Selee's men gain in league race and other sports news
This morning's pages cover baseball with Selee's men closing on the league leader, bicycle and tennis items, a runaway engine injuring four near Staunton, a fatal aeronautic accident in Detroit, forger cases, and city notices. Also reports on Oregon political figures, Chile situation, and local incidents.
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Selee
Staunton
Aeronaut Hogan
Detroit
Warden
Andrew D. White
New York
Irving M. Scott
Washburn
Minnesota
Slaine
Baltimore
Louisiana
Dunn
Monument Beach
West
Dartmouth College
New Benford
Aernault’s Frightful Fall At Dexter Exposition
George Hogan of Ann Arbor fell from a trapeze 1000 feet above ground at the Dexter exposition grounds while performing. He lost his grip and struck River street breaking planks and suffering fatal injuries. Hogan leaves a widow and child. He was brother to Professor Hogan who disappeared aboard Campbell’s airship years ago.
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Derxort
Mich
Exposition Grounds
George Hogan
Ann Arbor
Hogan
River Street
Hgan
Campbell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Steamers Arrived in Atlantic Ports with Passenger and Cargo Ships
A compilation lists ships arriving at Boston New York Philadelphia London and other ports from Aug 20 to Aug 30. Vessels include Scythia Mentmore Kotbnia Etruria Columbia Wieland Bril Mant Montana Lord Clive La Normandie Martello Elbe Colorado Wandrahm Columbian Roman Gerona Europe La Turguogne Alaska Europa Fuerst Nismarck Numidian Princess Weils City Federation Monarch Nicete Paula Rotterdam Toronto Euskar among many others from Liverpool Montreal New York Havre Hull and Philadelphia with routes to Liverpool Hamburg and Montreal.
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Boston
Scythia
Liverpool
Mentmore
London
New York
Kotbnia
Etruria
Columbia
Wieland
Bril- Mant
Hamburg
Philadelphia
Montana
Queenstown
Lord Clive
la Normandie
Havre
Martello
Dover
Europa
Baltimore
Hamarge
Southamption
Fuerst Nismarck
Wamburg
Cape Magdalene
Montreal
Grimsby
Princess
Bristol
Weils City
Deal
Lizard
Federation
Monarch
Nicete
Newport News
Paula
Rotterdam
Newark
Donaghadee
Toronto
Euskar
Shipping News From London Port Passages Aug 29 30
Breathing a snapshot of the era, the London port trade reports steamers Brookfield from Hull to Philadelphia Hindoo to New York and Lasseil from Rio Janeiro to New Orleans sailing on the 29th and 20h respectively. The Ottoman heads to Ponen uth Parkgate sails Cardiff to New Orleans while Highland Light passes east with Cottage City. Maverick HFpinnock and twenty schooners are noted passing north and Elihu Thompson passes south.
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London
Brookfield
Hull
Philadelphia
Hindoo
New York
Lasseil
Rio Janeiro
New Orleans
Ottoman
Liverpool
Ponen
Uth
Parkgate
Cardiff
Highland Light
Cottage City
Maverick
Hfpinnock
Elihu Thompson
Elite Kentucky Whiskey Ad Claims Health Benefit
An advertisement touts Elite Kentucky Whiskey from The Aetherston Importing Co as a healthful tonic. It notes sealed bottles of about 4 or 116 gallon and lists multiple distributors in Boston and surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aetherston
Boston
J. A. Grove & Co
Chauncy St
W. R. Wright & Son
W. Cedar St
Position wanted at Wholesale Clothiers by competent designer
Advertisement seeks a trained designer and general foreman for men youths boys and children clothing. References available. Address Designel Unis office. All communications strictly confidential.
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Unis
If Men Were Fissiparous Insurance Would Not Be Logical
Advertisement for NAT'S LIFE INS. CO. claims no need for reproduction by spontaneous subdivision to preserve insured identity. States that insurance remains secure as usual and references J. T. Phelps and the firm’s address at 169 Dev., Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat's Life Ins. CO
J. T. Phelps
Bostois
Empress of Austria Said to Be Insane in Vienna Despatch
A Vienna despatch reports the Empress of Austria shows signs of insanity with eccentric dress requests and calls for medical experts. The Emperor has summoned specialists, with a hereditary basis noted. Duchess D Alencon and the mad King of Bavaria are cited as related cases. Belgian ports may become free ports per a Journal of the Chamber of Commerce notice.
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Chile
Egan
New York City
Kalmacea
Austria
Bulgaria
Servia
Antwerp
Belgian
Arabia
Chins
Paris
M. Ribot
Puerte
Porte
Tane
D’alencon
Gratz
Bavaria
The
Chamber of Commerce
Belgium
Europe
Dublin horse show draws aristocracy and crowds in Ireland
The Dublin Show in Dunrun attracts Lord Lieut. of Ireland, the Earl of Zetland, the Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Lord Wolseley, the Duchess of Manchester, and many Irish and English peers. About 1300 horses exhibited, 200 hunters, plus American trotting horses, with 70 entrants in the main jumping events. Burdett-Coutts sold hackney Beau Lyons to Thomas Eastman of New York for a record price, along with fillies Kiss Me llick Dorothy and Lance. The London Times notes Americans buy many fine horses for the United States.
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Dunrun
Ireland
Earl of Zetland
Duke of Clarence
Avondale
Lord Wolseley
Duchess of Manchester
England
William Ashmead Burdett-Coutts
Thomas Eastman
New York
Beau Lyons
Burdett-Coutts
Eastman
Mellick
Dorothy
Lance
London Limes
United States
Russian famine report from Kazan districts shocks Vienna
A Russian ecclesiastic touring Kazan provinces reports extreme famine in Narody with 47 of 150 families dead from hunger. residents subsisted on lime leaves as bread scarce. Other areas recount severe starvation and decimation of populations.
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Rerlin
Vienna
Kazan
Narody
Turkish commander crushes Yemen revolt in triumph
An arriving Arab reports Ahmed Rushdi Pasha, the Turkish commander in Yemen, has utterly crushed a recent revolt in the principal division of Arabia. He entered Sana in triumph with fourteen camels. Rebels suffered severed hand punishments, and terror spread through the insurgent clans of Yemen near Bab el Mandeb.
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Aden
Ahmed Rushdi Pasha
Yemen
Arabia
Sana
Straits of
Bab-el-Mandeb
Arabia Felix
Riots in China report from Nanking mission
A July 14 letter from Superintendent Stevens in Nanking to the Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society details riots in twenty Chinese cities. Property damage runs into hundreds of thousands, with deaths of two Europeans and several native Christians, Catholics hardest hit while Methodists report no lives lost. Women and children were sent to Shanghai. repairs and quietness followed the return of evacuees.
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New York
Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society
Stevens
Nanking
China
Mr. Stevens
Shanghai
Riots Break Out At Kinklang As Foreign Property Guarded
In Kinklang, a disturbance erupted near where the Stevens family was staying but was quickly quelled. Officials, aided by troops, protected foreign property, with Mr. Stevens noting the rioters are not anti Christian. Theories blame secret political societies aiming to destabilize the government and topple the Tartar dynasty for a purely Chinese rule.
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Kinklang
Martinique Cyclone Damage Estimates Hit Ten Million
Paris reports official damage from the Martinique cyclone at ten million dollars with several hundred deaths. President Carnot signs a two hundred thousand dollar credit to aid Martinique sufferers. In Mexico City El Nacional notes Cenaro Kaigosa, the Mexico in London agent, has resigned as talks of rail and trade progress continue. Diaz hosts the new French minister Ranchard de Farges, with typical speeches marking the day.
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Paris
Martinique
Ammount
Carnot
City of Mexico
el Nacional
Cenaro Kaigosa
Mexico
London
Ce Inter-Oceanic
Jalapa
Vera Cruz
Pacis Exposition
Diaz
Ranchard de Farges
Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes Birthday Revered at 82nd Celebration
Aug 30 Bowery Farms reports that Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes marked his 82nd birthday with a quiet, joyous day at Hale Street home. Guests from Boston and beyond paid calls, sent letters and telegrams from Whittier Curtis Norton Childs Baldwin and others, with floral tributes and gifts, as Holmes enjoyed afternoon rides and a warm evening reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Beverly Farms
McGregor
Bosworth Street
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
W. D.C
Pattyson
MacArthur
Tremont Temple
Fulton
Trinity Lutheran Church
Roxbury
Boston
Pillsbury
Kelly
Michael Mead
Massachusetts Cricket Eleven
Provinces
Ash Street
Bowery Farms
Hale Street
John G Whittier
Newburyport
George W. Curtis
Harper's Weekly
E. J. Phelps
United States
England
Charles Eliot Norton
Ashland
George W. Childs
Philadelphia Ledger
Dr. Holmes
William H. Baldwin
Henry Parkman
Mr. Holmes
Moses Sweetser
Parkersburg
W. Va
Major Russell Sturgis
Robert 5. Rantoul
Salem
Florence K. Kollock
Chicago
Edwin P. Hoyt
William P. Upham
Newton
Frank Taylor
Franklin Haven, Jr
RK. M. Stewart
James T. Wields
Whitman
J. L. Gardner
Dr. Shattuck
John ©. Dodge
Aidin Lidda Bske
Houghon, Mittin & Co
Dunn Yacht Builder Leaves Town Amid Family Trouble
Fred J. Dunn, famed Monument Beach yacht builder, vanished after family troubles. His wife departed on the train with a boarder two months ago, sparking Dunn to pursue her without success. He plans to liquidate his business to cover debts around 80 dollars and may not return. Mrs Dunn remains, selling household goods as she prepares to leave. Dunn once lived in Boston and built many swift craft.
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Monument Beach
Mass
Fred J. Dunn
Dunn
Forged a $10,000 check leads to capture in Chicago
Fred and George Budlong of Cooperstown New York were captured in Chicago on a charge of forgery after stealing and cashing a $10,000 check from coal merchant W A Wixon. Fred Budlong had married Wixon’s daughter Daisy. The pair fled to Chicago under assumed names, taking the funds before Mr. Wixon was alerted by his daughter.
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Fred
George Budlong
Cooperstown
N. Y
W. A. Wixon
Chicago
Sudden Deaths Reported in Bath Missouri
Three abrupt deaths occurred in Bath Missouri this morning Amory Houghton McLellan son of James A McLellan Thomas J Clark manager of the Columbian Opera House and Mrs Warren H Crocker The latter was found dead in bed She leaves a husband and two daughters Mrs D Austin Miller and Mrs H B Gritlin of Boston
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Bath
Amory Houghton McLellan
James A. McLellan
Thomas J. Clark
Columbian Opera House
Warren H. Crocker
D. Austin Miller
H. B. Gritlin
Boston
Balmaceda beat but Chilean crisis continues
Dispatches from Valparaiso report Balmaceda’s forces routed after a bloody battle and Valparaiso captured. The junta moves toward Santiago as Balmaceda reportedly flees or resigns. Montt’s envoys and foreign observers note German and international concern and relief at the fall of Balmaceda.
Superior Generalship of the Insurgent Army Two Generals Killed
A Valparaiso despatch reports General Canto and his army gaining Friday victory through superior generalship and luck, aided by Balmaceda generals killed and army desertion. Canto held hills above Vila del Mar near the racetrack, controlled the rail line to Santiago, and kept roads open, effectively besieging Santiago. Government troops attacked at dawn under heavy artillery fire. The insurgents held their lines as the narrative ends.
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Placidia
Balmaceda
Valparaiso
Vieuna
Godoy
Baragados
Vial
Intendente
Admiral Brown
Navy Department
Chile
Kean
Santiago
State Department
Egan
Buenos Ayres
Congressional Party
Iquique
Lima
Mr. Montt
Senor Montt
Montreal
Tims
Julio Foster
Mr. Foster
Foster
Paris
Baquedano
Bernapane
Pendente Pinto
Kiel
London
Standard
Berlin
New York
Battle Narrative of Balmaceda Rebels and government forces
The engagement describes government troops facing disciplined insurgents armed with Mannlichers and smokeless powder. After brutal exchanges and heavy casualties, generals Barbosa Alcenera and Canto are named among the fallen or wounded as Balmaceda’s forces rout. Desertions from Balmaceda’s side swell the insurgent ranks amid a five hour fight leaving thousands killed or wounded and civilians displaced.
Egan aids prisoners during Chile visit and bank debate
Correspondent from Santiago dated July 15 reports American Minister Patrick Egan’s influence aiding political prisoners and securing exits for Pinto’s son and others. Balmaceda warned of force if disobedience continued. Chile discusses a national bank with 60 million capital backed by copper lands. English vessel St Mary faced issues in Valparaiso, briefly seized then released.
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San Francisco
Cal
Santiago
Chile
Patrick Egan
Pinto
Frederick
Austin Edwards
Balmaceda
St. Mary
Iquique
Bay of Valparaiso
HH. M. S. Chapman
Trumbull Predicts Chilean Victory and Shift in Power
New York Aug 30 R L Trumbull Chilean Congressional party agent speaks after their army victory Balmaceda retreats to last ditch. He expects Balmaceda to rally near Santiago and escape via Almirante Condell while patriots march on the capital. He sees a new Congress and President followed by constitutional reforms and a return to order.
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New York
R. L. Trumbull
Congressional
Times
Balmaceda
Santa Cruz
Huascar
Germany
Presidente Pinto
Kiel
Trumbull
W. R. Grace & Co
Grace & Co
J. W. Grace
L Nad
Lrambuil
Washington
Santiago
Almirante Condell
Valdivia
England
Alabama
Galmaceda
Liuimaceda
Mr. Trumbull
Congress
Trumball
Foreign shipyards his recent European trip
Irving M. Scott of Union Iron Works toured shipyards across England France and Germany visiting Clyde Thames Belfast Hamburg Kiel and Nuremburg. He observed dock and hull handling speeds Krupp and Sautter Lemonnier lamps armor plates and electric searchlights noting English ports and German plants as strong rivals and praising French gun and lens tech. He reports British naval yards at Portsmouth and Woolwich and claims England leads shipbuilding while France excels in warship work and Germany makes notable torpedo boat progress. Belfast ships and Belfast crew mix noted with Protestant work force and English backing.
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New York
Irving M. Scott
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Europe
Scott
Pacific Coast
Clyde
Thames
France
England
Belfast
North Sea
Limes
United States
London
Siemens
Paris
Grand Hotel
Hamburg
Hambure Lran Iniland
Easen
Krupp
Krupp’s
Clermont
Germany
Nuremberg
Sautter, Lemonnier & Co
Leahy
Sautter
Woolwich
Portsmouth
Messrs
Stama, Miller
Elger
British Admiralty Board
Sheffield
George Elder's
Fairfield Shipbuilding Company
Shetnard
Cunarders
Liverpool
Prom Elder
Lairas
Birkenhead
Lasso
Ireland
Needs for a reception room catalogued in period piece
A historical notice describes a reception room with three needs a letter writing a book reading and a mirror viewing. It notes a serving staff providing a desk with automatic lid a locked drawer two cabinet tops shelves for engravings or photos and a bevelled mirror plus locked glass doors. It advertises a 288 page illustrated catalogue available for five 2 cent stamps.
Paine S Frru Ut Co Sea Vessels and Boiler Choices
The note discusses shipbuilding aims to outperform Teutonic and Majestic, Belfast origins of those vessels referenced. It mentions American residences and attitudes toward foreign establishments, remarks on British knowledge of triple-screw ships, boiler preferences, and observations by Mr Scott, C H Crawe, and B Hyde as they returned from Europe studying foreign builds.
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Teutonic
Majestic
Belfast
America
Mr. Scott
Europe
C. H. Crawe
Mr. B. Hyde
Hanover grants 1500 reward for Almy capture
A special town meeting in Hanover unanimously voted to raise the reward for catching Frank C. Almy to 1500 and to let town Selectmen decide who receives it. Mrs Warden sent a letter authorizing distribution of any legally due share to those who risked their lives during the capture day.
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Hanover
N. H
Frank C. Almy
Warden
Almy
Andrew D White Open to Unanimous Governor Nomination
New York Governor hopeful Andrew D White, staying in Syracuse with relatives, discussed the Republican nomination with Assemblyman Howard G White Congressman J J Beiden Senator Francis Hendricks and other leaders. He sent a telegram to Senator Hiscock saying he would accept if unanimously offered and the platform pleased him.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Andrew D. White
Horace K. White
White
Howard G. White
J. J. Beiden
Francis Hendricks
Senator Hiscock
Fifth Avene Hotel
New York
Four Hurt In Chesapeake & Ohio Train Collision At Staunton
At Staunton Virginia yesterday a collision occurred eighteen miles west of the city on the Chesapeake and Ohio line. The Ferral Iron mines engine ran away at fifty miles an hour, damaged two freight cars and a passenger engine, and wrecked both freights. Ed Hail the freight engineer broke a leg. Fireman W J Harris fractured an arm and sprained an ankle. A J Ogg and William Jackson of Craigsville each suffered a leg fracture.
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Staunton
Chesapeake & Ohio
Ferral Iron
Ed Hail
W. J. Harris
Clifton Forge
A. J. Ogg
William Jackson
Craigsville
Frances E Willard Cancels Engagements in Several States
Miss Frances E Willard cancels autumn engagements in Maine New Hampshire Vermont Connecticut Pennsylvania and Iowa at her mother's request due to deteriorating health. She was to attend state conventions and invites Mrs Mary A Woodbridge back from Europe to serve as delegate for the British Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
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Curcaco
Frances E. Willard
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Miss Willard
Mary A. Woodebridge
Europe
British Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Funds for a worthy purpose at Broadway Theatre
New York Aug 30 The Broadway Theatre benefit for Park Place calamity victims raised over 2500. The funds will be turned over immediately to the relief fund for the families.
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New
Yor
Broadway Theatre
Park Place
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Boylston Street
Empress OF
Dublin
General Foreign News
Oliver Wendell Iolmes
Walmeron
Brown
Lynch
Cass
Montt
Don Pedro Montt
Errazuriz
Erraza
Riz
Barbosa
Alcenera
Canto
Dalmaveda
Agent Trumbull
Paine Sfrru Ut CO
CANAL
Araine Neper
A. H. Warden
Abbott
Andrew PD. White
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