Railway dining cars out-earn sleeping and barrage cars
The Gazette notes railway dining cars in this country earn more than the sleeping and barrage cars together. The coming work fair promises a pyramid of four hundred pianos linked by electricity, operated by one woman. Japanese jugglers are deft smokers. smoke forms readable letters. Cholera spreads in eastern Europe. Russia sees provinces affected and Germany and Austria move to block spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Austrian
French music deaths revive superstition on unlucky Fridays
In Paris, the deaths of three noted French composers Ernest Guirand Ferdinand Poise and Jules Duprato on three successive Fridays have rekindled belief in the unluckiness of that day. The event has stirred public interest in superstition surrounding Friday in French cultural circles.
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Tne
Ernest Guirand
Ferdinand Poise
Jules Duprato
Paris
Division of dividends: street railways lead steam lines
A recent financial journal computation shows net dividends returned to stockholders by street railways in the United States amount to three times the percentage paid by steam railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Memphis Bride Reaches Summit Of Mount Vesuvius
Mrs. P. B. Coate of Memphis Tennessee has ascended Mount Vesuvius and peered into the crater becoming the second American woman to complete this risky climb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Coate
Memphis
Tenn
Mount Vesuvius
Australian flowers rival the show with giant blooms
Chrysanthemums eighteen inches in circumference are common in Australia and many varieties exceed the finest exhibited at the flower show. In a land where heliotrope reaches tree size and fuchsias climb to second-story windows, such scale is not remarkable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New York Women Support Husbands Against Claims of Marriage Failure
The report states 127000 of 200000 working women in New York City support their husbands. It argues that broader support by women in other cities could reduce claims that marriage is failing. It notes young men lose interest in marriage when not financially supported as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Female engine tender keeps railroad boiler running
Mrs Resecca Bourwernt works for West Tennessee railroad tending a tank and running the engine. When out of order she repairs it. Before the railroad engagement she managed mill sawdust, keeping it down where men failed and knitting a pair of socks daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resecca Bourwernt
West Tennessee Railroad
Women in Italy Constitute a Large Labor Force
Tray has in its population a slightly larger number of men than women, differing in this respect from the other European countries. It is, neverthe less, true that a very large proportion of the women of the working classes are found engaged in out-of-door em ployments, and travelers say that woman does far more than her fair share of the work. There are about eleven million women in Italy, and some two million of them are engaged in industrial occupations, while more than three million labor in the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tray
Italy
Quito City Straddles Hemispheres With Year Round Daylight
The city of Quito in Henaldo lies in both hemispheres with sunrises and sunsets at 6 o'clock year round. When it is winter in the northern side it is summer in the southern half. The thermometor shows little temperature change, while high elevation gives a remarkably agreeable climate and pleasant conditions throughout the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Henlado
Ancient Scots victory at Bannockburn recounted by Scorer American
A Scorer American cites that six hundred years ago in June Robert the Bruce led thirty thousand Scots to defeat Edward II and allied Welsh French and Irish forces of over one hundred thousand at Bannockburn. The clash left about fifty four thousand casualties with weapons of the era.
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Robert the Bruce
Hannockburn
Edward II
England
German Emperor backs large army and navy buildup
The young German emperor vows to keep peace at home and abroad but calls to draft 60,000 workers into the standing army. He favors expanding the navy and fortifications, prompting France and Russia to bolster their forces in preparation for possible hostilities. They judge him by actions, not words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Russia
Letter from Alaska Mission Head Describes Reindeer Herd
Rev Dr Norcross of Carlisle received a May letter from Rev Dr Sheldon Jackson, Alaska superintendent, noting progress of missions near Onalaska and Seal islands. He cites eight and a half days voyage from Port Townsend, Bear coaling, and the reindeer imported from Siberia alive. The message arrives four days after an alleged massacre at Juneau.
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Norcross
Carlisle
Sheldon Jackson
Alaska
Onalaska
Port Townsend
Seal Islands
Juneau
Siberia
English general's humane bullet promises less pain
An English general has developed a small diameter bullet with a cloak that opens on impact. The design blends high velocity with wound characteristics of a larger projectile. Soldiers would be wounded by a large bullet’s effects while avoiding the severe pain of smaller projectiles.
Sews of the Week Summaries of June Senate and House Actions
The column chronicles senate actions on a substitute for free coinage and an anti option bill, and house moves including a deficiency appropriation bill, a uniform bankruptcy system, and conference reports on the military academy bill. June 28 30 note pension bills for nurses and incapacitated veterans, a free coinage bill, and continuing appropriations. The weekly digest records minor conference outcomes, tariff debates, and wartime pension provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monxpay
Senate
Stewart
House
South
North Dakota
Tuansday
Grain supplies and political shifts headline national news
The report lists grain stocks on the 27th with Wheat 24,505,000. Corn 6,218,000. Oats 4,192,009. Rye 427,000. Barley 929,000 bushels. In Washington the Republican National Committee chose Campbell as chair and De Young Carter Bliss Swords as officers. The president issued a Cuba reciprocity proclamation and named John W. Foster secretary of state, senate-confirmed. October 21, 1502 was proclaimed a general holiday for America’s 400th anniversary. U.S. railway mileage in the first half of this year is down 1,190,500 miles from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Republican National Committee
William J. Campbell
Illinois
M. H. de Young
California
Thomas Carter
Montana
Cornelius N. Bliss
New York
F. L. Swords
Iowa
Cuba
John W. Foster
Indiana
Senate
Congress
America
Harrison
Multiple Disasters and Crimes Hit Northeastern States
A Torxano swept Titusville Pennsylvania wrecking houses and injuring several. The Goshen New York national bank closed its doors and cashier William M Murray was absent with 60000. A relief party sailed from Brooklyn to rescue Lieut Perry and colleagues imprisoned by Arctic ice. Treasurer Dann’s thefts exceeded 200000 in Buffalo. In New York City Max Clerget was shot dead by Edward Divin during trial. Mrs Nerrin Connern Mayxarp died in White Plains at age 50. Yale awarded degrees to 422 at its ninety second commencement in New Haven. A Boston woman 22 threw her baby from a window and killed herself. Connecticut towns suffered a cyclone. Gloucester New Jersey lightning killed three and injured several as property damage spread.
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Titusville
National Bank
Goshen
N. Y
William M. Murray
Lieut. Perry
Brooklyn
N.Y
Dann
National Savings Bank Funds
Buffalo
New York
Max Clerget
Edward Divin
Nerrin Connern Mayxarp
White Plains
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Susan Sewall
Boston
Torvington
Winsted
Connecticut
Gloucester
N. J
Indiana Republicans nominees and state affairs near term events
Indiana Republicans at Fort Wayne nominated Ira J. Chase for governor and Theodore Shockney for lieutenant governor with Aaron Jones as secretary of state, John W. Coons auditor, Fred J. Scholz treasurer, Joseph D. Parrel attorney general, James H. Henry superintendent, and S. J. Thomas state statistician. The platform backs Harrison’s administration and renomination, praises Interov Alvin P. Hovey, and extends sympathy to Mr Blaine. Tennessee held its first state convention in Nashville electing presidential electors. Wisconsin convened in extra session for redistricting. Texas launched the battleship Texas at Norfolk. Cincinnati suffered a landslide wrecking homes. Henry Black was executed in Pine Bluff and John Thornton hanged in Fort Smith for murders. Clark Stewart, 92, was killed by hogs in St Marys, Ohio. Tom Lillard was lynched.
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Ndiana
Fort Wayne
Ira J. Chase
Theodore Shockney
Aaron Jones
John W. Coons
Fred J. Scholz
Joseph D. Parrel
James H. Henry
S.J. Thomas
Harrison
Interov
Alvin P. Hovey
Blaine
Our People’s Party of Tennessee
Nashville
Wisconsin
Madison
Senate
Assembly
Texas
Norfolk Navy Yard
Cincinnati
Kenry Black
Pine Bluff
Ark
Georgia Smith
John Thornton
Fort Smith
Clark Stewart
St. Marys
Miami County
Tom Lillard
Multistate Crime, Politics, Weatherment Drafted in 19th Century News
Reports from Tennessee Kentucky and Arkansas detail assaults killings and a home invasion securing 2000 dollars. Louisiana enacts a lottery ban by December. Iowa Republicans name slate for secretary of state auditor treasurer and electors while endorsing Harrison. Prohibitionists meet in Cincinnati nominating Bidwell for president and Crantial for VP. Wisconsin reapportionment passes in special session. Doors close on church organs in Indiana. Mississippi flooding devastates Catahoula and Concordia parishes with widespread need. death of Mrs. John Homer at 100 in Illinois.
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Woodbury
Tenn
McKnight
Rive Rien
Fleming County
Zeek Turner
Boronans
Joseph Foreman
Fairfield
Louisiana
Republicans
Iowa
Des Moines
W. M. Melarland
C. G. McCarthy
R. J. Beeson
John T. Stone
G. W. Perkins
A. I. Cremmins
J. M. Remiley
Harrison
Nationale
Minneapolis
Altheimer
Ark
Cincinnati
J. 1 St
Olin la
Simel
Hamilie
Angele Lambert
New Orleans
Illinois
Acre
State Board of Agriculture
Canonep
Donnelly
Haynes
Boone
J.P. Dolliver
Congress
J. A. T. Hull
Indiana
A. N. Martin
John Bidwell
California
Bidwell
Demorest
New York
Stuart
Ohio
J. B. Crantil
Texas
Madison
Wisconsin
Democrats
House
Senate
John Homer
Fairbury
Williams (Ind.) Christian Church
Catahoula
Concordia
Mississippi
Multiple World War I Casualties and Disasters Hit Europe
British and Brazilian actions devastate Porto Alegre with gunboat bombardment leaving the city ruined and many dead. In Berlay France Finn destroys tenements causing fatal and injurious burns as residents attempt escape. France battles record losses estimated at 1,500,000 francs. Russia endures cholera with hundreds dying daily as the disease spreads. Ireland sees uproar over an attack on Parnell memory by a priest. Avr Cologne Germany a rowboat sinks with five girls and one man drowned.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
Finn
Beray
France
Russia
Ireland
Parnell
Avr
Cologne
Germany
Stewart bill for free coinage of silver passes Senate
News in brief: Senate vote 20 to 25 for free coinage of silver with Democrats forming the majority. House introduces a pension measure for Civil War veterans. Conference report on agricultural appropriations adopted. Eight hour law enforcement bill passes. Yale defeats Harvard in a 4 mile boat race in New London. Public debt totals and recent fiscal figures released. Fires in Woodland trigger $250,000 loss. three lives lost. Kansas Republicans nominate slate for state offices. Pittsburgh district mills idle amid wage disputes. 197 business failures reported nationwide. Various incidents include a derailment attempt near Decatur and a cyclone’s destruction at Mason. Fiscal year receipts and gold bullion/assets totals listed.
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Yale
Harvard
New London
Woodland
Cal
Kansas Republicans
Topeka
A. W. Smith
I. P. Moore
William Edwards
BOK. Brace
Colored
J. B. Lynch
T. F. Garner
Pittsburgh
United States
Finn
Haggin
Antelope
Decatur
Ind
Mason
Neb
Prairie State Fair plans announced for Peoria exhibit
The Illinois Board of Agriculture outlines preparations for the fortieth Prairie State Fair in Peoria from September 26 to 30. Premiums total about 35.6 thousand dollars across horse, cattle, sheep, hog, farm and steam products, women’s work, inventions, fine arts and school work. Events include bicycle day on Tuesday with prizes and a bicycle tournament, children’s day, and designated Republican and Democratic days midweek with receptions but no speeches. Music day Friday features bands like Second Regiment Chicago and Parlin and Orendorff Canton. Col. Lem H. Wiley directs. Contact W. C. Garrard, secretary, Springfield, IL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois Board of Agriculture
Ilinois State Board of Agriculture
Peoria
America
Maj
Starry G. Rouse
Second Regiment
Chicago
Pullman
Parlin & Orendorff
Canton
Spencer
Lem H. Wiley
Board of Agriculture
W. C. Garrard
Springfield
Smallpox Threat Urges Vaccination Across Illinois
The Illinois State Board of Health warns of a renewed smallpox threat citing outbreaks in New York City Chicago and several states. It urges universal vaccination including school children workers and public servants, offers vaccine at wholesale cost and free supply to communities unable to pay, and appeals to the press to inform the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinoss
State Board of Wealth
State Board of Health
F. W. Reilly
Springfield
New York City
Pittsburgh
Ohio
West Virginia
Iowa
Michigan
Chicago
Illinois
Hinds
Tess
Illinois State Board of Health
Commonwealth
Senate passes Stewart silver coinage bill after rout
The Stewart free coinage measure wins in the Senate by 29 to 25 after a fierce debate. Key players include Democrats Brice Carlisle Corman Cray Palmer McPherson White and Republicans Hill and Teller. The bill directs minting of silver bullion and repeals the 1880 purchase provision with planned coinage of standard dollars.
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Senate
Stewart
Brice
Carlisle
Corman
Cray Palmer
McPherson
White
Northwest
Senator Hill
New York
Yeas
Allen
Large
Ransom
Whate
Marrin
Sanders
Berry
Hill
Shoup
Blackburn Jones
Squire
Blodgett
Kenna
Hutter
Kyl
Teller
Cameron
Treasury
Carey
Wyoming
Chicago
Morgan
Pro ‘Tempore
Manderson
House
Cockrell
River high water floods Quincy areas and damages
River at Quincy holds at 19 feet above low-water mark, near high-water levels of 1881 and 1885, encrusting levees and flooding Lima lake and Hunt drainage districts. Crops across the four districts incur about 520000 dollars in losses, with total damages reaching 800000 dollars in these regions. Additional losses in Indian Grove and Say districts amount to 225000 dollars. Rail construction in 1892 slows due to heavy rains, as 1367 miles were completed in six months, with full-year projections around 4000 to 4200 miles, down from 1728 miles last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Here
Warsaw
Lima Lake
Hunt
Indian Grove
Say
Musical Mélange Highlights Sousa Move and Opera Debut
Sousa of the Marine Band plans to move to Chicago to conduct an orchestra, with a $6,000 yearly salary for five years and a profit share. San Francisco singer Miss Ritones, Paris pupil of Mme Marchesi, recently debuted in Paris and appeared in Florence opera with success. Fräulein Gabreilla Weitrowetz, mixed Italian Austrian heritage, studied under Herr Joachim, tours continental stages. Bordeaux premieres an opera by Mme de Grandval titled Muazeppa in four acts. Local critics praise the music highly.
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Fraulein Gabreilla Weitrowetz
London
Herr Joachim
Grand Theater
Bordeaux
Mme. de Grandval
Muazeppa
Gigantic combination reshapes Pittsburgh iron and steel
In Pittsburgh and nearby, nearly 150000 workers lose their jobs as mills close after wage talks fail. About 400 mills idle, 25 to 50 already shut, leaving 250 mills idle with up to 100000 workers affected. The Home stead strike advisory committee plans river patrols, saloon controls, and order preservation. Carnegie Steel Co consolidates major interests, with $25 million capital, employing over 40000, and establishes its headquarters in Pittsburgh with branches nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Prrrsnonan
Senate
United States
Alleghany Mountains
Edna
Eighth Avenue
Prrrspernau, Pa
Carnegie Bros. & Co., Limited
Carnegie, Phipps & Co., Limited
Allegheny Bessemer Steel Co
Keystone Bridge Co
Edgar Thompson
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Duquesne Steel Works
Homestead Steel Works
Lucy Furnaces
Keystone Bridge Works
Upper Union Mills
Lower Union Mills
Beaver Falls Mills
Sciota Ore Mines
Larimer Coke Works
Younghiogeny Coke Works
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited
Fires in California Woodland blaze claims two lives
A July 2 fire in Woodland destroyed the Jackson block, Exchange block, opera house, Exchange hotel and several stores after high winds hampered control. Losses projected at 200,000 dollars. W. W. Porter and an unknown man died as walls fell. Sacramento reports say a separate fire near Antelope burned 6,000 acres, with fields of grain and stacks of hay lost and damage around 100,000 dollars.
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Anp
Cal
Jackson Block
Exchange Block
Sacramento
W. W. Porter
Hagegin Grant
Antelope
Meyhews
Reutlers
Cyclone Hits Mason Nebraska Causes Major Destruction
A cyclone struck Mason Nebraska at 7 50 p m Friday damaging or destroying J H Melville K J A Payne and J M Amber homes and several Main Street businesses including Payne's meat market Jardoff Elliott's hardware Castellan Hurley's blacksmith shop and Dryfus' livery barn plus a brick schoolhouse and two churches. Estimated damage around 50 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Neb
J. H. Melville
K. J. A. Payne
J. M. Amber
Payne
Jardoff & Elliott
Castellan & Hurley
Dryfus
Strange Legal Tales From Distant Lands and Domestic Rows
A bygone chronicle notes odd laws and cases: in Poland a slanderer once walked on all fours through town as punishment. An English woman fined for letting dogs pull a baby carriage on a public road. A judge in Tiffin, Colorado, sentenced a prisoner by telephone. In German East Africa seventeen Arabs were hanged for supporting a slave market. A will left 31,000 for a pet cat, now five kittens may inherit. Rutherford neighbors quarrel over a rooster. the dispute cost two families 200 dollars. The first English type setting machine was patented by Dr. William Church of Connecticut in 1802.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Tiffa
Herr Sonxenscnren
German East Africa
Phil apeLruta
Rutherford
N. J
England
Wm. Church
Connecticut
Cyclones Ravage Philadelphia Area Wreck Homes and Kill Four
Severe rain and windstorm swept Camden and surrounding towns causing widespread damage. Gloucester suffered the heaviest losses with unroofed houses, destroyed pavilion, and fatalities including Patrick Wighlund of Philadelphia. Debris, uprooted trees, and injured residents fill hospital reports as coroner investigations begin. Additional strikes hit Morristown and Torrington areas with casualties and extensive crop damage.
Exposition Aid Passes Senate Panel with Sabbath Condition
The senate committee on the Columbian exposition orders a favorable report on the aid bill totaling about 5.54 million dollars. It matches the house plan, funds medals and diplomas, government exhibit costs, and includes 10 million silver half dollar souvenirs. An amendment to close the exposition on Sundays is adopted. another provision on a colored race exhibit is set aside.
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Senate
Pettigrew
Petetigrew
United States
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