All Idle Plants Resuming and Manufacturing Lines Improve
Bradstreets notes sustained strength in demand, higher steel and iron production, and many first class plants back in service. Iron and steel rebound surpasses prior depressions with improved conditions across manufacturing, especially steel-using sectors. West shows activity from St Louis to Minneapolis while Pacific trade and foreign commerce rise in Seattle Tacoma and related routes.
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New York
Bradstreets’ Gays
St. Louis
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ohio Valley
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Tacoma
Consolidation Favored in Northern Pacific Strife
New York reports stunning statements in President Brayton Ives' removal application that widen conflict among Northern Pacific receivers and major security holders. The push favors union with the Great Northern, with Deutsche Bank and others seeking settlement terms and consolidation proponents attempting to buy offered consolidations as control of the market remains vigilant and manipulated.
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New York
Brayton Ives
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Deutsche Bank
Germany
Stubborn contest over ousting Northern Pacific receivers
Attorneys for the Northern Pacific plan a stubborn defense against Pettit's suit to oust the receivers. Ex Senators Spooner Dolph and C. W. Bunn arrived for strategy sessions in Tacoma as J. M. Ashton maps the defense. Receiver Payne traveled to Portland while Bunn denies any offer to Andrew Burleigh.
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Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific
Pettit
Seattle
John C. Spooner
C. W. Bunn
St. Paul
J.N. Dolph
Oregon
J. M. Ashton
Western
Payne
Portland
Mr. Bunn
Western Counsel
Andrew F. Burleigh
Iron mining firms boost wages at Norway mines
A dispatch from Iron Mountain reports that the Pennsylvania Iron Mining Company operating the East Vulcan West Vulcan and Currie mines at Norway has raised wages by 10 and 25 percent effective August 1. The Aragon company at Norway followed with the same increases.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Iron Mountain
Mich
Pennsylvania Iron Mining Company
East Vulcan
West Vulcan
Currie
Norway
Aragon Company
Water Shut Off Maintained on Fox River Mills
Acting Secretary of War Doe, on the chief engineer’s recommendation, orders the Fox river water kept off because outflow is not enough to supply water for the mills.
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Washington
Doe
Fox River
Storm Strands Steamer City of St. Louis at Lake Minnetonka
The steamer City of St. Louis carrying 350 Typothetae excursionists was caught in a storm on Lake Minnetonka. Unable to land the vessel was beached off Lake Park and the frightened passengers landed without serious injuries.
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Minneapolis
City of St. Louis
Lake Minnetonka
Lake Park
Accident at Chapin mine in Iron Mountain kills worker
An extensive cave in at the Chapin mine in Iron Mountain Michigan trapped workers in a room. Charles Faust was killed instantly while John Johnson escaped with serious bruises.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Chapin Mine
Charles Faust
John Johnson
Faust
Johnson
Largest foreclosure suit in county begun in Sioux Falls
The Sioux Falls Granite company faces a record foreclosure action in Sioux Falls. The suit seeks to recover $120,023.40 on the entire property, described as the largest such case in the county and likely the state.
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Sioux Fall
Sioux Falls
Iowans Killed by Lightning
Arthur Johnson and J. Johnson brothers and A. C. Anderson were killed by lightning while threshing near OpEBoLtT Iowa. They sought shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm.
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Opeboltt
Arthur
J. Johnson
A.C. Anderson
Were They Bimetallists Pickpocketed Delegates Robbed
Four St. Louis delegates to the Perthe Springs convention were robbed on the midnight train near Sepain Missouri. Pickpockets took two silver watches and two pocket books with contents. Authorities trace the thieves to St. Louis crooks.
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Sepain
St. Louis
Perthe Springs
Seven Dead and Eight Missing From Broadway Collapse
The body of Augustus Phillips, 48, a driver, was recovered in the afternoon from a collapsed Broadway building, raising the death toll to seven. Three more bodies were found in the morning, and eight people remain missing.
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New York
Augustus Phillips
Broadway
Burlington and Missouri River Railway to Louisville coal fields
The Rocky Mountain News reports unofficial but current plans to extend the Burlington and Missouri River railroad to Louisville Colorado coal fields. Surveyors are in the field and the line is expected to open for business by October 1 or sooner.
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Denver
The
Rocky Mountain News
Burlington and Missouri River
Louisville
Colo
Corn crop outlook in Illinois favors record harvest
Springfield Illinois reports from the state department of agriculture confirm favorable conditions for corn. Officials say the growing season has been exceptionally favorable for corn growth and cultivation, forecasting one of the largest and finest crops in the state's history.
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Springfield
Lls
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa Corn Damaged by Heat and Wind in Central Iowa
Marshalltown Iowa August 12 A fierce southwest wind has persisted for two days with temperatures around 94 degrees causing corn blades to wilt and twist. the droughty weather threatens serious injury to the Central Iowa crop unless conditions change soon.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
Electric trains collide injuring a dozen in Indianapolis
At 9 a m two heavily loaded Broad Ripple street cars collided at Illinois and twenty sixth streets. At least a dozen were injured. The accident was caused by a motorman failing to throw a switch.
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Indianapolis
Broad Ripple
Illinois
Twenty-sixth Streets
Courts May Resolve Omaha Fire Police Board Dispute
Governor Holcomb favored court settlement from the start as the injunction case failed to resolve who holds the office. Judge urged quo warranto action against the Churchill Russell appointees, with the current board ready to join in a legal challenge.
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Omaha
Fire and Police Board
Holcomb
Churchill-Russell
Bookkeeper Leehmer Arrested for Embezzlement in Cleveland
George W. Leehmer, longtime bookkeeper at the city workhouse, was arrested Sunday on embezzlement charges. He was found dead in his cell at the central police station by evening, a suicide indicated by the circumstances. The shortage totaled about $4,000.
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Cleveland
George W. Leehmer
City
Central
Insurgent Leader Marcos Garcia Joins Rebellion
Tampa report confirms Marcos Garcia mayor of San Espiritu and insurgent chief has joined the insurgents with 2,700 men, according to private steamer advices from Cuba.
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Tampa
Fla
Marcos Garcia
San Espiritu
Cuba
Tax Levy Doubles in Pierre After State Board Action
Pierre August 10 The state board of equalization completed its work and set the levy at 4.7 mills. The state levy normally is 2 mills but due to the Taylor defalcation the legislature ordered a 4.7 mill levy for this year, increasing local tax expectations.
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Pierre
State Board of Equalization
Test Suit to Probe Express Rates by Rail Commissioners
St Pavut Aug 10 Express firms fail to provide rate and business statements as demanded by law. Railroad commissioners prepare to file a test suit to enforce compliance.
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St. Pavut
City council voids Edison street railway franchise
Appleton Wisconsin August 10 at a common council meeting a resolution was adopted declaring null and void the Edison Electric company's street railway franchise due to failure to operate cars as required. No cars have run since water power was cut off July 15.
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Appleton
Wis
Common Council
Edison Electric Company
Plowing by Electricity Report From Leipsig
Consul Doe derling reports in Leipsig on electric plows in Germany showing cheaper operation by electricity than steam. The memo to the state department highlights manufacture and use of electric powered plows.
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Washington
Doederling
Leipsig
State Department
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Offer Seasonal Relief
The advertisement claims tiredness signals impure blood and debility, urging Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for disease susceptibility and seasonal weakness. It promotes Hood's Pills as a gentle, effective bowel and liver aid priced at 25 cents.
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Hood
Calderon Challenges Casin to Duel Over Ezeta Rift
San Francisco August 13 Senor Calderon consul for Salvador has challenged M Casin president of the Central American Development company to deadly combat after a quarrel sparked by Ezeta’s arrival. Casin refuses to use weapons preferring fists. Calderon once a friend of Casin now estranged amid Ezeta’s enmity.
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San Francisco
Senor Calderon
Salvador
M. Casin
Central American Development Company
Casin
Ballen
Ecuador
Calderon
Kearney Street
Ezeta
Indians Not the Thieves Rescuing Party Members Caught
Market Lake Idaho August 9 six men from a rescuing party of 15 who came from Lander were found to have committed robberies in the valley. They were pursued 35 miles, captured, and the stolen property was recovered.
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Market Lake
Ida
Lander
Canada’s Foreign Trade With United States Tops Predecessors
A forthcoming Agriculture Department bulletin detailing Canada’s trade with the United States shows exports rising from 89 million to 118 million dollars between 1885 and 1894, imports from 109 million to 123 million, and total trade from 198 million to 241 million, with UK surpassing the U S in later years.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Dominion
United State
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland
Duluth Rail Line Secures $2 5 Million Bonds
The Duluth Mississippi River and Northern railroad filed a trust deed transferring all its property to the New York Central Trust company to secure $2,500,000 in bonds. Each bond is $1,000, interest at 5 percent, with a limit of $30,000 per mile for the extension.
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Duluth, Mississippi River and Northern Railroad
Duuth
New York Central Trust Company
Foreign Population of Shanghai
Consul General Jernigan reports from North China News extracts the June 24 census in Shanghai showing 4 784 total foreigners. English 1 936 Portuguese 731 Americans 328 Germans 314 Eurasian 260 Japanese 250 and the rest from other nations.
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Shanghai
Wasa Hington
Jernigan
State Department
North China News
Five Boys Arrested for Burglary Near Sioux City
Five boys aged 7 to 10 were arrested in the brush near South Sioux City on burglary charges. The youths allegedly broke into numerous buildings in the area in recent weeks and secured valuable loot in several cases.
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Sioux City
South
Chicago secretary aids Sioux City plan against local evils
Dr. Carlos Martyn national secretary of the Christian Citizenship league arrives in Sioux City to form a central league unit and confer with the Ministerial association on a campaign against local evils.
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Sioux City
Carlos Martyn
Chicago
Christian Citizenship League
League
Wreck on Atlantic and Pacific Railway Near Mitchell
One person was killed and three or four seriously injured when a baggage car day coach and tourist sleeper derailed and ditched at Mitchell station, 125 miles west of Albuquerque. Miraculously, more lives were not lost.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Atlantic and Pacific Railway
Mitchell
Troops Not Needed At Spring Valley Illinois
State troops will not be ordered to Spring Valley for now as peace is declared. Colonel Hayes E. Bayle, acting for Governor Altgeld, met officials and citizens after arriving at 1 o clock. He reported no deaths so far, though about 100 colored residents were driven from their homes by a mob of Italian, Pole, Bavarian and Hungarian miners.
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Spring Valley
Ills
Huyes E. Bayle
Altgeld
Bayle
Sheriff Clark
Trimble
Boyle
Clark
Dalzell
Italian and others injured in Spring Valley clash
Governor Altgeld received word from Colonel Davis that one Italian was badly injured and may die while one Black individual was injured but will live. Several others were bruised. Reports were exaggerated and no further trouble is feared unless the Italian dies.
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Springfield
Ills
Altgeld
Davis
Spring Valley
Omaha City Council Contempt Dismissed by Judge
Judge Hopewell rebuked 10 Omaha council members for defying court orders by approving bonds for A P A police commissioners. The court had enjoined the action, and imprisonment was anticipated as the district court weighs contempt. The trial drew a crowded courtroom.
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Omaha
Hopewell
Farce leads to death of Jacob Tombs in county hospital
Jacob Tombs died at the county hospital from a skull fracture after a blow from an unknown assailant. Brought in from Argus ville he recalled his name and a wife and family in Ohio before lapsing into unconsciousness. Officials investigate with no clues yet for the murderer.
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Farce
N. D
Jacob Tombs
Argusville
Ohio
Committee of Fifty Chicago Colored Men Head to Spring Valley
Fifty colored men left Rock Island depot at 12:25 a m for Spring Valley to investigate clashes between their race and Italians. Initially 200 armed men were planned, but the group was reduced and deputized to observe and seek justice without violence.
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Chicago
Spring Valley
Cuicano
Rock Island
Smith bound over in killing of Charley White Deer
Viroqua Wis Aug 13 at a preliminary hearing in the case of George Smith the young Indian who shot and killed Charley White Deer at a camp on the Kickapoo river on Friday last the defendant was bound over for trial.
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Charley White Deer
Virogua
Wis
George Smith
Kickapoo River
Prohibition on clergy entry lifted in Central America
Nicaragua and Costa Rica inform steamship agents that priests and nuns may land with free entry, excluding Chinamen. The move ends the earlier landing ban and applies to all other travelers, signaling a shift in regional immigration policy.
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Coton
Colombia
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Receiver for Atlas Iron Construction Company Appointed
Judge Gilder sleeve of the supreme court named Henry C. Williams as receiver for Atlas Iron Construction Company in dissolution proceedings. Assets amount to $78,500 with liabilities of $53,500.
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New York
Gildersleeve
Supreme Court
Henry C. Williams
Atlas Iron Construction Company
Funeral for Mrs. Susan W. Talmage in Brooklyn
The funeral for Susan Whittemore Talmage, wife of Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, was held at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dr. David Gregg praised her life, and interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Talmage
Brooklyn
Susan Whittemore Talmage
T. de Witt Talmage
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
David Gregg
Greenwood Cemetery
Waite Addresses Populists at Fort Worth Camp Meeting
On August 9 in Fort Worth Texas ex Governor Waite of Colorado spoke to a large enthusiastic crowd for the third and final day of the Populist camp meeting. He argued hard times would end and prosperity return if the nation followed the Omaha platform.
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Waite
Fort Worth
Tex
Colorado
Harner's Magazine 1895 preview and features
Harner's Magazine for 1895 announces new works by Thomas Hardy including The Simpletons and a December start, Recollections of Joan of Arc by Louis De Conte, an illustrated Charleston and the Carolinas feature, and Northern Africa themed plates. Julian Ralph to write eight Chinese life stories and Richard Harding Davis to begin A Three Part Novel et de. Complete short stories remain a staple. subscriptions begin with current issue.
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Thomas Hardy
Trilby
Joan of Arc
Sieur Louis de Conte
Maid of Orleans
Charleston
Carolinas
Africa
Harper's Ine
Julian Ralph
Ette
Richard Harding Davis
Bee
Harper's Periodicals Listing and Postage Note
Harper's magazines and periodicals are listed with annual rates and a note that postage is free in the United States and Canada. Address: Harper & Brothers, New York.
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Harper's Magazine
Harper's
Harper's Bazar
United States
Canada
Harper & Brocuers
N,y
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Chichesterc SO
Parker
Colonel Bayle
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Ess
Shannon & Longstaff
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Geo. W. Best
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America’s Leading Review
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America
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