Antwerp Disaster Death Toll And Bomb At Smith Barrys
The report notes the Antwerp disaster death count will not exceed 200. A bomb exploded on Smith Barrys estate causing significant damage. Mr Gladstone hosted a Paris banquet and ascended the Eiffel Tower. London strikers reject arbitration and warn of sympathy loss. A Mexican governor race contest heats in Yucatan with intrigue. A Mexican priest faces eleven months in prison. The Pope stays in Rome as German mediation proceeds. The steamer St Lawrence suffers a machinery accident near Kingston Ontario.
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Antwerp
Smith Barry
Gladstone
Paris
Eiffel Tower
London
Yucatan
Mexico
Rome
Germany
St. Lawrence
Kingston
Ont
Dock Strike Continues as Hyde Park Meeting Fails
London reports the dock workers rejecting a compromise terms delay wage hikes until January if resuming work Monday fails. Lord Mayor and church leaders warn loss of sympathy, while Burns and Tillet seek new terms for October and possible November wage increases.
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Hyde Park
London
Messrs. Burns and Tillet
Tillet
Burns
Mr. Tillet
Warfingers
Bishop Temple
Cardinal Manning
Strikrs
Gladstone in Paris Attends Eiffel Tower Visit Dinner
Mr. Gladstone ascended the Eiffel Tower escorted by M. Eiffel. A banquet in his honor featured Premier Tirard, Jules Simon, Leon Say, and other leaders. Say praised England France friendship, while Gladstone spoke on Franco-British harmony and America’s rising influence, noting his aim to show goodwill.
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London
England
France
Europe
America
Gladstone
Tuck
Bomb Explodes on Smith Barry Estate in Ireland
A bomb wrecked Smith Barry's estate offices destroying papers. Four tenants boycotted for rent payment expressed contrition at a public meeting and offered compensation, but the boycott remained.
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Smith Barry
Dustin
Barry
Antwerp Disaster Fire Deaths May Reach 200
Great fire at Antwerp well after midnight. Estimated deaths up to 200, with 250 seriously and 300 slightly injured. Firemen and troops labored on, many collapsing from heat and smoke. Fire damaged dry dock sheds, factories, and water works. 2000 tons of cartridges exploded sounding like battle. King Leopold and ministers visited hospitals.
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Antwerp
Red Star Line
Zealand
Leopold
Destruction in Austruwell and Antwerp After Bombardment
Reports state the arrest of M Carvillain, proprietor of the cartridge factory, has been ordered. Austruwell village near by, home to artisans, was completely destroyed for hundreds of yards and nearby buildings were not spared. Across Antwerp, damage is widespread with areas appearing bombarded.
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M. Carvillain
Austruwell
Antwerp
Germany Said to Mediate for Pope in Rome
A Rome despatch reports the Pope will not leave Rome as Germany mediates for him. It states Italy would respect the Pope's position in any war, indicating mediation efforts by Berlin.
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Germany
London
Rome
Italy
Vatican clashes over clerical election rights in France
Paris reports the Bishop of Marseilles protests against a Justice Ministry circular barring clergy from elections asserting priests may intervene in elections and politics. London notes a Newmarket Club raid arresting fifty. Frankfurt sees a Dresden bank funding Tehuantepec railroad with Krupps supplying material. Soria reports loan talks with American syndicate tied up by German Austrian offers. ENGLAND Emperor William serenaded by 12,000 at CrispEN. Zanzibar Germans blockade Saadani with expected fighting.
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Paris
Marseilles
Minister of Justice
London
Newmarket
Strand
Frankfort
Dresden
Tehuantepec
Krupps
Soria
Americani
Crispen
William
Zanzibar
Saadani
New Kaiser Wilhelm II Steamship Arrives at Sandy Hook
The Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm II reached Sandy Hook at 6 am after a 9 day 8 hour crossing from Southampton. The white hull ship, built at Stettin, is 460 feet long with 9000 gross tons and 7000 horsepower, designed for comfort on the Australia route. The Cunard Etruria also posted a record voyage of 6 days 1 hour 44 minutes, still behind City of Paris.
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New York
Sprcram
Norddeutscher Lloyd Company
Sandy Hook
Southampton
Aller
Southanpton
Vulcan Company
Stettin
Augusta Victoria
Tropics
Australia
Etruria
Cunard Line
Paris
Foggy collision harms Lucy P Miller passengers
The steamboat Lucy P Miller bound for Maine collided with the Pilgrim off Water Hill in fog. Captain Horner on deck heard whistles and steered to avoid, but bumped the Pilgrim on its starboard side. Lucy P Miller carried about thirty passengers. Pilgrim passengers slept and were uninjured.
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New York
Lucy P. Miller
Maine
Water Hill
Horner
Exciting Yucatan Governorship Contest Clashes with Arrests
Three candidates contest the Yucatan governorship. Favorite Traconis leads against Governor Rosada and Castellanos. Sanchez, political chief of Ticul, has arrested Colonels Pina and Saenz for opposing Traconis and defies a federal court order to release them.
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Yucatan
City of Mexico
Galveston
Traconis
Rosada
Castellanos
Sanchez
Ticul
Pina
Saenz
Steamers Arrived and Sailings Reported Worldwide
The arrivals and departures list ships docking or leaving at New York Liverpool London and other ports. Vessels include La Champagne Kaiser Wilhelm Sr Etruria Island Furnessia Jersey City Gaditané Glenashiel Norseman Bostonian Umbria Caribbean Dora Forster Alberto Wensleydale Santiago Batavia and more with origins Havre Kre men Liverpool Bordeaux Cuba Dundee Glasgow Montreal New Orleans Vancouver Colombo and other ports.
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New York
la Champagne
Havre
Kaiser Wilhelm Sr
Kremen
Etruria
Liverpool
Island
Swinensund
Panama
Bordeaux
Indian Prince
Cuba
Viranto
Dundee
Furnessia
Glasgow
Servia
Dunnet Head
Nymphae
New Orleans
Copenhagen
London
Glenashiel
Newark
Bristol
Jersey City
Gaditané
Glenilfer
Montreal
Lake Winnipeg
Ntreal
Parisian
Norseman
Boston
Bostonian
Umbria
Caribbean
Wool Growers Demands Meet Treasury Policy Letter
Acting Secretary Batcheller sends a formal reply to Columbus Delano detailing Treasury decisions on wool classifications. The memo cites March 22 and June 7 1889 rulings, classifying broken wool top waste lap waste and cornetted waste as scoured wool with duties of 60 and 30 cents per pound. It notes enforcement at New York Philadelphia and Boston ports and cautions against alarmist market statements by wool dealers.
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Marblehead
Dolphin
Wilber G. Austin
Lexington
Batcheller
Columbus Delano
Treasury Department
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Delano
Washington, D. C
National Wool Growers’ Association
Mt. Vernon
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Boston
Bureau of Statistics
England
Seaboard
George 5. Batcheller
Buying Up Dime Museums Syndicate Proposed by Barnum Bailey
A St Paul despatch reports a plan to unite major dime museums into a single syndicate led by Barnum & Bailey with English capital. Several museum owners were approached to sell for about 8000000 total. Frank P. Stone of Boston called the claims false, while Charles A. Shaw was away in New York.
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William McCourt
Cambridge
Charles River
Mark Lavery
Dana
Douglas Axe Company
Worcester
South Boston Yacht Club
Frank P. Stone
Dime Museum Trust
Austin _ Stone
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
O. P. Gifford
James de Normandie
EF. Herrick
Mt. Church
New York
Times
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Minn
Minneapolis
United States
Barnum & Bailey
Bailey
England
Kohn, Middleton & Co
Cincinnati
Chicago
Bradenburgh
Philadelphia
Davis
Worth
Grand Street
Austin & Stone’s
Boston
Westminster
Providence
Casino
Pittsburg
Wonderland
Detroit
McGiniley’s
St. Louis
Robinson’s
New Orleans
Eden Muscee Company
St. Joseph
Denver
Omaha
The
Austin & Stone Dime Museum
Post
Concord Square
Charles A. Shaw
Why the duel did not take place
W W Patterson one of the Georgia duelists arrived in Birmingham with his second Jackson Hull's second Rhett and Dr Westmoreland after waiting thirty six hours at Sulphur Springs near the Georgia line for Huff they left for Atlanta Huff was in Columbus Georgia dodging officers trying to reach Alabama Rhett cannot explain Huff's absence
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Ala
W. W. Patterson
Georgia
Jackson
Hull
Rhett
W. F. Westmoreland
Sulphur Springs
Alabama
Georgia Line
Alabama Great Southern
Huff
Atlanta
Opening Exhibition of 1890 Furnishings at Canal Street
A Furniture Company at 48 Canal Street launches an opening exhibition after selling over 2700 pieces in three weeks. The display highlights 1890 styles with Flemish influence, new marquetry, pistolet locks, and leather trimmings. Catalogues offer eight books with prices and postage details.
Philadelphia launches cruiser at Cramp’s shipyards
The new cruiser Philadelphia was launched at Cramp’s yard at 11:45 am with Miss Minnie Wanamaker christening the ship. The ceremony drew naval officers and dignitaries from Washington, though Secretary Tracy could not attend. The vessel, cruiser No. 4, measures 8315 by 48 1/2 by 19 1/2 feet, displaces 4824 tons, and is armed with 12 six inch rifles along with a gatling and several Hotchkiss guns. The contract ties speed to 19 knots and includes deductions if not met.
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Cramp’s
Minnie Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Jenkintown
Harrison
Lillie
Thomas Wanamaker
Robert Ogden
Cramp Brothers
Miss Wanamaker
Washington
Tracy
Wreck of Fast Express Kills Baggagemaster in Switch Error
GREENVILLE Penn Sept 8 Vestibule train No 8 from Chicago to New York wrecked two miles below Greenville at 12 30 am. A freight train on the switch caused brakeman Ludwig to open the wrong rear switch and flag the fast train ahead. The collision killed baggage master Alva Cleveland of Salamanca and seriously wounded engineer Dick Johnson of Meadville. Passengers shaken. no others injured.
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Adams
Union Pacific
Greenville
Penn
New York
Pasenger
Dick Johnson
Meadville
Alva Cleveland
Salamanca
Ludwig
Cambridge
Britain annexes two Pacific islands on cable route
Advices from Honolulu report the British man of war Espiegle annexed Humphrey's Island and Rierson Island to Britain. On the voyage back to San Francisco she rescued twenty men from the wrecked Garston, which ran aground July 17 near Starbuck Island. Captain Pye and eight crew members are missing.
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Cal
Honolulu
Humphrey’s Island
Rierson Island
Humphrey's Island
Sydney
Starbuck Island
Pye
Tidal Wave at Rockaway Causes Beach Panic and Damage
Tides ran high at Rockaway Beach on September 8 as a sudden tidal wave surged up to seventy feet, drenching thousands and washing away stands along the shore. Reports from New York and Newport describe heavy waves breaking over breakwaters, flooding promenades, and damaging rails, with warnings of higher tides to come. A separate Sea Isle City report notes drownings and near misses among bathers.
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Evelyn Davis
Nahant
Rockaway Beach
Coney Island
Newport
Rk. I
Rockaway Bracu
L. I
New York
the Tribune
Manhattan
Oriintal
Brighton Beach
Manhattan Beach
Oriental Hotel
Marine Railway
R. 1
Peer’ Fier
Philadelphia
Sea Isle City
N. J
Blunscher
Weather Forecast for New England States
The forecast for Maine New Hampshire Vermont calls for slightly warmer conditions with fair skies except northern Vermont where it will be cooler and northeast winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut expect fair weather with Rhode Island having light rain and slightly warmer temperatures under north easterly winds. Eastern New York should be fair and warmer overall with central portions cooler and easterly winds.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Cotton Region Bulletin Sept. 8 1889 update
The Cotton Region Bulletin reports weather and market conditions for the twenty four hours ending September 8, 1889 at 6 p.m. meridian time. It notes temperature, rainfall, and notable atmospheric observations across the Cotton Belt. Data reflect regional patterns affecting cotton cultivation and transport.
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Cotton Region Bulletin
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British Yacht Racing Association
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