Cable contract ratified with Spaulding and Hawaii
The Hawalise Congress ratified President Dole’s cable contract with Z. B. Spaulding, seeking a 250,000 annual subsidy from the next Congress. The twenty year exclusive grant allows foreign treaty rights and requires work by May 1, 1557 and completion by November 1, 1598. If Spaulding fails, Hawaii may cancel. Also Ottawa anti horse thief meeting elected officers. In New York, Davies O Rourke Gordon released after hearing. judges reserve decision on Dixon and Leonard.
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Hawalise Congress
S. Spaulding
Honorahy
San Francisco
Senate
House
Dole
Spaulding
Congress
Republic of Hawaii
United States
Davies
O'Rourke
Gordon
New York
Kaddish
Parsor’ Davies
Tom O'Rourke
Joseph Gordon
George Dixon
Mike Leonard
Academy of Music
Celestiate Flocking Home and Funeral of Justice Strong
The article reports a large flow of Celestials returning to Canada via the Canadian Pacific depot with 210 pieces amassed, and 195 leaving Montreal for Vancouver followed by 200 more. it also notes the funeral of Justice William Strong in Rant, Pa, with services led by Rev. Tunis Bambs, and a harboring arrest near Wilburton of Irene Champion and others linked to the Rob Christian outlaw gang.
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Celestiate
Monsreean
Ang
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
Vancouver
United States
Justice Strong
Rant
William Strong
Charles Evans
Tunis Bambs
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Washington
South McAnesten
Sam Minor
Hd Gardner
Irene Champion
Rob Christian
W. A. Mickle
George
Lee Noland
Christian
Wilburton
Feud Ends in Fatal Hand to Hand Battle in Kentucky Region
In Keystone village Mingo county near the Kentucky line two men Will Gilbert and James Owens brothers-in-law were killed in a midair hand to hand fight. John Strauss is said to have been involved ending a feud that began over a decade ago.
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Witrnstne
Will Gilbert
James Owens
Keystone
Mingo County
Kentucky
John Strauss
Denby
China
Harmston
Vernal
Utah
Lexington
Walter L Simons Nominated for Porters Judge Seat
The Republican convention of Kansas Sixth Judicial District comprising Bourbon Linn and Crawford counties convened in Fort Scott yesterday and nominated Walter L Simons of Porter as judge to succeed the retiring J B Es.
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Walter Simone
Fort Svorr
Ken
Aug
Judiciel
Kansas
Bourbon, Linn
Crawford Counties
Walter L. Simons
Port Eer
A Most Powerful Medicine Ends in Tragedy at Frankenville
Dr. Hook er, a veterinary surgeon, attended a sick horse yesterday in Frankenville and handled a mixture of mercury nitric acid and other agents that exploded, killing him instantly. Farmer John Airst near the scene was injured, with doubtful recovery. In a separate note, Stephen W. Leech, actor and composer, native of Ireland, died after a long career, while cholera outbreaks in Yonama and surrounding regions have killed 16,900 and affected thousands, with large delays and casualties reported.
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Ind
Hooker
Frankenville
John Airst
U S Demands France Release Of Ex Consul Waller
The United States plans a peremptory demand on France for the release of ex Consul John Waller and payment of indemnity for his arrest and imprisonment. A commission to determine Waller's rights in Madagascar is likely. France's delay in delivering charges and testimony fuels U S frustration amid Waller's failing health in prison.
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Wasmixetos
Food Authority
United States
France
John Waller
Waller
Madagascar
Aise
State Department
Eustis
Waler
Ashington
Ex-Consul Waller Letters Senator Baker From Prison
Ex consul John Waller writes from Maison Centrale Du Clairvaux in Leavernworts Kansas Aug 22 explaining his solitary confinement for twenty years. He challenges Lovelot testimony and the charge of corresponding with France’s enemy, asserts his wife and Tessien are not enemies, and says the disputed letter to a Malay youth concerns a private business matter not tied to the French government.
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Baker
Kansas
Leavrnworts
Kan
John Waller
Tamatave
Maison Centrale du Clairvaux
Waller
Lovelot
France
George E. Tessien
Ratemania
Coliseum Collapse in Chicago Destroys Structure
Aug 22 Chi cago report says the Coliseum, a vast structure near the fair site, collapsed at lunch, sparing life. Two hundred workers, no injuries. Loss estimated at 160000 to 180000 dollars. Also reports a sandbagging robbery in Severy, Ken, near 300 dollars seized.
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Chicago
Coliseum
Huffalo Bill
Barcum & Baily Circus
Sile
Eterss
Ken
W. H. Orvis
Severy
Here
Artis
Boston
Tennis at Omaha Tourney Draws Regional Interest
The second day of the interstate tennis tourney in Omaha Neb draws attention from Iowa Missouri Minnesota Kansas and Nebraska. Carter Wilder of Kansas City is among the victors and Croker slated to retake his old Tam many Hall post as financial committee chairman per New York sources.
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Omaha
Omawa
Neb
Iowa
Missouri
Mianois
Kansas
Nebraska
Carter Wilder
Kansas City
Croker
New York
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Gottlieb Starches
Macon
Nat C. Dryden
St. Louis
R. E. Anderson
Hannibal
Cerro Gordo
Til
Carlisle
Kentucky
Brooklyn
N. Y
William J. Winberg
Yond Creek
Grant County
Mormon Church
Utah
Strip
Bernard Hoeffer
New York Recorder
Boston Templar Travel Restrictions Ease as Ticket Rules Relax
Cascade reports Boston travel amid growing confusion as Knights Templar and others note loosening restrictions on tickets. Santa Fe sets October 6 as final return limit to Boston due to the Triennial Session, signaling a rush ahead of the event.
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Boston
Cascade
Knights Templar _ tates
Santa Fe
Baseball scores from many cities across the nation
A roundup of scores shows Kansas City and Minneapolis split a doubleheader, Detroit and Milwaukee battled, and National League games in Washington Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Brooklyn St Louis New York and St Joseph Springfield produced varied results. Also a report from Indian Territory notes rains hinder survey work, with thirty parties in the field and potential partial completion this year.
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Washington
Cleveland
Claveland
Philadelphia
Chelonat
Boston
Louisville
Baltimore
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Pittsburg
Indian Territory
Wasumetos
CH. Fitch
Twenty-One Bodies Found in Gumry Hotel Wreck
Denver reports twenty-one bodies recovered from the Gumry hotel ruin after a fire. Among the identified remains is General Charles W. Adams whose body was partially uncovered during the blaze yesterday afternoon. The latest remains are nearly unrecognizable.
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Denver
Col
Charles W. Adams
Gumry Hotel
Robber Confesses After High Profile Rock Island Robbery
James M Heffner alias E Bryant, 26, ex Adams Express messenger, is arrested in St Louis charged with robbing two money cages totaling 2000 during a June rail heist between St Louis and Rock Island. He confessed. Accomplice George Ohirweiler, a Rock Island saloon keeper’s son, is still at large.
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St. Lora
James M. Heffner
E. Bryant
Adams Express Company
Heifner
Chicago, Hurlington and Quincy
St. Louis
Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa
Confederate Reunion Draws Thousands to Higgingville Missouri
The eleventh annual Missouri Ex Confederate reunion drew about 4,000 attendees from across the state. Senator Cockrell spoke as the day’s orator praising the Ex Confederate Association for aiding disabled veterans. James Bannerman of St. Louis was elected president and S. W. Salmon of Clinton re elected vice president at large.
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Higgingville
Hiteerysville
Cockrell
Association
James Bannerman
St. Louis
S. W. Salmon
Clinton
Henry Newman
R. W. Nichols
Marshall
Nichols
Missouri Ex-Confederate Association
Judge Lynch at Work: Mob Hangs Black Man in Ohio
Ohio mob drags Noah Anderson from New Richmond jail and hangs him for the murder of Franklin Friedman nearly 80, bank president and Clermont county’s wealthiest man. In Wichita, Chief Massey is convicted of contempt of court and faces jail or fine as liquor seizures prompt new actions.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
New Richmond
Ohio River
Noah Anderson
Franklin Friedman
First National Bank
Friedman
Clermont County
Funeral of A G Sherwood at Japrensos City Mo
A long funeral procession followed the remains of A G Sherwood to the grave. Rev Higgins of the M E church delivered the service and brief rites were held at the residence during which Mrs Sherwood fainted but recovered. Masonry rites accompanied the interment. Governor Stone and state officials attended with prominent politicians from St Louis and other areas.
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Alexander €. Sherwood
Japrensos City
A. G. Sherwood
Higgins
M. E. Church
Nebraska Democrats In Convention Fight Over Free Silver
The Democratic state convention met in Omaha on August 22 as factions within the party clash over free silver. Opponents of free silver plan to hold a separate state convention on September 5, marking ongoing intra party conflict since the previous gathering.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Bishop contributes 200000 to Hawaiian schools and societies
San Francisco report states Charles R Bishop first vice principal of the Bank of California, donated 200000 toward education and social institutions in the Hawaiian islands. The funds are to support institutions sustained by the late Mrs Bishop.
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San Francisco
Charles R Bishop
Bank of California
Hawaiian Islands
Lata, Mra
Zahm Evolution Lectures Stir Catholic Church Debate
Notre Dame physicist Rev. Dr. J A Zahm faces conservative heft over his evolution lectures at Plattsburg Catholic summer school. His remarks assert human body evolved from inferior animals with a rational soul, aligned with St Thomas, while noting metaphysical and exegesis challenges. Born 1841 in New Lexington Ohio, Zahm has long taught physics at Notre Dame and earned Vatican honors alongside St George Mivart.
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J. A. Zahm
Notre Dame University
Indiana
Plattsburg
St. Thomas
Vatican
St. George Mivart
Dr. Zahm
Zahm
New Lexington
Congregation of the Holy Cross
Notre Dame
Sorin
Societe Francaise de Physique
Soldier Statesmen ratio in Mississippi and Iowa candidates
Two lawyers and ex soldiers are the Democratic standard bearers for governor in Mississippi and Iowa. Anselm J. McLaurin of Rankin County Mississippi, born 1848, rose from farm life and a pine knot law study to become state attorney, legislator, elector, and U.S. senator. W. L. Babb of Des Moines County Iowa, born 1844, served in the Union Army, trained at Iowa Wesleyan, practiced law, served in the legislature, circuit judge, and Wesleyan trustee, active in the Methodist church.
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Mississippi
Iowa
Anselmm J. McLaurin
Rankin County
Sommerville Institute
Sommerville School
Smith County
Raleigh
Fifth Judicial District
Brandon
Robert Lowry
United States
Walthall
W. L Babb
Des Moines
Mount Pleasant
Eighth Iowa Cavalry
Towa Wesleyan University
Henry County
Hassines
Weary William and the Crippled Boy in a Ques tioning Tale
A fragment from Youth's Companion recounts a tender exchange where a happy young lady consoles a sorrowful friend. A stranger mocks a crippled figure, offering money while the boy reveals his poverty. The scene blends humor with social affront in a brief vignette.
When a Husband Demands Divorce in a Nursery Benign Ruse
A New York Recorder tale parodies domestic strife as a couple quarrels over divorce. The husband demands lawful separation while the wife pleads, the scene escalates with accusations of flirtations and kisses. A humorous twist reveals the husband’s candid love of politics and the wife’s candidness about alimony.
He Caught the Car
An achorned man on La Salle Street limped up with an arm sling a facial plaster and missing teeth after trying to catch a moving cable car. He explained he chased a car in the dark and fell hard injuring himself, saying the car essentially caught him as he ran.
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Achorns
la Salle Street
Chicago Times Herald
The Real Trouble in Arctic Journeys
An inquisitive questions an explorer about Arctic travel dangers. The explorer replies that the greatest difficulty lies in returning home, a stark reminder of the perils of polar expeditions and the challenges of long journeys in extreme conditions.
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Arctic
Washington Star
Quite Ready. He-I'd Like a Flower in My Cast When I Go
A fragment quoting a life stage remark about wanting a flower placed in a cast upon death or burial, reflecting a simple personal sentiment amid a larger, unclear conversation. The line captures a somber, intimate moment with no further context.
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Texas
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Rock Island, Ill
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