Deadly Crash on West Shore Freight Trains Collide
A fog shrouded collision near Savannah between a derailed freight and the west bound St Louis Limited killed ten Italians and a Buffalo fireman, with 30 to 40 injured. The smoking car burned, wreckage piled high, and the disaster traced to a broken freight coupling and missed signals. Local relief rushed to the scene as officials assessed blame and the injured were treated in Syracuse.
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Syracuse
West Shore
Port Byron
Montezuma
Michael Bergin
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Savannah
St. Louis Limited
New York
Michael Bergen
Alphonse Carrilla
Coco Breco
Vean Zo Diauri
Domenico Radione
West Troy
Patrick Ryan
D. Pets
West Point
D. Lewis
Norwich
Dutchees Cut
J. J. Sullivan
West Shore Company
Enjamin H. Pitta
Uncle Isaac
John P. Schultz
Ryan
Syracusm
Tobin
Matterym W's Strange Case and Doctor's Opinion
Attending physician Dr Ward discusses George Matthews who lost speech last Friday and wanders at home on South Hast Street. He cites alcohol as a possible cause and notes Matthews may improve with hospital treatment. Also reports Bocock's death near LuxeHours Virginia at age 75, former congressman and Confederate congress member.
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Dr. Ward
Geo. Matthews
S. Hast St
SUN
Matthews
George
LuxeHours
Thomas $. Bocock
Congress
Confederate Congress
Brutal Ingratitude A Nun Murder Case Surfaces
Robert H. Murray is arrested in Lovuisyitr for the alleged murdered nun who nursed him after a train wreck left him injured near Terre Haute three years ago. Murray pursued marriage, the nun declined, and he reportedly killed her with a club in Emporia after she fled.
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Lovuisyitr
Robert H. Murray
Jeffersonville
Ind
Murray
Terre Haute
Sisters of Mercy
Emporia
Kas
State fair plans advance as leaders meet in town
The Board of trade named J. B. Connor J. A. Wildman and W. B. Holton to aid the state fair effort while President Banke of the State board of agriculture will visit Friday to confer with committees. Space in the exposition is filled and entries continue, as officials push preparations.
Put Up or Shut Up in Sullivan Campaign
A political pamphlet notes aggressive Republican attacks on the Boards of Public Safety and Public Works, claiming mismanagement harms Sullivan. Bets circle on Sullivan’s majority, with Democrats backing Herod while peddler and dog license issues surface. A cautious forecast suggests Sullivan could lose ground if the campaign delays.
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Sullivan
Hotel Clerk Fumbles Truth About Shamokin Runaway Couple
A Sun reporter probes the New Denison hotel over Lizzie Hoover and Archie Buck from Shamokin Pa. Detectors say they were detained there while parents were summoned. The clerk claims no knowledge, filters ledger, and later denies the couple’s stay as the father pays the bill and takes the pair away. Archie Ruck remains behind as the girl covers his expenses.
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Lizzie Hoover
Archie Buck
Shamokin
New Denison Hotel
Station House
Sun
Denison
Broylan
James Gardner
James Wardner
Archie Ruck
Accidents at Sea Report From The Almeda Voyage
From the steamship Almeda arriving from Australia: Lieutenant Phillip Jd. Hodges of the Royal Navy committed suicide by jumping overboard while en route to San Francisco. The steamship Aualma of New York was wrecked on Thursday with all hands saved.
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San Francisco
Almeda
Australia
Phillip Jd. Hodges
Royal Navy
Aualma
New York
Webster Will Surrender in New York Killing
Bertram C. Webster, who shot Charles E. Goodwin, will surrender Friday after negotiations by friends. His location is unknown as the case remains unresolved and the incident occurred Sunday night in New York. Police officer William Kefdale was found dead in the North River with signs of foul play, prompting murder suspicions.
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New York
William Kefdale
North River
Ah Quong Tia
Mono County
Cal
Poker
Tom
Quong
Poker Dam
Chinese Consur
San Francisco
Tragic Glendale murder victim named Hanneh Robertson
New York Aug 6. The woman found murdered at Glendale Long Island has been identified by Rev Thomas A Martin of Hewletts as Hanneh Robertson, a servant in his employ. Authorities hope the case will soon be solved.
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New York
Glendale
L.I
Thomas A. Martin
Hewletts
Hanneh Robertson
Fresh Foreign Facts and War Preparations Across Europe
Bulgaria readies for war as unrest spreads across the continent. Queen Marie of Belgium recovers from serious illness. Italian officials face strict expense accounting. Officials in Germany felt a spark of World’s Fair enthusiasm, and Victoria praised statesmen in Parliament. Four newsdealers arrested in Dresden for selling a New York paper with a cartoon of the Emperor. A mob in Elisabetgrad, Russia, attacked the Jewish quarter, killing and burning with no protection offered.
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Bulgaria
Marie
Belgium
Germany
Victoria
Dresden
New York
Elisabetgrad
Russia
No Lights Status Remains as Brush Company Presses
The Brush Company claims quiet work on public lighting while the Board of Public Works delays action. Agent Gooch has not submitted a bid and no contract is in place. Reporters note Bailey seeks a renewal with a purchase clause removed, tied to a well known Democratic figure, predicting a renewal soon.
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Brush Company
Scherrer
Board of Public Works
Agent Gooch
Edison Company
Bailey
Earth
Brush
Viaduct Work Expands Across Virginia Street
Construction on the Viaduct Down on Virginia is tearing up the area as huge derricks lay stones weighing tons. Over 2,600 tons of stone are in place, with the arch eight feet higher than a box car to clear passing trains. Several nearby buildings will be rendered useless by the new wall, and один three ton corner stone is set for the project. Stenographers meet at local gathering with papers on court reporting and shorthand, while a discharge ends a rape case due to lack of witnesses. Fire destroys Orange Park rink block, total loss $45,000 with insurance $20,000. seventeen convicts escape from Avsony asylum, five recaptured.
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Board of Trade
J. B. Connor
J. A. Wildman
W.B. Holton
Wm. Thrift
Plainfield
Farmers’ Co-Operative Dairy Asso
Camden
Capital
Monument Eavings and Ioan Asso
Indianapolis
New Albany
John Galloway
Sentinel
Caine
New York
Banke
State Board of Agriculture
Exposition Hall
Mallady
William Malady
Sylvia
Mollie Bishop
Kennedy
Central Labor Union
Drivers’ and Conductors’ Union
Gruella
American Federation of Labor
Frenzel
Charlotte Baker
Johanson County
Jessie Franklin
Schwab
Danville
Sullivan
Herod
Geo
Henderson
Susie Crook
Page
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Lima
Brntus
Elmer
Kate Addington
Win
Harriet Fitzhugh
Kate Sweeney
Ore. Ayers
Henry
Martha Schrader
George
Ella McCreery
Peter
Nora Langlund
Gao
Belle Hamilton
Dwarus
Elise Lickert
N. Delaward
H. G. Zimmerman
N. Davidson
Mary Cushman
Illnois
Frederick Suesy
Henan Henninger
Mary Hoffmen
Charles Uhlman
Lucy Leis
John Muebli
Annie Fehr
Isaac Moore
Catherine Moore
John Lanmman
Martha Caldwell
Geo. Depp
Emiy Williams
Wm. Ferguson
Huma Eaton
James Astill
Emma Taylor
Chas. O’brien
Rebecca McNulty
John Schaffer
Schaffer
Paca and
Prattsis
Flo
Girton
Virginia
Tux
Orange
Orance
N. J
Park Rink
Red Ely
Premeir Cycle Company
D. Brokie
Advertised Horse Appears in Popular News
A stray note in THE Scy’s popular paper mentions advertising a horse for sale at a half cent a word rate, suggesting a quirky classifieds snippet within the issue.
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Scy
Admiral Brown Leads Navy at Iquique and In Honolulu
The Indianapolis born Geo Brown, now an admiral, commands U S ships at Iquique during the Chilean unrest and is praised for his career from Annapolis to Norfolk. He recently informed Kalakaua’s commander of the Tiara surrender and sent home Kalakaua’s body. His wife and children stay in Woodruff Place. A long account notes his health, travels to China and the Pacific, and his notable reception in Honolulu. The piece also touches on Admiral McCann’s invalid status, Brown’s lineage, and the era’s telegraph debates. Weather notes include Indiana outlook and New York sugar prices amid August 1892.
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Senator McDonald
Geo. Brown
Indianapolis
Naval School
Annapolis
Harrison
Mr. Brown
Navy
Norfolk Navy Yard
Charleston
Admiral Brown
Iquique
Brown
Woodruff Place
Admiral McCann
Elis
Wm. Brown
Congress
Wallace
Wi. Brown
China
Pacific
Sandwich Islands
Wonolulu
Kalakaua
Kalakana
San Francisco
Dua
Not a Harrison camp at Detroit encampment
Detnror August report shows politicians at Detroit encampment amid anti Harrison sentiment. Dudley claims no political ties while pundits discuss Blaine’s independence and possible move toward a European exile until the Republican convention.
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Detroit
Detnror
Decoration Committee
Harrison
Charley Foster
Alger
Jon Manly
Blaine
James G. Blaine
Europe
Dudley
Terrible Famine Threatens India As Starvation Spreads
Advices from the interior warn of an inexorable famine in India with heat and drought destroying crops in Chinglehult and North Arcot. Scores of people and cattle die of starvation, even the wealthy seek government relief, fever adds to misery, and urgent government action is urged to avert catastrophe.
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Manvras
Chinglehult
North Arcot
Train wreck at Cooper station injures thirteen
In Kalamazoo Michigan on August 6 a Grand Rapids Indiana express collided with an open switch at Cooper station. A sleeping car plunged down a 30 foot embankment wounding 13. Investigation found bolts drawn and rails sprung. Unknown who tampered with the switch or their motive.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Grand Rapids & Indiana Road
Cooper Station
New Explosives Demonstrated at Local Works
Orreaco August 6 a successful exhibition of emmensite and gelbite used for blasting at the Artesian stone and lime works drew many business leaders and experts. Demonstrators claim the compounds are one and a half times stronger than dynamite, with far less noise and smoke. They say the materials are as safe to handle as pig iron, not liable to explode by fire or concussion.
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Orreaco
Artesian Stone and Lime Works
Nine Chinamen Arrested at Fort Benton
Acting Secretary Nettleton received a telegram from the Fort Benton collector stating nine Chinamen arrived from Canada and were arrested. If found unlawfully in the United States, they should be sent to San Francisco for deportation to China.
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Washington
Nettleton
Fort Benton
Montana
Canada
United States
San Francisco
China
Aldrich Promises Permit To Compete With Gas Trust
Chicago August 6 Commissioner Aldrich said he would issue Thursday afternoon a permit to the Economic Fuel Gas Company to lay gas mains in city streets. A lengthy financial and legal war is anticipated as operations begin.
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ChiIcago
Aldrich
Economic Fuel Gas Company
Gas Trust
Chicago
Slattery Leaves Baltimore as Philadelphia Tops Chicago
The brief notes Philadelphia took three straight from Chicago while Slattery leafed through Baltimore. Mentions a host of names leading the league with 11 home runs each and various teams in contests across cities. Also references a proposed Indiana League, box scores from Cincinnati to Brooklyn, and upcoming events at Brighton Beach.
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Mike Slattery
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chicago
Tommy Poorman
Saratoga
Lester
Bustead
Appomattox
Uncle Bob
Rosa H. Stovey
Tiernan
Comiskey
California
St. Paul
My Queen
Consignee
Dee Jay Jay
Emmett
Lena Frey
Alerton
Independence
New York
Buck” Ewing
Connor
Jerome Park
Loantaka
Firenzi
Rhoda
Lepanto
Delaware
Kansas City
Louisville
Tort Waynes
Grand Avenues
Brighton Beach
Cincinnati
Mains
Kelly
McMahon
Robinson
Athletics
St. Louis
Easton
Boyle
Sanders
Michigan
Boston
Fitzporal
Cahill
Haddock
Farrell
Jumbus
Washington
Dolan
Donahue
Carsey
McGuire
Clements
Luby
Bowman
Kittridge
Cleveland
Ewing
Buckley
Young and Zimmer
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Galvin
Mack
Carruthers
Kinslow
Palmer Chosen for Grand Army Commander in Washington
Detroit dispatch reports the Grand Army encampment actions with Palmer favored for commander in chief after ballots. The encampment, though near end, saw New York allied for Palmer, Wisconsin and California rivals in earlier ballots, and Weissart’s bloc shifted to Palmer on subsequent vote. A Franco Russian alliance rumor via Paris papers adds a separate note.
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Detroit
Grand’ Army
Camp Sherman
Beech Hall
New York
Col
John Palmer
Weissant
Washington
Weissart
Wisconsin
Smedburg
California
Hurst
Stockwell Collapse Marks End Of A Flashy Career
The downfall of A B Stockwell, once a Cleveland recruit turned New York broker, capped a meteoric rise from $200000 to $2000000 before failing as president of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Other items note reports of a mysterious wild woman in Womelsdorf, Saratoga gambling condemnation, Nebraska politics, a brutal Mono County murder, Windsor cross border tensions at Detroit encampment, and local ads for building supplies.
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A. B. Stockwell
New York
Cleveland
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Mr. Stockwell
Alden B. Stockwell
Pacific mail_ steamship company
Sam
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Bud Swift
Bud
Sulivan
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Frank Chalfant
Bluffton
J. B. Strachan
Brazil
Association
Amiel Swimer
John Maple
Maples
Avsony
Thursday Heming
Honolulu
Indiana
Lake Michigan
W. 5. Fletcher
North
Pennsylvania
Harrison Camp
India
Erirteen
Seaton’s
Wim. L. Elder's
Palmer
Grand Army
Paris
la Paix
St. Petersburg
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Trea
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Lincoln
Windsor
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Ferry Landing
A. B
Boyer & UG
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