Gold Reserve Fears Rise Over Bond Scheme and Chinese Loan
Washington reports the treasury holds about 107 million in gold though imports lag. The bond syndicate nears completion, with 15 million of 30 million promised so far. October 1 deadline looms to secure the rest. A Chinese loan, paid in silver, is pitched to stabilize reserve and boost bond sales amid western silver support. The fate of a further bond issue hinges on this loan effort.
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Washington Special
Treasury
Europe
West
United States
Panic at picnic as severe storm floods park
In Wauwautosa Ninth ward picnic drew 5,000 women and children. A hail and thunder storm drove them to a small pavilion seating 1,000. Trees toppled, some struck by lightning. Flooded roads forced walkers through four feet of water. Report of drowned children unverified. many injured in crush.
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Milwaukee
Spet
Ninth Ward
Wauwautosa
Ministers Refuse to Resign Amid Union Talks
In St Johns Newfoundland ministers face ridicule as a government measure fails on a vote in the assembly. Reports quote claims the Canadian premier Bowell said Newfoundland sought financial aid before union negotiations, provoking surprise and anger among Whiteway supporters.
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St. Johns
N. F
MacKenzie Bowell
Newfoundland
Whitewayites
Veteran Turfman Dead in Lexington at 64
Lexington Kentucky special reports the death of Wood String Field a renowned jockey trainer and owner and later turf writer at his home aged 64. The veteran turfman once famed from coast to coast was injured years ago in a runaway and has remained in the city since. Only Maj J B Thomas of Lexington survives from the old school of turfmen.
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Lexington
Wood Stringfield
Ocean
Ile
Maj. J. B. Thomas
Fourth Annual Convention of Railway Postal Clerks Opens
Chicago hosts the National Association of Railway Postal Clerks as 150 delegates convene to discuss the bill for reclassifying postal clerks. The meeting focuses on wage and job classification changes.
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Chicago
National Association of Railway Postal Clerks
Three Boys Drowned in Seattle Bay
Three boys aged 16, 12, and 11 drowned in Seattle Bay while playing on a log boom. Names listed as Louis Blanchard 16, Albert Birkel 12, and Wm Birkel 11.
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Seattle
Louis Blanchard
Albert Birkel
Wm. Birkel
Japs Fortifying the Frontier Reported by Special
Alarming dispatch notes Japanese fortifications on the Liao Tung frontier. Thunderstorms and floods sweep Austria Hungary with many drownings reported in a London special. In Potsdam New York Ernest Fell, intoxicated, fatally injured his father George L Fell with shears. Clyde New York reports Wan Campbell, Buffalo veteran, facing lethal intent toward Grover.
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Lunatic Confesses Plan to Kill President Cleveland
A man told Chief Hamilton he planned to go to Washington to kill President Cleveland. The chief, also eager to act, suggested they go together. The pair walked to the jail where the man was placed in a cell after a tense exchange about the assassination plot.
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Hamilton
Washington
Cleveland
New York Journalist Imprisoned in Spanish Prison
New York newspaper correspondent Frank R. Woodward, working from Cuba, is jailed in a Spanish dungeon after being caught near an insurgent camp while trying to escape aboard the British steamer Ely from Banes. He faces trial at Gibara as authorities demand all reporters leave Cuba.
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Banes
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State Department
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Conference Likely On Monetary Question In Washington
Washington special reports a European indication that most German confederated states favor an international monetary conference. The president may invite leading financiers to form a delegation to join already appointed U S delegates for a possible bimetallic conference. Senators Jones Teller Daniel and Representatives Crisp Hitt Culbertson expected to attend.
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Catholics Must Withdraw From Secret Societies
From Cleveland Bishop Horstmann's diocese a Rome reiteration urges Catholics to withdraw from secret societies including the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. Ex-Congressman Foran a Catholic attorney defends conscience over obedience while others seek clarification from Mgr Satolli on enforcement.
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the Universe
Horstmann
Rome
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Mgr. Satolli
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Million Dollar Swindle Exposed in New York and Brooklyn
A district attorney led inquiry uncovers a vast conspiracy to burn and defraud insurers. Five years of fires by a group including fire adjusters, police, and incendiaries have netted nearly one million dollars in payouts. Fireings used gasoline blends and candles, with profits shared among conspirators and insured.
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New York
Brooklyn
Fire Insurance Company
State v Taylor case reveals Pinkerton probe and bonds fight
South Dakota Attorney General outlines the Taylor defalcation saga from January 9 to May term. He describes hiring Pinkerton detectives, asset attachments, trials in Pierre and New York, and a conspiracy probe. He notes potential settlement options and warns against pardons or quid pro quo deals while detailing property held in trust and debt collections.
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State argues for full quit claim deed to satisfy judgment
The state asserts it waited for Northwestern Mortgage Trust to authorize a full quit claim deed through its board to convey all attached property. the plan includes a $1040 cash payment and believes this would largely satisfy the judgment. It denies approving any price list and says no agreement exists yet, while prosecutions against several individuals remain ongoing.
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Wali
McCherney
Tenny
Benedict
McCoy
Self-Judged Authors and Their Beloved Works
The article surveys famed writers and their claimed best works. Scott prizes Waverley. Milton rates Paradise Regained over Paradise Lost. Dickens prefers David Copperfield with Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist next. Longfellow, Swift, and others' self-assessed top pieces are noted with anecdotes.
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David Copperfield
Pickwick Papers
Dombey and Son
Longfellow
Swift
Mount Cook Climb First Ascent by FitzGerald and Zurbriggen
Popular Science notes Mount Cook in New Zealand, at 12 462 feet, being climbed for the first time by Mr. FitzGerald of the Alpine Club and Swiss guide Zurbriggen. It also mentions Lord Raleigh photographing a soap bubble breakup in a fraction of a second and various short science and moral notes.
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New Zealand
Mr. Fitzgerald
Alpine Club
Zurbriggen
Lord Raleigh
Carlisle
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