Grain Market and Commodities Report
Grain and flour demand steady with bids unchanged. Corn and oats mixed with slight activity. spring wheat and winter wheat price stability noted. Hog prices quoted with ranges. cotton and cement prices listed. assorted lumber and building materials prices shown. Market appears unsettled with several commodities firming or softening in small increments.
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Hamilton
Equine Accident Highlights Political Race Fallout
An equestrienne suffers a fall described amid chaotic political discourse as the campaign for senator intensifies. The incident underscores heightened tensions and scrutiny surrounding the candidates and local results.
How it Stands
In New York on August 2 the Western Union reports four more strikers back at work locally and many operators returning in the eastern district. A Chattanooga and a Mobile operator resumed duty. Reports from the South claim railroad operators refuse commercial business but are discharged and replaced. The Brotherhood says twelve men left the main office yesterday to join the strikers. The strikers boast of winning despite a heavy storm threatening more Western Union wire damage. Reports of discharges and new hires are said fictitious. One operator returned to work today. The Produce Exchange formed a committee to explore uniting with other cities to build telegraph lines. Western Union resumed money orders at a few points. An attempt to connect wires with the electric-light company failed as copper thread fused. Fifty Metropolitan Telephone wires were cut. The Brotherhood paid out $5,000 yesterday. the matinee left $2,500. No money yet from the general Knights of Labor assessment, but funds expected when needed. The finance committee remains in continuous session to relieve members.
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Perilous Jump Trial Near Gost Island Described
A man details plans to leap from a rock above the falls and ride the current to reach the Canadian shore. He recounts a previous jump from a bluff, noting the water depth and a safe landing, then describes the descent speed and eventual emergence near Gost Island. Dr. Richardson is noted as affluent and learned.
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Washington
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Goat Island
Fragmented Telegraphed News Roundup
A scattered telegraphy style digest reports varied incidents: from a death under chloroform in St John to a gas suffocation of two farmers in Jones County and a 500 dollar race. It notes railroad receiver appointment in Chicago and a jailhouse lynching in Mayorsville.
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Dueling in West Fa-Frearful Cholera Ravages
Special dispatch reports Ralph Pomeroy arrested in Livez Cagac for obtaining goods under false pretences after prior business failure. He posted 2606 bail. In Chicago Englewood a man found dead in the Swedish Lutheran church, claimed illegitimate son of King Oscar. In Trexton ex-Governor Newell named defaulter amid estate settlement. In New Saves a duel left Henry Rice shot by John Cayton.
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Buffalo
Evening Observer
Trexton
N. J
Newell
W. Va
John Cayton
Henry Rice
Cholera Deaths Reported Among British Troops in Egypt
London News reports 16,000 cholera deaths in Egypt with British troops suffering a high fatality rate. The dispatch notes many attacked men, with about six survivors on average among those stricken.
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Experience With a Madman on a Tower Aids Escape
John Gordon narrowly escaped a fatal fall on a church tower during masonry work when fellow mason Daniel Conroy seized him and tried to cast him off. The struggle drew in other workers who detained Conroy and freed Gordon. Conroy faces a hearing next day after prior insanity episodes.
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Conroy
Pike elected in New Hampshire Senate race after extended ballots
The long fight ends as Frank A. Pike wins a majority on the forty-first ballot with 181 votes to 112 for Bingham and others. Pike, 63, a former congressman and noted Republican, accepts the office amid applause and pledges of loyalty and industry. Secretary Chandler reports party unity to the President.
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Thrown From Her Horse In Violent Accident
A rider named Mise Pick was thrown from her horse over the neck and struck on the head. Blood was shed as bystanders witnessed the incident and urgent aid was sought.
Washington Waifs and Treasury Updates
The July coinage totaled 4 351 000 pieces worth 3 034 000 dollars. A Niagara Falls flying device prototype is described. Hessing’s whisky-ring settlement closes. Keith v Brush patent case decided for Brush. July debt reduction comes from interest payments and cash balance rise. Treasury silver weighs 5 664 tons. Customs receipts comparisons show 1883 to 1889 figures. Virginia seeks 792 000 dollars from surplus. Promotions at consular posts noted. lace and wool exports discussed amid trade notes.
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