Horror at Twenty-Eighth Street Rail Crash Kills Dozens
At midnight Saturday a Pennsylv a Pennsylvan ia Wall's accommodation train collided with a second train near Twenty eighth street. Eight killed outright, including a brakeman and conductor, with many more dying in hospital. John J. Farley of Lawrenceville among the dead. About sixty injured, twenty three died, fifteen believed unrecoverable. Investigation urged. flagman Penrod blamed by public, but officials to review. Engine crew of section No 2 escaped unhurt and vanished.
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Twenty-eigth Street
Wall
Pennsylvvania
Union Depot
Twenty Eighth Street
John J. Farley
Lawrenceville
West Pennsylvania Hospital
Be Sdhen
Pitcairn
Penrod
Willimantic Railroad Disaster Kills Five Employees
A serious Willimantic Connecticut wreck on a New York and New England line Friday night killed five railroad workers. The freight conductor pulled out into the passenger train’s path, causing a head-on collision that claimed engineers Walter Forsaith and Charles Kenyon, firemen Michael Hurley and Thomas Flood, and conductor H. C. Aldrich. Only one passenger suffered a minor head injury. The crash damaged engines and derailed dirt cars. the freight crew had nine years on the road.
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Willimantic
Conn
New York and New England Railroad
Hartford
Walter Forsaith
Michael Hurley
Charles P. Kenyon
Thomas Flood
H. C. Aldrich
Charles Kenyon
Aed
Leaves &Wite
Putnam, Conn
Boston
St. Louis
Litterman
Lil
Groton
St. Lovuis
Indianapolis and St. Louis
Nokomis
Here
Brown
Ogate
Death in a Tunnel Fatality Reported in Spruce Creek Incident
It and Edward Cooper, engineer of the rear train, was killed, and the engine and three cars were badly broken up. Death in a Tunnel. Hentryapoy, Jenn., October 11.-While John Carson and son, with a boy named Benner, were wading through the Spruce Creek tunnel, yesterday, they were run over by the Pacific express train and all instantly killed.
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Edward Cooper
Hentryapoy
Jenn
John Carson
Two Oaths at hand as Garfield Hancock pledge oaths
Ex Governor Horatio Seymour cites contrasts in the Garfield and Hancock oaths. The piece weighs constitutional fidelity against political power and class interests, contrasting Capitol lobbies with soldiers’ devotion. It previews how Garfield and Hancock may interpret the oath and govern.
Bold snatch thief steals $20,000 from messenger on Wall Street
James McDowell, a Marine bank messenger, lost a pocket-book with money and notes after two men forced into a Canal Street stage and one thief snatched the wallet while the other blocked the exit. The haul includes notes from B G Arnold & Co and Gratz Jones & Co, checks from multiple banks, twenty nine U S bond coupons, and $610 in cash, totaling about $20,000. Payments on checks were stopped and bankers warned.
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New York
James McDowell
The
Marine Bank
Canal Street
Wall-street
Broadway
McDowell
B. G. Arnold & Co
Bank of New York
Gratz, Jones & Co
Chemical Bank
M. A. S. Douglass
Shoe and Leather Bank
L. 8. Lawrence & Co
Nassau Bank
Winston, Lanier & Co
Third National Bank
Souther & Co
Fourth National Bank
Lewis Bros. & Co
Ninth National Bank
Corbin Banking Company
Centenarian Choctaw Woman Dies After 105 Years of Tobacco Use
A Choctaw elder near Hoyt City, Indian Territory, died aged around 114, after living 50 years on her death site. Relatives report she was 64 when moved to the area in 1830 and left a large lineage including five children and many grandchildren. Her death is attributed to a cold exposure in 1830 and long tobacco addiction.
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Melchiah
Hoyt City
Indian Territory
Christiancy
Christianey
Chili
Peru
Tarrapaca
Bolivia
Callao
Rimac
Huascar
Callao Bay
Waschusetts
Vaparaiso
Union
Anilca
Haus
Chaney
Valparaiso
Blanco
Encalada
Cochran
Chimbote
Barnard Castle
Kielder
Corgres
Hoch
Chamber of Deputies
Republic
Congress
Havana
Banco National
Banco de Valparaiso
Banco Maite
Valuable Man for the Government from Augusta Publisher
Mr. E. C. Allen of Augusta Maine, a story paper publisher, paid about 137000 dollars in postage to the United States during the past year. This sum equals one 1300th of all post office department expenses and surpasses the net income of Brooklyn New York post office for the year.
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C. Allen
Augusta
United States
Post Office Department
Brooklyn
N. Y
Weavers End Strike at Barnard Mill in Harmonious Return
October reports that Barnard mill weavers resume work after assurance against blacklisting. Treasurer Nathaniel Borden and leading weavers brokered a peaceful settlement, averting a serious disruption and restoring harmony at the mill.
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Barnard Mill
Nathaniel Borden
Murderous tactics darken Indiana campaign in Shelbyville riot
Indiana headlines recount a Republican led riot in Shelbyville ending with Sheriff McCardie mortally wounded and later dying. Kennedy charged with the shooting. ex sheriff Horace Lee badly beaten. Democrats vow strong turnout as Voorhees and Hendricks rally supporters. Reports claim Republican operatives flood Indiana with out-of-state voters under guard at a Chicago hub, prompting broad denouncements.
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Indianapolis
Shelbyville
Albert McCardie
McCardie
Edward Kennedy
McCardle
Daily Democrat
Kennedy
Horace Lee
The
Sentinel
Tere
Hendricks
Tan
Indiana
Senator Voorhees
Godlove
Ortn
Porter
Chicago
Gallant Democracy rallies sweep Ohio crowds in October
In Cincinnati October 11, Democrats mobilize large torchlight demos with 100000 spectators watching a two hour procession. Cleveland hosts three major meetings with Generals Slocum and McQuade and others addressing crowds while Columbus sees a great gathering led by Congressmen Cox. Republicans fear a narrow Ohio result could sink Garfield's national chances.
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Cincinnati
Democracy
Ohio
Garfield
Indiana
McClure
Lang
Queen City
Cleveland
Slocum and
McQuade
Cole
Jacob Mueller
A. J. Willams
M. A. Foran
F.muhlhausen
J. M. Stewart
J. H. Holding
Columbus
Cox
The Hancock Garfield Bets Cast a Wide Net in Pools
In New York on October 11 bets flood pools over Hancock Garfield and Indiana. Wagers reach thousands on Hancock and English winning November while Garfield and other Democrats face large risks. Money lines appear across pool rooms and notable bettors, from Mooney to Toohill, spread across wards and venues.
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New York
Hancock
English
Landers
Indiana
James Mooney
Twenty-Fourth
Mooney
General Hancock
Ohio
Ed. Gilmore
Nibble’s Theatre
Garfield
Gilmore
Foster Dewey
Edmene
General Ancock
Thomas Johnson
Joe Crocheron
Grower House
Generalancock
Charles W. Griswold
Fifth-avenue Hotel
General Garfield
Sol Sayles
Astor House
Edward Toohill
Brooklyn
le Rosas
United States
Iiden
Loevell
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Revolt Believed Favoring Gettysburg Hero
The Camerons report he returned with capital and failed bets amid news of a revolt in Pennsylvania. Republicans are disheartened. The claim is Hancock saved the state at Gettysburg and the presidency is his by right. A large Pennsylvania majority is predicted for the hero of Gettysburg.
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Camerons
Tere
Pennsylvania
Hancock
Gettyshire
Lee
Gettysburg
Oneida community moves to joint stock form
A Utica Sun despatch reports the Oneida community deciding to convert into a joint stock company with $600,000 capital. Property was held in trust by four, now shares will be issued. The change signals disintegration as private ownership and wages replace communal equality. Noyes remains in Canada with followers while Niagara Falls buys a site for a factory.
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New Yor
Utica
Sun
Oneida
Newark
Noyes
Canada
New York
St. Paul
John Humphrey Noyes
Wogmene
Niagara Falls
Walingard
Will
Census report finds 1870 South Carolina enumeration faulty
General Walker reports to Assistant Secretary Bell that 1870 Census in South Carolina was grossly defective while 1880 data were accurate. The study traced families back to 1850, showing extensive verification by top census experts. The findings challenge fraud accusations against South Carolina’s counts.
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Washington
Walker
Bell
South Carolina
Schurz
Census Bureau
Republican folly in Indiana election forecast, Burr argues
A Philadelphia Press letter from Indiana by F. A. Burr, a Republican correspondent, dismisses the 8000 Republican majority and the 15000 Democratic majority claims. He says neither side has justification, the party organization may help Republicans, but the outlook favors Democrats and insists Republicans should not claim the state.
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Indiana
Philadelphia
F. A. Burr
Death at a flag raising in Clinton claims two women
During a Democratic flag raising in Clinton a brick chimney failed sending bricks onto the sidewalk from about forty feet. Bessie Bannon was killed instantly while her sister was badly injured but could recover. The injured were taken to the hotel and attended by Dr. O'Brien.
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Clinton
Elisha Brimhal
Bessie Bannon
O'Brien
Two Train Attacks Near Hitchcock Conn Raise Fear
Westfield reports two attempted derailments on the New Haven and Northampton line near Hitchcock's. Fence rails blocked the track then were torn by the cow catcher on the noon north train which passed. A night freight caboose windows smashed. no injuries. A cow was killed nearby. owner vows vengeance and police expect arrests.
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Westfield
New Haven
Northampton
Hitchcock's
Circus Employee Killed by Elephant in Charlotte
John King, an employee of Robinson's circus, was crushed to death in Charlotte North Carolina when a large elephant on a freight car turned and crushed him. The panic spread through the crowd as the elephant escaped briefly before being recaptured. King died from the injuries.
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John King
Robinson’s Circus
Charlotte
N. C
King
Protracted preacher dies from rifle mishap at Rock Castle
In Stamronp Kentucky on October 6 Rev Mr Perry, while staying at a member’s house after a protracted meeting, was struck by a falling rifle lock which discharged, the ball lodging in his thigh causing lockjaw and his death the following night.
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Stamronp
Mr. Perry
Rock Castle
Growing Pressure on the Sultan and War News
London dispatches outline a concerted plan led by England France and Germany to pressure the sultan with immediate naval operations in the Aegean. Dulcigno reportedly surrenders unconditionally as religious fervor simmers in Constantinople amid plots to assassinate the sultan.
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London
England
Gean Sea
France
Germany
Europe
Seymour
Ragusa
War Office
Mediterranean
Portsmouth
Malta
Constantinople
Hobart Pasha
Alexandria
Paris
Austria
Poland
Turkey
Children of
Murphy Evicted From rented Philadelphia Home
Francis Murphy the temperance orator faces eviction from a home on Eighteenth Street after the Young Men's Christian Association bought the house for eight thousand dollars. They raised funds from members and from Murphy, but could not cover the purchase. Murphy repaid part of his advance, while contributors demand the return of their money.
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Philadelphia
Francis Murphy
Eighteenth Street
Jefferson
Young Men's Christian Association
Foster will creates Yale professorship of English common law
The will of late ex Senator Lafayette Foster probated at Norwich bequeaths $60000 to Yale College to found a professorship of English common law in the law department. The professor is to give a public lecture every four years at a convenient time and place with notice of the prior lecture.
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Norwich
Lafayette
Foster
Yale College
Professor Bequest to Brown University for Greek Scholar
The writer bequeaths U000 to Brown University Providence RI to be held in trust by the corporation. The annual income will go to the scholar who passes the best examination in Greek language. Examinations cover Homer books one, three, six and twenty four or Demosthenes Oration on the Crown.
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Brown University
Providence
Demosthenes
War and Peace Efforts Across South American Nations
In Panama on October 2 health updates describe more smallpox and fever cases while Costa Rica reimposes personal guarantees and dissolves civil protections under a new dictatorship. Reports from Bolivia, Peru, and Chile discuss attempted assassinations, naval actions, guerrilla movements, and peace terms amid the Peru Chile war.
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Panama
Costa Rica
Guadia
National Constituent Assembly
Fifty Die in German Colliery Explosion at Kattaewitz
Berlin reports a coal mine disaster at Kattaewitz near Breslau causing about fifty deaths by suffocation. Rescue efforts ongoing as officials assess causes and extent of the explosion.
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Kattaewitz
Germany
Berlin
Breslau
Mrs. O'Leary and Her Cow in the Great Fire
Chicago reports the ninth and variant account of the great city fire. Mrs O Leary and her family still live nearby though moved to the prairie. A son refused access to the old lady, saying the lamp and cow story was a newspaper lie while a neighbor rescued the burned barn and cattle.
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O'Leary
de Koof Street
Jefferson
Body recovered from Hudson tunnel identified as Otto Bisselen
New York reports that at 6 am a body was found in the Hudson river tunnel identified as Otto Bisselen, a young Swede. Son of wealthy Stockholm parents, he came to America in 1875 seeking adventure and money, later saving to start a home with a Swedish girl who visited the morgue, though the disaster struck before he could marry. Another body was found that evening.
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New York
Hudson River
Otto Bisselen
Stockholm
Black Hills
Plans Set For New Opera House At Madison Ave
New York announces plans for a fire proof opera house at Madison avenue and Forty third street. The pressed brick and terra cotta building fronts 200 feet on Madison and 190 on side streets. Auditorium seating exceeds 3000. Estimated cost is $400,000 aimed at making the house the finest for music rather than architectural grandeur.
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New York
Madison Avenue
Forty-third Street
Merchants tailor cites relief from neuralgia with St Jacob Oil
John G. Fledderman of Union block Fort Wayne declares he suffered years with neuralgia and rheumatism before trying St Jacob Oil and finding relief after using two bottles.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Sentinel
John G. Fledderman
Union Block
Holy Alliance forms as Par neil unites Land League and Fenians
A October 7 report states Par neil forms a broad alliance with the Land League and Fenians, pledging friendly cooperation toward home rule and possible open rebellion. The movement widens beyond land issues, with both sides ready to mobilize against rents, while secret societies sow intimidation and potential assassinations amid Irish unrest. The north senses a shift toward separatist aims and growing seriousness of the agitation.
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Drsiy
Parneil
Physical Fores Party
Land League and Nationalists
Fenians
Land
England
Land League
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