Pension Demands Rally At Louisville Grand Army Encampment
The twenty-ninth annual Grand Army encampment in Louisville closes with veterans gatherings and speeches by Generals Gordon Buckner and others. Women’s Relief Corps press for liberal pension construction as lawyers clash over Mrs Clark injunction. reception for visitors draws 4000 invitations at the Auditorium.
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Women's Relief Corps
Louisville
Old Kentucky
Music Hall
Phoenix Hill Garden
National Park
Gordon
Buckner
J. W. Burke
Casius M. Clay
Senator Burrows
M. D. Wickersham
Samuel McKee
H. C. Russell
John H. Leathers
Atlanta Exposition
General Lawler
Sons of Veterans
Chattanooga
Chickamauga
Grand Army Hall of Records
Independence Hall
Grand Army
Wagner
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
House of Lords
J. B. Whiting
Janesville
Wis
HE. J. Hill
New Jersey
Thomas C. Iliff
Utah
Court
Clark
Woman’s Relief Corps
Catherine Hirst
Kentucky
Women’s Relief Corps
Elizabeth A. Turner
Massachusetts
Feminine End of the Encampment Sees Resolutions and Revisions
The encampment names its administration and forms a five member committee to erect a Washington monument honoring loyal women who aided Union soldiers. It endorses pensions rising to 12 dollars monthly for war widows and approves changes to hosting sites if rail or hotel arrangements fail.
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Council of Administration
Illinois
T. W. Scott
Indiana
W.H. Armstrong
Iowa
A. W. Swann
Michigan
G. H. Hopkins
Wisconsin
H. L. Thomas
Washington
Union
Congress
Committee On Resolutions
St. Paul
Walker
Civil Service
Pittsburg
State Department
Woman's Relief Corps
Ada F. Clark
Caxton
Department of Ohio
Nurees
Condition of the Markets Shows Mixed Strengths
Bradstreet reports mixed signals with gains in south and southwest trade and strong iron and steel activity. St. Louis sees buyers and active staple goods while central west dry goods trade softens due to heat and weak abroad quotations. Chicago notes rising southern demand. rail earnings rise 1.6 percent from last August, led by eastern, granger and trunk lines, while coal roads fall.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Central West
Nebraska
Chicago
St. Louis
Granger
Mysterious Oakland Girl Delivers Flowers to Durrant
In San Francisco on Sept 14 prosecutors press the Durrant case as a young, attractive Oakland woman in court sends flowers to the prisoner daily. She avoids detection by police and continually avoids identification while watching Durrant during proceedings.
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San Francisco
Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Oakland
Chauncey F. Black
York
State League of Republican Clubs
Opera House
Democratic State Club League
Warren
Robinson
Black
Harrison
Cleveland
Illinois mine inspectors and managers pass preliminary tests
Springfield announces the list of eighteen candidates for state mine inspectors who passed the preliminary exam. Named are Robert Wining, James Bennett, John Keay, Hugh J. Hughes, L. T. Jones, G. S. Cummings, James A. Keating, Charles Duncan, Edward Fellows, Robert Pickett, Henry Malloy, James A. Beatty, Alfred C. Blake and others. Also three candidates for mine managers, Albert Springer, Mike Clifford, and John Jd. Bevard, passed.
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Springfield
Ills
Robert Wining
Cartersville
James Bennett
Halidaysboro
John Keay
Hugh J. Hughes
Litchfield
L. T. Jones
Ladd
G. S. Cummings
Gardner
James A. Keating
Peoria
Charles Duncan
Edward Fellows
Galva
Robert Pickett
Spring Valley
Henry Malloy
James A. Beatty
Mas
Heat Strains City Hospitals After Thursday Stand Collapse
Louisville reports say many victims recover at area hospitals after a stand collapse tied to citizens' committee fundraising. Most patients are doing well, though Mrs. S Hirschfield faces serious injuries. Baseball scores from League games follow with Chicago and St. Louis big wins.
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Louisville
S. Hirschfield
Citizens’ Committees
CmcaGo
Washington
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
Altgeld to Attend Chickamauga Battlefield Dedication
Governor Altgeld and his military staff will leave Chicago for Chattanooga to attend the September 18 dedication of the Chickamauga battlefield monument honoring Illinois regiments. Altgeld will deliver an oration. Also reported, the Minnesota Iron company raises wages for Mesaba range miners by 20 to 25 percent, with contract miners at 2.25 dollars daily and Duluth and Iron Range section hands from 1.15 to 1.50.
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Springfield
His
Altgeld
Chicago
Chattanooga
Chickamauga
DuLuisa
Minnesota Iron Company
Mesaba Range
Duluth and Iron Range
Cholera Report Confirms Disease On U S S Bennington
Official confirmation notes two cases aboard the U S S Bennington at Honolulu with one death. The ship remains in quarantine outside the harbor as Honolulu endures the epidemic. Windsor plans to nominate candidates for parliament under Canadian independence, hinting at annexation to the United States.
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Washington
Bennington
Honolulu
Windsor
Ont
United States
Wall Street Panic Over Gold Reserve Sparks Treasury Debate
Anxiety over maintaining the $100 million gold reserve triggers bank gold deposits and shipments. Lazard Freres initiates a $2.5 million gold shipment, prompting a rush of bank deposits to offset exports and calm markets as weekly outflows near record levels and officials weigh bond syndicate positions.
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New York
Treasury
Lazard Freres
Wall Street
No Obligation of Hind to Maintain the Gold Reserve
A bond syndicate rejects the belief it will maintain the 100,000,000 reserve until Oct 1. It says it fulfilled obligations in June and will continue voluntary gold deposits in coming months if feasible. Morgan reassures, while Lazard Freres explains market strains from export bills and gold shipments to cover indebtedness.
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Hanover National Bank
Hanover Bank
Howard
American Exchange National Bank
Treasury
National Bank of Commerce
Sherman
National City Bank
Europe
Lazard Freres
William H. Crossman & Bro
Hoskier, Wood & Co
Hardani Rand
Nesslnge & Fuller
Handy & Harman
Associated Press
United States Treasury
J. Pierpont Morgan
Messrs. Lazard Freres
Treasury Officials in the Dark on National Finances
Treasury officials in New York report unprecedented contradictions in the nation's financial condition. They say forecasts fail to align with evolving conditions as expectations of whisky and customs revenue rise fall short and the overall outlook remains uncertain.
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Washington
New York
Treasury
Department
YACHT RACES OFF Defender Valkyrie III Dispute Ends
Disgust at the failed match between Defender and Valkyrie III ends prospects of further races. Valkyrie sails for England as Lord Dunraven and Iselin refuse rematch. Iselin declines General Taylor’s cup offer, signaling a concluded dispute.
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New York
Lord Dunraven
C. Oliver Iselin
Bay Ridge
England
General Taylor
Boston
Iselin
H. Maitland Kersey
Innumerable Local Tragedies and Records Amid State News
Mrs Emma Riggs and her 19 year old daughter Helena were burned to death in Philadelphia the younger woman’s balloon sleeves catching fire from a gas stove. Rev Dr Samuel Wakefield veteran Methodist minister died at West Newton Pa. Senator Thurston of Nebraska ill at an Idaho health resort is much better. Marmanton river overflow at Nevada Missouri floods thousands of acres of crops with substantial damage.
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Emma Riggs
Helena
Philadelphia
England
Samuel Wakefield
West Newton
Wakefield
Thurston
Nebraska
Idaho
Marmanton River
Nevada
Wall Street and Chicago Markets Report Mixed Card
Money on call easy at 1 percent with mercantile paper at 3 4 54 percent. Bond and currency quotes steady while Chicago grain futures show minor shifts on wheat corn oats and park as livestock prices vary across hogs cattle and sheep at the Union Stock Yards.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Pacific
Chicago Grain and Produce
Chicago
Union
Texas
Remarkable Indianan Snake Tale From a Uruguayan Well
An Indiana gas-well contractor recalls drilling on the Uruguay river below Assumption in 1890. A 300 foot derrick worked as a monstrous snake entered the shaft pulling the tools up. The crew battled the creature, burned its head, finished the well, and shipped the snake to America. The skeleton rests in Noblesville, Indiana, and the hide is used for Hartford City gas mains.
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South America
Uruguay River
City of
Assumption
Freeman
San Francisco
Snake
America
Noblesville
Ind
Hartford City
The Ansairee Faith and Its Beliefs Explored
A New York Journal summary describes Ansairee worship and cosmology. It details metempsychosis, the afterlife fate of various groups, the idea of a light world around Ali, and a Trinity formed by Ali Mahomet and Salman el Fari. It notes gender roles and oath customs among Ansairees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansairee
Ali
Tarsus
Mahomet
Salman el Fari
Salman
A. M
North
New York Journal
The Submarine Sentry Warns Mariners of Shallow Water
A novel device designed to alert navigators to approaching shallow water without relying on slowing seawater flow or filling ballast. The idea envisions a compact warning mechanism integrated into subsurface craft to prevent grounding.
Submarine Entry Instrument Sounds Alarm For Shoaling Water
The New York Commercial Advertiser describes a sinking wedge shaped instrument attached to a vessel to read depth. It sinks to a fixed depth, then rises when water becomes shallow, triggering a warning via dynamometer bell. It tows at thirteen knots and has gained favor among seafaring men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Commercial Advertiser
The Races September 23 to 28
The notice outlines a racing schedule from September 23 to 28 with events listed for the upcoming week. Details indicate a program page on the fourth page of the issue, guiding readers to the race lineup and event times.
Coin's Financial School and Sequel Advertised
Coin's Financial School by W. H. Harvey advertised with 150 pages 64 illustrations and prices 50 cents 25 cents and 1.00. Up to Date edition details 200 pages 50 or 1.00 cloth and a combined cloth volume sold by Times-Post Fort Wayne.
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Coin’s Financial School
W. H. Harvey
Coin
Chicago
Coin's Financial School
United States
Corn's Financial School
Times-Post
Fort Wayne
Harvey-Laughlin
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Committee On Pensions
Soldiers of the Union
Gov
Internal Revenue and Customs
Gold Syndicate
Dunraven
Laramie
Wyo
William Lewis
Fred Powell
Horse Creek
Montgomery City
Sol Huglett
Montgomery County
Missouri
Wellsville
New York Financial
Board of Trade
Mussulman
Ontre
Wepur
of Bross & Klee
Park Place
Ox Hurchst
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania Lines
Wayne, Ind
West Bound
M. Limited
N.Y
Cleveland Mail
Eastern Express
WEST
Ubiago Express
Chicago Mail
Western Express
Akhivs
A. W. Johnston
B. F. Horner
Ft. Wayne
Lake Erie & Western Railroads
Connersville
New Castle
Rushville
Canada
Sond ‘O
Philley
Ft. W
C. and
F Daly
H C Parker
Hamilton
Hamilton National Bank
Charles McCulloch
John Mobe
Cushier
White National Bank
Fort Wayne, Ind
V. McKinnie
New York and Boston Limited
Voledo Express
Atlantic Express
Vocal Freight Ee
Lafayette Accom
Pacific Express
Kansas City Express
Lafayette Accom'’n
St. Louis Limited
Indianapolis
Lis
New York Palace
New York Vestibule Limited
Pacific Limited Express
Cannon Ball
Kansas City
R. G. Thompson
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Effet
Grand Rapids and North
Rome City
Richmond
Tentia
Grand Rapids
Roe City
K. Peltier
Etbaimer
Telephone
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