England Seizes Mitylene to Checkmate Russia at Dardanelles
British sailors have landed at Sigri on Mitylene and occupied the island in the queen’s name with a naval battery and field guns. The move aims to fortify a coaling station and rendezvous for Mediterranean fleets, while Berlin rumors say Salisbury seeks a temporary display to counter Franco-Russian moves.
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Dardanelles
Russia
Sigri
Mitylene
Constantinople
Sicr
Berlin
Lord Salisbury
Hold Your Wheat Advice Circulates From Minnesota Alliance
The Minnesota alliance in St Paul issues a new circular titled Facts Worth Money urging farmers to hold back wheat. It predicts prices rising to 1.50 and possibly 2.00, citing a European shortage. Edi tor George M. Miller says the rush is ending and a large grain stock can be held back. over 1,000,000 letters mailed to Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota growers urging a halt in the past two weeks rush.
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Minnesota Alliance
St. Paul
George M. Miller
State Alliance Organ
Alliance
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Dreadful Spain Flood Toll Tops Thousands Dead
Official telegrams from Madrid report catastrophic flooding across Toledo province. Consuegra was destroyed by the Amarejillo overflow, with about 3,500 perishing. Toledo and other towns saw buildings collapse, drowning, injuries, and widespread property and livestock losses.
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Spain
Consuegra
Toledo
Madrid
Too Much Watermelon Causes Deaths in Indian Reserve
A government inspector reports under a week of dances at the Reyenne and Arapahoe Indian reservations followed by testing melons, green and ripe, yielding fifty three dead and many sick. Judge Cooley resigns health reasons. Secretary Mosely says Cooley sent resignation to the president. Rangers pursue eight train robbers and fifteen attackers near San Antonio.
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Reyenne
Arapahoe
Judge Cooley
Mosely
Interstate Railway Commission
Good Steim
San Antonio
Tex
Southern Pacific
Germany
Rusk
Boston
South Omaha
Hansas City
Turbulent assault ends with brutal capture and death
A woman was assaulted in a lonely road location by a large Black man who dragged her into nearby woods. She was bound to a tree and kept for two days until a search party found her. The assailant was captured after reappearing and was tortured to death, his body left for buzzards. TO FOLLOW GERMANY. France and Austria meat embargo shifts discussed as US seeks openings. Secretary Rusk says Germany removed meat embargo and hopes France and Austria will follow. Austrian sugar producers fear U.S. embargo unless meat embargo ends. Authorities expect swift Austrian policy change.
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France
Rusk
Germany
Austria
Assembly
Goldschmidt
Vienna
State Department
United States
Eight Hour Day Movement and Kansas Mortgage Debts
The article discusses the eight hour day movement endorsed by the English Trades Unions and its potential political impact, including the creation of a state board of arbitration and push for a universal eight hour law. It also reports Kansas mortgage indebtedness with state and county figures, noting total real and personal property values, debt per acre, and the concentration of debt in western real estate.
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General Assembly
Trades Unions
Trades Union Congress
Newcastle
Eng
Great Britain
Board of Arbitration
Congress
Larsey
Kansas
Cardinal Gibbons seeks church archives on discovering new world
At the request of the Latin American bureau of the World's Columbian Exposition, Cardinal Gibbons asks officers of Catholic orders in Europe and America to search their archives for records about the discovery and settlement of the Americas. It notes that many ships carried clergy and that prior reports were often unpublished, suggesting valuable materials reside in church archives.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Europe
America
New World
Spain
Crop Prospects Improve Amid Easing Grain Duty Debate
Crop prospects brighten as weather and supplies improve and wheat quotes slip from 231 to 231 marks per 1.0 kilos. Public calls for abolition of the grain duty ease as official inquiry nears, with a government plan to reduce duties after study. New York Republicans nominate J Stour Pat and attack President Harrison’s cabinet, praising fiscal parity and the Menaley bill with reciprocity clauses.
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Germany
New York
Salisbury Letter Defends Dardanelles Privileges
Lord Salisbury writes to a correspondent denying exclusive rights for Russian vessels through the Dardanelles or Bosphorus, stating no nation holds special passage privileges not shared by others. Italy Prepares for War with 50 000 rifles ordered for the Alpine forts and Gen Ricotti tasked with fort inspections.
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Salisbury
Lord Salisbury
Porte
Russia
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Italy
Terni
Ricotti
Alpine
Moves of diplomacy in Turkey signal Franco Russian influence
The Driebund takes sides with England amid a grave Turkey crisis as Rudini aligns with Salisbury. The sultan shifts toward Russia over the Dardanelles, inviting counter pressure from Austria Italy and possibly Germany. Von Radowitz urged Britain’s view. Sir William White met the sultan. Envoys summoned to Vienna Berlin St Petersburg and London. The French envoy Monte bello remains to counteract pressure and keep the sultan firm. The Constantinople dispatches note Franco Russian diplomacy gaining traction in Turkey.
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Lord Salisbury
Turkey
Russia
Dardanelles
Austria
Italy
Germany
Herr von Radowitz
Porte
Great Britain
William White
Vienna
Berlin
St Petersburg
London
Constantinople
Count of Montebello
Italian Steamer Taromina Sunk After Mediterranean Collision
A collision off Cape Colonna in the Mediterranean between the Italian steamship Taromina of the Messageries company and the Greek vessel Thessalia led to Taromina sinking shortly after impact. The captain and several crew members were drowned, while the Second Officer and several passengers on the bridge were saved by a lifeboat. The Thessalia sustained heavy damage forward but reached Phaleron using the remaining portholes and went on.
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Cape Colonna
Mediterranean
Taromina
Italian Messageries Company
Thessalia
Coats
Phaleron
Three Months Recruiting Indians for Foot Service
Lieut Kinzie of the Second Infantry spent three months in Sioux country recruiting a company of Indians for foot service. Five men— Bear's Foot Good Bull Blue Shield Little Clould and Marshal Hand— formed Company I, Second Infantry U S Army, after hard work to enlist the Sioux. Revenue for the red man is low, as money is plentiful on the reservation and the Sioux prefer avoidance of labor to don a soldier's blouse.
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Kinzie
Second Infantry
Sioux
Five Bucks
Bear's Foot
Good Bull
Blue Shield
Little Clould
Marshal Hand
U.S. A
Uncle Sam
Savage
Redfield College Endorsed by South Dakota Congregationalists
The general association of Congregational churches of South Dakota met at Watertown with 100 delegates. Redfield college won endorsement over Yankton college in a lively debate over the report. Additional actions included forming a new committee on penal and charitable institutions and setting dates for the Aberdeen Republican convention.
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South Dakota
Redfield College
Association of Congregational Churches of
Watertown
Liw
College and Educational Society
Democratic Convention Set For Mitchell September 30
The Democratic State Central Committee named Mitchell as the convention site and September 30 as the date to select a Democratic congressional nominee for this fall. The Independents' Convention chose Huron as the site and September 39 as the date for their congressional gathering with 25 delegates. A large artesian aquifer flow reached seven hundred feet in a spout, described as a notable water event.
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Democratic State Central Committee
Mitchell
Independents
Huron
Independent Central Committee
Adail Artesian
Tou Ter
Nebraska State Fair Shows Great Frontier County Crops
The Nebraska state fair closed as the state’s most successful exhibition. Frontier counties delivered remarkable crop yields, proving Nebraska’s growth and potential. O’Flaherty’s Hartington poisoning case showed him volatile amid testimony. Bail was set at 1000 dollars. Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress to meet in Omaha for five days with about 600 delegates. Loren Jensen and wife celebrate silver wedding after 13 children and 1200 acres acquired since 1854. Omaha Smelters may relocate from Omaha to Denver amid labor tensions.
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Braska
Far West
Missouri River
Wyoming
O'Flaherty
Hartington
Neb
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Eburze
Omaha
Denver
Kansas City
West
Congress of the United States
Loren Jensen
Lincoln Township
Washington County
That
Earthquake Devastates San Salvador Follows Warning Signs
A massive quake leveled San Salvador and many towns in the republic. Coasts escaped mostly, with millions in property loss and unknown deaths. President Ezeta seeks to quell panic as he shelters the homeless. widespread aftershocks and ongoing danger persist across towns and villages.
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San Salvador
Senor Jorge de Alvarado
San Miguel
Izalco
The Fifth Annual Corn Palace Opens at Sioux City
The fifth annual Corn Palace festival opens October 17 in Sioux City with a grand program. A renowned band under Sig. Payen will perform daily, Central and South American displays feature tropical plants and can be viewed alongside exotic wood exhibits and corn sculptures. The event draws up to 200,000 visitors and promises low rail rates and grand balls.
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Arnyce
Tnpresa
Eth dc
Cin
DE Bet
Sity
England
United States
Rtrd
America
Sig. E. Payen
Corn Palace
Mexico
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Inia
Central America
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Retral
Cleveland
Slot City
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