01 Oct 1882
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1882
Page
1
Destructive blaze in Las Vegas engulfed the Comique Danse Hall and nearby buildings on the Comique Hill. Firefighters battled the flames through the night as roofs collapsed and efforts saved designated stores and residents from total ruin. The incident interrupted early morning life, with reports of heavy losses and investigations into the fire’s origin.
Reports recount three men killed and three wounded in a Middletown branch railroad disaster with premature blast injuries. Another case details a verdict where Joseph Black found guilty with mercy recommended, amid a Mississippi rail value assessment of 7,533 miles totaling 6,727,55.
Knoxville reports a convict, Samuel Rodgers, convicted for murder and sentenced to hang in November. The plot centers on a train robbery near Grenada Colorado where money was taken and passengers spared. United States deputy marshals face acquittals in related moonshine cases near Atlanta as the Denver Mining Exposition parade concludes with a trumpet flourish and gunfire salute.
A string of conference reports describes a Fourth District convention in Massachusetts naming delegates and cabinet plans for a timed lottery of mineral specimens. Separate notes cover Utah cabinet plans and Arapahoe county Democrats with their executive selections and precinct tickets.
Sept reports from Lenxpon and Cairo describe explosions and public rejoicing as unrest rises in Ploaiis lay. Court actions in Dublin free a prisoner on sureties while tensions mount over executions and political power. A royal audience in Pestug and arrests in Eaght underline regional upheaval and ongoing struggles for influence.
A circus performance in New York ends in chaos as a drunken man enters the ring. Police detain him after a ringmaster halts the disruption and public safety officers resolve the scene. The proprietor later turns on officers and witnesses amid the controversy.
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