International News and Local Disasters Report
The Porte seeks more time to fulfill the Berlin treaty after Dulcigno surrender. Chili and Peru accept US mediation. Formosa crew saved after a sinking. Arctic exploration support urged. Russia eyes grain export limits. Paris press jailed. Basutos resist British forces in Africa. Czar marriage rumors and Cologne Cathedral celebration noted. Storms devastate Great Lakes shipping. rail and weather disruptions across the Midwest.
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Porte
Dulcigno
Chili
Peru
United States
Formosa
Et Sea
Egt i
South Africa
Czar
Russia
Doljorouki
Czaro
Czarowitch
Hapsal
Sisbonian
Constantine
Vladimir
Cologne
Peror William
Count von Moltke
Rome
Ireland
Hutchins
Fereen
Gold and Silver Coin In the United States Readied
A Mint Director estimate shows Oct 1 coin in the country at 869.38 million in gold and 149.80 million in silver. Gold bullion held by the treasury and in banks adds 78.04 million in gold and 6.56 million in silver. Total specie surpasses prior records, with bullion increases from foreign gold over the past year.
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United States
Burchard
Treasury
Political Points and Electoral Vote Totals Report
A Republican campaign in Virginia seeks victory with money and speakers while Democrats hope for gains. The article lists electoral votes by state and notes six wounded in a Wilmington shooting during a Democratic parade. Oregon ponders female suffrage. Wade Hampton and Secretary Sherman exchange sharp correspondence over a Sherman speech and Ku Klux references.
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Virginia
Alabama
Milboute
Lee
Arkansas
Nebraska
California
Colorado
New Hampshire
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Louisiana
Sas Tees
Texas
Vermont
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Mississippi
Wilmington
Del
Wade Hampton
Sherman
Hampton
Ku Klux
Notable Speech Accuses Sherman of False Statements
Accusing Sherman of uttering what he knew to be false, the document closes by asserting an address at Columbia. The fragment highlights a confrontation and the claimant’s firm stance amid the dispute.
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Sherman
Columbia
Mixed Arctic Danreads and Far North Hardships
The revenue cutter Thomas Corwin returned to San Francisco after an extensive Arctic cruise in search of the Jeannette. In St Lawrence Island 500 of 700 inhabitants died of starvation due to whisky abuse and poor planning. Two New York steamers carried $1,007,000 in gold and $15,000 in silver amid a northern storm that snarled the New York Central line west of Rochester.
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Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Northwest
Great Lakes
Manitou Islands
Sturgeon Bay
Lake Michigan
Lakes Superior
Erie
Jake Michigan
Southern
Minnesota
Elkhorn Valley
Neb
Centralia
Iowa
Kalb
George Scroggs
Champaign
Hamburg
Denver
Col
Julia D. Bates
Edward Bates
United States
Lincoln
Alpema
Napier
David A. Wells
Thiedkauff
Thomas Corwin
San Francisco
Jeannette
Siberian
Corwin
St. Lawrence Island
New York
Middle States
Canada
New York Central
Rochester
Octobers election returns favor Republicans in Indiana
From 590 voting places Indianapolis reports 116,881 Republican votes to 105,990 Democratic, with Nationals 5,478. Statewide counties show Republicans gaining in most districts, predicting a likely joint-ballot Senate majority for Republicans. Porter's statewide lead grows as more counties report.
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Inpianapolis
Porter
Indianapolis
William Heilman
Thomas L. Brown
Stanton J. Peelle
Robert B. F. Pierce
Godlove
Orth
Richard FE. Demotte
A W. Steele
William H. Calkins
Thomas R. Cobb
M. Stockslager
William §. Holman
Pranaroris
Mr. Porter
Mr. Sanders
United States
McDonald
Ohio Republicans lead in statewide races with large margins
Early official returns from most Ohio counties show Republican gains for Secretary of State and Supreme Judge, with Townsend for Secretary of State posting an 18,928 majority and the average Republican margin around 20,000 across other offices. Congressional results favor Republicans for roughly fifteen of twenty seats, while Democrats claim some gains in specific districts.
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Colunreus
Ohio
Secretary of State
Supreme Judge
Foster
Brown
Licking
Lucas
Ottawa
Perry
Pickaway
Ross
Sandusky
Republican Committee
Townsend
McIvaine
Sureme
Democratic Committee
Ben Butterworth
Thomas L. Young
Henry L. Morey
Emanuel Shultz
Ben Lefevre
Joseph W. Ritchie
John P. Leedom
J. W. Keifer
J. 8. Robinson
John B.rice
Henry S. Neal
George L. Converse
Gibson Atherton
George W. Geddes
Rufus R. Dawes
J. P. Updegraff
W. McKinley, Jr
Ezra B. Taylor
Amos Townsend
ColumBus
Butterworth
Young
Morey
Schultz
Ritchie
Keifer
Robinson
Rice
Neal
Atherton
Dawes
West Virginia Election Returns Hint GOP Narrowing Democratic Edge
Reports from West Virginia indicate Republican gains reducing Democratic majorities in several counties though the overall GOP lead remains around eight thousand votes. The Greenback third party failed to attract expected support, as many voters returned to the two major parties.
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Wherexina
West Virginia
Republican Platform Endorses Prosperity and Civil Service Reform
The Republican platform touts twenty years of governance including currency stabilization, reduced debt, and expanded infrastructure. It pledges defense of union, education, and anti corruption, calls for immigration limits, civil service reform, and equal protection, while contrasting with Democratic opposition and urging voter protection and peaceful national unity.
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Republican Party
United States
Princip
Hayes
Congress
Mullein Grows in England As Aaron's Rod For Beauty
A Gar dens Chronicle writer extols the common mullein as worth attention for amateurs and professionals. In England it is known as Aaron's Rod for its tall five foot stem and dense golden flowers. The plant, once called barbascum from barba, has uses including a dried fatty extract used as a cataplasm in hemorrhoidal complaints.
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England
Gardener’s Chronicle
Aaron
Alsace
Barbascum
Barba
Hairy stamens spark debate over plant trait
The description notes a beard like feature on the plant, suggesting two of the five stamens are hairy, possibly alluding to its shaggy foliage.
Household Cookery Recipes for Children and Preserves
A collage of household recipes lists methods for tomato preserves, cocoa candy, grape preserves, a decorative hens nest dessert, tomato sauce, Mountairy sour, plum and prune phar macy preserves, and pear and quince preserves with step by step guidance and ingredients. It mixes fruit preserves with confections and decorative culinary items.
Global Wool Crop Surges Since 1830
The wool clip has risen fivefold since 1830 from about 320 million pounds to 1.586 billion pounds in 1878. Europe led with 740 million pounds, Australia 350 million, the United States 208 million, South Africa 48 million, and Tiger Platte 240 million. Britain and France consume about 380 million each annually, while Russia Austria and others total about 400 million and the U.S. 250 million.
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Europe
United States
Australia
South Africa
Great Britain
France
Russia
Austria
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