Fall Elections Spark Bitter Statewide Returns
Reports from Ohio and Iowa counties show Republican gains amid disputes over count accuracy. Prohibition and license amendments drew mixed support. Democrats claim key legislative races while Republicans tout statewide majorities, with figures ranging on Senate and House outcomes and shifting support in cities like Cincinnati and Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Senate
Lhe Western Reserve
Garfield
Republican Committee
Repubblicans
Hamilton County
Towa. Des Moma
Sherman
Teckel
Kinne
Hayes
Tes
Supreme Judge
Reed
Mr. Donnan
House
Democratic Committee
Helsheimer
Larrabee
Butler
Stiles
Granary Collapse Kills Four in Mooruan, Minnesota
A grain bin at Mr Northruff’s farm eight miles east of Mooruan collapsed during the night, burying fourteen thrashers. Four men died of suffocation while ten others were rescued with narrow escapes. Named victims include Andrew Larson, R A Rhodes, and Charles Wing. the fate of a fourth engineer remains unclear.
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Monrheady Minm
Debria
Mooruran
Minn
Northruff
Hera
Tem
Andrew Larson
TR. A. Rhodes
Charles Wing
Nother Whosy Pume
Heavy Clothing Failures Hit New York Clothiers
Simon Stark & Co. wholesale clothiers failed for about 400000 dollars with $302630 in preferences, mostly to the Mack family. The collapse follows Mayer & Co. and Levy Bros. failures. London and Liverpool retailers tied to Mack & Co. may escape loss, but the episode foreshadows a potential panic in the wholesale clothing trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Stark & Co
F. Mayer & Co
Levy Bros. & Co
Mack
London
Liverpool
Chicago
Mack & Co
Remembered His Sweetheart New York Probate Tale
The will of Frederick Matthews admitted to probate by the Surrogate. He bequeaths to Ellen Greenwood Fields, formerly engaged to him, twenty thousand dollars. Matthews, a soda-water apparatus businessman, left a large fortune, most of which goes to his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick Matthews
Ellen Greenwood Fields
Matthews
Grn
Legaty of an Eccentric Old Man in Watseka
Legrand L Wells, an eccentric old citizen of Iroquois County, died at his residence near Watseka aged seventy. He leaves a large estate set apart for assisting a school in the city for indigent young men and boys. A Prominent Editor's Death in Boston. Hon Charles Creighton Harwell, connected with the editorial staff of the Boston Traveler and author of the State of Week series, died aged 49.
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Legrand L. Wells
Iroquois County
Watseka
Boston
Charles Creighton Harwell
Boston Traveler
State of Week
Penn Agence
Horrific Waukau Crash Kills Child and Injures Five
A trolley accident near Waukau Wisconsin fatally injures a child and injures three others while Mr Trougert his wife and baby along with his daughter and her husband and child ride. A hat blown off caused a child to fall from a car into gears tearing the body and wrecking the vehicle. Remains were recovered and placed in a shoe box at Waukan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukau
Wis
Osukosi
Trougert
St. Paul
Rust Lake
Aro
Waukan
Heirs of Mosher Estate Meet Over Multimillion Plan
A meeting of Mosher estate heirs, valued in the millions, drew about sixty representatives at the Palmer House to organize permanently and plan future auctions. Charles HL Mitchell is the heirs’ attorney. Hugh Mosher traced from England in 1660, with a complex tale of a hidden will and contested ownership. The heirs, about a thousand, date disputes to 1880 amid past bitterness.
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Mosher
Palmer Mouse
Charles HL Mitchell
Hugh Mosher
England
Rhde Island
Daniel Mosher
Doly
Hugh
le Estate
Bloody Collision During Meeting Sparks Mob Violence
Bre vasy Oct 8 A clash erupted after a range possession returning from a meeting where Sir Stafford Northcote spoke A Catholic mob attacked and smashed windows of a convent leading to a woman’s death from shock amid Friday Orange mob violence.
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Bre Vasy
Stafford Northcote
Conductor and brakeman charged with manslaughter
New York October 10 Thomas Middleton a conductor and Samuel H Ayres a brakeman on the Manhattan train involved in the September 10 collision with the Flushing train at Honters Point have been arrested on a coroner s warrant charged with manslaughter Three persons were killed and several wounded in the accident Other arrests are expected
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Middleton
Samuel H. Ayres
Manhattan
Flushing
Honter’s Point
Senator Almunds Hag Beep In City Remarks On Rivalries
The article notes Senator Almunds Hag Beep's statements in city circles over several days about not seeking to retain a position. It references a plan involving the President pro tempore and hints at political maneuvers around leadership and succession. A separate item mentions logs valued at $36,000 and a legal dispute involving John Lilly and the New York Central related to a depot case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benals
Tom
Waswixeton
Sha Nsteads
Anthony
Broontye
John Lilly
New York Central Ratloid
Forty-second Street
Depo
Oot & Vendist
BAD
APA Tusko Calan
Supreme Court
Johnston Sets New One Mile Pacing Record
CuroAno Oct 11. At Driving Park Johnston paced a mile in 2 10 0, lowering Little Brown Jug's 2 10 54 mark as Peter W. Johnston drove the bay pacer to a nation beating time. Spectators and bettors hailed the feat amid watches ticking 2 12 and 2 10 near the wire.
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Lounston
CuroAno
Driving
Johnston
Vanderbilt
Handsome Maud
Chicago Jockey Club
Litle Brown
Jug
Qty
F& Folure
Little Brown Jug
Maud 8
Peter W. Dolmston
Secrecy Hall
Dorsey
Kentucky
Peter
H. D. McKinney
H. V. Bemis
Mr. Dorsey
Peter V. Johnston
Southern crop prospects amid prolonged drought damage
The report from Mofuri Alabama in October outlines severe drought across the Southern states from Georgia and Alabama to Mississippi and Texas. Rain has been sparse since July with September rainfall at 0.96 inches, crippling cotton and truck farming. hog meat and last year’s corn offer limited relief while farmers feed corn to hogs as cotton prospects fade.
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Drouth
Mofuri
Ala
Middle Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansty
Texas
Mobile
Fiendish Revenge by Dinamite Thieves Target Witnesses
New Year Ort and Pawling special recount the cattle thieves depredations and their deadly act against witnesses. A dynamite bomb shattered Beach family rooms injuring Mas Beach, baby, John A. Beach, and Samuel Graner, who is not expected to live as Graner seized a shotgun near the door. Dynamiters Griffin Miller and George Mulkins have been captured in Seneca BR and are held for coroner’s inquest at PawlingDutchess County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawling
Beach Familly
Mas Beach
Baby
John A. Beach
Samuel Graner
Graner
Newnusae
John B. Griffin
Seneca Br, Miller
George Mulkins
Dutchess County
National Bankrupt Law Endorsed by Boston Bank Heads
The Boston Mississippi bank presidents adopted a resolution urging swift national bankruptcy legislation. They endorse the Lowell bill with possible amendments as most expedient for balancing debtor and creditor interests and restoring confidence between banks and their customers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Miss
Congress
United States
Pedestal work for Ward's Washington statue advances
New York reports progress on building the pedestal for Ward's statue of Washington atop the sub Treasury steps marking where the first President was inaugurated in 1789. A fourteen foot marble club tip piece is cut and placed with inscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ward
Washington
sub-Treasury
Pooton
Collision of Trains Near Pittsford Mich Kills and Injures
A terrible collision occurred on the Lake Shore Road at Pittsford Michigan six o clock Saturday morning. Freight train No 60 struck rear end of No 80 wrecking caboose and several cars then catching fire. Engineer Chris Nendhart of Toledo injured. Mrs J Rogers Hudon Mich Mr Milick of West Unity and A Rose of this city killed or injured. The wreck caused mangling and death of Mrs Mark Gay of Radson. Conductor Alvous of Elkhart led No 60 and Conductor Harry Andrews of Toledo ran No 50.
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Pittsford
Mich
Aprian
Lake Shore Road
Pittsford No 50
Chris Nendhart
Toledo
Caboose
Alvouos
Elkhart
Harry Andrews
Pulled His Dog's Tail Triggers Fatal Affray in Virginia
In Franklin County near Danville on Monday Joseph Love, a West Virginia fugitive, fought with his father in law and relatives after a dog tail incident. Love wounded three men with a Colt revolver, one likely fatally, as he fled the scene amid community outrage.
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Danville
Franklin County
Joseph
Love
West Virginia
Monday Love
Charles Love
Ehummsaif
Colt
Navy
Loye
Disastrous Dallas Fire Destroys City Elevator Plant
A Saturday blaze in Dallas gutted the City Elevator and Compress Company engine room, wiping out cotton, grain, and machinery valued near 300000 dollars. The Dallas Electric Light Works and Sinker Davis & Co facilities suffered major losses, with total damage approaching 750000 dollars. Fort Worth sent aid, arriving after the fire was largely subdued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dans
Tex
City Elevator and Compress Company
Dallas Electric Light Works
Sinker, Davis & Co
Fort Worth
Infected Cattle Reported at Chicago Stock Yards
A health alert notes cattle at the Chicago stock yards showing signs of disease. Health officials urge inspection and caution for handlers amid growing concern over infected herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cuicano
Rampant locomotive disaster at Talon Depot Reading
A runaway Boston and Maine locomotive crashed through the Reading depot at Fat Speed near Andover. It wrecked offices, overran baggage rooms, killed a widow Mrs. Mary Nutter, and injured others. The engine teetered into the basement as crowds fled, with property damage and rumors of deaths. A parallel note reports thefts of Secretary of the Interior Seiler trunks on a Northern Pacific excursion, leading to arrests and ongoing investigations.
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Lawn
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Andover
Tewksbury
Tavejoy & Rand
Alan
G. C. Paul
Mr. Paul
Ha Express
Mary Nutter
No. 7
Water Street
Hoon
Bismarck
Livingston
Alexander Mc~Kinzie
Northern Pacific
Brett
Walsh
Pullcates Staples
Shannon
Millionaires and wealth in Boston stated by assessor returns
Boston figures from assessor returns show 108000 residents taxed this year with 20000 paying more than a poll tax and 2000 above 1000 dollars. About 106 millionaires are listed led by Fred L Ames and John M Forbes at about 15000000 each, with Oliver Ames and William G Weld at around 6000000. Other notable names include Charles Francis Adams Alexander Agassiz Oliver Dugon and more.
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Boston
Fred L. Ames
John M. Forbes
Oliver Ames
William G. Weld
Charles Francis Adams
Alexander Agassiz
Oliver Dugon
Gastom
Yellow Fever Rising At Pensacola Naval Station
Navy Department reports another yellow fever outbreak on the Pensacola naval reservation with four new cases and two deaths amid a week of extreme heat. At Ship Island quarantine station, eleven cases and three deaths occurred in the week ending September 29. In Cleveland, Brown Bonnell and Co Iron Works at Youngstown reorganizing scheme failed. a new company with $200,000 capital seeks to assume all assets and liabilities.
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WashineTon
Navy Department
Naval Reservation
Pensacola
Fla
Ship Island
Cleveland, O
Gener! Campenon
Vies Thibardin
John Landers
Indiana Banking Company
Indianapolis
Snyder
Cuyahoga Falls
Morton Pielps
Corm
Utica
N. Y
Secret Service
Denver
Gus Summers
Willis W. Long
Clinton
Raitland
New York
Jesse Hoyt
M. A. Dauphin
New Orleans
United States
Youngstown
Lake Shore
Pennsylvania
William ‘S. Dodge & Co
Baltimore
Robert Coapples
Tecumseh
Mich
Hinda Rose
Lexington
Richard Shoard
el Dorado
Report on Education Reveals Illiteracy Gaps in South
In the forthcoming Education Commissioner report, among males over twenty one in the Southern states, 4,154,125 are counted and 420,650 are white while 44,494 are colored unable to win.
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Wassixeron
Commissioner of Education
Southam
First day box office hits $20,060 for Irving theater run
New York Oct 9 The Irving theater engagement opened with receipts of $20,060, the largest single day gross in city history for that venue. The Barnet company delivered a dramatic program as part of the opening, following last year’s notable attendance figures. Prof Price delivered a sermon at Hoary Ward, noted in the same issue.
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New York
Various Local News Shorts From the Era
A digest of minor items: bans on swine import from Russia into Germany, Denver Rio Grande bonds authorized, University of St Petersburg students blamed in fires, Monry Stanley’s claims about Congo basin inhabitants, Mantowne County Wisconsin fire damages, stock market and insurance shifts, legal suits, and notable deaths including Bishop Augustus Short and J. M. [Fanary]. Local incidents feature rock from Seliperaing yielding gold, transportation notes, and claims about cattle disease and parish leadership changes.
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Russia
Germany
Denver & Rio Grande Road
University of St. Petersburg
Monry M. Stanley
Congo Basin
Africa
Miebicat
Mantowne County
Wis
James Duulay
First Baptist Church
Erie
Elimreh
Arthur
Washington
J.T. Steedman
Toledo
J. Tibbits
Warsaw
N.Y
Serena J. Porter
East Kalena
Fanary
Alamo
Austin
Tex
Seliperaing
Mich
Dentak
Augustus Short
Adelaide
Australia
M. H. Cochran
Quebec
Chicago
Houston&Texas Central Railway
Tn Council
Hill Township
Daviess County
William Mears
Silas Bullard
Menusha
Henry Hewitt, Jr
Crosby
Montana
Catfish Band of
Portland
New Hampshire
Maine
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Ohio
Owa
Hondry
Frand
Sherring
Kinno
Towa
QRAIL
Legaty
Bausenat
Professor True
Mr. Palmer
Smithsonian Institute
Thor
Southern Crop Prospects
Wani
Philadelphia
Partapeppaia
Enaene
Ullion
Cag
Dallas
Cleveland Iron-Works
the Unistiered
South
A-Megro
Ie Beocher
Professor Price
Montana Territory
A.C. Fuller
Belvidere
Lehigh County
Warter-Mile
Louisville
Callao
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