Lansdowne Politics and Miss Anderson in London
London dispatch details Lansdowne's strained Canada governorship amid Irish Orange versus Nationalist feuds, and Mary Anderson's Royal Box clash with the Prince of Wales at the Lyceum Theatre. It notes Davitt land reform plans, O'Donnell trial updates, wage strikes, and New Guinea annexation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anderson
Jay Theatre
Pauline
Lyons
Prince and Princess of Wales
Caonda
Land title battle over 300000 acres in Georgia tracts
Legal action in southeast Georgia seeks to recover title to 300000 acres held by Georgia Land and Lumber Company. Heirs from Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts argue the land never left them as original owners, while the defendants claim valid purchase. Plaintiffs plan sale or lease options and sue for damages. Counsel hail from Massachusetts and Eastman Georgia with hundreds of smallholders affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman
Georgia
Stephen Chase
Samuel K. Crocker
Maine
Abraham Colby
New Hampshire
Dodge
Laurens
Montgomery
Pulaski
Teifin
Dodge County
William E. Dodge
New York
William FP. Eastman
Peter J. Williams
Williams
Cotte Chase and Crocker
Georgia Land and Lumber Company
Dodge and Eastman
Colby, Chase and Crocker
H. G. Sleeper
Massachusetts
L. A. Hall
C. H. Biggs
South
Indiana
Twenty five Years a Wanderer and Tramp
Milwaukee October 27 Dr Bigelow of Muskego Centre once a noted Wisconsin politician and drinker. He stabbed a man in a trial that drew great sensation and served nine months before a pardon. Now aged and worn he returns to Grand avenue seeking his wife and children before wandering again.
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Milwaukee
Dr. Bigelow
Muskego Centre
Wisconsin
United States
Canada
Central
South America
Europe
Grand Avenue
Gold Digger and Speculator Selling Lottery Tickets
Milwaukee October 27 John Cole arrested in Oshkosh for selling bogus lottery tickets. His remarkable history includes a former prominent lecturer, a father a Presbyterian minister, and a life of fortune and misfortune from phrenology to oil speculation. He fled to Milwaukee with $100 after a long pattern of lecturing and financial swings.
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Milwaukee
John Cole
Oshkosh
Pittsburg
Fowler & Wells
New York
Europe
Asia
California
Jerem, Black
Inilwaukee
Tales of the Ways and Witty Quips From Newspapers
A collage of satirical snippets quotes jokes about governors, poets, and newspapers. It references a Pittsburg Telegraph remark on a mean man, a New Orleans Picayune quip about giraffes, Evarts speeches, and Thanksgiving proclamations. It notes a Rockland Courier-Gazette comment on French names and a Sherman joke about a St. Louis girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Telegraph
New Orleans Picayune
Evarts
North Carolina
South Carolina
Detroit Free Press
Tecumseh Sherman
Washington
St. Louis
Atlanta Constitution
Toronto Globe
New York
Philadelphia
Stone
Tennessee
Prince of Wales
Princess Louise
Princess of Wales
Nilsson
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Albany
Boston Post
Cal
Portland Charlie Ross Story Draws In Against All Odds
A Portland man claims to be Charlie Ross, recounting a years long kidnapping by Jesse James and accomplices. He describes being taken from Boston to Brazil aboard a bark, endured confinement and abuse, learned to cook, and finally returned to the United States. He seeks to meet his presumed father Mr. Ross and to clear his identity, hoping for acknowledgement from Frank James if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Portland
Winterport
Fanny Prescott
Jesse James
Brazil
Pinkham
Davidson
Esse James
James
Davisons
Jesse
Lone
Fanny
Texas
Fiere
New York
Charlie Ross
Ada Carter
Lynn
Lawrence
J. D. Brayton
Fall River
South America
Philadelphia
Lizzie M. Stewart
Mr. Ross
Rank James
Frank James
Ran Away With a Much-Married Man
Charles Allen, a man with multiple aliases and several wives, abducted Ella Vincent of Clyde New York. After release on condition to depart the area, he arranged contact and she fled with him from Clyde to Waterloo, Geneva, and then New York. He reportedly has a wife and two children in Worcester Massachusetts and another wife elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
N. Y
Charles Allen
Ella Vincent
Allen
Justice Howard
Miss Vincent
Davis House
Waterloo
Geneva
New York
Worcester
Mass
Woman From Macedonia County Speaks After Arrest
In a statement she says her son in Clyde was arrested yesterday and she has buried a child since his arrest. She claims this is the second time he has ruined and deserted. The Mace wife is described as an intelligent lady. Allen's father resides in Boston.
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Macedonia County
Clyde
Mace
Allen
Boston
Pension agents accused of preying on widows and orphans
A flood of pension agents faces government action for using deceitful circulars to extract fees from widows and orphans. The Interior Department contemplates suspensions, with hearings and potential bar from practice, as agents exploit old laws and publish false claims to secure payments. The controversy prompts calls for swift reviews and stronger enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dudley Ts
Interior Department
Siuilar
O. D
Teller
Fitzgeralds Face Disbarment Scandal Exposed
Washington October 26 N W Fitzgerald pension agent faces disbarment charges after allegations of fraud and swindling. Commissioner Dudley calls the Fitzgerald cases among the six worst yet found as suits seek 220000 against critics. Prosecution may target double fees and deceptive C O D packages while preparations continue on W T Fitzgerald and remaining family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
N. W. Fitzgerald
Dudley
Fitzgerald
C. O. D. Pat
Treasury
W. T. Fitzgerald
Ely
Bishops and their Doings at Episcopal Convention
Philadelphia October 29. The Episcopal convention notes 48 dioceses 15 missionary jurisdictions 67 bishops 2600 other clergy 3000 parishes 853000 communicants. Four bishops died since last meeting and two foreign missionary bishops resigned. Enriched Book of Common Prayer praised while expenses resolutions seek diocesan funding for bishops and delegates. Discussion on centennial observance and resolution votes follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Episcopal Convention
Committee On State of the Church
Protestant Episcopal Church of the
United States
Atkinson
North Carolina
Kerfoot
Pittsburg
Talbot
Indiana
Pinckney
Maryland
Penick
Capenna
Schereschewsky
China
Dr. Dix
Seabury
Huntington
Shetty
Virginia
Wilder
Minnesota
Prince
Sons
Praybrook
Apaches Outgeneralled Troops in Chihuahua Raid
A special despatch from Casas Grande reports Apaches under Juh and Geronimo outmaneuvered Mexican forces. They raided ranches at Eucinillas, stealing seventy well-bred horses and a mule, with pursuit by Mexican soldiers and citizens. The raid spanned the Sierra Madre foothills and stirred hopes U S forces will intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chihuahua
Mexico
Juh
Geronimo
Casas Grande
Varleys
Jub
Guera
Eucinillas
Terrazas
Henry Miller
Awa
Santa Clara
Miller
Encinitas
Sierra Madre
Jane
Arizona
Amo
United States
Czar to Issue Constitution as Fundamental Law
In St Petersburg on October 24 the Czar ordered a constitution be prepared by Interior Minister Tolstoi and submitted for approval. The reform plan aims to grant greater freedom to the people and be promulgated as Russia’s fundamental law. Nobility object, fearing Nihilist leverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Count Tolstoi
Russia
Supporting Her Husband by Stealing
New York on October 29 Mrs Rose Rich a forewoman at O Neill s dry goods store was arrested for stealing ribbons. She confessed saying her husband Winfield Rich forced her to steal by threat to kill her. She claimed she had supported him thus for four years. Rich said he sold the ribbons to Mrs Posthauer who was also arrested. All were held for ha
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New York
Rose Rich
O’neill
Armstrong
Supreme Judicial Court
Abigail Armstrong
Beacon Street
Warren K. Blodgett
Blodgett
Six Messages at Once Over One Wire
New York October 29 Mr P B Delaney has invented telegraphic appliances claiming six operators can send six messages over one wire simultaneously. Part of the six can send messages one way while others send them back. The invention would triple the wire capacity compared with a duplex instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mr. P
Délaney
Verdict in Armstrong case ends after all night session
A Boston jury delivered a verdict in the Armstrong case after a 32 question written submission. The jury found Blodgett unduly influenced Mrs Armstrong and that she was not sound minded for most gifts, requiring him to return the estate funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Commonwealth
Gaston
Augustus Russ
E. R. Hoar
R. M. Morse
Jdge Russell
William Allen
Tyes
Sigma
Kite Fridaltgroven
Eee
Blodgett
Border outlaw Haller weds on horseback in historic romance
Denver reports a border tale ending in tragedy as John Haller, tied to the Quantrelle and James brotherhoods, marries Alice Noland on horseback in 1867. The couple's romance unravels across Kansas and Colorado endings with Haller fatally shooting Morris after a confrontation that also wounds his wife.
A Lunatic Hugs a Red-Hot Stove
In Warren ton Missouri on October 29 Keeney a harmless crank locked in a jail room hugged a burning coal stove and his clothes caught fire. He fled the room but could not be saved, suffering severe burns to his arms and legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Keeney
Oopyer
Accident Fatality Near Mundgz Ind After Buzz Saw Burst
A tragic accident occurred near Mundgz Indiana when a buzz saw burst, killing Jacob Ritter. The event happened on a Tuesday afternoon, October 29, a few miles northeast of the city, leaving the community in shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mundgz
Ind
Jacob Ritter
Saw Burst Kills Man and Mutilates Two Workers
Three men were cutting wood with a steam buzz saw when it burst. A piece pierced Hither’s hand, another severed Bills’s arm, and Sparks suffered severe facial injuries. The accident occurred during the wood work, with one fragment flying in multiple directions.
Living in Squaloor Over a New York Beer Show
In Forsyth Street New York a dilapidated tenement houses Dorothea Ottilla Berkfeldt Wagner's daughter. She and her husband and four children reached New York from Texas then returned, suffering poverty and lack of support from a brother-in-law while seeking work and care from relatives and a physician cousin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Meer
Forsyth Street
Canal
Dorothea Ottilla
Richard Wagner
Berkfeldt
San Antonio
Texas
Leipsic
LMDE
Siberia
Louisa Brockhaus
Clara Wolfram
Cecilia Avenarius
Wagner
Herman Wagner
Julius M
Switzerland
Albert
Johann Wagner
Trutena
Konigsburg
Elbe
Singer
Dresden
Hans von Bulow
Franz Lizst
Corima
Sterm
M. Ollivier
Napoleon
Prince Lichtenstein
Confessing to a queer crime in Sandusky Ohio
Dr John E Mathers was arrested on a charge of decoying Dr George E Gordon into an unoccupied house and threatening him to obtain 500 dollars and a similar amount for his wife. He said he plotted to steal Gordon's daughter but abandoned the plan and fled when police arrived. He was remanded to jail after waiving examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Gordon
Hun
Oil Well on Conanicut Island Yields Oil in Water
Providence October 26 details surface about an artesian oil seep on Conanicut Island near Narragansett Bay. A deepened old well began pumping bad water mixed with oil after a drilling pipe allegedly caused contamination. Reports say a nearby well shows similar signs and gold indications were found at the orient where wells have filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Conanicut Island
Narragansett Bay
L. D. Davis
The
Newport News
Park
Orient
Bertha Crowley's Romance and Texas Inheritance
Miss Bertha Crowley, a village young woman, seeks to recover a Texas estate valued around $60,000. The complex case traces a U S Army General’s widow, a foster family, and a missing father who died intestate after moving to Texas and becoming wealthy. The property along the Texas Pacific line near Fort Worth figures in the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Crowley
Texas
J. J. Byrne
New York City
Uleir
Forth Worth
Texas Pacific
Saved by His Coolness in Utah Peril
Dr J M Williams an old army surgeon who came to Salt Lake with General Conners died in Salt Lake City on Tuesday of apoplexy. He survived an attack where enraged men planned to drown him in a sack in the Jordan River after he asserted his land rights under U S law. He offered to fight single handed with any weapon but was spared and told to leave Utah.
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England
London
St. James’ Hall
Davitt
National League
Delphermanleed
The
Land Reform Union
Michael Davitt
Ireland
Scotland
Helen Taylor
Eer Cadpoler
John Stuart Mill
Ucton School Board
Mr. Davitt
Thomas Walker
Birmingham
J. L. Jaynes
Eton
Henry George
Miss Taylor
Stewart D. Headlam
M. A
J. E. Symes
Nottingham
P. H
O'Donnell
General Pryor
A. M. Sullivan
Guy
O’donnell
Charles Russell
America
Cape Town
Pennell
Carey
Dublin
Sal Laker City
J. M. Williams
Salt Lake
Conners
Utah
Jordan River
Holladay Sues Brother Over $2 Million Oregon Property
Ben Holladay former railroad figure sues brother Joseph for possession of $2,000,000 in Oregon property held in trust. Ben borrowed $160,000 years ago and deeded his Oregon holdings to Joseph to secure repayment, with cancellation on repayment. Property value later soared, prompting dispute over return and management fees.
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Portland, Ore
Ben Holladay
Railroad Fame
Joseph
Ben
Orégon
Mrs Arden Returns to Find Husband Dead in Birmingham
A Birmingham woman who left her husband and child eighteen years ago returned with her young daughter to discover her spouse dead. The tale unfolds as she learns that a former life in Pennsylvania involved a romantic career, and she now plans to stake claims for custody of her daughter and grandchild.
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Arden
Enoch
Birmingham
Conn
Sordarrom
Pennsylvania
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation Fixes November Twenty Ninth
The President issued a proclamation designating November twenty ninth as Thanksgiving day in Washincroy on October twenty seventh.
Potter's alleged bribery shocks Newton politics
Ex-Councilman George E. Pika and James Dunn accuse J Sturgis Potter of Newton of offering $50 each to sway votes by displacing Robinson’s name on ballots. Potter admits the payments were for “missionary work” and resigns from the Republican ward and city committee as the furor swirls through Newton’s social and political circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Pika
James Dunn
J. Sturgis Potter
Newton
Robinson
Butler
Potter
Walnut Park
Eliot Congregational Church
John B. Goodrich
Dunn
Pike
Messrs. Pike
Mr. Potter
Messrs. Potter
Ward and
Cutty Committee
Hether
Althou
Porter
W. E. Sheldon
Third Wife to a Count in New Haven Story
William Wallace, a large copper manufacturer from Ansonia, and his daughter wed a Polish count Osterog who spoke only French. The couple lived in Europe and Paris then returned to the United States. It emerges the count already held two wives in France. Divorce proceedings are under way.
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Osterog
Poland
New Haven
William Wallace
Naugatuck
Ansonia
Europe
Wallace
Connecticut
France
Fire destroys McLean works and Benton House in St Louis
A major blaze Tuesday night engulfed the medicine factory packing house and offices of Dr. J. H. McLean at Broadway and Biddle, plus adjacent buildings. Losses totaled near $300,000 with contents, vehicles, and the Benton House severely damaged. Dr. McLean mourned melted cannon models and valued inventions, including Pulverizer, Peacemaker, and Lady McLean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Medicine Factory
J. H. McLean
Broadway
Biddle Street
Mclean
Collins Street
Collins Manufacturing Company
Benton
sfcLean
Rheinstadter Agricultural Reipions
Boddington & Co
Benton Manufacturing Company
Afraid of Guiteau’s Ghost in Washington Jail
Reports from Washington say superstitious black inmates in the jail fear Guiteau's ghost near his cell. The jail twice rang with commotion at night as inmates claim to be visited by the specter, suggesting temporary insanity or extreme agitation among the detainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiteau
Washington
Guitean
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