Broad miscellany notes from The Elgin Echo column
A column listing quick items from The Elgin Echo includes figures on whiskey production, a note on turquoise symbolism, Libby prison memorabilia in Rutland, Transvaal affairs, a South Kensington mother of six with twins, Tairhaven herrings, a Portland order for 10 000 boxes, Indian descendants near Saranack Lake, Mexico City progress, otter rarity, a Black River catch of a 25 pound otter valued at 15 dollars, fashion sleeves shrinking, a French pretender and republican ideas, poisoning warnings, a Brisbane accident blamed on negligence, a New York man with two wives facing bigamy, Queen Victoria's speech omissions, and Russell Sage's court battle over a 40 000 payout.
Tragedy Reverses Course of Love and Betrayal
A St. Lonia girl killed her betrayer who planned to desert her and then took her own life. The incident defies typical narratives as the culprit is blamed yet survives, while the woman’s fate ends in murder followed by suicide.
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Transvaal
St. Lonia
French cabinet gains confidence in chamber vote
In the chamber of deputies a confidence vote passed the ministry 326 to 13 after the senate had backed it 158 to 83. The result leaves the cabinet with mixed support, not fully trusted by both houses. The Hnonee biluister resigned amid the developments. A separate item notes a sand mining venture in American and Sacramento rivers equipped with three amalgamators and an endless chain. The Beheme originator expects one to two dollars per ton of sand in gold yield.
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Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Biluister
Hnonee
American
Sacramento
Washington Hears Arbitration Urges Warship Test
General Treanmo outlines rapid national measures, with Cleveland to arbitrate Italy Brazil dispute. US torpedo boat readiness in three weeks and machinery test early next week. Carlisle to testify at Brockway counterfeiters trial. pardon denied for Lewis Redwin in Georgia case. Carlisle to appeal duties ruling on commercial asphalt time. board deems it duty free, department argues 20 percent ad valorem applies.
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Washington
Cleveland
Whl
Italy
Brazil
United States
Wichin
Carliste Jett Washington
Trenton
Brockway Gang
Lewis Redwin
Georgia
Ohio
Carlisle
General Board of Appraisers
Notable Obscurities and Deaths Across Late 19th Century Era
A round of obituaries notes figures from arts, politics, and sport. Thomas Howes Hinckley, famed artist, died in Milton Massachusetts. several public figures including Mrs. James Bryant and Mrs. Martin Conway are reported dead. Notables Estelle Reed and Chief Justice Beasley tied to gubernatorial and judicial lines. Other items include Dodworth band leader nearing death, O Z Wiggins’ fatal surgery, and John Wright at 128 with blindness but sound mind. A wide age span of prominent locals and national figures marked by deaths and career endings.
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Thomas Howes Hinckley
Milton
Mass
Korea
Jondon
James Bryant
William Cullen Bryant
Princeton
Martin &. Conway
Kansas
Congress
Lawrence
Estelle Reed
Wyoming
Beasley
New Jersey
Theodore I. Randolph
John W. Griggs
Pillsbury
Allen T. Dodworth
Dodworth
Pasadeng
Cal
O. Z. Wiggins
Cincinnati
Good Samaritan Hospital
John Wright
Santa Rosa County
Fla
Desconlants
George E. Sayers
Episcopal Church
Jamaica
Jn. 1
Exekiel Webster
Nashua
N. H
Daniel Webster
Aliss Sophie Saxe
Charles Gordon Saxe
Albany
Deecoasad
John Godfrey Saxe
A. W. Fagin
St. Louis
Frederick Price
University of Georgia
Willam
Singh
Kruger
Waogiund
Multiple Fatalities Reported Across Mines and Factories
A rush of fatal incidents crosses states: four miners killed in a Republic Michigan mine. a Cleveland blast furnace laborer crushed by ore. two Elmer Minear daughters fatally burned in a Kosciusko County brush fire. three Mexicans die near Laguna Coronadas after a prairie fire. An engine collision near Buffalo, N Y kills two brakemen, while Delaware Lackawanna & Western workers Engineer John Keach and Fireman John Lewis die in an engine explosion near Nichfield. A Rockport Indiana tobacco factory owned by Tompkins & Co suffers a 50,000 loss with 30,000 insured after a 700,000 round tobacco stock burn. A candy factory explosion in St Joseph kills one and injures two. The Teader building in Cleveland narrowly escapes a blaze affecting the stereotyping department on the third floor. Five perish in a Buxton Place Connecticut farmhouse fire at Charles Gildermeister’s home, with Mrs Gildermeister and children saved.
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Republic
Mich
John Tolones
Cleveland
Ohio
Elmer Minear
Kosciusko County
Ind
Fort Worth
Lex
Prairie Ivo
Laguna
Coronadas
Buffalo
William II
Davis
Henry Kearns
John Keach
John Lewis
Delaware, Lackawinna & Western Road
Nichfield
Rockport
G. W. Chase & Son
St Joseph
Teader
Hive
Charles Gildermeister
Buxton Place
Conn
Gildermeister
Desperate crimes and suicides reported across towns
A collage of brief items notes suicides by drowning near a home in a despondent moment, robberies including three masked men at a San Francisco bank netting 3600 dollars, and multiple violent incidents. Also listed are a jail escape attempt, a car tormann killing, a millitiaman shot in a Baltimore quarrel, a bank robbery in Vernon county Missouri, and various legal and criminal proceedings involving defalcations, a new trial for a condemned man, and forgery with pending extradition.
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Misa Ola Ieith
Seymour
Tod
Market Street Bank
San Pronetsco
Bert Holmes
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wiliam FH. Inne
Pennsylvania
Homestead
Baltimore
Bank of
Richards
Vernon County
Conkling Bros
Nevada
Epplig
N. A
Folcom
Charles 8. Nazworthy
Tet Tu- Manapolig
Brown
Circuit Court
Albany Court of Appeals
Michael Corey
Auburn Prison
James George
Exton
Madisonce County
N.Y
Aa. Strathy
Bank of Commerce
Barria
Out
Stratly
Centerville
Towa
Geo. Tones
Andrew Boyd
Montreal
Cnn
Bow Street
London
Dominion
Flo
Resignations and diplomatic notices from Yoreign Shores
Thomas Sexton resigns his pirligiment seat while imperial audiences mark condolence for Mrs Runyon. Turkish relief funds reach 70022 dollars. Prince Ferdinand recognized as Bulgaria’s ruler. Madrid palace unrest targets republicans. Ismaalia grounded ships delay Suez transit. Wheat imports to Peru cited as inferior to California white wheat.
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Yoreign Shores
Thomas Sexton
Pirligiment
Germany
Runyon
United States
Reform Committee
Transvaal
Prince Poerdinand
Bulgaria
Turkey
Frank H. Wiggin
American Board
Madrid
Critzler
Tramburg
Délagon Bay
Ismaalia
Suez Canal
Peru
James Tremski
Callao
Republicans organize in New York Ma nd Fl orida county wins
A scrambled New York Republican group forms a new organization while McKinley carries sixteen of nineteen Florida counties. The Morgan line steamship Eburado was floated after grounding near Liberty Island. Legal actions include a salt against barber Louis Vauquet by Oliver Armstead. A Newburyport strike spreads to batteners in sympathy. A Louisiana case favors Buck in a Coleman v Buck election matter. Michigan plans a state troops encampment at Duland Lake starting August 1 with eligibility limited to those enlisting by May 16. Ontario and Michigan railroad leadership changes noted. divorce suit in Indiana alleges abuse. Los Angeles suit seeks damages for alienation of affection.
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New York
McKinley
Florida
Mass
Committee On Elections No
Coleman
Buck
Louisiana
Michigan State Military Board
Duland Lake
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Walter MacMian
Detroit
John Crampton
Chicao
General Eastern
Buffalo
Abbie Jacobs
Edwoad
Ind
Bella F. Tovett
Los Angeles
Cal
Flenry I. Lovett
Boston
Albert B. Lovett
Bandits Lynched Near Wichita Falls After Bank Raid
In Wichita Falls Tex on Feb 28 Lester Crawford and another man were captured nine miles from town after a raid on City National Bank. A crowd hanged them to a telegraph pole while a younger suspect named Younger Lewis faced the mob and was executed. Crawford later confessed to the robbery but denied murder. The scene drew witnesses and officials, with Capt Burnett guiding the authorities.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Lester Crawford
Wid
City National Bank
Frank Dorsey
Langford
Aeeming
Yella
Phe Ki
Lewis
Gamler
Crawford
Crawford Attie
Capt
Burnett
Cravyford
le Agath
Tose
Fravas
Heng Koon
Mile a Minute Motor Crash In Cleveland Street Collision
A fast motor vehicle with passengers plunged down a steep hill on Berunton Avenue Cleveland. It crashed into a loaded coal truck and then hit a coal wagon a few hundred feet away. Driver Wallin Macy was thrown thirty feet. coal wagon driver was hurled into a snow bank. Motorman Hart was bruised. a conductor restrained panic as the scene unfolded. One rider named Marx suffered many wounds and likely internal injuries.
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Cleveland
Berunton Avenue
Wallin Macy
Marx
Hart
Italians in a hole threaten battle in Africa and New York
A dramatic dispatch reports Italian leaders alarmed by Dervish forces advancing toward Adingri and Godetussi, with King Menelik’s Ethiopian armies possibly reinforcing. The piece cites Rome via The Journal Don Marsio and notes Crispi’s stance, while fearing encirclement and revolt in Berna ferin dual.
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Calamliy
Yheir
Atriga
New York
Rome
Don Marsio
Slenor Crispi
Ine
Adingri
Godefetussi
Amaetoly
Menelik
Winbert
Nighor
Adiquall
Cumkor
Bernaferin Dual
Uculoutosda
Shot is DaU Glut Ett Jacel Divine Thea velyer
A garbled report mentions Feb 28 and a six year old girl Dietel, the daughter of Mes Henry Ouner, with unclear details about a bath incident and alleged cause of virtue. The text is fragmented and hard to parse.
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Jacel
Dietazel
Henry Ouner
Bath
Dietel
Cuban Recognition Will Be Proclaimed by War Relief Act
Washington Feb 28 Intimations that President Cleveland may delay Cuban recognition until the opening of the Panama War debate are unfounded. The House foreign affairs committee favors early action and will likely submit a resolution recognizing the insurgents as belligerents, grant neutrals rights, and urge the president to issue a proclamation.
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Union
Cuba
Destitute Women and Children Stranded Between Cities
Destitute women with children traveling from Buffalo toward Chicago were moved to St Paul and Chicago again. They passed through Chicago and were sheltered for a week at Harrison Street police station. Transport planned by Chicago police failed at St Paul, returning them to Chicago. Inspector Fitzpatrick sought guidance from Nickel Plate Railroad on relief, with possible relocation back to Buffalo.
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St. Paul
Chieasgu
Oniengo
Bafalo
Central
Itenga
St. Taunt
Seattle
Wash
Chicnza
Hutalo
Murder Suspect Found Near Lake as Youths Discover Body
Early morning near Ronis Lake on February 28, John Brehnelder and companions found a dead man with a bullet wound to the neck. A. L. Wolcutt lay under the south lake path with a revolver in hand and money missing. Inquest to follow at Barsett’s undertaker rooms. two men linked by quarrel with the deceased are under suspicion.
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Itiee Lake
John Brehnelder
Wolcutt
Ling
Barsett
Vandertaktage
Sugpleion
Grain and Livestock Market Report from Chicago and Midwest
Market notes show weak demand for cattle and slow feeder activity in Chicago and Minnesota markets. Wheat futures open higher and close lower. hogs and cattle priced down amid subdued buying as analysts track New York and Midwest exchanges for near term trends.
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Chientge
Marvel
Cura
Odes Dy
Ite
Bepeste
Unis—Pebriary
Tebraary
Sky
Shun
Ihs
Reirnary
Chiergo
Meh
Thad Jones
Rough
Minnonpolis
Hobis
Sederdy
Newhard
Newbern
Bie
Ide
Pan
Aldoria Settlers Win Irrigation Rights Dispute
The Alberta settlers secured a final order granting the Spelighank irrigation district the right to use Elbow river waters. For years the issue split interests between the Cha hen Tyrigution company based in Within Toucoe and Syringbank settlers, who sought access to irrigation.
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Aldoria
Winnipeg
Toucoe
Syringbank
Minority Report Brief on Far Man Affairs Resolution
The Bayard Washington committee minority report notes dissent from the majority and states nothing in either appointive or apostolic matters. The report remains brief with no substantive alternative offered and no sustained conclusions.
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An Bebale
Bayard
Washington
Arkansas
Awe
Examination Finds Shortfall in Chadadia Building Association Books
Moura Jt Silped reports that an examination of the books of J. Moor, former secretary of the Chadadia Building and Lean association, shows a shortage of 14 dollars. Moor has left the country. his whereabouts are unknown.
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Moura
Centrala
J. Moor
Fle
Unclear Florida trip noted for Warner of Appleton Wis
Fragmentary report mentions Warner from Appleton Wisconsin spending time in Florida. Text refers to Tulsa or Jacksonville style confusion and a transfer to Appleton for something like a deliberate, but details are unreadable.
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Bled
Florida
Tacksonville
Mla
Bel
Springfield hosts state convention amid reception at Channel One
The message records that the Winoik AT and A state convention saw a reception at Channel 1 in Springfield with Joliuon of Springfield noted as president.
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Hesnion
Joluiion of
Springfield
Aha muttered Delilah in Detroit Tribune tale
A fragment quotes Delilah triumphantly muttering about odds on the Philistine team scoring a touchdown, with the line noting the odds 5 to 2. The passage references a Detroit Tribune context and uses archaic dramatic phrasing.
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Delilah
Detroit Tribune
Old Remedies and Odd Notices From The Paper
A jumble of text references teething remedies for babies, mismatched anecdotes about spouses and clubs, a stray sign on a fence, a Toronto notice about cows, Kidney and bladder health claims for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, and a stat about women telegraph operators in the United States.
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United States
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