Dongola Falls as British Egyptian Army Reaches Target
Dongola is captured after British Egyptian forces land upstream from El Hafir and reach the town before the retreating Dervishes. Wad Bishara, Dongola’s young emir, is wounded by a shell while Dervish artillery is neutralized. the expedition gains control of El Hafir and the town’s treasury and grain store as steamers threaten retreating forces.
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Dongola
Nile
el Hafir
The
Wadbishara
Americans to welcome Armenian refugees appeal
Lady Henry Somerset in Marseilles urges The Daily News to raise funds to transport Armenian refugees to America. The Daily News also prints Mise Frances Willard’s appeal to American sisters and an editorial applauds the effort and its potential impact.
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America
London
Henry Somerset
Marseilles
The
Daily News
Mise Frances Willard
Woodenware Factory Burned in Traverse City
A fire at the Oval Wood Dish company, the world’s largest woodenware factory, caused about 50000 dollars in loss. Two hundred workers were displaced temporarily, with 50000 dollars of coverage on the destroyed section.
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Traverse City
Oval Wood Dish Company
Massacre Reported in Ehin Vilayet of Kharput
A Constantinople dispatch reports a serious massacre at Ehin in the vilayet of Kharput. The U S legation in Constantinople has received the news from one of its consuls. The article notes United States officials are confirming the incident.
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Loxpon
Constantinople
Daily News
United States Legation
Ehin
Vilayet
Kharput
American Sugar Refining Company
United States
Savage
Dundee
Scotland
India
Steiner
Munich
London Times
America
Australasia
Fire destroys warehouse in Ogden. losses reach $75,000
Fire at the warehouse of Fred J Keiser & Co. in Ogden Utah destroyed building and contents with a loss of about 75000. By midnight the blaze was still burning and other buildings were threatened.
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Ogden
Utah
Fred J Keiser & Co
Maxwell's Report Details Post Office Growth and arrests
A. Maxwell fourth assistant postmaster general released his annual statement for the year ending June 30 1896. The tally shows 70360 operating post offices 66728 fourth class and 3635 presidential with 296 more than last year. 2074 arrests occurred including 158 postmasters amid efforts to curb burglaries and robberies.
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Washington
R A. Maxwell
United States
Maxwell
Sovereign Grand Lodge IOOF Opens Texas Meeting
Dallas hosts the Sovereign Grand Lodge IOOF with delegates from Atlantic shores arriving. The grand parade will include the sovereign lodge and minor lodges from Texas cities, several in the Indian Territory and Northern Louisiana, as corridors warm with preparations.
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Dallas
Tex
Sovereign Grand Lodge I O O. F
Seften
Atlantic Ocean
Sovereign Lodge
Texas
Indian Territory
Louisian
Coxey Bolts Fusion Ticket to Run for Congress
Coxey of commonweal fame, rejected by the fusion convention in his district, bolts the ticket and announces an independent run for Congress.
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Coxey
Congress
CotemsBus
J S$. Coxey
Commonweal Fame
Fusion
Thief Steals Gold Ore From Tom Boy Mine Cache
A Telluride dispatch reports nine 100 pound sacks of gold ore valued at 30000 dollars were stolen from the powder magazine at the Tom Boy mine where the ore had been temporarily stored.
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Denver
Colo
Telluride
Tom Boy
Major McKinley Hosts Dinner and Sets Lawn Meetings
Dayton Ohio reports Major McKinley spent the day entertaining friends, reviewed mail, and rested. Beginning Tuesday daily meetings will be held on the McKinley lawn through October, with numerous appointments scheduled beyond that date. This week alone 29 delegations are announced.
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Dayton
McKinley
McKinley Lawn
Baseball Pitcher Ed Crane Ends Life in Rochester
Rochester, N Y September 22 Ed Crane former NY ball team pitcher committed suicide at Congress Hall hotel by taking chloral He was 32 despondent over recent hard luck and poverty A widow and one child survive him
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RochEster
N. Y
Ed Crane
New York
Congress Hall Hotel
Crane
Republican Headquarters Move Likely to Kansas City
A conference between Chairman Hanna and Missouri committee led by ex-Congressman Joe Frank of St Louis leads to a probable establishment of Branch Republican headquarters in Kansas City within a short time. The Sept 19 report notes practical agreement and momentum for the relocation.
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Kansas City
ChicaGo
Hanna
Joe Frank
St Louis
Don't Phate to be There and Other Distant Damsels
A vintage advisory column urges mothers to safeguard daughters during the critical life stage through Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The tonic, touted as purifying blood and improving kidney and stomach function, is praised as a reliable restorative for nursing mothers and debilitated women and said to ease childbirth and shorten labor.
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Phate
Lamrnier Names Laval’s Proulx Ambassador to Pope
Premier Lamrier selects Abbe Proulx, vice rector of Laval University, as ambassador to the pope to seek settlement of the Manitoba separate Catholic schools dispute.
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Monttreal
Lamrier
Abbe Proulx
Laval University
Manitoba
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds. Offers refund from druggists if it fails to cure.
Fusion Making Progress Amid Cross-Party Talks
Senator Butler said fusion between Democrats and Populists on electors and congressmen is progressing. He noted Missouri reached an agreement on electors and negotiations continue for a consensus on Missouri congressmen.
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Washington
Butler
Missouri
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills Advertisement
An ad urges readers to trust Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier and Hood's Pills for reliability. It claims large global sales and promotes choosing Hood's only without substitutes.
Old Leaders Control Name the Ticket
Democratic state convention nominates a ticket of strictly organization men for state offices led by Thacher Porter Titus with a Chicago platform endorsement. The platform denounces Republican state legislation and endorses the 1896 national Democratic platform while keeping party leaders in control and outlining a state-focused campaign strategy.
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Burrato
N. Y
John Boyd Thacher
Albany
New York
Wilber F. Porter
Watertown
Court of Claims
Court of Appeals
Robert C. Titus
Buffalo
Supreme Court
Erie County
Chicago
Hill
Edward Murphy
William F. Sheehan
Richard Croker
Elliot F. Danforth
Calvin J. Hudson
Frank S. Campbell
Bath
Jones
Insurgents Strength Up in Cuba General Collazo Reports
From a CU i Camp General Collazo states his forces total about 1500 with 1500 more expected. He notes an artillery piece ready, growing military appearance, and ongoing activity across Santa Ana, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo. He cites uprisings in the Isle of Pines and unsettled Porto Rico as Spain’s challenges increase.
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Tampa
Fla
Las Vueltas
Holguin
Gomez
Marti
Santa Ana
Santiago de Cuba
Guantanamo
Jose Maceo
Garcia
Isle of Pines
Porto Rico
Spain
Senator Hill Sighted Refusing Comment on Buffalo Convention
Aany Sept 19 Senator Hill was seen last night but he refused to discuss the Buffalo convention action or the candidates nominated.
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Aany
Senator Hill
Buffalo
Arkansas official vote totals from statewide election
All 75 counties have reported results. Governor totals show Clarke with a 22,732 majority in 1894 and Jones with a 41,128 majority in 1896. Current governor vote totals reach 141,120, compared to 126,686 two years ago, with Chito county yet to report.
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Little Rock
Chito
Secretary of State
Clarke
Jones
No Fusion in Indiana as Democratic Committee Refuses Populist Demands
In Indianapolis on September 19 the Democratic state committee rejected the Populists demand for seven national electors and Sewall's withdrawal. The Populist committee then named a full electoral ticket and elected a chairman and secretary, likely ending fusion negotiations.
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Democratic Committee
Indianapolis
Democratic State Committee
Sewall
Mint Report Shows August Silver Coinage Value and Profit
Washington reports the August silver coinage totaled 2.65 million dollars with seigniorage profit of 822027.03 dollars. The figure equals the difference between silver purchase cost and coinage value.
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Washington
Mint Bureau
Expedition lands filibuster crew in Cuba
A Kingston dispatch to The World reports the Ardandhnn, a noted filibuster steamer, chased from Cardenas on Sept. 5, has arrived in Kingston and landed its party in Cuba during the interim.
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New York
Kingston
Jamaica
Ardandhnn
Cardenas
Cuba
Steampipe Burst Ruins Cargo On Steamer Alaska
The Alaska, en route from Buffalo to Duluth with cargo for St Paul and Minneapolis, burst a steam pipe off Big Bay point in a Friday night gale. The ship lost headway, rode heavy seas, and all cargo mainly paving cement coconut oil molasses and patent medicines was ruined. Structural damage included broken pipes and rails with the forward rail cut away to drop the starboard anchor.
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Marquette
Mich
Big Bay Point
Alaska
Buffalo
Duluth
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Weyler Proclaims Penalties for Rejecting Havana Bank Notes
A Madrid dispatch reports Captain General Weyler has issued a proclamation threatening severe penalties for not accepting Bank of Havana notes at face value despite a 16 percent discount. The proclamation is enforced amid resistance from Cuban commercial interests and the public.
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Standard
Madrid
Weyler
Cuba
Bank of
Havana
Results on the Diamond Western League Standings
Grand Rapids beat Kansas City 18 17 and 9 11 in two games while Columbus shut out St Paul 6 1 and 2 11. Standings show Minneapolis .672 and Indianapolis .594 leading the league with Detroit St Paul Kansas City and Milwaukee trailing. Baltimore .702 and Cleveland .631 top the National League table with Chicago Boston and Pittsburgh midpack.
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Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisvile
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Cleveland
Boston
Pittsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Washington
Louisville
Argentine railways to form state monopoly proposed
The minister of the interior proposes amalgamating all Argentine Republic railroads into a state monopoly. Turkish authorities halt Armenian deportations following recent Constantinople riots. The French admiralty investigates the time needed to fit out three ironclads amid the Turkish crisis.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Bishop Marty Dies in Minnesota Diocese at 66
Sr. Cloup Minn Sept 21 Bishop Martin Marty, appointed two years ago to succeed Zardetti in the diocese, died at 9 35 4 m after months of illness. He was 67 and had been in Luxenburg, this county, Thursday. Death caused by heart failure and a long-standing complication of diseases.
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Sr. Cloup
Minn
Martin Marty
Zardetti
Luxenburg
Marty
Coxey's Horse Sold for a Song in Columbus Market
General Coxey's famous stallion, bought for 16000 dollars shortly before his march to Washington, was sold at the horse market for a mere plug worth about 25 dollars and eight dollars in addition.
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Coxey
Columbus
Washington
New Mill Begins in Marshfield Wisconsin
Marshfield Wisconsin Sept 21 Rasmussen and Linster broke ground for a new flouring mill with a capacity of 70 barrels a day. The project has pledged support from 350 farmers and marks a significant local agricultural industrial development.
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Marsuriep
Wis
Messrs. Rasmussen & Linster
Persimmon wins St Leger at Doncaster
The Prince of Wales Persimmon wins the St Leger at Doncaster amid jockeyship and crowd noise. Other items note political moves and international affairs, including possible poisoning rumors, military advances, speeches, and corporate dividends.
Harper's Weekly previews 1896 editorial focus and fiction
Harper's Weekly outlines plans for 1896 including coverage of world events, travel reports by Julian Ralph, Richard Harding Davis Caribbean voyage, and naval evolutions. It notes new departments by W D Howells and Litz and Lervers, a Kiel Canal opening report, and continued Busy World gossip. The paper aims to advocate good government and publish notable fiction and serials.
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Harper's Weekly
Julian Ralph
China
Japan
West
Richard Harding Davis
Caribean Sea
Rufus F. Zograum
Frederick Remington
Poultney Bigelow
Kiel Canal
W D. Howells
Litz and
Lervers
E.S. Martin
Transportation Commission
Caspar W. Whitney
W. D. Howells
8. R. Crockett
Harper’s Weekly
Harper's Periodicals Advertisement Notice
The text indicates subscription terms for Harper's Periodicals with volumes starting in January and timing upon receipt of order. It mentions Harper & Brothers and emphasizes express order, though wording is garbled and incomplete.
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