Telegraph Operators Return After Starvation Sub mission
New York August 17 Master workmen Campbell urged Brotherhood members to negotiate with Western Union. Thirty female operators applied. twelve were hired. Forty five men accepted from sixty two applicants. Operators return routes from Pittsburg Boston Chicago report workers resuming. Executive circular explains strike abandonment and weakened Western Union resolve. Office reopens for restoration requests. some top men found other jobs. City offices may reopen Monday.
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Pittsburg
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Stfikers
A Gigantic Scheme in Telegraph Enterprises
Twelve million dollars in Postal Telegraph stock, with Mackey in trust for three years, signals a major consolidation. The Rapid Company manager and Mackey discuss uniting the firms as Chicago to St. Louis and Olean to the Pennsylvania oil fields projects move forward. San Francisco reports Fan aligns with Mackey drawing surprise amid doubts of feasibility and control.
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Postal Telegraph Company
Mackey
Rapid Company
Chicago
St. Louis
Olean
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Pogial Telegraph
Fan
Temely
Bow
Wife of Rev. W. H. Moyer Attempted Suicide
In Vicen Gry Pa on August 17 the wife of the Reverend W. H. Moyer cut her throat with shears during a period of religious mania. She believed she caused Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and sought expiation by death. The wound is dangerous but not necessarily fatal.
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W. H. Moyer
Jesus Christ
Preacher Suspect Denman Trial Folds Letter Threats Revealed
At the preliminary trial in Luisa Texas Lawrence Denman faces murder charges in the Sewell case. Witnesses show Sewell had letters threatening Denman and his wife written by a man seen as a rival preacher. Denman claimed Sewell tried to disgrace his wife. Public sympathy was noted with bail set at 5000 dollars and potential bond of 100000 dollars. The case involves local Methodist figures and prominent families amid mystery.
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Lawrence Denman
Sewell
Denman
Blain
Luling
Train collision at Winchester destroys depot and kills several
A Mt. Sterling to Lexington passenger train crashed into a Kentucky Central rear car at Winchester crossing. A trench of 400 kegs of triput powder exploded, wrecking the depot and tearing the engine apart. Yard master Randall was killed, conductors McMichael and Martin died from injuries, and five more were badly hurt.
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Lexington
Kentucky Central
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Schier
Randall
McMichael
Winchester
Martin
Washington Waifs and Treasury Notes Findings
Postal notes will circulate September 3. The post office reports year ending June gross receipts from rentals and stamps at 4.313 million, up from 4.2 million last year. Ten new £1000 bills found by a treasury worker were cancelled as valueless. Telegraphers protest William M Ashe’s Western Union work while on leave. his brother, a post office clerk, faces a similar complaint. Montevideo’s Williams reports Uruguayan courtesies for the Fourth of July. the legation received a band from President Santos and a congratulatory resolution from the Colombian Congress.
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Lincoln
William M. Ashe
War Department
Western Union
Philadelphia
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Montevide
Department of State
Legation
Santos
Crugtuyan Congress
Electric Sparks and Bank Troubles Spark Broad Unease
In Irelamond Indiana the Farmers Bank failed to open yesterday and is likely to be wound up. Depositors were paid in full, with bad management blamed for years of shakiness. Nearby banks feel the tremor as financial strains spread. In Utica George St. Smith advertises a $1000 race at Carandagua Lake between Tanlan and Courtney on September 19th or 20th, winner to take the purse. Galveston reports a drought with water famine, cisterns drained, and a restaurant sign promising reopening only after rain. Boston notes liabilities from Charles W. Clement’s failure totaling $557,000 and a further $215,480 owed Shaw Bros. in a separate item, with Macomber & Greenwood creditors stating $431,000 liabilities and $475,000 in assets.
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Utica
George St. Smith
Richfield Springs
Carandagua Lake
Tanlan
Courtney
Boston
Charles W. Clement
Clement
Shaw Bros
Macomber & Greenwood
Accomodation
Eee
Comber
Fredonia Brevities and Corners from Our Correspondents
Mr John Woodward spent Friday in Westfield Miss Minnie Pritchard hosted a whist gathering Mrs King and daughter Jennie of Dunkirk visited friends on the Avenue Mr T Blubbard returns after a week at Fair Point Chautauqua Prof White Came back from Chautauqua Misses Kennedy and Farray left for Lake View Me Fred Sibley spent Friday in Sinclairville The Fredonia Board of Trade meets weekly Miss Florence Woodward visited her brother Charlie Woodward of Westfield Henry C Lake invited by Bennet from New York Custom House Mr Frank Howards jewelry and a nation ary store drew birds and the orgainette music for a birthday gift suggestion. September bridesrumors sweep Fredonia and Prankie The dress for Dunkirk children inspires borrowing plans from those with none.
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Fred Sibley
Sinclairville
Board of Trade
Florence Woodward
Charlie Woodward
Westfield
Frank Howard
Howard
Fredonia
Chautauqua Lake Breezes Report Highlights
From Our Special Reporter Frank Beard draws a full house as water activities, lake trips, and hospitality surge. The Amphitheatre fills quickly with farmers and families while hotels and the Oriental House see heavy daily visitation. A new illuminated fountain lights the nights and post office affairs expand with more mail than prior year.
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Violin Recital Delights Audience at Hotel Athenaum Chautauqua
Report notes the attendance and praise for Mr Cheney's violin performance in the parlors of the Hotel Athenaum at Chautauqua on Wednesday evening. Critics describe his tone as very fine with rich quality and sonorous quality, pleasing listeners.
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Pevital
Forest Chieney
Cattaniugus County Court Terms and Local Notices
Divorce docket in Erie Pa shows 24 cases before next divorce court as Cattaraugus County Circuit Court opens Monday with Judge Daniels presiding. Also notes a Gowanda marriage of Belle Saunders to Frank S Moses, shipments of Percheron and Clydesdale horses, a severe fall of Dr Thicston, Chautauqua Heat and Light bonding set at 25000 signed by local officials, and a missed payment by Mason in Jamestown agency dealings.
Oil wells show varied daily output in Bradford region
A special dispatch reports several wells producing at different rates. Ball Town No 1 Gia yields 35 bbl hr, Porcupine No 9 about 45 bbl hr, Garden well a likely 5 bbl in 24 hours after being shot. Overall region stocks decline by 2,280 bbl daily in July, with Bradford field down about 5.1 bbl per well and total regional daily production around 63,348 bbl, down from June by roughly 2,000 bbl.
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Evening Observer
Trrcavinte
Ball Town Oil Company
Gia
Porcupine No. 9
Bradford
Tae
Wreck on Erie freight train causes nineteen cars wrecked
An eastern bound freight derailed near Bavinete on Aug 18 at five pm, wrecking nineteen loaded cars carrying wheat flour and lumber. No injuries, no livestock. The engine stayed on track. a broken wheel caused the accident. Wreckers from Dunkirk and Hornellsville attempted removal but debris remained overnight. Train 12 east delayed until early morning.
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Bavinete
Daunkirk
Hornellsville
Tub feeding system for cows gains favor in Sharon Conn.
Mr C E Benton of Sharon Connecticut reports a winter cow keeping method using half firkin butter tubs for grain soaked in water. Cows receive grain in tubs at morning and afternoon with hay in mangers, watered with pails, and milking ends by five. Water supply essential. milk and water go together.
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C. E. Benton
Sharon
Conn
The Sentiment of the Brotherhood
Master Work men Campbell said the break yesterday doomed the strike. Western Union suffered heavy losses in the last month, while wages for workers dropped about 400,000 dollars. Mitchell claimed the organization would stay intact though possibly more secretive.
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Krenng Observer
New York
Campbell
Western Union
Mitchell
Weo
Gladstone condemns Healy for violent Irish talk
In Parliament Gladstone rebuked Healy for violent language intended to inflame hatred between England and Ireland. Healy warned of potential physical warfare if Ireland gains power while deploring the wrongs of Ireland as justification.
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Luspex
Gladstone
Healy
Ireland
England
Tragic Mill Accident Paralyzes Daisy Steamer
Special dispatch from Wriressarne, Aug. 1 reports Daisy Steamer, a mill worker in a woolen mill, caught in a shaft by her hair and whirled violently. She lies paralyzed from the injuries, with fatal effects feared.
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Heening Odewwizer
Wriressarne
Drowned Daughters of Rev Wilson Reported in Adsome Raid
A fragment from Camrrnaville Alaska reports tragedy as daughters of Reverend Wilson perished Thursday in an incident near the Reethsie Acf. The readable text notes a local calamity affecting families in the community.
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Wilson
Spares from the Wire overview of lynchings and crimes
Terrell Texas Martin Bradley colored hanged by a mob for rape. Little Rock Arkansas Denso Casat hanged for murder of George Barnes. Pensacola Florida yellow fever sick marines. one died. Savannah Georgia Reuben Robinson lynched. Troy Bennington Battle Monument Association adopts design by Prof Weire. cost 100000. Halifax Acadia Powder mills Rocky Lake explosion kills Henry McEwan and injures two. Warren New National Bank closed. cashier E M Fitch defaulter to 70000. Asbury Park New Jersey J C McCauley officer of NY Custom-house dies bathes. Canon City coal vein strikes forty barrels daily. Savannah drought across forty counties. cotton crop 30-50% short. Baltimore man posing as Catholic priest arrested. New Orleans Kendrick Hallan shoots mistress Hannah Glover. jealousy. both colored. killer jailed. San Francisco Grain Exchange reports California wheat yield 523000000 bushels up 14000000. Greenville District of Columbia Ben Perry colored hanged for murder of Perry Anderson. Perry forgives witnesses. was intimate with Anderson’s wife.
Weather Forecast From Washington and Lakes Region
Probabilities indicate a signal station report from Washington at 8 p.m. for the Lower Lakes. The forecast calls for partly cloudy weather with local rains and stationary or tower temperatures.
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Washington
Trade And Commerce Markets Corrected By Telegraph
Markets corrected by telegraph every evening with latest figures on trade and commerce activity. Provides updated prices, indices, and market movements across major commodities and financial instruments.
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Grain Market Quiet Amid Mixed wheat and corn demand
Grain markets show quiet to firm activity with flour steady and cornmeal oats active. Spring wheat neglected but holders firm, No 1 lald Duluth at 134, winter wheat in demand with No 1 old white Michigan at 116 and No 2 red at 110 3 21 20. Pork unsettled 13 50 to 14 00. Whisky steady 1 13. Hogs weak common and light 4 26 5 to packing and butchers 4 8 55 40 3 06. Wheat futures and cash rates listed across several months and grades for No 2 red and No 1 white.
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Western
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