Global Bizarre Miscellany Sparks Wide World Notes
Fragmented items report agricultural shifts in Texas and Kansas, European droughts, and shipping plans. Mentioned are a Texas cantaloupe project, Italian wheat tax figures, a Kentucky capital relocation offer, and U S Navy shipbuilding with 4000 workers. Also cited: German fortress at Potsdam, uniform banking laws for Australian colonies, and a small West Point class.
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Badzee
Eaiaays
Russia
State Grange
Texan
Froops
Drouth
Europe
Texas
Montana
Cine Atrzas
Caas County
Cantaloupes
Kaxsan
Tor Crompeary
United States Navy
Axoxa
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Boart
New York City
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Governon Titty
South Carolina
Hamburg
United States
Bain
Pottsdam
Victoria
New South Wales
South Australia
Zanzibar
Tippoo Tib
Lin Panhao
Bitsch
Lorraine
West Point Military Academy
Five Die In Midnight Fire At Five Story Hat House
A midnight blaze at 183 East Forty third Street New York City killed five residents on the top floor of a five story building. Victims include Willam Bento and his wife Mrs Coate along with Elsie Torte Pugh and Helen Wetmore Dietz. Firemen reached the front windows within ten minutes with search efforts ongoing at dawn.
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Egat Forty-third Street
New York City
Willam Bento
Coate
Elsie Torte
Sped Twenty
Helen Wetmore Dietz
Pugh
Menns
Tha Staline
Nut Leforat
Tong Jaddere
Kentucky
Chitaro Fair Grounds
Mike Enid Yandel
Daniel Loune
Silweton Agency
Kouth Dakota
Cynthia Rovkwell
Cookwill Mission
Mareled Richard King
Presbyterian
Plankinton Bank
Milwaukee
Wia
Hosetatr
Migs
Bawdee
Iowa
Annuypolia
Os) Naval Academy
Werbart
Powelson
New York
Charleston
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Denixan
Farnum Street
Oooha
Pineville
John Jones
Lou Hosking
Decatur
TH. Biety
Ramuel Lush
Chicago
Norman Rehaffner & Co
Rehaltner & Co
Northwest
Jonny C. Mistsa
Yaven
Fort Tyennings
Ohio
Winn
Toon
Prairie State National Bank
State Bank of Commerces
Hiberning Savings Bank
Dims Savings Bank
Union Trust Company
Noise Trust Fod Savings Bank
Dowcroft Brothers
Privates Bankers of Chicago
Protected tops for French battleships raise naval design
The United States Navy learns French naval architects plan protected tops for battleships. Miniature steel fortresses at mast tops house officers with machine guns and speaking tubes linked to engines. Wheels will move tops to observe over smoke and fog, improving command visibility.
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United States Navy Department
Farragut
Jashoud
Treasury to pay Choctaw and Chickasaw claim in drafts
The Treasury will pay the Choctaw and Chickasaw claim of 22 991 450 with drafts on the Sub Treasury at St Louis. The Indians want a large portion in silver half dollars per capita division and prefer a form with a ring to it.
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United States
Treasury Department
Sub- Treasury
St. Louis
Strange Maces of Primitive Men at World’s Fair Ethnology
The ethnology exhibit at the World’s Fair, led by Professor F. W. Putnam, showcases artifacts and living displays tracing human works from ancient to modern times. It includes reconstructions of Yucatan ruins, Alaskan and Canadian Inuit pieces, Andean and South American relics, and extensive anthropological laboratories with visitor measurements and skull studies.
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CIMT
Esquimaux
Ethnology
F. W. Putnam
Harvard University
New York Herald
Putnam
Belford
la Rabido
Palos
Spain
Columbus
Assyria
Chicago Art Museum
Aetellars
Museums of Views Nna
Berlin
New South Watra
Charlotte Talands
Bkidegat
British Columbia
United States
Ohio
Miygourl
Colorado
Utah
Mexico
Acuador
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
Dakota
Centotl
Ametea
Yucatan
Edward H. Thompson
Mir
South America
Uaons
Trust Company
Philadelphia
Labra
Uxmal
Thompson
New Mexico
Chicago
Borneo
America
Lizzie Borden Murder Trial Opens in New Bedford
Lizzie Andrew Borden stands indicted for the Fall River double murder. The New Bedford courtroom fills as Judge Blodgett presides and Moody leads the prosecution with Robinson for the defense. The jurors, many farmers and mechanics, are chosen amid heavy spectator interest and a preliminary probe into the family feud and alleged poison plot.
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Fall River
New Bedford
Lizzie Andrew Borden
New Revard
Maas
Court House
Norden
Blodgett
Supreme Bench
Moody
Commonwealth
Robinson
A. Borden
Kirby
Bho
Melvin O. Adams
Lizzie
Baling
Anried
Doddey
C. Julien
Miss Borden
Miles Borden
George Potter
Westport
William F. Dean
Taunton
John Wilbur
Somerset
Fred. C. Wilbur
Raynham
Lemuel K. Wilbur
Easton
William Wescott
Sorconk
A. R. Hodge
Augustus Bwilt
Frank C. Cole
Attisharo
John C. Finn
Chittiea , Richards
Allen HB. Wordall
Dartmouth
Richards
Bwift
Iire
Etn
Essex
Anodew
Peay Victi4
Tal
Dolan
Lorden
Lizzie Borden
Whose Body Found After Disturbance at Borden House
A neighbor reported a brutal assault at the Borden house with a body discovered nearby. The District Attorney pursued evidence and indicated a plan to convict a suspect held for trial.
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Ero
Borden House
Hill
Miten
Lizzia Ro
Mont Tho
Discos
Mokerm
Seahy
Inu
Edwin Pooth Dead Great Trigedian Panes Away Peacefully
Edwin Booth the renowned actor died at the Players Club New York City at 1 15 am after a period of illness. Attending him were his son in law and daughter John Henry Magorell and Dr Saint Clair Smith. He was born in Baltimore Maryland November 13 1633 and began acting as a teen joining a group including Edwin Booth Jr and others before touring the United States and Australia. He opened Booths Theatre in New York in 1869 and later lived in Brooklyn retiring in 1831 at the Players Club where he remained noted for Shakespeare knowledge and drama history.
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New York City
Erwin Booth
Players' Club
Mr. Tooth
Mr. Grassman
John Henry Magorell
Ciair Smith
Mr. Booth
Koni
Bel
Novna
Enwin Booth
Forrest
Edwin Adama
Thowch
Netorn
Ceverni
Whan
Xrenat
Brutus Booth
Edwin Heath
Baltimore
Amhd
Edwin Booth
John Steeper Clark
K. Owens
Theodore Hamilton
George Kunkle
Janis Grutws
Edwin
Pacific Coast
Australia
England
Winter Garden Theater
Amber
Booth
South
California
Lawrence Barrett
Alice
Brooklyn
Players’ Club
Barrett
Denmark Dominates the World’s Fair Opening Day
A hectic sixth week kickoff saw 10,003 Danes marching through the Denmark exhibit as Tokyo’s Japan pavilion and the Queen Victoria treasures drew crowds. Krupp cannons and the Cape Town diamond display showcased milestones while visitors watched Germany’s Werhmuth officials explain armaments at the Agricultural Building. Attendance reached 55,841 as gates opened to the public.
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Daows
Cama
Denmark
Festival Hall
Theodore Thomsy
Prchystra
Davis
Japan
Greta
Tas
Woodel Island
Victoring
Windsor Castle
Wisinbothan
Farris
Chicago
Margherita
Italy
Cape Town
Krupp
Herr Wermuth
Gillhausen
Briggs Suspended by Presbyterian Higher Court
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States announces the indefinite suspension of Doctor Charles A. Briggs from ministry. The action follows a verdict from the recent heresy trial, with the New York Synod to decide on possible acquittal or reinstatement based on evidence of repentance.
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Presbyterian Church
United States of America
General Assembly
Washington
Charles A. Bdrigen
Rial
New York Synod
Taense
Briggs m
Gacass Yields as Nicaragua Signs Peace Treaty
Report claims President Gacass abandons conflict after signing a peace treaty with opponents. Provisional Government enters Managua and assumes control with a quiet transfer of power. Dispatch from James A. Seper notes Baensa of Nicaragua signed the peace document at night.
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Adviera
Gacass
Revolutionisteio
Nicaragua
Mapagas
Gionhian
James A. Seper
New Yorks
Baensa
Immense seal herd sighted near Seattle by St Lawrence crew
Captain F A Green of the schooner St Lawrence reported an immense seal herd off the Washington coast near Seattle during halibut fishing. The crew witnessed hundreds of sea animals migrate southward in a night of unusual activity, with no gunfire or resistance observed.
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F. A. Green
Seattle
Washington
Cirven
St. Lawrence
Destructive flood slams Ruttun Neba and surrounds trek
In a three foot plus storm surge at Ruttun Nebraska a flood overwhelmed a river route. Local boats and vehicles struggled with the rising water while residents reported damage to property and fields.
World News Digest Sparks Wide Range of 1894 Events
Reports from New York City to Rhode Island note diplomatic snubs and adjournments, fires and bank suspensions, thefts and murders, ship arrivals, labor shortages, and political shifts. Notable items include the Rhode Island Senate adjournment, Cornell Fire damage, and a Charleston receiver appointment amid railway disputes.
Public Debt Details For May Show Net Decrease
The public debt placement for May shows a net decrease of F719,25.09. Of this, £657,178.50 related to government debt, while $43,200.49 reflected cash increases in the Treasury. Interest payments declined by $200.00, and other indices show changes in notes and receipts. End of month figures indicate Treasury balances and debt outstanding, with surpluses and official notes noted.
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Washington
Tetat Ag
Natouak
National Game notes and league chatter spill from 1890s
A garbled recap highlights early baseball: discussions of new rules, pitcher talent, and fielding feats. Mentions Brooklyn Boston Washington and New York players, with shaky stats and crowd figures.
Bank Robbery At Heatonville Ends With Shootout
A six man gang from the Indian Territory robbed The People's Bank at Heatonville Arkansas at 2 30 pm securing over 16000. They fled west on four horses and a buggy pursued by a posse. Assistant Cashier Jankson and Detective Jackson were wounded, and two townspeople were shot during the escape.
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People’s Bank
Heatonville
Ark
oMelain
A. W. Dinswore
J. R. Hall
J.C. McAndrew
G. P. Jankson
Winchesters
McAndrew
Mr. Jackson
Sun
Magmie Wood
Sun Force
Jet
Jackson
Rocket
Indy
Cidlarna Roon
Jogwry
Bherif
Taylor Stone
Nying
Tom Baker
Raturasl
Tom Woolsey
Cholera Spreads in Turkey and Nearby Regions
Dispatches report cholera appearing in several Turkish ports and along the Lower Tigris and Siv-ii- Acasa River areas, with thousands affected and towns evacuated to escape infection. A London poster and a fraud-prone ad for business pamphlets are noted amid the outbreak. warnings about quack remedies appear in nearby notices.
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Tigrs
Contested Seats Across Ten Districts in Next Legislature
Ten House contests loom for the next session with seats at risk from Almbaron to North Carolina. James E. Cobb faces Martin Whatley in the Fifth District, while G. Hilborn is challenged by W J Englinh in the Third. Contests in Georgia Kansas Michigan Missouri and North Carolina hinge on narrow vote differentials and party challenges.
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House of Neprearntatives
Almbaron
James E. Cobb
Martin W. Whatley
California
G. Hilborn
Englinh
Georgia
J. C. 0. Bink
Thomas EB. Watson
Winds
Robert A. Childs
Lewis Stewart
Kansas
H. Funston
H. J. Stoore
Alliance
Democrat
Michigan
George F. Richardson
Charles E. Balkano
Missouri
Charles F. Joy
Sepublican
Cleventh
John J. O'Neil
North Carolina
Nented Thoman Settle
N. A
Erben Departs Brooklyn Navy Yard as Gherard Assumes Command
Commodore Erben hauled down his flag at noon aboard the Vermont and left the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A thirteen gun salute greeted the new acting rear admiral, Gherard, who took charge after the ceremony at the Lyceum and Chicago. Sergeant Walker welcomed Erben, who now leads the European Squadron. In Georgia, a young woman near Midville killed a soldier after a dispute over substandard shoes.
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Erben
Gherards
Navy Yard
Commodore _Erben
Vermont
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gherard
Lycuum
Statens Guard
Ecber
Chicago
Walker
Erbon
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Tromoly
Coprie
Rossi Maptoya
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North
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Alev Woush
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United State
Department of Natural History
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Aponges
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Fort Dearborn
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Nebraska
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Henry
Enatern
Mayon Ginnov
Dicking
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Benate
United States Miliary Academy
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Cornell Iron Works
Krons
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Senate
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Dolphin
Winns TL. Kisdsky
Continental Hotel
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Penn
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Arrsates Uyspepala
Jon Cantrzno
Bertha May Smanehitter
Falliver
Maxs. Keaneite
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Rersons
Otany Homes
Trmdsberg
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Canal Street Ink
Trt Bank
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A.M. Cannon
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Merchants’ National Hank
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State Department
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B. J. Thurston
Mote South
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Navy Department
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Charles H. Manaur
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Judson L. Thomson Mfg. CO
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Mall Dark
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Boxer
Autoen Ruipana Chemical CO
Garfield
BB Doh’ Co
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Jaittre Troaf
Ururor Co
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Toring Hopking University
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Boston
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Hothesstoffe
Irrix
Terry
Prtcurra
Doren
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Danis
Doyle
O'Rourke
Micuar J. Kenny
New York i
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League
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Pittsburg
Wash'ng'a
Philadel
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Cleveland
Loulwilla
Turkey
Lower Tigris
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Trade Co
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Lars C. Fowler
Landovely
Jolson & Co
Richmond
Wiel
Chesny & Co
Propa
Toledo
Deechans
Heer Haun
Unteh
California Fig Syrup Co
Andy
Quitre
Dome Orst
Virginia
J. Tuomas Goode
Baniin
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Morus Nosenwerg
Hera
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Durable
Parc
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Prenition Place
Trefirnay
Prine
Freee
Aung Tack Corporation
Warriotrra
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Daltinor
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Tavoton
Mass
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Wilutman
Are
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Naas
Pismontt
Lewis M. Edwimnds
Booth Dartwick
Iboils
Carbunclesia
John Gris
Dana
Rey Ra Lewis AL
Sruth
Tolukook
P. BL
Bouth Hartwick
N.Y
Dans Sarseporilla Co
Belfast
Malno
Weile
Davis & Mankin Bidg. and
Alte. Co
W. Lake Bt
Lovell
John P. Lovall Arms Co
Hoston, Maas
Altima
Aaron
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