President Harrison Evades Newsmen in New York Arrival
In New York on August 31 President Harrison slipped past reporters and political handlers to reach his private car at Grand Central. Carter and Russell Harrison joined him, breakfasted aboard, and the party soon moved toward White Plains to continue the visit.
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New York
Harpison
Newrk Central
Mott Haven
White ‘Plains
Straini
Carter
Russel Harrison
Mr. Carter
Eee
Mr. Tibbetts
Cap
Grand Central Station
White Plains
Notable figures and events mark Aug 31 in New York and San Francisco
From New York the death of George Wm Curtis at his Staten Island home is reported alongside profiles of Cardinal Taschereau and Charles Bonney. In Chicago and New Orleans planning for the world’s fair auxiliary congresses is noted. In San Francisco a boxing bout ends in a fifty round draw between Aleck Greggains and Martin Costello with detailed round-by-round action. A separate item notes a signature issue involving Governor McKinley and a prisoner.
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New York
George Wm. Curtis
West Brighton
Staten Island
F. G. Curtis
Boston
Chicago
Bonney
San Francisco
New Orleans
Pacific Athletic Club
Aleck Greggains
Martin Costello
Buffalo
Australia
Costello
Greggain
Greggains
Greggaius
Frick Visits Homestead After Steel Lockout
Henry C. Frick, Carnegie Steel chairman, toured Homestead mills with a detective. He inspected the Carnegie property yard, met officials, and told workers they face no discharge risk and will be cared for. Frick dined at the Carnegie hotel and planned to return to Pittsburgh. Crawford admits he applied for work at the New Castle mill.
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Homestead
Henry C. Frick
Carnegie Steel Company
Pittsburg
Virginia
Charleston
Munhall Station
Carnegie
Mill Yard
Potter
Fort Wayne Students Headed for Noted Colleges
The Fort Wayne list highlights local students entering prominent colleges and professional schools this year. Names include Fred Hartman, Harvey Crane in electrical. John Dalman, Ben Woodward in mechanical engineering. Roenald Dawson civil engineering. Samuel C. Moffat mining engineering. Allen Hamilton law at Yale. James and Neil Ninde law at Howard and others advancing to Indiana University, Rose Polytechnical, Hanover, and Lehigh. The article lauds their merit and Fort Wayne’s enduring educational reputation.
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Fort Wayne
Fred Hartman
Harvey Crane
John Dalman
Ben Woodward
Roenald Dawson
Russellus Viberg
Warve Thayer
Rose Polytechnical Institute
Lafayette
Ind
Willis Scudern
Walton Clark
Indiana State University
Bloomington
Samuel C. Moffat
Hanover University
Madison
Indiana
William Pettit
Ann Arbor
Tabor Hamilton
St. Paul School
New Hamshire
Yale
Allen Hamilton
Yale College
James J. and
Neil Ninde
Howard College
Simon Cohen
Iebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Frank Gavin
Bellevue Medical College
New York City
N. Y
Albert Schraitz
Chicago Military School
Chicago
Frank Biddle
Rush Medical Institute
Edward Taylor
Gene Olds
Lehigh University
Pennsylvania
Henry Boester
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Nancy Hanks Sets Fast Mile at Independence
Nancy Hanks, famed horse, triumphed at Independence on September 1 clocking 2:05 for the mile, two seconds faster than her Chicago record set two weeks earlier, marking a new peak in her career.
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Nancy Hanks
Independence
Herexpence
Chicago
Legal Question Raised Over Requisition in Absence
Governor McKinley has left blank requisition papers for clerks to sign during his frequent eastward absences. Last week a criminal's requisition for Cincinnati arrest and Indiana wanted status prompted Judge Wilson to intervene. The case raises a question about acting without the governor.
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McKinley
Richards
Cincinnati
Collumans
Sept. L
East
Indiana
Judge Wilson
Seizure of American and Canadian Schooners Off Russian Coast
In Victoria British Columbia officials debate the seizure of one American and three Canadian sealing schooners near the Russian coast. The Sealing association and provincial leaders seek action in Ottawa with affidavits and a memorial to Sir John Abbott. Losses loom as many schooners may be seized, valued up to 320,000 each, with crews at risk and no warning system. A request asks Admiral Hotham to dispatch a warship to protect British interests.
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Victoria
B. C
British Columbia Sealers’ Association
John Abbott
Dominion
Ottawa
Theodore Davis
British Columbia Board of Trade
Sealing Association
Japan
Bering Island
Admiral Hotham
Columbus Statue for Central Park Unveiled October 13
A new monument will stand 75 feet high at Central Park near 59th Street. Gift from Italians of the United States Canada Mexico and Central America, it was carved by Prof Gaetano Russo of Rome and arrives recently. The base features two bronze reliefs while English and Italian inscriptions mark dedication. A Genius of Geography statue and Columbus figure rise above in Carrara marble, with a bronze eagle on the opposite side.
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59Th Street
Central Park
United States
Canada
Mexico
Central America
Gaetano Russo
Rome
Ravena
Columbus
Cleography
Genoa
Marriage of Hon William Rupel and Miss Clo thilde Meyer
Announcement reports the quiet marriage of Hon. William Rupel retired capitalist and Miss Clo thilde Meyer prominent public school teacher. The ceremony took place at the bride’s home at 2:15 PM with Rev W R Mikels officiating and only relatives present. Rupel, about sixty, is wealthy with a villa and land holdings. Meyer is twenty three. Also note HW Kruse resigned at Frankenstein's to enter Concordia College next Thursday.
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South Bexp
Ind
William Rupel
Clothilde Meyer
W. R. Mikels
Grace Church
Mr. Rupel
Ile
HW. Kruse
Frankenstein's
Concordia College
Cholera Forces Cabinet Talk as Immigrant Issue Grows
President Morrison orders a high level meeting with the attorney general, secretary of the treasury, and other officials to define powers to suspend immigration during a cholera outbreak. The group discusses border guard expansion, medical inspections, and stricter quarantine measures, with new inspectors and fortified controls planned along Detroit to Sault Ste. Marie and at New England points.
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Bexyanis Wansisoy
Miller
Charles Foster
Spaulding
Wyman
United States Marine Hospital Service
United States
Foster
Treasury Department
Dr. Wyman
Secretary of the Treasury
Michigany
Detroit
Sault St. Marie
Secretay Foster
Michigan
Hamburg
Department of State
Hamburg Packing Company
Halford
United Press
Washington
Customs and Marine Hospital
New England
St. Albans
Newport
Richford
Island Pond
Staten Island
Wamburg-American Packet Company
Moravia
Gravesend Bay
Swinburne Island
Sanburn
Veendam
Toffman Island
Hoffman Island
Step Mother Beat Wife Fined After Family Clash
Lewis Gloyd arrested by Constable Schlaudroff and fined 1 dollar and costs for beating his wife after a domestic dispute with his step daughter. The couple’s three year marriage included a seventeen year old daughter who clashed with step mother over a sewing machine. The daughter and husband intervened leading to a physical altercation. the wife suffered a head injury and sought neighbors help. Divorce possible. Minnie Hartman and Maud Jones bound over for court on receiving stolen property after county jail stay for prostitution. Officials say they aided Crance the burglar by handling stolen goods.
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Lewis Gloyd
Mornday
Schlaudroff
Lloyd
Minnie Hartman
Maud Jones
Justice Wilkinson
Crance
Salem Reform Church Names New Minister
At a congregational meeting Rev. J. Kuelling from Brooklyn New York was elected pastor of the Salem Reformed Church. He is described as an able eloquent preacher and a capable worker who will advance the church. He will deliver his first sermon next Sunday morning.
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Bissell
Owen Heaton
Fort Wayne
Ind
Collin
Pas
A. Northrop
Firat Arch
Fannie Russell
Ivy
Myrtle Woodecox
Ben. F. Harper
Detroit
Coldwater
Kate
Vesey & Heaton
Baptist Church
Panda 3
Secioty
Salem Reformed Church
J. Kuelling
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kuelling
Wayne Knitting Mills to Be Enlarged on West Main
Wayne knitting mills will move from the Main and Clinton corner to a brick two story building 50 by 150 feet on West Main beyond the Muncie tracks. A dye house 40 by 50 feet will adjoin, machinery will be added, and the workforce doubled. Construction by William Moellering started, with occupancy expected by December 1. Tarry A Wise named principal of Rensselaer public schools after distinguished record.
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Wayne Knitting Mills
Main
Clinton Streets
Wing & Mahurin
West Main Street
Muncie Tracks
William Moellering
Telegraphic Sparks Brief News Notes From Around World
A long jumble of dispatches notes deaths in New York and Kentucky, riots in Tennessee, a new belief in a rubber trust, Harvard Professor Pickering telegraphs Martian features, a Bayfield drowning crisis, jockey deals, Wisconsin mill strike clashes, a Brunswick theft, a Marquette schooner loss, a Goshen jail fire, Indiana Democratic events, gold shipments to Europe, a health retreat in Montreal, and various shipwrecks and political moves.
Prof Roemer Dead An Eighty Eight Year Old Scholar
Professor J Roemer longtime author and military officer at the College of the City of New York was found dead in his Lenox Hill room at Curtis House aged eighty eight. Heart disease listed as the cause. Roemer linked to European royal families and served in the army including Lombardia command under Count Radasky. He taught French and authored Cavalry Its History and Origin of the Irish People and the English Language.
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New York
J Roemer
The
College of the City of
William II
Hull
Belgium
Lombardy
Count Radasky
Roemer
New York Free Academy
College of the City of New York
Telegraphers Organizing Against Western Union
A meeting at Wing's hall in Kansas City on September 2 outlines a new telegraphers union backed by Knights of Labor to counter Western Union. The movement aims to unite operators, keep outsiders out, and prepare for potential action if a strike occurs, while denying outsiders full access to details of the gathering.
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Kansas Cruz
I Knights of Labor
Randall
Gether
Eighth Ward Demo Opens Campaign in Maumee Avenue Hall
The Eighth Ward Democrats held a well attended meeting on Maumee Avenue, speakers William F. McNagny and Judge Dawson delivering engaging talks. The event drew crowds along the route to Democratic headquarters and featured Jeffersonian and Hendrie club supporters. The next campaign event is in Fort Wayne with General John C. B. expected to address the public.
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Eighth Ward
Maumee Avenue Hall
William F. McNagny
Dawson
Bohen
W. Vordermark
Ak: Hall
Maumee Avenue
Impance
Fort Wayne
John C. B
Patrons of Industry Hold Third Meeting at Bel River
The Patrons of Industry held their third quarterly meeting at Zion's church in Bel River with low turnout but strong interest. A short secret session preceded a social refreshment with edibles as patrons and friends relaxed. The next meeting is set for Monroeville in November.
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Patrons of Industry
Zion's Church
Bel River
Dal
Order
Monroeville
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Margaret
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OUR Picture Gallery
Cardinal Taschereau
Quebec
Charles C. Bonney
Cardinal Elzear Taschereau
North America
Seminary of
Laval University
Taschereau
of. P. Evans
Rhinesmith & Simonson’s
William Dunface
J. A. Sheaft
Kankakee Marsh
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Frick
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Morrison
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Health Department
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Southampton
Circassia
Teutonic
Isamburg-American Packet Company
Bohemia
Rugia
Normannia
Scandavia
Salem Reform Church
Tarry A. Wise
Platt Wise
Renssulear
My. Wise
State University
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Sherman
Kyoxviaim
Tenn
Coal Creek
Justice Kincaid
Anderson County
Cusvenann
Ohio
New York Belting and Packing Company
Chicago Rubber Company
Cleveland Rubber Company
J. K. McClymonds
Itill
Pickering
Harvard
Mara
Arecuipa
Peru
Mars
South Pole
Solis Locus
Schuaharie
Pierre Lorrilard
Willie Simms
Bronswick
Wm. R. Blaine
Glynn
Michaelson
Judge Blaine
Marquette
Mich
Lette
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Oka
Wiscesners
Democrats
Adria E. Stevenson
Grand Hotel
Mr. Stevenson
Voorhees
Claud Matthews
John E. Lamb
Gray
Messrs. L. Vonhoffman & Co
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Schelheimer & Co
Montreal
Abbott
St. Anne
St. Lawrence
Wasnixcrox
Belt Line
Constantixore
Sinope
Asia Minor
Black Sea
Nichols & Marter, Brokers
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Nebraska
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N. J
Lehigh
Aix
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Galveston
Patrick Egan
Punta Arneas
Straits of Magellan
Lexpos
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Merve
John O'Neill
Synacost
Catherine Horan
James Horan
Hayden
Oswego
Geres- Lock
S. C. Christiansen
Island
Mark Lane
London
Direct United States Cable Company
3S Mark Lane
B.C
Corn Exchange
August Freese
Indianapolis
Waterman
Prof. Roemer
Beath
Mim
Mis
Westers Union
Menopoly
Industry
Bel Rives, Township
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