Telegraphic News Condensed From Our Dispatches
Between August 27 and September there were 53 cholera cases and 21 deaths in the German empire. Hinckley Minnesota fires estimate 275 dead and 625 burned. Eli Whitney of New Haven has invented a machine that may transform cotton picking. Nevada Republicans nominate John P. Jones for governor and R. Sadler for lieutenant governor. Governor Altgeld urges Illinois relief after Pullman strike. Rev Dr J G Welling dies in Hartford. Colorado populists renominate Governor Waite. NH Republicans name Charles A Busiel for governor. Baker nominated by acclamation at second district. Russia to send Imorclad and Pamiat Azova to East Asia. Arkansas counties show Democratic gains though total vote down 20 percent. Vermont election results show strong Republican gains. likely record majority. New Bedford mills near resume. Bristol directors plan to restart. Winnipeg fire destroys timber on Rainy Lake and Rainy River. one woman and four children die. Shang-T'ang supports war dissent. many Chinese recruits head to Tien Tsin. Milwaukee Health Board asked to control smallpox. state troops not sent. Uniontown coke fields see renewed strikes, black displacement accord. Chicago: Malloney probes Pullman Palace Car Co for charter forfeiture via quo warranto. Union campaign: Jerry Simpson attacks Republicans in Wichita. promotes populist currency and woman suffrage.
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Hinckley
Minn
Eli Whitney
New Haven
Conn
Nevada Republican State Convention
John P. Jones
R. Sadler
Eureka County
Pullman Company
Altgeld
Illinois
Washington
Hartford
J. G. Welling
Columbian University
Washington, D. C
Colorado
Pueblo
Waite
G. W. Namon
Arapahoe County
L. Lincoln
Boulder County
New Hampshire
Arkansas
Vermont
Shanghia
Central News
Tien- Tsin
Shang-T'ang
Japan
Kempster
Milwaukee
State Board of Health
State Board
Peck
Uniontown
Connellsville
Chicago
Malloney
Pullman Palace Car Company
Gibbons
Laddie
Nortan
Bob Ingersoll
Gabe
Goliath
David
St. John
Horsea
Shakespeare
Dr. Watts
Southern specials recap crime and fires across the South
Governor Carr in North Carolina offers rewards for Bud Harris Will Downs and Plato Bartlett who, with Charles Bridges, committed a crime in Hayward county Bridges has been captured but the others flee In Jacksonville Florida William Hayes kills his wife and wounds his mother in law The Garland News reports cotton boll worm destruction in Dallas county Texas Chattanooga plans a joint exhibit at the Atlanta exposition A shooting near Devereaux station Hancock county Georgia injures several and Rev B F Guston wounded three or four negroes A large fire hits Knoxville destroying a tobacco factory and a livery stable valued at about 50000 with 10000 insurance Rumor cites a possible extra session in Columbia South Carolina to adjust election laws and Tillman’s senate bid The U S Secret Service agent Burns seeks surrender of plates in Mississippi and faces refusals from the governor and auditor
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Carr
North Carolina
Bud Harris
Will Downs
Plato Bartlett
Charles Bridges
Hayward County
Bridges
Jacksonville
Fla
William Hayes
Garland News
Dallas County
Texas
Chattanooga
Hancock County
Georgia
Devereaux Station
Sparta
B. F. Guston
Liberia
Knoxville
W. O. McCoy
J. N. McBee & Co
Broadway
Columbia
8. C
Tillman
Senate
United States
W. J. Burns
Secret Service Bureau
Treasury Department
Jackson, Miss
State of
Mississippi
Burns
Stone
Charred remains buried as fires rage in Minnesota towns
Survivors are relocated to Superior and Duluth as rain quenches flames. In Sandstone fifty four bodies were buried. Hinckley holds three hundred twenty eight dead. Pokegame reports twenty eight corpses. Partridge shows two dead amid ashes. Passenger trains resume on the St Paul and Duluth while Great Northern delays. Seven burned to death near Marengo north of Ashland.
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Minnesota
Superior
Duluth
Sandstone
Hinckley
Pine City
Pokegame
St. Cloud
Great Northern
Partridge
St. Paul and
Daoluth
St. Paul, Minn
Marengo
Ashland
Wis
Minn
Mission Creek
Pokama
Ketle River
Cross Lake
St. Paul
Mansfield
Wisconsin
Shell Lake
Baronette
Omaha Road
Spooner
Bayfield
Washburn
Lake Superior
Miller
Forest Fire Ramages Kill Hundreds in Minnesota Towns
A massive Minnesota forest fire devastates Hinckley and nearby towns. Reports from Pine City, Mora and St Paul place initial dead from Hinckley at 30, later estimates rising to 200 and above. The blaze wipes out Hinckley, Mission Creek, Pokama and surrounding areas with hundreds dead and many missing feared dead. A relief train ferries 250 displaced people while search efforts continue for victims and survivors.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Pine City
Hinckley
Sandstone
Sandstone Junction
Pokama
Skunk Lake
First Cotton Clearance From Galveston Sails to Liverpool
The Sierra line steamer Maria cleared for Liverpool with 6,100 bales of cotton valued at 227248 dollars. The entire cargo originated from a single Houston compress.
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Galveston
Texas
Sierra Line
Maria
Liverpool
Houston
Washington Notes on Tariff and Exposition Plans
Washington notes outline tariff treatment of imported salt from England and a plan to relocate Chicago government offices to Atlanta. It notes a Dixie Chorus project for the Cotton States and Exposition, announces resignations in the treasury, a St. Louis money-printing scandal, Mississippi officials in court, and a whisky bond tax challenge aiming to lower the levy to 90 cents per gallon.
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Treasury Department
England
United States
Great Britain
Smith
The
Treasury
Chicago
Atlanta
Navy
Carlisle
Washington
Georgia
Boston
Patrick Gilmore
N. DuShane Cloward
Cloward
Pat Gilmore
America
William L. Wilson
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Paris
New York
Southampton
Wilson
London
Peter
Garretson
New Jersey
James P. Lowe
Massachusetts
Frank Milliken
Maine
Architect's Office
Messrs
Leaver, Harrington, Latham and Beatty
Comptroller’s Office
Bill
Hazen
Treasury Secret Service
St. Louis
St. Louis Bank Note Company
Mississippi
United States Money
Holmes
United States District Attorney
Jackson
Miss
Stone
Whisky Combine
P. J. Hennessy
Supreme Court of the United States
Immigrant dies of Asiatic cholera aboard B&O train
A newly arrived immigrant named John Peter Walther from Bavaria died of cholera after being removed from a westbound Baltimore and Ohio train at Cumberland Maryland. The passengers were confined in the car and the train continued west to Shaner station near Pittsburgh where the car was side-tracked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
John Peter Walther
Bavaria
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland
Shaner Station
Pittsburg
Haitian minister reports attempted assassination in Port au Prince
The Haytien minister at Parishas received a telegram from Port au Prince stating there has been an attempt against the president. The authors have been shot and perfect quiet now prevails.
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Haytien
Parishas
Port Au Prince
Flood Devastates Uvalde Texas Drowning Families
A sudden Leona river flood near Uvalde obliterated homes, drowned residents, and left vast property damage. Reports describe earth tremors, crevasses, and a railroad washout costing millions as flood waters spread across a 100 mile by 200 mile area.
Trade Topics from Dun and Co Review of Trade
Dun and Co reports a slow improving trend in activity after tariff changes, with heavy imports and uneven gains. Loans, prices, and production show weakness though some sectors rise. failures remain limited. Cotton, iron, steel, and textile markets fluctuate as firms balance demand, costs, and wages.
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Dun & Co
R. G. Dun & Co
Hias
Fall River
Pittsburg
Bessemer
Cuba
United States
Canada
Arctic Expedition Failure Deepens as Miranda Sinks
A North Sidney dispatch reports the steam ship Miranda carrying Dr. Cook's arctic party struck a submerged rock near Sukker Tappan Greenland. Water flooded the ballast tank. pumps failed. Passengers and crew were rescued onto the Gloucester schooner Rigel, while a relief party reached Holstenberg to assist.
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Miranda
Tappan
St. Johns
Drs. Woi, Rogers, Thompson and Dunning
Yale University, Ltd
Harvard
Porter
Massachusetts Institute of Technolgy
Sukker Tappan
Holstenberg
Esquimaux
Rigel
Labrador
Misconduct Probe Clears Printing Home Superintendent
A three member committee of the International Typographical Union investigated charges of mismanagement against the Printers' Home superintendent in Colorado Springs and found no fault after a thorough inquiry.
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International Typographical Union
Colorado Springs
Bribery Brings Indictments Against New Orleans Officials
The New Orleans grand jury, after indicting eleven council members including the president and the city engineer, was discharged by Judge Moise with a scathing report on city hall corruption. The report highlights sales of franchises at low prices, discrepancies in the Traction company's books, and bribe allegations involving Councilman Dan Mayer and Alderman John M. Clark. The length and detail show the scope of alleged bribery, favoritism, and illegal dealings spanning railroad franchises, jail contracts, and pipe permissions along the river. Mayer faces prior indictments. Clark, the Ninth ward representative, is newly indicted for a bribe connected to a river pipe ordinance.
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New Orleans
Moise
New Orleans City
Traction Company
Maurice J. Hart
Rosetta Gravel Company
Gravel Company
Grand Jury
Illinois Central Railroad
Dan A. Mayer
John M. Clark
Narcesse Lucas
Clark
W. B. Evardell
National Rice Mill Engine Co
Mayer
Ninth Ward
Multiple Disasters and Labor Strikes Reported Worldwide
Banking failure at Middletown National Bank in Pennsylvania prompts inquiries into creditor paper. SC Supreme Court set extra session for September 12 to rule on dispensary act legality. Fall River mill workers resist wage cuts amid print cloth market gains. New York carpenters strike expands, 1,200 workers, many contractors agree to terms. NYPD chief dismissed for bribery in sidewalk blocking case. Counterfeit ring busted in Manning with seven molds found. New Bedford mill owners split, some seek compromise, others insist on wage reductions. Shanghai rumor of Japan pressuring to break non meddling pact, Kiang-nan arsenal idle. New York coat makers settle, 7,000 back to work on their terms. Pittsburgh inquiry finds no cholera link to immigrant death. Wisconsin Democratic convention renominates Governor Peck. tariff reform amendment adopted.
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Middletown National Bank
Middletown
Charles W. Raymond
McTver
Columbia
D. C
South Carolina Supreme Court
Fall River
New York City
Stephenson
Joe Henry Lloyd
Charles L. Wilson
Manning
Charles L. Emanuel
Emanuel
New Bedford
Mass
New York
Pittsburg
John Walther
Cumberland
J. Guy McCandless
Bureau of Health
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Peck
Judge Rose
Committee On Platform
United States
Indictments in Memphis Lynching Case Shock City
Grand Jury in Memphis returns indictments against Detective W S Richardson architect of arrests, A Atkinson wagon driver, Jeff Laxton, Mike Strickfadden and James Sisselly for the Millington lynching of six black men. Bail set at 5000 each. all rearrested after indictments. Ed A Smith of Kerrville also arrested. Reports say lynchers fear Governor Turney and Judge Cooper and plan to flee.
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Memphis
Tenn
Millington
W. S. Richardson
A. Atkinson
Jeff Laxton
Kerrville
Mike Strickfadden
James Sisselly
Richardson
Turney
Cooper
Billarp's Letter A War With Dogs Across His Home
A satirical letter recounts William Billarp’s nightly dog nuisance, his futile attempts with pistol and strychnine, and his vow to shoot dogs overrunning his porch. It muses on dogs' loyalty, myths, and historical dog references while warning neighbors of a dog problem.
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Rainy Lake
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Mr. Simpson
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Mora
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Hayti
Leona
Uvalde
Leona River
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
San Antonio
Southern Pacific Railway
Rio Grande
Saco
Sabine
el Paso
Kansas City
New Orleans Grand Jury
Shanghai
Kiang-nan
WueEx
Billarp
William
Byron
St. Bernard
Arctic
Atlanta Constitution
North Georgia
Dahlonega
S U. 5S. Army
Secretary of War
Cheapest College
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