Yellow fever germ proven in blood says experts
A telegram from the U S Consul to Brazil reports eminent physicians confirm yellow fever germ exists in blood after microscopic and other tests. Public debt for July shows cash 351,536,345 with a July debt reduction of 7,900,590 and total debt 1,338,232,000.
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United States
Brazil
State Department
Washington
Freiz
Arthur
James P. DuBois
Aix la Chapelle
Calais
George F. Lincoln
Stettin
Warren A. Warden
Guelph
St. Hyacinthe
Charlottetown
Prince Edward’s Island
Ord
Havana
Cuba
Folger
New York
Egypt
Syria
Constantinople
Marseilles
England
Arkansas River
Cheyenne
Arapahoe
Kansas Live Stock Company
Interior Department
Entwistle and
Leitch
Secretary of the Navy
Richardson
Niagara Falls
Turbulent Times Marked by Distress and Political Shifts
The East reports a sweeping set of events from September including the capture of ex-Postmaster Leo Dr. Janard for a $59,000 deficit, a fatal freight train collision in Pownal Vermont, and Lancaster watch company suspension costing 250 jobs. Pennsylvania Democrats convened in Harrisburg with Robert E. James as chair, nominating Taggart for Auditor General and Powell for State Treasurer. A major spinal surgery in York drew medical attention, while a Pittsburgh miner perished in a cliff explosion amid dynamite fears. A horse racing accident injures Miss Rtle Peck during a ten mile event. The New Hampshire legislature elected Austin F. Pike as United States senator designate. The Erie meeting for the pionlong United States convention is noted, signaling ongoing national political activity.
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Massachusetts
Leo Dr. Janard
New Brunswick
N. J
Niagara Falls
Pownal
Lancaster
A. Bilner
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Robert E. James
Northampton
Robert Taggart
Warren County
Joseph Powell
Bradford County
Pattison
Weist, Gross and Hay
York
Edward Swartz
Thirty- Sixth Ward
Pittsburgh
Rtle Peck
Madame Marante
New Hampshire
Austin F. Pike
Boston
United States
Erie
West and South: Multiple fatal and criminal incidents reported
Static dispatch summarizes several events: a Toledo man, Frank H. Bentley, dies after a fall from a stairway in a new Hall block. Oscoda Michigan sawmill burned. Joseph Pratt Company assigns with liabilities near $100,000. a Kansas River skeleton found with head injuries. U.S. Army assistant surgeon B F Lenig found dead in San Francisco with poison noted. a Hot Springs Arkansas pursuit ends in deaths and injuries. an Texas train robbery attempt thwarted by troops and rangers. Louisville Exposition opens with 20,000 attendees. Captain William Stewart of Steubenville dies. Minnesota Democratic State Convention nominates ticket. Mayersville La mob hangs D W Prescott. German-American Teachers Association holds Chicago meeting with 300 delegates. officers elected for next year.
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Frank H. Bentley
Crestwell & Bentley
New Hall
Toledo
Ohio
Oscoda
Chicago
Michigan City
Ind
Kansas River
Lawrence
Kas
B. F. Lenig
United States Army
San Francisco
Cal
Hot Springs
Ark
Montgomery
Yell
Garland County
Daniels Brothers
Fourche River
Shelton Caldwell
Garland
Charles Carter
Dardanelle
Barnes
Rial] Blacker
Nicholls
Brazos River
E Pinto Mountains
Texas
el Paso
United States
Texas Rangers
Dupont
Arthur
William Stewart
Steubenville
Minnesota
St. Paul
W. W. McNair
R. L. Frazee
J. J. Green
John Ludwig
J. W. Wills
P. Lindholm
D.W. Pressell
Mayersville
Court House
National Teachers’ Association
Harrison
G. A. Zimmerman
Herman Schmidt
Bureau of Teachers
Milwaukee
A. Schnecht
Detroit
H. H. Fick
St. Louis
Cleveland
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Saginaw
St. Charles
Mich
Madison
Indiana
Dayton
Suicide of Swede in Englewood Church Notice
A young Swede named Gay Norden, living in Englewood near Chicago, was found dead by his own hand in the Swedish church. He taught in a private school there and left on the blackboard the Swedish phrase The dead cry never. No motive given. Other items: Rev S Scovine accepted as Wooster University president. Marx A Blanford elected to Ohio Supreme Court. Two quarrymen buried by falling rock near Londonderry. Hyde died, Anderson severely hurt.
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Scovinie
Pittsburgh
the Wooster
Marx A. Blanforp
Columbus
Supreme Court
Martin J. Crawford
Anderson
Hyde
Londonderry
Ohio
Fires wipe out extensive stables in Ontario
The foreign intellience stables at Gordon House Orangeville Ontario were burned on the 30th alt. General Bramish and Highland Jr trotting horses perished along with other animals.
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Gordon
Orangeville
Ont
Bramish
Highland, Jr
London Times
Russia
O’donnell
Carey
Port Elizabeth
Cape Colony
Cal
Cape Town
Power
Cassamicciola
Ischia Island
Mazzella
Partibus
Egypt
Sussex Regiment
Ismailia
Kelley, Woothée & Co
London
England
William
Martin Luther
German Empire
Erfurt
Luther
Ischia
Saigon
India
Tudue
Annam
Phudahe
Berlin
M. Chalimel la Cour
China
France
Hungary
Solymiosi
Lisza Esslar
Nyiregyhaza
Esther
Notable deaths and incidents across regions and states
Prof F W Teasin a leading Western scientist died of consumption in Louisville Kentucky on the 4th. A Black woman in Clark County Kentucky left two children aged fourteen and eight. the elder set fire to the cabin and the younger died in the flames. Mirron H Sanford of New York died on the 4th. G W Kanye en route from Kansas City to Venango County died by suicide on the cars at Dinsmore Station Pennsylvania and was believed mentally unsound. Hon John Pau Readjuster Congress member from Virginia tendered his resignation effective September 1. Seven year old Joseph Costello asleep beside an express train near Penn Ti slept and was saved near Shelbyville. Charles Ford, Jesse James slayer, arrested in Kansas City for suspected involvement in the Blue Cat train robbery. bail set at 5000. The Winter Garden Theater in San Francisco and 30 nearby buildings burned. Harry Morgan died in the blaze. Governor Blackburn of Kentucky pardoned Clarence Rutherford, released from Logan County prison after conversion by evangelist George O Barnes. Hersey Whittier Wyman Boston shoe firm failed with liabilities around 500000. The suspension stemmed from various causes, not the recent heavy failures in the trade.
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F. W. Teasin
West
Louisville
Polytechnic Institute of
Oman
Clark County
Mirron H. Sanford
New York
G. W. Kanye
Kansas City
Venango County
Dinsmore Station
John Pau
Congress
Virginia
JosePh Costello
Penn
Shelbyville
Charles Ford
Jesse James
Express
H . Fox
Ford
Winter Garden Theater
San Francisco
Harry Morgan
Newport
Blackburn
Kentucky
Clarence Rutherford
Logan County
George O. Barnes
Hersey, Whittier & Wyman
Boston
Railway Wrecks Causes Fatal Collision at Troy
A Troy and Boston Railroad wreck killed six and injured many when two freight trains collided on a curve near Petersburg Junction due to telegraph operator Johnson's flag error. Victims include engineers Sutherland and Marden, conductor Barrett, and four others. Cars piled, fire built, wrecked track halts Boston west travel, losses estimated at 75 000 dollars.
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Troy
N. Y
Troy & Boston
Johnson
Petersburg Junction
Mark Sutherland
Charles H. Marden
Providence
Jack Barrett
North Adams
Thomas Lane
Gardner
Mass
Frederick Emery
Howard H. Bruce
Vermont Station
J. W. Barnes
Marden
Charlie
Bruce
Barrett
Boston
Newport
Montreal
North Troy
Derby
Fred Pierce
Stanstead
Dreath
Foraker's sharp speech at Licking County GOP rally
Judge Foraker told delegates the Republican campaign faces clear, opposed lines on tariff and temperance. He attacked Judge Hoadly’s New Democracy and read Hoadly’s war record, arguing Democrats favor free trade and misstate the Scott liquor law while Republicans insist on protection and enforcement. He invited further public duel in Corning to press answers.
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Judge Foraker
Licking County
Hamiton
New Democracy
Ohio
Thomas Jefferson
Hoadly
Celina
Emocrat
Healy
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Steel
Wm Allen
Marietta
Republican Party
Dan
Wheel
Voorhees
United States
Indiana
Frank Theod Toledo
Isaac Jordan
Hocking Valley
Cincinnati
Judge Hoadly
Corning
Erry County
Hamilton
Speec
Barth
Neirs Journal
Supreme Court
State of
Peech
Notable Talks and Personal Notices From Ohio and Beyond
A collage of 19th century references quotes Harry Garfield at Williams College, Adirondack Murray plans a New York law office after cattle business woes, James Payn writes slowly yet publishes widely, and Sir Edward Sabine’s War of 1812 service. Belva Lockwood’s Washington office tallies pension cases. Langtry advances a book. Webster praised by Cameron. A bride and groom in Urbana celebrate a modest marriage while Ohio politics debate license laws, free trade, and party unity amid Republican rallying and receptions.
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Harry Garfield
Mthiene
Williams College
Adirondack
Murray
Texas
New York
Sun
James Payn
Edward Sabine
England
Fort Erie
Phil D. Armour
Chicago
York State
Chicago Journal
Frank C. Bangs
Philadelphia
Stephen H. Tyng
Belva Lockwood
Washington
Washington Star
Simon Cameron
Daniel Webster
New Cable Plans Transatlantic Telegraph Link
Alderman Hadley of London, president of the American British and Canadian Cable Company, sails for England to secure a rapid telegraphic link via a 2700 mile cable from Penzance to Sable Island and Halifax. The project aims for direct U S, Canada, and Dominion connections, with $1.5 million capital and strong early subscriptions.
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New York
Alderman Hadley
London
New American
England
Gallie
United States
Canada
Penzance
Sable Island
Halifax
Dominion of Canada
American Postal Telegraph Company
A Joyous Reunion on the British Crown Arrival
In Philadelphia on August 2 a reunion unfolds as Benedicta Price and Thomas Barbour, long kept apart by past objections, meet again after 28 years. A boarding and dockside celebration follows the long awaited union, tracing a tale from Liverpool to this port and culminating in a pledged marriage fulfilled at last.
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Philadelphia
Benedicta
Cunard
Liverpool
Thomas Barbour
Benedicta Price
Opening of the Southern Exposition in Louisville
The President opened the Southern Exposition at noon amid a large crowd. Cabinet members, General Sheridan, Governor Blackburn, Senator Bayard and other officials attended on a platform as the Seventh Regiment Band played. The Mayor gave a welcome, the President spoke briefly, and then pulled a cord to start the machinery. A gift of a silver fishing reel with a gate holder was presented to him. A Lynchburg dog died of sunstroke recently.
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Louisville
Seventh Regiment
Sheridan
Blackburn
Bayard
Humorous Outtakes From a Droll Morning Paper
A collage of humorous snippets from a Brooklyn Eagle and Norristown Herald page, featuring jokes about umbrellas borrowed from Italian, a child’s apple-sauce mix up, bathers discussing thirst after leaving water, and a tale of a cow climbing a tree to pick apples.
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Carrie
Charlie
Mike
Flora
Brooklyn Eagle
McKean County
Norristown Herald
Even With the Dentist Mystery on State Street
A meek man in black with a straw hat visits a dentist on State Street. The door slate reads Walk in. the room is empty except for an ornate chair and instruments. After a brief scene the slate changes to Dead drunk be sober tomorrow, and the man leaves smiling, his vengeance apparently satisfied.
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State Street
Chicke
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Defiance
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Coenen
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Udge
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Charles Wooley
Urbana
Louise Billman
Hedge Ville
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