Two trains collide near Bedford killing two engineers
A Chicago to Louisville passenger train and a southbound train collided seven miles north of Bedford Indiana at 10 25 resulting in the deaths of engineer Arthur Barnes and fireman George Cole of New Albany. Nine others injured as engines postal and express cars wrecked. Conductor McDonald blamed for sleeping and a sheriff ordered.
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Reptorp
Ind
Chicago
Peter McDonald
Louisville
Here
Arthur Barnes
New Albany
George Cole
Bob Muir
George Smith
Lafayette
Frank Blackwell
James Tilford
Bedford
S. F. Bent
Monon
Frank Shanks
Ed Muir
J. P. Sudie
J. W. Jennings
John Bills
McDonald
Guthrie
John Tilford
Quincey
Gilmore
Hannibal
Frank Porter
J. E. Sommers
Harvey Lochter
New London
Robert Brother
Programme of Exercises at the Coming National G A R Encampment in Boston
The National encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opens in Boston on August 12 with a grand parade and a series of meetings in Music Hall Tremont Temple and Mechanics buildings. Events include receptions camp-fire banquets excursions by rail to Plymouth and a steamboat trip to Minots Light with seafood dinner. Two centenarians pass away in Baltimore one aged 101 in the city. The Glenagle completes a Japan to New York voyage in fifty four days, beating the prior record by a day.
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G. A. KR
Boston
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army and Women’s Relief Corps
Mechanics’ Hall
Music Hall
Winter Street
Women’s Relief Corps
Tremont Temple
Tremont Street
Grand Army
Mechanics’ Building
Women's Relief Corps
Cape Ann
Nahant
Salem
Marblehead
Rockport
Thatcher's Island Light
Japan
Gle
Monmouthshire
Puffs
China Seas
New York
Glenagle
Department of Ill
W. L. Distin
John A. Logan
Quincy
Chicago
Burlington
Niagara Falls
West Shore
Hoosac
Eustis
Senate Deliberates On SCD Canal Accident Costs
In Washington on August 5 Senate Davis Minn proposes a war department inquiry into last Friday’s Sault Ste. Marie canal accident. He cites a reported 500000 dollars daily loss to U S commerce and notes failure to pass a House approved second and larger lock bill. House debates and parliamentary decorum follow. Two other reports note cholera deaths in Mecca and dispatch of troops to Torr.
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Washington
Senate
Davis
Minn
Secretary of War
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
House
Cockrell
Congress
Payne
Edmunds
Senator Ingalls
Plumb
Kan
General Grant
Arlington National Cemetery
Payson
Henderson
Committee On Appropriations
Rogers
Ark
Kerr
Arkansas
Mecca
Carro
Torr
Market summary shows quiet but firm grain and pork prices
Chicago and New York markets report steady or firmer tones for grains, pork, and beef. Prices listed include Spring Patents at 4.85 to 5.25, No 2 cash corn around 54 to 55 cents, oats around 34 to 38 cents, and pork cash at 11.62 to 11.80. Cattle and hogs show moderate activity with gentle price moves and notable quotes for various grades.
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New York
Chicago
Petrified Forest at Florissant Colorado Springs
The Florissant petrified forest in a green Colorado valley along the Colorado Midland route showcases stumps and petrified wood, including a 45 foot circumference stump with saw marks and a bluish black stone of petrified charcoal. The article notes potential for tourism funding to improve access and grounds as a major attraction.
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Colorado
Florissant
Pike's Peak
Crystal Peak
Midland
Manitou
California
Colorado Springs
Color reform and fashionable taste in color critique
A fashion column questions the idea of a single favorite color, arguing color value is relative to context and surroundings. The piece cites examples of heliotrope and golden olive, then notes public fascination following royal wear, alongside assorted ads and brief jokes from period publications.
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Princess of Wales
Jean
Nellie
Cornelia
Lillian
Kate Field
Washington
Scientific Cure Promoted for Catarrh in Historical Adverts
An 1890s advertisement extols Halls Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio with a $100 reward claim. It notes internal use and effects on blood and mucous surfaces, and invites readers to request circulars and testimonials. Also features assorted medical testimonials and public notices about veteran affairs and pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hail
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure Claim Rheumatism Relief
The advertisement alleges rheumatism stems from kidney trouble and uric acid in blood. Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure is promoted as restoring kidney function, curing ordinary rheumatism in a week, and acting as a tonic and blood purifier. It claims safety around children and availability from all druggists.
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Hibbard
A. D
Charles Wright Medicine Company
Detroit
Mich
Spriggs & Son and
Smith & Dunbar
Reid
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Monmouth Review
Monmouth
Illinois
Hugh R. Moffet
J. A. Ewing
Moffet & Ewing. Publishers
West Garden Street
Gage
Oakdale
Cincinnati Southern
Emery River
Sam Moore
Charles Lanahan
Baltimore
Elizabeth Sands
Patty Calloway
Arkansan
John Carpenter
Goodland
Chamberlain
C. Shultz
Mass
Spriggins
Ates B. & R
Partic
Gilead
Charley
New York Herald
J. H. Brannam
Golconda
Pope Co
Young America
Willie
Chicago Tribune
Tam
Amos John M. Turnbull
LG Oo
C. B
Clice
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall St
Mag Cholera Quayelrentary
NAL Food Co
Olis
Ming
U.S
Dunbar Rs
Ind Retail
Prescott
J. M. Logan
Agt
Warren County
E. McClanahan St
Ilinois
E. North St
E. Blackburn
D. Turnbull
BlackBurn & Turnbull
South Main St
Mlinois
AY Hood & CO
Spriggs & Sons
South Side Public Square
Minneapolis
Jarvis
Davis Plaform
K. E. Wallace& CO
J. A. Figle
Main Street
STECK
Cali
Oir
S&s Eirice
Ewing’s
Hall
Q Depot
Wilson’s Restaurant
Obraham & Co
Graham & CO
South Side Square
Maple City
Main St
Monmouth, Ill
Econ National Bank of
Meymouth
C. Hardin
J. R. Webster
Fred E Harding
F. W. Harding
H. B Webster
James H. Stewart
Henry H. Pattee
H. G. Harding
Charles P. Avenell
D. 8. Hardin
W. H. Lord
J. D. Sutherland
Lord & Sutherland Foreign and “American
W. Broadway
Gents
Cas James French
Columbia
Hartford Cycles
Sid & Dun
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