Coroner Rules South Fork Club Liable for Dam Break Loss
Coroner Evans of Cambria County finds South Fork Fishing Club members responsible for deaths and property losses from the Conemaugh Lake dam burst. The jury, after one witness, verdicts Ellen Hite died by drowning caused by the dam breaking. cites insufficient waste weir and weak construction. owners deemed culpable for not securing the dam for a large downstream population.
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Evans
Cambria Cunty
South Fork Fishing Club
Conemaugh Lake
Ellen Hite
Eaid Dam
F. W. Conice
Evanne
Cambria
Ebensburg
John Fendlow
Colored Exodus to Mexico as 16000 to be colonized
W H Ellis of Bexar County and Henry Ferguson of Fort Bend Texas, leaders of colored boomers, return from Mexico City detailing land options in Durango and Vera Cruz. Ferguson plans fall departure with 2000 families and projects more arrivals next spring, with many from Louisiana and Mississippi signaling intent to join. They praise Mexican officials and foresee success in transplanting about 10000 people into unfamiliar interior regions.
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W. H. Ellis
Bexar County
Henry Ferguson
Fort Bend
Texas
City of
Mexico
Durango
Vera Cruz
Ferguson
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ellis
Balloon tragedy over Providence injures Prof Walborne Allen
Prof Walborne Allen survived a 1200 foot fall from the What Cheer air ship near Providence. The balloon rose to 2300 feet then veered and drifted toward East Providence before collapsing and tearing, sending Allen and the craft plummeting. He was rescued semi conscious with only a severe shaking and pale condition, not seriously hurt.
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Walborne Allen
Providence
B. L Allen
East Providence
Wilkesharre Pier
Allen
Sullivan Kilrain Championship Fight Brought to Richburg
The Sullivan Kilrain world title bout near New Orleans ended with Sullivan winning in 75 rounds amid extreme heat. Kilrain suffered a harsh beating, conditions tested both men, and trains carried crowds to Richburg for the event. Officials hesitated over fighting on Louisiana soil as heat reached 110 degrees, with crowds enduring shade-less stands and overpriced water and sandwiches.
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John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Police Gazette
Richburg
Perry County
Miss
Kilrain
Charley Mitchell
Sullivan
Jake
Donovan
John Fitzpatrick
New Orleans
Queen and Crescent
Batte Ground
Rogers
Faires
Clem Walker
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ellensburg Fire Destroys City Center After Celebration
A major blaze in Ellensburg W T destroys ten blocks of the best portion of the city after a holiday fireworks display. Began around 10 pm with northeast winds. Fire department failed to stop the spread. aid from nearby towns came too late. Loss estimated at about 2 090 000 with three quarters of a million in buildings and a quarter in goods. Only four stores remain standing and about 150 people are destitute.
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Ellensburg
W. T
Tragedies Mark Pittsburg Double Homicide Suicide
Richard Lewis a plasterer returned home to Mrs. Elmira Moseby and killed her with a revolver then shot Miss Emeline Morgan as she entered, fatally wounding her before turning the pistol on himself. The two victims were 35 and 55 respectively. Nearby Blackmar in Blackmar Michigan shot his mother and was dying after a mutual discharge by a grandson.
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Richard Lewis
Elmira Moseby
Arthur Street
Pittsburgh
Moseby
Miss Morgan
Montana Convention Debates Preamble and Officers Terms
At Helens Montana the convention debated a preamble to the state constitution with resolutions from Hershfield and Joy. Committee referrals covered the irrigation panel and county officers terms, with a note that current terms run to 1890. Watson proposed state controls on trusts and price-setting combinations for essentials.
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Helens
Mont
Hershfield
Montana
State of
Joy
Goddar
Yellowstone
Watson
Fatal wreck at Walls station cripples freight line
An eastbound PRR No 13 freight wreck at Walls station due to a broken wheel destroyed thirteen cars, started a blaze, and halted traffic. Two men died on impact with six others injured. up to ten more feared trapped as tramps burned amid the wreckage near Pittsburgh.
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Walls Station
PR. R
Pittsburg
Johnstown
West Penn Hospital
Hyde
Kennedy
Pittsburgh
Chicago City Boundaries Expanded by 1744 Square Miles
The city now contains 1744 square miles within its limits incorporating all of Calumet Lake part of Wolf Lake and extensive swamps increasing about threefold from the prior 434 square miles The eastern boundary is 25 miles long the western boundary exceeds it at 34 miles The widest span east to west is 10 miles while the narrowest at the southern end is 5 miles In Kerbyville Missouri two Miles brothers killed Sheriff G E Branson and deputy Ed Funk while awaiting trial for Kinney murder near Forsythe They are under indictment for Kinney crime in Springfield and cases moved from Taney to Green Counties James Berry remains in Springfield Jail as accessory to Kinney murder Superintendent Porter offers posts to Prof H C Adams for railroad canal telegraph and navigation statistics Chief John S Lord offered for gathering data on state indebtedness of Tutinioa
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Chicago
Calumet Lake
Wolf Lake
Esouthern End
Dowusix
Taney County
Green
James Berry
Springfield
Kinney
Srixcriac Czxeus
Porter
Census
H.C. Adams
Ann Arbor University
Adams
Interstate Commerce Commission
John 8. Lord
Bureau of Labor Statuses
Ilinois
Tutinoia
Clanricarde
Galway
Cuilita
Rou- Mania
Indus
Paris
Exposition Grounds
West Virginia
Mackay-Bennett Cable Company
Hadje Hamein Ghooly Khan
United States
Europe
George Ewing
Fort Wayne
Ind
Paul
Harrison
Woodstock
Conn
Reed
Republican Party
Amalgamated Association
WCTU pushes ministers to swap syrup for wine in sacrament
Late news in brief reports the Women's Christian Temperance Union sending a Buffalo committee to urge ministers to replace fermented wine with syrup in sacramental use. Other items note convict James Hoover’s death, buried fortunes found, rising murders and hangings, Russian officers moving toward Serbia, Danube pontoon trains, a Melbourne shipwreck, fires in Bakersfield, and various political and legal notices.
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The
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Buffalo
James Hoover
State Penitentiary
Cannon City
Col
Hoyt
Carter Township
Huntingdon County
Bralia
Roumania
Danube
Servia
Russia
Reni
Bessarabia
Convention called for National Greenback reorganization
George C. Jones, chairman, invites state and district delegates to form a reorganized National Greenback party. The Cincinnati convention opens September 12. The platform favors greenbacks as legal tender, debt payment on original terms, domestic industry, limited corporate debt, and restricting British trade and private land ownership.
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George C. Jones
Ntional
Greenback Party
National Greenback Party
Greenback
Cincinnati
Constitutional Congress
Great Britain
Western crops show hay short, corn and oats prospects mixed
Crop reports indicate hay below average in Minnesota and Dakota due to drought, while Kansas shows strong hay. Corn prospects favor several states, with Michigan weakest and Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska fair to good. Oats look promising except in Dakota, with concerns over chinch bugs and worm damage across several states.
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Minnesota
Dakota
Kansas
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Missouri
Nebraska
Weather Crop Bulletin Reports Mixed Conditions Across States
The weekly weather crop bulletin for the week ending July 6 notes favorable conditions in the corn and wheat belt with rapid growth and good yields. Minnesota is favorable, North Dakota needs rain in parts, southern states see varied outcomes with some drought and flooding effects, Alabama reports good conditions, and hay and oats suffer in New England and parts of the Atlantic states.
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Minnesota
Dakota
Ohio River
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Alabama
Gulf State
South Atlantic States
New England
Statehood drive and convention set for September
Wyoming moves toward statehood with a constitutional convention to elect 36 Republicans 16 Democrats and three Independents. The convention opens September 2 as public support for state government grows. Separate reports include Chinatown violence in San Francisco, a railway disaster near Rechemoos killing eight and injuring eleven, and a Scranton boy killed protecting his family. A comedian quip at a silver wedding provokes a witty reply from his wife.
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Wyoming
Prices tumble in volatile stock market amid mixed signals
The piece notes a generally steady business climate with June showing large trade, while commodity prices fell about 2 percent and remain near historic lows. It cites weak rail markets, ongoing gold and silver outflows from New York, tighter circulation, modest bank surpluses, rising failures, and warnings from Secretary Rusk to curb cattle shipments from affected regions to halt spread of Texas fever.
Curious and Curio Items From A Distant Era
A mosaic of notes covers diverse topics from London food curiosities and Paris clerks to the anatomy of horses teeth and Persian carpets. Observations touch on olives of lamb wool cashmere shawls, taxes of marriage, and surgeons of Dentition.
New Fusion Discovery Reported by Dr Teste and partner
A reported discovery by Dr W. M. Teste of Extabatesia Mim and Pen Wobincom of Meridian introduces a volatile carbon compound named volatile carbon. The material is described as a mix of predust fat plas or rosin and charcoal producing a light, non heavy substance tested on the Werthweeten Ruikeoed with three diluent elements.
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de. W. ML Teste
Extabatesia
Mim
Pen ‘Wobincom
Meridian
Fragmentary verse note from Franklin D Sherman in Independant
A fragmentary quoted verse by Frank D. Sherman appears in the Independent, describing dreamlike landscapes and heavenly visions amid melodic imagery. The OCR text is garbled but preserves a lyrical tone and naming of Sherman as the contributor.
Quips and Quotations From a Back Page Column
A mosaic of jokes and witticisms mixed with fragments from a humorous column. It includes lines about church collections, naval figures, upcoming books, a fly paper invention, parental jokes, and observations on money prudence, literacy, and social quirks.
Confused Letter Sparks Courtroom Confusion Tale
A jagged OCR fragment describes railroad magnates, a femme feted, and a courtroom moment. Judge Goleneal and the town constable appear as a suspect reads a letter to a magistrate. The scene hints at accusations and a tense inquiry with unclear motives.
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Lazozst Parcs
Rae
France
St. Etienne
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Guyot
Mokier
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Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Thessis
Sullivan and
Boston
Fourte
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Hiel D. Miller
Malls National Bank
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Zanesville
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Oregon
E. M., Stamberry
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Cleveland and Canton Railroad
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Blackmar
Saginaw
Charles Blackmar
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James Nolan
John Lewis
New York
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George Matthews
Salem Organ Works
Jack Cummings
Joseph B. Smith
Roane County
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Ramsey
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Tee Stopw
Williamsport
Weather Crop Bulletin
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Lue Ah Sing
Highbride
Jackson Street
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Chinatown
Rechemoos
Frankfort
Inity
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Walter Bhaffer
Scranton
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Yanes East Listery, Pa
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Chicago Literary Aegregation
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