Mass Fire Destroys Hotel and Press Offices in Bowling Green
A blaze in Bowling Green, Ohio, destroyed a hotel, two printing offices, and about twenty other buildings on Main Street. Flames spread rapidly from an adjacent bakery, engulfing the Ross house and several business blocks, with gas explosions worsening the blaze. Losses are described as very large and not fully estimable.
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Ndo
Ohio
Bowling Green
Main Street
Kramer Haney
Ross
Sentinel
Gazette Office
Ipes
Hog Attacks Child Near Uboldt Iowa
A pig entered the home of Fred Lehmann and his wife during a political rally, mauling their six month old baby. The infant suffered severe injuries including the loss of fingers toes and an ear, with the parents returning hours later to find the child still alive. The child remains alive but may not fully recover. physicians arrived after a delay.
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Uboldt
Iowa
Umboldt
Fred Lehmann
Terrific Explosion at Pittsburg Furnace Kills and Burns
A blast at the Pennsylvanian avenue rolling mill released molten metal into water, causing a massive explosion. Puddler George Smith died instantly while helper Josephine was fatally scalded, and two buggy men suffered severe burns. clif Notes indicate more incidents in nearby towns with multiple casualties and investigations.
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Pittsburg
Ittsburg
Zng
Pennsylva Avenue
George Smith
Josephine
John Zetwold
Labor Signal sheets spread against Gen Harrison
A Tribune Indianapolis report says the Democratic state committee mailed 10000 copies of The Labor Signal supplement with twenty columns of charges against Gen Harrison to the Pacific coast. Republican chairman Huston wired to alert the slope. Minnesota reports 20000 copies sent from Indiana to spread similar accusations.
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Clarrison
Tribune
Indianapolis
Democratic State Committee
California
Labor Signal Supplement
Gen
Harrison
Pacific Slope
Huston
Republican State Committee
Mike de Young
Minnesota
St. Paul
Indiana
Railway Magnate Foresees Change in US Canada Ties
Erastus Wiman spoke to HuunTsvittr residents on US Canada relations. He warned a change impends and said Canadians mistake Grover Cleveland about motives to enforce a retaliatory policy amid the forthcoming presidential contest.
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Canada
Huuntsvittr
Ont
Erastus Wiman
United States
Grover Cleveland
Warrants Issued for Nearly 1000 Illegally Registered Voters
New York police completed a canvass of the registered vote and secured 740 warrants for arrest of illegally registered individuals. More warrants are expected, with estimates approaching 1,000, piled on Superintendent Murray’s desk.
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New York
Murray
Democrats Predict Martin Victory In Kansas Governor Race
Kansas poll by Democratic state chairman Galloway foresees Judge John Martin winning the governorship with a minimum 9 000 plurality. He cites a strong shift from Republicans to Union Labor and Democratic ranks amid a noted party revolt. Blaine Heads to Norwich and Angia for early speeches with Walker Blaine and Gen. Adam King.
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Kansas
Torekay
Kan
Galloway
Democratic State Central Committee
John Martin
Martin
Blaine
New York
James G. Blaine
Norwich
Conn
Walker Blaine
Gen
Adam King
Mass meeting protests women voting rights in Jamestown
A mass meeting in Allen's opera house Jamestown called by Mrs ex Governor Fenton and Mrs Daniel Griswold protested women’s exclusion from voting. Speakers included Mrs Mary Seymour Howell and Mr C R Lockwood among others.
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Jamestown
N. Y
CZARS NARROW ESCAPE IN TRAIN ATTACK
Nov 2 reports detail the imperial train near the Borki defile being attacked by a mine that exploded only partially. The czar survived. telegrams of congratulations arrived from Germany Austria and President Carnot. Other items include audit of tunnel frauds by Col Flad and Wilson, closing of yellow fever hospitals, and a Los Angeles cable company deal.
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London
Vienna
Borki
St. Peterspura
Germany
Austria
Carnot
Waasuington
Joint
Congressional Committee
Col
Henry Flad
Board of Public Works of
Wastunday
Porter
Jacksonville
Fla
Marine Hospital Bureau
Sand Wills
Enterprise, Via
Los Angeles Cable Company
Los Angeles
Cal
Cable Railway Company
Chicago Capitalists
Chicago Syndicate
W. B. Holmes
Chicago Cable Railroad Company
Government Detour Strains Canadian Pacific Tracklaying
Winnipeg report says government forces laid rails over a turnpike to reach the provincial line, challenging Canadian Pacific by hand movement and threatening to tax CP property to cover losses. CPR blocks and engineers faced arrest, while authorities push rails and transport to front with an engine moved across. Superintendent Whyte warns higher rates may follow.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Canadian Pacific
Whyte
Dominion Militia Called Out to Protect the Canadian Pacific
A Canadian Pacific train with 100 infantry arrived in the forenoon and a second train with 100 men from CP shops followed. Six hundred men are encamped at the Portage extension crossing, all armed, as tensions rise. If Manitoba government orders a permanent crossing, Dominion infantry will interfere per orders. A proclamation calls the Manitoban legislature to convene on November 9.
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Dominion
Winnipee
Canadian Pacific
Portage
Manitoba
Domion Infantry
Wheat vs Flour Prices Push Mills to Idle
In St Paul on November 2 two mills with a daily capacity of 4,000 barrels are idle this week. Millers report wheat rising while flour remains difficult to sell. They expect further idling unless the relative prices adjust. Flour offers edge up slightly from a week ago as mills seek to offset higher wheat.
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St. Paul
Jury Delays Verdict in Brown Family Poisoning Case
Mason City Iowa Nov 2 The grand jury has spent ten days investigating the Brown family poisoning case and with more witnesses to testify a verdict may not come before Saturday Mrs Sarah E Brown is reported to face further testimony. Sverip Dak Nov 2 Judge Rose rules Stanton county case in favor of Kidder county Congress 1885 act permits formation from ranges 71 70 Kidder and 6 Stutsman vote outcomes noted.
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Mason City
Iowa
Brown
Sarah E. Brown
Sverip, Dak
Rose
Stanton County
Kidder County
Stutsman County
Kidder
Stutsman
Navy secretary besieged by job refusals from applicants
The secretary of the navy faces a rare ordeal as multiple candidates decline clerical posts. A $900 vacancy in the bureau of steam engineering prompted nine declines, with the tenth accepting after nine refusals. A $750 post in the naval war records office also drew nine rejections before a tenth finally accepted.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Civil Service Commission
Naval War Records Office
Death of Howard Mission Founder in Rome New York
Rev. William C. Van Meter, a leading evangelist and founder of the Howard mission in the city, died in Rome Italy at age 68. He directed twenty years of rescue work for slum children and helped transform Five Points by replacing dens with mission houses. For the last fifteen years he led missionary school efforts among Italian children.
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Howard Mission
Rome
New York
William C. van Meter
Italy
van Meter
Five Points
Wemyss and Ardencaple Wrecked in Collision
Captain Kennedy of the Creedmore reports sighting the Ardencaple in distress on September 9. The Ardencaple sank after colliding with the Carl Wemyss, carrying sixteen crew members including the captain’s wife and three children. The Creedmore assisted and the Ardencaple’s crew boarded for safety.
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New York
Kennedy
Manilla
Street Car Workers Face Two-Thirds Pay On Strike End
CHICAGO November 2 conductors and drivers of the North Chicago Street Railroad report wages only about two thirds of their usual on payday after the strike ended. The men blame their leaders for the deception as new hires perform well and gain public favor.
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Chicago
North Chicago Street Railroad Company
The Canadian Leader Opposes Annexation To U S
Sir John Macdonald at Sherbrooke banquet to John Henry Pope argues against Canada's annexation to the United States. He praises Canada’s climate soil and law and states no gain from any form of union whether political or commercial. He vows opposition in all forms.
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Sherbrook
Que
John MacDonald
John Henry Pope
Canada
United States
Dominion
Michigan Students In Disgraceful Halloween Riot
Ann Arbor reports a mob of about 200 students disrupted Halloween events. They tried to break a Democratic procession, shouted at a speaker from Maine named W. L. Putnam, were ejected, and three were jailed. The students then mobbed the jail attempting to secure their release.
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Michigan University
Ann Arbor
Mich
W. L. Putnam
Maine
Cain
Papal Escutcheon Burned at Quirinal Palace Fire
Fire in the Quirinal storeroom area burned the papal escutcheon fixed to the palace and was extinguished with no major damage to the main building. The national arms will replace the burnt symbol.
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Rome
Washington Boys Throw Bricks in Halloween Vandalism
In Washington on November 2, large groups of unidentified youths crowded streets for Halloween mischief. They flour bombed bystanders, and a Marion street group hurled bricks at doors, injuring Thomas Weaver fatally though not fatally. Police arrested 17-year-old George Myers for brick throwing.
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Washington
Marion Street
Thomas Weaver
George Myers
Removal of Libby Prison to Chicago Completed
Execu tive committee of Libby Prison association passes through Louisville en route to Chicago after arranging removal of the historic prison by sections. Also reports on trials in Chicago for dynamite charge and conspiracy to injure railroad property. A mix of unrelated incidents from Akron to Paris and London rounds out a broad news summary.
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Chicago
Louisville
Libby Prison Association
Richmond
Old
Chicaco
Julius Raseburg
Peter D. Thompson
Thomas Nicholson
John Magee
North Division Railway Company
Cardinal Masette Dies in Rome and Other Vital Notices
Cardinal Masette is dead at Rome. Cardinal Newman of London is seriously ill. Lord Dufferin has resigned as viceroy of India. Spencer Bulkley Winn, baron Newborough, is dead. Lord Newborough born 1803. Martinique quarantines vessels from Florida. October debt reduction estimated at 4 million dollars. U S bills of health in British Guiana note epidemic yellow fever. Journal of United Labor claims Knights lists stolen by ex General Secretary Litchman, now with Republican National Committee.
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Cardinal Masette
Rome
Cardinal Newman
London
Lord Dufferin
India
Spencer Bulkley Winn
Baron Newborough
Lord Newborough
Department of State
Martinique
Florida
Treasury Department
State Department
United States
British Guiana
Philadelphia
Journal of United Labor
Knights
Charles H. Litchman
Republican National Committee
Farmer E M Bond Involved In Fatal Cattle Dispute
A vague report from Chamberlain South Dakota states farmer E M Bond shot a young man in a cattle racket dispute. The sheriff has moved to the scene to investigate the fatal incident and determine details.
Farmer Shot in Quarrel Over Cattle in Chamberlain
A report says E. M. Bond, a southern Dakota county farmer, shot a young man during a cattle dispute. The man died and the sheriff has been dispatched to the scene.
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Chamberlain
Dak
E. M. Bond
Steel cars for Duluth and Winnipeg reach Northern Pacific line
Ninety steel cars for the Duluth and Winnipeg road sit at Northern Pacific Junction and Cloquet with workers on site. The cars are enough to lay about fifteen miles of track and several punched men are now at work on the project.
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Duluth
Winnipeg
Northern Pacific Junction
Minn
Duluth and
The Striking Switchmen Discharged in Montana
Jones and Devlin the striking switchmen were discharged from custody in Helena Montana and the suit against them was dismissed on motion by the complainant's attorney in the Northern Pacific dispute.
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Helena
Mont
Jones and Devlin
Northern Pacific
Fire devastates Prospect Hotel and adjoining buildings
Kaukauna Wis Nov 2 The Prospect hotel and adjacent structures suffered heavy damage from a fire with losses not yet estimated. No injuries reported. Fire crews battled the blaze through the night.
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Kaukauna
Kaukkauna
Wis
Prospect
Danish King Awards De Giers the Order of the Elephant
In Copenhagen on November 2, the king of Denmark conferred the Order of the Elephant on M. De Giers the Russian minister of foreign affairs, the highest Danish honor.
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de Giers
Coppenhagen
Denmark
M. de Giers
King William of Holland in Critical Condition
THAGUE Nov 2 The condition of King William has grown worse and is declared critical.
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Holland
Hague
William
Chicago Grain and Provisions Markets Mixed on Wheat and Corn
The list shows Wheat prices for November at 1.18g and January at 1.13, with December 91.15 and May 1,167. Corn quotes include November 88,740 and December 3.84, January 8,740, May 3.854. Oats varied with November 2%44c and December 2%74c. Pork and Lard prices listed for November through May. St Paul Grain offers bid prices for Wheat and Corn and various No. 2 and No. 3 oat and hay values. additional items include potatoes eggs and cattle figures with several price bids and market notes.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Northern
Thanksgiving Proclamation Sets Nov 29 as Day of Prayer
President Grover Cleveland designates Thursday November 29 1888 as a nationwide day of Thanksgiving and prayer urging suspension of work for prayer and praise, gratitude for harvests and peace, charity for the poor, and acknowledgment of national mercy in a formal Washington proclamation. The piece also notes Dakota Masonry honors and Scottish Rite fellows elevated to higher degrees following a Fargo North Dakota convention.
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Washington
Grover Cleveland
United States
Dakeoa
Farno
Dak
Frank J. Thompson
Charles C. Kneisly
Marc A. Brewer
Thomas C. Paxton
Orient of
Fargo
Ayer's Sarsaparilla praised as leading blood purifier
Letters from readers and doctors in Texas Kansas and Ohio commend Ayer's Sarsaparilla as an effective alterative for blood diseases and purification. They cite cures for a leg sore in a child and frequent endorsements by physicians and a long-standing local pharmacy.
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Ayer
J. J. Armstrong
Weimar
Texas
W. T. McLean
Augusta
Ohio
Richmond
Bearake
Mich
Foreclosure Sale Ordered on 1883 Mortgage in Dakota Territory
Notice of foreclosure due to default on a mortgage dated April 11 1883 by Frederick W Cammann and Georgia A Cammann to Carrie B Blake. Amount due $1450.62 plus taxes and $50 attorney fees. Sale set for November 9 1888 at 7 PM in Mitchell Dakota, sheriff to conduct. Property: south half of section 31 in township 104 range 61 Dayton county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Mielenz
Fredrick Mielenz
Davison
Dakota Territory
Ll. India
J. Bingenheimer
Davison County
Register of Deeds
City of
Mitchell
D. T
Frederick W. Cammann
Georgia A. Camita
Dakota
Carrie B. Blake
Winnebago
Ilinois
Davisond
Mortgauts
Forlock P.m
Actin
Territory of Dakota
Territory of
Dayton Countyierritory
Mitchell Dak
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Tie Sieble
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House Appropriations Committee
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Jay Gould
Atchison Railroad
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St. Paul de Loanda
Ambaca
Monsignor Botelli
Paris
Heverhill
J. G. Towle & Co
Libby Prison
Roxomo
Ind
Abner Miller
Harrison Truman Hobson
Hobson
Akron
Joseph Dickenhof
L. Berman
L. Berman & Co
Bank and Exchange
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Toreka
M. le Grande
Sackville
Lord’ Sackville
Cuicano
Peacesbenh
Bayard
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall St
Mortcade Sale
L.indira
J. Bingeyseimer
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
George
JohNnson
Mortgagee
Cérrier, Blake, Molpape
America
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John D. Lawler
J. E. Gilbert
Cashier
A. M. Bowdle
Vice Press
N. Grant
Guido
Montgomery Ward & CO
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