Death and Destruction After Laton Rouge Storm
A violent thunderstorm with wind and rain struck Baton Rouge causing widespread damage and many fatalities. Inmates and workers at the penitentiary suffered heavy losses with 19 killed, 28 injured, and 40 at work in a factory where six died. Hospitals treated 26 on the second floor, while a steamer Smoky City was wrecked five miles from the city. The storm uprooted trees and destroyed buildings along a 300 mile path southwesterly, prompting emergency rescue efforts and a count of the injured and dead. Names of the dead and wounded are listed among several dozen individuals, with authorities assessing the damage and rescue operations continuing.
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New Orleans
Laton Rouge
Wwwa
Abd Tuacy
Sen Saehery
Iyane McClel-land
M Wagemer
Prea Gaye
James Va Better
Johnson
Nathan Cioney
Henry Celesing
EU. Vuckner
Willam Wiilee
E Hardon
Janis Ve Claire
Mln Binnige
Harry McKay
James Moss
John Lofty
Jedi Leary Atharles
Ammerfield
Jane Bean
Waite
Jake Jones
James Jacks
Major Waite
Williem Givron
Joseph Pounell
Mr. Young
Stewart
Gus Black
A. L. Ia. Campbell
Marian Perkins
Eliz Richards
J. Dolan
Walter Dougles
Joan Date
Smoky City
Gates Rouge
Anany
Ober Wees
Se Tae Hospital
Desperate gun battle ends in fatal shooting near Ogdembes
Patety Shoots two men and then Ogdembes, Ind., July 6. A constable's posse chased a fugitive, Bullad, to a house where he hid. He refused surrender and opened fire, fatally wounding George Huffmaster as authorities closed in.
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Patety
Ogdembes
Ind
Vilfiege
Cape
Lill Bullad
Hamagin
George Bosmund
George Huffmaster
Bullard _ tien
Gale Nadaeywolcesaud
Farmers Push Wheat Crop Hold To Seek Better Prices
A circulating advisory from Whicago on July 5 urges farmers to unite through official channels and withhold wheat from the market until obtaining a fair price. Farmers’ groups threaten coordinated action to pressure price gains, aiming to elevate returns above the average market level.
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Femmad
Man Rarxoer
Allance
Fix
United States
Ravenna Depot Disaster Kills Twenty Five and Injures Forty
A wreck at Ravenna depot on the New York Lake Erie and Western Railroad killed twenty five passengers and seriously wounded forty others. The eastbound through passenger train collided with a heavy freight at a curve west of the station, destroying two cars and burning two more. Survivors describe a scene of horror as cries for help rose and bodies were recovered from wreckage. The engineer and fireman escaped as the freight plowed into the day coach and sleeper cars shortly after the derailment. Authorities investigate blame, with statements from Engineer George Tulman and local witnesses amid ongoing identifications.
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Vorunestown
Lsvenina
Bertinz
New York Lake Exe and Western Railroad
Coliaian
Choizely
Chicago
Themas
Erie
Ravenna
Debria
Pen
Findlay
Te Denatas
David Relhan
F. Huff
Frederick Burns
Lewis Kimball J. Demerr
J. Harding
Ryan
D. Cass
Wiliam Newcomb
Pnolan
Henry Meth
John McAvoy
Varrick Ryan
Owen Harieman
Thomas Kevine
George Gildea
Joavie
J. Cassidy
Corning
N.Y
Henry Gildea
Thomas Coville
Tom Hanley
Joseph Morgan
James Incken
George Smith
Dennis Ryan
Greurge Smith
John Cadwean
H.C. Jegrat
Ames McGill
John Keating
Jonah Lark
A. J. Jones
Richardson Glass Works
Broken Kana wha and Michigan train crash at trestle
A Kana wha and Michigan train crashed through a burned out 33 span trestle in Charleston West Virginia on Saturday morning. Fifteen people were killed and 55 injured as the baggage car and two coaches plunged. The full list of dead and injured includes Amos Coulton Elk City Orville Robinson Midwar Thomas Thinton Charleston Wal Weicher and wife Charleston James Dougherty Lew Martile Onin Col. W. Pife Furman County Miss Mary Sullivan and Ella O Leary Charleston Theodore N. Wilson Gallywolls lh G. Satterthwaithe Charleston UC Jose Blue Creek Charles Hoffman Blue Creek Mrs. R. S. Truslow Harem and an unknown woman. The injured include Manager Price of Price's Sensation and many others across Elk City Charleston Athens and Point Pleasant. The crowded cars led to numerous fatalities and injuries with few escaping unharmed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
Michigan
Sensation
BR. L. Stone
Elk Cinvy
J.d.stone
Charleton
Wm. Ford
Elk Qty
F. O. Jennings
Columbus
Hi. Reed
Athens
Ardy Maybara
Allie Coulter
Coulter
Anigel Stone
Bally
Mary Wall
Charles
BE. Coulter
Elk City
Samuel Wartventer
Poca
Andy Archibald
Raymond City
Lyon BE
Widow Agnes North Nearly Weds. Groom Quits at Door
In New York on July 6 Mrs Agnes North a young widow and daughter of Francis J Qukes of Steinway Long Island City was to wed Samuel Bell. Bell arrived as planned but intoxicated he caused a disturbance and ordered Bell to leave. The bride showed indignation as the door shut against him.
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New York
Agnes North
Francis J. Qukes
Steinway
Long Island City
Samuel Bell
Bell
East Liberty
Wanda
Wednesay
Stea
Chicago
Extel
Ami
Major strikes and labor actions ripple across northern towns
Three thousand five hundred Castle iron men in Glasgow strike against a proposed five per cent wage cut. London and Liverpool grain house Alexander & Company fails. City of Paris passengers face fines for contraband tobacco. Delaware rolling mill owners refuse Amalgamated scale. workers quit. Ohio mines in Belmont Jefferson Guernsy and Harrison counties strike for nine hour day, with all mines booming. Pittsburg carpenters retreat, aiming for last year’s wages. some contractors falter under Builders’ Association influence. Federation of Labor suffers as coke and eight hour efforts collapse due to poverty. Huntingdon and Ford City plants close, while Pittsburg bricklayers push for five cent rise and Seattle coal miners drift back to work.
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Glasgow
Alexander & Company
London
Liverpool
City of Paris
Delaware
Philipsburgh
Amalgamated Association
Pittsburzh
Belmont
Jefferson
Guernsy
Harrigan Counties
Ohio
Pittsburg
Wall
Builders' Association
Federation of Labor
Huntingdon
iPa
Ford City
Seattle
Organized Labor in Steubenville Labor Day Parade
Steubenville hosts a Labor Day parade with about 2 950 men in line plus bands and carriages. Gov. Campbell and many labor leaders spoke at the McCook residence stand before a cemetery ceremony for Thomas A. Armstrong. Samuel Gompers urged unity, labor rights, and equal pay for women, praising progress and calling for a united labor movement.
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Steubenville
K. of 1
American Federation
Brasbands
McCook
Campbell
Wyman
Allegheny
Scott
Seabright
Wheeling
McCreary
Weltsburg
Armstrong
Smith
Wilson
A. I. Iwraw
Samuel Gomvers
William Smith
McCarthy
Udge
P. J. McGuire
Christopher Evans
Miles Humphreys
W. T. Lewis
W. H. Kiliver
Thomas A. Armstrong
William Martin
David Jones
Thomas McNamee
President Smith
Flint
Aflich
Samuel Gomapers
American Federation of Labor
Brutal murder by foreigners shocks Wheeling crowd
In Jefferson county Ohio territory two men, Sport Metarrider and his brother Wilson, were attacked by twelve Italians in a Short Creek shanty. Sport drank little before being struck from behind and killed. Wilson fought to help but was fatally injured. Eleven suspects were jailed.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Worth
Short Creek
Jefferson County
Metarrider
Wilson
Skiff Upset by Steamer Waves Drowns Three Men
In Braddock Pennsylvania on July 6 a skiff with eight people was hit by a passing steamer Bowles. Waves capsized the boat and three men were drowned including W. J. Mickey and two unnamed youths. The others were rescued.
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Vaddock
Braddock
W. J. Mickey
Bowles
Mickey
Cruel Military Abuse Reported at Weimar
Berlin reports widespread indignation over military officials keeping a battalion in full marching order for nine hours in tropical heat. Forty soldiers suffered sunstroke and four died on the field, with more feared to be affected.
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Gonstroka
Berlin
Weimer
Deadly DYNAMO at Sing Sing executes four murderers
At Sing Sing four condemned men Slocum Smiler Wood and Jugiro were executed in a single morning. Each died within minutes as electric current passed through the chair. Warden Crown limited witnesses per legal guidance while doctors conducted autopsies and noted the deaths appeared painless though bodies showed burns.
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Sing Sing
Slocum
Smiler
Wood
Jugiro
Jusiro
Warren Crown
Officisis
Fatherreeden
Father Createn
Jienath
Fdzertun
Annie
Ray
Ani
Sodluw
Depa
London Poisoning Toll and Global News Fragment
A family of nine in London fell ill after eating canned Columbia river salmon with Quevoy dying and others in critical condition. Reports describe a Brazilian traveler suffocated by sulfurous fumes near Mt Vesuvius and a deadly waterspout in Muray Sty ria destroying villages and killing twelve. Other items note steel exports decline in Sheffield, Emperor Francis Joseph signing a treaty, Naverta village destroyed by fire, a pontoon bridge accident near Soleure, and various international notes from Paris to Berlin.
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London
Quevoy
Mt. Vesuvius
Muray
Styria
Sheffield
Francis Joseph
Austria
How the Glorious Fourth Was Celebrated in Pittsburg
Pittsburg July 6 The nations birthday was celebrated with a grand display in the city. Crowds filled streets and Schenly Park hosted fireworks described as the finest ever seen. In several cities nationwide, parades, speeches, and large gatherings marked Independence Day with notable attendees and dramatic scenes.
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Pittsburg
Schenly Park
Digelow Hill
Altoona
Beatrice
Neb
Chautauqua Graunis
Lsten
KR. B. Hayes
Amercan Republc
Lincoln
Meadville
John M. Henderson
Bellefonte
Layrd
Judge Furst
Niles
Somerset
Jr O. UL
J.D. Hicks
T. Youngston
Pickett
Gettysburg
Chattanoogs
Tenn
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Bloomington
W. 3S. Parkerson
Yarkersoun
Late News in Beip and Nearby Areas Reports Wide-Spread Incidents
A chaotic late news item records militia maintaining order at mines near Seattle Washington during a strike, sheriff defalcation in Arkansas City Arkansas, property and cash shortfalls, religious schism at a St. Lawrence river Catholic parish, a fatal duel in Knoxville Tennessee, a deadly freight-train collision near Mendon Minnesota, several urban fires and injuries, notable deaths, and a bicycle journey from New York to San Francisco. It also notes various minor accidents, sensational incidents, and moral quips.
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Warfied
Arkansas City
Ark
Bowd
Little Rock
St. Lawrence
Knoxville
Tenn
George Jones
Wa. Newton
Fort Tennessee
Pussly and Pests Across The World In Brief Items
A humorous note on pussly a hardy homely vegetable called pursy pussy and its use from salad to asparagus. California coyotes and bounty acts are discussed along with an American Dairy article about Manila being one day behind the world due to a calendar quirk.
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New York
Benjamin la Fevre
Ohio
Agricultural Department
California
Mendocino County
Cal
Manila
Philippine Islands
America
Bangor obituary of Hannibal Hamlin ex vice president
Bangor Maine July 6 Hannibal Hamlin ex vice president who served with Abraham Lincoln in his first term died after collapsing at a club on Saturday heart disease was the cause. Hamlin was born in Paris Oxford County Maine in August 1809 and had a long career as lawyer congressman speaker Maine House governor and senator.
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Bangor
Hannibal Hamlin
Abraham Lincoln
Hamlin
Paris
Oxford County
Maine
United States
Federal Senate
Boston
Spain
Keystone State Cullings From Meadville to Harrisburg
A scrambled roundup of Pittsburgh and state news reports multiple disasters and incidents. A rat bite killed Elmer Dilley near Meadville. a wagon accident near New Florence injured a man. Sampson Simon was found dead in Fairmount Park. A burn case killed Fay Westlake in Independence. a child carbonic acid poisoning case arose in Beaver Falls. Also noted were a saw mill accident near Darlington, a fatal cherry tree fall near Monongahela City, a drowning near Harrisburg, and other injuries, deaths, and mishaps across many towns including Oil City, Erie, and Butler County.
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Elmer Dilley
Meadville
Johnston
New Florence
Sampson Simon
G.S. Simon & Co
Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Fay Westlake
Independence
Washington County
Bon. Sensenbacher
Johnson Farm
Darlington
D. W. Thomas
Beaver Falls
Newton Rifle
German Township
Fayette County
F. K. Cooper
Monongahela City
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Webs
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Baton Rouge
Vinh
Nebraska
Goethern California
Lake City
Cove Welty
Rede Willsay
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Ules
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Ta Ravenna
George Tulman
Hulman
Fred Boynton
Therr
Industrial and Labor
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Wage Banner
Organized Labor
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Naverta
Hautes Alpes
Fie
Aar
Soleure
Howard Vincent
United Empire Trade League
Great Britain
Brazil
Jermyn
Cordelia
Sydney
Dover
Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Rusk
Mark W. Harrington
American Meterological Journal
Ann Arbor
Mich
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H. A. Hazen
Connecticut
Thomas Rusaer
J. F. Marvin
E. 8. Buglee
J. Moliison
Cape May
President Harrison
Cold Spring Presbyterian Church
Daniel L. Hughes
Wanamaker
Beadle Memorial Chapel
Cape May Point
Coleman House
John E. Kennedy
Bellevue Hospital
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Omaha
Mendon
Minn
Lewis A. Docre
Massachusetts
District of
Beeston
Lexiah Watson
Patrick Walch
St. Louis
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Peter Brecker
John Naughton
John Newman
Welsh
Dyersburg
Chas. F. Allen
Salem
Mass
Michigan Bar
Marion Co
Gus
C. A. Ruman
Newark
N. J
Fred
Kidwell
Pellembody
Chautauqua
Nelson Sterret
Titusville
John Beasley
Azariah Kimbo
Murfreesboro
Densley
Kimbroia
Robert Bradley
Chicago and Northwestern
Madison Ave
Henry Wilkins
Nelson A. Brale
Johnstown
N. Y
San Francisco
New York City
John Merrill
Akron
Park Theatre
St. Paul
LaGrand Ore
Johnny Eaton
Denver
Col
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Minneapolis
James Pierson
Thomas Jefferson
Galveston
Texas
William E. Nelson
Tremont Street
William Quartz
Hilliard
Duluth
Mann
Murphy
Kennedy Bro
Kastiner & Newman
Peasley & Co
Lander
George W. Delamater
Minera
Willock Stallon
Eddie Whig
Lebanon
Cora Irons
Linesville
Charles S. Morrow
Oil City
Butler County
R. R
Callery Junction
Mority
Tayloratown
Clark
John Grimes
Oscar Houtz
Harrisburg
M Spogee
Pennsylvania Publishing Company
Harry Meder
Seaver Fall S
Homewood
Margaret McCarty
Ridgewood
Luzerne County
Thos. W. Brown
P.O. F. A. Ropstein
Dawson
Ienry D. Young
Saboskey
Washington
William West
Henry Sweitzer
Germany
Theophilus Wilson
Clarion-Jefferson
Eighteenth Judicial
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