El Mehdi and Parnell Headlines Rattle Europe
London dispatch notes Mr. Ramsay’s defiant stance after nine months in jail for blasphemy and Mr. Parnell’s Cork address shaping a new Irish National platform. Tales of El Mehdi spark a European political tremor with Cabinet splits and a possible Turkish Soudan venture, while Cairo panic eases as Cairo retakes stance amid broader Nile crises.
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el Mehdi
Europe
Mr. Gladstone
Nile
Orient
Mohammed
Allah
Uiemas
Egypt
el Menai
Téllahleen
Arabi
Pensions Swindle Exposed In Confederate Claims Case
Washington November 26 The pension office targets swindling attorneys filing Confederate veterans claims for pensions. Four firms and four individuals are reported for submitting blanks that mislabel applicants as Union soldiers to obtain fees. Notable declaration by N E Hood claims Apomattox discharge in 1845 and a Wilderness wound with hospital treatment in Lynchburg and Columbia D C. He states no other US service.
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Washington
N. E. Hood
South Carolina
Apomattox
A Young Girl Murdered in New Jersey
Newark reports Miss Phebe Jane Paline, seventeen, daughter of David Paline of West Orange, vanished Saturday afternoon after leaving to buy medicine. Her body was found on the Eagle Rock road mountains with her throat cut in two places. She had been outraged but valuables were untouched. Police say they have leads to arrest. an inquest is planned for tomorrow.
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Bac-Ninh
China
Tseng
Seothind
William Brown
Glasgow
Miss Spiers
Brown
Willie
Count von Moltke
Order of the Black Eagle
M. Grevy
Marshal Serrano
France
Paris
Gounod
Mireille
Roux
Fraissinet & Co
Marseilles
Furty
Rhineland
Westphalia
Munster
Germany
Rhine
Weser
Ems
Elbe
Eisenach
Zonilla
Burgos
Gallica
Zorilla
Alfonso
New Jersey
Newark
Phebe Jane Paline
David
Paline
Eagle Rock Road
West Orange
High Prices for Fancy Stock at Chicago Fat Stock Show
In Chicago on November 24 buyers from across the central states attended the fat stock show. Nineteen Hereford and twenty four Aberdeen Angus cattle were sold with Herefords averaging a very high $575. B Hershey of Muscatine paid $1200 for Lily of Stockton and $1000 for Tulip. Aberdeen cattle sold poorly and a lot of Galloways was withdrawn.
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Chicago
Theiddle
B. Hershey
Muscatine
Lily
Stockton
Tulip
Tornado Devastates Sacramento Illinois Village
A Wednesday tornado wrecked Sacramento near CARNIE Illinois, unroofing the Ohio and Mississippi railroad depot and nearby structures. F M Belhemer’s storehouse was leveled and a family of five on the second floor suffered severe injuries.
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Illinois
Carnie
Ill
Sacramento
Here
Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
F. M. Belhemer
Drumming Up Divorces In Chicago Divorce Rings
A Chicago trial reveals the spread of professional divorcee lawyers who solicit wives, plant suspicions, and push for quick, publicless divorces. Cases show detectives, forged testimony, and rapid court actions, with 748 divorces in a year and far more licenses issued, highlighting a booming, unscrupulous industry.
John McKeon Dead Old Democratic War Horse
John McKeon longtime New York District Attorney dies at his residence from a ruptured blood vessel after a brief illness of pneumonia. Courts adjourn in his honor. Vincent to lead until the governor acts. Flags fly at half mast. McKeon, age 79, had a storied career from Congress to district attorney and Irving Hall leadership.
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New York
McKeon
Smyth
Cowing
Vincent
Sparks Vrew
Mayer
John McKeon
Wisey
Columbia College
Joh L. Mason
Jie
New York County
Pierce
United States
Tammany Hall
Irving Hall Democratic
New York politics and banking notes from 1888 reports
The piece notes 1881 political maneuvers with McKeon and Knox, and reports Comptroller Knox's 1888 findings on bank formation. It lists 262 new national banks with $28.05 million capital, 0.190 million circulating notes, and regional brokenouts, plus bank failures, consolidations, and shifts in capital and deposits across states. It also discusses government bond interest changes and security deposits by banks.
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Washigaton
Knox
Pacific States
Territories
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Tlinels
Rhodesland
Kentucky
New Jersey
Treasury Department
Uur
United States
G&g
Lst
Galle
I Was Intoxicated A Police Officer Cross Examined
A defense in a busy criminal court centers on a police officer witness who admits he was intoxicated. The prisoner, accused of habitual intemperance and vagrancy, questions the officer about his status and past duties as the crowd and judge restrained laughter. The officer finally concedes intoxication, and the prisoner is discharged.
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City Police
Orec
Great Floods Hit Indiana Bridges and Rail Lines
In Vincennes Indiana November 24 half the county's bridges are gone and rails major lines suffered heavy damage. A settled rain threatens further floods as Evansville and Terre Haute lines report two breaks above the city with no passenger trains for two days. River Duchee rises record heights while Wabash and White rivers threaten extensive damage and train service on the Indianapolis and Vandalia line has halted since Wednesday.
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Vincennes
Ind
Evansville & Terre Haute
Fort Knox
White River
Indianapolis & Vandalia
Man from California proves identity by broken toe
A Boston visitor from California, aged 53, claims to be a 19 year old who left Massachusetts for gold in 1849. After decades apart, an aunt tests him by the scarred right toe she recalls. he reveals the broken toe, confirming kinship.
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Boston Herald
Boston
California
Massachusetts
Highlands
Discovery of a New Volcanic Island Near Bogaslor
Captain Hogue of the Dora reports a newly created volcanic island visible with smoke and flames near Bogaslor at latitude 68 and longitude 167. Captain Anderson of the Matthew Turner confirms the discovery.
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San Francisco
Hogue
Dora
Bogaslor
Anderson
Matthew Turner
Subterranean Lake Forms as Richland Creek Floods Belleville Mines
Reservoirs report Richland creek still pours into flooded Belleville mines creating a 200 acre subterranean lake under the town and a permanent reservoir. Lowlands across the south remain flooded with great anticipated losses.
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St. Louis
Belleville
Nugget Found by Brown Mining Workmen Near Gilbert River
Quebec readers report workmen for Brown Mining Company on the Gilbert River in Beance County, 57 miles from Quebec, forming a gold nugget weighing 20 ounces 12 pennyweights 12 grains. The nugget, valued at 360 dollars, ranks as the third largest from the region.
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Quebec
Brown Mining Company
Gilbert
Beance
Evacuation Day Parade lights New York with land and sea pomp
Clouds over New York as thousands join a massive 11 division land parade on Fifth Avenue and a multi-squadron naval display in the harbor. Marched by 50,000 troops from state and federal units, with admired regiments and veteran contingents, the event ends at Battery Park while canteens and armored halls host visiting commands. The noon salute triggers a citywide roar as steam whistles and guns echo through the celebration marking the British evacuation centennial.
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New Yor
America
New York
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
John Cochrane
Lo A.m
Cochrane
Cincinnatians
Loyal Legion
Washington
National Guard
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Dudley
Grand Army of the Republic
Fourteenth Street
Bowling Green
Madison Square
Asa Bird Gardner
Union Square
James W. Hawes
City Hall Square
Edward Dulty
Martin J. McMahon
Arthur
Battery Park
Madison Square Garden
New York City
John H. Starr
Secretary of the Navy
North Atlantic
Equitable Building
West Twenty-second Street
North River
Sixty-fifth Street
Admiral Stalin
Battery Point
Cooper
Emily
East River
Twenty-third Street
Governor’s Island
Bay Ridge
Western Union
Bedlam
North Atlantic Squadron
Heirs Seek Title to $309 Million Morrisiana Land
In Mansfield, a convention of Waldrop Thomas Delavall heirs and associates, granted Morrisiana flats by Governor Nichols in 1666, met with about 100 attendees. A syndicate formed aims to prove title to the 10,000 acres valued at approximately $300 million.
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Cleveland
Mansfield
Waldrop Thomas Delavall
Nichols
New York
Morrisiana Flats
New York City
No Money in American Bottoms Contemplates Action
Philadelphia November 24. Owing to losses sustained by the American Steamship Company through the high rates they are compelled to pay to American seamen, they are contemplating the...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philabelihia
American Steamship Company
Vessels of the Line and Board Action Posture
The report notes four American steamers on the line flying the U S flag and engaging British vessels, with six British ships taking a profit. American steamers, running at a loss of about 800,000 per annum, are contrasted with the British vessels' gains. Aboard, Pennsylvania Railroad and American Steamship Company directors’ committees met and referred the issue to Ferdinand Smith and Neary D Wetzel for action deemed best for the company.
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Comoittees
Pennsylvania Rairoad Company
American Steamship Company
Fademond Smith
Neary D. Wetel
Heir to German Fortune Reveals Sacramento Link
Karl Langenberg of Dusseldorf now in San Francisco and Sacramento is named heir to a German fortune believed worth about 260000. He fled Prussia, served in a Hussars regiment, was court martialed, escaped punishment, and after traveling via Philadelphia and Austin, Texas, drifted to California where he worked as a driver and later enlisted as a soldier. A New York Herald notice triggered his recognition. he plans to remain in America and may not return to Germany, seeking naturalization to solidify his claim.
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San Francisco
Karl Langenberg
Germany
Sacramento
Langenberg
Dusseldorf
Rhenish
Prussia
Cgiecen Hussars
Prince Saim
Langgenbere
Maudelis Wey
Amerfed
Alladelphia
Austin
Tex
Aid Flaily
Galtrcla
Lostier
New York Herald
Prisha
New York
By & Brother
Ted
Americcan
Death of Napoleon Mountfort New York Judge 177?
Napoleon Bona parte Mountfort died at his residence 205 West Houston Street. He served as first justice at Jefferson Market Police Court for twenty years after election about forty years ago. Born in Boston in the late 18th century, he moved to New York as a young man and became a key political figure. He distinguished himself during the Astor riots by urging the mayor to fire, a moment remembered by General Duryeano as an upright judicial figure respected by the community.
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CuHiscaco
Carnie Clark
Cainmet Avenue
Clark
Fred
Tinos
Carrie Curk
Calumet Avenue
Frederick J. Clark
Lieimany
Chicago
Tn Chicanzo
United States
Chancery
Jameson and Gardner
Chancery Courts
New York
Napoleon Bonaparte Mountfort
West
Houston Street
Jeferson Market
Boston
Astor
St. Bartholomew's Church
Madwen Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
Jtdee Mogattort
Duryeano
Glonme
Astor Place
Frank James Dying in Jail Awaiting Robbery Trial
Frank James of Sr. Louis is reported dying of consumption in Independence jail after a visit shows rapid weight loss and poverty. He awaits trial for the September 7, 1881 Missouri Pacific express robbery at Union Ub ridge Little Blue River, where four gang members seized about $400.
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Sr. Louis
Frank James
Gallatin
Missouri Pacific
Uwbridge
Little Blue River
James
Flayed Alive Brewer Perishes in Boiling Water Accident
Frank Welch 22, a mash floor worker at Carney and Lynch's Bakersville brewery on Manecoek street, fell into a kettle of near boiling water about 5:30 PM. He was submerged to his chin, drew himself out, and died around 1:00 AM after horrific burns. Welch leaves a wife and two children.
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Manchester
Frank Welch
Carney & Lynch
Manecoek' Street
Bakersville
Dalton
Welch
Drowning of Herbert L Ray as schooner capsizes
A late gale capsized the schooner Charles Upton off Oidield light, drowning Herbert L Ray of North Orrington. Twenty six men driven from the woods by the gale seek Brownville aid, unable to work through winter. A small group tried to move out two miles after four oxen and two horses, then killed the animals. no accidents reported, but narrow escapes noted including a Frenchman whose bunk was crushed by a fallen tree.
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Bancor
Herbert L. Ray
North Orrington
Charles Upton
Milsworth
Oidield Light
Brownville
Virginia Boy Shoots Friend Over Chew Of Tobacco
Two Bedford County boys aged 10 and 14 quarreled over a request for a chew of tobacco. The younger boy drew a pistol and shot the elder in the stomach, dying within an hour. The shooter, overwhelmed with grief, claims it was a fit of passion. The incident occurred on General Granville Morman’s farm.
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Lynchpurn
Granville Morman
Bedford County
John Spooler
Richard Newcome
Newecome
Spooler
Wool growers meet in Washington county
A convention of wool-growers in Washington county met in Washington yesterday afternoon. Hon. George Lawrence member of Congress for the district addressed the gathering. Resolutions were adopted condemning last Congress members who voted to reduce the tariff on wool and declaring that they will not support any national office holder with an equivocal position on the issue.
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Washington, Penn
Washington County
George ¥. Lawrence
Congress
Suffering on Lowa crew as winter grips ship near Cave Island
Port Huron Mich November 26. The barge Lowa sits ashore near Cave Island with crew badly frostbitten Captain Williams is said to be near death in a fish shanty others have hands feet and ears frozen Fishermen report Williams cannot survive The wife and two children of Croton Williams died in the disaster.
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Terbie
Port Huron
Mich
Lowa
Cave Island
Williams
Croton Williams
Sojourner Truth Dies at Grand Maven Michigan
Battle Creek dispatch reports the death of Sojourner Truth, aged about 110, after a long abolition and temperance advocacy. Born a slave in Ulster County New York, she spoke in Chicago recently and influenced public opinion with her plain speech and fierce faith in women’s rights.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Sourner Truth
Mus Morime
Ulster County
New York
Chicago
Lloyd Garrison
Wendell Phillips
Kingdom of Heaven
PARDONED AT LAST. Mason Pardoned by President After Court Martial
Sergeant John T. Mason, sentenced to eight years in Albany penitentiary for an attempted murder tied to Gutteau’s case, receives a presidential pardon. The war department and Secretary Lincoln gave no public reason. Mason, once confined eighteen months, was expected to dine with “Betty and the Baby” in Virginia after Thanksgiving.
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Hancock
Department of the East
Albany
Lincoln
Mason
Gartela
Old Man Shinkle Elopement Sparks Family Rebellion
Cincinnati reports on the 93-year-old Peter Shinkle and his 50-year-old bride Mrs Bedgood whose elopement caused upheaval. Sons with large interests balk at paying the elderly husband’s bills after a lavish wedding tour. The couple diverged to separate homes as press reports note ongoing family strife and plans to live apart.
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Cincinnati
Peter Shinkle
Bedgood
Shinkle
Banklick Street
Covington
Peter
Ari
Contempt Case Ends With Spittoon Attack on Judge
In New Haven on Wednesday Ano Farley, described as a virago, refused to stand for swearing and was jailed for forty days. She later hurled a heavy spittoon at the judge's head, nearly striking him, and received three more months for flagrant contempt before being led away by six officers amid threats of violence.
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Lake Geneva
Lacombe
Rhone
Seine
Cable News Company
Gabywayre
Cygne
Ouchy
Amon
New Haven
Ano Farley
Ang’ Head
Ano
Cotton Planters Choose Officers in Vicksburg
The National Cotton Planters' Association yesterday elected officers. F. C. Moorehead of Vicksburg was named president for the sixth consecutive time and permanent secretary. T. P. Grasty of Vicksburg became treasurer, with W. A. Pollock of Greenville as another officer.
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Vicksburg
National Cotton Planters’ Association
F. C. Moorehead
T. P. Grasty
W. A. Pollock
Greenville
Miss
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Boston Goy
Virginia
Mother St. Bernard
Milwaukee
House of the Good Shepherd
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White Earth
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J. A. Sherman
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