Embarrassments and Wealth Figures Dominate Ames Paper
The Ames Intelligencer notes a quirky mix of political missteps and a boastful riches line. It highlights Nicaragua’s abundance, a baffling family resemblance in a fire and bangs comparison, and mentions Kapurthalia figure Ja Jattsit Syiem Rasart Razacav enjoying Coney Island. Official data cite dairy output surpassing lumber wheat and iron combined with cows valued at 700 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ja Jattsit Syiem Rasart Razacav
Kapurthalia
Coney Island
Wells Fargo Opens New York Bank Despite Used Alternatives
Wells Fargo launches a fresh bank in New York while several second-hand branches, barely used, could have been bought cheaply. This move highlights competition with bargain options in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells-Fargo
New York
Coroner Rules Death Is Final Even After Recovery
A Minnesota coroner declares that once a man is adjudged dead by the coroner he remains dead even if he later returns to his family in good health and high spirits, underscoring the legal status of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
London Enveloped By Major Fire After Congress
After the international firemen’s congress the city of London suffered a 6,000,000 conflagration. Lessons from the event were not well connected and the outcome left authorities reassessing firefighting measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Boston paper hosts voting contest winner declines prize
Lazzi BorveEn polled nearly 100000 votes and won a contest offering a free trip to the world’s fair. She sensibly declined the prize and has likely gathered enough notoriety to last for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lazzi BorveEn
Boston
Rail robberies surge in first half of 1893
Tur Railway Gazette notes eight rail robberies or attempts in six months. It warns railroads may deploy armed guards in steel clad cars behind tenders if this trend continues, calling the thefts “dead easy.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Railway Gazette
Century-Old Explorer’s Descendant Visits World’s Fair
A 104 year old man in Chicago, claimed descendant of Columbus, is the latest addition to a group claiming kinship to famous explorers as the world’s fair draws attention. The man’s asserted link to Columbus is viewed with skepticism by some observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TuEry
Columbus
George Washington
Explorer
Chicago
Visit the Russian Exhibit At World’s Fair Introductions
Visitors to the Russian exhibit at the world’s fair are advised to seek Princess Marie Schaskovsky who will introduce them to Mme. Korvinpogesky for a guided tour. For those wishing to meet more foreigners they may seek Mr. Robert Rachmuswarseoganhopp of Stockholm, recently chronicled as arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Schaskovsky
Mme. Korvinpogesky
Robert Rachmuswarseoganhopp
Stockholm
Two American Tourists Bicycle Through England Lightly Laden
Miss Carrie L. Hopson of Lawrence Massachusetts and Miss Edith M Kenniston of Concord New Hampshire are traveling in England for a press syndicate. Their luggage for the five month trip fits in a single bundle strapped to their bicycles, proving Saratoga trunks are an outgrown luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie L. Hopspon
Lawrence
Mass
Edith M. Kenniston
Concord
N. H
England
Saratoga
Edison’s dream of Niagara powering railways and towns
The article envisions Thomas Edison driving a future where Niagara Falls generates electricity to power every railroad train and light every New York town. It asserts electricity is the motor of the future and that a distant era may see oceans and streams making power for mankind, with the locomotive becoming a curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Niagara
New York
Archaeological Find Reveals Lachish City in Palestine
The recovered city of Lachish in Palestine, long mentioned in Joshua, is hailed as a crucial discovery. Prof. Petrie uncovered ruins in Tel el Hesy after three years of exploration, revealing a mound containing eight ancient towns built over earlier settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuer
Lachish
Palestine
Orient
Petrie
Tel-el- Hesy
Western miners push for greater gold output after silver drop
The silver decline spurs miners to intensify gold prospecting. Reopened mines and new ore reduction methods are expected to raise gold production within a year or two. Prospectors spread across Montana’s mountains, and while individual finds may be small, the collective total will rise. Yet gold will not become plentiful soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Notable U.S. Presidents' Causes of Death Listed
The passage lists numerous presidents and their causes of death including Washington pneumonia, Adams natural decline, Jefferson diarrhea, Madison and Monroe natural decline, Jackson consumption, Van Buren catarrh, Harrison pleurisy, Tyler bilious attack, Polk chronic diarrhea, Taylor bilious fever, Fillmore natural decline, Pierce stomach inflammation, Buchanan gout, Lincoln assassination, Johnson paralysis, Grant cancer, Garfield assassination, and Arthur Bright's disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Hayes
White House
Washington
John Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
van Buren
Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Taylor
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Garfield
Arthur
Bright
Out of Season comments on American women's role
Mrs. Burton Harrison argues in her story that American parents fail to train daughters for marriage and domestic life. She asserts women should pursue proper education for daughters to avoid persistent divorce trends and to spur responsible family roles.
Helen M Gould Quietly Likely To Spark Society Run
The New York Herald says Helen M Gould daughter of a great financier will make a notable social debut. She is described as sweet modest and charming and possesses substantial personal wealth including more than ten million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Helen M. Gould
Miss Gould
Financial and crime notes from the week end July 29
Fire losses in the United States totaled 2 835 000 dollars for the week ending July 29, with grain supplies shown for wheat corn and other cereals. The treasury employs changes include Charles B Morrow named fourth auditor after a resignation. July receipts exceeded 30 million while expenditures rose to 39 million. Several bank failures are noted along with various criminal and legal actions across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles B. Morrow
Maine
The
Treasury
Vnce John K. Lynch
Mississippi
National Bank
Notable deaths and events across the nation and rail frauds
The report lists John Stephenson creator of the first streetcar who died at 84 near New Rochelle. Col William Frishmuth, 70, a Civil War organizer, died by suicide. A 12 mill shutdown in New England displaced 6 000 workers. Mortow’s new Rhinebeck barn and stock were burned, losses exceed 100 000. Nancy Hanks targets August 12 in Boston track trial to beat 2 04. Chaxces H Jones named editor in chief of the New York World. Fifty seven New York trades employ 56 000 idle workers. Yachtsmen fall from Chelsea balcony kill four, injure twenty five. Burlington county fire burns a week. damages 150 000 buildings, 1 300 000 timber, 75 000 cranberries. Hourpa 2 08 in Buffalo. Hal Pointer 2 07 4, 2 06 4, 2 06. Bogus world fair tickets expose railroad frauds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stephenson
New Rochelle
N. Y
Philadelphia
William Frishmuth
New England
Vick
Mortow
Rhinebeck
Guernsey
Nancy Hanks
Mystic Track
Boston
Chaxces H. Jones
St. Louis Republic
New York World
New York City
Yacht Club
Chelsea
Mass
Burlington County
N. J
Hourpa
Buffalo
Hal Pointer
Multiple Disasters and Crises Hit United States in Record Year
A wide range of calamities and economic woes ripple across states. Lynchings in Texas and Illinois, bank failures from Portland to Denver, major mill closures in Cleveland, and several labor clashes in Ashland and Colorado mark a turbulent period. Fire, lynching, and death tolls accompany market shocks, including pork price collapse and insurance rate hikes nationwide.
Global unrest and disasters flash across continents
Reports describe revolutions in Buenos Ayres where radicals seize towns and a Siamese government capitulates to French terms to avert war. Cholera epidemics rattle Mecca Jedda Marseilles, while fires in Birsk Port Louis cause heavy losses. The Baden at Kiel sees a deadly explosion with many casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Siam
Russia
Valparaiso
Argentina
Birsk
Port Louis
Mauritius
Mecca
Jedda
Marseilles
France
Baden
Kiel
Nation Faces Wave of Business Failures and Tragedies
A busy news roundup reports 436 U S business failures in the week to the 4th, with notable losses at N L Cort & Co in New York and the James H Walker Co in Chicago. Fires scorch Alpena farms, Philadelphia mill closes, and hangings and a violent prize fight are noted. Banks fail across several towns while public calamities include a lake yacht sinking at Lake George and a cloudburst in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
N. L. Cort & Co
New York
Alpena County
Mich
Bromiey
Philadelphia
James H. Walker Company
Chicago
World’s Fair Officials Fined for Contempt in Sunday Gates Ruling
Chicago August 3 Judge Stein ruled six members of the World’s Columbian Exposition board in contempt for defying the injunction against closing the Jackson Park gates on Sunday. Fines ranged from 1000 to 2000 for directors with certain reductions for mitigating cases. Several officials were ordered jailed until fines are paid, while others were discharged or allowed bonds pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Park
Chicago
Clingman
Stein
Directory
Lyman J. Gagef
Charles L. Hutchinson
Cece
CFTC
Tiponote Oo
Bloomnot
Rod Andrew McNally
Davis
Victor Lawson
Messrs
Massey
Forbes
St. Clair
Higinbothair
Nathan
Eddy
Mr. Lawson
Col. Davis
Three More Failures Hit Chicago Board of Trade
In Curiaco August 3 three additional failures followed the Cudahy and Wright provisions collapse. D. Eggleston & Son, George G. Parker & Co, and Thomas Greir failed, with estimated liabilities around $1,000,000. Market mood turned buoyant as Armour and several packers backed prices, ending in a warm, hopeful close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Board of Trade
Cudahy and Wright
D. Eggleston & Son Company
George G. Parker & Co
Thomas Greir
P. D. Armour
Wreck on Santa Fe Line at Kinsman Kills tramp
Eighteen cars smashed and one life lost on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line near Kinsman Illinois. A stock train ran onto an open side track causing the engine to derail into an elevator and depot. Fire destroyed cars stock and depot. tramp Maurice Flynn was killed. engineer Gillette unharmed. fireman James Leary fatally injured. Edward L. Ross injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsman
Streator
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Gillette
James Leary
Maurice Flynn
Fort Madison
Edward L. Ross
Mason
Change in the Tide Mills Resume in New England and Pennsylvania
Across New England and Pennsylvania mills restart after shutdowns. Rockland mills to run four days weekly. Oriental mills to reopen after three years idle. Holmes Edwards silver factory resumes with four days and 600 workers. Utica steam cotton mills to operate full time starting Monday. Braddock wire works to resume next Monday employing 350 men under a revised wage scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Rockland Mills
J. P. Campbell & Co
Oriental Mills
Emperrorr
Conn
Holmes & Edwards
Utica
N. Y
Utica Steam Cotton Mills
Pirrspureh
Braddock Wire Works
Braddock
Treasury circulation up by July total reaches 1.611 billion
Treasury department figures show gold and silver coin and currency in circulation at 1,611,009,117 dollars as of July. The month added about 17,237,606 dollars, with overall round figure increase near 9 million dollars. Per capita circulation based on 67,066,000 population August 1 stood at 24.02 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
United States
National Bank
China Interested in Silver Crisis News
The Rio de Janeiro arrived from the Orient with reports that in Hongkong the silver crisis remains under discussion. Merchants sign a coinage memorandum as hopes of a solution rise slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
San Francisco
Rio de Janeiro
Hongkong
Ex Vice President Morton's Fire Destroys Ellerslee Barn
Poru Gukerrsiz New York Aug 3 Ex Vice President Levi P Mortons vast Ellerslee farm near Rhinebeck including barn chicken house outbuildings 100 head Guernsey cattle and all farm horses burned in a fire Loss estimated over 100000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poru Gukerrsiz
N. Y
Levi P. Morton
Ellerslee
Rhinebeck
Eight Year Term in Wisconsin Shooting Case
Herman Witke pleaded guilty to shooting at Maggie Christman who refused his suit. He received an eight year sentence to the state prison at Waupun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Herman Witke
Maggie Christman
Waupun
Silver Convention Elects Thurman Chairman in Chicago
Over 800 delegates from 42 states attend the Silver Convention at First Methodist church Chicago. Allan W. Thurman of Ohio elected permanent chairman. speakers include Mayor Harrison Thomas Patterson Ignatius Donnelly and Gen. James B. Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Allan W. Thurman
ChicaGco
A. J. Warner
First Methodist Church
Warner
Harrison
Thomas Patterson
Colorado
Bi-metallo League
Central Music Hall
Chirman
Allen W. Thurman
Ohio
Joseph H. Hutchinson
Lee Crandall
Washington, D. C
Amos W. Simpson
Illinois
Champion S. Chase
Nebraska
Arizona
J. M Murphy
Alabama
J. C. Manning
California
Daniel M. Burns
Connecticut
C. B. Whitcomb
Thomas M. Patterson
District of Columbia
Georgia
New Mexico
Hiram Hadley
New York
H. Alden Spencer
W. J. Bryan
North Carolina
James H. Stanton
North Dakota
William A. Standish
South Dakota
C. A Tripp
Pennsylvania
John M. Davis
George A. Grubb
Utah
Goodwin
Texas
J. H. Reagan
Tennessee
J. C. Roberts
Virginia
L. Johnson
Washington
Patrick Clark
Wisconsin
Robert Schillinaen Rins
Joel J. Hunt
Oklahoma
Mr. Washburn
Massachusetts
Thurman
United States Treasury
United States
Ignatius Donnelly
Minnesota
Senator Stewart
Nevada
Bryan
James B. Weaver
Fair's Finances Strain as Attendance Depends on Railroads
CuicaGo reports the fair faces $6.881 million in liabilities after the first half of the exhibition period with a $1 million floating debt. Attendance averaged 73,600 by 2 PM Monday, excluding any free admissions, and must reach about 100,000 paid attendees daily to pay debts. In St Joseph Missouri, a Sunday water spout in Rawlins County Kansas swept a wagon and driver downstream, killing Mrs H D Aldridge and drowning livestock after a 15 foot flood wall. A New York fire at 381 Broome Street damaged property worth $25,000 and killed one man in a five story factory building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGo
St. Josefh
Rawlins County
Kan
H. D. Aldridge
New York
Broome Street
Young Bicycler Killed in Jersey City Shooting Accident
Fostoria Ohio reports 16 year old Ben Redman riding a bicycle at Jersey City with a shotgun. He lost balance fell and the gun discharged the lead struck a vital part causing death within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fostoria
Ben Redman
Jersey City
Six major firms fail after pork futures crash in Chicago
Chicago reports six large board of trade firms including John Cudahy and A W Wright fail after a dramatic pork futures collapse. Pork plunges from 19 25 to 10 50 within forty five minutes as bears drive prices down and margins vanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Cudahy
A. W. Wright
Austin W. Wright
Charlie” Wright
Park Corner
J. G. Steever
Wright
Cudahy
Armour
Inward Gold Movement Strengthens in New York Trade
New York reports a rising gold influx with estimates between 84 and 85 million dollars on the way or ordered from abroad, chiefly England. Lazard Freres reportedly placed 22 million, with $500,000 each to August Belmont & Co and Heidelbach Ickelheimer & Co for shipment. Last week’s imports reached 1,752,885 dollars, including 805,519 from Europe, with no exports of gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
Lazard Freres
August Belmont & Co
Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co
Europe
Siam’s Complete Surrender Confirms Frontiers Demands
Paris reports a ministerial council at the Elysee where Prince Vadhana signaled Siam’s readiness to concede France’s supplementary guaranties. The note fixes temporary river port custody at Chanibunat and bans Siam from military stations near the Cambodian frontier and along the Mekong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Palace of the Elysee
M. Develle
Prince Vadhana
France
Siam
Chanibunat
Mekong
Farmer Brings Home Counterfeit Greenbacks Story
Str. Josery Missouri August 2 William Bedeck a Rushville area farmer arrived from New York with a package of green paper paid cash four thousand dollars He guarded the bundle as instructed believing it contained fifteen thousand dollars in counterfeit currency and planned to open it at home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Str
Josery, Mo
William Bedeck
Rushville
New York
Women Gain Right to Smoke While Walking Streets
In Louisville on August 2 Judge Buckley set a precedent in city court affirming a woman's right to smoke cigarettes while walking the streets. The ruling challenges etiquette that previously barred women from smoking in public walks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LouisviLl
Buckley
Archbishop Rademacher Named Fort Wayne Leader
Rt. Rev. Joseph Rademacher D. D. bishop of Nashville Tennessee has been appointed archbishop of Fort Wayne Indiana in a church leadership change announced August second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Romer
Joseph Rademacher
D. D
Nashville, Tenn
Ind
London Gala for Chicago Seeks American Gold Shipment
Chicago reports the First National Bank ordered a 500000 dollar shipment of American gold from London with favorable exchange. Similar orders may come from other banks. In Como Colorado two Chinese miners cabins burned. eight Chinese missing presumed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
First National Bank
London
Como
Col
Targall Gulch
Maud McKibben Discharged in Missouri Case
St Louis August 2 Assistant Prose cuting Attorney Estep ruled evidence failed to prove Maud McKibben guilty of killing her father John McKibben and her sister Mrs Stewart no warrant will be issued against her in the murder case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud McKibben
St. Louis
Estep
John McKibben
Stewart
Fourteen Die in Benzole Explosion at Koev Magazine
A Koev dispatch reports an explosion of benzole Tuesday in a magazine at Dumski Platz, St. Peters burg region. Fourteen employees were killed and many injured in the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Koev
Dumski Platz
Wide Swings Mark Week in Trade and Markets
R G Dun reviews show demoralization giving way to a healthier tone as gold imports lift hopes of easing monetary trouble. Wheat lows, pork crushes, and bear moves alternate with recoveries in wheat and pork as stocks, railroads, and banks face strain yet show pockets of resilience across Chicago, New York, and western cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun
Review of Trade
Congress
Chicago
Carnegie
West
South
New York City
Exodus from Colorado Miners Burden Railroads
Miners flee Colorado en route to the east through Kansas causing heavy strain on western farmers and railroads. Trains see 200 to 400 men daily. some passenger trains back from depots to avoid crowds. Guards accompany trains at times. crowds pelt trains with rocks and clubs. farmers feed travelers and many accept farm work along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toreka
Kan
Colorado
Kansas
Denver
World’s Fair Notes and Oddities from Chicago Visit Plan
Young men from Bordentown New Jersey hire a freight car with twelve bunks a cook stove and a stocked larder to travel to the world’s fair in Chicago at about ten dollars per person. In the Illinois building a Muzio Clementi piano nearly two centuries old is shown among relics and a Tax Merchant Tailors building modeled as a Greek temple features eight panels illustrating dress history from fig leaves to modern fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordentown
N. J
Chicago
Muzio Clementi
United States
Mt. Vernon
Washington
-Cleaning Tips and Kitchen Pests Remedy
In the kitchen a cloth dipped in soda rubbed on tinware then wiped dry. Lemon with mutton is common though mint sauce or fruit jellies are popular. Bread in boiling water reduces vegetable odors. Green walnuts act as a cure for ants roaches and pests in cupboards.
Story of Wips AWAKE Farewell Issue and Merge
The August issue expands to 150 pages with leading article The Story of Wips AWAKE recounting the magazine’s history. Notable pieces include A Race for Life by John Willis Hays and The North Chamber by Louisa Craigin. Winer AWAKE ends as a separate title, merging into St Nicholas. price 20 cents. Boston sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wips Awake
Daniel Lothrop
Wink Aware
John Willis Hays
North Chamber
Louisa T. Craigin
Capt. Noman
Charles R. Talbot
Concord Dramatics
George B. Bartlett
Louisa Alcott
Winer Awake
D. Lothrop Company
Wine Awake
St. Nicholas
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ames Intelligencer
Amez
Owa
Wrrsa
Nicaragua
the News of
Chicago Board of Trade
D. Eggleston & Son Co
G. G. Parker & Co
Thomas Craig
Maverice Flynn
Ill
MarGuerite M. Wilson
Kate M. Fleeson
Annie Ricketts
Oceanic
el Paso National
el Paso
Tex
First National
Birmingham
Ala
Waupaca
Adam Smith & Co
Aylesworth
Drake University
Iowa
Japier Srem
Lyman J. Gage
Charles Henrotin
William D. Kerfoot
Andrew McNally
Victor F. Lawson
Columbus, CO
Frank van Loon
William Vandermark
Columbus Grove
Felix Poole
Owensboro
Miss York
Dovetas Davis
Greenville
Lynchburg
Edmund R. Cooke
Cumberland County
J. Brad Beverly
Faguier
W.S. Gravely
Henry
Commercial Bank
Stevens Point
National
St. Paul
Grandma Hernon
Logan County
Ila
Handy Kaigler
Archie Lightler
Gaston
Rolling Mill Company
Cleveland
William Norsemacher
Antigo
Portland
Ore
the Dalles
Pendleton Savings
Pendleton
Bellingham Bay National
Whatcom
Wash
Springfield Savings
Springfield
Akron Savings
Akron
A. Daniels & Co
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Case
Astoria
Park National
Livingston
Mont
Langrain
Olga
N. D
Ashland
Nickel Savings Bank
Charleston
Seven Corners Bank
Minn
Safety Deposit & Trust Company
E. W. Bailey & Co
Wright & Haughey
A. Helmholz & Co
J. G. Steever & Co
North American Provision Company
Montgomery
Henry Reynolds
Marsh
Thomas Stevenson
Thomas Collins
Hope
Ark
A. W. Thurman
Newspaper Union
Neak Rushville
Northwest
W. Frese & Co
Foreign Intelligence
Water E. Shaw
Houston
Benny Taylor
Sailor Kid
William Robinson
Memphis
Tenn
Lee Walker
Keshuqua
Josephe H. Howkttt
Nancy Hall
Trenton
Rachel
Lake George
Turopore Tomas
Equitable Accident Insurance Company
Sharptown
Hammond
Citizens’ National
Muncie
Platteville
State Bank of Providence
RBL
Statement of Circulation
Morton
Co Tmarus
Licking County
John Kattle
Bell
Bowers
Skillen
Joseph Shipp
Atlantic
Hood
Charles W. Hauer
W. Patrick Street
Frederick, Md
Mr. Hauer
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
Golo
Imps
Washburn-Crosby
A. J. Towel
Ileffeans
J. F. Smith & CO
Radfield
Zaccaeias
Sener Bradfield
Avanta
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