British Company Enlists Reinforcements in East Africa
Summer nov. 12. Report notes the British East Africa Company rapidly gathering fighters after Stanley and Emin Pasha news and Dr Peters relief expedition disaster. Capt Lugard and George S Mackenzie lead 150 men to Mombassa as tensions rise with Arabs and local natives.
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Sumimer
Stanley
Emin Pasha
Peters
British East African Company
Lugard
Lake Nyassa
George S. Mackenzie
Mombassa
Imamann
First Bed of Nicaragua Canal Turned With Ceremony
Stan Dal Norte reports Oct 22 in Nicaragua that the canal project marked its first milestone with a turning of the first god in the presence of government officials and foreign consuls. Festivities followed the ceremony.
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Nicaragua Canal
Will Oust Ferdinand From Bulgarian Throne
Paris reports in Soleil that a czar and Prince Bismarck interview led to a plan to remove Prince Ferdinand from the Bulgarian throne. The decision aims to reshape Bulgaria's leadership amid European power shifts.
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Ferdinand
Paris
the Soleil
Czar
Bismarck
Prince Ferdinand
Ocean steamer Queensmore sinks after fire off Irish coast
The steamship Queensmore, en route from Baltimore to Liverpool, caught fire off the Irish coast and sank near Mizen Head. Nearby vessels battled the blaze as the ship foundered with high flames and heavy smoke.
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Lowpay
Queensmore
Baltimore
Liver
Mizen Head
Anarchists Honor Martyrdom Speaker in Paris Meeting
About 300 anarchists gathered in the Belleville district Paris to commemorate the martyrdom of aged anarchists. Louise E. Michel was the principal speaker at the event.
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Paris
Belleville
Louise E. Michel
Homes for Evicted Tenants In Ponsonby Estates
Canon Keller told tenants that 200 new houses will be built to shelter evicted families on the Ponsonby estates. The master lightermen met and agreed to concede the employers demands. It was rumored United States Minister Ryan will not return to Mexico City.
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Dustin
Canon Keller
Ponsonby Estates
London
Ryan
City of
Mexico
United States
Sacrilegious Priest Sparks Bible Burnings in Parish
In Ottawa on November 12 a parish priest in Quebec burned several hundred Bibles after Mass. He had collected them from his parishioners who bought New Testaments from a Bible society agent. The society plans to press charges if he repeats the act.
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Ottawa
Ont
Quebec
Bible Society
Fort Omaha Land Titles Await Approval and Condemnation
Washington November reports say title papers for the Fort Omaha site have been approved and forwarded and are expected soon. Additional land required will likely be condemned due to high asking prices by owners. Papers for the new Omaha public building site have not arrived but are believed covered and will be forwarded soon.
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Omsha
Washington
Fort Omaha
Omaha
Goodloe Baptized Then Died as Swope Funeral Noted
In Lexington Col Goodloe became an Episcopal church member shortly before dying after baptism and communion. Col Swope’s Danville funeral drew a large crowd while Col Swope’s sister Mrs Broadus fainted from grief and indignation during the service. A separate St Paul report describes Coroner Quin and Delany exhuming a body found with a hand protruding from Lake Johanna. The deceased man is described as about five foot nine with an aged appearance and a damaged skull.
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Goodloe
Lexington
Col. Good
Episcopal Church
Col. Swope
Danville
Broadus
St Paul
St. Paul
Quin
Theodore Delany
Lake Johanna
Brutal Murder Suspected After Body Found Buried Under Tar Barrel
Coroner reports a brutal homicide with scalp wounds and a fractured arm. The body, found beneath ground two feet deep and covered by carpet, lay under a tar barrel with a carved cleat reading A Traitor. A hatchet stains suggest blood. burial estimated within two months.
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Quinn
Remnants of Carlson Cottage Put in Evidence
In Cuicano on November 9 the Cronin trial resumed with Capt. Schnettler as witness. He produced a painted window blind from the Carlson cottage showing yellow paint fingerprints, a broken slat, and a matching brush and pail found inside the cottage. The witness described related statements by O Sullivan and Capt. Schaack and testimony from the Carlson family about the May 10 entry and interior condition.
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Cuicano
Cronin
Capt. Schnettler
Carlson Cottage
Wing
Capt. Schuettler
Mr. Hynes
O'Sullivan
Capt. Schaack
O’sullivan
Dr. Cronin
Coughlin
Kunze
Maw. Lingren
Msgs
Carlson
Rank Williams
Charley Carlson
Lingren
Mysterious Tramp Dies Near Alliance With Clues
An elderly, educated man identified by no name died of paralysis at J. M. Stanley’s farm six miles from Alliance Ohio. In delirium he spoke of the Cronin trial and Clan na Gael, carried a book of clippings, and hinted at connections to the case.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Alliance
J. M. Stanley
Crouin
Clan-na-Gael
Sullivan Seeks Bail Discharge in Chicago Court
After court adjournment State's Attorney Longenecker was served with notice from Duncan and Gilbert lawyers for Alexander Sullivan that they would seek in Judge Baker's court to discharge Sullivan from bail. Judge Longenecker will resist the application.
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Sullivan
ChicaGo
Longenecker
Duncan & Gilbert
Alexander Sullivan
Smuggler Restitution Tied to Evangelist Moody Appeal
In a Norfolk dispatch Evangelist Moody announced a $2500 restitution draft from a Canadian smuggler converted under his ministry. The man claimed to have defrauded the government and asked Moody to send the funds to authorities, asserting it fully reimburses his crime.
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Rooikrorp
Evangelist Moody
Six Injured as Scaffolding Collapses at Blakwell Island Asylum
News from New York reports six workers injured by a scaffolding collapse at the insaine asylum on Blakwell Island. Several are said to be in critical condition with potential deaths among the injured.
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New York
Blakwell’s Island
High license plank prowls as Democrats face new demand
A Waterloo special notes saloonkeepers protest the high license plan in the Democratic ticket. Dubuque attorneys cite saloon opposition to the platform price tag and warn of closures if the Republican ticket wins.
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Carcaco
Tribune
Waterloo
Iowa
Dubuque
Boise
T Hey
Boies Leads Iowa Governorship as Official Returns Grow
Des Moines Nov. 13 Official returns from eighty six counties show Boies Democrat winning the governorship by about 6 000. Republican Poyner ahead of Boston in lieutenant governor race with 150 081 to 152 648 and trailing counties could push Poyner to victory by about 500. Remaining Republican ticket likely wins by 1 000 to 8 000.
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Boies
Des
Boston
Hutchinson
Poyner
Qohio
Columbus
Ohio
Lampson
The St Paul Sensation Proves to be a Practical Joke
The Lake Johanna mystery is exposed as a practical joke by a high school student. A tramp’s corpse, once in the care of medical students and buried in a barrel, was dug up and mutilated with the word a traitor carved on the barrel. The case may be toppled as a hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
St. Pau
Lake Johanna
Globe
Eastern College
Crookston Crossing Fight Sparks Condemnation Action
Moorhead Minnesota November 13 Regular proceedings under state statutes to condemn the Crookston crossing for the Duluth Crookston and Northern railroad over the Manitoba track have begun before Judge Mills in chambers. The court will locate the crossing and appoint appraisers to fix compensation. Attorneys Richardson and Warner for the D C and N railroad. R A Wilkinson for the Manitoba. Numerous interested parties attend.
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Moorhead
Minn
Duluth
North Dakota Irrigation Convention Opens in Grand Forks
The North Dakota irrigation convention opened in Grand Forks at 10 a m with strong attendance from many counties. Papers and addresses on water storage and irrigation will be delivered by W R Bierly secretary of the chamber of commerce President Sprague of the state university D R McGinnis of St Paul and others. Strong interest is noted across the state and important results are expected.
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Grand Forks
NJ. D
North Dakota Irrigation Convention
W. R. Bierly
Chamber of Commerce
Sprague
State University
D. R. McGinnis
St. Paul
Testimonials to the New Bishop Proposed in Winona
A quiet fund-raising drive in Winona aims to present Bishop Cotter with vestments a mitre crozier throne and altar after his consecration. A meeting to discuss the testimonial has been scheduled for Thursday evening. The parish of St Thomas has already raised over $2000 for the church’s needs.
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Winona
Cotter
Northern Pacific official investigates Dakotas farmer reports
Col Groat, general emigration agent for the Northern Pacific railroad, has traveled to North Dakota to review farmer conditions in that region. He says reports of widespread suffering in the Northern Pacific territory are greatly exaggerated and finds no evidence of people lacking life's necessities.
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St. Paul
Col. Groat
Northern Pacific Railroad
North Dakota
Northern Pacific Territory
Blizzard Strikes Sioux City Sows Heavy Snow Dismay
Blizzard continues in Sioux City Iowa since Monday with deep drifting snow. Reports of flooding and disaster arrive from China as Yangtze river rises and Hankow Bund inundates areas. Oceanica arrives from Yokohama with record voyage time of 18 days 14 hours 6 minutes and river port conditions worsen.
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Sioux City
Iowa
China
San Francisco
Oceanica
Yokohama
Failing Floods and War Tensions Hit Asia
Reports describe massive flood damage near Ning Po with ten thousand families homeless. Regions face drought and rail and treaty delays. Japanese ministers resign except two, and thirty five suspects linked to Count Okuma assassination plot are arrested.
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Putin
Ning Po
Fara
Eaglarn
Diea
Ferns and Hankow
Count Okuma
Proclamation Grants Washington Territory Statehood
President Harrison signed the proclamation declaring Washington Territory a state in the Union. The document was signed at 6 27 p m and Blaine notified territorial and state governors soon after of the action.
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Washington
Harrison
Blaine
Senate and House react to admission proclamation
In Otymura Washington on November 13 the senate and house were in session when a dispatch from Governor Moore announced that President Blaine had signed the admission proclamation. Members and spectators rose with cheers as the news spread through both chambers during debates on a night session and U S senator election.
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Otymura
Wash
Senate
Howe
Eeierdeyj
Teo
House
United States
Moore
Blaine
Idaho Votes For Statehood Of Idaho Strongly
In Bower City Idaho on November 13, 18000 votes were polled with fewer than 1000 opposed to the constitution showing strong support for Idaho statehood. Local officials report brisk turnout and clear approval for joining the union.
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Bower City
Idaho
Fire destroys fur store in Minnesota city
Fire at H. Stover’s fur store 219 East Superior Street Duluth causes $10,000 loss with $6,500 insurance. Other items note NP rail bridges near Long Prairie and a large sawmill cut at Laird Norton, plus drowning on Long Lake and a incendiary fire incident at Rice’s elevator Royalton.
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Minnesota Matters
Duluth
H. Stover
East Superior Street
Little Falls
Northern Pacific
Staples
Long Prairie River
Laird-Norton Company
St. Cloud
Long Lake
Arthur Bergstrom
Red Wing
Southern
Royalton
Rice's
Joint rules committee to reshape league playing rules
New York and Washington dispatches report the joint rules committee of the National League and the American Association began work at 10 30 a m and are expected to issue changes later in the day. The Morven Hell or New York in Six Days reference appears in the context of shipping and fog dangers. Delegates discuss that only speed restrictions in fog can avert collisions at sea.
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New York
National League
The
American Association
Meuven
Hell
Washington
Maritime Conference
Norway
Heaven
Enormous Pig Iron Warrants Boost Glasgow Market
London reports pig iron warrants in Glasgow surge as prices rise rapidly amid overselling in Cleveland. Other items note Parnell libel suit delay in London, South Dakota penitentiary transfer to the state, J. T. Smith named circuit court clerk in Yankton, Farmers Alliance meeting in Aberdeen, and dairy output for the season projected over 16 million dollars with minimal oleomargarine use in Des Moines.
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London
Glasgow
Cleveland
South Dakota
Des Moines
Sherman
One More Blizzard Ravages Southwest Trains Snowbound
Blizzard from the Divide to the pan handle of Texas halts trains across Colorado and New Mexico. Cattle losses reach 7,000 head with 80,000 sheep killed or scattered. Cowboys missing, six bodies recovered, and mountaintop crews starved for two days before eating from bee meat and canned goods.
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Denver
Colo
Panhandle
Texas
Fort Worth
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Midland
Rio Grande
Texline
Clayton
Trinidad
Colfax County
Mount Dora
Losses in New Mexico and related reports
Late reports from New Mexico confirm numerous fatalities in Colfax county from the storm. Sheep herders perished at Tramperas. a Seneca crew lost a herder. another man was abandoned by companions as their survival took priority. Clayton marked snow and extreme cold as the mercury plunged. In Kansas, Riley county treasurer James N Fertner vanished with a $35,000 shortage cited and bondsmen liable for $150,000. Fertner seeks Windsor, Canada to avoid extradition.
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Trinidad
Col
New Mexico
Colfax
Tramperas
Logan Bros
Clayton
Toreka
Kan
James N. Fertner
Riley County
Fortner
Windsor
Canada
Governor of Jalisco Killed by Ex Police Officer
The man who stabbed Governor Gen. Corona on a city street in Mexico was a former police officer who had been discharged and became obsessed with alleged wrongs. The governor’s wife, an American, was slightly hurt while defending her husband.
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City of Mexico
Gen. Corona
Jalisco
Minister shoots hunter in accidental gun discharge
Rome Ga Nov 18 Rev C K Henderson pastor of the Cedartown Baptist church accidentally shot Gabe Jones during a bird hunt The load struck Jones in the head and he died instantly scattering brains on the ground The incident was reported as an accidental discharge by a minister in the field
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Portland
The
Advertiser
B. F. Turner
Burmah
America
Turner
F. D. Phinney
American Baptist Missionary Fund
Rangoon
India
Lincoln
London
Rome
C. K. Henderson
Baptist Church
Cedartown
Gabe Jones
Mr. Henderson
Mr. Jones
Chicago Fat Stock Show Opens With 850 Entries
Curiaco Nov 18 The fat stock show opened Tuesday at the Expo sition building with about 850 entries, far above last year’s 180. Sheep and hogs lead the exhibits, with fine cattle as a side attraction, and afternoon and evening ring exhibitions are planned.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Exposition Building
Drift and loss reported near Port Maitland
A box and several trunks and chests drifted ashore at Port Maitland, Yarmouth, N H, on November 18. No bodies found, and there is fear a vessel foundered with all crew lost.
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Yarmouth
N. H
Port Maitland
Knights of Labor Convention Debates Eight-Hour Day Push
Reports say a constitutional clause may let the order enter politics nationwide and end secrecy on past acts. The convention must adopt or modify the report while Powderly is expected to win re election amid a year with fewer members but continued strength.
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Federation of Labor
Powderly
Catholic Congress Debates Annual Sessions in Baltimore
At Baltimore on November 18 the Catholic congress opened with prayers by Bishop La Fleche of Canada. M. D. Fansler of Indiana proposed a committee to study annual state Catholic conventions, and Honore Mercier of Quebec addressed the gathering praising Archbishop Carroll and the nation. Delegates from New York, St. Louis, Philadelphia and Chicago spoke on education, temperance, church music, and Catholic contributions in the past century, while Canadian sentiment and clerical greetings were shared.
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Quebec
Canada
Archbishop Carroll
Carroll
Washington
Franklin
America
Congress of Philadelphia
England
Republic
Edward F. Fagan
New York
American Catholic Congress
Premier Mercier
Monsignor
Gadd
Cardinal Manning
Vaughn
Peter L. Foy
St. Louis
J. H. Campbell
Philadelphia
Herman Allen
Chicago
Richard L. Clarke
Maryland Clergy Host Reception at Concordia Opera House
Baltimore. Clergy and laity of Maryland gave a reception to visiting brethren at the Concordia opera house last evening. The hall was crowded with prelates priests and people.
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Baltimore
Concordia Opera House
Maryland
Governors Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed by Merriam
Governor Merriam issues a proclamation declaring Thanksgiving Day on Thursday November B in Minnesota St Paul details appear with other brief dispatches noting a London strike on the Thames and Ohio returns showing Lampson leading a Republican ticket but governor race undecided plus a Kansas note about a county treasurer embezzlement case as authorities seek access to a Windsor safe keys held by attorney Green written in terse late 19th century telegraphic style
Park Newspapers Favor the Northwestern Metropolis
Paris papers including Le Journal des Debats Le Petit Journal and Caligari Messenger advocate Chicago as the site for a larger universal exposition following the Paris World’s Fair. Editors in Paris praise Chicago and express strong support for the American project.
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Chicago
Paris
Journal Des Bats
France
le Petit Journal
Calignani
Messenger
Chicago Seen As First Choice For Exposition Exhibitors
Inquiries of consuls abroad show Chicago preferred by industrial classes for a central U S exposition. Responses from Canada to Austria indicate overwhelming support for Chicago and a minority favoring New York. The finding will be presented to Congress to counter claims that transport costs deter foreign exhibitors.
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Chicago
New York
Congress
News Briefs Highlight Finance and Dreadful Crimes
The Atchison bonds will start redeeming December 16 at four million dollars per day. German official Herr Brandies is appointed to a Guinea diplomatic post amid Samoa turmoil. Michael Miller of Racine learns of a one million dollar estate inheritance after his uncle Lambert Miller’s death. Mrs. Emily Ingham Staunton founder of Ingham University dies at Oil City aged 78. First Mate Stephen A. Mowry drowns off Whitestone when struck by an anchor buoy rope. Louis Nugent, 30, is hanged at West Baton Rouge for the Aug 14 murder of Hamp Suffield.
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Atchison Railway
Herr Brandies
Samoa
Guinea
Michael Miller
Racine
Wis
Lambert Miller
Emily Ingham Staunton
Ingham University
Leroy, N. Y
Oil City
Stephen A. Mowry
Narragansett
Stonington
Whitestone
Long Island Sound
Louis Nugent
West Baton Rouge
Hamp Suffield
Dr William's Indian Pile Ointment Endorsed by Judges
A testimonial claims Dr William's Indian Pile Ointment is the sole sure cure for blind bleeding or itching piles. Judges Coons and Coffinbury from Maysville and Cleveland report long-term relief after use. The product is sold by druggists for 50 cents and 1 dollar per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Coons
Maysville
Coffinbury
Cleveland
Star Spring Water for Sale in Bottles and Glass
Saratoga Star Spring water is offered by pharmacists for sale in bottles and by the glass at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Star
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Promises Health Defense
An advertisement portrays Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable remedy against impure blood and disease. It claims the medicine strengthens the constitution, defeats illness, and restores health for many years. The copy urges readers to try the peculiar medicine.
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Hood
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Bessemer
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