Cholera fear and crime flood 19th century city
The column describes panic over cholera entering the country along the Mississippi, calls for vigilance, mentions business disruption and reader fear, and covers public health warnings. It recounts a crime in Cincinnati involving a man from Lanville, a saloon incident, threats, a suicide attempt, and the wider chaos of public reaction amid the siege mentality. The piece notes government and military responses, and references figures like Greely survivors and public buildings.
Exclusive New Party Scheme Alleged in 19th Century Meeting
New York July 26 exclusive report details a startling alleged political combination involving Dana and Butler with President Arthur. The piece portrays a packed conference planned to precipitate a new party, with remarks about pledge votes against Blaine and Logan and criticism of aristocratic purists. It notes Independent Republicans and a presidential committee, aiming to organize an active campaign from the national headquarters.
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William Waits
George Walton Trees
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Clowland
Barnum
Geum
Cleveland
Hatin Howe
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Senator Garman
Eithen
Nao Weat Ciryinn
National Committee
United States
Stevens
Murphy
Tow
Rosemanin
California
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Political intrigue and party faction talk in New York
The report outlines Democratic National Committee maneuvers with Blaine and Butler in contention for Cleveland, plus meetings in New York and Washington. It notes planned nominations, potential tickets, and graft against Cleveland, with figures like Butler, Blaine, and Reynolds involved, and mentions the national and congressional committees coordinating campaigns.
Intrigue in 19th Century Political Plot Unveiled
A report details a striking scheme involving Kells Arthur Baller and others plotting to influence the 19th century presidential race. General Arthur and John Kelly discuss questions tied to the election while retreating in the Catskills. The plan intertwines figures like Blaine Clareland and Butler, with a possible coalition or electoral maneuver shaping party strategy.
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Minine
Freveral Archer
Sharp
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Clareland
Kelly
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Dulier
New York Sun
Hhatter
Glee
Chinaman Moy Yin’s loss and Chinatown crime tale
Exclusive New York dispatch details Moy Yin a Pell street storekeeper whose cash heists funded a poker habit with a mysterious Col. ally. He borrowed 82,000 before vanishing, creditors seized his wash shop gear, and police pursue a defaulter amid Chinatown unrest and a wider set of local incidents across Indian country and Oregon.
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State House Gang
Chinatown
Moy Yin
Pell Street
Psn
Moffin
Lat
Hut
May Yin
Boston
Concord School of Philosophy
Croton
Stricken Painter Dies in Self Inflicted Death
New York July 25 Julius Holweg, once notable in Prussia and an expert sharpshooter, commits suicide in his tenement by a self-constructed setup with a gun on a chair and a pulley system. He drinks beer, smokes, and shoots himself in the heart after tying a pistol to a lines and firing two bullets, as startled tenants discover the scene.
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New Yok
Julius Holweg
Prussia
A& Foot
Seizi Valver
Holwey
Price
Andrew Rowland
Iren
Rowland
A Bizarre Georgia Dynamite Murder Tale
A sensational 19th century style report narrates a fatal dynamite attack on a young boy in Georgia. The assailant, described as a violent Black man, handed the explosive cartridge to the child who mistook it for fireworks. The blast severely injured the boy, destroying his vision and causing extensive burns. A white hat wearing man named Joseph Stebbing faces embezzlement charges in a separate court scene. Additional items recount a prison escape, a lynching threat, and local political notes with various arrests and court actions.
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Elm Street
Lyon
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Magneton
Magneton Appliance Company
George T. Averill
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Monroe
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Averill
Manger
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Revivalist Pastor Guilty of Immoral Acts and Suspended
In Sterling a church ecclesiastical court found Rev. R. W. Smith of Broadway M E Church guilty of immoral acts with members of his flock. He was suspended from the ministry as investigations continue and a conference in October is planned. A widow testified to repeated adultery and threats. defense cited blackmail.
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Sterling
R. W. Smith
Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church
W. A. Spencer
Ministra
Ani
Pesmith
Tib
Shepherd
Aurora
Smith
The Carnival of Death Cholera Across Ports
A chaotic cholera report describes infections in Marseilles, Huelva, Aries, and nearby ports. It notes funerals hindered by carpenters refusing coffins and widespread panic as the epidemic spreads through Europe, with multiple deaths and strained water and fuel supplies.
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Aries
Saintes Maries de la Mer
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Roaches du Rhone
Vinimiglia
Italy
Toulon
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