Lutheran Picnic at Idlewild Park Amazed by Rain
Upward of 18,000 attendees from Pittsburgh and nearby towns endured heavy showers at the Lutheran picnic in Idlewild Park. Mayor Gourley, hailed amid a large crowd, delivered a long speech praising Luther and the era’s history as rain drenched visitors and forced shelter under trees and pavilions.
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Idlewild Park
Pittsburg
Altoons
Johnstown
Indiana
Uniontown
Connellsville
Scottdale
Greensburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ligonier
Gourley
Gourier
Alexander McLaughlin
M. L. Cather
Apollo
A. L. Yont
J. W. Miller
Leechburg
J. K. Melbert
Freeport
G. W. Crist
Jennertown
J. H. Mueller
Altoona
Bund
Westmoreland County
Martin Luther
Luther
Actress shoots her betrayer in New Jersey telegraph office
Nineteen year old Cresco woman Miss Hattie Acres shot Western Union operator Patrick Quinn in the Delaware station telegraph office. Quinn lies critically injured and will not prosecute. Acres is jailed in Warren County after firing two shots and offering the pistol to him to shoot her.
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Patersox
N. J
Patrick Quinn
Western Union
Delaware Station
Hattie Acres
Miss Acres
Warren County
Quinn
Iabeniea Tondenpesteble
Cresco
Boston Voices on the Fall River Mystery and Borden Case
Boston observers discuss the Lizzie Borden murder in Fall River Massachusetts. W J Lempill notes public interest, questions motive, and considers insanity or ignorance of the crime. He praises Massachusetts judges and police for handling high profile cases with restraint.
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Fall River
Little Borden
Massachusetts
W. J. Lempill
Boston
Seventh Avenue
Borden
Mass
Four to Tough Shiners Riot Leaders Suppressed
Four bootblacks aged 18 or 19 caused a street disturbance on Diamond Square. They looted a farmer’s horse and wagon, assaulted Officer O’Hara and Officer Crossan, and drew a revolver. Citizens intervened. the youths were taken to Central Station. Huff and Mullen had been paroled from Morganza.
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Diamond Square
Officer O'Hara
O'Hara
Central Station
Crossan
O’hara
Central
Joseph Kuif
Frank Mullen
Geo. Smith
Huff and Mullen
Morganza
Fate of unbelievers debated at Lutheran conference
The Biennial German Evangelical Lutheran Conference of the United States met in New York with 23 states represented. Rev. Dr. Bading was re elected president as sessions continue through Tuesday. A debate on eternal damnation opened the day and a report on negro missions noted six new missions in New Orleans and one each in Little Rock Concord N C Melressin Va and Springfield Ill with $2 500 spent in two years and a £5 000 appropriation approved for ongoing work.
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New York
United States
Bading
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Little Rock
Concord
N. C
Melressin
Springfield
Terrible revenge attempted as train wreck foiled
Two Campbell county men boarded the Cannon Ball on the Kentucky Central at Falmouth and asked to stop at Visalia. Upon refusal they alighted at Butler and placed rails on the track. A witness removed the obstructions, saving the Falmouth accommodation from wreck. Officers and citizens pursue the suspects.
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Crserswatt
Campbell County
Kentucky Central Railroad
Falmouth
Visalia
Butler
Henry Hart May Never Speak Again After Tongue Injury
Henry Hart of the Southside remains at Southside Hospital with a severely damaged tongue from a quarrel with his mother in law. Doctors fear he may never fully regain speech, even after healing, and Hart maintains his claim of the attack. Also reported is a War Department telegram noting a search near Reno Texas for revolutionists with negative findings.
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Henry Hart
Southside
Southside Hospital
Hart
Washindon
War Department
Department of Texas
Reno
Tex
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Longstanding Indigestion
A reader reports long lasting stomach distress relieved by Hood's Sarsaparilla after other doctors prescribed medicines failed. The testimonial claims rapid relief and improved sleep and health following use of Hood's Sarsaparilla pills.
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Hood
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Ment
EL Sama
Allegheny City, F PA
Sena
Chessman Optical Company
Federal Street
McOrdenged
Bie
Gail Borden Eagle’ Brand
Labor
Keech
Penn Ave
Kaufmanns
Fifth Ave
Smithfield ST
The
Family Safeguard Oil
Elaine
Warden & Oxnard, Manufacturers
Doncaster
Bedford
Douglas & Mackie
Federal ST
Allegheny
Wm. Wade
Merrimack St
Postoffice
Lowell
Sarsaparilia
Wim
Atte
J. Harper Bonnell ,O
York
Sapolio
Ape
Mwe
Koehler
Sixth Street
Bey
Ion
WE & Guawantel
Holand
Lake
Tor. U
Peonay
Fourth St
Jelés
Nerve Seed Co
Chicago
Jos. Fleming
Market St
Wood
Mickie Prasberg
Whittier
Penn Avenue
Kittier
Pittaburg
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