Plunge for Glory at Niagara Falls Delivers Narrow Escape
Carlisle D Graham, a Philadelphia cooper, rode a custom barrel over the Horseshoe Falls at 7 a m after secret preparations with a crew of supporters. The vessel dipped over the brink, surfaced briefly downstream, then landed near the Maid of the Mist to the relief and astonishment of about fifty spectators.
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Niagara Fairs
Carlisle D Graham
Philadelphia
Great Horseshoe Falls
Tle
Minges
Hans Raktity
Grahaga
Untiin
Efforta
Mooney
Iast
Budng Natal
Graham
Wirlpool
Devil's Kiptda
Lawiston
Lutha
Goat Island
Cahada
Table Rock
Live Cattle and Beef Prices and Market Control
Testimony before a committee described a decline in live cattle and beef demand. Silas H. Larkin reported price trends from 804.9 to 1 055 per 100 pounds and argued rail costs and Chicago purchases gave control to distant markets. Traders noted supply and demand as the main price force.
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Bylvanus Wacor
Lojin
Rv Tang Pram
Evting
Silas H. Larkin
Bilon
Texas
Tnsen
LSS
Chicago
Prac
Algo
Abbreviated Telegrams Highlight Global Tumbles and Local Murders
A jumble of brief items reports violence in Comnersville Indiana and typhoid fever in president Harrisson's travel, a Chicago jeweler Burmund Wyman death, Russian schoolmasters facing pogroms, Misagrove stock hints, and rail and bank initiatives. It notes a Riverside Park discovery in Kansas, a murder at a Louisiana election, pension fraud cases in Indiana, and Galway prison for William O Brien. Mayors of Chicago and New York clash on global leadership.
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Comnersville
Ind
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Deer Park
Washington
R. Burmund Wyman
Chicago
Elieton
Jen Milea
Montana
William
Tosa Elster
Jalat Galway
Ipoand
Rtrather Stanger
Feamington
Musgrive
New York
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Carar
Colo
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Neb
East
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Hudson River
Steinway
Chiecerini
Hazelton
Haines
Weber
Sobmer
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Cregier
Grant
Mexico
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Reddish
Kate Hickey
Sirecon
Nob
Hickey
Congress
Louisiana
Sherif
Jacobs
Indiana
Indianapolis
Dressed beef inquiry probes cattle and rail charges
Chicago officials pursue a wide inquiry into dressed beef and cattle shipments. Witnesses link a four‑firm combine to fix prices across seven states while railways are accused of excessive transport charges. Key figures include Armecur Morris Swift and West, with Hearings ordered to compel attendance of missing witnesses.
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Charles H. Ingersolls
J T. Eastman
Ben Lard
Alret
Jo Howlands
Offi O Man
Furbasks Canking Company
Pork World at a Standstill in Market Muddle
On the board of trade the pork market shows mixed chatter as buyers and sellers hedge. A financier, BP Hutchinson, is rumored to drive a corner while others maintain they know little about pork. The consensus is uncertain with prices around 10.50 and talk of oversold limits and limited supply.
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Wren
Srs
Wiel Tor
Philp Armavar
Nelson Moria
Geo Swift
Frank Vosel
Cariaco
Shere
Board of Trade
BP Hutchnson
Jay Gould
Wall Street
Justias
Imperfect OCR Snippet About Burlhawtn Rus Ad Om
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions Burlhawtn Rus ad and references dates and figures. The legible parts are insufficient to determine a clear event, location, or entities beyond scattered capitalized terms.
Misissippi Rage Riots In City After Feeding Incident
Riot events followed a conflict in a southern city where guards detained many individuals after a reported dispute involving a diver and an oatmeal shortage. Reports say fifty to eighty black residents were captured and turned over to authorities amid rising tensions.
Riot Tolls After Night of Violence in Baul Lay
Fragmentary report shows police investigating a nighttime riot in Baul Lay with injuries and two deaths. Five suspects detained as authorities search for suspects, while a larger crowd disperses after clashes with local officers.
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Norroosa
Bank Closure Shocks Town as Sheriff Seizes Creston Bank
Depositors fear losses as Ridgeway North win writs of attachment. bank assets dwindled from 24000 to 800. Sheriff inventories vault finding only 2 cent pieces. cashier Bester and Breeks detained amid denouncement. Town faces unrest as ripple effects hit trades and poor depositors.
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Crestoy
Brooks
Lennx
Souza
Ridgeway & North
Breeks
Fis
Bester
Viei Neo
Scr
Devotion to the Past in Attasta Confederate Rhetoric
A Sept. 4 address in Attasta Georgia champions devotion to the South’s past, urging unity through memory of Confederate soldiers. It envisions transforming past sacrifices into future service for the republic, promoting national and southern fraternity and venerating both sides’ heroes.
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Attasta
Alfross
Unital
Viterara
Dangera
Osacrisis
Chorlah
Washington
Hamilton Case Conspiracy Involving Mrs Hamilton
New York reports inspector Byrnes detailing a plot by Mrs Hamilton Mrs Swinton and Joshua Mann to force a marriage by deceiving Mr Hamilton about a supposed child born in 1838 at El mira The plan used multiple babies but Hamilton never learned the truth and has directed authorities to pursue the conspirators while supporting the abandoned wife Ohio state fair opens in Columbus with strong displays Maggie Faulkner killed by choke rope in Chicago related headlines mention monuments on Gettysburg field by New York infantry and others.
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New York
Inspector Byrnes
Hamilton
Rendef
Columbus
Maggie Faulkner
Avi Uikhows
Gattysburg Field
York Infantry
West Hearings Highlight Fight Over Dress Beef Prices
The Missouri inquiry into the meat packing industry adjourned without key figures appearing before the Senate committee. Armour and associates refused to fully comply with summons, citing distrust of Senator West. A telegram from Armour to H. P. Lacy was read into record while West defended the panel’s fairness.
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Amouur
H. P Lacy
Freeland
Rehwabo
I. Armut RA Co
West Redd
West
Vest
Herald
Armpur
Tom
Linois
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Senate
Far Wall
Ex Editor West Seeks Control of Paper in Civil Suit
Judge Jamieson heard arguments on West's motion to amend and file an amended bill in the West Paton versus Huiskamp suit. West seeks an injunction to prevent Huiskamp from acting as a director of The Times company while Paton pursues reinstatement by mandamus in circuit court. The matter was taken under advisement until tomorrow morning.
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Snator
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Bir Arnon
Allerol Dressel
Senat Wat
Lla Industries
Armour
Jon
Co Nenation
Des Mouines
Jamieson
James J. West
William A. Paton
Herman J. Huiskamp
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T Company
James J. Only
Paton
Mandamus
Circuit
Tragic boating incident stuns fishing village
A fisherman and an age boy were swept overboard from a nearshore smack off the coast. Rescuers searched the area but found no sign of the pair as the day wore on, with authorities continuing to investigate the tragedy.
Untitled Narration of Local Event with Mixed Fragments
Fragmentary OCR evokes a local scene with names like Chae and Poey. It references a purchase or event yesterday and mentions people, places, and items, though many details are unintelligible. The text reads like a scattered diary or list of attendees and activities with several proper nouns and incomplete sentences.
Catastrophic Slide Destroys Miners Village in Valley
A massive landslide from a mountain side wrecked hundreds of huts and crops in a miners village. Survivors fled as walls collapsed and rocks buried homes. Rescue teams recovered several bodies and searched the ruins for missing women and others believed buried.
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Mabry
Sevirala
Ube
Gardena
Nilda
Wao
Fugit
Moriang
Thenountain Sil
Judge Terry's Slayer In Habeas Case At San Francisco
Testimony in the habeas corpus proceedings against Deputy U S Marshal Nagle described threats by Terry to kill Judge Field and harm Judge Sawyer. Witnesses said Terry and Mrs Terry were violent, with past assault on Judge Sawyer and Terry boasting of carrying a knife and vowing to kill Judge Field. A reporter noted Terry's remark she would likely kill Field someday.
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United States
Nagle
Terry
Jus Ico Field
Ee Terry
Sawyer
Field
Marshal Frank
Mrs Maybrick's Children Adopted in London
The children of Mrs Maybrick have been adopted by a wealthy London couple. Consent was obtained from Mrs Maybrick and from the husband’s relatives. The foster guardianship is now in effect as the adoptions proceed.
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Maybrick
Londow
London
Black Bart in Irons Captured in Republic Michigan
Republic Michigan reports the capture of Rep Lund Holzhay alias Black Bart, five months of robberies including trains stage coaches and pedestrians. City Marshal Glode and Justice of the Peace E E Weiser seized him near Gogebic, and he is taken to Bessemer to answer for a fatal Gogebic robbery. He confessed to multiple robberies and expressed regret at his capture stating a funeral might have followed otherwise.
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Tolzhay
Republican House
E. E Weiser
Holzbay
Houlzbay
Wisconsin
Cauzat
Republic
Admlt
Aleny
Tratn
Wisconsin Central
Holzhay
Tiny
Bordudl
Saawuno
Train robber confesses to multiple heists in Wisconsin and Illinois
A detainee in Marquette County jail admits holding up the Milwaukee and Northern and Wisconsin Central trains, detailing passenger robberies and small cash drops. He claims August thefts, a $900 note, watches, and a black pocketbook to bolster his confessions, and notes prior criminal activity since spring amid abolitionist reunions in Tremont and other disruptions.
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Maple Valley
Ellis Junction
Woods
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