Church Progress and Temperance Movement Reflections
A dated editorial discusses how the modern Christian church leans liberal in governance yet conservative in doctrine, stressing temperance activism and evolving views from to day toward a progressive future. It cites historical debates on alcohol and references political events and figures of the era with regional notes on Maine’s Blaine nomination and a forecast about Uncle Sam’s speechmaking. It also mentions a Port land libel indictment of the Sunday Welcome and various political analyses including Blaine and Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Timothy
Galilee
Apostle
Delegations Arrive in Boston for Maine and California Visit
The Maine and California delegations arrived in Boston amid a cool reception and left for Augusta by special train at 11. A four by four reception committee from Boston including Republicans Democrats and Independents will greet them at Blaine’s house with brass bands and a city illumination planned for Tuesday night. E C Lane, a Kansas City visitor, has been noted. Rev R H Comerell of Philadelphia plans to write Blaine’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Maine
California
Augusta
Conner
Mr. Blaine
Kansas City
Blaine
E. C. Lane
R. H. Comerell
Philadelphia
Garfield
How Prayer Was Answered In Wisconsin Church
A Wisconsin minister prayed for his speculative congregants to feel sin through losses in wheat. The next week wheat fell nine cents per bushel and 27 members reportedly left the church in fear. A week later the congregation voted to cut the minister’s salary from 1500 to 800 dollars, with one member joking the pastor should buy lottery tickets if he wants more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
An Unfortunate Strike
A discussion on labor strikes warns of poor odds for workers when wages are insufficient. It cites Fall River mill laborers who endured sixteen weeks out, losing $20,000 in savings and contributions before quitting, noting capital often prevails as labor cannot afford prolonged battles. No law can prevent such outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Ocean Steamship Racing Sparks Alarm Over Atlantic Speed Tests
The trial speed between Aubania Alaska and Arizona across the Atlantic from Liverpool to New York arouses fear of fatal accidents if such racing continues. A New York journal protests the practice while Captain Brooks of the Arizona notes 521 Atlantic crossings with over 100000 passengers, saying he would not risk his reputation in fog or ice to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubania
Alaska
Arizona
Atlantic
Liverpool
New York
New York Journal
Brooks
Practical Morality at Columbus Factory Shutdown Plan
An Ohio manufacturer with nine hundred employees halted Sunday baseball under a 3 PM Saturday shutdown, offering pay without deduction if workers desist. A contemporary notes that employers should consider workers’ best interests, suggesting broader reforms benefit both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Mississippi River Cut-Off Transforms Louisiana Waterway
On May 8 a river cut-off created a new channel in Louisiana, widening to 1100 1300 feet and 75 120 feet deep within a day, forming a steady steamboat route and shaving twelve miles from navigation. If the cut-off had reached the Gulf it could relieve levee floods. The widow of Santa Anna, in Mexico City, aged 48, lives quietly with Miss Bristoll, aiding her recovery of English after years without practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Gulf
Santa Anna
Mexico
Bristoll
Michigan
Beaconsfield Beyond the Seas Blaine Nomination
The Pall Mall Gazette and The London Times weigh Blaine as a pivotal choice for America and an England wary of his stance on trade and the Clayton Bulwer treaty. They praise his stature in the Republican party while urging cautious free trade considerations if Democrats shift policy. England watches the campaign with anxious interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaconsfield
Pall Mall Gazette
Blaine
England
Lincoln
American
America
Peru
London Times
Republican Party
Atlantic
United States
Popular sentiment triumphs in Blaine nomination
The New York Tribune lauds Blaine as a triumph of popular will within the Republican Party. It calls him the day’s most brilliant statesman and praises his broad Americanism, foreseeing assured victory and characterizing Arthur as unable to sway the people. The piece likens Blaine to past leaders Jackson and Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York Tribune
Blaine
General Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Pacific Coast Delegation Visits Blaine and Logan in Augusta
A California delegation chaired by M. C. Blake and including George A. Knight C Bush A B Spreckles Oregon Sanders B O Carr Eli S Dennison Davis C Reed arrived in Augusta to assure Blaine and Logan of Pacific Coast support. J H Rand of Nevada joined for a related mission. They met Blaine on Tuesday amid a festive Augusta reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Blaine
Logan
M. C. Blake
George A. Knight
C. ©. Bush
A. B. Spreckles
Oregon Sanders
B. O. Carr
Eli S. Dennison
Davis C. Reed
Pacific Coast
Augusta
J. H. Rand
Nevada
Garfield widow sends Blaine thanks and prayers
Among the telegrams Blaine received on Saturday was a message from Lucretia Garfield. It expresses gratitude and earnest wishes for the safe guidance of James G Blaine through turbulent months and in victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Garfield
James G. Blaine
Lucretia R. Garfield
American Photographer Returns From China With Chinese Wife
L. F. Fisher, brother of Wesley Fisher the baseball player, arrived in Philadelphia from China after fourteen years as a photographer. He brought a Chinese wife described as fair and intelligent, noting Soo Chow people rarely leave China and expressing views on Chinese society and potential American opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Fisher
Wesley
Philadelphia
China
Fisher
Soo Chow
America
Japan
Death by self in Danville famed Kentucky turfman
Gen Abe Buford of Kentucky, renowned turfman, committed suicide at his nephew’s Danville Indiana residence Monday morning after a trip to the races. He feared financial ruin and family misfortune tied to news of the Buford decline and Tom Buford’s asylum return. His body was sent to Lexington per his request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Buford
Kentucky
America
Danville
Indiana
Benjamin E. Buford
General Buford
Buford
Tom Buford
Anchorage Asylum
Judge Elliott
Lexington
From Bad to Worse During the East Bank Troubles
Italians in Butte Montana trusted Dominic Toneatti with their deposits amid bank troubles. He was killed by a fall in Lexington mine, taking the hiding spot of the money with him. Attempts to recover it failed, leaving depositors grief stricken and money lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Dominic Toneatti
Lexington
Dominic
Remarkable Reverberations Sounding Galleries
Remarkable reverberations are described from Shipley Sussex and the Grand Canyon. The north side church gallery repeats twenty one syllables. Transmissions of sound travel long distances through canyons and can be heard across eighty four to ninety six miles on quiet days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipley
Sussex
England
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Needles
Cottonwood Island
Fort Mojave
Bull’s Head
el Dorado Canyon
Court rules on widow claim of deceased traveler
Adam Dickey of Des Moines died some time ago and a foreign woman claimed the $20,000 as his wife. The court held the wife’s claim invalid, noting uncertainty in the tenure of office of wives of commercial travelers and barred her from the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Dickey
Des Moines
Nine Year Old Hero Averts Railroad Disaster Near Page City
Adam Shelby, a nine year old boy, discovered a washout on the railroad near Page City Missouri and remained at the danger point for hours. He built a brush fire to warn a passenger train, averting a potential catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Shelby
Page City
Missouri
Republican banner spread in Brooklyn amid Chicago nomination talk
In New York, banners flood streets as Blaine potential nomination sparks talk of a new party. The Times prints letters signed by "Republican" and similar names, many anonymous or from the paper’s staff. A list of so called Republican bolters includes papers that were not actually Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
the Times
Henry C Work Dies in Hartford Composer of Georgia Marches
Henry C Work, famed songwriter and composer of Marching Through Georgia and Grandfather's Clock, died at his Hartford Connecticut home Monday evening from heart disease. Father Dear Father Come Home With Me Now was also among his noted works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Work
Hartford
Connecticut
Georgia
Electro magnet Used to Remove Eye Iron Pieces
Two cases report success using an electro-magnet to extract iron fragments from the eye. Without the magnet sight in the injured eyes would likely have been lost in each case, according to the English medical society report.
Democratic State Convention Nominates Tilden Backers
The Democratic State Convention at Austin nominated Cassidy for Congress Sewell for Supreme Court and electors. Delegates to Chicago pledged to Tilden, disputes over Fair candidacy. New State Central Committee named. adjourned at 7:20 PM with cheers for Tilden and Hendricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Cassidy
Congress
Sewell
Supreme Court
Chicago
Tilden
G. W. Cassidy
Eureka
W. M. Sewell
Lyon
A.C. Ellis
Ormsby
George Ernst
Nye
W. E. F. Deal
Storey
T. E. Hager
Lander
A. C G. Ellis
Roger Johnson
Washoe
P. N. Hansen
Senator Fair
Fair
Hendricks
D. E. McCarthy
E. P. Hardesty
Elko
John H. Dennis
B. Sadler
F. Lemmon
Matt. Canavan
O. E. Doran
McCarty
J. K. Hopkins
Sadler
State Central Committee
New
Churchill
E. M. Wightman
Douglas
H. Harris
Eiko
E. J. Hines
J. W. Dorsey
I. Ostreicher
Esmeralda
Daniel Holland
J. Francis Boller
W. O. Mills
BR. Sadler
Humboldt
F. M. Fellows
James Riche
Joseph Organ
H. T. Creswell
Ross Lewers
White Pine
Jacob Webber
Robert Biggs
Dynamite club speaker urges violence against England
In New York the Joe Brady dynamite club held a Saturday meeting with James McArdle claiming Americans may be justified in using dynamite against English sympathizers. He even spoke of a dramatic Hare against England and criticized killing the elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brady
New York
James McArdle
England
Queen Victoria’s Pantry
Drought Woes Hit British Columbia Farmland
In interior British Columbia ditches and many creeks run dry as grass burns and grain drops. Cattle soon face hardship as rain cannot save crops in several districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Aaron A. Sargent To Return From Berlin In June
Aaron A. Sargent late Minister at Berlin will return to America in the latter part of June. He is expected to arrive at his Grass Valley home some time during the month of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron A. Sargent
Berlin
America
Grass Valley
Local Committee Plans Big Improvement for Democratic Convention Hall
The Committee of Arrangements for the National Democratic Convention will rearrange Convention Hall to seat 20 000 people and enlarge press accommodations. Local managers expect higher outside attendance than at the Republican Convention as Democratic clubs nationwide plan to attend.
Color Question Divides Ohio and North Carolina Delegates
Ohio and North Carolina parties quit on the color issue sending all white delegates to Chicago and black alternates, while black Republicans of North Carolina sent all black delegates with white alternates. Both conventions met on the same day unknowingly, amid bids to restore the old Tilden Hendricke ticket. History does not support the claim. a bipartisan commission found Tilden was not elected and Congress ratified the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
North Carolina
Miyery
Chicago
Tilden
Hendricke
Congress
Nomination praise and early GOP optimism abroad
Proponents across parties offer praise and forecast Blaine’s broad success after the Chicago Convention. Senators In galls Harrison Lamar Hawley Coleman and others declare Blaine invincible strong on China policy and foreign affairs with Indiana California and New York support. Democratic voices warn of Tilden and doubt Blaine sweeping key states while others predict success in Ohio New York and the Pacific Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ingalls
Harrison
Blaine
Pacific Slope
New York
Indiana
Gresham
Lamar
Hawley
Miller
California
Morrison
Californias
Congress
Pacific Coast
Healey
Tilden
Arthur
Folger
Calkins
Fliscock
Maine
Ohio
West Virginia
Representative Post
Pennsylvania
Democratic Congressional Committee
Sam Randall
Sherman
Lincoln
G. W. Curtis
Associated Press
Joseph E. Johnston
Spriggs
Utica
Carlisle
Randall
Brown
Georgia
George
Mississippi
Hayes
Washington
Simon Cameron
The
New York Tribune
Chaffe
Logan
Colorado
Nevada
Oregon
New Jersey
W. Walter Phelps
Plumb
Coal Discovery Near Asylum Quarry Reported
The Naps Register notes that workers near the asylum quarry Friday morning uncovered a thick rich coal vein. The find confirms local beliefs of coal in the area and preparations are underway to open the coal field and begin mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naps Register
Asylum
Parker's Ginger Tonic Endorsed By Reader
A Chicago reader reviews Parker's Ginger Tonic as an excellent remedy for kidney lung and stomach disorders. The tonic is described as invigorating without intoxicating effects and is praised in the Religio Philos Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
J. Francis
Religio Philos, Journal
Chicago
Lovelocks notes and mill lease amid camp prosperity
A Silver State correspondent from Lovelocks reports G W Bothwell has leased the quartz mill owned by Will iama & Wallace for one year with crushing to begin July first. The arrangement settles disputes between mill and mine owners, boosting local prosperity. Also, Lovelock received 1200 dollars on fifteen tons of cobalt and nickel ore shipped to San Francisco and re shipped to Swansea for processing. The Humboldt river rise floods farms, dammed lakes, and displaces families, blamed on the New York Company. Misses Katie Murphy and Rosecrans of Reno plan a visit through the Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver State
Lovelocks
G. W. Bothwell
Bernice
Messrs
Williama & Wallace
George Lovelock
San Francisco
Swansea
Wales
Lovelock
Humboldt River
He Lake
New York Company
H. C. Emmons
Larsen, Kewley
Marker Brothers
Katie Murphy
Rosecrans
Reno
State School Board Rules Out Religious Instruction In Public Schools
The New York State Superintendent ruled that public schools must exclude religious instruction and exercises during school hours to ensure equal rights for students of diverse faiths. He noted attempts to accommodate Catholic students by outside participation could undermine discipline and respect, and concluded that universal secular instruction is the only feasible means to protect constitutional guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Public Instruction
New York
Reunion on the Mississippi and a soldier's rare family glimpse
Congressman Blackburn recalls a wartime moment when, after years apart, he met his wife and child on a Mississippi river steamer. A thirsty soldier receives lemonade from a girl who is the baby he last saw as a newborn. The encounter, witnessed by his brother's family, became a lifelong memory of love and reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Blackburn
Kentucky
Mississippi
Jupiter
Altitudes of California and Nevada Landmarks
Reference list of elevations for sites in California and Nevada including Lake Tahoe Mount Tallac Donner Lake Mono Lake Webber Lake Mount Whitney and Yosemite with peaks such as Treasure Hill in White Pine County and Mount San Bernardino. Noted figures range from about 4 500 to 15 000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Cal
Nev
Mount Tallac
B Street
Virginia City
Mount Davidson
Gold Hill
Silver City
Dayton
Donner Lake
Mono Lake
Webber Lake
Donner Pasa
Treasure Hill
White Pine Co
Oe Pine Hill
Aurora
Mount San Bernardino
Yosemite
Big Tree Grove
Calaveras Co
Mount Whitney
Col
Also Mentioned on This Page
Church Progress
Statesman
Greystone
Hudson
Sammy
Board of Trade of
Los Angeles
Stockton
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Manilla
Sunday Welcome
Portland
Sears
Chronicle
Cape
Gordon
Seychelless Islands
Denver and
Rio Grande
Salt Lake
Black Canyon
Senator Foley
James A. Garfield
Butler
Pacific Coasters
Ocean Steamship Racing
Denver
James Watson Webb
Mr. Webb
Bennett
Bryant, Greeley
Raymond
Samuel B. Webb
Claverack
Vienna
Blackburn Baby
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!