Happenings From Home and Abroad
A compressed roundup of deaths murders and calamities across the United States and abroad. Notable items include Charles Mayer of Lyons Iowa killed by a horse Judge Wolf dies in Cedar Rapids and Joe Davenick dies in a Louisville saloon. Other incidents involve forgery arrest warrants murder charges and a string of violent acts and accidents across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mayer
Lyons
William P. Wolf
Cedar Rapids
Joe Davenick
Louisville
Fairbury St
George McNeff
Carthage
L. Huntley
Independence
Kan
Dell Manning
Oklahoma
Joseph Bestman
Chicago
Kansas City
Antonio Craze
Quinn
Aspen
Colo
Peter Gallagher
Warm Springs
Scott-Jackson
Court of Appeals
Frankfort
Meadville
Edward Harris
M. B. Carland
Englewood, Ills
Hodgman Rubber Company
New York
Oliver Winthorp
James Campbell
San Francisco
Arthur Dodge Seavey
California
John W. Mackay
Saratoga
N. Y
James McMillan
Bedford
Cleveland
Francis A. Coffin
Michigan City
Ind
Indianapolis National Bank
George Denman
British High Court of Justice
Olga
Nicholas
Montenegro
Cettigne
Leopold
Congo
Dr. Sims
American Baptist Mission
United States
Thomas R. Gibson
Beyrout
Syria
Georgia
Mixed 19th century incidents prompt caution in brief
A wide array of short items reports deaths accidents crimes and legal matters across several states. Charles Miller dies after arsenic mistake in Missouri while other notes mention post office losses in Indian Territory bank troubles in Ohio Illinois and Wisconsin murders and trials in several towns and cities. The roundup also notes a planned conspiracy alleged leprosy admission claims and a London suburb train wreck with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miller
Brashears
Vinta
I. T
Richardson Armstrong
Thornton Goldsby
Selma
Ala
Julia Bradley
Peoria
Ills
University of Chicago
Franklin
Ind
John Goins
Joseph N. Wolfson
New Orleans
Union National Bank
Frederick Fleming
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Cunningham
St. Charles
Massacres and Disasters Reported Across Europe and Americas
Reports detail Armenian massacres in Constantinople, German diplomacy, looming bank failures, fires destroying mills and ships, and shipwrecks near Boulogne and Strumble Head. Notables: Baron von Saurma Jeltsch, Secretary Carlisle, F. C. Prince, and Charles Goasler. Widespread convulsions include canal landslides, prisoner extradition shifts, and religious unrest in Van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K Erich Rriesen
Folkestone
Constantinople
Baron von Saurma Jeltsch
Therman
William
Bank of England
Percy Oil Company
Hast St. Louis
Boulougne Sur Mer
Prosper
Kearney
Haynes
Rotterdam
Carlisle
Washington
Buzzard’s Bay
F. C. Prince
Massachusetts
Charles ©. Black
Richards Company
New York
Chapin
Iron Mountain
Mich
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Galveston
Saturnius Islas
Mexico
Elkins Bros
Chicago Junction
Aurora
Ills
T. K. Hastings
Kansas Bank
Argonia
Tribune
Greeley County
Charles Gossler
Maumee
Defiance
Goasler
Barkentine
Strumble Head
Pont-y-Pridd
Glamorgan Canal
Taff
Van
Dover
Yarmouth
Many Traders Named In Flight of Tragic News
A roundup of brief notices reports accidents crimes and odd events across the United States. Lifespan mishaps include hunting fatality near Emporia Kansas a three children death by burning in Texas and a man suicide after a whisky cure in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace G. Bart
Northwestern
Chicago
Emporia
Kan
Edward Davis
H. Lawson
Allen's Chapel
Tex
Conrad Bertling
Newark
Hunter and Frazier
Baltimore and Ohio
Row
Joseph Eisle
Petersburg
W. Va
Ella Casell
Indianapolis
Roger F. Costello
New York
Emigrant Savings Bank
New York City
Catherine Worthing
Emeline Worthing
Metropolis
Ils
Joseph Ray
Guthrie
O. 1
Elizabeth Almy
Peary expedition ship Hope returns with meteorite find
The steamer Hope passed North Sydney en route north after starting from St Johns July 10 and halting at Halifax July 16. On board were Lieutenant Peary Professors Alf Barton George H Barton Ralph Starr A C Gill and others from MIT and Cornell along with George Putnam of the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey. The voyage aimed to recover a 40 ton meteorite Peary discovered at Cape York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sydney
C. B
Peary
Hope
St. Johns
N. F
Halifax
Sydney
Alf Barton
George H. Barton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George Putnam
United Staes Coast and Geodetic Survey
Ralph Starr
Cornell
A. C. Gill
Cape York
What kind of cheese is this waiter answers
A fragment from a Detroit Free Press piece shows a late caller challenging a waiter about cheese. The waiter repeats the item as sweitzer while the caller demands a specific name. A proprietor’s prompt explanation halts the potential fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweitzer
Detroit Free Press
Bargain Counter Theft Quip From Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press quip notes that floor walkers ignore the bargain counter because theft is high. thieves prefer to buy and have goods delivered, highlighting the shift in shoplifting tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
My Cycle Dear Other Self In London Spectator
A poetic address to a silent companion, invoking shared memory and music. The speaker imagines melodies from nature and distant suns as they ride, contrasting noon heat with moonlit hedgerows and swift, joint movement under a mystic sky. Adriel Vere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adriel Vere
London Spectator
Be Silent First Aid After a Fall
An editorial urges bystanders to stay silent and undemanding when helping someone who has fallen. It warns questions and diagnosis pressure increase nerve shock and hinder recovery, advocating swift silent aid, knowing exact actions like applying a tourniquet and hot water without prompting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Taylor
Philadelphia Record
Fountain of Boiled Turtles at Hell's Half Acre
A St Louis Republic report describes Hell's Half Acre in southern California sitting over a fire substratum. Boiling springs and mud geysers abound, including the Fountain of the Boiled Turtles that sometimes ejects red turtles. Temperature reaches 226 degrees, enough to boil meat quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Hell’s Half Acre
St. Louis Republic
Where did you lose it question quoted by Tit Bits
A quotation from London Tit Bits notes that when a man loses items such as a pocketbook or a gold collar stud the common question is where did you lose it. It reflects the soothing impulse of asking the loser to recall the loss location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Public notice of foreclosure by Van B Kelsey on note and deed
Public notice states Van B Kelsey defaulted on a December 1 1892 principal promissory note secured by a deed of trust recorded in Weld County Colorado. The notice cites the recording details and indicates action to be taken under the terms of the trust and applicable law. It names the parties and references the county clerk records for the foreclosure proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munn & CO
Broadway
New Yon
America
Ua Fa
Scientific American
I Broadway
New York City
Pustenikns
van B. Kelsey
Weld County
Colorado
A. D
Securities suit names multiple defendants in Colorado action
Verens Thomas D Fairfield Henry J Ald rich The Colorado Securities Company corporation Robert H Boatman Oliver Cameron T C Bunyan trustee Lewis W James Lewis Chandler Henry C McCreedy D C Jennings defendants Stations in dispute noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verens Thomas D. Fairfield
Henry J. Aldrich
The
Colorado Securities Company
Corporation
Robert H. Boatman
Oliver Cameron
T. C. Bunyan
Lewis W. James
Lewis Chandler
Henry C. McCreedy
D. C. Jennings
Mortgage Trustee Sale Notice in Weld County Colorado
Eli L Evans and W L Evans conveyed land and Highland Lake water rights to William C Miller as trustee to secure four thousand dollars. The deed allows a trustee sale if notes and taxes default. Miller cannot act, so A M McClenahan as successor in trust will auction on October 26, 1896 at 9 am at the Weld County Courthouse front door Greeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton D. Sanborn
City of
Greeley
State of
Colorado
Weld County
Thomas D. Fairfield
Colorado Securities Company
Henry J. Aldrich
Weld
Frank Marpen
Greeley Tribune
Wuerens
Eli L. Evans
A. M. McClenahan
of Weld
Highland Lake Reservoir
William O. Miller
Daniel J. Jackson
Comte
County Court House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atlantic Tranport Steamship Company
A. H. Lewis
New York Journal
Prince Yturbide
Mark Davis
Mcsorley's Twins’ Company
Leavenworth
Cardinal Sarelli
American Humane Association
Venezuela
Buffalo
Martin Dudack
Stanford
Abraham Fiddiell
Elijah King
Ed Donivan
Will
Mississippi
Murphysboro
Pawnee, Ars
Lima
W. C. Gist
Dallas
Charles Shropshire
John Watson
Ira MacLaren
Paul Krueger
St. Joseph
Galway
Salem
Anderson County
Kentucky
Catherine Mohr
Somers
Wis
Paducah
Oshkosh
Philetus Sawyer
Smith Center
Kas
Fred A. Gore
United States Mutual Accident Association
James Morrison
Unitarian Church
Laconia
N. H
Boston
Fred Boyden
Chicago Commission
Robert Highley
John Carley
Bank of Commerce
Russia
Dongola
Tradeley
John Wedderburn & CO
Washington, DC
Scientific American Agency For
Gqummons
Corwenis
Margaretta K. Parkinson
Shanice
Fort Collins
New Windsor
Denver
Eaton and Carr
JM. B. Perrikis
P.M
Union Pacific R. R
Cheyenne
la Salle
Only
E. I. Abbott
Agt. U. P
Union Pacific
Denver & Gulf
Ez. Hi. Abbott
Agt
Eo Ry
la Salle and
Greeley Hack
Bairp
J.P. Hall
Cala. Pass
Santa Fe
Pacific Coast
Pullman
PT Gene
Dr. Murray
H. H. Shaw
First National Bank
Greeley, Colorado
Asa Sterling
Ws. Mayher
A. J. Park
A. M. Henderson
Ass’t
E.R. TaHaver
D. B. Wyatt
R. F. Granam Wa
Mayher
H. M. Deverrge
Greeley National Bank
J. L. Brush
H. C. Watson
Pres Chas
H. Wheeler
Gashier
JL. Brush
H.C. Watson
Chas
R. H. Johns
MO. A. Rankin
Sah. Beetham
M. Boomer
T. C. Morley
Notary Public
Main Street
Robert Steele
C A. Bennett
Office Opera House
Hunter & West's Bank
L. A. Barnes
Ofvice
Eighth Ave
Sixth St
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