Granville Gorant Dies After Lifelong Service and Mission Work
Mount Lebanon New York correspondent reports Granville Gorant, 70, longtime Shaker Society member and respected schoolteacher, missionary in the West. He died suddenly at the Canaan home, with Indian companions present to escort him to the afterlife, trusted as a minister to his people.
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Tadiay
Mount Lebanon
N. Y
Hartford Times
Granville ‘Gorant
Shaker Society
Tirat Pune
Chicago
Jesus
Meses
Miles
Granville
Franehitis Gift Promises Health Franehitis Framed
A garbled notice claims a health tonic as a cure and urges readers to seek relief from nervousness stomach issues and constipation with a proprietary remedy. The fragment references medical balonce and agitation among readers drawn to the product’s alleged benefits.
How New York Hotels Brew Coffee In Style
The New York Times piece compares hotel coffee practices across Waldorf Imperial Arena and others. It details official “coffee men,” blends of Mocha and Java, grind sizes, and brewing methods from French pots to Viennese steam methods, noting variations in strength and flavor.
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New York
Waldorf
Imperial
Wirth Avenue
Jaya
Media
Java
Fifth Avenue
New York Times
How Berliners Spruce Up Before Curtain Time
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes Berliners maintain a ritual of grooming in public spaces. Men brush and comb hair and beards in cafes and foyers while waiting for service, using mirrors in theatre lobbies. Five minutes before a show, they resume normal decorum and enter with polished, self-satisfied looks.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Deposed Sovereign Sprung From Knights of Labor Session
In Louisville Kentucky the Knights of Labor ousted James B Sovereign general master workman after four years with three other officers resigning during a special election Henry A Hicks was chosen to succeed Sovereign I D Chamberlain was selected general worthy foreman Bonatora Field Fitzpatrick and Henry Bostock became executive board members The move surprised labor circles though it was said to be prearranged Sovereign approved retirement seeking rest from office duties The session proceeded amicably with Sovereign delivering his annual address and praising the order's strength and ideals
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James B. Sovereign
Knights of Labor
Order
General Assembly
Louisville
Sovereign
Yin
T. B. McGuire
Worthy Foreman
Amsterdam
N. Y
Daniel Brown
Montana
H. 3B
Martiny
Minnesota
Henry A. Hicks
New York
New York City
Soversign
I. D. Chamberlain
Triday
Lincoln Succeeds Pullman As Palace Car Leader
Robert T. Lincoln elected director and named chairman of an executive committee at Pullman Palace Car Company meeting in Chicago. The committee governs general affairs and Lincoln is effectively president. Hulbert and Marshall Field join him. Also notes decree permitting cattle imports to Cuba free of duties until January 10 next, with 1,000 head weekly.
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Great Palace Car Company
Pullman Palace Car Company
Chicago
Robert T. Lincoln
Charles B. Hulbert
New York
Marshall Field
Robert 'T. Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Cuba
Washington
Springer
State Department
Guba
Mrs Nack testifies in Thorn murder trial confession details
Mrs Nack, former wife of a murdered man, testified as a state's witness against Martin Thorn in the Thorn Guldensuppe murder case. She described leaving New York on June 26, the cottage scene, Thorn's orders, and the disposal of bundles believed to contain the victim's clothing and head.
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Guldensuppe
Thorn
Nack
William Guldensuppe
Martin Thorn
August A. Weller
Young
Woodside
Thad
Guldenauppe
Tye
Judge Weller
Plaster of Plains
New York
Constable Kills Preacher in Boone County Shootout
In Columbia area, State Constable W H Newbold shot Baptist preacher J H Turner as Turner rode toward Spartanburg. Turner, a county business leader and Good Roads delegate, was mistaken for a blockade runner. Newbold fled town. no further details released. Governor Ellerbe denounced the act and questioned the constable gang.
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Omcer
Columbia
J. H. Turner
W. H. Newbold
Mexico
Tillman
Turner
Spartanburg
Cedar Grove Church
Newbold
Ellerbe
Bonds as Security Nine Million Gage to Sign Over
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Gage will place $9,600,000 in United States bonds with the National City Bank of New York as security. The bonds are part of Union Pacific purchase funds to be deposited with banks to prevent circulation contraction caused by the reorganization committee’s bid withdrawal. The transfer of $18,645,250 in Union Pacific sinking fund bonds will require substantial work from Secretary Gage.
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Rotary Gage
Washington Dispatch
Gage
Natinal City Bank of
New York
United States
Union Pacific
Duties Suspended for Mexican Ships Entering U S Ports
A Washington special reports President McKinley issued a proclamation suspending discriminating duties on Mexican shipping upon proof that Mexico does not practice discrimination against American ships in its ports.
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Washington
McKinley
Three Saloon Men Charged in Ponder Murder Case
Detectives claim conclusive evidence ties Louis Steinan Walter O Quinn and Julius Simon to the murder of Patrolman J T Ponder in Atlanta. Warrants sworn by Justice Foote after extensive investigation, with coroner inquiry postponed. Captain Manly asserts belief that O Quinn killed Ponder while Steinan and Simon aided. Three other suspects earlier held on suspicion remain uncharged.
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Atlanta
Louis Steinan
Walter O'Quinn
Juliue Simon
J. T. Ponder
Steinan
Justice Foote
Looney
Stainan
O’quinn
Simon
O'Quinn
Amon
Walter O’quinn
O’quinnn
Stoinan
W. P. Manly
Ponder
Julius Simon
Charles Shropshire
Charles Strickland
Dave. Crockett
Georgia Wins Gold Medal At Tennessee Centennial Display
Georgia receives a gold medal for best agricultural display at the Tennessee Centennial. Gov. of Georgia is notified by exposition authorities and an order to a Nashville jeweler for the medal is placed, with price estimates from 185 to 250 dollars. Georgia may obtain a medal of equal quality at the offered price.
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Nashville
State of Georgia
Tennessee
Haa
Presidential appointments name Kendrick consul general Monterey
The president on Wednesday announced Charles W. Kendrick of Louisiana as consul general of the United States at Monterey Mexico Archibald A. Young named surveyor of customs for the port of Indianapolis John H Dawezon appointed special examiner of drugs and medicines with chemicals in the San Francisco district
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Charles Kendrick
Louisiana
Monterey
Charles W.kendrick
United States
Mex
Archibald A. Young
Indianapolis
John H. Dawezon
San Francisco
Indians Lynched After Murder Case At Bismarck
A mob seized three Native men linked to the Spicer family killings near Bismarck North Dakota. Alexander Condor Paul Holytrack and Philip Ireland were taken from a county jail in Williamsport and hanged from a windlass as about forty men rode in under cover of night. Sheriff Peter Shier was away. deputy Tom Kelly had custody but the mob overpowered him. The bodies hung for display, the jail described as a substantial stone building.
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Hmmone
Williamsport
Bismarck
Peter Shier
Tom Kelly
Williamport
Southern Home B & GL receivership denied in Atlanta court
Alabama stockholders sought a receiver for Southern Home Building and Loan Association of Atlanta. Judge Pardes dissolved the restraining order and ruled there was no sufficient ground for a receivership. The association showed solvency and a funded treasury, while mismanagement claims were not enough for receivership but could support an injunction. The decision is billed as a victory for the company.
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Southern Home B. & GL
Alabama
Sowthern Home Building and Loan Association of Atlanta
Tudge Pardes
Court of Appeals
War
Southern Home Building and Loan Association
Pardes
Decision Upholds Rail Haul Of Liquor Into South Carolina
Judges Pardes and Newman of the U S district court in Atlanta enjoined the Southern Railway from refusing to haul liquor in future. They ruled bottles packed in boxes shipped in cars are admissible under South Carolina law and may be moved by rail. The ruling impacts distribution of Atlanta liquor into South Carolina and draws southern attention ahead of future sales.
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Oriele
Ouse St
Atlanta
Southern Railway Company
Biuthenal & Bickart
South Carolina
Pardes and Newman
United States Court
Southern
South
Caroling
Hayti Seeks Large Loan Through Lazard Brothers
Our minister to Hayti reports a conclusion of a loan totaling 84,000,000 paper currency valued at 4,000,000 dollars through Lazard Brothers of New York at 9 percent. Funds are to be delivered immediately with the paper currency to be destroyed and the fractional silver and copper coinage retired at U S. mints.
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United States
Hayti
Portou Prince
Haytian
Lazard Brothers
New York
Bartley a heavy defaulter ex state treasurer of nebraska
An expert report to Nebraska legislative committees fixes ex state treasurer Bartley's shortage at 870000. Estimates range from 700000 to 1000000. Bartley, jailed in Douglas county under a twenty year penitentiary sentence, has appealed and will seek a new trial.
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Nebraska
Bartley
Fna
Legislative
Douglas County
Raised tobacco duty boosts revenue at New York port
United States Appraiser Wakeman completed the examination of an Havana tobacco invoice entered at the port a few days earlier. The cargo of 477 bales saw the duty raised from 80 cents to 160 dollars per pound, producing an increase of 10,500 dollars.
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United States
Wakeman
New York
Havana
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