Preparations Advance for Anarchist Executions in Chicago
In Chicago on October 25, preparations for the November 11 execution of condemned anarchists proceed. Military regiments may be on duty a week or more, the jail area will be cordoned, few press passes issued, and guards strengthened to prevent self harm or poison, as Supreme Court decisions loom and residents await fate.
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Chicago
Ill
North
Clark
Oglesby
United States
Supreme Court
Miss van Zandt
United States Supreme Court
Proclamation Declares Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed
Washington October 25 The President Grover Cleveland issues a proclamation designating Thursday November 24 as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer. All secular work to be suspended. People urged to worship, give thanks, reunite families, and support the needy with charity and benevolence.
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Washington
United States
Grover Cleveland
Chicago Shippers Move to Protest Freight Rates
Chicago shippers planned to complain to railroad and warehouse commissioners that intra state freight charges are higher than interstate rates. A meeting discussed adjusting state rates to align with interstate charges, but no definite action was reported.
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Chicago
Begged for a railroad pass McKnight the stranded California millionaire
In St Joseph the former Oakland mayor and ally of Henry Mackay and Jay Gould appeared before the mayor and begged a railroad pass to Kansas City. He said relatives would care for him in New York this winter and vowed to return to California next year to rebuild. Although destitute he maintained his polished manners, spoke softly, and wore seedy dress while eating a 50 cent bun and cheese.
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St. Joseph
J. F. McKnight
California
Kansas City
New York City
McKnight
Mackay California
Oakland
Pacific Coast
Hew
Bennett
New York
Nassau Street
Jay Gould
Gould
Jim
Isk
Ias
Safi
High handed proceedings at Behring Strait dispute
Ottawa dispatch reports United States officials in Alaska asserting exclusive jurisdiction over Behring Sea vessels. Marshal Atkins allegedly ejected sailors from a Victorian ship during a rainstorm and faced local pity at Sitka court. Captain owner claims Alaska Commercial Company dominates disputes with revenue cutters aiding its vessels. San Jose Ellen and Alfred Inns Victoria schooner forced to Sitka. others fled.
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Toronto Dispatch
Ottawa Dispatch
United States
Alaska
Behring Straits
Acenanulatins
Marshal Atkins
Washington
Sitka
Court House
Judee Vawson
Captaflin
Alaska Commercial Company
Alfred Inns
Sighit
Kingston Arsonists Receive Harsh Sentences
In Kingston on October 26 the police court crowded as the magistrate sentenced two men for arson. Newman received twenty one years on two concurrent counts while Andrews, deemed more culpable, faced penitentiary time after failing to prevent or deter the crime. The judge called the sentences the severest ever imposed.
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Kingston
Canada
Newman
Andrews
First case under anti procuring law reaches docket in Michigan
In Derkorr Mich October 27 the first case under last winter’s law making it a felony to procure a woman for a brothel is on the docket. Cora Bloomfield a 17 year old from Grand Rapids arrived by train and was guided to a den keeper Mme Lake who hired her as a servant. After friends learned of the house the girl was rescued, Mme Lake was arrested, and the procurer will face a Saturday hearing. Offense carries one to five years in prison and a $1000 fine.
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Derkorr
Mich
Cora Bloomfield
Detroit
Grand Rapids
George Lakie
Mme. Lake
Cora
Lorie
G A R appoints staff and council members in Wisconsin
The G A R headquarters issued general order No 2 naming new staff officers Ira M Hedges of Havertraw N Yo as inspector general Robert Stratton of Minneapolis as assistant adjutant general Reese Henderson of Minneapolis as senior aide de camp and selecting R T Wilson Chicago George A Newman Cedar Falls IA James H Drake St Paul J B Clarkson Omaha George C Ginty Chippewa Falls WI John W Bursth Sycamore IL as pension committee member along with other executives in the Wisconsin area.
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ARMEX
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Ans Spector
Ira M. Hedges
Haveratraw
N. Yo
Robert Stratton
Reesé R
European political notes and personal mentions from distant papers
Prince Charles of Sweden praised for charm by Chauncey M. Depew who compares him to Abraham Lincoln. Roscoe Conkling urged to back a New York campaign, Gen Paine viewed as younger than his age. Ex Attorney General Brewster sells law library to University of Pennsylvania. Labor candidate Hugh C Pentecost funds Newark mayoral bid. Gen S M Southard funds a Montpelier portrait of Gen Stannard. Beecher’s successor hard to find as times changed. OLeary lauds Irish socialist rebels and denounces police. Crispi rises in Europe as Pesther Pester Lloyd notes Austria backing Bismarck-Crispi interview and triple alliance impact.
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Prince‘ Charles
Sweden
Europe
Chauncey M. Depew
Prince of Wales
Abraham Lincoln
Roscoe Conkling
New York
Gen. Paine
Hugh C. Pentecost
Newark
N.J
S. M. ‘Southard
Brandon
Stannard
State House
Montpelier
Stennard
House of Representatives
Beecher
Father O'Leary
St. Louis
Patrick Sarsfield
Limerick
Ireland
Signor
Crispi
Pester Lloyd
Pesth
Hungary
Bismarck
Austria
Supreme Court agenda shifting in Anarchist case
The U S Supreme Court in Washington considers a hearing Thursday on the Anarchist petition for a writ of error. Attorney General Hunt asks if the state will argue. the court agrees to notify and allow such action. Garland seeks early hearing for Faceiver v Spaulding, involving bank director negligence.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
United States
Supreme Court
Waiter
Hunt
Ilinois
Packard
Chicago
Iowa
Georgia
Siebold
Garland
First National Bank of Buffalo
New York
Eldridge B. Spaulding
National ‘Banks
Death of Eliho B. Washburne Honored by State Department
The U.S. Department of State announced the death of Eliho B. Washburne in Chicago on October 22. He served as secretary of state and envoy to France, with a career noted for distinguished public service. The department will close on the funeral day and drape for ten days. T. F. Bayard, Secretary of State, issued the notice.
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Washington
Department of ‘State
Chicago
Ill
Eliho B. ‘Washburne
The
United States
United States, Mr. Washburne
Inois
France
Washburna
T. F. Bayard
Woman Buried Alive: Coffin Found After Two Years
A Bathhurat grave digger unearthed a coffin containing a woman buried two years earlier, with the body turned on its side and the right arm raised over the head as if pulling hair. The scene suggests the woman was interred alive.
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Alifa
Haurax
Bathhurat
Washburne Funeral Held in Unity Church
The Elihu B Washburne funeral in Curoago Illinois was held at Unity church with a German consul present. The service featured an organ voluntary a requiem by a German maestro and a sermon by Professor Swing praising Washburne as a liberty minded statesman connected to Lincoln Clay and Grant. The German government sent Baron Von Nordenflycht and wreaths blended with US and German flags.
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France
Baron von Nordenflycht
Mzennerehor
Professor Swing
Pilgrim Fathers
Washburne
Henry Clay
Lincoln
Swing
Western baseball association formed with Chicago clubs
The western baseball association was organized in Chicago with delegates from twelve to fifteen cities. Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Kansas City Des Moines Omaha and others join. Lincoln admitted provisionally then dropped. St Louis takes eighth place. Samuel G ton of Chicago leads with club reps on executive committee. Schedule to align with league and American association to avoid conflicts.
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Chicago
Ill
Western Baseball Association
Belmont House
Lincoln, Neb
St. Loui
Lincoln
Western Association
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Kansas
City
Faul
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Omaha
Samuel G. Ton
League
American Association
St. Paul
Morton
Es Menges
J. Hart
Telegraph War Talks Hint at Broad Settlement
New York October 27 an important step toward settlement in the tele graph war was made with an agreement between the Mutual Union and Postal Telegraph companies, the sole remaining opposition. The pact aims to advance rates toward the tariff. actual rate fixing and absorption of Mackay lines remain unsettled. The Western Union shows little interest in cable rate changes, while land rate moves suggest abolition of rebates and elimination of the 10, 15 cent competitive rates.
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Jay Gowla
New York
Mutual - Union Company
Postal. Telegraph Company
Representa
Othige
Tiwan
Western—Union
Gould
Agresment
Mackay Land and Ocean Lines
Mutual Union
Western Union
Ashland Lumber Firm Rood & Maxwell Seized in Washburn
Ashland Wisconsin dispatch reports the lumber firm Rood and Maxwell of Washburn was attached by creditors totaling about 100000. The sheriff closed the firm today under an attachment from the Third National Bank of St Paul. Liabilities are estimated at 150900 with rumors of a broader assignment forthcoming.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Ashland
Rood & Maxwell
Washburn
Wis
Dispatch
Rood, & Maxwell
A Bright Outlook From Knights of Labor Convention
Delegates from Knight of Labor District 24 report mixed results after a Minneapolis convention. Powderly and Litchman suffered but ordered a strike off over the stock yards dispute. Leaders foresee growth in rural areas and possible friction in cities, with factions moderating after talks.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Geo
A. Schilling
Knight
Labor District
Charles H. Litchman
Powderly
Tama
Knights
Civil Service Chief backs nonpartisan service rule
Washington October 25 Civil Service Commissioner Lyman returned to the city and said his views largely align with Oberly on the need for a nonpartisan public service. He warned that political associations within civil service undermine efficiency and that even outside payments to such groups violate the law. He supported Oberly’s order barring politically connected members from civil service examiner boards to prevent partisanship.
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Oberly
Washington, D. C
Civil Service
Lyman
Illinois Association
Edgerton
Oberry
civil_service
Prohibitionist Editor Reynolds Disappears in Mississippi
W H Reynolds, young editor of the bi weekly Sun in Hoaxy Springs Mississippi, vanished after reporting threats following assaults by two saloonkeepers. Investigations found no foul play. Reynolds had debts and warned friends of danger, with pistol fire heard the night of his disappearance.
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Hoaxy Springs
Miss
W. H. Reynolds
the Sun
Reynolds
Topeka
Kan
Times
Robert Toombs
Georgia
South
Prs
Seves
Miller
The
Eald
Probable advance in freight rates between roads and Pacific
Chicago Oct 24 A report says secret negotiations are under way between the transcontinental railroads and the Canadian Pacific to end hostilities on an equitable basis. There is strong probability that terms will be agreed and freight rates to Pacific coast points will be materially advanced.
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Breights
Qhicago
Ill
Funeral Rites Held For Galina Fils Oct 27
The funeral services for Galina Fils were held this afternoon after arrival at 1B:30 this morning and transfer to Turner Hall where the body lies in state. The hall was appropriately prepared for viewing.
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Galina
Fils
E. B -Washburnie
Turner Hall
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