Striking Knights of Labor Halt Texas Rail Freight
Galveston reports the Knights of Labor have halted Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe freight traffic. Engines were destroyed, trains blocked, and police and federal help invoked as strikers expanded their action while officials offered only limited resistance. Mayor Fulton urged dispersal and militia was readied. In Atlanta a potential duel between Editor Grant and Rep Connell was averted by arbitration.
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Galveston
Knights of Labor
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Acme Io
United States
Virginia Point
Weno
Fulton
Eee
Ireland
AriLanta
Harry Grant
Athens Banner-Watchman
R. A. Connell
Decatur County
Double Murder of Geneva Officers Stuns Kane County
In Geneva Kane County Illinois two police officers were killed last night near the courthouse. Shots heard by neighbors led to discovery by revelers returning from a picnic. Officer McNutt died at the scene. Officer Grant died en route after being found wounded. No suspects identified amid prior burglaries, thieves suspected after officers confronted them.
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Curiaco
Geneva
Kane County
Ill
Court House
Grant
Prize Fight Warrant Issued for John L Sullivan
Cincinnati August 28 a constable sought John L Sullivan at Chester park on a warrant for about to engage in a prize fight. Sullivan posted $1000 bond through his attorney to avoid fighting. Dominick Mc Caffrey later posted a like bond and returned to the park as the case stalled.
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Cincinnati
Chester Park
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Huston
Chester Park Gymnastic Club
Dominick McCaffrey
Park
Congressman O'Neil Secures Greeley Relics for St. Louis
In New York on August 28 Congressman O Neil of St Louis acquired at the Brooklyn Navy Yard relics from the Greeley expedition and the Thetis crow's nest used in rescue. The items from New Orleans, plus a steam launch, will be sent to St Louis along with about three carloads of collections. The consignments are to depart Monday for the St Louis exhibition.
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New York
Congressman O'Neil
St. Louis
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Greeley
New Orleans
Storm losses revised to 1.09 million in Charueston report
The August revised Charleston storm losses total 1,090,000 with 400,000 on wharves and 550,000 of private property. Shipping 200,000 Sullivan Island 100,000 cotton presses 85,000 and city facilities including churches, railroads and phosphate mills 50,000 each. Miscellaneous 155,000. Reparation work steady and business fully accommodated. facilities to be as good as ever within 10 days.
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Charueston
S. C
Sullivan Island
Knights Demand Reinstatement at Wabash Conference
In St Louis a conference between Wabash General Manager Talmage and the Knights of Labor executive committee yielded satisfaction. The group plans a meeting next Thursday to demand reinstatement for suspended members and to secure a court-approved pledge that the agreement terms will be kept inviolate.
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St. Louis
New York
Talmage
Wabash Railroad
The
Knights of Labor
Knights
United States
Pecos boom contrasts Texas drought and unrest
Reports from Pecos show a local boom on the T and P railway while Montague county suffers drought for crops and stock. Other items note a large revival near Longview, a fatal mill accident in Orange, and rising tension from lynching threats after a farmer abuse case.
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Pecos
T. and P
Montague
Longview
Asa Yarnell Bateman
Orange
Texas
Peculiar Names and A Quip About Three Drinks
Dialogue excerpt shows Miss Doddelum from Peoria Illinois denying Boston ties while Dumley quips about doctors allowing three drinks a day and six for an invalid. Snowberger comments on Colonel Yerger as the scene unfolds with humorous miscommunication.
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Snowberger
Percy Yerger
Austin
Texas
The Fat Man Rejoices and Homes Return
A nostalgic front page notes summer ending and families returning home from beaches and mountains. It contrasts idle vacation pleasures with bustling activity as servants, couples, and girls come back, while parson and sermons resume after refreshment.
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Sol
Boston Courier
No clam fritter mastered by embarrassed narrator
A humorous note from Puck characterizes the speaker’s failure to eat a clam fritter. The narrator recalls attempts at fritter making and boarding-house fare, admitting frequent mishaps and a persistent “clam pest” lingering in attempts to conquer the dish.
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Claribel
Puck
The Only Cigarettes Which Do Not Stick to the Lips
A fragment from the Somerville Journal recounts a seaside scene where a narrator pursues a young woman. He pleads for a binding yes but she answers no, leaving him chilled as they stand by the sea.
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Somerville Journal
Button Hidden Sparks Morning Joy In Odd Discovery
In a quiet morning scene a man finds an ivory button he dropped last night then rises with a calm, monklike posture and a joyful smile. The Burlington Free Press page also advertises medicines and cosmetic products from Rice & Fowler and others, with vivid claims and local shop details.
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Burlington Free Press
Maxwell case details hinge on two circumstantial links
The Globe-Democrat notes the chain of evidence against Maxwell is nearly complete with only two links identified. The fragment hints at measurements or names and mentions cigarette smokers and Opera Puffs, but the text is garbled.
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Globe-Democrat
Maxwell
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