Storm Swept Vessels Stranded As Coast Faces Devastation
Seventeen ships ashore at Atlantic City and surrounding bays as crews seek shelter at the Vir din house. Storm damage reported from Ocean City and Seabright with hotels, porches, and a life saving station destroyed. Rescue efforts described along with waves washing out wharves and communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis, del
Virdin House
Inner Bay
Rng
Hiladelphia
Dayton
West Jersey and Camden and Atlantic Railroad
Associated Press
Atantic City
Pleasantville
Atlantic City
Camden and Atlantic
Sauisaury
Ocean City
Atlantic Hotel
Congress Hall
Hugh
Stokes
Annapolis
Seaman Bush
Swan
Perkins
Scott
Dressel
Moore
Drossell
Bush
Carr
Lilly
E. Schmidt
Philadelphia
Mate Thompson
Helen Hasbrook
Baltimore Fig
Parker
Arthantic City
Long Port
Holly Beach
Continental
Sea Isle City
Grassy Island
Anglesea
Seaphail
N.J
Shrewsbury
Seabright
Shipping Suffering From Severe Storm Along New York Piers
Vessels at South Street piers show cyclone damage with torn rigging and dismantled spars as waves strike the sides. Telegraph lines to Sandy Hook remain down causing concern at the Maritime Exchange for ships offshore. Jersey Shore reports wrecks, with sixteen between Barnegat Light and Sandy Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South Street
Sandy Hook
Maritime Exchange
Jersey Shore
Barnegat Light
Destruction of Seaside Mesoris in New Jersey Storm
Communication has linked Atlantic City and the mainland by yacht and steamer as a storm rages. Fire on burning buildings spreads fear and crews demolish adjacent structures to avert a larger blaze. The sea conditions worsen the disaster along the coast near Somers Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somers Point
N. J
Atlantic City
Atlantic Ey
Oases
Brutal Murder Reported in Abbeville Area
A brutal murder case surfaces in Abbeville area with police investigating the Sept incident in Louisiana. Authorities have not released full details as inquiries continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOK
LA Fayette
Abbeville
Regulators assault cabin. killings shock community
A man named Whitman was killed after regulators surrounded his cabin and forced entry. In a brutal chase another regulator died, and six young daughters were slain while Carnther and Comner were brutalized. A coroner’s jury failed to identify a single culprit. Rosemond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pormier
Ile
Fred
Whitman
Rosemond
McAuliffe Wins Seventh Round Over Killen at Golden Gate
In San Francisco on September 1, McAuliffe defeated Killen in the seventh round at the Golden Gate Athletic Club. McAuliffe weighed 203 pounds to Killen’s 195, backed by Paddy Ryan and Don Riordan while Killen was aided by Professor Anderson and Dave Campbell. The bout featured multiple exchanges and a decisive left uppercut that left Killen on his knees as officials ruled McAuliffe the winner after Killen failed to go down. Blood drawn by McAuliffe marked the only notable damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Killen
McAuliffe
Golden Gate Athletic Club
Paddy Ryan
Don Riordan
Professor Anderson
Dave Campbell
Pat
Subterraneous Commotion at Old Faithful Geyser
Sept 11 at Yellow Stone Park reports a subterraneous commotion and violent eruptions in the upper geyser basin. The Giant and Giantess plus other familiar geysers are highly active after a storm along the Atlantic coast. Scientists link the activity to atmospheric and submarine indications of the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yrllowstone Park
Atlantic
Stanley carries war into Africa in British march
Brussels dispatch reports Henry M. Stanley marching toward Mombassa after defeating Umjoro and Uganda tribes. The British East Africa Company is said to gain authority from the Upper Nile to the east coast. It questions whether Emin Pasha accompanies the expedition to the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Grograpsigal
Henry M. Stanley
Mombassa
Umjoro
Uganda
British East Africa Company
Upper Nile
Emin Pasha
Stanley
Senate Investigating Committee Hears Packers and Butchers
Kansas City sept 11 The senate dressed beef committee adjourned after a brief session. Railroad men testified no special rates to packers. Retail butchers testified and the panel learned that butchers profit about 5.55 dollars per cwt when selling to consumers after buying from packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Kansas City
First Victims: Kansas City Arrest Under New Miscegenation Law
In a grand jury charge Judge White notes a new state law banning interracial marriage. The first arrest is Charles Hodgson and a colored woman married September 6. Miscegenation reportedly common in the city with many more arrests anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
White
Charles Hodgson
Territorial Appointments in Washington and Idaho
The president announced several appointments including Scott Swethlund of Washington Territory as receiver of public monies at Vancouver. Walter Stables of Washington Territory was named agent for the Yakima Indians, and Warren Robbins of Idaho was appointed agent for the Nez Perce agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Scott Swethlund
Washington Territory
Vancouver
W. TI
Walter Stables
Yakima
Warren 1D
Robbins
Idaho
Nee Perces
Lost in Cat Boat Off New York Coast
In a cat boat bound for Long Island, Rev Cox Regy George M. Stafford Jaco Smith and Capt Dan Croft departed a New York harbor before a storm. Strong winds and failing telegraphs hindered rescue efforts, and the group is feared lost at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haves
Conny
Rev Cox
Regy
George M. Stafford
Jaco Smith
Dan Croft
New York
Long Lsland
Long Island
Explorer Stanley’s Expedition Moves Toward East African Coast
Fragmentary text describes explorer Stanley and Emin Pasha traveling from Zanaibar toward the eastern coast. They encounter delays and traverse near a lake, with Stanley planning to reach the coast by late October after marching northward to the lake shore and then southward toward the Nile region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dom. Stamtoy
Hupaskia
Zanaibar
Con Oatutewie
Stanley
Albert Nyanan
Vietana Nyanga
Emin Pasha
Watay
Harders
Mombasea
Tea Coast
Tanner's Trust Secretary Noble Disap proves of His Loquacity
Washington reports early Sept 11 that Corporal Tanner may be removed as pension commissioner after alleged clashes with Secretary Noble over his tongue and conduct. Officials debate temporary suspension, with Deputy Smith acting and reports naming Mayo Pool Syracuse and Gen. Brown Cincinnati as potential successors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Corporal Tanner
Tanner
Harrison
Milwaukee
Rosencrans
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans
Smith
Pension Office
Noble
Commissioner Tanner
Marshal Ransdell
Post
Mayo Pool
Syracuse
Gen. Brown
Ohio
Pension Bureau
Bureau
White House
Tracy
Commissioner of Pensions
United States Marshal
New York
Ay Vinge
General Rosecrans
Rowe Crane
Brooklyn
Hikcock
Jool
Foster
Treasury
Charles Brown
Cincinnati
Resignation of James W. Tanner as Pension Commissioner
President accepts the resignation letter of James W. Tanner from the post of commissioner of pensions. The note cites differences with the secretary of the Interior over pension bureau administration and states that Tanner believes resignation serves thorough reform and satisfaction with the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner
New York
James W. Tanner
Secretary of the Interior
Administration Pension Bureau
Pension Expenditures Explained in September Notice
Washington report from the pension bureau shows $34,700,000 advanced to pension agents on requisitions for July and August, while $11486,000 was disbursed by agents in the same period. Over half the disbursements covered claims allowed in the prior fiscal year but paid from the 1890 appropriation due to deficiency in disbursement timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pension Bureau
Multiple international notices and local crimes dated Sept 11
News briefs report the California steamship funeral, a Whitechapel murder investigation, a Ottoman bank director's suicide, a fire at Short Lake destroying 14 homes, Vega the bandit jailed in Sonora, Wentworth obituary, Thomas Iron sold to English syndicate, Armenian village repelled brigand attack, Cronin jury attempt, 23 Hungarians convicted in coke strike rioting, Baltimore cruiser trial, dynamite shell device test, Mrs Dillard confession in a murder case, Oakland factory boiler explosion, dock workers strike developments in London, and Henry S Ives stock fraud trial in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
California
S.S. Cox
London
Whitechapel
Constantinople
van Hass
Wrixtres
Man
Short Lake
San Francisco
Vega
Barney Martin
Arizona
Altar Sonora
John Wentworth
Fitzwilliam
Petersborough
Uniontown
Puntapecrita
Baltimore
Delaware River
Syracuse
Easton
Margaret A. Dillard
William H. Bartholomew
Oakland
Henry S. Ives
Ives
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Two murderers lynched by Morganton mob in North Carolina
A mob of about one hundred men broke open Morganton jail at 2 AM and hanged Franklin Stock, a white man, and David Boone, a Black man. Stock had ambushed Robert Parker, a college student who killed Stock’s brother months earlier. Boone had killed a man at a camp meeting. The Morganton community vows to find and punish the lynchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rare
N.C
Morganton
Franklin Stock
David Boone
Stock
Robert Parker
Boone
Strikers Pause as Manning Reschedules Dock Directors Interview
A halt in strike talks is reported as Cardinal Manning delays his interview with dock company directors until tomorrow. He cites overwork and is taking a day’s rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
Cardinal Manning
Uhis
Horse Names Reflect Owner Character, Writer Advises
A National Stockman essay argues horse names reveal owner traits and urges choosing sensible, respectable names. It cautions against humorous or crude appellations like Snap, noting such labels signal a quirky or crude temperament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockman
Tian
Water Legislation for Wyoming Needs a State Board
A proposed new water code urges a Wyoming Board of Control to manage all water rights. Engineer Mead and the irrigation committee back a centralized system with state oversight, simple administration, and prompt, expert examinations to resolve claims and prevent waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead
Irrigation Committee
C. H. Burritt
Burritt
California
Arizona
Wyoming
Yaming
Commonwealth
Department of Water Supply
Colorado
Salvation Army and a County Delegate in Conversion Talk
The Salvation Army faces internal debate as members contend with bold sermons and street-corner gatherings. Among the discussed conversions, Hon. Josiah A. Casebeer, delegate from northern Carbon county, is cited as a notable example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our
Salvation Army
Charlowe
Stacy
Josiah A. Casebeer
Carbon County
Army Spiritual Seances Draw Casper Editor to Cheyenne Corps
The Casper Weal editor attended army seances led by Major Champlin and joined Cheyenne Corps No. 1 after a conversion followed by enrollment. He sent for a Chinese tom tom and is expected to perform in street services when the army arrives. Rumors suggest the tom tom may be a masher on the bass drum and that Casebeer is already married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper Weal
Army
Champlin
Casebeer
Cheyenne Corps No. 1
Ile
Denver
Tom
Ihs
Brutal assault alleged by Trinidad girl Louisa
In Trinipan Colorado a 12 year old girl Louisa reports repeated sexual abuse by her step father near the Spanish peaks. She escaped and walked toward Trinidad where Sheriff Burns investigates with her mother Mekels, now widow Mrs. Mallen. John Mallen is planned to be jailed as the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinipan
Colo
John Mallen
Trinidad
Vietor
Burns
Mallen
Mekels
Louisa
Electric Flashes Across Headlines From Septembers
A compact terse recap notes the season’s first snow in Dak and Paris reports Edison donating 10000 francs for the poor in Paris before leaving for Berlin. It also records 154 Mormon arrivals in New York en route to Utah and a stage robbery near Leesville with an empty Wells Fargo box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Thomas A. Edison
Berlin
New York
Europe
Utah
Conusa
Cala
Bartlett
Leesville
Tanner resigns as pension chief amid cabinet dispute
Sept 13 Wasittaron reports Commission er Tanner submitted his resignation to President Harrison after a rift with the interior secretary over pension bureau policy. Harrison accepted to take effect upon successor qualification amid talk of ex Congressmen Warner and others as likely replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner
Wasittaron
Secretary of the Interior
Pension Bureau
Harrison
Cam
Warner
Missouri
Gary
Poole
Syracuse
Charles E. Brown
Cincinnati
Powell
Nots
Noble
Klowell
Scere
Helther Linward
Halford Wethal Tee Deedio
Tay
Turner
Aulacai
Fereutis
Dock companies and Cardinal Manning seek wage compromise
The conference between Cardinal Manning and dock company directors discussed a proposed compromise. Directors expressed willingness to accept the compromise, while dock companies agreed to adhere to the earlier offer to raise wages effective January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lobos
Bestween
Cardinal Manning
Bln
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tts
Joe McAuliffe
Patsy Killen
Africa
Ina
Corporal Tanners
Board of Control
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!