Rich as a Princess The Blythe Fortune Heir in San Francisco Court
Florence Blythe, natural daughter of Thomas H Blythe, was awarded his fortune estimated at 4 000 000 by Judge Coffey in San Francisco. The long contested case involved numerous claimants from Britain and the United States, tracing Blythe ancestry and paternity. Florence’s birth in London in 1873 and Blythes keeping her as his child were pivotal. The estate includes vast California land, Mexican grants, and other holdings.
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TNE
Florence
Thomas H. Blythe
Coffey
Pacific Coast
Florence Blythe
Alice Edith Dicksson
Blythe
Williams Heirs
Liverpool
Blythe Company
Gipsy Blythes
The
Savages
London
James ‘Witt Perce
William and David Savace
St Charles Street
Julia Ascraft
England
America
Julia
Vernon
Florry
Colorado
Bivihe
Market
Grand Avenue
Geary Street
James Dick
California
Mexico
Ogden
Arizona
Sharon
Edith
Jean Gordon
Walter Scott
Land
Adam Blythe
Elizabeth Savage
Betty Savage
Esther Fas
Camp
Lowrie’s Glen
Lothian
Scotland
Preston
William Robson
Tasmania
Witesses
A Chinaman's Romance Ends In Boston Marriage
Lee Sing Din a wealthy young Chinaman tea merchant marries Pauline S Dare a Boston widow employed as a laundress after meeting at Grove Hall and Tremont Temple. Din, introduced to Christianity via Sabbath school and Tremont Temple, wed under Rev. E F Merriam following verification of the match.
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Dispatch
Boston
Lee Sing Din
Pauline
Dave
Din
Eliot Street
America
Miss Carter
Ashburton Place
Tremont Temple
Grove Hall
Pauline 5
Dare
Indyes
Keller
Melican
Windom to Probe Immigrant Landing Rules Reform
Secretary Windom pressed for inquiry into steerage landing procedures at the Barge Office after reports of passengers disembarking without permits from the Majestic and other vessels. Colonels Weber and O Beirne discussed the issue as cases traced back to the Etruria era surface, with about a dozen passengers lingering ashore overnight and several seeking baggage at the office. Some passengers remain unaccounted as investigators prepare a possible probe into port practices and enforcement.
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Dispatch
New York
Windom
Colonel Weber
O' Beirne
Etruria
Apeem
Majestic
Tornado Devastates Franklin and the Weirs
Tornado reports from Laconia indicate Franklin and the Weirs in New Hampshire were hit hard. The storm was very heavy but no lives were lost. Wires and feed services suffered, though the area avoided casualties.
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New England
Bostox
Laconia
R. x
Franklin
Weirs
Sous
Cardion Pallet Dead Cardinal Pallotti Dies at 61
Cardinal Luigi Pallotti, raised to the cardinalate in 1887, has died aged 61.
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Cardion
Pallet
Luigi Pallotti
Strike at National Rolling Mill Ends After Four Weeks
McKeesport July 31 The National Rolling Mill strike ends as the plant plans full operation by Monday with the company agreeing to sign the wage scale. Workers vote in favor after branches vote separately. union status granted to returning employees. The city and company express satisfaction after a feared long disruption.
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Mondas
Yosterday
Mckeesport
National Rolling Mill
Amalgamated Association
Union
Costly Whistling Suits Filed Against Railroad
Watersvry July 31 Last week the city filed 35 suits against the New York and New England Railroad for 100 each for whistling in city limits. Director Plume was served with papers in fifteen new suits. If violations continue the city will gather more evidence and file suits again until abatement. Two cases set for August.
Alliance in Power in Georgia Three Districts Captured
Atlanta July 31 three congressional seats in Georgia have fallen to the State Alliance. In the Fourth District convention Thomas Grimes was eliminated on the sixty fifth ballot and L Moses was chosen as the Alliance candidate. Alliance leaders boast they will win all districts as conventions proceed. Stewart withdrew before Livingston and Clements, yielding to Everett in the Seventh.
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Atlanta
Georgia State Alliance
Thomas Grimes
L. Moses
Alliance
Stewart
Livingston
Clements
Everett
Harrison Takes A Bath With Baby McKee At Cottage
Carr May New Jersey July 31 President Harrison spent a quiet day at the cottage until 5 pm when he and Baby McKee enjoyed a surf bath the infant secure in his grandfather's hands. At 6 General and Mrs Sewell called for tea. Blaine and Emmons Blaine passed through Augusta en route to Cape to visit President Harrison.
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Carr May
N. J
Harrison
Baby McKee
General
Suspected Train Robbers Apprehended in Trinidad
Bloodhounds tracked four men through the night after an attempted Santa Fe train robbery in Trinidad. Ed Carroll, Ed McCarthy, Thomas Higgins, and D. P. Gold, all with police records, were arraigned and remanded on $2,000 bonds with trials scheduled.
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Trinidad
Con
Santa Fe
Ed Carroll
Ed McCarthy
Thomas Higgins
D. P. Gold
Sunk Off the Banks Amid Canadian Coast News
Captain Bakker of the steamship Obdam reports sinking the French schooner Colombo after a collision off Newfoundland on July 7. Of the 26 crew aboard Colombo, ten were saved, with the remainder lost in the incident reported from New York.
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New York
Bakker
Obdam
Rotterdam
Colombo
Newfoundland
Tikker
Combo
Sailors on Lake Strike Reported Over Wages Demand
Cutcaco July 31. Tomorrow morning a sailors strike is predicted involving all lake craft. The Seamen's Union seeks wage increases and to require every man on board under the captain to be a union member.
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Cutcaco
Seamen's Union
Big Post Office Robbery Stamps Stolen in Broad Daylight
A large post office stamp robbery occurred between noon and 1 PM. About $40,000 in stamps were taken from the safe. Police traced a suspicious-looking man who may have fled toward Boston as officers contacted the Boston police.
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Newroot
E. J
Boston
Tariff Bill Progress Delays River and Harbor Plans
Special telegram from Washington reports the tariff bill moving slowly with Senate debates over four pages and a potential end by December 20. Reforms proposed by McPherson and Plumb reflect labor costs and Kansas farmers interests as river and harbor plans await next week’s scheduling.
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Senate
Vacancy at Postoffice foreign mails chief post
Washington July 31 A desired government post the Superintendent of the foreign mails branch remains vacant for over a year since Nicholas M Bell resigned. Twelve applicants seek the job but none meets Wanamaker’s criteria including language knowledge. The post pays 3000 dollars. Captain Crooks has served without pay. Civil service examination is proposed to find the right candidate.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Nicholas M. Bell
Cleveland
Wanamaker
Mr. Wanamaker
Crooks
Increasing the surplus in Cleveland finances observed
July finance statement to show a larger surplus due to changes in reporting. Officials expect the visible treasury surplus to rise from 37 million to over 110 million by August 1 as funds previously not counted become available and a shift toward old farming methods affects indebtedness by about 78 million.
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WasHixedox
Cleveland
National Bank Redemption Fund
Treasury
Package bill for liquor sales favored by conferees
Washington July 31 The conferees of the original package bill are likely to report in favor of adopting the Senate measure which covers liquor only rather than the House substitute including various manufactures A separate bill seeks the sale of margarine The court, reconvening in the fall, will consider the Senate bill and it is whispered that opposition seeks an opposite outcome
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Washington
Senate
House
the & Court
Government buys silver bullion under new act terms
Secretary Windom announces a treasury circular authorizing bids for sale of silver bullion in lots of 10,000 ounces or more. Bids to The Director of the Mint will be considered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Deliveries and payments follow specific mint rules with limits on bar weight and type of coins accepted.
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Windom
Wasuketon
Treasury Department
Washineton
D. C
United States
Washington
Vis
Treasury
William Wrispoun
Patent Office Centennial Sparked by Early Patent No 1
Washington observes the 100th anniversary of patent No 1 issued to Samuel Hopkins on July 31 1790 for making pot and pearl ashes. The discovery record highlights the Patent Office’s growth from three patents in 1790 to about 450 weekly and 23360 in 1889, with John Cullen noting the milestone amid no public demonstration.
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Washington
United States
Samuel Hopkins
John Cullen
United States Patent Office
Fort weapon bill clash between Senate and House
Washington July 31 conferees on the fortification bill fail to agree. Senate favors private gun manufacture while the House supports expanding the Watervliet Arsenal to produce guns for the government. House contends only government manufacture guarantees timely, quality guns. Compromise likely funding Arsenal extension and buying guns from private firms.
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WasHinetos
Senate
House
Watervliet
Public building bill stalemate hampers House action
Washington July 31 The Speaker and allies struggle to unite on building appropriations. They aim for bills not exceeding about 7 million dollars, but calendar totals reach 20 million. Each member insists his measure be among those passed, making further approvals unlikely.
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Washington
Real Estate Speculation Nets Phelps $170,000 Gain
Eight years after purchasing a plot at Connecticut Avenue head for 80 000 Hon William Walter Phelps now Minister to Berlin sells it to a syndicate for about 250 000 in cash. He profits by roughly 170 000 without any personal labor in the improvement.
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Washington
William Walter Phelps
Berlin
Connecticut Avenue
Diphtheria Epidemic Hits Red Bay Labrador Coast
A violent diphtheria outbreak sweeps Red Bay fishing settlement with about 300 residents, half ill and many dead. Ships bring word of rapid spread, funeral duties, and a sanitation crisis as no doctor remains along the coast. Seagulls serve as the only scavengers amid rotting fish odors.
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Bonnepay
N. F
Red Bay
Labrador
London Murderer Claims US Etiquette Rules
A shocking double murder in a Kingsland bar near London led to a frantic midnight pursuit and a deadly shootout. Walter Alfred Hargan, a discharged soldier from the West Surrey Regiment, fired on three men, was fought by bystanders including William Knifton, and subdued only after police arrived. Hargan, recently in New York seeking work, says the victims robbed him and that he acted as Americans would in similar offenses. He bears a refined background with past work as a clerk in New Jersey and Philadelphia.
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SY Dunlap
Kingsland
London
Hargan
Harper
William Lambert
John Wheeler
William Knifton
Knifton
West Su
New York
America
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Walter Alfred Hargan
Armenian Patriarch in Istanbul Ordered to Answer for Cathedral Riots
In Constantinople on July 31 the bulk of Armenians detained after the assault on the Armenian Cathedral were released. Twenty five remain for trial before a Military Council at the Seraskierate. The Patriarch is held responsible for disturbances and may be deemed an accomplice. He must address the Sultan with thanks for Turkish aid and a demand for punishment of rioters. A six bishop council will decide the reply to the notes.
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Constantinople
Seraskierate
Patriarchate
A Monster Funeral at St Etienne for Pelissier Pit Victims
The funeral of 75 victims of the Pelissier pit firedamp explosion in St. Etienne was held today. Coffins covered with flowers bore inscriptions praising labor martyrs and condemning capitalism. M Ives Guyot, ex Minister of Public Works, gave an oration. Local Socialist leaders urged labor demands. the Chamber of Deputies voted 200000 francs for families.
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Chamber of Deputies
Pretty Servant Girl Fatally Shot in Louisville
A sensational shooting occurred in eastern Louisville as Peter McCrary, former nightwatchman at St. Louis Cemetery, shot Annie Stakin a pretty servant girl employed at Mr Heebs on Clay Street. He then attempted twice to shoot himself. He will recover. Jealousy caused the crime.
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Louisville
Peter McCrary
St. Louis
Annie Stakin
Heeb
Clay Street
McCrary
Miners Win Concessions as German Government Agrees
Bern July 31 Baron von Berlapsch Prussian Minister of Commerce concedes most miners demands in a government settlement. Key gains include an eight hour shift, reinstatement of dismissed strikers, a labor bill clause for arbitration courts over mining officials, and abolition of farming jobs.
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Bern
Baron von Berlapsch
Reichstag
A Question of Precedence Debated in Commons
In Parliament on July 31 the government leader W H Smith refused to rule on whether Cardinal Manning or any priest should outrank members of royal families. He said precedence could be settled by an act of Parliament but declined to introduce a bill on the matter.
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Loxpon
House of Commons
W. H. Smith
Cardinal Manning
Egypt Tightens Cholera Vessel Rules From Red Sea Ports
Alexandria July 31 The Sanitary Council of the city has ordered that Egypts cholera avoidance regulations be strictly applied to ships arriving from Red Sea ports to prevent entry of cholera.
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Egypt
Red Sea
Alexandria
Sanitary Council
Moody leads eighth Bible study conference in Northfield
Northfield Massachusetts hosts the eighth general conference for Bible study and service equipment under D L Moody. The event opened this evening with sessions through August 10, outlining religious instruction and organizing for service.
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Northfield
Mass
General Conference For Bible Study
D. L. Moody
Limerick Meeting Focuses on Bishop O Dwyer Case
A large gathering of local officials in Limerick discussed Bishop O Dwyer in relation to ongoing matters. The session covered church affairs and municipal concerns, aiming to clarify the bishop's involvement and potential implications for the community.
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Limerick
Limerick Corporation
O’dwyer
Esfe of John Dillon Loses by Three Votes
An immense crowd gathered outside the hall as members who had signed the motion watched the result. The outcome showed John Dillon losing by three votes amid the tense scene and public interest.
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Esfe
John Dillon
Gladstone denies Vatican mission during his governorship
In the House of Commons Mr. Russell questioned papers in the Foreign Office about Errington's Rome mission during Gladstone's government. Mr. Smith promised to inquire. Mr. Gladstone stated there was never any Vatican mission connected with any government he served.
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Vatican
Losnox
House of Commons
Thomas W. Russell
South Tyrone
Foreign Office
Errington
Rome
Gladstone
Smith
France tightens stance on emigration to Argentina colonies
In Paris on July, M. Constans, Minister of the Interior, said he ordered prosecutions of sham emigration agencies while replying to M. Lejune. He accepted Maby’s invitation to study tighter government control of emigration from France to colonies and Argentina.
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France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Constans
Interior
M. Lejune
M. Maby
Russia Protests Turkish Investiture Decrees Denied Hostility
Russian Ambassador M Neli dos received two months leave of absence in Constantinople after briefing the Sultan on a protest from M De Gregs the Russian foreign minister. The Sultan insisted the investiture decrees for Bulgarian bishops do not signal hostility toward Russia.
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Constantinople
M. Nelidos
M. de Gregs
Turkey
Russia
French Visitor Evicted From Alsace-Lorraine
Paris July 31 German officials evicted a St Cyr Academy military pupil who was visiting relatives in Mulhouse Alsace Lorraine. He was arrested handcuffed marched to the depot and placed on a train for Belfort. The host failed to appear to aid him.
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Paris
St. Cyr Academy
Mulhouse
Alsace-Lorraine
Belfort
Turmoil in Buenos Aires as railway torn and riots rage
Reports from Buenos Aires describe ongoing disorder in the agricultural district with the Southern Rosario Railway torn up and traffic halted. Troops guard repair work while chambers meet and a provisional bill to delay bill payments passes. Reports claim mass casualties and a royalist fleet bombardment. further details indicate treachery by General Rivas amid regional upheaval.
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Great Southern Rosario
London Times
Buenos Ayres
Nothries
Celman
Plaza Victoria
James Fergusson
Foreign Office
Buenos Airea
Galveston
Rivas
Menendez
Honduras
Million Victims of Czar’s Edict May Seek New York Aid
A July report predicts about one million Russian Hebrew refugees may travel to the United States, with New York City expected to shelter many. Hebrew charities in New York prepare to assist, while officials promise strict enforcement of immigration laws for those likely to become public charges. Bar on public charge may shape who is admitted, and plans include locating employment and forming colonies in Montana and the West to support newcomers.
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Hebrew Societies of
New York
Russia
Immigration Bureau
M. Reinbert
United Hebrew Charities
Barge
State Street
Coroner Levy
Hebrew Emigration Protection Society
New York City
Montana
Murder Follows Cartoon Corruption Charge in Greenwood
In Greenwood Mississippi on July 31 a deadly shooting occurred near the Delta bank. Printer Walter Stoddard lay dead while J D Money, a prominent citizen and brother of ex congressman Money, was wounded with a leg injury and other flesh wounds as a mob uproar grew from a corruption charge against the city government sparked by a local artist.
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Miss
Delta Bank
Walter Stoddard
J. D. Money
Pats
Money
Delegates Convene for First Railway Conductors Meeting
In Louisville on July 31, about 200 delegates gathered for the first annual meeting of five railway fraternities. Speeches lauded by Henry Watterson, Bennett Young, and W. D. Robinson, founder of the order, with Governor Howard of Terre Haute as Grand Master, marked the event.
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Louisville
Henry Watterson
Bennett Young
W. D. Robinson
Order
Governor Howard
Terre Heute
The
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
Weather breaks record in St Louis heatwave
Old 80s broke the record in St Louis as the thermometer hit 100 at 3 pm, the highest this year. A hot south wind worsened conditions. Tonight promises cooler air and possible rain, with indications of a change in weather.
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St. Lous
Prolific Tramp Riot Fears Hit Casselton Town
In Casselton North Dakota July 31 a report says two hundred tramps roam the town unable to find work and growing desperate. The night Guthrie's jewelry store was robbed of unknown value triggering citizen alarm and calls for action to remove the visitors.
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Cassellton
N. D
Guthrie
McKinley Bill Aid Seeks Amendments in Line With Blaine Policy
Geaxp Forks North Dakota July 31 The full ticket nominated by the Republican State Convention lists A H Burke for Governor Roger Allin for Lieutenant Governor M N Johnson for Congress John P Bray for Auditor L E Barker for Treasurer John Flutie for Secretary of State C A M Spencer for Attorney General John (unspecified) for Superintendent of Public Instruction H T Heimson for Commissioner of Agriculture A L Carey for Insurance Commissioner The platform backs President Harrison and silver rations urges passage of the Federal election bill congratulates Speaker Reed endorses protective woolen policy and favors Sugar and Agriculture reciprocity The platform approves enforcement of the existing liquor law backs state action on liquor questions and approves Miller on lottery issues The delegation is urged to secure national anti lottery mail legislation
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Geaxp Forks
N. Dax
A. H. Burke
Cass County
Roger Allin
Walsh County
Congress
M. N. Johnson
Nelson County
John P. Bray
Grand Forks County
L. E. Barker
Peorbina County
John Flutie
Trailcounty
C. A. M. Spencer
John
H. T. Heimson
Cavalier County
A. L. Carey
Harrison
Reed
Fiaine
Miller
Senator Scott Predicts South Pennsylvanian Railroad Progress
Ex United States Senator John Scott and his wife, lodging in town, told a Dispatch correspondent that the South Penn would likely be completed. He said a through Philadelphia to Pittsburg line is possible and that the Pennsylvania railroad would not build it themselves, suggesting a Cumberland Valley to Connellsville connection as the remaining step.
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Thlagram
Dispatch
United States
John Scott
Pennsylvanian Railroad
Philadelphia
Tom Dispatch
Pittsburg
Cumberland Valley
Connellsville
Pennsylvania
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