Paris Exposition and boom hints shape 1893 plans
The column cites shortages of sailors in the navy, real estate doubling in New York City every eight years with about 40 000 vacant lots, and a Boulanger revolution beginning in Paris. It notes new South banking growth, Cuba self government limits, global population growth, possible planetary annexation, race demographics post Civil War, and the Paris Exposition globe exhibit as a key lesson for New York’s 1893 display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New-York
New York
Haytts War Ends in Haitian Capital After Surrender
General Hippolyte victorious as Legitime concedes after declarations of French aid fail. French minister offers asylum aboard a cruiser, mob violence flares then subsides under US Navy oversight. Port-au-Prince calm returns with Seaward Majesty and KergImmed cruiser in harbor. Estimated dead under a thousand. property damage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haytiia
Hippolyte
Legitime
de Sesmaisons
France
Paris
Legitine
de Peerya
Lage
Iame
A Ghérardi
United States Navy
Majesty
Kerg
Port-au-Prince
China Counts Population in Curious yearly Census
The narrative notes a yearly population count in China where families must compile lists for the imperial tax house. It cites last year’s total as 879,383,500 inhabitants and describes the counting method and administrative process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Call for English law change on prisoner self defense testimony
The London Law Times urging reform notes the Maybrick case and argues prisoners should be allowed to testify on their own behalf as in the United States. The New York Sun backs the view, saying justice is best served by granting the privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybrick
London Law Times
The
New York Sun
Nevada's tax burden cited as draining population and wealth
A Philadelphia Record critique calls Nevada a "dried-up dwarf" among young states and asks where the elixir is to renew its life as taxation pressures grow and prosperity wanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Philadelphia Record
Boston Navy Names and Fate of Five Cruisers
The article notes Boston as an unlucky naval name with five U S cruisers bearing it. It recalls three disastrous fates: one captured by the British at Charleston, another burned in Washington in 1814 to prevent capture, and a third wrecked on Eleuthera in 1846.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hametslyi
Charleston
Washington
Eleuthera
Salomon
Legitimae
Legitime
Port-au-Prince
Hippolyte
Mirebalais
Graposeline
Legitimo
M. de Lesmaisons
Ippetite
Marchandle
St. Michael
St. Marc
Gonaives
Time
Hwee
Adm Gherardi
Sensational crime talk echoes across cities and time
The piece notes how death by action and imitation fueled by sensational press echoes from 19th century cases like Jack the Ripper across American and European cities. It mentions Memphis and its public schools geography, a river port link, and suggests widespread public hysteria fueled by graphic reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Memphis
Jdm
New Orleans
Angie Ryd
Porto Novo Claim On Africa Target Head Of Potentate
A Porto Novo figure declares vengeance against Africa by aiming not at mere action but at the head of the potentate, signaling a bold but unspecified plan in a violent assertion. The statement underscores a potential confrontation or strike at high authority without detailing methods or consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pts
Africa
Porto Novo
Struggle in Hayti and Americas News Summary
Chronicle of Hayti’s turmoil with Louis Etienne Salomon’s rise and fall as dictator, Legitime’s rebellion, key battles, blockades, and city sacking. Also notes on assorted U.S. crimes, accidents, politics, and foreign events including Europe, Cuba, and industrial news.
Operator Blunder Triggers Fatal Parkersburg Crash
An accommodation train and an east bound Baltimore and Ohio official train collided between Petroleum and Silver Run in West Virginia after wrong orders. Both trains at 35 mph on a sharp curve. several killed or fatally injured including engineer Rowland and passengers Fletcher Bailey and Manley. Hunter and a colored porter suffered severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Petroleum
Silver Run
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Sneer Layman
Ioe Rowland
Kil Hee Hah Eméti
James Fletcher
John Bailey
Hunter
Manley
Montreal boy crushed by litho factory accident
George Prendergast, a Sobiston Lithographing Co employee in Montreal, had two fingers crushed in machinery. After mishandled amputations and a failed medical response, he died within half an hour. Students accused of assisting the botched procedure were arrested awaiting coroner’s inquiry amid a heated family confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Prendergast
Sobiston Lithographing Company
Montreal
Canada
Montreal General Hospital
Ene Seage Mn
Sonsu Ting Ph Srr
Starvation in Egypt Reports Dead and Cannibalism
The report details extreme famine across Egyptian towns including Kwartoum Kestala Tokar and Hagen on the Nile in Upper Egypt with twenty deaths daily and survivors eating the dead as aid efforts struggle to reach affected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kwartoum
Kestala
Tokar
Hagen
Nile
Upper
Multiple Disasters and Political Moves Reported Across States
A集rief compilation notes drownings on Camp Lake Wisconsin and a fatal wreck at Montgomery Lud. Other losses include Crews killed by slate fall in West Virginia mines, a major brewery blaze in Fort Wayne, and notable deaths of figures in Georgia, Iowa, and Montana. Political shifts feature Harrison White House movements and North Dakota GOP nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Johnson
Peterson
Camp Lake
Wis
J. C. Lyons
C. W. Psaly
Montgomery
Watts
Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles Ruhl
Martin Thomas
Lawrence Overly
John Gleason
Henry Kentz
Dewey
Huntington
Swint
Praesent Harrison
Halford
Miller
Rusk
Deer Park
Indianapolis
Washington
Frank Morris
John Heil
James O'Brien
Brodie Morris
Charleston
W. Va
Connellton Coal Company
Fayette County
E. Parsons
United States
Savannah
Northampton
Mass
Colfax
Cincinnati
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Rome
Adolph Brandt
Atlanta
Eldora
Iowa
L. F. Wisner
George
Wisner
Hardin County
Bro Revavup
Purvis
Miss
North Dakota
Tyler
Farzo
John B.ray
Grand Forks
Booker
Ermbina
Fluttie
Trails
Corliss
Baltimore
Yellowstone River
Montana
William Mahoxe
Republicans of
Virginia
Norfolk
Tax Department closure linked to Watts death in Carlisle
The Tax Department of Agriculture was closed following the death of Commissioner Watts during the Gess administration. Seven members of the House of Representatives are in custody of W. Mobley, clerk of the Elections Committee. Bonds purchased by the Treasury totalled $177,624,800 as of August 17, 1689, with further costs noted. The Argentine Republic’s Charge dAffaires in Washington has invited U.S. participation in a cartic ulal Society event in Buenos Aires, running April 20 to May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Watts
Carlisle
Gess
W. Mobley
Committee On Elections
Indiana
Treasury
Serena
Argentine Republic
Washin
United States
Sens Ayres
Acre
Diphtheria Scourge Strikes Moscow Ohio Town
The State Board of Health reports a fierce diphtheria outbreak in Moscow Clermont County Ohio. About two weeks before the notice there were twenty six cases and several deaths. Since then twenty more cases and many deaths followed amid public panic and calls for medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Moscow
Clermont County
Ohio
McKibben
Minister shoots after egg provocation in church town tragedy
Neola Iowa pastor Rev D Helmrick shot Earl Palmer in Neola after Palmer, a Coun cil Bluffs suitor to Ells Porter, faced opposition to their marriage and an egg attack followed by a deadly revolver blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Helmrick
Methodist Church
Neola
Iowa
Earl Palmer
Council Bluffs
Palmer
Ells Porter
Fateh Ond
Helmrick
Notable Figures Across Nations and Times
A jumble of brief notes cites Vor Moltke's promotion to colonel and Constantine heir to the Greek throne, alongside comments on Haraison's hearing, Tur Sultan's age, Siamese royal education in England, and Jay GouLp's real estate holdings in St. Louis. mentions of emperors, governors, poets, and scholars mingle with curiosities about a Farragut son and a Swiss intellectual, all framed in a rapid-fire lifestyle reportage tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Vor Moltke
Haraison
Tur Sultan
Turkey
Fever Sons
Siam
England
Jay GouLp
St. Louis
Czar
Russia
Constantine
Evarts
Europe
Forbi Beth
Shah of
Persia
New England
S. Cox
Oregon
Robert Breve Wilsox
Kentucky
Thomas A. Episox
Krupp
Essen
Germany
S. L. M. Barlow
New York City
Jay Gouth
Delaware County
New York
Farragut
Za Attin
Sdolo
Noted desperado McCarr hanged in San Antonio
In Texas, Joe McCarr, famed desperado, was hanged in San Antonio for the murder of Sheriff McKinney. Reports also note a fairmont vermilion county fire destroying West Side, with losses around $30,000 and various other national updates including political moves in Montana and Utah depredations in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McCarr
San Antonio
Texas
Sheriff McKinney
Fairmont
Vermilion County
Montana
Anaconda
Tra Power
Helena
Harlan County
Kentucky
Circus Train Wreck Near Potsdam Kills Horses and Camels
The second Barnum and Bailey train wrecked about two and a half miles east of Potsdam New York on the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg line. A broken axle caused six cars to derail and two to telescope. Twenty four ring horses and two camels died. Elephants survived. Loss estimated near 40000 dollars, with day’s Montreal receipts around 15000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potsdam
N.Y
Barnum
J. A. Bailey
Montreal
Igi
Flood Victims in West Virginia Valleys
Flood victims endure harsh weather as a recent cloudburst swells the Slate, Tucker, Tygart, Lee, and Sandy valley creeks from Limestone Mountain. Many families remain huddled in cold, sparse shelter, facing ongoing suffering and uncertain relief prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slate
Tucker
Tygart
Lee
Sandy
Limestone
West Virginia
Theneb
Quadruple execution at Tombs prison shocks New York crowd
Four condemned murderers Patrick Packenham Ferdinand Carolin James Nolan and Jack Lewis were hanged at the Tombs early morning in a tightly policed spectacle. Packenham Nolan confessed before swinging, while Carolin and Lewis faced death with defiance and prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TERN
Giavies
Carolin
Lewis
Caroline
Iit
Packenham
Nolan
Henry Carlton
Charles Giblin
Madeline Goetz
Ferdinand Carolin
Bridget
Stanton Street
Patrick” Packenham
New Orleans
Margaret
West Twenty-seventh Street
James Nolan
Emma Buch
Second Avenue
Jack Lewis
Alice Jackson
West Third Street
Fatal breach at Spring Lake reservoir near Fishville
A dam burst at Spring Lake in Cranston fifteen miles from Providence injuring property and drowning three people Mrs Greene Tew aged sixty Mrs Hawkins aged ninety and Mrs Tew's seven year old son. The flood spread along the Pawtucket River prompting evacuation before subsiding. The 1887 Pawtucket Valley Company dam held about 35 million gallons across eighteen acres of reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Lake
Fishville
Cranston
Providence
R. I
Pawtucket
Toshnani @nvw
Yean
Greene Tew
Hawkins
Pawtucket Valley Company
Youngest North Carolina killer Henry Winford to hang
A twelve year old boy Henry Winford aged twelve is reported doomed to hang in Salisbury North Carolina on October 25 for a burglary and assault on a widow in Rowan County last March. He entered through a window and stole jewelry before being captured. The case notes the boy's youth as a factor in avoiding lynching. The report also mentions Knights of Pythias at Eagle Lake Indiana and a separate item about school election tax returns showing more women in school offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayti
Louis Etienne Salomon
Saven
National Assembly
Sareioene
Port-au
Salomon
Cuba
France
Paris
North Carolina
Henry Winford
Salisbary
Henry
Baseball Glories and Legends From Early Boston Era
An eclectic 19th century writeup discusses baseball stars and games in Boston, touching on players like LovisyI Lex, Sameer Deav uche Hoy, and Hartt era figures. It mentions New York and Pittsburg teams, historic leagues, and early batting leaders, with notes on fielding perfection and a Home Run emphasis. The piece weaves in manager antics, player futures, and the long memory of early baseball, including references to Glasscock and Grorge-Warriar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovisyi Lex
Boston
Ray
Burpock
Hartt
Bix
Pittsburg
Wen
ST. Lovis
Uta
Deav Uche Hoy
Yorke
New Yorks
Carrary Inwik
Leshan Wine Wrere Pirgi
O Ion
Hines Abas
Robinson
St. Louis
Washington
New Yor
Saturdar
Menee
Bostons
Hart
Glasscock
Press Brush
Americ Association
Fin Tucker
Burns
Lyons
Orr
Holliday
Larkin
O'Neill
Hamilton
Red Stockings
Atlantics
Brooksatter
Reds
Fen
Jost
Pereeste
Isccesesseees
New York
Fliladelphia
Mt Hicapo
Govind Tet
Longest Fast on Record Ends with Robert Marvel’s Death
Robert Marvel, nearing eighty five, died after a sixty seven day fast in Marion County. He abstained from food though drank small amounts, remained largely torpid, and suffered severe emaciation. Born October 7, 1805 in Susqueh County, he was a former sailor and became known for the record fasting case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Marvel
Marion County
Seketta
Aiea
Sustee County
van Pntiene
Tanner
Also Mentioned on This Page
South
New York News
Spain
New York Herald
Haytts
Black Republic
Legitimé
Cronin
Hamburg
Ely Rely
Eve Ar
Ain
Frep A. Bannire
Mindietown
Penn
Charles H. Carpenter
Philadelphia
Swatara
Middle
Mat Mary Fns
Ennai Jueata
Stallwaye Ge Ie Agha
Rochester
N. Y
Alfred Porten
Dover
N. H
Dartmane
Kenniston’s Island
Herbert E. Towle
Jesse Seligman
Congress
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Tas
Frederick Wilcox
Virgil
New York State
Bara
Syracuse
Wanft
Nottingam
Ooornton Worsted Company
Lewis Bros
Brown, Steess & Clark
Winthrop
Tur Keystone Furnace Company
Reading
Joszpa Popa
Seventh Avenue
New York—city
A. D. Miller
Allegheny
Hull
Giblin
Ste Dave
Christian W. Luca
Brooklyn
Charles McElvaine
Murere
Carter
New Hampshire
Winntian Kerper
Kewtown
Long Island
Avetsii Arnorotte Axpa
Cotgreas
Republic
Duke of Nassau
William
Hanley
Staffordshire
Herr Lachman
Londoner Journal
London
Donen Rangery
Montenegro
Matucroa
Apampere
Welco
Malioton
Victoria
British Columbia
United States Revenue Cutter
Minnie
Pathfinder
Behring Sea
Sitka
Alaska
Edison
Tirard
America
Whitelaw Reid
American Minister, Made A Brief Speech. Mr. Edison
Eiffel Tower
Reid
Bartholdi
Mr. Depew
Spo
Egypt
Beng Mit
Coover
Colorado
Charles W. Smiley
J. W. Collins
United States Fish Commission
Couxtros McStxKe
Louis
Denmark
Messrs
GoopErnam
James G. Swan
United States Revenue
Richard Rush
Galena
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Summers
Maltrorp
Conn
Milford
Robert T CiLank
Plainfield, N. J
Charles D. Chawbers
Pacific Express
Pennsylvania Road
Lancaster
Western and Pacific States
Senate Committee On Reclamation and Irrigation
San Francisco
Henry Shaw
Philanthrophist
Shaw's Garden
Henry Roberts
Butte
J. W. Crawford
Newmen's Grove
W. H. Bradston
W. F. Bradston
Perry Thrraly
Mexico
William van Deventer
Bill Cady
L. Enstey
T. Fowler
Buckeye
Mercer County
Lybarcer
Milwood
Knox County
Daisy
Lybarger
J. F. Meyer
Sixth Auditor’s Office
A. C. Anderson
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Buenos Ayres
Longdo
Wissmann
Dar-es-Salaam
Bagamoyo
Kingani River
Potsdam, N.Y
Grand Review of the Knights of Pythias
Esgle Lake
Robert Marvel
Beowes
Elgin Cc
West
State
Weste
Bértheras Cora
Watertown
WASS
Dressel
Hoge
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