A Week of Fires, Deaths and Strikes Across Cities
A sweeping record from several states notes major incidents on the 27th to 30th: strikes by freight handlers in New Orleans prompt mayoral protection. fires devastate Albany Green County Wis and Waverly Tenn. deaths include a fall in Minneapolis a train crash in Lehigh Valley area and multiple killings in Ky Pa and Oh. Also reported are gas riot prosecutions, railroad accidents, and notable legal and political moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Illinois Central
Louisville
Minneapolis
Minn
Lyman Brothers
W. D. F Stowers
Wellsburg
Albany
Green County
Wis
Edward Dodge
Epgar Grover
Robert Leh
Lehigh & Susquehanna
Catasauqua
Pittsburgh
Mississippi River Improvement Committee
Washington, D. C
Murraysville
Milton Weston
Browser
Crawford
Greensburg
Weston
Waverly
Tenn
New York City
Windsor Theater
Saxonville
Mass
Ocala
Fla
Lancaster
George Denny
James H. Anderson
Jacop
Cowen & Co
New York
Nathaniel Lee
Madison
Ind
Marion County
Ala
William Standford
North Worcester Station
Boston, Barre & Gardner
Mayer Bros
Kansas City
Bethesda
Fritz Rummel
Chicago
Emma Lareda
Ashland
Pierce
Georgia Supreme Court
Wolf River
Memphis
Gloucester
B. F. Dow & Co
Peru
Osborne Bailey
Charleston
8. C
Whittridge
Baltimore
United States
Canada
New England
Middle
Western
Southern
Pacific States
Political currents and legal shifts ripple through Utah and beyond
In New York City on the 27th Governor Murray of Utah spoke on defiance of Congress and the President. He urged abolishing the Legislature and appointing a Territorial Council to establish good government, while warning of rising sovereignty. Also noted: DoylE elected Providence mayor for the 15th time. Cudworth dies during prayer. Theress TurlaTa freed after over a year. Stevenson, former West Virginia governor, dies. BlaTe advocates whisky tax proceeds by population. Edinburgh rector election unsettled. Kouitz of Allegheny Mail convicted of criminal libel.
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New York City
Murray
Utah
Congress
Washington
Thomas A. Doyle
Providence
R. IL
Maverick Street
East Boston
Mass
Warren H. Cudworth
W. E. Stevenson
West Virginia
Parkersburg
James G. Blate
Philadelphia
Lowell
St. Andrew’s University
Edinburg
Scotland
Commodore W. J. Kouitz
Allegheny
Pa.) Mail
Pittsburgh
Wrecks and Decrees Stir Worldwide News
The Dutch bark Judith wrecks on the Norwegian coast with fourteen dead. The King of Spain pardons fugitive corporals who return within two months. Rat Portage Manitoba destroys its business district by fire. The schooner Buso sinks near Mexico with thirteen drowned. France lifts pork import ban. Cuban slaves spared stocks and fetters. Dobie & Co. shipyard failure throws 1300 out of work. Irish arrests target Mayo conspirators. In Pueblo Mexico Father Cato killed in a robbery. Roubaix factories burn, losing 2 million francs. Tensions rise in Newry Orange and Nationalist clashes. Collision near mid ocean sinks Rocaby. 89 of 110 drown. St Meen France rail crash kills eighteen. Hungarian Parliament allows civil Jewish-Christian marriages. Baliza reports a small planet discovery.
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Judith
Spain
Rat Portage
Manitoba
Matamoras
Mex
Buso
Agcorbumpo
Guaymas
Tur
Madrid
Cuba
Dobie & Co
Glasgow
Ireland
County Mayo
Pueblo
Cato
Roubaix
France
Newry
Thomas Dana
Rocaby
St. Meen
Rome
Baliza
Vienna
Public debt statement and war expenditures reported
The public debt exhibit shows total debt 1 874 551 570 with cash in Treasury 364 766 515 and a decrease of 1 721 676 in November. Secretary Robert T. Lincoln lists year expenditure 49 791 055 and 1885 estimate 4 386 206 amid desertions near 3 600.
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Treasury
Robert T. Lincoln
Harry Baus
Eckert
Reading
Water Q. Gresnam
London
O’donnell
James Carey
Ireland
Thenation House
Gustave Metzler
Chicago
Evening Journal
Washington
W. W. Keifer
Ohio
John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
Carlisle
Samuel J. Randall
Pennsylvania
Samuel ®. Cox
New York
John B
Congress Foreseen to Tackle Banking and Tariff Issues
Washington Dec 1 A forecast outlines the upcoming Congress agenda with focus on banking basis reforms after the bank charter and bond redemption pressures. It also predicts tariff debate, postal telegraph revival, Chinese immigration policy, civil service reform, anti fraud measures for pension agents, and canal and river improvements.
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Waasuington
Congress
Morton
United States Supreme Court
Secretary of the Treasury
Reagan
Texas
Henderson
Illinois
State Department
Agricultural Bureau
Church of the Latter-Day Saints
Hennepin Canal
Mississippi River
Friends of the National Board of Health
Tamales Men Crowd San Francisco Streets At Night
A San Francisco Post report describes tamales sold in night markets along White House to Market Street by twelve Spaniards. The piece explains tamale making from chicken and corn husks, pricing at ten cents each or three for twenty five cents, with profits about five percent and venues in several downtown streets.
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New York
San Francisco
San
Jose Rodriguez
White House
Post
Kearny
Market Street
Dupont
Stockton
Mexico
San Francisco Post
Lunatic Exhibition at Voghera Tells Of Alienist Congress
A curious exhibit in Voghera North Italy linked to a Congress of Alienists presided by Dr Salivetta showcased works from sixteen insane asylums. Patients contributed needlework paintings clothing and crafts with albums of prose and poetry dominated by love sonnets including one to Napoleon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voghera
Italy
Salivetta
Napoleon
Philadelphia Court Ruling on Chinese Naturalization Claims
Philadelphia courts declare that Chinese cannot become naturalized U S citizens, regardless of hair length. The remark notes a legal stance reflecting immigration policy and racial restrictions of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
The
United States
Arkansas editor to retire amid painful gout affliction
The Arkansas editor announces his compelled retirement from the paper due to severe gout, citing health as the primary reason for stepping back from duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
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Snelby
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Harry Shaffer
William Swift
John Cosgrove
Swift
Shaffer
Teller
Indian Territory
Richmond Stuart
Shreveport
Joseph Jewell
San Jose
Cal
M. P. Benowden
Ambrose West
Macon
James Monroe
Epwarph D. Sherman
Texas Pacific Railroad
Sherman
Tex
Rian
Paris
Butler
Henry Costello
Dorina
Philadelphia Mint
Mary A. Gren
Coeur d’Alene
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Rim Rocks
Guiches
Watertown
N. Y
AxrHour G. Colicut
England
Boston
Federal Commissioner of Railroads
Lizzie Binkley
Dayton
Rushville
Eli Frank
Jacob Block
Frank
Block
J. C. Buck
Braddock
J. H. Tice
Cheltenham
Cleveland
Wheeler H. Peckham
McKeon
Tg Rye
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