Cholera Fears Spread as Sailor Dies on New York Steamer
Aboard the steamer Wyoming a passenger died of suspected cholera amid quarantine and landings. Health officials inspect New Brunswick cases, fires, and Fire Island quarantine while steamers Bohemia Scandia and Rugia bring reports of yellow flags. Authorities guard immigrants and monitor progress across New York Jersey routes as outbreaks rise and fall.
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New York
Wyoming
Eire Island
New Yor
Edson
Health Department
New Brunswick
N. J
Henry Cahill
Father Milligan
Cahill
Nevada
John Knox
Camp Low
Sandy Hook
Normania
Rugia
Fire Island
Babylon
Islip
Dlam
Thirteenth Regiment
Health Board
You
Bohemia
Furnessia
Glasgow
Great South Bay
Surf Hotel
Brooklyn
Eizabeth
John Cusack
Health Board of New York
Vuunna
Weichselbaum
Galicia
Cracow
Britain
Moabit Hospital
Hamburg
Haarmunne
Bilanuune
St. Puterspune
Havre
Fair crowds flood new state fair with storms of noise and color
Immense attention surrounds the fair grounds as the women department and floral exhibit draw visitors. Swiss bulls and cattle stables, poultry shows, and numerous side tents create a bustling scene. A lemonades stand reports a mishap with watermelon rinds in the tub amid chaotic activity.
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Woman’s Department
Peoria
Jennie
Bill
Tax Law Is Sound Judge Brown Sides With State
In a Monday decision Judge Brown upholds the railroad tax law and notes the State board of equalization provides due process. The opinion, read over more than two hours, rejects railroads claims of loss of rights by appeal and anticipates an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. A breach of promise suit follows as Lulu Wright sues Patrick Graney for $5,000 claiming he promised marriage and fathered a child.
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Brown
Circuit Court
State Board of Equalization
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Tax Commissioners
State Board
Supreme Court
Lulu Wright
Patrick Graney
Patrick
William Clemmons
Cox
Hannah Teats
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
James Save
Wm. Smith
O'Brien
Illinois Sr
Smith
Sage
Common Council
Woollen
Finance Committee
Parker Gray
Thomas Conger
Jacob Baker
Fairview Park
McCain
Gray
Conger
Baker
Binrus
Frank
Tiney Robert
Henry
Lizzie Keller
Joseph
Mary Bernauer
Ben
Lizzie Becker
William
Fannie Barrett
Mrs. Weil
August
Augusta Hitler
Mrs. Hagen
Walter
Harchin
John
Annie Johnson
Dearus
Ruth Miers
Barth Ave
George Lee
New York St
Flora Smith
N. Pine St
George Laycock
W. Market St
Oscar King
Oliver St
The Duke's Trousers and the Sweating System Scandal
London reports the duke of York wearing trousers made in fever ridden tenements through sweating labor. Mrs Hicks testifies to royal garments made in crowded rooms, prompting an investigation. The Star warns the sweating system threatens royalty and public health.
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London
Duke of York
Prince of Wales
James McDonald
Robert Peel
Carnadyst
McDonald
Duke of Clarence
Mrs Harrison Improves as Washington Removal Teased
Loon Laxs Sept 19 reports Mrs Harrison shows improvement under Dr Gardeners care. No operation needed. if stable she may be moved to Washington this week. President cannot attend GAR encampment. Vice President Morton to stand in. Local notices include divorce suit, theft sentence, injury claims, police court actions, and council budget delays.
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Washington
Loon Laxs
N. Y
Harrison
Gardener
Harrrison
Morten
Leon Laxa
Harrizon
Gas in Jerome Wells Sparks Alarm and Court Sign
Reports from Jerome Indiana describe gas bubbles and rising water in ground near three-year-old Hawkins well. Residents fled briefly as wells bubbled and creeks overflowed. authorities began casing the well and draining water to restore safety. The scene drew visitors and a warning sign reading Prepare to meet your God remains posted nearby.
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Roxomo
Ind
Jerome
Kokomo
Theo. Hawkins
Iawkins
Hawking
Saturen
Hawkins
Conductor Michael McGlynn Dies in Sig Four Yard Wreck
A Sig Four switch engine pushing box cars struck a cow at the east end yards. Eight cars derailed into a ditch, throwing McGlynn from a car and crushing his head. He died at the scene in a grim accident Monday morning.
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Sig
Dayten
Michael McGlynn
Sig Four
McGlynn
Indiana Theaters Spark With Big Week of Plays
Grand presents Blue Jeans a Hoosier crafted spectacle with Rising Sun chorus and saw mill action. Nat C Goodwin stars in A gilded fool at LEnglish s with crowd pleasing humor. Dangers of a great city features Dare Davidson and Ramie Austen at Park starting Monday. Empire showcases One of the bravest with six white horses a trick pony and a dramatized fire scene.
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Eno Lisa
Nat Goodwin
Paxx
Blue Jeans
Nat C. Goodwin
Lenglish’s
Nat
Light Brigade
Dare Davidson
Ramie Austen
the Park
New York
Dare Devil
Quilty
Empire Theater
de Clare
Failey and Frenzel Iron Hall Funds End Up at Frenzel Bank
Otto Frenzel of the Merchants National Bank deposits $140,000 via a Failey drawn check into the Capital National Bank. The funds, from the defunct Iron Hall, move to Frenzel's institution amid ongoing receivership litigation and questions about interest use by Supreme Cashier Davis.
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Otto Frenzel
Merchants’ National Bank
Capital National Bank
Iron Wall
Jas. Failey
Iron Hall
Merchant’s Bank
Frenzel Institution
Indianapolis National
Pletcher
Failey
Brother Otto
Davis
Iavill
Pren
El’s
Burial Delay Ends In Tragedy At Potter Farm
Harry Hamilton died after a long illness and relatives asked the county to bury him. Trustee Gold delayed action causing friction with Undertaker Girton who refused to proceed without an order. Joseph Breckenridge, sent to dig the grave, was found dead at the burial site as the funeral train arrived.
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Harry Jlamilton
Grange Ave
Trustee Gold
Girton
Sun
Gold
Howard Carson
Carson
Joseph Breckenridge
Potters
Harry Hamilton
Orangeave
Breckenridge
Hamilton
Breckinridge
Anarchist Berkman Sentenced for Frick Assault
Berkman faced trial in Pirrszcure Pennsylvania for the shooting of H C Frick. He pleaded not guilty and spoke in a rambling anarchistic tirade against capitalists before being sentenced to 23 years in the penitentiary.
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Els
Frick
Pirrszcure
Berkman
H.C. Frick
Cholera Tales From the Golden Chariot and the Roadside Burial
The piece recounts cholera experiences from 1849 including Col. T. J. Sharp’s childhood losses in Christian county and Dr. Waterman’s Oxford days. It narrates a circus caravan traveling through southern Ohio with Big Lee and Little Lee and the burial by a roadside, then a Cleveland journey home as cholera spreads.
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Col
T. J. Sharp
Christian County
Mr. Sharp
Capt. Sharp
Dr. Waterman
Oxford
Ohio
Hamburg
Adam Haubrich
van Amburg
Big Lee
Little Lee
Big Nan
Lite Lee
Cleveland
Hackman
Father
Bravery Restores Patient After Severe Illness
A mother faced with her son near death due to an alleged cholera preventive keeps vigil day and night. Her relentless care and courage helped bring him back to life and health, a dramatic testament to her strength amid fearful odds.
Grand Army Delegations Swarm Washington For 19th Encampment
In Washington D C crowds swell as Grand Army of the Republic delegates arrive by land and sea. President Harrison’s illness is noted while Palmer and Morton address veterans at the opening ceremonies. The dedication of the Grand Army palace features Marine bands, troops, and grand processions with 44 department headquarters open for veterans.
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Washineton
D.C
Grand Army
Washington
Palmer
Grand Army Palace
United States
Naval Battery
National Guard
Marine Band
McElroy
Payne
Douglass
Harrison
Mr. Palmer
Morton
Rusk
Foster
Majgen. Schoeld
Ohio Republican Association
Grand Army Hall
Gev. Jones
New York
Kennebec
Maine
District of Columbia
National Capitol
Lincoln
Colorado
Shot to Kill Fatal Quarrel Among Workingmen
In Chicago on September 19 a quarrel among Rock Island road workers ended with James Duffy shooting Antone de Mirah dead and wounding Robert Markey and Charles Johns. The wounded were sent home to recover. Duffy was arrested.
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Rock Island Road
James Duffy
Antone de Mirah
Robert Markey
Charles Johns
Duffy
Fatal Runaway and Self-inflicted Shot Reported in Shelbyville
Shelbyville reports Monday morning runaway injuries to Mitchell Ham and Steven Hinds with Ham expected to die. Charles Anderson son of the Forest Hill cemetery sexton accidentally shot himself but will live.
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Snot
Shelbyville
Ind
Mitchell Ham Ane
Steven Hinds
Charles Anderson
Forest Hill Cemetery
Cincinnati Tears in Wreck On Cincinnati Train Trip
Grafton West Virginia September 19 The Cincinnati baseball team train wreck occurred near here Monday morning leaving McPhee and Latham seriously injured.
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Cincinnati
Grafton
W. Va
McPhee
Latham
Antis Rally Suppresses Harrison Voice in Ward 10 Meeting
In ward 10 a large anti-administration gathering led by Gov. Ira Joy Chase aired state issues while avoiding Harrison praise. George Spahr attempted to speak but was shut down as the crowd dispersed. antis plan to withdraw from campaign activity, deeming Harrison events too small to matter.
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Blaine
Ira Joy Chase
Tur Sun
Chase
Harrison
Tenth
Spahr
Antis
Brightwood
Chas. L. Henry
Congress
Bynum
Marion
Auds
Preachers Link Cholera to Moral Reform and God’s Plan
A Presbyterian pastor and a Seventh-day Adventist preacher warn cholera as a divine discipline tied to health laws and penance. They criticize Hamburg’s sanitation failures and urge repentance through hygiene reforms as a defense against pestilence. An unrelated London note reports a brutal murder in a Sussex hop field with a suspect nop picker named French arrested.
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Ons
First Presbyterian Church
Haines
Hamburg
Bartlett
New York
London
Sussex
French
Har
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