New Orleans City Engineer Reports Dangerous Court House Walls
City Engineer Hardee warns that the walls of the new courthouse, built in 1892 at about $4,000,000, are bulging and in danger of collapse. The item notes numerous construction issues and a long list of varied 1890s news items from hamlets to cities, including accidents and political shifts.
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Hardee
New Orleans
New Court House
Forts
West Point Military Academy
Omicer Lindsay
K B Olsen & Co
Chicago
1&Re
Losson
Stilly Guy
Memphis
Agrculture
Bermuda
Philadelphia
America
Arthur Taylor
George Featherstome
Victor
Col
Midland Terminal
Independence
Florence & Cripple Creek
Confederate Association of the Army of the Tennessee
Teas
Gen .Gordon
United Confederate Veterans
Pueblo
John W. Gates
United States
Gates
Linois
Cullom
Washington
Santa Fe
N. M
Binger Herwrane
Rio Grande River
Espanola
Califoria
International Fire Engine Co
Stevens Institute of Technology
Institute
Camden & Amboy
Department of State
Tolsio
States
George Ferguson
Kings County
Brooklyn
N. Y
Speotters
Werbert
Henry E. Jines
New York City
Jones & Kirtland
del Norte
Charles A Mielenz
Clinazo
Smithfield
Appointment of Receiver for Traders' Fire Insurance Co
The Traders' Fire Insurance Co of New York is placed under a receiver at Attorney General Davies' request amid allegations the company's liabilities far exceed its assets. The move follows financial stress and broader industrial reports including weekly U.S. business failures and rate-cutting tensions in freight and meat shipments.
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Traders’ Fire Insurance Co
New York
Davies
United States
Canada
Erie
Curil Midd Adams
Ihnellist
Bishop Arnett
Ohio
Charman Hanna
Republican National Committee
San Francisco
China
Philippines
Chicago
Nestmakers
New York City
Westmakers’ Union
Death of Maj. Frederick E. Prime Civil War Engineer
Maj. Frederick E. Prime, a Union army engineer officer in the Civil War and chief engineer in Grant's Mississippi campaign, has died in Litchfield Connecticut. He belonged to one of New England's oldest families.
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Frederick E. Prime
Grant
Mississippi
Litchfield, Conn
New England
Foreign Intelligence and Naval Orders Reported Across Globe
A Lahore dispatch notes Afghanistan ameer mobilizing infantry and artillery with a possible advance on the Nussair frontier. In Norfolk Virginia seven carloads of shells reach Ogden Utah for immediate shipment to American warships in Chinese waters. MacArthur reports 5 129 sick in the Philippines, 8 47 percent of the army. Over 100 foreigners reach Shanghai as mission groups arrive at treaty ports. Bioxide of sodium shows air oxygen renewal and CO2 absorption for underwater use. The shah of Persia scouts Greater New York electric trolley tech for Tehran to Caspian Sea line. Many ships wrecked off Cape Horn in a severe storm.
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Lahore
India
Ameer
Afghanistan
Nussair
Norfolk
Va.) Navy Yard
Ogden
Utah
MacArthur
War Department
Philippines
London Missionary Societies
Shanghai
French Academy of Science
Mills shut as China trade stagnates and mills suspend
Indefinite shutdowns hit Pepperell Mills in Maine and Diamond State Steel in Delaware affecting up to 1500 workers. Other notices include collapses in Columbus hotels and a Des Moines college gift of 450000 by John D Rockefeller conditioned on matching funds.
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Frederick Smythe
New York
Atlantic City
N. J
Panumania
Diamond State Steel Co
Wilmington
Del
Pepperell Manufacturne Co
Liddeford
Lark
Savo
Harry I Goehring
Allegheny
James Scott
Carnegie Co
Pittsburg
Goehnmue
Des Moines
Chittenden
Great Southern
Neil
Columbus Hotel Co
Columbus Hotel Trust
Conger
China
Melhinley
Roosevelt
England
Easq
Esq
Chicago
Capture Pekin After Allied Assault and Relief
Washington August reports from Consul Fowler at Che Foo describe the Allied attack on Pekin from the east on August 15 and the entry of troops into the legation compound. General Chaffee confirms the relief of besieged legationers on August 15, while Remey notes bombardment of the inner city and uncertain fate of the emperor and dowager empress.
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Washington
Fowler
United States
Che Foo
Pekin
Tarar
Chaffee
Tartar
Legation Grounds
Fourteenth Infantry
Riley
Chauttee
Fourteenth Regiment
Remey
Forbidden City
Prio
Remeys
Admiral Remey
Empress Dowanger
New York City
Tartar City
Imperial City
Clashes in Mayaguez Leave One Dead in Political Violence
In Mayaguez on August 18 a clash between federals and republicans ended with 30 revolver shots and weapons used. One man was killed and a dozen injured, two fatally, after Republicans tried to hold a meeting in a federally controlled ward amid escalating political disputes. Further clashes are feared.
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San Juan
Mayaguez
Oeen
Ines
Boycotts Raised Against Rochester Clothing Firms
Detroit report says United Garment Workers called for boycotts of Rochester clothing manufacturers who had unionized their shops yesterday. The action targets firms in Rochester New York.
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Detroit
Mich
Rochester
N. Y
United Garment Workers
Bas Become Insane Joliet Kidnapper Mary Ann Ingersoll
Mary Ann Ingersoll, once of Painesville Ohio, who abducted Gerald iner in Chicago in May 1898 and hid him for months, has gone insane after a year in the state penitentiary.
Powers Convicted In Kentucky Murder Case
Georgetown Ky Aug 20 The jury fixes ex Secretary Caleb Powers punishment at life imprisonment for being an accessory before the fact to the murder of William Goebel. Powers issues a public statement condemning the judicial process and declaring his innocence. His mother and father await word as family resources are strained.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Taylor
Democratic Party
Courts of Justice
Tarhouville
Agg
Four drownings and one fatal burn in Pittsburg incident
Pittsburg records four drownings and one death by burning from yesterday. incidents include Chris Paffenbach's fall from a raft on the Allegheny River at age 60, Edward Brillinger 8, James Gallagher and Hugh McGrady drowning while swimming, and Mrs Mary Boyd burned to death when a gasoline can exploded as she cleaned a rusty saw. The fire destroyed her house.
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Pittsburg
Chris Paffenbach
Allegheny River
Edward C. R Brillinger
James Gallagher
Hugh McGrady
Monogahela
McGrady
Galagher
Mary C. Boyd
New York and Cleveland Gal Co
Oak Hill
Elaine
Pittsburg Driver Breaks Trotting World Record
P C Knox of Allegheny county drove Wert and Dr Leek a mile in 2 19 at Brinot Island track. The mark surpasses the 1886 standard of Geers on Justina and Lady Mack. About 400 spectators watched the trial as twenty watches timed the horses with most at 2 19.
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Pittsburg
P. C. Knox
Allegheny County
Wert
Dr. Leek
Geers
Justina
Lady Mac
Brinot Island
Trentlemen
Amur River Declared Internal to Russia
St. Petersburg Times correspondent notes that Russia has conquered the right bank of the Amur, making the river no longer a frontier but an internal waterway within the Russian empire. This signals a likely ahead move in territorial control.
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Amur
London
Gien
Grodekoff
St. Petersburg
Times
Ohio State News Update on Ferrell Murder Case and Industry Talks
Rosslyn H. Ferrell faced a preliminary hearing in the Lane murder case and was held without bond awaiting grand jury action in Marysville. Insanity as a defense was discussed and a venue change was requested. Pittsburgh Plate Glass stock rose amid a trade war with Ford Toledo and Standard firms. New mining companies formed in Wickliffe with Corrigan backing. National Cash Register in Dayton resumed operations after a strike, following a dispute over worker pay and committee leadership.
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Columbus
Rosslyn H. Ferrell
Lane
Nysville
Marysville
U H. Ferrell
Hamilton
Ferrell
Ferrel
Canton Grows Arsenal With Two Spanish War Guns
Ex-Consul Williams reports success in obtaining a Manila gun for Canton. The mayor received letters from Washington and Williams confirming a second, 13 inch gun from Manila defenses. The cannon, now at San Francisco navy yard, will be transported to Canton, making the city the only Ohio town with two war trophies from the Spanish American conflict.
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Canton
Williams
Manila
Naval Department
Washington
Navy Yard
San Francisco
Ohio
Double Murder at Jamestown Xenia
Aug 15 report from Jamestown says A G Bingamon killed his wife and son in law James Bradley and then shot himself in his haymow. Neighbors heard pistol shots and found Mrs Bingamon dead and Bradley mortally wounded. Bingamon died soon after. Whisky is blamed as a possible factor.
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Xenia
Jamestown
A. G. Bingamen
James Bradley
Bingamon
Democratic opening for Ohio campaign set for mid September
The Ohio Democratic State Executive Committee plans the campaign opening in Columbus between September 13 and 20 hoping to attract Col Bryan and ex Senator Hill for the event. In Columbus on August 17 Rev Washington Gladden shows civic service stance by returning a city payment he had receipted for, urging councilmen to donate services.
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Columbus
Democratic State Executive Committee
Ohio
Col
Bryan
Hill
Washington Gladden
Gladden
Planning a New Electric Road Between Findlay and Toledo
In Findlay on August 16 President Black of the Toledo Bowling Green Fremont railroad proposed an electric line linking Findlay and Toledo. The plan envisions the existing Toledo Trombley segment extended to Galatea at the Baltimore & Ohio and Ohio Central crossing, with a Findlay Electric railroad extension to the same junction. Each line would require five to six miles of construction.
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Findlay
Toledo
President Black
Toledo, Bowling Green & Fremont Railroad
Trombley
Galatea
Baltimore & Ohio
Ohio Central
Findlay Electric Railroad
New Gold Field Found Near Lake Bennett and Caribou
The Amur from Skagway brings word that explorer Richard Manfield White of New York claims Klondike lies in American territory. Quartz strikes reported on Lake Bennett show a seven foot wide ledge rich in gold and silver traced for miles, with gold and copper finds five miles south of Caribou on the lake’s west side.
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Victoria
B. C
Amur
Skagway
Richard Manfield White
New York
Klondike
Lake Bennett
Caribou
Ghostly hoax ends in tragedy in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on August 20 Florence Almond aged 15 died after a brick hit her as she posed as Ghost to frighten a crowd of black residents at Fifty-seventh and Ludlow streets. The crowd fled and she collapsed near her home.
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Philadelphia
Florence Almond
Fifty-seventh
Ludlow
Anti Sabah League to Open Canton Headquarters
The Ohio Anti Sabah League will establish a Canton district headquarters with Rev. Thomas Hare appointed to run nine counties. The group states it will not oppose McKinley’s re election.
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Canton
Ohio Anti- Sabah League
Thomas Hare
McKinley
Ball Player Killed In Pitch Hit Accident
Ashtabula August 1 Samuel Amidon a prominent businessman died when struck on the head by a pitched ball during a game yesterday. The tragedy occurred during a local baseball event with Amidon instantly killed.
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Ashtabula
Samuel Amidon
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Standard and American Companies
Paryberton
Pittsburg Company
Cleveland
Frank T. Masten
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L. Griffin
Wickliffe
Frank S. Masten
Harvey D. Goulder
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Cash Register
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National Cash Register Co
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Norwalk
Scott
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Eoeter Zurzen
Stinson
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Tos
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Mike Betrot Mich
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Werte All
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W. H. Sellers
Will E, Scott
Lorena
Erie Hall-on-a
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Benthess
Ernest F.scott
Knights OF Pythias
Owi' Lodge
P. Meeta
Joseph Devery
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W.C. Scott
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Cleiss
Eling, W. Va
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Lester
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Warwick
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Flushing
Bridgeport
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Canal
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MG. Carrel
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Aor
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