Widespread Rail and Water Disasters Reported
A string of early disasters includes a Philadelphia and Lake Erie wreck that destroyed two freights and two engines with Fireman William Teereck among the dead, a fatal injury to Thomas Ogden after attempting to board a moving Lehigh Valley train, several drownings from a boat overturn in the Delaware, and multiple other accidents reporting deaths or injuries. Water supply disruptions arise from a Scottdale reservoir shutdown and a Washington County drought affecting the Washington Water Company.
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Hiladelphia & Lake Erie
William
Thomas Ogden
Mons
New Case
Dasc McDoxaup
Beaver
Pennsylvania and Erie Railroad
Scottdale
Beaver County
Phillipsburg
Monaca
Isaac Barrer
Beaver Fall
Shannopin
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Washington County
Washington Water Company
For President in 1888 and the Number of Electors Under the New Apportionment Act
The article discusses the presidental election in 1888 and explains the count of electors allocated under the New Apportionment Act. It outlines how many electors each state receives and the implications for the electoral college results in the upcoming race.
If I Were Fair A Victorian Imagined Beauty
The poem by Edith Rutter, printed in the London Spectator, contemplates the yearning for physical beauty. It contrasts brimful longing with the ache of unfulfilled youth, imagining how fairness would widen life’s path and alter love, childlike joy, and self perception as the speaker seeks transcendence beyond appearance.
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Biarr
Morning Glory's Quiet Bond of Blind Man and Vine
A blind man in a garden befriends a Morning Glory that climbs toward the sun. Their gentle bond grows through shared understanding and love, culminating in a parting gift of seeds and a vow of future blooms. The tale ends with reunion and a new, steadier happiness for the man.
Consoling a Mother in Distress Over Whooping Cough
Mrs. Cowb wigger tells her husband of a young neighbor in fear in the morning. The mother fled home in a panic as her baby suffered from whooping cough. Cole asks if aid was given and the wife recalls her attempt to help, noting there was little else she could do.
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Jack
Cross
Lena Scheidt
Bordentown
N.J
William Bowker
Marshal Jones
Peary Returns from Greenland Arctic Quest Captured in Philadelphia
Lieutenant Robert E Peary and Mrs Peary arrive in Philadelphia after a long Greenland expedition with a rescue party aboard the Kite. Crowds greet them with cheers as they dock at the Breakwater and Lazaretto checks pass. Peary plans to report to the Academy of Natural Sciences while an elaborate reception is arranged.
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Philadelphia
Robert E. Peary
United States Navy
Greenland
Tiat Ica
Kite
Peary
Academy of Natural Sciences
Altoona
Bard
MicCormick’s Bay
Aale Sound
Humboldt
Heilprin
Academy
New York
Miranda
St. John’s
New Foundland
McCormick Bay
J. M. Voerhoeff
Louisville
Verhoef
Verhoeff
Minist
Hayingly
Homestead Strikers Charged in Riot Conspiracy Case
The Homestead Steel conflict escalates as strikers and advisors file riot and conspiracy informations against Carnegie officials and Pinkerton agents. Charges cover arming workers, inciting violence, and depressing wages in Allegheny County with bail set at 2000 each. The Pittsburg grand jury also reviews cases involving National Guard officers and others with True Bills, amid labor outbreak costs estimated around 400000.
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Homestead Steel
Carnegie
Pinkertons
Homestead
Carnegie Steel Company
Pinkerton Detective Agency
John McLuckie
F.M. King
H.C. Frick
George Lauder
Henry M. Curry
John G. A. Leishman
Otis Childs
Francis T. F. Lovejoy
Lawrence C. Phipps
John A. Potter
G. A. Covey
J. F. Covey
Nevin McConnell
Wm. Pinkerton
Robert Pinkerton
John Cooper
C. W. Bedell
Frederick Primer
W. H. Burt
Frederick W. Hinde
Mifflin
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Mifflin Township
Commonwealth
Mellon
Pittsburg
J. B. R. Streator
A. L. Hawkins
Wm. Simpson Grim
Tenth Regiment
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Wm. L. Jams
National Guard
Celonel Hawkinson
Militia at Homestead Kept In Service Indefinitely
Adjutant General W W Greenland Brigadier General John A Wiley and Col C McKibben met at Homestead to decide on the Sixteenth Regiment withdrawal. Wiley opined withdrawal not yet safe and Greenland deferred to him. They ordered the militia held at Homestead until Wiley is certain conditions justify removal.
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Greenland
Wiley
Homestead
W. W. Greenland
John A. Wiley
C. McKibben
Tragic Vandalia Wreck Kills Three Men Near Greenville
A westbound Vandalia express struck a handcar carrying six section men on the line near Greenville. Three men died instantly and three were seriously injured. The crash, blamed on a sharp curve, prevented the engineer from seeing the handcar in time. Harrity orders another ballot in Harrisburg as the presidential race filings continue.
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Vandalia
Greenville
Harrity
Harrisburg
People's Party
Socialist-Labor Party
Cholera Alarm Fades Boosting Trade Across Regions
R G Dun & Co reports cholera alarm vanishing and broad trade improvement. Spring and summer crops show varied movement: cotton prices low in the South, wheat held back in the West, reflecting higher prices and delayed collections. Overall business volume exceeds last year with strong factory activity and active money market. Domain highlights include Boston retail gains, Philadelphia groceries, Baltimore shoe and lumber strength, and Chicago wholesale jewelry. A Western rail express collision near Opelika kills two railroad workers and injures clerks and passengers.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Enya
Atlantic
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South
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
United States
Canada
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