Sanitation Work to Start in Jersey City as Officials Act
Surgeon General Wyman and Dr. Hunt join city and state health boards to deploy government and state staff for district inspections. Sanitation will begin at once with streets sprayed and disinfectants used. A suspected cholera case, John Lynch, is in Emergency Hospital. authorities doubt cholera but monitor case to confirm. Lynch recently traveled from Kearney, Nebraska, and was found ill in the street.
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Jersey City
N. J
Wyman
Hunt
State Board of Health
City Board
John Lynch
Kearney
Sailor Dies After Cholera On Grimsby Vessel
Lonnox Sept 4 The sailor who fell ill with cholera aboard a Grimsby vessel in Strommess harbor two days ago has died. Authorities report the case as a tragic aboard vessel illness with the final death confirmed.
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Lonnox
Grimsby
Strommess Harbor
Street Car Strike Keeps Daluth Line Silent
In Daluth on September 4 the street railway strike leaves 40 miles of lines unused with no cars running. Engines start at the power house but grounded wires halt service. City Attorney Gree warns that if lines are not back in operation in seven days the exclusive franchise could be forfeited.
Forest Fire Rages North of Grantsburg Wisconsin
A heavy forest fire burns north of Grantsburg Wisconsin as residents fight to control the blaze. Much of the hay is destroyed and cranberry marsh moss is burned to depths of several feet.
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Grantsburg
Wis
Jacksonville Southeast Strike Ties Up Freight Freight
Peoria Sept. 1 The freight business of the Jacksonville Southeast ern line between here and St. Louis is tied up by a strike as train men refuse to work over wage delays since June. Railroad officials warn connecting lines that freight will not be received until settlement.
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Jacksonville Southeastern
Peoria
Ile
Here
St. Louis
Pela
Destruction and death mute Beaufort disaster aftermath
Reports describe grave conditions after a catastrophe near Beaufort where a pit full of bodies and many more missing prevail. Survivors bury remains as floodwaters hamper searches, with extensive loss among the black coastal population and widespread ruin of homes and farms.
Azores Storm Devastates Fayal and Horta Cities
Boston reports a severe Azores storm destroys Fayal and Horta, killing many and causing widespread suffering. A nearly finished breakwater is swept away, enabling heavy seas to flood the city. Fishermen face dire conditions. a relief subscription will be started in Boston.
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Boston
Viscount de Valla de Costa
Horta
Fayal
Azores
Streets Flooded as Town Faces Deep Pie Crisis
In Guyton a bizarre incident left streets four feet under water due to a collapsed pie display causing panic. Residents fear further flooding as street surfaces turn soggy and traffic slows. Local authorities monitor the scene.
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Guyton
The Week's Imports From Port of New York
The week's exclusive imports arrive at New York with total value listed at 7 549 545 dollars. Dry goods total 2 202 208 dollars while general imports amount to 5 847 517 dollars.
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New York
Ccaudontiion
Cholera Cases Rise in Leerdam. Emigrants Quarantined
Nine fresh cholera cases and five deaths are reported in Leerdam. The Dutch American Steamship company requires all emigrants to stay five days under observation of an American physician in the company hospital before boarding. They may not come or go at will and must sleep and eat in the hospital.
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Amsterdam
Leerdam
Dutch American Steamship Company
Workers Accept 10 Percent Wage Reduction at Two Pittsburgh Plants
The Keystone Bridge Company employees on the Braddock clubhouse addition and the Edgar-Thomson works have agreed to a ten percent wage cut. About 800 men are affected by the reduction.
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PitTsB0ro
Keystone Bridge Company
Carnegie Free Library
Braddock
Edgar-Thomson
Church Troubles Ended in Wiroway as Rev Klawiter Appointed
Bishop Cotter names Rev. A. Klawiter of New Jersey pastor of St. Stanislaus Church in Wiroway. Local congregants concur with the appointment and say troubles seem to be at an end.
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Wiroway Minn
Cotter
A. Klawiter
New Jersey
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
Dartmouth appoints new biology chair from North Dakota college
At Concorp New Hampshire trustees meet Dartmouth College elected William Patton, four years president of the College of North Dakota, to the newly established biology chair.
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Concorp
N. H
Dartmouth College
William Patton
College of North Dakota
House Action on the Silver Bill Boosts Markets and Confidence
Dan s Review notes the House passed the silver bill by a large margin and predicts a favorable Senate outcome. Stock averages rise over 2 per share while wheat, cotton, and pork advance. Money markets improve, failures fall, and some banks resume operations. Industrial signals fade with textile and steel firms halted or cutting hours and wages.
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New York
R.G. Dan & Co’s. Weekly Review of Trade
Senate
President Cleveland Returns to Washington After Gray Gables Visit
President Cleveland, with Mrs. Cleveland, arrives in Washington at 4:10 pm after a stay at Gray Gables. He reports all well and vigorous. The first full White House day includes a long office session and a cabinet meeting on silver repeal and treasury issues.
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Hington
Cleveland
Clevead
Washington
Thurber
White House
Gray Gables
Smith
Senate
Senate action and House deferral on key bills in Washington
In Washington on September 4 the Senate referred a proposed constitutional amendment to the election of senators to the privileges and elections committee. Senator Voorhees signaled an 11 am daily meeting time to press the Sherman act repeal. The House passed the urgent deficiency bill and debated a Chinese exclusion enforcement funding measure. The House also considered new rules with amendments limiting single members from blocking unanimous consent, but the changes failed amid narrow votes.
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Washington
Palmer
Illinois
Mitchell
Oregon
Committee On Privileges and Elect
Voorhees
Finance Committee
Senate
House
Dolph
Secretary of the Treasury
Bigelow & Co. Cuts Wages at Wis. Lumber Yard
WasHBurn Wis Sept 4 Bigelow and Co the largest lumber firm on Clequamegon have issued circulars announcing a ten percent reduction in wages of all employes The cut is said to be only temporary and no trouble with the men is anticipated.
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Washburn
Wis
Bigelow & Co
Clequamegon
Store Wheat Plan Aims to Shield Farmers From Low Prices
Tacoma Sept 4 The business agent of the State Farmers Alliance proposes storing most of the crop and mortgaging it for about 26 cents a bushel to let farmers hold for better prices, preventing losses from the current wheat slump.
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Tacoma
Wash
State Farmers’ Alliance
Woman Injured After Fall at East Dubuque Home
Dusvuque Indiana September 4 Mrs Harrieta Short of East Dubuque fell down stairs breaking her neck in an accident reported from Dusvuque.
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Dusvuque, In
Harrieta Short
East Dubuque
Senate bill to repeal Sherman act portion debated
In the Senate on Sept 2 the morning routine gave way to a House bill repealing part of the Sherman act. Mr Vance of Michigan noted a Boamer amendment for cloture was rejected by 381 to 96 as the debate continued among minority members.
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Senate
Opening Cherokee strip delayed by land officer nominating issues
Washington reports possible postponement of the Cherokee strip opening due to delays in nominating land officers. Clerk of the General Land Office Mr Jacobs takes temporary charge of local booths at the Cherokee outlet. Claude Bennett and F A Tomlinson plus 43 others head to assist at Perry Enid Alva and Woodward offices.
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Washington
Cherokee Strip
Jacobs
General Land Office
Cherokee Outlet
Claude N. Bennett
Hoke Smith
F. A. Tomlinson
Perry
Enid
Alva and
Woodward
President approves bills aiding California expo and Cherokee Strip access
The president approved a bill to aid the California midwinter international exposition and a joint resolution to make the Oklahoma township accessible to the Cherokee strip, announced from Washington on September 2.
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Washington
Oklahoma Township
Cherokee Strip
National Bank Note Circulation Rises in August
The U S national bank note circulation increased in August by 26 232 054 bringing total circulation to 198 881 881 as of the previous Friday.
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Washington
National Bank
Reduced Force and Wages at E P Allis Works
Milwaukee reports a general ten percent cut in wages at the E P Allis company works. Office staff salaries are reduced twenty percent. About 300 workers have been laid off and will not return. Further reductions are anticipated as the outlook seems favorable for more cuts.
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Milwaukee
E. P. Allis Company
Banks Allowed to Reopen After Suspension
The American National Bank of Nashville Tennessee the National Bank of Grundy Center Iowa and the First National Bank of Hville Missouri have been permitted to reopen. A man shot in the left shoulder and face may recover.
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Nashville
Tenn
The
National Bank
Grundy Center
First National Bank of
Hville
Stole His Father's Team Drives South. Police Pursue
Al Lenis of Rudd stole his father’s team and baggy and is driving south as officers pursue him.
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Charles
al Lenis
Rudd
Probable murder suspected in old carpenter shop blaze
In Movtton Pennsylvania an old carpenter shop burned and a body about 60 was found amid the smoltering rain. Inquest says the skull was fractured. no smoke in lungs, suggesting murder and arson to cover the crime.
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Movtton
North Dakota personal property valuation and livestock figures
North Dakota reports total personal property valued at 23.3 million dollars with an average over 500 thousand per county. Livestock totals include 183,228 horses and mules, 280,781 cattle, 270,396 sheep, and 44,952 hogs. Wheat production is estimated to exceed 30 million bushels.
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Escaped convict Hobanks captured. Wilson still at large
In Bismarck North Dakota on September 1 another escaped convict named Hobanks was found hiding in a wheat field southeast of the city. Wilson remains at large after a sighting in the evening and is expected to be captured soon.
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Bismarck
N.D
Hobanks
Wilson
Wheat and flour receipts compare with prior years
Wheat receipts for the recent crop year totaled 64,952,550 bushels, down from 72,023,160 in 1892 and 51,703,965 in 1891. Flour shipments reached 8,999,562 barrels, below 9,120,560 in 1902 and above 7,060,391 in 1891.
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Minneapolis
Senate shows seven vote edge for Voorhees bill
A Washington dispatch reports a leading Democrat on the Senate steering committee says a seven vote majority is assured for the Voorhees bill in the Senate. The remark reflects strong party support and anticipated passage.
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Senate
Washington
Italy's Crop Harvest Yields In Italy Report
A new report shows Italy's harvest with wheat at 42,000,000 hectolitres barley 2,700,000 and oats 6,400,000 hectolitres. All crops exceed 1892 yields.
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Rome
Italy
O Laughlin shoots cousin in farm quarrel near Marte Lake
James A. O Laughlin fired at his cousin John Maroney Jr on the Mike O Laughlin farm near Marte Lake Minnesota. The bullet pierced the pleural cavity of the lung and Maroney was wounded. O Laughlin was arrested.
Insurance dispute over Princeton mother’s life policy
In Trenton on September 1 counsel for Mrs. Mattie C. Shann of Princeton said Manhattan Life Insurance refuses to pay two policies totaling 2000 dollars on her late son. The mother was previously tried for poisoning but acquitted.
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Trenton
Mattie C. Shann
Princeton
Manhattan Life Insurance Company
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