Pilgrims Visit Parnell’s Grave in Glasnevin
Crowds from all walks of life visit the late Irish statesman Charles Stewart Parnell’s tomb in Glasnevin. Flowers and wreaths fill the grave area with offerings from various societies, including a Warsaw revolutionary delegation. Plans exist to erect a fac simile round tower at the site, modeled after the O Connell monument.
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O'Connell
Parnell
Glasnevin
Revolutionary Party
Warsaw
Experiments With Cheap Bread In Germany
German trials to lower bread costs explore corn barley oats buckwheat peas beans and potatoes with acorns tested then discarded. The press urges importing corn from the United States to test as the remaining hope for affordable bread.
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Germany
United States
Free Mail to Farmers Drives National Petition Effort
An organized push in New York and across the country seeks free mail delivery to rural towns. The Farmers Alliance and Patrons of Industry are canvassing support, drafting letters to congressmen, and circulating petitions to argue that doorstep service will raise farm values and keep farmers connected to markets.
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New York State
Farmers’ Alliance
Patrons of Industry
Congress
Carnegie plans massive tower in Pittsburg with tall elevators
Andrew Carnegie of Pittsburg announces a tower project to house over 25,000 people at once. Two elevators will run from the ground to the lookout landing more than 1,000 feet high. The tower base spans 440 feet in width each direction. Keystone Bridge Company will build the metal structure and finish by February 1, 1898. Cost is estimated at 1.5 million dollars, about 200 thousand less than the Eiffel tower due to simpler design and standard steel sizes.
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Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Keystone Bridge Company
Carnegie
Russia's Condition Described as Very Bad by Immigrant Official
Col J B Weber chief of immigration returned from a study trip to Europe including Russia. He described the police as arrogant and the laws harsh, noting persistent pass port scrutiny and difficulties meeting officials. He said conditions affecting immigration are grave and beyond belief without official corroboration.
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Russia
Col
J. B. Weber
New York
St. Petersburg
Althy
Adams Express Officials Deposed Amid Scandal
John Hoey, president of Adams Express, was ousted by the board for malfeasance in office. Vice president Clapp Spooner resigned and was accepted. The case traces to a prior suit by Henry C. Sherburne seeking 500000, detailing a syndicate profit of 720000 from a property deal connected to W S Dinsmore.
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Adams Express Company
John Hoey
Hoey
Clapp Spooner
Henry C. Sherburne
Edward A. Taft
W.S. Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Verdict Reversed Mystery Suspect After Fourteen Years
James A. Brock formerly of St Louis now in El Paso Texas claims he has proven a conspiracy by the Woosleys to murder his cousin Frank Woosley who disappeared in 1877. He asserts he found Woosley in Benton Arkansas with evidence to convict the Woosleys of conspiracy. Evictions in Kansas as Union Pacific tears down squatter dwellings on levee rights of way in Kansas City Kan. A rope tied to a engine yanked houses off their foundations leaving empty shanties and scattered furniture as residents fled the scene.
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James A. Brock
St. Louis
el Paso
Tex
Brock
Frank Woosley
Woosley
Woosleys
Benton, Ark
Kansas
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Kan
Dr. John Hall Resigns From Union Theological Board
Dr. John Hall resigns from the Union Theological Seminary board amid Briggs matter concerns. His years as a Brigg s ally shielded the professor, and conservatives anticipated action by the Presbytery if his assurances proved false.
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John Hall
Union Theological Seminary
Briggs
Presbytery
A Million a Day Exports of Breadstuffs Reach New Peak
The Bureau of Statistics records September exports of grain and flour at 31,462,021 dollars, over four times the prior year. For July to September 1891 total grain and flour sales amount to 76,694,822 dollars, with 145,025,129 dollars exported by end-September 1891. Rye, barley, oats, and wheat show large gains, while corn lags until the harvest begins.
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United States
Bureau of Statistics
Newspapermen killed in midnight engine crash at Crete
Four Chicago Inter Ocean staff members were killed or injured when a Chicago & Eastern Illinois fast train derailed at Crete Illinois after an open switch. The dead are Leonard Washburn Fred W Henry J A McAfferty and James Clark. Henry and McAfferty were on the engine to report and illustrate the ride. The wreck buried the men beneath the locomotive.
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Chicago Jinter- Ocean
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Crete
Til
Leonard Washburn
The
Inter-Ocean
Fred W. Henry
J. A. McAfferty
St. Louis
James Clark
Henry
McAfferty
Washburn
Indiana
Lands to Be Ceded by Shoshone and Arapaho Indians
The commission reports an agreement with the Shoshone and Arapahoe of Wyoming to cede about 1,100,000 acres from the Wind River reservation to the United States. The tribes will receive 600,000 dollars, about 55 cents per acre, for land north of Wind River and an eastern strip. The ceded area is well watered with rich bottom lands and about 100,000 acres of beach lands suitable for irrigation. The region offers sheep and cattle range, coal and oil, and potential minerals, but is 150 miles from rail service.
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Eatery
Ookaredoes
Wyoming
Wind River Reservation
United States
Wind River
Bloodshed in Valparaiso as Sailors Clash With Chileans
Anti American sentiment in Chile peaks in Valparaiso where U S Baltimore sailors are attacked by Chilean sailors. One Baltimore crew member dies and five are seriously wounded with several Chileans injured. Police and bystanders separate the combatants. Other items note a million dollar US patent decision, cattle exports and a bungled execution in Minnesota.
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Chili
Balmaceda
Valparaiso
United States
Baltimore
Italian pork decree to be abolished by Rome proclamation
President Louis Contencin of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in New York says Rome has unanimously decided to abolish the decree against American pork and will issue a proclamation soon. In Alabama, Dr. Seymour Bullock a Republican and G A R district commander was shot and killed by Thomas Brewer of Mobile. Parnellite MPs issue a manifesto vowing to continue their dead leader’s plans and not ally with McCarthyites.
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Rome
Italy
Louis Contencin
Italian Chamber of Commerce
New York
Alabama
Seymour Bullock
Baldwin County
Ala
Thomas Brewer
Mobile
The Australian Ballot Law Takes Effect in South Dakota
The reform changes how ballots are produced and used in the November election. County auditors supply tickets, three judges run each precinct, and voters obtain officially stamped tickets from the judge, mark them in the booth, and fold to show the stamp. Assistants may help illiterate voters with back-page endorsement by the judge.
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South Dakota
Yankton County
Election Law Notes and Local News Highlights
Topics cover county ballot options with party affiliations, nomination rules, ballot challenges, and penalties. Also reports on a new ore strike at Golden Reward mine, a university president election in South Dakota, Madison voting muddle, barn fire in Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls spinning plant contract, and Indian reservation jurisdiction ruling.
Land selection in Dakota counties reaches 270000 acres
About 270 000 acres have been selected mainly in Pennington Fall River Meade and Hardin counties. Excludes Fort Wadsworth reserve lands in the Sisseton Indian reservation amounting to about 82000 acres. At least 100000 more will be selected this fall east of the Missouri river, mostly in the Huron and Aberdeen land districts. All lands chosen are of excellent quality and among the best in the Hills country.
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Pennington
Fall River
Meade
Hardin
Old Fort Wadsworth
Sisseton Indian Reservation
Missouri River
Huron
Aberdeen
Hills
State Fair Finances Rise in Sioux Falls
The Sioux Falls state fair this year ran expenses of 16000 dollars and receipts around 12000 dollars. The higher costs mark a notable increase over previous years.
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Sioux Falls
Improving Grain Prices and Public Notices in Nebraska
Nebraska grain inspectors confirm improved grain pricing with rye graded No 2 upon reinspection in Baltimore after Omaha initially marked it No 3. Other items report Lynch mob investigations in Omaha, independent candidate designations, eight hour law ruling, faith cure deaths, sugar tank fatalities, Rushville wheat market rise, and packing plant upgrades in Nebraska City plus Y M C A state convention dates.
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Nebraska
Baltimore
Omaha
Obituaries and memories of Charles Stewart Parnell
A collage of tributes from multiple papers honors Charles Stewart Parnell, praising his leadership of the Irish cause, his impact on politics and religion, and noting the mixed views on his life. The clippings reflect a spectrum from admiration of his patriotism to questions about his failures and legacy.
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