Fatal Riverdale explosion shocks New York harbor
A boiler blast sank the steamer Riverdale between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets in New York harbor killing four known dead and injuring many. The boat carrying about fifty passengers was en route to Haverstraw when the explosion tore a hole in the hull, sending survivors into rowboats and tugs. Several identified victims and numerous injured were conveyed to hospitals as rescue efforts continued.
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New York
Haverstraw
Hudson
Harrison Street
North River
Twelth
Thirteenth Streets
Sixteenth Street
Office of Charities and Corrections
Riverdale
Prison Street Landing
J. P. Smith
Zophar Mills
Nelson Magea
John Salah
Howard Gardner
Wiliamsburg
Willam H. Henry
Thomas Saul
Brooklyn
Edward Tallman
Charles Bisson
Tarrytown
Thomas Gregg
Water Street
R Nelson Magee
Henry Mosher
Peaksk Il
Porter
John Kaaff
William H
Bloomfield Street
Jay
Gould
Jaffrey
Twentythird Street
Illinois State News State Fair Preparations Under Way
Preparations for the State Fair at the Chicago Driving Park Association grounds run from September 2 to 29. Exhibitors erect large booths, two floral halls, a poultry building, and 1000 cattle stalls, with ample water and care facilities. Railroads lay side tracks to handle the crowds.
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Chicago Driving Park Association
Association Fink-House
Fair Association
Burlington & Quincy
Northwestern
Revival of Bloomington church after years.
The First Congregational Church of Bloomington held its first meeting at Washingtonian Hall after a long lapse. The report also details a string of crimes and deaths across Illinois including a hotel theft confession in Chicago, a deadly shooting near Vandalia, and fatal elevator and warehouse fires with substantial losses.
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First Congregational Church
Bloomington
Washingtonian Hall
Thomas Fahning
United States
Sherman House
Chicago
Hanscom
Boston
Fanning
Florence Flats
New York
Wilson
Wabash Road
Gibson
Ford County
Jesse H. Moore
Callao
Decatur
Logan County
William Shaffer
Fairfield
Wayne County
Jennie Peitsche
Elizabeth McCall
New York City
McLean County
Henry Waters
Mount Vernon
Jefferson County
Louisiana
Pope
Carrollton
Greene County
W. L. Morris
Paxton
Ella Taylor
Springfield
Eliza Hagerty
George W. Hagerty
Jacksonville
Morgan County
John W. Covington
Rosewell Abel
Sangamon County
Illinois
Waukegan
Lake County
Vandalia
Fayette County
Louis Phillips
Jacob Rosenbrook
Catro
John Phillips
Mr. Warner
Philips
Warner
Tim
Origin and Rise of Mountain Ranges Across Time
The article surveys Elie de Beaumont's theory of a cooling Earth causing crustal folding to form mountains. It argues older ranges like the Mendips Ardennes may have reached 6000 to 18000 feet in the past, and speculates on a once vast chain from the Mendips to Westphalia, later diminished by erosion. It also touches on primitive human reliance on hunting and fishing before agriculture.
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America
Elie de Beaumont
Elia da Banumont
St. Davis
South Wales
Mendips
Ardennes
Belgium
Bath
Cheltenham
Linas Cliffs
Lyme Regis
England
Somersetshire
Alps
Apennines
Europe
English Channel
Westphalia
History of Fishing and Early Human Life
The text traces fishing as a foundational food source predating agriculture. It argues early humans relied on rivers seas and lakes with abundant species, limited by their ability to catch them. It compares fish to wild game for inland and coastal peoples and notes vast eras passed before agriculture began.
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Macmillan's Magazine
Jones Fatal Cat Electrocution Prank Returns As Debris Tale
A comic science prank ends in disaster when Mr. Jones experiments with a taped cat in a dark closet. Sparks fly ignite objects and send the cat through a dining-room window, leaving Jones buried in debris and recalling nothing afterward.
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Jones
Maria
Willie
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Detroit Post and Tribune
Why He Was Proud
Two old black men in a courthouse corridor share a moment of pride. One separated as a State witness, the other in custody, points to his friend’s calm dignity while reflecting on past crimes and time spent in jail.
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Recorder
de Bar
Sevordin
Feras
Hedgehog Incident On English Rail Carriage
A guard refused a naturalist permission to carry a live hedgehog in an English railway carriage. The traveler angrily produced a turtle from his wallet and quipped a protest, but the guard replied that only dogs and cats are restricted, while hedgehogs and turtles fall under insects.
Alligator fever and a Rhode Island hunter in Mississippi
A Rhode Island man adjoins Biloxi on an alligator hunt during off season. He shoots at alligators across creeks and ditches, faces fines for trespass and firearms, and ends up fleeing by rail to Mobile with altered appearance and a wary gratitude for Mississippi’s strict habitat.
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Ohio River
Rhode Island
Biloxi
New Orleans
Darkey
Mississppi
Ford
Mobile
Mississippi
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Marriage Statistics Reported by County Clerk
The county clerk issued 163 marriage licenses in the past week with notable ages among brides and grooms. The average groom age was 28 and the average bride age 25. most men were 25 or younger, while many women were 20 to 25. An unusual case saw George A. Hamilton obtain two licenses to marry in separate ceremonies so both parties could marry under their respective church laws.
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George A. Hamilton
Chicago
A Noble Husband
Mrs Same and Mrs Smith discuss a husband who readily provides money for shopping and change, highlighting his promptness and generosity. The dialogue notes the habit, not the amount, as the key point in their admiration.
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Simms
Bosses
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Illinois State News
Chicago Marriage Statistics
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