The Geko and Theater Plans Across Early Iowa News
A garbled feature list describes Laer Ainsworth as editor producer in Iowa while noting a lofty world tower theater dream. It reports Jasper Long of Columbia, Missouri near death after drinking many sodas, Cuba's war, a vast map of 2 million stars, an expensive Shahzada visit to England, Indian government expenses, electric traction progress, and George Gould’s $5 million gift tax exemption for services.
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England
India
Shazada Naozrulla Khan
Bible Society distributes vast scriptural numbers
The American Bible Society reports 1,750,000 copies of the Scriptures distributed last year and a total of 61,705,841 copies issued over its eighty years of existence.
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The
American Bible Society
Deceased Wife’s Sisters Bill Passes Lords After 40 Years
The measure, long fought, has passed the House of Lords after four decades. Supported by the queen, the prince of Wales, and the royal family, it exposes the limited political influence of royalty in Britain. A note mentions a pending report on pneumatic tube service linking New York and Brooklyn post offices, pending terms among the tube company, bridge trustees, and the post office department.
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House of Lords
Prince of Wales
New York
Brooklyn
Bridge Trustees
Post Office Department
New York Journal Calls for Clipper Justice for Young Thieves
The New York Journal condemns arresting youngsters five to nine years old by detectives and urges a return to clipping instead of courts for handling such bold, bad babies, criticizing the growing pomp of young offenders dragged before justices.
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New York
The
New York Journal
Tipping Protest Fails to Curb Gratuities This Season
The season brings heightened talk against tipping yet no drop in the practice. Protests continue while tipping remains as prevalent as before.
Darwin Antipathies in Inherited Animal Instincts
The text notes instances where inherited antipathies appear in animals. It cites young rabbits reacting with fear to a ferret they first smell and young turkeys reacting to a shrill cry of a linwick unseen before, illustrating the strength of instinctive aversions.
France divided on fate of beat troops in Paris defense
The passage notes no consensus on the fate of beaten troops arriving from Paris. It recalls the earlier practical destruction of the regular French army by Mety and Bedin and how victorious German veterans were halted for five months by raw brick mostly sourced from French towns, implying a strong French viewpoint.
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France
Paris
Mety
Bedin
Germany
Spark Catchers Spark Debate Over Forest Fire Prevention
The inventor claims spark catchers would end forest fires, estimating millions in value, but questions remain about railroad adoption and effectiveness. The statements suggest a pivotal but unsettled debate on whether spark catchers work and who bears the burden of implementing them.
Four Texans spared from death as clemency acts loom
President grants life pardons for John C. Hall Tom Davis and Taylor Hickman, delaying executions. Navy paymaster Forward B Webster plans appeal to President Cleveland after Mare Island court martial. Obituaries note Rev. D Hails ey W Knapp and Gen Joshua Siegfried. Ex Governor J H Williams died in Augusta Maine. Prof Bernard Moses slated for Chicago chair. Adolphe Ebeling dies in Cologne.
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Washington
John C. Hall
Tom Davis
Taylor Hickman
Fkrward B. Webster
Navy
Mare Island
Cleveland
Peint
D. Hailsey
W. Knapp
Brooklyn
Joshua Siegfried
Pottaville
J. H. Williams
Augusta
Williams
United States
Senate
Maine
Bernard Moses
University of California
University of Chicago
Moses
Adolphe Ebeling
Cologne
Hamburg
Heidelberg
France
Paris
Dusgelforf
Metz
Press Afaire
Tragedies Strike Regions as Trains and Floods Ravage Midwest
A string of deadly accidents and severe weather hits Indiana Michigan and nearby areas. Frederick MecNichalag of Marinesco Illinois killed by ore train near Marinesco Michigan. Warsaw Indiana man dies assisting in a dam failure. Joseph Gorman of Barberton Ohio dies after dysentery and lodged tacks. Fenton Wright loses eyes in farm accident. Prisoner Joseph Allen killed by a shot during riot. Suicide verdict in unidentified case. A wreck on the Chicago Texas line injures twelve with five possibly dying. James Cranston killed by boiler explosion. Two Reese children buried alive near Fowler Kansas. Lawrence Murphy, featherweight boxer, decapitated after being struck by a moving freight car. William Metcalf found with crushed bones after an unknown death. Naylor’s opera house at Terre Haute destroyed by fire, with extensive losses across nearby buildings. Total damage around $400,000.
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Casuniti
Frederick MecNichalag
Marinesco
Mich
Kangan
Missouri
Red. C. Harnsen
Warsaw
Ind
Ells
Joseph Gorman
Barberton
Oho
Gorman
Witle
Edinburg
Fenton Wright
Richardson
Geneva
Joseph Allen
Elgin
Allegny
Mick
M. M. Stevenson
Grand Rapids
Chicago & Texas Railroad
Murphyeboro
James Cranston
Cranston
Millls
Inglish
Ira Reese
Fowler
Kas
Lawrence Murphy
Highinn
Lake Shore Road
Toledo
Fassett Street
William Metcalf
Neltning
Kokomo
Doings in Eyl Farm Quarrel Ends in Shot in Missouri
George Grant and David Cook of Columba Massachusetts clash over religion. The dispute leads to a shooting in an axlemen Missouri university professors plan X ray search for the bullet. Outlaw Bob Heth captured in Joplin after a raid on Charles Ford Home. James French Italian of Rockford murders wife, shoots eight times, escapes the crowd, and drowns after leaping into the river. Police capture the suspect and pursue him.
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George Grant
David Cook
Columba
Aixlemen, Missouri University
Wii
Bob Heth
Charles Ford
Joplin
James French
Rockford
Bolze Niu
United States Supreme Court near record of defrauding case and suicides
The article reports on A Peralth and Reavis convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government in the Pernita land grant case, sentenced to two years and a $5000 fine. It also notes deaths by suicide and violence: Mrs Loulde Foltz in New Castle, Pa, after ingesting poison, and H D Smith in Rockville, Ind, shooting himself. Several others are described in distressing terms, including a youth sentence and a multiple hanging family tragedy near New Albany, Indi.
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Ned
Nettle
Ned Robing
Olev
Totin
Ball
Tom Day Hickman
Davie
Aldiana
Yoity
H. D. Smith
Rockville
Ind
Terre Haute
From Foreign Shores and London Arts Gossip
A roundup mentions M James Tissot possibly entering a Trapplat monastery after completing his gospel illustration project. Thackray drawings from Mrs Robert Bell’s album near sale in London. Ladies decorate bicycles in London and Italy influence blooms on fronts of carriages. Mme Bernhardt to Isle Belle for rest then Paris season opening. German empress tea service unique from old coins. Victoria’s hand praised for signing papers and kissing. Dr Frederick B Power honored in London on Wellcome labs appointment. Bishop How criticizes a Hardy novel with church readers exploring it. Canadian minister Tarael Tarte accused of not pursuing evidence against past ministers’ contracts.
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M. James Tissot
Trapplat
Thackeray
Robert Bell
Harper’s Magazine
London
Italy
Mme. Bernhardt
Belle Isle
Paris
Victoria
Frederick B. Power
Department of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wellcome Research Laboratories
W. Walsham How
Wakefield
Eng
Thomas Hardy
J. Tarael Tarte
Caaada
Hector Langevin
Dominion
Thomas McGreevy
Charles Tupper
Treasury
Wishard Wins At Apethorpe Welter Race
Disjointed wires report Wishard the three year old American horse had a walk over in the Apethorpe welter race at Huntingdon Day. Cleveland marks centennial with bells and services. A Pittsburgh civic group cultivates potato patches near the city. A Havreford College cricket team faced Charter House near London with eighty two runs in the first innings. Johm Linderman, once a prosperous Decatur farmer, found dead near the road in a decomposed state, cause exposure. A nation wide strike by Brotherhood of Tallora unions in New York and Brooklyn affects about 12 000 workers. James J. Storrow completes a brief for Venezuela. Charles H. Warren of Great Northern steps down after fifteen years in service. Prof William R. Brooks observes a dark object crossing the moon. astronomers deem it a meteor too far to ignite in Earth’s atmosphere.
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Mlacehahesrmn
Mr. Wishard
Wishard
Huntingdon
Cleveland
Pittsbore
Civic Club
Worl
Havreford College
Charter House Pur
London
Charter House
Johm Linderman
Decatur
Mich
Brotherhood of Tallora
New York
Brooklyn
Brownsville
James J. Storrow
Venezuela
Schruges
Charles H. Warren
Great Northern Railroad
General Oyniger
Wgs
William R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Geneva
Crooky
Pittsburgh Storm Wrecks Towns and Claims Dozens
Severe storms swept the Pittsburgh region, uprooting trees, blowing roofs, and snapping telegraph lines. At least eighteen killed, thirty six injured, with $100000 in property damage reported. Painter's Run and Cecil near Charters Creek saw devastating floods and coal camp disasters.
Congress Debates Admission of Anarchists in Zurich Vote
In a tense session the congress faced protests from foreigners as it debated admitting anarchists. Standoffs and fistfights broke out before order was restored and debate resumed. The Zurich resolution passed 18 to 12 with 2 abstentions, excluding anarchists from the congress. Louis Miche and other properly accredited anarchists were allowed to be present.
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Hoseooner
Becanie
Othe Hinll
Tod Galleries
Maia
Kerr Tia
Spei
Aninrebists
Louis Miche
Congress
Zurich
Anneehiste
Thieves at Work: Rustlers Probed in Miles City Montana
Stock investigators break a cattle theft ring in Guster county with arrests at Bushbys ranch on Witnay Creek. Harry Busby and John Blocker held for stealing eighty head and mutilating brands. Earlier thirty-five head stolen from 200 at O Fallon. Officer Smith and Lou Plesding in custody after a chase. The raid signals a widening gang crackdown after three years of bold thefts.
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Ann
Bors
Montank Catttlemen
Miles City
Mont
Guster County
Detsstiya Sunlik
Harry Busby
John Blocker
Bushby
Witnay Creek
Terry
O'Fallon
Smith
Lou Plesding
Spars
Tiree Miles
Hay
Market Reports From Rain and Live Stock Centers Chicago
Market summaries from Chicago and Minneapolis dated July 30 show dull hogs with prices down about 10 cents, mixed, light weight and heavy categories listed. Cattle markets slow but steady with steers and cows priced across a wide range, and other commodity quotes for wheat corn oats rye barley and lard across several delivery months.
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Chicago
Heeves
Teans
Milwaukee
Flone Sendy
Northern
South St. Paul
Wanted to Die at Mount Vernon Hotel
Hanson Lichers Withers Jr of Philadelphia, twenty eight, son of wealthy socialites, tried to kill himself at the Mount Vernon hotel in Baltimore this morning. He also allegedly attempted to shoot Walter Perce, a twenty six year old city resident sharing an apartment with him. Police were largely kept out of the matter as Withers faced heavy drinking and a rumored broken romance.
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Baltimore
Hanson L. Wichers, Jr
Villadelphia
Quaker City
Mount Vernon
Walter B. Perce
Withers
Leve
Italy
Slew Strike Expands as Teatimakers Join New York Walkout
Thousands of tailors strike in New York, swelling the total to about 22,000. Children’s racketmakers threaten to quit tomorrow, citing grievances and denying sympathy for tailors. Tailors may break from their alliance with the contract association to act individually.
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New York
Hanes
Morrow
Askociatlon
Despair and Murder: Confessions Trace Tragic Case
A woman recounts a brutal crime where a man confessed to assaulting and killing a girl after failing to stop advances. The second confession admits falsehoods about prior relations and murder. A doctor’s autopsy notes strangulation and blunt force injuries. Jury verdict follows the presented evidence. Negro servants remained in custody amid suspicions of hidden details.
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Vince
Suicide of Irish author Zubot shocks New York readers
An Irish novelist from Trinity College Dublin, Zubot, died by suicide in New York while facing debt before sailing to Europe. He arrived in the United States eight years ago to pursue literary work, wrote Ma's Henry St. John and After the Manner of Man, and had been employed by a Boston newspaper. An acquaintance learned of his debt and engagement to the daughter of a New York banker, with a $200 loan and a $850 draft history noted at the time of his death.
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Bivange Cane
New York
Nina
Zubot
Arvester
Europe
Trinity College
Dublin
United States
Henry St. John
Man
Katterly
Boston
Philadelphia
Zubol
Zubo
Zubof
Winson
Geo. G. Haerts
Saloon Homicide Near Rhinelander Sinks Man
In Woodruff Wisconsin a saloon fight led to Charles King being killed after he attacked the bartender Joe Gothenl. A coroner's jury found death from rupture of the-plomach. Gothenl surrendered to authorities and was jailed.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Woodralt
Charles King
Joe Fredtent
King
Joe Gothenl
Gothenl
Minneapolis Man Invention May Speed Freight Trains
Willam J. Holvin of Minneapolis tested a new speed adapted locomotive on the South Jersey railroad. The fifty six pound rail carried a twelve and one eighth mile run at ninety four and eleven twelfths miles per hour with three curves and a grade crossing. Time for the run was eight minutes and one second. About two thousand people witnessed the trial. A second trial is planned for tomorrow morning. The inventor aims for a top speed of 120 miles per hour.
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Minneapolis
Cane May
N. J
Willam J. Holvin
Minnneapolis
South Jeary
Wiles
Bryan's Notifcation in Lincoln on Madison Square Garden Halt
Readable text reports Bryan stating a halt at Madison Square Garden could be secured today. The notice action involves the notification committee of the Lit ocratic rntroupled vention, with unclear names or dates lingering in the damaged OCR.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Intellizence
New York
Madison Square Gurden
Jia
Appointments Listed for Mitchell Receiver and Agent Post
The notice records appointments in Mitchell South Dakota and for the Lower Brule Indians. Lewis B Whitchard of South Dakota is named receiver of public moneys at Mitchell. Benjani Q Ash of South Dakota is named agent for the Lower Brule Indians to fill a vacancy.
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Ancuier
Mitchell
Washington
Lewis B. Whitchard
South Datolit
Welch
Benjani Q. Ash
South Dakota
East Chicago Iron and Steel Company dispute details emerge
July 31 report from Chicago describes a local dispute involving the East Chicago Iron and Steel Company of Hammond Indiana and an organizer named Payid L. Eysoss. The fragment outlines a lawsuit or financial contention with unclear particulars but cites the companies and individuals involved.
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Trow
Fteer
Cheago
Chicago’ Iron and Steel Company of
Hantmaoll
Ind
Lokly Tov Payid L. Eysoss
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Young Gould
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Pittsburg
Stert
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Allegheny River
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Aittle
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