Great Atlantic Storm Wrecks Coastlines and Harbors
Incoming vessels await news as the worst storm in years lash New York New Jersey and Long Island. High tides and waves flood ferries streets and piers from Coney Island to Manhattan, submerge Blackwell's Island, destroy boardwalks and pavilions, and push the coast into widespread ruin. Officials attribute the surf to a hurricane moving up from the Caribbean, with wind speeds near 150 miles per hour and a rolling coastal swell.
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New York
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Coney Island
Manhattan
Brighton Beach
Manhattan Hotel
Jersey
Standard Oil Company
Claremont
Fiftieth Street
Fourteenth Street
Pilgrim Rock
Nineteenth Street
Blackwell's Island
Staten Island
Stapleton Ferry
South Beach
Stapleton
Philadelphia Dispatch
Bay Head
Barnegat
Beach Haven
Long Beach City
Harvey
Cedars
Long Beach
Manahbanking
West Brighton
Brighton
Norton's Point
Oriental Hotel
New York Yacht Racing Association
Long
Newport
U. S. Hydrographic Office
Wea
Block Island
Sas
Gubernatorial races and storms dominate Terra Alta session
At a Terra Alta session the gubernatorist commission threw out three Democratic votes in Fleming county shrinking Judge Fleming's lead to 24. The panel adjourned for two weeks to meet in Charleston for a report. In New Jersey the Democratic State Convention met in Trenton naming Leon Abbott for governor by acclamation after Frederick Marsh chaired briefly and supported President Cleveland's tariff record amid cheers. Heavy storms across Switzerland caused extensive damage with farm houses struck by lightning.
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Terra Alta
W. Va
Gubernatorist Commission
Fleming County
Fleming
Charleston
New Jersey
Trenton
Frederick Marsh
Cleveland
Leon Abott
Trade improves across sectors with crops and metals gains
Real improvement is seen in almost every department of business as crops for the year look large and foreign demand rises. Copper weak abroad, tin and lead firm, coal orders lag while wheat and corn prices slip on ample supplies. Prices in cotton hold firm amid scarcity, grain exports steady, and pork and hogs rise with coffee speculation boosting values.
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Europe
Ten Miners Dead In White Ash Mine Disaster
In the White Ash Coal Mine near Golden Colorado an abandoned shaft flooded the active mine with mud and water. Ten miners were working at the time and died within minutes. Names learned include Mr Allen John Murphy and Jack Morgan. three brothers and four other men are among the deceased. Rescue and pumping efforts begin immediately though recovery may take two to three weeks. Families depend on the men and many were either single or had dependents.
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White Ash
Golden, Col
Mr. Allen
John Murphy
Jack Morgan
Australia
Honolulu
Humphrey's Island
Garston
Sydney
San Francisco
Starbuck Island
Pye
Rierson Island
Riot at Wilmington INvolving Irish Poles and Slovaks
A Saturday night race riot in lower New Castle known as Dobbinsville led to the shooting death of Hungarian Francis R. Jankovsky and multiple injuries. Irish rioters fought with Poles and Slovaks at the Tasker Tron Works, amid long standing labor tensions. Thirty three Slovaks were arrested. warrants for Irish participants were expected after a mayoral hearing.
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New Castle
Del
Dobbinsville
Tasker Tron
Francis R. Jankovsky
Owen Kavanagh
Kavanagh
Hanson
Jankovsky
Fierce Montana Forest Fire Destroys Cokely Ranch
A Sunday night blaze in the St. Regia district Missouri county devastates the Cokely ranch in minutes. Cokeley and a ranch employee, escaping on horseback, reach water after their clothes burn nearly off. A Swedish prospector named Anderson dies with his horse nearby, while J C Veeder suspects several others perished higher in the mountains as property losses run high.
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Montana
St. Regia
Missouri
Cokely
Cokeley
Anderson
Cokeley Ranch
J.C. Veeder
St. Resis
Death of Horse Thief After Aztec Pursuit
A Navajo party alerted Aztec, New Mexico to a stolen herd of 36 horses. Deputies and two companions tracked and captured the culprits. One horse thief was shot in the back during the arrest and later died at a nearby ranch. The wounded man refused aid and gave no name.
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Aztec
N. M
One Hundred Negroes Killed in Mississippi Disorder
Advices from Charleston Mississippi report seven Negroes killed in Tallahatchie county within the last two days. George Allen, who burned B F Jamson's store in Flore county, was carried to Charleston and hanged. The total killed is now about 100. Names not known, buried hastily in a ditch. No obsequies. The Colored Farmer's Alliance paper Adzvosate at Varina is discontinued.
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Charleston
Tallahatchie County
Miss
George Allen
B. F. Jamson
Dz Flore County
Colored Farmer's Alliance
Adzvosate
Varina
Moundsville
W. Va
Columbia
Missouri
Evang
George Bush
Court House
Penichinck
Edinburg
Antwerp Explosions Kill Hundreds at Cartridge Factory
A dynamite blast near Antwerp’s Bourse destroys the Coryileian cartridge factory behind the docks. Fire and explosions devastate two acres, setting Russian petroleum warehouses and nearby ships alight. Estimates place dead at 300 and injuries at 1,000 with extensive property loss. crowds panic as authorities, clergy, and aid workers respond.
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Antwerp
Sisters of Charity
Coryileian
Deputation Permanente
Leopod
Green goods swindle fleeces Pittsburgh victim
John A. Breneman of Doffsville, Westmoreland County, a grocer and former postmaster, was drawn into a counterfeit money scheme in Pittsburgh. He paid $450 for supposed counterfeit banknotes promising $2,000, but the conmen vanished after leaving a menacing note urging him to quit crime. Breneman alerted police and the suspects fled east.
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Pittsburg
John A. Breneman
Doffsville
Westmoreland County
Breneman
Monongahela House
Pittsburgh
Judson
Chicago
Balloon ascent ends in serious injuries at Fonda fair
J Merriam of Prospect New York attempted a parachute assisted descent from a hot air balloon at Montgomery County Fair Grounds Fonda. Interference with the parachute as it released caused it to tear away Merriam was jerked from his trapeze struck landing and dislocated his left shoulder and broke his left foot. He is treated at Snell House Fonda. His partner C Esterman was injured near Utica days earlier.
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J. Merriam
Prospect
N. Y
Montgomery County Fair Grounds
Fonda
Merriam
Moritama
Fair Grounds
Snell House
C. Esterman
Utica
Heirs Claim Millions in Logansport Land
The heirs of Benjamin Talbot claim 640 acres in central Logansport Indiana once owned by Talbot who settled there with McBane from Yellow Springs Kentucky. He fled to Canada after the fugitive Slave Law and never returned. Attorneys found title disputable as railroads and buildings sit on the Talbot ground. Six heirs remain four sons two daughters with Henry Talbot missing since Danville Kentucky.
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Benjamin Talbot
Logansport
Indiana
Talbot
Mr. McBane
Yellow Springs
Kentucky
Canada
Talbot Ground
Henry Talbot
Danville
Marshal Killed in Pelham Race Clash
J D Castleberry town marshal of Pelham Georgia was shot Sunday while attempting to arrest a negro for inciting a riot. He fired back and a broader shootout ensued with whites and blacks. The negro was fatally wounded and Castleberry died shortly after. Local race tensions flared briefly but were contained.
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J. D. Castleberry
Pelham
Thamesville
Castleberry
Thomas Howard
John Hensley
William Davis
Church
Manchester
Davis
Howard
Hensley
Massacre of enslaved workers in Leflore County Miss
расe report details a murderous outbreak on a cotton plantation where 22 or more Black laborers were killed by whites amid a feardriven crackdown. Names include John Boyker Don Wharton Monroe Johns Scott Marsh Warren Snell Theyton Locke and Warren Beckworth with leaders George Allen and Oliver Cromwell escaping. Armed Black resistance and white pursuit alter the county’s safety.
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Leflore
Miss
John Boyker
Don Wharton
Monroe Johns
Scott Marsh
Warren Snell
Theyton Locke
Warren Beckworth
George Allen
Oliver Cromwell
Allen
Cromwell
Jackson
Leflore County
Jamieson
Tallahatchie River
Murder at Sewells Point Four Grocers Killed and Robbed
C. W Walters proprietor of a Sewells Point Virginia grocery was found murdered in his bedroom. He was struck with a club and his skull mangled after being awakened. Robbers took $180 and merchandise then set Walters between two cotton mattresses and burned the corpse. The fire burned slowly leaving part of the face burned. Two suspicious negroes were arrested in a boat near Sewell's Point and jailed in Norfolk. Blood spots on their clothing link them to the crime.
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Walters
Sewells Point
Virginia
Sewell’s Point
Norfolk
San Antonio
Texas
Johnstown
Cuba
Clarksburg
W- Va
Parkersburg
W. Va
Fanny Bryant
Birmingham
Alabama
Dick Hawes
Irene
May
Lake Killarney
England
L. Ensley
T. Fowler
Simmons Creek
West Virginia
Murderous Conspiracy Exploits West Killings
Fayette county West Virginia prominent Charles West was murdered by a man named Bill Turner. Regulators lynched Turner after his confession revealed a plot to murder West and then lynch Turner to hide evidence. Grand jury testimony implicates John West in the conspiracy with plans to indict the known conspirators.
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Charles West
Fayette County
W. Va
Bill Turner
John West
Charles
Turner
Five Men Die In Illinois Farm Boiler Blast
A boiler explosion on John W. Snider's Illinois farm east of Carbondale killed five men named Snider Luger Luger Biggs and Miller. One injured man, Wm G Spiller, had a leg broken. The blast followed a leak and Snider ordered shutdown. The article also notes British naval actions and other incidents.
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John W. Snider
Carbondale
Thomas Luger
Andrew J. Luger
John Biggs
Isaac Miller
Mr. Snider
Wm. G. Spiller
Andrew J. Lyger
General Jottings of Wide World News Items
A digest of varied incidents and notes: John L. Sullivan plans a future Democratic run for Congress in Boston. Aurora Watch Co assigns assets to Truman Day with about 200000 dollars liabilities. natural gas found at 520 feet in San Antonio with 100 pounds pressure. Johnstown business directory records 36 grocers and 51 saloons.
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John L. Sullivan
Boston
Aurora Watch Company of
Aurora
Truman H. Day
Aurrora
New York Prohibition State Convention Opens in Prayer
The New York Prohibition State Convention opened with prayer by Rev. C. L. Haskell of Leroy. Discussion on holding a State Convention in 1890 was deferred to the State Committee. Samuel Dickie of Michigan received an ovation as National Committee chairman and brief remarks. Nominations for state offices followed, with Jesse N. Griffin for Secretary, Joseph W. Bruce for State Treasurer, Benjamin L. Rand for State Controller, Coleridge A. Hart for Attorney General, and Alphons B. Kenyon for State Engineer and Surveyor.
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New York
Joseph W. Bruce
Madison County
Benjamin L. Rand
Niagara County
Coleridge A. Hart
Alphons B. Kenyon
Allegheny County
Crop bulletin reports favorable state wide conditions
Secretary Mohler of the Agricultural Department releases a monthly crop bulletin based on reports from 103 counties. General conditions remain favorable except several western counties. Wheat damage from rust and exposure reduces the expected yield, lowering the average per acre from 22 to 21 bushels, with 12 percent of total wheat area affected. In Kentucky a criminal court convicted five Hatfield gang members, sentencing Eldson Mouris to hang and others to life imprisonment.
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Kansas
Mohler
Agricultural Department
Tur Hatrizin Gaxc
Tike County
Hatfield
Eldson Mouris
Valentine Hatfield
Alex. Messer
Dre
Plyman Mayborn
Birch tree uses and birch oil in commerce
A discussion on birch twigs bark and leaves notes their resinous oil used in medicines and wintergreen production. Details outline oil extraction through a steam heated tub process and the legitimate and adulterated uses in European markets.
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Science Hill
Europe
Russia
Austria
Lumber Trade Journal
The Pueblo Indians A Remarkable United People
The article surveys nineteen Pueblo tribes in northern New Mexico and northeast Arizona. It praises Pueblo governance, housing, and social order, noting absence of chiefs, elected officials by ballot, and stable land ownership. It highlights their physique, modest attire, and citizen rights under Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Fort Yuma
Southwest
Pueblo Town
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Americas
Bud and Bugs in a Rosebud Conversation
In a clipped exchange Brown notes a young rose bud with many old bugs swarming around her. Jones counters that the bugs are gold bugs, so the rosebud won’t mind. The scene features several old boys with the young lady at a social gathering.
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Brown
Jones
Behring Straits Bridged, Muir Skeptically Optimistic
John Muir, cited by a San Francisco letter in the Portland Oregonian, says he has not finished Alaska explorations. He doubts Behring Strait bridging yet notes its feasibility, citing a steel girdle by Senator Stanford and a bridged route with shallow waters and floating ice as potential hurdles.
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John Muir
San Francisco
Portland Oregonian
Alaska
Behring Sea
Behring Straits
Meir
Sttanford
Chicago
Sleep Statistics Show Gender Gaps and Dreamer Effects
Russian statistics suggest women need more sleep than men with longer durations and higher rates of morning and nighttime awakenings. Students sleep longer and feel less fatigue. Time to fall asleep averages 20.8 minutes for men, 17.1 for students, and 11.2 for women, with dreamers and light sleepers taking longer to doze.
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Russia
How to Craft a Newspaper Rack in Satin and Brass
Instructions describe building a newspaper rack from two boards with the back board larger, covering sides with satin or plush, adding a decorative smaller board, and using brass headed tacks or rings spaced evenly. Boards are fastened with sash cord or ribbon and hung by a gilt cord attached to brass rings at the upper corners.
Beard fashion through ages in Nor Taans and English capes
A fragment discusses beard styles across cultures. It notes that the Nor-Taans during conquest shaved chins and the back of their heads, while English norms allowed longer beards to grow, implying differing grooming traditions and permissions in historical periods.
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England
Spiritualist Exhibition at Cobbs Cabin Ends in Fraud
In Buffalo and mentored by Mr Cobb and Mrs Cobb, a learned display claimed spirit manifestations drew crowds. Photographer Baker and detective Vincent joined. A cabinet collapse, accusations of fraud led to confessions from two participants, Mrs Cobb convulsed but revived by a magnetic shock. They return to Mentor, Ohio.
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Acamera
Buffalo
Mr. I. 2
Ladi
Nisgane
Mrr
Cobh
Mien
Cobm
Sieene
Mir
Cobb
Wee
Beker
John Vincent
Mir. Cobb
Wes
Vince Company
Staud
Mentor
Ohio
Tidal Wave Drenches Crowded Rockaway Beach Scene
At Rockaway Beach on Long Island a sudden tidal wave rolled 70 feet inland at about 4 30 in the afternoon drenching 2060 to 3000 beachgoers on the sands. Many small buildings and stands were washed away as people rushed to shelter. Charles Dudley Warner, known for criticism and philanthropic works, expresses annoyance at being labeled a humorous writer and prefers references to his prison reform efforts.
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Rockaway
Beach
L. I
Charles Dudley Warner
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