Historical Events
- Sep 1 A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband
- Sep 9 Lotta's Fountain (Kearny & Market) dedicated
- Sep 10 British Open Golf, Prestwick GC: Willie Park Sr. wins his 4th title; beats fellow Scot Bob Martin by 2 strokes
- Sep 11 1st newspaper cartoon strip
- Sep 29 US-Spanish relations decline in wake of Cuban rebellion
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Edgar Rice Burroughs, American sci-fi author (Tarzan of Apes, Mars Saga)
- Sep 3 Ferdinand Porsche, German automotive engineer (Volkswagen Beetle, Mercedes-Benz SS) and founder of the Porsche car company, born in Maffersdorf, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1951)
- Sep 10 Paul Scheinpflug, composer
- Sep 12 Matsunosuke Onoe [Tsuruzo Nakamura], Japanese actor (Araki Mataemon, Yajîkita: zenpen), born in Naka-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan (d. 1926)
James Cash Penney
Sep 16 James Cash Penney, American department store founder (J C Penney), born in Hamilton, Missouri (d. 1971)
James Cash Penney