Bookworms feast in 1675 Seneca copy at New York shop
A group at W. E. Benjamin's bookstore in New York study a London 1675 edition of Seneca owned since 1782. Two live bookworms feed on the pages with cocoons and six legged shells, the first known visitors of their kind in the city. Owners offer more copies for feeding experiments.
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Dispatch
New York
W. E Benjamin
Brosaway
London
John Carey
Doraston
Wiliam Blades
Must Go Back to China Exclusion Act Enforcement
The San Francisco Collector reports 74 Chinese sailors shipped from Hong Kong on the Peking to be transferred to the Peru in San Francisco. Assistant Secretary Nettleton orders refusal and directs sending the men back to China on the Peking as their coming violates the exclusion act.
A Blessing in Disguise The Congressional Record Printing Shop
The entry notes a severe setback as the Congressional Record printing shop suffers a failure of both Houses to pass a resolution on July 30. The text hints at bureaucratic delay and the resulting impact on official publications and proceedings.
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Congressional Record Printing Shop
Government Printing Office Funding Threatens Shutdown
The article notes the Government Printing Office faces stoppage after midnight unless Congress passes the sunGot civil bill or the Senate resolution is adopted by the House before adjournment. Short sessions raise urgency as Congress may print the Record tonight and act on the Senate resolution Monday morning.
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Government Printing Office
Congress
Acre
House
Senate
Antiseptic Surgery Praised in Homeopathic Hospital
A Homeopathic Hospital doctor touts antiseptic surgery, detailing cases of knee resection healed without infection, a deformed foot straightened with bone wedges, a compound leg fracture uninfected, and a head trauma patient waking after antiseptic care. He credits Lester of England and German development of the method since 1880.
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Homeopathic
I Dimspatch
Lester
England
Gompers Denounces Anarchy At Labor Conventions
President Samuel Gompers arrives in St. Louis to attend the National Conventions of the Carpenters and Painters Unions. He denounces anarchists over Homefield troubles and notes meetings with labor leaders. Carpenters’ convention opens Monday with delegates from 150,000 carpenters. painters’ meet Tuesday to discuss an eight hour day strike.
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St. Louis
Specie
Samuel Gompers
National Federation of Labor
Carpenters and Painters’ Unions
P. J. McGuire
Lindell Park
Gompers
Homefield
New York
The
Carpenters’ Union
National Convention of Painters
Died With Life Within Reach Near Mexican Line
San Drego Cal July 80 Special Details of the recovery of three prospectors who perished in the Colorado desert near the Mexican line. Elder Breedlove and Farnum Fish of Meadville Pa were found over a week ago. The younger Breedlove was located by a rescue party near Fish. They died while seeking water as their mule train neared water. The aged man dragged himself, falling repeatedly just short of water.
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San Drego
Cal
Colorado Desert
Segeare
Breedlove
Farnum Fish
Meadville
Forty Non-Union Men Depart Baltimore Area Bound for Homestead
An express train westward carried forty men thought to be traveling from Baltimore to Homestead with one deserter who admitted his origin while another claimed they were bound for Chicago. The event was reported as a special dispatch with no further details on their purpose or affiliations.
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Baltimore
McKeesport
Baltimore and Ohio Express
Homestead
Chicago
Crimes and accidents sweep Tri-State region in a week
Cayxorsacre-Druggists Donaldson Lytle and Sauis face court for liquor sales. Cow thief Frew broke jail and was recaptured after multiple escapes. Hardesty arrested after a Butler Pennsylvania escape. Uncapher’s home struck by lightning, injuring him. A year old boy and his mother struck by lightning, both unconscious. In Greenville Mrs Hess and son Henry die after a mine incident. In Wilkesbarre Alexander Earleston dies after a murder suicide attempt, yet is found alive by the coroner the next morning. Doctors say Earleston may survive.
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Donaldson
Lytle
Sauis
McKessiort
James Frew
Younestons
Charles Hardesty
Butler
Iller
Lrveewore
James Uncapher
Uncaphier
Harry
Wesley Gray
Greenville
Hess
Sandy Lake
Henry
Wilkesbarre
Alexander Eqrleston
Eagleston
Cleveland Dinner Show To Honor Grover Cleveland
Buzzage's Bay mass July 30 a meeting of the Old Colony Club committees arranged a complimentary fish dinner for Hon Grover Cleveland at Falmouth Town Hall on August 18. The menu features stuffed Cape Cod blue fish and speakers will be local residents to avoid outside stump speaking.
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Buzzage’s Bay
Mass
Old Colony Club
Grover Cleveland
Falmouth Town Hall
J. T. Bleakie
Falmouth
Joseph Jefferson
Cape Cod
Buzeird’s Bay
Mr. Cleveland
Joseph Jfferson
R. W. Gilder
Charles F. Chamberlain
Bourne
Democracy Unites Georgia Democrats At National Convention
From Artasta Georgia the Constitution editor reports Georgia Democrats have been harmonized by the national convention and will support the ticket. President Cleveland replies praising party unity and urging loyalty over personal advancement in pursuit of November victory.
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Howell
The
Constitution
Chicago
Cleveland
Dezan
Democrata
Buchanan Withdraws Bid for renomination amid Democratic rift
Governor John P. Buchanan withdrew his name for renomination and described a radical faction of Sky-Blue Bolsters plotting disruption. He warned of proscriptive tactics and suggested he may run as an independent with Farmers' Alliance support. Republicans hope a split boosts their 1880-like chances in Tennessee.
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Nashville
John P. Buchanan Todey
Tennessee
Russia
Buchanan
Farmers’ Alliance
Geovers Advice To A Campaign Club In Passaic County
Mr Cleve land replies to Acquackanonk township campaign club organizer James Clancy praising Democratic efforts. The note emphasizes turning club meetings into working groups that recruit new voters and persuade wavering supporters to back the Democratic cause. Each member should act as a personal committee to influence potential voters.
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Passaic County
Thompson Withdraws from Governor Race in Favor of Goff
Colonel John K. Thompson of Putnam withdraws from the Republican gubernatorial race. The move backs Judge Nathan Goff who has reportedly agreed to resign from the U S Circuit to accept the nomination. The GOP expresses strong enthusiasm at the development.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
John K. Thompson
Putnam
Nathan Goff
United States Circuit
Harrison Booked for Ohio Campaign Speech
Sefton of the Ohio Republican League says campaign opening is set for Wooddale Butler county September 10. President Harrison Governor McKinley ex-Governor Foraker and ex-Speaker will speak.
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Harrison
Ohio
Caxtos
Sefton
Ohio Republican League
Wooddale
Butler County
McKinley
Foraker
Republican Delegation Seeks Support From Reid
A delegation from the Ohio League of Republican Clubs waited on Mr. Whitelaw Reid to persuade him to endorse their cause. The brief meeting aimed to secure backing amid intra party considerations and regional influence within the Republican ranks.
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New York
Ohio League of Republican Clubs
Whitelaw ‘Reid
Weaver Demonstration Draws Largest Colorado Meeting
The July 30 gathering in Aspen Colorado became Pekin county's largest political meeting. General Weaver and party including Mrs Weaver Mrs Lease and Judge White faced enthusiastic crowds. Speeches followed by an audience collection of silver dollars yielded several hundred dollars.
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Colorado Town
Aspen
Cot
Weaver
Pekin County
General Weaver
River News and Notes from Louisville and River Towns
Weather cloudy and warm as river levels fall with 2 feet 2 inches on the falls and 6 feet 8 inches on the canal. Reports from below note arrivals and departures at Cincinnati Wheeling Evansville St Louis and Morgantown while river traffic adjusts to changing water. Pollution concerns rise as rains wash refuse into the river provoking calls for action.
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Grace Morris
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John Hart
Wheeling
Courier
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H. KE
Wedford
Eistersville
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Cincinsati
Fire strikes multiple towns causing heavy losses
Fires across Newark Jersey township Toledo Livermore Cambridge Reading and Slatington cause extensive damage. Amos Burnsides farmhouse burns with $5000 loss. Toledo Electric Company plant suffers $75000 loss due to insulation fault and plans to rebuild. Barns and stores burn in Westmoreland and Cambridge with dozens of buildings affected. total insured losses rise to $186,500.
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Amos Burnsides
Jersey Township
Toledo
Toledo Electric Company
Livermore
Westmoreland
Howard Kennedy
John McGinley
Cambridge
Henry Babb
Werford
Bennerville
Long Swamp
David Schmel
Brandon
Slatington
Uncle Jerry McKinnie Returns From Two Week Vacation
Anderson residents note several visitors and locals moving through hotels in town. Uncle Jerry McKinnie just back from a trip to Columbus Fort Wayne Chicago and Cleveland races says resting helps his old colt. Guests include Arthur Fanar and wife Chicago visiting Miss Fanar and Ellerbrook New York with C J McCleary Sharon. Kerr C Hays Meadville and W B Lynde Warren stay at St Charlies Hotel. J T Riley New Cumberland and W C Lynch Scottdale at Seventh Avenue Hotel. Miss Anna Kidney Brownsville was at Central Hotel yesterday.
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Yestering
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Ft. Wayne
Chicago
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R. Ellerbrook
New York
C. J. McCleary
Sharon
Kerr C. Hays
Meadville
W. B Lynde
Warren
St. Charlies Hotel
J. T. Riley
New Cumberland
W. C. Lynch
Scottdale
Seventh Avenue Hotel
Anna Kidney
Brownsville
Central Hotel
Robbery at Turtle Creek Pennsylvania Railroad Office
Mysterious theft at the Turtle Creek office of the Pennsylvania Railroad, including mine and ticket stock, prompted notification to authorities. Also reported an arrest sweep involving 28 men from Gem and Burke and a severe track accident injuring a child.
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Brappocs
Pennsylvania Railroad
Turtle Creek
Brutal Sun Ravages New York Refineries Amid Heat
Last week many died as heat gripped the city. In New York 286 deaths were logged in 24 hours, with 143 in the past week and 773 among children under five. Daily highs reached 82 to 83 and humidity stayed high as showers lagged. Brooklyn reported deaths and dozens of prostrations, while officials warned more hot days may follow but not as fierce.
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Bureau of Vital Statistics
New England
Norfolk
Helena
Mont
Dunn
Brooklyn
Fatal heat prostrations at Williamsburg refineries
Reports from New York indicate the Williamsburg sugar refinery area faced extreme heat. About 600 workers collapsed with heat prostration and around 18 died, with officials noting many victims identified only by numbers. Police described workers being carried out continuously as the heat persisted.
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New York
Williamsburg
Npier
Dispatch
Heat toll soars as Philadelphia records 870 deaths
City health officials report 870 death certificates issued from Saturday to Monday, the highest toll yet, with 30 new victims added amid lingering humidity. Despite cooler daytime temps, the heat wave persists and mortality surpasses past epidemics.
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Philadelphia
Camden
N. J
Board of Health
Veale
Meeting at Woods Run Arbitration Talks Stall
At Hartman Hall in Woods Run local lodges of the Amalgamated Association met with managers from Oliver Iron and Steel and Pittsburg Forge and Iron to seek arbitration. Workers rejected employer proposals and the session adjourned without agreement. Frank Richardson urged peace and union profitability. The Southside market house was used last night for the final time before demolition for a new development.
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Amalgamated Association
Oliver Iron and Steel Company
Pittsburg Forge and Iron Company
Hartman’s Hall
Preble Avenue
Frank Richardson
Southside
Ryan Versus Wilkes Fight Ends In Draw After Seventeenth Round
A $3 500 bout between Tommy Ryan and Jack Wilkes at Blume's Hall South Omaha lasted 17 rounds before police stopped the match. Referee Frank Parmelee ruled a draw though Ryan had the best of the contest. Both fighters weighed 140 pounds earlier in the day amid large crowds and brisk betting.
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Nes
Tommy Ryan
Chicago
Jack Wilkes
St. Louis
Blume
Wilkes
Fitzsimmons
Ryan
Colonel Savage
Ensor
Frank Parmelee
Parmelee
Thieves Caught In Market Wagon Theft Ring
Detectives McTighe and Gallant arrested George Brown and Tom Moore in a case involving stolen market wagons from McKee's Rocks. The wagon of L Hufnagle, valued around 60 dollars, was recovered on Washington Street after the men implicated each other and sold produce on the Southside.
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Lieutenant Gallant
L. Hufnagle
McKee’s Rocks
Union Street
Gallant
George Brown
Tom Moore
Moore
Liberty Street
Webster Avenue
Roberts Street
Lexington hemp magnate Colonel Bruce detained on lunacy writ
Lexinder Kentucky July 30 Colonel W W Bruce among Lexington's wealthiest men was arrested on a lunacy writ filed by his family. Worth an estimated 250000 pounds he built his fortune as a hemp dealer. Judge Bullock named a committee to manage his affairs. He is 72, brother of TD Bruce of Turf Field and Farm and of the late Ben G Bruce the noted turfman.
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Lexinder
W. W. Bruce
Lexington
Bruce
Bullock
Ben G. Bruce
Duquesne Mills Locked-Out Men Stand Fast
Locked-out workers claim the Duquesne mills will not start tomorrow as their men refuse to return. A mass meeting is scheduled for this afternoon to coordinate their response.
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Duquesne Mills
Police search launched for Nat Williams missing from Bloomfield
The Bloomfield police requested a search for Nat Williams who has been missing since last Tuesday. He was last seen in East Liberty and no cause for his disappearance is known.
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Nat Williams
Bloomfield
East Liberty
Executions Issued Against East End Furniture Co Limited
An execution was issued yesterday by trustee William M Price against the East End Furniture Company limited for 5980. A brakeman Elmer Patrice of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was badly crushed in a yard accident at Glenwood freight yard yesterday afternoon. Rev Dr D K Nessit of the First Church Peoria will preach at the First Presbyterian Church today. The Monongahela river body found near Twenty second street is unidentified. Union services planned at Wilkinsburg Presbyterian Church led by Rev John Br Burnett. Burnett appointed pastor of the U P Home for Aged People opening September first. Open letter from President Weiher accepts aid offer to Homestead workers with reminders of ongoing labor struggle. A list of steamship arrivals and a death notice for Martin Lacey, 87, with funeral Monday.
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East End Furniture Company, Limited
Elmer Patrice
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Glenwood
D. K. Nessit
First Church
Peoria
First Presbyterian Church
Nesbit
Hazelwood
Monongahela
Twenty-second Street
Wilkinsburg Presbyterian Church
John BR. Burnett
U. P
Burnett
U. P. Home For
Campaign Readiness Urged for Brass Bands and Drum Corps
Citizens urged to organize campaign music groups now. Carl at H Kleber and Bro. in Wood Street Pittsburg offers catalogs and prices for full lines of Higham and other band instruments plus drum sets and cornet options for boys.
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Soal
Carl
H. Kleber & Bro
Wood Street
Pittsburg
Alice Mitchell Found Insane in Murder Case Verdict
A large crowd watched as Judge J J Dubose charged the jury in the Alice Mitchell case. The jury found Mitchell insane and dangerous to release, remanding her to a state asylum with possible transfer to Bolivar or Nashville for treatment. Co-defendant Lillie Johnson may have the proceedings dismissed.
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Mesmouts
Criminal Court
J. J. Dubose
Alice Mitchell
Bolivar
Nashville
Lillie Johnson
Weather Outlook Shifts to Warmer in West Ohio
The forecast calls for east to south winds with Forr and west winds shifting to slowly warmer conditions in the western portion of Ohio. Stronger warming trends appear in the west as the day progresses, bringing gradually higher temperatures.
Two Drunken Fist Fight in City Streets
James Buchannan and Robert Barr fought at the Laycock and Anderson street corner last night. Barr was cut over the right eye but not seriously injured. They fled before the police arrived.
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James Buchannan
Robert Barr
Laycock and
Anderson Streets
Barr
James Close Released on Bail in Murder and Riot Case
James Close, known as the Homesteader, was released on bail yesterday with Mrs. J. M. Guay standing as surety. The bond set at 12,000 dollars accompanies charges of murder and aggravated riot.
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James Close
Mra J. M. Guay
Southside and Birmingham Oil Firms Open to Buyouts
A joint meeting of Southside Gas Company and Birmingham Oil and Gas Company approved selling their interests in the Leasdale oil and gas territory. Committees from both firms will report soon. Offers include a lease at 20000 dollars a year. one or more purchases are likely as a wider oil trust forms.
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Southside Gas Company
Birmingham Oil and Gas Company
German Savings Bank
Fourteenth Street
Southside
Southside Company
Henry Miller
C. E. Succop
Thomas Miller
Birmingham Company
Frederick Miller
Albert Erwine
A. K. Duff
Leasdale
Boy Bit by Dog at South Twenty second Street
A 14 year old boy of Joseph Dirt in South Twenty second street was bitten on the arm by a large dog that rushed from the residence of Jacob Seifert yesterday afternoon. Alderman McGaver placed the owner under $300 bail for a hearing. The dog was shot.
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Joseph Dirt
South Twenty-second Street
Bouthside
Jacob Seifert
Seifert
McGaver
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