Town Scribe Reports Tragic Weekend Accidents and Local News
Burlington Gazette notes a deadly accident when George West died after his wagon hit a stump while driving timber near Burlington. Other items include a fatal train collision near Elwood injuring Carl Whitmore’s wife, and community efforts to search for Morgan O'Brien, who vanished. Additional notes cover a Dubuque blacksmith shot, indictments, suicides, drownings, and city finances and population estimates.
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Sleeping Deportment and the Art of Slumbrous Comeliness
In a New York finishing school a headmistress explains teaching sleepers to look attractive in sleep. She advocates closed lips, proper pillow posture, neat night attire, and graceful bed poses to ingrained habits of presentability even during slumber.
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Supreme Court decision on Elk v Wilkins limits citizenship rights
Report of a U S Supreme Court ruling in Elk v Wilkins from Nebraska. It holds an Indian born within the United States who resides among whites but is not naturalized is not a United States citizen for the Fourteenth Amendment, so he cannot claim Fifteenth Amendment protections. The piece also notes Justice Harlan’s dissent and other legal updates.
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The Contest Democrats Refuse To Concede New York Result
A sprawling late 19th century race report shows Democrats disputing New York's result while Republicans claim decisive state gains. Dispatches detail Cleveland and Blaine tallies across New York City, upstate districts, and other states, with statewide forecasts and party claims shaping a tense election-night narrative.
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Miners Dead and Injured in Youngstown Mine Disaster
News reports confirm four miners died or severely injured in the Youngstown coal mine explosion. Rescue teams worked overnight with fourteen to eighteen miners trapped. By morning the bodies of twelve victims were recovered, raising questions about company responsibility for the dangerous fire damp.
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Wais Reaker
Pbhe Company
Arraignments in Cincinnati on Election Law Violations
Seventeen prisoners were arraigned in Cincinnati on election law violations. Thomas Cogan a Ohio legislator faced charges of assaulting a deputy marshal and blocking citizens from voting. About 100 people have been indicted. A Nettawa Michigan collision killed William Greene and George Koons and injured Windon. Harwood Bros Co Bloomfield Illinois failed with liabilities around 100000 and assets between 50000 and 69000.
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George Koons
Windon
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Train Jumped a Frog Near Alta Ohio In 40 MPH Crash
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train jumped a frog near Alta Ohio on November 1 traveling about forty miles per hour. The first two cars were undamaged, the third struck an engine on the siding, and the subsequent cars telescoped. No deaths occurred though many were injured.
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Alta
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Arthur 1884
President Chester A. Arthur proclaims a general Thanksgiving Day to be observed on Thursday, November 27, urging the nation to refrain from work, attend worship, and offer gratitude for divine blessings. The proclamation is signed in Washington on November 7, 1884.
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Arthur
Chester A. Arthur
United States
Cuss'pe A. Arthur
New York Shopkeepers Say Collections Fail to Pay
New York shopkeepers report that collections no longer cover the cost of shoe leather and other shop needs, signaling tighter margins for small retailers.
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