Riot Fatalities Reported After Night of Drunken Violence Near Jordan Brook
In Sevier county Arkansas a large Saturday night gathering led to a violent melee among Black residents and locals. Joseph Jordan was fatally shot by William Newcomb and others were wounded. Frank Holt and Anderson Neel were killed, with fighting and chaos leaving the scene and later patrols chasing suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordanbrook
Lockesburg
Sevier County
Arkansas
Jontanbrook
Joseph Jordan
William Newcourb
Newcomb
Jordan
Euill
Pistole
Fatal boiler explosion at Towands mill kills five
A boiler explosion at Bostley Godharles & Co. Towands works Bradford County Pennsylvania wrecked the rolling mill and nail factory, instantly killing five men and fatally injuring two with many workers injured. Debris scattered as the boiler tore through the structure. rescue crews recovered bodies and began clearing the scene. The dead are Sanford B. Smith Richard Ackerley John Bostwick Guy Heermann Ignac Bradford. Fatal injuries also claimed Charles Zebich and James Rede. The firm’s Richard A. Bostley and Simon Kendall led the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towands
Bradford County
Bostley, Godharles & Co
Richard A. Bostley
Simon Kendall
Sanford B. Smith
Puddler
Richard Ackerley
John Bostwick
Roller
Guy Heermayn
Helper
Ignac Bradford
Charles Zebich
James Rede
Babylonian expedition returns with vast antique collection
Prof H V Hilprecht arrives in Philadelphia from the Euphrates dig near Niffer reporting extreme heat, fever cases, and a treasure of artifacts. They describe a temple tuning find a 4000 year old duck egg, bricks stamped I am King Nebuchadnezzar, and remnants of Tower of Babel. Frail bread and corn grinding methods are noted from ancient times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Hilprecht
University
Philadelphia
Euphrates
Niffer
Babylon
Babylonia
Tower of Babel
Nebuchadnezzar
Four Murderers Hanged At Tombs Prison Yard New York
The four killers Patrick Packenham Jack Lewis James Nolan and Ferdinand Carolin were hanged in the Tombs Prison yard New York on Friday two on each scaffold The drops were at 6 55 and eight minutes later Lewis and Carolin followed on the Leonard street scaffold Giblin already awaits death and 15 men and one woman remain in Tombs awaiting homicide trials
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Packenham
Jack Lewis
James Nolan
Ferdinand Carolin
Tombs
Newark
Packenham
Nolan
Franklin Street
Lewis
Carolin
Leonard Street
Giblin
Earthquake toll and prison plot shock readers
The report notes Khenzorik on the Russian frontier buried by a major quake with 179 people dead. It also mentions a severe Los Angeles quake, unreported damage along the Pacific coast, and a prison plot at Jackson Mississippi involving the infamous Jatimer who was placed in solitary confinement after explosives were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khenzorik
Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Coast
St Jackson
Miss
Irving Latimer
Jatimer
Wreck on Baltimore and Ohio Rail Line Kills Four
A severe collision between a special inspection train and an accommodation train near Petroleum and Silver Run east of Parkersburg West Virginia killed four engineers and firemen and injured many others. Telegraphed orders caused confusion leading to the crash as both trains were cruising at speed on a dangerous curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Petroleum and
Silver Run
Parkersburg
W. Va
Petruleans
Flannagan
James Layman
Patroleum
Cephas Rowland
Petroleum
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Alexander Bailey
John Fletcher
Fletcher
Smithereens
J. A. Hunter
George Dougass
Veterans rally in Milwaukee amid heat and cheers for Sherman
Tens of thousands of spectators greet 23,000 Civil War veterans marching through Milwaukee under a scorching sun. General W T Sherman appears at the reviewing stand with Governor Foraker and ex governor Alger as veterans recall memories of the war. Nearly 8,000 attend the first great war song concert at Juneau Park with an Arsenal Band and a 500-voice chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Grand Avenue
Foraker
Rusk
Alger
W.T. Sherman
Merch
Phil Kearney
Muskegon
Michigan
Kentucky
Army of the Cumberland
Juneau Park
Lake Front
Arsenal Band
St. Louis
Panic fears fade as cotton trade holds steady
Despite recent factory failures and fears of a panic, Providence business leaders argue the cotton goods industry remains sound with ample stocks and profitable overall trade. They expect changes at the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, predicting potential receiver appointment as the new board proved weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Rhode Island
Boston
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
British Tory Pressure Over Seizure Row Risks Cabinet Clash
In a heated debate, belligerent Tory MPs demand reprisals against the United States over the seizure of Canadian sealers in Behring Sea. They argue the navy should defend the flag, while Cabinet allies resist what they call a milk and water policy toward the United States. The Pontifical Major Dome's decision to deny Vatican Guards leave hints at possible papal departure from Rome, with Cardinals planning a carriage and sea journey to Spain for his travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Salisbury
United States
Behring Sea
Pontifical Major
Vatican
Spain
Lone highwayman robs stage near Gogebic Lake in Michigan
A lone bandit halted a Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western stage two miles from a Gogebic Lake station and demanded valuables. Passenger D Mackerchar was shot in the cheek and leg, A G Freeschbain mortally wounded, as the robber escaped with $37 and a watch. Sheriff Foley organized a dozen men to pursue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Bart
Colorado
Grgebic
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad
Michigan
Gogebic Lake
Bessemer
Mackerchar
Eagle River
Minneapolis
William Paddon
Washington Street
Chicago
Robert Rideout
Ellis Junction
Dave Foley
London Strike Spreads Across Industries
London dock laborers lead a growing strike, with 7000 iron workers on the Thames joining. Shipping halts as mail steamers sail cargoless. gas stokers threaten to join. Blackburn mills close. Bermondsey tin platers strike. Rotherhithe shipbuilding marchers remain peaceful as owners sue the Commercial Dock Company for damages, while the charter act shields them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thames
Blackburn
Bermondsey
Rotherhire
Commercial Dock Company
Gang of Robbers Breaks Up After Confessions
A long‑running gang operated across Greene Pennsylvania and parts of Marshal and Wetzel counties West Virginia. They stole horses sheep and swine granaries and corn, broke mills and raided stores. David Gorby and Hezekiah Kemble were arrested at Littletown jail and Gorby confessed to nearly seventy five robberies over fourteen years. Four other arrests followed with more expected as the gang is broken up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Pennsylvania
Marshal and Wetzel Counties
West Virginia
David Gorby
Hezekiah Kemble
Littletown
Gorby
Mormon Elders Harassed by Regulators in Alabama
Three Mormon elders Engel Taylor and Laird faced threats as local regulators ordered them out of Marion County. The men refused to leave, then were assaulted by masked assailants who whipped them in the woods. Two married women who had joined the group were warned to return home. No regulators identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engel
Taylor
Laird
Marion County
Alabama
Hell
Forest Fires Rage Across Washington Territory
Smoke shrouds the Seattle area as extensive fires consume eastern Cascade timber. Fires, started by settlers during dry months, grow worse this year destroying millions of feet of timber. Outlaws fleeing the Okanagan Sheriff allegedly started the fires to hinder pursuit. Separately, the Barnum and Bailey Show train wreck near Potsdam New York killed horses and damaged cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Cascade Mountains
Natchez Pass
Okanagan County
Potsdam
N. Y
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg
Gouveseur
Montreal
W E Denny Arrested for Embezzlement in Indiana
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF reports W E Denny, the absconding Booneville assistant postmaster, arrested in Kansas City and confessing to embezzling 5000 dollars. Wreck on the Missouri Kansas and Texas line near Moberly kills engineer Frank Hitter and fireman George Bennard. Corner stone set for State monument in Indianapolis with President Harrison and Rusk at ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. Denny
Booneville
Ind
Kansas City
Kansas and Texas
Moberly
Frank Hitter
Hannibal
George Bennard
Indianapolis
Harrison
Rusk and Miller
Maysville
Ark
Hall
Mason
Min
London
John Robinson
Toledo
LCC
Spring Lake
Tiskville
Craston
Providence
Rhode Island
West Penn
Bross
River steamer collision destroys Lame Duck at Newport Bridge
The Coney Island steamer Commonwealth rammed the harbor craft Lame Duck a quarter mile above the Newport Cincinnati Railway Bridge. five crew aboard Lame Duck, four rescued unharmed. Engineer George B. Alexander survived after being pulled from the water. Lame Duck valued at 2000 dollars. Commonwealth, after unloading, caught fire and burned to the waterline in under an hour. Loss about 30000 dollars, insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island
Commonwealth
Newport & Cincinnati Railway
George B. Alexander
Two Men Arrested in Train Wreck Plot Near Lostoca Station
Detective George Wheatly of the Pennsylvania Railroad says John Wilson and Weller Dowden placed two 16 by 1 foot planks across both tracks on July 20 to wreck a passenger train on the Monongahela division near Lostoca Station. The engine derailed but few were injured. Dowden confessed as a drunken freak. Magistrate Gripp ordered the men held for trial. A separate fire at the Marrin's Grove Camp Ground near Lowell, Monroe County WV destroyed 15 cottages with several narrow escapes and heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wheatly
Pennsylvania Railroad
John Wilson
Weller Dowden
Monongahela
Pennsylvania
Lostoca
Wheatly
Dowden
Gripp
Borsep Tre
Marrin's Grove
Lowell
Monroe County
W. Va
Flood and Earthquake Reports From Asia and Pacific
The Oceanic brings August 10 dispatches from Asia noting a massive breach in the Yellow River embankments in Shantung on July 22 flooding to 12 feet and washing away homes with many lives lost. Earthquakes near Kanamoa on July 23 report 18 dead and 19 injured with 52 dwellings destroyed. Additional tremors felt in Cukugo. A Manila mutiny aboard the Fanny Clare on July 21 ends with crew surrender and punishment. Gravi na arrives at Manila July 29 with survivors of Altacraig loss from Julao to Singapore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceanic
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Yellow River
Shantung
Chofo
Kanamoa
Cukugo
Japan Gazette
Manila
Anther
United States
Gravina
Paragua
Altacraig
Iuilo
Singapore
Dynamite Guns Trial on Vesuvius Under Navy Observation
A successful pneumatic gun trial of the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius occurred in the Delaware River near Petty's Island with Lieuts Seaton Schroeder and Fullam observing. Twelve shots were fired using 50 pound ballast plugs in place of 200 pound high explosive shells to compare flight steadiness and range while noting center of gravity differences and cost considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
Lients
Seaton
Schroeder
Wm. F.pollam
Navy
Lieut
Fullam
Delaware River
Petty’s Island
Growth of Kansas Cities From State Census Figures
The Kansas State Board of Agriculture reports county clerks' census data. Kansas City rises as the state’s largest city with 46,276 residents, while Topeka records 35,622, and may reach 40,003 after recent additions. Leavenworth falls to 20,606 from 25,227, a drop of 12,421.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas City
Kas
Topeka
Leavenworth
Kansas Cities
Pennsylvania Notes Sparks Church Absolution Threat
A Pittsburg parish stirred nerves when Father Corcoran said he would deny absolution to parents sending children to public schools. In Latrobe, a thief stole $100 from Daniel Bosch. In Erie County, Warren Kenney suffered a fatal neck injury after being thrown from a wagon but survived several hours. Emma Bennett, 18, allegedly influenced an 11 year old to fight a bottle filled with oil and powder, causing severe burns to the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Agnes
Pittsburg
Father Corcoran
Daniel Bosch
Latrobe
Warren Kenney
East Green
Erie County
Emma Bennett
Scottdale
Saloon Keeper Murders Man Over One Dollar Bills
A Wisconsin saloon keeper Nelson killed a man with a sling shot after a stranger displayed a roll of bills. Nelson buried the victim at the saloon back door, later exhumed the body, and fled with six one dollar bills wrapped in a newspaper. Witness Barlow swore against Nelson and said he was told to kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Gagen
Nelson
Barlow
Drowning Tragedy on Herring Lake During Sunday Excursion
Clarence Young a 14 year old on a Mnistee Sunday School outing drowned while bathing at Herring Lake five miles south of Frankfort Michigan. He cramps and disappeared as companions walked thirty miles to Manistee. Keeper Matthews recovered the body at the Life Station after the alarm. Public anger targets the steamboat line for leaving children behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Young
Herring Lake
Frankfort
Michigan
Mnistee
Manistee
Clarence
The Rattlesnake and Beasts of Burden in Russia
Dr Weir Mitchell discusses venomous snakes detailing the rattlesnake strike, venom delivery, and self defense, plus a note on how snakes recover after bites. The piece shifts to hog bristles, describing Russian hogs fattened on tallow refuse, plucked for bristles with collective care, and distinguishing bristles by a wool tuft at the root.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene
France
Assia
Ukraine
Vhewands
Tle
Russia
Lex
Rusia
The Value of Scapatone and Its Uses
The article describes talc or soapstone as a valuable mineral with increasing output in the United States. It highlights its uses from dressing skins to as an adulterant in soap, paper, and rubber, and notes its roles in slate pencils, crayons, stoves, kiln linings, and roller sizing. It mentions Alabama headstones and ancient uses by Ameri can aborigines and Chinese idols, plus its high paper stock incorporation and various trade names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Pretty Cashier Trade Draws Men to Restaurants
A restaurant owner explains that hiring a pretty cashier boosts business, claiming a 50 percent rise after replacing a plain worker. He notes customers tip more and spend more when the cashier is attractive, and predicts the effect will continue with future staffing choices.
Prominent City Man Loses Bonds In Street Theft
A leading local businessman, after buying bonds via a broker and tucking them in his coat, walked through Milk Street where a crowd led to the loss of the securities. Despite police efforts, days pass without recovery, prompting a reflective remark on the affair. The agent recalls the incident with a wry view on misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk Street
Tnd
Treasury surplus and markets weigh on rates amid hopeful crop outlook
A weekly review notes improving business in interior cities, with gold market tightness easing and loans down. Worries center on speculative movements and bank scrutiny, while a strong crop outlook boosts breadstuffs prices. Treasury debt issuance and foreign trade temper sentiment as iron and steel show promise and official rates may rise if money costs advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dua & Co
Iebien Im Stock Exchange
Lange
Bam
Boston
Philadelphia
Sug.r
Windom
Treasury
Craim
County Judge Seeks Shelter as Feud Sparks Shootout
Wilson Lewis, county judge at Harlam Court House Kentucky, reaches Pineville seeking refuge from enemies in his own county. Wilson Howard is wanted at Harlan for the murder of George Turner the day before the election. Shots are exchanged as a posse tries to seize Howard. two Lewis party members are wounded and two others missing. Rewards total 37500 for Howard and he commands about 530 armed men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Lewis
Harlam Court House
Pineville
Wilson Howard
Harlan
George Turner Bear
Howard
Howant Turmer
Lewis
Himeef
Howant
Wee
Howan
George Hall
Merekth
Crafe
Judge Lewis
Missouri
Buckner
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Bad Qulcisiu
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Outlaws
Washington Territory
Congress
Minnie Oppenheimer
Point Pleasant
David Carnute
St. Paul
M.G. P. Nickens
Einstern
Flood Commission
Mifflintown
Kremer
Wm. Hornbake
Coal Center
New York
Europe
United States Circuit Court
Stephen J. Field
Stockton Court
Sawyer
Justice Field
Thompson's Springs
Utah
Moab
Department of Agriculture
Vienna
Hungary
Ching
Japa
Pennsylvania Notes
New York State
Buffalo
Albany
Venderbosch
Larrabee Street
Weir Mitchsil
Thompson
Philadelphia Zoological
Tangiers
Trate
V.c.tisnant
Althoug
Rayselan
Nic
Cenl
Jam Kadly
Tahieg & Philosophical View
Becker
Bouton
Commercial
Butteer
Ohio
Swan York
Rko
Penn
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