Oil Fires Rage Across Pennsylvanian Oil Regions
In June a vast oil district near Wakes and Rew City unites forest fires, gas explosions, and nitro gunpowder dangers. Flames leap from tanks and derricks as oil, gas, and nitro are stored throughout towns like Tram Hollow and Otter City. A 1881 Titusville tank fire prompted cannons to tap tanks, saving the city. Hutchinson and companions survived an 8 hour ordeal amid radiant heat and exploding tanks, while a passenger train evacuated as a 7000 barrel tank burned and sent fire sweeping a gully.
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Wakses
Penn
Rew City
Bradford
Ew City
Rixford
Tram Hollow
Noa
Oil Centre
Otter City
Morrisburg
Middaghville
Titusville
James Hutchinson
Hutchinson
James Rathburn
Walter Dey
Rathburn
Kendall & Eldred
Grortane
Brave Denver Woman in a Seafaring Tale
An American doctor recalls a stoic Denver widow on a sea voyage to Italy who faced death beside her ill husband. He dies at sea and is buried, and two days later the widow gives birth. She remains resolute, saying she will stay in England until her baby grows ready to sail home, with money to sustain them.
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Westener
Italy
Vin
Missouri River
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Thrilling Loss of the Lady Milton and Rescue Tale
Gloucester Massachusetts June report recounts the loss of the Lady Milton sailing from Cardiff to Charlottetown. Mates James Giles and Roderick McRae describe a May gale that wrecked the bark with all hands struggling to bail water for four days before rescue by the Senator of Pewacets. The vessel valued at £2000 was lost with crew saved.
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GLOBE
James Giles
Roderick McRae
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Liverpool
Lady Milton
Cardiff
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Stewart
Peeereel
Robbers Use the Lasso in East Side Crime
New York June 6 Leonard D. Cross, a down East business man, was lassoed in an East Side lumber yard May 17. Four men, tied to the Hook gang, robbed him of $25.60. Kennedy and Dunn were convicted and sentenced to twelve years each. McMahon and Kiernan await Monday’s sentencing.
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New York
Leonard D. Cross
Sixth Street
Lewis
J. Kennedy
John T. Dunn
John McMahon
Patrick Kiernan
Hook Gang
Ennedy
Dunn
Bedford
Kennedy
Gildersleeve
Fatal Chicago druggist error kills typhoid patient
Miss Emma Weber, 22, of 359 State Street, had typhoid fever when Dr George P Cunningham prescribed aromatic syrup of rhubarb. At Frederick C U Taylor Pharmacy 432 North Clark Street the druggist supplied aromatic spirits of ammonia by mistake. She fell ill and died within 24 hours. The coroner’s inquest is underway.
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Curiaco
Emma Weber
State Street
George P. Cunningham
Frederick CU. Taylor
North
Clark Street
Cunningham
Eastern Men in the Extreme Northwest Future of the State
In Portland on June 6 a public reception honored ex Secretary Sherman and Charles Francis Adams. Sherman spoke on the Nicaraguan canal as vital to the Pacific coast and nation. Adams, tied to the Union Pacific, said the road stays businesslike and aids Western development, praising Oregon and predicting its population could reach a million in 10 to 15 years. The reception was cordial.
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Portland, Or
Sherman
Charles Francis Adams
Portland Board of Trade and Citizens
Pacific Coast
Adams
Union Pacific
Oregon
Hermitage Farm Granted as Soldiers Home in Tennessee
Nashville June 6 The House adopted a resolution to give the Hermitage farm to the federal government as a home for veteran soldiers. The plan preserves General Jackson's house and tomb, provides a life home for Jackson's descendants, and returns the farm to the State when no longer used for the soldiers home.
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Tenn
House of Representatives
General Jackson
Jackson
Equitable Life Pays Mrs Harwood One Hundred Thousand
New York June 6 The Equitable Life Assurance Society paid Mrs Norman B Harwood $100000 for the life policy on her husband who died in Florida last month from injuries after a fall from his horse. The insured held other policies totaling about $250000 and there was talk of contesting the payout on grounds the debt arose in a suspicious manner.
Big Bear War Skirmish Near Two Lakes Reported
Intelligence of a clash between Big Bear and Captain Steele's mounted force reached Fort Pitt by courier from Battleford. Steele's 70 scouts attacked a larger Snake Camp at Two Lakes, 50 miles south, with heavy fighting, partial success, and prisoner negotiations ending without capture of chiefs. Middleton plans renewed pursuit with forces from Fort Pitt and reinforcements, while reports of two detachments and renewed resistance emerge.
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Man
Big Bear
Captain Steele
Fort Pitt
Battleford
Steele
Sounding Lake
Middleton
Strange
Two Lakes
McKee
Major Fury
William West
J. Fish
General Middleton
Ninetieth Midland and Grenadiers
Mr. Cameron
Frog Lake
Mesdames Delaney
Gowanlock
McLean
Executed by Highbinders in Johnson Murder Case
In St Louis on June 3 authorities pursue a theory that Chinese murder was an execution by Highbinders under a secret Chinese court of the Six Companies. Five men are held over bribe links. Chyo Peek, a highbinder, confessed to killing Johnson for 600 dollars paid by local Chinese gamblers. A satchel found two bloodstained weapons.
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Johnson
Chyo Peek
Stripe
Murphysboro
Peck
Cured by Clergyman Prayer in New Jersey Village
Mrs Alfred F. Watkins of South Orange, once an invalid for two years with internal injuries and hemorrhages, recounts a sudden cure after Pastor Helier of Newark prayed and anointed her. She attended Presbyterian Church next day, reporting renewed strength and relief from previous agony.
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Paaret
New York
South Orange
N. J
Alfred FE. Watkins
H Eller
Newark
Héiler
Central Park Boa Constrictor Re-Sheds Its Skin In Public
A giant boa in Central Park emerges from winter captivity as the sun warms its glass enclosure. After coiling in a box near steam pipes, the 20 foot snake loosens the old skin in a dramatic shed watched by a crowd. a second boa lingers in its last skin. A spectator fainted during the spectacle.
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New York
Central Park
Bayard and West Attend Jefferson Monument Unveiling
Columbia Missouri June 4 Secretary Bayard and Senator West arrived by special train and were welcomed by a committee. West gave an oration at the monument unveiling in the chapel. Bayard praised Jefferson and Hamilton’s era, stressing national unity over party. The party departed that evening amid a warm reception.
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Senator West
Mr. Laws
James S. Rollins
Jefferson Monument
Laws
Missouri
Reece
Virginia
Jefferson
Senator Vest
Hamilton
Washington
Vest
Burr
Union
BEFOR E HE STRUCK CANADA Arrest of Dr William B Dewees
Reading Penn June 6 Dr William B Dewees charged with forging bonds totaling nearly 50000 was arrested this afternoon at Wilkesbarre while en route to Buffalo on a plan to reach Canada. Detectives tracked him from Inhartsville to White Haven where he was escorted toward Reading and brought before Alderman Denhard posting bail for the next court term. His disguise included trimmed whiskers and hair but he was widely known and suspected to have further forgery charges pending from Myers town and nearby areas.
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Penn
William B. Dewees
Myerstown
Wilkesbarre
Buffalo
N. Y
Canada
Dewees
Inhartsville
Berks & Lahigh
Bistington
Buffalo Fom
Lehigh Ene
James Kressly
Rossler
Kressly
Deteessler
Ikesbarre
A Crab Race That Won Five Hundred Dollars
A New York Sun clipping recalls a west coast England crab race to test homing instinct. Carew wagered five bushels of crabs dropped ten miles offshore would return within five days, winning over $500 as marked crabs returned within days.
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New York Sun
England
London
Carew
Bac
Fire Claims Barre family as man survives frantic rescue
At Barre Ontario last night a house fire killed J Wonch his wife and four children. Wonch escaped by leaping from a window his shirt burned in the attempt. He says the room seemed to be on fire upon waking and the origin may lie in a back shed. In Dover New Hampshire an engine burst its circulating pipe at the Cocheco mill. Assistant Engineer James Sargent was scalded but saved the mill by shutting down the engine keeping a panic from spreading.
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McKee
Big Bear
Barre
Ont
J. Wonch
Mr. Wonch
Wendi
Dover
N. H
Cocheco Mill
James Sargent
Grasshoppers Seen Across 200 Acre Sand Barrens Near Canon City
On the south side of the Arkansas river opposite Canon City Colorado, myriads of newly hatched grasshoppers swarm the sandy area. An expanse of about 200 acres hosts these young hoppers. Reportedly not the feared locusts, the insects are unlikely to cause substantial damage.
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Canon City
Col
Arkansas River
Paris Maine people call old maids ladies-in-waiting
A Burlington Free Press item notes Paris Maine residents refer to unmarried women as ladies-in-waiting rather than old maids, reflecting local gentility and humor.
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Maine
Burlington Free Press
Adies
Finance and Commerce Prices and Market Reports
The money market remains ample with loanable funds though borrower inquiry stays light. Rates for loans and discounts show little change with terms varying by lender and collateral, while call loans and short time rates are quoted with minor concessions. Clearing house totals show gross exchanges of $11,071,945 and a bar of $1,608,898. New York funds at discount, weekly changes, and bond and stock closing figures are reported along with exchange rates and commodity quotes across wheat, oats, hay, and other staples.
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Sarbadoes
Porto Rico
New Orleans
Aroostook Co
Maine
Rosah
Burbank
Hoehie
Hebron
Bermuda
Choice Canada
Amali
Pembroke
Boston Markets Report June 6 1885
The Boston Daily Globe details moderate apple sales with Baldwins nearly done and Russets at high tier 300 per barrel. Butter prices rise modestly while creamery and cheddar quotes vary. Coffee remains firm with Rio graded, eggs steady, and mackerel markets inch up. Beef, lamb, and veal show steady to firm prices as flour stays dull amid winter-wheat concerns.
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Boston Daily Globe
Baldwins
New York
Orthern Creamery
Extra
Liern Dary
Vérmont
Choice
Ustern
Grain and commodities report from a June market day
Saturday market notes show futures rising then falling on flour and meal, with June to March prices listed for grains including wheat and corn. Provisions and naval stores moved unevenly while oils and petroleum saw modest gains amid active trading and steady spot markets.
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Ocutton
Noldo
Java
P. T
Tego
Brighton and Watertown Market Arrivals Week Ending June 6 1885
Livestock receipts list Western cattle 1650, astern 48, Northern 880 total 1958. Western sheep and lambs 7480, Eastern 9814 total, swine 13178, veals 1712, horses 409. Beef cattle dressed weight prices range 2450 to 875 per 100 lbs. Hides and tallow prices for Brighton and country stock shown. Gloucester fish market reports weak demand with abundant supply. codfish, halibut, hake, pollock and mackerel prices detailed alongside salt fish quotations and shipments for the week.
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Acadia
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Estern
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Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Dry Shore
Ackerel American Inspection
Shore
Brighton
Watertown
Reece Eens
Snodseten Ag
Qhailty
Wonlsking
Gloucester
Crown's Bank
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