28 Apr 1880
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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1880
Page
1
A sweeping cyclone slams Marshfield and nearby towns injuring hundreds and killing scores. Reports from Springfield and Lebanon describe collapsed buildings, hospital needs, and relief trains. Death toll rises toward one hundred with many missing, vast destruction along James River and Jefferson City area.
A brief but fierce cyclone near Carleneville Illinois last evening tore trees, roofs, and fences, damaging farms and a schoolhouse roof with no immediate fatalities. Reports list numerous injuries and over 100000 dollars in property loss as the storm moved through Edinburg West Prairie Sheffield and surrounding areas. Additional accounts describe Friday night storms near Lima and Houston, with witnesses noting a funnel cloud and advancing damage.
Tornadoes swept interior Missouri counties with Forsyth and Licking reporting severe destruction and multiple deaths while Morgan and surrounding areas logged heavy damage. In CubcaGco the Northwest storm battered homes and windows, injuring several, with a train crash after a house was blown onto a railroad track. Ten died on Flat Creek as floods followed the cyclone.
A devastating Hull Ontario blaze destroyed about one thousand homes and left five thousand people homeless. Four lives were lost and many injured as a pile of burning rubbish fed by high winds caused flames to sweep streets, overwhelming a weak water supply. Ottawa sent aid while Hull and Ottawa officials organized relief. The disaster struck a working class quarter. many families remain missing or sheltered under rough coverings as rescue and aid efforts continue.
Story recounts the shooting of Charles De Young by I M Kalloch at the Chronicle office in San Francisco. Kalloch was arrested. autopsy notes brain wound. funeral held. suspicions of conspiracy and mayoral involvement explored with witness accounts and town talk.
A San Francisco political figure predicts a long vendetta after Charles De Young is shot by Mayor Kallochs son. The observer recalls the earlier shooting of the elder Kalloch, notes the young man’s appearance, and describes his unexpected gospel calling while recounting events at Fifth and Jessie streets.
A disaster at Madison Square Garden during a charity fair for Hahnemann Hospital killed three and injured many. The northwestern wall collapsed at 0.15 pm, trapping visitors as crowds surged through Madison Avenue. Police cleared the arena. the fair’s continuation is uncertain amid massive losses in art galleries and building damage.
New York reports thousands visited the Madison Square Garden site after a roof collapse blamed on a breaking truss. Officials cite structural faults while Vanderbilt ally Depew defends safety. three killed and one dead later. The fair moved to the Twenty second Regiment armory as investigations continue.
In Pittston Pennsylvania sixty thousand miners face work stoppages from last Wednesday until May 3 amid rising dissatisfaction with closures. Large companies hold coal and small operators rush to stockpile as talks of a strike grow after secret meetings. This regional tension mirrors broader labor unrest and strategic coal reserves.
Jersey City New Jersey April 24 Mathew Thomas aged twelve years was scolded by his parents for inattention to younger children in Paterson last evening. He shortly after hanged himself, death by his own action.
Mrs. Ann Simons dies at Bally Clough aged 107, born in Quebec and living there since a time when American troops besieged the city. The notice notes her long life and origins, with an archival phrasing from Dusougue, Ia. in April. Also mentions Boston Daily Globe advertising for summer boarders in New England towns.
Lonnox April 26 reports the official government list of cabinet appointments. W E Gladstone is first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer, Earl Granville secretary for foreign affairs, Marquis of Hartington secretary for India, Lord Northbrook first lord of the admiralty, Lord Selborne lord high chancellor, Hugh Childers secretary of war, and William E Forster chief secretary for Ireland. The list continues with other appointments enshrined in the Gazette.
A lengthy sketch of Prince Alexander Gortschakoff born 1789 and the career diplomat who shaped Russia’s 19th century foreign policy. It covers his education under Nesselrode, pivotal roles in key negotiations, influence at the Berlin conference, battles with Britain over the Black Sea, and family military lineage including brothers Veter and others who served in 1812 and Sebastopol.
A Daily News correspondent from Salonica recounts Colonel Synge’s five week captivity and dramatic ransom release. The brigands led by Nico sieged his house, set fires, fired on guards, and forced surrender after smoke rose in the room. Synge, kept in a cave near Catterina, endured rough fare and threats but survived. The gang included Greek deserters and Ottoman Greeks, and the chief Nico showed craft, strength, and a demand for ransom with no amnesty.
Paris reports a Turkish bath incident where the Prince of Wales mistook a dark man for a servant, provoking a dramatic Castilian response. A separate Bois de Boulogne tragedy follows, as a viscountess is fatally dragged by a frightened horse after a rider loss.
M Morel, banker, was fined at the police court for aggravated assault on Gustave Fould son of a former minister of finance. The quarrel stemmed from a libellous Gil Blas article about Morel. Fould had bitten off Morel's thumb during a scuffle while returning a pretty actress to her mother, provoking the clash.
At Queenstown on April 26 a conference aboard the Lively settled cargo distribution for the Constellation. The Imogene heads to Skibbereen with relief stores, others to West Donegal, Sligo, Northwest Mayo, West Galway. unloading to begin immediately and full clearance expected by May 15.
The article outlines Congress pushing major appropriation and fortification bills toward President approval, with three becoming law including pension. It lists remaining bills such as military academy, Indian, navy, consular, deficiencies, and river and harbor. It notes potential adjournment by June 15 if all needed bills pass and mentions plans for daily 11 AM sessions and night sessions to speed work.
Moonshiners in northern Georgia stage raids on revenue officers by burning barns and homes. Deputy Collector John H. Stewart reports loss of 34500 for his barn and storehouse. two assailants captured and one confesses implicating nine more. Deputy Collector Shepherd notes many seizures. Rabun county barns and stables burned for sheltering officers. The revenue department forms two strong squads to tackle the outrages and bring perpetrators to justice.
Syracuse news reports strengthening talk that Samuel J. Tilden will retire from the presidential race. D. B. Lamont of the Albany Argus, clerk of the Faulkner state committee, traveled to Cleveland to confer with Henry B. Paine about presenting Paine’s name at Cincinnati. Lamont says Tilden would likely not be a Cincinnati candidate.
A North Carolina swamp fire overtook Zachariah Owens as he led his wife and three children to safety. The family perished with their house and belongings burned. Neighbors found the charred remains as fires spread through the swamp region.
In WasnixoroxApril 24 report Speaker Randall travels to New York for weekly talks with Mr Tilden. Syracuse convention seen as a Tilden victory yet opinions vary on its impact. Seymour is unlikely to be nominated. Randall may be the real dark horse, with Pennsylvania backing him if needed. Debate grows over a southern ticket pairing Hancock with Hampton to win the South. Virginia shifting against Tilden, while Georgia and other states stir nominating talk.
A despatch from Atlanta reports Sherman will carry eleven Georgia votes to Chicago with Blaine nine and Grant two. Sherman’s use of treasury agents to sway the southern convention draws praise from Sherman backers but draws criticism from Grant supporters who fear corrupt methods. The Virginia convention may endorse Grant, while plans fear further moneyed influence at southern gatherings. Local reports note revenue agents stirred moonshine claims to justify paid strikers in Georgia and a forthcoming Rough Carolina raid to pressure South Carolina delegates.
Charles Francis Adams Jr speaks on individuality in politics before the Independent Republican Association in New York. He argues for independent action, warns against over machine politics, and contrasts leadership with Washington’s ideals amid upcoming elections.
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