Blushing Purple Fire Rages as Gulf of California Quakes
Reports from the earthquake region near the Gulf of California describe violent volcanic explosions and a towering tidal wave up to one hundred feet high. Two Cocopah Indians reached Yuma after escaping floods and dust. widespread destruction followed including burned ranch buildings and loss of cattle.
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Gulf of California
Yuma
Perez
Lenda
Phexy
Amis
Colorado
Chas
Iowa Cyclone Ravages Towns Causing Severe Destruction
A cyclonic wind swept across Tameston Corydon Centerville Ottaway Apeney and other towns. Buildings were wrecked roofs blown off warehouses and depots destroyed. No fatalities reported though crops and property suffered heavy damage and communications were briefly cut.
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Haildines
Omfumwa
Tameston
Corydon
Centerville
Ottaway Apeney
Hilliwestern
Ireekuk
Western Road
Coar
Ehurc
Ottumwa
A.D. Mossami
Peterson
Larper, McIntyre & Co
Coal Palace
Pranklin Park
Batavia
Fatal Sinking of Prominent Milwaukee Youth Boat Party
Four young people, children of prominent Muskego businessmen, drown when their boat capsizes on Lake Pewaukee near Milwaukee. Seven youths struggled in water as the craft, heavily ballasted, sank quickly. Names listed include Albert and Encamar Darth Martha Windinuy and Clara Siegler. ages range from 1 to 2 years.
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Milwaukee
Lake Pewaukee
Sandas
Sewall Girnec
Albert and
Encamar Darth
Martha Windinuy
Clara Siegler
Loscis Winding
ES Darth
Leopold Siegler
Lake
Pewaukee
Lightning Strikes Night Express Near Berwick
A thunder storm struck the night express just before reaching Berwick. A bolt of lightning traversed the train injuring the fireman and shocking the engineer who braked suggesting the train was off track. Passengers were panicked but no further injuries are detailed.
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Berwick
Keverely
Shortage in Rail Cashier Case Grows at Louisville
The shortage attributed to Sylvester Young, a cashier for the Newport News and Mississippi Valley railroad, in Louisville Kentucky, is not known to be at least eighty five thousand dollars rather than twenty five thousand as earlier supported. Further investigation may slightly increase the figure. Young remains absent from duties.
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Sylvester Young
Newport News and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Louisville
Young
Rain Machine Fails to Bring Storms in Cant. O
A publicized Rain Machine demonstration collapses as no rain appears in Cant, Ohio. The inventor’s storms prove successful abroad only in Australia, while American trials yield no measurable weather change and leave locals disappointed.
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Melbourne
Australia
Arerica
Liebknecht Opens Six Socialistic Training Schools in Berlin
Herr Liebknecht opened six schools for training socialistic laborers in Berlin on Sunday. The aim is a sound practical education. Four thousand applications were received for admission, but capacity is one thousand. Authorities plan to open additional schools.
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Herr Liebknecht
Berlin
Chilean Leaders Appeal to Spain for Arbitration
The Imparcial of Madrid reports that President Balmaceda of Chile and Chiliax war faction leaders have appealed to Spain to act as arbitrator in the conflict, seeking a peaceful settlement to the war.
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Chili
Imparcial
Madrid
Balmaceda
Giant Savings Swindle Baffled Chicago Officials
Postoffice inspectors in Chicago charged Alfred Downing and Tollman with running the National Capital Savings Building and Loan Association of America as a fraudulent scheme. The operation allegedly swindled thousands nationwide, with $290000 to $350000 taken as dozens of agents spread across states. Several alleged principals fled while two were jailed on $2000 bonds, with authorities warning of a national fraud mirroring the historic Fund W collapse.
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Alfred Downing
Hig Ae Tollman
Tistal Capite
North America
Henn Alsten
Chicago
Postofic
Stuart
WME
Milne
California
Liberty
Post Ofice
National Capital Savings, Building and Loan Association of America
Milchrist
Nebraska
Downing
Toloa
Hoyne
Todman
Tollman
Mortimer
Enraged Citizens Rally Against City Purchase
A mob of about eight hundred taxpayers besieged Kansas City council chambers to protest a proposed 340 000 pound purchase of the Consolidated Electric Light and Power Co. A fifteen member committee was sent to read protest, but the mayor and council fled. The crowd returned to hold speeches branding the mayor and council as cowards and thieves.
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Kansas City
Ras
City of
Nas
Consolidated Electric Light and Power Co
Commell
Camell
Cowandis
Two Men Shot Dead in Georgia Following Family Dispute
Hezekiah Arp, nephew of Hill Arp, shot Poulet and another man near the state line in Fannin County Georgia after a quarrel over a claim against War Bramlet who was leaving the state with a team of steers. Arp was wounded in the chest during the ensuing confrontation and belongs to a leading local family.
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Hezekiah Arp
State Inc
Fanni
Bramlet
Men of War Sent to China
Due to the perilous position of Americans in China amid religious riots, orders direct the Charleston and Marion to the Asiatic station. The Charleston sails from San Francisco to Yokohama while the Marion proceeds from the Behring Sea directly to China.
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China
Navy Department
Charleston
Marion
Asiatic
San Francisco
Yokohama
Behring Sea
President to visit West Virginia for autumn deer hunt
The president will travel to West Virginia in autumn as a guest of Hon. Stephen B. Elkins. They will stay at the club house on Cheat Mountain near Beverly and will be joined by Secretary Blaine for a deer hunting expedition.
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West Virginia
Stephen B. Elkins
Cheat Mountain
Beverly
Blaine
I Citareen
W. L. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
Blaine Visits Steamer Dispatch at Bar Harbor
Secretary Blaine and companions visited Secretary Tracy aboard the Dispatch at Bar Harbor Missouri on Monday and remained about an hour. He also made a lengthy call on John R. McLean editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Blaine
Dispatch
Damrosch
Tracy
Bar Harbor
John RB. McLean
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Rain follows explosion test at Morris ranch in Texas
US department of agriculture experiment near Midland Texas reports success after a rainstorm that arrived about ten hours post explosion and lasted six hours at the Morris ranch. The event test featured rackarack bombs fired by electric batteries with a two inch rainfall recorded, ending a long drought. A separate note praises feminine tact in village life citing a bride's clever reply to a critic.
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Department of Agriculture
R. G. Dyrenforth
Midland
Tex
Nelson Morris
Chicago
Senate
Morris Ranch
Barber Windus Elopes With Two Married Women in Minnesota
A Minneapolis barber named Charles W. Windus alias Chas W Edwards elopes with two married women, Mrs Samuel Wells and Mrs Leander Watson, each mother of three children, after eluding a Wright County warrant. They are reportedly hidden in St Paul while Wells and Watson face custody issues.
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Minnesota
Annandale
Minn
Charles W. Winkus
Minneapolis
Samuel Wells
Leander Watson
Smith Lake
Wright County
Windus
Chas. W. Edwards
St. Paul
Ile
Wells
Watson
Lowell in dangerous condition at Boston
James Russell Lowell worsened to a dangerous illness on Tuesday morning with no immediate expectation of recovery. Doctors say recovery is unlikely though a fatal termination is not certain. In Memphis, Captain Gen O Haver shot and killed Bob Parker alias Chas Waldrar who resisted arrest with a case knife.
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James Russell Lowell
Killen
Memphis
Tenn
Gen ‘'T. O'Haver
Bob Parker
Chas Waldrar
Haver
Hazelrena
Warsen
Eighth Annual St Louis Exposition Opens Septic Sept to Oct
The Eighth Annual St Louis Exposition opens Wednesday September 2 and closes October 17. It highlights inter state pride with arts mechanics and sciences exhibits. The Art Department will feature fine works plus oriental instruments lacquers and ivory works from China and Japan. Gilmore's band attends daily providing music. Railroads offer reduced rates. Demorest's Monthly notes paper money influence.
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China
Japan
Gilmore
America
Burlington and Great Western Excursions Offer Harvest Tickets
The Burlington route and CGB QRT announce harvest excursion tickets available at principal stations on August 25 and September 29. Tickets to western farming regions are promoted with contact through CB&Q ticket agents or P S Ecrs, Chicago. Also includes unrelated quoted texts from local papers.
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Burlington
CGB& Qrt
P.S. Ecsris
Gene Pass
Chicago
Parrot Dies Quietly as Family Feels Loss
A brief note from a Texas Siftings item quotes a girl about a pet parrot dying and mentions a pet seeming to settle over the family, with a Lowell Mail aside on restaurant taste variance.
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Texas Siftings
Two Genuine Warvest Excursions From Chicago and Milwaukee
Two genuine excursion trips will depart from Chicago Milwaukee and other lines to Western Minnesota Northwestern Iowa South and North Dakota Nebraska Kansas Colorado Utah Wyoming and Montana on August 25 and September 29 1891. Tickets available from coupon ticket agents or Gro B Heartcnrp Genl Pass Agt Chicago IA. The Washington Post notes impressive South Dakota crops and a quip about a growler.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Gro. B. Heartcnrp
Gro. B. Heartcnrp, Gen’! Pass. Ag’t, Chicago, IA. P. S
South Dakota
Word hunt in Crescent ads for free lithographs
In a weekly feature a 3 inch display hides a single unique word shared only with Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic Little Liver Pills and Wild Cherry Bitters ads. Find the Crescent trade mark, read carefully, send the word to Crescent for a free book and lithographs.
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Dr. Harter
Crescent
In Favor of Cremation Provokes Quip
A man asks if others are for cremation to spur discussion, and a woman replies with a playful swap to ice creamation, per a Washington Post quip.
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Washington Post
Fragmented Teasers From Dated Sheet Notices
A collage of short ad like snippets references hair dye pills lung remedies and wordplay from various papers. Mentions Hill Hair and Whisker Dye 50 cents Carter s Little Liver Pills Piso s Cure for Consumption and a line about grass widows in clover with other odd phrases and misspellings.
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Glenn
Hill
Favorite Prescription Promises Cure for Female Ailments
An advertisement asserts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription remedies women's troubles including periodical pains, prolapses, bearing-down sensations, and irregularities. It claims to be a vegetable tonic and cordial, non alcoholic, harmless, and guaranteed with a money back offer if unsatisfied.
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Dr. Pierce
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Promote Cleanse and Renewal
This ad touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the easiest way to regulate the liver stomach and bowels. It claims thorough natural cleansing and renovation preventing relieving and curing sick headache constipation indigestion and bilious attacks.
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Dr. Pierce
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Washington Star
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BB. Harter Medicine CO
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OFXIO
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