Trade of Coats Sparks Kansas City Smallpox Plague
News of the Week reports a coat trade in Kansas City leading to a smallpox outbreak centered on Atherton. Within weeks thirty cases emerged, prompting shotgun quarantine, guarded roads, and orders from Dr Ravenscroft. Officials hesitated, allowing spread into Blue River bottoms and surrounding farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Atherton
State Board of Health
Blue River
United States
Ravenscroft
Miracle escape on track as man leaps to cowcatcher
Thomas McGorgh foreman at Potter Dredging Company was struck by a fast moving train near Morris Dock. He leaped onto the cowcatcher at the last instant, was badly injured, and taken to Manhattan Hospital. A lantern was found near the scene, and an investigation followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McGorgh
Potter Dredging Company
Manhattan
McGough
Morris Dock
New York & Northern
Freght Tran
Mc Gough
James Corbury
High Bridge
Auetesh
Dorbly
Tarrytown
Wooed in the South Seas by Morning Star's Captain Garland
The upcoming marriage of Capt G F Garland commander of the Morning Star to Miss Sarah L Smith of Newton Centre highlights the A B C F M's missionary work. Smith, 21, went to Kusial five years ago to start a girls school, facing isolation yet building a flourishing project with teachers aboard the ship aiding remote islands in the Marshall and Gilbert group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Garland
Morning Star
Sarah L. Smith
Newton Centre
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Australia
Honolulu
Star
Miss Smith
Kusial
Angle Morning Star
Een
Dedham
Will Marry Sisters Bar Harbor Announces Double Union
A double engagement from Bar Harbor ties the Slater and Hunt families in a famed marriage event. Horatio N. Slater of Webster, Mass., plans to wed Mabel Hunt, daughter of the late artist William Morris Hunt and niece of architect R M Hunt, with Slater’s son Samuel to marry Enid, Mabel’s elder sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bar Harbor
Horatio N. Slater
Webster
Mass
Mabel Hunt
William Morris Hunt
R. M. Hunt
Washington Sq
Slater
Doane
Englishman Captured West In Embezzler Case
A Detroit telegram reports Sidney Old alias Samuel Owens, an English embezzler, arrested there yesterday. Old was the secretary and cashier for a New York firm, and has applied for extradition papers from West to face charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Detroit
Sidney Old
Samuel Owens
Old
Fisher and Renwick Leave from Dry Dock Jetty Firm
Fisher and Renwick of the Dry Dock Jetty Company of Newcastle upon Tyne obtained a 15 day leave of absence on June 1. The report notes concerns over his extended absence, with the books examined and a portion of funds discussed. A separate Detroit report mentions an alleged arrest at a hotel and a request for extradition papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mare Peedie
Detroit Ie
Rae
Turner Sues Ella Terwilliger For Flirtation Damages
Minneapolis man John W. Turner sues Miss Ella Terwilliger for 6000 dollars claiming she is a common flirt. He says the suit is for damages not breach of promise, and that he pursued marriage with her but she began flirting with others, which he intends to punish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pav, Minn
Twin Cities
John W.turner
Minneapolis
Ella Terwilliger
Plucky Chicago Priest Raids Opium Den Mobbed Entrance
Father Alyward, a Catholic priest, raided a Halstead Street opium den run by Wah Chung near his church. Two girls admitted frequenting the place and implicated others. Wah Chung fled before police could arrest him as a warrant was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutcaco
Alyward
Halstead St
Wah Chung
What the Mexican War Cost
A Boston letter argues the Mexican War cost far more than official figures show. It cites multiple estimates of casualties and expenditures, noting 100000 died from battle and disease, 309000000 spent, and a total admin outlay near 205000000, with later peace-time spending shaping the comparison.
Lightning Strikes Cavalry Camp at Grand Island Reunion
In Omana Nebraska during a rainstorm at the Grand Army and Sons of Veterans reunion in Grand Island a lightning bolt hit the first sergeant’s tent. Two lieutenants and four sergeants of Troop K were seated inside when the strike scattered splinters. The guards lay exposed on the ground after the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omana
Neb
Grand Island
State Grand Army and Sonsorf
Reunion
Grotter's Peculiar Life And Suspicious Death
New York report on William Grotter 43, an expert brewer who after a long illness survived three years without eating or drinking. Doctors operated to link an artificial mouth to his stomach. He later grew weak and died in his room as coroner Messemer investigates potential causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Messemer
William Grotter
Train Robbery at Del Rio with Dynamite and Rifles
A Post-Dispatch special from Del Rio Texas reports a daring train robbery shortly after midnight. Dynamite and Winchesters figured prominently in the raid. The robbers secured all money and valuables in the express safe along with several sacks of mail and registered packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
del Rio
Tex
Mail from Yokohama then to New York in 88 hours
Mails from Yokohama Aug. 19 arrived Vancouver Aug. 29 and were conveyed by special trains to New York. They boarded the steamship City of New York and set sail for Queenstown arriving next day, delivering letters to London by 9 a.m. Friday, claimed to be a record time for transatlantic post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
China
Japan
Yokohama
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Vancouver
B. A
Grand Central
Inman
City of
Tipeenstern
New Yoro
Ueenstown
London
Ian Pacifc
Utica
Albany
Poughkeepsie
Croton
New York City
It Would Give the Government a Mortgage on Receipts
A Chicago special to the Tribune says it is stated that 5,000,000 dollars will be requested from the treasury of the United States for the Columbian Exposition. It now seems to be more than probable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
The
Tribune
Treasury of
United States
Exposition Officers Plan Government Aid Request
Exposition officers will seek a government aid request from Congress but will not seek beyond the cost of medals and jury expenses. The loan of up to 5 million dollars will be secured by a mortgage on fair receipts, with the larger sum subsidized by Congress as a loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hey
Russian shot her in Behring sea chase at Copper Island
Victoria dispatch reports schooners Annie Moore Carlotta Cox Borealis Victoria arrivals from Behring sea with 1650 1500 1000 skins. Geneva brought 600 skins as first home. Russian Alert 15 guns pursued three schooners 12 miles from Copper Island, firing blanks and wrecking the bowsprit of the J Hamilton Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Behring Sea
Annie
Moore
Carlotta Cox
Borealis
Geneva
H. M
Pheasant
Seward
Copper Island
Teresa
J. Hamilton Lewis
Rich
McLean
Tey
Capt
Young Bride in Florida Husband's Sudden Flight
Mrs. F. D. Bentley, 18, arrives at Traveller's Hotel in Jacksonville with a broken heart after her husband Beatley, who claimed $9000 a year, eloped with her less than a month earlier. They wed Aug. 10, traveled to Bay Shore, then Jacksonville for a wedding trip, registered at Tremont Hotel before a fire and his later disappearance. She seeks funds to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
F. D. Bentley
Traveller's Hotel
Geores L. Wicks
Bay Shore
Beatley
Tremont Hotel
Young Beatley
Duval House
Bentley
Fred Douglass" Successor to Hayta Named
Wasinetos September 5 John Durham the newly appointed minister to Hayta is a colored man of education and ability born in Philadelphia years ago. He graduated from the Institute for Colored Youth in 1870 and earned a civil engineering degree in 1886 at Towne scientific school of Pennsylvania University. He was a reporter on the Philadelphia Inquirer and an editorial writer for the Evening Bulletin. He is a leading representative of the negro race, with writings in Harper’s Weekly and other periodicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasninetos
John
Durham
Hayta
Philadelphia
Institute For Colored Youth
Towne Scientific School
Ennsylvania University
Philadelphia Ines
San Domingo
Evening Bulletin
Harper’s Weekly
Dress Reform Rampant in Ontario Revival
In Kinveston Sydenham a Free Methodist revival drew converts, mainly women, who eagerly embraced dress reform. After warnings the meeting moved from Town Hall and preacher J F Frasier urged women to abandon corsets. A bonfire followed as corsets burned, shaping a fiery anti corset spectacle. The revival is hailed as a success and hints at spreading to the States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinveston
Ont
Free Methodists
Sydenham
J. F. Frasier
Frasier
James
States
Demolishing Armor Plate Tests New Boston Harbor Mortars
A 44 inch navy steel plate at Sandy Hook was demolished by a 12 inch rifled mortar in a test to guide fortification of Boston harbor. The projectiles weighed 628 pounds and pierced and fractured the plate, showing the effectiveness of the new mortars against armor and informing future battery deployment along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sandy Hook
Boston Harbor
Boston
Bethlehem Cast Steel
Providence
Bethlehemarks
Sim
Synth
Fragmentary report on 12 inch mortars and explosive tests
A partial excerpt discusses 12 inch mortars and their firing capacity. It mentions determining projectile behavior within structural limits and adjusting margins of toughness and paving, reflecting what seems to be a technical military testing context.
Rain Doctor Melbourne Tests Weather Loft Setup
Frank Melbourne, known as the rain doctor, conducted a first test from a loft in a Wyoming barn. Despite barriers, he forecast dry weather before a sudden thunderstorm produced 0.48 inches of rain, then cleared. Experts from the East may be invited for a series of experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunyvenne
Frank Melbourne
Melbourne
Notable Racing and Record Breaking at Independence
At Independence Indiana Allerton lowered his record from 2.12 to 2.11 and then to 2.10 for the mile. Stallion records were challenged as managers and pacers competed at the Decatur Trotting Association meet with quarter times and mile marks noted. Direct the black pacer driven by George Starr set a world pacing record around 2.00 with splits 32 and 1.04.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Allerton
Nelson
Roy Yikes
Ednes i
Decatur
Allener
Trotter
Mr. Salisbury
George Starr
Attack on Mary Ryan and daughter prompts mob action
Mary Ryan, an invalid, and her 7 year old daughter were assaulted by Mary Hewitt in their Oklahoma yard. Hewitt beat the child with a broom and struck Mrs Ryan with a hatchet, breaking arms and inflicting deep back gashes. Hewitt was arrested as a mob gathered with intent to lynch, but troops arrived to prevent the hanging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
U. T
Mary Ryan
Mary Hewitt
Mexico Denial and Diaz Boost Amid US Reports
A dispatch from Mexico City reports strong indignation over US papers claiming a Mexican revolution against Diaz. Diaz denies interviews, while Comancho insists there is no truth in discontent. Diaz is praised for energy and Mexico’s condition reportedly improves under his administration. Fire destroys Vogt and Coon opera house and 3rd Regiment armory in Dallas, with $200,000 cost and district loss around $665,000 after wind shifts save the core business area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mexico
United States
Diaz
Senor Comancho
Gen. Diaz
Child Cured After Copperhead Bite in Sewickley
Ada Gibbs, a young Sewickley girl, was bitten on August 20 by a copperhead that pierced an artery in her foot. The poison rapidly spread but yielded to treatment. Initial care involved cutting away infected tissue and hot flaxseed poultices with internal whiskey and carbonate of ammonia.
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Pittspurg
Ada Gibbs
Sewickley
Pension bills and embezzlement headline blend in Atlanta report
Atlanta report notes public opinion sways Georgia lawmakers against funding homes for needy Confederates. A new pension bill to aid indigent Confederates is introduced, with unclear per pension amounts, likely to pass. Separately at Youngstown Ohio, treasurer David Douglass is arrested for embezzling about 15 000 from township funds. auditors estimate restitution around 16 000 as he cites business use and slow collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Younastown
David Douglass
Youngstown Township
Seenanres
Douglass
Robbery on Denver & Rio Grande Train West of Texas Station
Seven masked men held up the Denver and Rio Grande express four miles west of the Texas OCRerx station at 11 40 last night. The robbers stole about 3609 dollars from the express car. Passengers were not molested. A track walker was halted at 9 pm and forced to flag the train. Torpedoes were placed on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Ocrerx
Col
Denver & Rio Grande
Ogden
West Greenland
Peary
Philadelphia
J. Peary
Greenland
North Pole
Brookday
East River
Friay
William C. Bolton
Jonet Brooklyn
Rank Th Carpenter
Ees Fitzpatrick
Harmon Murray
Fiedle
Fla
Hardy Early
Early
Gainesville
Public Safety
George Roney
Philadelpha
Stuart
Wier
Eston
F. A. Reynolds & Co
White Pigeon
Mich
Sding
Daatoals
Gettysburg
Penn
Illinois
12Th Illinois Cavalry
Daniel Edward
Mary Low Hudson
Columbus
Daniel
George Chair
Ersey Manufacturing Company
Boston
Bristol
Tenn
Sylvester Young
Newport News & Mississippi Valley Company
Clamack
George K. Travis
Peekskill
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Travis
Jude Benedict
United States District Court At
New York
Barge Office
Philadelphia Academy of Science
Halifax
Maine
Eeetary Hn
Navy
Port Townsend
Wash
Tozier
United States Revenue
Foloutt
George J. Starr
Union Pacific Company
Port Anglis
Victoria
United States
British Columbia
Bradford
Elias Heasley
Dr. Stuart
Grand Forks
N. D
Northern Pacific
Turtle River
J. B. L. Boule
Chico
Magnolia
Ark
Samuel Carter
John Brown
Richard Akely
Cordera
Chicago & Alton
American Bank
Andrew Morell
Corsac
Lynch
Cannelton Pandit
Louisville, Evansville & St. Yon
James Gordon
William Allen
Pegro
Guyton
Ernest E. R. Redfern
J. M. Redfern
London
E . Redfern
Willi
England
Herbert
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Sneak
Custom House Authority
United States District Court Eeeis
Aiaanow
Royal Mersey Yacht Cid
Total Istance
Exser Company
Newving
Imira
Montreal
Lima
Bret
Policeman Slashed by Servant in New York Incident
Police respond to a report by Alexander Hyer of Orion flats to arrest Francis Noah for disorderly conduct. Noah allegedly resisted and Hyer left to fetch another man. Sherman was cut in the neck with a razor, nearly severing his head. Clergyman Alleged a Mock Marriage in Johnstown. Margaret Good accuses Rev. Benson of desertion after secretly attempting marriage in Pittsburg amid claims of a sham ceremony.
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New York
John J. Sherman
West 100Th St
Alexander B. Hyer
Orion Flats
Johnstown
Penn
Margaret Good
Benjamin Benson
Benson
Pittsby
Pittsburg
Large melee of tramps ends in double stabbing in Clearyirl
A fight among a large group of tramps in Clearyirl Penn yesterday left two men fatally stabbed and three others badly hurt. The sheriff and a large force arrived to quell the clash and two arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearyirld
Penn
Ameri can Social Science session opens with chair from Washington
Saratoga N Y Sept 1 The American Social Science convention met this morning with Prof E M Gallaudet of Washington presiding. Papers read include The Physical Education et Charim by R E Wal ter Chan Seton and The New Education. Rev Dr H L Wayland of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
American Social Science Convention
E. M. Gallaudet
Washington
RE. Walter Chan Seton
H. L. Wayland
Education and Greenland News Mix In 1900s Philadelphia Page
Recap of lectures on deaf education and Sumner Camps for Boys, with notes on Wayland’s piece The New Education. Reports cover Peary Greenland expedition members returning to Philadelphia, train wreck injuries, a fatal shooting, and various public safety and legal stories from across the United States.
New Private Circular Offer From The Weekly Globe
Town readers urged to join a local club by using the Weekly Globe rate for a new private circular. Send for a new circular and free sample copies to explore the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GLOBE
Weekly Globe
AS TO MORNING BATHS Better to bathe before bed, Dr Walker says
Dr Robert Walker argues morning baths are less beneficial than evening baths. Cold water dulls skin sensation and until the body readies for heat, while tepid baths offer modest improvement. He advises baths two to four times weekly and warns against bathing when weary or after a full meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Walker
Toiling and Spinning Both in a New York Truth Quip
A (quote) remarks a gentleman of leisure who toils not or spins not. A reply counters that the man was seen on a bicycle this morning and the claim is mistaken. The exchange casts light on idle labor versus public activity in a witty aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Checkers 1891 solutions and notes by Washburn and Durgin
In Boston September 8 1891 chess and checker notes present Solutions of Positions 1574 to 1577 by H N Washburn G D Bugber and HW Washburn with games and moves. Also extended narrative by Edwin A Durgin recounts an encounter with children and observers at a public scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Edwin A. Durgin
Mass
Tremont St
C. Taylor’s
Water St
Market Report on Butter Eggs Cheese and Commodities
Commercial matters in Hoston note butter prices steady with firm demand for creamery extra and favorite grades, cheese prices firm with New York extra and Ohio extra shown. Eggs quality improving with price ranges listed, beans and dried goods quoted, vegetables and fruit prices including watermelons cantaloupes pears and oranges updated, plus flour grain and meat prices noted for current market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoston
Acarce
Vermont
New York
New
New York Extra
Oraelst
Ohio
New Hampshire
Michigan
Small
Ravenstein
Pena Lere
Enchesa
Del
Bartlett
Hudson River
Hebron
Oniones
Rni
St. Andrews
Maine
Y.& Can
Oliver Ditson New Music Selections for Pianists and Voices
Oliver Ditson Company presents select piano themes with mid priced lithographs and vocal music. Pieces include The Moonlight Rhapsody by Richard Goer deler 60 cents, Little Beauty 50 cents, Chosen Flowers 60 cents, Rodman Polka 60 cents, Waves of Ocean 50 cents, Cherokee Roses 60 cents, Happy Birds Waltz 75 cents, Mystic Gavotte 30 cents. Cornet with piano arrangements Winner 38 cents each. Vocal titles include O Faithful Moon 50 cents, Still Bare Thy Doors 50 cents, Hunting Song 50 cents, Dream Fancies 40 cents, A Heart that Lureshee 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Ditson
Richard Goerdeler
Theo, Bendix
William Drassle
Rodman
J. F. Gilder
Charles D. Blake
F. Behr
E. Holst
Hatton
Oliver Dugon Company
Snprano
G. I. Denza
Meyer
Helmund
H. B. Pasmore
H. ‘Namore
Leslie
Newcombs
M. Thatcher
Flu Bred American Children At Seaside Resort
A childless woman staying at a fashionable resort recalls her encounter withlocal children on the beach. She notes two pretty sisters in soft wool sailor outfits and jaunty caps as they build in the sand, illustrating a scene of seaside child life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Lmet
A Graphic Tale Comic Interlude From Chicago Tribune
A recalled visit at the Bilkinses unfolds as two men share a smoke and a rambling tale. Amid snowbound perils and family interruptions, the narrative drifts between humor and tension, with a fragile moment of attention from Mrs Bilkins.
The Lesser Evil Chosen in a breach of promise case
In a breach of promise case counsel for the plaintiff pressed the defendant about kissing the plaintiff. The defendant admitted kissing many times and described evenings when he was compelled to kiss, stating why the conduct occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lustige Blaetter
Tommpeles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atherton, Mo
Millionnaire Slater
West
Turner
Ella
Sheridan
Atun
Belter
Department of Commissariat and Transportation
Guadaloupe Hidalgo
Poli
Taylor and Fillmore
Yrenca
Grotter
Texas
Sea
Sha
Fred Douglass
Ontario
Dalles
Social Science At
Sumner Camps
Anthrop T. Talbot
Wayland
Willows Hotel
Willows
Cal
Union
Crawford House
Hocheimer & Co
Express
Felix
Joel F. Justin
Syracuse
Perryville Alls
Madison County
R. A. Alger
Division of
Maryland
Sons of Veterans
Georgiana Grant
Adjt
H. 5. Smith
Alex” Morton
Ingston
N.C
Louisiana
Kirby Mouse
Denver
T. KE. Rowley
American Sabbath Union
General Assembly
Newark
Canada
Carthage
Palmyra
Horace B. Silliman
Cohoes
Henry Darling
Hamilton College
Ned Carroll
Department of Jurisprudence
George Charack
Hersey Manufacturing Company
Newport News and
Mississippi Valley Company
Chamack
Benedict
United States District Court
George B. Travis
New York Centra
House of Commons
Richard Cartwright
William Tillman
Falls City Bank
Tellon
Fernandina
Yonr
Association
FBB
Rafe
CLUBA
Ateetemesin
Seeee
Baltimore Bidlee
Athletics
Eae
Milwaukee ci
Louisvil
Cincinnati
H. N. Washburn
Brewer
Kings
King
G. D. Bugber
HW. B. Washburn
ME. White
James Lees
Dalmellington
Sunderland Echo
White
Boston, Mass
Black
Dundee
Tideen 7
Messrs. M
Priest
A. L. Meyers
Messrs
L. J. Egleston
Plymouth Union
George Lobban
Holyoke
Lobban
L. J
Egleston
Taney Um Brown
Holland
Rine
OW — Sdinaty
Do Ordina
Si Breramangers
Oaracan
Oor
Costa Bon Tit Ioite
Jamaica
Petuatemala
Haytl
Carolina
Holce
Pri
Va Fair
Ties
Java
Muscatel
Sultana
Eleme
Valencia
Mons
Palermo
Pia Freee Wien
Ohto
Linois
Bbe Ag
Ilo
Cpr
Bnah
Antag
Fish
Haddock
Follock
Nova Scotia
Labrador
Ordova
Chicago Tribune
Mabel
Albert
Weill
Mamma
Bilkins
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