Wind and cyclone damage across states report wide losses
An 16th epic storm season includes a destructive hurricane in Michigan and Illinois with cabins barns and trees down, a cyclone in Indiana and Ohio, and widespread property damage. Newport and Terre Haute report many buildings unroofed, with Illinois Wisconsin and Kentucky seeing large losses.
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Anericane
Southeasternchigan
Howell
Asland Lake
Charleston
Indiana
Newport
Terre Haute
Wabash Valley
Chester
Shelbyville
Savoy
Tolono
Illiopodis
Illinois
Leslie Cummins
Jackson County
W. Va
United States
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Market
Philadelphia
Chicago
Haymarket
Iowa
Wisconsin
Joan Upsoip
Chetek
Nean Olney
John Schryock
Julius Baum & Co
San Francisco
James Coox
Butler
Ilinois
Michigan
Lena Fry
David Fry
Stumptown
Loudoun County
Detroit
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Kansas City
Washington
William H. Hurset
Brooklyn
M. Y
Ethel
Council Grove
Kan
8. C
Castle Garden
Willliam E. Gout
First National Bank of
Portland
Sonda Law
Neal Dow
Fowler Brothers
Atchison
Kanatoa
Eiutzen
Wrth Ordd
Tete
Grand Trunk Road
Granaer Praksuam
Hyds Park
Mass
Max
Joliet
Ill
Summerville
D. C
Pitt
Wisconsin Labor Party nominates a slate in Neenah
The Wisconsin Labor party at Neenah on the 16th named John D Cochran for Governor George A Lloyd for Lieutenant Governor J P Jasperson for Secretary of State Frederick Hoenig for State Treasurer John E Thomas for Attorney General Henry Zinn for Railroad Commissioner J K McGregor for Superintendent of Public Instruction and Rittner Stephens for Insurance Commissioner. The platform calls for labor bureaus arbitration eight hour law and limits on alien land ownership among other reforms.
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Wisconsin Labor Party
Neenah
John,d. Cochrane
George A. Lloyd
J. P. Jasperson
Frederick Hoenig
John E. Thomas
Henry Zinn
J.,.k. McGregor
Rittner Stephens
Pennsylvania Greenbackers
Harrisburg
Robert J. Houston
Missouri
Sedalia
I. B. Orr
Rock Island
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
General Sherman
Detroit
Indiana
Jasper Packard
Illinois
Ornan Pierson
Wisconsin
O. B. Thomas
Montana
W. F. Sanders
Senate
W. R. Shoemaker
Fort Union
N. M
Philadelphia
Hartford
Conn
Joseph R. Hawley
Maine
Bodwell
Edwards
Vermont
Tennessee
James ‘Phelan
Louisiana
C. Newton
Pennsylvania
Charles R. Buckalew
E. C. McFetridge
Arrthur G. Sepaewick
Mexico
Washington
Salvation Army Booth sails for America on 18th
Europe to America voyage noted for Booth of the Salvation Army. Also reported: American artist Asner B. Durayb dies at 90 in Orange New Jersey. Tax clause dispute over Samuel J. Tilden's will. Manning aide Friznos to resign for Austrian mission next month.
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Salvation Army
Europe
America
Asner B. Durayb
Orange
N. J
Samuel J. Tilden
New York City
Friznos
Manning
Albany
N. Y
Fort Marion
St. Augustine
Fla
Philadelphia
Smith
Government Printing Office
Washington
8. P. Rounds
Illinois
R. W. Dunham
Wyltram C. Exy
Clyde
Tur Greenback Labor Party
W. H. Nesca
W.S. Hancock
Reports of 17th from China note outrages on missionaries
The dispatches describe continued attacks on American missionaries and destruction of churches and hospitals in China. Cholera outbreaks are listed in Austro Hungary and Italy with multiple new cases and deaths.
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China
Austro- Hungary
Trieste
Italy
Ferrara
Ravenna
Mexico
el Coyote
Monterey
Reyes
Toulouse
France
Noe
Thames
Beach
Gaudaur
St. Louis
le Crezot
Whce1ns
Canada
Charleston
Quebec
Can
Central
South America
Weather and disaster round up from September 21
Wind storms demolish barns and orchards near Knoxville Pennsylvania while fires destroy Greenfield Nebraska and a wall collapses in Charleston South Carolina. Earthquakes shake Bridgeport Connecticut and two British evictions bills fail in Parliament. Jailbreak and hangings occur in Montrose Colorado and Edith Ames names appear in political race chatter.
Rebellion in Madrid by Three Hundred Soldiers
A Sunday uprising in Madrid by about 300 troops failed to topple the monarchy. Rebels attacked arsenals and the Southern railway but were repulsed by loyal forces led by General Pavia. Martial law was declared, many officers arrested, and leaders including Brigadier General Villacampa and Colonel Ve larde were killed or wounded.
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Gil, Blas
Prado
Madrid
Republic
Pavia
Velarde
Count Mirasol
Alenla de Henares
Spain
Vilarde
Alcala de Henares
New Castile
Villacampa
Morata
Ruez Zorilla
Wiggins Foretells Islandwide Earthquake Predicted
Ottawa reports Prof. FE Stone Wiggins of the Meteorological Bureau predicts a great earthquake on the 29th spreading from ocean to ocean south of 30N. Cities named at risk include Macon Georgia Jacksonville Florida New Orleans Dallas Houston and Galveston. Wiggins ties the event to planetary conjunctions and claims a visible and invisible moon discovery.
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Ottawa
Ont
FE. Stone Wiggins
The
Meteorological Bureau
Ocean
Macon
Jacksonville
Fla
New Orleans
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
Tex
Mars
Wiggins
Central
South America
El Coyote Said to Be Alive in New Mexico
In Lanrepo New Mexico on September 21 doubt arises over El Coyote being killed in a San Domingo fight with Government troops. His family claims evidence of his survival while officials cite Captain Herrera’s report and seek definitive body identification under General Revez orders.
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Mex
el Coxote
San Domingo
el Coyote
Herrera
Revez
Outrage in China Against American Missionaries
Minister Denby reports two Chinese outrages on American Presbyterian and Methodist missionaries at Kwai Ping and Chung King. Homes looted and burned, a daughter injured, boats used to flee, with $5500 property loss and a demand for damages. State Department links inaction by Congress on the Wyoming indemnity bill.
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Wasmaton
Denby
Pekin
A. A. Fulton
Mias
Mary Fulton
China
Kwai Ping
Aiton
Fulton
Miss
Methodist Episcopal Mission Hospital
Chung King
Mr. Denby
United States
State Department
Congress
Wyoming
Belmont
Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Memorial Arch for Hartford War Veterans Dedicated
Hartford marks the dedication of a $60,000 memorial arch spanning Trinity Street to honor soldiers and sailors of the war. The ceremony featured Grand Army posts and units from Providence, Troy, and local groups, with General Joseph R. Hawley accepting on behalf of the town.
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Hartford
Conn
Trinity Street
George Kelley
Cleveland
Boston Frieze Company
Providence United Train of Artillery
Tibbeta Veteran Corps
Thirteenth Separate Company
Troy
N. Y
George P. Bissell
Building Commission
Joseph R. Hawley
Heavy Failure Shakes San Francisco Clothiers
Julius Baum & Co., wholesale clothiers, made an assignment to Solomon Sweet for creditors. Liabilities range from 750000 to 1000000 dollars with assets believed sufficient to meet debts. Largest portion of indebtedness is in the East. The cause remains a mystery after ten months of apparently prosperous business.
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San Francisco
Julius, Baum & Co
Solomon Sweet
Charleston Earthquake Strikes City and Regional Areas
Charleston faced a severe morning quake causing building damage, including the Medical College ruin, with tremors felt in Summerville and other South Carolina cities. Relief drives and fund appeals spread as Grand Army of the Republic officers urged broader public aid and church reconstruction funds topped $11,000 in Saratoga.
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South Carolina
Grand Army
Chtantrston
D. C
Charleston
Medical
Summerville
Sumter
Blackville
Orangeburg
Newberry
Augusta
Savannah
Columbia
City Council of
Mth
England
United States
W. A. Courtenay
New York
Lucius Fairchild
Grand Army of the Republic
Department
Utah Commission meeting seeks broadened federal powers on polygamy
Judge A B Carleton led the Utah Commission in a closed door session at the Grand Pacific Hotel to draft an annual report to Congress. The group including Pettigrew McClernand Paddock and Godfrey met to urge more federal agencies and powers and to consider penalties and incentives for polygamists, with a possible ban on office holding for practical believers.
Sedgwick Report Aims at Mexico Jurisdiction Renunciation
Washiton Sept 22 Mr Sedgwick's report to Secretary Bayard will rely on official transcripts and extracts from laws rather than opinions. Bayard is satisfied with the verbal brief and views the information as vindicating his policy and supporting ongoing diplomacy toward Mexico relinquishing extraterritorial claims.
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Washieton
Sedgwick
Bayard
Mexico
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