Reading cyclone devastates silk mill and Reading area
A fierce cyclone struck Reading Pennsylvania and nearby towns causing immense destruction. At least 25 killed and about 100 injured as the storm wrecked the Mount Penn Stove Works, a Reading Railroad car shop, and the Reading Silk Mill where 250 workers were employed. estimates say up to 80 dead in the mill disaster with many more injured as flames and debris raged for hours.
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Reading
Mount Penn Stove Works
J. H. Sternbergh
Reading Railroad Company
Lending Railroad
John Kahler
Albert Landberger
Sheriden Jones
George Schaefer
Aaron Dewalt
George Knabb
Twelfth End
Marian Streets
Reading Silt Mill
Henry Crocker
New London
Conn
John
Riber
Oured
Laura Kershner
Kiva Leads
Pillie Crow
Katie Bowman
Kate Leas
Amelie Christman
Sophie Winkleman
Ella Lone
Illie Snyder
William Robeson
Ebecca Pouse
Kate Reidenauer
Rothers
Prrtssure
Penn
Box 14
Diamond and
Wood Streets
Diamond Street
G. L. Willey
Weldin & Co
Bop
Woodstreet
Fred Schemaker
Weldin
Wood Street
Willey
H. Thomas
I. Walt & Co
Pittsburg's Awful Crash Leaves Eight Dead
A violent wind and hailstorm struck Pittsburg Penn yesterday afternoon, causing a seven story brick building to collapse on Diamond Street. Eight people died and thirty six were injured as rescue teams pulled survivors from the wreckage. The Willey building collapse damaged nearby shops and sent ambulances, with many workers unaccounted for through the night.
Local list of injured people from late incident
The names Charles Reitnauer Harry Crothers Sallie Bicker Jarry Jones Jane Seilleimer Kate Keppler Mary Hartman Taylor Sarah Sade Ras Annie Krick Frank Scheetar Izzie Berren N Dapler Lizzie Wen Charles Sewts Flacher William Snyder Albert Burkhart Jane Thompson Mary Retten are reported. Many people are seriously hurt with broken limbs and severe internal injuries.
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Charles Reitnauer
Harry Crothers
Sallie Bicker
Jarry Jones
Dohu
Jane Seilleimer
Gare
Kate Keppler
Mary Hartman
Kate
Alsoni da ‘Taylor
Sarah Sadete
Annie Krick
Frank Scheetar
Izzie Berren
N. Dapler
Lizzie Wen Charles
Corrected Estimate of Dead and Injured in Prrissoro Disaster
Over 48 hours after the collapse workers recovered 14 bodies, with four more buried and six missing. Of the injured, three died after hospital removal, four are critical, and 32 others are recovering. Charles McEwen and two unknown workers were found, and Rev Dr Reed, 80, Allegheny City, died at the site.
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Prrissoro
Penn
Charles McEwen
Reed
Weldin
Dead Among Debris At Sunbury Mills Disaster
A wind and rain storm toppled two stacks at the Sunbury nail mill in Sunbury Pennsylvania. Stack No 2 toppled onto Stack No 4, wrecking the puddling department. Thirty five workers were present. two killed, nine injured, four missing and several buried in debris as rescue efforts continued.
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Sunbury
Penn
Sunbury Nail Mill
Reading
Pennsylvania
Buildings Unroofed as Storm Lays Cumberland Valley in Ruin
A fierce wind and rain storm tore through the Cumberland valley causing about $10,000 in damage. The government training school for Indians, Gobin, sustained extensive effects as roofs were ripped away and structures compromised, endangering lives and disrupting daily operations.
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Carmalk
Peno
Cumberland Valley
Government Training School For
Gobin
Severe Valley Storm Damages Barns Dwellings
A severe valley storm ripped roofs from guards armory and multiple dwellings while barns and outbuildings collapsed in the countryside. Several people were seriously injured if not fatally. The storm was reported very strong at Mechanicsburg with many homes destroyed. It is described as the most deep storm ever in the valley.
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Iis
Mechanicsburg
Cyclone in Harrisburg Unroofs School Hurts No One
A Whitish Pennsylvanian cyclone struck Marrisburg Pante area sending winds to 76 miles per hour. An East Harrisburg school housing 400 students was unroofed causing panic. three new houses were blown down and others in the area were damaged though no serious injuries reported.
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Marrisburg
Hawristone
Penn
Harrisburg
Storm wrecks Michigan towns and Eastern Market
A severe Michigan blizzard and hurricane level winds caused extensive damage across cities and towns. Telegraph lines down, roads blocked by fallen trees, and buildings damaged. In York Pennsylvania a cyclone demolished the new brick Eastern Market House, costing about $123,000.
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Detroit
Mich
Dan
Michigan
York
Penn
Landslide in Berthier en Haut Quebec
In Berthier en Haut Quebec a sudden ground collapse sent earth toward the river destroying barns and killing livestock. A 7 80 foot deep slide left a six inch wide crack widening nearby and residents fear further movement while Prof Wiggin had forecast a January February quake.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dan
Berthier En Haut
Quebec
Nomed Savinac
Profesor Wiggin
New England
Sean Uline
Unique Foot Race Across Ages Attracts Challenge
Mason Curry Iowa January reports a bold challenge by 71 year old A C Owen to run any U S man in his age in a 40 or 80 rod race for 500 to 1000 dollars. John Bolton of Sheffield is ready to accept, promising a memorable event with top contenders and strong novice interest.
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Mason Curry
A. C. Owen
United States
John Bolton
Pragmancy
Bolton House
Sheffield
Vilas to arbitrate Chickasaw governorship dispute
The rival Chickasaw factions agreed to submit their claims for the governorship to Secretary Vilas, who will decide the outcome. The dispute has lasted three months and led to bloodshed and strained relations across the nation.
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Meskoner
I. T
Vilas
Vermont Horse Breeders Plan Rutland Meet and Stakes
The Vermont Horse Breeders Association executive committee met in Burlington on January 9 and announced the next annual meet at Rutland on August 28. E. F. Brownell resigned as secretary, F. H. Farrington of Brandon was elected to succeed him, J. Bowman was re elected general superintendent, Barry R. Thomas named marshal, with J. W. Crampton and H. W. Keyes as auditors. Entries for stakes and premiums to be submitted to the secretary, with total stakes and premiums estimated at about a specified amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buriington
Vermont Horse Breeders’ Association
Rutland
E. F. Brownell
Samue
F. H. Farrington
Brandon
J. Bowman
Barry R. Thomas
J. W. Crampton
H. W. Keyes
Democratic State Committee Elects Officers in Maine
The Democratic State committee met in Portland and elected J. B. Donovan of Alfred as chairman T. E. Bean of Hallowell as secretary and Kimball Eastman of Cumberland Mills as treasurer. They tasked officers with planning future work and endorsed President Cleveland and tariff reform.
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Portland
Democratic State Committee
J. B. Donovan
Alfred
T. E. Bean
Hallowell
Kimball Eastman
Cumberland Mills
Cleveland
Made by a Mooster in His Teens-Hmig Narrow Escape
Henry M. Strohm, son of Abraham Strohm of New Paris Indiana, escaped cannibals on Goun island after being captured years earlier while voyage began March 2 1887 at age ten. He traveled from San Francisco to Manila Hong Kong Sydney and London, facing rescue offers and repeated escapes, and is now returning home completing a global circuit.
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Wabasa
Ind
Henry M. Strohm
Abraham Strohm
New Paris
Goun
South Sea
Young Strohm
Vivena
San Francisco
Antartic Ocean
Strohm
a _Jamel
Manila
Philippine Islands
Webb
Bayard
Consul Webb
Hong Kong
United States
Honong
Siohm
Sydney
Aus
Piaston & Venel Boan
London
Nhon
Vesuvius the Fastest Cruiser Yet Built by U S Government
Philadelphia dispatch reports the new dynamite cruiser Vesuvius achieved a top speed of 22.95 knots on its third official trial, beating prior records and surpassing both British and Spanish examples. Builders W Cramp & Son claim the vessel is the greatest shipbuilding achievement, with Secretary Whitney congratulating the contractors on exceeding statutory requirements.
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Philadelphia
United States
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia-on-the-Delaware
Charles H. Cramp
W. Cramp & Son
Vesuvius
Whitney
Williams
Cowles
Delaware
Visow
William Cramp Onsey
Cramp’s
Willems Cramp
Andrew Camp
Horace Lee
Crampa
U. S
W Thank Ss. Cowles
Sexton A&broeder
Bradley A. Fisk
Hoagehurst
Schroeder
Carden
United States Revenue Marine
Buel
William Cramp & Sons
Washington
Poportes
Iacavinn
Vesuvius’ Dock
Willian Armstrong
England
Thompsons
Clyde Bank
Brooklyn Gas Works Explosion Destroys Tanks and Shanties
An explosion at Citizens' Gas Works in Brooklyn causes the destruction of three large storage tanks with about 100000 dollars in damage. Three nearby tenement shanties burn. a navy yard barracks roof collapses injuring several, but no fatalities reported. Fire crews halt the blaze. total loss estimated around 110000 dollars.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Dan
Citizens’ Gas Works
Navy Yard
Dickey Pushes State Buyback For Aroostook Farms
Avausta Maine January 9 The Duke of Fort Kent Hon William Dickey introduces a measure before the Legislature urging the state to purchase back about 60 000 acres of Aroostook farms from land speculators and lumbermen The families have lived there since the 1840s and allege they hold no title to the lands they cleared and farmed for generations.
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Avausta
Aroostook
William Dickey
Duke of
Fort Kent
Frenchville
Madawaska
Grant Isle
Alshougs
End of clash over Portland Extension crossings reached
Wixsirea Man January 11 The dispute between the Provincial government and the Canadian Pacific railway over crossings of the Portland Extension by the Northern Pacific ended as the CP withdrew their men who had blocked the crossing since October. They tore down the barricade removed the dead engine and cleared obstructions. The crossing will be peaceably affected today.
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Wixsirea
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Portland
Northern Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Earthquake Felt Across Several New York Areas
Reports from Danriemora and surrounding townsdescribe a sharp earthquake shock around 50 o clock tonight. The tremor prompted residents to rush outdoors in alarm in Saranac Lake Lake Morissonville Cadyville Loon Lake Standish Saranac Clayburg and Lyon Mountain with only a faint tremor felt in Plattsburg.
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Piatissura
N. Y
Danriemora
Saranac Lake
Lake Morrisonville
Cadyville
Loon Lake
Standish
Saranac
Clayburg
Lyon Mountain
Plattsburg
Engineers' Trouble Settled Says Southern Pacific
General Manager Towne of the Southern Pacific announced that the dispute between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Master Mechanic Ryan of the Atlantic division was adjusted after a conference with Chief Arthur and his committee. The settlement was described as satisfactory to both company and engineers, a statement confirmed by Chief Arthur.
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San Francisco
Towne
Southern Pacific Company
Brotherhood of Locomoti Engineers
Ryan
Atlantic Division
Southern Pacific Road
Arthur
Old Fashioned Butter Making Dominates Dairy Fair
Hanover New Hampshire January tenth at the Farmers Institute re elected the officers of Granite State Dairy. President J M Connor spoke on Butter Making and other talks covered stock breeding and cooperative dairying. Dairy apparatus tests yielded scores with the Stoddard, the separator and the Johnson Cooley pans high in butter quality. Exhibits numbered twenty four dairy butters and twenty one creameries. Prizes went to W D Baker Quincy second Hazen Whitefield third Hanover separator and Keene deep setting.
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Moseley & Stoddarep
Johnson ‘Sn
Creamery
W. D. Baker
Quincy
Hazen
Whitefield
New Hampshire Experiment Station
West Lebanon
Keene
Hanover
Clouds of Crows Ravage Douglass County Crops
Newan Lil Jan 14 report a vast flock, 1 to 3 million crows, roosting 60 acres in McCawn's grove about a mile and a half northwest of town. They darken the sky, break branches, and killed 335 in two hours after hunters from Hume shot them. The birds feed by day and roost at night, causing severe corn damage and defying drives to drive them away.
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Newman
Lil
Douglass County
McCawn's Grove
Hume
Langston says Hone has no cabinet chance for Harrison
Petersbura Va Jan 14 ex Minister Langston after returning from New York and Washington declares that Hon Ma hone has no chance for a place in the president elects cabinet He says cabinet will be men of firm Republican principles integrity and reputation Blaine is likely to gain a position with Langston noting his strong influence If Blaine declines Sherman may be asked for the State Department Langston adds that nine tenths of Republicans admire Blaine and expect him in the cabinet He also discusses Haiti relations Panama canal and a proposed Nicaragua trade route with emphasis on protecting West Indies interests
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Peterspura
John M. Langston
Hayti
Petersburg
New York
Washinton
Mahone
Langston
Harrison
Blaine
Honohn Sherman
State Department
United States
James Laine
Keblican Party
Iarrivan
Santanes
Republic of
Haiti
Aston
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
West Indies
William Varees
Valence
Adolph Krautz
Marine
Obock
Red Sea
Blacklock
Leary
Adams
Samoa
Mataafa
Serna
Royal
Madrid
Cardinal Moran
Melbourne
Parnell
Walsh
London Times
Paris
London Standard
General Boulanger
Chamber of Deputies
Nor Department
Theermans
Gladstone
Rome
Vatican
Italy
London Daily News
America
French
Moline
France
Evelyn Baring
Maduce
Handoua
Soudan
Khartoum
Cardinal Melcher
Specia
Boulanger
the Seine
Piaoe
Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Morier
Geffcken
Deutsche Wochenblatt
Pius IX
Gavazzi
Garyazzi
Garivaldi
Palermo
Naples
Canada
Pall Mall
Marquis de Roso
British America
Australi
Meng Kow
Canadian Pacific
Mong
Canda
China
Ae Nnst
Business Failures For the Week Reported Nationwide
New York Jan 11 The latest seven days see 361 U S failures reported by Dun and Co and Russell Mercury Agency with 40 in Canada totaling 381 compared with 287 prior week and 229 the week before. The correspondence period shows 27 U S and 23 Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
United States
Canada
British Blue Book on Sackville Affair and American Ties
A British blue book reviews the Sackville affair with Lord Salisbury defending general principles over the ministerial act while Palmerston’s rule is cited. Joseph Chamberlain and his bride receive a cordial Birmingham welcome with gifts valued at about 3500 dollars. The report also covers political and diplomatic notes from Europe and the Americas, including Samoa, Panama, and the Pope issue, plus a push for Chinese migration to Canada and other global matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham
Eng
J. Chamberlain
England
Ruth
America
Americas
John Bright
American Senate
Mr. Chamberlain
Morier and Bismarck feud deepens as documents loom
The Cologne Gazette disputes Bazaine's authorship of a letter linked to the Morier affair while excerpts from Paris indicate corroboration of his defense. Berlin papers hint at partial charge withdrawals and Langbury’s reuse of remonstrances. Reichsanzeiger supports Morier’s claim no news was sent about German Moselle crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morier
Count Bismarck
Morier-Bazaine
Geficken
Cologne Gazette
Marshal Bazaine
Major von Deine
Cologne Volkszeitung
Paris
Maor von Deine
Jt. D. Morier
Berlin
Herbert Bismarck
Lord Langbury
Reichsanzeiger
Moselle
Dark Doings on the Dark Continent
Dispatches report Mwanga of Uganda plotted to kill his guard and abandon them on a Lake Nyanza island. The guards repelled the plan and attacked Mwanga’s palace as Kiwewa took the throne. Arabs retaliated, burning mission stations, killing Christian officials and converts. Missionaries and letters were lost in fires. Emin Bey and Stanley’s letters destroyed. Usumbovio and Msala depot secured. Mwa’va jailed at Magu. Arabs vow to erase missions in Central Africa and declare Uganda a Mahometan kingdom.
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Zanzibar
Mwanga
Uganda
Nyanza
Mwansa
Kiwewa
Hippopopanias
Sak
Ang
Emin Bey
Henry M. Stanley
Usumbovio
Msala
Mwa’ Va
Magu
McKay
Central Africa
England
Vatican disappointment follows Gladstone's stance on Roman question
A Sydney despatch reports New South Wales ministers defeated on a domestic matter. Dipsitheria outbreak in Naga Hungary claims twenty child deaths daily and school closures amid panic. Odessa wall ice seven feet thick stretches ten miles seaward, with reports of Gener Zorilla’s Paris departure and plans to move vessels up Thames toward a Volta movement.
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Gladstone
Vatican
Sydney
Ministry of
New South Wales
Naga
Hungary
Odessa
Russia
al ii
Gener Zorilla
Paris
England
Thames
Jas Arama Teow Peesaines
Stallion Zouave Burned in Bristol Fire
Fire destroyed the main building at Bristol Agricultural Park in Waterbury area Sunday morning. Keeper Risk and his household were affected. a cow and the stallion Zouave, valued at 1000 dollars, perished. Horses Dr Patchen and Saratoga Boy were saved. insurance covers all but Zouave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury, Conn
Agricultural Park
Bristol
Risk
Patchen
Saratoga Boy
West Virginia Senate Ballots Stall Amid Legal Contests
Dr Harcestox reports three Senate ballots held after two hours of partisan debate in West Virginia. No result reached as Republicans pursue court relief to contest Kanawha County returns. Contested point and unresolved fate loom as legislature awaits a ruling.
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Harcestox
W. Va
Senate
Kanawha
Vermont Republican League names new president at meeting
At a Vermont Republican League executive meeting ex Governor Proctor resigned as president. Solener Valen was elected to succeed him and Hon tine was named vice president for the national convention. Governor J Gregory Smith, General J McCahouss, Colonel L M Fuller and L B 08% Dx were noted in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont Republican League
Proctor
League
Solener ‘i Valen
Hontine
Font. Dei
J. Gregory. Smith
J. McCahouss
L. M. Fuller
L. B
Eminent Jurists Debate U S Constitution Amending
Letters from Justices Bradley Gray Blatchford and Bancroft with Rutherford B Hayes argue no amendment is needed for the U S Constitution except Hayes six year term idea. Francis Wharton surveys history praising the document and urging removal of proposals that would disturb its symmetry and durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
United States
Hayes
Francis Wharton
LL. v
Marshall
Horace Gray
Uni States Sureme Court
Sam
Andrew
John W. Burgess
Columbia College
Congress
How Tornadoes Are Made
WaAshmpton reports from January 14 on tornado formation as explained by Lt. John P. Finley. He details funnel shaped columns of disturbed air, local tracks, and the interaction of warm air rising and cold air sinking that produced the Pittsburg Reading and Brooklyn tornadoes amidst a broad storm system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WaAshmpton
John P. Finley
United States Signal Service
Pittsburg
Reading
Brooklyn
West Indies
New Mexico
Arkansas
Michigan
Canada
Chicago
Grand Haven
Mich
Atlantic
Logida
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Pittsb
When the Angel Can Take a Day Cifa
Little Tommy asks if the hairs of every head are numbered as his bald uncle listens. His mother explains the Bible says so, and Amy ponders aloud. Tommy wonders how the counting would handle a man with unusually thick hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cifa
Somerville Journal
Tommy
Amy
Ieee
U Im
Harrison's Chance for a Three Base Head
Baseball fans in Somerville applaud the suggestion that Clark may join the cabinet a sign of his popularity and a fitting tribute to a beloved national figure amid speculation about cabinet appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Somerville Journal
Clark
National Gauze
Postal card offer expires February first 1889
Notice urges subscribers with expired subscriptions in November December or January to read a confidential postal card offer. It compares prices with other large weekly newspapers and stresses the low cost and value of the reading matter and instruction, noting the offer expires February 1 1889.
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Thomas Jones
Charles Fritch
George Mason
Fergié
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McIntosh, Hemphill & Co
Thirteenth Street
Allegheny
Wells Station
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Grettman
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Bontreger & Co
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London Morning Post
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Dewdry
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Bristol Park
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Partisan Strugeta
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Bancroft
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