Earthquakes Stir Central U S and Cuenca Destruction
Earth tremors woke thousands in St Louis and Nashville with aftershocks felt across Illinois Indiana and Kentucky near Golden Pond sinking land reported. Cuenca Ecuador suffered near total destruction but no deaths. Quito and Guaranda saw frightful oscillations and Guayaquil telephones failed.
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Cuador
Dleashrone
Illinois
Eastern
Missouri
Tennessee
St. Louis
Nashville
Tenn
Golden Pond
Trigg County
Carbondale
Springfield
Hillsboro
Vandalia
Elizabethtown
Shawneetown
Decatur
Cairo
Indianear
Vincennes
Indianapolis
Cuenca
Ecuador
Azoguesa
Canar
Quito
Guaranda
Guayaquil
Pitched Battle at the Polls Leaves Six Dead in Clay County
Intelligence from Manchester Kentucky reports a violent clash at election day polls. Dozens fought with revolvers and bowie knives leaving six dead and many wounded. Victims include Manchester leaders Jack Hacker Dow White John G White Dale Little and two unidentified men. The chaos disrupted the county seat in a mountainous district sixty miles from Somerset and thirty from Lexington.
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Manchester
Clay County
Jack Hacker
Dow White
John G. White
Dale Little
George Burton Murder Suicide in Homer Michigan
A Homer dispatch reports 31 year old George Burton murdered his wife at their home near Homer, wounded his mother in law, and shot himself. He had been divorcing the wife, she had returned for clothes after a quarrel, and he had been practicing shooting earlier that morning.
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George Burton
Homer
George
Burton
Mra D. P. Hatch
Five Teams Lead in Tight League Pennant Fight
The era's pennant race heats up as five teams surge with strong records. Washington Pittsburgh Indianapolis show solid wins while St Louis Browns press a commanding pace in the American Association title chase.
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Wabee Secs
Washington
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
St. Louis Browns
McGarigie Believed Hiding Near St Catharines Ontario
Chicago dispatch reports W. J. McGarigie alias Roodler possibly in hiding near St Catharines Ontario A warrant issued in Montreal for his arrest on conspiracy charges filed by James Baxter a Montreal broker The alleged offense occurred while McGarigie was Chicago chief of police and authorities vow a vigorous pursuit.
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Chicago
W. J. McGarigie
Roodler
St Catharine's
Ontrio
Montreal
James Baxter
McGarigle
Election in Utah Dispatch From Salt Lake
Return reports show Gentiles elect two, perhaps three council members and three or four of the lower house in Utah’s legislature, out of twelve and twenty four respectively. The Gentiles regard Seer as the best candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Salt Lake
Council
Sear
Berlin Bullish on Crown Prince, Russia Loans, and Irish Turmoil
Berlin dispatches note continued improvement in the German Crown Prince's condition while tensions rise over Russian stocks and talk of a Paris loan. Reports claim Russia plans foreign travel taxes, and Blair telegrams mention William II seen with friends. Ireland faces widespread unrest and famine in Adena causes 50 000 to starve. Gladstone praises political gains and works on a new land bill.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
St. Petersburg
Frankfort Zeitung
Paris
Usid
Gastein
William
Ireland
Adena
Gladstone
Interior Denies Hedgepeth Pension Claim from Civil War Service
The Secretary of the Interior rejected William Hedgepeth ex private in the Forty second Indiana Volunteers for a Civil War pension. Hedgepeth claimed capture in 1865 and five months in Andersonville before joining the Confederacy to escape starvation. He later deserted and rejoined his old regiment, served until discharge, and sought a pension based on Federal service connection. The law bars pensions for anyone aiding enemies in the war. Interior officials have offered mixed opinions on the case.
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Secretary of the Interior
William Hedgepeth
Forty-second
Indiana Volunteers
Washington
Hedgepeth
Andersonville
Ap Gs
Interior Department
Maryland Democrats Nominate Ticket at Baltimore Convention
The Maryland Democratic State Convention met in Baltimore on Wednesday and nominated Elihu E. Jackson of Worcester County for governor and the rest of the ticket as state leaders look to the upcoming election.
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Im Bispeech
John Sherman
Sherman
Platform Committee
Gov. Foraker
Ohio
Toledo
W. C. Lyon
William T. Spear
F. J. Diekmang
E. W. Poe
J. C. Brown
D. K.watson
Board of Public Works
C. A. Flickinger
Foraker
Maryland
Democratic State Convention
Baltimore
Elihu E. Jackson
Wicomoico Coun
Financial trends show Treasury surplus up to 45020000
Treasury reports a surplus of 45 020 000 dollars, up nearly 6 million in thirty days. Bow notes daily receipts averaging over 1 000 000. Dun & Co cites midsummer business dullness, weak foreign trade, sluggish domestic movement, and uncertain crops. Money demand fair, rates steady, 14 failures this week in US and Canada. Steel firms in Ohio and Pennsylvania anticipate closures due to Amalgamated Association limits on holding two jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
R.G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Pittsburg
Painter & Sons
Brown, Bonnell & Co
Mahoning Valley Iron Company
Cartwright, McCurdy & Co
Youngstown
Ohio
Solar Iron Works
Akron
Girard
Amalgamated Association
Multi-city fires and deadly rail accidents reported in brief
A series of disasters includes Armour's Chicago slaughter house and plants losses around 500000, Georgetown Kentucky 60000, Lincoln Nebraska 75000, and Clinton Iowa church and homes destroyed. Rail wrecks kill engineers in Maryland and Indiana, with several other fatal or severe injuries across Massachusetts New Hampshire Texas Illinois and Michigan. A woman gored to death by a mad bull near Tuscola Illinois.
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Chicago
Armour
Georgetown
Lincoln
Nel
Clinton
Iowa
Pittsburgh
Mount Savage
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Yailroad
William Driscoll
William Payne
Ridgewood Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading
Eliza Fritz
Amanda Fritz
John Nunnemacher
Philadelphia Express
Katy Hallhan
Dela Welch
Maggie Toomey
Lucy Callahan
Concord River
North Belle
Mass
Lowell Dipatch
Richmond
Ind
Joseph Rich
Mra
Hannah Newcomb
Mra. Newcomb
Yelton
John C. Clark
Detroit, Langing and Northwestern
East Saginaw
Concord
N. H
Farmersville
Tex
Fannie Horne
Chicago boodler trial items raise hopes of conviction
A Chicago telegram from Thursday reports more developments in the boodle trial. Witnesses describe selling county goods and paying commissions to gang members while admitting inflated bills to cover the schemes. George C. Kiehm pleads guilty to conspiracy and seeks mercy. a court-imposed fine and brief jail time are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry C. Walker
MecGargie
E. R. Blake
Kingston
Tario
Dr. St. John
Reuben Cole
Surry County
Virginia
George C. Kiehm
Board of Commissioners
Cook County
Jamieson
Kiehm
Riehm
Exiles, Extraditions, and a Chicago Omnibus Case
Reports from Chicago and Ontario detail the McGarigle escape matter with McDonald’s three year sentence in the omnibus corruption trial. McGarigle eludes capture. St John is jailed on bail. Frey remains jailed. broader violence includes a Jersey shooting and a Wall Street speculator default.
Navy and Hotchkiss ordnance branch factory arranged
The Navy Department and Hotchkiss Ordnance Company have arranged a branch factory in the country. Weather reports show warmer than normal temperatures across southern New England to the Rocky Mountains with a July average about five degrees above normal in the Northern States and cooler in the Gulf region. Rainfall was excessive in Atlantic and East Gulf states causing crop damage while the drought persists in the Ohio to Iowa and Kansas corn belt. Bishop Laughlin of Brooklyn ordered to Rome for disobeying orders. Jere Dunn and Tom Gould expelled from Prudence Lodge New York along with Masons involved in their induction.
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Washington
New England
Middle Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Cotton
Dakota
Pacifi Coast
Gulf States
Atlantic
Minnesota
Nebraska
Lake
Ohio
Iowa
Kansas
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Michigan
Indiana
Bishop Laughlin
Brooklyn
Rome
Jere Dunn
Tom Gould
Prudencs Lodge
New York
Brotherhood
Prospects of the White Stockings and other clubs
Chicago correspondence notes the league race growing tighter as Chicago's White Stockings dominate with improved batting and fielding led by Williamson and Pfeffer. Boston suffers from injuries to Kelly and Hornung, while Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburgh and Detroit show strength. Detroit defies pessimists with steady performance and major signings to stay in the race.
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Chicago
Spalding
Capt. Anson
Messrs
Anson
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Detroit
Chicafos
Sullivan
Pfeifer
Clarkson
Baldwin
Burns
van Haltren
Willliamson
Ryan
Kelly
Hornung
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
Washington
The
Wolverines
Gruber
Hartford
Conn
Beatin and Kinson
Allentown
Briody
Weidman
Con Cregan
Editor Anthony’s Pistol In Police Court Ruckus
In Leavenworth Kansas Colonel D R Anthony editor of the Times faced a trial for carrying concealed weapons. Three witnesses identified a desk parcel like the alleged weapon. Anthony presented a lead pipe he called a quaker pistol, provoking laughter and delaying proceedings as order was restored.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Anthony
Bond
D. R. Anthony
the Times
Baker
Colonel Anthony
Hunter
Col. Anthony
Democratic State Ticket Elected in Quiet Kentucky Vote
Louisville reports show a light overall turnout with small Labor and Prohibition support. Democratic majorities reach about 2,000 in Louisville, while statewide returns hint Republican gains but suggest a Democratic lead of 25 000 to 35 000 votes. The Legislature likely remains Democratic and will choose a U S Senator in January to replace Beck.
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Louisville
United States
Beck
Wilkes Barre Sees Severe Rain and Wind Storm
A Wilkes Barre dispatch reports heavy rain and strong winds sweeping the valley. The speaker notes a financial claim reaching as high as 150000 dollars.
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Wilkesbarre
United States Debt Declines by About Five Million in Month
United States Treasurer Jordan releases debt statement showing a monthly decrease of roughly 5 million dollars. The report details interest bearing debt, noninterest holdings, cash in the treasury, and a reserve fund with total cash and debt figures across several categories.
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United States
Jordan
Washington Telegram
Navy Pension Fund
Pacific Railroad
Cardinal Simeoni Intercedes for Dr McGlynn
The article profiles Giovanni Simeoni, a Rome based cardinal born July 23, 1516 with a long clerical career. It notes his roles including Auditor in Madrid, Prefect of Studies at the Roman Seminary, and later Secretary of State under Pius IX, plus his influence in Vatican councils and Oriental affairs.
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Giovanni Simeoni
Paliano
Palestrina
Madrid
Rome
Pontifical Lyceum
Roman Seminary
Congregation of the Propanda
Holy Roman and Universal Inquisition
Council
Vatican
Mur
Simeoni
Commission of Oriental Churches and Missions
Pius IX
Cardinal Antonelli
Cardinal Franchi
Po Leo XII
Cardinal Simeoni
the Propaganda
Surgeon General Performs Repair On Mrs. Logan
Surgeon General Hamilton assisted by Manning Logan and Major Tucker reset Mrs. John A. Logan's fractured shoulder blade and elbow. The operation found the parts knitting wrongly but was entirely successful. Mrs. Logan endures pain yet rests quietly with no ill effects from the ether.
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Washington Telegram
Hamilton
Manning Logan
Major Tucker
John A. Logan
Logan
Brooklyn Bridge Fall and Insanity Ruling Move Rail Plans
James Martin 17 fell 150 feet from Brooklyn bridge but escaped injury. Charles H. Reep ex Prosecuting Attorney of Chicago declared insane in New York, suffering from melancholia. The injunction blocking a railroad horse on Arthur Kill Staten Island Sound is dissolved, clearing the way for Baltimore and Ohio expansion to New York City. Capitalists including ex Senators Windom and Dorsey organize the Lake Superior Iron Company to control Bessemer ore output in Gogebic and Menominee ranges with $25,000,000 capital.
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James Martin
Brooklyn Bridge
Charles H. Reep
Chicago
New York
Arthur Kill
Staten Island Sound
Baltimore and Ohio
New York City
Windom
Dorsey
Gogebic
Menominee Ranges
Lake Superior Iron Company
Cholera Deaths Rise in Peshawar Amid July Toll
In July up to three hundred people died of cholera in Peshawar India. Afghanistan's Ameer, via proclamation, says English troops stand ready to aid if Russia invades during rebellion. Rebels urged to return home with amnesty for all but chiefs. Exile wave from central Russia threatens Western Silesia. government plans to halt it. Lancaster scene as Alred Sonney hanged for murder. fight and resistance noted before execution.
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Peshawar
India
Ameer
Afghanistan
Russia
Silesia
Lancaster
England
Alred Sonney
Balance of marriage virtue and duty in domestic life
The text argues that women are morally superior to their husbands in marriage, possessing greater domestic virtue due to self sacrifice. It cautions that husbands often demand renunciation from wives while refusing to renounce themselves, creating an unfair burden.
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Hess
Washingtons Workt Statue
The Washington statue by Horatio Greenough began 1832 as a pedestrian piece planned for the rotunda. Congress raised the cost from 5000 to 30000 and completed it around 1840. It weighs twenty one tons and was shipped from Florence to Genoa then to Washington aboard ships with oxen hauled carts. Local Italian peasants prayed it was a saintly image as it passed.
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Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Mediterranean
Genoa
Washington
Florence
Virginia
Queen’s Stockings Return Highlight Local Gift
A Parham miner’s daughter knitted stockings for the Queen and saved, pleased by news they were sent to Windsor. A later letter from Sir Henry Ponsonby explained the Queen’s gratitude but that the stockings must be returned, a dampening note amid Jubilee sentiments and Durham loss references.
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Yne
Parham
Home Office
Windsor
Henry Ponsonby
Elizabeth
Nottingham
Order of the Garter
Durham
Moore House dog rouses guests with bell and bark
North Franch Michigan inn keeper T H Mitarsi shares a dog that runs the upstairs hall bell to wake guests at noon. The dog bangs doors if unresponded to and chases boarders with a pugnacious bark. He also hounds patrons, demanding the phrase all right Turk as payment, and participates in marketing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Mitarsi
Moore House
North Franch
Mich
Turk
Painter Portrays a Friend’s Flawed Eye
A painter sees only the blemish in one eye of a friend, ignoring the rest of the portrait as a metaphor for bias. The line suggests perception shapes how we view others, focusing on flaws rather than the whole person.
The Huns and Their Vast Northern Invasion
A historical sketch tracing the Huns from their Asian origins to their westward expansion. It covers their Mongolian ties, migrations to the Caspian shore, settlement on the Don and Dneiper, Attila’s rise and defeat at Chalons, and debates on Magyar descent, with Roman depictions of their fearsome appearance.
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Asi
Europe
Great Wall
China
Wen-ti
Asia
Caspian Sea
Volga
Vol
Don
Baltic
Euxine
Dneiper
Attila
Rhine
Danube
Chalons-sur-Marné
Caspian
Persia
Indian
Scythia
Inter Ocean
Moxie and the rumsellers forge unlikely alliance
The piece notes an unexpected friendship between Moxie and rum sellers, once seen as harmful to trade. It claims both profit from the arrangement, praising the Moxie Nerve Food as a remedy for overwork and dissipation while druggists stock it for wide use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moxie
Paris Princess Buys Diamond Necklace With Ten Months Silence
A Russian colony leader explains how she secured a superb necklace by delaying payment. After a jeweler offered two hundred fifty thousand francs, she kept it for ten months in a convent, living frugally and later using savings to complete the purchase.
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Paris
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters a Botanic Virtue for Ailments
An ad promoting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic for aging strength, liver and digestion issues, bowel disorders, malaria prevention, and rheumatism relief. It touts botanic origin, gentle to the stomach, and prescribes safety for convalescents and invalids. It claims medical endorsement.
Red-headed girls and white horses spark Chicago superstition
The story describes a Chicago superstition linking red hair and albino sightings with white horses. A skeptical observer notes white horses are common, while red hair is rarer, urging caution to avoid public hysteria and wigs or staying indoors. A Lowell man claims Jacobs Oil cured a neck crick, and druggists advertise the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. W. Mears
Rock Street
Lowell, Mass
Wit and wisdom from Tid-Bitts satire on everyday prudence
A collage of antiquated proverbs on domestic chores money and caution. It mocks hiring cheap labor and paying for watches over workers while urging prudent living and skepticism toward patent medicines. The piece ends by noting worry harms more than toil.
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted
An article extols early detection and arrest of illness and crime, praising Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for consumption and general languor. It urges reliance on the medicine sold by druggists and emphasizes swift action by detectives to prevent harm.
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Pierce
Golden Medical
Ki Pr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Buffalo
Genere
Smith
Bright
J.B. Smart & CO
Ax. Dou
BIO
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
Troy
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Des Ekbueesueeene Ss
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Nese
Roodler McGarigie
Financial and Industrial
Hardin County
Wigle
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Port Huron
Blake
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Sarnia
ceGarigie
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Ottawa
James Whalen
D'Arcy McGee
Trotter
Whalen
Shepard
Edward McDonald
McDonald
Ashlee
State
St John
London
Charles Lx Frey
William Willshire
Ella
South Camden
N. J
William & Carr
Squire _Darr
Willshire
Squire Darr
Squire
Charles H. Reed
Gook County
North River
Jeréiche M. Hill
Walbstreet
Navy Department
Hotchkiss Ordnance Company
Carrie
Ium
ButTrerRee
Milwauker
Worarat
Toledo Wuarat
Berr Catitle
Sheff
Cincinnati
East Liberty
Entewe
Cote Se Cvesues Icueascaewes
Ener
Parsons
Annie Quinn
Laurel Run
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
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Dueck Pond
Wyoming Valley
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Shenandoah Valley
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Simeons
Cardinal
Dr. McGlynn
Sheffield
Honduras
Burchard
General Logan
Barox Hippiestox
Diana
Duke of
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Wiex Emerson
Albany Argas
Lion and the Lamb
Nebie
Merv
Moscow
Kouschine
Alikhanoff
Cen Asia
Afghan Turkestan
Transcaspian
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N. Y
Hoston Poat
Mount Morris Academy
Lyon
Rowan County
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German Baptist Publication Society
Cleveland
H. Schulte
St. Jacobs
Puck
Chartie
Wousegrever
DOT
East Orangan
Penson
Fitzgerald
Prk
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Brewster Safety Rein Holder Co
Holly
Mick
SRS
Loisette
Mark Twain
Proctor
W. W. Astor
Judah P. Benjamin
Buckley
Fifth Ave
Qate
Columbia Law
Yale
Meriden
Norwich
Wellesley College
University of Penn
Menaman
Hazard, Hazard & C O. Proprietors
Llo. O. F
Transportation Committee of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
LO. O. F
Denver
Cutcaco
Rocksland & Pacific Ry
Kansas City
Union Pacific Ry
Burlington
Hood
Arsaparilla
BF. Satchell
Gates Avenue
C. L Hood & CO
Lowell
D. L. Musselman
A. M
Gem City Business College
Quincy
Tauriee
Franklin
St. Mary’s Academy
Notre Dame University
School OF Art and Design
Conservatory OF Music
Beat Creservatories
Comple Corps
Hfe
St. Mary's Academy
Notre Dame P. D
T. Joseph Co
Sevenrenss
Criows
Marvelo
Emory
Richard Proctor
Hone
Dr. Minor
Loire CE
Fite Ave
Kidder
Pai
Dragsgiet Soxg Roux
Wizard Oil Company
Soc
Haseltine
Warren, Pa
Rock River Seminary
MT. Morris Academy
MT. Morris
Jd. G. Ryuyver
Prin
Ronkat H. Cowpary
Ph. D
R. W. Tansill &Co
Glory
Martin Fire Arms Co
New Daven, Conn
Procter & Gamble
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