Market review shows gains in stocks and crops
The Siu BR. G. Dun & Co. weekly review notes rising stock averages and healthier money markets, with wheat and pork prices up and cotton futures firm. Despite some lag in manufacturers and renewed uncertainty, overall progress toward revival is seen, with a cautious outlook on cotton supply and large American cotton stocks around 1,800,000 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duan & Os
Siu BR. G. Dun & Co
Homer
Othe Metalichaente iNuatz
Mob Hangs Accused Kentucky Killer at South Fork
A lynching occurs near South Fork Kentucky as Will Ackison a 20 year old Black man who assaulted a girl is hanged by a mob. He admits guilt and asks for prayers and asks that his body be sent to his mother in Harriman Tennessee after the execution. Sam Upthegrove the girl’s father hosts a final meal and urges no shots while the rope ends his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Ackison
South Fork
Ackison
Millie Ackison
Harriman
Tenn
M. W. Sneed
Rork River
Sam Upthegrove
Lot of Hoodlums Make a Bald Upon Chinamen
In Selma California a mob led by T B Intent raided Chinatown breaking into houses and rifling trunks. They seized seven Chinamen before Constable Spencer fired warning shots with a rifle. Eleven men are under arrest and warrants issued for several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Cal
Noa
T. B. Intent
Stroud
Chinatown
Spencer
Love-Sick Youth in Ban fatal village murder
A youth near Buda Pesth killed his parents and six siblings with a hatchet after feeling snubbed at a ball. He returned to the festivities, danced the night away, and was arrested the next day after confessing. The case centers on a deranged inheritance motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buda-Pesth
National Federation Telegram to Gladstone on Home Rule Bill
Officers of the National Federation of America send a cablegram to Gladstone and the Liberal Party congratulating them on passage of the Home Rule Bill. The closing paragraph prays for God to prolong his life and enable him to finish the work of ending internecine strife and bringing peace and prosperity to the empire and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Federation of America
Gladstone
Liberal Party
Depletion of Canada Article Sparks Emigration Debate
London Pall Mall Gazette argues for an immediate halt to assisted emigration to Canada. It urges discrediting the Dominion among British readers, with suspicions tied to U S influence and William Waldorf Astor's ownership of the paper. The piece hints at transatlantic meddling affecting public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pall Mall Gagette
Canada
Great Britain
United States
William Waldorf Astor
The Pesky Grasshoppers plague Indiana counties
The counties of Clark Jefferson Floyd Harrison and Washington in Indiana face a grasshopper infestation that has stripped corn and trees, leaving farmers unsure how to exterminate them and causing heavy losses to cereals and fruits.
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Clark
Jefferson
Floyd
Harrison
Washington
Indiana
Ohio Board of Health Receives Jersey Cholera Alert
Secretary Probst of the Ohio State Board of Health has been telephoned by Jersey authorities announcing a cholera outbreak there, triggering health cautions and potential measures for regional monitoring. The notice underscores cross state concern over imported cases and public health response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Probst
Ohio State Board of Health
Jersey
N.J
Buenos Ayres Special Rebels Seized Santo Tomas Town
Advices from Corrientes report troops ignored the government arbitrator and attacked rebels at Santo Tomas, capturing and sacking the town. The action marks a bold move against insurrection, with authorities pursuing further details and repercussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Corrientes
Santo Toma
Ex Governor Proctor Knott Offered Hawaiian Ministry
Ex Governor Proctor Knott of Kentucky has been offered a Hawaiian ministry post but declined the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor Knott
Kew
Steamer Barracouta Explodes En Route to Acapulco
The Pacific mail steamer Barracouta arrived at San Francisco badly wrecked after a blast about twelve hours out of Comax B C sixty miles shore. The explosion occurred near noon on the seventh while steering toward Acapulco, likely in the forward hole. captain suspects dynamite but has no suspect. Indiana soldiers’ monument commission debates removing Mexican War dates from the monument, leaving only the rest.
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Pacific Mail
Barracouta
San Francisco
Comax
B. C
Acapulco
Troops Called Out in Pineville to Quell Mob Violence
State troops were deployed at Pineville to protect John and James Marlin and George Wagner, arrested as members of the Rice regs gang after a passenger train shooting on the Satieborough belt line. Prisoners moved to Piney Ne jail amid a 150 strong mob hunting other gang members. Mary Bowling died from wounds, heightening local turmoil. The attack aimed at the train allegedly served to injure mine foreman Henry Wilkins, increasing coal mine community tensions and threatening further violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Pineville
John
James Marlin
George Wagner
Satieborough Belt
Piney Ne
Riceregs
Mary Bowling
Henry Wilkins
Bowling
Maniac shooter near Butler leaves three wounded and dead
A deranged Samuel Deeter, a wealthy farmer two miles west of Butler, Indiana, fatally shot Amos Bachetel and Mrs. John Lowe and William Yates, wounded Bachetel in the groin and Lowe and Yates in the side and arm, then set his mother's barn ablaze destroying this year's crops. He was captured and is in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Ind
Samuel Deeter
Amos Bachetel
John Lowe
William Yates
Bachetel
Lowe
Yates
Deeter
Berlin special hotel fire traps Baden holidaymakers
In Salmbach, a hamlet in the Württemberg Forest, a hotel burned recently. Passersby from Baden were holidaying there when the blaze started. The town watchmen woke many, some escaped via stairs, others leaped from second floor windows. Four young visitors suffocated in their rooms. no local fire department existed to mount a rescue or extinguish the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Salmeh
Wurtemburgach
Baden
Salmbach
Cleveland Undergoes Surgery Aboard Oneida For Cancer
The Philadelphia Press confirms a prior dispatch from Boston stating President Cleveland underwent a major operation aboard the yacht Oneida to remove cancer. The operation cut away much of the upper jaw bone with no serious immediate effects, but Cleveland remains very ill and his doctor fears the disease may still be present despite July surgery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Dispatch
Boston
Cleveland
Oneida
Bride Injured as Husband Fires Revolver at East Liverpool Home
Leo Stafford aimed a loaded revolver at his wife on Trenton street, East Liverpool, Ohio. The weapon discharged. the ball struck the bride in the left jaw and lodged in the neck below the ear, causing fatal injuries. They had been married six weeks.
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Leo Stafford
Trenton Street
Liverpool
Ohio
Stafford
Gladstone’s Home Rule Bill Passes in Commons
Gladstone’s long pursuit of Irish home rule ends as the bill clears the House of Commons by 301 to 267. Crowds line the route from his residence to Parliament in a crowded but peaceful show of support for the famed statesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gladstone
House of Commons
House of Com
Child of Marietta Man Driven to Despair Over Mother's Death
The four year old son of Alexander Showlett of Marietta Indiana has become insane from his mother's death three months earlier. The child mourns as if the mother is away on a visit and remains in a constant vigil. The bereaved father nearly loses his sanity coping with the boy's condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Showlett
Marietta
Ind
Amsterdam cholera cases rise as Leerdam reports deaths
Nine fresh cholera cases and five deaths were reported in Leerdam. The Dutch-American Bromaprp. Compan has told agents that all emigrants must stay under observation of American physicians in the company hospital before departure. Emigrants may not come or go freely and must sleep and eat in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Leerdam
Fire sweeps multiple Moberly shops in early blaze
In Moberly Missouri a fire tore through Suppe's ninety nine cent store and spread before crews contained it. The blaze also affected Adams' store Mobberly Exelsior Business College Knights of Hall Merck's grocery Baker Walden & Co's furniture store and possibly neighboring businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moberly
Suppe
Adams
Mobberly Excelsior Business College
Knights of Hall
Merck’s
Baker, Walden & Co
Special train to World’s Fair travelers misreadings and harbor accident
A special C and W M railway train carrying Dutch visitors to the World’s Fair ran near Be Harbor Michigan. A freight car derailed into the canal. several workers were saved and transferred to a steamer. One passenger was injured. A telegram from M indicated an interview with officials about the execution of nine condemned men, with the date reportedly settled as September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Be Harbor
Mich
Sngine
Beneciten
Noone
Fainson
Appalling Loss of Life on Sea Islands Urges Aid
A Port Royal and Augusta road report to the A Gens Chronicle notes dire losses on the Sea Islands of South Carolina. It states life losses exceed all earlier estimates, with destitution among about 7,000 remaining inhabitants. Urgent appeal for aid in provisions crops and sustenance is issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Averill
Port Royal
Augusta Road
Fire damages six Milwaukee stores in Lindsay Block blaze
A south side Lindsay Block fire in Milwaukee caused extensive damage to six stores totaling 166,400. The McCormick Harvester Company suffered 360,000 in losses not covered by insurance, W. H. Starkweather lost 13,000, and Aventee Transfer at Stora Co received about 0?000 in aggregate losses.
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Milwaukee
Lindsay Block
McCormick Harvester Company
W. H. Starkweather
aPventee
Stora Company
Mexico City Special Reveals Cruelty at Yucatan Hacienda
Authorities uncover the Cotz Hacienda in Yucatan where enslaved workers faced mistreatment. An investigation documents numerous cruelty cases, with some slaves dying as a result of harsh confinement and abuse.
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City of
Mexico Special
Cotz
Yucatan
Strike for Wages Ties Up Jacksonville Southern Line
Peoria special reports a freight tie up on the Jacksonville Southern Line between here and St. Louis as trainmen refuse to work over unpaid wages since June. Railroad officials inform all connecting lines that freight will not be received until the dispute is settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Jacksonville Southern Line
Here
St. Louis
Leet on Lake Erie wrecks claim multiple losses
During the recent storm on Lake Erie the Hamilton J Mille sank twenty five miles off Charlotte with the cook and two seamen drowned. The Jennie Matthews is believed to have foundered with a crew of seven. The William Wheeler was wrecked but the crew were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Hamilton
Kansas appeal seeks seed wheat for western Kansas farmers
Secretary Mohler of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture issued an appeal for seed wheat and money to aid western Kansas farmers. He asserts the belief that the region is not suited to wheat cultivation is erroneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohler
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Western
Kansas
Fire destroys business district in Depauw Ind
Information reaches here of a destructive fire that swept the business portion of Depauw Indiana, a village about thirty miles west. The loss is estimated at 40000 dollars with small insurance. Only one business house remains standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Ind
Depauw
Equitable Company of New York Placed in Receiver's Hands
In the Southern District of New York the Equitable Company of New York is placed in the hands of a receiver upon application by the New York Security and Trust Company. The company shows a capital of 2,100,000 dollars and a surplus of 800,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Security and Trust Company
United States
Equitable Company of New York
Light frosts reach Sioux City region corn safe so far
Special Iowa report notes light frosts in South Dakota Northwest Iowa and northern Nebraska. Frost in this area did not damage corn the sole crop at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Freight crews end Jacksonville strike on first train out
Jackson Illinois special reports that striking freight crews have accepted the company terms and the first freight train departed Saturday afternoon, ending the walkout that halted service on the Jacksonville Southeastern line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Ill
Jacksonville Southeastern Road
Saw mill strikes hit Wau sau with 10 percent wage cut
In Wau sau Wisconsin all saw mill companies cut wages by 10 percent triggering a strike by about 500 workers. More workers are expected to join the walkout as unions contest the cut and seek relief or reinstatement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
O S Bundy Nominated On 1793rd Ballot In Ohio GOP
After a lengthy deadlock at Ironton Ohio the Tenth District Republican Convention nominated O S Bundy of Jackson County on the 1793rd ballot, ending the contest for the party’s district nomination.
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Ironton
Ohio
O. S. Bundy
Jackson County
Daring Robbery at Peoples Bank in Wauseon
A robber entered the Peoples Bank at Wauseon Ohio during dinner hour and forced entry through a broken door. He seized seven hundred dollars and escaped before staff returned to work. Local authorities investigated the incident and reviewed surveillance footage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples’ Bank
Wauseon
Ohio
Robbery at Dundee Postoffice and store reported
A break in at the Dundee Indiana Postoffice and general store saw cash stamps cries and other material stolen totaling about 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee
Ind
Chicago Cattle and Grain Prices From Market Notes
Market brief lists Chicago cattle prices and rye futures with assorted grades. Cincinnati and Buffalo grains and feed ingredients appear with No 2 and No 4 quality designations, extended by several hard wheat references and assorted white and yellow corn notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Prince
Seeanees Rye
Seees
Cincinnati
Prices to Fall Says Protectionists Cite American Case
The Courier Journal publishes a long Republican argument claiming tariffs raise costs initially but lower prices over time through increased production and competition. It cites steel rails and nails, wage effects, and foreign trade, and contrasts with Democratic warns on currency and confidence. It notes Warner's testimony on the Sherman act and public confidence as core to prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier-Journal
Dlinois
Ae Peenel
Alon'g
Stijl
Mille Ia
United States
America
England
Louisville Courier-Journal
Political Crisis and Party Responsibility
The Burlington Gazette argues the current unrest stems from Democratic policy aims and a flawed financial system. It urges permanent remedy through reform and notes President Harrison warned Congress about government relief to avert national instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Burlington Gazette
Harrison
Congress
Democratic Party
The Deadly Parallel and the Harrison-Cleveland Exchange
In the Cedar Rapids Gazette it is noted that Republican papers republish Utica Herald excerpts on President Harrison and President Cleveland. The piece questions campaign rhetoric and public sentiment, comparing past inaugurations and implying mixed views on the current political balance and the Herald's stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica Herald
Harrison
Cleveland
Congress
New York
The
Herald
Grover
Cedar Rapids Gazette
They Squirm over tariff reform and Republican protests
Republican journals and politicians argue against disturbing the tariff, urging caution to avoid unsettling industries. The Democratic aim is careful reform with six months to adjust, while Republicans demand immediate action and tout repeated tariff increases since the Civil War. The piece notes historic rises, the McKinley revision, and current calls to keep a high tariff amid economic strain. The New Age questions who passed the Sherman bills and cites Senate voting along party lines.
House Deliberation Yields Broad Repeal of Silver Legislation
The House of Representatives, after thorough debate, passes the Wilson bill by 131 in a 349 vote, with 240 affirmative, marking a decisive end to the Sherman purchase clause era. The process saw steady erosion of silver opponents’ hope from 16 to 1 up through 20 to 1 dismantling, culminating in a strong two thirds plus majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Chicago Herald
Virginia Democrats reject free coinage plank in platform
The Virginia Democratic Convention refused to adopt a free coinage plank, signaling public opinion’s influence though not surpassing moves by Congressman Brown and Senator Voorhees. Free silver’s appeal wanes as attention centers on repealing the Sherman Act, with Ohio’s altered plank backing the President’s repeal aim. The public urges immediate Sherman Act repeal before broader currency debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Brown
Voorhees
Ohio
Ohio Democracy
Senate
New York World
Statement of economic confidence by Senator Sherman
A letter attributed to Senator John Sherman declares there has never been a time of greater abundance and potential prosperity for the United States. He argues industry would thrive if undisturbed, currency across gold, silver, and paper could be kept at par, and financial policy stabilized by Congress declaring contracts payable in money of equal purchasing power to gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John de Witt Warner
New York Chamber of Commerce
Warner
Chamber of Commerce
Europe
Christendom
Texas
Maine
Florida
Washington
United States
Congress
John Sherman
Legacy of Republicans and the Ohio platform
The Ohio Democratic platform calls the Republican legacy harmful and forceful, blaming the McKinley tariff, the Sherman silver law, fiscal extravagance, and the rise of trusts for shaking credit and paralyzing business under the party in power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
McKinley Plans Name Change After Election
The text notes Gov William McKinley intends to drop the title Gov and be known as Bill McKinley after the election. It mocks political snobbery and criticizes his past actions, urging forgiveness for alleged past deceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. McKinley Jr
Bill McKinley
McKinley
The
Ohio
DivasTRous forest fires and losses across counties
A scrambled Indiana wire of local misfortunes reports forest fires in Crawford County and property losses from house fires in Dana and Bourbon. The items chronicle crop troubles in Hancock County, coalitions over city franchises, accidental injuries, and several fatal or near-fatal incidents with a mix of theft, public notices, and industrial plans across the state.
Plan to push tariff and silver issue dominates Congress
The piece outlines Bland's plan to advance commercial policy and tariff revision to calm silver fury among Southern and Western Democrats. It notes that many in Congress want to proceed despite possible unrest from silver constituents, with Cleveland’s stance shaping adjournment. The article covers floor debates on the Sherman act repeal, bank note issues, and ongoing silver discussions, plus Senate rulings on seating and revenue deficiencies, ending with rule debates and closure proposals.
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Bland
Paz
Fithian
Dockery
Missouri
Ers
Texas
Congress
Cleveland
Agress
House
Reed
Rourke Cochran
Cochran
McMillin
Tennessee
Gear
Iowa
Wilson
Senate
Mantle
Montana
Allen
Washington
Committee On Finance
Cockrell
Treasury
United States
Many Global Events Mark War and Postwar Tensions
The report catalogs a flood of events including a resumed bank in Louisville Kentucky the denial of a marriage to Miss Florence Pullman by Prince Isenberg a 20 000 strong Harvest Home picnic in Southern Michigan an address at Kissingen by Prince Bismarck opposing centralization of imperial power a sheriff in Miller County Arkansas facing $16 000 deficits expert Hayes from Comptroller Eckles office traveling to Indianapolis to examine the Haughey Bank affair Georgians speculating on Governor nomination Mollis Bigford a Wilbur Opera Company member dies after a criminal operation unemployed protesters in New York sparking police action clashes between strikers and police in Vienna with many wounded widespread mill repairs in Youngstown Ohio predicting early restart Ella Lawton shot dead in Pittsburg then Freeman commits suicide Ruthersford and wife tarred and feathered near Dolly Varden Ohio and a tale about Barclay s wife misidentifying the erosion man and causing unrest after his death
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Diamond Plate Glass
Kohomo
Bailey
Memphis
St. L
Jeffersonville
Fairmount
Chicago and Southeastern
Panhandle
Gas City
Frankton
Ind
Fairmont
Raub Locomotive Works
Elwood
Lafayette
John Daily
White County
Monon Railroad
Wabash
Chicago
Hall
Taylor
Redkey
Dunkirk
Ingalls
Indianapolis
Ottto Brown
John Brown
Terre Haute
Otto
Fourth National Bank of
Louisville
Florence Pullman
Prince Isenberg
Michigan
Devil's Lake
Kissingen
Bismarck
A. V. Blythe
Miller County
Ark
Hayes
Eckles
Haughey Bank
Minister Blount
Georgia
Mollis Bigford
Wilbur Opera Company
St. Paul
New York
Vienna
Youngstown
Ella Lawton
Pittsburg
Edward Freeman
Freeman
Rutherford
Dolly Varden
Ohio
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Lake Erie
Depanow, Ind
Trust Company
Benj. Harrison
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Francis Magpay
Cambridge City
Armstrong
Tipton
Hancock County
Samuel Cornthwaith
Frankfort
Marion
A. J. Ralph
Dana
William F. Perrtt
John Raab
Robert Jones
Salamonie
Huntington County
Eel River Gold and Silver Mining Company
William Jackman
Kokomo
Taylor Jackman
Charley Richey
Roanoke
Dwight Dickinson
Bourbon
Monon
Haskells
Shelbyville
Danley
Charles Nutling
Charles Warren
John Hampton
Crawfordsville
Warren
Hampton
Delphi Manufacturing Company
Charles Baker
Vincennes
Frank Baker
Peru
Joel Barnhart
Kendere
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Crisp
Stewart
Secretary of the Treasury
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