Evans to Get Place as Pension Commissioner
Washington reports a high probability that Henry Clay Evans, currently pension commissioner, will be appointed first assistant postmaster general to replace Perry Meath who has resigned. The move aims to please soldiers and the G A R critics of Evans policy, with Evans noted as experienced in the duties from his Harrison era post.
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Washington
Perry
Meath
Henry Clay Evans
Pensign
G. A. WR
Evans
Jhoy
Harrison
Bold prison escape plot foiled in Pittsburgh tunnel scheme
Pittsburgh authorities halted a plan to release Riverside Penitentiary prisoners by tunneling from Sterling Street. Investigators believe the operatives aimed at freeing J C Boyd, a noted real estate swindler, with a zigzag 200 foot tunnel that ran into sewer gas. A tunnel worker may be dead, with others abandoning the effort.
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Pennsylvania
Enitentiary
Pittsburg
Riverside
Alexander Berkman
H. C. Frick
Homestead
Muth
Allegheny Police Department
J.C. Boyd
Sterling Street
Ahith
Svork
Four Killed in Explosion at Windsor Collar Works
An explosion in the Windsor Cel luloid Collar Company chemical department on Dearborn Street caused a deadly fire. Four women died as workers fled through front windows and onto the coping, while others were rescued from an adjacent building as flames swept through the premises.
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Chicago
Chemical Department
Windsor Celluloid Collar Company
Dearborn Street
Windsor Collar Company
Lichstein Tailoring Company
Lichstein
Ex-Speaker Reed in Campaign Not Welcome Yet
Chicago reports that Thomas B. Reed will not be pressured by the Republican national committee to speak in the coin campaign. He would engage only by invitation from a club or organization not tied to party campaign management. Headquarters confirm his services are not desired. Assassination Plot Frustrated in Santo Domingo. Ramon Cacerón targeted. twenty-five conspirators jailed. several officers implicated. trial to be held by martial court. Susan Landis of Epirata regains speech after six years. loss occurred in January. doctors failed earlier. Coal miner Andrew Nylan killed at HannaWyoming mines. car pileup crushed him.
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Chicago
Thomas B. Reed
San Domngo
Ramon Cacerons
Jiminez
Iisuity
Mob's Deadly Work In New Orleans Kills Two, Wounds Dozens
Reported violence in New Orleans leaves two negroes dead and twelve seriously wounded, with three white men among the injured. A large mob searches for Robert Charles, the man who killed Pole Captain Day and Patrolman Lamb, as tensions rise and reinforcements guard the Parish prison.
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New Orleans
Robert Charles
Day
Lamb
Lee Circle
Charles Avenue
Pierce
Charles
Wise Council
Joint Provisional Government to Run Tien Tsin Benefiting From War
A joint provisional government will be formed for Tien Tain by Chinese Russian and Japanese officers with orders to restore order. After a proclamation inviting Chinese to return, some have come back while native servants move toward settlements. The city and suburbs lie in ruins from shelling and fire with many buildings destroyed.
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Fien Tain
Tien Tsin
Col. Bower
Wogick
Aoki
Tien Tain
Turis
Geronimo Goes Mad After Fourteen Years Confinement
The famed Apache leader Geronimo, prisoner at Fort Sill for fourteen years, is described as having gone stark mad after long confinement. Tribesman once feared across the Southwest, his capture followed a brutal pursuit by Gen. Miles and Gen. Lawton in 1886, ending with a surrender near Prescott, Arizona Territory.
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Vinia
Geronimo
Fort Sill
O. T
Te Southwest
Miles
Lawton
Geranisnd
Four Meals
Prescott
A.T
Train wreck in Minnesota after landslide near Wabasha
Train No. 2 on the LaCrosse to Milwaukee line derailed July 23 near King's Coulee, Minnesota, after a landslide loosened a steep bluff into the track. Engineer and fireman Mathaway and Thomas were killed instantly. several passengers injured, some seriously, as the forward cars were struck by the earth and waterlogged track. Security concerns rise as heavy rains loosen soil along the Mississippi River corridor between St. Paul and LaCrosse.
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LaCrosse
Chicaza
Milwaukee
St. Vaal
King’s Cowlie
Wabasha
Minn
Magineer
Mathaway
Fire
Thomas
Stantly
High Bluffs
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Lizard Causes Death in Virginia Woman
Miss Anna Joupes of Marcos Hook Virginia reportedly swallowed a lizard while drinking water. The reptile allegedly entered her throat and repeatedly caused choking attempts before she suddenly died after a recent episode of choking.
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Philadelphia
Anna Joupes
Marcos Hook
Black Residents Resist Arrest in New Orleans Shootout
In New Orleans Police Captain John Ty Day and Officer Peter J. Law died after a daytime confrontation with two suspects Leonard Pierce and Robert Charles. Officer August Mora is hospitalized with severe wounds as other officers pursued a fleeing suspect and exchanged gunfire at a residence. Charles emerged firing from a doorway, injuring Captain Day, as the assailants fled and the Black resident involved vanished.
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New Orleans
John Ty Day
Peter J. Law
August T. Mora
Leonard Pierce
Robert Charles
Ancein
Cantrelle
Mora
Pierce
Charles
Cantrell
Teree
Capi
Lamb
Many Want Places Secretary Heath Deluged With Applications
At Chisago Republican national headquarters many applications pour in for various positions. Secretary Perry S Treat asks newspapers to publish that all applications must be submitted in writing and bear endorsement of a national committee member of the applicant’s state. Most executive committee members and officers have spent long hours on personal entries by applicants.
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Perry S. Heath
Chisago
Republican National
Perry S.treat
Kentucky Distillers Move to Limit Whisky Output
Louisville report states the Independent Distillers' Association will meet soon to plan limiting whisky production for next season. A letter is being drafted and will be sent to all Kentucky distillers asking them to restrict output to actual trade demand, with expected support from a majority.
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Hkientucky Distillers
Louisville
Independent Distillers’ Association
Buffalo Elevator Fire Ravages Facility and Contents
A major blaze in Buffalo New York destroyed the Eastern elevator at the island opposite Washington Street. The structure and its equipment were valued at 75000 dollars with total losses estimated at 750000. Fire cause not learned though workers had been in the building. possible accidental spark from a carpenter or painter.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Washington Street
Som
Five Die in Wills Lake Bathing Party Tragedy
In Ventura County California five bathers drowned at Wills Lake after a boat capsized. Rescue attempts failed as the party struggled to save teammates. Separate reports describe cattlemen seizing a Rut County sheep herd at the border, and a railroad crossing accident in Mattoon Illinois killing three carriage occupants and a nurse.
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California
Market Quotations From City to Toledo in Mixed Cattle Rates
The market report lists varied quotations for cattle hogs and sheep across multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Toledo and Milwaukee. Prices cover No 2 and No 1 grain corn wheat oats rye and mixed feeds with ranges from fractions of a dollar to several dollars per unit alongside butter eggs and dairy terms.
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Chicago
Lidivnapolis
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Whivat
Wiest
Suny Dutter
State approves Cherokee hospital improvements bids
The State Board of Control will solicit bids this fall for complete work on the Cherokee hospital project funded by a $309,000 appropriation. The plan aims to start construction early next spring to give contractors time to price the largest state contract. Senator Hebart sponsored the appropriation.
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State Board of Control
Hebart
Cherokee
Accused Town Authorities Burning of Fayette Woman’s House
Mrs Charlotte Alexander of Fayette a partially demented woman blames town authorities for swindling her out of real estate and the recent house fire She lives on vacant premises in a rough shack protected by boards and furniture from the fire She is about 70 years old cannot stay long in her condition and abuses neighbors An arrest followed a violent outbreak the other night and she will be judged by Abin as to her sanity
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Charlotte Alexander
Fayette
Jess
Vaant
Abin
Col Laflin Attacked and Other Iowa News
Col Laflin of Ottumwa, assistant at arms for the Democratic national convention, was horse whipped by Mrs Gallagher near her husband’s saloon. The incident spurred conflicting claims about her husband’s conduct. Also reported: farmer Joseph Wanek dies after a fatal mower accident as horses bolted, Marion’s postmaster facing a minor shortage claim, turpentine caused burns to Geo Swan, Omaha man robbed by six tramps, Jessie Deering injured in a laundry accident, Judge Thomas renominated in Storm Lake, a woman named Mrs Nelson missing, and Mrs Ida Volper found dead by hanging.
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Otenmins
L. J. Laflin
Ottumwa
Thomas Gallagher
Jiatlin
Varwus
Joseph Wanek
Amana
Som. Aninown
Mr. Wanekk
Mr. Wanek
Omaha
M. Nowak
Marshalltown
Norwak
Train collision near Seales Mound injures three men
Report states two Aliners Central trains near Seales Mound collided when the lead engine split. Three men were injured including Frank Shevaleer of Dubuque. Six cars derailed and the brakeman Franke Elser of Illinois Central suffered a crushed foot in Cherokee yards. amputation feared.
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Wreeck
Seales Mound
Frank Shevaleer
Dubuque
Cherokee
Franke Elser
Ilinois Central Railroad
Robbery in Freight Car Near Jefferson Leaves One Wounded
Masked robbers stopped a freight train two miles west of Jefferson. C Malaby of Glidilen was shot in the breast while others were robbed of cash and valuables totaling about $80. The eight men in the car were forced to surrender as three armed men fled toward Boone after the incident. Authorities pursue three suspected outsiders discharged from a nearby gravel pit.
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Jefferson
Muzley
Malsby
Grand Junction
Malshy
Hus
Boone
Jeterson
Faculty Strengthened at Agricultural College by Legislature
The State Agricultural College at Atues expanded the faculty with an assistant civil engineering professor and added specialists from Cornell, Penn State, Minnesota, and other institutions. New roles include electrical engineering, mining engineering, veterinary science, and languages. An agricultural museum will be set up and farm improvements funded by a $25,000 legislature grant.
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Agricultural College
State Agricultural College At
Atues
H. Jd. Burt
Lyshow
J.5
Lampher
Cornell University
Lewis EK. Young
State College of Pennsylvania
J. A. Williams
University of Town
M. AL. Reynolds
Minnesota
Left to His Conscience Confessed Wife Murder Released
A St. Louis police report says S VP Dahlman confessed to smothering his wife in Burlington Iowa. Coroner’s inquest returned death from consumption with no medical attendance, leaving investigators to believe his account while choosing not to press charges. Neighbors recall sudden death symptoms and facial discoloration, suggesting suffocation as the cause. The case is considered closed by the authorities.
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St. Louis
S. VP. Dahlman
Burlington
Dahlman
Timo
Pekin Siege Report Details Foreigners Risk
Dispatches from Pekin describe a two week siege of the British legation. A fear of general massacre looms as Chinese forces shell the city. Washington reports indicate uncertainty over imperial control and concern for the safety of foreigners amid conflicting Chinese and diplomatic messages.
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Hient
Tto
Nip Department
Washington
Charles ‘Pho
Brooklyn
Phe Crier
Gaye
Pekin
Relel
Weednessity
Conger
State Department
Native City Ruined by War Destruction Again
Report from Tien-Tsin via Shanghai describes a devastated native city after conflict. Few houses remain intact facing settlements. interior damage is severe with charred corpses near the walls. Allies conduct rescue operations while many victims await burial as Chinese losses are reported high amid Boxer and soldier violence.
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Tien-Tsin
Shunghai Xuy
Tiakk
Big Rise in Patents Shows 5 000 More Applications
The patent office reported a fiscal year ending June 30 with 20 040 patents granted including reissues and designs, and total receipts of 1 458 228. Expenditures reached 1 147 828 with a surplus to the treasury. Applications awaiting action numbered 3 501, up from the prior year, while clerical work stayed current. Emil Markintburg, a sie vervaait, died after a 50 foot fall at Santa Aga, California.
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Commissioner of Patents
Patent Office
Fou
Mob Rule in New Orleans Amid Night of Violence
A several thousand strong mob in New Orleans killed four Black men and wounded many, after protests over police killings of Hebert Charles and another officer. The unrest spread through the city, with shootings on streets and trains. Acting Mayor Melle called for peace as funerals for Captain Day and Patrolman Lamb intensified local tensions.
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New Orleans
Hebert Charles
Aera
Lee Cirele
Charles Avenue
Parkh
Pierce
Charles
Cltcern
Melle
Malis
Captain Day
Lamb
Cuba Fraud Report Names Top Cuban Post Officials
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow Rathbone releases findings accusing Director General Thathfone of fresh neglect and fraudulent practices, placing him below Charles W. Neely in blame. The report cites Neely’s embezzlements surpassing $121,713 and implicates others in the fraud network as well.
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Bristow
Thathfone
Charles l. W. Neely
Econ
Tstraasfer Thompson
Vavarma
Vanderbilt of China and political shifts across states
The article profiles Prince Sheng of the Celestial Empire as a powerful telegraph and railway official, banker, and leader of private ventures, likening him to a Vanderbildt of China. It also notes U S political maneuverings in New York, West Virginia residency rules, and Tennessee senatorial moves, with mentions of Croker, MyMillin, Carmack, and Broadgriss amid North Carolina political reflections.
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Bryan
New York
Repulicans
West Virginia
Are
Rhode
MyMillin
Tennessee
Carmack
Broadgriss
North Carolina
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