Treasury official removes Philadelphia shipping appointee
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury ousted David Monat after confirmation as Assistant Shipping Commissioner in Philadelphia, finding him unfit for the post. Also noted are exhibitions of 1452 Interior Department models in Cincinnati and plans to move a larger collection to New Orleans for the World’s Exposition.
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United States
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
F. W. Galbraith
Illinois
G. W. Whyte
James H. McCoy
McIntyre
J. F. Allison
W. H. Woodward
W. L. Foulke
Indiana
Curment
M. W. Watson
Henry A. Peed
E. J. Richardson
Towa
Loring
Agricultural Department
Wilkesbarre Paymaster Roberts Forges Creditors Gift
Samuel L. Roberts, paymaster of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Co, confessed a defalcation totaling between 100000 and 290000 dollars and assigned all property to creditors. Other items note Abraham Bitner’s factory assignment, a Salvation Army wedding in Newburg, and multiple regional deaths and incidents.
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Wilkesbarre
Samuel L. Roberts
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Roberts
Abraham Bitner
Lancaster
Abbie Thompson
Fifth Corps
Salvation Army
Newburg
N. Y
William Thompson
Brooklyn
America
Lambertville
New Jersey
Maude
Charter Oak Park
Hartford
Arthur
Chandler
Aldrich
Hawley
Miller
Triana
Newport
New England
Prince’s Bay
New York
Trenton
N. J
Pennington
Samuel Roberts
Robert Cornell White
Fort Hamilton
Henry M. Phillips
Philadelphia
Fatal accident linked to wheel flange break
The accident resulted from a broken wheel flange. Abraham Renick a noted Short-Horn breeder died at his Winchester Kentucky home on the 29th alt leaving an estate close to 400000 dollars. A sham battle closed the Northwestern military encampment in Milwaukee with 10000 spectators. Trowbridge's block and several adjacent buildings in Portland burned on the 29th alt causing about 200000 dollars in losses.
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Abraham Renick
Winchester
Ellis
Second National Bank of
Xenia
Belive
National Guard of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Powell
King
Trowbridge
Portland
Oregon
Global and local briefings mixed in early 1900s dispatches
Grain yields for Britain and Ireland are forecast at thirty-three bushels for wheat and barley, twenty-nine for oats, with beans about twenty-six. Dispatches report Sino French clashes in Tonquin, Foo Chow bombardment losses, and a large Chinese breakthrough.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Acre
London
Tonquin
Foo Chow
Brantford
Ont
Ontario
Canada
Westbrook
W. J. Morgan
Cairo
Khartoum
Gordon
High Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters
London Times
Kin Pai
Min River
Saratov
Siberia
Bogdanow
Richard Tweed
William M. Tweed
New York
Paris
Emperor William
Imperial Park
Babelsburg
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie
Canadian Pacific
Marquis of Lorne
Viking
Audore
Quebec
Spain
Nazerabad
India
Juan Moreno
Valladolid
Madrid
Starvation death and various 19th century incidents across states
Reports detail Frank Waltz’s starvation case in Dayton and Xenia Ohio, a Memphis cotton bale from Jefferson county Arkansas, court martial rulings in Cincinnati, the Second National Bank of Xenia closure, J A MacGahan’s funeral, a Chicago Times conservatorship, rail and train disasters near Richmond Virginia and Illinois, cattle pleuro pneumonia in Elmhurst Illinois, and multiple railway accidents with fatalities across several states including Dakota and Colorado.
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Dayton
Frank Waltz
Xenia
Memphis (Tenn
Jefferson County
Ark
Lytle Grays
Cincinnati
Court House
Second National Bank of
J. S. Ankeny
Iowa
J. A. MacGahan
Columbus
Capitol
W. J. Elliott
Zanesville
Lexington
Cook County
Wilbur F. Storey
Chicago Times
Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
L. R. Mote
Caboose
Engineer Good
Dr. Pavey
Illinois State Veterinary
Elmhurst
Jersey
Ohio
Thomas Rhodes
Summit County
Congress
Planters’ and Mechanics’ Bank
Petersburg
Savings Bank
Adrian
Mich
Loomis
Beadle County
Dakota
George Cook
Greeley
Col
Orton
Salt Lake & Pacific
Carmi
Inl
William Zeigler
John Haffa
Sylvester Tobar
Centerville
Ill
Board of Trade
Chicago
Harvel
St. Louis
Wabash Railway
Henry Warneck
Thomas Devlin
John Exton
James Bulger
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Uhrichsville
Turbulent labor clashes and deadly storms hit Ohio and Indiana
Dispatches report strikers attacking mine workers near Nelsonville and Murray City, Ohio, killing a guard, wounding another, and prompting Governor Hoadly to deploy the Fourteenth Regiment. A catastrophic windstorm in Evansville, Indiana, capsized the Belmont, sinking it with many deaths, while the city and riverfront suffered extensive damage and rescues continued.
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Columbus
Nelsonville
William Hare
Jake Liff
Murray City
Hoadly
Inner workings of Warner bank crimes revealed at Albion
The vault of the First National Bank in Albion reveals no cash left for Warner’s creditors as investigators link his speculative schemes to a layered death and poisoning case. Widespread suspicion touches Mrs. Smith and Caulkins, with warrants issued for grand larceny as officers probe estate transfers and forged powers of attorney amid rumors of other conspirators.
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Alpion
N.Y
First National Bank
Warner
Young Burrows
Alexander Stewart
Stewart
Roswell Burrows
Ehrge
Burrows
New York
Smith
Boston
Barrows Fam
St. Catharines
Murray
Albion
Looted mail sack found near Lafayette yields $40,000 in drafts
In Lafayette Indiana two boys uncovered a stolen Lafayette Junction mail pouch in a corn field. The pouch, taken on August 15, held letters postmarked Toledo Fort Wayne and other points east and redirected to the Big Four at the junction. All letters opened, but drafts and postal orders totaling forty thousand dollars remained.
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United States
Canada
New York
Palmer
Mass
Lowander
Haverhill
Kingston Plain
N. H
Evansville
Ind
John H. Boelker
Tiss
Main Street
Strand’s Hardware
Hudspeth’s Dry Goods
Chris’ Dry Goods
Evansville Cotton Mills
Joss
Rodker Plow Works
Armstrong Furniture Company
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Josh N. Throop
Silverthorn
James Blackwell
Belmont
John H.smith
M. N. Lyon
Sallie Diyon
Mice Laur Lynn
FF Nonei Gidson
Wood- Ville
Henderson
Annie Murray
Brookville
Ala
John Smith
Alice Bell
Pittsburgh
Nashville
Louisville & Nashville
Hartlett
Carmi
Louisvintr
Louisville & Nashville Road
Coombs
Express
Tron Cliff
Lafayette
Lafayette Junction
Toledo
Ft. Wayne
Cincinnati
Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago
Murder and death by own action in O'Fallon
The body of Mrs. McCormick was found in her yard with torn clothing and ax injuries. Nearby lay the body of a Norwegian servant girl, believed to be the assailant who killed her mistress and then poisoned herself. Police suspect a quarrel led to the attack. Mrs. McCormick was from an old wealthy family.
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Joan Brady
Thomas J. Brady
E. W. Brady
Washington
Muncie
Ind
Hoya Kone
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Cambridge
Frank M. Lybarger
W. W. Wheeler
Fred Decker
W. W. Chapman
Absalom Bowsier
Pittsburgh
Obadiah Haymaker
Murraysville
Greenback
Shamokin
Reading Company
R. C. Luther
William Booth
Eddie Mann
People’s Bank
St. Paul
Minn
O’fallon
Permission Refused to Exhume Henry's Remains
New York August 28 Colonel Perry in charge of Cypress Hills National Cemetery refused Coroner Robinson permission to exhume private Henry's body for examination. He required stronger proof of Miss Buck's sister status and noted Secretary Lincoln alone could authorize grave disturbance in national cemeteries.
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New York
Colonel Perry
National Cemetery
Cypress Hills
Henry
Robinson
Long Island City
Miss Buck
Lincoln
Neb
Teeing
Perry
Queen’s County
Buck
Arrest Warrant Issued for Governor Ireland in Galveston
United States Marshal Tracy arrived in Galveston with a warrant for Governor Ireland on a complaint by Emil Francois, a white man jailed four years for marrying a Negro woman. Ireland said he would not resist. after talks with District Attorney Jack Evans, the marshal planned to withdraw and recommended dismissal of all proceedings.
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Austin
Tex
United States
Marshal Tracy
Galveston
Ireland
Emil Francois
Jack Evans
State overpayments found in Planters and Mechanics bank case
A Virginia House committee reported that $135,373 was due the State for deposits and interest when the Planters and Mechanics bank of Petersburg suspended. They also criticized Governor Cameron for bonds too small to shield the State and for moving $25,000 of state funds to the suspended bank at a party associate’s urging.
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Ricamonp
House of Delegates
Wit and Wisdom Teases Moral Snippets From Readers
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers highlights wit and wisdom on common sense impulse money and humor. snippets include remarks from Christian Intelligencer Yonkers Statesman Chicago Times and Philadelphia Call about talkers money signs and ice cream jokes.
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