Elections Dominate as States Report Early Returns
A long review of Tuesday's election results shows Republicans gaining in New Hampshire Massachusetts and Connecticut while Democrats win in New Jersey and New York. Key races include Morrison defeated in Ohio and Hewitt elected mayor of New York with a 29,023 plurality. California and other states reveal mixed outcomes for governor legislatures and Congress, with party leads varying across regions.
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Ames
Connecticut
Lounsberry
Jersey
Green
Shode Island
Henry J. Spooner
Pennsylvania
Beaver
Michigan
Luce
Congresamen
Nebraska
Kansas
Martin
Delaware
Bigg
New York
Peckham
Court of Appeals
Hewitt
George
Roosevalt
Illinois
Morrison
Virginia
Wisconsin
Buck
Indiana
Tennessee
Robert Taylor
Missouri
Kentucky
Carliale
Texas
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgina
Mississippi
Ohio
Town
Territories
Dakota
Gifford
Congress
Arizona
Smith
Damacraw
Washington Territory
Voorhees
Montana
Toole
Thanksgiving Proclamation Sets November 28 as Day of Thanksgiving
The 1884 proclamation by President Grover Cleveland designates Thursday November 28 as a day for Thanksgiving and prayer. It calls for worship, gratitude for a free government, business renewal, and charity toward the needy, urging unity in the face of disasters and earth tremors. The text includes official endorsement by Grover Cleveland and Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard.
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Cleveland
United States
Grover Cleveland
Washington
United States of America
T.F. Haya
White House
Congress
London Church Census Shows Large Sunday Attendance
In London on Sunday a church census recorded 400,400 morning and 410,000 evening attendees citywide. St Paul’s Evening crowd reached 3,408, while Mr Spurgeon’s church led dissenting congregations with 4,519 morning and 6,070 evening attendees. Four children suffocated in Scranton sand pit when a playbank collapsed, aged seven to six years.
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London
St. Paul's
Scraxton
James Caffrey
James Dougherty
John Dougherty
Ellen Dougherty
Fire devastates Northwestern Qarmes mill and Bartlett properties
A Monday afternoon blaze destroyed the Northwestern Qarmes mill, the flouring mill of L Bartlett, the flour and feed store of J W Bartlett & Co, and three dwellings in Rockford Fil. The total loss is estimated at $100,000 with heavy insurance.
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Rockford
Fil
Roczgorp
Northwestern Qarmes
4. L. Bartlett
J. W. Bartlett & Co
Wills and Insanity and Floods Highlight Late News
Mrs Cornelia Stewart of Hempstead Plains leaves one half of her estate to her Parisian brother and places the other half in trust to Henry Hilton to sustain a memorial church and bair. W M Kennedy of Dixon is declared insane and to be moved to Kankakee. he formerly led the Hock River and Western Farmer and led the Illinois Press Association. In Casale Italy a flood washes away iron bridge works. engineer and five men drown, another missing. Vermont legislature discusses a railway wage bill in a May session.
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Dixon
W. M Kennedy
The
Dixon Syn
Kankakee
Ponta Texpor
Italy
Casale
Mitwavars
Wis
B. H. Wells
Rio
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Wells
Hankey
East Rio
Limited
Bnds
Thad
Tomes
Midnight Horror at Rio Wis Wreck Kills Many in Fire
A St Paul passenger train wreck near Rio Wisconsin caused a blazing fire that trapped passengers. Reports indicate eleven to twenty six fatalities with eleven identified, including women and a child. Bishop Whipple aided victims as others described the horrific scene and survivor Captain James Dwight recounted the deaths.
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Minwavres
Wia
Rio
Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee & Bill Road
Whippie
Milwavere
St. Paul Road
Bearle
Hebris
Lts
Chicago
Bstiswater
Minn
Milwaukee
Wausau
Watertown
Mauston
Columnus
Charles Smith
Biy
Tony
Beneoth
Tom
St. Pav, Minn
James Dwight
Conrad Scherer
Behierer
Winona
Bishop Whipple
Minnesota
Xeon
A Hoosier Horror at Loogootee Fire Claims Three Inmates
A deadly blaze swept the Ackerman House in Loogootee Indiana near the Ohio and Mississippi line at three AM. Inmates including Martin County treasurer elect John C Gates and auditor elect Michael Tracy perished or were injured as the five story hotel burned fast. Gates body was found burned beyond recognition, Tracy leaped from a second story window and survived but in a semi conscious state. Another man John Birch died in the fire leaving a wife and four children. A separate Chicago fire caused six firefighters injuries two fatally wounded and total property damage around 203000 with major losses to Goodyear Salisbury & Cline Knight & Leonards and Wilson & Co.
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Ackerman
Loogootee
Ind
Martin County
Navy
Ohio & Mississippi Railway
John C. Gates
Michael Tracy
Mr. Gates
Tracy
John Birch
Gatea
Waa
Tracay
Chicago
East
Madison Atreet
Goodyear Rubber Company
Salisbury & Cline
Knight & Leonards
Rinters
Wilson & Co
Proudly She Stands Land Parade and Naval Display Open Great Liberty Statue
New York October 20 Bartholdi's statue Liberty Enlightening the World tested on Bedloe's Island with a parade and naval display. President Cleveland and French guests reviewed the procession in Madison Square. A Franco American Union speech followed, then a dinner at Delmonico's. The article details Bartholdi's life, the statue's dimensions, foundation cost about 250000 dollars, and historical notes on the pedestal and sculpture.
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Liberty
New York
Bartholdi
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Cleveland
Madison Square
Count de Lessops de
Bartioldi
Uion
Evarts
Henry Potter
Delmonico
United States
France
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Concino
Im Itindle
Carlisle
Wasarmcrox
Miller
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Conn
Esaterbrook & Co
New You
Meensea
Anna
Hutcheson
Egres
Key West
Dry Tortugas
Barcelona
Havana
Wasmorox
M. Beawell
Catcaso
Baizr
Joseph Elliott
Qoke
Phillipa
Zeller
Bigler
Ming
Buyvaro
Shabne
Saladian
Washmaron
Treasury Department
Soy Yecir
Secretary of State
Sabor
New Yor
Hans
Beattie
Port of
Louis Bairel
Bairel
Castle Garden
Brazil
Vermont
St. Paul
Rio, Wis
San Francisco
Bamoa
Ninafoa
Thas
Freea
Hop. de OQ
Eye
Roe
Democrats of
English House of Commons
Algiers
Turkey Hed Dying Company
Providence
James
Russell Lowell
Lyttleton
A. Gryer & Co
Montreal
Can
Shaw, Godings & Co
Portland
Pattison
Preyer
Mount Clemens
Mich
Henry Fries
Walker Worseshoe Company
Baltimore
Harvard University
B. F. Farrington
Detroit
St. Louis Internal Revenue
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Newark
Shumway
New Orleana
Honduras
William J. Sexton
Belfast
Haalett
Ray
Phillips Brooks
Boston
Stoss Furnace Company
Birmingham
Ala
Jacob Tessa
Lincoln Park
Gordon
Camden
N. J
Superior Criminal Court
Lowell
Mass
Mary J. Davis
Wilmington
John Brodda
Bennet
Fayne & Co
Kingston
Wiliam Moses
Joseph Landers
Brookline
de Lesseps
Wasutheron
M. Bartholdi
M. de Lesseps
Yestern
Ariington
Count Bala
Legation
Bayard
Pont Jauvis, N
St. Louis Limited
Erie
Hawkins
Mazan
Lonpox
Sootland
Edinburgh
Barris
Pasteur
Paris
Academy of Sciences
Canada
Monrerat
John F. Hoke
Peoria
C. E. Stanley
George Hanna
Fridey
Eee
Jon Adel Vex
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