Rhode Island Proclaims October Twenty First A State Holiday
Governor Brown proclaims October 21, 1892 a state holiday to mark Columbus four hundredth anniversary. Citizens urged to close offices and hold patriotic programs in schools with national flags and prayers for divine guidance.
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Wuenzas
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America
Columbus
Wreness
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Providence Plantations
Providence
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Gro H Urten
Op &Otte
Autumn Excitement for Niagara Trips Inspires Brooklyn Readers
In Brooklyn weekly notes a correspondent forecasts a perfect October and eager readers plan Niagara excursions by rail from Grand Central. The column praises Hudson River scenery, rail comfort, and seasonal beauty, while reflecting on women writers and public figures including Laura Libby, Mrs Frank Leslie Wilde, and Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
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N. Y
Greene Avenue
New York City
Dunn
Niagara
Hudson River
Hudson
Grand Central Depot
Swiss Alps
Hudson Hiver
Frankfort
Laura Dean Libby
Frank Leslie Wilde
Eula Wheeler Wilcox
Aliss
Laura Jean Libby
Miss Libby
Wilde
Willie Wilde
America
Willie
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
October activity shows mixed trade due to cotton prices
Dun and Bradstreet notes stronger South business amid cotton price gains and better crop prospects in the West, while the East slows. Money demand in New York rose then eased as October settlements approached and call money fell from 54 to 4 1 2 percent. Across cities funds remain ample and speculation is less disruptive than usual.
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New York
Dun & Cu
Forty sixth Annual Meeting of the American Missionary Association
The Forty sixth Annual Meeting of the American Missionary Association will be held at the First Congregational Church in Hartford Connecticut from October 25 to 27. The opening is at 3 PM Tuesday with Rev A H Bradford preaching the annual sermon. Activities include addresses by mission and education representatives and discussions on work among Chinese Indians Negroes and Southern Mountain Whites.
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Hartford
Three steel beam firms form a Detroit combination
Three steel beam manufacturers in the United States have effected a combination in Detroit, signaling a major consolidation in the industry. The move unites significant players under a single umbrella, impacting supply and competition.
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Detroit
Four Thousand Abatainers Parade in Scranton for Father Matthew
A large public event in Scranton commemorates Father Matthew with about four thousand participants marching in honor. The report notes a Philadelphia merchant William M. Runk connected to a death by his own action and an estate valued above $100,000. The Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City marks forty years since inception and is set to be dedicated on April 4, 1893 amid a reported $2,500,000 loss. An unidentified lumber vessel sinks near Newfoundland after collision with the schooner F B Phillips, with nine crew members drowning.
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Philadelphia
Salt Lake
Hag
Puarnix
Amo
Ams
Napoleon
Moscow
Town Bridge
Two Mile Hill
Warren
Defiance
Henry DeWolf
Asay
Rushville
Nebraska
Healy & Bigelow
New Haven
Conn
Multiple fatal incidents unfold in Scranton, Indiana and Toronto
A cave-in at Central mine damages Ka St Patrick's Church or phanage and parochial residence in Scranton Pennsylvania. Samuel 8 Mentor killed Nelson Highlander near Monticello Indiana with a whisky jug during a quarrel. Charles Lucky is arrested in Toronto on murder of his father mother and sister and arson of the family home on Saturday.
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St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Scranton
Central Mine
Samuel
Mentor
Nelson Highlander
Monticello
Ind
Charles Lucky
Toronto
Melezine Boughton Sentenced in Scranton Killing Case
Ka Melezine Boughton received a five year seven month term in Scranton Pennsylvania for fatally shooting her husband after he berated her for returning home late. The court found she killed him during the confrontation.
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Ka Melezine Boughton
Scranton
Church notices and local events from Providence month
Notices report church services in Providence including Rev Morley at Baptist Church and Rev Locke at St Michael's, plus a columbian centennial service at State Street Methodist. Local court actions include embezzlement charge against Oliver Angel, assault case against Frank Peck, and Frank Harrahan sentenced for drunkenness. Ex governor Augustus O Bourn arrives to settle his mother Hannah Bowen estate.
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State Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Augustus O. Bourn
United States
Rome
Hannah Bowen
Providence
Oliver Angel
Elmer E. Schofield
Frank Peck
William McGann
Frank Harrahan
State Farm
Bristol Female Charitable Society Annual Meeting Attendees
The Bristol Female Charitable Society held its annual meeting at Mrs. George H. Farrington’s Bradford Street home on the 6th. Officers elected for the year include President Miss C Maria Shepard Secretary and Treasurer Mrs. Edward Babbitt Assistant Secretary Mrs. Sarah E Skinner. Directors Miss C Maria Shepard Mrs. George H Farrington. Managers Mrs. William H Spooner Mrs. Hannah W Drury Mrs. Ellen Grant Mrs. P Skinner Miss Hattie Peckham Mrs. Elizabeth DeW Adams. The secretary reports reduced giving this year but praises supporters and notes the opening of The Home for Aged Women, urging public aid for continued welfare.
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Bristol Female Charitable Society
George H. Farrington
Bradford Street
C Maria Shepard
Edward Babbitt
C. Maria Shepard
William H. Spooner
Hannah W. Drury
Ellen Grant
P Skinner
Hattie Peckham
Elizabeth Dew. Adams
Tae Bristow
Col. O. A Greene
Theodora Colt
A. Taylor
A. M. Bassrrt
Geese and onions in Britain’s rural past remembered
A reflective piece recalls bristling roadways crowded with geese and schoolchildren, noting how geese, onions, and local girls once defined Bristol area life. It contrasts old abundance with modern decline, praising girls while lamenting vanished geese and replaced onions by potatoes.
Robin Hood Opera Shows At Providence October Dates
The Fair proceeds supported St Marys Church. Providence Opera House hosts Robin Hood October 17 18 and 19 with a Bos tonian company featuring Caroline Hamilton Ethel Balsh Clara Wisdom Mary Palmer Jennie Dickerson John Peachey Hallan Moston Frank Pierson Fred Nichols Edward Ishams Edward D Paffery Herman Pearley directs a 50 member cast and orchestra. October 20 21 and 23 Frohmans Company presents a new comedy Glorianna.
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Earl of Huntington
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New York
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Maid Marian
New York City
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Jennie Dickerson
London
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Friar Tuck
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Edward D. Paffery
Louisville Society
Guy
Immortal Morn and Faithful Sailor Vision Poem Fragments
A poetic piece extols a celestial dawn when faith and science arise and freedom ushers a new era. It blends religious awakening with a symbolic pilot leading mankind across a sea of gold and asserts a future of love and peace under divine blessing.
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