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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1891
Page
3
A long list of violent deaths and disasters including a triple lynching threat in Illinois, fatal beatings by Daniel Welsh, a destructive fire in Jennings Michigan, drownings in Lake Erie and the Ohio river, a train fatality in Fort Wayne, and various accidents, crimes, and disasters across the nation with numerous named places and people.
Reported deaths include Dave Kowens and George Potts, miners near Muncie Indiana, from slate fall injuries. The item also lists obituaries and political notices from Indiana Nebraska and Pennsylvania, with mentions of deaths of James B. Ryan and Quint a Jones and others along with political conventions dates.
Reports note King Jaja of Opobo died after years since deposition by Britain for opposing Christian mission in his kingdom. Other items mention Burns statue unveiled in Ayr by Freemasons, Diaz pardoning forgery convict Carlos Zaremba, and a fire destroys a Hamlet near Grenoble leaving fifty families homeless. Cholera deaths mount in southern Syria while storms in Austria wipe out farmhouses, and Volga famine intensifies with 40,000 Karen left without food.
A series of violent incidents and disasters reported: Robbers murder three children and an elderly mother in Joshua Texas, stealing $500. Mount Vernon Washington suffers major fire. Zwingle Indiana cyclone wrecks barns and roofs. Whitney Illinois destroyed by forest fire. a Budapest stock broker kills family then himself. Pittsfield Massachusetts burns devastate Bent Bros works and five stores for $100,000 loss. Beefs and beeps exports total $6,044,788 for a month. a dynamite explosion aboard the steamship Heath in Brooklyn kills two and injures four. Rico Colorado hotel keeper shoots wife then self. Jealousy motive noted in Rosa Conway case. fourtee n patients discharged from Koch hospital Denver for educational association session. Lightning death near Sedalia Missouri. 103-year-old Green Fryen dies in Springfield Illinois. Gardiner Maine tragedy of Nora Landry shot and husband suicided. Tacoma Washington drunken shooting murder. Afro-American League meets in Rushville Tennessee. Treasury vault transfer tallies $14,511,582.32 with full accounting.
A flood of calamities and crimes disrupt several states. Flood losses mount in townships, cyclones devastate regions near Denver and Holstein, rail and mill fires cause multi hundred thousand losses, a jail riot paroled prisoner, a New York armory fire, and a bank heist led to chloroform theft.
A Southern Pacific expedition from Salton reached Ogilbie to study the so called Resort lake. Engineer Carter and guides mapped the flow from the Colorado River eight miles from El Rio, noting multiple channels and a 4 mph current, forming a 100 yard wide main drain that advances toward Indian Wells and Alamo Mudho. The report supports the theory that the lake would not become permanent and evaporation would quickly lower levels once the Colorado River drops.
July 15 report from A. T. says 6000 Navajos march in defense of lands against prospectors. Twenty prospectors killed, houses and crops burned near the boundary. Sheriff Francis, with Navajo chief, flees pursued by 160 Indians toward Canyon Diablo. Martial aid sought. United States Marshal Brown requests Fort Whipple assistance. Chief captured on Roden’s ranch then moved toward Canyon Diablo with a pursuing force.
Dispatches from New Orleans Lafayette parish and Baton Rouge describe widespread cyclone damage. Homes blown down farms ruined cotton and corn destroyed and several fatalities including Morthbert Washington. Baton Rouge reports extensive loss and lingering rain hindering recovery with major property damage and few insurance claims.
Chicago July 15 Nina Van Zandt Spies will wed Stefano Malato an Italian journalist on Thursday. The proxy marriage to August Spies the anarchist ended with his execution. Spies widow, once young and tested by tragedy, describes her past and the controversial motive behind the arrangement that aimed to sway clemency. The couple plans a trip to Italy after the wedding.
Washington July 15 William M Croften of Inois is among lieutenants candidates examined by the War Department The Army faces a rare step as West Point cannot supply enough officers due to retirements and a large number of vacancies A score or more may be chosen from private citizens to fill needs
San Diego July 15 Commander Janer of the Mexican vessel Democrata reports a clash off the Chilean coast two days ago between the insurgent cruiser Magellanes and government ships. The insurgents claimed a decisive victory with two government vessels nearly destroyed.
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