Epitome of the Week brief world news summary
Condensed telegraphic reports cover Gladstone on Triple Alliance and fear of defection, cholera in England and Russia, German political strains, strikes and heat deaths across Europe, and foreign events. Washington notes include Army reunion, pardons, tariff and canal actions, notable disclosures, and ongoing international tensions.
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Gladstone
England
Hamburg
Saxony
Germany
Europe
Teheran
Persia
Berne
Switzerland
Kaiser
Caprivi
America
London Capera
Russia
Wales
Berlin
Convicts Labor Policy Reiterated by Tennessee Coal and Iron
The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company announces it will never again use convict labor. The report notes a shift in labor practices amid broader industrial tensions.
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Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Carl Axelson
New York
Farmers’ and Laborers’ Union
Moberly
Felix Burris
Karnes City
Tex
Robert L. Cutting
W. A. Allen
Miss Austin
Bonham
Chas. C. Sweeney
Galveston
Cleveland
Central Labor Union
Wormser
Knights of Pythiss
Kansas City
Eugene Bunch
Babe Burrows
Mur
Reading deal ruled unconstitutional by New Jersey court
New Jersey Chancellor McGill declared the Reading lease and tripartite agreement unlawful and against public policy. He dissolves the trust, enjoins the Port Reading from operating the Central, and orders the Central to resume full control. McLeod vows to appeal, saying the ruling mainly alters forms of operation but not ultimate results.
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McGill
New Jersey
McLeod
New York
People of
Commonwealth
Reading Combine
Har
Soale
Trenton
Port Reading Company
Central
Central Railroad Company
Port Reading
Metzill
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Philadelphia
Friends of the Reading Company
Central Railroad of
New Jersey Central Territory
The
Coal and Iron Company
Jersey Central
Jersey Contral and Wesen
Knights Drill at Exposition Park Crowds Cheer
Pythians continue competitive drilling at Kanang City Exposition Park Kansas City Missouri August 27 with thousands watching from 9 a.m. The five divisions New Albany Grand Rapids Pioneer Little Rock Girard and Indiana No 19 displayed prize winning drills. Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias elected officers including Supreme Chancellor W W Blackwell and others. Endowment Bank secretary post awaits constitution decision.
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Kanang City
Kansas City
Exposition Park
New Albany No. 5
New Albany
Ind
H. M. Cooper
Grand Rapids
Mich
James Bayne
Pioneer
Little Rock
Ark
Girard
Kan
M. W. Russell
Many
Indianapolis
Charles J. Many
Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias
W. W. Blackwell
Kentucky
Waller B. Ritchie
Ohio
K. T. Blackmer
California
F. J. Wiley
Delaware
R. L. C. White
Tennessee
J. H. Lyon
Kansas
A.C. Gardenier
New York
John H. Thompson
Washington
D.C
The
Endowment Bank
Missouri news notes from Hannibal and more
The seventh annual session of the State Grand Council of the Triple Alliance met in Hannibal with officers listed. Rail line work progresses toward a Kansas City to Pittsburg connection, and new corporate filings include Hubbell Dry Goods and Missouri Water and Light. Forgeries and embezzlement cases surface in Marshall Sedalia and Joplin, with details on Henrichs’s $6,500 missing funds. Rate wars loom as railroads discuss 1 cent per mile for Knights of Pythias travelers. State Road Improvement Convention in Chillicothe focuses on legislation and contracting road work.
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Illinois
Kriegerbund
Kansas City
Goshen
Ind
P. G. Trunnel
Louisville
Jews First Cavalry
Ninteenth Town Infantry
Keokuk
Thomas Manufacturing Company
George Law
Capain D. H. Thomas
California
Arkansas
Harrison
Missouri
Harrison Times
Augusta
Kas
United States
Iron Hall
Indianapolis
Boston
Orae
Algiers
J. J. Hill
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Monitor Republicano
City of
New York Central
West Shores
Buffalo
Lizzie Struber
Xenia
Ill
Chicago
Finerty
Clinton
Ian
Indianapolia
Order of the Iron Hall
New York
Logan Murphy
Mott Sterling
Harris
Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Strip
Seievtecy Bank
Hannibal
H. Harris
Stu
Adison Gordon
Frances Acke
Mothernsmith
Ode
Bonfils
C. A. Viladonia
Fayette
Chaplin
Richard Gentry
Fort Smith and Nevada Railroad
Pittsburg
Nevada
Hume
Katy
Lesuer
Hubbell Dry Goods Company
Columbia and
Rocheport
J. P
F. D
J. M. Hubbell
A. H.johnson
W. B. Rollins
Missouri Water and Light Company of
A. E. Stillwell
A. A. Mosher
J. McD Trimble
R. B. Cove
Joplin
Henrichs
First National Bank of Joplin
Carthage
Henricha
Missouri Pacific
Memphis
Kansas
Knights of Pythias
Texas
Southwest
Chillicothe
First Day of Borden Trial Highlights Officer Errors
The Borden murder case opened with defense counsel releasing a letter from Samuel Robinsky recounting a Bloody Stranger interview. Testimony exposed slip shod police and medical examiner practices, Miss Lizzie Borden’s imprisonment looming as a key result. The lead government witness confessed delays in autopsy and incomplete searches, while Dr Dolan and the examiner described clothing stains and hatchet hairs with Miss Lizzie Borden appearing largely unmoved.
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Borden
Fat River
Mass
Jennings
Samuel Robinsky
Waltham
Dolan
Adams
Lizzie Borden
Northwest Territories government resigns after confidence vote
Winnipeg reports the Northwest Territories government has resigned following a Regina vote of want of confidence. Opposition claims unfair treatment and opposition to ending separate schools aided the motion, carried by one vote. Possible successors named Betts Cayley and Clarke-hill. deadlock anticipated. Expects Blaine to speak in Maine campaign. Senator Hale cites two to three Maine speeches or a letter if unwell.
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Northwest Territory
Winnipeg
Man
Northwest Territories
Regina
Territories
Messrs
Betts
Cayley
Clarkshill
Haultain
Blaine
Portland
Eugene Hale
Maine
Hale
Blaine Corr
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