Irish telegraphers strike part resumes in New York push
Western Union rehires many striking telegraphers in New York but rejects all reinstatement bids. Ireland’s leaders T P O Connor Thomas Sexton and T M Healy plan U S visits after Parliament adjourns to support the Land League. Parnell may also come though unlikely.
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Western Union Company
New York
T. P. O'Connor
Thoma ‘Sexton
T. M. Healy
United States
Irish Land-League
Mr. Parnell
Wheat freight costs fall since 1868 across routes
In 1873 Chicago to Liverpool freight cost 21.22 cents per bushel, down from 7.74 cents last year and 9.08 cents this year. Canal and rail routes to New York have also declined on average 66 percent since 1868, reflecting lower transportation charges overall.
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Chicago
Liverpool
New York
Cass County Abduction Case Ends With Escape Found Working Nearby
The Cass county Iowa farmer's daughter long believed abducted ran away from home. She has been found several miles away and is employed as a domestic in a family.
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Cass County
Iowa
Hotel keeper fined for Sunday barroom closure
A St. Joseph Missouri hotel keeper was fined fifty dollars for keeping his bar room open on Sundays. Flo has appealed the decision to test the Downing License law under which he was prosecuted.
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St. Josnrx
Flo
Downing
Vindication for Horse Lesa in New York racing claim
Horse Lesa is vindicated and owner Mr. Dagegett of New York smiles at recent results. The horse once lost to a catamaran at Stony Creek and then narrowly failed attempt finally wins after another try, surprising critics who doubted equine speed against a vessel name like catamaran.
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Lesa
Dagegett
New York
Boston
Stony Creek
Quarantine Orders Lapse After False Yellow Fever Report
Texas officials barred Morgan Line ships from entering Galveston after a reported yellow fever case in New Orleans. Investigations found the report baseless. Governor Ingeland acted to protect the port until the claim could be proven true or false.
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Texas
New Orleans
Inveland
Galveston
Morgan Line
Rhodes Calls for Niagara Raid Despite Missing Webb
Cattaraugus County crank Captain Rhodes vows to strike Niagara even as Webb remains missing. Authorities should intervene as Rhodes faces possible prosecution under New York law for suicide attempts and dangerous actions.
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Cattaraugus County
Rhodes
Niagara
Webb
Carlyle
New York
Knights Templars crowd in San Francisco service
Knights Templars drawn to San Francisco face discomforts similar to Chicago three years ago. A terrible crush occurred at the pavillion during Sunday religious services with many people taken out insensible. Weather remains fine with crowding being the main issue.
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Knights Templars
San Francisco
Chicago
Tragic Dog Fight Near Marsh Hope Woman Dies
A sick woman near Marsh Hope Delaware died after a neighbor’s dog and a house dog fought in her room. The ferocious battle on the bed overwhelmed her frail nerves, killing her after the disruption caused a sharp scream.
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Marsh Hope
Del
Bethlehem Steel Strike Ends as Workers Return to Bethlehem Works
Three thousand Bethlehem Tron Works employees end a six week strike after resigning from the Amalgamated Association. Bethlehem members accuse Pittsburg delegates of controlling the union and failing to fund Bethlehem strikers. They recall a 1882 Pittsburg strike where a $4 000 western state contribution aided the cause and was not returned.
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Ous
Bethlehem
Tron
Amalgamated Association
Pittsburg
West
Telegrams Report Mint Sales and Noted Disbarments
Weekly summary lists standard silver dollar issue totals for Aug 18 and last year, a bequest to debt repayment, and multiple professional misconduct rulings. It notes a Washington marriage rumor, a bicycle race result, naval duty changes, maneuvers in Paris, lighthouse ownership dispute, and European market tension following a North German Gazette article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
J. B. Gardner
Bogton
Washington
Jenkins Titzgerald
Major Kirby
Railway Mail Division
Post Office Department
Gresham
Internal Revenue
J. A Fitzgerald
Interior Department
Col. Geo. B. Corkhill
United States
Clara Louise Kellogg
H. W. Higham
John S. Pinto
Boston
O. J. Young
Lrd
Fires and Casualties Across the Midwest and Great Lakes
A string of disasters and deaths. Oshkosh pioneer Eli Stilson dies at home. Silas Merchant of Cleveland faces $100 liabilities after an ice machine venture. Lightning kills five horses near Erie. Rochester Minnesota cyclone buries eleven at Oakwood cemetery before 3,000 onlookers. Forest fires threaten Ashland Wisconsin. locals fight flames. Charles W. Griswold dies at Long Branch from Bright’s disease. A Kansas City area freight collision costs $20,000. East Tawas forests encroach on farms. Wabash wrecks wheat cars. Milwaukee shop fire destroys locomotives and a coach. $50,000 loss. Dr F W P Butler injured in horse accident with poor prognosis. Rochester cyclone kills twenty four. train derails near Zumbrota. Kasson loses five lives.
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Erie
Pennsylvania
Rochester
Minnesota
Oalwood Cemetery
Ashland
Wisconsin
Charles W. Griswold
Fifth Avenue
New York
Long Branch
Bright
Turner Station
Kansas City
East Tawas
Mich
Wabash
Ind
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western
Manitowoc
Wis
F. W. P. Butler
South Carolina
Lancaster
Zumbrota
Yellow fever deaths rise in Havana and world briefs
Last week 382 people died of yellow fever in Havana. In Ireland Nicholls Lynch won the County Sligo election to Parliament on a home rule platform. An American Jew was expelled from St Petersburg after a four day stay. Brigands have captured Florian’s governor and councilors demanding £20000. A Berlin correspondent says China seeks 100000 rifles from Germany. France informs Britain that Shaw was arrested in Madagascar as a Hova dignitary, not a British subject. The Mexican secretary of the treas-
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Havana
County Sligo
Ireland
Nicholls Lynch
St. Petersburg
Florian
Berlin
Germany
Shaw
Madagascar
Treas
Notable Crimes and Violent Incidents Reported Across Regions
The report lists C Strone's jail status in Kansas for forged warrants. I M Haven's arrest over 4717 false stock shares. M Poor's suicide after a divorce suit. WILLIAM Heypt's fatal assault in Baltimore. masked Park City men abducting Jack Murphy and hanging him in Coalville. Luke Phipps killing his wife aboard the Pope ferry and surrendering to Windsor authorities. George Bratrin's suspected murder of Mrs Normac in New York before his suicide. a mutiny at Inman ore mines near South Pittsburgh resulting in Black's execution by leg amputation and death.
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C. Strone
Butler County
Kansas
St. Paul
I. M. Haven
Rutland Railroad
M. Poor
Carrollton
Illinois
William Heypt
106Th
Ohio Volunteers
Baltimore
Hugh Rosborough
Park City
Utah
Coalville
Jack Murphy
Pope
Detroit River
Luke Phipps
Windsor
George BraTrin
Noremac
New York
Normac
Eighth Avenue
Pittsburgh
Tenn
Inman
Black
Diverse 19th Century News Briefs Span Strikes Fires and Rail
Reports cover wage strikes by 200 girls in Toledo and rust threatens western New York potato crops. Auctions sell 1 million acres in Minnesota while swimmers Welsh and Bassó gain notice. Knights Templar drills prize winners listed with McLay commandery first. A Boston court rules Dalbear infringing Bell patent. Atlanta mourns Postmaster removal amid discontent. Maori Slade departs Independence with gear. Jere S Black funeral draws leaders. San Francisco Sir Knights parade. Pensacola board of health reports health and yellow fever cases. quarantine measures enforced. Northern Pacific rail line near completion with golden spike event planned for Sept 8. Brown's Tron Bitters advertised for vitality.
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Toledo
New York
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Michael F. Welsh
Captain Williams
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Hilario Basso
Niagara
Dr McLay
Atlanta
Conley
Slade
Crittenden
Jere S. Black
York
Hancock
Mercer
San Francisco
Board of Health
Pensacola
Pengacola
Palafox Street
Santa Rosa Island
Mullen
Montana
Mississippi
Pacific Ocean
Henry Villard
Jay Cooke
Cyclone Rips Rochester Minnesota killing thirty four
A August cyclone struck Rochester Minnesota at 7 PM demolishing hundreds of buildings along the railroad and damaging the depot bridge and churches. Officials say thirty four killed and eighty two wounded with relief efforts urging assistance as the town endures total destruction and telegraph lines down.
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Rochester
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
Witten
Jno
Ludwig
Winona
St. Paul
Globe
Holton
Zumbroty
Junction
Win
Higgins
Vandusen
John M. Cole
Weatherbee
Hitzel
Quick
McCormick
Dodge
Olmsted
Viola
Henr Stanchfield
Aboard a Mediterranean Steamer Rats Overtake the Crew
A passenger recalls a Leghorn to New York voyage where a fruit cargo sparked a rat invasion. Surging vermin swarmed decks and cabins, biting sailors and destroying goods as rats multiplied to thousands, driven by provisions and grain from America.
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Mediterranean
Leghorn
Cloming
Italy
Gibraltar
New York
America
Stocks Slip Then Rally In Opening Sessions
New York trading opened with renewed selling pressure as prices fell about one half to 25-8 led by Newark Jersey Central. Stocks declined from 82 1-4 to 79 5-8 with Reading and Lackawanna also heavy before a rally near 11 o clock lifting some issues by 1 4 to 18 1-8, including N T L C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. P
Reading
Lack
N. Tlc
Philadelphia Man Adopts New Name After Naturalization
A Philadelphia man formerly known as Chung Lee, now Frank Wayne, has naturalized as an American. He removed his queue, wore a Prince Albert coat and silk hat, and presented himself as a 27 year old, fluent in English, with eleven years in the United States and reportedly substantial wealth.
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Chicago
Republic
Philadelphia
Chung Lee
Frank Wayne
Blood Purification Promise With Stomach Bitters
Blood infected with malarial virus is better purified by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters than any other preparation. It expels poison, stimulates regular function, prevents malarial and bilious diseases, aids digestion, enriches circulation, and strengthens weakened frames. It provides warmth, counters damp exposure, and defends against rheumatism kidney troubles and other serious maladies.
Pug Dogs Decline as Ladies Favor New Fashions
Pug dogs fall from ladies’ favor as new fashion trends take hold. Women with stock of pugs, unable to buy the latest styles, are urged to adapt their pets like last year’s dresses by trimming and accessorizing with ribbons. There are more ways than one to keep up with the fashions.
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D. M. Gruteras
Pensacola Navy Yard
Lizat
A. E. Wood
4Th Cavalry
Paris
Maj. E. Beaumont
Secretary of the Treasury
Broughton
St. Joseph
Platt
Mr. Platt
Ory
Parnell
Coatbridge
Scotland
Europe
France
Vienna
Eli Stilson
Oshkosh
Wisconsin Agricultural Society
Silas Merchant
Cleveland
CRIME
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J. M. Cole
Olmstead
Academy of Lourd
Congregational Church
Carl Quick
Ole Rendt
Frank Schutz
Anna Zerath
Alto Rue
John Howe
John Shennock
Milo Sweeney
Dan O'Brien
George Hanson
Wetherby
Oscar Hawkins
Wim Leach
A. Welch
Erwin
Nels Hansen
Osborne
Dodge Centre
OlmShread County
Salem
Cyrus
Hall
Baxter Little
Donovan
Thomas McGovern
Chaicago
Mark FH. Dunnell
Andusen
Court House
Cook House
Asson
Owatonna
RocuEster
Minn
Silver Creek
Peoney
Dodge Center
Pioneer Press
Rommel
Broadway
W. H. Seward
Cole Mill
van, Dusen
New York Tribune
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