Favorite Prescription touted for young women entering society
An advertisement urges girls entering society and womanhood to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription a vegetable tonic for female ailments. It claims to build strength, soothe nerves, and cure functional derangements with a testimonial from Mrs. Samuel A. Jacobs in Mechanicsburg. A 168 page book, Woman and Her Diseases, is offered for 10 cents via mail order.
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Mechanicsburgh
Cumberland Co
Dre. R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
Prosecution Waking A Strong Case In the Nated Murder Trial
In San Francisco on September 13 the prosecution in the Durrant trial pressed its case. Richard Charlton, a grocer, testified Blanche weighed 115 pounds weekly for six months before her disappearance. Herman J. Schiatyvler, a Durrant classmate, said Durrant asked about Blanche after her vanishing, and Minnie Bo Edwards, another classmate, described Blanche with a young man later identified as Darnell near Market and Power streets as they left the normal school.
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San Francisco
Durrant
Emanuel Church
Richard Charlton
Blanche
Herman J. Schiatyvler
Medical
Charity Suffereth Long In Testimonial Letter
Milwaukee woman praises Dr Miles Nervine for restoring health after grip and sleeplessness. Letter notes improvement after two bottles and ongoing use for fatigue and nervous strain. Ad claims Dr Miles Nervine available from local drugstores or by mail from Dr Miles Medical Co.
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Miles
Milwaukee
Wis
Indiana to the front will meet in S T Paul encampment
The 30th national encampment of the G A R will be held in St Paul in 1896 with Colonel I N Walker of Indianapolis named commander in chief. The encampment and auxiliaries held meetings. disputes over unity persisted among the Ladies circles and Woman's Relief corps. Prominent speakers welcomed veterans from Louisville and Confederate participants praised peace. Walker received unanimous support after Clarkson withdrew.
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Louisville
St. Paul
I. N. Walker
Indianapolis
Woman’s Relief Corps
Clark
Sherwood
Canton
Tyler
Buckner
Indiana
Walker
Clarkson
Lawler
Will Take Swing Around the Circle and Attend Reunions
General J M Schofield will depart Washington on September 16 with his staff and friends. The party will travel to Cincinnati and then to Chattanooga for the Chickamauga National Park dedication ceremonies on September 18 to 20. They will then proceed to Atlanta Georgia to join the Cotton States exposition reunion on September 21.
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Washbgton
J. M. Schofield
United States Army
Washington
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Chickamauga National Park
Athinta
Train Robbers Attempt North of City on Express
Three robbers on the northbound Minois Central express car platforms cut the bellcard and assaulted the car with a sledge hammer. A messenger activated the air brake, stopping the train two miles north of the city. The bandits fled into the night, escaping unharmed.
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Kuxuenpy
Lls
Minois Central
Santa Fe Train Robbery Near Woodwarp Reported
At Curtis station 13 miles east of Woodwarp yesterday afternoon four men halted an eastbound Santa Fe passenger train by piling ties on the track and forcing section men to flag the train. The robbers searched the express car but found no money. A pursuit is in progress as authorities seek the culprits. In other items, Vice President Stevenson will preside at the dedication of the National park at Chickamauga on September 19 and 20 and departs for the south next Monday.
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Woodwarp
Curtis Station
Here
Santa Fe
Cyotlin Barrett
Tenth Infantry
Stevenson Wil
Biroom
Mixaton
Tils
Stevenson
Chickamauga
Balticfield
Cholera in Hawaii and related details reach San Francisco
Reports from Honolulu dated Sept five indicate forty one cholera cases with thirty five deaths, mainly among natives. The Australia will sail with cabin passengers after five day quarantine. cholera blamed on Belgic immigrants. One Bennington seaman, W H Goedel, died after harbor exposure. Government funds and pardons for political prisoners are discussed. ex-queen pardoned. Ashford brothers to remain jailed. Bennington and Olympia anchors noted.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Bennington
W. H. Goedel
Council of State
Board of Health
Carl Widemann
Four Lane Boys
Bowler
Richard
Walker
Seward
Wilcox
Ashford Brothers
Olympia
Japan
British consul stoned as anti English literature circulates
Shanghai reports a mob stoned the British consul at Wen Chow in Che Kiang province. Officials circulated literature inciting against the English. An inquiry at Ka Cheng is hindered by officials led by the viceroy, aiming to exonerate prisoners despite damaging testimony.
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Shanghai
Wen Chow
Che Kiang
Ka Cheng
Earthquake Reported in Honduras Kills Two Hundred Fifty
A Tegucigalpa dispatch says a strong earthquake struck Honduras. Two hundred fifty people are dead or dying and property losses exceed one million dollars.
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Honduras
New York
Tegucigalpa
Prevailing Prices For Grain and Cattle on Sept 12
Market reports from Indianapolis show grain and cattle prices steady with active demand. Receipts: cattle 150 head, hogs 3,000, sheep 400. fat steers up to 1,400 pounds priced around 5.65, cows at about 2.50 to 3.50 per hundredweight. wheat mixed with Dec at 57.47 cents, oats around 2.03 dollars. lard near 5.82. hogs trading around 8.20 per hundredweight. closing cash markets listed for wheat corn oats pork lard ribs.
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Tlige
Conn
Defender Retains America’s Cup Amid Controversy At Sea
New York reports the Defender won the final America's Cup race against Valkyrie but Dunraven refused to sail, prompting a walkover. Valkyrie had objected to current conditions, citing an unfair course. Dunraven expressed satisfaction with his stance and the overall series, while talks continue of a special cup race funded by Atlantic Yacht Club members with bets on Defender.
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New York
Defender
Valkyrie
Lord Dunraven
Atlantic Yacht Club
Dunraven
Gladstone on bimetallic schemes doomed to nullity
London Sept 18 Mr Gladstone replies to George Peel on bimetallism stating he has not altered his view from Parliament two and a half years ago. He calls bimetallic schemes passing humors doomed to disappointment and asserts London's gold standard can not be overcome. He regrets age limits his participation.
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London
George Peel
Gold Standard Association
Viscount Peel
House of Commons
Gladstone
Accidental Blow With an Axe In Tioga Idaho Fire Scene
Accidental axe blow in Tioga injures a child while two Ellis sisters split kindling. In LaGrange a jury awards $1,000 against Elkhart over a ranaway case. Parker City reports typhoid deaths among school leaders. White County pioneer William Burns dies at 93. Fort Wayne shops resume 10 hour days. Ewoop arrests alleged hair clipping. Ex Senator Kopelke’s Crown Point home burns with $3,000 loss.
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Logansport
George Ellis
Tioga
Elkhart
LaGrange
Jenkins
Typhoid cases rise in Indianapolis and local deaths reported
A series of incidents and civic updates from Indiana include a typhoid fever surge in Indianapolis, a Danville four year old fatally injured by a horse kick, a Muncie two year old fatally scalded, and Michigan City councilman William Kadow’s death from Bright’s disease. Additional notes mention the state silver league plans, the state printing contract, Oct 16 submission date, Edward Hawkins buying Greenville’s gas plant for 880000, and Controller Trusler’s forthcoming $878703.07 appropriations estimate for the coming year.
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Indianapolis
George C. Harvey
Danville
Williamson Hogue
Muncie
William Kadow
Michigan City
Bright
State Silver League
Printing Board
Edward Hawkins
Greenville
Indiana Field
Trusler
Simrall Wins Lexington Mayor Nomination Amid Turmoil
In Lexington Kentucky a special Democratic primary nominated Joseph B. Simrall for mayor, defeating Henry T. Duncan by 11 votes. The day saw intense excitement with police active for Duncan and a policeman arrested for cursing a councillor amid clashes. a Simrall supporter, George Darnell, was fatally shot in a barber shop during election unrest.
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Lexington
Joseph B. Simrall
Henry T. Duncan
Duncan
George Darnell
Simrall
Baseball results from multiple cities and games
A compact recap of baseball scores and batteries from games across Kansas City Indianapolis St Paul Detroit Milwaukee Grand Rapids Terre Haute and Minneapolis. Key lineups include Kling Bergen Fisher McFarland Johnson Jones Boyle Fifield Twinchars Boyd Prosper Pyle Krauss Gay Twineham Rettger Twitchell Bolan Burns Campbell Healy Straus Hughey Outcalt. Scores appear with partial inning counts and dates implied by the clippings.
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Kansas City
Indianapolis
Kling
Bergen
Fisher
McFarland
St. Paul
Oli
Detroit
Johnson
Jones
Boyle
Fifield
Twinchars
Boyd
Prosper
Pyle and Krauss, Gay and Twineham
National League Game Summaries Across Teams
National League results show multiple line scores with teams like Baltimore Hoffer Robinson and Brooklyn Gum bert Abbey Grim Burrill, New York Rusie Farrell Wilson, Boston Stivetts Ganzel, Louisville Cunningham Warner, Chicago Friend Donahue, Pittsburg Hawley Merritt, Cincinnati Foreman Vaughn, Washington Boyd Malarkey Gilroy McGuire, Philadelphia Carsey Buckley. Several games ended early or were called at innings due to conditions.
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Baltimore
Hoffer
Robinson
Brooklyn
Gumbert
Abbey
Grim
Burrill
New York
Rusie
Farrell
Wilson
Boston
Stivetts
Ganzel
Louisvile
Cunningham
Warner
Chicago
Friend and Donahue
Pittsburg
Hawley
Merritt
Cincinnati
Foreman
Vaughn
Washington
Boyd
Malarkey
Gilroy
McGuire
Philadelphia
Carsey and
Buckley
Great Race of Three Fast Pacing Horses in Louisville
Ten thousand spectators witnessed a major pacing horse race in Louisville. Robert J won the event taking heats one three and four with Joe Patchen finishing second in heat two and John R Gentry placed second in heat one. Fastest time ever recorded for the fourth heat.
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Lovuisville
Robert J
Joe Patchen
John R. Gentry
Gentry
Hinshaw Murder Case Near Indianapolis Unfolds
Danville Sept 13 More of Hinshaw's neighbors testified as the state argues no struggle occurred and no retreating footmarks were found. Defense says witnesses will place men seen fleeing the scene. A nearby witness plans to testify he saw the young woman with a van he believes is Hinshaw driving the road. The woman said she had just been married, but later records show she is not.
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DanviLle
Hinshaw
Indianapolis
Bin-haw
Drivin
Frankfort
Jacob Wambaugh
Vandalia
Wambaurd
Baltimore
Sylvester Weaver
Francis
Percy Coffin
Carr
Ferdinand Winter
Collins
Hugh Young
Winter
Baker
Railroads Expanding Control Over Line Care
Indiana railways push exclusive management of track bed repairs and rolling stock. Monon builds a 40 carload daily stone crusher at Salem for ballast. Pan Handle plans county road taxes by its sectionmen. Wabash and Lake Erie source timber via own workers, claiming savings while some locals fear job loss.
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Louadsport
Indiana
Salem
Monon
Pan Handle
Chicago
Wabash
Lake Erie
Provisional Consti tution Draft Bans Negro Officeholders
In Columbia on Sept 13 Colonel Robert Aldrich introduced a complete constitution with a striking provision barring negroes from holding office. He argues Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments do not grant blacks an enforceable right to office. Also reports demand for Columbian half dollars at U S subtreasuries remains high with only 922000 still in circulation. A testimonial from Wichita Falls, Texas endorses P P P as a cure for a severe leg wound and blood poisoning, praising its persistent use.
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Carolina
Columbia
Robert Aldrich
South Carolina
Washington
United States
Ansod
B. F. Hickey
Wichita Falls
Texas
Prof. Hickey
R. Tayman
O'Connor Named Ambassador to Russia
N R O'Connor the British minister to China is appointed ambassador to Russia succeeding Sir Frank Cavan dishl Lazelles. Jack Prince won a 20 mile bicycle race on a bad track in Nashville yesterday in minutes and 6 seconds. Twenty five bodies were recovered from the Osceola mine at Houghton Michigan yesterday with five still missing.
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N. R. O'Connor
China
Russia
Frank Cavandish Lazelles
Jack Prince
Nashville
Osceola
Houghton
Mich
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At & Gad
America
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May Hace
Massachusetts
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Watson
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Board of Trade
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Parker City
J. W. Jones
C. L. Reed
Robert Burns
Spaville
William Burns
White County
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Company
Ewoop
John Howe
Julia Pence
Anderson
Howe
Kopelke
Hammmond
Johannes Kopelke
Crown Point
Baseball
Western League
Grand Rapida
Rettger
Twitchell
Bolan
Burns and Campbell
Minneapolis
Terre Haute
Hatteries
Healy and Straus
Hughey
National League
U.S. Gov't Report
Phair
Goshen
George Brooks
Charles
Charles Brooks
Galesburg
Ill
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Pitcher’s Castoria
Wichita Falls, Texas
Mr. J. M. Crocker
Washington, D. C
Hood
Heed
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Rhode Island Avenue
Washington, D.C
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