Rallying For G A R Encampment In Louisville
Fifty thousand visitors arrive as Confederate veterans arrive to welcome Union troops in Louisville Kentucky for the twenty ninth G A R encampment. Commander-in-chief Lawler and staff ride in on an escort special while railroads run extra trains. The city decorates with flags and veterans mingle at depots, drums beat, and preparations for parades and events continue along Broadway Main Street and the Galt House.
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Union Depot
Broadway
Third
Main Street
Galt House
Lawler
Col
W. R. Kelly
Louisville
G A. R
Department of Kentucky
Louisville Legion
National Guard
Ull
Louievilla
State Department
Minnesota
Denver
St Paul
Hantly
Sons of Veterans
Sona
Knarville
Army of the Temestes
Chickamauga
Imbiue
Im Eray
Desperadoes Killed in Nye County Claim Fight
Report from Rye County Nye Nevada describes a breakfast ambush over a mining claim. Phil Foote and Chuck Longstreet were killed while two half breeds were wounded. George and Bob Montgomery led the shooting as a posse heads to the district amid expected further trouble. A separate accident in New York city injured several aboard a cab, and a boy John Lynch was killed.
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Rye County
Nevada
Los Axerars
Cal
Nye County
Phil Foote
Lengutrest
George
Bob Montgomery
Algomeries
Jobn MacArthur
Ming
Billy Moyer
Chuck Longstreet
Wall
Montgomery Boys
Moyer
New York City
Timothy J. Foley
John Lynch
Woman Traverses Desert By Riding Freight Trains
A woman traveling with a break beam crossed the desert and rode a freight train to Daggett. Found three days ago by train crew near Daggett, she was initially dressed as a boy before revealing her gender. She said she and her husband lived in an eastern city. he deserted her and placed their child in an orphanage. She planned to beat her way westward, seeking the Oregon whereabouts of her husband.
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United States
San Hennannino
Cal
Dagger
Abe
Hed Bean
Oregon
Joy Over Two Sinners Join Church at Revival
In San Antonio Texas at Travis Park ME church a revival received ninety converts with a notable pair Mme Claude Duval and Mrs Ro Alightower among them. Duval, once tied to a notorious resort, and Alightower, an inmate of Duval’s house, were formally welcomed into the Christian fold. Plans aim to convert Duval's house into a home for reformed women.
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San Antoni
Tex
Travis Park
Mme
Claude Duval
Mra Ro
Mins
Duval
Mma
U Ought to Irrigate Rawlins County Report
Secretary Semple notes a discouraging Rawlins County report from the Populist central committee chairman. He cites three consecutive crop failures this year and the destitute conditions among settlers. Most who can will depart before cold weather.
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Rawlins County
Scretary Semple
Central
Hardie Too Fresh Denounced by Chicago Ministers
English labor leader Keir Hardie disrupted a weekly Methodist clergy meeting in Carcano on September 9 with a socialistic speech. He faced sharp rebuke from several ministers who condemned his views and his denouncement of anarchists, forcing him to abandon the floor.
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Chicago
Carcano
Keir Hardie
Hardie
Ghosts Got Shot In Prospect Street Prank
In Massintos Ohio on a September night residents of Prospect street were frightened by a supposed ghost. Frank Webb and William Conrad dressed as the ghost Henry Hitler and were fired upon by Henry Hitler who mistook them for the specter. Webb was wounded in the arm and Conrad in the heel. Neither suffered serious injury.
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Spo
Massintos
Prospect Street
Frank Webb
Conrad
Henry Hitler
Webb
Kate Kane Marries Vincenzo Rossi in Secret Kenosha Ceremony
Kate Kane, the Chicago bar’s first woman member and famed criminal defense attorney, wed Signor Vincenzo Rossi in Kenosha Wisconsin. The marriage, kept private for nearly two months, aimed to avoid publicity and invite lists. Rossi is described as from a wealthy, distinguished Italian family and well known in Chicago society.
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Cnideo
Kate Kane
Chicago
Vincenzo Rossi
Kenosha
Wis
Rossi
Langtry divorce rumor denied by lawyer Hummell
Milan Langtry saga repeats as lawyer Hummell denies a divorce suit. He notes no suit filed yet, says Mrs Langtry may seek release from husband but California or any court could grant effective divorce. Report mentions residence in Lake County and Baden Heden as alleged connection. Orcas freight rates trendup slated Oct 1 under German British alliance. Charity lodge members warned to meet for funeral arrangements of Bro. Miller Evra Pasz G of H.
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Hummell
Mre. Langtry
Baden Heden
California
Besucm
America
Charity Ledge TD
H. No
Bro. Miller
Evra Pasz
Kansas Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Towns
Severe rain and a cyclone battered Kansas with Gridley submerged and Independence, Fredonia, and Neosho Rapids flooded. Six inches of rain in an hour at Independence, trains delayed, lines cut, and property damage mounting as Fort Scott and nearby areas see rising waters. Crops face heavy losses as rivers crest.
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Kansas
Fredonia
Frieco and Pacific
Neosho Rapids
Emporia
Newsho
Fort Scott
Marmanton River
Mill Creek
Birds of a Feather at the Grand Tonight
Quo of Winslow presents Birds of a Feather a Honal comedy by Herbert Hall Winslow at the Grand next Tuesday and Wednesday featuring new stage feats including telegraph wire tapping and a dramatic storehouse rescue with a young woman crossing a swaying wire. It includes songs dances and specialties designed to please all playgoers.
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Winslow
Herbert Hall Winslow
Big Irrigation Scheme Forms $5 Million Arizona Reclamation Syndicate
Henry Criss of Nogales Arizona forms a $5,000,000 syndicate to reclaim and irrigate several hundred thousand acres along the Santa Cruz valley near the southern border. Criss departs for home with funds subscribed to ensure project success.
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Arizona
Chicago
Henry Criss
Nogales
A. T
Republican National Executive Committee
Crisa
Santa Cruz River
Arizons
Childs Sues Over Prison Feeding Contract
Nick Childs filed suit against the police commissioners to block awarding the jail feeding contract to another party. After a Saturday night meeting the issue was settled and Childs will continue feeding prisoners at 11 cents per meal.
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Nick Childs
Childs
English Give Up the Race
The Pall Mall Gazette comments on Saturdays international yacht race. It fears there will be no American cup this year for Lord Dunraven as the best boat wins, noting Valleyde’s fault is its poor speed through the water.
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Lospen
Sept
The
Pall Mall Gazette
Eays
Lord Dunraven
Valkeyde
A Sad Affair About a Pocketbook Theft and a Fake Husband
A Chicago Times-Herald excerpt depicts a humorous yet sharp tale of a wife whose money and dignity collide with a mysterious thief posing as her husband. Sadie aids the arrest, the real husband returns whiskered and silent, and the couple’s rift deepens over lost cash.
Spiritualist split ends Brown's first society
In Topeka a rift within the First Society of Spiritualists leads to a new group the Topeka Society of Sculpture formed by former speaker H H Brown known as a Soul Culturist Brown is criticized for shifting away from mediumship toward spiritual unfoldment and meetings of the new society are planned for Saturday at 406 West Sixth Street Meanwhile in Omana a traveling publisher's agent W D Whitney is robbed by a colored woman of 100 in cash and 8500 in certificates in an alley, the theft revealed only after the assailant disappeared.
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Topeka
H. H. Brown
Ottawa Journal
Mr. Brown
Bir. Brown
Brown
Society of Spiritalists
Topeka Society of Sculpture
Spiritualist Society
New Society
Spiritualiats
Iss
Jo New Society
Alilo Norton
West Sixth Street
Omana
W. D. Whitney
P. F. Collier
New York
Chattanooga
Tenn
Whitney
Normal Is Ruined Part Of North Wall Blown In
Exmonta Kan Sept 0 The new wing of the Kansas state normal schools is in ruins with part of the north brick wall blown in and the roof torn away The hall cost 50000 and losses run to at least 10000 with more damage feared Albert Taylor hall opened to rain as four inches of rain fell in two hours A wind storm drenched William Clarkes wholesale furniture store and flooded basements and cellars Wires down across the region including Reading Neosho Rapids and Hartford no fatalities reported and classes to continue in the remaining 50 rooms of the main building
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Exmonta
Kan
Kansas State Normal Schools
Albert Taylor Hall
William Clarke
Reading
Neosho Rapids
Hartford
Albert Taylor
Portnal
Panic at First Presbyterian as organ front crashes
A section of the front of the organ at First Presbyterian Church in Chicago collapsed during a morning service. The regular quartet was about to sing when the piece gave way and fell into the seating area. Organist Clarence Dickinson dodged to safety as panic spread among the congregation. The cause of the failure is not known.
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Chicago
First Presbyterian Church
Clarence Dickinson
Treasury cash and gold reserves update
Washington September 9 Treasury shows available cash balance 152 206 600 dollars and gold reserve 88 910 72 dollars. New York September 9 Derrida and Co will add 150 000 dollars and W H Crossman and Bratton 1 000 000 in gold by tomorrow's steamer. The latter firm have drawn half of the amount from the sub treasury. No deposit yet by the bond syndicate at the sub treasury.
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Mars
Washmnoton
Treasury
New Yeak
Derrida & Co
W. H. Crossman & Bra
Sub-Treasury
New York Prohibitionist Leader Visits Topeka Headlines Jones
W M Martin Jones a leading New York Prohibitionist visits Topeka and comments on New York excise law. He notes saloon closures shifted money to families, and he discusses mortgage foreclosures on Mill block land near Hook Island tracks while planning travel to Indianapolis.
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New York
Topeka
W. Martin Jones
Jones
Morgan
Wm. H. Seward
Hell Holes
Hook Island
Travel Offer Advertised for Route to Santa Fe Line
Coupon text advertises round trip fare of 15.00 via the Santa Fe route with stopover privileges and a period until October. It directs readers to Rochey Broa for particulars and promotes subscription to the Journal.
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Innapelis
Santa Fe
Howley Bros
Rochey Broa
Polite Porter Rewarded for Kindness on Train
Henry Carey a top Pennsylvania Railroad porter died two years ago but was famed for quiet service. A Chicago Pullman porter once helped a sick passenger, transferring him to Carey's car and giving care throughout the journey. The grateful traveler rewarded Carey with a hundred dollars at Philadelphia station before departing.
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Henry Carey
Pennsylvania Relread
Philadelphia Times
Carey
Chicago
Philadelphia
Rishard
Embezzlement Arrest in Dayton Man Seized for Patent Right Fraud
Chief Wilkerson arrested CO McPheeters of Dayton Tennessee on embezzlement charges. Arrest was made with help from John H. Armitage of Jamestown New York and PRC Stevens of Lawrence. McPheeters pocketed about $2000 from selling patent rights for Armitage paper coverings. He traveled two years for Armitage collecting proceeds but never remitted funds to the manufacturer.
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Wilkerson
CO. McPheeters
Dayton
Tennessee
John H. Armitage
Jamestown
New York
PRC
Stevens
Lawrence
McPheeters
Anic
Armitage
No Pension Pardons in President’s Rulings
The president denies most pardon requests for pension law violations in Texas and Indian Territory, with rare exceptions. In a Mississippi case, N. Boyer, sentenced to fifteen months, the application was endorsed with a message refusing all pardon requests unless very strong and unusual reasons are shown.
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Cleveland
Texas
Indian Territory
N. Boyer
Mintinsippi
Boyer
Lehall
Ex President Harrison to spend fall at Saratoga
In Saratoga Sept 9 Ex-President Harrison is expected to pass the fall and part of the winter here. His son in law J H McKee has rented a cottage for three months and will move in Sept 15 to host the general, while local items note a divorce suit involving Mary Belvidere Creamer and Sidney Duckett, and a report on Cecil Rhodes resuming duties despite illness.
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Harrizon
J. HR McKee
Harrison
McKee
Duckett
H. Duckett
Alice
Hartford
Lyom Csunty
Mra Duckett
Mr. Duckett
Mary Belvidere Creamer
Sidney Duckett
Cecil Rhodes
Loxpox
Cacil Rhodes
Ipa
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Staddara Oil
Russia
St. Perenssurs
Standard Oil Company
Baku
Bysband
Plexen
Sadie
Sacha
Tom
Sukie
Sadiie
Chicago Times-Herald
Emporia Building
Taylor Hall
Panic LN
W.martin Jones
Sap
Iinville
Indianapolis
Saratoga
Mayberry Tailoring Co
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