Threatened Indian Outbreak Crushed and A Race With Death
News notes a dramatic 10 mile race to save Jacob Johnson of Millville New Jersey from death as his dying wife awaited his release. Sheriff Whitaker intervened to allow a last visit and state pardon efforts succeeded just as the wife died. Ohio and Mississippi Railroad faces collapse and possible reorganization with Bernard and directors traveling to London for talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jacob Johnson
Millville
N. J
Bridgeton
Jacob
Sheriftaker
Johnson
State Board of Ardons
Trenton
Friends of
Jaco
Navajo Chief Hostine Captured After Rodden Ranch Standoff
Sheriff Francis and part of the posse return with Chief Hostine leader of Navajo renegades after a brief capture at Rodden's cattle ranch. Hostine surprised with one buck, pursued by hundreds of Indians. The rest of the posse is surrounded. militia and National Guard are en route if resistance occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
The
Chronicle
Flagstaff
Ani
Francis
Rodden
Hestine
National Guard
Hostine
Desperate Strikes and Guard Deployment at Briceville
News reports a tense clash in Briceville and Coal Creek Tennessee as Col Granville Sevier is shot by a miner striker. Gov Buchanan arrives with state guards while convict guards are ordered to quit mines within hours amid dwindling supplies and fears of militia annihilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Briceville
Coal Creek
Granville Sevier
Buchanan
Jellico
Widow Sells Skin for100 Dollars in Surgery Tale
In San Francisco a young widow Mrs Lucy Pratt sold 45 square inches of skin for 100 dollars to graft onto William A Daggett who suffered severe leg burns after a railroad accident at Port Costa. A fellow clerk initially offered skin but withdrew. Pratt, a nurse at a hospital for children, has three children and sought funds. the graft succeeded.
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San Francisco
Lucy Pratt
William A. Daggett
Port Costa
W. G. Teger
Gufferen
Inquest Finds Sailor Killed by Deputy Mar shals
San Dirco July 18 The inquest into J R Brown sailor on the United States steamer Charleston found he died from being beaten by C W Breedlove. Witnesses include Charles Wilson A M Coles W W Webb and Peter Gurril who aided and assaulted Brown. Four other men are charged as participants. The men are confined with 20 deputy sheriffs guarding the jail.
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San Dirco
Cal
J. R. Brown
United States
Charleston
Brown
C. W. Breedlove
Charles Wilson
A. M. Coles
W. W. Webb
Peter Gurril
Sam
Last Nickel Buys Poison in Disturbing Suicide Tale
New York on July 16 18 year old German immigrant Louisa Krueger bought carbolic acid with her last five cents and swallowed it in a personal crisis. She had arrived ten months earlier worked for a wealthy New York family then in Paterson N J and back in New York. After a drugstore purchase she walked to 88th Street and Third Avenue where Dennis Russell aided her to hospital. Her belongings were scant and she may recover.
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New Yorks
Louisa Krueger
New York
Europe
Paterson
N. J
87Th St
Watch trust dissolves under Illinois anti trust law
News from Chicago via Bauman Massa Jewelry Supply reports the Jobbers Association of Manufacturers of American Watches dissolved after Illinois law forced withdrawals. Elam Company led the exodus as an Illinois corporation, followed by others and the Fahy Watch Company suit exposing internal workings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Chicago
Bauman-Massa Jewelry Supply Company
Watch Trust
Jobbers’ Association of Manufacturers of American Watches
Elam Company
Joseph Fahy Watch Company
Mystery water loss hits Lake Hopateone resorts
In Lake Horarcona New Jersey July 18 steamboat operators and summer property owners report a steady drop in Lake Hopateone water. Over three weeks the level fell about three feet at roughly one and a half inches daily, with no cause found. Heavy rains did not help. Locals fear a subterranean outlet in the lake bed may be draining the water.
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Lake Horarcona
N. J
Lake Hopateone
First National Bank of
Eldon
Clinton
Pittsburg
John Dunlap
Post Office Department
Dolores River
Buchanan
Tennessee
State Guard
Briceville
Prpcipal
Mt. Vernon
Wash
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Standard Oil Company
Irwin Palmer
West Town
N. Y
Afro-American National League
Knoxville
Tenn
Thomas Fortune
New York City
John W. Harge
W. H. Anderson
Farmer Reynolds
Warren
Ark
Lizzie Brennan
Jersey City
John T. Ryerson
City Hospital
Ryerson
Frank McFarland
Cliff St
Penn
Westinghouse
Wallace
Newark
Louisville
Standiford
New York
Levy
Smiler
Pewsoners
Taber
Corone
Greensburg
Herbert McGinnis
J. F. McGinnis
Thomas Crystal
Ohio
Ironton
Ray Snowden
Baltimore
Georgetown College
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Gosport
Ind
New York Navalitia
Fisher's Island
Admiral Walker
John Polk Pryor
Frankfort
Ile Was &Pearre
President Polk
Eagle and Enquirer
Memphis
Forrest
Corks Run
Thomas Coleman
Fire destroys multiple Altoona wholesale establishments
A blaze in Altoona yesterday consumed buildings housing Heineman and Besant wholesale grocers James C Watts wholesale commission merchant George F Street leather dealer Evil Mixdorf ice cream factory the Onard House and a nearby warehouse The Gennes Hotel suffered minor damage The total loss reached 85000 dollars and was fully insured.
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Altoona
Penn
Heineman & Besant
James C. Watts
George F. Street
Mixdorf
Onard
Aries
Gennes
Chimney Explosion Kills Two Men and Two Boys
At Rankin Station near Braddock Pennsylvania a lamp explosion in Charles McGrattin’s house burned two boys, Robert and Charles, ages 7 and 10. Early next day a brick chimney collapsed on Harry Rowe and Peter Knee, killing Rowe and fatally injuring Knee as they searched the ruins.
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Feil
Pirrsforg
Penn
Rankin Station
Braddock
Charles McGrattin
Rovert
Charles
Harry Rowe
Peter Knee
McGrattin
Rowe
Knee
Robbery of Pacific Express Car at Texarkana Yard
The express car of the Pacific Express Company on a southbound Texas and Pacific train was boarded as it left the local yard. Messenger Ryan was held up at gunpoint by a single assailant. Company officials withhold the loss amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Ark
Waly
Pacific Express Company
Texas & Pacific
Ryan
Unveiling of Stonewall Jackson Statue in Lexmnatoy Virginia
The statue to Stonewall Jackson will be unveiled in Lexmnatoy on Tuesday. Mrs. Gen. Jackson and her granddaughter Julia Jackson Christian arrive. Julia will unveil the statue. Gen Jubal A. Early will deliver the oration and Col Thomas M. Semmes will recite a poem. A reunion and banquet for 400 guests follows hosted by Rockbridge artillery.
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Lexmnatoy
Stonewall Jackson
Gen. Jackson
Julia Jackson Christian
Julia
Ege Artillery
Robert E Will
Sealing Men Petition Powerless Behring Sea Inquiry
A deputation of sealing men met Sir George Baden-Powell and Dr. Dawson aboard the Danube at Victoria to present a memorial on losses from sealing prohibition. They claim no official Behring Sea notice reached them and press for compensation. Sir George says naval actions aimed to warn sealers, not seize. Dr. Dawson doubts fur sealing can be exterminated. The commissioners can only inquire and report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Sir George Baden-Powell
Dr. Dawson
Danube
Behring Sea
Sir George
Dawson
Compissioners
Maine horseman Nelson owns share of champion stallion
C H Nelson of Maine holds a quarter interest in a renowned trotting stallion once owned by Boston parties. He reportedly paid at least 26000 for the stake, valuing the sire at roughly 100000 today, a six year rise from 5090. The surge reflects broad wealth gains in the era. The owner notes rich investors fuel demand for fine bloodstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Nelson
Maine
Boston
Nelson
Public accounts expose fictitious withdrawals and loose certifying
The public accounts committee shows money drawn under false names and lax certification. Clerk H Hi Turner admitted drawing funds under his wife’s maiden name for his own extra work totaling 2300 since 1884. Secretary Lyndewade Peirra confessed drawing for seven to eight years under his wife’s name and Ellen Berry, a fictitious alias. In 1886 the amount drawn under his wife’s name reached 400.
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Ottawa
Ont
Public Accounts Committee
H. Hi.Turner
Lyndewade Peirra
The
Deartment
Ellenberry
Ellen Berry
Turbulent night yields multiple killings and arrests
Frightful scenes reported as two intruders from Indian Territory allegedly fight with residents. one lynching occurs after an escape bid. Across scattered cities, wrecks, drownings, and fires claim several lives including miners, boaters, and a New York murder case moves toward trial.
New Private Circular Offer From The Weekly Globe
Town clubs urged to join by sending for the weekly globe new circular and free sample copies to review the rate. The notice emphasizes promotional rates for new private circulation and asks interested parties to request specimens and circulars.
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GLOBE
Weekly Globe
The Banker Poetlet Tale From a Detroit Free Press
A famous author’s son, about 16, works at a bank and writes verse for his father. He submits a poem deemed “positively bad” and faces a request to change it, the boy insisting he cannot alter it if it is bad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Parnell Foes Reportedly Split Over O'Brien Scandal
Irish political circles in Dublin and London discuss O'Brien and Dillon releasing from prison with opponents ready to back against Parnell. Rumors claim O'Brien's past marriage to a Cork actress and possible bigamy probe surface as new leadership issues rise.
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London
Dillon
O'Brien
Tie Guonge
Parnell
Grant
Cork
Ins
Dublin
House of Commons
Miss Olovitch
Blin
Dublin de Nationaly
McCarthy
Enews
Salisbury on home rule and electoral reform debated
Lord Salisbury spoke at the United Club on home rule and electoral reform. He warned against universal suffrage changes, urged consideration of women voters, and proposed seat redistribution to reflect England over Ireland Wales and Scotland. He doubted a near election forecast and cited Septennial Act timing.
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Loxton
Lord Salisbury
United Club
England
Mr. Labouchere
Foreign Office
Lord Salisbur
Ireland
Wales
Scotland
London
Earl Pognost
Royston
Povey
Treland
Church Against Church Condemnation by Councils in Loxton
The International Congregational Council condemns Unitarianism as a major error, with Rev. Dr. Walker of Melbourne urging a clear separation. Dr. Noble asks if US Congregationalists should exchange pulpits. the chair and Dr. White reject the idea, underscoring unity against Unitarians. United States delegates plan to attend Rev. John Robinson memorial unveiling in Leyden on July 24.
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Loxton
International Congregational Council
Dr. Walker
Melbourne
Walker
Church of England
Church of Me
Noble
Chicago
White
United States
Congregational Council
Leyden
Amsterdam
John Robinson
Holland
The
Pilgrim Fathers
Hall
Connecticut
A. Hastings Ross
Michigan
Whitman
Massachusetts
Woods
Minnesota
St. Peter’s Church
Europe
American consul general invites German consuls to Chicago fair talks
In Bern on July 18 Mr Edwards the American consul general invited German consuls to a conference in the city with Herr Wermuth imperial commissioner of the Chicago World’s Fair. He aims to dispel German misconceptions about McKinley era policy and rally public meetings. Lord Salisbury’s links to the triple alliance are noted amid European maneuvers over Egypt India and Franco Russian projects.
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Bern
Mr. Edwards
Germany
Herr Wermuth
Chicago
Edwards
McKinley
Lord Salisbury
Egypt
India
Herr von Bieberstein
Poraign Areles
Lord Balisbury
Baty
Hatfield House
Lord Saisbury
England
Ugland Ais
Constantinople
Dolley
Cobden Club Warns on Free Trade and Protectionism
In London on July 18 the Cobden Club adopted a report warning that endorsing colonial free entry while taxing foreign goods could trigger protectionist shifts. It notes Salisbury era arguments refute federation plans, urges vigilance as colonists and the league push proposals. The piece adds protectionism’s rise paused and revenue links with employer and landowner interests. The report foresees American copyright act not harming press and kindred trades.
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London
Cobden Club
Board of Trade
Lord Salisbury
Nocal Federation
United Trade League
League
Cobden
Emigrant Ships in Jeopardy as Dresden Sails On
The Dresden returning from Bremen to Baltimore with 800 emigrants collided with the Annie Harris off Start Point at 12 45 this morning. The Annie Harris sank immediately and four sailors perished. The Dresden’s passengers were reassured after a damage check. Survivors from the Annie Harris were taken aboard a fishing smack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dresden
Bremen
Baltimore
Annie Harris
Balmaceda’s Cruisers Routed by Rebel Vessel Magellanes
A Chilean naval clash is reported near Coquimbo where the rebel cruiser Magellanes defeated Balmaceda’s ships. The Magellanes, though outnumbered, fought vigorously while Balmaceda’s government crews offered weak resistance. News travels slowly due to cut wires between ports.
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New York
Iquique
Chill
Herald
Balmaceda
Valparaiso
Coquimbo
Magellanes
Heyond
Train accident near Manchester ship canal kills 11 workers
A locomotive with 22 ballast wagons toppled from an embankment along the canal line at Liverroor. Eleven workers died and many were injured when a 17 year old pointsman misread signals and steered the train into a cutting. The boy was later captured and charged with manslaughter.
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Liverroor
Manchester Ship Canal
Nntsman
Nto
Gladstone Silent on Irish Question in Wisbeach
Loypor July 18 reports Mr. Gladstone cannot speak publicly for months due to medical advice. He endorses Mr. Brand in Wisbeach and says the election may show the country will shake off the burden of the Irish question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loypor
Gladstone
Brand
Wisbeach
The
Pall Mall Gazette
Butterworth
Ohio
London
French Government Survives Confidence Vote Crisis
In Paris the government kept power after a 319 to 0 confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies following a 286 to 208 rebuff over interpellation of Boulangist M Laur on Alsace Lorraine passport enforcement. Reports note press uproar and fear of tougher frontier measures amid the dispute. The issue further shapes domestic and foreign policy amid European tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Laur
France
Chamber
Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace and
Lorraine
Religious debate as Pilgrim Fathers praised by preacher
In London officials and clergy hear Mr. Gooch of Chicago defend orthodox Bible views against new theology. He argues the Pilgrim Fathers and Congregational readers were truly called of God, contrasting with modern theological trends. Also reports naval and foreign affairs updates from San Diego to Kissingen.
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London
Uuidhall
Rey
Gooch
Chicago
Pilerm
Commpander Janey
Democrata
San Diego
Gal
Apenas
Prince Bismarck
Kissingen
Princess Bismarck
Errazuriz
Havre
Penzance
River Plate
Earth's Heat and the Interior of the Globe
Readers learn from Goldthwaite's Geographical Magazine about how scientists study the earths interior. The British Association gathered data on permanently frozen soil and high pressure depths, noting wheat lands north of Antibia and deep rock strata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldthwaite
Geographical Magazine
British Association
Mrope
Sperenberg
St. Louis
Sir Williamson
Rossett
The Fig Suspect and the Noxious Claim
An elderly woman buys figs at a Memphis corner stand and accuses a shabby man of carrying worms in the fruit. She plans to use a quoted phrase as damning evidence, while the man vanishes into the crowd as reporters are urged to watch for his arrest.
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Pipieche
Wesley Smith
Fisher
Smith
Wit
William Hanlon
O'Meara
Lyons
St. Mary’s
Hursday
Standish Manufacturing Works
Lena Wein
Huff House
Winona
Minn
Sweden
E. A. Goodtzen
Conway
Ark
Memphis
Commodities Prices and Receipts Across Markets
The column lists butter skim milk, beans, apples, berries, vegetables, hay, flour, coffee, raisins, dates and more with quotations and weekly receipts. It notes liberal arrivals, quiet demand in many lines, and price ranges for New York, Boston, and regional markets, reflecting retail and wholesale movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ranklin
Ermont
Del
Concord
Maas
Florida
le Straw
Y. & Can
Samar
Agian
Watertown Cattle Market Arrivals for Week Ended
Weekly arrivals at Brighton and Watertown show cattle 2840, sheep 15017, veals 1546, hogs 27010, horses 520. Western cattle 2991, Eastern and Northern cattle 258. Western sheep and lambs 13760, Eastern sheep and lambs 1267. Western beeves price 8.75 per 100 lbs, Northern cattle 7.50 8.00. Includes hides and tallow prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Watertown
Chicago Bridge Hat Theft Besets River Run
A wind swept Chicago scene near Dearborn and Clark streets ends with a battered straw hat swept into the river. An old portly gentleman shouts warnings as a boy laments losing the hat and offers a dollar to replace it. Bystanders recall the mishap at the river edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn St
Clark Street
Cast-Off Trousers And Unlikely Uses Revealed In Odd Pulp
A curious article describes turning cast-off trousers into pulp used tostuff bails. The process involves chopping boiling and chemical treatment, resulting in a pulp applied to some strange craft or product. The text remains fragmentary with obscured terms and unclear final application.
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