Russia Aims at Balkan Conquest Amid Global War Talk
A London report says Russia plans aid to the Ameer of Afghanistan with officers arms and money while a 60 000 man camp forms at Kishineff. Turbidity from the Nile inundation grows 120 villages submerged with up to 1000 lives lost. The Times notes pressure to act on the Berlin treaty and Evarts warns Britain over Newfoundland and Halifax award.
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Newfoundland
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Halifax
Prince Gortschaxorr to resign premiership amid health issues
The Russian Premier Prince Gortschaxorr will resign due to failing health. Count Schenvaloff is named his successor. Notable obituaries include ex Senator John B Carlisle of West Virginia and Cardinal Cullen of Dublin. Bayard Tayiox underwent dropsy surgery while Rev Adirondack Murray suffered a severe gun accident. Postmaster General Key returns to Washington after seven weeks inspecting the mail service.
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United States
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West Virginia
Clarksburg
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Boston
Buchanan
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Ohio State Board of Agriculture
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Bayard Tayiox
Berlin
W. EL H. Murray
Adirondack Murray
Key
Pacific
Washington
Philadelphia Destruction and Arctic Ship Lost Report
A massive windstorm caused two million dollars in Philadelphia damage and casualties across several towns. Reports mention 1,000 dwellings unroofed, churches damaged, water fronts submerged, and 12 church spires toppled. The Arctic ship Florence is believed lost with all thirteen aboard.
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Harrisburg
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Chadron Creek
Provincetown
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Indiana Legislature to bear four party majority on joint ballot
Official returns show Indiana Senate with 24 Democrats 23 Republicans 3 Greenbackers and House with 53 Democrats 39 Republicans 9 Greenbackers. In Iowa Secretary of State results Hull 134,508 Farnsworth 125,114, Hull leading by 938 with similar margins on the rest of the Republican ticket.
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The Lynch Family Massacre Near Hockley Texas
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports a brutal Texas tragedy. George W. Lynch mourns eight children killed or burned in their home at Hockley after an early midnight assault. He and his wife survived, wounded, as investigators debate the fate of missing Carrie Lynch and the killers remain at large.
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Carrie
Lade
Weaver
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Glasgow Bank Failure Triggers Major Industry Shocks
The collapse of the Glasgow Bank causes Matthew, Buchanan & Co. to suspend with liabilities around 4.54 million. Bellaire Ohio Manufacturing assigns with liabilities 40,000 and assets 100,000. A 5,000 per share call looms for City of Glasgow Bank stockholders. Imports from Mexico total 4,052,558 and exports hit 1,825,007. Fair Haven Institution for Savings is barred from paying more than 10 percent to depositors for six months. Wheat and grain stocks across elevators total 13,811,000 bushels, up from last year. An international merchants and manufacturers convention is set for Chicago on November 12.
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Walter & Co
Scotland
Chicago
Welsh sailor dies in shark attack near Probolingo
The English ship Alice Davies reports the death of 22 year old William Jones Owens from Bangor North Wales after a shark dragged him from the Probolingo river where four crewmen bathed. A rope rescued four others. the attacker was a large river shark.
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Bangor
North Wales
Sndia
Brave St. Louis Boy Rescues Drowning Boys At River
In Chicago Primex infant class style tale a boy follows his father’s warning about Sundays. He spots a boatload of bad boys in trouble and, with his sister Susan’s shoe, uses a board to row out, rescue all the drowning youths, and bring them to land. A note of praise calls him very brave.
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St. Louis
Tom
Susan
Talmage Praises Newspapers in Sermon Rhetoric
Reverend T DeWitt Talmage of New York declares he is deeply indebted to newspapers for his reach and influence. He says critics help him spread truth and laments any attempt to silence press scrutiny as a debt he cannot repay. He tags editors with bold praise amid sharp remarks on political sentiment.
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Africa
European notes mix of science humor and politics
A collage of brief items notes naturalization of American bass in English streams, a corn crop estimate of 400 million bushels, New York trade interest in 1880 expo, and various odds and ends from public figures to world events. It mentions Bajov, the Shah’s wives, and labor shifts, with scattered anecdotes and quotes.
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Classical Greek Quips Stop Socrates Students in City Walk
Two junior students overhear a street scene in Greek from a master and his wife. The exchange features Appallodorus Xenophon Plato and Apollodorus joking about the master's wife and tongue like buzz from a bee hive as they walk toward the academy.
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Sugar from corn stalks experiment at Department of Agriculture
Prof Collier in Washington reports experiments in sugar from corn stalks. From 25 000 pounds of stalks he got 382 pounds syrup and 659 pounds sorghum syrup totaling 781 pounds sugar. With better machinery he estimates 1 150 pounds and a sugar yield around 75 percent. The millet stalk experiment is mentioned.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Chicago Journal
Weather Barometer Using Cord and String
A quirky description praises a handmade weather barometer made from a taut hemp cord between two points. It notes the cord tightens when rain is near and loosens as temperatures rise and skies clear, serving as a simple barometer for clerks in the counting and composition rooms.
Edison Light Will Light Homes Free From Lab to City
A detailed forecast describes Thomas Edison's electric light rollout after patent grants. Central stations in New York will distribute power via underground wires from Menlo Park to homes, theatres, and stores. The system uses a gaslike lamp with no flame and no heat, controlled by a spring to dim or brighten.
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Simultan
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Hughes
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Menlo Park Gratis
New York City
Edison
Gentle manners mark a true gentleman in public life
The article argues that genuine courtesy stems from humanity and tact, not mere polish. It cites public figures and insults to show that verbal abuse reveals a lack of gentlemanly feeling, while practical rebukes like a boot thump or door slam illustrate instinctive disrespect.
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Thomas
Berkshire
Harpers Magazine
Lord Beaconsfield
Mr. Gladstone
Parlor Magic Experiments for Home Science Readers
A St Nicholas October feature outlines safe, inexpensive home experiments to illuminate natural science. Techniques include the Magic Aperture, Green Fire, Cadaverous Faces, Parlor Sunshine, and Breath of Life apparatus with explanations and simple materials.
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St. Nicholas
Mouse steals brood from barrel by a clever mother
A Newburyport housewoman found a burrowed barrel with a mother mouse and six babies. She trapped the youngsters but the clever mother entered the trap and carried off all six. The dog later located the brood in the chimney.
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Newburyport
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Erald
Man loses finger to buzz saw in Fulton incident
A Fulton man touched a fast moving buzz saw and a finger was severed. An eyewitness foreman asked how it happened as the saw teeth were invisible at high speed. The report is unclear on additional details and names.
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Allan's Anti-Fat Promises Cure for Obesity
Adverts claim obesity is an abnormal condition with fat and sugar dominance. Allan's Anti-Fat is marketed as the safe remedy that can cure obesity without acid and suit even severe cases of corpulence.
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Remedy and patent cures dominate Hart disease claims
An assortment of patent medicines and tonics is advertised, claiming rapid relief for Hart disease and ulcerous sores. Products like REGULATO and Henry’s Carsoise Salve are touted with testimonials and pleas to buy through mail orders.
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