Sexton elected G A R commander in chief
Chicago reports Col James A Sexton won the Grand Army of the Republic commander in chief race with 424 votes to A D Shaw’s 241. Only one other name appeared. Sessions covered Seamen's Retire Corps and Daughters of Veterans, civic parade crowds, and illumination with fireworks. Membership figures and state of affairs for the Grand Army officers were presented.
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Woruh
Relief Corps
Esasa
Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic
James A. Sexton
A. D. Shaw
New York
Ae Seaman
Daughters of Veterans
Grand Army
Knights of Pythias
Catholic Knights
Frank C. Bruner
Thomas J. Stewart
Isfer
EE Bex
Num
Quartermasterny A. T Burbank
Yoman’ Balle
Sarah J. Martin
Fico Jamison Miller
Montrcale
Mary C. Wenzel
Cincinnati
Grand ‘Army of the Republic
Buffalo
Agnes Winslow
Mine Operators in Court and Wariness of Fees
Mines in Pana report guards moved to Taylorsville to attend two injunction cases against operators, including conspiracy and mine operation safety. Deputies cost taxpayers up to $800 daily amid tense regional politics as Nicaragua canal work proceeds and other national and international items unfold.
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Pana
Springside Mining Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Taylorville
Sheriff's
Coburn
Rough Riders
Sagasta In Low Spirits Amid Madrid Crisis
Sept 10 in Madrid Sagasta shows low spirits in the council of ministers, blamed on Silvela’s stance as a crisis looms. Paris conference peace commissioners will be named after the protocol debate, and New York publications are misleading since no decisions exist about ministry duration or commissioner appointments.
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Madrid
Council of Ministers
Sagasta
Silvela
New York
Germany warns over forged Dreyfus letters in court
Paris dispatch notes Count von Munster warns France that if letters linked to the Dreyfus affair allegedly written by Emperor William appear in court as forgeries he will demand his passports. Springfield reports Illinois 1898 assessment totals show a decrease of 20,292,292 with Cook county at 17,623,946 and McHenry district up 241,611, totaling 493,443,706.
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Germany
Rome
Paris
Count von Munster
Dreyfus
William
Springfield
State Board of Equalization
Cook
Morgan
McHenry
Dear Mabel Dressing-Gown Gift Sparks Sentimental Note
A brief social item notes a man at the front writing to Mabel about receiving a beautiful dressing-gown and slippers sent by her. He says at night, when all the boys are asleep, he wears them for her sake, a sentimental gesture framed by a wartime readership in Puck.
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Mabel
Puck
Fire Alarm Sparks Fast Escape at Aby Club
An informal report notes a blaze at the Aby club prompting quick action. Ikey refuses to flee, while Aby questions the crowd’s readiness and calls for orderly evacuation as staff coordinate with responders.
Four Colorado Conventions Clash Over Fusion Prospects
At the close of the first day in Colorado Springs four state conventions feel no clearer. The prospects for fusion among Democrats, populists, and the Teller branch of the silver Republicans seem only modestly improved.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Teller
McKinley
Colorado
Col
Silver Republican Party
Ex Secretary Bayard Improves in Massachusetts
Dedham Massachusetts September 10 The condition of Thomas F Bayard is much improved The fall in temperature has aided recovery Thursday morning he was able to partake of breakfast He seemed quiet and in good spirits
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Bayard
Dedham
Mass
Thomas F. Bayard
Miles Reaches Washington After NY Arrival
Gen Nelson A Miles commanding the U S Army arrives in Washington from New York with Mrs Miles and staff officers Col Maus and Col Michler aboard. The arrival is recorded for Thursday evening at 6 35 o clock.
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Miles
Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Army of the United States
Col
Maus
Michler
New York
Three Workers Die In Fire At Vesey Street Whisky House
Three workmen were burned to death in a blaze at Max Stiner and Co. whisky house located at 36 Vesey street in New York. The fire started by the explosion of a barrel of spirits of alcohol.
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New York
Max Stiner & Co
Vesey Street
Gems of Thought Reflections on Time and Economy
A compact collection of quoted maxims on time efficiency thrift and discipline. Nelson emphasizes punctuality shaping character while Spurgeon champions prudent spending. Scott warns against idle reaction time and urges proactive effort before rest.
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Spurgeon
CRETE TURKISH INCITEMENT FATAL RIOT AT CANDIA
The Standard reports a prearranged uprising at Candia Crete with Edhem Pasht blamed for delaying troops. One British officer and eleven men killed, forty wounded, fires burn in Canea, Mussulmans and Christians face gravest threats. Candia shelled by foreign ships, 250 British soldiers sail from Malta. Paris papers mock disarmament talk as Crete crisis deepens.
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London
Standard
Camperdown
Candia
Edhem Pasht
Athens
Col. Chermside
Malta
Canea
Crete
Suda Bay
Paris
Paris Preas
Gaulois
Madrid deploys troops to block city out breaks
Madrid reports extraordinary military precautions with troops confined to armories in Madrid Valencia Barcelona Seville and Grenada to prevent disturbances. The measures target republicans and Carlists alike, seen as premature given current attitudes. Czar sends note to Pope on universal disarmament. Vatican reply expected next week.
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Madrid
Valencia
Barcelona
Seville
Grenada
Rome
Vatican
Elevator and Mills Burning in Memphis
In Memphis Tennessee the Memphis Grain and Elevator Companys elevator and the Dixie mills are burning with extensive damage likely. The loss is estimated at 175080 dollars. In Washington the navy department plans to award contracts for 1000000 pounds of smokeless powder, proposals opened this week.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Grain and Elevator Company
Dixie Mills
Washington
Navy Department
Congress man A Northway Dead in Ohio
Congressman A Northway of Ohio’s Nineteenth District died last night at his Jefferson home. He is listed as 15 years old. The obituary quotes Emerson and Raskin on character and mutual aid.
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Northway
Ashtabula
A. Northway
Ohio
Jefferson
Emerson
Baseball Report Highlights Standings and Scores Across Leagues
Cleveland halves a double header with the Colonels, narrowing the gap to the Wanderers while the Orphans linger to chase. New York slips in the standings as Baltimore edges closer to second, and Philadelphia ties Pittsburgh by beating Washington. Scores include Boston 6 New York 1 and Louisville 9 Cleveland 7. Games listed for today span Chicago at Cincinnati, New York at Boston, and more across the Interstate and Western leagues.
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Secaroes
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Colonels
Orphans
Wanderers
New York
Bostons
Reds
Baltimore
Brooklyns
Ewing
Burns
Porkopolis
Callahan
Griffith
Philadelphia
Pirates
Washington
Boston
Brooklyn
Louisville
War talk in White House prompts troop movement to Manila
A Washington dispatch reports the danger of war with the Philippine insurgents discussed at the White House by the secretary of war the acting secretary of the navy and the president. Orders reportedly sent 7,000 troops from San Francisco to Honolulu then Manila. General Otis says Aguinaldo must withdraw from Manila suburbs or face force. insurgents fortify, control water works, threatening supply lines.
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Manila
War Department
Aguinaldo
Stars and Stripes raised in salutes on Salisbury Plain
The Star and Stripes were raised with the Union Jack and royal standard during a march past at Salisbury Plain marking army maneuvers. Capt Alfred Bates US military attaché. Henry White and Mrs White. Lord Wolseley. Prince Christian and others attended the ceremony aboard a special train. Fitzsimmons seeks bout with McCoy aiming to secure a match if Corbett McCoy falls through. The bout proposal discussed with Greater NY Athletic Club. 75 percent of gross receipts proposed for the boxers.
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London
Salisbury Plain
Alfred Bates
United States
Henry White
Mrs. White
Lord Wolseley
Prince Christian
Duke of Connaught
Fitz
New York
Fitzsimmons
Martin Julian
McCoy
Corbett-McCoy
Julian
Greater New York Athletic Club
Coney Island
Rich Ore Strike In Mary McKinney Mine
Victor Colorado September 10 An important strike was made this week in the Mary McKinney mine at the 400 foot level where drifting has been in progress. On Tuesday an ore chute was opened and assays reached as high as 44000. The lead shows a streak of nearly solid sylvanite and looks to be a continuous body.
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Victor
Colo
Mary McKinney
French Vessel Missing
London notes the French bark Pierre Corneille under Captain Laloquet, sailing from San Francisco February 23 bound for Cape Town and Caledonia, has been posted by Lloyds as missing.
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London
Pierre Corneille
Laloquet
San Francisco
Cape Town
Caledonia
Lloyds
Don't Shine Shoes If You Lack Polish Proverb
A compact list of cautionary maxims urging humility patience and restraint. It warns against boasting seeking wealth without wisdom interfering with others demeaning the humble and expecting instant results. Each line offers practical guidance through simple direct phrases.
Prediction Limits Wheat Supply Crookes Warns
In Bristol at the British Association meeting, President Crookes warned that world wheat may fail to meet growing demand after 1991. He argued fixed nitrogen from nitrate is finite, but atmospheric nitrogen is abundant and could be fixed using electricity, possibly at Niagara Falls for about $25 a ton, potentially boosting wheat to 20 bushels per acre.
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Bristol
England
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Crookes
Niagara Falls
Chicago Board of Trade Quotation Range Today
Chicago reports the day’s quotations on the Board of Trade showing the range of prices across commodity futures. The list reflects varying bid and ask levels as traders react to market conditions.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Illinois Volunteer Infantry Treated Like Cattle
Soldiers from Chicago's First Illinois Volunteer Infantry were packed into cattle cars in harsh, inhumane conditions after a nine hour journey. They were dumped in Long Island City before dawn, then forced onto an overnight train after protests by Colonel Henry C. Warner. The ordeal highlights quartermaster department cruelty and the need for accountability.
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New York
Chicago
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Long Island City
Henry C. Yarner
Montank
Chi
Mutual Insurance Company Claims Tax Exemption
A well known western state mutual insurance company sought exemption from the war revenue tax, arguing its nature as a purely mutual entity run by members for property protection not profit. The department received its financials showing a large accumulated surplus and substantial salaries to officers and directors.
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Washington
West
Treasury Department
Department
Ite
Bodies of Wheeler and Kirkpatrick Found on Montauk Beach
Naval Cadet Thomas H. Wheeler, son of Major General Joseph Wheeler, and Second Lieutenant Newton D. Kirkpatrick of the First United States Cavalry drowned while bathing at Camp Wikof Montauk Point. Their bodies washed ashore early this morning near the life-saving station, close together about a quarter mile from the bathing area.
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Wikof
Montauk Point
U. J
Thomas H. Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
Newton D. Kirkpatrick
First
United States Cavalry
Yenus
Anks Withdrawal of Turks in Crete
Dispatches report the Cretan executive chief demanding Turkish withdrawal after Candia massacres, proposing to convene the assembly and place Cretan forces under international administration. In Dublin, J B Houston wins the County Down seat by 280 over T L Corbett. A Hong Kong cable says a three Filipino committee, appointed by Aguinaldo, travels to London to confer with President McKinley on the Philippines' future.
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Anks
Canea
Crete
Candia
Dublin
County Down
T. Warring
J. B. Houston
T. L. Corbett
America
London
Hongkong
Asuinaldo
McKinley
Philippine Islands
Shafter Keeps Silence After Miles Interview
A World dispatch from Camp Wikoff reports General Shafter listened to General Miles criticising him and then stated he would not say a word. In Indianapolis the One Hundred Fifty Seventh Indiana regiment began inventorying property ahead of furloughs for officers and men, as mustering officer Lieut J C Waterman noted lax records of issued property. The regiment’s death toll was expected to stop rising, doctors said no more deaths are anticipated.
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New York
Wikoff
General Shafter
Miles
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
J. C. Waterman
Casualties and accidents from scattered U S events
A compendium of drowning, railway and mining deaths across multiple states. Brooklyn youths Stamsoni Conn Frank George and Mabel Ferguson aged 24 19 and 11 drown near Norton Islands Rock Island Il Charles Geisler 11 shot accidentally. Levi Jukeway 45 killed by Baltimore and Ohio passenger train near Kokomo Ind Oscar Pawbar 26 killed by Panhandle passenger train in Kokomo. Henry Batteram 21 drowned at Eegie Point Dubuque Iowa Frank John Mane 18 and George Grass 14 drowned bathing Lake Erie Niagara Falls and Lewiston drownings in Niagara River. Fires destroy Stein Bros salon and other buildings Stevens Point teen Guy Smith 17 dragged by runaway horse. East Side Boulevard Rubber works destroyed valued 200000. John B Meigs forecastle blown off Mississippi crew hurled into water. William Geisler 12 shot accidentally by brother in Rock Island Wis. Newark celluloid works fire Albion. Mayfield suffocated miners Rafferty 31 and Mayfield 18 in Capital Coal shaft. Paul Schellpfeffer Fond du Lac boy drowned Mayville Wis James Magill killed while cutting across lumber saw.
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Kokomo
Ind
Oscar Pawbar
Panhandle
Dubuque
Iowa
Henry Batteram
Mississippi
Eegie Point
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank
John Mane
George Grass
Lake Erie
Niagara Falls
M. B. Marvin
Constable Macken
Lewiston
Niagara River
Saranac
Mich
Stein Bros
Salion
Wheeler
Stevens Point
Wis
Guy Smith
Plover
New York
Five Royaliy
Boulevard
Bone and Ivory Works
First Avenue
Rock Island
William Geisler
Newark
Springfield
James Rafferty
Joseph Mayfield
Capital Coal Company
Mayville
Paul Schellpfeffer
Jacksonville
James Magill
Vatican bans Zola works and a boxing title bout in London
Rome reports the Vatican placed M. Zola's Paris and Monks and Their Beetine on the index of prohibited books. Rev. Dr. Zurcher of Buffalo sues. In London, Dick Burge defeats Arthur Akers in a twenty round fight for £1000. Simla notes deaths and Afridi gathering. Paris reports Faure honored. Pest reports a murder plot claim. Vienna cites Reichsrat summons. Patti naturalizes. Covadanga ferry reaches Santander with 279 soldiers.
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Rome
Vatican
M. Zola
Paris
Zurcher
Buffalo
N. Y
London
Dick Burge
Arthur Akers
West End
Burse
Akers
Simla
Joan Duncan
Presidency of
Bombay
Poona
Tirah
Punjab
Senor Leony ¥ Castillo
France
Faure
Buda-Pesth
Baron Banfig
Vienna
Zeituns
Reichsrath
Mme. Patti
Santander
Covandanga
Sartiago
Multiple Homicide and Arrests Across Towns Rise in Report
Across Bloomington, Carbondale, Waupun, Anderson, Champaign, Green Bay, Pittsfield, Milton, Harrodsburg, Detroit and Port Elgin, a stream of charges and dramatic events unfolds. Examinations waived for Swearingen and Lindhorst bound to grand jury for James Perkey case. a Carbondale man commits suicide by railroad. A young 20 year old in Carbondale dies under wheels, Bestor in Wisconsin prison bid escapes fails, three boys arrested for horse theft in Anderson. An unknown man’s body found with bullet wounds near Champaign. Doyle in Green Bay held for trial for assault with intent to murder. Milton’s Frank confounds by suicide. Morgan shot in Harrodsburg. Divorce suit in Detroit proceeds on cruelty grounds. Patrick Maher’s disappearance linked to a body found near Port Tamlington.
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Bloomington
W. A. Swearingen
Homer Lindhorst
Serenander
James Perkey
Carbondale
M. John
Waupun
Wis
William Bestor
Black
Gilbert Lefebvre
Ald
Edward Lefebvre
Pittsfield
Frank
Milton
Harrodsburg
William Morgan
Jack Chinn
James Moberly
Detroit
Mich
Circuit Courte Rs
Jennie Scott Hudson
James Lester Hudson
Port Efuron
Patrick Maher
Thomas Maher
Port Tamhton
Ont
Women in cuffs for collars change prompts horse driving checks
A Kansas paper comments on new fashion or reform, noting that women wearing cuffs for collars implies a shift in behavior. It argues that with this change there should be less resistance to strict enforcement of driving horse regulations during high checking events.
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Kansas
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