Explosion on Westfield ferry kills and wounds many
A boiler explosion on the Westfield ferry at Whitehall crowded with passengers sent the forward hold into pieces. The blast killed and wounded dozens, with 21 dead reported and 36 or more believed drowned. Fire, ambulances, and patrols rushed to aid as hospital crews treated scorched and shocked victims.
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A & Ele
Luke Gkba
Statén Téland
Westfield
Whitehall
Ullman
Shene
James
Center Street Hospital
Center Street
Sheriff Madden
Brooklyn
Battery
Ohn Mager
John Freeland
Harry Robinson
John H. Mathews
United States
Robinson
Stapleton
Staten Island
Patrick Finnegan
Patrick
Robert Crosson
Boiler inspection notes from Wearfield and Northfield
Report notes the boilers of Wearfield and Northfield examined on Thursday. Both appeared in very good condition. A duty start at 12 o clock noon relieved engineer Robert Brown.
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Wearfield
Northfield
Thareday
Robert Brown
Earthquake Triggers Camiguin Island Volcano Eruption
A London dispatch reports May 1 eruption on Camiguin Island near Misami. A subsidence swallowed homes forming a 1500 foot wide crater, engulfing 160 people, with smoke, ash, fire rains, and forest fires. The island, once home to 26,000, provided hemp for Manila.
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New York
Philippine Island
Camigts In
Misami’s
Catarmin
Camiguin
Manilla
Clean Out the Damned Dutch Mob Threat at Armory
A New York mob at the Fifth Regiment armory on Chester Street planned an armed raid. About 100 soldiers faced the crowd as cartridges were distributed. A leading man urged the mob to go to the Seventh Ward and “clean out the damned Dutch.”
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New York
Fifth Regiment
Chester Street
Prominent Tennessee Bank President Arrested for Counterfeiting
A well known Trenton Tennessee citizen and former Branch State Bank president was arrested for passing counterfeit money. Police found 1200 counterfeit Treasury notes in his baggage, causing a sensation due to his high social standing.
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Mung
Bs McGee
Trenton
Tenn
State Bank
United States Treasury
McGee
Riot During Arrest Ends With Death In Goldsboro NC
A violent clash erupted when a turbulent black excursionist was arrested and held near the guardhouse. About 1000 black individuals with clubs and pistols gathered at the Exchange Hotel and renewed a rescue attempt. Police repelled the assault, injuring whites and later killing one black man with two wounded.
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Goldboro
N.C
Exchange Hotel
Fire destroys Aurora silver plating factory
The Aurora silver plating factory, in operation for nearly two years, was totally destroyed by fire this afternoon. Total loss to the company is $25,000 with $10,000 covered by insurance. The building was owned by Mr Stolp.
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Aurora
Ill
Burglary at J A Butterfield’s store in Durand
Burglars broke into J A Butterfield’s shop in Durand on the 28th instance. They drilled the safe but departed after starting, taking a small amount of currency some pocket cutlery and a revolver. The same store was robbed five years ago of $8 000.
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Durand
J. A. Butterfield
Bank official arrested for counterfeiting scandal in Tennessee
A prominent ex-president of a Tennessee state bank, once regarded with high social status, has been arrested as a counterfeit, and authorities found a trunk full of bogus United States Treasury notes in his possession. The episode follows the Jeff Davis sleeping car scandal, underscoring a decline in Southern honor.
Young man accuses editor in libel suit over 1869 file
A youth visited an Oregon town editor to view his 1869 file. When the editor stepped out, the man took the file and used it in a libel suit seeking 5000 dollars. The plaintiff then recovered six and a quarter cents when, in turn, the accused victim charged him and had him sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary for stealing books.
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Oregon
Burglars Blow Open Wood & Hibbard Safe at Ularvard
Burglars entered the Wood and Hibbard warehouse in Lanvano Illinois last night and blew open the safe, taking about 1200 in papers and checks. A stolen 1000 check on Wood and Hibbard by L Lake had payment stopped. Tools used to enter the safe were taken from a neighboring blacksmith shop.
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Lanvano
Ill
Wood & Hibbard
Ularvard
L. Lake
Ku Klux attack on Vaughn ends in deaths
A group attempted to ambush Vaughn in Fitchburg Kentucky. They fired into Vaughn's room but he was awake. A volley from an upper window killed two attackers and wounded two others, who fled the scene.
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AsLeer
Vaughn
Fitchburg
Meng
Kks
Kerosene Aids Rust Prevention For Farm Tools
Kerosene applied with a moistened cloth to stoves prevents rust during summer and is useful for all iron farm utensils. Coat plows cultivators and similar implements before putting them away for fall.
New Way to Punish Bad Boys in Quiet Town
From Hardin Sentinel details emerge about ten juvenile offenders from respected families in Town Falls Town Hinebeth. Each boy confessed after individual questioning and the judge A A Wells laid a sentence plan: ten days at home, no gatherings, early curfews with parental passes, marshal enforcement, diet by bread and water, and a possible pardon after good conduct. Each boy received a copy of this sentence on card-board.
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Town Falls
Hinebeth
Hardin Sentinel
Wells
Truth of the Sleeping-Gar Story Established
Sworn statements of conductors on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad corroborate the Jeff Davis sleeping-card tale though the Pullman Car Company declines publishing due to Southern sensitivities. The account origins in Footeville commandant noted, with Trice the conductor still in place and no resignation requested.
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Pullman Car Company
Memphis and Charleston
Jeff
Davis
Footeville
Jeff ‘Davis
Louisville
Trice
Bocal Affairs and Fashion Notes From A Missouri Editor
An editor notes a forthcoming Charity communication and reviews fashion details. The piece mentions shoes named "Queen Mary" with a wide silver buckle and black silk bow, describing how wearers typically stumble on stairs.
Correction in Harvest notice at Yellow Creek Mills
The notice corrects the date for the Home Pic Nic event at Yellow Creek Mills from Tuesday August 3 to Thursday August 8. The change affects the scheduled gathering time and attendees should adjust plans accordingly.
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Yellow Creek
Lightning destroys Mulenix farm at Damascus county
Tust as we go to press we learn that the stable of Mr Mulenix at Damascus in this county was struck by lightning last Sunday evening and completely destroyed by fire. A wagon reaper and mower one hundred bushels of corn and farming implements were lost. Loss upward of five hundred dollars. No insurance.
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Mulenix
Damascus
City seeks farm amid growth and cold spring concern
A frugal buyer tours a farm offering in which the seller touts a cold spring as a potential drawback. The buyer rejects the deal upon hearing the spring’s reputation for harming crops last year.
Death of Little Kittie Ingalls in This City
The death of four year old Krrrre Ingalls daughter of Frederick Ge and Sophia F Ingalls occurred July 29 in this city. The obituary notes a bright promising child whose brief life brought joy to a loving home and frames the loss in religious terms, ending with consolation that she rests in heavenly school under Christ and guardian angels.
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Krrrre
Frederick Ge
Sophia F. Ingalls
Kingdom of Heaven
Freeport urged to build factories for growth
A historic plea argues Freeport should diversify beyond agriculture and railroads toward manufacturing. It credits existing mills and workshops and lists Woolen Factory Cultivator Works Reaper Factories Hoop Skirt Factory Wagon Shops Foundries Churn Factory Planing Mills Pump Factory Beet Sugar Factory Steams Printing House and more, urging establishment of Shoe Factories Knitting Mills Iron Mills Plow Factories Car Shore to keep pace with neighbors. The speech closes with a call to action to move ahead or fall behind.
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Freeport
Apy Meana
Opera House Ayérs Pictorial Exhibition Draws Praise
A pictorial exhibit titled American and European scenery including a voyage across the Atlantic and a Rhine river sequence meets with great success. Washington views and the Europe voyage are highlighted as popular, with the show billed as one of the best. The entertainment repeats tonight for the last time with admission at 25 cents and 15 cents for children.
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Ayérs
Atlantic
Ocean
Rea
Washington City
Europe
Rhine
Germany
Sheep Visit City Clerk In Oddlicensing Tale
Our City Clerk on the Engine House’s second floor received a Saturday call from two sheep owned by Mr. Zartman. They reportedly squeezed past walls and the clerk, then left after a brief formal visit. It’s rumored they sought a license for sleeping at the First Presbyterian church entrance.
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Zartman
1St Presbyterian Church
Crowden Bros Ginger Beer Delivers Quality Supply
A reader praises Crowden brothers for their ginger beer, noting strong daily delivery and high quality after repeated tastings. Encourages continued supply to customers during the summer season.
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Crowden Bros
Reverend Gilbert Settles as Pastor in Marshall City
The Rev. 8. B. Gilbert of Marshall Michigan accepts a call to become pastor of the Baptist church in this city and is to begin his charge next Sabbath. Gilbert previously led Mendota's Baptist church for nearly fourteen years and is welcomed back to Illinois with hopes his residence will bless the community and church.
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B. Gilbert
Marshall
Mich
Baptist Church
Gilbert
Baptist Church of
Abyssinian stretch supplants Grecian bend in fashions
The piece notes that the Abyssinian stretch has overtaken the Grecian bend among fashionable women. It is expected to be a short trend, with the Madagascar flutter and Bijian sprawl waiting to be adopted as successors.
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Madagascar
Capron man contracts scurvy like pig wash spreads disease
Abner Scott of Capron New Hampshire washed a pig with skin disease described as scurvy. During the cleaning some wash touched him and his entire body now shows the same disease, per report in the Helvidere Northwestern.
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Abner Scott
Capron
Clever boy tests sum with dinner twist
A smart boy returns from college and argues that two plus one equal three. He points to a roasted chicken and asks if the first and second pieces make three, prompting his father to resolve the joke by sharing the pieces. The father says the boy can have the third for dinner.
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Gar
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