Not Guilty After Heroic Rescue Revealed in Court
In Chester a pirate era scene ends with Tom Wilson cleared after Capt. Sharpe testifies he saved the captain during a slave raid. The judge and jury reconsider and acquit, amid cheers, then Sharpe and Wilson are celebrated at the Lion hotel before departing for London.
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Royal Navy
Thomas Wilson
Gold Coast
Conrades
Amerika
Cape
Capt. Sharpe
Sharpe
Cap'n
Vultur
Cap’n
Cap'n Sharpe
Capt
Tom Wilson
Providence
Plymouth
Bo’stin
Lion Hotel
Chester
London
Wily
Bob
Heathen barter and colonial trade figures in old journal note
A satirical exchange on sending flannels to the heathen shifts to commerce details. The Indianapolis Journal mentions South Carolina coast island staples and large export values while noting wheat leads exports with substantial quantities and revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Heat Ravages Cities As New Record August Heat Spreads
Across Chicago St Louis and New York the heat wave claims many lives. Chicago reports 18 deaths Saturday and 34 hospital prostrations with 100 degree readings. New York and Brooklyn record fatal cases as thousand seek shade and shores. Albany notes three heat deaths including a policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union
St. Louis
Signal Service Bureau
Weather Bureau
Health Department
New York
Brooklyn
Albany
N. Y
William J. Gannon
George Clifford
John Payne
Record Heat Bakes Cities As Deaths Rise Across States
Dispatches report extreme heat across the nation with rising fatalities. In Philadelphia ten heat deaths reported. Louisville and Des Moines see fatalities including restaurant keeper John Gardner and resident Samuel Brown. Destructive storms in Lebanon with $10,000 in losses follow the heat wave.
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Ciubs
Philadelphia
Louisvile
Fittsburgh
Elgin
Loretta Mott
Gerald W. McCherney
Anderson
Ind
Milan
Jefferson
Des Moines
John Gardner
Samuel Brown
Lebanon
Lightning Strikes Kill Two in Sandusky Pier Work
In Sandusky Ohio on Monday two city men John Thompson and Jay Leonard were killed instantly by a lightning bolt while working on a government lake pier with steel augers in hand. Leonard’s body was swept away by the current and not recovered. two other workers were knocked unconscious but to recover. Earlier in the day William Axtell of Middlesex Bass Island died from heat. A lengthy storm series caused widespread damage across Michigan and Ohio with multiple drownings, destroyed buildings, and extensive property losses along Lake Er ie.
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Sandusky
John Thompson
Jay Leonard
Leonard
William Axtell
Middlesex
Bass Island
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Benton Harbor
Detroit River
East Coast Line
Tonia
D., L. & N. Railway
Saginaw
Jefferson Avenue
Cleveland
Hedford
Here
Lake Erie
Lake Front
Lake View Park
Priscilla
Avocet
Vencedor
Toledo
Diana
Hamilton
Eva
Toronto
Pearl
Parisians and Londoners talk of a pawn broker
The piece mentions the pawn broker being called Aunt by Parisians and Uncle by Londoners. It notes the British mint coins about a half ton weekly in pennies half pennies and farthings. It also records a minor incident with Joseph Chamberlain driving a horse car and injuring Robert Salisbury near Birmingham.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Robert Salisbury
Birmingham
Scotland
Ceylon
Populists and Democrats Align in Kansas Convention
Abilene and Hutchinson reports detail a fusion in Kansas as the populist platform backs the national code and endorses the Democratic electors. Doster wins chief justice on first ballot while Bodkin is chosen for congressman at large amid midland faction clashes.
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Fopulisma
Abilene
Kan
Hutchinson
Ed C. Little
J. L. Bodkin
Prohibition Party
Bodkin
Leedy
Doster
Botkin
Harvey
J. G. Johnson
Bryan
Sewall
Mob Hangs Three Italians in Louisiana Sheriff Smothered
In St. Charles parish a Sicilian suspect Lorenzo Saladino and two other Italians Decino and Angelo Marcuso were seized from Hahnville jail by a mob. They were hanged from rafters and shot as local tension flared after the murder of an aged Spaniard on a plantation.
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New Orleans
St. Charles Parish
Jules Gueymand
Lorenzo Saladino
Gueymand
Saladino
Hahnville
Decino
Angelo Marcuso
Noble Effort in Mile Race Paired with Locomotive
In St Louis on Aug 10 E E Anderson tried to ride one mile in one minute using a locomotive as pace maker. The trial on Bluff Line track nine miles north of East St Louis ended with Anderson 3 seconds behind after 1:00:03. Two thousand spectators watched as gear constraints and winded condition limited his effort. another trial is planned Aug 23 with the locomotive geared to 120.
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Wade
Anderson
Five Men Killed in Rock Island Freight Wreck Near Leighton
Five men died in a Rock Island freight wreck near Leighton Iowa at three Saturday morning. An extra freight bound for Chicago carrying sheep derailed nine cars after an unbroken journal. Reports list the victims as workers from Des Moines firms with names William Shea Wilbur Kulner Robert Geary Edward Geary and a fifth unnamed.
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Rock Island
Leighton
Des Moines
Rock Island Road
Chicago
Liverpool and Des Moines Packing Company
William Shea
Wilbur Kulner
Robert Geary
Jdward Geary
Trolley Crash Near Columbia Leaves Dozens Hurt
A crowded trolley on the Columbia and Donegal Electric railway fell 20 feet into a creek after a gear wheel broke. Five passengers were killed outright and about forty were injured, many seriously, as the car plunged from an embankment outside Columbia.
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Columbia
Columbia & Donegal Electric Railway
Chickie's Park
Tennessee Election Chooses Three Chancery Judges
Knoxville Tennessee voters held an election to fill three chancery appeals seats and county posts. Indications point to Barton Wilson and Neil winning as Democrats while Republicans claim W T Turner won in the district. The money question was not addressed in the election.
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Knoxville
Senn
Tennessee
Court of Chancery Appeals
Barton
Wilson
Neil
W. 2. Turner
Bryan Tours Canton and Pittsburgh in 1900 Campaign
Crowds greet W J Bryan as he tours Canton Ohio and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He cites policy over person and condemns foreign financial influence while defending the Democratic platform. Boosters escort Mrs Bryan amid cheers at stations and theaters.
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Canton
Pennsylvania
Mr. Bryan
Stark County
McKinley
Bryan
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Alliance
Garfield
Salem
Letonia
Columbia
New Waterford
East Palestine
Evon
Bland
W. J. Bryan
Union Station
Central Hotel
Central
Grand Opera House
Avenue Theater
Grand
Primitive organ history and oddities from old clippings
The clippings discuss early organ history at Solomons temple with ten pipes, ancient depictions of deities, and a note that no human head appeared on Cain until after Alexander the Great. Other items mention flat cold water, a chicken hatch with its head upside down, a Springfield man cleared of vicious dog charges but ordered to kill the animal, and a homemade cologne recipe with lavender bergamot lemon and orange flower waters.
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Solomon’s Temple
Cain
Alexander the Great
George Hunt
Pedricktown
N. J
Springfield
Pro visional Democrats form national committee in Indianapolis
The provisional committee of Democrats who did not back the Chicago platform convened in Indianapolis and merged into a national committee. They set a national convention for September 2 in Indianapolis to adopt a platform and nominate president and vice president, with Senator John M. Palmer named permanent chairman. The call denounces Chicago’s platform as radical and outlines delegates and credentials procedures.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
John M. Palmer
Illinois
Outhwaite
Democrats of
United States
Democratic Party
Jefferson
Jackson
Cleveland
National Democratic
Selec
Exposed railroad pool unearthed before ICC
Chicago reports reveal a gigantic railroad pool after President 4. B. Stickley testifies Western roads coerced farmers into accepting higher freight rates. He says the Union League club agreement forces equalization of charges and notes farms paid 18 cents for 200 miles while grain moved twice as far for dealers at six cents. Farmers fear reaction.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commision
Presiden
B. Stickley
Chicago Are Western Railroad
Stickney
Michigan Republicans Nominate Pingree for Governor
In Grand Rapids on August 1 the Michigan Republican state convention nominated Detroit Mayor Hazen Pingree for governor on the fourth ballot with 449 votes. The platform denounces the national Democratic Party, upholds law and order, commerce, labor, farms, and resources, and endorses the national Republican platform.
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Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
P Gree
Detroit
Pingree
Bliss
O'Donnell
Aitken
Conant
Comerce
Edward Scofield Nominated for Wisconsin Governor
Wisconsin Republicans in Milwaukee report Edward Scofield nominated for governor at the state convention with a unanimous show of support. Other candidates named include La Follette Millet Bradford and Idbrook. The platform endorses the national Republican plank, favors sound money, tariff protection, and opposition to the Democratic platform and immigration limits.
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Milwaukee
Edward Scofield
Buens la Follette
Miliott
Bradford
Idbrook
Seofield
National Republican
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M. Bondy
Inter Ocean
Assize Courts
Tim
Indianapolis Journal
Cairo
Cnmp
Nile
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Place
Kipling Street
Long Lane
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Ireland
England
Kazan
Siberia
Fusion
Kansas
Louisiana
M’kinley
Gold Democrats
Western Railroads
Wisconsin
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