ODD LONG DISTANCE ROMANCE ENDS IN WEDDING SOON
Colonel J Kennedy Stout wealthy Spokane Falls lawyer and governor staff member will wed Ida Homan of Williamsburg after a mail courtship sparked by Miss Gertie Homan. The couple met at New York Jersey City and traveled by boat to meet Ida’s parents as witnesses look on.
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J. Kennedy Stout
Spokane Falls
Wash
Governor Ferry
Ida Homan
Williamsburg
Gertie Homan
Colonel Stout
Gertie
Lord Fauntleroy
Miss Ida
Colonel Stowt
Chicago
New York
Jersey City
Mins Homan
Alies Homan
Miss Homan
Chicago Lmited
Western Limited
Mise
Enoe
Isa Homan
Mr. Stout
Brooklyn Annex
Blaine reviews 1892 election contrast and Jeffersonian shift
Mr Blaine's November North American Review essay analyzes the 1892 presidential race distribution of issues and candidate letters. He praises Harrison, critiques Cleveland, critiques currency policy, and notes bipartisan convergence on many questions. The piece discusses reciprocity, pensions, and the force bill amid party shifts and Jeffersonian claims.
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New York
Mr. Blaine
North American Review
Blaine
Harrison
Bisine
Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Democratic Party
Ex Secretary M'Veagh Attacks Egan Over Reid Claims
Wargar MacVracs writes from Philadelphia on October 22, 1892, challenging Patrick Egan to answer three questions about Reid and Tribune accusations. He argues the protest against Egan was not about nationality but honesty and urges public replies to vindicate Egan.
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Chile
Egan
Reid
Philadelpata
Associated Press
Patrick Egan
Ireland
Cooper Union
Mr. Reid
Tribone
Tribune
Albom SS
Win the Tribune
Triune
the Tribune
Wargar MacVracs
Noted Differences in Public Debate Shape Election Truth
The text argues for focusing on vital disputed subjects in political contests to simplify the race, ease candidate discussions, and aid in reaching the truth about public issues and the outcome of elections. It emphasizes narrowing dialogue to essential topics for clearer choices.
Knights of Labor Attack Democrats in New York Rally
A large Knights of Labor crowd at the People's Theater in New York backed James Hughes’s appeal and denounced Governors Flower Pattison and Buchanan. T W Powderly and James A Wright spoke pledging political action this year and urged laborers to withhold support from the Democratic party.
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Knights of Labor
Hughes
Powderly
Wright
Flower
Pattison
Buchanan
New York
People’s Theater
James Hughes
Knight of Labor
Rochester
T. W. Powderly
James A. Wright
Huces
Tssue
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
H v
Democratic Party
Workman
Harrity
Albany
Hughts
Felon's
Party of Poor
Tun
Se Ioch Ap
Republicans Feeling Good At National Headquarters Mood
Republicans at national headquarters display jubilant mood on Oct 23 in New York as conferences boost confidence they will win the battle and Republicans report stronger treasury than Democrats. Blaine remains at Fifth Avenue office. Magee returns from vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
New
Youk
Mr. Blaine
Fifth Avenue Aettor
C. L. Magee
Republicans Fight Fear in Campaign Nearing Election
The piece describes Republicans regaining nerve after a fortnight of fear and a rallying mood ahead of key Democratic events. It notes Cleveland’s visibility at Tammany Hall and multiple meetings in NYC, including union and business gatherings, as Election Day nears.
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Harrison Wa
New York
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Bce
Ter
Tammany Hall
Ee Hill
Taylor
Ita the Big See
William Steinway
Madison Square Garden
Slec
Sardinia Storm Devastates Villages With Hundreds Dead
Loxpox reports a catastrophic Sardinia flood with hundreds of lives lost and property damaged after a Thursday Friday cyclone. Survivors endured a night on improvised rafts as Mannu and other rivers overflowed. rescue began Friday with soldiers saving dozens and San Sorete reporting about a hundred bodies recovered.
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Loxpox
Cagliari
Sardinia
Mannu
Rafta
San Soerate
Editor Gilson Sparks Parochial School Debate in Cambria
Washington Pa Oct 28 Special Editor Gilson assails public school use for church doctrine and accuses Cambria County boards of funding parochial schooling amid heated synod discussions. He cites Gallitzin and $25 000 school houses as evidence of biased school control prompting Catholic groups to protest.
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Washington
Presbyterian Synod
General Assembly
Edivor Gilson
Rome
Gallitzin
Cambria County
Pennsylvania
Sudden Colorado River Rise Destroys Craft and Floods Fields
Averin Texas reports a rapid Colorado river rise of eight to ten feet in an hour. Three steam launches were wrecked and a large 1200 passenger excursion boat under construction was swept from its ways and badly damaged. The flood covers cotton fields and damages crops along the river bottoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Averin
Tex
Colorado River
Almost Devoured by Dogs: Man Attacked in Camp
Fred Ullrich, walking by a residence in Camp on October 28, was attacked by two savage dogs, then a third joined in. He fought back with a knife but suffered severe injuries, with extensive flesh loss on a leg and arm. Medical prognosis is grim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ullrich
Ullrich
Ald
Five Transcaucasian Villages Destroyed by Earthquake
An earthquake near Kutais in Transcaucasia levels five villages in Orissa. Rescue teams pull 37 bodies from ruins. many more victims feared. The disaster prompts ongoing search for additional casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orissa
Kutais
Transcaucasia
Train Derailment at Havens Siding Reveals Fatal Theft Plot
A Union Pacific freight train derailed at Havens siding on October 22. Fourteen cars of grain and coal were ditched. While clearing wreckage, three men believed to be riding the train were found dead. Names listed as Adolf Fitz and Joseph Fauleik among others.
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Cranks, Nxs
Union Pacific
Havens Siding
T As
Adolp Fitz
Joseph Fauleik
Omatim
Mrs. Harrison Fights For Life As President Burdened
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Harrison in a precarious condition at 2 45 AM feared to die during the night. Dr Gardner gives no hope while the President and family remain at her bedside awaiting any sign of relief. Cabinet officials are scattered as Chicago and Washington posts relay updates on the ailing First Lady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
aHixetor
Dr. Gardner
Dr. Scott
Parker
White House
Miller
John W. Foster
Bvansville
Ind
Washington
Rusk
Wisconsin
Foster
Daven In
Elkins
West Virginia
Florida race riot ends with ringleader killed
A noon posse attempt to arrest the negro ringleader of last night’s shooting was resisted and fired upon. The ringleader died, four or more were wounded, and white citizens arm themselves while negro residents retreat from town amid a tense standoff in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fun
Florida
Berlin's Sensation Murder Plot of Rich Wife and Lover
A German garden manager Gerson Herz is killed after Frau Herz schemes with her former lover and a servant Schemp to remove him. Schemp and her brother carry out the murder while the wife aims to wed the bookkeeper. Police uncover the conspiracy as Frau Herz fights a costly defense.
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Cable
Brrr
Schemp
Gerson Herz
Fran Herz
America
Frau Herz
Ulm
Herz Herz
Herr Herz
Langenau
Rapwees
Billigheim
Pee
Scnemp
Man dies in trap he set for poultry thieves
A Buffalo man Edward Kirk on Winslow avenue rigged a shotgun trap inside a chicken coop to catch trespassers. The trap backfired and he was fatally shot in the yard, dying within minutes after the discharge. His wife witnessed the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Burrac
Edward Kirk
Winslow Avenue
Mr. Kirk
Ink
Kirk
Herusband
Italian secretary stripped of jewels at World’s Fair hotel
Marquis Imperialle, secretary of the Italian Legation, returned to Washington from the Chicago World’s Fair without cash and all his court jewels and decorations after a theft at the Hotel Lexington. He valued the jewels for state display and social standing, more than the $50 loss.
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Lexington
Legation
Italy
Columbus
Marquis
White House
Bandit Perry Recaptured In Auburn Prison Cell
Oliver Curtis Perry was recaptured at Avallas New York and confined in an Auburn prison dungeon after an eight hour liberty. He fled through the marble shop and tailor shop where a guard used a lantern and revolver to stop him. Keeper Smith subdued Perry with a cane after Perry struck at him, ending the attempted breakout.
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Avavas
N. Y
Oliver Curtis Perry
Auburn
Perry
Smith
Desperado
Ferry
Carrie
Portugal Elections Reach Lisbon and Porto Divisions
Lisbon reports four Monarchists and two Republicans elected in the city, with three Monarchistas and one Republican slated for Oporto. Early returns hint at a cabinet shaped by strong monarchist support amid riot damage in Cintra and other towns where troops quelled disturbances injuring several.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Oporto
Cintra
Government Spies In the German Army Exposed
A Bavarian Socialist publication prints a letter and secret code said to reveal government plans to monitor soldiers opinions. The scheme would let civil authorities inform the War Office and exclude from service political opinions deemed unfavorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
War Office
Iite
Italians Clash With Russians Near Huntingdon Ends in Death
Two Italian workers attacked two Russian quarrymen near Huntingdon. Michael Stone was killed and Lawrence Krutiks was fatally wounded. In a second incident, one Italian was stabbed and another injured as violence followed the quarrel. Police investigate motives and identify suspects.
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Huntingdon
Houwrinepor
Michael Stone
Lawrence Krutiks
Depew Criticized Over Socialism Remarks
At the Socialist meeting in Chicago on October 23 Tommy Morgan condemned Chauncey Depew for saying socialism has a foothold in America and that its disciples are those driven from their homes. Morgan urged a formal denunciation of that passage.
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CxIcaco
The
Socialista
Tommy Morgan
Chauncey Depew
Morgan
Fnally
Mr. Depew
Coal mine fatality in DuBow as worker falls 105 feet
Michael Devine, employed by Drake & Stratton for Berwind-White Coal, was killed at the DuBow mine Saturday night when he fell from a bucket to the shaft bottom, a 105 foot drop. He came here two months ago from Homestead and his body will be sent there for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuBow
Michael Devine
Drake & Stratton Company
Berwind- White Coal Company
Devine
Homestead
Anarchist Meeting Ends in Melee in St Denin Quarter
An anarchist meeting in the St Denin quarter today ended in a melee with knives and revolvers used. Several people were wounded, including a number of arrestees and anarchists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Denin
Beating the Big Four Spotters Uncover Conductor Cash Theft
Spotters on the Big Four trains reveal a scheme using duplicate receipt books printed by conductors’ printers. The theft, centered between Cleveland and a city in Ohio, caused half the cash receipts to be forged. The Mowatt Detective Agency investigated and reports arrests possible soon.
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Commans
Big Four Railroad
Eveland
Farver
Mowatt Detective Agency
Cleveland
Haynes An English Spy Tale Shocks Irish Philadelphia
Philadelphia Irish leaders claim John Patrick Haynes, linked to the Neill trial, is John Patrick Hayes a former Philadelphia resident and English spy. They allege Hayes aided English investigations during the Parnell trial and once led Fenian groups before betraying Irish secrets. The debate hinges on name spellings and alleged identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pariapetre
Philadelphia
John Patrick Haynes
Thomas Neill
John Patrick Hayes
Esso
Hayes
America
England
Suson
Frank Damrosch Starts Vast Free Singing Class
In New York on April 2, 1900, Frank Damrosch launched his free People's Singing Classes at Cooper Union. A crowd of about 3,500 young men and women attended the first lesson, with 2,000 dismissed at the end. Damrosch expressed high hopes for discovering future great singers among the participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cooper Union
Frank Damresch
Thacall
Damrosch
Neill seeks final interview before scaffold in murder case
Lowpom Oct 2 The News of the World reports Neill the condemned woman poisoner confessed in jail interview to poisoning Matilda Clover Emma Shrivell and Alice Marsh but denied Ellen Danworth admission he expected acquittal up to the last moment. He remained impassive since sentencing. He asked Friday to see his fiancée Laura Sabbatini before execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowpom
News of the World
Neill
Matilda Clover
Emma Shrivell
Alice Marsh
Dee
Ellen Danworth
Wandworth
Nell
Laura Sabbatini
Pleasure boats burned on Chautauqua Lake in fire
The steamers Jamestown and City of Eris and a private launch burned to the water’s edge today at Jamestown New York. The Jamestown was the largest steamer on Chautauqua Lake with losses around $20,000 and only small insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N.Y
City of Eris
Chautauqua Lake
Powder Explosion Harms Kellogg Mill Plant
A large powder mill at Kellogg West Virginia owned by Continental Powder Company exploded at about 6 o’clock causing widespread ground damage for miles. The blast demolished nearby structures though no fatalities are reported and total loss is expected to be substantial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hountmercy
W. Va
Kellogg
Cfty
Continental Powder Compass of
New York
Republican Committee Releases Names Supporting Peck Report
A circular from the Republican National Committee furnishes over 100 manufacturers as sources for Peck’s statistics on McKinley tariff benefits. The letters request firm details, managers and attitudes toward protection, and invite further distribution of documents to demonstrate growth in wages and production since the tariff law. The effort aims to refute Democratic calls for names and to back Peck’s findings with primary sources.
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Republican National Committee
Peck
New York
Republian National Committee
Manufacturers’ National League
Thomas C. Platt
Legislative Committee
James & Th
Nations Manufacturers’ League
R.ek
T. C. Pra
Dean Sta
Manufacturers
National League
Republican Party
Sena
Loi
League
Pack
New Jerasy
Connect
National Committee
Roger Qhimedly
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Jefferson
Jeffersonian Party
Democracy
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