Riverdale explodes in New York Harbor killing and injuring many
The steamer Riverdale blew up near Twelth Thirteenth streets in New York, sinking after a boiler explosion. Four people were killed and numerous others injured, with victims including Mrs. Charles Sisson and engineer Edward Tallman. Rescue boats and city ambulances aided survivors. Jay Gould and E S Janney yachts assisted.
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New York Harbor
New York
Riverdale
Haverstraw
Hudson
Harrison Street
North River
Thirteenth Streets
Sixteenth Street
Office of Charities and Corrections
J. P. Smith
Zophar Mills
Nelson Magee
John Salah
Howard Gardner
Williamsburg
Yonkers
William H. Henry
Thomas Saul
Brooklyn
Edward Tallman
Charles Sisson
Tarrytown
Thomas Gregg
Waterstreet
Rt Nelson Magee
Henry Mosher
Peeksk Ll
Porter
John Saair
Oilot
James Clark
Goerch Street
W. B. Chapman
Dennis Egan
West Twelfth Street
George A. Dymes
James Tobin
Israel Lazarus
Mott Street
St. Vincent's
Bloomfield Street
Jay Gould
E. S. Janney
Twentythird Street
Gould
Jaffrey
Iit Ocean Apes Bayt
Illinois State News Preparations for State Fair underway
Preparations for the Illinois State Fair at Chicago Driving Park from September 24 to 29 accelerate. Firms arrange large and creditable displays of farm implements and erect expansive booths between the main entrance and the association clubhouse. Two floral halls, 55 by 110 feet each, will showcase farm garden and dairy produce. A poultry building 6 by 159 feet is rising in the southwest corner. At least 1 009 cattle stalls will be added for prize stock with ample water and care. Railroads Burlington & Quincy and Northwestern lay side tracks to serve the crowd.
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Chicago
Association Club
Fair Association
Association
Burlington & Quincy
Northwestern
Revelations of Dorsey and the Bribery Crisis in Election Reform
A New York World piece denounces Dorsey’s revelations of moneyed meddling in elections, naming Gould and other financiers. It argues Republicans show no denial, condemns national corruption, and urges electoral reform to purify ballots and punish bribe-giving.
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Dorsey
Supreme Bench
Rascal
Brooklyn
Jay Gould
Supreme Court
Huntington
Dudley
Secretary of the Treasury
John C. New
Platt
Stephenson
Indiana
New York
Commercial Advertiser
Rome
Gould Crassus
United States
Democratic Party
Mahone and the Republican Gamble in Virginia
The piece argues Republicans overpaid for Mahone, calling him a poor Republican and a costly liability. It notes backlash from Northern and Southern factions, saying his conduct harmed party unity, with comparisons to Conkling and Cameron and a warning that future buys will be scrutinized. It also references the Ischia earthquake relief delays and the Roman News description of Ischia’s wreck.
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Mahone
United States Senate
Garfield
Virginia
The
New York Tribune
St. Louis
South
North
New York
Pennsylvania
Conkling
Cameron
Columbus
Enquirer
Practical Household and Farm Tips From Various Papers
A collection of domestic guidance covering stain removal with alkalis and oxalic acid, crop rotation and soil enrichment, potato marketing strategy, currant pest control, composting nitrogen retention, and postwork horse care including diet, hydration, and grooming as advised by multiple periodicals.
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Chicago Journal
Detroit Post
Illinois Items Chronicle from Decatur to Chicago
The column notes revived First Congregational Church in Bloomington after years, Fanning's hotel thefts and confessions in Chicago and New York, fires at Gibson and Moline, a 3000 mile family journey for General Moore's heirs, wheat yields in Logan County, various deaths, crimes, divorces, a fatal shooting in Madison County, and other Illinois local items from multiple counties and towns.
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First Congregational Church
Bloomington
Washingtonian Hall
Thomas Fanning
United States
Sherman House
Chicago
Hanscom
Boston
Fanning
Florence Flats
New York
Wilson
Wabash Road
Gibson
Ford County
Jesse H. Moore
Callao
Decaur
Logan County
William Shaffer
Fairfield
Wayne County
Decatur
Jennie Peitsche
Elizabeth McCall
New York City
McLean County
Henry Waters
Mount Vernon
Jefferson County
Man recalls electric railway ride at Southern Exposition
A sun-browned man in a sombrero after riding the electric railway at the Southern Exposition in Louisville exclaimed he had seen a ten-acre railroad run without steam or fire, claiming Texans would doubt his tale.
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Louisville
Texas
Louisville Courier- Journal
Langang Bridge in China Noted for Marble Lions and Length
A Langang China bridge spans an arm of the China Sea and measures about five miles with at least 300 arches. Each arch pillar hosts a marble lion carved from a single block, twenty one feet long, while the roadway is seventy feet wide.
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Langang
China
China Sea
The Dog Nuisance Opinion Piece
A New York Dairy letter argues dogs are useless and harmful on farms and highways. It calls for outlawing dogs to end the menace, noting snarling pets disrupt public peace and threaten travelers.
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N. Y
Merits of Mature Meat in Poultry Markets
The article argues matured chickens twelve to fifteen months old are superior to three or four month birds in taste nutrition and wholesomeness. It endorses raising spring chickens for market demand but advises breeders to use matured birds for personal consumption and favors consumer choice.
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National Poultry Monitor
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Illinois State News
Mr. Dorsey
Republican Party
N. Y. World
Ischia
Illinois
W. L. Morris
Paxton
Ella Taylor
Springfield
Eliza Hagerty
George W. Hagerty
Jacksonville
Morgan County
John W. Covington
Rosewell Abel
Sangamon County
Waukegan
Lake County
Vandalia
Fayette County
Louis Phillips
Jacob Rosenbrook
Cairo
John Phillips
Mr. Warner
Phillips
Warner
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