Graham Reader in Graham Texas and Notable Figures
The text notes Miss Kate Drexe, a Philadelphia heiress who joined a convent, influenced by Tolstoi novels. It mentions Rev Spurgeon living on a grand English estate with lakes statuary and fine stables and coachman attire. Lord Randolph Churchill shows hair turning gray and illness rumors, with recent weight loss.
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Kate Drexe
Phiadelphia
Tolstoi
Spurgeon
England
Windsor
Professor Sylvester Mistaken Washington Portraits
Prof Sylvester, visiting Johns Hopkins from England, misread two parlor portraits as George and Martha Washington. He later realized he confused the father of his country with familiar family friends and apologized.
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Sylvester
England
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
George
Martha Washington
Genuine Cossack Scholar in New York Office
One of the few true Cossacks in New York appears in the Russian consulate office, Dr. Peters Popoff. He is lithe, alert, and placid with a sanguine temperament. A priestly heritage and scholar of rare attainments, he graduated from the University of St Petersburg.
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New York
Peters Popoff
University of
Kalakaua Seeks Funds for Paris Exposition Trip
Kalakaua the king of Hawaii seeks 10000 for his planned Paris exposition journey. Princess Kaiulani notes illness kept him from Europe while rumors spread of boils. English friends and San Francisco agents refuse loans, signaling strained credit for the monarch.
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Kalakaua
Sandwich Islands
Kaiulani
Europe
San Francisco
Cardinal Manning Aged 80 Praised For Temperance
The article lauds Cardinal Manning as England’s leading Catholic clergyman and a democratic thinker. At 80 he is described as robust in intellect and health, crediting temperance for his green old age. He recently praised John Wesley in a London address.
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Cardinal Manning
John Wesley
London
England
Royal Academy
Man Marries Miss Blankin to Avoid Disappointment
In Long Island a guest, John Jordan, agreed to wed the bride when the groom failed to appear. The marriage occurred but Jordan soon sought to annul it, claiming he did not know what he was doing at the ceremony.
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Long Island
Miss Blankin
John Jordan
Jordan
Sir William Thompson Lectures At Johns Hopkins
Sir William Thompson delivered a series of physics lectures at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Fashionable social elites attended, some with mathematical training, as he tackled differential and integral calculus and filled the blackboard with equations. He asked the audience if they followed him and invited correction, while about six highly studious men remained seated at the second lecture.
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Sir William Thompson
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Sir William
Colossal Collision Causes Loss of Life and Property
Reported massive crash at Deadh Burst results in multiple deaths and severe property damage. Amsterdam casualties include Mrs. John Tyler. An extra congressional session is called amid the disaster. A bridge trust is formed in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Amsterdam
John Tyler
Kilrain Fight Debacle Leaves City Quiet After Bout
New Ontrans La July 14 The pugilists and their backers who stirred a week long uproar have left the town and calm returns. Kilrain, said to have suffered terrible punishment, appeared this morning looking fresh. Dr Daugherty said he treated Kilrain for a long standing boil. Some club members revile Kilrain and regret his presence. Prof Robinson says the Southern athletic elite witnessed the bout and believes the match was a colossal fake with Sullivan and Kilrain in on it from the start.
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New
Ontrans
Pugilis's
Kilrain
Daugherty
Kilrsin
Robinson
Sullivan
Session of next congress before December
Wastescox July 1 reports growing certainty that a session of the next congress will occur before December. The exact date remains undetermined though the president suggested to Senator Washburne a mid October return from Europe would be expedient. Congress convening hinges on election results from the new states.
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Wastescox
Doc
Sawi
Washburne
Washbure
Europe
Congress
County rejects all bids on eighteen bridges
S Josten Mo July 14 A county surveyor advertised for bids for eighteen bridges. Twenty bids opened last Saturday but the county court rejected all as a possible price fixing trust is said to control bridge builders across southern Iowa Nebraska northern Kansas and northwest Missouri, with most builders alleged to belong to the trust.
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S- Josten
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Thee
Miners Meet At Altoona Plan Narrow Strike Action
Blair Cambria Clearfield Center and Jefferson county coal miners meet in Altoona to decide on suspending operations. They will keep those below district prices out and call out those not yet out. A levy beyond support for strikers is imposed on district price workers, with a central relief committee appointed to distribute aid.
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Pittsmns
Blair
Cambria
Clearfield
Center
Jefferson County
Altoona
Maryland
Virginia
Trains Routed After Flood Damage Across Mohawk Valley
Utica reports flood washouts on the New York Central tracks at Fonds and Aiken causing extensive property damage from Johnstown through the Mohawk valley to Amsterdam. Central trains run on the unaffected West Shore tracks, which briefly carried water over a fifteen mile stretch. No definitive loss figures available.
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Utica
SN. Y
New York Central Railway
Fonds
Aiken
Propety
Johnstown
Mohawk Valley
Amsterdam
Central
West Shore
Los
Train collision injures six near High Bridge
A gravel and coal train collision occurred on the Pittsburg and Shannon road near High Bridge four miles from the city this afternoon. Thirty cars were wrecked and six persons injured, one fatally.
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Pirtenene
Pittsburg
Astie Shannon
High Bridge
Fifteen Drownings Reported at Johnstown New York
Amstrepa N Y July 14 It is now reported here with some evidence of truth that fifteen persons were drowned at Johnstown N Y There is no telegraphic communication between this city and Johnstown and that place can be reached only by driving.
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Amstrepam
N. Y
Johnstown
N.Y
Polish guard fires on wife then fatally wounds self
Capt. A. Goshin ski of the Polish guards in LaSauze fired three bullets at his sleeping wife Miss Goslinski, wounding her, then fled to end his life. She escaped through a window to seek aid from a neighbor, as reported July 11.
Desperate duel ends with both lives spared
A man named Goshio Ski climbed onto his balcony and shot himself twice with a revolver as police and fire crews looked on. He and his wife survived but are not expected to recover. The incident occurred amid a day of mounting tension in Fort Swimn Arkansas.
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Goshioski
Rioters threatened as Minnesota town braces for más clashes
Det ers Minn July 12 reports say rioters may get reinforcements from nearby towns armed with Winchester rifles to attack police again. Authorities rely on a hundred social policemen, militia, and well deployed police to withstand any assault.
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Deters
Minn
National Flint Glass Workers Convenes at Bellaire
Pittston Pa July 12 The National convention of the American Flint Glass Workers association opened in Bellaire Ohio and will stay in session all week. Nearly two thousand delegates from across the country attend as reports and routine business are read. Wage disputes are not expected except among shade and chimney men who have not yet settled with manufacturers.
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Pittssone
American Flint Glass Workers’ Association
Bellaire
Ohio
Teday
Lundrel
Sesson
Tragic Lovers Die in Boat Accident at Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on July 11 Charles Ide assistant superintendent of the Minneapolis gas light company and Miss Langdon were drowned after their rowboat capsized near shore. They were about to be married and were seen struggling before spectators on the shore.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Charles Ide
Minneapolis Gas Light Company
Langdon
Electric Railway Sparks Active Service Amid Repairs
Fort Worth Texas July 11 the electric railway has begun in actual operation after testing. Motors were examined for defects and repaired. dynamos were recharged and now supply power. Repairs to approaches and bridges will enable full operation. Nearby Fort Pass and Mitchel county report floods, damage along the Rio Grande, and preparations for county fair. Separate dispatch from Springs notes emissaries Diaz and Diaz returning from Mexico with plans to emigrate 4000 Negro families to Vera Cruz and Darthage states, asserting favorable reception and land settlements.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Rttel
Springs
Henry Fer- W. H. Ellis
Ent Diaz
Mexico
Presid
Darthge
Vera Cruz
Republic
Ellis and Ferguson
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Harvest Bounty Lifts Breeonerville Farmers
Breeonerville, July 14 reports farmers with broad smiles over exceptional weather. Wheat and oats threshing speeds up, corn yields are strong, fruit and watermelons arrive, boosting merchants and marking a season of high expectations.
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Breeonerville
Tex
Lynching Anticipated After Sheriff’s Murder in Kirbyville
Tanty county reels after Sheriff Bronson Tank is killed by Bill and Jim Miles on July 4 in Kirbyville. Jim Miles lies wounded and captured, not expected to survive, fueling reports that a lynching may occur soon.
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Sruinerre
Tyler Hosts State Fair Exhibits With East Texas Interests
Troupe Texas July 14 report says Henderson and Troupe will cooperate with Tyler to place grand exhibits from favored lands before crowds at the great state fair. Mentions East Texas land use timber fruit and agriculture as key showcase items. Tyler’s horticultural display dominates the scene as the fair builds.
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Troupe
Tex
Elopement of Two Emma Girls Surprises Colorado Town
In Denter Colorado on July 11 two young women Miss Clara Dietrich postmistress and storekeeper and Miss Ora Hatfeld both nieces of J W Chatfell a Colorado politician ran away together after falling in love.
Mrs John Tyler Dies in Ricuvono Hotel
Mrs ex President John Tyler died at the Exchange hotel this evening from a congestive chill in Ricuvono Virginia. The report notes the former first couple’s residence and the unexpected illness ending in death at the hotel.
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Ricuvono
John Tyler
Exchange Hotel
Mare killed in Dallas street accident and other brief notes
A horse attached to a buggy ran down Sycamore street in Dallas striking the old post office building and died from injuries. In Paris a delivery wagon frightened the mare leading to the accident. Deputy Marshal Sam Williams returned from Neligh identifying a man in custody as Frank L. Glenn not Dad Luttrell. In Fort Worth a man named Davis lamented no remorse after a fatal killing and would repeat the act if needed.
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Dallas
Tex
Yeterday
F. M. Thomas
Kilet
Sycamore
Paris
United States
Sam Williams
Fran Neligh
Dad Luttrell
James Moyer
Chickasaw Nation
Frank L. Glenn
Socialists win in Cettre municipal rebullot France
July 10 report notes socialists triumph over Boulangists in Cettre with M Goblet defending the republic. A related suit by De Beaurepaire against Intransigeant favored the plaintiff. the paper’s manager got one month in jail. Died: Herr Weber former German consul at Samoa in Hamburg.
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Loxpox
Cettre
France
M. Goblet
Lille
Procurer General de Beaurepaire
Herr Weber
Samoa
Hamburg
Bates
Els
Guernzy
Vienna
Brailo
Roumania
Servia
Reno
Bessaraia
Danube
Colorado River rises floodwaters threaten Astix area
At 10 this morning the Colorado river began rising and by five to six hours had crested over the flat at feet. By eight the water stood still, carrying drift and washing away belongings including hundreds of watermelons.
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Astix
Tex
Colorado
Resident Jordan Killed in Local Ambush
Tes Lepwerrer reports that T. J. Jordan, a resident, was killed here today around 10 p.m. by a man from Manor. The motive for the fatal shooting is not known.
English Wheat Market Shows Slow Sales and Firm Prices
Leynox England July markets report slow English wheat sales with a small fractional advance. Week sales totaled 29 106 quarters at 28s 4d, down from 29 200 quarters at 31s Sd last year. Flour up 6d, foreign wheat in fair demand, corn firm, rye up 6d, oats rising on reports of weak Russian and German crops. California wheat up 6d to 1e dearer.
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Leynox
Eng
California
Cotton crop steamed by heat in Trunent region
The July 14 report notes the cotton crop in many areas of Trunent, Texas appears steamed by the intense heat and rising water levels. Strong sunlight and high temperatures threaten nearby fields and yields.
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Trunent
Tex
Voting in Coverapo on Steps Toward Mitchell Exhibit
In Coverapo Texas on July 12 citizens held a meeting to decide on steps toward erecting an exhibit for Mitchell. The gathering aimed to plan arrangements and gauge public support for the project.
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Coverapo
Tex
Mitchell
Dallas River Rescue After Boat Capsize at Bridge
A Dallas County man on horseback cried to the crowd to reach the bridge where several boat riders and spectators struggled in a raging flood. Rescuers pulled survivors from the water as garments were shed and men swam to aid the drowning-in-distress group clinging to telegraph wires. The overturned boat added to the peril as the river surged and wires lay near the water.
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Dallas Tex
Orlock
Dallas County
Paul Revere
Commerce Street
Skeletons Unearthed After Heavy Rains Near Farrensville
In Farrensville Tex July 10 Mr W T Pryor living half a mile from town found a sack containing incomplete remains of two human skeletons unearthed by recent rains behind his premises the corpses lay two feet underground with no visible grave marks.
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Farrensville
Tex
W. T. Pryor
County alliance elects officers at Greenwood
The county alliance met at Greenwood on July 2 and 3 to elect officers and conduct necessary business. Representatives from 34 alliances attended, totaling over 100 members. A. G. Penn was elected president, Ror Raines secretary, and A. G. Penn and A. P. L. orders comprised the executive committee for the ensuing year.
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Sceirner
Rainfall boosts crops in Coronado Texas
Pine Rain Coronaro Texas July 11 A rain lasting about ten hours fell last night and today bringing smiles to farmers and stockmen. Mitchell county expects a fine display of agricultural products as Johnson grass sorghum and millet yield larger crops than ever before. corn is estimated at thirty five to forty bushels per acre.
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Coronaro
Tex
Mitchell County
Three Boys Drowned In Creek Near Buennam Tex
News reports three boys drowned while swimming in a creek near Buennam Texas. A white boy named Willie Cook and two colored boys, unnamed, were drawn into a suction hole. Bystanders notified town, bodies recovered and sent to their parents.
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Buennam
Tex
Willie Cook
Drowning Reported Near Manton Texas
Sunday morning at about 10 o clock Moses Sues drowned while bathing in the creek southeast of Manton. A single man aged about 27 he was brother in law to E Seligman a leading local businessman. The coroner's inquest found death resulted from apoplexy during bathing.
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Manton
Tex
Moses Sues
E. Seligman
Federal authorities fear trouble at Harkin's Sulphur Springs
Paris Texas July 12 federal authorities anticipate trouble at Harkin's Sulphur Springs in the Indian Territory. Commissioners who disperse the net proceeds fund left with $1000 to pay claimants. Some claims are contested and bad blood has been engendered over them.
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Paris
Tex
Harkin's
Indian Territory
Pilgrim Colonel Expects El Paso Favor on Suppletment
Col. R. F. Campbell, returning from Washington, says El Paso leaders will likely win the collectorship job. He notes lead ore interests fear a local appointee would favor smelters and that their influence could block the appointment.
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el Paso
Tex
Col
R. F. Campbell
Washington
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