Boiler explosion at West Bay City kills five men
A boiler blast at the Russel Bros box factory in West Bay City Michigan instant killed five men and mortally injured two others. The dead include George Fount John Brown George Calcutt John Riddlebach and Charles Round. The injured are Charles Dodge and an 18 year old boy. The blast shattered windows and scattered debris over 500 feet as 5000 workers swarmed the scene.
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Russel Bros
West Bay City
Mich
George Fount
John Brown
George Calcutt
John Riddlebach
Charles Round
Charles Dodge
Empress of India Arrives. Port Arthur Quiet Amid War
Victoria reports Empress of India docking with Yoko hama news to December 7. Port Arthur calm as army rests and navy clears torpedoes. Chinese fire damage to Port Arthur fortifications is slight. Japanese losses in engagements from November 19 to 29 totaled 26 killed and 2382 wounded. Chinese forces attacked Kinchow garrison during the Port Arthur assault but Japanese defenders held. Japanese correspondents recount brutal Chinese atrocities, corroborated in detail, fueling revulsion and revenge among troops.
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Kinchow
Explorer Missing Near Tiburons Island Gold Mines
A Hermosillo special reports a hunting party seeking Tiburons Island gold mines has lost Redyard Flores. Despite searches, he remains missing after reportedly being separated from companions and possibly abducted by the island’s cannibal tribe the Semstrdhins. The report notes that two California newspapermen were killed and eaten by the same Indians about a year earlier.
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Hermosillo
Mexico
Tiburons Island
Othe Island
Redyard Flores
California
A Foolish Quarrel Claims Two Farmers Near Eldon Iowa
Two farmers Ambrose Dougherty and George Hofman die from a quarrel after attending the County Lyceum. While crossing a bridge each claimed to go first, a dispute escalated into gunfire. Hofman, 18, is fatally wounded with a gunshot to the groin, Dougherty fatally shot through the lungs. Dougherty leaves a family. The incident occurred three miles south of Eldon, Iowa.
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Eldon
Iowa
Ambrose Dougherty
George Hoflman
McGlynn Recapta The Times Says He Is No Longer An Apostle
The New York Times reports that Rev Edward McGlynn has recanted all doctrines that led to his excommunication. His probation ends December 23 and Archbishop Corrigan is expected to assign him to a parish soon. A friend quotes McGlynn as stating the change is complete. Debs Will at Once Up to Prison. Eugene V Debs and ARU members will accept the penalty without appeal and go to Cook County Jail immediately.
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Father McGlynn
New York ‘Times
Edward McGlynn
Debs
Chicago
Eugene V. Debs
American Railway Union
Woods
Cook County
Jor
Jack Forshaw
Leslie Weppb
Abe Winsor
Bowie
A. T
Forsythe
Eugene Weir
San Francisco
Mexico
Byron, Coburn
Gorham
JoHor
James W. Miller
Miller
Gallus Mueller
Creeden
Lexow Committee
New York
Down Town
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Mount Veredon
Eugene Voobs
United States District Court
Hingis
Inclhana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Republic
Guindilupe
Olfficeia
Kings County
New York City
Ploerner Moore
Ton
Moore
Pittsburg
Horace Steele
Painesville Savings Bank
Cleveland
National Water Purifying Company
New Orleans Water Works Company
Swansea
United States
Baltimore
Newport News
Europe
Ilinois Board of World's Fair Commissioners
Frank Rowley
Mary 7
Duffy
Elyria
Tlenry Duffy
George W. Brandt
Conrad Taney
Lake Avenue Union Church
Cincinnati
T. L. Stevens
Lexington
Charles H. Smith
Chicazo
Attempt to Wreck a Train Near Wilkesbarre Pa
An attempt to wreck the Buffalo express on the Lehigh Valley Railroad occurred at Horton’s switch near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Most passengers were asleep and shaken but unharmed. Investigators believe the incident was deliberate.
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Lehigh Valley
Hlorton's Switch
Wilkesbarre
Crime and catastrophe fill uneasy headlines across states
A stream of grim reports follows a January stagecoach robbery near Bowie A T with ten year penitentiary terms for three men. Tornadoes flatten Forsythe Georgia. church and homes damaged and injuries reported. Vigilant crime news includes burglaries killed drug clerks lettered by shooting and a bank murder attempted.
Obituary notices and world events from a late 19th century paper
W M Connor of Indianapolis and W B Simpson of Holden Mo died from wiref compared to their friends. John Worthy of Chicago died in New York after an operation. Obituaries list multiple figures in Erie Stillwater Kalamazoo Detroit and more. Stevenson of Samoa death and biographical notes appear amid diverse notices on politics war sugar trade and peace efforts.
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W. M. Connor
Indianapolis
W. B. Simpson
Holden
John Worthy
Metropolitan Pevated Road
Chicago
New York
Erie
Nathan Barnes Greeley
Horace Greeley
Stillwater
Minn
Rudolph Lehbmicke
Kalamazoo
Mich
Robert Louis Stevenson
Isead
Apia
Samoa
Edinbursh
Seothand
Nova 18
Bank Failures and Regional Economic Shifts Spark Alarm
The Commercial Bank of St Joseph Missouri collapsed with liabilities of 270000 and assets of 325000. Kearney National Bank Nebraska closed doors with liabilities of 125000. Dunn's Review of Trade cites November payroll statements from thousands of manufacturers in 1803 and 1892 showing a 15.2 percent rise in total payments versus last year but an 18.3 percent drop against 1892. Employment up 10.2 percent from a year ago yet 8.6 percent below 1892. average earnings up 4 percent from 1803 yet 14 percent lower than 1892. Some industries show more work than 1892, others less. Demand and prices uneven. total business volume slightly above last year but well below capacity. Car companies plan to form a Honew company to challenge coal operators in Kansas City with a 2 million capital, consolidating smaller firms under Captain Kaitlin as manager of Missouri Pavle Coal Company assets.
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Commercial Bank of
St. Joseph
Kearney National Bank
Kearney
Neb
K. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Dunn
Nansas
Taeve
Honew Company
Capitoul
Gaspany
General Sates Attices
Karmsas
Kaitlin
Missouri Pavile Coal Company
St. Louis
Market summary of cattle hogs and grains across major cities
Chicago to New York markets list cattle hogs and grain prices with mixing quality. Prices show shipping cattle around 3.75 to 6.00, hogs varied by grade, wheat No 2 red and corn No 2 white noted across multiple cities including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Buffalo Milwaukee and New York.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Caittle
Hustling Hoosiers: James M Barrett Leader in Indiana Politics
An obituary of Indiana political life notes Senator James M. Barrett of Fort Wayne as a rising Democrat and lawyer with Morris Bell Barrett Morris. It traces his career from his 1876 poll-raising speech to a 1846 Allen County Senate victory, highlighting his long campaign activity and role on prison committee in the 1887 State Senate.
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James M. Barrett
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Morris, Bell, Barrett & Morris
Sixth
Charles A. Munson
Allen County
J. B. White
Congress
A. A. Chapin
Superior Court
State Senate
Barrett as Indiana Senator Shaped Reform and Street Law
A historical summary notes Senator Barrett of Allen County as a key figure in 1887 1889 Indiana politics. As chair of the Prisons Committee he exposed mismanagement at Jeffersonville prison prompting resignations and a push to shift director appointments to the governor. He led judiciary efforts on the Australian ballot law and school book trust battles, authored the Barrett street improvement law, and earned praise from the Indianapolis Sentinel for leadership and reform advocacy. Barrett later chaired the Allen County Democratic Central Committee and served as County Attorney.
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Jeffersonville
Senate
Indiana
Barrett
Indianapolis Sentinel
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Allen County
Schoolbook Trust
Indiana General Assembly
Democratic Central Committee
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Collinsville
Ala
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Texas
Eliza Sinnot
Daniel van Otten
Brooklyn
John R. T Luntington
Citizens’ State Bank
Council Bluffs
BF. N. Hayden
Stephen Cromwell
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
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Sayden
Cromwell
Dundee
Ind
Charles Berry
Addalla
N. Y
Berrys
van Leuven
Dubuque
Tennessee
Memphis
Daniel M. Robertson
New Bedford
Mass
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War Department
T. W. Morrison
Colorado
Washington Dispatch
Weat
Sugar Trust
PD. Armour
Nelson Morris
Swift
Germany
Denmark
Department of Agriculture
Universal Peace Union of Washington
France
Alsace- Lorraine
Alfred I. Love
Philadelphia
House of Representatives
Cockrin
Yeas
Treasury Department
England
Navy
H Mowgate
Sir John Thompson
Royal Humane Society of London
Express
Charles F. Rayyanard
Rat Portage
Winnipeg
Manitoba
M. Davis
M. Black
Lake of the Woods
Vicente Caudra
Nicaraagua
Pedro Chamorro
Baroness de Rothschild
Frankfort House
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Anbrym
New Hebrides
Great Britain
Shan-Tai- Kwan
China
Sultan
Turkey
Japan
Logansport
R. M. Dillon
Greencastle
Itema Scorrsnine
Gosnen
Oulbans
Diamonn Plate Glass Company
Kokomo
Vincennes
RK. C. Ginabririu
Muncie
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