Five Colored Men Buried Alive in Tennessee Blast
Five colored laborers on the Nashville Florence and Sheffield extension near Wayland Springs were killed when rock and earth collapsed after a dynamite blast. The foreman stayed behind with one or two workers to load charges and set fuses, while five men returning to the cut were buried under tons of rock for forty eight hours.
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Nashville, Florence and Sheffield
Nashville
Tenn
Wayland Springs
Land Commissioner Resigns Over Authority and Law Dispute
Land Commissioner resigns citing a severe rebuke from Secretary Lamar. He contests the claim of authority and says the Omaha decision deprives the public of millions of acres of railroad indemnity lands restored to the public domain per the President’s guidance in the Guilford Miller case.
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Nfs
Parks
Lamar
Omaha
Guilford Miller
Fischer Declines Mercy in Execution Notes
Letters from Fischer found in his cell, including a Nov 10 note to his niece Parthenia, express defiance at begging for mercy. He vows to die on the scaffold, cites family grief, and frames his life as pursuing universal brotherhood despite his looming sacrifice.
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Fischer
Arweiter-Zeitung
Chicago
Parthenia
New York Anarchists Feared Amid Police Tension
New York reports anarchists wasting funds in saloons and cursing police and newspaper men. Plans to curb movements include banning banners and parades while authorities promise suppression. Herr Most complains of false sensational remarks about his Saturday meeting.
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New York
Messia
Most
Murray
Banker Rairson in critical condition after shooting
A Chicago dispatch reports banker Mr 5 W shot near a church three or four years ago. His condition is described as frail but improving though danger from diphtheria poisoning and abscess formation remains a concern. Fans remain hopeful for recovery.
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Chicago
5. W
Two Tramps Hanged By Mob In Missouri Pursuit
A Pike County Missouri dispatch reports a mob of armed farmers and citizens overtook two tramps who attempted to assault Mrs Beauchamp and Mrs Browning in the southern part of Pike County and hanged them.
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Louisiana
Minor Telegrams Summary of scattered events
Lee Mosier was hanged at Wichita Kansas for the murder of Hugh Lawler. Spain seized Perejil island near Ceuta following Germany. New Jersey Central Railroad to be taken from receivers on January 1. H H Chittenden assignee of A and Hatch Co liabilities. Boiler explosion at Hellcat furnace Woodside New Jersey kills one and injures three with damages about 30000 dollars.
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L Lee Mosier
Wichita
Kan
Hugh Lawler
Germany
Spain
Perejil
Ceuta
New Jersey Central Railroad
H. H. Chittenden
A. & Hatch & Co
New York Stock Brokers
Ponte Frm
Hellcrast
Woodside
New
Financial and Industrial: Canal Project Costs and Stock Bear
Senor Armero reports 58,299,000 needed to finish the canal and warns the company’s finances are serious and alarming. The New York bear operator A. & Hatch, former Fisk & Hatch member, suspended after losses from Reading. liabilities about 1,000,000.
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Senor Armero
Panama
Count de Lastepe
Recrohomers
Canal
Amy Eace
Penutiniate
Cnse
New York
A.& Hatch
Hatch
Lock Exchange
Fisk & Hatch
Reading
A. & Hatch
Notable 19th Century Executions and a Louisiana Shooting
Reports recount Richard E Warple hanged in Lafayette Oregon on the scaffold claiming judicial murder and denouncing his defenders. James P McCabe, also hanged in Peru Indiana, for Michael Rilsy’s murder. Bill Green sentenced to life for Enos Brombaugh’s murder after a four hour jury verdict. A Plaquemine Louisiana shooting follows a domestic dispute. a woman fires on a man who attacked her. Bronx dispatch notes a case involving John Arensdorf with Rev George C Haddock.
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Richard E Warple
Lafayette
Free Masons
James P. McCabe
Michael Rilsy
Peru
Ind
Bill Green
Enos Brombaugh
Green
Bill
Amer Green
Plaquemine
Jones
McKay
Isdy
Bronx Cay Down
John Arensdorf
George C. Haddock
Don Dickinson Accepts Postoffice Portfolio in Cabinet
The Chicago Detroit special notes Don M. Dickinson has accepted the Postoffice portfolio in President Cleveland's Cabinet. His letter to the President says he will assume duties provided the Senate confirms his nomination.
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Lamar
Sparks
Interior Department
Jaries Crocelius
Fifth National Bank of
St. Louis
Memphis
New York
Robert Collyer
Chicago
America
George Francis Train
Detroit
Don M. Dickinson
Cleveland
Senate
Funeral of the Chicago Haymarket anarchists
The August Spies and four fellow anarchists were buried in Chicago on Sunday the 13th in a quiet, orderly ceremony. Crowds lined the route to the depot and cemetery with German sympathizers dominant. police kept order as speeches at the cemetery urged cautious action against the ruling class.
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August Spies
Albert Ro Parsons
Louis Lingg
Adolph Fischer
George Engel
Chicago
Lake Street
Fifth Avenue
Wisconsin Central
Polk Street
Buckley
Defense Committee
Ned
Capt. Black
Thos. J. Morgan
Robert Reitzel
Detroit
Albert Currlin
St. Louis
Reitzel
Herwegh
Captain Black
Arbeiter Zeitung
H. C. Hoyser
Twentysixth Ward
Brooklyn
N. Y
Indianapolis
Ind
Jon Feldt
Fred Gervart
Haymarket
Lingg
Germany
Sweden
Most
Dinner at Christ's Hospital A vivid look at the Blues dining hall
In the Christ's Hospital dining hall hundreds of boys dine each day with trades-boys serving as bread, water, and potato helpers. The ceremony includes grace, bowing rounds for guests, marching bands, and careful table prep overseen by ward matrons and monitors.
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Newgate Street
Grace
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
St. Nicholas
Ant friendships and recognition among colonies observed in Colorado
A narrator recalls watching ant colonies in Colorado Springs, noting strong recognition of intruders and swift aggression toward outsiders. He describes massive, shared nests, a single nest containing thousands or more, and a dramatic incident where a large iron-jawed ant was released inside a nest and fought its way out.
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Colorado Springs
Napoleon
Formica Pratensis
Cherry Feast of Hamburg A Bloodless Victory Tale
A legend recounted in All the Year Round recounts Hamburg in 1432 facing a Hussite siege. To save the city, citizens sent out white clad children who moved the besiegers to tears with peaceful gestures. The army relinquished arms and returned fruit branches as a message of peace, a yearly Cherry Feast tribute.
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St. Christopher
Hamburg
Battle of the Elk finds two giants in deadly clash
A New York Times report recalls winter 1880 Powder River country elk skeletons with horns locked in combat. A hunter described a blue elk fight in the Big Horn mountains where two males thrashed and toppled trees, finally killed by a knife to the heart to spare them a slow death and yield meat.
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Powder River
Apain
Big Horn Mountains
New York Times
Planters Face Low Profits Amid High Costs
The Independent Grocer observes planters for tea coffee or sugar rely heavily on banks. Fertilizer and labor costs are high and banks charge 12 percent on advances plus 2.5 percent on disbursements. Beet root sugar cut profits for planters, with middlemen gaining most from the trade.
Stolen Property Return Ad Sparks Controversy
A Teras Siftings item notes a woman refuses to advertise for return of stolen goods without questions. She would ask questions or die, reflecting a bold stance in local crime reporting.
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Teras
Emperor of China's Income and Newspaper Ties
The Emperor of China earns about 50 million dollars annually and is suspected of owning an interest in a well established newspaper, suggesting ties between imperial revenue and media.
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China
Extempore Speaking on Inspiration and Preparation
The Boston Transcript quotes a noted extempore speaker who argues there is no true on the spot speech. He advocates preparing a rough outline beforehand, then letting inspiration shape the delivery as he connects ideas. He stresses humor and stories to engage audiences and urges speakers not to retreat into silence.
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Daniel Webster
Boston Transcript
Berlin Criminal Specialists and the Criminal Album
The Berlin police employ specialized thieves and a criminal album to match suspects to robbery types. The album helps identify thieves by photo, though recognitions can fail at court. The city tolerates taverns run by thieves and bullies and relies on informers from criminal circles.
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Gurman
Berlin
Plice of Safety
London Exchange
Dinner talk and a gamble warning in San Francisco Chronicle
An old gentleman warns William to avoid the dissipated Jobson who has just earned 100 000 in wheat. He suggests bringing Jobson to dinner if he is free and hints at informing him about a new mining company the elder is launching.
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William
Jobson
Eir
Lightning photography aims to capture flashes during storms
The Royal Meteorological Society seeks lightning photographs using a rapid dry plate and a full aperture doublet left uncovered at night. Flashes may imprint on the plate after development, though it is uncertain if a given flash was within the frame.
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Royal Meteorological Society
Infant versus elderly longevity statistics
The article notes that while many would think a baby will outlive a 65 year old, statistics show 500 of 1000 infants die before age five, whereas over 590 of 1000 men aged 65 survive five or ten years. It concludes that a 65 year old may be younger in future life prospects than an infant.
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Sir John Lubbock
Sir John
Sailor Fends Off Swordfish in Rhode Island Rowboat
A man in a rowboat trailed a swordfish off the Rhode Island coast. Believing the fish dead the man hauled in the line but the sword pierced the boat bottom. He looped a half hitch around the blade and held on until a schooner reached him and rescued him.
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Rhode Island
Northern visitor’s alligator toll shocks Florida
An old alligator, nearly fourteen feet long, was recently killed in Florida. Its fore feet measured eleven inches, seven inches wide, with claws about two inches long, illustrating that even casual visitors do not wipe out the state’s reptiles.
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Florida
Painting A Pain and The Great American Art Scene
An interview excerpt discusses American art in New York remarks on modern versus ancient masters. A collector praises private galleries while a rheumatism survivor credibly touts Warner’s Safe Blood Purifier, claiming it cured his illness and boosted health. Mr Wight supports growing American art development and a strong national idea.
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Verett
New York
Paris
America
Carlsbad
Paria
Warner
Europe
Wight
Horrors of the Galley Slaves on French Prison Boats
A Chicago era reprint describes seventeenth and eighteenth century galley life under Admiral de la Graviere. Convicts chained to benches faced brutal punishments, with overseers and a captain directing brutal forced rowing for hours in harsh seas and storms.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Admiral de la Graviere
France
Jean Martelle de Bugerac
Galenburg
Gueldre
Open Air Exercise and Health Reform Principles
A historical notice argues modern life weakens public health due to labor-saving devices, long hours, and drinks. It praises open-air exercise, warns against luxury, and urges sanitary habits to restore strength, citing English examples and class differences. It also advises shoe care and footwear maintenance. A clergyman meeting supports simple burials for the poor. It ends promoting Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a tonic for nervous strain and sleep.
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Hostetter
Heat and Water Shape Rocks Through Time
The text explains how heat and water alter rocks via metamorphism. It notes vitrification in glassy sand, mineral changes near dykes, and water absorption in chalk sandstone and granite. It cites hot water effects in the Vosges, Daubree experiments, and the added impact of prolonged heat and pressure.
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Ansted
Plumbieres
Vosges
Daubree
Easil
Quoted Reflections on Debt and Health Remedies
A compact saying jokes that many divorces would clog courts if creditors could be separated from people. It contrasts with an advertisement urging cures for coughs colds and throat ailments using a brown’s Broncaran product.
The Farmers Poultry Guide for Profit From Hens
An advertisement for The Farmers Poultry Guide published by Johnson & Co of Boston. It promises expert guidance on keeping hens for year round laying, inexpensive housing, disease prevention, breed selection, and methods to maximize egg and meat production. It notes rising egg prices next spring and offers the book plus Sheridan's Powder as a sale incentive.
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LS Johnson & Co
Custom House Street
Boston
Johnson & Co
PouLtTar Gurpe
Sheridan
Fort Smith Hangman George B Malidon Noted Executioner
George B Malidon of Fort Smith Arkansas long served as United States marshal executioner on the Indian Territory border since 1873. As head hanger he reportedly weighed in at 57, has hanged forty two murderers on the same gallows and tally includes fifty two victims. He is described as Bavarian born and American resident most of life and a jolly if famed official.
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United States
George B. Malidon
Fort Smith
Ark
Indian Territory
Blood Purifying Cure Promised for Impure Blood
The article argues blood impurity causes eruptions pimples and liver and kidney issues. It claims Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cleanses the blood and restores liver health to prevent serious illness. It also notes a corset lacks poetry and mentions Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as a solution when others fail.
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Pierce
Golden Medical
Swayne's Ointment Claims Cure for Skin Diseases
Itching and stinging symptoms indicate skin illness that may form tumors if untreated. Swayne's Ointment is advertised to stop itching and bleeding, heal ulcers, and remove tumors, with claims of curing various skin diseases. Dr. Swayne & Son of Philadelphia promote its availability through druggists or mail order.
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Swayne
Positive remedy for consumption proposes free bottles
Letter to the editor claims a timely remedy cures consumption and offers two free bottles to readers who send name and address. Signer J. A. Blocum M C lists 181 Pearl Street as contact.
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P. D
A. Blocum
M. C
Pearl St
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