Remarkable number of murders on the day of peace and good will
A roundup of violent incidents across towns from Indiana to New York on Christmas Day. Included are a farmer shot by a hand after a breakfast quarrel near Newcomerstown, a serenade shooting in Lebanon, a watchman killed in Norfolk, multiple church and street shootings, and several other fatal acts linked to alcohol or disputes.
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Newcomerstown
Tame Booth
Henry Worley
Worley
Nabbs Station
Jeffersonville
Taflinger
Bud Robinson
Campbell's Creek
W. Va
Sam Toor
Fred
Jon Gay
Paul, Minn
Silas Micke
Emma McLeod
Carrollton
Miss
John Prentiss Matthews
McBride
Elgin
Kan
Monticello
Ark
Jackson
Nick Jones
Houston
Tex
Alex Brown
Court House
Chilesburg
Michigan
Baton Houge
Wm. Johnson
North Dakota
Jersey City
Bradford
Carrolton
Kansas City
New York City
Bluffton hosts Ohio Christian Alliance mid winter convention
In Bluffton Ohio the third mid winter convention of the Ohio Christian Alliance including Second Adventists and Faith-Care believers opened at the town hall. Delegates discussed personal and pre millennial return of Christ with expectations of end times in 1891 and Christ’s reign beginning soon as believers praised readiness.
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Findlay
Ohio Christian Alliance
Bluffton
Christ
Jesus
Hend
Explosion at powder works kills two workers at Lake Hopatcong
December 26. The cartridge house of the American Powder Company at the works near Lake Hopatcong NJ exploded. Two workmen named Johnson and Mahler Sperry were blown to pieces. The blast shook the area and drew crowds as investigators worked through the day.
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Lake Hopatcong
S. J
Fowder Company
John , Johnson
Mahler
Sperry
Stormy conditions disrupt trains and traffic coast to coast
A sweeping winter storm caused widespread travel delays from New York to Maryland and Washington. Snowfall varied by city with six inches in Amsterdam and heavy drifts near Louisville, while winds on the water were light offshore. Railways reported delays as crews fought to keep lines clear.
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York
Customs Service
Revenue
Staten Island
tEmouth
Hudson
Point Pleasant
N. J
Sandy Hook
Cape May
New York State
Mohawk Valley
Amsterdam
Baltimore
Baltimore &Ship
Ohio River
Harper's Ferry and Valley
Pittsburgh
Associated Press
Maine
Texas
Manitoba
Georgia
Norfulk
New York
Washington
Buffalo
Louisvill
Louisville
Daylight Bank Robbery At South Chicago Bank
A daring daytime robbery at Merchants Ex change Bank in South Chicago ends with three robbers fleeing by buggy then delivery wagon. Officials recover most looted cash as police and a citizen posse pursue. One officer is wounded. suspects include John Corbett Morris Hennessy Charles Mullens and Frank Bennett.
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Chicago
Merchants’ Exchange Bank
Frank Linn
Linn
C. P. Wilker
Wilder
Jenkins
South Chicago
Fifty-second Street
Fortieth Street
Forty-sixth Street
Patrick O’brien
Forty-third Street
Frank Bennett
Bennett
Officer O'Brien
Steamship Shanghai Burns Near Wu Hu Loss of Sixty Lives
London reports the steamship Shanghai caught fire at sea near Wu Hu on the Yangtze Kiang about fifty miles above Nanking. About sixty natives and several European officers are believed dead from the flames or drowning while escaping.
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London
Shanghai
Wu Hu
Woo Hoo
Ngan Hoei
Yang Tse Kiang
Nanking
China
Smallpox quarantine cuts Houston off from rail towns
San Antonio dispatch reports Fort Bend county officials quarantined Houston for smallpox without notifying Southern Pacific officials. Station agents knew nothing. passengers arriving at Richmond and Stafford encountered armed men forcing passengers to stay on trains as orders were enforced.
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San Antonio
Southern Pacific Railway
Fort Bend County
Houston
Richmond
Stafford
Bloody clash at Porcupine Creek as Big Foot attacks troops
Couriers report a violent encounter at Porcupine Creek near Pine Ridge between U S troops and Big Foot’s band as disarms proceed. Capt. Wallace of Eighth Cavalry killed, Lt. Garlington wounded, several soldiers and Indians dead. Fears of treachery rise as Indians repelled then fled toward the agency. Skirmish near the Rosebud camp wounds two soldiers. Indian scouts say few Big Foot fighters remain.
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Pine Ridge
Porcupine Creek
United States
Huntiles
Foot
Forsythe
Wallace
Eighth Cavalry
Garlington
Department
Seventh Cavalry
Custer
Isvs
Agency
Rosebud
Big Foot
A Very Good Holiday Trade Summary of Atlantic Trade in Late December
New York reports a strong holiday trade despite Christmas closures and a deep snow storm. Bank payments exceed last year by about 3 percent, December railroad earnings up roughly 4 percent, and foreign trade remains heavy. Western and Southern cities show mixed signals with money markets tightening in places but improving wholesale activity overall. Cotton and sugar sectors in the South show gains, though cotton prices have declined from summer highs. Over 5 million bales have moved from producers, with little distress among key manufacturing works in the region.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Boston
Pittsburgh
Bessemer
Kansas City
Lincoln
Neb
Denver
Salt Lake
South
Louisville
Atlanta
Galveston
New Orleans
New Mormon Church Forms In Decatur County Iowa
The Church of Christ, a new Mormon sect separate from the Reorganized Church, is formed in Leon with trustees John C. Whitmer Ebenzer Robinson and Simeon F. La Point. It aims to base Mormonism on the Book of Mormon alone, discarding Joseph Smith era methods and polygamy. The group seeks to promulgate the Gospel and operate under state law.
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Lamonni
Mormon Church
Reorganized Church
Joseph Smith
David Whitmer
Missouri
Young Joseph
Whitmer
Joseph
Lord
Church of Christ
Leon
Decatur County
John C. Whitmer
Bay County
Ebenzer Robinson
Frederick Cunnington
Simeon F. la Paint
L. Posey
Sarah Cunnington
M. A. Robinson
James E. Hockert
Iswa
Messrs
Whitmer, Robinson
la Puint
Davis City, Jr
Saints
New Church
Smith and Young
Mormout
Eighty One Years Old Celebrates Gladstone Birthday
London reports Hawarden Castle marked the eighty first birthday of William Ewart Gladstone with quiet rejoicing. telegrams and gifts arrived from Britain and the United States as the pensioned statesman attended a fountain unveiling honoring his and Catharine Gladstone's golden wedding. Gladstone spoke of enduring attachment to Hawarden after fifty years. health reported excellent. an Atchison woman made 70 pumpkin pies in a week.
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London
Hawarden Castle
William Ewart Gladstone
Great Britain
United States
Mr. Gladstone
Harwarden Castle
Hawarden
Gladstone
Catharine Gladstone
Hostile Indians Captured Near Porcupine Creek
Gen Brooke reports Maj Whitesides with a Seventh Cavalry battalion captured Big Foot and his band near Porcupine Creek without resistance. About 15 bucks surrendered. Brooke says Bad Lands hostiles surrendered and head toward Vine Ridge. Short Bull and others abandoning Bad Lands toward Pine Ridge Agency.
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Omaha
Neh
Department of the Platte
Brooke
Whitesides
Seventh Cavalry
Big Foot
Porcupine Creek
Vine Ridge
Brightes
Pine Ridge Agency
Short Butt
Kicking Mear
Short Bull
Pine Ridge
White River
Ruger
Big landslide halts trains near Olequa Canon
A major slide Friday night on the Union Pacific grade near Olequa Canon above Winlock buried tracks with earth rock and trees. The collapse delayed the East and West trains for hours while crews laid temporary tracks and cleared the obstruction.
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Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Railroad
Olequa Canon
Winlock
Union Pacific
Northern
Brunson
Divorce Lawyer Buttner Arraigned as Bail Reduced
New York December 9 William H Buttner a divorce lawyer charged with receiving 350 for a fraudulent decree was arraigned in Jefferson Market Court. Bail cut from 3000 to 2000 he could not post it and remained in custody awaiting further examination. London reports from China say ship Shanghai loss totals over 200 with many dead by jumping or drowning amid panic and crowding.
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New York
Wm. H. Buttner
Jefferson Market Court
Buttner
Duck Shooters and Moltke Story from Early 20th Century
A New York Tribune article contrasts two duck hunting styles the professional sink-box and the bushwhacker sneak-box, detailing their elaborate concealments, decoys, and heavy use of shot, plus a critique of the cannon-like firearm. It then recounts a Danish diplomat’s tale of William I crediting Hel muth von Moltke with his discovery and rise to power, followed by a Bright Side feature urging optimism during hard times.
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New York Tribune
von Moltke
William I
Brandenburg
Moltke
Copenhagen
Helmuth von Moltke
Atlanta Constitution
Catseyes in Ceylon Gem Trade Prospects Rise
The Ceylon Observer reports strong prospects for the gemming industry in Ceylon. A Colombo merchant recently handed over valuable stones to a Moorman dealer, including a catseye specimen bought for 85,000 in Colombo, believed to be a recent find.
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Ceylon
Colombo
Teething and odd eating feats in old notes
An 1890s style article notes infant teething stages with temporary and permanent teeth, mentions eruption ages, enamel formation, and humane gum lancing for distress. It also recounts startling eating feats from Fuller’s Worthies and ends with Hebrews in New Haven debating shifting worship to Sunday led by Rabbi Lewis Kleeberg.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Hebrews Chang
New Haven
Court Street
Lewis Kleeberg
Movements and Prices at Central Drove Yards East Liberty Pa CATTLE
Movements and prices at Central Drove yards East Liberty Pa show cattle trading from 31 2 to 41 2 cents for common to good, with dry cows and heifers 40 to 90 cents higher. Fresh cows sparse and milkers scarce, buyers in full attendance. demand outstripped supply for medium to good grades. Sheep and lambs active with gains of 25 to 50 cents amid a large sale and quick clearance. Hog market steady with slight gains. Philadelphia hogs in 3.85 to 3.40, Yorkers 5.60 to 3.70, tops scarce at 3.90.
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New York
Bunch Fair
Ohio Lambs
Deck
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Philadelphia
York
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