Hayes urges jury reform and prison labor use in Nashville
Ex President Hayes spoke at the National Prize congress in Nashville criticizing jury delays and the noxious influence of wealth on criminal trials. He proposed excluding illiterate jurors, questioned unanimous verdicts, pressed prisoner employment in trades, and cited the Cronin case while endorsing intermediate sentences for known criminals.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hayes
National Prize Congress
Cronin
The
Knights of Labor
Delegates Visit Annapolis Naval Academy
Delegates to the International American and International Marine congresses toured the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Secretaries Blaine and Tracy accompanied the party. European delegates praised the academy and said it surpassed naval schools in other nations.
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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 Case Ends Day
In Salt Lake City today the Mormon oath trials featured Wilford Woodruff’s dedication prayer denouncing the United States and predicting its destruction and Arcson Pratt’s sermon asserting the kingdom of God as the only legal government. Apostle John Henry Smith testified that no disloyal oaths were given. he refused to answer questions about throat cutting and disembowelment penalties. Elder Clark likewise did not recall or refused to answer regarding endowment paths.
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Salt Lake
Wilford Woodruff
St. George Temple
United States
Arcson Pratt
John Henry Smith
Clark
Richard Short is Assaulted in New York
Richard J. Short Irish nationalist, once linked to Captain Phelan in a Boston area incident, was found on the sidewalk at 22 Duan Street with head injuries and bleeding. He was taken to a hospital. doctors said injuries not serious. The incident follows a report of revolutions in Brazil and Venezuela stirring crowd in New York’s coffee exchange.
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Richard Short
New York
Richard J. Short
Phelan
Kansas City
O'Donovan Rossa
Duan Street
Short
New Fast Mail Train Placed On Union Pacific
The new fast mail service over the Union Pacific was inaugurated today with the first westbound train leaving Omaha at 6 p.m. on schedule. The revised timetable cuts twelve hours from the trip between the Missouri River and the coast. Assistant General Superintendent Grant and other officials ride the initial run.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
West
Missouri River
Grant
Railway Mail Service
Outing the Canal Plans Stir San Juan Del Norte
San Juan Del Norte on November 16 reports wide enthusiasm for a canal project. American engineers will cut three miles through rock to connect the Atlantic and Pacific. The chief engineer and Nicaragua commissioners travel to Managua to seal peace and smooth relations after recent tensions with Costa Rica.
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San Juan del Norte
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Nicaragua
Managua
Costa Rica
Lillian Russell Arrives in New York Quietly
Lillian Russell arrived from Chicago tonight and denies elopement rumors with Sanford. She states she left to refresh before her Philadelphia engagement.
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Lillian
New York
Lillian Russell
Chicago
Sanford
Philadelphia
Bismarck diplomacy promises new Austria Russia accord
The New York Associated Press dispatch from Breton on November 16 reports that Bismarck seeks a permanent Austro Russian accord. Russia would gain influence in Bulgaria, while Austria would hold Bosnia and Herzegovina. Italy’s stance may hinge on Trentino, though Kalnoky says surrender is unlikely. The Innsbruck interview nears a climactic negotiation. Emperor Francis Joseph would not oppose a Russian candidate if Berlin treaty conditions are met.
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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 Declares End of Monarchy and Forms New Government
Bravil reports the Brazilian government proclaims abolition of the monarchy and outlines a cabinet led by Dara da Fonsea with Aristedo Loba and Equintin Boyovue ra among ministers. The former prime minister is under arrest as Minas Geraes commander General da Vonsecat faces prior punishment. deputies’ chamber dissolved and council of state abolished. Public opinion favors a peaceful transition and stability returns.
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Bravil
Loxpon
Dara da Fonsea
Aristedo Loba
Equintin Boyovuera
Dr. Barbosa
Cronin Trial Reopens Amid Cold Courtroom Atmosphere
New York Herald correspondent James Clancy testified for the prosecution at the Cronin case as court resumed after a two day recess. He recounted his May visit to Cronin’s house before the body’s discovery and described Cronin’s disappearance and his own contract with the physician for future incidents. Clancy described Cronin’s remark on the body’s discovery and O Sullivan’s reaction, then the defense moved to strike related testimony. The stenographer at the coroner's inquest testified to contradictions in Carlson and Scanlan's prior statements.
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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
WasniaGron dispatches say the Brazilian minister has received no official Rio Janeiro word beyond newspaper reports. He notes the cabinet includes able men not all previously known as republicans and cannot explain the shift in sentiment. A separate Rio dispatch reports troops moving on the emperor and family as the populace watches for loyalties amid rebel action.
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WasniaGron
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Brazil provisional government pledges peace and liberty
Dispatches report the provisional government in Brazil aims to promote peace and liberty. The new regime will maintain the senate and recognize interior legal acts already enacted by the former authorities.
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Beeso Ayres
Brazil
Senate
Princeton Defeats Harvard in Cambridge Championship Game
Boston reports Princeton defeated Harvard at Cambridge on Jarvis field by a large score in a historic crowd. A perfect day in the great college championship. Springfield reports Yale defeated Wesley 52 to nothing at Hampden park in a championship game.
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Boston
Princeton
Harvard
Cambridge
Jarvis Field
Springfield
Mass
Yale
Wesley
Hampden Park
Fidelity Wrecked Near Eureka on Bar
The schooner Fidelity while inward bound from San Diego in tow of a tug was upset on a bar and totally wrecked today with the loss of eight of the crew. The tug shipped heavy seas and Mate Rogers was swept overboard and drowned.
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Fidelity
Eureka
Cala
San Diego
Rogers
Sixteen Students Expelled Over Nihilist Funeral Ties
In St Petersburg on November 18 sixteen medical academy students were expelled for attending the funeral of Nihilist Tsehernichevsky. Authorities, who had been probing a possible plot against the emperor, also expelled several individuals believed linked to the plot.
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St. Peterssuks
Military Academy of Medicine
Tsehernichevsky
A Tailor Rebuke
Gus Dudely, a Gotham gilded youth in debt to tradespeople, confronts his tailor Snip in a Broadway restaurant about extravagance. Snip replies that Dudely’s spending is none of his business and questions his living beyond means.
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Gus Dudely
Gotham
Broadway
Snip
Dudely
Treas
Coffee Exchange reacts to Brazilian situation with rally
The Coffee Exchange in New York saw great excitement and big attendance as traders awaited the Rio cable news. Coffee advanced 16 to points on first call and 20,750 bags were sold amid the Brazilian situation news.
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New York
Rio
Sioux Reservation Opens to Settlement Proclamation Expected
Washington reports indicate the president will issue the proclamation opening the Sioux reservation to settlement as soon as the commissioners' report arrives. Settlers already prepare to move onto the lands once the order is issued amid local excitement.
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Paul
Piower Press
Pierre
Washington
Saccharine Seen as Threat to Beet Sugar Makers
The article notes saccharine at 800 times the sweetness of sugar as a growing danger to beet sugar manufacturers. Germany already produces large quantities, leaving beet sugar surplus. It is used mainly to make fluids and sweet liquors, not as a food. Medical authorities condemn it as harmful to health and some countries consider taxing it.
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Germany
France
Italy
Portugal
Fortner Absconds With Forty Thousand In County Funds
In Mannarran Kansas on November 1 it is reported the county treasurer Fortner fled to Canada with all county funds totaling forty thousand dollars. Bondsmen will cover the shortage.
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Fortner
Mannarran
Kan
Canada
Davis Returns from Illness in New Orleans Visit
Jefferson Davis arrived by steamer in New Orleans on November 1. Dr Chaille reported Davis had been seriously ill at Brierfield with a severe cold but was improving and no danger remained. 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 York County
A young man from Weat Newton, Pennsylvania, is required by his girlfriend’s mother to split wood, haul coal, run errands, and work in the garden before he may court. The notice hints at shared local customs and mentions Kauffman’s York County leaf sales.
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Weat
Newton
Black Bart Sentenced in Holi hay Case Gagged by Verdict
Bessemer Michigan November 16 jurors returned at 10 15 a M with a guilty verdict in the Holi hay case. Holi hay was sentenced to life at hard labor as the prisoner broke down upon hearing the verdict.
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Black Bart
Bessemer
Mich
Holihay
Five Colerado Miners Frozen to Death
Two miners Pat Gallagher and Ed Connelly from Coalridge near Newcastle die after getting lost while returning to the mines. They were found frozen after wandering eight miles in Colo rado on November 16.
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Colerado
Gienwood Stamas
Colo
Pat Gallagher
Ed Connelly
Coalridge
Here
Newcastle
Trenton Woman in Destitution Told by Local Doctor
Dr M J Honencrox reports Mrs Delia Parnell near collapse from brain congestion at her residence in Trenton. He notes extreme destitution, lack of food and bread, a servant selling wood for Sunday meals, and a mortgaged homestead with Philadelphia property tied to litigation. Edward Steven confirms poverty and concealment from her son.
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Honencrox
M. J
Ir Jenkins
Trenton
Delia Parnell
Parnell
Kilmainham
Steven
Admiral Walker's Squadron Sails From New York Harbor
Amid cannon fire and cheers the squadron of ships Chicago Boston Atlanta and Yorktown with Dolphin on board sails down the North River before noon. Passengers include Secretary Tracy War Secretary Proctor ex congressmen Kasson Rusk Elliot Thomas and others. A thirteen gun salute honors Admiral Walker and Chicago leads the formation past the Dolphin into the bay.
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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 Urged Before President
A Missouri led committee from the national convention of commercial bodies met President Harrison to press for a uniform equitable bankrupt law. Colonel Broadhead chaired. Colonel Torrey spoke on his bill. The president said permanent bankruptcy legislation should be considered in a future message to Congress.
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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 the globe on November 16, reports note political shifts and incidents including a hanging of a negro incendiary in Vidilia and a football score where Carnell defeated Michigan university 66 to nothing. Alarm and convictions are also cited in Kamourai county and related legal actions.
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Paris
Floquet
Chamber of Deputies
Washington
Narcurz
Vidilia
Burrato
Carnell
Michigan University
Queure
St. Pl
Mormon Leaders Visit British Columbia Colony
A delegation of prominent Mormons from Salt Lake City travels to the Mormon settlement near McLeod in British Columbia. The group includes President Woodruff and Mrs. Woodruff George Cannon Brigham Young Jr and Jos Smith. They plan a extended stay and indicate a large Mormon influx to 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 resolves on land ownership and taxes
In Atlanta on a Knights of Labor convention day the committee of the whole debated land questions. The adopted resolution states land including all natural wealth is a heritage of all people and should not be subject to speculative traffic. Occupancy and use become the title to possession. Taxes should be assessed on full land value for use or improvements to remove unearned increment for the community.
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Atlanta
the Knights of Labor
British Columbia Coast Defenses Studied by General Middleton
General Sir Rod erick Middleton departed for British Columbia to inspect coast defenses. The force present is small and Britain seeks to increase troops there while outlining expenses to Canada. Middleton plans to assess the ground and make recommendations.
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British Columbia
Oriowa
Roderick Midleton
Great Brithan
Canada
Middleton
Two Kentucky men in liquor fueled fight over old grudge
In Mount Vernon on November 16, Narni Dioomer and Hugh Mellague, both intoxicated, fought a long standing grudge. They were both residents of Lonpox. Two days later on November 18, ex mayor Ward of Sheffield died rushing to catch a train. Ward was the world’s largest edge wool manufacturer.
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Mount Vexnon
Wih
Narn Dioomer
Hugh Mellague
Lonpox
Ward
Sheffield
Dom Pedro Retires but Keeps Salary Amid Brazil Crisis
Dom Pedro and the imperial family left for Lisbon aboard the Alavoos with a Brazilian escort. Provisional government confirms five republic articles and federation of the United States of Brazil while governors, all military men, hold local authority and protect citizens' rights. A provisional government handles internal relations as Congress will convene.
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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 Revolt Reported With No Opposition Yet
Dispatches from Rio Janeiro indicate the proclamation of the republic met little or no opposition and Bahia and Pernambuco are tranquil. Emperor's departure and potential passage to Europe are debated while censorship limits full foreign intelligence. Washington notes will be honored.
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Brazil
Lospon
Rio Janeiro
Rio Sener
Bahia
Pernambuco
Atrate
Montevideo
Southampton
Rio
Europe
London
Barbosa
London Stock Exchange
Dom Pedro Refuses Abdication After News Of Restoration
Rio Jaxkino November 15 General da Fonseca Signor Constant and others met in Petropolis to inform the emperor of his restoration. Dom Pedro with his family showed calm, declined abdication, but would yield to force as 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 Embraces Republican Form
The new government vows to maintain order and circulate a circular to foreign powers regarding the empire overthrow. Dohra Hae province affirms allegiance to the republic, while other provinces show support for a republican government.
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Rio Jasin
Msaelihan
Dohra
Marine Representatives af law conference disrupts session
At the marine conference Admiral Viel announced that Captains Game and Maurity from Brazil requested withdrawal. Delegates struggled with language as Quantan of Argentina pushed for two secretaries to bridge English and Spanish. Proposal postponed to next session amid confusion.
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Wastuinotos
Viel of
Chill
Game
Maurity Deletes
Brazil
Quantan
Argentine
Proceedings on Postal and Telegraph Facilities and Related Topics
The motions and remarks were translated, slowing proceedings. Committees were suggested on extending railway transport facilities, customs, weights and measures, sanitary rules, banking credit, and international law. The report was laid aside for later consideration. Through the Mexican government, Congress has been supplied with several Spanish stenographers.
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Congress
Mrs Farnell Relief Pushes Funds Despite Hardship
In Slevin's Stoy New York on November 15 reports that donations to Mrs Farnell have surged from various sources. Overseer James Slevin notes half her destitution remains unreported and that tools were sold to buy food while wood was cut to cover winter fuel. Only one Bardentown merchant would extend credit to her.
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New York
Bardentown
Slevin
Parnell Expresses Surprise Over Reports of Mother's Poverty
Lexpos Nov 15 Parnell says he was greatly surprised by newspaper reports of his mother's poverty and he cabled his New York agent to provide funds.
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Parnell
Lexpos
New York
Union Pacific Fast Mail Reaches On Time at Enao
The first limited fast mail on the Union Pacific arrived on schedule at Enao Nevada. Thirteen tons of mail were loaded at Omaha and delivered ahead of Green River. The Oregon California mail splits at Green River with mail distribution moved to morning delivery in Salt Lake Ogden and San Francisco is expected to meet the designated arrival time.
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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 left Ogden seven minutes late and arrived in Humboldt Nevada at 1596 miles west of Omaha, reaching here this afternoon on time.
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Hlimnonor
Nev
Ogden
Humboldt
Omaha
Sro
A Naughty Preacher Case Heads To Middlesex Court
Rev William A Smith former Perkins Street Baptist pastor Summerville and ex Hamilton Ohio and Kansas City man sues Colonel Herbert Hill deacon for 250000 dollars claiming injuries to his good name. Hill defends by alleging the statements true. Case referred to Middlesex county court.
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Bosvos
William A. Smith
Perkins Street Baptist Church
Summerville
Hamilton
Ohio
Kansas City
Herbert Hill
Hill
Middlesex County Court
Mystery figure Blanche Douglas dies after sensational murder case
Blanche Douglas, a infamous witness in the Malley Bros murder case in New Haven, died last Thursday in a low city dive. Her death ends any chance of uncovering the exact facts of Jennie Cramer's death, as her knowledge may have remained with the Malleys who are unlikely to speak.
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Blanche Douglas
Malley Bros
New Haven
Jennie Cramer
Sohedy
Two Malleys
Accident on the Pennsylvania Mail Road
Pirinky November 18. The limited mail train on the Pennsylvania ran into a landslide near Bessemer last night. The engine and baggage car were wrecked. Fireman John Good was fatally injured and the engine crew badly hurt but expected to recover. If the engine had fallen the entire train of about two hundred people would have plunged down a one hundred foot embankment.
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Pirinky
Pennsylvania
Bessemer
John Good
Cattle and Sheep Receipts Reported at Market
Cattle receipts show steady to strong prices for extra beeves up to 5.00, steers around 4.00, stockers and feeders near 3.60. Western demestic buyers and Texas cattle activity noted with steady to higher quotes. Sheep receipts steady with natives bringing around 4.60 to 4.20, as buyers observe western ranges and local demand.
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Citiano
Texas
Unclear Historical Telegraphed Message Signals Change
Fragmentary telegraph indicates a shift in government with a new Hragidan minister to France and a monarchical deposing event. Mentions Dorm Pedre family departing and General satisfaction amid upheaval across the United States of tra nl.
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Shetty Luxpax
Novah
Barbosa
France
United States
Tranl
Dorm Pedre
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York County
Parvell
Pan-American Congress
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U. P
Nevada
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