Gotham Enthralls City With 250000 Visitors Parade and Bridge Fireworks
New York crowds flood the city as 250000 visitors fill hotels and streets. A massive parade of schools led by John L. Hunt and John Jasper draws thousands. Vice President Morton and Gov. Flower review the line. Fireworks explode over the bridge with 1492 and 1802 lights, followed by a naval parade at the Narrows.
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Morton
Flower
New York
New York Central
Harlem
New Haven
Columbus Arch
New York City
Ors
John L. Hunt
Board of Education
John Jasper
Long Island
Columbia College
University of the City of New York
College of the City of New York
New York College of Dentistry
Eelectic Medical College
College of Pharmacy
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Madison Square
Levi P. Morton
Secretary of the Treasury
Foster
Ing
Niagara
Pyrotechnics on the Bridge Lights Up New York Scene
Thousands of spectators on the New York and Brooklyn bridges watched a grand pyrotechnic display. From the Tribune tower the view showed electric strings, river craft silhouettes, and a storm of multicolored lights before a dramatic thunderous finale.
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New York and
Brooklyn Bridge
Tribune Tower
Relapse Alarms White House Watchers During Illness
Mrs. Harrison weakened by days of fatigue in the White House as a relapse worsened last night. Attendants lifted her and turned her every half hour to keep her comfortable while Dr. Gardiner rushed to help. By morning the household faced fear of a fatal attack from chest mucus and crowding concerns at the executive mansion.
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Washington
Four Lives Lost In Pacific Ocean Vessel Collision
The Canadian Pacific steamer Premier was struck by the Willamette in dense fog off Whidby Island near Port Townsend. Four people died, one drowned, and seventeen were badly wounded. The Goliah rescued three dead and many wounded after hours of attempts to save an unknown passenger. Names include Johannes Moe of Tacoma and John Rankin of Seattle.
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Seattle
Wash
Canadian Pacific Navigation Company
Premier
Willamette
Whidby Island
Port Townsend
Goliah
A. Ap
Johannes Moe
Tacoma
Aan
John Rankin
W. F. Richardson
Frank Wynkoop
Grand Jury Charged in Homestead Treason Cases
Chief Justice Paxson of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court instructed the Grand Jury in Homestead treason cases stemming from the Carnegie steel strike riot. The charge, over five thousand words, outlined leading events and accuses thirty three union men of treason, viewed unfavorably by Allegheny County lawyers.
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Pittsburg
Paxson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Homestead
Carnegie Homestead Mills
Allegheny County
Tragedy as Shotgun Accident Ends Life of 5 Year Old
In Huntington Indiana on October 10 Samuel Scott and his wife visited town leaving four children at home. The 12 year old son loaded a shotgun assuming it was empty and fired at his siblings. A 5 year old boy was killed instantly by the blast while two young girls suffered non life threatening injuries.
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United States
Narrows
Cushing
North River
Grant Monument
Brooklyn Heights
Huntington
Ind
Samuel Scott
Rock Creek Township
Lincoln Declines Tennyson Funeral Pallbearer Honor
United States Minister Lincoln aboard the Etruria to New York received an invitation to serve as an honorary pallbearer for Alfred Lord Tennyson. He expressed regret at being unable to attend the funeral tribute to the renowned poet.
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London
Etruria
New York
United States
Lincoln
Tennyson
Coffeyville Bank Raid Ends In Dalton Gang's Deaths
The Dalton gang attacked Coffeyville Kansas banks. Four outlaws were killed and two fatally wounded in a crowd battle. Citizens including City Marshal Connelly and George Cubine fell. Emmett Dalton was mortally wounded. Bob and Grant Dalton died. Conflicts led to a large reward plan for victims’ families.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Dalton
James Boys
Condon’s Bank
First National
Ball
Chas. Carpenter
Bob
Emmett Dalton
Ayres
Bert
W. W
Charles Brown
Lucius Baldwin
Connelly
Emmett
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Adair Station
Indian Territory
Nashua Sunk On Lake Huron. Entire Crew Feared Lost
Port Huron Michigan October 7 reports the steamer Nashua found bottom up after days missing on Lake Huron. All on board believed drowned including Pilot Archie and Captain Richard Miller. engineer John Putnam. Mrs Miller. Charles Shepard and wife. and other crew members whose names are unclear.
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Port Huron
Mich
Nashua
Lake Huron
Archie
Richard Miller
Detroit
Miller
John Putnam
Charles Shepard
Brockway
No Fat Stock Show in Chicago This Year
Chicago officials announce no fat stock show this year due to the demolition of the old exposition building leaving no suitable venue for the event.
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Chicago
Alfred Tennyson Dead Great English Poet Dies in Surrey
Alfred Tennyson poet laureate of Great Britain died at Aldworth Surrey at 1 35 am after influenza followed a week illness The household watched from 7 30 pm last night He was born August 6 1800 at Somerby Lincolnshire and for forty three years held the laureateship His final works include a lyrical drama completed within a year of his death and fragments of an unfinished work Read by Sir Andrew Clark Dr Dobbs Lady Tennyson Hallam Tennyson and old family servant.
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Loxpoy
Lord Alfred Tennyson
Great Britain
Aldworth
Surrey
Sir Andrew Clark
Dr. Dobbs
Lady Tennyson
Hallam Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson
England
Victor Hugo
Browning
Somerby
Lincolnshire
Wordsworth
Tennyson
George Clayton Tennyson
Wisconsin Supreme Court Concludes Apportionment Case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday filed its written opinion declaring unconstitutional the legislative apportionment law from the June special session. Justice J. B. Cassady wrote the majority opinion, with three justices concurring and Justice Winslow dissenting. Winslow later filed a separate dissent arguing broad legislative discretion in district creation.
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Matison
Wis
Supreme Court
J. B. Cassady
Winslow
Mawpisox
Explosion Attempt Damages Boarding House in Homestead
In Homestead Pennsylvania an attempt to blow up the non union boarding house of Mrs Marron injured no one but destroyed the dining room and shattered all windows after a cartridge was thrown through a broken window. The occupants were frightened.
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Homestead
Marron
President busy with visitors as Isa Egan meets with him
Washington reports the president received many callers yesterday but had to turn others away. Among those who did secure interviews was Isa Egan United States minister to Haiti.
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Washington
Isa Egan
United States
Hili
Notable Americans and internationals listed at numerous cities
A long list records names and locations of prominent figures including artists lawyers ministers judges and businessmen. The entries place each person in cities such as Paris Washington Freeport Beverly Galesburg Huron Providence Jacksonville Asbury Park New York Milwaukee Hudson Portsmouth London Cincinnati Detroit Portland Dubuque York Me Norwalk and more.
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Gabriel Dubray
Paris
Linden Kent
Washington, Reo
Asahel Chapin
Freeport
Ills
Francis EB. Porter
Beverly
Mass
Zimri Pond
Galesburg
Huron
Tnhomas CuAsk
Providence
R. J
Dewitt C. Dawkins
Jacksonville
Fla
James B. Wotsk
Asbury Park
N. J
Many A. Wray
New York
Edward Buss
Milwaukee
Hudson
Wis
J. R. Reding
Portsmouth
N. H
Thomas Woolner
London
Daniel Weber
Widespread woes and upheavals across nations and states
Report covers a Richmond mass meeting disrupted by rotten eggs, a Toledo tunnel wreck damages suits totaling nearly $400,000, a university president leaves the Methodist church, Ute raids in Colorado, Idaho endorses People's party electors, Austro Hungarian race times, a New Yorker’s suicide, and a flood of other legal, political and social jolts from Europe to America.
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General Weaver
Field
Lease
People’s Party
Richmond
Lake Shore Road
Toledo
Monroe
Mich
John Conway
W. H. Scott
Ohio Astute University At
Columbus
Methodist Church
Colorado
Idaho Democratic Committee
Miklos
Vienna
Berlin
J. Tarion Moorehead
Himsel
Ingalls
Kansas
David Lamontague
Essexville
New York
Prominent New Yorker Faces Bigamy Charge and Political Grants
Ambrose C Travers a well known New York society man stands accused of bigamy amid reports his second wife may be daughter of Henry La Sayles. Meanwhile New York’s People's party seeks 100000 for coinage of silversmen across 1165 election districts. Fire destroys Paragould Arkansas opera house and nearby businesses with losses near 75000.
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Ambrose C. Travers
New York
Henry la. Sayles
People’s Party
Opera House
Paragould
Ark
Shiras
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States
Steubenville
Board of Education
George Wallace Delamater
Meadville
Placid Dublin Parnell Anniversary Marked In Impressive Manner
The death anniversary of Charles Stewart Parnell was observed in Dublin with notable ceremony. Miss Lou Smith sued Beardstown Illinois for internal injuries from a fall into an unprotected catch-basin and was awarded $2200 from a $10,000 claim. Chester Griessemer of Tacoma died in Philadelphia from suspected opium poisoning in a low lodging house. Emmett Dalton, believed mortally wounded at Coffeyville Kansas, shows signs of recovery. The Mexican Chamber of Deputies approved an extra $10,000 for the World's Fair exhibit. Hamburg reported two new cholera cases and one death. Rev. Dr. Israel P. Warren died in Portland Missouri at 76, former secretary of the American Tract Society. Isaac Radford of Toronto and David Hughes of Buffalo lost a land equity on a coin flip. But full won. Georgia Republicans refuse to fuse with Populists, running a straight slate. Hiram Judson, Oscoda Michigan principal, eloped with pupil Myrtle Hastings, 19, leaving a wife and two children.
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Charles Stewart Parnell
Dublin
Lou Smith
Beardstown
Uhls
Chester Griessemer
Tacoma
Wash
Philadelphia
Emmett Dalton
Coffeyville
Kan
Mexican Chamber of Deputies
Hamburg
Israel P. Warren
Portland
American Tract Society
Isaac Radford
Toronto
David Hughes
Buffalo
Fule
Georgia
Hiram Judson
Oscoda
Mich
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Pew
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Cambridge
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Trinity College
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Europe
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Hugo Frans Brachelle
Johnson County
Sinois
Monroe C. Crawford
Stonesboro
Loyal K. Munn
Ernest A. Knowlton
Obadiah C. Vosbett
Smyrna
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Isely
Germany
Hamburg-American Packet Company
Montreal
Boston
Edward Kelly
Griffins Corners
Delaware County
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Farmers’ Alliance
Clinton
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Akron and Western
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John C. Black
Crespo
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New York Harbor
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Patria Italiana
Buenos Ayres
Flora V. Woodward Tibbett
Frankfort
Kinney Brothers
Illinois
L. Ss. Rounds
Daisy Hl. Carlock
A. Sandford
Carrie L. Grant
Rockford
Caprivi
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Tonawanda
N.Y
Pickering
Trarvard Branch University
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Dixon City
Mary Curry
Henry Banninger
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Board of Trade
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