Mayor-Elect in Virginia Discusses New Police Force
Interview reveals plans for a new police force with up to two hundred applicants. Dr Wales mentioned as possible head, with delays expected until after early next week. Colored officers discussed but no firm commitment. Hawkins resigns as postmaster candidate, and Lewis named acting postmaster. Nearby reports note a full house at a King Lewis event and an Army encampment setup in Baltimore.
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Klex
Monly
Lu Ullice
Delaware
Lu Uawkins KG
Hawkins
Wwentonel Wn
Postiuster Swiggett
Vb. Lewis
Aan
Hy Pstmaster Pyle
Lewis
Pittsburg
Cohoes
Cleveland
Cumberland
Prrrspune
Everthing
Charles Kloman
MII
Association of Manufacturers
Kloman
Amalgamated
Conors
N. Y
Harmony Mills
Herrick
Light Artillery
Cleveland Grays
Ninth Regiment
Consolidation Company
Elkhart
Congress
Two spirited games at the baseball grounds
A large crowd watched Our Boys face the Enterprise in a seven inning charity bout won by the Our Boys 22 hits to 10. The Gazette and News teams clashed amid speculation of bias with both sides praised for fielding and surprising catches.
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Enterprise
Hoye
T Davis
Tb Sandon
C. Watson
P, Mullen
Iley
Gwinnings
Gazette
News
Nine
Scrces
Brown
Davis
Lach
St. Second
Hoopes
Gazebe
Foster
Reeve
Sharpley
Cheyney
Hui
Gazerbre
Carpenter
Crute
Laurel
Swindled by Sharers Old German Woman Loses Twenty Dollars
In a Philadelphia street tale Mrs Tiller and her daughter on Tatnall street were duped by two sharpers posing as crooks with a Danes German accent. A Captain Bil liner debt story and a bogus pledge scheme led to the women loaning twenty dollars total before the swindlers vanished. A second item reports Alderman Roosevelt resigning from the Brooklyn bridge trustees amid scathing charges against Edge Moor Iron Company for failing to complete steel work and mismanaging contracts.
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Tiller
St. Bet
6Th St
Ceu
Iss Hillier
Pusey & Jones Works
Harris
Smith
Morris
Harris Jett
Miss Hillier
Generoully
Fuge Moor Tron Company
Roosevelt
Brooklyn Bridge
Edge Moor Iron Company
Moor Company
Edge Moor
Brooklyn
New York
House Censure Fight Over Remarks in Debate
Fracas in the House centers on Mr Kelley and Mr White disputing a statement by Mr Miller from Kentucky about a tariff agreement with distillers. Kelley denounces the claim as lunatic ravings while White defends the remark, leading to cries, heckling, and a tense vote. Kelley addresses the chamber explaining his actions and urging dignity as censure is considered.
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Kelley
White
Ion
Kentucky
Miller
Western Export Association
Windom
House
Waya and Means
Mr. Miller
Windom Committee
Mr. White
Mr. Kelley
Holman
Indiana
Randall
Robinson
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Springer
Howse
Keifer
Proctor Knott
Kasson F
Town
Aguage
Kasson
Boeinies
Wiite
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Senate
Washington
Pendleton
State Department
Messrs
Trescott
Blaine
Committee On Foreign Relations
Army and District of Columbia
Egyptian troubles spark exodus from Alexandria and panic
Dispatches report Europeans fleeing Egypt amid riots in Alexandria. Exoduses grow as steamers fill with passengers and officials move to Alexandria. European controls, banks, and debt offices close. diplomats urge a conferencing response while British policy aims to maintain order and rights.
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Pantic
Cairo
Sorpon
The
Times
Alexandria
Charles Dilke
House of Commons
Reuter
Snd
M. Sienkiewicz
Wandard
Constantinople
Marquis de Noailles
Lord Dufferin
Aera
Dervish Pasha
J. Gladstone
France
England
Germany
Turkey
Famine in Patrick County Spurs Baltimore Aid
A Danville report says Baltimore and other cities have sent substantial relief to Patrick County Virginia where transport is the main hurdle. Wagons from Martinsville and Henry County will haul supplies to Burnt Chimneys, 45 miles away, as destitution deepens and harvest time approaches. A local benefactor gives his last corn to feed others.
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Patrick
Danville
Baltimore
Patrick County
Burnt Chimneys Station
Henry County
Richmond
Lynchburg
Relief Committee
Martinsville
Stockton
Hotel Keeper Offers to Find Clugston Murderer for Reward
A New Jersey era text notes Valley Forge resident Samuel Clugston was murdered March 18 1881 by a burglar. John L Hoy Mansion House Valley Forge claims to have information on the killer and would produce him dead or alive if the $1000 reward is assured. The report also covers labor strikes in Pittsburgh Cleveland and Cumberland with mill closures and police measures.
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Clugston
Samuel Clugston
Valley Forge Pa
Howares
Norristown
John L. Hoy
Valley Forge
Hoy
J. Hou Ie
Ovar Valley Forge
Hoy’sesire
Winds and Tides Evidence in Malley Douglass Trial
In New Haven on June 14 the Malley Douglass case heard defense theories about Jennie Cramer's death. Squire Hyde testified berries grew near his Orange shore home and Jennie may have eaten them while passing the dusty highway. Captain Thompson bought the Jersey Blue steamer to run Baltimore to Chestertown with Corsica Creek calls.
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Malley Boys
New Haven
Conn
Malley
Hyde
William A. Peck
Dennie
Katie Malley
Owamer
Joseph W. Thompson
Jersey Blue
Balttnoe Chestertown
Corsica Creek
Terrible disaster on western steamer leaves eight bodies recovered
A rushing torrent collapsed a platform on Pogue's Run early morning drowning sixteen or more aboard. Eight bodies recovered include Katie Gilderman George W. Smith Edward Tilford A. V. Saunders and George F. Scoville. Flooding damaged South Meridian and Pennsylvanial streets with losses around 250000. Firemen emptied cellars as crops harmed and storms battered Indiana Ohio and Wisconsin.
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Inprawarotm, Inc
Pogue
Union Railroad
Katie Gilderman
George W. Smith
Edward Tilford
A.V. Saunders
George F. Scoville
Colony
Kansas
Meridian
Pennsylvania
Johnston, Erwin & Co
Tanner, Sullivan & Talg
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WA Vaen
Dr. Wales
Nts
Tweedy
Pryor
Lewis Pyle
Dutton
Sam Ian Pig
McCady
Joshua Ie
Ed Y
Savina Carpenter
Milrown Davebrima
Tongues
Josephine Watson
Talued & Farss
Costes
Rodgers and Bee
Buttonwood
Art Army
Teal Poste
Grand Army of the Mic
M. R. Boyce
Messenger
James Baird
Ee Ee Democrats
West Wilmington
William Munda
Madison Street
Weswru Democratic Association
Water Witch Engine House
Michael Collins
Enterrise
Nichols
Barritt
Frederica
Philadelphia
Pine Street
Wees Masonic
Temple Lodge No
A. F
A. M
W. M
Reed
Albert C. Gregg
J. W
J. EB. Pierce
E. C. Dawson
Isaac ©. Pyle
Columbia College
Richard B. Cooke
Second Baptist Church
Union M. E
Chestnut Grove
Bayard Legion
Florence Heights
Fleet Regiment
Yunit
Rockland
Marshal McMullenga
Denmark
Brooklyn Ridge
Congressman White
Mim
Virginia
Nouronk
Christiansburg
Norfolk and Western
Brush Mountain
Montgomery County
Harvey Black
Williamsburg i
Shenandoah
Roanoke
Norfolk and Internee
Garfield
Hiram College
Jennie Cramer
Guranteur
Joseph N. Locke
Thompson & Locke
Associated Press
the Gazette
Wasutsaton
Middle Atlantic
Herald Bulletin
Atlantic
Lake
Lkely
Mississippi River
Lake Gas
Middle Atlantic States
Warren
Butler
Ohio
Europe
Sherman Lumber Company
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Victoria Square
Montreal
Crapo
Custom House
Laredo
Texas
Eleventh
Evan Thompson
Tokio
San Francisco
Chita
Japan
Gutteau
Gray
Justice Bradley
Peninsula
Michigan
Pink River
Rev. L. 8. Weed
Stor
New York Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
G. Amyat
Bellechasse County
Quebec
St. Raphael
Portland Evening Star
Robie
Peppet
Eustis
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Detroit
Grant
Sheridan
Hayes
A. A. Humphreys
North Carolina
Raleigh
Jacob A. Long
Claflin
Newtonville
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Oliver Wendell Holmes
John G. Whittier
W. B. Howells
Z. P. Whipple
Pera
London
Cape Tauce
McCloskey
Wea Cn
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