Tragic Hotel Suicide of Hiram Luchmonad at Metropolitan
Hiram Morris Luchmonad, twenty seven, son of A. B. Richmond, was found dead in his Metropolitan Hotel room with two self-inflicted wounds after breakfast. A pistol lay beside him and a suicide note addressed to his young wife and family expressed despair. His nephew James L. Morris reported the event, noting the victim had recently traveled from Meadville, Pennsylvania seeking relief from illness.
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Hiram Morris Luchmonad
A. B. Richmond
Meadville
Metropolitan Hotel
Hichmond
Mr. Morris
Semple
Piereu
Kerry
Staan
Morris
Richmond
Meadvillé
Quacking the Bloodhound in a Turbulent Landing
The article recounts a Southern voyage incident where a large bloodhound by the dock aroused bets and dares among passengers. A passenger daringly grips the dog’s collar and throws it into the river while the crowd watches, with the captain and crew amused by the spectacle. A separate note describes a medical mystery: a German child near Egypt Cranberry Township slips into a prolonged coma, baffling doctors after weeks of illness and nightly awakenings.
Terrible case of recovered child in convulsions and violence
A chaotic report describes a child revived after a near death scene with manipulation and electric shock attempts, followed by a separate violent shooting incident linked to a love affair. Ezekiel Henry pursued Mary Christman, leading to a pistol duel that wounded Christman, Moyer, and Henry, with Henry arrested at Lebanon awaiting result of injuries.
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Ezekiel Henry
Mary Christman
Henry
Miss Christman
Christman
Theamily
Mimi Henry
Lebanon
Isaac Javepe
Israel Moyer
Lai
Biaster
Christian
Moyer
Swope
Somelee
Miraculous Pictures At Chapel Draw Crowd In Kentucky
Report from Worthville Kentucky describes Dean Chapel hosting a miraculous display on church walls. Sacred scenes and apostles filled the rooms, with a vivid crucifixion case noted. After sunset the walls blackened and the images vanished, sparking a revival with many conversions and sanctifications. Local G A R members anticipate a large bearing contest in April in Lenais.
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Lubtyoulon
Worthviile
Ryv
Kentucky
Destine
Cethsenine
Dea Chapel
Hubert
Leneis
Angola
Tragic pistol accident at Bowes Inn ends in death
At John Cassidy's Bowery area home, Dennis Riley aimed a revolver at Celia Renney saying he would mesmerize her. The weapon fired fatally, killing Renney and wounding no one else. Riley, shaken, surrendered to police. prosecutors classify the act as second degree manslaughter due to negligence with potential imprisonment or fines.
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John Cassidy
Sixth Avenue
Bowes Inn
Dennis Riley
Celia Renney
Cassidy
Mary
Riley
Celia
Misa Renney
Jay
Rjy
Fifteenth Street
Captain Murphy
Prospect Avenue
Ansonia
Seventh Avenue
Miss Benny
Mrs. Cassidy
Miss Cassidy
Inn
Druggists Mistake Brings Death Of Three Girls In Kentucky
A Louisville special reports a fatal accidental poisoning in the Alsop family six miles southwest of Louisville. Squire Gif ford D. Alsop gave his daughters Grace Jessie and May a medicine he believed was rhubarb but was opium. May died, Grace recovered, Jessie remains critical. The store of Andrew Hawes kept similar cans and sold poisons without proper knowledge, sparking public outrage.
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Louisville
Squire Gifford D. Alsop
Grace
Jessie
May
Squire Alsop
Andrew Hawes
Salt River Road
Alsop
Hawes
Tramp’s Revenge Ends With Woman’s Quick Defense
A Dawson county farm near Springfield Mississippi article recounts a tramp seeking food and threatening revenge. Mrs King confronted the intruders with an axe when two men forced entry, injuring one and maiming the other as they fled. Mr King was away at the time and no arrests reported.
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Springfield
King
Dawson
Households and the Search for Domestic Help
The piece argues the scarce supply of skilled domestic workers strains families and ages wives. It advocates educating girls for service and proposes kitchen and housework schools or dedicated cooking caterers as solutions to reduce dependence on erratic cooks and ease household management.
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Isbor
America
Paris
Yonkers Citizen's Wife Vanishes After Domestic Row
Mrs. Crisfield, wife of Yonkers prominent resident Mr. Crisfield, disappears with their twelve year old daughter after a morning quarrel at breakfast. He reports no word and seeks divorce while a Boston clergyman oddly argues Eden lay near the North Pole.
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fYonker
N. Y
Join B. Cristied
Boston
North Pole
Nickel Plate Passenger Trains Timetable
The New York Chicago and St. Louis Railway announces updated passenger equipment with the latest appliances for safe, rapid, and comfortable travel at Chicago. Trains arrive at and depart from Union Depot on Van Buren Street. Timetable in effect December 16, 1863 and no further notice.
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Lakeville
Union City
S.m
Oil Cir
Olean
Oil City
Javineton
Hingua
Salamanca
Slopan
Salamennca
Warren
Gaive Irvinetin
Benve Ineton
Pittsburgh
Pullman
Pirgaburgh
Bufalo
Lost
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Orld
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Vermont
Ross Air - Ltd
Falconer
AKG
Woroas
Frewsbury
Fentonville
Bors
Ackley
Warrenburg
Irvineton
St Youngsville
al Pittstiell
Gariland
Egton
Storr
New York
Gime
Yatcher
Sundz
Mb Hue
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Darwin Thayer
A Lore Agee Spt
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Lindsay Noca
Chicago
Union Depot
van Buren Street
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