Historic Publication
Oct 14 Arthur Conan Doyle publishes "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" collection of 12 stories originally published serially in "The Strand Magazine"

Arthur Conan Doyle
- Oct 18 1st commercial long-distance phone line opens (Chicago-NY)
Historic Publication
Oct 26 "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases" first published by African American journalist Ida B. Wells in Memphis, Tennessee

Ida B. Wells