Man claims cure after diet of Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Nashville Tenn Banner recounts John W Thomas Jr a seaman with a long illness from 1893 to 1898 claiming chronic indigestion weight loss and paralysis being cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after using morphine and other medicines. He describes dramatic recovery regaining 80 pounds and renewed strength including long horseback ride.
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Nashville
Senn
John W.thomas, Jr
Theta
New Mexico
Jon Foster
Carters’ Creek
Dr. Williams
Tolmy
Special Denver Tourists Sleepers From Chicago July 6
The Pullman Company announces round trip tourist sleeper specials from Chicago to Denver for the National Educational Association meeting in July. Prices start at $2.50 for double berth Chicago to Denver in tourist sleeper, with other classes at $6.00 first class, and $1.50 to $3.50 for segments to Denver. Reservations and diagrams are available. John Sebastian handles arrangements.
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Great Rock Island
Denver
National Educational Associ
Pullman Company
Omaha
Rock Island
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Colado Springs
Maha
John Sebastian
G.T. and
P. A
Navy opens bids for three fast Atlantic torpedo boats
Washington July 3 the navy department invites proposals to build three torpedo boats capable of 26 knots. Atlantic coast preferred unless bids from Pacific Gulf or Mississippi regions prove reasonable. Officials push for detailed plans and internal construction data to aid bidders noting torpedo boats require high design and material quality.
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Washington
Navy Department
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Mississippi
Department
Embryo Naval
Victimized With Poor Seed Shocks American Agriculture
Washington July 3 A report by the agricultural department finds a vast amount of seed sold to American farmers is poor quality. Purchasers buy cheapest seed and rely on crop yields, while bad seeds cause costly weed problems. The report warns American seed has damaged a foreign reputation.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
United States
Louisiana Election Fraud Case Docketed by Supreme Court
A 1876 Louisiana election fraud case reaches the U S Supreme Court. Caroline P Southworth administratrix seeks fees for John P Southworth, a former United States commissioner who issued 8283 arrest warrants in late October to early November. Treasury blocked the claim. Court of Claims upheld the denial. Yellow Fever Rising in Santiago de Cuba Deaths 19 in week ending June 22.
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Echo
Louisiana
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Caroline P. Southworth
John P. Southworth
United States
Court of Claims
Southworth
Treasury Department
Santiago de Cuba
Balfour Trial Set for July 22 by Judge Collins
Jabez Balfour, linked with the Liberator Building Society frauds, had his trial postponed to July 22. He amassed multi million losses for widows and the poor, was captured in Brazil, and now faces strong sympathy from religious circles planning a defense fund drive dubbed Liberator Sunday.
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London
Jabez Balfour
Liberator Building Society
Justice Collins
Balfour
Brazil
Union Pacific Shops to Reopen in Cheyenne
O Hearn superintendent of Union Pacific shops in Cheyenne returns from a conference with receivers in Omaha. A notice posts the shops reopening August 1 on the Denver scale with machinists to take a 25 cent daily reduction while the rest of the schedule stays unchanged.
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Union Pacific
Cheyenne
O’hearn
Teceivers
Omaha
Denver
Spain Grants a Concession to US Cuba Claim
Madrid July 3 The government formed a committee to study the United States demand for compensation to Cuban planter Mora.
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Spain
Madrid
United States
Mora
Speaker Meyer Dies in Freeport at 57
John Meyer speaker of the Illinois House and a prominent Republican and lawyer from Chicago died today in Freeport after a liver ailment. He had recently returned from Springfield and was under medical care. a post mortem will determine the exact cause. Funeral is Friday at 2 pm in Freeport.
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Freeport
Chicago
John “Meyer
Ilinois Houserof Tepresentatives
Meyer
Foster Returns From China Ex-Secretary Leaves for Washington
Ex-Secretary of State Foster, who acted as China’s agent in peace talks with Japan, is aboard the Empress of China from Hong Kong and Yokohama and departs for Washington at once. Tokio advises Japan to declare aims if Russia’s peninsula goals persist. The Chinese emperor’s pledge to France and Russia over Manchuria angers Japan, while Korea shifts toward Russian influence under the Seoul queen.
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San Francisco
Washington
Victoria
B. C
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Foster
China
Japan
Tokio
Russia
France
Count Inoy
Seoul
Held for Cowardly Murder Inquest Findings Windrath Manow
Inquest into the death of Receiver Carey B Birch of the West Chicago Street Railway at West North avenue station found strong evidence suggesting Windrath and Manow conspired to kill. They were held to the grand jury as the street car company was censured for failing to provide adequate protection.
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Chicago
Carey B Birch
West Chicago Street Railway Company
West North Avenue
Joseph Windrath
Julius Manow
Street Car Company
Olympia Stands the Tests for Cruiser Olympia
San Francisco July 3. The naval board that inspected the cruiser Olympia has finished its tests and sent a favorable report to Washington. The board says the ship is perfectly seaworthy and built to specifications. Machinery performed satisfactorily and all tests approved the vessel.
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Olympia
San Francisco
Cal
Naval Board
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Riordan Hypertrophy Linked to Trial Testimony
Syracuse July 3 defense in Bob Fitzsimmons trial closes after Dr. G A Lyon of New York testifies Riordan suffers hypertrophy with spasmodic heart action. He also suspects Bright's disease in kidneys and enlarged liver with possible left lung involvement.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Bob Fitzsimmons
G A. Lyon
New York
Bright
Breese Seen in East Oakland Before Disappearance
A local paper reports Eugene A. Breese of I W McGlaughlin & Co was seen in East Oakland shortly before his disappearance amid the firm’s dissolution. McGlaughlin & Co were commission merchants linked to the Fair wheat deal.
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Cal
Eugene A. Breese
I W McGlaughlin & Co
East Oakland
McGlaughlin & Co
Fire Scrambles Lynn Hardware Store in Sagamore Block
Fire swept through L. A. Mayos hardware store in the Sagamore Hotel block Lynn causing $150,000 in property loss with $100,000 insured. The blaze began July 3 and involved a large stock of powders and fireworks stored onsite.
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Mass
L. A. Mayo’s
Sagamore Hotel
Train collision kills Mrs. Ruben Williams in Bing ham
Mrs Ruben Williams of Fillmore was struck by a through freight train on the Clover Leaf track at Bing ham last night and died a few hours later from injuries sustained in the accident.
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Ramsey
Ruben Williams
Fillmore
Bingham
Italian heir to four million francs shocks L A reader
A Los Angeles restaurant keeper learned he has inherited 4,000,000 francs from an Italian uncle who died earlier. He is named as the sole heir to the large estate, with the revelation coming after the uncle’s passing.
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Cal
Italy
Scotto
Delaware Crop Forecast Brings Optimism to Clayton
Special Agent Mills of Philadelphia estimates Delaware peach crop for 189? at about a full crop size, signaling a better year for growers in Clayton and surrounding areas.
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Clayton
Del
Fury
Mills
Philadelphia
Italian minister in Rio demands swift indemnity payment
A Buenos Aires telegraph dispatch reports the Italian minister in Rio Janeiro threatens to request his passports unless Italy is paid quickly for indemnities owed for torturing Italian subjects during the revolutionary troubles. Brazil’s foreign office and Italy’s envoy have debated the amount, with Rome saying the sum is excessive.
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Buenos Ayres
Rio Janeiro
Trouble in Jamaica as laborers clash with American contractors
In Kingston Jamaica on June 26 laborers protested over wages and delays from Jamaica railway subcontractors hired by American firms. Half the work remains unfinished and tensions have led to several assaults and a riot near Port Antonio. Also from Colon Peru apologized for insulting British vice consul Fry in September and reports note French capitalists offering Peru a loan on favorable terms to a Peruvian corporation.
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Jamaica Railway
Port Antonio
New York
Colon
Peru
William Fry
Fry
Illinois Coal Strike 1894 Lost Wages and Delays
The Illinois bureau of labor statistics reports that 25 207 miners across 276 mines lost 67 20 in wages and 846 955 days off work during the 1894 strike. Most did not gain wage increases, while 3 472 did gain concessions averaging 23 lost days.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mrs. Stanford to Sell Jewelry for University Funds
Mrs Leland Stanford plans a trip to Europe to dispose of her jewels valued above 600000 dollars. Included is the Empress Eugenie diamond necklace. The sale aims to raise funds to support Stanford University as estate litigation ties up income.
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Europe
San Francisco
the Chronicle
Leland Stanford
Empress Eugenie
Rise of a pugilist in Formosa government
San Francisco pugilist Billy Waters is named minister of war and vice president of the Republic of Formosa. The roughhouse fighter previously worked at Taipen Forts as an instructor and gained notice after defeating Chinese mandarins and dispersing their bodyguard, earning swift recognition from the governor.
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San Francisco
Republic of Formosa
Victoria
B.C
Empress of
Waters
Bis marck much improved after alarming news
Friedrichsruhe July 3 Ex chancellor Bis marck is much better this morning and in no danger. Telegrams from many places followed reports of his condition, prompting a swift response. He walked with visitors and is expected to travel to Gastein to recuperate.
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Friedrichsruhe
Brince
Bismarck
Gastein
Protest at Debs Incarceration Sparks Labor Resolution
Washington July 3 A Knights of Labor meeting of several hundred adopts a resolution urging Congress to protect organized workers from injunction abuse and to declare labor organizations' legal status. The group plans Labor Day protests ordered by Sovereign against Debs' incarceration.
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Washington
Knights of Labor
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International Railway Congress Meets in London Banquet Planned
The third general session of the International Railway Congress continues in London with excursions across the United Kingdom. A grand banquet on July 4 will honor American delegates, followed by a royal reception at Windsor on July 6. The event closes July 9 after more excursions including a visit to the Forth Bridge praised by Eiffel as a historic engineering triumph.
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London
International Railway Congress
United Kingdom
Windsor
Forth Bridge
M. Eiffel
Narrowly Escaped Death Near Casadaro Cal
Former Missouri congressman Joy and his bride survived a coach overturn on a steep mountain road during a twelve person trip. The driver bravely separated the horses to prevent a plunge over the precipice. One rider suffered a dislocated hip and internal injuries.
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Casadro
Cal
Joy
Missouri
Britannia, Ailsa, Valkyrie III Lead Mud Hook Yacht Race
At Hunter's Quay on July 3 the Britannia, Ailsa, and Valkyrie III led the Muir Challenge Cup Tegatta of the Mud Hook Yacht Club race for the America's Cup return. The big yachts finished in that order, with Britannia first, Ailsa second, Valkyrie III third.
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Firth of Clyde
England
Tegatta
Mud Hook
Wire Drawers Strike for Wage Increase at Cleveland Plant
Three hundred wire drawers at the American Wire Company plant in Cleveland are on strike demanding a 10 percent wage rise. They walked out after the company refused the demand following days of deliberation.
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Cleveland
American Wire Company
Tne
Mistrial Declared In Screwmen Murder Trial
New Orleans July 3 The screwmen indicted for murder amid levee rioting during peak labor troubles faced three days of trial. After complex evidence and lengthy arguments the jury failed to agree last night, resulting in a mistrial with the panel evenly split on verdict.
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Criminal Court
Ita
Jom War at Muskegon Sees 43 Loggers Arrested
In Muskegon Michigan on July 8 clashes between old and new boom companies resume. Forty three men from the new company were arrested for trespass as the old company vows daily arrests of anyone touching its lands or driving logs on its waters. The blockade could halt millions of feet of logs and shut down all mills in the city within weeks.
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Muskegon
Mich
Death of Guiteau’s Executioner Col Bob Strong
Robert Strong known as Col Bob Strong who hanged Guiteau the Garfield assassin died in Washington yesterday at nearly eighty. He served the district jail for about thirty years and executed eighteen criminals, the last one a year ago despite age and strain on his nerves.
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Washington
Robert Strong
Col
Bob Strong
Garfield
Lfe
European Situation Seen Peaceful as Leaders Depart
Berlin reports the emperor and Chancellor Prince Honenlohe leave on their annual holiday signaling European peace. State news from Wilhelmstrasse via the German embassy in St. Petersburg confirms China has accepted Russia's guarantee for a loan to pay the war indemnity in Japan.
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Herald
Berlin
Prince Honenlohe
Wilhelmstrasse
St. Petersburg
China
Russia
Japan
American Tobacco Company Captures Canadian Cigarette Business
Montreal July 3 The American Tobacco Company of New York with capital of 435 million dollars has gained control of Canada's cigarette trade by purchasing D D Ritchie and Co and the American Cigarette Company in a major consolidation.
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Quebec
American Tobacco Company of
New York
Canada
House of D. D. Ritchie & Co
American Cigarette Company
New Bishop for Texas Appointed in Rome Announcement
The Rev. J. A. Forest is officially named Roman Catholic bishop of San Antonio Texas. Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco is expected to arrive soon to present and discuss his plans for seminary reorganization.
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Rome
J. A. Forest
San Antonio
Tex
Riordan
San Francisco
First Steel Billets Shipped From Here to Europe
A shipment of 1,000 tons of steel billets sails from Youngstown to the sea board for England. It marks the first steel export from this point to Europe.
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Youngstown
Seaboard
Europe
Honor American Sailors at Gravesend
London reports the United States cruiser New York is at Gravesend. The United States club has voted to make its officers honorary members of the NY organization.
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London
New York
Gravesend
United States Club
Judge Showalter Orders Sale of 17 Distilling Plants
Judge Showalter of Chicago orders the sale of 17 distilling plants from the Whisky Trust. The receiver may advertise for four months and then sell by auction. The reorganization committee bid of 9 800 000 is given first consideration. if no higher bid, the property goes to the committee.
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Chicago
Old Whisky Trust
Reorganization Committee
False Diagnoala Grippe Confounded by Catarrhal Attacks
A false diagnosis of grippe is confused with severe catarrh causing facial pain throat soreness nasal congestion and work incapacity for days. Ely’s Dream Balm is claimed to give instant relief in such cases. The text also advertises a bargain subscription offer combining several national newspapers with the local paper for New Subscribers paid in advance.
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