World reports Kruger on Boer franchise crisis
Paragraphs outline Paul Kruger’s response to British pressure over South Africa’s franchise issue. He denounces capitalist press bias and warns agitation aims to destroy the republic and seize mining wealth. He defends the struggle for freedom and self-government amid international scrutiny.
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John Dull
Porildy
Odra
Capitaliatic Press
New York
the World
Paul Kruger
South African Republic
Chamberlain declines to speak on Transvaal issue
London and Johannesburg dispatches report Chamberlain remaining at the foreign office until midnight, declining to comment publicly. He seeks a copy of the Transvaal government’s Brussels transcript via the Associated Press as the cabinet council nears. The Transvaal rejects franchise terms but hints agreement with a joint commission, awaiting British details. In Cape Town the arrival of Gen Walk er is greeted by cheers as he takes command.
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Chamberlain
Petoria
London
Foreign Office
Transvaal
Brussels
Associated Press
Great Britain
Johannesburg
War Commission
Fort Y
Cape Town
Frederick Forestier Walker
William Brands Butler
South Africa
Pressure on Mom Paul in Cape War Warning
London dispatch reports Cape leader J H Hofmeyr warned President Kruger by telegraph that noncompliance with specified terms would trigger war. Kruger replied with a promise, amid three days of tense diplomacy and pressure on the Afrikander leader.
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Mom Paul
London
Cape Town
The
Daily Mail
J. H. Hofmeyr
Cape Colony
Kruger
Cerin
Orange free State urges terms with Britain
President Stein of the Orange free State is pressing President Kruger to come to terms with Great Britain, according to The Daily Mail's correspondent.
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Stein
Orange Free State
Kruger
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Engineer’s quick action saves lives after Connellsville rear collision
In Connellsville Pennsylvania last night a rear-end collision injured about fifty passengers aboard the Baltimore and Ohio line. Engineer John Haggerty, oiling his engine, leapt aboard, opened throttle, and forced the locomotive forward to avert disaster as Cumberland accommodation collided with emigrant train No 5. Two coaches wrecked. most passengers not seriously hurt. many continued their journeys.
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Connellsville
Baltimore and Ohio
John Haggerty
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Cumberland
Murray
Haggerty
Letter Carriers Conventions Vote Down Politics and Salary Debate
In Scranton Pa the annual National Association of Letter Carriers session considered three resolutions. The political one backing McKinley’s Philippines policy failed. The pension retirement plan was deferred to 1900. The salary measure was sent to the legislative committee. Also Bryan drew a large crowd in San Francisco praising U.S. protection for Philippines. An army post for Des Moines appeared likely after Hull’s remarks. Four people died in a Miller's Station train collision near Meadville with several injured.
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Association of Letter Carriers
Scranton
National Association of Letter Carriers
McKinley
Philippines
Legislative Committee
Army Post
Suro
Des Moines
Hull
Des Moines Commercial Exchange
Nashville
Tenn
Meadville
Reuben M. Arnold
Henry H. Schaeffer
George Schatz
John Kersch
Buffalo
Miller’s Station
Plumb
Robbed and Murdered on Cedar Rapids Train
Davenport officials identified the murdered man as Alex McCarthur of Cedar Rapids Ia. A companion is believed to have robbed him on a passenger train and pushed him from the platform in front of the train. The victim died instantly and the killer fled the scene.
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Davenport
Alex McCarthur
Cedar Rapids
Tarvin Offers Goebel Campaign Speeches
Judge James P. Tarvin of Covington, widely named as Bryan's probable 1900 running mate, sent a letter to Kentucky Democrats offering to speak for Goebel in the governor race. His first appearance is set for next Monday in Frankfort.
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Frankfort
James P. Tarvin
Covington
Bryan
Democratic State Campaign Committee
Goebel
Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep and Grains
The market shows hog receipts and varied price ranges from 3.40 to 4.60 for hogs while cattle quotations span 3.00 to 6.50 for various classes. Sheep receipts around 16,000 with lambs at 3.50 to 6.60 and westerns to 3.40. Milwaukee grain notes firmer wheat Nos. 1 and 2 northern and rye up, oats quiet, barley firmer.
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Texas
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Veterans in council debate pension rulings at national encampment
Philadelphia dispatch reports 344 delegates 180 department officers 111 national officers and past commanders plus 683 past department commanders shaping the Grand Army of the Republic meeting. Opening remarks urged fair dealing and just construction of pension laws while the pension committee work is referred to the resolutions committee after hours of debate.
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Department
W. C. Johnson
T. J. Steward
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Chicago
Committee On Pensions
Committee On
Michigan
Indiana
Kansas
New York
Pension report sparks clash over veterans rights
A lengthy pension committee report argues the 1890 act failed to fully relieve disabled veterans and widows, urging restoration of income limits and abolition of negative evidence rules. It cites the Grand Army of the Republic and several allied groups, while noting internal splits among naval and Spanish War veterans. James Kneeland, Milwaukee banker and Democrat, dies at 88 from a stroke.
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Committee On Pensions
Interior
Mckinley
Grand Army of the Republic
National Army Nurses
National Association of Naval Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Ladies’ Auxiliary Naval Veterans
Naval Veterans
Farragut Post
Newark
N. J
Admiral Boggs Post
H. J. Badge
Milwaukee
James Kneeland
The End Seat In The Pew
A New York Sun observation on church seating etiquette describes the head of the family filling the aisle seat to protect and usher in relatives. It notes a tradition from early New England days where men sat by the aisle to seize weapons against Indians, and how modern families keep this practice as a display of care and orderly entry into the pew.
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New York Sun
Ely's Cream Balm Advertises Catarrh Cure
A London incident reports 850,000 condemned eggs smashed on the pavement and washed into drains causing a stench. In promotional notes, Ely's Cream Balm is praised as a cleansing remedy for catarrh and nasal congestion with claims of improved voice and hearing.
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J. W. Davidson
Law
Monmouth
London
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Blood Beyond Reach
An advertorial piece touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that reaches the bloodstream and mucous surfaces to treat catarrh. It asserts the cure is not quack medicine, was prescribed by leading physicians, and combines tonics with purifiers. Contains testimonials, price, and supplier details. It also includes hair care advice about brushing to prevent premature grayness.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druists
Price
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for the feet cures painful swollen smarting nervous feet and instantly eases sting from corns and bunions. It makes tight shoes feel easy and cures sweating callous and hot tired aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. Trial package free by mail for 25 cents. Allen E Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Excursion Tickets to Northern Illinois Fair Sale
Reduced rate excursion tickets to the Northern Illinois Fair at Freeport via the North Western Line available from September 11 to September 16. Apply at Chicago and Western Railway agents.
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Freeport
Dreyfus Case Hangs on Kaiser Word and Testimony
In Rennes the Dreyfus affair hinges on Emperor William’s consent to allow Colonel Schwartzkoppen to testify or deposit, with documents from the bordereau. If he intervenes, Dreyfus may be saved. if not, condemnation seems certain amid court martial tensions. Yesterday featured three key episodes: Esterhazy name erasure, dossier link to Schwartzkoppen, and Billot’s insinuation of a Dreyfus Esterhazy collusion. Labori clashed with Jouaust over perceived bias.
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Dreyfus
Quilty
Rennes
Emperor William
Colonel Schwartzkoppen
Paris
Dreyfuss
Germany
Schwartzkoppen
Jouaust
Labori
Billot
Esterhazy
M. Labori
Paty de Clam
Oceanic the Longest Ship Yet to Cross Atlantic
Liverpool Sept 7 amid whistling crowds the White Star line launches Oceanic the longest ship ever built on maiden Atlantic voyage. Captain Cameran commands a 704 foot vessel with seven steel decks and a 600 foot promenade deck. Costing nearly 5 million dollars she carries 1500 passengers and 500 crew, surpassing the Great Eastern in length.
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Liverpool
White Star Line
Oceanic
Atlantic
Cameron
The
Teutonic
New York
Great Eastern
President McKinley Earned Union Card To Lay Cornerstone
President McKinley was elected a member of the Bricklayers and Stone Masons International Union to qualify for laying the cornerstone of the new post office. The card was delayed to avoid Labor Day parade conflicts or fines, with Secretary Stamm joking the card would be taken if the stone was prepared by non union labor.
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Chicago
McKinley
Bricklayers’ and Stone Masons’ International Union
Stamm
Maryland Republicans nominate state ticket for 1899 race
The Maryland state Republican convention nominated Governor Lloyd Lowndes of Alleghany county for governor and Phillips Lee Goldsborough of Dorchester for comptroller, with John Y. L. Findlay of Baltimore as attorney general. The platform backs gold and protection, supports the Spanish American War, and leaves island policy to the president and Congress.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Lloyd Lowndes
Alleghany County
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Dorchester
John Y. L. Findlay
Spain
Congress
Wilder Brigade Reunion Special Train Rates
For Wilder Brigade Reunion a round trip from Louisville to Chattanooga is 6.36 and 14.86 from Chicago. Tickets on Sept 18 and 19 good through Sept 24. The Wilder Brigade Special departs Indianapolis Sept 18 via Pennsylvania Railroad to Louisville then Southern Railway to Chattanooga.
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Wilder Brigade
Southern Railway
Louisville
Chattanooga
Chicago
Lexington
Queen & Crescent
92Nd, Illinoie
Indiana
Southern Illinois
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Road
Lane
Wm. H. Tayloe
Louisville, Ky
J.C. Beam
Adams Street
North Western excursion half rates to DeKalb opening
Excursion tickets to the dedication of Northern Illinois Normal School at DeKalb sold for one fare round trip from all stations within 75 miles. Travel via the North Western Line from September 21 to 23, with return by September 25. Apply to Chicago & North Western Railway agents.
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Northern Illinois Normal School
DeKalb
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Reduced rates sale notice by Chicago and North Western R'y
A brief notice announces reduced rates for a sale from September 2 through September 8, inclusive, with extension to September 9. The offer applies to travel via the Chicago and North Western Railway.
Southern Railway Advertises Cheap Homeseeker Tickets
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October Southern Railway offers one fare plus $2.00 for a round trip to most points in Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida for homeseekers. Tickets are valid twenty one days from sale. Rates aim to attract settlers and prospectors to the Southeastern territory with details available from A G P A Louisville Ky and J C Beam Ja N W P A Chicago Ills.
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Southern Railway
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Southeastern
United States
Taytog
Louisville
J. C. Beam
Adams St
Chicago
Ills
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Philippine Republic
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