Storm hits Cobb's Island as minister and family flee surge
A Cape Charles dispatch reports a northeast storm lasting three days and nights. Cobb's Island, home to Rev Thomas Dixon and family from New York, was submerged by three feet of water with 200 feet of beach washed away. Fences outhouses vegetation and pigs were lost. water receded by Friday morning and steamers resumed Norfolk service.
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Cobb's Island
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Dixon
Stranded Ships Report Storm Toll on Atlantic Route
Stormy Atlantic passage yields multiple ship stranding notices. El Rio reports a schooner ashore near Tennessee reef and a foreign steamer ashore near Alligator. A hopper of masts and wreckage noted. telegraph outages delayed alerts to the life saving service. The Camden NJ schooner Beasley reported stranded with crew saved by surf boat near South Port.
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New York
el Rio
New Orleans
Tennessee Reef
Alligator
Carey
Wasmixaton
South Port
N. C
Beasley
Camden
N. J
Mien
Fabory
Erving Dahoals
South Port Station
Hill Nomination Looms in Presidential Debate
Washington headlines focus on David B Hill as a leading possible Democratic presidential candidate. The New York convention and Hill's backers push for national ambition even as party unity and Senate prospects create a tense political landscape.
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Washington
Senator Hill
New York
Hill
Faulkner
Gorman
Maryland
David B
Whitney
Senate
Rourke Cochran
Sherman
Ison Velver
Stowat Nly
Howgatr's History and Notorious Captain Howgate
The capture of Captain Howgate in New York and his return to Was hington recalls the sensational career of a man once seen as upstanding. His exposure for embezzlement and forgery, his escape, and the revelations of his domestic duplicity stirred public interest. Details recount a life of dowry comforts and dangerous concealment across Washington New York and the South with a protracted chase by secret service detectives.
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Wasnixatox
Captain Howgate
New York
Captain Bowiste
Washington
the Signal
United States
Howgate
Drummond
Secret Service
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
East
New York City
Causes of Defeat and Czar's Illness Streak in Global Dispatches
Reports from Lospoy say Emperor Gaya faces incompetence and corruption claims within his forces as Kwan and Kai issues are cited. Separately, Cologne Gazette notes the czar’s serious illness with breathing difficulty. Professor Leyden expects a cautious recovery in coming weeks.
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China
Gaya
Lospoy
Shal
Central
Ri Kai
Beruty
Cologne
Gaa
Arings
Leyden
Berit
Pati Onty Ely
Livalis
Rumored sale of Central of Georgia railroad
A rumor from Atlanta says papers may be filed in Macon soon seeking the sale of the Central of Georgia Railroad. Backers reportedly include influential men and officials prepare swift court action. The talks hint that control may pass through court proceedings opening in October when the Speer case convenes.
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AtLanta
United States
Macon
Central Railroad of Georgia
E Central
En Railwese Ny
Ralmeceh
Speer
Robbery and arrest events unfold in Texas and Arkansas
In Waco, A G Gnas aided arrest of L Williams F B E and M Cammack over a lumber scam involving false representations to sell cars’ lumber and bonds. in Temple, Texas, robbers halted a Banta Fo train by forcing engineers to flee, as police pursue leads in the wake of the incident.
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Waco
Tex
A. G. Gnas
You Lumber Company
Camden
Ark
L. Williams
F. BE
M. Cammack
Seales Dee Avon
United States
Texan Galvestox
Temple
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