Slip on Bar Harbor ferry kills and injures many
A crowd of excursionists rushing to view warships at Bar Harbor fell victim when a 40 by 10 foot slip failed. Over 20 bodies recovered, with 30 or more feared dead. Names of identified victims from multiple towns listed as Maine Central railroad ran trips to the harbor to see the ships.
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Bar Harper
Mount Desert Ferry
William Murray
Brewer
Irving Bridges
West Hancock
Albert Colson
Levant
Alonzo Oakes
Bangor
Joseph Murphy
Maine Central Railroad
Bar Harbor
Maine
Sapphet
McKinley Purchases Beloved Canton Cottage
President McKinley bought the famed cottage at North Market and Louis avenues for 14500 with possession due in October. The house, first home of the couple, remains a symbolic site from the 1896 campaign and may see renovations or summer stays in Canton.
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Canton
Mc Kinley
North Market Street
Louis Avenue
McMcKinley
Market Street
Cuban merchant warns universal suffrage would create a black republic
A Havana businessman argues universal suffrage in Cuba would yield a black republic unless the island becomes an American possession. He cites a small white population versus 200,000 voting blacks and predicts Spaniards would largely abstain, transforming Cuba toward Haiti-like outcomes.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Horrible Murder by Pension Examiner Snell
Benjamin N. Snell a pension office examiner about 45 killed 13 year old Liza Weissenberger in his northern city home. He entered the sleeping room twisted the girl's hair and slashed her throat with a razor, wounding the mother who rushed to help. Snell was arrested and offers no motive or recollection. He is a Vermont native with a wife and two children and has previously worked in a bank in Montgomery Alabama.
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Snell
Vermont
Montgomery
Ala
Miners Fall 800 Feet in Michigan Mine Accident
Four miners were injured after a ladder broke while repairing timbering in the Quincey mine near Hovantron on Sunday. One man was killed instantly, two others were fatally injured, and the fourth badly hurt.
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Hovantron
Mich
Quincey
Herr Vonderlasa Dead
Bern reports the death of Herr Vonderlasa, a German diplomatist and celebrated characteristic player, announced on August 7.
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Herr Vonderlasa
Bern
Tragic Stratford trolley crash toll near forty dead
Stratford extension of Shelton Street Railway Co. car plunged from a trestle into Peck's mill pond near Oronoque killing about 36 to 40 passengers. Conductor John Carroll perished. Morterman Hamilton escaped. The trestle 440 feet long lacked guard rails and the car sped off the structure after the trucks left the rails. Emergency crews rushed to Bridgeport General Hospital as bodies were laid out in Stratford town hall. The road opened last Thursday.
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Sridgeport
Stratford
Shelton Street Railway Co
Peck’s Mill Pond
Oronoque
Bridgeport
Shelton
John Carroll
Morterman Hamilton
Bridgeport General Hospital
Francis Peck
Frank Cramer
Bridgeport Traction Co
Dreyfus
Rennes
Capt
Death at Rockaway Exhibition Drowns Instructor Davis Dalton
Davis Dalton, a well known swimming instructor staying at Far Rockaway, drowned near Hog Island while giving a water exhibition Sunday. He vanished underwater and was later found, with death attributed to apoplexy.
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Dav
Dalton
Rockaway
New York
Davis Dalton
Far Rockaway
Hog Island
Yaqui Indians chart prolonged war in Mexico
A Terrazas Chihuahua dispatch reports the Yaquis are preparing for a long campaign. They are well funded from the treaty payments, have stockpiled arms and ammunition, and would require a large Mexican military force to quell the rebellion, signaling a lengthy conflict ahead.
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Mexico
Austin
Tex
Terrazas
Chihuahua
Yaqui
Former Georgia Governor W G Atkinson Seriously Ill at Home
Former Georgia Governor W G Atkinson lies seriously ill at his Newman home with prospects of recovery deemed unlikely. He served two terms and was defeated by Gen Clement A Evans as the 1890s campaign unfolded, then succeeded by Allan D Candler. Atkinson had not been in good health for three years after an appendicitis attack.
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Georgia Seriously III
Aund Ft
Atlanta
W. G. Atkinson
Newman
Clement A. Evans
Atkinson
Evans
Indiana Happenings in Various Cities
Indiana updates report on the Junior Order of United American Mechanics set for August 29 30 in Muncie with about 500 delegates and a parade plus a speech by Mayor Ryan of Springfield. A Knights of Pythias trial ends with Henry Wellenboss ousted for two years. Electric street railroad co consolidates lines with 35000 capital and builds to the state line. A trouble incident at the Oklahoma road house ends with a man shot. Coal miners near Evansville expect a settlement and a thousand miners to return to work. In Richmond mayor mandates dog muzzle or confinement due to rabies concerns.
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Muncie
Ind
Order of United American Mechanics
Ryan
Springfield
Daughters of America
IndianaPolis
Supreme Tribunal, Knights’ of
Cincinnati, Lawrenceburg & Aurora Electric Street Railroad Co
Indiana
Ohio
Aurora
State Line
Daughter of Buffalo Bill Chief Dies En Route
The 12 year old daughter of Chief John Strike Plenty of the Buffalo Bill show died at St. Josephs hospital after injuries from a fall in her train berth while traveling from Muncie to Fr Wayar Indiana.
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Wayar
Ini
John Strike Plenty
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Muncie
Sunday afternoon cornerstone laid for Universalist church in Munem
In Munem Indiana on August 7 a ceremony marked the laying of the cornerstone for a new Universalist church as the old building undergoes a 50000 dollar remodel. Rev Miss Anna Brenan led the service.
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Munem
Ind
Universalist Church
Anna Brenan
Notable Dying, Visits, and Local Incidents Across 1910s Rail Era
A string of brief items reports Leonard Gould of Chicago dying on Spring House piazza Block Island from heart trouble. Prince Von Hohenlohe meets Emperor Francis Joseph at Aussee station. Mrs. L. H. Pickens lies critically ill at Edgewood SC from paralysis. US revenue officers raid two illicit distilleries near Chickamauga park. Cuban troops in Santiago de Cuba await pay. No yellow fever in Norfolk or nearby. quarantine in place. Paris Juvisy collision 17 dead 73 injured. US transport Fuford arrives in New York from Caribbean ports with officers aboard. A Sea View line collision injures one, fires destroy both cars. Chicago transit strike limits service. Fire destroys large storage warehouse in Winnipeg area. Two Illinois National Guard units invited to Chicago for August 30, parade after San Francisco mustering.
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Leonard Gould
Chicago
Spring House
Block Island
R. 1
Prince von Hohenlohe
Aussee
Austria
Emperor Francis Joseph
L. H. Pickens
South Carolina
Russia
Edgewood
Edgefield
S.C
United States Revenue
Chickamauga Park
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
San Luis
Cristom
Songo
el Caney
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Berkley
Juvisy
Paris
Orleans
Nantes
Lyons
United States
Fuford
Matens
New York
Cienfuegos
Havana
Maj
I. C. Brown
W. R. Graham
E. Wood
Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
Sea View
Wickford
Narragansett Pier
R. L. Merritt Lyman Abbey
M. E. Brown
Providence
Fan Claire
Wis
Chippewa Falls
Boady & Noakes Linseed
Winnipeg
Minn
Devaney
Capt Walker
R. Dougie
Reds Sweep Reds beat St Louis and Louisville as Chicago and Cleveland split
National Sport round up shows Cincinnati defeating Louisville in two innings and splitting with St Louis, while Chicago and Cleveland split their doubleheader. Batters Phillips Peitz Dowling Cunningham Powers Zimmer star for Cincinnati. Breitenstein Phyle Donahue Sugden lead Chicago and Cleveland in separate games. Umpires Mannassau McGarr O Day and Smith listed.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Phillips
Peitz
Dowling
Cunningham
Powers
Zimmer
Mannassau
McGarr
RWE
Chicago
Cleveland
Phyle
Donahue
Semidt
Sugden
O Day
Mith
I-Ree
Garvin
O.day
Emith
Unclear club standings segment from league table
Readable fragment lists multiple clubs with win percentage figures and games played. Key teams include Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia Louisville Baltimore New York Chicago Washington St Louis Cleveland with varying records and percentages. No coherent outcome or narrative context is present in the fragment.
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W. Lee
W. L. P. Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
All Philaphia
Louisville
Baltimore
New York
Chicago
Washton
St Louis
Cleveland
Market Prices and Futures From Cincinnati Trade Roundup
The listing shows early August price quotes for grains, meats, and cattle in Cincinnati. Wheat and corn futures along with pork, beef, and lamb quotations are provided with bid ranges and month contracts including August September December and May.
Bargain Counter Banter and War Talk in Quick Quips
A comic exchange on Miss Leftover’s age hints at men’s speculative instincts. Separate clippings reference a Yankee war investigation after a planned revolution and a minister’s wife quip about a missing collar button during church.
Dreams and Dares of a Musical Youth
A veteran newspaper column recalls Tommy Trad once a gifted child with musical talent. The tale asks if his early passion matured into a practical pursuit as he is seen days ago ringing a bell at an auction store in the city. The exchange with his father highlights a clash between imagination and reality.
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Tommy Traddies
City
Cleveland
Doesn't Know Them Says Prayers To Father
A proud father notes Willie praying to him, while his wife mocks the scene, arguing he cannot correct or shorten the boy's prayers. The exchange appears in a Chicago Past column.
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Willie
Chicago
Pretty Darling Cartoon Dialogue About Ring Engagement
The exchange features Dotly Tubbs raising her hand to her forehead and Ally Sloper explaining it signals a weak mind rather than eye trouble. The strip centers on a new engagement ring as the implied cause or distraction.
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Pretty Darling
Dotly Tubbs
Deer
Ally Sloper
How to Ask for a Date with Ice Cream Suggestion
A tip from Harlem Life suggests asking your partner to share ice cream the next time you see her. The informal guidance frames the question as a light, casual approach to getting a yes.
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Arthur
Fred
Harlem
The Summer Girl at the Chicago Daily Record
The summer girl work by her father to secure the biggest lot of frocks is described in the Chicago Daily Record excerpt. This item notes a young woman’s role in fashion procurement and social display within the newspaper’s local coverage.
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Thomas
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Daily Record
Pithy Snapshots and Snappy Quips From Era Papers
A collage of brief jokes and quips from 19th century papers includes lines about living costs in a flat, marrying for money, and playful exchanges with children. The items reflect social manners and humor in a bygone press snapshot.
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Thomas L. Polly
David Anderson
Sodiers
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66Th Ohio Infantry
Guess Falls
Glens Falls
Albert V. Roe
San Francisco
Paainesvil.e. O
George Green
West Painesville
Hattie
Texas
Rockland
Rocksand, Me
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M’kinley
Yardinei
Black Republic
Jollie T
Harry C. Griswold
Griswold
Connecticut
Hye
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Marvin
Csl
Azor Smith Marvin
Marvin Safe Co
Cocori
Blarley Castle
Ireland
McCarthy
Cromwell
Indiana American Mechanic
Frederick
Oklahoma Road House
Marie Brooks
Jimmy Reynolds
Evansvi
LA Ind
Huson
Sunnyside
Ricumonp
Zimmerman
Inpranapolis
William Lubkaman
New Bethel
Whl
Aronmont
F. A. Wilkie Co
Alexandria
Wanraen
Jamestony
Edward McClelland
Kokomo
Wabash
Winamac
Waalparaso
Sylvester Smith
Detroit
W. B. Morley
Woodward Avenue
Landsdown
Ita
J. B. Sanborn
Illinois National Guard
Pennsylvania
THE
National Sport
Cincinnati Reds
Sasternet
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N. Y. World
Wanan
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Mr. Callipers
Tom Highfly
Arthur Henpeck
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