Circus Flood Destroys Wild West Show Tents in Illinois
A cloudburst and tornado swept across central Illinois near Bloomington on August 22, flooding dry watercourses and sweeping away tents at a fairgrounds Wild West show. About 5,000 spectators were drenched and panicked yet unharmed. A buggy carrying Mesdames Riddle and Roberts and two daughters was swept from a bridge. the children aged 2 and 7 drowned while the women were rescued. Rivers flooded valleys and streams rose high, threatening livestock and horses.
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Bropurseroy
Bloomington
Fair Grounds
Miller Park
Morris Avenue
Mesdames Riddle and Roberts
Heyworth
Baxter Springs Hosts Grand Interstate Reunion
In Baxter Springs Kansas the big interstate reunion drew crowds likely surpassing last year’s 20,000. Senator Lucien Baker spoke in the forenoon and Mary Lease in the afternoon, with a campfire crowd in the evening. Lease urged national pride and trust in the men who saved the Union. Webster Davis, Herward Kelly, and Attorney General Dawes were scheduled to speak today.
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United States
Baker
Bre
Lease
Baxter Spares
Kan
Lucien Baker
Mary E. Lease
Union
Webster Davis
Herward Kelly
Dawes
Tows Threatened With Destruction in Wisconsin Town
Osborn, WauLack, IL, Aug. 29. Immense forest fires surround Osborn and threaten destruction. Fire department, with full apparatus, boarded a special train to aid nearby towns as communication to Osborn is cut, and the canyoned, densely timbered area raises fears the town may be doomed.
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WauLack
Osborn
Goure d'Alene
Laugh brought fortune to Brown the comedian
Harry Brown Portland based comedian rose from ill fortune to wealth by curing a melancholia patient, young Kellogg heir. Kellogg left Brown a fortune in a bequest that Brown now inherits, plans to visit friends then go to San Francisco and France for the winter.
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Melanchelia
Pontraxp
Ore
Harry Brown
Portland
Cleveland
Brown
Kellogg
Airs Kellogg
San Francisco
France
Azote Captures Free-for-All at Fleetwood with Fast Heat
New York harness racing on the third day of the Fleetwood grand circuit drew 7,000 spectators. Azote won the $3,000 free-for-all trot after a strong clash with Benzetta and Klamath, posting a heat of 2:00 and finishing ten lengths ahead. Benzetta, after the second heat, was sold for 16 to Peter Duryea of New York. Azote was bred by the late Senator Leland Stanford at Palo Alto.
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Fleetwood
Azote
Benzetta
Buffalo
Klamath
Klamasth
BE. W. Ayers
Duckers, Ky
Peter Duryea
Leland Stanford
Palo Alto
Mother Leaves Fortune to an Obedient Son
Lucy A. Valentine dies in Wisconsin leaving Parker Pearson Valentine heir to about 100 000 in property. The Minneapolis born son fled after murdering his wife's lover. the will sets a trust to search for him and directs the rest to St. John’s Home Milwaukee if he is not found. Probate seeks administration of the Wisconsin located estate valued at about 30 000 and the case is continued two weeks for evidence from Wisconsin.
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Valentine
Minneapolis
St. John’s
Milwaukee
Wis Cousin
Sam
Niybur
Hogs Mutilate a Boay. South McArester
An unknown man was found dead near the place yesterday. Hogs had mutilated the body so as to be unrecognizable, with marks of violence and a broken left arm. The remains were buried here today.
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South McArester
J. T
Treasury to supply small bills for crop movement
Condensed dispatches note treasury plans to issue small currency for farmers while other items report a Liberal encampment by the National Spiritualist association, a Texarkana shooting, a Mo. suicide to avoid arrest, a Texas family tragedy, Arkansas ex Confederates in Newport, a trust official’s release on bail, a periodic comet finding, Canadian military trains, lower rail rates for Atlanta exposition, Sioux City murder arrests, Methodist conference vote on women, Worth county treasurer suicide, New York Wine and Beer Dealers vote on Sunday saloons, Vienna escapee found dead, Uncompalgre lands dispute, Tacoma steamer line formation and planned routes, and Beggs German Salve advertisement.
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Deer Hillsboro
Texas
Arkansas
Newport
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New York
Canadian Pacific
Sioux City
Maud Hoyle
Dan Berry
Max Nosck
Ora Minter
Hazel Hammond
Montana
Worth County
New York Wine and Beer Dealers’ Central Association
Excise
Vienna
Prince Earnest Rohan Guemeneo
Nebraska farmers jailed for Union Pacific robbery plan
Hans and Knute Knuteson were sentenced to ten years each after pleading guilty to holding up the Union Pacific express at Brady Island. They admitted a planned crime driven by greed, saying they expected a fortune but netted less than 50 dollars from the safe. They had camped near Gothenburg for over a week and hid the wagon gear and horses before the ambush.
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Neb
Hans
Knute Knuteson
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Brady Island
Sand Hills
Gothenburg
Knute
Trunk Identified in Holmes Murder Case
Evidence mounts in the Holmes tragedy with the Peitzel boy murdered in a cottage at Irvington. The trunk, containing the girl's clothing, was moved by Holmes from a hotel to the Irvington house and later burned remains found in the chimney. The grand jury sits as Judge McCray orders testimony to proceed and Holmes to be brought to trial.
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Tsprasapunis
Ind
Holmes
Peitzel Boy
Irvington
H. J. Holmes
Toronto
Peitzel
Gala
Lil
McCray
Despat massacre shocks Constantinople region
Details arrive of a Bulgarian dawn attack on the Mahammedan village of Despat across the Turkish frontier in the Rhodope mountains. Dynamite bombs and arson killed men women and children, with reports claiming 300 deaths.
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Despat
Constantinople
Rhodope
Death by own action in Custos county jail case
Jo Linhof, 35, single, of Custos Missouri, charged with forgery, reportedly killed himself by strychnine at 6 minutes past midnight in the county jail last night. The report mentions the Aurora Havana cigar as a city favorite.
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Custos
Jo Linhof
Havana
Exportation of Beef Order Protects Foreign Consumers
Secretary Morton issued an order on August 29 1895 to guard foreign consumers of American meat by barring export of any uninspected beef and requiring clear species tagging on non inspected meats. From September 16 1895 all exported beef must bear inspector certificates and rotten or untagged meat will be barred from export.
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Morton
J. Treatise Monros
Poors Manual Reports 1895 Railroad Operations
New York Aug 29 1895 Poors Manual of Railroads presents official reports from U S lines showing 175 508 miles operated 583 247 003 passengers 75 120 747 tons freight 1 350 005 015 total revenue 157 769 759 expenses net earnings 622 530 276 and total assets 11 024 450 584 with cross earnings down 143 213 275 and debts up 3 005 734 249 reflecting a 1.71 percent rise in investment and 2 percent net earnings on capital per cent.
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New York
Poors Manual of Railroads
Oyster season opens with record harvest and low prices
Curacao August 20 report says the oyster season has opened after a dull year. Local jobbers prepared for a flood of shipments as hundreds of wagons will move thousands of bivalves to restaurants. The crop is the largest and best in years with spawning boosting output and prices expected to be the lowest in history.
Tragic Belt Accident In New Riegel Flour Mill
Elmer J. Schlink and Jacob Atweis, about ten, were struck by a belt in a New Riegel flour mill. Schlink’s arm was torn from the socket and he died instantly as brains were dashed out. Atweis suffered multiple arm fractures and likely fatal injuries. Nearby reports note a Kansas arrest for theft with gambling law tensions and officials criticizing Haskell Institute superintendent J A Swett for alleged incompetence.
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Thrix
Ohio
Elmer J. Schlink
Jacob Atweis
New Riegel
Young Schlink
Atweis
Army Officers Detailed for Duty at Ohio Colleges
Army officers are assigned to duty at Ohio institutions. Captain C O M Rockefeller of the infantry is detailed to Mount Union College, and First Lieutenant George Palmer is assigned to Ohio Wesleyan University.
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Washington
CO. M. Rockefeller
Infantry
Mount Union College
Ohio
George Palmer
Ohio Wesleyan University
Fifty Fearn Mra Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
The syrup is advertised as a teething aid for children, soothing pain and gums, curing wind colic, and easing diarrhoea. A bottle costs twenty five cents.
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Revolver
Fearn Mra
Mineral Water Promoted by Purves at 612 W Eighth
The finest in the west is advertised by J W Purves inviting customers to try Mineral Water at 612 West Eighth Street. The note references calls to the Pourless and promotes the product as superior.
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J. W. Purves
Sketches by M Quad Samuel Must Explains
In Detroit Free Press sketches M Quad narrates a street scene on Woodward avenue with a conductor discussing live wires and danger. A second vignette shows an old man asking for charity for his church bell tower and a young man asserting pride while a police interaction unfolds. A third tale depicts a man with flowers offering a healing banquet to uplift strangers, then arguing with an officer about moving on.
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Grand River Avenue
the Binecuat
Hin
Halifax
M. Quad
Detroit Free Press
A Glasgow Honeymoon Seat Dilemma in Lanarkshire Tale
A young Lanarkshire farmer and his bride consult a theater poster outside a Glasgow venue to choose seating on their honeymoon. The wife asks which seat fits a newer marriage as the groom notes the options pit stalls dress circle family circle and gallery.
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Lanarkshire
Glasgow
Maggie
Jamie
Misadventures of a Schoolteacher Umpire at Kids Picnic
A Chicago Times Herald item recalls a department head who umpired a bat game between his 14 and 16 year old pupils during a school annual picnic. He struggled with balls and strikes, miscalling, before being mocked for vision and competence, while the game continued and he focused on gingerbread and angel cake for the girls.
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Depew
Thompson
Paine
Chicago Times Herald
The Biter Bitten at Ninth and Broadway
A countryman tried to bluff Patrolman Andy Miller claiming he outwitted a hackman. He boasted of snatching a brass depot check, then fled toward the depot at Tenth and Broadway but found the hackman and his fare already gone. No commercial.
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Aid
Andy Miller
Ninth and
Broadway
Miller
Hackman
Tenth and Broadway
Frank
Family echoes of enduring love and longevity in New York World
The New York World describes a scene where a young woman recalls her ancestry famed for longevity while a street musician plays a dreamy waltz nearby. A man’s eyes shine with honest love as crayon portraits and intimate dialogue color the moment.
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New York World
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