Niagara Daredevil Graham Survives Barrel Run
Carlos Graham completed a perilous Niagara Falls barrel escape through the lower rapids in a locust wood craft with ballast. Spectators cheered as his tubelike barrel tumbled, overturned, and finally rode the rough water to Lewiston where he was rescued. He called the trip terrible and said he will attempt the cataract next time. His wife had urged him not to proceed.
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New York
Carlos Graham
Distatch
NiaGara Falls
Carlos Dpd
Graham
Niagara
China
Andrew Horn
Horn
Old Maid of the Mist Landing
Steve Brodie
Charles Wiedman
John Kepford
John Wiesenberger
Webb
Canada Shore
Constable Horn
William Devere
Devil's Hole
Kendall
Boston
Captain Webb
Lewiston
John Lonsdale
Seymour Fleming
Evgry
Drs- Patch
Buffalo
Public Benefactor Henry Shaw Dies in St Louis
Henry Shaw philanthropist and creator of the Tower Grove Park and renowned botanical gardens died at his Tower Grove residence. Estimated estate value 2.5 million,will favor charitable institutions and the city of St. Louis. He came to America in 1819 and built a public park and gardens. His sister Mrs Julius Morriss and cousin Mr Frank Bradbury survive in the United States.
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St. Louis
Henry Shaw
Julius Morris
Shaw
America
Missouri
Tower Grove Park
Mr. Shaw
City of
Julius Morriss
Frank Bradbury
Manchester
England
Disaster on Water Crooked River Collision Destroys Lame Duck and Commonwealth
At 10 o clock CiscrsNati reports the Coney Island steamer Commonwealth collided with the harbor steamer Lame Duck just above the Newport and Cincinnati Railway bridge. Lame Duck, valued at 2000, was annihilated while four of five crew were rescued. The Commonwealth, after docking passengers, caught fire at 11 15 and burned to the water line in under an hour, with losses around 30000, insured.
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Coney Island
Commonwealth
Newport and Cincinnati
George B. Alexander
Commonweath
Wichra Sheriff Prepares Guard After Lynching Threat
Eldorado reports a mob plan to seize and lynch James Snyder and his mother in Wichita after a jail escape. Sheriff Hays orders a guard of 50 men and alerts city police to respond quickly as an angry mob previously rescued Snyder and brought him here for safekeeping.
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Wichra
Kan
Hays
Eldorado
Wichita
Snyder
Aty
Saved by a book patch a young Baltimorean escapes a razor attack
Frederick Bates age 21 son of Hennigan Bates & Co. jewelry, lived in Park Avenue with two servants. He awoke to intruder entering window with a razor, fought back, book in morocco case saved his life as razor cut his shoulder. Burglars escaped in darkness. police color of assailants undetermined.
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Barglear Witc
Razer
Park Avenue
Bates
Mr. Bates
Prediction on Fred Douglass Haiti ministership unlikely
Washington reports deny any plan to withdraw Fred Douglass from his post as Minister to Haiti. Officials say no canvass with the President or State Department occurred during Legitime’s ascendancy and that Hippolyte heads a Haitian ruling faction. The State Department favors delay until stability and clearer leadership in Haiti are established.
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Pacial
Fred Douglass
Hayti
State Department
Legitime
Hippolyte
Douglass
Gherardi Tel Phed
Admi Telegra
Haiti
Desertion Exposé by Army Reporter Frank Woodward
St Louis reports the Post Dispatch page article by Frank Woodward, a former Minneapolis recruit, detailing harsh abuse in the U S army. He cites 2642 desertions from about 22 000 soldiers by June 1, blaming cruel officers and substandard conditions for rising desertions and promising more revelations.
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St. Louis
The
Post Dispatch
Frank Woodward
Minneapolis
Jefferson Barracks
United States Army
Woodward
A Blow To The Blowers In Glass Industry
In Philadelphia on August 25 the executive boards of the American Flint Glass Workers Union and Green Glass Blowers Assembly No 199 Knights of Labor failed to unite. Flint glass workers refuse to back the green blowers in wage-cut protests, with a planned rise in wages slated to start next month, while green glass firms demand cuts before resuming fall work. Master Workman John Coffey predicted an early settlement, but the refusal dampens the blowers’ prospects and leaves their next step undecided.
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Philadelphia
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Green Glass Blowers’ Assembly No. 199
Knights of Labor
John Coffey
Fire at Sterne Chittenden building causes heavy damage
Fire at the Sterne Chittenden building at High and Gay streets started in the rear of a large restaurant on a deficient gas range. The blaze caused about 100000 in losses and goods damaged by water as Columbus firefighters fought the flames through the morning. officials caution the figure may be inflated and further inspection is pending.
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Cou
Columbus
Cottmans
Sterne Chittenden
High
Gay
Chittenden
Reservoir Burst Drowns Three Near Fishville
An eye witness describes the Spring Lake reservoir near Fishville Cranston bursting in late August. Three people, Mrs Greene Tew 60 Mrs Hawkins 90 and Mrs Tew's 7 year old son, drowned as floodwaters swept through the area along with a man named Yean who attempted to rescue a cow. The reservoir held 35 million gallons, its dam 925 feet long.
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Providence
RB. I
Spring Lake
Fishville
Cranston
Persgpsiyeya
Yean
Russell Matthewson
E. K. Clarke
Three Road Bridge
Pawtucket Valley Company
H. B. Barton
Dodge
Traveling on the Trucks to New York Couple Tops Odds
A San Francisco clerk Charles Fish and Miss Mary Rathburne married in Sacramento after facing parental opposition. With $33 they rode freight trains and truck teams from California toward New York, hopping trains at Ogden and finally catching a Grand Army train as porters toward Omaha. They aim to reach Chicago and New York next month.
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California
New York
Dispatch
Denver
Charles Fish
San Francisco
Mary Rathburne
Sacramento
East
Central Pacific Railroad
Sengor
Sheyarkved
Ogden
Colorado
Rio Grande
Union Pacific
Omaha
Chicago
Farmer Heinicke’s Barn Fire Ends in His Death
In Pine Grove township near Prise Grove Pennsylvania Philip Heinickle a 67 year old German farmer deliberately set fire to his barn early this morning and perished in the flames after loosening cattle and entering the stable His wife woke to his restlessness and saw him depart with matches entering the barn and burning.
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Philip Heinickle
Cial Tevegham
Prise Grove
Pine Grove Township
Hennickle
Eleanor
Emma
Governor E W Wilson Injured In Wagon Crash At Bank
Charleston W Va August 25 Governor E W Wilson and his aged father in law Dr J T Cotton were in a serious accident while riding. The frightened horse fell from a 35 foot bank taking Dr Cotton with it. Governor Wilson was thrown and damaged but remains confined to bed. Dr Cotton suffered a broken left shoulder.
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Charleston
W. Va
E. W. Wilson
J. T. Cotton
Dr. Cotton
Wilson
Notorious Boss Haymond Reappears in England Under New Alias
Inspector Byrnes received a letter and photo from Blackpool’s Chief Constable about a man known to New York police as Ross Raymond and several aliases including Ernest Neville Kolfe. The notes recount Raymond’s past frauds from 1871 in New York to Paris and London, detailing thefts, forged checks, and a string of aliases as he swindled hotel proprietors and others across Europe.
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Haymond
England
Salling
New York
Byrnes
John C. Derebaur
Blackpool
Ernest Neville Kolfe
Ross Raymond
Kolfe
Manchester
Manchester Assixes
John Harling
Blackpool Winter Garden
George Augustus Salae
Raymond
Captain Rexford
Frank Neville
Frank Rolfe
Ernest Norton
Chicago
Herald
Recorder Hackett
Fifth Avenue
Edmund Koop
Belvidere
Juge Cowing
Philadelphia
Paris
London
Alexandria, T
Bennett Burleigh
London Post
Splendide
Bogus Check Suspect Nabbed In New York
A man calling himself Martin F. Gilmore, said to reside at the Union Hotel Bowery, was remanded to identify himself to Inspector Byrnes. He allegedly ordered 350 dollars worth of cigars for Gilmore, a saloonkeeper, and paid with a signed check later found to be forged. The case links to similar purchases under other aliases Morris Jacoby and associates.
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New York
Martin F. Gilmore
Union Hotel
Bowery
Yorkville
Byrnes
David Hirsch
Hirsch
Gilmore
Mahler Company Goes Into Voluntary Assignment
St Paul August 25 The J H Mahler Company a major West carriage and wagon house assigned to ex Congressman John L McDonald. Liabilities likely reach $500 000 as some paper went to protest. Officers J H Mahler president and treasurer L F Clark vice president J M Miller secretary. Company in business 20 years.
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St. Paul
J. H. Mahler
West
John L. McDonald
Ince
L. F. Clark
J. M. Miller
Republican farmers weigh senatorial course in Ohio
In Youngstown Ohio on August 25 a secret meeting of Republican farmers from Trumbull and Mahoning counties discussed the Senatorial situation. John M Sears of Goshen was elected chairman. They opposed the renomination of Senator Stull but refused to back the Democratic nominee and decided to appoint three delegates per township to interview farmers and report at a future meeting.
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Youncstown
Trumbull
Mahoning
John M. Sears
Goshen
Stull
Woonsocket Investment Company to Choose North Dakota Capital
The Woonsocket Capital Investment Company, with stockholders across the new state, is to decide the capital location midweek. The firm plans land speculation around the chosen site and the result will determine the capital’s future seat amid rising local interest.
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Ceueanin
Curious Coincidence In Dynamite Cart Accident
August 25 At Tooxa Homer Foutz age 14 and Howard Harris age 16 were injured when a dynamite cart exploded tearing fingers from both hands. Each boy, at his own home, claims an Italian man had given them caps for a smoking pipe. The accidents occurred simultaneously in separate parts of the city.
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Att Tooxa
Homer Foutz
Howard Harris
Excommunication Rumors Sink Italian Royal Ties
Rome reports claim Pope excommunicated King Humbert and Queen Margherita after the Bruno statue incident. Royal gestures to the Vatican halted, Cardinal Agostino snubbed, Naples church gift rejected, and Vatican notices censure the Naples diocese. London Chronicle correspondent notes preparations for the Pope’s departure.
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Humbert
Margherita
Italy
Vatican
Rome
Venice
Bruno
Quirinal
Duke of
Aosta
Severne
Archbisho
Agostino
Naples
London Chronicle
Boulangists in Trouble Amid Stormy Paris Meeting
In Paris on August 25 Boulangists held a stormy gathering to pick candidates for the upcoming general election. M. Laguerre, though a friend of General Boulanger, refused to follow him blindly. He urged backing Boulanger’s ideas. The meeting ended in disorder with no candidates chosen.
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Paris
M. Laguerre
General Boulanger
Boulanger
In Memory of Kossuth Observed Across Pesth
August 25 marked the named day of Louis Kossuth with special theatrical pieces and meetings in Pesth. Thousands marched in processions as similar Magyar observances occurred in other towns.
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Loxpon
Louis Kossuth
Pesth
Blaine Faces Behring Sea Dispute Fallout
English commentary in London notes Secretary Blaine’s seizure of Canadian vessels strains relations with England. The Daily News warns Blaine is pressed by both American and British factions as Behring Sea tensions rise.
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London
Behring Sea
The
Daily News
Blaine
England
Famine Drives Survivors to Feasts on Dead in Egypt
Dispatches report famine at Khar toum Kassala Tokar and nearby river towns. Survivors reportedly feed on corpses with about twenty deaths daily at Tokar. In London docklands striking workers held a march to Hyde Park approving continued action.
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Londox
Egypt
Khartoum
Kassala
Tokar
Boulanger to Stand Trial Before Elections
Paris dispatch reports General Boulanger will travel to Paris at friends urging to face trial before the upcoming elections. The move aims to resolve pending charges amid political tension in the capital.
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Boulanger
Paris
Friends
General Boulanger
Blooded Colt Swindle In Harrisburg Sale
Harrisburg reports a dealer swindled with eight purebred colts sold for 1050 dollars. W Bessay of Hamilton Ont posed as George H Pugsley’s agent and shipped the horses to Canada. A sight draft and a balance note proved worthless. suits filed against Pugsley Bessay and M W Griffin of Lockport N Y. Foley alleges a wider New York scam.
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Harrisberg
Harrisburg
W. Bessay
Hamilton
Ont
Gabriel Heister
Judge Heister
George H. Pugsley
Heister
Canada
Pugsley, Bessay
M. W. Griffin
Western Union Telegraph Company
Lockport
N. Y
Foley
New York State
Bessay
Griffin
Swift & Co. Kansas City fire destroys smokehouse
August 25. Swift & Co packing plant at Berger Ave and First St suffered a major fire that destroyed the smokehouse and threatened the rendering house. A shift in wind and later strong water pressure saved the main packing building. Master Mechanic Tate fell to his death from the smokehouse roof. Loss estimated at 150000 with 120000 insured in 42 companies.
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Kansas City
Swift& Co
Berger Avenue
First Street
Fie
Tate
Seeeme
Young
Tribute of a Friend Buried for Horace Seaver at Forest Cemetery
Horace Seaver, free thinker, was buried at Forest Cemetery with few friends present. Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll delivered a eulogy at Memorial Hall praising Seaver’s moral courage and belief in liberty. The crowd interrupted Ingersoll’s address with applause as he spoke of faith, fear, and the unknown.
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Colonel Ingersoll
Horace Seaver
Bostrox
Forest Cemetery
Aod
Robert G. Ingersoll
Infidel
Memorial Hall
Telithcian
Heaven
Perdition
Mr. Ingersoll
Midnight murder near Indianapolis shocks city
Edward Armann of Cincinnati killed Bertha Elf in North Illinois street area just north of the city and then attempted suicide. Armann, 40, is from H F Azmann & Co Cincinnati. he and Elf had been drinking at Kissel's beer garden. Elf died. Armann unconscious, likely to recover. City hospital awaits prognosis.
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Indianapolis
Clinois Street
Edward Armann
Cincinnati
Bertha Elf
Armann
City
Ancaenes
Kissel
Azmann
H. F
Koxomo
Ind
Hindoo Captains Fire Aboard Freight Steamer at Sea
The freight steamer Hindoo, part of the Wilson line, arrived in Boston with cargo afire. Fire began mid ocean and proved incurable on board. As the ship docked the blaze intensified in the third compartment, wood-lined oil cans burned to tin. The vessel, one of the line’s largest ships, carries 5 000 or 6 000 tons.
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Hindoo
Boston
Leoran
Dispatch
Wilson Line
Cronin Case Set for Court Tomorrow Amid Motions
The Cronin case will be called tomorrow in Judge McConnell's court with motions for separate trials by Coughlin O'Sullivan and Burke. Proceedings may extend through the day and could push a possible continuance to next month or the September term. A large crowd is anticipated and courtroom seating will be limited to capacity.
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Tt Ja
Curiaco
Cronin
McConnell
Coughlin
O'Sullivan
Burke
Lively Fight for Commander at Milwaukee G A R Encampment
Milwaukee hosts the annual G A R encampment as veterans arrive from Michigan Georgia Oregon California Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island and the Dakotas Minnesota and Missouri sends contingents. General Alger and Major Warner lead rival claims for Commander in Chief with strong railroad and wealth backing.
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Milwaukee
Warner
Grand Army
Michigan
Georgia
Oregon
California
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Hassendenkelg
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Dakota
Minnesota
Warner and Staff
Blair Post
Alger
John A. Logan
Veazey
Vermont
Chicago
G. A. ER
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
William Tecumseh Sherman
Grand
Grand Pacific Sod
Ee Aa Ises
England
Veasey
Generalralger
Oceanic brings Yellow River flood and Mamamota quake updates
From Hong Kong and Yokohama advices to August 10 report a 2000 foot long breach in the Shantung Yellow River embankment with 12 foot flood depth. Many houses washed away and drownings uncounted. Ten districts submerged and further suffering feared. quake at Mamamota July 28 killed 18 wounded 19. fifty two dwellings demolished. inhabitants sleeping in the open.
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San Francisco
Oceanic
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Yellow River
Shantung
Chefoo
Ying Country
Mamamota
Dheesier
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Hungary
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Hyde Park
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E. F. Rogers
L. B. Evland
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George Gaston
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