Pullman Will to Be Filed in Probate Court Wednesday
George M. Pullman will leave many large bequests to public and charitable institutions in a will filed in probate court Wednesday morning. Executors Robert T. Lincoln and Norman B. Ream, close relatives, know the wording, with a public full disclosure planned after the filing and bond requirements are arranged.
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George M. Pullman
Robert T. Lincoln
Norman B. Ream
Lincoln
Ae Pullman
Ries Macy
Worst Day of the Yellow Fever Surge in New Orleans
New Orleans reports on October 26 describe the fever outbreak peaking with 47 new cases and 11 deaths by 7 p.m. The board notes concealment of cases, fatalities from delays in medical care, and public resistance to quarantine. Overall totals: 1,211 cases, 138 deaths, 622 recoveries, 451 under treatment.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
Fort Sheridan Scandal Involving Captain Lovering Admits Charges
Private Hammond testified before his superior officers about disobedience and Captain Lovering’s drastic discipline including dragging Hammond from the guardhouse and sword pricking. Lovering defended the measures as necessary for army discipline despite the surgeon’s view. The court adjourned to continue tomorrow. In Circano, Luetger trial jury failed to reach a verdict after 66 hours deliberation with nine for conviction and three for acquittal.
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Hammond
Cutoaco
Fort Sheridan
Circano
Arnold
William Charles
Heickhold
Boyd
Bibby
Mahoney
Behmiller
Hosmer
Shaw
Franzen
Fowler
Harley
Holwbird
Barber
Hot Campaign In Ohio and Looming Trials In Chicago
Ohio campaign lines sharpen on gold standard and silver coinage as Bryan slated to speak with Hanna as target. Democrats press for Senate seat path while Republicans rally in Lincoln district contests. In Chicago Adolph Luetgert faces a possible second murder trial this week as State's Attorney Deneen hints at bail and continuance. Obsequies of George M Pullman observed with services at the family home in Chicago.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Mark Hanna
Senate
William J. Bryan
United States
Luetgert
Adolph L. Luetgert
Deneen
Estiay
Tragedy After New York Central Wreck at Garrisons
Thorough early reports describe the Sunday wreck on the New York Central near Garrisons Station. Twenty lives were lost with at least thirteen bodies recovered, including an unknown man and Fireman John Q. Tompkins. Rescue work continued as authorities ponder causes and recover remaining victims.
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Garrisons Station
Garrisons
John Q. Tompkins
New York
the Herald and World This Morning
Chauncey M. Depew
New York Central Railroad
Garrison
Delaware
Del
H. W. Laws
Falkenberg
Sarah J. Vaughan
Westmall
Ponder
Mann’s Pier
Iowa Man Drowned in Alaska on Klondike Trail
Silas Hamilton of Seattle drowned Friday morning on the Skaguay trail near Fort Summit lake 16 miles from Lake Bennett after a small row boat capsized in fog and a squall. Hamilton sank with a stone. the body is not recovered. Two companions were rescued. parents reside in Iowa. Three alleged thieves captured on the Skaguay trail charged with stealing provisions from Fred Bernard. lynching discussed but not carried out.
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Skaguay
Alaska
Farallon
Seattle
Wash
Silas Hamilton
Fort Summit Lake
Lake Bennett
Skaguay Trail
Hamilton
Wesley Young
R. N. Redfield
Young
Redfield
Iowa
Charles O’brien
John
Day
William Davidson
Fred Bernard
United States Marshal
General Miles Reports Army Progress and Needs
General Miles reports to the secretary of war praising army efficiency and coastal fortifications progress on the Atlantic and Pacific. He asks Congress for two more artillery regiments and five infantry regiments, urges three posts in Alaska, and supports employing army officers as Indian agents. He notes peace footing targets of one enlisted per 1,000 population and one per 2,000 minimum.
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Miles
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Congress
Alaska
Two wild cats and a split eyelid voyage to Ohio
A 60 pound wild cat with injuries is billed as two cats by Messenger Gamble of Wells, Vargo & Co. The claim that a second cat is hidden inside the cage is supported by grisly fur fragments and carnage around the cage. The piece also notes British forces near Sempagha Pass and a tropical storm moving toward the Atlantic with dangerous northeasterly gales along the coast.
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Ontcaco
Messenger Gamble
Wells, Vargo & Co
S Express
Ohio
Sempagha Pass
Simia
Khangarber
Peshawar
Barkai
Mai Mai
Bara
Washington
Weather Bureau
Virginia
Delaware
Carolina
New England
New Jersey
Norfolk
Aid For George Promoted By Rev Ducey At Public Meeting
Rev Thomas J Ducey of St Leo s Catholic church notifies Henry George that Cooper Union will host a public meeting Thursday evening to denounce political bossism and advocate Henry George for mayor Rourke Cochran will stump for General Tracy in support.
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Ducey
New York
Thomas J. Ducey
St. Leo’s Catholic Church
Henry George
Cooper Union
Rourke Cochran
General Tracy
Appointed Lord Justice Loxton October 26
The Hon. Sir Richard Henn Collins, judge of the queen's bench division since 1891, is appointed lord justice of appeal in succession to Sir Lindley, recently named master of the rolls. The supreme court rules bicyclists without lanterns or bells at night are not compelled to use them but may be found contributorily negligent in accidents.
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Loxton
Richard Henn Collins
Queen's Bench
High Court of Judicature
Sir Lindley
the Rolls
Supreme Court
Five Bodies Stolen From Morgue In Can ning Ghoulish Heist
Five dead bodies, four men and one woman, were stolen Sunday night from the morgue in Canning as unknown assailants forced entry. The incident followed a report of the morgue doors being pried open. Two drownings were reported in Missouri as another brief item mentions two youths, Andrew Johnson and Oscar in the river area.
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Canning
Worldly figures and odd feats span a curious past
A long column lists diverse anecdotes from many years. It mentions Yeane F Basford, aged 97 in Elena, noted as the oldest inventor. Denman Thompson in New Hampshire announcing retirement. Prof Burdon Sanderson as England's eminent physiologist. and various others including island owner Gwerret Dolds, surveyor George S Deakins, and public figures like Seth Low, Representative Bailey, Phil Armour, Edward H Neff, Rev. D Parker Morgan, General Thomas J James, Kix Sunitar McConnell, and St Mohammed Ben Moussa whose travels and actions create a mosaic of eccentric lives and curiosities.
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Elena
Mon
Denman Thompson
New Hampshire
Sir Henry Irving
Burdon Sanderson
England
Sanderson
Gwerret. Dolds
Waldorf Hotel
New York
Heart Island
Fern Island
George S. Deakins
Rowlesburg
W. Va
Iin
Washington
Alexandrian
Ohio
Seth Low
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Chicago
Edward H. Neff
New Philadelphia
Mckinley
D. Parker Morgan
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Thomas J. James
Morgan
Kix-Sunitar McConnell
New Astute
Idaho
George F
Marne
Queen Victoria
London
Paris
Baying
Montjerret
French Republic
A Century Ago Prisons Hats and Stagecoaches
A New Orleans Democrat item recalls life a century past with debt imprisonment and powder wigs. It notes a Connecticut copper mine prison, a single cocked hat factory, Virginia’s population share, NY Boston travel by two stagecoaches, and social forms such as bowing and inn news days.
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Connecticut
Virginia
New York
Boston
Mississippi Valley
Africa
Unsteady Spain and Far Eastern Denouncements
A collection of editorial takes on Spain’s fragile throne and Japan’s China policy, warning Spain’s instability may cause seasickness for occupants. Also notes Britain’s reach, Russia and Turkey in Asian affairs, and potential British influence over events at Constantinople and the Nile.
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Chicago Post
Japan
China
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Spain
New York Press
Magland
John Bull
New York Journal
Turkey
India
Ameer
Great Britain
Constantinople
Upper Nile
Baltimore
Gleanings Curiosities and Oddities From Early Notes
A collection of brief curiosities including long lived Joebergs, cotton shirt hypotheticals, vast sunlit seas, gold and silver sunk in the ocean, a golfer shepherds origins, Tibet’s polyandry, and views on wives as property and wealth.
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Europe
Spain
Scotland
Tibet
A Daughter Saved by Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Detroit news clipping recounts B Trout praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after his daughter, once frail with anemia, rapidly recovered from near death. He credits the pills with restoring strength from 90 to 130 pounds and keeping her healthy since. He urges others to use the remedy and notes he obtained it locally.
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Griswold Avenue
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Michigan
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Schenectady
N. Y
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