Numerous disparate items clutter 19th century column
A long list of scattered notes reports variety facts: 203 height remark, Vinerxta land for tobacco, Argentine wheat worth 60 million, BeEruin city population excess, RAIM pending claims, Exgland eyeing Sandwich Islands, Latra AlRent Marries Indian, Oregon top crop short, copper output down, California fruit up thirty fold, giant 1508 pound hog, Lary Tennyson pipes, grain yields in South Dakota, long distance cycling record, Astisoxy in Portugal, Northfield potato yield, Bali widows burning, TripGrazuican blunder, Queen’s Christian Association gift, diamonds valued at 2100,000, albino endfish exhibit, electric flying machine, African railroad boom, dwarf Japanese trees, Stockholm ladies regatta, moon crater, cannibalism still practiced, sugar beet insect issue, Milwaukee cooking school, Buchanan flint stone, US farm product value up, early railroad opening, Harrison at opening, planets catalogued, One Huren sofa, Buffalo Hill blood shed, Kawands Falls named Johns, Liliverala queen name meaning, rattlesnake necktie, wildlife near Birmingham farms, French law husband responsibility.
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Vinerxta
Beeruin
Germany
RAIM
Exgland
Sandwich Islands
Latra Alrent
Trenton
Oregon
California
Grand Rapids
Lary Tennyson
Huron
S. D
Acre
Portugal
Bragranza
C.H
Northfield
Min
Lancaster
Africa
Japan
Stockholm
Pacific Coast
Milwaukee
Miss Torrey
W. A. Kerry
Buchanan
United States
Jar Cooksuys
Harrison
New York
Chisago
Isaac Copy
Buffalo Hill
Kansis
Kawands Falls
John A. Libson
Lilivcrala
Wacon
Florida
Birmingham
Land Office Reports Large Land Disposals and Irrigation Plea
Commissioner Carter releases findings for the year ending June 23 1891 showing 5 000 000 plus acres disposed 2 145 000 cash sales 5 429 220 receipts and 77 064 in fees. Patents issued include 149 515 pre emption 75 545 homestead and 5 346 timber culture with railroad and state selections totaling 1 857 572 acres. He urges irrigation of arid lands as vast vacant public lands remain.
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Carter
General Land Office
Agricultural College
Occupation for Women Expands in Meat Inspection
Secretary Rusk notes women are more suited to preparatory meat inspection work. Trials in Chicago with 16 men and 16 women favored the women. Stations are to be opened in South Omaha Kansas City Milwaukee Boston Chicago and other cities. The tasks are light clean and require care and deftness where women excel.
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Rusk
Omaha
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Boston
Chicago
Disappointed Boomers Drift Back From Cherokee Strip
A crowd of settlers returns from the Cherokee outlet with many failing to file claims in the opened lands. They camp under canvass and set grass fires across hundreds of spots. Tensions rise as they mistake strip boundaries and Indian reservations, harming Santa Fe area reservations.
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Cherokee Strip
Santa Fe
Murder of Four Americans on the Maranon River
Advices from Peru report that four American explorers were killed while prospecting for gold along the Maranon. The five man party, minus one who returned due to illness, were slain by natives who mistook them for ecclesiastical emissaries and spies.
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Peru
Maranon
Raids Halt Chinese Launderies Net Three Celestials
United States Marshal Hogan and Special Agent Day with police raided Grand Fork nautral Chinese laundries and captured three Celestials smuggled from Manitoba within two or three days. They also recovered a sizable amount of opium.
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United States
Hogan
Day
Grand Fork
N. C
Manitoba
Rev Dr Burchard Dies After Campaign Fame
Reverend William D Burchard died at Saratoga New York on Friday afternoon after gaining notoriety in the 1884 Cleveland Blaine campaign when his phrase Ruin Romanism and Rebellion was used in a Blaine welcome at the Fifth Avenue hotel New York City The obituary notes his sudden rise to fame from that incident and places his death in Saratoga.
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Burchard
Samuel D Burchard
Saratoga
N. Y
Blaine
Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York
Lamar commits death by overdose in Georgia political family
A Little Rock report to the St Louis Post Dispatch says J R Lamar died by his own hand Thursday night from an overdose of morphine. He was the son of the late L M Lamar a Georgia politician and nephew of Associate Justice L Q G Lamar.
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A Lamar
Little Rock
Ark
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
J. R. Lamar
L. M. Lamar
Georgia
L. Q. G. Lamar
Sealing Schooner Ocean Belle Arrives in Victoria
The sealing schooner Ocean Belle reaches Victoria British Columbia from the north with 1200 seal skins. She had been warned out of the Bering Sea in June and then sailed to the Russian coast where the skins were obtained.
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Ocean_Belle
Victoria
B. C
Behring Sea
John Moran Acquitted in Dolan Murder Trial
John Moran was acquitted after a two day trial in Nashville Tennessee on charges of the murder of Miss Mary Ann Dolan at his home last June.
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John Moran
Nashville, Tenn
Mary Ann Dolan
Anarchists Convicted in Berlin Trial
Six anarchists tried in Camera at Berlin were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from six months to two years for circulating prohibited literature.
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Berlin
Rainmaking In Corpus Christi With Exploding Mortars
A citizens committee in Corpus Christi Texas witnessed a rainmaking experiment using two mortars and twelve 21 pound bombs. Three volleys triggered showers that spread over the city, soaking the party and continuing for about thirty minutes. The group plans further tests next week at two railroad points and then in San Diego.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
S. Ellis
Castor
Fairchild
Gunter
Whch
Mr. Elis
Citizens’ Committee
Mexican National Railroad
San Diego
Perilous Survey Venture Through Big Horn Canyon
Information reports several Burlington and Missouri River surveyors separated from the main party attempted a line through the Big Horn Canyon between Buffalo and Yellow Stone Park. Two months without word, others nearly lost. Terrifying territory described as more dangerous than the Grand Canyon with few survivors.
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Missouri River
Big Horn Basin
Buffalo
Yellowstone Park
Big Horn Canyon
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Gambling Den Shooting Near Waycross
In Baxley area, at Bales and Co. tie camp eight miles below Waycross Georgia, Harry Jackson was shot three times by Neil Talbert in a gambling den. Talbert fled to the swamps as a mob pursued him. Jackson was dying at last report.
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Baxley, Bales & Co
Waycross
Harry Jackson
Neil Talbert
Jackson
Talbert
Death by laudanum in Wheeling. husband suspected
Mrs. Jack West of Wheeling West Virginia died from laudanum Sunday after her husband, reported drunk, locked the house and slept. Neighbors gathered as a policeman forced entry and a doctor was summoned, but she died before help arrived. Talks of prosecuting the husband circulated.
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Jack West
Wheeling
W. Va
Winds Ravage Minnesota Forests Reported Giant Loss
A farmer from Itasca county in northern Minnesota estimates wind storms have blown down about 80,000,000 feet of timber. He says the destruction across districts shows a terrible devastation in the forests.
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Itasca
Minnesota
Two Earthquakes Shake Columbus Indiana Night
Two severe shocks of earthquake were felt in Columbus Indiana at 10 57 PM on the west and south sides of the city. Sleepers were jolted from beds and several residents rushed outside in their night clothes.
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Columbus
Ind
Italy's wheat crop forecast to be very large this year
Reports from the ministry of agriculture indicate Italy will harvest a very large wheat crop this year. Last year showed a rare full crop, and early indicators suggest this season may surpass it.
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Italy
Earthquake Felt in Bardstown Area Saturday Night
About 11 o clock Saturday night an earthquake was felt in Bardstown Ey and surrounding areas. The quake shook houses considerably but caused no damage and lasted only a few seconds.
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Bardstown, Ey
Buildings Wrecked Official Count Reveals Losses
Official figures show 1,590 buildings wrecked with none standing at Consnegc after the blaze. Preceding totals estimated 2,100 damaged, indicating a drastic collapse of structures in the disaster zone.
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Consnegc
Double lynching at Hollandale Mississippi shocks town
In Hollandale Mississippi a mob hanged a white bartender Davis after a confrontation with Lou Stevenson and Grant White in a saloon quarrel. Grant White shot Davis and was killed trying to escape. both Black suspects were captured and later hanged near a railroad bridge as excitement spread.
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Msssissippi
Hollandate
Miss
Lou Stevenson
Mr. Davis
Grant White
Davis
Boys Start a Vesuvian Display Burns and Injures Youths
In Gallatin Tennessee a group of boys planned a Pompeii drama. A premature explosion during a volcano effect injured Adolph H Tipman and Elmo Smith severely. Adolph and Elmo suffered burns and other injuries while others escaped with lesser harm.
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Gallatin
Tenn
Pompeii
Adolph
Henry Tipman
Elmo
William Smith
Adolph H. Tipman
Silver Vein Found Near Chattanooga Gains Attention
Prospector Thomas Gates reports a promising silver discovery within three miles of Chattanooga Tennessee near White Oak Springs north of the river. He notes two veins with the larger eight inches wide. ore samples show rich silver lead and gold content and Gates calls the find the finest he has seen.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Thomas Gates
Gates
White Oak Springs
Lynching Threat After Murder Of Mayor in Spartanburg
A large mob surrounds the Spartanburg jail after John Williams, a burly Black man, killed Mayor Henneman who confronted him during a disturbance at Williams home. Williams was arrested but the crowd seeks to seize him amid rising tensions.
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John Williams
Spartanburg
Three Killed as Runaway Carriage Tops End Miss Reynolds Among Victims
A Marietta Georgia runaway horse and carriage killed three women returning from church. Seventeen year old Katie Reynolds died from a broken neck while her aunt Merritt succumbed to internal injuries. Anna Kohlheim is in critical condition and Mrs Reynolds escaped with bruises after leaping from the carriage.
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Marietta
Katie Reynolds
Miss Merritt
Anna Kohlheim
Reynolds
Katie
Sumatra Tobacco Duty Collected From San Francisco Firm
San Francisco customs officials collected a record excess duty of 40000 dollars from Liebres Bros and Co cigar manufacturers for a large Sumatra related tobacco shipment. Officers appraised the consignment as Sumatra wrappers, not fillers, triggering the levy.
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Sumatra
San Francisco
Liebres Bros & Co
Cigar Manufacturers
Mammoth Flywheel Demonstrated by West End Company
The United States largest flywheel, at the new Boston power house, was turned Monday morning after a touch from President Whitney of the West End street railway. The device measures 28 feet in diameter with a 10 foot face, weighs 80 tons, and uses two belts 4 feet 6 inches wide running at 6 000 feet per minute.
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United States
Whitney
West End Street Railway
New Power House
Boston
Jupiter's Satellites Observed Ellipsoid First Moon
A dispatch from Prof. E. S. Holden at Lick Observatory reports that during August and September observations by Prof. Schaeberle and Prof. Campbell show the first satellite of Jupiter is ellipsoid with a longer axis pointed toward Jupiter, while the other satellites appear spherical.
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Jupiter
E. S. Holden
Lick Observatory
Schaeberle
Campbell
Gasoline Fire Fatal to Erie Woman and Injures Family
Mrs Henry Kessler of Erie Pennsylvania died after a gasoline accident Monday afternoon. Her husband, a leading businessman, was badly burned while trying to rescue her and was disfigured and crippled for life. Kessler’s elderly mother also suffered severe burns. The woman was 30 years old.
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Henry Kessler
Erie
Kessler
Economy hoards old U S silver coins in nail keg
Economites shipped a nail keg to the Economic savings bank in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania. The keg contained old U S silver coins bright and new as when minted. The coins were largely 1823 half dollars stockpiled in Economy for about seventy years.
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Economites
Economic Savings Bank
Beaver Falls
U. S
Immigration totals at U S ports for August 1891
The Bureau of Statistics reports 45 172 immigrants arrived at U S ports from foreign countries other than Canada and Mexico for August 1891. This compares with 7 38 dollars in a prior August year.
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Bureau of Statistics
United States
Dominion of Canada
Mexico
Outbreak in Guatemala City Ends in Military Stay
A three day riot in Guatemala City ended when government troops under the president suppressed the popular uprising. Montafar, a candidate’s son allied with Barillas, was the target of the mob on Independence Day. Five hundred people died as the city shifted between mob rule and army control. Barillas declared himself dictator.
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Mexico
Guatemala
Montafar
Barillas
Buarillas
Moonshiner Leader Captured in Virginia West Virginia Prosecutor
Deputy Marshal Dan Cunningham captured Mullins the leader of a notorious moonshining gang on Mullins mountain along the Virginia West Virginia state line. His son Bob Mullins age 22 was also seized along with the still about sixty gallons. They will be tried in Charleston at the November term of the U S court.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dan Cunningham
Pres
Mullins
Mullins Mountain
Buchannon County
McDowell County
Havre Mullins
Moundsville
Virginias
Winchester
Cunningham
Bob Mullins
United States Court
Niagara Rival Falls at Grand Falls Labrador Explored
Mr. Bryant of Philadelphia and Prof. Kenaston of Washington return from Labrador expedition to Grand Falls. They describe a 400 yard river width half a mile above the falls, three rapids similar to Niagara, 316 foot canyon walls, 153 foot final rapid, and a basalt ledge basin with mists and rainbows. The party gathered 200 plant specimens and made meteorological and topographical records.
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Hamilton River
Labrador
Bryant
Philadelphia
Kenaston
Washington
St. Johns
N. F
Grand Falls
Niagara
Prof
Teutonic Sets Transatlantic Speed Record
The Teutonic becomes the fastest Atlantic steamer by completing the eastbound crossing in five days twenty one hours and thirty minutes. It passes Fastnet at 11 AM Tuesday en route to Queenstown. It surpasses the City of Paris and City of New York records by one hour twenty minutes.
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Atlantic
Queenstown
Inman
City of Paris
City of New York
Foreign Gold Arriving at New York Assay Office
The director of the mint reports large foreign gold deposits arriving at the United States assay office in New York. On Tuesday the total reached £50,000 with $200,000 in French coins, £240,000 in English sovereigns, $15,000 in Spanish gold coins and $200,000 in French gold bars.
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Mint
United States
New York
Persecuting the Mexican Press Advices Report Crackdown
From the City of Mexico comes word that persecutions against the press have begun anew. Journalists are said to have been jailed in the Belena dungeons with more expected to follow.
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Mexico
Belena
Taral Signs Three Year Engagement With Walcott and Campbell
Jocky Fred Taral inks a three year deal with Walcott and Campbell for SYS paying 600 pounds per year. He also earns an additional 5000 pounds annually from Dave Gideon for second call on his services.
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Taral
Jocky
Fred Taral
Walcott and
Campbell
Dave ‘Gideon
Indiana News Capsule from Evansville to Union City
A sawmill worker is fatally pierced by a splinter in Evansville. New Washington girl dies from clothes on fire. Farmers report cucumber sales, and Kokomo suit seeks 5000 dollars for breach of promise. Indiana topics include school attendance for colored children, a pending Union City opera house, and legal cases in Crawfordsville.
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Joan A. Lister
Evansville
Saarauw Robinett
L. Robinett
New Washington
Conradd Fritz
Rossville
Ains
Annie Hamler
Kokomo
Elmer Nutling
Elwood
William Kelly
Bass
Anderson
Marel
Charles Mead
Lafayette
Charlestown
Union City
Crawfordsville
Wilhite
Darlington
Phillips
Riney Smart
Monroe Township
Jefferson County
Joan Berttress
Indianapolis
Ienry McElwain
McElwain
Ly Aching
Barnuim
Columbus
GaTuine
Marion
Tuer Novelty Iron-Works
Buffalo
Commercial Club of
New Albany
Lesiie Cox
Michael Shea
Muncie
Berton Skinner
Indiana
Thirty-fourth
Indiana Regimental Association
Pendleton
William Smith
Huntington
la Grange
Cherry Hughes
Martin Hall
Daviess County
Wm. Dant
E. D. Millis
W. H. Ilos TetTrer
Jamestown
Maj
John Byrd
Kings Mountain
South Carolina
Byrd
Greene
Idaville
Fifth Indiana Cavalry Association
Franklin
Charles Howard
Crown Point
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Haughville
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Harth
Indiana State News
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