Justice Blatchford Dies Quietly at Newport R I
Associate Justice Samuel Blatchford died quietly at 7 20 last Friday in Newport Rhode Island after a week of gradual decline. He remained conscious until shortly before death and funeral arrangements were not yet settled though interment is expected in Washington. A longtime Newport summer visitor he lived at Greenough Place and was often hosted by prominent families. The President sent condolences to Mrs Blatchford expressing sympathy for the nation.
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Samuel Blatchford
Newport
R. I
Washington
Greenough Place
Samuel J. Blatchford
Grover Cleveland
Tennessee Appointments and Navy Clerkship Notes
United States Circuit Judge Lurton appoints W. F. Barrett as U S Commissioner at Charleston Tennessee and A Moody at Dandridge. The granddaughter of an ex president is mentioned. Secretary Herbert assigns Miss Letitia Tyler of Alabama to a clerkship in the bureau of supplies and accounts in the Navy Department.
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W. F. Barrett
United States
Charleston, Tenn
A. Moody
Dandridge
Lurton
Herbert
Letitia
Tyler
Alabama
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Notice on collection for Lyle Crumey & Co accounts
Accounts of Lyle Crumey & Co have been placed in the hands of H. W. Lyle for collection. All parties owing the firm should settle promptly to avoid extra costs. Suit will be brought on all accounts not settled by July 20. jul6 at J. E. Bras Assignee Ripans Tabules advertised as a liver topic cure.
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Lyle, Crumey & Co
H. W. Lyle
J. E. Braprs
Making It Clear How Electricity Makes a Trolley Go
An old man asks Billy Frazier how electric power moves a trolley. The electrician explains watts and amperes, the dynamo source, motor coils, cog wheels, and rotating forces. The dialogue ends with the man still seeking the fundamental question: how does electricity make the car move.
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Cuburba
Billy” Frazier
Billy
Vanderbilts Seek Control of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad
The Vanderbilt family reportedly tries to gain control of the Cincinnati Southern railroad with backing from Drexel Morgan and Co. A Southern director confirmed negotiations are likely, signaling a major corporate shift in the rail line’s ownership and governance.
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Vanderbilts
Drexel, Morgan & Co
The
Southern
Horrible Chicago World’s Fair tower fire kills many
The Associated Press reports a horrific blaze at the Chicago World’s Fair cold storage tower around 2 PM Monday. Flames trapped firemen high above as tower walls burned, several leaped to doom and the tower collapsed. Fifteen dead so far, including eleven firemen. Property loss about $650,000 with broader buildings saved.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Distinguished English Visitor Sees Cranberry Gorge Lake Watanseo
Mr G Nicholson of Royal Gardens Kerr England visited the city en route to St Louis and the World's Fair after a three day tour from Cloudland. He toured scenery between Johnson City Cranberry and Lake Watanseo, collected leaves for analysis, and pledged another visit. The firm McFarlane & Co. announces a cash system and warns delinquent accounts will be handed to an officer for collection.
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Mr. G. Nicholson
Royal Gardens
Kerr
England
Cloudland
St. Louis
Johnson City
Here
Cranberry
Geo. Wilder
Sargent
Boston
J. W. Cure
Watanseo
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Newburgh
Hood
C. S. Hoop & Co
Lowell, Masa
Ing
Mrs
Amanda Patsley
Justice Blatchford
Supreme Court
Tennessee
U. S
G. Kirkpatrick
McFarlaxp & Co
W. W. Kirkpatrick
Main Street
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