General Pryor in London and Tseng reception scene
In London the American counsel Roger A. Pryor arrived for O'Donnell's defense with long consultations praising self defence and seeking to prove prior peaceable life. Marquis Tseng greeted Folkestone with a large reception praising China’s peaceful commercial aims and fears of Franco–British tensions over naval moves.
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Sunday Globe
London
Roger A. Pryor
O'Donnell
Carey
A. M. Sullivan
Guy
United States Army
O’donnell
Pryor
Crown
Donnell
National League
League
Marquis Tseng
Folkestone
China
France
Paris
Edward Watkin
Marquis of Tseng
Europe
Slender Swindler Tops Poolrooms With Wire Tap
A flashily dressed young man carried out a bold swindle in Baltimore and Philadelphia by tapping Western Union wires during Jerome Park races. He placed fake bets on four horses Retort Eclat Bella Monroe, then reappeared to win on long odds. Wires were tampered with, causing $8000 to $9000 in fake winnings and immense losses for pool sellers. The con man vanished and may face indemnity claims or lawsuits against Western Union.
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Sunday Globe
Baltimore
Western Union
Jerome Park
Retort
Eclat
Bella
Monroe
Lucy
Philadelphia
Ruse Reported as Wires Cut in Race News Panic
October 14 in New York Jerome Park races sparked alarm among pool sellers and bettors as reports of telegraphed bogus despatches circulated. Western Union wires were said to be cut or tapped between the race course and city, with false indicators sent by the New York Gold & Stock Company. The tampered reports, spreading for a time before correction, left bettors unsure of losses while an Western Union investigation proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jerome Park
Western Union
New York Gold & Stock Company
Hoadly on the Ohio election and gains for democracy
The World prints Judge Hoadly's Ohio election remarks from Cincinnati noting illness spared him from opinion flow, claims a solid Democratic vote, gains in grape-growing counties, increased colored vote, and possible 12 000 to 15 000 state ticket plurality. Also reports Iowa results with Sherman lead, Prohibition likely, and senators from Warren, Madison, Mahaska counties.
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New York
the World
Hoadly
Ohio
Cincinnati
Prohibition
George Hoadly
Iowa
Drs Moses
Sherman
Kinne
Rex
Supreme Court
Major Watkins
McCoy
Warren
Madison
Mahaska
Liverpool's Modern Borein case shocks Liverpool
In Liverpool a woman named Catharine Flannigan faces Police Court charges for wholesale poisoning. She allegedly induced people to insure their lives with her, then poisoned them to claim insurance earnings. The case has drawn immense interest, and Vernon Harcourt ordered exhumations of six supposed victims for expert autopsy to confirm deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Catharine Flannigan
Vernon Harcourt
Home Secretary
The Color Line Drawn in Southern Methodism
The piece discusses renewed color line tensions in the Methodist Episcopal Church and other Southern denominations over segregated schools and churches. It cites 1868 and 1876 policies, a Birmingham Age card by pastor E. H. Kine, and debates over white and colored conferences, expanding education, and the push toward caste.
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South
Philadelphia
Concord
J. E. Bryant
Atlanta
Southern Advance Association
Methodist Church
Southern Conference
General Conference
Brethren of the
North
Birmingham
Ala
Methodist Episcopal Church
Willie
S E. H. Kine
T. J. Parker
King
Methodist Advocate
Brother King
Tennessee
Great Central University
Chattanooga
Freedman’s Aid Society
Poneto
Russ
Uit
New England
Thom
Methodist Episcopal Durch
October corn report notes frost damage across states
The Department of Agriculture report confirms frost injuries to corn, lowering state averages in Michigan Wisconsin Ohio New York Illinois Indiana. Drought worsens conditions in the South. The national field average sits around 78 with a slight area gain. Wheat yields drop about two and a fourth bushels per acre from last year, with total output nearing 400 million to 420 million bushels and quality below average.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
New York
Illinois
Indiana
Sad End of the Weary Life of Dave and the Woman He Loved
Davil H. Risbie of 264 East 112th Street was carried to Presbyterian Hospital dead after taking morphine with intent to end his life. A note on his shirt addressed to Emma and E M Sawyer appeared, with a troubling quote about love and secrecy. A bottle labeled morphine was found, and the story recalls a 1873 forced marriage to Jesse Hunt, a music teacher, who never spoke after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Davil H. Risbie
East One Hundred and Twelfth Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Emma
E. M
Sawyer
Sixth Avenue
D. H. Risnir
Orphine
Jesse Hunt
Invention of an Electric Gun at Vienna Expo
Pall Mall Gazette describes a novel electric gun using a platinum cartridge fuse heated by current from a small accumulator worn on a belt. A glove and shoulder strap connect to the accumulator, forming a soldier’s future outfit but likely not soon adopted by European armies. The device promises economical use of powder and time, appealing to sportsmen though practical adoption remains uncertain.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Electric gun touted for reliable performance in sports
Cartridges serve many times over with no need to remove old caps. The main claim about the electric gun is it will not kick, and if this warranty holds true, applying electricity to sport should not be delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warran
Actress Miss Spencer Melts Down on Stage in Atlanta
Miss Lillian Spencer the Creole actress was in a tense scene at the Opera House when her mental strain appeared during the mad finale. She collapsed after a fiery line and was led away with stage manager Frank Irving assisting, later admitted to Markham House for treatment.
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Atlanta
Lillian Spencer
Opera
Miss Spencer
Cora
Duhamel
George
Frank Irving
Markham House
Gray
Death of Mrs. Fanny Sprague Complicates Sprague Suits
Providence reports the death of Mrs. Fanny Sprague at her daughter’s home in Groton Connecticut in her 84th year. Born Fanny Morgan she endured family tragedy and a fortune’s downfall tied to the Sprague estate. Her sons daughter and son-in-law Thomas A. Doyle were with her when she died. The death further unsettles ongoing Sprague legal actions and property disputes.
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Providence
Fanny Sprague
Latham
Groton
Conn
Watcherline Gordon
Spragues
Amasa
William
Union Syndicate
Thomas A. Doyle
After Thirty-Eight Years Mr Comey Endures Long Illness
Mr William M Comey of City Mills near Franklin suffered a chronic illness linked to a needle that penetrated his left foot over thirty eight years ago. The needle moved up his leg to the knee area while he endured intense pain and numerous morphine injections. A recent abscess revealed the needle fragment and pain persists as recovery remains incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Comey
City Mills
Franklin le
Medway
Comey
Colwell Triple Thermic Motor Co Elects Officers
Lowell Mass October 13 stockholders private meeting chooses Rev Dr Colwell business manager Wilburn Littledale secretary Amos French treasurer and several directors. Capital set at 5,000,000 with one third dividend value. Motor claims to supersede steam using bi sulfides of carbon. One million dollars stock to be offered at 100 per share.
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Lowell
Mass
New England Colwell Triple Thermic Motor Company
T. M. Colwell
Wilburn, Littledale
Amos &. French
Francis Jewett
T. Lancaster
Sylvanus Bartlett
W. L. Wilson
W. ‘T. Fuller
C. OH
Greenleaf J. FB
Puffer
G. N. Hancock
Daniel Atwood
F. W. Puffer
J. C. Emer
George S. Williams
Lawrence
L. W. Knight
J. 8. Develyn
George Wilkins
Colwell
New York
Woman Maniac Escapes County House In Courageous Exit
An inmate named Mrs. Vreeland, confined in the county house for years, burrowed from her cell with a crowbar and escaped into open fields. Assistant Superintendent Wagner led a pursuit. the woman fought fiercely with a crowbar, and officials arrived in time to prevent serious harm.
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Erik
Vreeland
Wagner
Cursed Calamity Follows the Blessing Family Tragedies
A Salem Illinois report chronicles a history of calamities within the Blessing family. From early deaths and fatal accidents to a member’s double murder and suicide, the narrative traces multiple losses across generations including spouses, siblings, and relatives.
Mysterious Warning on a Baltimore and Ohio Bridge
A Baltimore and Ohio engineer recounts three near disasters saved by presentiments. He stopped a fast express before a burning trestle, avoided a loaded coke car hazard at a switch, and halted at a culvert stop that would have wrecked the train. Multiple forebodings guided him to safety.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Washington Cirtle
Baltimore & Ohio Express
Watermah Sheps
Watermah Sheps,’ Said the Eneves
Haif Ozen
Pateen
le Leen
Sandusky
Cimaeias
Port au Prince in mob control amid fire and bombardment
London dispatch reports Port au Prince seized by revolutionaries with half the city burned by an incendiary fire. Government forces bombard the town as mob violence and looting spread. Five foreign warships patrol the port to protect foreign interests. Port au Prince, capital of Mayt, population about 21 000, lies on Gonaives bay with marshy surroundings and a history of earthquakes.
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Ters
London
Tayti
Port-au-Prince
Mayt
Gonaives Bay
Bay of Gonaives
New York
Port-au- Prince
Pulling a Dog's Tail Ends in Fatal Shootout
Joseph P. Love a West Virginia fugitive living with his father in Franklin county Va. on a hunting trip Thursday opened fire after the tail pulling incident wounding three companions fatally and injuring himself. Love escaped with a heavy revolver while authorities seek him.
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Daxville
Joseph P. Love
West Virginia
Franklin County
Joseph
Love
Old-Time Singing-School Teacher Rufus Weston Dies
Rufus Weston, a renowned singing-school teacher from Stafford Springs, Conn, died at 68 after a 50-year career. He taught nearly 600 schools and about 40 000 pupils, traveling by horse and carriage through all weathers to reach distant communities in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Born in Wilmington, Conn, he was a longtime member of the Connecticut community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford Springs
Conn
Rufus Weston
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Willington
Notable 1859 Legislator Married Twice, West Life Highlight
The 1859 legislature figure, noted for two marriages, spent part of his life in the West. In 1855 he and his family drove from Wisconsin to Wil ne, with travelers sleeping under his wagon at night.
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West
Wisconsin
Wilne
Fire at Elm Street School Traps Children in Stair Jam
Warriberg Conn October 15 a morning fire in Elm Street public school forces students to flee down crowded stairs. A jam between floors injures Ada Baldwin 10 and Ada Moore 11 with broken collarbone and internal injuries. Cause under investigation with possible careless cigarette or arson in coal room.
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Warriberg
Conn
Elm Street
Ada Haldwin
Ata Moore
Tragedy at Ziwonka Synagogue FireStamp Crush
In Ziwonka Podolia during a Saturday service an unknown cry of fire caused a panic in the women’s gallery. Forty people died and about fifty were injured in the crush as worshippers surged toward exits.
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Moscow
Ziwonka
Podalia
Women’s Gallery
The Chicago Lyceum Theatre Fire in Chicago
The Lyceum Theatre at Desplaines and Madison burned after 4 am today, origin unknown. Three women and a male employee escaped in night clothes. fireman John Carmody died from injuries, janitor Wilson missing, manager Grenier estimates losses at 25 000 dollars. The Manchester and Jennings troupe lost their robes and stage belongings worth 5 000 dollars. building, old landmark, previously burned.
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CaicaGo
Lyceum
Desplaines
Madison Street
Thomas L. Grenier
Manchester and Jennings Variety Company
Hook No. 2
Wilson
Not Willie's Skeleton: Tracing a Missing Wis. Boy
Fr Lorence Wis October 18. On November 1 1881 Willie Dickinson was stolen from Commonwealth Wis. A £600 reward is offered for his return. Father Dickinson has pursued leads to England and Cornwall noting a convict decoy exposed bones as not Willie's. He seeks help from the American consul at Hull and continues tracking the Cornwall crew.
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Fr Lorence
Wis
Willie Dickinson
Commonwealth
England
Dickinson
Willie
Cornwall
Hull
Ott
Arcadia Swept by a Cyclone in Trempealeau County
A five minute cyclone struck Arcadia Wisconsin at midnight damaging the town. Barns chimneys and outbuildings were demolished and the schoolhouse belfry wrecked. The Methodist church spire twisted off. A large barn was torn apart four horses killed. Several people wounded and maimed in North Creek reports.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Arcadia
Trempealeau County
John Brogham
Robertson
North Creek
Destruction at Coney Island From Fall Storms
The October storm ripped away at least 600 feet of Coney Island beach, threatening to erase the sandy promenade used by hundreds of thousands. Waves reached twenty feet, and the eastern wooden promenade was wrecked by the sea and salvage work. The marine railway tracks are washing out as the shoreline shifts toward winter.
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New York
Coney Island
Deadly invention from Bridgeport patent office refuses
A Bridgeport man claims to have patented a hollow steel belt filled with preseed ale and air pump propulsion. A concealed pellet delivery through a vest nipple can fire a poison pellet up to forty feet, with death possible within fifteen minutes after skin penetration, though poison indicators may appear after five.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Embezzlement Charge In Atlanta Postmasters Case
Atlanta October 13 Ex Governor Conley faces an indictment by a grand jury over the embezzlement of public funds tied to money order clerk J O Hall. Counts allege custody of 802.57 dollars not deposited in the sub treasury at New York and conspiracy to withhold postal revenues and failure to render true accounts.
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Atlanta
Conley
J. O. Hall
New York
Death of Dayton Superintendent by Electrical Shock
Edwin Stobbins, superintendent of the Electric Light Company, was killed by an electric shock while repairing a lamp broken from a cable at Third and Main in Dayton. Assistant Benjamin Schardt said he carried the lamp from the street, and as Robbins complied with the request to release it, the lamp slipped, causing Robbins to grasp a live wire. He cried out and died shortly after, saying he was burned to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Edwin Stobbins
Electric Light Company
Third
Main Streets
Benjamin Schardt
Robbing
Robbins
Tran
Favorite Prescription Promoted for Female Health
An ad touts Dr. R. V. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as strengthening women’s health, curing derangements and restoring tone, with it sold by local druggists.
Jerr Davis Jewelry Box and the Confederate Cabinet Mystery
Atlanta October 14. E A Tate recounts a tale of a Confederate cabinet meeting in winter 64 65 with President Davis and Breckenridge. A chest of jewels is hidden in a Moss home garden buried under spring soil while Mrs Moss and companions guard the secret through fever and pursuit.
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Savannah River
Old Petersburg
Broad River
Washington, Ga
Abbeville
Lincoln County
Georgia
David Mims Moss
General Breckenridge
Vs. Moss
Davis
Rom
Breckinridge
A Day of Accidents Three Collisions on Erie Railroad
Three collisions occurred on the Erie railroad near Barton New York with Conductor J C Sabin killed. An engine struck a freight train held on sidings causing derailment of petroleum cars and a fire destroyed multiple engines cars and track, with total damage estimated around 150000 dollars.
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Erie Railroad
Binghamton
Erie
Barton
Here
J. C. Sabin
Hornellsville
Brother John Is Willing President Nominee Hope
Washington reports General Sherman declines a presidential bid and points to his brother John as a potential candidate if the people demand a Sherman ticket. Ohio sources indicate John Sherman shares the sentiment and could be important for carrying Ohio next year. Several prominent Ohio figures arriving in Washington reinforce the push for a Sherman nomination.
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Washington
Sherman
John
Ohio
Man Elopes With Mrs Lawton Leaves Crippled Family
Manuel Joseph of Padanaram Village ran away with Mrs. George Lawton taking $300. They left a crippled husband and two children destitute. No trace of the pair has been found. The notice urges seeking relief from the World’s Dispensary dime series and association in Buffalo New York.
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Manuel Joseph
Padanaram Village
George Lawton
Wton
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