Collision near Meadville kills five and injures many
Fresh dispatches describe a collision between a fast Chicago express and a freight train on the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio line three miles west of Meadville Pennsylvania. Five people including engineers and a passenger were killed outright with thirteen others injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Express
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad
Meadville
San Francisco
Charleston
Atlantic
Rome
Vatican
Stoneman
Cedar Rapids
United States
Odessa
Brooklyn
New York
Britannia
Mackennie
Blairsville
Penn
Kentucky
Houma
Hicksville
Avren
Joliet
Glenn Vanskout
Irish National League
Henry Ward Beecher
Waverly
Iowa
Billings-Kingsley
Billings
Jackson
Negaunee
Mich
Kours
Ind
Chicago and Atlantic Road
Immanual Presbyterian
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
C. F. Thompson & Co
Finleyville
Reading
Revolutions and Unrest Reported Across Europe
Desperate clashes in Guatemala end with decisive defeat of rebel forces, and revolts erupt in Ireland between Catholics and Orangemen near Cookstown. Police halt the Killybearn violence as winter tightens in Europe with blockaded railways and peace efforts between Russia and Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Killybearn
Cookstown
Ireland
Europe
Austria
Berlin
Vienna
Prince Lomanoff
Count Kalnoky
Russia
Death of Governor Marmaduke of Missouri
Jefferson City special reports Governor Marmaduke died of pneumonia after a two day illness. The Confederate general, who became Missouri governor January 1, 188, famed for nerve and a 1863 duel with General Walker. Funeral of ex Secretary Manning held in Albany with flags at half mast. President and Cabinet attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Marmaduke
John Marmaduke
Missouri
Walker
Memphis
Little Rock
Rainwater
Daniel Manning
Albany
Kansas Prohibition Delegates and Topeka Convention Note
Kansas Prohibition Convention at Topeka elected delegates to the National Prohibition Convention in Indianapolis. A state ticket convention was called for June 1. A proposed anti monopoly plank failed. Harper County county seat fight escalates with fraud claims and Anthony supporters forming a Winchester rifle club. Morehouse sworn in as Missouri governor with Yantis named secretary. Temperance Union in Topeka urges constitutional prohibition and opposes third party agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Indianapolis
Ind
Jace
John P. St. John
Olathe
M. W. B. Bennett
Columbus
Fannie Rastell
Kansas
Harper County
Harper
Anthony
Winchester Nifle Klub
Albert P. Morehouse
Missouri
Marmaduke
W. C. Yantis
Gov. Morehouse
Delaware County
Ohio
Nodawsy County
Kansas ‘Temperance Union
Reading Railroad Threatens Knights of Labor Influence
Austin Corbin, president of the Reading Railroad, sends a letter to the General Manager stating that workers must choose between honest service and obedience to the company or allegiance to Knights of Labor. Obedience to the Knights will not be tolerated and vacancies will be filled by new hires. Dun & Co notes September October activity above average but foresees slackening in November December due to tariff uncertainty strikes and tight money pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Corbin
Reading Railroad
Tha
Knights of Labor
Dun & Co
Financial Market Shifts as Year Ends and Trade Troubled
Severe pressure near year end as money markets loosen in western areas and holiday trade remains strong. Wages disputes and strikes hover over major industries while foreign capital inflows retreat, potentially delaying new railroad securities. In two years, southern capital expansion surged from $129.2 million to $256.2 million, signaling robust growth.
Fires and Accidents Update From Across States
Rand and Co s powder mill at Pittsford New York was wrecked by an explosion causing heavy loss. A Wakefield Michigan fire burned most of the town with estimated 100000 dollars in damage and light insurance. A Queen and Crescent Railroad landslide buried eight freight cars, two passenger cars were wrecked injuring sixteen. A man froze to death near Austin Texas, first in the region s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Tiffin
John H. Ridgeway
Col
A. G. Patten
Columbus
General Council
Della Snyder
Washington D. H
Dayton and Ironton Railroad
W. M. Eakin
Brookville
Andy Simler
Canton
Pearson McCoy
Ironton
Penistentiary
Dr. Northup
Henry Brown
Delphos
Thomas Kelley
Lebanon
Whitmore McClung
Thomas Downing
William Spencer
Edward Hamilton
Mansfield
William George
Zanesville
Farmer Scott
Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Lima
Henry Blumenstein
Akron
Harry Kear
Alfred Micklewaite
Newark
Charles Rogers
Common Pleas Court
Eugene Burke
Layland Station
Millersburg
The Criminal Record In Georgia and other lynchings
A Macon dispatch reports Nathan Reed murdered his wife and six children before dying by suicide at a charred cabin. The article also lists several lynching cases from Arkansas Virginia and Kansas cities, including Johno Strickland in Conway and William Herrig near St Francis, with vigilantes carrying out executions and the Kelly family lynching near Oak City Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee County
Georgia
Macon
Nathan Reed
Reed
Johno Strickland
Conway
Horry County, & C
William Finchum
Harrisonburg
Albert Peters
Marianna
Ark
William Johnson
St. Francis, Ark
Coal shortages hit Louis Ville as prices soar and supplies run thin
Miscellaneous notes report coal scarcity in Louis Ville due to Pittsburgh shutdowns, with prices up nearly one hundred percent and the poor suffering. Dealers delay orders by four to seven days while other items include a $29,018 judgment in Michigan, a natural gas finding in Chicago, a $6 million Pacific Railway extension, dedication of the Lathrop memorial building in Albany and a NC tobacco tax repeal movement with a Washington delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Louis- Ville
East Saginaw
Mich
Thomas B. Barry
Hoyt
Chicago
Pacific Railway Company
Lincoln
Neb
Missouri Pacific
Hastings
Lathrop
Albany
N. C
Leland Stanford
cost of strikes and lockouts in the United States six year study
Washington reports the third annual Bureau of Labor findings on five states and national totals from 1881 to 1886. It details establishments involved, wages lost, gains or failures, leading causes, industry burdens, and demographic splits, with figures and projections for workers, employers, and new hires across unions and management groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carroll D. Wright
Secretary of the Interior
Bureau of Labor
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ohio
Illinois
Empine
Congress
Farmer Henry Wise Found Frozen After Wagon Incident
Henry Wise, a local farmer, was found dead ten miles from the city after his wagon slipped in a muddy bottom. His head and shoulders were buried in mud as the mules were discovered nearby. The cause is believed to be exposure in freezing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wise
Death from freezing shocks Clinton Wis residents
Gordon DeGrot of Quinney was found frozen to death near Clinton Wisconsin after wandering in a drunken state with his uncle Dan DeGrot nearby. The incident marks the first recorded death by freezing in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Wis
Gordon DeGrot
Quinney
Dan de Grot
Stockbridge
Record-Breaking 1887 US Railway Construction Mileages
The Railway Age reports that 1887 added 12,724 miles of new main line track, with up to nearly 13,000 miles by year end, far exceeding 1886 and previous years. About 161 new lines formed across 42 states, totaling roughly 151,000 miles of railway nationwide, at an estimated $325 million plus ongoing extensions and installations.
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Chicago
Railway Age
United States
Indiana
Hampshire
Llinola
Vermont
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Connecticut
Dakota
Rhode Island
New York
Nebraska
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Montana
Delaware
Kansas
Maryland
Missouri
West Virginia
Arkansas
North Carolina
Texas
South Carolina
Colorado
Georgia
New Mexico
Florida
Nevada
Alabama
California
Mississippi
Idaho
Louisiana
Oregon
Washington
Michigan
Rucapeeulazics
New England
Middle States
Northwestern
Pacific
MIOE
Areich Ae
LASS
Rocky Mountains
Southern Pacific
Atchison
Kansas City
Northern Pacific
Cascade Mountains
Republic
Dispute in Knights of Pythias Rages Over Self Governing Rights
Philadelphia report notes a clash between the Supreme Lodge of the United States and the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge. The Pennsylvania group asserts autonomy for itself and state lodges, while the Supreme Lodge denies it. The dispute may be resolved in court. The piece reflects on life work and the value of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Supreme Lodge of the
United States
Pennsylvania Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythins
Corcoran’s 90th Birthday Celebrated With Visitors
Washington special reports philanthropist William W. Corcoran marked his 90th birthday on December 27 with a day of continuous calls. Guests filled the oak library, bouquets and Jacqueminot roses brightening the scene as Corcoran humorously noted his health and fondly recalled past horseback rides with historian George Bancroft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William W. Corcoran
Mr. Corcoran
Corcoran
George Bancroft
Bancroft
Diseases of Farm Stock Across States Charted
Chicago special summarizes Farmer's Review notes on stock diseases. It lists cholera and glanders across Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Dakota, with county counts showing prevalence of cholera and glanders among horses and swine. Distemper also appears in several entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Farmer's Review
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakota
Ohio State News Deaths and Accidents Across Counties
A string of Ohio incidents reports Jas Anderson fatally injured near Leesburg after being run over by a local freight engine. Other items include Jesse Mead drowning on Mad River near Trenton City, the Toledo Asylum seeks 291000 in funds, Ettie Kaufman dies of typhoid, multiple hunting accidents, a Marietta church floor collapse, and various legal and violent outcomes across towns including Columbus, Fostoria, Marietta, Tiffin, and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Anderson
Leesburg
Greenfield
Jesse Mead
Springfield
Mad River
Trenton City
Mead
Trenton
Fostoria
Ettie Kaufman
Bloomingburg
Lee Elliott
Columbus
John Roseboom
Elliott
Roseboom
Akron
Krumroy
Grant Leach
Marietta
Jefferson Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
England
Baptist Church
Thomas J. Fleming
Hocking Valley
Wm. Dawson
Fricker
Middleport
Perkins’ Warehouse
Cleveland
Condit, Fuller & Co
Christopher Newmaster
Dock Corbin
Delaware
Corbin
Newmaster
Our Mineral Wealth shows record 1886 mineral output
United States Geological Survey director Maj J W Powell reports 1886 mineral production valued at over 465 million dollars, the highest on record. Iron and steel lead the gain with 30 million more, pig iron surpasses bituminous coal in value, and natural gas use surges, more than doubling 1885 and vastly exceeding 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Geological Survey
J. W. Powell
Czar's pacific tilt seen replaced by war party in Berlin report
Berlin dispatch says official circles now believe the Czar is under Pan-Slavist war faction influence and would be driven to provoke a conflict without his full consent. The shift follows distrust that war could be averted in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Austria
Munich
Abyssinia
John
Cairo
Gladstone
Raiatea
Society Islands
Ella Russell
Cleveland
Warsaw
Poland
National Zeitung
Germany
Bismarck
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Defiance Co. Express
Express Publishing Company
William Herrig
Herrig
St. Louis
Rector
Wichita
Kan
Charles Green
No Man’s Land
Kelly
Bender
Oak City
Citizons
Bill
Werner
Carrie
Stern
IT. Louis
Warat
Indianapolig
Wise
Knights of Pythias
Ohio State News
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