Dunraven on the tariff and Coleridge interview
London dispatch notes Earl of Dunraven leading the protectionist cause at Leamington in opposition to free trade, with Mr Porter urging American tariff success. Lord Coleridge repeatedly declines interviews as Globe reporter finally meets him at Hyde Park, while Gladstone clarifies Egypt evacuation plans. De Lesseps expects to press canal talks in Britain, Panama canal progress, and a monarch guided by preservation in memorials. Tense Irish politics, Parnell alliance, and heavy policing prep accompany Luther monument rites in Elsleben.
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Sunday Globe
London
Earl of Dunraven
Leamington
England
United States
Porter
United States Tariff Commission
Coleridge
GLOBE
Lord Coleridge
Good House
Hyde Park
Reupee
Glad Stone
Egypt
Gladstone
Alexandria
Egyptian
Queen Victoria
John Brown
Gillie
Prince Consort
Albert Memorial
Europe
William Vernon Harcourt
Home Secretary
Mr. Gladstone
English
Great Britain
Panama Canal
M. de Lesseps
Ireland
Parnell
Joseph Chamberlain
Board of Trade
National League
Earl Spencer
Healy
Sonally
MacMaton
Parneil
Limerick
Tories
League
Orange Societies
Dublin
Liverpool
Luther
Elsleben
Crown Prince
Prince William
Spain
Berlin
Moravia
Russia
Saxony
Memorial Hall
Me. Hocker
New York
Bismarck
Kingdom of Poland
A of Posen
Alarming illness of Prince Bismarck reports serious jaundice attack
Berlin dispatches say Prince Bismarck's illness has grown serious with a prolonged attack of jaundice. Dr Struck remains with the chancellor at Friedrichsruhe while a telegram summons Schwenninger, another physician, to his bedside in Munich.
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Prince Bismarck
Boston Globe
Berlin
Struck
Friedrichsruhe
Munich
Schwenninger
Disease of Cattle Seen in Chicago Yard Sparks Caution
A Globe interview with a prominent Brighton cattle shipper notes no local cases yet but cites Chicago Swell Head disease as potentially contagious to humans. He links outbreaks to low grade cattle this season and says Chicago authorities are vigilant to prevent spread, with faith in local safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brighton
GLOBE
Dancer From Hounds In New Palestine Accident
Nicholas Yerger a young cooper near New Palestine sustained a severe hunting accident when barrels exploded beneath him causing the loss of a leg. His companion Charles Williams defended him from pursuing hunting dogs until help arrived. Yerger’s knee was amputated and recovery is uncertain.
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New Palestlne. O
Nicholas Yerger
Charles Williams
Verner
Williams
Cela
Yerger
Aggie Hill Displays Marriage Contract in Court
San Francisco, November 12. Apzie Hill, plaintiff in a divorce suit against Senator Sharon, initially refused to produce a claimed marriage contract. The judge warned it could be ruled waste paper, then she produced it. Sharon condemned the document as a forgery, and the judge ordered him removed from court as the contract stayed with the clerk for later large photo display.
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Aggie Hill
San Francisco
Apzie Hill
Sharon
Iron Market Unsettled as Mills Shut Down
In Pittsburg on November 12 Oliver Brothers rolling mill in Allegheny City halted operations and the Superior rail mill will stop by Thursday or sooner. Two or three other mills may close this month. Some mills have orders to January while others lack work. The decline in steel rails unsettles the iron market.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Oliver Brothers
Allegheny City
Superior
Trimming Pallis Feet by Barnum's Chiropodist on Elephants
Professor George Arstingstall and four assistants spent a day trimming the feet of two elephants. The operation, done three times yearly, uses a two foot drawing knife to shave bone from the sole, remove embedded hazards, and file nails for a clean look. Jumbo, in high spirits from a return to his winter home, was restrained with chains as Pall is relieved of pain. Albert remains feverish with no improvement despite experimental treatments.
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Brmckpportt
George Arstingstall
Arstingstall
Paris
Pallis
Albert
Wealthy Heiress Hunt Draws Mass of Claimants in Philadelphia
November 12 Philadelphia lawyers advertise for Lillie G. McBride heiress of $10,000 with interest. Uncertain if alive, heirs invited to come forward. Early arrivals include a man named William Henry McBride claiming kin, a woman with a baby, a hod carrier, a music master, a drover, a car conductor, and a frail painter. A drunken pugilist with one arm complicates proceedings.
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Philadelphia
Lillie G. McBride
William Henry McBride
Lilly G. McBride
Eer
Ireland
Smith
McBride
Tenxer
Oceans of Milk in the United States Dairy Industry
An Erie Milk Producers' Association officer reports nearly 2.0 trillion dollars invested in U S dairy, with 15 million cows, 60 million cultivated acres, and 700000 workers. Milk yields about 460 gallons per cow yearly, valued at roughly 810 million dollars, with half processed into cheese and butter.
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Middletown
N. Y
Erie Milk Producers’ Association
United States
Horse Pride Displayed by Stable Horse
Dawson Journal describes Mr Lawson Melton of the city owning a stable mirror. A horse gazes daily at its reflection with evident pride, stepping before the glass, inspecting its face and mane, then struts away satisfied with its masculine appearance.
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Dawson
Lawson Melton
A Dog Poring the Grand Tour In Auburn
An ownerless dog travels the United States express offices and arrives in Auburn this morning. The labored animal is heavily burdened with a pasteboard around its neck bearing two to three dozen labels, while others dangle from its body.
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Auburn
United States Express
Spaniel’s strange roaming trip across states
A large spaniel traveled across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and several cities in this state, likely as a disguised property piece. Labels tied to its back indicated origins, and agents moved it along by a cord in a forced journey. The dog did not appear to suffer despite the unusual travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lndiana
Burr
Trusting the Wrong Man Seawing People Looking in Vain for 350000
New York November 12 James W Taylor prominent Newburg lawyer died in March a salt was brought before Justice Cullen in Brooklyn as to ownership of a mortgage for 5000 found in his assets. Reuben Treve brought suit against William Cooper and Caroline Taylor executrix of his will. Decision reserved. Taylor managed estates of wealthiest locals with large trust funds but loose management existed before his death. Investigations showed he operated in Wall Street and oil, defrauding many investors. he left heavy losses including Verplanck estate 110000 plus and others from 1000 to 350000.
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Judge Taylor
New York
James W. Taylor
Newburg
Justice Cullen
Brooklyn
Reuben Treve
William Cooper
Caroline Taylor
Taylor
Gad
Uie
Wall Street
Philip Verplanck
Thomas ©. Vernot
Charles Reeve
Reuben Q. Reeve
Hudson ‘Arland
Lamel Knapp
F. W. B. Fowler
Fostertown Methodist Episcopal Churett
Dr. Gardner
Daniel Booker
Joel T. Headley
John Cheale
Chapman
Jobe. Brown
Ry Mg
Reception for Pere Hyacinthe at Bartletts in Washington
Dr and Mrs Bartlett hosted a public reception for Pere Hyacinthe honoring his arrival in the United States. Notables including Supreme Court justice and cabinet members attended as the eloquent reform Catholic speaker addressed Catholicism, papacy, and the church’s unity amid historic shocks. He described the Anglo-Saxon family strength and the ideal of a universal catholic church of love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett
First Presbyterian Church
Pere Hyacinthe
Supreme Court
Father Hyaclothe
Beed
Australia
United States
Canada
Christan
Joachim
Florence
St. Peter’s
St. Paul’s
St. John’s
Church of Authority
Church of Faith and Works
Church
New White House Advocated for Public and Private Life Distinction
Washington dispatch reports a push in Congress for funds to build a new White House. Proponents argue the current edifice is too public and inadequate for a president’s private life, suggesting the home and official spaces be separated with a grand public residence in a fashionable city location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
White House
Executive Department
National Park Planned for Rock Creek Valley
Ex Chief Justice Strong ex Commissioner Dent and W W Corcoran brief District commissioners on shaping a grand Rock Creek Valley park. They urge Congress to fund land purchase about 8000 acres mostly rocky hillsides for under 100 per acre totaling roughly $500 000 with dam construction and later ornamentation by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
Congress
Amended Civil Service Rules Promulgation Nears
Washington November 12 amended civil service rules will bring few changes. A six month gap between long examinations requires committee consent for new exams. Postmasters and collectors must inform examining boards of appointments and promotions. A key amendment bars government appointing powers from discrimination in selections based on political or religious affiliation or opinion.
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Washington
New York and Philadelphia Tie in Chess Tournament
The Manhattan Chess Club tourney ended in a draw after fifteen games. Fifteen players from New York and Philadelphia competed, with five draws. Both sides won five games, leaving the overall result tied.
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New York
Manhattan Chess Club
Philadelphia
Hewitt On Bossism Calls For End Of One Man Rule
New York November 12 Congressman Abram Hewitt arriving from Europe disputes the political machine era. He argues the real issue is preserving constitutional principles and breaking the boss system to prevent despotism. Hewitt predicts national prosperity with full freedom if bosses are ousted and citizens unite beyond party labels.
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New York
Abram
Hewitt
White Star
Europe
Italy
Tlewitt
United States
Massachusetts
Virginia
Mr. Tiewitt
England
France
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Greece
Mr. Hewitt
Man Arrested for Eighteen Year Old Crime in Martinsburg
Robert W Evans, long unseen since 1865 horse stealing conviction, has been arrested in Martinsburg. He fled after a 1865 Berkeley County indictment and three year penitentiary sentence, later living in Ohio with his wife and seven children. He returned this summer, admitted identity, and faces a three year term unless pardoned. a petition cites his reform and hardship on his family.
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Martinsburg
Robert W Evans
Circuit Court
Berkley County
Evans
John W. Pitzer
Moundsville
T Ofton
Grafton
Pitzer
Ohio
Hagerstown
London
Richland County
Mary V. Evans
Papa
Spiritualists Digging For Gold On Chemung Farm Circle
Nine men and four women claiming to be Spiritualists dig for gold on Wood Demarest and Catherine Sly farms near Chemung on Mount Zoar road. They perform midnight incantations by a fire with an iron pot, then hide tools in a hollow tree. Demarest confronts them, they claim spirits commanded the dig, and they vanish after he warns arrest.
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EuMirma
Wood Demarest
Chemung
Mount Zoar
Catherine Sly
Mr. Demarest
Cameron comments on Virginia politics and Danville outrage
Washington November 10 The venerable ex Senator Simon Cameron is here not fully recovered from his fall last summer He plans to go south for the winter and speaks on politics noting that the Danville outrage caused Mahone’s defeat and will affect the South He believes a solid South yields a solid North
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Simon Cameron
Virginia
Washington
Danville
Mahone
Heading Off a Land Ring in Wisconsin Sale
Madison Wisconsin November 10 Last September the commissioners of public lands of Wisconsin offered for sale 160000 acres of public lands by motion Upon the strength of certain report the commissioners made an investigation and found.
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Madison
Wis
Commissioners of Public Lands of
Wisconsin
Tie Commissioners
Lands Bought by Speculators Re sold at Big Profit
A pool of speculators bought lands at a minimum price and resold them at an advance of 800,000 to 1,000,000 above the price realized to the State. After a hearing the commissioners found a fraudulent combination and set aside the sales. The lands belong to the educational and drainage funds of the state.
Norwood property sale sparks 60 day option plan
At St. Albans Vt on November 12 talks propose A O Brainerd and RE Calton be granted a sixty day option to buy the Norwood property for 200000 with Brainerd to run it for depositors. If successful, cash to 275000 after stock sale and proceeds shared among unpreferred depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainerd
A. Brainerd
Explosion Sinks Tugboat on Harlem River
New York November 12 A tugboat blasting up the Harlem river near Ward's Island exploded around 11 am and sank instantly. Most of the crew were lost with only one rescued. Allman Lewis, 24, mate of the Annie L. Palmer, is known dead. Three others aboard the Thompson are missing, feared drowned. The vessel was old and rotten and unfit for service.
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New York
Harlem River
Ward's Island
Proimn
Ume
Twelfth Precinct
Allman Lewis
Annie L. Palmer
J. M. Thompson
Earlis
John Kelly
Charles Kelly
Cook
Would-Be Mother Case Ends With Infant Returned
A woman claiming to be pregnant plotted to take a $1000 savings deposit for her grandchild. She procured a baby in a Boston hospital, posed as mother, and traveled to New Bedford with the child. Suspicion led to intervention. attempts to return the infant failed until authorities sent the child to a Massachusetts orphan asylum.
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New Reprorp
Boston
Fair Haven
New Bedford
Tially
Tron
Massachusetts
A Clew to an Heir From Dus seldorf to Nice Over Inherited Estate
Gustave Langenberg, a fresco painter from Dusseldorf, sought his brother Carl in New York after Carl disappeared from Germany in 1877. They had become co heirs to a $200,000 estate. A letter from McKeesport, signed Carl Langenberg, asked Gustave to send $200 to cover debts for Carl to claim the inheritance. Walling forwarded the letter to Nice for verification.
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New York
Gustave Langenberg
Dusseldorf
Prussia
Carl
Walling
Langenberg
Nice
France
Germany
Gustave
Wallin
McKeesport
Penn
Carl Langenberg
Mr. Walling
Student Hangs On To Twig On Mountain Cliff
Henry C. Osgood a seminary student and two chums hiked on a Massachusetts mountain. After a forty foot slide to loose rock he grasped a twig and barely avoided a fall. Lacking aid the trio built a fire and one stayed to console him while the other fetched help. Rescuers arrived by rope before dawn to pull him to safety.
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Easthampton
Henry C. Osgood
Osgood
Love On A Large Scale Exhibition Marriage Told
Patrick O'Brien the Trish giant seven feet eleven inches tall and 360 pounds with Miss Annie Drews the German giantess seven feet ten inches tall and 340 pounds are on display at Harris Museum in the city. They will marry on the twentieth of the month, a union begun after instant attraction with no prior acquaintance.
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PirTseune
Patrick O'Brien
Annie Drews
Harris’ Museum
A Curious Coincidence In Dingman Township Mystery
MiLFord Pennsylvania reports Ammie Cheever's murder near a woodpile with his grandmother in Boston recalling a prior shooting. On October 27 Cheever was shot. the grandmother exclaimed Annie is killed and Ammie is killed prompting the family to learn of the crime.
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Milford
Penn
Ammie Cheever
Dingman Township
Boston
Cheever
Annie
Ammie
Remarkable Figures from the South in Rail and Industry
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports from interviews with Southern governors that since 1879 wealth rose by 640.707 million dollars and railroad investment reached 800 million with mileage expanding from 17 260 to 26 049 miles. Cotton mills in Alabama Georgia and the Carolinas grew from 128 to 150 miles of capacity.
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South
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
New Orleans Times-Democcrat
North and
Randall's Chances Strengthened for Speakership
Washington reports that recent elections strengthen Randall's bid for speaker and suggest a conservative tariff stance. A syndicate of business men, including Republicans, are pressuring members of the next House to back Randall, though the ultimate effect remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
Washington
Zukertort Plays Twelve Opponents Blindfolded
In New York on November 12 the famed Zukertort began twelve simultaneous chess games blindfolded. He finished at 4 a.m. Sunday after eight hours, with four wins, six losses, and two draws. Also ad notes for corn and wart remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Zukertort
Tragic Capitol Collapse As Roof Crashes in Madison
A South end of the Wisconsin State Capitol wing collapsed trapping forty workers. Four killed and many injured as iron roof and stone columns failed. Bentley and Nolan of Milwaukee and Janesville contractors face costly losses. architect cites weak construction and poor materials.
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Chicago
United Press
Madison
Wis
State Capitol
Bentley and Nolan
Milwaukee
Janesville
Roof Collapse Injures Cincinnati Men During Repair
At daybreak on Coleman Street in Cincinnati a roof section fell during repairs. Frank Schumann became pinned between the brick wall and joists, others injured were Frank Huber and James Skawards. Schumann and Huber were taken to hospital. Schumann’s arm and multiple bones were fractured and lung punctures feared serious.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Coleman Streets
Coleman Street
Frank Schumann
Frank Huber
Laurel
Ray Miller
James
Skawards
Huber
Schivnann
Lchumann
Roof Collapse At Burrato Barrel Factory
A Friday wind caused the four story wood building of Jacob Cold’s barrel factory on Williams Street to collapse, burying twenty workers. Firemen and police freed the injured as crews removed debris from beneath the wreckage, with half the workers spared by prior assignment. The structure, planned as a copper shop and cattle pen, would have cost about 6000 dollars.
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Burrato
N. Y
Jacob Cold
Williams Street
Buried Beneath Crumbline Walls in Laurenburg Hall
In Laurenburg, N C, yesterday, during a colored community gathering in McLean's Hall, the floor collapsed and walls fell. Eight people were injured, two fatally, as rescuers freed the trapped.
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Raleran
Laurenburg
McLean's Hall
Shortest Will on Record Found in Luzerne County
In Wilkes Barre Luzerne County a half sheet of note paper contains a will written by Emly R Miner who was blind and known as the Blind Poetess. The single line names Saran K Miner as heir. The will, found after her death, was admitted to probate despite transferring substantial property.
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Wilkesbarre
Office of Register of Wills
Luzerne County
Emly R. Miner
Saran K. Miner
Charles Miner
Pennsylvania
Ciolowel William Stove
New York
Pevk
Wyoming
Tam
Outrageous Brutality of Connecticut Hesho d to His Wife
Waterbury police report Trueman Smith of Bunker Hill road subjected his wife to brutal assault after the birth of a third daughter. He choked her and fractured her left arm, leaving her in a critical condition. Smith, a well known Waterbury resident, has a reputation for honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Waterbury
Conn
Trueman Smith
Bunker Hill
Watertown
Truman
Truman Smith
Canadian duty on wheat stirs Ontario millers to urge abolition
In Toronto area reporting, millers press the federal government to drop the wheat duty. They warn frost and crop shortfalls in Manitoba will force imports from the United States within six months. They claim the duty never benefited farmers and only harmed them, noting prior years of export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torronto
Ont
Manitoba
United States
Kisses With or Without Kicks and English Justice
A Thames Police Court case reports a tramp convicted for two kisses and two kicks plus assault on a stableman who intervened. He received two months hard labor, illustrating a harsh view of punishment for romantic advances in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labouchere
Thames
Avell
Largest Coke Works in the World
Privissume November 12 The stockholders in the extensive coke corporation of H C Prick Co have decided to increase the capital from 2 000 000 to 3 000 000 Mr H C Prick says that when the contemplated typecomenies are made these works will be the top in the world Over 400 additional ovens will be built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Privissume
Extensive Coke Corporation
H.C. Prek & Co
H. C. Prick
The Cotton Crop of Texas Reported By The News
Galveston reports from across Texas estimate national cotton toll for the year. Statewide figures suggest substantial yield with varied regional results. Experts note fluctuations in weather and market demand impacting final tonnage.
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Texas
Galveston
the News
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Dancer
Barnum
Jumbo
Pall
Mr. Scott
W. W Corcoran
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Norwood
Beoken St. Albans Bank
Geardmother
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