Battle near Villa del Mar Ends in Dark Stalemate
New York reports a brutal clash between Balmaceda and insurgent forces along the Villa del Mar coast near Valparaiso. Darkness halted fighting after a day of heavy artillery and rifle fire. both sides exhausted and no decisive result emerged. A practical truce prevailed, with scouts skirting for supplies and government lines strengthening for possible flank actions as Gen. Cantos rebels contemplate new maneuvers.
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New York
Villa del Mar Beach
Balmaceda
Santiago
Bulto
Valparaiso
Canto
Vila del Mar
Insurgents repulsed and Balmaceda shifts forces to capital
Aug. 25 dispatches from Valparaiso report Balmaceda's army at Vias Del Mar repelling an insurgent attack. Forces in Valparaiso province are massed for defense with 12,000 troops at Coquimbo slated to move against Quique. In Tennessee, Southern Iron company marks a new era by producing bessemer basic steel from plain Southern pig iron without additives.
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Los
Lista
Val Purnigo
Balmaceda
Vias del Mar
Val Paraiso
Coquimbo
Quique
Gwattanooga
Tenn
South
Southern Iron Company
Bessemer
Leon
Kelley Wall Iumped. Boston Reds Sign Player
Mike Kelley of the Boston Reds signed a contract to play in the Boston League for the remainder of this season and next. The agreement offers a salary of 5000 dollars per year plus an additional prize if the club succeeds, totaling 22500 dollars.
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Kelley Wall
Boston
Aus
Mike Kelley
Boston Reds
Haa
Extremen
Uouth
Meily
Che Wae Ja
Hansbroughs Views Meant for Congress Fight in North Dakota
Washington August 26 Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota reports no immediate post office solution due to missing president and postmaster general He expects no bitter fight in South Dakota for the late John R Gamble seat with Republicans likely backing Gamble's Yankton attorney brother A Democrat backed Harden a farmer with heavy mortgage who may sway cross party support amid alliance sentiments and mortality concerns over the district
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Murdon
Wasmsctos
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Washington
Fargo
Northwest
John R. Gamble
South Dakota
Gamble
Yankton
Hardon
Republica
Harden
Morans and Parson Davies Fight in Tennessee Barroom
Aug 25 Morans of Qnoone report Hall the pugilist clashing with Parson Davies in the Avery House barroom. Davies used a knife injuring Hall, who was knocked unconscious. Davies acted in self defense and both men were separated. In nearby Meuries a railroad wreck plot failed when two Black men Frost and McDowell triggered a switch, aiming to derail a Milinois Central train. they fled but were captured later and jailed in Holly Springs.
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Morans
Qnoone
Mich
Jin Hall
Davies
Avery House
Thorelock P.m
Hall
Why-Stander
Meuries
Tenn
Water Valley
Grand Junction
Milinois Central
Bridise
Holly Springs
William Frost
William McDowell
Frost
McDowell
Heniy
Imports and Exports in July Reported by Treasury Bureau
A Treasury Bureau table shows U S merchandise imports in July at 606,889,897 and exports at 2,604,120. The same table notes a net gold drain of 71,128,078 abroad this year and only 4,038,412 returned to the United States over seven months.
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Wasaisatoy
Bureau of Statistics
Treasury Department
United States
Weston Union Company Renounces Aspire Fabrication
New York August 20 executives of the Weston Union company reject a Sunday newspaper claim that negotiations led by Armorican Telegraph Company have begun to regulate Sedox rate agreements. The article reports conflicting signals about the goal rates and project initiation.
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New York
Weston Union Company
Aspire
Negotia
Armorican
Sedox
Finding the Dead in New York Building Tragedy
The New York collapse claims 123 lives with 88 still missing and 34 recovered. Identified are Henry Denlin and Conrad Schmidt. officials report a dire scene with weights and debris impeding recovery. A strong stench signals unknown casualties beneath wreckage as investigators press on at midnight. The Minneapolis Exposition opened with a grand military parade and a welcome by Mayor Winston, highlighting a strong show of national guard units and veterans groups.
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Murstarons
Ang
Minnepolis
Thin! Regiment
United States Army
Minnesota National Guard
Minneapolia
St. Pan
National
Sons of ‘Veterans
Winston
Gilbert A. Pierce
Deplorable Accident Kills Mother and Three Children
A Kentucky highway disaster near Nicholasville claims Mary Richardson and her three daughters after a fast engine pulling a train derails onto a sixty foot bridge. The mother shields her children as the collision kills two of them. the third is saved by crouching at the hedge edge.
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Tero
Kentuckey Hafbroad
Irlige
Louisville
Richmond
Nicholasville
Tronie
Beattyville Road
Judge Richards
Mary Richardson
Massacre of Whaling Crews Reported Near Mackenzie River
A disaster in Arctic waters near the Mackenzie mouth 500 miles east of Port Burwell is reported. Two small whaling ships with sixty crew members were killed by native tribes after crews wintered in the region.
Fidelity Trust teller flees with missing cash from vault
Edward Alberton secretary and teller of Fidelity Trust Company in Tacoma is a defaulter and fugitive. He vanished with a stash estimated near a thousand dollars from the vault last Saturday. Neighbors and family speak of him as a quiet man, while his wife is prostrated by the incident amid unclear motives.
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Tacoma
Wish
Carlee
Chicago
Herald
Wash
Edward Alberton
Fidelity Trust Company Bank
Wallace
Alverte
Strike at Lake Erie and Western Expected to End
A Lima report notes the Lake Erie and Western strike may end at mid-day after committees met with President Brice. Brice indicated that men on the middle division caused the clash and pledged adjustments. Brice traveled to Piqua and Columbus to pursue talks. Canadian Pacific shareholders meet in Montreal to discuss takeover of the Lake Regions railway project and a planned expansion.
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Lake Erie
Cleveland. O
Lima
Midy
Erica
Laciille
Thehrtis
Brice
Piqua
Columbus
Washington meeting follows San Francisco arrival
Special Agent Williams of the treasury department, assigned to the Seal islands, has reached San Francisco and will travel to Washington to confer with Secretary Foster. Meanwhile rail workers on the Peoria and Pekin Union strike have largely begun returning to work after a period of stoppage. Senator Charter has alerted the secretary about northern frontier tensions and related naval activity.
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Featyr
Washngcton
Williams
Treasury Department
Seal Islands
San Francisco
Washington
Foster
Bwichman
Peoria and
Pekin Union Railroad
Cen Sreebrikers
Selim Wasumsntox
Sears Department
Harvest Report from Frost Affects Crops in Midwest Farmlands
Reports from Minnesota South Dakota Michigan and North Dakota describe frost impact on grain with mixed outcomes. Some districts report no damage to wheat and barley while others note delayed harvests and reduced quality. A North Dakota area cites early threshing with yields near expectations. a Cory burglar case ends with arrest after a train robbery attempt in Western New York and Pennsylvania.
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Breckenribol
Minn
Strixe Vatty
Greanside
South Dakota
Michiaan Crry
Dixbox
North Dakota
Resignation Tendered by Dr H Mozzatt on Rio Grande Board
A New York dispatch reports Dr H Mozzatt of the Denver and Rio Grande has resigned from the board of directors. United Press queried Mr Moffatt who confirmed the resignation, citing misalignment with directors and stockholders and stating it serves the interests of all concerned. An appended note from Lovrti, Mags, Aug 2 mentions Ida M Clark facing a $15,000 attachment in a suit by Fannie Laine over alleged infidelity by Clark’s husband M M Laine. details describe the parties as Mrs Clark and Mrs Laine as plaintiff and defendant in a personal injury style claim.
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Denver
New York
H. Mozfatt
Denver and
Rio Grande
United Press
Moffatt
Dispatch
Muffatt
Englier
Ida ‘M. Clark
Oliver Cork
Fannie Laine
M.M. Laine
Min. Clark
Mes
Clark
Qi Youmg
O ‘Atderiy
Proctor Named to Vermont Senate Seat in ‑Edmunds Vacancy
Gov Page nominates Redfield Proctor to fill the U S Senate vacancy caused by George Edmunds resignation. The letter cites Vermont welfare and national interest, stating Proctor will be appointed on or after the November vote if confirmation occurs.
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Atg
Proctor
Page
United States
George
Edmunds
Vermont
Fifty Two Bodies Found in Ruins After Disaster Night
The New York Diverter reports a night disaster at an explosion site where 52 bodies have been found and sent to the morgue. Dozens more are believed trapped as rescue work continues amid a strong stench and mangled remains.
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New York
Stenvl
Hawley
Sma
Haan
Veterans' Sons hold annual encampment at Minnwipolis
The Veterans' Sons convened in Minnwipolis for their eleventh encampment. Officers reported growth in camps and membership with 24 321 members as of June 1891, and 2 099 men in new camps. The business session included constitutional revisions and progress toward reorganizing the order. A hurricane update from Martinique noted 340 deaths and shipwrecks among recent losses.
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Minnwipolis
Nombera
Mixsearois
Webb
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Henry Denlin
Conrad Schmidt
East One Hundred and Eighth Street
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Benator Stanford
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Stanford
Leland Stanford
Pacific Coast
Dansury
Conn
Will
Canad Pierre
Orpway
Groton
Palmer
Corey
William McDermott
New York and Pennsylvania Railroad
Cory
Wakalocul
McDerath
Corky
the Veterans’ Sons
Brur Joo
Paws
Martinique
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