Central Committee
Henry C. Connelly
Rock Island
Monroe C. Crawford
Union County
O. B. Ficklin
Coles
William G. Ewing
Cook
J. W. Doane
James T. Healy
James H. Ward
Harvey D. Colvin
James Moran
Lake
John F. Smith
Stephenson
James K. Blish
Highth
M. W. Shurtz
George B. Harrington
Iroquois
George J. Wilson
William Prentiss
Henry Phillips
Cass
H. P. Shumway
Christian
W. T. Kirk
James R. Cunningham
J. C. Allen
Richland
E. B. Buck
G. W. Aiken
Washington
Thomas McNeely
G. D. Henning
Joseph C. Mackin
Tariff Taxation Debate Echoes in Morrise Speech
A fragment shows William R. Morrise urging earnest efforts on tariff taxation. The note hints at a tariff for foreigners and a call for strong fiscal measures.
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William R. Morrise
Toll of Disasters Across North America Reported
Wreck of a Burlington train collapsed into Grand River near Sumner Missouri killing Fred Young and John Long with over a dozen injured. A furniture factory and hotel burned in Tell City and Luther. Dozens of buildings lost in Driftwood Port Perry and Kingston Ontario. Explosions kill miners in Nanaimo and gas blast in South Olive Ohio. Fires destroy hotels and mills in multiple towns. a tornado hits Rich Hill and Walnut Missouri. Forty laborer homes burn at Lachine Canada leaving many homeless.
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Chicago, Burlington and
Kansas City
Grand River Bridge
Sumner
Fred Young
Milan
John Long
Tell City
Ind
Luther, Mich
Driftwood
Nanaimo
British, Columbia
South Olive
Ohio
Prince of Wales
Montreal
Port Perry
Ont
Ontario Bank
Windsor
Chelsea
Massachusetts
The
Silver & Deming Company
Salem
Pemberville
Dougan
Brooklyn
Leechburgh
Pennsylvania
Kingston
Calumet Iron and Steel Company
Chicago
Rich Hill
Walnut
Presbyterian
Lachine
Canada
Delegation rivalries amid Bayard McDonald bid for nominee
The article outlines 7th district political maneuvering with Bayard and McDonald favored as a winning ticket, while Cleaveland and Randall show mixed strength. It notes Massachusetts hesitation, Butler candidacy chatter, and potential splits within the party as plans unfold. Also reported is a cholera alert from Asia and a financial appropriation update, plus a Washington Navy Yard halt and a July 4 outbreak of illness tied to ice cream.
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Eratic National Venti
Oleavlan
Indiana
AB Raing
McDonald
Pibke
Randall Pavea
Massachusetts
Pridter
Butler
Vandalia
Congress Debates River and Harbor Bill and Porter Case
The Senate passed the river and harbor bill with a $19,684,709 appropriation while the House supported $12,086,200. Debates centered on Fortification and Porter v. United States findings, with vetoes and subsequent votes shaping naval and public works funding. The anti Chinese bill also advanced in the Senate and pensions measures faced mixed progress amid conference talks.
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Senate
House
James ‘Brachian
Committee On Finance
Pease
York
House of Representatives
Conference
Randall
Cority
Fitz John Porter
Slocum
New York
Fitzohn Porter
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Army
Secretary of War
Itz
John Porter
Ane
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Select Committee
William H.engle
Bris
Gen. Ord
Frank P. Blair
Averill
Logan
New
Mexic
Gabon
Nicaragua
Browne
Townshend
Saloon Murder in Bradford Over Honor Feud
In Bradford Pennsylvania Jacob Head and two companions entered Frank Middleton's saloon famed for trouble. Middleton's daughter, present by chance, was insulted and when Head asked for revenge she fired from behind the bar, killing Head with a revolver. The report also notes R. Ruggles of Carroll County Iowa, now Nebraska, as a $23,000 defaulter tied to speculative losses.
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Bradford
Jacob Head
Frank Middleton
Middleton
Head
Fragmentary Clippings Refer to Ohio Politics and Prisons
A garbled review touches on Ohio politics and social scenes, mentioning a man pleased with press coverage and a domestic visit. It notes New York prisons holding 4,690 convicts, amid unclear references to individuals and events.
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New York
Illinois Democrats Convene in Peoria Do Over Platform
The Illinois Democratic State Convention met in Peoria on June 2 in a record turnout with 1400 delegates and 100 hopefuls. The platform attacked protectionism, backed a revenue tariff, supported eight hour work limits, and endorsed pensions for veterans while resisting prohibitions on intoxicants. Carter Harrison was nominated for Governor with a full ticket including Henry Seiter, Michael Dougherty, Alfred Orendorff, Walter Carlin, and Robert McKinley.
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W. Green
Cook
Frank Lawler
Patrick McCarthy
B. Chase
L. Bignal
Kane
Mr. Frazier
Carroll
W. C. Greer
Whiteside
J. C. Campbell
la Salle
Melsiduff
Livngston
Marion
R. J. Goddard
Williamson
Morrison
Springer
Judd
Harrison
Rose
Illinois
W. BR. Morrison
Palmer
Harrrison
Alllinois
J. C. Black
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Henry Seiter
St. Clair
Michael J. Dougherty
Knox
Alfred Orendorff
Sangamon
Walter A. Carlin
Jersey
Robert McKinley
Edgar
Smellin' Talk and Odd Notices From The Region
A jumble of brief items notes Sm LL Talk post office in Tennessee and a Vermont teaching ban on tobacco. A Billingham man plans a month long cold tea habit. Baron Tennson’s quote appears. Alfonso is ill with consumption amid cigarette use. A Virginia cat reportedly rears two foxes with kittens.
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Tennesse
Vermont
Billingham
England
Baron Tennson
Alfonso
Virginia
Ohio Flurry of Tragic and Notable Local Incidents
A Springfield area lightning struck a sheep flock killing twenty five. A German girl in Ohio died of hydrophobia from a mad dog bite twelve years prior. The Reliance Building and Loan Association of Cincinnati is incorporated with capital of 100000. A Huntsville accident fatally injures Louis Murphy and kills his wife. Thomas Welsh of Akron dies after Paris green ingestion amid domestic strife. Probate Judge Gale reports 578 Franklin County deaths and 1057 births in a year.
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Springfield
Ohio
Reliance Building and Loan Association
Cincinnati
Huntsville
Louis Murphy
Thomas Welsh
Akron
Paris Green
Gale
Franklin County
von Behren & Shaffer
Stryker
Williams County
Bee Line
Lagonda
Jackson
John West
John Lt. Kelly
Jerseyville
Hmself
Hocking Valley Railroad
John McBride
Associaton
LL. B. and W. Road
Moreland
J. C. Williamson
William Hancock
Samuel Rowe
Bellaire
Rowe
West Virginia
Brideport
Sylvester Cover
Michigan
Youngstown
Lodwick
Cover
Morgantown
Azariah Paulin
Paulin
Pauin
Clement L. English
Belle English
English
Pickaway County
Henry Hafer
Joseph Ostermeyer
United States
Dayton
United States District Court
Hafer
Ostermeyer
United States Secret Service
Osborn
Urbana
Wreck on Pan-Handle Road Destroys Freight Car
A Pan-Handle Road freight wreck at Urbana caused by a separating train section. One car was completely demolished and several others damaged, with flour and bread contents scattered after the collision.
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Urbana
Sleepwalking child falls from second story window
A farmer Israel Patterson’s little daughter, two miles north of Piqua, wandered in her sleep from an open second story window and was found unconscious on the ground next morning. Doctors fear possible fatal injuries. Newport reports a lively scene as tradespeople greet renewed cheer.
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Israel Patterson
Piqua
Newport
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