Spectacular Democratic Parade Through New York
A massive parade in New York features Mrs Cleveland at the Fifth Avenue window as a Democratic business men’s demonstration unfolds. Procession includes trade groups, stock exchange members, and labor unions under steady rain, with banners and a large mural of Ack as officials tally the crowd. Mutual District reports 17,132. World reporters count 16,129.
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New York
Madison Square
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mrs. Cleveland
Fifth Avenue
Almarl
Hoffman
New York Stock Exchange
Cleveland and Thurman Club
Acros
Insurance Brigade
Konopoly
Lg Ace
Buffalo Hill
Commercial Club
Ack
Mutual District Messenger Company
Fourteenth
Twenty-third
Democratic Manifesto Boosts Cleveland Clinton Campaign
New York October 28 A Democratic manifesto urges voters in New York to back Cleveland and Thurman with Hill and Jones winning a plurality. It accuses Republicans of illegal registration schemes aided by Pinkerton detectives and notes figures like Blaine and Governor Hill visiting as campaigns heat up. Local notes mention Newton backing Hugh J. Grant and a general mood of optimism despite tensions.
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Empire State
Cleveland
New York
Democratic State Committee
Thurman
Hill
Jones
Hui
Wray
Pinkerton
Philadelphia
John J. Davenport
United States
Blaine
Newark
Fifth Avenue
Tom Pratt
Governor Hill
Whitney
John Boyle O’reilly
Patrick A. Collins Wah
Lord Sackville-West
Hoffman
Newton
Hugh
Grant
Jammany
Local campaign sparring ahead of canvass in New York
The text notes the belief that trading will fight when battle comes and that Mayor Hewitt will speak Thursday night at Chickering. Chairman Brice predicts Cleveland will carry New York by 20,000. local stump speakers begin tomorrow evening to inaugurate on the cart-tail canvass.
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Hewitt
Chickering
Brice
Yeparte
Clevelan
New York
Alleged Labor Leaders Sent Out by Republican Managers
Fort Wayne, Ind. story recounts charges of election fraud and blackmail by alleged labor leaders linked to Republican organizers. The letter targets John Jarrett, accusing him of using trained blackmailers to secure votes and threaten opponents, urging Democrats to watch him closely.
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Fort Warn
Ind
John Jarrett
Illinois
Morrison
Pittsburg
Dudley
Arrison
Jarrett
Wayne
Powderly Declares Protectionist Stance Differing From Preachers
Secretary Cake of the Window Glass Workers Association quoted Terence V. Powderly as a protectionist while asserting he would remain neutral in the campaign. Powderly says he buys only home-made goods, questions tariff bills, and notes labor groups and unions shape workers’ wages, yet denies backing any party or speakers in the field.
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Powderly
Pririssuna
Penn
Cake
Window Glass Workers’ Association
Terence V. Powderly
National District Assembly
L. A
Zeus
Senate
S. A
Democratic Party
T. V. Powperty
Indiana Safe for Cleveland Prohibition Gains Seen
LouisviLuK Oct 26 M E Shiel secretary and district committeeman of the Prohibition party said we polled 9000 votes in Indiana two years ago this year we will make it 26000 Our gains are from the Republicans and will certainly make the State go Democratic by a big majority Rev J B Hughes our candidate for governor has canvassed the State and was encouraged The Quaker counties have shifted toward turnout to establish a foothold Wayne Randolph Grant Henry counties show large gains for us, indicating a boosted Prohibition presence.
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Prohibition
Louisviluk
M. E. Shiel
Prohibition Party
Tax Giant
Indiana
Rev. J
Hughes
New Albany
Wayne County
Randolph
Grant
Henry
Palmer sails to victory in Illinois race with labor support
General John M. Palmer leads a record breaking campaign across Illinois amid a rising political tide. He appeals to labor groups and Republican farmers against what he calls pirate policing and Pinkerton influence. Palmer claims strong statewide crowds, predicts victory after speaking in Alton and planning final efforts in East St. Louis and Chicago Cook County.
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St. Louis
Inois
John M. Palmer
Pinkerton
Palmer
Alton
East St. Louis
Hewitt Backs Cleveland in Ratification Talk
In a letter to the ratification meeting chairman Hewitt defends the national Democratic ticket. He cites his March 30 1882 House speech for free raw materials and a revised tariff. He says Cleveland has earned the masses' confidence through honesty courage and independence.
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New York
Hewitt
Grover Cleveland
Allen
Identity of Times Chief Witness in Parnell Case
Foreign reports detail the Parnell commission siting and Times letters matter. Webster presses the Times to produce forged letters while the court orders full production. Dublin funds, Dublin Freeman accounts, and alleged Parnell knowledge of violence are debated amid global dispatches on Ireland, Russia, and monarchs.
Identity of the Times Chief Witness in Irish case
The Irish party learned that the land league clerk who became chief informer to the Times is a man named Phillips. He worked for the land league before its suppression and arrived in London to be among the first Times witnesses. Friends note American witnesses may be sought, though denials were issued by Patrick Evan, Devoy, and Campbell. The court amasses evidence from land agents, constables, and clerks, with documents from Parnell and letters linked to American correspondents.
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Parnell Commission
Richard Webster
The
Times
League
Charles Russell
Parnell
Dillon
Biggar
Soames
Roberts
O'Donnell
Sir Charles
Parnell-Egan
Webster
Charles Ere
Michael Davitt
Justice Hannen
Hannen
Sir Richard Webster
Patrick Egan
Egan
Sheridan
Boyton
Eagle
Rior
Phanix Park
Phumix Park
Davitt
Brennan
Ireland
Farter
Dublin Freeman’s Journal
Land League
Paine
London
Mr. Parnell
Phillips
America
Campbell
Parnel
Patrick Evan
Devoy
Timothy Healey
Arthur O'Connor
Harrington
Healey
Galway
Patrick Digan
Henry Labouchere
Dick Pickett
Priest Buried Two Hours Found Hair Turned White
A priest was entombed for two hours before rescue, and after his extrication his hair had turned white. In the same incident an entire family of six was killed.
First Blow at the Trusts Indictments Target St Louis Bagging Ring
Grand jury in Shelby County Tennessee returns indictments against Benjamin Gratz Anderson Gratz L W Jones Joel Wood and Warren of Warren Jones Gratz of St Louis for conspiring to buy up all bagging and mills and raise prices. Requisition papers will be filed and they will be brought to trial with Attorney General George B Peters prosecuting.
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Tennessee
St. Louis
Mearnis, Tenn
Criminal Court of
Shelby County
Benjamin Gratz
Anderson Gratz
L. W. Jones
Joel Wood
Warren
Warren, Jones & Gratz
St. Laws
George B. Peters
Incena
Crowley Boy Killed by Falling Chestnut Limb Near Ansonia
In Ansonia Connecticut on October 24 a 15 year old boy Patrick Crowley was crushed to death when a limb fell from a large tree while he chestnutting with two companions. His skull was fractured and he died en route to home in a carriage. The other boys escaped unharmed.
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Crowley
Ansonia
Conn
Patrick Crowley
Then with Her no Other Children an Iowa Woman Meets an Awful Death
Hermann Kaade a Burlington road section man took his wife and three children and a friend on a hand car bound for this city. A sharp curve and a freight special from St Paul Chicago ran them down. Mrs Baade and two sons ages 13 were killed instantly. Baade and the friend escaped. Mrs Baade saved her infant by tossing it down a 20 foot embankment as the car was struck.
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Dvunvger
Hermann Kaade
Burlington Road
St. Paul
Chicago
Noted Sioux Falls recluse Mary Ann Irvine dies at 66
Mary Ann Irvine, a longtime figure in this region, died Friday night after a life of extreme squalor and vindictive court appearances. A loaded revolver was her constant secret, and she kept distant from neighbors and even her own children. At death a partial inventory showed deeds mortgages notes and cash totaling about 15000. She left three children to whom her property will revert.
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Sioux Falls
Dak
Mary Ann Irvine
South Carolina Farmers Strike a Bottomless Cave
Charleston Oct. 26 A discovery suggests a subterranean river may run from Virginia through North and South Carolina. At Black's Station two farmers digging a well encountered a hollow sound and air rush as a cave opened. They left, fearing danger, and a later attempt to measure depth found no solid bottom. Local experts say openings may connect through Whitaker Mountain and an investigation will be made.
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Charleston
8. C
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Black
Raleigh
N.C
Laurens
Abbeville
Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago
Whittaker Mountain
Famliar
Deadly Quarrel at Kentucky Rural Cabin
Greenwood Kentucky Oct 29 John Holliday carved a lean to home into Brash Creek valley. A pig fatally wounded by a rifle killed a boisterous kitchen visitor during a quilting gathering as Holliday and family prepared dinner.
Thurman Rivalry and British Diplomatic Trap Exposed
In New York Irish American Republicans publish a private letter from Pomona California to Lord Sackville, alleging manipulation to sway the Cleveland vote. The exchange triggers diplomatic stir as Britain’s envoy is rebuked and pressure grows for recall and a successor to Sackville in Washington.
Contempt for Private Letters in a Campaign Debate
A speaker denounces a forged or dubious letter alleged to have been written by an English-born California voter named Murchison. The address questions Cleveland’s honesty on free trade and fisheries, accusing Republicans of fabricating evidence to influence voters. The discourse claims the letter’s publication exposes a conspiracy tying British diplomacy to U.S. politics and taints the Irish meeting in New York with accusations of official depravity.
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Father Kennedy
Dunbalton
County Cork
Inman
Paris
Newark
Messrs. Thompson
Clyde Bank
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Milan
Natae
Austria
Natalie
Wady Halfa
Pasha
Babrel-Gazelle
Omdurman
Wurtemburg
Dunsburg
Morell Mackenzie
Frederick
Germany
Lucci
Barcelona
Spain
William
M. de Giers
Europe
Vienna Fremdenblatt
Russia
Berlin Post
M. Urusoff
Brussels
Prince Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Czar
Prince Bismarck
Adler
Samoa
Emip Haying
Neutied
Khartoum
League
Ballyhaunis
Ireland
Lord Dillon
M. de Freycinet
France
General Boulanger
Chamber of Deputies
Convento of Ai
St. Petersburg
Milan of
Servia
Svet
John Dillon
National League
Thurles
Wurtemberg
Stuttgart
Thetalian
Rome
Christ
Hodgson Burnett
America
Eebohm
New York
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Fauntleroy
Ere
Wre
Cleveland
Thay
Democratic Party
Cincinnati
Murchison
California
Washington
Harrison
Mgr
Murehson
Great Britain
Turmson
Grover Cleveland
Ntsh
Applaise
Owas
G. Sisi
Uni
United States
Slaine
Blained
British Government in Duty Bound to Recall Lord Gackville
Washington October 27 Secretary Bayard told Tur GLorn correspondent that at closing the State Department nothing further had been heard on the recall of Lord Gackville. The statement underscores ongoing diplomatic sensitivity as authorities monitor developments. The report reflects cautious official communication amid fluctuating international signals.
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Lord Gackville
Washington
State Department
Bayard
Tur Glorn
Salisbury Contemplates British Note on Washington Saps
Lord Salisbury at Fatfield House reviews despatches from Lord Sackville and Secretary Bayard about the Murchison letter and calls for change in the British ambassador. Mr Phelps presses urgency while defending American naturalization doctrine amid tensions over Sackville’s handling of the issue. The affair ties to Sackville’s appointment once linked to the late Marquis of Salisbury’s family.
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Lonxpox
Lord Salisbury
Fatfield House
Lord Sackville
Washington
Murchison
Bayard
Mr. Phelps
Phelps
Hatfield Houses
United States
Fisk
Inish
Marquis of Salisbury
Earl of Derby
London Papers Debate Sackville Recall Opinion
John Bull reports on British press reactions to Lord Sackville with views from the Daily News Telegraph Standard Chronicle and Times. Journals question his conduct and possible recall or transfer as U.S.-British tensions unfold amid political strife.
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London
The
Daily News
Lord Sackville
Daily Telegraph
Chronicle
New York
the Times
Washington
Sackville Affair and New York Interview Clarified
The correspondent recalls President Cleveland meeting with General Collins and John J. O’Reilly in New York. Cleveland says reports misstate the discussion about Lord Sackville and the extradition treaty. He explains the focus was on other matters and promises no fault in past actions by the State Department. The article notes the treaty language does not imply surrender for political offenses.
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Sackville
Tue Grose
Cleveland
Oak View
Collins
John Jiogle O'Reilly
Boston
New York
Lord Sackville
Messrs. Collings
O'Reilly
Mr. O'Reilly
Whitney
Senate
State Department
Mr Callons
Great Britain
Lersonecit
Celestial Wrath Mob Tries to Wreck Oriental Minister’s House
A Chinese Times report from San Francisco dated Oct 27 describes mobs attacking the Chinese minister to the United States after a treaty dispute. A Pekin letter claims the US Senate passed the Chinese exclusion bill and warns China may retaliate by banning American citizens and canceling treaties with the United States.
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San Francisco
Cal
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Chinese Times
United States
Kwantung
Pekin
China
United States Senate
America
United States Congress
Uni States
Poison in Mishler church soup shocks Indiana parish
In Wanasa Indiana a German Baptist service at Mishler Church in Huntington county included soup and foot washing. A malefactor dosed the soup with croton oil causing about a quarter of the communion to fall violently ill with cramps. Several remained ill days later.
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Wanasa
Ind
Mishler
Huntington County
Parlor Car Combination Challenges Pullman
The Palace company formed by the Mann Bender Car and Woodrail Parlor Car firms unveils a $2,000,000 capital venture to compete with Pullman. Thomas C. Purdy becomes president, with John G. Moore and Kenora Reco among leaders. Contracts cover 34 parlors at high cost, aiming to run on the New Southern system under Richmond & West Point Terminal, spanning 6000 miles. Woodruff holds lines from New York to Boston and more.
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Winaroros
Del
Pullman Palace Company
Baltimore & Ohio System
Palace Company
Mann Bender Car Company
Woodrail
George Pullman
Wilmington
Thomas C. Purdy
John G. Moore
Kenora Reco
York
Richmond & West Point
Woodruff Company
New York
Boston
Starving Cheyennes Seek Aid at Fort Buford
Reports from the Cheyenne reservation 76 miles south say starvation will kill many Cheyennes unless government aid arrives soon. Rations are scarce, sickness rises among elders, and young men cannot feed the ill. Bands gather at Fort Buford and Fort Keogh seeking food, with Colonel Crofton reporting the crisis to the War Department.
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Fort Boronto
Dak
Cheyenne Reservation
Berthold Agency
Missouri
Fort Buford
Bufo
Keogh
Crofton
War Department
Attairs
Mrs Cleveland Rescues Colonel in White House Floor Incident
Washington October 25 Mrs Cleveland narrowly escaped a fall while touring a partially exposed White House floor with Colonel John M Wilson. As boards shifted she steadied Wilson slipping on joists and plaster, pulling him to safety without alarm. Witnesses say she remained calm and quick.
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Washington
Public
Cleveland
Unitarian minister and farmer brothers near a century old
In Warwick on October 29 two brothers named Goldsburg are noted for extreme longevity. John, the elder, a Unitarian minister who studied at Brown and preached in Bridgewater and Hardwick, has served as chaplain and may turn to farming as he nears 100. James, the younger, a farmer born earlier, suffers poor sight but remains mentally alert, with his wife aging but together they have long endured.
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Goldsburg
John
Brown University
Bridgewater
Hardwick
Cambridge
James
Warwii
the & Me
Pelion
Fes
Pete al
Golda
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England
East Africa
Chamber of Reputes
Isternalists
Trusts
Iowa
MaryAnn Irvine
Nellie Mome
Greenwood
John Holliday
Holliday
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Sarah
Mr. Holliday
Ned
Pell
Pomona
Rivery
Mass
Canada
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British Foreign Office
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Salis Wi
Loronville
Maranis
Salisbury
Hateld
Hertfordshire
Aolps
Minster Phelps
Zeny
Lord Backville
Phelps Laya
Mim
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John Bull
Krostra
Woodruff
Mann People
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