Free Trade Convention Opens in Chicago Amid Debate
About 200 delegates from across the United States gathered at Haverly's Minstrel Hall Chicago for a free trade convention led by Hon. David A Wells. Gen I N Stiles welcomed attendees and Ex Gov Sterling Morton presided. Evening speeches by Morton Reese Dargan Trumbull and Hurd highlighted labor and free trade themes. Anarchist Gorsuch was booed after pressing a question about self‑starting industry under protection. In Fargo North Dakota a thief stole teams from Pratt and fled. Albert Meyer linked to the pairings and a Wisconsin arrest followed a cross‑state theft chain ending with Detroit.
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United States
Haverly’s Minstrel Hall
Chicago
David A. Wells
I. N. Stiles
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Central Music Hall
Benj. Reese
Toledo
Ohio
Dargan
South Carolina
Gen. Trumbull
Frank Hurd
Powderly
Knights of Labor
Gorsuch
Hurd
Fargo
Dakota
Pratt
Albert Meyer
Detroit
Minn
Meyer
Wisconsin
Badger
Missouri River Improvement Plans and Funding Calls
Washington reports the Missouri River Commission urges a large scale test of lower river improvements to ensure stable flow and uniform depth. They propose annual appropriations of at least 1 million dollars and detail work above and below Carroll plus experimental dams near Bismarck. A separate 150 thousand dollar appropriation is advised for ongoing surveys, salaries, and travel. Total last year’s expenditures reached 223077 dollars.
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Washington
Missouri River Commission
Rocky River
Carroll
Bismarck
Fort Benton
Commission
Hostiles Strike South New Mexico Outposts
El Paso reports renewed terror as hostile Indians threaten settlements in South New Mexico. Two scouts were shot. one white scout wounded and taken to Fort Bliss. Troops were dispatched from Deming to pursue the hostiles.
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el Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Fort Bliss
Deming
Noisy Students Rattle Ann Arbor Crowd at Post Office
ANN Hanson reports a large student upheaval in Ann Arbor Michigan as police tried to disperse a crowd at the post office. One student was arrested while a mob of about nine hundred surrounded the Justice of the Peace’s office, hurling abuse and resisting officers.
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Ann Hanson
Mich
Ann Harbor
Office of the Justice of the Peace, de
College disturbance ends with arrests and mayor’s order
A mob on campus led to the arrest of two students after a demand for release of a companion. The Mayor ordered dispersion but was loudly hooted. The restrained students were released on their own recognizance. They held an on campus meeting denouncing the officers and forming a committee to attend the trial. The disturbance lasted three hours.
Loss of Life by the Algoma Wreck
A Canadian Pacific disaster aboard the Algoma leaves estimates of more than 120 aboard. Officials withhold full numbers as revised lists place forty five saved and fourteen lost, with latest totals indicating around fifty-nine recovered or missing.
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Algoma
Owen Sounp
Canadian Pacific
Sault Ste. Marie
Beatty
Riel and His Companions in Ottawa
Nov. 12 Ottawa reports more murder conviction sentences from the Northwest rebellion will be commuted in several cases, but the rest remain to be carried out on Nov. 27. Wissiree notes Riel prays and writes late at night as he learns of his reprieve with gratitude, saying he thanks God for eight more days to live.
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Wissiree
Riel
Huron Dakota Land Office officials face malfeasance charge
Newly appointed Register and Receiver at the Huron Dakota Land Office assume duties. A communication from Register McFarlane accuses retiring officers Armstrong and Lowry of corruption. Commissioner Sparks pledges investigation if needed and vows to hunt out corruption in any office.
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Praud
Huron
Washington
Dakota
Register McFarlane
Sparks
Tain
Armstrong
Lowry
Decision on the Balkans moves toward autonomy for Bulgaria and Roumelia
London reports a unanimous Anglo-French-Russian note urging full autonomy for Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia. The Vienna and Constantinople powers recognize the union as a fait accompli while ratification awaits official approval. Prince Alexander’s removal is accepted in exchange for a vacant throne offered to Prince Henry of Battenburgh, with Germany favoring Prince Louis as an alternative and Roumelists leaning toward him.
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Constantinople
Bulgaria
Roumelia
Alexander
Henry
Battenburgh
Beatrice
Great Britain
Germany
Prince Henry
Prince Louis
Chicago
Peoria
Denver
St. Louis
Atchison
Way
Omaha
Pacific
Atates
Kansas
Illinois
Iowa Missouri
Dorado
Nebraska
Col
Branci T
Icago
Council
St. Josep
Kansas City
Topeka
T. Louis
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
St. Paul
Anansas City
Grand Union
Wrough
Canada
San Francisco
Portland
City OF Mestere
United
Burlington
United States
Fay Arest YJ. Potter
Gen
Man
Henry B. Stone
A Square Failure in Atlanta Clothing Trade
An agent from a New York clothing house sent to Atlanta to wind up a retail business reports a lack of enthusiasm among customers. The neighbor observer says it looks like a square failure, noting slow trade and the misfit of the merchant, who cannot persuade shoppers into higher priced items.
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New York
Atlanta
Colquitt County Father Claims 33 Children and Hundreds of Grandchildren
Joan Tucker of Colquitt County Georgia is described as the father of thirty three children with his grandchildren counted by the hundreds.
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Joan Tucker
Colquitt County
Georgia
Parental Abuse of Children Tied to Joint Diseases
An essay argues rough handling by ignorant parents and careless nurses causes childhood joint diseases. It cites children strapped, swung, and jolted during rapid movement, with adults failing to supervise. The piece warns proper care and prudent parental guidance are essential for healthy development.
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Cincinnati Lancet
Training of Children from a Detroit Free Press piece
A Detroit Free Press excerpt argues that affection from parents should not override discipline, warning that indulgent parenting breeds pride and disorder. It urges daughters to value virtue over dress, claiming true suitors seek inner merit and readiness to share life’s duties. It cautions parents to maintain authority.
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Eve
Detroit
Ree Press
The Amusement Question in Her Time
A discussion on young women’s recreations outlines fashion driven amusements and the moral order. Dancing is praised as decorous and beautiful, uniting sexes with grace, discipline, and healthful exertion, while tennis is noted as an outdoor, vigorous activity when pursued in moderation.
Faith Healing as a Fact and Its Limits
The article argues faith healing is real but not miraculous, relying on the mind’s motor role in cure. It discusses brain function, the vis medicatrix naturae, and the dangers of belief without scientific support, noting that some individuals may be cured by faith while criticizing misused zeal. London Lancet is cited.
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Legion
London Lancet
Depravity Talk by Rev Sam Jones Sparks Debate
The sermon by Rev Sam Jones denounces depravity and hell as central to human fate. He warns against isolationist thoughts and urges reliance on Jesus Christ through faith and good works. He cites Adam and Job to illustrate spiritual battles and the perils of sin in everyday life.
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Sam Jones
Adam
Waco
Episcopal Church
Lava
Hell
Heaven
Paradise
Jesus Christ
Job
Lord Lytton’s Impudent Medal Gambit
Lord Lytton, during Queen Victoria’s declaration as Empress of India and the striking of a splendiferous medal for the event, bought one and altered the inscription to Victorian, Empress of the Arena, then sent it richly set to an equestrienne.
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Lord Lytton
Queen Victoria
India
Chicago Tribune
Crushed labor in central Italy farm work camps
A Chicago Times report cites Mr Beauclerk on central Italian farm laborers living in huts, caves, or under sheds with no protection. Wages fall below 50 dollars yearly as overseers ride the fields. many workers suffer fevers and deaths. Even amplified by praise for ancient Italy, current conditions are described as the worst in Europe.
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Ireland
Italy
Beauclerk
Rome
Italian Agricultural Commission
Deanclerk
Campagne
Mr. Beauclerk
Russia
Borneo
Pliny
McCormick
Tiveland
Chicago Times
A Safe Place. Frank Milner Heads Toward Mexico
Frank Milner of Indiana sits with the driver on a stage bound for Browns ville near the Rio Grande. Accused of embezzlement, he asks if the country is safe. The driver insists the region is safe and notes highway robbers fear the area’s notoriety.
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Frank Milner
Inliana
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Frank
Mexico
Vexas
Resemblance Tale Dialog Between Father and Son
A father gives money to his son and asks why a S10-ill is a carrier pigeon. The youth answers with a grave, knowing tone, saying it flies so fast after it is once broken, in a noted exchange from Kachange.
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Kachange
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