Norwegian Bark Dagny Crew Rescued After Terrifying Wreck
Sixteen sailors from the Norwegian bark Dagny, bound Mobile to Dublin, were rescued near latitude 30.08 by the Mary at Philadelphia after a Sunday storm. Second mate A O Eskland suffered a crushed arm. Seaman Ole Oleson had a severe head injury and mental distress. The vessel was left partially dismasted with cabins gutted and provisions ruined. rescue on the Hale saved exhausted men who cried and spoke incoherently upon boarding.
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Mary
Savannah
Mobile
Dubin
A. O. Eskland
Ole Oleson
Hale
Death toll rising from Carolina hurricane devastation
The News and Courier reports Beaufort County may reach 800 dead with widespread destruction from the storm between Charleston and Savannah. Islands like St Helens and Port Royal suffer heavy losses to homes and crops, leaving destitute residents, many of them Black. Ships wrecked and phosphate industry paralyzed as aid efforts organize.
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Charleston
The
News, and Courier
Carolina
Beaufort County
Savannah
Lfo
St. Helen
Ladies
Wassa
Coosaw
Paris
Dawfuskie
Duthan Islands
Port Royal Island
Elliott
Ports Royal
Beaufort
Sacked an Argentine Town in Santo Tomas action
Advices from Corrilottes report troops ignored the National Government arbitrator order and attacked rebels at Santo Tomas, seizing and sacking the town. A force was sent to disarm the irregulars.
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Buenos Ayres
Santo Toma
Large Decrease in Customs Duties at New York Port
New York report shows August customs receipts at the port 5,000,000 dollars below 1892 levels. Europe warns of heavy imports. London notes Britain faces weak agricultural prospects and seeks foreign meat and corn. France and Germany increase reliance on U S supplies, with price gains possible as nations bid against each other.
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New York
Custom House
Europe
London
Great Britain
France
Germany
Grave Stone Adorns Lincoln Woman’s Grave Marked Murder
In Lincoln Nebraska a man named James Paine was accused after a lamp explosion fatally burned his wife. The case rested on a dying woman's statement but a later trial witness said it was an accident and Paine was discharged. Grim, the victim’s father, erected a stone inscribed Murdered by Her Husband and Paine later sought a warrant for him.
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Lincoln
Nob
James Paine
Paine
George Grim
Grim
Bel
Government to fully man Philadelphia and San Francisco mints
Treasury officials order full operation of both mints to coin gold bullion from a vast reserve. Coinage aims to join bullion on hand as currency use remains restricted to bars. Fire reports detail fast spreading blazes along Chestnut Ridge and Laurel Highlands threatening Uniontown area.
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Washington
Carlisle Fas
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Treasury Department
Connellsville
Chestnut Ridge
Laurel Sth
Uniontown
Mexican Border Trouble Flares Over Sheep Drive
Washington special reports conflict at the Mexican border as Mexican officers attempt to drive a flock of sheep across the boundary. Officials dispute authority and border tensions rise amid the incident.
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Washington
Border Land Dispute Escalates Along Rio Grande
War Department reports two troops from Fort Ringgold join twenty men under Capt. For Burt to scene of dispute as Gen Wheaton confirms Mexican officers and sheep at stake. Unofficial word says Col. Metro moves toward the area with troops. If sheep are Mexican, removal may be allowed. if not, U S demands explanation from Mexico for armed seizure on U S soil.
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Rio Grande
United States
War Department
Gen
Wheaton
Department of Texas
Fifth Cavalry
Fort Ringgold
Forburt
Col. Metro
State Department
Mexico
Minnesota Wite Caps Worst ed
Four masked men wearing white caps invade Elias Goettling's secluded Minnesota home five miles southwest of Northfield. Goettling fires on the gang, wounding a member. the assailants flee with a wounded comrade after a brief exchange amid a long running school district feud. Authorities plan arrests.
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Northfield
Minn
Elias Goettling
Godling
Goorling
Prosperity in Mexico Hangs on U S Silver Policy
The article notes that US silver legislation and the repeal of the silver purchase act affect Mexico's economy. It suggests American mines may not sustain low prices versus Mexican output, signaling steadier silver and potential European impact. Banks show solid reserves while US markets face panics, contrasting conditions.
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United States
City of Mexico
House of Representatives
New York
Europe
Prepared for a Revolution Royalists Plot on Maui
Honolulu dispatch reports Royalists planned to raise the royal standard on Maui to draw troops and attack government houses. Provisional Government alerted, Admiral Skerritt ordered marines ready to land, but the plot did not unfold. US policy may have shifted toward a Hawaii protectorate.
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Honolulu
Maui
Skerritt
United States
Wile
Hawaii
Kentucky feud ends in deadly shotgun duel
Guthrie Kentucky reports a long standing feud between Pinckney Humphrey and Wilnm Meadows near Guthrie. Meadows and Humphrey exchanged threats and weapons when Meadows fired two shotgun blasts fatally wounding Humphrey and wounding Humphrey’s mother and daughter. Meadows surrendered to the sheriff.
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Kentucky
Guthrie
Pinckney Humphrey
Wilnm Meadows
Mumphrey
Meadows
Humphrey
Thief Chased by Bloodhounds After Jewelry Theft
In the early hours a thief fled City Drug Store with valuable jewelry, triggering a pursuit by U S Deputies Fryer and McLellan who used six bloodhounds and a broad posse. The suspect climbed a tree but surrendered when dogs closed in after a six mile chase. Meanwhile Hungarians are leaving the area due to hard times and mining conditions, with hundreds migrating to seek work elsewhere.
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Cade
I. T
United States
Fryer
McLellan
Fire sweeps fifteen acres as city battles blaze
A fierce blaze roars through a large area burning to several feet deep over about fifteen acres. Fire companies struggle to subdue the flames as the ground quakes with heat while residents flee. A cyclone at Fort Worth destroys a church on Bratton's ranch injuring twenty one with broken limbs reported.
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Farth Karning Co
Aurora
Texas
Bey
Fort Worth
Cmai
Btratton
Clezarne
Dun and Co Weekly Report Outlook Slightly Brighter
New York review shows money markets healthier with fewer failures and bank resumptions, yet manufacturers still feel no strong upturn. Wheat and corn fluctuate amid uncertain estimates, while imports drop about 30 percent and exports rise slightly in August. Failures total 350 in the U S and 29 in Canada, with few large-capital firms among them.
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New York
E.G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Agricultural Department
United States
Canada
Turkey pledges protection for American missionaries
The United States reports a satisfactory Turkish investigation into the Mosul missionary outrage. The vizier will issue protective letters to missionaries, and a military escort is available on request. An officer and troops were dispatched to the scene, though distant location delayed reports.
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United States
Washington
Miss Melton
Mosul
Turkey
State Department
Constantinople
Better Inspection Sought for Immigrant Entry via Canada
Immigrants use Canada as an easy entry to the United States and New York officials push for a tougher system. Dr. Senior, Commissioner of Immigration, travels to Boston to join Superintendent Stamp and plan improved border inspection with railroads. Stump notes foreign steamship lines advertise Canada passage to evade detention. He aims to set up at frontier inspection stations at agreed locations to curb pauper and criminal entries.
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Canada
New York
Dr. Senior
Boston
Stump
State Department
United States
Peary Expedition Struggles With Dogs In Arctic Run
Peary reported from Davis Inlet on August 2 and reached Nain by August 5. He failed to buy dogs at several settlements as burros perished before Nuin. With fewer animals, the expedition faces delays and possible wreck, highlighting the need for a larger dog pack.
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Peary
St Johns
Davis Inlet
Nain
Nuin
Cherokee Strip Ready to Open in Guthrie Oklahoma
Guthrie reports that allotting agents have finished siloting funds to the Pawnee Indians on their reservation on the Cherokee strip and forwarded reports to Washington for confirmation and recording. The opening of the strip to settlement should occur within days as the proclamation nears. A Guthrie dispatch notes Deputy U S Marshals clashed with Starr and Dutton desperadoes at Ingalls. Shodiey and two others died, seven desperadoes wounded.
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Cherokee Strip
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Washington
Ingalls
United States Maurshals
Starr and Dutton
Marshal Shodiey
Hundreds Die As Coastal Hurricane Ravages South
A fierce hurricane devastates Port Royal Beaufort Seabrook and Savannah causing widespread destruction. Reports cite over 100 dead with many missing as telegraph lines fail and railways wash away. Vessels, wharves, and streets suffer heavy damage across the Sea Islands and coastal towns.
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Port Royal
D. C
Beaufort
St. Helena
Seabrook
Alma Cumming
Sea Island Chemical Works
Palmetto
Atlantic Coast Line
Richmond
Charleston
S. C
J. B. Beddinacauld
Southern Exress Company
Old City
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Destructive Northeaster Ravages East Coast Ports
A powerful northeast storm devastates Baltimore and nearby cities with winds over coastlines and colossal flooding. Property losses exceed 1,000,000 dollars as boats ferry merchants to safety and streets flood like lagoons. The hurricane-like system began in the West Indies and traveled about 1500 miles along the Atlantic.
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Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Coney Island
Ndies
Atlantic
Weather and Crop Conditions Across Regions Reported
Washington dispatches say hot dry weather persisted in the Ohio valley injuring crops amid drought. Northwest conditions improved. western states near the upper Mississippi show gains while the Ohio Valley and Tennessee report unfavorable crops. The West Indies hurricane damaged crops from Georgia to Virginia. North Dakota Minnesota saw rains. much of the central valleys remained dry. The Farmers' Review notes corn conditions deteriorating across Illinois Indiana Ohio Kentucky Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas with overall discouraging outlooks. potato and pastures show widespread weakness.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Ftresta
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Tennessee
Rocky Mountain
Kansas
Nebraska
Lake
East Gulf Coast
West India
Florida
New England
Georgia
Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
North Dakota
Minnesota
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Alabama
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Douleau
Kentucky
Missouri
Iowa
Dakotas
Michigan
Newby Denied New Trial in Illinois Court
In Springfield Illinois Judge Allen denied a defense motion for a new trial in the Newby case and overruled arrest of judgment. The convicted man was sentenced to two years at Chester penitentiary. The appeal will go to the U S Supreme Court with ex Attorney General McCartney handling the case.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Springfield
Ill
Allen
Newby
Chester
United States Supreme Court
Eex
McCartney
Grand Army
Blodgett
Fairfield Post
Nowby
Stolen Canal Boat and Theft Ring Reported
Sunday night a canal boat tied on the Miami and Erie canal thirty miles south of Toledo was stolen. The culprits hitched a neighboring horse to the craft, moved toward Defiance, robbed J B Weisenberg elevator of about 650 dollars in clover seed, loaded it on the boat, and aimed for Toledo. After three locks the boat halted in the Maumee River but was driven to the riverbank and the thieves fled into Wood County as authorities pursue the missing crew.
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Miami and Evie Canal
Toledo
Ohio
Defiance
J. B. Weisenberg
Maumee
Wood County
Beer War Brews as Western Brewers Target New York
Currencies' Condensed notes a brewing clash in New York with Western firms expanding territory. Grain shipments reach 3,000,000 bags in San Francisco while prices fall. A disputed Greek skull purported to be Sophocles’s is reported. The Lewis Sharp Commission Company sues Ance & Barrett for 2478.68 tied to the Cudahy failure.
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New York
San Francisco
Greece
Sophocles
Lewis Sharp Commission Comany
St. Louis
Ance & Barrett
Chicago
National lawmakers push silver debate and cabinet nominees
The House debated silver repeal with Factions from Pennsylvania New York and Tennessee pressing for unconditional repeal. Senate and House discuss a three citizen commission to study gold silver value before 1894. Nominees including Joshua Dodge and G N Brumby named. several recess appointments announced. A brutal Austria case reveals a gang crippling children to force begging, shocking authorities in Croatia.
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Congress
House
G W. Stone
Pennsylvania
Dalzell
Covert
New York
J Hitch
Hatch
Mt Court
Senate
Chicago
Pasco
Florida
Finance Committee
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Joshua E Dodge
Wisconsin
W. M. Maury
G. N. Brumby
Lautelana
Register of the Land Office
New Orleans
C P Johnston
Louisiana
William D. O'Toole
Washington
Seattle
J. Wooten
Delaware
Nevada Agency
Nevada
Capitol
Voorhees
Sherman
Ransom
Chandler
White
Squire
Martin
Cherokee Outlet
Committee On Public Lands
Territory
Oklahoma
Barry
Demn
Arkansas
Manderson
Rep
Nebraska
Reed
Bourke Cochran
Bland
Cochran
McMillin
Tennessee
Gour
Iowa
Wison
Mantle
Montana
Allen
Cockrell
Treasury
Austria
Biskupitz
Croatia
How the World Wags News Snippet
The Fourth National Bank of Louisville Kentucky resumes operations. Miss Florence Pullman reportedly not to marry Prince Isenberg. Sheriff A V Blythe of Miller County Arkansas $16 000 short in accounts. Annie Howard of New Orleans to wed Chicago mayor Carter Harrison. Exbett Hayes tours Indianapolis to audit Haughey Bank affairs. Denver mob drives away seventy five unemployed laborers from a saver project. Prince Bismarck in Kissingen opposes centralization of imperial power.
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Fourth National Bank
Louisville
Florence Pullman
Prince Isenberg
A. V. Bly Ib
Miller County
Ark
Annie Howard
New Orleans
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Exbett Hayes
Eckles
Indianapolis
Haughey Bank
Denver
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Pittsburg
Connéelaville Case
Mononganeta
DUN & Co’s Weekly Report
Williams
Long Pine
Neb
Devd
Quincy
Wave
Josiah Quincy
Cleveland
Has
Mont
Special
Jack Dougherty
Peter Homaln
Ruth
Weather Bureau
Ocean Steamship Companies
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad
South Atlantic
Cosmno
Knights of Pythias
Kissingen
Bismarck
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