News of wars, accidents, politics and crime across cities
A sweeping, condensed late nineteenth century wire of notes reports ship arrivals in New York with goods valued at $8.9 million and a New York import house failing. shots aimed at Judge Sherman Page in Minnesota. a mastodon bone discovery in Chicago. Milwaukee workers demanding higher pay. high child mortality in New York City. a fatal boiler explosion near Bradford Pennsylvania. a Hibernian picnic dispute in Indianapolis. a trotting race in Hartford. 300k ounces of gold moved to Philadelphia. Norton County aid for starving families. a Paoria ice cream poisoning. lawsuits over a ship collision. a Ku Klux like Atlanta incident. Cincinnati tax and census adjustments. coal price rises. political conventions and nominations across Colorado, Kansas, Pennsylvania, New York and California.
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Buught Foreign
Peel Loxs & Co
West Division
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Milwaukee
New York City
King Farm
Bradford
Wilbur Clambers
Wesley Chambers
Order of Hibernians
Indianapolis
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Hartford
Conn
Shorte Bt
Juliem
Philadelphia
Norton County
Kansas
St Louis
Axs
Peoria
Dergorr
United States District Court
Atcam
Garland
Atlanta
Cochrilfi
John Brown
Cordadh
Lehigh and
Schuylkill
National and State Political Movements Appear Across Regions
Reports describe a Republican convention in Des Moines nominating J A T Hull for Secretary of State and other state officers. Texas Republicans name E J Davis for governor while New Jersey Democrats renominate D Pires for Congress. Japan’s foreign minister changes and Turkish postings are noted amid broader wartime diplomacy.
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St. Lows
xAth
Missouri Grands Lodge
Evenig
Lun Igna
Des Moines
J. A. T. Hull
W. V. Snead
Forty-second
Ohio
Ashland
Texas
E. J. Davis
Gotres
D. Pires
New Jersey
Ton Greenbackers
Eve Tomihated
Thomas D. Hoxie
So Freer
Japan
Lostmatter-Goneral
dSth
Draco
Maynard
Turkey
Ettico
Albanian chiefs vow to resist cession of Epirus and Thessaly
A foreign dispatch reports Albanian chiefs resolved to withstand ceding Epirus and Thessaly to Greece. Russians report a poor harvest, Cuba proclaims equal rights for Chinese, and fighting intensifies in Dobrudja between Roumanian and Bulgarian insurgents.
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Thessaly
Greece
St. Peterssona
Cuba
Dobrudja
London
Trangopulo, Aglesto & Co
Liverpool
Alexandria
Aboukir
Ireland
Jamaica
Kingston
Raausa
Dulciyno
Montenegro
Beutart
Thocban
Peshawur
Death of Chief Ouray and ship fire reported
News notes Ouray's death at Los Pinos Agency with a caution it may delay Ute settlement. Reports say Interior Department officials doubt major impact on negotiations. Also details a lake steamship fire near Alcona Michigan with many passengers saved. Includes mint silver dollar output and various mishaps and incidents from August.
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Los Pinos Agency
Ouray
Washington
Interior Department
Marine City
Mackione
Detroit
Cleveland
Alcona
Mich
Lake Huron
Vulcan
Dunne
United States
Sutton
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Free- Will Baptist
East Ware
Daniels
Uva
Ajidoyer
Maga
Lowell
Inter
Pladds
Pleuldkera
Lays
Cork Land League
Government Land Commission
Exyris
Illinois News Briefs and Local Incidents
The report summarizes civic calendar items, local deaths, accidents, and notable events across Illinois counties. Highlights include weather extremes in Bloomington, a fatal railway accident near Roselle, a man crushed in a well near Springfield, a suicide attempt in Bloomington, and updates on state institutions for the deaf and dumb in Jacksonville. Also noted are a mass of routine county notices, political canvassing dates, and regional trivia such as Mantattan Island’s population comparison to New England states.
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Joan Neviy
Jersey County
John C Smith
Litchfield
MacLoan County
Calvin Dunlap
Ellsworth
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Rosell
Asinep
Ilnois Institution For the Education of the
Domb
Jacksonville
Slinois
State Normal School
Lutheralty
Normal
Bloomington
Joan Hosen
Springfield
Joan Devanenry
Kentucky
Lamb Skin Graft Attempt Heals Child’s Severe Burns
At County Hospital an experimental graft uses skin from a four month old lamb placed on a ten inch by four inch burns area on a young girl. The procedure, under medical board oversight, follows failed attempts with the patient’s brother skin. A week or ten days will indicate success as the lamb remains tethered for graft integration.
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Yerett
Peter
Medigal Board
Prilune
Tribune
Chicago, Tribune
Snow on High Peaks Remains Despite Sun Heat
Nature explains snow at great elevations does not melt because heat from the sun is radiated into space. Himalayas receive far more heat than needed to melt snow, yet it persists due to the snow's properties and environmental factors.
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Himalayas
A Bang Diand Hang Up Article For Suumen Use
Colby Doncen, a man noted for avoiding tight boots, features in a quirky local piece about hammock use and daily comforts. The fragment hints at practical fashion choices and regional humor in a small newspaper item.
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Colby Doncen
Pittsburgh Peculiarities in the Smelting City
An observational sketch of Pittsburgh’s gritty streets and smokey air. Describes drab buildings, mule-drawn streetcars, and heavy ironwork while noting the red-cheeked Pittsburgh girl and pervasive soot. Highlights local lore about alchemy-like soot and the city’s unique character.
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Pittaburghis
Emerg
Sheroy
Pittsburgh
Goa
Iaer
John Burke
Ohio
Ulster Brigade
Died of a Broken Heart After Washington Affair
The article recounts Julia Hooper Aldrich, nineteen, who married Aldrich in April after meeting him through his wartime service. He left for Washington and Mobile, and she followed, later learning he was already married. She was forced to swear she had never wed, fell ill in Mobile, died in Cincinnati after ten days, with doctors citing nervous exhaustion.
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United States
William Hooper
West Tenth Street
Jefferson Market
Julia
Julia Hooper
Aldrich
Robert Kidd
Washington
Hooper
Washinton
Arctic
Mobile
Cincinnati
I. T. Knox
Peraing
Persian bug sting stories warn of deadly bites
A Persian Letter to the London News recounts encounters with the "Persian bug" or garridgez and arga Persian, its bite causing fever delirium and sometimes death. Reported cases include Austrian officers and a Teheran European, with anecdotes of inoculation by stomach exposure and severe reactions followed by recovery after strong remedies.
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England
Mesrah
Teheran Society
London News
Critics of Europeans in China and vice versa
A Youth's Companion excerpt notes how Chinese viewers mock a foreigner's dress and appearance in China while Westerners tease Chinese manners. It describes crowd observations on head shaving, hats, boots, eating with forks, and the foreigner’s travel wear, highlighting mutual cultural judgments and misunderstandings.
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China
Hey
Warning to Cigarette Smokers Raises Health Alarm
A Bangor Me article reports dangerous cigarettes analyzed by a physician show opium in the tobacco and arsenic whitened paper wrappers. The piece warns smokers may develop an opium craving unknowingly, driven by habit and chemical additives. The report also mentions fashion trends of blue-black hair among some women.
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Bangor Me
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