European science and American notices mix in steady stream
A survey of items reports on Vermont Supreme Court questions, New York sanitary inspectors, Dr Schliemann's Troy excavations, and Dion Boucicault’s theater earnings. It also notes a Los Angeles telescope plan, Alhambra fire loss, Chicago progress notes, bold advertising ideas in London and Chicago, and a Jesuit weather predictor in Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mars
Earth
New York Sun
Chicago
Annie Toonay
American Committee for the Relief of Famine in Ireland
An appeal published in America urges immediate aid for Ireland as potato crop failure risks famine. Notables including Colonel James Grant Wilson and Rutherford Hayes support a cross continental effort with donations of money provisions and clothing to save starving Irish families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnell
Davitt
Ireland
America
American Committee For the Relief of Famine
North
South America
James Grant Wilson
Rutherford TE Hayes
Grover Cleveland
James Redpath
George Ehret
Elliot ¥. Shepard
James Phillips, Jr
New York Sun
Arthur Dudley Vinton Chauncey M. Depew
Escaped from Waupun notable murder suspect Soquet flees
Jean Paul Soquet, a Brown County farmer and life prisoner known as a wife murderer, escaped from the Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun on Saturday. Guards, aided by searchers, could not locate him. Authorities list six murders blamed on Soquet including his three wives, a son, and the first husband of his third wife.
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Jean Paul Soquet
Bla Hand
Wavrpun
Wis
Jean Paul Boquet
Green Bay
Soquet
Brown County
Wisconsin
Wif
Kansas City Wins Western Association Baseball Title
Kansas City clinched the Western Association pennant in a tight finish that saw Minneapolis finish second and Milwaukee third. Kansas City swept Minneapolis in three straight games September 20 to 22 in front of 23 000 fans, sealing a two game margin. Final standings showed varied profits with Minneapolis at 27000 and Kansas City at 13000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St. Pau
Minn
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Minneapols
Des Moines
Lincoln
Denver
Omaha
Sioux City
St. Paul
Indiana Supreme Court Rules Sunday Car Rides Illegal
The Indiana Supreme Court holds that carrying people to and from picnic parties on the Sabbath is not a work of necessity or charity and is illegal. The decision, by Judge Eliott with full court concurrence, targets streetcar companies and drivers who shuttle crowds to suburban resorts each Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Supreme Court
Islegal
Inpranatoxis
Ind
Supreme Court
Dugan
Eliott
Birchall Sentenced to Hang for Benwell Murder in Ontario Swamp
A Canadian jury found Birchall guilty of the February murder of Benwell near Princeton, Oxford County. Judge McMahon set the execution for Friday November 14 at Oxford County jail. Birchall, who styled himself Lord Somerset, faced grim spectator consternation as verdict and sentence were delivered.
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Iia Stimoully
Young Benwell
Wooparock
Birchall
Blackstock
Osler
Crown
McMahon
FB C
Oxford
Can
Girdhall
Cathode
Woodstock
Hirchall
England
Burchall
Lord Somerset
Oxford County
Somerset
Lady Somerset
Princeton
Douglas R. Pelly
Bonwell
Pelly
Canada
Birehall
Niagara
Benwell
Young Polly
Grand Trunk Southern Division
London
Ont
Eastwood Station
Three Men Die In Jersey Central Collision At Mauch Chunk
A Jersey Central wreck near Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania kills three on coal and passenger trains after an order to hold a coal train was forgotten. Engineers Bigelow and Dunlap died along with Fireman Mitchell. Engineer Taylor Bedford and two coal train brakemen were injured.
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Mauch Chunk
Witxenbarne
Jersey Central Railroad
Lehighton
Packerton
Lehigh Valley
Bigelow
Dunlap
Mitchell
Taylor Bedford
Stockton Residence in Madison Brought to Light
The article profiles novelist Frank Stockton and his Madison New Jersey home on Kitchell avenue describing a tranquil life with his wife Mrs Stockton. It notes his earlier modest residence on Afton road and mentions entertaining friends from New York and his writing routine often dictated to his wife due to occasional eye trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Frank Stockton
Madison
Washington
Mr. Stockton
Afton Road
Kitchell Avenue
Stockton
Presbyterian Church
Stocktons
New York
Prince Hassak
Stocktongs
Old Soul’s Catarrh Cure Promises Instant Relief
The ad claims catarrh relief with Old Soul's Catarrh Cure and notes Dr Bull's Baby Syrup is acceptable to infants due to its mild taste. It advertises Dr Bull's Baby Syrup at 25 cents.
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Thompson &Sons
Lacon, Ill
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Lowell
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N.Y
Rs, Starkey
EE Alen’s
Maric
Beale
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Phila
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Starke
Roemee
Per
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Victor L. Conrad
Lutheran Ob- Bar
Charlee Denny
Rochester
Ronan Penn Nixon
Inter-Ocean Aad
dLan
Broadway
Lyon
Waimea
Hawaii
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Alexander Ritchie
Iverness
Scotland
Manuel V. Ortega
Fresnilla
Zacatecas
Ars Foure Cooper
Atilla
Hondur Cobb
Casablanca
Mor
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Starkey & Palen
Philadelphia
Sey
Henry Hegublican
Gronax
Burr, Eorror
New Orleans Post-Office
Boston
Kodak
Supreme Court of Vermont
New Yong
Prince Bismarck
Troy
Henry Schliemann
Schliemann
Museum of
Berlin
Dion Boucicault
Colleen Bawn
Shaughraun
Alhambra
Papre Vines
Havana
West Indies
United States Navy
Tron
Saxe-Holm
Vermont
Waupun
Baseball
Whitenall
Adam Wachter
Madson
Erickson
Chetek
Gunray
Frank
Hood
Adres
Peoria
Henry
Henry Cos
Phobo
Wardy
Germania Nursery Co
Recheater
Henry, Illinois
Marshall County
Crystal Peninsular Wood
Diamond Peninsular Wood
Carbon Peninsular Coal
Naval Peninsular Cook
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