Fire claims several in Mover mine disaster at Connellsville
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on February 16 a mine fire at the Mover mines owned by W. J. Rainey Co. trapped at least three known dead Somes Waddell and his two nephews Solon and Robert Robovel. Reports say 10 to 12 Hungarian workers may be inside as more than 56 acres burn and flooding water fills the shaft mouth preventing rescue. Authorities lack a full casualty count as inspector Duncan’s report reportedly burned and mine management offers no clear list of victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
W. J. Rainey Co
Hainey
Somes Waddell
Solon
Robert Robovel
Suejectut Duncan
Gile
Ross McDonald
Dunan
Uniontown
Bradford
McDonald
Burglars Attack Finleyville Home. Family Tied and Robbed
In Finleyville Pennsylvania on a Saturday evening six burglars entered the Fritchman residence. They choked tied and gagged Mrs Page Fritchman 75 year old Mr Chas Fritchman and detained Miss Ellen Beitchman and Harry Beitchman while they ransacked the house and looted about 140. The family later freed themselves as the thieves fled at around midnight. Dr Lank attends the injured household members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finleyville
Christopher Fritchman
Page Fritchman
Ellen Beitchman
Harry
Rze
Finlerville
Ellen
Chas Fritchman
Garret
Helf-Pain
Hem
Chris Fritchman
Horrific Fatal Abuse in Ghermanville Mine Village
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on February 16 Edward McMullen a mine laborer allegedly in a drunken frenzy killed his wife by stabbing her with a hot poker and mutilating her body. Neighbors heard shrieks but did not intervene before McMullen fled and was captured and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesberre
Ghermanville
Edward McMullen
McMullen
MacMullen
Pennsylvania Elections Shown With Local Races Result
Philadelphia Edwin Stewart Republican wins by 40000 in city race. Grenville E T Betts wins in bur Cauiontown Reed re-elected by 46 votes. Rochester Burgess Taylor re-elected. Beaver Fulig Jex Piper Republican wins Turgess by 254. Mealville Aston Democrat elected mayor over Boddy Republican by 157. Bertulate B C Fretts Republican elected Turgess by 170. Johnstown Doyd Republican elected City Treasurer by 231. Connellsville J E Stillwagon Democratic candidate elected by 35. New Haven P Buttermure Burgess elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cauiontown
Burgess Reed
Rochester
Burgess Taylor
Beaver Fulig
Jex
Piper
Connellsville
J. E. Stillwagon
Angels
New Havon
P. Buttermure
Burgess
General Sherman Dies Peacefully in New York
New York on February 14 reports General William Tecumseh Sherman died at 1:50 PM after a long battle with illness. He passed quietly as family gathered, with sole remaining son Rev. E Sherman en route from abroad. The obituary recalls his Civil War career from Bull Run to the March to the Sea and the Carolinas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sherman
Alexander
Rev
E. Sherman
Majestic
General Sherman
Fitch
Father Taylor
Collins
Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ohio
Lancaster
West Point
Fionda
Mexico
San Francisco
New York City
Leavenworth
Kas
Union
Louisana Military Academy
Comnel
Bull Run
St. Louis
Tennessee
Mississippi
Tennemee
Southwest
J. E. Johason
Georgia
Atlanta
Thomas
Hood
Fort McAllister
Savannah
Carolinas
South Carolina
North Carolina
Boro
Leigh
Tee Ae Soshee Sherman
Lee
Europe
Washington
President announces Sherman death in Congress message and orders
The president sent a message to Congress praising General William Tecumseh Sherman and noting his death at 1:30 p.m. in New York. An executive order directs national mourning with flags at half staff and suspension of public business in Washington and the interment city. Benjamin Harrison
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
William Tecumseh Sherman
City of
New York
Lessamin Hapatson
Wm. T. Sherman
Bensamin HaReisox
Sherman Letter Requests Burial in Calgary After Death
A Sherman missive from St Louis dated February 14 shows his wish to be buried beside his wife and son in Calgary, with Ransom Post G A B pledging to stand by him. A Columbus telegram from February 14 asserts Ohio will claim Sherman’s body for burial on Ohio soil, signed by James Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
New York
Smith P. Galt
Ransom Post
A. R. St. Luis
Costapz
Yen
Department of Missouri
G. A.B
Ransom
Calgary
Sherman
Columbus
Thomas Ewing
New York City
Ohio
William Tecumseh Sherman
James E. Campoecy
Verdict Faults Mining Gas Cause at Mammoth Mine Disaster
Greensburg February 16 coroner jury finds the Mammoth mine explosion was caused by an accumulation of carburetted hydrogen gas in lower levels. They note no prior evidence of gas and fault liquor use by on-site bosses, urge electricity lighting and entry registries, and condemn malt use. New Westminster fire destroys a block, killing John McCannon and injuring others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Wm. Smith
H. ©. Frick Company
New Westminster
B. C
John McCannon
Volunteer Fire Brigade
F. Stirsky
Columbia Street
Masonic Temple
Registry Office
Pulp-Mill Explosion in Goshen and Miner’s Death
A Goshen pulp and strawboard mill exploded, destroying the plant. Schuyler Neswander, 25, was blown 300 feet and killed. George Hickman was fatally injured, Foreman Fleming and Assistant Wilson also badly hurt. Across the race the Muzzy starch mills were dismantled. In Greensburg Pa, Bert Henderson, 22, was crushed to death by slate in the Madison mines this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
Elkhart
Schuyler Neswander
George Hickman
Fleming
Wilson
Greensburg
Bert Henderson
Madison
Widespread Flood Strikes Johnstown and Pittsburgh
Heavy rains push the Conemaugh and Youghiogheny rivers to records as water inundates Johnstown and nearby towns. Bridges swept away, rail lines crippled, hundreds displaced, with millions in damage expected. Pittsburgh faces 31 to 34 foot stages amid ongoing rescues and closures.
Blast furnace shutdown affects railroads in valley
Labor news reports continued blast furnace closures at Youngstown reduce railroad business in the valley. A heavy gas flow near De Haven on the Pittsburg and Western line creates a new gas territory to be piped to Etna seven miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
DeHaven
Pittsburg & Western
Etna
United Mine Workers District Plans Reported
In Columbus on February 14 the committee on districts and boundaries outlined seventeen districts across states and territories. They urged weekly official organs, local mine boards, state examiners, Shaw safety devices, top and bottom mine supervisors, ambulance readiness, and certified safety lamp knowledge. A later session on February 16 set price scales for coal, with Pittsburg meeting to adjust Ohio, West Virginia, and other state terms. Presidents and officers from Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky were named.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania
Jefferson
Clearfield
Center
Indiana
Cambria
Blair
Huntingdon
Bedford
Coke
Pittsburg
Ohio
Kentucky
Iinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Washington and Territories
Maryland
West Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Mexico
Committee On Ways and Means
United Mine “Workers
Shaw
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Hocking Valley
National Executive Board
John B. Rae
P. H. Penna
Patrick McBride
W. B. Wilson
John Nugent
W.C. Webb
John Kline
Secretaries Indicted In Whisky Trust Plot In Chicago
Secretary Gibson of the Whisky Trust faces grand jury charges over a plan to blow up the Schufeldt distillery. United States gager T S Dewar provided crucial testimony and evidence including the alleged infernal machine and letters. Gibson resigned, denying the charges and claiming a conspiracy against him. The Whiskey Trust, led by H H Schufeldt’s distillery, controls major high wine prices with a vast capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gibson
Whisky Trust
Western Distillers and Cattle-Feeders Association
Whiskey Trust
H. H. Shufeldt
T. 8
Dewar
United States
Schefeldt
Hart
Internal Revenue Department
Washington
Schufeldt
Ganger
T.S. Dewar
Schufeldts
Leifield
Distilling and
Trust
Senate Passes Copyright Bill and Senate Actions in February
Washington reports detail Senate action on the copyright bill including Sherman amendment votes, the death of Admiral Porter and General Sherman, and committees appointed for funeral observances. House debates cover pensions, the legislative appropriation, and Indian policy while confirming army bill conference results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Av. P. Banks
Massachusetts
United States
Pratt
Sherman
Yeas
Vilas
Wisconsin
En- Sherman
Admiral Prer
T General Sherman
Secretary of the Interior
House
Mexico
Ies
Guateiemla
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
San Salvador
Kingdom of Hawaii
Committee of the Whole
Pension Office
Sir Cooper
Indiana
Enloe
Tennessee
Perkins
Kansas
Raum
Prevent
Enroe
Pay- Bon
Ilinvia
Admiral Porter
Cutcheon
Spinola
Cogswell
Tungstenor
Kinsey
Tarsner
Hemderson
Mingis
Aujouro
Admiral Porter Funeral Held in Washington
Funeral ceremonies for Admiral Porter, then the highest ranking US Navy officer, drew top government figures including the President and Cabinet, Supreme Court justices, and diplomatic corps. Public buildings closed as the cortege moved to Arlington for interment with full naval honors. over 5,000 troops participated under Rear Admiral Kimberly.
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Washington
Porter
Supreme Court
Army
Douglass
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Arlington
United States
Kimberly
Business conditions show mixed early 1890s outlook
New York reports only modest improvement in eastern business with Chicago hopeful, while most western and southern areas show little growth. Iron output falls due to a coal strike, copper and cotton markets vary, and wholesale activity ranges from dull to fair in cities like Boston, Chicago, and St. Louis. Failures decline nationally versus prior weeks.
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New York
R.G. Dan & Co
Itre
Durat
Uunnellsville Coke Workers
Boston
South
New Orleans
Nashville
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Milwaukee
Detroit
Cleveland
Peiter
Chicago
Patladelphia
United States
Canada
A Fair Girls Sad Death on Pittsburgh Train
Miss Clare Fleming of Washington Pennsylvania was instantly killed yesterday when a boulder loosened by rain crashed through a Duquesne Heights car window on a Pittsburg Cincinnati and St Louis train near Point Bridge. The rock crushed her neck and head. J F Donehoo a medical student was uninjured beside her. Frank Oller and Mamie Baldwin escaped narrow misses as train crew averted panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Fleming
Washington, Pa
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Duquesne Heights
Point Bridge
Mt Pleasant Fire Destroys Mullin Block Notes and Local News
Pennsylvania notes report Mullin Block at Mt Pleasant nearly destroyed by fire with insured loss. Mammoth Mine rescuers receive token rewards from H C Frick Coke Company. Jeannette to get a car wheel plant employing 200. Gallaher verdict awards Mrs Reis $500 in damage suit. West Newton landslide blocks B&O tracks. Disciple minister Rev John Darsie killed by a railroad engine. Large gas well found near McKeesport. Duquesne reports firebug activity and vigilantes. Leechburg bridge case verdict settles at $15,210.40 with damages and bridge free-use petitions involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammoth
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Jeannette
John Darsie
Braddock
Pennsylvania Railroad
Imoadson
McKeesport
Duquesne
Bulge Company
Westraureland
Armstrong
Butler
Kiskiminetas
Leechbur
Twu
Bridge Company
Armstrong County
Butler County
Natural Gas Explosion Rocks Allegheny City Homes
A natural gas blast on River Avenue near Morgan Street in Allegheny, Pa., wrecked two Hazlett houses. Three people were injured, none seriously, and the fronts were blown into the river with walls toppled. Estimated damage around $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny City
River Avenue
Morgan Street
Allegheny
Samuel
William Hazlett
Lands Beyond the Sea Dispatches and Rome’s Heresy Inquiries
Advices from Russia report the holy synod probing charges of heresy against secretaries as Roman Catholics face limited penalties and many Polish churches close. A Warsaw dispatch says Prince Bartinoff was dismissed to Siberia for killing a jealous girl, avoiding suicide and disgrace on the continent. A Bulgarian paper notes Padlewski’s body, killer of General Selivenikoff in Paris, found half devoured by wolves near Phillipopolis. Washington Notes show a Pension Office deficit revised to 28,678,332 dollars from 34,000,000, reducing the initial estimate by 5,321,668.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Holy Synod
Poland
Warsaw
Bartinoff
Siberia
Padlewski
Selivenikoff
Paris
Phillipopolis
Kazanlik
Washington
Congress
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Indiana Progress
Tee
Lle Weissspar
Moyer Mine
Tazide
Anc
Farmer
Pevinsylvania
Philadelphia
Edwin
Stewart
Grenville
E. T. Betts
Rahway
New Jersey
Erngineer
Page
Coney
Parker
Bendario
Workman
Powderly
Knights of Labor
Rocheser
St Mary's Hospital
Oss
Death
Cewes
William T. Sherman
W. T. Sherman
Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Shade Creek
Johnstown Lumber Company
Conemaugh
Woodvale
Lincoln
Point
Poplar Street
Losver
Cambria Company
Kernville
Cambria Iron Works
Hhere
Moxham
Hooversville
Meadowlands
Penn
Hufftown
West Newton
Youghiogheny
Sewickley
Scott Haven
Buena Vista
Sixth Street
Monongahela
Wood Street
Duquesne Way
Penn Avenue
Liberty Street
Allegheny Front
Eril
Long Valley
Freeport
Parkers Landing
Oil City
Saltsburg
Sharpsburg
Millvale
Bennett's Station
Homestead
No. 20
Lake Erie
Chartiers
Labor News
Columbus Come
TOS
The
Clara Fleming
Mullin
Mt. Pleasant
Losa
John Gallaher
Baltimore and Ohio Tracks
Bosman
Montana
Tix
Ben Betterworth
France
Hss Fortosity
Wasid
Baltimore
Aeris
Wolff & Rardolps
Fitinieighio
Vulcan
Barabilli
Oti Locos
Providence
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