Rout of the Dervishes Ends in Egyptian Victory Near Toski
Cairo dispatch reports General Grenfell’s forces routing Wad-el-Njumi’s dervishes near Toski. Dervish losses reach about 1500 with 8000 fighters engaged. 12 emirs slain, many killed or wounded. Egyptian casualties small. 1000 dervishes captured. British Khedive congratulates Grenfell. Sarras to be held as frontier key, with Berber central to Sudan strategy.
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Cairo
Grenfell
Toski
Wad-el-Njumi
Hussars
Sarras
Saaedeges
Ngola
British royals tour ships at Portsmouth amid Teutonic interest
Emperor William and the Prince of Wales inspect British vessels at Portsmouth then dine at Osborne House. The White Star steamer Teutonic draws guests including Lord George Hamilton and Lord Charles Beresford. The ship lights dazzle, and William later visits Teutonic before meeting Prince George. Rumor swirls of a visit to Queen Regent Christina at San Sebastian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londox
Emperor William
Prince of Wales
Prince Albert Victor
Portsmouth
Osborne House
Teutonic
Lord George Hamilton
Admiralty
Ritchie
Local Government Board
Charles Beresford
Prince Henry
Prussia
Ismay
White Star Steamship Company
Prince George of Wales
Dragoon Guards
Berlin
Duke of Cambridge
Frederick the Great
Maprip
William
England
Christina
San Sebastian
Maybrick Trial Opens Defence Case in Arsenic Dispute
Liverpool reports Dr Stevenson indicating arsenic poisoning signs in Mr Maybrick. A nurse cites his objection to medicine, and a hotel waiter links Mrs Maybrick to another man. Defence argues long term arsenic use, while post mortem organs suggest gastroenteritis.
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Liverpool
Mr. Maybrick
Nicholas R. Bateson
Norfolk
Mariner Thompson
Stanton
St. James
Maybrick
Forty-year-old? Female burglar aged sixty five in arrest
A female burglar about sixty five years old was arrested at noon in the residence of Horace Abercrombe in Braintree after an entry through the bulkhead. The family awakened by moving noises aided by Officer Lovering captured her after a severe tussle. She refused to give a name and said she had lived in the woods on berries for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braintree
Horace Abercrombe
Lovering
Sullivan Locked Up After Levee Demonstration
Governor Lowry orders Sullivan jailed in Jackson Mississippi after a public reception along the railroad to New Orleans. Crowds cheered the prisoner as bouquets and handshakes followed him through towns, prompting the governor to detain him to prevent perceived obstruction of justice.
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Lowry
Sullivan
New Orleans
The
Picayune
Jackson
Miss
Ohio River
Childs
John
Durant
Bud Renaud
John Duffy
C. W. Rich
Colonel Jones
Hamilton
Rotunda
Colonel Hamilton
Business Troubles Signal Creditors Meeting and Proposals
Creditors of leather dealer George C. Spear met to review his books which faced criticism though no wrongdoing was found. Spear started with 17 000 borrowed nine years ago, now shows 16 725 85 in assets and about 25 percent dividend with 1200 surplus. A 25 percent payment was proposed, with a 20 percent offer if all creditors sign off, and a separate 25 cent on the dollar bid from Dowley Proctor pending creditor agreement. Several other local firms, including Dowley Proctor and Dowley’s peers, have recently failed or gone insolvent, with notable totals and asset figures listed.
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George C. Spear
Clarence Hunt
Committee of Investigation
Spear
Aig
Elisha Thayer
Dowley & Proctor
Boston
William H. Smith
Commercial Street
Carr & Co. Crockery
Fall River
K. Foster
South Lancaster
Aaron Enochran
Worcester
Francis Locke
Lexington
Tracy Bros
South Deerfield
William A. Dudley
Marlboro
Fighting Over the County Seat in Kansas Dispute
Adjutant General Roberts travelled from Topeka after a Ravenna Eminence clash over county seat location. Supreme Court ruled Eminence legal seat. a rehearing motion is pending. Eminence residents seek removal of records while Ravenna residents prepare to resist.
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Topeka
Kan
Roberts
Ravenna
Eminence
Supreme Court
Fatal boiler explosion at Gumbert & Huey works near McKeesport
A boiler blast at Gumbert and Huey’s coal works near McKeesport Pennsylvania instantly killed engineer Louis Erb and badly scorched three others, Joan and Phillip Harvey and an unnamed youth. Debris from the wreckage was hurled over a quarter mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirrsport
Penn
Gumbert & Huey’s Coal Works
McKeesport
Louis Erb
Joan
Phillip Harvey
Eric
Milwaukee Aldermen Inspect Thomson Houston Electric Power
Nine Milwaukee Board of Aldermen arrived at the United States Hotel to inspect Thomson Houston Electric Company systems with plans to introduce electric motive power to city streetcars. Escort by W J Thomson, they visited Cambridge and Nantasket and rode electric lines, staying in the city for several days. Members include Comptroller George W Porth Clerk George R Manony Fire Chief James Foley City Engineer George H Benzenberg and Aldermen Adler Mungberg McCoy Dewirth Grant Obenberger Stim man Alpiter Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
United States Hotel
Thomson- Houston Electric Company
Cambridge
Nantasket
W. J. Thomson
Thomson-Houston Company
Colored man on the warpath in Warrenton saloon chase
Officers Sheehan Driscoll and McKinley of Station 4 pursued William Jones after he used a black jack on Lemuel Harris. Jones concealed himself in Porter's dining saloon Warrenton place where he attacked Sheehan with a razor injuring his thumb. Jones was captured and Harris's head wound was sewn by Dr Rabbard.
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Sheehan
Driscoll
McKinley
Station 4
William Jones
Lemuel Harris
Jones
Porter
Warrenton Place
Rnbbard
Harris
Carpenters District Council Elects New President
The Carpenters District Council met yesterday in Wells Memorial building and elected Hugh McKay of East Boston as president. Officers other than the president were postponed to the next meeting. W J Shields of Union 33 was elected marshal for Labor Day and appointed aides including McKay chief of staff. A joint labor conference met in Dexter Hall with Shields presiding and officers elected. The Horseshoers Union met in Evans Hall and chose Donovan as captain for Labor Day and plans to hire the Charlestown Marine Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters’ District Council
Wells Memorial Building
Hugh McKay
East Boston
W. J. Shields
Carpenters’ Union 33
Carpenters
B.C. Smith
Union 33
Sanborn
Union 34
Salem
J. W. Comstock
Union
Roxbury
Dexter Hall
John F. O'Sullivan
Central Labor Union
William P. Cherrington
Frank Patterson
Building Trades Council
Burt Stone
Horseshoers’ Union
Evans Hall
Howard Street
Donovan
Horseshoers
Charlestown, Marine Band
Raymond and Whitcomb Tours to the Pacific Coast
Messrs Raymond and Whitcomb announce autumn trips across the continent. One Yellowstone and Pacific Coast tour departs Boston September 9, with Victoria and San Diego stops. Two October departures cover Pacific Northwest and southern California, with options for short or long stays. Descriptive circulars available from W Raymond at 296 Washington Street.
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California
Messrs. Raymond & Whitcomb
Boston
Yellowstone National Park
Pacific Coast
Victoria
British Columbia
San Diego
Pacific Northwest
Renan Ioe
W. Raymond
Washington Street
School Street
Pilot Chart For August Weather Report North Atlantic
August forecast highlights fine Atlantic weather with strong emphasis on West Indian hurricanes. Gulf Stream reports from June to July show northward current strength and ice declines east of Cape Race. Obstructions to navigation listed from Sankaty head to Cape Charles lightship with several wrecks and sunken vessels noted and requests for updates from masters.
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North Atlantic Ocean
United States Hydrographic Office
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Savannah
New Orleans
Portland
Eastport
New London
New Haven
Wilmington
Southport
Charleston
Key West
Pensacola
Mobile
Galveston
San Diego
Cal
North Atlantic
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
New Jersey
Greenland
Atlantic
United States
St. Lawrence Valley
Havana
Gulf of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Grand Banks
Nantucket Shoals
Straits of
Belle Isle
R. J. Blacklin
Minnesota
Kinne
Rhynland
Griffin
Gulf Stream
Cape Race
Review of Lodge's George Washington examines flaws
The piece argues Lodge offers a mix of policy insight and flawed character reconstruction. It contends Washington is portrayed with excessive passion, notes carelessness in details, and charging a political bias that undermines scholarly reliability, while praising broader revolutionary narrative.
Washington the Senate of Opinions in Lodge Essay
A review questions Henry Cabot Lodge's two volume Henry Washington biography. The piece condemns Lodge for lacks in portraiture and narrative, accusing inaccuracies and political bias while praising his broad knowledge and grasp of policy. It notes the work's reliance on political slant and overemphasis on Washington's fox-hunting and battle zeal as flaws.
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Washington
Jefferson
Lodge
George Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Colchis Mining Company Stock Hailed as Profitable Prospect
Officers argue the firm offers a profitable venture as rail lines have been liquidated to satisfy creditors, noting 423 railroads with 43 770 miles of track and securities worth two and a half trillion dollars sold by auction. They claim Colchis stock, now six dollars, will rise to ten by August 15, inviting further inquiry at R H Whitney Co No 48 Congress street, led by president Robert G Ingersoll.
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Colchis Mining Company
Colchis Iing
R. H. Whitney & Co
Congress Street
Robert G. Ingersoll
Ex President Cleveland to visit Lenox during Endicott Thoron weekend
Ex President Grover Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland will stay in Lenox for several weeks this season as guests of the Whitneys. They will attend a ball at the Schermerhorn assembly room after the Endicott Thoron wedding and be hosted by local cottagers with dinners and country drives planned. Also invited are Cabinet members Endicott Fairchild Whitney and other officials along with diplomatic guests such as Counts Arco Sala and Henry Edwardes.
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Lenox
Loston Herald
Cleveland
Whitney
Endicott-Thoron
Whitneys
Cottacers
G. G. Haven
Sloanes
D. W. Bishop
Barclays
Clevelands
Berkshire Hills
Schermerhorn
Endicott
Fairchild
Barlow
Count Arco
Count Sala
Henry Edwardes
Loeber Air Navigation Claim Seeks Public Testing
The Herald reviews C G Loeber’s air navigation theory, noting the extreme novelty of his claim to harness a hitherto unrecognized atmospheric property. It cautions experts may doubt it yet acknowledges the historical role of radical invention in advancing flight, and predicts public eagerness could help him raise funds to build testing apparatus.
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the Herald
C. G. Loeber
Loeber
Tyndall
Legacies for Charitable Institutions from Merriam Estate
Nathaniel Merriam of Boston left his estate to twelve charities after his death. The total value was 136277 67 dollars, with each institution receiving 11273 14 dollars. The trusteeship by his two sisters has ended as both have died, reverting the property to the named beneficiaries.
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Nathaniel Merriam
Boston
Children’s Mission
Massachusetts Infant Asylum
Boston Female Orphan Asylum
Children’s Hospital
Home For
New England Hospital For Women and Children
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Unitarian Sunday Society
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Snug Harbor
Quincey
Merriam
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Milwaukee Aldermen
Messrs
Raymond & Whitcomb
Philosophical Society of Washington
Arnold B. Johnson
Lighthouse Board
Windward
Leeward
Sankaty Head Light
Canonbury
Bird Island Light
Annie B. Hayes
Ten-Pound Island Ledge
Gloucester Harbor
Block Island
Alexander Campbell
Long Beach Hotel
E. E
Rockawa Beach Hotel
Highlan
Iberia
Absecon Light
Pril
Chincoteague
Chincoteague Light
Cape Charles
Hatteras Light-House
Currituck
N. E
Diamond Shoal
Aberlady Bay
Mississippi River
Point Celeste
Shannon
Savanilla
Old
Porto Belillo
Hermoso
W. W
NEW Books
Ledge
Lincoln
Franklin
Mr. Lodge
Hampden
Eliot
Vane
Virginia
Robinson Crusoe
Mrs. Cleveland
MR. Loeber
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