San Benito Lost Steamer Ashore Near Point Arena
The San Benito bound Tacoma to San Francisco went aground seven miles north of Point Arena in a fierce storm. Thirteen crew saved. Captain Smith and 27 others remain in the rigging as rescuers struggle against heavy seas.
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Point Arena
Cal
San Benito
Tacoma
San Francis
John Sherman
W. £. Condon
W. Scott
Michael Pendergast
Brown
Lazarus
William Caumprey
al Cunningham
Aleagar
Smith
Polish Catholics Battle at St Stanislaus Church in Bay City
Bay City church riot erupts after six months of factional clashes between St Stanislaus Polish Catholics. Clergy clash ends with police in action as Father Goganecki is escorted from the premises. Manitoba school dispute unsettles Quebec Catholics with Archbishop Langevin voicing concern.
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Detroit
Mich
Tribune
Bay City
St. Stanislaus
Father Goganecki
Father Matkowski
Gogianecki
Manitoba School Matters
Montreal
Manitoba
Dominion
Quebec
Langevin
Collapse of the wire nail trust sparks Cleveland reaction
News from Chicago reports the wire nail trust collapse. Ohio Wire Works plans 44 machines to resume nailing on the 25th as subsidies end this month. Cleveland manufacturers expect former trust members to unite against the steel pool and higher billet prices for outside producers.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Wire Nail Trust
Ohio Wire Works Company
National Council of Women Plans Boston Executive Meeting
The National Council of Women will hold its annual executive meeting in Boston on December 4. The triennial assembly in Washington allows national societies to present their work to all representatives. The executive board includes the president and one representative from each council office with three public sessions featuring prominent women.
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Boston
National Council of Women
Washington
Comins
Natives Sold Like Sheep in New Hebrides
Reports from the New Hebrides islands describe natives being sold like sheep for six to ten pounds per head and subjected to severe cruelties. The islands are jointly ruled by Britain and France.
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Sydney
N. S&s W
New Hebrides Islands
Fiji
New Hebrides
Senator Mackburn bets on return to Senate fight
Cincinnati dispatch reports from Versailles Kentucky that Senator Mackburn denies exiting the senatorial race despite rumors. He also states he does not intend to seek the governorship, countering circulating reports.
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Hinckburn
Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Versailles
Mackburn
Rich Gold Find Reported Near Grahamstown
A rich discovery of gold has been made near Grahamstown in the Cape Colony, attracting attention from prospectors and investors. The find could signal significant mining prospects in the region.
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Grahamstown
Cape Colony
Extra Session Talk Over Kentucky Senator Seat
Frankfort reports prominent politicians pressuring Governor Bradley to call an extra session this winter. A session could affect the Blackburn senatorial race, with Bradley seen as a candidate for the seat and rivals including Secretary Carlisle and several Republicans. Blackburn, meanwhile, shifts aim to become Kentucky governor, hoping for a legislature favorable to him.
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Frankfort
Bradley
Blackburn
Blackburn Wll
Carlisle
Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Kentucky
Gold Democrats
Heavy Rainfall in India Offers Relief as Drought Persists
A Times dispatch from Allahabad reports heavy rainfall in eastern Hindustan easing drought in Agria and Meut with scattered showers across the north west provinces. Areas of Oudh face crop failure affecting millions. worst districts include Tallabad Lucknow and Allahabad with irrigation gaps. Government prepares for worst though possible imports may avert total supply failure.
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London
Allahabad
India
The
Times
Harpant
Meeut
Agria
Oudh
Tallabad
Lucknow
Confessed to killing his friend in Omaha hotel
Charles B. Elliott, held in Douglas county jail, confessed to murdered friend Guy Hutsonpillar at the Windsor hotel. He describes a dispute over a $15 debt, using a coupling pin and chloroform, then fled by 4:45 Northwestern train to Cedar Rapids. $21.30 of Hutsonpillar’s money kept, rest sent by his uncle.
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Omaha
Charles B. Elliott
Douglas County
Guy Hutsonpilliar
Windsor
Hutsonpillar
Montana
Elliott
Elliott Shen
Northwestern
Cedar Rapids
Hustonpillar
Akron
Ohio
Hamilton Damaged by Skagit River Floods
Hamilton in Skagit county suffered severe flood damage with Baker and Fountaine store destroyed and town debris scattered. Streets are washed out, trees and rubble fill the area while several residents were rescued by boat. The Seattle & Northern railroad track near Hamilton is ruined and may take two weeks to repair. ranch stock losses are expected upriver.
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Seattle
Wash
Skagit County
Skagit
Hamilton
Baker & Fountaine
Seattle & Northern
Wooley
Weyler predicts Christmas victory in Cuba campaign
Captain General Weyler told El Liberal through a Madrid correspondent that he plans to stay 15 to 20 days longer in Pinar del Rio and aims to deliver a mortal blow to the revolution by Christmas. He placed Maceo southwest of the railway and praised his troops and Spain’s internal loan.
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Havana
Weyler
el Liberal
Madrid
Jaca
San Cristobal
Pinar del Rio
Antonio Maceo
Spain
Dreyfus Case Inquiries Reopened In Paris
Paris November 19 The Journal reports that after the chamber debate Minister of Justice M Darian has ordered the public prosecutor to reopen an inquiry into the Dreyfus affair. The move follows yesterday's parliamentary debate and signals a fresh look at the case.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Journal Today
Chamber of Deputies
M. Darian
Air ship sighting stirs California hoax or marvel
Sacramento residents reported a bright light and a cigar shaped craft passing overhead while Oakland watchers noted similar sightings. Attorney George D. Collins claims a 150 foot air ship exists built on a new theory with two wings and a bird like rudder, reportedly flown from Oroville to Sacramento and back with 80 guards nearby. Skeptics doubt secrecy and feasibility, while Oroville rumors hint at experiments with lighter than air gas.
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San Francisco
The
Chronicle
Sacramento
Oakland
Chronicle This
George D. Collins
Collins
California
Maine
Washington
Patent Office
Oroville
Butte County
Capitol
Bay
Market Street
New York
Maxim
Langley
Wise Men
Cal
Partles
Edison Electric Light Case Reversed by Privy Council
Privy Council reverses the English Supreme Court decree in the Edison Electric Light Company versus Westminster Tramway Company of British Columbia and others. Executions issued are set aside with costs, liberty given to apply to the Supreme Court for consequential relief to enforce the judgment.
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London
Privy Council
Edison Electric Light Company
Westminster Tramway Company of
British Columbia
Supreme Court
Dietrich Syndicate Obtains Ohio Natural Gas Plant
The Dietrich syndicate headed by E. C. Benedict has closed a deal to acquire all property of the Ohio & Indiana Natural Gas Company. The purchase includes plants at Lima Dayton Piqua Sidney and Wapakoneta and extends to Canadian towns with several millions involved.
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Ohio
Lima
Dietrich Syndicate
E. C. Benedict
Cleveland
Ohio & Indiana Natural Gas Company
Dayton
Piqua
Sidney
Wapoconeta
Canada
Fifty Armenians to Hang in Constantinople
The Chronicle's Rome correspondent reports that Constantinople authorities condemned 50 Armenians to hang on Friday amid widespread agitation and concern. The announcement follows reports of unrest and calls for mercy from various groups.
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London
the Chronicle
Rome
Constantinople
Prison Official Describes Maybrick and Wilde Deterioration
A Wormwood Scrubs official reports Mrs. Maybrick as a mental and physical wreck, now at Ayles Prison, with prior nine months hospital care and repeated transfers. Oscar Wilde is said to be aged and heartbroken at Reading, having spent time in hospital, with a prison sentence due to expire at the end of March.
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London
Navy
Her Majesty's Prison
Wormwood
Associated Press
Mrs. Maybrick
Oscar Wilde
Wormwood Scrubbs
Ayles
Buckinghamshire
America
Home Office
Oscar Wide
Wilde
Scrubbs
Reading
Maybrick
Great Northern to Restore Rail Service by Tuesday
Vice President Samuel Hill and Chief Engineer Stevens arrived in Seattle to oversee repairs after the recent storm and flood damage. They confirmed the line would be ready for overland trains by Tuesday, despite widespread Cascades bridge losses blamed partly on debris jams.
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Seattle
Wash
Samuel Hill
Stevens
Great Northern
Skykomish
Hill
Hil
Rocky Mountains
Cascades
Foley Transferred for Safe Keeping in Kansas City
William Foley, the young farmer charged with murdering his mother and sister at Liberty, Missouri, was moved secretly to Kansas City for safe confinement. He was brought to the county jail this morning on an early train to avoid mob demonstrations, offered no resistance, and remained quiet during transfer.
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Kansas City
William Foley
Liberty
Foley
Placed Ties Across The Track Near Kaisville
A Union Pacific employee near Salt Lake spotted men placing obstructions on the track 14 miles north of the city. When challenged they fired at him and fled. They had laid ties to halt the southbound passenger train. Farmington police have arrested three suspicious individuals nearby.
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Salt Lake
Union Pacific
Kaisville
Farmington
Prince Joseph Seeks Divorce From Princess Cara ман-Chimay
Prince Joseph of Caraman-Chimay files for divorce from his wife the Princess of Caraman-Chimay once Miss Clara Ward of Detroit. Paris reports claim abduction by a Hungarian gypsy violinist and notes her rumored eccentricity and frequent Paris visits.
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Clara Ward
Detroit
Paris
Prince Joseph of Caraman-Chimay
Princess of
Caraman-Chimay
Millionaire Romaine's Death Shocks Paterson Community
Helmas Romaine of Paterson New Jersey with an estate near a million dollars died at his Rochelle Park farm by suicide. He had been active in local ventures and once led the Paterson Railway company. Three months earlier his mother died impacting his mind and health.
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New York
Helmas Romaine
Paterson
N. J
Rochelle Park
Bergen County
New Jersey
Romaine
Paterson Railway Company
Phil
Dueling Debate Roils German Reichstag as Revelations Spur Clash
Berlin November 21 The Reichstag debates over German foreign policy spark a political clash as Prince Hohenlohe and Baron Von Bieberstein push robust statements while Count Herbert Bismarck faces denial of an interview. The emperor’s mood worsens over disclosures, with calls for punitive action and potential dissolution of the Reichstag amid treason concerns in Poland and Sosrow.
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Berlin
Prince Hohenlohe
Baron von Bieberstein
Germany
Herbert Bismarck
Reichstag
Seehoenhausen
Friedrichsruhe
Leipsie Neustenachrichten
Italy
Herr Lentzman
General von Gossler
Vossische Zeitung
Frankfurt Zeitung
Hamburger Nachrichten
Hamburg
Eltung
Bismarck
Polana
Prussia
Posen
Diet
Russia Shows Sudden Charity To Aid India
London reports say Russia asks for subscriptions to help India amid famine risk. Lord George Hamilton says 72 million Indians face scarcity while British govt struggles. London papers scrutinize motives, fearing political aims over genuine aid. The press notes Russia may oversee grain distribution and questions moral impact. A mysterious West African expedition follow-up surrounds the story.
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London
India
George Hamilton
St. James Gazette
Berlin National Zeitung
Great Britain
Russia
Wheat Market Outlook and Trading Summary Abroad and in Chicago
The Mark Lane Express notes a likely larger drop in French wheat area in 1887 due to late sowing, with Russian Azima sowings weaker yet aided by rising prices. It urges a central growers chamber to curb oversupply. Chicago opens weak on sea-shipment slack but buys back later as rains hit India. prices move with December near 79 1/2 cents and May around 75 1/4.
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London
Mark Lane Express
Russia
Australia
California
Europe
Vannes
France
United Kingdom
Chicago
India
Portland
Walla Walla
Valley
San Francisco
San Francci
New York
California Stone Brick Company to Build San Francisco Plant
An incorporated California Stone Brick company plans a brick plant near San Francisco using sand or earth as the sole ingredients. Under Professor EF.C. E Rice of Washington, the process promises 10 hours production time and high crushing strength. Estimated cost is 50,000 dollars for site and buildings with fuel savings and lower overall brick costs claimed.
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San Francisco
California Stone Prick Company
EF. C
Union Club apologizes for reporter discourtesy at Hanna dinner
The Union Club president Judge Willam RB Sanders writes to the Artemus Ward Club apologizing for the discourtesy shown reporters at the Hanna chaired dinner in Cleveland on November 23.
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Cleveland
Union Club
Willam RB. Sanders
Artemus Ward Club
Hanna
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Townsend, Mont
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Townsend
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N. Main St
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