What Men Will Wear This Fall Fashion Forecast
Warm weather departs as men switch from summer wear to fall attire. The piece notes trends in underwear, hose colors, and shirts, with emphasis on silk undergarments for the rich, varied hose fabrics, and durable, simple shirt fronts. It highlights collars, ties, handkerchiefs, and shoes, calling out the red necktie’s persistence and the popularity of the reversible four in hand, bold pocket squares, and the rise of patent leather shoes with narrow square toes.
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Miss Society
Barnard
Big Four
Bradbury
Lake Erie & Western
Chilean Leader Balmaceda Surrenders After Fall of Valparaiso
Santiago capitulates to congressionalists ending the bloody war. Balmaceda flees to Buenos Aires or Montevideo as Valparaiso falls. mobs burn Balmaceda’s house and nearby property. Canto heads to Santiago to assume control while Junta arrives from Iquique. calm expected.
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Valparaiso
Chili
Santiago
Balmaceda
Canto
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Washington
Senor Montt
Iquique
Department
Wharton
Admiral Brown
Geo. Canto
Corn Corner Threatens Chicago Market Says Bulletin
The Commercial Bulletin reports signs of a corn corner in Chicago with rumors of operation. It warns of reckless speculation and scarce supplies after last year’s small crop. It cautions that a bold operator could manipulate prices until new stocks advance, while hot weather accelerates market readiness. The yield this year may exceed all but the 789 record.
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New York
Commercial Bulletin
Chicago
Short Tomato Crop From Virginia Weather Hurts Ripening
Richmond August 31 reports say the tomato crop will be light as persistent wet weather prevents ripening. Botetourt county packers report scarce supplies with only about 1,000 cases packed so far, while others in the county trail. Prices are expected to rise this winter.
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Richmond
Botetourt
The Nelsons at the Fark theater and other act notes
Amusements column reports the Nelson family performing in single file with comic phase and graceful movements. Grattan Donnelly’s A Pair of Jacks is a current money maker, Patrice returns as a soubrette, and The Germans minstrel troupe set to perform Tuesday and Wednesday. De Booth ends season amid rumors of health issues, clarified as locomotor ataxia affecting movement.
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Fark Theater
Nelson Family
Nelsons
Grattan Donnelly
English
Patrice
Peru at the Fair Plans Inscriptions Display
United States minister John Hicks leaves for Arequipa to enjoy a summer vacation while Peru strengthens its world fair bid. Thomas Painter and Stansbury Hager arrive from Callao to study the ancient city of Tiwanaku near Lake Titicaca. Ethnological director Prof. Putnam aims to photograph ruins and inscriptions for Chicago’s museum display.
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Puck
Lima
Peru
John Hicks
United States
Arequipa
Callao
Lake Titicaca
Thomas A. Painter
New York
Stansbury T. Hager
Yale College
Putnam
Tiahuanaco
la Paz
Museum
Chicago
Alliance People Don’t Want Stanford For President
Washington Aug 31 J F Willetts candidate for governor of Kansas last year on the People’s ticket was in the city Monday and said no true Alliance man would support Stanford for president He would go to Wall Street for a candidate He says the Alliance is rapidly growing everywhere Also Joseph Mullinnix Big Four freight conductor 455 Bates st charged with attempted assault on Mrs William McVey 179 Harrison st case continued to next week Wednesday neighborhood in spasms of excitement over the case
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Alliance
Washincron
J. F. Willetts
Kansas
People’s
Standford
Wall-st
Joseph Mullinnix
Bates St
Durbin
William McVey
Harrison St
Mullinnix
Funeral for Prof Henry C Spencer to be held Tuesday
Washington August 31 The funeral for Prof Henry C Spencer aged 53 will be held Tuesday afternoon. He was renowned for his business education system and penmanship and commercial works and had ties to many business colleges worldwide.
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Spencer
Washington
Henry C. Spencer
Observer Fire Destroys Troy Sunday Editorial Rooms
A fire early Monday morning gutted the composing rooms of the Sunday Observer in Troy and flooded editorial areas. State Senator Collins owns the paper. Losses estimated between 15,000 and 20,600 dollars, with many valuable papers and files destroyed.
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Troy Observer
Troy
Sunday Observer
Collins
Detour to Windsor Ties to Louisville Bank Shortage
Major Tillman, former cashier of the Fails City Bank in Louisville, now in Windsor Canada, denies knowledge of a $37,000 shortage in his accounts and says he will soon return to face accusers.
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Canada
Detroit
Major Tillman
Fails City Bank
Louisville
Windsor
Local Dispatch Notable Offenses And Miscellany
Drunkenness leads John McVey to the workhouse for the usual term. Ed Mitchel a colored youth with a dapper appearance is charged with stealing three pairs of pants from Swigget bro s Illinois street tailor and awaits grand jury after waiving examination.13 year old Thomas Riley sobbed on Mayor Sullivan's knee over copper boiler theft and was warned after a paternal lecture. Multiple pairs and names listed among residents and families. Marriage licenses issued to several couples including William Smith and Mary Luke and William Saulsbury and Clara Brooker.
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John McVey
Ed Mitchel
Swigget Bro.’S
Illinois St. Tailore
Thomas Riley
Merrill St
Suullivan
Scott
Charles
Annie Miller
George
Ela McNimrey
William
Edna Reynolds
David
Elsie Fisher
Michael
Ella McCormick
Thomas
Mary
Axtell Trotter Faces Higher Indiana Tax Ask
Terre Haute owner W P Ijams must explain why the horse Axtell valued at 500 should not be raised after a 105000 purchase and 47000 earned this year. Vigo county lands upvalued to equalize taxes affect all 60 horses. Atkins Co tax dispute prompts Attorney General and tax board clash amid heated, noisy proceedings.
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State Board of Equalization
W. P. Ijams
Axtell
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Ijams
Indiana
Atkins & Co
C. Pickens
C. Atkins & Co
Pickens
Roberts
Jeffersonville
Attorney.general
Eh, C. Atkins & Co
Matias
Katie's Mouser Courtroom Clash Over Beer Money
In police court Katie Miller faces assault and battery with intent to kill after a quarrel over three dollars intended for beer. Welch and wife testified as Miller gripped a pocket knife and hacked at him. Welch seized an ax and defenses escalated until both were taken to the station. Case continued to Wednesday.
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Katie Miller
Daniel Welch
Dicht
Welch
Washington St
McCord
Whitteny Provoked Fight Between Sheriff and Fanning
Sunday night at Circle Park House a dispute escalated when Whitty insulted Sheriff Langenberg and deputy Joe Fanning, leading to a violent confrontation. Whitty, owner of Citizens’ Laundry, sustained a head gash and torn hat, while Fanning and Langenberg denied initiating the attack. The parties, including a witness recount, exchanged insults and threats, with Whitty claiming he could defeat both in 15 minutes for a wager.
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Circle Park House
Sheriff Langenberg
John M. Whitty
Citizens’ Laundry
Joe Fanning
Audi«Tor
Whitty
Mr. Fanning
Mr. Langenberg
Mr.Langenberg
gSun
Geo. Rhodia
Fanning
Henry Langenberg
Langenberg
Meridian St
Wasson’s
Chase
The Belt Road Tax Debate Before the Board of Equalization
A Sun reporter notes County Attorney Spencer stating the State Board of Equalization will reveal railroad valuations this week. The Belt road, leased to Union railway for 99 years, has not reported earnings, with last year’s assessable value at 530880 while Union railway is 579000. Observers say Belt’s real worth, including station and city grants, far exceeds these figures and could trigger a major valuation increase to boost city revenue.
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Sun
Spencer
Belt Road
State Board of Equalization
Union Railway Company
Union Station
L.e.&w
LD & W
Belfs
Big Four
Pennsylvania
T. H. & J. Jimes
Board of Equalization
Deadly Street Crossing Claims Three More Victims
In Chicago on August 31 three men Freder ick Meyers F. Woodson and Peter Kovic were killed at separate Chicago and Northwestern railroad crossings Friday night. The deadly crossings added to a rising toll and prompted safety concerns citywide.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Frederick Meyers
F. Woodson
Peter Kovic
Fiendish murders in Monroe county shocking crimes
Two tramps tortured and murdered an elderly couple near Monroe Michigan as they sought cash. A 10 year old boy alerted neighbors who pursued the fugitives. The mob shot the pair near Maybee station and left them riddled with bullets. The elderly couple were prosperous and well regarded.
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Monroe
Mich
Monroe County
John Williamson
Maybee Station
Two Weddings in Tennessee End in Legal Second Marriage
Captain N Greymoné and Misa Claudia Brayles wed in Chattanooga on Wednesday night but the rabidly divorced groom had the ceremony voided. A justice of the peace remarried them the next morning and issued a record. Meantime James Smith of Ashland Wisconsin recounted a bold wallet theft in Chicago as a pair of colored women lifted five $100 bills from his vest. Dr. Amos C Lewis claims a cancer cure using fuchsine in New York. Two roommates in Egg Harbor City faced a near deadly snake incident when a six foot ten inch reptile crawled into their room and attached itself to a man’s neck.
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N. Greymoné
Misa Claudia Brayles
Chattanooga
Tenn
R. J. Willingham
First Baptist Church
James Smith
Ashland
Wis
Chicago
Continental
Smith
Theodors Pfirman
Jacob Day
Egg Harbor City
N. J
Pfirman
Day
Double Murder Near Hartford Shocks Bloomfield Couple Slain
Police hunt a tramp after Frederick Buschenhagen and wife Emily were found slain in an old well at a farm near Bloomfield Connecticut. The elderly couple were missing since Monday and bodies discovered by neighbors. Robbery is suspected in this brutal act.
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HaAmtford
Conn
Bloomfield
Hiere
Frederick Buschenhagen
Emily
Russia Forces Opening of Dardanelles to All Vessels
Constantinople reports the sultan has yielded to Russia on Dardanelles access and will open the strait to Russian vessels. The apology for detaining the Russian ship was offered, officers responsible were dismissed, and indemnity promised.
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Turkey
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Russia
Farmer Ends Life After Parental Objection to Marriage
Findlay Ohio Aug 31 O H Wheely a prominent farmer living near here was married at midnight and at 4 am Monday morning killed himself in his father's barn by a shot through the head. Authorities believe parental opposition to the marriage drove the act.
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Findlay
O. H. Wheely
Here
Union Pacific bonds placed with Drexel Morgan in Vanderbilt interests
A Chicago dispatch says a morning paper in New York reports most Union Pacific bonds and stocks are sold to Drexel Morgan and Co. The bank firm would control Vanderbilt interests with J Pierpont Morgan as leading figure. The report was denied in Wall Street and at Drexel Morgan offices as laughable.
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New York
Chicago
Union Pacific
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Vanderbilts
J. Pierpont Morgan
Vanderbilt
Wall St
Train Collision Damages Trains at Zurich Station
An express train struck a shunted train entering Zurich station on Monday morning. Many passengers were injured and several cars of the shunted train were wrecked.
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Zurich
Grnrva
One Armers Defeat One Legs In Odd Y M C A Battle
A Saturday baseball game at the YMCA park featured teams of one leg and one arm. The one arms won seven to two after five innings as spectators watched a quirky, rough-and-tumble match. Captain Jim Sloane was fined 15 cents for attempting to borrow an arm from a nonplayer.
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Ocani
Ocean
Whitehead
Jim Sloane
Labor Day Exercises Draw 15000. Parade Routes Planned
Labor Day events at the fair grounds will feature speakers Emma Smith DeVoe and state leaders Conger Simpson Petter Turpie and President Force. About 15,000 people are expected from surrounding areas. The labor day parade will include eight bands and over 50 labor organizations, with the Laundry girls union among participants. The route starts near the state house and travels to Garfield park with trains departing after 11 PM.
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Fair Grounds
Emma Smith DeVoe
Conger
Simpson
Petter
Turpie
President Force
State Farmers’ Alliance
Laundry Girls’ Union
State House
Mississippi
Ohio
New Jersey
Washington
Illinois
Union Station
Garfield Park
Escape of Eugene Chara From Jefferson Market Prison
New York dispatch reports Eugene Chara, an ex convict, who was jailed to await grand jury action for attempted murder of Policeman Maguire, escaped Monday morning by cutting iron bars on the transom over his cell door. He remains at large, and authorities blame prison officers for possible neglect or collusion.
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New York
Eugene Chara
Jefferson Market
Policeman Maguire
Features of Sporting Life and Leagues News
The Sporting Life summary notes Cleveland signing Getzejn on trial and Harry Wright scouting in the minors. It covers Latonia Race results, the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay won by His Highness, and Frank Robison visiting John Brush. It also records league standings, Saturday and Sunday results, and commentary on the Cincinnati club leadership and John Brush.
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Cleveland
Getzejn
Indianapolis
Hasterns
Leaguers
Grand Avenues
Shamrocks
Leiber Nationals
Louisville
Boston
Baltimore
St. Louis
Athletics
Columbus
Pittebure
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brush
Sporting Times
John Brush
Queen City
Pittsburg
Rusie
New Woolen Store Opens At 85 E Wash St Hoarding Patrons
The new store at 85 East Washington Street opens with a full line of foreign and domestic woolens. Mr Jacob Huber greets old patrons and friends, with livery and hacks available. Special notice for Teeth Without Plates at Brown s dental parlors 80 Circle?est.
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E. Wash.st
Jacob Huber
Brown’s
Desperate Fight as Government Seizes Italian Gang Leader
Lonpox August 31. Letters from Italy recount the capture of a murder gang in Bari. Lieut Landolfi and carbiners surrounded a house. Scascelia escaped firing, wounded two pursuers, and fell into a nearly 20 foot pit where he was captured after a struggle. Twelve additional gang members were seized.
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Lonpox
Italy
Bari
Landolfi
Scascelia
Landoff
Scascella
Beer War Begins as Out-of-Town Firms Enter Market
The city faces a brewing price fight as Anheuser-Busch opens an agency and promises cheaper beer. Out-of-town firms undercut home English syndicate, aiming to gain footholds, while saloons expect to profit and drinkers face no price drop, paying 5 cents a glass.
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Anheuser- Busch Company
St. Louis
Sun
Schmidt
Schmidt’s
Francis Freed In Unjust Vagrancy Case At City Hall
In Indianapolis a Black man named Doll Francis faced vagrancy charges before the mayor. Councilman Meyers defended him as Patrolman Win wavered under questioning about sightings at Goddard's saloon after 1 am. The officer, embarrassed in court, was later admonished by Capt. Dawson, and Francis was released.
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Doll Francis
Meyers
Win
Francis
Myers
Goddard
Indianapolis
Capt
Dawson
Explosion at Malaga colliery claims seven lives in Somerset
A shaft explosion at Malaga colliery near Bedminster Somersetshire occurred about 3 am Monday. Seven miners were found dead by noon, two still missing, and about a dozen injured as shafts and nearby houses were ruined. Local families faced great distress as questions and fear swept the area.
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Loxnon
Malaga
Bedminster
Somersetshire
Prohibition Support by Bishop Galloway Receives Attention
In Jackson Mississippi Bishop Galloway voices support for a prohibition convention. A Raleigh boy’s misfortune with paper caps leads to burns when caps explode after his mother spanks him. The Van Wie stove company of Rockford Indiana confesses judgments totaling twenty two thousand dollars to local creditors. Three more bodies are recovered from Park Place ruins with a mayoral visit earlier that day noting two bodies. Balloonist Geo Hogan of Jackson Michigan dies after a thousand foot fall in Detroit. Dr W B Fletcher starts a department for alcohol and opium habit treatment with a thirty day fee of one hundred twenty five dollars. Contact 297 North Pennsylvania for details. New rockers and construction materials promoted by B Boyer Co. in Biias Street.
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Bishop Galloway
Jackson
Miss
Ray Loyd
Greensburg
van Wie Gas Stove Manufacturing Company
Rockford
Park Place
Gay
Geo. Hogan
Mich
Detroit
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John R. Allen
A. A. Young
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W. H. Cooper
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George H. Stiegelmeyer
George Cattereon
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Otto Stechhan
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Jersey City
Capea May
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