Destructive floods hit Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire area
Floods in Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire reached twenty six feet, destroying bridges and thousands of homes. The Chippewa and Eau Claire rivers flooded streets, with over two hundred houses washed away and massive property losses, while relief efforts began as crews assessed damage and prepared to rebuild.
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Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Wis
Chippewa
Eay
Baury
Baury the Loss Will Not Fall Far Short of . the Eau Claire Gas Company
Fred Bo
Hatel
Omaha Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Ehler
Davis
Wabasha
Pennsylvania P s Who Insist Upon Suspenders with Trowsers
A peddler A C Corning visited Montana Pennsylvania September 10 and sold clothing to Slavs and Poles. Customers demanded suspenders with each trouser pair and drove him from the village. He returned with reinforcements and warrants. Slavs and Poles clashed with officers as three prisoners were seized and later rescued. A riot followed with several officers and locals involved.
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Montana
A. C. Corning
Heatwave Triggers Mass Prostration and Hospital Deaths
In New York on September 10 the heat is extreme with streetcar lines nearly shut down and many prostrations reported. Bellevue Hospital records nine heat related deaths while streetcar officials warn lines may fully suspend if conditions persist. Philadelphia also endures extreme heat with five sunstroke deaths at night and two new cases reported this morning.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Philadelphia
Eastbound Lackawanna Train Crashes At Big Plats
Exatra New York September 10 the east bound express on the Lackawanna and Western Railroad ran into an open switch at Big Plats ten miles west of here. Injured include engineer Michael O'Donnell with a broken arm and head wounds fireman P Kilea bruises Sidney Sweet rib injuries hip hurt and other injuries Adam Beecher internal injuries and a stranger on the engine slight hurts. Locomotive wrecked baggage and combination cars derailed. The switchman blamed for the crash disappeared into the woods.
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Exatra
N. Y
New York, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Big Plats
Here
Michael O'Donnell
P. Kilea
Sidney Sweet
Adam Beecher
Synodic Board of Missions closes meeting reports growth
The Tri synodic Board of Missions of the Reformed Church, covering about half the country, completed a two day session at Reapise Pennsylvania. Reports indicate ninety two congregations will be established and properties total about $175,000. Missions are established across the West Chili and South America.
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Reapise
Trisynodic Board of Missions of the Reformed Church
Missons Ae
West
Chili
South America
Steamer Wyoming Arrives with Diverse Passenger Group
The steamer Wyoming reached New York from Liverpool today bringing passengers including five hundred young people prepared for agricultural, mechanical, and domestic work.
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New York
Wyoming
Liverpool
Fatal Fire At Japan Works Kills Two Men
New York September 11. John Monahan and John Conway perished this morning after severe burns at the Japan works of A Cragin. One sufferer begged to be killed to end his misery as all flesh exposed to the blaze peeled away.
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New York
John Monahan
John Conway
Japan Works
A. Cragin
Belmont
Harrison
Guernsey
Ohio Central Coal Company
Cincinnati
Matt Williams
Geo. Gilbert
Alf
Turner
Alice Porter
John Graham
Hamilton County
Columbus
John Lewis
Mead
Carrollton
Canton
Sam Bakney
Alliance
Reese
Columbus Boot.and Shoe Company
Norris
Nelsonville
Poisoning at Burnside harms several. ministry family affected
A September 11 report from Burnside details a poisoning incident at a wedding night where D. D. Stoner and Mrs. M J Scott were among victims. Seventeen people including the bride and minister John Wilson Jennie Estinghausen and Mrs Bree den were poisoned and are said to die.
Boston and New Fo railroad revival proposed
In Boston on September 11 a meeting revived plans for a railroad between New Fo and Boston. The proposed line would cover 190 miles in rare hours with a double track estimated to cost 25 million dollars.
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Boston
Weconics
New Fo
Oil Tank Struck By Lightning at National Transit Plant
A 35,000 barrel oil tank owned by the National Transit Company was struck by lightning at a plant on September 10. Firefighters and workers conducted strenuous efforts to save the structure and prevent a larger blaze.
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Crry
Prewrn
National Transit Company
Ako Mnoon
Enby
Iast
The Crops. Condition Reports on Wheat Corn and More
Agricultural bureau reports September condition of cotton corn oats potatoes and tobacco varies by state. Cotton suffers from drought and heat with rust shed bolls and bollworm. Texas lowest. Wheat and corn yield forecast near average with high yield leaders. Potatoes show rot in New England. tobacco remains strong. European demand pressures limit surplus. world stocks not excessive.
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Washington
Texas
North Carolina
Atlantic
Tember
Ndoo Carolina
South Carolina
Iscorgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
California
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Tennessee
Oregon
Iowa
Kansas
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Mississippi
Maine
New England
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Pennsplivania
Maryland
Virginia
London
Department
Michigan Crops Report Weighs In From 772 Correspondents
The Secretary of State reports 772 correspondents from 597 townships show 179 600 acres of wheat threshed to August 25 averaging 16 1 3 bushels per acre for a Michigan total near 26 million bushels, 50 000 more than last year at the same date. Corn 89 percent, potatoes 93, apples 67, peaches 18 per cent of average.
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Michigan
Laneine
Mion
Cholera toll rises in Naples as King Humbert advised to flee
Naples reports 965 new cholera cases and 366 deaths in the last 24 hours. Ministers urge the king to leave the city, which he refuses. The king plans a mercy visit to populous quarters and meets the archbishop en route, described as a poignant encounter.
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Naples
Humbert
Tobacco crop judged best in years by New England Homestead surveys
Exhaustive reports from five hundred correspondents show seed leaf tobacco growing sections in the United States near harvest time produce the best growth and quality in years. Ohio Illinois and Indiana tobacco counties report unfavorably.
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Springfield
Mass
New England
United States
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Desperado Ed Howell Shot Dead by Officer in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Arkansas Ed Howell a Memphis desperado and participant in the Doran Flynn affair returned at eight o'clock and drew a pistol during a confrontation with police chief Toler who wrested the weapon and fatally shot Howell. Howell was known for frequent affrays and gun trouble.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Howell
Memphis
Toler
Distress among the Poor Amid Mill Closures
Distress rises in the city as numerous mills close, leaving many workers unemployed and families strained. The report notes hardship among the poor and calls for relief or community assistance.
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Prrrspukg
Distillery Explosion Kills One and Injures Several
The Enterprise Distillery cookers exploded this morning tearing the building apart. T. H. Hieronymus Hat ter, the engineer, and Geo Crail were badly scalded. Andy Duffy was thrown seventy feet and killed instantly.
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Prxm
Ixu
Enterprise
T. H. Hieronymus
U. S
Gonger
Hatter
Geo. Crail
Andy Duffy
Kate Steel Company Warns of Wage Cuts in Pittsburg
Erin Notified, Pa, September 11. The Kate Steel Company of Pittsburg said workers must accept a wage reduction or operations would be suspended due to weak trade.
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Erin
Kate Steel Company
Pittsburg
France and China Face Treaty Strain Over Tonquin Crisis
Paris reports that China will withdraw garrisons from Tonquin after a month, citing adherence to the Tsen Tsin provisional treaty. France is urged to respect the third article and defer indemnity demands, while China seeks a definitive treaty discussion in Tiensin to preserve relations and outline mutual sincerity. The Li Yamen rejects external pressure and calls for formal negotiations with France.
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Paris
Tsung of Yamen
China
Tonquin
France
Li Yamen
Patenotre
Tien Tsin
Tsung Li Yamen
Mint Director orders annual report on gold and silver output
Washington reports Mr. Burchard Director of the Mint directs mint superintendents assay officers to report the 1886 gold and silver production by state. He notes silver output likely fell last year and anticipates unknown 1886 figures while bullion prices calm. Vaults to connect new silver vaults with Treasury Building near completion with $45 million capacity.
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Washington
Burchard
Mint
Ois
Teller
Colorado
London
Treasury
Fatal explosion maims worker in Pennsylvania lake
A Prussian laborer near Somerset Pennsylvania was mixing powder from a keg when a smoldering spark ignited the powder. The blast tore flesh from his body and left his skull bare with nose and eyes blown out. He died within minutes.
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Somerset
Pennsylvania
Devastating Flood Levels Carprewa Fallus Sept 12
The water has dropped six feet in a day as the city counts extensive flood damage. Fifteen city buildings and twenty from the south side were swept away. Bridges are mostly destroyed across the country. Estimated losses exceed 1,000,060 dollars. Reconstruction begins immediately.
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Carprewa
Justifiable homicide debate over yacht wreck survivor case
London papers debate the killing of boy Parker by Mignonette survivors to stay alive. Public opinion largely supports the act as justifiable homicide. The prisoners were cheered in London as they were released on bail.
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London
Parker
Dry goods imports at New York port rise this week
New York reports weekly dry goods imports totaling 2,849,219 with 2,979,897 marketed. Since July 1, imports reach 489,041,615 while year earlier figures stood at 91,691,018. marketing totals are 86,214,584 versus 90,458,813 in 1885.
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New York
New York Pause Reports Weekly Casualty Totals
The seven day period ending September reports 220 failures across the United States and Canada, with 192 in the U S and 28 in Canada. The Pacific and Western states, and New York City, bore most losses while other regions were lighter.
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New York
R. G. Dunn
United States
Canada
Pacific
Constable Fights Buzzard in Pennsylvania Wood
Constable J M Bowman of Lancaster County pursued the notorious Buzzard near the Chester County line. A violent struggle followed and Buzzard was shot but escaped into the woods.
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Reaping, Pa
J. M. Bowman
Lancaster County
Chester County Line
Buzzard
Barker Ben Johnson Hanged After Prolonged Trial
Cincinnati records note the execution of the barker Ben Johnson at 10 oclock. He maintained his innocence to the end as the noose ended his case.
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Cincinnati
Ben Johnson
Picture on handkerchief craze colonizes Chatham street stalls
A Chatham street dealer says the swell handkerchief now bears a picture of a famous actress and has become a craze among young men who want their girls pictured on the corner. Photos are prepared cheaply by a plate process via illustrated-paper methods.
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Chatham Street
Illustrated Papers
N. S. Graphic
Ohio Deaths and Disasters Chronicle From Cincinnati to Zanesville
State news items report Ernest Hesse of Cincinnati as respondent in a death by self-inflicted shooting. Several murder sentences and accidental deaths occur across Cincinnati, Delphos, Newark, Wooster, and others. Numerous injuries from machinery, trains, and falls, with lawsuits, drownings, and scandals listed, plus bank consolidation and local crime notes.
Birthplace debated for Republican origin in Maine history
The Strong Maine celebration speaker praises the Maine origin claim for the Republican party framed with Homeric analogy. Dingley recounts 1854 events in Franklin County where three conventions merged to form the Republican party, while opponents see reform as spoils for Democrats.
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Vermont
Maine
Strong
Michigan
General Scott
Anti-Savery
Missule
New England
Commonwealths
Free Soilers
Blaine
Dingley
Franklin County
Republican Party
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Reform rhetoric and the 1876 Democratic split
The piece attacks Democrats as reformers in name only, citing Samuel J. Tilden and 1880 politics, alleging fraud and bribery to win elections. It argues the party uses reform as a cloak while pursuing self interest, sheltering Cleveland and opposing tariff, with focus on Curtis, Purcell, Butler, Kelly, and Morrison bill fallout.
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United States
Simly
Cleveland
Satan
Reform
Samuel J. Tilden
Samuel
Moses
Yanaan
Morey
Hancock
Blaine
New York
Curtis
Democratic Party
Purcell
General Butler
Kelly
Abraham Lincoln
Y. Tribune
A Mortifying Confession of Massachusetts Republicans
A Maryland American editorial brands a Massachusetts Republican creed as a confession that its signers acted against their convictions in past votes. It argues the signers, eight to ten years in the making, only oppose Blaine now and would have supported him earlier if nominated, blaming their failed bid for motive.
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Maine
Dingley
Commonwealth
Horace Greeley
Anson P. Morrill
Khree Sotlers
John P. Hale
Pierce
General Scott
Hale
Free Soiler
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Ias
Blaine
Baltimore American
Hoar
John Quian
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Washington
California
Cleveland
San Francisco Bulletin
The
Buffalo
Boston
Sodom
Cleveland Ador
Colored postmaster in Barnwell faces intimidation attack
Thomas G. Robinson, postmaster at Bamberg in Barnwell County South Carolina, received threats and gunfire from a mob demanding his resignation. Despite damage and fear, he continued duties as officials investigated. The piece links the assault to white-supremacy efforts and notes census-based racial imbalances in the county.
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Thomas G. Robinson
Bamberg
Barnwell County
S. C
Robinson
Kinson
Midway
Petson
Varn
Depestmaens
South Carolina
Barnwell
North
Johnson
Associated Press
Repub
Butler and Blaine in the 1890s campaign discourse
The piece weighs Butler's candidacy and its impact on the Democratic and Republican contests. It notes Cleveland as an adversary target, Butler drawing labor and Irish-American support, and Blaine's readiness to confront attacks, with commentary from Irish World and various papers on party dynamics and reform loyalties.
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Nhce
Aires
Utler
Cleveland
Butler
Democratic
Democratic Party
Bolt
Clermont Gourier Advertising Rates and Terms
Legal and all Transient Advertisements priced at $1 per square for ten lines with fifty cents for each extra insertion. A liberal yearly reduction offered. Business cards up to six lines inserted for $6 per year.
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Clermont Gourier
Threats of Election Fraud and Racial Violence Rise in West Virginia
The Toledo Blade reports a heated political climate with claims of Republican carloads of Black voters, threats of voter exclusion without a registration law, and warnings that Bourbon control may rely on force and intimidation to win. The piece condemns such rhetoric and calls out alleged incitement by Representative Gibson and the state administration’s unpopular powers.
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West Virginia
Congress
Sh Np
Dndee Soares
Gibson
Uate
Stephen B. Elkins
Bson
National House of Presentati
Toledo Blade
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Bacciocco
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Wood County
Mike Donnelly
East Front Street
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John McConnell
Northfield
Summit County
Levi Osman
Boston Township
Aaron Vivers
Claudie Viers
Odd Fellows
Defiance
W. C. Holgate
Jacob F. Apt
Caledonia
Tros. Donnelly
Steubenville
Ohio Iron Company
Zanesville
Martin Darnell
Harriet M. Woods
U. S. Supreme Court
Wm. B. Woods
Newark
Wooster
David Knox
Fred Mueller
Mt. Adams Street Railway
Morrow Couney
T. E B. Powell
Delaware
Henry Dannecker
Long’s Mill
Dannecker
Wilim Donaldson
Isaac Donaldson
Lima
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J. B. Ehrenfried
Tiffin Manufacturing Company
Jacob Hunkle
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
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Enon
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John Kaull
Mexico
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Philadelphia Enquirer
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Jo Foraker
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