Veterans adjourn as Graz Army week winds down
The fourth day of Graz Army week in Washington shaded by drizzle drew veterans through Grand Army quarters and hotel streets. Colonel Lincoln Wirh and Captain Weissert vied for commander in chief with Weissert chosen by acclamation as veterans applauded at the National Encampment. Weissert, born Canton August 17 1844, served in the Eighth Wisconsin infantry then Nashville campaign, wounded at the knee, and earned repeated commendations before rising to department commander. The event included addresses by national officers and a reception at the Pension Building ending with a promenade concert by the Marine Band and Clara Barton remarks at the historic Seventeenth Street mansion.
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Venezuela War Vessel Threatens Portland Trade
A Venezuelan minister denounces the South Portland steamship as an armed cruiser threat. A vessel of 4,000 tons is prepared to convert and sail, with two rifled cannons and small armament, to prevent arms from reaching Venezuela from Portland.
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Plague and Cholera Reports Across Cities and Rallies
Reports from Hamburg to Cracow and New York describe rising plague and cholera cases, with crowded streets and poor sanitation cited as causes. Meanwhile rallies in Breverson and political notes in North Carolina and New Jersey mark political activity amid the health crisis.
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Finnish poisoner sentenced for murder amid irony
In Tavastehus Finland a university wife was found guilty of poisoning her husband for life insurance. She bought a strychnine capsule and admitted giving him the poison after his habit of taking medicine. The court ordered a severance of her right hand and staking her body, hoping to deter appeal. Elsewhere at the Delaware state fair the crowd spoke of politics and a child education rally.
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Fragmented News Nuggets from A Turbulent Era
text appears as garbled OCR with names and places like Charlevoix Michigan and Sac Francisco. It mentions Len Cummings, Albert Tuvolt, Jack Corbatt, James Corbet, a correctional escape, and a 640 capital sections of tulidians to Hammond. References a national convention of women and a meeting of the National Colored Man’s association in Indianapolis. Mentions a Sedalia Missouri murder suspect with a $5,800 reward and Sheriff belief of arrest.
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Riots Shock Port Town as Troops Fire and Rioters Fray
Reports from Panama to St Thomas describe fierce labor riots with civil authorities failing to quell mobs. Soldiers clashed near the English bank. eleven injured by stones before retreat. Reinforcements from St Croix arrived as docks and harbor area faced continued upheaval amid widespread fear and disruption.
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