How We Tried Not to Keep Christmas and Failed
A tight family faces poverty and temptation at Christmas. Joe's longing for gifts prompts a secret trip to the city, prompting a heartwarming moment when a sibling's jump reunites them. Mr. Romain, moved by friendship, buys the Blake home at auction to protect the family.
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Mr. Romain
Chickie
Rosy
Man
Peter
Blake Chilluns
Tom
Tom Blake
Europe
Tecan
Old Brown
Brown
Nellie
England
Massa
Missis
Romain
Anna Page
Jno
Silesy
Basie
Sitting Bull Killed by Indian Police at Standing Rock
Dispatch from Standing Rock Agency reports that Indian police and U S troops confronted Sitting Bull’s camp on the Grand River. A fierce clash followed with multiple deaths among hos tiles and police, ending with Sitting Bull slain and his corpse secured by troops. Troop arrival averted a mass slaughter.
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Fred
Sitting Bull
St. Paul, Minn
Miles
Standing Rock Agency
S. D
Fouchet
Drum
Grand River
Standing Rock
Death of Sitting Bull Ends Uprising Clashes
Decisive pursuit by police and cavalry surrounds Sitting Bull at the agency. He dies in a desperate fight, along with several followers, as troops seize his body and retreat. Four police killed and eight hostiles reported dead. Bed Lands region sees scattered fleeing bands and looming tension among settlers.
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Sitting Bull
Suit
Miles
Canada
Bismarck
N. D
Mandan
St. Paun
Minn
Grand River
Rad
Santa’s elves judge gifts by deeds of kindness
A verse recounts Santa sending elf inspectors to weigh how people give to the poor, recording with white and black marks. the tale ends with households surprised by missing gifts as stockings are checked for true generosity. Ella Wheeler Wilcox framing notes in Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Judge
Festive Recipe for Christmas Cheer and Charity
A homely guide blends unselfish ness and charity with generosity and kindness. It urges forgiveness and goodwill, then adds cheerfulness and abundant smiles to serve during Christmas dinner and the day's labor.
Blizzard in the East Deluges New York and Coast
A severe early winter storm hammers New York and the Atlantic coast with driving rain and winds up to forty eight miles an hour. Brooklyn signs crash, three-story building blown down injuring two boys. Snow and damaged telegraph and rail lines disrupt transit in multiple states. Roanoke reports a fatal cave-in as a machine works roof collapses under heavy snow, $100000 in damage.
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New York
Atlantic Coast
Stagg Street
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Harper's Ferry & Valley Division
PirTspuRnGu
Pittsburgh
Bradford
Blue
Laurel Ridge
West Virginia
Ohio
Roanoke
Roanoke Machine Works
Private bank in Chicago closes amid wider business troubles
S A Kean Co's Bank founded 1860 and known as Preston Kean Bank suspends after hours due to overextended capital of 100000. Kean asserts creditors will be paid in full and calls the closure temporary. Spokane National Bank also fails amid securities difficulties and government withdrawals. H L Funk of Shelbyville with liabilities around 100000 and assets 50 000 to 860 000 collapses amid options trading concerns.
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CuicaGco
S. A. Kean & Co.’s Bank
Preston, Kean & Co. Bank
New York
Boston
Kean
Spokane Falls
Wash
Spokane National Bank
United States
Hussey
Denver
Salt Lake
Shelbyville
H. HL. Funk
Ile
Terrible Mining and Alpine Accidents Reported
Brussels reports an Esconfttianl colliery accident where a cage rope broke during descent, killing all eighteen miners. Paris notes seven Alpine chasseurs and their officer swept to a 2500 foot abyss. three priests drown after breaking through a frozen lake near Grenoble. Bombay city house collapse kills thirty.
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Brussels
Esconfttianl Eolliery
Hlornu
Hainaut
Paris
Alps
Nice
Mount Sacharal
la Brega
Reviere
Grenoble
Bombay
Burned for the Third Time in Eighteen Months
CHICAGO December 18. Burton block a six story brick building at Van Buren and Clinton streets burned Wednesday night marking the third fire in eighteen months. Loss estimated at 106000 fully insured. A few days after the second fire on September 11, 1889 the wall collapsed killing a teamster and fatally injuring another man.
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Chicagco
Burton Block
van Buren and
Clinton Streets
Death of a Prominent Democrat in Kentucky
Henry D. McHenry longtime National Democratic Committee member since 1876 died of heart disease at his Hartford Kentucky home. A native Kentuckian he lost a 1867 Senate race by two votes and later served in the Forty second Congress.
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Louisville
Henry D. McHenry
National Democratic Committee
Hartford
McHenry
United States Senate
Six Horses Burned In Luiine Stable Fire
Fire early Wednesday destroyed Nugent's livery stable at Luiine Texas killing six horses and wrecking vehicles and Day's cotton platform with 125 bales of cotton damaged or lost in the blaze.
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Luiine
Tex
Nugent
Frightful Wrecks A Train Plunges From Bridge In Canada
Sr. Joseph de Levis Que Dec 19 reports a terrible railway wreck on the Inter-Colonial line near the town across the river. Halifax express No 33 bound for Montreal plunged off a bridge into the street, killing more than twenty and injuring many. The rear cars crushed and overturned, axle failure cited, doctors arrived from Quebec, and wreck crew aided survivors.
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Canada
Ohio
Joseph DE Levis
Halifax Express
Montreal
Inter-Colonial Railway
Quebec
Inter-Colonial
LN Ohio
Massilton
Bolivar
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Boliver
Ada Hall
Sherrodsville
Henry Hill
Carrie
Shelby
W. G. Graham
Norwalk
Charles Conrad
Massillon
Fred Landis
Leonard Whitman
Marietta
Louisa Piper
Stark County
Ira Cowan
William Gorlinger
Ada
William Hall
Robert Cowan
W. E. Tingle
Zanesville
Harrisonburg
Baltimore & Ohio Road
W. W. Kronk
Jenkins and Young
West
Coleman
Steam boat Lake Washington burns with cargo near Monroe
The steam boat Lake Washington on the Monroe Bayou route caught fire Thursday morning and burned, destroying about 500 bales of cotton valued at 25 000 dollars. The boat valued at 10 000 dollars, insurance 7 500, no lives lost. Mexico’s Antonio Guerrero alias Jack-the-Ripper convicted of eight murders and sentenced to death.
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New Orleans
Mexico
Jack-the-Ripper
Crry
Antonio Guerrero
Chalequerot
Elected Three Senators in Idaho Legislature
Boiserry Idaho December 19 in a joint session of the Legislature George L. Shoup W J McConnell and Fred T Dubois were elected United States Senators. Shoup and McConnell draw the short terms. Dubois takes the full six year term from March 4 next following the election.
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Boiserry
Idaho
George L. Shoup
W. J. McConnell
Fred T. Dubois
United
Shoup
McConnell
Dubois
Oldest Lead Mine Worker Haugh Lehert Dies at 103
Galena Illinois December 19 Haugh Lehert the oldest man in the Galena and Wisconsin lead mines died Wednesday at Lenton at age 103.
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Galena
Ill
Haugh Lehert
Wisconsin
Lenton
Great Snow Storm Strands Railways From Pittsburgh To Baltimore
Western Pennsylvania and surrounding cities reel from a massive snowstorm heavy rain thaw threat. Rail lines, telephones, and electric systems suffer extensive damage as trains delayed, engines combined for pulls, and several deaths reported amid flooded threats and wrecked infrastructure.
Family declines military honors for Major General Terry funeral
Washington December 19. The funeral for Major General Terry will not include military honors. The decision was announced after the family declined the display, despite secretary of war and General Schofield offering the ceremonial honors.
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Washington
Terry
Secretary of War
Schofield
Army
Diamond Robbery in Michigan Leaves Gem Valued at $500
In Kalamazoo a stranger entered F P Darcy's jewelry shop to view diamonds and, while being waited upon, stole a stone worth 500 dollars. He escaped from the city with the gem. A separate item notes the unveiling of a statue to the late Emperor Frederick at Windsor Castle in London with the Queen, the Prince of Wales, and dignitaries in attendance.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
F. P. Darcy
Frederick
London
Germany
Windsor Castle
Prince of Wales
New Silver Certificates Seen in 1890 Series
Washington report notes the appearance of the new silver certificates in the 1890 series. The $10 note features General Sheridan’s medallion in the center and the $1 bill bears Secretary Stanton’s medallion as part of the new design.
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Washington
General Sheridan
Secretary Stanton
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X. W. Mathews
S. Heade
Hutchison Block
Cambridge
J. C. Steele
Martyn
Fred, L. Rosemond
Steele & Rosemond
Attorneys-At-Law
O10
Old National Bank
V. D. Craic
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
Guernsey County
Taylor
Rn. T. Scott
Taylor & Scott
Taylor St Eee
Physicians and Surgeons
WM. T. Ramsey, M. D
Providence Hospital
National Medical Dispensary
Washington,d.c
Hutchinson's Block
Main Street
W. I. Houser, D. D. S
Wheeling Ave
G. D. Miller
Ontario Veterinary College
Toronto
Boyd
7Th Treet
Hotels
Court House
Joseph Morton
Exchange Hotel
Caldwell
John W. Robinson
Birk Boaust
Garner Market and
Fourth Streets
WM. Kirk
Zanesville, Ohio
Thompson
Crow
Farmers’ Hotel
Mill Street
Win
Rainey & Ben's Dry Goods Store
Washington, Ohio
William Smith
Prop
Hotel Berwick
Camberidge
H. F. Hunt
Chris
Joe
Florence E. Pratt
Old Virginia
Rollo
John Romain
Susanna Louise
Anna Pierpont Siviter
Augusta
Naine
Wall & Co
EE. McPheez
Boots and Shoes
West Main St
Apli
E. C. Allen
Maine
J. C. Carver
Pension Agency
Park Hotel
West Eighth Street
OFLIO
Santa Claus
Earth
Financial News
Vanderbilts
Pennsylvania
Trier
Robert Delacey
William Maloney
Charles Dempsey
Aldermanic Board
Cowing
Court of General Sessions
Maloney, Eee
Dempsey
S.A. Kean & Co
Chicago
the Storm King
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Altoona
Chicago Limited
Horseshoe Bend
Oyster Express
Sand Patch Tunnel
Alleghanies
Philadelphia Express
Glencoe
Cincinnati Express
Finleyville
Wheeling
Allegheny
James Howard
W. C. Garland
Charles Schueckham
Lock Haven
Porrtland. Me
Chesapeake Bay
Sandy Point
Crisfield
Fort Carroll
Michigan
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