India to Reward Chitral Campaign Soldiers
The government in India plans six months extra pay for soldiers who served in the Chitral campaign. Queen Victoria reportedly favors young Irish women as the most beautiful. The British army lists a total strength of 222151 in the latest Blue Book. England’s schemes could allow garrisoning many places with a corporal and ten men each. An American Society for the Improvement of Speech is forming to improve voice and enunciation. Georgia expects a surge in peaches and melons with about 6000 car loads of melons slated for shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Chitral
Queen Victoria
England
Georgia
Delaware
Harriet Beecher Stowe Reaches Age and Royalty Note
Harriet Beecher Stowe is reported to have reached her eightieth birthday with excellent health. Her royalties from Uncle Tom's Cabin have expired, yet publishers still allow Mrs. Stowe a share in the book’s sales as a mark of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mrs. Stowe
Poison as a Weapon in Cuba Threatens Spanish Rule
The passage argues poison is a legitimate warfare tool for Spain. If true that it will be used in Cuba, it signals strong insurgent support. An army able to evade U S supply agents and recruiters poses a serious menace to Spain's control in its own territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cuba
United States
India rubber rises from eraser to industrial staple
In the first quarter of ISM the country spent 6 60 200 on rubber imports. The India rubber tree is now among the most remarkable items in the industrial list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
ISM
German politics echo with rebuke of Bismarck as reformers rage
A Socialist speaker denounces Bismarck as a greater danger than ten wars, calling him a medieval baron who only kills and steals. The veteran chancellor is said to live to 90 if opponents persist in this rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Germany
Maryland Man Loses Breach of Promise Suit Warning
A Maryland man sued for breach of promise for 5000 dollars. The judge warned that a woman who promises to marry may change her mind and wed another without liability. The new fiancée doubts the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Widow Hammersley Renounces Marlborough Title
The late Widow Hammersley of New York who married the duke of Marlborough has, after his death, become the wife of Lord William Beresford and, on Queen Victoria's suggestion, will be known as Lady William Beresford. The queen avoided confusion with the divorced duchess who is still living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammersley
New York
Duke of Marlborough
Lord William Beresford
Queen Victoria
Duchess of Marlborough
William Beresford
Duchesses of Marlborough
Turkeys Role in Europe and Civil Rights Questioned
The piece argues that European jealousies shield Turkey, suggesting Russia conquered it and England intervened. It claims Turks are unfit for autonomy and England tires of a policy causing Christian deaths. It notes China moves on and Turkey lacks a rightful claim to civilized nation status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Russia
England
China
Manchester canal turns profitable after losses
The Manchester canal, once a financial failure, has become a paying enterprise. For the first four months, receipts surpassed last year by 2408, signaling a turn in fortunes for the project. In geopolitical notes, Russia faces Japan in Eastern Asia as Japan mobilizes extensive battalions and orders more battleships in Europe, prompting cautious action in Corea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Canal
Manchester
Door knob invention promises 100000 lock combinations
A Yankee, likely from Maine, devised a door knob where the latch key is rendered superfucus. The lock tumblers arrange to yield 100000 combinations by rotating the knob through five angular positions set by a hexagon’s sides when vertical. The account hints that would be thieves be found asleep on the doorstep, standing on their heads, if they tried the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
City watchers note public cycles for passenger use
The article describes two manned cycles with two seats as an early form of shared transport. It predicts future city street adoption and notes the Japanese as long familiar with wind powered carriages. London cycles are considered deeper and easier than cabs and useful for sightseers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londer Hias
Trafic
Finkrik
PITH OF THE NEWS The Latest and Most Important News of the World
The column curates brief summaries from Telegraph and Press Association dispatches highlighting key national and international events. This compact digest offers quick reads on politics, economy, and conflicts with unbiased, factual phrasing.
United States Navy and Marine News In Detroit and San Francisco
The marine mail service began in Detroit to carry mail to vessels. Naval reserves in San Francisco rode the Olympia and reported it top heavy. The Philadelphia cruiser reached San Francisco from Honolulu and moved to Mare Island. Postmaster J P Lide of Waynesboro Georgia is said to owe 2000 dollars and has vanished. War department heads approved the new regimental tag by Secretary Doe. A cable from Navy Department notes the Montgomery arrived at Colo with the Nicaraguan commission on board and will stay until the commission returns to the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Marine Mail Service
Detroit
Tojtay
Naval Reserves
San Francisco
United States
Olympia
Philadelphia
Honolulu
Mare Island
J. P. Lide
Waynesboro
War Department
Gen. Ruger
Doe
Navy Department
Montgomery
Colou
Colo
Vanion Bakers
Cleveland
Mendota
Colorado
Independence
Oklahoma
Louis F. Anzerais
Mexico
Alaska
Johnston & Son
Knoxville
C. Johnston
Stockton Cal
Cocos
Vera Guas
Department of Palama
Tacoma
Portland
Mount Vernon
Pacific Lumber and Shingle Shippers’ Association
Missouri Chickamauga-Chattapooga National Military Park
Erie Kan
Fair
Springfield
Mass
Union
Jefferson M. Clough
Remington
Winchester
Remington & Sons
Hion
N. Y
China
Winchester Arms Co
New Haven
Belchertown
Phelps
Clough
Dr. Williams
Bea
Schenectady
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Notable 19th Century Figures and Legal Affairs Summary
A stream of obituary notes and society items covers deaths of Mrs Kate Ockleston-Lippa and Col Richard Irving Dodge, a Maryland heir inheritance for Gov Brown, and a Erie Gazette veteran Isaac Gara. Reports mention Victoria's lengthy will, Braddon on elephants, Justice Field's transcontinental ride, Henry Cooper's death, Twain's lecture plan, and Michigan scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Ockleston-Lippa
Pittsburg
Gov. Atkinson
Georgia
Gov. Brown
Maryland
James Carroll
Cousi
Atlantic City
N. J
Richard Irving Dodge
Sacketts Harbor
Isaac B. Gara
Erie
Horace Greeley
Erie Gazette
Queen Victoria
Edward Braddon
India
Justice Field
Washington
San Francisco
Jurist
Henry Rouse Cooper
Broadway
New York
Hma
Finaily
Ohio Wesleyan University
Iseo
Large City Fire Destroys Dozens of Buildings in Tottenham
Fire in Tottenham Ontario razes nearly one hundred structures with losses around 150000 dollars. Across the country a string of fatal accidents and disasters include a four year old shot in Franklin Indiana, a mine blast death in Richmond Virginia, and a yacht tragedy near Hechester Madison as drownings and injuries mount.
Multiple Deaths and Crimes Reported Across States
A series of violent incidents and arrests unfold nationwide. Names include Ella Kafer in Iowa, Alfred Benson in Alabama, Bert Rocket’s murder in a street duel, and James H. Rourke in Nebraska. Murders rise in Lemont Illinois and gang raids yield five Canadians jailed in Chicago. Stage robbery near Ukiah California, and a banker-to-exec extortion case in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Kafer
Alburnett
Iowa
Alfred Benson
Bessemer
Ala
Bert Rocket
James H. Rourke
San Francisco
Baker Hotel
Omaha
Lemont
Chicago
Butte, Mont
Ukiah
Cal
Philadelphia
Robert Cummings
Denver tries to shield missing Colorado Securities manager
A roundup of alleged financial crimes spans multiple states with H J Aldrich linked to a wider group in Denver. Lawyer J C Dean is jailed in Indiana for subornation of perjury tied to government land deals. A railway engineer William Farr faces murder attempt charges after escaping prison. James B Gentry stands trial in Philadelphia for the Madge Yorke killing. Deputy Evans dies after a mount Sterling shooting as a lynching is averted by court promise. Astute arrests span Chicago Savings Bank officials in Denver and Red Lodge officers in Montana amid suspected insolvent deposits and bank crimes. Indian trouble around Red Lodge and a prearranged shooting claim near Araphoe. In Rollington Ky a double murder follows a fatal shooting and stabbing. York US hosts murder suspicions as Ames Osborn dies from poisoned cake with arrests imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
H. J. Aldrich
Colorado Securities Company
J. C. Dean
Elwood
Ind
United States
Oklahoma City
William Farr
Winnipeg
Vancouver
B.C
James B. Gentry
Winifred Drysdale
Madge Yorke
Criminal Court
Philadelphia
Charles Evans
Mount Sterling
John Johnson
Cooper
I. T. Atkins
Chicago Savings Bank
Charles D. Atkins
Red Lodge
Mont
Griffith
Landes
Colo
Elmer Hank
Wyoming
Hank
Washakie
Araphoe
Woodson
Lodge
Arthur Gauden
Thomas Murphy
Gauden
Rollington
Oldham County
York
Ames Osborn
International and Local News Summary Note
Reports cover a Peruvian corporation issuing five million dollars in Paris debentures, Turkish and Albanian violence in Armenia, French squadron dispatch to Beyrouth, and a Berlin pastor delaying a country visit due to illness. Also Newfoundland loans law clash, Sachtelben’s claim on a murder plot, Vesuvius activity, cavalry arrivals in Madrid, London desertion arrests, Esmarch elected to French Academy, cricket fund total, Jose de Heredia joining French Academy, and Coppee’s welcome address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beyrouth
Adolph Stoecker
Berlin
Germany
Newfoundland
Sachtelben
St. Louis
Lenz
Vesuvius
Madrid
Ifayana
Puerto Principe
Halifax
London
Esmarch of
Kiel
Henrietta
Schleswig Holstein
French Academy of Medicine
London Telegraph
W. R. Grace
Jose de Heredia
Charles de Mazade
Lamartine
Francois Coppee
Illinois miners resume work amid pay cut compromise
Reports show Illinois miners to resume work on a compromise reduction in pay while Oklahoma excitement grows over a gold discovery. Other notes mention strikes in Cleveland bakeries and saloon petition prosecutions in Independence Iowa as more mining and regional events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Oklahoma
Free Silver Men Plan Democratic Silver Organization
A Memphis meeting of prominent Democrats who attended the recent silver convention outlined steps to organize free silver advocates within the Democratic party. They issued a nationwide address urging Democratic leaders to back 16 to 1 coinage and to form a national silver Democrats organization ahead of the 1896 campaign. The group invites attendees to a Washington conference on August 14, 1895, to cooperate and report back through Hon. Casey Young in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Ten
Democratic Party
United States
Washington, D. C
Casey Young
Tenn
Yellow Fever Ravages Santos and Port Vessels
The American barkentine Priscilla arrives from Rio and Santos with 14 254 bags of coffee after a 44 day voyage. Yellow fever persisted in Santos from May 12 with men dying in the streets and aboard ships, many crews depleted, burial boats rowed through the harbor, and first officer J M Gayle struck but recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santos
Baltimore
Priscilla
Rio
J. M. Gayle
Filibuster Expedition Wrecks Off Florida
The George W. Childs party of Cuban filibusters, believed to sail for Cuba, reportedly met disaster off Florida after reaching Jamaica. Six survivors reached Key West in a famished state, having subsisted on crabs in the Florida keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cuba
George W. Childs
Jamaica
Cuban
Florida
Key West
Keys
Royal baking powder praised by state health chemist
Prof. Floyd Davis of the State Board of Health of Iowa asserts that The Royal baking powder has the highest leavening power among examined powders and is composed of pure wholesome ingredients, well mixed and proper for use with no other powder yielding as satisfactory results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Davis
State Board of Health of
Lowa
Towne Considers Silver Convention in Minnesota
Congress man C A Towne returned from Cleveland and said he is weighing a call for a Minnesota silver convention as a Republican gathering of silver men. He will confer with state Republicans before acting. In Nebraska a thunderstorm killed Frank Kilkenny and badly injured his two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne
Duluth
Minne
C. A. Towne
Cleveland
Minnesota
President Cleveland Health Rumors Spark Concern
A Washington rumor claims President Cleveland suffers sudden chest rheumatism spells. Reports say Dr. O Reilly or Dr. Bryant have accompanied him on trips, with one account attributing a near fatal emergency to a recent attack at Gray Gables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
Jersey City
O'Reilly
Bryant
Gray Gables
Dr. O'Reilly
Dr. Bryant
Banks of Minnesota compare state and national bank balances
Public Examiner Kenyon released a June 27 comparative report on Minnesota banks showing May 7 closing figures. National banks held United States bonds 2,802,367.86 and cash 5,521,335.57 while state banks reported 680,792.69 in stocks and bonds and 2,489,629.50 cash. Liabilities include national deposits 29,903,941.80 and state deposits 22,489,817.33 with corresponding due-to-banks figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Examiner
St. Paul
Kenyon
Minnesota
United States
Cuban Dungeon Holds American Reporter After Rebel Camp Visit
Frank R E Woodward, Cuba correspondent for a New York paper, is held in a Spanish dungeon for visiting a rebel camp. He was captured after attempting escape on the British steamer Ely and is to be taken to Gibara for trial. He arrived at Banes June 16 exhausted and ill with notes on rebel strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. E. Woodward
Boston
Cuba
New York
Ely
Banes
Gibara
Woodward
Capt
Donovan
United States
State Department
Royal Baking Powder Dominates Government and World Exhibits
The passage notes that baking powder has never surpassed the Royal brand in government tests or before World's Fair juries for purity strength or wholesomeness. It emphasizes Royal's consistent superior performance in competitive evaluations.
International Lodge Sees Early Start in Good Templars
Boston June 27 delegates gathered as the International Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars opened its session. World grand templar Dr Delos H Mann leads a vast organization said to number 700 000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Lodge
Boston
International Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars
Delos H. Mann
Delaware and New York physician and Good Templar leader
Born in Delaware and New York he studied at New York and Albany universities. He became a successful physician and an early Good Templar enthusiast, displaying notable executive skill and holding many offices in the order, including being chosen world's grand templar in 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
N. Y
New York
Albany
Good Templar
Lee
Order
Scions of Royal Houses Unite in Kingston Wedding
Prince Emanuel Filiberto of Aosta wed Princess Helene of Orleans at St. Raphael Church in Kingston on the Thames. The ceremony drew lavish color arches and flags from Savoy and Orleans as crowds cheered the royal couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Emanuel Filiberto
Duke of
Aosta
Humbert
Italy
St. Raphael
Kingston-on-the-Thames
Helene of Orleans
Countess of
Paris
Duke of Orleans
Kingston
Savoy
House of Orleans
Salvation Army Captain Jailed for Street Preaching
Colorado Springs June 27 Capt. Blanche Cox of the Salvation Army has begun a thirty day sentence in jail for street preaching. She refused to pay the fine or let friends pay it, asserting her religious duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Blanche Cox
The
Salvation Army
Town Bankers Fair crisis at Clinton bank
The banking house of G. Haywood & Son assigned today to GC W Chase in Clinton Iowa. Liabilities total about 160000 with assets around 270000. It is believed all claims will be equitied dollar for dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
G. Haywood & Son
GC. W. Chase
Market Gardener Beaten Robbed in Denver Warrant Scam
William Middleton, a Denver market gardener, was lured from his home by two men claiming an arrest warrant. They beat him unconscious and robbed $615 sewn in his shirt. They missed $1,000 hidden in his vest. He may die. no suspects or clues yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
William Middleton
Prominent Toulon Society Woman Dies by Suicide
Miss Pleassie Culbertson of Toulon NL, a well known society figure, died today from an act of self harm. Investigators report no foul play and the death is being treated as a suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleassie Culbertson
Toulon
Whisky Ring Receivership Extended to St Paul
In the U S circuit court at St Paul John McNulta named receiver for the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company of Illinois with principal business in Veolia The petition lists Stephen D Payer D C Bennett and Hugo Blum enthal of New York as filers The receivership covers the St Paul distillery plant The judge had earlier appointed McNulta as receiver for the company in Illinois
New British Cabinet Formed Under Salisbury Leadership
London reports confirm the Marquis of Salisbury becomes premier and secretary of state for foreign affairs with A J Balfour as first lord of the treasury Joseph Chamberlain to oversee colonies and Devonshire at the council’s head The news notes Salisbury’s prior governments and Balfour’s kinship link to the Salisbury line while naming Goschen Beach and Hicks Beach in top posts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Affairs
A. J. Balfour
Treasury
London
House of Commons
Marquis of Salisbury
Duke of Devonshire
Joseph Chamberlain
Windsor
Lord Rosebery
Michael Hicks-Beach
Geo. J. Goschen
Admiralty
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoigne Cecil
Baron Alderson
Oxford
India
Ile
Constantinople
Lord Beaconsfield
Great Britain
Berlin
The
Eton
Cambridge
Union Men at Sault Halt Work Over Unions
Sault Ste. Marie June 27 local longshoremen strike and bar non union workers. Steamer Stinson arrives with coal. clash injures three non union men. Sheriff and police protect workers as President Martin and others face arrest amid feared further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Stinson
Union Dock
Martin
Mysterious deaths of two draymen in Mayville North Dakota
In Mayville North Dakota two draymen Martin Holse and Anton Simonson fell ill on June 19 with black swollen tongues and suffocation. Holse died June 21 and Simonson died the next day. Doctors Ewing Moeller and Wadel ruled septicemia likely contracted during unloading a freight car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayville
N. D
Martin Holse
Anton Simonson
Holse
Simonson
Ewing, Moeller
Wadel
Page Acquitted in Seattle Shooting Trial
Paul F. Page of this city was acquitted in Seattle after a week long trial for the shooting and killing of Harry L. Frazier a bartender at the Tratel Northern. The defense argued a conspiracy by Frazier and others to drug Page and that the shooting occurred in self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Mitchell
S. D
Paul F. Page
Seattle
Harry L. Frazier
Tratel Northern
Frazier
Reb Page
Royal Baking Powder Wins Highest Award at Fairs
The Royal Baking Powder is praised as the purest and strongest powder, earning the top award at major international and state fairs where exhibited in competition with others.
Census Estimate Shows Duluth Population Surge
The Duluth census projects about 45 000 residents, up 23 000 from 1880, reflecting large regional gains as many move to farming during hard times. Meanwhile the Weather Bureau notes a week of favorable crop conditions but cool in the Dakotas and Minnesota, affecting some corn crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Washington
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Minnesota
Cameron to sue bank for 2587 dollars in forgery case
Mrs. Mary E Cameron who went to Duluth with Samuel D Smith and later had Smiths wife arrested will sue Wayne County Savings Bank for 2587 dollars the amount of her deposit accusing forgery and seeking repayment through legal action in Detroit June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Mary £. Cameron
Duluth
Samuel D. Smith
Smith
Cameron
Wayne County Savings Bank
Chile Capitol Burn Report From Santiago
United States Minister Strobel in Santiago reports to the state department on the burning of the Chile capitol buildings detailing events and assessment of responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Strobel
Santiago
Chile
State Department
Lightning Hits Dynamite Magazine Near Tunnelton
Special to the Herald reports near Tunnelton West Virginia lightning struck a dynamite magazine causing a terrible explosion. Several people were killed and property damaged in the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Allingwood
W. Va
the Herald
Tunnelton
Medics Elect Officers In Minnesota Society
The State Medical society elected officers today. President Dr Frank Allport of Minneapolis. First vice president Dr J H Dorsey of Glencoe. Second vice president Dr E Y Chilton of Howard Lake. Third vice president Dr D N Jones of Gaylord. Secretary Dr Ignatius Donnelly. Treasurer Dr R J Hill of Minneapolis. Next meeting will be held in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Supreme court ruling shields Milwaukee Street Railway from city tax
Reed Not Pay Taxes Madison Wis Special The supreme court today decided that the franchise of the Milwaukee Street Railway company cannot be taxed by the city. The company thus saves 837000 in taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Milwaukee Street Railway Company
Wisconsin medics elect state officers in West Superior
The Wisconsin State Medical Society held its meeting in West Superior electing Dr. F. W. Epley as president. J. F. Pritchard and F. Shinoock were chosen as first and second vice presidents with U. S. Hall named treasurer and C. S. Sheldon as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Superior
Special
Wisonsin State Medical Society
F. W. Epley
J. F. Pritchard
F. Shinoock
U. S. Hall
C. S. Sheldon
Mystery of cyclist Lena solved near Daharoy
Washington dispatch from Minister Terrill in Peru reports Lena the cyclist was murdered near Daharoy by five Kurds. British consul Erzercum confirms the finding. Terrill demands arrest and punishment with British cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lenz
State Department
United States
Terrill
Peru
Diplomatic Corps
Constantinople
Democratic Convention in Deadlock Over Governor Race in Louisville
Kentucky Democrats clash as Hardin and Clay factions fight for delegates. Resolutions delay pending credentials report while silver supporters contest. Lindsay backs a strong honest money plank endorsing Cleveland and Carlisle, with nine of thirteen committee members signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Hardin
Clay
Committee On Resolutions
Committee On Credentials
Lindsay
Cleveland
Carlisle
Rhea
Ellis
Clardy
Coulter
Committee On
William Beckner
Beckner
Stone
Judge Beckner
Gen. Hardin
J. ¢. S. Blackburn
Arthur Yeager
Intercating Experiment Shows White Vitality Surpasses Black
The Philadelphia Record cites a public hospital race test between an infant white and one black of equal age and weight. Both received incubator care for a similar weakness. the colored baby eventually strengthened and survived while the white infant declined, then improved, suggesting white vitality seemed greater, a controversial scientific observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Duel Plot Ends in Tragedy as Couple Die
Paris report details Mme Carre once wife of Vienna banker Balitzer and her later marriage to Carre. After Carre aided a divorce, a duel plot with a married woman leads to suicide by laudanum and then a second suicide by Mme Carre after Carre shoots himself. Both perish within moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mme Carre
Vienna
Balitzer
Carre
Mme. Carre
Modern baking advice replaces cream of tartar and soda
Older receipts still call for cream of tartar and soda as leavening. Modern cooks should substitute Royal Baking Powder for best results and to align with current practice.
Detective Report Details Taylor Flight Paths After Escape
The detective agency report on ex-Treasurer Taylor of South Dakota contests his claim of eluding capture. It says investigators were two weeks behind, locating him first in Havana as C. B. Phelps and following a route through Vera Cruz City of Mexico Manzanillo Guatemala Port Limon Kingston Barbaso before returning to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Taylor
South Dakota
Havana
C. B. Phelps
H. M. Benedict
H. B. Mason
Vera Cruz
City of Mexico
Manzeznilla
Guatemala
Port Limon
Kingston
Barbedas
United States
Explosion Fatality Near Prior Lake Claims Lakeville Man
Hastings Minnesota June 27 Joseph Berres of Lakeville was instantly killed by a threshing machine boiler explosion three miles east of Prior Lake. He was thirty years old, unmarried and highly spoken of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Minn
Joseph Berres
Lakeville
Prior Lake
Cleveland murderer Molnar hanged at Columbus prison
John Molnar of Cleveland was hanged at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. His neck broke and life ended in thirteen minutes after he refused to eat. He cried when visited by his old pastor. Molnar and two Hungarians killed Daniel Gehring after Gehring opposed Molnar's marriage to his daughter. Molnar was sentenced to death while his accomplices received life terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisbee
Hacacari
Sonora
Mex
Co. P. Harps
C. J. Melnerney
Toledo
Ohio
Jonson Station
James Wittaker
Neal Anderson
Anderson
Ind
Edward Lemeke
Iowa
Webster City
Columbus
John Molnar
Cleveland
Penitentiary
Molnar
Tis
Milnar
Daniel Gehring
Gehring
Gov Francis on Silver Convention
St Louis special says Gov Francis opposes a Democratic silver convention. He urges the committee not to call one, arguing no necessity and predicting it would be a grievous political mistake and create a chasm in the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Francis
St. Louis
Franch
Democratic Committee
Elevator Accident at Swift & Co Packing House
An elevator accident at Swift & Co. packing house in Kansas City injured Robert Quinn who died shortly after. William Curran sustained serious injuries and Bert Wrenn was stunned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Swift & Co
Robert Quinn
William Curran
Bert Wrenn
Mine Report Of Italians Americans Clash Lacks Foundation
A report claiming serious trouble between Italians and Americans at the Congress mine in Arizona is stated as without foundation and unclear, with no substantiation from local sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ariz
Toledo Gallon Mill Burns at Maumee Ohio
The Toledo Gallon Mill in Maumee Ohio was destroyed by fire last night with losses estimated at 60,000 dollars and 47,000 dollars covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Chicago Milling and Lumber Company
Wolverine Mills
H. #. Apeck & Co
Chicago
Toledo Gallon Mill Company
Maumee
Ohio
Sauk Center Driver Survives Quicksand Incident
Frank Parker driving across Fairylake bay this morning became stuck in quicksand. He lost his team but narrowly escaped serious harm, with bystanders aiding his rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk Center
Minn
Frank Parker
Fairylake
New York Man Arrested in Detroit for Directory Scam
C H Fennimore of New York is under arrest in Detroit charged as part of a gang of business men’s directory guides who beat merchants for payments on works never delivered. The case spans several years of alleged fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Fennimore
New York
Detroit, Mich
Ex-Congressman Dorsey Held for Bank Records Falsification
Former Nebraska congressman Dorsey is held by a federal court on charges of falsifying national bank records at the National Bank of Ponca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey
Nebraska
Federal Court
National
National Bank of Ponca
Campos Not Injured Says Spanish Official Telegram
Washington dispatch reports Minister Du puy de Lome of Spain received a telegram from Gen. Arderus in Havana stating Gen. Martinez Campos, commander of Spanish forces, is well at Santiago de Cuba and that rumors of his wounding are false.
Park National Bank Opens With 500000 Capital
The controller of the currency authorizes Park National Bank of Cleveland Ohio to commence business in Washington with capital of 500000 and new national bank status at the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New National Bank
Washington
Special
Park National Bank of
Cleveland
Ohio
Wisconsin Medical Society to Hold Next Meeting in Madison
West Superior Wisconsin special report states the Wisconsin Medical Society voted to hold its next annual meeting at Madison. The decision anchors the event in the state capital, signaling a formal gathering of physicians and professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Superior
Wis
Wisconsin Medical Society
Madison
Chinch Bugs Hit Redwood Falls Wheat Fields
In Redwood county Minnesota pests have damaged several wheat fields south of Redwood Falls. Fall grain is headed out and the chinch bug infestation has cast gloom over local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood Falls
Minn
Redwood County
Governor's son Atkin of Georgia listed critical but improving
Physicians report Gov. Atkin's son is holding his own and showing hopeful signs of recovery. He remains critically ill, with doctors monitoring his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Atkinson
Georgia
Lightning claims life in Montgomery Minnesota
Special report from Montgomery Minnesota states James Vochaska was killed by lightning this morning. Local authorities confirmed the fatal weather incident occurred during the day in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery, Minn
James Vochaska
Fire in Cincinnati mills harms none
A panic among 200 women and girls employed in the cotton mills of Henry Pearce and Sons and the Russell and Morgan printing works occurred when a fire broke out in the two story dye house between the two factories. No one was injured.
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Henry Pearce & Sons
Russell & Morgan Printing Works
Cincinnati
South Bend Attorney Shot by Cider Mill Proprietor
Hon. Jonathan Creed attorney of South Bend Ind was shot and wounded by Daniel L Mease proprietor of a cider mill. The incident occurred today and details are being investigated by local authorities.
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Jonathan Creed
South Bend
Ind
Daniel L. Mease
Extinction of the Bison in North America
The article notes only about 200 wild buffaloes remain in the United States with small herds in Lost Park Colorado and Val Verde Texas, while poaching and underfunded protection hasten extinction. It cites one scout for 575 dollars to guard 575 square miles and mentions eight buffaloes found near Slave Lake in February 1890, with Canada estimating about 800 in the region near Wood Buffalo country.
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United States
Yellowstone Park
Lost Park
Col
Val Verde County
Tex
Devil's River
Rio Grande
Congress
North America
Great Slave Lake
Liard
Mackenzie Rivers
Slave River
Peace River
Rocky Mountains
Warburton Pike
Forts Smith and
Vermilion
Fort St. John
Fort Nelson
Pike
Fort Resolution
Slave Lake
W. T. Hornaday
St. Nicholas
Trust in God to End Winter Thunder Fear
Girls can lessen fear of storms by choosing calm, refusing to display fright, and trusting in God. The article notes many fear thunder and lightning but facts comfort include that danger from electricity is unseen and arrives too quickly to warn, advising faith for reassurance.
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Harper’s Round Table
A Trick Bottle Produces Three Color Changes
A party prank uses logwood steeped in water to color a liquid from a single bottle. Rinse one tumbler with strong vinegar, put alum in another, leave the third plain. The liquid turns straw when poured into the first, bluish gray or black in the second, and red to violet in the third.
Serpent's motion and gaze awe observers in still-ness pose
The piece notes the snake can remain motionless with its head projecting for long periods, a feat aiding both predation and mimicry. The round unblinking eyes fixed on a viewer can produce a curious uncanny effect, underscoring the animal's strangeness.
Longest lived birds across history in captivity
An English song lark lived twenty four years in a cage in one record. In France ravens have lived over a century. A parrot died six years ago in Paris at the reputed age of 83. In Philadelphia Zoo a cockatoo was known to be more than 85 years old.
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France
Paris
Isss
Philadelphia
Wellington policy sparks Napoleonic rule annihilation
A humorous exchange frames a magazine's future stance as the Wellington policy. The editor explains the aim is to end Napoleonic rule, sparking a comic confusion about policy meaning.
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Bluelines
Wellington
Wedding Tour Returns to Milan for Barboletti
A day or two after his marriage Barboletti meets his friend Gelsomini on the English promenade at Nice. Gelsomini asks about his wife who remains in Milan to mind the house as Barboletti explains with pride and a light heart.
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Barboletti
Gelsomini
Nice
Sam
Milan
IL Carlino
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Enduring Household Remedy
A promotional notice extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as the cure for nervousness and indigestion. It claims the product renews strength appetite and digestion while combating malaria liver complaint constipation dyspepsia rheumatism and kidney disorders. It presents the tonic as a universal household remedy.
Difference Between Amateurs and Pros at Camera Exhibit
An enthusiastic club member asks about the gap between amateur and professional photographers while a public visitor remarks on high amateur charges at a Washington Capitol camera exhibit.
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Washington Capitol
California Fig Syrup Co Advertises Safe Laxative
The pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladies may use the California liquid laxative Syrup of Figs under all conditions makes it their favorite remedy. To verify the true genuine article the name California Fig Syrup Co is printed near the bottom of the package.
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California
California Fig Syrup Co
Jones and Heirs in Wall Street Debt Demand
A man seeks repayment of forty thousand from Miss Htulks's father after a failed Wall Street deal. He vows to pursue restitution possibly through marriage to the family if necessary.
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Jones
Miss Htulks
Wall Street
Bookkeeper Behind in Accounts Questioned
Mr. Asker alleges the firm’s bookkeeper is in arrears but Mr. Tasker denies this stating the company itself has the deficit. The exchange appears in Peason's Weekly.
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Asker
Mr. Tasker
Peason’s Weekly
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