Notable Deaths and Global News Tidbits From 1890s Page
Obituary notes Dr Edward Eggleston dies at Lake George New York apoplexy causes death born December 10 1837 Veray Indiana also reports Great Lincoln Copper Mining Co sells Arizona holdings to Chicago and Cleveland syndicate for about 6 million dollars. Other items include dockyard deaths in PortsmouthNew Hampshire rail and railroad tensions in Canton and Hung ary rioting, and a Lisbon jewel pawn.
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Edward Eggleston
Lake George
N. Y
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Canton
China
Canton-Hankow
Portugal
Don Juan IV
Bank of Portugal
Emma Goldman
Johann Most
New York City
Freda Schroeder
Agram
Hungary
Vitas
Walnut Grove
Sacramento
Courtland
Cal
Joseph Fisher
Ed Bryan
Henry F. Ishman
Ishman
Chicago
West Point
Charlotte
Annie N. Harris
Lee Robinson
Elvin Randall
Board of Education of Philadelphia
England
Syracuse
Clarkson
Northern Pacific
Livingston
Mont
Philadelphia
Edgar Weinstein & Co
Harrisburg
Albert Terrell
William Stokes
Golden Gate Athletic Club
Terrell
Stokes
Dover
Del
Union Republican
Addicks
Michael Byrne
Congress
Mississippi
Detta
Louisiana
Port Gibson
National Orange Home
Hatboro
William F. Howe
Howe & Hummel
New York
Manny Price
W. F. Brunson
Bob Scruggs
Newberry
Fla
Rome
Bank Robbery and Weather, Political and Industrial Feats
The era reports a Bank of Sonora break in with substantial booty and a two day Lake Ontario storm halting navigation. It notes Lieut. Stark’s discharge, Japan flood deaths, and Martinique Guadeloupe fears. It covers coal land sales, wage disputes, a bishop appointment, shipwrecks, and a bicycle company crisis.
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Bank of
Sonora
Lake Ontario
John W. Stark
Virginia Militia
Richmond
Japan
Miroshima
Yamagushi
Sheepshead Bay
B. A. Tipton
D. R. Harness
Chillicothe
Martinique
Guadeloupe
Point-a-Pitre
B. J. Pritchard
Wayne
W. Va
Birmingham
Ala
West Virginia
Ohio River
East Tennessee Coal Co
Jellico
Tenn
Briggs
Bicycle Trust
The
American Bicycle Co
R. L. Coleman
Chicago
Rush Run
University of Chicago
Bosses’ Association
John Harvilla
Beaver Meadow
Hazleton
Wabash Railway
Peru
Ind
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Pittsburg
Roosevelt Narrow Escape as Electric Car Hits Carriage
President Theodore Roosevelt rode from Pittsfield to Lenox when an electric street car struck the landau, killing Secret Service Agent William Craig and injuring David Pratt. Roosevelt and Gov. Crane escaped with minor injuries, while Secretary Cortelyou sustained a scalp wound and the carriage overturned.
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Pittsfield
Mass
United States
Secret Service
William Craig
David J. Pratt
Dalton
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Gov. Crane
Agent Craig
Pratt
Gov
Crane
Madden
Kelly
P. H. Dolan
Vermont gubernatorial race heads to assembly after near complete returns
With 245 of 246 towns reporting, John G. McCullough leads in Republican votes with 31 810 while Felix W McGettrick has 17 247 and Percival W Clement 28 607. Joel O Sherburne 2 458. No candidate has a majority so the governor’s race goes to the general assembly where supporters expect McCullough to win by about 16 votes.
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White River Junction
John G. McCullough
Felix W. McGettrick
Percival W. Clement
Joel O. Sherburne
General Assembly
Friends of McCullough
Refusal to Join Federation by Postal Clerks Union
Kansas City September 5 The National Association of Post Office Clerks voted unanimously to reject affiliating with the American Federation of Labor. The resolutions say an alliance would be detrimental while pledging sympathy with the Federation's aims and offering support that does not conflict with post office clerks' government duties.
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Kansas City
American Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
Convention Splits After Disorder at Union Party Meeting
Philadelphia’s state union party convention dissolved into two factions over endorsements for governor. One side backed Pattison for the Democratic ticket, the other Pennypacker for the Republican ticket. Pistols, knives, and blows were reported as both factions sought control of the convention machinery.
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Philadelphia
Union Party
Robert E. Pattison
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Hartford Races Fine Three Drivers for Laying Up Heats
Hartford Conn Sept 4 Drivers Geers Hudson and Snow were each fined 100 for laying up heats at Charter Oak Park races yesterday In the 2 09 pace Hudson laid up Twin kle In the 2 15 trot Geers held up Prince of Orange in the first and second heats Snow laid up Fanny Dillard in the 2 04 pace.
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Hartford
Conn
Geers
Hudson
Snow
Charter Oak Park
Twinkle
Prince of Orange
Fanny Dillard
Lane for Governor
Franklin K. Lane city attorney of San Francisco was nominated for governor by the Democratic State Convention on the first ballot in Sacramento California.
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Sacramento
Cal
Franklin K. Lane
San Francisco
Cnvention
New York Wins Hilton Trophy Inter-State Match at Sea Girt
New York holds the Hilton trophy with 1 137 points, defeating New Jersey 1 124 and the District of Columbia 1 100 in the inter-state rifle match at Sea Girt New Jersey. The event involved 12-man teams shooting at 200 600 yards for a possible 105 per man.
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New York
New Jersey
Sea Girt
N. J
District of Columbia
Empire State
Hilton
Henry Hilton
Tyro
Sea Girl
Second Regiment
William F. Leushner
Ottawa
Can
German War Game Involving 92 000 Troops Opens Autumn Maneuvers
Frankfort on the Oder reports the start of autumn exercises with 92,000 troops spread across two German armies. One force moves eastward from the city, the other westward from Posen. The Blues pretend to be Russia, with about 30,000 men including infantry, cavalry, and field artillery, plus support units.
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Frankfort-on-the-Oder
Posen
Blues
Navy report on Hayti insurgency and intercession policy
Commander McCrea of the Machias outlines steps to protect world commerce amid Hayti unrest. He assumed charge of commerce for most European nations and his stance toward insurgent Admiral Killick signals a tougher approach to South and Central American revolutions.
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Washington
Navy Department
McCrea
Hayti
Killick
Carpenters win 50 cent daily raise in New York strike
Eight thousand New York City carpenters won a 50 cent per day raise after a seven hour meeting of the Master Carpenters association. They had asked for a union protection against hiring nonunion carpenters, but employers refused that demand.
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New York
Kansas ex-chief justice Horton dies after long illness
Topeka reports the death of Judge Albert Horton ex chief justice of Kansas at his home after a long illness. Born in Orange county New York in 1837 he moved to Kansas in 1860 and served in the state legislature and various judicial posts. He was chief justice from 1877 to 1895, the longest tenure among Kansas predecessors.
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Topeka
Kan
Albert H. Horton
Kansas
Horton
Orange County
New York
Judge Durand Improves After Stroke
Flint Michigan September 4 Judge George H Durand the democratic nominee for governor who suffered a stroke Monday evening showed improvement last night He managed to stand and walk a few steps After days of immobility he slept in bed for the first time since the incident
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Durand
Flint
Mich
George H. Durand
Exhibit Will Occupy 40 Acres at St Louis Exposition
Gov Taft appoints Dr William T Wilson of Philadelphia as special commissioner to prepare a large Philippines exhibit for the 1904 St Louis exposition. The display aims to showcase natural resources and the importance of the new possessions, occupying forty acres.
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New York
Gov. Taft
The
Philippine Islands
William T. Wilson
Philadelphia
Philippines
Opera singer shot in Philadelphia boarding house
Amelio Gabriele, 23, a well known opera singer, was fatally wounded in Philadelphia in a boarding house after eloping with Roberto Anselino from New York. Anselino attempted suicide. both are hospitalized near death. Gabriele is wife of actor Antonio Gabriele. she had urged to return to her husband.
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Philadelphia
Amelio Gabriele
Roberto Anselino
New York
Anselino
Antonio Gabriele
Anselmo
Gabriele
Prof Rudolf Virchow Dies in Berlin at 86
Berlin reports the death of pathologist Prof Rudolf Virchow on Friday. He is lauded as the world’s greatest medical and scientific reformer whose work profoundly shaped modern medicine and influenced generations of researchers.
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Berlin
Rudolf Virchow
Letter Carriers Conclave elects officers for next meeting
The National Letter Carriers association elected officers yesterday in Denver and chose Syracuse New York as the next meeting place. President J C Kellar of Cleveland was reelected.
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Letter Carriers
Denver
Col
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Syracuse
N. Y
J. C. Kellar
Cleveland
Fire sinks Crete-a-Pierrot after German capture attempt
German gunboat Panther arrived at Port au Prince and demanded surrender of the Firminist gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot in Gonaives. After an extended countdown, Crete-a-Pierrot's crew fled, and the vessel was set ablaze and sunk by its own crew as Panther opened fire. The incident follows earlier entanglements with Cap-Haïtien, Killick, and Gen. Firmin’s government.
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Port .Au Prince
Hayti
Panther
Crete-a-Pierrot
Gonaives
Killick
Admiral Killick
Creten-Pierrot
Cape Hayti
Markomannia
Hamburg-American Packet Co
Capeaytien
Cape Haytien
Nansen
Haytien
Crete-a- Pierrot
Firmin
Haytie
Capé Haytien
Two Men Killed in Pennsylvania Railroad Wrecks
Five freight wrecks disrupted the Pennsylvania system from Johnstown to Harrisburg. At McGarvey’s Station a runaway freight crashed into another, derailing ten cars and injuring Fireman William C. Allison. Brakemen Gutschall and C. E. Steele died in separate incidents, with nine cars destroyed at Port Royal and further damage at Millerstowe and Ryde.
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Altoona
Johnstown
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
McGarvey’s Station
William C. Allison
Cresson & Clearfield Road
Gutschall
C. E. Steele
Altoona Hospital
Port Royal
Millerstowe
Ryde
Defeat Reported for General Berti at Agua Dulce
Panamanian and Colombian dispatches state that General Berti's government forces were defeated after a siege at Agua Dulce. Gunboats returned from an exploring mission while skirmishes near Yeguala led to a few prisoners who confirmed the loss and suffering from lack of supplies including horseflesh consumption.
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Panama
Colombia
Berti
Agua Dulce
Yeguala
E Berti
Barcelona Police at Workmen’s Meeting Fire on Crowd
Police interrupted a workmen’s meeting in Barcelona, making several arrests. A rescuing crowd faced mounted civil guards who fired on them, leaving one workman dead and multiple wounded.
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Barcelona
Revival preacher attacks infant baptism at Evangel tent
Rev. Dr. R. S. MacArthur, at his 100th Evangel tent meeting, denounced infant baptism as heathenism and said God would not condemn an innocent unbaptized baby. The audience rose in applause as he declared baptism never saved a soul.
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New York
R. S. MacArthur
MacArthur
Explosion at Fort Winthrop Powder Magazine
A powder magazine at Old Fort Winthrop on Governor's Island near Boston exploded last night. A forceful blast heard up to 20 miles away, reportedly caused by boys lighting fires. One man dead identified as Cotton and five injured were brought to shore. more may be found among the blast’s aftereffects.
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Boston
Old Fort Winthrop
Governor’s Island
Boston Harbor
Cotton
Roosevelt opposes inhumane treatment in Deadwood to Omaha race
President Roosevelt has voiced opposition to any cruelty in the Deadwood to Omaha cowboy race. Capt. Bullock received the president's request to ensure horses are properly cared for and not overtaxed during the trek.
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Deadwood
S. C
Roosevelt
Omaha
Capt
Bullock
Vesuvius Erupts With Large Flame Volumes
Naples dispatch reports Mount Vesuvius emitting large volumes of flame from its crater early Saturday morning. Local observers note intense activity and rising smoke around the crater as authorities monitor the eruption.
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London
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
French Doctor Claims Education Harms Mental Health
Dr. Somers reports at Paris academy of medicine that rising insanity and crime correlate with widespread knowledge. He argues even basic schooling sows brain fissures, citing cases from an American woman to Russians in an automobile tragedy, claiming humanity now hosts latent lunatics awaiting triggers.
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Somers
Academy of Medicine
Paris
Touraine
Guide credits Roosevelt knife lessons saving life in bear attack
W. E. Tribble, veteran western slope guide, reached Rifle Colorado bandaged after a confrontation with a grizzly. He credited President Roosevelt with lessons in knife use two years earlier that enabled him to stab the bear, saving his life as he fought to reach camp without his rifle.
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Colorado
Broosevelt
W. E. Tribble
Rifle
Col
Roosevelt
Tribble
Teddy
Berthoff Discovers New Fur Seal Rookery in Aleutians
Lieut Ellsworth Berthoff of the revenue cutter service reports discovering a new fur seal rookery on an Aleutian island near Bouldyer while aboard the Manning. He notes the rookeries are similar to Pribyloff and that the seals show no branding or prior contact by fur seal expeditions.
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Lieut
Ellsworth Berthoff
Revenue Cutter Service
Congress
Alaska
Arctic Siberia
Aleutian Islands
Manning
Berthofft
Bouldyer
Pribyloff Islands
Bering Sea
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Berthoff
Geology Professors Probe Lime Stone Caves on McCloud River
Professor John C. Merriam of the University of California joins Student Assistant Eustace Furlong in Shasta County California to excavate lime stone cave deposits on the McCloud River. Merriam says Furlong has found a fissure cave revealing layers that may unlock geological history and thousands of years of earth’s record.
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California University
McCloud River
University of California Geological Department
Shasta
County
Cal
John C. Merriam
Eustace Furlong
Merriam
Furlong
Remedy Talk by Young Women for Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Letter from Miss Exizaneta Carne of Fond du Lac Wisconsin praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing eight months of suppressed menstruation and restoring health. The note urges others to seek the remedy and Lydia Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Elizabeth Caine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Exizaneta Carne
Fond du Lac
Wis
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Electric Carriage Call at Metropolitan Opera House
An electric sign board above the driveway marks carriage numbers in New York City's Metropolitan Opera House. An usher selects a number on a switchboard and the number lights up boldly so drivers proceed to the door, reducing noise and confusion. Similar setup planned for other theaters.
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Metropolitan Opera Hall
New York City
Free Delivery Posts Frost Warnings to Rural Families
The rural free delivery postal service now places frost and cold wave warnings in the hands of 42 000 country families.
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Free Delivery Postal Service
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Matinta
Densen
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Tecumseh
Dundee
George M. Henry
Nervita
Nervita Medical CC
Clinton & Jackson Sts
Ill
N. Lewis
Defiance, Ohio
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Ba Bunn & Fourne
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UNN
Washington, D.C
Webster
Webster Pontronary
An Itself
Payne Mine
Dorranceton
A. C. Miller
Battle Creek
Herrman Breuer
Henry Breuer
Yorkville
Arrow
Charles R. Flint
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Independent Brewery Co
Cincinnati
Charles Jennings
Charles Hollis
Jennings
George E. Cooke
District of Columbia Regiment
Kanawha
New River
Grand Trunk and
Ann Arbor
Danbury
Wilson F. Thrall
Thrall
Landau
Vermont
Lane
Germany
Carpenters
Judge Horton
Winytien
Crete
Pennsylvania
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Bear
Chicago Daily News
Young People’s Christian Tomrance Association
Elizabeth Aine
Fond du Lac, Wis
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