Explosion at Park Place building kills dozens in New York
A five story Park Place block collapsed after a blast at 12 80 today. About 50 were crushed or burned, 60 escaped, and six bodies were recovered by five oclock with one survivor Mary Heagney nine. Fire engines and ambulances rushed to the scene as inspectors and police investigated a likely boiler or steam heating failure.
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New York
Park Pl
Mary Heagney
Anna
Johnny Gibbs
Joan Ebert &Co
Soutelle Art Designing Company
Ellis & Company
Taylor
Greenwich St
Sth
Park
Dominick Berker
Andrew Peterson
No. 74
Greenwich
Pa A. v. Lanmeny
DeOuely
Polic of
Advano Illiams
John Ch
Aes
Aps
Sanat
Williams
Ebris
Hen &E Ps
Creskage
Young
Carpenter
William Rooney
Norfolk
Spie City
Jerebel A. Levin
Hook and Ek 19
Bodie
Beating a Bear in Hazleton Chase
Nicholas Williams of Beaver Meadows drove up the mountain when his horse shied at a black bear. He sprang from the buggy and ran, but the creature gave chase before retreating as the horse steadied. The encounter occurred near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, on a summer morning.
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Williams
Meckdon
Bruin
Hazieton, Penn
Nicholas Williams
Beaver Meadows
Fire wipes out 12 city blocks in Jacksonville
A blaze starting at 1 a m destroyed 12 blocks from Bay Street to Laura and Ocean, fanned by a stiff wind. Thirty firms and about 60 dwellings burned, including the Tremont House and Freedman Bank building, with total losses around 500000 and insured amount near 493805.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bay St
Beaver
Laura
Ocean St
Freedman Bank
Tremont
Burbridge
R. D. Haight
Crockery Store
Nee Ubbar
Tremont House
Col. Burbridge
Farge
Seminole Club
Bear hunter John Yule mauled by Colorado bears in cave
Kansas City dispatch recounts veteran hunter John Yule who spent 26 years in Colorado bear hunting. Injured in a near fatal clash near Tumiche Creek headwaters, he describes wrestling two bears emerging from a cave. He escaped with severe arm injuries after fighting off the second beast and slashing jaws to free his limb.
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Kansas City
Colorado
Old John Yule
Yule
Ory
Ule
Ag Tumiche Creek
Beblow
Bowdoin Expedition Reaches Laborde Strait Weather
Bowdoin scientific expedition arrived July 17 after four days delayed by fog in the Strait of Belle Isle. Icebergs reported, no field ice. The party plans to reach Hamilton by Wednesday or Thursday, aims to explore the lower river, and may proceed toward Cape Hope as conditions allow.
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Lab
Bowdoin
Strait
Belle Isle
Nas
Hamilton
Yooday
Wednax
Aga
Grand River
Stiene
Young
Ryghton Avon
Cape A
Hudieig
Shotgun Quarantine Across Infected Kansas City District
A smallpox scare in the blue bottoms near Independence reports 25 cases under treatment. One patient left bed to dine in Independence, then collapsed. residents and nearby farmers have imposed a shotgun quarantine, barring anyone from leaving the infected area.
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Kansas City
Blue Bottoms
Independence
Discovery sparks rush to Paradise Canyon mining camp
At Paradise Canyon Ore in Oregon a gulch yields almost pure lead with paying silver. ore bodies nearby assay into the hundreds. A sheep herder found the first claims, offered 40,000 for a quarter interest, as miners flood in from across the Territory and Salt Lake plans a larger delegation. The pine covered hills heighten the prospect, and camp officials anticipate a Leadville-like boom.
Switchmen Strike Hits Peoria and Lake Erie & Western Railroads
Aug 19 reports show all switchmen in Peoria and Pekin Union yards strike halting freight on seven southern and western lines. Lake Erie & Western brakemen and conductors in Lavayarte and Joliet join, with trains stopped and traffic nearly at a standstill as orders suspend perishables and timing until a general settlement.
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Peoria
Ill
Peoria and Pekin Union
W.G. Bell
Lake Erie & Western
Lavayerte
Ind
Janenaer
Ipranapouts
Tad
Seiko Pe Heen A
Freight cars moved. perishable cargo at risk in city
Freight cars have been moved for 36 hours as hundreds of cars of perishable freight including cattle are endangered. The cars opened, livestock released, and several cattle died after the quanities were exposed. Multiple roads affected by the disruption.
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Ors
Fras City
Blaine Divorce Suit Charges Wilful Desertion
Mary Nevins Blaine petitions for divorce from James Gillespie Blaine Jr on the charge of wilful desertion. The case is filed in Sioux Falls with service by advertisement planned. Blaine had lived in Augusta Missouri and New York after marrying Sept 6 at a New York hotel. Mrs Blaine has resided in South Dakota long enough to qualify for separation, with three weeks more needed before service completion and trial.
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James Gillespie Blaine, Jr
Augusta
T Herrother
Cleveland
Blaine
Fen Nevins
Nevins
Jimmy"Blaine
Young
Washington School
Phillips’ Academy
Washington
A Nevins
Ronbiehey Coragan
56Th St
Eung
Omeé
South Dakota
Inrush of Boomers Flocks to Indian Land Openings
Gururre Oklahoma August 28 followed by a surge of settlers converging on Indian lands. Wagons and flat boats line a 60 mile line from the Cimarron to the South Canadian as eager immigrants await the proclamation opening the lands. Racial tensions loom as whites and Indians face marshal surveillance amid anticipated upheaval.
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Gururre
Iowa
Sae and Fox
Oklahoma
Cimmaron
Mutiny Aboard Obdam Leads Captain to Open Fire
New York Aug 21 Captain Baker of the steamship Obdam reports a mutiny by firemen and coal passers on the last eastern voyage from Rotterdam. Rioters attacked the crew, the captain fired to stop the uprising, two hours after the volley the mutineers returned to work under pistol point, and one man, Duzendi, was later buried at sea.
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New York
Baker
Obdam
Netherlands-American Line
Rotterdam
Khon
Uss
Padre Wa
Duzendi
Burie
Explosion at Black Bear Mine Kills Eight
In Burg, Aug 21, two hundred pounds of giant powder exploded at the mouth of the lower tunnel of the Black Bear Mine. Four men were suffocated when rock caved in trapping them. four more miners, including manager G. McNeil and assistant John Jense, were killed. Four others are missing and believed blown to atoms. Cause uncertain but suspected candle or pipe flame igniting powder. Four boxes of 200 sticks each exploded nearly simultaneously.
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Burg, Ja
Black Bear
G. McNeil
John Jense
Robert Blackburn
John Barrows
Bandit Catillo Shot and Killed in Colorado Creek Ambush
In Wallenburg Colorado deputy sheriffs and others killed the bandit Catillo near Halo Durno creek after he refused to surrender while wanted for two Swedish murders. Fire rages in California Nevada and El Dorado counties with fires destroying fences bridges and timber across Clarksville Diamond Springs Webber creek area. Wildlife like deer coyotes and mountain lions fled the fires as forests burned.
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Catillo
Halo Durno
Wilson
Yocum
Parl
Brewer
Cuicano
Nevada County
el Dorado County
Nevada
Clarksville
Diamond Springs
Webber Creek
Coon Hollow
Mineral bonanza in Utah yields rich silver lead ore find
Ocpen Utah Aug 18 excitement sweeps the region over mineral discoveries in a canyon near 25 dise canyon. One gulch ore is nearly pure lead with paying silver content while ore bodies two miles away assay into the hundreds. A sheep herder who found the deposit was offered 40000 for a quarter interest by a Salt Lake mining firm. The hills swarm with prospectors and a mining town is planned.
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Canenx
Paradise Canyon
Salt Lake
Ocpen
Utah
Starving Families in New York Pocket Near Wealth Center
In New York City a small area near the financial district harbors at least 170 families and up to 1000 people facing hunger without any home of their own for four weeks or more, highlighting stark poverty amid prosperity.
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New York
Empire City
Mullionnaires
Strikers and unions amid wave of labor unrest
Reports depict strikers and union activity across industries, including the Ors and Coatmakers' Union facing funding shortages, a large ship speed record set by Teutonic across the Atlantic, and various labor disruptions with wage demands and factory closures. Also noted are political, military, and social events spanning the United States and abroad, with casualties and insurrections affecting governance and commerce.
Government ordered finest cut glass set displayed at White Mills
A White Mills glass works in Wayne county exhibits what is described as the finest cut glass set in the nation, comprising 520 pieces. The set, ordered by the United States government for the White House, features the U S coat of arms on every piece from centerpiece to salt cellars, with costs totaling about 6000 dollars after months of work.
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Philadelphia Ledger
White Mills
Wayne County
United States
White House
Dust crank and the cigar myth
A cigar stand proprietor describes a customer who cuts cigars down a small end and blows smoke through the other end, joking about belief cigars hold white dust full of microbes that could harm lungs. A Chicago Mail humorist asks what a dust crank is in response.
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Chicago Mail
Queer baby prompts exclamations in Indianapolis Journal
A brief humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal features a startled reaction to an infant's appearance as one observer jokes about a possible fit and immediately seeks a camera, capturing the era's lighthearted tone.
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Indianapolis Journal
John
George
Sea Devils and Rays In Ocean Life Across Florida Waters
An ichthyologist explains rays and skates, focusing on the dangerous stingray. It describes size, venomous tail with barbs, and dangers to fishermen. notes camouflage, diet of crabs and squids, and reproduction differences within rays. Also covers sea devil legends, electric rays like the cramp fish, and sawfishes as related to the order of rays.
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Washington Star
Order of
Rays
Florida
Mi Lieter
Chun
New Orleans
San Francisco
Pacific
Bar ‘Badadoes
Eod
Secakas
Eas Promees
Central America
Drinking Water for Summer Boarders
A physician advises choosing a boarding location with a driven well rather than a sunken one, to ensure safer summer water in villages or farms not served by a common supply. The source notes this guidance stems from concerns about water adequacy during hot periods.
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Ae Ae Ivan
Scrappy note on sanitation and filtration in housing
The fragment discusses bore water traveling through filters and strata to a water source unlikely to surface pollution. It laments public interest in sanitation and urges boarding house keepers to scrutinize sanitation questions, suggesting inquiry should lead to recommendations.
The Climate of This Locality Ends Bill Chad’s Life
The Arizona Kicker recounts Bill Chad’s hangings after a night of drinking and a fatal shooting of Indian Mike. The piece mocks Chad’s arrogance, details a chaotic bystander pardon scene, and claims climate change made the editor thrive, boasting wealth and local influence.
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Bill Chudso
Bill
Mike
Bill Chad
New Private Circular Offer From The Weekly Globe
Town clubs urged to use The Weekly Globe rate for a new private circular. Send to Weekly Globe for a free sample and to obtain the latest circular offer.
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GLOBE
Weerkly Globe
Checkers notes and solutions from Edwin A. Durgin column
In Boston Aug 26 1891 Edwin A Durgin editor notes mail to lock drawer 5220 Chess Invauns meet at 210 Tremont and Taylor’s 118 Water St daily. Presents solutions for positions 1668 1569 1570 with White to play and win or draw and referencing game numbers and players W. wins and names James Smith Brower Me Glasgow notes.
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H. B. Washburn
Brower
King
James Smith
Glasgow
Iceman Seeks Favor to Impress Visitor’s Father
In a Philadelphia Times excerpt, a man asks the iceman for brief companionship to smooth his chances with a girl, explaining he has no wealth or power and hopes the iceman’s presence will aid his standing until the girl's father arrives.
Commercial Matters. Prices advance on butter and cheese
Butter prices rise amid strong demand as Western extra and Vermont extra show gains. Cheese market also advanced, with New York and Ohio varieties noted. eggs, beans, fruits, and groceries follow varied shifts. Reports cover butter and dairy products, beans, fruits, hay, flour, coffee, rice, and related staples with numerous price quotes across regions.
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Boston
Ares
Amery
Extra
Franklin Co
Vermont
New York
New York Extra
Vermanta
Akimne
Ohio
Liverpool
Cary
Cape
Perms
New Hampshire
Pei
Mass
N. U
Del
Bartlett
A.C
Delaware
Mebrons
Bristol Ferry
N.Y
Can
Etrivale
Arrivals of Livestock at Brighton and Watertown
Arrivals list show livestock quantities at Brighton and Watertown ye 5 11 including cattle veals sheep and hogs with totals and price ranges. Prices and markets shown include cattle ranges in different weights and leather hides tallying at cents per pound with lambskins quoted higher.
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Brighton
Watertown
Stenne
West Point Girl's Wit and Her Donkey's Loud Brays
In a West Point letter from New York World, Miss Claire Mecur daughter of Prof. James Mecur, is noted for owning a donkey with a loud, sonorous bray. The animal’s voice is well known to neighbors, who hear its concerts from the veranda as the donkey pulls a village cart daily, amid amused comments on music and mischief.
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West Point
New York World
Claire Mecur
James Mecur
Department of Civil and Military Engineering
Health and Strength Renewed By Syrup ux Remark
A fragment touts health and strength renewal from Syrup ux, claiming it acts in harmony with nature to cleanse and restore the body. It mentions relief from bilious conditions and notes availability through leading druggists.
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