Funeral of Vice President With Capitol Full of Mourning
Special Dievatch reports the Nation pays its last homage to the deceased Vice President in Washington D C as thousands gather in steady rain. The Senate chamber is draped in crepe, the casket on the cataleque, and a solemn funeral service is led by Rev Dr Rankin. The procession moves to the depot amid crowds and weather.
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Cincinnati Times
Wastixertox
D. C
Belle
Capitol
Senate
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Committee of Arienjements
Berry
San Gerland
Dr. Rankin
Renal Church
Rankin
Catafalque
Committee of Arrangements
Army
Navy
Renkins
WaAsaixe Ton
Wilson
Senate Chamber
House of Representatives
Sureme Court of
United States
Middleton
Sunderland
French
Colbath
Wile
Marine Corps
Sutherland
Pish
Bristow
Belknap
Beson
Chandler
Mastachnigus
Edward Thornton
Massachusetts
Washington
Amceng
Townsend
Ingalls
Hal
Gener
Dunn
Pelouse
van Vliet
Meir
Barnes
Hamphrey
Grant
Fish
Mra. Belkiep
Ferry
Dr. Sunderland
J. Rankin
Pr. Fee Ag
Baltimore and, Potomac
Thurman
Sill Guards Parade Linked to Cattle Theft Indictment
In Chillicothe Ohio on November 26, union services closed as the Walnut Street M E and Episcopal churches held ceremonies. The Sill Guards marked the day with a parade while indictments for obtaining cattle under false pretenses were brought against him.
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Cincinnati Times
Chillicotar
Walnutstreet M. E
Episcopal Church
Sill Guards
Telegraphic Brevities From A Fragmented Ledger
Telegraphic items report Pardue University president resignation and a Fort Wayne man sentenced to twenty one years. Various notes cover European politics, English interference rumors, Spanish troop movements, Nassau Street fire losses, reports of state and local officials, and university headlines including Princeton and La Salle.
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Aduaannanee
Pardue University
Pg Manm
Fort Wayne
Hicks
Henry
Louisville
Orth Spiene
Egypt
Spain
Chad
Phillipian Islands
Onal
Astor Fortune Built From Humble German Root
The sketch traces John Jacob Astor's rise from a Waldorf butcher’s son to the richest American, detailing his 1763 birth, 1848 inheritance death, and a path through England to New York. It highlights his real estate buys, fur trade expansion, and the Astor Library legacy. It notes his foresight in continental trading posts and Pacific routes, shaping a vast empire.
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New-York Tribune
Waldorf Germany
John Jacob Astor
Worth
America
Wm. B. Astor
Mr. Parton
Astor Estate
John Jacob
Waldorf
Rhine
Black Forest
Eid
Broadwood
Broadwood & Co
Astor
Htto
England
New York
Henry
Chesa Bay
Canada
Ater Street
London
House of Broadwood
Astor & B
William
Todd
B. Astor
Globe
Wall Street
Canal Street
Breen Bele
Astoria
St. Louis
Pacific
Fars
Chine
California
Napoleon
Tan
City of News
Bse Havine
J. J. Astor, Farrier
Astor family patriarch John Jacob Astor dies at New York
The passing of William Backhouse Astor Jr marks the end of an era as the elder John Jacob Astor’s vast empire passes to heirs. William B. Astor built a real estate empire that included hundreds of townhouses and blocks below Central Park, while supporting railroads and hospitals. He died after a period of illness, leaving a legacy of urban development and measured philanthropy.
Wealth Underestimation and Estate Ties Highlight Cooper Case
A Herald representative met Peter Cooper regarding a vast estate and wealth valued well over 200 million dollars. The article outlines family characteristics and the control of substantial property said to fall into Cooper’s hands amid contested claims and business interests.
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Peter Cooper
An Bouh
Astor Wealth and Heir Under Scrutiny After Death
In an interview, M r Cooper estimated John Jacob Astor and his son William B. Astor controlled immense fortunes built by real estate and stock holdings. He noted William B. Astor had a German education and a reticent, scholarly nature, with public duties declined. Cooper praised the careful management by the next generation and predicted continuity in leadership and benevolence.
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William B. Astor
Mr. Cooper
Barlingslip
Isis
Rene Sie Yee
Cooper Institute
Long Ieland
Lexington Avenue
Astor
Cooper
Mr. Astor
John Jacobs
John Jacob
William B
Germany
Asx
Prince of Wales
John Jacob Astor
John Jaco
Lansing
Ubli
Soule Cnet
Eye
Astor’s Scholarship and Education in Heidelberg
The obituary sketches William B. Astor as a scholar and prudent business magnate. Born March 1774 at Broad Street, he grew amid New York real estate wealth, studied in Heidelberg under tutor Bubsen, and combined deep learning with shrewd management. He valued literature and learning while generously donating, and his life bridged German scholarship and American enterprise.
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New York Times
John Jacob Astor
New York
John Jacob
William B. Astor
America
Broadway
Mr. Astor
Heidelberg
Atlantic
Bubsen
Prussia
St. James
Bunsen and Student Pupil Pair in Asia Minor Quest
An account of a scholar who admired his American pupil and mentored with zeal. Their bond spurred travels through Southern Ty, the Levant, and Western India in search of inscriptions, ruins, medals, and temples, inspired by Greek scholarship and Magna Graecia lore. The journey never fully materialized as planned.
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Bunsen
Porson
Tal
Levant
Magna Grevia
Italy
Asia Minor
Isles
Roe
Leidelberg
Ordor
Kgyst
Andrecta Ante-Nicet
India
Astor
New York
Who Is a Creole Paris Opinion Sparks Debate
Paris correspondent notes that the term creole is poorly understood in France. Victor Cochinat argues creoles are children of Europeans born in the colonies, not natives, with women viewed as aristocratic Europeans living beyond the ocean and shaping colonial society.
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Paris
New York Times
Mare
Judie
France
Victor Cochinat
Guadaloupe
Spchinat
Louisiana
A Fashionable Bonnet from a Boston Millinery
A Providence Journal notice recalls a Boston millinery altercation where a flower trimmed bonnet cost ten dollars. It laments rising fashion costs and the extravagant, unwieldy bonnets of winter, urging economical, tasteful choices over heedless trendiness.
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Providence Journal
Boston
Lawson
New York
Libel suits vs Goodsell Brothers reach $600000 total
Daily Graphic and New York Times pursues libel actions accusing Goodsell Brothers publishers of using journalism to harm Democratic and other interests. Complaints allege bribery by insurance officers, blackmail of Jay Gould, and theft of telegrams for Western papers. Four suits served. speedy trial anticipated in Common Pleas.
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New Prom
Bes York Herald
Daily Graphic
New York Times
Court of Common Pleas
Goodsell Brothers
Rr Accaua
Apeeiator
Ohio
Jey Gould
Albany
Tnsurance
Herald
New Orleans Market Report November 26
Market prices and receipts for grains meats and staples show wheat and oats mixed while barley and whisky hold. Flour soy variations quiet. pork laths and bacon steadier. lard ranges higher while hogs retail and packing trade active in New York and New Orleans with varied grain and sugar receipts.
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Louis
Haven
New Orleans
Oilares
Work resumes at Ophir mines amid marine disaster
San Francisco dispatch reports Ophir works resuming hoisting from the 1300 foot level with lower levels soon to follow. Officials fear the schooner Sunshine, bound for Co Bay, is ashore bottom up at the Columbia mouth with thirty passengers and a crew of ten believed lost.
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San Francisco
Virginia City
Sunshine
Co Bay
Columbia
Thanksgiving Day Revels With Cincinnati Leaders
In a festive observance at Uncle Dan Wolf’s mansion, Cincinnati leaders joined a parade through city streets, featuring speeches, athletic displays, and civic discussions. The event touched on retrenchment taxes, waterworks, and local politics as residents sauntered past Gatehouse and Park Board figures amid colorful processions.
Boston men and others aboard Pacific Tacoma episode
An aboard Pacific Tacoma incident reports Benjamin F. Gertz of Boston Charles Knight and wife of Walthem and other witnesses. A respondent Howell of the Pacific was so intoxicated he required assistance to board. The account notes dirty condition of several witnesses.
Jewish Wedding in Hills Roehe Death of Josepla Sill
A Jewish wedding occurred at Winslet's Hall in Chillicothe Ohio with Abraham Stafel of Columbus and Deana Sincheimer of Chillicothe. Dr Liliethal of Cincinnati presided. A banquet followed for forty guests. Josepha Sill Sr. died at his ranch in the evening, father of Gen Joaquin Sill, a former Ross County figure.
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Hills Rothe
Josepla Sill
Cincinnnati. Times
Chillicothe
Winslet's Hall
Abraham Stafel
Columbus
Deana Sincheimer
Lilienthal
Cincinnati
Funeral of Vice President Wilson in Senate Chamber
The funeral of Vice President Wilson was held in the Senate Chamber amid heavy mourning and a large crowd. Dignitaries including Supreme Court justices, cabinet members, and diplomats attended as the casket lay on a catafalque, with Marines guarding, prayers and scripture readings, and a processional to the Baltimore and Potomac line for Baltimore.
Rumor of Savoy reannexation to Italy stirs Paris
A Paris dispatch reports a rising rumor of Savoy seeking reannexation to Italy, while in New York the Central Park Savings Bank faces winding up at state request. A run hits the People's Savings Bank on Third Avenue with doors closed for sixty days notice, amid prior runs on local institutions and similar activity at Security Savings Bank.
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Italy
New York
Paris
Savoy
France
Central Park
Railroad Worker Killed by Train Near Columbus
Daniel Halloren, a switchman for the Short-line Railroad, was struck and killed this morning by a passing train at the Columbus yard. The accident is under investigation as officials review staffing and safety procedures.
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Columbus
Daniel Halloren
No juror yet in the Egner case in Pittsburg visit
Mayor McCarty of Pittsburg is in the city today as guest of Mayor Johnston. Judicial emissaries met in the Police Court this morning to discuss whether an oath would hold with a man who had a rag around a finger of his right hand.
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McCarty
Pittsburg
Johnaston
Police Cour
Settlement The Whisky Ring Uneasy Special Dispatch
Settlement by tobacco merchants involved in the whisky ring sees uneasy sentiment in New Orleans and St. Louis. Some owe $105,000 but will pay forty cents on the dollar. Government action pending. a rectifying shop burglary targeted revenue and stab books, hinting at ring evasions. Meetings of interested parties seek to divert attention from operations.
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Cincinnati Times
New Orngans
Spiro
Welt
St. Louis
Atemps
Bank Suspension Shocks Depositors on Third Avenue
The Manufacturers and Builders Bank at Third avenue and Fifty-seventh street suspended this morning causing intense excitement among the depositors as word spread quickly and crowds gathered outside the bank.
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New York
Manufacturers
Third Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Two Tree and Wagon Deaths Reported at Camps
Dergorr November 20 reports Christopher Lang a lumber camp worker killed by a falling tree. He was unmarried and his Canadian parents survive. August Zist died in a similar camp accident near Clam Like. Elias Fowler a farmer from Aurelius near Eaton Rapids was thrown from a wagon yesterday and killed.
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Dergorr
Christopher Lang
Canada
August Zist
Elias Fowler
Aurelius
Eaton Rapids
Cutcano November 26 Arrests Firearm Case and Forgeries
Dervis who shot Wayland has been arrested and jailed. A land jury sits in Criminal Court likely to indict him. Davis, a forger, is linked with Spence, Billy Brosh, and Ross Salesbury. The latter is jailed in Pittsburgh serving a forgery sentence.
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Cutcano
Dervis
Wayland
Htis
Davis
Spence
Billy ,Brosh
Ross Salesbury
Fitteburg
Funeral Procession in New York Invites U S Officers
The committee arranging Wil son’s funeral procession in New York invites Major General Hancock Admiral Rowan and all U S officers on duty here, along with state and municipal officials and citizens to participate in the ceremony.
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New York
Fire at Alden fruit preserving in Niles destroys plant
Detroit reports a fire yesterday morning at the Alden fruit preserving establishment in Niles Michigan causing a loss of five thousand dollars with no insurance. In Ludington the body of Captain Stark of the schooner Doll was found this morning after a drowning last Thursday. Colonel A T Chewman, a longtime resident of Flint, died there this morning.
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Detroit
Alden Fruit Preserving Establishment
Niles
Mich
Stark
Doll
Ludington
A. T. Chewman
Flint
Bankers argue Cincinnati bonds remain valuable after Supreme Court ruling
New York on November 26 reports Mesers. Kubo Loeb and Co bankers who marketed Cincinnati 73.10 bonds say a Supreme Court decision should remove doubts about the bonds. They believe the bonds are valuable in all respects equal to other city issues and call attention to the ruling.
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New York
Mesers. Kubo, Loeb & Co
Cincinnati
Supreme Court of Hife
Arrest of Toronto Alderman on Murder Charge
Toronto November 26 ex Alderman Clement was arrested charged with complicity in the murder of Miss Gilmour. Dr Davis and his wife have been sentenced to be hanged.
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Toronto
Clement
Miss Gilmour
Dr. Davis
Adjournment of the Gold Exchange in New York
The Gold Exchange will close at 2 P.M. tomorrow in New York out of respect to the memory of Vice President Wilson.
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New York
Wilson
Gold Exchange
Marine News Brief From New York Harbor
Marine notices record arrivals at New York harbor dated November 25. Steamer Anchoria from Glasgow and steamship Oble from Pool both arrived, while steamships Hirdoo and Silicia, sailing from New York, arrived out.
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Pailadelpaia Meyeniech
Oble
Pool
Logpox
Hirdoo and
Silicia
New York
River freight updates from Monongahela to Nashville
Special dispatches report rising waters and shipping disruptions across multiple rivers. The Monongahela falls 10 feet 10 inches with coal boats at risk. Oil City sees 3 feet 6 inches of water and higher levels expected. L. W. Morgan sinks a coal boat at Risalghes bridge while others strike jams at various piers. Towboat Oakland sinks a coal barge at Brunot Island. B D Wood wrecks cleared from Phillis ae head. Present coal run large. list to follow. Laura L Davis bound for Nashville departs next Tuesday.
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Cincinnat
Monongahela
Smok City
J. A. Blackmore
George Snale
Oil City
L. W. Morgan
Rirslaghes Bridge
Watson
J A Mere
Morten
Smithfeld Street
Oakland
Thomas Fawcett & Son
Brunot Island
B.D. Wood
Phillis Ae
Jacob Bonner
Ae Yesterary
Parkhouse
Fearless
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Geo Dasa
New Orleans
Laura L. Davis
Nashville
Sumani
Aining
Water Works Bonds Bid Awards Report
Trustees reviewed bids for 3250 000 Water Works bonds with President Reis and others present. Netter & Co of New York won the award for 250 000 and 100 000 bonds at 104 77 plus interest, with terms noted for 10 to 20 year bonds and varying premiums. The Board adjourned after awarding the bids to Netter & Co.
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Séssior
Dannenbold
Sam, Brown
Home Street
Walker Mau Road
Sineer Boeckle Roll
E Taney
Dannenhold
Reis
Ieeca of Aldermen
Fitzgerald
Holmen
City Othesaat
Greuter
New York
Third National Bank
Messrs. Netter & Co
Peight Car Burglarized Case in Felton Arrests Made
Last evening Julia Buck and her son William were arrested in Felton after a search warrant obtained by Charles Kilgour revealed stolen goods. Officers Li Mitchell and another tailed the search and found clothing from the same burglary on the lot from the Miami Railroad theft on November 3. The mother was released on 350 dollars bail while her son remains jailed awaiting examination.
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Miami
Wae Burke
Mowat Lookout
Langdon case delayed as government evidence presented
United States Court information shows Thomas Langdon's case before Commissioner Hooper on a charge of passing the queer. Evidence for the Government was presented this morning but, on defense counsel motion, the case was continued until tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Richards opened for the Government and Crawford for the defense. The trial is expected to go to the jury later today.
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United States Court
Thomas Langdon
United States
Hooper
Richards
Crawford
Joseph W. Williams
Lotte
Smith
D Samuel
Cook County
Hymeneas and Wedding Tour Of Rev Dr Rust
The Rev Dr Rust of the Methodist Book Concern, recently married under suspicious circumstances in Morrow, leaves the city with his wife on a tour visiting Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York while addressing Freedmen Aid meetings. The couple plan to visit Washington on December 2 and—along with Miss Annie Evans and Frank Fox Esq.—embark on a sequence of engagements as they travel en route. The paper notes Rust's long affiliation with the church and his respected leadership in Methodist circles.
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Hymeneas
Rust
Methodist Book Concern
Morrow
Washingtons Rr
D. C
The
Freedmen’s Aid Society
M.E
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Prenatrut Trust
Annie Evans
John B. Evans
Valcan Iron Works
Frank Fox
Athedral
Clare
C. B Ties
Inexact Court Ruling Sparks Public Debate on Capital Case
Fragmentary OCR notes reflect public discussion of capital punishment law and the Eger case. The text shows confusion and varied opinions as people interpret the case and legal framing.
Police Court hears Major Travis on razar condition
Major Travis testified in the Police Court today giving his opinion on the condition of a razar. The proceedings reflected a routine examination of a weapon issue with no further docket details provided.
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Major Travis
Fire alarm from box 264 at Neft's old factory
Local authorities report a small fire at Neft's old factory on Walker Mill Road triggered alarm 264 last night. flames were contained with minor damage and no injuries.
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Walker Mill
Post Office Closes Following President's Death Order
The Post Office shut down after 10 o'clock this forenoon in obedience to the President's order regarding the death of a public figure. The brief notice cites official mourning and a temporary closing as part of national observance.
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Wilson
Col Dan Flanagan in city en route to Washington
Col Dan Flanagan of Urleans a candidate for Sergeant-at-Arms of Congress is in the city today on the way to Washington. The alarm from box 33 reported a fire in a stable cellar at Harrison and Calvert streets, discovered around noon, extinguished before fire engines arrived.
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Dan, Flanagan
Urleans
Es Stable
Harrison and
Calvert Streets
Death by own action of a Lunatic at Sanitarium
A female patient named Virginia Aligood of New Albay, aged thirty eight, at the Sanitarium College Hill drowned herself in the cistern last night while under treatment for insanity. Her remains will be sent home today.
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Sanitarium
College’ ‘Hill
Virginia Aligood
New Albay
Mac Parlandy enters grocery business with Irwin
Geo H McParlandy, famed Little Migui Railroad conductor, has opened a new grocery firm at 125 East Pearl Street with C D Irwin, naming the partnership C D Irwin & Co. Specialties include flour coffee teas sugars butter and eggs. The piece wishes him success on this new venture.
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Geo. H. McParlandy
Mac
Migui
Egat Pearl Street
C.D. Irwin
C.D. Irwin & Co
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Lasalle
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William LB. Astor
Callo
John Jacob Astor & Son
American Fur Company
Wim. B. Astor
Ramsey Cracks
Henry Astor
Haif
Willie
Fitz Greene Halleck
Astor Library
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Cashels County
General Armstrong
Prince Street
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Saelbaker
Jack Noble
Ciecinnati
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Dolock P. M
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Te-Day
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CROWN
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Miami Road
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