Yale Versus Princeton Draw Thousands in New York Football Spectacle
New York witnessed a record crowd exceeding 50,000 for the Yale Princeton game on Manhattan field. Yale defeated Princeton amid fashion, youth, and a festive crowd as spectators filled streets and stands, while critics noted umpiring bias and noted the day's social pageantry and citywide frenzy.
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New York
Navy
Manhattan Field
Yale
Princeton
Indy
New England
Mark Twain
Zack
Biela’s Comet Burned Up and Bielads Enter Sky
Special telegram reports meteor showers seen last night and again Sunday, identified as Bielads from Biela’s comet. Astronomer Garrett P Serviss explains the fragments crossed Earth’s path unexpectedly eight days early, suggesting irregular scattering over a vast 25 million mile zone. The other bright comet in Andromeda remains separate and distant, not matching Biela’s orbit.
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Columbian Bridge
Biela
Garrett I. Serviss
Drs- Patch
Andromeds
Biela’s
Comet Fades Yet Still Sparks Awe and Meteor Shower
Observer reports the comet dimming rapidly with uncertain distance, possibly vast yet unseen. Nearby Andromeda nebula appears brighter as Bielids meteors pour in Saturday and Sunday, with Knox College observer Larkin noting 1000 plus meteors seen before dawn and some as large as Jupiter.
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Jupiter
Galesburg
EL. Larkin
Knox College Observatory
Andromeda
Mrs Cleveland Narrowly Escapes Runaway Incident
Mrs Grover Cleveland escaped serious injury in a runaway near Lakewood New Jersey on a November morning. Accompanied by Francis P Freeman and Mr and Mrs Freeman Jr the party rode out when the off horse shied at a passing carriage causing a frantic dash. Mr Freeman Sr seized the reins and the escape ended with the carriage halted within a half mile with all aboard unhurt though shaken.
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Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Francis P. Freeman
Freeman
Bellmar
Mr. Freeman
Mr Freeman
Central Assembly of the F M B A Hears Reports
At Champaign Inn on November 24 the second day of the Central Assembly of the F M B A heard reports amid a noted drop in membership. C A Robinson of Fountainton Ind was elected President. The assembly urged free silver coinage, postal savings banks, and campaign to revive the order while supporting women and youths as members and favoring popular election of U S Senators.
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Champaign
Inn
Central Assembly of the
F. MB A
C. A. Robinson
Fountainton
Ind
Congress
United States
Fighting in Samoa over Manga title sparks deadly tribal clashes
Rival Samoan factions fight for the royal prerogative of the name Manga. Four natives killed and one wounded in clashes between Quogetage Fogoleav Aoa Fogassi and Pago Pago allies. Aca efforts to pacify failed as villages burned and white property damaged. Rumors of wider involvement threaten Tutuala.
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San Francisco
Quogetage
Fogoleav
Apollo
Fagaitua
Leiate
Aoa
Fogotage
Aca
Pago Pago
Fogo
Leona
Tutuala
Thieves Steal Jewelry from Jonnasen & Co Store
Sneak thieves entered the Jonnasen & Co jewelers in Omaha and escaped with diamonds valued at 10000 dollars and gold watches worth 5000 dollars. A clock repairman was in the shop when a man asked for urgent work while a confederate filled the cases with jewelry before fleeing.
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Omaha
Jonnasen & Co
Jonasen
The Ripper bag found in Melbourne suburb lot label
A bag containing two human legs was found in Hawthorne a Melbourne suburb today. The severed limbs appear to come from a hanging body with the label Lot 1-J Ripper marked on the bag.
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Melbourne
Hawsthorne
I Tman
J, Ripper
Cleveland Fails to Find Seclusion on Broadwater Island
President-elect Cleveland travels to Broadwater Island near Exmore Virginia seeking rest. He arrives with Charles Jefferson and L Starke Davis as guests of Joseph L Ferrell, with 21 families on the island and 500 locals greeting him upon arrival. He plans five to six days of quiet, aims to duck hunt, and declines interview requests while remaining in seclusion aboard the Sunshine.
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Cleveland
Broadwater Island
Broadwater Club
Exmoor Landing
Exmore Station
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
Sunshine
Charles B. Jefferson
L. Starke Davis
Joseph L. Ferrell
Mr. Davis
Exmore
Kenny
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Lakewood
N. J
Mr. Cleveland
New York
Sp. Mt
Messrs
Davis
Jefferson
Mr. Ferrell
Presidential Christmas Day Activities Quiet and Private
The President and Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Dimmick attended morning services at the Church of the Covenant. Vice President Morton spent the day at his home with his immediate family, while Cabinet members attended church or shared a home-like dinner.
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Turkey
McKee
Dimmick
Church of the Covenant
Morton
Daniel's Plum Pudding Weighs 271 Pounds in Richmond
Thanksgiving weather in Ricumosp was clear and cold as Senator John W. Daniel opened the Cleveland and Stevenson Democratic plum pudding. The final weight stood at 271 pounds, representing electoral votes for Cleveland. A 12 pound slice went to each successful candidate, Virginia’s 12 electoral votes.
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John W. Daniel
Cleveland
Virginia
Fresh Versus Sophomore Class War at Town College
In Mount Vernon Cornell College erupts over a resorted clash between sophomores wearing mortar-board hats and freshmen. A large melee broke out with torn garments, bloody noses, and eye gouging as faculty struggled to restore order.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Sophs
Memorial urges repeal of separate train and streetcar seating
Leading colored men in Atlanta submit to the Legislature a memorial protesting segregated railroad cars and streetcar accommodations. They call the system unjust and humiliating, urge repeal, and propose equal or upgraded fares similar to North and South Carolina.
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Atlanta
North
South Carolina
Phelps Praises Harrison at Thanksgiving Dinner
In Berum, 24 Nov, the Society of American Physicians held a Kaiserhof dinner with 200 guests. Minister Phelps praised President Harrison as the country’s most clean and successful administration, and lauded America as the only land worthy of a national Thanksgiving. He praised the Republican Party while noting it withdraws for repairs after gains.
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America
Beruim
Society of American Physicians
Kaiserhof
Phelps
United States
Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Republican Party
Died for His Debm A Kentucky Hotelkeeper Kills a Col ored Man
A Kentucky hotelkeeper shoots and kills a Black man who reportedly owed him money. The incident prompts questions about motive and the social tensions in the town. Police investigation underway.
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Kentucky
Debt Promises Turn Deadly in Louisville Killing
In Sparta Louisville the hotelkeeper Jerry Constantine shot Henry Roberts after a Thanksgiving debt dispute. The two men had agreed Roberts could borrow money with a deadly promise to repay. Roberts failed to pay, Constantine tracked him to the railroad depot and fired. Constantine fled and was not captured by nightfall. witnesses note his claimed honesty and resolve.
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Louisville
Henry Roberts
Sparta
Jerry Constantine
Roberts
Constantine
Mr. Roberts
Fire Chief Survives Daring Election Wager Swim
Huntingdon Fire Chief Gilbert Greenburg ex President of the State Firemen's Association nearly drowned while wading across the Juniata River to honor an election bet. Heavy clothes dragged him under as crowds watched. Rescued by Thomas Long and revived on shore.
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Huntingdon
Huxsusepos
Gilbert Greenburg
Huntingdon Fire Department
State Firemen's Association
Juniata River
Chief Greenburg
Thomas Long
More Mather Scandals Actress Father Arrested for Non Support
John Finlayson father of Margaret Mather Pabst faced a police judge on a non support charge brought by his second wife whom he wed after mourning for the actress's mother. The case was dismissed pending circuit court action in the divorce case. The wife calls him a drunkard and brute. he calls her unfit.
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Dererorr
John Finlayson
Margaret Mather- Pabst
Margaret
Miners Complain Over Quarter Time Labor Near Wilkesbarre
In Wilkes Barre on November 24, miners and laborers at the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Company report working only about a quarter time and facing hardship for food and essentials. The Grievance Committee visited management seeking relief or an adjustment.
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Wilkesbarre
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Company
Day at Washington Thanksgiving Dinner at White House
Thanksgiving at the White House included the President and family with a vacant chair marking a loss. Attendees were the President, Mrs. and Mr. Russell, Mrs. Dimmieck, Lieutenant and Mrs. Parker, Rev. Dr. Beots, and the President's three grandchildren. The centerpiece was a 31-pound Rhode Island fowl.
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Harrison
White House
Sod
Russell
Dimmieck
Parker
Beots
Ceal
Rhode
Salvation Funeral Met by Catholic School Mob in Canada
In Kinestox Ontario a Salvation Army funeral was blocked as about 200 pupils from a Roman Catholic Christian Brothers school jeered and pelted processionists with sticks and stones. A Christian Brother watched without intervening as the mob raised a ruckus and the incident may go to court.
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Canada
Kinestox
Oxt
Salvation Army
Christian Brothers’ School
Christian Brothers
Blaine Very Sick in Washington Hotel
Ex Secretary Blaine remains seriously ill, with reports later in the day indicating slight improvement. Family members express concern, and recovery may take some time before he regains his usual health.
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Washington
Blaine
Snow 13 Inches Deep In Montana Towns
Snow fell lightly at first then intensified over night in Montana. By dawn the depth reached 13 inches in Hepena and Mort, with drivers urged to stay off roads as slick conditions persist.
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Montana
Hepena
Mort
Premier Abbott Resigns Plans Winter in Egypt
A Conservative Senator reports Sir John Abbott has resigned the premiership with a cable confirming he will spend the winter in Egypt on his doctor's orders. An intimate friend corroborates the message as direct government information.
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Montreal
Que
Sir John Abbott
Sir John
Placen
He Mier
Maying
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