Temperance Talks by Mrs Lathrop and Sam Small Rally Prohibition Support
Mrs Lathrop addressed a large opera house audience urging that the home be the moral center of a republic and linking saloons to social decay. A. A. Brown and J S Foster backed the push toward prohibition, citing Iowa and South Dakota results. Sam Small later argued against license, praising prohibition and recounting his own fall to drink, ending with a call to civic action.
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A. A. Brown
A. I. Hitchcock
Iowa
Jas. S. Foster
South Dakota
Stey
Sam Small
Opera House
Boston
Opera
Buar
Colege
Atlanta
Paris
U. S
Prohibition Speech Praised By Audience
The address concluded with a stirring peroration on the benefits of prohibition for individuals at home and the nation. Mr Small spoke for three hours and held the audience in complete control, a testament to his powers as an orator.
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Atlanta
Small
Mr. Small
Fire destroys bakery lodging house on Main Street
Early Monday, the building at Main and First occupied by Ed Foley as a bakery and lodging house caught fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within ten minutes, but the structure and contents suffered heavy loss. The fire is believed incendiary, the third in three months in the same room off the kitchen. Insurance totals 930,000 on the building and 500 on Foley's property, with Foley's loss likely to exceed coverage. Charles Rhodes of Spencer, Dakota, owns the building and arrived to investigate.
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Main Street
First
Ed Foley
Mielenz
First Street
Second Street
Foley
Chas. Rhodes
Spencer
Dakota
Id Toley
Rhodes
Evidence of murder linked to river crime near Yankton
The disappearance of Sam Gabrielson near Yankton South Dakota is tied to murder by the discovery of a bloody coupling pin blood clots and a drag trail through bushes to the river 150 yards away Robbery is suspected as the motive and two gamblers plus a young man who fled the city are strongly suspected.
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Yankton
Yankton, S. D
Sam Gabrielson
Gabrielson
Clara Blatz Case Jury Convicts of Manslaughter
St Paul report says the jury found Clara Blatz guilty of manslaughter in the first degree in the John Doherty murder matter and recommended the maximum penalty of twenty years in the penitentiary.
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John Doherty
St. Paul
Clara Blatz
Sixteen Years for 13 Cents
Henry Fitzgerald a former convict was sentenced to sixteen years hard labor for knocking a man down and stealing 13 cents in the street on August 24 in New York.
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New York
Henry Fitzgerald
New Orleans Bond Scandal Reported After Forged 1850 Bonds
Evidence shows forged signatures of the governor and state treasurer on 1850 four percent constitutional bonds. Officials pledged as over issued and concealed bonds amounting to more than the admitted $803,600. Court actions or investigations likely follow as the over issuance count remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Young Mens Democratic League Split on East Point Whipping
In Atlanta on September 21, a meeting of the Young Mens Democratic League condemned recent whipings but adopted resolutions opposing that stance. The event is linked to Vice President Daniel Hall who faces alleged complicity in the East Point incident. Also in Baltimore, the bark Dom Pedro I reported calm conditions at Navassa Island upon arrival.
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Regulators
Atlanta
Young Mens’ Democratic League
East Point
Daniel Hall
League
Navassa
Baltimore
Dom Pedro I
Navassa Island
Benson
Bell Wins Injunction Over Northern Indiana Phone Use
Judge Woods granted an injunction in favor of the American Bell Telephone Co against Cassius Alley and partners, restraining use of telephones found to infringe Bell patents. They were ordered to surrender all instruments in their possession. Burned in His Dwelling in Decoran Town. Julius Meyer perished in a house blaze thought caused by an overturned lamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Indianapolis
Ind
Woods
United States District Court
American Bell Telephone Company
Cassius Alley
Alley
Indiana
Decoran
Town
Julius Meyer
Body of Leo disaster victim found in Cleveland
The body of I. D. Lawler, one of the Leo disaster victims, was found on the lake shore in Cleveland this morning. Lawler's face showed severe burns. Four more bodies remain unfound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Cleveland
Ohio
I. D. Lawler
Lawler
Crofter Scheme in Canada Declared a Failure
Ottawa reports that a government commission sent to England and Scotland on the British Columbia crofter project calls the scheme a failure. The British government will not provide the expected assistance.
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Ottawa
Ont
England
Scotland
British Columbia
Trade outlook improves as Dun reports healthy national activity
R G Dun and Co notes encouraging business across the country with only speculative operations showing disheartening signs. Stock sales fall short of a prior advance, Western railroad conflicts cited. clearings rise about 4 percent year to date with most cities up. Cattle exports to England surge, beef shipments strong, while minor items expand the trade mix.
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R. G. Dun & Co
New York
Review of Trade
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Cleveland
Omaha
England
National Steamship Line
Two More Bodies Found in Yacht Leo Disaster
In Cleveland Ohio on Sept 21 the bodies of Capt Sam Root and Leo yacht engineer were recovered in addition to I D Lawter. The victims were horribly burned and mutilated. All but two bodies have been recovered.
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Cleveland
Ohio
I. D. Lawter
Sam Root
Leo
Uncle Sam
Guthrie
Ind
United States
Wichita
Judge Nelson Rules Minnesota Meat Law Unconstitutional
Judge Nelson of the United States circuit court ruled that Minnesota meat inspection law interferes with interstate commerce and is unconstitutional. Henry E. Barber of Armour & Co. was arrested at White Bear for violating the law. Barber and other Chicago parties sought to test the act. Gen. Gordon E. Cole indicates appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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St. Pau
Nelson
United States Circuit Court
Henry E. Barber
White Bear
Barber
Armour & Co
Chicago
Walter H Sanborn
Gordon E. Cole
Gen. Cole
United States Supreme Court
Germans Plan Massive Emigration Land Purchase Near Gainesville
A Shelby county Iowa colony and a Linn county group dispatched Emil Pulohe of Westphalia to Texas where he bought 22,000 acres eight miles northwest of Gainesville for 220000 dollars. Winter settlement by 150 German families is planned. Catholics in Arms Against the Archbishop. Incendiarists believed to be Father Marcil followers burned St Joseph’s church in Saint Joseph County Minnesota and vow to build a new church despite excommunication.
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Kansas City
Shelby County
Iowa
Linn County
Emil Pulohe
Westphalia
Texas
Gainesville
Tex
Rep Lake Fatys
Minn
St. Joseph's Church
Father Marcil
Ireland
Resident shoots at man then commits suicide in Carson
James Tyler was shot at by J. J. Bradshaw in front of Bradshaw's home in Carson Iowa at 6 am Bradshaw then killed himself with a revolver claiming Tyler endangered his wife and himself. Bradshaw leaves a widow and many children in poverty. Another item: M Matthews a rich railroad contractor from St Paul dies in an Opium joint after smoking ten pipes. suspect Chinaman is under arrest.
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Carson
Iowa
James Tyler
J. J. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Tyler
Butter
Mont
M. Matthews
St. Paul
Northwest
A. Lung
Fatal Belmont crossing crash claims two lives
Caicaco report says Frank Hanssen of Avondale and an unidentified man died when a southbound train struck their sulky at Belmont avenue crossing in Gross Park. The horse died on the track and the sulky was crushed. In Cleveland a yacht Leo victim, John Pelow of Lorain, was found dead on the lake shore with burns, confirming all nine aboard were lost after the vessel exploded.
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Caicaco
Frank Hanssen
Avondale
Belmont Avenue
Chicago and Northwestern
Gross Park
Ten Passengers Injured In Frisey Train Wreck Near Leon
The Frisey east bound passenger train wrecked near Leon in Butler county. Two coaches were demolished and ten passengers were injured, I. N. Dean of Wichita and Mrs. GC Mitchell of Fort SmithArk.
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Wichita
Kan
Frisey
Leon
Butler County
I. N. Dean
GC. Mitchell
Fort Smith
Ark
Storm wrecks and peril as crews rescued at sea
The Statesman from Liverpool reaches New Orleans with the captain and eleven men of the bark Nobreza, rescued after six days without water and in danger of starvation. Other dispatches report unrest among Arizona settlers over warrior customs and Adjutant General Vance’s ongoing inquiry into miner conditions at Spring Valley, with relief still urgently needed.
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New Orleans
Statesman
Liverpool
Nobreza
San Francisco
Kingman
Ariz
Arizona
Vance
Spring Valley
Ills
Rauch
State Board of Health
Adjt
Springfield
Fifer
Railroad sale in Cincinnati forecloses mortgage to bondholders
The Cincinnati Washington and Baltimore railroad was sold at the courthouse for 5 million dollars at 11:30 a.m. to E. R. Bacon, representing bondholders and stockholders in the U S and England. The sale followed mortgage foreclosure. In California, Tom Rowe of the Chicago Bicycle Club arrived in Los Angeles en route to Chicago to pursue a cross continental record attempt starting Saturday.
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Cincinnati
Washington and Baltimore
Court House
E. R. Bacon
Country
England
San Francisco
Chicago
Los Angeles
Cal
Tom Rowe
Chicago Bicycle Club
Stevens
Across the Continent on Horseback to Sacramento
John Allen and E. B. Pratt of New York arrived in Sacramento after riding on horseback from May 4, leaving New York on that date and completing the journey on September 20. They traveled across the continent by saddle.
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Sacramento
Cal
John Allen
E. B. Pratt
New York
New Yorks
Prohibition Support and Political Nominations Across Several States
W C T U resolutions praise Republican stance on national and state prohibition and note rising Democratic sentiment. In Sioux Falls and other cities, Republicans nominate judges and discuss a Missouri River bridge project. Campaign tours and railway surveys advance in Chamberlain and Huron, with party leaders pledging votes for Pierce. Wisconsin and Minnesota reports include burglaries in Altoona and a procuress arrest in Neenah.
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Yankton
Sioux Falls
Park Davis
Frank R. Aikens
Canton
Fourth Judicial District
Davis
Aikens
Grand Forks
A. J. Keefe
Jamestown
Fifth Judicial District
O. H. Hewitt
Pierre
Northwestern
Missouri River
Corps of Engineers
Harrison
Minneapolis
Dakota Prairies
National Republican Committee
R. G. Evans
E. W. Huffcutt
Eugene G. Hay
House
Pierce
United States
Senate
Appointment of Successor to Commissioner Stalls
Debates over pension commissioner appointment continue as Maj. Warner travels to Kansas City and Secretary Noble returns to Washington. Senator Plumb arrives and dines with the president while Maj. Merrill withdraws from candidacy.
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Tanner
Deer Park
Noble
Maj
Warner
Washington
Maj Warner
Kansas City
Senator Plumb
Kansas
Maj. Warner
Pension Commissionership
Merrill
Lawrence
Moses
Mervill
Col
Poscision
Army of the Cumberland meeting in Chattanooga agenda
In Chattanooga Tennessee the Army of the Cumberland gathering drew about 10 000 visitors including 4 000 soldiers. Gen Rosecrans presided as reports were heard and funds were approved for a Gen Thomas monument. A separate note reports heavy Pacific storms wrecking ships Porfirio Diaz and Alata near Mazatlan and Manzanilla. A cogwheel railway project is planned up Pike's Peak with work starting Monday.
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Army of the Cumberland
Chattanooga
Tenn
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Gen. Rosecrans
Fullerton
Pacific
St. Louis
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Mazatlan
Manzanilla
Porfirio Diaz
Alata
Pike's Peak
Manitou, Colo
Pike’s Peak
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Temperance
Mrs. Lathrop
The
Free Masons
Knights of Labor
National Beer Brewers
St. Paul Globe
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Topeka
Prohibition
United States Court
Red Lake Falls
John Pelow
Loraine
Pelow
Beaumont
Wisconsin Walls
Altoona
Neenah
Ida Wilson
Michigan
Evening Star
Albert Daggett
Pension
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