Telegraph Strike Flares Up Amid Work Disruptions
New York August 1 reports say the telegraphic strike remains unsettled with rumors of striker moves. Western Union operations continue with paid-off workers returning. some linemen hindered city repairs and wires cut near headquarters. A benefit game in Terre Haute backed the strikers. Western Union executive committee met but took no action.
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New York
Western Union
Brotherhood
Department of Charities and Corrections
Terre Haute
Ind
The
Western Union Co
Cholera Toll Rising in Alexandria and Cairo
Foreign news reports three cholera deaths in Alexandria on August 1 and a Cairo dispatch noting 320 deaths in the city the previous day.
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London
Alexandria
Cairo
Landlords press rent relief demand in Ireland
A statement from Lords Dunrayee and Mont and other Irish landlords was sent to Gladstone urging state aid in the form of loans to offset rent increases and land value losses after the land act. Two agricultural holdings bills advanced to a third reading in the Commons today. Madrid news reports King Alfonzo and Queen Christina arrived at the royal palace, with the King meeting at the frontier, dispelling theories of a quarrel.
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London
Dunrayee
Mont
Lifford
Gaugh
Castlera
Fortescue
Ireland
Gladstone
Iessen
Joana
Madrid
Alfonzo
Christina
Velvet factory blaze in Berlin kills three firefighters
A large velvet manufactory on EKopnecker Strasse Berlin burned last night. The collapse of walls caused the deaths of three firemen as authorities investigate the blaze and its damage.
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Berlin
Ekopnecker Strasse
Earthquake claims bishop in Cosamiccola tragedy
London Aug 1 Monsignor Mazzella the Bishop of Cosamiccola was killed in the weekend earthquake. He had been conferred in partibus for his service during the 1881 Cosamiccola quake. Berlin Aug 1 a private telegram reports a slight July 23 quake on the Teland of Inchia hush ed up by authorities to avoid deterring visitors.
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London
Cosamiccola
Monsignor
Mazzella
Partibus
Berlin
Teland
Inchia
Democratic convention opens in Harrisburg with uncontested seats
Harrisburg August 1 The Democratic convention convened at 10 15 am with Chairman Hensel in charge. A delegate list was read and for the first time in years no contested seats were announced. Robert E Wright of Lehigh was named temporary chairman along with other officers before a recess was taken.
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Harrisburg
Hensel
Robert E. Wright
Lehigh County
Debt report and business suspensions across states
Washington reports a July public debt decrease of 7,900,590 with cash in treasury at 351,536,345. In Lancaster the Watch Company laid off 250 workers after the manager A Baxner failed. In Boston and Brookton Charles H Ward & Co assigned for creditors, liabilities near 750,000 and assets unknown. F Shaw & Bros owe about 200,000.
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Washington
Treasury
Lancaster
Lancaster Watch Company
A. Baxner
Boston
Charles H. Ward & Co
Brookton
F. Shaw & Bros
Barrel strikers demand higher pay in nine shops
St Louis August 1 Coopera in nine North Street shops strike for higher pay. They demand seven cents for hopping and ten cents for making full hand made barrel in place of five and eight cents. About 90 men on strike.
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St. Louis
Coopera
North Street
Weather Summary for Upper Lake Region Aug 1
Indicationa Washington August 1 fair conditions in the Upper Lake Region followed by partly cloudy weather with loose rains. Westerly winds prevail as the barometer rises and temperatures remain nearly stationary.
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Indicattona
Washington
Upper Lake Region
Carey Death Sparks Dublin Street Revelry and Involvement Claims
Dublin crowds cheered outside James Carey’s former residence after reports of his death. Authorities link the informer to past plots to bomb London’s Mansion House, with speculation he fled to Africa or Canada. Carey's testimony in Dublin on February 17 tied him to the Irish Brotherhood and a Dublin faction, detailing orders and a 200-member vigilante group.
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Dustin
James Carey
Dublin
O'Donnell
London
Coleman
New York
Africa
Haa
Phoenis
Carey
Walsh
Meccatres
James Mullett
King
The Chicago Apollo Commanders Split and Travel Plans
The Chicago Apollo Commanders have divided into two sections with about twenty five members touring London Antwerp Brussels and other European cities. An equal number are in Paris and only four remain in London. All members are in good health and spirits as they meet in Paris today.
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Chicago Commandery
Loxboos
Chicago
Apollo
London
Antwerp
Brussels
Paris
R. Gibos
Buffalo
N. Y
Bruce Turner
Rochester
Burdock Bloop Birregg
E. Asonith Hall
Binghamton, N. Y
Noah Bates
Elmira
Soan
O. Blacket Robinson
Cana Presbyterian
Toronto
Wallace
Tra Mulholland
Albany
Foster, Milburn & CO
J, Bauman & Co
Guzidewiy
Temperance Catholics Convene in Brooklyn For 13th Convention
Delegates from across the country gather in Brooklyn for the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America thirteenth annual convention. About 580 attendees are welcomed by Bishop Loughlin after a high Mass, with Rev. Joseph B. Collier of Winona, Minn., presiding as national union president.
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New York
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Brooklyn
Loughlin
Philadelphia
Joseph B. Collier
Winona
Winona, Minn
The
National Union
Railroad Smash Kills Six in Troy Wreck
Troy August 1 freight trains from Troy and Boston collided this morning. Locomotives and cars were wrecked and on fire. Reports say six men were killed as wreck area burned and chaos followed.
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Troy
Boston
Ocean Steamers Arrivals And Departures Report
New York on August 1 records the Helvetia arriving from Hamburg via London. Also noted are the Silencia Belgravia and British Prince arriving from Philadelphia, and the Americqua arriving from Havre sailing for outport.
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New York
Helvetia
Hamburg
London
Silencia
Belgravia
Philadelphia
Americqua
Havre
Danbury bat factory fire causes near hundred thousand loss
Bridgeport reports Dexter's bat factory at Danbury burned last evening with contents, losses near one hundred thousand dollars and only partly insured.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Dexter's
Danbury
New Hampshire Senator Ballot Tightens on 39th Vote
Concord August 1 Pike gains nine votes on the 39th ballot for United States Senator Burns ten Gleason two Chandier loses nine in a shifting tally as the process continues.
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Concord
N. H
United States
Pike
Burns
Gleason
Chandier
BILLIARDS MATCH IN LONG BRANCH ENDS LATE
In Long Branch New Jersey on August 1 Slosson defeated Heiser in a late night billiards match concluding after midnight. Heiser lost the game.
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Long Branch
N. J
Slosson
Heizer
Heiser
Louisiana 2 per cent baby bonds cashing noted
New Orleans August 1 Treasurer Burke announces that the same annual interest of Louisiana 2 per cent baby bonds will be cashed on presentation at the State National Bank of New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Burke
Louisiana
State National Bank of
Quarrel Over Land Ends in Fatal Shot Wounding
At Tracadie Halifax yesterday two farmers Frank Bowie and Randall McDonald quarrelled over land. Bowie's 15 year old son appeared and killed McDonald with a shotgun. A fleshy young lady sharply replied to a suitor remark about her fortune.
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Halifax
Tracadie
Frank Bowie
Randall McDonald
Bowie
McDonald
Ischia disaster toll and cholera gloom across cities
Headlines report Ischia is struck by a deadly disaster with four thousand dead and thousands more injured or entombed. Troops rescue survivors as hospitals struggle under the shock, while widespread cholera spreads to Alexandria and Cairo. Subscriptions pour in from Italy and Europe as officials examine water safety and public health responses.
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Darth
Naples
Ischia
Eulian
Casamie- Civla
Italy
Fovio
Sao
Lacroamena
Fontana Serrarza
Misericordia
Hotel Piccola Sentinella
Sersacchi
Mrs Webb Criticizes Rumors After Webb Death at Falls
The Buffalo board buried Captain Webb at Stranger's Rest after the Falls tragedy. Mrs Webb and manager Fred Kyle arrived to claim the body and dispute insinuations of a dummy. Kyle says Webb survived the whirlpool and died on striking a rock. Webb wished Hull as his final resting place. his estate funds his two children, leaving his widow with limited income. A Nantasket subscription was proposed.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Board of Ftealth
Suspension Bridge
Captain Webb
Webb
Mr. Kyle
Boston
Hull
Baby Hammer And Mirror Stir Five Minute Fun
A whimsical line notes that a baby a hammer and a looking-glass can enjoy themselves much more quickly than a baseball club can in half a year, using playful contrast to poke lighthearted fun at activity or play.
Downing law prosecutions target St Louis businesses
Five daily papers report that 601 saloonkeepers and 231 other businesses in St Louis Mo face charges for Sunday operations under the Downing law. Police filed information Monday with warrants issued against saloonkeepers grocers brewers streetcar firms manufacturers and others. About 832 cases were prepared amid expectations of license revocations and convictions, with some firms agreeing to fund defenses to limit openings.
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Ft. Louis
Tatsway
Daring Ocean Acrobat Falls 87 Feet for Charity
Thomas Fallon of Charlestown, a famed diver and jumper, leaped from a schooner in Mystic River on Monday afternoon and plunged eighty seven feet, landing in eight feet of water. The stunt, staged for a charity benefit for a South Boston gent, drew crowds and attention to Fallon, who weighs about one hundred seventy pounds and is known for frequent diving exhibitions.
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Bostos
Mass
Thomas Fallon
Charlestown
Mystic River
Telegraphic Brevities Snapshot of Period News
Treasury reserve rises to 147741 20. Mary Siaughnessy dies on her 100th birthday in Erie. President to recone mission Samuel Thayes at St Louis. Joseph Pratt assigns debts 60 000 plus. Pittsburgh syndicate seeks Connellsville coke-ovens control. Vanderbilt interests freight traffic. Clearing-house reports show poor week. Arthur to visit Chicago. Fitz-Simons orders militia escort duty. Spalding to gauge guest reception wishes. Spanish minister Barea dies by own hand in New York. burial in US requested. remains to France then Spain. Five hundred work to clear 40 million feet logs on Michigan Southern bridge Grand Rapids. water down three feet. Indiana road workers build river crossing. Winnipeg cavalry ready for Rat Portage. Ontario barracks at Fort Osborn ready for fifty mounted troops. Boundary dispute may draw Dominion intervention. Todd butter packing plant burned. losses around 31,300 to 33,000 with insurance.
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Treasury Reserve
Mary Siaughnessy
Erie
Samuel Thayes
St. Loui
Joseph Pratt
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
C. W. Nicholas
Pittsburgh
Seik
Connellsville
W. OK
Vanderbilt
United States
Arthur
Fitz-Simons
Colleetor Spalding
Senor Barea
New York
France
Spain
Grand Rapids
Indiana Road
Winnipeg
In Zuni Lands A Scientist and His Bride
Dr Cushing, famed for leading East with the Zuni, married a Washington woman, defying tribal pressure to wed within the tribe. He joined the Zuni to pursue research. his wife adapts, living in a colorful mud hut amid woven blankets, with the couple noted for science and devotion amid a harsh frontier life.
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Mr. Cushing
Ludy
Washington
Ewier
Linn
Cushing
Mae
Lewis Johnson & Co
Order of Gentleman
Zuni
Paradise
Rede House
Unis
Miss Magill
Mrs. Cushing
Miss Macil
Dr. Cushing
Frank
Metcalf
Basona Zone
Mlcon
Chieryo Inter Gelen
City of Villarica Found From Ruins by Araucanians
A correspondent reports villages advancing into Araucanian territory as Chilians press in with thousands. Descriptions of Villarica reveal a walled, well-preserved city with mud tile stones, long streets, and an island in a nearby lake where Spaniards’ cattle descended. Mines nearby promise rapid Chilean settlement and wealth for a province once torn by conflict.
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Guy
Villarica
Chili
Panama
Precocious question and odd science name spark a chuckle
A six year old asks her uncle if he is a man and calls his bump a forehead bang. The scene contrasts with a lover’s playful term benzoic sulphanide for a coal tar product praised at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, though the name is not pretty.
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Franklin Institute of
Philadelphia
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