Sweden Honours Captain Ericsson With City Parade and Baltimore Escort
Remains of Captain John Ericsson were moved from New York City Marble Cemetery to the warship Baltimore for convoy to Sweden. The ceremony, with land and sea displays, involved naval officers, Swedish officials, and crowds along Broadway and Battery Park. The Baltimore sailed with a Swedish flag, discharging a twenty one gun salute as it departed for Gothenburg, fulfilling a ceremony of national homage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ericsson
New York City
United States
Baltimore
Sweden
Hague
Ericsson
Legation
H. J. Beck
Marix
Philadelphia
Naval
G. A.B
Merrimac
Leon 7Oe
Navy Yard Band
Hans Anderson
Monitor
Morris Kane
Charles F. O'Neill
John Williams
Passaic
Daniel Leech
Patap
B.S. Oshon
Montauk
Fter
Navy
Tracy
John L.worden
Lodges Buenalettes
Odd Fellowsons
Ells Island
Bratan Island
Nins
Catafalque
Catalpa
Nantucket
Schley
Admiral Brown
Borbor
Castle William
Governor’s Island
Gothenburg
Ian
A Ride to Death on Mount Penn Gravity Railroad
A gravity railroad accident near Reading Pennsylvania killed four people and injured many others when a runaway car of eighteen passengers plunged from the summit to the foot of the incline and tumbled fifty feet into an embankment. Conductor Charles Rottaw aged fifty one and attorney Edgar Levin of Reading, along with Miss Rosa Pfeiffer and Miss Harriet Thinkle of Philadelphia, perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Penn
Reading
Penn
Plana
Charles Rottaw
Ced
Thear
Edgardm. Levin
Rosa’ Pfeiffer
Harriet Dhinkle
Philadelphia
Tere
Terrible explosion kills six at Blits Island plant near Chicago
A blast at the Standard cartridge factory at Blits Island twelve miles from Chicago destroys the packing house and engine room. Six men including Charles Soldel die outright and thirteen are injured, four of whom may die. Names given include E. Burke Lazarus Kitterhouse John Sanders and Martin Vunduragase. Bodies mangled hinder identification as the Lake Store train carried wounded men to county hospital. Cause unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Blits Island
Chicago
Howe
Charles Soldel
E. £. Burke
Lazarus Kitterhouse
John Sanders
Martin Vunduragase
Tock Island
Lake Store
OWA S BLUE GLASS PALACE OPENS AT CRESTON IOWA
Governor Boies led a grand parade on horseback at the Blue Glass Palace Exposition opening in Creston Iowa. Mayor Patterson welcomed guests as crowds filled the streets and the city glowed with illuminations and colored displays. Congressman Mills received an ovation after delivering an address on the platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boies
Creston
Iowa
Str
Patterson
Boies Tadeon
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Multilineage chaos and calamities sweep across nations
A scattered digest of violent crime, disasters, and political moves. Included are a Philadelphia murder case of a woman drowning her infant, labor strikes and arbitration battles on major railroads, a deadly Old Colony accident, fires at Thousand Island Park, Prohibitionist conventions, gubernatorial and judicial races across states, and various international events from Europe to Brazil. Widespread unrest and notable deaths frame a turbulent era.
Drowning Tragedy at Factory Creek Inspires Condolences
Dennis Lyong and his two sons aged ten and twelve were drowned when their boat capsized at Factory Creek, Canada. Three persons were drowned in related incidents as the report notes multiple maritime losses and a fire destroys Szany near Oodenburg. The dispatch also mentions international events including finance and war minister discussions and a European consular conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Lyong
Factory Creek
Canada
Finance
United States
Frankfort
Germany
Amerique
Rodbroo
Nazaire
France
Szany
Oodenburg
Hunanus
Advicas
New Hebrides Islands
Amba Island
Central America
Salvador
Honduras
Evrrnor William
St. Fotorsburg
Russia
Berlin
Pleasure Seekers Drown When Rowboat Capsizes Off Whitestone
Five Schaeffer Brewing Company employees from New York perish when a boat capsizes during an annual excursion at Stimolum's Pavilion Whitestone Long Island. The vessel overturned during heavy wash from a passing Sound steamer as dancers and music filled the pavilion. Names include John Logal Herman Jong Laurles Stailar Marlo Puntz Berveee Schoop Thoren Logal. Rescue efforts by bystanders and Dr Bleecker's son aided one woman before both victims disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitestone
Long Island
Bleecker
Two Freight Trains Collide in Nebraska Deadly Switch Error
A Burlington and Missouri River collision at Mullen Nebraska caused three deaths and six serious injuries when a misplaced switch failed to close. The dead include Myrtie Willyns and John Wymoros, plus an unknown tramp. A box car crash killed one hijacker. thirteen men rode the same car and survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington and
Missouri River Road
Mullen
Neb
Myrtie Willyns
Mullan
John Wymoros
A Martinet's Massacre in German Army Brutality
Intense Berlin uproar over Colonel Schoeller of the Ninth Regiment who forced troops to march from Wurzburg to Marketbreit in ninety one degrees heat. Men wore full gear and winter coats as 400 were removed before Marketbreit, many collapsing. About fifty were said to be dying, with 170 down from sunstroke and three deaths in ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Schoeller
Wurzburg
Marketbrolt
Marketbreit
National League Baseball News and Notes Across Leagues
The article surveys star players and batting averages across leagues, highlighting leaders like O Coxson of Columbus, Jare Beckler with key hits for Pittsburgh, and Ferny’s high percentages. It discusses pitching leaders Hurchinson of Chicago and Louisville’s staff, plus team dynamics, signings, and notable performances in the Boston and New York circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Coxson
Columbus
Tamry Brotherhood
Broor
Werner
Jare Beckler
Pittsburg
Ferny
Pecenthy Prema
Hurchinsox
Chicago
Ganzer
Bynacest
Boston Herald
Woyshing
Kisslow
Brooklyn Players' Club
Burnes
Uarrington
Cincinnatis
Ohi
Buooxirs
Players League
Wufulders
Torbauer
Frizt
Stratton
Louisville
Rapgounn
Daly
Boston
Sambert
Kilroy
Madden
New York Players
Carcusn Zinnyen
Cleveland Arg
Clarke
Billy Rhines
Cincinnati
Oneida wreck tale recalls deadly inlets disaster
John Ericsvon, a crew member aboard the wrecked Oneida, tells how the ship flooded after a shock off Cook Inlet Alaska. Chinese fishermen swarmed the deck as boats were launched, many leaping overboard and drowning while white crewmen were saved. Survivors reached land at dawn, with twelve Chinese found later afloat, some perishing from exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneida
Cook’s Inlet
Alaska
John Ericsvon
San Francisco
Cal
Choy
Storm Crushes Stables Kill Four on Philadelphia Street
Four people died and three fatally injured when a wall collapsed at the Twelfth and Sixteenth Street Car Company stables during a violent storm in Philadelphia. Victims include August Paul and his wife, conductors Charles Severn and Henry Jacoby, drivers Charles Fisher and James Martin, passenger Canary Brown, and stableman Henry Tredweller. John Christy, a horse changer, is missing amid the rubble. A storm and wreckage story continues with grain market notes about new grain prices and English wheat imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twelfth and Sixteenth Street Car Company
Twelfth Street
Susquehanna Averme
Philadelphia
Tho
August Paul
Charles Severn
Charles Fisher
Henry Jacoby
James J. Martin
Canaries Brown
Henry Tredweller
John Christy
Paul
Mond
Savern
Charles Brown
Severn
Bang Asken
Fires and strikes dominate labor and disaster news
A scrambled digest reports a railway workers strike in New York Central lines, Knights of Labor actions, a mass meeting in Union Square, and a detachment order. It notes European fires, a hurricane in Austria, a rail accident in New York, and population changes in Rhode Island Idaho and Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Knights of Labor Hive
New York Central Railroad
Knights of Labor
Union Square
New York City
Wits Sam
Scottaville
N. Y
Joane
Bolsa City
Benjamin Wilson
Bolsa County
Farmer killed by mad horse near Mulvaney Kay
Farmer H A Smith died after a mad horse attacked him at his homestead near Mulvaney Oklahoma. He attempted to restrain the animal when the horse knocked him down and caused severe injuries. A club was used and Smith died soon after, with witnesses noting his final words describing the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Smith
Mulvaney
Kay
Smith
Unuil Smith
la Loree
Fragmented 19th Century News Snippets Across Nations
A mosaic of global notes reports banks hoarding gold, population shifts, crop failures, and military pressures. Highlights include France's gold hoard of 250 million, Russia’s exodus of Jews, tobacco tax talk in Argentina, and a ruined peach crop in Southern New Jersey. Also noted: an Ohio saloon count, a 1000 barrel per hour oil well in New Ohio, almanac-like population tallies, and widespread heat in Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Chicago
New Jersey
Washington State
Washington
Tt Bank of France
Russia
United States
Texas
New York
Maline
Rica
Guatewaa
Exx Pacita
Africa
Pleasantville
Atlantic County
N. J
Pennsylvania
Heligoland
Germany
Argentine
Tale
Goladz
Hungary
Fie
Marsan
Virginia
Alaska
Halifax Farrison
Big Bend County
Trs
Kansas City
Jeara Sinco
Tarhoa leads Dakota Army team at Camp Douglas trial
Tarhoa, one of ten men chosen to represent the Department of Dakota United States Army in the division contest at Camp Douglas, is led by Private Joan Gordon Hoos the first colored man to earn the honor. Hoos scored 582. Elsewhere, Wanveartsa parades by torchlight near Berhy, Germany, as weather-affected rye harvests delay farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. J. Hill
Arkansas
Pike County
United States
Milwaukee
Hoard
Treat
Monroe
North Carolina
Raleigh
Merriman
Clark
Superior Court
West Virginia
Franela M. Reynolds
Supreme Court
Maron E. B. Poxp
San Francisco
San Joss
Bell
Shelbyville
Snolbyville
Jonx Henderson
Gilbert Satterwhite
Midway
Idaho
Boise City
George L. Buoup
Lewhi
Taree
Bree
Rocky Mount
Chicago
Ill
Railway Switching Association
Ness City
Kaon
Oro
Biprasie Council
Federation of Railway Mnployes
Terre Haute
Ind
Vanderbilt
Cutrtox Roots Barrett
Louisville
Tarhoa
Department of Dakota
United States Army
Camp Douglas
Joan Gordon Hoos
Berhy
Germany
Hudson Bay Railroad
Hugh Sutherland
Winnipeg
Winnipeg and Hudson's Bay Railway and Navigation Company
Hudson's Bay
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sutherland
Dominion
Manitoba
Earti
England
TME
J. Jiamilton Ayers
MD Gonteal Organe
Bera
Mat Waomon
Senate Tariff Debates and Memorials Across Legislative Days
The record covers Senate and House proceedings from the 188th to 202nd days with tariff discussions, amendments, and adjournments. It notes motions about prohibiting alcohol in the Senate wing, daily room searches, and large progress on tariff text. It records eulogies for Senator Beck, appointments on the Watson death, and various committee actions. The House passes pension bills, River and Harbor measures, and a notable death resolution for Representative Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumb
Senate
Capitol
Blair
Butler
Rend Ore
Vestaugeested
Beck
Kentucky
Massis
Blackburn
West
Watson
Pennsylvania
Messrs
Cameron
Cullam
Faulkner
Aldrich
Evarts
Washington City
Revenue Marine
The
Treasury
Navy Department
Sherman
Allen Land
Richardson
Maritime Canal Company
Nicaragua
Butterworth
House
Payson
Caroline H. White
George B. Whit
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Waddeck
Conger Lord
Yeas
O'Neil
Representativn Watson
Culbertson
Adoo
Cig
Townsend
Marsh
Five Bandits Killed In Texas Outlaw Battle Near Beaver Lake
A firefight near Beaver Lake Texas left five bandits dead as a posse and citizens surrounded the outlaws. Mr Burrows was killed in the initial volley. Four desperados fell in the fight and the leader escaped. In other news Captain A T Simmons recovered a whale bone reef with 3000 pounds of bone valued at about $15000. A Paris chemical union forms with 40 million capital planning large scale bleaching powder caustic soda and other alkalies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Lake
Texas
Mr. Burrows
Atthc
Bohring Sea
A. T. Simmons
cnEwcat
Paria
France
Fever of strikes and labor unrest abroad
The report surveys global labor activity and strikes across nations. It notes 8000 Chinese coolies sent by Ramaoap contractors, a New Zealand strike against arms employing women, railway strikes in Wales, and wage negotiations in Reading Company and Massachusetts mills. It highlights union actions, organized labor growth in London and New York, and plans for broader railway unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramoap
Mertco
China
New Zealand
Prrranvac
Philadelphia
Reading Company
Pennsylvania
Wales
Tnr
Minneapolis
Minn
Cape Cod
Mass
Trova- Scotia
New York City
Ethan
London
England
A. Poitua Denpara
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
City
Societa Frutti
Mid-Durham
Illinois
8 &Common
Pocard
Progressive Tac Bor Union
Ityranks
Robert F. Macauly
Knights of Labor
Massachusetts
Sorvian drum carts and regimental bands noted
A London note cites a curious Sorvian army drum on a small two wheeled cart drawn by a trained dog and played along as regiments march. The piece mentions few regimental bands and contrasts public trial talk with Dr Tobin's Venetian Liniment, sold at 50 cents, praised for pains and aches. Also notesDr Kruve’s remedies and Dr Thompson’s eye water from Philadelphia with trials and free bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tobin
Kruve
Kine
Arch St. Phila
Indianapolis
Ind
Ram
Isaac Thompeson
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Owa's
Blue Glass
Eastern
Middle States
Euizaneth Jonas
T. V. Powpenty
Order
New York Central Road
Knights
Old Colony
Quincy
Moss
Thousand Island Park
Clayton
Pennsyvania_Prohibitionists
Harrisburg
Charles \. Miller
Gotp
New York Central
Water Hows
Bateman’s Beach
Secnrrany
van Procton
Vermont National Guard
Dradford
Hannioxj
Cape Aing Polot
Five Mile Beach
Sewall
Gabriel L. Mullock
Thomas Atnly
C. Buddensick
Crane
Rahway
N.J
Rahway River
Staten Island
Wit Ran Stove
North
Chippin's Hill
Conn
Harrison
Presbyterian Church
Bpring
Tar
Representative Cooper
Commissioner of Pensions
Green B. Baum
Mossrr
Morrill
Bawyer
Bmysor
Goodnight
Lewis
Tur
Interior
Prince
Wroppe
New Mexico
Staate
W. G. Riley
Puerto Cabello
Venezuela
Retilgton
Windsor
Williamestown
Sreretant
Pratt
Committee On Territories
Oklahoma
Tax Senate
Niele P. Bornhauldt
Riga
Denmaark
John F. Gowey
Kanagawa
William T. Bim
Virgina
Colon
Panama
Asiep
Huston
Newfoundland
Vauws
Switzerland
Lavalloz
Soux
Morocco
Zimmaour
Conway
Sexion Bannosa
Brazil
Gatora Mariano
Senhor Peicoto
Vand
Switzeland
Copenhagen
Denmark
Government
Waltham
Martinet
Playens
Ce. Wan
Tost
Philatel
New-York
Buffalo
Law
Philadel
al Cleveland
Cincin
Aloe American Association
Tron
Wonton Louisville
St. Louie
Rochestar
iGeet Athletic
Syracuse
Ali Toledo
Atlantic Assoliation Ritcoup
Lebanon
N. Mavon
Newark
Canin
Quebec
Doniniog
St Clair River
Port Huron
Mich
Sarnia
Canola
Ets
St. Clair River
Brooklyn Bridge
Michigan
Hobson
Millman
Rowland
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Kentucky Central
Robert Ferguson
Freman
Louisvile
Nes Aville Road
Fremmn
Nmdt
Rose Hamilton
Ferguson
Hamilton
Hamlston
Lad
Congressman Watson
Lewis F. Watson
Shoreham
Ar. Watson
Flo
Warren
Millionare Club
Armgo
Mount Bogusiov
Dunalaska
Bogosiov
Aprandone
Ounaniak Pass
Buffalo Bil
Caryar
Hamburs
Geraiany
Dr. Carver
Moscow
Buffalo Bill
Indiana
G.C. White
Queen's Hotel
Sundridge
Thomas Powers
Herbert Layton
Ottawa
New York Harbor
Arthur Club
the Grangers
Willams Grove
Mechanicsburg
Birdacnville
Baron Steuben
Frm
Pembrool
Supreme Council of the Federation of Railway Employes
Powderly
Eni Hanon Wagon Works
Pooria
Loxs
A. Ginnis
South Atlantic
Malisau
Austria
Franz Josaph
Prinssiar
Poland
Cartats Autex V. Rerun
Naval Court of Inquiry
Chargua
Looga
Aroxnabo
Perugia
Italy
Citerna
Tokay
Tieny
Pernambuco
Soukaras
Algiers
Farmer Smith Jillis
Hoar
Frye
Edmunda
Hiscock
Quinn
Livingston
Montana
Birmingham
Frederic’s Oavis
Davis
Posse
Mt 'Hay
Watertown
Lextra
Lin. Creamery
Wester
Westeria
Harley
Canaday
Hood
Beecham
Bryant
Colley
N.Y. Ney
Leonard St
N.Y. City
Penr Eon
Vichester
Materdany
N.Y
Dycheeco
Drecelstes
Sorvian
Dobbins
Doble
Sax Salvador
Central American Republics
W. H. Griffin
Jackson, Mich
Hall
Droggista
Aguclo
Willi
Ate
PENNA
Salt Mfg CO
Tien, Agts
Philo
J. Cea Lle &Co
Worhington
California
Sam Francisco
Dale
Wew
York
Loches
X. Caddy
High Street
Providence
Ee de Chappocx & Co
Tisca Biresk
Portelphin
Seags
Jones
Ewegara
Fitch&- &-Cony
Corcoran Building
Syredaiaas
Iain
Patty Aioe
Glains
Pee
Fenalan
Washington, D
Pino
Haseltine Warren
Drees
Sapolo
Alde
Lou
Neily
Vitus
Tom Crag
Kent
Atte
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