Plucky Kentucky Woman Blocks Train to Aid Husband
In Columbia South Carolina August 26 a railroad crew backed by Williamsburg County sheriff attempted to remove rails rented to G Willoughby. Mrs Willoughby stood before the locomotive with a Winchester rifle and kept the train from moving until a compromise favorable to her husband was reached.
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Columbia
S. C
Northeastern Railroad
Williamsburg County
G. Willoughby
Willoughby
Sailor Watkins Found Guilty of Fraud and Desertion
Pay master Watkins of the U S N was tried aboard his ship Ossipee at Yokohama and found guilty of fraud embezzlement desertion and other offenses. He received a sentence of three years imprisonment at hard labor with half furlough pay during confinement and will be dismissed from the service at the end of the term.
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San Francisco
Cal
Watkins
U.S. N
Ossipee
Yokohama
Stay Granted in Jacob Sharp Case by Judge Potter
Judge Potter at White Hall grants a stay of proceedings in the Jacob Sharp case pending appeal. The stay allows a new trial and possible bail, citing doubt the prior judgment would stand until the general sessions decides the appeal. Mr Sharp showed no interest, while Mrs Sharp expressed delight.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Abduction Fear Ashes in Maryland After Girl Missing
Hagerstown Maryland August 26 Irene Story 13 daughter of John and Ida Story divorced in 1877 left home yesterday while intending to see a circus parade. She has not returned and telegrams from Springfield Ohio where John E Story now lives lead the mother to believe the child has been abducted.
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Hagerstown
Irene Story
John
Ida Story
Springfield
Ohio
John E. Story
Fidelity bank funds reach nine hundred forty thousand
In Washington on August 26, the treasury reports 940000 deposited from the collapsed Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati. Comptroller Tremholm expects the total to hit one million by September 1 to satisfy creditor claims. In New York, August 26, Castle Garden inquiry resumes with Rev. Robert Newman confirming prior witness accounts and detailing his frequent visits to the garden.
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Washington
Treasury
Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati
Tremholm
New York
Castle Garden
Robert Newman
the Garden
Liberal MPs Adopt Resolution Against Government
Forty Liberal MPs in the House of Commons resolved to back the National League against the government, arguing the league proclamation was politically motivated. Twenty more Liberal members sent resolutions of sympathy, with no leaders present. The Telegraph lauds the American peace memorial as a path to potential European arbitration, while The Times notes Manitoba railway and Canadian tariff issues hinge on a handful of voices to determine Canada’s future. In Dublin, Ogerman Mahone wins a Carlow parliamentary seat as a nationalist returning after sixty years.
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London
Liberal Party
House of Commons
National League
Telegraph
the Times
Train wreck near Sandy Creek bridge claims engineer’s life
An eastbound Union Pacific express derailed at Sandy Creek bridge ten miles east of Denver last night. Engineer Masterson died in the crash and two or three other trainmen were seriously wounded.
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Denver
Union Pacific
Sandy Creek Bridge
Here
Masterson
Bridges Fail in Creek Flood Near Burlington and Sandy Creek
An early evening flood washed away the middle of a bridge linking Burlington lines. Union Pacific train engineer Masterson reversed to avert a plunge as a baggage car toppled, burying him in sand. Fireman taken from stream unconscious. Baggagemaster Breedlove badly injured. An old German woman nearby halted the Burlington express with a lantern, likely saving lives as another bridge also showed danger.
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Burlington
Sandy Creek
Union Pacific
Masterson
Breedlove
Madison gains division headquarters of M and St P Ry
The long sought division headquarters of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway has been secured to Madison bringing lively real estate activity. Depot work expands with platforms and a ten stall roundhouse planned for completion by December 1. Nearby buildings and new mills rise as growth accelerates.
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Madison
Citizen’s National Bank
Dell Rapids
Hi. P. Hanson
The Babcock Shooting Funeral and Dodge Guilty Verdict
Cubcanco reports the funeral of Colonel Walter S. Babcock at his Lake Park Place home before burial in Milwaukee. Coroner Hertz of Chicago declares Sarah Hi Dodge guilty of killing Babcock. Dodge faces hearings with possible jail without bail or insanity plea. an uncle was recently committed to an asylum.
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Cubcanco
Walter S. Babcock
Lake Park Place
Milwaukee
Gardner
Ill
Hertz
Chicago
Sarah Hi. Dodge
Babcock
Alden
Harker
Carter
Kankakee
Dawes Heads Indian Investigating Committee Plans West
United States senator Dawes of Massachusetts is in Chicago awaiting his associates on the Indian investigating committee. He said the panel will first visit the White Earth reservation in Minnesota and may fly to the Ute country to learn the Coloron matter. A westward departure is likely Thursday after the members convene.
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Chicago
United States
Dawes
Massachusetts
White Earth
Minnesota
West
Frosts Across Northwest Lower Temperatures Reported
Sr. Paul notes a 43 degree minimum this morning the lowest since May 1 while Moorhead reports 38 the coldest in the northwest. Frosts likely along the northwestern boundary of Minnesota and Manitoba with 42 noted elsewhere in the region. Temperatures begin to rise in the extreme northwest as Morris Minnesota and Faulkton Dakota report frost.
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Sr. Paul
Moorhead
Manitoba
Dakota
Montana
Morris
Minnesota
Faulkton
Threats to mob Dr McGlynn at Hibernians lecture
New York on August 26 reports threats of mob violence if Dr McGlynn speaks in Williamsburg for a widows and orphans fund. Division 3, Ancient Order of Hibernians, backs the event, county lodge to expel attendees, and extra police will be on duty as the neighborhood is strongly Roman Catholic. In Toronto on August 26 the body of William Priest, an agent for the Chicago Masonic Insurance Association, was found on a sidewalk with a bullet wound to the left ear. He was 35, left a widow and three children, and police suspect foot pads.
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New York
McGlynn
Williamsburg
Uspices
Division 3
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund
County Lodge
Toronto
Ont
Wm. Priest
Chicago Masonic Insurance Association
Extra Session Granted For Sharp Case Hearing
Albany Aug 26 The district attorney Martine request to convene an extra session of the New York supreme court was granted by Governor Hill. September 7 was set as the date to ensure a prompt hearing and decision in the Sharp case.
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Albany
Martine
New York
Supreme Court
Hill
Indians In High River Shootings Spar Over Theft
Aug 26 report from the High river area says two Indians were shot during a confrontation after an attempted theft. William Thompson, a settler, said one Indian was wounded in the arm and another was killed in self defense after opening fire. a police party has been dispatched to investigate.
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Cal
Any
N. W
Ter
William Thompson
High River
Pley
The Art of Conversing and Indian Names in Discourse
A reflection on listening as a social skill cites Towns end and proverbs while contrasting Montauk Indian names with colonial toponymy. The piece notes humility in conversation, the value of patient attention, and how attentive listening yields better ideas, with nostalgic musings on Long Island place names and a quip about James Russell Lowell.
A London Mystery and Brindisi Views
A London observer recalls a secretive nobleman’s hidden palace behind a colossal wooden blind and notes the era’s tales of secrecy. The piece shifts to Brindisi’s color and life, describing vivid street scenes, blue cloaks, radiant women, busy markets, and the charm and push of local hucksters.
Worship Unites Diverse Faiths Through Shared Hymns Across Denominations
The piece notes worships bind diverse denominations by shared liturgical prayers and hymnody. It cites Romish prayers, Epistle collect prayers, Wesleyan hymns, Methodist devotion, and hymns in Presbyterian and Unitarian hymnals. It mentions Newman and Bowring as Catholic and Unitarian musical voices, reflecting broader interdenominational praise.
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Wesley
Bernard and
Francis Xavier
Newman
Miss Adams
Bowring
Jesus
Phebe Carey
American Magazine
Asking Too Little in Texas Railroads Saloon Joke
Two Irishmen discuss railroad passes in a saloon. One claims ten years on Texas railroads earns an annual pass. The other suggests settling for a semi annual pass as the right measure.
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Texas
Pat
Falling. Courtness Teases Mrs Snavely Over Real Estate
A terse exchange unfolds as a Birmingham based Mrs Snavely known for real estate speculation resists joining a dip with Wer Falling. Tid Bits offers a sharp remark on the scene reflecting the social tenor.
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Courtness
Baseball Gossip From The Diamond Season
Weidman of Detroit is for sale while Brooklyn bets Chicago will win the pennant. Fields shows rapid growth as Pittsburgs catcher. Manager O P Caylor of the Mets tours with malaria. Esterbrook received offers, one from Chicago. Roseman given a gold badge in Philadelphia. Carsey of the Eccentrics set a new strikeout mark with nineteen. Brouthers of Detroit reaches the century in base hits. The Cuban Giants have played 100 games, winning 26. Sunday returns to Chicago but will miss weeks with a sprained ankle. Thompson leads Detroit with 22 doubles, 15 triples and 6 homers in 71 games. Hendershot returns to Acmes to cover third. Anson fetches big money, with Stearns saying half the club could be his. Harry Wright predicts Detroit may win the title, favoring an Eastern victor. Caruthers of St Louis Browns keeps to himself off the field. The Boston Courier names Morrill, Williamson and Richardson as top general players. Kinslow debuts as Detroit’s new catcher, a 23-year-old 5'10", 160-pound Baltimore native. Philadelphia pushes New York for team batting leadership. Detroits and Chicagos follow closely. A stir in Chicago over Silver Flint’s temperance pledge, denied by Flint and the management. Anson notes no player has touched liquor since contracts were signed, with fines set at 100 for first offense and 200 for second.
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Weidman
Detroit
Brooklyn
Chicago
Fields
Pittsburgs
O. P. Caylor
Mets
Esterbrook
Roseman
Philadelphia
Carsey
Don Brouthers
Harry Wright
Phillies
Detroits
Boston
New York
Caruthers
St. Louis Browns
Boston Courier
Morrill
Williamson
Richardson
M. J. Kelly
J. M. Ward
William Sunday
Anson
Thompson
Kelly
Beatin
Wolverines
Baltimore
Tredericktown
Allentown
Kinslow
Fredericktown
Washington
Bob” Barr
New Yorks
Quakers
Silver Flint
Flint
Notable Figures and Oddities From an 1880s Page
A collage notes potential marriages for Young Wing of Hartford and profiles Ernest Renan’s forthcoming volume. It mentions Carter Harrison endowing a hospital bed in memory of his wife Margarette Stearns Harrison, plan for Robert Louis Stevenson’s health visit to California, and scholars Vogt and Agassiz elected to the Paris Academy. It includes biographical bits on John Russell Young collecting Grant history material, William M. Stark’s customs role, and a series of rapid natural/physical speed facts. The piece closes with a quip from a judge and a joke about stemming currents at Atlantic City.
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Young Wing
Hartford
Conn
Ernest Renan
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
St. Luke’s Hospital
Margarette Stearns Harrison
Robert Lewis Stevenson
California
Carl Vogt
Geneva
Alexander Agassiz
Boston
Paris Academy of Sciences
John Russell Young
Gen. Grant
William M. Stark
New London, Conn
Gen. Stark
Mr. Stark
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Fidelity Bank Assets
Dubin
Ogerman Mahone
Carlow
Ile
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Oroway
Britton
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N. J. Schafer
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Iowa
Illinois
Georgia
Atlanta
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English
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Miss Dodge
Senator Dawes
Tiood
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Long Island
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Speonk
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Inquisition
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Atlantic
Beauty
Brindisi
Cleopatra
Dar Is
Allus Erbout
Arkansay Traveler
Baseball
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Stearns
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Sanborn
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George Stinson & Co
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Ant
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Iness
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J.E. Gilbert
A.M. Bowdle
Vice Prest
N. Grant
James Leslie
South Main ST
Mitchell, DA
W. Abbey
M. H. Ward
P.O
Alex. Mitchell House
C. H. Shaw
GEO. P. DIX & Daughter
Mitchell Dental Parlors
West 31St St
Mark Twain
Richard J Ohter
Hans W. W. Astor
Judah Benjamin
Dr. Minor
Wellesley College
Ee Chautauqua University
Prospectus Post
Loisette
Fifth Ave
Philadel Tracy of
Messrs
Age W. Ayer & Son
Litia
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