Uncle Sam at Sea List of War Vessels Now In Commission
A comprehensive rundown of U S Navy ships in commission or near completion. Includes Puritan, Maine class monitors, Texas, Maine, Brooklyn yard builds, and other armored vessels with specs, speeds, armament, and contract prices. Also lists monitors, unarmored steel ships, gunboats, and torpedo craft, plus sea status and yards.
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Wasnindtos
Uncle Samis
Europe
United States
Columbia
America
John Roach
Chester
Brooklyn Navy Yard
United States Navy Yard
Mare Island
Cal
Isa
Monadcock
Rh. C
Terror
William Cran & Sons
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Navy Department
Texas
Norfolk Navy Yard
Amm. H.kc
Joe Maine
Maine
New York
William Lemap & Sons
Cramps
Cramp Yards
Bath Iron Worst Bath
Massachusetts
William Cramp & Sons
Indiana
Oregon
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Ajax
Comanche
Canonicus
Catskill
Jason
Lehigh
Mahopac
Manhattan
Montauk
Nahant
Nantucket
Passaic
Wyandotte
John Ericsson
Snowden & Mason
Pittsburg
Donahue, Ryan & Secor
Jersey City
Harrison
Yorktown
Concord
Bennington
Petrel
Armatic
Bath
Moore & Sons
Elizabethport
N.J
Vesuvius
Emperor Wilhelms Wine Cellar Linked to American Manager
A historical note in The Dispatch tomorrow identifies a link between Emperor Wilhelms wine cellar and an American manager. The report hints at archival ties and faces an investigative context for readers.
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Dispatch
Cheap Round Trip Excursion Tomorrow From Depot
A brief notice announces a cheap round trip excursion offered to the public. The train departs from the L. & C. B. K. depot at 8:05 a.m. with return details not specified in the fragment.
Trade Tends Improve Amid Heat and Grain Prospects
Special Telegram reports a general trade uptrend despite a week of extreme heat. Western rains boost wheat and corn regions while Galveston Memphis trade shows improvement in staples. Wool and dry goods demand rise, iron and steel markets firm, and grain exports from U S ports total 2 524 000 bushels with July luxury totals compared to 1891 and 1890.
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Dispatch
New York
Bradstreet
Omaha
Duluth
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Galveston
Memphis
New Orleans
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
Breadatree
New York Iron League
Homestead
Inet
United States
Hradafreat
Aradstreet
Bredstreet's
Texas
Seaboard
Foreclosure sale of Little Annie mine at Summitville Cal
The Little Annie mining property in Summitville California was sold under foreclosure at Del Norte on Thursday to Posey and Crawford Price for 650000. The report notes multiple regional economic items, including Cuban tariff changes and labor actions, but the foreclosure sale stands as the central event.
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Ontario
Little Annie
Summitville
Cal
del Norte
Posey & Crawford
Havana
Cuba
New York Building Trades
Iron League
United States
New York
Renaissance
New York City
Soo
Larrest
Railroad interests reveal leadership and consolidations
Samuel Hr of St Paul is elected president of the Montana Central Railroad. National railroad orders may federate in St Louis next week. Boycott enforced against Northern Pacific over depot service. Major carriers discuss consolidation of express interests in Montreal. Philadelphia Reading and New England Railroad formed by merger of Central New England and Western with Poughkeepsie Bridge. Madrid colonial minister warns Western Railroad on ownership transfers. Santa Fe official accuses Western Passenger Assoc leaders of pressuring rate cuts with Chicago and Alton, omitting a rate committee and affecting Atchison’s influence.
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Ma. Priearray
Denver
Mr. Wilson
New York
St. Johns
N. B
Joggins
New England Granite Manufacturers’ Association
Western
Cuba
United States
Samuel Hr
St. Paul
Montana Central Railroad
St. Louis
Farco
Northern Pacific Railroad
National
American
Canadian
Grand Trunk
Montreal
Central New England and Western Railroad Company
Poughkeepsie Bridge and Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad Company
Madrid
Western Railroad Company
Egeee Syndicate
W. F. Warre
Santa Fe Railroad
Caldwell
Western Passenger Association
Chicago and Alton
Atchison
Fire Record Reports Across Cities
Eleventh street lightning hits James Mulvihill building with no damage. Sisseton fire destroys nearly twenty stores and homes, losses exceed 250000. Jersey City offices of messenger and Postal Co. suffer minor damage amid telegraph disruption. Clearfield paper firms Hackman Spachman Stewart Conklin Ogden burn. losses 12000 with two thirds insured. Seventy-two ranges owned by a St. Louis firm burn. Cause stated as spontaneous combustion.
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Eleventh Street
James Mulvihill
Eleventh
Spring Alley
Sisseton
Ehoshone
Jersey City
American District Messenger Company
Postal Company
Clearfield
Papners
Hackman, Spachman & Stewart
Conklin & Ogden
West Clearfield
St. Louis
Mass meeting aids Homestead workers despite rain
Beaver Falls July 29 A Amalgamated Association mass meeting at the Sixth Avenue Theater drew over 1 000 people with leaders including John P Shinn William Roberts and William Lynch urging law abiding resolve. Mills quiet after a day of activity with wire workers told to remove tools for a mill cleaning While a belt pit spill caused smoke the men guard the mill and stay watchful.
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Beaver Falls
Workingman
Sixth Avenue Theater
Amalgamated Association
Leonard Broome
Alfred Thornton
John P. Shinn
William T. Roberts
William Lynch
Homestead
Slippery Cooleys Escaped After Mountain Hunt
Sheriff McCormick organized a posse near Uniontown as deputies pursued the Cooleys who fled into the mountains after signaling shots. Frank Campbell of Connellsville to lead a renewed search, while Georges township School Board raises Frank Cooley’s bounty to 500 dollars as part of ongoing revenge rumors.
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Uniontown
McCormick
Farrehance
Cooleys
Oliphants
Fairchance
Cooley
William C. McCormick
Conleys
Frank Campbell
Connellsville
Jack
Georges Township
Frank Cooley
Murderer Vance At Large After Montgomery Killing
James Vance who shot Town Sergeant Thompson at Gauley bridge three weeks ago remains at large in the Gauley river mountains. He is heavily armed with his two brothers and defies arrest. A heavy reward is offered and if caught Vance will be lynched. Prof J A Cooper cited for special church tribunal at Edinboro to answer charges amid Presbyterian split between pro and anti Cooper factions.
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Cuarnestos
W. Va
James Vance
Thompson
Montgomery
Gaulay Bridge
Gauley River
Vance
Cooper
Erie
J. A. Cooper
Edenboro State Normal School
Erie Presbytery
Edinboro
Attempted arson fails as rain saves barn in Uniontown
July episode ends with a failed arson on John Hutchinson's barn in Uniontown or nearby Unsontown city. Incendiaries pour fuel but heavy rain extinguishes flames. Culprit then breaks into the milk house and robs its contents.
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Unstontown
John Hutchinson
Female Speak-Easy Owners Arrested
Morowoagerita City on July 29 reports the arrest of two well known ladies for keeping a speak easy. The case draws attention to local nightlife and law enforcement actions.
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Morowoagerita City
Deaths and Disputes Stir Town Notices Across Regions
In Pittebury Westmoreland county attorney W H Klingensmith lies dying. Mrs Syveeree Glauss is killed by lightning near Mittwoop Younestowns. Samuel Day witnesses Richard Gardner arrested for blackmail. In Greenssurne Eleanor Miller dies revealing a strange family marriage link with her daughter Iller and her husband John.
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Greenspune
W. H. Klingensmith
Pittebury
Mittwoop
Westmoreland
Syveeree Glauss
Younestowns
Samuel Day
Richard Gardner
Greenssurne
Eleanor Miller
Iller
Offears
John
Drawbacks to Emigration and Transplantation
The article compares emigration to transplanting a sapling, arguing that a person loses spiritual soil and climate abroad. It states birthright to a homeland yields fuller potential and warns that immigrants cannot fully reclaim their native birthright, despite country offers. The piece promotes staying in one’s birth country as ideal.
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Aurora
Ulysses
America
Oime
New Uses for Electricity and Mosquito Control
The article cites Prof. Elihu Thomson arguing electricity could boost plant growth and offer insect pest control. It describes experiments passing currents through soil to accelerate growth and suggests electric nets or fabrics could electrocute pests. It also hints at sanitation uses against microbes and disease in agriculture and health.
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Elihu Thomson
New England Magazine
New York
Opals Through Time From Legend to Market Decline
The opal, once revered among precious stones, is now seen as unlucky by many, though some cling to old superstitions. A Russian legend about misfortune spread to France influencing prices, with Empress Eugenie cited as a dramatic example of opal fear affecting market value.
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France
Eugenie
New Caspian Islet Forms Near Baku From Upheaval
A new islet has emerged in the Caspian Sea near Baku due to upheaval. It lies about three and a half miles from shore, measures 175 feet by 100 feet, and rises above the water. The surface appears rough and covered with dark gray and yellow mud.
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Caspian
Baku
Walks on His Arms The Astounding Gymnast Jules Keller
Harper's Young People profiles Jules Keller a 26 year old gymnast born in Prussia who performs on his arms after losing the use of his legs. He learned to move, climb stairs, and balance with his hands, turning a fate of disability into a celebrated act and life lesson about resilience.
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Harper's
Jules Keller
Prussia
Jules
St. Petersburg
A Colored Woman’s Honesty at the Treasury
Sophie Holmes, one of the first women assigned to Treasury work, discovered a hidden bar of greenbacks. She waited through the night and alerted General Spinner, who rewarded her with appointment papers and ongoing pay. She later received $750 monthly for honesty.
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Treasury Building
Sophie Holmes
Sophie
General Spinner
French biologist outlines a progression from sea life to man
A genealogical table by M. Fanu ville traces animal development from the sea cell to the final stage in air. It shows successive media from sea water to fresh water, moist soil, then dry land, placing man as the apex reached in terrestrial conditions.
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M. Fanuville
River News And Notes Louisville July 9
Weather cloudy and warm with a dull business day on the river. Water levels show 2 feet 6 inches at the falls, 4 feet 10 inches in the canal, and 8 feet below at Louisville. Buckeye State laid up at Flint Island due to low water. John Fowler arrived up stream. Departures include Cluemont Big Sandy Carrollton Big Kanawha Evansville Falls City and Carrie Hope for Kentucky river.
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Mianatomsh
John Roach
Chester
Syg
Marlen & Hollingsworth Company
Willington
United States Navy Yard
Norfolk
Smm. H.C
Louisville
Buckeye
Flint Island
John Fowler
Cluemont
Big Sandy
Carrollton
Big Kanawha
Evansville
Carrie Hope
Kentucky River
Falls City
Weather and River Readings Across Towns
Reported river levels from multiple locations show varying conditions with several rivers falling while others rise or remain steady. Temperatures around the day reach hot readings with occasional rain indications and cloudy skies in several places.
River Traffic and Dam Updates Signal River Rise
Reports show water levels rising below Davis Island dam with stage at 3 feet 9 inches and a 9 inch increase in the last hours. Vessels including the James G. Blaine and Pacific navigate the river while others lay at port awaiting higher flows.
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Tur
Leni Leotade
Davis Dam
Alex Hendeton
Tux
Joseph Cook
Tuk
William G. Horner
James G. Blaine
Jacobs
AL Slavin
Andes
Pacific
Tim Adam Jacobs
Cox
Morgantown
W. P. PruGarm
East Liverpool
Tue
H. K. Bedford
Davis Island
Scotia Ia
Oakum
Cincinnati
J. Gusky
Saratoga Council
Elizaveth
H. K. Bedford Tomeetay
Heeling
Tae HM
K. Bedford
Greene
W. Heetin
McKeesport
Nts
Fayette
Ons
Pittsburg
Lud Keefer
Meeesport
Browns
Connellsville
Frank Jonson
Wheeling
Hetford
Doe
United States District Court
Approval of Allegheny street bonds for paving and parks
Mayor Kennedy welcomes about 100 responses from property owners on bonds of 600000 pounds bearing 4 percent interest to fund street improvements over three years. Suggestions include larger bond amounts, purchase of suburban parkland along Perrysville avenue, and faster action. Residents from bankers to manufacturers urged sewer and water upgrades and careful fund management.
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Kennedy
Allegheny
Perrysville Avenue
William Witherow
Hotel Duquesne
Boggs & Buhl
Schenley
John Moorhead
Notable Guests and Travelers Arrive At Local Hotels
The article lists visitors and residents at several hotels including J. E. Van Campen at the Olean House, William Isington, Henry B. Shield, L. Casnaris, Phil A. Allen, O. A. Price, N. C G. McPherson, J. M. McClure, W. Foulk, Dr. A. Thompson, and others. C. T. Magee departed for Chicago aboard the Limited, with implications posting about policies and street railways. Rody Evans sails to Europe next Wednesday, while Joseph Craig and Father Sheedy traveled to New York and the East respectively.
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Chicago
J. E. van Campen
Olean House
William Isington
St. James Ptel
Henry B. Shield
Girard Iron Man
L. Casnaris
Columbns
Duquesne
Phil A. Allen
Philadelphis
O. A. Price
Springfield
St. Charles
N. C G. McPherson
Gettraburg
J. M. McClure
Toronto
Anderson
Ocean Steamship Arrivals From Adriane Glide to Glengull
An offshore cline lists steamship arrivals with destinations noted for Adriane and Glengull as port traffic resumes. Readers seek harbor updates and voyage details for the latest shipping movements and arrival times.
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Glengull
Inclang
Improper Feeding Harms Nursing Infants, Pittsburgh Doctor Warns
A renowned Pittsburgh physician warned that improper feeding in nursing infants leads to health problems. He advised either weaning to lactated foods or aligning diet with the child’s natural needs to protect infant health.
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Sali
Pitteborg
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