Freshman Rowing Race Won by Columbia at New London
In New London Conn Columbia defeats Harvard by three lengths in the freshmen boat race with a time of 9 43. The race is part of the Columbia Harvard contest on the river. Barnegat New Jersey saw a separate note as H Bangs Bay State Poke Company failed at Boston for 400000 dollars.
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New London
Conn
Columbia
Acre Babcock
Barnegat
New Jar
H. H. Bangs
Bay State
Boston
Murder trial ends with life sentence for Hall at Lincoln
In Logan County Mount Pulaski, J H Hall was found guilty of killing Farmer McMahon and two hired men. William Ferris and Belle Hall were acquitted but face new indictments for other killings. The trial concluded as jurors imposed life imprisonment on Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
J. H Hall
Belle Hall
William Ferris
Farmer McMahon
Mount Pulaski
Logan County
J. H. Hall
Hall
Carter
Mattheny
EpWarp Lane
Minneapolis
Brainerd
Minn
John White
Wabash River
Logansport
Ind
Grace
Scott
Sheridan
Chicago
Washington Park
San Francisco
Gustave J. Lowengart
Samuel Seller
Helena
Montana
Ed Owens
Si Nickerson
Benton and Billihys
Rock Springs Station
John Davis
Muscleshell River
Black
William Jones
Tim Devlin
George A. Henry
Chippewa Falls
Wis
United States Grand Jury
Palmer
Cincinnati
John Strange
Lumber Panies
Menasha
Ptcy
Ohio
Patrick Murphy
Brier Hill
Youngstown
South figures in sensational frontier crimes and disasters
The piece recounts Casa in South Carolina displacing his wife’s remains and a monument from Cheraw cemetery to his plantation, plus a fiery, costly wreck at McCracken & Brew ater in New Orleans. Walker hanged in Texarkana for Lucas Grant’s murder. a Virginia Midland train crash near Lynchburg after air brakes failed. a St Joseph’s Orphan Asylum fire near Newport, Kentucky with inmates safely relocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con. Casa
South Carolina
Cheraw
McCracken & Brewater
W. J. Teboult
F B Christensen
New Orleans
Doc Walker
Texarkana
Lucas Grant
Virginia Midland
James River
Lynchburgh
St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphan Asylum
Newport
Governor nominations and federal appointments listed
Washington reports renominations for Utah and Dakota governorships and a Surveyor General post while the Comptroller of the Currency seeks bank condition statements as of July 20. Various nominations include Ordway’s renomination bid and Nevada’s Kinkead for governor. a National Bureau of Labor is created under Interior with a 926000 appropriation.
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H. Murray
Utah
John W. Meldrum
Wyoming
Con
Grupert A. Pierce
Chicago
Dakota
Gov. Ordway
John H. Kinkead
Neavada
Bureau of Labor
Wie Wl
Interior' Department
Tae ES
Appointment of experts and limited bureau funding described
The Secretary assigns expert work to selected specialists and notes a small appropriation limits investigative scope this year to wage hours and labor issues including contract labor from Italy Slavonia Hungary and China. Gen Schofield will head the court martial in New York on September 11 for Judge Advocate General Swaim's trial.
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Gn. Schofield
New York
Swaim
Party leaders and candidate picks from 1892 era conventions
The Republican National Committee in New York elected B. F. Jones of Pittsburgh as chairman and Samuel Fessen den of Connecticut as secretary. Florida Democrats nominate E. A. Perry for governor and M. H. Mabry for lieutenant governor. Williams of Kosciusko County is named for Congress. he is currently minister to Paraguay. Arkansas Democrats adopt a platform on education immigration retrenchment reform and tariff reduction. Neal Dow of Maine denies plans to drop Prohibition but supports the Republican ticket in Kansas Maine and Iowa while noting Republican inactivity elsewhere.
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Republican National Committee
New York
B. F. Jones
Pittsburgh
Samuel Fessenden
Connecticut
E. A. Perry
Florida Democratioc Convention
M. H. Mabry
William Williams
Kosciusko County
Congress
Michigan City
Ind
Major Calkins
Williams
United States
Paraguay
Arkansas
Tilden
Neal Dow
Maine
Kansas
Iowa
Evangelist struck by lightning and other incidents reported
General note of disasters and crimes includes evangelist GayNon struck by lightning in Winnipeg, Manitoba. U S and Canada report 19 failures last week, 505 prior. Boiler explosion in Stryker Ohio injures eleven. Santiago Seguin jailed in New Laredo for embezzlement. Mob attack on Protestant mission in Ce-inca Mexico. casualties reported. Orangemen attack Catholic property in Twillingate N F and Green's Pond Harbor. St Mary's Bay ship crew desecrates Catholic church. British boxer Bill England defeated by George Rooke in New York in four rounds.
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GayNon
Winnipeg
Manitoba
United States
Canada
Stryker
Ohio
Santiago Seguin
New Laredo
Mexico
Ce- Inca
A W. Greenman
Twillengate
N. F
Green's Pond
Orangemen
St. Mary's Bay
Bill
England
John L. Sullivan
George Rooke
New York
Varied International Turmoil and Domestic Political Moves
Reports from across Europe and the Middle East note French and Chinese clashes in Asia, cholera outbreaks in Italy and France, and political tension in Britain Ireland and Italy. Topics include tax plans by Irish nationalists, Egyptian policy censure moves, and impending cable shipments of gold to New York amid public unrest and anti Jewish sentiment in Russia.
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Brrce
Gibmaltar
Doneraile
County Cork
Lord Doneraile
Lord Donerale
Langson
Hohn
Copenhagen
Lord Carnarvon
Gladstone
Italy
America
France
Parnell
Boston
Sexton
Queen Victoria
John Brown
Gerona
Spain
New York
London
Saluzzo
Marseilles
Toulon
Cholér
Odessa
Russia
British Parliament debates Egypt policy. motion defeated
In the House of Commons J Gladstone urged precedence for the censure vote on Egypt policy but the motion failed. The Edinburgh Theater Royal burned, with several adjacent buildings also destroyed. Germany plans navy enlargement next session. The Mark Lane Express notes very low foreign wheat prices due to heavy receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
House of Commons
J. Gladstone
Theater Royal
Edinburgh
Scotland
Reichstag
Mark Lane
Hzpreas
Explosion Claims 24 Miners in Nanaimo Colliery
An explosion in a Nanaimo British Columbia colliery killed twenty four miners and injured several others. The disaster adds to a string of incidents troubling Canadian mining regions.
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Nanaimo
British Columbia
Ware
Allegheny City
John Donaldson
Driftwood
Cameron County
Castillo
Cortes
Spain
Cuba
London
Gordon
Khartoum
Foxhall
Lord Roseberry
Kellogg
Springer Committee
Walsh
Allan Pinkerton
Chicago
Glasgow
Tongue
Rosebud
Denver & Rio Grande Road
Sumner
New Laredo
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
United States
Senate approves river and harbor bill with several appropriations
The Senate passed the river and harbor bill authorizing 13,634,700 dollars, while the House rate stood at 12,086,200 dollars. Debates covered the Soldiers Home branch, desertion relief, and a 650 dollar monthly widow pension for Gen James B Steedman. Conference actions addressed naval, post office, land grant, and railway issues with partial accords and continued adjournment pending minority proposals.
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Senate
House
Mississippi
James B. Steedman
New York
House of Representatives
Conference
Randall
Lily bulb planting and care tips
Guidance on initial setting of lilies with sand around bulbs for stability. Garden should be partially shaded to protect plants. Pots require a rest period after flowering and all lilies need good drainage for healthy growth.
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Ratch
Indiana Democrats Nominate McDonald Aimed at Chicago
The Indiana Democratic State Convention in Indianapolis endorsed McDonald for the Chicago nomination. Isaac P. Gray, M. D. Manson, and David Turpie were named for Governor with Gray winning the first ballot. Manson later backed unanimously. Officers and delegates to the Chicago convention were selected, and the State Central Committee pledged to support McDonald’s nomination.
Ohio Democratic State Convention Adopts Platform At Columbus
At Columbus the Ohio Democratic State Convention opened with D R Paige in attendance and E B Finley elected permanent chairman. Elmer White presented a platform backing personal liberty public service reform a tariff for revenue and wool tariff adjustment. The radical free trade proposal by Russell was defeated and the unit rule for Chicago delegates was blocked. State ticket named James W. Newman C D Martin and John H. Benfer with Durbin Ward Thurman McLean Mueller as electors and leaders.
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Ohio
Republican Party
Russell
Cléveran
Converse
Tilden
Chicago
Elepiter
Durbin Ward
Allen G. Thurman
John R. McLean
Mueller
James W. Newman
C. D. Martin
Board of Public Works
John H. Benfer
Democrats Nominate Scales for Governor in North Carolina
At Raleigh convention the Democrats nominate Gen. Alfred M. Scales for Governor and Charles M. Stedman for Lieutenant Governor. Delegates to Chicago are split between Bayard and Cleveland.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Alfred M. Scales
Charles M. Stedman
Chicago
Bayard
Cleveland
Devoured by Sharks Off Bahia on Pacific Steam Ship Chala
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company steamer Chala, Capt. Hogg, left Bahia when a sleeping cook on deck fell overboard. A swift rescue attempt by first officer Kellick failed as sharks swarmed, dragging the man beneath the waves. no trace was seen afterward.
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Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Chala
Hogg
Panama Star and Herald
Bahia
Kellick
Six men committed for trial in Thurles kidnapping case
At Thurles Tipperary six men have been committed for trial on charges of abducting a rich farmer's daughter. The men allegedly planned to force her to marry one of them to gain her inheritance.
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Thurles
Tipperary
Patent Benches for New York Downtown Parks
Public benches that can be closed and locked at night gain favor in New York downtown parks. They replace old benches once used as beds by tramps and loafers, improving safety and order.
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New York
Adrian Hr Begins Long Walk from New York to San Francisco
Adri an Hr starts a cross country walk from New York to San Francisco seeking 2000 dollars in support. The trek aims to raise funds while highlighting endurance and curiosity.
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Adrian Hr
New York
San Francisco
Miraculous Escape as Sleeping Cars Plunge Into James River
A Virginia Midland line express with Washington and New York sleeping cars derailed from a Lynchburg bridge into ten feet of James River water. Forty or more survived miraculously as Conductor William King and others freed passengers from submerged cars, including a mother who saved her infant before being rescued. Old railroad men call the incident one of the most remarkable railroad disasters in history.
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Lynchburg
Virginia Midland
Washington
New York
James River
William King
Prohibition Party Sees Big National Convention Planned
Pittsburg dispatch reports indicate the Prohibition national convention will meet July 23 in Nyette Hall with over 1 010 delegates. Local organizers, a 200-strong committee, and private subscriptions fund expenses as contenders like Fisk and Russell emerge for president and vice president positions.
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Pittsburg
Prohibition
Nyette Hall
United States
Swager
Ohio
Michigan
Clinton B. Fisker
New Jersey
New York
California
Kansas
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Gideon T. Stewart
Norwalk
Clinton B. Fisk
Rt. H. Mel Donald
Pacific Bank of Californian
Gov. St. John
Fiske
John Russell
Various Oddities and Notable Facts From The Era
A mix of small curiosities and records including a chief marrying a washerwoman, a Nevadan incident with ten eagles offered for sale at 15 dollars each, Russia’s Altai estates covering 170000 square miles, a live oak in Florida measuring 23 feet 10 inches around, white stockings making fashion in London due to doctors' warnings, a Concord girl dying after swallowing a lightning bug, a note on race in England’s navy, and Colorado contributing 100000 dollars to state resources this year.
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Washington
Austin
Nev
Russia
England
Wales
Indian River Narrows
Fla
London
Concord
N. C
National lawmakers debate records and river projects in Congress
A detailed Congressional diary notes a Senate vote on the legislative appropriation bill with an amendment to ensure the Record mirrors proceedings. The House advances a Missouri River bridge project at White Cloud Kansas and discusses Cherokee reserve disposal and Indian Territory routes. Debates cover Guthrie and Logan land claims, eight hour labor law defeat, river and harbor bills, and various resolutions and appointments.
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Senate
House
Missouri River
White Cloud
Kan
Kansas
Tax Senate
Indian Territory
William McGarrahen
Mitchell
Grand Army of the Republic
Hawley
Gen. Logan
James B. Breedman
Charles H. Reed
Charles J. Guiteau
Logan
Cox
Lovering
Akron
Ohio
Mountain Meadow
Cameron
Arthur
Henry 8. Neal
Treasury
House of Representatives
King
United States
St. Paul
Committee On Elections
John 8. Wise
Horr
Finerty
Dornheimer
Messrs
Holman
Follett
Acting Wisdom From Stage Pioneers On Training and Talent
A compilation of actors and teachers advising on stage success. McCullough stresses heart and industry, Jefferson cites sensibility imagination and magnetism, Barrett dismisses physical size, Salvini Booth and others illustrate varied paths. The piece advocates early study in a school or the stage itself and notes age and costuming shifts.
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John McCullough
Joe Jefferson
Lawrence Barrett
Salvini
Booth
William Warren
John Reeve
Burton
Charles Matthews
Modjeski
Maggie Mitchell
Love and Society Shaping Hearts and Habits
The piece extols love as life giving and sunshine bringing fellowship with new souls. It contrasts loving others with personal fullness and describes daily life from rosy morns to silent nights. It notes tobacco paper misleads the eye, forming cigars with good flavor and firm ash.
Debts of H. BR. H. Albert Edward Top $1,000,000
Four grievous faults cited by Bishop Larle link a head without brains a wit without judgment a heart without honesty and a purse without money. The latest accounts show H. BR. H. Albert Edward carried debts totaling one million dollars.
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Larle
H. BR
H. Albert Edward
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Moline, Illinois
XE West
Waners
Rextra
Sleves
Baseran OS
Eens Tees
WWE
Cauley
Chotée Creamery
Uguas
Toledo
Milwaukee
ST. Louis
Rees
Detroit
Sone
Pe Shee
Dianapolis
Peeaseesee
East Liberty
Sanaee Eeaseeeeseeen
Indiana
McDonald
Isaac P. Gray
M. D. Manson
David Turpie
Gray
Turpie
Manson
Col. Gray
Maade
W.R Meyers
Madson
James H. Rice
Floyd
John J. Cooper
Marion
Thomas A. Hendricks
Daniel W. Voorhees
Robert C. Bell
Charles Danby
G. W. Menvies
F. Lowenaten
J. M. Andrews
Samuel
Clinton Chamerlain
A. L. Jones
Slaventh
D. Yongling
Hugh Dougherty
Herman Freygang
Henry Colerick
Hudson Beck
Daniel McDonald
State Central Committee
Ebenezer Henerson
Ag Chai
J. L. Riley
National Convent Conference
Ohio Democrats
Virginia Midland Railroad
Prohibition Party
Admiralty
Colorado
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