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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1889
Page
1
A former Chicago police officer, Ex-Carrais Attain, faced indictment for extorting a bribe from a saloonkeeper named Metin. He recently returned to Chicago, surrendered, and was fined $1,000. The item notes the case among a batch of international and domestic notices.
A vivid account of catastrophic floods along the Conemaugh and Kiskiminetas rivers in Pennsylvania. Johnstown is described as submerged with bridges washed away. numerous lives lost, rescuers overwhelmed, and widespread destruction from the burst dam and rising waters. A Times correspondent recounts harrowing scenes of drowning, ruined mills, and mass evacuations as towns along the rail line endure unprecedented inundation.
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