Art Story From the Crypt and Cleveland in Washington
Washington October scene describes the Capitol intact through renovations with Architect Edward Clark detailing the eastern front extension and Garfield statue updates. The piece contrasts Cleveland’s warm plain manner with past presidents, praising his frank, democratic reception of visitors and predicting his growing popularity.
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Capitol
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George Washington
Washington
Mount Vernon
Garfield
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Shiloh
Vicksburg
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Ilinois
Antroblus
Clarke
Autrobus
Elihu B. Washburne
Protunda
Antrobus
Washburne
Committee On
Cleveland
White House
Mugwuinp
Hayes
Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Snaech
Republic
Jefferson
Carl
Lincoln
Abe
Democratic Party
Janns W. Clarke
Claimants Put Up the Money for Salaries
Washington October 10 claimants in the Court of Alabama claims secured salaries for a week by advancing funds to cover their employees. Counsel for the claimants stated that the salaries for the rest of the term will be paid from the fund.
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Washington
Court of Alabama Claims
Pan Electric Telephone Company faces immediate patent office review
On October 10 General Bradley Johnstein a stockholder and ex Congress man Manning of Mississippi an interested party in Pan Electric Telephone Company said the application would be referred at once to the patent office.
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Wasa Hinor
Bradley Johnstein
Manning
Mississippi
Pan Electric Telephone Company
Patent Office
Cholera Deaths On Ossipee At Yokohama
Rear Admiral Davis reports five seamen dead from cholera aboard the Ossipee at Yokohama Japan in late August. Names of the victims are given for the deceased crew members.
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Washington
Davis
Asiatic Staonts
Ossipee
Yokohama
Japan
Shipboard Disease Abating Aboard Ossipee Report
The latest report from the samimnaneee of the Ossipee dated off Hiogo September 10 states that the disease on shipboard was abating. Edwin Haysbert John McComb H. P. Siebert A. H. Lane and Thomas Cassidy are mentioned in the report.
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Edwin Haysbert
John McComb
H. P. Siebert
A. H. Lane
Thomas Cassidy
Ossipee
Hiogo
Exploded Flood Rock Mine At 11 13 O Clock Saturday
A massive blast at Flood Rock near Hell Gate was set off at 11 13 AM after a U S Engineer Corps team prepared the dynamite charge. The explosion demolished Flood Rock and sent a foam plume high into the air as New York observed from shorelines and river fronts.
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New York
East River
Hell Gate
Brooklyn Navy Yard
United States Engineer Corps
Long Island
Metropolitan Police
Astoria
Newton
Harlem
Bronx
Smiler
May Newton
Hallett
Jay Gould on Labor and Wabash Stock Ownership
Jay Gould argues in St Louis that labor unrest could end if employees gain homes and invest in Wabash stock. He says wages should rise while investors secure yields, and that widespread employee ownership would align interests, leading to better management and no labor problems.
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St. Louis
Jay Gould
Iso
Leprosy Case Sparks British Columbia Chinese Health Debate
Ottawa reports a leprosy affliction among a Chinaman in Victoria district triggering health warnings. The sanitary commission warns the city’s health is in peril and could face leprosy spread as investigators note amputations and repeated visits by nearby workers tied to leading households. A second case involves a Chinaman jailed for vagrancy.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
Victoria
Sanitary Commission
CANDIDATES QUESTIONED BY WORKINGMEN ASSEMBLY
The State Workingmen's Assembly asked governors candidates Hill and Davenport six questions on child labor ten hour work day prison contract reform state printing bureau cigar making tenement workers rights Davenport supports all just and practical measures Hill would approve measures if properly drawn and constitutional.
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State Workingmen’s Assembly
Messrs
Hill and Davenport
Davenport
Hill
Captain Thomas Rootes dies after long naval service
CAPTAIN THOMAS ROOTES aged 76 died at his son in law Judge Miner’s home in Bowtin Green Missouri on Tuesday night. He served in the U S Navy for many years sailing with Commodore Perry on the voyage to Japan and was first lieutenant with Commodore Connor at the capture of Vera Cruz in 1847. He resigned to join the Confederate Navy and commanded the ironclad Fredericksburg which fought Butler at Harrison's Landing where Butler was defeated.
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Bowtinc
Norfolk
Fredericksburg
Butler
Harrison’s Landing
Robbery at Zion's Church Corner Stone Near Bristol
In Elxuannt Ind on Saturday suspects pried out Zion's Church corner stone at Bristol area and stole contents including money and small articles. Police investigating as community expresses shock at the loss.
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Elxuannt
Ind
Zion’s Church
Bristol
Rushing to AR and IS Mahometans Defend Faith
Berlin dispatch reports Germany with Russia Austria and England proposing to reject Servia and Greece demands and urge Turkey to prepare for war while Bulgaria Amerlia union recognition hinges on Sultan sovereignty. London sympathy grows for Editor Stead in the Armstrong case as police tighten anti prostitution laws. Miss Helen Taylor canvasses London to win the seat and Henry George letter bolsters radical appeal. Paris election returns show close contest and Lesseps defeated. Dublin mourns Cardinal McCloskey.
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Loxpox
Berlin
Standard
Germany
Russia
Austria
England
Servia
Greece
Turkey
Bulgaria
Amerlia
Alexander
Miss Taylor
Helen Taylor
Chamberwell
Mr. Bradlaugh
Henry George
Mr. George
Massaimen Flocking to Defend Their Faith Tur keys Resources Under estimated
Constantinople October 12 The East shows diplomacy yielding to sword as Servia and Greece threaten Roumelia. King Milan's throne may be jeopardized. Turks mobilize with 180 battalions 126000 men equipped with new arms. Adrianople and Uskup are front centers with Mouktar and Fuad Pashas in command.
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Constantinople
Servia
Greece
Milan
Albania
Turkey
Adrianopl
Uskup
Salonica
Ghazi Mouktar
Fuad Pashas
Roumelia
Conservatives Promise Empire Reform and Ireland Equality
London October 12 Lord Randolph Churchill secretary of state for India issues Birmingham electors address outlining Conservative aims. They will seek European friendship federation of England's colonies Ireland laws for equal footing and closer Ireland England ties. Also pledge to increase freeholders and simplify Parliament hours with no night sittings.
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London
Lord Randolph Churchill
India
Birmingham
England
Ireland
Lord Randolph
The Political Cauldron Bubbling Over
London reports a heated political scene with meetings and counter meetings as parties push campaigns. Lord Salisbury's Newport speech is hailed by Conservatives as masterful while Liberals and Radicals brace for renewed efforts to counter the premier's impact.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Newport
Bucket shops spur London stock speculation amid divorce case
Government eyes bucket shops amid rising speculation beyond stock exchanges in London. Reports say a bill may curb this activity next Parliament. Divorce Court to hear a case of marital strife linked to bucket shop visits, where a wealthy merchant husband discovers his wife at a shop with the proprietor.
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London
Stock Exchange Committee
Exchange ‘Telegraph Company
Exchange Telegraph Company
Ex-Governor Talbot dies at home in Billerica
Ex-Governor Talbot of Massachusetts dies at his Billerica home after a severe illness starting September 18. He was unconscious briefly, regained, then passed away at 1 o'clock today. Funeral arrangements are expected to be announced by family and church officials.
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Billerica
Phy
Tia
The Negroes Divided in Virginia Politics
Virginia Democrats see potential to carry the state with energized turnout. Rep Barbour and aides warn against overconfidence as divisions among black voters surface, with prospects favoring Lee and a strong Democratic Legislature. Mahone’s Senate succession remains unsettled, Barbour likely to win.
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Barbour
Virginia State Ratic Committee
Lee
Virginia
Wise
Mahone
Senate
Ferdinand Ward and the Grant Ward Firm How the First False Step Began
A New York Herald report outlines the Grant & Ward partnership formed 1880 with Ulysses S Grant James D Fish and Ferdinand Ward. It details early profits then a cascade of risky investments including the Evening Star Mine and several losses leading to Ward’s admission of a first false step and broader financial peril.
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New York
Grant & Ward
Herald
Ulysses
Grant
James D. Fish
Ward
James J. Fish
The
Marine Bank
Produce Exchange
Dominick & Diekerman
Fish
Jesse
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Taltic
Grant, Jr
Spring Valley
Iion
A. 3. Grant, Jr
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Trust Gold Mining Company
Mexican Southern Railroad
Mono
U. 3S. Grant, Jr
West Shore Road
Patagonia
Mayor Grace
Grace
Warner
Evening Star
His Change of Heart and Desertion of a Brooklyn Bridegroom
Brooklyn October 9 Mamie Williams, a Ridgewood resident, was set to wed Frederic Dodge after his claimed conversion and pledge to join the ministry. Dodge vanished for Boston duties, later revealed as married with a prior expulsion from seminary. A warrant for breach of promise is sought. Dodge, about 30, tall, dark hair, last seen in a mixed suit and derby. The scandal stirs Tabernacle gossip as relatives seek punishment and safety for women.
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Mamie Williams
Ridgewood
Mamie
Frederic Dodge
Talmage
Young People’s Union of the Tabernacle
Tabernacle
Dodge
Mr. Williams
Flushing
Mr. Dodge
New York
Boston
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Metropolis
Anarriaee
Williams
Bedford Avenue
Lafayette Avenue
Latter-Day Saints Seek Martyrdom in Co habitation Case
W A Rossiter and George Romney, Utah theatre manager and partner, were convicted of unlawful cohabitation and jailed six months with a $900 fine. They refused to plead loyalty, being praised by their church as martyrs. The report claims Mormons push for polygamy colonies in Sonora Mexico with 600 families advertised by J Little and Sam Brennan owning land there.
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Salt Lake
Utah
W. A. Rossiter
George Romney
Robert Swain
Thomas Percher
Little
Sonora
Mexico
Sam Brennan
Corrigan Becomes New York Archdiocese Leader After Cardinal's Death
Dr Corrigan ascends as head of the Archdiocese of New York following the cardinal archbishop's death. Born in Newark in 1840, he served as bishop of Newark, founded reformatories and asylums, and led Seton Hall College before becoming coadjutor archbishop and the archbishop designate. The piece traces his education, early ministry, and rapid rise in the American church.
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New York
Corrigan
Michael Augustine Corrigan
Newark
Leinster
Ire
St. Mary’s College
Wilmington
Mount St Mary’s
Emmettsburg
Europe
Rome
United States
Archbishop Bayley
Seton Hall College
J. Corrigan
South Orange
Springfield
Pius IX
St. Patrick’s
McCloskey
Petra
Consehe
Fanaeet
Promensas
Mother Takes Poison in Desperate Suicide Plot
William McCluskey, a saloon keeper, found his wife and infant near death from morphine. The mother, in crisis, poisoned herself and the child, dressed them in their best attire, and lay with the baby while a husband’s photo and a prayer book lay nearby. The baby died, the mother is dying, and the cause is placed on attempted suicide.
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William McCluskey
General King Says Mississippi River Needs $10 Million Year
General Floyd King, chair on river improvement, arrived in Washington and warned Congress no money is available for Mississippi work. He said about $10,000,000 per year is needed though unlikely in coming years, and noted many speak for gain rather than river progress. He urged real reform and plans to turn the river toward an open sea.
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Anite
Senate
Floyd King
House
Mississippi
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Father of
Waters
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Ibaa
Horrible Fate of One Forepaugh Circus Man in Philadelphia
The African elephant Empress, owned by John O'Brien of Forepaugh’s circus, killed a crewman named White at the elephant house in Philadelphia after unshackling its chains. Dan Taylor confronted the beast with an elephant spear, ordering it to retreat. White died from injuries in the hospital, marking Empress’s third known fatality and a history of harm to at least a score of men.
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John O'Brien
Harry Cooley
Empress
John Flood
Dan Taylor
Robert White
John Allen
Elephant House
White
Allen
Fiend
Taylor
John Coyle
Bob
Binghamton N.Y
Pennsylvania
Hendricks Paralyzed as Crowd Cheers Baseball Champs
Vice-President Hendricks visiting St Louis during a baseball procession at the Southern Hotel, mistaking the scene for a political moment. He attempted a speech but was abruptly interrupted by the confusion of the crowd and a misread event, ending with a clumsy retreat from the balcony.
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de Prowns
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Dunlap
Indiana Statesman
New Yorks
Ex-Governor English Weds Miss Morris in New York
Ex-Governor James E. English of Connecticut marries Miss A. Morris of Brooklyn at H B Plant home on Fifth Avenue. A ceremony witnessed by relatives and friends, with no bridesmaids or best man, followed by a reception at Delmonico's. The couple planned a short stay at the Windsor Hotel before returning home.
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James E. English
Connecticut
H. B. Plant
Fifth Avenue
A. 5. Morris
Brooklyn
Mongan
T Henry English
Neval Ecbert
Henry Sandford
Miss Morris
Delmonico’s
Mayan
English
Windsor Hotel
Ekert
General Eckert
Mr. Plant
Southern Express Company
Manning to vote for Hill and Jones in New York
Secretary Manning writes from Washington to A B Parker urging support for the Democratic ticket headed by Hill and Jones. He vows to vote in Albany and says President Cleveland will likely vote as well, noting the governor’s past advocacy and duty to exercise the right.
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Manning
A. B. Parker
New York
Democratic State Committee
Hoffman House
Ark
Albany
Cleveland
Evernor
Hui
Daniel Ning
Death of a Very Fat Man
New Haven October 11 Charles W Bradley former prominent hotel keeper and noted sportsman died in the city at age 53 He weighed over 300 pounds and was once said to have tipped the scales at 327 pounds He served as president of the New York Fat Men's Club two years ago He was wealthy valued at about 100000 with death due to congestion of the lungs
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New Haven
Charles W. Bradley
New York
Fat Men’s Club
Sai
A Whaler's Great Luck in Kodide Waters
A despatch from New Bepvrorp notes the bark Corrall under Captain William M. Kelley arriving after seven months in Kodide with 1600 barrels of whale oil and 12 000 pounds of bone. She was the sole whaler active in the area.
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Corrall
William M. Kelley
Kodide
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