Four Men Killed in a Railway Collision
Chicago notes report a train wreck near Cumberland Maryland where engine 517 and several cars plunged into the stream after a bridge failure caused by rising waters. Engineer William Driscoll and Fireman William Paysell died instantly. one additional unnamed man was severely injured.
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Prrrspuran
Mt. Savage Bridge
Cumberland
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
William Driscoll
William Paysell
Postal clerk arrested in letter money theft case
For six to seven months Kansas City postal complaints about missing money and postal notes led investigators to station A at Union depot. L. C. Wilson, 23, a clerk nine months in service, confessed to opening letters, puncturing them with a bodkin, and using a microscope to locate cash and notes before obliterating punctures with a rubber.
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Kansas City
Shelly
L. C. Wilson
Station A
Union Depot
Wilson
Pension case puzzling interior department officials
Secretary Lamar weighs a widow’s claim for pension arrears owed to her husband. Evidence shows she killed him and was convicted, yet the question is whether she can receive a benefit that would have accrued to her husband if not for the murder. The case puzzles interior department law officers.
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Washington
Lamar
Interior Department
Trains Collide On Hooksett Branch Killing Two
A passenger train collided with a mixed train on the Hooksett branch of the Concord railroad this morning. Engineers and firemen leaped to safety. Geo. French and Frank Barney were killed. Final tallies report four dead. In Pittsburgh a Washington express struck a freight train on the Baltimore & Ohio line near West Newton injuring several. In London Blaine’s European tour plans are continued.
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Conconp, N. A1
Hooksett
Concord
Geo. French
Frank Barney
Pitrsrura
Penn
Washington Express
West Newton
Baltimore & Ohio
Rural Realities As Guy Carleton Found Them Near New York
A reflective essay contrasts city dreams of rural peace with harsh reality. The narrator notes ants, bees, and farmers mortgaging orchards, laments perceived farmer vanity, and argues that true healing comes from simple nature despite noisy crowds and temptations of urban life.
Notable Women and Notable Figures in Brief Snippets
A collage of social notes features Mrs. George E. Pickett's health decline and Harriet Beecher Stowe aborting writings, educator Rachel Lloyd earning 1500 dollars yearly, and Elizabeth Cash facing arrest for lottery fraud. It mentions Miss Folcom guiding Brookings Agricultural College, education gaps in British India, and Rose Elizabeth Cleveland urging American patriotism.
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George E. Pickett
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Rachel Lloyd
Nebraska State University
Elizabeth Cash
Philadelphia
Millie E. Folcom
Brookings
D. T.) Agricultural College
India
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland
Very Sociable Western Man Talks of New York People
An eastern acquaintance remarks on New Yorkers being sociable despite their peculiarity. He recalls an encounter in a large Broady building where a man identifies as his brother, revealing a long intention to visit after seeing the sign. The western man notes locals are sociable once engaged.
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Gates of Pearl
Baltimore
New York
Broady
J. W. McFiddleton
Arkansaw
St. Paul
John Sherman
Milk Contamination Linked to Disease Outbreaks Worldwide
The New York World notes medical authorities in the US and Europe agree disease germs can pass through milk. Cited outbreaks of typhoid, diphtheria, and scarlet fever are linked to tainted milk, with possible contamination from tainted water, dirty dairy tools, or contaminated hands. Tuberculosis is found in about 2 percent of cow milk in England, higher in France.
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Europe
Blyth
England
France
New York World
A Politician's Life in Servia
A London Globe report describes M. Garashanine, once in the king's councils, being dismissed and his home besieged at 3 am by about 200 workers. They roused him with noise and broke windows. a rioter was wounded by Garashanine's revolver fire.
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Servia
M. Garashanine
M. Gasrashanine
London Globe
Night March to Be Lit by Electric Light Wagon
German regiments to be preceded on night marches by a wagon carrying a powerful electric light to illuminate the road ahead and reduce enemy surprise, per the New York Post.
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New York Post
Solar System’s Drift Speed Measured by Computers
A recent calculation places the solar system’s velocity at about 10,600,000 miles per year while an alternate method yields roughly 525,000,000 miles annually, according to Arkansaw Traveler.
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Arkansaw Traveler
Stories of Children and Trotting News Mixed in One Column
A collage of child anecdotes from the period about obedience, mishearings, and comic remarks, followed by horse racing results and exploits. Notable items include Ruth and Boaz Bible reading misstatements, a child’s pun about cod liver oil, and a parade of trotting times and horse sales at Belmont park Fleetwood and Pimlico. Major figures named include John Madden and Maud S in racing notes, with Mare Lyra sold to J. R. Lang and Garnet in future match plans amid postponement debates.
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Ruth
Boaz
Ter
Esther
Mammma
Poony
Bay
Boston Courier
Teeter
Nathan
Nurse
Col. Peet
Walter
Johnstone
Belmont Park
Murphy
Pottery Girl
Kenilworth
Belle F
Stillwater
Weeks
J. B. Thomas
Fleetwood
A. A. Bonner
J. R. Lang
Lyra
Antenor
Peacemaker
Baltimore
Pimlico
van Ness
J. Q. A Mill
John Madden
Dr. S
Judd
Michigan
Garnet
Eddie Medium
Gettysburg
Col. Stevens
Don Carlos
Maud S
Queen Wilkes
Mr. Carter
Maj. Diekman
Quotable Jays Sayings On Streets And Fortunes
Jay Gould comments reflect on street life and railroads. He predicts great fortunes will not be made on the street, notes on relapse and the tempo of conflict, and remarks that fights on the street have ceased for him.
Prairie chickens spark debate over open season changes
A Dakota open season bill shifts prairie chicken hunting from August 15 to September 1 aiming to align with Iowa and Minnesota. Critics warn stricter enforcement is needed to prevent local extermination as birds remain scarcer across the region. Public letters warn eastern sportsmen seek Dakota locations for hunting. St. Paul Dispatch critiques political campaign tactics. John Sherman praised for candid stance on a key convention decision.
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Redfield Journal
Kaw
O. K
Lismarck
Kimball
T. F. Mentzer
Mitchell
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Buffalo
Chicago
Pittsburgh
East
Dakota
Lawyer Reed Falls From Ferry in Desperate Act
Charles W. Reed, noted lawyer and former Cook County prosecutor famed for defending Guiteau, attempted suicide by leaping from a ferry into the North River this morning. He was rescued by harbor police and described as a pitiable wreck, having lost his practice and fallen into poverty.
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New York
Chas. W. Reed
Cook County
Amd
Scoville
Guiteau
North River
Treasury probe targets Harvey forgeries and Williams control
The Washington treasury investigation traces horse claims fraud to Oscar J. Harvey and pins methods on third auditor Williams. Williams, from Indiana, revived the horse claims bureau in 1881, boosting 1881-1883 allowances by 1,878 claims totaling $251,816, a rise marred by Harvey’s thefts.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Oscar J. Harvey
Narvey
Williams
Ilndiana
Harvey
Mr. Williams
Settlement looming for ex city treasurer Reed
Pierre July 30 A Bismarck notable George Reed the defaulting ex city treasurer said he will travel to Bismarck to settle a 2800 shortage. He claimed the money would arrive Saturday and he would face any trouble to pay. He cited Deputy betrayals and warned of jail if he stayed in Bismarck. Reed described his flight path via Williams Rapid City Iowa and a trotting horse circuit. He was sunburnt and unrecognized as an accountant.
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George
Bismarck
Bentley
Rapid City
Williams
Iowa
Mississippi River
Clinton
Milwaukee
Alexander Mitchell
Boulanger Ferry Duel Steps Discussed in Paris
General Boulanger's seconds met ex Premier Ferry's allies who named two mediators for the duel. Ferry's friends urge him to fight as Toronto Bay is set for Teemer versus Hanlan rowing for 1000 dollars a side with August dates. Cholera cases rise in Sicily with 49 new cases and 22 deaths in Catania, plus 14 cases and 7 deaths in Francoforte and 12 cases 6 deaths in Paterno.
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Paris
Toronto
Teemer
Hanlan
Toronto Bay
Catania
Francofote
Paterno
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Chicago Notes
McGarigle
Ourenco
William M. Dale
Charlevoux
Mich
Mr. Dale
Blake
Omana
Neb
Hastings
Hugh McConley
St. Thomas
Ont
McConley
Blaine
London
United States
Guy Carleton
THE
Edgar T. Welles
Hartford
Horace Greeley
Gabrielle M. Greeley
Chappaqua
Louise
Prince of Wales
Hattie Hill Bryson
Chattanooga
Oliver King
Alice Decker
Milford
N. Y
Otsego County
Miss Decker
San Francisco
Japan
Olga
Olga Pentatine
Czarina
Russia
St. Petersburg
Chicago Tribune
Helen
Speeders
Jay Gould
Koch’s
Koch
Lower Main Street
Opera House
Frank and Manly
Maladelpina
Columbian Bank
Farmers and Mechanics Bank
Columbian
Ives & Co
ChicaGco
Spear's Shop
Brass Foundry
Weils & French
Yeomer
WW. A. Scott
Dak
Ormsby & Clute Building
H. Hallerr & Co
Portland
Maine
Spolelnr
W.ayer
Abner I. Hidwell
Ellen S. Bidwell
Wm. F. Graves
Merrick B. Vinton
Register of Deeds
County of
Davison
Territory of
William F.graves
Merrick E. Vinton
Middlesex Banking Commpany
Middletown
Connecticut
Territory
Dayson
Middlesex Banking Co
Rouvert N. Jackson
Leer J. Lockwood & (O
James S. Foster
Lou
COR. Second & Lawlersts
Mitchell, Dak
Arden
New Railroad
Main Street
Territory OF Dakota
Davison County
Elzin L. Dusenbury
Silburn Dusenry
Silburn Dusenbury
D.T
Alexandria
Dakota Territory
D. T
A. P
R.S .M. Dorr
Maintil
Belle M. Baker
Henry Parry
Andrew Murphy
Thomas Harney
Eugene West
Gro
B. Everbry
Register, II
E. Mayhew
America
H. J. Johnson
Eighth Ave
Wis
Milwaukee, Wis
Illinois
Wisaconsin
Towa
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
R. Miller
A. W. H. Carpenter
Gen
Ticket Ag't
F. Tucker
H. Herfford
Wisconatn
Wisconsin
Wrence Stinson & CO
H. Hallett & Co
Oruand
Mies’ Ghadeudthees Settier
Outit Free
Augusta, Me
Ailil
Eld
Cal
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