Ashes Scatter Lumber Town Fire Destroys 40 Million Feet
A major blaze in Menominee Michigan began at 3 30 PM in a pile of lath owned by A Spies and rapidly consumed the lumber district including mills of A Spies Girard Lumber and Bay Shore Lumber. The fire prompted aid from Marquette Green Bay and Oshkosh. Loss estimated at 500000 with 400000 in lumber burnt and much property damaged. By 8 PM danger abated as flames were controlled and residents saved household effects.
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Menominee, Mich
A. Spies
Girard Lumber Company
Bay Shore Lumber Company
Main Street
Marquette
Green Bay
Oshkosh
Upper Main Street
Hawthorne Returns as Sunbeam Missing Off Manitowoc
The yacht Hawthorne owned by Daniel McConnell of Chicago arrived at the Milwaukee breakwater at six after clearing Green Bay earlier. She faced a strong blow off Manitowoc but stayed offshore. no sign of the Canadian yacht Sunbeam, carrying Lord Haddeau and party from Sturgeon Bay, has been heard since Monday night, though not yet declared lost.
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Milwaukee
Hawthorne
Daniel McConnell
Chicago
Green Bay
Manitowoc
Sunbeam
Sturgeon Bay
Lord Cecil Haddeau
Special Train Sent to Aid Michigan Towns in Forest Fire Crisis
Reports from Whitedale and Gulliver east of Manistique say forest fires threaten destruction. A special train carried 35 relief workers to the two towns after a wireless message requested help from authorities on the Soo road.
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Manistique, Mich
Aung. 2
Whitedale
Gulliver
Soo Road
Four Drown in Garden Creek Cloudburst
A Casper Wyoming dispatch reports four people drowned at the head of Garden Creek during a cloudburst near Omaha on August 2. The victims include two Harris children and Mrs. Newby and her daughter, recently from Nebraska.
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Garden Creek
Wyoming
Omaha
Casper Wy
Harris
Newby
Nebraska
Ampitheater Section Collapses at Illinois Track Event
A section of the ampitheater at the new mile track in Proria Illinois collapsed injuring several spectators. William Rosenberger fell about 40 feet with internal injuries possibly fatal. Michael Sherer suffered serious injuries and about six others were only slightly hurt.
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Proria
Ills
New Mile
William Rosenberger
Michael Sherer
Calumet Missing Tug Stranded After Storm
The tug Calumet of Chicago is feared lost after disappearing in a Monday night storm while the Mollie Spencer from Chicago delivered coal in Milwaukee. Captain Charles Roach reported the message from Calumet owners and the crew remains missing.
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Calumet
Milwaukee
Mollie Spencer
Chicago
Charles Roach
Fire danger eases in Gladstone area after Wood resort blaze
Gladstone Michigan August 2 The fire near May Wood pleasure resort stole into the afternoon with strong northern winds still fanning flames. Officials say the danger to the city is passed though remaining fires keep crews alert.
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Gladstone
Mich
May Wood
Here
Summer Hotel Burned in Tongawatha Fire
A summer hotel in Tongawatha, near Madison, Wisconsin, was destroyed by a night fire. The building loss was estimated at 20,000 with full insurance. Guests escaped unharmed.
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Madison
Wis
Tongawatha
Preparing to Sell State Lands
Land Commissioner Lockhart travels southeast to select salable tracts to be offered for sale this year. Last year most land was disposed of, leaving only the better tracts for sale in the current season.
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Pierre
Lockhart
Central Pacific Avoids Receivership With Bond Extension
A San Francisco report states Central Pacific railroad has temporarily dodged receivership by negotiating with foreign bondholders to extend bond payments due for three years.
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San Francisco
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Pottawatomies on the Path Rally in Kansas
Jackson County Sheriff Naylor arrives in Topeka to request state troops to suppress an armed Indian uprising on the Pottawatomie reservation. About 50 heavily armed Indians confront the sheriff and posse as they attempt to arrest white land leasers amid land disputes and haying activity.
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Jackson County
Kan
Topeka
Naylor
Pottawatomie Reservation
Posse
Flood Devastates Fort Scott as Two Boys Drowned
In Fort Scott Kansas an unprecedented rainstorm drops 4.22 inches in seven hours flooding the southeast corner. Two boys Walter Austin and Willie Gould drown on a principal street while their father O Austin is rescued after being swept 200 yards. Missouri Pacific service stalled. bridge crossing washed away. train traffic partly abandoned.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Walter Austin
Willie Gould
O. Austin
Striking Miners Hold Fast in Ishemping and Hoventon Protests
In Ishemping and Hoventon Michigan on July 31, miners demonstrated with bands and banners at Union Park while unions press for better pay. Marquette county business is paralyzed as managers keep quiet on raises, believed 10 to 25 percent, with surface workers especially underpaid and laid off after an ultimatum.
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Ishpeming
Mich
Union Park
Union
Hoventon
Marquette County
Gladstone Danger Amid Western Swamp Fire
Flames roared through swamps west and northwest of Gladstone Michigan destroying buildings on the Hammer property owned by W D Washburn Jr of Minneapolis. The Soo railway mobilized all staff and equipment, winds blew gale like from the north, smoke blinded streets, and fire crews worked all day to dampen embers while reports spoke of heavy fires between Sault Ste Marie and Trout Lake.
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Gladstone
Mich
Goodman
Soo Railway
Hammer
W. D. Washburn, Jr
Minneapolis
Sault Ste. Marie
Trout Lake
Government Assay Service Faces Loss Probe
The treasury secretary sent letters to assay agents at multiple ports asking for last year’s ore import totals and grades. Officials believe revenue losses arose from corrupt or negligent assay agents who understate ore grade to reduce duties. The inquiry aims to reveal possible criminal developments.
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WashingTon
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Infantry Ordered to Front From Market Lake to Jacksons Hole
Five infantry companies arriving Sunday night leave Market Lake for Jacksons Hole at dawn. The trek will take about ten days as cavalry cover twenty miles daily. Authorities hope to lure peaceful surrender from nearby Indians, though a 300-strong band pursues the troops toward Jacksons Hole.
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Sat Lake
Herald
Market Lake
Ida
Jacksons Hole
Montana Ore Train Wreck Near Wickes Kills Hobo
An ore train on the Montana Central suffered a catastrophic bridge collapse after a wheel failure east of Wickes. Thirteen cars fell, the engine and a car cleared the ditch, a brakeman was injured, and a passing negro hobo was killed in the wreck.
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Harttford
Mon
Montana Central
Wickes
Chappell Claims Father Insane Over Holmes Skeleton Tale
Charles C. Chappell, son of M. G. Chappell, asserts his father is insane and has long been of unsound mind. He believes his father knows nothing of Holmes' activities and has claimed to have assisted Holmes with articulated skeletons.
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Cuicano
Charles C. Chappell
M. G. Chappell
Holmes
Young Chappell
Sunbeam Yacht Missing After Sturgeon Bay Departure
Milwaukee August 1 The Canadian yacht Sunbeam disappeared after leaving Sturgeon Bay last Tuesday. Her owner Commodore English has sent telegrams along the west shore seeking any trace, but no information has been received.
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Milwaukee
Sunbeam
Sturgeon Bay
Commodore Englis
Strike talks ease at Cleveland Rolling Mill
In Cleveland on July 31 the strike chief said a general walkout on August 1 is unlikely as talks continue. The Red Mill workers report a 10 to 15 percent wage advance has been granted by the Cleveland Rolling Mill company amid ongoing labor discussions.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
Stowe Sues Chicago for 3 Million Over Cedar Block Patent
Harry M. Stowe sues Chicago for 3,000,000 claiming he secured a cedar block paving patent in 1874 and the city has used the method without paying royalties. He cites city officials and the patent as the basis for his claim. The suit was filed in Chicago on August 1.
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Chicago
ChicaGco
Harry M. Stowe
Cholera Toll Climbs in Japan With 5000 Dead
YOKOHAMA July 30. Since the outbreak began 9000 persons have been attacked and over 5000 have died. The epidemic continues to devastate the region as health officials monitor spread and seek containment.
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Yokohama
Japan
Purify Your Blood with Hood’s Sarsaparilla
The ad claims the blood is impure and thin causing fatigue, weak appetite, and sleeplessness. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is advertised to purify the blood, restore appetite, tone the stomach, and invigorate nerves. The tonic is described as easy to take and effective, priced at 25 cents.
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Hood
Hoop
Simon Wormser of J S Wormser Bank Dies Sudden
Simon Wormser of the banking firm J S Wormser died suddenly last night in New York. Authorities attribute the death to a stroke of apoplexy. He was well known in California and across the United States.
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New York
Simon Wormser
Nevada Senator Stewart Injures Knee in Car Incident
Senator Stewart of Nevada suffered a dislocated knee cap after his knee caught a car handle rail when alighting last night. The accident occurred in Washington as he exited the vehicle.
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Washington
Stewart
Nevada
Elevators Burned in Crookston Fire
A fire in Crookston Minnesota destroyed the Minnesota and Dakota and the Corser company elevators during the morning. Both buildings were unoccupied when the blaze started and authorities suspect tramps set the fire.
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Crookston
Minn
Minnesota
Dakota
Corser Company
Storm Winds Ravage BoonEVILLE Property
The August 31 storm in BoonEVILLE Missouri brought the city the worst wind event on record. No fatalities are reported but property damage is extensive across homes and businesses. Local authorities assess damage levels and begin preliminary surveys.
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Booneville
Thousands of Acres Under Water In Sedgwick County
Wichita Kansas reports the Arkansas River flooded its banks on August 1, submerging thousands of acres in Sedgwick County. Many families forced to abandon homes as flood levels rise higher than since 1877, with heavy damage anticipated.
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Wichita
Kan
Arkansas
Sedgwick County
Streets Turn to Rivers as Denver Ends Work
Torrential rain drenched Denver for two hours in the afternoon halting all business. Streets became rushing rivers and many cellars flooded as city life paused.
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Denver
Flood Buries Crops As Twelve Pole River Reaches Record High
Reports from Hountington West Virginia say the Twelve Pole river was at midnight’s peak, with thirty hours of continuous rain washing away entire fields of growing crops in the Upper Twelve Pole valley.
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Hountington
W. Va
Twelve Pole Valley
Twelve Pole
Colored Murderer Hanged in Ohio Penitentiary Annex
William Taylor, colored, was executed shortly after midnight in the annex of the Ohio penitentiary for the murder of Isaac Yoakma, an aged farmer of Franklin County. He died game.
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Columbus
William Taylor
Ohio Penitentiary
Isaac Yoakma
Franklin County
Mayor ousts detectives over corruption charges in Sioux City
In Sioux City Iowa on July 26 the mayor removed Chief of Detectives Morrison and Sergeant Franciscans for incompetency and corruption. He also demanded resignations from Chief of Police Young and Captain Petrie, but they refused. No final action announced yet.
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Sioux City
Morrison
Franciscans
Young
Captain Petrie
Accident at Camp Douglass Fire Breach Injures Soldier
Camp Douglass Wis July 26 A shocking accident during a battery drill honoring General Rug gles left Gun Corporal Thomas of piece No 1 fatally injured when the breech block blew out as he loaded a second charge nearly severing his right arm from his body.
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Camp Douglass
Camp Dovatass
Wis
Ruggles
Thomas
Grand Sigma Chi session opens with 200 delegates
The annual session of the grand chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity opened in Cincinnati with 200 delegates. The report lists 900 members overall, including Grover Cleveland.
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Grover Cleveland
Cincinnati
Grand Chapter
The
Sigma Chis of the
United States
Escaped Jail Break Through Roof in Jefferson Indiana
Kenney and Harrison broke jail in Jefferson Indiana by escaping through a roof hole made by an outside third party. Kenney was held on rape charges awaiting grand jury action.
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Jefferson
Castoria Recalled Phrase Echoes Through Ad Copy
An old advertising jingle traces the refrain When Baby was sick we gave her Castoria through generations noting the brand’s long running use from infancy to parenthood.
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Castoria
Harner's Magazine in 1895 previews and plans
The 1895 December issue will begin The Simpletons by Thomas Hardy and feature Recollections of Joan of Arc by Louis De Conte under a popular persona. January will showcase Charleston and the Carolinas, North Africa imagery, Chinese life stories by Julian Ralph, and the first chapters of A Three Part Novel by Richard Harding Davis, along with illustrated prospectus and binding cases available.
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Thomas Hardy
Trilby
Joan of Arc
Sieur Louis de Conte
Maid of Orleans
Charleston
Carolinas
Africa
Bane
Julian Ralph
Ette
Richard Harding Davis
Harper's Periodicals Price List
Harper's Magazine price is listed at $400 per year with Harper's Weekly and Harper's Bazaar at 4 and 406 respectively. Harper's Young People priced at 26, free to subscribers in the United States Canada and Mexico. Address Harper and Brothers New York.
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Shannon & Longstaffp
Dakota Huronite
Huron
8. D
Geo. W. Best
Tribune
New York City
New York Weekly Tribune
Harper’s Magazine
Harper’s
Harper's Bazar
Harper's Young People
United States
Canada
Mexico
Harper & Brothers N.Y
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Allcock’s
Brandreth
Rootbeer
Chas. E. Sais Company
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Infantry
Jack
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Chichester
Chichester Chemical Co
Madison Square
Philada
Parker
OX & CO
Winston
N. C
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Anderson Brown
Salisbury
Chappell
Julian
Claus Blixt
Miss Ging
Stillwater
Blixt
Wormser
Senator Stewart
Coton
Colombia
Swichmen
Panama
West Superior
Douglass County
Lake Superior Lumbering Company
R. B. Langdon
Langdon
Colums
Savannah
Miles
E. B. Sutton
Ways Station
Elehart
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