Millie Fall River Fire Leaves Fatal Casualties
A sudden blaze in Fall River causes a feared loss as operatives began work this morning. Early reports indicate numerous casualties and uncertain details surrounding the incident.
19 Sep 1874
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1874
Page
1
A sudden blaze in Fall River causes a feared loss as operatives began work this morning. Early reports indicate numerous casualties and uncertain details surrounding the incident.
The United States Circuit Court adjourned after hearing on unpaid bonds. Three defendants named Peeples Huron Morgan Hale and Hale appeared for alleged want of evidence in a case valued at three thousand dollars each. The court met Monday and the docket remained secret.
The Daily Times reports new firms incorporated in Colo uation State on September 19 as dispatches from Columbus Ohio.
Dispatches from New York report James Gorden Bennett asking Louisiana governors if they would resign and accept the outcome of a new vote. McEnery says he is willing to resign. Kellogg denies any plan to resign. Louisville crowds express loyalty to Louisiana and readiness for action as sixty men prepare for a march to Jackson.
Fragmented dispatches from New Orleans and New York describe government moves to reinstate authority, with Governor Kellogg and officials citing surrender of armed factions and readiness to resume duties. The political conference yielded no clear results, and further actions were anticipated.
The mayor held John Becker on a seduction charge involving a girl under eighteen in Common Pleas, with $1,200 bond. Earlier, Becker faced bastardy charges in Common Pleas with $500 bond. The report notes male and six female births and mentions city force expansion by eleven officers this year, with P-Booker’s return after eight short years and no corrections.
A fragment notes women in the city facing social pressures and collective expectations. The passage hints at a broad view of urban life, community roles, and the scale of urban experience reflected in a thousand voices.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times reports unsettled river weather with cloudy skies and an approaching storm. River levels are falling steadily as a cold front moves toward Helena and northward. transportation advisories are expected in the evening.
Official forecast from the War Department Office of the Chief Signal Officer Washington DC dated Sept 19 describes barometric fall and high easterly winds shifting to southwest. It calls for higher then lower temperatures, cloudy and rainy weather over the Lakes, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, the Western Gulf region, and the Upper Missouri Northwest with clearing conditions near Grand.
Mary Halliday previously jailed for violating Middle town ordinance appeared before J Cochran on habeas writ. Details from the village of etown and statements by E Neal for Mrs Halliday are referenced amid a garbled note about a Grammar School and local leadership.
Rev Mr Carson of Lane Seminary will preach in Beare Laas Pralaars. A special meeting of Cou oerion fo Foro arena. A banner to Dyake Inlles of the village. King at Fe Sheeepe es Seetee for sailing. Benes tar banlp seed Yaterday before wha to formal charge he was bound over Pleas. In the sum eacan Sea kcene of the daily, the name of the and his cabinet, the name and chief of interest concerning the Pope, and several countries. About 10,000 people expected on the grounds.
In New Orleans on September 19 Governor Kellogg and key state officers entered the State House to receive possession from military authorities who provided a guard. The Secretary of State, Speaker, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney-General were away, with Kellogg summoning them back, and he also urged absent Congress members to return to their constituencies.
Cabinet members convened at the Executive Mansion at 11 o'clock with Becregary Fish absent and Postmaster General Jewell present. The President stated he will not leave the city, a New York dispatch about a Long Branch return was denied. Post office bids opened with one rejected for informality, and a special agent will go to Massachusetts to check bidders' facilities and finances. The Treasury Redemption Bureau noted exhausted funds for the five al racks, and no remittances will be recorded after the date until reserves are rebuilt.
An Associated Press dispatch from Acoma D.C. dated September 19 reports a cabinet meeting and references to a member fan Pa Rothby. No official dispatches had been received by noon. Sherman will depart October 4 to establish headquarters at St. Low.
Last evening at Malleable, Crawford riotor and a horse incident caused Crawford and his daughter to be thrown from a wagon. Both were severely injured. A driver also injured.
The article notes youths aged 13 to 15 in Cincinnati are eager to fight, girding for war as observers expect. It praises local boys and the city’s defenders and asks Cincinnati to acknowledge the courage and duty shown by these young volunteers.
A full list of members for the Hamilton County Republican Executive Committee is provided by ward and precinct. Entries include J. M. Bleeker M. M. Garrett J. H. Cheever J. C. Winans Henry Schuebler George Brockesan Jr Charles Benzer S A Whitfield Geo Wange Channing Spencer H D Ransom T Bickham W Symmes A J Kizer J Keifer S B Vanausddi John Leibrook Eli L Muchmore W L Green Wa E Davis J H Dollahan Rich Smith H Ensign W H Hill George W Herr and others across Springfield Delhi Clifton Sharon Whitewater and other townships.
Journal dispatch reports in Provipesch Rhode Island on September 19 that twenty bodies have been recovered from the Granite Mills disaster. Many victims are severely burned and unrecognizable as rescue teams continue amid the fires and smoke from the ruin.
A collision occurred last evening at East Buffalo as the eastbound passenger train and a sumer bound freight train approached a junction. Rail crews reported damage but no serious injuries as crews cleared the scene and authorities investigated.
Burrao September 19 news reports William Campbell of Crawfordsville was seriously injured in a railroad accident last night and died this morning leaving authorities to investigate the incident and its circumstances.
Special Dispatches report river levels with three inches rising, Deadman's gauge at ten inches and White's Rifle noted. Weather described as clear and warm. Steamer Lillie carried about thirty passengers toward the West Gulf, with a report of dead water near River Lane.
Local chatter centers on Mayor Berry and council rumors in the Democrat page. Elder Jas B Jones, new Christian Church pastor at Haymans Hall, garners attention as sections fill with church attendance and sermon notes.
A September 19 inquiry finds a fire starting from unused mule heads in a factory. One man, Young, guided evacuations as flames forced sixty workers into an upper attic. A rope descent and roof escape saved some. many girls fainted or perished, with unknown death toll and widespread anguish reported.
Washington dispatch from September 19 reports a forged telegram circulated in D C. The ciphered note, purportedly signed by the Adjutant General and Secretary of War, directs General Emory to arrest all persons and follow prior dispatches. The message demands immediate and strict compliance.
In Oregon, the Independents hold the balance of power in both houses while Democrats and Republicans sway near equally. The steamer Vancouver, recently purchased by the Pacific Mail Company, voyages toward China. The report notes Winnemacee to Columbia River traffic at the middle fork of the Willamette.
September 19 reports a steady market as a contractor on the Chattanooga and Cincinnati railroad was beaten to death by a mob of eight employees on Tuesday. They attacked him with sticks and clubs, leaving him fatally injured.
Fragmentary note appears to invite strangers to visit a crossing on Front Street. The text names a person with initials B. Chadwi and hints at a location near Front Street, though details are incomplete and unclear.
A patient chronicles years of bladder and kidney trouble including stricture of the urethra and constant pain. After trying many doctors and medicines, he credits Radway’s Barsa pariltiant, Ready Relief, and Regulating Pills with curing him within months following a newspaper report of a similar recovery.
An advertisement touts Badway’s Ready Relief promising relief from congestions and pains in the lungs stomach bowels or other organs within one to twenty minutes. It claims quick results for rheumatic and nervous conditions and for the bed ridden and crippled alike.
An advertisement touts RAD WAY'S READY RELIEF for kidney inflammation and other pains. It claims twenty drops in water ease cramps sour stomach heartburn diarrhea dysentery colic wind and internal pain. Travelers are urged to carry a bottle to prevent sickness from water changes and to use it as a stimulant, superior to French brandy.
An advertising claim touts Rapwar's Baapr Re iumy as the only remedy that cures fever and ague and other fevers. The pitch lists malaria bilious illnesses and typhoid among affected conditions, selling at fifty cents per bottle.
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