Tragic Edinburgh Express Wreck Shocks Yorkshire
News from London reports the Edinburgh express collided with a slow freight near Thirsk in dense fog. At least ten people killed and many injured as coaches burned. Marquis Tweeddale and Marquis Huntley aboard survived with injuries.
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Thirsk
Yorkshire
Marquis of Tweeddale
Marquis of Huntley
Queen Victoria
Duncan McLeod
Forty-second Highlanders
No Democracy For Belgium Rejected Universal Suffrage
Brussels November 1 The Chamber of Deputies Committee on the Revision of the Constitution rejected the universal suffrage proposal by a vote of 16 to 4. The decision ends the bid for扩 broad voting reforms in Belgium.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Prohibition Pressure Grows on Canada Cattle Imports
Loxpox reports the Board of Agriculture faces strong push to ban Canadian cattle imports due to Canada’s lax safeguards. The piece notes quarantine news and a London Catholic pilgrimage plan tied to broader events.
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Board of Agriculture
Canada
United States
A King to Lose His Head in Dahomey Campaign
Paris reports Colonel Dodds will be promoted to General and receive the Legion of Honor as French forces move toward Abomey. A dispatch notes 600 Dahomeyans ambushed the Opale near Donkeli, killing three French and wounding many, while 200 sharpshooters later attacked Donkels. A captured Dahomeyan chief claims 200 white guides aiding the Dahomeyans, with Belgians and Germans named.
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Dodds
Dahomey
Legion of Honor
Chamber of Deputies
Abomey
Opale
Kobe
Donkeli
Porto Novo
Behan+ zin
Deacon Wins Divorce Case Displeases Wife in Tribunal
Mra Deacon loses her bid for a divorce from her husband Mgr Deacon at the Seine tribunal. The judge dismisses her petition and censures her for frivolous charges aimed at securing a divorce while she faced grave accusations. The court orders the child, now in a convent, to be delivered to Mr Deacon. The ruling shocks both parties as Mrs Deacon had expected only dismissal.
American Armor Plate Excels in Portsmouth Tests
The Admiralty at Portsmouth conducted extensive tests of Harvey armor plates from New York. Officers observed the plates endure heavy projectiles without a crack, confirming earlier U.S. government findings and the Harvey hardening process. Further trials will probe thinner plates for refitting older clads.
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Lusnox
Admiralty
Portsmouth
Messrs. Fox and Dickinson
Harvey Company
New York
United States
Europe
Russia
Labey proposes confiscation as solution for agricultural crisis
In Truth Henry Labouchere advocates a bold plan to revitalize British agriculture. He would permit parishes to seize land of non-occupying owners at a fair price in village bonds and let it to tenants. He claims no other politician has proposed such a settlement.
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Truth
Henry Labouchere
Great Britain
Avenged at World's Museum Theater Stars Leonzo Brothers
The three acting dogs Tiger Lion and Spot join the Leonzo Brothers in Avenged at the World's Museum Theater next week. The Blacksmith's Revenge runs this week while Next week Harris Theater presents The Waifs of New York with a strong scenic production. Regular crowds fill Harry Davis' house as his comic opera company tours.
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Leonzo Brothers
World's Museum Theater
New York
Harris’ Theater
Harry Davis
Mr. Davis
Comic Opera Company
Grand Opera
Ciicaro
Tug James Amadeus Sinks, Three Men Drown Near Colchester
News from Cleveland reports the tug James Amadeus sank while going to aid the schooner H. P. Dwin ashore near Colchester Ontario. The old tug owned by Smith Tug Company of Cleveland valued at about $5,000.
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James Amadeus
Amadeus
Smith Tug Company
H. P. Dwin
Colchester
Sontag Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Train Robbery Case
George Sontag was sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the Collis train robbery. His counsel gave notice of appeal.
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Feesno
Cal
George Sontag
Collis
Schwatka Death Shocks Arctic Explorer’s Fans
Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, famed for leading the Arctic Franklin search, is found dying on Portland streets after narcotic poisoning. He died at Good Samaritan Hospital after ingesting laudanum in a troubled period. His career included the 1878 1880 expedition in King William's Land and reports on Sir John Franklin's fate.
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Frederick G. Sonwatka
Arctic
John Franklin
First Street
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Good Samaritan Hospital
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Galena
Til
United States Military Academy
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Nebraska
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
New York
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Repulse Bay
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Alaska
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Imperial Geographical Society of
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Bremen
Geneva
Rome
Great River
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Albert Wing a Bad Egg and His Ties in Ecuador Affair
Albert Wing, brother of a former Ecuador minister, is linked to a Louisville murder at a low resort. He previously killed Joseph Glenn in 1883 in Owensboro area. served five years in Missouri prison. His brother Rumsey Wing was a U.S. minister to Ecuador under Grant, and their father was a wealthy Owensboro merchant.
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Albert Wing
Louisville
Joseph Glenn
Missouri Statesvien
Rumsey Wing
United States
Grant
Owensboro
Fire reports and fire losses across several towns
Fires destroy or damage multiple properties including J. G. Curtis warehouse in Ludlow and a Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Hotel. A new Children’s Industrial Home building in Harrisburg is counted as a loss of 1000 dollars. A deadly blaze fatally burns Mrs Granger and injures her husband and child. Forest fires threaten Mesaba region and the Weyerhauser syndicate receives losses. The steamer Maryland, damaged in oil freighting at Point Breeze, is destroyed by a later fire. insured and owned by James Taylor.
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J. G. Curtis
Harrisburg
McCoon
Burlington and Missouri River
S. Granger
Duluth
Mesaba
Minnesota
Weyerhauser Syndicate
Wright & Davis
Philadelphia
Maryland
Point Breeze
Luss
James Taylor
Mint Report Shows $2434 Circulation Per Deal
Director Leech reports for the year ended June 30 1892 gold deposits totalled $66 476 975 with coinage of $51 792 976. Silver purchases amounted to 64 355 756 fine ounces costing $51 106 608 and the money in actual circulation stood at $1 606 139 745.
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Leech
Mint
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury
Deserted wife kills son then takes own life in poverty
In McKeesport and nearby areas on November 2, reports detail a desperate act as Mrs. J. G. Johnson and her 15-year-old son were found dead at home after famine and lack of support from a husband who left over a year ago. The son was unable to assist, and the mother shot him thrice before killing herself.
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Navy
J. G. Johnson
Assoxtons
Edward Chitty
Oliver Coke Works
Andy Chisworker
Bie Dutch
Andy
Redstone Creek
Chitty
Warrivee
A. A. Franzheim
City Gas Board
Franzheim
Fleming
Rocwzesrexe
Lazarus
A. B. Starr
Hatchinson
Dixmont
George W. Adams
Lawrence County
Notable visitors and residents at City hotel events
A patchwork of social notes records Rev. B H Reetarich and wife of San Diego leaving for Baltimore after visiting M McKelvey, hotel guests including B F P Overholt and Col J Finlay, ex-Senator John M Greer, Captain J T Jones, L Loughrey, W G Stevenson, Lemuel Bannister, Captain J A Loar, A C Pollock, J M Gahill, A H Smith, and many Pittsburgers listed as staying or arriving at area hotels for New Year travels.
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B. H. Reetarich
San Diego
M. McKelvey
Episcopal Church
Baltimore
B. FP. Overholt
Scottdale
J. & Finlay
Kittanning
Seventh Avenue Hotel
John M. Greer
Butler
Hoe
J. T. Jones
Buffalo
Sistersville
L. Loughrey
W. G. Stevenson
Wellsville
Anderson
Lemuel Bannister
Westinghouse Electric Company
Cincinnati
J. A. Loar
Mt. Pleasant
A.C. Pollock
Canonsburg
J. M. Gahill
Piqua
A. H. Smith
Jefferson
Charles
Dol. Riptey
A. Duncan
General Snowden
Philadelpha
Short Stories of City Life and Local Accidents
A string of brief city items notes William M Quack of Allentown breaking a leg from a fall, a Democratic meeting at Allentown Turner Hall, theft at Max Finegold’s McKeesport shop, burns from a lamp explosion in Homestead, and upcoming events by the Sunday School Association and YMCA. Reports cover railway accidents, track work by Citizens' Traction in McKeesport, a fatality in McKeesport, a child run over on Fifth Avenue, and a wagon driver’s arrest.
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William James
Homestead Mills
Boston
William M Quack
Allentown
Bongrra
Max Finegold
Bureau of Health
Citizens’ Traction Company
Cary
Evin Crirt
Fifth Avenue
Logan Street
Three Butler Wells Highlight Oil Field Drift
Four wells were drilled northwest of Pittsburg in Butler and Allegheny counties with no new McDonald or Sistersville wells reported. McDonald pool production fell to 17,000 barrels, while fields around Venice and northeastern McCurdy show activity. Jennings & Co.'s Myers farm well produced poorly, and several other rigs report varying yields, with McDonald stock at 43,000 barrels and Tuesday runs and shipments detailed.
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Butler
Allegheny County
McDonald
Sistersville
MacDonald District
McCurdy
Forest Oil Company
Venice
Butler County
Schiegel, Lents & Co
Gargin
Evans City
Schiegel, Lentz & Co
Ben Farm
Ben Garvin
Gardner Farm
Vandervort
Brownsdale
Critchlow
Dunbar
Gardner
Garvin
Jennings & Co
Myers Farm
Patterson & Solin
Kessler
McDonald Ventures
McDoraLd—Schlegel, Lentz & Co
Walker Farm
Fife Pool
Devonian Oil Company
Wittengale
Eliott
Bettman & Watson
Florence Oil Company
Robb
Miller
Merse Pro
Robison & Stewart
McCoy
Ganges
Sistersville Field
National Transit Company
Packers
Muncksburg Feld
Buckeye
Eureka
W. L. Mellon Line Tuesday Shipments Report
Readable OCR fragment notes shipments on the W. L. Mellon line with values 5,045 and 6,602, mentioning New York and Tuesday service. The text is garbled but indicates passenger or freight movements tied to specific dates and route.
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New York
W. L. Mellon
Oil Market Summary With Decline And Open Interest Data
Petroleum opened weak and later firmed with upper end prices. Spot sales were muted and a December option of 20 000 barrels traded around 51 5 8 as Lima Oil reported no bids. Total shipments reached 198 000 barrels and 73 395 barrels were run.
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New York
London
Antwerp
Ourry
National Tranait A Cares
Pennsylvania
Lima
Creditors seek 46000 against West End Hotel owner
A tri state briefs item notes George F. Titiow of the West End Hotel in Untontowns faces judgments totaling 46000. A second brief mentions floating speakeasy proprietor Martin Mitchel jailed after months of turmoil. Additional items report a poison soup incident, a freight collision with minor damage, and local civic notes.
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West End
Bin
Swanxerry
Martin Mitchel
Purvirscene
Dunkards
Croton
Alliance
Lake Erie, Alliance and Southern
Beaven Falls
Third Avenue
Eleventh Street
Beaver Falls
Ucolumaus
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Toledo
Columbus, Shawnes
Hocking
Ohio Coal Traffic Association
Classified Pill Advertisement From Pittsburg to Los Angeles
An old style mail order blurb offers liver pills and tonic remedies. It promises discreet correspondence and states an address listing Liota E Ping Bam Mepicar Co Lawn Mass and confirms form and payment terms.
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Liota E. Ping- Bam Mepicar, Co
Peremptory Sale of Imported Laces at Half Price
A local advertisement announces a factory closeout of lace stock offering 50 000 yards at remarkable prices. Purchases include Oriental laces sold as low as 6 to 12 cents per yard with savings promised at each quantity and width. The sale emphasizes immediate purchase and first cost sacrifice on 4 to 6 inch wide lace pieces and assorted patterns.
Immense Lace Sale Promises Unmatched Torchon Laces
A newspaper notice touts pure linen hand made torchon laces at sensational prices. It highlights Demi Orientals at 25c and Columbia Veilings in jet and chenille, claiming 100 varieties and urging regular patrons to buy before the sale ends.
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Columbia
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