Times-Post seeks strong publication footing in Port Wayne
The Times-Post announces plans by the new owner to continue publication with first class plant conditions and strong advertising potential. The paper pledges timely news coverage and fair treatment, inviting Port Wayne business patronage for all job work and advertising.
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Times-Posty
Indiana
Trans- Post
Fort Wayne
Times-Post
Port Wayne
Drummond
Public safety board urged to act in misconduct case
The Times-Post critiques the board for a window climbing incident involving a man in blue and brass buttons, arguing charges rival or exceed the Officer Vachon discharge. It questions impersonation claims and names Officer Bowers as alleged guilty party, urging prompt action or public exoneration.
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Board of Public Safety
Qian
Vachon
Times-Post
Officer Bowers
The
O Officer
Bowers
Board of Police Commissioners
Georgia papers carp at Hoke Smith over gold standard stance
The State papers from Georgia mock cabinet member Hoke Smith for preaching goldbugism amid a huge tax slump. Statesboro Star notes the decline would total about 230 million dollars, while Sparta Ishmaelite and Savannah papers recall political attacks from past Republican reforms and Cleveland era reform rhetoric.
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Georgia
Statesboro Star
Hoke Smith
Sparta Ishmaelite
Telegraph
Savannah News
New Departure
Cleveland
Awkward Mishap at Funeral Leaves Woman in Grave
A woman in England fell into an open grave during a funeral after churchyard workers failed to secure the site. A sympathetic jury awarded her a $500 award for the painful experience.
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England
Remarkable Mayan corn farming on steep Guatemalan slopes
The article describes Guatemalan corn farming on mountain cliffs where workers clear a slope, burn vegetation, plant four kernels per hole with a pole tool, and harvest without plowing or hoeing. Seeds sprout from sun and rain, aided by volcanic soil and natural erosion, with manual transport of ripe ears downslope for storage.
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United States
Guatemala
Oil Spring Reservation and Seneca Oil Story
In a diary of Hol land Land Company surveyors at the century's start an entry describes a spring by the Allegheny River where crude oil surfaced in shallow pools. Indigenous people used and revered it, making an ointment from the oil. The spring and a one mile square plot became the Oil Spring Reservation. Whites later bottled the oil as Seneca Oil, famed and sought. petroleum drilling changed its fate.
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Holland Land Company
Allegheny River
Oil Spring
Darkest spot in Upper Coasta Africa report details cannibalism
Letter from Flanacan of St. Ann's Church Chicago describes widespread cannibalism in Upper Coasta Africa. He cites a Frenchman M de Poumayrac killed and eaten in Upper Oubangni by 10 black soldiers and 33 carriers, and a Belgian expedition destroyed by Arabs with eight Europeans killed and arms roasted before death. The letter conveys horror and fear of future acts.
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Coasta
Africa
Augouad
M. de Poumayrac
Upper
Oubangni
Upper Congo
Insanity Admissions Rise Among New York Paupers
Reliable figures show over two piers of the poor class go insane in New York City yearly. From Oct 1 1891 to Oct 11 7 100 were admitted to Bellevue Hospital insane wards, the pauper insane being largely represented. Causes include alcoholism for about half and unemployment leading to melancholy and loss of mental faculties.
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New York City
Bellevue College Hospital
Death of James G Thrall From Peculiar Cause in Suffield Conn
James G Thrall of Suffield Connecticut died after a strange sequence from a minor hand scratch against a police horn. The scratch seemed trivial, but a week later he suffered severe jaw trouble, and doctors could not help. He died after suffering from jawlock.
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James G. Thrall
Conn
Mr. Thrall
Relative Facts on Population Density
A note states that Europe has nearly twice as many persons per square mile as Asia. The statement highlights contrasting population density between the two continents.
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Europe
Asia
Low Excursion Rates to Mountain Lake Park Md
From August 1 to 27 the Baltimore & Ohio railroad sells excursion tickets to Mountain Lake Park Md for one fare round trip. Benefit for the Women's Foreign Missionary Society and Mountain Chautauqua Meetings with return validity to August 29 1895. Inquiries to B and O ticket agents or L B Allen Chicago assistant general passenger agent.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Mountain Lake Park
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Mountain Chautauqua
Allen
Chicago
Beer Law Deals Heavy Blow To Indiana Breweries
Indianapolis August 13 Indiana brewer Albert Lieber president of the Indiana Polis Brewing Co and vice president of the State Brewers Association cites figures to show the Nicholson liquor law cuts beer consumption in Indiana by about 1 60 000 kegs while 11 oclock and Sunday closing cut another million kgs He notes 259 saloon closures reduce rents by 120 000 and add 7 500 unemployed men with wages totaling 5 100 0 0 The school fund loses 875 010 from liquor receipts Brewers lose 1 420 000 in state sales with Indiana brewers bearing 715 000 of that The outside brewers join in the fight while distillers stay neutral Lieber says six top Indiana lawyers anticipate the Supreme Court will rule the Nicholson law invalid for several reasons.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Albert Lieber
Lieber
Indianapolis Brewing Company
State Brewers’ Association
Milwaukee
St. Trouis
Cincinnati
Toledo
Supreme Court
Man of Ninety-Six and Race for Youngest Child at Brown County Meet
Brown county old settlers meet will feature George Wray age 96 with a youngest child under two, and William Pashley 74 seeking title as father of the most children. In Indianapolis Keziah Pierce aged about 115 died at Alpha Home after four marriages and twenty children across five generations.
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Columbus
George Wray
Hamblin Township
Brown County
Mr. Wray
Old Settlers
William Pashley
Wray
Indianapolis
Keziah Pierce
Alpha Home
Keziah
Condition of USDLANA Crops in Indiana Report Aug 18
Indianapolis reports show dry weather last week hindering crop growth including corn, potatoes, tomatoes, pastures and tobacco. General rains would boost value, occasional rains fell unevenly. corn remains in good condition though bust development hampered, potatoes vary by planting time, tomatoes and fruit crops promising with rain.
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Indianapolis
Floyd
Doings at the Winona Assembly in Lake Aug 13
The Winona assembly featured talks on China by Mrs. Wallington White and The Tramp His Cause and Cure by Dr. A G Fradenburg of Lake Forest University. Children heard Mrs. White share a talk and Stev A Darking presented a stereopticon lecture on Korea.
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Winows
EHa@Ste LAKE
Winona
Wallington White
China
A. G Fradenburg
Like Forest University
Street Car Collides With Express in Kokomo
In Kokomo on August 13 a street car collided with a fast express. Motorman Wall and a passenger narrowly escaped serious injury as the motor failed to operate. The street car wrecked and two railroad coaches were badly damaged.
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Kokomo
Wall
Tornado Tears Through Rennselaer and Terreh Hauts
Tornadoes at Rennselaer and Terre Hauts caused major damage with uprooted trees unroofed houses and a church steeple severed. At Rennselaer a stable was carried 100 feet twice and a third structure toppled onto the railway track while an ivory windmill fell. In Terre Hauts the will of Charles Williams discloses large charitable bequests to several organizations and a plan to distribute the remainder to charitable objects. A separate report from Koxgomo notes Nola Brown, a young girl, suffering a severe wound from a stray bullet.
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Rensselaer
Terre Hauts
Charles Williams
Masonic Temple
Pioneer Moses Washburn Dies at (Pulaski County)
Moses Washburn, a Pulaski county pioneer and two term legislator, dies at age noted after being struck in the knee by a stray bullet while walking in woods east of the city. His death marks another Pioneer Citizen Gone.
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WinaMac
Moses Washburn
Pulaski County
Obituary notices and crimes from various cities
Obituaries list Judge Solon Thatcher 65 Carlyle Dr James Gordon 77 Mascoutah Sheriff Fred S Weckler Janesville John W Allen 77 Sedalia John R Barrett Pueblo Ira Dooley shot lover James K Doyle and herself Denver bound for alleged motive Duluth banker Alonzo J Whiteman says prison sentence came from sister and husband Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to mark 32nd anniversary in Pittsburg Harvey Merritt sues penitentiary company for alleged mistreatment J S Judge Sacramento Union Pacific cleric dies by hanging in bed with shawl strap Eastern capitalists seek to reclaim Colorado desert via Colorado River scheme Victor Capien peddler refused sale to Clyde McClintock 15 peddler shot brain yet alive
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Lawrence
Kas
Solon Thatcher
Carlyle
Ills
James Gordon
Mascoutah
Fred S. Weckler
Janesville
Wis
John W. Allen
Sedalia
John R. Barrett
Ira Dooley
James K. Doyle
Pueblo
Colo
Denver
Alonzo J. Whiteman
Duluth
California
Gibbs
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Pittsburg
Harvey Merritt
Atlanta
Weather forecast snippets for multiple states arrive
Aug 13 notes warmer trends and pleasant conditions across Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin. Fair weather with variable to southerly winds and rising temperatures described for eastern areas.
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WasainuTon
Illinois
Giant miscreant on steamer Northern King attacks two on board
In Duluth on August 13 Chris Winners a large watchman on the steamer Northern King attempted to assault Italian woman Maria Rocco en route to Vancouver. He then beat stevedore John Kearns after a denunciation, knocked him into the water and fled, only to evade police as a thorough search failed to locate him aboard the vessel.
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Duluth
Chris Winners
Maria Rocco
Vancouver
Winners
John Kearns
Des Moines Northern and Western to extend to Spencer
Sioux City report notes the Des Moines Northern and Western railroad owned by Milt Monaire Hubbell of Des Moines will extend from Fonda to Spencer. The line would create a direct air route from Des Moines to Spirit Lake via the Chisago Milwaukee and St. Paul railways. Wasiixeron report cites state department pursuing data on American Christians abroad for protection following recent China riots.
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Sioux City
Jefferson
Journal Special
Des Moines Northern and Western
MiltMonaire Hubbell
Des Moines
Fonda
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Northwest
Chisago, Milwaukee and
Wasiixeron
China
State Department
Treasury金 reserve reassurance from Carlisle dispatch
Secretary Carlisle declined to discuss the Washington dispatch about the treasury gold reserve. He said only that the people need have no apprehension and that the treasury department will take care of it. He asserted that everything in that regard is all right.
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Oakney
Port Wayne
Baseball League Records From Aug 1 Scores
Chicago records show Brooklyn Philadelphia 2 to 3, Boston Washington 38 to 4, Cleveland St Louis 4 to 5, Baltimore New York 2 to 8, Cincinnati Pittsburg 4 to 10, Chicago Louisville 5 to 6.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Baltimore
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Louisville
Markets Report From New York And Chicago
The market notes cover currencies in New York with prime mercantile paper at 4904 9.5 and sterling at firm demand levels, plus U.S. government bonds steady. Chicago grain and produce show August wheat opening at 67 7/8 to 69 1/4, December corn around 3 40 3/4, oats near 19 1/2, and various futures. Live stock prices at Union Stockyards list hogs from 4.86 to 5.00, cattle 3.51 to 6.05 for choice steers, and lambs around 3.00 to 3.80, with large day receipts noted.
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New York
Sterling
Bankers
Ibd
Gilve
United States
Pacific
Chicago
Aus
Trale
Ciu Ette
Sige
Poutaroos
Ohio
Blackverrivs
Michigan
California
Cucado
Union Black Yards
Texas
Brieflets of Curiosities From Old Times
A collection of odd facts noting everyday items and historic claims. Topics include a piano wire length, the Bible as first printed book, straw papermaking in 1828, Japanese bidirectional writing, Franklin state origins, Honolulu showers, London workhouse births, Knoxville marble mill, European woolen shoes, worker strikes costs, Christiana Norway saloons, giant tombs, Lenin birth and death rates, gilding gold, ancient violins, Mahomet tomb jewels, US metal production in 1892, early Christian art in Rome catacombs, and a 1,000,000 pound hydraulic test at Washington University.
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Tennessee
Franklin
Honolulu
London
Knoxville
Tenn
Europe
Christiana
Norway
Lenin
Mahomet
United States
Rome
Washington University
Notable Figures and Headlines: Campbell Labouchere Kipling Kipling
The piece sketches Lord Colin Campbell teaching as Bombay counselor for twenty nine Mohammedans tied to riots. Henry Labouchere of London Truth is described with wealth and anecdotes. Speaker Peel enjoys life tenure and gifts. Clarence King, ex USGS director, is insane. Rudyard Kipling gardens curiously. M. le Lesseps faces financial strain after Panama affair.
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Colin Campbell
Bombay
Henry Labouchere
London Truth
L.fe
Peel
House of Gararnne
Clarence King
United States Geological Survey
New York
Newport
Rudyard Kipling
W.S. Dana
New England
M. Br Lesseps
Chesney
Paris
Suez Canal
Panama Canal Company
Popular Misnomers and Etymology Facts
A compact explainer listing common misnomers with corrections. Pompey’s Pillar in Alexandria is not his memory but a later monument. Brazil grass is Cuban salm, not Brazilian. Common salt is not a salt for the dead, and Hick paper comes from China, Korea, and Japan. Galvanized iron is zinc coated. The word pen derives from a feather, not the metal. Arabic numerals originate in India, Cleopatra’s Needles were Ramses’ work, and Jerusalem artichoke is a sunflower variety named girasole.
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Pompey
Alexandria
Brazil
China
Core
Japan
India
Cleopatra
Ramses the Great
Tus
Jerusalem
Va Ostine
Girasole
Unovbservant Optimist on Wealth and Fame
An Amescivan grocer cites moral treachery and debt as forces shaping fortune. He notes many rise with money or status yet face ruin and shame, while public opinion recognizes rent defaults and the vanity of worldly success. The piece critiques social climbing and implies true greatness lies beyond visible wealth.
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Amescivan Grocer
California Fruit Crowes
Chan
Steve
Fruit Orange Tea Cake From Ladies Home Journal
The passage describes a fruit orange cake recipe from Ladies' Home Journal. It lists sugar, butter, eggs, orange juice, water, flour, cream of tartar, soda, orange rind, and a single egg for the filling. It instructs grating orange rind into the filling and sweetening to taste, yielding a novel baked dessert.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Niagara Falls Excursion Ad with Nickel Plate Rail
An historic newspaper snippet advertises an excursion to Niagara Falls on August 19 via the Nickel Plate road. It promotes local printing services and urges readers to use the Times-Post job printing office for any printing needs.
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Niagara Falls
Central Bimetallic Compact Calls for Silver Restoration
A 19th century call to rally for restoring silver coinage to the pre 1873 level alongside gold. It denounces the 1873 act that ended free silver, claims bullion value dropped, links restricted money supply to price collapse and hardship, and authorizes the Times-Post to organize meetings and collect signatures for the movement.
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Warrens
Times—Post
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