Catholic Total Abstinence Union Opens 26th Convention in St Louis
In St Louis on August 7 the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America began its 26th annual convention at the Auditorium with Rev James M Cleary of Minneapolis presiding. About 1000 delegates attended after a morning recess and an evening public demonstration featured Gov Stone and Mayor Walbridge among speakers.
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Catholic Total Abstinence Union
St. Louis
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
James M. Cleary
Minneapolis
Cleary
Stone
Walbridge
J. M. Cleary
C. T. A. U.of America
Hard Cash Theite: Nebraska county cash standoff over $14000
Dakota county Nebraska commissioners demanded cash in person from the county treasurer across the river in Dakota City. The treasurer offered a bank certificate instead, sparking a dispute. An armed sheriff escort retrieved the money from Sioux City and returned it within hours.
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Sioux City
Dakota County
Neb
Dakota City
Britain Has Not Yet Acknowledged Brazil Over Trinidad Island
A Reuters Telegram representative said reports Britain recognizing Brazil's sovereignty over Trinidad Island are premature. A solution in Brazil's favor is not impossible, a reliable source indicated from Londony n.
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Londoyn
Reuters Telegram Company
Great Britain
Brazil
Trinidad
Cancer Patient Recounts Cure With S S S Remedy
M M Nicholson of Atlanta Georgia describes a long battle with cancer on the lip and nose. After failing with various doctors and operations, he reports S S S brought relief and a complete cure, noting years of torment followed by rapid improvement.
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M. M. Nicholson
Curran and
Anderson Sts
Atlanta
Trade Review Reports Little Change Across Sectors
Bradstreets notes trade operation largely flat across most lines with weakness in the South and Southwest due to heat. Clothing and shoes show modest Chicago gains, but activity remains below last year. Banks tighten lending, merchants cut accommodation requests, and collections slow. Iron and steel dulls, cotton yarns cut production by half in August, Western packing plants reduce staff, wool remains weak with some mills closing. Overall, slightly more favorable trade reports appear than in prior weeks.
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New York
Western Packing House
Philadelphia
British Troops Defeat Matabele in South Africa Victory
Reports from Cape Town detail Colonel Plumer's column of 700 army troops routing a Matabele force of 5 000 to 7 000. About 500 Matabele warriors were slain after hours of brutal fighting as the British suffered several officers and many soldiers killed or wounded. Chiefs Sokombeo and Umlugulus led five regiments with arms and ammunition.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Plumer
Kershaw
Harvey
Sokombeo
Umlugulus
Wreck Verdict Blames Three Railroad Officials
Atlantic City coroner's jury finds the excursion train wreck near here on July 30 caused by Engineer Farr failing to keep proper control, Towerman Hauser misjudging the right of way, and Engineer Grenier not taking enough care when crossing ahead of a fast express.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Here
Farr
George F. Hauser
John Grenier
Storms in Indiana Cause Major Damage Across Counties
Immense damage reported from RicuMono and Liberty in Indiana as a storm and flood struck the region on August 10. In RicuMono County about 100000 dollars in losses were tallied. Liberty and the Whitewater river basin saw about 250000 dollars in damages, wrecking corn, mills, and other long standing structures washed away by the cloud burst and flood.
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RicuMono
Ind
Liberty
Nebraska State Republican League Convenes in Lincoln
The Nebraska State League of Republicans held its annual convention in Lincoln with about 2,000 delegates in attendance. President Frank Collins presided over the session.
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Nebraska Republican League
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State League of Republicans
Frank Collins
Lacey Renominated by Sixth District Republicans
At the Sixth district Iowa Republicans convention in Orrumwa on August 7, Congressman John F. Lacey of Oskaloosa was unanimously chosen for re election.
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Orrumwa
Iowa
John F. Lacey
Oskaloosa
National Democratic party forms in Indianapolis call for conventions
Aug 10 Indianapolis report: the National Democratic party organizes to contest Chicago platform policy. A national convention is planned for the first week of September in Indianapolis with delegates apportioned to twice the electoral votes of each state. The effort emphasizes sound money and law and order against the Chicago ticket.
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Indianapolis
National Democratic Party
Chicago
Democratic Party
Provisional National Committee
Jefferson, Jackson
Cleveland
United States
National Democratic Party of the
President denies advice on third ticket conference
New York August 10 President Cleveland telegraphed The Evening Post denying any involvement in or advice regarding the Indianapolis conference. He states it is absolutely untrue that he has given any guidance on the proposed third ticket project.
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New York
Cleveland
Evening Post
Indianapolis
Executive committee named by Chairman Palmer
Indianapolis August 10 Chairman Palmer announced his executive committee listing members J M Falkner Alabama John P Hopkins Mihois W D Bynum Indiana W H Halde man Kentucky F W Lehman Mis souri F W M Cutcheon Minnesota Charles Tracey New York Samuel Holding Ohio Ellis B Usher Wisconsin
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Indianapolis
Palmer
J. M. Falkner
Alabama
John P. Hopkins
Mihois
W. D. Bynum
Indiana
W. H. Haldeman
Kentucky
F. W. Lehman
Missouri
F. W. M. Cutcheon
Minnesota
Charles Tracey
New York
Samuel Holding
Ohio
Ellis B. Usher
Wisconsin
Hill Declared Himself Not Confirmed by Jones
August 10 Hineton. Chairman Jones denied any authority for statements that Senator Hill had declared himself to him on the political situation. Jones says Governor Hill keeps his own counsels and awaits the New York state convention in September. He rejected that Hill was “all right” as a binding declaration.
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Illinois
Ohio
Palmer
Kentucky
Louisville
Indianapolis
Trial Starts in Noted Fair Will Contest in California
San Francisco aug 8 after months of skirmishing regarding the pen cil will attributed to Nettie R Craven the last testament of James G Fair is set for merits to be decided the will contest involves about twenty million dollars with motions demurrers and cross complaints and a second will filed a claimed marriage to the mining magnate and a widow seeking 1 5 million in property are part of the tangled case
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San Francisco
United States
Slack
Nettie R. Craven
James G. Fair
Fair
California
Bryan's East Tour Opens Amid Cheers Across Iowa
The Bryan campaign halted at Omaha Council Bluffs Avoca Atlantic Stuart and Des Moines with crowds ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands. He urged restoring the gold and silver standard and stressed citizens must act and accept consequences of their choice.
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Avoca
Mr. Bryan
Atlantic
Mrs. Bryan
Stuart
Des Moines
Bryan
Fourth Street
Tabernacle
Boies
Lords defeat government on Irish Land Bill amendments
In a stormy committee stage the House of Lords defeats the government on Viscount Templetown’s demand for rent based on landlord-improved holdings and on Baron Glencurry’s £50 valuation amendment. The rebellion alarms ministers, who rush to the Commons to report. If Lords stand by the amendments, the bill may be dropped.
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London
House of Lords
Viscount Templetown
Baron Glencurry
House of Commons
Lords
Andree Delays Arctic Crossing Over Wind Delays
Nordkslandsblatt reports from Spitzbergen that Professor Andree will postpone his Arctic balloon crossing to 1897 unless wind shifts soon The note notes there is no midnight sun after August 24 and records the potential delay from the August 10 dispatch.
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Andree
Christiania
Norway
Nordkslandsblatt
Spitzbergen
Arctic
Heat Wave Peaks with Fatal Prostrations
The St Louis observatory read 99 degrees in the afternoon heat. The scorching weather caused twenty prostrations, seven of which proved fatal. In New York five deaths and twenty one prostrations were logged, with the city recorder noting a 91 degree reading at two o clock.
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St.Louis
Signal Service
New York
Brooklyn
Honolulu Millionaire Survives Hat Bullet Robbery Tale
James A. Campbell, a Honolulu millionaire, returned to San Francisco with a bullet hole in his hat after an alleged robbery and two days of captivity. He said two masked men demanded money in a saloon private room and he fought back. he was then released with a nickel for car fare.
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Mr. Bryan
Tabernacle
Sixth Street
Grand Avenue
San Francisco
James A. Campbell
Honolulu
Campbell
Fire destroys Park theater and Tugby’s music hall
A major blaze in Niaarra Falls New York gutted the Park theater Tugby’s music hall and nearby buildings. The International hotel caught fire multiple times with guests fleeing. By 2 am the flames were under control with a loss estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Niaara Falls
N. Y
Park Theater
Tugby’s Music Hall
International Hotel
Veteran of Two Wars Captain Harkins Dies at 75
Captain Abram Harkins, veteran of the Mexican War and a captain in the Second Minnesota infantry, died at age 75. He served as Rochester Minnesota postmaster from 1871 to 1888, and held public trust roles in Minnesota and later South Dakota, where he represented Deuel County in the state legislature.
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Gary
Abram Harkins
Second
Minnesota Infantry
Harkins
Rochester
Minn
Minnesota
South Dakota
Deuel County
Coopers Sue for Damages Over Damaging Letter
Three lawsuits filed in West Superior claim $1,000 each in damages. Plaintiffs Richard Mc Caffery A S Gibbs and William Mc Leod allege Doud & Sons coopers of West Superior wrote a letter to Warren Manufacturing Company of Warren Minnesota describing the coopers as no good.
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Coopers
West Superior
Wis
Richard McCaffery
A. S. Gibbs
William McLeod
Doud & Sons, Coopers
Warren Manufacturing Company
Warren
Minn
Fusion wrangling as Populists and Democrats clash in Nebraska
Nebraska Populists hold state convention to decide fusion terms with Democrats. Governor Holcomb is nominated for governor by acclamation and John Z. Harris for lieutenant governor. A conference committee is named to negotiate placement on the state ticket but fails to finalize an agreement.
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Nebraska
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