President approves Chinese bill amid treaty rejection notes
The President transmitted House bill No. 11336 to Congress with a message urging further legislation to exclude Chinese laborers. He details the failed treaty framework, amendments pushed by Senate, and Chinese refusal to exchange ratifications unless talks continue. The address covers past treaties, public sentiment, and anticipated remedies.
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Aunt Sally Crandall resigns as Watch Hill lighthouse keeper
Norwich reports Mrs. Sally A. Crandall resigns after twenty years as keeper of the Watch Hill lighthouse at Negatree Point. Since her husband Captain Jared Crandall’s death ten years ago, she ran the light with her children nearby. The scene sits by the sea as a small, well-kept home and farmyard, with visitors and summer guests lingering nearby.
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Engineer Dies From Nitric Acid Fumes Aboard Steamer Bolus
Engineer Alfred Miller, about 60, of the Newport and Wickford line, died aboard the steamer Bolus from nitro acid fumes inhaled while he fought the engine fire and shut pumps after an accident yesterday. He served since 1873 and leaves a wife and two children, with inspectors to investigate.
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New York State
One Dead in San Francisco Political Riot
In San Francisco on September 28 a Republican county committee gathering to count primary returns erupted in violence. M J Harrington drew a pistol and fired amid chaos, a volley followed, leaving Dardonahue dead from a heart shot, A Christiansen gravely wounded, Harrington wounded, and Fire Commissioner Kelley badly hurt.
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Dardonahue
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Foster Fritting the Fat Fraud Scandal Unfolds
William R. Foster Jr., counsel for the Produce Exchange, vanished after revelations that forged mortgages defrauded the gravity fund of about 118000 dollars. About 15 bogus mortgages are linked to the scheme. Banks cashing forged checks may bear losses. the fund’s responsibility remains disputed. Foster, 45, single, previously reputable, is brother of James P. Foster of the National League of Republican Clubs. He had promised to attend a securities scrutiny meeting and join the next day’s nomination, but has not been seen since.
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National League of Republian Clubs
Bedell
Jones and Brown Share Mighty Poultry Mishap
Two men named Mr. G. W. Jones and Deacon Brown, unknown to each other, each encounter a powerful chicken coop mishap. The event is described with colorful regional dialect, noting a remarkable chicken coop incident and the surprising parallel.
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Shattered Illusion of an Anglomaniac Encounter
A poem in narrative verse recounts a dining room meeting between a narrator and a woman, exploring whether chance or fate led to their pairing. The speaker notes her English style and Briton romance, only to be jolted by a revealing phrase that shatters his idealized view of British identity.
Uncle Rastus Mistah Johnsons Meeting A Night
The New York Sun excerpt presents a comic dialogue with Uncle Rastus and Mistah Whitewash misidentification. Rastus jokes about mistaken identity and casual drink pleasures, ending in a playful tone about their brief, lighthearted interaction.
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Business Failures Rise Across Nation This Week
New York reports 220 business failures in the last seven days, per R G Dunn Co and E Russell Co. totals show 141 in the United States and 34 in Canada, down from 298 and 717 last week and the prior week. In 1887 the weekly total stood at 1091 with 171 in the U S and 24 in Canada.
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Mercantile Agency
United States
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Advertising Age Hurdle Sparks Married Insight
A man prints an eye catching ad for a corset with a table to tell age. He wonders why women ignore the ad until his wife notes that no woman will trust a product that hints at revealing her age.
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Relic of by gone days in stirring Constitution history
The article recounts the frigate Constitution's storied past from its Boston launch on October 21, 1797, through its battles and journeys, noting timber sources, designers, commanders, and notable events. It details portraits of Salem and Marblehead residents recalling encounters, uprisings, and the ship’s figurehead evolutions and later relics held by locals.
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East Side Mama Divides Doughnuts Between Children
An East Side mother told her young son to share the doughnuts with his sister. The brief item notes a small family moment from the neighborhood.
Boy steals donuts and hides holes in odd tale
Moments later the little sister entered crying and explained that Bobby came out with the donuts and told her to wait until he ate the outside so he would give her the holes. Then he lost the holes and she had none.
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Edison Joke Reveals Clock Phantom in Orange Home
A visitor at Thomas Edison's Orange home was startled by a voice from a clock stating it was midnight and warning him to die. Edison explained a hidden phonograph in the clock caused the eerie alarm, and the guest slept peacefully afterward.
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Commercial Evangelist Arrested By Quarantine Inspector
An Atlanta Constitution item recounts a Jacksonville trip joke that drew a fever scare. A drummer at Cook House joked about depopulated streets prompting Texas fever fears and a health officer arrested him for fear of yellow fever exposure.
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A Missionary's Hard Ride Through Wisconsin
Rev. James Delaney, veteran Baptist minister of Whitewater and father of Alaska’s A K Delaney, recalls a frigid 1854 journey home from La Crosse. He built a makeshift sleigh from saplings and a dry goods box, harness scraps, and a donated bedquilt for warmth, pushing through Tomah Portage Fox Lake Horicon to reach West Bend in darkness as the thermometer read 20 degrees below zero. the children were found better upon arrival.
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Real Estate Dealer’s Bad Check Circulates Widely
A Los Angeles real estate dealer gave a check for 82500 to a gentleman who indorsed it to a creditor under boom era stress. The note passed through 16 indorsers, paid 37500 in debts, and left 16 people aided before returning to the drawer.
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Mountain Canyon Sinking Near Tetillas in Queretaro
A town in Cadereyta district reports Cerro Grande near Tetillas where one third of the mountain sank on August 6 between 3 and 4 pm, leaving a crest two inches above ground. The sunken portion measured 450 feet in circumference, 144 feet long and 90 feet wide. Two springs at the base, one fresh and one salt, vanished. The mountain was shattered by an electric discharge on July 30.
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How Cabby Lost a Passenger
Dumsey interrogates the fare as the driver cites a ten dollar charge for a long round trip. The passenger protests the price blaming it on the need to feed and rest the horses and questions the driver’s conduct and stallions.
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Why, John, what is the matter with baby
A brief Epoch dialogue recalls an infant's distress as a caregiver questions the infant's crying and an old man suggests the baby thinks of political tension between governors of North and South Carolina.
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Affected in the Feet No Doubt Actor Seethes at Audience
An actor tells a friend that many in the audience were moved by his soliloquy in the second act, while the friend notes several viewers stood up and left the theater. The exchange captures backstage vanity and audience reaction.
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Princess of Wales Seated at Sandringham Watches Evening Fires
A Post-Dispatch item notes the Princess of Wales lingering in the hall at Sandringham at dusk. She sits by the fireplace for an hour or more, seemingly oblivious to the surrounding sights and sounds as the coast reddens.
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Good News for Flat Dwellers in Cincinnati Times-Star
The article notes that halls and passages have become fashionable picture galleries as pictures have moved from floors to walls. Walls of stairways are lined with art, creating a stylish living space for residents.
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Currents of Commerce and Trade Steady Across Centers
Good reports from principal trade centres note steady and satisfactory conditions. Breadstuffs and provisions show stable quotations while dry goods distribution remains fair. Boots and shoes are irregular. spring goods may rise slightly. Wool and lumber steady, coal quiet. Southern quarantines ease. week’s business lost south of Kentucky and east of the Mississippi.
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No Change in the Market for Boots and Shoes
Market outlook for the coming season remains favorable with steady or rising demand in most regions though the South feels the impact of the yellow fever scare. Leather prices threaten to rise, trimming actual sales on the road, while jobbers seek spring samples at old prices amid cautious buying by retailers.
BRY GOODS MARKET SFW STABLE WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT
The dry goods market remains steady with wet weather slowing retailers but improving clothing trade. Fall goods and cotton fabrics show steady demand and firm prices while print cloth and shirtings soften. Woollen goods and overcoatings limited demand as mills run old orders. carpets and blankets sustain steady sales amid good orders and firm prices.
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Market Quotations for Staple Goods in Three Cities
In leading markets quotations show cotton steady with mixed levels across New York Chicago and St. Louis. Flour and grain futures are active with higher wheat and corn prices, while pork, lard, and other provisions hold firm. Cargoes and receipts are variably reported across the three centers.
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Grain Shipments and Wheat Stocks Reported
Wheat 49 000 bush, corn 47 000 bush, oats 7 000 bush, barley 28 000 bush, flour shipments 7 000 bbls, wheat 55 000 bush, corn 100 000 bush, oats 7 000 bush.
Boston Market Report on Butter Cheese and Groceries
Boston reports a moderate butter harvest with steady Northern Creamery and Western creamery goods and mixed dairy prices. Cheese demand remains moderate with firm prices. fruits, vegetables, and staples show steady to rising activity. rice, coffee, sugar, flour, and grains exhibit cautious strength amid variable receipts and regional demand.
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Arrivals of Livestock and Cattle Prices Listed
Weekly arrivals show Western cattle 1648 Eastern 14 Nern cattle 652. Total 4614 Western sheep 2800 Eastern sheep and lambs 1186 Northern sheep and lambs 6984 Total 9980. Beef cattle dressed weight from 4.00 to 8.50. Prices of western cattle vary by quality from 3.00 to 6.50. Hides skins and tallow prices listed. Lambskins 50 85 Brighton tallow 4. Dairyskins 16. Country hides: tall w Alfekins 0.75.
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Sioux Firm Stand in Concession Talks at Brule
The Sioux agents and their chiefs met with the Sioux commission at Lower Brule, dissolved the gathering, and left for the East. The commissioners had no authority to grant concessions and refused demands for changes in the bill. Delegations from six agencies will travel to Washington to present the Indians' wishes to government authorities.
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Eastman Quelled by Rye Beach Fisherman Tale
Edson Eastman of Concord New Hampshire publisher of Dudley Leavitt's Almanac recounts an awkward episode at a Rye beach cottage. He attempts fishing on the way to Portsmouth but the fisherman declines. Eastman notices the Almanac on the wall and remarks on Leavitt, prompting an awkward reaction from the fisherman.
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Eastman’s Fishing Lesson From Ady Talkative Fisherman
An elderly traveler asks a fisherman if the weather will stay fair for fishing. The boatman sternly replies “Sir, you ought to know,” silencing Eastman who falls silent for the remainder of the trip.
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Explosion at Kings County Oil Works in Greenpoint
A massive blast at Kings County Oil Works on Kingsland Avenue near Newtown Creek sent a fireball into the sky at 10 o clock. Firefighters aided by the Seth Low fireboat battled a fierce blaze as ambulances and police controlled the scene. One man seriously burned and another missing after an oil still explosion. four workers injured minorly, including Olsen 28 of 83 Bergen Avenue and Kometz 280 King Street.
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From Judge Aboard Canoe Clash Over Ownership
In a courtroom recount, one party describes a rocky canoe dispute with co owner noting a fight led to a split and Jack Brewer taking the stern during the incident.
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A Bad Washoe Fire Shocks Truckee Killings Sparks
Oct 1 report from Truckee describes a Washoe Indian who fired on the town from a bluff. He killed a squaw named Saiyan, then was shot dead by a posse member before he could fire again. Citizens later forced Chinamen to depart within 24 hours after learning of liquor and opium involvement.
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Badeau Suit Against Mrs Grant Set for Oct 10 Trial
Adam Badeau sues Mrs Julia Grant for 10000 alleging services in preparing General Grant memoirs. Justice Paterson to hear case in special term Oct 10 with Hays Grenbaum for Badeau and Seward DeCosta Guthrie for Mrs Grant. Trial expected to illuminate relations between Grant and his military secretary.
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Checker Editor Classified Listings and Book Purchases
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Globe political dictionary offers quick guide to campaign topics
The Globe promotes a 550 page Political Dictionary to help readers, Democrats and Republicans, understand campaign questions. It promises coverage of law and labor topics and notes few subjects will be omitted.
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