Keynote promises safe economy and conservative rule
Governor Cleveland pledges a safe economical and conservative government with no tariff upheaval. He notes robust U S resources, says Democrats aim to restore confidence, and emphasizes business and working people supporting reform. The Chicago convention tax proposal seeks revenue from customs duties while protecting labor.
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Albany
N. Y
Cleveland
Boston Globe
Massachusetts
Boston
Washington
United States
Democratic Party
Chicago
New York
Claflin Refutes Layoffs Rumor Says Trade Improving
New York November 22 Hi B Claflin of H B Claflin & Co dismissed rumors he discharged over 200 salt dept employees. He said no one was let go unless for cause, noted improved trade after the election, and observed election excitement enhancing business as in prior presidential years.
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New York
B. Claflin
H. B. Claflin & Co
Salt Department
Merchants upbeat on a promising business outlook
A speaker notes widespread confidence among merchants and a healthy business movement. He dismisses rumors of a low mood as preposterous and cautions against letting fear disrupt commerce.
Pendleton Sees Cleveland Backing Civil Service Reform
Senator Pendleton arrived in Washington and told a Post reporter he believes President-elect Cleveland favors civil service reform and would support its broad aims. He notes room for loyal office seekers under the competitive system, while many positions remain outside the civil service.
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Senator Pendleton
Washington
Post
Cleveland
Sporls
Editor De Young Shot by Adolph Spreckels in San Francisco Office
San Francisco November 19. M H De Young editor and proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle was shot in his office at about 5 50 by Adolph Spreckels youngest son of Claus Spreckels. Two bullets struck him one in the left shoulder and another below the left arm. A clerk named Emerson fired at Spreckels and bystanders restrained him. De Young's injuries are not serious and he was driven home after treatment.
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San Francisco
Cal
M. H. de Young
Adolph Spreckels
Claus Spreckels
Charles de Young
Young Kalloch
San Francisco Chronicle
de Young
Spreckel
Last Unday
Hawaiian Commercial Company
Chronicle
Spreckels
Strange Love Potion and Grave Robbery in Orangeburg
Two Black men were jailed after a witchcraft tale led to grave robbing. One man sought a love charm from a so called doctor and helped steal a long buried elderly woman’s remains. The infant’s body could not be found. Local superstitions among the colored community are noted with charms, rabbit feet and witchcraft beliefs cited.
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le Delude
Death Dealing Dublin. Fatality among Canadian workers at Kingston mines
Horrific accident near Kingston Canada as four men thawing 15 pounds of dynamite cartridges around a camp fire ignite a cartridge. Two men die or are gravely injured. Viron is dead, Perrin is severely harmed. One man loses a hand and a leg. Widespread tragedy with families left behind.
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Toronto
Ont
Mica Mines
Kingston
Yorker
Addington County
Viron
A. Perrin
Lake View
Hara
Southern Democrats Seek No Spoils Says Manning
Colonel Manning, a Mississippi Democratic elector, told reporters Southern Democrats did not back the party for spoils. He said the incoming administration will show the South seeks not to control the government, expects cabinet two seats, and aims for peace and prosperity. Manning expects Governor Cleveland to rally best party men for a successful administration.
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Washington
Colonel Manning
Mississippi
South
Talgot
Manning
Cleveland
Gas Vents Explode On Pees Farm Injuring Two Men
A well on Hon. J. M. Pees farm near Cleveland Ohio caught fire from drilling equipment causing a massive explosion. The rig and tools were destroyed and two men named John Keith and E Fink were seriously injured. The gas flame is visible for about twelve miles and burns roughly 18 001 feet per hour.
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Cleveland
Hon. J. M. Pees Farm
John Keith
8. Fink
Negroes Not Alarmed by Possible Slavery Return in South
New York dispatch reports widespread calm among African Americans after Cleveland's election. In Georgia and the Carolinas fears of reenslavement fade as educated leaders, pastors, and black officials assert constitutional rights, improved schools, and political progress. Louisiana and Virginia voices deny imminent slavery and foresee better race relations under Democratic rule.
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New York
The
Herald
Cleveland
Georgia
Marster
Colored Women’s Society
Constitution
Brown and Colquitt
McDaniel
Apa
St. Phiilip’s
Pinckney
Armstrong
Charleston
Columbia
Tts
J. E. Hayne
Morris Brown African Methodist Episcopal Church
Peures
E. T. Hooker
Blaine
American Missionary Association
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Lancaster
8.C
A. W. Moore
White Methodist Church
Democratic Party
United States
Virginia
John Jasper
AH. H. Stuart
Oreader Fillmore
New Orleans
Louisiana
P. B
Pinchback
South
James Lewis
Northern immigration reshapes Georgia prospects in 19th century South
In Savannah on November 23, reports say Northern capital and settlers will energize the South. A Gardner Massachusetts group of ten families and forty-six people, led by E. J. Fuller, settled near Macon as the vanguard of a 200-strong winter influx. Additional Western Georgia schemes show success as Cleveland era boosts the region, removing race issues from politics and highlighting new home opportunities.
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Savannah
Georgia
Gardner
Mass
Macon
E. J. Fuller
Western
Georg
Cleveland
South
Rescue of Captain by Alabama Engineer After River Steamer Explodes
On the Alabama River near Head of the landing Captain Sam exploded its boiler killing four instantly and injuring many. Captain J English survived after being blown from the wheel and his engineer dived to save him. The captain’s daughter Katie English and others were among the missing or fatally injured.
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Dobos McNeilly
Aulangavile
Ala
Othor Nia
English
Katie
Williamson
Middleboro Man Plasters Kitchen Using Hair From Mare Hog and Son
A Middleboro man improvised a plastering job by mixing hair from a mare tail a hog and his son’s shaved head into the mortar. The family recalls the odd scene as they watch plaster chinking and hair covered chairs hanging from the ceiling.
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Middleboro
Renuieman
Peculiar Marriage Mission Seeks Wives for Arizona Union
A quiet man named France G. Green from St. John Arizona travels to Boston and Philadelphia to recruit young women for an association of ranchers miners and engineers in Trenton County. He presents photos and letters of recommendation hoping to arrange relocation to Arizona with expenses paid or arranged introductions.
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Philadelphia
Continental Hotel
France G. Green
St. John
Trenton County
Arizona
Boston
New Haven
One & Bwtee
Leame East
Rock Crystal Caverns Discovered on Cheat River
A Kingwood West Virginia despatch to the Post reports a remarkable cavern near this place on Cheat river. A small aperture opens into seven chambers with the smallest measuring seventy five by forty by thirty feet. Not all chambers are explored yet, but they are thought to be extensive. The formations are rocky crystal and exceedingly beautiful, and explorers compare them with the famed Luray caverns in grandeur.
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West Virginia
Prittsburg
Kingwood
W. Va
Cheat River
Grardeur
Luray Caverns
French turn captured guns on retreat in China battle
An Admiralty despatch reports 400 French landing party with fleet support attacking fortified Chinese works near Tamsul. The Chinese forces suffered heavy losses as their own guns were turned on them. French casualties pegged at three wounded.
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Paris
Courbet
Tamsul
Doa
Mass casualty and prison massacre reported at Mandalay
News from Mandalay recounts a mass casualty event when guards at bamboo prisons set fires and released prisoners, with over 200 fatally harmed. Victims included relatives of Prince Yung Tan. bodies lay in streets as authorities produced a brutal display amid fears of rebellion.
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Calcutra
Mandalay
Prince Yung Tan
Calcutta
Cry of Infuriated Parisian Workers Triggers Street Uproar
Paris November 24. About 000 unemployed men gathered for a meeting, mainly anarchists, spurring disorder with calls for pillage and even murder to ease poverty. Speakers attacked the rich and authorities, urging action, while crowds roared to bake shops. Police and mounted gendarmes dispersed the mob, wounding several and arresting 100 ringleaders.
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Paris
Chambers of Deputies
Ife
Verdict For Plaintiff Overruled In Libel Trial
London November 23. The libel case of F M Adams against Bernard Coleridge opened with Adams claiming damages and intent to marry Miss Coleridge. The judge ruled the letter privileged and that Adams must prove malice. jury returned 3000 pounds for Adams but the judge overruled and rendered judgment for Coleridge.
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London
F. M. Adams
Bernard Coleridge
Bernard
Coleridge
Adams
Missildred Coleridge
Devoured by Wolves A Clergyman Family Killed in Hungary
A clergyman his wife and child died after a wolf attack while fleeing on a sledge from Krasnisora to Kis Lonka in eastern Hungary. The father killed two wolves before being overwhelmed, the mother went into premature labor and died after the sledge reached Lonka.
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Lanka
German Protectorate Claim on Zanzibar Reported
Brussels dispatch reports Germany has proclaimed a protectorate over Zanzibar extending from the Juba river mouth to Cape Delgado on the coast and from Taborak to Nyanzive in the interior, as of November 22.
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Brussels
Germany
Zanzibar
Juba
Cape Delgado
Taborak
Nyanzive
Stanley Addresses Congo Conference for America
Berlin November 22 Henry M Stanley spoke to the Congo conference committee in a notable address defending American interests and outlining clear positions on the Congo question.
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Berlin
Henry M. Stanley
Committee of the Congo
America
Terrific Explosion at Worces ter Leads to Fatality and Injuries
A blast at Plantation street Worces ter in a slate ledge project killed worker Matthew Hara and injured Andrew Wickham and John Madigan. The explosion shattered nearby houses and alarms spread as over fifty men worked under Water Commissioner L A Taylor.
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Worcester
Plantation Street
L. A. Taylor
Atlas
Matthew Hara
Hara
Andrew Wickham
John Madigan
J. 8
Mary Newcomb Jumps From Fast Train With Two Babies
In Moberly Missouri on November 21 Mary Newcomb leaped from a train at full speed with her two babies. The mother, who was found unconscious, survived and said she had fled Leavenworth three years earlier after her husband drank. The children remained unhurt. A reassuring telegram from her parents followed.
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Mary Newcomb
Arma
Moberly
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Small-pox Ravages Ontario Villages Amid Breakout
Ottawa reports Harstings county struggles to curb small-pox as Waco and Tweed residents flee. The virulent epidemic claims whole families, with patients taken in the morning dying by night. Business halted and medical care scarce, leaving poorer residents abandoned.
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Ontario
Ottawa
Ont
Harstings County
Waco
Tweed
Big Ranch Sale Sets New U S Record For Size
The United States Land and Investment Company buys Captain Richard King’s Texas cattle empire, 800000 acres under fence and 200000 head of cattle horses and sheep, for 6500000 dollars. They project about 1500000 dollars annual income from cattle growth.
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United States
Richard King
Texas
United States Land and Investment Company
Seventeen Millions for Pensions
The Treasury has already allocated 7 million in pensions this quarter and expects another 10 million will be needed before January 1, totaling about 17 million. This large outlay will reduce the surplus and may delay a 3 percent bond issue planned for this week.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Pension Office
Pennsylvania loses coal and rail revenue in mining downturn
An eight column Philadelphia report estimates the state loses 22.72 million dollars yearly from suspended anthracite coal mining and 9.25 million dollars yearly from railroad pools and discriminations in the bituminous region.
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Philadelphia
State of
Pennsylvania
Intense Indignation in Mexico Over Debt Bill Clash
In Mexico City on November 21 crowds surged as Congress debated a debt bill granting 13 million in new bonds for commissions. Protests swelled against President Gonzales and the English debt clause as mobs clashed with police and cavalry near Diaz supporters. General Diaz may assume the debt issue amid mounting unrest.
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City of
Mexico
Congress
Gonzales
Diaz
Tialpam
Eighth Cavalry
Guadalajara
Jesus Fuertes Munoz
the Treasury
Perpetual Motion Claim From Middleboro Inventor
George Hermann of Middleboro, after twelve years, claims to have devised a perpetual motion machine with no gears or cogs. He has not shown the device publicly, aims to attach a practical power wheel, and plans further experiments. Hermann, a German-born veteran, is hopeful of success despite limited means.
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Middleboro
George Hermann
Hermann
Germany
Cyclone Wrecks Whitney and Mialarat Plantations in Louisiana
A cyclone swept through St. John the Baptist Parish above New Orleans destroying all residences on the Whitney and Mialarat plantations. Mr Perrett was killed and Mr Mialarat died from injuries after his residence collapsed. Several houses and cabins were destroyed. Mrs Mialarat was related to historian Michelet.
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New Orleans
Parish of
St. John the Baptist
Mississippi River
Whitney
St. Martin
Mialarat
St. Martin House
Perrett
Y P. Mn
Miatarat
Michelet
Tobacco Conducive to Longevity
Maurice Mathias Despres born in Tromblaine France on June 15 1781 died at his son’s home 3314 Vernon Ave Chicago after living well past a century He had witnessed historic figures Robespierre Murat Danton and Napoleons and outlived his wife by sixty years His life was marked by an inveterate habit of chewing tobacco and a long span of family milestones
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Chicago
Maurice Mathias Despres
Tromblaine
France
Vernon Avenue
Despies
Robespierre
Murat
Danton
Elkins Fatal Error in 1896 Campaign?
In Washington on November 22 a New York Telegram report exposes internal Republican campaign drama. It claims the National Committee funneled funds to a New York paper, and Levi P. Morton gave 35 000 dollars to Warren for New York City purposes. Elkins seized 25 000 from Morton, a move criticized as fatal. The funds were eventually split among Virginia Florida and West Virginia.
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Elkins
Cnew York Telegram
Washington
National Committee
New York
France
Levi P. Morton
Warren
New York City
Morton
Blaine
Virginia
Florida
West Virginia
Will the Rascals Appeal to the Tenure of Office Act
The tenure of office act likely will be decided by the courts within a year. Senate action on Cleveland's appointees remains uncertain and will be driven by caucus. If a confirmed appointee fills a Republican term, the rival party may seek mandamus to vacate the post, testing the act's meaning in court.
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Washington
Senate
Cleveland
Mandamius
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Vienna
Mme, Menter
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