Egypt’s Arabi Defends Resistance to Alexandria Bombardment
In a Cairo dispatch Arabi argues the bombardment was uncalled for and unlawful, asserts Egyptians had a right to resist, and criticizes Khedive for seeking British protection while claiming loyalty to the Porte. He asserts the defense was patriotic and asks the Porte for approval.
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Constantinople
Lord Dufferin
Egypt
Arabi
Alexandria
Porte
Seymour
Cuts the Mahamoudis Canal Leaving Alexandria Waterless
Alexandria faces water crisis after Arabi's forces divert the Mahamoudis canal into Maruit lake. The city must rely on cisterns, many of which were damaged or rendered inaccessible in the bombardment. A war council sits in Cairo as unrest grows.
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Alexandria
Seymour
Arabi
Mahamoudis
Maruit Lake
Cairo
England Securing Transport for Men and Mules to Egypt
War Office confirms government actions in Bombay to secure ships and passage to Egypt for Indian troops and mules amid Gladstone's House of Commons statement. The London dispatch notes ongoing preparations for deployment and logistics.
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England
Bombay
London
Gladstone
House of Commons
War Office
Egypt
Threatened Water Supply in Alexandria Amid Canal Tampering
Alexandria reports Arabi undermining British efforts to dam the Mahmoudieh canal which supplies the city from the Nile. The tapping of the canal near El Atf diverts fresh water to Lake Mareyut, risking a water famine and compounding local discomforts as Arabs resist efforts to repair and secure the system. The canal, built by Mehemet Ali, connected Rosetta to Alexandria, with a 48 000 gallon reservoir atop Kom ed Dik hill.
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Arabi
Mahmoudieh
Mareyut
Mehemet Ali
Itt
Rosetta
Nile
Eiga
Egypt
Damietta
el Atf
Cairo
Abukir
Old Port
Kom-ed-Dik
Mehemed Ali
Arabi Pasha
Cyrus
Babylon
Megabyzus
Octai Khan
Khiva
Duke of
Parma
Antwerp
Richelieu
la Rochelie
Holland
Spain
France
Central Asia
Oxus
Britain Declares Alexandria Bombardment Self Defence
Lord Granville announced a formal British reply to the Porte detailing that the bombardment of Alexandria by Admiral Seymour is a legitimate act of self defense. The declaration argues the Egyptian military chiefs defied constitutional authority and that force is necessary to restore order, preferring suppression of the disorder by troops.
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Egypt
England
British decree seeks shared control for Egypt and canal stability
A statements calls for orderly government in Egypt with joint international backing to keep the Suez Canal open. It warns that if the Porte cannot send troops to Egypt, Britain must pursue other measures to restore order and prevent domination by any single power.
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Porte
Turkey
Egypt
England
Arabi Pasha Declares Irreconcilable War With England
Alexandria dispatch reports Arabi Pasha's proclamations after evacuation accusing the Khedive of English-backed slaughter of Egyptians. He vows to continue raising soldiers while accusing ministers of being used by England and labels the war with England irreconcilable.
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England
Lonbon
Alexandria
The
Times
Arabi Pasha
Ragheb Pasha
Dismissals in Lower Egypt Amid Massacres Reported
The Khedive replaces Gardaria Menoufia and Gahoubia chiefs with Arabi loyalists as European and native servants are killed in the Villages of Lower Egypt. Two Egyptian regiments are sent to defend Damietta and Rosetta while authorities seem to shift blame to the English. Treason rumors aflict officials near the Khedive as Cairo auditors approach.
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Alexandria
Khediva
Gardraia
Menoufia
Gahoubia
Lower Egypt
Arabi
Damietta
Rosetta
Perforts
Cairo
Arabi Proposes Deposition of Khedive at Cairo Meeting
A Cairo dispatch says Arabi Bey urged deposing the Khedive and Hassan urged a holy war at a meeting of pashas ulemas and notables. The proposals were rejected and a deputation was formed to seek the Khedive’s views on the crisis.
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Arabi
Hassan
London
Cairo
Arabi Bey
Sheik Hassan
Notables Declares Khedive Traitor and Deposed in Egypt
Despatches from Constantinople say the Porte offered 5000 troops to back the Khedive and remove the military faction. The conference may limit Anglo French action to guarding the Suez Canal while Italy mobilizes 40000 men. Arabs in Cairo vote to depose the Khedive and declare war on England as ambassadors seek a conference delegate.
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London
Constantinople
Porte
Egypt
Suez Canal
Italy
Seymour
Admiralty
Alexandria
Cairo
Arabs Bey
Chamber of Notables
England
Earl Granville
M. de Freycinet
Keypt
Engagement Between British and Egyptian Troops Near Alexandria
An account of a Saturday skirmish shows engineers firing on the rail line near Arabi's center to block attack routes. British forces reinforced Alexandria while Arabs sheltered. casualties on the Egyptian side are unknown. An eye witness reports atrocities and Arabi Pasha facing dismissal and continued reconnaissance.
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Alexandria
Arabi
Rosetta Gate
Ramleh
Arabi Pasha
Pan Islamic Committee
Constantinople
Ragheb
Khedive Declines Flight as Forts Fall to British Power
In a tense palace confrontation Arabi Pasha refused a report to the Khedive after the forts were destroyed by the English fleet. Dervish Pasha criticized Arabi for not dismantling forts as troops surround the palace. The Khedive swaps ministers and plans defense rather than flee to Suez.
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Arabi
Kafr-ed-Dauar
France
England
Cesae
Egypt
Aio
Khedive
Arabi Pasha
Dervish Pasha
Dervish
Suez
Attack on Arabi at Ramleh under British gunfire
British forces of 600 marines met Arabi's 700 at Ramleh as rail traffic was cut at El Mandara. The inflexible shelled the Arab defenses along the coast while both sides exchanged fire for an hour. Arabi withdrew, then regrouped and pressed toward the British position near the railway bridge.
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Alexandria
England
Arabi
Tasha
Ramleh
Ramileh
El-Mandara
Aboukir Ava
Rosetta
Maressou
Aboukir
Seventeen War Vessels in the Barbor and Refugee Crisis
Despatch from London reports M de Lesseps arriving with Khedive aide de camp as seventeen war ships from five nations gather in harbor. French Admiral Conrad and Rear-Admiral Hoskins pledge to protect Europeans and keep order while refugees flood the town with reports of massacres in Yanta and Damietta. Hoskins urges British subjects to leave Egypt at once.
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London
Wort
M. de Lesseps
Khedive
Mirear-Admiral
Hoskins
Conrad
Hosking
Damietta
Cairo
Yanta
Admiral Hoskins
Egypt
Five Thousand Nubians Build Earthworks at Abukir
Alexandria dispatch reports 5000 Nubians with eight guns marching to Abukir at 5 am to raise earthworks. Arabi now has about 200 guns on earthworks between Mahalla and Kafr ed Dauar. Stone Pasha warns England must commit 40,000 troops or face action. Incendiary activity and looting reportedly continue despite electric lights at forts.
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Alexandria
Abukir
Abdallah Pasha
Arabi
Mahalla
Kafr-ed-Dauar
Stone Pasha
England
Divided Over Egypt Move Sparks Holy War Risk
A New York Herald Constantinople report describes a stormy conference as Lord Dufferin proposes England act to Egypt if Suleiman refuses. Plenipotentiaries debate permanent occupation, with England ready to act if Europe withholds sanction, risking a European war and a possible holy war.
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Constantinople
New York Herald
Lord Duifferin
Egypt
Aravi
England
Lord Dufferin
France
Cord Dufferin
Jaid
Europe
Tewfik
Present Strength and Expansion of the Egyptian Army
The Egyptian army includes nine infantry regiments, two artillery regiments, three coast guard regiments, three cavalry regiments, and four gendarmerie regiments. Universal service ages 19 to 40 with three years infantry or four years cavalry artillery. Invasion reserves and the first and second reserves could scale strength from about 12–13 thousand to 45 thousand in weeks, supporting up to 120 thousand in invasion.
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Egypt
Toursh
Cairo
Commissariat
Athman
Bedaween
No Necessity for Germany to Interfere As Yet
A Berlin report notes the Prussian Cross Gazette discussing German policy. It says that restoring the former order is impossible since Egypt has effectively come under English dominion, making interference unnecessary for now.
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Germany
Berlin
The
Prussian Cross Gazette
Egypt
England
Forecasting future work and power in Europe
A brief editorial note discusses future work, Do power, and England's course. It argues Germany should not rush and Prince Bismarck will choose a traditional stance, warning against premature action and misjudgment of consequences.
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England
Germany
Bismarck
France to Protect Suez Canal with 6000 Troops
Paris July 24. French aim to confine operations in Egypt to shielding the Suez Canal while other powers stay neutral. Six thousand French troops will be sent, allowing Britain to act alone for canal protection.
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Suez Canal
Paris
Vrathee
Egypt
England
De Lesseps Attacks British Policy and Egypt's Path Forward
Paris interview quotes M de Lesseps denouncing England’s external policy while defending Arabi Pasha and Egypt’s National movement. He favors non intervention on debt payments but condemns foreign meddling, calling England’s stance the cause of the current trouble.
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M. de’ Lesseps
England
M. de Lesseps
Arabi Pasha
National
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Egypt
M. Ae Lesseps
Printing the Tenth Census Reports for Broad Distribution
Washington reports the Senate committee on printing approves funding of 805 401 for printing the tenth census. The plan includes extra copies of population agriculture manufactures and the compendium to maximize public library and individual access to the detailed national data on population resources wealth and industries.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Printing
Plan to reorganize Navy faces Senate opposition
Washington July 20. Naval officers who would be affected by the Robeson plan for navy reorganization oppose it in the Senate. A proposed nine member commission would study a proper naval reduction and report next session. Republicans and Democrats hesitate to back Robeson’s scheme, fearing punishment of officers loyal to his critics. Senator Sherman may seek to remove general character provisions from remaining appropriations.
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Washington
Robeson
Navy
House
Senate
Pachely
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Affairs Committee
Roloson
The
Rot
Sherman
Fire Rips Maine Sawmills Hurting Fairfield Town
A major blaze in Fairfield Maine destroyed four large planing mills a furniture factory five dwellings stables and lumber sheds. Losses estimated near 150000 with 500 workers left jobless as engines from Waterville and Augusta battled the flames for under an hour.
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Fairtrevp
N. Tolman & Sons
A. H
C. E. Duren
A. Nye
Maine Manufacturing Company
C. D. Lawrence
Fairfield Furniture Company
York & Fairbrothers
J. A. Cilley & Co
Gott Shampine
Chapman
Mary Vendell
William Connor
Fairfield
Waterville
Augusta
Curtis Hub bell case seeks writ of habeas corpus
Ex Assistant Attorney General Smith filed for a writ on behalf of General N. M. Curtis who was fined 1000 dollars in the U S Circuit Court for levying political assessments. Justice Waite will sign the writ on papers produced and set the matter for October term arguments before the full bench. A Civil Service Association lawyer hints at a suit against Congressman Hubbell after adjournment.
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New York
Smith
Waite
Lyme
Conn
Civil Service Association
Hubbell
Congress
Agaist
Curtis
Senate Votes Tax Cut Amendment on Tobacco
An amendment to the internal revenue bill cutting the tobacco tax from sixteen to twelve cents per pound was adopted in the Senate by twenty nine to twenty six. The reform, associated with Mr Beck, could reduce revenue by about 13 million dollars if consumption does not rise.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bill
Senate
Indisposition of the Senate to Industry and Pending Bills
The Senate plans further debate on the internal revenue bill with possible passage by Tuesday if sessions stay productive. Debate includes Mahone’s eight cent tobacco amendment and other amendments. House action may be limited by calendar priorities. Also notes ministerial changes in Japan and a probe into Nebraska census fraud, plus Forney heirs receive $27,000.
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House
District of Columbia
Mahone
Senate
Japan
Walsh Hanged for Murder of Barbara Groenthal in 1881
In Brooklyn on a July Friday morning James F. Walsh, 19, was executed for the January 8 1881 murder of his sweetheart Barbara Groenthal 16. Barbara a domestic refused Walsh’s marriage proposal and employers had warned against him. He bought a four inch blade knife learned the heart’s location and fatally stabbed her after she refused his advances.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
James F. Walsh
Barbara Groenthal
Barbara
Walsh
Three American Captains Arrested After Ningpo Assault
From Shanghai dispatches a serious incident in Ningpo endangers foreign residents. Three American sea captains attacked a Canton war junk captain, left him near death, were arrested, and await consular investigations. If the wounded man dies, riots and retaliation by war junk crews are feared. The police chief fears European safety. a gunboat may be sought for protection.
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San Francisco
Shanghai Mercury
Peking
Ningpo
China
Canton
Titai
Shanghai
Tragic Deaths From Exposure Near Berry Station
Mrs Wilson and her 9 year old child perished after wandering a timber belt while visiting a neighbor. A second child, age 7, was found alive beside the unattended bodies after the family lost their way.
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Dermott
Ship Theobald Missing. Richmond Captain Leads Philadelphia Crew
Theobald, a Philadelphia bound vessel sailing December 16 from Philadelphia for San Francisco, failed to reach port. Owned in Richmond Maine, commanded by Captain N L Waterhouse, with a crew of nineteen and cargo valued over $50,000.
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Theobald
Richmond
N. L. Waterhouse
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Ohio Board of Agriculture reports crop estimates
The Ohio Board of Agriculture releases crop estimates from township reports dated July 20 and 21. Wheat 104 percent or 39,288,000 bushels. corn 90 percent or 66,500,000 bushels. barley 90 percent. oats 112. timothy hay 131. clover 97. pastures 123. potatoes 130. tobacco 85. apples 37. peaches 38. grapes 84. June apples at 66 percent but dropping. weather favorable for harvest and corn. Oats show slight rust. weather improves for corn and oats.
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ColumBus
Board of Agriculture
Timothy Hay
Mexican Wagon Train Powder Explosion At DeLeva
A wagon train from Mexico carrying 150 kegs of powder exploded at DeLea Tex on a Thursday. Two men four women and four mules were killed in the blast.
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Deleva
Tex
Steamship Leaves Clyde For Australia With Record Refrigerator Room
A Clyde steamship bound for Australia carries Hick, Hargreaves & Co. refrigerating machinery. The ship’s meat chamber holds about 700 tons, the largest refrigerated space fitted on any vessel. Sea trials were conducted prior to departure.
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Montreal Star
Clyde
Australia
Hick, Hargreaves & Co
Record machine chills meat with giant cold air freezer
A large cold air machine by Hick, Havereaves & Co. ships to Queensland expected to freeze 245,000 sheep. The unit maintains zero degrees in a large chamber and delivers a continuous stream of dry air, enabling long-term storage ready for shipment of fresh meat from Australia.
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Hick, Havereaves & Co
Queensland
An English Scheme Aims to Emigrate Irish Poor to America
London reports the government plans to empower Irish boards to borrow funds at five percent to send willing poor from Ireland to America. Critics say the move would strip resources from the west and push thousands into poverty abroad. Officials promise a £100,000 aid gift to five unions but cap free grants per emigrant, provoking fury among Irish members led by Mr. Parnell.
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Ireh
Lonpox
Boards of Guardians
Ireland
Lord Lieutenant
Board of Guardians
America
Trevelyan
Pierre
Belmullet
Clifden Union
Kergary
Curden
Luke's Compitter
Clifden
Newport
Swineford
Clifnen
Oughterard
Local Government Board
Parnell
Sinking of the Archafalaya steamer John Wilson at Richards Landing
The Archafalaya steamer John Wilson struck a snag near Richards Landing Tennessee and sank with about 100 aboard. Captain Jobin survived, two women, including Mrs Leblanc, saved. eight children with Mrs Leblanc, six saved, two missing. Rescue boats and shore skiffs recovered crew and passengers as the vessel broke apart near the Pacific railroad crossing above Churchville. Several bodies were recovered near the crossing.
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John Wilson
Richards’ Landing
Tenn
Loas
New Oaleans
Charles Bachine
Jobin
Wilson
Washington
Pacific Railroad
Churchville
F. Hess
Tirat
Frank Henderson
Cooke Edward
Latcer
Disastrous storm destroys thousands of acres in Black Hills region
A rain and hail storm swept Belle Fourche and adjacent valleys causing widespread damage. More than 4000 acres of crops including proms wheat oats barley and rye were destroyed. Hall piled up to ten inches, with drifts three feet deep and many windows broken. Half the Black Hills crops reportedly destroyed by recent storms.
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St. Paul
Mirn
Deadwood
Belle Fourche
Lower Whitewood
Big Bottom
Spring Creek
Hall
Black Hills
Death of Well-known Fall River Man During Dry Goods Career
Fault River July 24. Charlies H. Dean, a Fall River dry goods merchant for nearly forty years, died this morning of heart disease. He was among six from the city on the April Raymond excursion to California and was a director in several mills and a member of the First Baptist Church. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. George H. Davol.
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Fall B River
Fault River
Charlies H. Dean
Raymond
California
First Baptist Church
George H. Davol
Vigilantes Traps Gang of Murderers in New Mexico
A group of vigilantes pursued and overtook Jack Kingsbury Bill Mulcahy and Nevada Jim in New Mexico last week. A fierce gunfight left two gang members dead the remaining killer shooting himself. One vigilante was wounded.
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Alberquerque
N. M
Jack Kingsbury
Bill Mulcahy
Nevada Jim
Suffering Crops in New Jersey Hit by Heat Wave
Camden New Jersey July 23 crops across South and West Jersey in serious condition due to persistent hot dry weather. Vegetables vines berries and fruit wither ground dry eight inches deep.
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Camden
N. J
South
West Jersey
Unfortunates in Business report weekly US failures
Bradstreet's weekly tally shows 161 business failures in the United States, up seven from the prior week and forty nine higher than the same week a year ago. The report covers commercial distress across industries and regions.
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New York
United States
Bradstreet’s
A Lovers Quarrel and Death in Louisville
Louisville on Friday Ike Lee a walatto battled his sweetheart Charley Taylor intervened and stabbed Lee to death. Taylor was arrested.
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Louisville
Ike Lee
Charley Taylor
Lee
Taylor
Crown Crisis: Czar Faces Three Conspiracies and August Coronation
In St. Perensevre July 24 report warns of a looming coup as the Czar braces for an August coronation amid three conspiratorial currents. Nihilists, nobles, and Grand Duke Constantine factions threaten the throne while fears mount of land redistribution and a constitutional upheaval.
Parnell Likely to Miss Parliament Session
Me Parnell writes that he will probably not appear in Parliament this session due to his sister’s death. John Dillon in Mallow vows unity can blunt crime bill with sixty loyal supporters. Weather, Bohemia floods, and Bradlaugh blasphemy trial noted. Chinese laborers rush to America as steamers fill.
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Parnell
Loxpon
Justin McCarthy
John Dilles
John Dillon
Mallow
House of Commons
and Corporation
Young Lady of Providence Arrested for Forgery
Miss Maria Ames aged nineteen is accused of forging an order for twenty dollars claimed to be signed by Rev Richard Montague of Central Baptist Church. She admitted nothing. police later charged her after another forgery surfaced. Her father was an officer on the sunken schooner Huntington.
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Providesce
R. L
Maria Ames
Newport
Joseph C. Hartshorn
Providence Steam and Gas Pipe Company
Richard Montague
Central Baptist Church
Hartshorn
Maria Childs
Hartahorn
Albert Webb
Miss Ames
Huntington
Cape Cod
Wilcox & Co Suspends Operations Amid Heavy Expenditure
New York July 21 W J Wilcox and Company the citys largest lard refining firm suspended today Partner Mr Bell cited heavy spend in erecting new buildings buying new machinery and a stagnant market with large stock as the cause He stated assets should cover claims and expected a quick resumption in a few days
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New York
W. J. Wilcox & Co
Bell
Pew
Desperate Freight Handlers Riot at Hudson Depot
In New York on July 24 striking freight handlers gathered at the Hudson River freight depot St. John's Park. About five hundred men clashed, hurling car couplings and missiles before police dispersed the crowds. Further trouble is anticipated.
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New York
Hudson River
St. John's Park
Failure of Western Banker Shocks Jonnsporo Community
Great excitement grips Jonnsporo Illinois as banker A Willard collapses with liabilities about 300000 dollars. The failure disrupts county officers farmers merchants widows and orphans, with speculation in wheat corn and cotton options blamed for the collapse.
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Jonnsporo
BK. A. Willard
Pinaco defeats Pees in ten mile race at Syracuse
In Syracuse on July 21 Miss Lizzie Pinaco of Colorado defeated Miss Myrtie Pees the Little Michigan girl in a half mile track ten mile race. Pinaco had eight changes of horses and won in 28.10 minutes.
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N. Y
Lizzie Pinaco
Colorado
Myrtie Pees
Michigan
Pisaco
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