Wreck near Shreve Ohio Kills and Injures Many Rail workers
A deadly train wreck near Shreve Ohio occurred when train 8 and 75 collided and derailed. Fire destroyed two mail cars, a smoker, one passenger coach and three freight cars. Dozens injured or killed including postal clerks and firemen. wreckage burned, water scarce, rescue by wrecking trains. Passengers diverted to Pittsburg arriving late afternoon.
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Shreve
Smith
E. Hammond
Geo
Mann
HS. “Allen
DE. Reese
Tess ‘Pattersons
A. E. Glenn
Espyville
Penn
Alliance
Ohio
A. Bradly
Frank ‘Burke
Joseph
Ade
G. Starker
Pittsburg
Rhodes
Mahoningtown
W.H. Brown
Huntington
Ind
M. Armstrong
Noblesville
Ernest
Millville
N. J
Lucox
Massillon
I ‘Ta
Caac
Nait
William
Brown
Wreck at Shreve Leaves Twelve Dead in Ohio
Report from General Superintendent Watt states no more passengers missing after wreck of train No. 8 at Shreve Ohio. Bodies identified include Mrs F Shealy and Miss Annie Campbell of Bucyrus. Six more victims cremated. funeral set for Bucyrus. Coroner inquest reveals sleep at siding contributed. New Mexico reports first rainy season in four years.
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Watt
Pennsylvania Company
Shreve
Ohio
F. Shealy
Bucyrus
Espyville
New Mexico
Jail Birds Flight Escapes Seven Prisoners in Monroe County Jail
Recussion New York Sept 24 seven notorious inmates escaped from Monroe County Jail after cutting a window and using a saw to reach the yard. Guards found empty cells and dummies left in beds as the men scaled a fifteen foot wall to flee. Names include Tear Gardner Day Davis Smith Crawford Colbrook and others facing burglary robbery larceny and assault charges. The sixteenth regiment remains on duty at Homestead per Adjutant General Greenlaid and General Wiley.
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Recussion
N. Y
John Cawthra
Monroe County
Clarence Tear
Tear
Cawthraat
Davy
Tears
Eugene Day
No. 4
Richard Gardner
Robert Colbrook
Jask Crawford
John Davis
No. 25
John Smith
No. 26
Lyons
Canandiagua
Michigan
Garnder
James Crawford
Bracing Up Homestead Strikers Gain Confidence
Homestead Pennsylvania September 24 lockout workers receive first benefits from the Amalgamated association. Nearly ten thousand dollars paid out boosting morale and signaling strong odds of victory. No desertions noted and some skilled workers return as the mill’s monthly payroll reaches about fifty thousand dollars.
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Homestead
Amalgamated Association
O Donnell Denied Bail in Pinkerton Detective Murder Case
In Pittsworth Pennsylvania on September 24 Judge Porter refused Hugh O Donnell's application and ordered him to remain jailed until trial for alleged complicity in the murder of Pinkerton detective J W Klein. Few spectators were present at 9 40 this morning as O Donnell was brought into court.
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Pittswore
Criminal
Porter
Hugh O'Donnell
J. W. Klein
Pinkerton
O’ Donnell
O'Donnell
Immigrant Camp Leaves as Cholera Fears Ease
At Camp Low Saxpy Hook New Jersey on September 24 the morning bulletin reports improved fever cases and many Immigrants fit to leave. Normannia passengers and several cases are sent to hospital or discharged. Over 500 depart for New York as New York health board reports no cholera cases. Grimsby Hull quarantine measures urged for infected ports.
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Saxpy Hook
N. J
Rugia
Normannia
Domiz
George Starr
John E. Moore
United Press
New York
Health Board
Loxnox
Ezeranza
Hamburg
Hull
Grimsby
Cholera Deaths Rise and Fall Across Cities
Reports from Sr Petersuure Hamrune Havre Caur Low Saxpy Hook and Vancouver on Sept 27 note fluctuating cholera activity. New cases and deaths are reported at multiple ports while some vessels face restrictions and transfers to Ellis Island.
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Sr. Petersuure
Hamrune
Havre
Caur Low
Saxpy
Rockefeller to retire from Standard Oil operations
John D. Rockefeller, famed Standard Oil magnate, plans soon to retire from all active business with the Standard Oil company due to failing health and a preference for charitable and educational work. The firm will stay largely under William and Frank Rockefeller. Rickards: Blaine and Bar Harbor notes indicate campaign movements and winter plans.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Standard Company
William
Cleveland's Letter Accepting Democratic Nomination 1892
Grover Cleveland's letter to the Democratic national convention affirms his adherence to prior positions on tariff reform, public finance, and the role of government. He argues for fair taxation, honest money, civil service reform, and education, while opposing protectionist excess and special interests, promising a steady course if elected. The message, dated Gray Gables September 26, 1892, emphasizes patriotism, national unity, and duty.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
Toseu
Wwee Wigan
Gustowsaks
National Democracy
Nicaraugua Canal
Hough
Gray Gables
Poisoned Milk Sickness Hits Dixcrxxatt as Three Die
Seventy five people fall ill after drinking blue tinted milk in Dixcrxxatt Ohio. Wm Healy Emily Healy and Wm Burns near death at City hospital. Several victims bought milk from Elm street grocery or from milk wagons. Health officers and doctors confirm arsenic in the milk. Dairies Richard Thielmans and Thale Brickneg’s in Avondale implicated. arrests expected.
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Dixcrxxatt
Ohio
Wm. Healy
Emily Healy
Wm. Burns
Eva Conners
Longworth Street
Elm Street
Rose Barker
Lillie Bowen
Anne Walker
Tillie Sticklander
Longsworth Street
Richard Thielman
Avondale
Thale & Brickneg's Dairy
Progress whaling bark sink near Rush Street Bridge
Cinvaco September 24 report states the whaling bark Progress sank in the Chicago River near her dock by Rush Street Bridge shortly after 3 PM. Witnesses say there were many women and children aboard but casualty details remain unclear.
Deaths and Injuries From Railway Disaster at Convoy
John Sollinger, Pittsburg road brakeman, dies after leg amputation at St Joseph hospital following a wreck near Convoy Ohio. widow, widowed mother, and engaged marriage loom large in the sorrowful report. Also notes multiple local deaths including Mrs Mary A Randall and several others with brief causes and funeral details.
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John F. Solinger
St. Joseph Hospital
Convoy
Ohio
John F. Sollinger
Ohio City
Sollinger
Dixon
Too Much Morphine A Hotel Death And Poison Near Miss
A man named George L. Thomas, a morphine user, stayed at a hotel and appeared lifeless from an overdose but revived after medical care. He later took another dose and fled by train. A nurse at Mrs Smidt’s home accidentally gave carbolic acid instead of fever medicine, nearly killing her until an antidote saved her. Bohemian workers return home from America over tariff fears. Mrs Calvin Woodring reports recovery from consumption after faith based treatment.
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George L. ‘Thomas
Wasp
Thomas
Thomas Stretched Out On the Bed With the Glassy Stare of Hies
de E. Miller
Warsaw
Carreras
Jacob Smidt
Es Street
Smidt
Hicke
Vienna
America
Bohemia
Calvin Woodring
Muncie
Woodring
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Saga
Cieverann
Bradley
Conklin
Rochester
Greenlaid
Wiley
John DB. Rockefeller
Richard Troker
Tammany Hall
Blaine
Bar Harbor
Sweors
Bisine
Washington
Cleveland
Camprica
John Sollinger
Mary A. Randall
S. K. Randall
Avilla
Edwin Randall
Noble County
Perry A. Randall
George W. Seavey
K. Randall
Fort Wayne
Giher
Louis Mohr
Weat Wayne, Street
Harriet Taylor
John Taylor
Henry Taylor
Hamilton National Bank
Arthur G. Henderson
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Chester Darnell
West DeWald Street
Henry Harber
Bellevue
Brotherhood of
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Julia Begley
F. Witte
Clara
Henry Schwartze
Fairfield Avenue
Agnes Mc- Keag
William Mc- Keag
Bliss Ellen
Mins
Agnes
H. Newell
Boggs
Magdaline Pranger
Henry Pranger
East Wayne Street
Ervin
Wm. Menze
East Washington Street
Mozasmus
Albert L. Kikly
Croup
Bertha M. Hunt
John L. Weaver
Marasmus
Sarah Sixbey
Wm. D. Hartcuff
Louis Allen
John S. Pointsett
Bertha Leinker
Neasly
Perseus
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