Beneath the River St Clair Tunnel Finished
The long sought iron tunnel under the St Clair river between Port Huron and Sarnia is completed after 13 months and 600 workers. The 28 000 foot passage, 6 000 feet underground, will link Canada and the United States, replacing ferries and speeding transcontinental shipping.
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St. Clair River
Port Huron
Sarnia
United States
Canada
Port Hurox
Mica
St Clair River
Northwest
East
Brooklyn Bridge
Titanic Plow Tunnel Progress and Peril at River Bend
The article details the massive shield tunneling method used for the tunnel under a river, with a 24 jack system pushing a 125 ton unit. It describes the headpiece, riveting of lining rings, and air pressure dangers that killed workers and horses, plus the project’s vast machinery and personnel including Bird Hobson, chief engineer, and plans for celebration with Sir Henry Tyler in attendance.
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Sir Henry Tyler
London
Kngland
Bird Hobson
The Shield to Protect the Workmen and Tunnels Planned
The article explains a shift from bridges to tunnels to ease crosswater transportation costs. It notes a Detroit river tunnel privilege and argues bridges are impracticable due to bank heights and cross-border permitting. It mentions four years of tunnel construction experiments with brick and stone methods.
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Seaboard
Liverpool
London
Detroit
Detroit River
Canadas
Dominion
Engineers Near Completion of St Clair River Tunnel
Workers at Port Huron and Sarnia greeted progress as only 100 feet of tunnel remained and a last eight foot drift was prepared. Jubilation echoed underground as engineers awaited final earth removal on Thursday morning.
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Port Hunoxr
St. Clair River
Port Huron
Sarnia
St. Clair
Tunnel Completion Nears As Work Ends Thursday
The massive shields form a lining for the tunnel with the last earth to be removed Thursday morning. Chief engineer Hobson and his team including Millman Eames and Murphy completed a 30 minute crossing from the American side to the Sarnia side, greeted by steam whistles on both sides of the river.
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Hobson
Millman
Eames
Murphy
Sarnia
Factional Fight Roils Daughters of Liberty Delegates
Satem Mass August 25 The National Council of the Daughters of Liberty opens with signs of a lively session. Pittsburg delegates back a faction led by John Zimmer Allegheny against National Councillor James W McCleary predicting Zimmer small support. Pennsylvania leads in membership while G B Ludlam’s report favors no State council amendment.
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Satem
Mass
National Council of the Daughters of Liberty
Pittsburg
Jas. W. McCleary
John Zimmer
Allegheny Council
McCleary
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
G. B. Ludlam
Mississippi Constitutional Convention Franchises Plan Leaks
Jackson Mississippi August 25 The Committee on Elective Franchise nears completion of its work and will report soon. The proposed apportionment would give whites a Senate edge of nine and House margin of twenty. A draft report by the franchise subcommittee awaits printing and fall committee review. The plan includes an educational test or a $150 property qualification and a two year Mississippi residence with a $2 poll tax prepayment.
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Jackson, Miss
Senate
House
Colored women seek cloakmaker jobs in Philadelphia strike scene
At six this morning in Philadelphia two blocks Twelfth and Locust streets drew about 500 colored women hoping to register for cloakmaker positions. They aimed to replace striking workers at Brothers cloakmakers as doors opened for applications.
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Philadelphia
Twelfth
Locust Streets
Establish Brothers
Prince of Wales Leads Simple Life in Hamburg Amid Turbulent Europe
Reports from Ham sur Aug 25 describe the Prince of Wales rising early, meeting crowds at Elizabeth Springs, drinking waters, studying strategy, and dining with guests at the Park Hotel. He plans to attend Hamburg Shooting Society centennial celebrations from August 31 to September 7 with a grand cavalcade and various festivities. Explorer Stanley’s illness is noted. Belgian miners strike concerns authorities as American tourists flood Europe.
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Prince of Wales
Hamburg
Explorer Stanley
Switzerland
Europe
Dunlap's Cable Company
Hamsure
Elizabeth Springs
Duke of Cambridge
Duke of
Park Hotel
Kurhausse
Kurgarten
Hamburg Shooting Society
Miners Strike Grips Borinage as Troops Deployed
Belgian coal diggers refuse compromise offered by mine owners and continue full strike. 16 630 workers idle and 12 mines report extinguished fires. Guards and troops arrive amid hostile demonstrations as Col lard the anarchist is arrested. international reactions and sympathy flow from Westphalen and Saxony miners.
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Chasseurs
Collard
Westphalen
Saxony
Earl of Shannon Returns to Ancestral Lands Plans London Visit
Duslun’s Cable reports that Henry Bentwick Boyle Earl of Shannon, long missing in America, has returned to his ancestral seat. At 57 he plans to live as a practical landlord, and will travel to London next week to arrange for a retinue of servants for the old castle, now long uninhabited. The earl is a practical farmer fond of country life and sports, promising benefit to his tenants.
Reception of the Emperor Fails to Impress in Diplomatic Mission
August 25 Brewix reports mixed views on the Emperor's visit. The czar and people gave a magnificent reception, but public opinion says the Emperor's mission failed to achieve political aims. Caprivi made no headway with Russian Minister Giers, and diplomacy seemed constrained.
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Brewix
Caprivi
Monsier Giers
Potter and Eyrle We Astonish Indians With Courtships
Mrs James Brown Potter and Kyrle Bellew have ended their engagement in Victoria and will tour India, starting in Calcutta where attractive terms have been offered, as announced by Dunlap's Cable Company.
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Dunlap
Cable Company
Calcutta
James Brown Potter
Kyrle Bellew
Victoria
India
Sir George Beaumont Arrives in Dusurm After Poor Start
Sir George Beaumont begins his voyage to America with a delayed arrival in Dusurm by the mail. He rescheduled his trip and reached the port in the afternoon, awaiting further transport.
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Sir George Beaumont
America
Dumlap
Dusurm
Robbery on Train Between Kingstown and Dublin
A passenger reported to police that on the Kingstown to Dublin train he was robbed in a first class carriage of a dressing case with several diamond rings, $15 in notes, silver and gold, opera glasses and other items. No clues to the thieves yet.
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America
Kingstown
Dublin
Stanley Ill Aboard Lecturing Tour Halted
Mr Stanley remains ill. his agent reports the explorer will stay in a Swiss village until late October for rest. He and Mrs Stanley have left for Geneva where they will be welcomed by the English colony and the Geographical Society.
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Erland
Dunlap
Eirecalper
Mr. Stanley
Stanley
Mrs. Stanley
Switzerland
America
Major Pond
The French Laborer Condition to Be Investigated
The French Minister of Commerce plans a wide inquiry into the laboring classes. It will cover wages hours of work accidents disease working conditions and living standards including food drainage and sanitary matters.
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Paris
Innocents Abroad American Tourists on European Show Places
Cable reports from Geneva describe Swiss resorts like Lucerne Interlaken and the city crowded with travelers from America and France while English visitors are fewer. Railways to Alpine peaks are besieged and Americans abroad longer than in prior years.
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Dumlap
Geneva
Switzerland
Lucerne
Interlachen
Bigh
Mont Pilatus
Europe
Poor Vivandieres Lose Uniforms in French Army Reforms
Paris official decree ends vivandieres role as regiment vanguards. They will no longer wear their uniforms and will be relegated to managing the canteen wagon with only a brass plate as the identifying mark of their former position.
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Shore
Dunlap
Paris
Ameer of Afghanistan Weighs Religious War Threat
Rumors from frontier tribes of India say Abdur Rahman Khan, Ameer of Afghanistan, may soon declare a religious war. No clear target or immediate action is indicated. no reason yet to expect serious conflict.
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CaLtcurra
India
Ameer
Afghanistan
Abdur Rahman Khan
Simon a fugitive The famous Interviewer of Prince Bismarck
The Tagblatt reports Dr Simon, author of the interview with Prince Bismarck in Handel Zeitung, has become bankrupt and fled Vienna owing money to hundreds, with his family in destitution.
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BERL
the Tagblatt
Simon
Prince Bismarck
New York
Handel Zeitung
Vienna
Moltke to Celebrate 90th Birthday Across Germany
Beewrex August 25 Count Von Moltke will complete his 90th year on October 26 and Germany will hold popular fetes in his honor. The Kaiser plans to bestow an especial mark of imperial favor on the distinguished soldier.
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BT Dunlap
Beewrex
Count von Moltke
Germany
Trade Disruption Rise in Silver Price Alarms Bengal Merchants
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce calls a meeting of import merchants for Wednesday to discuss trade disorganization caused by the rise in silver prices. The note comes from Cancurra dated August 25. BT Cable to the Dispatch.
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Tis
India
Cancurra
Bengal Chamber of Commerce
Irish Agricultural Laborers Walk Out In Widespread Strike
A general strike hit the corn laborers this morning with about 2000 workers leaving work over wage disputes with their employers. The report notes the wage disagreement as the main issue driving the stoppage.
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Dunlap
Cable Comfanty
Seed Wheat Shortage Appeals to Farmers
Kansas City reports an appeal to Wheat farmers urging seed wheat supply amid reports many have lost corn and wheat crops this year. Neal Mertenson, secretary of Agriculture, stresses the need for resilient seed varieties and prompt action to prevent further losses.
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Kansas City
Weat
Neal
Quay Supports Emery in PA Twenty-seventh District Fight
Washington dispatch reports a new struggle to replace the late Representative Watson in Pennsylvania's Twenty-seventh district. Quay favors Lewis Emery Jr. and hints at a peace with Delmaters supporters, while Newton Black withdraws from the contest amid district muddle.
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Watson
Quay
Lewis Emery
Pennsylvania
Newton Black
Blair County Democratic Convention Ends in Harmony
The Blair County Democratic Convention convened at Condrous Opera House with no inter-faction conflict between Pattison and Wallace camps. Officers included temporary Chair Dr H D Piper and permanent Chair A V Direly, with T H Greevy and others nominated for statewide offices and reforms pledged, including unity and tax relief.
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HoLy Lipars Busg
Biair
Condrous’ Opera House
Wallace
John Dunphy
H. A. McFadden
H. D. Piper
Yee
A. V. Direly
George D. Smith
Heteat
James Condrin
D. G. Hockitt
Altoona
Thomas J. Burke
John A. Day
Robert E. Pattison
Ani
Newton Black Withdraws From Congressional Nomination
Newton Black, nominee of Beaver and Butler counties, withdraws from the Twenty-Fifth District race citing equity to Butler and party harmony. A Republican convention is set for September 1 to hear the report. W Phillips from Lawrence is a frequently mentioned potential replacement amid a muddled district situation.
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St . Burien
Beaver
Butler
Republican County Committee
J. M. Sullivan
Newton Black
Butler County
Black
W. Phillips
Lawrence
Philadelphia Republicans Prepare Rooms for Pattison Campaign
Independent Republicans favoring Pattison secure rooms on the second floor of 931 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. The space is being prepared and will soon be furnished for campaign activity with a banner planned to span the street. Democratic nominations announced at Doylestown County Convention include State Senator George R. Ross and Assembly candidates Dr O A Quakertown William H Robbins James L Fabian. A large Democratic meeting in Parsipany Michigan district was addressed by the chairman and state chairman.
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Philadelphia
Dist.tem
Pattison
Chestnut Street
renee _ Seer pency
Suna
Cheliend
Ceuerie
Doylestowns
George R. Ross
Doylestown
Assembly
O. A. Quakertown
William H. Robbins
James L. Fabian
Falls
Winning Combination in Ohio State Democratic Convention
The advance guard and big guns of the Democratic party gather in Columbus for Springfield State Convention. Brice, Campbell, Converse, Newman and others depart in the morning. Thad Cromley is favored for Secretary of State. M. Stewart for Supreme Court Judge. a canal county Democrat for Public Works. Democrats see a possible statewide win riding on a farmer statesman and soldier ticket. Ollie Butterfield leads a solid 82 vote delegation for Secretary of State but may not top Cromley.
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Theompatch
Columbus
Springfield
United States
Brice
Campbell
George L. Converse
Newman
Thad Cromley
Pickaway County
M. Stewart
Portage County
Supreme Court
Canal County
Board of Public Works
Ohio
Farmers’ Alliance
Ollie Butterfield
Cromley
Zell Nominated for Assembly by Lancaster Democrats
At a Lancaster Democratic County Committee meeting Dr. J. W. Zell of Little Britain was placed on the ticket as Assembly candidate for the lower district replacing D F Mee Lee after being nominated by his district. John F. Malone was re-elected chairman unanimously.
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Lancaster
New Democratic County Committee
John F. Malone
J. W. Zell
Little Britain
D. F. Meee Lee
Wyoming Republican Nominations
The Republican County Convention in Tunkhannock Pa. nominated a full county ticket. F S Harding of Easton was named for Representative.
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Wyoming
Tunkhannock
Harding
Easton
Revising the Catechism Committee Report Progress
A Presbyterian Church General Assembly report notes a committee in Saratoga revising Scripture proof texts for the Larger Catechism and Confession of Faith. Ex-moderators lead daily sessions at Temple Grove with aim to complete revision and prepare a full report for Detroit assembly.
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Saratoga
General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
General Assembly
Detroit
Pittsburg
Temple Grove
Samuel Lowrie
Joseph T. Smith
Howard Coe
William H. Green
D.C. Marcus
M. B. Tiddle
W. G. T. Shedd
E. D. Morris
Js. B. Welch
Captured by an Old Woman in a Kentucky Chase
Hazard, Perry county reports the arrest of Jack Brewer, a feared leader in the French faction and suspected killer of four men. Mrs. Sarah Davison, 60, used a Winchester and revolvers to force Brewer to surrender after a one day pursuit, then escorted him to Hazard jail.
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Kentucky
Winchester
Talegham
Pineville
Hazard
Perry County
Jack Brewer
Sarah Davison
Lilley
Brewer
Davison
American lumbermen seek crown timber lands in Quebec
Henri Chatet and Vilbon Monast of Central Falls Rhode Island return from inspecting Lake St. John crown timber lands newly opened by railway. They plan to obtain timber limits with Premier Mercier’s facilities and bring operatives to set up mills for American markets.
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Quebec
Henri Chatet
Vilbon Monast
Central Falls
R. I
Lake St. John
Mercier
Desperate Bandit Wounds Self in Marquette Prison
The bandit of the Northern woods attempted self harm in Marquette prison last night. He was found unconscious from blood loss after slitting a wrist artery with tin from a pail, while Holzhay suffered a skull injury from repeated blows to the wall and now lies in a straight jacket.
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Manguetts
Mice
Northern Woods
Marquette
Holzhay
Wealthy Canucer Crooks Seized in Major Customs Action
A large customs seizure targets a leading butter and cheese importer in Monteran. The firm faces a multimillion dollar loss as authorities confiscate goods valued in the thousands of dollars.
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Monteran
Inter-State Stock Yards Company Incorporation Filed
The Inter-State Stock Yards Company, capital one million dollars, filed articles of incorporation here. Nelson Morris of Chicago is connected to the filing.
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Ao Inter-State Stock Company
Tracxtor
N. J
Inter- State Stock Yards Company
Capital
Nelson
Morris
Chicago
Supreme Council endorses strike but bars aid from Knights of Labor
The Supreme Council of Railroad Employes at Terre Haute declares support for the New York Central strike yet cannot assist further because the Knights of Labor are not members of the Federated Orders of Railway Employes. It criticizes Pinkerton tactics and defends President Powderly while urging Knights of Labor to engage with the General Executive Board.
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Supreme Council of Railroad
Terre Haute
Central
K. of L
Federation of Railroad
Dipatch
Terre Haury
New York Central
Webb
Powderty
Supreme Council
H. Walter Webb
Order of the Knights of Labor
Orders of
Knights of Labor
Aeon
E. Willinson
Frank
New York
Nanimously
Frank P. Lancourt
W. A. Ounama
Pa and
Apy
Supreme Council of the United Order of Railroad
Terra Haute
Supreme Council of the Federation
Ites Uificinia
Knights
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Powdaly
General Executive Board
Albany
Powderly
York
Bnig
Union Square
HANGING FIRE in Albany on Labor Boycott Threat
Vice President Webb coolly reacts as the Knights of Labor reportedly plan a road boycott against the New York Central. Interstate Commerce Commission may pursue action against Powderly and leaders. Powderly to address a large Union Square gathering in New York.
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Webb Cool
Albany
Keights of Labor
Central
Juarez Flood Leaves Dozens Homeless In El Paso Area
A cloud burst washed away 35 to 40 houses in Juarez and left 80 families homeless on August 26. A key international street and rail lines were submerged while tracks were wrecked creating flood dams. Only two drownings reported.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Vanderbilts Granddaughter Killed In Horse Accident
New York August 25 John Wallace wife of a prominent Stock Exchange member and Commodore Vanderbilt’s granddaughter died after a fall from her horse at Islip Long Island Jim Wallane was ridden despite prior warnings the horse became unruly according to dispatches from Dinpaton.
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Vanderbit
Dinpaton
New York
John Wallace
The
Stock Exchange
Commodore Vanderbilt
Islip
Jim Wallane
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China
Daughters of Liberty Convention
Mississippi
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MY Dunlap
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Ireland
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Kaleer
Potter and Eyrle
the Explorer
Switz
Places of
Simon A Fugitive
Munlap
Molten
Coir
Dunlaf's Cause Company
Pants
Representative Watson
Twenty-seventh
Lewis Emery, Jr
Delamater
Emery
Charles W. Stone
Commonwealth
Congress
J. W. Leela
Franklin
Blair County
Sfator
Ofeclal
Parsperpora
Biate
Etn
Pama
W. U. Hi
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the Dispatch
Canucer
B. Walta
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W. H. Vanderbilt
New York Central and
Hudson River Railway
T. W. Powdarly
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