Kilrain Beats Smith In Rough London Ring Battle
Kilrain and Smith staged a stubborn bout in London, Kilrain pressing and flooring Smith multiple times, notably in rounds fifteen and eighteen. Smith showed grit despite wounds to his lip, ear, and face, while Kilrain carried the contest, and a $5 000 challenge was issued to either fighter by the promoter.
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Sullivan
London
Kilrain
Smith
Tators
Kness
L Falivan
Administration Reform Bill Cuts Tariffs on Wool and More
A Washington dispatch to the Chicago Herald outlines a tariff reform bill endorsed by Speaker Carlisle. It aims to reduce annual revenue by about 62 million dollars, with 50 million from duty reductions on manufactures and 12 million from adding wool salt lumber and coal to the free list. The proposal shifts to specific duties, revises woolen schedules to free raw wool and lower fabric rates, and includes the Hewitt plan to reform the customs service based on Treasury experience.
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Ways and Means Committee
Carlisle
Washington
Chicago Herald
A Congress
Airchild
Hewitt
Customs Administrative Service
Treasury
Representative Brumm Protests Belgian Miner Imports
Reports show Senator Brumm offering a preamble and resolution opposing the importation of Belgian miners, urging that the law against labor under contract be enforced. The matter was referred to the Committee.
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Representative Brumm
Cant
Senate
Edmunds
Committee On Territories
Utah
Blair
Pennsylvania
Allison
Committee On Finance
Teiler
Uiet
Des Moines
Ge Page
Logan
Ie A. Logan
Aothics of
Merchandse
Chicago
Tenor de We Wolf
Supreme Ams
The
Montana
E. Henry Lacombe
Seo ‘Cr
Edward F Bingham
A. Fea Pag Yo
Montgomery
Chigan
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Wm J. Alien
United States
Ilinois
Nexton W. McConnell
Tennessee
Caiet
Supreme Court of the
Terof
Emery B . Sellers
George F
Pritchett
Nebraska
Thomas Beaanee
Nevada
George $. Peters
Ohio
Whitaker M. Grant
Iowa
Oska
United Gentes
James R. Jordan
Virginia
William M. Nixon
James W. Emerson
Missouri
John Myers
Oregon
Brurmm
Lehigh
Offic
Treasury Department
Old World Tensions Rise Across Europe Amid War Prep
A Paris dispatch notes gains for M Carnot and calm German commentary while promoters of unrest persist. France boosts army readiness and forts around Toul with rail links to Metz under way. Berlin debates expelling socialists under a stringent anti socialist law. In Vienna, Austro Russian fronts tighten as Emperor Franz Joseph funds Galicia troop huts and equipment without enlarging forces unless Russia acts.
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M. Carnot
Paris
France
Toulis
Metz
Toul
Reichstag
Berlin
Austria
Russia
Aubertin
Ferry
Francs Joseph
Vienna
Galicia
Whittier Birthday Milestone Noted By Distinguishd Guests
The poet Whittier celebrated his eightieth birthday at his Danvers Massachusetts home on December 17 with many distinguished visitors offering congratulations. An Omaha dispatch reports P Rounds president of the Omaha Republican Company died after a pneumonia pleurisy and heart failure, with prior recovery from the illness.
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Whitter
Danvers
Massachusetts
Omaha Dispatch
P. Rounds
Omaha Republican Company
Waa
Incine
Wis
Milwaukee
Chicago
State Street
James J. Langdon
Monroe
Rounds
Garfield
Miber
Omaha Repub 5
Trade and business outlook from weekly Dun report
R G Dun & Co reports 258 US and Canada failures this week, 24 last week, and 288 last year. Money supply is ample and demand steady, though some markets remain subdued. Foreign trade improves, but stock markets drift lower. Uncertainty in Congress dampens purchases. Charleston cotton mill may close for labor shortages, Edgar Thomson steel works idles thousands.
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United States
Canada
R G. Dun & Co
New York
Review of Trade
Unus
Congress
Charleston
South Carolina
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Baddock
Pennsylvania
Republican Clubs Convention in New York Attends 1,603 Delegates
At Chickering Hall New York on December 16 1 253 delegates from 350 clubs were represented while 75 clubs were accredited but not present Temporary Chairman Daniel J Ryan presided and Senator Evarts became permanent Chairman The convention adjourned December 17 with James P Foster elected head of the new National League A St Louis telegram notes the State Supreme Court upheld local option law expanding prohibition across 34 counties and 11 towns locally Springfield leads the action with campaigns in St Louis Kansas City and St Joseph
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Republican Clubs
Chickering Hall
New York
Daniel J. Ryan
Blaine
Ohno
James P. Foster
New York Republican Club
National League
Lamar
St. Louis
State Supreme Court
Springfield
Kansas City
St Joseph
Destructive cyclone hits Indian Territory damaging Fort Washita area
Dispatches from the Southwest report a destructive cyclone in the Indian Territory near Fort Washita. Six people were killed and many homes, a store, and livestock were wrecked. The storm moved about a mile per minute, with a six minute duration at any point. Two children were fatally injured during the path of destruction. Five men died in a saw mill explosion at Tilton Georgia.
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Indian Territory
Fort Washita
Green
Tilton
Convention of Dakota delegates meets at Aberdeen
A Dakota Territory convention representing all counties adopts a memorial to Congress urging an enabling act admitting Lakota as a single state. Also notes appoint ment division chief Perry C Smith of New Jersey, a cousin of Secretary Fairchild, to replace Higgins. Mexico’s Congress adjourns with two major bills: one authorizes a 1.53 million pound loan and the other mandates federal district and territorial compulsory education. A gas pipe bomb exploded near Marshalltown Iowa’s opera house, injuring nearby trees and almost touching Sheriff McCord’s overcoat. several arrests expected.
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Territory
Dakota
Aberdeen
Congress
Perry C. Smith
New Jersey
Higgins
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
Fairchild
Federal
Marshalltown
Iowa
Notorious Iowa Hangman Bellows Dies for Waterman Murder
The article recounts the 1880 execution of Chester Bellows for the murder of his niece Alice Waterman in Iowa. It covers prior forays into capital punishment, including historic cases at Dubuque, Ottumwa, and Delphi, and notes the shift of power from judges to juries in 1878.
California Murderer Hanged at Bakersfield
Thurston Lee was hanged in Bakersfield California on Friday for the March 1883 murder of John Smith.
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California
Thurston Lee
Bakersfield
Cal
John Smith
Gompers Re-elected as AFL Reorganizes at Baltimore
At the Baltimore session of the American Federation of Labor the per capita tax was cut to a fraction of a cent monthly, a salaried organizer was approved, state federations taxed 25 annually, and delegates to London rejected. Samuel L. Gompers was elected president in acclamation, with McLaughlin, Martin, McGuire, and Edmondson named to key posts. The next convention will be in St. Louis.
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Knights
Gompers
Baltimore
American Federation of Labor
Trades Union Congress
London
Order
Knights of Labor
Knigh of
Knight of Labor
Samuel L. Gompers
New York
International
Cigar-makers' Union
Daniel McLaughlin
Illinois Minners’ Association
William Martin
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers’ Association
P. J. McGuire
Philadelphia Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Gabriel Edmondson
Washington Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
St. Louis
War on whisky platform of New York Anti-Saloon Republicans
The Anti-Saloon Republican State Committee adopted a platform asserting an irrepressible conflict between the liquor traffic and Christian civilization. It calls for total saloon extinction, condemns brewer and distiller alliances with the American Sabbath at stake, and urges prohibition, local option, and tax-based restrictions as examples like Pennsylvania.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Republican State Committee
Pennsylvania
Four New States In View As Territories Seek Admission
Washington special notes strong moves toward statehood for Dakota, Washington, Montana, and perhaps Utah. Utah adopts a constitution banning polygamy, but Congress may preserve the territorial clause upon statehood. Even so, national franchise rights would not apply before 1892.
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Washington
Dakota
Montana
Utah
Congress
Open advocacy sparks sensation over Canada annexation
Halifax special notes The St John Globe's bold push for immediate annexation to the United States as the simplest solution to tensions with Great Britain and the Republic has stirred critical circles in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The Globe is led by John Ellis a St John City MP and longtime New Brunswick legislator and Liberal leader.
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Canada
Halifax
St. John Globe
United States
Great Britain
Republic
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Globe
John Ellis
St. John Ciy
Liberal Party
Crown Prince Health Report Describes Noncancerous Throat Growth
The Crown Prince shows a new throat growth that is not cancerous. Breathing is not affected and no operation is needed at present. The right larynx remains sound. Open-air exercise improves his complexion and he looks younger, with notable calm and cheerfulness alleviating worry.
Irish MP Sheehy jailed under crimes act three months
Dublin dispatch reports Mr. Sheehy MP sentenced to three months hard labor after arrest under the crimes act. He appealed, was admitted to bail, then rearrested for allegedly attending a meeting in Clonmel. Bail denied and he was taken to Clonmel Jail. Also noted are arraignment plans for Father Matthew Ryan and United Ireland suing police over show bill removals.
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Cable Dispatch
Dublin
Sheehy
M. P
Clonmel
Matthew Ryan
Ballynet
United Ireland
Ennis
Bill Expels German Socialists Under New Reichstag Move
A new bill introduced in the German Reichstag would expel socialists who incur penalties under the anti socialist law or belong to secret societies. It would also punish participation in a socialist congress, potentially targeting most socialist Reichstag members.
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Reichstag
Germany
Poor Illinois Crop Prospects Warn of Lower Yields
The Illinois State Board of Agriculture reports discouraging crop prospects for next year with winter wheat in very poor quality and expected small yields. Cattle are being shipped out as corn prices make feeding unprofitable.
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Illinois State Board of Agriculture
Congo Dispatches Reach Brussels Amid Uncertainty
Cable dispatches arriving in Brussels avoid naming Stanley or Stanley Falls yet express growing unease over the explorer's silence. If no news surfaces within the month, officials warn the situation could worsen into serious anxiety.
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Congo
Brussel
Stanley
Stanley Falls
Blair Bill Sent Back for Unanimous Senate Favor
A Washington telegram reports the Senate Committee on Education has unanimously ordered a favorable report on the Blair education bill. The measure will be reported as it passed the Senate in the last Congress.
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Senate Committee On Education
Washington
Senate
Ground flax and oats feed recipe for pigs
Prof Stewart recommends grinding one bushel flax seed with eight bushels oats to avoid sticking to the mill. Mix 100 pounds of ground oats with flax and add bran to make a pig feed said to suit young pigs through fattening, yielding smooth pigs good for roasting.
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Stewart
Sheep fed on varied plants improve quality of mutton
A historical note explains that sheep fed exclusively on a single plant like clover or turnips suffer poorer flavor. English growers maintain diverse feeds across many sheep walks to enhance meat quality, using turnips, clover and other artificial foods to sustain flocks.
Watering guidance for plants and hanging baskets
Irrigate when plants show thirst signs and water generously. For hanging baskets, submerge into a pan of water to ensure thorough soaking and even moisture.
Senator Cullom's Bill Creates United States Postal Telegraph Network
Illinois Senator Cullom introduces a measure to establish a United States Postal Telegraph as part of the postal system with a $4,000,000 appropriation. It plans trunk lines from Washington to Portland Maine and to Minneapolis, New York to Cleveland, Pittsburgh to Topeka, Toledo to Detroit, Washington to Galveston, Chicago to New Orleans, Chicago to St. Louis, Chicago to San Francisco, and Cheyenne to Denver, with branch lines to connect free delivery cities. Lines would be built by the Army Engineer Corps, transferred to the Postmaster General, and funded by land condemnations where needed. Rates set at 10 cents per 20 words plus 5 cents per extra 10 words for under 500 miles, rising with distance, and newspaper rates 45 cents night, 7 cents day per 100 words, with higher charges for dropped copies.
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Chester Bellows
Alice Waterman
Bellows
Louis Lingg
Minneapolis
Watermans
Alice
Chester Wilcox
Iowa
Common Wealth
Fountain W. George
Epps
Des Moines
Sherman
George
Smith
Fayette County
Kennedy
Dubuque
Supreme Court
William Hinkle
Davis County
Hinkle
Appanoose
Orleans
Bloomfield
Centerville
Davis
Gillick
Ben M. Samuels
Vera Cruz
Chapultepec
Lowe
Wilson
Eagle Oint
Hayden
Governors Greys
Washington Guards
Jackson Blues
Sherii Hayden
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Germenia Pand
Delphi
Ottumwa
Benjamin A. McComb
Rockford Lil
Laura Jane Harvey
Rockford
Laura
McComb
George Lawrence
Lawrence
Beloit
Wis
Jefferson House
Eddyville
Copperas Creek
Camp McClellan
Davenrt
Otturowa
Ted
Laura J. Harvey
Elling
Nenr
Seane
Ttumwa
Supreme Tt
Tower Court
Cullom
Illinois
United States
Chicago
Milwaukee
Madison
LaCrosse
and &J
New York City
Cleveland
Albany
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Topeka
Kan
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Toledo
Detroit
Washington
Galveston
Richmond
Charlotte
Columbia
Augusta
Atlanta
Montgomery
New Orleans
Louisville
Nashville
Memphis
St. Louisa
Peoria
Springfield
San Francisco
Omaha
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Carson City
Denver
Enper
Army
New York
Secretary of War
Court of Claims
Cullom Proposes Broad Interstate Commerce Act Amendments
Senate bill by Senator Cullom extends act to express and railcar firms and many public carriers. It bans pooling among railroads and other carriers, clarifies joint through rates, and holds issuing roads liable for violations. It authorizes forms for schedules and official publication, and details on damages with commission findings as prima facie evidence.
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Senate
Cullom
Commission
United States Marshal
United States Circuit Court
United States Court of Competent Jurisdiction
Pension bill aims to broaden veterans relief and widows
A Washington telegram outlines Grand Army of the Republic pension proposals led by Senator Manderson. The measures seek pensions for all veterans unable to earn livlihood, continued widow pensions, higher minor child allowances, and parental support dating from any date of dependence. The plan seeks recognition of survivors’ pensions without strict service-related disability proof after twenty years. It also notes Ingalls' bill to remove arrearages limits and a broader push for pension law reform to simplify proof requirements.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Manderson
Washington
Ingalls
Senate
Pensions Committee
Congress
Winter wreath making ideas from dried botanicals
The article describes crystallizing grasses with alum for decorative pieces and how to preserve autumn leaves with resin for lasting color. It also suggests pressing ferns and trailing vines along with wood greenery to brighten indoor spaces during long evenings, easing the cold season.
Oats Prove Essential Through All Stages Of Horse Life
The piece asserts oats suit every age of a horse from colt to workhorse. It notes early training to eat oats, their necessity as mare’s milk wanes, and the need to allocate scarce oats between growing colts and driving teams. It warns overfeeding working horses to save labor risks.
Bills and debates mark Senate activity amid adjournment notices
Srexatron Berner is cited as introducing a National Association of Railway Conductors backed bill to license conductors for interstate trains. Other proposals seek damages for employer negligence, land forfeiture for Michigan rail lines, and funding boosts for a Detroit building. House actions include adjournment plans and a Rules Committee appointment.
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Srexatron Berner
Senate
National Association of Railway Conductors
Stewart
Plumb
Hose of Representatives
Hateh
Missouri
Reed
Mane
Congress
Treasury
Treasury Department
Cox
New York
Saul
Tarsus
lLaughter
Maine
Frye and Hale
Minnesota
Mills
Texas
Mr. Hatch
Dressmaking Rules From A J Harlowe In Good Housekeeping
A J Harlowe advises women who sew their own dresses to ensure perfect pattern fit, proper sleeve length, and careful cutting. She covers hems, stitching, hand sewing for lace, pleats, and the need to press well and avoid sheer washing issues. Modern trims include bias bands, gold thread, and fur, with baby gowns emphasized as sack-shaped and front-buttoned.
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A. J. Harlowe
Good Housekeeping
Do not seem what you are not
A collection of maxims urging honesty and virtue. The speaker cites conviction over coercion and happiness from helping others. Emphasizes speaking well of neighbors, sincerity, and the value of noble deeds over prestige or deceit.
Serviss Explores Space Wonders Before Brooklyn Audiences
Garrett F Serviss used a stereopticon to guide Brooklyn spectators through a solar tour. He described the sun's size and gravity, sun spots, solar eclipses, meteors, and comets, noting Sirius as a much larger star and likening comets to distant ambassadors in space.
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Garrett F. Serviss
Brooklyn Hautauquans
Serviss
Bartholdi
Wall Street
Mr. Serviss
Sirius
Brooklyn Eagle
Elephants cross rivers with young riding on parents
In large herds, young elephants stay under mothers and on tusks or trunks during river crossings. Babies walk on water or ride submerged backs as elders push and guide them, ensuring safety in rough streams. Observations by C F Holder in St Nicholas describe this curious scene.
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C. F. Holder
St. Nicholas
Razor Spurs Decide Swift Poultry Combat
In a brief clash described from The Cruise of the Marchesa, three inch razor blades ground thin were used as weapons. The king and royals bet as combatants faced off, two feints were followed by a decisive strike leaving the vanquished bird motionless in seconds.
Act Enables Seizure of Herring Nets in Scotland
The reign statute allows confiscation of any herring-net set or hauled in Scottish rivers or lochs or within two miles of the coast from midnight Saturday to Sunday. The Scotch Fishery Board revived the law and told fishing cruisers to enforce it, per London Truth.
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George III
Scotland
Scotch Fishery Board
London
Scott's Emulsion Promises Strength For Weak Children
In General Debility Emaciation Consumption and wasting in children Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites is described as a valuable food and medicine. It boosts appetite strengthens the nervous system and builds the body. A testimonial from Jos Sullivan hospital steward is quoted praising its effects.
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Scott
Neoi
Jos Sullivan
Hospital
Teward
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