Strikes Hit Western Union Wires Across Regions
New York August 13 The strike boosts union action and shows vast wire disruption. Western Union reports 150 wires cut since last night with 25 missing on Albany, 24 on Southern routes to Newark, 12 on South May lines, two Pittsburg lines, and 12 Gold and Stock wires. Offices reopen as detectives monitor activity and repairs proceed.
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Long Branch
Armed militia sweep Erie for absentees in court martial
A detachment of state militia marched from Conneaut lake to Erie to arrest missing soldiers for court martial. Guards searched businesses, sentinels stood at doors, and the Erie armory was turned into a guard-house. Thirty four absentees were reported in Erie, with nine guards pursuing them. In another item, Mrs Allison's wife drowned herself in the Mississippi after a nervous period, tying stones to a cloak and entering the river. She had prior mental illness and was related to Senator Grimes. Allison was active in campaign events earlier.
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Ess
Conneaut Lake
James A. Beaver
Erie
Erie Guards
Descere
Allison
Mississippi
Sae
New York
Grimes
Clarendon
Council Bluffs
Real Estate Dealer Arrested for Forged Note Scheme
C M Dittman a prominent real estate dealer was arrested on a German American Bank complaint for forging and discounting notes. He allegedly sold land taking a note as partial payment then duplicated the note to cover the forgery. Authorities say he forged nine notes in total to evade detection.
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Ar. Pach
C. M. Dittman
Forgeries Cause Heavy Losses and a Grim Discovery
The article records losses: Lewis K. Stone $40,000 with half on a forged note. Walker, Judd & Veasere $23,000. Dittman’s total liquilities about $150,000. In Pennsylvania a German citizen Christian Reeser was found dead in the bay. The coroner’s inquest declared accidental drowning. Andrew Besser saved his father from being buried in the potter’s field by stopping the coffin cart on the grave road.
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Walker, Judd & Veasere
Dittman
Christian Reeser
Andrew Besser
Charleston Centennial Celebration Marked by Honors
The city celebrated its centennial incorporation with a 100 gun sunrise salute and daytime ceremonies in the governor and state officials' presence. A marble bust of Robert Hayne was unveiled and a heroic bust of James L. Petigru presented by the Mayor. Fireworks concluded the festivities.
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Robert 8. Haype
James L. Petigru
Amalgamated Association Adjourns to Morning Session
The Amalgamated Association of Tin and Steel Workers convention adjourned until nine o'clock tomorrow morning. A resolution authorized drawing funds to support telegraphers. Committees completed reports to be submitted tomorrow. The Constitution Committee ponders whether subordinate lodges should bank their protective funds locally or forward them to the general office.
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Partape Ruia
Amalgamated Association of Tron and Steel Workers
Chautauqua Comings Alumni Day Schedule
Special reporter presents Alumni Day events with lectures and reunions. At 1:30 p m students attend an early lecture by Rev N N Moore on Philosoph y. At 2:30 p m P Henson D D speaks A Plea for the Old. Dr Arthur Mitchell discusses Homes and Housekeeping at 7 p m, followed by Alumni Reunion at 9:30 p m with illuminated program.
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N. N. Moore
Henson
D. D
Arthur Mitchell
Electric Spares and Local Incidents Across Cities
News digest notes Dr. Jacobs of Albany dies at age forty nine from heart disease. First National Bank of Indianapolis opens normally, a bank receiver appointed for Indiana Banking Co. Canadian Pacific Railway eyeing a Wisconsin Iowa to Kansas City branch. In St Paul Charles Haines charged with assaulting Maggie Mackey, fourteen, with possible death. Avanta sees Kimball House fire insurance loss nearly 3 1/000,000 with only 80,000 coverage. St Albans Brainard says bank trust issues look brighter. Barlow’s property held for suspended bank. Hutchinson Emerson, known as Texas Bill, dies the killer of baker Denger. lynch mob scattered. Cottage City hosts fire rebuilds. relief raised at local tabernacle and temple. Vineyard Haven donors pledge about 400 dollars for sufferers. Montreal syndicate negotiating for Southeastern Railroad purchase. Chapman assured full payment of all claims within thirty days.
QUA CORRESPONDENTS FREDONIA BREVITIES
From our special Reporter Mrs Frank Chatsey has returned from Watertown. Mrs Adam Putnam and daughter returned from Fair Point. Miss Mabel Lewin sang at the Presbyterian church. Four young ladies drove to Westfield to visit Mrs Ingersoll. The Gleason Lake cruise by Misses Pritchard and Husted was noted.
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Frank Chatsey
Watertown
Adam Putnam
Fair Point
Mabel Lewin
Presbyterian
Will Scott
Westfield
Dutton
Charles Ingersoll
Nee Sessions
Sparks From The Wire Sherburne Ont Major Early 1900s?
A string of short global notes from Sherburne Ontario to Halifax, detailing fires, deaths, crimes, and public notices. Reports include losses of 80,000, political majorities in Brankfort Wy, deaths of notable figures in Port Edward and Port Adams, suicides linked to liquor, and various local incidents from Ontario to New Jersey, with bank depositors paid in Lawrenceburg and a fatal quarry blast in Glasgow.
Vanderbilt Liberality and Market Depression Telegram
Special dispatch reports Vanderbilt generosity and stock market weakness. Charles Knobloch caused his wife's arrest after a tale of home abuse. The wife was freed. they wandered the streets until a midnight canal incident ended with the wife drowning after allegedly being pushed in by Knobloch.
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Evening Observer
Tresrox
Charles Knobloch
Knobioch
Won't Leave the Brotherhood Strike in New York
Striking telegraphers in New York express strong resolve as Western Union demands an ironclad oath not to join the Brotherhood. The strikers refuse to accept the terms and will not return to work under those conditions.
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Brotherhood
Evening Observer
New York
Western Union
Vicinity Haps And Mishaps From Our Shea Preserve
Christian Reeser, 84, drowned in Reed's dock slip at Eric Pennsylvania. Accidental death. Cleveland Grays camping at Chautauqua Lake. Brooks Cadets of Cleveland left for home after a week there. Lilly Dale Spiritualists camp meeting closed Sunday. Cassadaga Lake Free Association camp meeting continues until August 2. A B Ottaway of Westfield enters district attorney race as partner in Russel Dickerman Ottaway. Newport to host a government gum cotton factory. Reading area reports hog cholera like disease. fifty hogs dead, sixty sick near Womelsdorf. remedies fail.
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Cleveland Grays
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Lilly Dale Spiritualists
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Womelsdorf
Painter William Garwood tarred and feathered by mob
Special Dispatch to the Evening Observer reports in Textxares Michigan on August 14 that William Garwood, a painter with a wife in Cleveland and who recently married a colored cook in the area, was tarred and feathered by a mob on Saturday.
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Evening Observer
Suicide in Wiserien claims two from same family
A man named John Sweltzer hanged himself in Wiserien Massachusetts on August 14. His mother and brother had previously died by suicide, according to the dispatch.
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Wiserien
Mass
John Sweltzer
Vanderbilt gives $8000 for student waiters
William H. Vanderbilt, after departing here yesterday, donated $8,000 to be distributed among the students employed as waiters. The gift underscores Vanderbilt’s support for students and campus staff in N. H. on August 14.
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Evening Observer
N. H
Wm. H. Vanderbilt
Stocke. Market Drops After Suspensions Noticed
In early dealings the stock market was subdued with a timid tone as George William Ballou & Co. announce their suspension on the stock exchange. A separate dispatch reports Edward Schissler fatally stabbing his former wife Margaret Kauman in Annapolis and then shooting himself.
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New York
George William Ballou & Co
Stock Exchange
Evening Observer
Spanish Executions Special Dispatch to the Evening Observer
A special dispatch reports that several sergeants who revolted at Santo Domingo have been executed. One man remains unidentified as the dispatch notes executions occurred amid the unrest in the Dominican capital.
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Manvew
Bante Domingo
Fire collapse at private asylum kills six inmates
A blaze at Boyd's private insane asylum in Loxpox on August 14 caused the roof to collapse, burying six inmates and prompting rescue efforts. The special dispatch notes the tragedy as investigators begin inquiries into the disaster.
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Evening Observer
Boyd
Washington Waifs and Yellow Fever in Cordova
Yellow fever has appeared at Cordova and Otuluca near Jalappa. Only $465,000 three and a half per cent bonds have been redeemed under the last call. Adjutant-General Drom asks state adjutants how many troops of 200,000 in a 48 hour call could be furnished. An assault on General H. V. Boynton by N W Fitzgerald of a pension agents firm shocks the city. Fitzgerald, about 200 pounds, confronted Boynton as he worked with two friends after a disparaging article tied him to a pension dodge. He accused Boynton of responsibility.
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Fight at Office Ends with Arrest After Scuffle
Boynton admitted and Fitzgerald charged, a clash in an office left Fitzgerald batless and eyeglassless, bleeding, and later arrested for assault and battery. In Philadelphia a Swiss festival celebration drew a huge crowd with members in Swiss attire and an elaborate program.
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Probabilities Signal Station Alert on Weather
Reported forecast notes fair weather for Lower Lakes with northerly winds and rising temperatures. Forecaster indicates probabilities of changing conditions around 3 p.m. with winds shifting and temperatures warming.
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Lower Lakes
Late Dairy Markets and Grain Notes Across Several Cities
Market summaries from Westfield Utica and multiple towns report dairy butter prices from 18 to 20 cents per pound, cheese at 9 to 40 cents, and mixed sales volumes. Open market in Titusville sees prime butter at 20 cents with a hopeful outlook. flour, wheat, corn, and oats show quiet to mixed movements across Cincinnati and Duluth area exchanges.
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