Races At Sheepshead Bay And Empire News Highlights
Twenty thousand watched the Sheepshead Bay special where Dwyer Brothers' Miss Woodford defeated Danke Sates in two and a half miles, besting the field in 4:25. Other items note Molly Maguire activity in Pennsylvania, alleged deaths and arson, paralyzed oarsman Priddy, Rindskoff Bros. failure with $900,000 liabilities, Mystic Park tragedy, Peters & Co. dry goods failure, a Boston pitcher fading, Wheeling steel nails record, Dedham wool mill fire, a Framingham girl eluding police with bonds worth $60,000, drought deaths in Washington County, and a presidential commission’s Central America trip. Alfred M. Scales injured after his horse ran away and plunged.
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Miss Woodford
Fleets Danke
Seer
Molly Maguire” Society
Pennsylvania
Mystic Park
Boston
Younng Rolfe
Peters & Co
Syracuse
N. Y
New York
F. A. Lronxarp
Wheeling
Merchants
Dedham
Mass
Sapre Ronson
Framingham
Washington County
Notable Disasters and Trials Span Midwest News
The week reports Wanamaker confession of 25000 in Ohio. Detroit fire at two mills and several stores causes major loss. A train wreck near Farmer City injures and possibly kills passengers. Indictments and libel actions unfold in Indianapolis as others suffer arson, earthquakes shake Michigan Ohio and Indiana towns, with multiple fatalities.
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Fongep
Samuel Wannamaker
Youngstown
Ohio
Detroit
Farmer City
Hendricks
Indiana
Peoria
John C. Shoemaker
Indianapolis Sentinel
Blaine
Blaine-Sentinel
Indianapolis
Elaine
la Crosse
Wis
Minnesota
New York
Frederick Rand
Indiana Banking Company
J. C. S. Harrison
Eau Claire
J. B. Morin & Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Isaac Jacobson
George Bedell
Chicago
Michigan
Methodist Conference and Ladies’ Missionary Society
Defiance
Ottawa
Deormge
Canada
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West Virginia
Cincinnati
Bnros
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Cleveland
Illinois
J. W. Barber
Decatur
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Board of Trade
Morning Mail
Bonanza
Lily
John McCullough
McVicker's Theater
Virginius
Grorce W. Lawrence
North Manchester
Ind
Gasconade County
Missouri
St. Loul
Hannibal
New Cambria
Notorious horse thief jumps from moving wagon near Baltimore
William M Hakgiisey, handcuffed and helming a deputy, leaped from a minivan at forty miles an hour near Baltimore while en route to jail. A different court sentenced a horse thief in Wilms Del to pay 100 restitution, a 200 fine, public pillory, twenty lashes, and 18 months in prison. The Kentucky Governor refused to convene lawmakers over Frisbie S Lake infected cattle, who seeks appraisal for public euthanasia. Newcomb Buchanan Co. Louisville whisky firm has assigned.
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William M Hakgiisey
Baltimore
Wilms del
Kentucky
Newcomb, Buchanan & Co
Louisville
Hogs Die of Cholera. Carcasses Floated into Potomac
Washington voices alarm as Virginia and Maryland farmers report hogs dying from cholera and dumping carcasses into the Potomac, contaminating the water supply. Canal boatmen describe a severe stench along the upper river due to the festering hog remains.
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Washington
Virginia
Maryland
Potomac River
Voters tally and third party nods in electors race
Maine Secretary of State reports Robie leading with 78,912 votes over Redman 50,061 while Eaton totals 3,137 and Eustis 1,190. elsewhere 15 representatives from the Equal Rights party meet in Prince George's County to back Mrs. Lockwood for President, pledging suffrage and anti monopoly themes. Additional nominations include Ellsworth of Pennsylvania for President and Waterman for Vice President on the American Political Alliance ticket. Colorado Prohibition and Greenback Labor convene in Denver. Congressional entries feature a wide slate across states including West, Coe, Carlisle, Payne, Cookingham, Ferrell, Burnett, and others. Dem-Butler fusion contemplated in Pennsylvania. Cleveland slate to govern electoral ticket with seven Butler allies.
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Jesperh O. Smith
Maine
Robie
Redman
H. B. Eaton
Eustis
W. A. Eaton
Scattering
Equal Rights Party
Prince George’s County
Maryland
Prohibition
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Greenback Labor Party
John E. Washburn
Larimer
Geo. West
New York
Lyman Coe
Connecticut
John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
Lewis F. Payne
Henry J. Cookingham
Thomas M. Ferrell
New Jersey
C. C. Burnett
Ohio
E. C. Carleton
Michigan
C. A. Newcomb
Missouri
O. J. Atkinson
People’s Re
Joseph Rankin
Wisconsin
L. A. Larson
W. ©. Dallmeyer
R. R B. Marshall
Virginia
A. A. Ramsey
Massachusetts
John D. Long
F. B. Grant
John H. Rogers
Arkansas
F. E. Shaw
J. H. Stickel
Nebraska
Charles O'Neill
Pennsylvania
William D. Kelley
Allen Miller
F. D. Ely
J. F. Wait
C. C. Clark
Tlmnds
John Atkinson
L. Ira Davenport
Alex Graves
George West
H. C. McCoy
Iowa
John Hailey
Idaho Territory
Cleveland
Butler
August breadstuffs exports and related notes
August breadstuffs exports totaled 16.5 million dollars, down from 18.9 million last year, with eight months to date at 96.0 million versus 114.2 million prior year. Reports cover mortgages, billiards bets, Army reunion, pensions, a Montreal defaulter, drownings in Ontario, Garfield statue funding, Indian wheat, St Lawrence fishermen, Canada cable, large Mexican land sale to a British syndicate, and various fires and legal notes.
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Washington
G. Isaacson
Montreal
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Ont
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Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Rochester
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Sheridan
Cumberland Grand Army
Department of Agriculture
India
Seaboard
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Halifax
North America
Mexico
Chihuahua
Durango
New England
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America
Grand Trunk
London
Ontario
Delegates Sign Draft Treaty at Berne Delegation
Delegates to the International Copyright Congress in session at Berne sign the draft treaty for the protection of authors and their works, marking a step toward unified global copyright standards. The action reflects a collective commitment to strengthen authors' rights worldwide.
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Berne
Seige of Khartoum and Egyptian Affairs Publicized
The report details French troops landing near Foo Chow and routing Chinese forces with heavy losses. It notes Li Hung’s replacement plan, Liang Chang seeking peace, and London’s belief England will occupy the Soudan. Earl Dufferin’s India viceroy appointment is praised by Russian officials, with talk of a $40 million loan to Egypt for debts and irrigation. Local Irish speeches by Davitt and O'Brien stir union calls. Parnell and Davitt reportedly reconcile. The Grenadier Band may travel to New Orleans for the World’s Exposition. Canton churches are destroyed, the French consul confirms the Khartoum siege relief, and Britain readies troops. English weather favors harvest, prices fall.
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Foo Chow
Siteining
Gon Agpeabagaheta
Li Hung
Liang Chang
London
England
Soudan
Earl Dufferin
India
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Micnarnt Davitt
Mr. O'Brien
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Castle Wel’an
Ireland
Parnell
Davitt
Grenadier Band
New Orleans
Canton
China
Khartoum
Lord Wolseley
British War Office
Egypt
Woolwich
War news and crimes mix in 19th century dispatches
General Lord Woolsely halts troops to Egypt while Khartoum relief is cut to a flying column after positive news from General Gordon. Henry Clay dies after being shot in Louisville, amid calls for lynching the alleged assailant. G A R rules discourage partisan politics and threaten post court martial. Shanghai cites French Chinese tensions as ships and crews brace for action. A Framingham girl elopes with bonds worth 260000. Two Hannibal freight trains collide near Cambria killing three and a conductor. Norton seeks access to Louisiana voter rolls but is denied. Greensburg crash injures a family. an infant dies. J D Skinner dies of morphine, possibly accidental, after years at Blake Bros. & Co. News spans war, crime, finance, and local misfortune.
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Gordon
Squires
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London Times
China
Framingham
Massachusetts
Boston
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Cambria
Foreign crops report highlights wheat exports and global balance
Washington dispatch summarizes the September report of the Commissioner of Agriculture on European and foreign crop conditions. It notes declines in barley and oats in Europe, modest wheat gains, rising India exports, and criticism of overextended crop areas as the United States faces global competition in wheat, barley, and sugar markets.
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Washington Dispatch
Commissioner of Agriculture
Europe
India
Ak Eee Tin See Ae
France
Russia
United States of America
Liverpool
South America
Austria
California
Egypt
Poisoning the Innocents in Uniontown Nutt Family Tragedy
Intense alarm after the Nutt family water supply was poisoned. Miss Annie Nutt and Miss Nellie Nutt died, others are ill. No motive found, rumors link to the Lizzie Nutt scandal and Dukes, while James Nutt and Lizzie Nutt fell ill. Water is being analyzed as townsfolk await results.
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Lizzie Nutt
N. L. Dukes
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Ukes
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Nellie Nutt
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Lizzie
Peace Conference of Three Emperors Reports Quiet Progress
Cable dispatch from Skierniwice Poland details the Conference of the Three Emperors with Austria bestowing the Grand Cross of St Stephen on Grand Duke Vladimir De Giers and Prince Lobanoff. The Austrian Emperor kissed the Czarina’s hand and then the Czar as thanks for amiability. The royal party attended theater with the German Emperor guiding the Czarina in Prussian decorations. Russian Polish and Austrian ballets provided entertainment before tea.
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St. Stephen
Vladimir, de Giers
Prince Lobanoff
Janjutin
Austria
Germany
Maria Paulovna
Three Emperors Meet. Peace Secured in Europe
Cable dispatch from St. Petersburg reports the Journal de St. Petersburg stating the recent meeting of the three Emperors at Skierniewice ensures lasting peace in Europe. Unity conciliation and appeasement replace isolated action removing uncertainty about tomorrow's events, shaping political and social life with practical unity.
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Journal de St. Petersburg
Skierniwice
Europe
Indiana Prohibitionists Names Presidential Electors
The Indiana Prohibition party state committee chose candidates for the presidential electoral ticket covering districts one through thirteen and state at large. Arrangements set Gov. St John to speak with stops at Carlisle on Oct 1 and the State Fair on Oct 2.
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State Central Committee
Prohibition Party of
Indiana
Isaac Keen
Vanderburg County
Charles P. Gwynn
Washington
F. E. Dishman
Floyd
William Guard
Decatur
Thomas Powlter
Morgan
William Pollock
Henry
Samuel J. Wilson
Marion
J. F. Wilson
Vigo
J. H. C. Beal
Hamilton
W. F. Singleton
Lake
Newton Burwell
Wells
J. H. Stewart
de Kalb
J. C. Birdsall
St. Joseph
Proctor Ryder
Jackson
Elijah Creet
Wayne
Gov. St. John
Carlisle
French Press Attacks on U S Marines in Foo Chow
Paris newspapers condemn American landings of Marines in Foo Chow on Sept 2 after a French bombardment. Le Parisien accuses the United States of surpassing Germany and England in malicious criticism while reserving praise for Admiral Courbet’s actions.
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Foo Chow
Cable Dispatch
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England
United States
le Parin
Germany
France
Notable Miscellany of People and Facts From 19th Century Briefs
A compact roundup notes CHIPS the dog trotting after a Minneapolis man, Alvan Clark turning eighty, Mr Moopy and partner Sankey active in Portland Missouri, British government spending on photography, Extra Bruny Smith celebrating age eighty seven, a Philadelphia sect venerating a woman as daughter of God, Israel Coe Waterbury surviving 1824 legislature at ninety, Sumner’s early law case tied to a 1964 indictment for sending ads to a duel.
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Mr. Moopy
Sankey
Portland
Hrim
Philadelphia
Israel Coe
Waterbury
Conn
Boston Paper
Charles Sumner
Blaine Reveals Private Marriage in Public Letter
James G Blaine defends a secret marriage to his wife, recounting that after early, interrupted plans in Kentucky and Pennsylvania, a second ceremony was held in Pittsburgh in 1851 to ensure validity. He notes a bereaved family, a son who died aged three, and the desecration of his grandson’s grave as he faces calumny in his presidential bid.
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Blaine
Indianapolis
United States
Millersburg
Sarah C. Stanwood
Pittsburgh
John V. Lemoyne
David Bell
New York Age
Indianapolis Sentinel
New York Telegram
William Walter Phelps
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Georgetown
Kentucky
Pennsylvana
Pennsylvania
Kentuck
Augusta
America
James G, Blaine
State of Trade Mixed Notes From Bradstreet Report
Bradstreet's Journal reports slight advances in some areas but no clear improvement in overall trade. Cooler weather boosts demand for heavy dry goods and clothing. Boston shows cautious improvement in dry goods movement, while iron and coal markets diverge across cities. Wheat prices slip in Minnesota, farmers resist selling, and weather in Texas remains dry. Cotton softens, wool prices steady, and general trade remains mixed with no strong upturn.
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Bradstreet
Seaboard
Boston
Cleveland
St. Louis
San Francisco
St. Paul
Fargo
Grand Forks
Bradstreet’s
Texas
Week's Record of Business Disasters in United States
A New York dispatch reports 206 failures in the United States to Bradstreet's for the week, up from 18 the prior week and lower than the 1883 1882 and 1881 benchmarks. About two percent involved small traders under $5,000 capital. Major trades affected include General stores grocers manufacturers butchers markets dry goods liquors clothing hardware and agricultural implements hotels and restaurants drugs bankers confectioners and several others with varied counts.
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New York Dispatch
United States
Bradstreet’s
Prohibitionist Suerary and Miscellany in 1900s News
A mixed selection notes Mrs. Suerary of Portland Maine as a prominent Prohibitionist, a Cal fire extinguished with claret due to water shortages, and Colorado Republican nominee G G Symes reportedly worth $500000. It reports a Wheeling man’s suicide attempt over a dream, a Nevada lecture tour by Saran Winne MoccaA, decipherment of an Assyrian tablet by Prof A H Sayce, and social gossip about Miss Cherry Johnson in San Francisco. Also mentions English safety matches marketed for children, Queen Anne coast cottages giving way to Dutch style, Salvation Army’s international presence, Shah of Persia gifting camels to Paris officials, Buenos Aires death of Nicholas Anchorene and his vast holdings, plus reflections on intellect and motherly restraint.
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Congress
Colorado
Saran Winne Moccaa
Nevada
East
A. H. Sayce
Cherry Johnson
San Francisco
New England
Salvation Army
Persia
Paris
Buenos Ayres
Nicholas Anchorene
The Dog That Wrecked My Hunting Tales
Robert J. Burdette recalls his early fondness for shooting and the lure of sensational sport writing. He recounts a German setter, his dog, and the clash between verbose hunting narratives and editorial restraint at the Brooklyn Eagle.
Selfishness of tobacco abstainers on ferries
The piece argues abstaining from tobacco breeds selfishness and illustrates it with ferry cabins: nonsmokers crowd the ladies’ seating while smokers stay away. It claims abstinence leads to a degraded moral effect, contrasting crowded ladies’ cabin with the smokers’ foul compartment.
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New York Times
Suspicious Character in a Texas Siftings Snippet
A brief vignette shows Col. Percy Yerger preparing to leave for lodge night when Mrs. Yerger sighs that she wishes to live in St. Petersburg to avoid suspicious characters after dark. The dialogue notes a newspaper claim that St. Petersburg bans such figures on the streets after night.
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Percy Yerger
Pleasant Purgative Pellets Save School Menu Tale
In a Jersey boys' boarding school a dull diet spurs the head to revive old medicine in the apple sauce. A bright pupil rejects the plan, declaring his father advised Dr Perce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets, which he claims work like a charm. The pellets are described as anti bilious and vegetable.
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Jersey
Dr. Perce
John Bull
Mouths as life indexes reveal character evolution
A fragment from a Chicago News citation asserts the mouth exposes inner nature more than eyes, claiming lines around the lips reflect a man’s growth and life. The piece then shifts to advertising, praising Dr Pierce’s Extract of Smart-Weed for various ailments and endorsing Mason & Hamlin Upright Pianos for durability and refined tone, concluding with a quip about women and locomotives as social humor.
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Wues
Mason & Hamlin Company
Boston
Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Co
Trmont St
York
E. 14Th St
Chicago
Wabash
Hay Fever Description and Ely's Cream Balm Remedy
A brief description of hay fever as catarrh with nasal lining inflammation and lung involvement. It notes symptoms such as sneezing, headaches, watery eyes, and burning mucus, and promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a dependable remedy priced 50 cents in stores and 60 cents by mail with sample offers from Ely Bros. in Owego New York.
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