Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Cleveland 1886
The proclamation designates November 25 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. It urges assembly in worship, gratitude for a free government and prosperity, remembrance of the afflicted, and charitable deeds. Cleveland signs the document in Washington on November 1, 1886.
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Alma
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United States of America
Z. F. Bayasp
Seven Villages Destroyed by Volcano in Friendly Islands
A volcanic eruption devastates seven villages in the Friendly Islands. Other reports note large wheat stocks in Minnesota and Dakota, notable inheritances and legal bequests, and various societal concerns including crime and charity gifts.
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Friendly Islands
Humane Association Convention Set for Cincinnati
The American Humane Association will hold its tenth annual Convention at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati Ohio on November 17 18 and 19.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Wealth in California Surges Amid Growth in San Francisco
California has hundreds of men worth over 500000 dollars each as the state nears its 39th year since admission. In San Francisco there are 104 millionaires, reflecting rapid economic expansion and rising fortunes.
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Postmaster Appointments List For Barrington Centre Centredale
The Postmaster General appoints B W Viall as postmaster at Barrington Centre and George T Bacheldor as postmaster at Centredale, Rhode Island.
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Centredale
Torch of Liberty Statue Lights Night Display
The torch of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was lighted Monday night with fireworks displays from the Battery Governor's Island and Bedloe's Island.
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Sinking at Yakutsk Extends Deepest Ground Penetration Estimate
A well known well at Yakutsk in Siberia was sunk 382 feet without penetrating the frozen ground. A new estimate based on temperature readings at various depths suggests the ground extends 612 feet below the surface.
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Tichborne claimant Arthur Orton in New York destitution
Arthur Orton, famed as the Tichborne claimant, is described as living in destitution in New York City. He is confined to a bed in a small room and attended by a woman identified as his wife.
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Memorial church planned for Judson centennial in New York
Proposal to celebrate Adoniram Judson's hundredth birth anniversary by building a memorial church in New York funded by subscription from Baptists in the U.S. and abroad. Also notes a new West African coffee plant variety with Arabia-like berry. tree grows rapidly to seven feet. experiments planned to cultivate in suitable locales.
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New York City
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Eastequaks Records or The Rooxs
A discussion notes denudation leaving detached rock columns and poised boulders as evidence of past earthquakes. It cites Prof. N. B. Shaler showing parts of the Rocky Mountains and upper Tennessee River region have avoided major shocks for tens of thousands of years, with Maine Saxony and parts of Europe also mentioned.
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Spooner and Bradley Win in Rhode Island First District
The result shows Henry J. Spooner elected in the First District with a plurality for Charles S. Bradley in the Second District. The district table lists votes by town, including Newport Providence Barrington Portsmouth Middletown Bristol Tiverton Little Compton Warren East Providence New Shoreham Jamestown and others, totaling 3,457 for one candidate and 2,337 for another with 746 in a third.
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Women's Temperance Union expands reach across seas
In a Washington letter of 1886, the Bristol Philanthropic News notes the World’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union growing from a local effort to a global network. It details social purity work, jail and prison outreach, evangelical meetings, press relations, and cross-Atlantic activity led by Miss Willard and English and American pioneers.
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Far West
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Durham
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Evolution of Earth From Germ to Ocean Rains
Dana describes earth's early igneous fusion as a germ with no parts, then continents rising beneath seas, dry land expanding through slow heat and waters, mountains forming, and Alps and Pyrenees appearing as lands finished. Freshwater marshes and vast rivers carve channels, plains, and widespread fertility across continents.
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Fatally Burned Woman in Fall River Lamp Explosion
Josephine Chanquette likely died from burns after a kerosene lamp exploded while she blew out the light in Fall River Mars on Monday. The incident occurred as flames caught her clothing in the fiery blast.
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Anthropometry Aims to Chart Human Capacity and Growth
The article explains how accurate measurement of human faculties through anthropometry can guide vocation choice, track growth, detect developmental abnormalities, and support rational education. It notes Francis Galton’s work on brain size and sensory detail and predicts demand for laboratories providing individual charts of condition and powers.
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Peatline praised as time saving cleaning product
James Pyle's Peatline is hailed as the best household helper for kitchen and laundry work. It promises to reduce cleaning time without soap and is sold by grocers, though imitators with similar names are warned against.
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Bristol Town Notes and Local News 1886
Local affairs cover Advent sermons and church events as Bristol hosts a town canvass, a hydraulic engine fair, and public notices. Reports include a fatal drowning, earthquake relief appeals, theater plans, and town finances with committee actions and street lights granted.
Town Hall Week Welcomes Concerts and Plays Amid Disappearance
Town events fill evenings with a benevolent concert for Wm. M. Hutchinson and stage plays by the Seymour-Stratton Dramatic Co. The week also records the mysterious disappearance of George Holmes, a Rubber Works worker, last seen October 26 near Congregational Street. Searches yield no clues.
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Town Hall
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Eg Town
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National Band
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East Lynne
Colleen Bawn
George Holmes
Congregational Street
State Street
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Rubber Works
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Hatch bill funds state agricultural stations at 15000
The Hatch experiment station bill moves through Congress with a proposed 15000 dollars annually per state to support agricultural experiment stations. The New England Homestead of Springfield Mass leads public interest and will mail free circulars and petition blanks to applicants. Readers are urged to request information and lobby their Senators and Representatives for passage.
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Dog-gerel on paying for a dog’s harm to sheep
A verse asks if a man who keeps both dog and sheep could receive town compensation when his dog bites and kills the sheep at night. It wonders whether the dog fund would cover the event and if the owner should pay back to square the bill at the treasurer’s till.
Probate Court Approves Waldron Will And Executors
The Probate Court met at 10 am with Judge Spooner presiding. The last will and codicil of David Waldron were approved and recorded with David A. Waldron named executor. Guardianships for Justin Tone Smith and Eliza D Littlefield were examined and allowed. Several estate accounts and executors were presented for allowance and continued with notice. adjourned to Monday the 5th at 10.
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