Fire destroys Secretary Tracy mansion in Washington tragedy
Early morning blaze at 1634 I Street Washington claims Secretary Benjamin Tracy his wife Mrs Tracy and daughter Miss Tracy. Mrs Tracy and Miss Tracy leaped to safety but died. Secretary Tracy survived after rescue and recovery but permanent injuries and grief followed.
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Tracy
Secretary Tracy
I Street
Washington
James
Racine
Josephine
Wilmerding
Alica
S Wilmerding
Alice
Miss Tracy
Miller
Miss Wilmerding
Baxter
Parnell Libel Trial Starts Amid Withdrawals
The libel case brought by Mr. Parnell against the London Times began amid unexpected withdrawals. The action by Mr. Parnell and the related suit by his private secretary Mr. Campbell were dropped, and the courtroom heard details about earlier editorials and a key address by Attorney General Webster. The crowded courtroom and Mr. Parnell’s appearance drew sharp attention as the proceedings opened.
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Parnell
London Times
Galt, Bal
Doange Romisd
Times
Henry Campbell
Afr
The
Campbell
Webster
the Times
O'Donnell
Walter
Yaade
Ah. Parnell
Lost Her Golden Hair Seized by Man in Burlington
Miss Schumann a well built Burlington Iowa girl known for her long golden hair. She was grabbed from behind on Main street by a stranger who wrapped an arm around her waist and clipped off her hair before she could cry out. Her hair is now short as a result of the incident.
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Tracy
Benjamin F. Tracy
Bac
Emma L. Wilmerding
Washington
Frank B. Tracy
Ian
Miss
Miss Schumann
Burlington
Iowa
Main Stree
Farmer Flint
Cyrus
Mary
Wals
JeHeree
Ren
Brongs Druge Pista
Worth’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
Koller & UC
Bethlehom
Koehier
Favorte Califa
Dr. Koch
Aucecez
Saac Hugg
Horsa Denter
Saac Rosas
Lrooklyn
York
Tule
Fachanye
Laston
E. T. Hazeraine
Warren
Train disaster near The Dalles kills ten and injuries many
A construction train with a gang of workers crashed through a sixty eight foot high bridge near The Dalles Oregon. Ten men died and sixteen were injured. Conductor French suffered a broken skull and leg, Engineer George was badly hurt, and Brakeman Seely was wounded. The accident happened about a mile west of Cascade Locks after heavy rains weakened the bridge and three doctors rushed to the scene from The Dalles.
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Dalles
Ore
Contructor
French
George
Seely
Cascade Locks
Hamilton Hall destroyed by fire in Salem Massachusetts
A historic Salem building once known as Assembly Hall and renamed Hamilton Hall in 1805 was gutted by fire. The article also notes a series of incidents including a fatal dynamite explosion near Lancaster Pennsylvania and other national events from the era.
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Middle States
Hasnaton
Salem
Mess
Asembly
Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Willia MessiTe Ennerten
Lancaster
Penn
United States Navy Veteran Association
Boston
Porter Wea
Al7th National Bank
New York City
Tormsend
Townsend
Durtno
Latin School
Poe
N. H
L. Y. Crouch
Centennial Judiciary celebration sans President Harrison at NYC
The New York centennial tribute to the Judiciary at the Metropolitan Opera House proceeded without President Harrison and his Cabinet due to Secretary Tracy’s bereavement. Chief Justice Fuller and other justices attended, with speeches by Grover Cleveland and others, honoring the Supreme Court’s 100-year history and its role in American governance.
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New York
Harvey Irison
Tracy
United States
Euprema Court
Metropolitan Opera House
The
Jay
Rutledge
Ellsworth
Marshall
Taney
Chase
Waite
Meyerbeer
Willian S. Arnoux
Judiciary
New York State Par Association
Grover Cleveland
Supreme Court
Fuller
Samuel F. Miller
Stephen J. Field
Joseph P. Bradley
John M. Marlon
Horace Gray
Samuel Blatchford
Lucius Q. C. Lamar
David J. Brewer
Executive Department
Supreme Court of the United States
Cleveland
Morgan Dix
Agai
Dix
Arnoux
Judiciary Centennial Committee
New York State
Louisana
Minster
Edward J. Phelps
Vermont
Harrison
Talbot W. Chambers
Harlan
W. A. Evarts
Edward M. Paxson
Pennsylvania
Walter B. Hull
Georgia
Joseph H. Choate
Seth Low
Columbia College
Tey Dr. W. 2
Huntington and
Chauncey
Depew
Bank Cashier Shot by Mob at Conway Springs Kansas
J B Armstrong cashier of Sumner County Bank in Conway Springs Kansas was attacked by a mob of about 100 men and died of injuries. The crowd formed in front of the bank and dragged Armstrong from the building threatening to hang him before beating him and dragging him toward a tree. The dispute stemmed from alleged contract failures by Armstrong linked to a sugar mill and price and wage promises to farmers and workers, with property damage limited to broken windows.
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J. B. Armstrong
Sumner County Bank
Conway Springs
Kan
the Prince
Armstrong
Pombens
Prominent Figures Mentioned Across Global Affairs
A jumble of names and brief notes notes on figures from medicine, politics, and society. References include the eminent English physician Sin Witrtax Gust, nitrate magnate Coronne Nomeu, fencing practice by Expenson Wilitas, and Andrew Carnegie on education. Also mentions pensioned figures, ministers, and a shy Empress of Russia.
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Tanaace
Afr
Gladstown
Bounancrr
Srcaxen Reen
Kumas
Michigan University
Antonio Joseph
New Mexico
Mgatts
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Kixe Husurnr
Corosil Kucour
Ming
Mitvars
Gladstone
Sugland
Stivaton Haanst
California
Missouri
Yulch
Governot Boks
Towa
S. J. Bestow
Cuinya
Ayoritut
Leon Gambetta
Versailles
Sevaron Utscocn
New York
Ins
Aniensy
Stanley
London
Bowens Gorl
Ament GanLatin Montox
Amesbury
Mass
Agarl
Princess of Wales
Rnv. T. De Witt TatMady Returns From Pilgrimage
A Brooklyn divine, later noted, has returned from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Also reported: ex-Mayor Hoyt of Brooklyn installed as eleventh president of Columbia College at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in a ceremony noted for its impressiveness.
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Rnv
T. de Witt TatMady
Brooklyn
Holy Lana
Hoy
Satmn Low
Columbia Colege
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Allen ML. Stouple
Presbytery
James Bright
Kirkland Township
Ind
Tur
Chicago
Texas
Belcher
William D. Ellis
Adirs
Ellis
Jnskin Thmos
R. Frazuta
Second Presbyterian Church
Youngstown
Ohio
Japan
Ansit Brock Ata
Schietz
St. Louis
Joan IanLy
Marianne
Ark
Boen
Owens
Actu
Owrnsa
Tracy
Harrison
United States Supreme Court
JoanRirp & Co
Clyde
Scotland
New England Agricultural Society
Boston
Jos D. Anderson
Augusta
A. R
Department of Maine
Peoria
Ill
Cincinnati
Thedore Heyman
Dredging Schooner Lightning Sunk After Engagement Off Ches Township
Navat Engagem ent Captain Harney of the oyster police schooner Helen Baughman towed in the wrecked dredging schooner Lightning to Ches tertown MeL. The Lightning fired on the Baughman as it tried to board. after a volley and gunfire the Baughman closed in and sank the dredger with a cannon shot. Skipper Suth of the dredger attempted to flee. Captain Harney captured him and he will stand trial.
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Harney
Helen Baughman
Chestertown
Mel
Baughman
Wickes Beach
Chester River
Laathore
Wack
Suth
Drecker
Harady
Lengele
Iavy
Tragic Yangtze Flood Drowns 100+ Amid Cloud Burst Near Napkin
Reports describe a recent sudden cloud burst over the Yangtze near Napkin causing heavy river disturbance. Boats were destroyed and over a hundred people drowned before rescuers from the Chinese Life Preserving Association saved fifty, while authorities buried the dead.
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Chinege
Yantze River
Napkin
Tsithchow
Chineses Life Preserving Association
Tragic Boston Fire Destroys Italian Quarter Tenants
A lac missing details from a Boston fire at 259 and 261 North Street killed and seriously burned many residents of the Italian quarter. Firemen rescued several, two children died, and a chaotic scene followed as bodies were identified in a nearby hall. The blaze prompted competing theories of origin and witness reports of kerosene lamp and drunken brawl rumors.
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Boston
Noritfétora
Morris Ruben
James
Wise
Sullivan
O'Brien
Ciid
Protective Department
Eugene Cummings
Tessira
Charrel
Uttlo
Lorenz Blargo
Albert Smith
Smith
Ins Family
Labor unrest and industry shifts across the United States
Labor organizations in Washington organize fund drives while Knights of Labor meet in Cincinnati. An English syndicate buys Chicago mining machinery makers for 2 million dollars. Talks of trusts, child labor limits, hourly wages, and international cooperation emerge as strikes loom and Antwerp diamond trades feel pressure.
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Washington
Knights of Labor
Cincinnati
Newark
N.d
Tax Knights of Labor
Progressive Union
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago
Gloyeraville
North Dakota
Samuel Shaw* & Co
Elmwood
Mass
United States
Cue Bureau of Labor
Ne Ork
Tax Industrial Co-operative Society
Kensington
Penn
Workingmenifteen
New York Harbor
Simlar
Loutort
Liverpool
Australia
California
Antwerp
Holland
Paris
Amsterdam
London
Musical and Dramatic News From New York and Abroad
A jumble of notices on actors and composers. Burgess once ran an art store. "ALI, BARNES of New York" soon to appear at Grand Opera House. Tur Berlin 1890 lists 121 music directors and 53 instrument makers. Elsii Lasix stars in The Princes And the zn wr at Broadway Theatre. Burrato Jim’s Wild West show arrives at Naples amid storms. Henry Privett, English dramatist, writing a comedy for America. Sanaw Beannanot to appear in fall as Cleopatra. Grieg famed Norwegian composer at London musicales. his wife sings while he accompanies. A Gounon noted for ascetic, hermit-like habits. Franconotry composing Christopher Columbus opera for Genoa. premiere planned 1602. Season sees a traveling theatre slump. Chicago crowded with actors. Drury Lane pantomime feature at Niblo’s includes Shakespeare procession with chief characters portrayed.
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Tate
King
Nein
Burgess
Ali
Barnes
New York
Beeen
Grand Opera House
Tur
Berlin
Elsii Lasix
Lay
Broadway Theatre
Burrato Jim
Naples
Itaeas
Mediterranean
Bar Eotona
Henry Privrtt
Bolnidan
America
Ah Sanaw Beannanot
Deanne Ware
Cleopatrix
Antony and Cleopatra
Ah Eowanrp Grieg
London
Prevent
A. Gounon
Sitense
Hermut
Franonetry
Abrad
Genoa
Christopher Colum
Chicago
Drury Lane
Niblo's
Congress in Session Scrutinizes Treaty and Contested Elections
Senate debates on the Samoan treaty and Butler deportation bill with party fault lines. House passes contested election cases in West Virginia and adjourns after tumultuous sessions. Nomination confirmations include Taft for Solicitor General and Crosby as Consul General to Corea.
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Senate
Mitchell
Ingalls
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Naval Policy Board
Messie
Vance
Hampton
Butler
Robert Adanm Jr
Empire of Brazil
United States
New Mexico
Sherman
Tustis
Germany
England
John Mians
Chicago
I Massachusette
Corea
William H.taft
Ohio
Desperate clash at Stassfurt meeting turns deadly
During a Socialist electoral meeting at Stassfurt Germany Deputy Heine spoke as crowd overflow collided with police. A brawl followed with knives and stones. Police first fired blanks then ball cartridges. One woman died four civilians wounded and several policemen stabbed.
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Stassfurt
Germany
Heine
Quiet Brazil Amid Global News of Trade and War
New reports show calm in Brazil while Me Wort pushes the Nicaragua Canal. Elsewhere, December gold output in the Transvaal reached 40,400 ounces. 1,532 Lutheran churches dedicated in five years.
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Republic
Nicaragua
Transvaal
South Africa
New York
London
Milford Haven
Wales
Mas. Boons
Waverly
Ohio
Chemnitz
Satony
United States
Chariot Hat Drop Provokes Comical Exchange
In a crowded streetcar a passenger drops his hat from the window. He orders the driver to pause in a pompous tone, while a blunt fellow traveler suggests the driver hold on. The hat is finally recovered after a terse exchange and the incident ends with a practical rescue.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad from Apoghevarics
An old advertisement from A. J. Hood & Co. promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla. It lists price options with quantities such as alt for five cents and ten doses for one dollar, and references Apoghevarics in Lowell and Moss.
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Hood
Artiguista
A. J. Hood & CO
Apoghevarics
Lowell, Moss
Early street lamps and lighting laws
The article traces a 1690 English law requiring householders to hang lights for passersby, with penalties for defaults. It notes London Westminster ties to lamp rules, then cites 1797 New York orders for lamp poles, followed by Newport Rhode Island efforts in 1751 to protect shop and home lamps from vandalism.
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William
Mary
Avery
City of Westminster
Michnaelman
Our Lady's Day
Lawtherny
New York
New England
Newport
General Assembly of
Rhode Island
New Jingland Magazine
Curing Dyspepsia and Medical Quackery Glance
An 1857-era column notes a French cure for dyspepsia advising dietary changes and rest. It reviews Radway’s remedies for colds and pneumonia, praises Kemp’s Balsam, and warns on salve claims. Also includes a satirical exchange and a testimonial for Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
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Beth
Coppinger
Biaine
Eocretas
Davis
Ha"ford
House
White House
London “Times
Saara Lridge
Sharp Rifles
Lexington
Teton
Harton County
Kinser Gravass
William Woodhouse
Green Valley
Cal
Colonial Assembly
Richmond
Truckoo
Louis Pierce
Bert Clars
East Dubuque
Jor Winent
Morgan Hoover
Bud Mullins
Charleston
W. Va
Grangee Tabler
Forth Smith
Hag Richardson
Danco
Bourevars
President Harrison
Indianapolis
Henry 4H
Wrater
Pierra
South Dakota
Chippewas
Odanon
Wis
C.T. Pasmairs
Presbyterian Church
Kansas City Packing Company
Chinss Refrigerator Company
Af Reansas City
Epwamp McGurwx
Noan
Nowspaper
Eet
Buancne
K. Bruce
District of Columbia
Bruce
Unite States
Department of Agriculture
Europa
Governor's Island
Castle Garden
CorpinGrn
Sccre Blaine
Colens
John J. Coppinger
Eighteenth Infantry
Grinsinghausen
Rhine
Dusseldorf
Lake Superior
Halifax
Mason Senpa Pinto
Lourenzo Marque
Delagoa Bay
Mozambique
Gauensus
Portugal
Westman
Chamber of Deputies
Billy
Dietz
Prussia
Hoemen
Entra Delagos Bay
Ransvaal Republic
Ciernad
Aemeus
Lisbon
Fadioncn
Senhor
Francisco Grincuro
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Toerearain
Florida
Oranga Pronoma
Paestad
AK UK
Edinburgh
U. S. Supreme Court
People
Clear Lake
Minn
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Greely
Skelton
la Plata
Buenos Ayres
Hen Scrutz
Cologne
Gazcelle
Empres
Frederick
Walliam
United States Bureau of Statistics
Roumania
Larley
State Creamery
Creamery
State
Choco Yorks
King Fire
the Labor
Jackson
Tuckson
Wab
Dalzell
West Virginia
McKinley
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Virgina
Ommo Tae Petroleum
Wall
Mexico
Abbott
New Jersey
enNsy Ivatio
Zamibesi
Africa
Midrand
Zanzitur
I’eters
Koki
Evolution
Ministry of Agriculture
France
Louis Napoleon
Merssnx Vorsex
Paul
Medicing
Stoot
Vienna Criminal Court
Europe
Adway
Radway
Amilar
Acatengen
Los Angeles
Tourtate
Bento
Salo
Wisconsin
Waukesbo
Pewaukee
Oconomotron
Eustarn
Kemp
Torxipo, O
Cheney & Co
Hall
Gonsven
M.D
Omico
Summit
Iy A. Cuesky & Co
Props
Toledo
Jenor Greswam
Jacob Green
Brown
Good Brown
Green
Hewincho
Nermen
Popo
Vatican
Dobbins
Cutwatows
Wnow
Orogon
Oregon
Imigrat'n Board
Portland
Tansill
Bancock
Wat
D.C
Alowdnes
Pia
Ardys Rey
Rome
Dusiness
Aly
MALL
Main Vt
North Futronath
arlzHt
Yrans Cherlea
Cincianati
Ces
Gruen
DR. Sages
RAILS
Ely
Elyhros
Warren St
Yul Erazer Chase
Epps
Cird
Servics Gazette
Jamies Epps & CO
Homaopathic Chemists
Loxpos
Lgland
Fredeli
Ue Rt
Teper Pacific
Minnesos
Dakota
Monza
Idaho
Ngaaminacon
Adi Chas
B. Lambork
Titan
Avery Copoly
Sarawd Wan
Graatan Detective Bureau Co
Arcada,Circiacats
Wwashingtons
Dressy Frorenics Chine
Nino
Athy
J. Hamilton Ayers
A. HM. D
Fpost-Praaard
Book Pub
Leonard Street
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