Labor Day Parades Across North America
Labor Day was observed with multiple parades and picnics in cities from New York to Brooklyn Jersey City and New Haven. Workers from Central Union Central Labor Federation Farmers Alliance and local organizations joined marches. many businesses closed for a holiday with public gatherings and sporting events reported in Rochester Ottawa Eveland Troy and other locales.
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Central Union
Central Laboration
Central Labor
Wiork
Washington Square
Michael J. Fenton
Ables
Feth Street
Cenvibor Federation
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ridgewood Park
Tragic Fire Claims Zealey Family in Jonesville
In Jonesville Alabama this morning eleven year old Susie Zealey was burned to death when her clothing caught fire from a grate. Her parents William H Zealey and his wife were fatally burned while trying to rescue her.
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Jiman
Guam
Ala
Susie Zealey
William H. Zealey
Jonesville
Russians Offer Path to Citizenship Amid Foreign Influx
London dispatch reports the Russian interior minister overwhelmed by foreign applicants to become Russian subjects as fears rise of a decree seizing business and land from non subjects. Germans predominate among applicants with about thirty thousand naturalized this year. The czar reportedly aims to exclude non subjects from Russian territory and rights, provoking Western border anxieties.
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London
Russia
Poland
St. Petersburg
Hayti crisis grows as provisional government forms
UPI reports from Washington and New York that Gen Legitime readies for revolt while Port au Prince guards up. President Hypolite fears attack. provisional government formed on the 4th with Jorge Montt as President and widely accepted by the people. Minister Egan in cordial contact.
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Egan
Yor
Hayti
Adirondack
Gonaives
Hypolite
Gen. Legitime
Haytien
Port Au Prince
Washington, D. C
Department of State
Congressional Party
Department
Jorge Montt
Mr. Egan
Samoa in Unrest as Mataafa Keeps Forces Near Mailie
Dispatch from Samoa via the Mariposa says Mataafa commands three to four hundred at Mailie and seeks support. The Malietoa government awaits an English warship to enforce obedience and avert trouble. The currency dispute centers on old German silver marks valued against gold for taxes, facing discount in America and the colonies.
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San Francisco
Samoa
Mariposa
Mataafa
Mailie
Malietoa
Germany
Wurtemberg
America
Colonies
Talks on Dardanelles Action Promised by Britain
London reports say a conference of major powers may be convened over Russia, Turkey, and the Dardanelles with Lord Salisbury likely to invite participants. British officials have not issued a semi official statement, but public expectation runs high for swift steps.
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London
Russia
Turkey
Dardanelles
England
Lord Salisbury
New Rain Signal Flag Adopted By Signal Corps
Dr. H. B. Battle announces a new rain signal flag adopted for weather warnings. The flag is six feet square with blue upper half and white lower half, matching the standard signal size and planned for practical use.
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H. B. Battle
Baseball scores on rain affected day across leagues
Morning games in Boston and New York featured postponements and close results. New York beat Cincinnati 8 to 7 in 11 innings while Brooklyn lost to Chicago 3 to 2, Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 3 to 1, and later Brooklyn also edged Chicago 9 to 8 in a separate afternoon pairing.
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Boston
Cleveland
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Horse racing results from Sheepshead Bay and Grovestren
At Sheepshead Bay on September 7 the Woodstock stakes winner Galinda clocked 1 47 for one mile, Rosa fi won the Futurity course in 1 11, Racing stakes saw Racing triumphant in 1 43 4 5, Demuth took Labor Day stakes in 2 09, Willie L won the 1 mile in 1 5, Riot led 13 16 miles in 2 03 5, and Watter son topped the 1 mile in 1 47 2 5. At Grovestren similar card results: Idea won the mile in 1 23, Judge Tousey captured 4 furlongs in 1 02, Uncertainty won the mile in 1 36 4, Graf ton led 44 furlongs in 1 01, Whitenose won the 1 mile in 1 51, and Little Ella won 64 furlongs in 1 28.
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Sheepshead Bay
Galinda
Rosa Fi
Demuth
Willie L
Riot
Watterson
Grovcestren
N. J
Idea
Judge Tousey
Uncertainty
Grafton
Whitenose
Little Ella
Monster in the Night Over Crawfordsville
A Crawfordsville special reports a strange air monster hovering about midnight for two nights. It stood about 18 feet long and 8 feet wide at approximately 300 feet altitude, moved by several pairs of side fins, causing widespread fear and crowds gathered in streets and homes awaiting midnight.
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ChicaGo
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Cotton pickers announce statewide strike demand
A Houston circular from the Colored Farmers Alliance says a new cotton pickers organization is 600000 strong and calls a September 12 strike unless pay rises to one dollar per hundred pounds of cotton are granted.
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Houston
Texas
Colored Farmers’ Alliance
Lynch Law in North Carolina Ends in Quick Hanging
In Fayetteville a Black man named Mack Bess was lynched near Garland on the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley line after an alleged rape attempt on Mrs. Peterson. A 25 man posse pursued him for hours, capturing him ten miles away and executing him by hanging from a telegraph pole. Hundreds witnessed the body as trains carried passengers and locals formed the crowd. The crowd’s verdict: they served him right and warned others.
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Fayettevile
N.C
Mack Bess
Garland
Cape Fear
Governor Hill Addresses Labor Day in Germania
Gov Hill visiting Germania on Labor Day praises the holiday created with his support and urges serious consideration of reducing working hours. He notes the joint effort with workers produced a lasting result and reflects on his final official trip as chief executive.
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Burearo
N. Y
Germania
Siac
Jone
Warship Volage Lost in Tahiti Report
A private letter from Tahiti reports the French warship Volage was lost with the crew saved. The vessel is a total wreck.
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United Press
San Francisco
Cal
Tahiti
Volage
Electric Sparks From Across the Nation News Digest
United Press dispatches report Vatican rejection of Russia's bishop nominations. Wanamaker denies free delivery failure, praising success. Lexington altercation over pistol rifles stirs fear. Garland declines ICC vacancy, exits politics. Anarchists captured in Stuttgart sent to Berlin for trial. Dr S M Gold found dead in Buena Vista from morphine overdose. John F. Cramer arrested in Milwaukee for lottery publishing. Cleveland politician denied hotel access prompting Major McKinley room changes. Cape May life saving drill staged as President observes conditions and rescue techniques.
Trestle Collapse Kills Fireman in Kentucky Freight Train
A trestle east of the Red River bridge near Clay City Kentucky on the Kentucky Union railroad collapsed this morning. An engine and seven freight cars plunged forty feet. Fireman Thompson Hall was killed and engineer Hannah was badly scalded.
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Lexington
Red River
Clay City
Kentucky Union Railroad
Thompson Hall
Hannah
The New Plug Factory near South Blount and East Davie
Mr Phil Taylor plans a plug tobacco factory at the corner of South Blount and East Davie streets. The 40 by 80 foot four story building with basement will employ 50 to 75 workers and start active work around next May once tobacco leaf handling improves. The structure features a wooden superstructure with brick foundation and basement.
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Phil. Taylor
Plug Tobacco
South Blount
East Davie Streets
Festival of Litchford Encampment Postponed Indefinitely
The festival of Litchford Encampment I O O F and the Daughters of Rebekah has been postponed indefinitely due to the inability to procure a hall for the entertainment.
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Litchford
Rebekah
Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint Consumer Notice
East Indian corn paint advertised by Abbott claims to eradicate corns bunions and warts where other remedies fail. The brief promotion emphasizes its effectiveness and availability to consumers seeking relief from foot skin issues.
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Abbott
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