Niagara Falls excursion wreck claims many lives
A Toledo Peoria and Western excursion train bound for Niagara Falls derailed near Chatsworth Illinois after a culvert collapse. Seventy five killed and three hundred injured, many fatally, as cars telescoped and fires spread. Survivors told of harrowing scenes, robbing, rescue efforts, and a night of chaos as officials, physicians, and volunteers aided the injured.
Chatsworth Tragedy Seen as Train Wreck or Sabotage
A coroner's jury probes whether Thursday morning disaster near Chatsworth was accidental or the work of train wreckers. Witnesses report a lamp-like glow on the track before the wreck, while officials cite damaged bridge timbers and a fireless scene. Death toll ranges from seventy five to over one hundred with about 150 injured as villagers and authorities search for the truth.
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Gilman
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C. W. Swank
West Jersey
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Park Ridge
Theodore Godel
Peoria
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Colchester
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Thomas M. Wovey
J. W. Grant
Emma Alter
West Point
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Rush
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E. F. French
Eaton Walters
Otto Johnson
Burlington
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Washington
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Adam Schamberger
S. L. Delsley
Deer Creek
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Daniel Rock
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Galesburg
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May Laws
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Morrison
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Ogden
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Morris Cure Ad Highlights Stomach Bitters Remedy
An old advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for liver and catarrh complaints. It warns of bilious symptoms and malarial risk, urging prompt use to prevent hepatic issues and yellow skin. A related mock dialogue mocks a suitor’s demands, praising Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy for complete cure.
Remarkable Surgery Advances and Lungs Study
The article notes progress in surgery including pneumotomy for lung disease. It discusses risks and low recovery rates, endorsing Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for early consumption stages. Also mentions Sydney lighthouse as the world’s largest electric beacon at 180000 candles and a major American rival in California.
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Palaiso Industrie
America
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Beecher's Probable Successor in Plymouth Church
A Washington special says Indianapolis pastor Myron W. Reed may be chosen to succeed the late Henry Ward Beecher at Plymouth Church New York. Reed, about fifty, once preached in Indianapolis and was nominated for Congress by Colorado Democrats.
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Myron W. Reed
Denver
Plymouth Church
Henry Ward Beecher
Colorado
Notable Republican lawyer C Spencer dies in New York
C Spencer a well known Republican politician and criminal lawyer died Thursday afternoon in New York of liver complaint and dropsy. Born in Ithaca in 1824 he built a lucrative criminal practice after Williams College and served wartime as counsel for bounty jumpers. He helped recover 70000 dollars from the bounty-jumpers coffers and later served as counsel for McFarland in the McFarland Richardson divorce case under Colonel Charles Ss.
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Ithaca
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McFarland-Richardson
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Tugboat Patrick Henry Sinks After Leak Off Vermilion
The Cleveland tugboat Patrick Henry sprang a leak three miles off Vermilion while towing a barge Friday morning and sank. Of six crew members aboard two were drowned and four rescued by a Vermilion sailboat.
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Patrick Henry
Cleveland
Vermillion
Fire destroys dwelling. owner missing after blaze near Ironville
In Toledo on August 13 a frame house of Christian Lutz near Ironville burned to ashes. Lutz was last seen entering the home at about two o clock while intoxicated and has not been seen since. Neighbors fear the blaze engulfed the structure and may have harmed him.
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Christian Lutz
Ironville
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