Smugglers Trigger Indian Whisky Rampage at Chilkat
Reports from Topeka and Chilkat recount a violent outbreak after influx of illicit liquor among Chillist Indians. A leader was stabbed to death during a drunken clash, whites prepared to resist as fires raged and caravans moved to arrest liquor. Indictments follow in the Chilkat region with authorities sending a revenue cutter. In Yaquina territory near Mexico, federal troops suffered ambushes with heavy losses. Captain Gomes and 12 men killed. Indians also suffered deaths and injuries as the fight stretched over an hour and a half. Whitney enters New York gubernatorial race with Democratic support via Tammany lines.
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Topeka
Fanesa
British Columbia
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Slater
Wrestler
Yukon
Gicke
Gomes
Ware
Gomez
Turin
New York
Brooklyn
Fourteenth Ward
North Ninth Street
Ewen Street
North Second Street
North Seventh Street
Trehani
Mayor Rekindles Bargain For Delegates In 1896 Nomination
In London the mayor and ex secretary of the navy discussed the political bargain with Mr Whitney. The plan centers on securing delegates from New York to back a preferred candidate at the Democratic national convention. Whitney doubts election but sees strategic value, with Senators Murphy and Hill endorsing the arrangement.
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Gilroy
Whitney
London
Empire State
Murphy
Hill
Puysovta
Ind
Thirteenth
C. G. Conn
Elkhart
South Bend
Ford
Shively
George Ford
Bank Robbers Strike Tascot Bank in Kansas
Two masked men entered the Tascot bank fifteen miles north of here killing the cashier and taking a large sum. Sheriff Anderson forms a posse to pursue as the robbers head south after the crime on September 1.
Pension Claims and Wild Steer Rampage News
Washington reports rulings on the 1893 Mexican War pension increase, excluding widows and Powell’s Battalion survivors, with fee limits for attorneys. A Texas steer roams Brooklyn streets injuring pedestrians before capture. Colorado Democrats denounce the American Protective Association and push free silver policy. Vermont voters head to the polls for a full state election amid four-party competition.
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Washington
Reynolds
Pension Bureau
Powell
Missouri
Mexico
Bureau
Lynched for incendiarism six Negroes die in mob attack
Kaempnis Tennessee Sept 1 news reports six imprisoned Black men tied together were killed by a white mob near Millington after Deputy Sheriff Richardson transferred them for examination. The mob of about fifty fired upon the wagon, threw victims out and killed them. the shooter’s identities remain unknown. An inquest followed and the new county sheriff vows action. Separately Mrs Gougar denies soliciting funds via prohibition groups to support a suffrage suit, insisting she will handle her rights independently.
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Kaempnis
Tenn
Millington
Chesapeake and Ohio
Millington Fair
Dann Hawkins
Robert Haines
Warner Williams
Ed. Hall
John Haynes
Graham White
Kerrville
Richardson
Dan Hawkins
Hawkins
Fire-Bugs
R. T. Atchison
Big Creek
Atchison
Justice Hill
Cooper
Criminal Court
Prohibition Committee
General Nathaniel P Banks Dies at Wattsall Mass
Nathaniel P Banks veteran soldier and statesman dies at his Main Street home Wattsall Massachusetts after two years of illness brain trouble worsened then he was cared for by family and at McLean asylum funeral plans announced with public services and state tributes.
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Wattsall
Mass
Nathaniel P. Banks
Main Street
Paul Sterling
Mount Deer Tele
Maine
Ward
Ephrim Stevens
Asbury Temple
House of Representatives
Congress
World record pacing mile by Robert J at Driving Park
Robert J. Lowers the record with a 2:03 mile at Driving Park, Buffalo, paced by Hamlin's stable. Spectators cheered as the six-year-old pacer eclipsed the previous world mark of 2:04 set by Mascot in 1892 and equaled by Flying Jib last year. Ed Geers drove the horse to the judge’s stand amid celebrations with owner C. J. Hamlin.
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Fort Wayne
Robert J
Driving Park
Walker
C. J. Hamlin
Ed. Geers
Pennsylvania
Hartford
Jay Gould
Hambletonian
Buffalo
N. Y
Rochester
Mascot
Nancy Ha:ks
Robert
Hamlin
Fantasy
Directum
Races At Driving Park Show Record Pace Times
Attendance doubled from day before as 2:34 class trots and 2:10 pacers thrill crowds. Joe Patchen leads a 2:18 pace and Trevillian wins in straight heats while Dandy Jim is barred after unruly starts. Music by First Regiment band and strong entries from Wilkes and Ballona captivate spectators.
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Dandy Jim
Jim
Pilotta
Billie Bolton
Axiille
Atlantic King
King
First Regiment
Gart Shober
Ernest Williams
Driving Park
Joe Patchen
Taylor
Missouri Wonder
Roy Wilkes
Trevillian
Scourine
Nidia
Centlivre
Bud Doble
Ballona
Hal Braden
Nutwood and Rita Danvcourt Traces in Free-For-All Pace
In the fifth race a free-for-all pace purse of 1000 sees Nutwood ridden by Major Time2i4y share the track with Hal Braden aboard Toby Brawn F Ton. Geers. Reflector also competes with Jib and Wawel in the field. Barney Druce appears as a trained connection, with odds and pacing positions listed in the race notes.
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Hal Braden
Toby Brawn
Geers
Barney
Barney Druce
Tragic finish in first race a brown stallion dies
Saturday's Daily reports finished races from yesterday including the first race class pace where Anderson Bell, a brown stallion by Bell Boy and owned by H. C. Sanders of Glenville Ohio, dropped dead entering the home stretch, heart trouble suspected. The event underscores strong public sympathy for the owner.
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Anderson Bell
Bell Boy
H. CG. Sanders
Glenville
Ohio
Two Theories For Walton Ave Crossing Death Of Frank Wedde
A fourteen year old, Frank Wedde, died after an accident at the Walton avenue crossing of the Wabash railway about 8 o'clock last Wednesday evening. The victim, son of engineer Christopher F. Wedde, was returning to the city when the freight train passed. The coroner’s inquest is expected to settle whether he rode a moving train or became entangled at the cattle guard. Witnesses saw him jump from the train as it passed the crossing after the event was initially reported.
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Frank Wedde
Walton Avenue
Christopher F. Wedde
Winter Street
New Haven
Wabash
Dre, Shilling
George B. Stemen
Moore
Labor Day Parade Puts Fort Wayne On Display
Thousands joined the Fort Wayne Labor Day celebration as a grand parade formed a long procession from Berry to Main and Clinton, led by grand marshal J. A. Voirol. The event featured about 2000 participants from unions, bands, and crafts, with speeches at Centlivre park and a program of races, concerts, and a balloon ascent to close.
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Calhoun
Columbia
Barr
Main
Lafayette
Holman
Harrison
Clinton
J. A. Voirol
Charles Sunderland
H. A. Rogers
Thomas S. Pottera
C. L. Drummond
Borgman
Daseler
Saengerbund Hall
Newsboy
Newsboy’s Union
Fort Wayne
Bach
Centlivre Park
First Regiment
Ernest Williams
H. L. Williams
Sturgis, Mich
Boiling water accident and minor injuries reported in Lakeside area
A four year old girl fell into boiling water while her mother washed dishes and suffered severe burns but is expected to recover. Other incidents include a collarbone fracture from a bed fall, a scalp wound requiring six stitches after a bat strike during a Lakeside ball game, a six year old with a broken arm, and a warehouse accident injuring J B Neizer as wheat spills onto him.
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Lakeside
Jake Ryan
Kappel
Martha
Saloons Face Injunction Sweep In Des Moines
Des Moines reports District Attorney Davis plans court injunctions against all saloons under the Martin mulct law after a 6000-name petition is questioned. He aims to serve notices, test the case quickly, and predicts closing all city saloons as the petition is deemed defective. Also: in Mevere a boarding house robbery nets $800 in jewelry. owner Mary Wier unconscious with slim recovery chances.
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Iowa
Davis
District Court
Martin Mulct
County Recorder
Brandt
Mevere
Ind
Mary Wier
Boyceton
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