Syracuse Fire Devastates City In Costly Blaze
Syracuse from March 14 reports the largest fire in its history destroying 12 business blocks and a major apartment house. Losses near 1.5 million with insurance over 700 thousand. Fire began in Hogan block and spread along Fayette and Franklin streets, sparing some structures but devastating Montgomery flats and surrounding stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Hogan
Spice House
United States Hotel
Franklin St
van Renssalaer
Seneca House
Fayette St
David Davis
John F. Kauffman
A. W. Way
J. H. Golden
Williston and
Christian Cook
East Washington St
Journal
Montgomery
Washington
Fayette
Candee House
Montbow Gheese
Candee Ouse Mae
Dirgmen
Ing
Oslock
Behring Sea Dispute Talks Advance In Washington
Sir Julian Paunceorgey and Secretary Blaine discussed preliminaries for Behring Sea fisheries arbitration. Sir Charles Tupper will aid, and Britain signals willingness to accept Blaine’s terms. Temps notes U S likely agrees to arbitration. press views Salisbury’s diplomacy as advancing peaceful settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Paunceforey
Blaine
State Department
Charles Tupper
Washington
Great Britain
Io Salisbury
Paris
United States
Behring Sea
High Seas
Eee
Jaine
Salisbury
Association Dates Schedule for Cincinnati Team
The association issued tonight the forthcoming season schedule for Cincinnati at home against Columbus Louisville St Louis and Boston. Home games are listed with dates across April May June July and September including key double dates and late August fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisvilles
Nomak
Columbus
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Athletics
Washington
A.m
P. m
Boston
Baltimore
ST. Lovia
Louisville
Loulaville
A. m
P.m
Louinville
Association
Funeral for Hon. John F. Carr after Bull Attack in Haverhill
The funeral was held for Hon. John F. Carr a prominent Haverhill citizen and farmer killed by a mad bull. Carr was leading the beast from a stable when it charged tossing him, injuring his wrist legs ribs chest and lungs. He died early Monday after suffering for about 36 hours despite aid. A nearby neighbor also faced the bull but escaped serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Haverhity
N. H
John FE. Carr
Haverhill
Carr
Dereon
Galena and Nina Run Ashore Near Gay Head Light
A steamship Galena and steam tug Nina grounded about 1 mile south of Gay Head Lighthouse in a dense fog with strong southerly wind. All 77 aboard were rescued by lifeboats and breeches buoy. crew are staying with locals while officials assess damage. The Galena, a 910 ton wooden steamship built in 1871, was en route from New York to Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waveyard Haven
Mass
United States
Galena
Nina
Gay Head
New York
Portsmouth
Massachusetts Humane Society
New Bedford
United States Navy
Norfolk
Poisoning a Family in Kentucky Murder Plot
William Ferguson, a Kentucky farmer, his son-in-law B C Watts, and granddaughter Gracie Boyd were poisoned with arsenic in coffee. Ferguson and Watts died. Gracie Boyd is critical. Siblings Frank Charlie Jim and Fred Wigginson were arrested, with Charlie and Frank having helped prepare the poison. Mrs Wigginton tried to intervene amid a disputed debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Frank
Suny
Watts
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul in Omaha and Mo
A Washington special to the Herald reports orders about to go forth for the Omaha and Mo area. The notice hints at shifting funds or responsibilities, signaling potential financial maneuvers affected by national or regional policy. The item references named entities and dates, indicating a broader political or economic move in early March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Herald
Omaha
Navy to shift ships from Atlantic to Pacific to solve crew shortage
The Mohican and Omaha will leave Shanghai and Honolulu for San Francisco to be taken out of service, easing the Navy Department's manning problem for new vessels. The Mohican is slated to stay in service another year, but crew shortages force reallocation. In Sheboygan Falls, Minor Griswold famed as The Fat Contributor died of apoplexy after a speaking engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hican
Shanghai
Honolulu
San Francisco
Mohican
Navy Department
Omaha
Atlantic
Pacific
Department
Sheboygan, Mich
Minor Griswold
Sheboygan Falls
A. Minor Griswold
America
Chares G. Browne
Artemus Ward
Griswold
Oneida County
Cowles
Guersile
Michigan Central fires ten more conductors over spotter scheme
Burrato New York March 14 ten more Michigan Central passenger conductors have been dismissed bringing total to fifteen. The dismissals followed a spotter scheme in which a letter claimed the bearer was an unfortunate friend and requested courtesy as a favor from a conductor or employee. The scheme succeeded for spotters but doomed the conductors who violated company rules through sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrato
N.Y
Michigan Central
Navy invites bids for 7800 ton cruiser design
The Navy Department issued an advertisement calling for proposals to build Cruiser No. 18, a triple screw protected steel cruiser of 7800 tons. It must complete a trial in open sea at a minimum 21 knots for four hours, with penalties of 25,000 dollars per quarter knot shortfall and a 50,000 dollar premium for each quarter knot above 21 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Gale Winds Do Damage Across Pittspurg Area
A near 40 mph gale struck Pittspurg Pennsylvania injuring several people and causing extensive property damage. The Germania Bank and adjacent buildings suffered roof collapses while the Merchants and Manufacturers Insurance offices were damaged. Large plate glass windows shattered and many structures along Main Street were hit by debris. In Cartier’s oil area several derricks toppled, harming wells and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittspurg
Penn
Germania Bank
Bank
Mipeye
Waren
American steamship line to Europe planned in eight new ships
New York on March 11 reports Austin Cor bin plans a trans Atlantic line from Montauk Point to Milford Haven. Eight 12000 ton steel steamers aimed at 24 mph would complete the voyage in five days. Subsidy bill at $4 a mile for first class ships removes a key hurdle. First ships expected in two years, with total cost near 12 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Austin Corbin
Europe
Montauk Point
L.I
Milford Haven
Eng
Caramissies
Foster to Negotiate New Treaty Mission to Madrid
John W. Foster, who negotiated a treaty with Spain during the Cleveland era, is entrusted by Secretary Blaine with a similar duty. He spent weeks in Cuba to study commerce and potential freer trade with the United States, reporting insights to Blaine to guide possible treaty arrangements with Spain on reciprocal and joint interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Foster
Spain
Cleveland
Blaine
Madrid
Cuba
Rumor of Chapleau Switching Sides Sparks Coalition Talk
A Montreal cable to the Herald reports Hon. J. A. Chapleau secretary of state may break with Sir John Macdonald to form a coalition with Hon. Mr. Laurier and Hon. Mr. Mercier. Chapleau’s Quebec influence helped the Conservatives win seats. his desertion could topple the government as a 31 seat Conservative majority looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Montreal
the Herald
J. A. Chapleau
John Macdonald
Laurier
Mercier
Quebec
Chapeau
John
Chapleau
Bishop Benjamin H. Paddock Dies in Boston at 81
Rt. Rev. Benjamin Henry Paddock eight bishop of Massachusetts died March 9 in Boston. Born February 28, 1828 in Norwich Connecticut he graduated Trinity 1848 and taught at Cheshire Episcopal Academy. He served Christchurch Detroit and Grace Church Brooklyn before becoming Massachusetts bishop in 1873. He authored Ten Years in the Episcopate and other works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Henry Paddock
Massachusetts
Boston
Paddock
Norwich
Conn
Trinity
Episcopal Academy
Cheshire
New York Theological Seminary
Trinity Church
Christchurch
Detroit
Oregon
Washington Territory
Brooklyn
N. Y
Grace Church
Griswold
River steamboat Gazelle breaks wheel on swollen Guyan
Parkersburg March 13 passengers on the Gazelle steamboat faced a thrilling crisis when a broken wheel made the vessel unmanageable on flood-swollen river waters. A man named John attempted a skiff rescue, then was nearly drowned as rope lines were hurled to shore amid screams and chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Guyan River
Barbours
John
Treasury official refutes plan to call in deposits at banks
Acting Secretary Nettleton stated that the Treasury has no present or imminent decision to call in government deposits in national banks. He spoke in Washington on March 20 regarding circulating reports and emphasized there is no current plan underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washieton
Nettleton
Treasury Department
Andrew Carnegie Works Shut Down Amid Steel Strikes
The Braddock Edgar Thompson steel works will not reopen for an indefinite period as strikes in the Connellsville coke region drain furnaces. About 1600 workers are idle, with low rail orders and prices cited as factors. Other mills may idle in March while the government faces stock and demand pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Prrrspune
Penn
Braddock
Edgar Thompson
Connellsville
Mont March
Vast NYC to Sing Sing cases mix in tangled dispatches
An itemized late 19th century wire bundle reports a mix of incidents from New York and beyond. It notes murderers in Sing Sing, a clerk at Edison Electric dies in an electrical accident, snowbound New Mexico towns, a cholera of pneumonia rising in Chicago area hospitals, and political figures visiting battlefields. It also covers diamond seizures, furniture factory amalgamation plans, and assorted obituaries and legal notes.
Power of a Modern Gun Changes Battle Ship Plans
A New York Tribune report cites naval officer remarks on the Trafalgar’s 67-ton gun trials. The blast crushed forecastle pistons, bent deck beams, and threw fragments from the ship, signaling that 26 such rounds could wreck the vessel and forcing planners to alter battleship designs to avoid sinking from their own fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
New York Tribune
Oliver Ditson piano music catalog highlights 60 to 86 cents
Oliver Ditson announces a varied piano music and vocal selection. Highlights include Unique grand march di bravura at 60 cents, Valse Impromptu dedicated to Julia Rye King, and Gypsy Dance for 40 cents. Also listed are Easter vocal pieces, cornet gems, English songs, and beginner series First Lessons and Piano at Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Ditson Company
F. Behr
T. H. Rollingen
Marriott
Hoffmann
W. T. Vidal
L. Dressler
Barytone
Emmanuel
God
Rodney
Jordan
J.I. Fields
F. Boott
T. Davidson
T. de G. English
G. W. Snow
M. H. Andrews
J. L. Lewis
E. Lucas
Leonore
H. Trotere
Venice Waters
Soprang
Reeder
White-Smith Company
P. Duvernet
Jensen
E. Lassen
Joachim Raif
Boces Resis
Amcae
White
The truer a woman is to herself quote
A brief moral remark in the Atchison Globe asserts that personal authenticity strengthens marriage, stating that a wife's fidelity to her own identity mirrors loyalty from her husband. The line emphasizes individual integrity as a foundation for domestic harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Blizzard in Southwest England Wrecks Vessels and Paralyzes Regions
A severe blizzard swept southwest England on Monday, the worst storm of the century, wrecking small vessels off the coast and causing heavy livestock losses as frost followed. The Dryad was wrecked off Start Point with 24 aboard drowning, two schooners lost, and trains and water works disrupted. Cornwall isolated, roads blocked by snow drifts, and widespread telegraph and fishing-boat damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Dryad
Thomas
Shields
Valparaiso
Start Point
Devonshire
Plymouth
Brent River
Cornwall
St. George’s
ParnellSplits Dampen Irish Home Rule Push in Sligo
Irish affairs note Parnell may skip contest for North Sligo seat after McDonald’s death. The Kilkenny split weakens home rule efforts as McCarthyites and Parnellites race funds and support. Sexton holds influence. election likely this month. Both factions plan contest despite feeble funding amid broader political fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunnr
Parnell
McCarthy
North Sligo
Alderman McDonald
Kilkenny
London
Sexton
Ireland
Home Rule Movement
Nunes
Balfour
Peter McDoneld
Shep North
Sligo
Dr Ludwig Windthorst Dies After Illness in Prussia
Dr Ludwig Windthorst parliamentary leader of the Roman Catholic party in Prussia died at 8 15 this morning after a period of illness. Born January 17 1812 in Hanover he studied at Osnabrück Goettingen and Heidelberg and held multiple political roles including leader of the Centre party and opponent of Bismarck. His death was attributed to congestion of the lungs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reruin
Ludwig Windthorst
Prussia
Hanover
Carolinum
Osnabrueck
Goettingen
Heidelberg
Windthorst
Assembly of the Estates of the Realm
George
Prince Bismarck
Reichstag
House of Representatives
Falk
Centre
National Federation convention opens in Dublin led by Mr Justin McCarthy
The National Federation held its Dublin opening with Mr Justin McCarthy presiding. Archbishop Walsh’s letter urged Kilkenny’s leadership, and Sir Thomas Esmonde reported 146 organizations had joined. The draft constitution targets home rule, land reform, mass improvement, labor rights, Irish industry, and repeal of the coercion act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Federation
Dublin
Justin McCarthy
Walsh
Kilkenny
Parnell
Thomas Esmonde
Suicare
McCarthy
League
Federation
National League
Parnell's Appeal Issued To American Irish People
Charles Stewart Parnell issues a manifesto to Irish people in America as his fight to lead the Irish parliamentary movement for local independence continues. The document appears in the House of Commons records on Friday March 13 detailing his call to supporters amid a pivotal moment in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles Stewart Parnell
Irish Parliamentary Movement For Independence
America
House OF Gomscots
Liberal programme outlines Gladstone plan for Ireland
London reports Mr Gladstone, with Morley Harcourt and Trevelyan, preparing a Liberal electoral platform centered on the labor question and Irish policy. The forecast. Parnellism in a minority. platform pledges include one man one vote, universal education, labor law reform, and rural holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gladstone
Morley
William Vernon Harcourt
G. C. Trevelyan
Hastings
J. Gladstone
Lana
Parnell
Schnadhorst
Mr. Parnell
Tim Healy
Ireland
Irish Distress Report on Potato Crop Failure and Congested Districts
The Irish local government board publishes a long report on the potato crop failure and the condition of congested districts. It states that affected areas cover about half of Ireland, linked to planting old Champion seed whose disease resistance faded. Dry soils fared better. cold wet and mountain regions suffered severe losses. Farmers maintain crops are generally adequate otherwise, but smallholders face scarcity of potatoes for 30 years, deepening distress as shopkeepers delay entries awaiting harvest prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Local Government Board
Ireland
London Mystery: Bedridden Man Thought Dead at Tooting
In Tooting a 61 year old退休 Warscrave lies in bed since March 4 and appears dead. Relatives fear burial but authorities delay cremation as they watch for signs of life or dissolution amid curious crowds surrounding the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tooting
Warscrave
Warsgrave
Menzel tragedy reports collapse of unsafe fable
An accident at Menzel in Wethal's left several children dead or missing after a roof collapse at the synagogue. Rescue efforts recovered the bodies of four children amid heavy rains as an unsafe fable collapsed under the weather and crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menzel
Wethal’s
Newfoundland
Paris Temps
Temp
Reichsrath
London Times
Standard and Telegraph
Ing
England
France
Ba Ay
Fanna
Falmouth
Eng
Reichstag
M. Dormon
Paris
Moscow
Place de la Concorde
Ormon
Rue Royale
Madeleine
Prince Bismarck
Geestemunde
Hotchkiss Gun Company
Lord Lonsdale
Reigate
Surrey
Crawley
Noble Sportsman
Richard K. Fox
America
Lord Cholmondeley
Cerry
Illinois
Anya
London
Germany
lsace-Lorraine
Ees Bh
Unclear OCR World News Items Mix of Markets and Politics
Fragmented report details an unusual stock sale in Ceylon tea parcels with bids up to 54 dollars, plus political notes on Cardinal reforms and Catholic concessions. It cites Lord Lonsdale’s driving charge, influenza affecting A G Porter, and Chilean dispatches about naval movements and Balmaceda. Severe German snow disrupts rail and mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
von Caprivi
Olen
Lord Lonsdale
Rome
A. G. Porter
United States
Burg
Valparas
Pallas
Port Elizal Storna
Cape Breton
Lizard
Arriv
Plymouth
Prince of Wales
Gustav Freytag
Hamburg
Holstein
Mecklenburg
Inlan
Fearless Miss Lodge Leads Washington Riding Scene
Miss Cabot Lodge daughter of Henry Cabot Lodge stands out as a fearless rider at the Dumbline meets near Tenallytown. Her rivals include Miss Hester Bancroft and Miss Miles, with families like the Mortons and Barneys also prominent. London style dress and the Washington Riding Academy influence local gentry on the Tenallytown road and at the Dam meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianas
Washington
Tenallytown
Miss Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington Riding Academy
Miss Lodge
Rider
Washington Academy
Hester Bancroft
Academy
Miss Bancroft
Morton
Miss Lester
Daisy
Miss Victoria
Miss Dalsy
Flighty
Washi Riding Academy
Leiters
Miss Leiter
Senator Gorman
Maryland
Mand
Therrather
Mendonca
Mos
Dron
Or. Dixon
Navy
Miss Goddard
England
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF the
Nashville
Tenn
Central Insane Asylum
Brea Rom
Chicago
Curiaco
Hamiston
Keeling & Co
Lake Sr
Sherman
Hamiston & Keeling
Coley Fa
Sherman House
Humiston, Keeling & Co
Buffalo
Horse World
Wenborne, Sumner & Co
J. R. Weldin & Co
Pittsburg
Arthur An Actur Company
Atlas Company
Columels
Behring Sea Trouble
New Hampshire
Peter
Paul
Caber
Flyer
Fast American Steamships
George M. Potter
Dorchester
Wisconsin
Park National
Cook
Henry C. Lamar
Louise King Connelly
Atlanta
Lamar
Thomas G. Ritch
Fayerweather
Gen
Wood Fie
Bowery
Col. H. Clay King
Memphis
David H. Poston
Greenbaum
Jamaica
L. L
Newark
James H. Albee
Woonsocket
R. 1
Cha
Back Ridge
Bear Mt
Shamokin
Reading Company
Saratoga
Ward Line
Gulf of Mexico
William E. Robinson
J. G. Russell
Russell
Rio Janeiro
Pensacola
Isle of Pines
New York Police Commission
Fort Omaha
Neb
la Grippe
Fort Pitt
Hope
Sandy Hook
Teen
Sandy Oak
Eastman
Throwan
Mt. Etna
Ind
Sing Sing
Rison
James J. Slocum
Harris A. Siniler
Samuel N. Rockwell
Bordentown
Gill
Joshua Dempsey
Altoona
Stewart Hayes
Union Mutual Insurance Company
St. John
N. B
Weldon
Hayes
Portland
Fonday
York
Philadelpia Ean
Rex York
Lambert’s Point
Lawrence
New London
Perge
Harry Fi Crawford
Kingston
Clinton State
Aramery
Catharine
John Freeman
Edison Electric Light Company
East 18Th St
Santa Fe
N. M
Chama
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Proctor
F Rom Washington
Mission Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Inspector Byrnes
Leyison & Co
Maiden Lane
W. C. Duncan
National Association For Holding
American Institute
Isaac Smith
Stephen Tedmore
Campbell
Ohio
Smith
A. Endsley
Walnut Grove
Ala
Essex
Deep River
Unite States
South Africa
Breckinridge
Kentucky
Sixth National Bank
Benedict
Hawaiian Islands
Yide Claus Spreckles
Unitees
Ohn Davis
Dover
Samuel Davis
Sidh
Franklin Smith
Japan
Bowling Green
California
Swift
Cores
Asia
Rupert Greathouse
New Boston Music
Liberals
Herr Windthorst
Od Bees
Earl Cabeed
Fortune
Mr. Gladstone
Row Brothers
Irish Affairs
St~Parnell
DR. Windthorst
Bismarck
Liberal Programme
Nahant
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!