Nine Die in Italian Family Fire in Rochester Pa
A Rochester Pennsylvania fire killed nine members of an Italian family. A frame building on New York Street housed a millinery shop and dwelling, struck by a blaze blamed on a lamp left burning. Maria Tecchio survived by jumping from a second story window. All recovered bodies were burned beyond recognition. insured loss estimated at 60,000.
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Rochester
Penn
New York Street
Wat F. Smith
George Edwards
Maria Teochin
Vittoria Tecchio
Anna Tecchio
Baptista Tecchio
Ross
Fannie
Josef
Maria Tocchio
Ceca
Josef Tnaems
Maria
Keene
Prominent figures and curious rumors overload a page
A tangle of names and claims floods a late issue with notes on magnates diplomats and inventors. It mentions Dn T De Ware Tara 86 000 income. analysts cite W E Guaps rising to prominence. Canaries D Lrrre the Yolminate cartridge inventor dies in Springfield Maine. Haracy I becomes art department manager at the Worlds a Fase. a Chinese minister, Harvard graduate, and a Bristol England resident figure among the chatter.
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T. de Ware
Eanes
Illnois
W. E. Guaps
Irene
D. Lrrre
Springfield
Main
Lorn Sarisnorr
Alinister
Cuauncer M. Derrwle
Central
Fak
Dovorsss
United States
Jeno
Rae
W. Strommmith
Bristol
England
Faris
Cae Ho
Harvard College
Broxxn KB
Dayinsey
Philadelphia
Ola United
Biddle Wa
da. Woittan H. Vox Swantour
New University Society
New York
Bill Si Grasse
Iranen
Haracy
Art Department
of the Worlds
Fase
Haier Aes Ba
Murderer Kills Mother Then Slits Own Throat in Bloomington
Wanl Demares, 25, murdered his mother in Bloomington Indiana, cutting her throat from ear to ear, then killed himself. The incident occurred as the family slept. Demares reportedly suffered mental instability and melancholy.
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Demares
Wanl Demares
Bloomington
Ind
Sosa
Demaree
Somaleo Ba Ittus
Ten Men Die In Apedale Mine Explosion In England
A coal mine disaster at Apedale Staffordshire England killed ten men andinjured several others. The cause appears linked to a dangerous gas buildup and miner error after gas was detected. A newspaper ad promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for blood and liver ailments and skin diseases.
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Apedale
Staffordshire
England
Dr. Pierce
Destructive Fires and Notable Deaths Across States
A blast of fires devastates Edson Block in Lowell and causes major damage to the Masons quarters and Public Library. The Morewood rioters funeral draws 10,000 attendees in Scottdale with military presence. Notable deaths include Grand Commander Beath and West, and inventories of accidents, bank strain, and political shifts across the United States.
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Feastern
Midale
United States
Bennington
Fenn
Morewood
Scottedale
Poon
Eighteenth Regiment
Generale McClelland and
Wyille
Lowell
Mass
Edson
Masons and
Knights ‘Empiar
Casren Clement
Bergen County
N. J
Philadelphia
Galena
Portamouth
N. H
Btackbridge
Fase) Savings Bank
Jauya Tanner
Custom House
Brooklyn
N. Y
Daniza Dixox
Dover
N.H
Wonderful Solar Halos Seen Over Waterloo Iowa
Citizens of Waterloo Iowa witnessed a remarkable solar halo display on a clear afternoon around 4 o clock. A circle of white light encircled the sun with two dim suns at points dividing the circle, a surrounding arc near the zenith showed rainbow colors, and sun dogs flared on both sides. The phenomenon lasted about an hour as the temperature dropped to thirty degrees.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Tragic Quadruple Shootings Near Dovermont North Dakota
In Pembina County near Dovermont Frederick Bartlett shot and mortally wounded Thomas McConnell and H G Hill at Robert Irwin's residence. Bartlett wounded Irwin in the abdomen and killed himself an hour later. McConnell was struck five times and Hill twice. Reports say Bartlett and McConnell went to kill after alleged betrayal and marriage plans involving Bartlett's sister.
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Pembina County
Dovermont
North Dakota
Robert Irwin
Frederick Bartlett
Thomas McConnell
H. G. Hill
Irwin
McConnell
Hill
Fred
Thomas Bartlete
Sketch of the life of P. T. Barnum ends in Bridgeport death
Phineas Taylor Barnum died at his Bridgeport home by the Sound at six o'clock. The veteran showman suffered a long illness with heart weakness and breathing difficulties but died peacefully after a final decline. He leaves a widow and three daughters and two sons, with fortune estimated at five million dollars. Barnum’s career spanned ventures from Bethel to New York, Scudder’s Museum, Jenny Lind tours, and the East Bridgeport boom. He built museums, circuses, and a traveling show famed for self promotion and public spectacle.
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Royal Order of Scotland
Nupremon Council
Order
Washington
Boston
Mess
O'Manier
Briby
Henn
New Orleans
Ernest Fonsxs
Palpps
Anne Arundell
Annapolis
David TarLon
Wisconsin Eopcorne Court
Milwaukee
North
Alabama
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Holmes
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Conarsville
Town City
Iowa
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Amea
Chicago
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Little Rock
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United States Steamship
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San Francisco
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Hill City
South Dakota
P.T. Darnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum
Martha
Bridgeport
Conn
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New York
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London
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Brooklyn
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East Bridgeport
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Bore
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Wha
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Edmunds Resigns After Twenty-Five Years in Vermont
Vermont Senator George J. Edmunds resigns from the U S Senate effective November. He cites personal considerations and gratitude to constituents in a letter to Governor Carroll S Page. Communications from Vice President Morton and weather crop bulletin accompany the notice.
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Hetties
George J. Edmunds
Senate
United States
U.S. Senate
Washington
Tate
A. L
Hnally
Staw
Republic
Geonde F. Epwunps
Hia
Carroll
Edmund
Morton
U. S. Senate
Washinatox
Graney FP
Epstains
Laws
Cur
Washington, D.C
Multiple Global Economic and Social Upheavals Reported
A wide range of global notes describe weather impacts on crops in the Weat and Russia, trade shifts as California molasses and Bil Lonis shipments rise, and a global rise in insect and animal health concerns. Reports mention investments, immigration, rail, and legal decisions affecting insurance, trade, and public welfare.
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Tox
Haz
Realdanta
Turner
Alliance
Georgia
Geek
Ehip Molasses
TO Turnx
Bi Lonis
Anotha
Banansa
California
United States
Jamaica International Exhibition
Russia
Cafaloo
Cal
North Dakota
Maissouri
Cmicaco
Eigara
Turt
Florida
Phate
Gznwar Steamship Lines
United
Bald
New York
Central Tunnel
New York City
Milwaukee
Department of Agriculture
Minnesota Farmers Alliance
Harry A. Garvieto
Garfield
Cleveland
Ohio
John Hente
Chinses
Pittsburg
Aon D. Lewis
Philip
Europe
Parnaie Hannon
Mammoth Cattle Deal Involves 80 000 Head Texas to Chicago
Wealthy West stockman and Chicago packers complete a massive deal totaling about 2 million dollars. About 80 thousand cattle are bought in Texas for shipment to Chicago, with 10 thousand in the first shipment from Pierce City to 31 trains. Transportation costs estimated at half a million dollars.
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West
Chisago
Texas
Chicago
W. P. Herring
Kansan City
P. D. Armour
E. MM. Hewins
Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association
Mr. Herring
Nelson F. Morris
Colonel Baggs
Pierce City
Double suicide tragedy in New Mexico claims two women
Details from Whits Oaks report a double death by own action involving Mrs. Howard Doyle and Miss Ridgley, former Liberty Missouri residents. They were found in a lonely area with bullets over each heart, clasped in each other's arms, revolver nearby, letters pinned to cloaks requesting burial together and stating death is preferable to life.
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Whits Oaks
New Mexico
Liberty, Mo
Howard Doyle
Miss Ridgley
Mira. Doyle
Hiustand
Rhode Island Governor Race Shows Davis Leads Ladd
Returns from the Rhode Island election show Davis with a 1254 plurality over Ladd, Davis needing 960 more votes to win. Legislature results give Republicans a one-seat joint-ballot majority with 26 Senate members and 34 Republicans in the House, 19 Democrats, and one Independent.
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Rhode Island
Burton
Davly
Ladd
Larry
Davis
Senate
House
Outbreak at Morewood Coke Works Ends in Deaths
In Mount Pleasant region Pennsylvania a strike at the Standard works near Morewood escalated with armed confrontations between about 500 strikers and deputy sheriffs. Seven strikers died and several were wounded as the mob fought through the night, with reinforcements called and troops arriving to prevent further violence.
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Connellsville
Pennsylvania
Sloven Ren
Thamob
McA
Standard Works
Mount Pleasant
Pena
Morewood
Morowood
Taoris
Bestomer
Allen Doonely
Stener
Gunda
Sheriife
de Dor
Loar
Depatica
Thors
Atrakers
Mount Pleasent
Pitteburg
Max Schamberg
Scottdale
Penn
Pattison
Washington, Penn
Pittsburg
Onen
Coke
Nicely Brothers Hanged for Umbarger Murder at Somerset
David and Joseph Nicely were hanged at Somerset shortly before two o clock after protesting their innocence to the end. The February 27 1889 crime involved disguised intruders seeking $10000 to $20000 from Herman Umbarger and a fatal shooting in his home. The brothers, well to do from fifteen miles away, faced a circumstantial case with a rumored confession and strong testimony, and after two escape attempts were denied a pardon.
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David
Joseph Nicely
Somerset
Herman Umbarger
Umberger
Nicely Brothers
Umberger'abouss
Wuow
Nicolas
International commission closes with call for future monetary unification
The International American Monetary Commission, formed in Washington last January following a conference resolution, concluded its sessions with a preamble urging a fixed gold to silver ratio and a common monetary unit. It notes unlikely prospects for a current agreement and hopes another commission will pursue a uniform monetary system among American nations.
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International American Monetary Commission
Washington
International American Conference
America
Funeral Scene At Winter Palace For Catherine Stratton Nurse
In St Petersburg the funeral of Catherine Stratton aged eighty one, long serving nurse to the imperial family, drew the White Czar and Grand Dukes Vladmir Sergius and Paul to the Winter Palace. Despite melting snow and mud, the cortege proceeded to the English church where Russian choristers and the English clergyman led the service.
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St. Petersburg
Catherine Stratton
Czor
Winter Palace
Vladmir
Sergius
Paul
Sldo
New York Press
Incubation of Serpents Eggs Observed by Sibley
Dr. Walter Sibley describes hatching of serpents noting a V shaped crack at the egg top, snout first emerging, head often remaining out hours, and possible retreat if disturbed. Young snakes are six inches long, velvety to touch, with a marked yellow ring and open eyes though corneal opacity clears within hours.
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Walter Sibley
British Association
New Fork
Diphtheria Contagion Question Sparks Medical Debate
The Brooklyn Citizen notes a Warrens California case where twelve years after a diphtheria outbreak a chest stored books and when opened infected all handlers. Medical opinion remains divided on long term contagiousness and transmission.
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Warrens
Cal
Brooklyn Citizen
Red and White Ash Coal Qualities Compared
The New York Tribune notes red ash coal provides more heat and better economy for tango use, though it burns slower and is harder to start than white ash. Once burning, its lasting power is remarkable.
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New York Tribune
A Rare Providence Stamp Draws Collector Interest
A stamp used at Providence KR I in 1846 under U S authority is highlighted as a rarity. Engraver Bidden, still living, has sought the original plate to no avail. A Providence local stamp now commands several dollars in market value.
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Providence
KR. I
United States
Bidden
Brooklyn
Strength of Ice Resistance from Spon’s Engineers Table
The guide notes ice thickness and load limits: two inches for single file pedestrians, four inches for cavalry carts or light guns with space, six inches for wagons drawn by horses, and ten to twelve inches for the heaviest loads likely to pass over ice. It also warns that planks should not be placed closer than six feet.
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Spon
The Pathos of Ugliness and Love in Society
A reflection on beauty, brains, and desirability argues most homely women bear heart hunger and suffer neglect while "perfect" individuals often prove fools. The essay contends ugliness prompts quiet tragedy in villages as loving devotion fails to win lasting affection, contributing to sorrow and social death.
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Dr. Holland
Ae Thora
Beth
Oycea
New York
Clever Cavalry Cat Test Exposes Thief with Dish Plot
In a cavalry barracks a corporal used a tin dish and a false cat test to expose a thief. One man avoided touching the dish and was found to be the culprit when the others’ hands showed black. The thief received two dozen lashes and the corporal remains in service with a royal commission.
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Toba
Adimin
Her Majesty's
James Gazette
A New Way of Cleaning Reservoirs at West Hartford
A Springfield Republican report describes a novel method to clean city reservoirs in West Hartford. Water was drawn off in fall, melted snow and rain formed a pool that froze into muck, then the gate was opened and as water rose the dirty mass surfaced and was hauled ashore. The basin remained clean and workers faced unexpected delays.
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West Hartford
Thia
Springfield
British Force Ambushed by Natives in Mangoon
Telegrams from Rangoon report a British column en route between posts fell into an ambush by Haku Chins near Mangoon. Lieutenant Forbes and five men were killed, several wounded, as the force fought back and managed a retreat. Sharp fighting with rebels in Assam continues as the Nagano rising extends. Nine men killed and four wounded recently.
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Rangoon
Burmah
Forbes
Coltina
Assam
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