Locomotive Boiler Explosion Kills Five In Pa Accident
A Mogul locomotive boiler exploded on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad near Connere crowing north of the Schuylkill, killing five men and injuring at least one. Engineers and crew named include Henry C. Alfison of Palo Alto and William Misckey of Port Carbon, with others from Mt. Carbon and Port Carbon. The disaster caused multiple fatalities among the crew and widowed families.
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Coylkill Buren
Henry C. Alfison
Palo Alto
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William Misckey
Port Carbon
William Cowhey
Mt. Carbon
Feaves
William Gendrick
William Moyer
Cowhey
Sean Palo
Stranger Motive Suspects Murder of Linden Farmer
On Thursday near Linden Alabama M Swartout a wealthy farmer returned home after drawing money for fair crops and then went to the barn. A straw pile by the barn caught fire and in the ashes the body of the missing man was found almost consumed. Evidence of a struggle and a blood trail to the pile suggests robbery and murder.
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Linden
Constitutional amendment passes county as saloons reopen
The county voted for a constitutional amendment, and several saloons opened in the city. Police Commissioners plan to resign December 1 and will not pursue further prosecutions, marking a rare shift after years of enforcement. Ohio’s majority stands at 1,030.
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Kax
Multiple Fatal Incidents Reported Across Cities
Leadville miners Pat Roath John Gregory and James Laughlin were crushed by a cave-in. Engineer David Weaver and fireman died in a Duncan Mississippi freight collision. John Grayson and Robert Riddlebrook perished near Tennille Georgia after a boiler explosion. Fire victims W A Estes and John Spaulding recovered in Brooklyn. Carey Frazier and wife of Dover Delaware poisoned by canned corn, Mrs. Frazier died. A 5 year old burned at Allegheny City. Two Bok children burned by oil can explosion. Groveton Texas nearly destroyed by fire, losses $75,000 with light insurance. Milwaukee store loss about $175,000 insured $130,000. Winston North Carolina block and tobacco warehouses burned, losses $350,000 insured $250,000. Eldorado Springs Missouri fire destroyed eleven business houses, loss $200,000. Steamer Cub found bottom up on Lake Michigan, crew drowned. West Point Mississippi cannon accident injures ex Mayor Ware. John Hoey ex-president of Adam Express Company dies in New York. Columbus Ohio streetcar strike arbitrator Karb rules reinstatement for Conductor Alexander, employees win. Rudolph Zimmerman, temporarily insane, shoots banker N Gusset Corpus Christi and then dies.
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Emigration to America from German ports rises in 20 months
The German Imperial Statistical Office reports 112,946 people left German ports for America in the last twenty months, down from 123,041 in the same period last year. London fogs brought accidents and disruptions as a dense mist halted traffic. In England a man killed his lover then himself after a sensational act at Petertavey. A Konigsreutz merchant faces trial for arson aimed at killing his wife to wed her sister. Near Paris a private insulted an officer as French troops awaited a train, crying Long live Anarchy, prompting fears of a military uprising.
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Petertavey
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Austria
Paris
Cream the Poisoner Hanged at Newgate London
Thomas Neill known as Cream the Canadian woman poisoner was hanged at Newgate prison in London. He professed nerve and claimed his last days were the happiest of his life. His alleged crimes spanned the United States Canada and England including the Lambeth mystery of April 1991 and the deaths of Matilde Clover and Ellen Denworth by strychnine. He faced multiple charges after a prior poisoning case and a doctor testified against him. He was arrested in September in Lunen and found guilty in early five minutes by the jury.
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Cream
Newgate Prison
London
Neill
Jack the Ripper
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Canada
England
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Mill Collapse at Operau Moravia Kills Dozens
A Moravian mill in Operau collapsed as workers were allowed to leave. Nearly 200 men were inside. 50 were trapped, with 20 bodies recovered and many more expected. Debris clearing continues as investigators suspect heavy machinery on the second floor triggered the disaster. Police will seek the mill owner for arrest. On the La Bona Gogue voyage to New York, Louis Marks, a Washington Territory jeweller, drew suspicion after a gold Swiss watch valued at 15,900 was found on him.
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Moravia
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Washiott N Territory
World and Local News Briefs Across the Papers
Headlines recount a Madagascar warship incident over a French slave dhow, a fatal rail crossing collision near Buffalo, a Winnipeg murder with beheading, gas from the Trenton bed reaching Chicago, election results in Illinois, steerage passenger counts, a Berlin arson case, wage increases in Providence, a major fire in Hoylestown Newfoundland, tin plate trade debates, B and O railroad labor expansion for World's Fair traffic, a Woodstock bank robbery, Rockford Plow Company failure, a Boston family tragedy, Harrison appointing a New Mexico secretary, a Webster parish manhunt for a desperado, and a Cordoba fever outbreak with mass exodus to the mountains.
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Silas Alexander
New Mexico
Webster Parish
Link Waggoner
Waggoner
William Holland
Cordoba
Mexico
Change at Homestead Marks Transformation of a Prosperous Borough
The article recalls Homestead before the strike as a bustling, prosperous borough where Carnegie steel mills paid high wages. Since July 1 the strike led to layoffs, lower wages, and widespread business decline with deserted streets and vacant storefronts. Unemployed men ponder the strike at labor headquarters while future recovery hinges on whether they return to old positions.
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Conditions of Crops Report From Washington Letter
The agricultural department report notes corn yields by state and promises 160 million bushels total, buckwheat and potato yields across several states, and declines in tobacco from last year. Hay yields hover around 1.17 tons per acre while oats and other crops show mixed results and overall tightening supplies.
Cincinnati Launches New Cruiser in Brooklyn Dowpour
In Brooklyn at the Navy Yard, a new cruiser was launched amid steady rain. Secretary Tracy and Assistant Secretary Soley attended with Miss Stella Mosby breaking a bottle of Ohio wine to christen the vessel. Mayor Mosby and Cincinnati chamber delegation were present.
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Ohio
Southern bankers report steady Southwide business gain
The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record publishes letters from leading Southern bankers and merchants noting a very satisfactory South economy. They cite low cotton prices depressions, debt relief via economical farming, strong real estate values, good collections, and robust manufacturing growth with many new factories starting up and planned investments expected to rise despite political factors.
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South
Vote of Pennsylvania 1888 results show Harrison lead
Official returns from 67 counties show Harrison with a 59,424 plurality, down 20,034 from 1888. Prohibition counts are partial, Weaver weak, Socialist Labor minimal. Ballot law and favorable weather reduced turnout from 72,724 in 1888 to 64,514 this election. A table lists presidential elector votes by party.
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Reté
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Prohibition
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United States
Harrison plurality leads Pennsylvania as returns tally
Official Pennsylvania returns show Harrison with a statewide plurality of about 63 713 in the 1888 election. Counts from 60 of 67 counties indicate Republican strength while Prohibition and Socialist-Labor votes rise. semi-official tallies in several counties raise Harrison’s aggregate statewide edge to around 64 713. The piece notes shifts since 1888 and reflects broader national results.
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Election Interruption to Trade Less Than Usual
R G Dun reports in a weekly trade review that the presidential election slightly disrupted business nationwide but trade volumes mostly held, with northern storms easing and several cities showing robust activity in iron, glass, real estate, and cotton markets. Exports and coal activity varied. wage and money demand improved, while the end of strikes and marriage notes follow broader social interest.
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Pittsburg
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Indianapolis
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Nashvville
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Europe
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Jacksons One Price Store Promotes 10 Cent Discount Card
The Jacksons house, famed nationwide for fine clothing, hats and men’s furnishings, announces a strictly one price system with plain figures and a special 10 cent per dollar discount for card holders. Spring suits made by their tailors start at $10, with $12 and $15 options, claimed to underprice rivals by $3 to $5 in this town. Open invitation to visit, purchase or not.
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