Gobin Wins G A R Commander Vote At Cincinnati Meeting
The G A R encampment ends its session with Cincinnati chosen as the 1898 national encampment site after a tight ballot. Gobin defeats Mack and Linehan for commander in chief as Missouri votes shift and adjutant general is asked to cast the final vote for Gobin making the result unanimous. Archbishop Ireland and General Lew Wallace also spoke in the session.
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Burrao
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Grand Army
San Francisco
Woodruff
California
Ireland
Lew Wallace
Isaac ¥. Mack
Sandusky, O
J. P. S. Gobin
Lebanon
John G. Linehan
New Hampshire
Mack
Linehan
Gobin
Missouri
Illinois
R. B. Brown
Ohio
Adjutant General
Clarkson's Report Sees End of Order Nearing
Clarkson reports traveling 35,000 miles and praising southern reception, notes dedication of Grant tomb and Lincoln statue, warns of dwindling membership and rising suspensions, proposes raising per capita to 3.5 cents. In 1895 national homes cared for 27,335 veterans, with many more in state homes, as older veterans find comfort and peace.
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BuFfaLo
T. S. Clarkson
Grant
Lincoln
Clarkson
Order
P.t
Woman's Relief Corps elects officers in Buffalo
The annual report by Agnes Hitt, national president, notes steady membership but slow growth due to a weak national economy. A national organizer was proposed to build corps in states lacking departments and to assist existing ones. Officers elected include Flora Davy as national president, Sarah A. Mason as senior vice president, Helena Fitzhenry as junior vice president, Etta Tobey as treasurer, and ES M. D. Cummings as chaplain.
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BufFalo
Agnes Hitt
Woman’s Relief Corps
Flora Davy
Duluth
Minn
Sarah A. Mason
Ord
Neb
Helena Fitzhenry
Jersey City
Etta Tobey
Logensport
Ind
Es M. D. Cummings
Kingfisher
Corn Meal in Flour Adulteration Probe
The Agricultural Department investigates charges of wholesale adulteration of flour by mixing corn meal into wheat flour. West coast mills allegedly use up to 10 percent adulteration, undetectable by ordinary trade channels, only visible under the microscope. News notes potential profit and impact on bread quality and nutrition amid large U S flour production.
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Agricultural Department
New York
Journal
Washington
West
United States
Rumored Investment Move Behind Chicago Great Western
The Inter Ocean reports that J P Morgan interests controlling the Northern Pacific and James J Hill's Great Northern hold options for the Chicago Great Western, aiming to create a dominant Northwest carrier. The proposed alliance would link St Paul to Chicago and push to control transpacific trade with Japan Mail Steamship Company, leveraging vast tonnage.
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ChicaGo
Inter-Ocean
Chicago Great Western Railway
J. P. Morgan
Northern Pacific
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Great Western
Northwest
Chicago Great Western
Great Northern
St. Paul
Nippon Gusen Kaisha
Japan Mail Steamship Company
Cholera Breaks Out in North Hampshire Regiment
Special dispatch from Bombay reports cholera outbreak among the North Hampshire regiment of British soldiers stationed in India. The diagnosis and impact are not fully detailed, but the notice confirms a health crisis affecting military units.
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London
Bombay
Northampshire
Minnesota derby winner in Browns Valley noted
Minor items list Alice K owned by Dr. Bacon of St. Paul winning the Minnesota coursing derby at Browns Valley. Judge Acheson issues a federal court decision in Pittsburgh striking down the Pennsylvania alien tax law. North German Gazette reports Dr. von Holleben named German ambassador to the United States.
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Alice K
Bacon
St. Paul
Browns Valley
Acheson
United States
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
von Holleben
Stuttgart
Wurtemburg
Baseball Scores and Standings From Detroit to Brooklyn
Western League results include Detroit defeating Minneapolis 16 to 7. Detroit sits at .509, Milwaukee .595, St. Paul .613, Indianapolis .726, Columbus .629, Grand Rapids .306, Kansas City .316, Minneapolis .327. National League scores show Washington 6 Saint Louis 1, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburg 4 in nine innings, Baltimore 3 Cincinnati 2, New York 19 Chicago 6, Boston 1 Cleveland 7, Brooklyn 7 Louisville 16. Standings list Boston .686, Baltimore .677, Cincinnati .633, New York .626, Cleveland .530, Chicago .467, Philadelphia .44, Louisville .434, Pittsburg .431, Brooklyn .427, Washington .416, St. Louis .250.
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Detroit
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Grand Rapids
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Louisville
Milwaukee late market report on grain prices
Milwaukee Aug 26 grain report lists No 1 Northern wheat at 98 cents No 2 spring 97 cents December 93 cents Corn No 2 at a sample Oats No 2 white 2244 23 cents Barley No 2 47 cents sample on file
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Milwaukee
Wheat prices in DuLuTH market report
DuLuTH August 26 cash grain values list No 1 hard 1.06 No 1 Northern 1.06 No 2 Northern 0.99 No 3 spring 0.41 rejected 0.81 8 arriving No 1 hard 1.02 No 1 Northern 1.02 September No 1 Northern 0.96 December 0.92
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Duluth
Wheat futures close higher on modest gains in Minneapolis trade
Minneap olis, Aug 26 Wheat futures edged up with August at 1.034, September 1.034, December 0 9 14 and Track No 1 hard at 1.0514. No 1 Northern 1.01 and No 2 Northern around 1.0234 as trading wrapped on the day.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Local Live Poultry and Dairy Prices
CubicaGo August 36 lists live poultry prices from firms including turkeys at 9 10 cents per unit, chickens at 7 7 cents, spring chickens at 9 cents, ducks at 8 8 1 2 cents, butter at 13 cents, dairies at 9 1 2 cents, and eggs at lé cents for fresh stock.
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CubicaGo
Hog and cattle market report from Sout St Paul
Sout St Paul notes hogs up 10c with prices from 3.40 to 4.00. Cattle steady with sales 3.70 to 4.16 for stockers, 2.75 to 2.90 for heifers, 2.90 for cows, 4.50 to 5.00 for calves. Sheep steady with muttons 2.50 to 3.40 and lambs 3.25 to 4.25.
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St. Paul
Grain and meat futures market report for Chicago
Chicago futures quotes list several grain and meat contracts dated August 26. Wheat shows August 99 1/2, September 8 1/2, December 93 1/2, old 92 1/2, May 95 3/4. Corn quotes August 30 3/4, September 8 1/2, December 83 4/5, May 56 28 1/2. Oats display August 18 1/2, September 19 1/2, October 19 1/2, December 9 60, May 28 1/2. Pork futures for August 89 0, September 38 9/10, December 89 7/10.
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Chicago
Harper's Magazine 1897 preview of fiction and features
Conan Harper's Magazine outlines upcoming pieces for 1897 including The Martian by Du Maurier The Pair of Patient Lovers by William Dean Howells short stories by Twain Page Davis Wister Bangs Stuart Thanet Wilkins and others science pieces by Henry Smith Williams and Andrew Wilson American features on Mexico by Lummis and on Africa and the East by Bigelow Smith plus Woodrow Wilson MacMaster Barnes and Forsyth coronation story by Davis illustrated by Woodville. Subscriptions offer one year four dollars postage free in the U S Canada and Mexico.
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The
du Maurier
Trilby
Frank R. Stockton
William Dean Howells
Mark Twain
Thomas Nelson Page
Richard Harding Davis
Owen Wister
John Kendrick Bangs
Ruth McMcEnery Stuart
Mexico
America
Woodrow Wilson
John Bach MacMaster
James Barnes
Sheridan
Gen G . Forsyth
Howell
R. Caton Woodville
Queen Victoria
Harper & Brothers
Harper’s Magazine
Notable Older Figures and Events in Brief News
Des Moines Colonel C. H. Gatch dies while other notices report a fast Mexico mail plan likely by January. Dying Reverend Augustine Hewitt of Paulist Fathers. Iron mine operations resume at Negaunee Michigan. Pension vouchers released to claimants after prior hold. Ornament wins Oakley derby with Tilo second and Fleischman third. Catherine Moser joins Sisters of Mercy novitiate in San Diego. Mrs. John Bradbury and H Russell Ward elope from Los Angeles. Clan na Gael guards in Chicago test Illinois uniformed law. Japan imposes land and tobacco taxes to fund treasury. George C. Bidwell named NYC customs collector. Wilbur Wakeman named NY appraiser. Louis Gallet sentenced to eight years hard labor. appeal planned. Copeland house in Cadillac struck by lightning killing wife and sister and child. Big Joe McAuliffe trains for a bout with Jack Stelzner. National Retail Jewelers Association to hold fifth annual convention at Hotel Cadillac Detroit July 19-20. Thomas J. Kenney murdered aboard battleship Indiana at Brooklyn navy yard.
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Ornament
Tilo
Fleischman
Catherine Moser
St. Louis
Sisters of Mercy
San Diego
Cal
John Bradbury
H. Russell Ward
Los Angeles
Clan-na-Gael Guards
Chicago
Illinois
George C. Bidwell
District of New York
Wilbur F. Wakeman
Louis Gallet
New Orleans
George Copeland
Cadillac
Mich
Big Joe McAuliffe
Jack Stelzner
Pacific Athletic Club
National Retail Jewelers’ Association of the United States
Detroit
Thomas J. Kenney
Indiana
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Philip F. Carter
Personally Conducted Excursions to California
The North Western Line offers weekly personally conducted trips to San Francisco and Los Angeles via a scenic route. Modern sleeping cars provide comfort and convenience, with experienced conductors guiding travelers from Council Bluff to California. Rates and full details available from Chicago & North Western agents.
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North-Western Line
San Francisco
Los Angeles
America
California
Council Bluff
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Collision on Northwestern road smashes two freight engines
A dead end collision occurred at Lafayette bridge near the city limits. Two freight engines were smashed to pieces and the crews escaped by jumping. Also noted are a medical ad for Cascarets and the resignation of A. B. Evans as Des Moines land office register to resume law practice, plus reports of river water vanishing into the artesian basin.
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Waukeer
Lafayette Bridge
Des Moines
Missouri River
Harper's Bazar enters thirtieth volume in 1897
Harper's Bazar is described as an indispensable fashion journal for women entering its thirtieth volume in 1897. Katharine De Forest reports Paris fashions, with patterns, diagrams, and weekly additions from Sandoz Baude and Chapuis. The issue lists serials by Maria Louise Pool and Octave Thanet, plus contributions from noted authors and sections on health, music, embroidery, etiquette, and social notes.
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Katharine de Forest
Paris
New York
Mary E. Wilkins
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Marion Harland
Ruth McEnery Stewart
Viola Roseboro
Margaret Sutton Briscoe
Good Housekeeping
T. W. Higginson
Bazar
Harper’s Bazar
Harper's Weekly marks forty years with 1897 outlook
Harper's Weekly celebrates forty years of publication and previews its plans for 1897. The paper pledges continued zeal in politics, science, arts, and letters and outlines upcoming serials, new departments, and ongoing coverage of world events for American readers.
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Harper's _ealy
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Woman’s' Relief Corps
the Great Western
Mathers
Beadfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Opin
Western League
National League
Late Market Report
Milwaukee Grain
Duluth Grain
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Erie Medical CO
Harpers Magazine
Canada
P. O
C. H. Gatch
Augustine F. Hewitt
D. D
Queen Iron
Negaunee
Interior Department
Tod
Hires Rootbeer
Charles B. Hires Co
Phila
Vim Cycle Company
Wabash Ave
Parker
Enouid
Ilood
Pass Books
Harper’s Bazaar
the Bazar
Sandoz, Baude
Chapuis
Maria Louise Pool
Father Quinnallion
Octave Thanet
Sue
N. Y. City
Harper’s Weekly
Far East
Europe
Peter Newell
W. D. Howell
E. S. Martin
Harper Brothers
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