Fires Ravage Cumberland Md and Galena Md in 1900s style
Cumberland Maryland suffers a major blaze in an alley behind the McKalig block on Baltimore Street. Six buildings on Mechanic Street and seven on Baltimore Street destroyed, with total loss near 250000 dollars. Separate fire at Galena Maryland destroys twenty frame buildings valued at 25900 dollars, including W L Hyland and W L Woods stores.
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Cumberland
Cumberland (Md
McKalig
Baltimore Street
Liberty
Mechanic Streets
Baltimore
New York Clothing Company
Chas, White
Dry Goods
Thos, Coulchan
Groceries
Sterns
Mechanic Street
Hebb
Washington
Pittsburg
Martinsburg
Frederic
Frostburg
Parkersburg
Myersdale
Bedford
Vireo
Galena
W. L. Hyland
W. L. Woods
A. Lyons
Pine Bluff
Ark
Newport
Samuel Crosby
William Gray
Lewis Mitchell
Waco
Ala
Mark Association
Louisville
Jug Tavern
Sameer
Crosby
Walnut Ridge
Star
Montreal
McKeesport
Electric Light Company
Duquesne Electric Railway
Citizens’ Electric Railway
Mid
A. R. Sutton
Sutton
Hoe
Hig
Multiple 19th Century Disasters and Political Moves Highlight Eastern News
A string of 19th century reports details tragedies and upheavals across states. A Wilkes-Barre boy perishes in a house fire, while Chicago grain operations see familial suits. Mine disasters in Shamokin claim ten lives and leave many missing. Fires devastate Higgins House in Bradford with extensive losses. Political shifts emerge as friends of Senators Hill and Murphy gain influence in Albany Argus. Amid these, a New Jersey slave company registers a $4 million capital, and execution looms for Buccheri in Reading.
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Ratrna Shotwelll
Wilkesbarre
Wroiliam P. Brooks & Co
Boston
New Bedford
Mass
Textile Trades Council
Senators Hill and Murphy
Albany Argus
Cleveland
American Slave and Cooperage Company
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Pietro Buccieri
Mercy
Reading
Alice B. GeorLey
Philadelphia
Samuel L. Clayton
Higgins House
Bradford
L. L. Higgins
Appointments of Envoys to Latin America and Asia
A list of diplomatic postings and promotions includes McKenszie of Kentucky named Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Peru, Baker of Minnesota to Nicaragua Costa Rica and Balv, Young of Georgia to Guatemala and Honduras, Edwin Dun of Ohio to Japan, Reynolds of Pennsylvania as Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Maxwell Jr. of Ohio as Solicitor General, Hall of Georgia as Assistant Attorney General, and Shaffer Virginia to Stratford Ontario, Williams Missouri to Vera Cruz, Pendleton Maine to Prctou, Stephan Illinois to Annaberg, Townes Virginia to Rio de Janeiro, Meeker Ohio to Bradford, and Eus tis Louisiana to Paria Second Secretary.
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Interior
Cyrus Bussey
Lawrence Maxwell, Jr
Ohio
Charles H. Aldrich
John L Hall
Georgia
George H. Shields
United States
L. M. Shaffer
Weave
Virginia
Stratford
Ont
Harrison R. Williams
Missouri
Vera Cruz
M. P. Pendleton
Maine
Prctou
Theodore M. Stephan
Illinois
Annaberg
William T. Townes
Rio de Janeiro
Claude Meeker
Bradford
Newton A. Eustis
Louisiana
Legation
Paria
Paris Rumor: King of Dahomey Claimant in Lunatic Asylum
Reports say Prince Bismannex deteriorates with insomnia and neuralgia as the French Ministry resigns after eleven weeks over liquor taxation. A well dressed man claiming to be Joan of Arc’s son demanded to see President Carnot at the Elysee and was declared lunatic after saying he was destined to be king of Dahomey.
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Prince Bismannex
Chamber of Deputies
Carnot
the Elysee
Joan of Arc
Paris
Dahomey
Africa
Combine forms among leading typewriter firms in country
Reports indicate 81x major typewriter companies are forming a combine with $20,000,000 capital. Other items note Dominion knitting milla potential alliance, resignations by Sir Charles Troten over a French treaty ratification failure, American students attacked in Bolivia, smuggling of opium by the Haytien Republic steamer, Vanderbilt plan for a 19 hour New York to Chicago flyer, suspensions of Bo urge and Chaffey with suspected defalcations, bar iron tests at Charleston Navy Yard, and KG Des Cos weekly trade review highlighting increased distribution of goods and a cotton export uptick in Europe.
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Dominion
Charles Troten
England
Bolivia
Haytien Republic
Treasury
Vanderbilt
New York
Chicago
Bourge
Chaffey
Northwest
Charleston Navy Yard
Navy Yard
KG. Des & Cos Weekly Review of Trade
Europe
Week's Important Occurrences In Indiana State News
A survey of events covers deaths and injuries from accidents. indictments of Peru businessmen for selling tobacco to minors. White-capping arrests. a fatal fall at Gaar, Scott & Co. in Richmond. a botched foundry burn and other industrial incidents. church revivals. government actions on rail grants. water works in North Manchester. and a roundup of patent grants to Indiana inventors.
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William Drake
Marietta
Roger
Wabash
Montgomery County
Crawfordsville
William Balayd
Mitchell
Peru
Perry County
Fletcher Valentine
Gaar, Scott & Co.'s
Richmond
Tre South Bend
Dedford
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Carter Harrison
Kansas
St. Louis
Wight
Toledo
James Lannon
Lake Shore
Rick
Supreme Court of the United States
Brotherhood of Promotive Engineers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pack Saddle
Samuel Snowden
P. S. Williams
Altoona
Srm
D. E. Anton
Derry
Hrantlinger
Mahan
G. W
Brown
Walbridge
London
Lilla
John Cooke
San Francisco
Queenstown
Frank Denny
Hla
William Jackson
Elgin
Mildred Jackson
Elkhart
Louis Schilling
Kalamazoo
Mich
Ind
Nathax Sruayx
Crawford County
Nastaarion
Lake Erie
Doxry
Anderson
St. Vault
Minn
Hishy
National Conservatory
San Francsco
Mariverot Laroren
Jackson
Kelly
Minnesota Senate
Donnelly
Ewing Dent
Tl. H. North & Co
Kartsas City
Dent & Pogcott
Ossinors
Great Northern Coast Line
Edmonds
Wash
Robert Baker
Charles Rode
Frank Iatty
Paul
Peter W. Peksonx
Omaha
Dick” Gifford
Robert Waring
Makashka Manufacturing Company
Bt. Joseph
Avi McCarty
Pueblo
Col
Charles Languame
J. M. Hardin
Heart River
Mandan
N. D
Heart
Manan
Lord Leslie
Mississippi
Leslie
Kansas City
William J. Thompson
Duke of Gloucester
Gloucester
N. J
Mise Joli
Brooklyn
N. Y
Indian Territory
Thompson
Pioneer Lead and Zinc Mining Company
E. Ross
Sttll
Portland
Oregon
Effie Clark
Hazen
Southern
Cape May County
Choly Ak
Cork
MIT
Indiana
Supreme Court
Frankfort
North Manchister
Wabash County
Adjutant-General
Indiana Legion
R. J.mckee
Hiexny Piersox
Second Street
Vincennes
la Torre
Henry Stray
Goshen
Lowman
Henry Yesler
Seattle
A. H. Vlummer
Wabash Heirs
Yesler
Plummer
Allen C. Brantingham
Nordyke & Marmon Company
Indianapolis
Mills
Harry A
George B. Kendrick
John M. Cramps
New Albany
W. C. DePauw Company
Andrew Krieger
E. C. Atkins & Co
Samuel J. Murray
National Card Company
David Myers
North Manchester
Yaalah Knightingale
Evansville
James R. Sturgeon
Clarence B. Wisner
Lowell
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