Sad Domestic Tragedy Raises New Year Swiftly
A New Year tale from Havre Ind recounts Ira Smith shot by his nineteen year old son Clinton amid family trouble. Clinton fled but was later arrested, with the father dying from wounds. Separate dispatches report a Spanish nobleman stabbing a caregiver in Galveston, and a Philadelphia arrest linked to Abe Buzzard and John Lippincott over stolen jewelry.
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Contending factions clash over county clerkship in Mooresville
Violent political strife grips Mooresville WV as supporters of William Loeb and James Wilson vie for the county clerk's records. Loeb's son thrashed Wilson. shots fired, but a sheriff's posse and a mayoral order avert full battle. The siege leaves several wounded and fears of more clashes as pickets remain. In Calhoun County a terror reign surrounds Joseph's Mills with gang activity led by Ed and Moses Warner, resulting in beatings and a fatal New Year’s Day shooting. arrests made, but escape follows. Rev Dr Noah Hunt Schenck of St. Ann's Brooklyn dies from blood poisoning after a minor operation, eliciting tributes from Bishop Littlejohn, Rev Beecher, and other clergy. He was 59, leaving a noted Ohio connection through Pendleton.
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Desperate barn prize fight ends with McCloskey win
In a brutal London rules bout three miles south of town Jerry McCloskey a coal miner defeated Rosser Price of Wales by knockout in the tenth round amid blood and bruises. The $200 stakes drew a tense crowd as the bout concluded with Price knocked senseless and the sponge raised. New York dispatch notes Loch Leven trout eggs bound for hatcheries abroad and a surge in temperance organizing in Boston. Newark man Peter Beck dies after a stove accident following paralysis.
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Congress Debates Mexican Pension Bill and Inter State Commerce
The Week Ahead in Congress centers on the Mexican Pension bill and a flagship Inter State Commerce measure. Secretary Frelinghuysen is tipped for judicial appointment if Justice Bradley retires, while the House faces a crowded agenda with naval appropriations, conference committees, and private bills amid looming Senate debates.
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Frightful Accident at Magna Charta Mine Walkerville
At the Magna Charta mine in Walkerville on Friday three men James Tippitt John Bray and William N Bray were returning from a shift in a cage. Fumes from blasting caused dizziness and a bar was not lowered. The cage descended crushing two men while Bray survived kneeling and clinging to a bar. Tippitt aged 30 from England and Bray aged 19 born in Lambout Michigan died. Bray’s funeral held Sunday at three. Bray belonged to the Ancient Order of Foresters.
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Jealous New York physician shoots wife and himself
New York physician Dr Rodolph Fanszky attempted to murder his wife Frances at their Lexington Avenue home and then shot himself in the forehead. Mrs Fanszky wounded but not gravely. Fanszky unconscious and likely fatally wounded. He was a Hungary born doctor who came to the United States in 1868 and held city health posts before a hospital role. He and his wife, married eighteen months, had frequent quarrels over jealousy.
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Stricken Spain and Channel Squadron Prepare for Sea
Earthquake toll rises in Alhama region with 20 000 cattle killed and 400 bodies recovered as relief efforts begin. British Channel Squadron orders to prepare for sea with ammunition and unknown destination, amid reports of US plans and German-Congo tensions.
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Flood Buries Low Townside Areas and Rail Tracks
Severe flooding hits Port Deposit with water seven feet above low tide, submerging cellars and yards as ice breaks up upriver. Freight and passenger cars moved to safety. railway crews monitor rising waters and prepare to relocate more cars. Separate notes report seven men found frozen to death near Niobrara, Nebraska, amid a blizzard, and Mary Thompson Willard’s 80th birthday celebration in Evanston with widespread congratulations. Military mobilization looms as Fort Harts, Fort Riley, and nearby posts prepare to pursue Oklahoma boomers from Caldwell and beyond.
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