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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1887
Page
2
Pittsburgh Fire Destroys Buildings with Heavy Loss
Fire in Pittsburgh consumed the Masonic Temple Hamilton Block Campbell Dick's Carver warehouse and several tenements. Loss around 500000 with insurance. one temp worker died assisting firefighters. Other items include a murder gang break up in Servia and public notices of trials and political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Masonic Temple
Hamilton
Campbell & Dick
Carver
Schmidt & Fridey
Joby Keefe
al Ny
Pierot
Servia
Ison
Belgrade
Tere
Colorado
United States
Usuro
Ripput- Berger
Woodstock
Eliza J. Johnson
Beloit
Kan
Furp DovGuLass
Europe
Eisner Prery
Iowa
Nova Scotia
Adolph Zenneck
The
Muscol
New Oreleans
Daniel Bruen
Treasury Department
Fairchild
Sexavonk Thurman
Oak View
Alaska
Letroit
Geoner W. Joitan
New Mexico
Maxwell Land
Stenl
Bur
Fort Wayne
J. Ti. Basa
Ss. FP. Loud
Chatsworth
Peoria
Curlington and Missouri
Nebraska City
Seventeenth
New York
Pacific Railway
Nan
Lipski
Ut Ace
England
Mantle
Maude
Yue
Archbishop Walsh Sees Irish Question Amid Land Bill
Archbishop Walsh in Dublin says the act could break up the National League and silence sympathy for home rule, while praising the amended land bill as removing farmer injustices. He predicts Irish parliament may sit again in Dublin, notes evictions after July end, and cites Gladstone’s political stance. A London dispatch adds France’s wheat yield at 110 million hectares with varied regional prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbishop Walsh
Dublin
Cable
National League
Hone
Trish
England
Gladstone
Dublin Castle
Lord Lieutenant
Ireland
Blaine in Dublin to Inspect Ireland Amid European Chill
A cable dispatch reports Mr. Blaine and his family in Dublin. He will take a quiet tour of Ireland and is not pleased with European societal conditions as observed. Wheat prices in Vienna last week hit a twenty-three year low. The border region near the Sea of Azov, the River Don, and cities like Charkoff and Poltova are noted for exceptional quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea of Azov
Don
Charkoff
Poltova
Vienna
Blaine
Dublin
Ireland
President weighs western route for limited trip plan
An Associated Press report from Washington notes invitations flood the White House as the President schedules and reconciles travel to major western and southern cities. He plans a brief visit to Kansas City and Atlanta, aiming to cover key locales while avoiding overextension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Capital
White House
San Francisco
New Orleans
Galveston
Kansas City
Atlanta
Lexington
John Clay
Henry Clay
Clay
Col Irwin
Perryville
Young Moore
Mr. Moore
Mr. Clay
Paper Firm W. O. Tyler Fails in Chicago Market Collapse
Financial notes report W. O. Tyler Paper Company of Chicago failing with liabilities around 350000. The W. O. Tyler & Co collapse triggers failures of W. T. Randall of Rockton and B. F. Lyon & Son of Kalamazoo alongside Henry S. Ives & Co. of New York assigning to Sullivan & Cromwell. Liabilities estimated between 10 million and 2 million with assets just above the latter. stock exchange excitement follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Tyler Paper Company
Chicago
W. O. Tyler & Co
W. T. Randall
Rockton, NL
B. F. Lyon & Son
Kalamazoo
Mich
Henry S. Ives & Co
New York
Sullivan & Cromwell
Stock Exchange
Acting Attorney General appoints W. J. Clark in Utah district
The Interior Department list shows 265 civil service appointments from Jan 16 1886 to July 1 1887 with 24 from Pennsylvania and 22 from New York. A Republican conference in Petersburg Va reviewed party health in the state, drafted an address criticizing Democrats for debt missteps, and decided not to hold a state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Clark
Columbus
Ohio
United States
District of
Utah
Interior Department
Pennsylvania
New York
Ilinois
Indiana
Tennessee
Maryland
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Iowa
Arkansas
Missouri
Virginia
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Michigan
Alabama
Texas
Senator Mahone
Petersburg
Chatsworth Rail Disaster Toll and Aftermath
The Chatsworth Illinois train wreck death toll remains uncertain but likely around one hundred, with many fatally injured and others seriously hurt. survivors and bodies were moved to Peoria or home. inquest and state railway investigation began as bodies were prepared for burial amid intense heat and decomposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatsworth
Piper City
Forest
Peoria
State Board of Railway Commissioners
Death by firing squad at penitentiary yard in Salt Lake City
Fred Hopt alias Welcome was shot by a five man firing squad four miles from Salt Lake City, a rosette pinned on his heart and him instructed to face the guns. He remained steadfast, smoking a cigar as he was executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Fred Hopt
Welcome
Hamilton
Hopt
Dyer
Franklin
Bayou
Dan Pleasant
Marinette
Wis
Ed McDuff
Hugh McDonald
Cleveland
Ishpeming
Mich
Edwin Cox
Ashland
Hurley
Holmes R. Puryear
Prince George Court House
Solomon Conyer
Hampton
D. C
Jordan Robinson
Frank Wilson
Prescott
Arizona
Samuel Clevenger
Quarantine on New York Oxen and Crop Outlook Notes
Massachusetts declares a quarantine on oxen cows and store cattle from New York due to pleuro pneumonia. The National Agricultural Department reports crop declines from drought with corn down seven points oats and barley near average potatoes down twenty percent fruit and hay poor. Northern Minnesota and Dakota face early maturing cereals with labor shortages and high harvest risk. President Cleveland plans a Midwest and South tour with several stops and a West Virginia fishing visit. A Chicago dispatch notes McVicker's revival of Flame with favorable audience prospects. K G Dun & Co reports generally solid business volume though Galveston orders have been countermanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New York State
National Agricultural Department
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Madison
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Kansas City
Memphis
Nashville
Atlanta
West Virginia
Kenna
McVicker’s
Palmer
South Side
K. G. Dun & Co
8 Weekly Trade Review
Interior
Galveston
Tragic Chatsworth Train Disaster Kills Dozens
A Peoria excursion train derailed after crossing a burning wooden bridge near Chatsworth Illinois three miles east of the town. Seventy five or more killed and at least 115 injured as cars telescoped and caught fire in darkness amid rain and a mass of mangled bodies. Witnesses describe horrific scenes and some survivors recount pleas for help and brutal delays in rescue operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuledo
Peoria
Kent
Long
Bloomington
Livingston County
West Berkley
San Francisco
Cal
St Louis
Forest
Chatsworth
Toledo
Hoeat
Poe
Chataworth
Piper City
Gilman
Bullwell
Goodall
J. M. Tennery
Falroth
Falworth
Neal
Mossville
H. W. White
Peoria Journal
Billy Stevens
Exuma
Abingdon
Frank Snndecker
W. Gueker
Galesburg
Mr. Gueker
Canton
Gucker
Rk. G. Risser
Kankakee
el Paso
Risser
Drought Drains Crops Across Midwest States
Chicago dispatch notes severe drought across Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Michigan and Ohio with many counties yielding well below average. Iowa Kansas and Nebraska see rain benefiting corn though overall national outlook remains mixed and Iowa anticipates about 200 million bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Telegram
Times
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Mississippi
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa Agricultural Society
Ohio Governors Foraker and Powell Highlight 19th Century Race
The piece profiles Joseph B. Foraker a Civil War veteran from Highland County who rose to governor after serving as a judge and lawyer. It also outlines General Thomas E. Powell of Delaware County as the Democratic governor candidate, noting his legal career and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Foraker
Ohio Republican Convenation
Buckeye
Highland County
Ohio
Eighty-ninth Ohio Infantry
Thomas E. Powell
Delaware County
Ating
Ohio Wesleyan University
Powell
Ohio State News Highlights Across State Events And Accidents
President Scott issues a circular offering a free two year agriculture scholarship to one student from each county, with incidental and lab costs in the first year. Ohio reports multiple local incidents including drownings, injuries, a murder, storms, theft, and arson notes, plus appointments, divorces, and political votes.
Forestrys Session Topics for American Forestry Congress
The American Forestry Congress will meet in Springfield Illinois on September 14 to 16. Topics include policy change on timber lands by the General Government, effects of forest legislation in states, desirable forest laws, artificial planting in prairie states, and expanding congress work. Nations face rapid forest area loss as annual timber use exceeds natural growth, highlighting need to restore land to woodland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Forestry Congress
Springfield
Prairie States
Forestry Congress
United States
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Podolia
Volhynia
Minck
Moheeley
Bishop & Spear
J. Alkire & Co
Renville
Minn
Haan
Gustave Kriger
Miss Miller
Fulton
Miss Henderson
Normal
Lake Kegonsa
Stoughton
Renereeneee
Carrig
ORK
Detroit
Bref Gatt Perrecsessence Pines
Cincinnati
CarrLe
East Kteitney
Ill
Andy Mooney
Stillwell
Mooney
al Ve
A. H. Stauffer
Howard A. Culter
Carthage
Howard
Powell and Foraker
J. B. Foraker
Slocum
Cornell University
Hoadly
Ohio State News
Scott
State University
Agricultural Society of
Mahoning Valley Iron Company
Youngstown
H. G. Cleveland
P. L. Hitchcock
Aaron Wilcox
M. Bonnell
W. N. Bowler
Richard Brown
H. O
W.S. Bonnell
J. L. Botsford
Co. D. Arms
Hillsboro
Mt. Oreb
Brown County
Frederick Kammerer
Ravenna
Geauga Lake
Kammerer
J. R. Gray
Isaac Harter
Fostoria
Johnson
James Ryder
Dayton
Leroy D. Brown
Coshocton
Willows
Col
J. W. H. Safford
Zanesville
Simon Welling
Zaleski
McMasters
Sandusky
Lewis EK
Stowe
U.S
Burnet
Kayser & Hegner
Fidelity National
Newark
Charles Snider
Ohio and Northwestern
Williamsburg
Board of Public Works
Lucinda
New Philadelphia
Harrison
Sidney
H. O. Pateh
Piqua
St. Mary’s
Ludwig Schwidt
Mansfield
Gettysburg
Cline
Norwalk
Columbu
Mansfield Electric Street Ca Company
Hubbard Son
Youngsown
John Blocke
Charles Greetham
Castalia
Forestry
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