Contractors Enjoined Over Depot Street Work
Troubles Basin for the Railroad and City as contractors halt excavation near depot streets. The Camberian Telephone Co. obtained an injunction forcing poles to be kept clear or moved, risking a citywide standstill. Mayor Youst says city, electric light, telephony, and Cumberland groups were notified to relocate poles. Western Union moved lines without notice. The city can require undergrounding and seeks a quick adjustment to resume work.
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Camberian’ Telephone Company
Rainey
Dis
Herald
Youst
Electric Light Company
Citizens’ ‘Telephony
Cumberlad
Swere
A Parson's Noodle Act Sparks Town Letter
Rev J Budiong of Ashaway R I touts a tonic called Bienthe Bitter as a cure for jaundice and liver troubles. He claims it healed long standing ailments and praises Electric Fitters for kidney and stomach relief. W P Woldridge guarantees satisfaction.
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J. Budiong
Ashaway
R. Ty
W.P. Woldridge
Cruel hubby sparks divorce plea over baseball misfortune
Mary G. Newport files for divorce from Albert Newport in St. Louis after accusing him of not taking her to any game this season while he attends outings and tells her about plays. The judge called the conduct cruel but not grounds for divorce as the case is kept under advisement.
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Chicago
The
Chronicle
St. Louis
Mary G. Newport
Albert Newport
Zachritz
Cossack rule orders stroke penalty for girl births
A Daily Mail dispatch from St. Petersburg reports the Cossack commander at Wortachnik has ordered that the father of every girl baby in the district receive fifty strokes with the knout to ensure a male-dominated population. Several fathers have already been knouted under this policy.
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London
Soph II
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Wortachnik
Wen
Saya
Wpre
Rural Route Surveyor Clapp Plans Maury County Route
Rural Route Surveyor W. G. Clapp visited Tuesday and left for Pulaski at noon. He will finish titles work then focus on Maury, promising to reach Maury by October and work steadily until the entire county is served by the rural route system.
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W. CG. Clapp
Pulaski
Clapp
Maury
Death of Prof L London in Clarksville Tenn
Prof London of Clarksville Tennessee dies while accompanied by Knights Templar escort. He was a longtime educator and a former member of the organization. Survived by a wife and two young children. News from Clarksville special to the American. He was a professor at a State Teachers Institute and had many friends in Columbus who will be grieved by his passing.
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Clarksville
Tenn
L & London
Cleveland
Templar
Knights Templar
London
Hell
Atheneum
Columb
Jewel topaz for Pope Leo XIII value and engraving
A Brazilian topaz weighing about 1,744 grammes is prepared for a papal jubilee gift to Pope Leo XIII. Neapolitan engraver Andrea Cartello has carved a Last Supper scene in relief, spending over 40,000 in diamonds to complete the work. The jewel is to be offered by a Catholic committee to Leo XIII with global fundraising. Clifton flour advertisement present.
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Leo XI
Minas Geraes
Brazil
Japan
Andrea Qartello
Naples Museum
Cbrist
Cartello
House of Bourbo
Naples
M. de Peta
Jéuistiio Adam
Mario Tompacelli
Leo XIII
Washington coal boss Connell kept $1000 a day deal
A Washington Post special reports how Connell, once a top Scranton Coal Co investor, struck a peculiar bargain during the coal trust formation. He would receive 1000 dollars daily for ten years, with Sundays and holidays paid the day before. The deal, to avoid losing his stake, keeps Connell solvent and secure if warrants threaten the trust.
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St. Louis
Washington
Connell
Ase
Coneny
Roperty
Jno M Billington Weds Miss Julia D Jones Arthur Leftwich to Miss Myrtle Pennington
Notices record engagements and marriages with Jno M Billington and Julia D Jones and Arthur Leftwich and Myrtle Pennington as named parties. The brief item notes two forthcoming or recent social matches in the community.
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Jno
M. Billington
Julia D. Jones
Arthur Leftwich
Myrtle
Pennington
Thos Wormock Murdered Near Medina in 1870s
Special to the Herald reports Thos A Wormock, a 47 county farmer, murdered at his home near Medina last week. His 7 year old wife heard shots and saw two men escape the room. Two watches and a valuable ring were stolen.
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Howe
Medina
Bisty
Herald
Nashville
Thos A. Warmock
Mervin
The Bond Item Editor Urges Self Help For Negroes
Letter from 3B. K. Bruce, Bond Item editor, argues for negro self improvement and education under Southern leadership. He condemns Northern prejudice, praises Southern white support, and calls blacks to buy homes, educate children, work industriously, avoid politics, and practice morality and temperance across Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Times
Democrat
Bond Weekly
Tani
Alabama
New York
Boston
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kong
Mississippi
Hell
Heaven
Missippi
K. Bruce
Bond Item
Hildebrandt Hotel Fire in Brownsville Causes Heavy Loss
Brownsville Tenn Sept 14 The Hildebrandt Hotel operated by Mrs M B Hildebrandt burned about 2 AM last night origin unknown rear of the building near Public Square. The handsome structure suffered major damage with most furniture lost. Loss estimated about 4500 partly insured. No injuries reported.
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Brownsville
Tenn
Hildebrandt
Mra. M. B. Hildebrandt
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Opens in Des Moines
The seventy-eighth annual session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Ancient Order of Odd Fellows welcomed by public ceremony in Des Moines with speeches by M Newman and local officials. Report shows 1,902,272 members, 185,540 initiations, 99,200 reliefs, and total relief disbursed of 3,399,785.08 along with total revenue of 10,826,976.00 and invested funds of 20,052,700.88.
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Des Moines
Mink
Noverrign
Gwe
A. B. Cummins
Breateo
Puditorium
M. Newman
Iowa
C. Milliman
Woodbine
Mixa Kia van Horn
Justice Horace Gray Dead in Nahant Massachusetts
Lynn Massachusetts September 10 Justice Horace Gray long retired from the United States Supreme Court died at his Nahant home Monday morning from paralysis after a period of ill health. Born March 24 1824 in Worcester he graduated Harvard College 1643 and Harvard Law School 1948 admitted to the bar 1851 served as reporter for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1854 to 1861 appointed associate justice 1864 and chief justice 1873. President Arthur named him associate justice of the U S Supreme Court December 19 1881.
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Massachusetts
Newis
Arthur
Supreme Court of the
United States
Isol
Foreign Mission Board reports balanced year with debt wiped out
Boston dispatch reports the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions balanced its fiscal year ending August 31 1902 with expenditures 741108 receipts 742704 leaving 1461 on hand September 1 Gains came from legacies and women’s boards Debt of 102041 from the prior year was fully canceled by funds pledged at Hartford last October The board’s ninety third annual meeting will be held in Oberlin Ohio October 14 Fire at Muscatine Iowa destroys the Kaiser Lumber Co mill and endangers the Musser mill with high winds 140 workers lost their jobs Boxes factory destroyed Protest in Dublin park about government trial capitulation proclamation drawing about 20000 people culminating in a large open air gathering in Phoenix Park
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Boston
American Board of Commissoners For Foreign Missions
Hartford
Oberlin
Muscatine
J. L Kaiser Lumber Co
Musser Lumber Co
Attorney General seeks injunction to halt fight in Kentucky
Frankfort Ky Sept 16 Attorney General Pratt prepares a petition for injunction to be filed in Jefferson circuit court restraining the Southern Athletic club of Louisville from permitting the Corbett McGovern fight in Louisville or elsewhere in Kentucky.
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Frankfort
Pratt
Jefferson Circuit
Southern Athletic Club of
Louisville
Kentucky
Tom Johnson for President Mentioned by Bryan
In Lincoln Nebraska on September 11 Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland receives praise from William J. Bryan as a strong brave honest Democrat who can fight for the people. Bryan notes Johnson’s support for the money issue is nuanced, yet he views him as a fearless, open leader willing to unite party forces and oppose plutocratic elements.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Johnson
Bryan
Ohio
Tom Johnson
Mr. Bryan
Kansas City
Mr. Johnson
Chicago
Not a Candidate for Governor or President Says Mayor Johnson
Cleveland Ohio Sept 11 Mayor Johnson responding to Springfield inquiry denies any candidacy for Governor or President. He states he is not a candidate for anything except for Mayor next spring and that his field of usefulness lies close to Cleveland. Two Young Men Found Dead in Ann Arbor Michigan
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Cleveland, Q
Johnson
Springfield
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Ann Arbor
Migh
L. W. Brusil
Joseph Kierzek
Posen
Mich
Newman House
Kierzek
Meteor fall theory links Colorado fires to meteors
Denver scientists report a new theory that many meteors striking the Rocky Mountains ignite forest fires, tearing up terrain in heavy pine forests. Local researchers study the idea as fires devastate Colorado forests. In Omaha, a federal court grants a temporary injunction restraining Union Pacific shop workers from picketing at the railroad's shops, with a hearing set for September 25. Norfolk naval officers view Monroe Doctrine enforcement amid maneuvers in southern waters as tensions rise with other powers over Colombia.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Omaha
Colombia
A BOR WILD RIDE FOR LIK
A letter from W. Bron of Illinois describes family fears and a personal claim that Dr King's New Discovery cures consumption bronchitis and colds. He reports nightly sleep improved and urges trial bottles available at the drugstore.
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Dr. King
W. Bron
I.o_ini Ae
Monta
Colda
Urip
W. P. Woldrug Bord
Bear Feet Trade Baffles Reporter On Chinese Spirits
A reporter learns of bear feet being sold to Chinatown saloon keepers where highbinders steep them in gin to extract strength and provoke bear-like ferocity. Tony, a dealer, notes demand swings, with grizzly feet fetching higher prices than black bear feet, and a wary market amid police and social concerns on Washington Street.
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Giscoml
Giscaust Halense
Traut and Commission
Washington Street
Yuet
Orexon
Tony
Chinatown
Tnatown
Pacific Coast
South American Nervine Tonic Promises Permanent Cure
An old time health ad claims distressing stomach disease can be cured by a tonic called South American Nervine Tonic. It asserts rapid relief from indigestion weakness and stomach ailments with the first dose. The remedy is marketed as pleasant safe and sold locally.
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A B. Rains
Cholera Kills Army in Borneo Expedition
Honolulu dispatch reports a Batang river expedition against head hunters decimated by cholera. Out of 10000 soldiers, nearly 2000 died in four days, with hundreds corpses along the banks and survivors fleeing toward Simangang while head hunters decapitated victims.
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New York
the Herald
San Francisco
Honolulu
Beac
Batang
Simangyang
Simmangang
Bangs
Sinmanmane
Portune Favors A Texan With Quick Relief Pills
W P Whitehead of Kennedale Texas reports distressing pains in head back and stomach led him to use Dr King s New Life Pills and soon felt as if he was a new man The pills are stated to be infallible for stomach and liver troubles Available at W P Woldridge s drugstore for 250
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Portune
Dr. King
Tife Pilla
W. P. Whitehead
Kennedale
Tex
Newman
W. P. Woldridge
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Benin
Clifton
Grover
Chaffin Bros
Bransford Mills
Downesboro
Congressman Connells
Coal Trust
Wormock
Gibson County
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Loree
Creed
Justice Horace Gray
United States Supreme
Foreign Mission Board
Dublin
Phoenix Park
Mayor Johnson Save
Mir
Saw Torkan
Borneo
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