Declared a draw in Smith Ryan fight at Coney Island
Crowds were light at the Coney Island Athletic Club as Billy Smith of Boston and Tommy Ryan of Chicago fought to a draw in six rounds at 145 pounds. Smith pressed early, but Ryan controlled long range with sharp lefts. Blood and clinches marked the bout. the crowd demanded fair fighting before the referee scored it a draw.
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Cuney Island
Coney Island
Billy Smith
Boston
Tommy Ryan
Chicago
Smith
Don Riordan
Alex Greggains
California
Ryan
Denny Costigan
Professor Nixey
New York
Elopement rumor sparks Malden divorce suit
A sensational case centers on Malden married woman Mrs. Joseph Hibbert and a 17 year old Bertie Bowen. Hibbert, a 26 year old foreman, seeks divorce after alleged elopement and ongoing affair. Bowen has not returned. the story centers on a troubled marriage and accusations of infidelity.
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Malden
Joseph Hibbert
Bertie W. Bowen
Edward 8S. Clarke Marine Engine Company
Atlantic Avenue
Convict Lowell seeks pardon in Maine murder case
Augusta August 29 The council spent the morning hearing James Lowell of Lewiston petition for pardon after a 1875 first degree murder conviction and life sentence. Lowell’s defense portrayed the fatal quarrel as possible manslaughter with no opposition to parole amid lingering mystery.
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Augusta. Me
James Lowell
Lewiston
James
Moore
Thomaston Lawy
Lowell
Seth Carter
H. A. R. Savage
Auburn
S. Sleeper
Sabatis
A. Neeley
Council
King of Newport Sought to Leave Asylum After 27 Years
The Rhode Island case centers on David King a Newport merchant turned hermit wealth and his uncle William H King. Mrs Ross a niece seeks his release from McLean Asylum while guardianship and validity of a Rhode Island court order are contested. The Supreme Court heard the petition in secrecy with Judge Barker presiding and reserved its decision awaiting key legal points.
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E. A. Webster Ross
Tom
Bumpus
Trask
W. A. Monroe
G. O. Shatt
Terday
Supreme Court
Island
Court of Island
Lnter
McLean Asylum
Supreme Rt
Rhode Is
Fine
Order of
Rhode Island
Ross
King
David King
Mrs. Ross
Barker
Leavy
F. A. Harris
Coombs
McLean
Munroe
Shattuck
Newport
Perry Davis Pain Killer Promises Quick Pain Relief
The advertisement asserts Pain Killer cures pain when other remedies fail with immediate permanent results. It claims soothing effects remove pain and soreness almost like magic and is useful for cramps colic cholera morbus dysentery summer complaints plus scalds burns bruises cuts bites and stings.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Benefits Cazenovia Reader
Mrs. Mary Shute of Cazenovia New York says she suffered severe stomach and side pain and wasting away before trying Hood's Sarsaparilla. She reports rapid flesh gain improved appetite and full recovery after the remedy, avoiding hospital transfer.
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Syracuse Hospital
Hood
Mary Shute
Cazenovia
New York
Kentucky assigns by Hull of Pineville and Danbury interests
Frederick A. Hull president of Log Mountain Coal Coke and Timber Company and partner of F A Hull & Co. assigns his Kentucky property valued at about 1 000 000 with extensive Danbury interests He lies prostrated at home and may not live A liability and asset schedule not yet completed
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Danbury, Conn
Frederick A. Hull
Log Mountain Coal Coke and Timber Company
Pineville
F. A. Hull & Co
Kentucky
Danbury
Hull
Wages Reduced by 10 Percent in New Bedford
New Bedford manufacturers, after a council, will cut wages after Sept. 10 by an average of 10 percent. The reduction reverses gains since July 1, 1892, and spinners are said to be ready to strike.
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New Bedford
Fall River
Marlboro Man Missing From National Express Company
Fred Latham, a river for the National Express Company, has been missing since Monday after taking a leave of absence Saturday. His whereabouts remain unknown and family and authorities search for him.
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Marlboro
Fred Latham
National Express Company
Noted Liaison at Malden Town Home Sparks Family Dispute
The article describes a liaison involving Mrs. Hibbert and Bertie Bowen, with Mrs. Roberts at her Malden home as a frequent meeting place. Aug events at Oak Island Caledonian picnic drew Mrs. Hibbert and Mrs. Roberts, Bowen and another man into a daylong outing. Bowen, apprenticed to Mr. West, faced parental opposition leading to Bowen losing his position. Bowen left home during a rainstorm. his mother later visited Mrs. Roberts' house, where Mrs. Hibbert appeared from an inner room with shoes in
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Bors
Mr. Hibbert
M. T
Bertie Bowen
Hibbert
Storm Causes Wide Damage in Carlisle Area
A violent storm swept Cumberland Valley last night causing property and crop damage. Telegraph wires were blown down and the Philadelphia and Reading railroad bridge at Brandtsville was struck by lightning and burned. Heavy rains fell at Williams Grove during the grangers exhibition, with several small buildings blown down and overall losses expected to be substantial.
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Jone
Malden
Salem
Seashell
Helen
Annie
Willows
Beverly Harbor
Carlisle
Penn
Cumberland Valley
Philadelphia & Reading
Brandtsville
Williams Grove
Grangers
Storm wrecks mills crops across South Carolina
Reports from towns across South Carolina describe heavy damage to buildings trees and fences. Corn and cotton suffer severe losses as mills dams wash away and streams swell. Tobacco remains unharvested in parts of the state while travel resumes after the storm.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
City Sells Barrels For Waste Handling
Superintendent of Streets Carter dispatches circulars to fruit dealers ordering waste barrels be kept near stands. Barrels must be bought from the city to ensure uniformity.
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Carter
Milford Woman in Suicide Attempt Under Care
Milford, Aug 29. Mrs. James Heney, in a temporary mental crisis, attempted suicide by taking poison last night. Dr. Albro treated her. she is now out of danger.
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Milford
James Heney
Albro
Big Loss in Louisville Island Sheds and Homes Damaged
Louisville report details extensive storm damage with the Naylor House lightly damaged while the Butler House and several cottages are gone. Starr's house washed into the woods and Ranch Rambler clubhouses wrecked. Rail line cleared. Henry Green’s house burned. Russell cottage swept away. Chatham clubhouse damaged. beach pavilions and switchback vanished. Railroad tracks shifted 200 to 500 feet. North end of the island severely cleared.
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Butler
Mr. Starr
Ranch
Rambler Club
Henry Green
George Russell
Chatham Club
Annapolis in Boats After Storm Floods City
A powerful storm yesterday left Annapolis flooded with lower streets submerged and many residents traveling by boat. The harbor area suffered extensive damage as small craft were blown ashore and oyster houses were ruined, with widespread debris and property impact across the wharves.
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Annapolis
Cyclonewrecks Kau? Kernersville Storm Smashes Town
A powerful cyclone hit Kernersville North Carolina at 5 am wrecking about a hundred houses and killing a woman. Many injured. The Baptist Church was razed and factories stores and homes were unroofed or blown away as winds and heavy rains continued.
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Kernersville
N. C
Elkton Flood Drenches Water Street as River Surges
Aug 29 report from Elkton describes an unprecedented rise in the water level, turning Water Street into a sea and signaling enormous damage from the storm. Widespread destruction is anticipated from the high water, surpassing past records.
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Elkton
Water Street
Storm Hits New York Coast With Severe Destruction
Tornado and powerful storm sweep Coney Island and Rockaway Beach causing widespread damage along the shore. Fires erupt at Rockaway Beach stations as hotel buildings burn, while Long Branch and Ocean Grove suffer heavy pier and boardwalk damage from monster breakers and high surf. No lives reported lost in initial reports.
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Coney Island
L. I
Rockaway Beach
IL. S
Rockaway Beach Railroad
Wolfort
Anthony Roop
Daly’s
Louis Reynolds
Seaside House
Long Branch
N. J
Asbury Fork
Ocean Grove
Bond
Asbury Park
Ocean Pier
Broadway
Sillagore’s
Ex-Czar and Crisp Clash Over House Rules Debate
In Washington on August 29 the House debated rules for the present Congress. Mr Catchings urged seriatim reading with five minute debate, while Mr Reed pressed general discussion and majority rights. Speaker Crisp defended much of the Fifty-first Congress rules, praising some but condemning methods used without proper authority. The session closed with further remarks and then a coinage bill on seignorage silver referred before adjournment.
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Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
House
Catchings
Dem
Mississippi
Committee On Rules
Reed
Rep
Maine
Crisp
Richardson
Tenn
Firty-first Congress
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Fifty-first Congress
Springer
Senate debates Sherman act repeal and calendar move
In the Senate today Voorhees reported a House bill repealing part of the Sherman act with a substitute. He asked to place it on the calendar and to consider it after morning business until final action. The substitute mirrors the House bill on purchasing clause repeal but adds a refinements. Teller objected to immediate consideration, Harris noted minority dissent, and the bill was placed on the calendar. Dolph introduced a foreign relations bill to fund Chinese exclusion enforcement. Gordon urged unconditional repeal and removal of the 10 percent tax on State banks. Teller argued the Sherman law did not cause current stringency, and the session adjourned after executive business.
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Senate
Voorhees
Finance Committee
House
Teller
Harris
Dolph
Committee On Foreign Relations
Secretary of the Treasury
Gordon
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John E. Tyghert
Maryland & Virginia Steamboat Company
Trappe River
Brush Electric Light Company
Louis F
Mavis
Mr. King
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Lunty
H. King
Aotors
Perry ‘Davis
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Williams
Filligms & Carleton
Mariford, Ct
Bert W. Bowen
A. W. Wheeler & CO
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American House
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LS. Johnson & CO
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Louisville
the Naylor
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