Terrible mine explosion in Illinois kills most workers
Jones and Nosvitt coal mine near Coultersville in Randolph County suffered a fatal blast in a shaft accident. Of twelve men inside, only two escaped. Rescue attempts failed due to dense fumes. all others perished. Names of dead listed with brief notes on injuries. Northern Illinois Breeders' Association meeting in Elgin and other local notices follow.
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Jones & Nosvitt
Coultersville
Andolph County
Nicholas Kohl
Frank Brown
Henry Fury
Thomas Hansen
Harry Starr
8 Sr
Robert Dunlap
James W. Kling
A. H. Combs
Frank Branford
Harry Starr, Jr
Mason
Foraman
Starr
Northern Illinois Breeders’ Association
Ilinois Breeders' Association
Elgin
Peck
Congress
The
Association
George E. Peck
Geneva
F. E. Day
Woadburn
Isaac Haish
Ringwood
Tressurer
W. C. Vandercook
Cherry Valley
Woodstock
Illinois Senate and House proceed with varied bills and resolutions
The Illinois Legislature reports a flurry of bills and resolutions across Senate and House. Debates over electing United States Senators and gubernatorial veto powers accompany measures on damages actions and public reporting requirements. Committees are named and adjournments occur as sessions continue with varied proposals and routine orders.
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Illinois
SeNate
United States
Judiciary Committee
House
Chicago
Peple
William J. Ralph
Horst
Secretary of State
Greas Reveipta
Whipp Ny
Ers Dentora
Invaldit Oy
Hense
Mofoo
Calhoun
Hinck
Thompson
Morrison
Gothen
Contos
Haines
Lingor
Meara
Grorn
Kimbrough
Crufts
Quinn
Renate
Michigan
Novel one-piece barrel patent and Boston school carpentry program
A mechanized barrel making patent uses a sealed pulp cylinder spun in two axes at high speed to press water from pulp and form a seamless barrel. Separately, Boston public schools report two hours weekly wood craft improves student interest and grades. A scientific paper predicts animal life destruction in the U.S. by 1900 due to coal smoke carbon dioxide.
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Mark T
Cleveland
Boston
Banking in Berlin Reveals Clumsy, Cumbersome System
A traveler describes Berlin banks as dirty, poorly lit with crowded clerks and long, inefficient hours. He recalls awaiting a midway closure for lunch and a two hour delay before any service, highlighting distrust and archaic procedures in deposit attempts and identity checks.
Bank-book request rejected in Berlin bank visit
Berlin corresp. notes a German bank clerk refused to issue bank-books or check-books. Travelers can only draw money with in-person bank visits or letters of credit. blank checks are deemed dangerous. A draft was deposited for four hours yielding only a signed receipt as proof.
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Berlin
America
Mr. Kaeg
Bo Iee
Atép
Germany
San Francisco Chronicle
The Healthy Man as a Fiendish Health Glorifier
A satirical critique of the excessively healthy person who booms health praise and mocks the sick. The author portrays the "healthy man" as arrogant and disruptive, exposing how his boasts worsen others' discomfort and do little for medicine or ordinary well-being.
The Ague and a Curio Fungus at Nevada County
A wag from Arkansas recalls a tale of chills that halted a through express and triggered a tunnel rescue while a Louisiana man adds a parallel. Drake's Magazine notes a Nevada County mine yielding a fungus shaped like a human hand with five fingers and a thumb clearly marked.
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Arkansas
Through Express
Louisiana
Drake
Nevada County
PITH AND POINT Jokes and wits from scattered papers
A collage of short humorous notes from various papers. Quips on kissing versus blows, curiosity, health, trains, words like detrain, and a mix of comic observations about politics, family, cold mornings, and etymology. Includes brief anecdotes and light satire.
Ocean cables draw capitalists’ demand in globe market
The report notes a World scale push for ocean cables totaling 202 million dollars. It highlights discoveries in astronomy at Rio and a teenage Washington inventor, Walter Nevegold, with rolling mill improvements. Other items cover African expeditions, luminous damp-proof paper, silk coatings on linen, oyster development, theater safety walls, ultra light scales, and a New York hospital malpractice suit.
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M. Curls
Rio
Washington
Walter Nevegold
Bristol
Africa
Detroit Post
H. C. Hovey
Kottsbus
Germany
Boston Post
N. Y. Sun
Foreign Gossip From the Old World and Brief Tales
A collage of vignettes from Europe and beyond. An old maid wills 200000 to the Belgian army. German girls sell hair at five dollars an ounce. London and Sheffield fashion notes and balloon skirts revival. Stories of royalty, horsemanship, hotel service, Lord Derby’s land deals, Empress of Austria's rescue, and a London School Board meeting with Sir John Bennett's clockmaker quip.
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France
Victoria
Adelaide
Humbert
Italy
Vienna
Northumberland
Cumberland
Durham
Lord Derby
Tipperary
Col. Stanley
Beaconfield
Dublin
Knowsley
Ireland
Godollo
Magoroyd
Austria
London
Sir John Bennett
Sir John
Robins Persist Through Winter in Pitt Field
A rare winter occurrence is noted as robins stay in Pitt field Mays. A lady physician argues hysteria in women stems from too little outdoor exercise. A cannon of mischief on Water Street, New York, ends with Ed ward Hunley burned and streets aflame after a kerosene plot unfolds.
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Robins
Pittfield
Mays
Water Street
New York
Edward Hunley
Seymour
Buffalo
Common Pleas Court
Pittsburgh
P. Breckenridge
Allegheny
Breckridge
J. Erastus McKelvy
Europe
United States
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George R. Davis
Bhourock
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Bloomington
Seale Vefors
Montgomery County
Willaboro
Edward Lane
George W. Joes
Litchfeld
Lano
Jones
Ju Lgo Lane
Jona
Warttona
Joliet
Chester
Supreme Court
Etta Hawkyard
Austin Township
Coorcoulty
Prof
Goodman
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Decatur
Ameren
Bavaria
Dacatur
Dean MePtorson
Numser Pitona
Ilo
R. Grampton & Co
Springford
Episcopal Church
Hugh Miller Thompson
Mississippi
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Jerseyville
Jersey County
Justice Cockroll
Anna Matt
Springfield
Mec- Lean County
Auburn
Matt
Het
Henrietta Bridges
State Board of Agriculture
Sesaion
Colonel & Co
Oliver Canterberry
Cantre
Sangamon County
O. Pettit
Pettit
Arty Goods
Lonvib
Mesara Harrington
Purnell Greg
Fuller
Parish
Morrigan Linegar
Pritons
Billa
Cook County
Jim
Pacion Howard
Hennepin Canal
United Suites
War
Banking In
Fannie
Christian
N. ¥. Herald
Zrenton
Mr. J
Pers
Lawsell
England
Chicago Herald
Hannibal Hamlin
John Russell Young
Sargent
Philadelphia News
Little Willie
Jennie Jones Cunningham
Grandmamma
Louisville Courier-Journal
Fee
Agleigh
Ffoston Globe
Science and Industry
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Voults
Portland
Katwmin
Oregon
Washingon
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