Stolen Body Rumor and Pension Swindle Across Town
A report claims Private Henry's body was stolen by relatives aided by a woman in black, amid U S officers at a cemetery. Separately, a pension swindler Baker with six aliases was jailed for luring widows and daughters of soldiers, posing as a government officer to seize pensions. Also covered are Carter Harrison’s political clash in Illinois, a suspected suicide at Cataract House, Miss Runyon’s attempted self harm, the Conant murder trial in New London, and local brief mentions.
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New Yeak
Henry
Bee
United States
Tienry
Pittsnores
Baker
Wilkesbarre
Woah
Washington City
Skeleton Found in Shuts Solves Old Mysterious Murder
A 16 year old disappearance ends when a boy lowers a can down a shaft and recovers a human skeleton and a copper tobacco box. The box names John Ireland, a farmer who vanished after being suspected of killing his children. Accusations target Tompkins and Mrs Ireland, with Ireland's widow later dying and Tompkins leaving the country. Meanwhile New York refiners failed, with assets unclear, and a Wisconsin case ends in murder by strangulation unknown. Chippewa Falls bridges washed out, causing major disruption and displacing residents.
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Beaven Hex
John Ireland
Ireland
Tompkins
Newhall Tuck
John 5. Baker
Airl
Tuck
Falling Wall Injury At New Detroit Roller Rink
News reports a partial wall collapse at a new roller skating rink on Sec ond Avenue and High Street in Detroit. Eight workers fell to the ground, all injured severely. rumors spoke of fatalities, and a crowd gathered after the crash woke people blocks away with loud noises.
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Detroit
Second Avenue
High Street
Thomas Griffiths Injured at South Tredgar Nail Works
CHATTANOOGA Tenn September 13 While Thomas Griffiths an employe of the South Tredgar nail works was shiving a red hot iron bar several feet long Wednesday steals his hand slipped and he fel the bar which passed it his abdomen the flesh being charred He can live but a few hours Hood s Pa Sarsaparillas sharpens the appetite He Gen Ben Butler will speak in Erie early next month.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Thomas Griffiths
South Tredgar Nail Works
Land squatters face suits across public lands
Land Commissioner announces rigorous action against cattle ranchers fencing public domain without warrant. Officials intend to file suits in every case of possession without rightful claim as surveys of public lands extend from Colorado to neighboring territories.
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Wasmnisxeroy
Folger
Arthur
Coon
Geneva
New York
Washington
Garfield
White House
Long Branch
Commodore Bobley
Arctics
Capital
Germany
Lloyd and
White Star Steamship Companies
Treasury
Castle Garden
Cizneral George A Sharpe
General Sharpe
Grant
Davis
Mason
Marseilles
Floods Hit Chippewa River Area With Widespread Damage
A Eau Claire special reports Paint Creek overflow raising Chippewa River levels. Water floods Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls streets. Bridges on Wisconsin Central and Milwaukee and St Paul lines washed away. Half a million feet of logs float downstream. River towns face record flooding and property damage.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Juneau Creek
Chippewa
Eau Claire
Wisconsin Central
Tower
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Omaha
Eddy Mills
Fire at a Mine in Scranton Pennsylvania
A five o'clock fire at Pink Brook mines Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company destroyed the southeast section, boiler house, main breaker tower and shaft hoisting engine house. Firemen saved the fan house. Loss estimated at 50 000 with 35 000 to the breaker. insured. Andrew Davis fire boss crawled a half mile to escape.
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Scrasxtox
Pink Brook
Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company
Andrew Davis
Banker J N Squirer takes his life after crisis reports
Wasminctus September 12 reports banker J N Squirer, once lucrative in pay accounts, suicides at home at seven. Despondent by crisis rumors in New Jersey banking, he cut his throat with a penknife as wife was away. Coroner summoned. Lizzie Sheriff near Six Mile ferry is hopelessly insane, to testify in assault case, to be placed in asylum. Two more victims of the Japan works fire die as Brooktry reports.
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Carter Harrison
Mt. Pulaski
Commercial House
3. Hough
Chicago
Carter
Harrison
Calaboose
Allis
Carter Jarrison
T Ningwre Falls
NiaGana
Canfield
Falls
New York
Francis F. Taylor
Bethlehem
N. IL
the Sun
John McCumlough
Manhattan Beach
Brightor
Batimone
D. Willson & Company
Cros and
Chestnut Streets
Frederick Roeder
Ager
Louisvi Lie
Evans D. Alnut
Anchorage Lunatic Asylum
Alnut
McClanahan
Ballard
E. Miller
Evans D. Almut
Kentucky
Louisville
File
Charles Taschenbrecker
Erie
Auburn
J. N Squirer
New Jersey Bank
Lizzie Sheriff
Six Mile Ferry
Syracuse
N. Y
Dia
Brooktry
N. J
John Monahan
John Conway
Japan Works
A. C. Craign
In Chinese Waters and Global Tensions
Dispatches report the Russian fleet reaching Nagasaki to guard interests during French operations against China with detachments to quell Russo-Chinese frontier unrest. Emigration policy criticism by Earl of Rosebury at the Trades Union Congress warns of colonies’ independence and reduced home control. French fleet bombards Madagascar and new war declarations loom. Paris cites no war notice from China and diplomatic strains persist.
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Coenese Watera Loxpox
Hong Kong
Nagasaki
Japan
China
Korff
Ames
Thusais
Ameer
Kerganoff
Earl of Rosaberry
Trades Union Congress
Aberdeen
United States
England
Canada
Mahunero
Madagascar
Dudley
Park
Paris
United Press Today
M. Ferry
France
Chambers of Deputies
Atiral Courbet
Naples
Strvets
Loxpox
Foo Chow
Liverroot
Cardinal Manning
Haly
Lunacy Laws and State Law Conflicts Debate at Social Scientists
Advancement of Science Sanavoca September 12 reports Dr. D Mack Luke and Dr. Robert Daker discussing Lunacy Laws before the social scientists convention. Eugene Smith read The Conflict of State Laws. George W Cable of Louisiana spoke on the Freedman Before the Law noting continued denial of social equality despite two freedoms.
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Sanavoca
D. Mack Luke
Robert Daker
Social Scientists Convention
Eugene Smith
New York
George W. Cable
Louisiana
Social
Cable
Canadians Deserting the Expedition to Nile Service
Ottawa reports several Canadians enlisted for Lord Worsley’s Nile mission have deserted after receiving pay. Officers with Canadian life policies face insurer refusals. In Boston a baseball game ended early due to darkness with the Buffalos leading. Other scores include Philadelphia Coney Island 19 Philadelphia 24 New York Washington Pittsburgh Union and Narona Union 3. Providence games incomplete due to darkness.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Lord Worsley
Nile
United States
Boston
Bostons
Buffalos
Philadelphia
Conie Igo
New York
Detroit
New Yorks
Washington
Pittsburgh
Unione
Nardona
Unions
Providenes
Glevelands
Providence
Cinghwna i Aveta O
Cocina EL
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Pe. Q
Dunkirk
Farmer and Observer Publishing Co
East Secord ST
Evening Observer
Chautauqua Farmer
Saturday Evening Observer
Terence
Ouseaven
Pnd
Farmer and Sever Publishing Company
Telegraphic News
Golf
Buffalo
Observer
Associated Press
Hls. Martin
Dunkrk
Grant Ilendee
Fredonia
T. J. Duggan
Forestville
Foster
Weenfeld
The
Maurie Loeb
Third Street
Geo
Stanley
Beaver Treets
James Irving
Journal Building
Center Street
Krafet
Deer St
Pear
H. Egan
Grisswold
Jone
U. Egan's Groarer of Griswolls and Talcott Sts
Front Street
dDurkey
Prof
Harkins
Doreyad
Marper’s Magazine
Yibner’s Menay
Presbyterian Church
AB. Bridtey
Quack
Jous Laslein
McCarthy & Hayden
Asid
James McCarthty
Ahles G. Flayden
Gunkirk
Agg- 15
Yne China
McCarthy and Hayden
Uaual
McCarthy
China Mall
Fim
McCarthy & Monroe
Hasing
James McCarthy
China Mlal
Oswego PL
Monroe
Leopard
Dacron
Aniuire
Re de Christ Jaekle
Silver Creek
Aed
Newspap
PHS
Raachive
Telegraph
Miss Runyon
New Buunswick
Lillie A. Runyon
Atter
Maine
Bound Brook
Adolph Runyon
Conant
New Lonpox
Conn
William C. Casey
Malley Boys
William H. Shields
McClellan
Jae the Park
Tha Tris
Sugar Heliere Fair
Hurlburt & Livingston
Wall Street
Livingston
Crooklyn
Frank I. Platt
John A. Livingston
Cmcada
Peoria
Lamb
Hns
Ashland
Dennett
Mich
Mias E M. Waldock
Roxbury
Masa
Grand Trunk
Flint
Port {Uroothia State
Minneapolis
Port Huron
Ben. Butler
Eric
Daas
Poltjen Noten Lewistuwg
Robie
Bowron
Ninth Congressional District
Theodora Lyman
Cleveland
Poarsuorta
Eighteenth Congressional District
Luther F. McKinney
Manchester
Povonnerrsiz
Jorge Jones Emott
Supreme Court
Merchants’ [Ink
Fairkill Iron Company
Poughkeepole
Co of Appeals
Wisconsin
Narsow
Bi Meepere
Suieciden
Earl of Rosebury
Advancement of Science
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