British claims misread as imaginary in Schomburgk line tale
The Brainerd Dispatch reports on reactions to Britain’s alleged Schomburgk line forging in Venezuela and other European notes. It notes Princess Helene's royal connections, Virchow’s Berlin fright, and debates on women's cycling and attire. It also mentions Joe the bunco man’s New York report and Weyler’s Cuba expeditions. Andree prepares for a north pole balloon attempt amid cautions about danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Venezuela
Joe
Bbaltimore Prison
New York
Duke of Richmond a practical, businesslike landowner
The owner of Goodwood Park, one of England’s prettiest places, is a practical farmer. The duke of Richmond is said to be more businesslike than any other titled landowner in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwood Park
England
Duke of Richmond
Italian cabinet offers short-lived prospects in transition
A British commentary notes that France once crafted cabinets and Italy rises as a potential second, predicting the current Italian ministry may last only half as long as prior three months. It also mentions cultural notes on beard customs among Hindoos and Juan Garcia in New York claiming ninety-one years with multiple dental sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Italy
Juan Garcia
New York City
Nature
Yale Crew Captain 1897 Elect Bailey Profile
Pliip Horton Bailey was elected Yale crew captain for 1897 last week. He is a son of collector E. B. Bailey of Windsor Locks Connecticut, a 97 class graduate, six feet tall and a fine athlete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliip Horton Bailey
Yale
E. B. Bailey
Windsorhacks
Conn
Condemning Tenement Houses Progresses in New York Slums
The work to condemn tenement houses in New York slums continues. Forty two buildings in the worst area this week will be torn down or rebuilt. The piece notes British press skepticism toward an international arbitration scheme and cites other brief items including student intoxication and a centenarian’s playful remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
Zealous Bishop Seeks Cure for Bat Plague at Two South African Churches
Bishop Bousfield writes to newspapers seeking guidance to purge St Ninian's Church Heidelberg and Pretoria Cathedral of bats that plague both churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bousfield
St. Ninian’s Church
Heidelberg
Pretoria
Struggles and Perseverance Behind Mentour Legacy
The article tells of philosopher Herbert Spenser facing despair before public acceptance aided by a legacy. It alleges visits of consumptives to Mentour spread tubercle bacilli in air, earth, and water, turning the peasantry into nearly all consumptives and arguing germ theory's validity as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spenser
Bacillius
Notable Massachusetts Governors Lost to Death in Recent Years
The state has likely lost more citizens who served as governors in recent years than any other state. Names in the list include Benjamin F. Butler N P Banks Thomas Talbot Alexander H Rice Oliver Ames George D Robinson Frederick T Greenhalge and William E Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Benjamin F. Butler
N. P. Banks
Thomas Talbot
Alexander H. Rice
Oliver Ames
George D. Robinson
Frederick T. Greenhalge
Willam E. Russell
Czar’s Visit Proposal Sparks Royal Relatives Rivalry
A historical note sees Russia invited to visit England while France frowns and Germany objects. The czar’s wife is England’s queen’s granddaughter, a familial link stirring royal jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Mediterranean
England
Johnny Bull
France
Germany
Windsor
Emperor William
Victoria
Texans' death sentences commuted to life imprisonment
President clemency grants life imprisonment to three Texans John C Hall Tom Davis and Taylor Hickman who were to be hanged on September 4. Edward B Webster navy paymaster appeals Mare Island court martial verdict of embezzlement to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Hall
Tom Davis
Taylor Hickman
Edward B. Webster
Navy
Mare Island
Cleveland
Notable Obituaries and Academic Moves Across Europe and America
The report lists deaths of Rev D Halsey W Knapp 77 in Brooklyn Gen Joshua Siegfried 64 in Pottsville noted as veteran capitalist and philanthropist Ex Gov J H Williams 84 in Augusta remembered for public service in Maine Prof Bernard Moses political science chair moves from UC Berkeley to University of Chicago born 1827 Adolphe Ebeling German writer dies in Cologne born Hamburg 1827 includes career in Paris Bra zil Dassel lorf Cologne Metz and press affairs after 1870 war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Halsey W. Knapp
Brooklyn
Joshua Siegfried
Pottsville
J. H. Williams
Augusta
Williams
United States
Senate
Dassellorf
Cologne
Metz
Dozens Die or Injured in Fires and Collisions Across States
A series of disasters includes a $50 000 fire in Ashtabula Ohio a half million dollar blaze in Terre Haute Indiana and Chicago street railway car barns burned with 50 000 loss. Fatalities include Walter Nunnemacher Milwaukee drowned Frederick McNicholas Marinesco killed by a falling rafter Fred Harpson Warsaw killed assisting barn-raising and two children buried alive in Kansas. A prisoner killed by a shot during a riot the Dundonald steamship damaged near Queenstown and a fatal railway wreck near Murphysboro Illinois. Naylor’s and Espenheim Albrecht operas houses Terre Haute destroyed with 400 000 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula
Ohio
Terre Haute
Ind
Chiego
Frederick McNicholas
Marinesco
Macinesco
Mich
Kansas
Missouri
Fred. C. Harpson
Warsaw
Joseph Gorman
Barberton
Gorman
Edinburg
Fenton Wright
Richardsom
Geneva
Joseph Allen
Elgin
Allegan
M. M. Stevens
Gand Rapids
Pdurdonald
San Francisco
Hull
Santaren
Queenstown
Dundonald
Chicago & Texas Railroad
Murphysboro
Biz Muddy Creek
James Cranston
Cranston’s Mills
English
Cranston
Ira Reese
Fowler
Kas
Lawrence Murphy
Saginaw
Lake Shore Road
Toledo
Fassett Street
William Metcalf
Kokomo
Naylor
Espenheim & Albrecht
Cincinnati
Multiple violent incidents and legal actions reported
Reports detail a string of crimes and legal actions across the United States. incidents include a Missouri farmer shot during a religion dispute, a posse pursuit of Pob Heth, a house robbery and assaults in Jovlin, murder and attempted suicide by James French in Rockford, Illinois, a double murder on a shanty boat in Huntington West Virginia, and a ax attack on children. Also covered are clemency for three Texas youths, a Santa Fe conspiracy conviction with jail time and fine, and a couple's suicide attempt in New Castle Pennsylvania linked to political families. Charles Miller from Floyd county Indiana is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Grant
David Cook
Columbia
Missouri University
Xreys
Pob Heth
Charles Ford
Jovlin
James French
Rockford
Huntington
W. Va
A. J. Call
Nettie
Etta Robins
Cleveland
Texas
John C. Bail
Tom Davis
Taylor Hickman
Davis
Hickman
United States Supreme Court of Santa Fe
N. M
Laughlin
J. A. Peralta Reavis
Peralta Land Grant
Louise Foltz
Richard D. Foltz
Newcastle
Coal operator H. D. Smith commits suicide in Rockville
The 70 year old coal operator H. D. Smith shot himself with a revolver in Rockville. He left a widow and several children. Once a wealthy Clay county operator and later a Terre Haute resident, he reportedly died within an hour from self inflicted injuries caused by grippe related suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hej
H. D. Smith
Rockville
Aneana
Mr. Smith
Clay County
Terre Haute
Grippe
Notable World News and Arts Bits From Abroad
Reports from Matanzas Cuba tell of a shooting by military authorities. In London and Paris scenes, M. James Tissot and Mme. Bernhardt plan artistic and rest engagements. Drawings by Thackeray, and royal curiosities, are noted along with floods in Swiss regions and a Roentgen update on the German emperor’s arm. Cape Colony, Spain, and Canada stories cover politics, raids, and reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matanzas
Cuba
Leonardi Johva Alkaedia
M. James Tissot
Thackeray
Robert Bell
Harper's Magazine
London
Italy
Mme. Bernhardt
Belle Isle
Paris
Victoria
Frederick B. Power
Department of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wellcome Research Laboratories
M. Michael Revon
Imperial University
Tokio
Japan
Washington
M. Revon
Independence Belge
W. Walsham How
Wakefield
Eng
Thomas Hardy
Benier Alps
Jura Mountains
Vaud
Switzerland
Marquis de Mores
Mont Matre
France
M. Eduard Drumont
England
House of Assembly of
Cape Colony
Cecil Rhodes
Jameson
Johannesburg
Spain
Weyler
Artemas
J. Israel Tarte
Canada
Hector Langevin
Dominion
Thomas Mce- Greevy
Charles Tupper
Treasury
Various 1900s Notices From Around the World
A mixed swath of items including a walk over in a Huntingdon horse race for Wish ard in the Apethorpe welter plate, Cleveland’s 100th anniversary bells and services, Pittsburg’s Civic Club suing for potato patches under Pingree plans, Edward S. Washburn elected to lead several railways, Frank Slavin’s possible fight with Sheehy, Havreford College cricket at Charter House, John Linderman found dead near Decatur, a large tailors’ strike in New York, Venezuela brief draft by James J. Storrow, Charles H. Warren’s retirement from Great Northern, Iowa hay rate protests, Prof William R Brooks sighting a moon object likely a meteor, and two high society Buffalo and Chicago couples marrying after eloping to a minister."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wigshard
Wishard
Huntingdon
Eng
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Civic Club
Edward S. Washburn
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Memphis
Kansas City, Memphis
Charter House
John Linderman
Decatur
Mich
Brotherhood of Tailors
New York
Hay Shippers
Iowa
F. T. Campbell
William R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Geneva
Brooks
Buffalo
Chicago
Katherine Hamlin
William Hamlin
Cicero J. Hamlin
Tolliver Runs as Independent Candidate
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Tolliver is described as perfectly independent with no backing beyond his own effort. The quote suggests limited outside support for his political bid.
Bryan is Chosen at People's party convention
The St Louis gathering of the People's party opened with Rev W L Smith, Gov Senator Marion Cutler, and temporary chairman Stone. Ignatius Donnelly praised St Louis and the Mississippi region while Senator Butler led as temporary chair. A roll call and credentials contest dominated the morning as Allen of Nebraska won the permanent chair and the majority report carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Cutler
Stone
Missouri
Ignatius Donnelly
Minnesota
Donnelly
St. Louis
Mississippi
Senator Butler
Taubeneck
Butler
National Committee
Committee On
Committee On Credentials
H. E. Taubeneck
Wardenl
California
Committee On Permanent Organization
Senator Allen
Nebraska
James E. Campion
Maine
Pence
Cyclone” Davis
Davis
Allen
Mr. Branch
Georgia
Tennessee
Conference
Lafereace
William Vincent Allen
Col. Bowman
Harry Skinner
North Carolina
Howard
Alabama
Thomas E. Watson
J. R. Sovereign
Arkansas
Watson
Johnson
Penn
New York
Sewall
Carat
Burkitt
A. L. Mimms
Capt. Burnham
Marion Page
Virginia
Baliman
Gen. Weaver
Iowa
Indiana
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Skinner
Milms
Texas
Col. Barkitt
Mimms
St. John
L. W. Covert
G. W. Baker
People's Party
Stewart
Nevada
Confed
Debate Over Nomination Rules Causes Convention Row
Morning session opens with the minority report from the rules committee proposing a change in nomination order to name the vice presidential candidate. Elfweed Pomeroy defends the committee while Ignatius Donnelly protests the rule change. E Gerry Brown appeals to the South and minority, George Abbott urges maintaining the regular order, and Tom Patterson denounces adopting the minority report. Senator Butler moves to refer the matter to the national committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Rules
Elfweed Pomeroy
Newark
N. J
Ignatius Donnelly
Minnesota
E. Gerry Brown
Massachusetts
George Abbott
Nebraska
Tom Patterson
Colorado
Senator Butler
North Carolina
National Committee
Convention Rows Over Minority Reports At Political Platform Session
Delegates clash over minority reports as Bryan is nominated and a vote on the minority platform is taken. The convention debates the employment policy and bonds proposal with multiple minority statements presented by Hearly Coxey and Valette as a posturing fight unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Oratory
Dear
New York
Cyclone Davis
California
J. B. Weaver
Kearby
Texas
Coxey
Ohio
Hearly
Valette
Rhode Island
Kelly
Kansag
Bryan Wins Nomination After Tumultuous Democratic Convention
The convention adjourned sine die after nominating William Jennings Bryan amid floor maneuvers and late votes. Col. Bowman and others supported various candidates including Skinner Watson and Burkitt, with Donnelly and Coxey also discussed before final Bryan victory.
No title given in the fragment
A character urges another to trust for a future, noting poverty and lacking luxuries. They discuss the father’s possible action and plan to teach him, with a hint of poker as a test or metaphor. The dialogue centers on financial struggle and dependency within a relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Sifter
War in Chinatown Fueled by Lee Yup Feud
San Francisco July 23 Chinatown is in turmoil as a feud erupts between Lee Yup and Sam Yup factions. A murder, threats on top merchants, and family bans spark a race to settle scores. Chinese consul backs one side while Kung Chow asylum and Chinese merchants’ exchange clash publicly. Police withdraw to let rivals fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Lee Yup Company
Lee T
Kung Chow Asylum
Sam Yup Company
Sam Yups
Mutiny and Murder On Board the Herbert Fuller
Halifax reports a Boston run vessel the Herbert Fuller arrived with a black flag signaling mutiny. Capt Noah his wife Laura and Second Officer Banbury were killed in their bunks with an ax. Cook Jonathan Shere aided by irons suspect Thomas Brown and the wheel man. Passengers including Frank Monch were arrested. Murder occurred at 2 AM on the 18th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Halifax
N. S
Barkentine
Herbert Fuller
H. Nash
Boston
Rosario
Fulles
Noah
Laura
Banbury
Jonathan Shere
Thomas Brown
Brown
Frank Monch
Nine Lives Lost in Kentucky Floods at Frankfort
A fatal flood in Frankfort Kentucky washed away Gaine's bridge over Benson creek. James Bradley his wife and five children and Mrs Bryant with two children are dead. James Sudduth and family escaped after swimming a mile to safety as their home vanished in the rising waters. Louisville lines will operate over the Southern tracks amid flood disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Frankfort
Gaine
Benson Creek
James Bradley
Bryant
Squire Dan Moore
James Sudduth
Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington
Short Line
Louisville & Nashville
Chesapeake & Ohio
Louisville Southern
Trial Proceeded as Jameson Indictment Overruled
In London the high court of justice queen s bench division reconvened for the trial of Dr Leander S Jameson and co defendants for alleged foreign enlistment act violations in the invasion of the South African republic. The lord chief justice overruled the motion to quash the indictment and the defendants pled not guilty. The attorney general opened for the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameson
London
High Court of Justice
Queen’s Bench
Leander S. Jameson
South African Republic
Edward Clarke
Q. C
Richard Webster
Peck Supports the Ticket in Milwaukee Despatch
Secretary Noel announced that Chairman George W. Peck, now absent at Lake Mnitoa rka, has authorized him to say Peck will support and work for the Chicago convention nominees. This, with Wall’s stance, marks two desertions from the old Democratic party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
Milwaukee
Noel
Democratic State Centre Committee
George W. Peck
Lake Mintoiorka
Chicago
Wall
Democratic Ccld
Train Ditching Near Mu Today Leaves Dozen Injured
A Chicago and Texas Railroad trestle over Big Muddy creek collapsed after heavy rains about one mile south of Mu today. One passenger coach was ditched and twelve people were injured, with two possibly fatally. Seriously hurt include Scott Hinchcliffe of Carbondale George Siebert of Bloomfield Missouri Mrs G S Drew and her young daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Ill
Chicago & Texas Railroad
Big Muddy Creek
Scott Hinchcliffe
George Siebert
Bloomfield
Drew
Power Honored as Director Appointment Banquet Held
London July 23 Dr Frederick B Power renowned American chemist and former head of the University of Wisconsin Madison chemistry department received a banquet in his honor on his appointment as a director of a notable institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power Heneored
London
Frederick B. Power
Department of Pha
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Wellcome Research Laboratories
Their Choice Too The Silver Convention Nominates Bryan
The Silver Party selected William J. Bryan of Nebraska for president and Arthur Sewall of Maine for vice president as its unified nominees at Grand Music Hall after a lengthy session. Delegates approved the platform endorsing free coinage of silver and discussed unity with the Populists. The convention adjourned sine die with Bryan and Sewall as the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P
Erate
St. John
Hagerty
G. W. Baker
Turner
Kansas
Senator Jones
Nevada
Hess
Illinois
Page
Nebraska
Gen. Warner
E. E. Little
William J. Bryar
Bryan
Baker
California
Troup
Connecticut
Arthur Sewall
Maine
H. T. Niles
Onto
Sewall
Col. Face
New York
Lincoln
Board of Trade moves to Wisconsin grain inspection
West Superior Wisconsin special reports an extraordinary meeting where the board of trade voted to abolish the Minnesota system of grain inspection and adopt Wisconsin laws. The resolution to discontinue the Minnesota inspection takes effect August 31 amid threats from elevator interests and potential closures if the change occurs. A telegram from Great Northern president J J Hill warned sample yards could move to Sandstone if implemented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Board of Trade
West Superior
Wis
Board of Trade
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minneapolia
Duluth
J. J. Hill
The
Great Northern
Superior
Cleveland Centennial Celebrations Mark Founders Day
Cleveland marks its centennial founded by Gen Moses Cleveland. City houses closed as ceremonies in the Central armory begin with music by the Cleveland Vocal Society. Mayor McKisson welcomes the crowd and centennial ode is read before brief addresses by notable guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Moses Cleveland
Central Armory
Cleveland Vocal Society
Robert E. McKisson
Connecticut
Asa Bushnell
Ohio
William MceKinley
Attacked by His Daughter in Minnesota Flash
Kenyon Minnesota special D Quinby narrowly escaped losing an eye when his daughter attacked him with a concealed knife. An ugly facial gash extended from near the left eye to the chin before she was restrained and hewarded to Rochester insane hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenyon, Minn
D. Quinby
Rochester Insane Hospital
Conversation on the Car Dashes Off Withering Jook
A witty exchange from the Indianapolis Journal describes Minnie and Mamie on a city car. The pair recount a conductor being struck speechless by a sharp jook as they discuss the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie
Mamie
Indianapolis Journal
Indiscreet Farmer Quips About Prohibition Obstacles
A Cleveland Plaindealer satirical quip questions a leading prohibitionist about distance to a ram shop. The farmer answers wryly that travel is brief, suggesting easy access even on a dark night. The exchange mocks moral strictness with rural humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Man Sentenced After Throwing Wife Into Well
An inquisitive visitor questions a man under sentence for throwing his wife into a well. He explains he could not bear to see a woman cry, saying she was crying. Cincinnati Quaker?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Koquirer
Mudger's Novel Safety Pin Gripping Iron Report
The Chicago Record notes Mudger has devised a safety coupling pin and grappling iron to hold women's shirts and skirts together. The items are described as new money makers for Mudger, reflecting a quirky industrial breakthrough.
Been There Himself. Pullman Porter and Passenger Dialogue
A Washington Times snippet presents a coy exchange where a Pullman porter laments mockery from others while a passenger quips about his past as a member of the Fifty third Congress. The brief exchange highlights class and political punchlines in a street corner vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Times
The Scarlet Letter title query by Hawthorne noted
A Washington Times snippet questions why Hawthorne named his story The Scarlet Letter and suggests it should be read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne
Washington Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brainerd Dispatch
Ingersoll & Wieland, Publishe
Princess Helene
Duchess of
Sparta
Queen Victoria
Prof
Virchow
Berlin
Congressman. Richardson
Phil Thompson
Andree
North Pole
Lincoln Institute
Philadelphia
People In Print
Walter Nunnemacher
Milwaukee, Wis
Lake Nagowicka
Mr. Norton
Debs
Henry
D. Lloyd
Col. P. G. Bowman
Barney Gibbs
Jefferson Pollard
Call
8. M. Morton
Livingston
Jacob S. Coxey
Oblio
Industrial Army
Plowman
South Dakota
Norton
George H. Abbott
Bedlam
Chinkville
le Ti
Lee Yuapi
Armas
Silver Convention
Bryan and
Mous
Silver Party
Grand Music Hall
Mott
Francis G. Newlands
Newlands
J. J. Mott
South
New England
Lillie B. Pierce
Liberty
G. A. Baker
D. F. Keith
Judge Scott
W. H. Standish
North Dakota
Charles A. Towne
R. E. Diffenderfer
Pennsylvania
George P. Keeney
Reading
W. Jefferson Pollard
William P. St. John
Warner
Wall Street
United Action
Dr. Nicholls
John P. St. John
Helen Gouger
People’s Party
Free Silver
Platform Committee
H. L. Chaffee
C. B. Lane
Toaci
Pope
Greenbacker
George Lawrence
John Halligan
McKinley
Long Prairie
Minn
Special
Hood
Wood
Home Life Insurance Company of
Fred F. Loomis
Pioneer Tress Building
St. Aul
Giesler
Gottingen
Hall
Price, the
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hegeman
E. C. G. Clark Co
N. Haven, Ob
Man WixsLow
Bond Street
Henry George
London Zoological Gardens
California Fig Syrup Co
LC. Picken
D. Panxis
D. 0
L. M. Rumen
Becy
Worthern Institute OF Osteopathy
GLOBE
Minneapolis
Mine
Osborn, Crosby & Co
Grain Commission, Flour Exchange
Mineapolis
Middle South
Nature Journal
Staunds Tower
Yoon
Soueh
Cox Somerville
Team
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