Two Winners at the G A R Encampment Close Contest
The G A R encampment in Pittsburgh concluded in a tight vote for commoner in chief with Colonel Thomas G. Lawler of Rockford Ills defeating I N Walker of Indianapolis by 330 to 319. Lawler then won unanimity as commander in chief and addressed the assembly amid fireworks on the Monongahela river.
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Breckinridge's Men Give Up In Nomination Fight
Lexington Sept 18 Breckinridge supporters concede Owens may win as the district committee plans to contest the nomination. Four Breckinridge allies pledge to oppose the returns leading to a possible tie and continued conflict as the congressional committee meets. Republicans growing restless over an unnamed nominee add to the tension.
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Bandits Rob Santa Fe Westbound Train Near Gorin Missouri
The Denver and Utah westbound Santa Fe train was held up near Gorin Missouri by robbers using torpedoes on the track. A 20 minute gun battle with Chicago placed detectives left two robbers shot. one fatally. Engineer Dad Prescott wounded. two bandits captured Charles Abrams and Link Overfield after a chase to near Memphis.
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Chicago grain and provisions market closes higher
Rainy trading in Chicago today ended with gains as export demand rumors boosted wheat and helped oats and corn. December wheat rose 4 cents, corn and oats mixed, while pork lard and ribs edged up with prices shown for September and January contracts.
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Scranton Fire Destroys Multiple Blocks
Scranton Pa September 17 fire caused about 50000 in damages destroying the Mathews Morton and Cross Foster blocks. Several other properties were damaged by water in the blaze.
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Rear Admiral McAuley Dies at Summer Home
Rear Admiral Edward O. McAuley died at his summer home in Jamerstown R L on Sept 16. Interment will be in Philadelphia. In a separate blotter from Ixperenpesce Lla a 35 year old man Patrick Finn was shot dead by Lizzie Weston a 22 year old woman of questionable reputation after being refused entry and attempting to break a window. Weston is in jail.
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Rail extension planned from Sioux City to Homer
The Easter Nebraska and railroad offices plan the first section from Sioux City southeast to Homer Nebraska. They aim to build 20 miles this fall starting at South Sioux City. The local company is believed backed by the Great Northern to secure a connection with Canada.
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Happenings From Milwaukees Bank Case To Indiana Politics
A digest of events across the nation from Sept 13 to 15 notes evidence in the Milwaukee bank case showing directors knew the bank’s condition. Terrell quits the Texas congressional race. England allows tobacco samples by mail. Booth bids farewell in London. Catholic Knights of Ohio meet in Dayton. Harvest picnic in Webster City draws 1800. Mrs. Kinzie, Chicago’s eldest settler, dies in Omaha. King Humbert and the pope may reconcile per Pall Mall Gazette. US protests Nicaragua Mosquito territory. Tulford elopes with his 10-year cousin. Cedar Rapids judge rules railroad contracts not liable for fires. Sultans aid Wisconsin Minnesota fire relief. Indiana legislature considers 2 cent mile cap. Japanese arrestee in Jersey City leaves divorced wife. Northwest Indiana Methodists rebuke politics at conference. Paris churches host revival at 3000-seat tent. Charles Herstell’s son dies from a broken bottle. Knapp killed by train crossing. Defiance bears roamers sought. Old military telegraphers meet in Baltimore. Milling gains higher flour output. Clay Sparks trial opens in Medicine Lodge. Gas explosion in Alexandria injures two. Joseph Perrett dies in Chicago. Fort McHenry anniversary marked. Ohio drouth fuels typhoid. Farmer Harmann found dead in Eldridge. McShane to run Nebraska governor as Democrat. Daltons rumor of Bill alive elsewhere. Army Indian scouts branch deemed unnecessary. Ohio asylum inmates out on a special train. Father Cooney resigns. Joan Carroll to succeed. Tricity Telephone forms Clinton IA with 20-year franchises. Bennett murder trial: wife’s alibi cited. Comptroller Ackerman seeks higher Cook County assessments. Saturday segments note White House overhaul and other remarks.
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Wealthy Santa Cruz will creates home for the blind
The will of the late Jose de Laveaga of Santa Cruz California provides six hundred dollars for a home for the blind deaf dumb paralytic and aged. The document outlines the charitable bequest amid a list of state and national notes and incidents from across the country.
Woman Alleges Cruelty at Dulverr Home for the Friendless
Mrs. L A Randall an elderly former inmate claims she was expelled from the Home for the Friendless in Dulverr Iowa after reporting cruelty by the matron toward infants. She offered evidence but was ignored.
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Home For the Friendless
Local News Roundup of Fires and Contests in Sept
The week’s brief items report a grain elevator and several corn structures burning in St Pen and Kansas City, Wapello furniture store and offices destroyed, Budd’s shooting challenge against Carver set for October with three matches at 100 birds each for $200 per side, plus assorted ads and reminders about Hood’s Sarsaparilla and religious texts amid census figures and historic notes.
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Dunlap Mill Burned in Destructive Blaze
Dusway Iowa Sept 18 Fire destroyed the Dunlap flouring mill and most of its contents two miles from town. The blaze started from a newly installed engine. Loss about 3000 dollars with no insurance.
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First Iowa Liquor Law Decision Upheld by Judge Spurrier
Judge Spurrier rules the new Iowa liquor law constitutional and a bar to prosecutions in a district court decision filed Sept 14. The ruling, key in the Maid Law sustenance matter, will be appealed.
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Spurrier
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Davenport Mile Track Sets $4500 Purse for Patchen Race
Davenport Iowa officials announce a Sept 25 meeting with owners of Robert J and Joe Patchen for a best three to five heat race worth 4500 dollars. The winner earns two thirds and the loser one third of the purse.
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Bootleggers Sentenced in Federal Court ruling
In Cepak Raptos on Sept 16 Judge Shiras sentenced about two bootleggers. Fines ranged from $100 to $150. Harry Palmer was convicted of raising a $1 bill to a $5 and received one year in the penitentiary with imprisonment suspended during good behavior.
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Dayton Plans Waterworks With 90-Foot Well and Reservoir
Dayton Iowa readers learn the town has prepared a waterworks plan featuring a 90 foot well and windmill, one mile of mains for the business district, and a 1000 barrel reservoir with a 70 foot tower. Bids will be received and work expected to finish this fall. The notice is dated September 18 in Fort Doper.
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Traveling book agent Keniston found dead near Eopora
A. G. Keniston, a traveling book agent from Red Oak, Iowa, disappeared two weeks ago. His decomposed body was found last evening in the woods south of Eopora with an open pocket knife and other evidence suggesting suicide. He had been despondent over slow sales.
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Champion of mean men found for barbed wire fence
The Washington Star notes a figure dubbed the champion among mean men for placing a barbed wire fence beside a picnic ground, highlighting a sharp, satirical jab in the era’s public discourse.
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When We Move Culmpady and Family Terms
A Detroit Tribune verse note comments on family speech and affection as a formal company arrives. The speaker recalls telling the family how to address each other and contrasts terms of endearment with reserved phrasing.
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Bucket for cold water in New York World tale
A brief exchange shows Jagway seeking a bucket to hold cold water and a clerk asking if it is for himself and noting the topic relates to the New York World. The dialogue highlights a simple household need linked to a newspaper signature.
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Travel by Union Pacific and North Western Line to Pacific coast
The route to the Pacific coast uses the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line. Daily fast ventibuled trains offer Palace Sleeping Cars Free Reclining Chair Cars and superb dining cars from Illinois and Iowa to Portland Oregon with sleeping cars to Denver and San Francisco and other western cities. Tickets and information available from Chicago North Way agents.
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Metzger Lightning Colic Cure Promoted for Instant Relief
An ad extols Metzger's Lightning Colic Cure as a fast remedy for animal colic, claiming it neutralizes acids instantly and stops pain. It contrasts it with belladonna and aconite and says the medicine works within fifteen minutes, allowing the horse to resume work in an hour. Made by the New Metzger Medicine Co. Decorah Iowa.
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