Bank in Pekin Aims to Open as Russia Powers Trade
London reports a new bank chartered with secret Russian backing plans branches in Pekin and Shanghai. The move signals Russia’s push for commercial and political dominance in China, prompting English concerns over potential Siberian Railway leverage and Asia rivalry.
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Shanghai
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Bngland
China
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Asia
Labouchere's Wail on Hawaii Sufferings in London
British protests denounce English apathy toward Hawaiian revolutions and the Ashford brothers Canadian barristers jailed by President Dole. Reports say William Greig was sentenced to thirty years by a military commission as part of the row over Fanning Island.
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London
Henry Labouch
Hawaii
Fanning Island
Hinshaw to Testify in Murder Trial Proceedings
Hinshaw defense marks testimony on consciousness after injuries amid murder case in Indiana. Dr. Albert Store cites possible mobility after such wounds. Neighbor Vanilla Cornwall recalls hearing shots and seeing two men flee. Defense probes defendant’s disposition toward his wife as state concedes. Hinshaw’s father and mother testified. mother’s age 72 stirs jury. Next, wholesale hawking in Fort Smith and Buck gang consignment to capital crimes in federal court. Mexican Boundary Commission set to meet October 11 with D D Gaillard reassigned for duct work duties.
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Mexican Boundary Commission
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Blaze Devours Six Woolen Warehouses in Chestnut Street
Fire sweeping through a six story brick block at 116 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia gutted the Webb building and spread within minutes to adjacent woolen and yarn warehouses. Firemen fought flames through the night, with six near by structures damaged. Estimated loss set at $250,000.
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Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Charles J. Webb & Co
Webb
Charles Lenning
South Front Street
H. B. Heston & Co
Enagie Street
Buckingham & Parison
Cotton Yarns
James E. Mitchell
Woolens
Richarr A. Blythe
Keyser, Fisler & Co
The Haverhill's Loss No Probability of Mystery Cleared Up
Washington Sept 25 General DuMont supervising inspector of steam vessels completed an investigation into the loss of the steamer City of Haverhill off Barnegat light fifty miles south of New York on March 28. The report states the wreck will enter marine annals as an unfathomed mystery. The inquiry was important due to widow claims that a Spanish plot led to destruction on suspicions of Cuban filibusters, potentially triggering an international dispute.
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General Dumont
Barnegat Light
New York
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Spain
Haverhill
Evidence Against the Coffins Trial in Indianapolis Bank Wreck
Documentary evidence including bank books ledgers and balance sheets dominated the Coffins trial for complicity in the wrecking of the Indianapolis National Bank. Frank Reed denied drafting on non owing firms but admitted otherwise when large drafts were shown. He also noted odd items in property appraisals such as a gallon jug three dust brushes 1000 New Years cards and 150 feet of speaking tube.
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Ind
Indianapolis National Bank
Frank Reed
Receivers Tender Resignations Over Northern Pacific
Milwaukee Sept. 25 H C Payne TF Oakes and H C Rouse receivers for the Northern Pacific railroad tendered resignations to Judge Jenkins yesterday. The judge will decide Friday Sept 27. The receivers say a road like the Northern Pacific can only be administered through one court and fear conflicting jurisdictions and multiple receivers will raise costs and harm service.
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Wis
H. C. Payne
T F. Oakes
H C Rouse
Northen Pacific Railway
Jenkins
Northern Pacific
Beatrice Seized For Sealskins In Prohibited Zone
Washington reports Captain C L Hooper of the revenue cutter Rush seized the British schooner Beatrice on August 20 within the Paris award prohibited zone. Hooper boarded, found 140 sealskins with only sixty logged. Additional evidence supported seizure. Beatrice taken to Unalaska and turned over to the British ship Pheasant.
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C. L. Hooper
Rush
Secretary of the Treasury
Beatrice
Hooper
Unalaska
Wisconsin Congregationalists convene in Appleton session opens
The fifty fifth annual Wisconsin Congregational convention began in Appleton with 300 delegates from 233 churches. Ga H Baxter was elected moderator. The meeting continues until Thursday evening. Friday will host a state convention of the woman's foreign missionary secretaries.
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Appleton
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Wisconsin Congregational Convention
Ga. H. Baxter
Woman's Foreign Missionary Secretaries of
Durrant Prosecution Closes in San Francisco Trial
The prosecution rested after completing its evidence against Theodore Durrant. Dr. C E Barnum of Cooper Medical College testified that the blocks under Blanche Lamont's body were arranged like those used for dissecting room subjects, detailing the manner of arrangement.
Only Veterans to Be Sent Madrid to Cuba
Madrid reports the government will henceforth deploy only veterans to Cuba to suppress the insurrection. The decision targets trained troops for the field operation, prioritizing experience over fresh enlistments. The move signals a disciplined approach amid ongoing tensions and military considerations.
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Cuba
Irish convention considers independence declaration in Chicago
Delegates convene in Chicago on September 25 to discuss a possible declaration of independence for Ireland from Britain. Finerty chairs the meeting as officials are named for permanent organization and vice presidents. Debates hint at retaliatory measures and strong Irish nationalist sentiment across Ireland and among delegates.
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Committee On Permanent Organization
J. F. Finerty
J. P. Sutton
J. F. Keating
T. H McGrevey
J. ©. Strain
Ireland
Derry
John Daugherty
John Roach
Fitzpatrick
Carney
New York
O'Donovan Rossa
Rossa
Finerty
Aba Tom See
Oir
Names Added to Pension Rolls
Washington records show about a thousand more names added to the pension rolls in the last year than dropped out, with an overall increase in numbers. Many outstanding claims were adjusted, keeping total payments steady. the death rate among veterans of the late war remains lower than expected for their age.
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Meeting of American Humane Society in Minneapolis
The nineteenth annual convention of the American Humane Society opened this morning at the West hotel with crowded attendance from nearly every state. John G. Shortall of Chicago called the meeting to order at 10 oclock, Mayor Pratt and John Day Smith welcomed delegates, and Rev. Francis H. Rowley presented the annual report as national secretary. The society tally shows 260 affiliated societies nationwide, with Treasurer C. Parmalee of Cleveland presenting the financial report.
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West Hotel
The
John G. Shortall
Chicago
Pratt
John Day Smith
Francis H. Rowley
C. Parmalee
Cleveland
Landslide Destroys Yemeni Village Hudeya
Reports from Hodeira in Yemen's Arabian province say a landslide buried the village of Hudeya. The disaster is said to have caused dozens of fatalities, with details still unclear from the advisory.
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Hodeira
Yemen
Hudeya
Dr King’s New Discovery praised by state commander
I W Stevens of Lincoln Nebraska reports Dr King’s New Discovery cured his two children’s obstinate cough after other medicines failed. He recommends a trial bottle free at Powell’s Drug Store with regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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Lincoln
Neb
King
I. W. Stevens
Powell’s Drug Store
Vestment Service Inspires Parishioners at Columbus
The Rev J R Holst led a vested choir with St Pauls Episcopal Church filled to capacity in Columbus Indiana. Festal Choral Evensong featured Caled Simper e b canticles, Leech solo, Dykes offertory, and hymns by Sullivan and Stainer. Holst explained vested choice origin dating back about 3000 years.
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J. R. Holst
Columbus
Ind
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Arthur Sullivan
St Kevin
John Stainer
Caleb Simper E. B
Whitefed Sunday School Convention Program List
Whitefed Sunday School Convention to be held at the Whitefield Center church on Sunday Sept 29 1895 with two sessions after noon and evening. The program lists J W Grieves Clara B Waughop Walter Harrison Lillian Runnells W S Wallace T A Runnells Ella Kermeen Curtis Coulter Mra Endsley Rev Reynolds Sparland J M Thompson and Mrs Foster as officers speakers and participants. Club notes mention school tablets for sale and country schools supplied on liberal terms.
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Lacon
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Henry
Lillian Runnells
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