Savannah Struck By Severe Coastal Storm of 1893
Savannah endures one of its worst storms in years with winds near 66 miles per hour. Widespread destruction hits homes and roofs, streets blocked by felled trees and lines, and shipping damaged. Ten dead and many missing near the coast. several vessels wrecked or driven aground. city business halted for hours and telegraph and light services disrupted.
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Savassaut
Savannah
Isuat
Weather Bureau
Lkely
Hunart
Walio Johnson
Gordon Wharf
W. J. Thompson
Alson
Twelfth Street
JC. Murphy
Turner
J. C. McClure
Southeastern Plaster Company
Rosenius
United States Revenue
Tybee
Flora
Brunswick
Jenkins
Safford
Strubhar
Beaufort
Tyles
Star
Bluffton
Hilda
Cynthia
Frank
Wein
City Ae
John Rourke
Comerhull & Co
Henry Solomon & Sons
Woes Sons
A. S. Brown
Athain Ralway
Georgia
Shasi Atuy
Presbyterian
Lu and Church. Cursheds of the City, ‘Ah Barbus Railway Company; Sayana
Charleston
Arleston
Destructive hurricane reports from Brunswick to Baltimore
A heavy multi city storm swept the Atlantic coast with high winds and floods. Reported fatalities include John Jefferson and a baby in Brunswick with other names such as William Daniels Abel Davis and Mrs Richards Percell among the injured. The Dauntless courthouse and city hall suffered damage as debris and rising water impeded safety efforts. Multiple trains, tracks, and vessels were disrupted from Jacksonville to Baltimore and Charleston.
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Brunswick
Jacksonville
John Jefferson
William Daniels
Abel Davis
Richards Percell
Everett City
Everett
St. Mary's Bridge
White Oak
Virginians Hear Him as Bryan Speaks at Harper's Ferry
The Bryan party train arrives at Harper's Ferry with West Virginia leaders in attendance. Bryan denounces the Gold Standard plan, cites Jefferson and Jackson, and argues against bank issued currency. Porter accepts Democratic gubernatorial nomination while burglars steal from Hotel Nommandie and a 14-year-old kills at a political meeting in Kentucky.
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Martinssure
W. Va
Washington
National
T.M. Graw
Andrew Edmiston
State Committee
William E. Chilton
Riley
John D. Alderson
Samuel Woods
J. N. B. Crim
W. T. Ice
W. H. Boggs
N. W. Fitzgerald
William Chanton
Thomas O'Brien
J. W. Gallagher
West Virginia
Turner
New York
Marion Butler
National Committee
H. O. Bell
O. T. Brice
James L. Norris
National Democratic Committee
Washington Junction
Harper’s Ferry
John Brown
Bryan
Harper's Ferry
United States
Democratic Party
Chicago
Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Rosseltvitta
Backsville
Logan County
Harry Allisop
Bill Draper
W. G. Hunter
Hunter
Draper
Trade revival spreads through southern commerce
Cuartancona Sept 30. Trade correspondents report rising confidence in commercial and industrial circles across southern cities. Iron and steel show solid improvement with higher prices, more inquiries, and cautious optimism as mills restart. Alabama iron remains in demand. Sloss Iron and Steel plans No 2 furnace restart and Tennessee Coal Iron and Steel to open another. Lumber, textile, coal, and mining sectors trend higher with export activity expanding though buyers hold back on large orders awaiting prices.
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Cuartancona
Southern Iron
Southern No
Birmingham
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Way Comy
Mer
Seporven
World Growing Better Says Crime Decreasing
Milwaukee report from the National Prison Congress discusses homicide trends and editorial sensationalism. A committee on criminal law reform is to report on suicide trends, with Rev Moriarity addressing reform motives and Dr Samuel G Smith linking crime to economics.
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National Prison Congress
Milwaukee
National Prison Association
J. D. Milliken
McPherson
Kan
American Bar Association
Frederick Winer
Edward J. Moriarity
Concord Junction
Mass
Samuel G. Smith
Minneapolis
Daily Market Reports Naval Stores in Wilmington
Rosin priced at 1.35 dollars with refined at 1.40. Turpentine market steady with machine and irregular bids. Tar, format, crude, and hard variants listed with soft virgin resin at 1.55 and fine SLs.
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Wilmington
Bryan Campaign Persists Despite Financial Straits
Senator Jones, Democratic committee chairman, says Bryan campaign not abandoned and is financially strained. He outlines tour plans through Missouri, Tennessee, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, with stops in St. Louis and Nashville. He confirms no eastern money and remains confident in the Ohio effort.
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The
Tribune
New York
Jones
Democratic Committee
Chicago
Bryan Oratorical Bureau
Bryan
West
St. Louis
Memphis
Nashville
Tenn
Indiana
Iowa
Burlington
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Seven Schooners Seized in Behring Sea Violations
The U S revenue cutter Grail arrived from Ounalaska nine days out, reporting the fleet has cruised 79,000 miles and boarded 182 schooners. Seven schooners were seized for violating Paris award rules, including James G. Swan, Jane Gray, Amekia, Viva, Beatrice, Sitka, and Aurora, with seals scarce this season and Bear at Point Barrow aiding relief. The Bear also carried the Hidalgo wreck survivors and Bishop Sheldon Jackson and others to Pagot sound.
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Seattle
Wash
United States Revenue
Grail
Oanalaska
Behring
Bng
Satellite
Icarus
Pheasant
James G. Swan
Port Townsend
Jane Gray
San Francisco
Amekia
Viva
Victoria
Beatrice
Vancouver
Prybyloff Islands
Sitka
Juneau
North Pacific
Aurora
Behring Sea
Point Barrow
Ounalaska
Sheldon Jackson
Bishop Rowe
Protestant Episcopal Church
Hidalgo
Pagot Sound
Francisco
Bank Robber Threatens Cashier in Troy Bank
Palmer H Baermann civil engineer and city official, described as insane, entered United National Bank at noon in Troy New York and demanded $500 threatening to kill the cashier. Assistant Cashier Bullions and clerks froze. a clerk fetched help and Detective Keensky arrested Baermann before harm.
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Troy
N. Y
Palmer H. Baeermann
United National Bank
Bullions
Populists Agree to Fuse Electoral Ticket in Indiana
The Populist committee of 13, controlling Indiana's electoral slate, adjourned with a plan to fuse forces for the coming election. They nominate five Populist electors and ten Democratic electors to be placed on the Populist state ticket, leaving certain districts for Democratic nominees. The move aims to unite Populists with Democrats while preserving the party's leadership and Watson as vice presidential nominee.
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I. William J. B
Thomas E. Watson
Congress
Democratic Committee
Barge Sumatra Wrecked With Four Sailors Drowned
The barge Sumatra bound from Chicago with railroad iron foundered off Milwaukee. Four sailors died, including Arthur Burnsted Charles Hemmer Patrick Peterson and Peter Anderson all of West Bay City Michigan. Captain, mate and cook were saved by lifesavers and the tug Simpson. The wreck followed a high sea and leaking hull as the Hattie Well nearby proceeded.
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Cook
Milwaukee
Sumatra
L. W. Arnold
Chicago
Government Pier
Hattie
South Point
Simpson
Arthur Burnsted
Charles Hemmer
Patrick Peterson
Peter Anderson
West Bay City
Mich
Fatal wreck in New York and other dispatches
A Lehigh Valley wreck near Batavia New York killed brakeman Kimball and fatally injured engineer Dennis McCarthy as eastbound trains collided amid a gale. Fire and derailments followed with cars piling along the tracks. Nearby reports include a British ship ashore off Victoria and other briefs from Canada Italy and Chicago.
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Batavia
N. Y
Lehigh Valley
Here
Kimball
Dennis McCarthy
Niagara
Lehigh
New York Central
Victoria
B. C
Wild Swan
American
Esquimault
Trustees Reform Oconee Hill Cemetery Sexton Election
Trustees meeting at Judge Lucas's office heard complaints about Sexton England for delays in grave digging and funeral conduct. They voted to elect the sexton annually on the first Wednesday in December, with the current sexton to serve until December and then reapply. The next elected sexton begins January 1.
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Ocones Hill Cemetery
F. W. Lucas
Broad Street
Messrs
A. K. Childs
Howell Cobb
D.C. Barrow
G. H. Yancey
Sexton W. A
England
Mr. Lucas
M. Herrington
Arthur E. Griffith
F.S. Morton
Sexton England
Sexton
Oconee Hill Cemetery
Smallpox Cure and Impressionism in a Turn of Century View
An eclectic excerpt contrasts a Louisville diary note about how smallpox and consumption intersect, claiming cures through improbable means, with a discussion of Impressionism. It explores focus, distance, and the painter’s mood, praising humility for learners and comparing pre-Raphaelite realism to impressionist methods.
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Louisville
Travers
Turner
Whistler
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