Boston excursion on Pennsylvania lines promises luxury travel
Excursionists to Boston will ride the Standard Railway of America with parlor sleeping and dining cars and up-to-date coaches. Stop over at Atlantic coast resorts with routes via Hudson river and Niagara Falls. Tickets for Knights Templar Conclave sale Aug 11 to Aug 25. reduced rates for children 5 to 12. details from Pennsylvania line ticket agents or Fo VanDusen Pittsburg. d4-tu-wed-sat aug 19
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Boston
Pennsylvania
Standard Railway of America
Atlantic Ocean
Long Branch
Cape May
Asbury Park
Atlantic City
Ocean Grove
New Jersey
Philadelphia
New York
Independence Hall
United States Mint
Masonic Temple
Fairmount Park
Knights Templar
Fo VanDusen
Pittsburg
Williams Studio Cabinets and Herbal Tea Ad
The notice advertises inexpensive cabinets at Williams' studio at the corner of Calhoun and Columbia streets. It also promotes Father's Herb Tea claimed to aid stomach liver and kidneys and to cure constipation sour stomach and headaches. The ad emphasizes it as the best medicine on earth for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams’ Studio
Calhoun and
Columbia Streets
Fourth state conference of charities and correction planned
A program announces the fourth state conference of charities and correction to be held in the city on October 15 and 16. KK Hackett is president and Supt. Alexander Johnson secretary. Mayor Oakley chairs the local reception committee with about 60 citizens. Mrs. T. E. Bilis leads the ladies committee. Delegates will discuss city charity work, care of the insane, poor laws, child saving, penal and reformatory work, and care of the feebleminded. Papers on topics will be read, with reduced rail and hotel rates arranged. Housing options include private homes via Willis Hattersley, hotel chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conference of Charities and Correction
I. A. KK
Willis Hattersley
Fort Wayne Market Prices Corrected Daily
Corrected daily by S. Bush & Co. listing wheat, oats, corn, rye, barley, butter, cheese, lard, oil meat, potatoes, feathers, geese, rags, green hides, and cured hides with per bushel or per pound prices in regular market notation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Bush & Co
Want Ad For Excursions On Nickel Plate Road
Advertisement lists L. E. W. excursions to several cities with event dates from August to October. Notes dedication and labor day observances, claims highest round trip rate and lowest under half a cent per mile. Mentions “Muncie” as the cheap excursion route and offers a stamped reply for a illustrated souvenir titled Summer Outings.
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Denver
Col
Pharmaceutical Association
Greensburg
Ind
C. EB
Indianapolis
Louisville
G. AR
Washington
Muncie
Nickel Plate Road
W 2d Ang
Notable Localities and Meetings Span Week
Local residents visit and travel across towns including Valparaiso and Mackinaw Island. Notables attend a Pioneer reunion in Allen County, a Yale society discussion on “The Will” is announced, and a marriage in Fort Wayne is reported. Community notices include a proposed public library in Delphos and a provocative poem on women’s dress reform.
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L. A. Hirens
Greenawalt
Valparaiso
Sadie Raidley
Maggie Dailey
Fort Wayne
G. Fish
Susan Gilbert
Hicksville
C. B. Stemen
Ohio
Allen County
C. R. Higgins
R. G. Thompson
Mackinaw Island
Wabash
Toledo
Theosophical Society
7. D. Bond
Cave-In Fatality Narrowly Averts Death in St Josery
John O. Stockwell of the Missouri and Kansas Telephones company was perhaps fatally injured in a cave-in at St Josery Missouri August 10. Vance Lane foreman and A Hendrickson laborer were wounded, burying under rubble but saved by quick work with picks and shovels.
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St. Josery
John O. Stockwell
Missouri and Kansas Telephones Company
Vance Lane
A. Hendrickson
Thatcher father and son arrested for safe blowing
Kansas City August 10. William and Andrew Thatcher father and son both arrested for safe blowing. They hollowed a country store safe in Sheffield suburb and obtained 35 dollars. Authorities link them to a recent robbery at the Argentine post office.
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Kansas City
William
Andrew Thatcher
Sheffield
Reading Woman Beaten and Struck by Gang Near Town
Lizzie Wilson aged 83 was waylaid by roughs on the outskirts of Reading. She was beaten, outraged, and her lifeless body was dumped by the roadside and taken to the county hospital. In Springfield, reports from the state agriculture department say Illinois corn crop will be large and fine.
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Reading
Lizzie Wilson
Springfield
State Department of Agriculture
Automatic doctor figure Dr. Cureau developed in Holland
The New York Tribune reports a wooden automaton in Holland named Dr. Cureau. It features compartments labeled with ailments. a patient pastes a coin into a slot at the matching body part and receives a pill or powder claimed to cure the pain.
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Holland
Cureau
New York Tribune
Sparse Counts Highlight Tiny Counties in 1890 Census
Not Enough to Fill the Offices notes Cook County Minnesota and several sparsely populated western counties. It cites 1890 census figures of 98 for Cook County, 6 for Bowman County North Dakota, 5 for Sheridan, 8 for Chateau, 7 for Martin, and small figures for Lamb, Parm, Yoakum, and Loving in Texas, with likely small gains since then.
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Cook County
Minn
Union
Bowman County
North Dakota
Sheridan County
Chateau County
Martin County
States
Texas
Lamb County
Yoakum
Loving
No title provided
People feel they grow in grace by doing wrong without remorse. The text compares returning a stone thrown in anger to retracting a spoken word, suggesting similar ease in undoing actions and words.
Right of Search Issue Fueled US Japan Tensions Before Armistice
The piece recalls how Japan pressed a right to search American ships during the China war era, risking war with the United States. Secretary Dun denied the right, while Admiral Carpenter faced a potential clash as Japanese batteries threatened to fire on a U S vessel. The issue lingered, foreshadowing trouble in future conflicts.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Russia
Japan
United States
China
Dun
Great Britain
Admiral Carpenter
Protection efforts for American missionaries in China face limits
The acting secretary of state cites Denby and Admiral Carpenter taking vigorous steps to protect U S missionaries in China. Denby urged missionaries to withdraw from interior posts to treaty ports, while navy officials note land expeditions would be impractical.
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Washington
Nashville
Southern Methodist
Presbyterian Missionary Society
State Department
China
Adee
United States
Denby
Admiral Carpenter
Navy Department
Navy
Utah
Salt Lake
New York
Business activity holds steady with wage gains in west
R G Dun reports midsummer activity remains unusually high with no reaction signs. A 100,000 workers in western Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana will gain higher wages after Oct 1 under a new agreement. Cotton speculation rises while wheat slips. corn prices ease on crop outlook. Iron and steel demand stays strong. Lake copper up to 12 cents. wood and certain cotton goods prices edge up amid continued production.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Atlantic
Crisp on English Bimetallism in London Interview
Ex Speaker Charles F Crisp in London tells Associated Press a monetary conference seems unlikely as English interest in bimetallism appears lacking. He notes the Bimetallic League in England claims rising membership but questions the pace of progress.
Reduced railway fares linked to Chickamauga dedication
Colonel J H Shater announces reduced rates for the Chickamauga and Chattanooga park dedication. Northwest origins to Chattanooga will pay 1 cent per mile, southern origins under Ohio river pay 1 cent per mile, and eastern lines from New York Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore will be one and one third fare for round trips to connecting lines.
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Chattanooga
J. H. Shater
Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Northwest
Ohio River
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Northwestern
Lively Catholic Temperance Meeting Debates St Vincent Beer
At the Catholic Total Abstinence Union in New York on August 10 Rev P O Brien chaired the resolutions committee. The majority report attacked liquor sellers and urged giving up the trade. A minority report by Father Zurcker echoed concerns but targeted St Vincent abbey beer and Catholics generally. The assembly adopted the majority report despite attempts to name individuals and argue for a minority resolution.
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New York
P. O’ Brien
Committee On
Father Zurcker
Buffalo
St. Vincent Abbey
Ross
Magee
St. Vincent's
St. Vincent
Father Doyle
Possible Cleveland Choice for Supreme Court Succeeds Jackson
Washington readers weigh prospects for President Cleveland to name a successor to the late Justice Jackson. Rumors focus on Olney of Massachusetts or Rufus Peckham, with suggestions the selection may come from the East, possibly New York.
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Washington
Cleveland
United States Supreme Court
Jackson
Congress
East
New York
White
South
Senate
Hornblower
Peckham
Olney
Oiney
Massachusetts
Rufus Peckham
New Use for Prohibition Laws in Lyons Iowa
Four saloonkeepers jailed for contempt of court in default of fines for nonpayment of Iowa mule tax. Wives of confined men threaten action under state prohibition laws against those selling liquor contrary to the law unless fines are paid.
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Lyons
Iowa
Clinton County
John Manning
Mary Hildebrands
Mat. Siuraker
Clem Manning
Grecian nobleman Demetrius Bey at Plaza with Barnum widow
New York reports Demetrius Kallias Bey, a Grecian nobleman, staying at the Plaza hotel with his bride, the widow of P. T. Barnum. Relatives visit and offer congratulations. The groom is said to own Greek olive plantations. the Turkish consul notes bey equals European count.
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New York
Demetrius Kallias Bey
Plaza Hotel
P. T. Barnum
Benjamin Fish
Barnum
Greece
Europe
Grim dog attack sets seven fires in Sioux City suburb
A rag soaked in kerosene tied to a dog's tail sparked fires in seven buildings in Nseels, a Sioux City suburb. The animal ran loose scattering flames until the fire department corralled and extinguished the blazes before major damage occurred.
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Sioux City
Nseels
Miner Killed in Cave-In at Chapin Mine
An extensive cave in occurred at the Chapin mine in Snon Mountain Michigan. Workers Charles Faust was killed instantly while John Johnson escaped with bruises. The disaster happened in a room where both men were at work.
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Snon Mountain
Mich
Chapin Mine
Charles Faust
John Johnson
Faust
Johnson
Notable Lock Haven Woman Catharine Judge Dies Abroad in Renova
Mrs Catharine Judge one of the state’s oldest women died in Renova at age 3408 years Born in Ireland her husband died fifty years ago while serving in the British army
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Lock Haven
Catherine Judge
Renova
Ireland
DeWitt Walmage Will Filed for Probate
The will of Mrs. YT DeWitt Walmage is filed for probate. It leaves $166,990 consisting of $30,000 real property and $136,000 personal property. Her husband is named sole legatee.
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Brooknigg
DeWitt Walmage
Total equalized valuation fixed for Iowa at 5805492
Des Moines August 10. The state executive council acting as the board of equalization fixed the total equalized valuation of Iowa at 58 054 92 dollars.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Ariting
Estate Board of Equalization
Negroes Return to Spring Valley Mine Amid Tense Peace
Acting Mayor Gus Hicks leads about fifty deputies to No 3 as colored miners from Seatonville return with Rep Buckner. Workers are uneasy though no clashes occur. many say they will leave once guards depart, despite Dalzell and Buckner’s pleas for a peaceful resumption.
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Spring Valley
Ills
Gus Hicks
Seatonville
Buckner
Dalzell
Associated Press
Spring Valley Turmoil Deemed Local by Officials
Col Bayle reports to Governor Altgeld that Spring Valley remains peaceful now after a local clash between negro and Italian miners. Investigations by Gen Boyle and Labor Bureau head Gorge Schilling note incendiary press dispatches exaggerated the conflict. Miners returned to work and Mayor Dilmargo said order is in hand.
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Springfield
Spring Valley
Daizell
H. B. Boyle
Altgeld
Chicago
Cook County
Gorge Schilling
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dilmargo
Bull Fight Declared Harmless At Cotton Exposition
President Collins states the bull fight at the Cotton States and International Exposition will occur in an enclosed area with paid admission and no access without payment. Officials compare the display to Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and deny barbarous conduct. Counterfeit dollars flood Wilmington banks, with fakes detected after deposits. they are thicker yet lighter, made from soft material cut with a knife.
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Atlanta
Collins
Associated Press
Buffalo Bill
Wilmington
Cal
Harmers’ Bank
Carlist and Republican Deputies vow to oppose Mora claim
In Madrid Aug 10 deputies from Carlist and Republican groups pledge to block Mora claim payments. They plan a petition to the queen regent and, if needed, a national manifesto to stop the payout. Also notes yacht race results and West Broadway building collapse toll rising with three new dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
New York
West Broadway
Third Streets
Michael Flynn
Michael O'Hare
Michael Savage
Augustus Phillips
Train wreck on Bluff line near Springfield injures crew
An extra freight train on the St Louis Chicago and St Paul railroad wrecked after running off a safety switch at Curran near Springfield Illinois. Engineer D Donaldson fireman H Burner conductor Thomas Hale and brakemen James Welch and H Schwab were bruised but survived after jumping to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ills
St. Louisa
Chicago and
Grand Army Encampment Travel Offers and Rates
The Twenty-ninth National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will use a one cent per mile rate from ticket stations on the Pennsylvania Lines for excursion tickets sold September 9 to 11, 1895. Return time is flexible for extended stays and side trips. Special Southern rates and Chattanooga dedication trips are mentioned. inquiries urged to C. L. Kimbann, Ass't Gen'l Passenger Agent, Cleveland. Also notice of Board of Trade gathering at 33 Calhoun Street with beer and lunch tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Grand Army of the Republic
Pennsylvania
Southern
Chickamauga National Military Park
C. L. Kimbann
Cleveland
Notice of Accounts Due at Times Office
Accounts of Monday Morning Times and all accounts for work done at Times office prior to July 27 189% are due and payable to Gart Shober. Times Post.
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Jobe
Times
Gart Shober
Times-Post
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Pennsylvania Lines
State Conference of Charities
Mass. Y
W. M. Enslen
Elida
Maud Gusman
Mae Studer
Alice Thomas
Huntington Democrat
Charles Griffith
Rena Cameron
J. H. Bickford
Laura Bemiss
Christian Grape
Rome City
Bowers
FL Gray
Delphos
Bliss
Delphos Herald
Willie
Susie
Illinois
Crisp
John Bull
America
ST. Vincent’s
Justice Jackson
Hawkeye State
Bayle
Col. Bayle
Spain
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Britannia
Ailsa
Luna
Niagara
Board of Trade
Calhoun Street
Alaska
H.d. Ash
Reliable Stove House
E. Columbia St
Lake Ele & Western
R. R
Cincinnati
Dayton
Columbus
Obiog
L.bk
WLR
Romy « Bobilva
Barr Street
DJ. Specer
Cor M
Calhoun
Osc
WM. Meyer & Bro
Northern Michigan
VIA
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Michigan
Southern Division
Mackinac Island
Petoskey and
Traverse City
Mneckinac Island
Petoskey
L. Lock Wood
G. Po
TY. A. Grand Rapids, Mich
Freese & Ranke
Calhoun ST
Brrarr Tlome
Dainy Times
Posp
A. Hattersley & Sons
South Side Wall Paper Store
Telephone
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