Speedy recovery expected for Congressman Hitt after acute indigestion attack
Chicago August 19 Congressmen R R Hitt chairman of the committee on foreign affairs was taken ill while returning to Mount Morris Illinois He suffered acute indigestion and summer complaint and was returned to his hotel A doctor predicted rapid improvement within a day or two noting the attack was sudden and not heart related Congressman Hitt 66 has served in Congress since 1900 and was en route to Mount Morris when stricken He regained strength after treatment but remained under care at the Stratford hotel.
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Chicago
Mount Morris
Ill
R. R. Hitt
Gominittee
Stratford Hotel
I. R. Mackartin
Mr. Hitt
Dr. Scott
Stratford
Mac Martin
Great Northern
Bill Hitt
Oll
Tim
IsacMartin
Union Depot
Hitt
Nunctar
MacMartin
Sayi
Congress
Simmo Tssi
Freedmen Missionary Downing Dies at Lake Harter
Rev Nathan H Downing 47 died in Lake Harter Michigan from complications of diseases. He was a pioneer freedmen missionary from Chicago sent by the Presbyterian board after the Civil War. He helped establish schools for colored people and left a widow and four adult children.
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Nathan H. Downing
Lake Harter
Mich
Chicago
Mr. Downing
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
Nancy Mitchell Fatally Stabbed on Bayou Texas Trestle
Nancy Mitchell, a milliner in Pensacola, was stabbed and her body laid on the Bayou Texas railroad trestle. An incoming train mangled the corpse after she was carried to the city hospital two hours later. She reportedly gave the name of her killer before dying.
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Pensacola
Fla
Nancy Mitchell
Death During Fishing Accident In Hudson River
Thirteen year old Gustave Gruenwald Jr. was killed in the Hudson River while fishing with his father and brother when a fish line sinker struck him behind the left ear. The accident occurred in New York.
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New York
Gustave Gruenwald, Jr
Central Park
Opium Monopoly Details and Marriage News Update
Gets Opium Monopoly. Bong Kong reports Nepikap once chief consul at Singapore Straits Settlements accused of steering the opium monopoly to fund indemnity China pays. Children Are Married. In Morristown Mamie Dunster age 14 and Charlie Benjamin age 46 wed by Rev. Father Donovan and plan housekeeping. Miss Deacon Denial. London reports Miss Gladys Deacon denies rumors of betrothal to Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany.
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Bong Kong
Nepikap
Singapore
Straits Settlements
China
Morristown
N. J
Mamie Dunster
Charlie Benjamin
Donovan
Benjamin
Miss Deacon
London
Gladys Deacon
Jeged
Frederick
William
Otermany
Mexican Police Stabbed in Cananea Attack
In Cananea an August incident left Mexican police officer Leonardo severely injured after a stabbing. Local authorities investigations continue as officials report motive remains unclear.
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Cananea, Arc
Leonardo
Rochester first baseman makes unassisted triple play
In Jersey City on August 19 Rochester beat Jersey City as O Hagan turned an unassisted triple play. He caught a bunt in the infield, touched first to force Mack, then ran to second before Shock could return to third. This feat mirrors Paul Hines's 19th century unassisted triple play.
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Jersey City
N. J
Rochester
O’hagan
Paul Hines
Fieft
Providence
Mack
Shoch
Wrestling Match Turns Fatal Near Redman Farm
Edgar county wrestler Bryan Long suffered critical injuries after being squeezed by Jack Ryan in a bout at James North’s farm. Three ribs tore loose and shoulder ligaments torn. Long kept secret his pain until after the third fall. In a separate barn accident Henry Davis died when Morton Dare threw him, Dare claiming a friendly bout. Davis, 18, had married last spring.
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Mattoon
Ill
James North
Redman
Edgar County
Bryan Long
Jack Ryan
Long
Ryan
Henry Davis
Morton Dare
Dare
Dewey
Davis
Baseball scores from the major leagues and minors
Results show American League games with Philadelphia beating Chicago 12 to 5 and Baltimore defeating St. Louis 11 to 1. Gerrland beat Washington 6 to 3 in ten, Boston tied Detroit 4 to 4 in eleven. National League matches New York 5 Chicago 0 and Boston 11 Cincinnati 2. American Association and Western League scores list Toledo 4 Milwaukee 1 Indianapolis 4 Minneapolis 1 Kansas City 6 Columbus 4 Milwaukee 4 Colorado Springs 3. Three-eye League results include Terre Haute 7 Cedar Rapids 1 with Cedar Rapids 2 Terre Haute 1 in ten, Davenport 4 Evansville 0 and Davenport 3 Evansville 3 in seven, Rock Island 1 Decatur 0 and Decatur 5 Rock Island 0.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Baltimore
St. Louis
Gerrland
Washington
Boston
Detroit
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Toledo
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Colorado Springs
Terre Haute
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Evansville
Rock Island
Decatur
Mrs Smith Fully Recovered and Endorses Bailey's Laxative
Mrs Smith reports full recovery from a severe illness and praises Bailey's Laxative Tablets for curing biliousness liver troubles fevers and sick headache. The ad urges readers to try them tonight at Chas D Rushton with prices 10 and 25 cents.
Tiffany Heir Burnett Tiffany Considers Contesting Will
May Contest Tiffany says he has not yet decided whether to challenge the will. In New York on August 19, Burnett Y. Tiffany, nearly disinherited from the $9,000,000 Tiffany & Co. estate, comments on his future plans.
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Tiffany
New York
Burnett Y. Tiffany
Tiffany & Co
Rain Ends Forest Fires in Florence Wisconsin
A heavy rainstorm swept through Florence Wisconsin and drenched the area for hours, smothering forest fires that had burned for several days and hindered firefighting efforts.
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Florence
Wis
Free sample of Chamberlain stomach and Liver Tablets offer
House worth Bros drug store advertises a free sample of Chamberlain stomach and Liver Tablets. The copy claims the tablets are easier to take and more pleasant in effect than pills, with no constipation afterward. Regular size priced at 25 cents per box.
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Chamberlain
Houseworth Bros
Meteor fragment kills Texas sheep herder in Edwards County
Ramon Cruz was killed while tending his flock when a fragment of a falling meteor shattered against a boulder and struck him. Fragments of the slate colored meteor lay around his body in Edwards County near San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Tex
Ramon Cruz
Edwards County
Cruz
May End Strike Leaders To Meet On Friday
Atlantic City August 19 The conference over the coal strike near Senator Quays cottage will likely lead to a settlement. A meeting is planned in Philadelphia Friday among Senators Quay and Penrose J P Morgan John Mitchell George Baer and other interested parties. Delegation from Wilkes Barre outlined miners demands and potential concessions including ten hours pay for eight hours work and a fair weighing system. The group hopes arbitration can settle the dispute with possible talks with district presidents and J Pierpont Morgan.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States
Senator Quay
New Hampshire Avenue
Quay
Penrose
J. P. Morgan
John Mitchell
George Baer
Reading Railway
Philadelphia
People’s Alliance of
Wilkesbarre
Quay and
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mine deal near close in Sangamon and adjoining counties
Experts from the Audit Company of New York arrived in Springfield to audit the books of coal mines in Sangamon and Menard counties and Christian county north of Taylorville. A syndicate with 12 million dollars in eastern capital aims to purchase all shipping coal mines and verify property values before finalizing the deal. DRUNKEN CARUSAL IS FATAL.
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Springfield
Coal Company
Sangamon
Menard
Christian County
Taylorville
Audit Company of
New York
Drunken visit ends in woman’s death in Morrow county
Frank Brace and Carrie Price hosted by Jerry Kersey Jesse Whitacre and Robert Day. In a drunken revel Carrie Price was shot and killed. Brace injured and arrested. Coroner delays verdict until Kersey captured. claim is the shot by Kersey killed Price.
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Morrow
Frank Brace
Carrie Price
Jerry Kersey
Jesse Whitacre
Robert Day
Brace
Kersey
Illness prompts telegram from Horton partner
In Atchison Kansas B P Wag generator left for Kenosha Wisconsin upon receiving a telegram announcing the serious illness of his law partner Albert H Horton ex chief justice of the Kansas Supreme court Also notes a Lafayette Indiana street railway strike and a fatal fire in Tuscola Illinois alongside a Swiss mountain body find involving Judge Largin of the Bern court
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Kansas
Atchison, Fan
B. P. Waggener
Kenosha
Wis
Albert H. Horton
Kansas Supreme Court
Zermatt
Switzerland
Largin
Berne
Fire lights tragedy in Gering. family perishes
In Gering Nebraska a kerosene fire trap killed two people and left three in critical condition while burning a residence to ashes. C N McComsey and his wife suffered severe burns as the oil exploded during a stove start, with neighbors helpless as flames spread to children and a nearby family. Denver confirms ex Senator Wolcott to quit Colorado moving from public and private posts.
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Gering, Neb
Gering
C. N. McComsey
Luther A. Cook
McComsey
Saved from Death in a Fire at 628 St Paul Avenue
Milwaukee firemen rescued J. F. Dale from an attic blaze at 628 St Paul avenue. He slept through the alarm and became dazed by smoke, but a ladder ladder brought him to safety as he lay unconscious on the ground.
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Milwaukee
Wis
J. F. Dale
St. Paul Avenue
Dale
Knox to be Supreme Justice
Washington reports a Supreme Court vacancy may occur in October as Associate Justice Shiras plans retirement. The President reportedly intends Attorney General Knox for the seat, noting Knox is trusted as a legal adviser and a Pennsylvanian.
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Shiras
Washington
Supreme Court
Knox
Bank Wrecking Defendant Sentenced to Fifteen Years
Judge Murphy in Detroit circuit court refused bail for Frank C. Andrews and sentenced him to fifteen years at hard labor in Jackson prison for wrecking the City Savings Bank. Andrews' lawyers will appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Jackson
Detroit
Mich
Murphy
Frank C. Andrews
Supreme Court
City Savings Bank
Andrews
Emperor Franz Josef Celebrates 82nd Birthday
The emperor marked his eighty second birthday at IshlI with a mass review of 30,000 troops in Vienna. All 210 individuals jailed for lese majeste across Austria and Hungary were pardoned as part of the celebrations.
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Vienna
Franz Josef
Ishli
Austria
Hungary
Empire
Rocky Mountain Tea Advancing Health Claims by Houseworth Bros
An advertisement extols Rocky Mountain Tea as the advance agent of success claiming a sound mind in a sound body as humanity's greatest blessing and encourages consumption by Houseworth Bros.
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Rocky Mountain Tea
Sucess
Houseworth Bros
Grandpa
Grandma
Father
Madison Medicine CO
Madison Wis
Cholera Toll Rising Across Provinces
Manila reports show 23,636 cases and 17,596 deaths to date with likely 30,000 cases unreported. The disease is widespread in several provinces though few cases appear in Manila.
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Manila
Threats Reach Czar Over Russia’s Constitutional Government
Vienna reports a revolutionary committee sent a missive to the czar threatening death unless he grants constitutional government. The czar was greatly alarmed by the message found on his desk.
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Vienna
Russia
Chinese Foreign Adviser Named For Chi Li Province
Pekin August 19 Wuan Shi Yai viceroy of Chi Li province engages Charles Denby Jr secretary of the provisional government and son of the former United States Minister to China to be chief foreign adviser.
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Pekin
Wuan Shi. Yai
Chi
Li Province
Charles Denby, Jr
United States
China
Breaks Her Husband’s Knee in Picnic Test of Strength
St Louis report Aug 19 describes Emile Vetter at a picnic near East St Louis who boasted he was a wrestler. His wife challenged him and during a strength test she threw him. his knee was dislocated in the fall.
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St. Louis
Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Hancock and Lee Counties
A severe storm hit Keokuk and surrounding towns causing telegraph and telephone outages for a day. Lightning and wind damaged corn and grape crops in Nauvoo and farms across Hancock and Lee counties, with Fort Madison and Farmington reporting downed structures and trees and bridges washed out.
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Keokuk
Hancock
Illinois
Carthage
Burlington
Wabash
Toledo
Peoria
Nauvoo
Bowen
Mississippi River
Lightning Kills Ice Wagon Driver On Manchester Ave
In St. Louis on August 19 John Grannam, ice wagon driver, was killed by a lightning strike that traveled along a trolley wire above his wagon. He stood on the rear step chopping ice when a bolt flashed, the ball of fire ran along the wire, and Grannam fell unconscious and died soon after.
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St. Louis
John Grannam
Grannam
Manchester Avenue
Flood Threatens Des Moines River Towns in Iowa
Ottumwa Iowa reports rising Des Moines river with several blocks of lowland houses likely to be surrounded by feet of water. Raccoon river also rising due to heavy rains, forcing residents from basements in the flooded business district. Urbana Illinois records 3.10 inches of rain causing widespread damage to Twin Cities and nearby crops. Lost Springs Kansas hit by a tornado wrecking grain elevator church and five homes, with three freight cars blown off the tracks and multiple injuries.
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Iowa
Ottumwa
Des Moines River
Des Moines
Keokuk
Urbana
Ill
Wichita
Kas
Lost Springs
Tornado kills four near Rolla North Dakota
A severe storm from the Turtle mountains produced a tornado eight miles east of Rolla killing a settler’s wife and three children. The house was blown down in eastern North Dakota with four deaths reported. The item also notes a separate San Francisco legal ruling on W D Kennedy related to the Illinois Grand Tribunal.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Turtle Mountains
Rolla
Supreme Tribunal of Pythians
Kennedy
San Francisco
Cal
Supreme Tribunal
W. D. Kennedy
Supreme Recorder
Illinois Grand Tribunal
Farmer killed in four handed fight in Guthrie
Guthrie Oklahoma August 19 Charles Berlew recently from Illinois was shot and killed in a desperate four handed fight Rodney Sipes was seriously wounded Elgin Oklahoma August 19 no butter offered for sale at the Elgin board of trade Butter market was made 20c steady Output 640000 Tbs
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Farmer
Guthrie
Okla
Charles Berlew
Ilinois
Rodney Sipes
Elgin
Elgin Board of Trade
Digestive Health Ad Warns Against Overeating
An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion and stomach woes. It urges balanced eating, claims the product digests food without the stomach, relieves fullness and bloating, and promises cure of stomach troubles. Testimonial from Lemuel James of Marysville endorses its efficacy.
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Lemuel James
Marysville
E. C. DeWarr & Co
Chicago
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