Fire alarm false. fatal crush at Main Street Opera House
Panic hit Johntown as a false fire bell caused a stampede from Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Main Street Opera House. Hundreds fled through a narrow stair and door, crushing or mortally wounding several, with about thirty more injured. Names include Miss Clera Burns and Mrs. Nester, among the dead and injured. The venue, once Park Theatre, faced later use and poor safety. threats target the unknown starter.
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Johntown
Clera Burns
Nester
George Horner
Charles Fient
Fisher
John Miller
A. Weiss
Isaac Tolar
Charles Vaughn
Albert Owens
Weimer
Main Street
Main and
Franklin Streets
First National Bank
Deliberate Murder at No 110 Butler Street
A 70 year old Bridget Byros was killed by a knife in her Godnnall cottage after midnight. Neighbour Mrs Burns, nearly dead, named John Smith known as Brocky Smith as the attacker and robber. Blood on sleeve and a bloody knife hidden in a closet confirm a brutal struggle.
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Butler Street
Godnnall
Bridget Byros
Brocky
Smith
Baltimore Bookkeeper Flees After Forged Checks
Thomas L Savin the confidential book keeper for J E Dall & Co in Baltimore vanished after Thursday arousing a shock among business circles. Bank checks forged were cashed and later destroyed with stubs. Savin, once a trusted associate, was married to a widow. He had earlier served as Baltimore representative for B B & R Knight and rose to Dalls trusted clerk.
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Thomas L. Savin
J. E. Dall & Co
Commission Merchants
German Street
Baltimore
Mr. Dall
Savin
B. B. & R. Knight
Dall
Henry M Stanley Receives Gratitude for Emin Pasha Work
Henry M Stanley is hailed as a British naval figure by the Tarquois crew. He vows to continue Emin Pasha’s mission, while a dangerous accident blame game unfolds among officials. The Brussels anti slavery conference plans a congratulatory address to Stanley and Emin Pasha, who is suspected in an arson case.
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Henry M. Stanley Bes
Livingstone
Benin Pasha
Stanley
Emin
Pasha
Brussels
Eddrees
t Henry M._Sanley
Emin Pasha
Global 19th Century News Roundup From Far and Near
A chaotic late 19th century dispatch reports injuries from an electrical accident at Troy and ship expeditions in West Africa, alongside political battles over ballot box forgery and Confederate memory. It notes deaths, suicides, criminal trials, labor strikes in Saxony and Massachusetts, and disasters in Michigan and New York, with obituaries and public notices threaded through.
California Judge Fines Himself For Drinking
A California judge fined himself 50 and paid promptly, showing respect for court judgments. Judge Brewer of Kansas ruled that a state enforcing a prohib liquor law must compensate distilleries and breweries whose business is destroyed. Meanwhile 40,000 people viewed Jefferson Davis’ remains in New Orleans City Hall, with memorial services held across Protestant Episcopal Catholic Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
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Judge Brewer
Kansas
Jefferson Davis
New Orleans
Strikes and Boycotts in New York State 1888 report
The official report on strikes and boycotts in New York State for 1888 shows a continued decline in strike numbers from 2691 in 1896 to 1021 in 1888 with 24 054 workers involved. Costs to labor and employers are given including wage losses and wage gains from settlements. Boycott activity also wanes with 1888 figures: 266 boycotts, 53 successful, 79 failed, and 134 pending.
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New York State
New York
Fatal Feud Near Atwood Ends In Bloodshed
A violent dispute between rival farmers and stock dealers near Atwood Illinois led to Everett Thresher aged 65 being fatally shot after a confrontation with James Fitzpatrick, an old foe. Thresher’s son-in-law David Washburn was wounded in the arm and Fitzpatrick was bonded for 2500 dollars. Further trouble is feared as both sides have many supporters.
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Atwood
Ill
Everett Thresher
David Washburn
James Fitzpatrick
Thresher
Fitzpatrck
Fitzpatrick
Lynching of Motely Williams killer near Greensburg Ky
Jack Turner died at the hands of a mob four miles from Greensburg Kentucky after threats of revenge circulated all week. The jailor was assaulted when the mob demanded entry and the killer was hanged at Pliman creek bridge as quiet town residents unaware watched.
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Jack Turner
Glater
Motely Williams
Kentucky
D. M. Williams
Greensburg
Hamilton
Pliman Creek Bridge
Quebec hotels staked by detectives for missing couple
Detectives and reporters searched Quebec lodging houses for Washington de faulter Silcott and his companion Herminie Thibault without finding them. They rule out a match with Eugenie Thebault known in Quebec years ago and suspect the couple may be heading further west or using Quebec as a blind.
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Quebec
Washington
Silcott
Herminie Thibault
Herminie
Eugenie Thebault
Oliver Johnson Dead Veteran abolitionist dies in Brooklyn
Oliver Johnson of Brooklyn veteran abolitionist dies at his Columbia home. He aided William Lloyd Garrison helping form the New England Anti-Slavery Society in 1832. He served as assistant editor of the New York Tribune in 1834 and later edited the New York Star and the Christian Union after Horace Greeley’s era. He published a 1880 book on William Lloyd Garrison and his Times and was with the New York Evening Post until recently. He was twice married, leaving a widow and daughter.
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Oliver Johnson
Brooklyn
Columbia
William Lloyd Garrison
New England Anti-Slavery Society
Johnson
New York Tribune
The
New York
Horace Freely
Christian Union
Henry Ward Beecher
New York Evening Post
Typhoid Epidemic Hits Cadiz Junction Ohio
Dr. Probst of the Ohio State Board of Health reports an epidemic of typhoid fever in Cadiz Junction Harrison county with 14 cases and 4 deaths among 100 residents in the last 10 days. A physician suspects the railway reservoir water as a factor and Dr. Probst plans to visit Monday to inspect sanitary conditions.
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Dickness
Probst
Ohio State Board of Health
Cadiz Junction
Harrison County
Panhandle
Pennsylvania Notes: Inmate’s Death by Drowning
John Askers, an inmate at Westmoreland County Home, died by his own hand in a bathtub. Formerly of Finleyville Washington County. Prof. M. L. Knight resigns Beaver Falls public schools principalship to become General Manager of the National Life Insurance Company of Montpelier Vermont. James M. Bred of Beaver will succeed as superintendent.
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John Askers
Westmore and County
Finleyville
Washington Sunty
M. L. Knight
Prinipaliship
Beaver Falls Public Schools
Nationalife Insurance Company
Montpelier
James M. Bred
Beaver
Fifty-First Congress Committees and Early Senate Actions
House assigns committee chairs including Burrows Bayne Dinglay McKinna Pays Burrows Bayne and others. Senate reports on national banks bill and franchise laws, secret session confirms census and land office nominees, and adjourns until Wednesday.
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House
M 5
Burrows Bayne
Dinglay
McKinna
Pays
Urrows
Bayne
2Enna
Lafassite
Gear
Carlisle
Mills
McMi Breckinridge
Arkansas
Flower
Messrs
Cannon
Butterwi Henderson
Iowa
Forney
Sayres
Pa Arro
Kentucky
Kelley
Burrows
E. B. Taylor
Ohio
Arnold
Morse
Sanford
Wilson
West Virginia
Bynum
Williams
Ilinois
Grime
Fowler
Messie
Howell
Houk
Cooper
Hangen
Sherman
Dalzell
Bergen
Greenhalge
Comstock
O' Ferrell
Guebwechs
Male
Moore
Tess
Ike
Mil
Lind
Townsend
Pennsylvania
Wallace
Massachusetts
Clonie
Pennington
McKinley
Committee On
Ways and Means
Senate
Morrill
Finance Committee
Chandler
Turpie
Evarts
America
New York
Robert P. Porter
Lewis A. Groff
Nebraska
General Land Office
Wm. M. Stone
James M. Coane
Indiana
Pioneering epilepsy operation on six year old in Philadelphia
Dr W W Keen of Jefferson Medical College performed brain surgery on a six-year-old son of a New York clergyman. After locating a brain lesion via symptoms and galvanic tests, Keen removed diseased brain tissue and sealed the cavity. Post operation signs showed no further epileptic convulsions as the child recovered, with professional watchfulness to follow.
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W. W. Keen
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
New York
Keen
William Forbes
Addiwell Hewson, Jr
Mob destroys chapels in Nan kang and opium refuge
Reports from Hong Kong and Yokohama recount mob violence against China Inland and Methodist Episcopal missions in Nan kang, with chapels and an opium refuge destroyed and officials stoned. Missionaries and ladies sought refuge in Yumen as the Omaha returned to Yokohama from Corea on November 21. Custom house branches open at Karaisu Hakata Kuchinoten and Fushiki as Japan expands export ports.
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Hong Kong
Yokohama
Formosa
China Inland
Methodist Episcopal
Nankang
Yumen
United States
Omaha
Corea
Karaisu
Hakata
Kuchinoten
Fushiki
Japan
Untitled fragment from Servis quake report and notices
The fragment references violent earthquakes in Servis and a Salvation Army HQ in Posie with unclear details. It mentions March Italy and a possible syndicate in Lamon, plus a concern about funds up to 2500 dollars. A thirty six foot long hose-rail item appears among vague notes about winter costs and local agencies.
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Taman
Servis
Tex Salvation
Tris
Italy
Agers Syndicate
Lamon
Business Outlook Echoes Confidence Amid Post Fires
B G Don & Co weekly revue notes no major disturbances from the Lynn fire and brightens outlook as Congress opens. Money supply $1,417,500,000, up $11 million from last year, with signs of demand softening in the West. Iron prices rise in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh earnings up, wool and boot industries firm, building trades strong, prices edging upward. Railroads post strong November earnings, but market interest remains tepid amid tight money. Capetown and Johannesburg sparsely staffed with doctors. South African health prospects praised.
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NCE
Builkier
B.G. Don & Co
Revue of Trade
Lynn
Boston
Treasury
Congress
West
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Commodity Prices and Produce Listings from Baltimore and Philadelphia
A compact market page lists prices for dairy, eggs, grains, meats, and produce. Entries include cheese from New York and Ohio, eggs, potatoes, middlings, butter, flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, and cattle, hogs, and eggs from state markets. figures show varying prices and weights across Baltimore and Philadelphia stations.
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Ohio
New York
N. Y
York
State
Penn
Cattle Prices Mixed Amid Slow Stocker Trade
Nonspecific figures show cattle trading from 1500 to 1600 pounds and lighter weights around 1300 to 1200 pounds with several lots selling at various prices. Buyers for stockers were slow and steer sales appeared uneven, reflecting cautious demand in the market.
The Cruel Boy Charley Loses Work Over Teasing
A rainy morning tale shows Charley, a rough tease, snatching an umbrella from two children and tormenting a cat. Mr. Mercer refuses Charley’s employment after witness accounts of cruelty. Charley, chastened, resolves to reform his mischief despite lingering pride.
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Charley
Mr. Mercer
Mc Mercer
Charey
Mr. Merew
Stiri
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Indiana Progress
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Colonisl
Adelina Patti
Ferdinand W. Peck
E. Theodore DuBon
Balielujah
Apollo Club
Gorenor Fifer
Ninceneat
Kanees
Hanks
Red
Mbhs
Ewe
Mitso-Glyorrizer&pfloshoe
See Butter Torpedo Company
Medii
Mailll
Favret Rawaces
Beryaft
Stanley and
Tribche
Charles 8. Ostrom
Undi
Minneapolis
S J. Paul Pioneer Press
Minnneapolis Tribune
Fioncer- Pres
Set
Ostrom
Eri- Gunes Epeinst Kiva
Remor
Thione
Troy
William McNamara
Pensacola
St. Paul de Loands
West Africa
Frederick Fairfax
Davis
Amor Smith
Cincinnati
Foraker
T. C. Campbell
Long Branch
Germania
William
Frankfort
Whittier
G. F. Robbins
Freehold
N. J
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Tacoms
Wash
Mollie Brown
Leavenworth
Kan
Chemitz
Saxony
Chamber of Deputies
MM. Cattarelli
Vervios
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Bourganeur
D. F. Buckley
John Hopkins University
George E. Davis
North Carolina
Reagan
Palestine
Texas
United States Senate
Watts
Montgomery
Alabama
Mr. Days
Caseville
Michigan
Richard Clay
Richard McKendrick
Paw Paw River
Chicago & West Michigan Railroad
Marion Crowel
Connellsville
Dunbar
Joseph Porter
Dalmatia
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Bagdad
Alexandria
Woburn
Mast
Duluth
Jay Cook
Foster
John F. Beggs
Cronin
Forrest
Hudson
Thomas M. Stewart
August H. Schallenberg
Milwaukee
James Barry
George Booker
Richard Johnson
James Whalen
North River Pier
Delaware Bank
Wilmington
Delaware
John C. Patterson
Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank
Ft. Worth
Tex
Charles Wallace
Lee Rielly
Rielly
Atlanta
Edith Gordon
William Jackson
Ahhe-Camp
Belton
John Ryder
Robert
George Lilly
Calhoun
Colfax
Florence
Arizona
Nathaniel J. Niles, Jr
Tradesman's National Bank
New York City
Grand
Jimmy Hope
California
Newton
L. L
S Justios
Ellcoit
Bib
Abolitioniet
Pennsylvania Notes
Celestials
Capetown
Africa
Johannesburg
Praetoria
Lovemests and Price
Beque Yards
East Libbett, PA
Cosamon
Papa
Hitle Tick
Mother Hearts
Frentier Fort
Frention
Howe Snd
Heyy
Tecumesh, Mich
Gan
Guge
Ocei
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