Knights of Labor demand joint session on verdicts in county
In Malesfield Wisconsin District assemblies 24 and 67 call for a joint session of Knights of Labor to discuss the trial and sentences of a condemned man. About 490 Knights gather at Pigstorars Hall to endorse a resolution condemning what they view as biased justice favoring wealth and power and urging reform of courts in the interest of all people.
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Jonne
Assambles
Kaighta
Pigstorars
District Assembly
Indorae
Knights of Labor
Cook County
Boren
Penconbig
Simon Anyong
Supreme Court
Minnie Wing Gettow
The Malone Palladium Praises William A Wheeler
A notice from the Malone (N. Y.) Palladium extols William A Wheeler as a bright, engaging man despite a lingering illness. It portrays him as socially active, with strong intellect and public interests, welcoming friends and maintaining his independence and cordial manner.
Knights of Labor chair outlines legislation goals
Raph Beaumont, head of the Knights of Labor legislative committee, says the committee’s report influenced the election outcome. He cites plans to curb rail subsidies, push the Edmunds bill on telegraph breaches, and reduce treasury waste. Labor bills include extending the eight hour law to longshoremen and a 40 week shipyard holiday. Beaumont to meet the general executive board in Philadelphia to discuss measures.
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Oengeman
Raph Beaumont
Legislative Committee
Knighte of Labor
Thes
Hia
Avi
Treasury
Navy
Beaumont Ie
The
Knights
Philadelphia
Lifesavers Rescue Crew at Big Point Sans Vessel
Lifesaving crew from Big Point Saubla attempted rescue as a vessel foundered near the Point on the morning of the 20th. All men jumped into the sea. lifeboat dragged ashore by breakers. John Smith recovered near the boat. Capt. Lynn and surfman Orin Hatch died of exposure. Two others severely hurt, two others survived at Hampton. Vessel name unknown.
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Miohixar
Batul Ruailta
Big Point Saubla
John Smith Econ
Lynn
Orin Hatch
Hampton
Lifs
Istrova
Creas
Mixed 19th Century Losses Hit Several Firms
A list of distressing reports spans fires and embezzlement across multiple states. Yoo building in Wassington destroyed with $116,000 loss and $75,000 insured. Irwin A. Phillips & Co. warehouse at Keokuk burned. carpet dept saved. Gov. Georgia’s ex-manager George T. Jackson accused of embezzling $100,000, health failing. Oliver Allen and two children drowned in Lake Champlain after ice broke. Pneumonia outbreak in Lancaster County, PA. Philadelphia’s old post office building sold for $418. Francia Paling offspring contesting estate valued at $10,000,000. Col. James N. Stratton, Mount Holly lawyer, suicides due to despondency. Virginia mining firm L. B. Frankel collapses. liabilities $915,000. Adjacent factory and tenants in Ay or cited, with glue manufacturers Doilling joins ongoing distress.
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Yoo
Herzog
Opera House
Wassington
Irwin A. Phillips & Co
Keokuk, Jr
Iih
Georgny
George T. Jackson
Auguste Cotton-Wil
Oliver Allen
War
Lake Champlain
Eauro Paemmonia
Lanpseter
Philadelphia
Ia Non
Francia Paling
Detruit
James N. Stratton
Mount Holly
N. J
Sinselt
L. B. Frankel
Virginia
Novongol
Y William
Fires and accidents cross the year with rich losses
Reports note several fires in Brockton and Kansas City causing combined losses of about 1200000. Incendiary motives denied in one case, while a coal mining explosion in Durham, England leaves thirty dead. A Paris council seeks clemency via U.S. minister McLane, who forwards the petition to Governor Oglesby.
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Paris
Winds
United States
Mr. McLane
Roumet
Council
Oglesby
Radiator Explodes Flooding Dining Room at Union Square Hotel
A steam radiator in the dining room of the Union Square Hotel New York exploded at noon on the 20th. Water sprayed upward in a jet, drenching silk drapery windows tables and carpet as guests and staff fled. It took ten minutes to locate the engineer and stop the leak, with significant damage to the tower floor.
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Union Square
New York
Bulgarian King Faces Possible Bulgarian Throne Accord
A dispatch from Belgrade reports King Milun to receive Bulgarian notables tomorrow as Bulgaria considers overtures for him to become a candidate for the throne. The goal would be a union among Servia Roumelia and Bulgaria. Turkey seeks powers advice on the Bulgarian dispute, hinting at a potential entente between the Porte and Russia.
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Munior Thas Iota
Belerade Nye
Milun
Mil Fag
Servia
Bactero Roumelia
Bulea- Tif
Turkey
Advics
Porta
Ruesia
Frozen river crew rescued after blizzard ordeal at Pearl Tell
Eighteen enslaved river workers from the Mattie Bell arrived at Union Depot in St. Louis with severely frozen hands, feet, and faces after braving a blizzard on Illinois River boats. Four remain in critical condition requiring amputations and emergency care at Marine Hospital.
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St. Louix
Mattie Bell
Union Depot
Pearl Tell
Illinois River
Marine Hospital
Westernland Disaster Kills Six on Jersey City Voyage
A disaster on the passenger steamer Westernland off Jersey City killed six men and seriously injured thirteen others. The ship, seven days from Antwerp, suffered a catastrophic deck collapse as a crane aboard the vessel disintegrated causing a crush of wood and iron. Several passengers were buried beneath wreckage while others were swept along the gangway into the sea before rescue efforts could stabilize the scene. The dead include Rasmus Sandagen 67 Antwerp Gustava Dudart 43 Antwerp Emile De Cock 28 Antwerp Henry Jarrang 28 married, all from Antwerp Max Prank 28 Germany and Gebrield Livaderi 17 Constantinople. Injured men ranged from broken legs to chest injuries as crew and passengers labored to establish a makeshift hospital in the ship’s intermediate cabin.
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MW Ocean
Aix
Westernland
Jersey City
Antwerp
Yesome
Rasmus Sandagen
Gustava Dudart
Emile de Cock
Henry Jarrang
Zhe Tio
Max Prank
Gerrogny
Gebrield Livaderi
Constantinople
Frank
Neil Hanzen
Nila Olsen
Javianus Do Joogh
Henry Ver
Sieston
Francis Frank
Charles Budo
Férdinand Hildemand
Amalgamated Tech and Steel Workers Debate Knights of Labor
The Amalgamated Tech and Steel Workers of Pittsburgh consider joining the Knights of Labor. Secretary Mattia declines comment as lodges split with many opposed while some smaller lodges lean toward alignment. The movement seeks balance between independence and the labor federation benefits.
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Ths
Tech
Pitreburg
Knights of Labor
Mattia
Komits of Labor
geen +0
Amalgamated” Association
Atiil
Independens
Koights of Labor
Revolt in Portuguese East Africa Suppressed at Inhambane
Advices from Durban report a native uprising against Portuguese authority in East Africa near the coast above the Tremsyaal began around November 3 and culminated in an attack on Inhambane. Portuguese forces aided by the Mozambique governor defeated rebels and dispersed insurgents. The Tranaveci government offered Boer troops, which Portugal declined.
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Hovol
Philadelphia & Reading to default on mortgage bonds
The Philadelphia and Reading record reports a meeting on the 30th where the company decided not to pay interest on the consolidated mortgage bonds due December 1, creating a cash outlay of 1,250,000 dollars. It notes Schuylkill Navigations Company rental of 606,000 dollars and claims the line’s profits were unusually low while other lines are to be treated similarly.
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Roulag
Inter. ‘Vt
Philadelphia & Reading Recor
Schuylkill Navigations Company
Czar Plans Nomination Maneuver For Routelia Governor
A report claims Accap He Intumts seeks to move Prince Nicholas of Mivgrilia to secure the sultan’s consent for his nomination as Routelia’s governor in hope of pressuring Bulgaria into acceptance. General Kauibars returns to St Petersburg amid strong public enthusiasm. A Paris rumor suggests changes in foreign art circles including resignation of Jere and replacement by Prince Lobanatt.
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Nichole
Ibis
Nicholas
Mivgrilia
Routelia
Bulgaria
Kauibars
St. Peterburg
Paris
Jere
Aps
Prince Lobanatt
Inmate’s Threat Echoes From Prison Visit
A convicts angry vow echoes from a penitentiary after a tense exchange. He swore to kill the man who allegedly swore him into confinement, then quarreled with his wife in Washington two months later, drawing a deadly breath of rage and fear.
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Washington
Pris
France Abolishes Prefect Offices In Chamber Vote
In the French chamber on the third, Minister of the Interior M Sarrien spoke for partial abolition of cub-prefecta offices. Prime Minister De Freycinet attacked opposition as the cabinet faced collapse. The chamber backed local abolition by thirteen votes, prompting ministers to resign and seek Grevy’s guidance at the Elysee Palace.
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PaQing
Hava
Nealgar
Chamber of Deputies
M. Sarrien
Interior
de Freycine
My Barrien
Tas Chamber
Bowster
M. de Breycines
Migot
Elysea Palace
Grevy
Hazlatt Navigates Niagara Rapids with Youthful Partner
Hazlatt and Misa Sadie Allen of Buffalo braved the Niagara rapids and whirlpool on the 2816 in a name barrel aged by Hazlett last summer. They rode the rapids and were pulled from the eddy near the whirlpool three quarters of an hour later in good condition. Allen, an 18 year old petite brunette, is described as a respectable girl.
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Hazlatt
Niagara Rapids
George Hazlett
Misa Sadie Allen
Buffalo
Niagare
Hazlett
Mice Allen
Unfounded Belief in Eye Images Sparks Medical Debate
A Kondow News essay examines the myth that a dead person’s eye retains the image of those seen last. It questions medical photography claims of capturing retinal images and notes limits, while recounting Justice Marshall anecdotes, cheese digestibility studies, and hotel ads in a broad, period-voice survey of curiosities and notices.
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Senale
Bhig Strange Crew
Phastory
Meiers
Jackman
Webster
Thich
Dubail
Mexican Theatre Ticket Scam Swindles City Patrons
A major ticket fraud in Mexico City centered on a supposed Abbott Mayer agent selling seats for Patti at the National Theater. Boxes fetched up to $30 nightly, total sales about $24,900 as authorities pursue Mayer who vanished after depositing money in a bank.
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Tha Sd
Mexico
Galveston
Gaya
Tia
Pela
Ticeta
National Theater
Atresa
Aa Mayer
M. R. Mayer
Abbey
Jetters
Mauping
Edward W. Orrin
Orrin’ Brothers
Mayer
New York
Bntef
Orrin
Makiog
Federal District
Ioia
Eagh
Bester
Bebin Realvy
National Bans and
Bank of London
Sals
Fb Allevante
The Builder of an Imperial Palace and a Czar’s Odd Tale
A fragment recounts historic cruelties and rites amid a Hindu widows’ code and a Russian palace tale. It notes brutal enforcement of caste norms against Hindu widows and warns American widows to stay put. Also told is Demidos of Taizt who staged eccentric schemes including a pig filled with gold as a wedding token and a drunk guest trick.
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Taizt
Ows Demidos
Paria
Notable editors and earnings amid a gaggle of rumors
A cluttered feature lists salaries of managing editors and noted writers, naming Col. Joan A. Cockerill as earning the largest salary in the country and naming several others with sizable sums. It weaves in anecdotes on liquor mixing artists, a novel lite preserving device, masquerade ball notes, and various health and household tips, reflecting a miscellaneous 19th century newspaper miscellany.
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Davy Line
Sdler Harris
Unels Rose
Joel Chi
Joan A. Cockerill
Bill Nye
Cha
Dumor
Charlee B. Lewis
Datroit Pres
Robert J. Burdette
James Whiteemd Riles
Poe
Aph B. McCullagh
Mark ‘Swain
Virginia City
Bie Possesons
P. Bailey
Danbury
Milwaukee and Wisconsin News In Briefs From Early 19th Century Records
A Milwaukee report notes the death by possible gas accident of Ayror Hesnersrot in Milwaukee at Dr. Muelfer's house in Lincoln Street, leaving a wife and four children. A large fire destroys Wausaukee pickle works causing about 10,000 loss with no insurance. A La Crosse murder case ends in a sealed verdict against Charles Press for first degree murder amid suspect circumstantial evidence. Extensive Wisconsin fire and crime notes follow, including Milwaukee drug firm fire losses, a self-inflicted gunshot by Dr. James Perkins, and multiple arson and burglary incidents across Eau Claire, Chippewa, and Chilton with recoveries and insurance details. A Chetek death tied to a warrant attachment case, and a river flood near La Crosse close the stream.
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Ayror Hesnersrot
Ludington
Mich
Tie Sephew
Frank Muelfer
Viiat Street
Milwautes
Berrwesell
Lodington
Tas Milwaukes Pickle Company
Wauwatoas
Charles Press
Nels White
la Crosse
Hirao
Peblit
Case Drug Company
Eau Claire
Caugot
Loale
Los
Gass Drug Company
Gas
Andrew Tracy
Geo. Perr
Chetek
C. D
J.F. Coe
Barkera
McGilvray
The
Black River Improvement Company
Supreme Coor
Casa
Decisio
Pilirmec
Lhegiste
Louie Gersen
Ayerchant
Trevice
H. &, Huskes
Chicago
36, Paul
Amos Sherif
John Braffen
Bashaw
Milwaukee
Joseph Keiler
Chilton
Keiler
Hol
Atora
Tassee
la Crosee
Thanksgiving unity and shared faith amid widening creeds
A piece urges Thanksgiving as a day to emphasize brotherhood among religions, calling for the scattering of prejudices and a focus on the common Deity. It also notes the Baronne de Forget, once Josephine de Lavalette, who aided her father during execution, with her descendants living to 98.
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Paris
Baronesd de Forget
Josephine de Lavalette
Patzetz
Mme
Levalatte
Bonaparsist
Josephine
Cow enters church and disturbs choir in Canada
Fragmentary tale reports a cow wandering into a Canadian church during services, driving the choir from the pews while congregants react with a concession and a lighthearted mood. Other snippets reference political talk and a gossip column tone from various papers.
Cowboy Vote in Dakota Sparks Election Uncertainty
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes a new dubious factor in Dakota elections with undefined cowboy railroad laborer votes in unorganized counties. Officials fear vote counting gaps and potential fraud while Luxer Cox prepares to report from Washington on the Twenty's column for the Congressional Record.
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Dakota
Luxeer Cox
Washington
Lhe Twany
Peoria
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