Negro on Train Kills Conductor in Leesburg
A black barber on a Florida Central and Peninsula train shoots conductor J D Parramore after being directed to the colored car. Parramore dies, locals hunt the killer as Governor Fleming deploys Lee sburg Rifles and rifles with bloodhounds chase the suspect amid threats of lynching and racial tension.
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Lessure
Fla
Thomas E. Mike
Wildwood
Orlando
Florida Central & Peninsula Railroad
J. D. Parramore
Mike
Parramore
Leesburg
Galloway
Fleming
Leesburg Rifles
Dying in a Foreign Land: Carlos Bowers Ill in Buenos Ayres
Reports from Buenos Ayres detail the serious illness of Carlos S. Bowers of C S Bowers & Co Boston based in the South American republic for years. He built a vast exporting business and wealth, used for philanthropy aiding applicants including some he deemed unworthy. He aided many Americans, lent without questions, and helped Winslow start in Buenos Ayres Herald ownership after presenting under a false distress claim. His generous spirit and prominent business role will be missed. he has a brother in Boston, George E. Bowers of Nash Bowers.
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Buenos Ayres
Carlos S. Bowers
C.S. Bowers & Co
Boston
South American Republic
Mr. Bowers
United States
E. D. Winslow
Winslow
Bowers
George E. Bowers
Nash Bowers
School Street
Traveling agent declares insanity at Girard House
Henry J. Wallace of Stamford Connecticut, registered at the Girard House in Paita peornia A December 27, caused a disturbance at dinner shouting loudly. He drew a knife and threatened harm when officers approached. He was disarmed and held in his room as a physician diagnosed temporary insanity.
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Paitapeorniaa
Henry J. Wallace
Eastern Manufacturing Company
Stamford
Conn
Girard House
Ships Arrive and Depart with Passengers from Major Ports
A sequence of ship movements lists vessels arriving in Boston New York Liverpool Antwerp Glasgow and London on late December routes. Names include Inchborva Fulda Guthiel Hermann La Champagne Oil River Hafir Southgate Alleghany Ozama Lancastrian Sarnia Baumwall Peruvian Ontario Milanese Servia Parkmore La Bourgogne with origins from Bremen Havre West Hartlepool Portland Me Boston etc.
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Boston
Inchborva
Hamburg
Shields
New York
Fulda
Guthiel
Bremen
Hermann
Antwerp
la Champagne
Havre
Oil River
West Hartlepool
Hafir
Southgate
Alexandria
Alleghany
Cette
Ozama
Turk’s and
Liverpool
Lancastrian
Sarnia
Portland
Baumwall
Lake Huron
Glasgow
Bristol
Eng
Ontario
London
Servia
Parkmore
la Bourgogne
Inauguration of Chilean President Montt Sees Foreign Ministers Present
Valparaiso reports Admiral Jorge Montt's oath in Santiago with all foreign ministers except the U S representative Mr Egan. The ceremony was peaceful amid fears of Balmaceda opposition. A railway wreck involving Chilean loyalists disrupted travel. police seek suspects.
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New York
Valparaiso
Chile
Jorge Montt
Santiago
United States
Egan
Montt
Hall of Congress
Tilite
Montenegro
Intendente
Senor Ordonez
Uspalletta
Mendoza
Argentine
Democracia
Friends of Balmaceda
Boston
San Francisco
Frightful Theatre Panic Kills Ten in Gateshead
London reports a Saturday night disaster at the Royal Theatre Gateshead. A staged fire panic caused a stampede, crushing and injuring many, with ten confirmed dead. The building, formerly a chapel, had poor exits and aided the tragedy. The crowd included factory workers and laboring families. heroism and theft occurred amid the crush.
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London
Royal Theatre
Gateshead
Durham
Foster
Daisley
Chilean government pledges strong support for World’s Fair exhibit
Washington dispatch reports Lieutenant Harlow, Chilean World’s Fair commissioner, has received enthusiastic backing from Chilean authorities for participation in the Chicago Columbian Exposition. A letter from Santiago’s Foreign Affairs Minister confirms approval of 100 metres of space and future funding decisions pending ministers of industry public works finance and interior.
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Washington, D. C
Harlow
Republic of
Chile
Bureau of American Republics
Santiago
Forman
SantiaAco
Chicago
Finance
Interior
San Francisco Warship Heads South to Join Charleston
The battleship San Francisco with Rear Admiral George Brown sails from San Francisco likely bound for Acapulco to join the Charleston after practice at Monterrey Bay. Sailors and Marines aboard San Jose are said to be drafted into Charleston upon its arrival from Honolulu.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Squadron
George Brown
Monterey Bay
Pacific Mail Company
San Jose
Acapulco
Charleston
Honolulu
Chile
Vanderbilt Crank Seeks Brains At Fifth Avenue Home
A man rang Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Fifth Avenue door and shouted he wanted Vanderbilt’s brains for medical comparison. Police arrested John J. Lingman, 20, a YMCA member, who was committed for sanity examination. no Vanderbilt family members appeared in court.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Russell Sage
John Hall
Vanderbilt
John J. Lingman
Young Men's Christian Association
Lingman
Crank Threatens Publisher in Pamaperma Office
A man calling himself J Bonaparte entered George W. Childs private office in the Ledger building and declared he intended to kill the publisher. He produced a knife when challenged. clerks intervened and the assailant was arrested. A doctor ruled him insane and he was sent to a hospital.
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Pamapermia
J. Bonaparte
George W. Chilis
Ledger
Massive Leather District Fire Hits Boston Shoe Firms
In Boston’s Leather District, Parker, Holmes & Co and Hosmer Codding & Co suffered a devastating basement blaze. Estimated losses reach 300000 with full insurance coverage. Firefighters faced smoke, barred doors, and guarded windows for nearly three hours. several firemen were injured but no serious harm expected. Both firms plan to resume operations soon.
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Boston
Parker, Holmes & Co
Hosmer, Codding & Co
Federal Street
Leather
Progress of the Fire at Parker Holmes & Co Store
Fire alarms 7:33 pm 8:00 pm 9:10 pm and crews battled heavy flames across Parker Holmes & Co and neighboring Hosmer Codding stores on Federal Street. Steam, smoke and blocked entrances hindered access while water floods eventually reached the basement and upper floors. Firefighters fought through damaged gratings and elevator doors to drown the blaze and exhaust remaining pockets by midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker, Holmes & Co
Hosmer, Codding & Co
Rogers, Wood, Loring & Co
No. 149
Federal Street
Federal
Franklin Streets
West End
Milton Place
Parker,Holmes & Co
Webber
Fire Rips Through Loveman Dry Goods House In Chattanooga
A noon blaze at D B Loveman & Co dry goods on Market Street Chattanooga engulfs three blocks, trapping about thirty women workers before rescues. The inferno destroys or damages more than twenty buildings including Fourth National Bank and Southern Bank and Trust Company, with losses estimated over six hundred thousand dollars though largely insured.
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Cuartanooca
Tenn
Dee
D. B. Loveman & Co
Market Street
Eighth
Fourth National Bank
Southern Bank and Trust Company
Weather Forecast For New England Delivers Cool Start
Weather indications from Washington forecast fair conditions for New England on Monday and probably Tuesday. Colder air arrives Monday morning with southwest winds, then a gradual rise in temperature.
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Washinaton
New England
Judge McLain Dies in Fall From Courthouse Internationally
St Joseph Missouri December 27 Judge McLain long time Circuit Court judge disappeared from his home and was found dead in an open court. Authorities believe he fell sixty feet from a walk near the high wall, leaving him crushed and dislocated. He was a friend of General John C Fremont.
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St. Josefs
McLain
Circuit Court
John GC. Fremont
General Miles to Visit Washington and Eastern Cities
General Miles will depart Chicago for Washington tomorrow staying a week to ten days. He will visit several Eastern cities. Officials say the trip carries no special significance and he is not being summoned by the War Department over the Chilean affair. the business is routine Missouri department matters.
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General Miles
Washington
Chicago
Miles
War Office
Department of Misouri
Hartford Courant Chief Sells Interest and Retires
William H. Goodrich, longtime business manager of the Hartford Courant, sells his entire stake in the paper and building to associates Senator Hawley Charles Dudley Warner and Charles Hopkins Clark and retires from the concern.
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Bartrord
Conn
William H. Goodrich
The
Hartford Courant
Senator Hawley
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Hopkins Clark
Supreme Court ruling on governorship questioned locally
Hartrorp Connecticut Dec 27 report from New Haven said the Supreme Court decision on the governor ship quo warranto for Democratic candidate Morris by three to two is deemed by a local judge as unauthorized and wrong in every respect.
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Hartrorp
Conn
New Haven
Supreme Court
Morris
Wertendyke Susquehanna Round House Destroyed by Fire
Fire swept the Susquehanna Railroad round house and repair shops at Wertendyke Paterson New Jersey today causing an estimated loss of 82000 dollars. No injuries reported. Fire department battled the blaze through the day.
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Paterson
N. J
Susquehanna Railroad
Wertendyke
Fire at Parker Holmes Co. building injures several firemen
Smoke filled the Parker Holmes and Company building as rubber goods stock burned briskly. Firefighters fought in the cellar and upper floors, rescuing and searching amid heavy smoke. Several firemen were hurt and later overcome by fumes while crews fought the blaze into the morning.
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Parker, Holmes & Co
Occupants of Two Large Shoe Firms Burdened by Fire
The fire hit the centers of a block bounded by Federal Street Milton Place and Federal Court. Parker Holmes and Co and Hosmer Codding and Co occupy adjacent properties with deep stocks of boots shoes rubber goods and leather items. Parker Holmes stock valued around 8 million in past five years and current holdings near 300 to 400 thousand with extensive basement and upper floor storage. Hosmer Codding also holds rubber goods stock estimated 250 to 300 thousand.
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Federal Street
Milton Place
Federal Court
Hosmer, Codding & Co
Parker, Holmes & Co
Webster
E. B. Holmes
E. A. Perkins
Parker
Fire damages Hosmer and Co and Parker Holmes stock
Mr S D Dyer of Hosmer Codding & Co reports a fire starting in the adjoining shop and spreading into his firm with a thick wall between. Rubber goods and boots and shoes occupy basement and upper floors. total stock likely destroyed though insured. Parker Holmes & Co stock waterlogged. no arrangements for quarters yet, business to resume in about a week.
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S. D. Dyer
Hosmer, Codding & Co
Dyer
Parker, Holmes & Co
Yost
Parker, Holmes &Co
Mr. Holmes
Nominate Cleveland? Crosby Sees Mass Chance for President
Congressman Crosby from Pittsfield says a Cleveland nomination would sweep Massachusetts in 1896 if Russell for governor is chosen locally. He calls Stevens sound on tariff reform and notes Mills’s defeat hardly sulking. Crosby favors free raw materials and expects a strong tariff reform bill from the Ways and Means Committee.
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John C. Crosby
Pittsfield
Adams House
Berkshire Hills
Washington
Post
Crosby
Congress
New England
Stevens
Mills
Crisp
Committee On Ways and Means
House
Bankers of
Mr. Crosby
Loss estimates in Fire Damage Case Detail
Heirs of the Revere estate own the buildings and report full insurance. Estimated damage not to exceed 7500 dollars. Parker Holmes Co stock insured near full value about 300000 dollars with losses not exceeding half that amount. Hosmer Codding Co stock similar, with losses around 100000 dollars. Dyer firm fully insured but agents and exact risk amounts not recalled. Smoke and water may raise totals. adjoining buildings could suffer minor water damage. CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.
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Revere
Parker, Holmes & Co
Richard Rowe
Hosmer, Codding & Co
Fire tears through main building of Pontiac asylum
A fire at the Eastern Michigan Insane Asylum in Pontiac yesterday destroyed the massive main building and left inmates crowded in cottages. Firefighters failed to control the blaze quickly, many inmates fled into a blizzard, with rescue efforts by attendants described as heroic. Property loss estimated at $500,000 with numerous inmates unhoused.
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Pontiac
Mich
Eastern Michigan Insane Asylum
Pontias
Walt Whitman’s Surprising Vitality
Puape pula December 27 Whitman shows slight improvement though still extremely weak. Doctors warn death may occur at any moment. The aged poet’s vitality remains surprising after successive relapses. He rallied Friday then declined again but rests comfortably tonight.
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Walt Whitman
Puape
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G. W. Childs
Chattanooga
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Grover Cleveland
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Mr. Mills
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Life Ins
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Insane Asylum
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