Secretary Tracy awards armoured coast defense vessel contract
Secretary Tracy assigns Union Iron Works San Francisco the 31 628 000 armored coast defense vessel contract. Other updates include Proctor's inspection tour of Leavenworth and western posts, butter from cows fed cotton seed meal showing low acids and high melting point, and analyses by Prof. Wiley. Also reports on militia mobilization in New York and immigration trends in Argentina.
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Washixeton
Tracy
Union Iron Works of
San Francisco
Proctor
Adji
Tien
Drum
Col
Barr
Mr. Partridge
Lill
Washington
Leavenworth Military
Chicago
Fien. Schofield
Agricultural Department
Wiley
United States
Daniel M. Taylor
Secretary of War
New York
Jssenger
Taylor
Department of State
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Bureau of Statistics
Republic
South America
Italy
Spain
France
England
Switzerlam
Australia
Germany
Belgium
I Tis
Secretary of the Navy
Liev
William ©. Strong
Tallapoosa
Montevideo
Frunkenness
Evans
Western District of
Texas
Kleiwirg
Jones
Malloy
Riot Strips Masister Polish Priest District
A street assault on a Polish priest in Masister Michigan sparked a riot by church followers. The militia and fire department intervened with water hoses. several rioters were jailed and a guard placed at the priest’s home after clashes with the sheriff who was attacked by women.
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Masister
Mich
Storm Strikes Atlantic Coast and Warsaw Town
Reports describe damage from a northeast storm along the New Jersey coast and at Warsaw, with flying timbers and bricks and several injuries. Across the country in Minnesota, striking streetcar drivers vote to return to work at reduced wages after a deal with the company.
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New York
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Long Beach
Barnegat
Raierin
Warsaw
Strick
Pare, Minn
Four Homes Burned in Nessie Missouri Blaze
Lovie May 9 reports four fine residences in Nessie Missouri were burned this afternoon. Fire crews battled the flames as smoke rose over the town. No injuries are listed and the cause remains under investigation.
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Lovie
Nessie
Infant dies in Kinney fire as losses rise
A fire in a Kinney residence left an infant dead and caused 290 000 dollars in losses, fully insured. The blaze damaged one of the Kinney homes, with investigators seeking a cause.
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J. M. Kinney
Tragedy in Covingies as Mayor Douglass slain during arrest
In Covingies Tennessee on May 9 a posse of ten men went to Henry Donaldson's cabin to arrest him. A shot from inside killed Mayor W. T. Douglass instantly as the door was threatened to be broken down. Donaldson fled and remains at large. Douglass, about 27, left a young wife.
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Covingies
Tenn
Here
W. T. Douglass
Henry Donaldson
Douglass
Donaldson
Dougliss
Colored leader Gibbs seeks Hayti ministry under Harrison
W M Gibbs of Book Ark a prominent African American figure has sent his application for the Hayti ministry to President Harrison. He appears to have the support of Arkansas Republicans and has served as a National Republican convention delegate. Gibbs has been a U S land receiver, traveled broadly, and was the first colored judge in the United States. He is 61 and graduated from Oberlin College in 1870.
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Ark
W. M. Gibbs
Arkansas
Hayti
Harrison
State
Republican Committee
Gibbs
Grant
Garfield
Arthur
United States
Oberlin Ohio
Fire destroys Washington Ice Company complex near Laporte
A fire at the Washington ice company top house at Stone Lake near Laporte released explosives from the tool house causing an explosion and the burning of sixteen ice houses. Twenty six thousand tons of ice and twenty Lake Shore freight cars were destroyed. Loss estimated at 85 5 000 with 850 in Laporte agencies. The superintendent’s son Charles Chles feared fatally burned. Officers currently in Chicago. additional insurance presumed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Washington Ice Company
Stone Lake
Laporte
Lake Shore
Chicago
Addditional
Charles Chles
Staged Robbery Delays Evaeka Sruises Route in Carroll County
Highwaymen held up the Eureka Springs stage near Green Forest in Carroll County this morning. Two masked robbers cut open the mail sack containing registered letters and rifled its contents. the driver offered no descriptions beyond two men, both masked, and no passengers were aboard.
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Evaeka Sruises
Ark
Farrison
Eureka Springs
Green Forest
Carroll County
Phenomenal Case Burial in Norwood Cemetery
The burial of Miss Wilhelmina Stahl occurred at Norwood cemetery after a Thursday medical exam found no new information and confirmed her death. Friends expressed lasting hope despite the extinction of life being established.
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Chicaco
Wilhelmina Stahl
Norwood Cemetery
Ansa Man Dies After Brutal Whipping by Whitecaps
Ansa resident May James Gordon died yesterday from injuries after a brutal whipping by Whitecaps a week earlier. He was knocked down by a Kaffian, then held and whipped on the bare back until he fainted. Jonathan Ross and others in the neighborhood have been warned to leave or face similar treatment.
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Ansa
James Gordon
Gordon
Jonathan Ross
French Centennial Rally in Webster Hall Draws Notables
In New York on May 8 the city marked the centennial of the French Revolution with a mass meeting at Webster Hall. Attendees included Henry Maillard Viscount Pl Dabrea the French consul General Frederick Condert and Professor Renault who addressed the assemblage.
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New York
Webster Hall
Henry Maillard
Forreston Fire Spurs Aid Calls From Surrounding Towns
A blaze in Forreston started in an elevator and spread to business blocks, igniting main street and prompting requests for help from nearby towns. An Amboy engine has responded to the fire.
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Dixon
Forreston
Amboy
Kentuck feeble minded institute burns in Frankfort
A fire destroyed the Kentuck feeble minded institute in Frankfort. Superintendent Dr. J Q A Stewarts and staff evacuated 125 inmates safely with no injuries. Losses reach $75,000, insured for $25,000.
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Louisville
Frankfort
Miss Mamie Thompson Elopes and Marries in Cairo
News from Jackson Mise reports Mamie Thompson daughter of Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson eloped with FEW Howe of Chicago and were married in Cairo last evening and today. The marriage creates a notable local sensation.
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Jackson
Mise
Mamie Thompson
Hugh Miller Thompson
FE. W. Howe
Chicago
Cairo
Fire destroys Harrison wire works and Crown cartridge plant
A fire in St. Louis on May 9 scorched the Harrison wire works at Twenty third and Gratiot and the Crown cartridge factory, plus five small houses. Loss tallied at $50,000 with $25,000 insured.
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At. Louis
Harrison Wire Works
Twenty Third
Gratiot Streets
Crown Cartridge Company
Other Days Lived Over Sermon by Dr Talmage at Tabernacle
The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage preaches on looking back at past days under Deuteronomy eight two. He denies endorsing miscegenation and recalls childhood, home life, parenthood, and faith vows, urging reminiscence and mercy amid life’s trials and a prodigal return.
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Brooklyn
the Tabernacle Today
T. de Witt Talmage
D.D
Interval Land and the Final Hour of Life Sermon Echoes
A sermon recalls griefs and blessings from illness, bereavement, and prosperity. It contrasts interval land as renewal after sorrow with the final hour as a measure of a life well lived. The speaker cites Napoleon, Judson, Augustus Caesar, and Paul to urge a faithful, useful end.
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Goa
Paul
God
Abraham
Sarah
Maehpelah
Jesus Christ
Jesus
St. John River
Canada
Rhine
Hudson
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Napoleon
St. Helena
Mrs. Judson
Augustus Cassar
Apostle Paul
Augustus Caesar
Paul the Apostle
Augustus Casar
Owner offers prize fight with live gorilla in France
A French owner proposes backing a tropical gorilla in a prize bout against any living fighter, a notion the scientific prizefighter would likely resist as an inevitable clash. The Baltimore American notes that many first ocean crossings find the journey a fine affair, while the Chicago Tribune cites the bold idea.
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France
Chicago Tribune
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Pest
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Antioch
Jed
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Ony
Byron
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