Garfield at Chautauqua Jubilee speaks of leisure and liberty
General Garfield addresses a large Chautauqua audience greeting Jubilee singers. He extols leisure earned by free labor and equal laws, praises national unity, and urges culture and education while avoiding partisan discussion. The crowd cheers as the party returns toward Erie County and Pennsylvania.
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Chautauqua
Aug. C
Garfield
Rotunda
Elin
Gen. Fisk
Gen. Garfield
Chagreat
Republic
Ile
Eithopia
Lakewood
America
Gulf
Express firms alter freight routing along Chicago line
Representatives of the Union Pacific railroad warn the American Express company that freight for transmission will be received only to points along its line from Omaha via the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Chicago and Northwestern routes. The move aims to push all express traffic beyond Omaha to the United States Express or Pacific Express carried by trains from the west. O. B. Q. officials express concern over the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union Pacife Railroad Company
American Express Company
Omaha
Chicago Burlington and Quincy
Chicago and Northwestern
United States
Chiend Rock Island
Pacific Express Company
O. B&q
Tae Sanat Ab
Revenue figures and ballot issue at Siebke convention
The report notes revenues and a ballot at the Siebke convention with the 27th ballot mirroring earlier votes. It mentions August as a reference period and references crates. The text is fragmented and lacks clear outcomes.
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Wemens
Crates
Siebke
Hancock Support Letter Promotes Unity and Prosperity
A Senate letter urges voters to back General Hancock in the presidential race arguing his election would end sectional strife and revive patriotism. It praises his Civil War leadership in Louisiana and Texas and cites a Sherman letter as proof of his civil capability and integrity.
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Chicago
David Doyle
Washington
Civil Trusta
Mancock
Patloli
Cgien
Hancock
Louisiana
Texas
Gen. Sherman
Gen. Hancock
Tragic double tragedy linked to Shutesbury resident
In Springfield a man named Jarvis Nelson Phelps confessed to shooting Sadie A. Grover and then himself after leaving his former mistress, mother of a three year old, dead in the woods. An autopsy supports the tale. Phelps reportedly cannot recover. Other items note a Colorado state tournament crowd arrival, a depot robbery in Gand cafton, and a diamond heist in Utica.
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Springfield
Zebina Tilson
Shutesbury Center
Jarvis Nelson Phelps
Sadie A. Grover
Phelps
Grover
Greenfield
Denver
South Arkansas Station
Gand Cafton
Keeley Run colliery blaze endangers Shenandoah mine
Smoke filled Keeley Run colliery at Shenandoah this morning trapping mules and loose property before rescue. Engineers face a grave gas flood and domes to extinguish as workers recall the recent fatalities of Rees, Wolsey, and Wiman while attempting to vent gas from old workings.
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Pottaville
Keeley Run
Shenandoah
Rees
Wolsey
Wiman
Dr Tanner Recovers, Satisfactory Night's Rest
New York report states Dr Tanner remains in good condition after a quiet night. He ate beef steak and bread at breakfast, two eggs with potatoes, and two ounces of light wine. By late morning he had raw oysters with milk and crackers.
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New York
Tanner
Police Seek Murderers After Body Found Near Locust Valley
In New York authorities investigate the death of an unnamed man found in woods near Locust valley, Long Island. Police from New York City and Brooklyn pursue suspects amid a separate incident where captains and crew from the steamer Augustus were quarantined after exposure at Port de Paix.
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New York
C. Darrin
John Fender
W. F. Brown
John Martin
Thomas Carey
Augustus
Port de Paix
Brooklyn
Locust Valley
Long Island
Oswego Dispatch Places Questioned Benders in Town
A Oswego Kansas dispatch reports two suspects believed to be the infamous Benders arrived with a crowd from Cherryvale to identify them. The elderly couple linked to the case were shown in the courthouse, drawing heavy public interest. Many locals say the imposters differ from the true Benders, and the sheriff expects their discharge.
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Omaha
Oswego
Kansas
Cherryvale
Kas
Bender
Nebraska
Another Fight with Ayoob Kahn YVeorces and Irish Outrage
London dispatch reports fresh clash as troops retreat from the railway line near Sibi after heavy losses and baggage. Dissension crops up in the camp with regiments split over leadership. In Ireland near New Tross crown solicitor Thomas Boyd and his sons are attacked by masked assailants. Boyd wounded, one son mortally. three suspects detained. Later dispatch says Boyd senior is dying.
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London
Quetta
Sibi
Treasury
Ayoub Kabn
Argandale
Abdurrahman
Horatio
New Tross
Ireland
Thomas Boyd
County Tipperary
Boyd
New Mass
Gladstone arrives at Windsor and other news items
London reports Gladstone at Windsor with plans to return to London Friday. Portmouth sends 500 Royal Marines to Ireland. Paris expels Boulet editor Daron Hickey Mardin. Newark stockholders resist 100 percent assessment. Cleveland notes a large Greenville fire displacing 150 workers. Berlin cites harvest destruction in Ratiebon district. Long Branch druggist Dr Geo Van Brunt faces death verdict. Chicago man Milo A Boynton held over stolen war bonds. An old sailor jokes about a hairpin in a New York streetcar. Contemnen touts Smith and Darrington for suits. Various letters promote Bright's Disease remedies and HUNT'S REMEDY.
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Portamouth
Royal Marines
Ireland
Paris
Daron Hickey Mardin
France
Newark
N.J
First National Bank
Cleveland
Greenville
Penn
Kimberly, Carnes & Co
Berlin
Tuyllatt
Ratiebon
Long Branch
Geo. van Brunt
Chicago
Milo A. Boynton
Grand Haven
Mich
Boynton
Hovering touches of news and whimsy from a busy day
A sprawling fragment reports freight trains along the Hudson, a near-drowning rescue at Rockaway beach, a curious birth remark on metempsychosis, and a jewel of wedding work for Princess Stephanie. It mentions mint yields, a Brooklyn Methodist excursion misunderstanding, and promotional notices for Glenn's Sulphur Soap with price details.
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Hudson River Railroad
Fayette Welch
Rockaway Beach
Barnum Showpiece Cannon Provokes Cheyenne Inquisitive
A massive wooden cannon on a fat Barnum train car draws a Cheyenne spectator who probes its bore and confirms a hidden wood and steel spring mechanism. The incident reveals the device as a spring propelled illusion rather than gunpowder. Also noted is the tribal shift as Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses replaces a deposed chief after a Washington visit.
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Zavel
Barnum
Cheyenne
Slealyly
Ile
Dreadwood
Pinion
Shacktoo
Washington
Spotted Tall
Father
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Hancork
David Davia
Ayoob Kahn Yveorces
Gladstone
Windsor
Beauty
Smith & Darrington
Bright
Joshua Tothill
Saginaw
Hunt
Lecombr
Amon G. Tonney
EONS
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Cannes
Ioure
Addome & Glover
Mexico
Tammy
Stephanie
Olive Logan
Coney Island
Donneybrook Fair
M’hiladelphia
Ingora
New Jersey
Long Teach
Glenn
Fulton Street
Patra
Beeret
Red Cloud
Liewelie
Mintirg CO
Eli
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Lesen
DR. Mintie & CO
Holladay Street
Colorado
Bintidos Klunevy
Ofa Tee
DR. Misti
Told Obee Bate
Edoca
Ital
Geo. L. Holt
News-Depot
Marks & Myers
N. Chittenton
Kole
Paney
Grotert le Glenn
Bilphur
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Hazard Powder Company
Whipple & Y Hay’s
Ferguson Street
Bet
Wyo
Pati
Patin
Penate
Attorneys-At-Law and
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Citeyenne
Wyoming
Angler
D. Mla
Domlin, Mr . i Jaughlin & Steele
Attorneys-At-Law
Carey Block
Jysdanti
W. Fisher
Attorney AT Law
Pease & Taylors
Fengaeon Etrent
Cheyenne, WT
Enoan
W. Mann
Carey
Apr
Chevesse
Wye
Geo. W. Moyt« Brug Store
G. W. Corfy
Fr Pensions
Addams & Glover's
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Temporehie
Cheyenne and Vicinity
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W. W. Cnoox
MecDaniels
Eddy. Street
Dyer’s
Junels
Omaham & Bartson
Ith al. Cherenge
Wyn. Martin
J.” Kingman, Fa
Arcotate Jomtien
Moorenin
Officra AT and
Laramie City
MILO
China
Lamf&s
Onn and
Pie Ulares
Eddy Street
Cheyenne, Wyo
Commonwealth Distribution Co
Macauley
City of
Loutaville
United States Circuit Court
Marc Uo
18 Legal
Amd
Prince Prine
Haney Kemal
Tank Linatt
Lion
Plase
Loek
Uitiee Bon
Atreet
Aid Towi
Black Hills
Deadwood
Hilu
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