Witty items and oddities from Newton era gossip
The Newton Record recounts a collage of social notes and absurdities from sport politics and city life. It mentions footballs players training post games enlistees for Cuba dynamite as insurgent tactic and doubts about Turkey. It cites Anson and Corbett boxing news and whimsical tales of a single ticket sale in Savannah and a Chicago hair cutting fiend. it also notes a Kentucky papa gun incident a potential coronation of Cupid woes and Roosevelt gossip with roving reporters.
Edison proposes gas sail airships to sail before the wind
Edison argues air navigation cannot rely on balloons or airplanes. He envisions ships of the air including yachts and brigantines with gas stored in sails as the lifting propulsion. Gas bags would shape like yacht sails, using balloon principles as the drive mechanism.
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Edison
Brown University president cites health risks of sports in annual report
President Andrews of Brown University argues that football is safer than rowing yachting gunzing or running hounds for those in perfect health and trained. He claims rowing and baseball are many times as fatal and even tennis is worse. The note also references a separate issue about a wife sold for 10 dollars and a boy with fourteen bundles of corn stalks, suggesting distress in Michigan. An English duke reportedly brought 7,000,000 in New York.
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Andrews
Brown University
Michigan
New York
Turkish Diplomacy and Sivas Massacre Details
The article reports on the stalemate over Dardanelles guard ships and delays in enforcing demands on the sultan. It mentions Said Pasha’s flight to the British embassy, Russia's ambassadorial pressure, and newly authentic Sivas massacre details noting 1,210 killed over a week. It also covers Armenian famine relief efforts from London to Bitlis and surrounding districts.
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Constantinople
Garia
Dardanelles
H.R
Dryad
Salonica Bay
Surtan
Said Pasha
Russia
M. Nelidoff
Sivas
Armenia
Marving
London
Marquis of Salisbury
Armenian Fund
Moosh
Philip Currie
Bitlis
Karpoot
Erzeroum
Mardin
Trebizonde
Hayward's Last Words Before Execution
In Minneapolis on December 9 Harry Hayward spoke to his brother Adry, promising to haunt him from the scaffold with a red-hot poke. Adry remained calm and blessed him as Gov. Clough set December 11 for Hayward's execution.
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Muruerres
Adrs
Minneapolis
Minn
Harry Hayward
Adry
Harry
Gov. Clough
Hayward
Americans to Build Chinese Port Townsend Railway Deal
A syndicate of American capitalists obtained a concession from the Chinese government to build a 200 mile railroad from Tian water to Pekin tapping a coal region. The project will be under Chinese oversight with American capital and engineers leading. Notable backers include Senator Calvin Brice, Whitelaw Reid, and John W. Foster.
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Townsend
Wash
Dec
Idewater
Pekin
Calvin 3. Brice
Ohio
Whitelaw Reid
The
New York Tribune
John W. Foster
Kentucky report shows $10,000 shortage in Swango accounts
Frankfort Ky Dec 9 a state inspector Gardner filed with Governor Brown an oral report detailing a shortage of about $10,000 in the accounts of G B Swango register of the land office. Swango was a Democratic nominee on the recently defeated state ticket. The shortage began in 1891 and is linked to heavy campaign expenses.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Gardner
Brown
G. B. Swango
Register of the
Labor Men in 81 Begin Historic AFL Convention
The Fifteenth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor opens at Madison Square Garden New York with delegates from about 115 affiliated unions representing over 500 000 organized workers. Key items include the eight hour movement set for May 1 1896 union harmonization and the effort to dissolve the Knights of Labor as a trade union while remaining educational. Ex President Samuel Gompers runs for president against incumbent McBride.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
American Federation of Labor
United States
Knights of Labor
Gompers
McBride
Venezuela mobilizes for defense against Britain
Word from Venezuela reports patriotic enthusiasm over the boundary dispute with Great Britain. Public meetings in Puerto Cabello have opened subscriptions for a torpedo boat, while Caracas plans a defense convention this month. Citizens statewide pledge weekly contributions and the Central Bank in Bolivar collects funds. A German minister reportedly carries a $50,000,000 demand tied to English men in Venezuela.
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Washington
Venezuela
Great Britain
Puerto Cabello
Bolivar
Central Bank
Republic
Caracas
Crespo
Three Men Killed In New York and New Haven Wreck
A New York and New Haven railway crash at a short curve in Harlem killed engineer Thomas Fitzgerald and two brakemen Frederick Maples and Thomas McNally, injuring conductor Thomas Bannon and fireman Thomas McKeon. Responsibility could not be determined.
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New York
New York and New Haven
Harlem
Fitzgerald
Thomas
Maples
Frederick
M'Nally
Bannon
McKeon
Tie in Kentucky Legislature Splits Senatorship Race
In Frankfort Democrats reelect A J Carroll at Louisville and a heated fight over the Blackburn successor begins as Governor-elect Bradley arrives from Lancaster to influence the contest. Hunter, who led the GOP campaign, is favored by Bradley as the legislature meets.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
A. J. Carroll
Louisville
Blackburn
Bradley
Lancaster
Hunter
Tragedy Strikes Hibbs Family Near Dexter Iowa
In Dexter area, Grant Hibbs aged 32 shot his wife then fatally shot himself after turning a 38 caliber revolver on them. He later wounded his wife with a knife before collapsing from blood loss. Both victims were left in dire condition as blood stained the scene.
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Dexter Dexter
Valentine Hibbs
Dexter
Grant Hibbs
Hibbs
Fatal Riot in a Mining Town in Pittsburg Heist
In Heidelberg an Italian speakeasy case on the Panhandle railroad a riot broke out early yesterday. Luigi Frattini was shot through the heart and temple and had his skull fractured by a club. Twenty men fought, four or five others were shot, two more deaths possible. Frattini died after about fifteen minutes. Six men are in custody.
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Pittsburg
Luigi Frattini
Heidelberg
Panhandle
Frattini
Policeman Wounded in St. Joseph Pawnshop Shooting
In St. Joseph Missouri at noon yesterday patrolman William H. Franz was shot and mortally wounded in L Leibowitz's pawnshop. The fatal bullet was fired by Abe Leibowitz twelve year old son as the pawnbroker and his wife held Franz on the floor. Franz had gone to recover a stolen watch. his death was momentarily expected.
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St. Joseph
William H. Franz
L. Leibowitz
Abe
Franz
Congress Delays Action Until Committees Named
Washington dispatch reports House plans are stalled until Reed names committees. Expect three short sessions this week and adjournment until midweek. No major legislation until after holidays. many bills to be started this week. Senate to caucus heavily with brief sessions. two speeches slated on Behring Sea and Monroe Doctrine. Morgan to honor Pauncefote and Salisbury.
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Washington
House
Congress
Reed
Lord Salisbury
Olney
Cleveland
Executive Department
Senate
Senator Morgan
Senator Cullom
Morgan
Ambassador Pauncefote
Senate caucus to name committee chairs in first meeting
Washington Dec. 9 The republican caucus committee of the senate will hold its first formal meeting today to fill vacancies and select chairmen. Potential assignments include Proctor Agriculture Courtney and others with chairs for finance Morrill fisheries Perkins foreign relation Sherman immigration Lodge Indian affairs Pettigrew interstate commerce Cullom judiciary Hoar military affairs Hawley naval Cameron post offices and post roads Wolcott Hale privileges and elections Oregon senator Quay public buildings and grounds relations with Canada Carter rules Aldrich territories Davis.
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Washington
Republican Caucus Committee
Senate
Proctor
Allison
Squire
Chandler
Frye
District of Columbia
McMillan
Morrill
Perkins
Sherman
Lodge
Pettigrew
Cullom
Hoar
Hawley
Cameron
Wolcott
Hale
Oregon
Quay
Canada
Carter
Rules
Aldrich
Davis
Fire Causes Heavy Loss at Harris Wolf Co Store
In Chicago on December 9 a blaze destroyed goods worth about six hundred thousand dollars from Harris Wolf & Co. at 250 and 252 Madison street. Insurance covered eighty percent of inventoried value. A separate fire at 178 and 180 Wabash avenue caused by 100000 dollars in damage to Meyer and Weber’s piano house and other tenants. Two men were injured in the Wabash blaze and rescued in time.
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Chicago
Harris, Wolf & Co
Madison Street
Wabash Avenue
Meyer & Weber
Plano House
Strathnevis Search under way near Strait of Juan de Fuca
Port Townsend Wash Dec 9 search for the disabled steamer Strathnevis will be pursued by the Oriental steamer Tacoma which sailed westward from Victoria yesterday In a couple of days two or three tugs will be sent out a couple hundred miles to await her appearance
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Port Townsend
Wash
Tacoma
Victoria
Convention Fight Opens With Chicago Aiming West Victory Likely
In Washington Chicago San Francisco and St Louis dominate Republican convention delegations as Pittsburg arrives with leaders including Quay. Platt and Bliss arrive to press terms while San Francisco faces telegraph delays and time zone issues. Rumors say San Francisco may bid high for the prize.
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Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Senator Quay
T. ©. Platt
Cornelius N. Bliss
New York
Quay
Platt
Clarkson
Manley
Joe Manley
Syndicate Offers 15 Million to Aid Cuban Insurgents
A New York syndicate of American capitalists proposes a 15 million loan to the Cuban provisional republic contingent on U S recognition of belligerency. The plan calls for 19 million to buy warships and munitions and for armed action to target Spanish commerce, with ships to seize a Cuban port and press for an early end to the war.
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Omer of
New York
Marquis de Santa Lucia
Provisional Republic
United States
Spain
Noted Writer George Sala Dies in London
George Augustus Henry Sala, eminent author and journalist born in London in 1828, has died. He contributed to newspapers and magazines early, founded Temple Bar Magazine, and served as its first editor. He visited the United States in 1863 as Daily Telegraph special correspondent and later published America in the Midst of War.
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London
George Augustus Henry Sala
Temple Bar
United States
Daily Telegraph
America
Harrison marriage rumor about ex president denied
Indianapolis December 9 report from New York said ex president Harrison would marry Mrs Dimmock a niece of his late wife. Friends weigh the gossip and conclude there is no foundation though they admit no knowledge of any relation to Mrs Dimmock.
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Wremm
Indianapolis
Ind
New York
Harrison
Dimmock
New York Dispatch
Funeral for Gen Wright Held in Des Moines
Des Moines Ia December 9 funeral services for Gen Ed Wright drew a large crowd. Remains lay in state at the house for over two hours as friends and admirers viewed them. Services were conducted under the auspices of Kinsman post G A R of which he was a member.
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Gen. Wright
Des Moines
Ed Wright
Atate House
Kinsman Post, G. A. R
Fitzsimmons Refuses to Sign for Maher Bout
W K Wheelock met Martin Julian manager of Bob Fitzsimmons and urged signing for the February 14 fight with Peter Maher. Julian refused citing the date and purse size and demanded a $20,000 purse.
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Fitzsimmons
Houston
Tex
W. K.wheelock
Martin Julian
Bob Fitzsimmons
Peter Maher
Julian
Nebraska murderer Mor gan convicted and sentenced to hang
Omaha Neb Dec 9 George Morgan was found guilty of murder for the death of 10 year old Ida Kill and sentenced to hang. Morgan denied the offense claiming intoxication at the time of the alleged crime.
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Nebraska
Husk
Omaha
Neb
George Morgan
Ida Gi Kill
Morgan
The Apache Rising at Fort Bayard Forces March into Arizona
Orders to move all cavalry from Fort Bayard to Arizona were issued to pursue renegade Indians linked to nine murders near the San Carlos reservation last week. A citizens' posse from Duncan, Arizona, clashed with the Indians near Clifton, leaving police casualties and prompting the rescue to close in on Parke's frontier leaders.
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Silver City
N. M
Fort Bayard
Arizona
San Carlos
Duncan
Ariz
Clifton
Pursuit of Apache murders traced from San Carlos to Sierra Madre
Reports from the Rough Deming area say troops from Fort Bay and Fort Grant pursue renegade Apaches crossing toward Mexico into the Sierra Madre. Six murders are listed with mutilation, including Hinton brothers and Searles on Eagle Creek and a farmer Merri and his daughter killed on the road west of Ash Springs. Miners from Duncan, Arizona follow the pursuit. The crimes are not seen as a broader uprising, condemned by reservation Indians.
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Eagle Creek
Hinton
Searles
Merri
Ash Springs
Duncan
Ariz
Armed Indians Arrested in Merrill Case Near Solomonville
White Mountain Apache party of seven men and a boy, suspected in Merrill and his daughter's murder near Solomonville, was captured by Captain Bell's Seventh Cavalry detachment and Indian police and brought to San Carlos agency. The group, armed and riding, claims they were hunting in the Fort Thomas area. Authorities hold them for investigation amid reports by Fort Thomas cattlemen of sightings near the killing trail.
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Mie Dangne
Fort Grant
Ariz
White Mountain
Sam Carlos Reservation
Merrill
Solomonville
San Carlos Agency
Captain Bell
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Thomas
Gila Bonita Valley
San Carlos
Colonel Bell
News From Solomonville: No Word On Posse Trail
Dec 9 Solomonville Arizona report anxiety over no news from Sheriff Wight's posse pursuing Merrill and daughter murderers. Indians suspected. provision box emptied near scene. Fort Grant notified. possible troop send. Ambush feared but nineteen men’ fates uncertain. Rumor of four miners killed near Fort Thomas unconfirmed.
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Solomonville
Ariz
Merrill
Fort Grant
Wight
Tuscan
Mexico
Phoenix
Fort Thomas
Telegraph Wires Cut Between Posts Reported
Dec 9 dispatch says wires between this point and San Carlos agency and Fort Apache were down at noon, thought to be cut by renegade Indians. No scouting party reports yet from posts.
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San Carlos Agency
Fort Apache
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