War ships arrive at Foo Chow and other world notes
The report lists American warships reaching Foo Chow China. It notes minor tremors in New York Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Turkey appeals to France and Russia for intervention with Great Britain. Sedan Day celebrated in Germany. Cuba dispatch denies Casmp reports. Niagara power supports manufacturing. Dana enacts cattle quarantine from Kansas City due to Texas fever. Government moves to foil the Caven filibuster in Kansas City. Quay defeats rival for Pennsylvania GOP chair. Morton orders meat exporters to label products to curb horse meat sales. Fourteen miners drown near Central City Colorado after flooding. An Indiana citizen in Germany imprisoned twelve years for whipping an army officer before emigration.
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Foo Chow
China
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Turkey
France
Russia
Great Britain
Fermany
William
Prince Bismarck
Cuba
Campos
Niagara
Dana
Kansas City
Caven
Gilkinson
Republican State Central Committee of
Pennsylvania
Quay
Morton
Central City
Colo
Indiana
Germany
Robert J
John R. Gentry
Mascot
Joe Patchen
Warren Larour Thomas
Kentucky
Knights Templar
Boston
Hugh McCurdy
Knights
Pittsburg
Pilgrim Rumor About Wreck Declared Groundless
A Detroit report says the yacht Pilgrim is safe and moored with no accident. The note notes the false claim of a wreck and twenty five losses, likely tied to the Marysville St. Clair lake incident where four perished.
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Dent
Detroit
Mich
Pilgrim
St. Clair Lake
Marysville
Cholera Alert After Steamer Arrivals From Australia
The Monowi arrived in San Francisco from Australian ports after not stopping at Honolulu where cholera had broken out. Eight deaths reported among natives and citizens, with illness traced to the Belgic’s Honolulu passengers. No at sea deaths confirmed by officials.
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San Francisco
Konolulu
Honolulu
Belgie
Belgic
Monowi
Hawaii
Mexico
Plead Guilty Train Robbers Sentenced in Nebr
Two men Hans and Knute Knudsen, born in Newmark and long-time Dakota county residents, pleaded guilty before Judge Neville in Brady's Island, Nebraska, to the Union Pacific No. 8 robbery and were sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. They said they had little money and cooperation may have led to dropping other counts. They claimed only $45 and some papers and drafts were taken.
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North Piratre
Neb
Union Pacific
Brady's Island
Mason City
Neville
District Court
Hans and
Knute Knudsen
Newmark
Dakota County
Nebraska
Two Killed and Four Injured In Train Wreck Near Macon
An excursion train on the Southern Railway left the tracks between Homan and Pope’s Friday. Two passengers died Mrs C W Hancock Americus Ga and J A Kennedy Macon Ga. Two others Frank Herrington and Fred Von Brixen suffered serious injuries. Over four hundred aboard. The cause could not be explained.
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Macon
Southern Railway
Homan
Pope
Hancock
C. W
Americus
Kennedy
J. A
von Brixen
Fred
Herrington
Frank
Frank Herrington
Fred von Brixen
Calls It Murder at Jackson Hole in Wyoming Killing
The Wyoming district attorney reports to the government that convicting the Bannock Indian killings is impossible because the local commissioner is sympathetic to the settlers. He labels the constable and deputies actions as cold blooded murder and includes a sharp indictment from the U S deputy marshal who studied the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wyoming
Jackson's Hole
Jackson’s Hole
United States
Farm Hand Hanged After Trial in Mississippi
A 71 year old Black farm hand betrayed a 14 year old girl from Simpson County. The suspect fled to the woods but was captured and jailed in Ouxtville. En route to court, locals seized him and hanged him from a tree, keeping him there for 24 hours before removal.
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Cincinnati
Jackson
Miss
John Mulligan
Simpson County
Oustville
Mulligan
Knights Templar plan national university for Masons
Boston reports Knights Templar intend to establish a national university for both sexes with a $50,000,000 endowment. The plan calls for fireproof buildings to house 10,000 students on land near the Ohio river close to the West Virginia border. Admission will be based on merit, not means, and the university will not be a charity or home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Knights Templar
Ohio River
West Virginia Line
Government order labels horse meat for export in 1895
The 1895 order requires all beef for export to carry an inspection certificate showing cattle were disease free and meat wholesome. Non inspected meat from other species must be packed in clearly marked packages to indicate species. Unmarked or uncertified meat will be deemed uninspected and not allowed for export. Exporters and vessel owners are notified no clearance until compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gieox
Secre Morton
Smut Fueling Wheat Market Factors In Minnesota
In Duvin Minnesota an elevator system tested smutty wheat from the new crop. Officials say smut could set price outcomes for this and next season. Cleaning failed to remove the smut and it is described as poisonous and contagious within a bin, likely limiting price gains to a fraction of a dollar per bushel.
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Duvin
Minn
Soig
Saloonkeepers Fined After Rush to Pay, New York
A rush of 425 saloonkeepers crowded a special session as courts offered a $25 fine for those who pled guilty to Sunday opening. Those delaying faced $300 fines or up to three months in jail. Six police officers kept order while cash piled up on the desk. The plea window was extended briefly to allow more to plead guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Court of Special Sessions
Ing
Trainmen Fatally Hurt in Erie Bridge Accident
An engine hauling a coal train on the Pittsburg Shenango and Lake Erie line jumped the Girard bridge end. Engineer William Dunbar was crushed beneath a steam pipe and slowly scalded to death. Brakeman John Cordman also fatally injured. A similar crash had killed Engineer Beaver two weeks earlier.
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Erie
Pittsburg, Shenango
Lake Erie
Girard Bridge
William Dunbar
John Cordman
Beaver
Dining booth keeper charged after death of worker at fair
John Jones, keeper of a dining booth at the Southern Illinois Fair grounds, fought with Sarah Mendenhall over wages. Jones knocked her down and choked and kicked her. Mendenhall died, and Jones was hurried out of Anna to avert lynching.
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Anna
Ill
John Jones
Southern Illinois Fair Grounds
Sarah Mendenhall
Jones
Officers of the Eastern Star Elect New General Grand Officers
The eighth triennial session of the General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Boston elected officers for three years. Mary E. Partridge of Oakland California was named Most Worthy Grand Matron and Henry H. Hinds of Stanton Michigan was named Most Worthy Grand Patron.
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The
Eastern Star
Boston
Mass
General Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Mary E. Partridge
Oakland
Cal
Henry H. Hinds
Stanton, Mich
Hattiewing
Massachusetts
N. E. Gearhart
Minnesota
Lorraine Pitkin
Illinois
Harriet A. Branbrack
Iowa
Edna L. Hedges
Montana
Laure B. Hart
Texas
Fire destroys fourteen buildings in Libertyville Illinois
Fire swept Libertyville Lake county Illinois destroying fourteen buildings in the business district between 1130 last night and 1 this morning. The blaze started at Schank's hardware and spread in a high wind, with no fire protection in the village leaving residents unable to save homes and stores.
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Chicago
Ill
Libertyville
Lake County
Schank
The Dallas Fight Opens After Statute Revision
Judge George Clarke of Waco says the revised statutes repeal all prize fighting laws, clearing the way for the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight in Dallas. The opinion marks a pivotal legal clearance for the boxing bout.
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Dallas
Tex
George Clarke
Waco
Hopkins and the Strike In Chicago A 1904 Claim
George W. Loward former American Railway Union VP and ex-director says ex Mayor John Hopkins advised the Pullman strike of 1894. President Debs affirms the claim, noting the strike caused serious property damage and loss of life in Chicago.
Troops Ordered Out to End Mich Miners Strike
IsureMING Michigan seven companies of state militia have been ordered out to end a miners strike that has paralyzed the region’s chief industry for seven weeks.
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Isureming
Mich
Ex-Postmaster General Bissell Denies Supreme Court Offer
Marion Mass Sept 2 Ex-Postmaster General Bissell says there is no truth in reports he was offered the vacant United States Supreme Court seat left by Justice Jackson. He states he will not go to the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Bench
Marion
Mass
Bissell
United States Supreme Court
Justice Jackson
Brothers killed by lightning while apple picking near Henley
Albert and Lewis Lebrain brothers were struck by lightning while gathering apples at their home near Henley Ohio. Albert clutched the tree so hard that his arm had to be sawed off to detach him, and both brothers died instantly.
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Portsmouth
Albert
Lewis Lebrain
Henley
Will of William A. Perkins Leaves $25,000 to Oberlin College
The will probated in Oberlin designates a $25,000 bequest to Oberlin College from William A. Perkins of Windham Portage County. The funds are understood to establish a new professorship at the college.
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Oberlin
William A. Perkins
Windham
Portage County
Oberlin College
Crum Dominates With World Record Touch in Sprints
Crum won both sprints at a Chicago Athletic Association meet in Caicaso on September 2. He ran 100 yards in 10 flat and 220 yards in 21.45 seconds, setting a new world record for a straightaway and tying the English mark. The American record stood at 22.14 seconds, held by Fred Weston.
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Chicago Athletic Association
Chicago
Crum
Iowa
Fred Weston
Washington
Caicaso
Come to America With the vreay Belgic
San Francisco reports arrive from August 31 noting a steamer with Chinese passengers affected by cholera. Several Chinese bound for dutu died and were landed. Cholera has spread to Honolulu. Passengers scattered eastward and to Mexico.
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San Francisco
Dutu
Honolulu
Mexico
Russian crops report shows drought hits spring sowing
An official report from Sr. Peterspune notes that Russian spring crops suffer drought with only 72 percent of the area sown yielding above average. Winter sown crops show 61 percent fair yield across the total planted area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sr. Peterspune
Russia
Hopkins Advised Debs on 1894 Strike Ending in Losses
John Hopkins of Chicago urged the great railroad strike of 1894 and its costly collapse. George W. Howard, ex-board member of the American Railway union, and Eugene, president of the American Union, confirm the claim.
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ChicaGo
John Hopkins
George W. Howard
American Railway
Eugene
American Union
Inman's Body Found After Yacht Collision
The body of Robert W. Inman was recovered from the water at South Beach Staten Island after the yacht Adelaide collided with the Parsons on August 26. The body was in fairly good preservation.
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New York
Robert W. Inman
Adelaide
Parsons
South Beach
Staten Island
Patter son Named Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
Ottawa Aug 31 reports J C Patterson former minister of military is appointed lieutenant governor of Manitoba and will be sworn in on Monday.
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Manitoba
Ottawa
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Ames Times
AMES
Lon G. Hardin
Pub
Euma J. Switn
Boone
Council Bluffs
Frank Doxnanvk
Clinton
Joan Rooser
Chicago Great Western
Dubuque
State Board of Health
F. W. Wieland
Cuarles Fieck
Northwestern
Jefferson
Marshalltown
Eugene Arkhoff
Chas Ward
Lucile Gorman
A. Gorman
Odebolt
Adolph
Tur
J. P. Dolliver
Iown
Louise Pearsons
George R. Pearsons
Fort Yodge
Eagle Point
Wisconsin
Lown
Diamond Joe Company
Geo. Sash
Creston
Ottumwa
L. M. Busbee
Sioux City
Busbee
J. M. Brown
Court House
Guthrie Center
Mr. Brown
Independence
Richard ©. McCune
W. T Smith
McCune
Tama
Des Moines
George W. Jenkins
Jenkins
Lientsine
John Coan
Avoca
Turoven
Kimbel Island
Sabula
D. E. Smith
Congregational
Oscar Sherman
University Place
Vinton
Great Western
Sherman
Dairy Commissioner's
Webster City
Mary S. Smith
C. G. Walgamot
A. R. Walgamot
Charles L. Smith
Athelia Smith
Royal Ed” Smith
Charlestown
Boston Harbor
Bunker Hill
Iowa N. G
East
John Raymond
Gilbert
Fred Lobdell
Clem Briggs
Lobdell
Briggs
Roy Fietzel
Holmes
Indianapolis
Ed Donovan
Piper
Wilmington
Del
Ireland
John H. Parker
Thomas Walker
Thomas Murray
Charles R. Behrens
N. Y
Sea Beach
Woodland
Denver
Peter C. Gumry
Owen Griener
City
Acci
Georg
Knights of Pythias
Masonic University
Libertyville, al
America
Vreay Belgic
Hopkins
Strim
Inman
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