Four Die in St Agnes Convent Fire at Sparkhill
Four lives lost in the St Agnes convent fire at Sparkhill with four others seriously injured after jumping from windows. Victims include Teresa Murphy 72 Jane servant Helen Brown 6 Emma Mackin 4. Injured include Sister Bertram Sister Caroline and Hannah Shea among others. Fire suspected arson. loss estimated at $100 000.
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N. Y
St. Agnes
Sparkhill
Teresa Murphy
Jane Servant
Helen Brown
Emma Mackin
Steters Ignatius
Marie
Bieter Agnes
Bertram
Caroline
Senna
Hannah Shea
St. Agnes Convent
Lowe
Strike by 1500 cloakmakers at A. Popkin & Co in New York
About 1500 cloakmakers employed by A. Popkin & Co at 74 Broadway walk out over a wage dispute. A workers' committee urged a new wage schedule. Popkin refused to sign, prompting the strike to take immediate effect.
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Goebel May Popkin & Co
New York
A. Popkin & Co
Broadway
Itta
Clakmakers
Weir
National League Games Report From Chicago August
National League games yesterday produced scores including Cincinnati 14 New York ??? Chicago 2 Brooklyn ? Louleville 3 Baltimore 7 and 4 in doubleheaders. St Louis 81 16 Washington 2 then 9 15. Standings show Brooklyn leading with seven wins, Philadelphia nine, Baltimore 6, Cincinnati 5, Chicago 4, Louisville 3, New York 2, Washington 1, Cleveland 0.
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Loule
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Pitteburg
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Cleveland
New Play for Viola Allen
Viola Allen arrives in New York to begin a five weeks engagement at Powers theater in September. She visited Florence to confer with F Marion Crawford who will dramatize his forthcoming novel In Old Madrid. Crawford’s play set in Spain during Philip II’s reign unfolds in four hours and features Don Juan of Austria.
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New York
Mise Vile Allen
Powers’ Theater
Mine Allien
Florence
Italy
F. Marion Crawford
Old Madrid
Don Juan of
Austria
Trolley Car Collision In Plymouth Township Injures Thirty
A head end collision between two trolley cars on the Norristown Chestnut Hill Rox borough railway in Plymouth township Morton county injured thirty persons.
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Philadelphia
Norristown, Chestnut Hill & Roxborough
Plymouth Township
Morton County
Public Works Awards Sewers Contracts in Seattle
At the board of public works meeting held Saturday two sewer contracts were awarded. Stirr at Goetz won Post street sewer for 2548.40 and J A Bailey won Roren avenue sewer for 1960. Action on Thirty third avenue and Alexander avenue improved was deferred due to cost nearing the legal limit. The project follows a right angle at Alexander and Thirty third near Yesler Way above Leech Park. Ride will be called for again.
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Tirrat & Goetz
Post Street
J. A. Bailey
Roren Avenue
Thirty-third Avenue
Alexander Avenue
Alexander
Thirty-third Avenues
Yesler Way
Leech Park
Ride
Hunters and Alphas Open Series With Narrow Win
The first game between the Hunters and Alphas was played yesterday at Madison Park. Hunters won 3 to 2 after a tense duel. From the sixth to the tenth innings the score was tied, making the finish thrilling.
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Hainters
Alphas
Madison Park
Explosion Devastates Norfolk Sawmill Killing One Worker
An explosion at Frank Hitch's sawmill in Portsmouth killed fireman Douglas Shearer and injured several workers all of them colored men. An unknown man who stood on a boiler died when the boiler wreckage fell, with witnesses sighting the burning figure as it plunged into Scott’s Creek. The blast damaged the plant but spared the nearby city. cause remains unknown.
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Norfolk
Builers
Frank Hitch
Portsmouth
Douglas Shearer
Waa
Preston Williams
Rome
el- Nett
Scott's Creek
Icebergs Disrupt Atlantic Fishing and Steam Traffic
Flaking vessels report immense ice and large bergs off the coast near St John’s Newfoundland interfered with fishing forcing fishers off the banks and causing gear losses. Ice floes also disrupt transatlantic steamer traffic.
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Atlantic
Large Interest Paid in Old Booth Avenue Loan
Plainfield New Jersey resident Fraser recalls lending $9,600 to Newark merchant Hedden forty years ago to support a business. Hedden failed and moved west to mining. Fraser, now surprised, learned from William Robinson of Toledo that Hedden had recently died and left $15,000 in his will to Fraser due to the old loan.
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Plainfield
N. J
Augustue Frasco
Booth Avenue
William S. Hedden
Newark
Hedden
Fraser
William i. Robinson
Toledo
Bridges on Chicago River Restricted and Condemned
Chicago authorities ordered two bridges opened to traffic while seven others were condemned as dangerous and two more labeled very suspicious. The remaining bridges will stay open for now but may be closed if conditions worsen.
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Chicago, Ag
Chicago River
Union Pacific Gains Control of Oregon Railway & Navigation
Reports from New York state that the Oregon Railway & Navigation company preferred stock held by the Northern Pacific has been transferred to a banking house allied with Union Pacific Interests. This transfer gives Union Pacific control of both common and preferred stock of the Oregon Railway & Navigation company.
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New York
Oregon Hallway & Navigation Company
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Kennedy to resign as city detective clerk
Frank Kennedy, who has served two years as police clerk, announces his resignation. He was recently promoted from clerk to the city detective force and plans to travel for a wholesale cigar store business.
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Frank Kennedy
Kennedy
The Only Place for Them
A playful exchange about marital rights and possessions. A newlywed questions a friend on a husband’s rights after marriage. The friend quips that a wife’s belongings fill every drawer and shelf, leaving little space for a husband’s shirts. The London Tid-Bite citation closes the vignette with a rueful smile.
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London
Burglar shoots La Salle police officer McGuire dead
William McGuire a leading Democratic politician and local policeman was mortally wounded during a burglary at Guthmanns home in La Salle. He died after being shot in the abdomen as he confronted the suspect trio, with police detaining J Robinson and two others in connection with the crime.
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LA Salle, I
William McGuire
la Salle
Guthmann
McGuire
J. Robinson
Wes
Walla Walla Bonds Sold After City Council Bid
The Walla Walla city council accepted bids for bonds totaling $250,000. Bids from W J Hays & Sons of Cleveland ranged with various class A and B offerings and premiums. Morris & Whitehead of Portland also bid on multiple classes, and after minor changes the resolution was unanimously approved.
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Wash
J. Hays & Sons
Cleveland
Ek. H. Rollins & Co
Reaton
Morris
Will Probably Return Robert Rogers to Reform Institution
Robert Rogers aged 13 was found asleep in a Beattle and International railroad car yesterday morning by Officer Glasscock. He had acted on parole and was placed in the county jail. he will probably be returned to the reform institution.
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Robert Rogers
Beattle & International Railroad
Glasscock
Hkogersain
Free Diamond Ring Giveaways At Daily New York Jewelery Co Sale
Diamond Ring free at 2:20 p.m. daily during the New York Jewelery Co sale of Diamonds Watches Jewelry and Silverware. Special Rogers silverware sale at 3 p.m. daily. Last week recipients of free rings include Mrs. Martin Mrs. Young Mrs. Jacobs J B Wilson Mrs. Jacklin. Auction sales at 2:30 and 7:30 daily with seats for ladies at the Emporium 17 Second Avenue.
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New York Jewelery Co
Rogers
Mra. Martin
Maynard Avenue
Mra
Young
Hotel York
Mra. Jacobs
McDonald Block
J. BR. Wilson
Ballard
Mra. Jacklin
Fifth Avenue
Emporium
Second Avenue
The Great Horse Act Arrives With 69 Thoroughbreds
Joe Berris presents an equestrian show with 69 thoroughbreds in rings, platforms, and moving in five circles. The act features American and Arabian horses guided by America's famed trainer with dazzling, unprecedented feats and novelty.
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Joe Berris
America
Watter L
Andelana Raising Efforts Begin At Tacoma Harbor
The ship Andelana at the harbor bottom has been bought by Capt. W. F. P. Wal tore & Co of Beattie to raise it. Diver H. Vanderuip has been hired and is confident he can reach the wreck and will attempt soon.
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Tacoma
W. F P. Waltore
Market Quotations Find Decline in California Goods
Market notes show prices slipping for mixed California produce as new imports arrive. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and crabapples ease while onions firm and wheat and fish supply shrink. Local buyers post round-dock quotes for grains, hay, butter, cheese, eggs, and poultry with wide ranges.
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Beattie
Washington
Timothy
Detailed Market Prices for Grains, Feeds and Provisions
Readable prices for corn meal yellow and white, bran, shorts, middlings, and chopped feeds. Fresh beef and pork per pound, various ham and bacon items, and dairy chop. Lumber and building materials with per thousand foot and per hundred measurements. Jobbing sugar and flour ranges with multiple brands and sack sizes. Coffee pricing across several origins and pack sizes. Continuous list of commodity prices with per unit figures and sack or case counts.
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Olympia
Centennial
California
Ster
Graham
Java
Costa Rica
Seattle and Northwestern Mining Stockholders Meet Notice
Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Seattle and North western Mining and Stock Exchange will be held at the companys office at 10 a m on Thursday September MM next for the election of trustees Usher Jr Bee dated Seattle Wash Aug 21 1899
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Seattle and Northwestern Mining and Stock Exchange
Usher, Jr
Seattle
Wash
Globe Wall Paper Co. Sues Defendants in Seattle Court
The Globe Wall Paper Company files a complaint in Justice Court Duwamish Precinct Seattle King County Washington. Hearing set September 20 1899 at 9 am. Plaintiffs seek seventy five dollars and 40 cents with interest from July 16 1894 for goods sold and delivered at defendants request. Complaint filed July 19 1899. Harry Carson J P.
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Juneau Trading Company
G. W. F. Johnson
M. F. Johnson
State of Washington
Globe Wall Paper Company
Seattle
King County
Washington
A. D
Harry Carson
J. P
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