President Harrison’s New England Outing Sees Warm Receptions
President Harrison tours the New England states with Secretaries Windom Rusk and Proctor and Private Secretary Halford. He is welcomed in Boston Faneuil Hall and Bar Harbor, meeting officials, shaking hands with crowds, and enjoying public receptions. Mrs Harrison stays in Nantucket with a ill relative.
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Harrison
New England
Windom
Rusk
Proctor
Halford
Washington
Massachusetts
Fall River
New York
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Bar Harbor
Blaine
Hale
Maine
Ellsworth
National Crop Reports Highlights Across Cotton and Wheat
The August crop report from the Department of Agriculture notes cotton at 89.3 with gains in several states while Virginia North Carolina Tennessee and Mississippi lag. Rainy conditions dominate across the South with some districts experiencing excess moisture. Illinois wheat yields average 17 bushels per acre with strong heads and good quality despite beetle concerns. Georgia reports steady cotton gains and a robust corn outlook, while rice in South Carolina faces flood risks. Minnesota and Dakota wheat may reach record yields, Scotland enjoys early harvests, and Ireland shows strong harvest prospects.
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Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Mississippi
Texas
South Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Illinois
Illinois State Board of Agriculture
Minnesota
Dakota
Dakotas
Destructive Spokane Fire Destroys City Business District
A Sunday night blaze in Spokane Falls W T consumed the entire business portion of the city. Five blocks were razed and the estimated loss reached 14 million dollars. The fire began at 7 p m in a lodging-house on Railroad avenue, but the river prevented further spread and saved the large flouring and lumber mills. The catastrophe raged for about three hours, leaving only a partial remains of the business district.
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Spokane Falls
W. T
Railroad Avenue
Fire Destroys Crescent Building Loss Estimated at 4 Million
A block left standing in the city is the Crescent building, saved by tearing down intervening structures. The rapid fire left little saved as the water works chief was denounced for neglect while away. Coast Review cites 4 million in property loss and 2,359,300 in total insured value.
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Crescent
City Water Works
The
Coast Review
San Francisco
Pape
Blaine urged to boost U S exports to Latin America
Secretary James G Blaine was asked by the New York Board of Trade to consider ways to improve American exports. A report notes U S share of imports into Argentina Brazil and Central and South America is low. It urges direct transit routes and aims to push for at least half of regional imports. The panel adopted the report and will forward it to Blaine.
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James G. Blaine
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
International American Congress
Washington
United States
Argentine Republic
Brazil
South
Central America
Liverpool
Hamburger Havre
Central
South America
Blaine
Notable 19th Century Statesmen and Benefactors Die
A roundup of prominent deaths includes Hon. Jonathan Bourne of New Bedford once leading in whale fisheries. Kev W W Winchester Alaska education superintendent designate who died in Williams town. Gen. Henry Dupont gunpowder magnate and former Whig Republican elector. Mrs Eliza Sutton Peabody benevolence patron whose endowment funded the Eben wale Sutton Reference Library. Exoudne Bullock Kentucky education pioneer. Capt. James H. Rigby Maryland Artillery officer who led Rigby's Battery. Father Hamill Missouri priest pioneer who organized many churches in Missouri.
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Jonathan Bourne
New Bedford
Mass
Kev. W. W. Winchester
Alaska
Williamstown
B. S. Winchester
Williams College
Whitmay College
Washington
Henry Dupont
Bk. 1
Dupont de Nemourse & Co
Wilmington
Del
Dupont
Eliza Sutton
Peabody
Eben Wale Sutton
Exoudne William FF. Bullock
Shelbyville
Kentucky
James H. Rigby
1St
Maryland Artillery
United States Army
Rigby
Baltimore
Maryand
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Hamil
Missouri
Shackleford
Hamill
Victory of American riflemen greeted in New York
The steamship City of Chicago brought back Maj. Frost and the victorious American riflemen to Barrow street New York on Saturday morning. The team praised their good shooting coaching and nerve and noted no sickness or major accidents during the trip. Crowds and officials welcomed them in New York and Boston with warmth and pride.
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Chicago
Barrow Street
New York
Maj. Frost
Boston
Forgeries Plunder Blaisdell for Nearly 300000
A young lawyer named Callum robbed Minneapolis magnate John S. Blaisdell through a long pattern of forgeries. The confessed forger is J. Frank Collum of Rockwood & Collum, attorneys, 220 Temple Court, who had access as Blaisdell's attorney and admits the scheme.
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John S. Blaisdell
Minneapolis
Callum
Blaisdell
J. Frank Collum
Rockwood & Collum
Temple Court
That City
Pro longed pension investigation and assorted 19th century items
The pension office inquiry continues for weeks. Foights Lemplate encampment planned in Washington next October. A man named Tascott arrested at Laredo as suspected murderer of Snell. Sioux Commission says goodbye at Standing Rock and heads to Bismarck. Carriage Builders’ National Association meet slated in Syracuse October 15 16 17. Prohibition defeated in Floyd county Georgia by 600 of 4000. Washington Navy Yard electric light bid awarded to Schuyler Electric for 15760. Court of inquiry to probe Newport rock strike on Boston ship O Kane. Ham monds packing plant burned at Hammond Indiana causing 500000 loss. 700 men displaced. Ferdinand W Hoefle linked to forged stock case, later discharged. Fred Douglas in Haiti, wary of residence due to yellow fever. Patrick MacCourt removed from New York custom house. War department to withhold telegraph bills until rates set. District sewerage study recommended. Fessenden kin of ex senator injured in yacht accident. Azarial Jackson Orton accused of malfeasance. Wisconsin Central train robbery near Abbottsford, Minnesota. conductor and porter targeted. one passenger robbed. shot fired. train stopped.
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United States
Washington
Tascott
Snell
Laredo
Tex
Goodby
Standing Rock Agency
Bismarck
Carriage Builders’ National Association of the United States
Syracuse
N. Y
Prohibition
Floyd County
Washington Navy Yard
Schuyler Electric Light Company
Middletown
Conn
Boston
O’ Kane
Newport Harbor
George W. Hammond & Co
Hammond
Ind
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Eben 8
Allen
New York
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Legitime
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Harrison
Secretary of War
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Newark
Samuel M. Gray
Rhode Island
David KE. McCompbol
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Connecticut
Fessenden
Ohio
Cape May
N. J
Hamilton Ditson
Manatee
Azarial Jackson Orton
New York Custom House
William Vogel
Brooklyn
Wisconsin Central
Chicago
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Abbottsford
Minn
Jeannette
Penn
Secretary of the Treasury
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Weekly
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Baron de Pardonnet
Phil Daly
Hraastad
Ishpeming
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J. Frank Collum
John §. Blaisdell
Minneapolis
Collum
Richard Henry Stoddard
Mr. Stoddard
Nathan Pinkney
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Grand Rapids
Charles Oberg
Cleveland
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Ferry Street
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Crocker
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Farrer
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Dak
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Connellsville
James Cosman
Yarmouth
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New York Times
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Pittsburg
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Kan
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Noel
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Blackwell
Scottsburg
Ala
James W. Tate
Kentucky
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Liverpool
Eng
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Hastings
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Elkhart
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Gov. Hill
F. A. Wyman
Moses
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Bonham
Eastford
Nathaniel Lyon
Webster
Peoria
Lancaster Road
William Gilyen
J. W. Richmond
Menominee
Miie Jones
Corvallis
Bitter Root
Montana
Jones
Riverside & Oswego Mills Company
Platt
Committee On
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Alaska
Yukon River
Iceland
Revasse
Col
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Valual
Ose
Mass of 19th century woes spur widespread unrest
A sprawling montage of incidents spans labor strife in Illinois, counterfeiting arrests in Missouri, ship collisions near Philadelphia, railroad wrecks at Niagara Falls, and political shifts in New York. Reports cover strikes, arrests, epidemics, and legal actions, with mentions of Windom, Gordon, and other officials shaping policy and enforcement.
Emperor William in England during naval display visit
The article recalls Emperor William of Germany visiting Great Britain aboard the Teutonic. It notes his impressions of Britain's naval power, the emphasis on militarism, and his curiosity about new cannon and twin screws. It quotes Mr. Depew describing William as an emperor in modern and medieval senses and eager for advanced guns and ships.
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William
England
Great Britain
Germany
Teutonic
Mr. Depew
Tus Grong
Tyrol
Frederick the Great
Eneland
Balfour Ireland clash marked by threats in Commons
Debates on Irish estimates saw Mr. Balfour cite authority as resident magistrates refused race meeting support after Harrington denounced police. Harrington challenged Balfour, alleged insult led to uproar. Amid chaos, exchanges continued as Balfour defended his remarks and Harrington apologized. Also report notes Crete insurrection spread, Nihilist arrests, mass political moves, and a record Southampton voyage by the Columbia.
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House of Commons
Balfour
Ireland
Led Harrington
Harrington
Mr. Eboney
Lim
Mr. Fesr
Arrington
Halfour
Deaths of Cairoli Lewald Stolz and notable 19th century figures
Sic. Benedetto Cairoli the Italian statesman dies. As prime minister he helped Humbert in Naples in 1878 and helped shield the monarch during a failed assassination attempt. Other obituaries note Fanny Lewald German novelist at 75, Edouard Stolz Vienna Ring conductor, and General Philipovitch Bosnian conqueror who died in Prague.
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Benedetto Cairoli
Sig. Cairoli
Italy
Humbert
Naples
Passanante
Cairoll
Charles Elam
Dadillos
Isedpn University
Elam
Fanny Lewald
Prince Louis Ferdinand
England
Scotland
Benevenuto
Prague
Edouard Stolz
Vienna
Patti
General Philipovitch
Bosnia
Representative Government in Japan Tour to Study Parliaments
Kentaro Kaneko and four companions arrived on the City of Peking from Japan to study legislatures in the United States England France Germany and Austria for a future Japanese parliament. Kaneko, Harvard educated, is to be chief secretary in the soon to be opened Japanese parliament in late 1800. The constitution blends US English and German models. The parliament will include a House of Peers and a House of Representatives elected from districts each July.
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Peking
San Francisco
Kentaro Keneko
United States
England
France
Germany
Austria
Kaneko
Harvard
House of Peers
House of Representatives
End of Jesuit estates bill as Ottawa disallowance window ends
The Dominion government’s 12 month window to disallow the Jesuit estates bill closed at noon. The Equal Rights Association mobilizes to oust Sir John Macdonald’s government, accusing it of aiding the Jesuit order. Lord Stanley could have disallowed the bill, but did not, prompting calls for recall to Britain.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Eqnal Rights Association
Sir John Macdonald
Lord Stanley
Canada
French Language Abolition Debate Sparks Manitoba Controversy
The Canadian French press opposes Manitoba moves to abolish French as an official language. L'Etendard Ultramontane urges French Canadians to resist, arguing such a step would betray rights. Also reports Grand Duke Nicholas’s brain abscess and Cairo dispatches on Egyptian cotton prospects. Weather and flood notes follow with river Chikugo spillages and relief efforts.
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Canada
Manitoba
L’etendard
Orangemen
Nicholas
Cairo
Japan Gazette
Chikugo
Kaken
Boston Remains Top but Narrowing Gap in Race
Boston holds No 1 with a shrinking lead over last week as four victories became one. Philadelphia sits third by a slim margin while Western clubs play strong ball keeping fans guessing. Washington trails far, accused of staging games for Eastern clubs' benefit.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Amarem
Washington
Even Mrs Whitney Doesn’t Know It Journal Note
A brief note from the Journal of Education reveals that Mrs Ade Line D Whitney the author is a sister of George Francis Train. The item points to family ties within literary circles and notes among readers that Whitney’s relation to Train may be little known.
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Whitney
Journal of Education
Adeline D. Whitney
George Francis ‘Train
Livestock arrivals at Brighton and Watertown week ending Aug 9 1889
Week's totals show Western cattle 2981 Eastern 152 Northern 307 total 2922. Sheep and lambs total 14477 with Western 11004 Northern 2922. Swine 19811. Veals 1173. Horses 560. Beef cattle live weight North/East price range 82.00 to 4.50 per hundred pounds.
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Brighton
Watertown
Quotations of Staple Products in New York Chicago and St Louis
Market bulletins show cotton prices by grade with uprights ranging from 8 1 2 to 11 16 cents and flour and grain values across New York Chicago and St Louis. Receipts are listed with varied dullness and mixed bids, including wheat corn rye barley and oats with multiple No classifications and regional notes.
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Park
New Orleans
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India
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S. A
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New York
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City Mill
Western
Canada
Legen
Brea
Rio
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