Harrison at Adirondacks Camp With Family in Public Seat
Ex president Benjamin Harrison spends the Adirondacks summer at Camp Dodd near Fish Lake with his daughter Mrs McKee and two grandchildren. The party includes K F Tibbetts and a guide. Harrison intends to recuperate and has denied reports of entering the 1896 presidential race.
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K. F. Tibbetts
Sperry
Camp Dodd
Samuel Dodd
St. Louis
Harrison
New England
United States
Gen. Harrison
Moose Lake
Adirondack Club
Cleveland
Old Forge
Dodd Camp
McKee
Benjamin Harrison McKee
Mary Harrison McKee
Embezzled City Funds Arrest Shock Jacksonville
Jacksonville August 1 ex tax collector Robert C. Scott has been arrested charged with embezzling nine thousand dollars of city funds in a case that highlights municipal financial misconduct and seeks accountability.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Robert C. Scott
Sensation Over Letter in Dr Cox Murder Case
An Enwoop Indiana letter from Dr Thomas A Cox charged in the murder of his nephew Thomas Myers at Gun Hancock County and a fraudulent burial to swindle insurers over 9000 dollars has sparked new intrigue. The letter, received in Enwoop with no return address, says Cox will be in Elwood around September 1 to 5 to face charges, noting the writer fled to avoid bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enwoop
Ind
Thomas A. Cox
Thomas Myers
Hancock County
Bargain Ad Appears in Times Post Want Column
A concise bargain advertisement runs in the Times Post want column, inviting readers to inquire about low prices and available items. The listing highlights quick sale terms and contact details for prospective buyers.
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Times-Post
Joking talks of Indians, troops and settlers in Utah
In Utah on August 1 E Mehesy a Rexburg farrier brought elk heads and bear skins bought from Indians in the Jackson Hole area. He saw the Rexburg tale of a massacre as a hoax with a serious undertone. He said troops aim to eject Indians to protect game for settlers and tourists, and he noted orders for two Indian scalps were joked about by a Ninth Cavalry chief. Beaver Dick warned settlers may cause trouble, while Indians likely stay quiet until the excitement passes.
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Sarr Laxkr
Utah
E. Mehesy
Jackson Hole
Rexburg
Idaho
Mehesy
Ninth Cavalry
Beaver Dick
Jackson’s Hole
Gros Ventre
Monroeville Woman Dies Sudden Cardiac Event
Mrs. Maria McGonagle, an elderly resident of Monroeville, collapsed this forenoon and was pronounced dead. Officials believe heart disease caused the death, and Coroner Harrod was summoned by telegraph to investigate.
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Maria McGonagle
Monroeville
Harrod
Fatal Ax Murder in Arkansas Farmhouse Quarrel
Bentonville Ark Aug 1 John Enhart a farmer near Robinson was killed last night at his home his head crushed with an ax He and his wife had argued over correcting the children of his first wife It is believed a family member committed the crime.
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Bentonville
Ark
John Enhart
Robinson
Chicago market summary with futures and closes
Chicago on August 1 reports September options opening with wheat at 69 cents, corn 42 and a half, oats 2.28, pork 9.85, lard 6.10, ribs 5.82. Hog receipts 11,000 with 10,000 left over, market 10 to 15 points lower. Cattle receipts 8,000 with a 10 cent drop, sheep 11,000 with steady prices. Closing: wheat 1.92, corn 4.88, oats 2.24, pork 10.00, lard 6.17, ribs 5.90.
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Chicago
Contractors Flood In to End Tailor Strike
New York on August 1 reports more than sixty leading contractors signing the agreement to meet striking tailors demands. They employ from fifteen to fifty workers each, signaling a likely end to the dispute as contractors rush to resolve the walkout.
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New York
Lord Haddo Not Aboard Sunbeam. Haddo Returns to England
Ottawa dispatch clears misreported tale that Lord Haddo, son of the Earl of Aberdeen, was aboard the yacht Sunbeam lost on Lake Michigan. Haddo is en route from England where he has been at school. In Curacao a captain, James Sims of the steamer John A. Dix, was arrested for enticing a girl into the cabin and assaulting her.
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Ottawa
Ont
Lord Haddo
Earl of Aberdeen
Lake Michigan
England
Curriaco
James Sims
John A. Dix
Hey
Chicago Holmes linked to new alleged crime and gas tank tale
Reports from Curicaco detail an 1894 Chicago incident where H. H. Holmes rented a restaurant at 4215 Ashland Avenue with a partner matching Pitezel. Several waitresses warned of a disturbance, while investigators exam the safety oil in a nearby tank. Police suspect suffocation deaths in Holmes office vault and press tests on vapors reveal potentially deadly effects. Philadelphia officials deny Holmes’s admissions and await Chicago requests for extradition.
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Curiaco
Holmes
Chicago
H. H. Howard
Ashland Avenue
Forty-second Street
Howard
Pitezel
Fire Department
Englewood
Azote and fast pace mark Cleveland harness racing
Windy day hampers action as Azote shatters gelded trotting record in the free-for-all first heat finishing 2 06. Hulda and Ryland also place while Valleau and Arcturus win pacing heats amid a crowded program at Joliet and Eastern Illinois Circuit events continuing with Lancer and Tuty Wilkes triumphs and fast times across multiple classes.
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Cleveland
Azute
Hulda
Fantasy
Azote
Salisbury
Trotter
Ryland
Abeto
Gilman
Valleau
Mandolin
Gee
T. W. Keck
Robert J
B. G
Watps
Toute
Whippie
Nebowel
B. m
Hickok
B. x
Stewart
Henrietta
Gilman 1Sland
Arcturus
Caampaton
Ill
Lancer
Fred Wilkes
Tuty Wilkes
Roxana
Carlotta
Flossier
Lady Golden
Dunbar
Joliet
Ingalls Driving Park
May Morgan
Orysolite
Renggelaer
Indians Mounted in Terrorizing Outbreak Fears in Fremont County
Two hundred Indians, mounted and armed, were reported near South Pass and Redwater Creek, threatening settlers in Fremont County as Governor Richards alerts Indian agents to recall those away from reservations. Ranchers flee Gray Lake region with families, while soldiers deter possible attacks and civilians seek safety in Wasuiron and Corvenne.
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Richards
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
South Pass
Fremont County
Redwater Creek
Sopa Springs
Idaho
Here
Gray Lake
Blackfoot River
Jackson’s Hole
Salt River
Wasuieron
Township Trustees Must Publish Annual Reports of Work
In Granapolis Aug 1 Attorney General Ketcham reports a letter from Sullivan county superintendent C W Welman citing Enrolled act No 180 approved March 7 1895 requiring township trustees to publish annual reports. Trustees must post on the first Monday of August and publish a full report within ten days or face bond liability. If a supplier counsels noncompliance, report to the county prosecuting attorney. Loypoy Aug 1 The privy council committee began hearing the prohibition appeal to test power to pass prohibitory liquor laws.
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Granapolis
Ketcham
C. W. Welman
Sullivan County
Indianapolis
Syracuse priest named mesignor by pope
Syracuse N Y August 1 Vicar General J J Kennedy of the see of Syracuse has been invested with the title of mesignor the honor coming from the pope Job printing well yes anything at the Treue Pontr job office
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Syracuse
N. Y
J. J. Kennedy
Treue-Pontr
Pilfering Urchin Steals Watch From Bob Rhodes
Bob Rhodes, known locally, chased a boy who stole his watch from the vest pocket while Rhodes worked in the rear yard of Hinton restaurant at 27 Calhoun street. The thief has grace until this evening to return the watch, valued at 45 dollars, or a warrant will be sought for arrest with others confirming the boy’s identity.
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Bob Rhodes
Bob
Hinton
Calhoun Street
Two Arrests in West Indianapolis Child Murder Case
Indianapolis Aug 1 Excitement in West Indianapolis rose after Frank Dunbar and his son in law Robert Wyatt were arrested. Authorities claim positive evidence they were accessories to Ida Gebhardt’s murder and that the body was hidden in a stable around 3 AM Sunday. Wyatt disappeared the day bloodhounds were to be summoned, while Dunbar denies knowledge and both give contradictory accounts. The coroner questions Mrs Gebhardt, suspected to know more about the death. Police double the force at the suburb jail. Fort Wayne depot restaurant to be operated by Nickel Plate Road from Aug 1. July arrests list shows vagrancy and intoxication leading categories.
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Michael L. Fitzgerald
Ashland Avenue
Ixpianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis
Ida Gebhardt
Frank Dunbar
Robert Wyatt
Danville
Jil
Dunbar
Wyatt
Coaxed and Argued With Huntertown Saloon Keeper Quit
W C T U members in Huntertown urged the lone saloon keeper to quit, reading the Nicholson liquor law and outlining risks. he listened but continued business at the old stand. Also notes on Shaker Doctor offering a free tape worm removal until August 1. and Mayor Oakley with public safety visiting engine houses finding all in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Clipper
Huntertown
Hatel Rich
Eod
Oakley
Board of Public Safety
Lofidon Times Examines Bimetallism and Global Pact Effects
The Lofidon Times discusses how an international bimetallic agreement could impact currency values, trade relations, and national economies. Economists weigh benefits and risks of fixed metal standards, urging careful policy coordination among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lofidon Times
America Would Benefit More From Bimetallic Deal
A Times financial article argues that a proposed international bimetallic agreement would favor the United States most. It suggests America would seek to exchange silver for gold, triggering a gold scramble that could deplete the Bank of England before the pact is signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpow
Times
France
America
Bank of England
Union Man Buckingham Joins Fight Against Discriminatory Painters Firm
John Buckingham of Painters union No 47 accused Emil Fertig and Gustav Keyers of Fertig and Keyers Painting firm of discrimination after he joined the union. He says the firm refused work earlier for not being a member and later discharged him, with union backing the prosecution. The case faces possible fines or imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John Buckingham
Painters’ Union
Painters’ and Decorators’ International Union
Emil Fertig
Gustav Keyers
Fertig & Keyers
Buckingham
Conference of Missouri Synod English Branch Meets Next Tuesday
The English branch of the Missouri Synod Lutheran church will hold its annual meeting at St. Pauls Lutheran on Barr street next Tuesday. About 100 ministers and church leaders are expected, with delegates from several states. The Redeemer Lutheran Church at Washington and Fulton streets belongs to this English branch led by Pastor C F W Meyer.
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Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Barr Street
Indiana
Missouri Synod
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Washington and
Fulton Streets
C. F. W. Meyer
Shaker Doctor Cure Told by Fort Wayne Woman
A Fort Wayne woman reports relief after taking Shaker medicine for long standing stomach troubles. She claims a parasite was removed and offers to describe symptoms and the treatment to others suffering. Also noted is an Alabama city ordinance prohibiting a married man from street presence after 9 pm without his wife’s written permit.
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Fort Wayne
Selma
Ala
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Chicago Market
Philadelphia Story
Wisconsin
Howard Restaurant
Chappel
Quinlan
Philadelphia
Toronto
Bouncer
Gray Lake Region
Gebhardt
Nickel Plate Road
Fort Wayne Depot
Harry McMullen
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