President and Secretary of State end canal worry and agency visits
The President and Secretary of State see no urgent need to guard American interests in the Darien Canal project. Secretary Scharz plans a visit on August 30 to the Spotted Tail reservation. Dr. Charles Beardslee is named Auditor of the Treasury, replacing Judge Tabor. Emigrant aid relief reports continue northward flow with 4 000 aided thus far. A Liberia secession manifesto seeks English protection. European dairy and agricultural fairs will exhibit in New York. Falsetto wins Kennet stakes at Saratoga. Boston feud ends with Patrick Malone shooting Tomas Keolin. Thomas Keolin gravely wounded.
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Murmurs of court decisions and fatal incidents reported
In New York the circuit court denied a new trial in a trespass suit brought by James A. Whalen of Killona Plantation Louisiana against General Sheridan. Across Missouri Louisiana and Illinois a string of domestic tragedies and accidents are reported including a suspected double suicide in Cape Girardeau County and a fatal shooting in Mellville. Scaffolding collapse at Chicago Music Hall injures six workers. a Middletown Ohio stable keeper kills wife then himself. Maryland Democratic State Convention proceedings in Baltimore nominate candidates and push constitutional assurances. Memphis yellow fever epidemic continues with rising deaths and mass exits. New Orleans reports no cases. Foreign dispatches note explorer Keith Johnson dead, Alsace village fire, Abyssinian ruler abolishing slave trade, and financial suspensions in Canada. War reporting from South Africa questions end of conflict and Bulgarian tensions. accidents in Ontario and a barn-raising collapse cause injuries. The Wyoming frigate to the Black Sea marks US naval presence. Nihilist growth, a Lisbon collision, and Belfast riots are noted amid European disturbances.
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Memphis Reports Three Deaths and Twenty-Two New Cases
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Cat deterrent method sparks controversial letter
A Troy Press letter mockingly endorses a long tube like a boys tool and torpedoes as a means to clear yards of cats quickly. It claims cats vault fences and that the weapon harms none, inviting readers to consider the technique without remorse.
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Spectral Rails and a Wandering Train Ghost Tale
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Mystery of a Western Ohio Family Revealed
An old Eastern Ohio tale follows Lawton a once wealthy lawyer and merchant. His wife an invalid after childbirth and two young children Michael aged eight and Mabel about five. The narrative hints at a dramatic turn in their fortunes and family life.
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The Dodging Answer in a Civilian Tale of Van Buren
A Boston Com. Bulletin note recalls John Van Buren as a noncommittal man who evades direct answers. On a North River boat, wine was wagered that he would answer a simple question about the sun rising. He hesitated then offered a cautious reply and requested a wine card and pencil.
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Baseball Club Not a Battery Nine Pounders Quote
A baseball club is not a battery, though it consists of nine pounders. This light remark from Boston Post highlights wordplay on team composition and weaponry metaphors in early press culture.
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