Train Kills Foster Man on DL&W Route
I r Fassett of Foster was killed when struck by a two passenger train while walking from Kinsley on the DL&W. An infant child of EF Richardson of Johnstown choked to death on Friday evening. Several accidents and illnesses reported across the region including diphtheria outbreaks and a number of fatal incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I’r. Geo. Fassett
Foster
Kinsley
Philadelphia
Point Pleasant
Bucks County
Dowlestown
Porter County
Ib County
Agust
Joseph Bennett
Butler
Standard Plate Glass Company
Stoneboro
Mercer County
Bert Izer
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio Pile
Fire National Bank of
Yme
Ulings Farm
Meadville
Greensburg
Willem Dunisp
Severe cold and snow sweep the Northwest and Great Plains
Weather dispatches report zero temperatures across the region with records set in multiple cities. Snow and blizzards cripple travel as North Dakota Minnesota and South Dakota endure the deepest cold of the season. trains delayed and farming halted, with heavy snowblankets across Aberdeen Moorhead and St Cloud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uma
Waterloo
Sero Pont
Ashland
Wis
Navy
Sero Bere
Go'clock
Teloc
Biemarck
Fort Buford
Minnedusa
X. W.V
Madens
Mont
Aberdeen
Imawen
Northwer- St. Paul
Moorhead
Et Cloud
South Dakota
Internal Revenue Mason reports year end figures in detail
The annual report by Internal Revenue Commissioner Mason covers the year ending June 30. It cites total receipts of 136,055,415 with estimated current-year receipts of 150,000. It lists tax and spirits revenues, taxes from tobacco and manufactures, and other sources, with a total collection cost of 4,210,604. Stills seized numbered 79, and spirits production rose notably from grain, with totals for warehouses, production, withdrawals, and remaining stock all detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Mason
Illici
Uni
Euger
Boung
United States
England
Cubs
Java
United Sates
Pernan
Sandwich Islands
Mauritius
Demarra
British India
Puerto Rico
Europe in Fury: Storm Bites France Belgium And Coast
A sweeping gale from England and Ireland moved to France Belgium causing extensive damage. A Quebec bound bark Gylfe stranded off Kinsale with seven drowned after failed lifesaving attempts. Fashie’d foundered with crew rescued. many losses along Cherbourg coast. Hospital fire in Lorient trapped patients. two killed at Pavilly and Roubaix. Dunkirk dynamite vessel sank. Belgium faced heavy shipping losses at Antwerp Ghent and beyond. A British ship Berah wrecked at Carmanah Point with two drowned. Sixteen sailors drown after Berck Sur Mer wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ireland
France
Belgium
London
Kinsale
Gylfe
Quebec
Fromm
Tyne
Genoa
Pavally
Rouen
Havre
French
Cherbourg
Lorient
Marveilles
Mediterranean Sea
Dunkirk
Roubaix
Lemans
Antwerp
Scheldt
Ghent
Britigh
Carmanah Point
B. C
Berah
Yarmouth
Manilla
Prt Townsend
Garmanah
English
Berck-Sur- Mer
Boulogne
Washington Notes on October 1891 Exports and Chilean Relations
The Bureau of Statistics reports October 1891 export values: domestic oils 3,840,101 dollars beef and hog products 8,66,945 dollars dairy products 643,917 dollars. Nine cruisers, including New York, ordered to Chile. Senor Montt presented to President Harrison who backs peaceful US Chile relations and predicts restored diplomatic ties and mutual respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Senor Montt
Senor Monti
Chile
Harrison
Many Small Manufacturing Plants Close Down
Cincinnati Ohio November 16 The downriver towns face coal shortages due to persistently low river water which halts shipments. With rail lines scarce, the river remains their sole supply, prices rise, and many plants close, leaving families distressed as wood gains unusual demand. Ten killed and seventy injured in a Santa Fe tornado wrecks property and crops, with Rosario area villages destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinna's
Ohio
Hias
Here
Louisville
Buenos Ayres
Santa Fe
Arroyo Seco
Rosario
South America
Disastrous fires hit St Louis Minneapolis and Chattanooga
A massive blaze devastated Yeuny & Genties and adjacent blocks in St Louis, causing about 1.5 million dollars in losses and extensive property damage to Penny Gentles Sonnenfeld Willinery and Famous Shoe and Clothing. Separately in Minneapolis Glass Co and Lindsey Bros suffered about 200,000 dollars in losses. in Chattanooga six four story brick blocks on Carter Street burned for around 50,000 dollars in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Yeuny & Genties
Broadway
Franklin Avenue
Penny & Gentles
Sonnenfeld Willinery Company
Shoe and Clothing Company
Morgan Street
Bb. Crawford & Co
John A. Scudder
Vandren Place
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Glass Company
Lindsey Bros
Barclay Cooper
Chattanooga
Tenn
Carter Street
Wi. A. Posey
T. H. Cheek
Chattanooga Medicine Company
Fires and Failures Hit Banks and Towns Nationwide
The Cheyenne national bank suspended after Bank of California failure. Klowman & Arnold in Broken Bow closed. N Straube in Fresno failed with liabilities up to 15000 and assets near 100000. Oakwood Texas nearly wiped out by fire. nine houses burned, loss about 23000 with 10000 insured. Plans for large sheet mill in Millarstown Pennsylvania under Pittsburg capital. Edgar Thomson Steel Works produced 1934 tons daily and 6195 rails. Lexington Nebraska fire leveled Filer’s rug store James hardware Pioneer office Shepherd Andrews harness and others, losses around 100000. Standard Bottling Works in Cleveland burned with 250000 loss. guests evacuated from nearby hotels. Captain John Grady killed. Ward and Howley injured. Bonner & Bonner Tyler Texas fails after two years, assets likely covering liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klowman & Arnold
Bankera
Broken Bow
Neb
N. Straube
Fresno
Cal
Oakwood
Palestine
Tex
Tiis
Millarstown
Pittsburg
Radford
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Lexington
Filer
Mr. James
Pioneer Office
Shephard Andrew
Cleveland
Frackfort Street
Johnson House
Weddell House
John Grady
Engine Co. No. 1
Ward
Howley
Mr. Bemis
First National Bank
H.C. Overholt & Co
Famine in Russia and Other Global Calamities Reported
Hundreds die daily from famine in southern Russia and crowded towns as famine reports spread from Nihilist leader Prince Kropotkin and other channels. Trains collide near Galera Italy killing three, seven injured. Russian peasantry commits brutal crimes including strangling a boy for 112 roubles. Mine explosion near Essen claims 11 lives. Moodey and Sankey plan an evangelical crusade in England. Influenza spreads in Perigeux Dordogne. Winterthur Credit bank suspension sparks panic. A woman murders her three daughters and then kills herself at Letchfield-with-Crofton England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aouth
Russia
Prince Kropotkin
Lankca
Galera
Italy
Essen
Germany
Messrs
Moodey and
Sankey
Edinburgh
Scotland
England
Perigeux
Department
Dordogne
France
Winterthur
Switzerland
The
Credit Bank
Head-on Collision Kills Two Near Cadillac Michigan
A morning crash on the Grand Rapids and Indiana line at Gilbert 10 miles north of Cadillac left both trains wrecked. The freight northbound with 23 loaded cars and three empties collided with the Traverse City passenger train consisting of a baggage car and two coaches. Two men died: Thomas Pieke fireman of the passenger and Fremont Howard brakeman of the freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadillac
Mich
Grand Rapids and Indiana
Gilbert
Traverse City
Thomas Picke
Fremont Howard
Labor unions and workers rising around the world
The item lists diverse labor activities and unions from Boston garment workers to Bohemian coal miners, Paris city workers, Rhode Island eight hour agitation, and Nashville congress. It notes ships of labor history from 1803 to 1830, a new San Francisco auxiliary to the locomotive engineers, and a Labor Temple donation in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Garment Workers
Unio
Bohemia
Bahamas
Boss Barbers’ National Union
Loxpow
England
France Street Railway
Virginia City
New York
K. of L
Inpianapotre
Ind
Atlanta
Gs.) Federation of Trades
Crakow
Lemberz
Poland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Indianapolis
Abiege
New South Wales
Rhode Island
Lega
Europe
Paris
Henri Revilla
Hotel de Ville
Bara
United States
Ferror
Graborsi
Central Labor Union of
Nashville Tenn
Labor Organizations of
Tennessee
San Francisco
Cal
Southern Pacific Railway
Leland Stanford
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
World Fair exhibits take shape with global participation
Exposition plans expand with day and night shifts for workers, nations like Paraguay Barbados and Corea joining, and commissions funding displays. A complete agricultural exhibit station will show student work, while crafts from upholsterers in Philadelphia seek space. Royal Society in Buariam Gorawa allocates 20000 dollars for a colony exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paracuay
Barbadoes
French Guiana
Ceylon
Corea
Philadelphia
Thenufactures
Buarriam Gorawa
Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society
Buchanan
Tae Daughters of the
Herrison
Dutch Guiana
Mexico
Hassan Ben Aut
Morocco
Chicago
Ecuador
L. Taxagut
M. Ikeda
Tapan
Jackson Park
Centures
Prominent Figures and Oddities From a Distant Era
A miscellany of notable persons and curiosities spans royals, authors, lawyers, and scientists. Highlights include Queen Victoria in robust health, the Danish queen aged seventy four, and the Russian silver wedding in St. Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braham W. Bown
Concord
Mass
Chichester
England
Edward Everett Haug
Alexandes K. McCloure
Philadelphia
Liliuosalani
da. W. M. Latwor
Cambridge
Barrn Arthur Rothschild
Great Financial House
Exigree Willan
Germany
National Encampment Set for Washington D C
The executive committee fixed September 20 1992 for the next G A R National Encampment to be held in Washington D C. A Chicago saloon keepers family was found dead from choking by burglars. A Texas negro dance riot left two lynched. A Newark man and wife drowned after a bridge incident blamed on alcohol. Two miners injured by an explosion in Springfield Illinois and twenty escaped. A San Francisco elevator accident killed Herman Welse. A Jersey court verdict awarded Mary F Russell 2300 against James A Bradley for malicious prosecution. Two miners died from a premature explosion in Kingston New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Administration of the
Washington, D. C
Lensberger
Chicago
Gayhill
Tex
John Morris
Newark
N.J
Mike McCarthy
George Simpson
Springfield
Herman Welse
San Francisco
Mary F. Russell
James A. Bradley
Asbury Park
N. J
Jersey
New York
Kingston
N. M
Whitfield Denies Mail Openings Under Postal Rules
Assistant Postmaster General Whitfield declares that private letters remain protected in the U S mails and that no official may open a letter without proper authority. He warns that any official who breaches the seal will face arrest, prosecution, and penalties up to one year’s imprisonment or a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitfield
Postifioce Department
United States
Russia
West Offhe
Enormous Wheat Stockpiles Strain South Dakota Transport
Elevators stores sheds and bedrooms across South Dakota overflow with wheat as three hundred towns report car shortages for immediate movement to market. Some areas lack enough cars. twenty five hundred cars are needed right away to relieve the glut. Meanwhile a tragic nineteen story fall in Chicago claims a worker named Jas Charleston. He toppled from the Masonic temple after a light timber failed, leaving a grieving wife and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Louix Falls
S. D
Hicago
Jas
Charleston
Random World Snippets Of Economic And Social News
A collage of brief items notes varied topics from 1200 Americans and 70000 barmaids to rail lines, droughts, and naval strength. It mentions a Texas oil strike near Monticello, drought tales from Inpiava, emigration hardships to Brazil, and Russia’s root use in bread. Additional notes cover tax values, compulsory military service, and shipping losses.
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Cris
EnxGuaxp
San Francisco
Connecticut
Fenianis
Monticello
Ill
EncLisa
Brazil
Inpiava
Russia
South Carolina
United States Navy
Anna
Tennessee
Hraan
Nebraska
Maorsz
Namau
New Providence
Florida
Farmers’ Alliance
Kansas
United States
Coorer, Hewrtt & Co
New York
New Jersey
Pierkn Ae
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Ohio
Garres
Yat
Killed At A Crossing In Greensburg Pa
Four people died at Bierer crossing on the Southwest branch when a Youghingheny Express struck a road wagon containing Welsh Calvin John McCain and William McCain. A child and a wife lingered. the scene described as one of the Southwest’s most dangerous crossings. separate Jersey Shore collision on the Philadelphia and Erie line killed Loum Ray and Masry Bard. twelve passengers injured.
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Greensburg
Coppey
James Welst
William Calvin
John McCain
William McCain
Youghingheny Express
Welsh
Galvin
E'Der Boy
McCains
Patrick Cavanaugh
Edward Rooney
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
Jersey Shore
Loum Ray
Masry Bard
Williams
Condition of Winter Wheat Across States
The farmers' review notes overall winter wheat status with wide regional variance. Illinois reports only about a third of counties in good condition and many lack water. Ohio counties show uneven stands and many face very low water. Missouri reports ten good counties, Indiana slightly better than Illinois, Kentucky half poor, Kansas about six to seven tenths fair or good, Nebraska and Wisconsin vary by location, Iowa Illinois Minnesota fair to good with water deficit, Michigan reports good condition with sufficient water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Farmers’ Review
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
Indiana
Finois
Kentucky
Kansas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ilinois
Minnesota
Michigan
Wheat Thieves Caught by Ohio Gang at Laat Eun Down
Ohio November reports capture of Hiram Baker Peter Table and Thomas Doty charged with stealing wheat. Bonds set at 300 dollars each, Doty 50. Gang used night raids with wagons to mills for sale of plunder. Other list of reports include Berlin strikers penalties and gas inhalation deaths in Troy Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marys. O
Hiram Baker
Peter Table
Thomas Doty
Mike Bodkin
Baker
Table
Doty
Esquire
Fritsch
Markets Note From East Liberty and Nearby Area
East Liberty market report notes mixed cattle trade with light calf offerings and uneven demand. Dealers report steady prices on heavy stock calves amid cooler demand as buyers observe cautious bidding and market tone remains unsettled.
Vaccine farm manhandled as humane New York display
Dr Edward L Pardee oversees a city vaccine farm housed in a stable on Forty fourth street where about 250000 vaccine points are produced annually. Cows are secured and inoculated with care by Pardee and assistant J J Behan as health officials examine herd health daily. The process yields virus for use in New York hospitals while highlighting sanitary methods and the farm’s unusual setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Farma
New York
Forty-fourth Street
First
Second Avenues
Edward L. Pardee
Pardee
Jenner
Board
Forty Third Street
Dr. Pardee
J. J. Behan
Mr. Behan
New York World
Fireproof Asbestos Uses and Protective Gear Described
An early report outlines asbestos as a heat resistant mineral fiber woven into mittens masks and full fireproof suits. It describes breathing tubes for air supply, protection for firemen and workers, and domestic uses while noting broad distribution in United States rocks and continuing supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brasils Codiee Endustry Coffee Growth and Trade
The article describes coffee production details from Brazil, noting origins from Africa and suitable soil, with large yields. It discusses cultivation practices, land clearing by burning, planting in holes, and timelines to bearing fruit, along with US and Europe demand and export figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean Pilon
Guam
United States
Washington Star
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Pattison
2 Shue
Ray Ehrenfaldt
Altoona
Jons Township
Westmoreland Sennty
Joseph Miller
Levi Guerly
Peer Keckstruirg
Geo. B. Webber
Prauklin
Mt. Pleasant Township
Westmoreland County
Springer Brothers
Grapeville
McKeeport
George Grazier
Tyrone
John Byre
McDonald Air Field
Fred Weaver
Wayne County
Bellefonte Willeou
Emalier
Huteworth Luce
West Newton
Guily
Pepitentimey
Joseph Hilda
Wilkeshare
Missaur
Susquehanna River
Plymouth
Wilson Female Vidlege
Chambersburg
Thera
Revenos Commisioner
Washington Notes
Itke Newark
Cheyenne, Wyo
National Bank
Bank of California
San Diego
Bonner & Bonner
Tyler
Texas
Letchfield-with-Crofton
Pas Newu
Derbyshire
Groner Kennan
Tancaster
Treasury
Huston
Burlington
Towa
Mississippi River
Heath
Hattie Smith
Omaha
Salvation Army
Nettie Biedler
Laat Eun
Berlin
Troy
James Ellis
Fremont
Livestock Report
East Liberty
Pittsb
Sbutier—Creamery
Elgin & A
Naturalista
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