Fire sweeps Long Island City lumber yards and depot
A massive blaze at Doncaster & Co iron foundry in Long Island City spread to adjacent lumber yards and depots, overwhelming the three-engine volunteer department. Mills, stables, ships, and wharves burned, with five blocks and the Long Island Railroad depot under threat. Brooklyn engines helped as flames raged through Vernon avenue and Front street.
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Brooxlix
New York
Brooklyn
Doncaster & Co
Long Island City
McIntosh & Co
Export Lumber Company
Clayton
Greenpoint Bridge
Rogers & Co
Wood
Greenpoint
Manhattan Avenue
Creek
Clark & Sampson
Torace F. Burrough
Whiting Lumber Company
Hummel
Levi
Tunis & Sim
Mackintosh & Co
Long Inland Railroad
Vernon Avenue
Front Street
Flushing Street
Fentown Creek
Spring Garden Bank collapses amid financial turmoil in Philadelp hia
A major bank in Philadelphia shuts its doors after ongoing embarrassments. Spring Garden Bank, with a capital of 760000 and surplus 127500, faces uncertain effects on its commercial ties as creditors and customers react to the closure.
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Alvany
Godwin
Artesian House
Tetley & Wall
Hooper
Pittsfield
Mass
Philadelphia
Spring Garden Bank
Lapursia
Aerons
Keystone Bank
Rumor on Chile War Ties to U S Firms Denied
A May 8 report denies that W R Grace & Co and Charles R Flint Co prolong the Chilean conflict for favored party interests. It notes past Flint shipments of arms to Balmaceda, and describes arms transfers via Rio de Janeiro to Balmaceda’s torpedo cruisers, with speculation of overland shipments to the Congress party.
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Yous
Chili
W. R. Grace & Co
Charles R. Flint Co
Balmaceds
Flint &Co
Balmaceda
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Brazil
Advance
Vigilancia
Rio
Montevideo
Almirante Lynch
Almirante Condel
Huascar
Arma
New York
Congress Party
California
Americas Invited Complicates Buena Vista Picnic Plans
In a strained column the Buena Vista Patriot reports a failed invitation to Americas and Ellaville for a Sunday school picnic. It notes Mr A B Harrold’s telegraphic bid to move the event to Magnolia Dell and his threat to bring supporters to Buena Vista. The piece also frames Rev Henry Pittman as a preacher involved in a prior charge, later jailed when his bonds were removed.
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Corvinus
Columbus
Ochilla
Buena Vista
Ctty
Bullock
Americus
Maggie Drane
Buenas Vista
Enquirer-Lan
Enquirer
Twelfth Street
Conwall
Americas
Ellaville
A. B. Harrold
Ochilia
Magnolia Dell
Becauas
Buéna Vita
Harrold
Agaio
Pittman
Henry
Lord Tusk
Wil Bulld Tower Build Near Sullivan Street Shops
The S A M railroad plans a new water supply system with wells near the car shops at Sullivan street foot. J J tractor and bridge builder has the contract and will likely begin work Monday. The tower is described as ninety, though the text ends abruptly.
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Wil Bulld
S. A. &M. J Railroad
Sullivan Street
J.J
Rial
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C. D. Wheatley
Geo. D. Wheatley
Or, Lamar St
Cotton Ave
Long Island
Buauxauam
Ala
Belizee
Greene County
Queen and Crescent Road
Birmingham
Brewonam
Bay 8
Southern Baptist Convention
Witsrseton
Del
Kade
Newton
Gal. Reneker
Kentucky
Lexrertos
Adam Reneker
United
Cleveland
Mexico
Baximone
Cotton Oil Trust
Woosten
Ohio
Michael Shelby
Shelby
Moxroomwing
Bruce
McNab Bank
Kurdula
Staaffatra
J. W Tullis
Assigove
HD. Claytos
Columbus Cullings
1Rom
City of
Fipter
Glessoer
Atlanta Constitution
Maj
W. J. Glessner
W. L. Glessner
Glessner
Georgian Press Association
Boys
Chicago
Great Lakes
Canada
Niagara Falls
Ohio Press Club
Put-in-Bay
Lake Erie
Cincinnati
Pullmans
Potts
Calhoun, Ga
Georgia
Macon
Tobsica
Crocixyali, C, May
Tobseco
W. Darkman & Son
Covington
Suspenalon Ucilgo
noTt
Itata
San Diego
Cal
South American Steam Navigation Company
Ywuilah W. BR. Grace & Co
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