Wisconsin Wisconsin election results show GOP gains across state ticket
Returns from Iowa and Wisconsin report a Republican statewide majority of about 11,000 to 12,000 and eight of eleven Congressmen elected. Second district Democrat Hayes leads in rump figures, fusion candidates Weaver and Anderson win in Sixth and Eighth, Republicans gain eight of eleven districts, with several districts showing double digit majorities and a net gain of over 6,000 for state offices including secretary of state Jackson.
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Wisconsin
Rusk
Woodward
Taylor
Republican State Central Committee
Rask
Milwaukee
Senate
Labor Assembly
Labor Party
Assembly
James Doolittle
Dem
Caswell
Gen. Brage
Melaney
Guenther
Leost
Hoad
Henry Smith
Iowa
Des Marxes
Hayes
Weaver
Fusion
Aderron
Hall
Gear
Henderson
Failer
Kerr
Cancer
Anderson
S‘nuthn
Lyman
Teuth
Helm
Struble
Fuller
Conger
Holmes
Scrubee
Hays
Geers
Puler’s
Conyrers
Detain
Henderson’s
Jackson
Illinois
Lawler
Gleason
Gest
House
Doubtful districts in state after latest returns
Coxdynati Nov. 3. Only two districts appear doubtful. Seventh district shows Campbell an unofficial 81 vote lead. Fifteenth district lacks aid from Monroe county, with Grosvenor leading by 665 outside Monroe.
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Coxdynati
Campbell
Monroe County
Grosvenor
Political Returns Show Republicans Gain Seats in NY Legislature
Statewide results indicate Republicans win a 28 to 52 joint-ballot majority with 20 senators to 12 Democrats. Democrats gain seats in the assembly totaling 54 to 74 for Republicans, with districts shifting including Thirteenth Twenty third Twenty fourth and Twenty eighth to Republicans and Eighteenth Nineteenth to Democrats. Complete party list names a mix of incumbents and challengers across the state.
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San Francisco
Swift
Bartlett
Russell
Wigginson
O'Donnell
Wigginton
Peckham
Court of
D. Swinburne
Henry G. Burleigh
N. T. Kane
Edward M Greenman
Assembly
Senate
New York
Dr. Swinburne
W. White
A. P. Fitch
John H. Ketcham
Stephen T. Hopkine
George West
John M. Moffett
Abraham & Parker
J. S. Sherman
David Wilber
Frank Hiscock
Milton Delano
Newton W. Natting
Thomass
Flood
Ira Davenport
Charles Baker
John G. Sawyer
John M. Farquhar
John B. Weber
W. G. Laidlaw
Perry Belmont
Felix Campbell
P. P. Mahoney
Archibald M. Buiss
Amos Cummings
Lloyd 8. Price
Tim Campbell
Samuel SS. Cox
F. S Spinoza
Rieventh
Truman A. Merriman
W. Burkenhran
William G. Stahlmecker
Henry Bacon
Peard W. Greenman
Nicholas Tane
Virginia Democratic defeats in Virginia congressional races
Ricumont Va November 3 The latest returns show Democratic losses across the state with a dramatic decline in votes. Virginia’s next congressional delegation includes eight Republicans two Democrats and one Labor candidate, with Brown Bowden Wise Gaine Brown Hopkins Ferrell Lee Bowen and Yost among the victors.
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Ricumont
Virginia
H. T. Brown
George K. Bowden
George D. Wise
Dem
William E.gaine
Wirth
John R Brown
Samuel I. Hopkins
Laber
Charles T. O. Ferrell
W. H. F. Lee
Henry C. Bowen
Jacob Yost
Contested 1886 House results loom in party fortunes
New York reports indicate no clear majority for either party in the next House as several districts require official counts. Labor candidates may hold balance power while Democrats and Republicans claim gains in various states. Hewitt wins New York mayoralty. Roosevelt trails. Governors and congressmen listed across Massachusetts California Ohio Nebraska Michigan New Hampshire Pennsylvania Connecticut Kentucky Indiana Utah Wyoming Missouri Virginia and more, with mixed outcomes for both parties.
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New York
the Tribune
Leason
Congress
Herald
Hewitt
United Democracy
Henry George
Workingman
Roosevelt
Otsego
Utica
Conkling
Gov. Hill
Chemung
Assembly
Massachusetts
Ames
Boston Traveler
California
San Francisco
Ohio
Republican State Committee
Nebraska
John M. Thayer
James Laird
G. W. E. Dorsey
Michigan
New Hampshire
McKinney
Callinger
Pennsylvania
Gen. Beaver
Govenor
Connecticut
Hawley
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Carlisle
Covington
Indiana
Utah
John 8
Caine
William M. Ferres
Wyoming
James McCary
Denbigh urges English help for Ireland via Rome agent
Lord Denbigh in a Rugby speech praised English governance for justice and toleration, offering to assist Ireland. He urged adopting Bismarck's tactic of sending an agent to Rome, arguing the pope could provide material aid, while noting England had a Vatican representative limiting his actions.
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England
Lord Denbigh
Rugby
Ireland
Vatican
Denbigh
Bismarck
Rome
Minnesota News Briefs 1885 local incidents and notes
Patrick McDonough, a Milwaukee river division fireman, died after falling between freight cars. A. Diffelfinger perished from gas while exploring a 150-foot well. new Lonesome post office in Lyon county with F W Smith as postmaster. Lilard post office in Pipe Stone county discontinued. multiple pensions granted and increased across Minnesota. church funding success. various crimes, accidents, and transfers noted with dates and places across the state.
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Patrick McDonough
River
Milwaukee
McDonough
St. Paul
Lawrence Sullivan
Erintown
Rice County
A. Diffelfinger
Lonesome
Lyon County
F. W. Smithl
Lilard
Pipe Stone County
Charity or Chains The Bannermans’ Hard Salvation
Martha Harris a former tradesman’s daughter is taken in by Mr and Mrs Bannerman who preach repentance and deny meals while forcing hard labor. The girl and a lame boy Phil endure starvation and strict watch as they are converted into bonded servants in a cold Christian home.
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Mr. Bannerman
Martha Harris
Waterloo Bridge
London
Bannerman
Martha
Bannermans
Mrs. B
Phu
Phil
Mrs. Bannerman
Christian
The Bannerman Household and the Fallen Servant
Martha endures abuse and overwork in the Bannerman home while caring for Phil the lame boy. Phil’s death followed a harsh beating, sparking an inquest and a sense of injustice as Martha contemplates her own fate. She drowns her sorrow and retreats from a world that denies mercy, ultimately vanishing from the house and river.
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Martha
Bannermans
Mr. B
Mr. Bannerman
Phil
Very Cheap Watches Decline in Value Widespread
A New York jewelry dealer cautions that watch supply exceeds demand as Swiss and American manufactories flood the market. Cheap imitations mimic gold and silver, driving prices down from $125 to $60 or $70 for mass market pieces. Real gold timepieces remain worth hundreds, while interior simplification lowers costs and durability concerns rise.
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New York
Mail and Express
Republic of Switzerland
United States
Belfast Linen Mills Show Global Role And Worker Conditions
Frank G. Carpenter notes Belfast centre of linen manufacture with York street mills covering eight acres. He observes thousands of workers, long hours, barefooted mill girls, and lower wages than in America. He cites Belgium’s rise but says Ireland’s climate and constant machinery upgrades keep Belfast ahead.
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Belfast
White Star
York Street
America
New York
Troy
Ireland
Kennedy
York Street Mills
Belgium
Frank G. Carpenter
Cleveland
Curious German Society Demands Soldier Status
Lucy H. Klopper writes from Paris that in Germany, a man must join the army to be thought a gentleman. Regardless of rank, military service is compulsory. those who study or pursue professions like painting, writing, or music find Berlin society closed to them. An unseen door reads No admittance except for soldiers.
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Lucy H. Klopper
Paris
Germany
Berlin
D. Thomas Terry Cubas richest man dies worth 30 million
The wealthiest Cuban figure, D Thomas Terry, has died leaving an estate valued at about 30 million dollars. He started life as a peddler and rose to prominence through commerce.
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Cuba
D. Thomas Terry
Saunders to be hanged for Albany murder in June
Albany Oregon Capt William M Saunders, formerly editor of the Carville Leader, was sentenced to be hanged on December 23 for the murder of Charles Campbell in Albany last June. He escaped the day after trial and was recaptured after twenty days. Other items note S M Presleys livery fire at Harvard Neb destroying 22 horses, Josiah Cox barn loss, Alonzo P Clifford insolvency with 92 876 liabilities, and a city-note on a circus trick goat bottle.
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Minnesota
Rebecca
G. W. Simmons
Forest Lake
FP. R. Kennedy
Mankato
Edward Pall
St. Paul
Peter
Charles Lepland
Buffalo
Warren L. Rice
Red Wing
Arn.j. Soule
Stillwater
Charles A. Oliver
Edgerton
Mons Hanson
Lanesboro
Thaddeus Parr
Plainview
William A. Kinsley
Minneapolis
Ellis Jackson
Blue Earth City
M. J. Galpin
Knudt Knudtson
Norcross
DPD
Bosworth
New Hartford
J. B. Smith
St. Francis
Andrew Marshall
Mazeppa
Peter Scott
Gray Engle
Stillman Rice
New House
M.A. McCrary
Albion
Windom
Simeon F. Lent
Delevan Station
Jack McKeever
Springfield
Henry Kuhne
John Wyborng
Lyle
John Stoops
Shingle Creek
John Honek
German Methodist Church
Albert Lea
Dan Bush
Wabasha
Hayward
Wis
Ole Gallope
Hubbard Park County
John Olson Lee
John KE. Krovik
A. M. Mott & Co
Beltrami
Verndale
Stewart
F. L. Roberts
Christina A. Sinclair
Carroll
Winona
Start
Walter Nutt
Edward Boyne
L. P. Schoenmaker
Charles Kaiser
Wesley Williams
David Porter
Twa
J. Mulligan
Leon Coestello
Assult
William Pike
Duluth & Manitoba
Red Lake Falls
Grand Forks
le Sueur County
John Vaughn
Kingston
D. L. Blackstone
Windsor
Secretary of the Interior
Tolo Danielson
Crookston
Strasse
Danielson
George F. Mix
Waconia
Carver County
Gundenhutten
Ohio
Ninety-eighth
Ohio Infantry
Chaska
James Holden
Norfolk, Renville Co
J. W. Hopkins
Castle Rock
Dakota County
Ole Hendrickson
Lake Mills
William Hammes
Vermillion
Annie Lansberger
Douglas
St. Mary's Church
New Trier
Dakota Co
Gregory Koerning
Thomas Haverty
Audland
Wright County
Arness
Douglas County
Karl F. Anderson
St. Peter
Jacob W. Vogle
Little, Foss, & Co
National Stockyards
St. Louis
Chester
Eva E. Elliott
Macalester Park
Ole Anderson
Fulda
Hastings
O. R. Master
Albany
Oregon
William M. Saunders
Saunders
Carville Leader
Charles Campbell
S. M. Presley
Harvard
Neb
Josiah Cox
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a pure vegetable remedy that purports to treat eruptions pimples scrofula about the lungs and incipient consumption. It claims to invigorate the liver tone the stomach purify the blood and strengthen the weak parts of the body.
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8. C. Clark
Watertown
N. Y
Warner
Boarcs of Health
H. K. Warner & Co
Rochester
Clark
Theodore Wolf
Gettysburg
Lutheran Quarterly
Pierce
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McGill
Gilfillan
Herbert and
Lovely
New York State
Pioneer Press
Steele
Dunwell
Bisine
Hubbard
Wilson
Lind
Wakefield
McGul
Amesa
Scott
Carver
McLeod
Chippewa
Renville
Goodhue
Kandiyohi
Rice MacDonald
Rice
McGilliom
Nelson
Rbeap Ecuwencerkenn
Jeremiah M. Rusk
George W. Ryland
Ernest G. Timme
Kal * Terney
Esterbrook Mailroad
Atley Peterson
J.B
L. B. Caswell
Rechard Guenther
Yard
L. M la Follette
Henry Kewith
Thomas Jtudd
Sexth
C. B. Clark
V. B. Thomas
W. T. Price
Dinih
Isaac Stephenson
Jornty
Vollowing
Butterworth
Brown
Williams
Boothman
Fighth
Pugsley
Wickham
J. D. Taylor
McKinley
Ezra B. Taylor
Grouse
Yoder
Seney
Outhwaite
Wilkins
Foran
Nt Congress
Debene
House of Representatives
Expon
Portland Roads
Minnesota News
Fred Puhler
Ada
Peter Ramstad
Audubon
Becker County
Leer Brothers
Stillwater Penitentiary
William R. Sandford
Red Ray
Dolan
Brainerd
Dick Turon
Olmstead
Committee On
Thomas Devine
Delano
Madison
J. A. Kaplan
Steele County
Frank Rickey
Black River
Society In
Alonzo P. Clifford
Boston
St. Jacobs
Michael Strogof
G. C. Staley
Michael Strogoff
Oakland, Cal
William M. Dustin
Lincoln, Hil
Dustin
Martin Kelly
Pine Bluff
Kelly
Henry Schwenck
Lord Lytton
Lord Lyons
Buckingham
Ayer
West Point
George Sykes
Fifth Army Corps
Gettysurg
M. Laboulaye
St. Petersburg
M. Camboin
Madrid
Chadwick
Bolton
Hood
Janet Hixgg
Lumberton
Clinton County
Hoo
Lurer D. Roskins
East Thompson
C. J. Hood & Co, Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Caoler
India
Perry
Are Bro’ & Cutler & Ryan Drag Co
Edmunds
Peetic
Col
Bob Ingersoll
J. L. Barkley
Laurel Township
Clermont County
Perry Davis
Maurice Bernharddt
Sarah Bernhardt
M. Langlois
Lyon
Mensman
Caswin, Hazs Ro‘o
Proprietors
Sei
Urugyiats
Porrex Leva & Cnemicar O
Max
Craigiec
J. C. Bryant's College
Buffalo, N.Y
Marsh
Quincy, Mich
F. G. Colley
C. M. Sites & Co
Washington, D.C
S. & A. P. Lacgy
Paten
Attorneys Ser
B. C
Beagie
Actire
Harris la Crescent
Minn
Levanes
Cipys
A.W. McEcormire
Kaffe
Nolfain
W.C. Payne
Marsuailtown
Z. Larrie
Chicago
cAnvassens
Jackson, Mich
Standard Silver Ware Cou
Ps Uledo
N. Peari St
N.Y
Alto
Wilson Ei
Bacton, I's
E. Roth & Bro
Penn
Schiff
Eich
P. Lovell
Rapwlericrers
Bostos
Horne
W. J. Hoang
Wasashay
Chisago
Mason & Hamelin Organ and Piano CO
Dr. Pardee
The
Pardee Medicine CO
Rochester, NW. Y
Woodward & Company
Corn Exchange
Chicago Ledger
Franklin St
Tutt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pittsburg
Pheba Croop
Bes
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Lil
DE. T. Felix Gouraud
Reaid Te An
Fred. T. Hopkins
Bond St. N
Canada
Europe
Palsce
Shipman
Estersrook Steel Pen CO
Camden
N. J
John St
Estihak Saee
St.paul
Prav
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