Curious Clippings From A Mixed Telegraph Page
A batch of assorted notes recounts margin tidbits from aviation to theater. It mentions a New York Indy paying 50 for muffin receipts, a giant seventy-five A. turtle in Virginia, and a seven foot specimen in Baltimore. The piece also covers census data from 1790 91 and a Welsh rock in caps during Arthurian wars. A humorous hotel encounter ends with cigars and hospitality, plus a tale of a circus term squidge and a playful baldhead joke at a Little Rock hotel.
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New York
Indy
Atlantic City
Erie Ruailway
Indian River
Florida
Yori Minor
Baltimore
Marco Polo
Tartary
United States
Davis Guarda
Sabine Pass
Gettysburg reunion unites Pickett and Philadelphia troops
Veterans of the Philadelphia Brigade and Pickett’s Division gather for a three day reunion on the Gettysburg battlefield. The event features speeches by Col. Banes and Capt. Roove, a monument presentation, and ceremonies at the Bloody Angle with regimental veteran participants and floral tributes to fallen comrades.
Fate of the New York bribe takers and grift givers
The New York World lists the current statuses of figures tied to a Broadway franchise, naming donors and their outcomes from voting against or for the bill to various fates such as Sing Sing, Canada, Germany, or death. It notes indictments, bail, informs, and convictions among officials and associated individuals.
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New York
New York World
Broadway Road
Hugh J. Grant
C. C. O'Cormor
Jacob Sharp Convicted of Bribing New York Aldermen
The trial of Jacob Sharp, Brantway Horsecar Co president, ends with a verdict of guilty on bribery charges against aldermen. The jury, after a brisk 17 minute deliberation, recommends mercy due to Sharp’s age and health, while prosecutors plan appeals and further actions.
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Jacob Sharp
New York
onaIrs
Brantwary Horsecar Co
Board of 184
The
New York Tribune
Barrett
Jacal Sharp
Sing Sing
Sharp
Claver
Thedea
Nicoll
Jake" Sharp
Canada
R. Parsons
Thos
Stickney
Colonel Fellows
Cleary
McQuade
Mercy
Tweed
Jackny
Allermen
O'Neil
Owlue
Terrible Effects of Floods in China
United States Vice-Consul J. J. Fred Bandinci recounts a flood mission through flooded Chinese districts. He distributed food and aid to 86 people, notes villagers surviving on bran or grass, and describes widespread destruction and starvation with many dwellings washed away.
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China
J. J. Fred Bandinci
United States
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Prominent People Chronicle From a Turbulent Era
A mix of notable figures appears including Baxenorr the aged historian at work on eight type writers and Mrs. Covenant turning twenty three in July. John Wise of Virginia delivers an oration in Philadelphia. Kay Gouth plans a quiet summer as son George does the work. Blaine invited by Gladstone in London. Bishop Birdstho leads the General Theological Seminary. Vienna’s Briteotn hails Pasteur’s hydrophobic treatment as a fiasco. W L Tresuouti, currency controller, and Olivia Coun, Cobb’s granddaughter, shine in Washington society. Evarts daughters, musician Mary Evarts, and Miss Mossy noted. Captain Mackenzie sails for Europe to compete in chess. Mrs Kate W Mowe, Grand Army member, stars at Baracoga reunion. Frep Nicnors, Civil War veteran, enlisted in 1862 at fourteen. Briacs Swift of Fidelity Bank recalls the Cincinnati riot and a muskets scar.
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Kay Gouth
George
Blaine
London
Gladstone
Brrdstho
General Theological Seminary
Protestant Episcopal Church of America
Briteotn
Vienna
Pasteur
W. L. Tresuouti
United States
Mosby Command
MacKenzie
America
Europe
New York
Kate W. Mowe
Grand Army
H. Nicnors
Connecticut
Briacs Swift
Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Court House
Swift
Labor Trends and Union Growth Across Industries
The article reports about 560000 members in the National Federation of Labor with carpenters in 500 cities. It notes 6000 workers struck in June for higher wages, a Worcester bootmakers dispute ending, a miner patent for a light low weight mining machine, and rising capacity in newspaper and woolen goods production. It also covers the Chicago building trades convention forming the National Trades Council to unite journeymen in building trades and support lawful worker betterment.
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National Federation of Labor
Carpenters
United States
Canada
Tux Lastas
Worcester
Maass
New York
Chicago
New England
Tas
The
Building Trades
National Trades Coun
Asndall
Ibs Jurusdictum
Pax
Journeytmen Workers
Io Building Trades Councils
Central
Bupes Imenv Leality
U United States
Trattos
Public Debt Statement Shows Monthly Decrease and Totals
The report details a monthly debt decrease of 16 852 725 with full year decline of 100 707 610 ending June 30. It lists principal and interest totals, cash in Treasury, assets and liabilities, gold and silver certificates, and notes of the United States with receipts and expenditures comparison.
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Juno
The
Treasury
United States
National Bank
Ee.s
Senerstaan Range
Columbia Ponds
Pratt
Intertat
Eese
Eee
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Post Office Department
Euigerobessa
Seseeee
Eccome
Columbia Bonds
Broadways blast and ensuing fires claim lives and losses
A Broadway blast followed by a fire killed two or three men and caused about 32,000 in damage. Other items report Rome excommunications, Senator Porano’s death in Vermont, a balloon ascent and jump, rioting in Oak Ridge with several deaths, and various international and local incidents.
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Broadway
New York
Rome
Ith
McGlynn
Lure P. Porano
United States
Waterville
Westford
State Supreme Court
Congress
Multiple World Events Reported from Various Regions
A bulletin notes an array of incidents including a railroad accident in Boston where James Conniman was killed after parts of his body were caught by a train. earthquakes shaking New Hampshire and Vermont. an umpiring scene in Elmira, New York. large immigrant arrivals in New York. domestic tragedies in New Jersey. a Gettysburg monument dedication at the Thirteenth New Jersey regiment. Yale defeating Harvard in a boat race at New London with a 23 minute 4/4 second time. fatalities from a mine tram accident in Michigan. a deadly fight in Columbia, D.C.. a fire in Elizabethown, Kentucky. political nominations in Ohio and a reevaluation of Confederate flags. discover of human skeletons in a Cookville cave. bank director liabilities. pardoning of a counterfeit king. pension certificate counts. consolidation of internal revenue districts. a $28,000 discrepancy in Interior Department accounts. an earthquake in Guayaquil. civil war in Afghanistan. rebellions in Afghanistan. fire in Blenheim New Zealand destroying a hotel and shops. imperial marriage in China planned with a large expense. and a spreading short time movement among English cotton spinners.
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Eastern
Middle States
Wesleyan College
Midatetawee
Janes Connimanam
Old Colony
de Rock
Boston
le God
New Hampshire
Vermont
Concord
N.hl
Bellows Falls
K Rescher
Elmira
N.Y
New York
Jonx Wilcox
Chatham
N. J
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New Jersay Iment
Gettysarg
Norway
Mich
Isha
Scott Lyon
Jack Dillard
Columbia, D.C
AV Firi
Lizabethtown
Ohio
Delaware
Morris Sharp
Jefferson Davig
North
Cookville
Guayquil
Ecuador
Afghanistan
Tor New Zealand
Blenheim
New Zealand
China
California potato shipments boost Chicago market
Fragmented text notes potato growers in California are happy with a plan to ship potatoes to Chicago. The article mentions diverse items including a population claim for San Francisco, land ownership in Nevada, and other scattered notes about people and events. The readable facts focus on potato trade and related regional mentions.
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San Francisco
Tr Ds
Nevada
George Molter
Waukesha County
California
Chicago
Johnny Creek
Dakota
Giseral Boulancen
Paris
Mita
Cleveelad
Gene D. Tet
King County
Woshington
Seattle
Marritas Spration
Wyandatts
Kansas
Cumvia
Asia
Minne
Clarendon Fire Devastates Upper Oil Country Town
A massive blaze in Clarendon Pennsylvania on the Philadelphia and Erie line destroyed about 100 buildings across twenty acres. Water shortages hampered firefighting as the town’s pumps failed, and a death occurred at Munn & Co. feed store. Warren citizens organized aid by rail, bringing provisions to the afflicted. The fire sparked explosions and left hundreds stranded with little clothing or food while trains carried evacuees to relatives. Estimated losses run from 350 000 to 500 000 dollars.
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Clarendon
Penn
Philadelphia and Erie
Weaver
Brown Brothers
Warren
Warren Fire Department
Munn &.Co
Ph Ladelphia and Erie
Claremton
Drought Prayers Failing as Illinois Wisconsin Endure Heat
Reports from Illinois and Wisconsin describe weeks of scorching heat and widespread drought. Farmers hold public prayer meetings, rivers dry, fires burn, and cattle die while wildlife flock to waters as towns face water shortages and cracked creeks.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Tuesdy
Dre Eldridge
McLean County
Chicago
Badger
Marshfield
Abeboygan
Mark Fishback
Menasna
Iowa
Reese
Carroll
Mighty Big Roe On the Conemaugh River
A Jolmstown baseball game saw many balls lost to the stream. A bystander noted floaters downstream and joked they were fish roe, prompting the crowd’s prideful amusement. A stray line about a horse and an injured man appears, but the tale centers on the river disrupted by balls and a joking stranger.
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Jolmstown
Conemaugh River
Cambria County
Pittsburgh Dispatch
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Midney
50 Medicine Co
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Phacovcanils
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