Messiah from the North Triggers Ghost Dance in Dakota Territory
A regional dashboard of Indian tribes on Dakota reservations align with Sitting Bull as a northern prophet reports a coming Messiah. The North Star vision and a white Christ message spark widespread belief, a three week ghost dance, and pilgrimages to a Cheyenne and Arapaho gathering near El Reno.
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Dakota
Arapshoes
el Reno
Canadian River
Sitting Bull
Arapahoe
Finaily
Pest
Qarth
Earth
Messiah
St Orce
Medicine Man
Abersneles
Darlington
Comanche Ghost Dances Intensify As Messiah Fears Grow
Reports describe ongoing Comanche and Kiowa ghost or spirit dances across western Oklahoma as prophecies of the Messiah's coming circulate. Tribes reportedly arm themselves, observers fear an outbreak, and white authorities struggle to calm restless communities near Ft Reno and surrounding posts.
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Ft. Reno
Justice of the Peace and Constable Held on Extortion Charge
W P Wyke and J R Campbell both Brushton residents faced a magistrate on extortion charges after Emma Kane reported abuse by her husband Michael Kane who left home for work and kept horses on the streets. Kane was fined for cruelty but the costs were later paid, and Kane later faced further cruelty charges. Kane was held for court with others bound over.
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Justice of the Peace
W. P. Wyke
J. R. Campbell
Brushton Borough
Hyndman
Emma Kane
Michael Kane
The
Humane Society
Berryman
Squire Wyke
Kane
O'Brien
Magi Hyn
The Dispatch Promises 24 Pages Tomorrow
Tomorrow The Dispatch will publish 24 pages offering 192 columns of reading matter for 5 cents. This bold preview signals a full weekend edition with diverse news, features, and ads for its readers.
World Visionary Proposes Global Language Religion and Rule
Kharkov based M Tchernovshenko unveils plans for a universal language and religion with a single global ruler drawn from current dynasties. The scheme favors a hieroglyphic alphabet where letters are suggested by objects, with a sample for baba using cow and man motifs to evoke female nature.
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M. Tchernovshenko
Kharkov
Don
Yoozhniy Krai
M. Tchernoorkenko
Four Dinners For A Dollar From New York Press
A historical recipe feature outlines a frugal menu titled Blues Fish a la Flamantle Stewed and lists a detailed shopping list with prices. The total comes to one dollar for four dinners, naming clams fish potatoes butter milk herbs onion rice tomatoes peaches ice salt coffee cabbage eggs oil vinegar pepper and bread.
Coltman Case Probed By Detective Fitzgerald
Detective Fitzgerald investigates the death of William Coltman at West Penn Hospital from injuries suffered at MacDonald station. An inquest is scheduled for Monday.
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Coltman
Fitzgerald
William Coltman
West Penn Hospital
MacDonald Station
Pie Demand Sparks Father Son Banter in Hoeton Herald
A humorous snippet from Hoeton Herald features Johnny-Pa asking for more pie and his father granting the largest portion with a lighthearted exchange. The brief vignette captures a domestic scene and playful tone typical of small town paper humor.
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Hoeton Herald
Johnny
Will Build a New Clubhouse for Young Men's Catholic Club West End
The Young Men's Catholic Club of the West End plans a brick three story clubhouse costing over 15000 dollars. They will raise funds via weekly bazaars starting tonight, aiming to complete the building after securing about 10000 dollars and incurring roughly 5000 dollars debt.
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Young Men’s Catholic Club
Young Men's Catholic Club
West End
West Main Street
Lansing
Baseball as a Business and Its Growing Capital Interest
J Palmer O Neill president of the Pittsburg League Baseball Club tells a New York Star reporter that baseball has become a large business with about 5 million dollars in capital invested in League and Association clubs. He notes the Boston League Club plant at about 1 million, Philadelphia near that, Chicago 500 thousand, New York 400 thousand, and more. He says baseball is independent of foreign competition and not seeking congressional protection.
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J. Palmer O'Neill
Pittsburg
New York Star
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Congress
Oan
Prinea
Juethia
Wour-Tajae
Soondatch-Tamdar
Juthia
Demand for a Phonograph in Russia Sparks Help Plea
A St Petersburg daily notes no phonographs are for sale in Russia. A reader writes asking where to procure a phonograph to record his wife's harsh scolding, offering any price. The editor imagines Edison might help if he read the plea.
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Syn Olechestva
St Petersburg
Russia
Edison
Lyn Crechestea
The City and Country Contrast in Sight and Sound
The city dweller sees the same surroundings year after year while a suburban resident is surprised by seasonal changes. When leaves fall he notices distant houses church steeples and other objects previously unseen and may develop a lasting fondness or unease as seasons shift.
Bright Dreams Fade in Circus Life and Stranded Youth
David Jackson, a boy with lean frame and grimy hair, travels from Nashville to Philadelphia seeking help home after his circus life collapses. He recalls Burke's Combination Show Company disbanding in Nashville following an accident that injured a Japanese performer, and a malarial hospital stay before Nashville’s Poor Board funds send him toward home. Chief Elliot authorizes a Philadelphia railroad ticket for his return.
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David Jackson
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Department of Charities
Burke
Nashville
Japan
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Elliot
Pennsylvania Railroad
No Cigarette Smoking Sanction Spreads in Banks
Placards declaring cigarette smoking forbidden have become common in downtown banking and brokerage houses, sparked by J. Pierpont Morgan after a bank visit where cigarette smoke bothered him. The incident led to a ban, and the signs proliferate as vendors sell them for a dime to a quarter each.
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New York Times
Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Wall Street
Mr. Morgan
Preparing Salted Almonds At Home
A simple home recipe describes making salted almonds for receptions and teas. Crack shells to extract kernels, blanch to loosen brown covering, then salt while warm. Let soak overnight, rinse minimal salt, bake in a hot oven with constant attention until light brown, then cool in a cold pan.
Death Severed Friendship Over 12 Year Absence
Mrs. Catharine Faress, 70, unable to locate old friends after returning to Pittsburg from Plano Illinois. With no support, she wandered the city and was housed at the Home for the Destitute before requesting admission to the Poor Farm. Her long separation ended in relief at shelter.
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Faress
Catharine Faress
Fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Plano
Pittsburg
Chicago woman Bridget Kennedy linked to Mandelbaum theft ring
Police arrest Bridget Kennedy in Curiaco on suspicion of being Chicago's Mother Mandelbaum. The seized loot includes cloth bolts from calico to plush robes and various jewelry with trunks of dress goods later identified as stolen.
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Curiaco
Bridget Kennedy
Mother Mandelbaum
Chicago
Imp
Not in the Trust The Chicago Gas and Coke Company Action
Chicago Gas Trust stock swung several points as West Side firm Chicago Gaslight and Coke Co withdrew from the trust and refused to forward dividends east. President Billings said the Gaslight and Coke Co never belonged to the trust and remains outside both the Gas Trust and Chicago Gas Co.
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ChicaGo
Chicago Gas Trust
West Side Company
Chicago Gaslight and Coke Company
Billings
Gaslight and Coke Company
The
Gas Trust
Chicago Gas Company
Brewery Parties Grow Among Society in St Louis
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes a rising trend of society people hosting brewery parties not to study brewing but to tour distant breweries and see where fortunes are made, despite temperance advocates' opposition.
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St. Louis
Charter Issued for Godfrey and Clark Paper Co
A charter was issued yesterday for the Godfrey and Clark Paper Company with a capitalization of $35,000. The East Park Building and Loano were also chartered, and the capital amount remains $35,000.
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Godfrey & Clark Paper Company
East Park
Cartook
Fire Chief Jones on trial in Allegheny investigation
The Allegheny inquiry into Fire Chief Jones featured Chief Jones and William Winn as key figures with about 90 witnesses including ex Mayor Pearson and city officials. Winn alleged misappropriation connected to warrants and false alarms from Gamewell boxes, while Jones faced questions about tampering and control of the patrol system. The hearing adjourned as the prosecution prepared to finish its case.
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Jones
Allegheny
Pearson
Controller Brown
Select Council
White
William Winn
W. D. Moon
Enq
W. H. McGarv
W. D. Porter
Chief Jones
Robert Hardie
Robert Jones
George H. Winn
City Electrician
Brown
German National Bank
Winn
Moore
Porter
Central Station
Police Committee
Police
George W. Winn
Militia Strength Report Urges Cavalry Reserve and Horse Census
Captain D M Taylor of the Ordnance Department reports militia strength in 1890 at 109 409 if unaccounted states are counted, urges Congress to fund state horse reserves and stables, and recommends field guns to spur artillery units. He cites cavalry shortage versus infantry and proposes government bred horses and horse-census measures.
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Washington
D. M. Taylor
Ordnance Department
Secretary of War
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Dakota
Taylor
Congress
National Guard
Austria
France
Landwehr
Peculiarity of the Senate on Ending Debate
Senator Hoar argues through Youths Companion that the Senate lacks a previous question and any device to end debate except by unanimous consent. He notes in the Senate debate can be unlimited, unlike the House, allowing full discussion and unlimited amendments, shaping legislation and civil liberty.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Hoar
House of
Assembly
A Uncle and Nephew’s Soda Water Lesson
A New York Tribune vignette shows a farm visiting uncle and his nephew in Park Row. They argue over drinking soda water as a moral tonic and end with the uncle slurring and needing support after the outing, illustrating temperance themes.
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New York Tribune
Park Row
Unk
Iron master predicts South furnaces to hurt industry
J. G. Butler Jr of Youngstown Ohio says the iron trade may suffer as rapid South expansion adds new furnaces. He told a New York Times reporter the overbuild could harm iron makers nationwide if not slowed. A separate item notes a joke about complementary colors in a Pharmaceutical Era cartoon.
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J. G. Butler, Jr
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
New York
Pennsylvania
New York Times
Union Gaisteee Oliaeee
Sacred troop of jugglers charms Siam coronation rites
Narrative of travel to Bangkok and Phnom Penh describes Tepada and Norodom lineage conjuring arts. The narrator and Prince Phatajac witness a royal troupe from Paklaie perform at the Temple of Juthia during Siam's coronation festivities. The journey includes ornate preparations and a ceremonial visit to the pagoda, noting the temple’s sacred stature and grand approach.
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Paklaie
Phoom
Temple of
Juthia
King of
Siam
Phatajac
Japan
Bengal
Moorshedabad
Puaklaie
Laos
Tepada
Norodom
Saigon
Lazarus
Pakiuie
Stung-Tieng
Phnom
Siamese royal jugglers privilege guarded by nobles
An unnamed narrator describes a secret Tepada troop in Siam spared from public view except at kingly rites. He inflates the danger and secrecy around witnessing their temple performances in Bangkok, detailing guarded doors, initiations, and the role of royal relations, before being ushered in under strict limits.
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Hsp
Seondatch
Woun-Tajac
Woun
Tepada
Mel
Coe Men
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