Odd Things That Happen In Everyday Life
A compendium of strange anecdotes including Geo Bump of New Lyme Conn who kept his deaf mute son in a cider barrel leading to a near tragedy. The tale of racehorses Poet Scout and High Tariff showing grief, Miss Williams of Hammonton defending against a burglar with a pistolless claim, and Dr. Farrar confronting a cowboy on a Pike’s Peak bound train. The Messenger house Cortland and its ten dining-room girls strike over new rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Bump
New Lyme
Conn
Bump
Thomas
Bamp
Dr. Farrar
Brooklyn
Pike’s Peak
Mr. Farrar
Messenger House
Cortland
N. Y
Miss Connors
Ingram & Bauder
Calm Before The Storm In Valparaiso Chile
In Valparaiso on August 26 insurgents and Balmaceda's forces reported no fighting. Both sides maneuver for position with Gen Canto aiming to attack the city directly while government forces seek to sever retreat to ships and strike a cross blow, promising a tense standoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Chili
Balmaceda
Canto
New Motor Springs for Propelling Street Cars Tested
Ansonia Connecticut reports a Kansas inventor S H Shaw securing Wallace & Sons to craft an eight by fourteen by three thirty seconds inch spring unit to power street cars. Eight springs per car drive with sprockets and endless chains yielding two horsepower per spring, six horsepower per car. A four mile range is claimed with driver control and auto rewinding on descents. First test set on Manchester to Richmond line with a 1000 pound model carrying ten people. If successful, system could cut car costs and revolutionize street propulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansonia
Conn
S. H. Shaw
Kansas
Thomas Wallace
Wallace & Sons
Manchester
Richmond
New Silver Scheme Rumored in Administration Plans
New York sources report a discussion of free coinage of silver and maintaining a gold standard by making silver convertible. It is seen as politically appealing but financially a transfer of profits from government silver purchases to silver mine owners. Supporters claim it could push silver toward gold parity, while critics doubt defense before the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Engel
New York
Engel
Bellevue Hospital
Kelly
Washington
Cholera Ravages on Nam Chow Steamer
Cholera broke out on the Nam Chow sailing from Singapore to Penang with 800 Chinese coolies. Sixty deaths were dumped overboard as the disease spread with nine further cases in Singapore. The ship returned to port and was quarantined amid reports officers would be charged for failing to report cholera. In New York Alfred H. Hildeck, a prominent importer, died by suicide at his Murray Street office. motive unknown and his wealth noted by Bradstreet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San FraNcisco
Singapore
Penang
Nam Chow
New York
Alfred H. Hildeck
Murray St
Bradstreata
Scaffold Falls Injures Two Painters in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville on Wednesday morning a swinging scaffold from the Presbyterian church collapsed injuring painters Mel Thomas and Wm Williams. Both men were taken for treatment as officials investigated the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Spl
Presbyterian Church
Mel Thomas
Wm. Williams
City Lis Colored literary societies gear for winter work
City Lis notes that colored literary societies prepare for winter activities and that cross streets Ohio and Pennsylvania may be navigated without life-preserver. Former state secretary Griffin now at Sons of Veterans encampment in Minneapolis plans to attend next meeting. Local firm charged Sun artist sixteen cents for two bristol sheets and ten cents for trimming to fit carry size. Sol Trokesy fined $25 for assaulting Jacob Livritz and hurling insults in Justice Habibh's court. L. B. E. & W. federal suit against Fayette strikers dismissed by agreement. Benjamin Gill freed after Don Driscoll, beaten in W. Indianapolis, reports Gill had no link to the incident. Meridian and Pearl streets old building removal to finish soon. Commercial Club building contract to be let next Tuesday. Tommy Horn, beaten by Benson and Hatfield on W. Washington St., in precarious condition with internal injuries feared. Births: several families welcomed babies. Deaths: Nellie dester 2, 180 N. Wilizabath St., opgitis. Henry Mueller, 4, 327 E. Michigan Ave., diphtheria. Marriages and licenses listed for multiple couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Pennsylvania-sts
Griffin
Sons of Veterans
Minneapolis
Bristol
Sol Trokesy
Jacob Livervitz
Don Driscoll
Indianapolis
Driscoll
Gill
Meridian and
Pearlsts
Commercial Club
Tommy Horn
Benson and Hatfield
W. Washington St
Henry
Mary Hoffman
Jennie Murry
George
Katie Holman
John
Ida Stegg
Anna Davis
Anna South
William
Anna Coffman
Louis
Minnie Robinson
August
Anna Haug
Max
Mary Schultz
Sophia Borgman
Nellie Dester
Wilizabath St
Henry Mueller
Jno
Prinz
Hattie Francis
Dennis Donnovan
Anna Hamet
Walter Barton
Carrie Rollins
Nathan Danenburg
Maggie Martin
Chas. Dunn
Carrie Marshall
Gec
Miller
Lottie Sharp
Benjamin Copeland
Alice Jameson
Won. Krueger
Anna Dickey
Otto Reimin
Nettie McCormick
Claude Hollick
Lillis McNeely
Settlement end to Lake Erie Western strike
The Lake Erie Western strike ends after Gen manager Bradbury and the workers reach a settlement. Workers return to duty after the company promises to dismiss the suit and submit a new wage scale within five days. Trains resume, and both sides express satisfaction with the quiet resolution despite some incidents.
President's Excursion Through Vermont Visit and Appointments
The president and party toured Vermont’s creamery and observed butter production in St. Albans before continuing by train to Montpelier with stops in Plainfield McIndoes and Barnet. He visited White River Junction Windsor and St. Johnsbury, staying with ex Gov Fairbanks and hosting a reception at the state house. A surprise appointment to the U S Senate for Secretary Proctor drew attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BT. Albans
Montpelier
Plainfield
McIndoes
Barnet
St. Johnsbury
Franklin Fairbanks
Vermont Breeders’ Association
White River Junction
Senator Evarts
Windsor
Gov. Page
State House
Vermont
Proctor
Waterpoury
Hix
Decker in 17 Habeas Case Tests Bank Inspectors
Philip C. Decker of Genman National Bank Evansville through his attorneys filed habeas corpus in Marion County Superior Court to stop Henry Langenberg from imprisoning him for contempt of the state tax commissioners for refusing to disclose bank depositors. Malott of Indiana National Bank sought federal writ to shield him from fines and imprisonment tied to bank deposit disclosure. Weather outlook for Indiana shows fair with local showers in the north and continued cold. Local forecasts: Indianapolis region expect 8 am readings of cool, nearly stationary temperatures. WIRE WHISPERS report notes a Pennsylvania prohibition convention and a deadly poisoning at a Gramstick picnic where 96 people chewed tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip C. Decker
Genman National Bank
Evansville
Ind
Harris
Stuart Bro
Ketcham
Marion County
Volney T. Malott
Indiana National Bank
Federal
State Board of Equalization
Indiana
Indianapolis
Nashville
Hardeman County
Williamson
W. T. Malott
Board of Equalization
Hugh Dougherty
Bluffton
P. C. Decker
Horrors at Park Place Ruins Amid Rat Infested Bodies
New York on August 26 reports 60 corpses recovered from Park Place ruin by morning. Workers faced maggots and vermin as the cellar was dug out, with grim scenes of mutilation and identification difficulties. One body identified as Morris R. Haring, while several more were found, bringing totals to 61 by noon. The scene prompted widespread distress among onlookers and authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park Place
Lam
Morris R. Haring
Osborne & Burke
Barclayst
London
Lonpoy
Portsmouth
H. M. S. Pallas
Geflon
Southport
New Castle
Langlier accuses Quebec subsidy embezzlement in senate hearing
Ottawa reports Chrysostom Langlier testifying before the senate railway committee that $114000 in subsidies to the Quebec Bal des Chauffeurs railway were embezzled. Affidavits were offered but not accepted, and Langlier says he can prove the charges. A Stevens-st crowd pressed the Board of Public Works for Stevens-st improvements while remonstrances to the street project drew objections. The board will further consider paving plans and grants, with final asphalt paving requests and lighting petitions pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Senate Railway Committee
Chrysostom Langlier
Quebec
Bal Des Chaleurs
Langher
Stevens-st
Board of Public Works
Howard
Bailey
Irwin-st
College-ave
Penu-st
Gillard-aye
Washington-st
Michigan
HH. B. Martindale
Pennsylvania-st
Sixteenth
Seventeenth-st
Seventh-st
Seventhst
Western Paving Company
Mississippi
Missouri-st
Murphy
Soggenfry’s Provoked Fight Ends in Dismissal
Otto Soggenfry told Mayor Sullivan how he intervened in a Friday night quarrel at 90 N New Jersey street. Weidman threatened the boarding house resident, was knocked down, dragged down stairs and cast into the gutter. The mayor ruled the provocation justified and discharged Soggenfry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soggenfry
Otto Soggenfry
Sullivan
New Jersey-st
John Weidman
Weidman
Sorgenfry
Was Fry a Forger A Mystery Over A Missing Clerk
Several mourn his departure at Any Rate McKinney Morgan prompted a $50 forged check to be signed as Pettis dry goods. Fry left for Chicago last Saturday after a six to eight week stint as a bill clerk at the New York store. Landlady and roommate recall his absence while Lowry confirms the forgery as talebook tailor’s luck and the missing man’s return ticket fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RE. D. Fry
New York
Chicago
McKinney & Morgan
Pettis Dry Goods Company
Lowry
S. Illnois Sr
Fletcher’s
Lowy
Fry
Scattered notes on taxmen thefts wheat and theater
The report covers patrolmen complaints over a $10 assessment, Captain Fox denying any knowledge, and Vic Backus being absent. Wheat prices drift with slight gains as traders predict drops, and bankers like W T Malott face fines yet avoid jail. A Rock Island wreck near Chicago claims a conductor, with four injured. A pigeon race from Shelbyville aims for Covington, while sensational theater news from Indianapolis mentions Susan Goldie, Archie White, Bud Swift, Beatrice Cameron and Richard Mansfield, and Emma Abbott gowns sold at auction in New York.
County reps protest tax hike at Board of Equalization
Gov Hovey rapped the Board of Equalization to order as county witnesses flooded the room to lament rising real estate taxes. Adams County’s L Miller opposed a 10 percent increase while Hendricks group led by Windy Nichols pressed against a five percent rise. Allen County’s Stephen Geath urged a 15 percent cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Brill
State House
Hendricks
Stephen Geath
Allen County
Earths Highest Building Odd Fellows Plan in Chicago
In Chicago on August 26 plans emerged for an Odd Fellows temple to exceed any building on earth. The 225 foot frontage edifice would rise to 556 feet, one foot above the Washington Monument, with 32 central stories, 22 story wings, and a cupola topped by a spire. Foundations require digging 75 feet underground. Interior includes one thousand offices and fraternal halls. Estimated cost is four million dollars. construction begins once a suitable site is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Odd Fellows
Chicago
Chcago
Odd-fellows Temple
Washington Monument
Coup de Main in Nicaragua Arrests Six Leaders
G H A N A D A Nicaragua Aug 26 President Sacasa countered a rising stir by arresting and exiling six top figures, including ex Presidents Zavala and Chamorro of the progressist faction. The move may provoke further trouble as church party Sacasa consolidates power. In other news a beggar sought 50 cents at the governor’s office, a state fair committee plans for Sept 41 to 26 exhibits, and mutineers in the Governor’s guards face drills and court martial amid tensions at Ft. Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacasa
Nicaragua
Ghanada
Giecontent
Zavala
Chamorro
Progressist Party
Church Party
Kemp and Stansbury row sparks heavy wagering
In a crowded segment of 1900 era sports notes a 5000 dollar row looms as Kemp and Stansbury accept challenges from Jerome park Charley Post Emma Prim rose Banquet Hamilton Chaos Banlan and O Connor. The piece also notes races at Garfield park and Independence Jr with Dandy L Direct and 21814 era pacing results. A peace conference between leagues stalls after Mike Kelly signs with a rival league and a Washington meeting is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New York
Welch
Chicago
Baltimore
Fred Carroll
Jerome Park
Charley Post
Emma Primrose
Banquet
Hamilton
Chaos
Banlan
O’connor
Kemp
Stansbury
Gosport
Frank J
Garfield Park
One Dime
Consignee
Murphy
Mary Sue
Bulwark
Ulu
Dandy L
Independence Jr
Direct
League and Association
John Bruah
Capital City Gun Club
Lafayette Club
Brighton Beach
Athletics
Louisville
Chamberlain
Milligan
Stratton
Ryan
Boston
Milwaukee
Rufington
Davies
Grim
Cincinnati
Mullane
Harrington
Barr
Clarkson
Buckley
Clark
Brooklyn
Luby
Tax debate on lighting plant and city revenue plans
Controller Woollen returns from a sanitarium retreat to discuss city finances. He projects about 82,000,000 in taxable value and argues keeping the current tax rate could fund purchasing a municipal electric light and water plant, pending the mayor's guidance and tax depositors’ revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Controller Woollen
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Taggart
Cpt. 1
Bayonet published by Camp Gray rebels shocks camp
Report on Camp Gray dissidents planning a semi monthly paper The Bayonet led by Isaac N Bradwell secretary of the camp sparks debate among 1100 members Comrade Tarkington dismisses concerns while Seward defends him A petition gathers support for a democratic soldiers meeting in the criminal courtroom to back Sullivan administration Washington reports Santo Domingo rejects any forced settlements inviting all races equally and immigration officials deny involvement in colonization plans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Gray
Isaac N. Bradwell
Tarkington
Controller’s Office
Bradwell
Sullivan
Seward
Gray
Mississippi farmers alliance meets in Starkville
Starkville Mississippi August 26 The Mississippi farmers alliance met in convention with full delegations present Dr C W Macune of the National alliance will address the delegates Tuesday night He favors expulsion of members opposed to sub treasury and land loan schemes and says a third party is needed to carry out the projects His recommendations will likely be adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starkville
Miss
Mississippi Farmers’ Alliance
C. W. Macune
National Alliance
Fresh Foreign Facts From A Fragmented Ledger
Disjointed items report Bismarck memory loss Colima volcano activity and Prince of Wales aiding Russia Jews. Arctic sealing crews totaling 60 feared massacred by natives. U S Consul Torres at Port au Prince notes Hippolyte’s ambiguous reputation and intent. Mexican importers oppose US machinery makers for lacking Spanish instruction. Local ad offers a $4.90 calf hand shoe now 3.15. yard goods and cement suppliers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Colima
Mexico
Prince of Wales
Russia
Arctic
U.S
Torres
Port-au-Prince
Hippolyte
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Poet Scout
High Tariff
Miss Williams
Hammonton
N. J
Lis
Lake Erie & Western
Bradbury
United States
Pike
Sun
BS Cara Sre
Fultz
Patton
Lafayette
Muncie
Tipton
Lake Erie Company
Decker
Schmelz
Columbus Club
Elenry
Curiaco
Henry B. Worthington
Hood
Vic
Backus
Capt. Fox
Board of Public Safety
Tomlingen Hall
Dawson
Mr. Backus
Worthington
Son
Rock Island
William Matthews
Butler
James Clark
Henry M. Anderson
Covington
West Walk
Susan
Susie
Little Goldie
Park
Rocky Mountain
Goldie
Estay Ann
Carroll
Dayton
Edgar Wilson Nye
Siyland
Archie White
Archie
Elks
Bud Swift
Aplad
Mr. Swift
Beatrica Cameron
Richard Mansfield
Emma Abbott
Tuesaday
Earth’s
Tecan
Express
Board of Trade
Allerton
Independence
Bagley
Capt
Scott
Ft. Wayne
Sporting Life
L. Bides
Alt. Washington
Department of State
Santo Domingo
Minister of Foreign Relations
Immigration Department
Davison Goncabe
Mores & Oe
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