Mahone's Fight in Springfield Colored Rally
Gem Mahone spoke to a mixed audience in Springfield Illinois amid Republican and Democratic crowds. He contrasted Cleveland era policy with Republican plans and warned about debt and bondholder deals while defending negro participation in the state’s economy and labor support. Senator Daniel attacked Mahone's record, urging a joint debate as crowds urged McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Palmer
John BE. Lynch
Springfield
Ills
Asinapon
Gem Mahone
Triumyo
Gen. Mahone
Ghousehold
Gen. Mahong
McKinney
Hill
Cleveland
Ray
Propetitor
Reamea
Tebould
Jungth
Mahone
Bonster Daniels
Richmond Whig
Virginia Ratironda
Danid
Gin Mahone
Celebrating Emancipation at Syprineld Illinois
Springfield Illinois September 7 Emancipation Day observed by a large gathering of colored citizens A parade preceded the event The orator was Hem Jim R Lyngh of Mississippi He argued for negro rights while criticizing white supremacy and praising the party that aided emancipation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syprineld
Ils
Springfield
Iils
Jim R .Lyngh
Mississippi
Fayso
Jamul
Falys
Philot Ayties
Honator
Voices of Hope and Voter Rights in Civil Era Speech
A historical speech recalls urging education and voting rights, urging unity beyond party lines and warning against prejudice. The speaker notes progress, warns politicians use of voters, and cites Gen. Palmer and reactions of applause and hisses as the crowd debates race and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afr
Lynch
Gen. Palmer
Roosevelt Denies Senate Candidacy After Idaho Hunt
Washington city report says Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt has returned from vacation in Idaho where he hunted. He dismissed talk of a bid for the North Dakota Senate as newspaper chatter and said he may be a summer candidate but is not a candidate in the fall election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Roosevelt
Idaho
Senate
Nrth Dakota
New York
Chicago at Work with Sleeves Rolled Up Notes of Progress
Citizens push to secure the World's Fair in Chicago. The national agitation committee met and ordered a circular highlighting Chicago's advantages. Industry branches push the enterprise, pledging loyalty from Mayors Mosby and Shakespeare and Cyrus Kiutchan of Meadvile Savings Bank. New Orleans debates location.
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Chicago
Cariaco
National Agitation Committee
Mosby
Cincinnati
James L Day
New Orleans
Cyrus Kiutchan
Meadvile, Pa
Savings Bank
New York
Joseph A. Shakespeare
New Rleans
Flower Subscribes 625000 New York World’s Fair Gift
Roswell P. Flower donates 25000 to the World’s fair committee. Discussion continues on whether the site will take any part of Central Park. The site committee meets again on Wednesday.
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New York
Rosweill P. Flower
Central Park
Trade Board backs New York for World’s Fair site
Wartford Connecticut reports the board of trade voted for New York City as the site for the World’s Fair of 1863. The city government followed with a resolution agreeing to the same.
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Wartford
Conn
Gotham
Hartrop
Board of Trade
New York City
Case of Edwards Mob Violence Near Rosalie
In Rosalie Kansas last week a mob sought to hang Mr and Mrs Edwards after their child’s disappearance sparked a brutal scene. The sheriff’s duty kept them jailed and the child was found alive and well early Monday morning, ending the mob’s reckoning.
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EL Dorano
Kan
Diamond Record Rumor Shapes Pro Baseball Trust
A rumored base ball trust would unite eight clubs Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburg Cleveland Buffalo Chicago and pool profits with salaries guaranteed and prize shares. The plan reportedly includes Mayor Grant and Chicago Board of Trade promoters, with Brooklyn and Buffalo outside the League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutcaco
Brotherhood
Erason
Anson
William
Burna
Uuited Business Association
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Buffalo
Chicago
Capitalista
Grant
Chicago Board of Trade
Prizes in Competitive Drills Awarded by Patriarchs Militant
Awards for the competitive drill given Thursday were announced to winning cantons of the Patriarchs Militant. First prize 300 cash to Canton Marion No. 4, Indiana. second prize 300 cash to Gent Occidental No. 1, Chicago. Firet prize to Captain David Gunter of Canton Marion. Other prizes include 520, 210, 150 cash to various cantons in Indiana and Ohio. Stokes Medal awarded to Captain Gunter for service.
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Couvimus
Dasa A
Canton Marion
Kon
Indi
Gent Occidental
Chicago
Ill
Mmpanding
David Gunder
Canton
Marion
Nton
Indianapolis
Frank
Gare Rahtown
Canbn
Logansport
Ind
Canton Momental
Balthmare
France Boulangists Lose Ground in Firestorm Election
Paris dispatch reports Boulangists suffer a crushing defeat with only about twenty members in the chamber while Conservatives gain seats and Republicans rise beyond 100 seats. General Boulanger feared defeated, with accusations of ballot manipulation and government intervention amid a polarized political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakl
Balfour
Wickie Collins
Loxpon
Timesaays
France
Boulanger
Paris
Gen. Boulanger
Montmartre
Bunday
Ty Boulanger
Paris Election Returns Signal New Chamber
Noted results show M Jules Ferry defeated by a narrow margin in Paris with his brother Albert elected nearby. Clovis Hughes defeated, 2M Browls reports Boulangist votes at 900000 in Seine while opponents total 226000. Republican gains 97066 versus January. Predicts chamber balance largely unchanged though new faces appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jules Ferry
Albert
M. Clovis- Hughes Ja
Browls
London Times
Chamber
Boulanger
Seine Department
Temps
Republic
Gladstone Attacks Irish Catholic University Plans
In London Gladstone denounces the proposed Roman Catholic university in Ireland as a dodge and calls Balfour’s letter to the Protestant Alliance secretary the shabbiest part of the shabby proceeding. He speaks after a Liberal deputation at Hawarden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxnon
Balfour
Protestant Alliance
Ireland
Proposel University
Gladstone
Hawarden
Irish University
Death of Wilkie Collins in London
The London novelist Wilkie Collins died yesterday morning at his home after a long illness bronchitis. Born in London in 1824 he wrote biographies and many popular novels notably The Woman in White. He had suffered months of critical health before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkie Collins
London
Wilkie Colling
Mr. Collins
Thig City
Father
Chinese Emperor Responds to Memorial on Emigrant Expulsion
A fragmented report notes a memorial urging expulsion of Amorigana from the country and the emperor and government delaying action. The text is unclear but indicates official deliberation on diplomatic or population policy.
Fopé Congratulates Manning on Cardinal’s Success
Lonpos extends congratulations to Manning for the cardinal’s effort in bottling the dockets. The message notes the successful outcome and reflects formal appreciation from the Fopé.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fopé
Manning
Bept
Definsei of the Aly Hone Orders Masked Towers
Fragmentary text describes an order related to masked towers and dates around 356 ipas. The readable items point to a defensive or ceremonial notice with unclear names or places. Further readable details are not present in the fragment.
Census Bureau Organized for Great Work and Appointments
Washington Sept. 44 Robert P. Porter superintendent of the census has appointed Richard P. Rothwell chief special agent to handle gold and silver statistics for the eleventh census and Beird Halberstadt special agent to aid coal statistics. The bureau is largely organized with eighteen division chiefs and subordinates ready for collection and compilation of ten year statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Robert P. Porter
Richard P. Rothwell
New York
Engineering and Mining Journal
Beird Halberstadt
Pittsburg
Census Bureau
United Etates
Porter
Minnesota Beef Law Ruled Unconstitutional by U S Judge
Judge Nelson of the United States circuit court in Minnesota ruled the state anti dressed beef law unconstitutional. The case followed the arrest of H Barber for selling 100 pounds of freak beef not inspected on the hoof in Minnesota. Barber was jailed, then discharged after the writ of habeas corpus was granted and the law found to conflict with the U S Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Minnesota
Sr. Pavut
Nelson
H. Barber
Armour & Cap
Chicago
White Bear
Minn
Newon
Cole
Campbell of Kansas as Pension Commissioner Rumor
Rumor says A B Campbell of Kansas is under consideration by President Harrison for pension commissioner. Private Secretary Halford indicated the appointment may wait until the president returns to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
Warner
Deen Parx
Harrison
A. B Campbell
Kansas
Halford
Warner undecided on pension commissioner post
Maj William Warner arrived from Washington and says he has neither accepted nor declined the pension commissioner role. He plans to go to Kansas City where the matter will be settled. An intimate Grand Army friend says Warner will consult his law partners and his wife before deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Maj Wiliam Warner
Washington
Kansas City
Grand Army
Maj. Warner
Inconveniense word used for Douglass travel to Haiti
Washington City reports the state department arranged safe passage for Hon Frederick Douglass to Haiti. A navy dispatch will transport him by steamship from Washington to Fortress Monroe then to Hayti aboard the Oosipee. Douglass said he expected possible inconvenience but the measure aims to prevent it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortress Monroe
State Department
Navy Department
Ives Stayner Trial Defense Concludes Testimony
In New York the defense finished its testimony in the Ives Stayner trial. J H Wilson, porter on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Detroit railroad, testified he took company books and seal from Cincinnati to New York on June 1. Brooke, counsel for Ives, moved for acquittal but the motion was overruled and he began his closing speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre Ives-Stayney
New York
Ives-Stayner
J. H. Wilson
HL and
Cincinnati
Brooke
Ives
Where to Send Claims
Washington City Sept. 24 The records and papers of the volunteer division of the army pension department have been transferred by order of the secretary of war to the office of the second auditor of the treasury. Inquiries about claims of volunteer officers and soldiers of the Florida Mexican and Rebellion wards will be disposed of by the auditor to whom all claims for bounty back pay and traveling expenses should also be sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinpton City
Army Pey Department
Secretary of War
Second Auditor of the Treasury
Rabbed New Year Postings and Quiet Telework Tale
A fragmented OCR item notes a late night scene around September 24 with references to “This ae str ond” and quiet telework. It mentions a year’s start and a schedule near midnight but lacks complete names or places. The readable facts point to a poster or posting event and a quiet work setting with minimal activity.
Buried Alive in Quebec Landslide Kills Dozens
Reports from Sept 19 describe a major landslide near the Citadel in Cape Diamond,Cap lead by earth and rock that buried homes and residents. At least twenty five confirmed dead with twenty six bodies recovered and eighteen wounded, including families and a 15 year old survivor.
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Cucaco
Quebec
Citadel
Apot
Qahermuan
Vignauk
Sho
Landslide at Quebec squeezes ruins as hundreds feared buried
Telegram from Quebec reports a devastating rock slide in the city leaving more than fifty people feared dead or trapped. By 11:30 p.m. thirteen corpses were recovered and sixteen seriously injured. rescue teams and cavalry are on site while debris blocks a 600 foot long road and lights fail.
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Timothy Berrigan
Miss Allan
Charles Allan
James Black
William Black
Alioa Bradley
Margaret Bradley
Mra James Bradley
Mra Stephen Burke
Mra Bracken
Michael Deeby
Thomas Farrell
Lawrence Farrell
Agnes Farrell
Stella Farrell
Esther Mary Fitzgerald
Joe Fitzgerald
Nora Kenedy
Mra McKinnon
Miss Lane
R. Leaby
Mra. Ready
Quebec
Berrigan
Burke
Farrell
Allen
Ruina
Fita
Marine and Fisheries Departments
Urgo
Royal School
Quebec Rock Slide Devastates Citadel Area
In the Quebec disaster a landslide toppled rock into a terrace area near the citadel causing an immense cavity to open under the foundation wall. Night storms and a river flood accompanied the collapse and witnesses recount warning signs and frantic evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Woode
Hayden
Berrigen
Nolan
Farrell
Perry
Dugater
Tornado Hit Jacksonville Beach Area Causes Death and Damage
A powerful storm unleashed heavy rain and unprecedented lightning in Jacksonville Florida with a tornado striking Paebo beach near Murray Hall. Prince O Neil a local boy died when the horse and buggy were lifted and hurled into the air. The tornado injured few others and damaged tracks, a hotel, cottages, and caused extensive property losses estimated at 10 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Pasble Begsh
Paeblo Beach
Murray Ball
Prince O' Mell
Prince O’neil
Lawrence Haynes
Areight Oer
Delock
O'Neil
Murray Hall
Ray Hamilton Case Ends in Guilty Verdict and Sentence
The Hamilton case in Mays Laxpine New Jersey concluded with the conviction of the prisoner after a tense two day trial. The judge ordered immediate imprisonment as the jury delivered a guilty verdict following the prosecution and defense arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hamilton
Mays Laxpine
N. J
Hamilton
Deadly slide traps town as rescue digs continue
Amid a deadly rock slide, Lt. Timothy Berrigan died, and Mrs McKintop was found alive yet entombed. City workers number about sixty with steam engines and derricks, digging for other victims. Reports list multiple missing persons, while Maj. Mayne and Royal Engineers assess a widening crack threatening more collapses.
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Timothy Berrigan
McKintop
Michael Bradley
Thomas Pemberton
Joe Kemp
Mia
Dowd
Robert Lawson
Richard Maybury
Henry Black
John Henry
Hesrya
Thomas Nolan
Maj
Mayne
Royal Engineers
Duffrrin Terrace
Champlain
Boy dies? workers struck by train in Springfield accident
A construction accident in Springfield Massachusetts as Norcross Bros employees swung a two ton stone into place. Train No 49 of the New York Hartford line struck near Main Street injuring three passengers including Daniel Callahan who suffered multiple injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Bpringfield
Mass
Norcross Bros
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Main Street
Daniel Callahan
Ford
Western Railway Accident Report From Chicago to Omaha
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a railway fall and a passenger injury incident on a western line. Mentions Rochelle and a Me bob line with unclear travel details and possible derailment or collision context.
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Chicago
Rept
Western Railway
Jyeewarday
Omaha
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Flower
Mrs. Edwards
French Republic
China
Amorigana
Kemp
Ben
Antreak
Pueblo Beach
Florida
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