Memorial ceremonies honor Jefferson Davis in Richmond Hollywood
In Hollywood Cemetery Richmond the United Daughters of the Confederacy unveiled monuments to President Jefferson Davis and Winnie Davis. The day featured a parade with Confederate camps, prayers by Rev. James Smith, and speeches by B. B. Munford and John A. Reagan. A bronze Davis statue and a marble Winnie Davis angel statue were unveiled, with a later monument to Jefferson Davis Jr. placed on the hilltop.
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Richmond
Hollywood
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Misa Winnie Davin
Fitzhugh
Davis
Davie
J. Hoge Tyler
B. B. Munford
Winnie Davie
Carse
Tare Uia
Potomac
John A. Reagan
Confederate Edutor
Mr. Davis
Ellyson
Reagan
Lpee'r
H. M. Clarkson
Jefferson Davis Hayes
Winnie
Angel
Jefferson Davia, Jr
Confusion of Claims as Kentucky Election Contests Rise
Louisville dispatch reports a clash of fraud accusations after Tuesday’s Kentucky election. Each side claims a ticket victory by roughly 4000 ballots, with county tallies differing and no reliable figures to confirm accuracy. A legislative challenge or official count may be needed to resolve the dispute.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Three Die In Michigan Central Train Wreck
An act of sabotage derailed Michigan Central No.810 from Toledo to Detroit between Alexis and Vienna Michigan about 8 PM Thursday night. Three people were fatally injured in the deliberate wrecking at a spot beyond a short trestle.
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Michigan Central
Toledo
Detroit
Alexis
Vienna
Mich
Silence in ominous times as Durban move looms
General Muller's foros expected to reach Durban within ten days amid gloom over Ladysmith fighting. Reports cite possible Buller relief by Nov 15 and Boer focus on Ladysmith, with siege train mobilized at Woolwich and Davenport for shelling Victoria. Three large steamers chartered from Liverpool to convoy 10 000 troops, Arawa delayed, Persian transfers to Goth.
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Muller
Durban
London
White
Ladysmith
Baller
Alleir
Shotl Pellaria
Woolwich
Davenport
Vectoria
Ferao
Wight
Ita
Liverpool
Lord Wolseley
Arawa
Houthampton West
Admiral Schley Receives Orders to Command South Atlantic Station
A Washington dispatch reports Admiral Schley has received orders to hoist his flag in New York on the 17th of the month and assume command of the South Atlantic Station aboard the Chicago.
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Washington
Rsohley
Navy Department
Chicago
New York
South Atlantic
Jeffries Wins Biggest Prize in Prizefight Receipts
New York dispatch reports James J. Jeffries and Thomas Sharkey were paid after their bout. The total gate receipts were 66 848 dollars with two thirds to the fighters. Jeffries earned 83 452 dollars, Sharkey 1 141 dollars, the largest single prize in prizefighting history.
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Deffrian
Sharkey
Jeffries
Long Term For Warner Aged Bank Wrecker Sent Up
In Northanton Mass the fifty year old bank raider Lewis Warner was sentenced in the superior court to a nine to twelve year state prison term for embezzling 500000 from the Hampshire County National Bank and the Hampshire Savings Bank. The first day of confinement will be in solitary isolation.
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Northampton
Mass
Lewis Warner
Hampshire County National Bank
Hampshire Savings Bank
Real Boers At Home Mobilization Faces Simple Challenges
The text notes primitive mobilization with no squabbling over volunteering enlisting or drafting, aside from elderly women and those very old who participate or are excluded. It emphasizes straightforward but limited home front effort.
Portrait of the Boer as agriculturist and hunter and his life in Africa
The piece debates biases about Boers, arguing true identity lies in rural farming and hunting life. It describes a stoic, religious, self-reliant people who value family, Psalms, and hard work, with community farming routines, Nachtmaal, and gatherings in district churches.
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Kipling
Ned Kelly’s Armor Endures in Victoria Collection
The armor worn by Ned Kelly and his gang, forged from boiler plates, helped defy Victorian police for years. After a dramatic downfall, the gear bears bullet marks and now belongs to the Victorian Government in Melbourne. The piece sits alongside entertainment anecdotes about marriage fables and department store bargains.
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Ned Kelly
Kelly
London Strand
Victoria
Melbourne
Warden Salaries in Three States Compared
The report notes Kansas pays a penitentiary warden $2600 yearly for 940 convicts. Joliet prison warden in Illinois receives $3500 with 1800 inmates. Minnesota's Stillwater prison warden is salaried at $5000 for 529 prisoners.
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Kansas
Illinois
Joliet
Minnesota
Stillwater
Kentucky Election Contest Raises Governor Race Doubts
Louisville dispatch reports Republicans claim a governor plurality near 8 000 while Goebel backers insist on about 5 000. Contested returns and mountain county gains suggest a close result likely to be decided in the Kentucky legislature with a special board appointed by lot and possible further assembly action.
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Louisville
W. §. Taylor
Mountain
McKinley
Long
Republican Campaign Committee
House
Tyler
Senate
General Assembly
Kentucky
Trust Company Enjoined Over Atlanta Street Railways
Judge John H. Candler of Fulton Superior Court in Atlanta enjoined the Trust Company of Georgia, the Atlanta Railway and Power Company, the Consolidated Street Railway Company, and the Atlanta Railway Company from stock transfers to consolidate and kill competition. The ruling bars taking up tracks without city consent, denies a receiver, but allows interchangeable transfers and rail connections for public service until a jury decides the case.
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Atlanta
John 8. Candler
Fulton Superior Court
State of Georgia
Trust Company of Georgia
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Consolidated Street Railway Company
Atlanta Railway Company
Candler
Trust Company
Wreck of schooner William M. Bird claims ten crew
News confirms the Philadelphia schooner William M. Bird, sailing from Charleston to New London, was wrecked in a hurricane off the Flying Pan Shoals, North Carolina. Ten crew members perished, including Captain Barrett.
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William M. Bird
Philadelphia
Charleston
D. C
New London
Vote Totals and Barnett Lead in Pennsylvania Gop Win
In Philadelphia on Tuesday the total vote reached 152883 with 218354 registered voters. State ticket race for treasurer saw Colonel James B Barnett Republican lead by 69543 over Democrat William T Creasy.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
James B. Barnett
William T. Creasy
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