Court returns to docket after 40 years with no murder cases
Logan county Kentucky circuit court met in regular session for the first time in four decades without a murder case on the docket. A New York man found a 1804 cent worth 1200 dollars, a rarity with only one other similar coin known. Queen Victoria presides over 367 million people, and 1896 seas saw fewer storms than homes faced by landfolk. The Richards free library museum in Claremont New Hampshire displays the first U.S. scythe anvil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of
Logan County
New York
Richards Free Library
Claremont, N. H
United States
Carlisle
New York shoplifter freed on $300 bail. London case, $200000
A comparison notes a New York shoplifter released on a $300 bail and an American in London freed on a $200,000 bail. The piece broadens to assorted curiosities including Crusoe’s island becoming a fashionable resort for wanderers and a Phoenix justice scene, then shifts to elephants, postal campaigns, yellow fever treatment claims in Brazil, Hawaii immigration, and a compulsory registration law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Hawaii
Louisiana sugar crop hailed as one of the largest
Reports say Louisiana sugar production will be among the state’s largest ever with cane tonnage likely heavy and prices expected to satisfy, given beet crop damage and Cuban crop prospects. A Kansas inventor offers a swinging chair machine to ease home chores like churning and washing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Kansas
Protestant Episcopal Church Forms Street Evangelism Force
New York reports the Protestant Episcopal Church plans a street evangelism army modeled on Salvation Army and Volunteers. It will use military discipline to win converts, adopting the best features and hoping for similar success after the hard work already done by the Salvation Army in defeating prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Salvation Army
Volunteers
Salvation Ary
Mail service annual report notes progress and savings
The annual report shows a reduction of about 2 million dollars in the annual deficiency. Special delivery business rises 12 percent with net profit. Postage stamps and postal cards sales up 7 percent. Second class mail up 12 percent and registration up 4 percent with one lost piece in 24 thousand. Public literacy grows while demand for speed increases. Cheap postage hailed as a major modern achievement.
Lowell’s Mars Theory Backed By Canal Origination
Hereival Lowell asserts Mars hosts intelligent beings and notes canals are drawn along great circles, reflecting mathematical accuracy to link two points. He cites his observatory work and a book arguing for Martian life, while acknowledging the planet’s sparse atmosphere as a doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereival Lowell
Plugstait
A.1
Mars
Lowell
Conia
Epitome of the Week from Washington and Notes
National Spiritualists' association elevates Harrison D. Barrett of Lily Dale as president. Week ending the 23d shows exchanges totaling 1 044 868 062, down 9.3 percent from 1905. Wheat revenues reach 28 688 000 since September 1 amid rising prices. Edwin Willits dies at 65 in Washington, former assistant secretary of agriculture under Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Spiritualists’ Association
Harrison D. Barrett
Lily Dale
United States
Edwin Willits
Harrison
Notable Deaths and Disasters Reported Across States
Brooklyn mourns Rev. George Dunbar and his wife after long marriage as many deaths appear in quick succession. The list notes lawyer James Whitledge’s multiple marriages, a Greenport drowning, Yonkers executive Hamlin J. Andrus killed, and a Brooklyn factory fire with $150000 loss. Princeton president Cleveland urges students to engage in politics, while other obituaries cover clergy Thomas Potwin, painter Emily Luckey, and Bishop Henry B. Whipple’s marriage. Additional items include a Washington Mills fire loss, Gen. Morton Hunter’s death, ex Speaker Crisp burial, and cargo records from Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
George Dunbar
James H. Whitledge
New York
William Champlin
Greenport
L. L
Hamlin J. and
Thomas Stoughton Potwin
New England
Hartford
Conn
Emily Jackson Luckey
Cranford
N.Y
Henry B. Whipple
Minnesota
Evangeline Simpson
Massachusetts
Washington Mills
Lawrence
Mass
Morton C. Hunter
Bloomington
Ind
Snodgrass Hill
Chickamauga
Congress
Americus
Charles
F. Crisp
Oak Grove
Galveston
Tex
Algoa
Liverpool
Milwaukee
Gustave Pabst
Margaret Mather
A. J. 8Oute
Smith's Lake
Denver
Col
Big Bend Cut
St. Louis
Ladonia
First National Bank
Louisville
Lawrenceburg
Kentucky
Third Unitarian Church
Chicago
Arthur Ke, Smith
Holmes Cummins
South
Memphis
Miners Return to Work in Hocking Valley
Striking miners in large Ohio mines vote to resume labor at 45 cents per ton. The report covers mining unrest, regional incidents, multiple deaths, fires, and political notes across the United States and abroad.
Massive Chicago grain elevators burned with $1.2 million loss
Fire destroyed two large grain elevators and their contents in Chicago, valued at about 1,200,000 dollars. Losers include W. H. Harper and C. B. Farwell. The report also lists multiple deaths, political transfers, and notable incidents from Paris to Wisconsin and beyond. The grain data notes visible U S grain stocks for several crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Pacific Elevator Company
Chicago
W.H. Harper
C. B. Farwell
M. Challemel-Lacour
Jules Ferry
Paris
Charles A. Eldridge
and du Lac
Wis
Martha Squires
Nelsonville
N. Y
Patrick Tynan
Boulogne-sur-Mer
England
New York
Farmers’ National Congress
Indianapolis
Ind
Cameron F. Wells
Juneau
Ore
Brown Brothers’ Department
Houston
Tex
Anthony Nowhagan
Rappahannock
Edward Day
Cassville
Jimmy
Michael
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Massachusetts
Isaac H. Lienberger
St. Louis
Interior Department
Hulton
Mauritius
Bombay
Turkey
Egin
Carlisle Faces Disorder in Covington Speech Over Free Coinage
Secretary Carlisle spoke on free coinage amid a hostile crowd at Odd Fellows hall in Covington. He condemned Chicago platform plans and warned that pursuing free coinage could trigger a social and political upheaval, ending in economic ruin without local legal obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
John Griffin Carlisle
the Treasury of the
United States
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Carlisle
Frank Stelm
Palmer
Buckner
Maj McKinley Addresses Delegations From Four States
Maj McKinley spoke to about 5,000 delegates from Ohio Indiana Belmont Morgan Guernsey and others in Canton and Marietta praising protection and sound money. He urged unity beyond party lines and warned of lost markets. A separate note praises Nickel Plate Railroad dining car service and cleanliness aboard routes Chicago Buffalo New York Boston.
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Canton
McKinley
Ohio
Indiana
MeKinley
Key
Creston
Medina County
M. PF. Warner
Berea College
Maj. McKinley
United States
Barnesville
Belmont County
Noble
Guernsey
Marietta
Morgan County
Judge Crow
J. H. Grafton
Joseph Arbour
Boys Brigade
Northwest Territory
Guernsey County
W. H. McFarlane
Cambridge
Fort Wayne
Valparaiso
Plymouth
Stark County
William E. Dowdell
Cincinnati Flyer Fastest Chicago to Cincinnati Run Yet
The Monon Route with C H and D announces the Cincinnati Flyer train leaving Chicago Dearborn 11 50 AM for Indianapolis 4 37 PM and Cincinnati 7 45 PM. The Chicago to Indianapolis run takes 4 hours 47 minutes and to Cincinnati 7 hours 55 minutes. This is the fastest time between Chicago and those cities by any line. The train includes day coaches high backed seats parlor car and dining car. City Ticket Office 232 Clark St Chicago Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Dearborn
Cincinnati Flyer
City Ticket Office
Clark St
Chicago, Ill
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Testimonials
An 1800s style advertisement offers a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as orally absorbed. Includes endorsements from Toledo wholesalers Werf Tmax and Warone Kinnan Marvin and notes price and availability. A quoted London Truth joke appears in the copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Coengy & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Werf Tmax
Toedo
O. Warone
Nond ambilious sufferer finds happiness with tonics
Readers are urged to try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Piso's Cure for Consumption as reliable remedies. Advertisements praise Cascarets for liver and bowel regulation, claiming they stimulate the liver kidneys and bowels without causing sickness or weakness.
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Nticello
Iowa
Victoria
Arizona
Johnstone
The
League For the Protection of
Africa
Post Office Department
Brazil
Lehigh University
Hocking Valley
Kate Bascom
Clinton
Kansas City
Juliana Bedunah
Niles
Mich
Gable Standifer
Pound
Virginia
Hager Station
Fla
J. M. Criglar
U Wagerman
Ridge
Ark
Charity Ward
Haney & Campbell
Dubuque
Springfield
Lake Howe
Mount Vernon
Columbus Delano
Grant
Secretary of the Interior
James Sheakley
Alaska
Chicago & Alton
Glue Springs
Independence
Glendale
Pr. Tanser
Whitmer Robinson Company
Akron
S. L. Tanner
William Hanchey
Elmira Hanchey
Elba
Ala
L. A
J. B. Mureh
Minneapolis
Morris Landa
International Export & Grain Company
I. A. Waitt
Georgia
Wat-son
Central Lumber Company
Midh
Foreign Intelligence
Li Hung Chung
Peking
China
Formosa
Charles Bertrand
Quebec
Can
Solomon Islands
Henry Baron Foulton von Norbeck
Bank of England
Jamaica
Constantinople
New Caledonia
Manitoba
Canada
Guerrero
Mexico
New York City
Canada Supreme Court
Rome
Victor Emanuel
Prince
Naples
Italy
Helene
Nicholas I
Montenegro
Lima
Peru
Edward White Benson
Frederick Wemple
Canterbury
Spain
Weyler
Cuba
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
w.York
Pold
Atlantic
Treasury
M'Kinley
Buffalo
Boston
Nickel Plate Railroad
Nickel Plate Road
Regulex
A. Pointer
Liv
York
Oct
Minnesota Bakers
Galee
Eeesasates
Texas
St. L
Miss Goopty
Jeery
F. R. Lotz
Scott St
Covington, Ky
Atchison Globe
California Fig Syrup Co
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