Fire in Six Story Mill Blazes. Many Feared Dead
A devastating blaze at Henry Drehman & Co. hemp mill at 283 Walnut, Cincinnati, ignited from a gas jet and engulfed the six story building and nearby structures. Ten printers escaped a stalled elevator as flames swept through the press room. Rosa Liddle, Mary Burke, Annie Lynch and Nellie Kelly are among the missing feared dead. Firefighters and paper offices report extensive losses with total estimated damage around 75 000 dollars and 15 000 dollars covered by insurance.
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Dovria
Cincinwartz, O
Boot. & Bmonday
Henry Drehman & Co
Walnut Street
Times-Star
News-Journal
Volksbiat
Henry Drehman
Gus Huber
Rachel King
Rosa Liddle
Mary Burke
Annie Lynch
Drehman Establishment
Nellia Kelly
East Sixth Street
Drehman & Co
Bessie Brady
Fritz Huber
Nellie Kelly
Maggie Lee
Rosa O'Connell
Mary Lynch
Mary Glascheen
Mary Lee
Highway Robbery En Route to Nantasket Beach
A party of ten from East Weymouth chartered a stage from Nantasket Hotel at midnight. On the road to Hingham a gang of twenty five to thirty attacked the stage, beating men and robbing them of jewelry watches and purses. The driver fled with the horses and the robbers escaped in a wagon. many passengers were seriously frightened and prostrated.
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Boston
Mass
Nantasket Beach
East Weymouth
Nantasket
Old Colony House Hill
Edward Rawlay
James Burke
Thomas Melawn
David Queen
Indies
Hingham
The Java Horrors and Erratic Dispatches
Reports note Telekbelong destroyed by volcanic eruption and surrounding district inaccessible. A tidal wave devastates Tjeringine with estimated ten thousand dead or missing. Christian Jacobson dies by leaping from a malfunctioning hotel elevator in Chicago.
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Tim Haour
Dutch East Indies
Telekbelong
Lampong
Sumatra
Romeo
Tjeringine
Christian Jacobson
Grand Pacifice Hotel
Chicago
Frank James Acquitted in Winston Train Robbery Trial
A Gallatin Missouri jury acquitted Frank James of Winston train robbery and related murders after hearing Prosecutor Wallace's closing argument. Court adjourned as public sentiment ranged from shock to anger with calls for accountability, while remaining indictments were continued to October term.
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Frank James
Sr. Lowm
Post-Dispatch
Gallatin
Court House
Wallace Close
Missouri
Jim Cummings
Rock Island Railroad
McMillan
Wallace
Heasf
Frank Jones
Luther James
Kansas City
Hamilton
Hicklin
hiNing Westfall
Winston
Sheets
Stig
Samuels
Wen
Peter Cooper Monument Fund collection proves a failure
In New York in September the nickel contributions for the Peter Cooper monument fund are failing as many small sums are not materializing. At ferries larger offerings stand out, but scattered boxes citywide yield only two to nineteen cents in several cases. The scheme is not yet abandoned.
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New York
Peter Cooper
Illinois State News Highlights Local Post Changes and Crimes
The Is Illinois State News notes Atterberry Station post office renamed Atterberry with Gresahere Atterberry as postmaster. Salisbury gets postmaster Daniel C. Pelham. A farmer swindled of 100 dollars near Litchfield by Rankin and Clements, tied to recent burglaries. Wabash freight collision near Decatur kills eight mules and destroys a caboose. Ziegler & Reinwald mill fire in Carini causes near 20000 loss and 65 workers idle.
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Atterberry Station
Menard County
Decatur
Ziegler & Reinwald
Carini
White County
John M. Palmer
Springfield
St. John’s Hospital Association
Brubblefield & Co
Bloomington
William M. Pope
Carrollton
Greene County
Southern Illinois Press Association
du Quoin
Perry County
Samuel C. Hornbeck
Macon County
A. B. Morrison
Litchfield
Montgomery County
Morrison
Washington
George Smith
Calhoun
Richland County
Smith
Revival of Garibaldi waist and autumn fashion notes
The article details revived Garibaldi waists and puffed velvet and satin bindings on Langtry turbans and bonnets. It notes new tennig hats of pray satin open-work straw with cardinal faces and peacock feather ends, plus dark red waistcoats trimmed in gold. It describes embroidered monograms, shot muslin handkerchiefs, cream spotted muslins with lavender influences, parasol eccentricities, and Worth brocaded plush dresses with ottoman silk accents.
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Garibaldi
la Mode
Worth
Mortimers
Drasesmakers
Copernicus Question Sparks Ironic Dinner Talk
A Cincinnati pork merchant and his daughter Pauline argue over Copernicus while guests linger in luxury. Pauline explains the astronomer’s identity and voyage, sparking her father to quip about potential U S Senate class. A separate note describes a South American sugar leaf pool game with slow, watchful play.
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Cinennati Pork Merchants
Pauline
Cleveland
Copernicus
Paris
Spain
America
United States
Ohio
Brooklyn Eagle
South America
Sailors Fight Wild Sea Monster On New England Coast
An Ink-Snonter recounts a violent sea encounter near Hare Bay on the New Four ilant coast. A creature grappled the dory, tossing crew and gear, before the men, including Long Tom tree, hauled the beast aboard and killed it with an oar. They describe a jellylike twelve foot body, long arms, and a pistonlike mouth device, then consumed the creature for food.
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Gloucys
Hare Bay
Long Tom
Dory
Chuckie
Lodas
Ragaea
Sisani
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John Bishop
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Elmer Fisher
Baybrook
McLean County
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John Melton
Weir
Monmouth
Warren County
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