Floods and riots loom as chaos grips towns and ports
A collage of calamities fills this item. In Columbus Mississippi the Mississippi River floods surpass records, with two dozen drowned and 500 refugees straining town resources while governors are urged to aid. Across Paris France Ravachol’s trial sees a scare as an object resembling an infernal device triggers a courtroom stampede. A ship Phidias reports fever and fatalities among crew after leaving Santos. Fire destroys a Catlettsburg mill. its owner McCoy perishes attempting to save books. The report mentions snowbound Phoenix mountains, power outages in Mae Blut Arkansas, political chatter in Indiana and Ohio, and various local misfortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ravachal
Ravachol
Lay
Ruvachel
Columbus
Miss
Tom‘highes
Alraidy
Phidias
Santos
New York
Ross Arson
Nicholas’ Woolen
Patrick McCloskey
Engineer Coombs
Catlettsburg
J. G. Patton & Co
Charles McCoy
McCoy
Mae Blut
Ark
Pine Blut
Fort Wayne
Ind.) Evening Sentinel
Indiana
Claude Matthews
Hoyt
Russian Relief Committee
Cincinnati
Gov
Fleming
Florida
Tallaahasee
Ohio
Epublicans
Michigan
Harris Son
Minneapolis
Newaygo County
Harrison
Notorious Hatfield Captain Falls in West Virginia Duel
A series of violent events unfolds from a Logan County card game where Captain Hatfold, leader of the Hatfield gang in Kentucky, is fatally shot after a cheating dispute. The report also covers a warehouse explosion at St Paul White Lead and Ot Com pany, a fatal shooting near Wishville Louisiana, a Long Island City boiler explosion injuring eight, a German-Israeli case of Otto Reiner's release, Arizona judge Kibtey accused of corruption, a chase and capture in North Carolina, bank robbery in New York, and multiple other incidents across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfold
Hatfield
Kentucky
Logan County
West Virginia
St. Paul
Patrick Keelley
Little River
Wishville
Long Island City
N.Y
Otto Reiner
Kiel
Germany
Dr. Koch
Koch-cars
Indiana
Joseph H. Kibtey
Arizona
United States Court
Julius D. Miller
Wilkes County
N. C
Mitchell
O—W John Harley
New Orleans
Frank Lyons
Lyons
Nother Man
Frank Langdon
Lima
Ohio
Chicago
Erie
Theuito
John White
Denmark
Williamn KE. Carpenter
John W. Wooley
Quantrell
St. Joseph
Liberty
Texas
King Mayberry
George Simmons
Hot Springs
Ark
Simmons
Mayberry
Nebraska
North Platte
Wyoming Line
Bilizard
Duncan B. Clarrison
Cluton
W. W. Roland
W. Gould
Wellsburg
W.va
J. HH. Thompson
Ralph Chandler
Shore Road
Mexico
Detroit
Mberty
Toronto
A. Wraxer
Lauguor
Cleveland, Akron and Columbus
Mount Vernon
Fire Record summary of multiple U.S. blazes and deaths
A Fort Madison Iowa fire killed seven people above a store. In Clayton Missouri three children died in a home blaze. Horace Anthony of Russon Minnesota shot himself. Northern Pacific Hospital at Alis souri Montana saved all patients in a Wednesday blaze. Market Hall Building in Pullman NL burned for a $54,000 loss. owned by the town. Cardonia Indiana saw three saloons burn. J Meyers flouring mill near Middleburg Indiana lost £12,000. Steamer Douglas damaged in Toledo Ohio. loss £15,000. Crosker School building Des Moines Iowa destroyed. Weholley Hotel St Louis fire alarm saved occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Iowa
Clayton
Horace Anthony
First National Bank of
Russon, Minn
Northern Pacific Hospital
Alissouri
Mont
Market Hall
Pullman
Cardonia
Ind
Losa
J. Meyers
Middleburg
Douglas
Toledo
Ohio
Crosker School
Des Moines
Weholley
St. Louis
Nishe
Sage
Fremon
Notable Obituaries and Personal Mentions in Baltimore
Several brief notices list notable deaths and personal events: Gen Z W Singleton dies at 82 in Baltimore. William M Prettyimnan of Chicago, famed for a 1590 failure, passes away. Miss Bettie Fleischman breaks engagement with Count Logothett over citizenship. Rev J G Webster, D D, Eastern Baltimore District elder, missing since Monday night. body found near Charleston, W Va. Willard Saulsbury Sr dies of heart failure at 72 in Dover. Captain Chris Rath, Lincoln conspirator executioner, loses reason on mail run. Mrs Florence Clark of Newtown Conn dies in Florida from Cuban fever. husband Alot Clark gravely ill. Judge Tussler of the Court of Queen's Bench dies in Quebec. Miss Alice Durant Field adjudged insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. W. Singleton
Baltimore
William M. Prettyimnan
Chicago
Bettie Fleischman
Millonaire Cincinnati
Charles F. Fleischman
Charleston
W. Va
J. G. Webster
D. D
Willard Saulsbury
Delaware
United States
Dover
Chris Rath
Surratt
Lincoln
Ife
Grand Rapids
Jackson
Mich
Florenze Clark
Newtown Conn
Florida
Cyrus W. Field
Political shifts mark ballots and party pacts across states
The piece notes white Democratic primaries in Louisiana boosting Foster, Australian ballots preserving ballot secrecy, Rhode Island politics with a legislative throw and Aldrich re-election, Arkansas Republicans moving toward Harrison renomination, a New York constitutional convention bill advancing, and Massachusetts Democrats backing Cleveland for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Foster
Rhode Island
Aldrich
Minneapolis
H. M. Cooper
Blaine
Harrison
New York Assembly
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Explosive Factory Disaster In St Petersburg
Reports describe a catastrophic blast at a Russian smokeless powder factory in St Petersburg. Six tons of gun cotton were stored inside. the building was blown apart, leaving no survivors among nine workers and scattering remains over a wide area. Police speculate anarchist links amid wider revolutionary tensions. Nearby thefts and bomb plots also noted in Europe. Ahmed Eyoub Pasha arrives in Cairo bearing investiture for the Khedive. The Chicago World's Fair is predicted to be immense with vast international participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Hawath
Banneaux
Liege
Belgium
Chicago
Vilius
New York
Arabian horses fight at Madison Square Garden
Two trained Arabian horses clashed Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York. One stallion nearly killed the other in the bizarre incident witnessed by spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Grden
New York
Chauncey Depew
Columbus
George Wheaton Allen
Billy Allen
Greenlawn
Varmont
Navy
Indian Head
Trimble
Burgess James Trimble
Tirmingham
Altoona
John R. ‘Huber
Mr ‘Trimble
Multiple National and Local News Snippets Across Topics
A collage of short items notes a Camden wedding awaiting paternal blessing, South Dakota Supreme Court constitutionalizes prohibition, Great Lakes navigation opens after fear in the Straits, Cornell announces more courses, cattle starvation along the Mexican National line, Frankfort elects Joseph T. Cheadle as Indiana Department G A R commander, Michigan Agriculture lists dollars for World’s Fair display, a plan to fund a general agricultural college exhibit, Clayton County’s J O Crosby elected Town World’s Fair president, a Whitman manuscript poem on Columbus found for the Works Fair, Emma Juch Opera Company cancels in Los Angeles due to finances, Minnesota Supreme Court rules city franchises cannot be exclusive, Detroit typhus cases feared, Harvard president comments on Mormon question, New Mexico G A R encampment in Las Vegas, William B German disqualified from Ottawa Parliament bidding, reason tied to employment promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamster Baker
Camden
N. J
Philadelphia
Trimble
South Dakota
State Supreme Court
Cornell University
Mexican National Railroad
Joseph T Cheadle
Frankfort
Indiian Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Michigan State Board of Agriculture
General Agricultural College
J. O. Crosby
Clayton County
Pliursday
Walt Whitman
Emma Juch Opera Company
Als Dan
Los Angeles
Val
Priday
Supreme Court of Minnesota Sunday
Ditroit
Boston Journal
Salt Lake City
Elliot
Harvard Colore
United States
Morrison
New Church
Department of New Mexico
Las Vegas
Wiliam Bf
Welland
Otawa
Ont
Supreme Court
Copper combine talks hit by stalled negotiations
Reports say a copper combine Nip failed as talks stalled. River workers in St Louis remain firm with about fifty on the riverfront and fifteen boats ready to load or unload. Strikes continue with meetings held as workers vow to stay idle until demands are met.
New Australian Ballot Sparks Shifts in Wisconsin Chicago
Election returns highlight Timnols Australian ballot impact transforming polling, reducing ticket selling, and prompting closer partisan lines. Wisconsin cities report mixed results with many Republicans winning, Democrats gaining in others, and warnings of defective ballots requiring further voter study. In Chicago the aim to purge boodle shows some success, while several Michigan and Iowa locales reflect varied party gains and council ties under the new system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilnols
Timnols
Chicago
Boodlore
Theen
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
P. J. Somers
Sheboygan Falls
Citizens
Eau Claire
Medford
Ashland
William R. Durfee
A. A. McDonnell
Appleton
Rush Winslow
Charles Hilbert
Henry Ryan
George Schuldes
West Superior
J. W. Scott
William ‘Noonan
National Solons Review of Debates and Delegates
A compact recap of congressional actions and remarks on tariffs free wool and Indian affairs. It notes Breckinridge’s Kentucky speech, Silver debate in the Senate, Chinese exclusion, and a proposed international monetary congress. Also mentions Whitman tributes and a Chicago delegate plan for a 1893 congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wim
Springer
Ilino’s
Bryan
Nebraska
Senate
Fin Breckinridge
Kentucky
Breckinridge
House
Struve
United States
Wien
Blount
Georgia
Teller
Secretary of the Treasury
Finance
McCreary
Spelnger
Chicago
Mint
Secretary of State
Treasury
Signs of Spring in Local Newspapers
The clippings note early signs of spring across papers. Boston mentions a baseball season kickoff with an injury joke. Philadelphia hints at business deals while cleaning up summer preparations. Kansas City observes maple sugar season as the old crop is remelted for the spring market.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hedrick Journal
Sini
Yellow Jack
Artiller
Phanix
Frank Johnson
Maumee River
Chieaza
Frank Lolic
Wheeldhgow
Vas
Leslie
Brazil
Trogéen
GO. W. Sanders
George W. Long
United States Navy
Lis Hospital
Long
Janivel St Stout
AL R. Len
David Beles
He A. Banton
The
Golden Co. Tudological
Oakland
Guilford
Conn
Yale College
California
Southern Express Company
Messengers’ Brotherhood
Brotherhood
Boston
Bitters
Hostetter
William & Hart & Co. Iron and Steel Dealers
Dominion
Canada Colored Cotton Millis Company
Rice Mill Trust
Buker—thoics Creamery
Louis
Cantle Viecensee Pemene
Carrie Sass
Teeters
Ilwauk
Beasdan
Vane Bee
Ims
Tawa
Jers
Black River Falls
Chippewa Falls
Marinette
Wolverines
Iron Mountain
Dickinson
Port Huron
John M. Gleason
Lansing
A. O. Bament
Common Council
Alpena
Bay City
West Bay City
Saginaw
Cheboygan
St. Ignace
Benzenia
Crawford County
Grayling
Grove
Schoolcraft County
Seney
Hawkeye State
C. C. Lane
Brennan
Eggleston
Keokuk
Dubuque
House OF Representatives
Epon
Walt
Whitman
Minneapolis ‘Times
New York Recorder
Oo Watt Whitman
Grand Rapids Herald
Pittsburg Dispatch
Free Press
Noo-Lort
Minneapolis Tribune
Canada
Colorado
Boston News
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!