Statewide unrest as Ohio militia ready for Cleveland strike
Adjutant General Axline ordered the Eighth and Fourth regiments and six unattached companies to Cleveland on instant notice. Despite police and militia presence, the strike worsened with a fatal shooting by conductor Ralph Hawley killing 19 year old Henry Cornwell. Rioting followed as crowds blocked tracks and houses were pelted with bricks and wood.
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Axline
O. N
Cleveland
State Board of Arbitration
Walk W
Bist
Henry Cornwell
Ralph P. Hawley
Broadway
Hawley
Orange Street
Cornwell
Lhe
Euclid Avenue
Mathew Robison
Robison
Charles Steimetz
Steimetz
Rioting and Nitro Explosions Hit Cleveland Streetcar Line
Disorder in Cleveland continues as a Pearl Street car was struck by a nitroglycerine charge, tearing its rear platform. Troops, arrests, and gunfire follow while strikers hold a mass meeting in Newbury urging perseverance against the Big Consolidated. Clergy urge sobriety and order as authorities and protesters clash.
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Pearl Street
Holmden Avenue
Newbury
Cleveland
Horatio Brotherton
Arthur Adlow
Ecldiery
Teenhowinay
Ferdinand Luge
Arrests for threatening display of weapons at Chicago race riot
A group of men from the Hon UniohMeéts faction in Chicago were arrested last evening for displaying firearms in a menacing way. Newman's pistol went off accidentally during the incident, the bullet narrowly missing Patrolman McGinty who sought to disperse a small mob.
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Hon Unioh
Chicago
Ad Racl
Newman
McGinty
Coal troubles loom in Illinois miners clash over arbitration
Coal operators in northern and central Illinois gave the United Mine Workers until today to honor January arbitration agreement on machine mine work or face action. A strike may follow as miners’ reps have not met. In Pana, Penwell Coal Co orders fires drawn and mines closed, with plans to abandon mining amid costly concessions.
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Panna
Peoria
Ill
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
Pana
Ills
C. T. Penwell
Penwell Coal Company
George V. Penwell
Chicago
Penwell Company
Penwell
Messenger Boy Strike Turns Violent in Cincinnati
A street gang violence erupted during a messenger boys strike in Cincinnati on July 25. About 1,000 youths gathered at Western Union and Postal offices. several were stabbed or hit by missiles, others clubbed as mobs pursued them on streets and streetcars. Police dispersed rioters repeatedly, yet mobs regrouped. The strike was endorsed by the Newsboys and will broaden as petitions are planned with businessmen and possible union support joining in.
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Cincinnati
Western Union
Postal
Baseball Scores from July 26 Across Leagues
Scores from yesterday's baseball card show Cincinnati 8 over Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 9 over Philadelphia 8 in the first game, Philadelphia 6 over Pittsburgh 4 in the second. Chicago beat Baltimore 5 to 4, with wet grounds reported at St Louis and Louisville. Western League action in Buffalo saw Minneapolis 5, Buffalo 4. Detroit edged Kansas City 6 to 5 in eleven innings, with Indianapolis rain delaying further results.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
Louiisville
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Detroit
Kansas City
Indianapolis
German farmer killed by reaping machine near Nashville
Christ Marbrick a 46 year old prominent German farmer on his farm south of Nashville Alabama was killed when he fell under a binder and was cut in twain by its sickle. An anti Goebel meeting in Bowling Green Kentucky drew a large crowd with a committee formed to oppose Goebel and the resolutions repudiating his ticket amid near fights.
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Anl
Nashville
Als
Christ Marbrick
Marbrick
Bowling Green
Goebel
Reciprocity with France Signed at State Department
Washington July 25 The reciprocity treaty with France was signed at the State Department yesterday.
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France
Washington
State Department
The Irish Language Worth Preserving
A Gael writes that preserving the Irish language is essential as a national heritage. He argues it is a noble vehicle of thought and feeling and warns against abandoning it despite historical efforts to deem it inferior. The piece emphasizes accountability if preservation fails.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Prescription Claims Cure
The ad asserts catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that acts on blood and mucous surfaces, says it is not a quack medicine, and credits a physician with years of use. It describes a tonic and blood purifier blend and offers testimonials, with F. J. Cheney & Co. as proprietors and Toledo, Ohio, as the address.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Hazard of benzine and gasoline in Sunlit Containers
Do not store benzine or gasoline in bottles or containers exposed to hot sun. A house fire occurred recently from such carelessness. Never use inflammable fluids where there is even a small flame. A match can ignite fumes as quickly as a blazing burner. We warn firmly to prevent injuries from careless use.
Allen's Foot-Ease in Gloves Promises Comfort
A lady praises Allen's Foot-Ease for absorbing perspiration in gloves and hands, calling it a dainty toilet powder. The ad claims it eases tight shoes, keeps feet cool, and invites physicians to note its purity. Sold by drug and shoe stores. sample free by address in Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Adress Allen S
Omlsted
le Roy
N.Y
Aged MP Sir C Hamond Is Blind and 82 in House
Sir Charles Hamond, the elder Newcastle on Tyne MP, is blind and 82, the oldest member in the house. Spenser Charrington is 81 and next in age.
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C. ¥. Hamond
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Spenser Charrington
Kidney health claim from Poley’s cure advertised
An advertisement states that serious diseases stem from kidney disorder and promises Poley’s Kidney Cure will restore kidney health. The claim is attributed to H. J. Moogk, W. F. Jungkunz & Co.
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Poley
H. J. Moogk
W. F. Jungkunz
Patent Applications Surge in May 1899
The prosperous times reach inventors with 38,856 patent applications filed last May, up 986 from May 1898, reflecting strong activity in innovation and industry.
Grain-O: A Coffee Alternative for Children and Adults
A vintage claim touts Grain-O as a tasty nourishing drink to replace coffee. It promises digestion aid and nerve fortification, noting it tastes like fine coffee but has no harmful effects, suitable for children and adults alike, at about a dime per cup.
Do you want a cheap house in Lichtenberger’s addition
Cheap housing offer promising low interest easy payments in Lichtenberger’s addition. Advertisement suggests applying to Lieurensgr Gee Bros for a loan or purchase with extended terms and affordability.
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Lichtenberger
Lieurensgr- Gee Bros. A
Boundary of Alaska Dispute Fears and Facts Emerge
Washington witnesses heated debate as Laurier and Tupper assert Canada’s right in Alaska and border questions. The treaty’s terms on coast or ocean and the Lynn canal line provoke debate over whether Britain gains Pacific access or Canada can secure harbor positions while U S sovereignty persists. Arbitration faces U S concerns over compromise and western unpopularity as plans for port concessions near Lynn canal towns surface.
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Washington
Dominion
Laurier
Sir Charles Tupper
Alaska
Canada
Ocean
New York
Log Island Sound
Long Island
South Carolina
Pacific Ocean
United States Territory
Pacific
United States
Lynn Canal
Klondike
Dyea
Skaguay
Pyramid Harbor
Hodges Not Dead Amid Tal lah Shooting Tale
In Vicksburg Mississippi on July 25 Dr S D Robbins reports Dr Hodges recovering after being shot by Joe Difatto at Tal lujah last Thursday night Hodges admits aggression and recounts the confrontation with Charles and Joe Difatto near his store Hodges kept his foot on Charles Difatto’s neck while waiting for his pistol to work before Joe Dut, brother of the downed man, fired a shotgun from the store door about twenty feet away.
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Hodges
Vicksburg
Miss
S. D. Robbins
Joe Difatto
Tallujah
Robbins
Charles Difatto
Joe Duatto
Gomez to Visit Hudson Street Fair in September
Secretary Hall of the Free Street Fair association reports a letter from General Gomez of Cuba saying health permitting he will attend the street fair in Hudson Michigan next September. Hudson and other towns invited him with generous financial inducements to visit their events.
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Gomez
Hudson
Mich
Hall
Free Street Fair Association
Cuba
Breckinridge on Democratic convention validity in Kentucky
Colonel W C Breckinridge argues in The Morning Herald that a 441 vote margin in a 1092 member Democratic state convention invalidates its credential committee action and thus the convention itself. Lieutenant Governor Northcott arrives in Springfield to assume acting governorship while Senator Warder returns to Cairo.
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Louisyle
Lexington
W. C. BP. Breckinridge
Morning Herald
Springfield
Ills
Northcott
Lake Minnetonka, Minn
Senator Warder
Cairo
Alger as good as out Meiklejohn to lead until Aug 1
Secretary Als ger returns to Washington and meets with Meiklejohn to arrange handover of the Root, fl apartment to General Alger's successor. Meiklejohn will lead until Root qualifies on August 1 as Alger plans to be away. Root arrived in Washington for talks with the president and Corbin, with possible return to New York later.
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Meiklejohn
Alger
Root
Lihu Root
Washington
Corbin
New York
Ingersoll Funeral Held At Dobbs Ferry
New York July 25 simple funeral rites for Robert G Ingersoll were held at the Ingersoll summer home in Dobbs Ferry at 4 pm. Dr John Clark Ridpath read a eulogy once delivered by Ingersoll and also read My Creed the last poem he wrote. Major O J Smith read selections from Ingersoll writings. The family will cremate the body at Fresh Pond L I tomorrow and bring ashes to Dobbs Ferry for deposition in an urn surmounted by a bust. Mrs Ingersoll and daughters Maud and Mrs Winston H Brown are ill and reluctant to part with the body.
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New York
Robert G. Ingersoll
Waston
Ingersoll
Dobbs’ Ferry
John Clark Ridpath
Colonel Ingersoll
Clarke
Ridpath
O. J. Smith
Fresh Pond
Holdups Murder Men in Mount Pleasant Illinois
Three armed Black hold up men attacked a railroad camp near Mount Pleasant Indiana early yesterday. Fred Bennett, white, was shot and will die. Sheriff and posse pursue the assailants through the night.
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Mount Pleasant
Fred Bennett
Multiple Briefs Include Deaths Strikes and Disasters
Abbreviated telegrams report Bloomington resident George T. Shefter died at 82. A New York coatmakers strike totals 5,000 to 7,000 workers seeking higher wages. Three African Americans lynched near Safford Georgia as mob hunts for five more. Bucks County Pa loses its oldest woman Catherine Dillon. Chattanooga iron furnaces raise pig iron by one dollar per ton. Monsoon failure causes grave anxiety in parts of India. General Otis reports Captain Byrnes and 70 soldiers killed 150 of the Negros robbers last week. Colorado Governor Tanner escapes arrest for deer shooting out of season. Redstone coal mine explosion kills six Hungarians. Chicago man William Balezal stabbed over six cents for beer by Anthony Frosh. Jessie Hoover, 14, drowns at Omaha exposition pool during Manila battle scene. Admiral Dewey accepts New York city banquet but declines one from New York millionairess.
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George T. Shefter
Bloomington
Lls
New York
Safford
Catherine Dillon
Bucks County
Chattanooga
India
Otis
Captain Byrnes
Tanner
Colorado
Redstone Coal, Ol
Grindstone
William Balezal
Chicago
Anthony Frosh
Jessie Hoover
Omaha Exposition Grounds
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Hair of Louisville Engineer Turns Black in Ice Exposur
A Louisville fire department engineer, 65, worked 15 hours at a massive blaze. Despite ice covering his head due to low temperatures, his head remained protected by a bullcap and helmet. Overnight his hair, already gray then white, changed to black, a remarkable reversal reported by the Louisville Post.
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Fire-Department
Louisville
Abolition shift through marriage in 1865 tale
A Detroit Free Press report notes an officer who, after marrying in 1865 the daughter of a woman devoted to freeing enslaved people, became a strong abolitionist. A college friend recalls the shift as the officer reveals he briefly hid his views before embracing abolition following his wife’s father.
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Detroit Free Press
Cheap Rates South for Homeseekers on Select Tuesdays
Southern Railway offers cheap one way and round trip tickets to Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Florida on the first and third Tuesdays through October. Homeseekers tickets cost one fare plus 200 for the round trip, valid for 21 days from sale. Addresses for illustrated matter and details are Wulf Turner Louisville KY and J C Beas Chicago IL.
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Southern Railway
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Southeastern
United States
Wulf Turner
Map of world routes to US possessions offered for stamps
A railway advertisement offers an up to date world routes map showing ocean routes between the United States, the West Indies, and the Pacific. Send 10 cents in hostage stamps to Geo. H. Heatford in Chicago to obtain the map. The note claims the map is useful when assembled. 2¢
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United States
West Indies
Pacific Ocean
Geo. H. Heatford
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
Old Colony Building
Ill
Special Reduced Rates Westward for Western Tickets
The C M and St P railway offers second class tickets to Western points via Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines at greatly reduced rates. Details are available at the local ticket office. Do not miss the savings if planning a trip to that territory. B Swerty
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Great Northern
Northern Pacific
B. Swerty
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