Great American Author Oliver Wendell Holmes Dies Peacefully
Boston October 8 Oliver Wendell Holmes famed writer physician and wit died at 12 10 pm surrounded by his children in his Beacon Street home of exhaustion after a severe asthma attack. He lived 1809 1894 and left a lasting mark on literature medicine and American thought.
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Prayers for the Czar Reported Amid Illness Worsening
A Breslava dispatch says the czar’s condition worsened and the minister of war ordered prayers in garrison and regimental churches. A Sinadia telegram notes a disquieting turn in his illness. The report follows other brief notices from Wasatxotox and Charlestown.
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Massachusetts Democrats Nominate Russell for Governor
At Boston a state Democratic convention named ex Governor William E. Russell permanent chairman and approved a full ticket led by Russell for governor with Stratton DeCourcey Grinnell Hurlburt Whitney. The meeting denounced the American Protective Association and Republican allies amid cheers and band music.
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Brooklyn Democrats Propose Third State Ticket in Candidacy Shuffle
Brooklyn Democrats announce a plan for a third state ticket with delegates from the Shepard organization to choose candidates for governor lieutenant governor and court of appeals judge. They withhold a gubernatorial candidate name awaiting guidance from Edward M Shepard and Thomas G Spearman, with Charles S Fair a possibility.
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Bloodhound Inde Helps Nab Notorious Thief in Tennessee
Inde the bloodhound of Chattanooga police tracked a 20 mile route from Wauhatchie to a woods where Charles Bird surrendered. The burglar had robbed the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad post office and ticket office at Wauhatchie, with several merchants targeted on Market Street in recent weeks. In Georgia, state legislature results show Populists gaining 47 joint-ballot votes and Democrats retaining control of the House, while Republicans win a few districts. A boxing bout agreement in Philadelphia sets $5,000 a side for a Griffo Dixon match before the largest purse.
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Fatal boiler explosion shocks Adel area in Georgia
A boiler exploded at B. M. Devain's cotton gin ten miles from Adel Georgia. The blast decapitated a worker named Futch and injured several others who were nearby. Authorities reported the incident as a fatal industrial accident with ongoing investigation.
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