Paris Sees Widespread Citywide Festivities Amid Tense Political Duel
Paris July 16 Gen Boulanger recovers from a wound as debates rage over his duel with Premier Floquet. The capital shuts down traffic and commerce for festivals and public entertainments while officials downplay the danger to Boulanger’s political prospects, and ridicule grows at his military rival. Floquet’s stronger position is news in political circles.
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Paris
M. Floquet
Boulanger
Emperor William Sails to St Petersburg
Emperor William and his suite departed from Potsdam aboard the royal yacht Alexander for Spandau at 10 p m. The journey to St Petersburg signals continued royal activity as European tensions mount amid wartime reports on Zululand and relations in Kiel.
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Emperor William
St. Petersburg
Berlin
William
Alexander
Potsdam
Spandau
Close of Sioux City Trotting Meeting Reports Debts
The Sioux City trotting association closes its spring meeting claiming the event ran well but runs several hundred dollars in the red. Captain wins the free-for-all in 2 27. Mickey Free takes the half mile dash in 0 58. Frank Clap wins the half mile novelty. Wila Boy the mile. Red Bird the 1 1/2 miles. Next meets set for Mapleton and Carroll on specified dates.
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Sioux City
Mickey Free
Frank Clap
Wila Boy
Red Bird
Association
Mapleton
Carroll
Baseball scores and rain flood concerns report
Baseball results from the National League American Association and Western Association games across multiple cities. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia note several shutouts while river levels rise eight feet six inches in the Monongahela area sparking flood worries among veteran river men.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
Indianapolis
New York
American Association
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Louisville
Athletics
Kansas City
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Baltimore
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Omiah
Pittscrure
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Monongahela
Harrison Backed for NRCC Chair by Indiana Adviser
Pirrspunc July 16 Attorney General Mitchener of Indiana a close adviser to Gen Tarri son says Harrison is heavily involved in selecting Quay as National Republican committee chairman and shaping prospects in New York.
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Mitchener
Indiana
Tarrison
Gen. Harrison
Quay
National Republican Committee
New York
Drs MoIks
Not a Popular Appointment in LA Crescent
LA Crescent Minnesota July 16 The appointment of Brown the prohibition editor postmaster at this place is not received with popular satisfaction. He supplanted a worthy old man who has held the office since Buchanan's time and is liked by everybody. Brown is decidedly eccentric. MILWAUKEE July 1 Evan Lewis the Strangler has been sued for 1600 by Annie Smith a serious teacher of Madison for breach of promise she also charges him with being the father of her child.
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Brown
Buchanan
Milwaukee
Evan Lewis
Strangler
Anie Smith
Madison
Caledonia faster near death after fifty three day fast
Zaceling Racine the Pastor Dying July 6 Joln Zachar the Caledonia faster will probably die an a penalty for his voluntary fifty three days fast He now desires to eat but cannot retain nourishment Officers of the teoths Association Sv Pari July 16 The State Dental association elected officers for the ensuing year President Dr Tuck Weeks Minneapolis Vice President Dr Charles Goodrich St Paul Secretary I C Metiraw Mankato
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Joln Zachar
Caledonia
Sv. Pari
State Dental Association
Tu Bk Weeks
Minneapolis
Charles Goodrich
St. Paul
Divisionists Adjourn at Statehood Convention
The statehood convention closed at noon and prepared an address to the people outlining the divisionists claims and demands. Connecticut Prohibitionists plan a state convention in New Hayes to nominate a state ticket and Prohibition electors in Hartford.
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New Hayes
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Hartford
Prohibition
Senate approves measures for bridge at Wabasha and Indiana home
The Senate on July 14 authorized a Mississippi River bridge at Wabasha Minnesota and a 20000 pound branch home for soldiers and sailors in Indiana. It then met in executive session on the fisheries treaty and concurred with the post office appropriation bill amendments including a subsidy amendment proposal to lower foreign mail service funding from 800000 to 500000.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Wabasha
Minn
Indiana
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Bingham
Horrors of a mine fire entombs eight hundred in Kimberly
In Cape Town July 4 and Kimberley reports describe a De Beers mine blaze trapping 800 workers. Rescue work began but many feared dead, with twenty five white men reported among the early corpses and survivors unlikely. The incident underscores the scale of casualties in the South African diamond fields.
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Kimberly
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Kimberley
Debeers
West Virginia Flood Victims Face Terrible Suffering
A relief committee reports severe devastation in West Virginia with 125 families and over 500 people lacking food clothing and homes. Local citizens’ appeals continued as inspectors assess the extent of need and organize aid efforts.
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West Virginia
HekLing
W. Va
Intelligencer
Bea
A Storm Ends Rescue of Camel's Hill Party
In Waterbury Vermont on July 14 a severe westerly wind and rain storm battered the area for a day. Twelve young visitors camping on Camel's Hill endured a snowstorm followed by rain and wind and were rescued after suffering substantial damage to their tents and exposures.
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Waterbury
Camel’s Hill
Losses in Alpena Fire Rise to Fourty Thousand Dollars
The Alpena fire damage tops forty thousand dollars with one hundred forty seven dwellings in ashes. Many homes housed multiple families, and the blaze damaged extensive property across ALPESA, Michigan.
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Alpena
Alpesa
Mich
Man Seen Jump From Robert Street Bridge
An unknown man was seen leaping from the Robert street bridge late at night. The river will be dragged to recover any remains.
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St. Pavy
Robert Street
Wrecked Fishing Boats Ashore in Salem Harbor
In Salem harbor during a gale a large schooner boat and two lobster sloops went ashore and are breaking up. The vessels lie near Marblehead and the incident is a major wreck in Salem.
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Marblehead
Mass
Salem Harbor
US Fish Commission Plans Pacific Clam and Lobster Experiments
Superintendent Clark says a carload of San Francisco clams will be shipped to the Atlantic for testing to see if Western varieties surpass Eastern types. The commission also intends to move East coast lobsters to the Pacific for similar experimentation.
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Clark
United States Fish Commission
San Francisco
Atlantic
Commission
Pacific Coast
Soo Road Proposes 3-Cent Passenger Rate in Minnesota
Minneapolis July 14 The Soo road announces it will voluntarily cut passenger rates on the Western division to three cents per mile within Minnesota, aligning with moves by several lines under railroad commission pressure.
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Soo Road
Railroad Commission
Western Division
Minneapolis and Pacific
Granite Falls Plans New Court House With Donations
Granite Falls citizens offered $5,000 toward a brick or stone courthouse costing at least $12,000. County commissioners accepted the proposal and will begin work at once.
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Granite Falls
Leprosy case reported in Le Grand Iowa
The state board of health received notice of a leprosy case in Le Grand Marshall county a 20 year old woman Helen Halverson nee Peterson born in Norway The illness is pennine leprosy. In Montana Montana Central new road completed to Butte marking rail link to St Paul Minneapolis and new outlet.
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Iowa
State Board of Health
le Grand
Marshall County
Helen Halverson
Peterson
Norway
Berre
Mont
Montana Central
Ottid
Butte
Iast
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Right of Way Bill Favored for Pipestone Reservation
Congressman's committee report supports granting right of way across the Pipestone reservation in Minnesota to the Cedar Rapids Iowa Falls and Northwestern Railway company. The action comes from the house committee on military affairs with a favorable recommendation.
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Washington
Gear
Iowa
House Committee On Military Affairs
Pipestone Reservation
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Falls
Jealous suitor and two lovers slain in Kentucky tragedy
In Frenchburg, Ky, Harvey Pike jealous of Everhard and Mira Haskins lured the couple out for a walk. A bloodbath followed with Everhard shot, Haskins bludgeoned, Pike dying after a self-inflicted gunshot. Authorities report a murder suicide linked to jealousy.
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Harvey Pike
Mira Kaskins
Everhard
Philadelphia
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Haskins
Sle
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Foolish Display of Wealth Costs Town Man His Life
July 14 Iowa. A. M. Bruce, creamery proprietor at Wirt, cashed large drafts and displayed about $2000 in public. On returning home four men attacked him, one shot him in the abdomen, killing him. The highwaymen robbed him and fled, with no trace found.
Twenty Three Years and Twenty Thousand Dollars To Settle a Murder
In Cherokee county Alabama William Hall faced a murder charge for his wife’s death. He was twice convicted and given life, but won new trials each time. After a decade of stalled efforts and forty five court appearances the case cost the county over twenty thousand dollars and ended with a not guilty verdict after a two day jury deliberation.
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Can- Binmingham
Ala
William Hall
Cherokee County
Hall
Two Brothers Attacked In Meade County Car Steal Attempt
Merced county man Netzer and a companion tried to board a box car at Hodges Dakota to steal a ride. The train was occupied by tramps. one brother escaped by leaping clear, the other reportedly missing and feared dead.
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Dak
Netzer
Mercer County
Hodges
Liberals Win 32 to 5 in Manitoba Election
Complete returns from all constituencies show the Liberals securing thirty two seats and the Conservatives only five in a house of thirty eight. The Tory rout is complete.
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Winnipeg
Man
Protective tariffs and prosperity under Harrison speak
Gen. Harrison defends Republican tariff policy before delegates and citizens at his nomination celebration. He argues for protecting American industries and labor, decrying a shift in policy under the opposing side, and asserts that tariffs support wage earners while cheaper goods harm workers. He cautions against altering the protective system and emphasizes the link between tariff policy and national prosperity.
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Republican Party
Tohas
Cleveland
Texas
Mills
Democratic attack on Harrison disputed by Boston Journal
The Boston Journal denounces The New York World for accusing Gen. William Henry Harrison of leaving the army to take a civil office. It outlines the true sequence: Harrison volunteered, was ousted from the reporter post, resumed service with leave, canvassed Indiana, and rejoined his regiment, ending the war with Sherman’s march review. The piece labels the World’s charges as false and politically motivated calumny.
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Grover Cleveland
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Vallandigham
War Department
Morton
Sherman
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Boston Journal
Workingmen Question Close To Home In Presidential Campaign
A Troy Times reprint of a June 26 Associated Press dispatch reports General Manager J. M. Flagler of National Tube Works plans to shut down his Melleeport Tennessee plant due to foreign competition and fears for 4,000 workers and up to 12,000 in related mills. The piece links wage fears, Mills bill, and free trade to the election, urging workers to consider the Democratic ticket for November.
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Pirrspurg
J. M. Vlagler
National Tube Works
Melleesport
Tenn
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Wingler
McKeesport
Flagler
Cleveland
Troy Times
Workingmen Decide Wage Reform Debate
The political contest will decide if American workers face wage reductions aligning with Belgium Germany or England according to the Philadelphia Press.
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Germany
England
Philadelphia Press
Ohio Doubt Casts Shadow on Election Outlook
The source notes lingering uncertainty about Ohio's political landscape. It cites doubts over the state's partisan edge and questions whether the Republican majority will top 60,000 votes, reflecting a tense election mood.
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Plain Dealer
Cleveland
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