Utah Commission Report Praises Polygamy Crackdown
The Utah Commission submitted its second annual report to the Secretary of the Interior detailing enforcement of the Anti Polygamy Act, noting polygamists were largely excluded from polls since registration and election duties shifted to the commission. It urges Congress to adopt stricter marriage bans and warns that continued enforcement will shape political loyalties, while acknowledging recent legal challenges to the Edmunds Act and future Supreme Court action.
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Congress
Come Mission
Court of Justice
Utah
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People's Party
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Aid
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Supreme Court of the United States
Eell
Paddock
Congres
Man Starved to Death Alleged With Hidden Cash
Tuor New York Oct 29. David Adams aged sixty five died in Washington County New York and is alleged to have starved to death. Fifteen thousand dollars in currency were found hidden in his bones. The case mentions a separate note for twenty thousand dollars and references a prior starvation ten years ago.
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Tuor
N. Y
David Adams
Washington County
Terrible explosion kills five near Brooks tunnel
Five men died in a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad accident near Brooks tunnel when a magazine with 1200 pounds of dynamite exploded after a freight train passed. The blast shattered windows for miles, toppled telegraph poles, and stripped debris across the area. Victims named include engineer George Reynalds and watchman Charlie Tic, among others, with inquiry labeling the deaths accidental.
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Brooks Tunnel
Baltimore & Ohio
Charles Tlasul
Tissul
Fesh
Vontuence
Entertunite
George Reynalds
Tonfuenes
Charlie
Ticu
Togman
Connuyence
Pa Mee Hammond
Watchman
Gumberland
Als A. Dean
Gunnel Blackernich
Cornwallis
Way
Burchfield
Helper
Cornseullis
Fire Devastates Savann nah Cotton Warehouse and Homes
A massive blaze in Savann nah Georgia from Garnett Brebber Co. destroyed a warehouse with 3000 bales of cotton and 300 houses across half a square mile. Five to ten lives feared dead as flames swept through a Negro-dominated district. early estimates place losses near 1 million dollars with insurance unavailable. City mobilized, Governor authorized aid, rail yards and electric works damaged, refugees housed by military aid. Local relief to begin immediately.
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Calla
Augusta Snd
Charleston
J. Cash
Ada
Cash
Dixie
Moses Cestan
Colored Divine Association
Iba Lea
Ber Chikk
Amither
Causal
West Broad Street
Fuliaan
Lincoln
United States
Ciy
Corpulent Heiress Dies in Baltimore Honeymoon Era
Mrs David Moses formerly Miss Blanka Gmy of Detroit died in a Philadelphia boarding house during her honeymoon at the Dime Museum. Doctors cite heart fatness as cause. she weighed 25 pounds at birth, weighed 250 at age twelve, and 17 pounds at death. A possible pregnancy last five months emerged. The coffin was unusually large, four feet long and three feet wide. Burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery followed, with a midnight theft attempt by robbers thwarted by the sexton.
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Misa Blancka
Detroit
Museum of Philadelphia
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Moses
Ita Lat
Mt. Ulivet
Nuamber
Wit
Death Head Evidence Shocks Court In Mooney Murder Trial
In a sensational trial at the state penitentiary, prosecutors produced a severed head of a murdered convict to counter defense claims of suicide. The grisly display showed knife wounds and jaw damage, aiming to prove Mooney nor the deceased could have caused his own death. The bearded, bloodstained head was examined by experts and viewed by the jury as Mooney sat nearby with eyes averted.
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Evie Mence
Dovater
Consley Mooney
State Penitentiary
Wis
Anderson
Mooney
Mil
MM. B. Campbell
Anderaon
Will Give It Up Des Moines Farmer Alliance Debts
The Town Farmer Protective Alliance plans to drop the fight against the wire monopoly after sixty days unless funds are raised for further court action. The alliance is in debt about. Ex Congressmen Armstead Burt dies in Abbeville after a long illness. Burt served in Congress from 184? to 1950 and was Speaker of the House in the EEXth Congress.
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South Caroline
Abbeville
Congress
Defeat of the False Prophet at Li Obeld reported
Carky November 1 Hicks Pasha after two parties entered Li Obeld where forces of the False Prophet were overwhelmed. Many of the Prophet's soldiers have allies and his Zorods been killed in two battles.
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Hicks Pasha
Li Obeld
Poe Vokuows
Runaway Wife and Marriage in Waccon Wisconsin
A Wisconsin man, J Hudson of Belvidere Illinois, found his runaway wife Gertrude Futler in Waccon under the name Frank Dubois and married her, the ceremony having occurred last spring. Mrs Hudson and Dubois reportedly earned a living as painting assistants.
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J. Hudson
Belvidere
Ty Mainattire
Frank Dubois
Gertrude Futler
Hudson-Frank- Dubois
Adu
Devastating Storm Toll Across Asha Minor and Greece
Reports from Constantinople and coastal Greece describe extensive loss of life and property. Death tolls range from dozens to thousands with hundreds wounded, homes destroyed, and populations decimated in places like Asha Minor, Alabante, Q&Hissar, and Missi. Fleeing residents and collapsed buildings mark the disaster as authorities assess ongoing casualties.
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Anite Minor
New York
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Greece
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Kespil
Q&hissar
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Missi
Greved
Wan Lew
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Arthur 1883
The Proclamation sets aside a national day of thanksgiving to God on the fourth Thursday in November. It honors divine providence for health harvests peace and learning and urges the people to rest from labor and gather in worship to express gratitude for bounties and civil and religious liberty.
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America
Chester A. Ativan
Explosions in London Underground Kill Dozens
Reports from London detail twin underground explosions near Praed Street and Charing Cross Westminster, injuring about 28 to over 40 people. Investigators suspect explosive devices likely planted by Fenian or nationalist militants. casualties transported to hospitals and homes as inquiries proceed. British and Irish officials comment on possible political motives and security concerns amid widespread panic.
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England
Tory O'Donnell
O'Donovan- Hiowen
Irisk
New York
Odanovan Rossa
Fenian Brotherhood
Wyles
Ireland
Port Antonio’s Great Fire Tops Quiet Week News
A wide range of items from the week ending November 1 notes a distinct blaze devastating Port Antonio Jamaica with losses over 1,000,000. Other items report Indian labor training discussions in Sitka Alaska, U S corn harvest estimates, and various global events including duels in Oldenburg and railway and bank troubles in North America and Europe.
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