Postal money order convention signed between US and Hawaii
A postal money order agreement between the United States and the Hawaiian Islands was signed on the 11th by Postmaster General Gresham and the Hawaiian Minister and will take effect January 1. A Pension Office statement on the 12th assigns pension delays to claimants’ evidence problems, not the office. Paul Vandervoort, chief railway mail clerk at Omaha, was dismissed on the 11th for neglecting duties. The latest paper and coin circulation totals are listed, with a grand total of 1 575 104 642 and per capita at 30.29 dollars. A Money Order Office statement on the 13th reports forty two percent of transfers were postal notes. Gresham ordered postmasters on the 14th not to forward registered mail or money orders to M A Dauphin, Louisville Lottery treasurer. Ex-Career Jonrs of the Pension Bureau was arrested in Washington on the 14th for using department envelopes in client correspondence.
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Dreadful death tolls and crimes haunt early 1900s reports
A Philadelphia detective chief dies on the 10th amid abductions of Charlie Ross. Dozens are hurt or killed in accidents, fires, robberies, and violence across Pa N Y and surrounding states from the 11th to the 15th including train wrecks, boiler explosions, hangings, and gashed families, with numerous inquiries and court actions continuing.
Woman and Girl Die as Shooting Wounds Hit Crowd
A woman named Harding and a six year old girl were killed instantly while several men and officers were wounded in the attack. The incident left multiple injuries among bystanders and law enforcement.
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Notable late 19th century dispatches and battles reported
A Hone Kona dispatch from Canton notes a Chinese mob burned European merchants houses and wharves, driving foreigners to seek safety on river vessels. Rome reports Catholic clergy attitudes toward Irish agitators to be discussed at November conference. Yantie arrived at St Johns with word Proteus wrecked near Smiths Sound. Pike and crew returned home. Luther’s 400th birth anniversary celebrated in Wittenberg with the German royal family. Hong Kong reports a eight hour clash between French forces and Black Flags near Red River with French losses and Black Flags estimated at 500-600 dead or wounded.
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Two Arcs of News From Far Lands and Heights
A carpenter Andrew Shannon fell fifty feet at Mount Pleasant Lancaster Ohio and was killed. Butler, a ringleader among fence-cutters, was found dead near Henrietta Texas with bullet wounds. Prof. Swift spotted a comet in Dra co, winning a Warner prize of two hundred dollars. A German Washington meeting plans a Oct 8 anniversary parade and speeches. Yellow fever and smallpox ravaged Rio de Janeiro ports with weekly death tallies. Minnie Suitu died after leaping from Blackwell's Island. Mexican independence day celebrations were held nationwide. Pleuro-pneumonia hit cattle in Delaware Chester York counties with about 350 affected. The Proteus and Greely relief ship Yantic recount the ill fated arctic expedition. no word from Greely’s party, several crew saved, one death aboard Yantic.
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Bursted Balloon Duft Escape of Prof Warner at Fair
At the Exposition grounds in Prorsburgh on Thursday Prof. Warner, an aeronaut, ascended alone in a balloon. The balloon burst at about a mile and a half, the car plunged toward the ground, but the craft struck a chimney and Schweizer landed unharmed aside from minor scratches.
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Banks shun new post notes as Chicago clears house
In Chicago the Chicago Clearing House Association members, led by National and private banks, signaled a ban on accepting postal orders on deposit. Bank officers cited extra labor and risk, preferring customers cash at post offices. Merchants expect wide use of the new notes to ease small payments despite bank refusals.
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Fatally Injured on the Ball Field in Wabash
In Wabash on Wednesday Charles McConnell a book-keeper for North Manchester Club was struck while sliding into second base during a game against Wabash. Ring the Wabash captain collided with him physicians said the injuries were fatal and the incident was deemed unavoidable.
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Last spike completes Northern Pacific line at ceremony
Helena dispatch reports the golden spike driven by President Villard at a ceremony west of the Mulin Tunnel marking completion of the Northern Pacific from Duluth to Tacoma. Address by William M. Evarts outlined road history from 1835 to completion, with 2654 miles of routes and branches.
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Fatal Jealousy in Georgia Rustic Dance Tragedy
Black Shear Georgia September report of a Pierce County dance where Miss Mabel Smith and her rival Miss Roxy Wilson fought over a swain with a $10,000 inheritance. Wilson stabbed Smith’s aunt and then the aunt, before turning on the lover, but was restrained before harming him. Wilson, nineteen, is in custody. her father reportedly plans to defend her.
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Railways and Mines Attract U S Investment Across Nations
A compilation notes large U S investment in Mexican railways and mines, a Southern Dakota town's rapid growth, and demographic and financial trivia. It highlights insane and idiotic counts, large national banking stats in Boston, Newport cottage valuations, and a comparison of capitalized values of shipping and railroads in Britain and America.
Strange Conduct of the Sunflower in the Sunlight
The Hartford Courant notes sunflowers in the region blighted and wilted after a luminous event two years ago. Other flowers remained unaffected as sunflowers lost their yellow color and turned brown while blossoms alone were altered. Scientists are asked if they can explain this phenomenon.
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