Hayes faults jury system in Nashville address
Ex-President Hayes spoke at the National Prize congress in Nashville criticizing delays and corruption in criminal trials. He urged excluding illiterate jurors, debated unanimous verdicts, and supported rehabilitative labor for prisoners with a call for intermediate sentences for known criminals.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hayes
National Prize Congress
Cronin
The
Knights of Labor
International congress visitors tour Annapolis naval academy
Delegates to the International American and International Marine congresses visited the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Secretaries Blaine and Tracy accompanied the party. European delegates praised the academy, deeming it superior to any other nation’s naval school.
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Wasumorox
International American Congress
International Marine Congress
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Blaine
Tracy
Europe
Naval Academy
Mormon B Disloyalty in Oath Cases Seen
In Salt Lake City on November 16, Wilford Woodruff’s prayer denouncing the United States and prophesying its destruction was introduced in the oath cases. Arcson Pratt’s sermon claiming God’s kingdom as the only legal government was also entered as the defense rests. Apostle John Henry Smith testified no disloyal oaths were given, while questions on throat cutting and disemboweling penalties were left unanswered.
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Salt Lake
Wilford Woodruff
St. George Temple
United States
Arcson Pratt
John Henry Smith
Clark
Richard Short Assaulted in New York
Richard J. Short an Irish nationalist once involved in a deadly office altercation with Captain Phelan of Kansas City was found tonight on the sidewalk before 22 Duan Street with head and face contusions and bleeding. He was taken to a hospital where doctors termed injuries not serious.
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Richard Short
New York
Richard J. Short
Phelan
Kansas City
O'Donovan Rossa
Duan Street
Short
Fast Mail Train Inaugurated on Union Pacific Schedule
The new fast mail service over the Union Pacific was inaugurated today. The first westbound train left Omaha at 6 p.m. on time, cutting the Missouri River to coast travel time by twelve hours. Assistant General Superintendent Grant and other government officials accompanied the initial trip.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
West
Missouri River
Grant
Railway Mail Service
Outing the Canal Plan Stirs Central American Fans
San Juan Del Norte reports strong excitement as American engineers prepare a three mile rock cut to link the Atlantic and Pacific. The chief engineer and Nicaragua commissioners depart for Managua to seal peace and greet the amicable state of affairs after a brief Nicaragua Costa Rica dispute.
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San Juan del Norte
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Nicaragua
Managua
Costa Rica
Lillian Russell Arrives From Chicago Denies Elopement
Lillian Russell landed in New York from Chicago and denied eloping with Sanford claiming she left to rest before her Philadelphia engagement.
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Lillian
New York
Lillian Russell
Chicago
Sanford
Philadelphia
Bismarck Diplomacy Aims at Austria Russia Accord
The Austrian Hungarian press reports a German led bid for a lasting accord among Austria Russia and Britain with Russia to dominate Bulgaria in exchange for recognizing Austria's control of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Italy’s potential consent hinges on Trentino cession, Kalnoky calls this impossible. The Innsbruck interview nears a climax as Emperor Franz Joseph supports a Russian favored candidate under Berlin treaty terms.
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New York
Prien Breton
Bismarck
Ull
Austria
Russia
Bungaria
Bosnia
Merzegovina
Crispi
Italy
Trentino
Kalnoky
Innebruck
Francisoseph
Prince Ferdinand
Berlin
Brazil Proclaims Republic As Monarchy Abolished
Bravil reports Loxpon November 16 that Brazil has issued a manifesto announcing abolition of monarchy. The former prime minister was arrested as cabinet is reorganized with Dara da Fonsea as President and ministers including Aristedo Loba and Equintin Boyovue ra. The chamber of deputies dissolved and council of state abolished. Public opinion favors peaceful transition and stability. General da Vonsecat leads Minas Geraes. Everything is quiet.
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Bravil
Loxpon
Dara da Fonsea
Aristedo Loba
Equintin Boyovuera
Dr. Barbosa
O Sullivan Cornered In Cronin Trial Opening Testimony
In Cutcaco Illinois a large crowd returns to court for Cronin trial resumption. James Clancy NY Herald correspondent testifies on Cronin case origins and his discovery moment. He recounts urging O Sullivan to identify the body and O Sullivan’s distress. The defense seeks to strike evidence about the Carlson cottage and camp conspiracy as motions are denied.
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Dr. Cronin
Cronin
Clancy
O'Sullivan
Cronin Nin
London
Paris
Carlson Cottage
James Carlson
Frank Scanlan
Brazilian Minister Surprised By New Cabinet
In WasniaGron on November 16 the Brazilian minister reported no official Rio Janeiro advice beyond newspaper dispatches. He praised the new cabinet as capable but noted some members were not known republicans when he left Brazil. A Rio dispatch says troops began capturing the emperor and his family as the populace watches and hopes loyal troops prevail.
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WasniaGron
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Brazil provisional government vows peace and liberty
Dispatches from Brazil report the provisional government’s manifesto aims to promote peace and liberty. It says the senate’s permanency will be maintained and interior legal acts will be recognized by the new regime.
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Beeso Ayres
Brazil
Senate
Princeton Downs Harvard in Cambridge Championship Game
Princeton defeated Harvard in the great championship football game at Cambridge on Jarvis field by a decisive score. The crowd was the largest in college athletics history and the day was ideal.
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Boston
Princeton
Harvard
Cambridge
Jarvis Field
Springfield
Mass
Yale
Wesley
Hampden Park
Fidelity Wrecked Near Eureka with Eight Missing
The schooner Fidelity en route from San Diego in tow of a tug overturned on a bar near Eureka California and sank today. Eight crew members are lost and Mate Rogers was swept overboard and drowned.
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Fidelity
Eureka
Cala
San Diego
Rogers
Russian Precautions after Nihilist Funeral Expulsions
In St Petersburg on November 18 sixteen medical academy students were expelled for attending the funeral of Tsehernichevsky, a Nihilist. Authorities, after days of investigation into a supposed plot against the emperor, have also expelled several people linked to the plot from the capital.
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St. Peterssuks
Military Academy of Medicine
Tsehernichevsky
A Tailor Rebuke in Broadway Row
Gus Dudely, a Gotham gilded youth, confronts his tailor Snip in a Broadway restaurant over extravagance. Dudely accuses debt and luxury, while Snip defends his eating and attire, implying Dudely lives beyond means.
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Gus Dudely
Gotham
Broadway
Snip
Dudely
Treas
CoffeeExchange Fights Brazilian News Rally
Crowds gather at the Coffee Exchange in New York as traders await the Rio cable news on the Brazilian situation. Prices rise with coffee advancing 16 to points on first call and 20 750 bags sold by midmorning.
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New York
Brazil
Venezuela
Rio
Proclamation to Open Sioux Reservation Report Pending
Washington dispatch says the president will issue the proclamation opening the Sioux reservation to settlement immediately after receiving the commissioners report. The report has stirred excitement among settlers who plan to move onto the lands at once.
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Paul
Piower Press
Pierre
Washington
Saccharine Threatens Beet Sugar Makers’ Market
A warned note describes saccharine as 800 times sweeter than sugar and a danger to beet sugar producers. Germany has produced enough to flood the market with 6,000 tons of beet sugar, while saccharine is mainly used for fluids and sweet liquors and is not a food. Medical authorities condemn it as harmful, and manufacturers urge sales only by chemists amid potential taxes in France Italy and Portugal.
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Germany
France
Italy
Portugal
Fortner Flees to Canada With $40,000 in County Funds
Fortner, the county treasurer, disappeared to Canada taking the county funds. The embezzlement is estimated at 40,000 and bondsmen are expected to cover the shortage. Fortner was last seen in Mannarran, Kansas on November 1.
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Fortner
Mannarran
Kan
Canada
Jefferson Davis Arrives in New Orleans in Ill Health
Jefferson Davis reached New Orleans by steamer on November 1 after a period of illness at Brierfield marked by a severe cold. Dr Chaille reports he is improved and not in danger, and Davis was moved this afternoon to the home of his friend J U Payne.
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Jet Davis
Yew
Orleans
New Orans
Jefferson Davis
Chaille
Davis
Brierfield
J. U. Payne
Has to Pay for His Courting in Weat Newton
A young man from West Newton Pennsylvania earns the right to court by performing chores for the girl’s mother. He splits wood, carries coal, runs errands, and works the garden before he may see his beloved. This local odd custom reflects parental control over courtship.
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Weat
Newton
Black Bart Sentenced in Holi hay Case at Bessemer
Bessemer Michigan November 16 jury returned a guilty verdict in the Holi hay case after deliberating from 9:10 to 10:15. The defendant was sentenced to life at hard labor and broke down upon hearing the verdict.
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Black Bart
Bessemer
Mich
Holihay
Five Colorado Miners Frozen to Death
Pat Gallagher and Ed Connelly two miners at Coalridge eight miles from Genowood Colorado lost their way returning to the Newcastle mines and were found dead of freezing temperatures.
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Colerado
Gienwood Stamas
Colo
Pat Gallagher
Ed Connelly
Coalridge
Here
Newcastle
Trenton Woman in Destitute State Near Collapse
Dr Honencrox attends Mrs Delia Parnell finding her near collapse with brain congestion. Neighbors report long destitution while her son avoids knowledge of hardship. Property in Philadelphia involved in litigation. homestead mortgaged. Servant Edward Steven, Irish patriot and Kilmainham prisoner, confirms distress and lack of life’s basics.
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Honencrox
M. J
Ir Jenkins
Trenton
Delia Parnell
Parnell
Kilmainham
Steven
Admiral Walker's Squadron Sails Down North River
In New York on November 18 Admiral Walker led his ships Chicago Boston Atlanta and Yorktown with the Dolphin carrying Secretary Tracy War Secretary Proctor ex Congressman Kasson and other officials. A thirteen gun salute greeted the arrival and a nineteen gun volley greeted the Chicago as it led the fleet toward the bay amid cheers and ceremonial display.
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Admiral Walker
New York
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Yorktown
North River
Dolphin
Sandy Hook
Tracy
Proctor
Kasson
Terbert
Rusk
Elliot
Thomas
Robeson
Gerhardt
Whitney
Walker
Bay
Bankrupts a Chance Move to Act on Uniform Law
A Missouri committee led by Colonel Broadhead and Colonel Torrey met President Harrison in Washington to press for a uniform equitable bankrupt law. The president said permanent bankruptcy legislation is needed and he would consider recommending action to Congress in his upcoming message.
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Washington
Harrison
National Convention of Commercial Bodies
Broadhead
Missouri
Torrey
Congress
Floquet elected president of the chamber of deputies
Paris reports Floquet won the presidency of the chamber of deputies. Across other items, Washington officials note a 3:40 pm return, while Vidilia chronicles a lynching of a black incendiary. Michigan football loses 66 to nothing to Carnell, and four children perish in a St Pleu fire. County court convicts aldermen and Bouder agency members of conspiracy.
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Paris
Floquet
Chamber of Deputies
Washington
Narcurz
Vidilia
Burrato
Carnell
Michigan University
Queure
St. Pl
Mormon Leaders Visit McLeod Colony in British Columbia
A group of prominent Mormons led by President Woodruff of the Mormon Church visits the Mormon settlement near McLeod. The party includes Mrs. Woodruff George Q Cannon and Brigham Young Jr. They plan a stay and indicate a likely large influx of Mormons into the Northwest.
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British Columbia
Winshee
Salt Lake City
McLeod
Woodruff
Mormon Church
George QC. Canon
Territorial
Utah
American Congress
Cannon
Brigham Young, Jr
Jos. Smith
Northwest
Knights of Labor Propose Land as Heritage and Tax by Use
Atlanta convention adopts a land policy declaring land and natural wealth a heritage of all people. It calls for occupancy as the title to possession and taxes on land at full value for use and improvements to capture unearned increment for the community.
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Atlanta
the Knights of Labor
British General to Inspect British Columbia Coast Defenses
General Sir Rod erick Middleton departs to examine coast defenses of British Columbia. A small force remains as Britain seeks to bolster presence and shift costs to Canada. Middleton will study the ground and report recommendations on defense expenditure.
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British Columbia
Oriowa
Roderick Midleton
Great Brithan
Canada
Middleton
Noted Drunken Grudge Fights in Kentucky and Sheffield Death
In Mount Vernon Kentucky on November 16 Nar Dioomer and Hugh Mellague fought over an old grudge while both were intoxicated. They were both locals. On November 18 former Mayor Ward of Sheffield collapsed and died while rushing to a train. Ward headed a leading wool manufacturer.
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Mount Vexnon
Wih
Narn Dioomer
Hugh Mellague
Lonpox
Ward
Sheffield
Dom Pedro Retires Amid Salary Continuation Debate
The report notes Dom Pedro and the imperial family departing for Lisbon aboard the Alavoos with escort along the Brazilian coast. Provisional government appoints military governors and outlines a federation of the United States of Brazil with each state forming its own local government and sending a congress representative.
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Rio Jasxeikto
Galveston
Dom Pedro
Imperial
Lisbon
Alavoos
Riachito Soro Patrovino
Leo Cantods de Reis
Brazil
United States of Brazil
Congress
Brazil’s Republic Proclaimed Amid Uncertain Aftermath
Dispatches from Rio Janeiro report the republic declaration met with no opposition and Bahia and Pernambuco remain tranquil. Questions arise about the emperor’s departure with speculation he may sail to Europe aboard the Atrato. Officials in London notify the stock exchange that imperial debts will be honored by the new government.
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Brazil
Lospon
Rio Janeiro
Rio Sener
Bahia
Pernambuco
Atrate
Montevideo
Southampton
Rio
Europe
London
Barbosa
London Stock Exchange
Washington
Dom Pedro Declines Abdication After News of Return
General da Fonseca and others met the emperor at Petropolis to report his restoration. Dom Pedro, with his family, remained composed and declined abdication while offering to yield to force. The Imperial family prepared to depart within an hour.
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Don Pedro
Rio Jaxkino
General da Fonseca
Signor Constant
Petropolis
Dom Pedro
Brasil
New Hepublic Serene Signals Republican Shift
The new government pledges to maintain order and prepare a circular to foreign governments about the empire's overthrow. A telegram will be sent through Mesalian representatives abroad. Dohra Hae affirms allegiance to the republic as other provinces show support for republican governance.
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Rio Jasin
Msaelihan
Dohra
Conference Chaos Delays Marine Representatives Meeting
At the marine conference Admiral Viel of Chill announced that captains from Brazil requested withdrawal from the proceedings. Language confusion lingered as delegates struggled to follow, with Argentine delegate Quantan proposing two secretaries for English and Spanish. The plan was postponed to the next session while two delegates acted independently.
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Wastuinotos
Viel of
Chill
Game
Maurity Deletes
Brazil
Quantan
Argentine
Mexican stenographers aid congress in foreign topics
The report described motions and remarks on extending railway transport facilities, postal and telegraph services, custom regulations, weights and measures, sanitation, banking credit, and international law. The committee suggested further consideration and noted the Mexican government has supplied several Spanish stenographers.
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Congress
Mrs Farnell’s distress funds pour in as mortgage fears fade
Slevin reports rapid charity response from readers to aid Mrs Farnell. He notes funds already raised may cover the mortgage as the overseer reveals severe prior destitution and that tools were sold to buy food and wood for winter. Only one Bardon town storekeeper would extend credit.
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New York
Bardentown
Slevin
Parnell Surprised by Reports of His Mother's Poverty
Lexpos Nov. 15. Parnell says he was greatly surprised by newspaper reports about his mother's poverty and he cabled his New York agent to send her funds.
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Parnell
Lexpos
New York
Union Pacific First Limited Fast Mail Reaches On Time
The first limited fast mail on the Union Pacific arrived on time at Enao Nebraska and carried thirteen tons of mail from Omaha. The run proved the schedule reliable and signals a new era in railroading. Mail will arrive in eight to ten hours earlier, with mornings instead of afternoons, and is expected to reach San Francisco as scheduled.
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Enao
Nev
Union Pacific
Connell Bluffs
Ogden
Omaha
Green River
Oregon
California
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Speeding on Its Way
The fast mail limited train pulled out of Ogden seven minutes late and arrived at Humboldt Nevada, 1,596 miles west of Omaha, on time this afternoon.
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Hlimnonor
Nev
Ogden
Humboldt
Omaha
Sro
A Naughty Preacher Case Before Superior Court
Rev William A Smith former Perkins street Baptist pastor Summerville and ex Hamilton Ohio and Kansas City accuses Colonel Herbert Hill deacon of slandering him claiming drunkenness and indecent conduct seeking 250000 in damages. Court referred to Middlesex county court for resolution.
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Bosvos
William A. Smith
Perkins Street Baptist Church
Summerville
Hamilton
Ohio
Kansas City
Herbert Hill
Hill
Middlesex County Court
Blanche Douglas Death Ends Hazy Cramer Mystery
Blanche Douglas a notorious witness in the Malley brothers murder case in New Haven died last Thursday in a city dive. Her death ends any chance of uncovering the exact facts of Jennie Cramer’s death, beyond what her suicide collaborator knew, unless the Malley brothers reveal details.
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Blanche Douglas
Malley Bros
New Haven
Jennie Cramer
Sohedy
Two Malleys
Accident on the Pennsylvania Mail Ho ad
The Pennsylvania limited mail train hit a landslide near Bessemer. The engine and baggage car wrecked. Fireman John Good fatally injured. engine crew badly hurt but expected to recover. Had the engine fallen the train of about two hundred passengers would have plunged 100 feet.
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Pirinky
Pennsylvania
Bessemer
John Good
Cattle Receipts Steady in Local Market
Cattle receipts show steady to strong demand with beef prices at 4.50 to 5.00 per hundredweight and steer sales around 2.90 to 4.04. Stockers and feeders trade in the 1.90 to 3.60 range. Sheep receipts remain steady with natives near 4.60 to 4.20 per head.
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Citiano
Texas
Government upheaval and exodus reported abroad
The text notes a new Hragidan minister in France sending a telegraph to the Hrasian minister. It mentions a government for the United States of tra nl and that the monarchy has been deposed. Dorm Pedre and family have left the counter. General satisfaction previte.
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Shetty Luxpax
Novah
Barbosa
France
United States
Tranl
Dorm Pedre
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Republic
O Sullivan
New York “Herald
Eee Kauffman
York County
Parvell
Pan-American Congress
Mrs. Parnell
U. P
Nevada
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