Deaf and Dumb Alphabet Saves Woman in Night Robbery
A wife recounts learning the deaf and dumb alphabet to communicate with two deaf boys. A burglar threatens her, but the husband, Frank, quietly handles the intruder with a life preserver and hot poker while the safe is secured. Police later take the burglar into custody.
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Frank
London
Ceward
Marm
Georgey
Thomas
Mary
Jove
Preak
Prank
Hooff
Remarkable Trance Case Attracts Whiteland Residents
The Indianapolis Herald reports a 17 year old Whiteland servant Van Arndale fell ill and seemed dead for about 12 hours. She later awoke and described visits to the other world, naming and recounting events about neighbors, including a man involved in lynching. A second trance occurred at a predicted time. A physician testified no deception occurred. The girl, uneducated and trustworthy, claimed recurring trances would occur only after she commits a sin.
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Indianapolis
Herall
Whiteland
Johnson Co
Indiana
van Arndale
HAYA
Thaa
Newcomers Arrive in Sitka Alaska Aboard the John L Stephens
A Boston Journal letter from Aliyska describes fifty passenger immigrants including a Hoosier, a Downeaster, and a Jew among soldiers of fortune awaiting Sitka’s future. A Vermonter and a Bay State native seek political reach, while Russian Fur Company controls trade and land remains unavailable.
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Boston Journal
John L. Stephens
San Francisco
California
Sitka
Alinska
Cook
New York City
Aliaska
Washington
New Territory
National Congress
Bay State
Russian Fur Company
Outrage in Dublin Fenians and Irish Turmoil Spread
London reports a Dublin attempt to fire the general post office with Greek fire failed, while a Faversham powder mill exploded killing one and injuring many. Fenian activity includes Cork attacks Mortello tower and rumors of a Fenian cruiser off Ireland. London anticipates no new emergency powers as commerce slumps. Italy faces political agitation in Naples and Piedmont with fears of a government uprising.
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London
Devo
Dublin
Faversham
Thia City
Cork
Mortello Tower
Trish
Clerkenwell
London Observer
United Kingdom
Italy
Naples
Piedmont
Ely Parker Vindicated in Buffalo Correspondent Essay
A Buffalo Commercial Advertiser correspondent defends Colonel Ely Parker against recent sensational attacks. The piece traces Parker’s Seneca ancestry to a French officer and highlights his lineage, education, and standing within the Tonawanda Reservation community, noting his leadership role after Red Jacket’s era.
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Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
Washington
Ely Parker
Col. Parker
Fort Au Queane
Pie
Ohio River
Colonel Parker
Tonawanda Reservation
Parker
Red Jacket
Kia
Jimmy Johnson
Ashur Wright
Qool
Milwaukee Business College Promises Superior Training
The Daily Wisconsin praises Milwaukee business colleges for practical training in the National Spencerian and Bryant & Stratton programs. It notes year round classes and October to April evening sessions for non day students. Life scholarships are described as time unlimited and widely recognized.
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Milwaukee
Apriat
Spencerian and
Bryant & Stratton Business College
Wisconsin
New York Letter On Stewart Income Tax and Losses
A New York letter claims A. T. Stewart’s year tax is only 87 dollars after last year’s million. It reports heavy losses from shrinking goods and a single article gloves loss of 1,000,000 to wipe out a rival establishment, which it says he achieved.
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Helena
Montana
Salt Lake
Houston
New Orleans
Mobile
Knoxville
Washington
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
A. T. Stewart
Edward A. Wilson
Tod
Edward A. Wilaom
South Becond Street
Helm
York
Calcutta Cyclone Toll and Destruction Revealed
Reports from Calcutta detail 109 deaths and extensive ruin with 401 brick houses destroyed and 2 888 huts leveled. River losses include 62 percent of lives, 67 cargo boats and 16 Madras sloops. Overall losses exceed 1 015 lives and vast crop and cattle damage, with relief funds pledged from government and Cyclone Relief Fund.
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Calcutta
India Mail
London
Eromnd
Madras
Canale
Hooghly
Naddea
Ganges
Jessore
End of the Paraguayan War Declared by Panama Star
The Panama Star reports a two and a half year conflict ending with Paraguay’s capitulation. So lano Lopez agrees to suspend hostilities, retire for two years, cede Gran Chaco and allow free navigation of Paraguayan waters, opening Brazilian ports to all nations. Additional postal rate notices from Col. H. A. StarR detail Belgium Netherlands and North German Union mail charges effective January 1.
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Panama Star
Paraguay
Solano Lopez
Humaita
Gran Chaco
South America
Lopez
Postaar
H. A. Starr
Postal Department
Belgium
Netherlands
England
Toraz North German Union
Austria
Hagland
Bremen
Hamburg
Howland Family Shaped Bedford Mayoral History
The Howland family of New Bedford furnished fourteen of twenty mayors since incorporation. A claim of a race riot in Virginia is refuted as unfounded, with no such incident occurring in the state.
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Howland
New Bedford
Fashion notes on bonnets cloaks and walking dresses
The piece surveys bonnet styles from simple white and pink tulle to black velvet with lace or blonde trimming. It highlights new pattern bonnets, various cloak shapes such as the Esfana and Maritime, and walking dresses with practical trains and loops for calls. It also mentions Madame Demorest patterns and a hair curler innovation.
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Madame Demorest
Broadway
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Moerdyk
Portland
Detroit
Aachen
Aixla Chapelle
Tee
Promie New York Post
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Beaver Dam
Laday
Suppin Drarson
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Fond du Lac Commonwealth
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Gen. Ag’t. A. W. Ertzoa2
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Mike
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Jane
Davin’ Jain
Manchester
Janlew
Mercatre
Hbos Worth & Sonk
Nathaniel Harrie
Ariddlebury
Vermont
Hark
Lloyd
Ohio
Fietcher
Missouri
J. N. Harbia &Co
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