Destructive hurricane devastates Shelly Town in Palaso
The London Times recounts a catastrophic Shelly hurricane in Palas sole Sicily area. Homes razed, walls cleft, roofs blown away, streets filled with debris, and bodies recovered from rubble. About one third of the town dismantled, over a thousand families left homeless, with roughly thirty two dead and many seriously injured.
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New Youk
London Times
Sth
Shelly
Palassole
Excise
The South New Orleans Election Law Passed
New Orleans November 21 report notes the election law passed by the legislature near the end of the current session. The article hints at pending implementation and potential effects on local voting procedures.
Fire devastates Rand and Avery print house
November 71 saw a rapid blaze in Bostos destroying Rand and Avery extensive print house at No 3 near the foot of street. Fire crews rushed from State street and Washington ttresta, saving space for access as flames swept the east side. Losses include books and printing equipment. total insured and uninsurable damages run high with about 39 000 in energy associations and 83 000 in other items. Debris and flames hindered neighboring shops while firemen maintained control.
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Rand
State
Washington
State Street
Rand & Avery
Brooklyn firehouse wall collapse kills two firefighters
In New York on November 21, a Brooklyn firehouse wall collapse killed two firefighters and wounded one. The incident prompted an official report by the Fire Department as investigators reviewed the scene and the judiciary prepared for further proceedings under Judge Fancher.
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New York
Etcrehouse
Brooklyn
Ee Ee Aneeditins Department
Washington notes shared on currency and diplomacy
In Washington on November 21 the Comptroller of the Currency was said to recommend action on a new tariff. Our Minister to Mexico, Mr Nelson, had a long interview with President Grant about affairs there and protecting the friendship between the United States and Mexico. There are no obstacles in the way to forming a new convention as discussions continue on policy and diplomatic steps.
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Nelson
Grant
Count Siates
Fatal Neighbor Quarrel Over Fence Line
Baltimore November 21 a fatal quarrel between neighbors over a fence line ended with both men arrested. The dispute escalated into violence and authorities detained the involved farmers pending further action.
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Bremen steamship sails from Locust Point with cargo
A North German Lloyd Line steamer departed Locust Point yesterday at 2 PM bound for Bremen. The ship carries cabins and a cargo mix including cotton and assorted freights.
South Carolina Vote Totals Reported in Telegraph
The telegram notes a 95,217 majority for Grant and 49,356 for his opponent in South Carolina. It mentions William M. Tweed's family returning from Cuba, Colfax visiting, and Julius E. Julien's bail posting in New York. It also references Andrew J. Bielssin and a one vote election for a rework assembly seat amid a large delegate group. Stanley arrived in New York from Cuba and will attend a Lotus Club event.
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Grant
Stanley
New York
Yesterda
Cuba
Uee
Ieal Society Club
America
Lotus Club
Danger Net in High Buildings Sparks Fire Safety Debate
The New York Tribune argues high buildings are necessary but pose fire risks. It cites three dangers in vertical massed blocks and promotes fireproof crowns with continuous water streams and roof access as a safer solution, noting limited fireproofing and old frame mansard roofs. It mentions trials in several blocks and Brooklyn with success.
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New York Tribune
New York
Brooklyn
New Method of Stopping Leaks at Sea
A new leak stopping method called Sestoay is described by Mr. Peery. It uses a weighted line run through a hole to bring an inner plate over the leak, then screws a plate to bolts to cover the hole and seal water out. The device can be used at sea without docking and adapts to different circumstances.
Hungarian Cabinet in Crisis as Mortgage Bill Passes
The Lower Branch of the Cortes has approved the mortgage bank bill while Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany recovers from illness. Amadeus reports faulty patent transfers involving toter-patent and bees van.
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Bees
Cortes
Crown Prince
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Germany
Dreaded Snowstorm Endangers 800 Railroad Workers
From CuriaCo November 21 report the Winona and St Peter Railroad extension workers, over eight hundred in number, are cut off by a severe late November snowstorm near Sleepy Eye and St Peter. Communication is broken, trains stalled forty to eighty miles away, and provisioning is dire as relief efforts lag amid deep drifts and freezing winds.
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Sleepy Eye
Winona
J. H. Stewart
Erie
Sleepy. Eye
St. Peter
Thiers resignation rumors debunked by Paris assembly
A New York dispatch says Thiers resignations rumors circulate in France but reports are false as of morning. Paris assembly committee drafts reply to Thiers opening message and plans to probe his modus vivendi while factions meet privately. Marshal McMahon would refuse the presidency if Thiers resigns and Thiers plans no appearance before the committee today.
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New York
Thiers
France
Paris
Ccoomittee
Means for securing efficient Bible teachers discussed
Forenoon sessions of the Second National Baptist Sunday School Convention and Institute at Ninth Street Baptist Church featured a large attendance. The program emphasized normal classes to train Sabbath school teachers, with plans for a normal class within the Sabbath school and institute exercises to develop Bible knowledge and teaching skill. A committee was formed to draft a curriculum and coordinate with state conventions, aiming to standardize teacher training and improve church education nationwide.
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Bible and Publication Ser
Third Edition Strike Among Coal Miners Ends
Special report notes few coal works active due to disease among mules. Miners resume at old price four cents a bushel, with hopes all pits in operation once mules are fit. Park Committee approves Captain Schenly’s offer of 135 acres for a public park within the corporation.
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Times and Chronicle
Pirranere
Niles
Captain Schenly
Boston publishers face multi‑million insurance losses
Boston reports estimate Rand and Avery losses range from 3150,000 to 175,000 dollars after a great city fire on the 10th. They note failing to owe policies since the fire and state total insured amounts at 135,000 with 23,000 in foreign offices and 75,000 in Boston offices. The Con Publishing Society is fully insured locally and abroad.
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Messrs. Rand& Avery
Con Publishing Society
Horses Disease Increases. Oxen Fill Transport Need
New Albany dispatch notes a rise in horse disease with oxen rapidly replacing horses for city transport. Rates double as a result. W G Gray of Owensboro Kentucky reports being robbed of seven hundred dollars last evening aboard the Morning Star after leaving Louisville.
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Times and Chronicle
New Albany
Steamship Arizona Receives Dispatch Toward San Francisco
Pacific Mail Company reports a San Diego dispatch that the Constitution passed there yesterday with the Arizona in tow and may dock in San Francisco on Saturday.
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New York
Pacific Mail Company
San Diego
San Francisco
Opinions On Alabama Sit uation A Decision of Interest
Special dispatch from Washington November 21 reports strong feeling in administration circles over Alabama affairs and Republicans organizing a separate Legislature. The President will not intervene, but Republicans are viewed as likely to cause discord. The Attorney General says the law supports the Democrats and that Republican actions lack wisdom. The piece notes a naval officers opinion on credit for volunteer service and reports the President pardoning J A Young of Alabama for Ku Klux activities, a pardon sought by Gerrit Smith.
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The
Times and Chronicle
Wasnixetos
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United States
Williams
J. A. Young
Albany
Gerrit Smith
Markets in Flux as Wheat Prices Move and Flour Firms
In New York and Chicago trading, flour remained firm while wheat rallied and corn showed firmer tones. Receipts totaled high as buyers pursued No 2 Milwaukee and Chi cand offerings, with prices quoted in the mid to upper cents per bushel. Meanwhile whisky and lard held steady, and pork values hovered around 15 dollars per barrel, with bacon and dry meats showing varied activity.
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Cuba
Porto’ Rica
Br. Lowmn
Greenhams
Kega
Andy Johnson
James Howard
Cincinnati
Louisiana
Chicago
A.M. Mabe
Wedding at Judge Hill Residence After Noon
A fashionable wedding occurred yesterday afternoon at the residence of Hon. Geo F Hill. The couple were Alfred Thayer of New York and Miss Sophia Hill daughter of Hon Geo H Hill. Reception ran 4 to 6 PM and drew a large, elegant gathering. The newlyweds departed for their future home in New York. Josiah Holbrook A Co. of 114 West Worthy Street made an assignment to EB 5 Throop for creditors’ benefit.
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Alfred Thayer
New York
Sophia Hill
Geo. H. HI
Josiah Holbrook
Army Orders Gallant Officers and Men Complimented
Washington November 21 Lieutenant Fred Grant ordered to join his regiment. Major Latimer Lee Davis and Claus and Lieutenants Boehm Thompson Warrington Mitten McKinney and Seifer commended in army orders for gallantry in a September Indian fight by Surgeon Rufus Chrate for care of wounded under fire. Nine enlisted men awarded medals for gallantry on same day.
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Mario Patti Conflictless Amusements Secures Reception
The Cincinnati Coal and Freight Elevator Company with Muskingum Building Association of Zanesville filed certificates. The Mario Patti entertainment sales are set for Ohio showings, promising a warm reception for the party.
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Cincinnati
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Mario-Patts
River traffic tides fall at New Albany and river towns
November 21 report shows the Potomac canal awaiting repairs while the river steadily falls. Vessels Idlewild Emma C Elliott and others arrive or depart from Evansville Paducah and Parkersburg areas amid cloudy cold weather. Several steamers Hudson Telegraph Kittie Hegler and towboats Allegheny Belle Liberty No 4 operate, with Oriole and Chesapeake sailing for Parkersburg and Pomeroy respectively.
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Allegheny Belle
Outbreak of horse disease chills Louisville trade
Special Dispatch reports in Louisville on November 21 that illness among horses worsens with no improvement. Many teams shift to oxen, several deaths occur after horses fall ill. The disease has progressed to pneumonia, and trade remains dull across all departments.
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Times and Chronicls
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Inquest on King Shoots Lights Missing Louisville Merchant
The coroner's inquest into the shooting of Anthony F. King was held today. Witness Mrs. O'Neill testified to the shooting, and the jury returned a verdict of willful murder against King, a 33-year-old Morristown, New Jersey native and attorney, who declined to answer if he is guilty. Also reported are 22 gold bids totaling 3,050,000 and a police arrest of a robbery and murder suspect linked to Mr Peay’s disappearance in Louisville. Peay carried about five thousand dollars, an old-fashioned gold ware, and two pearl studs.
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O'Neill
King
Morristown
N. J
Tonnedél
Peay
Louisville
Mr. Martin
Brandreth House
Mgr. Peay
To Day's Off Markets Special Digest
Special digest to The Times and Chronicle notes market quotes for Parker's Mill and Philadelphia to New York refined goods with November December prices. Prices are given for Titusville and other areas, indicating varied levels with some high outside bids and local market dullness.
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Times and Chronicle
Parker's Il
SS. New York
Lower Creek
Uncertain Crop Market Snapshots From Early Michigan Report
Fragmentary market notes indicate prices and conditions for flour corn and oats with references to locations such as Michigan Oswego Buffalo and freight firm levels. The text is incomplete and mixes numbers with partial product names, making precise detail impossible.
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Pew, Srey
Oaks
Buffalo
Oswego
Hog Killing Judgment Hits Cambridge City and Conventions
In Indianapolis on November 21, the Indiana Academy of Sciences, the Presbyterian Foreign Mission Convention, and the National Swine Breeders Association convene. Saloonkeepers plan opposition to Sunday liquor law. hog slaughter since November 1 reaches 20,350. In US Court Wood vs Cambridge City yields $4,235 judgment on bonds from 1863. A new Sunday paper to be started by prominent journalists.
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Times and Chronicle
IndiaNapolis
Indiana Academy of Sciences
Presbyterian Foreign Mission Convention
National
Swine -Breeders’ Association
United States
Wood
Cambridge City
Common Pleas Injunction Case Over Wharf Use
In Common Pleas Judge Avery hears an injunction action by West citizens against Joseph M. Borg over wharf property leased for lumber. Defendant’s denial and demurrer focus on whether swing area for lumber violates wharf use. Court sustains demurrer and allows amendment. Additional notes cover a stalled freight dispute and a wine shipment case determining proper party in interest.
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Ohio River
Ghia and Missisipel
A & Co
S. A. Miller
Monongahela River Falls Slowly With Ice Ashore
Weather remains cloudy and cold as the Monongahela river drops about 3 feet 6 inches with shore ice forming. The river is reported to be receding near Henderson Bar, while coal diggers resume work at lower prices. Port lists show vessels and sailings between Cincinnati Louisville and Cairo with various stops and departures around 4:30 PM.
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Times and Chronicle
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Monongahela
Nike
Its
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Ansville
John Kilgour
Incinnati
New Oer LP
Rey Haale
Louisville
Ament
Cannelton
Cairo
Ae Hs
Home Circle
Probate Court Contempt Case Involving Bickley Assignment
Na io gs 5 a The piste ns arta assignee of H. T. Bickley. On the 1 oh feet they broke the store lock and entered to seize stock, alleging Collier and Hodgson aided. They deny knowledge of the assignment and claim partners under Collier Co. The court issues a citation to show cause and restitution. Arguments cite attorney statements and that the case will be heard Monday next. Powell for plaintiff Ramsey for defendant.
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Plaintia
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Buffalo canal policy resolutions urge full Erie Oswego works
A joint committee of citizens and the Board of Trade reported resolutions adopted as canal policy. They seek to complete the Erie and Oswego canals to seventy feet wide and seven feet deep from Buffalo to Albany, finish double locks, and remove bench-walls. They call for improved depth and flow from Buffalo River to lower Black Rock and urge passage of a Funding Bill to fund a near free canal.
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Erie
Oswego
Buffalo
Albany
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Chamber of Commerce of New York
Bank of England bullion rise and Bowles fraud arraignment
London reports a weekly bullion increase of £1,154,000 at the Bank of England while Robert Bowles faces arraignment before the Lord Mayor on charges of fraudulently converting two Lombardo-Venetian Railway debentures. Dagout of Naples prosecutes. Bowles remanded for further examination next Tuesday. Also noted are marine disasters with the bark Samuel Larrabee reportedly lost at sea with all on board.
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Washburne Eyes Illinois Senate and Paris Duty
Chicago reports Hon. E. B. Washburne in Madison visiting his brother Governor Washburne and exploring paths to the United States Senate or a Cabinet post. He plans a brief Madison stay then Chicago, with a December departure to resume duties in Paris.
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Ile
Paris
Obituary of Ex Congressman in Pennsylvania
Death of M. M. Dominick former congressman from the Eleventh Pennsylvania District occurs in Macon Pa on November 21. Funeral will be held Saturday. Also reported: sudden death of Rev Simon G Fuller rector of St Pauls in Syracuse on November 21. he resided long in Pittsburgh and his death follows a series of health issues.
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M.M. Dominick
Pennsylvania
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N. Y
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Exithenos
Pittsburg
Convention Forenson Meeting Focuses On Bible Teaching
A large attendance at the convention enrollment reaches 307 delegates with about 400 present including unenrolled attendees. Dr. Curry presided as the meeting opened with devotional exercises led by Rev. Joho Cheshire. Prof E Oley from Michigan urged a living spirit in Bible teaching, stressing teacher influence and student activity over machinery. He urged methods to engage pupils, including memorization and review, and cautioned against overloading with content while favoring purposeful, relatable lessons.
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Joho Bk. Cheshire
E. Oley
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Tad
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Conan
Fatal Shots in Massachusetts Jealousy Case
In WeerFikip Massachusetts on November 21 Albert Smith a railroad employee fired seven shots at Sackett and Kriss Bates, likely fatally wounding both. Jealousy was cited as the motive and Smith fled the city.
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Centennial Commission Fund drives subscriptions nationwide
The Centennial Commission Fund notes PiLADELPUSA on November 21. The finance boards distribute set books nationwide. Drexel Co. and aine Scant Co. act as general agents for receiving subscriptions.
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Orie Board of
Nance
United States
Aine Scant Co
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