Puzzle Solved at Paris Exposition Honors Wheeler & Wilson
At the 1859 Universal Exposition in Paris the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines were judged best by a panel of foreign experts. The Grand Prize went to Wheeler & Wilson, with Nathaniel Wheeler decorated by the French Government. The No 9 for home use and No 12 for manufacturing are promoted as the world’s best.
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Paris
France
America
Wheeler & Wilson
Nathaniel Wheeler
Woman Swindler Cashes Checks In Minnesota Banks
A young woman using the name Annie M Murphy swindled St Cloups banks for about 1500 dollars by presenting checks drawn on New York banks and indorsed by local professionals. She was identified at the German American and First National banks but the checks were returned worthless. Authorities pursue her as a genuine crook with multiple possible victims.
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F. A. Hoyt
First National Bank
Chase National Bank of New York
Fire at Star theatre in Cleveland sparks early morning blaze
A well dressed young man stirred smoke at the Star theatre in Cleveland about 4:30 a.m. as flames broke out in the bill room, fed by advertising material. Firemen contained the fire to the room. later a second alarm found a cupola fire at Atwater block, extinguished without loss. Elevator boy recalls a man who matched the arsonist’s description.
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Cleveland
Star Theatre
Atwater Block
Superior
Water Streets
Funeral Procession Bridge Collapse Near Oil Creek
A funeral procession crossing a bridge over Oil Creek ten miles from Indianapolis suffered a collapse that sent seven two horse carriages into the creek. Injured include Anthony Robertson with a broken collar bone and right arm and Thomas Tabbone with a dislocated hip. The hearse had just left the bridge when it gave way. three horses were shot due to injuries.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Oil Creek
John Jamison
Anthony Robertson
Thomas
Train Collision Kills Two Men Near Sigley Iowa
In Sioux City on November 2 a train struck a car at Sigley on the Omaha road. Two men were killed and a third was fatally injured. the identities of the dead and injured were not learned.
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Laws
Sioux City
Omaha Road
Sigley
National and Local Notices Mixed From Denver to Wittenberg
At a W C T U meeting in Denver national officers were re elected including Frances Willard and Mrs Buell. Cholera ravages Chang King with deaths estimated 30000 to 40000 and travelers to carry name tags. Yankton Bridge Co awarded a Missouri river bridge contract to start before July 183. Schuylkill miners gain 2 percent wage increase from October to November. Kaiser Wilhelm attended Luther celebration in Wittenberg delivering a speech at Schlege church dedication.
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Colo
W. C. T. U. Convention
Frances Willard
Woolbridge
Caroline B. Buell
L. M. N. Stevens
Mather Page
China
Vancouver
B. C
China Miuil
Chang King
Yankton
S. D
Yankton Bridge Company
Missouri River
Kaiser
Wittenberg
Kaiser Willum
Martin Luther
Schlegekirche
Comparing Conditions in Britain and the United States for Free Trade Critics
Special correspondence from Washington argues that Great Britain under free trade shows higher taxes and debts, lower wages, fewer savings, and worse trade balances than the United States under protection. It cites per capita figures on taxation, savings, money in circulation, debt, interest, paupers, wages, and trade balances to claim American policy has produced stronger economic health and lower per capita burdens. The piece ends urging Republicans to vote and mobilize neighbors to support the current system.
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England
United States
Washington
Great Britain
Government of
Free Trade
O. P. Austin
Iowa Holocaust and Heat of Fire Claims Several Lives
Des Moines reports George Cage residence burned at 4 a.m. John Cage inhaled smoke and will die. Mrs. John Cage and a six month old child perished, as did George Cage’s two young children. In New Orleans the Grunewald Opera House fire caused $60,000 in damage. nearby landmarks escaped. McCook Nebraska depot and hotel fire leaves two guests presumed dead, Mrs. Granger and Mrs. Cole. In Bordentown New Jersey Edith Dillon dies after fright from a loose horse.
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Des Moines
George Cage
John Cage
George Case
Ain Opera House
New Orleans
Grunewald ‘Opera House
Jesuits
Tulane University
University
Omaha
Burlington and Missouri
McCook
Neb
Granger
Cole
Women Speakers at W C T U Denver Sermon
National evangelist Mollie McGee Snell of Mississippi delivered the W C T U annual sermon at Trinity church Denver with Miss E W Greenwood of Brooklyn and Lady Henry Somerset participating. Delegates occupied city pulpits as rain filled Trinity church, while other churches drew good crowds. Smouldering. Rapid City reports Wyoming cattlemen remain in tension, settlers fear for their lives amid armed parties. Fresno jury convicts George Sontag in Collins train robbery, life imprisonment. Seattle dynamite destroys part of W S Eberhardt saloon in Allyn amid liquor controversy. Brownstown reports Indiana forest fires endangering timber near Knobs, four miles from town.
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Denver
Trinity Church
Mollie McGee Snell
Mississippi
E. W. Greenwood
Brooklyn
Evangelistic Department
Henry Somerset
Rapid City
Wyoming
Johnson County
Flooding Hits Essex and Midlands After 14 Hours of Rain
London reports fourteen hours of incessant rain flood the lowlands and fens of Essex and the Midlands. Lincolnshire sees widespread floods with people moving by boats. No fatalities reported amid considerable damage, while consultations for Behring Sea arbitration proceed in Ottawa with Canadian and British officials.
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London
England
Essex
Midlands
Lincolnshire
Webster
Ottawa
Ont
Tupper
New York
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John Sontag
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