Inquest and disasters mark late month headlines
An inquest followed a man’s death after an earlier victory. A large fire destroyed fifty sacks of mals matter on the Texas Pacific Railway. Carrie Haines of Fairmount Illinois died by train tragedy. Rail traffic woes persist across the nation as eastern markets struggle to absorb western freight. Indiana reports 137 coal mines employing 3,259 men. Mary Dillon dies at 111 in Loransport Indiana. A Kansas City jail confession links Baasham to a Glendale train robbery with associates identified as Tally and Rose. Detroit churches pay off debt totaling 35,500 dollars, culminating in a Thanksgiving jubilee with 3,000 attendees. Israel M Farr & Son suspend payment in Baltimore. A Laurinburg infant death from clothing fire. Moore’s foundry in Charlotte Michigan has a fatal boiler explosion. Wisconsin presidential results show Garfield 144,400. Hancock 114,649. Weaver 7,986. anti-Masonic 91. Prohibition 69. scattering 1. Garfield leads by 29,751. Lieutenant Governor-elect Robinson of Colorado dies of wounds after mistaken guard shooting near Leadville. A Georgia Central passenger train crashes near Macon. engineer killed. Wadley survives. West Point Virginia rail wharves burn with 250,000 dollar loss. B Rusu Roberts, senior Indian Commissioner, dies in Maryland.
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Prohibition
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Leadville
Kalamazoo
British Politicians Seek Ireland Reform and Global Moves
John Bright says Ireland may face no grave trouble and Land Reform bills will address long-standing evils. Montenegro firm in Dulcigno. Samoan revolt reported. Turks suffer 300, Albanians 400 casualties. Guards to Ireland rumored. Berlin under siege. British regiments dispatched. Princess Louise to Canada in June. Telegraph line from Peshawar to Cabul to be removed. Afghanistan evacuation planned. British forces to hold Khyber Pass.
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Ireland
Dulcigno
San Francisco
Malitoa
London
Coldstream Guards
England
Axoruer
Hamburg
New York
Berlin
Princess Louise
Canada
Peshawar
Cabul
Afghanistan
Khyber Pass
Postmaster General’s Annual Report Discusses Mail Lines and Savings
The Postmaster General Maynard delivers a broad report reviewing his short tenure since August and detailing proposed postal policy. He endorses funds for rail mail facilities, supports expanding steamship mail links to the Americas, and urges legislation to compensate American lines for such service. He also proposes a postal savings system and postal telegraphs, cites the Universal Postal Union, and reiterates positions on lotteries, customs duties, and legal protections for postmasters amid ongoing litigation. The Comptroller’s report follows, outlining currency, notes, and bank positions as of November 1 1880 and comparisons with earlier years.
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Canada
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Supreme Court of the United States
Post Office Department
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Stone
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Christopher C. Campbell
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Supreme Court
Department
Treasury
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National Bank and
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Nates
Government Treasury Reports Mixed Yearly Financials
The annual report by United States Treasurer Gilfillan shows rising receipts from customs internal revenue and sales of public lands totaling 59.8 million dollars, offset by a small drop from miscellaneous sources. Expenditures rose slightly by 0.64 million, with big increases in Interior Department payments and large decreases in debt interest and military costs.
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Pensions Reach 230 802 Government Beneficiaries
The annual report shows on June 30 there were 230 802 pension recipients with average annual pension of 103 dollars totaling 25 917 906. Excluding arrears current year payments reach 37 046 185 with 12 468 191 in new pension accruals. Total paid 57 026 94 and arrears cases reach 43 017 averaging 2590 per case. A historical table covers rolls from 1561 to 1882 with twenty year total 615 718 505.
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Commissioner of Pensions
Bentley
Don’t Fall for Swindles Warns the Public
A warning against false promises of easy profits and cures. It cautions against quick riches from partnerships, cures by three cent stamps, or giving away valuable knowledge for little in return. It urges verifying facts before investing to protect money and curb swindling operations.
Thimble Gift Echoes a Gentle Hint of Wit
A round lady hinted to a gentleman that her thimble was worn out and asked what reward her industry deserved. He answered with a thimble bearing lines that praise nimble fingers and imply the hint inspired the gift, promising it will last if as strong as the remark.
Relics of King Philip Unearthed Near Fall River
Elisha Anthony of South Somerset Massachusetts unearthed a brave’s skeleton while digging a barn cellar. Near the skeleton lay a pipe and burial utensils used by Indians in ancient graves, indicating a historic site linked to King Philip and his braves.
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Fall River
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Elisha Anthony
South Somerset
Global religious missions and education trends noted
The piece surveys multiple religious activities and educational efforts. It cites Episcopalian fundraising, Jesuit migration aiding Carlism in Spain, Maori ministers in New Zealand, and growth of English Church Missionary Society converts. It also mentions evangelists in Winnipeg, a German revivalist in Boston, and the Tungwen College in Pekin with 102 students across four departments. It notes German pupils’ eye strain from German script and a proposed switch to Roman characters in Breslau.
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France
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New Zealand
English Church Missionary Society
Religious Herald
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Hammond
Winnipeg
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Mahratta
India
Watwal
Constantinople
F. von Schleumbach
Young Men’s Christaan Association
United States
Boston
Moody
Tungwen College
Pekin
China
Breslau
Cologne Gazette
Feathers show varied structure from down to quill to tail
The text explains feather anatomy and function from downy parts to quill fibers, tail stiffness in woodpeckers, and how tails aid flight and balance. It compares wing coverage, water repellence, and how feathers develop in nestlings, citing Stanley's History of Birds.
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Pungent Paragraphs and Proverbial Wit Across Papers
A compilation of wry quotes and snippets from various newspapers. It includes lines about epizootics, bakers, honest pennies, yacht speeds, watchmaking, debts to death, and a Maryland law requiring ministers to read drunkards names aloud quarterly, linking humor and commentary from multiple era publications.
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Boston Post
Fond du Lac
New Haven Register
Burlington
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Voice History Says Tenors In France South, Basses In North
Dr Delauney reporting to the French Academy of Medicine outlines a theory on the voice history of European peoples. He notes a progression from tenors to baritones to semi-bass with age and claims racial and regional patterns in voice Range. He also cites diet and meals affecting pitch and links tenors to the South of France and basses to northern departments.
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French Academy Medicine
Europe
France
The Golden Fleece and Its Royal Significance
The Golden Fleece symbolizes chivalric adventure and religious lamb symbolism. The order’s history includes joint Austrian and Spanish grandmasters, disputed sovereignty after the Spanish succession, and notable knights like Archdukes, Thiers, the Duke of Aosta, and the Prince of Wales, with debates over rival crowns and potential exchanges of collars.
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Egmont and
Horn
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Austria
Knights of the Freece
M. Thiers
Aosta
Amadeus I
Savoy
France
Prince of Wales
St. James
Duke of
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