Virginia Electors Hit by Fraud Probes in Court
After a Richmond conference between General Mahone and Senator Quay, two defeated Republican electors plan to sue two Democratic electors in Virginia courts and the federal court, alleging election fraud. They expect to file after the state canvass declares the Democratic electors elected, seeking remedies despite lacking explicit statutes.
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Museum Dedication in Norwich Attracts Noted Guests
Norwich Conn Nov 22 The Slater Memorial Museum at States Memorial Hall of the Norwich Free Academy opened to the public with a dedication address by Professor Charles Eliot Norton. A distinguished Boston and New England audience attended including President Eliot General Walker Loring and many college leaders. The program included a welcome by Dr Keep and a lecture by Norton on art, culture, and the role of fine arts in education, stressing art's moral influence and the need for imagination in America.
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Slater Memorial Museum
States Memorial Hall
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Weather forecast bulletin for New England and New York
Washington reports twenty four hour outlooks for Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts showing fair but colder Friday morning with gradual warming through Saturday. Rhode Island Connecticut expect colder Friday and warmer Saturday with brisk to high coastal winds. Eastern New York sees fair but colder southern areas and steady northern temperatures, mainly easterly winds, warming Saturday. Storm signals issued for Wood's Hall Wood's Hall section and Narragansett section.
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Shaving Stand Ad Promises Easy Light for Face
An advertisement touts a shaving stand as essential for a perfect shave. It claims the stand keeps the user in the light, saves time and money, and avoids mysterious markings on goods while promising quick price visibility. It urges readers to own and buy the stand now.
Overcoats Ten Dollars at Unmatched Value
Twenty styles priced at ten dollars including Black Blue and Brown beavers chinchillas whipcards and wool diagonals. None offered elsewhere under fifteen dollars. Highlights an elegant fleecy gray all wool Shetland with satin sleeve linings and wool or lasting lining. Manufactured at thirteen dollars seventy five cents, price to close is ten dollars.
Overcoats Offered At Fifteen Dollars Each
Twenty century ad promotes Black and Blue Chinchilla Fur Beaver and Wide Wale Diagonal Overcoats at fifteen dollars. Also five shades of Kersey Overcoats offered, originally priced from eighteen twenty five to twenty two, tailor made with satin sleeve linings and wool or lasting lining. Price emphasized at fifteen dollars.
Great Coat Sale Draws Crowds at Local Store
A local retailer advertises a large sale on overcoats including Kerseys Beavers Chinchillas Meltons and Schnaebel Chinchillas with price close at 20.00 and extra special tailor made Ulsters Cape overcoats imported fabrics silk satin linings. Heavy Ulsters from 5.00 Cape overcoats from 10.00 hundreds of bargains urged for men and boys with extra salesmen and self service.
Peace at stake Europe and German budget debated
Berlin reports the Reichstag opened by Emperor William who praised imperial unity, noted includes Hamburg and Bremen in the customs union, and urged social reforms. He spoke of Africa missions, peaceful foreign relations, and alliances with Austria and Italy to avoid war. The budget shows 949,103,907 marks revenue with increases in taxation and state transfers, plus naval and army expansions. The session featured debate on land issues with Parnell and Gladstone references and a division on the Ashbourne bill, passing second reading 299 to 224.
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Provision Inserted Dealing with Arrears in Land Bill Debate
London Nov 22 The land purchase bill faced new scrutiny in the House of Commons as Mr Parnell urged a provision on arrears. He argued a peasant proprietary could solve the land question but warned the bill would fail to operate effectively without addressing tenants arrears and reserve powers for a public purchase that respects national sentiment and landlords interests.
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Parnell commission hears Kerry tenants and land league activity
Witnesses from county Kerry describe the land league as active and organizing weekly rent resistance. The Earl of Kenmare’s agent tests the plan of campaign and notes increased force usage, while recounting hunger among tenants and limited rent collection. A contempt fine against Edward Harrington sparks further clashes.
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Address to the Queen on Governor Appointment Policy
The Premier of New South Wales moved an address to the Queen urging the governor’s office be limited to public men fit to assist empire government. He supported imperial selection but argued it should be cabinet‑like, and urged informing colonial governments of nominations. After debate the address passed without division.
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Conference on Vancouver to Australia Cable Route
A London conference of influential Australians and Canadians, presided by Sir Donald Smith of Montreal, discussed laying a cable from Vancouver to Australia via Hawaii Fanning Island Samoa Fiji and New Zealand. The group approved the project and urged imperial government support with a proposed tariff of four shillings per word.
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England
Bright improving as Boulangist expulsion rumor circulates
London dispatch reports John Bright improving with bronchitis subsiding. A Bulletin notes that Boulangist rumors claim the French government plans to expel Boulanger and charge him with conspiring to overthrow the regime. Also mentions James Russell Lowell aboard the Pavonia sailing from Liverpool to Boston.
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Steamers Arrived and Voyages Reported Across Atlantic Ports
Shipping notices list arrivals and departures at Boston Liverpool Havre Halifax New York Philadelphia and Southampton for November. Vessels include Tarifa Langland West Cumberland Aline Architect Maritana Intrepid Gleneagles Ocean King and more with routes from New York Liverpool Glasgow Savannah New Orleans Boston and Charleston and cargoes and delays noted as cable reports and Gibraltar passes.
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Haytian Men of War Sailor, Samana Sets Sail
The British steamship Samana, detained by the Haytian consul over contraband on board, departed New York for Hayti with clean clearance papers. The Haitian consul claimed a brig Mary Dana, at City Island, carried contraband ready to transfer to the Samana outside Sandy Hook. The Dana had previously been boarded near Hayti by a Haytian man of war, which found papers in order.
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Panic at Boston store as fire alarm causes crush
A thief nabbed on the top floor of the Boston store around 1 pm. A salesman yelled Fire triggering a panic with about 1000 shoppers in the six story building. Floor walkers set off alarms and many were seriously hurt in the stairway stampede.
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Skeffington Controversy Ends With Board Support
In Indiana on November 22 delegates of the Knights of Labor announced the general executive board was sustained over Skeffington who faced insubordination charges and a one year suspension. The appeals committee opposed taxing Massachusetts local assemblies renumbering and the vote adopted the adverse report. A Paris Exposition delegation was approved. Finance found lax disbursements and allowed veto power over spending. $15,000 in reductions were planned, salaries unchanged. General secretary treasurer given authority to drop excessive items. Salary decisions: general master workman 5000, secretary treasurer 2000, executive board members 4 per day plus expenses.
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Augusta and Bancroft Detectives Chase Boston Murder Suspect
In Augusta Maine two men seeking lodging were jailed for vagrancy. One claimed to be James Price from Springfield and linked to the Braintree killer description, while Massachusetts district police officer disputed his identity. Bancroft detectives and state agents traced a zinc trunk tied to the case and searched Maine for Thompson, now deemed not in Portland.
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Death by Own Action Shocks Montreal Merchant
Samuel Greenshields, wholesale dry goods head and longtime St. Paul’s Church organist, was found in his workshop with a wire cord around his neck. The coroner’s jury ruled death by asphyxia, while the family disputes the self inflicted interpretation.
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George Knight Illness Tied to Baron Rudolph Failure
George Knight, noted actor, is gravely ill from the same causes that felled John McCullough and Bartley Campbell. Mrs. Knight attributes his breakdown to the flop of his play Baron Rudolph, which had fueled his hopes of future greatness.
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Real Marquise Lace Flounding Value at Jordan Marsh
Real Marquise lace flounding fabric 42 inches wide offered at six dollars per yard at Jordan Marsh and No 8. The listing highlights a mid century fabric sale with specific dimensions and price.
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