Fragmented News In Brief From Various Lands
Compiled notes report 1 1 2 fractions of Bank of France notes found in circulation. Descriptions cover Paris to Grenoble events, conventions in Harrisburg and Marietta, business closures, royal fires, and notable deaths. References include Conkling's burial and the Cincinnati exhibition exhibits, alongside naval and rail developments and political notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonser
Bank of France
Comstock Lode
Lake Superior Iron Company
Ishpeming, Mich
Fifty-Third Congress Legislative Highlights Summary
The Senate debated the Fisheries treaty with Chandler and Pugh leading speeches. In the House the tariff bill saw progress while a free whisky amendment to the Internal Revenue law was defeated. Washington statehood discussion occurred with the admission bill going over without action. Filibuster halted tobacco paragraph and quorum was not reached. In the Senate several minor bills passed. nomination fights over District Attorney and Chief Justice prospects drew attention. The River and Harbor bill moved forward in the House with a heated exchange between Kilgour and Spinola over presidential policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Chandler
Pugh
House
Washington
Samuel J. Wigelow
New Jersey
Evarts
Edmunds
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Messrs. Kilgour
Texas
Spinola
New York
Various World and Regional Reports Tie to 19th Events
Empress Dowager Victoria asks Dr Mackenzie for a true history of Frederick’s illness. Evansville team drowns after boat crash. Grand Duke George poised to enter Imperial navy. MillerVille farmer and sons kill neighbor Blatt. Jons Rose shoots son in law S B Hall in Stanton. Lenfemmann dies from bread choking in Fort Wayne. An excursion train on the Stenandoah Valley Railroad is seized by a lunatic. Earl of Erne named Grand Master of Orangemen. Behring Sea dispute nearing settlement with U.S. talks. Betrothal talks: Prince of Naples and Princess Clementine. Jacob Davefenen hangs himself in San Bernardino. Clopton shot by Dr Bibb. Martin feud after elopement. Senate confirms Rea and Parker. GOP HQ secured at 91 Fifth Ave. Actress Fanysy L Davesrost granted absolute divorce. Woonsocket Hospital dedicated. Fugitives Gero H Starxer and Henry Ives at Niagara Falls. Earthquake in Dumfries. Pope says he will stay in Rome. President signs Agricultural and D C Appropriation bills. River and Harbor conferees reach accord but keep it private. Bond offers rejected. De Ruower dies by own hand in Tullamore jail.
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Victoria
Mackenzie
Frederick
Jostron Thomas
Evansville
Ind
George
Russia
Imperial Navy
Millersville
Wis
Schecher
Blatt
Jons Rose
S. 8
Hall
Stanton
Rose
William Lenfemmann
Fort Wayne
Stenandoah Valley Railroad
Penmar
By & Maniac
Earl of Erne
England
Bosen
Winnipeg
Man
Behring
United States
Prince of
Naples
Italy
Clementine
Belgium
Jacos Daveefen
Daggoti
Cal
Louis Schoenberg
Denver
Col
San Bernardico
Hudson’s Mills
Miss
Martin
Senate
Oscar E. Rea
Bismarck
Oak
Thomas Parker
Albion
N. Y
National Republican Committee
Fifth Avenue
New York
Fanysy L. Davesrost
Woonsocket
Rl) Hospital
Gero. H. Starxer
Henry 8
Ives
Clifton House
Niagara Falls
Ont
Dumfries
Scotland
Rome
Agricultural and District of Columbia
House and Senate Conference
Secretary of the Treasury
de Ruower
Tullamore
Representative Corius Rejects renomination in Massachusetts
Reports note Representative Corius of Massachusetts will not seek another Congressional term. The article also covers various items including appointments, naval and political events, and local incidents from across the country.
Late News Items From Across The Nation And Rail Collision
Mississippi man Richard H. Leieu expelled from Annapolis Navy Academy for hazing. Arkansas judiciary committee favorably reports a writs of error court bill. River and harbor bill provides just over 11 000 dollars per year for two years. Norfolk and Western collision kills two engineers one fireman and five crew. seven cars demolished. Washington debate over fate of river harbor bill. likely passage. First cotton bale sold in Houston for 3 4 cents per pound. public outcry and champagne christening. Laredo group plans to buy vacant blocks for 10 000 dollars. city retains town site title. Seven cases of yellow fever reported in Plant City Florida. Illinois farmers complain of ravages from chinch bugs. Two black men wreck limited train near Chattanooga threatening lynching. Oktibbeha Mississippi reports heavy rains. crops remain fine. Diphtheria in New Orleans claims twenty four of fifty cases. Beef monopoly revelations spark cattlemen action in St Louis with fall convention planned.
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Richard H. Leieu
Mississippi
Annapolis Navy Academy
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Arkansas
Norfolk and Western
Tuer
Washington
Congress
Houston
Texas
Exchange
Laredo
Plant City
Fla
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Hive Springs
Chattanooga
Tenn
Oktibbeha County
Miss
New Orleans
St. Louis
L. Davis
South Carolina Railway
Windsor
B.C
O. A. Smith
Atlanta
Brush- Westinghouse Electric
Dryades Street
Spengler
Vicksburg
Colored Baptist Seminary
Leweburg
Catain Thomas Clagett
James Lee
Memphis
Rewenbhy
Virginia
Captain Clagett
Graysville
Gia
Sarah F. Haslett
George Rose
Dade Coal Company
Geo. Rose
Charlie Rose
Dade
Gordon Kentuccky
Linvill Comba
Combes
Kyle
Ford
John Donet
James Farrell
J. W. H. Underwood
Rome
Arthur
Carl Breener
Louisville
Fayetteville
Elk Bank
Bakersville
N. C
Jesse Peterson
Frank Hlonnett
Ailsee Hrasher
Lawrence Brasher
Christian County
Jas. M. Huot
W. B. Morgan
Peter Townsend
Newbern
Dyer County
Lucy D. Brown
Wm. Brown
Crofton
Rockingham
Will Houston
Raleigh
Winston
Moses Davis
Miccosukie Lake
Lloyd
Amos Morris
Frank Brown
Morris’ Mill
Giles County
Brown
Morris
Athens
County Register
Farrington
A. Rincher Jones
Scales
North Carolina
Jones
Chatham County Superior Court
Will Huot
Jackson
Johnson Grove Church
Crockett County
Budford
Mack Donnell
Paducah
Mayfield Creek
Putnam Darden
National Grange of the United States
Fayette
Jefferson County
General Land
Stockslager
Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad Company
John Dunn
Atlanta & Florida Railroad
Atlanta, Ga
Charles W. Henry
Death Dealing Deluge Strikes Ohio and West Virginia
A historic storm devastates Ohio and West Virginia causing extensive property damage and confirmed and suspected flood deaths. Rail lines washed out, trains stranded, and numerous residents and bridge watchers rescued from the Ohio River as tolls rise with unconfirmed counts.
Awful Fate of a Pretty Woman at Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls July 20. Mrs P J Tully a young married woman of twenty two lost her life last evening by going over the American falls. She and William H Barbour sailed out of the Grand Trunk office yacht Titania when the boat capsized. Barbour was rescued while Mrs Tully clung to the capsized yacht and disappeared into the rapids. Her body passed under Goat Island bridge at 6 15 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Caldwell
Thomas Howley
Stanzell
Herman
Anna
Alice Wingard
Miltonsbarz
John Homan
Pittsburgh & Wheeling
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Jane Fay
Moses Fay
Alice
Belle
Triadelphia
Wm. Gaston
Niagara Falls
N. Y
P. J. Tully
Tully
Macon
William H. Barbour
Grand Trunk
International Hotel
Barbour
Mrs. Tully
Sherman Jewett
Titania
Multitude of ills and deaths sweep the South
A roundup of fatal accidents fires and crimes across states. Windsor Windsor British Columbia S C railway death near Windsor. Atlanta and New Orleans fires cause major losses. Vicksburg and Ky figures die in accidents. Court explosions and hangings mark the period. Medical and civic figures pass away. Tobacco policy and rail interests feature in regional notes.
Losing a Fortune Over Emma Mine Stock
A white haired man recalls investing in the Emma mining stock tied to Lyons and heavy local interest. He lent a friend 200 dollars with Emma shares as security, watched the price soar to par and beyond, mortgage his holdings, and lose nearly all when the stock collapsed, leaving him unable to repay a 10,000 share loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
Erne
Lyons
Ife
Chicago News
Gourd to Earthenware: Ancient Pottery Shaped by Calabash
An exploration of how gourd molds might have inspired early pottery. Accidental clay coatings on calabashes shaped bowls and vessels through firing, a process evolving from mold to complete earthenware. The piece cites Grant Allen and includes various aphorisms reflecting moral and educational themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Allen
Popular Science Monthly
European high stations and American meteorological uses
The article notes two European meteorological stations above 5,000 meters and Pike's Peak at 14,100 feet, with five American sites reaching 11,000 feet or more by rail. It highlights Harvard College operations at Mount Lincoln, Colorado, and Peruvian sites at 14,560 feet, plus surrounding global observation activity. It then shifts to Boston’s rubber industry, detailing caputechone processing from Para Brazil to finished shoes, including vulcanization and assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Pike's Peak
America
North America
Mount Lincoln
Colorado
Harvard College
Peru
N. F. Sun
Boston
Athens
Hristo
Woonsocket
R. J. Melville
Framingham
Mass
Para
Brazil
Jeston Cor
Ago Tribune
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Praesent Cansor
Paris
Grenobie
Isere
the American Mechanics of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Grant Locomotive Works
Paterson
N.J
Indore
Maharajah Holkar
Aberdeen
Mrj. Lrey Sevowre
Cavace
Hartford
Conn
Sawyer Brothers
James Carter
Nashville, Tenn
Tenny
Singha
Straton Frre Anid
United States Supreme Court
Annenkoff
Alexander Nevsky
Northwest
Mariette
Mauistrate O'Rerry
St. Johns
N. F
Amazon
Roscoe Conkling
Seymour Latin Forest Hill
Utica
N.Y
Nordhausen
Berlin
California
National Line
Erin
Newark
Gowenswon Jackson
Maryland
George W. Hazeltine
See Town
Amnie Thorpe
Long Island
Baltimore
Isc
Sarmy
Butler
Call Gray
Gibson
Carst
Tez
Leander Choate
Oshkosh
Newtonton
Northport
Sporvoap
Sam Jones
Chautauqua
Ee Sisten
Mary
Clare Cusack
Keumare
Ting
Florence
Catholic Arch
R. A. McDowald
Cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Peror William
Czar
Ator Sherman
Senator Daniels
J. S Robinson
Thomas Ewing
Gh.venor
Marietta
Mer
Hamm
Gandaur
Mewill
Round Bay
Severg River
Baltimors
Corius
Massachusetts
Cronstadt
Melville W. Fuller
IlMoors
United Yn Supreme Court
Mint
USL
House of Commons
Ireland
Perham
Minn
Charleston
Pacific Coast
Union Trans Works
Father Gellligan
Limerick
Staten Island
Coney Island
Indian Commission
Judge Wright
Tennessee
Standing Rock Agency
Frederick Bolle
New York City
Montgomery, Champaign & Co
Lakeside
Mich
Jons
Maas
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Whitehaven
Westfield
Edward Miller
John F. Lawrence
Miller
House Committee On Agriculture
Thomas L. Young
Cincinnati
Amerrick
Circle Park
Indianapolis
Abraham Jones
Elijah Middletom
Ohio
Sr. Cramavius
Mellaire & St. Clairaville
St. Clairsville
Whrereuse
W. Va
Myron Hubbard
Kelts
Boggs
Elm Grove
Herman G. Stanzell
Isuremiya
Soston Commercial Bulletin
Bishop Horne
Plutarch
Charlotte Elizabeth
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