Train Wreck at Bostian's Bridge Kills and Mangles Hundreds
News from Cuamnorre North Carolina reports the worst railroad disaster in state history at Bostian's bridge near Statesville. An east bound train derailed from the bridge at 2 a.m. twenty two dead and twenty six injured, with wreckage scattered and rescuers crowding the scene as townsfolk assist.
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Cuamnorre
N. C
North Carolina
Bostian’s
Third Creek
Statesville
N.C
George Bowley
Atlanta Rubber Company
Bridger
Sconcetts
Kappetean
Bankers Punished for Silence in Indiana Tax Case
In Indianapolis three bank leaders from National State and private sectors were arrested for refusing to reveal Goocelters names and April credit amounts to the state tax board. Volney T. Malott, Hugh Dougherty, and Philip Decker were fined $500 each for contempt and jailed until paid. The case tests Indiana’s new tax law in the Supreme Court.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Tax Commissioners
National
Volney T. Malott
Ns National
Hugh Dougherty
Bluffton
Binion State Bank
Philip ©. Decker
Evansville
Indiana
Engineer's Quered Mishap Ends, Unconscious at Cab Window
PhiladelphiaAugust 26 A hurried express roared past Monmouth Junction with Engineer William H Seerey leaning from the cab window bleeding and near death Fireman W Harry Fowsra replaced him and stopped the train The cause appears to be a thrown bolt from the scoop striking Seerey as the engine hurtled toward Trenton Texas
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Philadelphia
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southern Express
Monmouth Junction
William H. Seerey
W. Harry Fowsra
Seerey
New York
Monmouth
Bowers
Trenton
Secur
Paginas
Proposed Railroads Between Mexico and United States
Two representatives of an American and English syndicate arrived in Mexico City to organize a company for developing Piedras Negras coal mines and building a subsidized railroad from Piedras Negras to Monterey. They may also construct a line from Eagle Pass to join the International Railway, strengthening cross border connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Mexico
Piedras Negras
Piedras Negrag
Monterey
Eagle Pass
International Railway
United States
Attempted Train Wreck by Two Tennessee Negroes
In Memphis on August 25 two men named Will Frost and Will McDowell confessed to wiring a rail on the Illinois Central main line near Holly Springs. The plan aimed to wreck the Water Valley to Grand Junction passenger train. they planned to use an axe to break coaches if needed. Both men were jailed in Holly Springs after the pursuit and confession.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ilinois Central
Water Valley
Grand Junction
Holly Springs
Will Frost
Will McDowell
Rost
McDowell
Knight siblings reunite after eighty years apart
In 1856 four Knight children lost their parents in New York and were separated among relatives. William H and George W later learned of each other while Emily and Isabella scattered in Newark and Livingston. One brother sought a reunion but details remain unclear as the search continues.
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William
South
West
Peters
Newark
George
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
George J. Osborn
Irvington
Rojghy
New York
William H
George W
Emily
Isabella Knight
Michigan
Livingston
N.J
Keeley Cure Considered for Drunkenness at District Workhouse
Washington DC August 25 President Douglass of the District commissioners proposes testing Dr Keeleys bichloride of gold treatment on drunkenness at the District workhouse. He asks Dr Bovee to investigate and try the remedy on inmates noting the potential for a cure despite critics.
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Washinotoy
D. C
President Douglass
District Commissioners
Dr. Keeley
Bovee
Commissioner Doulass
Babe Lay Safe on the Tis
A Kentucky railroad accident near Nicholasville killed Mrs. Mary Richardson and her three daughters when a special engine on the Richmond Nicholasville Irvine Beattyville railroad struck them on a bridge over the Kentucky river. The mother tried to shield the children as they crossed the structure, and the two oldest were knocked from the bridge while the infant was found lying on the ties.
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Louisvillle
Nicholasville
Richmond, Nicholasville
Irvine & Beattyville
Mary Richardson
Kentucky River
Captain Andrews Tale of Mermaid Skipper in Distress and Rescue
The British steamer Elbrusz arrived at Antwerp with Capt Andrews of the dory Mermaid aboard. He spent 36 days from Boston racing the Sea Serpent, endured a capsizing and a seven inch flood, harpooned a shark, and survived two days in the cabin before boarding Elbruz on Aug 22. He vows not to sail again.
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Loxpon
Elbrusz
Baltimore
Antwerp
Andrews
Boston
Lawlor
Coverack
Lizard Points
English Channel
Anes
Andreews
Nour
Passa- 6
Relam Joe Doak
Sam Fyaust
Elbruz
Brown
Prone
Cap
Balloon ascent ends in fatal fall at Detroit exposition
Prof John Hogan of Jackson Mich died after falling from a hot air balloon during a Detroit exposition descent. The 3500 foot plunge injured spectators, with 25 000 witnesses. Balloon owner Prof Bartholomew paid Hogan 15 per day for dangerous work.
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Detroit
Mich
John Hogan
Jackson
Exposition Grounds
Bartholomew
Hogan
Ogan
Brooklyn
N. Y
Daughler
Sensational Futurity Victory At Sheepshead Bay
New York observers report Ed Corrigan’s Huron won the big Futurity at Sheepshead Bay amid controversy over eligibility and a court challenge. The race drew a wild betting rush, high tension, and horses ridden with notable vigor as Storkville Belle led early before the winner surged.
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New York
Sheepshead Bay Course
Ed Corrigan
Huron
Saemasl Ves
Py Caldwell
His Highness Wins by a Length in Dramatic Race
The race saw Huron and Yorkville Belle stretch the field as His Highness surged to victory by a length over Uran, with Dagonet close behind. McLaughlin drove his mount with steel, while Murphy animated the crowd with fevered urging amid roaring cheers and a tense stretch run.
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Mars
Anna
Tringle
His Highness
Murphy
Hen Dagonet
His Highness An Uron
Huron
Yorkville
Dagonet
Marson Bashford
Overton
McLaughlin
Bighness
French baron sails as common seaman to win wager
Baron de Sede, a French Zoological Society member and yacht club figure, crossed the Atlantic as a sailor aboard the Noordland to prove true yachtsmen should sail in weather and work ethic. He arrived at Jersey City after starting from Antwerp. his voyage tested his seamanship and curiosity about American yachting.
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New Yor
Atlantic
Baron de Sede
French Zoological Society
United French Yacht Club
Royal Forth Yacht Club
Scotland
Noordland
Red Star Line
Jersey City
Floosa
Afl Antwerp
Tench
Noordlands
Dom
Clements
Bay
Oordland
Antwre
Clement
New York
Clemens Ae
Paul de
Nt mm
Ian
Setarh
Antwerp
New torpedo boat No 2 eyed for Dubuque Iowa
New torpedo boat No 2 may be built at Iowa iron works Dubuque with length 150 feet and beam 14 feet 6 inches modelled after the Cushing stern high and straight. Armament uncertain but may include torpedo and gun systems. Speed target around 28 knots contract value totals about 319000 with 56000 bonus.
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New York
Iowa Iron Works
Dubuque
Cushing
Herreshates
South Brooklyn
Arsenic Tragedy Strikes Mother and Child in Philadelphia
Lizzie Wilson, 32, poisoned herself and her one year old child at 1507 North Front Street. Police arrested her before she died at St Mary's Hospital. She claimed grief drove her to act and faulted no one. A man named Kautz was detained on the dying mother's information.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Lizzie Wilson
North Front St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kautz
Tragic double murder suicide at East 106th Street home
In New York on August 28 a painter named John Baxter, 30, his wife Mary, 28, and their children Katie 6 and John 4 were found dead from bullet wounds in their third floor apartment at 321 East 106th Street. A note to Baxter's mother stated intent to kill his family and himself. Neighbors saw no signs of struggle. authorities deem Baxter likely insane. Firearm and a bulldog lay nearby.
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New York
106Th St
Baxter
Baxters
Lawlor
John_ Baxter
Mary
Katie
John
Alive with a broken neck after four story fall
Joseph Gordon was removed to Gouverneur Hospital after falling four stories at 7 Rutgers Place. Doctors said he sustained a fracture between the third and fourth vertebrae, multiple arm fractures, and a head laceration. He remained conscious earlier, then slipped into a partial stupor with high fever, and his neck was kept rigid.
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New York
Joseph Gordon
Gouverneur Hospital
Rutgers
Gordon
Carpenters Placed In Splints After Breakneck Injury
The injured man lies with his upper back muscles supported to avoid strain on the neck. His arms are in splints and he has limited control. Acting House Surgeon Ovan notes few broken neck cases survive, with death often immediate. Gordon, a carpenter, lived with his wife and two children in the area.
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Ovan
Gordon
Ex-Congressman William L Scott Nearing Sinking
Erie Pennsylvania August 30 Ex Congresssman William L Scott is rapidly sinking his physicians plan to move him to Newport tomorrow afternoon. For two weeks he has grown worse. In Dwight Illinois Hon Thomas B Ward spoke about his fight against liquor and urged caution toward the Keeley Institute’s treatment. The cautions implied the peril and possible relapse of alcohol addiction.
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Erie
Penn
William L. Scott
Mr. Scott
Newport
Scott
Revenue Cutter McLane Brings Wrecking Schooner Cora In Tow
New Orleans reports a Pica yune special from Aug 23 noting the revenue cutter McLane arrived with the wrecking schooner Cora in tow. The disabled steamer Dora had been beleaguered by 1500 armed Englishmen demanding the ship’s surrender, amid a chaotic scene near the Bahamas banks with casualties and damage indicated.
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New Orleans
Picayune Special
Bimini
Great Bahama Banks
McLane
Cora
Dora
Cherokee Strip Ablaze as Boomers Clash with Cattlemen
Despatch from Guthrie reports prairie fires set by home seekers in several spots along the Cherokee strip. Fires aim to drive off cattlemen and their herds as residents vow to graze cattle on the land. Tensions rise amid evasion of President Harrison’s policies and efforts to secure grazing rights.
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Kansas City
Guthrie
C. T
Harrison
Cape May
Streas
Accident on Switchback railroad injures several in Atlantic City
At Atlantic City New Jersey the Switchback railroad car brakes failed at nine last night causing a high speed descent down the incline. Several persons were hurt among them Miss poeta and William H Wanamaker a postmaster general official was uninjured.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Poeta
William H
Wanamaker Hilade
Letta
Census results show Alaska population figures reported
Census Agent Petroff returns from Alaska with 1890 population totals by group: Aleuts 900, Indians 5000, Esquimaux 18000, Chinese 2300, whites 4800, total 31000. He notes slow growth over six years and remarks on liquor’s impact, mentioning a fiery drink called boothe.
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San Francisco
Cal
Petroff
Alaska
Esquimaux
Neeaaly
Canada Goods to Enter Cuba and Porto Rico Duty Free
Official information from Halifax dates Aug 28 states Spain accepts Britain’s view that before the 1892 expiry of the 1886 treaty, Canadian products will enter Cuba and Porto Rico on the same terms as U S imports. The reciprocity treaty with the West Indies takes effect Monday, with 10 months of duty free Canadian imports into the Spanish West Indies.
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Haifax
Board of Trade
Canada
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
West Indies
Spanish West Indies
Bank cashier flees to Canada after collapse shocks Louisville
Maj. William Tillman, cashier of the failed Falla City Bank in Louisville, has fled to Canada. The move follows an ongoing investigation into the bank’s affairs, with disclosures described as extremely damaging and startling financial and social circles of the city.
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Louisville
William Tillman
Falla City
Canada
Gainesville lynching shocks neighborhood in Florida
Andy Ford a black companion of Harmon Murray was lynched Monday night at Oak Grove Gainesville in the northwestern town section. No threats or excitement preceded the act, and outsiders are suspected. Henry Miller wounded his wife and mother in law at Great Neck and shot himself. wife’s refusal to live with him cited as motive. Navy reports say Bennington and Concord trips were successful. British official Pinsent to examine French treaty coast losses. Charles Lawrence of Revetone National Bank admits seven years’ fraud. Twenty five sailors desert from Pensacola bound for China. Secretary Foster replenishes gold reserves to meet Sept bond maturities.
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Andy Ford
Harmon Murray
Oak Grove
Gainesville
Fla
Henry Miller
Great Neck
L. L
Miller
Navy Department
United States
Bennington
Concord
Sir Robert Pasent
St. George's Bay
Justice Pinsent
Charles Lawrence
Revetone National Bank of
Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
Pensacola
San Francisco
China
Foster
Multiple Crashes, Accidents, and Notices Hit Regional News
A sweep of brief items covers rail wrecks near Palmer Washington and a freight collision near Cone Creek. Engineers Young and Cooper died. cars tumbled into Green River. Other reports mention gas price changes in Cleveland, a Yonkers bat maker fall, divorce promises in New York, a Hamburg America ship arrival, a Norfolk River expedition, a jury verdict threat in New York, and local weather and city incidents including a Newark wind storm and a Lebanon strike ending.
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Nevaca Bank
Pped
Lameohn
Green River
Osd
Sara
Cleveland
John Rowland
Yonkers
N. Y
de Peysters
New York
Suevia
Sandy Bork
Hoboen Dock
Een Bay
Wells, Fargo & Co
Nevada Bank
John Hannihan
Eldorado
Key West
Rewport I News
Ursday
Grand Rapids
Mich
Glazier
Birney Fagan
Jusce Hogan
Jefferson Market
Benator
M. Stewart
Nevada
James E. Lyon
Supreme Court of New York
Crea Gach
Isturb- Seco
London
Milton Kendall
Getow
Ueeeter
Noanoke
Stapleton
Conqueror
Communipaw
Mr. Vanderbilt
Armstrong
R. B. Hutcheson
Row Military College
Montreal
St.awrence
Richelieu
Lake Champlain
Hudson River
Praecey
James Dudley
Georgetown
Dudley
Frank Hughes
Scott County
Rennort News
New
Lebanon
Penn
Iron and Steel Workers
Proctor
Mary Fletcer Hoeital
Burlington
Herbert Mapes
Colum College
Lamar
Princeton
Georgia
Albert Shaw
Harvard Soo
Oarsaeaewee
Fred Brokaw
Kinoeree
Elberon
Faulk County
Faulton
Newark
N.J
39Th St
Brooklyn
Bath Beac
Gavin Roe
Bolingbroke Fase
Bath Beach
William Baines
Fred Benner Camp
Meyer
N. W. B. Gords
Feelin Va
West Virginia
Ee Gr A
Petersburg
War Department
12Th
Raehmen
Foor
Washington, D
United State
Austria
Belgium
Vniil
France
Mexico
Roumania
Russia
Euxeland Chanea
Germany
Gross Britain
Sweden
Groun
Fryry
Burke & Ryan
Bradbury
Ee Company
Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul
Geor Osborn
Palmer
Wash
Northern Pacific Railroad
David Young
Frank Cooper
Mercier
A. K. Allison
Florida
Gee
Allison
Mountain Will Church
Blue Ridge
Greeny
Owen
Alan
Checkers notes from Edwin A. Durgin department
Boston chess and checker players meet daily at Taylor's and weekly at Distric Chess Divan. A. L. Myers presents White to play and draw position 1575. B. Washburn of Brewer Maine discusses a checker problem by James Bertson. Barker offers alternative line and claims a draw. editors respond.
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Boston
Edwin A. Durgin
Mass
Tremont St
Taylor’s
Water St
Prize Problem Solution by L M Stearns Derry Depot NH
Black men on several points and kings noted, white men on others. Black to play and win, multiple variant solutions listed with names Brennan and others. Checker Editor Posten Weekly Globe acknowledges best solution to puzzle from 1891, with contributors including J Gollfas and Messileston, and thanks for submissions.
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L. M. Stearns
Derry Depot
N. H
King
M. H. Brennan
Ike
Rennan
Brennan
Messileston
J. McKenzie Barker
J. Gollfas
Posten Weekly Globe
GLOBE
A. J. Herrner
Boston
Mass
Kings
Solution of Position No 1571 by A J Herrner Boston
A dense chess puzzle text from Boston by A J Herrner outlines multiple variants and results. It notes Black wins in several variants, with many move pairings and coded references, ending with a dated marker 1933 and various notations.
London Tailor J G Lewis Joins Lawrence Chess Scene
J G Lewis formerly of London now resides in Lawrence Mass where he found work as a tailor after traveling from London to Philadelphia. He visited Boston recently and played two local players defeating them, while the piece also notes chess players and results from Providence Milan and Norwalk with reflections on Reed Barker and an anecdote about Wy ll ie and B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Lewis
London
Eng
Lawrence
Mass
Philadelphia
Boston
H. L. Eddy
Providence
Messrs. Mars and Mann
Milan
Norwalk
Marsh
Mars
Erastus Huntington
Sandusky Register
Messrs
W. L. Brown
Evanston
Ill
W B. Banks
Detroit
Mich
Marsh and Mann
Kelley’s Island
Commonwealth
Reed
Barker
Sinking Wave Strikes Etruria Sailors off Liverpool
The Etruria captain reports an ugly wave on Tuesday morning, the 25th inst., striking the bow area and tossing sailors against the railing. Several were seriously hurt while others were less injured. one 27 year old sailor died. Passengers subscribed funds for the seamen and the widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Etruria
Liverpool
Mrs Polk's Poise Amid Biblical Rebuke at White House Reception
The incident recalls Mrs Polk's popularity as mistress of the White House. At a reception she calmly faced a Carolina guest who whispered a biblical woe against her. The crowd hushed, yet she replied with wit and composure, turning the moment into a display of grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Polk
White House
Prices and goods in New England market report
Commercial matters from Boston detail prices across foods and groceries. Receipts show strong bean demand, fruit and produce pricing, and fluctuating meat and dairy items. The report notes wool, tobacco, and wool sales, with various regional price quotes and freight implications.
Watertown Cattle Market Arrivals and Prices
Week's arrivals at Brightor and Watertown report cattle 3138 sheep 13329 veals hogs 27708 horses 393 Western cattle 2678 Eastern and Northern cattle 465 Western sheep and lambs 38360 Eastern and Northern sheep and lambs 9989 Prices cite western beeves from 6.50 per 100 lbs for choice, lower for common. Hides tallow skins prices listed per unit. Brighton hides and dairy skins noted. Calfskins and lambskins priced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brightor
Watertown
Brighton
FORM CLUBS AND JOIN THE WEEKLY GLOBE OFFER
Form large clubs now using the WEEKLY GLOBE new private circular. Send to WEEKLY GLOBE for this circular and free sample copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GLOBE
Weekly Globe
Tolstoy and Tolstoyan School Reform in Yasnaya Polyana
Tolstoy’s school at Yasnaya Polyana is described as anarchic with boys doing as they please. They fought and wrestled, and discipline is viewed as a family matter, not the schoolmaster’s. The text cites Guyau and notes child misbehavior and resistance to study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolstoi
Yasnaia Poliana
Guyan
Russia
Guyau
Pathfinder Returns: Two Bridgeport Sailors Missing After Dory Trip
The schooner Pathfinder of Gloucester arrived today from the Banks reporting two crewmen missing. They went in a dory several days ago to attend a wa e a return. Fellow fishermen from Newfoundland locate the missing men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrrax
Pathfinder
Gloucester
Foundland
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Dren
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Dundee
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Muskegon, Mich
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