New York Democrats Meet Denounce Republican Bills
At Beratoga September 16 delegates convened with Flower nominated for Governor and a Democratic program pledging tax relief, home rule for counties, and electoral reform. The platform calls for canal system improvement, wage-earning protections, and opposition to restrictive labor bills, while praising manifest electoral reform and public finance aims. The People's Party also met in Greebeurg, with motions to reorganize and support labor organizers, and a call for abolition of National Banks in favor of greenbacks and broader monetary reform.
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Beratoga
George Haines
Rochester
Biaepeehh
Platt
Republican Party
Gilly. Hill
Flower
Ghee
Acclama Gon
Roswell Po Flower
New York
William Sheehansen
Frank Nice
N- Gomptrclier
Frank Campbell
Sten- Marersuren
Killiat
Jess Special Regialaton
Manicinelitia
Serena
Tenningereatt
Eed
Chicago
Democratic Assembly
Senate
Greeveburg
People's Party
WW. Dear
Crawford County
Exley
Frank Buob
Philadelphia
Tucker
Dean
Crawford
Buob
Deandinary
Fareers’ Jominal
Meadville
Adeyted
Setivas Bank
Isilroide
United State
Shulso
Train wreck near Beaver Rock injures 23 in Colorado
A Union Pacific passenger train derailed near Beaver Rock station on the Graymont division. 23 passengers were injured, five critically. Names include Mrs. Gutchspacher, Mr. Rutfall, George B. Tarr, and others. The Colorado Central freight train also wrecked with 15 injuries. Separately, Galveston earthquake reports claim capital damage and evolving tremor patterns.
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Denver
Gol
Graymont
Union Pacific Railway
Beaver Rock
Mixed late 19th century news roundup from Guthrie to Philadelphia
Chief Justice Green in Guthrie delivers a decision on a Cherokee strip land case covering over 6,100 acres. Typhoid fever outbreak grows in Jersey City while several hospitals report cases and officials fear further spread. Human bones found near Park Place ruins sent to morgue. sheriff in Somerset, Kentucky, murdered by suspects awaiting larceny trial. Chicago man wounds wife then commits suicide. a Utah mine foreman crushed to death. Georgia duel leaves one dead and another fugitive. Fire claims four children in Kansas. masked robbers seize funds on a Savannah express car. Poisoning deaths in Armona, Montana. a former sweetheart arrested. Minnesota lightning strike kills a teenager. Milwaukee boat capsizing drowns two. A treasure yacht collision, four men drown. San Quentin inmates demand better rations. lynching reported near Nearland, Texas. Collisions injure General Wright, kill Henry Carroll in Philadelphia. Milford Bank fails. Diamonds lost in Hyde Park. A New York garter dealer flees to Montreal with large debts. President Harrison shoots sixteen birds in the Maury river meadows. Philadelphia broker M Stokes dies by suicide.
Sinking of Taormina claims 51 lives in sea disaster
Reports from off Cape Colonna detail the Taormina sinking after collision with Thesassonia. Only 12 of 63 passengers were saved while families of the English and French victims mourn the losses. Separate dispatches note the St Asaph ashore at Montreal, new cardinals to be named, and other global calamities including floods and fires.
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Taormina
Thesassonia
Cape Colonna
Montreal
Carbray & Reuth
Varnne
St. Asaph
Uilo
St. Lawrence
Keystone Cullings Reveals Numerous Tragic Incidents
Bridgeville blacksmith Johnston Small is fatally injured. W H Young, 49, Greensburg lawyer, dies at Kirkbride Asylum Philadelphia after six months with paresis. Pottsville mill strikers face injunction. New Castle forms Citizens Oil and Gas to supply gas. McMillen Bros of Nieste and Percy P Smith of Pittsburgh involved. Nellie Douglass sues Rev Bristol for assault after barb wire incident. Owen J Cain dies from railroad injuries in McKeesport. Charles Bob of Greensburg severely injured by mule kick. D Boyd on trial for grandmother’s murder. Thomas Simpson’s farm near Boston burned. Johns Town murder trial ends in acquittal. Bodies found near Williamsport. hogs had partially eaten them. John Patterson shoots Walter Johnson in Barber Shop, Johnson critical. Mr and Mrs Bruemann hit by Erie train. Mrs Bruemann killed. Pittston robbed by Polish girls Belcher and O'Brien. large quantities found. Mrs Sarah Anderson of Meadville fatally burned. Dr Geo W Warner poisoned during autopsy. Rich farmer Samuel McVey commits suicide. Ore car collapse at Lebanon injures several workers. Henry Smith killed. Wm Shriver and another Italian fatally injured. Henry Hughes, 10, loses legs at Johnstown works. Martha White fatally injured crossing Latrobe street. Charles Robbins fatally stabs Frank Needles in Johnstown ball game. Westmoreland band of horse thieves active. J G Myers barn looted. Cornelius Raegan of Bethlehem dies after coughing fit caused by hernia.
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Johnston Small
Bridgeville
W. H. Young
Greensburg
Kirkbride Asylum
Philadelphia
Pottsville
Frestiback Mill
Pottsville Iron and Steel Company
Citizens’ Oil and Gas Company
New Castle
Pe Ca Company
McMillen Bros
Nieste
Percy I’. Smith
Pittsurg
Nellie Douglass
Beaver Falla
D. Boyd
Uniontown
Thomas Simpson
Boston
Young Roberts
Johnstown
Willamasport
Washington
Finleysville
John Patterson
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Bruemann
Little Valey
Geo. W. Warner
Samuel McVey
Morris Township
Washington County
Lebanon
Henry Smith
Wm. Shriver
Henry Hughes
Charles Robbins
Frank Needles
Robbins
Westmoreland County
J. G. Myers
Penn Townelip
Cornelius Raegan
Bethehem
CAPITAL AND LABOR DOINGS OF Interest to the Sons of Toil
News of glass works strikes and labor actions across North America. Corning New York faces a prolonged strike while Ottawa Ontario workers seek higher pay and shorter hours. Middlesburg Kentucky prepares a major plant with basic steel processes, and Detroit City Glass Works locks out 100 workers over a wage cut.
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Middlesburg
Big New York Fire Destroys Commercial Advertiser Building
The Commercial Advertiser Building at Fulton and Nagsean streets burned this forenoon, starting in a second floor tailor shop. Firefighters feared collapse as presses threatened, with $400,000 in losses largely insured. Injuries to tailor William Nelson and engineer Sam Loxbury reported. loose diamonds from diamond workers’ tables also lost.
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New York
Commercial Advertiser
Fulton and
Nagsean Streets
William Nelson
Sam Loxbury
Millers town grocer assigns as fire and losses rise
C4 Pearce a leading grocer of Millers town Pa assigned yesterday judgments totaling 9000 dollars. The Coloine Window Glass works Fus soria were destroyed by fire. loss 25000 with no insurance. Cape Blanc fire left 200 homeless and damaged tenement houses and a church. Holster and Jewell sawmill Garden River burned with stock, logs valued at 210000. Denver Woodal Williamson Manufacturing assigned to Robert Brennan liabilities over 30000.
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Pearce
Millerstown
Fussoria
Secretary of the Treasury
Foster
Cape Blanc
Holster & Jewell
Garden River
Mich
Denver
Col
Woodal-Williamson Manufacturing Company
Brennan
Gilliland Brothers Hanged After Sheriff McCargue Killing
In Somerset Kentucky on September 16 a mob overpowered guards at the jail and hanged the Gilliland brothers, accused of assassinating Sheriff McCargue. The accused proclaimed innocence as the crowd, drawn from Whitely and Laurel counties, acted.
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Gilliland
McCargue
Somerset
Jatier Shepherd
Whitely
Laurel
Trade improves across cities and outlook brightens
R G Dun reports encouraging business conditions in most cities with rising trade. Wheat, corn, rye, oats and beef supplies surge in Chicago while dry goods and clothing sales reach record highs. Money circulation improves and failures total 214 in the US and Canada, down from last week. Subsequent items note Valparaiso’s money decree stabilizing Chilean finance, a deadly Indian dance in Guthrie, a natural gas find in Kingston, the vast costumed catacombs of Rome and Paris, and Trenton hiring wages and parlor rules.
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R. G. Dun &Co
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
United States
Canada
Fitzsimmons, Detective Gilkinson’s Killer, Escapes Jail
Pittsburg Pa September 15 Fitzsimmons murderer of Detective Gilkinson broke jail this morning. An empty cell and three iron bars sawn apart indicate his escape. A reward of 1000 dollars has been offered for recapture.
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Gilkinson
Eacape
Pittsburg
Fitzsimmons
Mechanics' Convention Nominee Arrives in State Councilor Race
The Junior Order United American Mechanics convention in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, opened with about 500 delegates. Attorney J. F. Cooper spoke for citizens, while Prof. P. A. Shaner of McKeanport represented Tube City council 318. Morning tally added 400 new representatives. Possible sites for next year include Allegheny, Allentown, New Castle, Philadelphia and Pottstown, with Allegheny favored.
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Heisler
Philadelphia
Collin
Uniontown
United American Mechanics
F. Cooper
P. A. Shaner
McKe
Xport
Tube
Allegheny
Allentown
New Castle
Pottstown
Five Die As Scaffold Breaks On Railroad Bridge
Saltsburg Pennsylvania Sept 14 A swinging scaffold on a railroad bridge collapsed spilling nine workmen into a riverbed fifty feet below. Four were fatally injured and others bruised. Names of those probably fatally hurt include J C Repergle S W Reed W D Wilson George Fleming and James Cunningham. The ropes were old and weak.
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Saltsburg
J.C. Repergle
W. Reed
W. D. Wilson
George Fleming
James Cunningham
Dakota
Viewing the Holy Coat Pilgrimage Draws Massive Attent ion
London dispatch notes Rosary sales soar in Treves and Paris agencies. Fourty five thousand pilgrims enter Treves Cathedral daily while authorities estimate annual pilgrimage income near two million marks. Separate report from Philadelphia records four laborers drowned when a skiff capsized opposite League Island Navy Yard.
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London
Treves
Cologne
Paris
Crops Safe From Frost as Reports Predict Large Yields
Crop reports from the agricultural department describe favorable conditions across states. Pennsylvania notes rapid tobacco cutting and a record corn crop. Ohio and Indiana foresee safe harvest timelines with continued maturation and rain needs. New York and New Jersey report advanced seeding and good fruit yields amid variable weather.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Department
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Mountain District
Indiana
Mob in Control Rescues Prisoner in Kentucky
In Harrodsburg Kentucky a small but determined mob freed a prisoner from the jail this morning. Authorities fought to recapture but the mob remained in charge as the riot subsided. The Governor refused militia deployment, urging local officials to exhaust all legal measures first.
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Kentucky
Harrodsburg
Sixty Six Souls Lost on Taormina Steamer Sinking
Athens reports the steamer Taormina with forty eight passengers and forty nine crew aboard. Only the second officer and thirty one others were saved, leaving about fifty six presumed dead, including American passenger John C. Oliphant.
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Grecian
Athens
Taormina
John C. Oliphant
Secon
Markets in Pittsburgh Area Include Varied Farm Goods
A wide listing from Pittsburgh stockyards shows creamery butter from Elgin and New Ohio full cream cheese, vegetables like potatoes and corn, and grains including wheat, oats, and rye. Prices are given per unit and reflect multiple market categories, with fruits such as apples and peaches, eggs, honey, maple syrup, and furthers items like feathers and tallow also tabulated. Heavy cattle, calves, and hogs appear with price ranges for different classes, including prime, common, and feeder categories, alongside shipping and market terms.
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Ohio
New York
Dawson
Fears
Concord
Philadelphia
Cei
Eee
Flooded Toledo Provinces Report Huge Loss of Life
Madrid reports the Toledo flood toll surpassing two thousand with widespread destruction. Derailment near Caselego killed one and hurt three others, while Toledo houses collapsed killing six. Drowning losses are feared as communications fail and officials mobilize relief funds.
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Fubukoksa
Japan
Madrid
Toledo
Caselego
Five Mercantile Appraisers Held on Fraud Charges
Five accused Mercantile Appraisers E W Patton Samuel Houseman Harry Bunter James F Bell and Albert Crawford faced a hearing before Magistrate Pole at the Central station on charges of conspiring to cheat and defraud the Commonwealth and making false returns. Evidence showed fraudulent exemptions carried over for three years totaling 2805 names, with market houses cited as aiding the padding. Each defendant was held on 2500 bail for the next court term.
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Philadelphia Mercantile Appraisers
Philadelphia
Mercantile
E. W. Patton
Samuel Houseman
Harry Bunter
James F. Bell
Albert Crawford
Pole
Central Station
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Riot at Ichang destroys mission establishment
The State Department reports a riot at Ichang on the Yangtse river in Hon We province. An American missionary establishment was destroyed, with no further details given. A telegraphic dispatch notes postmaster funds and distributions to several individuals tied to the case of the outlaw Rube Burrows.
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Department of State
Pekin
Ichang
Yang-tse-Kiang River
Hon We
Trades Union Congress closes with hopes of progress
New Castle September 11. The Trades Union Congress closed with Ben Tillett praising the session as an advance in debate, intellect, and unity among old and new unionists. Resolutions urged greater parliamentary representation for later classes and railway workmen as inspectors, while a State Board of Arbitration was defeated 129 to 0. After closure, 4 000 trades unionists marched in the streets. In Milwaukee three young men drowned when a rowboat capsized near the new government breakwater. Frank Heupper and Robert Gerth died, Norman Reeves survived until rescue.
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Trades Union Congress
New Castle
Eng
Ben’’ Tillett
Congress
State Board of Arbitration
Toluy
Milwaukee
Wis
New Government
Frank Heupper
Robert Gerth
Norman Reeves
Artificial Pearls Show How to Manufacture Gems at Home
A Boston Transcript report describes a patent idea to produce real pearls by dissolving nacre and redepositing it around nuclei in solution. It notes a drawn out method using shells, discusses a large pearl found in a freshwater mussel with beeswax as the nucleus, and mentions dangers of commercial viability and European use.
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Monte Cristo
Dall
Smithsonian
Ohio
United States
Europe
Linnaeus
Paris
Maskelyne
Boston Transcript
Russian fruits thrive in milder climates after extreme cold
The severe Russian climate kills tender fruit varieties but hardier kinds survive and flourish when moved to milder regions. Russian cherries plums and apples are valued in the United States for their bearing capacity, with large cherry orchards common in areas like Valdimir where temperatures drop sharply.
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Tskashnen
Har
United States
Newbury
Hudson
Des Moines
Iowa
Biafih
Upper
Volga
Russia
Enesia
Valdimir
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WEW
York Democrats
Saratoga
Flower and
Sheehan
People’s Party
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Sati
Negro Alliance
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Quesan
Ocean
Green
Guthrie
Todar
Jersey City
Nod
City Hospital
Atst Franks Hospital
John Meagher
Park Place
Vesey Street
Gilland
William Lampstrom
Floyd Brewer
Fa Crusher
Aurora
Muunday
Brewer
Albany
Jesse Moore
Berrien County
R. J. Fletcher
Irwin County
Moore
Fletcher
William Klein
Wichita
Kay
Georgia Central Road
Savanah
J. M. Juvenal
Armonnale
Mamie Plathman
Juvenal
Peter A. Peterson
Geneva
Minn
Chris Peterson
Frank Huepper
Orange
Baltimore & Ola
Mack Bess
Nearland
Mrs. Peterson
Gen. Wright
Henry Carroll
State Bank
Milford
Hyde Park
Lewisstein
Harrison
Murice River Meadows
Rome
Cardinal Rotelli
Mer. Sepiacci
Mgr
Ruffa Xeilla
Italy
Thomas
Rouen
France
Kazan
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Novia Scotia
Martinique
Rochefort
Sarah Anderson
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Chile
O. T
Arapahoe
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Rockville Asylum
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Trenton
Mechanics’ Convention
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N. D
Commissioner of Agriculture
Helgeson
George White
Hudson River
el Dorado
White
California
Fresno
Cal
Colingo
Los Angeles
Fouur
Richard Cou
Delaware River
League Stand Navy Yard
John Finnek
James Comtey
James McGarry
John McAish
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Browning
American Association
Pittsburgh
Grivyin
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Reluxy
Lox
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Myers
Pircarz McLint
St. Louis
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Chicagos
Rusie
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Philadelphias
Latham
Maxacer Murare
New Yorks
Association
Saugus
Boston Association
Joux Ewine
Long Join
Hutchinson
Catoazr Hamingron
Crane
Jerry
Retty
iCago-iee
Veeeneeeterees
Seeerere
Louisville
Evesacseen
East Liberty
Livestock Report
Spain
Province of
Washington Notes
Waramaker
Jeffemian J. Carter
Myrtleborough
Ala
Thomas V. Jackson
Aberdeen
Miss
Rube Burrows
Alabama
General Sherman
Tia
Ron
Ges Seart
Sam
Scottdale
Havre de Grays
Susquetapag
Tom Carroll
Chisestasigany
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