London Fire Devastates Block of Warehouses in December
Flames swept a wholesale district near Addle and Wood streets in London, destroying vast warehouses and costly stocks. Eight people were injured as the blaze spread, threatening Brewers’ Hall and nearby landmarks. losses are estimated around 5 million pounds with insurance likely extensive.
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London
Tooley Stree
Braidwood
London Fire Department
Alhambra Theater
Leicester Square
Lonton
Foster, Porter & Co., Limited
Addle Street
Wood Street
Chepside
Foster, Porter & Co
Ryland & Sons, Limited
Towers
Manchester
London Wall
Hart Street
Philip Lane
Brewers’ Hall
Ald Rmeanbury
Sion College
St. Alphage
Guildhall
Christopher Wren
Goldsmith's Hall
Empers
Haberdas
Desperate Fight With a Buck at Bismarck Grove
Lawrence Kansas reports detail a ferocious encounter at Bismarck Grove where keeper Frank McGrade battled Garfield the buck for fifteen minutes. The animal mauled him, ripping clothes and injuring ribs, face, head, and hands, before companions distracted the buck and allowed an escape. Garfield was later shot by a double barreled shotgun.
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Garfield
Guitesu
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Buckie Garfield
Journal
Actress Cassie Troy Dies From Cosmetics Poisoning
New Orleans dispatch reports Cassie Troy, an emotional actress with the Carrie Swain Dramatic Company, died at Hotel Dieu after collapsing during a performance. She had suffered headaches and head rushing spells, and doctors attributed her illness to painters' colic. An autopsy of her makeup kit revealed lead-containing paste she used regularly, blamed for the poisoning.
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New Orleans
New York
Cassie Troy
Carrie Swain
Emma
Bila Hunt
Mobile
Illinois State School Finances and National Tax Debate
The biennial report on Illinois public schools shows total receipts of 10 537 290 23 with a large balance and 3 118 271 94 spent for salaries and buildings. It also notes a massive federal revenue discussion, calling for tax reform and reduced internal taxes amid Republican excesses and looming political shifts.
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Fish Commissioners Report Large Scale Stocking Effort
The Fish Commissioners reported distributing 59,000,000 small fish from Mississippi River sloughs and pits to streams across the state. About 1,225,000 game fish were released including bass crappie perch wall-eyed pike and pickerel. In late 1831 two thousand crappie were given to applicants in lots of ten each. in November 1882 eleven thousand carp were distributed in lots of twenty. Dam owners were notified to comply with fish-way laws and several suits were filed. Increased public interest and railroad aid aided the work, with another distribution expected soon from National ponds.
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Mississippi River
Advent Church buys site moves church near Auburn
Church members in Sangamon County plan to relocate the United Brethren box to a better site after purchasing the northwest church. Catholics in Monmouth raised 6000 for a new church costing 10000. Fire at Quick & Hayes in Bunker Hill caused 25000 to 35000 in loss with half insured.
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Advent Church
Auburn
Sangamon County
United Brethren
Monmouth
Bunker Hill
Quick & Hayes
William Berr
P. H. Trorlich
J. & M. Sessel
J. W. Hopper
J. Gibson
Springfield
Nora Winans
Pittsfield
White County
Lee Price
Price
Blue Mound
John Davidson
Southern Penitentiary
Mary Dresbach
Decatur
The Negro Question in Recent Congressional Elections
The article notes the quiet Southern elections with minimal intimidation reports and describes how Republican efforts to inflame black voters failed. It contrasts past campaigns with the current period, highlighting South Carolina and other Southern states as peaceful and weak for Republicans.
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Republican Party
Louisiana
South Carolina
St. Louis Reputy
Dakota Statehood Urged for Political Gain by Party Voices
The editorial argues that admitting Dakota Territory as a state is driven by party advantage, not urgency. It notes Dakota’s population growth, GOP tilt, and potential for two Senators and a representative, while criticizing haste and arguing for careful consideration of statehood and possible division.
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Albany
Dak Ota
Congress
Delaware
Nevada
California
Texas
Boston Statesman
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Frank R. Stockton
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