Daggett Lands Big Four Year Postal Card Contract
Acting Postmaster General Clarkson awarded the four year postal card contract to Albert Daggett of New York as the lowest bidder. New sizes and improved quality promise about 17 percent cost reduction and heavier production, with 2,000,000,000 cards planned for four years at around $800,000 plus $20,000,000 postage estimate.
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Washioton
Clarkson
Post Office Department
Albert Daggett
New York
Secomee
Miracle sight restored after spiritual manifestations
Witnesses recount Mrs. Willie Bitting on Conduit Road near Georgetown regaining sight after convulsions and a claimed spirit message. Her father-in-law Mr. J D Bitting describes bed room rappings and moving chairs preceding the predicted return at 9 PM on Sunday. sight then returned as clock struck.
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Willie Bitting
Conduit Road
Georgetown
J.D. Bitting
Bitting
Creeks Protest Over Creek Nation Land Purchase Debacle
Ex Governor Pleasant Porter of the Creek Nation files with the Department of Justice a protest against proposed proceedings involving ex Governor Samuel Crawford and other attorneys who took ten percent of sale money as compensation for securing U S purchase of Creek lands in Oklahoma. Porter argues the Creek hold no regular local government and questions U S involvement in their affairs. The note cites Congressional bills on settling a large land tract once ceded in 1866 for freed men and friendly Indians.
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Washington
Pleasant Porter
Department of Justice
Samuel J. Crawford
Kansas
United States
Oklahoma
Porter
Cir Nation
Navy pays Cramp & Sons for Yorktown gunboat work
The Navy Department ordered $10,200 paid to Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia on account of the new gunboat Yorktown. The payment closes the last regular stage of the project as of August 16 in Washington.
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Yorktown
Washington
Navy Department
Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
Discovery of Hidden Item Spurs Ongoing Months of Inquiry
Officials say the discovery prompted months of investigation with no final public ruling yet. Researchers and local authorities collaborated to verify the finding and assess potential implications for the community and safety measures.
New Fish Species Discovered by U S Commission
Prof Charles H Gilbert, chief naturalist on the U S Fish Commission steamer Albatross, reports 35 new fish species found off the southern California coast between Point Conception and San Diego. A new fishing bank near San Diego was located with early fishing activity.
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Washington
Chas. H. Gilbert
United States Fish Commission
Commission
Pacific Coast
Gilbert
San Francisco
California
Point Conception
San Diego
Sean
Colorado River
Gusymas
Oregon
State Department rules on bringing prisoners to U S for confinement
Attorney General opinion settles the right of the United States to transport convicts from consular courts to U S prisons. Captain Duverge, guilty of killing Consul Stanwood, sentenced to ten years. The article notes concerns over escape and conditional pardons during Ottoman cases and Madagascar proceedings.
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State Department
Captain Duverge
United States
Duverge
President and Halford Return to White House from Deer Park
The President and Private Secretary Halford arrived at the White House at 2408 o clock this afternoon after a two week absence. They traveled from Deer Park aboard the Pilgrim and reported a rough but manageable voyage. The return was kept quiet with no public demonstrations, and the President wired gains to Harrison before heading to Deer Park. A drug ad for Dr Ja Tonic Yoruba is included in the text.
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Washington
Halford
White House
F. River
Jersey Ees Lvania
Ash In
Dieesh
Roberts
Harrison
President Harrison
Deer Park
Mr. Halford
Ladies seal sacques and jackets repaired at Bennett Co
Ladies may have seal sacques redyed reshaped refined or made into jackets wraps or repaired by J G Bennett and Co fur manufacturers located at Wood street and Fifth avenue Pittsburgh write or send their sacques to the firm for service and quality care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Bennett & Co
Wood Street
Fifth Ave
Pittsburg
Real Estate Savings Bank Listing and Rail Excursions
An item lists 401 Smithfield Street at cor Fourth Avenue with a $100,000 capital and a surplus. It notes reduced prices on a 10 room residence and car, plus rail excursion trains leaving Union Station on Thursday August 22 at 6:90 AM and 12:45 PM with return valid until August 25.
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Smithfield Street
Cor
Fourth Avenue
Capi
Wu Ward
Ee Action
Cleveland and Rennie
Union Station
P. A
Patrosiss Home Industry Advertises Invigorating Pittsburg Beer
An advertisement promotes Patrosiss Home Industry offering a healthful beverage called Frauenheim and Vilsack's Pittsburg beer. It provides a contact teleph one number 1156 for orders or inquiries.
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Frauenheim & Vilsack
Pittsburg
Two Lively Ghosts at Old Captain Russell House
August 16 report from Guiex Gove describes nocturnal visits by two ghosts at the Old Captain Russell place near the railroad depot. The apparitions resemble Captain Russell and a Creole wife, haunting the Glen Cove residence of Rev. Johannes Oertel with chimneys and a belaying pin, while locals search for hidden treasures and explain the haunting as a harmless yet persistent warning from the seafaring captain.
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Guiex Gove
L. L
William Eastment
Captain Russell
Nova Scotia
Miss Kingsland
Stephen Kingsland
New York
Ambrose
Kingsland
Russell
Mr. Spaulding
Paris
Tiffany
Francis Smith
Smith & Jewell
Brooklyn City
Cornelius Kingsland Russell
Jonannes Oertel
Protestant Episcopal Church
Glen Cove
Oertel
Morton Ro
Earn
Lisha
Cone Russell
Wren
Banlent
Sein
Cortel
Ghosts haunt Mrs Eastment and Captain Russell’s house
An elderly woman reports a persistent ghost, initially thought to be Captain Russell’s, later identified as Mrs Oorte’s image. The specter appears through walls not chimneys, scaring sleepers, and recurs often after the birth of Mrs Eastment’s child, then vanishing briefly before returning. The witness remains convinced of the haunting despite her husband’s skepticism.
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Mrs. Oertel
Mother Hubbard
Sekae
Captain Russell
Mrs. Oorte
Romance at Greenwood Cemetery Marriage Amidst Missing Relatives
Philadelphia August 16 Mr and Mrs H Burbank arrived from New York describing a curious tale Their tale links missing family members from Brooklyn five years earlier with Sadie King of State street Brooklyn A correspondence grew until last October when a match led to a ceremony at the Greenwood Cemetery monument to the unknown dead The couple wed beside the shaft in a short service then returned to New York and Nebraska
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Philadelphia
H. Burbank
New York
Forster Bishop
Cincin
Prey
Spot
Bride
Harry
Snanot
Mrs
Barnum
St Yoakers
Nebraska
Texas Freight Rates Cut by Southern Inter-State Association
Texas freight reductions announced by the Southern Inter-State Association aim to lower all classes of goods. The plan covers an extended common point territory to Albany and includes lines such as the Santa Fe and Texas Pacific. The new rates take effect on the 19th, cutting iron article costs by about 10 percent and overall adjustments reflect increased competition.
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P. Kennedy
Southern Inter-State Association
Texas
Albany
Colorado
Collepes
Texas Pacific
End of Life of a Noted Figure in Cal State History
Albert H. Clark describes the death of Terry, a man tied to California politics and the Broderick murder case. He asserts Terry faced execution for his earlier alleged crimes, yet died naturally at seventy-five, highlighting his unusual mental abilities and bold resolve. The account links Terry to a wider narrative on immunity arguments and the era’s murder mystery.
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Terry
Albert H. Clark
Grace Greenwood
Sarah Jane Clark
Eighates
Californ
Jude Terry
Moater
Clark
Broderick
Mr. Clark
Pattern Makers Open Session Planned by Pittsburg Group
The Pittsburg Association of Pattern Makers will host an open session on Tuesday evening September 1. Committee members in charge are John F. Miller C M Ward and H B Heeslett as they strive for a first class entertainment.
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Pittsburg Association of Pattern Makers
John F. Miller
C. M. Ward
H. B. Heeslett
Exposition Exhibitors Plan Street Decorations and Annex
Exhibitors at the exposition decorate buildings with busting and festooning costing about $1000 as the city advances preparations. Open air exhibits and lemonade stands are planned along Duquesne way. An annex to the main building may be built if space proves insufficient.
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Marvin
Grant
Torday
Acm
Ate
Johnston
Duquesne Way
Point Biid
Late News In Brief From The City And Rail Line
Rescue of ann by Castle Garden authorities in New York follows a husband’s demand for money and firing at his broker. a woman suffocated in a tub. a schooner with 21,000 bushels of corn sank near Pearl Street with crew escapees. a Boston jewelry burglary netted $9,000 in diamonds. Union Pacific June earnings reach 3,205,408 with six month deficit of 57,000. percussion caps consignment allowed for nonexplosive use. the Francisco mine fire in Sayula claimed ten lives. Milwaukee G A R encampment expected large attendance with up to two outsiders per veteran per estimates. encampment business at Westside Turner Hall scheduled August 24.
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Ann
New York
William Tered
Babe Labs
Ieee
Catherine Mull
Anor
Pearl
I Vatee
William B. Store
Boston
Milwaukee
Warner
Westside
Turner Hall
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Daggett
United States Commission
Pacific
The
Capital
Real Estate Savings Bank, Lim
Duquesne
Horning
Jerusalem
Carpenter
Anne
Johnson & Lowden
New Orleans
Pattern Makers
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific
Treasury
Guaymas
Triump
Qeally
Brecnam
Prans
Blakeley Hall
Ter
Syqurities
California Fig Syrup CO
Cal
Louisville, KY
Dh, Crossley
Webeter
Herta
Penn Avenue
Crossley
My Gaugster
D. Hayden
Cians Pensia Institute
Gyay
Boura
George K. Stevenson & Co
Sixth Avenue
Amsterdan
Holland
Otice
E M. Pane Works
Pablo Wo
Edith Das
Aetro i
Comeradtors
Kent Alley
Stanton Avenue
Fifty Second Street
Moultrie Street
Fifth Avenue
Forbes Avenue
Broad Street
Frankstown Avenue
Collins Avenue
Howe Street
Aiken Avenue
Ivy Street
Fifty-fourth Street
Fifty-ffth Street
Chestnut Street
Locust Street
Bluff Cedar Street
Liberty Avenue
Ulysses Street
William Street
Brownsville Avenue
Deor
Grandview Avenue
Omaha
Belonda Streets
Grace Stress
Conrad Street
Band Inch
Ron Sever
Josephine A
Monongahela River
Gam
Webster Tren Indian Strigmas
Kirkpatrick Ryots
Contes
Forty-eighth Street
Durr’s College
College Ofice
DR. Burgoon
Ohio Street
Allegheny
Howe
Fiserins
Gerdes
Allerhes
Eeony
Madison Alleghen
Central Expanded Metal Co
Chess, Cook 4 CO
Water Street
Pittsburg, Pa
Gnand
Denver Range
All Stoveers
Graff Gus £ Co
Liberty Street
Aud
McMunn
Pearl St
Hellmuth ¢ College
America
Young
M.onpario
John Flocker & CO
Ttsburg
Mytuwe
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