Devastating storms sweep towns from Chicago to New York
Dramatic weather events strike many locations on July 19 20 with cloud bursts wind and rain. Elk River timber and farm losses mount while race tracks and buildings flood and rail lines suffer washouts. Kilrain and Donovan cases stir city headlines as Sullivan's boxing money shapes up.
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Cuarieston
W. Va
Elk River
Peon
e@ View Park
Cuiiaco
Chicago
Pxsarico
Wis
Odd Fellows
Neisonvile
Hocking Valley
Logan
Cincuownati
York Street
PaRgErRscure
Kanawha
Ohio
Tucker
J. K. Bailey
Avrona
Mich
Churchill
Coxmans Bus
Georgesville
Detective Norris Seeks Arrest Warrants For Kilrain Opponents
In New York Detective John T. Norris arrives at Tombs Court with a governor’s requisition for Charley Mitchell and Mike Donovan. He aims to arrest Kilrain’s foes linked to the Sullivan bout while denying plans against Sullivan, Kilrain, or Muldoon. Norris then travels to New Orleans with promises of a safe passage, sparking mistrust among Kilrain’s party.
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Norris
New York
Charley Mitchell
John T. Norris
Tombs Court
Lowry
Mississippi
Mike Donovan
Kilrain
Sullivan
Muldoon
Party
New Orleans
Mitchell
Donovan
Justice O'Reilly
Barrmorer
Jake
Canadian Woman Charged With Husband Poisoning
In Conovry Ontario the coroner's jury found George Breeze died of arsenic poisoning after five nights of torture. Breeze's ten year old daughter testified that his wife used rat poison. The wife was arrested after the verdict.
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Conovry
Ont
George Breeze
Brighton
Breeze
Major steel price cut by Carnegie Phipps Co
Carnegie Phipps Co will slash steel plate prices to six dollars per ton with equal cuts on other products. The new gliding wage scale, signed by workers, takes effect January 1 and bases wages on steel prices from the prior three months, likely causing large wage reductions. Firms resisting the Amalgamated Association’s scale protest.
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Preissunc
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Amalgamated Association
Embezzlement Scandal Shakes Lebanon Ohio
Lebanon Ohio July 20 The county auditor Al Graham vanished and overdrawn accounts by 50000 while the county treasurer is in default for 13000. Officials believe more arrests follow and total embezzlement may reach 250000 as taxes and bills go unpaid. Graham was a popular local figure.
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Lebanon
al. Graham
Graham
Port-au-Prince in Frenzy Amid Civilians and Foreign Threats
A Port-au-Prince dispatch dated July 7 reports outbreaks of violence as Hippolyte attacks outworks and farms. Legitime drafts every rifleman while the war minister executes prisoners. Foreign vessels threaten, with US naval force and British and Spanish ships ready to intervene. Communications with the consulate are by signaling system, and allied ships hesitate to depart.
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New York
Port-au-Prince
Hippolyte
Legitime
United States
St. Nichols Mole
Boiler Explosion Kills Three Workers at Columbus Planing Mill
At 8 30 this morning a boiler at the R B B Stone & Co planing mill at Blue Island and Hoyne exploded. Jefferson King Albert Dollar and Fred Beynell were killed. a dozen workers were burned or cut. The building was wrecked and nearby windows shattered. Three to four freight cars were toppled and burned. A separate fire later gutted the German Furniture store room in Columbus, threatening the block and causing extensive damage. Several businesses and a bank were affected. insurance will cover losses.
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Careaco
Welock
R. BB. Stone & Co
Conumbes
German Furniture Company
Wid Manufacturers’ Bank
Chas, Augustus, Ierchant Tailor
Glock & Talbnadee
Wohlebenn & Co
WO. Randall
Himddiboo & Smith
Schwartz & Schwenker
Ulrich & Bell
Dreadful Whitechapel Murders Stir London Panic
London readers are shaken by a brutal Whitechapel murder attributed to Jack the Ripper. A middle aged woman was killed with a throat wound and deep abdominal gashes. police cordons and searches continue while suspects are questioned and released. A later report details an arrest for suspicion, with a confessed killer claiming prior crimes, and a fresh murder near London Bridge.
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London
Jack the Ripper
White Chapel
Castle Alley
Ripper
Monroe
Metropolitan Police
Charles Warren
Lonnox
Jack-the-Ripper
London Bridge
St. George’s
Wiliam Brodie
Eviction Threats Loom as Wisconsin Miners Strike
Miners in Spring Valley face eviction after 100 families, about 500 people, are ordered from company housing. Sheriff and posse to enforce. In West Scracuter, a general strike erupts with over 600 workers demanding 1.75 per day from 1.50. Docks at St Paul and Pacific see clashes under police protection. militia to arrive today.
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Strina Valney
Spring Valley Coal Company
Sheriff
Henderson
St. Paul and Pacific
Break in gas pipe endangers occupants of city tenement
Twenty five residents of a three story brick tenement at 443 Forty third Street escaped severe asphyxiation after a basement gas leak filled the building. A top-floor resident Miss Rice awoke suffocating and woke her parents and others, allowing a doctor to revive all.
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Chncaco
Forty-Third Street
Ms. Rice
Explosion on Union Pacific Locomotive Near Toursa
A boiler explosion on a switch engine hauling a flat car train near Toursa Kay injured several, fatally wounding fireman James Dalton and likely fatally injuring engineer R T Seaward. The blast tore up 150 feet of track and scattered cars and debris across the embankment.
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Toursa
Kay
Union Pacific Railroad
James Dalton
R. T. Seaward
Nso
Dervish Leader Vows to Conquer World and Resist Surrender
In the House of Commons Hon Edward Stanhope received a communication from General Greenfell in Egypt. Mart-el-Jami, leader of the Dervishes, replies that his force is vast, that he is sent to conquer the world, and refuses to surrender while urging Greenfell to surrender and promising protection if so.
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Lexpos
House of Commons
Edward Stanhope
War Department
Greenfell
Egypt
Mart-el-Jami
Dervish Lealer
Tam
Misccellaneous Telegrams Prompt a Spate of Notables
A digest of brief items: Herbert Oliver, a New York London diamond broker agent, vanished with 2500 dollars in gems. Emperor of Brazil escaped a shooting in Rio Janeiro. various crimes, murders, and notable deaths across cities from New Jersey to California, with legal rulings, executions, and sensational local incidents.
Deer Park headquarters the likely summer base for President Harrison
President Harrison plans to base official operations at Deer Park for the summer with cabinet members called as needed and occasional visits to Washington. Mrs Harrison reportedly slightly indisposed, and Eveline Bragg wed Eugene Bisbee in Baltimore.
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Harrison
Deer Park
Eveline Bragg
Thompson Opera Co
National Theatre
Eugene Bisbee
Baltimore
W. B. Richie
Lima
Ohio
Calvin
Brice
Washineton
William Ruel
Tennesee
Knoxville
Tenn
William A. Richards
Wyoming
Boetus H. Sullivan
Dakota
Chas. H. Cornell
Nebraska
Valentine
Neb
Edward P. Champlin
Cheyenne
Martin J. Wright
California
Visalia
Cal
John A. McBeth
Colorado
Denver
Robert L. Freeman
LeRoy Grant
T. J. Buford
Oregon
Siletz
John P. McGlinn
Washington Territory
Nesh Bay Agency
D. J. M. Wood
Ponca
Pawnee
Otoe
Marine Hospital Service
United States
Charles C. Austin
Alabama
Alphonso Patton
Kansas
Julian Pauncefote
Great Britain
Blaine
Lord Salisbury
M. M. Hurley
Indiana
Treasury
J. H. Franklin
The
John IF. Esconbach
Cincinnati
Charles M. Levy
San Francisco
James J. Dickerson
Texas
Milton C. Elstner
Louisiana
Franklin B. Moss
Massachusetts
Barnstable
Mass
William Gaston Henderson
Mississippi
Ilinois
Crefeld
Henry C. Fisk
Vermont
St. Johns
Quebec
Jasper P. Bradley
West Virginia
Southampton
Eugene O. Fechet
Michigan
Piedras Negras
Archibald J. Sampson
Paso del Norte
Horacean Pugh
New Castle
Jos
G. McPheeters
Bloomington
Ind
Halford
Baltimore and Ohio
Feud Between Simpson and Houghton Families Rages in Alabama
A morning clash in western Alabama between the Simpson and Houghton families left two Houghton partisans dead and several wounded. The Simpsons, seeking refuge in an old barn, were attacked by officers led by J. B. Houghton. Deputy Sheriff Morgan was killed and Houghton fatally wounded in return fire, another Simpson was killed, and officers withdrew without arrests. A messenger requested a sheriff’s posse as more bloodshed was feared. Five Houghtons and three Simpsons have been killed in the three year feud. The two families are among the county’s wealthiest residents.
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Binatina Han
Alt
Simpson
Houghton
Houghtons
J. B. Houghton
Simpsons
Morgan
Lost Air Ship Mystery Shrouds Brooklyn Flight
Fears rise for Professor Hogan after an ascent from Brooklyn in Campbell’s air ship. Tuesday reports of balloon sightings and a possible crash drift in as officials and backers also vanish, sparking concerns over premature launch and safety lapses.
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Mogan
Brooklyn
New York
Hogan
Campbell
Puovipeter
Rel
Buzzard Bay
Vineyard Sound
Phelan
Caprice
John Burrell
Enterprise
Seats Collapse at Bristol Circus Exhibition in Mimroro
At W H Bristol Co circus in Mimroro Mass a west side seating section collapsed with 600 people plunging down. A second collapse of the reserved seats injured hundreds slightly. officials blamed wet ground and crowding for the failures.
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Mimroro
Mass
W. H. Bristol & Co
Dry winds devastate crops in Dakota and drive emigrants away
In Grafton North Dakota July 20 extreme north Dakota faces dry hot winds destroying crops and forcing famine like conditions. Emigrants arriving from Souris country report settlers leaving their lands to drive cattle to timbered areas. Some families subsist on potatoes and turnips amid scurvy and hardship while a starving English emigrant family reportedly killed and ate a young colt. The Canadian northwest crop is said to be annihilated and depopulation may follow as farmers seek other regions.
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Grafton
Dak
Dakota
Boundary Line
Canadian Northwest
Souris
Turtle Mountains
Lane's Family Medicine Promoted as Free Trial Sample
An advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine discovered in the Rocky Mountains by Dr. Silas Lane. It claims to cure constipation and various blood liver stomach and kidney troubles and offers a free sample from druggists. Also notes a Goshen city contract with Western Electric for a 25 lamp dynamo at $10 000.
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Lane
Rocky Mountains
Silas Lane
Goshen
Western Electric Company
Numerous Local Accidents Leave Several Injured and One Dead
A string of incidents last Thursday in Pittsburg and Plymouth harmed several residents. B F Carder injured his arm on a passenger train. Oscar Davis and George Reidmiller suffered foot injuries at a warehouse. Charley Myers died instantly from a shotgun accident. Mrs Barr nearly died after ingesting medicine meant for her baby. a Calhoun Street child had a finger crushed. and Mrs Brunson faced charges after police brought her to jail following a living situation controversy.
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Pittsburg
B. F. Carder
Montgomery Street
Oscar Davis
George Reidmiller
Johnstown
Davis
Reidmiller
City Hospital
Riedmiller
Taylor Street
Stemen
Plymouth
Charley Myers
John Streeder
Myers
W. J. Barr
Mr. Barr
New York Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Organized
A meeting at Plymouth formed the New York Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad with capital 1 500 000 shares 1500 at 100 each and 15 directors. The 134 mile line from Fort Wayne to Chicago is set. Officers are Col John Lee president Joseph A Funk vice president O M Packard secretary M W Simons treasurer. Next meeting at Lakeside Park August 1 to order a survey and advance the project.
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Fort Wayne
Chicago
Plymouth
John Lee
Crawfordsville
New York, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Allen County
Allen Zollars
Whitley County
E. L. Barber
H. B. Whittenberger
John Holderman
Kosciuski County
J. A. Funk
H. S. Biggs
A. T. S. Kist
Marshall County
M. W. Simons
O. M. Packard
J. K. Lawrence
Porter County
H. B. Brown
D. E. Simons
Mark L. DeMott
Lake County
Augustus Wood
Montgomery County
John A. Lee
Col. John Lee
Joseph A. Funk
Lakeside Park
Quiet Wedding Unites Councilman Vordermark and Millie Wilkinson
Councilman Henry P. Vordermark and Millie A. Wilkinson were quietly married last Thursday night at Mrs. Wilkinson’s Walton Avenue home. Rev. C F Kriete officiated the Salem Reformed ceremony, conducted without fanfare.
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Henry P. Vordermark
Millie A. Wilkinson
Walton Avenue
Eighth Ward
C. F. Kriete
Salem Reformed Church
Vordermark
Board of Equalization
Iste Justice of the Peace
Sentinen
Marriage Notices From The Potter and Hambrock Families
Last Wednesday at 9 West street Miss Sarah Potter married Edwin Gillette an engine inspector on the Wabash railroad Rev Dr Moffat officiating The couple left for Cincinnati and other points The ceremony was quiet with few relatives present Thursday at 3 o clock Zion Lutheran Church Henry Grentzenbach worker at Buss works wed Miss Sopha Hambrock The couple will host a reception that evening with over 150 guests and many presents Tak Sextiner offers congratulations to all involved.
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West Street
Sarah
P. L. Potter
Edwin Gillette
Wabash Road
Dr. Moffat
First Presbyterian Church
Gillette
Wabash
Cincinnati
Carr Potter
St. Paul, Minn
James Crawford
Mid-letown
Ohio
Zion Lutheran Church
Henry Grentzenbach
Buss Works
Sopha Hambrock
Fred Hambrock
Jane Street
Juengel
Tak Sextiner
Suspicious visit reported at Harrington block
Last week Officer Wahrenburg checked a room in the Harrington block occupied by Mrs Anna Brunson and found John Hammil from the floor below with her. The circumstances were deemed suspicious as details were reported to
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Wahrenburg
Harrington Block
Anna Brunson
John Hammil
Monastery stay for Mr W Walters at St Meinrad
Regular city resident Mr W Walters plans temporary residence at St Meinrad monastery in Spencer county Indiana. He praises the college building describing its cut stone four story design and hollow light well. He notes a chapel exhibition hall with stage and full apparatus for dramatic shows.
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W. B. Walters
North Carolina
St. Meinrad
Spencer County
Walters
Anton Arens Ties Rope and Ends His Life
Anton Arens, about fifty, lived at 52 Lasselle Street. Thursday at about 1 pm he hanged himself with a clothes line in the barn. Despondent over recent unemployment, the act appeared premeditated. Coroner Kessler ordered the body to Peltier's morgue. widow and several children survive.
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Anton Arens
Lasselle Street
Arens
Kessler
Peltier’s
Postoffice Inspector to Probe Monroeville Post Office Trouble
Postoffice Inspector J. King from Cincinnati arrived in Monroeville to investigate the dispute over the postmaster position held by Hugh Stewart. The visit aims to thoroughly sift the ongoing quarrel that has energized local Republican factions.
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Postoffice
J. Dbd. King
Monroeville Ponte
Hugh Stewart
Monroeville
J. D. King
Cincinnati
City
Wayne
Morse Installed as Wabash Master Mechanic in City
The city welcomed Frank Morse as the new master mechanic at the Wabash shops succeeding W. B. Morris. Morse, 25, formerly led a road shop in Denver and is son of the late J. B. Morse. He will assume duties around August 1. O J Willson declined the post. Also reports from Bluffton’s gas well show a top dry gas with no oil or sulphur, output expected at 3,000,000 feet per day, exciting Balbec residents.
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Morris
Frank Morse
Denver
Col
Morse
John B. Morse
J. B. Barnes
Senrinen
O. J. Willson
Bluffton
Indiana
Carnell
Balbec
Centlivre Brewery to rise anew after devastating fire
The Centlivre brewery will be rebuilt on the former site of the fire damaged plant with a larger scale. Fifty men began clearing debris on Friday as an architect is hired to prepare plans for the new buildings aiming to make it a leading brewery in the country.
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Ture Sentinel
Centlivre
Mrs Robertson nearly drowns in arsenic mix up
Last Wednesday evening Mrs Robertson wife of Colonel R. 8. Robertson took a dose of arsenic mistaking it for medicine. She was saved by rapid medical aid from Dr Proogler Dr C B Siemen and Dr Buchman. The piece urges using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for summer ailments. Sold by George H Loesch and Fred Hoham.
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R. 8. Robertson
the Sentinel
George H. Loesch
Fred Hoham
Fort Wayne and Shelbyville News Note on Rail and Gas Plans
Dr C A Robinson cites Fort Wayne progress and the Indianapolis Sentinel lineage while Shelbyville prepares a gas pipeline expansion with fourteen wells and a forty nine mile line. Rail shop contracts and a $200000 city subsidy are approved pending completion. State charities inspection reports seventy county inmates with seventeen deemed insane. Grand Army men protest a railroad snub and skip the encampment.
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C. A. Robinson
Magnificent Monthly Journal
W. D. Page
Daily News
Shelbyville Daily Democrat
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Gazette
Tas Fort Warne Sentiven
William Fleming
Europe
Chicago Times
The
Sentinel
Shelbyville
State Board of Charities
Champion Slugger John L. Sullivan Passes Through Pittsburg
John L. Sullivan the world heavyweight champion rode the Pittsburg train toward New York last Tuesday evening at 7:40. A Sennivern reporter spoke with him in his private car and he spoke of Chicago and New York, dismissing fear of arrest and commenting on Governor Lowry. He avoided talking about Kilrain and had little ceremony during departure from Illinois.
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John L. Sullivan
Pittsburg
New York
Sennivern
Chicago
Lowry
Kilrain
Sullivan Party
John
Illinois
Fort Wayne
Deputy Chancellor Meegan Leads New Catholic Renevent Legion Council
Deputy Supreme Chancellor Thomas Meegan returned from Unionity Indiana where he organized a thriving Catholic Renevent Legion council in Indiana. He praises the council’s intelligence and character and predicts a bright future for this healthy local unit as the legion grows in northern Indiana. The notice also previews similar organized groups as beneficial to the community. The Deaths: Louis Johnson, 18 months, died from spasms. funeral at St Peter's Catholic church. Mrs Catharine Duechner, 74, died at Cedar and Maumee avenues. funeral at 9 a m from St Mary’s church. she leaves two sons Henry and Barney Wageman. Anna Subkofsky, five months, died at 42 John Street.
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Thomas Meegan
Ind
Meegan
O. B. In
Indiana
Legion
Serntiner
Louis
Henry Johnson
John Street
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Catharine Duechner
Cedar and
Maumee Avenues
Tig Idem
St. Mary's Clip Church
Henry
Barney Wageman
Anna
Henry Subkofsky
Woman's Modesty Ad Promotes Favorite Prescription
An 1880s style ad urges women to use Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for disorders of the female system. It stresses modesty and offers a money back guarantee if the medicine fails to satisfy. Local and period tone underscore credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
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