Defender Wins America's Cup After Valkyrie Walkover
The Defender clinched the America's Cup after the Valkyrie withdrew and did not contest the final race. Lord Dunraven and his crew cited unsatisfactory conditions and interference risks from excursion steamers, insisting no fair race could be run. The series ended with the Defender’s three straight wins, sparking talk of future matches and a possible special cup race between the two yachts.
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New York
Lord Dunraven
America
Dunraven
Iselin
Everbody
Navesink Heights
Hook
Valkyria
Leeward
Widrawal
Sandy “Hock
New York Harbor
Haff
Watson
Atlantic Ocean
Valkyrie
Atlantic Club
Q'Dunraven
Sandy Hook
Marblehead
Atlantic
Larchmont Club
Dunraven Withdraws From Cup Race Says Crowding Cited
Reuters in London carried Earl of Dunraven’s statement explaining withdrawal from the third America's Cup race. He cited excessive crowding by steamers at the first two races and a decision delay until after addressing a start foul and a serious accident. Glen- nies and New York reporters failed to obtain comment from Dunraven in person.
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Dunraven
Commodore Glennie
Secon
Bridgeport
Valkyrile
Glennie
Newport
Marblehead
New York
Glenroie
Reuters
London
Earl of Dunraven
Haseen
Todlay
B. Bean
Valkyrie III Refuses Sail Off Sandy Hook
Loxpon reports the Valkyrie IIIs refusal to sail off Sandy Hook, prompting headlines in The Yachtsman. It notes New York excitement and suggests the Royal Yacht squadron could seek a change of venue if steamers hamper operations.
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Loxpon
Sandy Hook
Yachtsman
New York
Royal Yacht Squadron
Thayer Hurdles Crowd At Nebraska Governor Speech
Reports say Governor John M. Thayer faced hoots at a Phoenix Hill campfire while denouncing anarchists and praising Cleveland. The interruption led Congressman Evans to end the meeting as Thayer closed with contempt for disrupters.
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Louisville
John M. Thayer
Nebraska
Phoenix Hill
Thayer
Cleveland
Chicago
Altgeld
Debs
McKinley
Evans
Populist Committee Bypasses Nomination for Chief Justice
In Topeka on September 18 the Populist state central committee chose not to call a convention to nominate a chief justice candidate and did not endorse Judge David Martin of Atchison as a non partisan option. Martin, a staunch Republican, will likely be nominated by petition and be the sole candidate.
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Topeka
Kas
State Central Committee
David Martin
Atchison
Martini
Cholera Toll Climbs as Australia Arrives in San Francisco
The steamer Australia reached San Francisco from Honolulu reporting forty one cholera cases up to Sept 5 with thirty five deaths. A sailor from the Bennington died of cholera in harbor. Ex-Queen Liliuokalani has been pardoned and all exiles may return to Hawaii except the Ashford brothers.
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San Francisco
Australia
Honolulu
United States
Bennington
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Ashford Brothers
Failure of Henry Seiter in Illinois court
In Madison County Illinois a deed of trust on all Seiter property has been filed in circuit court. The Lebanon banker who failed last winter is transferring all assets to three trustees for the benefit of specified creditors tied to Rufus Ramsay, the former Illinois treasurer, in a jointly connected failure case.
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Henry Seiter
St. Louis
Madison County
Ill
Lebanon
Rufus Ramsay
Illinois
Relief corps injunction blocks Ada Clark seating at Canton convention
In Louisville Judge Edwards granted Ada F. Clark of Canton Ohio a temporary restraining order against Woman's Relief Corps officers. The order prevents them from blocking her seating and voting at the convention. A hearing was set to decide if the injunction becomes permanent.
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Wowman’s Relief Corps
Louisville
Edwards
Ada F. Clark
Canton
Woman's Relief Corps
Indians Going Into Jacksons Hole District
The Indian bureau grants Agent Te ter at the Fort Hall Idaho reservation authority to permit Bannock Tallians to enter the Jacksons Hole district under escort to recover property abandoned there after an attack.
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Jackson's Hole
Washington
Indian Bureau
Teter
Fort Hall Reservation
Idaho
Jackson's “Hole
Walker's Record crowned as Indiana picks commander in chief
Indiana Journal notes Colonel Walker born 1842 in state to lead G A R for the year after service in Civil War battles Perryville and Stones River. He escaped Libby prison with General Streight crew, endured years in Nashville and Marion County posts, then served as state tax commissioner under Governors Hovey and Matthews. Lincoln era reunions include welcome addresses by Mrs Tyler and Mrs Buckner with lectures by Watterson and Gordon and a grand Blue and Gray barbecue event in Louisville.
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Indianapolis
G. A. RB
Louisville
Indiana
Grand Army
Walker
Seventy-third
Indiana Volunteers
Perryville
Stone River
Morton
Blount
Liberty
Wilson
Nashville
Marion County
Hovey
Matthews
Clark
Tyler
S. B. Buckner
General Gordon
General Buckner
Henri Watterson
Hinshaw murder testimony flags no fleeing suspect
In Danville on September 13, testimony for the Hinshaw murder case focuses on Eva Worrall who saw no one running and noted only barefoot tracks the next morning. Prosecutors aim to show how witnesses were pressured by defense, while Hinshaw’s agent questioned Worrall about grand jury conversations.
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Danville
Hinshaw
Eva Worrall
Walker named commander in chief at G A R encampment
The thirtieth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will meet in St Paul in 1896 with Colonel I N Walker of Indianapolis chosen as commander in chief. The Woman's Relief Corps and the Ladies' Circle began sessions at 10 am and stayed in session all day while factional tensions and reunification debates continued among the auxiliaries.
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Louisville
St. Paul
I. N. Walker
Indianapolis
Woman’s Relief Corps
Woman's Relief Corps
National council elects officers and notable world items
The national council of Patriotic Order of United American Mechanics names new officers led by Charles Dittess in Philadelphia and Maurice Bauer in New Brunswick. Frances Hodgson Burnett seeks separation. Wichita police officials face arrest for alleged anti veteran discrimination. Other items note yellow fever deaths in San Salvador, Mob lynching in Arkansas, and Keir Hardie press remarks in Denver.
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National Council
Patriotic Order of United American Mechanics
Charles Dittess
Philadelphia
Maurice Bauer
New Brunswick
N. J
John Server
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Wichita
Supreme Lodge
Colored Knights of Pythias
James C. Ross
Savannah
3. W. Starts
West Virginia
J. H. Young
Arkansas
C. K. Robinson
Missouri
United States
Munchmeyer
San Salvador
Will Caldwell
Osceola
Ark
Caldwell
Henry M. Stanley
New York
British Northwest Territory
Keir Hardie
Denver
Chicago
Thomas C. Butterly
West Point
Nevada
Bessemer Steel
Charleston Plans Grand Follification for Eastern Normal School Victory
Charleston Illinois prepares a celebratory event tonight to honor securing the Eastern Normal school. Invitations have been issued to eighty surrounding towns and a festive program is expected.
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Charleston
Ills
Eastern Normal School
Festival of Mountain and Plain Carnival Planned in Denver
Denver foresees a three day carnival from October 16 to 18 headlined as The Festival of Mountain and Plain. The event will showcase state industries with parades Indian dances races and various sports.
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Denver
Mountain and Plain
Race Meeting Declared Off at La Crosse Trotting Park
Proprietor Neumeister canceled the fall race meeting at the La Crosse trotting park due to unfavorable conditions. In nearby match racing at Lovussville Robert J. won heats three and four and Patchen won heat two. In Sioux City the 15 mile road race saw Homer Fairman of Chicago win in 41.2 minutes as Derby failed near the end.
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la Crosse
Wis
la Crosse Trotting Park
New Mile Track
Neumeister
Lovussyville
Robert J
Patchen
Gentry
Sioux City
Holstein
Homer Fairmon
Chicago
Derby
Ida Grove
Fairman
Market Report Mixed with Declines in Bonds and Grains
New York markets show easy money on call at 1 percent and weak U S government bonds. Chicago Board of Trade quotes grains with soybeans omitted. wheat and corn fluctuate, oats steady. live stock in Chicago and Caroano report varied hog, cattle, and sheep prices with sizable receipts and ranges.
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New York
United States
Pacific
Chicago
Board of Trade
Caroano
Union
Texas
Behan
Complete Combustion Stove Proves Superior Method
London tests of M. O. de Clausen's stove claim to complete combustion by limiting outside air rather than increasing it. The round brick device 3 feet tall uses porous fire clay and reuses carbon monoxide to form carbonic acid, producing minimal chimney smoke and near total fuel efficiency. Clausen estimates European fuel savings could exhaust taxes thrice over.
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London
M. O. de Clausen
M. de Clausen
Europe
Black Inventor Ellen Eglin Sells Wringer for $18
Ellen Eglin of New York a member of the Woman's National Industrial League invented a clothes wringer and sold the patent rights to an agent for $18 in 1888. She explains she sold cheaply to avoid white customers' bias against a black woman patenting a household device. She plans a second invention with future funding once patented and to have it known as a black woman's invention.
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Ellen Eglin
New York
Woman's National Industrial League
Fossil Palm Leaf Hints Tropical Wyoming Past
An exhibit in Casper Wyoming features a petrified imprint of a large palm leaf. The leaf fell into clay and the clay hardened into rock, suggesting Wyoming had a tropical climate during the era of coal formation.
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Casper
Wyoming
Wyonia
Eighteenth century life: turmoil behind a calm image
The text argues against the idea of a peaceful eighteenth century, describing constant war, religious strife, unpaid labor, and social injustice. It contrasts tranquil cathedral towns with the restless public life of London, where warfare, faction, and opinion clashes defined everyday existence.
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Johnson
Cowper
London
Harper's Magazine
Corn's Financial School Learn Money Essentials for Students
An advertisement for Coin's Financial School by W S Harvey touts its simple, factual approach to money topics for general readers. It lists illustrated editions, prices from 25 to 50 cents for popular and paper copies, and cloth bindings up to $1.00, offered by Times-Post in Fort Wayne.
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W. S. Harvey
Financial School
W. H. Harvey
Coin
Chicago
United States
Times-Post
Fort Wayne
Harvey-Laughlin
Names Change and the Allure of New Identities
A discussion on the legal ease of changing names for men and women, noting long standing practice for women to alter surnames and a playful example of a woman who became Wild Rose by marriage, illustrating how parental wishes and personal taste interact with the law and social trends.
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John Brown
Vernon de Mont Vernon
Rose
Wildred
Wild Rose
Henry Bull
Nickel Plate Offers Low Rate Excursion Tickets to Lake County
The Nickel Plate road announces low rate excursion tickets to Lake County and Maxinkuckee every Saturday through September 28. Agents are requested to inquire.
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Nickel Plate Road
Laka
Maxinkuckee
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Reuter
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Republican Party
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Wheelman
New York Financial
Pennsylvania Station
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Central Time
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Lake Erie & Western Railroads
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Canada
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Yacitic Express
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Lafayette Accom’n
St. Louis Limited
Indianeapolis
New York Palace
New York Vestibule
Pacific Limited Express
Cannon Ball
Kansas City
R. G. Thompson
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
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