Progressive notes from global markets and public opinion
A sampling of period commentary cites Mexico's 7200 schools as proof of progress, reports on artificial rain skepticism, and notes Welsh tenor Ben Davies praising American musical progress. It discusses English forecasts of at-home electric lights, wartime spending, and shifts in farming migration. Australian meat exports to Europe rise, while UK imports of Australian beef, mutton, and other meats soar from 1890 to 1893, amid consumer prejudice toward frozen meats.
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Europe
United Kingdom
Australia
Telephone in church links Birmingham parish to Christ Church
Supporters in Birmingham connect Christ Church to a telephone system that brings bell tolls prayers responses singing and sermon into the pulpit. The device enables the sick and bedridden to participate remotely and hear the service, even if unable to be present in person.
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Birmingham
Christ Church
New York Telegram
Miniature granite church ordered for Sun Prairie doctor
Dr. Woodward of Sun Prairie Wisconsin orders a memorial monument for himself in Madison. The plan is a miniature granite church to be placed on private property near his home, where he will be buried when he dies.
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Woodward
Sun Prairie
Wis
Madison
Chicago Herald
Czar Dies as Nicholas II Succeeds to Throne
A Livadia dispatch reports the czar died at 3 p m Thursday and Nicholas II becomes emperor. A St Petersburg dispatch notes a conspiracy against the czarowitch with Nihilist arrests and incriminating papers. The body will travel aboard Polar Star to Odessa, then to St. Petersburg for interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. final ceremonies expected in about two weeks.
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St. Petersburg
Czarowitch
Odessa
Black Sea
Yalta
Sts. Peter and Paul
Livadia
Fragmented Imperial Romanov lineage and throne upheaval
A genealogical sketch surveys seven imperial figures with Peter Til dethroned and murdered on his wife’s orders, Catherine dying in a fit, Crazy Paul murdered by nobles, Nicholas's death from chagrin, and Alexander II killed by a nihilist bomb. It recounts Michael Feodorovitch’s 1613 ascent, Alexander II’s physical prowess, rescues after a train wreck, his devotion to theatricals, bigoted religion, tutor Pobiedonotself, and his relentless official routine. It notes embalming plans in Livadia, and outlines expected succession steps with Nicholas II proclaimed and Grand Duke George as heir, amid looming loyalty oaths.
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Peter Til
Catharine
Paul
Nicholas
Alexander II
Michael Feodorovitch Romanoff
Czar
Charles Dickens
Russia
Alexander
M. Pobiedonotself
Holy Synod
Turkey
Sway
Nicholas II
George
Alexander III
Caucasus
Day of Thanks Proclaimed by President Cleveland in 1894
President Grover Cleveland designates November 29 as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer urging national gratitude, charity, and worship. The proclamation calls for suspension of ordinary business, worship, and remembrance of the poor, noting blessings like national prosperity and health. Also mentions a third 5 percent dividend for creditors of First National Bank of Pelatke, Florida.
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Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
The
United States
Washington
Grover Currenay
W. Q. Gresnaw
First National Bank of Pelatke, Fla
Southern progress and fires and political maneuvers loom
Fire damages the J. Thompson & Bro. carriage works in New Orleans with losses of 25000 dollars and insurer covering 20000. Brandt Furniture of Memphis assigns liabilities around 40000 with assets near 50000. Alabama figures see Governor-elect Oates appoint Harvey Jones as chief secretary and General J Whiting kept as major general. Jacksonville bricklayers strike for nine hour day, no trouble expected. Lookout Mountain case seeks broad creditor involvement. chancellor court in Chattanooga considers receiver. Darlington and Tillman conflicts spark anti Tillman press claims. Samps Pope issues manifesto to voters amid gubernatorial race.
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J. Thompson & Bro
New Orleans
Brandt Furniture Company
Memphis
Captain Jones
Governor Jones
General J. Whiting
Mobile
Ala
General Whiting
Alabama
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Fla
Lookout Mountain Consolidated Company
Chancery Court
Chattanooga
Columbia
D. C
anti-Tillman
Tillman
Darlington County
Tillmanite
Samps Pope
Caprivi’s Resignation Shocks European Audience
A Berlin dispatch reports Europe stunned by Chancellor Caprivi’s unexpected resignation. Count von Caprivi reportedly exclaimed his disgust amid tense discussions with the Emperor. The Kaiser, after Liebenburg news of Cologne Gazette criticism, ordered Caprivi to seek Eulenburg’s pardon. Caprivi refused and was dismissed.
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Europe
Berlin
Caprivi
Count von Caprivi
Liebenburg
Cologne
Eulenburg
Snow Falls Steadily at Hay Springs Nebraska
A heavy snow began Sunday morning in Hay Springs Neb, continuing with little interruption through the day. The weather turned much colder and stock on the range, especially in the area hit last week by premieres, will suffer to some extent.
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Hay Springs
Neb
Empress of China Ended Life after Emperors Rebuke
A Shanghai special to the New York Herald reports the young empress of China died by her own hand after the emperor slapped her face. The incident followed a rebuke, and the empress reportedly took poison to end her life.
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New York Herald
Shanghai
China
World at press Four random crimes and global notes
Brief notices from across the world include four men robbing a Chicago street car, an apparent bank theft in Huntington West Virginia with a $10,920 loss, and a deadly fall from a seventh story scaffolding. Other items report postal stamp destruction orders, a divorce filing in Chicago, burglaries at West Winfield Bank, Halloween shooting injuries in Independence Missouri, and naval movements near China.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Charles Wilkinson
Huntington
W. Va
First National Bank
Thomas H. Wicks
Pullman Palace Car Company
Wicks
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
West Winfield Bank
West Winfield
Mr. Haywood
Independence
Haywood
United States
Petrel
Nagasaki
Che Foo
Baltimore
Charleston
Chemulgo
Tien- Tsin
Concord
Shanghai
Shantung
Wei-hai-Wei
Board of Convict Managers of
Alabama
Montgomery
General Assembly
Bissell
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Omaha
Wairarapa Wreck Claims Seventy-Eight Souls Off NZ
A report from Auckland states the Union line steamer Wairarapa bound Sydney to Wellington wrecked off Great Barrier Island. Captain McIntosh dies? 58 passengers and 20 crew drown. Separately, Fall River iron works posts a wage cut effective November 5 with weaving pay changed to per pound under the particulars bill.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Union Line
Wairarapa
McIntosh
Sydney
N.S. W
Great Barrier Island
Iron Works
Fall River
Break-in at Grafton Democratic HQ steals letters
During the past week while Chairman Moraw is away in Wheeling, Democratic headquarters in Grafton West Virginia were broken into and multiple letters from political correspondents were taken. A letter with miners campaign secrets was published in a Wheeling paper.
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Moraw
Wilson
Wheeling
Grafton
W. Va
Washington Dispatches on officials and smallpox cases
Judge Cole dismissed the habeas corpus petition in the Smith stamp robbery case and remanded him to jail. Bid openings for the Rome public building yielded $24,606 from E F Dodson. Willett named postmaster for Washington, a longtime local hatter and district democracy figure. Campbell appointed U S marshal for Minnesota, succeeding Bede who resigned over politics. Interior clerks worked with few exceptions. smallpox cases rise with one death at the pest house, and vaccination causing illness among Hoke Smith’s staff. Harlem river dredging contract awarded to Rittenhouse Moore. Moore’s bid favors southern firm, a first for such a large New York contract. Secretary Herbert to report Montgomery to Mobile November 5 with voyage to Gulf ports, then coalition of coal tests in gulf. Carlisle declines political speeches due to pending department matters. The Debt Statement shows October net public debt up by 13.68 million with cash decrease of 12.58 million, total debt 1 014 667 616, cash 754 546 011, gold reserve 61 361 826, silver down 3.8 million, national bank depositories up 45,978,319.
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Cole
Smith
Rome
Treasury Department
E. F. Dodson
Minneapolis
Washington
B. F. Remingtonn
Chattanooga Custom House
New Orleans
William M. Campbell
St. Paul
United States
District of Minnesota
J. Adam Bede
Campbell
Cleveland
Bede
Interior Department
Judge Hall
Land Office
Hoke Smith
Law Division
Marine Hospital Service
New York
Herbert
Montgomery
Mobile
City of
Gulf
Galveston
Pensacola
Key West
Carlisle
Treasury
Stopping a Runaway Horse in Russia and Italy
A report describes methods to halt runaway horses. In Russia a thin cord with a noose around the neck. in Rome a phaeton with two spirited horses halted within thirty yards by a driver gripping a cord. The owner calls accidents from runaways unknown in Russia, and notes horses bite the bit when bolting while the driver must command the windpipe.
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Russia
Rome
Corso
Phaeton
Nice
Georgia Farmers Rally On Ruinous Cotton Prices
An enthusiastic Georgia meeting at Macon fairgrounds unites farmers from all sections to oppose the low cotton prices. Colonel Lyon’s resolution urges honorable means to avert disaster and seeks Georgia delegates to press reform at the Montgomery cotton growers convention on November 13. Dr. J. B. Hunnicutt adds a plan to curb farm shipments to lower perceived crop amounts.
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Georgia
Macon
Waddell
J. McBryan
W. F. Alexander
Augusta
Tom Lyon
Bartow
Lyon
Georgia State Agricultural Society
John O. Waddell
Montgomery
Ala
Hunnicutt
Trade Topics Review From R G Dun For Past Week
R G Dun and Co reports slight overall trade improvement despite political excitement. Gold exports ceased, mills reopen, and demand for products rises modestly though purchasing power remains limited. Regional contrasts show south stronger than others, iron and steel weak in the west, rails dull, and prices for iron and steel easing. The pig iron surge does not yet overwhelm markets, with fewer selling pressures noted.
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R. G. Dun & Co
West
Turkish Bedrooms Reflect Simple Luxury in Morning Cleansing
The passage describes Turkish bedrooms as models of simplicity with soft luxurious beds and heavily embroidered pillows laid on the floor. Slave girls sweep the rooms at dawn and store occupied furnishings, leaving visitors to dress in a room free of night traces, though not universal across modern Turkey as some Mussulmans prefer brass bedsteads and French dressing tables. The line about the mother in a woman makes her beautiful adds cultural commentary.
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Turkey
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Mexico
New York Recorder
New England
New York Sun
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ben Davies
England
New York Independent
Seoul
John Lubbock
Great Britain
Worcester
Mass
South
Nevada
North Carolina
New York Tribune
Cromwell
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
the Czar
Czarowitch Nicholas II
Westminster Gazette
London
Nicolas I
Alexander I
Decentious Catharine
Peter Lit
Nicholas IT
Alexander Iit
Waite
Colorado
Lake Front
Joenkoeping
Sweden
Dreyfus
Foster
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Osborn Mill No. 2
Crow Rock
Milford Haven
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Weatherly
Seine Sssues
Paris
Henri Rocheforte
Grand Jury
Stephenson
Glennon, Burns
Lexow Committee
Honore Mercier
Quebec
Montreal
Mercier
Normal Park Loan Association
Sprinfield, II
F. W. Porter
Porter
Rock Island Railroad
Milan
Iron Mountain
Mich
Pewabic
Superior Court
Raleigh
N. C
Mary A. Woodbridge
Gibson
Easton
Christiana
Senor Sagasta
Central
Tien-Tsin
Peking Mercury
Aungry
Japan
Charles Morganfield
Cincinnati
Adams Express Company
Express Company
Morganfield
Prince Cantsenzene
Foreign Offices
Watrons
Grand Army of the Republic of Milwaukee
Phil Kearney Post
Richmond
Lawler
William Reardon
Reardon
Wagoner
Muskogee
Nebraska
Ce Lonis
Albert Dreyfus
John Greenough
Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company
Bruce
United States Court
Alabama Great Nioouthern Railroad Company
National Capitol
North Georgia
Agricultural Callege
Department OF
the University
Dahlonega
U. S. Army
Secretary of War
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