The Nations Wards Indian Question and Postal News
President meets Mohonk conference on Indian policy debating reservations and tutelage versus allotment. Post office reports show 2,220 offices opened last year with Nevada declining. free delivery extended nationwide and civil service proposals. Other items include auditor McConville’s deficit and crop updates from the Department of Agriculture.
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McCullough the Great Actor Dies in Philadelphia Home
John H. McCullough, prominent actor born in Ireland in 1831, died at 1 05 PM Monday at 201 East Thompson Street. Career highlights include work with Edwin Forrest, leading roles across the United States, a Europe tour, and mental decline from 1864 onward culminating in confinement in Bloomingdale Asylum after a performance in The Gladiator.
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Philadelphia
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Ashington
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Cariebad
Milwaukee
Chicago
Spartacula
Convention of Dairymen Discusses Butter and Cheese Trade
The twelfth annual National Butter and Cheese Association convention met at Haverly's Minstrel Theater with delegates from twenty one states. President John J Macdonald and Secretary R M Littler organized the event as discussions covered production, exports, and a proposed move to end the aliver coinage.
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R. M. Littler
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Chicago
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United States Commissioner of Agriculture
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New York
W. J. Chamberlain
Britain Declares War on Burma in Baltic Crisis
Nov 12 dispatches report cabinet meeting at the First Lord’s residence declaring war on Burma after King Thebans ultimatum. British invasion 16000 strong sails for Minchin fort and Mandalay. European civilians urged into British lines amid fears of massacres. Eastern troubles unfold with Bulgaria autonomous moves, Serbia dispute, and a Balkan conference push for Roumelia status quo ante.
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Russia
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Tariff Reform Rally Amid National Debate In Chicago
In Chicago a National Free Trade League session opened with about 130 delegates. Ex Gov J Sterling Morton was elected president, with Frank Hurd delivering a keynote on free trade versus protection. Hurd argued that tariffs burden labor, distort prices, and threaten American industry amid global competition.
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Indiana Quarantine Proclaimed Against Infected Cattle
Governor Grey issued a quarantine to stop shipments of cattle with pleuro pneumonitis and other diseases into Indiana. The action follows a petition by the Short Horn Breeders' Association and others.
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Indiana
Ispianapoly
Ind
Views of Congressmen on silver tariff and speakership questioned
The Courier Journal prints letters from 150 members of Congress, including 59 Democrats and 51 Republicans, answering four questions on House rules, silver coinage and certificates, tariff and internal revenue reform, and caucus choices for Speaker. Results show broad support for rule amendments among both parties, with varied views on silver legislation and tariff reform. The piece lists favored speakers and probable officers in the House as John G. Carlisle for Speaker and other named posts in the Washington staff.
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Courtier Journal
Congress
Leming- Hon
Carlisle
Randall
Frank Hiscock
Reed
Maine
Governor Long
Massachusetts
Washington
Courier-Journal
John G. Carlisle
John B. Clark
Missouri
John B. Leadom
Ohio
Samuel Donelson
Tennessee
Lycurgus Dalton
Judiane
Cumberland County faces taxability and government split after courthouse fire
Mattoon New Lennox November 12 Cumberland County residents wrestle with loss of records after a courthouse fire. Tax collection authority is unsettled as the assessor's book survives in one township only. Some urge dissolving the county and annexing portions to Coles and Jasper counties. The county, small and not wealthy, mainly farms and timber land, seeks a path to taxes without double assessment and new records. The era's tone reflects local crisis and governance debate.
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Cumberland County
Coles
Jasper County
Cumberland
Wreck of the Algona Brings Forty-Five Lives Lost
The Algona, an ironclad steamer of the Canadian Pacific, wrecked near Isle Royale on Lake Superior after striking a treacherous reef. Survivors say thirty-seven passengers perished. forty-five lives lost in total. Rescue boats saved thirteen crew and two passengers, with many exposed to hunger and cold. Canadian officials report fifty-nine aboard and fourteen saved.
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Convict James Young Faces Murder Trial in DeKalb
Justice Long Dutayod reports James Young a ten year burglary convict from Carrol County confesses to the murder of Dr. Allen in Sandwich Illinois. William Thomas, previously convicted on Chicago detective testimony, has served six years of a seventeen year term and maintains innocence. The DeKalb Circuit Court issues a writ of habeas corpus and Sheriff Wood moved Young from prison to Sycamore for trial.
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Carroll County
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Chicago
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Sycamore
Condemned Man Prepares Prophesies Before Execution
A prisoner named Biel spends his nights writing spiritual visions while awaiting reprieve. He and others face hanging in a planned public execution date set for November 9. The scene reflects a grim judicial drift as the condemned await a final judgment.
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Magituba
Navy
Biel
Fell Through Brigge. Confusing Local Incident Report
A fragmented Cleveland brief reports a fatal incident on Tuesday with unclear details. The text references a person named Matthew and suggests a collapse or fall but lacks coherent description of event, location, or responsible parties. Further readable facts are not present in the fragment.
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Cleveland
Matthew
Dobiatals
Righting a Widow's Wrongs in San Domingo
J J Platt an American architect in San Domingo was shot dead by Dominican officers. The widow sought indemnity, with US Consul Astwood backing the case. A judgment of 33000 dollars was secured for the widow, a rare prompt redress for loss of life on the island.
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Wasmimatas
J. J. Platt
San Domngo
H. C. C. Astwood
State Department Ap
Astwood
United States
Human Skulls Found On Brooklyn Building Site
Workmen digging for a building in Brooklyn’s Fourteenth Ward uncovered eighteen human skulls in a small area just below the surface. The owner has held the property thirteen years, and it has never been built on, sparking widespread excitement and theories about the mystery.
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New York
Brooklyn
Impressive Bight MenuREaL Notre Dame pray for aid
In Canada on November 11 a large crowd gathered at Notre Dame Cathedral with seven to eight thousand mothers kneeling to implore the Holy Virgin for help against the epidemic. The scene conveyed deep communal distress and devotion as prayers rose for relief.
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Cathedral of
Notre Dame
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