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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1889
Page
8
Reported bank-like hold up during a passenger train journey in Mississippi and another incident near Font Worm Texas. Three robbers boarded the rear of a southbound ride, threatened the crew, forced the engineer to stop, and demanded money from express cargo and passengers. Authorities say more than $2700 was taken in scattered loot.
A severe railroad accident occurred Friday night two miles east of Palatine Bridge on the New York Central line. The collision involved the St Louis Chicago express, which was running in two sections, with the leading section departing Fund at 1.00 o'clock. The train sections separated and a fatal impact followed, killing three people and injuring others as wreckage and scattered railway equipment disrupted service.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a pursuit of Frederick Douglass involving derailed plans to transfer him to a Norfolk bound office. It mentions Captain Kellogg and a complex sequence of detentions and transports amid unclear circumstances and dates.
The 244 annual reunion notes veterans, with reports of deaths and memorials. Gen Daniel H Hill and others are referenced, alongside casualty figures and events from the Civil War era. A dynamite accident in Cuinrow, NJ is reported, plus public notices of plague among cattle in Chester County and local legal notices.
New England weather shows beans thriving and crops near average overall, though onions lag behind. Frosts occurred across the region with late spring warmth easing, but fog and moisture in parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts affected soil conditions and early growth. Overall growing conditions were fair, with minor regional setbacks and no widespread damage reported.
Fragmented chatter on a sports page notes New York players performing well against Boston teams while reference to other cities and games remains unclear. Mentions Cleveland results and unspecified race or week, with several garbled phrases.
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