Quiet Amid Tennessee Tension After Coal Creek Incidents
Reports say unrest in Tennessee subsides with rumors proved false. Militias increased prisoners while Battery A maintains readiness. Killed include John H. Neil George Miller Jalio Whitson and George Robbins. Labor official Pord released on bonds. troops in good spirits and prepared for action though no warlike moves observed.
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Tenn
John H. Neil
George Miller
Jalio ‘Whitson
Megro
Briceville
George Robbins
Pord
Boats Capsize and Drownings Reported Along New Jersey Coast
The Atlantic City special reports five boats with fifteen passengers at sea after a offshore storm. One vessel Kenderton is missing. Sallie and Eliza capsized near Great Egg Harbor inlet with captain Enoch Hackett dead and Stephen Hackney rescued. Three Somers Point parties suffered capsizes. Florence steamship aided rescues, with several mariners reportedly drowned.
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New Jersey
Atlantic City
Fffceen
Kenderton
Loveland
Sallie
Eliza
Great Egg Harbor
Harbor
Enoch Hackett
Stephen Hackney
Great Egg Warbor
Somers Point
Great Egg Warbor Inlet
Florence
Long Port
Government eight hour law raises public building costs
Washington notes that the eight hour law would increase construction costs by about 22 percent, adding roughly 3 million dollars to annual public building expenditures from a 25.9 million baseline. It could affect future projects in Washington Omaha St Paul Milwaukee and San Francisco.
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Washington
Archiitect
Edbrooke
Iie
Omaha
T. Parws
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Prisoner Assault and Escape Reported at Local Jail
A keeper was beaten with an iron bar and a saw knife cut used, then the inmate was locked in his cell with keys taken and an escape aided by a fellow prisoner. Prison officers discovered the assault and escape only in the morning. Meanwhile St Louis Chicago electric rail project progresses with right of way secured and plans for a 262 mile line plus bridges.
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Pittsburg
Charles Navers
Hunter
Allegheny County
John W. Eberhart
Havers
Eberhart
Ilbaqrty
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston Absconder Gilman Linked to Long-Term Estate Theft
Boston investigators trace James E. Gilman as the Walker estate thief for nine years. They estimate $150,000 in estate assets unaccounted for and possible $45,000 in cash or convertible securities taken on escape, with potential total losses near $300,000 including his mother's property. A woman linked to the case is alleged to be involved, living in the south end.
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James E. Gilman
Boston
Walker
Gilman
Murder and chaos as convict kills officer in Michigan
In Jackson Michigan convict Henry Blackman, 43, killed contractor William Cuddy, 36, by crushing his skull while Cuddy sat at his desk. Blackman, a lifer from Pontiac, previously murdered his mother and sister and set their house ablaze. The case is described as homicidal insanity by the prison physician.
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Cuddy
Jackson
Michigan
Mich
William Cuddy
Henry Blackman
Blackman
Blackolan
Pontiac
Blackmun
Knight
Templer
Detroit
Retaliation Proclamation on St Marys Canal Tolls
President Harrison issues a proclamation imposing a 20 cent per ton toll on all freight passing through St Marys Canal to Canadian ports. The measure responds to Canadian Welland Canal tolls and rebates, cites treaty violations, and suspends free passage for cargoes in transit to Canadian ports from Sept 1, 1892.
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Harrison
Washington
St. Mary’s Canal
United States
Dominion
Welland Canal
Dominion Government
Montreal
Deninten
Dominion of Canada
St. Mary's Canal
Rescue expected for outlaw Talt Wall in Wise County
Word from Big Stone Gap Wise County Virginia reports intense excitement over a threatened rescue of outlaw and murderer Talt Wall who is under death sentence at Wise Court House Judge Skeen warns of an imminent attack on the jail The plan involves dynamiting the town and seizing Wall with a rescue party led by Caleb Jones armed with a gatling gun and a small cannon The mobilization includes every able bodied man and a special Louisville and Nashville train to Norton for reinforcement
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Richmond
Big Stone Gap
Wise County
Talt Wall
Wise Courthouse
Skeen
Wise Court House
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Norton
Five Children Die In House Fire At Griffin Georgia
A Griffin Georgia fire killed five children aged four to twelve after a house owned by Nathan Ellis was left unattended by adults at church. Neighbors found the blaze around 6 pm with flames already consuming the structure and two children seen suffering on the floor. The cause remains unknown but authorities suspect arson as no fire had occurred since noon.
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Ind
Peter Blair
Otis
Tako Campbell
Peter
Sid
Griffin
Nathha Elist
Ellis
Baker
Dun s Review of 168 Week Reports Mixed Signals
A Dun and Co Weekly Review notes better crops outlook for wheat and corn and improved cotton prospects, with overall trade prospects brighter. It says strikes in New York Pennsylvania and Tennessee barely affect business. rail traffic disruptions loom yet stocks stay firm and money remains plentiful.
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New York
It. G. Dun & Co
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Fort Anderson at Coal Creek Siege in Tennessee
Fierce engagement on Coal Creek near Knoxville with Gatling guns, fort fortifications, and miners assaulting Fort Anderson. Captured Captain Keller Anderson allegedly lynched. 130 defenders hold the fort as 600 National Guards arrive with 100 volunteers. Casualties and exact numbers remain unconfirmed amid downed wires and chaotic reports.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Coal Creek
Keller Anderson
Anderson
Robert Lindsay
Unite States
Rutheford
Chattanooga
Carnes
National Guards
Clinton
Lynched Desperado in Winchester After Jail Pickup
In Winchester Kentucky Logan Murphy a 17 year old desperado was seized from jail by a mob early Wednesday dragged to a rail trestle and hanged after pleading for prayer. He had killed his father in a prior case and faced a hanging verdict before a new trial was ordered.
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Murphy
Permanent Iowa Road Association Formed At Des Moines
A Des Moines convention created a permanent statewide road group led by Judge E H Thayer of Clinton. The plan calls for six east west and six north south districts with a state board of road commissioners and an engineer to draft construction plans. Delegates named ten district directors to select officers and report soon.
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E. H. Thayer
Clinton
Thayer
State Board of Road Commissioners
General Assembly
Peter A. Dey
Iowa
Europe
Dey
Gov. Bates
Day
Hoe
Thompson
Humboldt
Tirat
William Stich
Burlington
Peter A. Day
Iowa City
J. N. Muncey
Jesup
William Larrabee
Clermont
James Youd
Cedar Rapids
C. F. Blake
Ottumwa
J. G. Berryhill
W. O. Mitchell
Corning
J. C. McCabe
Logan
G. L
Tremaine
Commonwealth
Weeneag
Wheleas
Tompreas
Boards of
Boards of Supervisors
Abor
L. H. Thayer
Commercial Exchange of
Piorcuppines Threaten Northwestern Camp Structures
Porcuppines swarm the lumber woods of Northwestern Pennsylvania and devastate camp shanties by gnawing from ground to roof. The tremor of their chewing could erase the marks of the structure. It is also noted that Nicaragua’s lake hosts a unique freshwater shark species, attracting scientific interest.
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Lumnber Woods
Pennsylvania
Lake Nicaragua
Dangerous West Storm Promises Tornadoes and Rains
A forecast warns of a dangerous storm west of the Mississippi around September 7 and 8 with possible tornadoes and hail. It will bring general rains ending drought, followed by a cool wave around September 9 to 13. Northern corn crops may mature well, and September cotton prospects improve.
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Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Great Central Valleys
Santa FE
Denver
Black
Western Weekly Crop Port Weather by State Summary
Weather and crop bulletins from the Department of Agriculture summarize conditions across states. Highlights include drought and rainfall patterns impacting corn, wheat, oats, tobacco, and potatoes with notes on harvesting progress and needed rains. includes Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, and Kentucky.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Kentucky
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwest
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
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France
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American Sugar Refining Company
Callin
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Knoxville Iron Colony
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