Details of the Navassa Island massacre unfold
The Indianapolis paper reports on Navassa Island where a phosphorate company party faced a brutal insurrection. Dr. C D Smith and W Roby describe four officers killed in a three hour assault amid dynamite bombs, with three Baltimoreans among the murdered men. The negroes retain control of the island.
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Navassa Island
C.D. Smith
Vassa
Thomas N. Foster
Josejh Fales
James Mabon
Wm. L. Shea
Ruby
Jones
Dr. Smith
Anrther
Foster
Joseph Fales
Wm. Shea
Love and pursuit end in jailhouse wedding in Kansas
Carrie Ida Cass of Kansas City Kaw swore out a warrant for Harper Grafton. He was captured after a chase to a Kansas City suburb. At the jail, Miss Cass and her kin shot at the fugitives but hit none. A wedding was conducted for the couple and the complaint was withdrawn.
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Harper Grafton
Carrie Ida Cass
Kansas City
Kaw
Grafton
Miss Cass
Cass
Victim to Faith Cure Ends in Tragedy
Karen Olsen, 28, a Norway immigrant living with her brother George in Brooklyn, died after refusing medical help during a fever linked to the Faith Cure movement. Despite doctors’ pleas and her brother’s efforts, she insisted only God could save her, while a houseboarder, Andrew Alexandersen, had recovered from typhoid fever after medical care.
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Karen Olsen
Christiana
Norway
George
Vermont Avenue
Brooklyn
Andrew Alexandersen
Olsens
Bryn
Henry Street
Alexandersen
Faith Cure
Karen
Norris
Pennsylvania Ave
George Olsen
Robbed in 4 Sleeper A. W. Barrett Loses Cash and Checks
A. W. Barrett of Owego, a cattle dealer, was robbed of 3667 in cash and 1590 in checks while riding a Delaware Lackawanna and Western sleeping car last Friday night. He kept the money under his pillow in his vest. He left his berth briefly, and the vest with contents missing. The conductor arranged a search. the vest was later found under a berth with pockets inside out. Barrett plans to sue the railroad for the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Barrett
Owego
Delaware Lackawanns & Western
M. Barrett
New York City
Barrett
Twombly Drunkenness Case Settled in Probate Court
The first claim against the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway for damages from the Twombly wreck was settled in probate court. The Mulcahy estate, father Andrew Moalcahy acting, filed for administration with no property to divide except a 5,000 lien against the railway. the company paid the claim in full and plans to pursue similar policy in other cases. Also, John White of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was arrested for stealing diamonds valued at 100 from a traveler at Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs. he confessed, then escaped en route after pointing out the culvert location.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Jessness
Seth Twombly
William Augustin Mulcahy
Andrew Moalcahy
John White
Chesapeake & Ohio
Huntington
Lexington
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
Four Killed In Midnight New York Central Collision
A midnight crash on the New York Central Western express near Palatine Bridge killed four people and injured several others. Section 2 rear-ended Section 1 after a brake failure delayed the lead locomotive. President Ingalls and President Ledyard were aboard. Alphonse the French porter survived a close brush with the boiler, while Engineer Horth and others were injured.
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New York
Palatine Bridge
Horth
New Mexico
Kankakee
Ingalls
H. B. Ledyard
Michigan Central Railroad
Ledyard
Ashley Bond
Russell
W. C. Williams
Detroit
Alphonse
Prentice Dave
Dayton
Ohio
Sadie Boyd
Westport
N. Y
Charles Franklin
Wm. H. Manning
Marquette
Mich
W. H. Manning
Miss Tate
Fredonia
Engineer Horth
Albany
R A. Fowler
W. EF. McEvoy
J. H. Lewis
W. E. England
New York City
Johnstown Cleanup Likely Gets $10000 More Help
A Johnstown revival committee including Hon. John M. Rose ex-Burgess H. W. Storey and Dr. J Sheridan urged Governor Beaver to extend funds. He pledged up to 10000 under conditions, with endorsements from local figures, to hire 500 workers for ten days to finish cleaning streets and riverbeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
John M. Rose
H. W. Storey
J. ©. Sheridan
Beaver
Eight Lives Lost In Lake Schooner Disaster
A squall capsized the Lake Erie schooner Erie Ware between Port Rowan Ontario and Clear Creek. Eight aboard drowned, including Captain Thomas Stafford and three named crew members. Four landsmen perished. two crew survived to shore. Names of the drowned include Robert Mallat, Edward Soper and George Beil. four others from Clear Creek remain unnamed.
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Erie Ware
Stafford
Port Rowan
Ont
Clear Creek
Thomas Stafford
Robert Marlatt
Edward Soper
George Beil
Maryland Republicans Nominate McComas for Controller
The Maryland State Republican Convention at Westminster nominated Louis F. McComas for Controller. The platform calls for Australian ballot based registration, liquor traffic regulation with a high license, statewide property reassessment, expanded education for African Americans, and limits on oyster dredge privileges to protect Chesapeake beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Maryland
Louis F. McComas
Chesapeake
Great Storm In Helico Destroys Second Corn Crop
A severe storm in the Bajio region abated but left widespread ruin. The second corn crop was partially destroyed, threatening laborers with hardship as Celaya remains inundated and residents seek shelter at the old San Franciscan convent. Fields near Leon are flooded and overall losses in the Esjio area exceed 500000 dollars.
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Celaya
San Franciscan
Leon
Esjio
Potato Crop Prospects Point To Record Year 1889
The Farmer's Review predicts a potato yield in 1889 reaching 233,700,000 bushels in the United States, despite less acreage, due to favorable growth conditions and unusually few insect enemies. The year’s output would surpass 1888 by about 17,000,600 bushels. The Quebec disaster inquest found deaths due to federal negligence for not building recommended buttresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Quebec
Dominion
New York Democrats Endorse Hill Ticket At Syracuse Convention
At the New York state Democratic convention in Syracuse Edward P. Jones served as temporary chair and denounced the Republican administration. Delegates adopted a platform aligned with the National 88 platform, urged tariff reform and anti trust action, endorsed Governor Hill’s veto use, supported liquor excise laws, election law secrecy, and labor-law enforcement. State officers nominated included Rice, Wemple, Danforth, Tabor, Bogart, and O’Brien, with the ticket pleasing Governor Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Edward P. Jones
Hill
Republican Party
Harrison
Equitable Excise
Frank Rice
Ontario
Edward Wemple
Elliott Danforth
Chenango
Charles F. Tabor
John Bogart
Court of Appeals
Dennis O'Brien
Pennsylvania Notes from a Busy Day in 19th Century News
A Lancaster, York boiler explosion kills Mrs. Lemuel Barnes instantly. An official report debunks pleuro pneumonia among Chester Montgomery and Berks cattle. Riots, runaways, and crimes ripple through Greensburg Rochester Harrisburg and Altoona with injuries, losses, and arrests. A Waterton banker sentenced for embezzlement and local curiosities finish the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Barnes
York
Chester
Montgomery
Lynching Plot Foiled in Reinbeck Shootings
White and Williams, accused of the Reinbeck shooting, were jailed in Marshaltown after an excited mob formed but did not lynch them. Williams stayed silent while White admitted the shooting, claiming it targeted the sheriff. Neal remains gravely hurt but alive.
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Marshaltown
White
Williams
Reinbeck
Neal
Marahaltown
Neat
A Disappointed Lover's Crime at Big Hart Creek
A newly married man Al Bromfield and his wife are shot near their Lincoln County West Virginia home after a day with her parents. Mrs Bromfield dies from a head wound. Brumfield, wounded, crawls to a neighbor for help. He names no suspect as the killer remains at large. A separate note claims Washington Heights Chicago disaster investigators held engineer Seth Twombley and fireman Henry Laclocke responsible. the engineer was said to be drunk and previously discharged for intoxication.
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Big Hart Creek
Lincoln County
W. Va
Guyandotte River
al Bromfield
Brumfield
Bogus Doctors Exposed in Diploma Mill Scheme
Investigation reveals bogus medical diplomas purchasable for 60 to 300 dollars across several states and Canada. A Vermont based “Trinity University” hoax issued certificates from Bennington while real records were unavailable. operation spread via circulars, with plates and printing traced to Boston and Lowell.
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New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Canada
Augusta
Maine
Buffalo
Association of Physicians
Trinity University of Vermont
Trinity University
Bennington
Boston
Cowell
Nashua
N.H
Lowell
Youngest life convict granted conditional pardon in Kentucky
Linnville Combs, once ten, now twelve, receives a pardon from Governor Buckner after the National Humane Society aided in moving him to the Louisville Industrial School of Reform. Combs confessed to killing a baby with a poker and attempted to burn the body, saying his father promised boots for the act.
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National Humane Society
Kentucky
Buckner
Linnvill Combs
Young Combs
Industrial School of Reform
Louisville
Breathitt County
Linnville
Prion
An Indian Carnival at Obanai Pow-Wow and Medicine Dance
The Indians of Oranah Wisconsin hold their annual pow wow and autumn carnival along Bad River north of town. Dances to drum beat continue day and night in a suitable riverside hall. Participants enjoy the festival as a patriotic celebration, yet the event remains a religious observance with little discussion of its meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oranah
Wis
Bad River
Sorghum Sugar Diffusion Process Still Unproven
Secretary of Agriculture Rusk, back in Washington from sorghum cane mills, says the diffusion method has not yet proven a success. Government chemists strive to improve results, but profit is doubtful. A few chemists remain hopeful about favorable outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Washington
Train wreck near Wild Park station kills seven
Stuttgart dispatch reports a crowded train left the tracks at Wild Park, rolling onto an embankment. Three carriages were smashed, medical teams arrived quickly, but rescue was slow. Official tally: seven dead and forty three seriously injured, with many others at risk of death.
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Stuttgart
Wild Park
Two Boys Die In Blast Near Helena Mont
Albert Nelson aged 10 and Harry Walton aged 12 from Elkhorn near Helena Mont were playing with giant powder left by miners when an explosion killed them both. A coroner's jury investigates while miners at the camp threaten reprisals. the accused face severe consequences if negligence is proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Nelson
Harry Walton
Elkhorn
Helena
Mont
Labor troubles in Europe and Cumbria fire loss
The report notes a Rotterdam labor strike with 4 000 to 5 000 dock workers and appeals to English workers to halt imported labor. It also mentions unrest in other continental ports and a revival of a workers rights alliance. In Cumbria a village nearly burned down with no fire service. post office and telegraph offices destroyed, total loss about 15000 dollars with 2000 dollars insured. No lives lost. Cause of the fire unknown.
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Rotterdam
England
Othe
International Association For the Protection of
Cumbria
Secret Polyandry in Utah Commission Report
The Utah Commission report under Governor Secretary Noble outlines that a canvassing board of five, including three Gentiles and two Mormons, found John T. Caine elected to Congress with 10,127 votes. The document notes polygamy is not openly practiced, but fears secret plural marriages persist. 357 convictions for related crimes since Sept 1888 are cited, with many for unlawful cohabitation. It describes church stance and warns legal challenges to polygamy as unconstitutional.
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Utah Commission
Noble
Congress
John T. Caine
R. N. Bakkin
R. Thurman
Caine
First Utah Commission
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
Utah
Review of Trade Signals Mixed Outlook For Week
RG Dan Co reports generally favorable trade indications with New York exports up 25 percent over last year. Foreign exchange firming. Bank of England, Bank of France, and Bank of Germany report losses. Money rates rise 1 percent. Treasury deficit narrows. Wheat up 23 cents on 24 million bushels. corn and oats weaker. Liverpool cotton threatened by mill stoppage. prices mostly up overall. Mrs Elizabeth Melellan, mother of the General, dies in Philadelphia at 90.
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RG. Dan & Co
New York
Bank of England
Bank of France
Bank of Germany
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Boston
St. Louis
Liverpool
Livestock Market Report From Central Produce Yard
Commercial movements and prices at the Central Produce Yard show 1,200 to 1,300 lb cattle quoted at 3.85 to 3.90, common 900 to 1,000 lb at 2.30 to 2.32, stockers 24 to 34 and feeders at 3.10 to 3.34. Bulls 14.74 to 14.9c, export-ready cows and heifers 14 to 14.4c. Sheep sale notes include Ohio and Missouri lambs at 4.35 to 5.10 per lb scale, prime Ohio and Indiana lambs around 4.0 to 5.0. New York wool market steady with Ohio and Michigan selections near 5.00 for combing wools, unwashed wools around 7 to 7.5 per pound.
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Illinois
Indiana
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Gibson Parrish & Co. face loss from embezzled funds
Chicago firm reveals bookkeeper Clifford absconded with between 49 000 and 100 000 of assets. The company has made an assignment with assets at 128 646 and liabilities 116 473. Creditors offer 60 cents on the dollar or two year extension if paid dollar for dollar. A separate drowning incident reports Louis Dubois 53 and Nathalie Dubois 7 drowned after a rowboat capsize near Fail River. Mary Michaud rescued. bottle suggests drinking. Iron ore deposits found in Middletown Valley near Frederick Maryland with leases to Baltimore syndicate and talks with Cambria Era Co of Pennsylvania.
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Gibson, Parrish & Co
Chicago
Parrish
Clifford
Parsons Crowsep
South Watppa Pond
Fail River
Mass
Louis Dubois
Nathalie Dubois
Mary Michaud
Dubois
Middletown Valley
Frederick
Maryland
Baltimore
Cambria Era Co
Pennsylvania
New Way to Make Sugar From Molasses Waste
A new refinery at Riverside Delaware by Keystone Sugar Refining, led by German inventor Kleeman, will convert molasses waste black strap into high grade sugar using pulverized lignite. The process, already tested in Germany, separates lignite fuel from sugar with a press, eliminating waste.
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Keystone Sugar Refining Company
Riverside
Del
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Wilmington
Kleeman
Germany
Vermont
Alabama
New Jersey
Mr. Kleeman
Europe
New York
The Playful Malagasy Lemur Victor of Our Room
A vivid account of a mischievous Malagasy lemur living indoors. The animal delights in constant pranks from morning till night, shredding dream-trimmings, pulling out “boo%s of work,” and performing elaborate leaps. Its favorite toy is a window shade, which it repeatedly sets off then watches spring back and sweep across the room.
Silly Birds and Silly People Across the Sea
A whimsical report describes the Demoiselle Crane Africa, Booby, Puffin, and Albatross in comical, vain antics. It notes their unusual behavior on land and at sea, including rope captures, baited lines, and repetitive recapture, highlighting sailor lore and amusing observations.
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Demoiselle Cane
Africa
Settig
Tonebel
Inventor Adams Transforming Chewing Gum Trade
A Brooklyn resident named Adams emerges as a surprisingly successful figure from a past incident. Neighbors recall his shift from poverty to wealth, with profits noted in the thousands. He invested heavily in city real estate, buying prices around $50,000, and now runs a chewing gum business amid speculation about his dramatic rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Brooklyn
City Eta
Adema
A Strange Revival at an Indian Camp Meeting in Michigan
Indians of Charlevoix county held a forest camp meeting near Pine Lake two miles north of Charlevoix. The gathering mixed ages and tribes with palefaces from nearby resorts observing. Evening services grew into a genuine revival with bonfires, exhortation, and repentant cries before dawn.
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Charlevoix County
Mich
Pine Lake
Charlevoix
Sys
New York Heald
Children of the Forest
Palofece
Moody and Sankey
Mori
Port
Norwood
Little Traverse Bay
Fedians
Philadelphia Pneumatic Mail System Proposed
An early proposal outlines a pneumatic tube network for the city’s post delivery. A main underground pipe and lamp post boxes would connect central offices to street letter boxes, enabling near instant Whistling dispatch from a receiver box at Second and Diamond Streets to distant post offices.
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General Post
Philadelphia
Preciai
Beccnd
Inclace
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Weparspar
Wavassa Island
Kansas
Cold LE .D
Twombley
NEW York Central
Equall
Republicans
Helico
NEW York Democrats
Pennsylvania Notes
Rochester
Conway
John Conway
N. P. Hurst
Anna Bentel
Hurst
Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad
Greensburg
Edwardt J. O'Bryan
Eyerson
Harry Flann
Pittsburgh
Funda
The
Marine National Bank
West Chester
Jacob Shamory
Shade Mountain
Snyder County
Isaac
Hefflinger
Schwenkaville
Shamokin
John Brennan
John Carson
San Francisco
Brennan
Castle Garden
Dublin
Dr. Willety
Harrisburg
New Cumberland
Allport
K B. Wigton & Co
Philipsburg
Mike Ketch
Clearfield
John Cain
Altoona
Charles Wagner
Waterford
Erie County
Marye Marrie
Bheepsekins
Obanai
Piersons
Government Commission
Wilson Hays
Scottdale
Lave
Wilkenbarre
Rednosed
Mike
Jack-the-Ripper
Witten
London
Thetis
Point Borrow
Forty Mile Placer
Alaska
Venezuela
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Rev. T. McLeod
Alaka
Minnesota
Benjamin Wikis
Wheeling
Albert Huber
Springfield
Naples
Foggie
Review OF Trade
Elizabeth 5
Melellan
Deove Yarig
Kart Liberty
WOOL
State
Penn
Gibson, Parrishe CO
Salas
Michigan Forest
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