Colored Repeaters Frustrate Work Amid Election Bets
A Brooklyn observer notes steady registration growth in Kings County, predicting a Cleveland plurality near 20,000 with Brooklyn city as a major Democratic stronghold. Reports of arrests for colored repeaters surface as authorities intensify election integrity measures and betting on outcomes dwindles among Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
Brooklyn
Kings County
Grover Cleveland
Samuel J. Tilden
Blaine
Harrison
Cleveland
Huffman House
Captain Conner
St. James
Linois
New York
Reilly
Seventh Avenue
Twenty
Cousins
Barrett
Johnson
Jefferson Police Court
Gorman
Court of General Sessions
Grand Jury
Jefferson Market
Gordon
Murray
Byrnes
Martin
National Democratic Committee
County Democracy
Cooper Union
Congressman Crain
Texas
Crain
St. Francis Xavier College
John Mullen
New Jersey
New York State
William M. Conner
Mullen
Pangborn
Hill
Elias Russell Dies in Lafontaine Legacy of Local Masonry
Wasasa Oct 26 Elias Russell a longtime Liberty township resident died at his Lafontaine home after a long dropsy illness. A veteran mason, he will be buried today by the local craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasasa
Elias Russell
Liberty Township
Lafontaine
Russell
Bankrupt Cleveland in Axworthy Defalcation Fallout
Ohio and Boston dispatches report Cleveland city finances shattered by treasurer Thomas Axworthy’s defalcation. Bondsmen attach about 450000 in city funds. council member Benjamin Hayes appointed treasurer until Axworthy’s successor is elected. only 8000 left in the treasury. Detected Boston loan details also questioned. Montreal detectives pursue Axworthy, who is said to be extraditable and appears distressed abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Boston
Cleveland
Ohio
Axworthy
City of Cleveland
Montreal
City of
St. Lawrence Hotel
Geoffrey
Foreign Flashes and Parnell Commission Updates
Panama reports a brutal night in Port-au-Prince with 300 killed and 500 wounded amid palace and fort bombardment. In London and Dublin, the Parnell commission hears Webster’s Times case and links American league to outrage, with funds rising to £11000 for defense. Diplomatic chatter centers on Sackville's retirement and US responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Noselle
Aspinwall
Port-au-Prince
Fort Alexander
Seide Telleraque
Mme
Charles Borno
Decasse
Loxpox
Parnell Commission
Atttorney
Webster
Times
League
Dillon
Parnellites
William O’brien
Cully
Cox
Kenny
Matthew Harris
America
Finerty
Redpath
Rossa
Parnell
Patrick Ford
Dusuin
Parnel
London Times
London
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Mr. Phelps
United States
Hatfield House
Lord Salisbury
Hertfordshire
Foreign Office
Lord Salsbury
Lord Sackville
Washington
Bayard
Funeral of Mrs Hannah Ellis the Fat Woman of Bellevue
The remains of Mrs. Hannah Ellis known for exceptional obesity were brought from Bellevue Kentucky to Moorer's Hunn Indiana where she was interred. The coffin did not fit through the vault door so the burial took place at once in a five foot wide grave lowered by ten men. A large crowd attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorer’s Hunn
Ind
Hannah Ellis
Bellevue
Ricamonp
al Simonds
Central Insane Asylum
Col
John F. Miller
Mystery surrounds death of John Weisman
Greenfield Mass Oct 24 John Weisman aged twenty eight who married six months ago to a Pennsylvania girl in response to an advertisement in a Philadelphia paper was found dead this morning at his Shelburne home with a bullet hole in his heart. He lived in a lonely farm house with his wife. The causes of death are a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Mass
John Weisman
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Shelburne
Day of Wrecks on Erie and Colony Railways
A west bound Erie freight rear ended a preceding freight near Otisville at 6 this morning killing brakeman George McMullen and seriously injuring engineer Willard Hector. Conductor John Hawkins lost a foot and fireman A A Cronk had a severed leg. The east bound express then struck Hawkins, severing more of his leg. Two engines and about a dozen freight cars were wrecked but no passengers were harmed. In Boston a New Bedford express was switched at Howland station and collided with a siding train. engines were badly wrecked with two minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jervis
N. Y
Erie Road
Otisville
George McMullen
Willard Hector
John Hawkins
A. A. Cronk
Hawkins
Boston
New Bedford
Old Colony
Howland Station
Probable murder of Nickel Plate engineer near St Marys river
Wm Smallwood, a Nickel Plate engineer, was brutally attacked by three highwaymen at the end of the St Marys river bridge near Orff's mill while walking to his Nebraska boarding house. He lies at death's door unconscious with possible skull fracture as the assailants fled without robbing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Smallwood
St. Mary’s River
Orff's Mill
Smallwood
Nebraska
Mr. Smallwood
Attempted death by own action over a love affair
Ansonia Chronicle reports Wilson Heagy a twenty five year old man took poison in a personal crisis last Monday. The incident follows a troubled romance and local authorities treated it as a suicide attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anperson
Murder convictions sweep two states as killers punished
In Missouri James Talmage son of the Wabash manager was found guilty of second degree murder for killing telegraph operator C P Tidd and sentenced to 21 years. In New York Richard Barber was convicted of first degree murder for bludgeoning an elderly couple and setting their home on fire, with the man dying from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
James Talmage
A. A. Talmage
Wabash Railway
Keytesville
C. P. Tidd
Tratea
N. Y
Richard Barber
Mason
Mr. Mason
Barber
Death by self inflicted shooting of Navy parmaster
Report from Paterfox New Jersey notes Thomas Douglass Hoxsey a Navy parmaster killed himself at his family residence. Los Angeles and Pomona items discuss the Sackville letter writer and a denial by Col Otis of Times fame. Washington coverage quotes the president as guarded on the letter’s effect on the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterfox
N. J
Thomas Douglass Hoxsey
United States Navy
Los Angetes
Cal
Charles N. Murcheson
Pomona
Sackville West
W. A. Bell
Col. H. G. Otis
Times
Associated Press
Otis
Washington
Forger Falk Confesses to Swedish Mortgage Swindle
Gustave Falk, Swedish by birth, was arrested in Cuawaco on a charge of being a confederate in a large mortgage fraud harming the Guaranty Association of Stockholm. He provided a confession, turned over $2,114 in banknotes and a gold watch, and displayed the apartment keys to a safety vault. A second case from Hepson, New York reports Assistant Postmaster Michael A. Sheldon admitting pilfering from the mails and making a full confession at a U S Commissioner’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuawaco, DL
Gustave Falk
Sweden
Guaranty Association
Stockholm
Chicago
Washington
Falk
National Safety Deposit Vaults
Hepson
N. Y
Michael A. Sheldon
United States
J. Rider Cody
Train wreck kills two men in West Virginia
Early today a Chesapeake and Ohio westbound train at Chagueston was derailed by a mislaid switch. The engine tender baggage car two coaches and a sleeper tumbled over an embankment and burned. Fireman John Elkins of Hinton and conductor W A Netherland of the C and O died in the flames. The switch cause remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chagueston
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
John Elkins
Hinton
W. A. Netherland
Chesapeake and Ohio
Three Tramps Attack and Mutilate Adams Township Farmer
A brutal assault on Lip Bender on his father's Adams township farm left him wounded after three tramps robbed him of his dollar and injured him severely. Dr. Smith treated his wounds in Hoagland. Captain Diehl arrested two black men but released them for lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Township
Lip Bender
Dr. Smith
Hoagland
Diehl
Frightful Accident Leaves Child Burned in Apple Butter
The three year old daughter of August Conrad of Adams township fell into a kettle of boiling apple butter on a Wednesday. Dr. J. W. Younge arrived and found the flesh on both arms and part of the face burned to the bone. Recovery chances are very small. The child slipped on a board and fell in, then tried to save herself by submerging her arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Conrad
Adams Township
J. W. Younge
Democrats Making a Vigorous Campaign in Florida
Jacksonville Florida October 24 Democrats mount a vigorous campaign as fever abates and quarantines ease. Republicans show little systematic effort, except in the closely watched second district where activity remains notable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Fire Claims Nigabower Home and Child in Ilion Blaze
The residence and furniture store of Chas. Nigabower in Ilion burned in the early hours. Nigabower and his twelve year old daughter died in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
Chas
Nigabower
Ilion
Son of Weems Heagy in Love Affair Tragedy
Disappointment in a love affair is supposed to have caused an incident. His recovery is hardly possible. He is a son of Weems Heagy, former county treasurer, and lives with his parents a few miles northeast of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weems Heagy
Marriage Bells Between Fort Wayne Groom and Chicago Belle
Miss Cornelia Genevieve Benner and Charles F. Noll wed at St. Jariath's church with a floral altar and a brief ceremony. The couple, news noted by the Chicago Times, plan a home at 356 Paulina Street after a wedding trip East and a November reception with about 250 relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
St. Jariath's Church
Cornelia Genevieve Benner
Benner
Charles F. Noll
Father Cashman
J. H. Ahern
C. H. Devendorf
F. W. Teeple
Ed Benner
Maggie Cunningham
Nellie Grady
Hanna Lesser
Emma Lesser
Harry Chainuis
Fort Wayne
Ind
East
Noll
Paulina Street
Long
Multiple Disappearances and Fires Reported Across Cities
A Brooklyn navy yard worker mourns a wife’s death and may have acted on grief. In New York, Thomas Vickery, a young lawyer missing since Oct 10, is suspected to have fled with money he diverted from family. Other notices describe missing Ira Haywood, a fatal factory fire in Baltimore, a high damages verdict in Boston, a fatal freight-rail collision near San Jose, and a double suicide in Crxcrxxati with a man found at the exposition building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Fifty-first Streeet
Haywood
Barrmmore
Platt & Co
John Jones
Boston
Myra Beals
Augustin Thompson
Lowell
Buoommerox
San Jose
Jil
Baum
Foot
Exposition Building
T. P. Hartman
Washington Park
Hopkinsville
Quote on public trust amid political episode
A speaker expresses confidence in the intelligence and good sense of the American people. He asserts they will not be misled by a political episode of this character and emphasizes judgment and discernment in public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Political Sensation Over Saturday Registration
New York reports a legal row after the Evening Sun notes a state law ordering public offices closed after noon on Saturdays. Registration offices stayed open and 33 000 registered. lawyers say the whole list may be invalid if the lists mix pre and post noon registrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evening Sun
Nun
The
Sun
Hugh McCulloch Endorses Cleveland and Tariff Stand
An Indiana interview claims Hugh McCulloch will vote for Cleveland and Thirman on the tariff issue. His influence in Indiana could sway Republicans, with potential to carry the state for Cleveland if the election tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indiana
Cleveland
Hugh McCulloch
Thirman
McCulloch
McDonald
Harrison
Gresham
State Bank
Stealings Expected To Amount To About 33000
The report states that the total value of the alleged thefts will approximate thirty three thousand dollars. It notes the incidents across multiple dates and locations, with investigators identifying patterns and suspects.
Obstructions on Chicago street cars trigger arrests
Rioting on the north side of Chicago continued as North Avenue near Milwaukee Avenue saw streetcar blocks and crowds. Several North Halstead line cars derailed after pavement work, police detained a number for stone throwing and two for resisting officers as crowds slowed service all afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Caicaso
North Avenue
Milwaukee Avenue
North Halstead
North Halstead Street
SCHOONER SINKINGS REPORTED IN TWO REGIONS
Bancor Maine October reports Capt Tufts of the E. H. Foster rescued after seeing an unknown schooner sink off Jeffrey’s Bank in a gale with snow and rain. Carcaco notes the Pensaukee sinking in the St Clair flats canal with 35 500 bushels of wheat for Buffalo owned by B P Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancor
Tufts
E. H. Foster
St. John
N. B
New York
Jeffrey’s Bank
Carcaco
St. Clair Flats
B. P. Hutchinson
Lost His Reason at East Columbia Street Saloon
Three weeks after arrival from France a saloon keeper's brother named Emile G De Grattery employed a stranger as a header for Dr I N Rosenthal. The man acted queerly, refused to be roused, and threatened death with a cocked revolver. Officers forced entry, disarmed him after a fierce struggle, and he was jailed for adjudication of insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Emile G. de Grattery
Columbia Street
I. N. Rosenthal
Marshal Myer
Emil Reno
de Grattery
Governor Hill Denies Dissension in Party Unity
Oepenszpure New York October 24 Governor Hill closed a speech denying any party rift. He claimed the state party is united and rejected talk of dueling factions between Cleveland and Hill supporters. He urged Democrats to march to the polls and restore the Empire State to the Democratic column for Cleveland and Thurman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Oepenszpure
N. Y
Empire State
Cleveland
Thurman
Known of the Marriage of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Boston reports Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, forty four, wed Herbert Ward who is fifteen to eighteen years younger. The ceremony was private with no license or intention certificate filed in Gloucester. Ward, son of the Independent editor, graduated from Andover this year and has never been ordained. He visited East Gloucester this summer and this is said to be his first acquaintance with her. He has never read her books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Herbert Ward
Gloucester
Ward
The
Independent
Andover
East Gloucester
Bedell Pleads Guilty in Major Real Estate Swindle Case
James E Bedell, a real estate clerk for Shipman Barlow Larocque and McFarland, pleaded guilty to forgery in the first degree in New York mock court sessions after facing fourteen indictments. He admitted stealing about 264000 from clients through fraudulent deeds and will testify against Emerson and Goss in their policy dealer trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James E. Bedell
Shipman, Barlow, Larocque and McFarland
Court of General Sessions
Cowing
Bedell
Emerson and Go
Vessel Capsizes Near New York in Buttermilk Channel
A full rigged three masted ship capsized by wind off the mouth of the Atlantic basin in Buttermilk channel near New York City. The tugboat towing the vessel sank with it. the smoke stack of the tug broke off and the vessel appeared to be on fire. No confirmed reports of casualties yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Buttermilk Channel
Atlantic Basin
Attempted Train Wrecking Near Brazil Rally
Sautverry October 24 report an attempt to wreck an excursion train from a Thurman rally in Brazil. A heavy timber on a trestle would have derailed the train but was discovered by Rev. Mr Malsom who notified the engineers just before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sautverry
Thurman
Brazil
Malsom
Mrs Garrett murder case affirmed. hangs set for Jan 24 1889
The circuit court in Menpina Ohio denied the motion for a new trial and affirmed the lower court verdict in the Mrs. Garrett murder case. Judge Upson delivered the opinion that the testimony supported the verdict. Mrs. Garrett remains in the Columbus penitentiary awaiting execution on January 24, 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menpina
Ohio
Garrett
Upson
Columbus
Mount Etna Man Dies by Own Hand Amid Money Worries
It is certain that Elias Holowell of Mount Etna, whose body was found with the throat cut from ear to ear, met death by his own hand. A letter to his wife states he will commit suicide due to money troubles and declares life a failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasase
Elias Holowell
Mount Etna
Mrs Laura Wilson Dies in Crawfordsville Home
Mrs Laura Wilson wife of the late Hon Samuel C Wilson of Crawfordsville Ind was found dead in bed at the residence of her son in law Mr Gilbert Brown in this city. Heart disease is believed to be the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencaastle
Laura Wilson
Samuel C. Wilson
Crawfordsville
Ind
Gilbert Brown
Henry M. Stanley Reported Massacred in Africa
The Reho du Nord reports that the president of the Geographical Society of Lille has received word from Africa that Henry M. Stanley and his entire expedition were massacred, with only two men surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laue
France
Reho du Nord
Geographical Society of Lille
Africa
Henry M. Stanley
Moxie Monheimer Breaks Type Setting Record
Moxie Monheimer a Herald compositor broke the type setting record with a six day total of 101000 ems over 454 hours all on straight copy. Previous marks were Duguid Cincinnati Enquirer 117000 ems in seven days and Miln Minneapolis Triune 105000 ems in seven days. Hood's Sarsaparilla is a purely vegetable preparation free from injurious ingredients and claimed to have curative power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curcanco
Moxie Monheimer
Herald
Duguid
Cincinnati Enquirer
Miln
Minneapolis Triune
Steamer Phil Armour Sinks Near Wilton's Landing
The steamer Phil Armour sank at Wilton's Landing near Vicksburg Mississippi while operating in the Vicksburg and Greenville trade. No further details were available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg, Miss
Phil Armour
Wilton’s Landing
Vicksburg
Greenville
Little Boy Drowned in Ohio River at Manchester
Six year old Carlos Linton son of C W Galbraith drowned after falling from a coal float into the Ohio river yesterday. The body was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Ohio
Carlos Linton
C. W. Galbraith
Ohio River
Reward Offered for Coffeville Express Explosion Guilty
Governor Martin of Kansas posts a reward of 500 dollars for the capture of the person who sent an internal machine by express that exploded at Coffeeville injuring the wife and daughter of Pacific Express agent Upham. An additional 300 dollars is offered for each accessory to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Martin
Kansas
Coffeeville
Upham
Pacific Express Company
Woman's Candidate Nominee for Massachusetts Governor
Twenty one women at a convention nominated Miss Alice D. Stockton of Wheaton as the Equal Rights Party candidate for governor of Massachusetts. Stockton is twenty six years old and the news item highlights her candidacy from Boston dated Oct 29. The piece notes the context of women seeking political office and references the party platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Alice D. Stockton
Wheaton
Equal Rights Party
Massachusetts
Earthquakes Hit Nan Bepron Mass City
Nan Bepron Massachusetts residents experienced two distinct earthquake shocks last night, shaking streets and rattling homes as feared aftershocks followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan Beprorp
Mass
Mail pouch robbery on Michigan Southern prompts theft probe
A mail pouch traveling from Boston to Chicago was robbed of all first class mail in Carcaco Illinois. The theft occurred after leaving Boston and before Cleveland with the bag cut open and the thief taking registered letters possibly containing money. Railway Mail Clerk Stevenson reports only regular staff were in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcaco
Boston
Chicago
Michigan Southern Railroad
Stevenson
Cleveland
Postal Service
Albany
Three Pleasant Marriages in City This Week
Three couples wed in local homes this Wednesday. John L. Currier and Ida Slocum married at 244 East Washington with Rev. Northrop presiding. they plan to Detroit for about eight weeks before settling on East Wayne street. Arthur Fitzsimmons, a Fleming Manufacturing bookkeeper, wed Frances Jesse at Wells Street with Rev. Wagenhals. they move to East Wayne street at once. Will D. Kyle, a musical instrument dealer, married Carrie M. Havens at West Jefferson Street with Rev. J. C. Cromer. they will reside on Madison Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Currier
Ida Slocum
East Washington Street
Northrop
Detroit
Esat Wayne Street
Currier
Western Union Telegraph Company
Misa Slocum
Will D. Kyle
Carrie M. Havens
J. C. Cromer
Congregational Church
West Jefferson Street
Madison Street
Mr. Kyle
Hand Gives $1 Million for Education of Colored People
Daniel Hand of Guilford Conn a wealthy former Charleston grocer donates 1 000 000 to the American Missionary Society New York to fund education for needy colored people in the southern slave states. Interest only to be used with focus on health vigor and future usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Daniel Hand
Guilford
American Missionary Society of
New York City
South
Mr. Hand
Charleston
S. C
Mrs Bertha Stoll Sues for Damages After Buggy Crash
Mrs Bertha Stoll wife of Henry Stoll of the fire department was injured when Eli Ringwall and George Googlein collided with her buggy. Her horse ran away, wheels were torn off, and she suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries possibly leading to invalidity. She files two suits for 3000 dollars each, with P B Colerick as counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Stoll
Henry Stoll
Fire Department
Eli Ringwall
Milan Township
George Googlein
St. Joe Township
Ringwall
P. B. Colerick
Fire explosion burns two women in Cleveland home
Mrs. Jackson and Miss Nellie M. Norris poured gasoline on a kitchen floor at the Kennard and Outhwaite streets corner to kill roaches. The gas ignited by the range caused an explosion leaving both severely burned and Mina Morris mortally burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuevenAnp
Jackson
Nellie M. Norris
Kennard
Outhwaite
Mina Morris
Large Brewery Property Sold to English Syndicate
The H. Clausen & Son brewing company sold all its property on the Eastern boulevard and Forty-seventh street for 4,500,000 dollars. Buyers include Geo. R. Sherman John B R Kingsford and Isaac Untermeyer acting for an English syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
H. Clausen & Son Brewing Company
Geo. R. Sherman
John BR. Kingsford
Isaac Untermeyer
Eastern Boulevard
Forty-seventh Street
Noted Bandit Victor Fingoso Killed in Cuba
Havana cable reports the famous bandit Victor Fingoso killed and some companions wounded by state civil guard. Separate items note Thomas Hill of Detroit suicides due to financial troubles. Judge Thurman and party depart for Wheeling, with resignation at Train Master Mayne's office. Ayer's Sarsaparilla advertises cure for chronic catarrh and ulcers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Havana
Victor Fingoso
Huntington Democrat
F. H. Elliott
Mayne
Fort Wayne
Ayer
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Anna Mason
Talmage
Wabash
Sackville Letter
California
Maxims Now OF Markets
Sam
Mle
Kerr Murray Works
Hugh Wcullochos
City
Hed
Henry MM. Stanley
Salvation Oil
Derroit, Mich
Thomas Hill
Judge Thurman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Wheeling
W. Va
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