Glory of Chicago Day At World Fair Celebrations
Chicago day at Jackson Park drew record crowds with 713 646 paid admissions and 190 026 total. Midway, Ferris wheel, Wagenbachs menagerie and Illinois Central rail lines reported huge crowds and big totals. The day featured music by 800 voice choir, schoolchildren processions, a new liberty bell rope ceremony and a night parade with floats depicting Chicago's history and growth.
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Midway
Econcessionaires
Wagenbach
Illinois Central Railroad
van Buren Street
Chicago City Railway Company
South Side
McDowell
Lil Bell Association
Harrison
Union
F. A. Dunster
Chicago
Ninth Presbyterian Cadets
Rhode Island
Imall
Court of Honor
Hussars
Katzenberger
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Richard Yates
Grant
Logan
Sheridan
Lake Shore
Manufactures
Grand Basin
Niagara Falls
Old Fort Dearborn
William B. Ogden
Bonded Indebtedness of World Fair Paid Off by Check
Chicago celebrate Chicago day as Treasurer Seeberger and Auditor Ackerman issue a 1 565 310 76 check to Illinois Trust and Savings Bank to settle all debts of the fair. Of the amount 251 960 76 covers interest and 1 345 350 pays the final 30 percent installment on the 5 009 000 issue. Two tons of silver and greenbacks fill the office as Horace Tucker oversees the admissions funds. In Helena Montana a ranchman kills his wife and daughter then shoots himself in a case of insanity.
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Chicago
Seeberger
Ackerman
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
J. J. Mitchell
Horace Tucker
Department of Admissions
Monte Cristo «Ave
Senate adjourns after forty hour session over repeal bill
Washington Oct 14 The senate adjourned after a forty hour continuous session fighting the repeal bill with no quorum achieved. Senator Allen set a record by speaking fifteen hours against the bill, while Voorhees and the steering committee moved toward a compromise including seigniorage and silver coinage provisions. The vote on laying the Peffer amendment on the table defeated the free coinage plan and discussions continued with Harris, Teller, and Morgan proposing amendments to test senate sentiment.
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Washington
Senate
Voorhees
Allen
Faulkner
Dem
W. Va
Committee On Appropriations
Gorman
Gray
Harris
Camden
Cockrell
Ransom
Teller
Peffer
Yeas
Morgan
Ala
House of Representatives
Turpin
Tenn
Treasury
Allison
Rep
Tennessee
Finance Committee
Great Exposition to stay open at Chicago as weather allows
Chicago report says a special committee favors keeping the fair open beyond October if weather and attendance stay favorable. Admission fees remain, and foreign and American exhibitors are urged to keep displays intact, with many already agreeing to do so. Also notes a separate item from Prosperity Pa about Michael McGonigie convicted of robbing a freight car as part of a tramp gang.
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ChicaGo
Houpayssurs
Michael McGonigie
Cambria County
Blair County
Six Persons Drowned In Orkney Boat Accident
London reports six people drowned when the Rousaye main boat capsized while crossing from Evie in the Orkney Islands.
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London
Rousaye
Orkney Islands
Evie
Mercantile Trust to Wind Up Affairs in St Louis
The Mercantile Trust company of St Louis plans to dissolve its operations with capital stock of 1,000,000 dollars. Officials cite the current financial climate and high risk rates as reasons the firm cannot justify continuing business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mercantile Trust Company
Killed by the Cars at Cincinnati Crossing
Myrtle Wickoff and James Hall were struck while attempting to cross the Rock Island track in Cincinnati Iowa. Hall and both horses died. Wickoff suffered severe injuries.
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Des Moines
Myrtle Wickoff
James Hall
Rock Island Track
Cincinnati
Hall
Wickoff
Fire Destroys Four Blocks in Sioux City
A blaze at the Union planing mill at Fifth and Water streets in Sioux City IA exploded at 1 30 am and destroyed over thirty buildings. Losses exceed 400000 with four blocks wiped out by 3 am including Franz Brewing and Andrews planing mill. Frightened residents observed embers drifting across West Third street as crews battled flames.
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Sioux City
Union Planing Mill
Fifth
Water Streets
West Third Street
Missouri
Perry Creek
Franz Brewing Company
Andrews
Sioux Automatic Refrigerator Company
Johnson
John Arensdorf
Water Street
Fire destroys Chicago horse stables killing hundreds
A blaze in Wallace street car barns at Thirty-ninth and Wallace streets destroys 481 horses and 30 cars, with 150 tons of hay and heavy equipment lost. Insurance totals 59,500 while the overall damage nears 99,600. Firemen say many animals died from smoke and suffocation as they sought exits.
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ChicaGo
Wallace Street
Chicago City Street Railway
Wallace Streets
Kingsbury Disaster Brakeman Thompson Held Responsible
The Kingsbury wreck in Indiana on September 22 killed eleven and injured many. Coroner Dr. E Z Cole finds Brakeman Thompson criminally responsible after concluding evidence shows he threw the switch between train sections. Thompson has fled the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michegan City
Ind
Kingsbury
E. Z. Cole
Thompson
Death of the United States' Largest Man Carl Rourke
Carl Rourke of Trail county North Dakota died at Belmont on Sunday morning. He weighed 520 pounds and was described as well proportioned. His coffin measured 7 by 3 by 239 feet. He refused an offer of 2000 to join the North Dakota exhibit at the world fair.
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Cummines
N. D
Carl Rourke
Trail County
United States
Belmont
Rourke
North Dakota
Curiaco
Art
J. Sterling Morton
Department of Agriculture
John W. Noble
the Interior
Carl Schurz
Adolph Ernst
Venezuela
Gustav Niederlein
Argentine Republic
Robert Hudson
National
State Boards of Agriculture
Arkansas
Colorado
Oregon
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Ohio
Iowa
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Maine
New Hampshire
Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Dakota
Louisiana
Indiana
Tennessee
Michigan
New York
Massachusetts
Big verdict for boy injured by railroad train
Detroit, Oct 14. The Wayne county court awarded $75,000 in favor of William Lucklin a seven year old boy who lost both legs when his foot was caught in a guard rail and a Michigan Central train backed down onto him last April his parents reside in Detroit This was the largest personal damages award given here.
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Detroit
Mich
Wayne County
Michigan Central Railroad
William Lucklin
Michigan Central
Million Dollar Gold Shipment From San Francisco
Report says four million dollars in gold were shipped from the U S subtreasury in San Francisco to Washington on Thursday. Wells Fargo Express received forty heavy boxes from the subtreasury and sent them east over the Central Pacific. Federal officers would not confirm or deny the claim.
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San Francisco
Washington
Wells-Fargo Express
Central Pacific
Ketcham Lumber Company Makes Assignment
Cascado reports the Ketcham Lumber company has made an assignment. Readied assets total about 450000 dollars with liabilities around 250000 dollars.
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Cascado
Ketcham Lumber Company
Death of Gen. Farrer After Fire Escape Incident
London reports the death of Lieut. Gen. Farrer from injuries suffered while fleeing a fire at his lodging. He remained on active list until December 10, 1892, and previously served in the Indian Staff Corps.
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London
Farrer
Indian Staff Corps
World Fair Attendance Declines in Thursday Receipts
Cutcaco Oct 14 paid admissions to the world’s fair for Thursday were 278878. Total since Sunday 1701182. Grand total since opening 17405547.
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Cutcaco
Train Robbery on Transcaucasian Route Strikes Russia
A Transcaucasian train bound for Batoum carrying a large payroll was halted near Nigeria by brigands. The raiders seized the money. three gendarmes and four brigands were killed in the ensuing shootout.
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St. Peterssure
Batoum
Nigeria
Belden Sent to Asylum After Trade Board Shooting
Cassius Belden who fired into the board of trade causing injuries was ordered confined to the Kankakee asylum by Judge Brown. The incident sparked a public uproar earlier this month.
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Curcan@o
Cassius Belden
Board of Trade Pis
Kankakee Insane Asylum
Brown
Des Moines Coal Miners Strike Rises Over Ten-Cent Advance
Des Moines Iowa October 9 coal miners in the Des Moines area quit in protest after operators refused a ten cent per ton wage increase. Retail dealers fear higher coal prices as supply tightens. The stoppage follows disputes over prices and potential mine closures.
Slick Rascal Tricks Farmers In Jersey City Dairy Scheme
A tall gray haired elderly man with a blind eye and gold rimmed glasses travels the state buying cows for a Jersey City dairy. He contracts for deliveries to the station, borrows money, then vanishes before drafts arrive. Rollin Clark, Keokuk city clerk, faces a $1000 shortage. Missing license books disrupted the examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Rollin Clark
Keokuk
Embezzlement and Bigamy Leads to Prison Sentence
Hawks who moved to Sioux City a few months ago organized Sunday schools and missions then married while still married, pleaded guilty to embezzlement and bigamy and received a two year penitentiary sentence. Richard Noble aged eighty a Mount Pleasant resident was gored to death by a mad bull. Benjamin Cadd an Jefferson resident dropped dead while at work in a ditch.
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Hawks
Sioux City
Richard Noble
Mount Pleasant
Benjamin Cadd
Jefferson
World’s Fair admissions top 1.4 million in four days
Chicago reports 716,881 paid admissions by Wednesday 6 pm and 308,775 on Wednesday, bringing the fair’s paid totals to 17,123,428 since opening. Manhattan Day declared October 21 with Mayor Gilroy urging vacations and citizen attendance and donations to support demonstrations.
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New York
Gilroy
Manhattan
Chicago
Bank Robbery Shocks Orange City Parish
Burglars robbed the village bank Tuesday night, taking about 7000 dollars after drilling the safe and using an explosive. They also removed a chisel, drills, and other tools from the blacksmith shop, and it is unclear how the entrance was gained. The bank expects to absorb the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Ciry
Train wreck injures twenty hunters near New Rockford
A Northern Pacific passenger train carrying about thirty hunters from Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin derailed two miles south of New Rockford North Dakota after a broken rail. Twenty men were injured none fatally. The most seriously hurt included F Barron Calmar concussion W C Earl Waukeen spine injury A J Patch Dubuque head injuries and C H Earl Waukeon a leg fracture.
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New Rockxrorp
N. D
Northern Pacific
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Here
New Rockford
Dans
Mystery remains over Clayton assassination in Conway County
Still a mystery. The Conway county grand jury discharged Frank Hickey after an exhaustive probe into the murder of Hon. John M. Clayton. Key witness H W Burkhardt alias Landers, held on bail for perjury, was also discharged, leaving one of America's most famous cases unresolved.
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Little Rock
Ark
Conway County
Frank Hickey
John M. Clayton
Hickey
H. W. Burkhardt
Landers
May Restore the Monarchy in Rio Clash
Telegram from Rio warns of startling developments toward restoring the monarchy. Insurgent forces and forts exchanged shots but Rio remained undisturbed as business continued. President Peixoto promises to resign if the October 30 elections fail to favor him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rio
Peixoto
Weather bulletins discontinued for season crop report
To Be Discontinued Washrleton Oct 13 The weekly crop and weather bulletins issued by the weather bureau will be discontinued for a time as most crops are harvested A monthly bulletin will be issued during the winter Bank Robber Captured Milwaukee Oct 13 A Wisconsin special says Tom Teback the third man charged with the Halsted Minnesota bank robbery was captured near Iola Wisconsin and is jailed with his companions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washrleton
Weather Bureau of the
Agricultural Department
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Tom Teback
Halsted
Minn
Iola
Wis
Early Cotton Crop Expected Gathered by November 1
Denison Texas reports leading cotton buyers forecast the entire cotton crop of north Texas Indian Territory and the Red River valley will be gathered by November 1. This aims two months earlier than usual and is described as unprecedented in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Tex
North Texas
Indian Territory
Great Red River Valley
Jura-Simpson Railway to Cut Simplon Tunnel in Major Contract
The Jura-Simpson railway company contracts with Brand of Hamburg and Locher & Co. of Zurich to cut a tunnel through the Simplon at a cost over £4,000,000.
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Loxpos
Jura-Simpson Railway Company
Brand Company
Hamburg
Locher & Co
Zurich
Simplon
Family Held Up Near Clayton Illinois by Masked Thieves
Three masked men robbed Robert Bennett's farm home west of Clayton after dark. They bound the farmer and hired man, robbed the wife son and girl, took cash and valuables totaling about 2 800 dollars, and forced a supper and beers before warning the family not to alarm anyone before sunrise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Robert
Bennett
Clayton
Mr. Bennett
Scalped by a machine at Clark Thread mill
May Collis a 20 year old worker in the twisting room at Clark Thread company's Kearney mill Newark N J was scalped when her hair was caught in a revolving machine Her scalp was torn away and she was removed to her home with the scalp and hair taken from the machine.
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Newark
N. J
Collis
Clark Thread Company
Kearney
Major General Farrer Burned in London Fire
A lamp overturned in a Grafton Street house where Major General Farrer had rooms started a blaze that filled the hall before his awakening. He suffered terrible burns and partial suffocation while escaping, was carried to a hospital unconscious, and doctors fear he may die as the fire was put out with little other damage.
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London
Grafton Street
Fire at Shattuck school in Faribault destroys property
A Wednesday blaze at the Shattuck school buildings in Faribault Minnesota caused $50,000 in damages and completely destroyed Amory hall and a telescope valued at $10,000. Cadets were taken out in a state of suffocation as burglars looted rooms during the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faribault, Minn
Shattuck
Amory Hall
A Chance for the Children Shows Chicago Schools Close
By an eleven to four vote the Chicago board of education approves a one week school closure for children to visit the fair. Schools will shut down Monday for the period.
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ChicaGo
Board of Education
Boundary dispute case moves toward answer deadline
Iowa must answer within thirty days to Attorney General Moloney’s motion to vacate the boundary order with Illinois. Chief Justice Fuller issued the ruling on Wednesday, addressing the Hawkeye state border issue.
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Mast
Wasuioton
Iowa
Moloney
Hawkeye State
Ilinois
Fuller
Notable Visit of Foreign World’s Fair Commissions to North Dakota
Fifty foreign diplomats and World’s Fair commissioners toured North Dakota’s bonanza wheat farms, viewing 45 Deering twine binders on elk Valley’s Larimore farm. They watched tests of the Deering Pony binder and Ideal mower, noted low drafts, and heard speeches from Gov. Shortridge Mayor Phillips and others.
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North Dakota
Great Elk Valley
Larimore
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
St. Paul
Minnesota
O. H Phillips
Shortridge
N. G. Larimore
Mr. Larimore
O. H. Phillips
C. H. Olmstead
Deering
Osterheld & Eickmeyer
Deering Ideal
William Deering & Co
Twine Trust
Minneapolis
Appleby
John F. Appleby
William Deering
Deering Company
Alton
Dalrymple Farms
Dalrymples
Fargo
Oriental village to crown California midwinter fair
The California exposition will feature an expansive oriental village of forty five thousand square feet. It will depict life across Turkey Persia Egypt Algeria Tunis and Morocco with a mosque obelisk pyramid and dancing girls. A two hundred six foot tower with eight thousand colored lights and a search light will illuminate the grounds along flower bordered avenues. Two electric fountains will spray waters like jeweled cataracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Persia
Egypt
Algeria
Tunis
Morocco
San Francisco
Cairo
Mother herds seven children on a string at fair
A mother guides a brood of seven, oldest about thirteen and youngest four, each child wearing a leather belt with a back ring linked to a chain fastened to the mother’s bracelet. The scene draws odd stares as she walks with the disciplined group and calm displays unusual restraint. A Texas Siftings note recalls that four years of college study can still make a poor student of a strong plan.
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Jackson Park
Curcaco
Art Gallery
Thoreghfare
Stony Island
Midway Plaisance
Hilinois
Harrisenm
Emma Mickles
Pokagon
Pottawattomies
Simon Pokagon
liberty @eli
Tom Besbaton
Tomlins
Marseil- Baise
France
America
John Brown
Georgia
Helena
Mont
John Brandt
Friends
Senator Allen
Hrakeman Thompson
Gen. Farrer
Russia
OWA
Grand Army
Tim O’brien
O’brien
Henry
David Surl
Dixon, Jil
Grand Army Statistics
Grand Army and Women’s Relief Corps
Department of Iowa
Grand Army of Richmond
Corps of Iowa
Pomeroy
Kansas City
Des Moines & Northwestern
Des Moines Union
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Des Moines Union Road
Des Moines & Kansas City Railroad Company
Rascal
Cage
Science OF Farming
Blunt
S&s D
Martinsville
Henry Stokes
Hamilton County
Mooresville
Will Tane
the Simpson
May Collis
Oakland
Jil
J. G. Grimes
Grimes
DeEtRoit
Gilman and Barnes
Fighting Island
B. F. Berry
Windsor
Ont
Nasuvitzre
Otto van Koenitz
Huntsville
California
Mr. de Young
Aregus
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