Steamer Longfellow Sinks After Pier Collision Near Cincinnati
The Longfellow of the Memphis and Cincinnati line struck a Chesapeake and Ohio Rail bridge pier in fog near Cincinnati, broke in two, and sank with cargo. Twenty five to thirty aboard were missing or dead. list includes David Aldridge and Captain John L. Carter among others. Rescue efforts rushed as crews fought swift currents and wreckage.
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Longfellow
Memphis
Cincinnati
Chesapeake and Ohio
New Orleans
David Aldridge
Cleveland
Anderson
S_.W. Awl
Dayton
Ohio
Kentucky
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Hercules Cartel
Sinke
Awift
Rver
Hayward Found Guilty in Catherine Ging Murder Trial
Hayward sentenced by jury after verdict of guilty for murdering Minneapolis dressmaker Catherine Ging. Trial details show jurors reached verdict minutes before 2 pm, with Judge Smith presiding. The case recounts Ging’s three mysterious carriage rides before her death near Lake Calhoun last December.
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Minneapolis Gambier
Catherine Ging
Blarry Hayward
Minnepolis
Thas
Siaith
Smith
Kobler
Neil McNeil
Goowman
Goosman
Avery
Grant Street
Wee
Ging
Scar on ankle saves man from hanging in Missouri
Walter Bryant, a New York born youth with a facial scar and a unique ankle scar, nearly faced execution in St. Joseph for a murder he did not commit. Sheriff Turner of Red Willow County, Neb., identified Harris’s distinctive ankle scar, proving Bryant’s innocence and averting the gallows.
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Walter Bryant
St. Joseph
Bryant
Springfield
Thomas Harris
John McDowell
Harris
Santa Rosa
Cal
Ile
Sheridan
Wyo
Little Rock
Ark
Atchison County
William Turner
tIlven
Red Willow County
Neb
Turner
McDowell
Notable Errata and Quotations in European and American Figures
A collage of brief misstatements and whimsical remarks about Henry Villard Berlin Dean Hole Anna Shaw George Kennan Tweeddale and other figures. Mentions include Casimir-Perier McVook Slewerina Labriola Bernaud and Ke Wheeler Wilcox with notes on style, education, art, and real estate in Cleveland.
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Henry Villard
Berlin
Dean Hole
Senator Murphy
Washington
M. Casimir-Perier
Anna Shaw
D. D
George Kennan
Siberian
Riot Ends As Governor Veto Fight Rocks Capitol
Scene in the State House as revolvers flashed and chairs tore free during a riot over a bill to replace Custodian Griffin. Myron King, the governor’s secretary, was injured and dragged through the crowd while police failed to stop the melee. Speaker Adams finally adjourned the House as the veto was torn from King.
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Bolons
Adams
Park County
State House
Myron King
Matthews
King
Griffin
Adama
Fire and Labor News From Various U.S. Locales
The report notes a Port of Spain fire loss of 5 million dollars. George Iren Idaho elected senator Idaho. Al Kinney killed by boiler explosion in a Michigan mill near Hilledale. A Brewton Alabama area cyclone wrecks two dwellings a school and a church. 100 Government print shop workers laid off in Washington. Postal Telegraph and Cable plans 5 million dollar stock suit. Flora Indiana business district burned for 100000 dollars. Three fourths of 700 Wilson Woolen Mills workers in Trenton, New Jersey strike.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
George I. Sheep
United States
Iren Idaho
al Kinney
Hilledale
Mich
Brewton
Ala
Washington
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Flora
Ind
Wilson Woolen Wills
Trenton
N. J
Meing Tea Preparation Among Laos Gleans Noted Use
Among the Laos in Sieo district the chewing of meing is common and valued for fatigue relief. It is prepared from Assam tea leaves by steaming two leaves, bundling them, and burying the bundles for about fifteen days. The product keeps for two years or more and resembles uses of tea in other regions.
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Laos
Sieo
Assam
Longienic Fare and the Hygienic Family
A boy asks for better food as the family explains they are vegetarians and hydropathists who live hygienically. The father asserts their lifestyle is proper, noting their plain meals of bread potatoes dried apples and water. The boy laments wishing for a different upbringing.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Giant Ceylon Palm and Umbrella Magnolia Leaves
The Ceylon palm yields leaves up to twenty feet long and sixteen feet wide used by natives for tents. The umbrella magnolia from Ceylon has leaves so large that one leaf can shelter fifteen to twenty people.
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Ceylon
Rheumatism relief with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
A historical remedy advertisement urges sufferers to avoid swearing and seek Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for rheumatic pains. It claims to expel the rheumatic virus and relieve kidney malaria dyspepsia constipation neuralgia and bilious concerns, presenting the tonic as a comprehensive family medicine to keep on hand.
Russian court official to stay through coronation event
Count Woronzoff Dochkoff, a valued Russian official and key czarist ally, remains in office at the new czar's request to oversee coronation ceremonial and manage the czar's private property which yields about 10 million dollars annually.
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Woronzoff Dochkoff
Man's Inhumanity Measured by Washer Choice
A commentary notes that cruelty touches many, but the author argues it is greatest in men who permit their wives to wash on a washboard or buy cheap washers instead of a Hacker Washer, urging readers to see an advertisement in another column.
Christian Endeavor Convention 1805 in Boston Under Low Nickel Plate Rates
Kindness binds society and a 1805 Christian Endeavor Convention will be held in Boston. Nickel Plate Railway offers lowest round trip rates with flexible routing. Visitors can enjoy Chautauqua Lake Niagara Falls Thousand Islands The Rapids of the St Lawrence Saratoga Palisades of the Hudson and the Hoosac Tunnel at no extra charge.
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Christian Endeavor
Boston
Mass
Chautauqua Lake
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Rapids
St. Lawrence
Saratoga
Palisades of the Hudson
Hoosac Tunnel
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity and Vitality
The advertisment claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood, boosts vitality, and aids nerves. It cites testimonials from Utica residents praising cures of impure blood and various conditions, asserting the medicine strengthens body and steadies nerves.
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Hood
Fanniz E. Pakwarp
Utica
N. Y
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Paris
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Indiana
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