Bandits Rob Express Car on Union Pacific Train in Nebraska
Bandits held up Union Pacific Train No. 8 near Brady Island at 1:00 am. The engineer was ordered to the express car while the fireman cut the engine loose and fled for Gorden Bonc. Robbers blew open the express car and reportedly secured money and valuables. passengers were unharmed and a posse formed to pursue. Officers pursued the robbers as the train reached Gorden Bonc about 3 am, delaying three and a half hours.
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GordenBonc
Neb
Union Pacific
Brady Island
Cabe
Witness found in Durrant case on April 3 meeting
San Francisco August 20 police report a new witness, a Mission Street Electric conductor, who says he saw Durrant and Blanche Lamont on his car the morning of April 3. The witness, who knew the couple as daily riders to school, will testify they transferred to Larkin and Sutter streets, where Durrant arranged to meet Blanche and go to the church for a copy of The New Comer.
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San Francisco
Durrant
Mission Street
Blanche Lamont
Blanche
Cooper College
Larkin Street
Sutter Street
The Consul Powerless at Kucheng Massacre Inquiry
A Shanghai dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette says Chinese officials barred British and American consuls from examining arrested Christians in Kucheng. The move exposes the futility of a consular mission without a strong British military escort. European sentiment backs demanding an independent inquiry and immediate deployment of British troops to Kucheng.
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Loxpon
Shanghai
Pall Mall Gazette
Kucheng
O’conor
China
Drownings Follow Bathing Accident at South Evans Lake
Walter Butter aged 17 was pulled under by a wave while bathing and drowned after his brother Arthur aged 19 tried to save him. At Highland Park two girls were rescued, but Florence Millard drowned before about 300 spectators.
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Chicaco
South Evanstown
Walter Butter
Arthur
Highland Park
Grace
Esther Mihi
Florence Millard
Higgins Nominated for State Senate Seat
Frank W. Higgins was renominated for state senator in the district including Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties. The convention lasted fifteen minutes and the nomination was made by acclamation.
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Clean
Frank W. Higgins
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua
A Dialectic on Health and a Medical Remedy
The writer critiques faulty reasoning and compares the mind to a machine so focused on order that bodily ailments like digestion or kidneys seem connected. It promotes Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as a medicine prepared by a renowned physician and endorsed by thousands.
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David Kennedy
Quay Victorious in Philadelphia Republican Primaries
Quay secured 18 delegates with potential to reach 27 of 70. Polls drew unprecedented voter crowds. In the 15th ward Mayor Warwick was defeated. Quay likely to hold a positive state convention majority of at least 15 votes.
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Philadelphia
Quay
Warwick
His Imprisonment Nearly Over
Washington reports that John L. Waller ex consul at Tamatave Madagascar now in French prison is nearing release. The delay in demanding his immediate freedom is tied to U S indemnity claims over Madagascar rubber concessions.
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Washington
John L. Waller
United States
Tamatave
Madagascar
France
Waller
Eustis
Bad trolley crash at Farmington injures several people
In Hartworp Connecticut last night two suburban trolley cars collided near Farmington bridge after one car slipped while crossing the Farmington river. Mrs James M Waterman suffered a broken arm and scalp wound with internal injuries Capt E A Perry hurt his left arm and others were badly shaken. Two women were thrown down a fifteen foot embankment. The motor car failed to sight the other car in time.
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Hartworp
Conn
Farmington
James M. Waterman
E. A. Perry
Iron Open
Farmington River
Desperate riot erupts at Bere salt works near Marseilles
A Paris dispatch says French and Italian workers at the Bere salt works sixteen miles northwest of Marseilles clashed in a severe riot. Five men were seriously wounded before police quelled the disturbance and several ring leaders were arrested.
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Paris
Les Journal
Marseilles
Bere
Peculiar Mix Up at Milwaukee Bank Liquidation
The Commercial bank stockholders voted to liquidate after failing in 1893. Deposits total about 200000, with officers saying funds are on hand to cover immediate claims. Small stockholders attack reorganization as a device to dodge paying deposits. Also classified notice: house on Market Street Warren borough Pa. sold by administrator A Hertzell for late Wm Messner estates.
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Milwaukee
Wis
The
Commercial Bank
Old Commercial Bank
Market Street
Warren Borough
Penn'‘a
Wm. Messner
A. Hertzel
Furnace Explodes at Edgar Thompson Plant Near Pittsburg
Aug 20 press report from Pressburg details a boiler explosion at Carnegie’s Edgar Thompson steel works in Braddock near Pittsburg. Fourteen men were working the furnace stack when a barrow of raw ore toppled a top bell, triggering a blast that killed six and badly burned ten, with several others dying soon or left gravely injured. Work across the plant halted as rescuers searched mangled remains and the dead were placed with an undertaker. Names of the killed and injured are listed.
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Pressburg
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Carnegies
Bessemer
Braddock
Joseph Luckas
Wailiston
Stephen Navick
John Propokovite
James Grucha
Jos Cot
John Mika
John Warehart
John Skomoda
Michael Jura
John Magosky
Andrew Drobne
John Zeboray
John Harrison
Michael Koheros
Confidence Erodes as Defender Faces Tougher Tests
The Mail and Express notes public confidence shaken in the Defender over rigging fragility amid September wind and sea. It warns of breakdown risk against the Valkyrie III if she guards the cup, and reports plans to haul or replace rigging at Bristol shipyard on the Defender’s tow from New Rochelle.
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New York
the Mail and Express
Valkyrie Iti
New Rochelle
Heneshoffs
Bristol
R. I
Salvadoran peace claim debunks false reports
Panama August 21 Dr Jacinto Castellano Salvadoran foreign minister says New York World and Las Novedades have published absurd reports. He states no orders to shoot have occurred since Gen Rafael Antonio Gutierrez's inauguration and the country remains peaceful.
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Panama
Jacinto Castellano
Salvador
New York World
Las Novedades
Rafael Antonio Gutierrez
A Steamboat War Riots Roil Mulheim District
Berlin reports continuing riots in Mulheim over steamship company competition. Rioters clash with police as gendarmes fire bayonets, wounding many. District governor warns of siege if unrest persists.
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Berlin
Mulheim
Battles in Cuba report heavy rebel losses near Mosquito and Rio Largo
Havana Aug 21 dispatches say Col Oliver’s force fought bands of rebels at Mosquito and Rio Largo, capturing three rebel camps with many weapons. Rebels suffered heavy casualties, leaving dead on the field. several government troops wounded but none killed. A Matanzas report notes Col Molina’s column at Sagua La Las dispersed two rebel bands, with eleven dead and many wounded among the insurgents and two government wounded. A Santiago de Cuba dispatch reports telegraph wires cut near Algodonal and railroads destroyed. Col Jadas’s column at San Luis defeated a rebel force of about 200, with four rebels killed, one captured, and arms taken.
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Havana
Oliver
Remedios
Mosquito
Rio Largo
Matanzas
Col
Molina
Sagua Laras
St. Clara
Hurtado Zayas
Antonio Nunez
Santiago de Cuba
Algodonal
Alto Songo
Te Jadas
San Luis
Higinio
Vasquias
la Julia
Burenese
Arrest in Port Jervis Murder Case
James Knight was arrested in Geneva on a warrant for the murder of Charles F. Twist near Port Jervis. Twist's mother is the complainant and an officer from Port Jervis will take the accused for arraignment. A second surgical exam at Watkins found a bullet wound through Twist's body.
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Geneva
James Knight
Charles F. Twist
Port Jervis
Ald Twist
Twist
Watkins
Campbell Will Not Seek Governorship in Ohio
Springfield Aug 21 After a two hour consultation Campbell announced he will not run for governor. He sent notice of his decision to Senator Brice, leaving delegates astonished. The abrupt move unsettles plans and creates uncertainty among the party as Brice and Campbell had been seen as aligned.
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Campell
Springfield
Campbell
Brice
Springfield Democratic State Convention Opens in City Hall
The Democratic state convention was called to order in City Hall Springfield by State Chairman Smiley who presented Senator Calvin Brice as temporary chairman. Brice was cheered as he took charge and delivered the opening speech. The convention rejected a free silver amendment to the platform by 525 to 270.
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Springfield
City Hall
Smiley
Calvin 5. Brice
Brice
Warren Council Accepts Franklin Centennial Invitation
The Burgess and Town Council of Warren Borough unanimously resolves to attend Franklin Pa centennial celebration on September 4 and 5. The resolution notes cordial relations with Franklin and invites as many Warren residents as can attend to join the visit and participate in the festivities. I S Alden, President of Council, Attest D A Arrip, Clerk, Approved James W Wiggins, Burgess.
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Warren
Franklin
Centennial Celebration Association of
I. S. Alden
D. A. Arrip
James W. Wiggins
Burgess
Alden
Adjourned Meeting for the New Bridge
A local council adjourned a meeting on plans for a new bridge described as very pretty and carefully laid away. The report notes the project was discussed, with officials outlining design features and timelines.
Royal Street Bridge to be strengthened amid unsafe condition
The adjourned council meeting discussed funding and oversight for strengthening the Royal street bridge after a city engineer labeled it unsafe. The vote assigned seven thirteenths of the cost to the borough and six thirteenths to Pleasant township, with a competent engineer to survey the river and report to Washington.
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Groton Bridge
Toledo Bridge
Borvher
Pleasant Township
Washington
City of
Franklin
Royal Street
Raudman
Pittsburg
Rebels raid towns and derail trains in Cuba violence
A Cuban rebel force of about fifty under Bolanos raided Rajas destroying houses and telegraph offices. They looted a Carolina plantation, seized cattle and horses, and blocked lines. A separate group held up a passenger train between Placitas and Caibarien, wounding a passenger. subsequent attacks damaged a construction train and telegraph lines, causing mass panic and derailments.
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New York
Herald
Remedios
Cuba
Bolanos
Caibarien
Rajas
Carolina
Placitas
Campamnayi
Pure blood cures and local sports blur in brief
An ad touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a purifier for weak, languid people and promises pure blood. It also mentions Wood’s Pills for liver ills and digestive issues. A fleeting local sports note says Twin City and Titusville are on the tobog, and Oil City’s pitcher Notorious Pastorious draws ridicule from the New Castle Guardian.
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Hood
Pastorious
New Castle
Oil City
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Groton
Juatano Kautimap
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Nelson & Buchannan
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