Thanksgiving Proclamation and Chicago Yard Strikes Report
Governor John Martin proclaims Thanksgiving on November 25 designating a day of prayer and urging abundance to aid the needy. Chicago stockyards see quiet, with guards and militia, about 3000 workers reported to or near the yards amid cold rain. About 100 carpenters quit Swift's after a 25 cent raise, as Knights warn nonunion workers away from the yards.
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Storm period forecast for December storms
Professor Foster predicts a December fourteenth to seventeenth storm window with heavy snow and high winds disrupting rail travel and telegraph lines. He urges railroads to ready for blockades from December 3 in the West and December 9 in the East, and notes potential loss of life and property without prep.
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Large Staten Island waterfront purchase and Carlisle interview
The Mail and Express reports a large water front transfer on Staten Island to a western railway, acquired by E D Cornell with inland acres, enabling docks for ocean steamers, linked to Barrow in Furness and the Achor line. United Presbyterians meet in Pirtsavas with sessions on church mission. Kansas City notes SoHo G Carlisle doubts tariff reform setback and denies moving to Wichita.
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Bad Showing Schedules Filed for Bangmore & Co Dealers in Hops
New York news reports filing of schedules for Bangmore & Company dealers in hops. Liabilities total 235400 with nominal set 118670 and actual assets 14000. The asset shortfall stems from a large hops stock seized by creditors to be sold at sheriff sale.
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Governor Gray backs veterinary inquiry into pleuro pneumonia
Sxmiasapanis Nov 9 Governor Gray recommends to the president via the agricultural department the appointment of a competent veterinary physician to investigate reports of pleuro pneumonia in the state. He also suggests methods to eradicate the disease and prevent further spread.
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Gray
Agricultural Department
United States
Water works contract let for Mirsearouis Kansas
Mirsearouis Kansas on November 9 reports a contract award to install water works. Kansas Orry notes the county court orders recording the Kaw township election vote from the ten cent election.
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DOOMED ANARCHISTS AND INDICTMENTS IN ST LOUIS CASES
In St Louis on November 9 Pinkerton agents arrested Fotheringham after a habeas corpus hearing, with indictments for grand larceny and receiving stolen property. Jim Cummings and Richard Roe face separate indictments over identity. Anarchist defense matters are discussed as the case could go to the U S Supreme Court, with lawyers debating free speech issues. Local Democrats held meetings and raised funds to combat election fraud including Marion county ballot concerns.
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Across the Pond Lord Mayors Day Observed in London
In London on Lord Mayor’s Day crowds gathered at the West End to view illumination with no disorder. Hospitals report many injuries during the day including several serious. Lord Salisbury praised municipal aid to the distressed and the Lord Mayor pledged to investigate the extent of distress and seek remedies. Compelled to Stop in Deuts, Nov. 9 Two hundred farmers tried to stop the Gaia way Blazer hunt but police aided the hunters to start then faced stronger opposition forcing withdrawal.
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PITH AND POINTS FROM A JESTING PAGE VARIETY
A collection of humorous snippets and quotes from various papers and readers. Jokes compare smokeable hams and cigars, quips on self reliance and Canadian canoe ownership, and wry remarks from Chicago New York and Boston outlets. A New Jersey girl elopes with an Indian, and a Chicago wife jokes about a family Bible dating from 1640.
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Botanist Dr George Teasey Reports Arid Region Study
Washington notes report by Dr George Teasey botanist in the agricultural department after weeks in arid regions. He says Area may become more productive with cultivation and grass species. recommends Fort Wallace New Mexico reservation as an experimental site. Mentions Missouri and Kansas weather notes.
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Son William and the radiator tale in Detroit
A farmer-looking man visits a Detroit shop selling steer tors and questions if his son William was there recently. The told tale recalls William’s odd habits, a chain-lightning look, and his failure to chew peachstones. The man jokes about paying for a radiator and corncuts if William misbehaves.
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Their Blessed Honeymoon in Boston Record Era
A colored female cook confesses to her mistress that she married last week. She explains her husband, a hotel chef, is away in New York and Washington on his honeymoon, and will be gone about six weeks before returning. The tale reflects domestic life and humorous mischief in the South End.
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Extra Tea Spelling Sparks Bill Dispute
Major Johnstone insists on correct spelling with a T in his name. In Osllas hotel, he complains a clerk charged extra ten fifty cents for a misspelling, prompting a terse exchange over accuracy and billing. The incident highlights pride in typographic precision.
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A Gypsy Wedding Described at Length in Brooklyn Magazine
A Brooklyn Magazine account details a Gypsy wedding with an encampment of over twenty tents. The bride and groom, both in their teens, pass between two facing rows and complete the ceremony with a kiss after the broomstick ritual. The scene shifts to feasting, dancing, and lively observation by the writer as the camp settles into celebration.
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Too Much Confidence in Trust Leads to Unwatched Men
Boston Budget notes that excessive trust in people in power invites risk and loss. It argues no one is above temptation and unchecked confidence may endanger money and peace of mind, urging more scrutiny of those in responsible positions. An Eastern paper cites a quote about a pineak column.
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Fragmented News Notes Span Fires Strikes and Disasters
Calgary fire causes 130000 in damage. reports of labor strikes in Chicago loom. Insurrection rumors emerge from Girabali Win County. A steamer and barge incidents on Lake Michigan. Five Colonia mounted poles flee to the United States with pay. Trial in Springfield for Mrs Sat Graham case to start mid-December. Cincinnati officials tied to fraudulent pay roll. Jockey Fred Archer noted as a leading trainer. A pistol shooting death in delirium from fever. British ship Sarah Anderson lost with crew. fiancé of captain perishes. Election night in Shint Kentucky District sees injuries from an anvil blast. Lavigeria seeks European support on Africa mission. Washington telegraph shows California Dems seek four loyal districts. A wheel fracture injures a seventeen year old at Milwaukee cement works.
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Grain and meat market report with mixed prices
A dense market note details grain futures and livestock prices, listing values for corn wheat flour and beef cuts, with references to December January and April contracts. It notes hides, pork, hams, bacon, and butter prices along with overall market activity and bids from various buyers.
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