London is hopeful text of imperial edict and protests
A long dispatch from London reports cautious optimism on China and praise for Field Marshal Von Waldersee as commander of international forces. It covers the Chinese edict authorizing safe escort for ministers to Tientsin, amid rebel threats, and notes conflicting Italian dispatches about Pekin. The piece also mentions domestic scandals, Beloit College funeral details, a found baby in Tomah, and ongoing tobacco crop prospects with minimal damage so far.
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London
China
Field Marshal
von Waldersee
Rome
Daily Mail
Pekin
Tientsin
Fientsin
Tsung Ho Yvaemen
Legations
Lin Hung Chang
Jin Kun Yi
Yung Su
Washington
Joseph Peterson
Beloit College
Motese
Franklyn N. Fisk
Chicago Theological Seminary
Joseph Collie
Delavan
Leavitt
Hirst
Eaton
Beloit
Tomah
Meloy
Badger Briffs and Legal Notices Baffle Readers
A garbled 19th century notice appears with multiple partial items. It mentions an Ashland death at age 69, a resignation of a Racine Latin teacher, a John F. Jenks death in Green Bay, and a Republican senatorial convention near Ripon. Names and places drift with fragmented phrases indicating arrests, insanity charges, and church matters involving John and Van Viassehies.
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Verge
Ashland
Madeline Island
William Bolton
Racine
Thatedr
John F. Jenkens
Green Bay
Champion
Chicago Markets Produce Prices Report
Chicago markets list yesterday’s opening high low and closing prices for assorted produce. The table names varieties and their day’s performance for traders and buyers in the city.
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Chicigo
Ultimatum Washington Agrees on Acute Chinese Crisis
Washington officials, after Conger’s message about legation firing and Beijing’s demand ministers quit Pekin, enter an all day cabinet session. The president may forward a note to Pekin while potential military actions and negotiations unfold amid growing tension and possible expedition.
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Washington
Imperial
Conger
Pekin
Oda
Public Quotations Debate Over Telecommunication Lines
Judge Henry ruled quotations tied to leased lines or private telegrams are public in nature and cannot be converted to private use. He warned excluding the public would concede control of Chicago board of trade to a single global monopoly.
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Commission
Henry
Chicago Board of Tratectite
Firemen's Tournament Promises Grand Madison Fire Event
Montiello hosts a major firemen's tournament on August 16 with the Monroe cornet band and Badger Marine band. Thomas Luchsinger of Monroe will speak, contests award cash prizes, and exhibitions include a Monticello fire department burn building demo. A grand ball closes the day with Brown Leaver orchestra and Monroe band.
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J. B. Pierce
J. C. Steinman
Ro. A. Barne
B. L. Clark
Monticello
Brown & Leaver's Orchestra of
Brodhead
Monroe Cornet Band
South Dakota Farmers Jubilant Over Bumper Crops After Rains
In Yankton on August 3 with harvests advancing across the state, drought scare fades as wheat yields reach seventeen to eighteen bushels per acre. July rainfall 6 to 9 inches above normal revived oats barley flax and corn, boosting dairy and sheep industries and signaling a prosperous fall for South Dakota stock raisers.
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Yankton S.D
North Dakota
South Dakota
Prof Emerson Dead After 52 Years at Beloit College
Joseph Emerson aged 179? or 58? died of general debility. Born May 28 1821 in Norfolk Connecticut he studied at Philipps Academy Andover Yale 1841 and taught at Yale four years. He joined Beloit College May 24 1848 and marked 52 years with the institution May 25.
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J. J. Bushnell
S. T. Merrill
Emerson
Europe
Palestine
Beloit College
Milwaukee Population Figures From Census Office
Milwaukee’s population count stands at 285,815 per the latest census, with suburbs expected to push the total toward 295,000 if annexed. The 1890 figure was 204,468, marking a 39.54 percent increase. city residents anticipate further growth when suburbs are included.
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Milwaukee
Mike Tree
Washington
City Population Growth Rates from 1890 to 1895
The article notes city population rising from 204,468 in 1890 to 289,315 in 1895, an increase of 80,847 over the decade and 36,025 in the last five years, highlighting a strong growth trend.
Miller Wins On 25 Mile Motor Pace At Manhattan Beach
Charles Mille of Chicago defeated Burns Pierce of Boston in the 25 mile motor paced race on the Manhattan Beach track by a third of a lap. The time was 43 51. Pierce substituted for ill Michael.
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New York
Charles Mille
Chicago
Burns Pierce
Boston
Manhattan Beach
Pierce
Michael
Badger Judge Arrested in Wisconsin Burglary Try
Conrad Moser former judge of Wisconsin eighth district circuit court was arrested in San Francisco on a charge of attempting to commit burglary at a residence. He claimed he was seeking a friend and had entered the wrong house. Moser, once of Alma Wisconsin, served as probate judge and later in the Wisconsin legislature.
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San Francisco
Conrad Moser
Eighth District Circuit Court of
Wisconsin
A. Bernard
Moser
Alma
Wis
North Carolina Democrats win by landslide, disenfranchise Black voters
In Raleigh on August 3, after a bitter campaign the Democrats and white supremacy secured a about 30,000 vote victory. The election disfranchised Black citizens and shifted the legislature from Republican and Populist to Democratic. Marion Butler faces defeat for reelection to the U.S. Senate. Black voters largely stayed home.
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Raleigh
Old North
Marion Butler
U. S
Ex Assemblyman Wynn Edwards Dies in Wisconsin
Oshkosh Wisconsin August 8 Ex Assemblyman Wynn Edwards of Rosenvarie Fond du Lac county died suddenly at the Fremont house from heart trouble and consumption. He was 55, married in 1876 to Mary Lloyd Nekimi Wis and leaves three children Emily John and Arthur. Funeral likely Thursday at Rosendale. Edwards was a prominent Fond du Lac G A R post member.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Wynn Edwards
Rosenvarie
Fond du Lac County
Fremont House
Rosendale
Mary Lloyd
Nekimi
Emily
John
Arthur
Edwards
Fond du Lac
G. A. R. Post
Rooney Defeats Carkeek for World Wrestling Championship
Milwaukee, Aug 8 Jack Rooney of Chicago defeated Wisconsin’s Jack Carkeek in Graeco Roman wrestling for the world title and 500 dollars. Rooney won the first fall in twenty minutes. two minutes into the second bout Carkeek quit and the referee ruled Rooney the winner.
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Milwaukee
Jack Rooney
Giant Gripman
Chicago
Jack Carkeek
Wisconsin
Rooney
Carkeek
Desertion Ends Marriage With Holland Plan
A strained marriage ends as the bride longs for her former home and life. Mrs. Schoenmacher will not reconcile with her family and, using independent funds from her father, will establish a new home in Holland. It is unlikely the husband will join her.
Chicago council talks in old school dialects and bravado
A sample of Chicago alderman speech shows “Chicagoese” in debates with coarse grammar and colorful phrases. The report notes many lines captured verbatim illustrating local pride, insults, and contested wages while highlighting the gallery’s amusement with the old school rhetoric.
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Chicago Council
Alderman Powers
Origins and rules of kissing in Ancient Rome
The article explains how kissing hands signified subjection and respect under early Rome, with emperors reserving favors for high officials, while emperors could kiss mouths or eyes to honor or reward. It notes social limits, family decorum, and marriage heritage implications from historical observations.
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Frank H. Vizettelly
Home Companion
Relics of First Telegraph Line Discovery
Glass insulators from the first telegraph line span from Baltimore to Washington. Workers measuring the wire in the senate building prepared new cases. Pierre Titstone noted the anniversary of the first message celebration and Morse era insulators were traced to a senate side location in the Capitol.
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Messine
Baltiore
Washington
Senate
Pierre Titstone
Haters
Professor Morse
Capitol
Ashland Foreman Killed by Train While Assisting Removal
Nelson Jorgenson a foreman for the Chicago and Northwestern railroad was struck in the head and killed at Ashland while helping remove a hand car. The accident occurred when a freight train struck him.
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Ashland
Nelson Jorgenson
Chicago& Northwestern Railroad
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