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A long reader of dispatches notes cane growers in Hanover township turning sorghum into sugar and a presidential proclamation reserving timber lands in Colorado. Other items cover hail in Seymour Indiana, a new Irish question speech in Chicago, opium smuggling rings, a trance medium in White Plains praising Lincoln, and a tin plate works project in Ellwood Indiana with political tariff implications.
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Hanover Township
White Plains
N. Y
Lincoln
Guthrie Girl Files Land Claim Against Keokuk Chief
A Guthrie Oklahoma stenographer Miss Maggie Smith reports Keokuk chief of the Towa Indians was living on unallotted land. She filed at the land office and will seek possession. The claim shows improvements including a back house, fence and barns, valued over $4,000.
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Pispatcu
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Maggie Smith
Keokuk
Towa
Congressman's visit highlighted at Waterways convention
Evansville Courier notes Hon. Jason B. Brown, representative from the New Albany district, robed in vigor and insight as he attends the Waterways convention. The piece extols his qualifications, urges continued Democratic support, and links his effort to long-standing congressional needs. The narrative also recalls a Cherokee Nation figure, Stella Christian, a Confederate veteran with nine sons, and reflects on gendered wartime roles.
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Evansville
Jason B. Brown
Congress
New Albany
Michael C. Kerr
Brown
Stella Christian
McIntosh
Arkansas
Elk Horn Tavern
Marmaduke
Timid Quail and Hunter Lie Silent in Thicket Shade
A quiet quail hides in the thicket while a hunter lies nearby, far from any shot fired. The scene contrasts fear and stillness as the pursuit remains unrealized in the quiet landscape.
Government Bank Profits Debated by Evans Figures
CincinnatiTimes Star reports Henry Clay Evans of Chattanooga argues federal banks profit the public treasury. He cites comptroller figures through July 1 1891 showing taxes paid by national banks and low government costs while noting historic losses under private banks.
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Cincinnati
Times-Star
Henry Clay Evans
Chattanooga
Evans
Comptroller of Currency
Sequel to Star Rubber venture sinks Trenton magnate
Jonathan Steward once a leading Trenton figure and officer in Star Rubber and Trenton China faces ruin after a costly assignment. The First National Bank of South Amboy seeks $2 500 on Trenton China paper with Steward's endorsement as papers show an assignment for debts totaling about 185 000. Steward, 82, has been a wholesale grocer for fifty years and is now penniless.
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Star Rubber Company
Jonathan Steward
Thomas A. Bell
Trenton China
First National Bank of South Amboy
Thirteen Arrested in Lakeview Stage Robbery Case
News from Lakeview Oregon reports thirteen men have been arrested on suspicion of taking part in a stage robbery between Lakeview and another town. Among those arrested are the Howard brothers. Police found several postal articles in their possession.
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Mercer County
Ohio
Linkeville
Ore
Lakeview Ore
Lakeview
Ville
Streteh
Howard Brothers
An Old Favorite by James Russell Lowell
A silent snowy night sets a reflective mood as a father recalls sorrow at a child's grave. He tells his daughter about the merciful Father who makes the snow and heals grief, reflecting on patience and comfort in loss. The poem intertwines nature, memory, and faith in a gentle, contemplative tone.
Fragmented excerpts mix politics and slogans across papers
A collage of 19th century snippets cites Washington, Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri papers. It notes debates over McKinley tariff, Bishop Blaine’s house, explorer Stanley, Irish landlordism, and diverse mottos from Missouri weeklies, with reflections on trust and happiness.
Price Cream Baking Powder Ad Claims Purity
An old advertisement extols Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as the only pure product, warning about odors and facial discoloration from inferior baking powders. It emphasizes secrecy and quality in a period style promotional voice.
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Dr. Price
Fatal affray between US and Chilean sailors in Valparaiso
Reports confirm a deadly clash between sailors from the US Baltimore and Chilean vessels in Valparaiso on Friday. A boatswain's mate was killed and six seamen injured, with details limited and investigation ongoing. Another dispatch mentions no figures for Chilean casualties. Captain Schley investigates. no navy action yet.
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Washington
Washinetox
Valparaiso
Soley
Navy Department
Schley
Baltimore
United States Navy
Navy
Riot in Claremont work house prisoners fight
Word reaches Pirrsgure that a free-for-all among female inmates broke out in the Claremont work house on Saturday night. About twenty-five women fought for an hour, scratching eyes and tearing clothes while male officers and a matron struggled to quell the riot.
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Claremont
Raed
Suffrage Support Gains Unanimous at Week Meeting
The weeklong assembly endorsed suffrage for women with resolutions from Hamilton Wilcox of New York. The group also backed Wilcox’s bill allowing self supporting women to vote, a motion already approved by several central labor organizations.
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Hamilton Wilcox
New York
Mr. Wilcox
William Lyon Sr. Dies by Self-Inflicted Shooting
William Lyon Sr., a 69 year old prominent Allegheny businessman, died this morning at 8 o clock from self inflicted gunshot in the head due to ill health. In Alabama, the Opelika hotel at Opella burned last night with contents and several outbuildings. guests' baggage largely saved. estimated loss under 20000 dollars.
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PirTsstro
William Lyon, Sr
Allegheny
Hatel
Birmingham
Ala
Opelika
Opella
Missing minister sparks mystery in Blue BanrtH County
Albert E. Cline, a preacher who joined a Minnesota church two years ago, vanished after preaching in Winnebago City. Known for fluent sermons, he had previously served as a juror in an Indiana horse theft case and forged thousands of dollars in commercial paper before disappearing, leaving a wife and two children in Minnesota and another wife and child in Indiana.
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Blue Banrth City
Minn
Faribault County
Albert E. Cline
Methodist Episcopal Church
Winnebago City
Cline
Indiana
Minnesota
Detectives on Guard Arrested in West Virginia Mine Clash
In Clareston West Virginia on October 19 miners led by M F Moran president of District No 17 moved against Raymond City Market mine guards brought from Cincinnati by the Hazen detective agency. Seventeen guards were arrested on charges of being an armed invading body and later rearrested on concealed weapons. Ex Governor Wilson acts as counsel and a hearing was set for that afternoon.
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W. Va
West Virginia
M. F. Moran
Wilson
Opium Smuggling Disclosures Stir Washington
Caicano October 19 The Times dispatch from Washington reports startling disclosures on opium smuggling into the United States from British possessions. After six months of investigation secret service officers submitted a ponderous report to the treasury detailing an opium ring involving many prominent men and government officials. The extent is said to rival the whisky ring of 1876, with at least two U S senators and five congressmen implicated.
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Washington Dispatch
United States
Secret Service
Caicano
the Times
Washington
Treasury Department
Melbourne an Impostor? In Oct. 1891 letter prompts inquiry
Governor Humphrey received a letter dated Oct 19 1891 from Stockton California signed Michael questioning a Melbourne impostor. The message suggests a possible fraud or misrepresentation tied to identified individuals. Authorities review the claim for verification and public alert.
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Melbourne
Topeka
Kan
Humphrey
Stockton
Cal
Michael
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