Russia and England in doubt over friendly ties and Turkish plots
Berlin reports a Russian squadron of seven battleships and nine torpedo boats anchored at Sebastopol ready to sail on 24 hours notice, amid fears Britain may move warships through the Dardanelles. London notes the fleet has long been under orders, while European powers press for accord on Turkey as cabinet intrigues intensify in Constantinople with ministers fearing the sultan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Cologne
Sahastapool
Russia
Great Britain
Dardanellea
London
Sebastopool
Turkey
Constantinople
Sofia
Buluria
Dardanelles
Europe
Great Briain
Porte
Abdul Hamid
Abdul Hamla
Strontier
Bosphorus
Black Sea
United States
Terrell
Caesarea
Zia Pasha
Germany
Tewfik Pasha
Marash
Lucius 0. Lee
Harriet A. Lovell
Iktue D. Marden
Meda Hess
Bittia
Ezercum
Ersingjan
Bribrut
Bilis
Salisbury
Armenia
Batid Pasha
Rome
Teef
Said Pasha
Rand Viniar
Bis Liles
Prophetic Conference Draws Crowd at Pittsburgh Church
Large attendance fills Fourth United Presbyterian Church as ministers from several denominations discuss the millennium. Rev J A Owens of Elizabeth N J opens devotional, Dr W J Erdman of Philadelphia speaks on Models of the Prophecy, with a question box session following. Rev Arthur T Pierson of Philadelphia discusses The Coming of the Lord as the practical center of the Bible. Notables include Rev E P Goodwin of Chicago and Rev W W Erdman of Philadelphia. Goodwin asserts the Lord will come to earth literally and personally, as scripted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittasurg
Pituxburo
Fourth United Presbyterian Church
J. A. Owens
Elizabeth
N. J
W. J. Erdman
Philadelphia
Erdman
Are”thur T. Pierson
D. D
Lord
E. P. Goodwin
Chicago
WW. J. Erdman
Philadephia
Goodwin
Reapportionment Plan Changes Made to Meet State Law
Madison apportionment committee released a new bill detailing senate and assembly districts. It lists county groupings and ward divisions, with Milwaukee and Winnebago especially restructured, including Milwaukee county into fifteen assembly districts and multiple ward reconfigurations across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Turner
Senate
Brown
Kewaunee
Door
Marinetts
Oconto
Racine
Kenosha
Milwaukee County
Adams
Marquette
Warushara
Juneau
St. Crote
Pierce
Douglass
Bayford
Washburn
Sawyer
Lincoln
Marathon
Dodge
Shawano
Outagamie
Manitowoc
Calumeni
Crawford
Grant
Iowa
Lafayette
Green
Green Lake
Fond du Lac
Rock
Jefferson
Walworth
Eau Claire
Pepin
Buffalo
Chippewa and
Clark
Dane
Sauk and
Colimble
Vernon and
Richland
Polk, Barron, Dunn and
Burnett
Iron
Vilas
Oneida
Price
Taylor
Forst
Florence and Langlade
Jackson
Monroé
Wood
Trempeleau and
la Crosse
Washington
Weukesha
Ashland
Barron
Calumet
Eor
Dunn
Marinette
Blowree
Oconte
Ozaukee
Portage
St. Choix
Trempealeau
Vernon
Wavushara
Bayfield
Florence
Marathon County
Racine County
Rock County
Sauk County
Sheboygan
Walworth County
Waukesha
Wauraca
Winnebago
Milwaukee
Whitefish Bay
Granville
City of
Wauwatosa
Watwstoga
White Fish Bay
Winnebago County
Oshkosh
Tuo
Clayton
Menasha
Neenah
Finland
Winchester
Winneconne
Wolf River
Algoma
Black Wolf
Nekimi
Nopouskun
Qmro
Poytun
Rushford
Utica
Fire at Allegan destroys largest city block structure
The Chaffes block, Allegan Michigan’s largest business structure, burned at an early hour. Logs estimated at 100000 dollars, partly insured. First floor housed stores. second and third floors held numerous families. Several narrow escapes reported with no serious injuries.
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Chaffes Track
Lona
Aflegan
Mieh
Chaffes
California to Decide on Republican Convention Fight
New York dispatches say Gen John Clarkson and W H Hahn discussed the Dec 10 national committee meeting and a June 19 convention date. California and far western states appear poised to favor San Francisco, with Chicago and St Louis seen as alternate sites as the fight shifts amid limited telegraph wires and party support.
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New York
John & Clarkson
National Republican
Towa
Washington
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Republican National
Ohi
W. H. Hahn
San Francisco
Golden Gate City
California
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St! Louis
Clarkson
Thountains
Missouri River
Minneapol
G. A R
St Louis
Republican National Campaign Committee
Alt
Stamps Theft Ring Exposed in Treasury Papers Case
William Washington, a Black man, and co defendants were arrested for complicity in stealing treasury cancelled stamps. Washington confessed the thefts spanned months, with papers moved to various houses where young workers removed stamps and signatures by light burning. Authorities say about 95,000 old papers were acquired and many destroyed, with roughly 180 stamps recovered by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Washington
Washington
Dee
Negra
Treasury
Treasury Building
Edwards
Fle
Department
Grain Blockade at Buffalo Ends Navigation
Buffalo section reports navigation nearly closed by order of the superintendent of public works. Hundreds of boats tied up, coal shipments largely finished, with western line steamers halted for the season. Grain traffic continues bottleneck at elevators as vessels await unloading next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Norte
Superintendent of Public Works
Hare
Interid
Reading
Pennsylvania
Erie
Lackawanna & Lehigh
Western Line
Upper Lake Porta
Steamer Madura Foundered En Route from Tram Bord
Telegraphs from Corunna report the British steamer Madura foundered in mid ocean on November 8 while en route from Tram to Port Royal. Capt Patterson commanded the 3 masted steamer of 1,459 tons net, built in Brockton in 1878 by Richardson Duck & Co. Limited. The vessel measured 320 feet in length with a beam of 36.1 feet and depth of 61 feet.
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Hamburie
America
Hamburg
Patterson
Trambore
Port Royal
Corunna
Spain
Martuca
Regia
Brockton
England
Richardson, Duck & Co., Limited
Senate Debates Cuban Recognition and Silver Coinage
In Washington the Senate opened with acts on coinage of silver and recognition of Cuba. Debates covered Cuba insurgents, neutrality, and U S policy toward Spain. A petition noted and a vote to expedite Gen Sansuilly’s case was ordered. Executive session confirmed Matt S V Ransom as minister to Mexico.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Mills
Texas
Treasury
Chandler
New Hampshire
England
Germany
France
Cuba
Florida
Tana Sgainat
Call
Offiorlds
Secretary of State
Gen. Sansuilly
Ito
Gallinger
Bitchell
Oregon
Secretary of the Treasury
Portland
Ore
United States
Spain
Antilles
West Indies
Committee of Foreign Affairs
Ati
Ransom
Matt SV. Ransom
Mexico
Washington
D. C
Sherman
Billchelt
Teller
Cullom
Quay
Platt
Pettigrew
Gear
Pritchard
Mitchell
Harrris
Gorman
Aateering
Republican Committee On
Cockrell
Harris
Blackburn
Brice
Jones
Arkansas
Carlisle
Carisse
Congress
Rate request eyed for Pythian Encampment in Minneapolis
Chairman Caldwell of the Western Passenger association avoided committing on the cent a mile rate request during his Minneapolis visit. The issue will be finalized at the association meeting with a decision expected soon. The demand mirrors the cent per mile rate granted to the G A R encampment at St Paul earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratironda
Minneapolis
Minn
Caldwell
Ratironde
Thi
Augiat
Association
G. A
St Paul
American Red Cross urged to lead Turkey relief effort
A Prudential Committee meeting asked the American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton, to undertake relief work in Turkey as an International organization. They seek to have a relief ship under Red Cross auspices enter Turkish ports, arguing the Red Cross treaty covers such war related needs and that Turkey’s Red Cross membership aids supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Parkar
Bouton
Maze
Dec
Prudential Committee
American Booth
Gt Cross Society
Clara Barton
Washington
Turkey
Miss Bartow
International
America
Fed Cross
Iraeli
International Board
United States
Red Drogn
Red Cross
Electric Railway Construction Starts Tomorrow At Otter And Broad
I A Josslyn announced work on the electric railway will begin tomorrow morning with hundreds of men to be employed as overseen by the superintendent. Rails unloaded earlier today and carted down Otter street to Broad for excavation work to push the five miles of track toward the city deadline of Jan 1, 1896. Everything is progressing smoothly, he said, with morale high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. Josslyn
Cg, Mo & St. Put
Arecl
Otter Street
Broad
Josslyn
Cincinnati Day Observed At Atlanta Exposition
Cold dawn gave way to sun as Cincinnati Day opened at the Atlanta exposition grounds. Ohio National Guard units and Battery B escorted the mayor and Cincinnati chamber to the grounds. Address of welcome by President Collier and responses by Mayor Caldwell and others followed with open air concert at 2 pm and a drill exhibition at 4 pm. First New Jersey delegation arrival noted at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Avlanta
Fifth Regiment
Ohio National Guards
Battery B
Clincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Church Street
Argon Hotel
Exposition Grounds
Collier
The
Exposition Company
Freiberg
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
King
Atlanta
Caldwell
Allen D. Candler
Commonwealth
E. Ingalls
Big Chicago Failure A. H. Andrews Co. Furs Furniture Case
Sheriff seizes A H Andrews & Co store and Buffalo factories after a 5700 judgment by Globe National Bank. Assets range 500000 to 600000 with liabilities 310000 to 400000. Alfred H Andrews and S Z Holbrook lead the firm once famed for educational furniture making.
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Chicago
A. H. Andrews & Co
Judement
Glotw National Bank
Wabash Avenue
United States
Globe National Bank
James L. High
Botuk
Andrews
Alfred H. Andrews
Bia Line
New York
Betoit
Wis
Holbrook School Apparatus Company
Holbrook Company
S. Bigelow
Buffalo
Frederick A. Holbrook
A. H. Andrews
Ss. Z. Holbrook
Trenewrew
Moulton
British Officers Praised for Daring Actions Near Ciega De Avila
Telegraphed praise from Gen Juarez Valdez to Captain General Campos for Lieutenants Winston Churchill and Spencer of the British Army after Spanish troops defeated Maximo Gomez near Ciega De Avila with light losses. Navarre defeated Antonio Macea at Jicols. Sultana looted and burned. Adams of Wisconsin lauded at Atlanta exposition for chairing awards committees in Liberal Arts and Education. university extenders plan 35 courses with 20 more set. 20 faculty lecturing nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez Valdez
General de Campos
Havana
Dec
Martinez de Campos
Winston Leonard Churchill
Spencer
Ciega de Avila
Juarez
Maximo Gomez
Navarre
Antonio Macea
Jicols
Sultana
Santa del Sur
Adams
Atlanta
C. K. Adams
University of Wisconsin
United States
Adama
Avante
Higher Education
University Bulletin
The White Worry in Millinery Styles
The New York Evening Post notes white dominates millinery from white velvet to white satin. It cites white rimmed gowns and petite Dutch bonnets like Cor ther er and Marta Stuart, both white satin edged with dark fur, as charming yet inadequate for framing faces and prone to prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marta Stuart
New York Evening Post
Uniform Bankrupt Law Proposed in Senate and House
Washington December 5 The push for a uniform bankrupt law has reopened in both chambers with identical bills. Senator Mitchell of Oregon sponsors the measure, a long document featuring an extensive words and phrases section an index and a bird s eye index. Indoor baseball is rising in popularity as a winter sport drawing large crowds and offering players fresh earnings after the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Hove
Washington
D. C
House
Mitchell
Oregon
Green Chatelaine Bags For Holiday Designs
New holiday chatelaine bags feature gold mounts on brown feather details with monogrammed ones and velvet variants in green accents. Velvet and enamel inlays create striking combinations joined by gold narrow belts with multicolor studs. Montreal reports Senator Murphy of Frothingham Workman & Co collapsed in the street today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Montreal
Senator Murphy
Frothingham, Workman & Co
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Black Bes
Tures
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Allegan, Mictl
Berd
Gest
Foundaed
Midocean
Wtor Chandler
Ereo Cotsaes
Gervasy
Otter and
Atlasta Exposition
AL H. Andrews & CO
Abiaagoeed Buffalo
Sparige Auccesses
Towr
Jerome H. Raymond
Mardison
Wisconsin
Tima
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