London bread croppings and cholera recall in Gazette notes
The Gazette lists diverse items including William Guapstown MP since 1832, London bread from American wheat, a series of cholera years in India, and Irish name prefix ogha. It notes Sweden's license law requiring food purchase with drink and remarks an artist's claim on facial symmetry. It mentions Uncle Sam two million dollars in pocket on the money order list and many people failing to claim cash.
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Uncle Sam
If Sun Emitted Sound Would Reach Earth After Years
A fanciful note explains that if the sun emitted audible sounds loud enough to travel to Earth, they would take about fourteen years to arrive, not eight minutes as light does. It also mentions Canionsta offering three oranges per person in America and Kan sas promising a bushel of wheat per person, with surplus to spare.
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Earth
Canionsta
America
Kansas
Search light for Liberty statue planned in New York
A Turkish project aims to install a giant search light atop the Liberty statue in New York. The beam will reach 50 000 candle power and be visible for up to 100 miles, claiming the largest such light in the world.
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Tur
Middletown
Conn
New York
Irish language decline echoed in census figures
Tris warned that Irish is dying out with language speakers shrinking across decades. Estimates show 64,000 spoke Irish only ten years ago, 38,000 in 1891, 55,000 bilingual in 1881, and a total of 642,000 last year.
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Tris
Harvard Telescope to Reveal Forty Five Times More Stars
Prof Pickering plans to disclose forty five times as many stars as currently known using the new photographing telescope recently installed at Harvard Observatory. The instrument was a gift from Miss Caroline W Bruce of New York.
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Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Caroline W. Bruce
New York
General Prim longest serving Spanish minister of war this century
Gen Prim, two years at war minister, outlasted all predecessors this century in Spain. The century records 104 ministers of war with an average six months’ service. Also noted, Count Gullio Valensin, wealthy California stock raiser, left his wife $2,000 yearly while she remains unmarried and $1 to his son, a provision tied to their separation over her employment of Mons Capel as tutor.
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Prim
Spain
Gullio Valensin
California
Mons. Capel
Buried Urns Reveal Ancient Phoenix Find and Odd News
In Phoenix on Madison street, workmen uncover a burial site of a prehistoric race while digging a sewer. urns with ashes, teeth, and skull fragments prove cremation. The column blends with social notes on a viscount lottery, a New Jersey divorce ruling, Sara Bernhardt on microbes, and Montana's silver statue for the world fair with sculptor Park and Ida Rehan as model.
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Madison Street
Phoenix
A. T
Montana
R. H. Park
Ida Rehan
Mr. Park
Justice
Marriage Persists Beyond Duty and Patriotism
The piece notes 600 men per 1000 in the United States and Canada aged thirty and single. It argues marriage should be rooted in love, not duty or patriotism, and warns that waning sentiment lowers love and marriages. Appeals to duty cannot reverse the trend.
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United States
Canada
Encampment of Grand Army Opens in Washington
Long list of events from the 26th G A Tt encampment in Washington. Vice President Morton welcomes veterans. President Harrison absent due to his wife’s illness. Estimated 50,009 veterans parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. Next encampment set for Boston. Reported US deaths 6,440 and relief expenditures $2,221,004. Union Veterans’ union plans an industrial home for sons of veterans. Also notes on suffrage candidates Woodhull-Martin and Stow, business failures, cholera fade, coal output, fires, and other national incidents.
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G. A. Tt
Washington
Grand Army Place
Morton
Harrison
Loon Lake
Pennsylvania Avenue
Grand Army of the Republic
Tur
Silent Army” of the Union
Indianapolis
Adjutant General
Union Veterans’ Union
Sons of Veterans
A. G. Weissert
Wisconsin
R. H. Warfield
San Francisco
Peter B. Ayers
Delaware
Victoria Woodehull-Martin
New York
London
United States
Mary L. Stow
California
Boston
Rockaway Beach Fire Destroys 100 Buildings in LI Resort
Flames devastate Rockaway Beach Long Island destroying over 100 structures including twenty large hotels with losses around 500000 dollars. Mrs Robert Phillips perishes in the blaze as health officers report no cholera in New York City. Major General Daniel Ullman dies at Nyack aged 82 after organizing colored troops in the Civil War. In Pa a grand jury returns true bills against 167 Homestead strikers. Massachusetts Democrats nominate Moses Stevens and G F Williams for Congress. Flames wipe out twenty houses in St Petersburg Pa. Mrs Elizabeth Stanton dies in Patton Township aged 117. Our double team world record in trotters is lowered at Providence to 2 12 44 by Belle Hamlin and Honest George. A Jewish synagogue stampede in NYC leaves four women dead and many injured.
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Rockaway Beach
Long Island
Robert Phillips
New York City
Daniel Ullman
Tool
Nyack
N. Y
Homestead
Massachusetts
Moses
T. Stevens
Congress
G. F. Williams
St. Petersburg
Elizabeth Stanton
Patton Township
Center County
Elizabeth Jamison
Lancaster County
Providence
I. L
Belle Hamlin
Honest George
Record of varied events across 1900s era notes
A bicycle mile by John Johnson in Independence Ta. tops earlier marks, Nancy Hanks trotter’s mile beaten by half a second. Davin Wane, 100, weds Elizabeth Garvin, 82, at Wellston Ohio. Tikopore Osten is Wisconsin Fourth district nominee. David Mercer seeks Nebraska Second. JupGE Sort, cattle thief chief, captured and lynched by ranchers in North Dakota lands. Momolu Massaquai, educated in Nashville, called to throne in Africa. Sovereign Grand Lodge Odd Fellows elects officers in Portland. Santa Fe eastbound express robbed near Osage City with 5 killed, 35 injured. Fire devastates Marengo Illinois business district. Tillman faction nominates Ben Tillman for governor in Columbia DC. Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern telegraphers strike. Cleveland-Cortland train collision injures several, two fatally. Flames destroy six Mason City businesses including post and regis offices.
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Miller
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Order
Columbus
Baltimore
San Antonio
Tex
J. L. Mart
Pittsburgh & Port Wayne
Shreve
Berourteans
Sifth
Wisconsin
Emil Baeneh
Congress
G. K. Richardson
Michigan
Lima
Wisconsin King
Henry Watson
Durant
Miss
Burlington Road
Sibley
Minneapolis
John
Johnson
Independence
Milwaukee
Fine
Union School
Battle Creek
Mich
W. F. Walters
Westerville
State Fair Ground Crossing
Charles E. Belknap
Sandusky
John Pope
Ohio Soldiers’ Home
M. F. Force
Cincinnati
Somerby
New Order
Janus TB. Weaver
People's Party
South
John 8
Nancy Hanks
Davin A. Wane
Enterprise
Elizabeth Garvin
Wellston
O. Tikopore Osten
David Mercer
Nebraska
Jupge” Sort
North Dakota
Momolu Massaquai
Central Tennessee College
Nashville
Africa
Portland
Ore
Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Grand Sire
C. PF. Campbell
London
Ont
J. W. Stebbens
Rochester
N. Y
Theodore A. Ross
Isaac A. Sheppard
Philadelphia
Osage City
Kan
Marengo
Ill
Columbia
D. C
Tillman Or Alliance
Benjamin R. Tillman
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Cortland
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
Flamea
Regisiter
Mason City
Spain Declares Oct 12 a Perpetual National Holiday
Government of Spain proclaims October 12 a perpetual national holiday to honor the discovery of America. Reports from various regions describe conflicts in Africa and Asia, fires in Russia, a beheading sentence under medieval law, wrecks and drownings in Japan, and political actions affecting Americans in Mexico. Various incidents include 4000 Danomeyans attacking French troops near Oba and a large fire in New Brunswick area.
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Spain
America
Danomeyans
Oboa
Olkusz
Russia
Carr, Andrewwes
Lisbon
Atlantic City
N. J
Court of Appeals
Tyrhoon
Rinkiu Islands
Japan
Salvation Army
Toronto
United Christian Workers
Bactouche
France
Sierra Madre Mountains
Mexico
Monterey
C. C. Hogue
Republic
Diaz
Notable deaths and incidents from regional news roundup
James W. Hesten dies in New York aged 59 after a long public service career in his state. A Daisy line wreck in Parkland Kentucky injures ten. Bail denied for Hoven O Coxxent in Homestead murder case. trial to begin. Cholera declines in Hamburg amid restored confidence. Connecticut People's Party nominates E M Ripley for governor at New Haven. Gambling house fire in Thompson North Carolina kills two. Utah territorial chair Crann reports no polygamous marriages since 1890. Anna Charrtt marks 100th birthday in Adrian Michigan. Robbery on Roslyn Washington prompts $10,000 theft. Two freight trains collide in New Hampton Iowa. eight killed. Hope Arkansas bank closes. $15,000 depositor loss. Mrs Stewart dies in Washington. J P Kenney shoots wife then himself in Denver. Band leader Patrick Gillmor dies in St Louis. Four men die in Eureka mine shaft accident. National League baseball standings summarized for week ending 19th.
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Grex
James W. Hesten
New York
Parkland
Hven O'Coxxent
Kline
Homestead
Turcholera
Hamburg
People's Party of
Connecticut
New Haven
E. M. Ripley
Unionville
Thompson
N. C
Crann
Territorial Committee of
Utah
Anna Charrrr
Adrian
Mich
Turre
Roslyn
Wash
Benjamin
Snipe’s Bank
New Hampton
People’s Bank
Hope
Ark
Stewart
Grant
Washington
J. P. Kenney
Denver
Patrick
Gillmora
Lindell
St. Louis
Eureka
Bessemer Township
Cleveland
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Louisville
Baltimore
St. Lows
Weissert of Wisconsin Elected G A R Commander In Chief
The Grand Army of the Republic national encampment at Wasiusa'ox opened swiftly with the election of Capt. A. G. Weissert of Wisconsin as commander in chief. Other officers chosen included R. A. Warfield and Peter B. Ayres, with debates on seniority rules and patriotism education. The session adjourned sine die after installing new officers and adopting several resolutions.
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Grand Army
Heleet
Capt. Weissert
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Mississippi
Miller
Kansas
A. G. Weissert
Col
Lincoln
Pipes
R. A. Warfield
San Francisco
Peter B. Ayres
Wilmington
Del
W. C. Weyl
Danbury
Congress
Palmer
Grand Army of the Republic
Veterans’ Protective Association Bureau of Information
Marine Hospital
New Orleans
Secretary of War
Mort Sumter
Council of Administration
Burglary Ring Strikes Southwestern Iowa Silk Stores
A gang of expert burglars targets fine silk and cloth, hitting Keokuk Columbus Junction and Mount Pleasant with losses near $3,000 at least, using a singular method blamed on the Baume pany amid rising regional depredations. Fire devastates Redfield Arkansas Town. losses exceed $50,000 to merchants Daniels Crawford & Co and F B James. Ex inclusion oration day observed by the colored people in multiple Illinois Indiana towns after September 23.
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Burniineton
Towa
Keokuk
Columbus Junction
Mount Pleasant
Baume Pany
Arkansas
Lhree
Death claims Gilmore and three notable figures
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore famed bandmaster dies at the Lindell hotel after a prolonged illness described as bilious attack and relapse. Gen James W. Husted, longtime New York political figure and former speaker, dies in Peekskill after illness following a national convention journey. Judge Sabin D. Puterbaugh, renowned jurist, passes away in Prorta Illinois, noted for Pleadings and Practice and statutory revisions for Michigan.
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St. Louis
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
Gilmore
Lindell Hotel
Patrick S. Gilmore
Dublin
Ireland
Salem
Mass
Boston
Twenty-fourth
Massachusetts Regiment
Department of
Louisiana
Gen. Banks
Twenty-second Regiment
New York
N. Y
James W. Husted
Mason
Trusted
Thomas
William
J. W. Ilusted
Frederick Shedd
Miss Husted
Ilusted
Minneapolis
Peelkstill
Gen
Husted
Bedford
Westchester County
Yale College
Chauncey M Depew
Republican Party
National Guard
Masonic Fraternity
Michigan
Vermont Governors Row Warns Prohibition Party Victory
New York report states Bradley B. Smalley, former Vermont governor candidate and Democratic National Committee member, claims Allen the Prohibitionist could win if contest rules apply. Smalley says Allen was only eligible candidate while Levi Fuller and Smalley himself are ineligible as national bank directors, risking election validity and possibly swearing in Vermont lawmakers.
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New York
Bradley B. Smalley
Democratic National Committee
Vermont
Allen
Smalley
Carter
Republican
Harrity
Levink
Fuller
Europe’s Thrones and Royal Ceremonies Spanning Europe
A sweeping brief notes the German emperor’s 4 million dollar salary, Emperor Moltke’s Sept 5–10 stay, Empress’ medical advisor visit to Austria, Queen Wilhelmina’s role in sea canal ceremony, English royal tomb design choices, and a claim about cannibal tribes in the Congo.
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Tur
Germany
Panson Engeipre
Austria
Marshal von Moltke
Wilhelmina
Meerwede Ship Canal
Amsterdam
Rhone
England
Princess of Wales
Duke of Clarence
Gilbert
Seven Die as Freight Crash in Town Yards
A through freight crashed into a local freight in the Chicago Great Western yards injuring two and killing seven aboard the caboose. Names include George Brandof Elms Ia William L取mbrota Beeman Ta Julius Smith Elma Michael McNamara and an unknown woman. Eleven workers from both trains face coroner’s scrutiny as rescue efforts unfold.
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New Jlaurron
Chicago Great Western Yards
George Brandof
Elms
William Lambrota
Beeman
Julius Smith
Elma
Jerry McCarthy
Michael McNamara
Milwaukee Road
Peru
Ind
St. Louis
Rock Island
Duffield
Eldon
Shermerhorn
Lovuisville
Parkland
Daring Robbers Loot Roslyn Bank for 10000 Dollars
Three masked highwaymen raided B. E. Snipe’s bank in Roslyn on pay day, looting about 10,000 dollars as they mounted five horses and rode away. Deputy sheriffs and a large posse pursued through rugged terrain, with rewards totaling 2000 dollars offered for the apprehension of the bandits.
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Tacoma
Wash
Roslyn
B. E. Snipe
Abernethy
S. A. Frasier
Tragedy at New York Synagogue Crowds Stampede
A fire panic at a Jewish synagogue in New York on Rosh Hashanah caused a deadly crush. Four women died and about a dozen others were injured as 350 worshippers at the Talmud Torah synagogue at 27 Ludlow Street rushed for exits. Police aided amid chaotic rescue efforts lasting hours.
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New York
Ludlow Street
Gret
Talmud ‘Torah
Samuel Muller
Muller
Colton
Milowitcch
Albert Wolfe
Monroe Street
Miss Browne Haymaker Admitted to Berlin Conservatory
Staunton native Miss Mary Browne Haymaker has been admitted to Berlin’s conservatory where master Joachim presides at only fifteen. Canon Hanonn notes the healing power of music with a Guild of St Cecilia providing soft hospital ward music in London. A massive tuning fork for Leipsic weighs 27 kilograms and yields fourteen double oscillations per second. Verdi, after Aida, Otello, and Falstaff, now contemplates another opera with a Bolto libretto, insisting he remains active and healthy.
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Mary Browne Haymaker
Staunton
Berlin
Conservatory
Joachim
Canon Hanonn
St. Cecilia
London
Hanan
Physiological Institute
Leipsic
Verdi
Bolto
Tennessee Killer Locked In Cell With Victim’s Brother
Adam Leger, a Claiborne county convict who killed several men, was moved to Knoxville on his way to prison. He shared a cell with William Leach, brother of a miner awaiting trial for riot participation. They fought, both fatally hurt, Leger losing an eye after the clash.
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Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Adam Leger
Claiborne County
Leger
William Leach
Leache
Music Publishers and Instrument Makers Form Syndicate
Cincinnati reports a new music trust forming a $5,000,000 capital syndicate linking John Church Company Everett Piano Company Root & Son's Music Company toward Piano Company and Royal Manufacturing Company with offices in Cincinnati New York Boston and Chicago creating a national music hub.
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Cincinnati
John Church Company
New York
West Fourteenth Street
Everett Piano Company
Boston
Root & Son's Music Company
Chicago
Toward Piano Company
Royal Manufacturing Company
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Galesburg
Lurlington
Vincennes
Pat
Louis
J. W. Wasted
Judge Peterbaugh
Milnois
Europe
Congo Basin
Musical Matters
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