Synchronograph in England transfers 4000 words a minute by wire
The piece notes a tested synchronograph in England capable of 4000 words a minute by wire. It references a Moroccan prohibition on bicycles, travelers claims about a monarch’s location in Alaska, and Mount St. Elias as a world high peak. It also cites a Vermont creamery processing 12,000 cows’ milk into 10,000 pounds of butter daily.
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England
Alaska
Mount St. Elias
St. Albans
Bomb and protest mark Faure and traveler notes
President Faure faced danger twice as life risk and public demonstrations followed his departure from St. Petersburg and his return. German traveler Pechner Loeschke argues wild animal attacks are exaggerated and suggests an umbrella as the best defense. A 25 person group in Boston forms a club to abolish marriage citing Shelley and George Sand as apostles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faure
St. Petersburg
Pechner Loeschke
Boston
Shelley
George Sand
Portrait Gallery of U S Stamp Issues
Washington appears on 25 stamps and Franklin on the other in the early issues. Since then 48 notable Americans have been featured, with Lincoln shown on every issue since 1866 except the Columbian series.
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Washington
Franklin
United States
Lincoln
Old Dutch House Sheds Light on Yankee Doodle Origins
In Greenbush New York an English surgeon wrote Yankee Doodle in a Dutch house dating to 1630. The timbered brick structure, built with Holland bricks, still stands but is slated for razing. The relicive value of Revolutionary War era sites urges preservation.
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Greenbush
N. Y
Holland
Hypnotism Testimony Rejected in California Murder Case
A California judge barred a hypnotist from testifying he had placed the accused in a hypnotic state and that the prisoner denied culpability while under influence. The Supreme Court upheld the trial judge, ruling the law does not recognize hypnotism.
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California
Supreme Court
California Fruit Growers Build Canneries to Prevent Waste
Fruit growers in California begin constructing canneries to save vast yearly waste. The plan is praised as wise and urged for adoption by horticulturists in other states. Millions of dollars’ worth of fruit are lost annually, with surplus often fed to hogs.
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California
Rail link to Alaska and Siberia hinted in distant scope
The article outlines large gaps in a transcontinental network from Behring Strait to the Pacific, noting Vladivostock as a terminus for Russia’s line and a 4,700 mile unconnected stretch to Washington. It cautions that an overland route to Europe may take generations and should not be expected soon.
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Alaska
Siberia
Mussia
Vladivostock
Behring Strait
Washington
Europe
Daughters of 1781 1815 Organized By Mrs Slade
Mrs William Gerry Slade of New York forms a society named The Daughters of 1781 1815. The editor notes relief at ending years with no daughters, joking that childless years from 1492 to 1815 are unlikely now.
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William Gerry Slade
New York
Body of Capt. Arkwright Recovered From Alpine Avalanche
In Geneva, the body of Capt. Henry Arkwright, buried by an avalanche on October 13, 1560, was recovered two miles below the death site. The corpse, largely well preserved, was carried by the glacier and found near the melting edge. feet and head were crushed, but the remainder was largely intact.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Henry Arkwright
Epitome of the Week Highlights 1806 and 189
Weekly US business failures totaled 215 in the seven days ending the 10th, up from 191 the prior week and 315 in the same period in 1806. Gen George D Ruggles retires at age 64 after serving as adjutant general since 1893. The United States treasurer informs subtreasurers that gold is not needed, with the gold reserve at 146,091,435 dollars. Yellow fever reports reach Washington from Louisiana and Mississippi. August post office business in principal cities grows eight percent year over year.
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United States
George D. Ruggles
Marine Hospital Service
Washington
Louisiana
Mississippi
Massachusetts Prohibitionists Nominate Williams Town Professor
Prohibitionists in Massachusetts nominate Prof J Bascom of Williams Town for governor amid a slate of state news. The item notes charitable bequests from the late Charles T Wilder of Wellesley and other regional developments.
Numerous Distress Reports and Political Moves Across States
In Carlinville Illinois a group of 96 strike miners faces severe hunger. Ohio Democrats nominate Julius Dexter for governor. Nebraska drought may trim corn output by 75 million bushels. A collision near Newcastle Colorado kills 25. 20 injured. Wyoming forests burn millions of feet of timber. Tulane Club in New Orleans offers $20,000 for a Corbett Fitzsimmons bout. Chattanooga teeters on Georgia soil. boundary may be redrawn. Multiple deaths and rescues surround ships and trains. gold rush news from Seattle and St. Michael’s. Arctic whaler Navarach sinks 42 men. Obituaries note John O Dunn and others. National encampment of Sons of Veterans forms battlefield monument group. Kate Raynor elected president of Ladies Aid. President commutes Coffin case. Colorado miners end July 4 strike with 65 cent compromise.
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Carlinville, Jr
Ohio
Columbus
Julius Dexter
Cincinnati
Nebraska
Newcastle
Col
Big Horn
Wyoming
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Tulane Athletic Club
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Tenn
Georgia
Jeremiah C. Long
Monroeville
Ala
St. Louis
Cleveland
Seattle
Wash
St. Michael’s
Eliza Anderson
Navarach
San Francisco
John O’donnell
Bloomington
Ill
New Castle
Sons of Veterans’ National
Indianapolis
Ladies’ Aid Society
Kate Raynor
Toledo
Sarah Wright
Plat Rock
Mich
Abel Stevens
San Jose
Cal
Vanburen
Ark
Charles K. Darling
Boston
Sons of Veterans
Kate G. Raynor
J. C. Boatman
Alaska
Juneau
Francis A. Coffin
Indianapolis National Bank
Columbus, CO
Flames devastate town blocks after Hubbard fire
A blaze in Hubbard Indiana destroyed half the business blocks. In Macon Georgia a mob lynched Charles Gibson a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman named Chapman.
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Hubbard
Charles Gibson
Macon
Chapman
International Incidents and Disasters Reported Abroad
The article lists multiple overseas calamities and events including a canal concession to England, a boiler explosion at Iloenstaedt Austria killing 11, codfishery failure in Labrador, Weyler questioned over Victoria de Tas Tunas, mine explosion near Johannesburg killing 30, British fishing fleet losses in Teeland, three earthquakes near San Carlos Mexico, Polyphemus collision near Jebel Tar with 27 drowned, quarry blast near City of Mexico killing 24, J W Stocks new one mile bicycle record in London, fire at Hachette Publishing in Paris causing 1,000,000 francs loss, and the wreck of the Norwegian bark Alette with ten drowned off Yokohama.
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Panama Canal
England
Iloenstaedt
Austria
Labrador
Weyler
Victoria de Tas Tunas
Santiago de Cuba
Johannesburg
South Africa
Teeland
San Carlos
Mexico
Jebel Tar
Red Sea
J. W. Stocks
Crystal Palace
London
Paris
Hachette Publishing Company
Yokohama
Diverse 1900s calamities and notable events reported
A tornado struck Port Arthur Texas killing six and injuring many. Sabine Pass saw ten deaths and further losses elsewhere. Violence erupted at Eckley Pennsylvania colliery prompting troops. Louise Michel plans a U S tour in October to promote anarchism. A Antouqua rail collision near Panama killed 24 and injured 14. Sullivan to run for Boston mayor with gambling licenses. Nebraska G A R reunion opens in Lincoln. Drownings near Waverly Iowa and Cedar River. Rev G I B Howard a federal convict escapes Columbus prison. Gen Stewart L Woodford is received as United States minister to Spain. Lee says Cuban independence may come without outside help. Klondike gold excitement at Sulphur Creek. Sara Bernhardt narrowly escapes drowning at Belle Ile. Victoria Victoria sees gold ledge claims. McKinley returns to Washington. Ottoman sultan orders Armenian aid commissions and schools rebuilt.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Sabine Wass
Coxe Bros
Eckley
Louise Michel
United States
Panama
John L. Sullivan
Boston
Nebraska
Lincoln
Scott Hyatt
Royal McQueen
Mae Tibbetts
Cedar River
Waverly
Washington
Turkey
Minor News Items From Around the World
Short items note strict travel pass rules for foreigners in Turkey and bird catching bans in Tampa. Canadian census shows 17 in every 1000 born in the United States. Afridi uprising costs England 15 million pounds. India will pay later. Calcutta University claims vast educational reach and 10,000 annual examinations. Jockey Johnnie Daly, nine, rides at 50 pounds, youngest on a recognized course. Dancing professors deem waltzing romping and ban in ballrooms. Dutch temperance clubs grow among high school students. War horses honored in memorial petitions by Japanese veterans. Fayette County Pennsylvania bans teachers from romance during school hours. New York law fines non-post-office ads in apartment letterboxes. Grace Church uses electricity for chimes and a curfew hymn via automatic bells. Boise City Idaho hosts a subterranean hot-water lake 400 feet underground with 170 degrees heat ready to heat nearby homes.
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Tampa
Fla
United States
India
England
University of Calcutta
Johnnie Daly
American Society of Professors of Dancing
Amsterdam
Holland
China
Fayette County
New York
Post Office Department
Grace Church
Boise City
Idaho
Strikers Downed in Hazleton Pa Riot
A mass of miners near Latimer, Pennsylvania faced deputy sheriffs who fired into the crowd, with 12 reported dead and about 40 wounded. Sheriff Martin claimed self defense as he described orders to shoot to disperse the striking marchers. Gov Hastings then mobilized the Pennsylvania National Guard to the scene.
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Hazleton
Latimer
Tarleigh
Wilkesbarre
Martin
Commonwealth
Harrisburg
Hastings
Luzerne County
Trarleton
Adjt
Stewart
Gobin
Pennsylvania National Guard
Lyttle Becomes Tennessee’s First African American Woman Lawyer
Memphis Tennessee September 94-utie A Lyttle a 23 year old African American woman sought admission to the Tennessee bar in a criminal court proceeding She was admitted without challenge marking her as the first woman of color to join Tennessee’s legal professionals and the only colored woman in the south licensed to practice law nationwide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Venn
Utie A. Lyttle
Tennessee
South
United States
Cashier George Withers Found Dead in Piedmont Rail Yards
George A. Withers cashier of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Piedmont was found dead in the railroad yards early Wednesday. He had left on Tuesday noon for Ironton on business and sustain two deep head wounds with multiple scalp injuries suspected foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Geoorge A. Withers
Farmers’ and Mechanics
Ironton
Withers
Wreck in Colorado Kills Thirty and Injures Many
A 12:25 a.m. collision on the Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado Midland lines near New Castle Colo leaves at least 30 dead and 185 injured. The wreck demolished cars and a fire spread from a tank explosion as rescuers work twelve hours to clear debris and identify victims. Conductor Burbank of the Midland is under arrest though uninjured.
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Colorado
New Castle
Col
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado Midland Railway
Here
Denver
Burbank
Clark
F. J. Keenan
Robert §. Holland
D. & R. G. Hailway
Salina
Alexander Hartman
Herschel, Ill
James Yrick
Chicago
Charles Leeper
Clarion
Herschel
William Gordon
John HH. Stander
Blackfoot
Idaho
Miss Pearl Cornell
Aldet
Ore
J. C. Yeager
Toledo
J. Logman
Whittier
Cal
Mary Israel
St. Paul
Victor
O. V. Tilson
Cocker
R. H. Brickley
J. C. Young
St. Louis
Thomas Nash
Mohab
Utah
Frank P. Mannix
William
Terrible nitroglycerin explosion shakes Cygnet village
A blast at Grant well behind the National Supply office in Cygnet, Ohio, killed six by the explosion of 120 quarts of glycerin shot into the well. The blast ignited gas, sent flames above the derrick, and caused a second blaze from nearby cans. The incident sent shock through the town and surrounding area.
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Toledo
Cygnet
Grant Well
National Supply Company
Samuel Barber
Ohio & Indiana Torpedo Company
Andrews to resign as Brown University president
Providence Rhode Island newspaper report states Dr. Andrews will insist on resigning from the Brown University presidency after a meeting with the advisory and executive committees. His plan to join Cosmopolitan University is said to require too much time for both posts, despite a faculty plea for him to stay.
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Providence
Rh. L
Dr. Andrews
Brown University
Corporation
Jis
Cosmopolitan University
Insurgent Victory Reported in Victoria de Las Tunas
Madrid reports the minister of war cabled Capt. Gen Weyler seeking explanation for the insurgent capture of Victoria de Las Tunas in Santiago de Cuba province. The town, defended by seven forts with two Krupp guns, may become a belligerent government seeking U S recognition. A Spanish expedition is planned to recapture the town.
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Madrid
Weyler
Ann
Victoria de Las Tunas
Santiago de Cuba
United States
Troops Deployed as Mines Strike Sparks Unrest at Eckley
Hazleton reports rising tensions as 200 Buck Mountain miners march toward Eckley mines after a strike. Gen. Gobin sends Philadelphia city troops to deter possible trouble while avoiding public disclosure of collieries. Twelve Lattimer victims buried amid calm crowds.
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Eckley
Hazleton
Coxe Brothers
Buck Mountain
Gobin
Philadelphia
Gen. Gobin
Lattimer
Martin
Louise Michel to Lead U S Anarchist Tour
Louise Michel the French anarchist plans a October speech tour in the United States with English associates to spread anarchist propaganda. Secretary Gage will consider government action on her landing while Mr Powerly opposes foreign anarchists and will use measures to block her preaching.
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Paris
Louise Michel
United States
America
Washington
Gage
Powderly
Dem Dem leads to deadly duel in Monmouth
In Monmouth Illinois on September 14 Dr F Regnier chairman of the county Democratic committee shot and killed Simon Frandsen a young butcher who had pressed his daughter. Frandsen fired five times wounding Regnier once. Regnier returned home obtained a shotgun and fatally shot Frandsen. No arrest reported. Regnier supported William Jennings Bryan at the Illinois Democratic Convention.
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Latimer
Monmouth
Ill
F. Regnier
Democratic County Committee
Simon I’randsen
Frandsen
Regnier
Bryan
Illinois
Doings of the Authors in Current Literary Announcements
A roundup of forthcoming works and projects. Burns joins Browning as a Cambridge edition non American poet. Bret Harte plans Three Partners. Tan Maclaren issues The Potter's Wheel. Stuart and Bamboo by the author of Cape Cod Folks. Aldrich dramatizes Judith and Holofernes. Oliver Optic early school compositions listed. Janauschek says she cannot relate to Ibsen. Elmwood, Lowell's Cambridge home, proposed as a public park. This is a poetic and beautiful idea.
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Robert Underwood Johnson
Burns
Browning
Cambridge
Bret Harte
Heavy Tree Hill
Tan Maclaren
Cape Cod
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Judith
Qiga Nethersole
Oliver Optic
Mme
Janauschek
Ibsen
Lowell
Elmwood
Mass
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity and Strength
The ad claims blood nourishment through Hood's Sarsaparilla for strong nerves digestion and sleep, addressing tiredness pimples eczema and scrofula. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as unmatched medicine and urges trial, noting Hood's Pills as a companion remedy.
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Hood
Frosted Pipes Courtroom Quirk Ends In Discharge
In Justice Severson's court a man with frosted pipes explains a domestic dispute led to a fight. The judge and guardian of the peace recount the scuffle as the mother-in-law stands uninjured. The case ends with discharge and a warning to move on to the next case.
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Guardian of the Peace
Wiggins Debates Exact Cost For Department Store Goods
Mrs. Wiggins asks to order fabric from Blank & Co. to match a sample and estimates 35 or 40 cents per yard. Wiggins insists on an exact price to avoid wasting hours waiting for change, highlighting the daily friction of shopping.
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Wiggins
John
Blank & Co.’s
Tamina Ae
No Wonder He Objected. Professor Hides Boy in Cot
A New York professor keeps his books before family as his wife returns to find quiet. He explains he placed the loud children in bed. The twist reveals the cot holds next door child Johnny Green, provoking astonishment.
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New Yorks
Johnny Green
Chicago Tribune
Woman Demands Stop at Fourteen Hundred Block
On a westbound Sutter street car crowded with strangers, the conductor announced stop after stop for fourteen hundred. A passenger insists on getting off at fourteen hundred and four, prompting amused reactions as the car nears the wrong block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutter Street
Franklin Street
San Francisco Chronicle
Webster Quotations and Domestic Anecdotes Collected
A compact compilation of wry quips and sayings from Webster last words to humorous domestic exchanges. Included are the classroom anecdote about Mulvaney and the teacher, plus short witticisms on manhood sentiment and weather signs, illustrated by period newspaper tone.
Mrs. Kriner Praises Lydia E. Pinkham Remedies
Ella Kainer of Knightstown Indiana credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending years of Change of Life symptoms after a year of relief. She details using two bottles of the Compound three boxes of Pills and the Sana tive Wash and says she feels stronger and healthier.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Mars
Ella Kainer
Knightstown
Henry Co
Ind
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James R. Willard & Co
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Nahant
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Star Pointer
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Woman's Relief Corps
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Malden
Foreign Intelligence
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Judge Beer
Bucyrus
National Democratic Party
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W. D. Bynum
Indiana
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Henry Watterson
Hawaii
A. S. Merrill
Sandusky
John H. Clarke
Youngstown
Daniel Wilson
Samuel Stevens
Wel Johnson
Granville
State Board of Public Works
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Sheriff Martin
Dr. Regnier
Monumouth, IL
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Webster
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