Chaos in Wertenbure Cabinet Resigns Amid German Turmoil
World dispatch from Munich reports Stuttgart turmoil as Ministers resign after king refuses to expel Americans Woodcock and Jackson. Chaos reigns politically while crowds berate the king and police seize dispatches. Mason Jackson, Buckeye boy from Steubenville, is noted as a court favorite and musician studying in Stuttgart.
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New York
Munich
Stuttgart
Woodcock
Jackson
von Mittnacht
Americas
Secret Police
Steubenville
Ohio
Mason Jackson
Wurtemburg
Richard Jackson
Hust Springfield
W. H H. MacDonald
Boston Opera Company
Direct News on Stanley Expedition From Zanzibar
Couriers arriving at Zanzibar relay direct news from the Stanley expedition, recounting heavy losses, fever, and a plan to move north to reach Wadelai by mid January. The party strength is estimated at 250 after drownings and deaths, with Stanley two days ahead of the messengers.
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Zanzibar
Tabora
Stanley
Albert Nyanza
Sanga
Wadelai
Appropriations Totals Under Cleveland and Harrison listed
The document compares total appropriations by year and administration. It cites 1885 as the last Republican year with 195,710,558, excludes a river and harbor bill, notes pension increases, and gives four year totals from 1886 to 1889 averaging about 259.6 million per year. It also records four prior years (1852–1885) totaling 048,178,180 with an average around 285,798,282, and states a roughly 24 million higher annual figure under Cleveland versus Harrison.
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Cleveland
Inhviinder Arthur
Indianapolis
Prairie Fire Fatalities Reported in Sioux Valley Township
A prairie fire in Sioux Valley township Jackson county Minnesota on Monday killed four people including Mrs Mollie O Connor and a four week old babe and a 16 year old son while a 20 year old man Henry Ray was badly burned. A second account says Mrs John O Connor and Miss McHugh perished with the baby near Frank Murphy s place while returning home. Their bodies will be sent to Iowa for burial.
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Jackson County
Jackson, Minn
Sioux Valley Township
John O'Connor
McHugh
Frank Murphy’s
Iowa
The Wreck of a Hand Car in Bedford County
A hand car on the Sandy Run branch of the Huntington and Broad Top railroad near Hopwell broke its forward wheel causing a wreck that killed three men and left four fatally injured among fourteen miners aboard. A second car narrowly prevented a second catastrophe by arriving just in time.
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Altoona
Sandy Run
Huntington and
Broad Top
Hopwell
Bedford County
Train Collision and Toll Rise in Early November Incidents
At Air Line Junction Toledo Michigan Central outgoing Detroit express collided with a Lake Shore switch engine. switch engine demolished and engineer bruised with eye lost, several passengers slightly hurt. In Reapine Pennsylvania Hinnershatz dies, sixth fatality from a threshing machine explosion. he was hurled 125 feet while holding a bucket. In Mount Auburn Iowa storm damages church and depot. Appel killed by flying brick and fireman Edward Johnson struck by lightning paralyzed both legs.
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Toledo
Ohio
Detroit Express
Michigan Central Railroad
Lake Shore
Air Line Junction
George Wittman
Reapine
Hinnershatz
Hennershatz
Balais
Iowa
Croar Ramips
Mount Auburn
Norwood
Burlington
Douglass & Stuart
Appel
Edward Johnson
Alleged Black Armament Plot Near Polls Reported
Dispatch from Memphis describes a police finding that about 100 African Americans purchased Winchesters with funds alleged to come from Eaton, a candidate for Congress. Whites are vigilant but not alarmed as authorities prepare to prevent clashes. Eaton denies aiding weapon purchases.
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New Yor
The
Herald
Memphis
Tenn
Eaton
Pope
Congress
RACE WAR IN THE SOUTH CLAIMS THREE LIVES
In Van Zandt county Texas on Wednesday night three Black men James Bell Ben Russell and George W Griffin were killed by deputies, who had gone to arrest Russell for a misdemeanor. The deputies ordered the men to raise their hands and shot them before they could comply. Patrons of the dead claim a political motive and conspiracy linked to opposition to Democratic clubs and voting Democratic.
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Canton
Tex
James Bell
Ben Russel
George W. Griffin
van Zandt
Russell
W. L. Hayes
Sam Stanford
Claude Stanford
Will James
Mounts Captured In Hatfield Gang
A Herald special from Charleston, West Virginia, reports Elli son Mounts, a leader of the Hatfield gang, captured and jailed at Pikeville Kentucky. Mounts is charged with murdering three McCoy children and admits leading the gang that burned Daniel McCoy's cabin last New Year’s night and killed his son and daughter.
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Huatfield
New York
Herald
Charleston
W. Va
Ellisons Mounts
Hatfield
Pikeville, Ky
Mounts
McCoy
Daniel McCoy
Expects the Bird to Enter the Cage
A Montreal report says Cleveland Mayor Babcock arrived seeking Axworthy to secure information to reduce defalcation concerns.
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Curiaco
Montreal
Mayor Babcock
Cleveland
Axworthy
Babcock
Protection In England Sparks Salt Trust Formation
Bradstreet's reports the creation of a trust in England with capital of 15,000,600 dollars to regulate salt production and pricing as a response to salt potentially entering the U S free-list.
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Bradstreet’s
England
Cleveland
Unprecedented Trade Activity Despite Political Trade Slowdown
R G Dun and Co reports weekly trade activity remains larger than usual amid political excitement. Bank exchanges outside New York exceed last year by over ten percent, while overall volumes in stocks, wheat, and cotton show mixed gains and cautious optimism ahead of the election. Exports slightly up, imports down, and business failures rise modestly in the United States and Canada.
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R. G. Dun & Co
New York
Review of Trade
Nashville
Memphis
Detroit
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Kansas City
St. Paul
United States
Canada
Farmers and Protection Stand Against Free Trade Arguments
An editorial argues that American farmers see free trade as harmful. It cites lower costs for tea sets, files, and blankets under protection, notes farmer support for tariffs in Pope County Illinois and other inland communities, and asserts farmers are rational, opposed to self-harm by free traders.
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Cleveland
Clement
Baron Munchausens
Gen. Baum
Illinois
Pope County
San Francisco Chronicle
Demand for Restoration of Steamer Haytien Republic
The navy department moves to speed a war vessel to Hayti and will promptly demand the Haytien Republic be restored. Commodore Harmony criticizes the Haitian government for its blockade without prior notice, calling it a stilly act.
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Washington
Navy Department
Hayti
Havtien Government
Harmony
Engineers Adjourn at Richmond Convention
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers adjourned in Richmond after a day spent on routine business. The Q strike reports were discussed but details remain unclear. the matter is left in its prior state. Union Pacific finances for September show gross earnings of 2 607 905 with a $327 704 decrease year over year and nine months total earnings of 21 242 905 with a surplus of 8 121 193.
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Richmond
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Union Pacific
Boston
Union Pacific Railway Company
Barnum’s Version of the Matter Causes National Drama
The national Democratic committee believes Stephen B. Aikins authored the Murchison letter, written in Washington and mailed from Pomona via Elkins’ cousin John E. David. An earthquake shock rattled Union City Tennessee in the early hours, while Jasper Indiana reports a fraudulent ticket with Harrison Morton and a Democratic electoral slate flooding Southern Indiana.
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Barnum
New York
the Herald
Pomona
Cal
W. H. Barnum
National Democratic Committee
Stephen B. Aikins
Murchison
Washington
Elkins
John E. David
Nashville
Tenn
West Tennessee
Union City
Jasper
Ind
Indiana
Harrison
Morton
Business Portion in Ashes in Deland Deluged by Fire
The business portion of Deland, Illinois, was destroyed by fire with losses estimated at 25 000 dollars and little insurance. The blaze gutted several shops and left multiple merchants stunned by the financial blow. Fire crews fought the flames through the night, but structural damage was extensive.
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Monticello
Ills
Deland
Chicago Grain and Provisions Prices Report
Grain and provisions figures from Chicago and St Paul show Wheat, Corn, Pork, Lard, and Ribs with November December May quotes. The St Paul notes list No 1 hard and other wheats with bid prices and oats hay and potatoes pricing. Also includes political notes from Columbus and Pittsburgh about Douglass and Powderly in late October.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Northern
Protection Tariff Backed by Mulhall Figures
A quotation from the Albany Journal highlights Michael G. Mulhall’s statistical analysis showing the United States has a daily output of 9.454 foot tons per capita compared with Britain France and Germany. Mulhall predicts a 1890 census population near 66 million with total energy around 100 million foot tons daily and wealth near 70 billion dollars, arguing protection benefits.
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Michael G. Mulhall
United States
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Mulhall
Democrats Attack Trusts By Platform And Crain Action
The platform denounces trusts as robbing citizens and Mr Cleveland calls the pledge sincere. Newspaper notes show on Aug 27 twelve anti trust bills were sent to Ways and Means, raising questions about non action and political speeches.
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Cleveland
Washington
Crain
Texas
Committee On Ways and Means
Mills
New York Tribune
The Letter They Couldn't Get
A Democratic campaign office discusses a letter carrier delivering a letter with a small due payment. The chairman doubts mail reliability and considers fundraising, fearing the letter might be a minor partisan jab rather than essential correspondence.
Cleveland Campaign Fund Denial and Bangs Involvement
The Enquirer reports Cleveland denies subscribing 10000 to his re election campaign fund but says Myron H Bangs gave the amount after a government contract. Cleveland allegedly arranged a perquisite whereby Bangs would contribute from treasury funds. The Ohio State Journal notes the clarification and hopes continued good reporting.
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Cleveland
the Enquirer
Ree Ponoeau
Myron H. Bangs
Bangs
Enquirer
Ohio Tate Journal
Chinese treaty rejected due to hasty exclusion bill
The New York Herald reports that the Chinese treaty was rejected by the Chinese government because of the indecent haste with which the exclusion bill, opposed by Scott a Cleveland ally, was rushed through Congress. The piece suggests Bayard and Cleveland face added blunders in foreign affairs and warns patriots about the current administration in Washington.
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New York Herald
Scott
Cleveland
Congress
Bayard
United States
Ashinotou
A Plain Tariff Lesson on Workingmen’s Wages and Living Costs
A New York Mail and Express column contrasts Belgian and American workers. It follows an intelligent Belgian mechanic who earns low wages yet scrimps on food and clothing, arguing Americans live better with protectionist tariffs, while Belgian life strains on basic needs.
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America
Europe
Belgium
France
Fort Plain
Brussels
New York Mail and Express
Protecting Labor in Locomotive Construction Debate
The piece argues that a locomotive in raw ore is worth little while a finished engine costs about $12,000, with $11,095 as the value of labor. It claims the Republican party seeks to protect that labor and the workers behind it, presenting this as a defense of American labor.
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Republican Party
Democratic fundraiser noted with anonymous donor
In Desperate Circumstances. An unknown contributor gave $1,000 to the Democratic campaign fund. The Boston Herald compares the giver to the anonymous donor of $12,000 to Mayor Hewitt's Florida relief fund.
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The
Boston Herald
Hewitt
Florida
Mercy
Indianapolis Journal
Poor Grover and His Missing Home Vote Tale
A Buffalo News blames Grover for renouncing his only home and highlights a lone vote as his remaining stake. The quip portrays a man choosing exile over belonging, reflecting a political and emotional toll.
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Grover
Alhambra Court of Lions Awe Inspires Boston Transcript
Gates writes from Boston Transcript praising the Alhambra Court of Lions. He lauds marble paving, alabaster basins, twelve carved lions, and water spouts on Moorish arches. Open stucco arcades, slender pillars, and fairyland-like pavilions evoke Moorish pride and ancient beauty.
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Alhambra
Fairyland
Q, P. Gates
Boston Transcript
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Ness
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Aet Pehnrson
Rockford Watches
First National Bank
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