French Chamber Defeats Move to Close Vatican Embassy
A French Chamber motion to abolish the embassy to the Vatican was defeated. Prime Minister Ferry praised the Pope’s enlightened stance. Reports note unrest over Prince Victor of France and attack plots against Queen Victoria.
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Chamber of Deputies
Vatian
Ferry
Queen Victoria
Victor
France
Eugenie
Clothilde
African International Association
Germany
Egypt
England
Wolseley
Kosti
Shandy
Suakim
Osman Digna
Stephenson
Notable Obits and Talks as Transpiration Plans Discussed
Capt Pim of the British navy visits Ottawa to discuss a Cheyenne to Hudson Bay railway for cattle transport to England with John A. Macdonald. The Rev T B Fuller Bishop of Niagara dies in Hamilton from blood poisoning due to a rusty wound. Ferd Ward library sale in New York nets 1350 dollars. Widow of General Markle dies by laudanum in Pittsburgh on the first anniversary of his death. Rev H Coldlayer dies in Philadelphia after fifty seven years in Methodist pulpits and helping found the University of Michigan. Obituaries also include Rev Dr G W Blagden of Boston Old South Church and Rahway Mayor Joseph Savage. Albert Hawkins rehired as presidential coachman under Cleveland. J H Hobart dies frozen and drunk in Omaha. Bishop W R Dickerson dies of heart disease in Columbia. W T Taylor of La Grange walks seven miles to Palmyra in 25 degree below zero to receive the first degree of Masonry.
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Pim
Ottawa
John A. Macdonald
Cheyenne
Hudson's Bay
England
T. B. Fuller
Niagara
Hamilton
Ontario
Ferdinand Ward
New York
Birds of America
Audubon
Pittsburgh
Henry Markle
Philadelphia
H. Coldlayer
University of Michigan
G. W. Blagden
Old South
W.R. Dickerson
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Columbia, D.C
W. T. Taylor
la Grange
Wis
Palmyra
Financial and industrial: record of weekly business failures
Weekly summary of U S business failures shows 505 filings this week, up from 316 last week, with most at small traders under $5,000 capital. Notable collapses include Lyman Strong & Son in Cleveland for 170,000, Leubric Brothers in St. Louis, and Ot tawa carriage makers O J Wilson & Co. Other firms suspended or closed across Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska, with millions in liabilities and labor strikes in Pittsburgh coal and iron sectors.
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United States
Lyman Strong & Son
Cleveland
Ohio
Leubric Brothers
St. Louis
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
William ,Wilson & Co
Earlville
Illinois
O. J. Wilson & Co
Carridge Makers
Ottawa
Ill
P. L. Kimberly & Co
Atlantic Iron Works
Sharon
Bradstreet
M. Hofflein
Clothier
Kansas City
John L. McConnell
Dry Goods
Lincoln
Neb
Columbus and Hocking
Alley Coal and Iron Company
Pittsburg
Hussey, Howe & Co
Spalding Iron Works
Brilliant
Removal demand for Samuel Mullen at New Orleans expo meeting
At a meeting of exhibitors in the Exposition building in New Orleans the assembly unanimously demanded the removal of Samuel Mullen Chief of Installation for unbusinesslike acts. Lieutenant Abercrombie recently back from Alaska reports buying ex-
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New Orleans
Samuel Mullen
Abercrombie
Alaska
Cabinet prospects in Cleveland administration rumor mill
Political speculation swirls over Cabinet allocations with Bayard likely Treasury or State, Garland for Attorney General, McClellan possibly Navy Secretary, and Whitney urged for a post. Reports say South and border states will supply several members while New York and Indiana receive none. Kellogg to contest Gay’s Louisiana seat in Congress.
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Bayard
Treasury
Cleveland
Garland
Randall
William C. Whitney
New York
Des Moines
Iowa
Senator Bayard
Senator Garland
Gen. McClellan
Navy
Washington
Chicago Tribune
The
Arkansas
Gen
McClellan
New Jersey
Yllis
Indiana
Senate
Moavlellan
War Department
Judge Thurman
Pendleton
McLean
Broadhead
Kellogg
Louisiana
Gay
Congress
Fire Disaster Tears Through Brooklyn Orphanage Tragedy Unfolds
A Brooklyn Orphan Asylum fire becomes a major disaster with 22 bodies recovered and as many as 30 to 40 feared dead. Rescue efforts uncover charred remains while Sisters responsible offer limited explanations. Heroic Sister Mary Josephine is credited with saving many children at the cost of her life.
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Pratt
Astral Oil Works
Brooklin
N. Y
Brooklyn
Lnin
Mary Josephine
Tennessee and Georgia Crime Report Tangle
An Oakhill Georgia man Allen Askew killed his stepson with a turpentine ax in a dark bedroom misidentifying him as Mack Cofton. Wim Somerville died near Hazelhurt Mississippi after three shots during a robbery. two suspects held. Winona Minnesota voter fraud case sees George Dotterweich jailed nine months, F W Becker fined $500. Geneva Ohio burglary ends with farmer Harrington shot dead.
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Allen Askew
Oakhill
Mack Cofton
Minn
George Dotterweich
F. W. Becker
Geneva
Ohio
Harrington
Era of political resignations and disasters hits in news
Reports cover a wide array of events from a proposed cabinet appointment for McDonail to bank liabilities of 80 000 dollars with 20 000 for individuals. A Pittsburgh Iron Works colony sees a 12 percent wage cut affecting 500 workers. A brutal murder in Wisconsin shocks Bay City fire destroys St James church. Eastern trunk lines discuss restoring east bound passenger rates in Chicago.
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Ball
Ruger
McDondl
Tl Sige
Omy Q. J
William Wilson
Hbanikers
Ottawa
Ilinois
Aaip
Pittsburgh Iron Works
Venners Station
Pittsburg Fjord
Zsrersen
arhal+ gamated association
Aeni
Chrisperance Union
Cleveland
Drick
E. J. Phinney
F. Jennie Duty
Ohio Ciies
Albany
N. Y
Secretary of the Treasury
Riga
Russia
Confederate States
Hig Rnce
Tesende
Nwarthless
Shangadi
Paris
China
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Bremen
Indiana
Lyman
Gol
Thompson
Pete
St. James Catholic
Bay City
Michigan
Wausau
Wisconsin
Francis Veehliz
Christ
Berlin
Princessmarck
Chicago
Senate in Session Briefly on 22d. House Not in Session
Senate met briefly on the 22d but transacted no business of importance. The House was not in session.
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Senate
House
Labor Demand Falls Across States in Industrial Sectors
An 1880s Bradstreet investigation reports widespread wage cuts and job losses in twenty two states. Reductions range from 10 to 18 percent with iron and cotton sectors hit hardest. About 177 thousand in seventeen major cities were laid off largely from strikes, while total displaced workers exceed 993 thousand nationwide.
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New York
Chicago
Bradstreet
United States
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Kenny
Missouri
Tabo
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Itv i Ceseeeee
Pitts. Org
TroyAnd Vicinity
Cleveland and Vicinity
Paterson
WIPRO
Vie Phrene Ubes
Louisville
Détroit
Richmond
Wheeling
New England
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Kentucky
N. J
PRESIDENT-ELECT CLEVELAND TO RESIGN JANUARY
Albany special reports Gov. Cleveland will resign January 6 and head to Buffalo January 8 for a charity ball. He will return to Albany and stay until leaving for Washington. The article notes possible Cabinet picks from East South Northwest with Indiana and Illinois or Wisconsin supplying Northwest seats. Cleveland remains noncommittal on preferred candidates for the Senate and cabinet appointments.
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Albany
Cleveland
Buffalo
Genesed House
Washilton
Bayard
Northwest
Indiana
Illinois
Congressional actions shape trans Missouri transport policies
Senate bills by Mr. Van Wyck Nebraska aim to equalize telegraph and rail rates from Missouri River to the Pacific coast and across the region with nationwide average prices. House debate centers on interstate commerce rules, railway discrimination by race, and a mustering of memorials, pensions, and naval appropriations amid extensive procedural moves.
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van Wyck
Nebraska
Senate
trans-Missouri
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
Seaboas
Congress
trans-Missori
Slater
Oregon
United States
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Navy
Nicaragua
Dawes
Benate
Cullom
San Domingo
West
Lafayette
Secretary of War
Eighth New York Artillery
McCulloch
Charlies C. Waters
Arkansa
James Monroe
Michigan
Leo T. Goshorn
Piedmont
W. Va
James Johnson, Sr
Springfield
Ohio
August Beadles
Cresco
Iowa
Wallace G. Agnew
Osceola
Nimrod Headington
Portland
Ind
William H. Hart
Frankfort
Thomas J. Lucas
Lawrenceburg
Abbie M. Lawton
Griggsville
John Gordon
Jacksonville
Ll. I
House of Representatives
Senatorial contest stirs Republican hopes in state
The article notes excitement in the state over the Senate race with President Arthur Levi P Morton Hyatts Hiscock among leading candidates. Morton leads if a regular Republican is chosen, but Democrats independents and Stalwart Republicans seek a Conkling backed plan to return him to the Senate.
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Arthur
Levi P. Morton
Hyatts, Hiscock
Morton
Conkling
Senate
A Diffident Dramatist in the Spotlight
The diffident playwright Mr. Sims could not attend the premiere of Gratch and Toothpick. He paced the street near the theater while friends checked how the show fared. For Romany Rye he fled to Scotland and only returned after assurances of success.
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Chicago Times
Irish Character and Home Truths in Candid Quips
A scrambled Irish portrait features a candid remark about liking¢ stion and hating work. It notes the strong Irish habit of apology, with a Kerry peasant admitting a pipe smoke rather than drunken disorder. A Boston firm advertises silent shoes for elopements.
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Kerry
Ohio Supreme Court Adjourns for January and Ohio News Roundup
The Ohio Supreme Court has adjourned to January 6. The Sugar-makers’ Convention gathered in Zanesfield. J Ford Evans, noted in Northern Ohio, died suddenly of heart disease in Akron. An elderly Deersville resident fell, breaking her neck in Chillicothe. Charles Clark arrested in Tiffin for Frank Snock’s murder, self defense suggested. Wealthy will of Reusen Runyon Springer probated with large bequests to churches and public institutions. State finances show 1883–84 balances, revenues, and debt composition.
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Supreme Court
Sugar-makers
Ohio
Zanesfield
J.ford Evans
Akron
Deersville
Chrichsville
Charles Clark
Tiffin
Frank Snock
A. D. Miller
Warren
A. J. Brackett
Cleveland
John Patrick
Bellefountaine
Mary Milligan
Newark
Reusen Runyon Springer
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Company
Music Hall Association
Music Hall
College of Music
Museum Association
St. Mary’s Seminary of the
West
Little Sisters of the Poor
Good Samaritan Hospital
Franciscan Brothers
Sisters of Charity
Cedar Grove
Foundling Asylum
Sisters of Mercy
Convent of the Good Shepherd
St. Peter’s Benevolent Society
Little Sisters of the Poor of
St. Frances
Ellen Seery
Juna Manning
M. Dooley
Ha'ness
Routt
Chas. L. Routt
Iinois
Joshua H. Bates
T. D. Lincoln
Cincinnati
Treasury
General Revenue Fund
State Common School Fund
General Revenue
Ohio University
Virginia Military School Fund
United States Military School Fund
Western Reserve School Fund
Ohio State University Fund
Ohio University Fund
Athens
State House
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Governor’s Department
Supreme Court Commission
Cork
Clumbus
Dayton
Deaf and Dumb
Imbecile
Longvienny
Lucas County
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Fort Garry
St. Vincent
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Fort Dodge
Davenport
Dubuque
Mississippi River
la Porte
Lynchburg
Leadville
Colo
Riley Pullen
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Admiral Dupont
Dupont
Traverse
Roberts County
D. T
Wilmot
Financial and Industrial
Weston & Fiske
Wall Street
Thorn Creek
Phillips City
Bodden & Heath
Long Branch
Sidulden
Therli. Parish
Tousianad
Henry Workenour
Cand'eegypea Jones Nelson
Fr Dntign County
Braska
Ani Igaeneal
Eugene Sherwood
EEVES
Toledo
Rome
Geist
Detroit
Indianapolis
East Liberty
Nomdemand
LABOR
Houie
Union
Cotter
Minnesota
Congressional
New York Produce Exchange
Fort Hill
Lembi
Idaho
Lost Lake & Mount Hood Improvement Company
George
St Lwater
Theouisiana Agricultural College
Fran. W. Palmer
Lock Island
Secretary of the Interior
Yellowstone National Park
Blanchard
John G. Thompson
Hallet Kilbourne
Frans. W. Palmer
Hann Bal Hami
Cook
Hibernicists
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