Luck of McGinnis Heir to $750000 Estate in Ohio
Matthew Mc Ginnis, laborer of 249 West Maryland street in Indianapolis, learns he is heir to his brother Daniel McGinnis who died in Toledo in 1890, leaving $750,000 in stocks and bonds held in trust for five years. If unclaimed, the estate would have gone to the Roman Catholic church.
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Indianapolis
Matthew McGinnis
West
Maryland Street
Daniel McGinnis
Toledo
Ireland
Daniel
Far West
Matthew
Detective Geyer Tracks Holmes to Anderson
Detectives Frank E. Geyer of Philadelphia and W. E. Geary of Chicago arrive in Anderson following H. H. Holmes. They believe Holmes left Indianapolis October 10 with the Pitzel children and came to Anderson before moving to Detroit. A Florentine hotel register bears Holmes alias Howard. Investigators suspect Holmes rented a house in Anderson and may have killed a child during the stay.
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Florentine
Howard
Holmes
Suits Filed Over Evv Terre Haute Excursion S neglect
Vincennes reports thirty-one damage suits against Evansville and Terre Haute Railway for $1,000 each after excursionists were left at Purcell station on Aug 6. A church picnic ended with trains not stopping, leaving riders to walk six miles home. some claims already compromised and more suits expected. Also in Franklin and Moxele: trials over ex sheriff’s grave desecration ended without verdict. divorce suit recalls Cincinnati crime and a child drowning in the Ohio River.
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Vincennes
Evansville and Terre Haute
Moxele
Cincinnati
Sallie Boyce
William Boyce
Sallie Settle
Muncie
Boyce
Ohio
Boy
Bituminous coal miners won contract standstill
TERRE HAUTE Aug 26 The bituminous coal miners in the state have won a point after a suspension of operations for over a month. Operators have broadly broken from last year’s 60 cent price, while a few days ago some would abandon a united contract drive at 51 cents. Attempts to organize resistance failed and no long term 60 cent contracts have been made.
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Terre Haute
United
Police seek Daniel Beebe over carousel mortgage dispute
Evansville reports Daniel Beebe, former merry-go-round operator, sought after after he allegedly conveyed the machine to W A Miller of Washington Indiana with no encumbrances. Miller paid for the carousel and moved it to Huntingburg, where William Riley half-brother to Beebe presented a $1,200 mortgage claim and demanded the property.
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Evansville
Daniel Beebe
W. A. Miller
Washington
Ind
Miller
Huntingburg
William Riley
Beebe
Two Men Fatally Hurt in Monon Excursion
In Indianapolis on August 26 James Houth and Edward Schuessler rode a Monon excursion to Cedar Lake. While playfully scuffling on the platform near Radner they were thrown from the train and fatally injured. Both men suffered broken bones with flesh protrusion and were brought to their homes.
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Indianapolis
James Houth
Edward Schuessler
Cedar Lake
Radner
Woman Run Down By Cyclist In Decatur
Mrs. Jesse Brander berry aged about sixty five was struck by Clark Cloverdale riding a bicycle and sustained injuries likely to prove fatal.
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Decatur
Jesse Branderberry
Clark Cloverdale
Three Men Gored to Death by Bull Near Willvale
Willvale reporter states Jacob Reich and his two sons were fatally gored by a bull. The tragedy occurred when the three men attempted to handle the animal, officials said. Local authorities described a grim incident that ended in three deaths with the family overcome by the attack.
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Willvale
Jacob Reich
SCHOONER AND STEAMER COLLIDE AT PRESQUE ISLE
City of Toledo crowded with passengers was struck by the schooner Magdalene Dowling off Presque Isle. Fifty were hurt and seven seriously injured, with five believed to die. The severely injured include Mrs. John Sanderson and several Ada and Bucyrus residents.
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Toledo
City of Toledo
Magdalene Dowling
Presque Isle
John Sanderson
Annie Zimmerman
Jessie Jackson
Grace Garwood
Foreigners gain access at trials in China mass murder
The World cable from Foo Chow reports firmness by Chinese officials, allowing foreign commissioners at trials of natives tied to missionary attack. Six Chinese convicted of murder in the Hwasang massacre. Other dispatch notes unrest in Ecuador after government defeat. Weather forecast indicates showers and southerly winds across Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa with storms expected.
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New York
Foo Chow
China
Hwasang
Washineton
Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Iowa
Romance of a Family of Gypsies near Nelson Virginia
A Scottish gypsy family camped near Nelson Albemarle Virginia captivates with a tale of a vanished daughter. Once prosperous and educated, the teen disappeared after errands with her bonnet and a friend nearby. Parents search camps tirelessly, clinging to hope she was kidnapped by gypsies and may still be found.
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Nelson
Albemarle County
Virginia
Scotland
Guard dog Ned Keeps Watch Over Battery K Figures in San Francisco
A Newfoundland named Ned serves nightly patrols for Battery K Fifth Artillery in San Francisco. The dog, a celebrated mascot, signals the sentry shift, detects drunks or suspicious figures, and detains them until a guard relieves the scene.
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San Francisco
Fifth Artillery
Ned
Crafting Gold Lettering on Bookbindings
The process uses a hot tool arranged on a rack and heated before contact. A finely powdered resin dusts the leather, then a sheet of gold is placed atop. The heated stamp is pressed onto the gold leaf to indent and reveal the figure or letter.
How to Care for Trousers
Fold trousers flat and lay them down for best care. If space is limited, hang on two nails with the waistband buttoned and the front on one nail and the middle back on the other at equal height to keep the garment flat.
Burning Lime Kilns of Rockland Maine Landmark Industry
The lime burning industry in Rockland Maine thrives with kilns 28 to 36 feet high built of stone and lined with fire brick. Wood fuels each kiln continuously from February to December, with six men per kiln, producing about 20 000 casks of lime annually and consuming one cord of wood per 20 casks. The process involves charging from above, drawing lime via iron rods into casks, and shipping ready for distribution across the country.
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Rockland
Ghostly alarm in Dawson fire scare ends without blaze
A mysterious dawn alarm rang through Dawson Georgia as a phantom fire signal spooked residents. Firefighters arrived to find no blaze or caller, leaving watchers to interpret the eerie event until a human intervened to quell the illusion.
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Dawson
Crosses and Nobility Trials From Diverse Lands
The observer notes Brazil’s many decorations for boys ages twelve to fourteen, bought or inherited, and recounts Dahomey’s court with apostles set in the king’s capital. A discerning shopper then witnesses a silk counterman tailor a crepe de chine pattern for a graduating gown, prompting swift sales.
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Brazil
Rio
Home of the Cholera Epidemics in Hindostan
Dr A 8 Gray states Asiatic cholera is epidemic in Hindostan not a Providence visitation but due to hot damp climate and Hindoo habits. He claims it spreads through Asia by religionists and to Europe and America via commerce and immigration. He mentions annual pilgrim cycles at Juggernaut festivals.
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Hindostan
A. 8. Gray
Asia
Europe
America
The Plague's Global March Across Centuries
The text traces a recurring plague moving with long cycles to major festival sites such as Arcot Vellore Conjee Ram Hardwar and Juggernaut. From Hardwar it spread via commercial routes to Herat St Petersburg Hamburg Bremen and the British Isles reaching Chicago in 1842 and again in 1854 and 1866.
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Arcot
Vellore
Conjeveram
Orient
Hardwar
Herat
St. Petersburg
Hamburg
Bremen
British Isles
Chicago
Russia
Baku
Caspian
Nijni Novgorod
Moscow
Ducks as Carriers in Naval Use Proposed by Major Allatt
Major Allatt of the British army notes Italians and French use pigeons for naval messaging in the Mediterranean. He favors ducks for over water flights due to resting on water when tired and ability to fly at night. He also suggests training sea gulls and debunks long pigeon flights.
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Major Allatt
Mediterranean
Arctic
Yarrell
America
Rome
Algium
Remarkable Banquet and Moving Stone at Lexington
A New York broker recounts an 1871 Brussels feast with ancient foods aged beyond 1,500 years and even mentions wine from antiquity. Nearby, the Moving Stone at Lexington, a massive boulder perched on a twenty ton pedestal, draws geologists who say it predates humans, likely carried by glacial forces from the Lake Superior region.
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Israel
Red Sea
Elizabeth
England
Coluimabus
Genoa
New York
Goebel
Brussels
Pompeii
Scotland
Corinth
Lexington
Kentucky
Gilmer
Lake Superior
Nest of Baby Alligators Spooks Man by Ker sey Lake
Ben Wichers found a nest of young alligators at Ker sey Lake and captured them. An enormous 12 foot mother alligator pursued him, forcing him to drop the babies along the road. He escaped into a vacant house, slamming the door as the mother reached the steps and he hurled the final baby into her jaws.
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Ben Wichers
Kersey Lake
Gator
Beauty Versus Time In A Morbid Portrait
A narrator describes a woman who rejects conventional beauty while altering her appearance with makeup and cosmetic devices. She removes facial hair, irons a wart, and burns a wart, then poisons herself with arsenic after telling her maid to press for plumpness.
Gold from the sea promises vast metal yields and electric extraction
The article discusses extracting gold from seawater by electricity. Each ton of sea water holds half a grain of gold and a grain and a half of silver, potentially yielding immense world supplies if precipitated on iron plates, signaling a tobacco of economic upheaval.
Tragedy on Paris Stage As Prompter Dies During Play
At Theater des Gobelins in Paris the performance of L Oisseau Blue was halted in the third act when the prompter fell asleep and died. The leading lady forgot her lines, actors woke him, and the manager explained. A new prompter was brought in and the play continued without curtain drop.
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Theater Des Gobelins
Paris
Unum E Pluribus motto on early coins and sisal in Yucatan
The article notes that the motto E Pluribus Unum appeared on coins before federal authorization, starting in 1786 at a Newburg mint, with a 1787 Brasher gold piece among the rarest. It also describes the sisal grass of Yucatan, whose long dry blades form a strong cord, surpassing cotton string in strength.
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United States
Congress
Newburg
N. Y
Brasher
Yucatan
Freight costs by rail sea and clipper compared
Rates show dry goods from New York to San Francisco vary by route. Rail costs $105 per ton with 22 to 26 days, Panama route $83 per ton about 45 days, and clipper around the Horn $20 per ton taking about 85 days.
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New York
San Francisco
Panama
The
Horn
British invest 20 million in Suez shares proved wise
The British government placed 20 million dollars in Suez canal shares, and Mr. Goshen predicts the investment will be worth about 95 million within a year or two. The note frames it as a successful blend of business and diplomacy. It also mentions three locations where green snow has been found, near Mount Hecla in Iceland, fourteen miles east of the Obi delta, and near Quito in South America.
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Suez Canal
Goshen
Mount Hecla
Iceland
The
Obi
Quito
South America
Lincoln quips after Bull Run about Poe and time
After the second Battle of Bull Run, a quotation attributes Lincoln with a wry remark comparing Poe’s supposed misfortune to a mistake of being pitched into the middle of last year. The line frames Lincoln’s humor in the context of Civil War upheaval and literary allusion.
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Bull Run
Lincoln
Poe
Coin's Financial School ContinuEdedition Ad
Advertisement for Are to Date Coin's Financial School ContinuEd by W H Harvey. Includes 200 pages 50 illustrations and a dedication to readers of Coin's Financial School. Promotes voter readership and lists pricing options 25 to 100 cents cloth edition 1.00. Times-Post Fort Wayne offers both editions in one volume.
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Cain’s Financial School
W.H. Harvey
Coin’s
Financial School
W. H. Harvey
Coin
Liftle
Chicago
Financial
Times-Post
Fort Wayne
Harvey-Laughlin
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