Long-Looked for Rain and Dalton Gang Notes
The Statesman reportage details Eli Dalton seen in Chicago amid Lake Shore train robbery intrigue. It also covers Uncle Sam receiving Carmela, McKinley’s Akron campaign opener, Sweden-France alliance hints, and varied late-1900s era items from cargoes to local crimes and weather lore.
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Chicago
Samuel
McKinley
Swesen Ra
Rosales
Dalton
Eli Dalton
Lake “Bhoreath
Sean
Tle
Lake Shore
Muanar
Bull Henry
Uncle Sam
Treasury balances fall as expenses exceed revenues
A Washington dispatch reports the Treasury balance dipping to about 105.5 million as expenditures exceed receipts by roughly 810 billion for the fiscal year. Customs receipts stalemate at 579 thousand for a day, and total six day September revenue near 3.9 million while costs run about 4.06 million daily. Internal revenue shows weakness, with year to date gaps and cash draws depleting the gold reserve from 107 million to 105.5 million.
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Treasury
Washington
Hocauaé
United States
Death of Hamilton Fish Former Secretary of State
Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State under General Grant, died Thursday morning at his Garrigog’s New York country home. Born August 3, 1808 in New York City, he was a leading diplomat of the era and a close associate of Grant. He hailed from the Fish and Stuyvesant lineages and was famed as one of the nation’s great statesmen in diplomacy.
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General Grant
Hamilton Fish
Gen Grant
Garrigog's
N.Y
Thase
Grant
Jefferson
Marcy
Olafoe
Mr. Mish
City of
New York
Nicholas Fish
Washington
Alexander Camilton
Osmothar
Petrus Stuyvesant
Butch
Robber on Grand Trask Express and Other Murders
A chaotic news collage reports a clever train robbery on the Grand Trask Express between Detroit and a bridge, with missing money and odd remarks about customs. It also covers murders by White Caps near Chattanooga, a fatal fire in Versailles, Ky., a child death in Newark from mushrooms, and various crime notes including forged certificates in Birmingham, a dead Grand Army veteran in Indianapolis, and a delirious confession of a murder in Yankton.
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Detroit
Buapension Bridge
Indianapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Iodianapolia
Massachusetts Commander Weissert Elected Leader in Indianapolis
John Be me of Massachusetts appears elected commander in chief with little opposition at a wartime gathering in Indianapolis. John J. B Adain of Massachusetts named senior vice commander Col. J. NM Walker of Indiana junior vice commander. 4% CG Bigger of Texas named third in line. The document notes Weissert as a popular New England figure with long service, recalling his Civil War start as a private in the unit that formed the 19th Massachusetts and rising to captain.
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John
Massachusetts
Weissert
Indianapolis
Ofia
John J. B Adain
J. NM Walker
Indiana
New England
Department of
Robbery Attack on Chicago Night Clerk Ends in Gunfire
Harry Warner, a night clerk at E A Holroyd Drugs in Chicago, was shot in the mouth and beaten by two robbers who rifled the register and tried to open the safe. He lay unconscious in a blood pool. thieves fled, taking $29. Warner’s condition is uncertain as doctors hope for recovery.
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A Warner
Ila
Harry Warner
E A. Holroyd
Chicago
Orly
Warner
Innega
Feigoing
Wafner
Iron Range Consolidation Sparks Immediate Action
The Minnesota Iron Company drives a major consolidation with Duluth and Mesaba interests, aiming to form a powerful nucleus for a Rockefeller-Merritt level alliance. The Minnesota firm, capitalized at 16.5 million, plans 21 to 30 million in stock, and controls the Duluth and Iron Range Railway along with eight steel ships and ownership of key regional fleets.
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Duluth
New York
Minnesota Iron Company
Minnesota
Consolidated
Duluth and
Iron Range
Mesaba
Recovery 18 Steady Basinosa Conditions Show Improvement
Basinosa conditions continue to improve with more works resuming than stopping. Textile and metal industries report resumed operations, markets grow healthier, currency premiums diminish, and domestic exchange embarrassment eases, though overall spirits remain low and wages reduced in some mills.
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Basinosa
Rg, Dun & Cats Weekly
Texile
Fire devastates East Side blocks in New York blaze
Early morning fire at 45 and 47 Pike Street New York destroys a three block area of East Side buildings. Lower floors housed laundries and stores upper floors rented to about a core of small clothing manufacturers or sweat shops. Estimated loss stands at 159000 with 4500 out of work. No lives lost.
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New York
Pike Street
Geary Law Enforcement Discussed With President
Congressman Geary of California met with the President to discuss enforcing the Geary law. He indicated a sizable appropriation would be needed, about $600000, to deport thousands of Chinese who failed to register under the act.
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Mtr
Cleveland
Geary
California
Het
Genry Inn
Inw
Adams Express Robbed in Akron Office
Adams Express Company's Akron Ohio office was entered and robbed of several thousand dollars though figures vary. Witnesses suspect insiders familiar with the office and its routines. Three persons were arrested on suspicion as the investigation proceeds.
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Akron
Adams Express Company
Oh'o
Gref
Elliott
Scenes in the Senate Amid Silent Warfare and Debate
Washington correspondence notes disciplined Senate debates after the opening of the extra session. Leaders hold rapid con ferences shaping motions while Voorhees and Teller rally silver senators. Lodge and Potter exemplify divergent New England and Western styles as McPherson aids the administration in marine affairs.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Indiana
Voorhees
Teller
Stewart
Dubois
Peffer
Jones
Mr. Gorman
Mr. Voorhees
Mr. Faulkner
Whiel
Gorman m4
Mthenbom
Ate
Hapeefia
House
Massachusetts
Lodge
Potter
Kansas
Senator Walcott
Colorado
West
Cevaron Shermad
Nevada
Sharman
Iba
Bea
Dom
Corn Crop Drought Impacts Great Maize Belt Conditions Fall
The September report from the Department of Agriculture shows corn condition at 76.7, down from August and July, with declines across major surplused states. Wheat harvests show weak averages, while yield quality varies by region including Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and the Dakotas, with notable drought effects and lower overall production.
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Ohio
Michigan
Town
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Indiana
Illois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Towa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Colorado
Oregon
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Texas
New England
sMinoia
Dakotas
Fawa
California
People of many creeds gather for world religions assembly
A historic Chicago gathering at the Art Palace united Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Brahmans, and others in a ceremony endorsing religious tolerance. Leaders from Catholic, Protestant, Greek, and Roman churches attended along with diverse delegations from Asia, Europe, and Africa as crowds filled Columbus Hall and adjacent areas for addresses advocating unity.
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Chicago
Chitazo Art Palace
Art Palace
Buddha
Columbus Hall
Way Pawer
Archbishop Feehan
John Barrows
Higinbot
Senate Debates Over Silver Policy and Repeal Bill
The article details tensions in Washington over the silver question and repeal legislation. It notes President Cleveland resisting compromise, Senate cloture attempts, and expected votes. senators Gorman and Smith act as intermediaries while silver advocates push for concessions. Routine proceedings and committee reports occupy the days, with murmured forecasts of Chicago travel and limited voting before October.
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Gorman
Smith
Gong Ood Smith
Senate
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Pabnos
Noone
Stewart
Nalius
Ut Crowley
Cor Mander Fugena Wo Watson
Econ Mander
Km. 1
Roma
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Leuresast
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Qwater
Bet Meutenauc
Faoastyn Janos
Drake
Billa
Territories of Arts
New Mexico
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Teller
Appr House
M Morgen
Alabama
loTer
Siensth Jones
Pugh
House
Murray
Secretary of War
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Committee On
Richardson
Committee On Printing
Vlacioss Pal
Hepburn
Lett
Tresaury
United States
Caroliaa
Goury
Californ
Mitch
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