Frederick Douglass Dies of Heart Failure in Anstosta
Frederick Douglass renowned abolitionist and orator died suddenly at his Anstosta residence from heart failure. He spoke at the Women of the United States convention with Susan Anthony nearby and leaves two children from his first wife and a surviving second wife. Born a slave in Maryland in 1817, he learned to read in Baltimore, fled for New York, then built a career as a leading reformer aided by William Lloyd Garrison. He published Narrative of My Experience in Slavery, founded papers in Rochester, and urged colored troops in the Civil War. He held federal posts including minister to Hayti.
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Frederick Douglas
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New Bedford
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Nantucket
Go Wall
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New England
Europe
Great Britain
England
Rochester
N.Y
Frederick Congress
North Star
John Brown
West Virginia
Wise
Michigan
Lincoln
Maesschusetts
Lyceum
Hayti
Kent Harrison
Even Sol Miller Squeals: Republicans Attack Newspapers
The Troy Chief reports Even Sol Miller Squeals accusing the Republican Party of turning against newspapers after victory. He argues the party justified assault on a trusted class, noting editors and county papers aided Republicans with no pay in hard-fought campaigns. The piece condemns retrenchment by cutting newspaper fees for legal pricing.
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Republican Party
Troy
Ita
Sto
Atrocities in Peru Revolution Described in Letter
A Times of Argentina dispatch dated October 31 portrays Peru's revolutionary crackdown with a censor system at every newspaper and telegraph office. It recalls raids on homes, arrests, executions, disappearances, and brutal treatment of residents including looting and assault by forces calling themselves soldiers. The account likens Matucana events to historical barbarities, emphasizing impunity and terror.
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New York
Times of Argentina
Sims
Caceres
Matuacan
Wowan suffrage defeated in North Dakota house by vote
Briefs by wire report a 30 to 25 defeat of Wowan suffrage in the North Dakota house. Other items note Governor Richards of Wyoming vetoing a labor arbitration bill as unconstitutional, a fatal blaze at the house of Jacob Gaulkel near Star City Michigan, and Ensign car plant near Huntington West Virginia resuming operations for 1,000 workers in March.
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Wowan
North Dakota
Richards
Wyoming
Jacob Gaulkel
Star City
Mich
Mel
Gaulkel
Huntington
W. Va
Ensign Car Manufacturing Company
California Assembly
Trenton Pottery Company
Sanitary Pottery Syndicate
Niagara Palis
Stusk Valley
Tacoma
Wash
White River Water Power Company
Vienna
New Jersey
New York
Board of Walking
Electrical Workers’ Union
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Houston
Texas
Mississippi
California
Senate
Assembly
Budd
Legislature Votes to Move Missouri Capital to Sedalia
Both houses pass a concurrent resolution to submit at the 1896 election a plan to relocate the state capital from Jefferson City to Sedalia. The measure, pushed by Bothwell and championed by Senator Yeater, sets terms for land gifts and bond issues in Pettis County and Sedalia to fund new capitol, armory, and governor’s mansion, with completion aimed for 1899. The move, framed as a real estate scheme, shocks Jefferson City and advances despite limited notice.
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Sedalia
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Missouri
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Yeater
Senator Chandler Delivers Notable Speech on Future Policy
Wasumetos Feb 21 Senator Chandler drew attention in the senate by proposing key steps for the next congress. He urged a congressional inquiry into the recent gold purchase by the president and pressed for Republican action on bimetallism. The speech accompanied Indian appropriation debate as final action lingered. Navy opponents lost a bid to strike ships from the bill, with a 43 to 11 committee vote and 67 to 199 in the full house. The bill authorizes three battleships at 4 million each and twelve torpedo boats at 170 thousand each.
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Wasumetos
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Hawaiian Rebel Leader Revealed by Refugee Stowaway
James Faulkner, a Hawaiian refugee, says rebels planned to overthrow the government and install new leaders of a republic rather than reinstate the queen. He boarded the steamer Puritan from Honolulu and participated in the uprising, noting that timely government warnings spurred the queen and supporters to abdicate.
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Parpos Port Township
Wash
James Faulkner
Honolulu
Quean
Burned On The Lake Gilcher Destroyed With Eighteen Lost
A Lake Michigan letter reports debris found possibly from the steamer Gilcher missing since October with a crew of eighteen after leaving Buffalo for Chicago. Also in Fort Scott Kansas the council granted a gas franchise to Deming Investment to pipe natural gas forty one miles at eight inch mains with total investment near two hundred twenty five thousand dollars. In Washington the president sent nominations for diplomatic posts including Herod in Japan Crichton in Brazil Huison in Belize Westerson in Aden.
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Ohio
O'Brien
Lake Michigan
Gilcher
Buffalo
Chicago
Straits of Mackinaw
Fort Scorr
Kan
Robert O. Deming
Deming Investment Company of
Oswe
Romblahere
Diplomatio Yesvimarions
Burial of American Horse in Evergreen Cemetery
American Horse the full blood Indian who died at his New York home on Broome street was laid to rest last night in a lonely grave in Evergreen cemetery. A Canadian Indian aged 65, he served as a scout in the late war and drew a pension of $12 a month from the government. He was said to have been a member of the Grand Army post.
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New York
Broome Street
Evergreen Cemetery
Grand Army Post
Greatest wine deal in United States ties up 19 million gallons
San Francisco reports the largest wine transaction in U S history involving 19 000 000 gallons and the lease of six major California wineries to the California Wine Association. Deals valued around 100 000 000 dollars, with Belr to Fortas of the sum. Also notes James B Leake of Missouri believes he inherits a New York estate worth 100 000 000 dollars.
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Hassitat
James B Leake
New York City
New York
Tiannibal
A Singular Crop Cochineal Insect Merchandised
The cochineal insect is described as a dark spherical creature resembling a black currant without limbs. Cultivation on cactus plants yields large annual crops, with 2,000,000 to 6,000,000 pounds produced between 1845 and 1866. Insects are tied to prickly pear shoots, warmed, and dried, then sold in bags as ripe merchandise at about 25 dollars per hundredweight.
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Teneriffe
Profit in Fish The Growing Industry of Raising Fish for Market
A historical account describes fish farming as a profitable, low-maintenance venture. It details pond setup, water quality, feeding costs, and the advantage of rapid growth with fresh water shrimp as natural feed. Market prices peak out of season, with potential high returns under legal approval.
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Siapound
Noted abolitionist Rev Dr King dies in Ontario
The abolitionist Rev Dr King died in Chatham Ontario. Born in 1812 to a southern planter he freed his slaves before the Civil War. He founded Buxton Ontario a refuge for enslaved people and inspired the character Clayton in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Chatham
Ontario
Clayton
Buxton
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